Game 67: Yankees vs. Braves
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jun 19, 2012 
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YANKEES (41-25)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Nick Swisher RF
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C
RHP Hiroki Kuroda (6-6, 3.43)
Kuroda vs. Braves
BRAVES (35-32)
Michael Bourn CF
Martin Prado LF
Brian McCann C
Dan Uggla 2B
Freddie Freeman 1B
Chipper Jones 3B
Jason Heyward RF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Eric Hinske DH
RHP Tim Hudson (4-3, 3.90)
Hudson vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., MY9 and MLB Network
WEATHER: Cloudy, but the forecast suggests only a slight chance of rain.
UMPIRES: HP Greg Gibson, 1B Gerry Davis, 2B Phil Cuzzi, 3B Manny Gonzalez
GONE STREAKING: The Yankees have won a season-high 10 straight games, their longest winning streak since May of 2005. According to Elias, it’s the first time in franchise history that the Yankees have won 10 consecutive games against teams with winning records. With a win tonight, the Yankees will match their longest winning streak over the past 50 years (also 11 straight wins in 1985 and 1964). This is the Yankees 29th winning streak of at least 10 games in the franchise’s history (since 1903). It’s the longest winning streak in the Majors this season.
BEATING UP ON THE NL: The Yankees have won 18 of their last 21 interleague games dating back to last season, including 10 in a row. It is the Yankees second-longest winning streak against the N.L. all time behind a 13-game winning streak from June 12, 2003 to June 10, 2004. This streak is tied for the fifth-longest single-season interleague winning streak since it began in 1997.
GOOD FROM THE START: Yankees starters have pitched at least six innings in each of their last 18 games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that’s the longest such streak in the Majors this season and the franchise’s longest such stretch since 1981 when the Yankees rotation made 19 consecutive starts of at least six innings.
UPDATE, 7:35 p.m.: Ibanez snaps an 0-for-15 with a double in the second. Two on and no outs for Swisher’s first at-bat since Saturday.
UPDATE, 7:39 p.m.: Welcome back! Swisher doubles in both runs, with Ibanez having to kick things into another gear to score the second run.
UPDATE, 8:13 p.m.: Two-out RBI double by Chipper Jones has tied the game at 2. Kuroda was one strike away from getting out of this inning scoreless before Jones even came to the plate, but Kuroda walked Freddie Freeman to give Jones a chance.
UPDATE, 8:32 p.m.: It’s ruled an error instead of a double, but Martin’s two-out ball into right field is enough to score the tying run here in the fourth.
UPDATE, 8:56 p.m.: Swisher with another hit, and this one nearly gave the Yankees the lead except that Teixeira was thrown out at the plate. It’s still 3-3 heading into the sixth.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: Sharp grounder off Teixeira’s heel for a go-ahead single. It’s a 4-3 Braves lead midway through the sixth.
Go Yankees GO Kuroda San!!
GoKuroda-San! GoYanks!
Hiluis!Keep me posted. I’m at SI game
I beat you this time YF!!
Don’t forget to share your observations on Santana and the rest of the bunch. 
Let’s go, boys!
The missus has the TV for an hour, and I can’t watch on MLB TV because I’m in Braves territory.
I can listen to John and Suzyn, though. 11 tonight!
Only b/c I am away and on iPhone.
Will do YF
yankeefeminista June 19th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Only b/c I am away and on iPhone.
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Luis I am yelling at Encinas to let them hit it to Ravel in CF. no more caught lookings! SMH.
tomingeorgia June 19th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Let’s go, boys!
The missus has the TV for an hour, and I can’t watch on MLB TV because I’m in Braves territory.
I can listen to John and Suzyn, though. 11 tonight!
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Sad to hear my friend. At least you will have it on the radio, just don’t believe Sterling’s HR calls
“Youkilis might actually thrive from a change of scenery.”
The scenery would only thrive with a change of Youkilis.
Go Gabe!
what is the Over/Under on an appearance by the muronic troll tonight?
I would say the bottom of the 2nd unless the Yankees put up a crooked number in the 1st.
It must be really tough to be a troll on a Yankees board, wouldn’t it be a better gig on the Twins or Padres board where he would probably have company?
YF,
Does Encinas looks that good?
K for Hiroki, one down
Good day, good evening, and good night! Kuroda!
YF,
I posted some Ibanez home/away splits for May and June on the last storyline.
Pretty dramatic stuff if you get the chance to check out the #s.
MG,
If we get to trail at some point, he will show up. If not, unlikely.
YF,
two down, roller to 2nd
Quick and fast 1st inning from Kuroda San. stuff looks really good, especially the slider
Will later cofuzz but I know the splits are dramatic. Looks good Encinas sitting 90-92, throwing some nice cb too. Walked one and to to Lopez.
Okay 3 up 3 down. Now score early and often, put them on their heels.
Luis good for Hiro!
thanks for the updates luis, stuck in the office.
Hi Yankee fans – have a wonderful evening – tad humid here but still enjoying my Jays despite,………everything . Hey!? , did Dickey lose 2 no no’s in a row with 2 out in the ninth like Stieb? Glad Seaver got his avec the Reds.
Go Jeet!
I would be glad if they work the count the first time around Jackamir
I’ll keep them coming kd
How old is Encinas?
Kuroda 10 pitches, 8 for strikes.
Hudson about that many just on Jeter
Good at bat from Jeter, 10 pitches already, he just spoiled a very good one. And he wlks!! good at bat in deed
Atta boy, Jeet!
Hi Trader! good to see you around
Encinas is 20.
what a great leadoff AB by the captain.
So he still has ways to grow.
Grandy just k’d
He expanded the k zone big time in this at bat
Grandy just missed a cookie there.
Hudson looks like he doesn’t have much tonight, hopefully they get him early before he can find himself
Hudson has a good sinker tonight….gotta make him get the ball up
This is what Huddy does….he sinks the ball and tries to expand the zone….you have to make him come in the strike zone or he’ll nibble you to death
not a strike
Arod k’d on a inside pitch, not a strike. Not even close
That was funny Nick. Change of Youkilis.
Ball has to go over the plate to be a strike correct?
Well we know were the inside zone is on the right side
Cano with a weak roller to 2nd. Inning over, but Hudson threw a ton of pitches in no small part thanks to the very good at bat from Jeter
Hi Trader! good to see you aaround.
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Hi back. Missed the game last night-was out with friends, Braves fans for dinner. Looks like the videotape seesion with Rothschild helped CC.
Braves announcers complaining that Yankees hitters don’t like being called out on strikes, prompted by A-Rod turning to ump and asking him if te last pitch wa a strike.
I wonder what ARod said to the ump as he went to grab some bench after watching ball 2 get called strike 3.
I wonder if the ump cares enough to watch a replay and find out he missed the call.
blake June 19th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
This is what Huddy does….he sinks the ball and tries to expand the zone….you have to make him come in the strike zone or he’ll nibble you to death
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Yup, that’s why they have to stay patient and they will be fine
Thanks, Luis for updates.
Trader,
It was at least 4 to 6 inches inside. Arod had to ask, i heard the complains from the Braves booth, i have the Braves broadcast on Direct TV
Called the same inside strike on Uggla
K and a fly out to LF, two quick outs from Hiroki. Chipper at the plate
Yea Im.stuck with Chip as well…..awful
Hiro making quick work of the Bravos so far….
Another real quick inning 3 up, 3 down. Chipper a dribbler to 3rd.
Trader,
They weren’t the same, this one was on the k zone, the other not even close
Blake and Luis, 2 respectable human beings, are arguing about balls and strikes.
And I am not.
Whats wrong with that picture?
Am I losing my edge or my desire?
Hudson 22 pitches already. Kuroda has that shuto[screwball] working well vs the lefties.
My pleasure YF…any time
Hudson got that one up and Tex ripped it.
WWMM,
Thanks for the respectable thing
i am not sur my wife would agree! 
Tex!! He is hitting the ball very well lately
That was a strike
Ibanez!! good at bat, forced Hudson to raise the ball
YF Ibanez with a double to RF
Hi gang and gangettes !
A-Rod got hosed on that 3rd strike call, it was on the other batters box inside line.
Another ball up and hammered…..if thr Yanks are patient and wait on the ball up its BP….
Nice double, let’s go!
Raul strikes again.
R.A. Dickey, a man or a myth. Unbelievable story & what makes Baseball the greatest sport.
Good for Ibanez who has been scuffling the last 33 games, probably from regularly playing the OF.
.196/.250/.359 previous 33 games
38npitches already
Swish time !
Ibanez hustles well.
Ibanez was really motoring there!
SWISH!!! double to dead center, two runs score. Good to see that Hiroki has some run support!
Huddy is almost like hitting a knuckle ball….if it starts in the middle its gonna sink out of the zone…..if it starts up itll sink in the middle. Three ABs in the row where the Yabks have waited on a ball up and hammered it.
Early & Often….
No Willie Mays catch for Bourn there.
Risp!!!!!!
Oh! another hit with RISP
Just got taken in by “It is, high, it is far” etc.
Nice to give Kuroda 2 of the 3 runs the Yankees support him with, already.
No hero swings Russ please
What the heck is Martin doing?
tomingeorgia June 19th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Just got taken in by “It is, high, it is far” etc.
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Told ya to be aware of Sterlings HR calls
Martin tried to bunt himself for a hit and failed. Inning over, but two runs scored
Freeman has a great glove…..he’s a gonna be a good player.
blake June 19th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
What the heck is Martin doing?
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Gift wrap an out?….He tried to surprised the defense
Blake-
Maybe he thought Swisher was on 3rd, or trying to get a bunt down for a hit! I hope it was the 2nd.
Heyward is going to be a beast….just a matter of time. He may be peaking right when he’s a FA in 3 years
He was trying to bunt for a hit……which is dumb right there with a man on 2nd and 1 out…..drive him in.
Heyward with a double and advance to third after Grandy bubbled the ball. have to say that Kuroda was squeezed a little forcing him to go to the middle of the plate.
Roller to SS runner scores 2-1 Yankees
Chip just called him Hideki Kuroda
What an arm on Cano, Heyward was almost on 3rd before he caught the throw from Grandy and just about got him.
when did Doug Heffernan get a job with the Braves?
The Ump is just inconsistent, with a moving k zone
Inning over…1 triple, 1 run scored 2-1 Yankees
blake, however bad the Braves announcers are, I get stuck with Dewayne Stats 18X a year when the Yankees play the Rays, it’s like nails on a chalkboard…
Hudson 44 pitches.
MG June 19th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
blake, however bad the Braves announcers are, I get stuck with Dewayne Stats 18X a year when the Yankees play the Rays, it’s like nails on a chalkboard…
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lol Sometimes i have to endure them as well. You are spot on
MG—-Doug would do better at Citi field…
jackamir June 19th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
MG—-Doug would do better at Citi field…
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that’s true, and having Carrie around would certainly help…
luis, umpires are never consistent with their strike zones. The only thing they are consistent with is, their strike zones are usually anti-Yankees.
Grandy with a flyout to CF, Arod k’d, he expanded the strike zone and got burned. Cano with a line drive out to CF. Inning over
We Want Mo Mo June 19th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
luis, umpires are never consistent with their strike zones. The only thing they are consistent with is, their strike zones are usually anti-Yankees.
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I wouldn’t go as far as that, but lately we have had a very bad run Umpiring wise.
He did go
Prado with hit through the hole between 2nd and 3rd.
WP Prado advances to 2nd
McCann fly out to CF
How can you miss McCann’s fat ass if you are trying to hit him
How many out?
MG,
Man thats rough….I usually can get YES except when they play the braves every 3 years or so.
Need a pop up or K here to Ugly.
Prado advanced to third on the play by the way
k!!! two outs now YF
Little slider/cutter Ks Uggla…..
I didn’t like the pitch called there, very dangerous
Dont give in here….
Walk is better than a two run homer there….dont mind that at all….go get Chipper now.
One of the great things about Kuroda and pitchers like hi, is that they work fast….No human rain delay crap…..Keeps you fresh and on your toes
Walked him, men on 1st and 3rd. Chipper at the plate
blake June 19th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Walk is better than a two run homer there….dont mind that at all….go get Chipper now.
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That inside pitch was a dangerous call, especialyy as it happen that he missed his location, we were lucky there
luis, Ive watched 155+ Yankees games a year since 1995. Things used to be fair. In the past several years, HP umpiring has been very biased against the Yankees. This is the first year Ill have watched less than 155 games. Traveling and personal struggles have forced me to miss about 15 games already, and a lot of many more.
Chipper has been a pain in the ass for what feels like 30 years. Sure Hall of Famer.
*especially*
Pat M. June 19th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
One of the great things about Kuroda and pitchers like hi, is that they work fast….No human rain delay crap…..Keeps you fresh and on your toes
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Hargrove ?
Still is.
Damn!! Chipper ties the game
Thats a terrible pitch right there….ahead 1-2 and fastball right down the middle.
Noticed Jeter trailing the relay from right field…..Just like the flip play
Now you have to face a guy that could make it 5-2 in a hurry.
WWMM,
I hope that you overcome your struggles, whatever they may be. I just don’t think there is a Yankee bias, just bad umps
Walk him.
HK looking pretty bad this inning. Falling behind, and then meatballs over the plate.
I hope our good luck charm muwarrior shows up so the Yankees can take the lead back
wasn’t that the pitch ARod struck out on?? Stupid ump
goof thing pen is rested
Show me something Hiroki!
Do you still want to win this game?
Do you still have the stuff to bring the W home?
How about a visit to the mound
Wow!!, he has called that pitch a ball, then a strike and now a ball again. Moving k zone
good**
Great job Kuroda…
Awful baserunning by Heyward……big play right there….
Frozen,
You can bet that he is lurking.
Bad base running blunder from Hayward prevents a second run 3-2 Braves
1,2,3 he will show up now
Rough inning for Kuroda, but that last call helped.
Kuroda is prone to meltdowns with runners on base, like Wang
Hope that comes back to bite them.
Something you rarely see on that play.
Kuroda stinks.
Luis, he was already above you….
wow heads up on Grandy to throw to 3rd….and save a run
Our good luck troll is here now….lets score some runs!
Scoring this inning
Time to get some runs back.
muwarriorsfan June 19th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Great job Kuroda…
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YAYYY!!!!!! He’s here! A Yankee rally can’t be far behind.
Glad to see his mommy didn’t revoke his internet and tv privileges after his tantrum last night
umps make a good call for once. im stunned
Galvis suspended. Minor leaguers are suspended about 2 times a week. They don’t have a union to back them up.
Aren’t they ever gonna stop ?
now maybe our guys can get that small strike zone…
TV in here back in the Frau’s possession, moving to the bedroom. See you in the morning, when we can discuss the ongoing streak.
Is there a cow here ? Thought I heard some Moo ing !
our old pal CMW having a tough time against Tampa :/
Straw,
He is faster than light!!!
I am confident we are going to kick some Braves a**s
Good night Tom, have a good one
I did, I did, I did hear some Moo ing ! It’s our UN warrior back from his basement corner.
Ok we are in business
He gets the outside call that he didn’t give to Kuroda, this is the second time this inning
anyone pick up Brad Lidge yet? him on the Red Sox would be good news for the Yankees.
Professional AB so far for Chavez……..
4 NYY June 19th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
I did, I did, I did hear some Moo ing ! It’s our UN warrior back from his basement corner.
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That cow is about to start crying
Come Russ….No hero swings
the ‘should be a back up’ catcher AB now….
Russ, don’t swing at that….
the backup swings at ball 3, come on lame brain…
Ugh
Russ! That was ball three.
all over the place strike zone!!
thanks for showing up ms. warrior
RUSSELL
MARTIN
JUNIOR
YES!!! Thank you Mu!!! we can always count on you!!!
Now Jeter goes to right 5-3
yes!!! the old Chipper Jones prolly woulda got that one
He was up, the ball was down
This ump’s strike zone is elastic.
See, that’s the kind of thing that won’t show up in the box score. Chavez really worked Hudson in his AB, leading to tired pitches to Martin.
The old reflexes just arent what they were for Chipper….
ms. warrior should post more so we can score more runs.
It’s always great when the guy taking the most crap on the blog comes through in an important spot…
Not exactly heroic, but Russ put the ball wear Chipper would have a hard time with it (near his glove).
luis June 19th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
YES!!! Thank you Mu!!! we can always count on you!!!
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Poet much ?
Russ has neen swinging the bat much better and it makes a difference.
not asking much from martin, all i want is 240+ BA, 320-330 OBP, 10-15 hr’s is all
MG,
In this case, we must thank our resident troll.
Mooooo ! Mooooo ! Moooo !
lol strike zone is such a joke but ill take it
4 NYY June 19th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
luis June 19th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
YES!!! Thank you Mu!!! we can always count on you!!!
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Poet much ?
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it rhymes doesn’t it?
Good call ump
Randolph betrayed Winfield about Steinbrenner ? Help me out here Yankee fans ? I miss ,………….Dave Stieb
j
Redemption
Inside Clyde !
Well, worse pitches have been called as strikes, I’ll take it.
Come on, Curtis!
mommy logged his browser out of lohud and poor mu can’t figure out how to post.
whew …Jeter may have got the HOF nod on that one….pretty good pitch….another good AB though.
how bout no K this time grandY?
CCome on Grandy
Granderson’s whiffs are a real liability
Nasty pitch there to get Curtis.
Kuroda gets a new life
ugh….got the run back though….
blake June 19th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
whew …Jeter may have got the HOF nod on that one….pretty good pitch….another good AB though.
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Overhead view showed otherwise by about 3 inches, I would say.
The Grandyman can, The Grandyman can…
STRIKE OUT.
AGAIN.
Not worth a new contract, imo.
No blake, Fox’s k zone showed it inside…But it was closer to the plate that some others that have been called strikes..This Ump has no clue where the strike zone is.
New game, 5 innings long.
Let’s do this!
And there he is, like clockwork, oblivious to the joke he has become or just not caring.
muwarriorsfan June 19th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
The Grandyman can, The Grandyman can…
STRIKE OUT.
AGAIN.
Not worth a new contract, imo.
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good thing we care as much about your opinion as we do the rest of your kindergarden classmates’ opinions
Sanchez is 1-2 and Austin 0-2 in the Sally all star game so far. Sanchez hitting 5th and Austin hitting 3rd.
muwarriorsfan June 19th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
The Grandyman can, The Grandyman can…
STRIKE OUT.
AGAIN.
Not worth a new contract, imo.
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Did you Moo again ?
As a big Yankee fan, I have to say that Granderson is not all he’s cracked up to be. He may hit homers, but so did Dave Kingman. He is not an All-Star.
Why is almost everyone here so wary about criticizing him?
“No blake, Fox’s k zone showed it inside…But it was closer to the plate that some others that have been called strikes..This Ump has no clue where the strike zone is.”
Braves camera angle is off center….probably a ball but like you said closer pitches have been called strikes tonight…..Derek Jeter gets the benefit of the doubt cause he’s DJ.
YF,
I must’ve missed it…what happened with Encinas that he was out before finishing 2?
strike zone is all over the place, a pitch right over the batters box line gets arod rung up, a pitch in between the box line and the plate gets jeter a walk. what a joke. and we can’t get a machine to call just balls and strikes WHY?
I am not giving up Bautista for ,………David Clyde
j
Blake,
Are you watching the game? or just gameday?
choochoo June 19th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
As a big Yankee fan, I have to say that Granderson is not all he’s cracked up to be. He may hit homers, but so did Dave Kingman. He is not an All-Star.
Why is almost everyone here so wary about criticizing him?
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his strike outs are out of control, around 90 already and 2 tonight. 21 HR’s and only 40 RBI – most of his dingers are solo shots, i get he hits 2nd but he also has ample opportunity with guy’s on base and whiffs more often than not. plus he was a no show last october.
Granderson has an OPS over .900 since retooling his swing with KLong in August 2010. And that’s out of an up the middle position.
A Dave Kingman comparison? Come on now.
I mean the AS game
Nice inning for Kuroda. Thanks, MOOMOO.
I’m watching on the braves broadcast…their camera angle is off center
Granderson has the 11th higher fWAR in MLB since the start of 2011.
Good bounce back inning from Kuroda
Kuroda-san nice inning 73 pitchesthru 5, Hudson @91-looks like he’ll be well over 100 this inning as A-Rod, Cano, Tex tee off.
Dave Kingman had a career .780 OPS as a bad defender at non premium positions. Granderson’s is .841 career as a CFer and as mentioned it’s more like .900 since he fixed his swing…..bad comparison. 40 homers CFer’s are rare things.
plus he was a no show last october.
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He had a .925 OPS in the ALDS last year
make an adjustment here Alex.
Arod don’t expand the zone
oh no…not watching the Sally ASG…..just game day
Crap. BABIP fail.
Very well placed D there for Arod.
Blake, I meant that if you were watching the game of Sanchez and Austin. To know how did their at bats went
BABIP not our friend with Cano and Alex there.
Thanks Blake
luis,
nah not watching….I don’t think it’s televised
For the last 2 years Gtanderson has struck out more than games played, and more than hits accumulated. You can have him. When the dust is all done settling someday, it will show thay keeping Austin Jackson and Ian Kennedy would have been a better move than getting this jamoke. Speaking of OPS, what is Jackson’s since he got fixed?
Yankee fans , be happy! You hold a great team !!! J
5 IP 3 ER so far by Kuroda, not bad considering the floating zone, all things considered.
I like patient Teix better than that other guy at the beginning of the season.
jury is still out on austin jackson, and IPK would never have sniffed the success he’s had in the AL.
Does Chad Durbin pitch every night?
layoff the low stuff Swish.
Hudson tells manager All’s good, I got him.
I like this match up with Swisher, he just have to keep the very good approach he has had. Stay within yourself Swish!
Come on Swish….get a ball up you can handle
Nice to see Swish back in the lineup
Gibson sucks.
Overhead says inside !
Why send Teix there?
Way to go Swish.
Too bad at home. Good throw
high excitement in this game so far
I’m not satisfied with a .900 OPS CF #yankeefanproblems
should Bobby Wilson’d McCann. cmon TEX
It was hit hard and he made a good throw.
Good AB by Swisher….good throw by Heyward….
RISP success!
Running fail.
Man! that hurt…Swish delivered…Good throw by Heyward, he made up for his blunder
Tex is slow?
Aargh. Tex you lost weight tis offseason. I thought you would have picked up some speed.
2 out, he goes, simple.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play......8;c_id=mlb
Anything related Muts are disgusting.
keep your fWAR, which is merely a subjective stat, formulated by biased people.
Mantle and Ruth just had their respective WAR’s drastically reduced. How in hell can you value something so ridiculous?
Granderson is hitting .250. He is near the top of the league is K’s except for Dunn. He hit in the 250′s last year.
Why are we running on jHey’s arm?
Cofuzz , not sure but 3 pitchers already, so maybe a coming off EST thing…
TheStraw June 19th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Why send Teix there?
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Thompson is aggressive…I would have hold Tex too… Just to see Hudson out of the game on the 5th
Teix goes hard. Of course he’s not fast, but gives his best.
Ugh, Swish-for-brains, the situation called for a double or better, not a hard single, grrrrrr!
Yankee fans , Thurman is in the Hall!
Cue the moo…..
Lucky there on the bounce. Might have been a triple
I don’t mind the send there….make them throw you out in the 5th inning. Heyward made a good throw……Kuroda gotta pitch around trouble again here.
I think that double had to do more with some poor positioning than anything else
Nice K.
Kuroda has killed Uggla
Golden sombrero for Ugly
Uggg…lly and not just the at bat
I’m not questioning the call to send Teix.
You gotta score from second on a single to the OF.
I’d like to check his secondary lead and his break on the swing to see if he could’ve been a couple steps faster to the plate, but that took a perfect play and a perfect throw to get him.
Good two outs…This Chipper at bat is key
Braves have some serious beef with Uggla, McCann, Freeman and Hinske
Chipper is a little Chubsy Wubsy too
I don’t mind the send either.
Being out by 5 ft I have issues with.
I think he pitched around Chipper.
Trader,
Beef meaning power right?
Beef mean bulk
So…Encinas was on a very low pitch count?
Kuroda needs to get out of this jam, unlike the one on the 3rd that he *almost* wiggled out of.
Swish hit a seed to Heywood who charged the ball piked it clean and rifled it home…..No problem with sending Tex ……Big League play
Bad luck.
Yanks very fortunate to have the day game before it really really gets hot tomorrow, and Thursday off. It is going to be very very hot.
so nice watching Yankees Braves w/o the moronic tomahawk chant. dumbest chant in all of sports
Can someone tell me why Munson is not in their hall?
Rare miss by Tex
I meant the 4th. And Kuroda is repeating the 4th now.
Very unlucky
Cofuzz, apparently.
only a matter of time before lady luck stopped peeing on the Braves.
Hey Tom:
Thanks for the good thoughts earlier today.
Think Tex will be playing tomorrow?
No Luis-
Beef meaning pure corn fed beef.
Uggla looks like Bret Boone after he bulked up on the juice
As in fat LOL i get it now
Geez,I am still waiting for real arod show up.
Time to get it back.
kuroda battling, AJ would have put this game out of reach awhile ago.
Phew. Avoids further damage. Yanks will have to earn number 11.
Way to change the eye level.
Geez,I am still waiting for real arod show up
How many years is that?
Frozen,
You’re going all R. Kelly with the metaphors…
To be fair, Kuroda was hurt by that floating or moving strikezone
Yankee Trader June 19th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Uggla looks like Bret Boone after he bulked up on the juice
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True
Tough game, Braves aren’t exactly patsies !
THat was a fat pitch Chavy just popped up
Sayonara Kurodasan, you’re done for the night. Pickup your consolation prize. Thanks for your effort but we will take it from here…
Bob Boone was an amazing catcher who actually hit better when he got old.
Lots of meatballs down the middle
valdespin with a 2 out 2run base knock and the birds are down 5-0
Craptastic inning.
2 more innings to get some runs before trying to accumulate enough strikeouts on wild pitches to score a run off Kimbrel.
keep your fWAR, which is merely a subjective stat, formulated by biased people.
Mantle and Ruth just had their respective WAR’s drastically reduced. How in hell can you value something so ridiculous?
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What are you talking about? Biased for what? Or against whom? Babe Ruth is #1 in fWAR and bWAR, so uh… not really ridiculous. He is leading Bonds by like 10 WAR.
I wish Jeter wouldn’t smile when he fails either w/bat or in the field. Its a sign of weakness & makes him seem smug. I idolize Jeter….
Geez- our pitching has one lousy hiccup and right away our offense turns back into a pumpkin. How about our collection of Mark Belangers pick up the starter for once?
time is now this inning….got the middle coming up….don’t want to let it get to Kimbrel
Hassey, how can you be negative in the middle of a ten game streak? It’s not like they are going to go 96-0 for the rest of the year.
Blake-
Time to score or it’s either the good or the bad Venters before Kimbrel
By the way, our resident troll must be such an anti-Yankee that he actually believes that he is our good luck charm
OKC tonight
good start
grandy!
Steal second?
I smell an Abomb
What was negative? You’re reaching now, straw man
Good hit off a very tough lefty. Now steal 2nd.
would love to see an Abomb here.
the king tonight
crooked # inning
YES!! Cano is time for a Ca Yes
Dontcha know?
The king and his court are taking the night off..
just keep the conga line moving…
I expect a homer from Cano here.
Ill take a walk, HBP, or a hit though.
YF,
Let’s hope so!!
get a good pitch here Robbie….take the walk if he gives it.
Good miss.
i actually predicted the finals games correctly so far and i had said the heat would lose toniight (but win in 6) so it wouldnt surprise me at all.
Good bunt Cano!
I was wrong, but good productive out.
Moved the runners Good, not what i was expecting, but good enough
got the runners over at least….as good as a bunt….would have preferred a homer.
Kay harping on Cano’s RISP struggles. had the same problem in 2008, then in 09 he was killer with RISP. it’s all in his head.
“How about our collection of Mark Belangers pick up the starter for once?”
Hassey, dear chap, the offense has not been absent during the streak. Not to worry.
Here comes the floating strike zone again…
Omg, that’s not a strike
This isn’t a smart move by Freddy….hope Tex makes them pay
Cano .148 w/ RISP ?
Hey all. Just getting in.
Did a quick perusal and I see the convenient D-Bag is back from the sewer.
That guarantees a Yankee win.
Going to settle in and join y’all in a while.
GO YANKS!
Please don’t take another one down the middle
Batting righty:)
CAN SOMEONE BARREL THE CATCHER ON THIS TEAM???
Nice play by Chipper.
Strike zone payback!
Followed by a rotten luck fielder’s choice.
That’s 2 runs cut down at the plate.
Damn it. It may not be our night. 2 runners gunned down at HP. After a fair HP umpire call on the 2-2 pitch to Teix.
That was awful.
He was safe
Hmmm,
why is Granderson trying to score on a ground ball to third???
now we need a hit. 2 outs, RISP.
screwed.
Where’s Jones, and why isn’t ARod on 3rd?
Why isn’t ARod on third?
Raul hit here
I am PRAYING the only stupid talk on this thread came from the sewer dweller or any of his sock puppet pals, if they’re around.
Any Yankee fan yammering about ANY supposed “Yankee deficiencies” tonight deserves to be drop kicked from here to China.
Just sayin’
2-10 RISP
Not going to cut it for the rest of the season.
LOL THATS A STRIKE?
Thats not a strike.
heat getting smoked in the 1st Q.
Are u f’n kidding me…that was a foot outside.
Lol, the second strike is strike? Gezz
Another ump aided punch out
even with a hit the runner would have gotten thrown out at home tip toeing his way trying to score….
damn wasted 2 on 0 out there…
Crappy.
Binder lied to Girardi there with Ibanez’s 5-11 career against Venters.
Make it 5-12.
The home ump is horrible.
Joe should come out.
Lot of game left for the Heat.
RISP=FAIL
luis, maybe youll eventually come around and see it is a bias. Let me know next time you see the Yankees get that strike 2 call.
trisha – true pinstriped blue June 19th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
I am PRAYING the only stupid talk on this thread came from the sewer dweller or any of his sock puppet pals, if they’re around.
Any Yankee fan yammering about ANY supposed “Yankee deficiencies” tonight deserves to be drop kicked from here to China.
Just sayin’
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What, no gun play tonight ? LOL
Tex out at home, then cant field a ball properly, then watches a 2-1 fastball right down the middle, ends up grounding out. Cost us 3 runs tonight.
Andruw not available?
double digit first half leads have been overcome in all 3 games so far. but so far the heat look in disarray.
Hard to get excited about this team when this is what they do with RISP
Are they going to try to win 2-0 games every night in the playoffs? This is the worst offensive Yankees team in the Jeter era, by far.
There’s a reason teams don’t have ten game win streaks with regularity. Not every night will be your night. The RISP was fine last night.
Cofuzz-
You answered my question why the lefty Ibanez stayed in. Jones hasn’t hit lefties well at all this season. Thanks
“This is the worst offensive Yankees team in the Jeter era, by far.”
And the best pitching staff since 1998.
luis June 19th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
He was safe
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Me tinks ya’ blinked on dat one luis. LOL
4 NYY much too tired.
But if there are a bunch of Yankee fan names that haven’t been around in a while and decided to show up tonight, my question will be answered. It’s easy to differentiate between the full-time and part-time fans.
Bridge jumpers slowly creeping back in…..
I would’ve gone batter by batter with the guy. He had some gas left in the tank still. Even so, 7 innings 4 runs should be enough with this offense to win the game. But, we will see.
The RISP was fine last night.
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Yes but last night is the exception. The Yankees have hit a lot of HRs, so they have scored their runs, but they are still pretty abysmal with RISP.
Go heat!
decently pitched game for the yankees, especially with the floating joke strike zone, getting hits and guys on base, just lost the tying run at the plate twice on passive base running. thems the breaks i guess. not a horrible game, just unlucky.
Venters @ 22 pitches. Who’s coming out to face Swisher?
Tabbert,
I would have hold Tex, but it was the right play either way, only a perfect throw gets him out. The ball that hit his foot was not an easy play by any means. He did take a strike that he could have handled better than the pitch he finally swung at it. But he has been hitting much better as of late
“#Heat? talked a good game about matching intensity for Game 4. It was just talk. OKC in full control. They better show up for Gm 5.” sportsjc16
Sometimes, I just love to read Joltin’ Joe and his idiocies!
The fat lady hasn’t sung yet. Well, one did in the middle of the 7th. JOKE !!!
Yanks can still rally and win this one
“Sometimes, I just love to read Joltin’ Joe and his idiocies”
Like declaring a game over after a quarter?
Yankees seem to prefer lately to come from behind…
Exactly, Straw. I love the guy. Bu how can he count out a team with Lebron/Wade/Bosh in the 2nd Q?
rumors of the heat’s demise tonight have been greatly exaggerated…
Won’t lose any ground on the Flyin Showalters thanks to the Metskis.
4 NYY June 19th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
luis June 19th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
He was safe
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Me tinks ya’ blinked on dat one luis. LOL
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LOL! Actually when i wrote the post i saw the replay and it looked like the hand beat the tag. In fact, the Braves broadcast kept repeating the play because they thought he was safe. But yeah, he was out
“Hard to get excited about this team when this is what they do with RISP”
Well what an FN riot. 10 blankin’ games in a row, the best blankin’ record in the AL and second only in the majors to the NL team in the weakest division in the majors, the second best SLG and OPS in the majors, and the second best OBP in the AL, and you can’t get excited about this team?
It’s hard to get excited about having people like you call themselves Yankee fans!
Or, I should say, chance to gain ground on the O’s…
Red Sox have started to heat up again too and are getting healthier. The Yanks can’t afford to let up.
Good news, the Mets beat Showaltimore. So that’s already a plus for us today.
I want to win 11 in a row
healthier? didnt the red sock’s ace just decide to take time to work on his golf game..ahem…i mean go on the dl?
“EA June 19th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Red Sox have started to heat up again too and are getting healthier. The Yanks can’t afford to let up.
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What, do you work for ESPN or something?
johan back on his game…
Swisher didn’t quite square it up there…
He got jammed, probably a ball.
IDK about you guys but I want to see the long ball that RIISP stuff can wait till tmw.
Great plate appearance Andruw!
Stolen base?
Can’t believe it, MLB.com and MLB TV are exactly in sync. No delay by either.
Andruw is smiling about that bruise.
Tar, me too.
I don’t think Nix is running unless O’Flaherty forgets about him.
Tar,
As long as they score, I don’t care how. A WP will do.
Ugla-y.
Hi Trish
Take it easy on ‘emm
Russel “Bell 212″ Martin
Joel Peralta got ejected from the Rays game without finishing a batter.
What happened?
Heat within 5. SJ keeping up his great record of early predictions. Didn’t he declare the Yankees season over when Mo went down?
wow a 13 pt lead doesn’t go very far these days…
Need to square one up against Kimbrel.
Or, as I previously suggested, run hard on the strikeouts in the dirt.
This team has been on fire, and there are no real concerns.. but the winning streak has been aided by AMAZING pitching. This team has not really been tearing the cover off the ball for the last 5 games. It would be nice to see a game where we post 5-9 runs every once in a while.
” On ‘em ” – damn blacberry ! Great team you have there !
I’m logging off. Maybe one of the Yankees will have a little pie next inning!
“Red Sox have started to heat up again too and are getting healthier. The Yanks can’t afford to let up.”
I don’t know if going 5-5 in their last 10 and taking 2 in a row from the team with the worst record in the majors qualifies as heating up.
I also don’t know about getting healthier since hayseed Beckett just went on the DL, as did Posednik and Sweeney.
Their most recent series have been against a last-place team and a second-to-last place team.
I don’t see much to be worried about, but that’s just me.
yes sj is really being revealed as a joke this year. panicky and way too early in calling games and standings.
mlb.com box says Peralta didn’t even throw a pitch before his ejection.
trisha – true pinstriped blue June 19th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
“Hard to get excited about this team when this is what they do with RISP”
Well what an FN riot. 10 blankin’ games in a row, the best blankin’ record in the AL and second only in the majors to the NL team in the weakest division in the majors, the second best SLG and OPS in the majors, and the second best OBP in the AL, and you can’t get excited about this team?
It’s hard to get excited about having people like you call themselves Yankee fans!
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As you fumble with the gun rack lock ? Oops !
Plum fergot to say HOWDY Trish !!!
If Kuroda got Nova’s run support he’d be like 10-2.
Good late movement on DRob’s fastball.
DRob back to form….
TheStraw June 19th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
If Kuroda got Nova’s run support he’d be like 10-2.
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Very true
this nba finals is over. okc blew the lead and now the heat are going to blow them away at home. thanks for coming,okc…
“This team has been on fire, and there are no real concerns.. but the winning streak has been aided by AMAZING pitching. This team has not really been tearing the cover off the ball for the last 5 games. It would be nice to see a game where we post 5-9 runs every once in a while.”
Tabbert – in 3 of those 5 games the Yankees scored 5
SJ called the Yankees season over long before Mo got injured. Think it was by the end of April.
Joel Peralta got ejected from the Rays game without finishing a batter.
What happened?
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Illegal substance on his glove
Robertson looks a little sharper tonight
Good piece of hitting from Simmons
i just wanted to be like sj44 there….
It is odd how Kuroda never gets any run support. Someone joked in the second inning when Swisher hit that double that there was 2 of the 3 runs Kuroda would be getting tonight, and what do you know…it’s the 9th inning and the Yankees have scored exactly 3 runs.
Jerkface,
I was hoping it was something like that.
Cheater.
Grandy bomb coming.
“s. It would be nice to see a game where we post 5-9 runs every once in a while.”
We just don’t have that kind of offensive anymore – hence, the calls to get a bat at the deadline.
They either hit a bunch of solo HRs, or they don’t score.
here we go big comeback win to keep the streak alive!!!!
Let’s go Yankees!!!!!
Walk off rally
In 3 of those 5 games the Yankees scored 5 RUNS OR MORE! (7,5,6)!
And 3 of those 5 games were played against the team with the BEST ERA IN THE MAJORS.
You know the IMB slogan?
Hopefully there is a pie waiting for someone in the bottom of the 9th
Well done, Ys. You sounded just like him!
You don’t really need to watch an NBA game before the last five minutes anyhow.
Does this one go to eleven?
luis June 19th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Hopefully there is a pie waiting for someone in the bottom of the 9th
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Please!!!
RS June 19th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
It is odd how Kuroda never gets any run support. Someone joked in the second inning when Swisher hit that double that there was 2 of the 3 runs Kuroda would be getting tonight, and what do you know…it’s the 9th inning and the Yankees have scored exactly 3 runs.
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Some guys, some years ! Amazing though, because he got little in L.A.
He might rusty, lets go Yankees!!
4 NYY – you’re hilarious!
Oppo dinger for the capitain!!!
“We just don’t have that kind of offensive anymore – hence, the calls to get a bat at the deadline.
They either hit a bunch of solo HRs, or they don’t score.”
In 3 of the last 5 games the Yankees scored 5 RUNS OR MORE! (7,5,6)!
And 3 of those 5 games were played against the team with the BEST ERA IN THE MAJORS.
I think some of you pride yourselves on saying whatever the heck comes to mind without a thought to looking beyond some stale thought.
pie is in pittsburgh, we expect to win now…
We’ve already got the tie run at the plate, fasten your seatbelts!
In 3 of those 5 games the Yankees scored 5 RUNS OR MORE! (7,5,6)!
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One of those came in 14 innings
What’s with the Papelbon imitation?
Trisha- Like i said.. i am not really concerned. However, lets be honest.. this team is not going to have a starters era below 2 the rest of the season. The Yankees are sixth in the majors in runs scored. We are talking about a team that normally finishes 1st or second in runs scored. So, the offense is a little behind where they normally are.
not much chance there.
heh
king makes it a point game….
not much chance, lol!
That’s not fair
And they were 1 for 7 and 2 for 18 with RISP in 2 out of those 3. If they could hit as many HRs as they do, but hit better with RISP, they would be a monster team.
when Kimbrel is throwing the slider for strikes you really have no chance….you just can’t cover both pitches
Gibson sucks again. Two of those were questionable.
And he shows up!!!
CC has gotten 5 runs or more in 11 of his 14 starts.
Andy’s gotten 5 runs or more in 4 of his 7 starts
Kuroda’s gotten 5 runs or more in 5 of 14 starts
Nova’s gotten 5 or more starts in 9 of 14 starts
Hughes has gotten 5 runs or more in 6 of 13 starts
Where’s our 98 mph pitcher ? Not fair !
Arod hr
LETS GO AROD!!!!!
it’s the umps fault, hahahaha
yanks can’t hit, plain and simple
10 is good.
Get em tomorrow guys!
Oh well, it wasn’t going to last forever.
damn….it was due to happen
oh well….couldn’t last forever
HAHAHA
Clutch rally guys!
Kuroda is probably wondering if he is cursed. “I thought I left the Dodgers to get away from this…”
Yup, couldn’t last forever
F off back to Milwaukee, chump.
That dude’s from Alabama too. Yikes, what’s with those boys?
damn, battier had a chance to knot it up at the half…
“Trisha- Like i said.. i am not really concerned. However, lets be honest.. this team is not going to have a starters era below 2 the rest of the season. The Yankees are sixth in the majors in runs scored. We are talking about a team that normally finishes 1st or second in runs scored. So, the offense is a little behind where they normally are.”
Tabbert, as you know, the Yankees were in a mighty slump for a while. So it’s going to take time for them to catch up. And you also know that the AL East is a lot tougher this year than it has been in the past. They’ll get there. They’re tied for 4th in the AL in runs, and the team in 2nd is also in last place in the AL East.
Where would we be if pitching didnt carry this team?
I respect Yankee fans who love their team . I do too and can’t wait for that Dave Stieb jersey my daughter is going to help get me ! Have a lovely night:)
“10 is good.
Get em tomorrow guys!”
Spoken like a reasonable and intelligent Yankee fan.
trish, why bother?
well, the orioles lost.. so the loss does not hurt at all. Hell of a winning streak though!
I’ve had 4 days off from work and a weekend…lots of winning to enjoy.
I want a new streak starting tomorrow, though.
mick, who knows. I guess I don’t suffer fools lightly. I also guess that I find it astounding that there are so many fans who show so little balance.
trish, they are just looking to piss you off
I got to see those last innings. I read some posts that talked about uneven umpiring.
I don’t know how or where it was uneven, but let me ask a question. Were any of the bad calls such that the outcome of the game could have been different?
“trish, they are just looking to piss you off”
Absolutely not, mick. They are dead out serious. I’m not talking about the trolls or sock puppets.
all ball and strike calls, uneven for both sides
some of these trolls are quite clever
Hi Trisha – I know u R well despite it all! Hang in there as always . Your team is pretty impressive !!! J