Game 131: Orioles at Yankees
Posted by: vmercogliano - Posted in Misc on Aug 31, 2012 
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YANKEES (75-55)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Curtis Granderson CF
Eric Chavez 3B
Raul Ibanez LF
Russell Martin C
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Jayson Nix DH
RHP Hiroki Kuroda (12-9, 2.98)
Kuroda vs. Orioles
ORIOLES (72-58)
Nick Markakis RF
J.J. Hardy SS
Nate McLouth LF
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
Chris Davis DH
Mark Reynolds 1B
Omar Quintanilla 2B
Manny Machado 3B
RHP Miguel Gonzalez (5-3, 3.66)
Gonzalez vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., YES Network/MLB Network
WEATHER: It’s hot. That is all for now.
UMPIRES: HP Dan Bellino, 1B Mike Estabrook, 2B Jerry Layne, 3B Bill Miller
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: The Yankees are in the midst of a stretch of 22 straight games vs. AL East opponents (8/27-09/20). If they want to lock up the division, this is the time to do it.
SEPTEMBER’S CALLING: No matter the outcome of tonight’s game, the Yankees will be in first place when the calendar turns to September tomorrow. They have made the postseason each of the last 15 times they have been in first place on Sept. 1.
DON’T YA KNOW?: Robinson Cano is batting .385 (10 for 26) over his last seven games, with seven of those hits going for extra bases (five doubles, two home runs).
(NOTE: I’ll be updating the action here every so often, but I’ll be much more active on Twitter. To join the conversation, follow me @vzmercogliano.)
UPDATE, 7:40 p.m.: Not a great start here for Kuroda. Jones and Wieters led off the second with back-to-back singles, which were followed by a sac fly from Davis and a two-run blast from Reynolds. Just like that, it’s 3-0 Orioles.
UPDATE, 8:06 p.m.: Jeter led off the bottom of the fourth with a single to give the Yankees their first baserunner off of Gonzalez, but he was left stranded there. Kuroda has settled down to retire eight straight since the homer, but the Yankees haven’t been able to get anything going offensively. The O’s still have a 3-0 lead.
UPDATE, 8:25 p.m.: Hardy just padded the O’s lead with a solo shot in the top of the sixth to make it 4-0. Meanwhile, Gonzalez is dealing. The Yanks have only mustered one hit off of him, and he already has seven strikeouts. Not only is he getting some bad swings, but he’s getting ahead and putting the Yankees away. His pitch count is very low through five innings at only 55.
UPDATE, 8:41 p.m.: The Yankees just wasted their best opportunity of the night in the bottom of the sixth. Ichiro singled and Nix walked, setting the table for the 1-2-3 hitters. But Jeter grounded into a fielder’s choice, Swisher struck out (for the third time tonight) and Cano ill-advisedly swung at the first pitch he saw, popping out to third.
Go Kuroda-San! Go Yanks!
May the less sucky team prevail!!!
I am not seeing that Balt. lineup.
Lets go Yankees– Get it done, play hard and play with confidence because you know you are the better team and you’re at home. Big stage, big game, big series & you have to come up big.
Dickerson hasn’t tweeted in 3 hours, he will be up tmw.
big, big, big, big, big…..
Go Hiroki san! Go Yankees!
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
Why is Ichiro in RF and Ibanez in LF?
Let’s go, boys. Play tonight, win tonight!
black unis suck! only crappy teams wear em.
Good cal Ump
Beautiful
McClouth hitting 3rd?
This still looks like a 500 team to me.
So far, so good!!!! Lets score early ‘n often……
Nice, Hiroki!
Go Jeet!
ARod is 0-1 leading off the game for Tampa—Aardsma starting…
I wonder if the O’s have as many fans watching on TV as the Yanks have in the Stadium.
aardsma stopped tweeting?
the O’s have fans?
Cano just missed that….out in front just a hair
That’s a good piece of hitting from Jones…I am surprised
settle down, get the out at 2nd.
Wieters always kills the Yankees.
Costner in the crowd today. Last time he pitched here, he demolished the Yankees. — Marc Carig (@MarcCarig)
Ibanez is such a noodle arm.
Is Ibanez not comfortable in RF or something? What am I missing here?
Hiroki’s control seems a little off thus far..
Crap. Digging out of a hole again.
The way that the Yanks are hitting this is like a 10-0 lead for the O’s.
fundamentals. poor baseball. throw goes to 2nd.
substantive enuf?
Just got back in.
GO HIROKI!!!
GO YANKS!!!
GO JAYS!!!
I think it’s good to remember that the Orioles have always played the Yankees tough, even when they had far less formidible teams. So that they score runs off us isn’t necessarily a new thing. Hiroki has to hold it here and the Yanks offense has to get into gear.
Later.
These guys are, unfortunately, good. C’mon, guys!
This team is awful.
Thanks Michael Kay for recap-ing what we all just saw. That’s the only thing he can do. That, and telling us what happened in 1997
5 days off again for Kuroda, last time he also had a bad 1st.
Substance.
By the way, Jones is one of the O’s best hitters. No surprise to see him hit.
Dang – first C.C. on Wed – now Kuroda – two aces not stepping up right now – - – -
Another great start. Tied by Sun night. Wow
Plenty of time..get ‘em back.
I wouldn’t be surpised if the Yanks are fighting for the wild card at the end of September. The Rays starting pitching is really good and the Yanks have a ton of issues.
Kuroda certainly has set a tone anyway. Hopefully the offense can answer back. They look like a sub .500 team now and are pretty close to that for the second half
This has been an epic choke. We were up 10 games
No surprise as Jones is a star.
(no substance)
OK Boys and Girls the game and season is over. The team is the walking dead and it has ZERO to do with Arod or Tex. It is about a total lack of motivation. Watching them is sickening. Cano is a spoiled punk, Swisher is a clown and CC is a fat useless pig.
Enjoy the game.
They’re out early tonight, Trisha…as expected.
@Q#%^&EWR#TQ%$$*^*(^*&(#W%$TQET*&%()(*&#$^#$^*)%R^%*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ace- Yes worse choke ever. They dont care though
word of optimism by myky
An unusual bad play by Chavez in not cutting that throw off. I think they had a chance at Wieters.
now what ys just said has substance
and collapse continues
the games seem too long for the Yanks.
Will Binder Joe go if they crap away a 10 game lead and don’t make the playoffs?
Stadium is abuzz tonight. Supposedly the rolls are fantastic with some special rolls that are just dynamite.
I have 100% confidence that the Yanks can score 3 runs in this series.
how about 3 in this game?
Its the second inning, you spoiled negative jerks. At least give “your team” a chance to come back before you start burying them.
blake August 31st, 2012 at 7:36 pm
I have 100% confidence that the Yanks can score 3 runs in this series.
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Really?
i have to load up the car and head for bradley beach. ill have to listen to suzyn and john the rest of the way.
im pissed!
everyone have a good night.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
at least phelps goes tmw.
Good night Y’s
“To think, when he went down, he was on a 6 game hit streak.” Kenny on ARod.
WOW! A 6 game hit streak. LOOK OUT Joe D!
I thought this being a big series had potential to wake the Yankees up, obviously still early but we still look lifeless. Hard to watch right now…
The Yanks will win this game.
I am out too…Have a good one
See ya Ys Guy. Have a great time. We know you are definitely here in spirit.
GONZALEZ IS PITCHING A NO HITTER.
This team has ended their season a couple months early.
I think Im going to have a talk with invisible Brian Cashman.
right now phelps and hughes are our best pitchers (substance)
Yanks offense needs to pick up Kuroda tonight. He’s been pitching great most of the season & assuming Kuroda can hold it here, the offense need to pick him up tonight and score some runs.
The lineup was bad with Tex and Arod. Now you take those 2 out and the offense is really going to struggle. You can only have some many bench players in the lineup before it really hurts. Now they are asking Jeter, Cano and Swisher to carry them, with a hit here and there from Chavez, Ichiro and Ibanez. It’s hard to score a lot of runs that way.
What is this? A premature, Vulture Fest?
“I have 100% confidence that the Yanks can score 3 runs in this series.”
In this series? How about in this game?
luis, gone so soon? (no substance?)
Straw
Just think of that post by myky as comic relief. It takes special talent to be that wrong.
Blake
Going out on a limb with 3 whole runs huh.
fans are quitting on their team and leaving in droves leaving only those with substance.
Mick
stalking again?
Kuroda can shut it down the rest of the way……hopefully he will and the Yanks can get enough walks and homers to win
“In this series? How about in this game?”
Less than 100%
eastwood was hilarious last night….won the election for romney
I hope they lose 12 nothing, get no hit and Joba the fat has to mop up. Then maybe just maybe Jeter will get off his ass and act like the Captain. I have never heard of him doing anything captain like. During 2004 he did not say a word to the team. That is a fact confirmed in Clueless Joes book.
i dont call it stalking tar
Tar,
I like to take risks
joba the fat?
“Less than 100%”
Can’t wait for the post-game excuse. It was just one bad pitch.
Cannon Cano
Invisible Brian Cashman just told me to shut up.
This game is not over. The Yankees average 3.73 run/support in Kuroda’s games so if the Orioles don’t score again, the Yankees win 3.73 to 3.0. I think I’m correct!
blake did he tell you to do something to yourself?
Yeesh, the kvetch brigade, the chicken little losers. See you in the seventh inning.
Costner is the man….
Okay, here’s some hopeful prognostication. By the 5th or 6th inning, Gonzalez loses it. He loads the bases and one of the Yanks hits a granny.
why did the liberals think clint hurt romney with his invisible chair routine?
This poor guy, Russell. Nothing he can do.
“blake did he tell you to do something to yourself?”
Not yet…..I havent really prodded him yet…..its coming.
“This game is not over. The Yankees average 3.73 run/support in Kuroda’s games so if the Orioles don’t score again, the Yankees win 3.73 to 3.0. I think I’m correct!
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trisha, this team has quit. CC has quit. Only a handful of players have not quit.
Lets pick it up posters. Its not over til its ova!!!! We need some positive vibes…..
Ump has very large strike zone.
“See you in the seventh inning.”
Bo
They usually slither away by then.
Mick
cut the political crap, in fact just cut the crap period.
mick says:
August 31, 2012 at 7:46 pm
why did the liberals think clint hurt romney with his invisible chair routine?
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Perhaps because they showed poor judgement for allowing that trainreck to happen. The best part was when Clint was talking about family values. He has 7 kids with 5 different women, oh the irony.
I love the way you pop armchair hack psychologists speak to the motivation of guys who train most of the year. Have another potato chip.
tar
no
The offense needs to wake up. I understand having injuries and all but they shouldn’t be this bad. There are too many innings this year where they look lost and clueless.
“tar
no”
Toxic yes.
They usually slither away by then.
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That was kind of, same thinking.
tar stop playing blog cop
“tar stop playing blog cop”
Stop being a toxic idiot
before you know it tar will be blaming me for the death of LoHud.
mick August 31st, 2012 at 7:46 pm
why did the liberals think clint hurt romney with his invisible chair routine
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Hurt? probably not but it was weird and poorly done.
I would love them to hit rock bottom. Perfect game and laughing stock of baseball. CAshman is too busy fighting his stalker in court to even care. MAybe there are more employees for him to sexually harras and but new breasts for. Way to go Cash
This is depressing. Good thing Cashman got a bat
Mick, I thought Clint was brilliant.
waldo, this team hasn’t quit. They don’t have quit in them. They may be injured, they may be beat up and tired, but they have not quit.
All it takes is one inning.
Don’t flatter yourself
This team will be in third after the next ten days
straw-indeed.
great comedy.
didn’t know he could be that funny.
all ad-libbed.
too political?
150 roster moves for the O’s. Wonder how many the Yanks have made?
Now let’s get some runs.
“This is depressing. Good thing Cashman got a bat”
As goes your pitching, so goes your team.
The Yankees lineup really isn’t good right now…5-9 is absolutely brutal with Granderson in a slump also in the 4 hole.
what precinct do you work for tar?
hiroki did the exact same thing in his last start…off rhythm, 5 days off…CC Syndrome.
Crooked number—Second time through the lineup.. Here we go Jete!!!!!
Mick, not for me…but then again, I’m probably one of the few who feels that the outcome of this election is a thousand times more important than the outcome of this game or this season.
I think Cash needed to make a bigger trade at the deadline. Maybe there wasn’t one out there though, who knows. But this roster is f’ed up. Sure they are in first, I know that, but with their payroll they had better be in first or near it.
But damn, they are so old, and guys like Ibanez & Jones are getting way too much playing time. They are especially seeing too much time in the OF. Some of that is by necessity with the roster & Gardner getting hurt, but that’s why Cash needed to make a bigger move. And it’s not like they can just fall back on their pitching, CC has been hurt and less than dominant this year, who the hell knows about Pettitte, and Kuroda while very good is not an ace. Hughes or Nova would both be extremely unreliable in the playoffs. It all adds up to a very very shaky proposition for the postseason and I seriously doubt they’re going far this year. And to make matters worse, most of these issues will be present going forward next season.
That being said, I still think they can hold on and win the division, and I hope they kick the **** out of the Orioles. I can’t stand Showalter.
I work special ops, stalker, toxic, idiot squad. You are high on the list.
Mick, not for me…but then again,
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Straw, no I meant for tar, he doesn’t want to talk politics.
TheStraw August 31st, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Mick, not for me…but then again, I’m probably one of the few who feels that the outcome of this election is a thousand times more important than the outcome of this game or this season.
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Yeah how dare people on a baseball blog actually care about the outcome of this game.
Atta boy, Jeet.
good start there… Jeter really is this lineup right now.
tar, too bad, sounds like you lead a life of mediocrity with no substance
I can’t quote you the year or the exact stats, but when I mention this you’ll probably at least remember it happening. Yanks were up by something like 9.5 games one season and limped into the postseason. In fact I think they backed in that year at the last minute. They won the world series that year.
Don’t indulge depression needlessly.
Tyler, I didn’t say that I didn’t care about the game.
Leave Tar alone… He is right in calling you out, this is a baseball blog…As for the trolling, he is right on point as well.
GONZALEZ IS SHUTTING OUT THE YANKEES.
“but then again, I’m probably one of the few who feels that the outcome of this election is a thousand times more important than the outcome of this game or this season.”
Straw
That is undoubtedly true, but this is not the place for it. There is no politics on this board.
hi latke.
Just got back from an 8 day cruise……..it would be nice to get a win on the first night back……
That being said, I still think they can hold on and win the division, and I hope they kick the **** out of the Orioles. I can’t stand Showalter.
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Why would a Yankee fan hate Showalter? He was instrumental in creating the Yankee powerhouse and then for his efforts, had all his coaches fired on a whim by Big. Showalter resigned in protest, loyalty to his troops. Torre vultured in for the glory.
For this, he gets hate?
cmon Swish!!!
I would like to see Nunez DH some days and see how he hits. The Yanks really need some energy or someone else that can actually hit added to the lineup. They are asking Chavez and Ibanez to do much more than they are able to at this stage of their careers. I would also give Dickerson a chance over Jones. It’s very obvious to everyone besides Girardi and Cashman that Jones is finished.
Swish trying to do much.
Trisha-
2000 season. 89-73, I believe. Beat Mets.
Also, 1996, blew a 12 game lead and won division by 2.5 games and the series.
Tricia….The year you referenced was 2000…….How are you toots ????
straw-
My comment was a little too harsh and I know you didn’t say that but you know nothing of what people on here feel about the election and most of us do care very much about those issues. We are just smart enough not to discuss religion or politics because it ends up going nowhere. That’s all.
Straw – GOOD JOB!!!
Bo knows August 31st, 2012 at 8:03 pm
That being said, I still think they can hold on and win the division, and I hope they kick the **** out of the Orioles. I can’t stand Showalter.
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Why would a Yankee fan hate Showalter? He was instrumental in creating the Yankee powerhouse and then for his efforts, had all his coaches fired on a whim by Big. Showalter resigned in protest, loyalty to his troops. Torre vultured in for the glory.
For this, he gets hate?
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I think it’s more his comments on Jeter that he made earlier in the year (or maybe last year).
Tyler, fair enough.
Cano looks lost.
Cano’s recently found improved plate discipline has completely abandoned him. He looks awful at the plate.
We are just smart enough not to discuss religion or politics because it ends up going nowhere.
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sorta like the Montero talks…
This team is done.
this guy is killing us……
The Yanks are introuble when Swish and Cano are swinging for homeruns. It’s really annoying when these guys start swinging for the fences instead of just going with the pitch. This looks like the October offense.
Bo,
You might be right about some of that, but I still can’t stand the current version of Showalter. His lame cheap shot comments about the Yankees, his annoying face, it’s a combination of things. I think the Orioles have been playing over their heads most of the season (I will concede Showalter probably has something to do with that) and really & truly I just want the Yankees to put them in their place a little bit.
Pat M – you too! You guys have great memories. I remember Andy Pettitte losing to Baltimore, at Camden Yards, during that final losing run. That was a shocker because he basically owned Baltimore. The Yankees were pretty beat up.
i know when i’m not wanted so i will leave you now
its tar and latkes board , let them entertain you…
I would also like to see Nunez come up & get playing time. This team needs an injection of youth & energy in the worst way. Nunez would provide that.
GO JAYS!!!!
And go whoever is playing the Sux!!!
haha so transparent.
Dont let the door hit in
mick, don’t you dare leave!
I have the right to love both you and Tar – and I do. So please stay around.
You might be right about some of that, but I still can’t stand the current version of Showalter. His lame cheap shot comments about the Yankees, his annoying face, it’s a combination of things.
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maybe it’s his 70′s haircut, him and larussa….maybe it’s the 162 pitches he let coney throw?
Let Nick do entertaining…You suck big time at it.
tar you want me to stay?
trish too?
ok…
rude latke rude..
Ok, Hiroki now doing his part. Bats need to wake up.
tar likes me, he really likes me…
trish likes Taxi?
Showalter is doing a hell of a job and deserves respect. First he had to overcome his team’s awe of Boston and the Yankees. It’s called motivation. What’s to hate? The Baltimore team deserves respect. May the best team win.
Swisher and Cano, as the leaders of this team, are swinging out of their jocks in the fourth inning. Full value game.
It’s great to retire a ton of batters in a row, but it’s not so great to put your offense in a hole, especially an offense this looks pretty beat up right now. If only our starters could go 5 or 6 innings without giving up any runs, we might be able to go on a good run.
This is the inning that they must do something.
Let me get this right. We are counting on two players who make over 50 million dollars who hit a combined .260 and show off with some big homers every so often to save us.
Hahahahahah
have fun all…
It would be nice to win tonight with Chen pitching tomorrow. He has been really good and the lineup has so many lefties so they will probably struggle against him.
“Showalter is doing a hell of a job and deserves respect. First he had to overcome his team’s awe of Boston and the Yankees. It’s called motivation. What’s to hate? The Baltimore team deserves respect. ”
Not a question. Showalter turned around a team with a losing record and in a season and a half brought them to this.
Gonzalez is making us look really mediocre
We’re getting shut down by this no name guy.
Despite the Orioles turnaround and Showalter’s hand in it, I still think they have been over performing and it will catch up with them. I’m not sure if that means a September swoon or a bad season next year, but I believe in the long run and they will regress back to their norm at some point. Of course, I am assuming mostly the same roster next season. Big contributions from Machado and/or Dylan Bundy might change that.
I think I need more beer…….
GregD says:
August 31, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Gonzalez is making us look really mediocre
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I wish we looked mediocre. Downright pathetic is a better description.
The Yanks are making themselves look like what they are, really mediocre. Nothing to do with Gonzalez.
Kev,
On paper they don’t have the pitching, but the O are getting there.
How is this guy 1 hitting them?
couldn’t tear myself away…watching them is like watching paint dry but this will change tmw with Mr Phelps and then again in TB when Alex returns and rocks one like he did in Balt last year after a DL stint, to wake this team up…
Funny, that mediocre team is twenty games over .500
I think I need more beer…….
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I’ll drink to that.
The Yankees are getting exposed – getting faked out of their jocks. One hit and seven SOs in five.
I think the O’s have the pitching……..sure looks like it to me…..
I remember listening to Chuck Knoblauch being interviewed in the 1998 season, with him saying that the Yankees believed they could win every game when they took the field and believed they could come back in any game and win it. That’s the kind of confidence and swagger the 1998 Yankees had. I believe that these O’s have the game kind of swagger. They kind of thing keeps the excitment and adrenaline flowing. And it builds upon itself.
Mediocre,,,we have an Expert in Mediocrity here….he knows mediocrity.
Markakis dogged it……
Now the offense is going to pack up their bags for the night
And that’s why you always run hard to 1B.
Luis,
Yeah they are definitely improved. I’m glad though, maybe it will provide another kick in the pants for the Yanks and they will either pick up their play this season & next, or shake things up this off season.
That women has a cannon, sign her up Cash.
Hiroki not having the best location tonight…
doesn’t matter how many the O’s score if we don’t score any……
Trisha-
Kind of like the 2009 team also.
3 will not be enough..
By the end of the season, they may just be at or nearly above .500
this team misses A-Rod and Tex……..we are a so-so team offensively without their presence
Trish
Absolutely confidence is huge in this game. But its also fleeting.
By the end of the season, they may just be at or nearly above .500
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Balt, not us…
Granderson struggling is really hurting them. They need him now with Tex and Arod out and he is no where to be found. Jeter, Swish and Cano are doing their jobs and they need other people to step up. Jones is finished and Ibanez is worn out from playing so much. They have to hope that Tex comes back asap and some one else steps up. It’s hard to win when you only have 2-3 bats in the lineup hitting.
David ****Phleps****, according to the YES Network.
Straw, like the 2009 team also.
Jays leading the Rays. Looks like the Rays are coming back down to earth.
Thats a start. Come on Nixy
Granderson .219 .296 .433 .729 since July 1st.
“eastwood was hilarious last night….won the election for romney”
that’s assuming people dumb enough to be swayed by humor on life and death issues can actually find their way to the voting booth.
“Trish
Absolutely confidence is huge in this game. But its also fleeting.”
You’re right about that. All it takes is a little reversal of fortune.
The count is 3-0. Nix must draw a walk this AB. We can still win the game if he does.
Pretty vocal crowd tonight at YS despite the score and how lifeless the Yanks have looked so far, have to give them credit.
I am not worried about the O’s at all because I think they will fade in September. They are smoke and mirrors and playing way above their talent. The Yanks have to get healthy and figure out a 7th inning guy so they can fight off the Rays. The big questions for the Yanks are will Pettitte and Arod be able to come back in time to help them.
Here we go……
“The big questions for the Yanks are will Pettitte and Arod be able to come back in time to help them.”
Those are big questions.
Thats his go to k pitch. They have to lay off that low slider
This ump sucks.
That pitch was low
That was a BS call
The count should be 2-0 to Jeter.
Jeter is getting screwed out of an at bat. This ump stinks.
Have to take advantage of 8/9 getting on base with 0 out.
I would send the runners here to stay out of the DP
Good AB by the cap
Let’s at least get one across here.
DJ squared that pitch but right at 3rd……..
Swisher has to stop swinging for the fences and score the runner from 3rd. He is totally lost when it comes to off speed pitches.
Swish is over aggressive….No hero swings please…Let the ball travel
That was a mistake that should have been hammered
Crap
Ugh
First pitch lol
When Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano are 2 of the best players on your team, that team is in real trouble. Real effort there by Cano.
Swish on his way to a very large Mexican hat.
But Cano’s AB was worse.
yankee hitters should start rehearsing their typical “tip-your-cap” response for the post game
DJ barely got anything on that swing. That’s why the DP wasnt turned. It was weakly hit, Pat M.
You knew an off speed pitch was coming eventually. It’s not a surprise that Swish struggles with anything off speed. As good as Swisher is during the season he ain’t worth big money because he will never hit post season pitching. Anything off speed will strike him out.
Swisher is amped to the max. Probably a couple or four cans of Red Bull.
Swish isn’t worth big $. Either is Grandy.
you guys have to appreciate the drama the Yanks are providing for your entertainment…
To say the YAnkees suck would be a huge compliment. They are for now the worst team in mlb. Lost to the Blue Jays. Give up home runs to people who never hit them and every time a pitcher sets a KO record it is against us.
OH and they dont care and are not motivated.
I am going to puke.
At least they got his pitch count up a bit.
Yankees need to take the last two games of this series if they don’t come back tonight.
I think the Yankees have invoked the Non Compete clause.
To sign Grandy would be insane. Absolute stupidity to sign him.
These assholes make millions of dollars a year, and play for the greatest franchise in sports, and they dont even care to play a baseball.
Ca-no effort.
You guys take this team much too literally….
Cano is a great player but he could never carry a team like some super stars can. When Arod and Tex are out of the lineup he starts swinging at anything in sight, trying to do too much and trying to hit homeruns. Cano is a very good player but he has negatives to his game and it will be interesting to see if he can grow up and get better.
if some of these same posters were Yankee fans in 2000, they must have marks on their wrists.
Life happens. Chill and let it play out.
Arod is the straw that stirs the drink here and the season begins again on his return….then Tex…then Andy.
The pressure will be off the rest of the team and they will streak to the finish.
Mark my words…
Yankees need to take the last two games of this series if they don’t come back tonight.
Trouble is, Trish, this was our must-win game of the series with Kuroda on the mound. Chances are the Os will make mincemeat of Freddy tomorrow and even they don’t, will we score any runs?
Afraid to say the writing has been on the wall for some time.
Excellent play by jeter there
bruceb-where ya been?-phelps takes freddy turn tmw and tonite is not a must win game.
Bruceb-
Freddy was pushed back till Tuesday. Phelps goes tomorrow.
“you guys have to appreciate the drama the Yanks are providing for your entertainment…”
Love it.
mick – with you all the way. Just a matter of time.
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bruce – see, but these are the things I always marvel at. It never plays out the way you think it will. Never. We never seem to win our must-wins and the games I think are the other teams’ aces in the hole, we steal. It always happens that way.
And here’s some good news. Phelps is pitching tomorrow!
glad to see tar and friend restored order to the blog
and the entertainment value has been stupendous.
And here’s some good news. Phelps is pitching tomorrow!
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Aha! A convert.
The last couple of weeks is on Cano and Grandy. These are the guys who need to produce with Arod and Tex gone.
Not a convert. I was never a non-convert. I just know he won’t be on the postseason roster and IU’m not thrown by that.
Kuroda has been awesome this year….hes pitching well again tonight overall…..but I honestly cant say Id blame him if he opted to pitch somewhere else next year given that the Yankee offense has essentially fallen asleep collectively most of the times he has pitched.
Curtis Kingman.
Granderson is dreadful. Just a strike out machine. I would be really surprised if the Yanks don’t look to trade him after this year.
Phelps has been their MVPitcher. He has provided immeasurable relief even moreso than his starting roles.
As a swingman, he played the Aceves/Mendoza role to perfection.
Now he will emerge as a starter for the rest of the season.
Grandy needs to be batting 7th.
Not only will it elongate the lineup, it will relieve him of pressure-Brosius style.
blake – you can’t put your team in a 3-run hole against a team that’s battling you for first place and then give up another dinger.
Otherwise I agreee that he’s been awesome this year.
I just know he won’t be on the postseason roster and IU’m not thrown by that.
Kidding, right?
How about putting Suzuki lead off if only to shake it up a bit
Trade Grandy for what? Maybe we can get Mark Reynolds for him?Unfortunately other teams are watching him during this brutal second half also.
Granderson – same max effort swing – time after time after time. With his quick hands, he’s starting the bat early. What in Hades is he doing? I’d call up Dickerson and give Grandy a few games off. He is of no value right now.
mick – he’s on borrowed time. But don’t let it get you down. He’ll be around for years to come.
So now this game is on the pitcher?
I think Ibanez needs to only DH for the next week. Girardi has used him way too much in the field and he is worn out.
Dickserson will be up tmw, he has stopped tweeting.
“He has provided immeasurable relief even moreso than his starting roles.
As a swingman, he played the Aceves/Mendoza role to perfection.”
I always said that. And that’s where he’ll end up having the most value this season.
Toxic is the perfect word for you. You’re not happy unless there is conflict and strife.
Entertainment value? … this is a baseball blog you ignoramus.
Yes, I have been out of the loop today. Just watched the first seven innings on DVR. Glad to hear Phelps is pitching tomorrow but I still regard this game as a “must-win” with Kuroda pitching.
are you saying Phelps won’t be on the PS roster?
Toxic is the perfect word for you. You’re not happy unless there is conflict and strife.
Entertainment value? … this is a baseball blog you ignoramus.
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Very unkind words from my favorite hypocrite.
bruce, I hear ya. But sometimes life throws you a curve. So you drop back 5 and punt!
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No, I’m not saying he won’t be on the PS roster. All I’ve ever said is that he won’t be in the starting rotation in the postseason.
when are the ALDS tickets ready for sale?
If these guys are struggling so much against average pitchers recently I could only imagine them against the Rays pitching.
make sure you stay within the lines, stay in your lane, this is baseball blog…fun times!
ahhh poor mick. Are you going to fake leave again to gain sympathy.
The O’s are playing sick baseball.
whatever it takes trish, winning is what I’m all about…
MarcCarig Game notes say Orioles are 56-0 when leading after seven innings. So there’s that.
Maybe they’re due to lose one…..
mick, I also.
Orioles 57-0 when leading after seven innings. Yanks 0-46 when trailing after eight. That makes us about 100-1 to win this game by my reckoning.
trish can you try to muzzle tar, he is getting too rowdy for this civil blog…
“blake – you can’t put your team in a 3-run hole against a team that’s battling you for first place and then give up another dinger.”
Really doesnt matter if you score zero runs…..
That’s true. But when you put your team in an immediate 3-run hole, the opposing pitcher can pitch his game. That’s when offenses are shut down.
I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so disinterested in a Yankee team before… This lineup is just pathetic right now. They just are boring to watch at this point.
Jays really coming up big lately. And you want to talk about a team decimated with injuries? The ebb and flow of the game. I always said that the Rays couldn’t keep up their torrid pace. I think they’re back to earth. It couldn’t happen at a better time.
Yankees have had 7 innings to score some runs. They’ve come up with zilch. When the offense goes up there, they are focused on scoring runs and nothing else. The score doesn’t matter unless they’re down by like 8 runs or something deflating like that. Being down by 3 or 4 runs is nothing and the Yankees know that. No Kuroda has not been great but the Yanks offense has yet again gone into the tank tonight and they are just as much if not more to blame than Kuroda.
We can’t keep making excuses for this team. Yes, we’ve been ravaged by injuries but way too many players have been slumping for way too long. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Where are our tough men right now?
They just are boring to watch at this point.
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Just thinking that.
Unwatchable. In fact I’ve been in the comp room for many days now. They miss the drama Alex provides with every AB.
Joe says it is business as usual. Everybody came in with a smile and in a good mood? Really? Maybe soneone should be unhappy and pissed that the people who pay your sorry asses are sad and wasting money to watch you play like crap.
Now bring in Joba the Fat and lets hope he trips on the mound and tears his ankle to shreds. I have no freaking idea why the Yankees think he is worth keeping on the team. Let him go sell meth with his mommy.
Our offense is pretty cold right now. That’s obvious. That’s when you need your starters to come up big.
Why is Kuroda still in the game? It’s weird that the manager is always the last person to realize that the pitcher is done.
The Yankees have been shut down when their pitcher doesn’t put them in a hole
bruceb August 31st, 2012 at 9:10 pm
We can’t keep making excuses for this team. Yes, we’ve been ravaged by injuries but way too many players have been slumping for way too long. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Where are our tough men right now?
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The lineup has been an issue pretty much all year… they’ve had hot stretches but consistency has been absent throughout. And that’s when they were healthy. I don’t think A-Rod coming back is going to magically cure this unless he turns into ’07 form.
New York Kankkes 2004 biggest choke job in pro sports. Still waiting for someone to take responsibility for that one.
Oh when this is over we will tip our cap to who ever wins. Try kicking them in the nuts
Clutch, I’m thinking that Joe has basically conceded this game and wants to save the pen.
Kuroda has come up big practically all season. He’s not perfect. Bad starts will happen from time to time. Tonight the Yankees desperately needed their offense to pick up one of their best pitchers this season & they couldn’t get the job done. Period.
Baltimore is 56-0 when leading after 7
How about the offense coming up big. This is suppose to be the Bronx Bombers
Yankees have had 7 innings to score some runs. They’ve come up with zilch.
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Girardi does not lead with a sense of urgency.
He has them convinced they will, like all teams, lose about 70 games, so this is just one of them.
When he managed like his hair was on fire in the 09 PS, they won. Then again, that was his 1st.
trisha-
Kuroda has come up big for this team all year. Verlander would lose tonight with this lineup behind him.
Right now, no one is coming up big. It doesn’t really matter what the Rays are doing. It’s what we’re doing – or not doing – that counts.
i have free tix to tomorrow’s game and I am still not excited to go whatsoever. What a funk.
“The Yankees have been shut down when their pitcher doesn’t put them in a hole”
Oh well. The ebb and flow of a season. Get used to it.
Kuroda will be fine in his next start on the usual 4 days rest unlike his past 2 starts on 5. (substance)
Great job by Kuroda. 2 bad pitches cost him the game.
Ok, let’s make it 56-1.
Never surrender….even in the face of Armageddon.
Kuroda has pitched good enough to win this game. This is all about the O, or lack thereof
Why is Kuroda still in the game? It’s weird that the manager is always the last person to realize that the pitcher is done.
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Yes?
mick-
I’m not a Girardi fan but I’m blaming Cashman for this. Maybe he really has his hands tied because of Hal’s stupid budget but this team needed help and Ichiro wasn’t enough. Doing nothing at the allstar break set the tone for this. They didn’t have to go crazy like LA but at least find a Hairston type as insurance for injuries.
Armageddon out of here.
Tonight Kuroda needed to be basically perfect. He didn’t do it. No biggie.
Sorry the team is losing games. Maybe they’ll apologize to each and every one of you personally. Because you know, they’re doing it on purpose. Maybe every hitter will get on his knees and beg your forgiveness because they’re all dogging it on purpose.
Try getting a life.
Alex needs to come back on Sunday.
I think it is time to worry.
I wonder how many Yankees will “tip their cap” In postgame interviews to Gonzales and the O’s tonight…?
All of a sudden Reynolds can field. Unreal…
tyler
joe still will try to keep all in perspective with his philosophical outlook but he sure knows to create urgency when he wants to win a game, he’s just not like that every night. he paces himself if you see what i mean (substance)
“Try getting a life.”
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LOL. Who exactly is taking it personally?
I am used to it what I’m not used to is the decline of the offense.
I don’t know why anyone ever throws Reynolds anything but slop, which he will swing at. Otherwise, Kuroda can’t hit for them.
“Kuroda has pitched good enough to win this game. This is all about the O, or lack thereof”
Like a dog chasing its tail, isn’t it? When your O is cold, your pitching needs to come through. It didn’t.
It all starts with your pitching.
mick-
I agree with you but I just don’t think Girardi has a lot to work with right now. 5-9 is terrible in the lineup plus 2-3-4 are a combined 0-9. This roster isn’t reminiscent of a division champion in its current state.
Actually, even if Kuroda was perfect that still wouldn’t be good enough because it’d be 0-0. Sad.
“I think it is time to worry.”
Nope. Disappointed yeah, a little angry ok, but now is not time to worry. Wait until the troops come back and see where they are at.
Alex needs to come back on Sunday.
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Why so teams can pitch around Cano in every at bat because Arod is an easy out? It’s probably going to take him 2-3 weeks to get his timing back. Bringing him back early to bat in the middle of the lineup isn’t going to help anyone.
trisha – true pinstriped blue says:
August 31, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Try getting a life.
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Always funny when someone on a message board tells others on that same message board to “get a life”…
This roster isn’t reminiscent of a division champion in its current state.
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Then why is everyone so bent out of shape?
What do they expect from a team that streaked like crazy when they were whole but is decimated at present.
Where is the perspective?
(substance)
I read Bill Simmons’ article earlier this week about the Red Sox and how it really wasn’t fun to root for that team with the circus surrounding that club…. this Yankee team almost takes the life out of me as a fan in a different way. It’s so frustrating watching some of this…. I’m not doubting the player’s effort…. I know they want to win but this is frustrating to watch.
It’s not about losing games because we all know every team is going to lose at least 70 + games every yr. It’s about the offense no longer being as potent as it once was.
Always funny when someone on a message board tells others on that same message board to “get a life”…
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Why?
If on a message board it indicates you have no life?
“Actually, even if Kuroda was perfect that still wouldn’t be good enough because it’d be 0-0. Sad.”
It might be 0-0. And it might not be. Gonzalez had the luxury to pitch his game because is team was up pronto. You never know how things might have turned out.
But it’s all irrelevant now.
And if the offense doesn’t start to turn it on, it will all be irrelevant! Unless of course, starting pitching is just about perfect.
But you don’t ring a bell and tell a team to come out of a slump. It is what it is. You wait it out.
There isn’t anyone else, other than Cano, who opposing managers are afraid of. Maybe Cano can hit behind himself.
It’s about the offense no longer being as potent as it once was.
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How can they be right now?
It’s a long season, right?
Like a dog chasing its tail, isn’t it? When your O is cold, your pitching needs to come through.
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You are the same dog chasing a different tail. When the pitching kind of falters (4 runs in 8 IP is not really faltering though its the Yankees per game average) the O needs to do something.
El sombrero.
mick-
Because they had a 10 game lead and this is the Yankees. The expectation is to win the World Series every year. You know this. Every team has their injuries at this point. The Yanks got hit hard to their most irreplaceable players and they weren’t prepared for it. Not having top prospects in AAA is tough too. Baltimore has guys closer to the majors than the Yanks… the Yanks have no Machado to throw in, etc.
“Always funny when someone on a message board tells others on that same message board to “get a life”…”
Cool! Then I’ve given you something to laugh about in the midst of a game that hasn’t been very upbeat!
No need to thank me.
I’m guessing the Yankees will face Gonzalez again next week. And he’ll have another career high in Ks
mick says:
August 31, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Always funny when someone on a message board tells others on that same message board to “get a life”…
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Why?
If on a message board it indicates you have no life?
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If you cannot understand the irony in this situation than I feel sorry for you and your low level of intelligence.
Frightening thing is our lefty lineup is better than our right.
But you don’t ring a bell and tell a team to come out of a slump.
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This is not a slump.
This is what this team would look like if these same guys played 162 games.
Maybe worse…
“You are the same dog chasing a different tail. When the pitching kind of falters (4 runs in 8 IP is not really faltering though its the Yankees per game average) the O needs to do something.”
Yeah, tough when both are faltering.
Oh well.
“Baltimore has guys closer to the majors than the Yanks”
That’s what happens when you suck fifteen years in a row.
If you cannot understand the irony in this situation than I feel sorry for you and your low level of intelligence.
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Well EXCUUUUSE me…..
“There isn’t anyone else, other than Cano, who opposing managers are afraid of.”
J Alfred
Didn’t the captain get an IBB walk the other day?
Erik Boland ?@eboland11
Swisher’s skid now 2-for-18, four strikeouts tonight
not the best timing for one of Swish’s cold spells
Unless it’s a key situation, I find my attention drifting if it’s not Jeter or Cano at the plate. I snap to when we’re pitching. Giving the moribund state of the offense, I see no downside to calling up David Adams. He’s not really a AA player, he’s been slowed by injuries. He really takes a professional AB. This team needs a spark.
Swisher now 2 for his last 18. They need him to stay hot for at least a couple more days until A-Rod comes back.
Please pour tomorrow
Jeez. Swisher with 4 K’s tonight & he’s been one of their most solid hitters lately. Offense could use a shot in the arm. As amazingly average as A-Rod has been this year, I’m actually excited for him to return. Would also love to see Nunez or Corban Joseph or someone, this team is old & lifeless, get some youth & energy out there. Can’t hurt.
“not the best timing for one of Swish’s cold spells”
Unfortunately, nobody plans cold spells.
Alex won’t be as bad as they have already.
I’m clapping for Kuroda.
Teammates just didn’t have his back, at least not yet.
mick says:
August 31, 2012 at 9:25 pm
If you cannot understand the irony in this situation than I feel sorry for you and your low level of intelligence.
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Well EXCUUUUSE me…..
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Sure, you are excused. Just give it your best effort in the the future to sound a little less like a moron, K?
The biggest problem with the offense is the fact that Cashman is in denial about how bad it has become. All you ever hear him say is how good the offense is and it’s the strength of the team. He is so scared to trade any of his precious prospects that he did nothing big at the trade deadline while other teams improved. The offense has been ignored for the last couple of years and it’s time for Cashman to make it a priority this off season.
Because they had a 10 game lead and this is the Yankees.
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cmon tyler-they had a 10 game lead because they were whole, you know that.
and b/c they are the Yankees they haven’t worried about replacing their stars with minor leaguers, tho they seem to be changing.
Straw-
No doubt the Yanks will likely have a top 5 pick (lets hope not at least!) but in baseball a system can be built by picks after the 1st round. The Yanks have not drafted hitters well at all until recently. It just hasn’t worked out… now is the time a guy like Brad Suttle/Carmen Angelini should be helping the team. Instead, these guys just aren’t progressing. Cito Culver sure seems like a slow riser also. It’s tough.
Wow, still 2-1 top of the 9th at Rogers Centre.
And whoever said we don’t care about the Rays – oh yeah we do. As long as they lose they don’t pick up any ground on the Yanks.
Alex won’t be as bad as they have already.
Why? He has had a terrible year by his standards and he hasn’t swung a bat in anger for nearly two months. Do you think the opposing pitcher is going to walk him just because he’s Alex Rodriguez?
Sure, you are excused. Just give it your best effort in the the future to sound a little less like a moron, K?
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…and I thought we were friends, guess you weren’t paying attention…short attention span?
mick-
No team is whole right now though. The Yanks still have the potential to be the best team in baseball. But right now they aren’t close and it’s September tomorrow.
“Cito Culver sure seems like a slow riser also.”
that’s certainly a nice way to put it
ahhhh meant to say the Yanks WON’T ever have a top 5 pick…..
Tar August 31st, 2012 at 9:26 pm
“There isn’t anyone else, other than Cano, who opposing managers are afraid of.”
J Alfred
Didn’t the captain get an IBB walk the other day?
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Tar, our boy
is nonpareil, but he’s not a mid-order bat. Robi I think has been even less disciplined than his first inclination because he does not get much to hit. That probably gets compounded by hearing managers say “the guy you worry about is Cano” and then he helps out the pitcher. It’s arctic, in the middle of the order, these days.
Cito Culver was a reach, has turned out to be a complete bust and needs to be converted to a pitcher ASAP. It’s over for him as a position player.
Didn’t Kuroda crap the bed in his last start also with a 3 run HR in the 1st?
Both on 5 days rest, not 4?
Why is it so hard to figure out?
blake-
I try to be positive on guys for a little while since nobody really knows how guys will progress but even as a late 1st round pick that seems like a waste. Every system I look at seems to have some 20 year old pushing toward AAA.
Rapada turns into Chuck Knobloach any time he has to throw to a base
Heard earlier that Kevin Goldstein has been named Director of Scouting of the Houston Astros.
I have officially now heard everything.
I see cervelli will be back tomorrow.. What about Nunez? A righty with some speed? Earth to cashman, we need that desperately!!!
all reports suggest Culver is a great defender….he just can’t hit a lick.
Why is Lowe still on this roster?
Tyler, the Yanks are in 1st place and went the entire season without the best closer in baseball. They also lost great pitching at different stretches, and their 3B, who is still an important part of this team. And now they’re without their 1B. And the lost their LF early on. And DRob for a long time. And Joba.
I think they did an amazing job to get where they got.
As the ducks come back to the pond, things will ease up.
“Heard earlier that Kevin Goldstein has been named Director of Scouting of the Houston Astros.”
that’s going to seriously cut into his tweeting time
No team is whole right now though.
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Tyler
altho some think they suck, didn’t the Yanks lose Alex,Tex and Andy.
what other team has lost talent like that?
why are we letting a clown who’s batting 222 with 13 hr’s beat the the yankees tonight? Unreal
blake-
Can we change his last name to “Iglesias” so he is considered a top 100 prospects?
Derek Lowe has been a disaster for the Yanks.
Culver another fantastic pick
Sure, you are excused. Just give it your best effort in the the future to sound a little less like a moron, K?
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…and I thought we were friends, guess you weren’t paying attention…short attention span?
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We can still be friends, I don’t discriminate against the old and senile.
Girardi has to stop using Lowe. He was good his first appearance and has been bad in every inning since that day. It’s like Girardi got a new toy and he is obsessed with using it even though he isn’t working right.
JAP,
That’s not quite correct. He has been named their Pro Scouting Coordinator.
I am incredibly annoyed that the Yankees have let Mark Reynolds dominate this baseball game.
“Both on 5 days rest, not 4?
Why is it so hard to figure out?”
It isn’t. Pitchers are such creatures of habit.
mick-
As much as we hate them the Red Sox lost quite a bit. The Rays losing Longoria was a huge blow to them. Rangers rotation was pounded… Feliz and Lewis out for the year. I agree the Yanks can do it… i just hope it’s not too late.
Lowe is clearly an embedded Red Sock.
J alfred
I agree re: mid order bat.
Not only does Cano try to do much, but i see it with Swish as well. Ale x is worth more to this team than any statistic might indicate.
“Can we change his last name to “Iglesias” so he is considered a top 100 prospects?”
pretty much the same player sounds like…..
Sorry, that’s pro scouting coordinator for Goldstein. Still…
trisha-
I agree with you and trust me I’m not rooting for failure. I just hope it’s not too late when those guys get back because these other teams aren’t going away. Also, I remember A-Rod as a .270 hitter with average power. I’m not sure he makes the impact some think he will.
It isn’t. Pitchers are such creatures of habit.
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Some are saying it’s not Kuroda’s fault.
I say you can’t keep giving up 3 run HR’s in the 1st and expect to win.
Tar,
Agree. Getting Alex back is crucial, even diminished Alex.
the sinker hasn’t sunk since that first outing…..of course it doesn’t matter cause there was no way the Yanks were going to score anyway.
Lowe is batting practice. Obviously Girardi gave up on this game…
Crap
I have a list of players that I just don’t want to see on the field: Derek Lowe and Andruw Jones are at the top of it.
Don’t think there can be much argument that the Os are a more complete team than the Yanks right now. They’ve dominated this game from start to finish. Their lineup has more depth, their pen has been great and their rotation has surpassed all expectations. If we had a healthy ARod and Tex playing then it might be a different story, but we don’t.
This trend is likely to continue next year and unlike the Red Sox, Cashman isn’t going to be able to shed enough payroll to do anything significant about it. You can unload Grandy and Swish but be careful what you wish for because you have to replace them with someone better.
You can only go so far by picking up other people’s castoffs – as Derek Lowe is demonstrating right now.
As much as we hate them the Red Sox lost quite a bit. The Rays losing Longoria was a huge blow to them.
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tyler-
then why aren’t they in 1st place like us?
“Some are saying it’s not Kuroda’s fault.
I say you can’t keep giving up 3 run HR’s in the 1st and expect to win.”
I agree with you mick. As I have shown throughout the season, statistically the most successful teams are the ones with the best ERA, not the ones with the best offense.
theREALkevin August 31st, 2012 at 9:36 pm
JAP,
That’s not quite correct. He has been named their Pro Scouting Coordinator.
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Yeah, I just saw that. Still boggles my mind. I have nothing against Goldstein, I just don’t think he’s particularly baseball smart. I guess the Astros disagree.
Kuroda gave up the 3 run homer in the 2nd inning. Wasn’t the first.
kev – still early in the game.
The goal is to get those 2 runs back so it’s only a 4 run loss like it should have been.
Kuroda gave up the 3 run homer in the 2nd inning. Wasn’t the first.
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My theory still stands.
(substance)
Maybe we can clone Cano 9 times?
To those that think that Kuroda pitched badly, he only made two mistakes. The problem is when you don’t have an offense, there is little margin for error. 8 ip and 4 ER is a win on most nights. And this is not a slump. This is an offense that lacks punch, to some degree because of injuries, but at the same time it has to do with age and decline. Not to mention poor situational approach. Those Grandy and Swisher at bats were vintage.
I agree J Al they should give a shot to Adams.
if the score holds up it’s a very respectable loss. yankees should be very pround they didn’t get blown out by like 13 or 14 runs. good effort from the home town team
mick-
Give it another 2 weeks and they might be in 1st place at this rate. Look, I’m not arguing that the Yanks are a very good team when healthy and playing well. But they are trending downward right now and it’ s getting late in the season. Who knows if Tex will fully recover this year from his wrist issue… Bautista hasn’t recovered from a pretty similar injury. I’m just not comfortable putting the savior tag on a returning Pettite and A-Rod. A lot of people were complaining about A-Rod before he was hurt anyway.
I am now only about 75% sure that the Yankees can score 3 runs in this series.
Wow, I’m stunned that Matusz is in the pen. There was a kid with amazing promise as a starter.
Nice play at the plate to end the game the Jays/Rays game
Kuroda did not do his job tonight.
Gonzalez did.
that’s going to seriously cut into his tweeting time
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And he’s good at that. He strikes me as a personality type. I find him entertaining and likeable to listen to, but his observations just strike me as generic.
tyler – the killer is that Arod had turned things around and was starting to slam the ball when he was hurt.
Is it fair to put that much on Arod to come and.save the day? He’s 37 yrs old, past his prime, and is coming off a wrist injury
Kuroda pitched fine….8 ip and 4 runs should win you most games if your team can hit at all. He could have went all 9 if he needed to.
“Kuroda did not do his job tonight.
Gonzalez did.
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You get it.
Give it another 2 weeks and they might be in 1st place at this rate.
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OK Tyler, you win…at least they’re not guzzling chicken and beer.
trisha-
I hope he comes back and hits well or at least provides a spark. I’m just staying guarded against disappointment if he doesn’t.
“And he’s good at that. He strikes me as a personality type. I find him entertaining and likeable to listen to, but his observations just strike me as generic.”
I listen to him on the radio when he’s on….doesn’t really strike me as all that insightful to be honest….seems like a nice guy though….
If they kept the O’s at 4 runs they would have to used their closer. But of course Girardi wasn’t thinking about that when he brought in batting practice Lowe. I hate when it’s obvious that Girardi is giving up on a game.
Blake-
You’re right.
On most night’s.
But not tonight.
pretty much the same player sounds like…..
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Cito is a worse defender though :<
I didn’t think we were going to sweep the O’s. I really didn’t.
So we switch off games. We take tomorrow and Sunday (if we don’t win tonight)
i don’t believe it. a garbage run. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
at least Tampa lost
24 of Granderson’s HRs are solo shots.
Solo shot
Boise State up 13-10 over Michigan State at the half….. they do it every year no matter who is at quarterback and who is drafted to the pros….
Can Chris Petersen manage the Yanks?
Seis mas!
Granderson just got his hit for the week. Now he can go back to swinging and missing on every swing.
tyler – not a bad thing to do.
The Astros could beat us now with Roger the child sex offender and cheater on the bump.
JAP,
I’m not familiar with Goldstein’s work so I’ll take your word for it. All I know is that he was with Baseball Prospectus but I have to admit I wasn’t stoked about him upon just hearing that alone.
I’m pretty familiar with the Astros and they are in complete disarray right now. Traded everyone, replaced their scouting director, fired the manager, and now there were more moves today. I think they are just bringing in nearly everyone they know or are getting good internal recommendations about. At some point, man, doesn’t Luhnow have to trust himself more instead of having like a thousand new voices? Anyhow, let’s hope for their sake it helps turn the team around.
I’m out guys. Later everyone.
“Cito is a worse defender though :<"
I haven't seen him play….but reports are he's pretty darn good….both are all glove SS's
“Seis mas!”
luis August 31st, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Maybe we can clone Cano 9 times?
To those that think that Kuroda pitched badly, he only made two mistakes. The problem is when you don’t have an offense, there is little margin for error. 8 ip and 4 ER is a win on most nights. And this is not a slump. This is an offense that lacks punch, to some degree because of injuries, but at the same time it has to do with age and decline. Not to mention poor situational approach. Those Grandy and Swisher at bats were vintage.
I agree J Al they should give a shot to Adams.
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there he is!
Hey, hermano, que pasa? Grandy breaks the shutout. Cloning Cano sounds promising. Just hope he doesn’t get busted, in which case, your 1-9 hitters would all be serving bans at the same time.
24 of Granderson’s HRs are solo shots.
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How many when batting 2nd?
Awful game.
well bless your heart Grandy….
Maybe Nunez and Cervelli can provide a little energy once they are here.
Gotta win tomorrow.
I have tickets to see SWB. Just don’t have the energy or desire.
Against
I’m not thinking that Alex is going to come back and be a Savior. But I am hoping that the whole line-up will have a much different dynamic than it does now. In other words I think he’s going to make everybody around him better.
Take two of three and we gain a game….make lemonade out of lemons
Cito is a worse defender though
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Smh what were they thinking with that pick
“at least Tampa lost”
Yes.
Congrats jmills! And thank you!!!
Sad.
When did Mark Reynolds turn into Mark Teixeira?
“Take two of three and we gain a game….make lemonade out of lemons”
There you go! I’m signing up for that Straw!
Onward and upward!!!
Trisha-
I hope the Mission Impossible Man can carry the load.
I haven’t seen him play….but reports are he’s pretty darn good….both are all glove SS’s
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Yea but Jose Iglesias atleast has the distinction of being like the best SS on defense in the minors. I don’t think Cito is on his level. I do wish Cito would hit… even a little bit, because reports are that he will stick at SS if he stays a position player
Hopefully he does make everyone better. I just hope some fans aren’t expecting him to be the old Alex
Ugly. Kuroda was decent. The offense is still absent. Tomorrow they have the weak side of their offense playing. Great.
New thread —>
Day game after a night game, Cervelli?
“Trisha-
I hope the Mission Impossible Man can carry the load.”
I believe he can. And Chen has had a few stinkers lately. So he’s due.
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“Day game after a night game, Cervelli?”
That would be cute!
Cito made a nice play in the hole and then made one practically behind 3B the time I saw him play live. He looked like a promising defender and pretty polished. If anyone goes to see Trenton or SWB or SI, they know how subpar the middle IF are. Cito’s bat apparently has been stagnating. That’s his problem, apparently, not his glove.
Hi all Dave here first time posting (on Penny James account) When do you think people will realize that this team teally doesnt have a good offense? Aside from monster power they are lackluster and hard to watch. I love homers but we cant have 6 out of 9 players hitting below .260 with above avg power and expect to have fire.
I think we can still go all the way this year if we get hot at the right time but still we need serious changes. Get some life into this team somehow! Not sure how though.