Game 159: Yankees at Blue Jays
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Sep 30, 2012 
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YANKEES (91-67)
Derek Jeter SS
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher 1B
Curtis Granderson CF
Raul Ibanez LF
Russell Martin C
Eric Chavez DH
RHP Phil Hughes (16-13, 4.10)
Hughes vs. Blue Jays
BLUE JAYS (70-88)
Brett Lawrie 3B
Rajai Davis LF
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Yunel Escobar SS
Adam Lind 1B
Moises Sierra RF
J.P. Arencibia C
Adeiny Hechavarria 2B
Anthony Gose CF
RHP Henderson Alvarez (9-14, 4.91)
Alvarez vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 1:07 p.m., YES Network
WEATHER: Rainy outside so the roof is closed.
UMPIRES: HP Laz Diaz, 1B Tim Welke, 2B Paul Schrieber, 3B Mike Everitt
MAGIC NUMBERS: To make the playoffs: 2. To win the American League East: 5.
WRAPPING UP: The Yankees are 32-18 in series finales and?have won their last five on the road.
HEATING UP: Robinson Cano has collected 12 hits in his last 19 at-bats (.632 average) over his last five games. The five consecutive multi-hit games matches his season-long stretch (also June 30 through July 4) and ties for the third-longest such streak of his career. He is batting .337 (69-for-205) with 16 doubles and 11 home runs in day games this season.
MOVING UP: Derek Jeter needs three more runs to reach 100 for the season. It would be his 14th season of at least 100 runs, breaking a tie with Lou Gehrig, Rickey Henderson and Alex Rodriguez for the second-most all-time behind Hank Aaron. … Alex Rodriguez is one RBI away from tying Stan Musial for the fifth-most RBI all-time. … If Jeter can manage 15 hits in these last four games he would move into a tie with Eddie Collins for the ninth-most hits all-time. Of course, that would be a fairly epic set of four games.
UPDATE, 2:00 p.m.: Had to watch a lot of these first few innings in front of a TV while I dealt with some random travel stuff, but the reality doesn’t really change whether on television or in person. The Yankees are down 2-1 while still playing one of the worst teams in the league. Big homer by Chavez, great catch by Ichiro, but the Yankees just need to win in whatever way possible.
UPDATE, 2:17 p.m.: Hughes has retired seven straight.
UPDATE, 2:25 p.m.: Think Hughes could have gotten out of the way of that linedrive if he weren’t wearing that absurd mustache?
UPDATE, 2:27 p.m.: Two-run homer by Lawrie and it’s a 4-1 lead for the Blue Jays.
UPDATE, 2:37 p.m.: Massive letdown of a start for Hughes, who leaves witha 5-1 deficit after three straight two-out singles in the fifth. Derek Lowe is in here with runners at the corners. Up to him to quiet the Jays and give the Yankees offense a chance to do something. Hard not to notice that the out-of-town scoreboard shows the Orioles winning right now.
UPDATE, 3:05 p.m.: Leadoff pinch hit single by Nunez with the score 5-2 in the seventh. Jeter follows with a ground-rule double — his second hit of the day — and the Yankees have something brewing here. Of course, they had a lot of things brewing last night…
UPDATE, 3:07 p.m.: Sac fly by Ichiro and it’s 5-3 Blue Jays.
UPDATE, 3:18 p.m.: Cano sneaks an RBI double just past the first baseman and it’s now a one-run game. Yankees are showing some fight in this inning.
UPDATE, 3:24 p.m.: Good luck: Wild pitch lets the tying run score. Bad luck: Swisher ropes a line drive, but a diving catch turns into an inning-ending double play. Unreal. It’s 5-5.
UPDATE, 3:41 p.m.: Boone Logan gets through the seventh with the game still tied.
UPDATE, 3:45 p.m.: Ibanez singles off the lefty — no sense pinch hitting because the Blue Jays had a right-hander loose — and there are runners at first and second with no outs in the eighth. Huge opportunity for the Yankees with Martin coming to the plate.
UPDATE, 3:50 p.m.: Deep sac fly by Nunez and it’s a 6-5 Yankees lead. This would be a big win ona day when it seemed they might completely fold.
UPDATE, 3:53 p.m.: Either a steal attempt or a hit-and-run. Either way, pinch runner Gardner was off with the pitch, letting him score from second on the single by Jeter. It’s now 7-5.
UPDATE, 4:14 p.m.: Bases-loaded single by Granderson and the lead is up to 9-5. Dickerson is going to hit for Gardner.
No one comes since they suck?
Joba – ” no one comes since they suck?”
I can’t lay comment,…I’m an hour away today.
Go Yanks – - – -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D-QD_HIfjA
I hope Jeter appreciated the 0.25 days off he got yesterday by DHing the first 5 innings, I’m sure that extra rest will come in handy in the playoffs.
Hi MG! I have to apologize for my jumping on Sprinsteen the other night – wasn’t fair, right or anything to the extent – just showed I can be an as# and the remnant of a prog rock snob.
Sorry
Strikeout number 1 for the man with 3.7 K/9 on the season.
Sorry, ” Springsteen.”
that was a great swing by Arod, he almost got the bat on the ball
Arod!
As expected
He got it out of the infield, that’s great progress, Alex
Unbearable—Kay & Leiter!!!! Dumb ‘n Dumber——-
Arod and Cano need some patience at the plate. Those were 2 dreadful at bats.
Five more years of regular play due to his salary. Can’t wait to see him continue to be beaten by every fastball at or above his belt.
Davis the future hall of famer with a hit. You have to be kidding me.
Don’t think Hughes is going to get his ERA under 4 today…
The Jays are always a bad matchup for Hughes. Too many hanging pitches and fastballs against a fastball hitting team. Not a good start at all.
that baby stache has to go….it’s bad mojo
Hughes needs to lose that mustache before he goes out there for the second inning.
I still don’t want Yunel on my team. We’d all be out of a job for what he did.
Laz Diaz is in the bottom 1/3 of Umpires. He is awful and has an attitude.
I was just thinking the same thing about the mustache.
Hughes picked a bad day to not have his good stuff, he isn’t locating well at all.
Of course, Kay, who is enamored with anything above 95 no matter where it is, called a 94 fastball a foot outside a good Hughes fastball.
The Yankees need a professional play by play guy, this is stupid.
somebody get Hughes a razor
Hughes=Choke
Welcome to the wild card.
Hughes is an ace. The Yankees are on fire!
Too many hanging pitches from Hughes. Girardi needs to get Lowe up very soon. Hughes doesn’t have it.
Is Pettitte gonna be ready to go against Oakland in the wild card?
can we score 2 runs?
this is a day where Binder Boy needs the quick hook with Hughes because he isn’t throwing well, not in Minnesota when he had just struck out a guy with a good fastball.
he’s throwing that slider an awful lot now….
See ya in the one game playoff – - – -Yanks should configure their starters – C.C. though does not do great on extra rest – would rather him start in the one game playoff against the A’s.
like every pitch…..establish your fastball Phil…
blake September 30th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
can we score 2 runs?
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I think they’re going to need a few more.
I hope Girardi doesn’t go too long with Hughes that it costs them the game. It’s obvious that his command/stuff is garbage and he shouldn’t get the leash that Kuroda or CC does. There are no inbetweens with him he is either very good or terrible.
Too early to tell, but the Yanks have only themselves to blame if they blow this because they lost three of four to the last place Jays. Save yourself some postseason embarrassment if you can’t beat Toronto at least for two games in a 4 game series.
blake September 30th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
can we score 2 runs?
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We only have 6 innings to get the lead!!
If two more fly by without results I’ll start shuffling closer to the edge…
could have been worse….Yanks need to score some runs and Hughes needs to come out commanding his fastball and pitching off it in the 2nd inning….he can’t pitch backwards
CC looked great his start before last with something like 6 days rest. I think it is good for him at this point.
blake September 30th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
he’s throwing that slider an awful lot now….
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it’s his best pitch so far today, the fastball wasn’t good at all in the 1st inning.
Of course, Romero pitched worse than that yesterday and the Jays won the game, let’s see if the Yankees have some fight in them.
Hopefully the Jays have reversed roles with the Yanks today…score a couple early, and mail it in from there.
“it’s his best pitch so far today, the fastball wasn’t good at all in the 1st inning.”
yea but he’s got to find that or it’s going to be a short day. Phil can’t abandon his fastball in the first inning and start throwing sliders every pitch…..it just won’t work for him long.
Showalter is licking his chops.The rest of the country is ready to pounce. And the Yankees need to put up a fight, starting now, to make them all suck it.
Strikeout #2
18 outs left to do some damage…
F*ck. 17.
I’m hoping Martin finishes with a higher BA than Grandy.
Watch now this AAA guy will dominate. I hope the offense doesn’t start looking like the offense that we see in October for the last 4 games. No patience and everyone trying to do too much. It looks like it so far in this game.
Curtis Erson with another quick out. This guy is pathetic. Starting to hate him and its a shame because seems like a good guy.
This team picked a bad time to play awful.
Two runs is a mountain. Losses and diminishing trade value of many players. Great combination.
Per Kay. “Alvarez doesn’t strike out many”. Maybe because he doesn’t face this lineup often. They make him look like Koufax!
maybe we can get a walk and somebody will hit one out.
Do you pitch C.C. on three days rest for the one game playoff on Friday??? (assuming Yanks beat out Tampa and Angels for the last spot)
Raul smoked that one……Olay!
The Yanks sure picked a bad time to go into yet another of their cold offensive streaks
When did Curtis Granderson turn into Rob Deer AKA Dave Kingman?
The Return of Stoneburner September 30th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Do you pitch C.C. on three days rest for the one game playoff on Friday??? (assuming Yanks beat out Tampa and Angels for the last spot)
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Nope. That would be Pettitte.
Never before have so many 5 ERA pitchers looked so clutch as this series in Canada.
Is Curtis even batting over .200 since the ASB?
Can’t wait for the Yanks to say how their destiny is in their hands. Wrong. Again we are left hoping for a Baltimore loss at the hands of a terrible Boston team. Of course, once the Sox get to face the Yankees, they will play better
Ha!
Captain Clutch says:
September 30, 2012 at 1:23 pm
The Jays are always a bad matchup for Hughes. Too many hanging pitches and fastballs against a fastball hitting team. Not a good start at all
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Doesn’t help that they’ve seen him 6 times this year.
Lowe better be warming up right now. They can’t fall behind much more with the Yanks offense struggling. Girardi has no feel for when a pitcher is done. But today he need to use his eyes and get a feel.
hughes sucks, apparently.
they might lose the series to sux.
jacksquat September 30th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
The Return of Stoneburner September 30th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Do you pitch C.C. on three days rest for the one game playoff on Friday??? (assuming Yanks beat out Tampa and Angels for the last spot)
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Nope. That would be Pettitte.
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But what about C.C.’s domination of the A’s???
Laz Diaz yelling at Yankee bench. Maybe he’ll be our savior and toss Binder Boy!
lol, walks the no.9 hitter.
Hughes shouldn’t pitch for Yankees next season
The way I see it the Yankees really only have 2 problems, 1 . Their pitchers make everyone look like Pete Rose, and 2. Their hitters make medicare pitchers look like Sandy Koufax…
Alverez can be electric, but is given to the blow up inning, so will be interesting to see what happens.
Gose can run like crazy
Why can’t Hughes ever get an umpire like yesterday?
Get Lowe ready….
Grandy in August, .196. Grandy in September, .174. Best month was April at .262 and 8 HR, and *only* 25 strikeouts. What we wouldn’t give for that below average average right now.
You can hang a coat on Hughes’ curve today.
2 run double next?
Wow, the Jays are looking great getting ready for the postseason. Wish my Yanks had this amazing active offense!
Laz is one handsome character.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/officia.....sp?id=2332
Again, walking this Gose guy is hurting.
Make the guy hit the ball. He hasn’t proved he can hit major league pitching.
got lucky here
wow they got
Willie MaysDavis out.Hughes isn’t going to last much longer. Before you know it it’s going to be 5-0. The offense needs to wake up.
Oh-oh, N. McLouth homered to deep left center. 1-0, O’s
O’s up 1-0 already.
Took Baltimore one batter in the home half to take the lead.
Go Chavez!!!
Grandy in August, .196. Grandy in September, .174. Best month was April at .262 and 8 HR, and *only* 25 strikeouts. What we wouldn’t give for that below average average right now.
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Wow. He has been awful but those numbers are simply unacceptable! A rookie can give you soooo much more! Pathetic for Erson.
Encarnacion’s continued output without Bautista has been impressive – smart 3 year 27 mill contract by AA ( I think with a fourth year option )
Hurt on alvarez – good experience time
there’s one. Next!
We needed a walk before that homer.
Home Run! we scored!
Derek can’t buy a hit the last week or so…..
Must be fun to be an O’s fan right now. They never seem to be out of a game, always find a guy to homer and grab a lead and really are on a magical season. The Yanks are old…
Chavez to the binder: don’t bat me ninth.
Nate McLouth is just awful….it’s so annoying seeing guys like him keep hitting homers for Baltimore.
Offense better get it together soon because Phil doesn’t have it. Pitch location, pitch calling, pitch decision, all lacking.
Need some more than solo homers but it’s a start.
Looks like we get Buchholz, Lester, DiceK going against CC, Nova and Kuroda. in the Red Sox finale.
2-0 Baltimore
O’s 3 – Sox 0 – your AL East Division Champs – congrats Baltimore – welcome back to the playoffs – - – -
3-0 Orioles.
Must be having a flashback. Arod with a hit?
3-0 Baltimore
I remember when the Yanks were a scoring machine like this… Nostalgia…
Did anyone really think that the Sox were going to show a pulse against the O’s? I guarantee against the Yanks they will play like it’s the World Series.
Baltimore is doing what a good team does in September. The Yankees are doing what bad teams do. It’s up to show they are good enough.
More experience for Alvarez
O’s 3 – Sox 0 – your AL East Division Champs – congrats Baltimore – welcome back to the playoffs – – – -
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Just me, but for a guy who spazzed out this winter based on the “overreaction” to the Montero trade, it seems pretty hypocritical to be calling the Orioles the AL East champs right now.
Don’t have much business calling out other people’s fandom if you’re gonna do that.
O’s with three in the first off Zack “Cy Young” Stewart. What a concept, beat up on a sh*tty pitcher!
Jays are trying to help us out again.
Can we take advantage??
If not, at least we don’t get our hopes up for a big postseason.
Someone slow my third baseman down a bit – no energy drinks or attempts at Rose
Terrible at bat by Swisher. Not a surprise at all but there was nothing that he could do with that pitch. These guys are dreadful with risp. But we saw it all season so I shouldn’t be surprised.
Let’s face it. This team is going nowhere, even if they make the postseason.
Swisher should have not swing. Alvarez was all discombobulated…coulda worked a walk
Nope.
The Yanks score with nobody on, get people on base and are sure to drive nobody home. This team needs to be revamped immediately. So many sure outs its ridiculous.
LGY September 30th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
O’s 3 – Sox 0 – your AL East Division Champs – congrats Baltimore – welcome back to the playoffs – – – -
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Just me, but for a guy who spazzed out this winter based on the “overreaction” to the Montero trade, it seems pretty hypocritical to be calling the Orioles the AL East champs right now.
Don’t have much business calling out other people’s fandom if you’re gonna do that.
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It is not overreaction if it is true – - – -writing was on the wall yesterday – you cannot split with the Jays and hope to win the division – and O’s hold the tiebreaker with a better AL East division records – they are in the driver’s seat – - – -
Unreal catch
Ichiro!
The bad with the good: amazing play by Ichiro!
What a play!
Game turning catch?
And that is why I put Ichiro in RF today.
I’m a genius.
WOW Amazing play by Ichiro….
that was an unreal play…..I didn’t think there was a prayer he was catching that.
It’s not helping that the Red Sox have Kevin Millar, Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski in their lineup against Baltimore.
Them, Pedroia, Ellsbury, and the PawSox.
Plus – it is not like I am selling my season tickets – just tipping my hat – season is not over – just hopefully have a one game playoff on Friday – being more realistic than anything – if the Yanks somehow prove me wrong – great I would be thrilled – but I am not just physically going to Yankees games in May just to see Montero bat – which to me is disgusting – - – -
that is one of the greatest catches I’ve ever seen by Ichiro…
It is not overreaction if it is true – – – -writing was on the wall yesterday – you cannot split with the Jays and hope to win the division – and O’s hold the tiebreaker with a better AL East division records – they are in the driver’s seat – – – -
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It’s true? That’s funny. I guess the rest of today’s game and the Boston series don’t count.
Good thing Jones isn’t in the outfield today. The outfielders are going to have to be good today with all of the meatballs hit.
Ichiro is one of the few guys who seems loose in this stretch run.
Nice job.
Can’t wait to pass Stoneburner’s posts over to my friend, the graduate pysch student
The Yankees have no answer for the Maddon shift becaause they either refuse to or cannot hit the ball the other way. Now the O’s and Toronto are using it and I suspect we’ll see it against the Red Sox, especially with Tex hitting from the left side.
Let’s hope that Ichiro’s amazing catch will not have been in vain!
If there has been a must win this season, this is the game. Baltimore is cruising to another win. We must, MUST make sure the worst that happens today is we are still tied to them in the East. WE MUST WIN. NOW!
Unreal seeing the division slipping away… Is there a chance the Yanks miss the wildcard. Seems like alot of teams are on the doorstep.
LGY September 30th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
It is not overreaction if it is true – – – -writing was on the wall yesterday – you cannot split with the Jays and hope to win the division – and O’s hold the tiebreaker with a better AL East division records – they are in the driver’s seat – – – -
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It’s true? That’s funny. I guess the rest of today’s game and the Boston series don’t count.
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Probably don’t at the rate this is going – and not it is not funny – if you are not disappointed over the play really since Tuesday and the miss opportunities – but you are bitter over a January 13 trade – you have your priorities wrong – imo – - – -
Erson with another out. The guy is on fire with those outs!
LGY September 30th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Can’t wait to pass Stoneburner’s posts over to my friend, the graduate pysch student
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Don’t worry – I already did that along with the other posts to psychiatrist MD – she had interesting things about “fandom” to say – I will try to upload it to my blog – it is just a two or three page memo – - – -
Kay is giving me a headache with all of these updates. We get the point the Yanks need to win…Shut up already.
.225 average for Curtis Granderson… Just WOW
Good. We’re past the sucking vacuum cleaner in the lineup called Curtis.
its interesting how hard Martin swings with 2 strikes…..
If every team hit like the Yankees, this would be a pitchers league. Its amazing how weak is their offensive punch.
Joel Sherman ?@Joelsherman1
Alvarez thru 4IP: 55 pitches, 54 fastballs, 1 slider. Um, #Yankees might want to sit on fastballs. #Bluejays
Erik Boland ?@eboland11
Henderson Alvarez, 9-14 with a 4.91 ERA coming in, just throwing fastball after fastball, daring the Yankees to hit it
HUGE GAME…somebody let the Yankees know!
good pitch by Hughes….he’s pitching better…hope it’s not for nothing.
Hughes is settling in, that was a good fastball for the K…
Would be much less pain enduring another loss to an awful team if Kay would shut the f up!
“painful”
its interesting how hard Martin swings with 2 strikes…..
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But that wouldn’t have anything to do with his .210 batting average.
“Hughes is settling in, that was a good fastball for the K…”
Unfortunately he didn’t get the memo that he must pitch a shutout to have any chance with his team’s lineup.
blake September 30th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Erik Boland ?@eboland11
Henderson Alvarez, 9-14 with a 4.91 ERA coming in, just throwing fastball after fastball, daring the Yankees to hit it
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I play this game with my 4 year old nephew where I’m the Kiss Monster (I put him in a headlock and give him kisses while muttering the tune of I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night between them)… The Kiss Monster gets ALL the kisses.
I wish the Yankees had a Hits Monster that got ALL the hits.
What a wretched group of hitters. I really wish they could hit a button and blow this team up next season.
The only one’s who deserve to be back are Jeter & Cano.
The Swisher/Granderson era can’t end soon enough for me.
If we win the division it’ll be because we somehow back into it because Tampa beats the O’s.
Cashman did nothing to help this team once the bats went flaccid. Nothing. Ichiro was an owner driven deal. His big move was getting Carlos Lee who didn’t want to come here like that was the bat this lineup was missing.
I’m sick of watching group. The only at bats I have a sliver of hope for are Jeter, Ichiro, Cano and Chavez.
And Arod better get used to the boo’s for the next 5 years. He got a monster deal with PED’s and will be stealing from the Yankees from here forward. If he has any shred of decency he’ll retire.
I actually think we’re going to watch the Red Sox beat us up the last 3 games and maybe knock us out of the playoffs before it’s all said and done. Our pitchers could throw shutouts and we’d lose with this group.
We take guys with 5.00 ERA’s and make them look like Greg Maddux.
None of my reverse jinxes have worked – - – -
hey guys….hint….a fastball is coming most likely
“Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic.”
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What Yankee current said this ?
Ricardo, admittedly my team aint great, but its still baseball and as a kid it was fantastic to get a team.
O’s 4, Sox 0
These constant Oriole updates are awful…. I am still in disbelief that our season has come to this.
But this team has been thoroughly average for most of the year on both sides of the ball.
Blake-
Hughes has only one groundout thru 4 innings. I think the Yankees will need at least 4 more runs today to have a chance to win Phil at 68 pitches.
ARod
Maybe Arsmada will see it come up on his Twitter feed and let the other guys know… (that one was for you mick!)
I’d rather lose the division than tie and potentially have to play both a division playoff game on Thursday and then possibly a WC playoff on Friday, just to make it to the regular playoffs.
There we go – Captain starting something – - – -
Blake- there’s your Jeter hit
looked like Jeter hit a cutter or something there….they have hit some hard balls right at people….I certainly hope some start falling.
Ricardo, admittedly my team aint great, but its still baseball and as a kid it was fantastic to get a team.
JM, no offense intended, just frustration with this $200 million dollar team that can’t buy a clutch hit in a pennant race.
Stone,
No body rooting but you and me. Go Ichi, rats. Go, Robbiie!
Shame-
Darvish 4, Greinke 1
Price 2, Quintana 0
Saunders 4, Stewart 0
Is that better?
What a wretched group of hitters. I really wish they could hit a button and blow this team up next season.
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To some extent it will happen…Swish is gone and probably granderson will be traded…But I think they need to start rebuilding somewhere else
What is wrong with Arod’s swing? He keeps pulling off the ball and can’t drive it .
Wow. The Os deserve it.
lol, can arod get a hit again in the rest of season?
Ricardo, I knew you weren’t being nasty!
Both our teams are going to have to spend this off season.
Some people would probably find it disgusting, to use Stoneburner’s word, to concede the division in which the Yankees are tied with 3.5 games to play. Very panicky and defeatist mindset.
Just saying. Probably shouldn’t have a borderline psychotic breakdown based on other people’s fandom if you have issues with how you view the team yourself.
Guys… not trying to hit the panic button or anything here but I’m pretty sure we only have 6 more outs to win this game.
*sigh* This team makes my heart hurt.
Should there be a tie for the Eastern Division title, the Orioles hold the tie breaker and would have home field advantage over the Yankees by virtue of a better record within their division. They also hold the tie breaker over the Tampa Bay Rays by virtue of a better head to head record (9-6), but there are three games left to play in Tampa.
Jeezus it’s like watching a car wreck in fast motion over and over.
Can we just give A-Rod away with tens of millions attached?
make an adjustment guys….he’s throwing like 90% fastballs….start early and hammer then. They are starting to time him a little better….hopefully they can do some damage before its too late.
yanks lose this game and the sux series.
LGY September 30th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Some people would probably find it disgusting, to use Stoneburner’s word, to concede the division in which the Yankees are tied with 3.5 games to play. Very panicky and defeatist mindset.
Just saying. Probably shouldn’t have a borderline psychotic breakdown based on other people’s fandom if you have issues with how you view the team yourself.
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Get a clue – it is called a reverse jinx – - – - geez – - – -
If the Yanks lose, but Angels lose their double header, do we still clinch?
The Return of Stoneburner September 30th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
ARod
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If you’re answering the question, you’re correct !
Wish there was a way to end the A-Rod Era, one that should’ve never started, but that is water soooo under the bridge. But that contract, unreal when he still was productive, right now is a crime against humanity.
“What is wrong with Arod’s swing? He keeps pulling off the ball and can’t drive it .”
I think the answer to that question is patently obvious. Three letters that rhyme wiht LED.
how can Arod be so far behind a fastball when all the has done is throw fastballs?
At least he hit a soft liner to SS and has a basehit, I guess that’s a step up from 2 walks being a good day.
I really can’t belive that they are getting shut down by this garbage pitcher. It’s really hard to believe that this offense has struggled all season.
“If the Yanks lose, but Angels lose their double header, do we still clinch?”
the WC yes….we do not want the WC
4 NYY September 30th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
The Return of Stoneburner September 30th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
ARod
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If you’re answering the question, you’re correct !
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I confess – I cheated – I thought for a second it was a Yogism – but when you mentioned it was a current Yankees – I just had to google it – apologies – - – - -
Blake, I think you’re right, Alan Ashby comments a good deal that Alvarez needs to mix things up.
Lol, thanks Trader… It is nice to remember other clubs are playing.
tom – I’m still rooting, I’m just cradling a bottle of wine and hiding my eyes while I do mine lol. We’ve just looked so bad these last couple series. I hope we can win this one… I really, really do.
I wish we could rotate through the AL central every now and then so we could win like 87games and go straight to the ALDS
This is the key inning for Hughes to keep it at 2-1
Shizer – - – -
that was on a tee…..hanger big time.
Game over. Season over.
hey guys! Crazy busy these last couple of weeks, i’ve been watching or listening to the games at work and haven’t been here.
Let’s Go Yankees!
(can arod really be as done as he looks this pennant race?)
And as I say that… I see this. And these tears taste salty.
That’s probably the game. You knew sooner or later the Jays were going to reach the seats. Every batter hit deep balls and it was coming. Terrible job by Hughes.
the slider is a better pitcher than his cutter…..but Hughes has fallen for it just the same….Phil has scratched I heart cutter off the front of his notebook and replaced it with I heart Slider.
I thought yesterday was the most frustrating game I’ve seen all season, and then today comes along.
Is this team kidding me? This is utterly pathetic. The entire stadium should stand and Boo LOUDLY tomorrow night when the Yanks take the field. This is an embarrassment to every fan that watches each game during the season and pulls for this team. Boone Logan blew a sure-win on Tuesday. Thursday was a loss – nothing you can do, and then yesterday – this team blows another sure-win.
As I type this, Hughes allows a 2-run homer to Lawrie. This game (for all intensive purposes) is over.
Oh ANOTHER O’s update. Great.
Do we need this game tracked throughout the broadcast like this???
“If the Yanks lose, but Angels lose their double header, do we still clinch?”
the WC yes….we do not want the WC
Better pray they can even hang on to the WC at this point!
ZMANINSJ September 30th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Game over. Season over.
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I have tried that – negative reverse jinxes do not work this year – I am left with only hope that Tampa puts the smack down on the O’s and the Yanks beat up on the Sox coming back to good new YS – - – -
bad pitch although Arod would have fouled it back…
Does anyone think they can score 5 runs to win this game? I’ll watch and hope, but I would be shocked.
I should find a better way to spend my afternoon than this masochist practice of expecting a Yankees win.
For the first time this season, I start to believe we will lose the division. This team is awful.
OK, this is it. We’ll see if the offense has any life or crawls meekly tinto the WC game.
Phil flirting with Robin Roberts HR rates, but without the upside.
It’s OK.
We were all holding out hope for the postseason and this will bring our expectations back where they should be.
So, after we lose the wild card play-in game to Oakland, do you stop watching baseball or pick a new team to root for?
Now it’s onto the Wildcard (if that’s possible)
Oh well there is always next year.
They won’t win today and they will drop 2 out of 3 to the Sox. They don’t deserve to go to the playoffs.
Some major changes in the offseason please.
Let go Red Sox …
The Yankees will now have a lot to contemplate flying back to NY if they are in 2nd place.
jmills-
Trade you the Yankees 1,2,3 hitters today for your 1,2,3 hitters.
Get a clue – it is called a reverse jinx – – – – geez – – – -
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You’re so full of it.
Season over.
Book the tee times.
Hughes leaves everything up, so there’s no surprise that balls get crushed.
I think it’s fair to say that the Yanks will be playing a 1 game play off on Thursday. Pettitte better get himself ready. The Rays will give up once they are elminated and the Yanks aren’t good enough to sweep even the terrible Sox. This team has been .500 since the all star break and it shows.
Does anyone think they can score 5 runs to win this game? I’ll watch and hope, but Iwould be shocked.
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Seems like we are the chokers this season. This collapse is amazing.
Unfortunately, we have to play this game as if it was an elimination game. Binder Joe
can’t give up now. One more hit, and Hughes gets pulled. And we better think about
using Robertson for two innings and Soriano for 4-5 batters. Can’t give up another run.
Period.
If they can’t beat a last place team – they don’t deserve to be in the playoffs.
This team sucks. I have to go back a number of years to find a hitter I enjoy watching as little as Granderson at the plate.
I had a terrible feeling about this series. Still infuriated with Girardi for batting Granderson and Jones back to back yesterday.
Congratulation to Bobby Valentine. Your performance this year was the single worst managerial performance I have seen in the last two decades and the only thing you knew how to get right was rolling over for Baltimore to hurt the Yankees.
So your singular accomplishment was losing the right way for three games. Valentine sucks even worse than the Yankees.
I will always be a Yankee fan. have been one for 40 years, but geez, I have really disliked watching this team for most of the past three months. Bad at-bat after bad at-bat, pitching that’s usually not quite good enough. They are, sadly, predictably boring and frustrating, all at the same time.
austinmac September 30th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Does anyone think they can score 5 runs to win this game? I’ll watch and hope, but I would be shocked.
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The fan in me says we can do it, that there’s always a chance.. but the real me that’s watched this team play all season is with you austinmac. I’d be pretty surprised.
That being said, if we can pull it off it could be just the momentum thing we need to get us on track somehow for a playoff run. (I’m ignoring that we’re playing the Toronto Blue Jays right now)
think the dodgers want the rest of the old yankees?
Look at binder boy in the dugout. Such intensity!
the team is so overpaid. the worst is yet to come.
apparently most of them can’t wait offseason break begins.
trader, i think you’d have to give him the 4th hitter in order to get him to take the third hitter.
I think we should put Boonie in
Phil flirting with Robin Roberts HR rates, but without the upside
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Roberts gave up only 1 HR per 9 in his career. Hughes gives up like twice that this season.
That’s it, pull him.
Is it just me, or is Cashman totally culpable? How many years does it take for a GM to see that Phil Hughes just doesn’t have what it takes? Or that Curtis Granderson is Dave Kingman redux? Or that Nick Swisher is someone who can hit only mediocre pitching? There’s a lot of griping about A-Rod, but he’s not really the problem–especially since he was hurt for a long stretch of the season. There are a lot of bums who are more guilty, none more than Cashman. One can’t just expect different results with the same group of (older) lame-o’s.
Unfortunately, we have to play this game as if it was an elimination game. Binder Joe
can’t give up now. One more hit, and Hughes gets pulled. And we better think about
using Robertson for two innings and Soriano for 4-5 batters. Can’t give up another run.
Period.
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Yes, compound this awful loss by shattering your bullpen, as well.
Not even Girardi is as dumb as all that.
LGY September 30th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Get a clue – it is called a reverse jinx – – – – geez – – – -
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You’re so full of it.
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Very classy – - – and ironic that you keep following me around. And yes – it is a reverse jinx you moron – and you fell for it – - – -if it wasn’t – don’t you think I would be telling you so right now that i was right being down 4-1 and things are even worse – - – -
This is the most pathetic team I have ever watched. Lose 4 of 7 to toronto and minnesota. I love the fact that people think boston is a series they will win……they won’t.
The Return of Stoneburner September 30th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
4 NYY September 30th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
The Return of Stoneburner September 30th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
ARod
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If you’re answering the question, you’re correct !
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I confess – I cheated – I thought for a second it was a Yogism – but when you mentioned it was a current Yankees – I just had to google it – apologies – – – – -
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I just came across it on a “10 dumbest athlete quotes of all time.”
Hadn’t seen it before.
“If they can’t beat a last place team – they don’t deserve to be in the playoffs.”
nope….this thing was on a silver platter….they had a lead and we going to Minnesota and Toronto and at the moment it looks like they are going to come away 3-4…. which just isn’t good enough
I love when they show Girardi in the dugout. He looks like he is going to crap his pants with that nervous look on his face. Torre was able to hide every emotion but Girardi can never hide anything.
Does Phil come out for the 6th?
Hughes sucks.
Yankees suck.
Sanchez sucks.
Jets suck.
Wonder how the Giants are going to get on tonight?
Phil wants out. His body language says get me out of here!!!!!
Does our offense?
Does Phil come out for the 6th?
He shouldn’t still be in now.
LGY,
You’re right, Robin went nine innings nearly every start, seemed like.
Dear Phil,
Shave your idiot mustache.
Yanks trail 4 to 1, but for some reason I have more hopes on the Sox, who trail now 5-1. Nah, both are pathetic offensive teams.
I am ashamed and embarrassed to be a Yankees fan
that mustache is horrible….I blame the last few games on it.
How the hell did this team ever have a 10 game division? Could I have been hallucinating?
They will be replacing Hughes with Lowe on an artificial turf. That will go well too.
Joe started the “A” offensive lineup and offensive they have been. I think he’s worried that the FO might very well pay him his last year to take a hike. If you see him using Smiley Jones today, I’m wrong!
Francona, if offered the Indians job, might want to wait a few weeks.
Man…. it’s hard to get mad at Hughes because he’s given them so many good starts this month.. but this is bad news bears right here.
Hughes sucks, really.
ricardo1020 September 30th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
How the hell did this team ever have a 10 game division? Could I have been hallucinating?
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Nahh – injuries – - – -
Quick poll question – who was the last Yankee hitter that was as frustrating to watch at the plate as Granderson?
I’m having a mental block here.
Epic collapse. No other way to put it. They’ll lose this 10 – 2. What a waste of $209 million.
Will somebody wake binder boy?
Why am I not surprised that a pitcher isn’t ready to come into the game now? Girardi has absolutely no feel for when to pull a starting pitcher. In a must win game Girardi allows Hughes to give up a 5th tack on run. He really is a bad manager.
ricardo1020 September 30th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
How the hell did this team ever have a 10 game division? Could I have been hallucinating?
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Interleague play??
Silly to burn the pen now. This game is gone. Should be thinking about the wild-card game we may have to play later this week, providing we can win one game against Boston that is.
I can’t wait to get my pysch friend to write a memo about fans who pretend to put reverse jinxes on a blog.
Should be interesting. Talk about nutjobs!
Hughes should’ve been out of this before that batter.
I’ll give this team the top of this next inning to show me they care. If they don’t score, they are definitely choking. This is embarrassing.
I am not watching….The moment I tune in, the Jays hit one out or get an RBI hit
…. One thing is certain, we are in a world of trouble both in the present and in the future.
Mustaches always reminded me of communism for some reason.
Incidentally, my dad has one…
YT, that’s quite the suggestion. I am looking forward to next season, but SP is what we need ( doesn’t everybody?
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Some of us saw the flaws before the trade deadline. Many called us crazy. This is a flawed team. It cannot be fixed while staying under the cap. Of that, I have no doubt.
I know it sounds crazy but what really hurt Hughes this year was those infield hits. Lot of bad stuff happened after that.
Losing players make losing teams. Overpaid losing players make losing painfully frustrating. This team is stuffed to the gills with losing players.
was that phil’s last pitch as a yankee?
yesterday’s game was just an awful loss, today’s game is just like Thursday, a bad start and no offense.
It’s hard to believe a team can play this bad against a last place team but there you have it, the 2012 New York Yankees.
God. This team sucks.
It’s funny how from the 1st inning it was obvious that it was going to be a struggle for Hughes. But Joey binder doesn’t have a short leash or even have anyone ready when it was 1st and 3rd 2 outs. How does that make sense?? Yesterday Farrell had someone warming up in the 2nd inning and the game means absolutely nothing for them. The collapse isn’t all of Girardi’s fault but the Yanks need a different manager.
jmirjmir September 30th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Quick poll question – who was the last Yankee hitter that was as frustrating to watch at the plate as Granderson?
I’m having a mental block here.
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Posada’s last season was more sad than anything – I was not angry at him like Granderson – - – -
Sanchez throws his third interception. Toss up between him and Hughes for who has sucked most today. I think Sanchez is just edging it.
Luis, its never as bad as it seems……, although I don’t like being told that when I’m down.
Yankee Trader September 30th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Joe started the “A” offensive lineup and offensive they have been. I think he’s worried that the FO might very well pay him his last year to take a hike. If you see him using Smiley Jones today, I’m wrong!
Francona, if offered the Indians job, might want to wait a few weeks.
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I would start a little higher than Girardi
Man, this game was getting so bad I just flipped over to the Jets game… went from bad to worse somehow lol.
Shame,
I still will never think your Dad a communist. The mustache only makes him suspicious.
You need to wait until next inning to determine whether they’re choking? Let me save you a few minutes. The answer is partially yes, but mostly that they’re not a good team.
LGY, could it be any more clear that you make yourself feel better by ripping on other posters’ fandom?
We all love the Yankees and you don’t get to feel any less s***** by taking your junk out on the rest of us.
For any of us who love Yankees, this has been one long agonizing slog through blowing a ten game lead in the division. It’s not like you’re not a real fan because you’re annoyed by all that.
So why don’t you just take your misery like the rest of us, instead of pumping yourself up by ripping on people who are justifiably annoyed?
Yankee Trader September 30th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
This is the key inning for Hughes to keep it at 2-1
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Well, we passed that one.
Folks, we are what we are. We will get what we deserve.
Does it feel like Phil gave up after he was pulled from the Minnesota game?
He’s ready to jump ship.
Never was built for New York.
I’ll bet he finds big success when he leaves for the West Coast, though, a la IPK.
The flaws in the offense have been building for three ye
Great news, hughes is on regular rest for the wild card game. #greateffingplanning
I would love a new manager just to shake things up but Girardi, as frustrating as he is, isn’t the biggest issue. This team is just not constructed to win consistently because none of the players perform consistently (outside of a handful).
Dfa Hughes. Andruw jones too. Hell dump Arod and grandly while you’re at it.
for three years.
jmills September 30th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Luis, its never as bad as it seems……, although I don’t like being told that when I’m down.
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Words of wisdom my friend
Yankees_Fan,
But if Hughes retired him, Girardi made the right choice? Let me guess, Hughes shouldn’t have even pitched in this game?
I am not a Girardi fan freak. But Hughes is pitching, he can’t pitch through 5 innings? He should get the boot not Girardi. The Yankees batters can’t hit meatballs, yet it’s Girardi’s fault? When Girardi pulls Cano out of a game after hitting a grandslam, or after Hughes is throwing a no hitter through 5 innings, than talk about his terrible managing. Otherwise, stop whining.
NICE!! Here we go!!
I guess there are two ways to rectify the imbalance between payroll and performance. 1. Play better or 2. Pay less. Seems like Hal has chosen the latter and the rest of us need to suffer through the play.
These fans, they wax poetics about the Yankees. Oh my, the poetics they do wax. But then they declare the season over. The wax now is a reverse jinx. The hypocritical wax. These poetics are crazy. Can’t wait for a memo about them —- written in wax.
Alvarez – a change up, please!
Andruw Jones should have been dfa’d mid-game many games ago. But he definitely should have been dfa’d after his second strikeout yesterday.
This hurts more especially after his Tuesday’s start was ruined for him.
Hughsie didn’t have good command today, but he battled and kept us in the game. You’ve got to tip your hat to the Blue Jays. They’re a real tough team.
Girardi can’t be blamed for hoping he wouldn’t have to go to Lowe early. That isn’t an attractive option.
He can line these guys up in the line up any way you want. They can’t score.
Another lead of runner on second that won’t score.
My repeat post for the day until it becomes true: 2013 OF – Gardner, Suzuki, Swisher, S.Hairston – - –
Can you see the irony? Yanks focused mainly on pitching in the offseason. Now not only has the offense departed them, but count how many trusted starters they have? CC and Pettite. Kuroda has been bad lately. Phil and Nova are not even close to being reliable.
Can this offense wake up off such a bad situation? Cano starts it with a little hope…
What is this nonsense about being judged on the final 4 games of the season??? This team should have won more games this year, period. It should not come down to the final 4 games which is why the judgement is warranted.
They aren’t choking they have been a bad team since June. Cashman has never addressed the offense since Damon and Matsui left. It’s hard to win with so many guys having bad years and not enough good bats in the lineup. Cashman tried to cover it up with old veterans. Maybe this off season he will actually realize they need a 1-9 offense once again instead of 1-4.
Is anyone honestly surprised?
Michael Kay should not talk about baseball as if he knows what the hell he’s talking about.
Boone Logan hasn’t done an OUTSTANDING job this year!! He’s been an average BP pitcher and not even our best LOOGY!!!!
This can’t be how The Derek Jeter Era ends ….Jobatipscap, why are you so negative and if Hughes sucks your boy Joba should be throwing in some Legion games
austinmac September 30th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Girardi can’t be blamed for hoping he wouldn’t have to go to Lowe early. That isn’t an attractive option.
He can line these guys up in the line up any way you want. They can’t score.
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What I fault Girardi in this case is his inability to think outside the box and try something different to jumpstart the offense….The roster construction is not his responsability, he plays with the pieces he has…That’s why if I start a rebuilding process, you need to start a bit higher than him
Niblick,
Hughes *may* have battled, but he absolutely did not keep us in the game.
Don’t throw platitudes like that out there as the season unravels.
Still hoping for a comeback, but with little confidence based on the recent performance.
Hit the cut off person! More experience for Alvarez – good!
Nobody needs a redeeming hit like Curtis…
Stoneburner,
In my opinion, that is a poor outfield. And Swisher is too expensive, don’t you know?
And it won’t get easier. Red Sox held Lester and Buckholtz back to face the NYYs.
Granderson looks might happy for a guy that totally sucks.
Can we get some guys standing up in that dugout..?
Kay and Leiter talking up Girardi like he’s a genius. What buffoons!
I think Niblick’s post was an excellent sarcastic precap of the comments we might expect to hear after Phil Hughes sucked and we got throttled by a crappy last place team (I translated to remove the sarcasm).
comet – No, lol.
But if we can pull this one out it could be a nice confidence booster.
LGY September 30th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
These fans, they wax poetics about the Yankees. Oh my, the poetics they do wax. But then they declare the season over. The wax now is a reverse jinx. The hypocritical wax. These poetics are crazy. Can’t wait for a memo about them —- written in wax.
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First of all – that is not the technically correct style I used (which I have since apologized for – which is fact). Second, you need to do it a bit more crazy. I like the written in wax part – but the rest of it is too controlled. I would have tried:
The wax – these fans
The poetics – declaring season over
The poetics of wax – saying over for this season – the jumping off the bridge – crashing to the water. The wax poetics of MD memo’s analyzing the very poetics of these blogs. These fan boys of the season over – the disappointment, premature giving up – the abandonment under any fandom property law of the season – the poetics of leaving and selling your tickets for the rest of the season – the wax poetic – the memo “written in wax.”
SMH – if you are going to mock it – do it right. And I am no longer weirded out by the attention – it is sadly flattering – - – -to quote Kahn: “You still remember me Admiral. I cannot help but be touched.” Wax on – - – -
Way to go Grandy! You are worthless.
Granderfail.
Can they DFA Grandyman b4 his next AB?
comet September 30th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Is anyone honestly surprised?
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austinmac September 30th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Stoneburner,
In my opinion, that is a poor outfield. And Swisher is too expensive, don’t you know?
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That is fair – I am just trying to think of one year stop gaps to 2014 – - – -
And it won’t get easier. Red Sox held Lester and Buckholtz back to face the NYYs.
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Which is why Valentine is the ultimate loser. His single moment of triumph this year was getting buggered by the Orioles and lining up his pitchers for a Yankees series where his own team faces last place.
Congratulations, Bobby! You’re the most pathetic AL East manager I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen Stump Merrill.
Granderson you are a pathetic waste of space in the lineup.. Seriously!!
Hahahaha not even with bad fielding can Curtis Erson catch a break. What a pathetic offensive player. Embarrassing
Granderson swung at a pitch not only outside but ankle high, what is up with him?
@Joelsherman1
#Yankees have 3 hits with RISP the past 2 days, each by Swisher. None scored a run. #hardtodo
Of course – Swisher would not be a one year stop gap – but I just do not know who to really replace his production – which I think is solid over the course of a season – - – -of course – I am not a GM – I only play one on the internet – - – -
so much for mounting a rally… Geez, weak groundouts…
Granderson SUCKS
Likable guy, plays hard. But just a tragically bad hitter. Man, does he suck.
Why was Swisher smiling? He should have been home by now.
I don’t post much here but I said early in the season that this disaster would happen and Yankee Fool-Aid drinkers called me a fool. LOL!!! He who laughs last!!!
I would have Hughes throw an inning or 2 on Wednesday. Just in case the Yankees make it to the division round. So he won’t have too long between starts if he has to pitch G4.
Granderson failed to get runner over who would have scored on the Ibanez out
The Blue Jays.. who are in contention for nothing and have been since like, month 2 of the season, are fist pumping.
3 outs to make up for this deficit!!
So they failed to score? I stopped watching – too frustrating.
My bad. Thanks Niblick, for prepping me for the Girardi junk.
Will he also tell me Teixeira is “a player for us” tomorrow?
That was some clutch RISP hitting by the Yanks.
Jerkface September 30th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
@Joelsherman1
#Yankees have 3 hits with RISP the past 2 days, each by Swisher. None scored a run. #hardtodo
Can’t wait for the Binder-Sherman rematch after today’s game!
This team is going to mess around and blow the division. And then lose the wild card play in. They just can’t put it together. Way too many underperforming. Frustrating for sure.
The only positive about the wildcard is that if you win the game, you avoid facing Verlander in a short series where the ump undoubtedly gives him an extra foot off both sides of the plate.
Not that this crappy team is going to do anything, but at least there’s that.
Comet, hope being around us makes you feel better given your recent events!
@mikeaxisa: Three of Alvarez’s four highest strikeout totals this year have come against the Yankees.
I hate to say this but I almost wish the season were already over.
They probably wouldn’t have scored without the wild pitch.
Since when did Chris Davis reincarnate as Barry Bonds?
If the Rays lose today does that put them out of contention completely? Should I start hoping for that?? I’m in a glass case of emotion right now…
“@mikeaxisa: Three of Alvarez’s four highest strikeout totals this year have come against the Yankees.”
There’s probably a lot more AL pitchers that can also lay claim to that distinction.
They don’t need to keep updating the O’s score. Unless the red sox tie it or take the lead.
Position players Id love to see in other uniforms next season:
Curtis Errson, Andrew Jones, A-Rod, Teixeira, Raul Ibanez (not personal, just need better and younger there.)
Our 0-58 record after being down by the 8th inning tells me this is our last chance to make something happen…
Somebody named “Wild Pitch” is the only player in the lineup who can drive in a runner is scoring position. No doubt a Boras client.
We all just play GM on the Internet, but I think I prefer some of you to the decision makers who constructed this team
Does Showalter have a binder…just wondering.
Cecil on only for the lefties.
If you want a reason why the Sox are holding back Lester and Bucholz for the Yankees series (if that is what they did, I haven’t looked at the rotation) you need to look at Binder Boy’s use of his minor league pitchers last year in Tampa when the Yankees blew the 7-0 lead and put the Rays in the postseason.
Teams don’t forget and I’m sure the Sox ownership hasn’t either.
Our 0-58 record after being down by the 8th inning tells me this is our last chance to make something happen…
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Actually its 0-58 or whatever when down AFTER 8, so we have 2 more innings!
Shame,
Seem to remember being down 4 in the 13th, and winning. Am I dreaming?
“Our 0-58 record after being down by the 8th inning tells me this is our last chance to make something happen…”
On Bizarro World this is perfection!
Cecil on, only to face the righties
Oh is it, JF?! All this time I was thinking we were 0-58 when losing in the 8th. Okay then, hope springs eternal!
They’re one game over .500 since July 18. Soon to be even .500. That’s two and a half months of mediocrity. Not playoff caliber. Mediocrity.
We’re only 8-58 when losing after 7!
tom – That was a tied game… our record when we’re losing by 1 run or 10 late in games is abysmal.
We also scored like 6 runs in one inning in a game last week.. but that doesn’t mean I’m expecting it.
One of the nicer things you can say about this Yankee team is when an opposing pitcher is on the ropes the retreat to their corner without being asked to by the ref so the pitcher doesn’t get hurt.
That worked out well.
Jerkface September 30th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
We’re only 8-58 when losing after 7!
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Oh is that what hope looks like lol?? Hey, I’ll take it!
Maybe binder can put in a pinch runner for Nunez today!
What sort of joke of a team loses 3 of 4 to the hapless BlueJays? Your 2012 Yankees.
tom, we were not winning after 8 in that 4-run deficit 13th inning comeback?
maybe Arod can help this rally by getting hit by a pitch or working the count…
Shame,
Don’t expect it, but you can root for it, can’t you?
Hey Joe, maybe you should have thought about Nunez instead of Jones A MONTH AGO.
I’m always rooting for them to win, tom.
Now would be a good time to start getting some runs in, nice job Derek!
We got Delabar for Eric Thames – more fool Seattle – Synder, though, for Lincoln?
Double for Cap’n. Let’s go, boys.
Inch by inch…
at least Jeter is a pro, now Ichiro can really help once again
time for Arod to get in front of one and get the HBP…
Yankee mojo and GB7 disappeared during the Oakland series.
Coincidence?
Any fan of the game, hopes Jeter plays forever ( just stating the obvious )
Until we are rid of Arod’s contract and get some younger, hungrier players to replace our bench players, we are always going to look like this. We’ve got a few more years until things really turn around. Nunez need to play more. Bring up one of the young catchers. Trouble is, we are locked into the winning now, rather than planning for the future. Cash has done a good job of getting away from the albatross contracts (thanks for blinking Hal, you buffoon) but we are old, injury prone and slow. I’d rather have hungrier younger players than players whose back of baseball cards show stats. Give Grandy his option and hope that a younger alternative comes along the next year. No way Swish is back. Tex’s defense and RBIs make up for the low BA. Robby is a lock. Hopefully Gardiner stays healthy. Just. Some random thoughts. Oh, I’ve been a die hard since the mid 1950s. I know the dark days. I’m okay with some major tinkering. Smile everyone. Colege football is in full swing. Go Sun Devils!
it’s hard to imagine how bad Arod has looked on the 1st two pitches…
I was saying this a couple weeks ago… when I helped out my HS baseball team, I remember a game where a kid from an opposing team literally bent his head over the middle of the plate and took one off the helmet. Our coach was irate that he was given a base but…. I mean, for a guy like Swish, how much of a difference do you think that’d make lol? Whats another one or two brain cells…
MG, Delabar has been tough.
Working the pitcher at least, I do like that.
Very nice ab. Let’s go Cano.
Go Cano! Go!
A-rod walking is best-case scenario.
Cano hacking away
Bad hack, Cano.
Decent chance the bases would be loaded if Cano watched first 4 pitches.
Cano!!!!
\o/ Now please sac-fly
Before this moment, I was thinking “another double Robbie” but I didn’t want to post it because I’m a believer in the jinx.
You’re welcome, everyone.
No sabes?!
Dontcha know!
Atta boy Robbie
Wow – I wish I could do that!
Rage, RAGE against the dying of the light!
Yes!
I guess sometimes hacking helps.
Looking for a hero…..And Cano is it !!!!! There was a song by that title back in the 80′s I think >>>> Hello Comet
I wish Moises Sierra never got a hit
This is the World Series to the Jays, it seems.
No sac fly. Let’s dream big — 2 more runs this inning.
Rage, RAGE against the dying of the light!
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Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
Decent chance the bases would be loaded if Cano watched first 4 pitches.
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And we know how well that has been for us…
Cano needs to hack, he’s one of the few guys hitting.
Cano hung in there and really ripped that one.
Swisher has to get the tying run home here, a ground ball to the right side will do it.
Jerkface September 30th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Rage, RAGE against the dying of the light!
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Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
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We will not go quietly into the night!
Score before Curtis comes to the plate, please!
YES!!!!!
This is good for Loop despite uncorking.
RAL-LY!! *clap clap* RAL-LY!! *clap clap*
Our best player today is a guy called Wild Pitch. Don’t know him but love him!
Please sac fly
Can’t remember the last time I saw a Yankee inning like this…
Nice AB by Cano. Nervous that Swisher and Granderson are up. The pop up/strikeout tendency of the 2 make me less confident
Can’t remember the last time I saw a Yankee inning like this…
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Funny enough they had a similar one against the Blue Jays sometime in the last 3 years. Won on a walk off walk or hbp I believe.
that’s our Arod, works the walk, makes a good baserunning decision.
What a good punch and judy hitter he is…
Unbelievable
Unreal luck
There goes our second best hitter today, Mr. Wild Pitch.
He’s gonna want 10 years, $300 million in the offseason.
Ok, that looks more familiar.
Line drive has to go through? I guess Girardi doesn’t coach fundamentals.
Freaking Jays stop playing like you should care! Grrr!
Old, slow, crippled, no risp, lousy pitching, cruddy manager, lousy, immoral GM, tight-fisted owner, blah, blah, blah. Did I miss anything? Tie game.
Ca-Yes for earlier. And Hughes won’t get the loss.
tough break there, Cano couldn’t do anything once he had taken his secondary lead.
People wonder why I’m a pessimist. How do you get doubled off 3rd. Thankful for the wild pitch
Let’s be grateful we tied the game and got out of what looked like a really dire situation.
Got to hold them here.
They scored five, thanks in part to two wild pitches.
There goes our second best hitter today, Mr. Wild Pitch. He’s gonna want 10 years, $300 million in the offseason.
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Mr. Pitch is amazing! Wish he keeps hitting for us.
Cano was almost home. Did he know there was only one out?
Bad base running by Cano there
Can we get a better pitcher in this tie game?
Too bad Yunel didn’t have a brain like his glove.
Pinch hitting for Encarnacion?
That’s generous.
There goes our second best hitter today, Mr. Wild Pitch.
He’s gonna want 10 years, $300 million in the offseason.
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That’s some funny stuff there. Good post
Lowe is pitching really well today, how will Binder Boy screw this one up?
Mr. Wild Pitch does his thing with base runners on. That is clutch.
Overmanaging?
tom – No offense, but winning this game only keeps us tied for first place in a division where we once had a 10 game lead. Us winning today, tomorrow, or the next day doesn’t change the fact that this shouldn’t have come down to a dog fight. I hope the adversity feeds a hungry club and works in our favor.. but the last few series have been tough to watch.
This team should be more consistent than it’s been all year.. we’ve been playing .500 ball for months.. we’re very average right now and we’ve been playing like it.
All that being said.. I’m all aboard for whatever sparks this team, and I’m hoping a win today can do just that.
Why is Boone Logan in before Rapada!?
Actually, Lowe has been pretty good.
I have more confidence in him than any non-Robertson, non-Soriano reliever right this instant.
I didn’t mean BLogan!
Oh no, a lefty coming in.
Girardi has no idea how to manage. He just can’t help himself but to bring in a terrible lefty. In a tied game Lowe is their best option. Leave him in the game. Now Logan will give up a hit or a walk and they will have to bring in Joba. Girardi is really awful.
The binder has spoken. Hold your breath!
Is Rapada hurt?
If it wasn’t for that wild pitch it was pretty much guaranteed Alex would have been stranded at 3rd.
If he is going to bring in a lefty, why not bring in the one who gets lefties out all the time?
When was the last time Rapada pitched again? I was wondering the same..
MG September 30th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
If he is going to bring in a lefty, why not bring in the one who gets lefties out all the time?
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That, is the question.
wtf is he doing? leave lowe in
One bad pitch is all it takes. I’m chewing on my nails.
I hope this move works.
I felt like pinch hitting for their best hitter was generous, but now I’m thinking it was a genius move to get an effective pitcher out of the game in favor of Boone Logan.
Farrell brought in Rasmus just to get Lowe out and Logan into the game. Of course Joey binder fell for it.
jacksquat September 30th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
MG September 30th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
If he is going to bring in a lefty, why not bring in the one who gets lefties out all the time?
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That, is the question.
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It must be somewhere in the binder, somewhere.
Holding breath…
Rasmus is having good swings. No one would be surprised if he hits a homerun.
that was a bad pitch that got fouled straight back…
Injured shoulder for Encarnacion?
Too bad that didn’t manifest *before* this series.
Shame,
None taken. It’s just the constant pall of defeat over this place. You’re right, we should have been better over the second half, but we weren’t. There are explanations, none satisfactory, but we’re still here. Win this game, that’s all, then worry about Boston. The O’s are going to do what they do, no help for it. Let’s go, Yankees!
Here comes a walk…In a must win game you have Logan and Joba pitching. Makes sense.
Whew.
One more out Booney.
I still believe in Colby – don’t confuse this with other idiotic statements I make.
Now Logan gets to face a righty. You have to be kidding me.
No walk
Er, one more out Jobey.
Yunel, if you do anything but go back and grab your glove, tu ere …
Logan threw a good slider to get Rasmus there.
Did anyone notice that the Yankees dugout didn’t help Martin on that popup?
No one really helped protect him, the closest one was Andruw Jones and he ran away and sat down on the bench.
A good manager would have had Robertson in the game here.
It’ll be interesting to see if Smiley Jones comes in to pinch hit for Ibanez next inning.
What a surprise. So you are walking a guy so a bad lefty reliever can face the next batter?! Only in Girardi’s world.
I want to thank the red sox for laying down for th o’s!
tom – I hear ya.. and a large part of why I don’t post predictions of good outcomes (which I promise I make regularly throughout games to myself as I hide my eyes behind a couch pillow) is because I’m frighteningly superstitious when it comes to sports.
It’s just that every time I get anxious at this point I then end up frustrated thinking about how we shouldn’t even be in this position right now. Seeing people on here rooting for the Sox is just hard to swallow….
Cofuzz, I concur – Yunel, go homocentric.
Phew.
MG – The guys in the dugout haven’t looked like they’ve been paying much attention…
Boone!
That was scary.
Not as scary as Errson leading off.
I’d really rather see Dickerson than the Grandy-man.
Now the offense has to wake back up…
Lind heads into next season, the human enigma.
Good job Boonie!
onto the .223, .233 and .210 hitters we go… never thought i’d see a Yankee lineup with such anemic hitters..
Yeah, nice work by Logan.
Let’s get some runs here and put some pressure on them!!
Shame Spencer September 30th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
MG – The guys in the dugout haven’t looked like they’ve been paying much attention…
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Shame, CC was standing at the rail, I can’t blame him for not trying to help but Jones was standing there and ran away and sat down.
At least yell to Martin that “I gotcha’ if he goes into the dugout. Swish grabbed him and held him up or he could have gotten hurt.
A Grandy walk — again, best-case scenario
Best offensive play of the last weeks for Curtis: works a walk! Amazing! Great job!
Ibanez against the lefty? Bring in Dickerson to bunt. This is insane.
Don’t tell me ‘Swish’ Jones is going to hit here, my lunch hasn’t fully digested…
MG – Man I wish I had a dvr, I missed that…
I think I’m especially hard on Jones because of all the big talk we heard in the OF, and because he really surprised me in the second half last year.
Don’t like the managing…but another really big hit for Raul.
Wow..The binder was right for once. Now watch the Yanks mess this up.
Nice job, Raul. Keep Jones on the bench. Actually a good call by Girardi for a change.
Wow the Jets are terrible and Sanchez hasn’t even hit 100 yds for the day. What a joke team they are!
You would think the Sox of red would play spoilers to the O’s like they did to them last year.
nice job by Ibanez…
Martin should bunt here. Otherwise he will swing for a grand slam.
if they can win today, that’s be a miracle, and carry some momentum into sux series.
I was thinking, back when they were down 5-1, that a real gut check time was coming. Not just for the rest of this game, but for the next three. They’ve been playing footsie with the Orioles for a while now but have never been worse than tied for the division lead. A game out with three to play would put them in a tough spot as far as the division goes.
Nice fortitude in tying up the game. Now finish it.
you would have to think that Martin is bunting here but I wonder what the binder will say.
Nick – Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Good to see a well excecuted bunt for a change. Remember when we couldn’t even do that?
that’s a professional job by Martin on the bunt…
Good job Nunie!
Nice job, Nunez. The man can hit.
Thank you Nunie. You have earned more playing time !!
Nunez can hit and he ALWAYS makes contact. The thing that most guys on this team fail to do. Too bad he can’t field.
Nice
Do not go gentle into that good night
nice job of hitting by Nunez, maybe he should just DH from here on in…
Nunie!!!
I have always loved that kid, errors and all.
Nuny
Ibanez still on 2nd?
Have to admit, I like what I’ve seen from the team after falling behind 5-1. They don’t seem to be on a groove yet, but they have litterally clawled back.
Jeter again!
SWEET!!!
derek is the man!!!!
I would love to see Nunez be the DH for the next 3 games and the playoffs. He is the best option and can hit but Joey binder always goes with his guys over him.
Hit and run, fercrissakes! Wonderful!
Good play, having Gardner already on the move there..
You would think the Sox of red would play spoilers to the O’s like they did to them last year.
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But Bobby Valentine’s main talents lie in being a loser.
He’s pandered to the Sox fans by rolling over against the Orioles – he’s a good panderer.
Now we need Robertson to be the good Robertson.
Nice try, Hech. Jeter, again.
I love a well excecuted hit and run!
Jeterian swing right there, just a great job by the Captain.
and that’s why he is the Captain…
Our best lineup has to have ARod at third and Nunez as the DH against lefties right? What are the chances we see that in the playoffs?
Where was this sense of urgency yesterday?? Oh well.
Cmon DRob, do your job now..
I’m not sure it was a hit and run, Gardner was probably just taking 3B since the thirdbaseman was so far off the bag.
Ibanez is 2-4 and Chavez 1-2 with a HR today.
No reason to play Nunez vs RHP. DH vs LHP, yes.
Nuñez’s bat has never been into question, which should make him a DH candidate.
That’s my future CF. Might catch up later – Errands
Hopefully Nunez has earned himself the DH spot vs lhp now.
As a fan, the Yankees of the last 3 innings are what we expect from the professionals on the team.
I have no problem with the players (except for Jones), it’s the manager who makes some ridiculous decisions that gets in the way of things.
6 more outs, guys, you go home tied for 1st…
I feel like Trisha will be here any minute to chide those of us who got down when it was 1-5…
Hope, I guess, should spring eternal.
Jacksquat,
If it wasn’t a hit and run, it was a damned fine imitation of one
I like Robertson much more when he isn’t throwing that cut fastball and uses his curveball when he gets ahead.
Robertson’s walks can drive you crazy…
Robertson has no business walking anybody there.
cofuzz,
I’ve been here all day chiding you.
Gardner was stealing. But, why wasn’t he in for Ibanez before the sac fly by Nunez ?
Another thing I was thinking a few innings ago: there’s a British media website that has something called a “live table” for the English Premiership soccer league. That means that the current live game scores are taken into account in the standings and update each time a goal is scored in a match.
If there had been a “live table” when we were losing this game, the O’s would have finally been alone in first place, on virtual paper at least. As they are now until the duration of this game, now that they’ve finished off the worthless Red Sox.
Let’s hope that’s as close as they ever get.
Captain Clutch September 30th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Robertson’s walks can drive you crazy…
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That’s what I’ve always said keeps him from closing regularly.
4 NYY September 30th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Gardner was stealing. But, why wasn’t he in for Ibanez before the sac fly by Nunez ?
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the binder fell asleep and forget to alert Binder Boy.
Good looking curve from Robertson again. Let’s win it’s and use it as a steppingstone.
I would guess Gardner wasn’t in earlier because it was a tie game and ultimately can’t hit if needed.
nice swing by Arod, he at least fouled it off…
Robbie!
Wow, smart baseball!
Just walked in. Knew nothing of the score. Closer than I would have liked. I’ll worry about SP at another time if SP didn’t do a good job. No idea how the 5 runs came about.
GO YANKS!
DON’T GO O’S!
(no idea about them; almost afraid to look – but I will)
Go Cano!! How many times have we asked the Yanks to do that?!
That.. was awesome strategery …
Maybe if Arod got rid of that wad of Bazooka, his batting skills would return. Replace it with Mail Pouch, maybe. but he’s on!
That won’t stop the shift, but he sure did stick it to them. I love that play by Cano. Maybe he would’ve hit a 2 run homer, but at this point, who cares. That bunt was sweet.
That.. was awesome strategery …
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Yea really great bunt by Cano
A new dimension for Cano?
Thanks Sux.
how long have we waited for a Yankees left handed batter to do that?
And it takes their best hitter, who is batting about .600 the last week to show the way.
Oh yeah – GO RAYS!
Why did that take 159 games?
JF – Seriously I wish Tex would do that every now and again…
Cano has 99 runs scored now
Angels man…
Go Angels, too!
Angels ahead of Texas 5-4, top 9.
I’m not telling them to do that every AB but once every 10 games adds 15 hits a year and 20-25 points to the batting average…
GO ANGELS!!!
Go ahead and blow it open so they don’t have to use Soriano.
Wouldn’t mind seeing Torii Hunter in pinstripes next year
Dangit.
Bass loaded and no outs?
Not our best clutch situation…
This has been an amazing come back…..Yanks looked dead in the water. Despite all this clubs warts they so have some heart…..what a job by the O
Nick in SF……Are we going to get our 94 wins ?????
jacksquat September 30th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Go ahead and blow it open so they don’t have to use Soriano.
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Soriano has pitched to one batter in a week, he should pitch the 9th no matter what since he’s already warmed up
Still trying to understand how a team with a +11 run differential can be tied for first with a team 100 runs scored ahead.
cofuzz,
O, ye of little faith.
MG September 30th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
I’m not telling them to do that every AB but once every 10 games adds 15 hits a year and 20-25 points to the batting average…
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They just need to do it when it makes sense. If they want to “let” Tex lead off every inning with a single I’d be just fine with that.
Yanks CAN score with RISP!!! What a shock.
difference between yankees and red sox this year: heart
not injuries. no the manager. it’s players who care and show up to play every day.
they’re not perfect, but there’s strong leadership
100 !
Soriano will be fine throwing in the bullpen. I’d rather save him if they get another run or two.
Does anyone else feel like we’ve staved off Armageddon for another day?
Grandyman with a hit w/RISP. Ya hear that Elizabeth? I’m coming to join ya!
Pat M: yes, we take at least 2 of 3 from the Socks and cash out. 94 wins or bust.
Unfortunately, we’re about to face a team that hates our guts and the Orioles are also about to face a team that hates our guts.
Clutch Yankees?
Grandy with a non-homer RISP hit?
Is the sun shining on a dog’s butt today?
I love it!
blake September 30th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
This has been an amazing come back…..Yanks looked dead in the water. Despite all this clubs warts they so have some heart…..what a job by the O
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they do have a heart, they just have the Scarecrow as the manager…
Gotta be honest. Did not see the game turning out this way. Stunned, but happy.
Let him have it Russell. That pitch was not a strike.
Ump’s strike zone is generous this inning…
I’m stoked with this win… I’m hoping the guys build off this and roll over the Sox. The Rays should at least bring it to the Os.
Wild pitches turned into RBI’s saved our season for a day.
And the Cano bunt was a thing of beauty.
Have to admit, I had given up. Some kind of comeback.
Now have to finish it.
Need the Rays to win, and then the last series get interesting.
This team looked down on the mat, though – some kind of comeback.
Was trying to catch up with the posts but then saw that there were 590+ in this thread alone. That tells me all I need to know about the game. The Yankees must have behind early and often because that’s when their most devoted fans show up to biotch up a storm! When the Yankees win and there isn’t a lot of controversy, the more placid group shows up and there’s peace in the valley.
Is Tampa Bay still mathematically alive? That would behoove us.
Shame,
Gloom and doom do not befit you. Hide behind the pillow, if you must, but keep the faith. #28 is coming soon.
Team Greedy is still disgusted they didn’t score that runner from third with no outs. Symptomatic of the season really but, hopefully, four runs will be enough.
Well I set out a wish list this morning and I’m thinking I’ve gotten the Yankee part of it, at least for today.
Also the Rays are still alive.
Everything always looks better in the light of day.
GO SORI!!!
You can put down Grandy all you want. Why is he the only guy with 40 & 100 ?
Good CF’er, always hustles, great guy. One more year for sure.
Yeah, he’s slumped badly, but he has produced with a low avg. and has been rested little.
Ibanez has helped a lot, mostly earlier in the yr. Chavez has done about his max. Jones, not so much. Even Nix has helped.
Saying that, we do need to get younger.
Here comes future hall of famer Davis. Come on Soriano!!!
the team that could be in trouble is the Rangers-they could be tied with the A’s by the end of the day and close the season with 3 games in Oakland.
This isn’t a good game for Soriano not to have it. I would get Joba up in the bullpen.
Stop screwing around Sori.
You’re costin my fantasy team points.
This is a long way from being sealed.
Can we get a dp to at least keep his pitch count down?
Soriano never makes it easy.
“Still trying to understand how a team with a +11 run differential can be tied for first with a team 100 runs scored ahead.”
A boatload of very low-scoring wins.
I think the A’s can only end up 1 gb, but 1 gb with 3 to play is good. Too bad the rangers wasted another Darvish start.
Finished the season last 8 games 2.35 ERA 2.35 bb/9 10.5 k/9 57.1 IP thats 7 IP per start
Soriano doesn’t have any command. Girardi has to get someone up in the bullpen. Can’t wait for him to find it.
Soriano doesn’t have it. This is a time where you really really miss Mo.
Maybe there’s a different feel to a 4-run lead than there is to a 1-run lead (not saying there should be, just wondering.)
what in gods name is wrong with soriano
Do we really have to stress over Soriano in the 9th today? Really?? He’s been erratic lately..
Here we go.
this doesnt look good
This is not happening.
Girardi can’t treat Soriano like he is Rivera. Get the bullpen up….
So now Joe needs to get another guy up. There is no shame to putting in someone else if one of your pitchers just doesn’t have it.
(My guess/prayer is that Sori will get a DP and then the final out.)
Seriously Sori?
I can’t believe what I’m watching
I can’t take this tension… they’ve got a case of Diet Mountain Dew on ice for the flight home in case they clinch the 2nd Wild Card tonight….
HUGE double play!
You said it Trisha!!!
Big DP
jacksquat September 30th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Can we get a dp to at least keep his pitch count down?
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Thank you baseball gods.
Don’t make us lament the inability to properly finish off the 9th when we had 1st and 3rd an nobody out and failed to tack on.
Soriano ain’t no Mariano, that’s for sure. After all we’ve been through today. Even with the DP he’s still a jackass for loading the bases with no outs.
Diet Mountain Dew???? LOL Didn’t know such a beverage existed.
Brappy –
The guy hadn’t pitched in a while. One hitter in 5 days doesn’t count. Thankfully he had a cushion with which to work.
In ’96 Torre benched Tino Martinez in the WS even tho he practically got the team there.. he replaced him with Cecil Fielder, why ? Joe T said, “I felt bad benching Tino with all he has done for us, but Cecil was hot at the time and Tino wasn’t hitting!”
Easy peasy!!!
untuck and exhale!!!
UNTUCK
Big big win. Have to think we have the advantage going into the last 3.
Untuck and de-stress!
Grateful for the win but that last inning left a bad taste in my mouth. Nothing, absolutely nothing, comes easy to this team.
“Even with the DP he’s still a jackass for loading the bases with no outs.”
Something makes me think he didn’t do it on purpose.
Good Lord. This team.
“Big big win. Have to think we have the advantage going into the last 3.”
Absolutely. I’d rather be playing the Sux than the Rays, that’s for sure!
Untuck.
Tom – I don’t like that I’m lumped in with the doom and gloom, tbh, because there are like 6-10 personalities on here at once that are clearly trolls that literally do only comment on negative play. I feel like generally I try to keep a balance of praising/defending guys and being critical.. but this season has been particularly disappointing. In the past 4-5 years I’ve been posting here I’ve never been much of a Girardi or FO critic and still consider a lot of the charges on here to be over the top.. but this season has disappointed me in terms of both.
“Good Lord”
That’s say it all, jmirjmir. The Lord sure is good!