Up to Andy to stop the bleeding. One game losing streak sounds about right. Still want to win this series.
I expect the ball to continue jumping out today. Just hope the Yanks are the ones hitting the dingers.
Up to Andy to stop the bleeding. One game losing streak sounds about right. Still want to win this series.
I expect the ball to continue jumping out today. Just hope the Yanks are the ones hitting the dingers.
I sure would like to see them jump all over the Phillies early today and make this one a laugher! I'd much rather bitch about Pettitte giving up a small portion of a lead, than moan about them awaiting the three-run HR that never seems to come...
: )
[1] i predict today is the day you are going to be nice to andy pj because he is pitching so well :}
yipee - haven't spent sat afternoon with mcacrver and buck for a few weeks
let's see how all the yanks do rh
[2] no tv for me ... we'll see how long I can stand sterling and waldman ... right now the magic 8 ball says, "outlook uncertain".
nope, couldn't take it ... have to try the phillies crew.
waldman might just have the most annoying voice on radio ...
nice dp
[3] ah sorry - we'll have to "ask again later"
buck is definitely going with "all the hrs at yankee stadium" meme
[3] [4] well damn - that was fast :{
Let's go Yankees, and make it a Happ-y day for your fans.
I think the Yankees forgot how to work for a win after those silly games vs the Os. They need a blowout or to re-learn the lesson - fast!
two backward ks to start the game - yuck
I am unHappy
[5] listening to Sterling call a game is like falling down a long flight of stairs ... listening to Waldman is like punching yourself in the face while you fall
Sigh.
jesus ibanez again
I have a bad feeling about this game. It's entirely possible that the Phillies are better and will show it in this series.
man, sounds like there are a lot of Phillies fans in the stadium today ...
none of those pitches were strikes?
Oopsie!
[14] their pitching isn't that special. a team era+ of 85. but they mash like crazy- which is showing in this series.
[15] saw lots of phils fans near ys earlier today and waiting on the 4 train
good to get that run back quickly
well, at least we got a run in from 3rd and less than 2 outs ...
Let's see now...
Yankee starter gettin' squeezed? Check!
Yankee starter gettin' hit hard? Check!
Yankee starter making a mistake with location to the one of the hottest hitters in the NL? Check!
Yankees behind not even one time through the Phillies order? Check!
Kids on the Yankees (and Swisher) exhibiting enough confidence to supply some offense early? Check!
Yep, Andy's pitching today!
Hang on to your Yankees Caps folks! It's going to be "one of those games!"
heh heh
: )
Bizarre choice by Cervelli but otherwise an excellent inning. I love getting that man in from second with no outs. Really it was just what the Yanks needed instead of everyone trying to launch one onto the subway tracks. Due credit to Girardi if he called for that bunt.
Hey, a "small ball" run.
[20] I'm not usually a "the ump's squeezing our pitcher!" type but it does seem like the zone is a bit bigger for Happ.
Much better command in that half Andy!
Much better!
: )
[23] It's going to be a long day for Andy if he continues to not get those outside corner pitchers that guys like Maddux and Glavine made a living on for more than a decade, Hawk (see also Moyer).
Cervelli appears to be more valuable than we think as he clearly calmed Andy down after the HR and walk in that last half inning!
If they can only get into the Phillies pen given the short count their starter is on, they will be in business...
: )
wow tex - that was nice
Last inning it was the low ones he got squeezed on, I thought. Couple at the knees were called low.
I just had a "Donnie Baseball" flashback!
Wow Tex!
WOW!
: )
good move him off the plate some
nice inning andy
way to settle down andy, 7 in a row ...
Andy has settled in nicely!
That Cervelli is old for his age!
: )
Good thing Teixeira is so fast.
nice try by rollins - thankfully tex beat that out
How about a little help for Tex today guys?
ARGH.
damn foul! he drilled that thing.
...
That was a hell of a play. Some d this game.
Wow, that was a rapid deflation. I thought we had two runs and nobody out, and now about 60 seconds later it's three out.
[40] Yeah, what you said...
Uh oh.
c'mon andrew. don't follow up the deflating inning with blah.
"Best play in baseball."
f@#!
jesus chris. john mayberry? really?!
A frakking rookie?! No, NYS isn't Happy Homer Land.
The New York Yankees, providing rookie batters and hitters with memories for years now!
Jesus, I really don't understand how people can argue against this stadium as a bandbox. We are stuck with two choices: either its a bandbox, or the Yankee pitching simply stinks!
Looks like the offense has suddenly gone into sleep mode these last two games...
Bleh! You can almost set your watch by it. The Yankees fail to score with a man on and nobody out, then the opponent comes right back and scores...
Andy + Windup = Not Bad
Andy + Stretch = A Much Older Andy Pettitte
: /
Have there been any balls caught on the warning track, yet?
God, I hate having to listen to the radio on these sat. blackouts. Walydman is just atrocious...
the kid looks really good at third. he was calm and collected on that play and threw a laser to Tex.
If it's any consolation, 4-1 will not be the final score.
[52] i have the tv game on mute and am listening to music. it's the best of all worlds! : )
[54] true dat.
[54] i'm sure not ... but i'm not sure it is consolation. the offense has to wake up.
88 pitches thru 5 for andrew eugene. if he holds them at 4 runs, he should be able to go 7. that'd be nice.
[49] Looks like the Yankee offense is observing World Turtle Day
Does this game basically count as a URP game, or whatever the acronym used is?
what a surprise fox finds a black guy and that's john mayberry's dad - dipshits
Mayberry Jr. is one tall drink of water. As much as it sucks, good for him and his old man.
apparently, we're facing CY Happ...
[54] That's what I'm afraid of, Just Fair...
This team more closely resembles the one that Cleveland crushed in April, than the team that just won nine straight.
I really don't understand why the offense suddenly looks so anemic. It's not like these pitchers are buzz saws.
[63] seriously - get some runs off this guy.
he uses initials - j.a. and pronounces it jay
[62] 6'6"
[63] Cy Batting Machine could be placed on the mound pumping 90 mph fastballs and the boys would still appear flummoxed. grrrrrrr..........
[66] that's lame, he does that. R.A., J.A. - these initials don't roll off the tongue. AJ, CC - that's better.
Wow... Bad news for turtles.
alright followed up your crappy inning with a nice effort there andy - now score some runs team!
excellent inning for Andrew and his honker.
Break on through to the other side, Break on through to the other side, Break on through, yeah......
Jeterian!
i love my captain!!!
hr jeter - let's keep chipping away
Ping-PingPing-PingPing-PingPing-PingPing-PingPing-PingPing-PingPing-PingPing-Ping
Woohoo Captain Derek!
Can we please get to their bullpen now?
yes let's continue with john mayberyy - that is far more important than say a baseball game
damn foul balls today!!
Better at bat by Damon at least. Is he hurt?
happ still cruisin'. let's keep 'em at 4, Andy. then, we should pretend their the Twinkies and win it in the bottom of the 9th... : )
[81] i think he's just sore all over, but not hurt.
Have I mentioned I hate Sterling? That's two full on home run calls, where Sterling is so caught up in his own blusteriness, that go foul. And then he starts moronically blabbing away on how the Yankees should LOVE the fact that the stadium gives up tons of home runs...
whew. exhale...
Hurray. A ball on the warning track.
[84] i've found the Phillies announcers to be rather agreeable ...
Sterling's argument is idiotic, even beyond the aesthetic issues.
well, that's prolly it for Andy. 7 full innings in the boox. in-game WHIP of 1. the mayberry homer is the killer. 114 pitches. who throws the 8th?
[89] Coke is it. He was warming.
[89] Coke, I assume ...
oh good, happ is out...for some reason. let's win this bitch right here!
[91] you're prolly right...
so an 89 mph fastball (on fox's gun, so probably more like 86) gets the phillies through 6 innings only giving up 2 runs. that's pathetic.
that was a REALLY lame showing by our offense that frame. pathetic. : /
Wow... In 90 ABs, a .992 OPS for Juan Pierre. Does he Pipp Manny???
bullshit. that's the first time he's called a strike on that corner, and that was definitely further off than a lot of pitches called balls.
What a lame game. : / Til' this point anyway.
[92] Happ was only scheduled to throw 75-80 pitches. Why he lasted so long, you'll have to take up with the hitters.
[98] ah, thanks.
throw strikes, coke.
strikes, please.
pena-cano-tex = me likey!
Will we see Lidge in the 9th? The shine from last year's apple is gone. He'll be good for a choke job. Some runs in the 8th wouldn't hurt.
Anyone see the trailers for that new movie 'Hangover'?
Ah... to be young again with a bag of weed and $10 in my pocket!
C'mon Swish. Start something.
[103] i think i just saw the whole movie
damnit - swish is really slumping
and a girardi special to ph gardner
why wouldn't you ph matsui is he unavailable?
oh hey nice hit - i shall happily eat some crow
[102] my thoughts exactly. i think gardner HAS to steal 3rd. we need at least 1 run here...
alright let's go matsui
he should definitely steal 3rd
Mats had a little Reggie-like corkscrew in his follow through on that swing!
christ. that sucked.
damnit
how do you swing through a hanging changeup like that
Ouch... looked very hittable that.
damn that royally sucked
that was a waste.
our run differential is back in the negative...
i have to go play a gig now. hopefully we can steal a win from Lidge in the 9th.
have a good nite people!
oh goody!
another spin on the wheel of middle relievers
oh thank god my night can go on now that i know what ken rosenthal will be doing tonight!
at least coke looked pretty good.
now veras has to not f this up.
Bleh! It's deja April all over again!
LOL @ the idiots at FOX and their epic fail at campiness with worthless Rosenthal! That's the best I've ever "heard" him!
I was going to say D) Remain the "fountain of misinformation" for all of MLB.
: )
At least we got the right bats up against Lidge!
*fingers, toes and eyes crossed*
: )
Good start.
good start to the inning johnny d
but what kind of socks does he wear???
c'mon Teix, just a hit, just a hit ...
alright tex - settle down
crap
how'd he get fooled on that? that was as obvious as a pitch selection ever is.
thankfully he he didn't go for that
sweet!
YAY-ROD!!!!
hell yes arod!
Woohoo!
Tied it! Yes, A-Rod!!!
Damn, did A-Rod have a scowl on his face pre-pitch or what?
Yeah but it just tied the game. So un-clutch. A real winner would have won the game.
good job robbie, keep it going
[137] and in september, not may
nice jump
wow robbie with a sb
Nice!
c'mon guys, walk this one off!
melky!!!
hell yes!! melky did it again.
Melky does it again!
[143] well, thank you very much!
Yes, the old C&C Hit Factory comes through!!!
Wow!
Yahoo Melky!!!
Yay!
i think the yanks were on the field before can even scored
LOL @ Joe Buck's vocal disappointment (see also Tim McCarver)!
Woohoo!
Well that was certainly reassuring from the meat of the order!
THIS TEAM REALLY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[152] The April Yankees don't do that!
Woohoo!
: )
Wow, Lidge's ERA is 9.16
I love the new A Rod. Please keep hitting .200 but coming up huge in these situations. No, I'm not being sarcastic.
Melky is the man!
Teixeira looked terrible during that AB!
So nice to benefit from this crazy stadium! Thank you John Sterling!
So... do we get pie? >;)
[156] Yep! Another round of pie for us all Chyll Will!
: )
I like pie.
CC tomorrow for the rubber game. Looking good! Lets go Mets!
[159] Let's go Mets indeed!
I had to go drive -- so I caught the ending with John and Suzyn. Well, really just with John, since Suzyn headed for field level. But I was imagining the joy in Banterland.
I can't believe A-Rod got a meaningless homer again. A walk would have worked out just the same. Selfish.
Here's ARod's current 2009 line: 204 .381 .653 1.034
He is averaging 1 hr per 7 AB!
And he is still not 100%. That is obvious, especially in the field. What's really good, is he is laying off sliders/pitches down and out of the zone.
Imagine what we will be in for when he is healthy.
I'm happy to have him DH more with Pena at 3rd.
[162] What’s really good, is he is laying off sliders/pitches down and out of the zone.
Amen to that.
[162],[163] Perhaps the unintended upside of having a hip that's not 100%?
AND PAPSMEAR GIVES UP A TWO OUT, 2 RUN HR TO A SCRUB!!!!
Mets up 3-2, top of the 9th!
One on, one out, after a great play by Wright to turn a double into a force out at 2nd. Now Nancy flies out. 2 down... man on first.
Holy smoke! Great play at SS, who throws it on one hop to first, to get the speedy Mike Lowell. Wow. METS WIN! (Read that: Sox LOSE!)
LOL
Woohoo!
The Yankees are in first place!
Tied, but still!
Yay!
: )
WoWWoWWow!
We are now TIED for 2nd place, 1/2 game out of 1st!
TB tied at 3 after 7.
Holy Cow, what a last 11 days!
11 days ago, we were in 3rd, 6.5 games out, only 1 game ahead of TB.
TOMORROW NEW YORK TAKES THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!
Shocking...
Oh... and Papsmear gave up the HR to Omar Santos, he of ONE CAREER HR! (Now he has 2!).
I saw that, OYF! I knew it was a matter of time before one of those walks came back to bite him in the ass!
That's tremendous!
Check that... OmIr Santos.
Yep yep! And "Cowboy" Joe West had to check the video...
LOL
The four Yankees on the DL (Po, Molina, Nady, and Ransom) went to Tampa to begin rehabilitation games sometime this week!
I can hardly wait until they are full strength!
Wow!
EDIT
Ransom is further behind the others, but all have gone to Tampa.
What about Marte? It's like he fell off the earth. One thing we could use is an above average Lefty in the BP. (not saying Marte is above average but he's SUPOSED to be above average....)
No word on Marte in that article...
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090523&content_id=4902138&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
Hey... there's a female 12th grade softball pitcher.
Her stats for the girls HS league...
well, her RFer did get ONE fly ball, all season.
Lifetime:
99-2.
25 PERFECT games.
And her ERA?
0.06.
Thats ZERO point ZERO SIX.