Looks like serious weather in Texas. Severe conditions... expecting LARGE hail! Don't know how long it's supposed to last, but this one doesn't look good.
[11] The only things I know of that are both sweet and red are a roasted bell pepper, a roasted tomato, or a roasted onion... and that's only after their skins have been burned to a black char and are peeled away and discarded!
Even roses have thorns for Christ's sakes, man!
In keeping with today's Monty Python and the Holy Grail theme...
Burn it, burn it! Burn it up!
After all, clearly it floats in water, just like a duck!
Wow, Lester's game fell apart fast. Imagine having a man on first, one out, and Matt Tolbert and Nick Punto coming to bat next... and suddenly, there's a run in, men on second and third, and still just one out, and now you're going to face Span and Mauer. And then maybe Morneau and Cuddyer.
I love serious weather! 10 minutes in the life of PeteAbe:
UPDATE, 8:58 p.m.: They’re asking fans to clear the upper deck as the storm approaches. The skies are getting crazy dark. But not a drop yet.
UPDATE, 9:01 p.m.: The rain is here. People be scattering.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: Now it’s hailing and raining like somebody turned on a fire hose.
i cut my practice session short to follow the game, thinking i might go back to the studio late nite. looks like i'll be following the game late night. oh well, at least i got a coupla hours in before...
btw, not sure if you saw it, but i had to use the MARGINAL REWARD anagram for Warner Madrigal when he pitched last night. don't worry, i sent a tip of the (ugly red) hat your way!
also, i picked up the 3dvd Snakes & Arrows set. i haven't watched it yet, but i hear it's amazing! i'm sure it is...
[30] i keep thinking you're older than 21, since you make so many old school references. iirc, you even pulled out a Press Your Luck "double whammy" the other day. do they show re-runs of "Card Sharks"?!
millwood's having a pretty good year. grienke is on fire. he's throwing another gem tonight!
[29] it's thelarmis, one word/one name, like "thelonious". : )
stand-up is really HARD to do. i know someone who did it back in the day. i'd rather be sitting down, back of the stage, behind a wall of tubs and plates, making a ruckus! : )
That's a devestating injury...not only do you lose Melky's hot bat, but now you add an out to the lineup in Gardner. If Melky has to miss anytime, they have to promote Jackson. Gardner can not be used as an everyday player.
shit, is Melky hurt? oh no. hell, i'm even wearing my "got melky?" t-shirt. fuck! dislocated shoulders are horrible. i had a chronic one for 7 years and then major shoulder surgery. feh!
i really don't wanna see a whole lot of brett gardner. at least Jorgie will be back soon...
[66] depends. if it goes in/out and pops back by itself, it's not nearly as bad. if it has to be popped back in by someone, you're looking at 3 weeks, minimum. depends how much damage there was putting it back. doesn't sound good...
Didn't Jeter dislocate his shoulder on opening day a while back? Like 2001 or 2002? Or was it seperated? I remember him being out for a while... I also remember it looking a lot worse than Melky's injury, though, Jeter stayed down for a few minutes.
[65] Hey! It's going good, thanks! Writing the conclusion and waiting for my editor's, uh, edits... almost done, barring some kind of unforseen disaster.
Joba's early inning struggles are really becoming tiring. What is it going to take for him to realize that he can't come out of the gate nibbling. Could it be that for all his talent, Joba doesn't really know how to pitch?
[78] yeah, ken huckabay. asshole catcher for the blow jays, at the 3rd base. I was in pain when that injury happened. hopefully Melky's won't be as bad...
[80] One of the issues I have with both Hughes and Chamberlain is they seem to throw at least one waste pitch every AB, and when they throw a waste pitch, its never a pitch that anyone would even consider offering at.
[95] Hmm, good question. Who's the fastest MLB player? I don't know if he's faster than Gardner, but off the top of my head, Carlos Gomez is super-speedy. I remember watching him on the Mets before he got traded, and Reyes admitting that Gomez was the only teammate who could beat him in a race.
[111] notice i didn't say WHEN he would plate a run. could be anytime. this game, some game in the future...maybe even in the minor leagues. keep your eyes peeled, he'll get an RBI sometime! ; )
[114] I was just on Cape Cod for a wedding last weekend... while I love it there, it's impossible to find an establishment there that's not slathered in Sox gear, and since half the wedding guests were coming up from NYC, there were a number of pretty heated exchanges at the bar (you know, the ones that start off all good-natured and then actually get a little hostile).
The other half of the guests were from England, and were pretty confused. I tried to compare it to ManU and Chelsea...
I followed [131] and turned on the basketball game... and immediately saw evidence of the terrible officiating which has kept me from consistently following the NBA. Howard got freaking mugged on the last play of regulation! Back to baseball....
I really don't know how I feel about rushing Jackson up here, he's still homerless and strikeout-prone in AAA...that isn't a recipie for immediate success
See, that's why they keep the center field green so wet, running the sprinklers after a rainstorm. So that fans can comically dive 20-30 feet for a home run ball.
the worst part about this game is that we all know exactly what we're gonna read/hear first thing tomorrow morning, that every time Joba gives up a run it's "proof" that he's more useful to this team as a one inning reliever.
I think they should let Brett Gardner play, at least until Melky gets back. Pete Abe still thinks he has a much higher ceiling than Melky. He says Gardner always takes awhile to adjust to a new level, but he does it. Dunno if I buy it, but I'm willing to give him a shot. I'd rather see what we have in Gardner than rush Jackson up here.
[217] As frustrating as that might be, when he performs like this, that argument has a lot of credibility. With the state of the Yankee bullpen, 5 inning starts don't have much value.
[237] Remember the Scott Proctor Curveball? Particularly early in his career, Proctor had this awful, big rolling curveball. Anytime a pitcher throws an awful hook me and my friends joke about the Scott Proctor Curveball.
[246] Well, the ball bounced off of Millwood's hand, and picked up in front of second base on the grass by Vizquel. His throw was up the line and Davis tried some kind of contortionist move to get it. A-Rod was definitely running hard, but an accurate hard throw would have gotten him. I'm just eyeballing it but i think A-Rod's lost a few steps.
Seems like a real waste to have to keep using Aceves in this role, especially in a game the team is trailing. I'd like to see Aceves used in the late innings, but starts like this one pretty much ensure more Veras in crunch time.
[257] Veras is the only bullpen guy who went yesterday, so maybe he's not in the cards today. If the Yankees continue to trail I bet it's Aceves for two, Robertson for one, then Alby or Coke for one. I do have some faith in Robertson's abilities, I just don't think he's in the Circle of Trust yet.
Meanwhile, trainer Gene Monahan sent word via Jason Zillo that Meky didn’t have an X-ray. He had something called a fluoro. That showed nothing. He’ll get an MRI tomorrow.
[292] I wasn't being critical of Cervelli... it was clean. You just don't see that kind of slide from the Yanks too often these days (or at least, that's my impression).
[305] I think you mean Condrey. That seemed like a given too, but not as much as this one. It was the same feeling I get when Jose Veras faces a great opposing hitter...just in reverse. I wish the Veras confrontations ended the same way more often.
If Melky goes on the DL, I'm sure they'll call up an outfielder. If not Shelley Duncan, maybe John Rodriguez or Todd Linden. They are both hitting really well, and are not prospects. No worries about hurting their development by parking them on the bench.
That's just awful...absolutely inexusable AB by Swisher. This team seems determined to shoot itself in the foot tonight. That inning was pretty much delivered to them on a silver platter.
While the Yankees wait for word on Melky, they need to make some moves to get a viable bench. A guy like Swisher shouldn't be playing day in and day out through this slump, but there are no other options.
There's alot of blame to spread around, but tonight's goat is Joba. His pitiful performance put the Yankees in catch-up mode off the bat and exposed a bullpen not designed for length.
Aceves ran out of steam early. One has to wonder if Girardi's brain dead decision to use him yesterday had an impact. Meanwhile, by playing the infield back, the Yankees gave away to two runs. Absolutely incredible....if the Yankees play a close game, you can beat Girardi will do something to make you bang your head.
[359] I had a year of Japanese class in my misspent youth. Learned hiragana, katakana, and a few kanji.
But most of the Japanese I know (which isn't much) was learned from Japanese television. Which means I can say, "Help, save me from the monster" but not "Where is the bathroom." ;-)
This is the type of game that the Yankees played in April...now, they have lost 3 of 5...hopefully, we're not going right back to where this team was before the winning streak. The level of play today has been so poor that it really makes you wonder why.
Might as well pour it on...meanwhile, at what point does Girardi learn that Coke is not a lefty specialist, nor is he a particularly effective reliever?
Tex swings 2-0, Arod swings 3-1...doesn't seem like the Yankees had much interest in this game. The way they've played tonight is really a shame. Hopefully this isn't the beginning of another long stretch of mediocrity.
yeah, i was just thinking about the worst lineup joey joe joe could throw out there tomorrow.
check out the lineup i'm listening to now: art blakey, horace silver, clifford brown, lou donaldson, curly russell. talk about all-world players!!! : )
Oh, man, rain. Damn.
Rain Rain, Go Away...
some comic relief during the delay: http://tinyurl.com/qjfzwm
"A BARREL??!"
"Red Rain falling down." - Peter Gabriel
See what happens after the Yankees wear red caps?
Clearly the Baseball Gods are not pleased...
Time for Joba to call on his Winnebago Tribal Ancestors to intercede (easy on that knee)!
I would suggest a burnt offering in the form of one of those damned red caps!
: )
Red skies at night ....
"Baseball Bugs"
"I'm only 93 and a half years old"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59HG8Etr7VI
Looks like serious weather in Texas. Severe conditions... expecting LARGE hail! Don't know how long it's supposed to last, but this one doesn't look good.
Toronto is taking another huge step towards irrelevancy.
When A-Rod starts getting boils, and the skies fill with locusts, I'll be very concerned...
Isn't The Captain "the first born male child?"
Maybe they should burn two red caps!
: O
[7] I thought we all agreed after the Yankees' series there, that Toronto = Halladay + Meh!
I'm waiting for Mauer and Morneau to start treating John Lester the way they treated Phil Coke!
: )
[9] That Joe Mauer..what a shot off of Papelbon the other night!
I got a sweet, red Ranger hat when I saw the Rangers in Arlington last month. Interesting trades considered. : )
[11] The only things I know of that are both sweet and red are a roasted bell pepper, a roasted tomato, or a roasted onion... and that's only after their skins have been burned to a black char and are peeled away and discarded!
Even roses have thorns for Christ's sakes, man!
In keeping with today's Monty Python and the Holy Grail theme...
Burn it, burn it! Burn it up!
After all, clearly it floats in water, just like a duck!
: )
Pete Abe says they're getting ready to lift the tarp
damn Dusty Ze Pequeno just doubled in Ellsbury for the BoSox..glad our game is starting soon!
[12] PJ, meet strawberry. Strawberry, this is PJ.
Wow, Lester's game fell apart fast. Imagine having a man on first, one out, and Matt Tolbert and Nick Punto coming to bat next... and suddenly, there's a run in, men on second and third, and still just one out, and now you're going to face Span and Mauer. And then maybe Morneau and Cuddyer.
Too bad for Toronto the season isn't 40 games. Ha.
Whoa. Morneau just ruined Lester's evening with a 3-run dinger.
Pavano goes 7 IP, 1 run. Indians about to beat TB. Toronto continue to plummet.
I love serious weather! 10 minutes in the life of PeteAbe:
UPDATE, 8:58 p.m.: They’re asking fans to clear the upper deck as the storm approaches. The skies are getting crazy dark. But not a drop yet.
UPDATE, 9:01 p.m.: The rain is here. People be scattering.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: Now it’s hailing and raining like somebody turned on a fire hose.
I love a good thunderstorm ...
hail? not so much ....
[18] Punto the grinder got it started! But nice to see the "M&M" boys beating up on Boston.
first pitch scheduled for 10:30pm.
i cut my practice session short to follow the game, thinking i might go back to the studio late nite. looks like i'll be following the game late night. oh well, at least i got a coupla hours in before...
boston's #6 hitter in the lineup just made another out (OR-teez).
[24]
Cork-tease ...
[23] Slow day at ACME Reserach, Inc. here so I'm in for the whole game.
[25] Ba-dum-dum-tsch!
As long as the Sox doesn't start claiming Papi has some anxiety disorder and DL him.
[25] you're on a roll, Ms. 6/9 !!!
btw, not sure if you saw it, but i had to use the MARGINAL REWARD anagram for Warner Madrigal when he pitched last night. don't worry, i sent a tip of the (ugly red) hat your way!
also, i picked up the 3dvd Snakes & Arrows set. i haven't watched it yet, but i hear it's amazing! i'm sure it is...
[28]
all good alarmis!
I used to do stand-up once upon a time .... (pre-9/11, when the world was a funnier place)
Kevin Millwood is on 34 years old?
[30]* only
[31]
but pitching one year in Texas ages you 5 ....
Twinkies make a horrid throwing error and Sox score 1. Could have been worse, as JD is thrown out on the bases. 5-2 Twins after 7.
[29] "I used to do stand-up once upon a time."
You still do, and to an arguably larger audience!
Even red brick walls suck!
: )
[32] He looked 50 years old when he was in Atlanta.
[30] i keep thinking you're older than 21, since you make so many old school references. iirc, you even pulled out a Press Your Luck "double whammy" the other day. do they show re-runs of "Card Sharks"?!
millwood's having a pretty good year. grienke is on fire. he's throwing another gem tonight!
[29] it's thelarmis, one word/one name, like "thelonious". : )
stand-up is really HARD to do. i know someone who did it back in the day. i'd rather be sitting down, back of the stage, behind a wall of tubs and plates, making a ruckus! : )
MAN!!!! I love these Hooters Swinsuit Pagent commercials! Is there a game today?
Is it me, or are the boos for Tex and A-Rod stronger tonight, despite the massive delay? I guess it was too hot to boo yesterday, in the day game.
[36]
My apologies on the name malaprop....
So.... BJs lose. TB loses. Sox in a hole. Could be a good day.
[36] Well, I am older than 21.
I'm 22.
:)
[33] mauer had a runner on 3rd w/ one out and couldn't bring him home. they walked morneau...
[35] i remember when millwood first started here, but i don't remember how old he looked...
Well that's not good.
Melky injured? Shoulder?
Sweet, nite owl baseball!
Although as soon as I typed that, it got a lot less sweet... hope it's not serious for Melky.
Dislocated? I saw some ugly movement when he hit the wall.
see ya in a month Melky
[39] no worries.
[40] or not.
[41] happy birthday.
Its a good thing that he's touching his shoulder with the bad arm, right? It means he can?
That's a devestating injury...not only do you lose Melky's hot bat, but now you add an out to the lineup in Gardner. If Melky has to miss anytime, they have to promote Jackson. Gardner can not be used as an everyday player.
WHOO!
shit, is Melky hurt? oh no. hell, i'm even wearing my "got melky?" t-shirt. fuck! dislocated shoulders are horrible. i had a chronic one for 7 years and then major shoulder surgery. feh!
i really don't wanna see a whole lot of brett gardner. at least Jorgie will be back soon...
HEADS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA_ROD!
[46] If it was dislocated, Melky's tough as nails... he looked like he was really hurting, but not in that kind of excruciating pain.
Austin Jackson, come on down. Orrrr...maybe Shelley Duncan?
that's a good way to test the hip
At least Melky wasn't doubled over in pain ... I dont think it will be a month.
oh no, Melky crashed the fences??
A-Rod is moving a lot better
What happened to Melky? I just tuned in.
[60] Lost a fight with the wall.
Damn Melky! Next time go into the wall feet first, like Bo!
I hope that shoulder is not jammed or dislocated!
Call up Jackson if the shoulder is DL bad?
Terrible injury... just terrible...
: (
Losing Melky would be a lot bigger blow than most people would probably think. I really hope his exit was precautionary.
Gotta admit, ARod's a gamer. Ballsy play for an injured guy, Shit. But the run doesn't score. Good luck.
[54] yay, it's emma! how's the book coming along? yes, shoulder dislocation is indeed freaking excruciating. unfortunately, i know firsthand...
[63] Monahan certainly seemed to be popping something into place. Can you come back quickly from that?
So, after John Flaherty announces that righties are hitting .200 against Joba over the last X games, Kinsler and Cruz crush a couple....
[65] Sorry... he's hurt. You could see his face as soon as he bounced off the wall.
pete abe is using the word "jammed", for melky's shoulder. i hope that's all it is!
The YES talking heads seemed to think it was dislocated. Yeesh.
And good thing for us Kinsler was a bonehead on the basepaths.
A's are impossibly bad. had the bases loaded in the 1st w/ NO outs and couldn't score...off of jarrod washburn.
let's hope the rangers can't score w/ the bases loaded and TWO outs...
[66] If the shoulder was really dislocated, it would very likely be at least a stint on the 15-day DL.
Meanwhile, more early struggles from Joba. This is quickly becoming a game I wish was never started.
dislocation = fuck.
2 xbh + walk = fuck
I miss Mike Mussina.
[66] depends. if it goes in/out and pops back by itself, it's not nearly as bad. if it has to be popped back in by someone, you're looking at 3 weeks, minimum. depends how much damage there was putting it back. doesn't sound good...
[74] me too.
did Joba do that same bullpen warmup ritual he did for his last start? i'm guessing: NO.
That's why you don't throw 5 sliders in a row...
Didn't Jeter dislocate his shoulder on opening day a while back? Like 2001 or 2002? Or was it seperated? I remember him being out for a while... I also remember it looking a lot worse than Melky's injury, though, Jeter stayed down for a few minutes.
[65] Hey! It's going good, thanks! Writing the conclusion and waiting for my editor's, uh, edits... almost done, barring some kind of unforseen disaster.
christ. stop the bleeding here and get your shit together from the 2nd on...
Joba's early inning struggles are really becoming tiring. What is it going to take for him to realize that he can't come out of the gate nibbling. Could it be that for all his talent, Joba doesn't really know how to pitch?
[78] SepArated... I always get that one wrong.
[78] I believe he separated his shoulder...this injury didn't look close to as bad as Melky's.
if we can make Kevin Millwood look like Kevin Millwood then tonight won't be a complete wash
[78] yeah, ken huckabay. asshole catcher for the blow jays, at the 3rd base. I was in pain when that injury happened. hopefully Melky's won't be as bad...
[73] Young man... is that any kind of language for a musician?
finally, he put someone away...
[81] leave it, that's what editors are for! ; )
[80] You think he's calling his games, or is the game being called from the bench?
[85] : )
Jeter's definitely looked worse, everyone's first thought on that was "out for the year"
[87] I don't think it is the pitches being thrown as much as the conviction with which he is throwing them.
The Yankees have really hit the ball hard...which means they will break through or this is going to be a very frustrating night.
[81] That's your New York accent shining through :D
[80] One of the issues I have with both Hughes and Chamberlain is they seem to throw at least one waste pitch every AB, and when they throw a waste pitch, its never a pitch that anyone would even consider offering at.
Run.
Speedy Gardner beats the throw.
How does Brett's speed compare to the league? Who's faster?
Brett Gardner could be the MVP of the game if he knocks out Millwood.
[90] So Joba's pitches lack conviction? Hoss? Hoss?
Good.
[96] You mean like Gardner versus a relay race of everyone else in the league?
Good
[81]
To paraphrase The Offspring, "gotta spell it 'separated'"
this is all fun and games Brett, but don't go doing something stupid and turning Damon into the starting CF
Gardner can manufacture himself all he wants, but Matsui still hasn't figured out this whole hitting thing.
Sox lose.
[99] hey matt, you comin' to atlanta for the Yanks series end of June?
Saw that one coming.
[101] no one should EVER quote (or paraphrase) The Offspring. ; )
This definitely is shaping up to be one of those games...and the insult to injury is it will end around 1am.
[95] Hmm, good question. Who's the fastest MLB player? I don't know if he's faster than Gardner, but off the top of my head, Carlos Gomez is super-speedy. I remember watching him on the Mets before he got traded, and Reyes admitting that Gomez was the only teammate who could beat him in a race.
[104] Man, that would be cool! But unfortunately I'm doing some field work in Maine that week. The Yanks get closer, I get further away...
[99] I'd like to see Home to 1st and all around the bases. On his inside-the-park job, he looked like he got airbound.
isn't Joey Gathright still employed?
Matsui is suffering.
[107] i love late nite baseball! : )
Ceveza will plate a run. you watch...
Michael Bourn is pretty fleet afoot .... so is Gathright and Crawford.
...
A Massachusetts tourism commercial .... in NY?
Blasphemy!
[111] notice i didn't say WHEN he would plate a run. could be anytime. this game, some game in the future...maybe even in the minor leagues. keep your eyes peeled, he'll get an RBI sometime! ; )
[111] When you have to get up at 4:30AM, nothing is worse than a loss that wraps up around 2AM.
The name really does look absurd on the uniform
as someone with a last name similar to Saltalamacchia's, no...we do not like being called "Salty"
[116] ah, i hear ya. feel for ya, man. sleep fast!
I have a new name for Ortiz .... Big Pop-up.
[116] You get up at 4:30am? Are you really Regis Philbin in disguise??
Joba is gonna be long for 4 innings... : ~
[120] I shouldn't have found that as funny as I did.
[120] i LOVE it! can we call him FAT pop-up? i actually typed "poop"...
[122] i go to bed at 4:30am... : ~
whew, i'm glad that AB ended how it did!
Meanwhile, heck of a playoff game going on in Orlando
throw strikes.
[114] I was just on Cape Cod for a wedding last weekend... while I love it there, it's impossible to find an establishment there that's not slathered in Sox gear, and since half the wedding guests were coming up from NYC, there were a number of pretty heated exchanges at the bar (you know, the ones that start off all good-natured and then actually get a little hostile).
The other half of the guests were from England, and were pretty confused. I tried to compare it to ManU and Chelsea...
[121] No...just in disguise AS Regis.
as long as Vizquel has a job in the majors, I won't feel THAT old
personally I'm still getting over the fact that he wrote a book...and some people have actually read it.
atta boy! 3 out of 5 outs, by virtue of the "K"
oh man, I'm sorry but I gotta see the end of this CLE/ORL game
[129] I've never met any of these people that allegedly read the book.
Does Joba have to go to three balls on every batter?
Texas Radio guy: "Carl Pavano now has more wins this year than ANY Yankee..how about that??"
[108] I looked that up once. The record for running from home to 1B is 3.3 seconds (by a lefty batter, of course).
Gomez is probably one of the fastest, if not the fastest. He was clocked at 3.4 seconds...from the right-handed batter's box.
Brett Gardner has been clocked at 3.9 seconds.
For comparison, Ichiro is at 3.7 seconds. Our previous left-handed, undersized, speedy outfielder, Bubba Crosby, took 4.0 seconds.
"Hey, Joba. Just tell everyone your knee's fine."
-B. Bruney
Zack Greinke .... 75 IP, 54 H, 12 bb, 81 K, ZERO homers allowed, 0.88 ERA, 8-1
[131] Incredible free throw by Lebron.
[134] meanwhile the Indians are 10 games under and the Yankees are a game out of first, but whatever works
[138] Howard going for an Academy Award there
[134] a-shut up in ya face! ; )
[131] looks like you've got another quarter.
[137] he's superman this year. good for him!
I followed [131] and turned on the basketball game... and immediately saw evidence of the terrible officiating which has kept me from consistently following the NBA. Howard got freaking mugged on the last play of regulation! Back to baseball....
I've got 1985 by Bowling for Soup stuck in my head.
I don't know what this means.
52 pitches by Joba over 2 innings. That's just awful.
[137] i think his ERA is 0.84. that, and his first name is really Donald.
Even money says the Indians deal Pavano by July 31, to the Mets.
[135] Well done. So Gomez is faster then Brett.
[142] baseball RULES!!! : )
[142] I'm barely an NBA guy anymore, but a real good playoff nailbiter grabs my attention every time. And I'm sorry, but Howard was flopping there.
[146] You think Pavano will be healthy on July 31?
Johnny Baseball! i'd love for him to steal, make something happen here...
[146] good call.
Time for Tex to blast one.
[144] And to those "Eighth Inning Pundits" including Francesa, the short bus is ====> that way... Joba's driving!
Don't forget your helmets!
[147] At least home to 1st...Gardner does not get out of the box as quickly as guys like Gomez and Ichiro.
[149] i agree...if anything, the foul could have been on Howard.
Well, this is infuriating
Yep...this is setting up to be a very frustrating game.
Heh. Not a good day for Salty. His runners caught numbers are taking a beating due to Millwood.
[155] Upon further review, I agree. But I still don't like the refs in the NBA.
Hell of a head of hair on Salty
i love that alex is taking his walks. but i wish there were only 1 out. we really need to plate at least 1 run here...
I really wish there was some good news on Melky...it would take some of the edge off what has been a very frustrating start to this game.
[159] Well if Tim Duncan can be ejected from a game for laughing, yeah thats a problem.
I hate this game
Maybe that storm can make a U-turn and come back?
[162] i keep refreshing LoHud like a madman, seeing if Pete has any news on Melky.
This is all Flash's fault!
Ever since he's returned to the booth, his inherent mediocrity has rubbed off on the team!
It's like Dave "Rabbits" going to the booth with Orsillo...
: )
Throw. Strikes.
Was Flaherty always so monotone?
Its like he's reading a phonebook.
My dream of hearing John Flaherty say "Umaga" has been dashed yet again
Ok... closeups on water sprinklers???
YES and My9 are officially retarded!
[169] Yes, even when he played!
So boring.
Howard > LeBron
(on that play)
is joba getting squeezed? all 3 balls appear to be on the outside line.
More outings like this and maybe Joba should be moved to the bullpen. This is just awful pitching.
Maddening.
just back, 70 pitches in 2 1/3 innings?? rain, please!
[175] Nope...he has no idea what he is doing or where the ball is going. This outing is going to decimate an already taxed bullpen.
I had no idea he even had an out that inning.
throw strikes. damn you!
70 pitches to get 7 outs. : /
whew. nice work.
[182] Maybe he's trying for a perfect game of 300...
Seeing that swing by Gardner makes me feel even worse about Melky's injury...speaking of which, the abscence of news is very concerning.
Magic win
infield single for matsui? hell, i'll take it. sure, why not...
[179] Hey, the bullpen had that day off yesterday.
[186] "Magic win"
Sounds like the only way the Yankees can get a victory tonight...
[187] Should have been an E-5.
[188] Aside from Aceves and Mariano, everyone else in the bullpen is inherently taxed.
chipper gets a bad rep in the field. he just made a real nice play and i've seen him make tons of great plays here in Atl...
[190] hometown call. i'm not surprised...
Melky has a strained right shoulder. X-rays were negative.
I would like to see Robertson come in, but they will undoubtedly bring in Wang first...
Bleh!
i happen to like clogged bases.
X-Rays negative!
well sounds like it could've been a lot worse for Melky
[193]
please don't rush him back .... please ...
Good news on Melky. It's just a sprain. X-rays negative.
Melky: "Right shoulder strain, X-rays were negative." Whew.
[190] Robertson's back in town, he hasn't pitched since Sunday....
[190] I was gonna ask what a fresh, fully rested Veras looked like.
[193] hell fuckin' yeah!!! did the shoulder ever pop out? i'm guessing NO...
I wonder if Frankie can go yard in the jetstream at the Stadium?
I hate this game.
Were the runners going? This game really, really sucks.
oh Chris Christie, you really are convinced you have a shot aren't you?
aaarrrggghhh!!!
[199] Actually, it's a strain, not a sprain. The latter is usually more serious.
[198] I would guess that's worth a 15 Day DL stint for a shoulder strain, no?
Maybe a call for Jackson will be forthcoming...
meanwhile, i'm watching lincecum make the braves look foolish...
I really don't know how I feel about rushing Jackson up here, he's still homerless and strikeout-prone in AAA...that isn't a recipie for immediate success
What a wretched, wretched start by Joba.
[209] Muscle strains have degrees of severity, so I am not sure. It could even be as little as a couple of days.
Shelley Duncan perhaps?
[205] No they weren't
See, that's why they keep the center field green so wet, running the sprinklers after a rainstorm. So that fans can comically dive 20-30 feet for a home run ball.
the worst part about this game is that we all know exactly what we're gonna read/hear first thing tomorrow morning, that every time Joba gives up a run it's "proof" that he's more useful to this team as a one inning reliever.
christ almighty. 75 pitches for 3 innings. tons of walks and extra base hits. we're lucky it's only 3 runs. can we please plaster millwood now???
Joba has been absolutely awful today...he doesn't have good stuff and he doesn't seem capable of pitching through it.
"Arsenio Hall is back!"
Why?
Long rain delay could have made Joba "rusty"?
Pitchers are mysterious and a little freaky..who da hell knows??
I think they should let Brett Gardner play, at least until Melky gets back. Pete Abe still thinks he has a much higher ceiling than Melky. He says Gardner always takes awhile to adjust to a new level, but he does it. Dunno if I buy it, but I'm willing to give him a shot. I'd rather see what we have in Gardner than rush Jackson up here.
Flarhety should really never be allowed to leave Bob Lorenz's side
[217] As frustrating as that might be, when he performs like this, that argument has a lot of credibility. With the state of the Yankee bullpen, 5 inning starts don't have much value.
[222] If Melky is going to miss more than 3-4 games, I would call up AJ. Gardner is simply not a good hitter.
G'night all ....
looks like Joba will get thru 5 today. it seems as though his knee is alright though. top of the order. it's time, fellas...
[226] read ya in the mornin'... (well, early afternoon!)
Rays, Sox and Jays all lost...would be a real shame to waste an opportunity to gain on everyone.
you did that in the last at-bat, derek. go for something new next time.
....
[229] yes. still half a game left to play tonight! at the very worst, we won't LOSE any ground...
finally
Wow, that was hit a longgggg way.
There was a golfer
make millwood work!!!
Yeah, that was one of those pitches I'm pretty sure I could have hit out. Biiiiiiiiiig looping curve.
Well there is the solo shot back...
Woohoo Tex!
Okay, okay, I'm awake!
Tex can hit 'em far, huh? wish i got to see it!
What is Millwood's problem!
Wow, A-Rod only barely beat that out.
does the Rangers infield have a pool going on who can get themselves on the 15 DL first?
LOL Emma...
: )
All right, the stinging in the fingers causes Millwood to hang another curve to Cano to tie the game. Come on Robbie!
another hometown call? Alex seems to be pretty mobile.
Can't wait to see that one on Hit Tracker.
It seems like the Yankees are swinging very early in the count. Whenever they do that, it usually means 8 innings for the starter.
crap. some tough hitters here in the 5th. give us at least 1 more inning, dude.
if I had a Tivo, "Shaken Not Stirred" would be the only thing on it
that and "No Reservations"
[237] Remember the Scott Proctor Curveball? Particularly early in his career, Proctor had this awful, big rolling curveball. Anytime a pitcher throws an awful hook me and my friends joke about the Scott Proctor Curveball.
[246] Well, the ball bounced off of Millwood's hand, and picked up in front of second base on the grass by Vizquel. His throw was up the line and Davis tried some kind of contortionist move to get it. A-Rod was definitely running hard, but an accurate hard throw would have gotten him. I'm just eyeballing it but i think A-Rod's lost a few steps.
is Aceves in?
and he is
[250] I have Kung Fu Panda on my TIVO now, RT...
: )
[252] Arod didn't start running hard until he noticed the ball go off Millwood's fingers. I also don't think an accurate throw would have had him.
Seems like a real waste to have to keep using Aceves in this role, especially in a game the team is trailing. I'd like to see Aceves used in the late innings, but starts like this one pretty much ensure more Veras in crunch time.
alright gang I'm out, heres to hoping I wake up to some sort of "Cerevelli's grand slam sparks 9 run inning" headlines
[252] thanks.
ah, i'm fine w/ Ace in now. esp after that quick inning. hopefully he can go 3. will we see Wang after?
[257] Veras is the only bullpen guy who went yesterday, so maybe he's not in the cards today. If the Yankees continue to trail I bet it's Aceves for two, Robertson for one, then Alby or Coke for one. I do have some faith in Robertson's abilities, I just don't think he's in the Circle of Trust yet.
I think Gardner's figuring it out.
we're not in the clear yet. per pete abe:
Meanwhile, trainer Gene Monahan sent word via Jason Zillo that Meky didn’t have an X-ray. He had something called a fluoro. That showed nothing. He’ll get an MRI tomorrow.
[261] figuring out that he's not a major leaguer?! ; )
[262] Damn it...nothing was as much fun as watching Melky come into his own. I really hope he doesn't miss a lot of time.
A nice hit and run would be in order, if only Matsui could be trusted to make contact...
Pete also asks, "Why not Wang?" Yeah, why not?
[264] i know. shoulders are tricky too. we'll see how he feels tomorrow and what the MRI says. hopefully, it's this'll be a 2-week minimum...
Matsui is way, way out of whack. That was an pretty poor swing.
[268] I guess he's back in whack.
Well that's better, Godzilla!
wait, gamecast said that Gardner lined out to right. what happened?
[268] I was about to write the exact same thing, but hey...
Hooray!
[271] Single to right, stole second on a 2-0 pitch (taken for a strike). Matsui doubled off the right field wall three pitches later.
[271] Singled to right and then stole 2B.
ah, i see! let's go Swish. we better tie it this inning...at the very least.
how was that last pitch a strike? it was like a foot inside.
thanks guys!
Why do they keep taking pitches right down the middle!
Gardner has an enormous head.
Yay! Tie game! We have a backup catcher!
Italian National Hero Francisco Cervelli!
Millwood's been getting away with that slider all game...I can't believe Matsui scored so easily.
Nice hit, Frankie! What a terrible, awful attempt a throw by Byrd. Barely made it to second base.
I TOLD YOU!!! ; )
Cervelli learned his takeout slide from Eliot Johnson...
I hate this team.
[271] LOL! I was wondering why you were so down on Gardner in [263]
He gets his second hit and steals his third base of the game, and you say he doesn't belong in the big leagues. :-D
It seems like Jeter has seen about 6 pitches in his 4 ABs so far. And, he keeps hitting the same ball.
Wow. Cervelli got old school on that slide.
why is jeter pulling everything today? is he waaay out in front of breaking pitches?
[290] The problem was Kinsler, who caught the throw and then became a spectator. As a 2B, you have to get out of the way immediately.
[288] yeah, i had a good excuse for being an idiot! for a change... ; )
Yankees can smell first place.
Captain Wheels has 10 stolen bases this season. me likey!
why don't they just let the coaches carry gloves?
[292] I wasn't being critical of Cervelli... it was clean. You just don't see that kind of slide from the Yanks too often these days (or at least, that's my impression).
do it again, Tex!
Mmm, me likey some Jason Jennings. 27 baserunners in 18 innings so far this season.
[295] He's not stealing them with speed, but with smarts, which is what makes it even better.
I hate seeing Millwood lifted...he should have been mauled in this game.
[297] I know you weren't being critical...sorry about that. I was just pointing out Kinsler's actions.
I am shocked that Jennings got Teixeira...that AB seemed like damage just waiting to happen.
Has Jason Jennings always been a satchelass?
bollocks. hey, at least we're tied. let's hold 'em, then take 'em down!
[302] so did the one against Lidge. : /
[305] I think you mean Condrey. That seemed like a given too, but not as much as this one. It was the same feeling I get when Jose Veras faces a great opposing hitter...just in reverse. I wish the Veras confrontations ended the same way more often.
[306] yeah, him too!
Yankee CF'ers just can't seem to catch those balls tonight.
That reminded me way too much of Crosby/Sheffield
Crosby/Sheffield at Anaheim flashback there...
I was afraid they were going to collide and kill each other there.
*jinx*
Flaherty calls a great game from the booth...I wonder if the Yankee ERA was significantly lower with him behind the plate?
Shit!
That reallly sucks. Absolutely sucks. Fucking sucks.
Damnit to hell.
he could have tried a little harder for that ball
fuck. 1-run in this ballpark shouldn't feel so heavy, but it does...
Just one of those nights, looks like. (Not that it's over by any stretch... but whoever wins, it won't have been pretty).
HA!
Omar Vizquel always seemed like a whiner to me.
A-Rod caught a popup. Uneventfully. The apocalypse is upon us. ;-)
[322] ...and then leads off the next inning with a game tying solo shot...
G'nite all...
[323] Or a groundout to 3B.
If the Yankees don't score off of Jason Jennings...
[325] i liked my idea better... : /
IN THE AIR. NO DOUBLE PLAY HIDEKI.
Seems like Gardner has figured out how to hit slow right handed pitching, at least.
Can Matsui bunt?
ladies and gentelman, i give to you: Major League ballplayer, Brett Gardner! ; )
now, steal 2nd, kid...
Gardner 3 for 4.
He really is hitting better these days. His batting average is up to .274.
might be nice to have an option on the bench, like Nady or Shelley...
29 baserunners in 18 IP.
wow, cambe back to a 4-3 game..C'mon Matsui, 頑張れ！！
what a ridiculous strike call
get the damn runner home
That's not good.
Well that's one way to not ground into a double play.
Okay Nick. IN THE AIR.
well, at least he didn't make an out.
NO DP, Swish!!!
[335] was wondering where you were...
Mike Maddux got old.
what a dick
I'm irritated.
If Melky goes on the DL, I'm sure they'll call up an outfielder. If not Shelley Duncan, maybe John Rodriguez or Todd Linden. They are both hitting really well, and are not prospects. No worries about hurting their development by parking them on the bench.
That's just awful...absolutely inexusable AB by Swisher. This team seems determined to shoot itself in the foot tonight. That inning was pretty much delivered to them on a silver platter.
OMG. Fuck You, Swisher.
For once I agree with Pete Abe...Swisher needs less jokes and more hits.
more Ace. and another leadoff man aboard. i fear we just lost the game top of this inning... : /
While the Yankees wait for word on Melky, they need to make some moves to get a viable bench. A guy like Swisher shouldn't be playing day in and day out through this slump, but there are no other options.
Well, there's always tomorrow.
It never fails. Whenever a team absolutely gives away a scoring opportunity, the opposition comes right back and makes them pay.
bollocks. Ace shouldn't be in there. Wang...someone. i fear this is gonna get ugly.
[335] Does that say "gambare"? (I'm guessing, I can only read the last character.)
There's alot of blame to spread around, but tonight's goat is Joba. His pitiful performance put the Yankees in catch-up mode off the bat and exposed a bullpen not designed for length.
Playing the IF back? Giving away runs in the 7th? How does that make sense?
and so it begins...
can Texas send in Swisher as a pinch hitter? please!
[354] Yep! You know hiragana?
and so it continues...
Why not Wang tonight? Do they have other plans for him or something?
Okay, I'm going to walk the dog - hopefully this will trigger a dramatic Yankees comeback that I will then be ticked off to have missed.
But probably not...
Aceves ran out of steam early. One has to wonder if Girardi's brain dead decision to use him yesterday had an impact. Meanwhile, by playing the infield back, the Yankees gave away to two runs. Absolutely incredible....if the Yankees play a close game, you can beat Girardi will do something to make you bang your head.
[359] I had a year of Japanese class in my misspent youth. Learned hiragana, katakana, and a few kanji.
But most of the Japanese I know (which isn't much) was learned from Japanese television. Which means I can say, "Help, save me from the monster" but not "Where is the bathroom." ;-)
Aces High - as in his ERA skyrocketed tonight from the 1's to the 3's...
[361] good ?
[362] i think that only works for rbj, but it's worth a shot! ; )
feeble.
This is the type of game that the Yankees played in April...now, they have lost 3 of 5...hopefully, we're not going right back to where this team was before the winning streak. The level of play today has been so poor that it really makes you wonder why.
Well, that sucked.
Shoulda saved some of those runs from yesterday...
[364] That's great, wish I had been able to study it in school before getting here. Would have saved many hours of pain in classes..
Might as well pour it on...meanwhile, at what point does Girardi learn that Coke is not a lefty specialist, nor is he a particularly effective reliever?
christ almighty. how many homers have lefties hit off Coke already?
throwin' strikes right outta the chute - i like that!
Well, tomorrow then. Burnett needs to cut out the bullshit and get moving.
Tex swings 2-0, Arod swings 3-1...doesn't seem like the Yankees had much interest in this game. The way they've played tonight is really a shame. Hopefully this isn't the beginning of another long stretch of mediocrity.
I hate DI. Stupid rule.
Ah well. G'night everyone!
I didn't realize Omar Vizquel was that old. He's 42.
Jeez. Could Jeter have another 7-8 years at SS?
and Gardner doesn't swing at all. feh.
i don't have faith in AJ for tomorrow.
it's on ESPN, so i guess i'll come straight up after teaching to watch it with y'all, then head back to the studio late nite to practice...
I really, really really hope Girardi doesn't throw the getaway day lineup out there tomorrow, but I have a feeling he will.
well, it's a night game, nationally televised and there's a day off the following day - i sure hope he puts out the top Starting 9.
wow, Texas has the 2nd best record in all of baseball.
[380,381] Berroa at 3rd! Pena at SS! Gardy leading off! Cervelli behind the plate! The young-gritty all-stars are bound to win!
boBBy finally went yard and got his 1st homer tonight. his SLG. is .396...
[383] you mean Cash behind the plate...
[385] Cash isn't that young..oops, neither is Berroa..
yeah, i was just thinking about the worst lineup joey joe joe could throw out there tomorrow.
check out the lineup i'm listening to now: art blakey, horace silver, clifford brown, lou donaldson, curly russell. talk about all-world players!!! : )
[387] now THAT is a great lineup!
Ghana Soundz 1970s Funk compilation here
nice. i spun Jimmy McGriff's Electric Funk cd today. it's on Blue Note - Rare Groove Series - 1969. it's really good...