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Posted on Jun 7, 2009 12:21 pm
By Alex Belth
That was a tough one yesterday. But I ain’t ascared. The Yanks are gunna come out gangbusters today.
It’s hot. Time for more fireworks.

Ka Boom.
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And congrats to Roger Federer. Never thought I’d see someone tie Samparas
Joba still refuses to throw the fastball on 3-2. It’s very strange– slider and changeup there to Bossman Junior
nice 1,2,3 inning
[2] i think joba is in love with his slider. it has been such an effective pitch for him – i can see why.
That’s because Joba’s slider is his “go to pitch” that he uses to ensure his release pernt is in the correct position for his fastball.
It has always been so with him…
: )
Joba has allowed a first inning run in four of his eleven starts this season, and none in his last five starts including today. Can we stop with the “Joba troubles in the first inning” meme already?
[5] ok, but why doesn’t he ever come out throwing gas like garza just did?
[5] “Can we stop with the “Joba troubles in the first inning” meme already?”
Was that for Kay and all of his “velocity talk,” or for me?
ouch for pena – settle back in joba
[6] He was throwing 96 in the first inning against the Indians last week, so it’s not like it’s never happened.
[7] I was responding to Kay, who as the “voice” of the Yankees tends to perpetuate quite a number of myths. If the 4 run first inning back in May was against a team other than the Red Sox, we would never be discussing it. In fact, he’s only allowed an earned run in the first inning in three of eleven starts, since Ellsbury scored on a passed ball in April.
[7] Okies… just checking…
These days, Kay=Francesa in the “shit stirring department.”
: )
[9] true, but it would be nice if he were a little more consistent with the fastball, and if he threw it a little more. otherwise it worries me that he’s still being careful with his shoulder.
good job after the hit batter
for those who love thinking about whose team it is and that it is no longer jeter’s but arod’s – my belief is it is more and more becoming tex’s, fwiw
cone’s zany tales are hilarious to me
what a joke that an outfielder can look like a complete idiot and still not get an error called on him
[12] With plays like that, yes. I approve of good fielding first base men.
wow that’s the best play i’ve seen him make in years
Swisher barely hit the cutoff man on that double. He makes Johnny Damon look like Raul Mondesi.
[17] yeah swisher’s arm is pretty shitty
alright let’s get to garza
yeah swish – i knew you’d get to one of your true outcomes soon!
nice Swish
if I have to stare at Rudy and Palin for 3 hours, I better at least get a win out of it
[17] damon’s arm is definitely the worst i’ve ever seen.
Woohoo Spanky McSkittles!
: )
Another 3-2 breaking ball from Joba. Now, the results have been good so far, but I would think that the other teams would pick up on it….
Swisher–what a waste of money. Cashman is a joke.
damn foul ball
[23] cone was talking about his tendency to throw the slider on 3-2 a few innings ago
[23] the rbi double was on a 3-2 fastball
wow that was close
[26] Good call. Fastball on 3-2, but in the middle of the plate belt high. Location, location, location.
[28] definitely bad location, but i think the problem is more that he isn’t throwing enough fastballs in any count
nice play alex – he is looking much better in the field
2 very nice plays today
[30] Yes, that barehanded play to get “The Speedy Carl Crawford” was definitely a great sign!
: )
[29] Hoping that he compensates by pitching longer into games…
Wow, I went to get a drink and I missed the top of the fourth. Just 57 pitches… I guess Joba has learned to be more economical. But we should stick him back in the pen, just in case, right?
[34] Oh, indubitably; in fact he should be groomed as Mo’s successor for after the All-Star Break! >;)
just as part of the 3-2 stuff for joba – he has gone 3-2 on (to my count) 5 of the 15 batters he has faced -
pretty economical though – and as cone pointed out using all of his pitches pretty well
Just to convince myself that 57 through 4 innings is above average, apparently the major league average for pitches in a game per team is 147.
I just wanna rip that shyt off of Garza’s chin, don’t you?
[38] i wanna rip that damn twitchy glove off of his hand
Baseball cliche #428: “He let the ball play him.”
[38] I gave up on baseball players serving as examples of “style” and “fashion” long ago Chyll Will.
I think it was around the time players tried unsuccessfully to force Angela Davis sized afros into caps and batting helmets and coupled those with mutton chops…
: )
Hm, Dice-K not the same pitcher, or the league finally figured him out?
[41] Never took my fashion cues from the players, man; at least not on the field. Some of them could really style in street clothes, though.
“I just don’t know where it’s going… I wouldn’t dig in too much if I were you…”
Ugh, Jorge. Wake up.
Can the Yankees set the MLB record for consecutive errorless games AND consecutive errorful games in the same season?
[42] All that. Plus, I gotta think his arm is on borrowed time.
We need corner outfielders. We have a stockpile of youngsters in the minors. Can we make it happen?
ah, the fond memories of the 18 game errorless streak …
[42] Well, he was pretty average (and amazingly overrated) his first year. He had almost exactly the same–or worse–peripherals his second year, but was just about the luckiest SOB in the league. And he seems simply to stink this year. All in all, he has never really been all that good.
But he does have…the GYROBALL!!!!