AJ Burnett likes to mash pies in his teammates’ grill. Let’s hope he gives them reason to return the favor this afternoon.
Let’s Go Yan-Kees!
Wednesday
May 8, 2024
Since 2002
"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
How can Burnett get a face pie? I mean, he can't get a walk-off hit until the World Series now that IL is finished.
No-hitter? Perfect game?
*shrug*
He'd definitely get a pie for a no-no.
[1] If something happened where the Yanks had to move the DH to the field, it's possible :)
[1] 21 k's. : D
Nice Cap'n!
I noticed Derek has learned with respect to the O's OF arms...
: )
I am a bit surprised that Ransom didn't get the start at SS after Jeter came up limping yesterday.
Woohoo A-Rod!
Every ball has been hit hard.
It seems the Score Truck arrived early today!
: )
[10] Day-game-after-night-game score truck?
C'mom, Cano. A simple laced line drive to the gap to clear the bases is all I ask.
Good, better to be lucky than
How can they be a hit? I want what the official scorer is on.
Come on, Gardy, there's room for everyone in score truck!
Woohoo on the bat-around!
The little steps Brett needs to get onto the score truck malfunctioned.
Now that the score truck is being parked for a brief moment, the Sox have acquired Adam LaRoche.
Does this mean Youkilis to 3B, Lowell to the bench - or is it just so they have a better backup option at 1B than Kotsay? That's an expensive backup.
Shoot, just remembered the game is on this afternoon. I hope I didn't miss all of the score truck.
Old Yanks Fan said this the other night, but NYS may set some sort of record for singles off the wall.
Sox traded for Adam LaRoche. What are the odds he hist .330/.400/.500 for them the rest of the way?
Yikes, that was close.
Last inning, it looked like Berken was getting a wide strike zone. Is that right, or is that just how Gamecast made it look?
[21] Hey, I noticed! [18] =)
He's a notorious second-half performer (pre-ASB, career: .252/.326/.447; post-ASB, career: .296/.357/.544), but all that work was done in the NL, so who knows?
Wow @ Michael Kay's Lowenbrau reference with the former O's outfielder from yesteryear...
No shame at all!
Pathetic!
Our outfield sucks. boooooo
Spanky McSkittles strikes again!
Asshat!
Damon just intimidated a runner with his arm??
i like when the score truck shows up early
i don't like missing yankee games because i am at work - that was a nice advantage of "working" at home and working on a dissertation
[29] Yep...I'm "working from home" today.
I digress. WOW.
Well looky what I found....
Nice catch and all, but "Look what I found!"
Pfft!
And there's Nick Swisher's fielding in a nutshell.
And there's Nick Swisher's fielding in a nutshell.
If Burnett's rules for Operation Dessert Storm are flexible, he'll pie-face Swish between innings here.
Dang all Gamechannel says is "Wigginton flied out". No excitement at all.
[34] [35] Deja vu...
: )
Hmm...score truck ran out of gas after the first inning?
[39] Woohoo Po!
[39] I speak too soon.
Hip-Hip...
Not so long ago, if a starter gave up five within the first three frames, he was out of there...
I'm just sayin'.
[38] Man it usually won't let you double post like that ... I only clicked once.
Ah that's what they all say.
[44] Heh heh, Andre!
Double dang. Actually had to go and do some work, and missed the score truck again.
So, will interviews with college football coaches and athletic directors be a permanent feature of broadcasts for the rest of the season?
nice to wake up to 4-0. now 5-0.
i hated watching LaRoche here in Atl. he's slow as hell, non-descript and i loathe his stance. that said, he's a 2nd half player and might do well at the Fens. he won't deal well w/ the media and hype there though...
i've still got tons of catching up to do on baseball news...
Diane -
if you're here on this thread at all, this link's for you - you'll love it! i left it at your NOTD post, as well. of course, everyone else can check it out also, it's cool! : )
http://tinyurl.com/ozhx8m
So when are they going to announce St. Joseph School's football games at The Stadium?
Feh!
Can we expect a presser regarding the 2032 "Steinbrenner Bowl" ?
ooh, a leadoff walk just for me. thanks, AJ! : /
[51] hey, you're here - great!
please see [49] - thanks.
Re 5 runs 3 innings outa there ... yes, if there's someone BEHIND you. O's actually have a promising young batting order for next couple of years but the pitching is scary-bad, starters AND bullpen. Suspect this may be Berken's Last Stand for now. But not sure who they have in AAA.
Burnett is doing it the hard way today.
so, this AJ guy seems to be a nice fella - likes to hand out free passes to the opposing players quite often! : ~
now, that variety of leadoff walk, i like!!!
Gardy on 1B!
: O
3 ab's and 3 pitches for Jeter. Hot date tonight?
Is Jeter in a hurry today?
Terrible jump for Gritty.
That must be why Gardner hasn't been starting lately...
: )
Man... it looks like the Sox gave nothing away for LaRoche.
This has certainly not been a highlight reel game for ol' Gardy.
For you hardcore fans.... Sox on ESPN tonight.
[49]
Many thanks .... I DID already know that Geddy had that collection and had donated it .... very cool!
[65] if by "hardcore" you mean ESPN is airing naked peephole footage of Chris Berman, I'll pass. Otherwise, I might check out a couple innings of the game.
[65] i'll pass. i'll be teaching, then practicing, then enjoying slices!
[66] cool.
[65] I have another term in mind for those who would watch a Red Sox game on ESRSN "featuring" any combination of Berman, Phillips, and Morgan...
: )
Wow, Kay and Singleton are really bored, and it's only the 5th inning.
Today is the 2nd anniversary of Mike Coolbaugh's death. He was the 1st base coach struck by a batted ball. :-(
[70] they were bored yesterday too.
it's time for coney to be back in the booth.
any quick insights on the game so far?
[63] Mainly because the Sox are doing the Pirates a favor by taking on his salary.
[72] Me? not really. AJ has been sloppy but a bit lucky. After the first inning, when the Yanks hit almost everything hard, the offense has sort of disappeared. Lots of short ABs. I get the sense that everyone is thinking about the next series, or at least about their dinner plans.
Swisher flashing that gold glove form.
Eat your heart out, Abreu.
nother nice catch by Swish. That's two today that Sheff and Abreu probably would not have made
With the way guys are swinging early in the count, you'd think it was getaway day, but the Yanks have Oakland coming in next...
I would love to see Hughes for two or three innings today...but I don't really have the energy on this lazy afternoon to mount much of an argument.
[74] thanks mp
I'm going to my fifth game of the year Saturday. It will be the 4TH time Pettitte is starting (sigh).
[79] maybe we should give Melancon a chance to pitch. or Bruney...
And now the ump expands the strike zone...everyone is in a hurry!
[81] RYI is with a few family members there today, Diane.
I don't have an accurate count, but I know that our Banterer Attendance Winning Percentage Factor (BAWPF) is soaring at the moment...
: )
[82] Probably. I guess I meant more generally...since he was not used yesterday, I hold out hope that the plan is to employ him for two innings an appearance, to lay the groundwork for a possible re-entry into the rotation.
[84] RIY, too...
It's quite remarkable...I'm pretty sure that Kay hasn't talked about the game once in six innings. Then again, when Kay talks about the game, it's not necessarily worth hearing.
[81] i used to have the pettitte curse too diane
...
[88] Last year I had the Ponson curse--two games attended, saw him both times. That said, he won both games, so I couldn't complain too much.
Wow @ those two runs by the O's!
That's okay though. Hughes and/or Mo are the "Severe Tire Damage" strips for opposing teams' Score Trucks...
: )
[91]
LOL .... nicely turned phrase
I would send Gardy again.
[93] Or maybe I would just let Damon get a base hit.
Ooooh, GameChannel has "undefined" relieving Berken. I wonder if undefined got traded for Player to be Named Later.
[95]
LOL ..... I hear his pitch repetoire is "null set" :-)
Now undefined is relieving Burnett? Did undefined get traded during innings?
[95]
Someone break out the Venn Diagrams!
Here's a puzzler, suppose a pitcher is pitching in a game, there's a rain postponement made up a month later. But the pitcher gets traded to the other team.
Could a pitcher be both the winner and loser in the same game? Is it possible?
[99]
I don't believe so .... he would in essence be re-entering the game, which of course isn't allowed.
Hughes' tight curveball eerily reminds me of Doc Gooden's "back in the day"...
: )
[99] No, but only because for him to be the loser for Team A, Team B would have to have the lead. So when the pitcher switched to Team B, he would not have been the pitcher of record.
Now, your more fundamental observation is valid: suspended games are goofy because the rosters could be radically different.
Just curious, who is the actress in the picture that adorns this thread? Thanks in advance to anyone whoe answers.
[100] But he CAN "re-enter" the game for the other team.
Kay: "Bruney is warming in case the Yankees score another run, since it not be a save situation."
I love the Save stat.
Let's see. Top of the ninth in a scoreless game, one guy gets on, then the rains come.
when play resumes, new pitcher gives up a run scoring double, but that's it. So the run & potential loss goes to old pitcher. Traded pitcher then pitches bottom of ninth for the other team. I guess he could be credited with a save in that situation, but not the win? Or if there were a succession of pitchers could the official scorer give him the win?
Woohoo Jorge!
i like how A-Rod is stealing bases 2 games in a row, but i hope he doesn't do too much on that hip...
no Mo today...
Pitcher A from the Yankees pitches top of ninth with the Yankees trailing. Mid-ninth rains come. Pitcher A is traded to the Red Sox (I know, would never really happen). Game resumed at later date Pitcher A is brought in by Red Sox to finish bottom of ninth. Pitcher A gives up game winning Grand Slam to Handsome Ransom. Pitcher A is pitcher of record for Yankees having pitched top of ninth getting Win. Pitcher is losing pitcher for Red Sox getting loss.
All of these things above are needless to say highly improvable.
[103] I'll take a wild guess and say that's Paulette Goddard "armed and dangerous" with the pie, Just Fair...
*shrug*
[110] Flaw: If Pitcher A is pitcher of record for top of the ninth with the Yankees trailing, bottom of ninth doesn't get played. Red Sox would have won at that point.
SAVE SITUATION NOW!!!
Time for Mo...
Gulp.
[112] Red Sox bat in top of inning, he is pitching for Yankees. Then in bottom of inning he is pitching for Red Sox and Yankees are batting.
Brew-knee is cooked.
Mo in for the save?
At least RIY and family gets to see Mo!
: )
Jeez...
I didn'r see “armed and dangerous” on the list of Paulette Goddard movies. PG was a brunette (not that that means that much) who did 68 movies from '29 to '72. Quite a career.
OK, I was being facetious before, but I would not pull Bruney here with the bases empty and a 2-run lead. If he gives up another runner, yes.
BTW, someone should remind Kay what the definition of a Save is.
Bruney, needs time to regain his form. He should be pitching in AAA until he has his stuff, control and confidence back.
Double Gulp
[121] Vaery true, The guy is scary now.
Yay Yankees!
Catch ya lata folks!
OK GameChannel, Mariano Rivera is not "undefined".
I Like Bruney, but what [121] said. Yeah, Scranton time.
[121] i agree too.
right now the pen is mo, hughesy, cokey, ace
roberts, melancon, bruney are not trusted - having 3 non-trustworthy guys doesn't work - bring albie back, hope roberston throws strikes, and find a 3rd somewhere else
looks like weeping finally got his backward k - hope he saw it
[118] i wonder if RI set Bruney up just for that reason?! ; )
[116] Ah. Hmmm. Must think.
[118] [127]
Not sure how I could have done that, thelarmis, but I was sure rooting for it. I shouted for joy when Bruney coughed up the second homer and the infielders gathered on the mound, and the door to the bullpen opened...
Early score truck deliveries? check.
Posada bombada? check
Gritner swipe? check
Philthy relief? check
Bruney specials? check
Mo backward K? check!
And of course, the-he-e-e-e-e-e Yankees Win!
Everything just as ordered!
[129] Nothing like the perfect end to the perfect game.
monkeypants, I heard part of the game on the radio, and instead of his usual bs, at one point Sterling said, "Very tough to predict baseball." I almost drove off the road, because (in some ways), he's exactly right.
Took him long enough.