Last night’s series opener was the most important game the Yankees have played all season. With the pitching match-up firmly in their favor, a loss, which would have pushed them to 0-9 against Boston on the season, could well have set the tone for the remainder of the series, opening up the possibility of yet another Red Sox sweep. With the win, however, they got of the schnide and reinforced their belief that they’re a different and better team than they were during those first eight games. And they didn’t just win, they crushed the Sox, 13-6.
The Red Sox are too good a team to let one lop-sided win get in their heads, but one could just as easily see a Yankee sweep today as one could see a Red Sox sweep yesterday. After all, the Yankees just keep rolling. Last night’s win extended their current winning streak to four games and also put first place out of reach for the Sox in this series (even if the Sox take the last three, they’ll leave town a half game behind the Yankees in the AL East).
The catch is A.J. Burnett, who has exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations thus far this year with one glaring exception: he’s been awful in his two starts against Boston. One of the selling points for Burnett over the winter was the fact that he’d dominated the Red Sox in four starts last year (2-0, 2.60 ERA). This year has been a different story. Staked to a 6-0 lead at Fenway Park on April 25, he coughed up eight runs. Then, on June 9, he failed to get out of the third inning, allowing five runs on five hits and five walks in just 2 2/3 innings. The Red Sox hit .382/.512/.765 against Burnett in those two starts, and though he followed the last with a string of eight quality starts (6-1, 1.68 ERA), he seems to have run out of magic just in time to rematch with Boston, having allowed seven runs in 4 2/3 innings to the White Sox in his last start.
Curiously, both of Burnett’s starts against Boston matched him up against his former Marlins’ teammate Josh Beckett, who is once again his mound opponent tonight. Beckett was equally awful on April 24, but pitched well in his two starts against the Yankees since, combining for this line: 12 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 13 K, 1 HR. Beckett had a rough April, but since then has gone 11-2 with a 2.28 ERA and a 4.39 K/BB over his last 16 starts.
The Yanks have their work cut out for them tonight, but thanks to last night’s win, a loss today would only mean the battle’s on, not that the battle’s over.
Ramiro Peña replaces Anthony Claggett on the Yankee roster while the Yankees run out their standard lineup. The Red Sox have designated Billy Traber and, get this, John Smoltz for assignment. They’ve been replaced by 23-year-old Japanese rookie right-hander Junichi Tazawa and former Yankee camper Chris Woodward, the latter claimed off waivers from the Mariners. Josh Reddick, who was recalled yesterday when Rocco Baldelli hit the DL, is in left tonight with Victor Martinez at first base, Kevin Youkilis at third, and Mike Lowell on the bench.
The Yankees acquired 26-year-old Louisianan righty Chad Gaudin from the Padres yesterday for a player to be named later. Given the Yankees’ lack of fifth-starter candidates, Gaudin’s a good guy to have on hand as something of a Darrell Rasner-type. He throws in the low-90s with a strong slider, which has been enough for him to overcome some of the game’s biases against short-right-handers (Gaudin is listed at 5-foot-10). That said, there may not be much there. Gaudin was rushed to the majors by the then-Devil Rays at age 20, then traded twice before he turned 23. He seemed to finally find a home with the A’s (4.00 ERA in 22 starts and 18 relief appearances), but proved just valuable enough to get shipped to the Cubs in the Rich Harden deal. In his year plus in the NL with the Cubs and Padres, he’s really struggled (5.36 ERA in 19 starts and 25 relief appearances). He gets his strikeouts, but he also walks too many guys (4.3 BB/9 career) and gives up a lot of hits, leading to an ugly 1.52 career WHIP, which, combined with the fact that he’s pitched in some pitching-friendly ballparks in Oakland and San Diego, belies what otherwise looks like a roughly league-average career ERA. I’d rather have a 26-year-old like Gaudin around than a decade-older retread like Brett Tomko, but for the remainder of this season, there may not be much difference between the two. Gaudin will arrive on Sunday and start his Yankee career in the bullpen. Here’s hoping Sergio Mitre can pitch well enough to keep him there.
Here's the lowdown on Smoltz being DFAed ....
http://tinyurl.com/l2d3wm
[0] Welcome back Ramiro! Let's see some stellar play from you again so this time thay really can't send you back down!
[1] I'm wondering if Smoltz would have been better served pitching out of the bullpen exclusively. His stuff wasn't that horrid, but he did get gassed relatively easily. It seemed to me he just lacked a bit of arm strength because he could pump them in there on occasion...
Too bad really. He was my favorite of Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz if I had to pick one.
: )
Meanwhile, the Jays placed Alex Rios on waivers, and another team put a claim in on him .... hmmm
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4384253
Good Morning, Banter Land! Another hot and humid weekend here, and unfortunately I will miss most of the game!! I faith in AJ though, he's been a killer in the past against the BoSox...but just in case, let's hope he can channel some of the energy that Herbie and the boys bring here and put the team on his back!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy0qsrny58I
Looking forward to catching up on 700+ likely comments later tonight!!
[3] Fascinating. The Jays would do well to let him go given the ridiculous contract he's under. With Lind and Snider around to man the corners, they should move one of Rios or Wells anyway, but both have what seemed to be prohibitively expensive contracts that bore little relation to their actual production. Now they have a real chance to clear some of that money and try to build something quickly around Lind, Snider, Hill, Halladay, and Romero.
schadenfreude
[3] I think you're confusing Rios with Wells. Rios' contract isn't that bad. Especially when compared to Wells.
[6] Yes, it appears the sky is falling in Boston
Chris Woodward (47 OPS+), Nick Green (71 OPS+), and Angel Berroa (5 OPS+) found gainful employment, I don't know what the big deal was with Cody Ransom wearing pinstripes...
[7] They're both bad for what they contribute on the field. And I agree on Ransom.
Speaking of the sky falling, I haven't checked out Boston Dirt Dogs in, well, a dog's age, but taking a look today felt like old times. Uberchadenfreude.
It does feel good to see them struggling but they're still leading in the WC and can be a very dangerous team in the playoffs with Beckett and Lester. The heart of the lineup continues to send shivers with pedroia, martinez, and youkilis, and even though he's struggling, Ortiz is very dangerous.
The yanks should take advantage of these games (although the match-ups favor the red sox in 2 of the next 3 games), and gain some more games.
looking ahead before their next series, the schedule is better for the yanks. they should take some distance
well melky followed up his cycle with hitting the shot that helped contribute to smoltzie being dfa'd.
i also think it might have made sense to pitch smoltz out of the pen. and yeah i really like him a lot too.
rios' contract is too much for what he does, but it is not obscene like wells'. i think rios is better than his nosedive this season suggests. though i am an alex rios fan, partially for reasons that have nothing to do with baseball.
anyhow - let's get to beckett early and often and hope that douche doesn't plunk somebody defending the honor of dusty
[10] If the Yankees were smart, which they are not, Burnett should get the first plunk in very early to get the bench warnings out of the way, protect his lineup, and tighten the zone for Beckett.
I'm just sayin'...
: )
yeah why wasn't that melky's ball?
Hey, Team. Listening to Ma and Pa. Did Swisher botch that popup?
Also, it's sad to see Smoltz go out like that.
aj please walk fewer people tonight than joba - okay, thanks.
[13] nah - the ball was sort of in no man's land
Here we go
good - needed that dp
Wow @ Yankees and the strike zone!
Uncanny, really...
i don't think i can take this again
k hv.cj j c juchc v
thank the lord big fatty is so slow
Good thing Tubby never hustles
Plate Tectonics are faster...
what is it with the walks!! they seem to be trying to break a record.
now, let's get some offense
generous zone there
[25] Disgusting, that. I'm sick of other teams getting calls at The Stadium!
it was generous, nasty pitches though.
c'mon aj, strikes
I almost strangled Cano just then. I mean in the top of the first. I think had they not gotten the out at first, trouble would be afoot. Though it may be anyway. Burnett seems to be having trouble with the strike zone ... I think these righty Yankee pitchers are all scared of The NEW Yankee Stadium ...
This might be my least favorite player in baseball.
It's funny how these two pitchers' pitches reflect each's delivery.
Parse that and get back to me.
who c-tek or this goofy (yet fast) kid reddick?
[31] is for [29] mattpat
[30] hard to say - but i got you - nice observation
The thing about Burnett is it's actually somewhat likely that he could match or even do better than Beckett. When he's on, he's untouchable. It's just a question of which AJ we get.
[29] I hate that chicken shit, mask wearin' while he's fightin', non-catchin', non-throwin', non hittin', strike beggin', million time mound visitin', schlub of a "Captain," too Mattpat!
: )
[32] Captain Facemask
[33] To clarify: There are three Burnetts. Dominant Burnett, Meltdown Burnett and the mysterious Gritty Burnett.
[32] Thanks
ARod needs a day off... badly.
Beckett's gonna throw a perfect game
It's nice to see an ace on his game. : ( grrrrrrrrrrrr
[34] [35] he really is an epic ass of an douchenozzle
never fear melky is up next inning :}
beckett looks good but I like the approach by the yanks. at least they are not helping him swinging at balls
thankfully nick green came back to earth - him being good just didn't seem right
[36] and you can get the three of them during the course of one game...
damnit why are you walking dusty?
Trying to throw strikes is like when Bill Veeck hired the midget
way out! woo!
Out by alot
Eat some dirt, Dustbin.
scamper back to the dugout dusty!!
wait a minute - mk indicated the only red sock that really steals is ellsbury - but i thought they were young and athletic, not like the yankees
lead off walks are terrible but two-out walks with the bases empty are a common cause of heartburn
way to go robbie - no longer have to worry about a perefecto!
End of the bat. I thought Cano smoked that one. We'll take it.
robbie!
at least they gave o'nell shit for saying shmoltz
i'm surprised he didn't call that one a strike
This ump is confusing me. Jesus. That 1-2 pitch was right down the middle.
what an at bat from swish!
nice ab swisheroo
Let the Melk swing.
I just want everyone to know I called that DP before Nicky Squishy got on base.
cripes
[60] that was the risk though. hard to put on a play with two of the worse baserunners on base though.
[52] How sad is it that that was an actual concern. I was thinking the same thing ...
Well, they're making him work.
i would have been ok with jeter knocking becket on his ass there.
damn - well made him work, but damn a leadoff double and no runs
[63] yeah the first 6 hitters looked clueless against beckett
Another blown strike call. Bollocks.
papi is pathetic
seriously. Matsui just had surgery on his knees and he runs way better than Papi.
You would think with how shitty Mami is playing, that he could at least run a bit harder.
Again, I thank David Ortiz for never, ever hustling.
[65] LOL! That's the last thing you will see him do, Seamus...
[69] Matsui tries
bottom of the 4th. our inning. the lead will be ours
Some Score Trucking for the Yankees would be nice right about now...
Not a fan of stirke 3 looking. Especially on fastballs.
I hate the fact that O'Neill is giving Beckett and his attitude credit, but I love the fact that the underlying theme is so obviously "Beckett is a dick" ...
Hold on a minute, I have to watch A Rod strike out
Reverse jinx almost worked.
Did I say "Score Sucking" a few comments ago?
Just checkin'...
[72] oh too true. sometimes there is a gap between what I would like to see and reality.
Why does the Rios thing have to be a mystery?
A lot of contact vs Burnett tonight. Makes me nervous.
[81] because omar minaya is mysterious bwaaaaaaahhhahhhhh
(not that the mets put in a claim - but that would be funny)
yeah i don't know - but for some reason it always is - i think it is part of the cba
[80] Yeah, that gap is merely 30 years of time. Back then, Beckett would have been knocked on his ass by Piniella...
: )
least the ump is generous for both teams
nails
[84] now that would be awesome!
[81] Because interest in MLB is waning?
I'd laugh if it was the Pirates...
That kid has very low knees.
[87] Now, he gets a hug from Jeter...
: /
whew - made it through - i though that had dp written all over it
damnit - why weren't they tagging?
The anti-Angels can be reeeeeeaaaaalllllly frustrating.
when is baserunnung boot camp scheduled?
[94] Yeah, wtf?
[94] Next March...
: /
That's the 3rd k looking at a fastball. sigh.
Geez... WAYYYYY outside
I'm so tired of Beckett.
captain facemask to the mound - what a surprise
this ump sucks
3-1. Send the runners. Why not?
there was no way melky would lay off 3-1
Please, Derek. Pleasepleasepleaseplease.
melky has really grown up as a hitter.
need a hit here derek (or a walk)
Motherfucker.
fuck
[105] Indeed he has.
I have a bad feeling about this top of the sixth
Jeter's not looking too good at the plate lately. I had zero confidence there, but that still was weak.
[105] yeah i knew he would try to tee up the 3-1 pitch but i actually faith that he would not swing at bullshit on 3-2 and he didn't - good for melky - i'm happy for him and us
[110] Me too, Mattpat. It's that "Every time they fail with good opportunities..." feeling.
There you go. Walk Nick Green on four pitches.
why, nick green, why
beckett mouthing it at the end of that inning.
this better be mysterious gritty burnett - not that 3rd one
UNFU$%INGBELIEVABLE.
Yup.
burnett is not much of a fielder from what i've seen
Wow!
catcher's interference - wtf?
time to get professinal hitter victor to ground into a dp
Did the bat/swing hit Po's glove?
[124] yeah
0-2. Get nasty.
ugh put your helmet back on
yes sit your ugly ass down ugly
Whoo-hooo. Exhale.
Now make them blink first!
man po makes those interesting
how about a different approach this time damon?
damon has looked bad all night.
feels like this is a definite winnable game v beckett. aj has been outstanding!
nice time to go yard alex
Buzz a 95 mpg heater on the inside black. WTF.
It's like Pedro vs. Mooooooooooose.
Oopsies for Little Mami.
did ken singleton just "he gone"?
so how long until big pedi is run out of boston?
Big DP makes 12.5 million next year. Will the Sox just drop him and eat it?
[139] I was just thinking that. His Good Will bank account is quickly getting overdrawn.
[140] That would rank right up there with Detroit paying $14M for Sheff to "go away"...
: )
despite a few bs walk - aj has been the MAN tonight - let's get the score truck out for him
I wonder how many MLB games have gone this far with 0 runs and 4 hits total?
Hey all!
Just tuned in (I saw the top of the seventh). AJ is dealing, huh?
he has to go out to the 8th, but on a short leash
Funny, Last year, Mami's salary was a great deal. How many players have crashed and burned this far and fast?
[145] hi riyank - you back stateside yet or still in kangaroo court?
yeah aj has been dealing - almost no good swings off of him
Hiyas RIY! Both are throwing gems. Couple of innings of trouble for both, and they got out of it...
Are you back home now?
I'm so sorry I'm missing this game. Just listening in and out to Ma and Pa. Sounds like a fabulous game.
Someone needs to just take Beckett yard.
Pretty quiet here tonight. I'd hate to think other Banterers have lives.
[148] "Kangaroo court!" Heh he heh heh heh heh.
[148] Still hoppin'! I'll be home in a couple of days.
no red sox has touched 3rd base, right?
the yanks have had 2 with 2 outs
[154] Is that the tie-breaker? In case they play six extra innings and nobody scores?
Show, don't tell, Pa: "It's an unbelievably great chess match."
Don't tell us it's a chess match, describe the chess match. Make us feel the chess match.
[155] :) Works for me.
[153] oh good - continued safe travels
[156] what an ass - just what a colossal ass
Get on and let's see a pr.
[153] I hope you haven't made the tragic mistake of trying to out drink those blokes!
They are practically as bad as the Welsh!
: )
nice at bat from Matsui!
nicely done matsui
Now Ma and Pa are going on about how well the Yanks and Boston know each other (specifically, the catchers knowing the batters) because they play so much, as if we play Boston more than Tampa Bay or Baltimore or Toronto.
Does it really make a difference if you hit ball four for a single? That really seems to be a lateral move.
[160] Oh, god, no.
Also, only wine, no beer.
Now THAT was just a great, great at-bat. Fantastic.
[159] wow no pr
Where's PENA????
I thought I just heard a Yankee Score Truck engine revving...
[165] Over the last decade or so, AUS has really burst upon the worldwide wine stage. Enjoy some for us!
: )
time to shine robbie
What's a pr?
[171] pinch runner
[171] Oh, duh. Thanks.
[171] Public Relations
Heh heh
Shouldn't Robbie be looking to go to left?
Pena. Pretty please with sugar on top.
Oh, Lord.
Where/what was that pitch?
...
damn i hate the outcome but good call by girardi. cano never strikesout swinging.
According to gameday it was right over the dish.
Damn.
Is that it for Beckett?
[173] just don't let those aussies turn you into a drongo :}
Shit. I would not start Matsui there with only 1 out and Becketts pitch count at 115. SHIT!
Holy cow, Matsui's a bad baserunner. Okay, his knees are shot, but he wasn't even close to the base there.
i understand the logic, but i wouldn't take the risk sending mats there
I guess Joe plans on using Pena for Swish, Damon, Jeter, Teix, or A-Rod since they are all less fleet of foot than Matsui. : /
I thought cano would win it there.
liked the call but with a different runner
[183] [185] I think I would have, actually. Cuts down on GIDP, and getting Matsui to third on a single with one out is a big bonus.
Whew!
fuck off mk - that ball was quite foul
oh my. heart attack. noone has hit AJ like that all night.
Don't throw that again.
Well that was a heart attack.
[190] :)
damn that kid is fast
Jesus.
AJ with a high pitch count is going to be a little scary.
Why is Hughes up?
Shouldn't it be Mo, then Hughes?
[198] Uh. no.
Hughes pitches the eighth. Mo pitches the ninth.
You new here?
[195] Yes, very Ellsbarian...
: )
yes - nice k there
The whiffle ball fastball. Nasty.
Good pitching, good pitching.
I'm strangely relaxed!
[199] :)
Who would have thought Theo would have so many scrappy speedy spunky gritty players on his team?
No walks please...
The Score Truck better show up, because I'm going to have to leave. Damn, frustrating.
If I see the Score Truck driving on the wrong side of the road, what should I do?
[203] I'm not. feel like playing with fire here with aj and a high pitch count
Uh oh.
That's the first I've seen of that 1st inning hit. meh. Good on ya', AJ!!
Bravo, AJ Burnett. Bravo.
Sorry I called you a bum that time.
nicely done aj (besides the walks) - but great stuff tonight
[206] I blame you.
Okay. Now Phil needs to come in for some midget tossing
[207] Truck-jack the drunk fuck!
: )
So, I figure Hughes pitches until a run scores. Make sense?
[207] Flash your lights and then give 'em the finger. : O
[209] hey man, good to see ya!
[216] yeah. or two innings.
[216] Yes, preferably, that run will belong to us.
Man, Dustbin swinging from the heels at the 95+ heater is going to be nervewracking.
AJ get a huge ovation?!
[207] wave to the truckie
Oh, fuck fuck fuck fuck.
Posada couldn't throw me out.
he is OUT!
obviously the steal.
bear down phil!!
Fuckiity screw fuck. OUT!
that was a blown call. that last replay showed it clearly.
Come on, Phil, get this fuck.
[22] yeah thelarmis - big ovation
One and two.
[213] Hey, I said "please"...
Who are you going to blame for that piece of shit blown call at 2B?
Why would you disrupt him with a 1-2 count?
Wow. What was the clock on that pitch?
Wow. You mean Pedroia didn't swing at a pitch where the catcher was set up eight inches outside? How could this plan have failed?
yes!
Pfew.
Well done, Phil Hughes. Well done.
yeah!!! swing away dusty
Midget tossed.
This is one amazing game.
didn't look like beckett was coming back out
Atta boy Hughesy!
Yow.
Well, any way we can get 'em. Good job, Phil.
"Waah... At Fenway, that one is on the highway. Waah."
See, Joe. You coulda had a guy on 2nd if you had Pena steal. But wait, you kept him on the bench and had Matsui wobble on a hit and run. That play is really going to bug me if they lose.
Hey, thelarmis!
Okay, folks, I have to leave. I'll see if I can send that Score Lorry directly to the Bronx.
And I'm predicting a walk-off win this game.
See youse!
[241] i'll be in B'ham/Bessemer tomorrow...
[245] Oh, for fuck's sake.
Great game. Want a win, but I'm going on record right now - great game.
Girardi shouldn't have had Matsui run,but on the other hand he took AJ out at the perfect time.
Melky was nice to put us at ease by waving his arms before the catch. Otherwise I would have worried it might carry out. Thanks, Melk!
[247] Cheers, RI!
[247] Cheers mate!
: )
Mo is warming now?
Wtf?
mk, you mean to tell me there is another ml club with only 1 lefty in the pen and the world hasn't exploded?
this ump is something else - and i know both pitchers have benfitted
I don't know. Do you have Phil pitch the 9th in case the boys don't win in the bottom half????
[241] Bessemer has a good BBQ joint called "Bob Sykes" but B'ham's got Dreamland ribs...best ribs on EARTH! Holler at me if you want to eat lunch....oh, and if you want to see Rickwood field let me know. It's AMAZING
Damon or Teix'll have to end this thing with one swing.
I hate using Mo in a tie game!
Remember when we could have had Okajima and got Igawa?
I'd let Phil go the 9th. This game could go on a while.
[256] I'd think you'd have to, no? Why use him for just one out?
damnit
[257] i won't have any time, unfortunately. playing a big gig at the Civic Center. drive down, load in, set up, soundcheck, gig, pack up, load out, drive back to Atlanta...
Hughes best start the 9th!!!
[260] puzzling why okajima is good. he looks extremely hittable
Try to yank one Derek!
If Derek somehow gets on, Damon'll hit it out.
[260] Remember when we got Teixeira and they didn't?
: )
[257] hey ee - dreamland -mmm - i haven't had their ribs in quite some time.
[260] igawa and matsuzaka could be in aaa together!!
Sigh.
LAME
[271] You can say that again.
[268] Just figured now would be a good time to remind everyone that the Yankee decision makers leave a lot to be desired.
[260] but I kinda like Kei Igawa....
ughhh we need some runs!!
alright shut em down phil (i'm assuming)
[264] oh well next time...Rickwood really is the bomb.
Cuz I'm uneasy..............uneasy like Friday evening...........
I'd hate to lose another bullpen game to the Sox, just cause I don't wanna hear about their superior bullpen, even if it's true.
so you bring jh jr in for defense and take swish's bat out of the lineup but you won't pinch run for matsui - wtf?
Damnit. Should have left Hughes in. Bringing Rivera in speeds up the clock on Robertson coming in.
That's the stupidest fucking shit I've ever heard in my life. Unless Hughes has some ailment that limits him to one out, there's no reason to waste him like that!
Why not bring in Mo for that out and the ninth (and maybe the tenth) and *then* bring in Hughes?
Anyone, anyone?
christ. hughes for one freaking batter?!?!?!
I disagree with bringing in Mo here. One of Girardi's bows to orthodoxy ... For god's sake Hughes faced one batter!
between pulling hughes after one damn batter and putting hairston in now instead of using him or pena as a pinch runner - this is bullshit!!!
where is william to add to the outrage?
This could be a 'Girardi Loss'
[284] UNACCEPTABLE!
Really dumb to bring in Mo. They still have Papsmear ready. Who pitches the 10th for us?
[286] Hear, hear.
[287] Phil Hu--oh, never mind.
That was nowhere near the glove.
hahahahahahahahahahahahhah
just sit the fuck down ugly!!
oh ugly whines!
[287] Someone who will walk two of the first three hitters.
I'm not gonna give Youkilis shit about that - it was a Mariano rep strike. Plus Kevin was cool about that called strike three last night. He pisses and moans sometimes but then he just took the high road and walked away before the ump even called it.
hairston played that well - quite possible swisher would have kicked it into rf - still not going to give joey joe joe credit though
Hooray!
Someone end it.
if we don't win now, gotta send Mo back out.
Girardi must know something we don't. Something along the lines of Papelbon imploding asap.
I want Girardi fired for burning Hughes on one batter, win or lose. Actually if it's a loss, I want Girardi fired and blacklisted. How 'bout that?
okajima probably just pitches to damon - end it here jd
[300] Well he was so good as the 8th inning guy. So they turned him into the 2 out guy. That worked out so well he became the 1 out guy. Soon he'll be in just to throw 1 pitch and scare the piss out of everybody.
If the yanks win it in the 9th, girardi is a genius for using his best pitcher v the heart of the order with his heart of the order coming up
Damn.
I would have liked to win already, but I have no problem beating Papelbitch
Bard.
where's papelbitch?
Come on, Teix, be a hero. You know you want to and you know Alex can't. It's on you, Teix!
Do it.
[303] I disagree with this notion that you bet everything on your team winning in walk-off fashion. I don't care if George Herman Ruth is due up.
one of those games, the ideal end would be a-rod taking papelbon deep.
Comes in 100 mph, goes out 200 mph. Come on Tex
Damn.
That was brutal.
Sit on a curve.
[308] I agree with you, what I'm saying is that managers are comfortable with the thought process because in theory they won't lose at home with their best pitcher sitting in the bullpen
[312] Don't tell A-Rod that. Please.
Nice 2-0 swing, Alex.
A little long, but good swing.
Well done, Alex--how are your legs feeling?
Anyone know the last game we went into extras at 0-0?
[314] SIngle. : O
i meant a-rod will hit it to deep short.
This conversation is getting lewd.
Nice.
Come on, Hideki. Nice and easy. Just make contact.
oh wow - tension mounting even more
Oooooh.
Damn, that was close.
WOW. Tough take.
ok. rather matsui walk than swing at abad pitch.
Let's Go PO!!!!!
Good cut, Jorgie.
Ha!
WHOO!
wow a balk
He doesn't know what he did.
Do it again
move em up!
wow
Just throw one to the backstop, rook.
Fuck, that was close too!
throw one right past captain facemask
That was his pitch
nice 'n easy, jorgie. c'mon buddy!!!
ugh
argggghhh - bullshit
motherfucker
Motherfucker.
Damn damn damn damn damn.
I'll never in a million years understand how Jorgie can look so good and so bad in the space of a single ab.
It's baffling.
Well, at least he swung. I was sure he was going to go down looking
oh, boo. : (
[343] Yeah, I kind of thought so too.
petey says aceves in
Wow that last swing by Po was ugly!
meh, bah. Bollocks. Shite. Crap.. Rats. Damn.
[317] 1976, reports mk.
that's it for Mo? Ace in?! jesus. we better win this fucking game!!!
[345] Strike two was Posada's Pointless Take of the At Bat (TM)
I'm getting a bad feeling about this. The pitching favors the Sox. Yankees have used their two best relievers, the Sox still have their number one guy. Just not good.
Does Joe have his head up his ass or is he just smoking crack?
Or is he on the take?
Why?
Who is doing all that screaming on the grounders?
I can't believe we only get 4 batters and burn both Phil and Mo. Girardi with a MAJOR fuckup.
[355] Five batters. Don't short change Joe
[351] When you're looking fastball you don't swing or adjust to the curve. At least Posada doesn't..
damn robbie is smooth
Ortiz: The ball was on the ground and the kid RAN? I need to have a talk with him.
[358] Yes he is.
Somehow Chris Woodward is going to beat us
Girardi gambled and loss. Methinks he's doing the whole lose the battle win the war stuff. And simply hoping one of his guys will end it with one swing.
[355] have to disagree there. this is not game 7. there's a game tomorrow and you're leading the division by 3.5. marathon thinking
dammit!!!
Tito is not afraid to send his fast guys.
[362] Gambled on what?
You mean that he could get away with using Hughes for one out so he'd be nice and fresh for tomorrow?
[363] I'd be floored if he hasn't already made the decision to send out the Sunday lineup in one of the next two games. Its imperative we win this one.
[366] That the Yanks would win in the bottom of the 9th.
alright do not let this get past dusty
shit!!!! get outta this...NOW!!!
There's only so many times we can do this.
keep swinging from the heels to lf dusty -
YEAH!!!!
Aces High!!!
[371] yeah but the red sox too for that matter
Goodamn. PHEWWWWWWW
[366] I thought about it way back when [265]
That's why I think it was a gamble. : )
Is anyone else getting real superstitious? I am starting to adjust my behavior to the game.
Also: That fly ball from Pedroia scared the crap out of me. I'm getting jumpy.
[368] Yeah, but what's the upside? Keeping Hughes fresh for tomorrow AND winning tonight. That's the gamble, right?
I guess at least that makes sense, but Hughes can be used in back-to-back games, no? He wasn't used yesterday.
o'neil loves pedroia
Whassup, people; just popping in to wish the team some good luck in the bottom of the tenth. Can't stay as my roommate is chasing me off now. Good luck, folks... >;)
Ok, I've had enough of this. Robbie, hit it out. No one's on base, no pressure...
francona refusing to use paps in the tie game
Hey, Will!
[379] My roommate used to...entertain with me home.
we REALLY need to win it here.
anybody know what's up w/ Papelbitch?
[363] What? Phil couldn't go 1.67 IP without sacrificing the future?
Wonder if Paps hurt himself? RSN will be going crazy if they lose and he doesn't pitch.
[384] Francona saving him for if/when the Sox get a lead (Torre school).
[385] Heh heh heh. Hear, hear.
Did Cano break his bat there?
Have the Yankees hit a ball hard, fair or foul?
Hey, that's O'Neill's song!
let's go hinske - might as well continue to be this summer's folk hero hr hitter
Hinkse with Teenage Wasteland. Wasn't that Tino's jam? Why do I know this? : D
that was ball 3 eric
If Hinske gets on, do we send Pena in to steal?
[393] I don't recall it from Tino, but Paulie used it and I think Giambi did too.
Red Sox strategy involves putting the absolute slowest guys on base.
[395] And so he does. And...
Looks like no.
Come on, Melkster.
Be a hero, Melkius.
Let's Go LECHE!!!
no bunt? can melky bunt?
[393] Baba O'Reilly. It's called Baba O'Reilly.
[396] Sounds like O'Neill. : )
OH, YESSSSSS!!!!
FUCK YES!
[397] it's a brilliant strategy - billy beane should write a book about it
no need for a pinch runner. :)
That's how Hinske runs?
[401] Yes it is. Pet peeve, eh? :)
PENA!!!! Ooooh. Got my first posting too quickly notice. D'oh.
passed ball to win it
Damn it.
Come on, fucking Derek.
PLEASE!
Jeter is due
really need jeter to come through here
Damn it.
Here comes that fat bastard.
I'd be happy seeing Ramon Martinez emerge from the bullpen.
win the game, Captain.
Nice. Let's go, Cap. Drag one down the 3rd base line just to really stick it to 'em. : )
It's gratifying to see Papelbon come in the game, actually.
Jeter could line one off Pap's shin to win it perhaps ....
Fuck.
Good cut, Derek.
You talk too much, mk.
Interesting use of Papelbon.
Another good swing.
[420] yeah god damnit just stfu every so often
shit
I'm going to cry.
Never had any doubt.
Blasts.
hmph.
[423] "It's not a save situation, but he's trying to save the game from not going into the eleventh inning."
those googly-eye geico money stacks are getting pretty tiresome
Cushing. Now Aceves vs Martinez, Youkilis, Ortiz? Yikes.
Great hack there, buster.
great pitch from Aceves there.
[429] Michael Kay hates dead air.
[430] Those googly eyed zeroes on the scorboard are something else, though.
Sit down, troll.
No bullshit here, Ace. Get that 3rd out now.
So who pitches next inning... Swisher?
[434] If only he'd recognize that listening to natural sound is NOT "dead air."
You rock, Teix.
Vulture!
I'm sorry, I have to get this off my chest: friggin' Papelbon.
Let's get a run here, boys!
[429] he must have mentioned the palpable tension 34 times
This is one of those games that someone is going to make a [X] Classic, without realizing how much is loses without the tension of not knowing how it ends.
Also, thank God Ortiz refuses to run.
Hughes threw FIVE pitches this game.
ACES HIGH!!!
10 ME-1O9's outta the sky!!! : )
[Iron Maiden reference...]
[438] girardi burned swisher as an option too by taking him out for jh jr whom he promptly pinch hit for
Wow, phenomenal inning. Shut me up good. Thank you Ace.
[445] yeah, i'm still pissed about that...
heart of the order.
must. WIN!!!
All right, Damon. Yank it out.
wait paps got 1 out - shouldn't he be out of this game?
[449] at this point I don't think it really matters, does it? mariano would have pitched the 10th
Wish I re-upped Extra Innings right now...
[453] Doing what he did moves things closer to the walkers at the end of the bullpen.
[445] Seriously? Dammit. I didn't realize he had even come in, was tending to the kids. And I've been listening to the game on low volume, because Dave Roberts shockingly sounds almost like Michael Kay. It was giving me the heebeejeebees.
OK Alex, time to end that homerless streak. Nice and easy.
oh why couldn't that be the one?
Oh, fuck me.
Fuck.
Off the bat, I really thought...
Fuck.
Michael Kay should be fined every time he screams at a medium depth fly ball that the outfielder clearly has a beat on.
[454] i bet - damn sorry man
[459] I wonder if Sterling taught that to Kay, or vice versa.
This must be the lowest scoring/hits games between these two team in many, many years.
[458] totally fooled me. i got that rising feeling in my gut. then that dropping sinking feeling.
[459]
Only if we behead Sterling for the same thing first ...
[461] sterling => kay
kay has gotten progressively worse this year with that bs
[462] at 0-0 it'd have to be.. hehe
[463] Yup.
Papelbon will have to miss severely on location for something good to happen. He is all over the inside corner.
Fuck.
That was his pitch.
Fuck you, Bubba.
ARod REALLY needs a day off.
damn - paps can't go in the 12th can he?
I think a-rod needs multiple days off. i know others have said it. but now i'm saying it. :)
We're inching dangerously close to boring.
I hope Aceves doesn't take the bottom half too lightly here.
Longest 1-0 Sox/Yankee game (at least per B-R.com)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS196909240.shtml
yeah arod definitely needs some time off as does jeter who looks a bit worn down now too - maybe with pena back up they can get a breather
but paplebon is throwing some good stuff tonight
[473] no way. This is an awesome game. But it would really suck to lose this one.
[473] Tension on every pitch. Yawn indeed. : )
This game is absolutely maddening...I am kind of surprised we're at 473 comments....was it 2006 during that double header against the sox that we got close to 1,000?
oh del carmen - things may be looking up
nice brutal change aceves!
Another weak hack.
Nice job, Ace.
[478] At no point did I think any of the Yankees last four hitters were going to get a hit. Its been longer since the Red Sox threatened anything.
Was Drew's AB as nice in real life as it was on GameCast?
[479] I mean 473+ comments seems a little low in a 12 inning game on a friday night....
c-tek with the drag bunt attempt?!? bwahhhhhhhhhhaaa
[485] it does. that much i don't get.
I figure the Sox will pull Pabs now and we'll win in the bottom of the inning...If they dare pitch him again he can't be available tomorrow.
[486] i know. too much!
oh be you ti f ful
eat that facemask!
[484] It was.
[479] Yeah, that was the Boston Massacre Part 2, right? I think you're right.
I too was surprised by the few number of comments, especially given how tight the game has been.
God bless Aceves, he's a marvel.
[483] So it's your fault. : O
Any one of these ugly doucebags could get one good swing on a bad pitch. I'm dying.
[487] I do think we hit over 1,000 on that double header day in 2006 at the beginning of the massacre.
[484] yes - the one to tek was even better though
If we get to the middle of the 14th, please tell me they won't subject us to another playing of "God Bless America"
All right, change low and away, here it comes...
the comments were really slow to start this game - seems like a good number of people are out tonight too
AWESOME!!
[497] oh my, could you imagine? I'm so with you Diane!
Vulture!²
Nope.
Fastball low and in.
Good enough, though.
Player of the game, Aceves. At least, based on exceeding expectations.
[499] thelarmis was here only briefly. I was working so I kind of saw him but then he was gone. RIYank is on the road. monkeypants? didn't he say he would be out of town?
[503] looks like Aceves is back to peak form. He had a mini slump there with a tired arm.
Lefty, switchy, lefty now. Do the Sox have a LOOGY that can pitch a whole inning?
[497] Ha ah ha hah a ah ah ah ha ha ha!
SWEET SWEET job by Aceves.. Three scoreless innings. Magnificent.
[505] And not a moment too soon.
[494] Its been a long time since we've even had a good AB from someone on either team.
Its exciting in the sense that it could end at any time, but on a batter by batter basis, I'm watching bad swings, bad takes and just generally bad approaches.
Come on, Zilla, hit it out. Please, someone!
[506] they already burned okajima - their only lefty
[504] yeah no mp - no william - a few others missing too - riyank and thelarmis just popped in briefly
Oh Christ. We need to win here
BTW, I just thought I'd point out that this game is going to take a bigger toll on the Sox than the Yanks....they've already played one long extra inning game this week where they burned through their entire pen; and we'll have pretty much everyone available tomorrow (and likely sunday since CC pitches tomorrow) except for Aceves....Traber did them a favor last night though.
I also like the fact that Boston has to fly out late sunday night (while we stay at home) and has to play Detroit 4 times followed immediately at Texas, while we'll be playing Toronto (and we miss Halladay) and then play at Oakland and Seattle (and it already looks like we'll miss King Felix).
Sorry to get ahead of myself, just planning a pennant run.
[513] Bruney = Delcarmen. Has Coke pitched yet?
[510] Good pitching............and all that jazz.
alright po - i know you want to get pied
[514] plan away my friend. :)
[473] Yep
[515] no cokey yet
Little Bobby was seriously impaled by the spear hurled by the heathens surrounding the legends seats moat!
[517] Po will refuse to win it just so he doesn't get pied.
[514] Don't forget the Yanks add Gaudin by Sunday, too, so that's an automatic refresher. It might be tough, but they could send Melancon down after tonight and bring Albaladejo up for tomorrow, then send him down for Gaudin on Sunday.
[519] Although - should Bruney enter the game, the boredom factor would decrease significantly and not in a good way.
Three times tonight Posada almost fell on his face swinging.
[525] And yet, he's got one of the 5 hits.
[523] is gaudin walking to ny from san diego?
[516] Unless Alfredo Aceves and Ramon Ramirez are secretly and suddenly Walter Johnson and Bob Gibson, the hitters have just started taking shittier and shittier approaches as the game gets later and later
Love to see Po earn the walk here.
Posada, HInkse. Masui. My slow man on base theory continues.........
I bet if this comes down to a play at the plate, Posada slides. Even if he's in the dugout.
damn it.
Good thing Hairston's not available to pinch run here.
OH, FUCK.
Fuck you, troll.
crap robbie
[526] I don't see the connection, but bully for him.
[527] You'd think they could get him here just a little quicker . . . but who knows, maybe he's got family stuff to deal with?
Stupid Youkilis. Okay Hinske, time for some revenge against these guys - they let you go, you know.
why no pr? Pena here, Molina to catch...
We want the score truck! (clap clap clapclapclap)
We want the score truck! (clap clap clapclapclap )
Walk, the Melky wins it.
Yeah, I'd be real careful with Hinske here, too.
The Score Truck was traded-in as part of the "cash for clunkers" incentive program ...
[537] when did he last pitch? Maybe he is in tampa working with some folks? I think mainly though that we don't want to add him to the roster until we have to.
[539] We'll even settle for the score lorry.
[538] Molina is going to catch CC tomorrow - and what happens if Molina came in and got hurt? IIRC, Swisher is the emergency catcher, and he's long gone from this one.
[540] should be then.
WHAT!!! I miss the whole game but don't miss a single run. What in hell is going on. This is crazy. a 3 hitter in 12 innings? ridiculous.
[540] You got it (let's hope)!
i think mk has gotten on the cb so much the score truck got lost
[544] I'd take the score pogo stick, to be honest - all we need is ONE RUN.
C'mon, Melky, c'mon . . .
UGH. Due like a 11 month old pregnant lady. Or something like that.
melky has a strut these days
Looks like Cano should have taken a pitch or two. Delcarmen isn't looking exactly pinpoint accurate here.
Need a double here, Melky. Jorge's not getting there on a single.
[545] If Molina gets hit by lightning in the 18th inning, I think we can find someone to send out there. At that point I don't think it really matters.
[545] swish is lh - hinske is probably the emergency catcher on this roster
I'll take a walk from Melky here.
Who's warming up for the Sox? Delcarmen needs a map to find the strike zone.
"A constant, constant series of game on the line moments."
[555] Pena? I think he's the only guy left on the bench.
Of course, Posada is probably faster than Molina . . .
aj wants to go to sleep
oh fuck this - c'mon team we got to score
Oh God.
Shitty AB number what? 15? 20? And that's just in extra innings.
This game sucks.
I'm thinking that Melky's heroics are weighing him down a bit these days in late inning situations. It's gotta be on his mind.
arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh MELKY!!!!!!!!!! dammit.
Fuck.
OK Bruney, earn your keep here, or it might be your ass sent off when Gaudin arrives. I'd rather see Melancon here.
[564] Yeah I take back saying this is a great game. It's been horrendous pretty much since I said that.
Bruney here? Melancon? Coke?
the big man has got to give some innings tomorrow
oh geez, It's Bruney......
I hope Bruney was told that if he fails here he's released.
Game like this, I'd go ahead and empty out the bench. If Molina gets hurt, stick Pettitte behind the plate or something -- there are only so many exigencies you can take into account when you're trying to win a game. I mean, what if Posada got hurt, then Molina came in and he got hurt? Sometimes, you just have to take the very-small risk you'll end up filling the catcher's spot with a warm body.
Looks like leaving Posada in was the right call, though, so nevermind.
just do NOT walk anyone bruney
(shivering) Throw effin' srikes Bruney. Good ones. Tough for a dude whose initials are bb.
Anyone else feel like the clock should say 2:35 AM, not 11:35 PM? Feels like this game has been going on forever.
Po should have caught that bare handed
Way to take care of business with Woodward.
i know I'm late, but just fair's [302] is priceless
You swing like a stupid neanderthal fuck, Pedroia.
[576] yep. i have that heavy eyes feeling.
[576] Yes.
I don't even know who's up.
Oh, its the Smurf.
pitch #397 of the game coming here
do not show a closeup of that ugly asshole
[475] The game Diane referenced, from 1969 -- 1 out, bottom of 14th, 1-0 Red Sox win. . .
Time of Game: 3:23.
most 9 inning games are longer than that these days.
I've said this about everyone from Lowell to Posada, but Victor Martinez behind Pedroia looks like a boy and his father.
Sit down, shorty.
nice inning from Bruney!!
oh yes - dusty you keep swinging like that
Damn, Bruney. Good for you.
Mad ups, Bruney!!
I do not want to see their #2,3,4 in the 14th. LET'S GO ALREADY. Whoo-hoo.
See ya' tomorrow, Dusty.
[586] FOX always shows close ups of John Lackey. While I'm eating. That's a far bigger crime.
nice pitch.
nice swing, runt.
What's in the bullpen water tonight? Get some more for the rest of the weekend.
i'm begging someone to end this thing this inning
HELL MUTHAFUKIN' YEAH!!!!
(i'm in lurk mode...)
could Bruney have righted the ship? Incredibly small sample size, but my eyes don't lie...he looked positively filthy there.
Temporarily feeling more awake. Grateful to Bruney. Time to end this game.
Please?
Top of the order versus Manny the Younger.
It's gotta be Damon or Teix. One of 'em's going to hit it out. Otherwise, I don't quite know how we'll get a run.
oh derek again - c'mon captain
Top of the order coming up. Time to make your move, boys.
Or Saito, I guess. I love watching games on GameCast.
[579] Much obliged - because I would have missed that otherwise.
Just fair, well done.
Where's that damn jet stream when we need it?
[599] I wouldn't bet the farm on Bruney going back to being that guy he was for like ten weeks of a six year career
[598] :)
[599] [600] Hear, hear. All hail Bruney.
[601] Manny the Pregnant just struck out looking against Jair Jurrjens. Casey Blake - Professional Hitter - just cranked a 3-run job though...
don't even try a jump throw youk
Kim Jones is attractive.
we gotta beat Saito.
C'mon CAP!!!
[612] oh my, is she ever!!! i wish i could see her (and the game...)
[606, Yankster] Much thanks. I'm always looking out. : D
Work that walk, Jetes!
This game has now ruined my evening. It's almost midnight for pete's sake.
christ this has not been jeter's best night
Oh, God. This is starting to become torturous.
[612] Yes she is.
Kim Jones vs. Erin Andrews in an MMA cage match ....
christ almighty. Johnny - end this. here and now!!!
"A game like this will effect a lot of averages."
Or Damon's, or Tex's...
[620] ooh, that's a tough one!!! i think i have to go with Erin...
This game will never end.
No he didn't Michael. It was 150 feet from the wall.
[622] he just won't shut up with his incessant nonsense -
How about even hitting a ball out of the infield? When was the last time that happened?
[624]
and the obligatory showercam afterwards ....
ok. i think this game has entered boring territory. i started putting together my new turntable.
We want Penny!
[630] Told ya
perhaps we can reacquire Aaron Boone very quickly ...
oh my god, enough is enough. I am in Central Time and I am ready to go to bed. PLEASE Teixeira....
A run for either team can be considered a walk-off at this point. I can't see the Yankees even bothering if the Sox take the lead. "Fine. You win, see ya tomorrow."
I can't take this anymore.
I'm exhausted.
Are we going to be here until dawn?
Just hit it out, Teix.
Mercifully.
um...did anyone see that Erin Andrews video?
I would never watch this game again Kenny.
[620] In bikinis? (need something to keep me awake...)
[637] No. That veers way too far into peeping tom territory for me to be comfortable.
o'neill is just as weary as us
I'll take Kim Jones over Erin....
Who's Erin Andrews?
Come on, Alex.
Please.
We're all begging you.
It always comes down to ARod.
Alex may tie his overall homerless streak tonight
always comes down to Alex.
please win it here!!!
please...
[635] No kidding.
I am watching the game on my Slingbox (laptop) with ESPN on TV. Every time Sportscenter shows that chipmunk Beckett or that ugly F Youkilis, I get angry.
End this thing, huh? C'mon!
how about just a double here
Is this A-Rod's 1st AB vs. Saito?
I think the umpire is tired of all this.
[641] I know, it's very funny.
this ump's strike zone has changed quite a bit from the start of the game
Tex can run, A-Rod. Long double in the gap, towering home run - I don't give a rat's ass, whatever you have to do to get that run across home plate, DO IT.
i'm holding a 2009 Upper Deck A-Rod card. rubbing it. please work!!!
i hope i get comment # 666 !!!! : )
[651] No, I don't think he is, he's not giving them the corners, it seems.
[655] TMI, dude. C'mon.
[656] I'm almost positive that's Igawa's ERA.
Take that however you want
[656] Hah ah ahh a ha ha ha ah ah !
Oh, man, Alex, How do you miss that?
C'mon Alex, don't miss again. Or let him walk you, and Matsui can end this.
The stakes are a lot lower now than they were when the game started. If the Yanks win, it'll be more a relief than a celebration. Conversely if the Sox win I think I'll be able to shrug it off pretty well. Hope it doesn't happen, of course, but I'm not going to be as mad as I would have been.
swingin' 3-0...
Fuck a duck.
I AM SATAN!!!!
oh for chrissakes
Speechless. I have no words.
i'm satan's neighbor...
God. Way off balance there.
What's a team have to do to score a run?
Crap.
Well, Boston should be running out of pitchers soon...
So wait, the sox, not even waiting a day, released traber, the guy nwho took the bullet and ate a bunch of innings? Shouldn't he have just turned the gun toward his own dugout and put a ball in francona's head? I mean seriously, the maggot pitched his heart out and then gets released. that sucks. that's just low. Smoltz, whatever. Traber - bad.
I may turn this game off and get on with my life. This sucks.
lotsapopups lately. : (
saDSADASDASDFASDFASDFASFSDFSDFSDDSSSDDD
dammit.....Bruney for 2 or mix and match melancon and coke and then robertson for the 15?
[666] i'm not pleased with you right now. we'll discuss this South of Heaven!!! ; )
Ugh.
[664] Where is that expression from?
[666] IRONY
[665] thelarmis, there's something ironically appropriate about you missing #666 by one - and instead its one that references Christ, albeit in slang.
Bruney for a second inning?
[672] Come on, this is your life and you know it.
[665] Even Satan whiffs once in a while...
YES playing scary music to try to make this seem interesting
I'm so tired.
this has long since desisted being a nailbiter mk -
ARod is so off it's getting painful to watch his ABs. Is Jeters new mansion big enough for a sleepover for Alex?
[679] I think it's so dear that he missed by one. Tried so hard to be satanic and couldn't quite pull it off, ended up just looking cute instead.
Oh, I'll remember this game for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time.
Just like I'll always remember that awful game in the 05 World Series that everyone was trying to insist was a classic.
I really don't want to see Bruney pitch
[679] i thought the same thing!!!
[681] no, i doesn't!!! i will exact revenge!!! muwahahahaha!!!
This is the first time tonight I'm glad I can't see the game. Throw strikes, Bruney!
Pfew.
The wheels.......are slowly.........going to come off............HOLY SHIT.
I really don't like watching Brian Bruney pitch
nice satanic effort thelarmis.
[682] i want royalties!!! ; )
gameday is no longer working. lol
I've been watching this for five hours.
[689] sorry thelarmis - this way was sort of funnier though as shaun noted
and mk just said it was witching hour
Was that as close as it looked on my monitor?
Puke.
Well played, Melky.
that was a FAT pitch. Could have been worse.
Does Michael Kay think that "throwing hard" is the only aspect of a successful pitcher?
Mami REALLY wants to go yard here...
[694] thanks, man - i try!!!
if i can fix our Score Truck, you'll have to call me the:
Satanic Mechanic
: )
[698] Yes he did. How long do you think he spent just itching to say it?
DP, please!!!
Bruney wants to be Zero the Hero
[703] Falling behind would be more apt.
throw strikes, assshole!!!
no matter what the outcome, we're going to need CC to go deep into the game tomorrow.
Double play? Please?
Has this been said already? The Ped Sox' road alternate Friday night caps are lame.
[706] at least an hour. probably ever since he finished his hamburger.
[711] yeah definitely - hopfully laptop gets knocked out early
If he blows this, it must be the end of Brian Bruney in pinstripes.
Particularly if Jason Varitek is involved
[713] they certainly are
[713] Its better than the red getup they wear that made Schilling, Ortiz, and Wells look like they were giant tomatoes.
I'm not sure I agree with the intentional walk here. You don't want Bruney falling back into bad habits.
yes because the probability of the 2nd catcher being mauled by a bear has to be at least 0.0000000000000000001%
[711] I think we're in pretty good shape. My only concern is can CC dominate the Sox ala AJ? Not necessarily tomorrow, but ever?
ps. If Varitek gets a hit, Satan IS in the house.
he wears his facemask for everything else. why not when he bats?
[719]
I needed that .... LOL
bruney is tired. i'm nervous
It must be brutal to be the catcher in a game of this length
[719] I prefer hit by lightning/ a meteor
strikes, you cocksucker!!!
Thanks Captain Facemask. Douche.
i love robbie. bruney is awesome! i never doubt any of our guys...
Well done, Robbie.
I think Brad Penny is available for an inning as well, should it come to that.
YEAH!!!!!
win. now. win. now. win. now!!!
ok- it's ending, this half inning.
PLEASE CAN WE WIN NOW???.....sorry for the all caps..
Sterling: "I can't remember the score, haha. Boston nothing, Yankees....nothing. 14th."
[731] Start thinking up some crazy airplane declarations.
[719 Heh heh e he heh h e heh heh!
I know, I just don't get it.
What's the record for posts in one game?
welcome this guy to the ml matsui
Junichi, junichi - junior mr batting practice!
Tazawa. let's destroy him.
bruney with 39 pitches. hope he doesn't start again with his elbow problems. looked very good today, but then again all of the pitchers tonight have looked good...
Does he have a mullet?
[714] if we knock laptop out early tomorrow, it really could fuck the Sox for a week...think about it..Bruney and Hughes aren't available tomorrow, but pretty much the rest of the pen would be.
PeteAbe just tweeted: "Bill Clinton flying to the Bronxto negotiate the release of of 48,262 people held hostage by this game."
Amusing. Hey, here's this Tazawa kid - where's Mr. OK Jazz Tokyo? Or our old friend Mike Plugh?
Oh crap. This kid is an URP. Do URP rules apply to relievers?
16 balls for the rook. That's all.
[744] oh my that is funny. Pete has some good ones now and then.
wow. First batter is Hideki, he's f**ed, he adores the matsui. He's gonna give one up straight out of awe.
[737] we broke into 4-digits at our old home and burnt the toaster to pieces!
[727] We've been well over 1,000. At the old Banter, Ken had to change the settings because our threads got so long the platform couldn't handle it.
[737] Over here? I'm not sure. I want to say we hit 800 at one point.
At the Toaster, there was one time we cracked 1500 IIRC . . . but I might be wrong, seeing how late it is and how tired I am.
I hope "Tazawa" is Japanese for "Igawa"
i hate those. he hit that so hard!!
Oh, damn it.
[744] Jazz is with his family this weekend. i think he might be here tomorrow. i'll be gone the whole night...
It ends here!
[747] guess he got himself out of the awe thing
[751] Nice! That was almost as good as Just Fair's [302].
[751] I laughed
Oh shit. That was the pitch.
Matsui hit that one on the screws. SHIT.
[751] that is 'teh awesome' !!!
That curve is so fucking fat.
Someone out to tee off on it.
Yes, Jorgie!
HIP HIP!!
ought
Yes, double!
good hit po - and tremendous baserunning restraint
Fuck. Lucky (for the Sox) bounce of the wall.
YEAH! a single. Posada. yeah. oh. I guess, well. oh. still three bases to go...
that's a hit. that's a start...
Well, if watching this game together for seven days doesn't bring the Banter closer than ever, nothing will.
Still no PR, huh?
Need more. Two more hits to get Jorge in, or at least a double and a sac fly. Or a home run tee hee hee
Longest game with Yanks not allowing a run ....
http://www.bb-ref.com/play-index/shareit/ywzW
that wasn't hit on the screws but i'll take it!
i wonder if the Score Truck can act as a taxi and take Jorgie home?!
Probably need a double here too.
joe please PLEASE pr for po
Ok, now you run for Jorgie. We have someone to do that?
Its depressing to know we're still two hits away from a run.
Crap, I thought Posada was going to second.
OK Robbie screw it, hit a home run. A bloop single works too.
[778] Pena
[777] Thankfully.
Joey Joe Joe's got a pulse still.
Is Molina less likely to be abducted by aliens after midnight?
[770] considering Evil got you to laugh in this nailbiter, i'd say we're a pretty close bunch! : )
thanks guys
Are we going to see Pena?
[770] ;)
[771] Ask and ye shall receive!
Girardi smells blood, is going for the kill.
I don't know if I'd pinch run actually. If there were no-outs, definitely. I don't have a problem with it though. But as wise Michael Kay says, it's a bit of a gamble.
[772] need a good bit more. two more consecutive hits to get Posada all the way around. Especially now that he has ruled out sliding as not consistent with his self-image...
was this all joe's devious plan to burn the sox pen?
2-0.
[785] time for that group hug/satanic sacrafice
Nevermind, Gameday is a little behind.
is anybody here drinking? please tell me you're drinking!!!
OK Hinske, let this kid load the bases if that's what he really wants to do.
A walk would be sweet. Third base. Can we depend on Melky for a sac fly? Probably not. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Oh my God!
How do you miss that pitch!!!
[795] i'm drinking.
[795] I would never break the rules.
All of the west coast games have reached at least the 7th inning ...
[795] I ran out of beer hours ago.
[795] Gave up long ago, or I'd be passed out due to exhaustion by now.
Fuck.
Another fat, fat pitch.
Keep posting... GameCast stopped updating. Their guy must have fallen asleep.
Hinkse tardy. This little dude getting it up to 93.
{795} I'm drinking, but that might be because we're both in the South.
[799] that's my boy!
The bullpens have almost thrown up as many goose eggs as the bally-hooed starters.
Oh, mother of God!
Hinske flies out. great catch by drew. that was the game. :(
This game's never going to end
jd drew you asshole don't you want to go home!
DAMMIT! Is that Drew out there still? Damn you JD Drew!!!!
SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Great catch but come on dude.
holy ish, just end this thing
yes, i am drinking
[805] yeah, i know. WTF?!?!?!
went back to only a man on 1st!!! : /
Holy crap.
that was some (lucky) catch
[809] yuengling black and tan too.
Don't need a home run, Melky - relax
[795] drinking? I'm drunk. Drunk in about the 8th inning actually. It's helped quite a bit. Just watcing the keyboard keys dance around is fun.
[805] Amazing, outstretched glove catch by Drew in right. Hard hit linedrive, run down beautifully.
OK Melky, base hit and we're in business.
Here we go, Melky, here we go.
why does it say Tazawa has pitched 2 innings? i hope that's not a portend of things to come...
1-1 on melky
If we don't score here I may very well buy some more beer. How sad
Sterling just caused a major traffick accident. FUCK
Made myself another bowl of Ramen.
2-1 count
Jeter on deck?
2-1 on Melky. He looks relaxed up there.
I am getting punchy. Someone post a link to a "Buy it Now" auction on eBay and I will buy it, sight unseen.
Gameday is working fine for me. Try refreshing.
2-2 now. reached for that pitch.
I've now just started randomly giggling.
Full count.
Drew's catch is as clutch as Jeter's dive in the stands a few years ago? Yea/Nay
2-2, as Melky fouled one off.
[827] I'm pretty sure this kid was a starter in Japan/the minors.
WAY upstairs - 3-2.
[838] i'm picturing 8 foot tall dude giggling.
Patience, Melk.
Melk's gonna do it!
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melky fouls it. an inch foul. my god!
OMG...jusbt home to see this!! Have I missed the Game of the YEAR?!?!?!
foul ball!! holy shit
Oh Christ!!!
What.
The.
Fuck?????
Foul down the line - DAMMIT! SO freaking close!!!!
Good to know Jeter and Teix are still having fun.
'Course, they're getting paid $100K each tonight.
Two inches?
nononononononono......... oh God!
[847] Its bloody well taken that long.
the yanks are as punch drunk as us
Everyone's delirious.
That was actually pretty hilarious.
spoils up pitch
[847] BTW Jazz - if they win now, you can take credit.
[842] These days I sort of look like Nicholson in the Shining
[823] you're very lucky! i'm only on my 2nd Sierra and VERY tired (for some unknown reason). i have a long drive tomorrow, so i should take it easy...
[807] which Carolina? i'm playing in North Kackalackie in a coupla weeks...
[821] seamus - several years ago, my brother found this cool artist in florida that made great art out of glass. he got me a set of "windchimes" that were flattened and made from Yuengling bottles - Lager, Black & Tan, Porter and Lord Chesterfield Ale. he also got me a super cool spoon holder made from the VERY rare Nitanny Ale!!! : )
quite the hottie in the front row there....
[847] no, you got here in time. sun has risen everywhere since this started.
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oh crap!
Oh fuckshit
Okay that wasn't amusing at all, in the end.
Beer me
why?
[847] Welcome.
Motherfucker.
I can't take this.
I can't take it.
Someone shoot me.
[864] That was my head, banging against the keyboard.
Bring on the Molina!
This is brutal.
Hey, Tokyo, how did this Tazawa guy get here so young? He's only 23.
Oh man...going to the 15th inning..can't believe made it home and they're still going..is everyone on the Banter doing the PeePee Tension Dance? What a game, 0-0!!
[869] Alcohol >>>>>> a gun, my friend.
I'm going for a beer. No way I fall asleep now.
[861] wow that is pretty neat. My old routine from my philly days. go to bar. watch bands. drink 6 or so porters. switch to chesterfield ale or lager. go home on bike drunk as a skunk. ears ringing.
shit piss fuck crap bollocks goddamn motherfuckin' hell !!!!
Ya know .... this is one circumstance I wouldn't mind an All-Star game tie being invoked.
PREDICTION: Sox score a run in the 15th, but we finish the job against Tazawa next time...Yanks win 2-1
i should be working but i can't. too tired. to anxious. god damn. we came inches from winning this twice in that inning.
Each inning it gets a little more absurd, Kay.
Red Sox going to score 5 runs this inning. And the Yanks will score 6 in the bottom half.
{861} I live in Wilmington, NC on the coast.
TB-SEA are tied up now.
SD/Mets are now in the bottom of the 8th inning ...
[875] scratch that. that is pretty awesome. yuengling chimes and nittany spoon rest? awesome.
Who's coming in for Bruney?
[872] Long story with him..he bascially gave the middle finger to the pro leagues here to avoid their 9-yrs before free agency system..played in an industrial league before Sox signed him..
[872] he asked the Japanese teams NOT to draft him and they honored his request.
fifteenth
do you people realize these 6 to 5 scores and such you are predicting just means this game lasts even longer?!?!?
Whose throw day is it?
Josh Reddick .... not related to hoops' JJ Reddick ... yes?
[876] with apologies to jon weisman! ; )
[875] dude, i love it. 'cept the ears ringing part. TAKE CARE OF YOUR EARS people!!! i'm dead serious. wear plugs. the din at bars is dangerous. and drunk idiots always scream in your ear. it can be irreversibly damaging. i'm not kidding!
i have to go for a test/restest w/ my audiologist next month and i'm NOT looking forward to it... : (
[889] very practical point ms october. hmm
Ok, so it's Coke/Robertson for the 15th, Melancon for the 16th and then Mitre..
But seriously, we'll take care of Taz in the next at bat
[878] how many Banterers do you think would pull the plug between frames?
Think Paps is drunk yet?
FWIW. my buddy took his first visit to the stadium tonight. He's been talking about it for months. He'll be first one I know who's been there personally.
[891] i wondered myself - but jj is from va and this goofy fast kid is from ga
[861] Does the artist have a web site? I'd like to see the Yuengling wind chimes.
so our ERA+ (as a team) is going to go from 99 to 105 after tonight?
[895] I've invested 12 years of my life into this game. I'm sticking it out until the end
[897] He got a hell of a deal, for all the baseball he's seen tonight.
[892] i've paid the price. I made new friends with a couple last year. She is an audiologist. It didn't take long before their like, "Do you have hearing issues?" because I always am like "what?" Actually my hearing is not that bad. She tested it. Below normal but not "officially impaired" yet.
pitch #472 coming up here ...
Suzyn Waldman is on the drunk truck. She's barely comprehensible.
Is anyone sober out there except me? An I'm ready to crack a beer now at 1:30 in the afternoon..
[882] oh, cool! i used to play there quite a bit from '96-'99. i'm remembering a place called Bessie's. there was a really cool record store around the block. prolly one of the Manifest Records stores. got some good Sun Ra cd's there! we always used to eat a Mile Long Buffet around the block. it's pretty far from Atlanta, iirc...
COKEY!!!
paulie is try to end it with tainted yogurt - don't really blame him
[901] Soon this game will be older than all of us.
We're past 900 comments . . . 1000 here we come? Can wordpress handle 1000?
OK Jazz,
Can you post a Youtube link to the Pee Pee Tension Dance?
I want to freak out my dog.
[902] Closing in on two-for-one night.
[906] i am
[906] As a judge.
And I'm usually the first one here to fall
I really wish Cone was in there with O'Neill tonight. "Friday night's smell has passed. But I'm getting a whiff of early Saturday morning."
does anyone know what the hell a jersey koozie is?
[886] Interesting. I wonder if more Japanese players will be doing that.
[887] Can't Japanese players just refuse to sign with the teams that draft them, like American players sometimes do?
[892] but good point on the plugs.
nice job Coke!
I need to invest in plugs. I just started going to shows again (I lived in the woods for 10+ years before moving to Pittsburgh). I went to my first shows in Pittsburgh these past couple of weeks. Two shows. Since I like indie noisy rock the most, you know I need them plugs.
What's a Koozie?
[905] This is becoming a "quote of the year" thread!
[906] I'm sober, and too lazy to actually walk to the fridge to get the beer I said I was going to get in [874] or whatever comment it was.
I mentioned somewhere around the 575-580 mark that we had few comments so I jinxed us...We cannot win unless the thread reaches 1,000....we're getting there.
[899] i have NO idea. i guess i could ask my brother. i know he found the guy online. but this was prolly 8-9 years ago. i would love to be able to take a photo for you, but of course, i don't own a digital camera or even a regular one and wouldn't know how to do that!!! i'll see if a friend can do it for me sometime soon. maybe remind me. they really are cool! i have them hung up on the wall in my living room near my laptop...
[915] koozie looks like a jersey. duh
[914] hell yeah - that's what this game needs. he's probably like" friday is just getting started michael"
i hope he is back in the booth soon.
12 pitches for Cokey!!!
[921] i'd be interested in that link too. if you ever figure it out.
wow .... not a sellout .... 48,262 ....
Oh, Captain, my Captain . . .
would you please end this game?
Was that the game where Wells pitched like seven innings?
[915]
http://tinyurl.com/l4scws
[920] i'm still pissed for missing # 666!!!! : /
ms. october!!!! ; )
[918] It's like a little foam jacket for beer cans. Keeps 'em nice and cold.
That was not a strike
[930]
you COULD try for # 999 :-)
Jeter gets a hit!
[926] technically a sell out. see conversation with mp from yesterday? or this morning.
gotta steal here...can't waste the out on a bunt
[932] On GameCast it was in the zone.
Can Derek steal bases anymore?
A Bob Koozie ....
Steal Jeter. THEN bunt.
My brother and I never go out without a koozy. Keeps your beer cold at the bar/ballpark, AND makes people instantly jealous they didn;t think of it.
Have Jeter steal than bunt him.
Bunt and run? Don't stop until 3rd base?
JD.....damnit!!!
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Nice work, Johnny.
johnny go hang your head in shame
FUCKING BUNTS............What did I say? Now we have to steal.
Just terrible.
Crazy to bunt there
I'm sorry, but what the fuck kind of "best leadoff man in the game" can't fucking bunt?
reminder: never let damon bunt.
[941] hmm. cool idea.
but this thing is a "jersey koozie"
[901] you've been here since you're 10 years old!!! ; )
[903] be careful! seriously. get a hearing test every year. they should be free, even if she wasn't your friend. for real...
2nd deck Tex .... 2nd deck
what a disaster.
Tex Message coming up..I can feel it!
I stopped enjoying this game three hours ago, but I refuse to let it defeat me.
[953] told you. a koozie that looks like a jersey
[953] check my tinyurl link in the past 50 comments
Ken Singleton is so bored.
[958] That's the spirit.
Two outs.
My God.
[954] she just started he hearing clinic so i actually insist on paying. but yeah, i'm going to keep on it. Her husband just nudged me about the earplugs when i mentioned the shows. So they are on me. :)
[959]
I prefer a Jacuzzi to a Jersey Koozie ...
Glad to see Jete still on 2nd.
{907} Bessie's closed. CD Alley was around the corner and is one of the few record stores still open.
[959] thanks - sorry - i think this game has sapped quite a few of my brain cells
[961] He's 62..he may be asleep!
A-Rod..it's your time now..
OK, we're almost at 1000.. .
Alex... listen. SWING AS HARD AS YOU CAN!
btw, i just want to share. I got a promotion today and 10% raise!! woo hoo! now c'mon a-rod and help me frackin' celebrate!!!
[938] Jeter's got like 19 SB's this year!!!
stoopid to bunt JD there. he's been en fuego.
[941] i kinda hate those things, but my hands are always FREEZING, so i should prolly learn to love them. i'm guessing they make Penn State AND Yankees ones, so i should be all over that...
99 bottles of andro on the wall ... 99 bottles of andro ...
I'm tired - but how the hell was that pitch a strike? Looked like it was two inches off the plate inside.
It we don't score this inning, this game makes history.
[973] oh my. you are on fire tonight Diane!!
[971] congrats man - that's great
[964] I once dated a jersey koozie. Didn't work out. was really looking for a floozy.
[966] cool, thanks!
c'mon A-Rod!!!
alex!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank god!!!
AROD AROD AROD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I love you all.
AROD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK YES!!!
THANK GOD! Welcome to New York kid.
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boom
FINALLY!
Jersey Koozie- when a wife buries her husband under a pile of empty cans in a swamp after watching a 6 hour walk off win. HELLL MOTHERFUCKING YEAH!!!!!!!
THANKS AROD!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
oh sweet jesus thank the lord this thing ended
see................... "Tazawa" IS Japanese for "Igawa"
Arod!!!!!
Yay Alex!
Yay Yankees!
Have a great morning everyone!
YES YES YES YES YES. Clutch Rod!
Wooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
He;s finally a YANKEE!!!!!!!
[971] oh, hell yeah, man! i'm happy for you!!!
[978] that's fucking awesome!!! : )
[990] HELL YEAH INDEED!!!!
AAAAAAAAAA-ROD!!!!!!
OK, who said 2-1 - because they were damn close.
Whew. Welcome to New York, Tazawa.
AJ says, thank goodness, I've been drinking by myself in the clubhouse for 2 hours.
Now never do that again.
The six hours of baseball, not the walk off HR. Keep doing that
[978] some great comments tonight!!!
sorry i stole 999!!!
i didn't get # 666, but i got #1000 !!!
TRUE YANKEE!!!!
Hey thealarmis, you got the 1,000th post.
Great saturday game. see you on saturday.
[971] grats man. awesome.
NEVER EVER EVER EVER let anyone call A-Rod a choker again! HE DID IT!!!!!!!
You know who was the hero of part 2 of this game? Aceves. He was the difference, the reason why the Yankees in the end were better situated bullpen-wise. No thanks to Girardi's Hughes-wasting which seems like it happened last year some time.
wtf he didn't even pie him that good
enjoy the game tomorrow team - i will be there for hopefully 9 innings
[977] [998] thanks yinz. :)
to all you drinkers out there, i raise my glass and make a toast!!!
SLAINTHE MHATH!!!
LET'S GO YAN-KEES!!!
and we got to 1,000...
I don't think the whole stadium should have to listen to the postgame interview with Kim.
Anyway, WE WON, WE WON!!!
Four and a half!
[1002] Thank you for that. L-O-fuckin'-L.
[1010] Tomorrow?
ooh, i wish i could see the ending on TV!!!
i'll miss all of tomorrow, but will be here most of Sunday...
The NESN guys can't get off the air fast enough. It took them about 25 seconds to wrap up and send to the post game show. I suppose I can't blame them.
i'm gonna text Cult. not sure where he is...
they'd better hope that laptop their pitches well tomorrow....otherwise they're fucked...
AROD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every so often, MAN am I glad he's on our side. Most draining game EVER -- I "watched" the whole thing on Gamecast from Texas -- nothing on ESPN... I'm exhausted, but very happy and very ready for bed.
I actually went a few blocks to get a 24 ounce of Miller Lite, sweet nectar. I'd like to think my manly effort (light beer aside) played into this win.
[1016] well yeah today - but i sort of don't think of it as the next day until i wake up
[1018] oh, i'm sure ESPN is pissed to the gills. their balloon just got deflated...
[1014] true dat...Kim should leave the stadium, hop on a plane and come down to my house...
And amazingly, Girardi's strategy of using Rivera for four batters and Hughes for one (!!!!) looks like one of the smartest moves of the year. Even if CC goes six, Robertson / Hughes / Rivera are all ready to go.
And YES's national feed is still showing the frickin' CenterStage with Larry David. Bring me the postgame, dammit!
[1014] 4 and a half - music to my tired ears.
[1007] thanks Yankster!
Thanks everyone for keeping me awake! holy frack. what a win!!!!
Worth it.
the first half of this game was awesome, the second was not.
Night everyone...
This REALLY is feeling like 2006 (regular season only) right now....the sox are right on the edge...they just need a little push.
Poor Tazawa. I suppose the Red Sox will DFA him now.
Ugh- camera view of some zoot seats- half the folks were twiddling their blackberries as alex went yard. Lame.
[1022] thanks for winning the game for us. 1/4 of scotch on my end didn't do a damn thing.
[1020] If the Yankees rock Laptop, I want to see Girardi go for the jugular on Sunday. No Sunday lineup. Go for the kill
a-rod must have heard about my promotion. :)
[1028] After Season 3, you shouldn't use that word.
How cool is it to type "[1028]"? Kind of.
{1027} But it's a good interview with Larry David. Could be worse, they could be showing the Chris Berman interview again.
[1032]
DFA in this case means Departing for Asia? :-)
[1025] hey, you're married w/ kids, i'm single and lonely. plus, Atlanta comes before 'Bama. she stops here first!!! ; )
Now I can't wait to hear Manny Ortizzle's pressie tomorrow. He apparently was notified in 2004 that he failed the 2003 test, but only now is getting around to tracking down the real killers. Musta been golfing for the past 5 years...
[1034] Timing is everything.
In the interest of full disclosure, I also had to get diapers so I can't take all the credit. But thanks.
[1027] yeah. i want post game!!!
[1038] perhaps but right now i want to revel in the win! So I have David on mute and Sinatra playing on my laptop (too late to blast the stereo)
[1022] Miller Lite???? i'm disappointed, my friend! well, at least it's a 24 oz!!!
Michael Kay just called this game a thriller.
Fire him now, and then fire Girardi.
1 for 7, 1 for 7, o for 6, 2 for 7, o for 5, o for five, o for 6, o for five
Not pretty for the old BA
so bizarro how last night and tonight were basically opposite games. Like in traveling 24 hours we entered an alternative universe. same result though. :)
[1041] you'll have to start Bronx Comix up again after the pressie!!!
[1044] As an artiste you ought to appreciate that I truly love it, so don't be disappointed!
[1041] oh I thought he was all acting like "I didn't know" blah blah blah.
[1038] Good point - and as I type that, the postgame show finally starts. I wonder if the booth guys are still there.
[1041] Big pOJi? Hard to work those initials in there.
[1042] Timing is everything.
yes, it is! 'specially in my world! : )
i've never watched a YES postgame before. I never had YES until recently.
[1047] And tonight was longer! 2-0 game longer than 13-6? Or whatever the hell it was, it seems like eons ago.
And Fatty has to wake up early for his presser. Things get better and better
[1048]
I wish- jeebus my job sucks right now. If they make the playoffs, the comix will be back with a vengeance I promise.
[1053] you anticipated the raise and signed up for the ol' YES? way to spend it.
meanwhile .... F-Rod blew a 2-1 lead in the 9th for the Mets, and is about to lose the game possibly ...
[1057] sort of. actually i was trying to save money so switched to Fios. But it is pretty cool. I didn't even know I had it for first two monhts. Unfortunately.
you know, a couple of years ago, all the talk was about how Ortiz was clutch and despite being awesome, Arod wasn't really awesome because he was not clutch. How stupid does that entire conversation seem now?
[1056] at least you're working!!!
[1058] that's terrific. i hope they lose! : )
[1059] I despise Time-Warner and as soon as FiOS is available in my hood, I'm switching. good for you.
[1060] it always seemed stoopid.
Alex ties Killebrew.
I'm killing another brew... : )
Tampa-Seattle 5-5 in the 9th..i missed most the extra innings earlier so I will settle in to watch this on tv..Go Mariners!!
[1063] Nice! I got a jazz guitarist from Barcelona visiting town tonight, am going to take him around to some jam sessions..should be fun to have a few bottles to celebrate the huge win!
[1059] my folks have FIOS. i had never heard of it before. when i was visiting my grandpa every few weeks, it took me a coupla months to learn they had the MLB Network up 'ere (o'er at the college, at, warsh, yins...)
Hell, if the Yanks lose the next two, they leave the series up 2.5 games. A split of a four game series is fine with me. Now, let's win tomorrow!
Singleton looks like he's ready to fall asleep on his feet.
O'Neill looks punch drunk, goofy kind of almost smile on his face.
[1063] hilarious! i so want to open another brew but i've got to work tomorrow. all day and night again.
White Sox may have been the team to put in a waiver claim on Alex Rios
[1064] i guess King Felix won't get the win. : (
[1065] i used to play in an Elvis band. when we played "Bossa Nova Baby", i'd sing "Bar-ce-lona Baby" instead. : )
btw, the Noel Pointer is really good...
Watching the postgame on YES, when did they hire Screech to announce games?
[1070] that's what they're saying. Jays should let him go...
[1064] hey tokyo. at least you are probably well rested. :)
[1059] [1062] Verizon sometimes ticks me off, but FiOS has been nothing short of awesome.
seamus - they have a promotion right now, if you call them up and ask for it, you get 3 free months' HBO and Cinemax. Just found out the other day when I called to ask about a charge on my bill.
[1072] hahahaha
[1072] O'Neill's hair is somewhat mystifying, but I'm all for it.
[1069] fuck it. you've got your raise. down another! ; )
[1067] no. at this point, i won't be happy unless we win at least 3...
Evereth Cabrera grand slam off F-Rod .... Pads win 6-2.
highlights on espn now...
My laptop's battery is about to run out. It's been real, y'all. Go team!
Night all!
[1075] Yeah I love FIOS. I really do. And I totally got that promotion. By accident as well. I called about something else. with my raise i'll probably keep the package too. If it is the same one I got, it was not just HBO and Cinemax but also Showtime and all the other movie special channels. I have more channels than I can count!!
[1070] Hmm, kind of surprising. They don't really need OF help now - though I suppose he could take over for Dye in RF down the road.
Michael Kay looks a lot older than the last time I saw him. Perhaps he too aged a few years tonight.
I remain certain that Ken Singleton has not moved, once, since I've seen him here. He's doing his best not to fall asleep.
wow. why can't kay say "rodriguez"?!?! it's really not that difficult...
[1081] later man.
[1082] night Diane.
ok, that is my cue. sleep. then work. then more baseball. c'mon CC!!!
what's that smell? is that, is that - yeah, I think it's, it smells like a sweep.
holy shit, Kim Jones, looks HOT!!!
her hair's getting longer. me likey! : )
[1083] FiOS HD is also ridiculously cool. $10 bucks and I get some insane number of HD channels - not to mention all the HD versions of those movie channels. What a steal.
G'night, all. And good day, Mr. OK Jazz Tokyo! ;)
[1087] ooh, don't get ahead of ourselves, just yet.
but...
HOLY BOLI !!!! : )
night all. too bad we couldn't get to 1100...
[1079] that's great. good night, all around, for Bruney! ; )
[1091] who you kiddin'? this is like noon to me and i'm used to talkin' to myself! ; )
CC best be a horse tomorrow...
[1091] Hey, some of us are just getting started! 1100ahoy!!
aaawwww, poor BBTN crew. they are soooo disappointed their beloved Roid Sox lost, have a depleted pen and Laptop Fuckholz pitching tomorrow against CC.
fuck Ped Sox "Nation" !!!
[1094] hey hey hey! cheers to that, my friend!
a buddy of mine that owns a record store gave me cool Louie Bellson and Hank Mobley LP's when i visited his store yesterday to put up some YETI fliers!!!
[1096] Aardsma just struck out the side, M's got last licks so here we go!
Free music = Xmas in August
[1097] well, i have the Hank on cd. the bellson is cool. great cover of the LP. i'm still saddened by his passing from earlier this year. it hit me pretty hard. i wasn't expecting it to, but it sure did. i got other free music too, but it's actually kinda stressful, 'coz i don't have the time to listen and digest it right now. gotta prepare for the YETI gig!!!
i hate him, but Garret Anderson just tied the game for the bravos against the dodgers, so i'm psyched about that...
gonna hit the watering hole before it gets too very late...
And the funniest thing? If David Ortiz would have bothered to run in the first inning, the Red Sox would have won hours and hours ago.
Had to come back one more time. Still a bit too wired to sleep.
[1099] I wonder if he'll go over that in tomorrow's presser too?
and here it is ... 1200.
and with that...
Rock On, y'all...
[1101] I declare this thread to be over at 1101 comments..Sayonara!
christ. i mean #1,100, but Shaun P. had it covered.
maybe i shouldn't head up the street after all... : ~
if Tampa loses, we have the best Run Diff in the division...
Braves-Dodgers going to extras...
Yea, a win!
2-strike, 2-out Sayonara Home Run! Mariners Win!!
Ok, NOW I declare this thread to officially over!
One guy walks into a bar at 11:06 in the am and orders up one more glass of W. : )
Any score in the game yet?
: )
[915] "Does anyone know what the hell a Jersey Koozie is?"
That's a term of endearment for one of Michael Kay's "dates" derived from "New Jersey Floozy." I think David Cone came up with that...
: )