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April Reign

The Yankees haven’t won an April series against the Red Sox since 2005 and haven’t won an April series in Fenway park since 2001. In the last three years (the two teams didn’t meet in April in 2006), the Yankees are 3-13 against the Red Sox in April. Over that same span, the Yankees are leading the overall series 28-26. The Yankees haven’t lost a season series to Boston since 2004, though the last two years the two teams split the series, going a combined 18-18.

My point is that I half expect the Yankees to split the remaining two games at Fenway (I won’t bother telling you what the other half of me expects with Jon Lester and John Lackey starting those two games for Boston), and while these three games count as much as three in September, I’m just not terribly upset about it.

A.J. Burnett goes for the Yankees tonight. One of of the selling points that got Burnett his big contract with the Yankees was the fact that he had survived for three years in the AL East and posted a 2.60 ERA in four starts against Boston in 2008. So, of course, in his first year as a Yankee, Burnett posted an 8.85 ERA in another four starts against the Red Sox. Burnett did have that one brilliant outing when he dueled with Josh Beckett and held the Sox to one hit over 7 2/3 shutout innings, but that came in the Bronx. His three starts at Fenway last year were all disasters as he allowed 22 runs in just 12 2/3 innings while walking as many as he struck out (ten). So Burnett comes into tonight’s start with something to prove, and I have to say, as is typically my reaction to A.J. Burnett, I’m not optimistic.

Opposing Burnett will be lefty Jon Lester, who frankly should have drawn the Opening Day start as he’s Boston’s best starter. Lester actually got beat up by the Yankees at Fenway the last time he faced them on September 25 of last year, but the other six starts he made against the Yankees in 2008 and 2009 were all quality starts, some of them downright dominating performances.

In more encouraging news, Phil Hughes was sharp in his simulated game in extended spring training yesterday and will join the team today in Boston. He’ll pitch another extended spring training game while the team is in Tampa playing the Rays this weekend. I’m looking forward to his return to the rotation a week from Thursday.

Tonight’s lineup against the lefty Lester finds Marcus Thames in left field and Curtis Granderson batting ninth behind Nick Swisher and Thames. As I’m sure Ken Singleton will say on tonight’s broadcast, there’s only one spot after ninth, and that’s “bench.” Just ask Brett Gardner, who also had a good showing on Sunday night and has a much better track record against left-handed pitching than Granderson.

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1 Raf   ~  Apr 6, 2010 6:52 pm

I find it odd that Granderson's batting 9th, but that's just me.

2 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 6:54 pm

[1] From Chad Jennings over at LoHUD:

Although Joe Girardi didn’t commit to a full-time platoon in left field, he said Marcus Thames could be a regular in the lineup whenever the Yankees are facing a left-handed starter. Today’s it’s at the expense of Brett Gardner, but there might be games when Nick Johnson gets a day off, or Nick Swisher gets a day off, or days when Curtis Granderson gets a day off and Gardner shifts to center.

“Will it always be Gardner (out of the lineup)?” Girardi said. “Not necessarily.”

• Everyone is well aware that Granderson’s splits against lefties were awful last year, but Girardi said another bonus of dropping Granderson is the lineup is to pair Granderson and Derek Jeter for some speed on the bases.

3 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:05 pm

[2] Interesting. That's supposedly why La Russa sometimes bats the pitcher 8th.

4 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:11 pm

[3] Based on the splits and Lester's quality it makes sense to me.

5 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:15 pm

Hopefully the good AJ shows up tonight because Lester looks very good.

6 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:15 pm

I think it doesn't matter much, but Girardi's idea is sound. Lineup analysis that's based solely on OBP and SLG suggests that you get more run production in the long haul by putting your weakest hitter eighth and a better on-base guy ninth.

7 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:16 pm

[5] He hasn't been a very good April pitcher, but then again he hasn't pitched a whole lot of April's. And the guy is really good. I confidently predict that he'll be the Sox' best pitcher over the next four years.

8 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:16 pm

Uh, "Aprils", not "April's".

9 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:19 pm

well that was...umm...yeah

10 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:20 pm

[7] I think he has been their best pitcher over the last two seasons.

11 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:20 pm

Awful play by Thames...his bat isn't good enough to carry plays like that one.

Now, does AJ implode?

12 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:24 pm

[11] what happened? MLB.tv wasn't allowing me to bring the game up.

13 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:25 pm

Jorge is getting scary.

14 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:26 pm

Ouch...Posada's defensive season couldn't have gotten off on a worse note. There are two defensive black holes on the field, and both have already come into play.

15 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:26 pm

Oh, lovely, just fucking lovely.

16 Raf   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:26 pm

[12] A catchable fly ball dropped in

17 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:26 pm

[12] Easy pop up...Thames looked like he wasn't aware he had to catch flyballs tonight.

18 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:27 pm

I prefer Gritner to Thames, even against LHP.

19 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:27 pm

[18] He this is how he is going to play the OF, I agree 100%.

20 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:29 pm

Maybe we see Good AJ after the 1st?

21 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:30 pm

[20] I think we are seeing him now. He got the first two outs and then Vmart walked on what looked like strike 3. His tipping point is probably approaching.

22 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:31 pm

hi team - ugly up with runners on the corners is not a welcoming way to turn on this game

23 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:31 pm

[19] I'll settle for less O (considering our lineup) in exchange for much better speed and defense. Thames is not (or should not be) a starter.

24 Raf   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:31 pm

[19] Given that Thames isn't known for his glove, I'd say we'll see more of that.

25 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:31 pm

That was a pretty good through from Granderson.

AJ has now thrown 19 pitches and should have 4 outs.

26 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:32 pm

Alrighty AJ, get the big ugly and let's call this an inning, ok?

27 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:32 pm

granderson's arm has not impressed to date - now of course it is miles better than damon or bernie, but it is not that good

28 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:32 pm

Holy cow. AJ looks about 90 years old in the photo on the front page of MLB.com.

29 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:32 pm

[24] There is a difference between "not known for his glove" and what we just saw, but I agree with your point.

30 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:32 pm

I missed the 1st batter. Did Thames make an error already???

31 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:33 pm

[27] You didn't think that was a good throw?

32 Raf   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:33 pm

[21] I'd say so, as fussy as he's being with baseballs

33 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:33 pm

[30] Pop up dropped in front of him.

34 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:34 pm

[31] it wasn't bad - but i didn't think it was especially good - too far away from the plate and not a rocket

35 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:34 pm

[27] It's a perfectly cromulent CF arm, though ...

36 Raf   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:34 pm

[30] No, but he has the range of a basset hound

37 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:35 pm

[35] oh yes - let me make clear - granderson's arm is perfectly serviceable - it's just nothing special

38 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:36 pm

[34] Ellsbury was running and Granderson was pretty deep. Remember that part of Fenway is big. He doesn't have a gun, but I think he is above average for a CF'er.

39 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:36 pm

It's not like Gardner has a great arm, either. That throw home from left field on Sunday was pretty sucktastic.

40 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:37 pm

So far, the Red Sox are winning on defense...the Yankees that is.

41 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:40 pm

Nice Robby!

42 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:41 pm

robbie is making a good 1st impression in 2010

43 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:44 pm

STICK!!!

44 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:44 pm

swishy with the nice oppo field hit

45 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:45 pm

First Swishilicious of the season!

46 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:45 pm

Swisherian.

47 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:46 pm

his name is pronounced "tims" not "thames"

48 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:46 pm

Does Michael Kay really not understand the concept of sitting a lefty against one of the best lefties in the game?

49 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:46 pm

Allrighty, Tims, time for redemption.

50 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:47 pm

Shut UP Kay!

51 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:47 pm

It's funny...whenever you try to "hide" someone, the action finds them. Granderson in a big spot against a lefty...let's see how it goes.

52 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:49 pm

Evening, Team.

I'm not super confident about Granderson's chances here.

53 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:49 pm

Yikes...Granderson looks overmatched.

54 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:49 pm

[53] Yes, he does.

55 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:50 pm

he didn't go - but he was pretty clueless up there

56 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:50 pm

[54] yes, yes he does ...

57 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:50 pm

OK fine, I'm concerned about Granderson.

58 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:50 pm

I'm hoping for a 2-1 Yankee win ... I have Lester in my fantasy league :-)

59 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:52 pm

[58] I've banned all Red Sox from my fantasy teams...besides, never root for fantasy of the home team!

60 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:53 pm

This Leicester Square guy's got a pretty compact delivery for his size.

61 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:53 pm

really Angel Hernandez?

62 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:53 pm

Damn.

63 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:53 pm

damn bit of a wasted opportunity

64 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:56 pm

Bollocks.

65 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:56 pm

[57] I'm officially declaring that I'm not concerned about anybody or anything until at least the end of April.

Bad at bats, bad plays, bad games happen.

I'm just gonna watch and let the season unfold for a while ...

66 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:56 pm

I really hope Granderson starts having better ABs against lefties because I hate having to wonder what Damon would have done.

67 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:57 pm

[65] I agree that it's too early to make any judgments, but Granderson has now looked completely overmatched in two ABs against lefties. The results don't concern me as much as the approach.

68 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:57 pm

holy christ - i still get these lame updates from where i went to grad school and the dean, the DEAN of of our school ended the update with "yankees suck"

69 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:57 pm

[65] Well how very zen of you, superior human. :)

70 Eirias   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:58 pm

Evening, all. Now the game can begin in earnest...

71 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:58 pm

[68] You're kidding me. You must be.

72 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:58 pm

Tex please stop shaking your ass at me in HD...thanks

73 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 7:59 pm

Wow, what a horrendous swing.

74 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:00 pm

[71] nope, not kidding - that is exactly hoe the e-newsletter ended

75 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:00 pm

JESUS GODDAMN CHRIST, SHUT UP KAY.

THEY DON'T WANT TO BURN HUGHES' LAST OPTION.

DIE! DIE!! DIE!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!!!!

76 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:00 pm

Granderson maul finesse pitchers ... has trouble with power guys ... (but who doesn't?)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=grandcu01&year=Career&t=b#power

77 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:01 pm

[69] I got yer ZEN right here [75]

=)

78 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:01 pm

[68] My principal sent me an email Monday stating the Red Sox had the best record in the league and the Yankees had the worst. It made me chuckle but give me a break.

79 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:01 pm

[75] Just after I got finished saying how zen you are.

80 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:02 pm

[76] Don't get me wrong...Granderson is a very good player. My only concern stems from the fear that he may actually be "that bad" against lefties. I can't remember the last Yankee regular who was so limited by the handedness of the pitcher.

81 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:02 pm

Heh eh he hheh.

82 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:02 pm

not a bad throw by jorgie

83 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:02 pm

Yikes Jorge.

84 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:02 pm

safe.

85 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:03 pm

[82] It bounced! You give Granderson flak for not reaching from mid-CF, but applaud Jorge for bouncing a throw to 2B. Are you grading on a curve :)

86 Eirias   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:03 pm

Of course MLB.tv is down. Delightful.

87 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:04 pm

Well done, AJ.

88 Eirias   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:05 pm

MLB Gameday continues to look better every year but I miss being able to position the camera.

89 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:05 pm

[85] haha - yes, i still don't fully trust jorgie to throw anyone out - so when he does i give him extra points :}

90 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:06 pm

[89] i meant when when he comes close - even my curve for hi has a curve :}

91 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:06 pm

Our catcher is turning 39 this year. Might be time to let him split time with...Cervelli? Is Montero going to be ready soon?

92 Eirias   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:07 pm

[88] Nice to see that AJ has thrown a knuckle-curve 28% of the time. I would have thought we would have heard about him picking up a new pitch.

93 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:07 pm

[91] well, at least at this rate, it's not like Montero's likely to be any worse ... which is good for breaking him in

94 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:10 pm

Bull fucking shit.

95 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:11 pm

Tie goes to the first-baseman.

96 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:11 pm

[79] Sometimes I think that the stupid questions that Kay asks are intentional softballs, that he doesn't believe the stupidity that he's asking, he's just doing it to provoke conversation with the rest of the booth.

Then he doubles down and defends the indefensible and I realize that he's just completely full of crap.

97 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:11 pm

[91]

Dunkin' Donuts advertises on YES ... cause America Runs On Jorge ...

98 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:12 pm

[96] This tends to make me stabby.

99 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:14 pm

[98] So do leadoff doubles ... GAH!

100 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:15 pm

Why pitch him up there?

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101 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:15 pm

for the love of god pitch pony in the dirt!

102 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:16 pm

nice catch granderson

103 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:16 pm

That wasn't pretty.

104 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:17 pm

I gotta give MLP credit for hitting those pitches as he does, those are tough damn pitches to turn and yank.

105 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:18 pm

damn it

106 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:18 pm

sigh

107 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:18 pm

The traditional AJ bad inning?

108 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:18 pm

The Yankees need to figure out how to play better in April.

109 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:19 pm

wasn't pretty, but those are probably the hardest balls to judge of the bat, you have to wait until you read the backspin and even then, a slight misjudgement means extra bases.

meanwhile, nice pitch AJ ...

110 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:19 pm

Not really looking forward to another sweep to start the year. For fuck's sake.

111 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:19 pm

[104] They are. I was surprised he squared up on that slider as well as he did after the heat.

112 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:20 pm

God, he Fugly just gets fuglier and fuglier.

113 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:20 pm

[109] i should say spin rather than backspin ...

114 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:21 pm

[109] yeah the fact that he had such a tough time reading that ball and still making the catch was nice to see

[108] [110] i have just about resigned myself not to worry about the yankees til may

ugly striking out is always nice

115 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:23 pm

DAMMIT, CHALLENGE HIM!!!

116 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:26 pm

i used to really dislike rob neyer, then i started to really enjoy his work, now i am really starting to dislike him again.

was just reading through his chat today and he answered a question about pujols being the #1 player of his generation by stating yes, he was and alex was #2 (which i don't really argue with) but part of the reason he said alex wasn't was the "injuries" - um he had hip surgery last year, came back much faster than expected and has otherwise been extremely health - that is not exactly the recipe for "injuries"

117 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:26 pm

That's a nice story, Michael.

118 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:27 pm

[114] But it gets so late so early in the Banter time zone. : )

119 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:27 pm

[114] I have accepted that the Yankees will get smoked by the Sox to start every season. It's irritating, but all that matters is where they end up.

120 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:28 pm

Cano's on a mission this season.

121 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:29 pm

Al is cute.

122 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:29 pm

[116] That is weird. It's not like Pujols has never been on the DL.

123 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:29 pm

Oh, fuck it.

124 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:30 pm

[116] that's probably a bit overstated (and under thought) on his part, but really? that's enough to "dislike" him?

125 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:31 pm

[117] i think i have already reached my mk is annoying point - was hoping to at least make it through the first series

[120] sure looks like it. if he had a feminine side he wouldn't be afraid to show it.

126 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:32 pm

ouch.

127 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:33 pm

[124] no - just adding to what has been a string of weird columns he wrote in the off-season.

128 Eirias   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:33 pm

How have the Yankees been forced to play a guy like Marcus Thames? Sure, I'm hugely spoiled, but still.

129 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:34 pm

The Marcus Thames-Randy Johnson ticker next to the pitch count just went to 1.

130 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:35 pm

[128] Who would you prefer, exactly?

131 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:35 pm

Not exactly a great start for the new guys.

132 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:38 pm

Do the Yankees have the scouting report on Beltre?

133 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:38 pm

After that catch I don't want to see Thames out there again. Holy crap.

134 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:40 pm

[133] I have a feeling Thames wont last very long...what a shame the Yankees couldn't work out a deal for Garko.

135 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:41 pm

Good news if you have the Extra Innings package.

http://tinyurl.com/yhtgeuc

136 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:42 pm

Late..2 ER for "good" AJ? MLB.com has an "E" next to Posada..do I want to know what happend?? How is Lester looking?

137 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:43 pm

[134] why? if it's because of the fielding, Garko's a horrible butcher as well ...

138 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:44 pm

Lean into one, Curtis.

139 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:44 pm

[136] Lester has been solid, but not spectacular. Granderson looked awful in a key AB with the bases loaded. Thames let aball drop in front of him. Posada has two ugly throws to 2B.

140 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:45 pm

[137] But a much better hitter.

That's a nice AB for Granderson.

141 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:45 pm

You know, I forgot how little I enjoy watching AJ Burnett pitch.

142 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:45 pm

like i said ... end of April at the least ...

143 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:45 pm

Wow, look, we're on the move.

144 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:45 pm

[141] By my count, he has made one bad pitch and Vmart hit 390 feet.

145 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:47 pm

You ok there, Nick?

146 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:47 pm

is nj a magnet?

147 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:47 pm

Oh Christ. Johnson is gonna be out for the year

148 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:47 pm

The Nick Johnson specialty...let's hope he doesn't go on the DL!

149 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:47 pm

There's several cracked bones somewhere.

150 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:48 pm

(Get ready, Robbie.)

151 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:48 pm

[144] I've gotten the impression all night that he's just throwing as hard as he can, location be damned.

152 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

ooh, i'm late. hopefully just in time for some fireworks. c'mon Tex!

153 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

Whew!
Thank God.

154 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

I'll take it.

155 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

Good hustle Tex!

156 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

good hustle from the fastest slow guy on earth

157 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

Teix was out.
Alex was safe but Teix was out.

158 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

In the air Alex.

159 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:49 pm

[151] I actually think he has been doing a pretty good job, although he has been a little wild with the fastball.

160 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:50 pm

Damn Arod...he never hits in the clutch...oh wait... :)

161 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:50 pm

The man who deemed basepaths to be 90 feet was a genius.

162 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:50 pm

Enough with your instant replay, Kay.

163 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:51 pm

Shut UP!

164 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:52 pm

[159] Too wild for my taste

165 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:52 pm

Ok, Alex, look breaking pitch.

166 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:52 pm

nicely done arod!!

167 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:52 pm

Clutch-Rod!

168 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:53 pm

Even better Alex.

169 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:53 pm

Ha!
Or don't!

That was *so* fucking stupid!

What a stupid pitch to throw with Robbie on deck.

170 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:53 pm

A-rod!

i should be late more often! ; )

171 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:53 pm

[169] Yep...since he came back last year, Arod has been a monster against fastballs.

172 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:53 pm

Yeah, THAT'S a BOINK!!!

Nicely, done Alex!

173 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:53 pm

Eat that Fenway. Beauty of an at bat. C'mon, Robbie!

174 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:54 pm

Good AB, Robbie.

175 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:55 pm

i never want to hear mk say "they had it going on" again.

robbie looks like a professional hitter thiis year!!

176 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:55 pm

Rats. Hit it on the button.

177 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:55 pm

Come on AJ. Now hold them.

178 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:56 pm

[175] I would LOVE to hear MK say that...slightly less hysterical than Connery's "you the man now, dog"!

A-Rod = Cluthchyclutchclutch

179 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:56 pm

Well hit Jorge ... just an atomball ...

180 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:59 pm

I must have a fever. I am actually hoping Gardner gets in this game. And soon.

181 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:59 pm

The Jumpman!

182 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 8:59 pm

Get up. Grandpa.

183 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:00 pm

[181] hmmm, there's some sorta delay on my MLB.tv feed ...

184 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:01 pm

[183] MLB.tv has at least a 30 second delay, but often longer, based on my experience.

185 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:01 pm

I wanna hear MK sidle up to Kim Jones and say "you're with me, leather" (NOT!)

186 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:01 pm

Squat my little pony motherfucker can hit.

187 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:01 pm

Pedroia watched four pitches in the strike zone.

Oh, hi all.

188 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:02 pm

i am glad kenny noticed that mlp can hit anything belt high - next step, inform the yankees scouting department and pitchers

189 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:03 pm

[186] Just found out that his brother is out of jail already

190 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:04 pm

[188] Remember when our strategy against Manny was to bring in Proctor to throw a belt high fastball?

191 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:05 pm

sighh

192 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:05 pm

God damn it AJ.

193 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:05 pm

Wheeeeeew.
Guy's a professional, what can you say?

194 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:05 pm

I really don't get the pitch selection.

195 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:05 pm

Lovely, thanks AJ ...

196 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:05 pm

goddamn motherfucker.

197 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:05 pm

[190] oh man, shaking my head

i guess it is too much to ask the yanks to hold onto a lead in this bandbox

198 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:06 pm

[194] I think AJ's location is off, maybe way off.

199 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:06 pm

Anyone think we get out of it without the Red Sox scoring?

200 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:06 pm

[185] Not getting that one..maybe don't want to...?

V-Mart...guy can hit, and Sox stole him for nothing...sigh...

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201 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:06 pm

[198] He's trying to throw the ball through a wall tonight. Its infuriating.

202 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:06 pm

Hey, Thelarmis: with Youk and Schoenweiss, I believe the Sox are leading the league...

203 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:07 pm

Vulture is up

204 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:07 pm

[198] It definitely is, but a high fastball ahead in the count to Pedroia...and then another fastball 3-1? You can't abandon the breaking ball.

205 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:08 pm

Those two check swings are ridiculous...but they prove why he needs to stick with the breaking pitch.

206 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:08 pm

[204] I agree, esp. to V-Mart. But maybe they were worried about walking him.

207 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:08 pm

nice pitch there aj

208 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:09 pm

Beautiful. Sit your fugly ass down, Fugly.

209 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:09 pm

Good, AJ. Good. Sit down, Ugly. 2 caught lookings for Shrek.

210 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:09 pm

See? Why can't we do that more?

211 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:09 pm

AJ's best pitch is the breaking ball, and I just don't think Posada trusts it enough. I'll look at the numbers, but my guess would be Posada calls for more fastballs from AJ than the other Yankee catchers.

212 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:10 pm

this is an exceptional amount of ugliness back-to-back in this lineup.

213 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:10 pm

[210] That's the Eternal AJ Question, mattpat.

214 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:10 pm

Posada just cost the Yankees a strike.

215 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:10 pm

[212] Ortiz is the looker of the bunch.

216 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:11 pm

Jorge best pay attention next time that happens. I am definitely down with not allowing time every other pitch for Mo's sake.

217 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:11 pm

[202] yeah, whoda thunk it?! (wow, word press let "thunk" go as a real word!) i bet you're glad to have chumitz back in your pantries! : )

218 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:11 pm

I might try to blow one by Fatty now

219 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:12 pm

Bad sign that Jorge needs a conference here.

220 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:12 pm

[219] i think it is better they have a chat and be on the same page

221 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:12 pm

BULL FUCKING SHIT!!!!

222 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:12 pm

That was a swing

223 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:12 pm

Did they change the check swing rule?

224 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

Missing a good game blue. Wake the fuck up down there at third base.

225 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

There we go

226 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

Good work, AJ.

227 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

[220] It would be better if it wasn't necessary, and I think that's part of the problem.

228 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

yes, well done with fatty - my how times have changed, i love big papi to be up in a big spot

229 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

nice. now, more runs, por favor!

230 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

[217] Oh, uh, right, because yeah, I'm really strict about that sort of thing during Pesach.

[218] Wrong call!

231 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:13 pm

Justice.

232 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:14 pm

I lost a point with the Fatty K, but gained 1.5 with the Burnett K.

Net positive.

233 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:14 pm

[230] yeah, i haven't kept it in like 17 years, or something. and never in my own pad...

234 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:14 pm

[228] I know, it's such a relief when he comes up with men on. And think of three years ago, yikes, it was scary.

235 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:15 pm

[227] i think that is more about aj though - molina used to go out to the mound a ton with him too

236 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:16 pm

So.... is Big Sloppy's cliff dive the results of coming off Roids?

237 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:16 pm

All of RSN is wondering how long Papi can suck before the replace him with Lowell. Very interesting. I would say the over/under line is a month. I mean, Francona is making all the right noises, "We're gonna need the big guy in September...", but I don't think they're serious.

238 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:18 pm

Is Michael Kay going to stop bitching now?

239 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:19 pm

[236] or just being large and old ...

240 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:20 pm

*Nice* ab, Swish!

241 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:20 pm

Ah damn it...it seems like that wall plays favorites.

242 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:20 pm

Damn, NIck. Atta, babe.

243 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:20 pm

Swish is fun!

244 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:20 pm

Speaking of Big Sloppy....
Did anyone realize this is his contract year? Althought there is a $12.5M club option (no buyout). Will the Sox bite And what can he get on the FA market if he is an .800-.850 OPS DH?

Damn! That missed a HR by aboiut 3 inches.

245 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:20 pm

If he keeps hitting like that ..... .280 isn't impossible for him.

246 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:20 pm

STICK!

STICK!!

247 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:21 pm

Come on MVP

248 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:21 pm

If you pop it up, Brett, my goodwill for you goes away for awhile.

249 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:21 pm

...

250 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:22 pm

Can't take that fastball down the middle.

251 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:22 pm

Mattpat and Gritner sittin' in a tree....

252 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:22 pm

Okay. Good enough.

253 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:22 pm

Small, weak man. Fast.

254 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:23 pm

Of course I meant, "Productive out, good boy."

255 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:23 pm

[251] You'll notice I restrained myself when he took that pitch down the middle.

I felt he earned it.

256 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:24 pm

My fantasy team needs a Nick Swisher run.

257 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:25 pm

Damnit to hell.

258 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:25 pm

Wow ... the UConn women's team is trailing at half .... and they've only scored 12 points!

259 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:25 pm

Oh, Youk. You're my hero. Shit.

260 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:25 pm

Pickemupcap!

261 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:25 pm

dammit

262 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:27 pm

I've got Jeter and Johnson coming up. One of you knock a run in

263 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:28 pm

Damn it.
Damn it.
Damn it.

264 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:28 pm

Lots of wasted opportunities tonight.

265 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:28 pm

We're gonna lose this game.

266 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:29 pm

[265] oh MattPat, I've missed you so ...

267 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:29 pm

ot but Sabres clinched their division vs. the Rangers tonight. Makes me happy. : )

268 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:31 pm

Well done, Derek.

269 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:31 pm

Mr. UZR!!

270 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:31 pm

But that trainer a steak, Captain.

271 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:31 pm

CAP'N!!!

272 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:31 pm

At what point do the Yankees realize that Beltre loves swinging at fastballs down the middle?

273 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:33 pm

What the fuck was that horse shit?

274 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:33 pm

oh christ

275 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:33 pm

More crappy defense.

276 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:34 pm

One, two, three. That's the good stuff. And as I type, an error. OY!

277 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:34 pm

The Cap'n taketh and the Cap'n giveth away ...

278 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:34 pm

[277] Amen.

279 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:34 pm

Some bad baseball by the Yankees in the early going.

280 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:35 pm

[265] nope. Vulture will get the win! : )

281 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:37 pm

Get down to it, Ace, this is Marco Scutaro.

282 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:37 pm

Okay. No harm no foul

283 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:38 pm

[280] Who?

284 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:40 pm

I think Lackey has had some work done

285 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:40 pm

Great use of Bard...let him face the big boys and save Okajima for the lefties.

286 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:40 pm

[283] aceves

287 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:41 pm

I'm a Bard graduate but won't be cheering for young Daniel Bard..i predict a 6-pitch walk then a tater from Tex!

288 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:41 pm

Stay well, Nick. Stay well.

289 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:41 pm

i'm down with OBP!

290 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:42 pm

[286] Ah. I've always understood vulture to mean someone that pitches poorly but happens to be the pitcher or record when they take the lead, though

291 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:42 pm

NJ with 4 BBs so far this year?

292 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:42 pm

[287] They rejected me.

293 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:43 pm

damnit

294 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:43 pm

Damn it.

295 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:43 pm

[287] I love Shakespeare, but I won't root for Daniel either.

296 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:43 pm

Routine. BFD.

297 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:43 pm

I really dislike Ellsbury and his one sleeve.

298 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:43 pm

God, dude ran across half the outfield.

299 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:44 pm

[290] that is what it means but somehow it has shifted a bit in meaning and it caught on with a fair number of people for aceves since he picked up so many wins out of the pen last year

300 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:45 pm

[290] we covered this last year ...

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301 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:46 pm

I hate baseball.

302 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:46 pm

Sigh.

303 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:46 pm

With Bard, the pen is mighty.

304 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:46 pm

damn it - that's where guessing alex gets bit sometimes

305 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:46 pm

6 inches outside. Nice call.

306 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:46 pm

[287] You went to Bard College? The one in Annandale-on-Hudson?

307 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:46 pm

on second look that was a bullshit call

308 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:47 pm

[304] I don't know...with 99mph and a big hook, you have to guess. Besides, it was a ball.

309 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:47 pm

[307] Even Remy called it outside.

310 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:48 pm

What was that pitch that Rob swung at? Does Bard have a slider?

311 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:48 pm

Is there a reason Cano just jogs on hits like that?

312 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:48 pm

Cano dogged it up the line less than usual there.

313 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:49 pm

why has this kid been put in the pen? he has more than one plus pitch.

314 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:50 pm

[310] Fastball, curve and slider.

[311] Drives me crazy too.

315 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:50 pm
316 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:51 pm

Same game as Sunday...Yankees didn't maximize their chances and now it's in the hands of the pen. Not the way the Yankees want to be playing.

317 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:52 pm

[314] I don't know. I've seen him when I don't even know why he even bothered moving towards first. He was running a little harder than usual that time. Not hard, mind you, but not the leisurely stroll we're used to.

318 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:53 pm

Trot trot trot!

319 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:54 pm

[315] Leon Botstein, president, conductor, historian.

320 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:55 pm

Has Marte thrown a ball out of the bullpen yet?

321 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:56 pm

Good job, Ace.

322 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:57 pm

Aces up, baby.

323 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:57 pm

Nice pitching, Vulture!

324 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 9:58 pm

[320] Yes. And Jorge's still trying to catch it.

325 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:01 pm

Yay ground rule double.

326 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:01 pm

[319] yep, lover of bowties, worshiper of 19th-century Vienna and classical music fiend..not sure he digs the jazz though...

327 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:01 pm

Well done, Jorgie!
Now *please* can we get him in.

328 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:02 pm

[326] If he doesn't he's a philistine.

329 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:02 pm

Bunting with Swisher so Gardner and Granderson can face the lefty? Really?

330 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:02 pm

Wasn't the Nick Swisher bunt experiment a debacle last year?

331 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:03 pm

[326] I sat in on a class of his as a prospective.

332 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:05 pm

Good job, Swish, hang in...

333 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:07 pm

wow ... the wave at Fenway .... another sign of the coming apocalypse

334 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:08 pm

Damn it.
Good ab, Swish.

335 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:08 pm

Well that didn't work

336 joe   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:10 pm

Anyone know a site where I can get a video feed of the game? I know OK Jazz knew a site, but I lost it when I reformatted my hard drive..

337 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:10 pm

[315] Neat. I went to school a little further north, but I live sorta near Bard College now.

338 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:12 pm

damn po is still on 2nd

339 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:12 pm

Well, it didn't go far, but ok.

340 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:12 pm

Posada is an awful baserunner.

341 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:12 pm

True grit.

342 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:12 pm

Only Brett can single and not advance a runner. lol...

343 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:13 pm

OK, that bizarre gritner-posada-flair-base-hit-runner-does-not-advance must perfectly encapsulate something....

344 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:13 pm

Well, the runner was Posada...

345 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:13 pm

Who the hell is Scott Atchison?

346 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:13 pm

[342] :}

[340] he really is, but i actually think that was progress on his part - him running into an out at 3rd would be his usual mo

347 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:13 pm

And Posada's baserunning costs the Yankees a run. The Yankees have played two brutal games.

348 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:14 pm

[345] I think he used to pitch for Topeka and Santa Fe.

349 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

Wow.

350 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

Is that a hit?

351 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

well, it didn't go far, but ok!

352 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

thank you marco and ugly

353 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

To bad Cano wasn't running there.

354 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

De-Fense. Clap-Clap. De-Fense. Clap-Clap.

355 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

This is now one of those torturous innings where the Yankees get all sorts of base runners and hits in the wrong order, so they won't score.

356 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

I'd like to see what Posada did at 3B.

357 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:15 pm

[336] I just used mlb.com's Gameday package, only $100 for the whole season + playoffs

[337] beautiful area, and easy train into the city.

358 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:16 pm

Come on, Nick, be a hero...

359 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:16 pm

Okay, c'mon, Nick the Stick.

360 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:16 pm

Come on, BB-HBP!

361 Raf   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:16 pm

[340] There was a chance Scutaro makes that play, I can understand why he didn't go

[348] Well played

362 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:16 pm

Ball one.

363 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:16 pm

2-0.

364 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

Swing on 3-1 or take one more?

365 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

WHOO!

366 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

nj is a walking god!

367 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

Just NJ bein' NJ.

368 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

Nick!!

Yaaayyyy!!

(Did anyone not see that coming?--dude is amazing.)

369 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

Word. Pitching and defense, baby.

370 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

The Nick Johnson special...that was my first rapid heartbeat of the season. I am way off my 2009 pace.

371 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

The safe way to get Posada home.

372 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:18 pm

How the hell does NJ do that?

373 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:19 pm

I loves me some Nick Johnson.
30 pitches for Oki-dokey

374 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:20 pm

[372] Jedi mind trick.

375 joe   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:20 pm

[357] Yeah, gameday is decent. My family gets MLB Extra Innings, but I won't have that until I move back home in a month or so, so I was hoping I could find a stream online somewhere as a makeshift solution.

Ah well. Thanks anyway.

376 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:21 pm

Nick Johnson makes Nick Swisher look like Robinson Cano.

377 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:21 pm

[371] Yet you know, someday, someway, he'll make an out walking in from third base.

378 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:21 pm

[374] Ohhhh.
On the umpire, or the pitcher?

379 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:22 pm

Scott Atchison looks like he's 700 years old

380 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:22 pm

Atchison looks like he's about 50 y.o.

381 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:22 pm

Fuck.

382 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:23 pm

who is pitching the 8th?

383 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:23 pm

That's not going to cut it.

384 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:23 pm

[379] Ha, you beat me to it, with superior hyperbole.

385 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:23 pm

Damn April Teixeira

386 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:23 pm

Joba, then?
What happens now?
Do we have an EIG?

387 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:23 pm

[379] [380] Hm. Discrepancy.

388 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:23 pm

I hope Teixeira hits this April. I thought Atchinson was the white flag.

389 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:24 pm

In Japan, you don't wear shoes in the house. Apparently, you don't wear shoes in the clubhouse, either.

390 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:25 pm

drob in the 8th

391 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:26 pm

Robertson, then.
Is he the EIG, then?

392 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:26 pm

[382] Wow, I thought it was a rhetorical question.

393 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:26 pm

I'd prefer to keep Ace in there. He was rolling.

394 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:26 pm

Come on with this shit.

395 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:27 pm

Joba warming? Just in case, or is he closing?

396 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:27 pm

Girardi is going to lose a bunch of teams if he keeps experimenting with formulas. Ace was pitching well and should have remained in the game.

397 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:27 pm

just let robertson face fatty

398 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:27 pm

[392] We have no EIG!

It's Wonderland around here.

399 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:27 pm

[395] ??? Closing???

400 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:28 pm

You have no idea how happy I am that we don't have two lefties in the pen

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401 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:29 pm

From every standpoint, this is an awful decision by Girardi. Ace should have pitched to Youk, with Marte in for Ortiz (if he was married to the lefty). Now, he not only lifted a pitcher who was rolling, but burned Robertson for one matter (and likely Marte too).

It didn't take long for me to remember why I wasn't fond of Girardi last season. Two games...and two very questionable bullpen moves.

402 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:29 pm

I guess Girardi was planning to play mix and match this inning.

403 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:31 pm

Ah. Marte is in to walk Ortiz, I get it.

404 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:31 pm

Shoot me now.

405 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:31 pm

Good work, Marte Very nicely done.

406 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:31 pm

Fucking little league.

407 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:31 pm

ugly was not going to steal shit - wtf marte

408 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:31 pm

WTF? That was one fugly throw.

409 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:31 pm

That's a bd play by Tex, but it shows how screwed up Marte is. He wasn't right in spring and it makes no sense for Girardi to throw him right into the fire.

410 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:32 pm

i think i only like playoff marte

411 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:32 pm

Why exactly would you throw to 1B in that situation? Not that it matters when Marte walks Ortiz.

412 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:32 pm

"At least get it to Mariano Rivera."

Kay says that as if that's not the optimal outcome.

413 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:32 pm

[409] But, but, but...he's the LOOGY...

414 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:33 pm

C'mon Kay. Ugly's NOT going to tag. Watch the game please.

415 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:33 pm

[411] i think everyone including tex is wondering that

416 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:33 pm

I wonder if ol' Tex has lost his touch. Two bad throws that I'd like to have seen him pick up.

417 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:33 pm

I don't like this one bit.
No could can come of this match up.

418 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:33 pm

Wow, a huge mistake to Ortiz and that's what he does with it.

419 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:33 pm

Big Papi didn't even get Youk over.

420 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:33 pm

Is it really that imperative that we hold on Big Ugly?

421 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:34 pm

[417] You're thinking of 2007 Ortiz.

422 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:35 pm

when do the yanks start playing games that have a chance to end close to 10pm?

423 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:35 pm

[421] I'm more worried about Joba and Beltre.

424 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:35 pm

Come on, Joba

425 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:36 pm

Let's say Joba gives up a hit and the game winds up tied. Who pitches the 9th? Mitre? Again, the bullpen usage in this inning is very troubling.

426 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:36 pm

al enjoyed that pitch selection

427 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:36 pm

Lots of breaking balls...some in the dirt...please.

428 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:37 pm

[422]

those would be games that start at 4 pm ...:-)

429 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:37 pm

[422] Saturday afternoon.

430 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:37 pm

very nice job mr. chamberlain

431 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:37 pm

Joba looks nuts, just the way I like it

432 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:37 pm

Very very nice.
But now comes the hard part...

433 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:38 pm

You dont have to give in here.

434 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:38 pm

[428] [429] haha, so true

435 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:38 pm

[422] Day games.

436 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:39 pm

If Drew gets on w/o the runner scoring, will Girardi go to Mo for 4 outs?

437 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:39 pm

Stepped away..D-Rob, D-Mart and now Neville is in? Joe G playing musical bullpen??

438 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:39 pm

wow, good work - that was nice

439 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:39 pm

Nice job, Joba.

440 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:39 pm

Nice. Very nice.

441 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

Wow. Best I've seen Joba in the bullpen in 2 years.

442 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

That's vintage Joba...great to see...now let's see more.

443 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

Nice work, Joba.

444 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

[436] I would, except for one thing: not sure Mo is at full speed yet.

445 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

wow .... that was sweet

446 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

I could get used to this.

447 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

[436] thankfully mute :}

448 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

Why do I feel when Chamberlain pitches that not only his career but his very sanity hangs in the balance? I picture the bad result being him in a mental institution for the rest of his life.

449 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

Good. Try just walking off the mound next time. But that's just me. Let's get some more.

450 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:40 pm

joba joba joba !!!

451 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:41 pm

did he do a big air uppercut with his fist and let out a primal scream?

452 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:42 pm

[451] More or less

453 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:42 pm

[447] Indeed.

[444] I was more wondering how Girardi would play it. Had it been me, I would have stuck with Robertson (assuming I even brought him in to start the inning).

454 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:42 pm

[449] I've had it with trying to control Joba. If he is going to pitch like that, he can moon walk off the mound for all I care.

455 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:43 pm

[449] No WAY!! Joba needs to be unleashed..we've got Mo and the Captain to bring the class..I want Joba, Swisher and A-Rod to run laps round Fenway mooning the fnas during Sweet Caroline!

456 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:44 pm

[454] I hear ya'. But I also think he could throw 96 in the first if he'd just stop thinking so much.

457 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:44 pm

Gotta add some insurance here.

Damn, Arod just missed that.

458 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:44 pm

Damn. I thought that might carry out.

459 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:45 pm

[454] Hah ah ah haa !!!!

Robbie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

460 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:45 pm

RIPPER!!!

461 Diane Firstman   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:45 pm

boy am I glad I didn't trade cano ...

462 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:45 pm

Man on a mission. That's my Cano. Hell Yeah!

463 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:45 pm

Two rockets, the second one counted.

464 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:45 pm

robbie - robbie - what a great 1st 2 games he is having

465 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:45 pm

Cano has his sweet swing working early this season.

466 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:46 pm

yeah Robbie!

467 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:46 pm

GODDAMIT. I left the room for two minutes and missed Rob's jack.

468 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:46 pm

[465] I know..but if only he "cared more"..(#$%& YOU Bob Klapisch!)

469 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:47 pm

[467] That'll learn ya.

470 mjpucci   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:48 pm

Early returns for Robby in the 5-spot look terrific.

471 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:48 pm

Whoa. That was a strike, eh?

472 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:48 pm

mo time

473 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:49 pm

If Mo gets that called 3rd strike the 9th will be a snap.

474 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:50 pm

I worry about Mo... in April... in Fenway. Bad Mojo.

475 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:50 pm

[470] No kidding. It makes him think the month is July, apparently.
Also, who are you? :-)

476 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:50 pm

MO!!!! please have a nice, tidy, quick 'n easy 1-2-3 inning. i don't wanna see the pony little midget get to the plate.

477 monkeypants   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:51 pm

So, I guess the ump is getting tired after four hours behind the plate. Good...let's hope for a wide zone for Mo.

478 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:51 pm

[467] yeah, i was gonna type "Rob" for you, 'coz i didn't see you around. i had to take a business call before and missed more than 35 minutes. then again, i can't actually see the game tonight, so whatever...

[470] yeah, who be you? and...welcome! : )

479 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:51 pm

[474] Any other month...any other team...and I'd be my usual confident with Mo on the mound.

480 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:52 pm

[47] go light a candle and rid us your bad mojo

481 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:52 pm

Here's to the old man getting off to a good start

482 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:52 pm

Two pitches, one out.

483 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:52 pm

1 down

484 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:54 pm

FUCK YOU, BLUE!!!

485 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:54 pm

c'mon angel

486 mjpucci   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:54 pm

Hey everyone...long-time lurker, first-game poster. You guys made the playoffs last year a blast. I look forward to a season of banter with y'all.

487 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:55 pm

Boooooooooooo. Counts 0 and 4.

488 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:55 pm

YOU FUCKING RANG UP SWISH ON THAT SAME PITCH!!!

489 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:55 pm

[486] welcome

c'mon mo

490 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:56 pm

FUCK YOUR MOTHER, BLUE.

491 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:56 pm

what the fuck is it with marco and mo?

492 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:56 pm

[486] Okay, cool! Welcome!

493 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:56 pm

Ech - Marco Scutaro??

494 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:56 pm

Off the bat, I thought that was catchable.

495 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:56 pm

Marco fricking Scutaro. I love him so much.

496 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:56 pm

Where the hell was Gardner playing?. Too close to the line methinks.

497 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:57 pm

Not worried, though.

498 mjpucci   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:57 pm

Whose idea was it to put Angel Hernandez and Joe West in the same umpiring crew? Their strike zones are awfully creative.

499 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:57 pm

motherfucker. it's angel hernandez behind the plate? how does that douchelord have a freaking job??? : /

500 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:57 pm

[491] A bad narrative arc

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501 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:57 pm

I don't think Gardner could have gotten it anyway.

502 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:57 pm

[497] that's just the single malt scotch talking.

503 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:58 pm

good god, i'd rather not see ugly ever mk, especially with no hat

504 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:58 pm

There ya go

505 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:58 pm

No Snozzberries for you.

506 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:58 pm

sit yo ass down jacoby

507 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:58 pm

It always comes down to My Little Pony!

508 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:58 pm

Beautiful.

509 randym77   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:58 pm

[498] They are two of the worst umpires in baseball, IMO.

And Joe West hates the Yankees.

510 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

[500] haha, nice hawk

511 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

[502] Hey, when it talks, I listen.

512 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

[503] I know. I literally avert my eyes.

Mariano Rivera, ladies and gentlemen.

513 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

mariano rivera friends

514 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

Whinny, motherfucker!

515 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

It's a Randy Winn for the Yankees!

Channeling my inner Sterling.

516 Just Fair   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

Pfewwwww........Much better. All Rise.

517 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

Thanks be to Mo.

518 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

okay, let pony boy be the last out. get him. now!

519 mjpucci   ~  Apr 6, 2010 10:59 pm

All praise be to Mo.

520 The Hawk   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:00 pm

[510] Thank god you caught that. That was the last of my brain power at work this evening.

521 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:00 pm

yay! :)

522 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:00 pm

Thelarmis, you were behind, huh?

523 thelarmis   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:01 pm

[522] yeah, what else is new?! my life story... : ~

524 ms october   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:02 pm

night all - i'll leave you to make sense of it all with mk

525 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:02 pm

Nice to get a win.
Especially nice to see Joba be Joba.

'Night, Team.

526 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:02 pm

[524] Heh heh hehh heh. 'Night, Ms. O.

527 RIYank   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:04 pm

Ciao, amigos. Hasta mañana.

528 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 6, 2010 11:13 pm

[525] Indeed, very promising inning ...

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