"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

Sunday in the Dome

Last Sunday I was in Albeturkey and I stopped by to watch some high school kids play.

Today, the Yanks and Rays play indoors down in Tampa. Rubber game and all. Todd Drew’s boy, AJ Burnett on the hill as the Yanks look to win the series.

Second turn for Tino Martinez in the broadcast booth today. I figure Tino–eager to please in the manner of an over-achieving high school junior–to be awful on TV. Another boring ex-jock chock full of cliches. Company Man. But with O’Neill on Friday night in the blowout, he had a few moments of insight, some self-deprecating humor. Who knows, maybe he’ll have some spark, after all.

Big shoes to fill, though. I thought Coney was a budding star and he certainly was the most entertaining, unpredictable, and candid analyst on YES. If they ever get him together with Mex Hernandez, someone’s getting arrested.

Let’s Go Yan-Kees.

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1 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:27 pm

RIP Todd.

Let's Go Yankees! (clap, clap, clap clap clap)

2 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:35 pm

Lohud reporting it'll be Grandy, Swisher, & Gardner batting 7-8-9 today.

3 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:35 pm

weird: 2 aces, 1 in each league, have already given up 1st inning grand slams in their home parks - Verlander & Johan.

4 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:36 pm

Happy Birthday, Tex!

Laz Diaz behind the dish today. could be frustrating for AJ.

5 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:37 pm

was nice to have Hank back here at the Banter. i enjoy his writing!

6 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:38 pm

Hank'll be doing more recaps this year, so we've got that covered...

7 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:39 pm

[4] hehe I was just gonna point that out, too. And of course.. Wally will prolly call check-swing strikes on all the lefty yankees today, aswell. ugh.

8 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:40 pm

so I sat Willingham today but started Verlander. So umm...yeah.

9 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:42 pm

[2] i saw that too - how many al teams bat their outfield 7-9? a real testament to the offensive prowess of the infield and catcher.

tino has already called james shield - "big game james" - he is lucky i liked him as a yankee, he is not a good announcer right now

10 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:43 pm

Fuck.

11 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:43 pm

damn that zobrist - petty nice play

12 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:44 pm

[0] That's a great pic. When I was subbing in Colorado one day I was outside during recess looking at the mountains. I thought, man, much different from my grammar school parking lot. : )

13 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:46 pm

There's a "good chance" Teix would try to bunt?
Really, Tino?

14 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:46 pm

[6] great, thanks Alex! hope Emma stops by for some recaps, as well! : )

15 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:46 pm

nice change from shields there ...

16 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:47 pm

dammit. looks like mlb gameday audio is 60+ seconds behind. again.

17 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:48 pm

[9] i loved the BamTino, as a player. he was my brother's fave for awhile. but he was terrible and very stiff on BBTN. i can't imagine he'll be good on YES.

i just turned on tbs...

18 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:49 pm

well, that's a different M.O. than yesterday...

19 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:50 pm

aj decided not to mess around with a no hitter this early in the season

20 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:51 pm

[19] i think it was posada's fault. clearly.

21 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:51 pm

[20] what isn't?

22 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:53 pm

Good start, AJ.

23 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:53 pm

um, thazz not good.

24 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:54 pm

christ almighty.

strong throw? wrong side of the bag!

25 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:54 pm

ugh, needed to get that throw on the other side of the bag po

26 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:55 pm

The word has spread about running on the Yankees...and particularly Posada. There could be some very ugly games this season.

27 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:57 pm

[26] i don't think the rays, particularly bartlett and crawford are good indicators of that theory. let's see what some other teams do.

28 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:58 pm

back from a beer run ... nice to see AJ digging himself a hole right off the bat

29 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 1:59 pm

throw strikes.

then again, they'll smash those pitches...

30 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:00 pm

all of these games started 2-0.

31 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:00 pm

Tough play -- Cano had a bad angle to start the DP, and the grounder was too slow anyway. Dang.

32 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:00 pm

[27] I don't know, in 5 games and one inning, the Yankees are 0-9 in attempted steals. Posada hasn't made a good throw all season, so if scouts are watching, it might not be pretty.

33 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:00 pm

Whoa, thelarmis, I thought you were going to take today off. From baseball.

34 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:03 pm

[33] yeah, i know. the pull was too great. plus, i didn't realize it was gonna be on tbs and i could watch it on my new hd tv.

there's a record convention in town today, but i decided to skip it...

sorry to disappoint you by being here and ruining your sunday, along w/ AJ! ; )

35 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:06 pm

[32] i don't dispute the potential for ugly is there - but it is not like the non base stealers are running against him - bartlett and in particular crawford and ellsbury are elite base stealers - most catchers have a tough time with them

36 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:06 pm

good eye. don't get caught stealing.

oh god, i can't stand the beard / no mustache look. gross!!!

c'monr robbie - take this ugly fucker deep!

37 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:06 pm

Robbie gonna come up BIG here ... I just feels it.

38 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:06 pm

or that...

39 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:07 pm

or not

40 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:07 pm

damn

41 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:07 pm

damn hit it right to the bossman

42 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:08 pm

[36] Hard drinkin' Abe Lincoln wants a few words with you, sir

43 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:09 pm

nice hit curtis - get the score truck revved up

44 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:09 pm

nice! i love granderson, so glad he's a yank! : )

45 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:10 pm

I know a dude who's short but sweet. He's so fine he can't be beat. I want Grandy! I want Grandy.

46 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:10 pm

GrandyMan!

47 The Hawk   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:10 pm

Bomb!

48 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:10 pm

[34] Oh, the allure of HD, I get it.
Hey, I had a salami sandwich for lunch! It was great. I don't suppose you get royalties every time someone eats salami or anything, do you? I guess it isn't salarmi, so you're outa luck.

49 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:11 pm

[45] haha

i'm looking forward to treme tonight - i just called and got hbo back on my cable

50 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:11 pm

[42] i'm actually a big Honest Abe fan! collected his new pennies last year and am VERY much looking forward to going to his exhibit at the Atlanta History Center this Fall (i missed it at the Carter Center the other year). but, while he can pull off that look (kinda), pretty much no one else can.

51 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:13 pm

[48] yeah, that's a stretch. "thelarmis", is a mix of "themis" and "lars". it was bestowed upon me, nothing i could do...

i used to eat salami as a kid. bologna sandwiches, too. my last red meat was a roastbeef sandwich at The Cellar in the basement of The Hub at Penn State, Feb. 1992.

52 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:14 pm

i'm glad the rays are giving so many abs to burrell

53 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:14 pm

Noice ... a little Ronnie James Dio pumping at the Trop between innings ...

54 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:15 pm

[51] quick, say something predictitative ... you ain't been the same Nostralarmis so far this year!

=)

55 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:16 pm

nice 2nd inning there aj

56 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:16 pm

Oh, Strasburg and Chapman making their debuts on TV today ... available through MLB.tv

57 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:16 pm

One more quickie AJ and you're back on track.
[52) How am I going to watch Treme and Breaking Bad at the same time? ; )

58 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:18 pm

[57] damn those schedulers - maybe thelarmis will let you borrow his spiffy dvr :}

59 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:18 pm

my god mk is really a nut - "i love cool elderly people" what the hell mk

60 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:22 pm

[59] :)

61 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:22 pm

I have the Rays' announcers. They're kind of random. Not really objectionable.

62 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:23 pm

[34] hey - Jen and I also got an HDTV in the offseason. I was sick of watching games and people would say "it's raining lightly" and I'd be squinting like.. it is?

Everyone: a friend of mine has a piece in the NY Daily News today all about the neighborhood surrounding new Yankee Stadium. With a map. (only avail in the print edition)

63 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:23 pm

Is that announcer eight years old?

64 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:23 pm

I hate kiddie announcers in ball parks.

65 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:23 pm

[53] doh, i missed it! games on mute, and i'm listening to old Exodus! : )

[54] damn! i've lost my mojo along with all my gigs... : (

i'm actually away from the game for a few minutes...

[58] nice! i'm loving this thing. unfortunately, it's filled with stoopid shows like NCIS & CSI. for some dumb reason, i'm digging those kinds of programs right now. no idea why...

66 rbj   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:24 pm

Tigers also have kids' opening day today. Is this a league wide thing?

Off to mow the lawn.

67 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:25 pm

NJ ... he's the walkin man.

68 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:25 pm

[63] [64] especially ones that sound a bit, how shall i say this, slow

69 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:26 pm

[68] Give Timmy a break will ya? ha.

70 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:27 pm

nick walked? i'm shocked!

[62] sweet! i've got one here in my den. later this month, i hope to buy a bigger one for the living room. i can always take my laptop in there. i should spend more time in that room...

birthday boy gets wrung up...

71 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:27 pm

man, tough day for Teix so far.

72 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:28 pm

That thing in your hand, Mark. Swing it. Especially at strikes. Damn.

73 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:30 pm

"It's everything you stand for."

What does Kay stand for, Kim? Do tell!

74 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:32 pm

Kim is so cute.

75 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:33 pm

I really hate this Kim Jones in-game reports. It's bad enough that Kay treats the games like a talk show.

76 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:35 pm

[75] What can you do? Child announcers, reports from aquaria, Sterling, Waldman, Kay...

Just be grateful they still play baseball underneath it all.

77 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:36 pm

I've got a feeling that the gun at the Altoona Curve's stadium is running a bit hot, but Strasburg has been *sitting* at 99 the 1st 2 innings.

Everyone say a prayer for his arm, because he's gonna be something special to watch ...

78 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:37 pm

[76] Ironically, the best team in baseball has so many poor announcers.

79 The Hawk   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:38 pm

[75] I think they borrowed that from the Mets. I saw them doing it last season, anyway.

80 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:38 pm

I don't really dislike Waldman by herself.

81 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:38 pm

[78] yep, the yanks are plenty good enough and have enough fans who are very into the actual baseball that they don't have to do that nonsense.

82 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:38 pm

[74] i don't have YES, but i 2nd that notion! ; )

83 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:39 pm

the man is a beast with the bat

84 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:39 pm

[51] so, basically "thelarmis" translates to: the greek god of metal drummers?

85 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:39 pm

[78] I was watching the game on the Sox broadcast the other day and was really pleasantly surprised. They're very listenable, very professional.

Nice hit, Alex.

86 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:39 pm

nice drive alex, tough to get over the bossman's head

87 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:40 pm

[76] Aquaria. Yeah.

88 The Hawk   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:41 pm

If only A Rod would get back on the HGH, that would have been a home run.

89 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:41 pm

[84] HA! yeah, i think it sounds more like a skin disease that originated in Greece. eg. i went to the dermatologist and got diagnosed with "thelarmis" on my left arm. : ~

well, that was unproductive.

90 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:42 pm

[80] Like I said in one of the previous game threads, Waldman's got a voice that's made for semaphore, at least to me. I have no idea if what she's actually saying is good, bad, or indifferent, her voice is pure agony that I can't withstand.

91 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:43 pm

[88] that's awesome. then again, who knows what the fuck he was doing with this dr. galea character, north of the border...

92 The Hawk   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:44 pm

Some problems with Suzyn Waldman are: her voice, what she says, and how she says it.

93 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:45 pm

[90] yeah man. She's like ½ french stewart, ½ goofy. And sterling's voice is fine, but he rambles like a deadpan comedian. Only he's serious. It's odd.

94 williamnyy23   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:45 pm

[77] The 99mph is real...Keith Law is at the game and has the same reading on his gun.

95 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:45 pm

[92] Love her voice.

(Kinda with you on the other stuff, though.)

96 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:45 pm

good ab po. c'mon curtis, do it again!

97 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:45 pm

nicely done, Cletus!

c'mon Grandyman!

98 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:46 pm

Great ab Jorge. There's a kid on my team named Jorge. I've got the rest ot the team calling him Georgie thanks to the Yanks. : )

99 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:47 pm

Grandy's gonna spank one off the rafters. 2nd ring, please.

100 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:48 pm

ah, crap.

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101 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:48 pm

Oh for fuck's sake. Don't waste a lead off double.

102 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:50 pm

dammit.

103 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:50 pm

Shields is good.

104 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:50 pm

meh.

105 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:57 pm

make 'em dance, AJ, make 'em dance.

106 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:58 pm

a little Holy Diver for Pat the Bat ...

107 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:58 pm

nice!

108 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:58 pm

NICE MOVE AJ!!!

109 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:58 pm

Got 'im!!!
Wow.

110 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 2:58 pm

AJ Pettitte.

111 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:00 pm

[106] Ride the Tiger - you can see his stripes but you know he's clean!

112 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:02 pm

fuck you, blue

113 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:03 pm

Rays pitch tracker showed that one inside ... announcers continue on calling the ball "on the corner" ...

114 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:04 pm

captain doesn't look very comfy in the box in this ab

115 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:05 pm

[113] the location was the same as aj's walk to bj, though that was on the outside "corner" ...

116 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:06 pm

damn, i was wondering if that was hit so hard zobrist would try for the out at 1st ... he certainly came up thinking about the throw ... run Nicky, run!!!

117 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:06 pm

NJ roped that. looked really surprised that zobrist was gonna try to nab him at 1st. had to hustle. hope he didn't hurt himself!

118 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:08 pm

one step ahead of you Nostra!

119 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:09 pm

goddamn, birthday boy. yeah, i hated turning 30 also...

120 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:09 pm

F%#$ing Clueless vs. Shields.

121 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:09 pm

Man, Teix was really late there.

122 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:09 pm

not much of a birthday for Teix so far ...

123 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:09 pm

[118] too much beer last nite!

124 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:12 pm

[123] me too! so that's no excuse

=)

125 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:15 pm

beautiful!!!!

nice play, Grandy!

126 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:15 pm

THE GRANDYMAN CAN!!!!!!!!

127 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:15 pm

Love me some Granderson. Dope.

128 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:16 pm

Teix was not pleased with Bat's slide right there ...

129 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:17 pm

whew. good inning, granderson!

130 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:18 pm

Teix shoulda spiked the ball on Burrell. A-hole. Another nice grab.

131 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:19 pm

[128][130] wait -- sterling, waldy, nor fiensand didn't mention this... what happened? he slide back into 1st spikes high?

132 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:20 pm

Tie it up or better, boys.

133 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:22 pm

wow - sterling just pointed out that sheilds comes into the 6th with 96 pitches.

134 Raf   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:23 pm

[131] Yes he did. Teix looked back at him as to say 'WTF?"

135 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:23 pm

[131] just went in hard and kinda late ... Teix had to jump up and out of the way of his ... landed and looked down at him with a pissed look on his face

136 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:23 pm

Sometimes it looks like Robbie can do anything with the stick. And with the glove, for that matter.

So talented.

137 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:26 pm

we didn't get o'neill choking in amazement that randy choate was still around this year - too bad

138 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:27 pm

CHOATE! i'll be very disappointed and frustrated if we don't tie it up here...

139 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:27 pm

hip hip

140 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:27 pm

JORGIE!!!!

141 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:27 pm

Atta boy, Jorgie!

142 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:27 pm

Awesome. Hip-Hip!!!

143 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:27 pm

[138] You must be disappointed! At no point was the game tied.

144 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:27 pm

tons of yankee fans there. i loves it!

145 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:28 pm

Oops.

Somehow, I'm thinking bringing in Choad wasn't the right move for the Rays ...

146 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:28 pm

[143] more frustrated than anything.

147 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:29 pm

if curtis can hit your loogy he is dog poo

148 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:29 pm

FUCK YEAH!

149 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:29 pm

[144] Good seats + air fare + hotel < good seats + subway fare.

150 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:29 pm

thanks CHOATE! now we get a cormier. too bad it's not Rheal.

151 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:30 pm

Both the Yanks and Toronto pulled scored 2 runs to take the lead in this inning. (although TOR v BAL is in the 8th)

152 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:30 pm

[147] I know. He's supposed to walk Curtis. But the Rays and Maddon are so non-traditional.

153 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:31 pm

It's going to take me a while to get used to all these references to "Curtis." Every time I see the name I think of Chad and get confused.

But there's a new Curtis in town so I guess I'd better get used to it.

154 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:33 pm

Rays' announcers are praising the Yankee order, "Dangerous up and down, they'll hang around and hang around and then pop one..."

155 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:35 pm

i'm so psyched to have curtis granderson on my team! : )

156 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:35 pm

is tino still a paid advisor to the yanks now that he is on yes?

157 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:37 pm

WAHOO!!!

158 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:37 pm

Nice.

159 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:37 pm

nice - good to be on 3rd then

160 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:37 pm

That's pretty.

161 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:37 pm

Grandish!

162 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:38 pm

tough inning for dioner.

also glad maddon doesn't subscribe to timmay's thoughts on pitch counts.

163 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:38 pm

1,000 push ups for you, Lil' G.

164 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:47 pm

Ladies and gentlemen: Tropicana Field!

165 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:48 pm

what a stupid stadium

166 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:49 pm

Way to argue, Joe. WTF?

167 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:49 pm

So that's just that?

168 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:49 pm

I'm tired of baseball. Time for the circus!

169 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:51 pm

Lovely.

170 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:51 pm

AJ unraveling.
Time for Ace?

171 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:51 pm

well, *that* walk was pretty predictable ...

nicely blown call blue.

172 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:52 pm

TB announcers going on at length why that was actually a foul ball ... lovely, just lovely.

173 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:52 pm

good recovery to get upton

174 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:52 pm

sweet!

175 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:52 pm

[171] Was it a blown call? What are the ground rules in this amusement park?

176 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:53 pm

[172] I'm listening to them too (tv). They sounded confused to me, frankly.

177 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:54 pm

jetes up the middle

178 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:55 pm

[177] Didn't we used to have a Banterer by that name?

179 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:57 pm

Nick's hit the ball on the nose today.

180 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:57 pm

[176] I dunno, they keep running through different scenarios that might explain how the umpires called that fair, and keeping failing to convince themselves that what would have had to happened actually did happen, when reviewed on the replays.

181 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:58 pm

nice swipe, cap'n!

182 Sliced Bread   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:58 pm

Actually, the Yanks caught a break. Had that ball hit one of the roller skating poodles, or fire juggling clowns on the catwalk it would have been a ground rules triple, and the Yankees pitchers would have been required to wear a red nose, and oversized shoes for the duration of the game. Look it up, I swear.

183 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:58 pm

Looks like the Yankees got the memo to run on the Rays. : )

184 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:59 pm

[178] yeah, close. i think it was a girl named jeteupthemiddle

185 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:59 pm

Oh, and I want to seen Kim Jones up on the catwalk.

186 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:59 pm

[182] haha -- I love that you wrote ground ruleS triple, a la sterling.

187 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:59 pm

[182] :)

188 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 3:59 pm

[182] ROFLOL.

189 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:00 pm

now would be a good time for Alex's first homer of the young season.

190 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:00 pm

[186] No, Sterling says "Grounds rule"!

191 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:01 pm

[182] SLICED!!!! : )

192 NYYfan22   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:01 pm

[190] ahhhh, that's right. damn grammar nazi that he is...

193 Sliced Bread   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:02 pm

[186] a typo actually,(I really know the difference) but I'll blame it on Sterling.

194 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:02 pm

[189] don't have to get greedy ... a double would suit me just fine!

195 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:03 pm

You're beautiful, Alex.

Awesome.

196 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:03 pm

fuck yeah, A-ROD!!!!

he's a doubles machine

197 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:03 pm

Fuck yes. Way to go, centaur!

198 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:03 pm

This lineup is rather ridiculous.

199 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:04 pm

JUST. LIKE. THAT.

I'm so pwning you today, Mr Nostralarmis!

=)

200 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:04 pm

ARod's hits fly like they were shot out of a cannon.

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201 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:04 pm

[194] All bow down before cult of basebaal...

202 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:04 pm

[194] i figured i'd go for the gusto!

203 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:05 pm

FUCK!!

They've got some good defense, these fuckers.

204 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:05 pm

Wow.
Good drive, Rob! Don't be disincentivized by the great catch.

205 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:06 pm

[199] yeah, i hate it when i'm "pwned".

wow, nice run 'n catch by (the other) CC

[200] yeah, it just kept taking off. was really beautiful.

206 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:06 pm

Seriously, if Robbie is going to be driving opposite field shots to the wall, this will be a very fun year. Not too many Carl Crawfords out there.

207 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:07 pm

my boy boBBy hit his 1st homer of the year. 255 on his career.

208 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:08 pm

I really think if ARod played in Fenway his OPS would be over 1.000 ever year.... and we might not be beating the Sox.

209 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:11 pm

alright, AJ, attack them here.

210 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:13 pm

what? i thought he caught it!

that's a fucking catch!!!!!!!

REPLAY!!!

211 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:13 pm

Wait, I was sure he caught it.

212 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:14 pm

thanks AGAIN blue.

that was a catch.

213 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:14 pm

WTF?!

that's a goddamn OUT!!! : /

aaarrrgggghhh!!!!!!!

214 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:14 pm

Oh, he clearly caught it.
Crappy umpiring so far this year.

215 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:14 pm

Eat it!

216 The Hawk   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:14 pm

HGH, we hardly knew ye ...

217 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:14 pm

anyways, no harm no foul ... new and improved ZEN AJ is here!

218 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:14 pm

And Rob can really turn that pivot. Damn.

Our team is good.

219 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:15 pm

well, i'm happy about the dp, but that was a fucking catch and a great game for Curtis!

send AJ out for the 8th, but have Joba up and warming...

220 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:15 pm

I dont know if its physically possible to have your glove upturned and short hop a ball hit that high and shallow. Think about it.

221 monkeypants   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:16 pm

So, I go out to do some yard work, come back, and see that AJ has pitched a nice and efficient game with Posada as his catcher? I'm very confused.

222 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:18 pm

gritner woulda beaten that out ; )

223 The Hawk   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:18 pm

Granderson is making a terrific impression on me. I like his style.

Gotta say too I'm impressed with Burnett today considering the breaks that went against him, particularly that pop-up ridiculousness.

224 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:18 pm

[221] Yes, your world is upside down now.

And actually Burnett got two more outs than have registered. First there was a pop fly that hit a catwalk in foul territory, called a fair ball. Then there was (just now) a nice sliding basket catch by Granderson, called no catch (inexplicably).

225 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:19 pm

swish goes BOOM!

226 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:19 pm

Damn, he smoked that.

227 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:20 pm

Which Nick is The Stick???

228 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:20 pm

big STICK for NICK!

229 The Hawk   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:20 pm

Speaking of style, that was a bit much from Nicky Squishy

230 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:21 pm

[227] Johnson. swish is ...at Nite.

ooh, don't hit grit's leg!

231 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:21 pm

Oh, Gardner just crushed that.
Well, for him. It's all relative.

232 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:22 pm

This lead might be too big for Joba, no?

233 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:22 pm

Wow.... to go 4-2 against the 2 best (non-Yankee) teams in their ballparks, early in the year, is really outstanding. I can see #28 clearly!

234 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:22 pm

[229] i don't think he overdid anything. and at the end, he always points to his maternal grandparents, which i can relate to more than anything in the world.

235 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:23 pm

[232] yeah, at this point it is. chan ho available?

236 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:24 pm

randy winn in right.

well, here's joba...

237 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:25 pm

[230] gonna disagree ... Nick with a J *was* Nick the Stick ... but then he left and wandered the baseball wastelands for years ... so now Nick with an S is Nick the Stick, since he earned the moniker for himself last year.

It's like it was a uni number, Nick with an S has the number and Nick with a J isn't so established as a star or in Yankees lore, that he has the automatic right to reclaim what once was his.

238 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:25 pm

Guess not [232].

239 monkeypants   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:26 pm

OK, let's stir the pot: will Girardi have Joba throw two innings?

240 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:27 pm

[237] yeah, you confused me with the text the other day, too. we call 'em opposites

NJ = Stick

Swish = at Nite. Swishalicious. Nicky Baby

great shot of Mo in the pen!

241 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:27 pm

[239] Doubt it very much. He has other relievers, and he has Mo in the hole...

242 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:28 pm

[239] I'd go with Marte for the last inning.

243 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:28 pm

joba's hitting 95.

244 monkeypants   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:28 pm

[237] but then he left and wandered the baseball wastelands for years

To be fair, he was traded. Does a player lose his rights to moniker via a trade? You know, like how (supposedly) a starter never loses his spot because of an injury?

245 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:28 pm

[242] good call.

246 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:28 pm

[242] I would have gone with Ace for this inning. But this doesn't bother me.

247 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:29 pm

i'm sure it'll be 7-4 promptly. we will see Mo.

248 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:29 pm

This bothers me a little.

249 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:29 pm

[246] oh yeah. he was warming up before, even...

250 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:30 pm

I'm not sure that [247] counts toward your nostrelarmus credit.

251 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:30 pm

[240] I'll also accept Baby Ruth as a nickname for NJ. The pudgy frame and face and tall socks reminds me of the ol' Bambino. All his homerun trots should be at the double speed the you always see with Ruth in the old newsreels ...

252 monkeypants   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:31 pm

Uh-oh, is there an eighth-inning-guy controversy brewing? Does this mean Hughes might lose his spot in the rotation?

253 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:31 pm

[250] well, i did call the Swish shot, but it was in my head. i shoulda typed it...

254 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:32 pm

[251] i don't love that NICKname (geddit?! yuck yuck), but i do agree that he has some Babe look to him. i've always thought that. a mix of babe ruth and eddie munster!

nice Joba

255 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:33 pm

that's good. 1 more.

256 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:35 pm

I wish there was a pill I could take that could keep from thinking about mike francesca every time I see Joba in the 8th. Oy.

257 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:36 pm

lost 'im

258 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:36 pm

[244] Depends on the case ... in this case, NJ wasn't really established before he was traded ... like I said, think of it like a uni number ... if NJ wore one specific number before he left (after really only a year and a half as a Yankee) and now Swisher had it and wore it all of last year (when he contributed more to any Yankees championship than NJ ever did) ... and then NJ came back, the number would belong to Swisher, because they're generally comparable as players (vis-a-vis their careers) and Swisher has the better Yankees pedigree (because of what he contributed last year).

meanwhile, it's BAD Joba on the mound today ... sigh.

259 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:37 pm

I thought he was coming out, huh.

260 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:39 pm

Good.

261 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:39 pm

well, that could have been worse ...

262 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:39 pm

Nice. Good Enough Joba, not BAD Joba.

263 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:39 pm

got out of it. but that was a long inning for jobs...

264 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:40 pm

holy crap. tiggers came back from a huge hole and won 9-8 over the tribe, on a wild pitch from chris perez.

265 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:41 pm

[264] Cokey got the win. damon tied the game w/ a bases loaded walk.

266 monkeypants   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:41 pm

[258] OK, a good case. But, NJ was one of the top Yankee prospects for a couple of years. Like the Greek God of Walks, he was nicknamed well before his arrival in the big league. So one could make the case that he was established as Nick the Stick for much longer than Swish.

267 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:41 pm

that's a really terrible strip of dirt on NJ's upper lip.

268 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:42 pm

[233] i agree oyf, 4-2 with the corresponding 2 series wins to start the year on the road against boston and tampa is impressive.
who is this fast starting team and what have they done with our boys?

269 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:43 pm

[266] i agree with this. plus, Swish has so many other NICKnames that are more fitting for him and easier to come up with.

270 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:44 pm

not a good b-day at the dish for Tex, but i'm sure he'll take the W and be happy.

271 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:44 pm

if kevin long has worked his magic on swisher and he is now the better "hitter" i think he should get to keep nick the stick; nj should get nick the walking stick

272 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:44 pm

nice to hear cheers for all of A-rod's at-bats

273 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:44 pm

I think I prefer the "Nick the Stick" moniker controversy to the "Who Pitches the Eighth?" or "Joba in the rotation or pen?" controversy.

274 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:45 pm

[262] We can compromise ... he was mediocre Joba

275 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:45 pm

Mo for the 9th

276 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:46 pm

Uh. Mo with a 4-run lead?
Bad move. Don't like it.

277 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:46 pm

[269] I'm afraid I'm just going to have on confusing you with my texts then!
;-)

278 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:47 pm

[276] we just got a 5 minute speech from mk about how difficult it is to juggle relievers in april and mo just needs the work

279 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:48 pm

Bleh. Why bother with Mo?

280 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:49 pm

[278] Oh, that makes me feel much better and convinces me because I always trust MK.

Not.

281 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:49 pm

[277] just write SWISH!!!

282 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:50 pm

here we go. closers in non-save situations...

283 monkeypants   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:50 pm

[271] touché

[273] truer words have never been spoken

284 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:50 pm

Huh, Burrell and Teix laughing together. I guess Teixeira forgave him.

285 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:51 pm

Omg, he's the slowest man I have ever seen.

286 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:51 pm

that was an easy call. i shoulda typed it, got some of my nostra powers back...

287 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:51 pm

Would anyone be surpised if Alex wore his ring on a necklace? ha. I love Cano.

288 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:51 pm

Wow, Dioner is slow. I mean, he's Posada slow.

289 ms october   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:53 pm

[287] this made me chuckle

[288] and po is much older - how slow will he be when he gets to late 30s, wow.

290 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:53 pm

a walk? weird.

291 thelarmis   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:54 pm

game over.

292 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:54 pm

Thanks be to Mo.

293 Just Fair   ~  Apr 11, 2010 4:55 pm

Great start, team. Now bring on the orange county assholes of the wrong coast. Except of Matsui and Abreu. : )

294 RIYank   ~  Apr 11, 2010 5:09 pm

Oh, and I meant to mention, that really is a beautiful photo, Alex. And not just a photo of a beautiful place -- but that too.

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