via lohud:

Derek Jeter SS
Brett Gardner CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Nick Swisher RF
Marcus Thames DH
Randy Winn LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Ramiro Pena 2B

LHP CC Sabathia

I know this goes without saying, but sweet Jesus, now would be a good time for Alex and Teix to dial it up a notch or three.

the entire bottom half of our order is backups. unreal.

[1] scratch that!

according to LoHud NOW:

cano is okay to play! he'll take tims' spot at DH and will be in his customary 5-spot in the lineup! : )

Via LoHud, Cano now in at DH.

Dang, Verlander just gave up a BB for the Indians' first baserunner, 3.1 innings in.

ugh. nick johnson has a torn tendon in his right wrist. he'll prolly be out til after the all-star break, would be my guess. shocker...

[4] damn. his knee must be swollen like mad so i'm real surprised. but i guess at DH that's ok. Tough robbie with the grit.

[3] Knock NOT the Mighty Mites!

[8] That was praise. I was super excited. Yeah that's it.

[3] At that's with hiding Gritner in the top of the order.
[4] Great News!
Cano said he woke up with some soreness after being hit by a pitch last night, but he was moving pretty well this morning. He said there’s a little bit of swelling, but it’s not bad.

“I don’t know (about playing today),” Cano said before he went to the cage. “I have to check first. I haven’t done anything, but I feel good.”

[6] Good find! Where? Found this on the Yankees page:
N. Johnson DH 5/08 15-DAY DL
Is there a reason they wouldn't call up Miranda?

[10] He's on the MiLB DL, IIRC.

[11] What's IIRC?

lohud has the update on nick "the wrist" johnson, torn tendon as [6] pointed out.

just because you're prepared for something, doesn't make it any easier. like the player, hate the body.

[12] If I Recall Correctly

Let's Go Yan-Kees! (clap, clap, clap clap clap)

[11] Ah, maybe not on the DL, just been out for a few days after taking a pitch off the elbow, according to the guys over at RAB.

you guys see nomaas today? hehe, heh. checkit http://nomaas.org/2010/05/beckett-suffers-meltdown/

Yay, lead off single.

OINK!

Double Steal, Double Steal!

Quit slurrping Pedroia

fuck fox! i thought i was getting the yanks game, but it's braves-phils. i can see the braves every damn day, i wanna see my pinstriped heroes, dammit! i guess it matters not - i have to leave for work in an hour anyway...

Yeah, like I said, double steal.

I wanted the Score Truck, not the Dump Truck.

dammit, Tex. it's May, you're supposed to mash.

let's get to Laptop early!

[20] i woulda loved that

Hey Timmah, gay marriage is legal in Mass, why don't you marry Pedroia.

when the hell did the fox game move to 3pm?

make them pay, robbie!

Oh RIPPER, where have you gone?

braves loaded the bases on 2 errors and a hit batsmen, no outs, and still couldn't score a blessed run...

i'm displeased we didn't score any there, either...

the last 2 people on earth whose 2cents i want to hear about the hbp's is timmy and buck

[31] No TV, I've got the pleasure of Remy and Orsillo, or whoever does radio for the Sox.

via lohud:

NJ's tendon is inflamed, NOT torn. ...

so NJ's wrist isn't as bad as first reported. Wonder what that means. How long would he be out with "inflamed tendon".

[33] and thelarmis with the proper credit to lohud!

Hi guys.

[32] Castiglione (whiny voice) and Dave O'Brien.

I heard the first inning courtesy of John and Suzyn. Then I come in and turn on the tv, and... ugh. Maybe I'll join cult and tune to WEEI.

[37] Joe & Timmah make me long for Michael Kay.

Rob would have had that.

Rob would have had...
nah.

Useless fun fact: I was just poking around b-r.com -- check out what these 4 guys have done this season in the 4th inning:

Jeter -- 5 for 10, 5 RBI, .500
Rodriguez -- 8 for 15, 2 RBI, .533
Cano -- 9 for 17, 7 RBI, .529
Cervelli -- 5 for 6, 3 RBI, .833 (SSS)

Nice.

The GIDP giveth, and the GIDP taketh away.

Nicely done, CC!

[41] whoops, I forgot to put in Gritner. In the 4th, he's gone 5 for 9, 2 RBI, .556

Swish is above avg in the 4th, but much better in the 2nd, 5th, and 6th innings. Posada and Teix are abysmal in the 4th. heh

[45] for four fore phor !!!!

best tribute ever!

[45] and the giants just tied the muts at - you guessed it - 4

This is blissful.

that was some ugly green monster play.

can ernie harwell die every week?

god bless the dead - but my this is wonderful

Pena power!

Nice tribute, more please.

[47] Yet another way in which we are all indebted to Ernie Harwell.

And Robin Roberts.

mlb.tv should provide announcer free feeds for every game. this is awesome.

I'm assuming there's some tribute to Harwell on FOX that involves Buck and McCarver shutting the hell up this inning?

[56] Yup. Ain't it wunnerful?

[56] Yes.
Although now Joe is yammering again.

what? i thought it was all inning?

[56] yes (roberts as well) it has been the most glorious few minutes i have ever spent with fox sunday baseball.
alas it is over

Nooooooo! The tribute must continue.

I have to say, although the three minutes was wonderful, it's all the more painful to have them back now.
I may mute.

Hey, Teix!!

Definitely May.

alright tex!

Nice!

Time for Score Truck!

i'm digging this inning!

[67] Well, keep digging!

Run Prevention!
I love Adrian Beltre.

Er, ah, Wicked hop, brah!

i'm getting that tribute now on fox, albeit the braves-phils game...

i can dig that!

Goddam it.
Should have let Jorgie DH, like Cliff said.

And the memory of Robinson Cano disappears into the sunset.

robbie coulda used the day off

dammit robbie. maybe he shoulda taken the day off...

[73] [75] [76] I win.

tyler clippard is already 5-0, out of the bullpen, for the above .500 nationals. he blew his 3rd save today, but picked up his 5th victory...

[77] you win - my shovel! get to digging. i have to get ready for work...

[78] with something like 100 ks

no hall pass for you, billy boy!

[80] yeah, T-Clip has 28 k's in 22.2 innings. 11 walks.

Gulp.

He's much better than he has any right to be. Darnell.

oh no. how the fuck did that happen?

[84] you're not very good with the shovel. i told you i'm not digging anymore...

Marco Scutaro. There should be a "MOSQUITO" anagram, but unfortunately, no.

oh jesus timmy is upset my little pony got hit

ugly is their best offensive player you fuckwit

ooh, he hit pony boy!

what was it like, where was it? were there stoopid warnings handed out?

fuck timmay

Tim is an idiot, what do you expect?

[88] yeah it's annoying. no way the pissy beckett threw at guys? whatever.

McCarver is a lunatic.

[87] does timmay still pronounce it scoo-TARO? i hate that...

Damn.
Paid for that revenge, huh?

that just fucking sucks.

Pedroia was hit in the butt. I think it was intentional.

But CC's not having a good inning.

fuck it. drill ugly in the ribs...

Okay, at 3-0 I say plug Youk.

the only good thing is that the 4th inning is next.

Wonderful, just wonderful.

Glad we decided to "man up" to fix a non-existent transgression.

McCarver and Joe Buck can go fuck themselves.

holy crap, worst case scenario of retaliation (barring suspension). why not have a crappy reliever handle things in a 10-3 route last night?

was there a warning?

Too bad the moment of silence couldn't last for the rest of the game.

[104] Nope.

That was a stupid fucking inning.

[103] I wonder if part of it was the Darnell McDonald homer. CC can't be happy that a 31-year-old career minor leaguer took him deep.

[101] Exactly. Let's all assume Beckett wanted to plunk in a run and retaliate by giving Boston base-runners.

alright people, i'm off to work. hopefully i come home later to a Yankee win!

see youze manana...

[110] peace, thelarmis.

Truly, Francona is both a saint and a scientist.

I hear he is up for a bishopric.

Run Prevention!

C'MON Bring these two runs home and re-take the lead now.

[114] I iz enjoying Beltre at third.

Yeah and fuck!

Great throw.

Was he safe?!?

Nope.

Hate to see that be the first out. Damn.

McDonald does have a cannon. I saw him in spring training a couple of years ago, and was very impressed with his arm. Wasn't impressed with much else about his game, but his arm was excellent.

How about Cervelli though?

The defense!

I bet Jeter walks.

haha you missed you ugly fuck

Fire the 3rd base coach. Sending him with no outs????

CC's kind of a scary flyball pitcher today.

Wll there it is. Po to DH tomorrow, to Catch next series.

[129] Maybe Joe is following Cliff's tweets.

Oh yeah, it's definitely May.

Happy May!

that was a nice pitch

[133] not such a good idea to double up on it though

... and that was a nice hit.

Well I'll be getting the Tigers @ Dodgers game.

[135] too bad i didn't get 134d there. i guess it serves you right for beating me earlier.

[137] I know, you spoiled it.

Winn Probability Added! Very good work.

Now would be the perfect time for Frankie's first grand slam

but I'll take the single.

sweet cervelli!

frankie b is unreal in his rbi situations!

[142] Everybody is happy! Everybody wants to play baseball! So, things happen.

But next time Cervelli gets a hit, nobody is permitted to try to advance more than one base.

[143] i think it is safe to just apply those rules to randy winn

Posada who?

Po pipped?

[139] I would applaud that as a John Sterling home run call.

[144] Good point.
I was thinking, coaching staff, but I'm willing to go with your rule.
So from now one, when Frankie hits, it's a No Winn Situation.

[148] "From now one" is an inventive phrase by me. Nonsensical, but inventive.

I realize that Cervelli stands zero chance of producing like Posada, but a few questions: I was too young to follow Posada's development. How heralded was he as a prospect? Did his minor league career portend his future success?

Oh yeah.

Holy fuck catch.

Here's "A SCROTUM ORCA".

how is that not a strike?

i love the mini strike zone gameday puts up for scutaro.

C'mon, two more outs & it's official.

And no, it's not New England weather. It's the storm that has been going through the Midwest

[156] "New England weather" is just one of those things people like Joe Buck say so as to avoid having to think.

[156] yep, we're getting snow in parts of northern pennsy tonight.

c'mon CC, 2 more, dammit.

damnit

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

Oh, are you kidding? With one out to go?
Yeesh.

Damn, need one more strike too.

crap. wtf? won't let him throw one more pitch?

Ah, well. I have some stuff to do around the house. Check with youse later.

40 minutes? Crud. No way CC comes back.

Repost of my question: I realize that Cervelli stands zero chance of producing like Posada, but a few questions: I was too young to follow Posada’s development. How heralded was he as a prospect? Did his minor league career portend his future success?

This may have been posted before, but it's pretty inportant: From Chad at Lohud:
UPDATE, 3:24 p.m.: Sorry about my mistake in the previous post. Sam was there for the Cashman interview about Johnson. He called up to the press box to tell me what was said, and I wrote the wrong thing when I typed it into the blog. Johnson has an inflamed tendon, not torn. That’s my bad.

Not torn. That could mean 2-3 weeks instead of 2-3 months.

Posada's MILB career: .258 .368 .436 804
Posada's last AAA year: .271 .405 .460 865

So I guess he has been a pleasant surprise, but has always been a decent hitter for a Catcher. Always had a good eye/OBP.

Tarp coming off.

Game resumes at 6:20 (TV on FX).

Hm. At the moment, FX is showing "Maid in Manhattan". Is everyone confident that we'll see baseball there soon?

[171] aren't you enjoying it?

Aceves up according to Lohud. No cc, and not really surprising.

Yay, there it is!

Okay, Ace for seven outs, then Joba, then Mo?

wait, i was listening to his speech!

All right, we're back.
Can't fucking believe they wouldn't let CC finish that ab. Just awful.

[171] I was nervous about that myself, but it all worked out in the end.

Well, you know, New England weather.

what's all the noise about?

Oh, God, shut up, Tim.
"One of the rare times a switch-hitter changes from being a right hand hitter to being a left hand hitter in the same at bat."

And what would those other rare times be, Tim?

And it's official.

It's official.

[182] [183] I win again!

[184] Heheh ahh ahah ha. :)

Love Manny Del Carmen.

(Although I should note that it was a victory handed to you by wordpress which foiled my first attempt to post because I was "posting too fast." Fucking machine.)

Derek really doesn't look good lately.

Derek looks terrible.

Okay, weeping, that's 1-1.

[172] Love Jennifer and her 1 and a half booties.
I'm watching on FX now.

bastards. I get fox but no FX.

Ah. RSN doing the Wave. Remind me, which sign of the apocalypse is that?

damn.

That Gardner's just got such a sweet swing.
Short and quick.

This is a big inning coming up, for Ace.

[190] Heh heh. :)

[196] He's got it covered. No worries.

Shoulda plunked Youk instead of My Little Pony.

I wish they'd replace Lowell with Ortiz now. Damn.