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Stalled

The Bronx Bomber Score Truck caught a flat somewhere between Saturday and Detroit. Yanks look to Phil Hughes to keep rolling this evening. Expect the bats to wake up too.

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1 OldYanksFan   ~  May 12, 2010 6:17 pm

This is sorta, kinda, in a small way.... a Must Win game.
Cannot lose 4 in a row.

2 randym77   ~  May 12, 2010 6:41 pm

I'd have been ecstatic this morning if you told me that Javy would pitch seven innings and give up only two runs today. :-P

3 OldYanksFan   ~  May 12, 2010 7:01 pm

I assume this is the game thread?
Anybody around?

4 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:09 pm

[3] Here.

5 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:10 pm

Jeter has become a groundball machine.

6 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:13 pm

Evening, Team. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy that short swing of Gardner's?
[5] It's kind of alarming, no?

7 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:14 pm

[6] Very....he is swinging at more balls out of the zone and turning those into groundballs at the expense of line drives. It could be a looming cloud on the horizon.

8 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:15 pm

Good job, Alex.
Good job, Brett!

9 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:15 pm

That's a big RBI.

10 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:16 pm

Gritner and Alex, what a team!

11 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:16 pm

Alex should go now.

Unless Robbie doesn't give him a chance.

What's that, two one-pitch ab this inning?

12 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:21 pm

[11] Bonderman faced five Yankees, 14 pitches.
That is not the Yankee Way.
(Although I'll take a run any old way.)

13 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:24 pm

Oh no...Tim Redding as signed a contract with the Yankees.

14 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:25 pm

[13] Who's he?

15 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:28 pm

[13] Oh Christ

16 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:29 pm

[14] You mean, 'o's 'e?

Long relief.

17 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 7:29 pm

Tim Redding pitched once for the Yankees in 2005, against the Red Sox, after being traded for Paul Quantrill. He lasted one inning, allowing six runs on four hits and four walks.

The next day, the Yanks designated him for assignment to make room for Al Leiter.

Uh...welcome back?

18 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:29 pm

[14] Someone we never want see take the mound.

19 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 7:31 pm

[14] A ravening engine of destruction, slavishly devoted to the immolation of the Yankees name?

20 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:31 pm

[17] I have no memory of this guy. Zilch.
[18] So I gathered. :)

21 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:31 pm

I know it's not Thames fault that Girardi doesnt realize he is strictly a DH against lefties, but I can't stop myself from disliking him.

22 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:31 pm

Marcus Thames ... the man who is quickly becoming the odds-on-favorite to gather my vote for the "2010 Miguel Cairo Memorial Least Favorite Yankee Through No Fault of His Own Award".

23 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:32 pm

[19] Unleashed upon us by Sauron, no doubt.

24 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:32 pm

[22] see [21]

We *can* agree!

=)

25 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:33 pm

Watching the way the Yankees have played the last 3 games makes me really miss Nick Johnson.

26 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:34 pm

[20] Melky dove for a ball in that game that wound up being a Trot Nixon inside the park HR

27 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:34 pm

[24] My new philosophy is there are no bad baseball players, just bad managers who play them.

28 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:35 pm

[26] OH!! I remember THAT! Ugh.

29 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 7:35 pm

I liked Thames -- when he was DHing for the Mudhens. A plethora of out of the park home runs. I wouldn't mind seeing him back in Toledo. It would solve a couple of problems.

30 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:35 pm

Hmmm ... now I'm torn between "Frankie Brains" and "Gazoo" as the proper nickname for Cervelli.

And, on cue ... the Detroit announcers reference the "Great Gazoo" helmet.

Less funny is the fact that they joking acknowledge that after they made fun of a Tigers' player for wearing the "Great Gazoo" helmet last year, that player stopped wearing it.

-1, fuckwits, -1.

31 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:37 pm

[21] Isn't that how the legend of Wilson Betemit began? Betemit had skill in only one area (although for the life of me I can't remember what it was supposed to be) and then Girardi just fell in love with him, playing him constantly, using him as a pinch runner and defensive replacement (both of which he was horrendous at) when he didn't start.

I grew to hate that man.

[25] Watching the Yankees the last three days makes me curse Nick Johnson.

32 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:37 pm

[30] Because, as we all, know ... career-threatening concussions are HI-larious.

33 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 7:38 pm

hi team.
seems too dreary for baseball.

ole marcus is best in small doses.

poor frosty is unable to stand the cold.

34 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 7:39 pm

Gritner would've had an inside the parker there.

35 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:43 pm

Ooh. Nice pitch

36 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 7:43 pm

That's some major-league pitching there.

37 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:43 pm

[31] I remember Sterling talking about he he had more pop than his competitor, whoever that was (Cairo, maybe?).

Nice pitch, Phillip.

38 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:43 pm

[31] That's kinda unfair. Betemit had a 113 OPS+ when we acquired him ... FOR SCOTT FUCKING PROCTOR.

AND ... he essentially replaced Miguel Cairo (who was replaced subsequently).

It may not have worked out, but I'd make that trade in hindsight once a day and twice on Sundays ...

Meanwhile ... I believe that curve is illegal in several southern states ...

39 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:44 pm

[38] RELEASED, rather than replaced ... sorry.

40 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:46 pm

Hughes is going to be around at least 40 pitches by the end of this inning. The Tigers are having the ABs the Yankees are not.

41 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:46 pm

Savage.

42 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 7:46 pm

Oh my.

43 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:47 pm

Wow. That curveball made me all Chris Matthew's tingly ...

44 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:47 pm

He missed by a lot there, but blew it by him anyway.

45 OldYanksFan   ~  May 12, 2010 7:47 pm

Phil's FB finishes REALLY strong!

46 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:48 pm

Forget Uncle Chuck, LORD Charles is in attendance tonite ...

47 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:48 pm

[38] The trade isn't the issue (although I don't think I would have been running around screaming that we got the next David Ortiz, but whatever.) At some point early in 2008 it became very obvious that Betemit was very bad. And he just kept fucking running him out there, finding stupid reasons to get him in games if need be. It drove me up a wall.

48 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 7:49 pm

Philthy.

49 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:49 pm

Phreak.

50 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:49 pm

Whoa.

Right by him upstairs.

Phil Hughes, ladies and gentlemen.

51 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:51 pm

[48] [49] Oh, that was kind of cool.

52 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:51 pm

[37] But only under certain conditions. It had to be a righty pitcher born in the western part of the United States during a leap year with a Republican president or something.

53 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:51 pm

I'm watching the ESPN broadcast. Are the rest of you watching something else? (Or rather, listening to someone else?)

54 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:52 pm

Everytime I hear Don Kelly, I imagine a sit down with the North Side mob in Chicago.

55 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:52 pm

I have no interest in hearing Eminem call an inning.

56 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:52 pm

[54] Uhuh

57 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:52 pm

[52] :)

58 OldYanksFan   ~  May 12, 2010 7:52 pm

I really miss those gratuitous HRs ARod used to hit...

59 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:53 pm

AJax was playing him at little league depth.

60 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:53 pm

That's an amazing catch.

61 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 7:53 pm

Damn, I thought that was sure to drop off the bat.

If the Yankees thought Jackson was only a "good" CF, I think they misjudged him.

62 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:54 pm

[55] ?

63 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:54 pm

"That used to be the old fence."
Sounds like Alice in Wonderland: "The name of the book is called Haddock's eyes."

64 randym77   ~  May 12, 2010 7:55 pm

[53] I'm watching YES.

65 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:55 pm

What's that? A walk by Jeter?

66 OldYanksFan   ~  May 12, 2010 7:55 pm

Best swings I've seen Jeter take in a while.

67 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 7:55 pm

[53] I'm only getting the Tiger's feed. Monday their announcers had a bunch of Ernie Harwell's old broadcast partners on, everyone saying how nice & classy Ernie was. Tonight, they are making fun of players wearing the big helmets to prevent further concussions.

68 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 7:55 pm

[66] Or not take.

69 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:56 pm

[61] Yeah, me too.
The impressive part of that play isn't the speed, but the balance/footwork.

70 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 7:56 pm

Gritner was not a walk-on in college. He was a run-on.

71 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 7:57 pm

Decent throw would have had him I think

72 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:58 pm

Well, Sutcliffe is pretty impressed by Jetes.

73 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:58 pm

Hey, william, were you the one with the Gardner's-only-swung-through-one-pitch-in-the-strike-zone-all-year stat?

74 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:58 pm

[71] That's what I thought, but then on the replay I decided it would have had to have been perfect.

I hope Weeping enjoys that "have had to have".

75 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 7:59 pm

[73] That was courtesy of River Avenue Blues, I believe.

76 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 7:59 pm

[71] Me too. I thought he'd be thrown out.

77 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:00 pm

[73] That was earlier in the year...I relayed it, but it game from RAB. Part of the reason I think that has been the case is because Gardner sees a ton of fastballs, but now that he is hitting them, that might change.

That was an awful call.

78 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 8:00 pm

Thats a strike

79 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:00 pm

[74] Weeping does.

80 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:00 pm

Tex proving that sometimes its better to be lucky than good.

81 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:00 pm

Seeing-eye single.

I'll take it

82 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:00 pm

Oh, sweet.
Dave O'Brien: "Here's Teixeira, who had never had a hit off Bonderman... and there's a ground ball, base hit..."

83 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:01 pm

[75] [77] Cheers. I wonder what the percentage is now. He seems rarely to swing and miss.

84 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:03 pm

[80] He's due some luck. There have been lots of line drives he's hit right at people.

85 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:03 pm

[77] Last week, I believe ...

86 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:03 pm

Eminem and Jay-Z are going to be in the ESPN booth next inning. I haven't really been paying attention -- what's the reason they're here?

87 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:05 pm

[83] Not sure of the number, but he has made contact on 99% of swings at pitches in the strike zone.

88 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 8:05 pm

[86] They'll be in the YES booth next inning. I think they have an announcement or something.

89 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:06 pm

Em at least is from Detroit.

90 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:06 pm

[88] Right. They're going to team up to do a concert in Comerica, and a concert in YS.

91 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:06 pm

Man, Hughes just looks locked in.

92 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:06 pm

Phantastic.

93 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:07 pm

As someone not up on the rap scene, who is considered the bigger name?

94 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:07 pm

Eminem will headline in Motown, Jay-Z in NYC.

Rick Sutcliffe is psyched! (jk)

95 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:07 pm

That's gotta be such a hard catch to make.

96 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:07 pm

[93] They're both huge. I guess right now, Jay-Z.

97 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:07 pm

[90] How do you know the secret announcement that Kay has been touting?

98 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:08 pm

[90] Ah.

99 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 8:08 pm

[97] He's got the ESPN feed.

100 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:09 pm

I love watching Cervelli catch.

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101 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:09 pm

[93] I'm not either, but I think they're both huge, no? Jay-Z's just newer?

102 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:09 pm

Sutcliffe is hysterical.

Em says he had stepped away from baseball for years, and now he's trying to get back into it.

They missed the entire half inning, by the way.
They're kind of goofy, Sutcliffe and O'Brien, but I like them.

103 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:09 pm

Phucking beautiful.

104 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 8:10 pm

What just happened, game-wise?

105 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:11 pm

Until Johnson returns, the Yankees really should make Posada the DH against righties and have Cervelli catch. Not only does it improve the defense, but it also keeps Posada fresh for late in the season.

106 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:11 pm

[97] [99] Right, ESPN got them on first.

I'm not extremely into rap, myself, but both of those guys are worth listening to. AB will no doubt write up a little something for us.

107 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:11 pm

Was Cano hitting before he got banged in the knee?

108 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:12 pm

Watching A-Jax steal hits is pissing me off.

109 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:12 pm

Right now Em & Jay are in the Detroit booth.

110 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:12 pm

[106] Rap is one genre I simply can't abide. Heavy metal is one of the others. [ducks]

111 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:13 pm

Michael Kay trying to sound tapped into the current music scene is going to make for some awkward television.

112 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:13 pm

Come on!
This ump is pissing me off.

113 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:13 pm

The relative performance of AJax/Damon and Johnson/Granderson has to be close to Cashman's worst nightmare.

114 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:14 pm

[110] Same here. Give me some of the good old blues.

115 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:14 pm

[111] Hehehheheh. It is. Then again, Michael Kay makes for some awkward television, period full stop.

116 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:15 pm

God, his swing is long.

117 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:16 pm

You know what the worst part of starting Thames is (besides using him against a righty and playing him in LF)? It wastes a useful pinch hitter against a lefty. Instead of strategically using Thames, Girardi lets Leyland dictate the matchup.

118 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:17 pm

[105] I'd like to see Miranda get a chance against RHP. One, I think he can be an above average bat when platooned (even at DH) and two, because of that, he might actually serve purpose as some sort of trade chip if his value is established ...

119 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:17 pm

[115] You mean you didnt enjoy his interview with Queen Latifah?

120 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:17 pm

[114] Interesting.
I like all genres, though I would say that metal and blues are both relatively low on my list. They both seem, well, a little boring.

121 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:18 pm

[118] I wouldn't mind either, but unless he is still dinged up, it seems like the Yankees don't agree.

122 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:19 pm

It's been a long time since I rooted this hard for a 1-2-3 inning.

123 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:19 pm

Jay Z doesn't sound like I thought he would.

124 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:19 pm

[120] I also hate disco & barbershop quartets.

125 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:20 pm

Meanwhile, there's a game going on.

126 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:20 pm

"These guys just played a double-header, eighteen innings, I don't wanna do that."
Hah aha ah ah !

127 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:21 pm

Ugh.
Time for SuperPhil.

128 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:21 pm

Poetry?

129 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:22 pm

[125] Meanwhile.

130 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:22 pm

Jay Z seems suprisingly modest.

131 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:23 pm

The other one is DEAD!

132 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:23 pm

Agggggh!
Fuck.

133 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:24 pm

Now I've gone to the mute button.

134 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:24 pm

Ooooh.
This is nerve-wracking.

I'm making brownies.

135 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:24 pm

Let's go Phil...no gaurantee on more runs!

136 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:24 pm

Ok, this is an actual baseball game right now, how 'bout we deep six the yuckity yucks.

137 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:25 pm

If I was the producer of a baseball telecast, I would insist on no guests not directly related to the game.

138 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:25 pm

Man.
Phil missed by two feet on that one.
Got him anyway, though.

139 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:25 pm

Big K there.

140 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:26 pm

There's superphil.

One more, bro.

141 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:26 pm

Hughes is missing spots and still succeeding. That's the sign of a great pitcher.

142 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:26 pm

[137] I don't mind occasional celebrity guests, but it would be nice if Kay at least acknowledged that Hughes is in a jam here.

143 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:26 pm

Why are they even here?

144 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:26 pm

Cervelli looks like a boxer ready for a knockout.

145 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:27 pm

Missed again. He can't keep it up for some reason.

146 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:27 pm

As awkward as this interview has been, I would pay cash money to hear Sterling and Waldman give it a shot.

147 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:27 pm

Pfew.

148 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:28 pm

Phew!

149 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:28 pm

Hughes with command is dominant...without it, he is still very good. Please keep that golden arm healthy.

150 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:28 pm

Hell yes. Hell yes.

I can accept the A-Jax deal, no Damon, blah blah blah. We kept Phil. Phew.

151 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 8:28 pm

evening folks

152 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:29 pm

[149] Amazing, isn't it?
Joba's never going to be a starter.

153 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:29 pm

[151] Hail, Diane!

154 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:29 pm

[141] And great stuff ...

155 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:30 pm

[152] At least one spot opens up next season, so you never know.

156 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 8:31 pm

"I'm the Slim Kay-dy"

157 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:31 pm

[146] Hah ah ah aha a !!! You're not alone!

158 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:32 pm

[146] Michael Kay's been stealing my jokes for years.

159 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:32 pm

How long is Pena's leash? Can he last if he doesn't hit?

160 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 8:33 pm

Was that the same ball as last time?

161 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 8:33 pm

Eight Mile .... isn't that the documentary about Jamie Moyer's fastball?

162 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:33 pm

HA! They're mocking Sterling!! Both of them!
Noel Coward!

163 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:33 pm

[161]

+1

164 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 8:34 pm

Hey, all that music chat on the game thread is not allowed if the thelarmis and I are not here! [120] RIYank doesn't like the blues? :(
[110] Williamnyy23, I believe you once mentioned a fondness for Timmah's 1940s standards album...

Another philthy performance from the Phranchise!

165 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:34 pm

[152] If I was betting man, and Vegas posted odds, I'd vote for "Joba is going to be a reliever".

Not because I believe it's the best outcome, only the more likely.

The one thing I would present in defense of the alternative, if that the evidence of Phil discovering his inner bad-ass starter in the bullpen is fresh in Cashman's mind (at the very least).

I can very easily see the Yankees at least giving Joba a look in the rotation next year to see if his rediscovered stuff and aggressiveness carries over (just as Phil's did).

Of course, a strong year from the rest of the bullpen would go a long ways towards providing cover for moving Joba next year ...

166 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:34 pm

The Captain is back to hacking away and pulling groundballs on the first pitch.

If Jeter doesn't snap out of this, there are going to be some uncomfortable conversations over the summer.

167 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:35 pm

[164] Love the songs...just not Timmy's renditions.

168 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:35 pm

[164] I said I like all genres. Blues is low on my list, is all. Not enough musical variation in the blues. But I do like it. Them.

169 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:35 pm

[159] I'd rather give Russo a chance ... If they're willing to suffer Dr. Strangeglove out in LF, they should be able to give Russo a few starts at SS to see if he can fake it enough to carry the bat ...

And, Russo can play the OF ... even fake CF ...

170 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:35 pm

[165] I think you hit the nail on the head. Because of Phil, I think Joba gets one more chance.

171 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:37 pm
172 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 8:37 pm

Brains!

173 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 8:37 pm

Wow

174 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:37 pm

Nice, Frankie. Jorgie would still be getting up out of his crouch.

175 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:37 pm

That's a great play by Cervelli...the guy can play the position.

176 OldYanksFan   ~  May 12, 2010 8:37 pm

the CAT!!!!!!

177 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:37 pm

Oh, now this is just what the doctor ordered. They're going to give Phil an extra inning!

178 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:38 pm

Brains baby, Brains.

179 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:38 pm

Damn, that Brains is good.
Makes me never ever want to see Jorgie back there again except for sentimental reasons.

180 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:38 pm

[177] What's the pitch count?

181 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 8:38 pm

Mom .... I found this catcher in the backyard ... can we keep him ma ... can we .... huh huh?

182 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:39 pm

Six pitch freaking inning. Perfect.

183 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:39 pm

What's Frankie's quote again?

It's baseball. Everyone plays and good things happen?

184 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:40 pm

[180] 79

185 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:40 pm

[180] 78 now.

186 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 8:40 pm

weeping my dear man - jay-z dropped his first album, reasonable doubt, in 1996 - he ain't newer than em

187 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:40 pm

Via LoHud:

UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: The Yankees have confirmed the Tim Redding signing.

Time to break out the vodka.

And the fire extinguishers.

188 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:40 pm

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

189 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:41 pm

[188] Thanks.

190 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:41 pm

Dude just keeps hitting and hitting.

191 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:42 pm

[187] If he winds up drawing a major league paycheck, it really makes the release of Gaudin look even worse.

192 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:42 pm

[186] Right, I meant to say that -- but Jay-Z is hotter than Eminem, while Em almost certainly has the more significant career. That's why Weeping was thinking of them that way.

193 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:42 pm

Umm, can I make a confession here?

Ever since Hughes had that boo-boo down in Texas and just didn't seem to be the same as a starter, I've scoffed at the notions that Hughes would ever be anything more than a 4/5 starter.

Obviously, it isn't just this start, but having seen him pitch this year, I'd like to take this moment to say the following to Phil, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future.

That should cover it, right?

194 OldYanksFan   ~  May 12, 2010 8:42 pm

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIT NER!

195 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:43 pm

Hey JB? If Gritty is going back in standing up ... you ain't got no move!

196 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:43 pm

[193] I am going to wait a little longer, but I have a similar apology coming to Gardner.

197 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:44 pm

[186] Hah ahh ha hh !!! Really?
Hah aha ha a a a !!!
I guess I'm spectacularly wrong then, eh?
I do know that Mario Cuomo is no longer governor of NY though, right?

198 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 8:44 pm

haha gritner - nice play

199 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:44 pm

Fucking Gardner.
Damn.

200 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:44 pm

Why is Kay shocked? Tagging up is a no brainer.

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201 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:45 pm

Arod's speed has really diminished.

202 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:45 pm

[188] That's beautiful. Omg. That's immortal.

Fuckfuckfuck.

Nice fucking play.

203 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:45 pm

Wow. Just WOW. GREAT play at 3rd.

204 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:45 pm

Wow. Still got him.

205 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 8:45 pm

Dear A-Rod:

Please be clutchity-clutch here. You are no longer a Mr. May, so, good things happen.

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

206 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:46 pm

[201] I know! I thought he might actually beat it out but it wasn't even close.

207 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:47 pm

That sucks.
Robbie, get it together, man.

208 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:47 pm

The Yankees have been quited by three less than stellar pitchers over the past three games....what's going to happen as they face better ones?

209 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:47 pm

ROTTEN Robbie in the house ... sigh.

210 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:47 pm

[205] Dude, you are way behind.

Too much blues.

211 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 8:47 pm

[192] alright where are the rest of the hip hop heads tonight?

212 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:48 pm

[207] Cano is in the midst of a well deserved slump. Jeter hasn't really hit for a while now. Arod keeps stopping and starting. Jorge hasn't rebounded since the injury. Things are looking kind of barren right now.

213 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:48 pm

[193] Heh heh eh eh eh ehhehehhe.
Classy.
Very classy.

214 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 8:48 pm

[208] a few big bats slumping and having either thames or winn in the lineup every day will do that to you.

215 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 8:49 pm

[210] Been busy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyAa4Xp3sTg

Nah, just damn Gameday being a step behind..

216 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:49 pm

Seems like Damon bats every inning.

217 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:49 pm

[212] This is JoPo's 2nd start since then, no?

218 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 8:50 pm

[216] At the height of Manny Ortez, my father swore they hit 3-4 and 8-9 in the lineup.

219 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 8:50 pm

[211]

I'm down wit' OBP ....
Whose down wit' OBP ...

220 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:51 pm

[217] Yep. He DH'ed a few games too.

221 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:51 pm

That ball just caught Thames.

222 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:51 pm

He caught the baseball!

223 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 8:51 pm

would tim redding actually pitch for the big club?

224 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:52 pm

[219] You have a team of writers helping you with these, right?

225 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:52 pm

[222] Phil's heart stopped, though.

226 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 8:53 pm

"I'm going to get in trouble right now, again..." Oh Sutcliffe.

227 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 8:53 pm

Two quick innings by Hughes just bought himself a seventh. Total command.

228 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 8:53 pm

[225] Indeed.

229 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 8:53 pm

[218] haha, i did too.

230 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 8:54 pm

Phil Hughes, The Greatest American Hero?

231 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:55 pm

[230] Believe it or not.

232 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 8:55 pm

[226] Sutcluffe is horrible...once heard him say "good team guys" were more important than having selfish sluggers, even if they were not as good hitters...

233 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:56 pm

[232] Was he drunk at the time?

234 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:57 pm

The seventh inning was just a rumor to Bonderman and Porcello before today.

235 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 8:59 pm

yes mk i am sure frankie stopped using batting gloves because po doesn't wear them

ooh another double for frankie b

236 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 8:59 pm

Brains!

237 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 8:59 pm

Zombietime!

Don't mess it up, Pena.

238 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 8:59 pm

With any luck, Bonderman just reached his limit...

239 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 8:59 pm

Joe has to hit for Pena here...this run is very big.

240 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:00 pm

[235] Like a little puppy dog.

241 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:01 pm

Urge. To. Kill. Pena. Rising.

242 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 9:01 pm

Fucking terrible.

243 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:01 pm

I can't believe he let Pena make another out. That's not bad hitting; it awful managing.

244 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:02 pm

[241] He is what he is.

245 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:02 pm

[243] Yeah, you're right ... Pena is who we knew he was ...

246 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:02 pm

[244] Coke to me!

247 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:04 pm

The Coors Light window is the new stupidest thing I've ever seen

248 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:04 pm

Hey, no Thames!!!

249 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:05 pm

Oh, I get it.
We're winning. So, we are all about defense now. That means, leave Pena in the game, and bring in Golson for Thames.
So simple. Istic.

250 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:05 pm

So, he lets Thames hit against the right, and then takes him out of the game.

Seriously? Girardi and this depleted roster is going to add up to some needless losses.

251 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:05 pm

Gah.

252 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:06 pm

Oh are you kidding me??

253 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:07 pm

I really wish the Yankees had a manager like Leyland.

254 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:08 pm

All is forgiven, Ramiro.
Well, not all.

255 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:08 pm

at least pena brought his glove

256 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 9:08 pm

Just what the doctor ordered.

257 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:08 pm

Sutcliffe is very impressed by Cano.

258 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:09 pm

[249] Run Prevention! We learn from the best!

259 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:10 pm

[257] As well he should be.

260 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:11 pm

Two heaters right down Broadway, and he's ahead 0-2... Okay, now 1-2...

261 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:11 pm

Phantastic. Hughes Cruise.

262 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:12 pm

I'd love another run or two, especially because Mo has to be rusty.

263 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:13 pm

[262] No kidding. And it's cold.

264 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 9:13 pm

Joba + Mo?

265 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:13 pm

[264] No doubt.

266 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:14 pm

Hey, the Other Phil!

267 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:15 pm

Ohhh, Derek.
God, this is really painful to watch.

268 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:16 pm

Why the hell doesn't Phil Coke give up homers against us?

269 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:16 pm

[266] NO, it's COKEY!

270 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:16 pm

Watching Jeter makes me very sad...it really seems like this is more than a slump.

271 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:17 pm

[270] Is it Minka Yoko Kelly's influence? He seemed to hit much better when he was juggling hot models..

272 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:18 pm

[271] I fear its diminished bat speed.

273 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:20 pm

Whoa.
Did he close his eyes? How could he miss that catch???

274 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:21 pm

i don't realize that was cokey at first

275 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:21 pm

When do we get to start being concerned about Alex?

276 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:21 pm

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH.

GODDDAMMIT ALEX, STOP REACHING FOR BALLS!

FUCK.

277 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:22 pm

That annoyed me.

278 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:22 pm

[275]

uh?

[276]

now?

279 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:22 pm

I have a very bad feeling about this game.

Joba against the heart of the order really scares me.

280 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:23 pm

[274] If Gardner would have hit a HR it would have hit you like a ton of bricks.

281 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 9:23 pm

[272] + [271] So his bat has gotten softer?

282 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:24 pm

Joba time.

283 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:24 pm

[278] Three dingers in nearly a month and a half now. He's on pace for, what, about 12?

284 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:25 pm

[281] Ohhhhhhhhh! Groan!

285 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:25 pm

C'mon Joba ... put me in the way back machine and take me back to 2007!!!

286 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:25 pm

Well, I certainly hope we don't need to rally later.

287 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:25 pm

Weeping, I have a question for you.
Do you know why Phil and Joba are not getting any coffee today?

288 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 9:25 pm

I am reduced to hoping Randy Choate doesn't give up David Price's lead? How far I sink for fantasy baseball.

289 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:26 pm

[287] Oh, God, I'm afraid to ask...um...ok, why?

290 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:26 pm

Thank you, Teix!

291 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:26 pm

nice play alex and tex

292 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:26 pm

[287] Oh, never mind, never mind!
Duh!

293 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:26 pm

[288] Shower. You need a shower.

294 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:27 pm

Great play on both ends...Sizemore reaching base would have been a disaster.

Joba really has to work on getting his slider to break out of the strike zone. He hangs way too many.

295 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:27 pm

[287] You think I'm fuckin' with you?
I am *not* fuckin' with you.

296 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 9:27 pm

I dunno, a switch off of 2-0 games has a nice symmetry to it.

297 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:28 pm

[292] :-)

298 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 9:28 pm

Gulp.

299 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:28 pm

Damn it! Here we go.

300 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:28 pm

Oh, fuck.
(I hate Michael's insistent distinction between a "waste" and a "wasted" pitch.)

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301 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:29 pm

Fuck...he was out...now you just know something bad will happen.

302 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 9:29 pm

Horseshit.

303 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:29 pm

Wow, that couldn't have been closer.
Oh, he was out!

304 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:29 pm

Hmmm. Prolly OUT. But close enough I can't get bitchy.

305 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:29 pm

please no baserunners for Cabrera..

306 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:29 pm

Noooo, anyone but Damon!!

307 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 9:30 pm

That's a recipe for Commotio cordis right there.

308 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:30 pm

[301] Man, you need to smudge with sage or something ... you've got bad juju on the brain ... just sayin'

309 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:30 pm

A-Jax was out!

310 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:30 pm

Good job, Rob!

311 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:30 pm

Pfew, good.
One more...

312 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:30 pm

What a play by Cano... that is really one of the more difficult plays to make for a 2B.

313 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:30 pm

Why does Maglio bat third instead of Miggy C? Seems odd...

314 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:31 pm

[308] Bad managing does that to me...it makes me feel like the bad decisions will come home to roost.

315 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 9:31 pm

And I think you should shut your WHORE MOUTH, Sutcliffe.

316 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:31 pm

You can't walk Magglio here.

317 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 9:32 pm

OK, Joba. Let's get nasty.

318 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:32 pm

Sutcliffe: that slider is unhittable.

319 NYYfan22   ~  May 12, 2010 9:32 pm

Hey everyone. Busy day for me--just getting in.

Wow.. What a play by Joba! Showing the
athletecism!

320 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:32 pm

Take that Valverde!

321 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:32 pm

Oh yeah. Pump it, Joba.

322 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 9:32 pm

Good job from Joba getting four tough outs.

323 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:32 pm

Nice Joba!

324 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:33 pm

Wow!
NIce job, Joba.
(But please, tone it down.)

325 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:33 pm

[312] He's good.

326 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:33 pm

[315] What, about Joba being suited to the bullpen?

327 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:34 pm

Just got into the office, folks. Did you guys see Jay-Z and Eminem? The Detroit broadcasting crew had an interview session with them. It was pretty cool. Each wearing their city's cap.

328 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 9:34 pm

[324] I don't have a problem with Joba, or any pitcher, getting pumped up after an inning. Valverde seemed to be going nuts in between *pitches*. That's what rubbed me the wrong way.

329 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:35 pm

[314] Love the imagery, like Dali or Escher or something. Winged decisions coming home to roost.

330 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:35 pm

alright robbie - take cokey yard

331 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:35 pm

[315] Heh heh eheh . That's from "Deadwood," no?
What'd he say, anyway?

332 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:35 pm

[327] Yep. They visited the YES booth, and the ESPN crew, too.

333 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:36 pm

That's our Cokey.

334 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:36 pm

[327] Slacker..I been up working for 4 hours! :)

335 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:36 pm

Wait? What is Winn doing in the game?

336 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:37 pm

[327] We did. William was especially thrilled. ;)

337 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:37 pm

[335] he was in lf last inning - defensive replacement for swisher

338 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:38 pm

[335] He was the defensive sub last inning.

Wow what a play!

339 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:38 pm

Girardi is really a bad manager...the Yankees winning last year in spite of him was truly a remarkable accomplishment.

Not only is taking Swish's bat out absurd, but now you can't hit for Golson.

340 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:39 pm

[328] Yeah. I just don't like it, period. It's just not cricket.

341 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 9:40 pm

So the bottom of the Yankee order is now Winn-Golson-Cervelli-Pena?

Yikes.

342 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:40 pm

How exciting.

344 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:40 pm

hi.

i'd like a geico run for mo.

345 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:41 pm

[334] Dude, my daughter had a concert at school. I was in the gym at 8:30 AM, thank you.

346 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:41 pm

They really did almost get Winn.

347 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 9:41 pm

[339] He don't need no pinch hitters.

Congrats, Golson.

348 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:41 pm

[314] I know, but like I said to Nostralarmis today ... ya gots to learn Zen and the Art of the 162 game season ...

I ain'ts gonna tell you about "the rabbits" today, but then, again I don't have any reason to ... it's May, Lenny, it's May.

349 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:41 pm

Posada could bat for Pena, and then Russo could play.
But Girardi won't do that, because what if something happened to Cervelli in the ninth?

350 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:41 pm

way to go frankie b

351 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

Right on, Brains!

352 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

Jesus Christ, they almost threw behind Golson and got him too.

353 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

Frankie Brains!!!

oh no, is Swish hurt???

354 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

I guess that's why Golson batted. ;>)

355 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

[347] Nope...it worked out just as he planned.

356 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

See what a nice short stroke can do?
Easy peasy.

357 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

[344] Your wish is their command!

[341] Ye of little faith.

358 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

I'll take 3-0 over symmetry.

[341] You doubt that lineup?

359 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:42 pm

Oh Frankie, you and Phil are DREAMY!

Oh, wait, that was my out loud voice again, wasn't it?

360 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:43 pm

[353] no - they just put lifted him for a lidr

361 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 9:43 pm

[341] Hey. Step off. That there is the kind of talent only a financial titan can accumulate.

362 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:43 pm

[345] I'm not looking forward to those endless school events...

363 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:44 pm

[353] It's possible. Nobody's said anything about it. Looked like Joe just went with the defensive replacement, but it could be some kind of owie.

364 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 9:44 pm

Win expectancy for the Tigers is still 3 percent. Drive a stake through it.

365 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:45 pm

[360] thanks, ms. o.

sutcliffe is a moron.

366 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:45 pm

Pena will swing if Coke rolls the ball up there.

367 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:45 pm

Isn't .000 a batting average?

368 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:46 pm

[366] we just might see that happen

369 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:46 pm

[362] No. It was sweet. She really bops around while she's singing. Then they did the MIckey Mouse March on their Pianocas.

370 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:47 pm

all his swings are off-balance undercuts. yuch!

371 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:47 pm

Man, Cokey looks like he joined a biker gang since leaving the NYY ...

372 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:48 pm

Wow

373 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:48 pm

[371] haha definitely - and one that makes a lot of pit stops on the side of the road for beer and pulled pork sandwiches

374 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:49 pm

Wow. Coke really does add life.

375 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

OK Jazz - can't believe i haven't put this together yet, but Hank Mobley has a tune called "Avila & Tequila" - it's on on the Jazz Messengers live at cafe bohemia vol. 2. i'll now always think of that when i hear the tigers catchers' name.

what is "avila" anyway?

376 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

Ohhohohoho!

That's strike 3!

But that's also ball 4.

That's both the RPE (Ramiro Pena Experience) that I HATE ... and the PCE (Phil Coke Experience) that I HATED!!!

Dogs and cats ... living together!

MASS HYSTERIA!!!!!

377 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

[373] Hah aha hh a a ha ha a a ah a a

378 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

Syd the Kid was bounced...NHL can't be too happy.

379 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

Alfredo Figaro, now pitching!!

380 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

[376] HEAD EXPLODES.

381 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

It's sort of strange that Leyland left Coke in that long. That seems to be his blind spot: leaves his relievers in too long. (Zumaya two days ago.)

382 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

[373] Oh, and also, mmmmmmm!

383 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:51 pm

All right, Derek, let's see what you've got.

384 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:51 pm

how the hell is mk just finding out about tim redding

385 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 9:51 pm

[371] Perhaps the biker from the village people.

386 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:51 pm

how bout granny #2 for #2 !!!

387 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:51 pm

Don't swing.

388 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:52 pm

[384] I know.

389 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:52 pm

[381] fernando rodney last year in that one game playoff

390 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:52 pm

Oh, this guy's from the Dominican?
I figured, Seville.

391 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:52 pm

Ohhh, Derek.
Jesus.
Brutal.

392 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:52 pm

[375] Avila is a place in Spain i think..I actually don't have that album, must acquire asap...

393 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:52 pm

It's almost like Jeter isn't even trying anymore. His ABs are pathetic.

394 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:53 pm

AAAAAAAHHHHHH!

DEREK!

FUCK.

POUNDS HEAD AGAINST DESK.

395 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:53 pm

Shoulda crushed him.

396 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 9:53 pm

Now would be a great time for Brett's first granny.

397 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:54 pm

[392] It is. Teresa's from there.

398 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:54 pm

Either Jeter is losing confidence in his own bat speed, or the contract is weighing on his mind.

399 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

Nice and easy up the middle, Brett.
Easy peasy.

400 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

[392] oh, okay - thanks. i just bought a new atlas, so i can check on avila!

it was one of the very first BN cd's i got way back in college...

that was awful, derek...

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401 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

Brett Gardner, ladies and gentlemen.

402 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

[399] Weeping, good call!!!

403 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

So does that mean, no Mo?

404 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

line drive in the box score

405 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:56 pm

Once again ... Gritner HITS-'EM-WHERE-THEY'RE-AT!!!!!

Lovely, just lovely!

406 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 9:56 pm

[403] nah - he warmed up and they haven't used him in so long - he is in this game regardless i think.

407 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:56 pm

[403] Nope ... Mo's was gonna pitch tonite whether it was 0-19 ... or 19-0.

408 williamnyy23   ~  May 12, 2010 9:57 pm

Kind of a weak rally, but I'll take it.

409 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:57 pm

OMG.
Will this be the biggest lead of Mariano's career??

410 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 9:57 pm

[404] Nope ... THAT was the proverbial "line drive in the box score"!

=)

411 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 9:57 pm

There we go. Rounded to a 100% WE.

412 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:57 pm

[402] :) My man Brett!

Teix!!

Yay!

[398] I can't believe his contract is on his mind. He is the Yankees, for Christ's sake.

413 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 9:57 pm

very sweet!

i can't believe good things happened when i got home. hasn't been my luck lately...

414 Alex Belth   ~  May 12, 2010 9:57 pm

Better late than never. The sc0re truck!

415 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:58 pm

Sutcliffe is of the opinion that the key to beating Detroit is not to hit the ball hard.

How does baseball broadcasting get so full of clowns? It's amazing.

416 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 9:59 pm

[405] "Hit'em where they're at" is, by far, my favorite meme of this season.

417 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 9:59 pm

We're really giving Figaro a shave, huh? Trimming him good. Clip clip clip.

418 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 9:59 pm

Hello better run differential! Keep padding it A-Rod!

419 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 9:59 pm

[415] The same way utility infielders get to the majors without being able to bunt, I suppose.

420 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:00 pm

nice rip, alex!

421 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:00 pm

Yo, [414] host.
Please give us a short dissertation on the Eminem/Jay-Z show.

422 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:00 pm

[416] Hear, hear.

423 mjpucci   ~  May 12, 2010 10:01 pm

Hey, score truck, welcome back.

The longer this inning continues, the weaker Jeter's AB seems.

424 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 10:01 pm

[407] [410] Doesn't Mo pitch poorly in non-save situations? Something like that was going on last year.

425 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 10:01 pm

[421] this class needs 101 :}

426 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:01 pm

[417] you're late. i've been waiting for your pun on his name for several minutes now...

427 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:02 pm

Fucking Coffee Joe.

Russo running for Arod when it's 7-0.

Have any more unnecessary wheels you'd like to spin?

428 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 10:02 pm

Its a Run (or 4) and Coke ...

429 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:02 pm

[421] i think my dissertation would be shorter:

who in the fuck are eminem and jay-z?

430 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 10:03 pm

[425] Hey, I'm at least in 201..you and AB are grad students though..

431 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:03 pm

[424] Didn't ... and doesn't matter ... he just needs to get an inning in ... since he hasn't fired a pitch in anger in forever ...

432 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 10:03 pm

The wheels have certainly come off for Detroit

433 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:03 pm

Figaro & Avila, both on Tequila!

434 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 10:04 pm

randy winn do what you were put on the face of this earth to do and make the 3rd out so we can get to mo and wrap this bad boy up.

435 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:04 pm

[426] Thelarmis, it's not my fault that you aren't paying attention.

436 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:04 pm

[425] :)

437 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 10:04 pm

[429] A Ball prospects for Detroit and NY respectively.

438 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:04 pm

[423] Yes, indeed.

439 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 10:05 pm

[427] 1 pm start tomorrow. Give A-Rod a rest for the final inning. At least, that's my guess.

440 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:06 pm

[435] i knew you wouldn't let me down! nice work.

yeah man, i'm all kindsa scattered. please accept my humble apologies. but, please leave the barber away from my long locks! : )

441 Diane Firstman   ~  May 12, 2010 10:06 pm

[439]

Its supposed to pour in Motown tomorrow ... might not get played

442 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:06 pm

[434] Ha! Just to defy you, Ms. O!
Hehe heh eh ehhe .

443 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  May 12, 2010 10:07 pm

Jayzuz Leyland, have mercy on the poor kid already!

444 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 10:07 pm

Has anyone gone 2-2 in the same inning for his first two ABs?

445 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 10:08 pm

[442] haha - spiteful mother fucker

446 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 10:08 pm

[441] And don't I know it -- in Toledo. No walkies for the hounds tomorrow, which means they do their business inside. Wall to wall carpet.

447 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:08 pm

Mercifully.

448 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:08 pm

aw, i was hoping that woulda dropped for the kid...

449 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 10:09 pm

[431] I wasn't sayin' nuthin'. Just sayin'. Honestly, I'm not saying he won't or shouldn't come in, but I'm trying to remember some glich in his great season last year. When he came in in certain situations, he made it, let's say, "interesting".

450 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 10:09 pm

mo's facial expressions are magnificent.

451 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 10:09 pm

Golson hadn't gotten a hit before? It feels like Philly and Texas gave up on him pretty fast.

452 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:09 pm

[440] Yeah, what do you know from barbers, anyway?

453 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:09 pm

[445] Oh ... behave!

454 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:12 pm

[452] they are evil. scissors are scary!

455 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 10:12 pm

welcome back sir.

456 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:12 pm

who's this skinny kid, #42? is he the mop up guy?

1 pitch, retires one of the best hitters in the game. i'm impressed! let's see if he has staying power...

457 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:12 pm

Good movement on the cutter.

458 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 10:13 pm

this poor kid looks like he is 12 yrs old

459 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:13 pm

No ... my friend's from Detroit ... the one who is Mo is *not* a free agent at the end of the year ... this *particular* contract with the New York Yankees happens to expire, that is all ...

460 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:13 pm

[456] One pitch is right. Is that cutter all he has? I'm afraid that's not enough in MLB.

461 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:14 pm

oh, mo. please never leave us. ever.

462 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:14 pm

Hey, I remember this!

463 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:14 pm

That 1st pitch to Avila made me laugh out loud ...

Oh, Mo, I loves you!

464 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 10:14 pm

Well, it's a relief to see him healthy and nasty.

465 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:14 pm

Strike two, Jack.
Sorry about that foot.

466 Eirias   ~  May 12, 2010 10:15 pm

On to Top Chef Masters in one out. Those dudes can cook.

467 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:15 pm

[466] Mo knows how to slice and dice ... is that enough?

468 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 10:15 pm

[460] Especially when everyone in the stadium knows what he's going to throw.

469 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:16 pm

Thanks be to Mo.
Blessed are we.

470 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:16 pm

[467] *THAT* was the dice ...

471 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:16 pm

Mariano Rivera, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome back, Mo.

472 Boatzilla   ~  May 12, 2010 10:16 pm

That was quick.

473 ms october   ~  May 12, 2010 10:16 pm

welcome back
your dreams were your ticket out.

what a beautiful sight to behold.

474 rbj   ~  May 12, 2010 10:16 pm

Good night all!

Mo.

475 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:16 pm

all praise be to Mo!!!

phil-joba-mo

tex/a-rod = 5 rbi

476 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:17 pm

[473] Welcome back, cutter! I get it!

477 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:17 pm

[473] Hha ha ah hah aa ah. Very nice.

478 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 12, 2010 10:18 pm
479 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:19 pm

rays just beat the halos.

480 thelarmis   ~  May 12, 2010 10:19 pm

[476] you rock, man! thanks for making me smile. that's been a tough task lately...

481 Mattpat11   ~  May 12, 2010 10:20 pm

Does Hughes qualify for the ERA lead in the AL yet?

482 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:21 pm

St. Strasburg dominated again in AAA. He's on his way to the Nats. They could be a decent team.

483 RIYank   ~  May 12, 2010 10:24 pm
484 cult of basebaal   ~  May 12, 2010 10:39 pm

Ugh ... whoever suggested Nick "The Stick" left with an injury ... step up and claim your prize ... a punch in the face!


Via Marc Carig, Nick Swisher left tonight’s game with soreness in his biceps, and is listed as day-to-day. An injury to another outfielder is the absolute last thing the Yankees need, so let’s all hope this isn’t too serious. For what it’s worth, Swish has never had a biceps injury before, and in fact he hasn’t missed more than seven days with an injury since 2005.

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