I set tonite's over/under on Javy K's at 8 ... and I'm going to take the OVER!

Lineup:

Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Francisco Cervelli C
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
Javier Vazquez RHP

[1] Is "K" the abbreviation for "home run"?

Day-um. That tennis match still isn't over?

And from LoHud:
"Curtis joined Kevin Russo, Greg Golson and Chad Huffman to become the fourth Yankee to get his first big league hit this season. Perhaps more impressively, he became the seventh member of the Yankees 2006 draft class to reach the big leagues. Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Mark Melancon, Dan McCutchen, Dave Robertson and Russo also came out of that class. "

Hooray for good scouting & player development.

I remember a few years ago when posters on this site, but more on RLYW and other sites, were calling for the Yankees to sign Dontrelle. It's really been downhill for him, almost since he did his thing against the Yanks in 2003.

[3] Not tonite my friend!

I'm looking forward to Javy's post-game press conference. Of cousre I'll be sleeping but I expect great things.

Ciao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmuHWPZSkY

Since I have your attention here, I have to ask: There wasn't a single comment on my Paths of Glory post earlier today. Was that:

a) bad timing (it went up around the time of the US soccer win and on a busy sports day with the neverending tennis match)

b) bad subject matter (nobody's seen or likes that film and nobody cares)

c) bad writing (post wasn't worth responding to/didn't inspire conversation -- be honest about this)

d) the result of information overload (too many other posts today, it got lost in the shuffle)

Just curious, because I was hoping it would generate some conversation and it didn't even generate a comment. Please be honest with me, because I have to say a total non-response like that cools my enthusiasm for taking the time to do another in-depth criticism for that feature.

[9] Was there a technical problem that you know of? Because I couldn't click through to the whole article the couple of times I tried.

[9] don't take it personal, at leastnwithnregards to me. I log on here to talk baseball and prettynmuch only baseball. I love movies but almost never comment on movie posts. I love food but have, I think, never responded to a food post. And I could give less than a shit about soccer, so I don't much respond to world cup related things.

But baseball, that I will comment on.

[8] Which is true ... Ciao!!! ... but they're STILL FLOPPERS!

(though not nearly as bad as those bastard Portuguese ...)

Have you got a FLAG???

Brains is batting sixth?

[9] Also, thinking about it ... maybe each WEEK OF ... set of posts should be appended to the previous posts in the series and bumped to the top of Banter.

That way as each Kubrick movie (e.g.) was added, a continual "Kubrick Conversation" could be encouraged and grown and developed.

Not sure if that's possible, but that's one idea I had today ...

Brains is batting sixth?

Forget it, he's rolling ...

[9] Didn't see it at all. Out with the kids all day!
I haven't seen the film either, though, fwiw.

[15] Well all right, then!

[16] Whaaaaa???

Really?

Get thee to thy NETFLIX queue!

Good job, boys. Easy-peasy.

Whoa, look at Teix! Creeping up to .230!

Oh, Swish.

Where the hell did you think you were going?

[9] Busy Mr. Mom-ing and also at ACME Investigations today, but read it over b-fast and comment coming! Don't stop the reviews, I love them.

Also, unlike our Professor friend at [11] I love all the xtra posts even more than the baseball ones, so keep them coming!

[17] [Meet me over here, in the corner, quietly!]

Okay, then ... Brains should be batting in between Grandyman and Gritner ... but Joey Joe Joe, ain't the sharpest tool in the shed, ya know? It doesn't really make that much difference (I guesstimate) so ...

Know what I mean???

[10] Not that I know of, works for me

Hmm, Jorge is not in the lineup, but his spirit lives on.

[21]

Dammit, forgot we were a 6:40 start tonite!

Guy looks like fucking Schilling.

[18] I know, I know!

"This is kind of sad. This isn't baseball."
--Singleton

Un-fucking-beLIEVable!!!!!

Heads need to roll.

I don't care whose.

Yankees took pity on D-Train and ran themselves out of the inning. I don't know if I'm pissed or proud.

[24] It was weird, I kept getting an error message I've never seen before. Every other thread I tried worked, but not that one.

It eventually got fixed, but it took a few hours.

MEANWHILE ... fuck < Fuck < FUCK!!!

FUCK

Clearly the Yankees also feel sympathy for Dontrelle, with that garbage

I'm not sure that was the best strategy in this particular situation.

[33][34] Gameday kind of frozen..what happend??

Cano somehow swung through a cookie for strike three and Teix was thrown out at third.
Inning over.

[35] Well, if this was a novel, the Yankees would have gotten drunk,, doused themselves with gasoline, lit themselves on fire, punched themselves in the face, thrown themselves down the stairs and kicked themselves in the balls at the bottom.

As it were ...

Is there something in the air or what. Come on javy

Lovely.

Ugh ... so far, RIYANK is leading in Vegas ...

no es bueno ...

Ummm...can we start this game over or something?
As Kenny said, this isn't baseball.

FUCK

Johnson shoulda kept running, he mighta scored.

Like when fucking Chuck stood there and argued.

Eh, he didn't have the play at 3rd ... but 2nd was a much better chance than it played out to be.

Meh.

Wait what sport are we watching

Sweeny Murti with the twitter win: "Wow...can't wait to talk to Buttermaker after the game."

Fuck. Ball 3 sure looked like Strike 3 to me ...

Robot.

Umpire.

Overlords.

"LOO-is" Vizcaino, Kay? He was a Yankee like two years ago. You know it's "Loo-EES"

THAT'S ONE!

Gurgh.

Burnett: none on, two out = five runs
Vazquez: bases loaded, one out = two runs

Javy still wins.

And TB loses AGAIN (and by 1 run again)

[52] Hehhehheheh.
Nice, Cliff.

One inning, three runs, six outs (five on the bases), and how many walks? Yuk.

Why?
The guy's having trouble throwing strikes and you bunt?

It's enough to make you think that someone's on the take.

Evening, banterers.

That might have been the worst inning I've ever seen for a game that's only 2-1.

The Yankees should be winning this game 5-0, but are instead trailing 2-1. The Yankees really haven't played consistently well for a while, yet somehow have the best record in baseball. When they start playing better teams, they might not get away with it.

The Yankees haven't played this poorly since the hangover game in Baltimore after the White House visit.

Wow.

And I also don't like this umpire's fluctuating strike zone, either.

[62] Neither did Gardner

[62] This game's starting to look like one of those games you just scratch your head at and write off. Chinatown, as it were.

Betelguese, Betelguese, Betelguese!!!

[64] Sorry, but we've already had one of those today ... well, it looked like we were going to have one of them at the time!

I don't really know what all the furor is about A-Rod's "I'm not a home run hitter" comment is. m Obviously he is, but I took it to mean he's not in the Mark McGwire/Jose Canseco mold, where that's their entire game.

Jennifer Anniston.
You kill me, Kay.

[67] It's Rodriguez, they'll find a way to make a hubbub out of it.

[9] I never heard of the movie. Just not much of a movie fan. I hardly ever watch them.

Who screamed "both ways"?

[71] Girardi

I wish Derek would hit fewer groundballs.

The Red Sox have knocked Ubaldo out of the game. They're up 6-5 in the 6th.

Look, ump. Either that pitch is a strike or it's not. Make up your mind.

Calling the high strike?

C'mon Alex.

Pick *your* strike!

[77] At least pick A strike!

This is getting painful to watch. At least he's not bouncing them up there like Wholers used to

Is. Dontrelle as crazy wild as game day is showing? The pitches look like theynare flying over the batters' heads, etc.

That wasn't a strike Alex

Wow. That was SO FUCKING HORRIBLE I can't explain.

FUCK YOU ALEX.

[80] Yes, he is.

The funniest part right now is that Jeter made an out.

I think the crowd just cheered Willis off the field. I'm sort of embarrassed.

Man, what happened to Dontrelle Willis?

[84] Seriously, at least make them BOO you off them field by getting hit. Ugh

Another plus: we get to bat off the D'back bullpen for 6.2 innings.

Come on, Robbie.

Ugh. That's a ROTTEN Robbie swing there ...

FUCKING HELL.

Just godawful.

Those weren't strikes, Robbie

[89] And the FUCKING GiDP.

Thanks ROTTEN!!!

Wow. After all that, it's a tie game 2-2. The first inning is more to blame but the Yanks could easily be up by 10.

I can't watch this game.

It's been what, two-and-half, only?

I'm going to stay up until 1 to watch this horse manure?

God help me.

[93] 2-2.

Is this going to be one of those games where we score 3 runs and leave 17 runners on base?

Ummm..."The Karate Kid?"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is 2010 and not 1985, right? Or am I missing something?

[96] Probably, with this ump's zone

[97] Remake

[98] I know I should expect such things instead of being shocked, aghast, disgusted and contemptuous, good Lord, someone should hang.

Can you hit one fucking line drive, Derek?

One time?

Please?

Ugh. How many runs CAN we squander???

Hello all,
[9] I really do enjoy the film discussions on this blog, and the others on music, food, art, etc. make the BBB really interesting and way beyond the other "sports" blogs. Those other sites are just sports radio rants (but worse) in written form. I have not had a chance to read your piece on Paths of Glory, as the day was away from the computer after the morning. I'll get to it, please keep them coming.

The game is tortuous, and all of these late games are taking their toll. I'll probably keep watching, just because you never know what will happen next, but I'll probably regret it.

Montero is right, Valverde's act is a joke, but Miguel Montero is not the person to deliver the message.

Are we going to actually lose this baseball game?

[104] Is that less embarrassing than actually *winning* this ballgame???

Well, *I* was completely full of shit in my predictions tonite!

Meh.

Get the bastard out of there.

Are we actually going to lose this series?

This game is sloppy. Hate when teams play like this.

Stepping away for a while ... just to switch thing up!!!

yeah, *that's* the ticket!

[105] It's how you play the game, so no it is not less embarrassing.

This game is godawful boring

Nice catch, Swish.

[111] Isn't it, just? And we're trailing, to boot. And we've only played one out short of four innings to boot more. Now four full.

[111] [113] Michael Kay is right: This game looks like it's being played in slow motion. Yankees better realize they're on the verge of losing this series to a last-place team with no pitching whatsoever.

Michael Kay is the worst story teller I've ever heard

[115] Hahahhahahahahahah!!

[115] And there's going to be much more of those stories given the pace of the game

Hmmm...how will we strand them this time?

Mother of God.

This game is for the birds.

You gotta be kidding me

This is absolutely one of those games

Jesus Lord in heaven.

Holy cow.

This might just be one of those games.

I want to tear my skin off.

How did he catch that baseball?

Great catch, but no excuse for getting doubled. The Yankees have played like crap all series. They wont be in first for long if they keep playing like this.

[115] I'm listening to the Dbacks radio feed. It's not TV and yeah, they are homers to some degree. But there is no Kay or Sterling or Waldman. They have a play by play man who actually describes the game and a former player to provide color who makes the occasional appropriate observation or insider perspective.

The Yankees should be ashamed of their announcing team overall.

tonight has been generally unenjoyable

[9] you know me, I'm always good for a pop culture/movie rant in the middle of the day...I had just honestly never seen Paths of Glory (its been on my queue for about a year) so I couldn't add much outside of "man, Kirk Douglas sure was badass in The Vikings!"

[129] I still say Singleton is one of the best color guys in the country

did arod grab that kid's ass?

[131] Really? He has a very relaxing, enjoyable voice, but I find his analysis a bit generic.

I've really been impressed with Paul O'Neill as a color guy.

[131] aged. The rest are pretty bad overall, especially the play by play.

Papelbon blew the save

[131] I am also a big Singleton fan.

[134] that should have said 'agreed'. Damn touch pad.

[135] Nice..so there are some good things going on tonight..from the comments here this sounds like a tortuous game to watch..

also I'd be willing to bet that Paths of Glory is Kubrick's most seldom seen film outside of The Killing and those early '50's indies that I don't think are even on DVD or VHS

Alright, Frankie, way to go.

Enough pussyfooting. Score some blessed runs.

[133] Oneill is ok, but for my tastes he likes to yuk it up a bit too much. Also, i find his interaction with Kay, who is of course an idiot, tiresome.

"Blaie Boyer"...sounds like a member of the Billionaire Boys Club..two-bits and a shoeshine to anyone who remembers who starred in THAT film...

[138] Its a bit frustrating, but mainly just horrendously slow and boring

The GIAMBINO!

[142] Reliever names are getting progressively more absurd. Houston trotted a whole slew of whacky names out last week.

BIG G!!!!

ooh, i hope granderson still steals bases...

watching j-hey on the braves game

[hi all]

Squeeze?

[144] Six homers in less than 30 IP for Papelbon

did my boy Giambi hit a walkoff?!

[144] Jason G hit a game-winning homer of Papelbon. So no matter how craptacular this Yankee game is, they can't lose ground.

[145] yet ANOTHER reason for teams not to carry 12 or 13 pitchers. ;)

I still adore The Big G, I don't care what anyone says

grandy's 5-0 on sb's this year. i say send him. oh wait, i heard about the 1st inning on the radio. forget that!

heyward struck out.

it's worth it again: GIAMBINO!!! sooo nice to see that "L" next to papelbitch's name : )

Our double agent, Giambi wins the game for the Rox over the Sox! We must win this one.

[152] i hear ya, man!

atta boy, Curtis!!! i love it.

tie this game, here and now.

Alright. Now hit it in the air Colin

[154] Agent Thong!

Well played, Gritner.

Giambi's looking a little ragged these days, but he torched Papelbon on that one.

Or do that. That works too.

So, um, how are we getting the next 9 outs?

What time is it in Phoenix? Gameday says it's 99 degrees..99 at 9pm?? Do they have the roof closed?

So I'm about 2/3 of the way through Murder on the Orient Express. I had never really read any Agatha Christie stuff, but this is pretty fantastic

nice work, kid!

ooh, carlos quen'in, no you di'int. just took tim hudson deeeep.

[161] ya know, i always think it's a 3-hour difference, but a lot of those southwest states are still in mountain time (2 hours behind). i think it's 9:47pm there...

Ugh

Does Derek ever hit line drives anymore?

Jeter seems to be back in a funk.

[157] "Show me dat thong th thong thong thong"

[164] thelarmis, I like the Mountain & Western zone games cause they align with lunch time here. Though Mr. Spacely here just announced we're havign an afternoon meeting "out of the office" (translated from Australian that means we hit the pub at 3pm!) so not sure will catch the end of this one..hope you're hoisting a few Pale Ales my friend! Oh,

[164] Arizona is in mountain time, but do not adjust for Daylight Savings (Goldwater must have thought it was a communist plot). So, right now they are three hours behind.

[166] for the season he is hitting line drives about 18% of the time, below his career average of about 22%. He has been scuffling lately it seems.

Does this mean we get to see Boone Logan in the eighth?

This umpire's zone is starting to get on my nerves

[172] it all depends. Remember, it's a chess match!

Even so, usually Boone comes in to walk someone early in the game and Marte later

Obviously a game like this cannot be complete without a balk.

Obviously.

This game is fucking insufferable

Win or lose, this really is one the lamest games ever.

A walk, a balk, and a wild pitch. Wonderful.

Yankees: We'll show *you* bad bullpen!

Oh good, a balk. We hadn't had one of those yet. And now a wild pitch.

I wonder how long the Yankees will continue the Marte Experience.

Marte is a joke...just when you think the Yankees cant play worse in this series, they out do themselves. What an embarassment.

[175] right, but they are playing under national league rules tonight. That changes everything.

[170] sooo confusing! so, for 6 months of the year they're 2-hours behind and the other they're 3? oy vey.

[169] no pale ales during the week - i'm teaching every day. but i head to philthy this weekend, so the beer will start being imbibed once the airline allows the carts down the aisle!

javy only threw 85 pitches. i really dislike the NL w/ the pitcher hitting. now, we'll have to use the pen for 4 stinkin' frames...

FUCK YOU, MARTE!!!

walk/balk/wild pitch. you're a fucking prick fuck, useless sunava... well, thanks for last october (you stoopid cocksucker)...

oh, and another walk.

seriously, FUCK YOU!!!

dumb bastid.

[184] No reason why Girardi couldn't have had Vazquez squeeze, but that would have taken a little imagination.

[183] Ah. That makes sense.

Is Farnsworth available tonight?

thanks for coughing up the lead, assfuk.

i'd rather see dancin' melancon do that or some other youngen'...

[189] only if a brawl breaks out. i wouldn't put it past this game...

[191] "Farnsworth" or occasionally "Fat Farnsworth" is my pet name for Joba. Its a term of endearment

[192] ah, okay. i knew "farmaduke" was for joba, but i didn't think it was in a positive light. good to know!

[190] technically, the Yankees did not have a lead, but your point is taken.

Does this game prove the old axiothat you just can't predict baseball?

As bad as this game is/has been, down just 5-4 in the 7th isn't nearly as ugly a score as you'd expect.

[184] Ye, Azoy gait es!

What a wasted at bat.

[187] Seems Girardi didn't want to risk Vazquez going another inning

[195] This game has been going on for no less that seven hours and its only the seventh?

[195] It is as ugly as it seems because they should be up 10-5.

[198] Risk what though?

This is the Arizona bullpen, right?

Losing 2 or 3 to the Dbacks would be a disgrace. The Yankees are running out of last place teams to play.

[201] Not getting six relievers into the game

[194] ah, you're right!

[196] uh.... : ~

[195] Cliff!!! hope you enjoyed your 2nd father's day!!! : )

Maybe Alex wanted a tee.

Are the Yankees interested in winning this game, or are they ready for the charter to LA? That was as pathetic as you can get.

goddamn motherfucker!

i didn't realize nolan ryan was in their bully. : /

Arod sure looks at a lot of strike threes lately.

[205] Very much, thanks man!

well, alex did say that he's NOT a homerun hitter, so i guess it was wrong for me to hope he'd tie the game...

Jeez. Where'd this Demel kid come from?

melky just laid down a BEAUTIFUL bunt base hit to lead off the 9th. i guess he saw Andruw in center as a defensive replacement (!) and decided to drag toward 3rd...

Just updated the sidebar, Yankees catch both Cliff Lee and King Felix against Seattle next week. Damn. M's should be a pushover, but facing those guys is no fun.

[212] A's system for Conor Jackson

[212] Channelview, Texas. but, of course! maybe he actually is nolan ryan!

[214] The M's are in last place because of their offense, not their pitching. If the Yankees play like this, they could easily lose that series.

[210] nice. i got my pop the willie mays book. that thing is frickin' HUGE. i'll be finishing my Cardboard Gods book tomorrow night...

[201] Vazquez didn't have much of anything today

Incredible...they continue to find new ways to play like crap.

For FUCK'S SAKE.

Oh, and now Derek's hurt, on top of all.

FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK.

We really are going to lose this baseball game.

They should have gotten rid of Marte after his postseason awesomeness last year. He obviously used up all his effectiveness right then and there.

Also, I thought A Rod would be terrific this year, freed from the burdens of being a postseason bust and non-champ, but it seems to have had the opposite effect. It's like he's only half there. Maybe someone needs to get Kate Hudson on the phone ...

Jeter's staying in.

How can the turf be that bad? It doesn't rain much in Arizona.

You know what this game needed? 15 throws to first

DJ's hurt??? say it ain't so! please...

marte still has one more year on his contract. right? at $4 mil.

i'd love to get kate hudson on the phone. and then into...

nice DP.

[223] I think A-Rod's playing hurt.

The Yankees probably shouldn't have signed him to such a long contract.

Is there a reason he's pitching this slowly with no one on?

[226] No, it seems he's ok. He slipped on the grass but he seems fine.

[223] I'd rather someone check the hip than get Kate Hudson

[227] Had they not, they wouldn't have #27.

[230] Surely you don't think I was serious. And surely someone has already checked his hip.

Jeter actually worries me more than Arod.

The Yankees have swung at so many bad pitches today.

I know he got stone robbed last time, but Robby's looked pretty bad tonight. Swinging at all kinds of shit.

[231] Well, they could have signed him for half the time and he still would have been here for #27

It is kind of funny that its now gotten to the point where stories are on "SI.com"

Its in the actual magazine too.

[235] And that's why they leave him a fastball over the letters....

[237] What's a "magazine"?

Woulda been nice to see a bunt there, with Granderson and Gardner coming up...

[231] I think they could have signed him to a shorter deal. It's not like he had anywhere else to go. That's why he came crawling back.

And yeah, Jeter is part of the equation, too. If A-Rod is signed until he's in his 40s, Jeter's going to want that, too. And the fans probably think he deserves it more.

But Jeter is already geriatric for a SS. He's holding up well, but he's not a DH or 1B kind of hitter. What are the Yankees going to do with him when he can't play SS any more?

Even against righties, Granderson has way too many give away at bats.

Yankees completely, utterly shut down by the Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen.

Just have Aaron Heilman strike out the side while we're at it.

[236] Doubt he would have signed for half the time.

Can't believe I'm asking this, but where would this team be without Brett Gardner?

c'mon jorgie!!!

Hell of an AB there Jorge

This is infuriating.

[242] he's been hurt, so I'm trying to reserve judgment, and he is so likable. But some here will recall that I was skeptical about Granderson from the beginning. His career numbers were just not trending in the right direction. Then again, let's see how he looks in July and august.

Dammit. That guy didn't look like a pitcher with an 8 ERA.

Pathetic...I didn't even want Posada to hit for Cervelli for exactly that reason. This has been another shameful performance. What should have been sweep is going to end up in a series loss. Just disgraceful.

[250] This bullpen doesn't look like the worst bullpen on earth. The Yankees have an amazing ability to do that.

This must be like the World Series for the Diamonbacks, everyone playing at max effort. Because it's hard to conceive this team could have a record this bad.

[251] I had very little doubt that Jorge was going to strike out. it was just a matter of whether it would be swinging or looking/arguing with the umpire.

FARMADUKE!

Seems like the Yankees are more interested in their off day in LA than winning this game.

[244] Maybe not, but it's possible the Yanks could have won without him. As it is they are definitely stuck with a long-ass contract for a guy who seems like he may be already breaking down. Here's hoping that's not the case.

[253] I don't think the Dbacks are playing well...the Yankees are just playing terribly.

if we lose this game on a walk, balk & wild pitch, i'm gonna be really peeved. NO reason we should lose this series...

[256] Possible, but I can't think of how the 2009 Yankees minus Arod win the World Series or even make the playoffs.

[255] I heard Swisher booked some of the guys on the Vivid Video studio tour..they may be looking ahead?

Maybe the Yankees should trade Joba to Arizona

[251] I woulda taken a sac bunt from Cervelli

[253] I don't think the D-backs are as bad as their record indicates. They're playing in a tough division. The rest of the teams all have winning records.

Though it's not as tough as the AL East, of course.

[258] Sadly, that's just one of many reasons why the Yankees are going to give yet another game away to a retread. They are on their way to 0-5 against pitchers they should have killed. You can't give away games like that because the schedule is going to turn soon.

[262] Girardi doesn't use strategy.

[264] Remember when the Yankees couldn't figure out the Reds in 2008 and we were told that June was to early to worry about punting gimme games?

Funny how Joba was the Yanks' untouchable. They were willing to trade Hughes for the right deal. They did trade Kennedy. But Joba's been the most disappointing of the lot.

IF we lose, thankfully we won't lose any ground in the standings. but this really is a perfect game to increase our lead there.

hopefully qualls can't quell...

The Yankees did drop 2 out of 3 to the Nationals last year, at home, no less. I can't tell whether this is just a let-down, or something more systemic.

[268] There is no consolation in a loss....you have to gain a game when you face Dontrelle Willis. A loss in this game is a disgrace.

Can Joba ever be consistent?

[270] No.

[269] I'm still kind of worried about how badly they hit on the road.

I have no confidence in Jeter or Tex right now. It almost feels like Swisher or bust.

[272] Yeah, I feel like all the primary Yankee weaknesses have come to the fore tonight: poor situational hitting, no production from 3-4, shaky bullpen.

[266] in 2008 the Yankees finished in third place, eight games out. They didn't miss the playoffs because they punted a few gimme games.

I also remember last year some people freaking out about dropping 'easy' games.

[275] It's one thing to lose an easy game, and quite another to play so disgracefully terrible while doing so.

I just don't like Aaron Heilman

Wasn't there some sabermetrical study that found inconsistent pitchers are more valuable than consistent ones? Maybe there's hope for Joba yet.

Awful pitch to swing at.

Mel Stottlemyer Jr looks like Randy the Ram

[265] Seems the butcher boy play was on.

Given Jeter's recent trends, that's a pretty miraculous walk.

Jeter has been walking quite a bit lately

Please, let this walk haunt.

good ab, jetes.

let's go swish!

[284] i like that. les claypool shoulda said "walk will haunt" instead of "dog will hunt"!

Please, Teix, nothing on the ground.

I hope we walk the bases loaded and then strike out looking and hit into a DP.

The PST for the trail runner. Its been a while since we busted that one out

Bunt Teix? I kid...sort of.

Kenny just mentioned an amazing stat: of the 11 walks (the two here still pending), only one has scored. That's the biggest disgrace of all.

let's go Kurt Teixeira!!!

Aside from the silliness of pinch running for Swisher, who is not that slow and plays decent OF defense, why run...Russo?

Did he just say that a ninth inning rally could serve as a deodorant?

[293]

Did you expect it?

[291] Jeez, that is bad. I guess walks haven't haunted much in this game.

FLY BALL.

Ok, that worked like a bunt.

[297] YAY!

[293] PR for Siwsher was awful, but typical Girardi. Exhibit A on why he is an awful manager.

COME ON, FRANKIE!

Now I know why Mets fans hate this guy.

My wife is cringing at the definite prospects of extra baseball!

yeah, pinch running for swish is a head scratcher. plus, swish has been fine in the field and russo is an infielder by trade.

TIE GAME!!! good job, a-rod.

c'mon Ripper. do it for Cult!!!

ah, it'll have to be Brainiac!

i guess AJ Hinch doesn't have a "binder". brains has been on fire with risp...

It's 1 am. Extra innings would be pretty brutal for us east coasters.

Ah yes...the wisdom of batting Cervelli 6th. Girardi manages to do so much each game to prevent his team of winning. The Yankees should get extra credit for winning in spite of him.

Good Lord, swing the bat. I'm not able to watch this one, but I believe that is the third time they've went down looking with runners on and two outs.

[300] But no one saw it coming.

I've come to the conclusion that all managers are morons, you just have to hope your team gets one less dumb than the others. Not sure if Girardi fills the bill or not.

Tying the game with runners on first and second is simply not good enough.

So, it looks likes Girardi has burned through Robertson, Joba and Mo for one inning a piece. Great management.

Girardi must have been really, really committed to not having Posada in the field or else he would have double switched, which in turn would have allowed him to PH for Cervelli. Then again, with the current bench who would PH?

Does Girardi get an orgasm every time he pulls a double switch?

Wow. Torre would never do this.

Uh Oh

Al Downing is on the Yankees all time K list?

[305] speak for yourself! : )

[313] yes. i'm very glad Mo is in now!

I'm more surprised that Chamberlain couldn't go another inning, though I understand that if Rivera's warming up, he's going to come in.

"Rusty Ryal?"

With the off day tomorrow, mo is definitely going two innings tonight. Now, as William points out, why Joba can't go two is a bit of a mystery.

[319] He's at catering.

「３１９」 Verducci Effect!

[319] Did Girardi remember to double switch?

My guess is that Girardi's worried that if Joba went another inning, there would be no need for Mo.

thank you, Mo!

i was hoping he'd do that on fewer than 19 pitches, in case we needed him to save the game next inning...

Uh-oh..just lost the audio. Must follow on game day.

[323] I agree with that, but then why not have Robertson throw two and then go to Mo with Joba in reserve instead of Park or Guadin.

[322] Yes. Chad Huffman's now batting third in this inning. Rivera hits in Swisher/Russo's spot.

[324] I get worried anytime I hear "longest streak of Mo's career"

THE GRANDY MAN CAN!

[326] Robertson did have a 30 pitch outing last night

WHOO HOO

And Granderson also has some huge ABs against righties.

They've got a one-run lead to hand to Mo in Phoenix . . . what could go wrong?

I'd like another run or four, to be honest

in play, run(s)

One of my favorite things to read.

[332] I'm sending you some wasabi-squid chips for that remark...

GRANDY!!!

[334] ah, the gameday drama. "Runs? What happened?"

[335] sounds good. I'll be sure to share some with thelarmis

[334] Got yer back on that one! Though we do miss out on "it is HIGH..it is FAR.."

Gardner is a force of nature.

uh oh who got injured?

[332] yeah. stop that!

[341] Pitcher

[338] HA! : )

OH GOD

[341] The D-backs pitcher looks like he turned his ankle or something when he stepped on Gritner's hand.

Sweeny Murti with another twitter win: "Curtis Granderson playing the part of Isner. Which Dback is Mahut?"

[343] damn. we were on our way to those extra runs you wanted!

that said, i hope he's okay...

Logan is not coming in, right?

[343] thanks.

[339] We also miss out on "the Grandyman can" so it all works out

[341] Rosa was injured, Gardner could've been injured sliding into 1st

[346] 'stepped on gritner's hand'? um, ouch! did he dive into 1st, a la melky???

If Mo gets the save, will he fire the ball over the center-field wall?

[352] Yep

[351] oh crap hopefully gritner is ok

[352] Yes, Gritner slid into first, which, actually, was probably the only way he would have made it in. Running standing up, he would have been blocked by Rosa.

nice to tune in just as grandy goes deep. And I see that the fake blood sox and the team formerly known as the devil rays both lost.

Gardner seems unharmed. His hand has a padded cast thingy on it to protect it.

[356] Hm. I wonder if they would have awarded him the base then.

[358] cool thanks

[353] Mo isn't that emotional... Did Rags do that against the Jays in Toronto? Memory's kinda hazy happened in 86, I think

nice ab, kid!

[353] no, but only because he is in line door thenwin, not save!

[361] Yes...after giving up a home run. Not sure if it was the Jays though.

Gardy did slide head first a la Melky, but I think it was the right thing to do in this case. He was trying to avoid being tagged.

Boone Logan better not be coming into this game

[363] yikes, that is gobbledegook.

I am really struggling to type on this touch pad thingy.

[353] good point!

[361] no, Byun-Hyung Kim in the Bronx during interleague in 200X.

I'm all for someone throwing a pool skimmer at Boone Logan right now

Damnit.

Jeter is a double play machine...it's sad to see his decline.

There is non way Peña isnhitting for Mo. What the heck, Jeter.

DON'T SWING!!!

oh shit that inning ended quickly

Somebody explain to me the purpose of the Rivera deek? To avoid a Jeter IBB? The way Jeter's hitting, I'd rather they walk him.

This game has had it all. Can we please return to normalcy?

I think this has been the Yanks' biggest problem this year, the failure to add tack-on runs to leads.

[367] if it's anything like the iphone you'll magically get good at it all of a sudden at some point.

With Jeter up, it would have made sense to have Gardner steal third.

[375] as I mentioned before, it's all a chess match.

Just to confirm, Righetti did throw a ball into the bleachers at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. I believe it happened after one of his blown saves.

Uh, Kenny, we're on the air...

I really hope that missed opportunity doesnt come back to haunt them because better hitter or managing would have produced another run.

[375] gotta fool everyone

Something tells me this game is going to end badly.

[378] that's what they told me about speaking French...

[381] I think Rags hit someone in the stands too.

fuck.

i really wish mo didn't swing the bat...

[382] Off-air profanity? Get that a lot on J tv here, no commercials so often hear the guys saying things like "whew, that was one fucking good hot dog.." Seriously..very funny.

[386] haha. i can only imagine.

You gotta be fucking kidding me.

Yeah, saw this coming

arrrghhhhhh

You have to be kidding me. What now? A Mo throwing error on a bunt, or was it a HBP?

[381] i remember seeing that game, but i remember it happening in Yankee Stadium. Didn't Rags give up a grand slam to blow the save? I'll have to check the interwebs.

Very predictable...this game was poorly played and foolishly managed. The Yankees have managed to lose a game to bad team who played an awful game. You can get more disgraceful than this. What a pathetic non-effort for a supposedly good team.

[389] Worse. Before he realized they were back on-air, Singleton said, "This is really a bad team. You have 11 walks, you have to..."

I think he jinxed them.

I don't like this

fucking godamn fucking mother fuck.

i hate the desert.

what the FUCK?!?!?! : /

Infield in? Are you serious?