Man, they aren't spectacular, but I REALLY like listening to Singy and Flaherty call the game. Very calming. Mostly, I love Singy. Flaherty is okay by me because he's bright, but I really wish Coney was still around.

[1] I'm with you, Belthy. : )
And leave it to a selfish stat padder like A-Rod to wait 'til his 35th b-day to hit #600. ; )

Nice play, Brains.

Great fucking play! Whoo-hoo!

That's my Frankie!

If Jorgie were catching, neither of those plays would have been made, I think.

That was great by Frankie. Typical first go around the line up against a rookie, though.

Atta boy, Big Fella. Now it's time for the O to put this no hitter and shut out to rest.

Bob Feller. Classic.

making the slop-throwing rookie look like cy young. eagerly awaiting the 2nd run through the order.

looked like runner was out at first to me. we're getting some tough calls here in cleveland.....

you just know that Bob Feller probably says some completely inappropriate racist/sexist shit, but in that way that your crazy 90 year old uncle says it and no one really holds it against him

this is annoying now

So, is there any particular reason why Miranda is starting tonight?

Time for the front office to invest a little more time and attention in scouting, no?

All signs point to this not being a good night.
[14] Posada was a late scratch.

[14] There's one...

Fucking godawful!

Well-executed? Really?

Really?

Ok.

If they both say so, I'll take it back.

Ok, I was wrong, good play even though initially I thought it was crazy.

Learn something new everyday.

I saw Giambi try to make a throw to 2nd last night for the Rockies. Needless to say he threw it straight into the ground bouncing it about 6 feet in front of the bag. It wound up in left field.

[14] There is the short term reason: Posada was a late scratch, which put Miranda in the lineup. Girardi took the opportunity to give Teix half a day off and start Miranda in the field.

There is of course the short term reason: the lack of a legitimate DH-type on the team, which doesn't really matter, I've been told, since they need the DH for resting veteran players.

[21] So, that's the short and the short of it? >;)

[22] Yep.

Thanks everybody...remember, I do two shows on Saturday.

I missed most of the game, but judging by the mediocre rookie dominating the Yankees, I presume he throws some sort of change up.

God help us if we face someone with a change in the playoffs.

[20] Wow. Can't even believe he's playing the field.

Just got in.
ONE FUCKIN' HIT? What's going on?

[21] Do I detect sarcasm? It would be nice to have NJ, but truth is Posada can only Catch 60%-65% of the time, and ARod, Jeter and Teix could use a 1/2 day off once a month. I'd like to have NJ back, but not having him isn't killing us (like it might hurt the Sox).

[24] Bingo.

[24] From what I hear, he's more of a soft-tosser; the Yanks only believe in hard fastballs...

It's time for the Yankees to consider promoting Romine. Cervelli has become an absolute zero in just about every aspect.

6th inning already? Where's the O? (and what a skimpu game thread..Cleveland that boring?)

[29] What are you talking about? He's a fine catcher, don't you think?

[31] Actually, I don't. At best, he is solid, but lately he has had more than his fair share of poor plays like he did in the fourth.

[30] Something to do with spoiled non-fat milk, if that's possible...

[26] If it happened once a month, it would be fine. Its when we need to see the dregs of the bench in every game that drives me nuts. And i think we need to forget about Nick Johnson. The Yankees should have had some kind of plan when it became apparent that Johnson would miss most of the year (somewhere around last December) but that ship is sailed and they should move on to a replacement.

[32] Huh. I've not been watching too closely lately, so I'll defer to your judgment. Still, that sounds a bit harsh, solid at best?

I'll keep my eyes open.

The boob tube said 4 out of the last 5 pitchers who debuted vs. the Yankees have been credited with the W. Unreal. 5 out of 6 is looking more likely. Bollocks!

OH, FUCK ME!!!

[31] RiverAveBlues ran an analysis of the defense of both Yankees catchers. The conclusion? Posada is of course worse, but Cervelli as well is below average. Combined with his poor hitting...

I don't think the Yankees have cleanly fielded a ball since I got home.

[38] Huh. How 'bout that!

[26] Please see my post from the thread earlier today: even with Jorge DHing and the old timers getting a few rest days, there is still need for a real DH three or more games a week. That's a lot.

And I am not talking about Nick Johnson...that boat has sailed. But the organization should be working hard, very hard, to drastically improve the DH (and by extension, bench) situation.

There is no reason at all NOT to make improvements.

[39] You make them nervous.

This game sucks

[41] Bonds hasn't officially retired yet. I think he'd still be good for a .900 OPS..and he'd take the heat off A-Rod!

[38] That was based strongly on SB/CS, which we know also has a lot to do with a pitcher. It was also a very small sample size in which Brains 2010 is well below his career numbers.

Anyone with eyes can see Brains is a very good defensive Catcher.

He also has 30 RBI and a .807 RISP.

No... he's not a stud, but far better then any BUC we've had in a while.

[41] I agree.
[44] I agree.

guess this is a "root against tampa" night

CC getting hit pretty hard.
Maybe we should ease up on those 120 pitch outings.

[48] It would be hard to do that *and* make sure Joba Chamberlain never, ever gets in a close game.

[45] To my eyes, honestly, he looks pretty average defensively. But by comparison to Jorge he seems like Johnny Bench. Still, once the rosy glow wears off and you actually watch him, there are passed balls and poor throws to second and dropped tags.

You are right that he is the best BUC since....Jorge?

Horse shit.

I may have to turn this game off soon.

What an awful game

[50] I kind of liked the first two years of Flash

Who knows, maybe this inning a baserunner? Dare I dream?

55 posts.

This game is a wet turd.

Cervelli inspiring meditations on art vs. life and the backup catcher and how, perhaps, Bang the Drum Slowly was a happy ending.

[56] Yeah, more interesting to look at these a-holes outside my office:

http://tinyurl.com/27bka6q

Hey! The Yankees are half way to a team cycle!

He's squeezin', missing fastballs.

Shit.

I probably would not bother leaving Sabathia in for the seventh. Get some rest, chalk it up, big guy.

Rays are winning

Why is CHP warming in the BP and CC is still in the game? If it's CHP time, then they might as well send CC to the showers. But if they are still trying to win, send CHP to the back of the BP.

[57] Thanks for the entertainment - I started off strong and ended up with a passing grade.

Who was it last night who thought you could play with that game, as tonight's game was a given?

Not loving Joe G. taxing CC like this. Not sure I understand it.

That's a good start. Let's go for Mo's sake!

Good show, sticks!

Another thing I don't like about the painful mlb.tv ads: I swear, Lady Gaga's face looks like a talking vagina.

Evening. Just got in, and read the posts and viewed the in game. Another mystery pitcher confuses the world champions. The Cleveland runs given up by CC were sketchy, and it could easily be only a 2 run lead. He looked ok last inning, but must not come out for the eighth.

Tomlin shuts down the yanks for 7 innings. He will remember this for the rest of his life.

We can score many and often against their bullpen, and it starts now.

[66] What's so bad with a talking vagina?

Good on the kid, though. If one of the good guys made a start like this against the Rays or the Sox there would be much rejoicing.

Of course we didn't score there

I hate when we play Joe LaRussa

[68] It's just downright unnatural.

And I hate every single person who appears in the current crop of mlb.tv ads. Except Heidi Klum. She's getting up there now, but her prime was prime.

We need an attack of he midges

[72] Who else are in the ads?

Didn't they murder this guy in Illinois?

Laporta been busy.

Humperdink!

hey look chp is pitching in The Eighth Inning (tm)

I would much rather see Heidi Klum, then a disgusting "Steak and bacon muffin melt" even a talking vag would be better than that non-talking muffin.

I don't care which MLB.tv ads I get, as long as it isn't that goddamn ad for "The Colony" that they've been playing over and over and over and over again for the last couple of weeks ...

LaPorta is going to be really good

which is why the CC situation is in no way like LeBron, as some writers have tortuously tried to claim in the past few days. CC gave them 7 years AND a potential franchise bat...thats not a bad return on investment.

[79] Steak & Bacon muffin melt??? Jayzus...get me some rice and miso soup please, i feel hardening arteries after just reading that..

[80] You'd care if you were one of the 7 people dropped into..........whatever the hell they mention after that.

[74] Keith Hernandez referring to his "lip jacket," which I find to be an inestimably disgusting term; Frank Nicotero who takes his one big shot to tell a joke to the world and comes up empty with an Ocho Cinco reference; Nikki Boyer (who?), pumping the ultra-relevant "Daytime in No Time," because everyone knows that manic Yankees fans hard up enough to watch all the games on mlb.tv's maddeningly buggy interface show significant crossover with the daytime soaps audience; Boris, from the hideous, racist, and offensive "yoooo want jersey? Yahn-kee jersey?" ad; Angela Sun (who?) for some other shitty yahoo web show; the nerdiest man on earth starring in some sickly unhip crap that is supposed to promote yahoo entertainment; DIane Something for Bikini 101 - again, crossover between mlb.tv fans and folks who wear bikinis; Clinton Sparks, who wants us all to check out Awl the nooze, on Yahooew - seriously, there is no way that accent is real - there are more, but that's a semi-comprehensive list for now.

Oh, right - Dogface Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna - for Yahoo's "The Thread," again, logical crossover audience...

And I can't forget the mammoth asshole on the Gilette test commercial, which is jarringly loud and as annoying as everything else they show.

Gabi Reece is the only one I really don't hate, as the tune they play under another useless web show that I will never, in a million years, watch, is not that unpleasant.

[82] I don't know how long you've been living in Japan, but people here eat that shit, like everyday, and over 70% of adults are overweight here. It is disgusting.

[80] I don't understand how people hate that one. It doesn't bother me, and, as you can tell, I am easily irritated.

Besides, it's Omoc from SG-1...

Wow, fair ball!!

Now were cooking with grease.

Another two hit game for Jeter

[84] Damn, Keith Hernandez the only person I know on that list..

[85] Long enough that the sound of that sandwich makes me queasy..

I do remember transfering at Houston's airport about 5 years ago and just being shocked when I got off the plane..everyone seemed...so huge...

[89] he's gonna end up finishing a lot closer to .300 than anyone realizes, watch

Shorten that swing, Nick...

'member when Swish took every count to 3-2? Seems like a long time ago.

Terrible, Nick.

Just grisly.

Ick

I feel ill.

welp...here goes nothin'

[86] Because at least on my feed they play it EVERY FUCKING INNING.

And they have been, for the last 2-3 weeks.

Over and over and over and over.

I'll usually only get the other ones about once or twice a game.

Boris, from the hideous, racist, and offensive “yoooo want jersey? Yahn-kee jersey?” ad

My favorite! "Check 'em out! TWINS!!!!"

Stage is set.

How about a True Yankee Moment here, Alex!