Game starts at 3:30, right?

They'll get this one in.

Rain in Northern California in June? Never happens. Falling frogs is more common.

[3] if you don't believe climate change is real, there's your proof. We've turned into Oregon the last two years. It's like the Yankees finishing on last place two years in a row. Too weird to believe.

Was talking to a friend in the wine industry the other day, he said that last year and this year look like back-to-back catastrophes. Some growers have had their entire crops ruined.

[4] Wait, climate change is going to make the Yankees finish last two seasons in a row??? Okay, now I'm worried. (Why didn't Gore put that in his movie? Much scarier than tidal waves.)

I swear to god, listening to Hawk Harrelson call this game is making me root for the Red Sox.

[6] take that back!!!

(i hear ya, though...)

wait - the Pale Hose take the lead.

REJOICE!!!

he gone. gold star. fuck you, hawk.

GO OZZIE!!!

[7] and of course i mean hawk harrelson, not our very own Hawk here at the banter!

and i'm off for a very long work day, teaching...

GO YANKS!!!

[and Pale Hose!]

[7] Yeah, well, not really. But almost. The White Sox have had a boatload of base runners, but the homer was a solo, dammit.

The Red Sox have serious pitching problems. The kind we thought the Yanks might have.

Whoops, Papi returns the favor.

ah crap, tie game.

ok, i'm out.

have a great game, guys...

GO YANKS!!!

Sad double by the Captain. It seems like he always hits weak ground balls, except for when he hits doubles.

Yeah, this has that "11 strikeout game" feel.

YAY-ROD!

A somewhat less sad double by A-Rod.

Sigh.

I remember when the left side of our infield was good at hitting.

Arod rocking the glasses at the plate? That seems unusual.

Nice shot.

[12] As long as it also has that "two doubles per inning" feel, I'm okay with that.

NAY-J.

Blech.

I really dont like watching Burnett pitch

[11][14] Very sad. When is it OK to ask if Jeter should sit against RHP, tough LHP and night games?

Yikes...now that HR allowed by AJ was very sad.

[18] Yes, he is maddening.

AJ, oy.

Coco was out.

[21] Uh-oh, that sounds like bad news from the future...or did you mean the walk to Crisp?

I don't remember the last time I saw AJ throw a decent changeup

[23] No so bad. Not so sad. Come on everyone, cheer up!

Christ, its only the fourth?

[25] everyone

Where is everyone?

OK, Swish, enough with the bunt.

Woohoo!

THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T FUCKING BUNT.

HR > Bunt.

Mmmm, the silky smooth voice of Mr. Singleton along with Coney explaining BABIP, FIP, etc. - now that's a tandem I could get used to.

"You see him smiling? It's the afterglow."

Nicely put Kenny, nicely put.

[27] "Some people have to work, the rest of us drunks are watching the game ". To paraphrase the Cubs manager (whose name escapes me) about the fans at Wrigley back in the early eighties.

All caught up on the highlights. Too bad Swisher wrecked that rally in the 4th : )

I found the tirade from Lee Elia directed to Cubs Fans. Funny Stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYuO1KmFdI

I had to listen to John and Suzyn for an hour! (Horrible traffic.)

I would just like to point out that Swisher's selfish home run killed the rally. You notice that they scored no more runs after that. DOESN"T ANYONE KNOW HOW TO BUNT ON THIS TEAM???

Oh, damn, sorry [35] > [37].

[38] I listened to them from about midnight on last night before falling asleep. All they did was bitch and moan about how cold it was in Oakland and some lady that was hollering right under their microphone. What a horrible life for them. Ugh. Really pissed me off.
And quit steppin' on my toes. : )

I hope D-Rob is ready.

Good AJ, Good. Now I bet the solid bp guys are all rusty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv23pqH9iG0

Here's the longer and unedited version of the Lee Elia tirade.

Can't they play a few more games in Oakland before taking on Fucking scioscia and his band of fenway floppers?

Phew. Joba didn't know what the hell do with it after he caught it.

Joba was getting hit pretty hard three times there. Lucky works too.

White beats Red again for the SWEEP. TB also loses. A good day for the Pinstripes (with a bit of Jobaluck added in).

6 Yankees LEAD at their position in the All-Star balloting. Our ebtire INF plus Grandy. Jeter only has SEVEN SSs in the league with a better OPS... but he's still Derek Jeter.

Jim Joyce sounds like he is calling the pigs to dinner. Perfect game killa.

All rise.
And to think they shouldacouldawoulda swept Seattle, too.
Ah, well. Whoo-hoo!

(47) Thats what happens when you have so many home games early in the season.

Boring but fruitful games in Oakland. I'll take it!

Wowza. After 2 of the worst weeks I've seen, The Yanks take 4 in a row on the West Coast, while Boston loses 4 in a row at Fenway. Baseball is a funny game.