The Yanks take on the Angels tonight. The rivalry isn’t the same as it was a few years back when the Angels were, you know, good. (That said, my buddy Rich Lederer will be talking big trash if the Yanks lose the series.)
Hopefully, the Bombers continue their string of good fortune against good pitching as Jered Weaver gets the start. It’ll be interesting to see what Ivan Nova’s got to offer. All eyes in the Bronx are pulling for him to have a good outing cause he has struggled of late.
Cliff has the preview. We do the rootin’:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Pictures by Kevin Roche]
2 of 3 at worst, but a sweep is called for!
Somehow the hapless A's score FOUR against Laptops in the 1st, but Boston scores also. $-2 A's, but the Sox rallying in the 2nd.
That's 4-2 A's.
Laptop is gone in the fifth; 6 runs, five of them earned, responsible for a runner on first with two away. 6-5 A's.
The Red Sox have serious pitching problems -- and Beckett has been great, the best pitcher in May.
hinske homers at shiti field. and the braves take the lead!
Wouldn't it be awesome if Grant Balfour came on in relief of Outman?
k-rod almost gives up another one! prado doubles off the wall. muts fans giving k-rod the bronx cheer.
c'mon chipper!
i guess this'll be hottovy's mlb debut. i'm surprised he hasn't been touted as the sandy koufax of relievers.
(and yes, RI, i wrote "this'll"!)
[8] Tiggers like everything, except "this'll"s.
wouldn't it be awesome if deJeebus hits a 2-run job off hottovy?
Also, I've never seen him pitch in Pawtucket, but my guess is that he's no better than he 'oughta-be. (That's how you pronounce "Hottovy", sort of.)
awesome! k-rod totally blew up.
bravos were down 3-1 late. now they're up 6-3, heading to the bottom of the 9th. kimbrel will shut them down!
[9] This'll the Whistle
Outman should be a Batman villain. Or, no, more of a Marvel villain, really.
Damn, the A's really, really suck at fielding.
c'mon breslow, don't fuck up against your old team!
[13]oh, it was an error? my bad. go breslow!
i read Marvel as Carvel. it's really hot down here. and man is Carvel *awesome*! you guys have that up in RI?
[15] Yes, Carvel, although Dairy Queen is more popular. There's also Newport Creamery, but that's not "soft serve", just a local diner and ice cream shop. Shoppe.
Good job, Breslow.
yeah, i had never heard of Dairy Queen til i went to school in PA. they have that here too. not many Carvel's (i call 'em Cravel, 'coz i always crave it!), but there's one nearby where i live. but i'm generally not in that area... i'll be in NY next weekend, but prolly won't have time to go...
and K-Rod takes the loss!
Huh, I'm sure I knew about DQ growing up (in NY). Also Stewart's, did you ever go to one of those? They seem to be drying up or even completely gone now. Wait, maybe it was Stuart's. No, that doesn't look right. Anyway.
I'm going to have to leave shortly, before the Yanks start -- going with my high school son to see his friends' band.
Damn, the A's are chewing through Boston pitchers like crazy, huh?
[18] really? we had DQ's in NY? never heard of, or saw, one... don't know Stuart's, either.
bring EARPLUGS!!!
dammit 'Deki.
thanks Jenks!
now, get him home Suzuki!
I missed the balk. Oh well. I can never tell anyway.
I bet Suzuki steals. He's fast for a catcher. Almost like he was on a motorcycle.
Carvel's soft-serv was far superior to DQ.
Fucking A's! Hit into a DP with 1st abd 3rd, 1 out. A's up, 6-5.
Shit, that was fast.
IT'S BILL MAHER Time!!!
crap. a's couldn't take advantage and score...
[23] more like a dirt bike.
[24] still is! Cravel is superior to all soft-serve ice cream!
[24] Is that right? I don't think I remember any difference. Soft serve is undistinguished, in my memory.
There have already been a whole shitload of pitchers in this Sox game, and it's still the seventh inning. If it goes extras it should be very interesting.
Maybe I'll get to see the Yanks bat before I go...
[29] huh. i've never had DQ before...
hush. let's hope it ends in regulation, with the visiting team in green & gold victorious!
RI - 25 decibel earplugs!!!
oh, jesus. Joey needs some Devine Intervention...
[33] or just a friendly DP from a very fat Florida Evans lookalike, with terrible, awful, extremely ugly facial hair.
fuk off, joey devine.
okay, i'm kidding. get outta this, kid...
Derek's really swinging the bat well these days.
Look at him in there!
Go, Derek!
13 pitches...
Mlb.com tv..loud crowd noise, can barely hear the announcers..odd. Not sure if I like it or not..
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damn. i have a comment awaiting moderation. i thought we were passed that. and allowed to curse.
i cursed at a player. even wrote i was kidding! : )
can't word press take a joke?!
Is Michael Kay strangely silent, or is there something wrong with my mlb.tv feed??
Oh, it's the latter. I can barely hear them talking in the background, I mostly hear crowd noise. Very odd.
This is an amazing AB for Jetes, by the way!
What an amazing ab. Wow.
Ah, I should have kept reading, then I would have learned from Mr OK Jazz what was going on!
Anyway I have to leave, damn, that Jeter AB was an inning's worth.
Keep the faith, Banterers.
[42] We haven't heard from Kay in days. Seattle was Kenny and Cone.
Now it's Lorenz and Flash.
fuentes coming in to face crawford. bases clogged, 2 outs...
[44] Enjoy the gig! I'm digging the no announcers, just can't do any chores and turn away though.
Booing Teix? He played there for like 2 months! I hate the Angels, their fans, manager and stadium. :(
[46] That won't end well.
Bah, Sox take the lead.
motherfucker. crawford comes thru.
shit sox lead. : /
[50] Fuentes stinks..real A-hole too, apparently.
i'm prolly in minority, but i love boBBy. i just hope he has a terrible weekend! : )
Damn, Bobby. I remember when he used to do this sort of thing for us.
What great hitting.
i see Nova's taking a pitch from his buddy AJ's, um, arsenal...
damn you, boBBy! ; )
[52] I like him too. Always did.
[52][53] Professional Hitter.
Cmon Nova!!
Oh, Jesus.
err..should have been "Cmon, Martin!"
Can't we send out La Migra after Nova?
yup, this is like an AJ inning...
shit, my #'s are all 1 off from you guys, 'coz of that stoopid moderation. i cursed out joey devine and took it back in the same post! still wouldn't let it go. i hate censorship... : /
friggin' A's...
Boli!
Game over after the 1st inning - sheesh!
Coltrane!
Mussel!
[66] never hoid o' him! ; )
Sterling's call: "That's quite an IMPRESSION from Russell COLTRANE! Clutch his teammates will LOVE SUMPRELEY!"
c'mon Po. we need ya, buddy!
Just got back from Hangover 2. What did I miss?
[70] You're joking? Was there so much unresolved from the first one that they needed a sequel?
Jorge is this year's version of Nick Johnson last year - taking strike three constantly
[70] A decent movie?
What in the fuck is on Jered Weaver's head?
[70] really [71]
(75) Jeff's jizz
[74] I enjoyed it. Its the *same movie* with different jokes. If you liked the first, you'll probably like this.
[73] Gardner's pretty good at it too
[78] I was trying to be a wise-guy, and answering your question, "what did I miss" with the reply "a decent movie". I guess my banter was not banter-worthy.
And, Gardner had nothing to complain about, that was strike three.
[75] The Angels are wearing their "50th Anniversary" throwback unis. The original Angles had halos on their hats.
[81] It...doesn't look like a halo.
[82] Blasphemy!
[81] I was wondering if that was some kind of throwback. Kinda reminds me of the Pirates pillbox hats. They had some strange headwear over the years.
Ohhhhhhhh boooooooooooooys ... Lookey what I got's here!
[84] Pirates pillbox hats might be my favorite hats ... ever.
Ever.
Oh yeah, Phil Hughes! Remember that guy?
[86] We Are Fa-mi-ly! Pops Stargell, the Cobra, Kent Tekulve! My favorite childhood team after the Yankees.
Its Robin Yount, isn't it?
[88] I just loved the unusual boxey shape and the performance stars. I loved being able to look at the hat and KNOW which players were BIG ...
Few things more infuriating than watching a team strike out looking all night
C'mon Cletus!
PISS HANDS!!!
Tough break there
Oh Jorge! Timely 150 hitting!
Looks like hot-and-cold Gardner is cold again.
hip-hip, alright!
Its sad that .214 represents a good year for Jeff Mathis
Oh Jesus Christ
Fucking Chevy Nova ...
Was ARod a bit slow gojng after that liner?
Brian Fuentes is horrible.
I wonder if Nova is going to be the new Kyle Farnsworth. The man that management pretends works to proof some unstated point.
[103] Just for that, you deserve a good dose of Carlos Silva.
It's hard to complain about Teix, but Damn, I wish he didn't try to pull everything.
[104]I'm warming up to it, to be honest. This is not fun to watch. If Nova had some kind of future, it might be worth it, but I have no desire to watch the Florida Marlins future number 4 starter struggle through five innings every fifth day.
Ow.
Man! That Blimp shot really shows you how FAST that ball came at Nova.
[106] Yawn.
Nova might not be a future ace, but it ain't like you're likely the one to have that insight ...
[109] I don't think I've seen a scouting report or evaluation of him that [i]didn't[/i] have the term "back end starter" in it.
[110] And? So what. How the FUCK do you think that's different from how he's pitched, *especially* as a rookie? Just because you invented a ceiling for him and then over-reacted when he didn't magically inhabit it, doesn't mean *you* weren't delusional throughout the entire process.
SWING THE FUCKING BAT.
[111] Because I really, really don't think this franchise is going to settle for number four production out of the number four spot going forward. And if Ivan Nova isn't going to play an important role for this franchise in the future, I don't know what the point of watching him go through growing pains is.
[113] Agreed.
Well, at least he swung.