I know DJ shouldn't bat leadoff anymore, but still, this is a lineup I could get used to!

tix tomorrow night, hope multi-hit jeter is in the house tonight and tomorrow.

"Depending on the severity of the injury, (Jon) Lester could be sidelined for 2-4 weeks, a team source told ESPNBoston.com. "

And the Ecil Empire starts to crumble...

Two hits for Derek tonight, two more tomorrow.

Hmmm, DJ vs a power sinker ... wonder how this will turn out?

Alright, fingers crossed for Phil.

Hmm

Oy.

Fugh.

Bleck.

That was Cervellish

Well ... fuck.

change up!

He doesn't seem to be throwing the ridiculous waste pitches tonight

PHEW

2-0 already?

How is Hughes looking?

Well, this could be going better

crunk

[15] Not as bad as at the start of the year, but not particularily sharp, or good.

[18] Just rusty, maybe?

Sigh.

[18] Or nerves perhaps? Certainly possible.

But he's still having the same problems he's had for the last year or so ... he gets ahead and then just can't seem to finish hitters off.

His velocity is good, sitting 92, but his fastball doesn't seem to have much life on it.

I miss Nova. And speaking of Nova, Hughes is acting a lot like a superNova (A star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass).

C'mon Jorge.

Hey I missed the news about the rotation. What happened exactly? Obviously Hughes is back but beyond that.

[24] Nova sent down so he can stay in a rotation.

It's funny how things work out with young Yankee pitchers. Even when the team doesn't **** it up, it seems fate intervenes to do it for them. Here we had Nova being given a bit of leash and growing because of it and the next thing you know - see ya!

[25] And the hits keep on coming.

Thanks, btw

[25] Also, supposedly Nova doesn't warm up quickly which makes it tougher to use him as a reliever.

Supposedly ...

Softest hit ball of the evening.

Phil is up,up,up in the zone.

If he changes his three waste pitch philosophy, I'm all for it.

"Deep"

The more I watch Hughes then the more bummed I get at Nova being sent down. It's just not fair.

[34] Fair? What's fair got to do with it?

Huh. A white boy from Jamaica. How 'bout that?

Fugh.

Struck out the side?

Belch.

Wow, and he sure can make good hitters look silly, too.

[37] Well, I'm a white boy from Hong Kong ... it happens!

=)

[35] Obviously nothing

[39] :)

[41] This will make you laugh.
http://failblog.org/2011/07/06/epic-fail-photos-jumbotron-spelling-fail/

[40] Exactly.

The Hughes from the 1st half of last year was, frankly, staggeringly better than I could ever imagine Nova being. I have no problem with the Yankees deciding that trying to see if Hughes can reclaim that form is worth more at the moment than putting Hughes in the bullpen and seeing if Nova turns into a 4th starter rather than a 5th ...

Masterson is nasty, huh?

Yo Dimelo! Represent. Sorry I haven't been around this evening...working on some stuff around the house.

Almost a great DP.

Wow. Jeter does seem to have more spring in his step coming off the DL.

And what a fantastic grab-n-throw from CANO!

[42] Heh.

[44] What up, what up!!!!

Stupid fuck.

FUCK.

DAMMIT.

Why couldn't the Yanks send Michael Kay down?

[42] Cute. :)

Michael Kay's inability to read outfielders really is appalling for a major baseball announcer.

A hit! Moral victory! I.e., meaningless until the runner scores.

[53] It runs in the family. Is he any worse than Sterling?

IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR ... it is caught before the track ...

The hell was he going?

This guy is a good pitcher.

[55] Sterling is awesome, sorry. He's like a crazy uncle. I love me some Sterling. Kay not so much.

[55] I don't watch the game with Sterling, so I can't *see* how off he is. Grady Sizemore had that ball from the very beginning, and Kay is screeching like its a gapper that no one is near.

I wonder if when Cervelli catches someone in the bullpen the balls keep getting by him and he throws them into the bleachers.

[58] Well, sorry, we'll just have to agree to disagree, Sterling is one of the worst announcers I've ever heard. The pairing of him and Waldman is not just one of the worst announcing teams ever, from any sport, that I've ever heard, but a complete embarrassment to the Yankees franchise.

I'll give you that he's better than "Hawk" Harrelson, though, so he's got that going for him, which is nice ...

When Kay was going on about his controversial theory that you should try and get a good return when you trade a star player, I wanted to jump through the TV and strangle him.

I'd rather have Nova than Garcia.

Phil still sitting 92 in the 5th @ 80 pitches ... which is good to see.

Nicely done, Phil. Bend but don't break, son!

[63] And at this point I'd rather have Garcia than Burnett. I'm just keepin' it real!

[36]I got some Indian (India) Jamaican distant relatives, and don't forget the legendary Chinese-Jamaican music producer Vincent Randy Chin! West Indies such a great hodge-podge. My people in Trinidad&Tobago all seem to be Rainbow Coalition mixed.

Cmon Captain, rope one to the opposite field!

That's a weird stat. Masterson, first time thru the lineup, BA is .263, second time is .305, third time is .189.

xFIP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 WAR

Garcia 4.17 5.58 2.64 .88 1.3
Nova 4.21 5.01 3.63 .88 0.8

Garcia's been the slightly, but clearly, better pitcher. You could make a long-term argument for Nova using development and potential, but if I had to take one for the rest of this year only, it'd be Garcia ...

Sheeeeeit.

Hittin' at'em balls.

Blargh.

Had him played perfectly.

[69] How about vs the Red Sox in a big game? hahaha

But yeah Nova is the "worst" of the five starters, I just don't care. I was enjoying watching him improve and I just like his moxie.

Jeter *does* have more legs about him on D ... hmmmm, maybe Girardi should rest his Captaincy a bit more, you think?

Hmmm ... lovely, somehow I think it's about to strike midnight on the pumpkin that is Luis Ayala ...

BIG GUN GRITNER!

With the HOSE!

Oh, boy, it's NOgan time ...

I'm just staying BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOne.

Err, SAYING.

YAY-ROD!!!!!

EL GATO!

Nice play Alex.

Masterson is impressive.

[61] Sorry but I think Sterling has great entertainment value. You are more than welcome to think otherwise.

tying run at the plate...

You know, I'm not perfect on this by any stretch, but I think you can get a good idea if an outfielder is going to at least catch up to a ball by the way he tracks it. Think Michael Kay could take notes? Sizemore had that all the way.

[83] Plenty of people find entertainment in the "Jersey Shore" and Nancy Grace. I don't, but you're more than welcome to think otherwise ...

[83] Hey Dimelo, you got to check out FauxJohnSterling on Twitter, it's hysterical.
[86] Heard of Jersey Shore but who is Nancy Grace?

Yeah, that one WAS DRIVEN!

Meh.

YAY MEAT TRAY!

shoot.

Home run sucks but the Super Mario Bros sound when he crossed the plate was worth it.

This seems a little early and kind of close to give up

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[87] Traipse on over to YOUTUBE and find out. But, to spare you the experience, I'll just say she's an ex-prosecutor who specializes in sensationalizing certain crimes, staking out a position of moral certainty and never refusing to budge, regardless of evidence or jury decision.

For example, in the Duke "rape" case, she took the position early on that the lacrosse players were OBVIOUSLY guilty and continued to hammer that opinion, show after show. When it turned out that not only was the evidence not enough to sustain the charges, but that the District Attorney was charged with "prosecutorial misconduct" because of his prejudiced actions in the case, she deserted her show, allowed a substitute to announce the decision and pretended as if she'd never had anything to say about the case in the first place.

Just checked in in the 7th.

Any reason why Hughes could only go 5 innings tonight. He's been resting for most of the season ferchisssakes.

That's just not good enough.

Ah Meatray.

All in all, 3 for 13 with a walk and two doubles isn't so bad for a return.

[97] More importantly, he's looked postively spry out there. Which REALLY ought to be a sign that Coffee Joe needs to start resting him more to keep him fresh.

[95] Because he hasn't just been "resting", he's been "resting" a tired arm?

Colon was limited to 80 pitches in his return on Saturday and he'd only been out 2 weeks.

Yeesh ...

[97] And actually, its 3-9 with a walk and two doubles in the last two games.

[98]I'm trying to decide if old, tired Jeter is a worse defender than Nunez.