Think Brian Cashman has a to-do list before the trade deadline today at 4:00 p.m. The Yanks have been quiet thus far. Does this mean Cash is in stealth-mode or does this mean that nothing is going down? Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, the Yanks have a game. And after yesterday, it would be a disappointment if they don’t handle the Orioles again today.
Stay cool and:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Credit: Herve Bertrand]
Holy crap! Jets on the verge of getting Plaxico...
Yankees will be getting A-Rod back, that should count as a move. Only move they need is middle reliever or bench player.
Buck Showalter is a douche.
Damn, Captain. That's got to smart.
I was wondering if it was nice out that almost no one is here...
[4] 17 run hangover?
Ok. Bases loaded. Score at least 2 please.
Blargh.
Swisher sure hitting like he's got a hangover today ...
[5] Tsk, too early for that. Hangovers are for AFTER the World Sillies...
Slide fail by Pie. Ouch.
E6. Barely even touched his glove on a routine double play ball.
Oh no, we've loaded the bases again. This never works out well.
Alright, how about we score some runs this time???
GGBG!!!
SPEED!
Whooo-hoooo. Bases clearing triple for Lil' G.
Awesome total wrongness [10]!!!
[10] Well, that really sucked, eh? >;)
Uh oh, Captain Woe?
Damn, is Brett our MVP? Could be. I guess Curtis is still ahead.
Christ. I hope Jeter didn't break any bones in his hand.
I could watch that replay ten times.
[18] Nuñe5 -> Nuñe6.
Well, it'll be interesting to see how the defense looks in the top of the 5th.
Martin @ 3rd, Nune5 @ SS, Chavez @ 2nd???
I think I'd much rather they'd just moved Robbie to 2nd and lost the DH.
Heh.
That was functionally equivalent to a safety squeeze.
Jake Arerratic...
Rangers get Mike Adams from the Padres.
Gazoo Brains playing 2b. This is not going to end well.
Or ... Frankie Brains to 2nd!!!
LULZ
How bad was Jeter hit?
[21] Yeah, I wonder if they'll make that move (Rob to the field, give up the DH) after... uh...
Hm.
Where would the pitcher show up in the order if they did that? Oh, assuming Cervelli leaves the game, it would be in his spot.
So, in that case, I wish they had just given up the DH, yeah.
Freddy sez, "Who the fuck cares who's playing in the infield? I'm striking these birds out, or forcing them to lift an easy fly to the OF."
... or that.
[27] Yesmo had the pitch blasting the top of Jeter's fingers. The ball didn't hit flush as it went to the backstop but it certainly looked like it hurt like a bitch.
13 pitchers???
::facepalm::
How about running hard, Swish?
31) Aie.
[32] Did you see "13 Assassins"? Great action...
Frankie with the leather ... sort of!
Frankie! Getting the lead runner. Smooth.
[17] Gritner with 3.5 WAR, should finish with 5+/-.
Granderson with 4.8 WAR, should finish with 7+/-.
However, Gritner is 'punished' by Positional Adjustment because he plays LF instead of CF.
Gritner has been a tremendous value for us. Based on WAR, Fan Graphs has him worth $56.4 over his career. I'll guess we've paid him less then $2m so far?Not bad for an AAAA player!
Freddy for the seventh? Or straight to D-Rob?
[39] Freddy to start, D-Rob on standby. Maybe Brains finds new life as the BUI behind Chavez and Nune5?
[39] Maybe Noesi?
Not sure if Soriano is rated for back-to-back yet, not sure I'd burn the Bama Hamma for the 7th.
Well, Eduardo, sometimes you elude the ball, sometimes ball elude you.
Uh, how about a ball out of the damn infield here?
Maybe???
[41] True, no point in bringing down the Hamma until the bases are loaded.
Mean time, Curtis better fucking get a hit.
[40] Okay, maybe not.
Oh great, now we lose the DH.
Noesi for you!
Way to make him earn his stripes, Joe. WTF!
OK, that's odd, shouldn't Joe have pulled Hector before the first pitch?
Oh, fer fuck's sake, are you fucking kidding me?
Was that in the fucking binder Coffee Joe???
[46] Not a big deal.
Oops, now it might be. It's unlikely that D-Rob will come up in the bottom of the seventh, but if he does it will suck to PH for him and waste the Hamma. (If he pitches the eighth, of course, then they can just PH for him in the bottom and Go to Mo.)
Hey, have they always played "Sweet Home Alabama" for D-Rob?
You've been Hammered!
[52] All of this year at least, can't remember past that ...
[54] In general, or just on this topic? ;-)
Rapid Running Robbie Cano!
Verlander lost a bid for another no-hitter with two out in the eighth. After an error extended the inning. (His own error, I believe.)
Don't hurt yourself, Robbie.
Oh, that could have been a truly horrendous base coaching mistake. Fortunately Rob is fine.
You are the nail, Nick Markakis.
[60] When YOU are the Hamma, everyone looks like a nail!
You are the nail, Adam Jones.
[61] There they all are, a row of nails, lined up and waiting to be... HAMMERED.
ALABAMA HAMMA!
Bring it down, D-Rob. Swing it, bring down the HAMMA.
God, that is sweet. BAM.
Nasty.
7 minutes to the trade deadline ...
Hysterical. The music for the video should be boom-chicka-bow-bow.
Kevin Gregg = backpfeifengesicht
[68] Hey ladies ...
[70] Let's talk about your... fantasies... (Chicka-chicka-BOW-bow...)
I just learned D Rob's brother had quick cup of joe.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roberco01.shtml
[71] Looking for a different kind of ... workout???
4 pm.
MLB Gameday ∞> E@#$ Gamecast...
In other news, Banuelos was promoted to AAA today, with an eye towards a possible late season call up.
Bottom of the sixth, Ivory 3, Scarlet 2.
Hmmm ... Sox apparently picked up Bedard, could be a good deal, depending on the cost (and IF he stays healthy).
[78] Huh. Pete Abe doesn't have it.
And yes, they need Bedard. If it's true, let's hope they got seriously held up for him.
[79] Jayson Stark, Andrew Marchand, Gordon Edes reporting.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/notebook/_/id/6791838/mlb-countdown-trade-deadline
[80] Seattle probably took pocket lint ... and they probably demanded Montero AND a Killer B from us ...
Sox send C Federowicz to Mariners.
Who?
Aceves in for the bottom of the sixth with two away and a man on.
Thanks be to Mo.
Ah, Mo.
All rise.
Not sure about Federowicz. He doesn't play for Pawtucket, I know that.
Praise be.
Oh, that Bedard trade is a 3 way with the Dodgers in it as well.
"3-team deal Bedard for BOS: Federowicz, 2 other minor leaguers to LAD, Trayvon Robinson, Chih Hsien Chiang to SEA for Bedard,Fields."
[90] This suggests to me that the M's are not high on Bedard, and other teams aren't either. Maybe they think his prospects for pitching a lot of games this season are slim.
[91] I dunno, they got a pretty good haul for Bedard.
Red Sox had to give up a lot more than they were going to for Harden.