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Yanks-Sox: Beckett vs. Fab Five Freddy.

No preamble, just cheerin’:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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1 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 7:40 pm

Got Bagel Standard (http://bagelstandard.com/) and some coffee ready to go..Rain, Rain Go Away!

2 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 7:54 pm

The weather is okay right now. It's still a little sketchy, but my bet is the rain holds off long enough.

3 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 7:56 pm

Bleah, can't stand graff that spells something yet is totally illegible. What does it say?

4 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:01 pm

Great random ad, btw: "Enter now for a chance to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field or win other Mets prizes." Feh!

5 Sliced Bread   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:01 pm

[3] I think it says Cervelli is batting third?
Wack, man.

6 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:06 pm

[5] A young, smiley Japanese Christian stopped me on the street yesterday, asked if I knew about Jesus..I said yes, but Cashman won't bring him up..got the usual polite, befuddled smile in reply.

7 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:09 pm

[6] Heh.

Girardi thinks it's not a good idea to bring him up as a BUC, because it would be asking too much of Jesus to "learn the staff".

8 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:11 pm

Great, 4 hours of My Litle Pony fellatio coming up..I hate ESPN

9 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:24 pm

Good thing they at least got Grinch's pitch count up to 17 in the first.

Quiet game thread for BoSox..what's going on, no one has 4.5 hours to spare on a sunday night?

10 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:28 pm

NO Pasta for you, Dusty!!

11 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:29 pm

[7] ::facepalm::

Of course, Cashman was willing to trade Fistpump for a lefty reliever, so who knows how this works out.

12 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:30 pm

[8] I'm here, but my participation will be sporadic.

13 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:34 pm

[8] I'm here for a while, then have to run to the airport.

14 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:35 pm

The standing-and-watching strategy worked for Curtis, but not so much for Swish and Brett.

15 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:46 pm

Fuck

16 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:49 pm

... and I just finished dinner...

17 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:51 pm

Finally! Finished someone!

18 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:51 pm

[8] is that a hershiser joke?

19 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:52 pm

[6] Well played!

20 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:54 pm

WTF Jeter? And wasn't that a little deep for the infield fly rule?

21 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:54 pm

Well, if Posada's going to be benched, it's only a matter of time before The Jesus is called up. Yanks need to do something about the DH spot.

22 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:58 pm

All in all, Fabulous Freddy Freak Brother.

23 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:58 pm

[13] You should drive... hee yuk yuk yuk

24 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:59 pm

I'll take it. We're going to see Phil before too long at this rate, though.

25 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 8:59 pm

Well done Chief, holding them to only one there is huge.
Curt W. Schilling in booth for top 3rd means time for Mr. OK Jazz to do some laundry! Let's GO YAN-Kees!!

26 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:07 pm

looks to me like beckett's a bit off with his command, don't know what schilling's seeing

27 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:08 pm

Laundry done! I'm willing to bet $100 I already missed some 2004 LCS talk?
C'mon Jeter! Single can score Coltrane..

28 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:08 pm

FUCK.

29 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:09 pm

AAAARGH! Two well struck balls by Jete, no result.

30 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:10 pm

[29] yeah frustrating in a game where every at bat counts.

31 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:15 pm

Geez, is this game on NESN? I can't bear listening to Schilling anymore.

32 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:16 pm

Nice play by jetes!

33 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:16 pm

[31] biggest blowhard ever.

34 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:17 pm

Alright, nice job Fat Freddy!

35 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:18 pm

Schilling seems to have mellowed out a bit..I feel bad for mocking him.

36 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:21 pm

Hey, the fat fuck is out of the booth, how about shutting the fuck out about him and talking about the damn game?????

37 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:22 pm

Thank MO that Sox shill-er is out of the booth. Enough of the Boston love-fest.

Freddy is making it work.

Come on score truck!

38 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:22 pm

[36] I was talking to Orel and the rest, if that wasn't clear.

39 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:23 pm

[38] Clear to me.

40 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:23 pm

[6] That's a good one. : )

41 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:24 pm

Why are they not sending Granderson against Captain Facemask?

42 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:27 pm

C'mon Robbie!!! Bring Curtis home!

43 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:27 pm

haha valentine basically says a pitchout is a bad idea because it's giving a ball away and there's a good chance you don't get the runner out anyway, but that he would sometimes use it just to show the other team that he might

44 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:29 pm

wait how did teixeira get out???

45 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:30 pm

[41] all runners must go against facemask.

46 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:30 pm

This ump sounds like he's saying sieg heil on the strike calls.

Plus the Nazi sound alike is squeezing Freddy.

47 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:30 pm

This ump sounds like he's saying sieg heil on the strike calls.

Plus the Nazi sound alike is squeezing Freddy.

48 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:30 pm

[43] Peer behind the mask of a Chessmaster!!!

49 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:30 pm

Ah...the dreaded double post. How do I do it?

50 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:30 pm

[44] K.

51 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:31 pm

[43] I hate to say it, but that actually makes sense to me.

52 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:32 pm

[50] i guess i zoned out

53 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:33 pm

[52] You were distracted by the steal.

54 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:33 pm

GaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaH.

55 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:34 pm

Geez, another stolen double.

56 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:34 pm

[51] if you want the other team to think you might pitch out sometimes, wouldn't you choose times when you think the runner might be going anyway? i guess that could be what he meant, but the way he said it made it seem like he'd only do it for show, never to try to get a guy out, because that would be a waste.

57 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:35 pm

Mother fucker!

58 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:35 pm

Well, that's a kick in the fucking balls.

59 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:35 pm

Bad luck for Swisher, he crushed that one.

60 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:35 pm

Are you kidding me?

61 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:35 pm

This game fucking sucks.

62 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:36 pm

Beckett's been more lucky than good. Well, he's been both.

63 RIYank   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:37 pm

[56] Oh. I thought he meant, it's just not worth giving away the ball for the extra chance of getting the runner, but then if you also factor in that the other manager might get worried about your pitch-out, that makes it worth doing sometimes.

I think that's probably correct. (Something like that is the view defended in The Book.)

64 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:38 pm

[58] Kick in the baal, master?

65 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:39 pm

[62] They're going to score off him. Just need the Chief to hold off the Greatest Offense of All Time (how do I make that copywright sign on my Mac??)

66 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:40 pm

[63] that could be what he meant

67 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:43 pm

[65] Oh, boy. You just made me use google. ™ Option +2
Man, there's all kinds of crazy stuff you can do.

68 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:44 pm

Oh Freddy...walking the weakest hitter in their lineup

69 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:44 pm

This is gotta be Mo. † The dagger!

70 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:46 pm

Martin Scutaro fucking sucks.

71 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:48 pm

Wanna give more importance to winning the division? Take away the wild card. But that won't make as much money...

72 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:49 pm

[67] Well done, Just Fair! You've created a monster though, I'm going to bust out my Generation Tres™ t-shirt and shout "Cowboy Up™ THIS, Boston!" while dancing to Cotton Eyed Joe™. (well, maybe a different song..)

73 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:52 pm

And that was the wrong decision ...

74 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:52 pm

[72] It's funny. I've been seeing a lot of those signs around the intertubes and was never curious enough to find out how their done. Now we know. Bolllocks©

75 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:53 pm

uh no one touched that in the stands????

76 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:53 pm

Martin forgot he was a catcher

77 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:53 pm

YEAH!!!!!

78 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:53 pm

NUNE5!!!

That was gone off the bat.

79 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:53 pm

[74] They are or they're. Not their. D'oh!
NUNEY!

80 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:54 pm

[75] It hugged the wall

Nune5!

81 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:54 pm

Ha! Too bad Martin went for two. (not that it would have necessarily played out the same, or that going for two was a bad idea.)

82 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:54 pm

Noonyez!

83 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:55 pm

[76] I guess he thought it would've bounced into the stands too.

84 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:55 pm

[80] seemed to bounce up to a bunch of hands reaching out and slow down dramatically, but couldn't see it clearly on the replay

85 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:55 pm

If the red sox hit that they never would have said it wasn't well hit. Just saying...

86 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:56 pm

[47] Ump really DOES sound like he's saying "Sieg Heil!"

87 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:56 pm

Ya know, I've just about heard enough of the Sox bias from this crew. Fuggin Valentine and Horseface are ridiculous. ESPN sucks!

Nunez hit that ball just fine.

88 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:56 pm

Eduardo really puts some good ab's together. In my mind's eye he swings at mostly strikes. Once he de-Meacham's his defense I think he's a keeper.

89 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:57 pm

Hope that hurt.

90 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:57 pm

Good. Break his shin.

91 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:57 pm

[86] I was just about to second this. So, I'll third it.

92 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:58 pm

[90] Schilling's in the stadium, I'm sure he can supply some red dye for his uniform.

93 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:59 pm

Alright, Cap'n, time to come through!

94 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 9:59 pm

I love seeing Varitek fail.

95 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:01 pm

[87] Imagine Pedroia hit one over the monster, would be another 3 innings of praise. He's a great player but he's becoming Jeter-like in the over-praise by sports announcers dept.

96 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:03 pm

[88] Once If he de-Meacham's his defense I think he's a keeper.

97 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:04 pm

Orel is giving little pony oral. Ugh.

98 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:05 pm

[97] Well done, sir!

99 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:06 pm

shoulda hopped

100 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:06 pm

Nice throw by Martin, even better tag by Jeter

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101 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:06 pm

I really love seeing my little pony fail.

102 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:07 pm

Wow...Pedroia hits a Baltimore Chop for an infield single. What a playa! And Three MVP candidates! There has never been a team like this one! How lucky you viewers are to be privvy to this game on ESPN.

What? How can they call Pedroia be called out on the steal? His feet didn't even get wet walking on the water to second.

103 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:07 pm

[99] exactly! Best bunny rabbit in baseball he is.

104 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:08 pm

I kenew they would somehow turn that into isn't shorty awesome spiel.

105 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:09 pm

400 Bad Request

It is not a valid request!
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Am I the only one getting this error?

106 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:09 pm

what fire he must have in his belly to slap a bench with those tiny little hands of his!

107 cult of basebaal   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:13 pm

Alright, airport time, will be rooting in the car!

108 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:14 pm

[105] I haven't had that error.

109 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:17 pm

[108] I only get the error when I refresh the page.

110 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:18 pm

[109] been doing nothing but refreshing and have had no issues. FYI.

111 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:18 pm

[105] I don't get it... >;)

112 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:18 pm

Love those Sox fans doing the wave with the game in the balance.

113 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:21 pm

Damn..that was a huge missed chance.
C'mon Son of Donnie!!

114 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:23 pm

[110] I've switched browsers, that may solve the problem.

115 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:25 pm

Wow, 3-2 curve

116 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:25 pm

That sucked.

117 Matt Blankman   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:26 pm

That was a wicked 3-2 curve. Damn.

118 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:29 pm

Chavez should not have missed that 3-0 pitch.

119 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:30 pm

Why not save Logan for A-Gone in later innings? Chief could have gone one more..

120 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:31 pm

Fucking Boone Logan

121 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:31 pm

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooone.

122 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:31 pm

Boo...ne.

123 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:33 pm

[119] Lefty-heavy hitters up

124 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:33 pm

Crawford hit that ball twice on the bat. Very lucky. That probably should have been a DP grounder.

125 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:33 pm

Hello. I'm a loogy. I am good at waking the leadoff lefty and then giving up a hit to the next lefty. I've been on fire since Cincinatti.

126 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:33 pm

[118] huh? he was trying to swing and miss. don't you learn anything from bobby v?

127 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:35 pm

Mixing and matching for Jason Varitek seems silly.

128 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:35 pm

in fairness it looked like ortiz took 2 strike 3s at the knees.

129 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:35 pm

What I've learned from Bobby V is that he still hates the Yankees.

130 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:36 pm

[125] And some people think what this team needs is another lefty

131 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:37 pm

[127] Day off tomorrow.

132 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:38 pm

"Joe Girardi has stated he wants to win this series." The kind of hard hitting analysis you can expect from ESPN Sunday Night Baseball

133 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:38 pm

Oh for the love of fucking fuck, its Jason Varitek!

134 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:38 pm

lucky

135 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:39 pm

Atta boy, varitek. Douche.

136 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:39 pm

Giving Tek the 3-0 Green Light? What a break for us. Looked like Ball 4 high.

137 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:39 pm

Captain swing at ball four and pop it up. Great leadership.

138 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:40 pm

Ah, Cap' ba fail bails out wide Wade.

139 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:41 pm

[130] A healthy and effective Marte sure would be useful.

140 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:41 pm

[135] (l)-tek needs a douche.

141 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:42 pm

[130 Maybe another as in "not Boone Logan"?

142 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:42 pm

xszawdwdefrbgvmnyvfxdesrwz

143 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:42 pm

WTF was that..

144 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:42 pm

How much infield slop will they get tonight?!

145 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:42 pm

stupid keyboard fail...

146 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:43 pm

That was Jeter's ball.

147 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:43 pm

[139] A healthy and effective Marte will lead to the type of frantic over managing we saw the last two times Joe Girardi had two lefties.

148 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:43 pm

This could be the game here..I would use D-Rob but it's Wade-ahoy..

149 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:43 pm

if girardi wants to win this so badly why is wade still pitching??

150 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:43 pm

cdx.;,l/

151 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:43 pm

throw a g====== strike!

152 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:44 pm

bobby v says a lot of counterintuitive shit

153 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:45 pm

You know, perhaps Cory Wade was overmatched in the situation

154 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:45 pm

This will not end well.

155 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:46 pm

Or perhaps not.

156 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:46 pm

Another flyout by committee!

157 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:46 pm

Wade escapes. He must be hanging with D-Rob.

158 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:46 pm

Exactly.
Mucho ballso for faling behing 3-0 and getting snozzberry. Phhhhewwwwwwwww..

159 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:46 pm

Love that ESPN dickhead announcing sounding like he dropped his ice-cream cone there.."..and they leave them loaded.."

160 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:47 pm

[158] Does he taste like Snozzberry?

161 Chyll Will   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:48 pm

I'm going to bed, early call tomorrow morning. Here's to Mixmaster Joe and the Lucky™ Strikes...

162 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:48 pm

[159] Right? They sound like Homers in Pittsburgh. What bullshit.

163 The Hawk   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:49 pm

I understand there are gonna be Yankee haters out there, even or especially in the ESPN booth. But at what cost? Rooting for the Red Sox? Is it really worth it??

164 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:52 pm

Did Bobby Valentine just say "And it is truly an advantage to the pitcher but I don't know if its an advantage to the pitcher?"

165 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:53 pm

Beckett needs that extra time between pitches to work up his douche face.
It's not even up Orel you fucking asshole The ball is just a ball The stirke went for a fucking out you twit!

166 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:54 pm

YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

167 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:54 pm

WHOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. LIl' G! Hot Damn!

168 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:54 pm

Yippie! Gardner sows his seed!

169 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:55 pm

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!
I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

170 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:55 pm

Hooray!

171 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:55 pm

I was just saying to myself how I love the Yankees suck chant when Gardner slammed that. How sweet!

172 The Hawk   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:55 pm

Strangely, I had a feeling that might happen.

173 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:55 pm

Ha ha, just as the crowd was getting into their "Yankees Suck chant!

174 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:55 pm

Gardner hit that to the "Yankees Suck" serenade.

175 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:55 pm

If snozzberry had hit that the booth would be blowing their shit. Fuck heads.

176 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:56 pm

Gritner hits the ball 400'. Over the RF BP is quite a shot.

177 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:56 pm

Don't think that was intentional, but Timmons went 1/2-way to the mound to deliver that ball

178 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:57 pm

[176] yep crushed that.

179 Evil Empire   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:57 pm

Hell yeah Gritner

180 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:59 pm

Bucky Fuckin' Dent,

Brett Fuckin' Gardner.

181 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 10:59 pm

I mistakenly thought the Fan Cave was something fans could visit

182 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:02 pm

At least his move to 1st is pretty obvious. Still think it's a balk

183 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:03 pm

Bean eaters strangely quiet...

184 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:04 pm

It would be nice to Win when we get home runs by ARod Nunez and Teix Gritner.

185 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:05 pm

Robbie... TAKE THE FUCKING FIST PITCH!!!!!!!

186 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:06 pm

Fist pitch... HA!

187 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:06 pm

Little bingo, Robbie!

188 The Hawk   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:07 pm

Bah

189 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:07 pm

fuck

190 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:08 pm

That sucks. Robbie just refuses to wait for a good pitch.

191 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:08 pm

*sigh*

192 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:08 pm

Fucking horseshit.

193 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:08 pm

[190] the 1-0 pitch that he let go was about as hittable as it gets

194 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:09 pm

So-Ro-Mo?

195 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:11 pm

[194] I assume so

196 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:15 pm

Now they're ragging on Soriano. Nice.

197 Boatzilla   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:15 pm

I missed some innings. Why did Beckett leave so early?

198 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:17 pm

[197] 101 pitches.

199 Boatzilla   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:19 pm

YES!

200 seamus   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:19 pm

Hahaha ugly missed!

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201 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:20 pm

Poor ugly.

202 Boatzilla   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:20 pm

[198] Thanks to Grandy and Gardy.

203 Evil Empire   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:24 pm

I hope the Rays fans are enjoying this.

204 Evil Empire   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:26 pm

(Given that former Rays relievers are pitching meaningful innings in this game)

205 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:27 pm

Orel Hershiser's list of random Yankee pitchers was quite nice.

206 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:27 pm

"A.J. and Ivan" coming this fall on NBC! An Arkansas flame-thrower and young Latin prospect get it all kinds of wacky adventures while roomamtes during the season!

207 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:29 pm

Sandy Koufax threw in spring training when 50 years old??

208 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:32 pm

[206] With special guest appearances from Boone Logan! (Logan attempts to walk int he door and misses by three feet!)Phile Hughes and Joba Chamberlain! (Neither guy shows up until the last ten minutes, but leave before the last five) and Rafael Soriano! (Soriano refuses to appear)

209 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:34 pm

[208] Tonght's "Very Special Episode": A.J. thinks it would be fun to replace some of the notes in Joe G's binder, but Ivan tries to warn him about the dangers of playing pranks. One for the whole family to watch and learn from!

210 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:36 pm

"all he can be is the tying run, even if he hits it over the fence"
stupidest thing bobby's said tonight? there were a lot of contenders, and the night is not over.

211 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:37 pm

that 1-0 pitch was right down the middle, no?

212 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:38 pm

[209] Meanwhile, at Yankee Stadium, the crowd wonders why Sergio Mitre is pitching to Jose Bautista

213 Marek   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:38 pm

[211] 0-1 pitch, and yes.

214 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:39 pm

Crawford's equalled his hit total for this season in this series. Bollocks!

215 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:40 pm

[212] At the end, Yogi Berra shows up to lecture A.J. about the importance of protecting the Binder™.

C'mon D-Rob!!!!

216 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:40 pm

That was Cervelli tastic

217 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:41 pm

[213] oops, right

oh boy martin

218 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:41 pm

I sure wish Jeter had a C on his jersey. It's not fucking hockey you piece of shit!

219 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:41 pm

Oh Jesus

220 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:42 pm

[218] "They made him wear it"

221 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:43 pm

Thank God

222 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:43 pm

[218] Do Hockey guys really wear the "C"?
For all of the sabre-wisdom in Boston they have a real blind-spot about Captain Face Mask.

223 Raf   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:43 pm

Always thought these Ally Bank commercials were pretty dumb.

224 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:45 pm

[220] This is the first Yanks-Sox series this year I've been able to to watch. I am having a hard time tuning down the hatred.

225 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:46 pm

[222] Yes. It's a HUGE tradition in hockey. They often have an "A" for assistant captain as well.

226 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:47 pm

62/8 K/BB rate for Riverdance..that is good.

227 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:48 pm

What on earth are these people talking about?

228 Just Fair   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:50 pm

Geico runs, please.

229 Boatzilla   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:52 pm

[227] And why do they keep cutting away from the game to show us their ugly shirts?

230 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:53 pm

Too close

231 51cq24   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:54 pm

hershiser seems like just a commentator who doesn't really know that much about these players since he doesn't see them much. valentine on the other hand just seems to say weird shit that seldom makes sense.

232 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 7, 2011 11:59 pm

Well, here we go

233 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:00 am

[231] Scarily, it is an improvement since he who should not be named is muttering inane bullshit somwhere other than Sunday Night Baseball.

234 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:04 am

What a mess.

235 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:04 am

Goddamn mother fucker.

236 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:05 am

Marco Scuraro is the bane of my existence.

237 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:06 am

CC spits the bit and Mo blows one. Yup.

238 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:06 am

MOTHERFUCKER.

239 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:06 am

Damn...

240 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:06 am

No chance the Yankees win this game. None. Zero.

241 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:06 am

They're hitting Mo hard. And who pitches the 10th?

242 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:07 am

Phil Hughes is good for 10-18.

243 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:08 am

[241] Ayala or Hughes.

244 OldYanksFan   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:08 am

Can Mo go the 10th? He only threw 9 pitches.

245 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:08 am

[241}Who pitches for the Sox in the tenth?

246 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:08 am

[243] You know what would make this game perfect? An appearence from middle reliever Phil Hughes.

247 51cq24   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:09 am

[241] pretty sure that double is a routine fly ball in any other park, and the out for the sac fly wasnt particularly hard hit

248 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:09 am

Ayala pitched yesterday, didn't he?

Hughes for the 10th

249 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:09 am

Serious question. Why would the Yankees have no one covering third on a bunt play with a runner on second?

250 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:10 am

[245] Bard?

251 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:10 am

[247] I think that double is a HR in any other park

252 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:11 am

[249] Good question, if anything, it would be Jeter covering 3rd, with Nunez fielding the bunt.

253 Marek   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:11 am

Really unhappy that the Yanks couldn't get at least one insurance run against Wheeler et al.

254 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:12 am

[252] We run the goofy ass wheel play earlier in the game but not now?

255 51cq24   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:12 am

[251] really? it looked like it was coming straight down to me. certainly not at ys.

256 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:14 am

With Ortiz & Co coming up in the 10th, I guess Mo will stay in.

257 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:14 am

[256] Like it matters

258 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:14 am

"Nunez a shortstop by trade"

Or something.

259 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:16 am

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND the Yankees roll over.

260 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:16 am

[255] It was coming down

261 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:16 am

Oh, dusty. I'd marry you if I could.

262 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:18 am

No one on the fucking Yankees could touch Dan Wheeler. Remember that

263 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:18 am

Robinson did not shine this evening.

264 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:19 am

The vibration off your body. I think i miss joe morgan. puke.

265 Shaun P.   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:19 am

Hmmm . . . what will happen first, this game ends, or the signal Verizon sent to my cable card activates the darn thing so I can watch the game until its end?

Why oh why must these games always go on and on and on?

266 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:19 am

Great effort guys.

267 51cq24   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:20 am

i realize that uzr thinks pedroia is the best 2b to ever live, but i cannot for the life of me see how jumping with every pitch would put you in a good position to field. seems to me it would make it very awkward to try to get a good jump on a ball. whatever.

268 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:21 am

This has walk off homer written all over it.

269 Marek   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:22 am

Hughes? Really? I guess Mo is less effective in non-save situations, but...

270 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:22 am

[267] When you have tiny little legs, you need to jump to get into position

271 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:23 am

[268] Phil Hughes, extra innings reliever: What the Yankees want Manny Banuelos to be

272 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:23 am

Interesting how Nunez and Gardner hit HRs tonight, while Cano, Tex, and Granderson were fairly ineffective.

This game is not over yet...

273 51cq24   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:24 am

jumping jews of jerusalem

274 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:24 am

I just growled.

275 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:25 am

I hate that fat fuck. I don't care that he's Robbie's friend.

276 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:27 am

Goodnight. Monday morning is gonna suck.

277 Just Fair   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:27 am

Atta boy, Hughes. Nice fucking job.

278 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:27 am

Phil Hughes, ladies and gents

279 JeremyM   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:28 am

Cute move with Hughes!

280 Bruce Markusen   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:30 am

Why in the world couldn't Rivera throw another inning, especially with an off day tomorrow? What is he made of, glass? Good grief.

281 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:31 am

[280] Well, you see, the Yankees had to show the national sudience the job they did making Phil Hughes the pitcher he is today

282 Shaun P.   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:35 am

[271] Cripes I really hope not. I can't believe Girardi didn't let Mo throw another inning. 9 pitches isn't that much!

I can hear his answer now: "Well I wanted to bring in Hughes and he hasn't come in in the middle of an inning all year, so I figured I should just start with him . . ." Sigh.

283 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:35 am

Curses, foiled again. Shit.

284 Bruce Markusen   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:35 am

It's days like this that I wish that Billy Martin were still alive. He would have managed to win this game all-out, instead of Girardi's nonsensical babying of Rivera.

285 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:37 am

[284] Billy Martin would also laugh in the general managers face when he started babbling about innings limits.

286 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:40 am

And Jesus Christ on a pogo stick, what the hell kind of tgeam plays for the bunt and leaves no one to cover third? Keystone Kops nonsense

287 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 12:49 am

It's an august game that means little, everyone back off from the ledge.

288 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 1:00 am

[287] Phil Hughes is just a fucking disaster. He's been a crappy pitcher for over a year now (in a WACKY coincidence, almost exactly when the Yankees started dicking him around because of his arbitrary innings limit)

We lost the game because no one could be assed to cover third on a bunt play.

And seriously, nothing sucks more than playing out the string. We learned that last year in September when we stopped trying to win games. I don't care how big a lead the Yankees have on the Wild Card. Acting like these games don't matter is just boring god damned baseball.

289 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 1:03 am

[288] tl;dr

I had forgotten how whiny you could be. Thanks for reminding me ^_^

290 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 1:06 am

Playing it straight, a 1 game lead is hardly insurmountable. And these games don't matter.

291 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 8, 2011 1:13 am

[290] Then none of the games matter. Why don't we fucking forfeit?

292 Raf   ~  Aug 8, 2011 1:18 am

[291] Because of the revenues lost? MLB isn't a charity, you know.

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