It’s dark and raining in New York. This might be a tough one to get in.
If they play, we’ll be rootin’:
Let’s Go Yank-ees.
Update: The start of the game is delayed. Check this out for fun while we wait.
[Photo Credit: Joel Zimmer]
Friday
April 26, 2024
Since 2002
"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
I dreamed last night that I was flying from Oakland to New York to see this game. I was supposed to crash at Alex Belth's place for the night before, but my flight was so late I didn't make it to his place until one hour before game time. I could tell Alex was annoyed at my tardiness, but he was too nice to actually say so directly. I gave him and his lovely wife each a T-shirt from the circus my wife produces A's a gift, and again I could tell Alex didn't really care for it, but again he accepted politely. Then he hurried us off so we wouldn't miss first pitch. As we hurriedly headed down into the subway, it occured to me that Alex is really really going to be pissed at me if the A's end up sweeping this series. He probably won't ever want to talk to me again, and would only do so because he's too damn nice. I suck, man.
Perils of being an Athletics fan with an iPhone--it autocorrects "as" to "A's". Now Alex is going to be even more annoyed at me.
We're already pissed. If the A's sweep, you will be persona non grata.
We're never talking again. You've now entered Operation Shutdown.
Here's how they deal with rain down south: http://bit.ly/o5ugAs
Holy Shit! What a dream I was having! Louis Armstrong was trying to kill me!
According to Lo-Hud, the game is scheduled to start at 2:30.
[6] You didn't think "Beat of the Day" was only about music, did you?
Me, I'm wondering why Fats Waller is sitting in that car across the street from my house.
6) Least it wasn't Sinatra.
[8] Is he Misbehavin'?
10) Bet his feet's to big.
Looks like Alex Rodriguez will play this afternoon.
If the Yankee get to play today, and get swept by the A's at home...the season is not lost, but wtf? How will they play against the elite teams in the playoffs?
Of the 15 games against KC, Minny, Oakland, and Balto, my expectation was for them to win at least 10 of them. That looks doubtful now.
[6,9] It's a quote by the late Anne Ramsey from "Throw Momma from the Train." One of the many utterly absurd quotes my wife and I like to say.
He was fucking out!
Nope, safe.
Though he looked out live, he was pretty clearly safe on replay.
Where's the rain when you need it?
Some start...now, remember everyone, keep your heads in the comments section today. Everyone be cool.
Hughes may hit 100 pitches to Matsui alone
(18) Thank you, Jules
[18] You just worry about those fighters, I'll worry about the tower.
[15] Safe indeed. But the ump was down (and out). : )
Give us 10 runs for the yanks, no more for the A's, and we'll be cool.
He ain't dead yet!!!
Nice cone Captain!
Lets not leave the Captain on base, for pete's sake
[25] one, not cone. Ugh.
If Jeter doesn't score [18], I'm punting my head across the room.
[25] He probably has a nice cone too. Ask Minka.
OK, keeping my head. For now.
(30) damn, woulda wanted to see that on youtube
Just love watching Yankee baseball in the daytime, and being on the Banter instead of working. The living is easy in the Summer.
It looks like this hurricane is going to make a direct hit on NY, and will be VERY disruptive, this weekend, with the aftermath next week.
This shit is making only AJ happy
The Mighty A's seem to be taking batting practice courtesy of Hughes.
[34] except for all the ones who struck out.
[35] Thank Mo.
[35] Thank Mo.
How do I do that? The double post? Is there something I'm doing wrong?
Wheee!
[38] Mo's so nice, you said it twice!
=)
Ok, can we score here?
Pretty please???
FUCKING SLAPPY.
FUCK.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGH.
1 billion push ups, Brett! Bollocks!
Urge.
To.
Kill.
Rising.
[29] Hey now!
Rising.
booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
This game is already making me stabbity.
FUCK this series ... in the ear.
No scoring there...very bad.
[49] I like the term "stabbity". Was it coined by you?
Dear Phil,
Stop SUCKING!
phil hughes, good for a run an inning.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
[51] Hmmm, honestly, I don't recall.
But I know I'm stabbity now.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
A's, the new Yankee Killers taking the mantel from the A(ngels).
Fucking pathetic.
Just a disgusting performance this series.
[53] or more.
Ya' just can't predict.........
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Fucking garbage.
It's all Ken's fault.
Jebus, do we have ANY starting pitching right now?
ANY???
sometimes these series just sorta, I dunno...happen
[62] no way, it was [18]'s fault trying to pre-emptively censor our collective persnickityness. Heads will be lost, let it be.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Bravo Hughes.
Bravo Wade.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
[62] Oh, crap, now Fats Waller is pulling out a violin case.
people, forget this game for a while, and check out the New York Minute from earlier.
http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/08/25/new-york-minute-94/
i'd love to see what you guys come up with for Derek Jeter themed one act play plots.
Today is officially STABBITY DAY.
Judge to Billy Bob: "Why did you stab your neighbor Kelly?"
Billy Bob to Judge: "He needed a killin'."
Yay ... ish.
[68] That is a nighttime task; after a few mood enhancers.
"Blinded by the light"?
Well ... this game sure seems "wrapped up like a deuce" ...
Russell Martin has 16 home runs?!?!
Yay!
Hah!
"Bemused" look on Harden's face!!!
Could have used that last time ...
What a horrible, dreadful, awful, wretched game.
It's like having to clean "the filthiest toilet in Scotland" with your tongue.
[76] Mikey Forrester, Russian sailors, the fuck you boys on?
OK, not dead yet. Hits hits hits!
.299 again.
Dudes, Yanks are winning this game.
In play, run(s). What a tease!
ROBBIECANODONTCHAKNOW!!!
You alone can rescue this debacle!!!
=)
Whew, Fats just got back in the car.
Holy christ. I thought it was (going to be) rained out. What the hell happened? Hughes just sucked?
Crying might be for me after all.
And just wait till I get my hands on Arneson. He's toast!
Well ... and Cornflake!
C'mon Cornflake!!!
That's what I'm fucking talking 'bout!
Score truck's here. Someone want to sign for this?
And even as I typed, Rob was taking things into his own hands.
Robinson Canobe!
Score truck better have multiple delivery appts in the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th if the Yanks want to win this one.
Swish!
[89] Looks like we got us a convoy!
How deep on the Swish double?
Craig Wroclaw, more like.
Oh wow, did not realize it was a day game today.
[94] Same here.
If you had arrived ten minutes ago, you would have wished you didn't arrive at all. A little different now.
Oh, no way. Nuñez contributing, too. The gods are on our side. I may let Arneson out of the dog house yet...
My hour walk turned a 7-1 shitshow into a 7-6 clusterfuck. Nice. Nunez jost got jobbed on that 0-1 pitch.
Alright, Brett. Tie this bastard up! Or better.
Convoy!!!
C'mon Gritner, don't make me bleed you out into a shallow ditch outside Barstow.
Just sayin' ...
WOW! I had to take a long conference call and went away when the score was 7-1. This is MUCH better.
Gardner better at least put the ball on the ground this time.
I'm looking for a wild pitch here. Is that wrong? I have no confidence in the Gritster.
Fuck. Not surprised, though.
cmon Cap, get to .300 in style
Sit his ass donw for a few games. WTF Gardner, You're not hitting in a fucking silo.
Fuck you in the fucking ear, SLAPPY.
Garbage, you've been nothing but fucking garbage this series.
Robi-swan Cano-be: That boy was our last hope...
Joe-da: No. There is another...
ARRRGHHHHHH.
Yargh!
This team makes me want to FUCKING SCREAM.
Yeah, Hughes didn't pitch well, but this is TOTALLY on the bats.
HOW MANY INNINGS are they going to piss away gimme scoring chances.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
[107] That's what I said. But you have that funny accent.
[103] Seriously, this game is on Gardner.
Just pathetic.
Gardner looks lost right now. Isn't that a spot, if he's doing so poorly, and with a lefty on the mound, you might want to try a squeeze?
Oh joy, it's a 1 run game, time for Joey Joe Joe and his FUCKING binder.
"Just relax, guys, I'll take care of everything."
Well, Robbie showed up, be nice if the rest of the team did.
Come on, Rob, jump! You could have had that Matsui drive if you really tried.
ouch, tough call on ball 1.
Joe's iPad is starting to warm up.
[111] squeeze is lot easier when there's no force at home.
Oh boy, it's Joey Joe Joe and his sidekick, The Binder!!!
this is not a must win game for the yanks, but it's a must win game for me as a fan. i need to see them carry a comeback across the threshold and actually bed the friggin thing so i can keep the faith when they're down late the next time.
Boooooooooooooone!
[120] Have faith in the Yankees, my friend. Remember the great Rivera.
I have to go, dammit. I'll probably hear the end of the game from John and Suzyn.
If we get the lead, I want Robinson pitching. And I mean Cano, not D-Rob.
Less useless, please, Tex.
few things would be more satisfying than A-Rod killing a ball here
Has Brett's suckitude coincided with moving donw to the 9 slot and Jeter getting his groove back? If so then fuck a duck.
Oh for the love Mo! NOT Robbie.
ok, this is my last batter before the subway.
not again, dear lord!
I just bet my house these 2 runenrs are going to be stranded. Sure thing.
6 chances w/ a runner on third and less than two outs this game, strikeout, rbi GO, pop out, homer, pop out, strike out.
a-fucking-mazing
ELAT!
RUSSELL MARTIN!!!!!!!
Anyone got a garage where I can live?
RUSSTACHE!!!
A BODIE BOOYAH!!!
woo hoo! second granny for the Yankees!
ok THAT's my last batter before the subway.
OK, can leave work happy now.
Can't say enough about that Martin guy. The epitome of a professional.
(130) I'll pick up the deed at 9 tonight
[135] I've got a basement. You can shovel coal to make rent.
FUCK YESMAS!
Hey Alex, tell your hit man to go home now, you whiner.
[141, 142] Sounds good. Gotta love the reverse jinx. ; )
p.s. Word to Todd Drew with this rally.
144) LOL. Well, Soriano is warming up, but this would be a metaton loss for the Yanks if they blow it now.
AJ's thinking-"How come they can't score runs like that when I screw the pooch?"
Stupid Nunez
Argh!
BOOOOONE!
Nice, Boone.
Can we get a third salami?
Can we put this sob to bed now, please?
Calling CORNFLAKE ... right ... NOW!!!
Not THEN ... NOW!!!
Err ... not THEN ...NOW!!! ... NOW, NOW!!!
NOW!!!!!!
Bases still loaded
This turned into one hell of a game!
Now!!!
Now.
Peckered to death!
C'mon Curtis!
Well it is an RBI and the bases are still loaded.
I'm back.
Sterling enjoyed the Martin salami.
I don't believe I have ever seen the bases loaded so many times in one game. So many ABs with bases loaded, I mean.
Gotta turn Teix loose on 3-0, right?
Dare I say it, but I've never gotten so bored with a 6-run inning in my life.
NowNowNow!!!
Or something ...
A-Rod has one thought only...
Time for the Mercy rule.
Don't want Arod to hit it out here. Gehrig's career grand slam record is precious.
Boooo, A-Rod! Choker!
This will make the trip to Baltimore much better. Can you imagine the vibe on the plane if they were swept at home by the A's?
(I know, the game is not over...but)
Oh, look. Ayala sucks ... who'da'thunk???
[173] No, that was on purpose. To prevent any possible rally.
Or to make me STABBITY!!!
!
!!!
Alright, let's let it roll ...
What is the record for number of walks in an inning? Wow. Eventually, all those guys on base turn into lots of runs . . .
[170] I don't have nearly the amount of vitriol for Manny B Manny that some Yankees fans have, but at least if Gehrig's GS record is broken, it will be a Yankee who does it and not an Indian/Red Sox/Dodger (i.e., Manny).
BRAINS!!!
That was weird. Rob wearing a Frankie disguise.
Ohhhhhhhh.
That double sucked.
Damn, Brains should have been in the damn dugout on *that* one.
Oh goody, more bases loaded.
C'mon Brett. WTF??? was that?
Alright. *That* was that.
Sweep the leg, Cap'n!
Sweep the leg.
All these fucking non-grand-slam PAs are pissing me off.
Jeter is at .300 - what a country.
[185] Dude, the leg, she was long ago swept. You want them to crush the tibia, compound the fractures, amputate?
we need a 3rd grand slam!!!
[187] not anymore!
OH! DAMNIT!
So close, Curtis, so close.
Where the hell have you been, thelarmis?
oooooooooooooh salami
YES! A third grand slam!
HISTORY!!!
I just danced around the house.
Unbefuckingleavable.
[188] Naw, I just want them to be like, well, a "Survivor Type."
Ladyfingers, they taste like ladyfingers ...
Or, perhaops, as sweet as the Grandyman could make them ...
[192] waiting to be Nostra-larmis!
ah, i was teaching private lessons. i'm home to learn some music for tomorrow's gig, then i have to get up to the music college to teach a coupla nighttime classes.
man, i wish i could see this. will have to watch some highlights late tonight!!!
we've walked 13 times. that billings dude threw almost 60 pitches for 4 outs. yikes.
[186] Happy now, my friend? =)
bringing in fuentes to face andruw. hmmm.
maybe melvin has a bet on the game to reach 30 runs...
I see that Mr. Billings is no longer the sacrificial lamb.
What a game.
Enough pulverization. The A's have to play in Boston next.
Booo.
Very disappointing, Andruw. Yet another non-grand-slam AB. One pathetic RBI.
GET OFF ME BALL!!!!!!
!!!
!!!!!!
!!!!
i'm calling the shots, yo! ; )
can we use some of these runs against balltumor this weekend?
that Eric, he's a nice boy. used to cut the grass...
[207] SO ... you're saying you're to blame for the last 2 days?!?!?!?!?!?
;)
[89] Spot on, though the 9th is not required.
[207] Where you at? You gonna be ok this weekend?
Wow ... Cletus is playing at 2nd?!!?!?!?!???
Jorge at second?
Sado at 2nd? holy cool!
[210] no, just to blame for the last 2 innings! : )
[212] i'm back home in Atlanta. we're as far west as detroit and pretty landlocked, so i think i should be fine. thanking you, though!
don't let them get to double digits, ayala!
This game's been going so long Extra Innings has pulled it. I can only watch via game mix.
That was an adventure.
kept 'em in single digits and jorgie ends the game with an assist.
i loves it!
Well ... GODDAMN this team.
I mean that in the BEST possible way.
As much as I wanted to HATE this game, this team came back and made it SPECIAL.
Do YOU believe?
Do I believe??
What more do we want???
Do *WE* want?
*Still* want??
WANT???
Man... when Swisher laughs, he is just a joy to watch. GREAT PICK at 1st!
our run diff is +198 and we've scored 706 runs
That was enough fun for a couple of weeks. For the next dozen games or so, just win, doesn't have to be fun.
I love Jorgie. When it's time to throw out a runner, of course he's going to throw as hard as he can. It's the only way he knows how!
Go Ogando! Go Tex-ass!!!
[223] Yeah, that game probably put away the Pythagorean Division Title, huh?
[122] I could go with you again. We've scored some runs.
ah, .299 for jeter. that last out was a killer.
22 runs?! DAMN! This will be a happy game thread to poke through later when I get to ACME, Inc. HQ. I love ++ run differential!
[226] Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
[229] You don't know the half of it.
Come back city. Extra super duper large salami hero(s). Game had everything.
shit sox +157
phillies +158
houston -158 (yikes)
by the end of the night, boston will have played 2 more games than both the yanks and phitin's. who knows what will happen this weekend with rainouts. or, should i say "hurricane-outs"?
Alex, be sure to invite Ken to come back real soon. I hope the game doesn't give him nightmares.