"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

Cause I Bake the Cake, Then Take the Cake and Eat it Too

Yanks go for seconds this afternoon against the Jays at the Stadium.

It’s the Big Fella.

Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Andruw Jones RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Steve Pearce DH
Jayson Nix 3B
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Chris Stewart C

Oh, Scoretruck, where art thou?

Never mind those Birds on the Creep: Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Jacinda Russell]

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1 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:08 pm

Oh, Scoretruck, where art thou?

I think some guy named Steve Pearce drove off with it.

2 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:09 pm

Efficiency par excellence!

3 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:10 pm

On pace for a 40-pitch CG.

4 rbj   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:10 pm

Wow, some lineup. Is it the Cashman-Girardi strategy to loll opposing teams into a false sense of security, and then crush them with cotton balls?

5 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:11 pm

Glug.

6 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:11 pm

E-6

7 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:13 pm

[4] It's too bad there was no room for Russel Branyan. I'd rather him than McGehee or Pearce.

Meanwhile, defensive wizard Chris Stewart.

8 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:14 pm

CC: awesome.
Others: not so awesome.

9 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:14 pm

Nice. Good K there C.C.

10 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:17 pm

[6] jEter.

[7] i think russell the mussell was hurt. don't know if he still is, however...

11 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:17 pm

That's better, DJ.

12 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:18 pm

Sigh.
I'm falling in love, all over again.

13 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:18 pm

the hits keep coming!

14 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:18 pm

[10] He was, but then also (I think) he had some release-me clause that was triggered in August. He's no longer in the organization, I believe.

15 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:20 pm

Small strike zone.
I guess that favors our side today.

16 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:21 pm

I request not the double play buggy or the men-left-on-base bike, but the SCORE TRUCK.

17 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:22 pm

[14] acha. that sounds about right and par for the course...

18 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:22 pm

Productive!

19 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:23 pm

ok, c'mon cleanup hitter!

20 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:23 pm

Okay, not horrible but not what we wanted either. Two runs must score. Otherwise: disappointment.

21 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:25 pm

[19] Keep in mind that "clean up hitter" often means something different for the NY Yankees.

22 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:26 pm

More productive!

23 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:26 pm

[20] Expected runs with one out and runners on second and third: 1.45.

Aha! There's one.

24 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:26 pm

tones for jones bones!

25 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:26 pm

It's a start...we wannum more.

26 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:27 pm

Gift run!

Good hustle, Curtis. Good slide, Andruw.

27 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:28 pm

there's the deuce!

28 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:28 pm

Pearce!

29 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:28 pm

pearced.

30 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:29 pm

He really Pearced that one.

31 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:29 pm

Oh, hey, 28 29 30, that's impressive.

32 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:29 pm

So not good.

33 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:33 pm

Well, you don't see that everyday. Another basebrawl move (for those who remember the bit in Mad magazine from the 70s).

34 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:33 pm

6.06c, batter's interference.

35 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:35 pm

Bare hand = bad

36 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:35 pm

Dear CC,
PLEASE DON'T STICK YOUR HAND OUT LIKE THAT.

Thanks,
RIY

37 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:38 pm

Hey, GameDay got the rule!

"Yunel Escobar strikes out swinging. Yunel Escobar out on batter's interference."

38 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:40 pm

nixed.

39 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:42 pm

I will say, the bottom half of the order keeps the game moving.

40 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:47 pm

Big guy, just keep your hands down.

41 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:48 pm

I really hate these spring training games.

42 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:49 pm

Oh good, the other team is trying plays!

43 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:49 pm

um. this is not good.

44 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:50 pm

Jeez, fielders are doing CC no fuggin favors.

45 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:51 pm

Jeez.
Three hits, end-to-end they traveled about 250 feet.

46 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:51 pm

triple plus ungood.

47 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:52 pm

ok, let's pretend this was us.

bases loaded, nobody out.

perfect situation. no runs scored.

lead intact!

48 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:52 pm

This has not been Chris Stewart's best game.

49 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:52 pm

Goddam. That was nice.

But why did Chris throw to third?

50 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:53 pm

[47] So far, so good.

51 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:53 pm

well, that seems pretty cool!

wish i actually, you know, got to see it...

52 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:54 pm

[50] After effects of getting whacked with the bat. That's the charitable answer.

53 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:54 pm

[49 I think he saw someone running to third and forgot who it was

54 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:55 pm

Crud.
At least that was a real hit.

55 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:57 pm

The unacceptable part of this inning is that it started with a Jeff Mathis hit

56 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:57 pm

Argh.

57 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:57 pm

The Blue Jays' bloopers and bleeders v. the Yankees' three-man lineup. It's an epic battle so far.

58 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:58 pm

fuck.

59 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:58 pm

This is one of my least favorite innings.

Al is right, bad counts.

60 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:59 pm

Oh for fuckin crying out loud.

61 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:59 pm

jesus fucking christ.

really?

62 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 12:59 pm

Oh, Scoretruck, where art thou?

I think some guy named Steve Pearce the Blue Jays drove off with it.

63 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:00 pm

forthcoming base hit will make it 5-2...

64 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:00 pm

Better count...
Better result.

65 rbj   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:01 pm

Glad this is a day game and I'm at work.

66 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:01 pm

Not to fear---the Yankees only three hitters bat this inning.

67 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:01 pm

[63] Unnostralarmis.

68 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:02 pm

[66] They need to get some base runners on for Pearce.

69 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:04 pm

[67] practicing my reverse predictions.

claudia schiffer will NOT be sleeping in my bed tonight!

[cannot wait to get home from work later!!!]

70 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:04 pm

I'm excited for the Yankees new middle of the order power house "Steve Pearce," so I don't know why you guys are mocking him.

71 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:05 pm

Meanwhile, why did they not put Teixera on the DL, but instead chose to designate McGehee to make room for Pearce. All reports seem to indicate Teix is going to miss at least a week, maybe more.

72 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:07 pm

[71] The roster will expand, so it's really only four days. Girardi talked about it yesterday (or the day before).

73 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:07 pm

swish is a walkin' dude.

74 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:07 pm

[71] Look, I don't know what this "Steve Pearce" character is all about, but anything that rid us of Casey McGehee, even temporarily, has to be a plus.

75 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:09 pm

oh, rob.

76 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:09 pm

where's craig wilson when ya need him...

77 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:10 pm

That shift is ineffective against the BB.

78 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:11 pm

cash 'em in, grandy.

79 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:13 pm

What in the living hell was that?

80 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:13 pm

Oh hell yes.

Thank god he swung at that crappy fifth pitch!!!

81 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:13 pm

Cripes, this is a little league game.

82 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:14 pm

Thelarmis, Davis totally misplayed the ball -- started in on it before he realized it was too deep -- and turned an easy fly ball into a double.

83 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:15 pm

Seriously, if Granderson had held up on ball four, the bases would have been loaded for Steve Pearce (which is, of course, the moment we've all been waiting for).

84 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:15 pm

Oh, "Steve Pearce."

85 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:15 pm

Pearced!

86 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:16 pm

[78] Nostra is BACK!!!

hmmm, i need to now reverse my claudia schiffer scenario...

87 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:16 pm

[72] Still, that seems like a weak answer. If he's going to be out for that long, they might as well DL him---regardless of whether rosters expand. And if it's only four days, why bother even adding a worthless piece like Pearce. Why not, say, call up Dickerson and put Swisher at 1B?

88 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:17 pm

[82] oh, thanks!

man, these guys frickin' suck out there today!

89 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:17 pm

[87] Chris Dickerson is left handed.

90 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:17 pm

The Steve Pearce Era has begun inauspiciously.

91 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:18 pm

[90] Especially for someone who is apparently a middle of the order force.

92 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:18 pm

[87] Oh, because if they DL Teixeira they lose him for an extra week, that's all.

Now, why Pearce instead of Dickerson... that's a complete mystery. There's obviously something about Pearce that Girardi likes. (Australian like vegemite.)

93 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:18 pm

[89] I right, I forgot about the Iron Law of Backup Player Handedness.

94 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:19 pm

[92] Chris Dickerson is left handed. We really don't need to dig deeper than that.

95 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:21 pm

[92] But they're likely not to lose him for a full extra week, at least if what I have read is accurate. It seems like a lot oc machinations to maybe save a couple days of Teixera in a week and a half.

96 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:21 pm

That's more like it.

97 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:23 pm

[95] Not following you.

My understanding is that Teixeira will need about a week off.
If the DLed him, that would be 15 days.
So the cost of DLing him is about a week.

Girardi thought the extra roster player for four days was not worth it. That seems right to me.

98 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:28 pm

Ichiroed!

99 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:29 pm

Ichi!

100 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:29 pm

IIIIIIIIchiro!

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101 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:29 pm

Monkeypants, I know you're disappointed that the bottom guys are making this inning longer.

102 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:29 pm

Damn, Chris Pearced that one.

103 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:29 pm

[99] Scratchi!

[sorry. couldn't resist...]

104 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:30 pm

[101] that's pretty awesome, man.

105 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:31 pm

Oooooooh.
Respect, and disrespect.

Wow, that is a really dumb move. Holy smokes. Does Girardi look envious?

106 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:31 pm

loading the bases for swish.

i'm sure he's licking his chops...

107 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:32 pm

[97] According to Riveraveblues: The Yankees lost more than just a game last night, as Mark Teixeira went down with a Grade I calf strain that will cost him no less than one week.

So we are talking a week at minimum. Now, the team went to the trouble of getting McGehee---I'm not saying he's good or worth anything, but that is besides the point. The team made the move to acquire him. Then Teix went down for at least a week, and instead of any number of roster moves---the most obvious being putting Teix on the DL---they designate the very player they had just bothered to acquire, and he's primarily a 1B.

This then required the addition of *another* BU1B, despite the fact that Chavez and Swisher can also play 1B.

I just don't get it.

108 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:32 pm

Just relax, Nick. Do what comes naturally, don't get too excited...

109 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:33 pm

FUG!

Goddamit, Nick.

110 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:34 pm

[108] too excited IS what comes to him naturally.

111 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:34 pm

[101] A pleasant surprise. Unfortunately, Swisher picked up where Steve Pearce left off.

112 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:34 pm

oh, swish.

113 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:35 pm

[107] The only part I'm defending is not DL-ing Teixeira.

Of course if he's out for 15 days anyway, then it's a mistake, but they thought at the time that it was likely to be just a week, so given that evidence it was sensible not to put in on the DL. The point is that the cost of leaving him on the roster is low, because of the coming roster expansion.

114 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:35 pm

hey, who was the god awful reliever we dumped to get casey? i forgot already! the move was worth it just for that...

115 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:35 pm

dude's at 90 pitches already.

116 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:36 pm

[110] Hm, good point.

Okay, it's time for some Blue Jay to do something really dumb so we can score here...

117 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:36 pm

Nix could try to steal home with this goofy defensive alignment.

118 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:37 pm

oh, fuck.

that truly sucks.

alright, i gotta get ready for work...

119 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:37 pm

WTF?
Those last two pitches looked like the kind that Rob deposits in the bleachers.

120 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:38 pm

Now I understand. At any given time only three batters in the Yankees lineup can hit. It is usually but not necessarily the first three batter.

121 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:38 pm

[114] Chad Qualis.

122 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:39 pm

[121] oh yeah, Qualls.

i'd probably like Chad Qualis better, though. seems like he'd be more of a quality pitcher.

123 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:40 pm

NIce play.

124 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:41 pm

Effortless.

125 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:41 pm

Thelarmis, you would have enjoyed that Cano play. And [122] shut up.

126 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:45 pm

[125] : )

heading into the shower, so my voice is silenced!

127 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:48 pm

There ya go, speedy quick through the bottom.

128 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:49 pm

You know, I'm beginning to have some real doubts that this "Steve Pearce" is the middle of the order hitter the Yankees are promoting him as.

129 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:53 pm

Huh. If Andruw had just laid there for a while, it has to be called a catch. (It's not totally clear that it wasn't a catch, imho.)

130 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:53 pm

[128] SSS.

131 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:56 pm

:-(

132 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:56 pm

This is a pile of horseshit.

133 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 1:58 pm

Man, C.C., you are sucking ass today, huh?

134 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:04 pm

fer fuck's sake.

i take a shower and we lose the lead? i shudder to think what'll happen when i go to work in a few minutes.

bollocks!

[and why are what'll and that'd not allowed to contracted?]

135 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:05 pm

that's 9 hits off the very large man.

136 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:08 pm

I dunno, I don't think he was pitching that badly. Nine hits, but several really crappy ones; eight K in six IP. The homer was the only real smudge.
Not his best game, but better than the 5 ER would indicate.

137 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:10 pm

Okay, I want two of these stiffs to get on base.

138 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:13 pm

[136] i agree. esp. the k:bb ratio. and yeah, some bloops and bleeders.

only 2 ER. (on the homer)

139 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:13 pm

There's one.

140 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:14 pm

there's one stiff!

141 thelarmis   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:15 pm

stiffed.

142 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:17 pm

I said two.
Not good enough.

143 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:17 pm

Did they PH for Stewart? I had to step out for a second or three and missed the AB.

144 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:18 pm

Ah, the Jays announcers just informed me that Girardi is in the process of using three players for one PH maneuver. That's that ol' NL style managing.

145 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:19 pm

That was awesome.

146 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:22 pm

[144] Three?
Chavez and Martin come in for Stewart and Nix. Double switch.

147 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:25 pm

Ahhhh.
Now that's the old Ichiro.

148 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:25 pm

Okay. Three innings. At least two runs. This can be done.

Don't fuck it up, boys.

149 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:28 pm

[146] They meant, I think, that three players including Stewart were used to PH for Stewart, which is pretty much what happened with the double switch. However, the double switch was the correct move since using Martin as a PH would have been somewhat silly.

150 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:29 pm

[148] You are far more confident than I.

151 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:30 pm

[149] Oh, right. Yes, it's exactly like the NL double switch, since Martin and Stewart are essentially pitchers, as far as hitting is concerned. Just exchange "ca" for "pi".

Sure, now, Rob. Not last time, with the bases loaded...

152 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:32 pm

Why no Ibanez here?

153 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:35 pm

Absolutely friggin' hapless.

154 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:36 pm

C'mon Curtis!

155 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:38 pm

Losing a series to this awful team would be a disgrace.

156 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:39 pm

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

157 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:39 pm

So, correct me if I'm wrong---in the bottom of the 9th it will come down to:
Steve Pearce
Russell Martin
Ichiro Suzuki

158 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:41 pm

[157] Hmmmmmmmmm.
Ibanez will PH.

159 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:42 pm

Yeah and no offense but D. Lowe doesn't inspire confidence here.

160 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:42 pm

[157] Well, bottom of the 8th

161 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:43 pm

Another recent acquisition doing his job, I see.

162 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:43 pm

Aha, there's something Lowe cannot do.

163 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:44 pm

[158][160] Aha...I'm off an inning. I guess Girardi did not use Ibanez because it was only the 7th rather than 8th inning.

164 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:44 pm

This will rank high in worst losses of the season if they screw the pooch here.

165 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:44 pm

Rouxlette.

166 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:45 pm

I would go to D-Rob here. Need a K or a pop-up.

167 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:49 pm

Please...no throws to first.

168 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:50 pm

However, that worked.
Platoon Power.

169 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:50 pm

Aw fuck, not Eppley.

170 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:50 pm

Give the wheel a spin!

171 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:51 pm

I mean seriously, we need a platoon matchup against JEFF MATHIS?

172 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:51 pm

[169] Binder rouxlette rules. No closer or set up man when down by a run.

173 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:52 pm

Am I just particularly cranky or weak-willed if I say here - I give up. I can't take this team anymore. Leave a small village on base. Constantly fail to get the big hit as the game wears on. "Ace" blows two leads, and blows them absolutely pathetically. Have only two pitchers worth a damn in the bullpen. Black hole after black hole in the lineup. Strikeouts galore. Get given an ABSOLUTE GIFT by Rajai Davis and still can't take a game they have to have.

Just discovered I'd paid for MLB.tv premium all year and had never used it, because I logged in with the wrong account and thought I didn't have it. Wondering if they'll allow me to transfer it to someone else. Because I can't keep wasting four hours like this and reaping the collateral damage. I've felt for two or three weeks at this point like this team isn't going to make the playoffs period. I can't take the ageta.

174 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:53 pm

BA v. RHP .273
BA v. LHP .326
WHIP 1.51

175 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:54 pm

Hey, that was a play.

176 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:54 pm

Hmph.
A play, and it worked. Sometimes that does happen.

177 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:54 pm

Jeff. Fucking. Mathis.

178 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:55 pm

Yeah, as if it wasn't predictable for Mathis to shtup us for the 3,501st time.

179 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:56 pm

Swisher didn't know how many outs there were. Team sleepwalking?

180 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:56 pm

Oh, good, Steve Pearce.

181 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:57 pm

Seriously - anyone know if you can transfer an mlb.tv subscription? My health just can't take this shit anymore. I know there are a lot of injuries (of course, all the competition has the same thing), but it's the pitiful, repetitive, pluck-less way they lose these games that I'm losing my ability to stomach.

182 Boatzilla   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:58 pm

[173] Ferchrissakes they are in first place. What the hell are you talkin' about? Or was that rant tongue in cheek?

183 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:59 pm

Comeback! Let's GO

184 Boatzilla   ~  Aug 29, 2012 2:59 pm

[181] You ARE serious. This is baseball.

185 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:00 pm

Ibanez must think he's Steve Pearce.

186 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:00 pm

The most frustrating thing is that this game had SO much potential to be a laugher - in our favor. This will/would be a dreadful dreadful loss.

187 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:01 pm

Good AB here, Russ...

188 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:03 pm

Hang in RUSS!

189 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:04 pm

Huh.
Can't predict baseball.

190 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:04 pm

FUCK YES

191 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:04 pm

Let's GO. Get him home. Keep it moving.

192 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:05 pm

[185] "Ibanez"

193 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:05 pm

Big spot for Ichi here.

194 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:07 pm

Stop with the bunting already.

195 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:07 pm

[192] No, I'm like 99 percent positive Ibanez exists.

I still think this "Steve Pearce" character may be some random right handed guy they found on the street to placate Girardi's platoon obsesseion.

I'm not even sure this "Steve Pearce" is the same as last night's "Steve Pearce."

196 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:08 pm

Bad AB for Ichi there.

197 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:12 pm

Keep battling Chavie.

198 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:13 pm

Unbelievable.

199 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:13 pm

Tying run on second, nobody out. You fucking guys gotta get him in, man.

200 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:19 pm

This fuggin blows.

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201 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:20 pm

Am I the only one who has noticed that Ichiro can't sac bunt? That's been obvious for a number of games now. I just can't take this. When I was younger, there was no "real life" for this to interfere with - now their crappiness completely fucks with my real life and wastes time I can't afford to waste. They're killing me.

202 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:23 pm

[182] I'm totally serious. I know they're in first place but I don't think they're anywhere near as good as the six other teams in the mix for the playoffs. I don't think they're making the playoffs. They've been dreadful for a very long stretch now. They've got like two hitters who are getting it done, and two guys in the bullpen who are getting worn down to a nub. This doesn't look like a good team. They could be out of a playoff spot within ten days.

203 rbj   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:24 pm

Oy!

204 RIYank   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:24 pm

"They could be out of a playoff spot within ten days."

JJ, I know this is what you do, but you're coming unhinged.

205 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:24 pm

That's nice. It's just a pleasure watching this fucking team.

206 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:26 pm

[204] Look at who they're playing - I don't want to believe it, but have a look at the standings. Not only is there no cushion in the division, but there is no cushion in the freaking wild card race.

You hope they'll raise their level, but there are a TON of bad pieces on this team right now, and they've shown us nothing to make us believe they can play well against the best teams in the league.

It pains me to say it, but I don't think it's that outlandish a statement.

207 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:27 pm

I'm certainly not an optimist. I think Joe Girardi is among the worst managers (if not the worst) in the game and his bizarre obsessions are a drag on the team, and have contributed heavily to their recent slide.

I still think the Yankees are the best team in the American League and will end the season in first place, at or about the best record.

208 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:29 pm

Oh, and I don't mean "out" like "it's over," I just mean "no longer in playoff position if the season were to end at the end of those ten days."

I hate that the government doesn't let me gamble online. The moment Tex went down, I would have plunked down a nice sum on Yanks to not make the playoffs. I'm not saying that I viewed it as the most likely scenario, but I'm positive that the odds would have been misvalued. It would have made a good bet. And a great hedge, because I'll be so fucking disappointed if/when that happens.

209 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:30 pm

[207] I hope you're right, but what about all the black holes in the lineup, the absolute inability to push runs across, the lack of any bullpen beyond two guys (until we get Phelps back there - if we do), the lack of any ability to pull out close ballgames when they're down - what about any of that gives you the confidence you seem to have?

210 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:30 pm

I CAN STAND THIS FUCKING MATCHUP BULLSHIT.

211 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:31 pm

Holy crap, Rapada. What a bunch of shit.

212 rbj   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:32 pm

Oh great, empty the bullpen, then we'll tie up the game in the bottom of the ninth, and be out of pitchers for extra innings.

213 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:32 pm

Oh, this is just delightful. And now Joba with the bases loaded. ROFLMAO. Kill me now.

And as to their inability to get runners in, just how much does this team resemble a football team where you want to cry when the guy gets caught at the five. Just like with the Yankees where you know if it doesn't go out, the run is unlikely, have any of you rooted for a football team like that, where you know it's a big deal, even if the guy gets caught at the two? This seems like an on point analogy to me.

214 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:33 pm

Well, raise the white flag, here comes Joba.

215 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:34 pm

[209] I have to hope that when Rodriguez and Teixeira get back, Joe will be forced to significantly tone down his platoon obsession, which will significantly improve the lineup. (He won't be able to throw some man he found on the street into the four hole because he happens to be right handed).

Once that gets sorted out, I think things will fall into place.

216 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:35 pm

Nothing good is going to come of this.

217 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:35 pm

[212] He's a terrible manager, and yet another side effect of his obsession with handedness is you fucking blow through the bullpen quickly when no one pitches a full inning.

218 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:36 pm

MATCHUPS!

219 rbj   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:36 pm

Oh good, this way we won't tie it up.

220 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:36 pm

A real team effort this afternoon.

221 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:36 pm

Andruw Jones should be cut right now. In the field. Enough. Enough is enough.

222 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:37 pm

Think the Jays should make it 10 by the time Joba gets through with them.

223 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:39 pm

Another thing. Seriously. What the hell are we hoping to accomplish with Joba Chamberlain?

If this was any other right handed middle reliever, he wouldn't have nearly this long of a leash.

Cut him.

224 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:39 pm

[215] I will give you that there was at least terrific humor in seeing Pearce in the 4 spot. I also think a lot of bad things may happen by the time we have those two back, I don't know what they'll be when they get back - this is a lot of weeks in a row of pitiful, pitiful baseball.

Btw, do others agree that Jones' "almost great catch" earlier was a ball that a good RF catches without much trouble?

225 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:39 pm

[217] It started when he pulled CC after only 99 pitches. OK, CC labored and was not entirely effective. So then he goes with the "long man" for only two batters (getting neither of them out). Then the games really began.

226 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:39 pm

Here comes that slugger, Mathis--watch out!

227 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:41 pm

Well, whadda ya know, the might Mighty hath struck out.

228 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:42 pm

[225] Above all else, though, CC let us down horribly in this game. I am just beyond frustrated with his outing.

Am I off-base in finding losing this series devastating?

Our Ace on the mound, shit on the mound for them, home game, team just playing out of the string and you fucking shit the bed.

229 Mattpat11   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:43 pm

[228] Its an awful series loss. But we're still in the drivers seat

230 rbj   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:47 pm

I demand a refund.

231 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:47 pm

Nice way to fuck up a perfectly beautiful day.

232 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:47 pm

229) Well said.

233 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:48 pm

[229] 13 of the next 16 games are against the Orioles and Rays. That should pretty much decide things.

234 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:49 pm

[229] Thanks for the buck up. I just have had a bad feeling about this year all year (from even before Mo went down).

[231] Precisely. Thank goodness I just got a wonderful message about how well these two cats I rescued are doing - the timing of that was perfect.

Still these Yankees. I have not been having any fun watching them. Virtually the only thing I enjoyed about today's game was admiring the skill with which Mathis blocked pitches. Like Al, I thought he did a really nice job.

235 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:50 pm

[233] Thank Goodness we're going into those series hot as a firecracker!!!

236 monkeypants   ~  Aug 29, 2012 3:52 pm

[235] And with a roster that's loaded for bear.

237 jjmerlock   ~  Aug 29, 2012 4:02 pm

[236] I think we're the sitting bear in the equation.

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