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It Can Only Hurt the Team

Phil Hughes goes against the Boston Red Sox C Squad tonight. No excuses, just win.

Derek Jeter DH
Nick Swisher RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Russell Martin C
Andruw Jones LF
Curtis Granderson CF
Steve Pearce 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS

Never mind dem angry boids’: Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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1 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 4:47 pm

The O's and Rays still battling in the 14th. Zoinks! Has anyone seen this clip of Francesca dozing off while listening to Sweeny Murti? The look on Mike's face when he snaps out of it is priceless.
http://deadspin.com/5942619/watch-mike-francesa-doze-off-during-an-interview

2 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 4:52 pm

O's win. Rats.

3 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 13, 2012 5:04 pm

[2] Wow, in 14??

4 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 5:12 pm

[3] Yep. It was a foregone conclusion, really. The O's always win one-run games -- otherwise they couldn't beat their pythagorean estimate by so much!

5 Bruce Markusen   ~  Sep 13, 2012 6:01 pm

Nunez gets a start at short. Interesting.

On the other hand, we have to see more of Andruw Jones. That's not as interesting.

6 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 6:27 pm

Helluva catch by Grandy.

7 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 6:27 pm

Curtis with the leather.

8 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 6:41 pm

Curtis with the leather, but not with the wood.

9 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 6:48 pm

Hughes is through two innings with only 17 pitches.
These are not your father's Red Sox.

10 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 6:52 pm

[9] It's not your father's Phil Hughes.

11 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 6:57 pm

[10] Hm. Is that the pre-bullpen Phil? I might prefer my dad's.

However, three innings 26 pitches?!?!?! This edition is acceptable.

12 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:01 pm

Go Alex!

13 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:03 pm

A black hole stole base?

14 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:09 pm

Oh no, an anti-scoring situation.

15 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:10 pm

We'll take it.

16 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:10 pm

For some reason, I am really looking forward to typing, "So it all comes down to Steve Pearce!"

17 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:13 pm

Oh well fuck a duck.

18 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:14 pm

[16]C'mon, give Pearce a chance.

And at least Granderson scalded that ball. Bad luck.

19 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:14 pm

Curtis robbed me of the opportunity. [16]

Good smack, though, can't get mad at Curtis.

20 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:14 pm

Dammit! But a well struck ball, sometimes they just are in the wrong spot.

21 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:15 pm

[18] That's all we are sayin'.

22 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:16 pm

[19] Strikeout > doubleplay

Wait, that's another thread.

23 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:19 pm

No!
Blowing the perfecto by walking Scott Podsednik??

This is very bad. The Baseball Gods will not be happy.

24 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:21 pm

Must be verrrrry careful here. Baseball Gods sometimes smile upon Cody Ross.

25 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:23 pm

I was thinking what Cone said, worried about Hughes from the stretch.

26 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:25 pm

What's the use of a get me over hanging curveball? Ugh.

27 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:26 pm

Arod should have had that.

28 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:26 pm

Three 2-strike fouls. This is the Phil we are Hughesed to. And there goes the no-no.

Okay, huge batter here. Must get Daniel Nava.

29 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:27 pm

Phewes. Nice

30 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:27 pm

Hey, I bet my house that Phil was going to hav 48 pitches through 4 today. I'm going to buy everyone their own Steve Pearce jersey. : )

31 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:29 pm

[30] Wait, you just lost your house so you're going to buy us stuff?

Dude, I admire your generosity, but be sensible.

32 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:31 pm

I wish Nuñe5 could make two outs here, so Jeter would lead off the sixth.

33 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:31 pm

[30] Great! It will fit in nicely between my Wil Nieves and Mark Bellhorn game jerseys.

34 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:32 pm

Oh shut UP! [32]

35 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:32 pm

No Eduardo, that's the black hole base.

36 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:38 pm

Felix Doubront, the latest bad pitcher the Yankees can't touch.

37 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:43 pm

Phil?
Phil Hughes??
On CG pace half way through the game???

38 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:53 pm

I don't think we're going to win 1-0.

39 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:54 pm

There's really only so long you can expect a mediocre, homer prone pitcher like Hughes to protect a 1-0 lead in this park, guys

40 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:58 pm

Is Ellsbury still hurt? He's really not having the season I expected after last year.

41 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:58 pm

I hope snozzberry winds up in the NL. He really pisses me off.

42 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 7:59 pm

[40] Nobody knows, but for sure Scott Boras is not pleased.

43 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:00 pm

Did some Boston fans strip the Score Truck?

44 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:01 pm

God, this just has three run homer written all over it.

45 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:02 pm

[40] I figured he'd be a little better than this, but not in the universe of last year

46 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:02 pm

And Hughes is lucky Ross didn't belt that first pitch over the monster.

47 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:02 pm

Tense at bat. C'mon, Phil. One moe out baby!

48 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:03 pm

NICE! Way to go PHIL!

49 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:03 pm

Hey Shitheads, how about some fucking runs?

50 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:03 pm

Yahoo!

Yeah, each Cody Ross AB has me expecting a HR, I have to admit.

51 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:09 pm

[41][42] I kind of had visions of a Gardner-Jacoby outfield.

52 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:11 pm

Nune5!

53 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:11 pm

Pearce & Nunez constitute a scoring threat. Ugh.

54 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:12 pm

I don't care what you guys say, I like Nuney in the line-up.

55 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:13 pm

4.0, 3.0, 5.0, 4.1, 5,0, 6.1, 5.0, 6.1, 5.0, 6.0 6.1, 4.1.
Doubront's innings pitched in his last dozen starts.
He hasn't reached the 7th since June 13th against the Marlins For Fuck's Sake! Grrrrrrrrrr....

56 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:13 pm

[51] Jacoby will be overpriced (as I hinted at [42]).
[54] Yeah, but the problem is that he's playing shortstop. I mean, no Nuñe6 yet...

57 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:15 pm

A 360 foot jog would do Jeter's ankle a world of good right about now.

58 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:17 pm

He was going for it on that last swing ...

59 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:18 pm

[57] That's what he's thinking too.

60 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:19 pm

Say hey!

61 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:19 pm

Congrats to the Captain! Hot damn. Say Hey!

62 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:19 pm

Derek ties Willie Mays!

63 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:19 pm

El Capitán!

64 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:19 pm

Yikes, Jeter looked awful running down to 1st on that hit.

65 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:19 pm

Oh my god.
I didn't really until just now that my shoulders were tensed.

66 OldYanksFan   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:19 pm

I'm REALLY pleased the boys have been able to SLUG 2 runs off of this historically great team, with their Ace on the mound.

67 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:21 pm

[66] Wow, no love for Phil at all???

Tough customer.

68 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:22 pm

For the love of Mo. NO hit and run.

69 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:23 pm

[67] James Loney is batting third. Not exactly a strong Sox lineup! :) But well done so far, Phil.

Captain ties Willie Mays. Wow.

70 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:23 pm

Well, it all comes down to the guy who's replacing Steve Pearce at third base...

71 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:23 pm

There have been a lot of swings and missed tonight. More so than usual it seems to me.

72 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:25 pm

This would be a good time for a Yay-Rod!

73 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:26 pm

Urg.

Probably low, but far, far too close to take right down the middle ...

74 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:26 pm

2 for 31 in this series with risp. B double O!

75 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:26 pm

Okay, so it's all on Phil's shoulders.
Capable shoulders.

Ugh. I'm going to be really nervous every time somebody gets on base. Still, Phil definitely gets to pitch the seventh.

76 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:31 pm

Cornflake flashes the leather!

77 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:31 pm

Whew!
I thought he was going to walk Nava and we'd have to watch him battle Saltalamakeahomer with a man on.

78 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:33 pm

Oh, sweet.
I love watching Saltalamacchia strike out. It's particularly satisfying.

79 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:35 pm

Awesome.

Clap clap clap!

Bring him back for the eighth??

80 garydsimms   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:35 pm

3 up 3 down. Phillip has been great. Hope coffee Joe doesn't get jitters

81 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:37 pm

Phil phor the eighth? Unless he gets in trouble -- a runner on.

82 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:38 pm

Craig Breslow, oh boy.

83 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:38 pm

Nice. A hit from Jesus.

85 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:43 pm

[84] I just calculated that you could fit 47 & a half of my Tokyo apaprtments inside his mansion.

86 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:44 pm

It's all up to Steve Pearce!!

Oh, damn, too slow.

87 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:45 pm

Take it! Take another little little Pearce of my heart now baby!
2 for 33 risp in 3 games.

88 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:45 pm

[84] Is he downsizing? Florida has no income tax, which makes it popular with high income people, and an unlimited homestead exemption for bankruptcy, meaning that home couldn't be touched (at least it used to, don't know current bankruptcy law.)

89 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:48 pm

Yeah.
Glad it wasn't a little higher...

90 garydsimms   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:48 pm

Nice nite phil. Time to say goodbye

91 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:49 pm

And so it begins.
[84] A few of those pics just seem surreal.

92 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:49 pm

MATCHUPS!

93 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:49 pm

Wow, Girardi is showing more faith in Phil I thought he would---or maybe even than I would. I would have yanked him after the double. Then again, who can he go to in the pen?

94 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:50 pm

Well, maybe not so much faith. Even as I typed, quietly on gameday the words Pitching Changed whisked by.

95 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:52 pm

I just sense a soul crushing homer at some point. Ugh.

96 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:55 pm

[94] Oh, because you didn't notice that Ellsbury and Podsednik are left-handed??

97 garydsimms   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:55 pm

Lets go David

98 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:57 pm

So Valentine brings in Ryan Lavarnway, knowing that Girardi will then go to D-Rob. Lavarnway is batting .161. Average is pretty much the only stat that matters in this situation...

Well, maybe Bobby wants two Jews to play in the eighth.

99 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:58 pm

I can't take it.

100 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:59 pm

Nice.

I guess Ciriaco's mistake was to get to second base on his hit.

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101 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 13, 2012 8:59 pm

Whew...

Can So go again tonight?

102 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:00 pm

Robertson gets his man. OK, would you stick with Robertson to close out the game and, or go to Soriano? If the latter, does that mean that both robertson and Soriano will be unavailable tomorrow (I've lost track of who pitched when the last few days)?

103 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:02 pm

[102] Hmmmmm. Interesting.
I would leave D-Rob in, but I am pretty sure Joe will not do that.

104 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:02 pm

Melancon v. Nuñez...it's like a Yankees Futures Game, if the future was a few years in the past.

105 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:02 pm

[84] You think A-Rod is a Boggie fan?

106 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:03 pm

Nuñez, you are no Jeter.

107 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:04 pm

Wait, I'm having second thoughts. Didn't D-Rob pitch both yesterday and the day before? So four outs might be unrealistic.

108 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:05 pm

Sori's up, so we know what Joe has chosen.

109 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:05 pm

Soriano warming. That seems to answer my question [102].

110 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:06 pm

[107] Ideally the Yankees would hit some selfish HRs and make it no longer a save situation™.

111 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:06 pm

Echo....

112 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:08 pm

Wow, Dice-K will pitch tomorrow. I can't believe we didn't get to face him. Damn.

113 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:09 pm

Let's go Melancon. Leave one up over the plate.

114 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:11 pm

[112] I would just as soon not see Dice-K. The way things have been going he would have had his game of the year. And Swisher is almost killed by the black hole.

115 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:11 pm

Ooooooh.
Iglesias is supposed to be the next Oz, as youse may have hoid.

116 monkeypants   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:13 pm

{114] Yeah, the way the Yankees a struggling with the bats, Dice-K might even hav dusted off the Gyroball!!!.

117 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:13 pm

Does Valentine not understand the Match-up Game???

You're no Joe Maddon, Bobby. And you're no fun to manage against.

118 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:14 pm

Shoot. Off the bat, I thought double.

119 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:15 pm

damn

120 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:15 pm

2 for 34. .058 Very impressive.

121 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:16 pm

Okay. Lets get this done

123 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:22 pm

[122] lol.... The pitcher's reaction is almost as good as the pitch. : )

124 garydsimms   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:22 pm

C'mon sori!

125 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:22 pm

Hmph.
Well, Salty gets his Golden Sombrero opportunity.

126 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:22 pm

The Salty Bastard,

127 Shaun P.   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:23 pm

Can someone please explain to me why Adam Warren would be warming up in the bullpen? It must just be getting some work in, right? Not even Girardi could be THAT matchup crazy.

Oh, and HUUUUUUUUUUUUGHESSSSSSSSSSSSS!

128 RIYank   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:23 pm

No Sombrero, but good enough.

129 garydsimms   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:23 pm

Ok.

130 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:24 pm

Hooray!

131 rbj   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:24 pm

Woo hoo! Good night all.

132 Shaun P.   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:24 pm

Two wins in a row! Two wins in a row! It only took almost a month but at last: the Yanks got two wins in a row!

Now, how about 3?

133 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:25 pm

Whoo-hoo. Untuck.
Now if Phil could only dominate a lineup that doesn't suck on the Yankees could get a GD hit with a man on second and/or third. Oi!!!

134 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:29 pm

[133] That should be Now if Phil could only dominate a lineup that doesn't suck AND the Yankees ....... Oh, well. Happy trails.

135 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 13, 2012 9:30 pm

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