"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

May We Have Another?

One is never enough, especially now. But the Yanks are going to need a delivery from the Score Truck tonightski.

Pile it high and deep, boys.

Never mind the scoreboard-watching: Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Via: Pug King]

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1 Jon DeRosa   ~  Sep 19, 2012 4:13 pm

Ricky Romero shut the Yanks down last time. Not again.

2 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 5:18 pm

[0] Beautiful photo. Shout out the the very under-rated Manhattan Bridge..was it "Once Upon A Time In America" by Sergio Leone that used it in the poster and film so perfectly? Need to watch that again..

Let's Go Yankees!

3 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:04 pm

Shoot, I'm stuck with the Toronto feed.

4 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:21 pm

Almost, Rob.

5 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:22 pm

I'm so glad I rushed home and tuned in for that.

6 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:22 pm

[3] I generally like the Toronto announcers...I certainly prefer them to Kay.

7 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:23 pm

Frickin centaur.

8 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:25 pm

Needless to say, that sucked.

9 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:32 pm

Oh, Phelps. I anticipate a long fucking night.

10 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:33 pm

Hm.
I don't like the way this is shaping up.
GIDP, please.

11 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:35 pm

Wow, excellent curve. Needed that pitch!

12 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:38 pm

Is this a form of slow torture?

13 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:38 pm

We might have to disavow any knowledge of Mr. Phelps actions.

14 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:38 pm

Damn.

15 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:38 pm

Hm..pastanotdivingjeter.

16 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:40 pm

[15] Weigh the positives vs. the negatives.

17 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:40 pm

This is not fun to watch, it really isn't.

18 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:41 pm

[17] --> [12]

19 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:42 pm

Yeah, sure, now.

20 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:42 pm

[17] Fun? Fun? There is no margin for fun left in this season. Hopefully we can feel relief, and celebrate in the end.

21 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:42 pm

[18] Well, sure, assuming slow torture isn't fun. I mean, you should say that explicitly.

22 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:43 pm

On the Jays feed, they are comparing Romero's 13 decision losing streak to Tom (?) Underwood's. Didn't Underwood start out in the Yankees system?

23 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:44 pm

For the folks watching the YES feed, does it sometimes sound like Kay is underwater with his lines getting clipped.

24 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:46 pm

[22] Nope..I see he played with the Yankees in the middle of his career. Funny, in my memory's eye, he was a "young prospect" for the Yankees.

25 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:48 pm

[23] Nope, haven't noticed that. However, given their current conversation (which is about mucous), I am going to mute the mofo.

26 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:49 pm

The ball thrown into CF and he was still almost thrown out at 1B...

27 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:49 pm

Interesting.

28 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:50 pm

Okay, I take it back. That was entertaining.

Now I'm having fun!

29 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:50 pm

Better

30 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:51 pm

[26] [27] What? He swiped first, clean, without a slide. How often do you see that??

31 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:51 pm

This inning is verging on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D5Sa2Yq-2g territory...

32 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:52 pm

Nice play by Arencibia. Little League baseball can be a lot of fun.

33 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:52 pm

[30] And they say you can't steal 1B. I guess you just can't predict baseball.

Ah, well, that makes up for up. Nix was bound and determined to get burned on the bases, huh?

34 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:53 pm

Damn, the walk nullifies the stolen base. I hate that.

35 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:53 pm

Worse

36 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:54 pm

Crap.
Also, I just realized I'm about 45 seconds behind. How did I not notice that before?

37 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:54 pm

Great throw by that face only a mother can love.

38 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:55 pm

[30] the play before.

39 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:55 pm

[37] He belongs on The Baseball Furies from The Warriors.

40 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:56 pm

You can only hope to contain Chris Stewart.

41 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:56 pm

chris stewart!

42 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:56 pm

Murders row! Nix, McGehee, Stewart! We'll call them the cluster bombers.

43 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:58 pm

%$*&?

My mlb reloaded and I missed the double. (I actually saw the base runner diagram before the score, and thought Stewart must have bunted.)

44 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:58 pm

Yuk.

45 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 6:59 pm

Driving that changeup into the left should be on the mind of righties.

46 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:00 pm

BB, BB, Single, Double. Two runs? Three runs?

One.

47 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:00 pm

[42] imagine if we gave pearce a chance at dh?!

48 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:02 pm

[46] i would've settled for a 4-run rally killing homerun type of thingamajig.

49 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:03 pm

Huh.
Chris Stewart is very cheap, right?

50 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:04 pm

[48] Low moral value, though.

51 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:04 pm

chris stewart!!!

52 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:05 pm

[50] ah, i'm a drummer, so it's all good.

53 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:08 pm

[52] How can you tell if the stage is level? If the drummer equally drools from both sides of his mouth. (Not you of course.)

54 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:10 pm

C'mon, Robbie!

55 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:10 pm

Now that I think of it, Romero is walking so many guys that I am going to declare his performance Highly Unethical. This means we have an excellent chance at a Moral Victory.

56 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:11 pm

[53] i have a bazillion of those jokes!!!

oh, and yes - definitely me! : )

57 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:11 pm

[55] ancient chinese proverb: baseball all wrong. man with 4 balls cannot walk!

58 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:12 pm

we really need a good cushion. phelps isn't long for this game and we're prolly gonna see a whole lotta the chief...

59 OldYanksFan   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:13 pm

Evening Banterers. Nice audience tonight.
Gotta say the boys have done a nice job turning this around from 2 weeks ago.

It seems even when ARod doesn't produce much, the rest of the lineup has done better. And fortunately, ARod, while no-longer-a-monster, is still contributing.

Our turnaround pretty much coincides with ARod being back, no?

60 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:15 pm

Damn, and down he goes. Dag, Alex.

61 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:15 pm

sub-optimal, a-rod.

62 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:15 pm

Yankees *really* can't hit a change

63 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:16 pm

Jeez, what is Curtis swinging at?

64 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:16 pm

[59] He musta brought the goods?

65 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:17 pm

[59] someone's in a fine mood tonight!

[60] don't be so hard on yourself, man!

; )

66 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:18 pm

Nasty pitch.

67 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:18 pm

Stupid changeups and big loopy curveballs. Bollocks!

68 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:18 pm

[59] I guess -- was it the mojo? Because it's not the homers.

69 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:18 pm

the king faces the oreo's tonite. i think he's lost his last 2 starts. time for him to win!

70 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:20 pm

[69] Time for the Green to beat the Orange.

71 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:20 pm

once again, we're letting the jays' pitcher off the hook...

ooh, brett anderson left his start (vs. fucklander) w/ an injury. hmmm, that is very bad news for the a's...

72 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:21 pm

[68] gotta be the purple lips. in fact, i have no doubt.

73 OldYanksFan   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:21 pm

It nice that Omar has achieved waht he has, but over the last 6 years, he has had an OPS of around .600, and a cummulative WAR just under 0. All this for about $15m.

Are the minors that devoid of shortstops?

I mean, can you imagine Jeter playing 6 more years to rack up his Hits, but producing ZERO WAR over that time? And us having to watch it?

Maybe we need a 'Hall of Longevity', because considering non-great players for the HOF simply because they rack up some decent counting stats over 25 years, kinda irks me.

74 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:21 pm

hey KB - what's the difference between a drummer and a mutual fund?

75 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:22 pm

Painful out for Lind.

76 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:22 pm

It did look like it hit him, honestly. Guess not.

77 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:23 pm

[74] I know this one. I think we've actually exchanged it before!

78 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:24 pm

[76] It probably did.

79 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:24 pm

[73] yeah, but omar also catches anacondas! (for real, no joke)

jim rice in the hall irks me. so does tony perez, bill mazeroski and a host of others. though i'm sure reggie's list is longer than mine...

80 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:25 pm

[77] only ONE matures and makes money. : )

81 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:25 pm

[73] I'd have no problem if jeter did that, provided his WAr remained at 0 or higher. Frankly, I'd rather watch Jeter rack up counting stats than another replacement level player. If he were blocking a legitimate prospect, my thinking would be different.

82 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:25 pm

[74] Something about maturity and money?

83 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:26 pm

Nice inning David

84 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:26 pm

Nice job.

85 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:29 pm

i really hate the 'nickname' "phelpsy", like GI Joe calls him. i mean, dude's initials are DP. that's pretty cool for a pitcher. should be able to come up with something more creative...

"huddy", for tim hudson, is even worse.

86 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:30 pm

Not only does McGehee suck, he's slow as shit.

87 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:31 pm

Ichiro! Rally Killing 2 out black hole double.

88 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:31 pm

Couple of nice plays there. Bad luck.

89 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:31 pm

[85] Baseball nicknames in general suck.

90 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:32 pm

Chris Stewart...Ugh.

91 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:32 pm

[82] yup! and the difference between a drummer and a pizza pie is:

only ONE can feed a family of four.

getting back to your joke...

what did the drummer get on his IQ test?

drool.

how do you know it's a drummer knocking on your door?

speeds up, slows down, never knows when to come in. (add "can't find the key" for vocalists...)

92 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:32 pm

[89] Contemporary ones do, for sure. They were much better in the olden tymes.

93 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:33 pm

[89] ah, there are some good ones. but i hear ya...

[90] hey, that's the player of the game! ; )

ichi having himself a day.

94 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:33 pm

[85] [89] Would JJ Putz be Putzie?

95 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:34 pm

what does a sneeze and a drum solo have in common?

96 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:36 pm

This kid has a decent stick.

97 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:36 pm

[95] Kind of embarrassing, but inevitable, so you may as well enjoy it?

98 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:36 pm

[95] Something about you know it's coming, but can't do anything about it?

99 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:37 pm

94) He pronounces it "Puts" and, as we've said here before, anyone who spells his name P-U-T-Z and pronounces it "Puts" is certainly a "Putz." At least in this town he is.

100 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:38 pm

[95] Why do guitarists put drum sticks on their dashboards?

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101 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:39 pm

Nice...Phelpsie?

Hey, you guys hear that? It's the bell on the SCORE TRUCK. Coming up, y'all. Two scoops of fun!

102 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:39 pm

Nice work, Phelpsie.

I say plug in Fred for three now.

103 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:40 pm

[98] exactly!

[100] so they can park in the handicapped spots.

duh.

what do you throw a drowning guitarist?

his amp!

how do make a guitarist play quietly?

put a piece of music in front of him! : )

104 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:40 pm

[101] You have kidnapped Alex Belth and replaced him with this obviously fake optimist!

105 OldYanksFan   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:41 pm

[81] You don't think Nunez is good for a 2 WAR?

106 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:41 pm

i think the score truck is stuck in tampa. it's being used against Dice-Klay...

107 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:41 pm

[103] I don't get the last one.

What's the difference between a banjo and a chainsaw?

108 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:42 pm

[102] i'm down with the Chief.

who then for the 9th?

prolly jobber...

109 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:42 pm

The idiots on the BJ feed just asked whether Derek was more popular than Eli Manning

110 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:42 pm

Let's Go Robbie!

111 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:43 pm

[105] I hate defensive metricsin general, but how much weight does Nunez being unusably terrible in the field have on his WAR?

112 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:43 pm

104) For the moment, anyway. LOL!

113 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:43 pm

Cano is due to rope one into the seats.

114 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:43 pm

[107] many guitarists can't read music...

chainsaw has a bigger dynamic range! (my pop plays the banjo...)

115 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:44 pm

Man, Robbie has missed two juicy pitches in the last two at bats...

116 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:44 pm

[103} I thought that was how you got a drummer to play quietly, by putting a chart in front of him.

117 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:44 pm

[109] wow, that is pretty idiotic.

i wonder if they're drummers...

118 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:44 pm

Hey, Alex, how about NOT hitting into a double play this time, huh, Chiefy?

119 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:44 pm

Small ball. Like it.

120 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:44 pm

Swisher should have been on second, and score on Cano's single.

121 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:45 pm

[85] That habit makes me feel ill. I remember (I think) Buddy Bell calling Mike Hampton "Hampy". Filled me with incoherent and irrational rage. If I was a player then and they followed that they'd call me "Catch-y"..blechhh.

[114] Your dad plays banjo?

122 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:45 pm

Time for 2 bloops and a blast

123 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:46 pm

[111] You are not going to like the answer to that question.

[114] Oh! I think I know a different type of guitarist.

124 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:46 pm

Just a little late. Dammitfuck.

125 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:46 pm

[116] i guess you can use that punchline for any instrument. all my students can read!!! : )

126 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:46 pm

I have two banjo-playing in-laws. (Whom I like, but even more I like to tease them.)

127 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:47 pm

well, it wasn't a double play...

128 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:47 pm

TERRIBLE. And I just yelled and scared the wife and now I'M in trouble. Shit.

129 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:47 pm

Fucking Horse Shit, Alex! Are you fucking kidding me with that swing!

130 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:48 pm

Let's GO CURTIS, for Crying Out LOUD.

131 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:48 pm

[123] I'm genuinely curious.

132 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:49 pm

Here comes the whiff.

133 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:49 pm

[114} I have a warm spot for the banjo. Bela Fleck is pretty cool, and Jerry Garcia was a banjo player first, a guitarist second.

134 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:49 pm

[121] ooh, "hampy" is just as bad as "huddy". ouchie!

yeah, my dad is a folk musician - he plays acoustic guitar, 5-string fingerpickin' banjo, piano, harmonica (on a "necklace") and sings.

135 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:50 pm

They should replace the yellow dot on the second base diamond icon next the score with a skull and crossbones.

136 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:50 pm

Two on, A-Rod K, Curtis K. Haven't I heard that song before?

137 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:50 pm

Yankee offense: Fail.

138 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:51 pm

[133] pick a bale o' cotton, pick a bale o' hay...pick a bela fleck!

and he's a hebrew from jew york. : )

139 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:51 pm

Ichiro should bat 9th. At least somebody might drive him in with all the hits he's been getting.

140 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:51 pm

Hey thelarmisy and Jazzy! Lighten up would ya'! ; )

141 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:51 pm

[105] No idea, but he's certainly no bonafide prospect. So if we're talking about watching an aging great for a few more years tacking on counting stats v. watching a marginal player, I'd rather watch the aging star.

142 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:51 pm

curtis blow.

the k-king.

143 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:51 pm

[132] Oh, good, you're safe!

[131] Nuñez' defense is about as good as Jeter's. His extra range makes up for his extra errors.

144 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:51 pm

[134] Thank god JoeyJoeJoe doesn't call the Captain "Jetey"..that would require an intervention.

Very cool your pop plays all those! My dad just puts on Hank Williams records and sings along..it's not pleasant.

145 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:52 pm

[135] that would be kinda cool, actually!

[140] watch it! ; )

146 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:54 pm

Ramus is going yard.

147 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:54 pm

7 lob so far
Enuf

148 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:55 pm

Happy to be wrong. Nice job Phelpsie.

149 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:55 pm

[144] i thought it was funny when damon came to the yanks and mr. torre tried to be proper and called him "John". his real name is actually "Johnny".

which, of course, is a whole lot better than "Jhonny". the "Jh" all of a sudden is ubiquitous in baseball. the padres system has all kindsa weird first names that start with "Y". and, of course, this is the only sport with 2 Melky's...

150 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:56 pm

[144] My dad (RIP) would sing Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, not seriously, but enough to annoy. "Tis to be a glorious thing to be a pirate king".

151 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:56 pm

How many banjo players does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

152 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:56 pm

Glad you're wrong Alex. 6 k's or 7?

153 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:56 pm

NICE!

154 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:56 pm

[141] To clarify, that assumes approximately equal value and that the aging veteran is a (formerly) great player. In other words, I want to see as much as I can of a HOFer at the end of his career, but I am otherwise not much interested in a run of the mill veteran player.

155 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:57 pm

Come on you bums. Let's see you plate some gd runs for fuck's sake.

156 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:57 pm

[144] Is "Jetes" much better?

157 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:57 pm

[150] Excellent. That shows taste, brains, and talent.

(I was just singing "A Modern Major General" the other day, so my opinion is a bit self-serving.)

158 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:57 pm

well, i guess Phelps. is stretched out. turns out, he pitched a nice ball game.

6 inn, 6 k's, 2 walks, 2 hits, 1 run. 93 pitches.

our offense is pathetic.

159 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:58 pm

[140][148] Stay cool up there in the Bronx, Belthy. My lady gets mad too when I yell at the game. "But you said they play every day, one loss doesn't mean much, right?"

160 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:58 pm

[146] there's our fearless leader! ; )

161 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:59 pm

How about that Phelpsie tonight? I know it seems like a AAA line-up he's up against, but what are the Yankees in this game?

162 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 7:59 pm

I think every team in the AL positions its fielders better than the Yankees.

163 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:00 pm

[151] another joke where you can plug in any instrument. it's best for guitarists...

[156] i actually like "jete" and "jetes". dereky, would be bad. that said, my parents have always called me "Eri" and i love that. : )

164 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:00 pm

3B clinic tonight.

165 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:00 pm

[162] is that on Pena or GI Joe? (or another factor...)

166 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:01 pm

Lawrie is ballin

167 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:01 pm

Uh, stop hitting it at the third baseman.

168 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:01 pm

I repeat, not only does McGehee suck, he's slow as shit.

169 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:01 pm

[163] Well, yeah, but it has different punchlines for different instruments, I would think... no?

170 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:02 pm

Every time I look up when the Yankees are batting, I figure it's the #9 hitter.

171 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:02 pm

C'mon stewie

172 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:02 pm

[170] You were bound to be right eventually!

173 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:04 pm

[172] I know, but what is depressing is how many times I'm wrong. It's a seemingly endless string of Nixes and McGehees and Stewarts.

174 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:04 pm

For. The. Love. Of. Mo. 2. Out. Hit. Please.

175 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:04 pm

Ha! Jays announcers just said it doesn't look like Ichiro was ready to steal.

176 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:04 pm

Nice baserunning, Ichy!

177 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:04 pm

Ichiro should steal home, better chance of scoring.

178 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:05 pm

Ichiro
.. 6 hits today and the sbs

179 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:05 pm

Steal home! Steal home!

180 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:05 pm

[169] yeah. the guitar one is the best.

i love when players steal 3rd!

181 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:05 pm

c'mon captainy!

182 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:06 pm

Anticlimactic.

183 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:06 pm

Christ This Sucks!

184 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:06 pm

9 lob!

185 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:06 pm

Dammit

186 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:06 pm

Oh Captain, my Captain, that was weak.

187 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:06 pm

[150][157] I can't hear Gilbert&Sullivan without thinking this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huX8Ta3-vTA&feature=related

188 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:06 pm

[180] You are infuriating.

Banjo players just sit around and complain that the light bulb is electric.

189 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:07 pm

jesusy.

190 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:07 pm

[184] LOBy!

191 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:08 pm

[188] : )

i like this one:

what do you call 2 guitarists playing in unison?

counterpoint.

192 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:09 pm

[191] Oh, I like that one. But it would work for lots of other instruments, too.

193 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:09 pm

romero has an in-game WHIP of 2 and we've score one measly fucking run. dude has an ERA upwards of 6.

bollocks!

194 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:10 pm

What's the assist + put out record for 3B in a game? Damn, it's like watching Brooks Robinson play in this game.

No joke, the Yankees had better win tonight against this team, with a performance like this from Phelps.

195 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:12 pm

Errory. : (

196 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:13 pm

[195} Erretes?

197 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:13 pm

[192] not drumset.

i guess the lightbulb one is good for drums, too...

none. they have a machine to do that now. eh eh.

198 monkeypants   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:13 pm

[196] Good one. Or maybe E-tes?

199 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:15 pm

Ichiro should never be called Suzuki.

200 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:15 pm

Oh, man, the nerves.

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201 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:15 pm

Oh, no, this fucking guy. I have bad vibes here.

202 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:15 pm

That was a strike blue.

203 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:16 pm

phelps still in there! huh.

204 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:16 pm

[197] I'm pretty libertarian, but I think spandex should be licensed and drum machines outlawed.

205 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:16 pm

Keep it together, Phelps. One more out!

206 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:17 pm

Oh crap.

207 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:18 pm

Where the hell was the 3-0 pitch? I think Girardi asked the same thing and the umps said, "Don't ask me if you don't want to hear." Or something like that. Oi. Bases juicedy.

208 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:18 pm

ack. boone with the bases loaded.

phelps' line might look a whole lot worse in a minute...

209 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:18 pm

Who is coming in? Boone?

210 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:19 pm

[204] drum machines are pure evil.

but there's that saying:

so many drummers, so little time... ; )

211 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:20 pm

this is the perfect situation for the Hammery!

212 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:21 pm

Hurray!

213 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:21 pm

[210] Very funny.
Phew!

214 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:21 pm

BOONEY!!!!

215 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:21 pm

Huge out. And now...after the song and the break: RUNS!

216 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:21 pm

Yeah! Poor Phelps can't get the win.

217 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:21 pm

Feliciano!

218 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:22 pm

Is that Jose Felicianano?

219 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:22 pm

[213] i actually teach a college level course called "Click Class." the metronome goes from your biggest enemy to your best friend!

220 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:24 pm

Hard to imagine that he was booed, and called a agitator for his version of the national anthem in the World Series so many years ago.

221 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:24 pm

Nicely done! Lyrical but not overwrought. Cool.

222 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:25 pm

[218] Wish they would replace that awful GBA Kate Smith with Jose's hip version of the anthem!

223 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:26 pm

[220] You beat me to it!

224 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:26 pm

José Feliciano is still alive? I would have lost money on that one.

225 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:26 pm

[218] Is that a really tiny version of Jose Feliciano?

226 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:28 pm

[225] LOL My typing just kept on going. Felicianoito?

227 thelarmis   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:28 pm

[226] you left out a "y" at the end. (or, "ie", i suppose...)

228 OldYanksFan   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:29 pm

Aside from our superstud BUC, it has been a major RISPFail night. If I've counted right, we have 1,731 LOB.

229 OldYanksFan   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:30 pm

Ya know, after 18 years, ARod still can't recognize a CB.

230 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:31 pm

Thanks YES for that Jinxing replay.

231 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:31 pm

[219] I've watched The Last Waltz countless times, and noticed a few screwups. I prefer it to a perfect plastic concert. Because reality isn't perfect. And I've got no musical ability, despite violin, trumpet and piano lessons. Just no ear.

232 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:31 pm

[229] Maybe because you can't see the break in a mirror.

233 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:31 pm

I've yet to see A-Rod take a good swing tonight

234 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:33 pm

Another impressive showing.

235 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:33 pm

Didn't swing at the change, good thinking.

236 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:33 pm

[231] Great film. Van the Man's outfit, Neil Young forgetting to wipe the coke off his face, Neil Diamond randomly showing up, great Staple Singers song, etc.

237 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:33 pm

Well, what are you going to do with that? Can't wait on the heater or splitter and adjust to that, the first change the guy's thrown all inning. Funny how Curtis never gets booed.

238 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:33 pm

[234] I didn't see the double play, but he couldn't have possibly looked worse in any of the strikeouts.

239 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:33 pm

This is painful.

240 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:35 pm

We will score in the eighth. Write it down.

241 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:35 pm

[236] But no Muddy Waters. Levon was furious that was left out (according to his autobio).

242 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:36 pm

[199] He's the only player in history who the MLB has allowed to have his first name on the back of his jersey. I guess they rationalized that in Japan first names are actually last names, order wise.

243 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:36 pm

Nice job, Boone.

244 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:36 pm

Oh man, Rasmus just missed that first pitch heater.

245 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:37 pm

What's wrong with A-Rod. Sheesh.

246 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:38 pm

[236] Old man staples -- forgive me for not remembering his name at the moment -- wow,liquid gold. And Clapton's guitar strap slip -- you gotta improvise on the downbeat. And they did it.

247 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:38 pm

The Rays hit double-digits.
Against Dice-K, so it doesn't really count, but still.

248 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:38 pm

Tough pitch, good job, Boonie. Why take him out, man? Why? He's throwing the ball good.

249 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:39 pm

Boone! I suppose Da Hamma and Untuck are unavailable tonight.

250 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:39 pm

Boone Logan threw 10 pitches and looked great. Why are we pulling him?

251 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:40 pm

[248] What are you, dyslexic?
LAWRIE IS RIGHT-HANDED!!!

252 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:40 pm

[246] Roebuck! aka 'Pops'.

[242] I like how the NBA allows the Brazilian guys to do that. Be great if baseball had some jerseys with "Socrates" "Juninho" or "Kaka" on them.

253 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:40 pm

This is one of those "baseball is not fun" games. lol

254 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:41 pm

[241] There was a Muddy song, but it was not his best. Mannish Boy, I'm not a fan of.

255 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:41 pm

[250] See: binder

256 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:42 pm

[253] cf. [17].

257 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:43 pm

Nice job, Codyy!
Uh, Eppleyy.

Hm. I give up, what is his nickname?

258 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:43 pm

One FUCKING RUN. We don't need no score truck. We need ONE FUCKING RUN.

LET'S GO!

259 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:43 pm

Nice bullpen work. So far.

260 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:44 pm

[252] Thanks. The Staples haven't been given their due.

261 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:44 pm

[252] All except "Kaka", unless he stinks. ;>)

262 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:44 pm

[254] Good thing the Stones and Hendrix were fans of it.

263 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:44 pm

[257] 25thmanontherostery?

264 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:45 pm

OK. Let's score some muthafuckin' runs. I want a 5 spot.

265 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:46 pm

[258] Just need a score hand truck?

266 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:46 pm

Here we go. Lead off walk.

267 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:46 pm

Here comes the sac bunt.

268 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:48 pm

[263] This is September, so, 40th??

269 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:48 pm

Okay. A base hit with a runner in scoring position. It can be done. I've seen it before, I swear I have.

270 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:48 pm

[267] What are the lottery numbers, besides 1-40.
Chess match!

271 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:48 pm

For the record: I don't like that bunt.

272 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:48 pm

What righty can they send up? We'd better not see Jones. Maybe Nunie?

273 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:49 pm

Hard to beileve I was happy about Raul and Andruw Jonesy at the beginning of the season..their veteran moxy no longer impresses.

274 Jon DeRosa   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:49 pm

During Romero's losing streak (including tonight) he's faced the Yanks 4 times and allowed 12 runs in 26 innings. Against everybody else, he's allowed 53 runs in 51.2 innings.

It's even worse than that, in the last 20 innings, the Yanks could only manage 6 runs.

Romero is the worst qualified pitcher in the Majors. He's what AJ Burnett and John Lackey were in 2010-2011.

275 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:50 pm

[268] Well if you want to get technical and all that. I figured he was on the team before the call ups. : )

276 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:50 pm

[258] Alright, I will settle for one. Got work to do anyway.

277 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:51 pm

WRONG guy to have up. WRONG!

278 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:52 pm

Yay, Curtis-y!

279 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:52 pm

[274] It boggles the mind. Yikes. That sb was close. Atta boy, Curtis!

280 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:52 pm

Courtesy. Curtsey.

281 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:53 pm

Such a horrible guy to hit there.

282 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:54 pm

Well, Pearce got a chance, snake eyes.

283 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:54 pm

Wow, a journeyman bench warmer picked up on waivers just struck out in a key situation! The Binder needs editing.

284 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:54 pm

Pearce nearly popped out before flailing wildly at a pitch near his ankles. Mo help me.

285 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:54 pm

Jesus fucking Christ. How hard is it to hit a fly ball to the outfield?

286 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:55 pm

ICHIROOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYY!

287 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:55 pm

ENORMOUS!

288 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:55 pm

[285] Hard.
But the question is, why count on Steve Pearce to do something hard?
Puzzling.

289 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:56 pm

EECH-HERO!

290 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:56 pm

ICHIRO!!!!!!!!!!!

291 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:56 pm

Suzuki-y!!

292 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:56 pm

Ichiro is going to be important in the postseason.

293 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:56 pm

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

294 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:56 pm

Ichiro! Yankee legend? Kay had better stop calling him Suzuki.

295 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:57 pm

Stop calling him Suzuki for chirssakes. He's our Ichiro now, Kay.

296 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:57 pm

[240].
Just sayin'.

297 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:58 pm

Does he steal again?

298 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:58 pm

[295] You know old Kay-y.

This is way more fun that I ever expected. Not the game -- the y-ending nickname thing.

299 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:59 pm

[298] It doesn't seem like it will get old. Kind of like "That's what she said". Mrs. Jazz scolded me for using it in a non-apllicable situation..I said it's funny in any situation.

300 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 8:59 pm

Ichiro is not cooked, yet.

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301 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:00 pm

C'mon Chris. Little base hit, papi.

302 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:00 pm

WoW!

303 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:00 pm

Frisky.

304 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:01 pm

[299] Hear, hear!

305 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:01 pm

4 sb for ichy

306 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:01 pm

Ichiro unleasing his guns!

307 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:01 pm

DJ...c'mon, now.

308 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:03 pm

I'm enjoying the New York Ichiros

309 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:04 pm

Jays got Jobbed.

310 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:04 pm

That was called a strike earlier in the count. Yow.

311 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:05 pm

Loaded!!!!

312 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:05 pm

Its a ball.

313 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:05 pm

That's a nice look for Lyon, with the chewing gum sticking out of his mouth like that. Cool. Classy.

314 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:05 pm

Now our catcher steals? And a walk?

315 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:05 pm

A Call for the Captain. Throw the fuggers out of the game, blue.

316 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:06 pm

Hey Stein, if he throws one inside, lean into it.

317 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:07 pm

What? No Booing?

318 garydsimms   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:08 pm

12 LOB!!!

319 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:08 pm

[316] Why is he Stein?

320 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:10 pm

Untuck coming in, after pitching 24 high stress pitches this afternoon? Have another something everybody.

321 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:11 pm

[319] I just figured since Ichiro wasn't up to bat the only way Swisher was going to do anything was to try to get hit by a pitch. Ala Stein in The Bad News Bears.

322 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:12 pm

[317] i guess the booing quotient is relative to the salary status. Swish< Arod.

323 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:13 pm

one more out.

324 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:14 pm

one more strike! A bit uncalled for.

325 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:15 pm

Hooray!

326 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:15 pm

Untucky! Sweepy!

327 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:15 pm

All worth it.

Good W, they're all good.

328 rbj   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:16 pm

Sweep! Sweet!
Good night!

329 Jon DeRosa   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:16 pm

Massive performance from the staff and ichiro.

330 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:16 pm

[322] And Swish has the "bro" factor. A-Rod is more a "manzier" guy.

Yanks Win!

331 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:19 pm

Is Rafael the capital of Untucky?

332 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:20 pm

Are we having fun, or just relieved?

333 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:21 pm

[332] Relief is fun.

334 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:22 pm

Who says you can't get no satisfaction?

335 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:23 pm

[333] Release > fun than relief.

336 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:26 pm
337 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:32 pm

Sorry, I jumped up to get a celebratory bourbon and my wife roped me in to watch some Stephen Colbert. But anyway, good evening, kenboyer and Japanese Banterers!

338 RIYank   ~  Sep 19, 2012 9:35 pm

No score after two in Seattle.

339 Boatzilla   ~  Sep 20, 2012 1:34 am

[336] I like that version. And I remember when I came out.

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