+ Grandy

Meanwhile, crickets chirping and tumbleweeds blowing by on the Jeter rehab.

2) I don't know what you expect. The guy won't be back until August, at the earliest, what would they report now?

[1] In left field, natch. We already gots a center fielder. Remember when that was the main Grandy storyline?

[3] Is he even making any progress?

[4] Indeed. LF seems like a great fit for Grandy to me.

[5] Four-hole against Felix on your first day back, on the other hand...

So essentially we've just traded Brennan Boesch for Curtis Granderson. Nice upgrade.

Good start for the big fella.

Brett's sliding glove looks like a real pain in the ass to use.

Yay!
Good to see his face.

Tex, Youk, Hafner?
Is 1st base Amityville?

Boo! Back to the Minors!

Isn't it amazing that after one year, Raul feels like a true Yankee?

Yes, definitely an Overbay mistake. Doh!

[5] I picture a Mad Magazine Sergio Aragones illustration of Jeter standing in the field with spider webs hanging off him.

No harm.

Very nice, huge man.

Hm.
Lyle Overbay.

Dammit.

Hm, squeeze, safety squeeze... or how about the ol' Brett Watches some Strikes play?

[20] You come at the King ... you'd best not get caught looking for an offspeed pitch ...

Not sure I want Joba back.

Okay, Lyle!

Yikes, Lyle could have gotten hurt.

[22 After all the organizational shenanigans that Joba had to endure as a Yankee; the fans can't turn their back on him because of a non-issue within the club house. Do you think Mo cares? Yes, he is an uncouth bumpkin; but growing up with only a disabled father on the reservation does not curate an appreciation of opera. He still has moments of high competence, and will help team given the chance.

7.06(a) Obstruction. The ball is dead.

[24] And (as Michael Kay is noting) he could have plowed straight through the $175 Million Man, too.

Sit down, Wedgie!

I don't believe I have ever seen (before now) a Reached On Fielder Interference. Of course I've seen Catcher Interference, but I can't remember seeing a batter reach on Obstruction.

C'mon, Lance. One more good take. Or a hit. Either or.

[29] That is a first for me too. Felix did not even receive the throw so there is no excuse for being in the way.

Blargh.

I like the way Cone put that. Nix has "taken the sting out of the Nuñez injury."

Like First Corinthians 15:55

O grave, where is thy victory? O injury, where is thy sting?

I had no idea Jesus was talking about Nuñez.

Wow, Ichiro looked utterly overmatched.

[25] I hear you, and agree he's been jerked around. But you don't do that to Mo, esecially when he's talking with reporters about meeting the family of the boy killed by that falling airport sign. Just the wrong circumstances.

The Red Sox hung three on Matt Moore in the first, but John Lackey just gave 'em back plus a couple more in the fourth.

Thank god we didn't get John Lackey. He is a very irritating pitcher and a poor specimen of a human being.

Brett really likes to watch.

[36] I can't stand that smug S.O.B. His Boston career has been a joy to watch.

Revenge of the Dino.

Well, good for Raul.

Wow. Sabathia has 10 Ks. Too bad the Yankees won't win.

Two weird plays in the game.

Very surprised Hernandez stays in the game.

[43] Me too.
I hope he's not hurt, but I wish they'd take him out for precautionary reasons!

[43, 44] I saw the collision at 1st earlier. What did I miss?

[45] Just this past half inning he was wincing, limping a little. The trainers came out and Felix convinced them to let him stay in.

[45] Felix fielded a bouncer in front of the mound, wheeled and threw to second and came up limping and shaking his leg presumingly from the effect of the collision earlier.

[45] Felix is kind of hopping around, stretching out his knee. Cone is concerned. Looks like his night is finished though.

[46-48] Much thanks,gang. I've been waiting for the replay but no dice.

As is CC's.

Lil G' got a break.

Robbie!

That was a good ab by Robbie. : ) Vicious swings. Just missed it.

Good ol' Rob.

They just won't quit.

Robinson Cando.

Furbush is a funny name. First name should be Stanley.

Good enough, Curtis.

[57] We had some fun with it when he was herein Toledo. He's still up to his old tricks.

Hang one, Furbush.

[57] Is his nickname Curly?

Good job, Lyle. Winning.

Lyle!

Lyle!

[61] I have an idiotic last name so have no hesitaiton to join in the fun-making. Me and my buddy Hugh Jass always yuck it up.

So what I miss tonight? How was the King - CC battle?

Lyle hit it good. Could have been a three-run double, just a couple of microns off.

[65] Felix was a lot better. CC had a pile of K, but they tagged him for some real hits too. But our guys wore Felix down, and he had a collision at first too, which might have shortened his night.

[67] Thanks. Making my way back the game thread now. Mariners outside of the King may be the single most boring team I've ever seen...

Orioles lost. BoSox trailing 5-3 and running out of string (bottom of the 8th, in Tampa). If we hold on it means a little breathing room at the top of the East.

Come on, Dave. Focus.

This kind of stuff must drive Felix nuts.

Uh oh.

Let's go, HAMMER TIME.

Well this is not good.

Dumbass.

Austine. . . . Game is faster up here.

[70] Looks like we're getting Houdini tonight.

NAILED.

[68] There used to be only two reasons to watch them. Now there's only one.

And remember, they traded away Adam Jones for a bag of used rags.

I was gonna say that Bay beating us would be awful, but Smoak could be worse

Well that was pretty awesome.

Smoak extinguished, no Seagar.

A master magician!

[78] I was pulling for Kim Ng anyway, but Jack Z has been catastrophically bad.

That'll do

Derek who?

Mo sure is getting his work in lately.

[83] Me, too. Well Jack Z had some big shoes to fill, Bavasi basically tried his best to dismantle the team while raping their minor league system. Not an easy task.

My comment's under moderation. We can't use the word rape? It's a

It was metaphorical.....oh well

one down.

Fernando Rodney strikes out the Red Sox in the ninth, 1-2-3.

and another dead bat. I bet bats everywhere will be happy come November.
Two.

... --- ...

All Rise.
AB's picture at the top now needs a King. : )

Thanks be to Mo.

Ah, Mo.

Yay!

That last call is make up gift for the last 3 dozen against the Yanks.

It's not generous, it's Mo

[83] I said, me too, and that Jack Z had some big shoes to fill. Bavasi made some of the worst trades in baseball history.