Good start.

Uh-oh, URP alert.

Boom. That was a long line drive.

"He's a baseball player. He's a solid little player. He knows how to play the game."

Definitely. Hard to argue with any of those.

(YES crew effusing praise on Nix.)

On my way to Charleston, for a few days...

Go CC!!! Go Yanks!!!

That Nixy. He sure is a baseball player.

Kai Winding is a sackbut player. He knows how to play the trombone.

[5] Great food in Charleston.

Damn, great fucking play by Longoria ...

[36] I hope he plays it the right way. Because if you blow in the wrong end it doesn't make any sound.

Please take the square root of my comment number reference above.

Cult - yeah man. I used to play there all the time in the mid-late 90's. I'm sitting in on an old buddy's gig tonight... Unfortunately, it's supposed to rain almost the whole time we're gonna be there...

RI - there's a definite joke in there! Oh, and school's out for me, as of yesterday, so no math for me! ; )

[10] Oh, sorry. Okay, class dismissed.

Hang in there, Lyle...He's going to give you a change up, here.

Ugh.

Zoilo!

The KID!

Oh no, Zoilo is in big trouble.
Didn't anyone tell him you're not allowed to get a base hit with the bases loaded and two out???

ZOILO!!!

Zoily earnin his pinstripes!

I brought my pencil. Gimme somethin to write on!

(I can't see comment #'s on my iPhone...)

Monkeypants will be pissed at this development, we all know how much he loves watching Vernon Wells ...

I do wish his name was Zolio and not Zoilo. I might just refer to him as Zolio...

Yeah, Ichi and Vern in the outfield was doing a number on mp!

[20] We'll think of some goading comforting words for him.

[19] In Russia, teacher is hot for you!

Ichirobbed!

[23] Gorn... Very woody sort of word... Gorrrrn...

Need to take advantage of the error, boys.

shift that.

[26] I prefer 'murmur'.

(It has the advantage of being an actual word, too.)

Turn him loose! Turn loose The Z on 3-0!

Nope, taking all the way.
Okay, damage pitch...
By him, nice pitch.

Here we go, Z, this is the moment...

Spoiled.

Here we go, try again bro...

Nice job fouling that pitch off.

And GREAT take, wow. ONIONS.

Oh, very, very nice.

In a way that was more impressive than a hit.

Love this kid. Love.

I'll take that. Good. Eye and patience.

One from Column B, and 4.1 from Colome.

Zoleo the walking dude!

Nixy - unprofessional hitter. Perhaps he's an auto mechanic.

Frickin' Torres.

Rats.

[39] He doesn't know how to play, is the problem. And, he's a liquid.

Uh oh. Lead in jeopardy.

Hm, I think I'd play the infield in here.

Huge K for Huge CC.

pop foul.

Overbay
Makes the play
And CC's just an out away...

Hmmmmmm.
I dunno. I don't know about this.
I guess CC doesn't walk many guys, but I don't like it.

Shit!

Yeah.

IBBs suck.

Fuck. Dammit, CC.

I was fairly neutral on Sam Fuld for a long time. He was just kinda a run of the mill bad player.

Then he showed up to the all star game and joined the little kids trying to catch balls during the home run derby and he became the most infuriatingly pathetic baseball player I've ever seen. And now he's in the middle of every motherfucking rally the Rays have against the Yankees. HE'S A TERRIBLE BASEBALL PLAYER. GET HIM OUT.

What a pile of shit. I have little faith the Yanks can score three more runs in this game.

I'm guessing our offense will go fast asleep from here on out...

Hafner missed a cookie, man. Jesus.

Z Trip...c'mon, kid, we need runs.

[20][23] i'm just happy it only took like $13 million and half a season for the Yankees to figure out that Vernon Wells is cooked. Of course,the first bad game by almonte and I'm sure Verny and his veteran goodness will be back out there, anchoring the lineup.

Nice patience. Again, bases loaded 1 out for Nix. Let's see if they can, you know, score this time.

57) Remind me to never get on your bad side. You sure know how to get after something that irks you. LOL

Oh, are you kidding? Foul by an inch.

Sigh.

Same pitch he struck out on last time.

Fucking Adams has to looking to drive that fucking pitch, man.

Stoopid fuck! That's twice.

What's YES saying now about the knowledgeable baseball player?

Down, 1-2, I have ZERO confidence in Adams here. ZERO.

He got lucky on the 2-2 pitch. And now he'll come inside and get him. Or even further away.

Yep, go to that cross, McGee, you need it...

Abandoned by Jesus!

What do I know? Second walk of his career, both today. WTF?

[66] Further away was right. Adams showed stones though. (Or just froze, I dunno.)

I'll take that BB.

Oh no, Joe.

Monkey, where you at? Here's your chance to shine!

Ah, monkeypants will be so happy! Perfect opportunity!

Time to get the monkey off your back, Vern!

VW for MP!!!

This should be quick.

Hey Vern!!!!

Do you believe in miracles??!?!?!?!

Oh, crap, bad break. Dammit. Need that other run, man.

Wells how about that. Stupid fan.

Fans are dopes; and the schmuck dropped the ball to boot.

Wow, they're giving us the run! I always forget about that rule. Good call.

Wha happened?!

Huh, I think Michael is right, it's actually good for us that the fan touched it.

Yay Vernon!

[82] Oh, the ball bounced high off the wall and actually went into a fan's glove, apparently while still over the field of play. The umps saw it and sent the runners back, but then they conferred and decided that Adams would have scored.

O.k. That is way weird. Fan doesn't touch it, it goes into the stands and guy has to go back to third.

There are strange things done in the midnight sun,
by the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that day on the field of YSII
We cremated Jake McGee.

That Vernon Wells should pinch hit for anyone is bizarre, but he rewards Girardi with the rarest play in baseball: a base clearing ground rule double.

(I always think of that poem when McGee takes the mound, but I don't think the Yankees ever cremated him before.)

[81] If only they made that same call back in 2004...

88) That's baseball for you Suzyn, you just can't predict it.

[88] I think he's earned himself another forty starts, don't you?

Thanks RI!!!

Vern baby Vern!!!

[92] Oh you know it. I imagine he's back to "shortening his stroke" and "hitting the ball the other way," just like April. All he needed was a little incentive, watching Almonte from the bench. They don't call Girardi a Chessmaster for nothing.

NAILED.
The Alabama Hamma is back.

Hamma!!!

[94] You know, he is a Professional Hitter. He and Nix can go into business together: both Professionals.

And, don't forget, they know how to play the game, so that's a huge plus.

Well they are baseball players, ya know.

Jeez, the shot of the dugout looks like it's father-and-son day.

OMG.

Is this Rob's first 4-walk game???