Sunday night Yankees' game, just the perfect thing to watch while I wait for this week's Game of Thrones episode to show up for torrenting.

And really, don't we all remember Derek Lowe's great run in Pinstripes?

AAAAAAAAAGH.

30 seconds into the broadcast and I'm already sick of Kruk's nonsense.

When the visitors get a man on first with one out in the first, their win expectancy is exactly what it is at the beginning of the game. The out and the single cancel. I find that surprising.

New Mad Men tonight!

Sweet!

[5] I know, and [1]. Competition for the big tv in our house!

Beltran batting second.
That actually makes sense! Does Joe have a consultant now for line-up construction?

Jacoby is loving this series.

OH JESUS CHRIST

[9] Yes I am.

oh fer crying out loud.

Argh!

Do-over? I was confident Sori would get the run in, at least.

Jesus jumping Christ on a teeny tiny pogo stick ... are you FUCKING KIDDING ME?!@?!?!!?

::facepalm::

[7] Tape. Mad. Men.

[15] Trust me on this one ...

Also, how the hell did we hit the ball that hard that inning and not score a single fucking run?!?!!??!

Sorry, but that out's on Taco.

The broadcast did an OK job of that f-up, I thought. But too much hedging to Beltran. I'd give 100% of the blame to Ellsbury. Beltran wasn't sprinting, but he was running hard.

[15] You mean, you have inside info on GoT?

[14] No DVR

[18] He's not going to beat Ellsbury in a 90 foot race.

GODDAM IT.

OUT! By a long shot.

There is having bad luck and there is making bad luck. The Yanks are losing because of the latter.

Hah.
Baserunning blunders galore.

Grrrrrrrr, stabby, stabby.

Being on 3rd with 2 outs is slightly better than being on 2nd, but whatever advantage Ellsbury gains the Yankees by advancing is nowhere near the risk of getting gunned down, ending the inning, and as we saw, erasing a run.

[19][20] Just sayin', I think y'all's gonna wanna watch this one live ...

That's good. Doubront has had some really bad games when he started walking guys. Let's hope this is one.

I swear, it's only the 2nd inning ... and already I can feel myself getting stupider listening to John Kruk ...

[28] It's this season's episode that was written by GRRM himself ... I'll leave it at that.

I just got back from skiing in 80 degree weather at our local joint. They opened up for the weekend b/c they still had a large base of snow. Skiing, GOT, Madmen, Yankees-Red Sox, oh my! Quite the funday Sunday! : )

Holy Shit. Cervelli is playing 2b. WTF!

[28] Also no HBO.

[33] Oh, couldn't be. It'll be an 80 degree day on the ski slopes before Frankie plays second base!

(Now first base, that's a different story.)

[34] We get HBO for GoT season. Then cancel it. (Verizon lets you do this -- my brother was shocked when he heard.)

[34] HBO? Who needs HBO? All hail the intertubes!

[37] But then I'd have to go from 36" to 20" with worse sound. And I'm trying to avoid getting sucked into new series. After Babylon 5 & Battlestar Galactica I needed a break, somehow wound up involved with Mad Men.

Hi folks,

Just settling back into Atlanta after playing the big Allman Brothers festival in Florida this weekend.

I saw our hard hits and the ridiculous baserunning gaffe. Also saw the bollocks in the 2nd and the shit sox scoring.

Unfortunately, I've had to hear Kruk. What a tool...

RUN GRITNER!!!

[11] Is your last name Jacoby?

Who cares about the Brewers? I just turned off ESPN audio...

woo-hoo!

BELI!!!

*Now* you can trot home ; )

Just flicked it over.

That makes up for a whole lot of shitty base running!

Yanks ahead! Bet the ESPN boys love that.

[41] Wise man. Saved about a million brain cells.

[43] I hope the consensus isn't that that was Beltran's fault

[38] Ah, didn't know you weren't already watching it. Give it another 3 seasons ... and then watch it on DVD!

Kruk: Beltran's a hall of famer 'coz he's a switch-hitter.

got it. thanks, fuckwad.

[40] Yup.

[47] And after my college days I need all I have.

Good inning.

Red Sox radio guy is an idiot, been calling Beltran 'Beltre' all inning, saying he's been a 'good' player but maybe not 'great'. Don't they have a producer in his ear to 1. correct the name and 2. give him some stats? Beltran has been a GREAT player.

[48] definitely jacoby's bad.

Nice little boom-boom, but it does detract from the fact that Gardner is simply unable to steal bases.

[52] Wait, really? Which radio guy? That doesn't sound like O'Brien.

[52] Beltran is awesome. and, of course, since he's a switch-hitter, he'll garner hall of fame votes. so says the fat kruk.

[50] Hey, gut Pesach. (Early, but tomorrow’s an off day.)

nice catch.

[55] Joe Castiglione I think. Also saying 'Ivan Novo'. Maybe a bit too much partying in NYC over the weekend. Still better than Krukie though, I can't take even an inning of that guy.

[57] I'm already leaning toward the left.

It's probably bad that I'm planning on having pizza for dinner tomorrow night, after I teach...huh?

[59] kruk truly is insufferable.

RI, thelarmis, I was talking to this Japanese guy about how Jesus didn't look how he's portrayed in the West. No chance he was blonde & blue-eyed, in fact he was likely very dark. Possiby 'black' according to some scholars, depending on how you define the terms. My Japanese buddy thought for a second and then smiled, 'You mean, he was a black-Jew, like Sammy Davis Jr!'

personally, i'm not a fan of any tattoo, but ... a neck tattoo? i just don't get that at all.

[59] Oh, that makes more sense. Kind of a whiny voice.
He is kind of an idiot, but I like him.

[60] Nah, pizza isn't leavened. (I make my own rules about these things. Tradition? Yes... but on the other hand...)

[62] A blond blue-eyed Jew, no way! Unless he was a drummer.

i'm of the blonde hair and blue-eyed variety. and incredibly fair skin.

Note to Ryan Roberts: you can't wash off a neck tattoo. "Oh, you already got one? Doh!"

[65] HA! Ya beat me to it : )

For fucks sake, what's wrong with these guys? He's a World Champion closer. It's no ooh-ay-hara. It's WAY-hara.

Mr OK, a friend in China was just telling me about this word they have, Lǎowài 老外 . It literally means 'old foreigner', but as far as I understand it's basically a somewhat affectionate but somewhat condescending term for a white European (or Eur. extraction) visitor to China. When he asks his Chinese friends what it means, they say it means "foreigner friend", but my friend says it is never, ever used for a black person.

[69] Geez, really? *Everybody* in RSN says "ooey-hara". (They love him, by the way.)

[62] Othello, the Moor, is usually portrayed as "black" though he probably was an Arab.

This is what I was [29] talking about. Farrell knows. This could be real trouble for Doubront.

Dammit, oh no double dammit!

Remember when Frankie was hitting like .650 with RISP?

[70] That's interesting. In Japanese the catch-all term is 外人 = 'gaijin', 'outside person'. More formerely is 外国人 'gaikokujin' 'outside country person'. Tends to apply to anyone and everyone from outside Japan, regardless of country or race. All foreigners are the same to some here :)

Yay, replay!

Let's hope Frankie Brains isn't hurt, he's been on the DL all too often these last couple of years.

He's out-- for how long?

Two on and nobody out; two pitches later, inning over.

tie goes to the runner.

[72] I always picture him as looking like Omar Sharif.

Brains is definitely hurt.

they got the call right!

romine will be back up with the big boys manana...

Woohoo!

Still, rather it be an out and still have Frankie Brains.

Frankie is snake-bit.

I'd trade that run in for him.

Actually, I've been looking forward to Romine.
Not that I wish Frankie any ill.

[81] I've seen NY Opera ads with the guy in black face.

Musical positions!

[87] Not me, I want J.R.

[70] They always say it's "affectionate". Lots of Japanese say that about "gaijin." Any term that collectively refers to people of diverse cultures (Spain vs. UK, for example) based on physical characteristics is discriminatory.

brains is out.

tex is out.

jete is out.

'bama hamma is out.

brian roberts is out. (shocker!)

aren't these guys professional athletes and trained to sprint 90-100 feet?

[76] But, sadly, (unless you are a white American or British) we know there is a pecking order, and black and Asian foreigners are at the bottom of the totem pole.

[76] My first Aikido sensei was blond haired, blue eyed, loves Japan, married a Japanese woman, spends time there, and hates it whenever he's in his wifes rural village and Gaijin show up. Even though he's been studying Daito-ryu for a while, yeah he's an outsider.

Purity has its pluses and minuses.

[87] Olivier played Othello in almost-black-face.
Patrick Stewart also played the role, with an otherwise black cast. I didn't see it, but it sounds interesting.

Ichi-san!

Phew. Thought that one was gone.

Ichiro had that from the get go. Not nearly as dramatic as he made it out to be

Nova has given up a lot of hits, but I feel like he's throwing pretty well. Better earlier, but still pretty well.

MAESTRO!!!

That's my dear friend Ed Alstrom playing the organ!!!

oh, and nice catch Ichriro!

[94] That might be what I'm thinking of.

Now run!

[99] Very cool.
Is he nuts?

Shorter John Kruk: I'm ignorant and proud of it.

WHY CAN'T YOU BE THAT AGGRESSIVE STEALING, GRITNER?!!?!?!?!?

[103] ed or brett?

brett is kinda nuts. he runs on that but won't steal a base...

There's something very strange about Brett Gardner and his reluctance to steal bases, especially when he's willing to do something like that.

[107] Rickey always said that a base-stealer has a certain mindset. That Rickey had but not every one had like Rickey. Cause Rickey was the best.

[108] Direct quote from Rickey.

[106] In my experience all organists are at least a little crazy.

Maybe he's got a Knoblauch-style hang up?

[110] yeah, kinda like sackbut players.

Girardi said before the game that Jeter is available "in an emergency". So Beltran playing first base isn't an emergency?

Soriano would make more sense, but of course they'd lose the DH.

Bearded.

Yikes. That was CRUSHED by the douchebeard.

Fucking Bollocks. Turn back for one pitch and see that fucking bomb.

[110] Obligatory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlwtgaQZYDI

cult -

i was thisclose to your boy Trey the past two nights. i got there friday right after he finished, so i didn't get to see his set.

last night, he sat in with the allman's. i was on the side of the stage and trey was standing right next to me. but i didn't wanna bother him, so i didn't say anything. he played a little bit, then walked right past me. i was gonna introduce myself and say hi upon his return, but he didn't come back out that way...

[117] awesome.

Dammit. 6 inches. Dammit.

jesus, that was crushed.

and i'm crushed it didn't go out!

he better score...

That may have been the furthest non homerun I've seen in Yankee Stadium

[118] Awesome!

=)

Sorry you didn't have a chance to say hi.

Did Solarte stop running?

no no no no no.

please don't be hurt!!!!!

ANOTHER injury?!?!?!?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

UnFUCKINGreal.

Looks like a groin.

Lovely.

Gotta bring in Jeter

definitely out at first.

jeter's gotta play...

get Mac home.

And you know what? I still don't miss Nunez.

[123] well, i definitely could've said hi. i just chose not to bother him. i think i made a wise choice. had my childhood best friend been there with me, like he was slated to absolutely would've said hello.

btw, he sounded great sitting in!

Port Jervis ... does not look good.

At all.

fucking crap. if we don't score AND we lose solarte...

Another injury? I-84 gonna be busy tomorrow.

motherfucker.

jeter must be in bad shape, if this isn't an emergency...

Funny t-shirt. Schilling might be a loud-mouthed douche, but FUCK CANCER.

solarte still in. limped on the field...

when's A-rod coming back? ; )

whew.

This outfield is going to be a pleasure to watch all season.

7 inning, 2 run ball.

FARMERSONLY.COM?!?!?!?

GOLFKNICKERS.COM?!?!!?

That's worse than fucking 9 innings of John Kruk.

according to tweets posted on lohud, roberts had an MRI on his lower back and it came back negative. which is a positive, i guess. he'll be re-evaluated in a few days...

[144] I don't understand Cashman sometimes. Why on earth sign Brian Roberts? Just keep a young utility infielder on the bench.

i love beltran.

i can't believe we allowed felix to settle in and last 6.2 innings.

FUCK AND YES ... S4:E2 is downloading now!!!

how the frick does kruk have an announcing job???

[149] Ex-players offer unique insight. See: Harrelson, Hawk.

It still boggles my mind that Errol FUCKING Morris directed that Taco Bell "Ronald McDonald" ad ...

[151] ??????

I don't have a good feeling about this game

nova still out there!

1 easy out.

nova no longer out there...

Great job, Nova!

[153] Was that to my comment?

bossa nova, baby!

Ton of Thorns into face Fat Liar/Big Babi.

Holy Jesus Ichiro!

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

FUCK AND YES!!!

Whoo hoo. What a fucking catch!

ICHIRO!!!!!!

goddamn, i hate that fucking fat piece of lying bullshit. can't wait for his lard ass and ugly face to retire.

Whoa! Front page of the tabloids here tonight! イチロ-!

douchebeard.

Bah. Fucking Douchebeard.

Thank God Napoii was running there

The fuck was that positioning?!?!?!?

Didn't Nava used to look more like the guy from Drew Carey?

Ball 2 and strike 2 looked like the same pitch

This can't end well

jesus fucking h. christ, phelps.

why is it *always* like this between these two teams. i can't stand it.

Ugh.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?

Okay, Phelps has looked fucking miserable this inning. Perhaps we should try something else?

Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be ... catchers.

Can we bring Nova back in?

[175] Phelps has looked fucking miserable a bunch of innings this year ...

Jesus fucking Christ!
Get one more out without someone getting killed or maimed.

Aw crap.

yeah. one more!

Carp, the Red Sox Alarmis ...

FUCK YEAH!!!

Had it all the way.

GREAT job battling back by Phelp-sy!

Yay!

Now we get to watch Shawn Kelley do this all over again next inning.

Unless we score 12 runs. I'll accept that

90% on GoT.

This is timing out perfectly!

Boom goes the K! Yay Pehlps-y!

It may just be April 13th, but my heart was pounding a bit and I just let out a guttural YEAH! and fist pump. : )

[186] Line drive in the boxscore, bro!

Hmmm, these ads for the Fargo tv series are seriously enticing.

Looking forward to watching Mo pitch the 9th!

Oh, wait ... :_(

[190] Don't worry, they can save Mo when Cano pads the lead with a tater...

Hmmm ... McCan't.

Shift's suck.

that's annoying.

If I was a Major League hitter the shift would drive me to the hard stuff. Fucking Bollocks!

Alright.

E2 is 100% downloaded.

Going to the 9th.

Timing is perfect, assuming Kelley can close it out ...

Can't spell Kelley without the "K"!

1 out!

[195] King Joffrey would sport a red sox hat.

2 out!