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Them Again

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So soon?

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Derek Jeter SS
Carlos Beltran DH
Alfonso Soriano LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Yangervis Solarte 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Brian Roberts 2B

Masahiro Tanaka gets the start; Ellsbury returns to Fenway.

Never mind that nasty starting pitcher for Boston:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Painting by Franz Kline]

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1 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 5:08 pm

Looks like Tommy John for Nova.

2 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:12 pm

Dumb ass fan.

3 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:13 pm

OK, a triple.

4 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:15 pm

Cap'n!

5 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:17 pm

Thanks, A.J. Piershithead.

6 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:17 pm

Carlos coming through. 2 runs on 8 pitches already.

7 coleman42   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:18 pm

Shouldn't Ellsburys hit been a double based on it being a dead ball once fan touched it?

This may be academic as we're up 2-0 already...

8 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:18 pm

I'm enjoying this game, even though I have to watch on NESN.

9 coleman42   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:22 pm

[7] thank you for clarifying, Michael.

10 mhoward120   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:23 pm

No kenahorah but, if Tanaka turns out to be the pitcher we hope he will be, isn't it wonderful to think that the Yankees can have such a high likelihood of winning a game after just 2 batters (after, to cite another great pitcher, Sandy Koufax)?

11 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:23 pm

[8] Is MLBN blacked out for you. Kaat is one of the announcers.

12 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:31 pm

Ah, how the Fenway Faithful love to watch Jacoby make diving catches out near the Monstah!

No?

13 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:31 pm

[11] Yeah, blacked out, because in-market.

14 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:32 pm

That was right down the pipe.

15 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:35 pm

[9] What did Michael say?

The rule is that the umpire is supposed to 'nullify' the effect of spectator interference, by putting the runner where he would have been 'but for'. (Could also be ruled an out.) It's rule 3.16.

16 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:35 pm

Now that is what it takes to endear Tanaka to fans like me.

17 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:38 pm

[13] Sucks. I'm surprised I'm getting this game, the undercard is the other Sox in Detroit. I usually get those.

18 coleman42   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:38 pm

[15] that's what he said! he read the rule. I thought it would be a ground rule double.

19 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:39 pm

Pujols sitting on 499 homers, MLBN has gone to a split screen.

20 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:39 pm

Boy, that was good. Papi and Napoli flailing.

21 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:39 pm

Nice, Tanaka.

22 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:40 pm

[17] Oh, wait, I thought you meant mlb.tv. MLBN is indeed showing the Other Sox here.

[18] I'd be impressed, but you know his staff looked it up for him.

23 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:41 pm

What I miss? Train ride with Gamesday now, just heard Tanaka whiff one of the fat bearded players on Boston, maybe Trot Nixon?

24 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:43 pm

[23] Greetings!
You missed Jacoby Ellsbury's homecoming triple, a Jeter RBI, and for extra fun a boneheaded PB by your very favorite catcher. You'll want to watch the first inning later!

25 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:45 pm

This is still fun.

This is when my neighbor starts saying, "Aw, gawd, nawt Lestah too." (I do love Dave anyway.)

26 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:45 pm

[24] thanks for quickie update! And Ellsbee made a great catch?

27 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:46 pm

Very pleasant way to start watching after dinner.

28 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:47 pm

[26] He did, on the lead-off drive by Grady Sizemore.

29 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:50 pm

Oh, man. Hit hard, too.

30 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:50 pm

[15] it's kinda "funny" how that rule numerical designation is biblical.
Defeated/Saved by the hard hit double play

31 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:50 pm

(24) thanks! Yep, smoked beer chilling in the fridge at home waiting for me tonight, perfect companion for the game.
Listening to Ma & Pa now..Sterling is so unique. Such a lovely voice but a terrible baseball broadcaster..

32 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:54 pm

[30] Hey yeah. Like that guy with the sign at NFL games, "John 3.16". I remember looking it up when I was a kid, just to see.

33 coleman42   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:54 pm

[30] I watched WS game 6 in '96 the other night. Guy behind the plate kept putting up a BIG sign saying 'John3:16,' to which Tim McCarver responded by saying 'That guy is showing us Tommy John's lifetime ERA.' No kidding

34 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:55 pm

[31] my wife who is a non-obsessed fan likes them. I find them embarrassing.

35 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:56 pm

Well that was even better than whiffing Papi or Beardy.

36 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:56 pm

Siddonwn, pierzynski!

37 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:57 pm

[33] That sounds familiar, actually. I probably remember someone remembering it rather than actually watching while Tim said it.

38 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 22, 2014 6:59 pm

This Tanaka kid…he's alright.

39 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:00 pm

[33] in '96 even Tim McCarver was not afraid of evangelicals. It seemed that in the '80s and 90s every nationally televised sporting event had someone holding that sign on camera.

40 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:02 pm

D'oh! Sori JUST missed it.

41 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:02 pm

Lead off double

42 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:02 pm

Beautiful. The new phenom centerfielder makes it look easy out there.

43 rbs   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:02 pm

[15] [18] [22] Ground rules apply to the park construction or equipment affecting the game, not to fans inserting themselves into the game. I have a real dim memory of the umps awarding a triple on fan interference in a Yanks game 10-12 years ago. Real dim.

44 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:02 pm

If Soriano busted it it would have been a triple.

45 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:03 pm

Way to bust your ass on that one, Sorry.

That's why you need Kangaroo Courts, for shit like that.

46 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:04 pm

Ha. We'll take it.

47 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:04 pm

[44] I think so.
But, it doesn't matter!

Now Lester is gonna start getting really frustrated.

48 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:04 pm

Oh gawd now Costas is going after Sori for not hustling out of the box.

Not that it matters, thanks to Mark.

49 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:04 pm

Tanaka > Lester

50 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:05 pm

Triple doubles.

51 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:05 pm

Well, this seems an opportune time to have joined this game!

52 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:05 pm

Yeah baby! And another Sox outfielder with excellent range and sure hands.

Don't worry Jon, it isn't your fault.

53 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:05 pm

Keep pouting, lester. That'll help you not getting bombed all over the park.

54 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:05 pm

A triple Doubles!

55 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:06 pm

[50] The NBA has nothing on us.

[51] Yeah, though the first inning was just as good, honestly.

56 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:08 pm

That ball girl in left is an athlete!

57 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:10 pm

Something's wrong. Lester doesn't walk guys. I think he had a total of four walks before tonight.

58 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:11 pm

Excellent. Now all three outfielders have missed catchable balls this inning.
Sizemore used to be good, remember?

59 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:11 pm

C'mon, snozzeberry! Break this baby open!

60 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:11 pm

Great Grady!

61 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:11 pm

Every Sox outfielder less than stellar tonight.

62 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:13 pm

According to Costas 1/3 of Boston's bullpen not available tonight.

63 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:13 pm

Oh come on, are you kidding me? Two bases loaded GIDPs in two innings!

64 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:13 pm

Damn

65 coleman42   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:14 pm

[58] Sizemore has definitely lost a step or three.

66 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:14 pm

Hrumph, nice play by little Petie

67 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:15 pm

[62] Yeah, Buchholz got shelled and the relievers got a lot of work. If we get in there early it should be good, and also set up nicely for tomorrow when we get to Lackey.

68 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:18 pm

Too bad Scott Sizemore is no longer on the Yanks active roster. Two Sizemores in one game?

69 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:20 pm

Nicely done, Tanaka-san!

70 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:20 pm

Bang, got 'em.

Nice to see Teix back!

71 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:20 pm

Very nice dp!

72 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:21 pm

Also glad to see grounders this inning. No grounders off Tanaka in the first two frames. Fly balls in Fenway are not safe.

73 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:24 pm

Glass half full says 4-0 is a nice lead, especially with a couple of bloop hits. Glass half empty says, drag with the Beltran and Ellsbury double plays. Both balls were hit pretty well.

I guess, the verdict comes later after we know the final score.

LOL

74 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:26 pm

That room that Kay is talking about at Fenway sounds like a stabin cabin.

75 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:26 pm

Is that rain?

76 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:32 pm

Yeah. He's still good, huh?

77 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:32 pm

WTF is he throwing a get me over fastball for? Fucking Bollocks!

78 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:33 pm

Uh oh.

79 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:33 pm

Pujols joins the 500 homer club

80 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:33 pm

Rut-row

81 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:34 pm

Crap.

82 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:35 pm

Ugh. I go downstairs to start dinner and I come back to 4-2?!?!?

Meh.

83 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:35 pm

Wasting those 2 bases-loaded opportunities doesn't seem so wise right about now ...

84 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:35 pm

Tanaka looks a little Charlie brown like in the rain.

85 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:37 pm

He might be having trouble with his grip. Get Pineda out here!

86 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:38 pm

Well, at least I skipped having to watch douchebeard hit a homerun.

87 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:38 pm

Oh no, did Tanaka lose it a bit?
Solo taters are not the end of the world I guess.

88 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:40 pm

C'mon Loaf Pincher!

89 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:42 pm

Lester has doubled his walk total tonight.

90 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:43 pm

I know that Tex is no speedster, but he seems barely able to run.

91 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:43 pm

What's the weather there now, any chance they call it after 5?

92 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:46 pm

[90] Gomes deked him. Didn't YES show that?

93 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:46 pm

[91] No. Light rain, occasional cloudburst.

94 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:47 pm

Port Jervis looks terrible tonight, huh?

95 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:48 pm

[92] I posted that before McCann's hit. Kay mentioned that Gomes decoyed it.

96 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:49 pm

These wasted chances are going to bite the Yankees in the ass. Dammit!

97 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:51 pm

I'm really over the Brian Roberts era..

98 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:52 pm

Yay, way to go Wheels!

And Brian, you too.

99 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:52 pm

Hah!

I'll take it!

100 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:53 pm

[97] Me, too. Even if he is 3 for 3! lol.... E3 for douchebeard!

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101 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:53 pm

Yay!

102 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:53 pm

Ken Boyer, eat those words. Teix was motoring!

103 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:54 pm

Wow. They actually do call that an E3. My gob, it is smacked.

104 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:54 pm

[100] Tee-hee..the big,fat beard giveth but also taketh away.

Lester 114P..is Farrell awake?

105 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:54 pm

Red Sox definitely not playing The Right Way tonight.

106 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:55 pm

Rob has cooled off, by the way. Speaking of the Brian Roberts Era. OPS .651. Of course, half at Safeco, but still, not the Rob we expect.

107 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:56 pm

[104] Yeah, Ells is going to be Lester's last batter...

108 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:56 pm

Oh yeah!
Ellsbury worth every freaking penny.

109 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:57 pm

Now we're cooking with grease! : )

110 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:57 pm

[97] OTOH, I'm really warming to the Taco Bellsbury era ...

111 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:57 pm

Woo hoo! Gotta go to the pen

112 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:58 pm

And indeed Lester is done.
Very poor start for him.

I have to admit that a couple weeks ago I was starting to think about Cashman signing Jon this coming winter. But maybe his best years are behind him. The thing is, I like him.

113 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 7:58 pm

[110] Me too! Put in on the Booooooooooard, YES!
(oops, wrong Sox call..)

114 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:01 pm

Captain!

115 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:01 pm

Cap'n making sure the pen gets chewed up tonight.

116 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:01 pm

Awesome. Another rbi for the Cap, and Jacoby just coasts home.
I wonder if he's feeling a little sorry for his old friends. Heh.

117 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:02 pm

[115] Boston Weak!

118 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:06 pm

[102] yeah, like a Town Car on Starrow Drive

119 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:09 pm

Nice comeback inning from Tanaks.

120 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:09 pm

I mean Storrow Dr.

121 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:10 pm

Now it can rain all night.

122 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:12 pm

So Tanaka looks pretty good

123 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:13 pm

[122] Except for a wet inning, yeah.

124 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:14 pm

[123] Scouts say his FB is a bit "flat", is that why he's homer-prone?

125 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:15 pm

Congratulations to Prince Albert! 500!

126 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:21 pm

[124] I dunno. My guess was he wasn't gripping well in the rain, but maybe he's just a fly-ball pitcher. I honestly can't tell when a fastball is flat. I'd have to consult Pitch f/X or something.

127 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:26 pm

So what do we think of the early returns from Jeter so far this year? I'm pleasantly surprised with just about every aspect of his game. Feels like he's drawing a ton of walks especially.

128 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:26 pm

Hmm, Kaat has some good insight on Tanaka & his splitter & how the splitter affects the UCL. Good thing he doesn't throw it too much.

129 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:26 pm

Damn Douchebeard ...

130 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:26 pm

Pitch f/X shows decent (about five inch) break on Tanaka's four-seam, so I don't think he's flat. People are affected by all kinds of things -- sometimes a pitcher's release point makes the pitch visually more or less jumpy.

131 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:28 pm

[127] He does look very good. But I thought he always got a lot of walks. This year seems about average.

132 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:29 pm

It still amazes me that Mike Scioscia had no use for Mike Napoli

133 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:29 pm

Sweet.

134 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:30 pm

[131]I thought there was some real fall off a cliff potential this year, so I'm real happy to see him looking about average

135 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:33 pm

[132] Mike Scoiscia is the worst kind of dinosaur manager.

136 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:33 pm

[134] This.

I really expected a faded shadow of his old self, so what he's done so far (and how he's looked physically) has been a very pleasant surprise.

137 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:35 pm

[134] Oh, well, that's true. I don't know why I expect him to draw walks like he did in 2002!

Good to see Ichiro hitting well, too. He'll hit a long dry spell, but so far so good.

138 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:35 pm

Tenaka>>>>>>>> Irabu (RIP)>>>>Igawa.

I wonder if baseball is learning how to evaluate Japanese pitchers much better

139 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:39 pm

[138] I don't think there were any evaluation errors regarding Irabu. He had NASTY stuff, just couldn't adjust to the US at all. Igawa I don't know what happened but I seem to remember some of the Japanese scouts wondering why the Yanks signed him to that deal..they knew he wasn't that good.

140 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:45 pm

Old friend Bobby Abreau batting now for the Mets! (Are they even trying anymore? I thought Alderson/Podesta/Riccardi were supposed to be good??)

141 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:46 pm

Yay Teix!!!

142 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:46 pm

[139] Thanks. I had been under the impression that Igawa was the second best pitcher in Japan. Maybe the Yankees, losing out on Dice-K, panicked.

143 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:46 pm

PORT JERVIS!!!!

144 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:47 pm

[139] The thing that annoyed me most about Igawa was ending the posting fee with 194 because that's how many strikeouts Igawa had the year before.

Someone in the Yankees front office was so convinced that they had something in Igawa that they decided to be clever and cute there. It was obnoxious at the time and hilariously off base in hindsight.

145 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:48 pm

[142] Pretty much. IIRC, Mike freaking Pagliarulo was the only one who scouted him ...

146 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:49 pm

[143] Great play on both ends

147 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:52 pm

Hey ho, Carlos!!!

148 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:52 pm

That, was pretty.

149 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:53 pm

Take The Bel-Train!

150 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:53 pm

Sweet.

151 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 8:57 pm

[145] For that much money invest in a couple of scouts. I'd having roving scouts in the far east. Learn Japanese & Korean. Chinese too. (Taiwan -- BTW, saw Worm Killer the other week pitching against the Mud Hens. Looks ok.)

152 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:01 pm

Excellent job Tenaka-san!

153 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:02 pm

Yay! Great game for Masahiro!

Spread the word, Mr OK:
NY♥Tanaka.

154 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:04 pm

Nice applause from Fenway Fans when Tanaka walks off. His only moment of fallibility was when he was pitching in the hard rain.

155 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:06 pm

[154] The Sox tv crew is very impressed too.
I heard one knowledgeable local guy on the radio worry that yesterday that Tanaka could be a 'game changer'. Then he corrected that to 'division changer.'

156 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:06 pm

I shouldn't laugh, but Big Papi dosidoing is a funny image.

157 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:11 pm

[153] Co-workers happy to hear he's beating Boston!

158 coleman42   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:11 pm

I'm surprised to see empty seats in top of 9th, usually Sox fans stay to the bitter end regardless of the score. Looks like Yankee Stadium!

159 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:12 pm

Rain. Call the game!

160 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:13 pm

[158] The rain, though. It's pouring.

161 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:14 pm

[159] Let's see Tazawa finish the inning though! Make sure he's not available tomorrow.

162 seamus   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:17 pm

so, 9-2 sounds like a promising evening.

163 rbj   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:17 pm

[161] done. Night, all.

164 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:18 pm

All good, Seamus.

165 coleman42   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:18 pm

[163] 'It's not over till it's over.'

166 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:21 pm

Wow!
Okay, Port Jervis gets a pass for his 0-fer tonight. Very tough play esp on a wet infield.

167 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:21 pm

1 more, Betances!

168 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:23 pm

[166] real nice!

169 seamus   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:23 pm

def nice play. I like solarte and want him to succeed.

170 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:24 pm

No problem. Bear down, Dellin.

171 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:24 pm

God, it's pouring. Let's get this over with.

172 seamus   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:27 pm

bostonians melt in the rain.

173 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:27 pm

Hm. He's kind of serving up pitches, huh? I guess he doesn't want to walk anyone with a big lead?
Or, just young and still needs to work on control.

174 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:29 pm

Handshakes.

175 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:29 pm

If you're standing around at 10:30 down 9-3 in the pouring rain chanting "Yankees Suck" you are a flaming asshole.
Good job, Dellin. Good game y'all.

176 RIYank   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:29 pm

And that's that.
So Dellin lost his ERA virginity, but all good.

Well done, gentlemen. Let's do it again tomorrow against Lackey!

177 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:29 pm

Happy win. Good night all.

178 seamus   ~  Apr 22, 2014 9:32 pm

nice win! glad i caught the tail end at least. night folks.

179 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 22, 2014 11:28 pm

Short sample size, but it appears that these Yankees are capable of winning well pitched games (not gems, mind you, just well pitched games).

That was not the case last year, if I remember well. It had to be a shut out or a blow out. Or Cano had to go 4 for 5 with 2 HRs.

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