The Wife and I ran errands yesterday afternoon and so we followed the game in fits and spurts with John and Suzyn. Wouldn’t you know it but the Yanks won, 7-1.
Today gives a stiffer challenge with the Reds throwing Johnny Cueto.
Bombers counter with our man Hiroki.
Never mind this dreamy cool weather:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Picture by Bags]
RIP Rockford, er, James Garner.
And away we go.
Nice start.
Hey, a nonstrikeout!
Why the camo jerseys?
[5] According to the Reds announcers it's "honor the military" Sunday.
[6] Thanks.
Weird. Yankees don't wear a bunch of different jerseys like other teams.
Me! Great catch.
So now besides Memorial Day and the Fourth of July there's another enforced patriotism day? Awesome.
[9] Might be more than one. Some teams have several "Military Appreciation" days.
Argh, damn.
That could have been the game right there.
Blergh
[5] am i missing something? I don't see any camo jerseys.
[13] It's just the numbers and the logo that are camo. The rest are pinstripes as usual.
[14] oh, at least that's subtle. I was expecting full camo. But that explains why the numbers looked fuzzy to me. Thought I was losing my sight!
Rats. Gomes got the Indians first hit. 5th inning.
Crud
That's on you Roberts, ya' shithead.
Atta boy, Captain!
Cap'n!
Teix is hopeless today.
Good tight game. Cuetto getting squeezed, but I like it! Nice clutch hits from Jetes and Hellsbells.
Damn, one more would have been nice.
Tex is hopeless today, the All Star break seemed to set him back.
I hope Cueto is done for the day. He's damn good.
Reds putting good swings in Hiro.
In should on
Solid job by Kuroda.
Well, one more would be nice right here, then.
I rebuke and chasten: be Zelous therefore, and repent.
Thanks, Santiago.
Well that's a break.
We actually have no lefty PH. I guess Solarte.
Dammit.
Well done, Hiroki-san!
Okay. Kind of wish Kuroda had been allowed to finish the inning, but this worked out fine.
I thought the Reds were supposed to be a top-fielding team.
Oh, it's a hit. Because he lost it in the sun.
Ha!
Whoa.
Nope, I thought it was another OF error, but he definitely caught it.
Okay, Brian, let's get this run in!
That's an out. Transfer. Though at the beginning of the season it wouldn't have been.
Nope. Fug.
Damn, that looked like an awfully good pitch to smack for a long fly. I guess he tried to pull it.
NFL might have overturned it. Not sure that he had full possession of the ball without a little juggling.
Damn, we have left about 84 runners on base.
Nerts.
Betances better get through this...
Not pretty, but I'll take that out.
Love when major leaguers play monkey in the middle. A lot of millionaires playing a kids game.
Oh goddam it.
Yeah, he didn't look great, did he? Dammit.
That effing sucks.
Shit!
And no W for Hiroki. What does he have to do to get a win?
wow, i can't believe he hit that out.
hello folks.
Man, good thing Schumaker was a bonehead, huh?
Betances totally human today, can't dwell. Must score runs...
2 for 13 with RISP this afternoon, and it's looking pretty costly. Eleven LOB.
Jeez, I didn't know Jonathan Broxton was on the Reds.
Between Broxton and Jumbo, the Reds have over 600 lbs in two relievers.
[59] It's cheaper to buy in bulk.
Chapman.
BUT IT'S NOT A SAVE SITUATION!
Call the commissioner. There's gotta be a rule.
For an ex-reporter, Kay's knowledge of the NYC environs is sorely lacking. He couldn't recognize the Bx-Man. leg of the triboro, and he stated the tri-state population at 8 million. What happened to the other 8+ million souls?
I've always wondered; what kind of Cuban name is Chapman?
Hm.
Chapman's only throwing 100 mph. I hope he's okay.
Hellsbury stands tall. Now Tex must redeem two o-fer days.
So do you have Teixeira bunt now?
AHAHAHAHHHHHAAHAHAHA!
Oho!
Well, we needed a break.
We had better fucking win it here.
Deep fly Mark.
OK, up to you Brian.
lame.
Hah!
Ballgame, baby.
Yes! Nice fielding Cincinnati.
How many OF errors did the Reds commit in this series??
hahaha. OMG! What a way to lose a game.
McCann's funny Yankee moment! Sweet sweep!
YEAH!!!
I guess that's not an OF error, but still, missed-fly-ball error. I guess Frazier was thinking about Ellsbury instead of the ball? Or they miscommunicated?
I don't know what happened there. It looked like the ball moved in midair. Frazier, Schumaker, and Bruce all overran the ball. Lost it in the sun? Strange wind gust?