Sunday Night baseball. Let’s see what Masahiro’s got.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Carlos Beltran RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Stephen Drew 2B
Didi Gregorius SS
Never mind the standings:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Actually watched the Masters today (well, it was on in the background)
Day-um, bogeying the 18th to drop into a tie with Tiger for the lowest ever.
Clean first.
Where is everyone? You'd figure most banterers would be around on a Sunday night...
rbj with the leadoff walk!
Here.
Hit n run!
Wait, we can score from third?
Very nice!
We better frickin' score...
[6] with nobody out, it'll be difficult...
God, that fucking stupid strike zone on ESPN.
God, is that annoying.
Who the fuck is the intended audience for that thing?
Bunt to third, Mark.
A run!
A lead!
Let's savor it while we can...
Oopsie!
Alex!!!
Yay-Rod!
I was about to remark on the fierce look in his eye.
Boom!
God, it's such a relief to see he can still hit.
I mean, who knows what will be, but this is just great to see. At least one bright spot so far.
Wow!!
Chase!
That's Headley!
That was some shot.
Man.
The baseball sure is carrying.
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
This RULES!!!
finally.
man, does that feel good.
shoulda been strike 3...
there's strike 3!
Cashman is a genius. Go Yanks!
Was listening to the Boston radio feed on the train, as they cut to commercial after the 1st the mic caught Joe Castiglione (Bos announcer) muttering 'Oh Jeez..' under his breath. :)
beautiful.
That was one of the better 1st innings I've seen. : )
[28] How did 'Krukie' and Mr. Congenial react on E$PN?
OMG I missed the first inning! Had to be reminded to watch by my grandson who messaged me.
nice play, chase.
"Chased" it down
Nice play.
Much better third, Tanaka.
Laptop at 42 pitches through 2 innings.
a-rod with big cheers.
4-letter network of course don't show the walkup...
how do they not show his 3-run double as a replay?!
feh.
Yankees Mt Rushmore has to be expanded to more than four. At least six. If not eight.
[38] Babe, Lou, Joe D, Mick, Jeter, Mo?
[38] Yup. The correct answer is Mickey Mantle AND Mariano Rivera.
strike this fucking fat piece of shit OUT!
crap.
double crap.
[39] Don't forget Yogi. 10 rings is nothing to sneeze at.
Jeez.
shut up, florida evans.
jesus.
catch the fucking ball!
Hmm, not liking this revoltin' development.
[44] Wow, can't believe I forgot him..
As a fan I'd want Reggie and Donnie Baseball there too but they fall a level short of those other guys.
me no likey these walks.
[49] Unless it's because he wasn't a Yankee long enough, no way Reggie falls short of Derek.
Shut up, Schill. There's a game going on.
Oh great, we're back to clown ball.
omg. terrible defense.
not liking didi...at all.
[51] Exactly that reason. Only 5 seasons just not enough..he'll obviously live forever in Yankee lore.
OMG.
What in the living FUCK is wrong with these people?
[55] All right, fair enough. :)
Poor Didi. The throw was bad, I think he was distracted by the runner sliding into him.
I'm going to cry.
Be sure of one? Nah.
bogus.
Are we going to lose this game too?
[59] I'm already nervous they're going to lose this game..
[51] Yeah, it's length of service. Otherwise, Rickey. Leaving it to those automatically thought of as Yankees. Reggie also had the A's.
Perhaps Didi is just dumb, or has limited intensity, ability to focus and adapt.
buster says: tanaka has only 2 swings and misses all game. 70+ pitches...
Drew got the error.
Needed that k
finally puts someone away!
get outta this without any more runs scored.
Nice pitch.
good.
another swinging k.
Ranking the anti-Yankee anncrs tonight, Kruk worst, other guy next worse, schilling least bad.
[66] Tanaka has said publicly that he's trying to pitch to contact this year. It's the reason he switched to 2-seamer. He doesn't care about swings and misses.
[64] Rickey. We sure have seen some talent come through the Bronx, huh?
Don't get picked off, Didi...
Rejoice!
Nice hit.
And nice base-running, Didi.
[74] Even after getting in the HOF Rickey is STILL underrated..what a player.
[72] Unlistenable. I listen to the Spanish or Japanese feeds for the Sunday night games. (I can't speak Spanish.)
YAAYYY!!!
YES!!!
get those runs back!
Love those singles
Knock Buchshitz out of the game!
[74] A-yup.
[73] true. good point.
[78] i love rickey. so does rickey!
ooh. so close.
i love the laptop keeps failing to backup the bases.
The thing with Rickey is, if you are going left fielder it's Ted, but if you are constructing a line up, Rickey has to lead off.
i loves it!
Ditto
Hah. Shift happens.
DOUBLE DIGITS!!
Buh-bye!
[85] Thinking about Rickey's patented snatch-catch.
Dude was some kind of character and man, was he good at the baseball.
[85] Bonds over Ted. Mays in center, Babe in right.
[92] A plethora of riches!
Anyway Mad Men is up, last series I'm interested in. Night all.
[92] Ty Cobb?
i find myself now looking forward to alex's a-b's. he's got a nice swing. digging the loud cheers for the centaur. whoda thunk it?!
another good ab for alex!
wow. how the fuck does kruk still have a job??? he's beyond awful.
[95] Agree!
[96] Agree!
#RivetingBlogComments
K, Mad Men time...will check in at commercials.
OK, you're in charge. You hold down the fort, don't let us lose the lead in my absence, k?
very happy for the boos toward Fat Liar!
also happy for the quick groundout : )
I lived the Mad Men era. Show NOT an accurate reflection of what I saw, starting in 1965. I've repeatedly tried to get into that show but found it uninteresting. Best thing is the costumes, right on. And as Forrest would say: "That's all I've got to say about that."
[99] Aye, Aye weeping. I've got Cannonball Adderly on in the background here at ACME Investigations, he's got the cosmic grooves to keep the Yankees bats in synch.
i don't like how tanaka keeps losing batters after getting ahead 10-3.
i also don't like seeing B hats in YS... : /
ok. again: 0-2
put. him. away.
NOW!
there it is!
i wanna see a replay...
some solid contact, but 3 outs for carpenter.
tanaka's era only down to an even 7.00
a-rod batting an even 3.00!
So I'm finally back from the great white north. Listened to the first half of the game on the way home. Nice to have something fun finally, huh?
What can the anncrs say now?
bases loaded walk for alex.
another good AB!
still nobody out...
the dirty dozen!
chase = dare i say "professional hitter"?!
12-4. Good. Nice to see we still have a lead.
Good work, OK!
Meanwhile, Mad Men is hilarious.
[110] Indeed!
finally - some nice baserunning!
13-4, 2nd & 3rd, 1 out.
what are they chanting?
oh crap. nice catch by the kid who really needs to change his name...
[114] it was all thelarmis, i got caught up at work!
[114] I stopped watching Mad Men when they took that huge break..am sure the second Mrs. Draper is now in foxy 70s mode?
after a half-dozen, we have a half-dozen walks and a bakers dozen of hits/runs/rbi.
Well, that will happen.
i've never heard of Mad Men...
First game I've watch much this year. A sign?
That ball was trapped in CF, BTW. Replay…Joe, we want to reach 20.
he who shall remain nameless with a harmless flyout.
my little groundout.
[119] Dude, you need to see Roger with a handle bar mustache and ankle boots. Now they are doing those "close shave" commercials featuring scantily clad models.
carp did well.
i'm not confident with davies against Fat Fuk, but i guess now's a good time to test it out...
Kyle Davies coming in to set up a save situation?
hmmm. moderation. i guess it's 'coz i spelled fuck without a "c"? word press is really annoying...
carp did well.
i'm not confident with davies against Fat Fuck, but i guess now's a good time to test it out...
[118] The dude's a Humphrey. He's Boggarting our runs.
yup, that was the culprit.
note to self: make sure to spell fuck correctly.
got it.
[130] no. i'm talking about the guy with the gambling problem. you know, the one who likes an old guitarist from the allman brothers.
Mr. Arias is batting .130 w/ an OPS of .520
[131] Betts? Saw the Dickey Betts Band in college. It seemed like they played Ramblin' Man for about 3 hours, but I was on mushrooms.
[134] Yup. i'm a HUGE Mookie Wilson fan. not only is he the ONLY Mookie, but certainly should be in baseball. if there's gonna be another one, best not be on the Shit Sox with the 4-letter network drooling all over him.
i played with Dickey Betts once. he called me up to sit in with his band. i don't remember what song[s] we played...
[134] Cool.
Back at the ranch, NHK has turned the game off. Softball blow out rule, I guess.
Meanwhile the ESPN guys are referencing "Cheers" not "Seinfeld," which is ancient, but "Cheers," can "All In The Family" be far behind.
ok, it's official.
i can't fucking stand didi.
fucking schmuck!
Didi now officially stinks. Missed an easy throw to second. Wow...
we need to help our run diff...
Holy fucking underwhelming start to the season, Didi. You make Bobby Meachem look good.
Drew bails him out
hell yeah, drew. that's the way to do it!
bobby meachem!
rafael santana!
the captain may not have had range, but he had pretty sure hands. and no mental blunders like "sir" didi...
Aw, poor kid. Give him time to get used to the bright lights of Broadway.
Phew.
Big Mac!
#200 for B-mac.
i've seen a lot of them.
i like the 10-run lead.
and also that base hit.
Just when I thought the anncrs couldn't get any worse...they diss Brian's HR
A HR is a HR, whether it's 320 or 520ft. Guys, if it's in the stands, it counts. Attention ESPN anncrs, please read the Banter tonight.
Andre Robertson!
I've been watching the game on my muted ipad while watching other tv. Much better system. Lol...
[152] great tip, thanks. I usually put John/Susan on radio and mute TV sound. Sorry for belaboring the obvious.
The dreaded four letter network has a free app if you have the right cable company. Yay. A win. Cheers y'all.
[151] I see that and raise you an Alvaro Espinoza.
[155] Loved Espi. Skinny, bespectecled all-glove/no-hit utility man..that was my role growing up!
[156] Don't be shy, Jazz, you've had a few big hits. You're gutty. You're a grinder. ;>)
[157] That's what SHE said that night in Shinjuku and I...oh wait, that's for off the Banter..
[158] Organ grinder? [rim shot]