First road game for A-Rod.

Worst National Anthem EVER

Well that was on the short list of worst national anthems I've ever heard

And away we go.

Good thing I was letting the dogs out and missed that anthem.

It never occurred to me that Gregorio Petit would be playing like every day. That's no good.

Something is wrong with the signal tonight.

Beltran signing continues baffle. HOF player but on the way downside..

[5] It was like really, really bad on its own right.

And then on top of that it was exceptionally long

Why is Alex playing third?

I don't understand the concept behind this team.

Murphy did something right!

Wasn't Gregorio Petit the guy who walked the tightrope between the Twin Towers?

And now it's A-Rod.

Not as bad as I thought.

Yay!

Wow!

I didn't think that was out off the bat.

That carried well.

Sweet

[15] Oh, I thought it was gone right away

[17] I'm glad you were right.

Petit almost came up big on that play.

So I toured the Rogers Centre the other day. I've wanted to go there for almost twenty years, and its really nice. I've got to go back up and catch a game there

Oh, Jesus.

God Jesus.

Well this isn't good.

(20) Skydome! I refuse to use all the sponsored names, they change so often..Arlington now GlobeLife Park, no idea what Giants or D'Backs parks are..

C'mon Pineda!

Damn, he'll be called safe.

You'd never know Schoop was terrible if you just watched him play the Yankees

He fucking missed the tag.

This team is absolutely wretched defensively. Just miserable.

I'm at the studio...

What was up with anthem? Who sang it?

I love Beltran. Really wish we had some of his prime years...

[20] the wife and I are going in mid August. That'll be my 3rd game. First hotel stay in the actual 'SkyDome.' Late 40th bday gift. Johnson got rocked the first game and Mo blew a lead and lost on a suicide squeeze the 2nd game!

Tagging is going to have to be taught different.

[27] Some guy performing Wicked in Bawlmore

That was a terrible bunt

I don't think you should be allowed to consult the video to determine whether to challenge. (George Harrison!)

Teams should be as reliant on the naked eye as the umps are.

Way too ambiguous to overturn

Man, nice shot, Teix! He got all of that one.

Yay!!

Mark!

Nice, Teix.

Agree, but da fuck is that TV comment supposed to mean? "Let that wash over you, America,"

Which I heard as "The Yankees use the new rules wisely, despite being evil."

It fell in!

Let's rally, you fuckers!

Me. Now let me score.

Playing for one run?

Heart of the order (such as it is, to be sure) coming up?

What?

Beltran is looking pretty hopeless

Wow. That was a tough pitch to take.

Come on, Alex!

Fuck.

A-Rod whiffing a lot to start this season..

Nerts

My GameDay feed a bit behind the game action, sorry!

Its vitally important that a Yankee infielder bobbles a ball at least once a game

Big K there.

Ack.

Motherfucker.

Mother fucker.

Shit!

God I hate the orioles. Fuck!

Pete Rose in commercials.

I mean I don't know if I'm not that upset because I realize that bad teams find a way to lose and the Yankees are a bad team, but I'm not as enraged as usual.

I do think its time to get Beltran out of the middle of the order though. I'm not sure he's had a good at bat this year and he keeps showing up in whatever rallies we muster.

[55] For OTB?

[56] Agree on both points. This season I'm just going to enjoy Pineda, Tanaka and Eovaldi starts, and hope A-Rod hits 30 taters. If they win 85 games that would be a nice result.

Will also root vehemently against the BoSox and Cubs of course.

I want Didi to succeed, and not just because I want the Yankees to succeed. He seems like a god guy.

But damned if it isn't depressing to see him come up.

[58]I've never in my life been to a game with worse fans than Cubs fans. It almost completely ruined my Wrigley experience.

I wish them nothing but continued misery

[58] why the Cubbies hatred. Both of the cursed Sox have won, I got to see the first man walk on the moon, why not the Cubs?

Wow.

That was quite the break.

Bit of luck for me.

Drew is pinch hitting for Gardner why?

Okay, seeing Stephen Drew may be more depressing

Ruh rob, what's wrong with Brett?

Jesus, this sucks. Let Brett not be lame.

And let Drew not make an out.

HOLY FUCK!!!!!!!

OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!

WOWWWW!!!

Salami time!

...I Take it back

I am awestruck.

Girardi certainly DREW that one up!

That's perhaps the most surprising grand salami I've ever seen (heard)...totally shocked.

5 yr. contract!

[73] Right?

This is weird, with the Yankees WPIX feed on Directv, I'm getting a lot of between innings ballpark shots instead of ads.

Damn it.

THis is so stressful.

I've said for years that the Yankees are the worst positioned team in baseball. Where exactly did they have Drew standing there? *On* second base?

Wait, using your best reliever in a high leverage situation rather than the ninth? Madness, sheer madness I tells ya. Mass hysteria, dogs and cats living together.

[79] I hope he's still our best reliever

[79] Not sure DB is the best anymore..doesn't look like last year..

Oof.

There's Didi's daily fuck up

That was an ill-advised throw.

[81] early season yips. At least that's what I keep telling myself.

Dear Lord.

Wasn't this what supposed to be Betances' problem for years and years in the minors?

Jesus.

There you go!

Wow.

Quite the Houdini act there.

Which reminds me--who was our Houdini guy from a bunch of years ago?

Whew.
That was tense.

Just had to drop by for a Betances High Five!

[91] You might have to be more specific than 'bunch'.

Yeah, I can't even tell anymore, the years come, the years go...maybe like five?

[94] The seasons are blending into one another..

Remember when Youkilis was on the team for like 20 games before getting hurt? And I still think of Sheff when I see Gardner wearing #11..that was 10 years ago?!

Hmmm.
Five years ago I guess D-Rob was the guy Girardi would use in Houdini situations. But you wouldn't have forgotten him already.

[94][96] Krazy Kyle?

[95] God, he was, wasn't he? And so was what's his name, from Colorado, for like a few games.

And Olerud, all those years ago.

And Raul Mondesi.

Phil Coke?

Give us some help here, Weeping. Lefty, righty? Big guy, little guy?
Despised by Mattpat, or merely hated?

[96] God, maybe it was D-Rob. I just can't even remember. All I remember is we had a guy we kept referring to as Houdini. Jesus, maybe it was D-Rob.