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Play it Cool

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Time for the Yanks to play it cool and rebound from the tough loss with a big win, like good teams usually do. I’m still not convinced this is a good team, but might as well act like one either way since they’re already in first place by a couple of games and all.

Feels like Michael Pineda is just the big lug the Yanks need to establish their presence with authority and even up this series.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Brett Gardner LF

Alex Rodriguez DH

Mark Teixeira 1B

Brian McCann C

Carlos Beltran RF

Stephen Drew 2B

Didi Gregorius SS

Gregorio Petit 3B

Lineup via LoHud

 

Update:

Lohud also says Jose Pirela has joined the Yankees in Toronto, but has not been activated. The “for rent” sign on second base has grown thick with dust. Let’s hope he takes it and does something with the place.

 

 

Categories:  1: Featured  Game Thread  Jon DeRosa  Yankees

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99 comments

1 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 6:09 pm

Yay, me. Now someone get me home.

2 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 6:09 pm

I'd rather he rid this team of Petit than Drew

3 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 6:14 pm

I hate all these sprints.

4 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 6:16 pm

Nice, Brett. Uh oh, second and third, no outs is not optimal for these Yankees to score runs.

5 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 6:18 pm

Of course I missed it, had to let the dogs in.

6 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 6:28 pm

Boooooo. Boo, A-Rod! A-Roid! No-Pay-Rod!
Booooooooo!

7 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 6:30 pm

Whew. I wasn't worried that they'd score, but I didn't want the inning to go by without a K.

8 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 6:37 pm

It's just amazing me a major leaguer would even attempt that throw.

Little leaguers do that shit.

9 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 6:37 pm

That ball should have been caught.

10 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 6:39 pm

Man, nice hit, Ellsbury.

Such a nice hit.

11 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 6:39 pm

I'm on a hot streak.

12 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 6:40 pm

You really are.

13 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 6:40 pm

This is my kind of game...score in each inning.

14 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 6:42 pm

RBJ, your namesake gets on base a lot these days.

15 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 6:42 pm

Damn.

16 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 6:45 pm

I swear I didn't touch the ump.

17 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 6:46 pm

Man, Didi is really good out there.

18 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 6:47 pm

I'm glad he seems to have found himself out there.

19 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 6:48 pm

He has excellent range.

20 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 6:51 pm

Good, but no K. :-(

21 MSM35   ~  May 5, 2015 6:52 pm

Good not great team. Will contend all season.

22 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 7:10 pm

What the hell is up with Russell Martin? Just cut that out.

Biiiiiig batter here.

23 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 7:13 pm

Ooof!

Nice catch, Brett.

Damn, that was close.

24 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 7:13 pm

Gritner! Phew!

25 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 7:14 pm

Yipes.

This is definitely not one of Big Mike's better games. Good results so far, but he's getting hit.

26 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 7:24 pm

That ball carried further than I thought it would.

27 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 7:25 pm

Much better, Pineda.

28 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 7:27 pm

Chris Colabello looks like Vincent Schiavelli. I'm expecting him to battle James Bond over Teri Hatcher.

29 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 7:29 pm

Ellsbury just smokes the fucking ball with consistency.

It's a joy to see such good hitting.

30 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 7:29 pm

On fire

31 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 7:30 pm

The Brewers managerial job has never meant a lot to anyone, Michael Kay. Its something you take at the beginning or end of your career.

32 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 7:30 pm

I'm even setting off the fire alarm.

33 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 5, 2015 7:30 pm

What I miss?

Jose Pirela is back..is there a reservation on DFA island awaiting Stephen Drew?

34 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 7:31 pm

That's the second time Martin couldn't handle the ball with Ellsbury stealing.

35 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 7:31 pm

[33] Petit has options.

36 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 7:34 pm

TESH!!!

37 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 7:34 pm

Mark!

38 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 7:34 pm

Yay!

39 mhoward120   ~  May 5, 2015 7:35 pm

Tex on a pace for exactly 60 homers. Anyone remember when that number actually meant something?

40 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 7:35 pm

Damn.
And Ellsbury scores again.

41 Chris   ~  May 5, 2015 7:39 pm

Mustachio Mafia in effekt

42 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 7:41 pm

[39] I do. It's still the A.L. record. Remember when the leagues mattered?

43 mhoward120   ~  May 5, 2015 7:51 pm

I was so much younger then, I'm older than that now.

44 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 7:54 pm

Drew introducing himself to first base coach Pena...

45 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 7:55 pm

Another fast game

46 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:04 pm

Nice DP

47 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 8:05 pm

I can't believe he just stopped in the base paths like that.

Make them throw you out and try to force an error.

For God's sake, don't just give up like you don't give a shit. That's disgraceful.

48 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 8:06 pm

[42] And the umpires had "AL" and "NL" on their caps, all official like.

Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.

49 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 5, 2015 8:09 pm

[48] They also wore red smoking jackets and turtle necks. Home plate umps had the big balloon chest protectors..Those were the days...

50 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 8:15 pm

Hahahahah!!

They did!

51 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:17 pm

Brett flashing leather tonight.

52 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:22 pm

And pitchers threw more than 100 pitches.

53 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 5, 2015 8:24 pm

[52] Players fought seriously too..there was 'interesting burning smells in the upper deck' (paging Boatzilla..) and the Stadium had that old subway car smell..I miss it!

54 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:25 pm

A two hit night for Drew? He should pick up some lottery tickets on the way back to the hotel.

55 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:26 pm

[53] did that "funny smell" myself, back in the day.

56 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:28 pm

Nice.
No reason to stop plating runs.

57 Chris   ~  May 5, 2015 8:28 pm

[53] Our favorite thing during the Mariners' malaise days was to go all the way up to the top of the King Dome and burn one.

58 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:31 pm

Run roh!

59 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:35 pm

Who's going to relieve Mike?

60 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 8:37 pm

[59] Carpenter?

61 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:42 pm

I would like to suggest that the Yankees not pick up Chad Jenkins' contract when the Jays release him.

62 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 8:42 pm

"If I were a Carpenter...and you were my lady, would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby?"

63 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:44 pm

[62] ? And I'm usually good with lyrics.

64 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:45 pm

How about one more time on base for Jacoby?

65 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:45 pm

Whoops. Too late.

66 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:46 pm
67 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:47 pm

Alex at third! First hit is to him.

68 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 8:48 pm

Hmm.

69 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:49 pm

[66] How could I miss that one from The Man in Black.

Aw crap.

70 mhoward120   ~  May 5, 2015 8:50 pm

(62)(63) So fellas what was Bobby Darin's follow-up to If I Were A Carpenter?

71 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:50 pm

So, what have we learned tonight?

David Carpenter is not as good a pitcher as Michael Pineda.

72 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:52 pm

Aw, come on, Carp.

73 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 8:53 pm

[66] thanks RI for timely reminder. And [70] I watched Bobby Darin perform numerous times when I was an Usher at the "Dick Clark Show," a live Sturday night show in late 50's. I was at Fordham at the time. Anyone remembers?

Great win, Yanks!

74 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:53 pm

Good lord.

75 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:53 pm

Yeesh.

76 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 8:54 pm

Oops!

77 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:54 pm

The song was actually written by Tim Hardin.

I don't know much about Darin, honestly.

78 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 8:55 pm

I think we've found the guy to dump tomorrow.

79 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  May 5, 2015 8:55 pm

[71] I thought the pen was supposed to be a strength? Is it really just Dellin & Miller and the rest are scrubs?

80 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 8:55 pm

Man, this is unbelievable.

81 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:55 pm

Oh, lord, just get him out of there.
Jesus.

82 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 5, 2015 8:56 pm

Boooooooooooooooooo,

83 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 8:56 pm

[62] If I were a carpenter, and you were a douche bag.

(Anyone?)

84 Mattpat11   ~  May 5, 2015 8:57 pm

I wonder if David Carpenter could have gotten an out before he gave up three more runs.

That's a serious question

85 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 8:59 pm

WHERE THE HELL WAS THAT BLUE???

86 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 9:00 pm

Where was the fourth pitch??

87 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 9:01 pm

Phew.

88 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 5, 2015 9:01 pm

Had 'em all the way.

89 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 9:01 pm

Phew.

90 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 9:01 pm

Great win, Yanks!

91 RIYank   ~  May 5, 2015 9:01 pm

Carpenter gets Miller an S.

92 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 5, 2015 9:01 pm

(Here's the answer, btw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFU-2LFEwRU )

93 rbj   ~  May 5, 2015 9:02 pm

Finally! Night all.

94 kenboyer made me cry   ~  May 5, 2015 9:03 pm

So watched the last out. Big Pine pitched well?

95 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 9:17 pm

[77] Darin had a short, but productive life, dying at age 37 from a genetic cardio condition. Kevin Spacey portrayed him convincingly in a movie he bankrolled, titled "Beyond the Sea."

96 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 9:18 pm

[94] 8 inning shutout!

97 kenboyer made me cry   ~  May 5, 2015 9:19 pm

How many days has Ellsbury tried to grow a moustache (he was just interviewed by Meredith)? Can't really see it...

98 kenboyer made me cry   ~  May 5, 2015 9:22 pm

[96] Thanks, getting the highlights now. Always liked Pineda and his calm demeanor even when he was a rookie.

99 coleman42   ~  May 5, 2015 9:35 pm

[97] I'd guess 10 days or so but you'd have to research past Banter threads to see when it started. To me they all look stupid.

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