The Yanks are back home to face tough young Sonny Gray on a steamy night in the Bronx. Will Nathan Eovaldi have another good outing? I doubted he could put together back-to-back solid starts and I was wrong. The book is still out on Eovaldi but let’s hope the Yanks can end the first half of the season–six games, three against the A’s, three in Boston against the Red Sox–4-2, you heard?
Brett Gardner CF
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Garrett Jones RF
Chris Young LF
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
Never mind the heat:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
And away we go.
Dude looks exactly like Ichiro at the bat.
Dang just a bit too much under.
Nice!
Phew, Brian comes through.
Mr. Jones!
Good evening. Is this trouble brewing?
Nice K, Nathan. Now a DP.
Thank you
Nice recovery.
Sonny striped sox Gray is a good looking young pitcher.
I kinda miss NunE3 at short, and wonder if he would be better at short than Didi (probably less errors), I know he is batting close to .300.
Didi did!
[12] how about that Didi
Is it me or does Didi seem to be developing a nice, solid line drive stroke?
Today, I'm all in for Didi!
[16] you're right
Kay just said that was Didi's 18th RBI. For mid season, everyday player, that is anemic.
I'm back with Nuney...
I think that several Yankees are doing better at "meeting the ball" than in prior years. Didi, McCann, even Tex hitting to opposite field.
Off topic, but this evening just harvested our first cucumber. Very pleasing.
[20] have some yellow squash and tomatoes warming up in the pen. But they are overwhelming the broccoli.
[20] Congrats! My son just harvested his first 'edamame' bean at school and brought it home for me to eat with my nightly beer. :)
[20] Fabulous! CRUNCH!
[21] I think we're a week away from the first tomato. [22] congrats to you and your son.
Eo in control. But, to preserve his win, Shreve coming in at the first sign a trouble not a bad idea IMO.
Aw crap
Homina homina
Unbelievable.
God, I just can't believe Drew is still hitting a buck seventy-seven.
That's unbelievable.
God, imagine having that creature fielding for your team? Good lord.
[28] [29] You are having trouble believing today. Maybe talk to your pastor or something.
[29] I don't know how the beat guys are not just hammering Girardi about that every day. Having an automatic out in the AL is unacceptable.
Cash needs to DFA Drew.
[[32] Good defense plus the 11 HRs.
[34] Average defense at best. -0.5 WAR the last season and a half.
The A's have Billy Burns and Billy Butler. I wonder what Billy Beane sees in them.
[36] Rumor mill has him trading from Brent Boxburger before the deadline.
Ha!
Well there's a break!
[37] Mind if we call him 'Billy', just to keep things clear?
Pinch runner?
Something about a wild pitch strike em out makes no sense.
Sigh.
[30] God's creatures big and small.
[43] RI, I recently showed my two an episode of The Baseball Bunch, they were totally smitten with the SD Chicken and then 'The Wizard of Oz' (Ozzie Smith's) fielding lesson.
That's a strike. "Dammit Man" . There's been too much barking over called strikes this year. I think it's the perception of why not question since other calls are challenged.
Shhhhh, Dellin is really good. Here's to a long career...
Shit.
[47] That's two jinxes in one night, you!
Fucking brutal getting beat by this a hole.
Crud. Night all.
This is a kick in the knuts kind of loss if they don't come back. Really, this one will smart.
And the stupid Red Sox are right there, too. Creeping just a handful of games out of first.
Hey, look, it's our old buddy the Yankee Clippard!
Gardy just missed that one, man. Shit.
Wow, Gardy got away with one there.
Oooh, that was close.
1-1 pitch was the one for Chase.
Damn, that was a pitch to hit.
Aggggghh!
Fans finally awake with Arod up.
I'm not entirely sure why Brett is still at first base.
Guy is throwing junk.
3-1 does he go back off speed?
Ball four.
Come on, Teix!
Nice, disciplined ab, Alex.
[49] I'm guilty.
Two and oh...
Man, he got fooled on the 3-1.
OH, FUCK ME!!!!
FUCK.
Dammit, nice job by Clippard. Baseball sucks sometimes. Horseshit loss.
Baseball does.
Ugh, not devastating but a really shitty loss.
73) That's right. Not devastating but this one feels worse than most. If the Yanks lose this series to the A's--never mind having trouble vs. the Sox--that will really be fucking irritating.
The team's best were in position to either keep the lead, keep the tie, or hit the comeback. No one could get it done.
Aggggh!