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The Yanks are in Atlanta this weekend to play a lousy Braves team. Which doesn’t necessarily mean much considering how mediocre the Bombers have been of late.

Here’s hoping things turn around for our boys.

Never mind the tomahawk chop:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Painting by Kenneth Southworth Davies]

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1 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 4:19 pm

Headed to the game in about an hour. It'll be Yankee Stadium South! It's usually like 80-20 % Yankee fans at The Ted. I'm not kidding.

My girls and I will be clout out in Yankee gear : )

2 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 4:53 pm

I just hope no pitcher gets hurt running the bases.

3 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:38 pm

That's a nice little hand for McCann.

4 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:45 pm

Cake him throw strikes

5 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:46 pm

Make

6 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:46 pm

Chase!

7 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:47 pm

DIDI!!!

Wow, what a beautiful stroke!

8 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:47 pm

What a Gregorious home rum

9 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:48 pm

DIDI!

10 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:48 pm

More runs than they scored in the Astros series

11 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:49 pm

FUCK YEAH!!!

12 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:51 pm

It's good to bat first

13 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:51 pm

There might be 4 or 5 people here *not* wearing a Jeter shirt. Maybe.

14 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:52 pm

I don't like seeing this new, less than dominant Tanaka. It's saddening.

15 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:52 pm

Well, I guess I'm not witnessing a no-hitter.

16 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:55 pm

Sub-Optimal. Throw fucking strikes, dude!

17 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:56 pm

Or a shutout...

18 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:56 pm

Uh oh, is this going to be one of those games?

19 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:56 pm

It's too early for Scotch.

20 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 6:57 pm

I can't believe they're still doing that fucking chant.

For the love of Christ.

21 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:00 pm

Man, nicely played by Chase.

22 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:02 pm

That was just good hitting.

23 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:03 pm

It sure is looking like Tanaka's going to have to become more of a battler, more of a pitcher. His stuff still looks good enough to win, but not quite enough to dominate consistently.

I hope he can figure it out.

24 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:06 pm

Way too many pitches...

25 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:07 pm

Holy fuck!

What a fucking catch!!!!

Willy Mays!!

26 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:07 pm

Me! Heck of a play, ellsbury

27 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:07 pm

Pretty catch. Phew.

28 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:08 pm

That was some catch! I'm sitting right in between Gritner and rbj, field level.

29 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:09 pm

Well, that was an eventful first frame.

30 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:09 pm

Please don't get hurt.

31 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:11 pm

(I don't know why I spelled Willie with y.)

32 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:18 pm

(Wow, Nick Markakis is still around?)

33 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:22 pm

Wow. In the bullpen already!

Let's greet him in a grand way!

34 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:22 pm

Get to their bullpen early

35 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:23 pm

Btw, the weather is *perfect* at the ballpark.

36 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:26 pm

I'll take that

37 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:27 pm

Way to work the walk, kid!

38 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:29 pm

Brutal.

39 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:29 pm

That too

40 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:29 pm

Got em both back!

41 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:30 pm

Mercy strike

42 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:31 pm

I want DOUBLE DIGITS!!

43 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:31 pm

Didi dodo it again!

Next up, double digits

44 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:32 pm

Didi in a personal quest for thelarmis to change his nickname. : )

45 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:35 pm

Jack one, Tanaka!

46 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:35 pm

Rats, almost a hit for Tanaka

47 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:35 pm

Do pitchers bat in Japan?

48 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:36 pm

I hate the NL

49 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:36 pm

Ha! It did feel weird saying "let's go Didi" : )

50 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:44 pm

Now that's my Tanaka

51 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:45 pm

Struck out the side!

I was a little worried after that at-bat

52 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:48 pm

Thelarmis, in case Didi hits another HR your way, what kind of Yankee shirt are you wearing? Or perhaps you could wave to us?

53 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:48 pm

rbj - you on?

Steal, if yes!

54 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:48 pm

Get Detwiler out of there. He's got no command, could be dangerous.

55 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:49 pm

I'm wearing a slate blue Thank You Captain t-shirt : )

56 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:53 pm

[55] Gotcha

57 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:57 pm

Booooooo!!!!!

58 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Aug 28, 2015 7:59 pm

Man. Didi really does have a good arm.

59 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:00 pm

Wow. Beli sure takes his time getting to the dugout from right field : )

60 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:01 pm

Ok. Who's gonna get me my double digits?!

61 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:04 pm

Thelarmis, you wearing gray shorts?

62 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:04 pm

[58] He does. A lot to like, actually.

Did you guys see that scraggly longhaired dude I saw in the left-center bleachers? Blue "thanks captain" Yankee shirt. Two gorgeous females with him. Man, those Atlantans are something.

63 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:10 pm

Sugar Ray? Have we entered boxing territory?

64 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:10 pm

Dammit, drew

65 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:13 pm

Gray pants, not shorts.

RI - you're joking. Right?

I did just take my hair down and put my Yankees hat backward. Also, The little one is in the kids zone at the moment...

66 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:14 pm

It's tamer than usual here. And not sold out, like it usually is when the yanks are in town. Really strange. It's a gorgeous night, at supposed to rain over the weekend and it's not Labor Day yet. Weird...

67 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:17 pm

Yeah, sorry, I was joking.

It's not a gorgeous night -- it's a GREGORGEOUS night!

68 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:18 pm

It will be when we reach double digits !!

69 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:20 pm

Of course the blow jays are winning...

70 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:22 pm

I'd rather have Tanaka on the bench than on base.

Crap

71 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:23 pm

I would've preferred he walked when the bases were loaded.

Do NOT get hurt on the basepaths.

72 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:25 pm

Phew, no injury

73 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:35 pm

5 Ks in 5, not so bad. One walk, not so bad. The homer, bad.
So far I'm giving Tanaka a B-.

74 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:38 pm

Huh, this never occurred to me before, but maybe it's obvious: there's a special advantage to the NL, because strategy in pinch hitting for the pitcher favors the home team, and when it's an NL vs AL game that means it favors the NL team.

Is that obvious?

75 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:43 pm

That homer was hit far too.

I dislike the NL

76 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:46 pm

Blow Jays won...

77 Ara Just Fair   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:47 pm

My friend texted me About Donaldson's homer because he was at the game. Banged it off the facing of the 5th deck. Damn. I think Canseco hit one up there once a few rows deep.

78 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:50 pm

Pinch hit for Tanaka, give Mitchell a couple of innings. 6 run lead can afford a couple of runs

79 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:52 pm

I wish nick lost that in the lights like I did...

80 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:52 pm

[78] Yes.
Unless Drew makes two outs here. I know it's technically impossible, but I still think he might do it.

81 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:53 pm

I lost that one in the lights too. Damn.

Nope, Tanaka batting for himself...

82 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:54 pm

Ok, no Wang issue tonight

83 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:56 pm

Glad to hear that, rbj.

84 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:56 pm

RBJ!!

85 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 8:57 pm

I've been thinking about CMW also...

86 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:00 pm

K on the 100th pitch.

87 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:00 pm

I retract my suggestion

88 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:02 pm

Nice strikemout to finish Tanaka's night.

89 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:03 pm

Is it wrong of me to be disappointed if we don't reach double digits?

90 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:07 pm

[89] No. You deserve it.

91 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:09 pm

I guess we might not use a pinch hitter at all. Funny.

92 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:10 pm

If Gritner doesn't score, I'm gonna be really pissed at Espada.

93 coleman42   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:10 pm

This could be it...

94 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:11 pm

McCann will walk.

95 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:11 pm

Oooh, not looking likely at 1-2...

96 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:13 pm

Yay!
Not a walk!!!

97 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:13 pm

Double Digits!

98 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:13 pm

There's yer double digits!

99 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:14 pm

Welcome back, Mac!!!

That's a dozen : )

100 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:15 pm

Two applications of the ground rules for Chase!

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101 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:15 pm

Let's go for a baker's dozen!

102 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:16 pm

Oh, man, great evening for Didi.

103 RIYank   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:17 pm

Half-dozen RBI for Gregorious.

104 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:17 pm

This is a good game for our run diff!

105 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:18 pm

All 25 braves fans have left The Ted.

106 rbj   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:19 pm

Dere ya go! Hit the coffee shop and pastrie in the morning.

I have to take the dogs to the park in the a.m.

night all.

107 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:24 pm

Oh, that's why rbj was taken out. ; )

Willy bringin the heat!

108 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:33 pm

Good to see Mitchell back.

109 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:37 pm

Two touchdowns to a field goal

110 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:38 pm

Oh, wait. Jonny Gomes is pitching. Haha!

111 thelarmis   ~  Aug 28, 2015 9:39 pm

Ryan vs position player

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