Okay, let’s try this again. No rain today but it is damn cold out there. Good luck to the brave souls who will be at the Stadium. Or the guys trying to hit.
Ah, but never mind the elements:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
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"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
Yanks over Cards in six.
Hideki!
PLAY BALL!
Gigi makes it interesting with the throw. But 1 down on GO 6-3.
Didi D, to start us off.
I think my mlb.tv is lagging.
Stuck at work. And I have to teach later on so I could fake being sick today.
Nice K! Tanaka has lots of movement today.
Noice.
Hm, true. Cold air should mean less movement.
Or no, wait. Hm. Not sure.
bleh. Ells went down easy.
[9] I feel like cold can be? I think the issue is usually having good control over it with cold fingers? I'm not sure.
Hicks walks quickly.
bleh to double play. alas.
mlb.tv is annoying with the ads. That's new that there are all these ads all the damn time.
Well, in the cold the air is denser. So there's just more air. So... uh...
Either the ball should break more, because there are more air molecules to act on it, or it should break less, because it's harder for the breaking force to push the ball through the denser air.
That seems decisive!
:-)
[14] You mean in the breaks?
Anyway, it definitely seems like it's breaking a lot for both pitchers. Maybe Cone will say something about the temperature and pitch break.
Nice Joe Cocker reference. Of course, Singleton could have mentioned the song writer, Randy Newman.
[16] yeah in the breaks. Its just a bit jaunty and pulsy and annoying.
[17] yes we need you. only you can help obi wan coney.
6 up, 6 down so far for Tanaka. I'll take it.
(9)(11)(15). Well, we all know what warm air does. So shouldn't cold air be just the opposite?
[22] That was my first thought, yeah.
In this NYT article, Orel Hershiser says the ball breaks less in cold weather.
Sterling says Keuchel is known for his beard and that he "came by it innocently." I'm pretty sure that means I came by mean with pre-meditated criminal angst.
[23] hot damn, is that research you did? Yeah I think that makes sense. I'm clearly not in mid season form though.
Well I yelled at the tv but he was out. darn.
hey, baseball in the bronx!!!
wahoo!!!
i tuned in at a good time : )
Castro!
Hey! Welcome, Darlin!
[28] hello sir. you may have to stick it out now...
Thanks, Obama!
Little Starlin, it's been a long cold lonely winter...
Love how Cone just checked all the old-timers going off on the take-out slide rule changes.
[31] hey, seamus! and fellow banterers : )
unfortunately, i can't really stick around at all. first day of the new quarter and the day is already running away from me...
sooo glad meaningful baseball is back!!!
Hi, thelarmis!
See you tomorrow or something, then.
[35] all good. Just bottle that good luck on the way out if you can... :)
[36] hey, RI!
Yeah, hopefully, by Friday or something...
[37] i need to bottle something. Full Sail is changing their seasonal beers and seem to have discontinued my favorite brew in the world - their ESB that was supposed to be released this week : /
A-Rod with the walk and stolen base!!!
The Galloping Centaur!
[38] oh, that's not good. Their seasonal line is their strength imo.
dear tex,
please stay healthy.
thanking you!
thelarmis
Really making Keuchel work today. I like it. And Teix walks.
Okay, long inning for Beardy. It would be nice to get into their bullpen early, maybe mess it up for the rest of the series.
[41] i agree. it's really the only line of their i drink. plus, they did away with their classy wood design - a la 1987 Topps baseball cards! - in favor of a gross deep pastel line. the new seasonals are going hoppier, which is bad news for me. i don't even think they're going to release an oktoberfest this fall... : /
A-Rod stole a base?
[46] Sure did.
[45] Do you know I have never tasted hops, in my life?
[45] Ugh. I like IPAs but I don't like it when the dominate the landscape. There is another brewery a block or so away from Full Sail and they are nothing but IPAs. Seems to me that hoppy beers are more than covered.
[47] Never tasted hops? You do seem to drink a lot of bourbon now that I think of it.
OMG Hicks that was ugly. That's a hit? bleh.
Oops.
[49] Well, no, I was just kidding. That was especially for thelarmis, who somehow seems to have avoided tasting a lot of things that everyone else in America has tasted.
um, this isn't good...
[52] are you limiting me to just America?
Hm, so two on with nobody out, on two "hits".
[52] Ah yes I see. Clever but definitely went right on past me.
[54] Hm, well, let's say at least every American.
ok well, that run was going to be hard to stop. but shut it down now and we're good.
Ah. Maybe he should have gone home with it? No, probably not.
[57] fair enough!
out. safe. injured.
bollocks!
Happy Opening Day! Did someone save me some popcorn?
Oh, man.
Bad.
damn. he would have been out. Hope didi is ok.
Fuck. All that crap about cutting down on injuries caused by sliding into someone, and now this.
nice play castro.
Oh, well, at least he's okay.
Jeez, I have to go in two minutes. Well, I got my first taste!
[67] enjoy the day! nice to start the season with ya.
Off to teach, pad the lead, folks.
Nice K! Got out of that with just the one run, and hopefully a healthy Didi and that's solid.
Just tuned in - hi gang.
I don't care whether you're a hater or a lover or anywhere in between.
I hear John and Suzyn calling a game and I hear the ball pop in the background and I feel like a lost sailor who has found the warm sand.
Happy baseball everyone!
[62] howdy bama. you can have my popcorn. Can't eat it on doctor's orders anyhow...
[62] Bama!
That double play gave Keuchel an efficient inning. Boooo!
Happy Opening Day, Banter! Nice start for Castro and Tanaka's two-seamer is looking good.
How long does Tanaka go? I know it's early in the season so we tend to limit pitch counts in first couple of starts.
nice snag Tanaka! Sweet.
So here's the thing...
The WHOLE FUCKING REASON IN THE FIRST PLACE that I got cable was TO WATCH THE GODDAMNED YANKEES.
So here I am, with fucking pricey cable and no fucking baseball.
What ever shall I do?
Seriously.
Anyone?
Happy fucking Opening Day.
Not only is it fucking winter out but I can't watch the damned game.
Happy fucking Opening Day.
Nice grab, Masahiro. The ball made a sweet pop in his glove.
[78] you in NY? Why can't you watch it?
[72] Thanks buddy... You gotta keep those doctors happy.
[73] What's up thelarmis? You still in the ATL?
[80] There's some kind of dispute between Comcast and YES. YES wants more money from Comcast for the privilege of including it among its offerings and Comcast won't pay.
So as of now, you will not find YES on Comcast.
Wow another sweet snag from Tanaka.
[83] oh wow. And who loses? viewers. Lame. I have to admit, I like living out of market for the purposes of non-blacked out mlb.tv coverage all year. Though obviously attending games is more work...
fuck.
Ouch. Good hitting by Correa.
[82] of course, it's my home! : )
my wife and i bought our "forever house" this past fall. i'm building a soundproofed drum studio in the backyard. i'm not going anywhere. ever!
this summer will be 20 years i'm here...
Tanaka looked good today. Bummer to see him leave without the lead.
Correa robs 'riguez.
[89] oh i had to step away. Steal a hit or home run?
Nice play. Castro has showed some pleather today.
[90] Would've been a hit to LF
OMG that made me laugh. Ken: "All you need is glove"
We're talking baseball! Hello all!
How about Castro. Like the Starlin Vocal Band, an Afternoon Delight.
The weather today would be considered nice in February.
[92] thanks. I guess best bullpen wins. Keuchel at 90 pitches so i'm thinking one inning more at most.
[91] That flip was well done
[93] Ha! So true.
Shreve!
Isn't it about time to ditch the singing of God Bless America during the 7th inning? After all, this ersatz tradition started only after 9/11. I think its enough to that the Star Spangled Banner is played at the start of the game.
Nice that we finally scored a couple of runs of Kuekel, just forget last year.
Anyone see the Yankee piece on the John Oliver show? It might be true, but only I (we) can criticize the Yankees. I'm very hurt and sensitized over this.
[99] Plus people mistake it for the Pledge of Allegiance. So they take off their hats and hold their hands over their hearts.
Still, at least baseball is back. And Tanaka didn't suck! I'll take it.
[99] TRUE DAT!
Nasty breaking balls by Keuchel.
[101] they actually tell you to "remove your caps" at the stadium. It's an outrage!
[99] agreed.
[100] Saw the Oliver bit and liked it. I really dislike seeing those empty seats every home game. They are almost never full and I just don't get that.
[105] I liked it too. Those protected by moat seats are disgusting, and their emptiness viewed on TV is a bummer. Plus I always purchased tickets on game day on Craigslist at a discount, and printed out at home. Now what?
Altuve is like a pimple on your butt.
man, that throw to second was way too close to Dellin's neck.
ugly, dellin. ugly.
damnit.
go get em Joe!
OK, I'm back, what the hell happened?
glad GI Joe is arguing this. he kinda has a point.
this should be changed! i guess it's not allowed to be reviewed...
anyway, i'm off to teach.
GO YANKS!!!
Joe be right! Plus he gets to warm up in his animation.
Big boo! Protest game one.
[113] educate away!
He was safe. Mercy call from the umpire, that will be overturned.
I don't understand why running to first base outside the baseline is not reviewable. It's objectively determinable isn't it?
I guess Dellin doesn't like the cold. Not dealin'.
[118] he's a laboring for sure.
damn we just completely shit the bed.
Ump blows strike three call and then Dellin hangs one. Pretty much sums up this game.
Ugh, this is getting ugly
[117] I think there's a list of plays that can be reviewed and that one just isn't on it. It's definitely objectively determinable and I think replay should be usable for it.
[121] It's the first time in months we're served Horseshit. Tastes bad every time.
[121][124] yep and yep.
Sweet
DIDI!!!
Happy Baseaball, gang. Glad the 2-2 score turned into 5-2 in the time it took me to close computer and walk to my car.
Stay in there, Alex.
Nice work Barbato. I think i'll make it to the end. Hopefully we can create a better result with the bottom of the 9th.
Good job Johnny Barbato
Rally time
This game sure is a fluid transition from the way last seasons ended, huh?
Or, go down without a fight time.
McCann's stumble sums up this game, and I predict will sum up this entire season. LOL
I'm out. Thanks Banter
McCann't run.
Now Alex... Let's keep it pos.
Another day tomorrow. Hoping for the best but that was disappointing.
Zebra's at the Starbucks @ W16th St and 8th Ave.
He's sharing free portraits of Yankees and others.
He'll be there tomorrow, too, and at the Mets game Friday.
http://www.artofzebra.com/
I'm posting scans of some of Zebra's art. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Yogi Berra, and the list goes on.
More portraits up.
Zebra will be at Yankee Stadium around 4 today.
[99] It's way, way past time. For starters, how can a national(like) anthem, or an anthem played to show respect for the USA, what's supposedly a secular state, have the line "god bless" in it?
It should be "This Land Is Your Land."
[100] Love John Oliver. Got to check that one out.