Close, but no soup for the Yanks last night in K.C. though they didn’t surrender without a fight. Plus, they won the series and we’ll take that every damn time.
Off to the sterile—and, for the Yankees, none too friendly—confines of Tropicana Field in Tampa this weekend.
Joe Girardi is off to attend his daughter’s high school graduation today.
Never mind the stickiness:
Let’s Go Yank—ees!
Picture by Bags
That's one in, so far
Dammit, tied up
Sevvy not sharp tonight
Much better
Yay, untied!
Phew
Damn, only one run through 5 when he has Ben in trouble most of the night.
Good, pulling a Luis after a stressful five was the right decision
Not liking this
Nope, not at all
Yup
Come on blue
Aw fuck
Fuck you, blue!!! That was right down fucking broadway.
That was strike 3 all fucking day. Jesus fucking Christ!
Why the hell were you swinging, me?
Holliday! Cue Madonna song
Holy shit. I leave the room for 5 minutes and it's tied.
That's a fucking strike? Go fuck yourself, blue!
Modammit
Rally time
what the fuck?
Oh, now that's a strike.
I blame Blue
Yup.
Let's go Tanaka!
Sigh
Get that run back
Thank you, Judge!
Boo, Didi.
And it comes back to bite us in the ass.
Gary nails him.
oy
More shitty umping behind the plate
That's Headley! retied.
Fer fucks sake.
Time to DL Tanaka
Finally. Game not over yet.
Gary helping the Yankees claw back.
Damn
And given right back
Go fuck yourself blue, that was a strike.
Blech, fielding sucks today. Tough play though.
The Joe Girardi show!
Very petty, ump.
Boo, how dare you hit Judge
So Tanaka pissed in the punch again? WTF!
With everything going so surprisingly well this year, he was the last guy you'd expect to have some inexplicable issue. Weird.
You can't predict baseball.
I just read that he took the unusual step of a pre-start bullpen session yesterday and said, "Based on my experience and considering various factors, I'm able to get some answers." That's even more vague in Japanese.
I think Tanaka is hurting. MRI that elbow
What the hell is the strike zone tonight?
This game is a stinker.
What a shitty game. Shitty pitching, shitty defense, shitty waste of Judge and Gary home runs, shitty umping, all in a shitty stadium
[53] Shitty weather outside, too. And a shit thread, while you're at at. A big shit sammie. At least it's a beautiful Sunday morning in Tokyo. I'm going out. A lunchtime kebab has my name on it.
OK, let's try this again.
Oopsie!
Of course we don't score.
Well that was feeble
Jeez.
Yay, tied up
Woot!
CC actually fielding!
Nice, CC
Archer striking out everyone.
Froze him. That's 10 K's for the bow and arrow.
Very nice, CC!!
A walk!
Ooh, ball 4 for Grtiner. I can't believe that wasn't strike 3. Shoulda been...
And immediately a DP. : /
Now that is funny
Crap
Crap. 1-run game...
Fuck. I worry about Gary behind the dish. Lotsa ouches...
Had to labor that inning, but we're still ahead and CC should be able to begin the next frame.
Even dozen for Archer
That was below Judge's knees. Should not have been punched out.
Hot damn, Judge overrules that double
WOW!! What a catch by Judge!
Nice, rbj!
Thanks
Blergh
Dammit. Wasted opportunity.
Hate the leadoff walk.
phew!
Whew. LoMo didn't get the best of us this time after a double digit pitch at-bat
Dellin in for the 4-out save
Another nice hit for Didi! 4-4
Oreo's lost today
Ha, oopsie!
Error on a sure double play!
Let's get some Geico runs, fellas!
Aw man, nearly a wild pitch with advancement.
Come on, Gary
Dammit, Gary.
One down
Two down
Three down!
Beautiful job, Dellin!
First place!
nice win. more fun than my softball team. Won the opener 25-24 after being down 14-0, then lost the second 17-16 after being +5.
[97] You have Tanaka pitching for your softball team?
[98] wish we did! our pitcher couldn't find his own ass with 2 hands.