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Brick by Brick

Man, the Yanks are on a roll. Swept the Halos in a very Yankee-friendly Angels ballpark over the weekend. Now they are in Houston for four big games against the Astros.

Nice to see Sonny Gray act more like Coney less like Jeff Weaver.

Never mind success going to your head:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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62 comments

1 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 6:41 pm

For some reason, I woke up too early today (5:15), now I'm just guiltily waiting on the game.

(We are in the middle of Golden Week in Japan. This year it's 3 holidays with two working days sandwiched in between. But most people blow off the whole week.)

2 rbj   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:01 pm

I want double digits - in wins

3 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:16 pm

Who has Sonny putching well tonight? Not me.

4 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:17 pm

Maybe he'll pitch better than my spelling.

5 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:30 pm

Might be a quick night with this dude's stuff and a big strike zone.

6 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:46 pm

[4] Not likely.

It seems like Sony's pitching seems to emulate his name. The promise of the first name is overshadowed by the disillusion evoked by the last.

7 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:48 pm

[1] Am working today and tomorrow :(

8 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:51 pm

How about working this pitcher a little?

9 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:52 pm

[7] Damn, Jazz, that place is shirt factory.

10 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:53 pm

Cone likes the box. Noooooooo! Say it ain't so!

11 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:54 pm

Nice no hitter.

12 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 7:55 pm

[10] I was just thinking that.

13 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:02 pm

There's the Sony Gray we know and love.

14 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:03 pm

Shit, just realized I've been calling him "Sony". Been in Japan too long.

15 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:07 pm

This is the ballgame.

16 rbj   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:09 pm

Ruh roh

17 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:10 pm

So, sonny is still gray and the royales are fucking useless.

18 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:11 pm

Wow. Nice.

19 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:12 pm

Sony products are awesome and reliable. Sonny not so much.

20 rbj   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:14 pm

Phew.

21 rbj   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:17 pm

Just a bit outside

22 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:21 pm

Goddammit! Video game strikes.

23 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:24 pm

Getting no hit will make my shitty day shittier.

24 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:32 pm

How about getting a fucking hit?!

25 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:35 pm

Greetings folks.
Long time no see.

thelarmis... Que pasa? Getting gigs?

Morton is pitching really well. Very little to hit.

26 rbj   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:36 pm

I hate Altuve

27 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:39 pm

A hit! How fucking novel. Hallelujah

28 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:39 pm

That’s good.

29 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:40 pm

Same here rbj. Can’t understand how he’s good. He looked pretty bad in that at-bat. He is so filthy fucking rich it’s disgusting.

30 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:41 pm

OYF! Hope all is well. I’m mainly teaching right now. College, middle school, and privately. Played a big festival gig the other weekend and had much fun.

31 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:44 pm

Swung at ball 4...

32 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:45 pm

[25] Old Timers Day. Woo-hoo!

33 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:47 pm

Cone is so good. Flash is so....the opposite.

34 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:48 pm

Game of fucking bullshit inches.

35 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:50 pm

Sit the fuck down you racist piece of dogshit.

36 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:52 pm

[33] Flash comes off as slightly pompous or a bit pedantic. He also seems like he would be boring as hell to hang with.

37 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:54 pm

Yeah, Boat. All of that and completely underserving of a somewhat cool nickname.

38 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:55 pm

One pitch at a time, said Larry.

39 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:58 pm

Seemed worse, but 6 innings and 2 runs against this offense in this ballpark in under 100 pitches ain’t too terrible. I mean, I probably could’ve done a little better but I had plans...

40 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 8:58 pm

I got to give Sonny credit. Save the balk and losing the zone for an inning and It’s 0 - 0.

41 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:02 pm

No chance. Fuuuuuuck.

42 rbj   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:10 pm

Oh great. It’s going to be a CGSO

43 yankintexas   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:14 pm

[42] what are those?

44 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:15 pm

I do not like that guy.

45 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:16 pm

Bad base-running by Torres.

46 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:17 pm

[30] I have been out of the scene for a decade or 2, but just ran into this guy, Dylan Elise, on UTube. Is he as good as I think he is?

47 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:20 pm

I’ve heard of this pinch hitter. Do we now lose the DH? (Not that it’ll matter)

Are they booing Judge?

48 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:21 pm

SO maybe, but no CG!

49 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:22 pm

Yeah, OYF - Dylan Elise is pretty freaking great. I play my students his version of Mr. Hi-Hat. It’s quite impressive!

50 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:23 pm

Would be sooo awesome if Gritner laces a liner into the right field seats

51 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:26 pm

There goes the SO too!

52 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:29 pm

Well, it’s exactly who we wanted at the plate...

53 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:33 pm

And it’s Jonathan Holder yet *again* in a critical situation. Bottom 8, middle of the lineup, 1-run game. Um, ok...

Even if it works: jeesh.

54 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:34 pm

[49] Seen/heard it. Fantastic. The guy is also very rhythmic. Great technique with a natural groove.

55 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:36 pm

Maybe that’s why I didn’t get the managing gig.

56 thelarmis   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:37 pm

OYF - yup. Seems like a good cat too. Most are from Oz.

57 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:43 pm

Fuck texas.

58 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 30, 2018 9:43 pm

Crap! Great pitching beats great hitting.

59 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 30, 2018 10:05 pm

Sorry, guys. I dozed off. Yes, I guess the hitters lost this one.

Anyway, we got Monty tomorrow. Night all.

60 Chyll Will   ~  May 1, 2018 2:10 am

[59] Not for nothing, but considering you're sitting one of your hot hitters, moving another out of a spot he's been productive in and moving your new power hitter back into a spot he's struggled with most of the month, I'm surprised the stats didn't predict this outcome.

For the record, I'm not against analytics in general, but I believe they should be used as reference and not as prime directives. Still hoping that Boone is not a carbon copy of Girardi except with a happy face...

61 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 1, 2018 7:55 pm

Well that's fucking stupid.

62 Ara Just Fair   ~  May 1, 2018 7:55 pm

Whoop.
Wrong thread.

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