Real good feeling about today

[1] Only if the big ol' boy O'Sullivan isn't making everyone look stupid flailing away at his off speed junk again. Go Yankees!

You suck Kay.

[3] As in a "good bunt" doesn't roll foul. Oy!

[3] As in a ball in front of the warning track in right center field is not DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

That was not encouraging Alex.

Goddam it.

Scott fucking Podsednik?

Hughes is just awful.

That makes me feel better

Think Jeter might be back? God I hope so.

Come on, Swish.

[11] was exasperated, not encouraging.

Teixeira playing Brett Gardner lately

[13] An RBI is an RBI.

That'll do. Good rip.

Beautiful.

I love the fact that A-Rod is hitting doubles when everyone is waiting for the HR.

Robbie is going to put one in the right field seats.

I love this lineup.

Or not. Shit.

[14] Not complaining. But by all rights he should have had infield singles two days in a row.

[17] It was a crushable pitch. If he got another swing at that pitch, he would have put it in the RF seats.

[20] Oh, right, that last out yesterday.

Good lord. I just realized that Wilson Betamit is batting third.
Where's Billy Butler?

Good comeback, Phil.

Okay, this is ridiculous.

I want Dan Haren. What is the ceiling for guys like Nova and McCallister?

Big day for Granderson. Maybe he's gonna have a big second half too

WTF? This is Weird Home Run Day.

[25] I dunno, but I'm a little worried that Dan Haren would come to Yankee Stadium and turn into Livan Hernandez.

Needed that easy inning. Now Phil can pitch the sixth. Who gets the seventh? D-Rob?

me likey grandy going deep two times!

donde esta everyone?

ah, rain delay - i get it...

[30] Happy Umbrella Day.

OK, time to get off the couch and bathe the dogs.

[31] i don't own an umbrella. i guess i need one...

rain's coming down in philly, but they're still playing. per usual, it's going back & forth in miami (braves are there). in atlanta, it's alternating between bright 'n sunny and dark 'n overcast, remaining unbelievably hot 'n humid the entire time.

we're gonna need 11 outs from the pen...

[33] Today is Umbrella Day at YS. Brought to you by J&R Music and Computer World.

[35] acha. j&r is pretty cool.

at least the game is official. though, i'm guessing it'll resume, at some point...

melky with a 2-out double in teh 8th. nice ab. chipper matches him, tie game.

there's a ton of time left, but it would be sooo cool if it's the Yanks/Braves in the Serious, again. i moved here in '96. i would do my damnedest to go to a game (or two)...

Shelley Duncan could have tied the game with a single in the eighth -- two out, runners on second and third. But he flied out.
Rays are big favorites now, I'd say. (Just in that game!)

well, let's hope the tribe can make something happen vs. soriano. unlikely, but it's possible. you can't predict baseball, you know...

576 homers for jim thome!

[39] I guess you can, Suzyn.

tampon won.

dice-klay vs. fister (chip caray's favorite pitcher) due to start in 5 mins...

rickie weeks is having some week. that's now 5 homers since last sunday...

I've got friends at the game calling me for info. Nothing yet, right?

[44] Via Lohud:
Update, 4:15: It’s still raining pretty hard. Weather.com has a 55 percent chance of rain at 5, 35 percent at 6 and 10 percent at 7.

So maybe by 6pm they'll start again?

Earlier, looks like. But they're starting to remove the tarp, so no doubt Mattpat's friends are aware of the situation.

[46] I sent them a text anyway, just in case they were at the bar or whatever

It's Booooooooooone...

Oh yeah, he only had to get two outs. That was kind of disconcerting.

999 for Robbie!

gardner!

Wow, Peña really smacked that one. Anywhere but straightaway that was gone.

That kid wanted to go home three hours ago.

Booooooooooooone.

Great game! It's over. Maybe Granderson is ready to start contributing this second half. He's been a great outfielder for us so far.

Three hits for Derek.

a 3-hit day for jeter! he's had a few of those in his career...

Why the hell would anyone want Jake Westbrook?

Great dodge by Swisher.

Nother blown call. But I'll take it.

Get 'r done, Alex!

I'll take a 3 run jack here by Alex.

Only A-Rod could have a 2-4, 2 RBI day with a double and let people down. :)

I love the RBI singles, just fantastic. I can wait for 600.

scoring from 2nd on an infield single with no error? please explain!

Oh, man, I sound like Weeping.

[64] I'd have liked him to do it in the Bronx though.

[65] Sort of could have been an error.

[68] ah, thanks.

Good. Joba's in. Its been too long since Mo got a save

Anyone else watch the HoF speeches during the delay? I thought they were all fantastic...the best group in recent memory.

This kind of puts a damper on my good feelings.

[72] Joba has been a season long damper. Instead of closing their eyes and holding their nose, the Yankees need to face reality with Joba.

Apparently, holding runners has become another part of the game that Joba isn't very good at.

Why does Joba HAVE to be the eighth inning guy, Michael? We can't send him off to be Arizona's middle reliever of the future and find someone else to pitch the eighth inning?

Boo and hate Joba all you want, but he doesn't put himself into these games.

Scott Podesednik has hit two home runs in this game.

[74] I really hope Joba wasn't a sticking point on Haren. That could be the Yankees last chance to get anything of real value for him in a trade.

you've gotta be fucking kidding me!!!

hughes & joba giving up homeruns to scotty pods in the same game?!

christ.

[76] I'm glad it's a memorable day for him.

Is Dan Haren here yet???

[75] Well, for fuck's sake, even i thought he could protect a four run lead with Getz, Podsednik and Kendall coming up. Now I have no idea how this inning will end.

[80] Does Arizona still want Fat Farnsy after this?

[81] I think he has given up 4 runs in four different outings, which is pretty bad for a short reliever.

[82] Don't know, but I'd sure be willing to find out ...

[79] personally, i'll never forget umbrella day.

when was that again?

[83] He's awful. But this had "1 IP, 3H 1 ER 2 K" (ie. what passes for good Joba these days) written all over it.

Can't wait to hear the latest Joba excuse after this game.

[84] Hell, I hope Cashman is finishing the trade as we speak.

[87] He wanted Scotty Pods to see what a two homer game is like.

God forbid they trade Chamberlain for Dan Haren. He's untouchable, right??

[86] That's pretty close.

[85] Maybe every day is Umbrella Day. How would you know? You'd have to ask.

Can O'Neill hit Kay in the head now? If i hear "he's throwing hard!" one more time...

[90] I hear Mo vetoed the trade. He's really worried about his Save totals, and (as we see) Joba is a great way to turn a blow-out into a Save situation.

Haren to Anaheim for Saunders and prospects

so much for that

I predict a sad end to Joba Chamberlain

[94] Really? That sucks. I hope the prospects were good because Saunders is not.

[94] Man, if Chamberlain was the sticking point, I will cry forever

fuck. dan haren to the halos for joe saunders.

seriously.

Only Brett Gardner could come up with a man on third and nobody out, and end up on second with the same runner on third and nobody out, and without even drawing the walk.

[94] Get well soon Andy.

Oh well, no Haren then.

Have to find another way to dump Joba ...

We need another hit or walk or something...

Dan Haren to the Angels. I really hope we didn't lose out on haren to keep Joba

[94] beat me to it!

[97] i don't think he was. i read something today that we didn't wanna include betances and noesi, which is a good thing...

1 more AB for A-Rod?

Yes!
Now, no DP...

Swisher just wasted all of Joba's hardwork.

With Andy hurt and Hughes seemingly running out of gas, I've really changed my tune on acquiring a starting pitcher. I guess it's too late tho

swish-a-rooney!

[107] Mo is furious.

[96, 97] Saunders, Patrick Corbin, Rafael Rodriguez and a PTBNL.

It sucks, but we knew all along that Cashman wasn't going to include anyone from the ML roster so this doesn't come as a complete shock.

i read something today that we didn’t wanna include betances and noesi, which is a good thing…

Considering what the D-backs actually got in return for Haren, I wouldn't put much into that speculation.

I wonder if they held Jetes (or he held himself) deliberately to be sure A-Rod couldn't be IBBed.

big g has a big ol' beard and it's quite gray!

[108] Its gonna be Nate Robertson. I just know it.

You know what they usually say about TRYING to hit a home run

BOOOOOOOO!

Three RBI for A-Rod and still a disappointment. :)

That was a very bad plce to get hit...Yankees season could be on the brink.

Unbelievable.
Well, that's okay. Goooooood Centaur.

well, there's another way to get a ribbie...

woulda been *grand* to get #600 there.

[111] Then he may have made a big mistake.

I hope this is precautionary.

The Royals have been very loose coming up and in all series. If the first batter doesn't get a fastball in the ribs, I'll be surprised.

[115] he'd make a good loogy, at this point, but thazzit...

fwiw, sherman said adding haren now would affect our chances of going after lee in the offseason...

where was alex hit?

Well, we got a milestone.

We already had Teixeira against Texeira. I think we should have Damaso pinch hit here.

1000 for Robbie!

Get that ball back.

i love the double digits, but i'd be quite fine with adding more!

[125] Left wrist.

[124] I'd be stunned if they don't pick him up when he clears waivers.

congrats, robbie!!! : )

[125] I don't think I buy that. Javy is likely gone, and Pettitte is always a wild card.

[130] thanks, man.

ouchie.

I really dislike Scott Podsednik.

[125] [130] It looks like it may have been the forearm or elbow...I hoep at least.

[133] oh, those points make total sense! it was just a blurb i saw at mlbtr...

that said, i really hope andy comes back again. i really do.

No Mo... Ho.

Humperdink!

The level of arrogance and/or stubborness in this organization is concerning. Why Girardi/Cashman remain committed to the likes of Mitre/Joba/Park is really hard to explain.

If I were at the Stadium, I would be heading for the exit now. Why am I watching this?

This is tedious.

Ohforchristsakes.

what are the odds that Pepto gets the last out before the run scores?

These things only happen to Jorge Posada.

Uh, Michael ... Brian DePalma didn't have anything to do with The Godfather.

I think you meant to say Scarface.

If you're going to tell irrelevant stories to kill time, could you at least get them right???

[145] what happened now?

horseshit call by blue.

[144] Ugh.

ah. i knew that run would score...

i'm pretty pissed that pepto is still on the team. he best be gone by next weekend...

Oh Jesus Christ

let's hope the m's have some late inning magic still left in them...

Oh, perfect.

I was afraid the game was going to end.

cripes.

[153] i laughed aloud!

Kay, no one cares about this fucking boring story.

Are they trying to get a save situation for Mo?

[152] Very good start to the bottom of the eighth, anyway...

Kay, no one cares about this fucking boring story.

FTFY.

Thelarmis, turn to the Red Sox, if you can.
Bases juiced, nobody out.

Okajima is having some trouble.

great, scotty pods up for the hat trick.

it wouldn't surprise me...

The only applicable rule I could quickly find says a runner may advance three bases without liability to be put out if:

a fielder deliberately touches a fair ball with his cap, mask or any part of his uniform detached from its proper place on his person.

END

[160] nice! just following the scoreboard. phils/rox game on tbs ended a few mins ago...

Mariners rally to take the lead 3-2.

Finally.

Run Prevention!

This inning (in Seattle) is awesome!

Saunders reaches out and pokes an outside pitch through the second base hole, two runs. Then a safety squeeze, botched by Okajima. Three runs in, two on, still nobody out.

[165] 4-2 now.
It's a laugher of an inning. Aardsma is up throwing, Save situation.

scotty pods looks like moose in his gamecast photo. burrell does a bit, too.

Why would Kim Jones ask Granderson about Arod's injury? That was a very odd question.

Oh, man, another bunt (Wilson) up the third base line would have been another single, but it just rolled foul. But instead it's a line single! Nobody scores, but they're loaded again.

[168] very very nice! i hope they continue to capitalize.

[167] The squeeze! What a novel idea.

Ichiro is up, he's 0 for 4 so far.

hughes = 12-3

[173] Shhhhhhh.
I don't want Girardi getting ideas.

Jerry Remy is disgusted.

Ichiro is a .440 hitter with the bases loaded. He fouls one off, count goes to 2-2.

[176] The squeeze is one idea he should use.

Amazing double play! Youk fields a grounder, steps on first, throws home for the tag out.

Wow, nice play. Kind of ironic that Youk is the only really good fielder in this Run Prevention year.

[178] Right, because you know he would use it to best advantage.

Hey, no Morgan & Miller tonight on Sunday Night Baseball.

I have a real bad feeling about this Haren trade. Not getting Lee and Haren in relatively high profile stories may force their hand to do something stupid.

The package for Haren was very weak. If that PTBNL isn't significant, this was a salary dump.

[183] they say it's a top prospect, but who knows. we'll see...

but, yeah, this was unexpected, to say the least...

Aardsma strikes out Cameron to end the game.

Man, the Red Sox have real problems. They couldn't get a base runner against the M bullpen.

Girardi says Arod is fine...it grazed his hand.

seattle!!!

Girardi says A-Rod is fine

[182] Is Sidney Ponson currently available?

[189] You know, I'd find that alot funnier if we didn't already go that route.

Twice.

[189] Don't give Cashman any ideas like that.

Glad that A-Rod's fine with a day off tomorrow.

No day off. Yanks are in a stretch of many games in not many more days. I think they get only two days off in more than a month of games.

[192] You're right: two days off in the next 47 days.

Haren to the Angels is nearly perfect. Texas and California will not both the playoffs and the Yankees are done with the Angels for the rest of the regular season, correct? Have they finished playing Texas as well? I'm also more convinced than ever that Cashman will not make a silly move door the sake of it, at least not yet.

193) makes it harder to skip Hughes. Maybe the rain delay was a blessing in disguise...saved maybe a couple of innings.

[194] I hope you're right. It's just that time of year you start hearing the "catch lightening in a bottle" analogies banded around, or "low risk, high reward" etc.

[194] I hope you're right. I don't think you are. I think by the end of the month we'll have Robertson, Westbroook or someone of that ilk.

I have no problem whatsoever with low risk high reward moves, especially when they don't cost anything in terms of trading talent or pushing someone useful out of the lineup. So, replacing, say, Sergio Mitre with another spare part would bother me not one bit.

As for catching lightening in a bottle, those analogies spring more often when a team is desperate, which the Yankees are certainly not this year.

197) again, if it costs nothing and only means that Sergio Mitre or Chad Gaudin or Chan Ho Park are eliminated, so be it...no problem.

I never liked "Low risk high reward." If we trade, sign or otherwise acquire mediocre Player X, and he stinks it up in a pennant race and either causes the Yankees to lose a playoff spot or puts them in a poor spot for the post season, it was non worth the risk.

If you have settled for crap, just keep the crap you have. Teams seem more willing to jettison some spare part from the minor leagues than someone they actually traded for.