You remember the Pedro formula, right? Stay close, chase him from the game, win it late against the bullpen.

Welp, that’s just what the Yanks did to King Felix and the Mariners  yesterday. C.C. Sabathia allowed one run, so did Hernandez.

It came to this: Game tied, bottom of the 8th, two outs and two strikes to Mark Teixeira who then lines a 98 mph Fernando Rodney fastball over the fence in right field.

That was enough to give the Yanks a 2-1 win, thanks to the combined relief efforts from the firm of Wilson, Betances and Miller.

Each game this weekend was decided by a run; pleased that the Yanks came out on top. Even happier for The Big Fella. 

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Remember me? Robbie Cano from the Bronx?

Cano beat the Yanks yesterday, 4-3.

Today is broiling hot and the Yanks have the misfortune of facing King Felix. They beat him once this year. Something tells me they won’t do it again.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B

Never mind the heat index:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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It’s Big Mike this afternoon on an overcast day in the Bronx.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Chase Headley 3B
Garrett Jones RF
Didi Gregorius SS
Rob Refsnyder 2B

Never mind the humidity:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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And it’s about time. Yanks host the M’s. Tonight gives our fella, Masahiro.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Brett Gardner LF

Alex Rodriguez DH

Mark Teixeira 1B

Brian McCann C

Chris Young RF

Chase Headley 3B

Didi Gregorious SS

Rob Refsnyder 2B

Never mind the rust:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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All-Star Game open thread.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Mike Trout CF
Josh Donaldson 3B
Albert Pujols 1B
Nelson Cruz DH
Lorenzo Cain RF
Adam Jones LF
Salvador Perez C
Jose Altuve 2B
Alcides Escobar SS

LHP Dallas Keuchel

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Andrew McCutchen CF
Todd Frazier 3B
Bryce Harper RF
Paul Goldschmidt 1B
Buster Posey C
Anthony Rizzo DH
Jhonny Peralta SS
Joc Pederson LF
D.J. LeMahieu 2B

RHP Zack Greinke

Never mind the betting slips:

Let’s Go AL!

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Tough loss of the Yanks last night--they showed some fight but didn’t have enough to catch up (5-3 was the final)–and this afternoon gives the final game of the first half of the season.

Again with the big question mark, Eovaldi. The Sox can hit, couple of their big guys (Hanley, Ortiz) are swinging hot bats. So will Eovaldi keep them down today? He’s been good ever since getting his tits lit down in Miami last month.

I’m…still skeptical.

Rooting for the dude, though.

Jake CF
Gardy LF
Al DH
Tex 1B
C.Y. RF
Mac C
Head 3B
Didi SS
Ref 2B

Let’s hope the Yanks score a mess-o-runs today to give him some support.

Never mind the heat:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

Our dude Nova…

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Chris Young RF
Chase Headley 3B
John Ryan Murphy C
Didi Gregorius SS
Rob Refsnyder 2B

That’s a whole lotta scrap at the bottom of this lineup. Be great if Robbie Ref does something good, wouldn’t it?

Never mind the locals:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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Of course, to most everyone in America that’d be the Yankees, but for us, it’s the folks up at Fenway.

It’s a nice pitching match-up of Big Mike and Clay Buc.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Garrett Jones RF
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
Cole Figueroa 3B

Never mind the pain, think pleasant thoughts and:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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Afternoon baseball in the Bronx today.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Mark Teixeira DH
Brian McCann C
Garrett Jones 1B
Didi Gregorius SS
Chris Young RF
Stephen Drew 2B
Cole Figueroa 3B

Masahiro’s on the bump. Let’s hope fer good things for him and the sorta, kinda, not so bad, pretty good–but not that good–New York Yankees.

Never mind the drizzle:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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Game might be pushed back some tonight on a count of rain.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Chris Young RF
John Ryan Murphy C
Didi Gregorius SS
Jose Pirela 2B
Gregorio Petit 3B

Meanwhile, Ellsbury and Miller are back!

C’mon, ol’ CC, we’re behind you, dude.

Never mind the umbrellas:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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The Yanks are back home to face tough young Sonny Gray on a steamy night in the Bronx. Will Nathan Eovaldi have another good outing? I doubted he could put together back-to-back solid starts and I was wrong. The book is still out on Eovaldi but let’s hope the Yanks can end the first half of the season–six games, three against the A’s, three in Boston against the Red Sox–4-2, you heard?

Brett Gardner CF
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Garrett Jones RF
Chris Young LF
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B

Never mind the heat:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

The scare on Saturday came when Dellin Betances gave up a two-run, game-tying home run in the ninth inning. But in the bottom half of the inning, the Yanks scored the winning run when a throw got away from the first baseman for a moment and Jose Pirela skipped home like an errant bottle rocket shooting across the lawn.

Today wasn’t so tidy. The Yanks were behind all game but did mange to bring the tying run to the plate in the 7th. There was hope, and then there was none. Fifteen minutes later they were down for good. More horseshit fielding–man, this has turned out to be a weirdly bad half a season of defense for the Yanks.

8-1 was the “bad day” Final.

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Happy 4th, you guys.

It’s Big Mike and the Gang this afternoon on a grey, overcast 4th in New York.

Brett Gardner CF

Chase Headley 3B

Alex Rodriguez DH

Mark Teixeira 1B

Garrett Jones RF

Ramon Flores LF

John Ryan Murphy C

Didi Gregorius SS

Stephen Drew 2B

Never mind the firecrackers:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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Update: Yanks with the nifty 3-2 win yesterday and looking for more this afternoon. Carry on with this thread and:

Let’s Go Yank-eyes!

The Yanks are back home this weekend to face the Rays.

While management makes nice with Alex Rodriguez, our boy Masahiro looks to get on the good foot once again. Only trouble is he’s going against the formidable Chris Archer.

Brett Gardner CF
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Garrett Jones RF
Chris Young LF
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B

Never mind sweet charity:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Charles Harbutt via This Isn’t Happiness]

One last game for the Yanks in suburban L.A. Let’s hope they avoid getting swept but I’m not so sure about ol’ Nathan Eovaldi being good two starts in a row yet, you know? Either way, it’s a late afternoon game in Southern California in the beginning of July–I’m sure the light will be beautiful, so there’s always that to look forward to.

Also, Carlos is achin’ and they’ve brought a new kid up and his name is Taylor Dugas. C’mon, is that right? Taylor Dugas? What a name. It’s gonna fun to see what he’s about.

Brett Gardner CF
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Garrett Jones RF
Chris Young LF
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B

Never mind the red eye:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Cameron Gardner]

Ivan Nova’s second start comes against some bona fide hitters.

Brett Gardner CF
Chris Young LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B

Adam Warren shows he’s a real pro.

Never mind the California Highway Patrol:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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Yanks out in suburban Southern California for the next three days to play the Angels.

Brett Gardner CF

Chris Young LF

Alex Rodriguez DH

Mark Teixeira 1B

Carlos Beltran RF

Chase Headley 3B

Jose Pirela 2B

John Ryan Murphy C

Didi Gregorius SS

It’s our man C.C. Really hope he pitches well tonight.

Never mind the In-and-Out Burgers:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Stephen Shore via This Isn’t Happiness]

Hey guys. I’m out and aboutski so I apologize for not recapping yesterday’s win. Tanaka wasn’t too good again but the bullpen picked him up and so did the offense. After six early runs, they looked flat during the middle innings, but a pair of late hits–one by Mark Teixeira, the other by Chase Headley–put the game away and gave the Yanks a 9-6 win.

Today, we’re hoping that Michael Pineda can finally right himself. Should be interesting to see how he does against this Monster Mash, Swing-from-the-heels lineup.

Brett Gardner CF

Chase Headley 3B

Alex Rodriguez DH

Mark Teixeira 1B

Brian McCann C

Garrett Jones LF

Chris Young RF

Didi Gregorius SS

Stephen Drew 2B

Never mind nuthin’:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

Let’s see if our man Masahiro can rebound from that beating he took last time out.

Brett Gardner CF
Chris Young LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Jose Pirela 2B

Never mind Nolan:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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The Big Huh?, Mr. Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, the Texas native, Nathan Eovaldi is on the hill tonight.

Brett Gardner CF
Chase Headley 3B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran DH
Garrett Jones RF
Chris Young LF
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B

Never mind the fix in’s:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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