Painting by Jack Vettriano via This Isn’t Happiness.
Tuesday
September 15, 2026
Since 2002
Taster’s Cherce
Food 52 has compiled some refreshing-looking late summer drinks for us, like this one from The Broken Bread.
Bottom’s Up.
Good News, Bad News
The good news is that Brendan Ryan pitched 2 scoreless innings last night. The bad news is that he was the Yankees’ best pitcher.
Our boys got stomped, 15-1.
Make matters worse, the Rangers spit the bit in the 9th inning and the Jays came back and beat them.
Yanks a full game out of first.
[Photo Credit: Andrew Theodoraskis/N.Y. Daily News]
Duel in the Sun
…Far from it. In fact, the Yanks are tied for first place. I think the Jays are a stronger team but whether or not they play well remains to be seen.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Chris Young LF
pAlex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Carlos Beltran RF
Chase Headley 3B
John Ryan Murphy C
Didi Gregorius SS
Brendan Ryan 2B
Yanks get the tough Mr. Keuchel tonight and counter with Mr. Nova.
Never mind the Southpaw:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
One @#$%ing Run
Yeah, that’s about the size of it; Yanks have been playing a lot of games this season where they win or lose by (or annoyingly only scoring) one run. Not surprisingly, this was shaping up to be one of those shit-end-of-the-stick one run games; low scoring and other pitcher is lights out. Surprisingly, the team usually scores a lot of runs for The Composer (yunnow, Eovaldi, Vivaldi, ahh nervermind) , surprisingly his gem did not go to waste as Girardi and the batters themselves have a habit of pissing away these kind of efforts with “plays” or notebook strategies or just plain bad at-bats, but no.
Somehow, they managed to get on the good side of karma as the last inning saw them load the bases with none out and Beltran, known more for blown opportunities without even moving rather than good luck, managed to sky the ball enough to let Happy Nutheryearonearth boy Brett Gardner dash in with the winning @#$%ing run in the bottom of the night. Surprise, surprise, Yanks did not lose in extra innings (another annoying habit of late) and beat a surprisingly (if you are playing the Drinking Game with the word surprise, you are a lush) beating-the-league-like-they-owe-you-money Astros club by the score of @#$%ing 1-0.
It’s not that I hate low scoring games. It’s just that I hate having to go to bed in the middle of one with a summer cold and then wake up and write this before an early call. Oh well, enjoy your day and remember: @#$%!
These Games Ain’t Gonna Win Themselves
CC goes to the DL and who knows if he’ll pitch again this season. Sigh.
Big game for Eovaldi tonight.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Greg Bird 1B
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
Never mind the losing:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
More Like It
The Yanks won on Saturday afternoon cause they wuz a-supposed to win. And that made us happy.
First big league victory for Luis Severino who was impressive because he didn’t have his best stuff.
Let’s see what CC’s got today.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Carlos Beltran RF
Brian McCann DH
Greg Bird 1B
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
John Ryan Murphy C
Never mind the haze:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Kurious Jorge with a “J” not a “G”
Okay, then. Let’s try this again.
On Jorge Posada Day at the Stadium.
It’s Luis Severino Part 4. Maybe they can get him a win today.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Carlos Beltran RF
Brian McCann DH
Greg Bird 1B
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
John Ryan Murphy C
Never mind the old timer’s:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Bugaboo
Carlos Carrasco out-pitched Masahiro Tanaka but there the Yanks were, down by a run, 3-2, in the bottom of the 8th inning, bases loaded. Stephen Drew hit the ball hard but directly at left fielder Michael Brantley. That was your ballgame as the Indians scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th and beat the Yankees again–4 in 5 games this year. This time it was 7-3.
We don’t have to like it, but that’s baseball, Suzyn.
[Image Via: 4CP]
Let’s Try This Again
The Yanks lost to the Indians in Cleveland recently when Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar started. The two pitchers go again this weekend–Carrasco tonight, Salazar tomorrow afternoon.
Good as they are, this is a last place team we’re talking about and it behooves the Yanks to win the next three games, less the locals turn cranky.
Brett Gardner CF
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Greg Bird 1B
Chris Young LF
Stephen Drew 2B
Brendan Ryan SS
Tonight gives Tanaka Time.
Never mind the riff raff:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Via: NYC Nostalgia]
Too Short
Long night for the Yankee offense. They had to deal with Josh Tomlin, Cleveland’s thin-lipped starter who bears a slight resemblance to a young Gary Oldman. Tomlin threw darts, mixed pitches, changed speeds and rocked the Yanks--and the rest of us–to bed. The Yanks kept crushing pitches but they’d go foul because Tomlin placed them just so. The Bombers hit some balls hard in fair territory too but they were either directly at fielders or Cleveland’s men were making nice plays to turn those balls into outs.
A home plate umpire with a horeshit strike zone didn’t help. But he’s not to blame. Tomlin was.
As Crash Davis once said, “Fuck this fucking game.”
But in the 9th inning, there the Yanks were–down 3-2 with men on second and third, 2 out for Didi Gregorious. He hit a harmless fly ball to left field to end the game but the Yanks had their chance right there. Close but no.
They’ll get them tonight, Carrasco or no Carrasco.
Back to the Grill Again
The Indians were a pain in the ass for the Yanks last week in Cleveland. Now, they’re in town for a four-game series.
Let’s hope the Yanks keep on playing well and win 3 of 4.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Greg Bird 1B
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
Tonight gives Nova.
Never mind the moisture:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver