[33] How do you Cano was out of position? Maybe Hughes missed location. On the first ball, Cano was playing a dead pull lefty deep in the hole, but he went up the middle. Then, he shifted to double play depth and Montanez snuck one through the other way. Pitcher's have to pitch to the defense. If they miss their spots, it's not the infielder's fault.

That's an awful job by Hughes...at some point he has to stop imploding.

[36] Thanks Cult!

Uh, boy. Hughes can't even get out of the 2nd. Bring back Chien-Ming Wang.

This team will not go to the playoffs.

[37] I don't "know" he was.

The bottom line is both balls we close enough for Robbie to dive, lunge, something. Instead he just troted by. Then the ball goes of Tex's glove and Robby saunters over to pick it up even though a guy was going to third. Just like you think Girardi is toxic to the team, then I think the players body language is toxic to the team. It give off an air of not giving a shit or accountability.

Aw geez.

[35] who's a Firestarter, crazy Firestarter ...

SOOOO glad it was Robertson and Melancon who got sent down ...

Finally.

[41] I don't think they are, either. And frankly, I'm starting to think that won't change, until they get rid of some of their aging stars.

well Catwoman's playing on AMC. Despite Halle winning a Razzie for it, it might be a better option than this game.

If the Yankees lose tomorrow, they win up with another 3 game losing streak after they get beat by Halladay. I think at the point, the Yankee brass will finally wake up to reality and fire Girardi. Basically, the Yankees will be playing for Girardi's job tomorrow. They may be better off if they lose.

yeah, this is going to be one of *those* games, isn't it ...

I think we can safely say now that one of Hughes' most touted attributes - his mental makeup - simply is not as advertised. Joba is a head case / hothead and he recovers better than Hughes. I know it was a fucked up series of plays, but Hughes should have taken heart that the first hits were pretty lucky. One more like that and he'd likely have had a double play. Instead he let it get to him and completely melted down. I don't have faith in this guy.

[47] Halle in tight leather? Beats watching our "defense" that's 4 sho...

[50] It's really hard to have any confidence in Hughes, both short-term and long-term. He has shown a tendency to absolutely implode if he either doesn't have his best stuff or faces any adversity. It's bewildering and depressing.

Meanwhile, the Yankees offense is being shut down by another awful pitcher.

[37] Bah! If Cano plays normal second base, he gets both of those piss poor excuses for bleeder hits! One of 'em came to a stop before it got to Cabrera for Christ's sakes! Then dipshit Tex overplays one under his glove?

I've seen better defense in high school games!

These assclowns' overthinking and overplaying everything absolutely sucks! The game isn't that difficult for players at this level!

Hughes deserves better than this "mail it in" excuse for defensive butchery!

As I said, these morons are made of glass! They overthink and overplay, which sets them up for mistake after mistake! They simply cannot handle mistakes in the least! Crash! Broken glass everywhere! And a friggen SEVEN spot on the board!

Inexcusable!

And you want to fire Girardi!

It's not his fault his players have the collective baseball IQ's of a turnip!

Hughes is still young and easily rattled, but I have to think part of the blame goes to Cervelli. Cervelli is as much of a kid as Hughes, and with less experience. I gotta think if it was Jorgie behind the plate, it would have made a difference. Told Hughes to get home faster than he did, for example, and warned to him to look for the ball. The bad defense in that inning was Hughes' as much as anyone's.

Nice play by lazy Cano.

[54] He's not playing a normal second base for a reason. A 2B doesn't simply stand straight away...he plays where his scouting report positions him. If you think Cano was out of position, blame Girardi and his coaching staff.

[55] Cervelli is to blame for Hughes missing location by feet, not inches?

So I go out to get a burger and a beer with a friend (a delicious fucking burger, truly, a cut above), come back flip on the radio, and now it's high and fair and gone and the score is 9-0.

Too much to ask that I might actually come home to a game, huh?

Robertson and Melancon were sent down why? Because Girardi doesn't have faith in them, I guess?

Go Penguins!

[59] At least Arod has 3 more ABs.

[58] I really don't think Hughes' pitching was that bad. Yeah, he had a few bad pitches, but everyone does. (And I have a feeling that plunking of Izturis was not an accident.) It was really the defense that killed us in the inning. IMO.

[63] You think he hit Iztruis on purpose? The 9th batter with an 0-2 count?

Hughes was that bad...he was missing location all inning...even the dribblers that everyone is blaming Cano for were the result of completely missing the catcher's glove.

[52] I think the best idea is not to believe the hype on these prospects. Joba came up and paid off immediately and in spades. That's rare, sure, but the fact is none of us should be disappointed by Hughes. I fell for it as much as anyone, but the proof is in the pudding: The guy rattles wayyyyy to easily and too often.

And no, [63], he wasn't pitching that bad ... at first. He was the victim of bad luck and terrible defense. But he soon made up for that and flushed the game down the toilet on his own.

Bases loaded, no outs. Think the Yankees will score a run here?

[66] can we get more than one?

Hard to believe all those runs were earned and the Yankees only tagged with one error. I don't think that's right.

Bases loaded, no outs and the Yankees score a grand total of one run. Bad pitching, bad defense, bad hitting.

ROTTEN ROBBIE, FTL ...

horrible fucking game for him ...

[69] i'd love to see our actual runs scored in bases loaded situations this year compared to a run expectancy matrix for those situations ...

'cause i have to imagine we're orders below what even an mediocre team would manage in those spots ...

According to PeteAbe, this is the 9th game (out of 30) that the Yankees have given up 9 or more runs. For a team this talented to be this bad, there has to be an under current at work.

Jesus, Edwar puts more objects in orbit than NASA ...

[72] When, if ever, is Cashman going to be held accountable for this wretched bullpen? And, can we please get rid of Edwar now??

That's why Cano was playing in the hole for Scott last time. I guess it's his fault that he was positioned up the middle and Edwar hung one.

Meanwhile, Girardi is pretty much punting this game with Edwar, which again makes you wonder how he could possible choose him over Robertson and Melancon.

At this point, I can only hope the Orioles embarass the Yankees so badly, that the Yankees decide to finally pull the trigger.

The "A Rod Cure" apparently lasts less than 24 hours ...

[74] My only problem with that is I (and many here) loved all the arms in the bullpen and pleaded with Cashman not to sign some veteran arm. Last and year and this, I honestly felt this team left camp with enough talent to win. That's why I don't get too down on Cashman.

[76] There is only one lasting cure for this team.

It's like, if the Red Sox get blown out, the Yanks say "Oh yeah???" and proceed to mega-meltdown mode, in a perverse game of one-upmanship. Or -downmanship. Whichever is it, I'm gonna forget about this game and go back to daydreaming about CC Sabathia hollering his victory cry last night. Remember that?

The sad thing is if Girardi hadn't thrown in the towel with Edwar, this might still be a game with Eaton on the mound and the Orioles bullpen.

[79] Serenity Now..

I don't blame Cashman for the pen. Relief pitchers are notoriously hard to predict.

I blame him for the catching situation, though. Jorgie is geriatric for a catcher, and coming off his second shoulder surgery. Roughly half of pro baseball players never recover from shoulder surgery. IMO, he should have signed a young catcher of the future years ago.

[78] more cowbell?

[82] That's fair, but I don't think the Yankees have been losing games because of their catching situation ( at least not yet). Also, take a look at some of the catchers around baseball. It's not like they grow on trees.

IMO, he should have signed a young catcher of the future years ago.

like who, exactly?

[83] Was thinking Pepermint Patty..

[83] New manager.

Damon is at trying to carry the team at least.

I like Damon...glad to see him pad his stats.

ANOTHER SHOT OF JD!!!

sigh ...

Yankees are really gonna make Girardi's decision to boot the game with Edwar look bad.

[86] Drink heavily?

well awritttttte! THIS is what they SHOULD be doing against garbage like Adam Eaton. Bring it on boys, Kick Out The Jams!!

[85] Dioner Navarro?

[80] ding, ding, ding.

I don't have a problem bringing in Edwar (or another short man) in the 2nd, since they can warm up fast than a starter like Aceves can. And *maybe* it okay to have him come out to start the next inning.

But there's no excuse to have him come out for another one after that.

Aceves is on the staff for a fucking reason, use him.

It's really amazing how Kay tells the same stories over and over.

[85] Well, he could've kept Dioner Navarro, though perhaps he didn't have much say in that trade.

But I'd have made acquiring a young catcher a priority, precisely because they are the hardest position to fill. Pittsburgh had some extras, and so did Texas. Saltalamacchia was available.

We've got catching talent in the minors, so it didn't have to be a superstar. Just someone who could split time with Jorgie until Montero or whoever is ready.

[97] It took Teixeira to get Salty. Who is the extra on Pittsburgh?

Holy crap. If they come back, this game will be up there with that game against the Rangers, when they came back from being down 13 or something like that...

Apparently, Tomko was brought here to play a more prominent role because if you aren't going to use him as a long man tonight, then when?