Who ya gonna call???

AAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

Ghostbusters AND Blazing Saddles references?!?!?!?

You're crossing the streams, Alex!!!

Lets hope our Hoss is better than their Hoss!

is every analyst contractually obligated to mention that Lackey started Game 7 as a rookie?

Robbie was no where near 2nd base on that play

[5] I saw that too.

The offense is pretty anemic so far tonight.

Doesn't look like 1,000 comments tonight.
Where is everyone?

[7] Just got in from Aikido. Had to run some errands and it is raining cats & dogs here in Toledo. My pooches are none to happy, especially with the occasional rumble of thunder. They are following the advice in The Dangerous Book for Dogs : scram and cower

Jeter has amazing Karma. My eyes tell me he has looked poorly at the plate, yet he has 4 hits. Then there's ARod, who rarely gets a cheap hit.

so my season tickets came in the mail today.

Thanks Hank and Hal for the 15%-off NYY Steak for non-game days only coupon, thats gonna come in handy.

Can we put Kay back in the Boston scoreboard?

so cano is hitting everything but he still can't steal for shit

I love that we never send pinch runners, but we send Cano, a man that's lost a footrace to Todd Jones

leiter seems more talkative this year

Is this the game thread???

hey everyone. I'm working tonight.. catching the game via mlb audio. Exciting series to start the season...

[10] I got mine too. For a minute, I thought the coupon was 15% off food from the Stadium (not on game days). I don't think I'd go to NYY Steak anyhow, but it does seem silly to give a non-Game day coupon (unless the restaurant is absolutely booked on game days). The Hard Rock coupon is also non-Game day, so I guess the same applies.

The $5 ticket coupons are always nice...assuming there are any applicable games available.

Curtis to Cano: That's how you do it.

Granderson looked very fast on that steal. He even stopped to look back into the plate.

Can we sit Gardner against righties too? :)

Crap, rain's blocking the satellite signal.

Is there a big party I don't know about?
(Maybe that's where our offenxe is.)

Woops.

And we're back. Ouch!

[22] I think everyone is out looking for the 2010 model of the Score Truck.

Hey Dudes...you cannot let Ortiz beat you here...

Sit down FAT MAN

What was Andy saying as he walked off the field?

[17] yeah the $5 vouchers are always a treat, as well as this spiffy new "membership card" we get.

is it wrong that I'm getting this much schadenfreude out of the collapse of Papi? Nah, I didn't think so.

ortiz took the first 2 months off in 09. what's in store for 10? 3 months? haha

Is it me, or does it look like the Yankees are missing a ton of hittable pitches?

I'll ask again. Is the Papi Plunge from loss of PEDs... or another reason?He ain't that old and he has certainly taken a major nosedive.

Just got in from my JV game. Our guys lost 36-2. F$%$ing Brutal. : / Glad to see Pettitte plunk Ugly to get to Ortiz.

No intent there...Youkilis and Jeter both dive.

[29] oh no that is a delicious schadenfreude

[25] we are still waiting on chyll to update his score truck since matsui was the cover boy

[28] Suzyn just said that after the inning Andy said to VMart something to the effect of "make sure he's alright" referring to Youklis.

[32] Papi had good years during testing, and HGH has no impact on performance, so I would guess that he is experiencing a natural, albeit rapid decline, which is not uncommon for a man of his size.

Man, does NJ hit the ball hard...right at fielders.

Nick hit that one on the screws...

They've hit the ball hard...just need Andy and the bullpen to keep it close.

dang, Alex smoked that

damn you, DP

Sitddown Mike.

C'MON SCORE TRUCK!

after andy's odd spring i wasn't sure how well he would do tonight and how many innings he could make it - he's exceeded my expectations and looked pretty good

Schoenweiss isn't going to beat us again, right?

Late..1-0? only 44 on the game thread? 44 a great # but still...

Andy P looks good? But why have they not lit up John Lackey?

po - big hit - and good baserunning :}

Granderson looks really awful against lefties

Granderson has not looked very good against lefties so far.

[48] Cut that out!

That AB was very troubling...very tough to have a liability in the lineup.

wonder what the problem is - doesn't seem like he is able to pick up the pitch at all

What will Sterling's home run call for Granderson be?

Ooh. I'm going to magnetic schedule night

[53] it was oh, curtis, you’re something sort of grandish the other night

And the signal's gone again. I think I'll just go read a book. Good night all.

oh wow po made it home!!!

Posada is always good for an adventure on the basepaths.

well that was ugly but I'll take it

and fantasy points too!!

Would it have been against the rules for Brett Gardner to drag Posada back to home plate?

i hope bard turns out to be kyle farnsworth (tons of velocity with no movement)

Nick Swisher batting 8th..this is a strong lineup...

Man, is Jorge ever an adventure running the bases.

58) JINX!

I don't think I agree that HGH has no effect on performance. Someone posted an article here a few years back, where a journalist/athlete tried various PEDs, just to see what they did. HGH was the only one he wished he could continue taking...because it improved his vision so much. Not something that matters that much for, say, a football player, but for a hitter? That could be a huge advantage.

That said, I think it's too early to count Big Papi out. He could just be having a slow start.

oh kenny - it is far more complex than that - if cervelli gets in the game and is mauled by a bear then what?

Grab your mitt, ya little fucking runt ya.

i'll take that from chp - but i'm not sure if all those flyball outs are a bad sign

That's some impressive sequence of pitches Bard threw to Nicky.

Jeter seems to be scuffling...lots of weak grounders. Hopefully he gets hot soon.

I have a feeling VMart is gonna give me unwanted fantasy points here

[70] everything is choppers to the ss

ugly against vhp is a matchup i am scared of - thankfully that was just a loud out

I guess Girardi's not afraid of Papi any more.

[72] chp not vhp

i would not worry about bringing in a left for papi

Evening, Team. Back from my local watering hole where I caught a couple innings. How 'bout that Andy Pettitte, eh?

Swish was money, that was nice, but I had a heart attack when I realized Jorgie was trying to score. I expected he'd be out by a mile. Then he missed the plate...

But he scored, in the end!

And how 'bout that Chan Ho Park?

It killed me when Ortiz killed the Yanks all those years, But i expected it. Ortiz beating us any time soon would just be nauseating. Adios, fat ass.

[69] That was just sick.

Aikido in Toledo!

Damn am I the only one?

Anyway. I think Michael Kay is drunk tonight.

[76] Like that game with Sabathia last year. Ugh that was memorably bad.

I'm taking the rest of the day off if A-Rod takes Riverdance deep

Yeah. Jorge Posada is slow.

Anyone get that Mitre feeling?

Go away bad feelings.........

Park for 3? Really?

Cripes

all these chp flyballs are scary

Drew goes yard here...

Joe Girardi confuses the hell out of me sometimes.

Okay. Three innings might be too much for Park.

[87] Shame on you

Can't complain about the results so far, but Park is kind of a scary flyball pitcher.

WHERE WAS THAT PITCH??!

Least it wasn't a dinger...

Joba please....

Following on gameday tonight, not too closely---any thoughts on the whipsaw from Girardi-bullpen-roulette the first two games to Girardi-sticks-with-CHP-for-three-innings tonight?

Shut UP, Michael.

fucking mlb gameday audio is like 30 seconds behind.

Nice pitch

i do not like this

Jesus, if it weren't for pride, Girardi probably would yank CHP right now.

It that a mile high of flyballs, yet? Yeesh.

[95] cf Divisional Series 2009 (???)

I really don't want to get beat by Marco Scutaro.

[95] My guess is that he's worried this game will go to extras - a lot of extras - and he doesn't want to be forced to use Swisher as a relief pitcher.

Three atom balls! Wow.

Yay Chan Ho Park!

I ****ing hate Joe Girardi

They hit the ball hard, but....

free baseball - and on a night when it took less than 3 hours to play 9 innings

Now I fully understand the term 'scary fly ball pitcher'.

oh jesus. sterling just referred to JD Drew as "the drew". wot?

Granderson a hero? Say it's SO!

[110] yeah i am ready to declare chp a scary flyball guy - i could have sworn he was a ground ball pitcher too - i'll check that

[110] Jeff Karstens didn't cover that for you?

Well, I timed the drive from the bar just right ... left there before Park came in ... got here right as he left ...

on another note, somehow I'm getting the YES feed tonite, even though the game is on ESPN2 ... wonder if that's always going to be the case

[109] It's a Christmas miracle! (Don't tell "The Drew".)

granderson!!!!!!!!!!!!

NICE

YAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

Isn't it GRAND?!?!??!

That's something Grand....who whatever Sterling is saying.

WHOO!

YEAH BOY

oh that it was off paplebitch makes it twice as nice

However, Granderson does seem to be able to hit the right-handers.

AIN'T THAT GRAND!!!!

I heart Granderson.

Likes them righties, though.

[116] Yes, and the Drew is the ultimate two-face..great production when he plays, but he doesn' t play often...no Feasts of Strength for him!

Guess we know who's pitching the 10th.

Granderson makes me nervous. I want to like him but I'm afraid he's going to be real frustrating to watch vs lefties.

WAHOO! i just got home and turned on the tube right *after* the homer. can't wait to see the replay! then go eat...

hi everyone.

"Oh Curtis! You're something sort of Grandish"... and then a few some words later, he sang, "The grandy man can.. the grandy man can".

I'm not kidding.

Curtis!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z66wVo7uNw

Bunt, Gritner, bunt.

Here's a tasty match-up: Gardner vs anyone.

wow, nice intro for Granderson!!

Dammit, Grit, hit the meat when they throw it ...

[133] LOL

"Grandish"? I said I thought Kay was drunk but Sterling must have dropped acid

Steal, Gritner, steal.

gritner! he better cause havoc and steal

runrunrunrunrunrun

[133] Sterling's the best. And the worst. At the same time.

[130] Marte for the first out, Joba for the 2nd, and Mo for the final?

[134] yes!! move on up - towards your destination

careful dude.

I think he slipped too.

Gardner. Gardner. For gods sake, how many times have I seen him "slip"? I still wish that was the ol' Melk man out there!

Gritner has been working closely with Po, I hear.

Damn, Derek.

Oh, I get it, he slipped.

I thought he used his preternatural sixth sense to get back to first.

Why did I say Derek?
Derek's not on first base.
Good God, I'm exhausted.

[148] well, that would have involved Hacky drawing a walk, so that's pretty unlikely ...

[145] Y'know, I didn't click on the link but I assumed that's what it was. Thanks for confirming my genius. Or at least my perhaps unhealthy sense of what music some of you guys listen to.

[145] Gonna drop that every time CG homers!

But be careful Ms. October, may be showing your age with the Curtis Mayfield love :)

Lil G doesn't inspire a lot of confidence over there.

Jeter is late on everything. Where is the WBC when you need it?

[149] Seriously. With Posada at least I know he's slow as hell so his lack of base-running prowess rarely is important. But Gardner, he needs to learn his trade.

[149] base running the posada way is the most popular class for the yankees

[154] haha nah - before my time but i love curtis mayfield

Nice job, kiddo.

now steal 3rd!

[157] He plied his trade well there.

[160] Yes, yes, yes

All right. The next two batters don't inspire confidence, but let's do this.

now would be a good time for NJ's first hit of the season.

siddown stoopid lips!

[163] no love for Tex?

Wow, knocked him out of the game. Doesn't do any good unless Yanks can score an insurance run here though.

[161] yeah, 41 out of 47 for his career, man needs some schoolin' ...

Yo!

I've *just* arrived in Berkeley, and this funky hotel has no television -- I'm going to be watching the rest of this sucker on Gameday.

[161] After a false start, yes he did. I guess he just needed to figure some things out emotionally.

I want to see the Papel-tantrum

[165] He traditionally stinks in April, and he's hitless in the last three games, so - not yet.

Grandpa Atchison is back

Gritner is just fun to watch. ADMIT IT MATTPAT!

Don't they have a lefty to bring in here?

[174] That would be perfect, a LOOGY to walk NJ.

[168] i hope you had an uneventful flight.

[173] He can't really admit something if it's not true!

[175] Why in gods name would they walk him??

Just NJ bein' NJ.

There he goes again.

[178] Isn't that the traditional role of a LOOGY?

OBP.

[171] he's gonna snap out of it right here and now!

This would be a splendid time for Tex's first hit. And I don't just say that because he anchors my fantasy team.

Anyway, Hawk, they managed to do it with a righty. Good job by Francona.

I'll take it

good, nice little insurance run

Fabulous.

Man... Youk is good at the bag.

[182] see?! crappy, but i'll take it...

i'll also take some wall ball from A-rod.

That'll do.

grrrr.. I've been trying to figure out a way to stream the wilco show at work. saw them last fri in Montclair NJ.

how many IP for Pettitte tonight?

[178] Nick Johnson wills the opposing pitchers to walk him. His powers are beyond our comprehension.

Bah.

[184] Genius, even

yay, i get to see Mo for the first time this year! : )

Drag, Alex, that would have been fun to see you drive the ball, sweetie pie.

[191] Six, I believe.

Damn.
Still, two runs for Mo.

[191] 6 for Andrew Eugene. how ya doin', buddy? sorry i never emailed this offseason. i think i still have your addy....somewhere...

[191] 6 innings. Really a vintage Pettitte performance: a little shaky at first, runners all over the place, but never gave in. A little RBI single by Ortiz the only damage.