After a couple of poor outings, Phil Hughes pitched well against the Indians over the weekend and looks to continue his excellent first-half against the O’s tonight in the Bronx.
Go git ’em, Hoss and…
Let’s Go Yan-Kees.
[Photo Credit: N.Y. Daily News]
(clap, clap, clap clap clap)!
I'm gonna kick back and enjoy tonight's game. We've been so busy with the move to our new house...
With Phil on the hill and tonight's line-up, this is my favorite starting Yankee squad of the year.
just heard that Posada is in the lineup at DH.
lemme check lohud...
show'nuff:
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner LF
[1] enjoy the game - it is amazing how god damn draining moving is.
welcome back jorgie!
From LoHud:
Well, let's hope that Frankie Brains is up to the task, especially since Teh Jesus isn't doing much of anything down in AAA ...
Heck of a game in LaLa Land, scoreless through 13.
Evening, Team!
Phillip!
Oh, awesome 0-2 to Tejada!!
Ohhh, fuck, good 2-2!!
Right under the hands, up and in!
HUGHES!
all of the sudden Tejada is batting 2nd. Just a BAL v NYY thing or what?
he'gone
HUUGHES!!
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes!
Strike one on Markakis 92.
Strike two on Markakis 94.
OHHHHHHHH!!! FUCK!!
Strike Three with SWEET fucking curve ball over the dish, looking.
Fucking beautiful.
Looking Philthy early on.
Viva Jorge'!
Good evening. Now this looks like the vaunted circular Yankee lineup...Cervelli joins the daisy chain!
Go Go Phill.
Should be fun.
Teix can't go the other way because of that open stance.
Now I get it. It's pretty much impossible mechanically if you're married to that stance.
Ohh, Alex is barking over that called strike three.
Is anyone else slowly beginning to hate "Sid the Science Kid"?
HUUUGHES!!!
Just eats every fucker UP with that high heat.
Eats 'em UP!
RIPPER
JORGIE!!
Nice eye, Cletus!
[24] Wasn't though? Impressive first ab, to say the least.
If he [NJ] comes back it's a miracle.
YES, YES YESSS1!!
Grandy's Dandy like Candy!
Score truck!
Solid wood on the ball, all round.
[28] Hahhahaha!
Bad pitch to swing at.
Good sinker.
That round of "WTF is Girardi thinking?" goes to RIYank ...
[34] :))
Ugh, you know what I meant.
KNEW that was falling in, right off the bat!
Too eager, Derek!
Horse shit.
Ohhh, Swish!!!!!
We are banging the fuck out the old baseball!
Good thing we've got The Stick to save us from Coffee Joe's plays ...
[40] Hear, hear!
He's just not seeing the baseball.
Man, ain't that just the way Teixeira's season's been going ...
did anyone else think that strike 2 appeal was shite? besides me and Tex...
According to LoHud, Ken Griffey jr's announced his retirement.
Man, do I feel old ...
Suddenly we're watching an infomercial about genocide.
Kim Jones looks a lil hypothermic.
This game feels like the Harlem Globetrotters v Washington Generals.
Why are they making Kim hawk tschotkes?
those shirts are wretched
I'll take 10 of each!!
[44] Yeah, it was close, but the real point is what's he doing even offering at that slop!
[50] hhahahahahah
HUUUUGHES!!!!
don't know if this was mentioned earler, but Wakamatsu just announced Griffey is retiring
DId you see that drop?
Ten fucking feet!
Damn!
That's such a Tejada hit.
He is so strong that way.
That thing just rides up there at 93!
Stud.
Evening folks ...
We should bow our heads a moment .... Junior Griffey has retired, effective immediately.
http://tinyurl.com/27k538b
Junior had the sweetest lefty swing I ever saw ...
Um, steroids!
And he lost NINE games with a 1.12.
Ha ha, clown!
Can't grab the baseball, can you?
Griffey retiring.
God, and Robbie!
Even when he's off-balance he can hit it through.
Damn.
When you're hot, you're hot ... Teixeira can't buy a hit on his life, Cano's getting hits with his pocket lint ...
feeling really nostalgic about Junior right now as all children of the '90's should
Granderson's been really, really good since coming back off the DL ...
Sooo nice to see Curtis hitting! HUGE burst of cavalry.
Don't go hurting my Frankie!
Ouch.
[66] I know, me too.
First reaction: Huh, Ken Griffey has a son, eh?
And now he's retiring.
holy cow. nice start!!
Bravo, Brett!
Well done!
Hughes has a huge opportunity here for win #7. Just needs to coast through. Pouring here in Pittsburgh. And more random Pittsburgh facts to come later.
Through SEVEN?
[74] Oh, never you mind, he is *dealing*.
is that Mark Cuban subbing for the ump at 1B?
[76] yeah, just glancing through the thread it sounds that way. GOOD! THANKS!
HUUUUUGHES!!!!!
We have a nice outfield.
We have a nice team, actually; it's nice to see it back!
[75] Only 64 pitches thrown ...
by the time we get back from commercial Wigginton will be booted. There's no way he's gonna keep his head out there.
[78] Oh, it's a thing of beauty, my friend. He's having his way with them up in the zone.
[81] Fuck. Wow.
SWISH!
You just told us that.
Holy crap ... I never knew you could watch multiple games on MLB.tv at once!
Sweet!!!
this nick swisher hitting .318 thing is almost overwhelming in all it's awesomeness!
Teix is just no good.
He had time to turn and make a proper throw.
ok tex just sucks right now
[88] DAmn, .318?
Last I remember he was like .303.
Rock ON, Swish!
[89] ok, you said it first.
[88] I would say his .960 OPS is most impressive.
[92] yeah isn't that so AWESOME? I'm loving it!
MK... what is wrong with you?
It did die.
I thought he hit it better off the bat.
[94] and i'll grant you that!
Damn, thought that was hit better ...
[96] He doesn't wait until he's sure before he opens his mouth.
ok. robbie hitting .372 is even more awesome than swish hitting .318.
Sloppy, Robbie, sloppy.
Whaddya think? You can swing at any old thing and get a hit?
Sheesh.
oh crap. I want robbie to hit .400.
5 outs to go
[96] It's 'cause of the homerun call nonsense, I'm guessing. They all have to get ready for the call and the enthusiasm rather than just watching the baseball and figuring out what's going on.
[103] Hehhe. Yeah, me too.
.372?
That is lusty, no doubt about that.
Sweet.
4 outs to go
[102] Hahah. Hubris.
[107] unfortunately down to .370 now. :(
Anyone clock Phil? He looks like he's throwing HARD!
To the 9th!
3 outs to go!!!
OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
HUUUUUUGHES!!!!!!
[112] what game are you talking about?
And speaking of awesomness, how awesome is it to have not one but *two* speed merchants in the outfield?
[111] Sitting 93, touching 94
[115] The pitching performance that shall remain nameless.
[117]
is that like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
Philthy, just plain Philthy ...
[117] Awesome!
We ooze the awesome this night.
The Kid retired? An all-tme great..just loved watching him play.
Anyone see what's going on in MoTown? WTF is going on this year...
[115] Injuns v Tiggers
[119] Yes, Diane. Just like.
[118] ok i see now.
[124] thanks
Just one hard hit ball after another.
Dare I say, but Swish, Granderson and now Jorgie don't look to have missed a beat.
Teix, meanwhile?
"And some new skin on his thigh." That was actually clever, mk.
hehe I was about to report that the bottom 3 are due up in the 9th, but, uhhh, yeah, that's the way it works. DUH
Ohhh, fuck!
Damn, well, well smoked, Curtis, well smoked!
I'm supposed to be studying hard-to-spell names .... instead watching another possible perfecto.
Wow, *really* nice swing by Granderson on that one ... shoulda been a double.
Damn.
CRACK.
CRACK.
CRACK.
CRACK.
All night long.
[133] I know, so lovely, so fluid, so easily powerful.
Nice pitch.
Going to the 9th in Tigertown ...
[134] All Night Long and Dancin' On the Ceiling! Nothing setlles a bad stomach like a does of Baltimore Oriole!
[132] :)
And which hard to spell names are you required to memorize?
going to the 9th in MoTown
[138] Hah ahah ahahah!!! INdeed! Tasty birds!
Well .... I compiled the all-time rosters of every NY-based team, and I'm highlighting the toughies ... to start.
[140] Wow. They should show it to us in the corner or something.
The game we will not mention is on the MLB Network live, for those who have it.
[142] Wow! Good Lord, woman, what a mammoth undertaking! Hats off.
Austin Jackson just made an INCREDIBLE play.
Austin Jackson just DeWayne Wised a flyball to save the perfecto ... 1 out
Ajax with a HUGE catch in LCF for the 25th out.
Austin Jackson makes a miraculous catch to keep it going
Austin ran a country mile for that one. Awesome!
Sitting on the breaking ball there.
1 more to go after grounder to ss
1 OUT TO GO.
ESPN switched over the Tiggers.
Dang, I wish we could have kept Ajax.
Wow, *that* saved a perfecto?
God damn!
SOMEONE'S ON!
HOLY FUCK.
HOLY FUCK.
Boooooooooooooooo. Go fuck yourself, blue.
wow that was bs. what a horrid call in detroit!
holy shit. That was ridiculous. he was so out!
that's the worst call I've ever seen.
He was out.
*STUNNED DISBELIEF*
Pefecto is GONE on an INFIELD single that is a totally blown call.
The Ump costs the guy a perfect game.
The play wasn't even close.
What bullshit! I can't even say what happened. But in reality the perfecto happened.
Jim Joyce blew the call ... close call ... but blown.
HOLY WOW FUCKING SHIT.
BLUE JUST BLEW THE CALL AT FIRST TO COST THE PERFECT GAME.
WOW.
Give it to him Miggy. What a douche.
I can't believe it.
I'm in shock.
the expression on galaragga's face was impressive. that runner was so out.
It wasn't even close, to my eye. There's no excuse.
Jim Joyce needs to go kick his own ass. Wow.
I feel an acute sense of sacrilege.
Man... the players all but started a fight with the ump.
Leyland now letting him have it.
Something MUST be done to take control away ftom the umps.
I cannot believe it. Didn't even need slo-mo to see he was out. WTF?
He just took the man's perfect game away from him.
Stole his immortality. Well said, Kay.
When the HELL is MLB going to go to instant replay?
Jim Joyce write Portrait of a Pitcher Denied a Perfect Game.
He was out.
I saw it, you saw it.
Thousands and thousands of eyes saw it.
He was out.
Maybe I'm imagining it, but it seems like the umpiring is horrible this season.
Ya know, since it would have been the 27th out of the perfecto, maybe special dispensation can be made by the pope, er Commish and make it stand.
that was just...wow.
[179] totally conclusively out. what an embarrassing call.
The umps are ruining this great game.
It is time for instant replay.
Selig can not turm his back any longer.
I feel sick to my stomach. I feel for the kid Galaragga. I also feel, in a weird way, for Joyce. He'll be remembered as the guy who robbed a pitcher of a perfect game for the rest of his life. Totally, fucking blew the call. Jesus Christ, it's sickening.
Meanwhile, in *this* game, c'mon Phil ... settle this down.
[185] Hughes is obviously upset also.
181) That would be the right thing to do but Bud can't do that without wrecking the credibility of his umps. This is one we'll never forget.
I don't understand..how could he blow the call that badly on the last play of a perfect game??! Makes no sense!! Like Billy Bob Thornton saying "Did you see the plane fly over us?" to the sherrif in "A Simple Plan"...inexplicable..
What mindset does Joyce have to call him safe at all? Even if the runner was a "little bit out" more or less.
and [178)=hilarious
HUUUUUUUGHES!!!!!!!
God, I can't believe he blew the call.
[189] love that movie!
As someone on BBTF posted:
No NY for Lebron.
[188] Joyce can recant and say he had something in his eye.
Jim Joyce needs to jump on Junior's heels and, uhh, retire. Today.
Not even close
Lotta ground balls, Captain.
[188] That may be the case, but this blown call, combined with a couple of players (Verlander and Oswalt) arguing balls and strikes earlier this week, as well as the Joe West balk incident, things are starting to reach a breaking point
Ah, fuck it, it was a perfect game. We all saw it. And agree. Record books be fucked.
That was perfect. Why should a dumb all ruin it?
Three cheers for Galaragga!
[196] Or something up his asshole.
[201] agreed. on phone with tigers fan buddy. we both agree that that was a perfect game.
I am annoyed that I feel completely let down about a game I had no investment in until an hour ago. Ah, baseball.......
[181] They can't restore the perfect game, but there is a way to possibly restore the no hitter. If Jim Joyce reveals that he called the runner safe because he felt the pitcher missed the bag, MLB would be in its right (and correct in doing so) to rule the hit an E-1.
[185] Don Denkinger has some company.
Teixera was more safe then the cal in Detroit.
[201] oh no doubt, we all know it. but jeez ya just feel for the kid.
and I agree that we're reaching a breaking point here, what else do we need? a World Series decided by something like this? I don't know what the solution is, but this can't be allowed anymore.
It was a perfect game. If I ran the Detroit Papers I would say PERFECTO tomorrow and say G's perfect game was special because it was a 28 out perfecto.
[197] As if Junior's seasons wasn't bad enough, his retirement will now be overshadowed by a bigger story.
Not sure what everyone is so upset about...we got to see the first 28 out perfect game in history.
201) There is not much room for error in these days of instant replay. I'm afraid you can't have a close all like that and NOT get reamed for it.
Although I have to say this--as pissed as I felt at Joyce in the moment--from what I know about umpires, that man is like Jackie Smith right now--the sickest man in America.
Taking it for all umpires!
Oy and Bollocks. Move, dummy.
[207] We've already had that. Don Denkinger's blown call cost the Cardinals the 1985 World Series. Like Joyce, he blew the last out of game 6, which the Royals came back to win (as well as Game 7 the next day).
What a dufus. The ump just stood still and let it hit him. To bad it wasn't Joyce.
[214] in yankees game?
[210] ask Yogi if Jackie Robinson was safe when he stole home in the 1955 serious..
[213] Actually, I think it may have been one out on that call, but the tying and winning runs didn't score until there were two outs.
[213] [216] yeah but these things have to happen in this era before it'll happen. fact is, we all can see it this time. We don't need Yogi or anyone else to show us. We get multiple angles and can see in super slow mo the truth.
[214] I usually like umpires, and they get it right 99% of the time, but right now it's easy pick'ns to take a shot. Some of them are getting bigger than the position (Joe West?)
Do you think the ump who just got hit in the game was paying attention, or checking out the hot girl in section 7?
I've been away, and not back into Banter rhythm yet, but watching what happened in Detroit, and knowing the Banterites would be all over it made me come here to vent and share outrage.
Umps blow calls, Joyce had blown one in the top of the 9th already (Damon was out on the DP ball) but this is SO historic, and a player was right there with immortality AND the game was in such a great space, with 3 in a month ...
The bad taste is just awful.
Someone said the no-hitter could be stat-restored if Joyce says he thought he missed the bag (is he going to say Donald BEAT it? How could he?). It is true, actually, and gives Andres G a small touch of compensation. I actually think this might even happen. Or is that assuming too much of the execs?
Bad. Real bad.
[218] This call will undoubtedly revive the drumbeat for instant replay. Even in spite of the injustice, I am still inclined to be against it.
And I do agree with Alex ... Joyce is going to be feeling just awful. Have to believe it.
what bugs me about that call is that most of the time, if the ball beats the runner he is called out almost automatically. What a strange place to not make that call.
[222] The weirdest thing is he started to call him out, but then changed to safe. It's almost like he thought I am not going to get caught up in this game and show everyone that no matter the stakes I play it right down the line. Or, maybe he just blew it.
[220] how could he possibly claim that he was safe after seeing that slow-mo? People make mistakes, that's a given. But own up to it.
Umpires have shown that they will conference to get the call right, as happened a couple of times during the 2004 ALCS (Bellhorn HR & Rodriguez interference call)
Just Nasty.
Cano is ridiculous.
RIPPER!
Robbinson Cano!
DONT'CHA KNOW!
[223] And the nerve in that situation, to even consider calling the runner safe on a play like that. What a smurf!
And Robbie Cano for NYC Mayor!
Mother of God.
Front page of ESPN.com
Perfect Crime
Armando Galarraga was one out away from a perfect game. A missed call at first base on the last out cost him immortality
[225] He wont think he is safe after the replay, but if Joyce rulled that Donald simply beat the play, then it can't be ruled an error. The key is why did Joyce call him safe at the time. If he said the pitcher missed the bag, then that should be scored an E-1.
[226] I don't think you can conference on a play like that. The 1B umps view is so superior that his opinion should trump all the others.
Interesting to see where Cano ends up for the year statswise, and how many MVP votes he gets..shame he isn't just a little bit shorter, imagine the accolades!
[205] I hope that happens. Joyce ruled it out, then changed it to safe. I bet he thought the pitcher was juggling the ball, and that's why he called it safe. That could be an error, too.
[236] Yep...if Cano was scrapper he actually might have an MVP already.
[237] Good point...I have a strong feeling we will see the scoring changed.
This game should be TKO'd and let Balto go back to the hotel to get ready for tomorrow.
fuckin A. Jim Joyce's wiki page already has an entry for "the call". hehe aaaand it's locked for vandalism. haha
So..... how do we feel about Girardi putting Cano in the 5th spot?
[242] Terrible, terrible decision ... he should be batting 3rd!
=)
[236] And balder... and uglier.
Russo in at 3rd, interesting to see it wasn't Pena ...
[245] well, Pena is in at short.
[241] I've been watching the edit wars on that page. Among the edits:
NICE PLAY!
[242] Girardi has mostly been very good in constructing his lineup. With the exception of experimenting too much with Gardner in the 2-hole, filling out a lineup has been a strong point of his.
Now, the entire Orioles team should just pack up and leave.
Tejada seemed a little steamed at Swish throwing behind him (to 1st) on that one.
The Kids are alright. I HATE the O's. Too bad.
[247] I didn't know that was even a hobby. Do you take screenshots?
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!
I hate to say it butI don't think Po makes that play.
Excellent, excellent throw by Pena.
[246] Yeah, somehow I missed that ... it makes sense now!
Cervelli's head might look like a golf ball but he ain't afraid to block the plate. Did you see his position taking that throw? Fantastic.
[253] I wouldn't say it's a hobby. I just find it interesting to see the reaction when things like that happen. It's so fast.
No need to take screenshots. Wikipedia saves all edits in the page's history.
Maybe Chad can get an out without a ball being hit 380 feet.
[213] oh I know Denkinger, but as indefensible as the Orta call was it was still seen as a freak occurance at the time. This, on the other hand, seems to be part of a growing trend of bad officiating.
FIVE of 8 position players on the field now are Home Grown!
Man, Gaudin should moonlight as a bartender, what with all those cement mixers he keeps serving up ...
[257] oh wow. (checks the edits on that page) That's crazy.
Yo!
Fun game. I heard about half on the radio. Haven't seen any.
I hope the Jays bullpen is as generous this weekend as they have been for the Rays.
Leyland, showing class, talked about Joyce as a good umpire. Joyce isn't an ego hound/incompetent like West, he isn't a troll. He blew a career-defining call. I am really hoping he says it was a missing the bag or a bobble. Somehow, even though wrong, they feel LESS wrong than saying that the runner beat the ball.
By the way, Maddon strikes again! Another game tying squeeze bunt. This is now the 5th time Maddon has successfully employed the strategy.
2Bman 2008: .326 .376 .493 .869 (MVP)
2Bman 2010: .373 .412 .632 1.044 (???)
[265]
I'd like him to state "I called it as I saw it ... I didn't have the benefit of instant replay. If I had, I might have called it differently."
[268] Might have?
But would Maddon have batted Cano 5th?
[265] Somebody over at BBTF who was watching the Leyland presser said that Leyland said he was told by Joyce on the field that the runner beat the ball to the bag ...
That Swisher guy is alright!
(Who did we have to give up for him again?)
[271]
If ANYTHING .... Galarraga MAY have juggled the ball into the glove ... but the runner DID NOT beat the ball.
http://twitter.com/Stareagle
[270] Good question. He bats Zobrist third, so I think he probably would.
All kidding aside, Maddon has really made a big difference this season. I really wish the Yankees would incorporate the squeeze more. It is one of the few times bunting is worthwhile.
K-Rod with the blown save.
That was a beautiful woman.
[274] That's pretty sad. I am sure Galarraga will get over it long before Joyce.
Holy shit! Jays closer gives up 6 to TB in the 9th.
So the Tiggers dump Willis. I wonder how much of his salary they ate.
Meanwhile... anyone watching Miggy's numbers? Insane.
[275] At the rate the Yanks score runs, they really don't need to utilize squeeze plays and the like.
[279]
Kevin Gregg is not impressed ...
Hughes and Andy on the All-Star team?
[280] I believe the Tigers are on the hook for Willis' salary, and the D-Backs pay the league minimum.
[284] Almost. The Tigers are on the hook for everything minus the pro-rated league minimum, which the D-Backs are picking up.
[284] Was it a waivers claim or a trade?
[286] Trade.
Tigers Perfect Game thread is up, above...
Look for Gallarage and Joyce to be doing trade shows in 20 years..ya never know, stranger people have come together..
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/elvis/elnix.html
[285] Thanks
[286] Trade after a waiver claim; Willis was designated for assignment, IIRC
Jim Joyce was responsible for counting the chads in Florida back in 2000, right?
[281] There are times, however, when it would be useful. Unfortunately, many of the games were in the past, when the offense was depleted by injury.