I'm already sick of this losing streak. Lets get the Big Guy number 20.

There you go Jorge.

This could be going better

Oh Christ

So the first time Jorge Posada blocks the plate, probably in years, and he doesn't catch the god damned ball.

And I'm talking to myself.

[5] i'm listening. :)

glad to get out of that with only 3 runs actually.

Run.

Run

You are not alone.

Opposite field for Tex? Nice to see.

Tampa's losing. I'd like to knock two numbers off the magic number tonight, so we'd better catch up

White Sox are losing as well. Be nice to knock some numbers off the playoff number too.

wow folks are really bored by this game eh?

not that i can blame folks. 5-1 is crap.

I guess CC has friends on the Sox, and wants to give them a little hope? They have upped their chances to 2.1%... and that may go up a point if they beat TB again.

HIp HIP!

Where is everyone? Watching Ancient Aliens on the History Channel?

I predict that the Yankees will come back and win this game.

I'm sure the news is old, but why is Arod out of the lineup?

Uh, I guess I was wrong.

Yeah, light day for commenting all around on the Banter. Oh, well, that's cool. We'll keep the light on anyway. Actually been busy myself tonight so I haven't been able to chime in. Drag of a game. Wait, remind me, we want the Red Sox to win? But it's so much fun watching them lose.

ACIENT ALIENS IS ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL???
What am I doing here?

[17] the chess master wants to space out his off days since he didn't get any rehab starts.

[18] yeah this tampa-boston series is so confusing.

Justa poundin' teh ball into the dirt...

C'mon, at least one run per inning and they'll still win this.

Warning track power, big whup. Dammit.

robbie with the tease.

Let's will these guys to victory.

LET'S GO YANKEES!

argh. so frustrating. why are we sucking against the orioles? annoying.

Grrrr, fuck. At least the Sox are losing 12-2. That feels good even if we're supposed to be rooting for them. Fenway fans getting bombed, that's always good.

So are the Yankees the only team in baseball not hitting Arrieta?

Granderson probably should have made that catch, but that is tough error to give him, he was in full stride running a long way for it.

Michael Kay's voice gives me a headache

[30] It's far from honey. When he and Flaherty are doing a tandem, it is like fingernails on the blackboard, or popsicle stick across the tongue.

'Cept for the homer, and the Granderson error blast CC pitched well. That first inning was a bunch of lucky flairs.

Also, with that Granderson error, CC only gave up 5 runs...right? Not the six that Kay said.

[32} And I meant flares, although flairs is kinda funny

a nice night for berkman at least...

Well, I'll take that trade.

Lance's #s as a Yankee now stand at: .278 .350 .389 .739.
In Spetember, his OPS is around .950 or better.
He could become a piece of the puzzle.

Sometimes a bit of rest helps these older guys.

[36] In the six games before the injury he was hitting .294 /.400/.529

I will not take that trade.

ugh

Only luck bad tonight.

Not liking these calls at all

This is an embarrassing performance.

according to gameday none of those pitches to arod or gardner were strikes. true?

[42] Are you conjuring up William?

Tonight=Not. Awesome.

[44] Do you have a better description for it? The offense has been bad. The defense has been awful. Its not at all a good showing.

[45] luckily the pbr is numbing the pain.

[46] even your reply is a perfect william. :)

here's the best Yankee related thing you'll read all night

http://gawker.com/5632121/minka-kellys-airplane-freak+out-happening-right-now

At least the White Sox are losing

[49] That does brighten up a lackluster evening. The sad part is that Jeter deals with that, and she could be a distraction he doesn't need this year. If Minka needs her little dog to comfort her on take-offs and landings, then she should pay for a private flight. Jeter (who I guess is close to sugar-daddy here) can afford it.

So now we can't hit Mark Hendrickson either?

Well, that was a real bad loss.

alas, sometimes there are just off nights. i'm a bit worried though. This is pennant time. We need to turn it on!

[54] Three off nights in a row.

Well, that was a miserable experience, sorry for the folks at the stadium.

Buck's revenge?

be vewy vewy quiet....

[55] oh but you are so wrong. two off days and an off night. ;)

[49] Pretty funny. I like this readers comment:
"This asshat is why Jeter is full of suckitude this year. She's like his kryptonite. Dump her Jetes. She's acting like a mental case. And we need you to stop grounding into fucking double plays."

Jesus hits #21. Currently at: .289/.353/.517/.870

[59] He seems to be strongly attracted to the crazy ones, but then quietly dumps them and goes on a tear. I seem to recall him doing so right after dumping Mariah all those years back. Maybe he owes his career to dating crazy women and dumping them at the right time (although being engaged to this one seems to have cost him dearly this season). If he does follow that usual M.O., he'll be postseason MVP...

(note to Arod: crazy and young... repeat, crazy and young and perhaps not more well known than you so as to void any contact with Lindsay Lohan, Snookie, et al)