Man, Knicks fucking blew two games in Boston. And the Celtics blow, by the way. Fuck those old bastards.

I knew it, I knew I should just not watch the NBA playoffs. I haven't watched for years. The freaking Knicks sucked me in.

The pain. The torture.

Only baseball for me, I swear it.

Robbie shouldn't be fishing like that.

[98] I have to admit that I don't like the fact that they've scored so few non-homer runs. And they've been lucky (I guess) to have so many men on base, relatively few of the homers have been solos.

Does D-Rob get to pitch in the seventh inning? Or is that a dumb question?

[104] Yeah, I watch it happen and all I can think is, "Ok, that's fine for now but how will we win in October?"

[102] Can any other NY area team besides the Yankees be satisfyingly competent? Giants, Jets, Rangers, Mets, Knicks, etc. will break your heart most of the time. They lose in the most twisted ways.

[105] Duh! We have a SIG for that, haven't you heard?

Yeah, dumb question.

[107] True, I guess (although the Giants did win the Superbowl a few years ago). But I don't give a shit about any of those other teams, only the Knicks.

Let's stop talking about that.

[106] (Though I know, I know, Sori did golf that shot off of Schilling that almost won us our fourth straight.)

God, what year was Joba and the gnats in Cleveland? Was that '07?

Four years ago already?

Jesus.

I really like having Chavez.

Damn, nice play, old man!

[105] If Robertson pitched the seventh he could not pitch tomorrow. SIG is not a bad thing.
Nice play by Jeter.

[111] Well, the thing is, you know this team can score in all the other ways, too. Right now they aren't, but the bright side is, when the home runs stop flowing so rapidly chances are they'll string together two walks, two singles and a sac fly for a three-run inning. Or something.

Damn, Jetes! Not dead yet.

[115] I know, but he was in the groove. Let him pitch a couple more outs, then four outs for Joba if he's going well, and you don't have to test Soriano. Furthermore, using D-Rob for two outs at a time means more wear on him over the long run, and he's valuable.

Anyway, it's working out well so I won't complain.

[116] Yes. I'll be happy when Jorgie gets off the interstate, among other things.

Swisher has that weird sweep-swing thing like Hideki had.

Bang.
Now plate him. Three-run lead is comfortable.

Ugh.

Swish failing to advance on the PB was costly.
Oh well.

Roy Halliday and Co. losing to Randy Wolf (2-hit shoutout??) by a score of 9-0 reminds me of the thought that PathMark is our next door neighbor now... I went to the store to get some ice cream; among the choices was Turkey Hill's latest offering, based on the Philadelphia Phillies, with the Philly Phanatic gracing the box. Oh, and the flavor?

"Two Tears in a Bucket..." >;)

[123] Whoa.
I'm a little surprised they sell that in NY.

[124] You're telling me. This is not exactly fringe territory.

Sit down In Car Naz Si Own

I like this new thing where our bullpen is better than the other team's bullpen. I vaguely remember things being this way once, in the distant past...

Eighth Inning Guy: Mission Accomplished.

Two-Pitch-At-Batterson with two walks this game. Weird.

[128} The plan: Sig Ein Nig, sounds like something from Germany in the 30's.

I really mean, Sig Eig Nig.

[131] Oh, sure. By Wagner. Stirring, but a little creepy.

What's up with Gardy, anyway? Just a slump, or has the league figured him out?

Man, Derek.

[132] Heehee! Very nice.

Fungo!

[135] Oh, right, I forgot we have an actual Wagnerian character with us! Nothing personal with the 'creepy' thing.

I could weep.

A double followed by a broken bat dribbler.

Mariano Rivera.

[137] hahahahahaah

Wtf, Mo?

Christ on a crutch. A wild pitch...from Mo?

Hmmm.

Don't see that much.

Ouch.
His location is off by about six inches. I haven't seen that happen in ages.

The border crossing did not agree with Mo. First walk, first run allowed...no more firsts please.

His location is really off tonight.

Damn.

Fucking fuck.

Fugh.

Ugh.
The Knicks game was enough for one night, thanks.

Flesh and blood...a man.

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK.

Motherfucker.

Anyway, that single was a more typical Mo hit. He looks okay to me now.

Still all on fucking D'Antoni - and useless Gardner

I feel ill.

There was no play at home...should have taken the out.

Note to Joe Girardi: Sometimes good things happen when you put plays on.

Wow, that was a truly great bunt. I think Teix should have made the tag. Well, in retrospect, obviously.

With a modicum of emotional distance, I must say, that was exquisitely executed.

[156] Absolutely, he had no play at the plate. Could he have gotten the man at 1st?

[157] I forget, did you also say that when Gritner was CS?

I just knew this was going to happen. When they were going on about how perfect Mo has been so far...just seemed like they were asking for it.

[160] He had the tag, I think.

[160] No. Momentum was against Teix

Unbelievable.

Mo is not missing bats.

[162] Agreed.

[160] Cano was covering first, would have been a tough throw.

Did the Knicks find their way to Toronto already?

Interesting, infield in. Not DP depth.

Stunned that Mo's having a hard time putting batters away tonight

Nice play, Chavez.

Otherwise, fuck it all.

WOW! I thought Chavez threw that over Teix's head.

Okay. Okay.

I'm surprised the runner was not sent home on the single. Would have been close, and with one out worth the risk.

Anyway...again, why not make it entertaining for the fans. Now, let's win this.

Whew. Well, I'm done for the night; I'm not a fan of extra innings anymore.

[161] If Brett Gardner doesn't run, he's a completely useless player.

I'm not saying we have to be Whitey Herzog, but this idea that we only do plays that are doomed to fail (Hit and runs with Jorge Posada, for example) to prove that plays don't work is asinine.

Everyone in baseball has to know the Yankees don't run plays at this point. Maybe you'll catch someone napping at some point.

Do we see ARod for an AB?

So.... who's our TIG?

[177] The Gritner steal is a perfect example of why plays are overrated. Brett really isn't that good at stealing. Giving away his few on-base appearances is really bad -- REALLY bad. It's much more costly than you gain if he steals successfully.
This is true of most plays. Sure, a successful squeeze is exciting and spectacular and memorable. If you have a great bunter, it can be a good play. But with our team, I'm happy Girardi is reluctant to put on plays.

[179] Cameras showed Nova warming up.

FUCK! I had put this game in the books.

[180] If Brett Gardner can't steal bases then we need to cut him.

Was Cano running?

[183] Maybe. Different issue. If stealing is a bad play (which it is), then it's a bad play whether Gardner should be cut or not.

Shocking to see Mo sitting in the dugout.

Nova needs to get the ball down

oh hell

Cano was sleeping on that play and did not set up the relay from the outfield. They might of had him at first, but Swish had to wait for Cano to get set up.

Hmm. Nova looks....something

Nova HAS GOT TO GET THE BALL DOWN, he skating on very thin ice.

Snider hasn't hit a curve yet...

sigh

At least I didn't have to see Boone Logan.

So he hits a fastball into the gap

Could they have hit the ball any harder against Nova?

I'm not convinced Nova is a major league pitcher

[196] All three of those shots could have been HRs in YS. Pounding headache... the Yankees prolly needed this humility. When's Arod coming back?

So lets see what kind of a pitching staff we have now - Sabathia is winless with a good ERA although not pitching very well at all; Burnett is all downhill from here; Hughes is who-the-hell-knows-what; Nova is less than that perhaps; Colon and Garcia are good for about maybe a total of 3 more quality starts between them. Gulp

[197] Do you think Nova was petulant because he came on in relief and lost his starting slot because of it? He just throw high heat (but the few curves he threw looked pretty good) and was basically rocked.

[200] I wouldn't say all that. He didn't have good command today. Didn't have it in his starts either. When Nova came in, Singleton mentioned that he allowed too many baserunners.