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And For My Next Trick…

Yes, Mr. Nova. A lot more. You may begin showing us more tonight, thank you very much..

We’ll be cheering: Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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1 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:17 pm

THE SEED IS STRONG!!!

SO strong, in fact that it conveys catching awesomeness to any who are born with the Molina name!

2 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:19 pm

Damn, *just* missed that one.

3 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:30 pm

Bunting?

Really?

4 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:30 pm

Why is Robbie "bunting?"

5 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:31 pm

See?

Much better.

6 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:31 pm

Crunch.

7 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:31 pm

Such quick fucking hands.

8 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:32 pm

It's a great tactic. Square to bunt, draw the infield way in, and then hit the ball over the fence. More guys should do it.

9 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:34 pm

Leiter is absolutely right, Swish is swinging like a lunatic.

10 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:34 pm

Hey Hey Robbie!
One eye on the Yanks tonight. If you've never watched a game 7 of Lord Stanley's playoffs without a team worth rooting for your heart's better than mine. Go Sabres! Fuck Philly and Flyers.

11 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:41 pm

Mattingly would have made that throw. :)

12 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:48 pm

You're killing me, Brett.

13 Shaun P.   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:52 pm

It'd be nice to see Gus get a hit while he's still on the team. Frankie Brains looms . . .

14 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:52 pm

Why on earth would you ever throw anything but a strike to Gardner?

15 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:57 pm

Damn, this guy is good.

How the hell did we wind up with this guy?

16 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 7:59 pm

[15] Jinxed him.

17 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:05 pm

[16] Damn. I missed it, what'd he do?

18 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:05 pm

Awww, it's the old park!

19 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:07 pm

[17] Were you talking about Nova? I only meant he gave up a line drive right after you said it.

20 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:07 pm

Bah. 2 bullets from Alex, 2 outs.

21 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:10 pm

Huh, one run in 13 innings so far against this dominant White Sox staff. They are awesome. No wonder Chicago has won 10 out of their last 12!

What? Oh. Huh.

22 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:15 pm

THE SEED IS STRONG!!!

Cano's glove is not.

23 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:16 pm

Uh-oh. He's Novaing.

24 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:19 pm

ever get the feeling that if Cano had just plateaued after his crappy '08 he'd be Alex Rios?

25 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:20 pm

Considering Granderson probably should have caught that ball and Cano certainly should have caught the throw, that could have turned out worse ...

26 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:25 pm

SLAPPY GO BOOM!

27 randym77   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:25 pm

Hey, I think Gardy's coming around...

28 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:25 pm

Brett Gardner has become Jorge Posada

29 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:25 pm

What is this lunacy with people unable to hit anything but homeruns?

30 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:26 pm

Now, if he could only remember how to get hits that aren't homeruns ...

Meanwhile, Gus hits like a Molina, too ...

31 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:26 pm

[19] Ohh, no, Chavez! He's the MAN!

32 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:27 pm

[30] Most Molinas hit better

33 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:28 pm

Singing pig.

34 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:38 pm

Nicely done.

35 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:40 pm

Whoa, Ivan the Great has made to the 6th? Well done!!

Wait, Gardener homered again??! Was it a cheapy NYS shot?

36 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:41 pm

54

37 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:43 pm

[35] Nope, legit.

38 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:47 pm

Thank Mo JoeyJoeJoe is letting Ivan go deeper into the game.

39 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:48 pm

Wow.

40 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:48 pm

Told you he's the man.

41 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:49 pm

He's pretty good with the stick, too.

42 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:50 pm

CMON 92 pitches, leave hin in there!!

43 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:52 pm

Super Nova.

44 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:52 pm

I'm fine with Robertson here, Nova looked like he was losing the plate.

45 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:54 pm

[44] Okay. I missed the beginning of the inning and was wondering if Joe was overmanaging. (I still suspect him of it.)

46 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:54 pm

Plus Nova gets a hand, and can't get a loss. He was getting crispy.

47 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:55 pm

Welp, my roommate managed to lose the radio feed of the game on my TV, so now I have to follow you guys for what's going on in the game... *sigh*... yeah, I'll just go make dinner and check back in an hour...

48 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:56 pm

But the question really is, will the bats come out in the last third of the game?

49 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:56 pm

[45] Walked AJ on four pitches that weren't particularly close.

50 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:57 pm

[47] You can check Gameday or one of those things, no?

Or dinner, cool.

So, how many outs would you give D-Rob? I say up to five. Let him pitch the seventh, in other words, until he looks like he's tired.

Ouch.
Well, I'm sticking with that prescription anyway.

51 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 8:58 pm

Fun game in Camden Yards right now, by the way.

52 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:00 pm

Excellent!

53 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:00 pm

Good ol' D-Rob.
Good ol' Juan Pierre.

54 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:02 pm

[51] Yeah, and on MLB network, so if you got it you can see it. Varitek is certainly catching a lot of games so far, he won't last through June.

55 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:04 pm

Erick Almonte placed on 7 day concussion DL

56 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:09 pm

Nick couldn't hit water if he fell out of boat in the middle of the Atlantic ...

57 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:19 pm

This is tedious.

58 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:19 pm

Hmm.

59 randym77   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:19 pm

Boooooo

60 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:19 pm

Like I said yesterday. I hope Soriano opts out.

61 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:20 pm

OHHHHH, FUCK MEEEE!!!

62 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:20 pm

Sunuva.

63 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:20 pm

Oh, lovely, just lovely.

64 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:23 pm

36 million for this piece of shit - we coulda had farnwsorth and 36 million blowjobs for that $

65 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:23 pm

It's right down the FUCKING MIDDLE!

66 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:23 pm

Completely unacceptable. Well done on that 3-year $800 kajillion contract for a fuckin reliever, Stein bros.

67 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:23 pm

Soriano is a little petulant out there, not the heir apparent.

He is getting squeezed.

68 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:23 pm

Well, that was too middleish

69 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:24 pm

This guy's not just another Farnsworth, is he?

70 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:24 pm

[66] Terrible three year deals for middle relievers are a Yankee tradition.

71 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:24 pm

And that piece of shit gives up a walk and smiles.

72 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:24 pm

[64] Where do you shop for $1 BJs?

73 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:25 pm

[64] Oh, funny, I posted [69] before I saw that!

74 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:26 pm

He'll make a great 5th inning mop up guy. A ittle pricey, but hey, whatever.

75 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:28 pm

"36 million blowjobs"
Ummm.... problems at home mh?

76 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:28 pm

[74] Maybe he could be the 18th inning guy.

77 Hank Waddles   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:28 pm

Remember when Yankee games were supposed to over after seven innings? Plus it doesn't help that the strike zone has suddenly shrunk to the size of a teacup.

78 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:29 pm

[76] HAHAHAHAHAH!!!

79 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:29 pm

If there's any silver lining, the 234245 runs "JoSoMo" have given up this week might mean the end of *that* awful nickname attempt.l

80 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:29 pm

Well... at least the Boids lead the Sox 4-1 after 7.

81 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:31 pm

Gardner sucks.

82 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:31 pm

Swing the fucking bat.

83 Shaun P.   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:31 pm

I hate Randy Levine, who I blame for the Soriano signing, and every lead Soriano blows. To say nothing of the lost draft pick. Ugh.

84 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:32 pm

A buck forty-eight.

85 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:32 pm

[76] He's going to have to fight Swisher for hit. The battle of the one who can't hit vs. the one who is constantly hit.

86 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:33 pm

[82] See, that really wasn't good advice.

87 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:33 pm

We have what?.... 4 hits in these last 2 games?

88 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:33 pm

Soriano has been horseshit. Swish, Gardner--never mind the dinger--awful.

89 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:34 pm

Nice that the Yankees are fixing what ails the White Sox. They still can't hit...

90 The Hawk   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:35 pm

It's a real shame if they lose this - two relatively stellar performances from their starters wasted, no help from the bats nor Soriano.

91 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:37 pm

[90] Yeah, and when you live by the tater you're bound to go hungry when the crop fails..or something like that, can't remember that particular bit of homespun wisdom..

92 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:39 pm

Oh boy, it's the Buddy Carlyle show!

Exactly what our night was missing ...

93 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:39 pm

And if things aren't bad enough, Logan is going to build confidence.

94 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:44 pm

Good ol' Oz.
I love it when the other team runs plays.

95 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:44 pm

Ok, Robby, that goes a ways towards forgiveness.

Still, I don't think Martin's made a quality throw to 2nd all year, which is odd for a guy who threw out as many runners as he has historically.

96 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:45 pm

This is fun.

97 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:46 pm

More plays. Double steal, please! Or hit-and-run.
Great way to compensate for mediocre pitching.

98 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:48 pm

Kitty's boy got out of it? I couldn't watch.

99 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:49 pm

[98] Ground ball or something. I'm half watching

100 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:49 pm

C'mon Captain!!

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101 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:49 pm

its a damn shame that Jeter is totally worthless

102 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:49 pm

53

103 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:50 pm

A hit's as good as a hit.

104 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:50 pm

I'll take it.

105 The Hawk   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:50 pm

Jeterian (latter day)

106 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:52 pm

12 hits and 4 walks in 6.2 IP?

107 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:52 pm

[105] Funny. The late Jeterian epoch?

108 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:53 pm

wtf???

109 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:54 pm

Hm. A play.
Good way to compensate for crappy pitching.

110 Marek   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:56 pm

ugh. should have swung on 3-0

111 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:56 pm

This has DP written all over it.

112 The Hawk   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:57 pm

[107] Sounds good, hahaha

113 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:57 pm

[111] Shhh.
Good news, O's beat Boston.

114 The Hawk   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:58 pm

I'm not in love with that bunt, fwiw

115 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 9:59 pm

What's going to happen...?

116 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:00 pm

Finally calls the high strike.

117 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:00 pm

Sit on it, Blue!

118 randym77   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:00 pm

Ack. These down to the wire games are killing me.

119 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm

Damnit.

120 randym77   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm

Holy crap. What a catch.

121 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm

Nice catch Dumbo.

122 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm

Are you KIDDING ME?1?!?

123 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm

Damn.
Wow.
Damn.

124 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm

OH COCKFUCKINGMOTHERFUCKER!

125 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm

Fucking nice catch.

126 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:02 pm

you cocksucker

127 RIYank   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:02 pm

Unbelievable.
Hats off. What can you say?

128 randym77   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:02 pm

Christ on a crutch.

129 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

No Fucking Way.

130 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

Oh, that fucking sucks.

131 Just Fair   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

132 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

COCKFUCKINGSUCKER!!!!!!!

133 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

you double cocksucker

134 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

Double Fucking Nice Catch.

135 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!

FUCK.

136 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:03 pm

trade that fucker for soriano and his whole fucking worthless family

137 Marek   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:04 pm

You have got to be fucking kidding me. Who catches that? Those were both laced. FUCK. Time to drink more.

138 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:04 pm

Two straight awful, awful losses.

139 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:04 pm

Happy Fucking birthday asshole. Sheeeet.

140 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:04 pm

You see something new in every baseball game.

141 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:05 pm

soriano can't even suck dick; he'd probably give up 2 balls

142 Marek   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:07 pm

OTOH, don't save it for the 9th inning, guys!

143 cult of basebaal   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:07 pm

That SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKED.

144 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:07 pm

Has anyone ever seen two game saving catches that would have been walk-offs by the same player to end the game?

145 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:07 pm

I guarantee, by the All-Star break, the Yanks will be at least 10 games behind the Red Sux

146 The Hawk   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:07 pm

Hey o

147 The Hawk   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:08 pm

Unrewarded heroics by Cano and A Rod

148 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:10 pm

Let it be known the Yankees scored two runs in 18 innings against Phillip Humber, Gavin Floyd and the White Sox bullpen

149 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:10 pm

Yeah, and give that kid credit, he robbed the win from the Yanks. Great plays.

150 Raf   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:10 pm

"Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game." - Rod Kanehl

151 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:10 pm

148) It happens. And Floyd isn't terrible either.

152 mhoward120   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:12 pm

"Fuck that shit" - me

153 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:13 pm

[151] he's pretty much the textbook definition of "meh."

154 RagingTartabull   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:17 pm

I'm not even that mad, I'm just sorta...flummoxed

155 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:19 pm

[152] Moe Howard would be 120 years old. Is that your handle origin?
The guarantee that the Yanks will be 10 games behind the Sox by the ASB? You want to put a wager on that?

156 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:22 pm

155) Yeah, can we hold you to that prediction? What's the prize if n youse wrong?

157 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 26, 2011 10:33 pm

153) Welp, even "Meh" has its day.

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