Yanks are in the Motor City, start of a four-game set against the Tigers. The wicked one, Justin Verlander goes for the home team; Bartolo Colon starts for the Yanks.
Why mince words? Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Picture by Herve Bertand]
Friday
December 27, 2024
Since 2002
"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
Looks like a line drive in the box score. 50.
Legs looked slow there.
[3] In the box score it looked like a CS, though.
I'm shocked Jorgie did that!
Wow!
Way to go, Jorgie!
Nice, Jorgie.
I hope Jorgie has recovered from suckitis. Maybe!
He's not dead yet!!!
Yes! Coming up empty in this inning would have been anti-good.
Did everyone see that Hideki got a walk-off tater?
[9] Yup. Good for him.
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good night.
[9] Aww, yaaay!!
Where is Michael Kay, by the way?
Bad play, Nunez.
I miss Robbie. : (
That sure was pretty hitting.
ESPN Getting in the Act:
Time to move Jeter out of leadoff spot
http://tinyurl.com/5tsnpzq
"This is not an anti-Derek Jeter post, although I'm sure many Yankees fans will take it that way."
Look at Brett.
I'll take the out for the run.
In 1.1 games, Nunez has hit more hot shots then Jeter has all season.
Just the facts, Mam.
Jesus, that was so stupid.
Oh well, credit for crushing that pitch anyway.
Yeah, I think we could have had the run without the out.
Oh, well.
[19] He would have been at second base with nobody out!
I mean, Brett, okay, he gets special dispensation on the base paths. But you wouldn't rather have runners on second and third with nobody out than bases empty with one out?
Another hit for Jeter!
Wow!
*So* stupid?
He thought the throw was going through to the plate, he's a fast runner.
A little stupid, maybe, but not much more than that.
Wow, all the corpses are zombiriffic tonite!
[20] Derek asked me to tell you... well, it's kind of visual.
[23] I'll take the sure run. I've seen second & third with no outs and come up empty. I mean, I'd rather have the run in and a guy on second with no outs, but not going to be upset with what happened. Especially against a scuffling team.
[26] The throw did go to the plate -- cut off just in front of the plate, anyway.
I know a lot of people like aggressive base-running, but it just seems like so often you blow a run and a rally. (Jeter CS in the first, same thing -- that could have been a big inning.)
[28] Sometimes comes up empty, of course. Losing the opportunity for the big inning really irks me, though. (Run expectancy for second and third with nobody out is almost exactly two runs; with a run in and one out bases empty, it's about 1.3.)
[29] Uh, that's not the same thing.
If the ball goes to the catcher, he's safe at 3rd.
[31] Fair enough. Esp. if the catcher tries to make a tag.
Mean while, the fat kid is still good.
[30] And with 1 in, runner on 3rd and none out?
In any case, you quarrel would seem to be with Thompson for sending Gardner to begin with, Nunez moving up on the throw as the trailing runner is the right move ...
The Detroit announcers are marveling at him. (And now pointing out that although "a lotta people thought Brian Cashman has a bad off-season," Chavez, Colon, Garcia, Martin looks like a pretty good catch about now.)
Jeez. Deep in death valley.
[32] Quiet, you!
=)
[33] 2 1/2, about.
[36] I know, damn. But there he is again, smoke.
That curve really is nasty.
Why in the fuck are they asking Derek Jeter about OBL?
[40] Same reason folks want to know Obama's brackets for March Madness.
Wow, and we're complaining about Jeter?
[41] It's less controversial than his OBP.
Gah, good throw, just not in time.
Figures.
Seriously, they should walk him every PA. Like that dude said.
[43] LOL.
Man, I feel old. Has it really been ten years? And Jeter's been playing that long?
Good news on Phl. Now what??
[41] [43] Hhaahah!
[47] My typing sucks. Oi! Get well soon, Phil. I see lots of long toss in your future. Or something.
What's going on? I just tuned in and Jeets has 2 hits, Posada has a double. Osama is dead. Should I buy a lottery ticket?
NO PLAYS PLEASE.
Oh. Just lovely.
Smart running by Martin at least.
STEAL.
Jesus, Nunez, WTF were you doing???
For fuck's sake Nunez. Get your head out of yer' ass!
I know, Kay, I know, "The old Jeff Nelson..."
Seriously, now *that* was so stupid.
Wow. Totally over matched.
Eek.
99 down and in.
Nasty.
Let's see Derek hit into a DP now.
FUCK!
Wow. I thought he had NO chance when that ball 1st hit him.
Bah.
Bad luck for Curtis.
Well that stunk on ice.
I guess Gardy needs to steal home next time.
And last game thread with this version of the Banter. Sort of like the old/new Yankee Stadium.
[66] Shouldn't we sing, or something?
[66] What? What are we switching to?
Thought Alex hit that one a bit harder than that.
Verlander just threw pitch #103.
[68] Look here.
[67] You can sing. I can't. I mean, I've had good friends threaten me with bodily harm for singing. I have no voice.
But I will join in a toast.
[67] A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Woo-woo-woo.
The movement on Colon's pitches is remarkable.
[71] Thanks.
It says the comment section will be the same, but more like it used to be.
I really miss the old Baseball Toaster style comments. Where square brackets would make a clickable link to the comment you were replying to.
[75] Yep, that was great.
Well done Bartolo!!
I hope there is some serious flash Score Truck graphics on the new site.
[73] Not kumbaya? [72] If thelarmis shows up he can lay down some rhythm, then we'll be fine. I sing loud.
[77] you rang?!
[78] Give the drummer some!
JoPo!
Jorge!
Speak of the devil!
The work that Kevin Long has been doing with Posada is really paying off. ;>)
[79] hey buddy!
[82] i am satan.
Anyone know the deal with this batter's eye camera view? I love it but don't want to get attached to it 'cause it probably won't last.
they should let gritner and jorgie switch places...
[86] Joe is feverishly flipping through the binder looking for a Play that does that.
Verlander just threw pitch #122.
Uh, what are you looking for? Bollocks!
If I'm a Tiger's fan, I'm wondering why in the Hell Verlander is throwing 120+ pitches in a near meaningless game in freakin' May.
[88] At 100 mph.
[87] Can't they use a "ghost runner" for Jorge?
Verlander just threw pitch #126.
[93] At 100 mph.
Fuck Jeter.
Wow. Overpowered.
That was out of the strike zone, correct?
Gritner's OPS now up to a quasi aceptable .733.
Jeter's at ,588.
[97] Might have been low.
[97] Very close. On Gameday it just scrapes the bottom of the zone.
Well.... Verlander is gone. Can we score on their BP?
[100] I had the MLB pitch FX up, but I turned it when they said Swisher was batting during Edwin's at bat.
That should have been "turned it off"
wow. bartolo is kickin' all kindsa ass and is an awful lotta fun to watch!
[101] oh yeah.
Colon has been a pleasure to watch. How the hell does he make the ball move that much? Awesome!
Colon at just 82 pitches. Do we see him for the 7th? I hope so.
:!
[104] [106] You guys like to watch. Fun, pleasure.
[106] We are lucky to have him.
Pena saw a lot of Bartolo (no pun intended, as there is a lot to see) in the DR. It's no accident that Cashman signed him.
Man.... has ARod looked shitty this last week, or what?
[109] No shame! Verlander is great to watch!
[104] Not sure we want to say "Colon" and "ass" in the same sentence..so many ways to interpret that...
My Little Dusty had a 13-pitch AB against Weaver, then singled in two. Sox lead 3-2 against the Scioscias.
[107] absolutely see him in the 7th. no doubt.
Wow... on this date, Gehrig sits himself down, in Detroit, to end his consecutive game streak.
Bringing in the righty to walk Teixeira.
That reminds me, I miss Joe Torre. Kinda.
Does Leyland still smoke in the dugout?
A-Rod is off..too many sky-high popups.
Christ! He was SO hot... and now he is useless.
Fuck me!
Wow, 3-31!
[118] Yeah... his bong is behind the water cooler.
[121] Where is Cameron? She needs to channel that ol' "The Mask" magic, maybe bust out the red dress? A-Rod needs some home cookin to get back on track.
Good swing, Swish!
Cornflake!
ALL YOU ZOMBIES!!!
SWISH! All net!
Yay Nick! Fight those RHP demons.
Fuck... I thought that would score 1.
Nice and easy, Jorgie, up the middle...
2-3 brings your average up to .154? Yikes.
Oh, fuck...that was his pitch.
Damn it.
Same pitch.
Frak, Jorge!
jesus christ. how do you not swing at that? : /
Shit. The ol' caught looking at the meatball trick. Ugh.
Gah! Why do I always seem to watch these kinds of games? It feels like the Yanks are trailing.
[130] Po now at: .152 .247 .405
Jeter now at: .253 .315 .273
For $30m. Shit... I could have had a V8.
Still has a gun.
Funkin A-Rod.
Wow. Magglio at: .153 .218 .167. How can a guy have a .385 OPS?
fucking bollocks.
Really? Fucking bullshit!
Are you FUCKING kidding me?
GrrrrSTABBYSTABBY.
[140] Quick, find out how much money he's being paid.
Damn. Though I blame our offense. We should have more runs than 3.
[145] Rally-killing base running.
How many LOB for us? Shit. We're giving games away.
[144] $10m, 1 yr contract.
This team should score 5 runs every game.
Cano to PH?
[148] Sickening. Practically stealing.
[150] Supposedly not available according to LoHud.
Don't forget that schlub Verlander was throwing smoke all game. 120+ pitches worth. Wear out the bullpen for Mo's sake!
[150] I'll even take Jones.
It's Al Albequerque!!!
Ohwhoa Al-Al-Al-Al-buquerue!
ooh, i like the leadoff walk. let's make it stand up!
Shit my MLB is hung up. What's going on?
Wow, I thought that was gonna be a hit.
i'm really not a fan of bunting there. everyone in the NL does it and i can't stand it...
[158] Martin walked, Brett bunted.
[161] Thanks.
now, that kicks ass!
[162] Boat, game is on NHK today!
crap crap crap crap crap crap crap!!!!!
Dammit.
He hit that ball hard.
This is gonna be a long, ugly season.
Giving away an out hurt there. Although Brett can get on sometimes on a bunt, so it's not exactly giving away the out.
Dammit.
He DIDN'T hit that ball hard.
This could be a really, Really, REALLY fucking annoying loss
AA is a damn fine pitcher. He shut the Indians down 2 days ago, 3 IP, nine straight w/ 6 Ks.
[164] Regular or BS2? I may have mentioned they shut our NHK down. Subscribers only now...at least in my neighborhood.
[171] Ah right, BS2. But it's still free in my building.
I'm close to jumping in with OYF..Jeter looks done.
[167] I recommend drinking heavily.
As a wise man once said:
"Wine is fine, but whiskey's quicker,
Jeter's slide hurts less with liquor ..."
At least our defensive is good this year.
To those "wise men" who reportedly asked "what's the point of Brett Gardner?"
That, friends, is a "point" of Brett Gardner ...
Or should I say, "fielding" (Mellish)?
[173] that wise man also has the best birthday in the world! (same as a certain drummer at bronx banter...)
speaking of drinking...i barely am these days. have a beer for me, bro!
[175] Not plays???
Friggin' Cabrera! Bah.
Detroit announcers just wetting themselves over Gritner's speed in the OF. I love the guy out there!
Fat man throwing hard tonite.
[177] Will do buddy!
So, what's the deal, you going on tour?
Joba Rules!
Nice.
I'd let Joba start the ninth. Although I guess if we score, put in D-Rob.
[182] i don't know. prolly not. but i've got 3 offers and they're all pretty good. a couple that could be real solid work and another that has a lot of big potential. all are solid and at a good level already. it's the risk/reward thing.
there are some really fabulous countries on the tour, but touring ain't easy and i've got a lot of solid work here at home. plus, i'm in the middle of my 2nd solo cd and don't wanna lose steam.
we'll see. i'm still talking to bandleaders about logistics and such...
[172] Ya mean you haven't been all along?
crap. a-gon & ugly pouring it on... : /
C'mon Curtis!
Woo-hoo!
good job, curtis. i hope he starts stealing bags again...
Awesome. That was Grand to watch. Love Curtis.
Great AB Curtis!
GREAT at bat from Grandy.
Well, at least Coffee Joe can't bunt Teixeira
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
!@#@%$%@#$%$#~~~!1!!!!!
oh, bollocks.
[187] They should build a statue of Scioscia outide of that dump of a park. Lying down.
Oh ferfuck's sake!
[190] Grrrrrrrrrrr.
NO PLAYS.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
Oh fer FUCK'S sake.
And now he'd be on 3rd.
Jesus H. Mutherfucking Christ.
Plays suck. I hate plays.
Let the Tigers do all the fucking plays from now on.
Fuck.
Dang... He was trying to avoid contact and overslid the bag.
The SB attempts have killed us today.
Big homer time.
[203] MattPat says Hi.
[204] The problem was he rolled. If he says flat his leg hooks the bag on the way through. I've never seen anyone roll on their back like that.
[198] i always enjoyed plays. it was fun playing in the pit orchestra.
don't worry. alex will go boom right now...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
FUCK.
That's 2 pitches Alex was right on.
ARod is missing everything. What's wrong?
[208] He rolled because he was trying to avoid contact.
[206] yes. i agree.
A jeterian hit!
DOUBLE STEAL!!!
[kidding, kidding...]
[214] I was about to write that.
1 for 11, so far with RISP.
Nick sure seems to be trying to hit every ball about 5,000 feet.
Terrible throw by Austin. Whoo-hooooooo!
You speedy Tex
TWO FOR TWELVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CORNFLAKE!!!!
YES!!!
SWISH!!!
Yeah, baby. That's right.
Swish!
Watching Teix run full speed is a little scary.
So easy when you shorten your swing.
Bronx Banter 2.0 gotta go out with a win.
Mo.
Moar runs pls
That was a great slide.
i got a Swisher 2010 Topps card yesterday. good horizontal shot of him diving into 3rd at the Stadium.
this will be his 30th pitch. only 1 out...
Has anyone ever seen K-Rod and Valverde together? Just wondering whether they were the same lame-ass person
that was weak, po.
Ugh.
Weak sauce swing.
Watching Jeter and Posada ABs makes me want to jam hot pokers in my eyes.
that is sooo awesome!!!
[236] They're both 2 for 5.
K-Rod, Valverde, Diarrhea
Heh.
I'll take it!
It's MO time!
I'll take it.
Very good. Needed that. Now I don't feel so bad about the squandered out.
Mystique and Aura to the rescue.
Nice. Let's see your little song and dance now Valverde. Douche.
It's neat watching a Yankee game with several seconds of silence at a time. Lorenz doesn't feel the need to blather on incessantly.
[236] Alcohol is good for that, too!
[238] Yup. And they still suck.
[236] And drink heavily.
[245] True (about Lorenz), but it's slightly disconcerting.
[247] But watching Posada blast a double makes you want to put hot pokers in your eyes? You have an odd motivational system.
[246] Sorry, digital delay.
what a rare and unexpected treat for me to see Mo pitch tonite!
i didn't learn that the game was on espn til late last nite and i was expecting to be teaching, then had plans. everything changed and i'm glad for it. then again, i dvr'ed it, just in case Mo would pitch!
alex has a friggin' cannon.
So is A-Rod the best shortstop in history, the best third-baseman, or both?
[246] If you say so.
A toast to B 2.0. And another one to the US Seals.
Good win
All Rise. What a bizarre game.
Praise be to Mo.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Ah, Mo.
[250]
Po now at: .150 .244 .400
Jeter now at: .250 .313 .270
You really want to watch that all season?
At what point do you cry Uncle?
wow. that was wonderful!
YAY!!!
Yanks win. Mo gets the save.
last day of the Banter is we know it...
And that's it.
A fitting goodbye to Banter 2.0!
[256] Not sure if it was a "good" win, but it was a much better win than a loss!
[261] I'm just wondering why you said that watching the ABs makes you want to put hot pokers in your eyes, when they both had good nights. It's just a weird thing to say. I mean, unless you enjoy the hot pokers. As in, "Hey, it's so much fun watching Posada hit doubles that I think I'll celebrate by jamming a hot poker in my eye!"
[263] actually, it's kinda like Banter 3.0, or at least 2.5. i was reading Alex's Bronx Banter back at allbaseball.com, back in the day...!
[265] sounds like the George Carlin skit...
Joba gets the win.
[267] Then he would say something like, "When's the last time you saw a hot poker. Does anyone in the audience have a hot poker....or even a cold poker?"