is there any place in the city, outside of Uno, where you can get legit deep-dish??

[1] Outside of Uno? No! Everyone's into that Neopolitan crap on a cracker around here now. Even Grimaldi's. You can actually have the real deal flown in from what I hear, though...

Let's Go Gritner!

Hey, my mlb.tv is broken. It cut away for the commercial, but we haven't scored any runs yet. That can't be right.

That wasn't the SLASHER ... that was the SLAPPER!

Hey, Michael Kay was taken by surprise on that one! Not 'driven', not 'hammered', nothing.

[4] oh, yes we have!

"Slapped"?

[4] Yankees taking it easy, not scoring until the second. Lazy bums.

i guess i can keep up my tradition of missing the early runs, then getting to the watering to watch the rest and hope for highlights. i'll be heading over soon...

Huzzah, Robbie!

Hi thelarmis. What time is it there? I know it's Mountain Time, but don't they have bizarre religious objections to DST or something?

[6] he should've said: "Chai!"

DRILLED!

That's a hell of single.

"Looking up..."

"A single."

[12] actually, it's Pacific Time. AZ "opted out" of the daylight savings and right now, it happens to be Pacific, so i'm in the same time zone as my buddy Cult...

ya know, i used to know why they didn't do the daylight savings thing, but can't remember for the life of me. i asked a native on the plane and she had no clue...

Damn, less than a foot to freedom!

Thelarmis, you should be watching. I mean, we love having you bantering, but the thing is... you would appreciate the view of the crowd behind home plate.

of course, the shit sox just tied the tribe. reddick homer. i very much dislike the Fens. i know that's kinda blasphemous, but i've never ever liked that ballpark (or ballclub, for that matter)...

Now Jorge, try not to make Chavvy run too much, ok?

[20] Uh, that meant you were supposed to hit a homerun, not gound out ... sheesh.

[18] ooh, supermodel blonde?! i'll be there soon!!! ; )

[0] What is that disgusting looking pie in the blog photo? Please don't try and tell me that is "pizza"..there is only ONE kind of pizza ever allowed at the Banter and that is a Brooklyn slice. I shal be bringing this up with the Banter management!

Oh yeah, Robbie Cano, whaddayaknow!

[23] Preach it, brother!

Got it that time, Eric.

It ain't pizza if ya can't fold it! >;)

[22] No, not really. But still, your style, I think.

[23] [24] I'm more catholic, but I too say NO to deep dish.

Oh fer...

[23] Amen!

Hmph.
Well, good job, Swish.

C'mon Nova, time for a pitcher's best friend.

I'm looking for a K here.

Oh, that's a big part of his arsenal, I hear.

[32] Yeah, probably better with the Gnat at the plate ...

[16] From Answer.com:

When Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966, Arizona tried observing daylight savings for a year and decided to not observe it after much negative reaction. They have never observed daylight savings since.

Think about it: if you were in the desert, the last thing you would want is extra daylight. Because of the hot climate, adding an extra hour of daylight would cause more of an energy crunch with AC working longer and harder. ( This part of the answer is retarded cause you are just changing the time, not magically moving the sun to make the daylight longer. The days are gonna be longer in summertime because the earth has tilted on its axis and we are receiving more light and you are gonna use the same amount of energy anyway. DST is just a way for big businesses to capitalize on the more sunlight during these months, Arizona just realized this was BS and refused to comply)

Arizona is on Mountain Standard Time (MST) year-round. The only exception in Arizona is the Navajo Nation, in northeastern Arizona, which does observe Daylight Saving Time.

Damn.

DRIVEN!!

Well, in truth, that was pretty damn DRIVEN for Juan Pierre ...

"Pierre always knew what he was..."
He always knew he was overrated?

[37] Almost 2000 hits and very clutch..he knows how to win!

Ah. Well, the K came second, unfortunately.

The Tribe take a 5-3 lead on a two run HR by Santana. Wouldn't it be nice if the weekend series starts with the Yanks and Sox all even.

[39] Still, 4 Ks in 3 innings, that good from Nova.

[41] Yes, good. Good. Esp. compared to [40] Bedard :-)

Curtis was robbed!

Don't you make Robbie mad ... you wouldn't like it when he gets mad.

Driven!!!

Wow, Konerko really can't run.

Fuck! Council is 0-45!

Jesus, but that's brutal.

Oh man, NOTHING is going Adam Dunn's way.

C'mon Nova, get on top of the damn ball.

This Chavez dude really swings the bat well.

General question: What does "your comment is awaiting moderation" mean?

Ouch, Flash!: "Congratulations to Craig Council for tying that record."

Now who's taking shots!

[51] It means you have a potty mouth.

[51] Site hiccup most of the time.

Flash keeps calling that a slider, but it really looks like a splitter to me.

That's more like it.

Great slide, Brett!

SPEED KILLS!!!

And that was closer than it should have been. How was it that close?

[55] By Nova's own admission, it's kind of a slider, kind of a cutter ... a slutter!

[60] Pitch F/X calls it a slider, Fangraphs classifies it as a cutter.

Missed it, was Jeter playing small-ball?

[60] Hehehe. The action seems much more vertical than lateral to me, but whatever.

Call it what you like.

[59] or [60] not sure with this moderation thing.

Hard hit, good throw, Gardner a slight hesitation. Nice slide.

And I just heard Flash say, no Yankee pitching walks in 35 innings? Even with A Burnt Jet's outing yesterday? What's the record?

Wow!

That was like a tennis shot!

Beautiful!

Man, Nova!

What a weak hack!

Freaking beautiful.
Russell rocks.

NICE

Pierre is Martinized?

Now let's bring the score truck around.

Nice how Cano washed Pierre's face with his glove on the tag out.

Here we go.
Let's put this game away, gentlemen.

Jorge!

Russell Martin is the epitome of professional.

Give Cashman a check for this one.

Damn, I thought that was going to carry out.

Damn ... just missed 2 HRs by that much.

Bah.

[74] Hear, hear.

Damn.

Well, here's hoping he starts a twenty game hitting streak tomorrow.

Man, this Nova's good.

So, huh. All of a sudden we have this amazing starting rotation.

And he plays the position.

Nova lox his rotation slot? (I know...groan)

[82] I'd say if he puts up one more bagel in the eighth...

That's something I've always wondered. On that play, Granderson cannot try for first, he's just out, because first is technically 'occupied' even though Jeter stole second. Right?

Gah. Cap'n, oh my Cap'n.

[84]I think he can try for first as Jeter is advancing, although not sure.

If the ball went all the way to the wall, he should be able to try for first as any runners would advance...no?

Rare baserunning gaffe by Derek.

He pulled a Jorgie.

{85] Who's going to fine Jeter in Kangaroo Court because of that running gaff?

[88]I know, should be gaffe (not the fishing pole).

[86] I think no.
First, notice that Curtis didn't try to run to first and wasn't tagged, just went to the dugout.

Second, if that's how it worked they would have Jeter forced at second, right? Or no? I think so.
I think the rule is that Jeter 'owns' first base until he safely reaches second (if he does), and as long as he owns it the batter can't try for it on a dropped third strike. I think.

[88] [89] Mo is the judge, IIRC, so it will be him!

I just had to say, like the broken record I am, if the Yanks are going to end their 6-man rotation, could they please make AJ the odd pitcher out? Nova is on a roll (even taking the opponents into account, and AJ didn't do this against the same hitters).

[91] And even as you type, Michael Kay reports Girardi's veto of that idea.

Ah.
Girardi: "Can't bring in Dave. Nobody on base. Oh, that's better. Now Dave."

[90] You're probably right. Where's William, he would clarify.

Dig the cheer for Nova's performance by Yankee fans at The Cell. That would never of happened just a few years ago.

Standing O ... for the NOV-A!!!

Brett, you genius.

Cleveland wins 7-3!

And those other Sox have lost.
Let's finish this and set up a nice series!

My guess is Phil to AAA. If Nova flames out (ha!), Phil's back. If Nova is good, maybe Phil to the BP for Sept and the PS.

So ... from SG over at RLYW.

Ivan Nova
Through 5/21: 226 BF, 9.3% BB/BF, 11.5% K/F

After that start, he worked in the bullpen to pick up a new pitch, his slutter, which he introduced his next start.

Since 5/28: 235 BF, 7.2% BB/BF, 17.4% K/BF