as long as all the washouts are re-scheduled for the day time.

yanks are 43-42 at night. 35-8 during the day.

wtf?

Best of luck to all of you on the East Coast. Stock up on provisions (beer) and stay inside.

aj's turn :(

Oh, no.

Why does it feel like every time I look up, it's AJ's turn?

It just sucks the life out of me to hear it. No, not quite that, more like feels me with trepidation and anxiety and indignation and defeatism and ill thoughts towards AJ...and all before the man has even thrown pitch number one.

Good luck and Godspeed to Banterites in the path of Irene.

Love Lewis Hine (I recommend clicking on the link that Alex provided, not least to see what an America without child labor laws was like).

Pity that it's not A.J.'s start that gets rained out.

"After three years together, the Yankees captain has broken up with Minka Kelly, the actress' representative told The Associated Press."
Damn! The guy has commitment issues.

Poor play by ARod. Afraid to get in front of the ball?

Nasty Curveball for Strike 3.

Hey Alex and Jeter. Catch the gd ball wouldja!

Phew.

Damn good thing ol' creaky knees was hobbling down the line.

Must be hard for Singleton.

He just doesn't know where it's going to go when it leaves his hand. Oi! Every pitch.

[4] I just logged on and thought the EXACT same thing, why am I always free to watch AJ starts?? Still didn't get to watch the Grand Salami game either :(

That's a stirke. If an ump cannot recognize a curve for a strike AJ is screwed.

I feel so bad for this man.

This is brutal.

This is almost as bad as watching Coney in 2000.

I want Joe G to leave him out there for 8 innings even if he gives up 30 runs.

I hate AJ Burnett, so, So, SO much.

I'm going to cry on AJ's behalf.

I'm serious, this is devastatingly pathetic.

Jesus..

[17] You may get your wish.

This is just fucking awful.

[17] You may get that 30 runs. This isn't even frustrating anymore, it's just sad.

[19] I don't think there's any way to come back from this for AJ..he's done in NY.

Oh god, and then he couldn't pick up the baseball!

Christ, this is agonizing.

Yup. There it is in a nutshell.

The last 2 years for AJ Burnett.

I don't care what they have to fucking eat over the winter, I don't care what they get in return, I just, never, ever want to see AJ Burnett pitch for this team again after the end of this season.

Dinner than a fire. I am not wasting one more second watching space cadet. Barf.

Yay, some good fielding.

Don't blame AJ Burnett for this outing. He is a terrible pitcher. There's nothing he can do about it. Joe Girardi and/or Brian Cashman are the ones who have a say in the matter, and they choose to lose games instead of own up to that reality. That's the definition of negligence.

Yeah, that's the ticket AJ, blame the umpire.

It's always THE MAN, screwing you over, right?

Just keep telling yourself that ...

What was the high-pitched scream from the stands? Creepy..

[28] Well, yes, but it sure would be easier to excise AJ if the rest of the rotation wasn't collectively shitting the bed right now.

Meanwhile, yesterday's 2nd half gimme pile-on aside, the offense is making me throw up in my mouth right now ...

[31] Other have been bad, but not AJ bad. Besides, with the rain this weekend, there was absolutely no reason to start AJ. Nova could have started.

We want a rainout!

[34] Yes, yes we do.

Meanwhile, FUCK the Orioles for their decision about the weekend.

Everyone else made reasonable decisions about rescheduling the weekend's games that will be affected by Irene, but they had to be a bag of dicks about it.

Serves them right if the Yankees players tell them to piss up a rope.

See, this is insane. AJ could easily have 5 straight 1-2-3 innings now. I've been watching baseball for 25+ years, never seen anyone as frustrating to watch as AJ..maybe Andy Hawkins but was too young to realize at the time.

[28] I've had more patience than most re: AJ, but I've been saying for at least 3 weeks now he has to go to the DL. Girardi will only support his players. This is Cashman's dept.
I'm not sure what a few weeks off will do for AJ, but he's a burden.

AJ Bur-den.

[36] Ed Whitson.

[38] Oh man, of course! Fan reaction was even worse towards Whitson, wasn't it?

Just got in from a nice dinner.
I hope this is the proverbial last straw. Fucking enough!

And as to the o's refusing to reschedule that smells like buck schowalter's doing.

[39] Whitson was just not cut out for NY. A.J. Seems to be able to handle the criticism, and acknowledge his suckitude. IIRC, Ed was a Bircher, Which even for me is really off the deep end.

Kimberley Jones lost all her clothes?! Cold shower time here.

[40] Hey ms october! You should have gone for desert..I'm so sad I reserved some alone time from Mrs. Jazz to watch this game..time for mlb.com to watch the Grand Salami game!

Hey mr ok jazz. Yep gotta get that alone time on a non aj start.

Just wondering: is this six-run deficit my fault, too?

[39] ok, you got my attention! what is this about a naked kim jones?! : o

btw, Irene's not in my path, but i did stock up on extra beer, just in case! mind you, i already had an entire fridge filled with beer, but i couldn't pass up another sixer! : )

[45] Never hurts to be prepared. Got extra beer & wine myself. Just in case a hurricane hits Toledo

[44] well, if it is, you're balancing it out nicely with the A's 7-run lead on boston!

[46] ok, but what about kim jones?!?! ; )

wow. aj can't even strike a batter out and get the damn out. walks, wild pitches, eleventy billion doubles in a row.

how bout hitting this guy, loading the bases, then giving up a granny?

Technically not an error, but still 4th bad play this game.

[48] she lost all her clothes on the trip to Baltimore, meaning her luggage, but the way Kay said it, it sounded like she got stripped naked.

[41] Well, AJ did manage to have his best year 1st ... AND pitch an important game leading to a WS win. Without 2009, I think we'd be seeing a Whitson level of hatred.

As for the Bircher thing, ol' Eddie just picked the wrong time to be a nutjob, he'd fit right in these days ...

ok, Fat Liar's homerun is definitely on Ken.

[51] i like the latter image, thank you very much. very much!

Comeback time. Weren't we down 7-1 last night?

i'm so glad jorgie's been doing better!

Vlad popped up, ready to complain, but then remembered it's 7-1.

AJ's just padding his stats now. Good thing they caught Vladimir.

aj is beyond awful.

Did I mention how much I hate AJ Burnett???

Yeah, probably ...

Wow, Ken just called Randolph, "Windmill Willie".

Hmmm ...

[36] Here's the other thing ... that I just sorta came up with.

With Andy Hawkins, his sucking was much less irritating, mostly because he had shitty stuff. When you throw slop and then suck ... well, is it really all that unexpected?

But AJ doesn't throw slop, he's got top-notch stuff ... and I'd argue that's much the reason that it's SO damn tough to watch him shit the bed, time, after time, after time ...

Nice throw by DoesItall-Cano.

Does AJ has a No-Trade contract?

if ya think about it, only 7 of the 8 Oriole hits have been for extra bases. could be all 8...

Has AJ ever stranded a runner on third?

[62] Well, not "top notch", really, not anymore. But above average, surely.

oh good, a walk.

aj's already at 107 pitches. i say leave him out there for a complete game. 273 pitches. might take 2+ seasons to come back from. that works out quite well.

oh, a wild pitch!

brilliant!

what a fabulous idea. terrific thinking, aj.

Actually, please DO "blow him out".

Sayin'???

Yeah, sayin'.

Fuck it just leave him in there.

atta boy, you hadn't given up a triple yet!

way to go, fuckface.

Dear AJ,

DieDieDie.

(and I'm not speaking German)

Sincerely Yours,

CoB

[40] What'd you eat?

[64] I think he has a "you can't pay me enough to take him"contract.

if buck doesn't mind, i wouldn't mind getting up there and taking a hack or three. would be pretty cool to hit a 'gimme' double in my only mlb at-bat!

[71] oh, definitely. this is kinda fun to follow.

what will he ever do next?!

fuck. the A's 7-run lead, is now only 4 runs...

dammit, i was hoping for double digits...

[74] hi weeping. i had a nice blue crab linguine with a light tomato saffron sauce.

[75] Well, somebody took Vernon Wells contract AND gave away a 900+ OPS player in the bargain ... so, it only takes one ... Ned Colletti, Brian Sabean, Kenny Williams ... who knows, if the Yankees are willing to eat contract, there probably is a sucker/strike> value bettor out there.

???

Fixed?

Phew.

Fixed.

minka minka minka minka minka

i just read curtis' statement on the o's and bud's bs at lohud - good for him.

feels like it's been ages since Tex got a hit...or had a multi-hit game.

[86] i thought the same thing.

CMW vs. D-Train. they're each thru 6 innings and have more walks than k's. 3-2 Nats. dontrelle is 3-3 off wang!

Oooooooooooooh.

Luis Ayala ... only my SECOND LEAST FAVORITE YANKEES PITCHER this year.

Oh, face-punching joy ...

BOTH games tomorrow cancelled.

Makeup game on Sept 8., the Yankees only day off that month?

[91] Amazing. Finally. About fucking time.

i really wish aj was still pitching...

wow. aj must be contagious.

[80] Omg, fucking YUM!!

Mmmmmmmmm!!!!

Oh, wait?

Luis Ayala sucks?!!?!?!?!?

Oh, right, Luis Ayala sucks.

Actually, LUIS AYALA FUCKING SUCKS.

[98] what are you trying to say? just spit it out, dude! ; )

Well, I'll cheer the fuck out of that blast!

Yay-Rod!