I'm hearing some Curtis Mayfield in the back...

A-Rod's MRI is negative, which is good. Let's moideh dese boids.

That was scary. I'll accept an out there

It's a Monday night. Where is everyone?

Freddy's looking good.

Just got back to the Big Mikan from a holiday in LA. My annoying Angels fan sister was giddily telling me every time Boston beat Texas.

It's nice to see Freddy on the mound again.

Sorry to read we are punting one of the Red Sox games by letting AJ pitch. Groan.

this is what happens when you throw strikes and change speeds.

hey boatz,i'm ready for AJ to show up.

Maybe the real AJ has been showing up.

I'd love for him to prove otherwise.

Hey, yo.
My house is still dark and silent. I'm in the local Barnes & Noble. Bless 'em.

Go Yanks.

Atta boy, Nick!

[10] As long as you are safe & sound. 38 dead, billions in damage, for a minor hurricane it's done a lot of damage.

[12] I know, I know. I feel guilty for feeling so victimized by such a small inconvenience!

I'm glad the Yankees' power outage is over, anyway.

[13] My parents are frustrated that their power is out -- so they don't have internet access. But taking a few days off from the internet can't be all bad (not that I want to try it myself, as I wouldn't be able to do much woodworking either without electricity. Hmm, time to invest in more hand tools.)

[14] Yeah.
I have no water -- my water comes out of a well with an electric pump. I can't wash dishes. I can't wash clothes. Etc.

It's a serious drag. But, nobody's dead, and we'll be fine.

where are you RIYank?....i'm in california.

i'll tell you all this, i would love to see freddy pitch in the playoffs. no reason to expect anything other than a pretty good game. not too many times has he gotten lit up.

Reynolds reminds me too much of Kevin Millar. Therefore, he sucks.

A.J. Needs to be a spectator in the bullpen for the playoffs.

Nova for ROY?

reynolds is more like rob deer or dave kingman. millar actualy made too much contact.....what a sad thought.

i agree. no way can he start a big game.

zito and AJ are leading parallel lives.

[16] I'm in RI.
:-)

did the wind and rain seem worse than "really bad" wind and rain?...was it extraordinary?.....

he had to swing at that cuz it was just called. bullshit call.

Both of those last two pitches were balls.

yeah, but the ump woulda called the last pitch a strike and swisher knew it so he had to swing...one foot inside. umps are the worst.

It figures Showalter would have hound dogs as pets. BTW, I'm watching the Boid's broadcast and they are featuring the "pets of the team."

fucking umps....

That stunk. That was strike 3.

i like the oriole's crew. they call a good game?....this is the guy who does a lot of hockey too. gary thorn? is it jim palmer too?...

Yes, Thorne and Palmer. I love Palmer's commentary on pitching.

I would be listening to Kenny, but for some reason the YES feed does not come in good on my MLB.com at home.

[18] That's really setting the bar low.

What I miss tonight?

[24] Oh, me!
No, not really. It was very windy, enough to knock down lots of trees. And the trees knocked out utility wires. But the wind itself was never scary or anything.

awesome freddy garcia and a shitty strike zone.....and the long ball.

That was a great hit there by Chavez.

[33] Freddy Filth's dizzying array of off speed slop. Teix knock Grandy home from first on a double and Swish hit a 2 run job just short of Eutaw St. Reynolds hit a solo shot off Garcia.

just read a cool article in the new york times about the coverage of the storm. the idea that people are let down or something or think it was overblown (no pun intended) is crazy. what do they want?....the hype to be true and the east coast torn apart? crazy angle to be looking at it from...

Hmm, I'd have stuck with Freddy.

[33] [35] Yes. Tex! Swish! And Fredddy's BACK (cue ominous music)..

on no.....soriano!...i have sorianophobia now....alfonso and rafael style. uggggghhhh.

can you believe we have to watch this loser for another two years....

oh no.....

Man, he worked his ass over.

[42] AJ? I'd trade him to the Wichita Wingnuts for a bucket of warm spit.

phew...

i could tolerate if he pitched scoreless innings more often. especially ones that looked like that. he as was overpowering those guys with that nice tight curve all...what is that?

no rbj, soriano. two more years he is signed for....

"god let him opt out"!.....

of course he will than pitch incredibly for the red sox.

So who's the 8th inning guy?!?!?!

[6] Wait, AJ is starting a game in Boston??! How is this possible..do they just not care about winning??

it's really not that big of a game. i hate to admit that but it's true. it's basically either him or a call-up....and no way do they call someone up.

Man, this game is just cruising along, huh?

Uh-Oh.

Meatball.

Crap. Insurance runs, guys.

i was start to take it for granted...

a short one so far though for sure.....

Oh, Robbie.

throw the hook......throw the hook!

[40] Oh, you mean this creepy music or this creepy music or possibly even this um, creepy version... >;)

alex your comment is telling....what the hell happens here?....

Onions.

Good work, D-Rob!

THE HOOK!!!!!!

that's the FIRST homer d-rob's allowed all year. it's also the FIRST run he's allowed on the road.

that's just sick. completely insane.

whoa.....those are crazy facts. strangely, i feel like i felt when righetti would be coming in, not mariano. i'm nervous.

How 'bout that Robbie Cano?

Wonderful play by Cano. Took just an extra second to see who was running and then make a strong throw.

64) Much as I loved him, bringing Rags' name in at a time like this just won't help anything. LOL

Ha, what a spastic swing!

oh, just strike out already, kid.

it's already smoother than a righetti save.

Oh, baby!

Mariano Rivera, ladies and gentlemen.

Mariano Rivera.

In Mo we Trust.

All Rise.
Sit down mullet head.

Dude should have choked up.

alright, and without our best line up! great pitched ballgame. the exact thing you need in the postseason.......and we got it!!!!!!!!

I fucking love this guy.

He is such a ham.

"Either way, we gotta take this show to Boston!"

(Any ETA on Derek and Alex, btw?)

78) I read that Alex is questionable for the entire series in Boston.

[78] That has to be Swisher, yes?

i imagine derek will play tomorrow...

who knows about purple lips...

frosted hair, purple lipstick. i wish...that would be amazing if he was some flamboyant tranny or a gothy punk or something...and made a career out of hitting 50 homers a season...."lamerod".

[80] Who else?

:)

[81] Oh, god, what did I miss? "Purple lips?"

alex, thanks for posting that on your tumblr site....my name in lights! i'm feeling proud!

[84] alex's thumb is fucked up...

I don't get it, what has a fucked-up thumb to do with purple lips?

i've seen photos where his lips look blue ish or purple....i think he's been dead for awhile now.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=alex+rodriguez&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=666&tbm=isch&tbnid=h58E1A8Bv8QyjM:&imgrefurl=http://seattlegop.org/nostalgic-doug-mientkiewicz-alex-rodriguez/&docid=EcR25U98z2nmNM&w=500&h=624&ei=fEdcTsnrEa6GsAKuso0m&zoom=1&chk=sbg&iact=hc&vpx=714&vpy=194&dur=8715&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=156&ty=227&page=17&tbnh=148&tbnw=116&start=300&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:300

crickets.

i don't really think he's dead....and i don't really think he has blue lips.

sorry i left off the smiley faces "j/k's"......

[58] Tanx. I suppose the first one. I also liked the children's chant, "One, two, Freddy's comin' for you. Three, four, better lock the door. "Five, six, grab your Crucifix. Seven, eight, better stay up late....etc.