forecast stinks for most of the week.
hopefully they can get these games in somehow rather than have another rainout.
wonder if maybe they stuck with the 6 man rotation in small part because of all this damn rain.

[1] yeah, could be a bunch of double headers coming up this month. But I think the extended rotation has more to do with preserving arms and other creaky bodyparts, and figuring out what they have for the playoffs. It's hard to say who should be in the postseason rotation beyond CC and Ivan at this point.

I'm not holding out hope for the game.

Still raining, but stilld dreaming they'll play.

Pants Lendleton was DFA'd today ...

In a rain delay.

Well, at least there's Steve Strasburg's season debut to keep up entertained while we wait ...

From LoHud:

Update, 7:50: Still waiting. By the way, according to weather.com, there’s a window between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. where there’s just a 15-20 percent chance of rain. Seriously. Then it goes back up to 100 percent. There’s a varying chance of rain throughout the day and night tomorrow.

[7] Saw that. What a joke, only two hours? Might as well send everyone home fora good night's rest and play two tomorrow. Got a bunch of the SWB gang up.

[8] I'm not sure they're even going to be able to get a game in tomorrow.

Looking at the forecast, chance of rain doesn't drop below 50% until 4pm tomorrow, then goes back over 50% after 8pm for the rest of the night.

Plus, the Yankees have a day game they have to get to in Baltimore on Thursday.

If there's any chance they can get this game in, they're better off trying to ...

And it's damn chilly out there too.

[6] He's dealing. He might even qualify for the win with his 60 pitch limit!

[11] Yeah, a 90 mph "change up" is just silly!

Texas doing us a favor and taking care of Tampa Bay so far ...

shit sox have scored in every goddamn inning and already lead 10-0. i get the feeling they're not done scoring...

Still in delay?
[13] All or nothing "O" for the Sawx. That won't do in the playoffs!

[14] Yup, not even a projected start time ...

Strasburg has a shut out through five...

strasburg - final line: 5 innings, 56 pitches, 4K, 0 BB, 2 hits.

doug slaten has taken over...

11-0 shitty sox...

So much for Slaten ...

13 fucking nothing. at least 2 runs every goddamn inning... : /

What you up to Nostra?

Back home or still on the road?

[20] hey bud! i'm home.

hard at work on 3 cd's at once. promoting the debut, finishing up the 2nd and composing the 3rd.

i'm gonna put the promoting on hold for the next hour and switch gears to composing, then back to the former...

pretty soon, i'll link myself here. hope to "drum" up a few sales! : )

[21] thelarmis, with no game today I'm finally going to get in touch with you offline about your cd!

We hung at Yankee Tavern till 8, now back on the couch with a beer and Flipping Out on Bravo...well, at least the chicken fingers were good.

[21] thelarmis, that mail address on your site is not working..

[22] thanks jazz, you rock! : )

[24] huh. really? i just tried it and it worked. sent myself an email! how bout just trying to type out that email addy? see if that works... (sorry it's a hassle...)

no W for Strasburg...

14-0...

[25] Ok, it worked when I typed it out!

[27] awesome! i hope there's nothing wrong with the link...

gimme a few and i'll reply properly. just a coupla more minutes on the marimba...

As I alluded to in #4, still raining, still dreaming ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2y-NeT2m0w&feature=related

What if they held a game thread and the game never showed up?

[29] Ah yes..Hendrix was just beautiful.

[32] Indeed, there is Hendrix ... and then there is everyone else.

Meanwhile, crew is about to pull the tarp.

[32] They're really going to play? Looks like a lonely late-nite game thread with me, you and maybe thelarmis..Boatzilla too if he's not "working"! :)

1st pitch about 11.

i hope to check in from time to time...

Yay Baseball!

Does it *really* matter whether or not Hughes gives up his six runs now or four hours ago?

[24] Eh? thelarmis has a website? Can I get some info on that please?

Awwwww ... yeah, 8pm baseball, baby!

Wow, if this is the "dry" portion of the evening, it's going to be a looooooooooong night.

Bah, I'm going to bed.

I gotta go to bed soon but I just wanted to give Hughes some internet comment-mojo. He needs all the help he can get!

[37] i came thisclose to getting the domain: "buymyfuckingcd.com"! : )

amazingly, it wasn't taken.

i'll link it here soon, Chyll. sleep well, my friend!

GO YANKS!!!

Wow, they're actually playing.

[41] Are you the commenter formerly know as The Hawk?

[44] i was wondering the same thing!

Blech.

C'mon Phil.

If I cared all that much about Brackman, I'd make a comment about the Yankees phenomenally ability to turn starting prospects into relievers.

Why would you take a pitch right down the middle in a game that started at 11pm local time?

Nice play Robbie

[47] Eh. Most people had him likely ending up as a reliever anyway, given his rawness, stuff and injury concerns coming out of college.

But, keep plucking that chicken ...

Hip Hip!!

JORGE!!!

hip-hip!!!

[51] He was touched by Jesus.

Damn.

I've always loved watching Vlad at the plate. Is he a HOFer?

[55] For me he is.

[56] Injuries (thank you Olympic Stadium, Montreal) really made his career tail off..but I think he gets in. He and Sheffield two of the "most feared" hitters of my lifetime for sure.

Any other bantered at the game? I am sitting behind third behind the moat.

Meh. Midnight game call right there.

I'm impressed, there are WHOLE sections of the stadium with NOBODY in them.

[58]Photo evidence, please! :)
[60] Regulars sure to come out soon? Nunez, Jesus, Dickerson, et al in for sure..?

the year vlad was thisclose to 40-40, i remember seeing a (Sept.) game where the ump ruled a homerun a double. it was clearly a homerun. i was livid. he finished with 39 homers...and 40 stolen bases.

it was 2002. same year Sori finished with 39 homers...and 41 stolen bases.

The sections are empty because yanks let fans move down

I've got this feeling that this game has about exactly 3 outs to go ...

Well, seems like they're going to keep trying, but seriously, just call the game and get ready for tomorrow ...

This is getting to be a joke.

I mean, I'd love the die-hards who are at the game to get a chance to see 9 innings, but these conditions are just ASKING for someone to get injured.

Official Game. Buck doesn't like being the patsy for MLB.

Funny that I'm located about 10 miles from Yankee Stadium as the crow flies, and it's not raining here.

You folks are hard core. It's time for me to listen on the clock radio in the "sleep" mode.

Good night.

This weather isn't fit for a soccer match ...

[67] G'nite Ken. But we ain't so hardcore.. thelarmis wakes up at 2pm EST and is only now getting into his studio.. cult of basebaal is watching the palm trees sway at 10pm outside Hotel California, drink in hand..and I'm counting down the time till Guinness O'Clock here at ACME, INC, Tokyo branch.

I'm sticking with this till the end, its a matter of principle at this point.

and if Buck is really the only person keeping this game alive he can seriously go fuck himself, and it is so in keeping with the kind of massive tool this guy has been for his entire managerial career.

Remember this is the same guy who used to hold Spring Training meetings on the proper way to wear a sanitary sock and once started a public feud with Ken Griffey, Jr. over his hat being backwards. Fuck this guy.

[71] Totally agree, there's a reason he's been run out of every managerial job he's had.

I can't believe they started this game, and I can't believe they haven't called it yet. Though if its Showalter [71], I'm not surprised.

I also can't believe I'm still awake, but I have to go to bed soon or I'll be useless tomorrow.

What do you late nighters think - if they get through the 5th inning, will the umps call it then?

Chavey hit that one hard, but the ball ain't gonna carry extra on a night like tonite ...

[73] Seems like the rain's tailed off again.

I assume they keep playing until and if they hit a major potential delay ...

It's been a while since I've seen a field so drenched. There's really NO reason to still be playing this game.

This is some good baseball

this is so disrespectful to Flanny right now

That cervelli hit was a homerun but the wind knocked it back onto the field. That's why the left fielder dropped it. He had no idea what the ball was doing.

This is fucking nuts. That fly ball could have resulted in 2 injured players. The umps need to Fuck Buck... and call this game NOW!

alright, late night confessions time guys:

I prefer the Rebecca years to the Diane years on Cheers

Jorge is reallty working to make the PS roster.

Given the delays, I'd have already pulled Phil at this point ...

Bleh.

Phil's fastball has dropped below 90.

Don't know whether this is a matter of conditioning, but if Phil is going to keep dropping 4-5 mph off his fastball from pitch 1 to pitch 100, he's probably not long for the starting rotation in his career ...

[81] the real confession would be if you preferred the Reggie years or the Chris years on Becker. ; )

[69] Doesn't Guinness O'clock start at about 2:30 in your office Jazz?

[85] I prefer the Reggie (Jackson) AND Chris (Chambliss) years!

Oh, look, someone left Phil Hughes in too long.

Imagine that.

fuck and shit.

Jesus-fucking-h-christ! He's out of the rotation!

Grandy needs to fix this mess.

[81] OMG, me too, Kirstie Alley was really beautiful back then!
[86] Hey, but we get crackin here at 8am while you're still in your jammy-jams :)

I don't get the Buck thing about the rain-out, if umps call it they call it, right?

[92] Kirstie Alley vs Kathleen Turner ... who went from the hottest to the nottest more???

[81] Me too. I think everyone was funnier during the Rebecca years.

This sucks. As much as I'd like to wait this out, I've got to get some sleep. G'night, all - and hope no one gets injured!

Well, *I'd* have called that strike 3 ...

Alright you pinch-faced doofus, make with the big fly here!

[96] Well, close enough!

yeah!

Yayyy!
[93] Wow..tough one. Last time I saw Kathleen Turner..well, it was a bit shocking..I mean, in "Body Heat" she was just..

[99] Exactly. I don't go in for easy choices!

=)