Another beautiful day here in the Bronx. The sun is shining but it isn’t humid and there is a cool breeze running through the tops of the green trees.
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Raul Ibanez DH
Nick Swisher RF
Eric Chavez 1B
Dewayne Wise LF
Chris Stewart C
Couple of studs on the mound today. Yanks need to win this series, man.
Never mind the bad skepticism: Let’s Go Yank-ees!
This has been such an uninspired, luckless season for the Yankees. It's about time they showed some life, instead of this tail-between-the-legs vibe they've given us most of the season.
Yes, that's a really good description, Bruce.
C.C. looks good through 2...
Johnny C ain't no slouch neither.
C.C. walks the number 9 hitter with one out in the 3rd...
Flash says Ryan Hanigan has a lot of linedrives right at A-Rod. That must be a real bitch when they play the Dodgers
Dusty Baker wears double wrist bands on each arm.
5) Speaking of A Rod, you know, I think ever since his hip injury the guy just doesn't generate any power. He used to have such strong torque in those hips I just don't think he'll ever have that again. He's a 20-25 homer guy now, tops. I think if he ever reached 30 again I'd be pleasantly surprised.
Nice job by C.C. to get out of it.
Hulk Hogan look alike? Well, hey now.
Stewart homers...foul. And now he'll strike out. Bum luck.
No! He drops a bloop single to right. Good for you, Hoss.
More bad luck. 3-2, Stewart runs so Brandon Phillips in perfect position to turn an unassisted DP.
Couple of two out walks and then A Rod gets a good pitch to hit and does nothing with it, no lift, no power. Weak pop up. The guy looks old, man.
Just looked at the 1990 Reds roster. Number two is a bit of a surprise.
Cano, with his patented back hand and then flip to first. Flip is wrong too because he throws with some force. Gets Votto. Sweet play.
Michael Kay adds Lee Stevens like that matters.
Afternoon folks, how's CC looking? Any sign of the Score Truck?
[14] Lol. Me, too. Don't know much about Cueto, but he is fun to watch pitch.
17) C.C. is looking terrific. Score Truck stripped and jacked out in Hunt's Point. And Cueto is dealing.
Nice dp.
Granderson got a bad jump on that, bloop hit.
[19] Thanks.
Busted hit & run from the Reds broadcasters.
Swisher's gonna hurt himself one day diving at a ball four rows in.
Nice hustle Nick, even if it did go into the stands.
Error by Alex.
Ooof.
One pitch later, Sabathia is out of trouble.
[27] Really, best possible outcome there.
I don't want Cervelli to come back
Back from chores, just saw the score. Since when do they play soccer at Yankee Stadium?
CC v Cueto is a hitters incarceration.
This inning looks scary though. Boston hammering Lee in Philly.
Wriggle-wriggle. 1 more out.
er....
Big Fella!
Fortunate call for CC there.
He don't wriggle, he jukes. Although just love the word wriggle, how it's spelled, how it looks, how it feels.
[34] He jiggles
Just a little compact pick-up score truck might all that is needed. Please.
Aw crap. Now we need someone to get him in.
C'mon singles-hitting Alex, a base hit will do the trick here.
No pop, Alex.
C'mon, Alex. For fuck's sake!
RAUL!!!!!!!!!
Dino goes BOOM!
Jesus Christ. He doesn't get any cheapies, huh?
GREAT pick by Votto.
Raul! Older than Arod, cheaper than Arod, where would the Yankees be this year without him? I know the answer...last place under .500
This is just one of those days where C.C.'s got to handle the weight. And a day where I'm feeling the lack of a safety net--i.e. MO!
He was sitting on that one.
Yeah, really missing Mo.
[46] Robertson too. CC has to keep it at a one run lead, pitch the 8th, and we'll see if Soriano is up for the task he wants.
C'mon CC, 5 more outs, Hoss.
Jesus Fucking Christ.
Well, so much for that
Shit.
Bollocks. Bigger score truck needed now.
Unbelievable.
(Just tuning in.)
On an 0-2 pitch too.
On an 0-2 pitch too. And the shittiest thing--not to be a downer--but this year's team hasn't shown much ability to pull a game like this out.
[56] Hits on 0-2 counts never really bothered me.
In fact, the useless waste pitch bothers me alot more.
Man, these Reds are hackers.
Okay, two down. One more Big Fella.
Votto's on deck, man, c'mon...
This could get ugly. C'MON C.C. MAN-UP, BRO. Biggest out of the game right here.
I think Michael Kay has called everyone in this lineup "Stubbs" so I have no idea who's up.
Great 2-1 slider.
Keep it together, man...
1-2...
Man, he left that 1-1 pitch over the plate. Got away with one. Slider time...
Oh man, Max Scherzer has 15 Ks through 7 for the Tigers. He's at 115 pitches looks like Leyland is going to Dotel for the eighth. Grrr.
C'mon CC.
It was a good one. Nice job by Phillips to lay off it. I'd go back there again.
Back door. JUST missed. He'd going to walk home a run against the Reds? Say it ain't so...
Why is he getting cute?
Emergency hack keeps Phillips alive.
Oh, FFS.
Not. Even. Close.
Fail.
Ballgame.
booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
2 homers. 3 Straight walks. What. The. Fuck!
That just sucks. CC needs to come out.
meanwhile, fuckett is throwing a shutout vs. cliff lee. we'll be in last place in no time... : /
It has to be hard pitching in front of a team that can't hit, but this just isn't good enough CC.
[77] And I don't mean the closet.
Can the Yankees score a run in nine outs?
OK, we can get that run back. And add on some more.
Now, the offense needs to pick his ass up. Wise and Stewart? Well, stranger things have happened. Yanks must win this game. Are you MEN or MICE?
The very definition of snatching Defeat from the jaws of Victory.
Nice to see Big Baseball Excitement in the Balto-DC area.
walk is as good as hit Wise.
84) Game's over, huh?
[83] Pass the cheese please...
What exactly does Dywane Wise do well again?
[87] I dunno. You a betting man?
It is a shame that Mark Prior hysteria could sink the Nats pennant run.
C'mon, DJ.
And it's Dotel in for the Tigers, Scherzer doesn't get a chance at the 20 K mark.
90) Sure, what's the bet?
Question is: can the pen hold the Reds down?
Not to start jumping on Derek or anything and I know he was never going to hit .395 for the season, but he sure has been in free fall since he was at that point what, maybe ten days ago?
[94] Dude... you give up this blog. I can't take advantage of you. In another year, I'd call this an easy Win. But the year, Ibanez and those other 8 guys and really stumbling.
In the last 10 days, Derek is 10 for 41, all singles, with 3 BBs.
[98] I'll bet he's tired.
[98] Well, tired/has some nagging injury.
97) I'm sorry. I was being antagonistic. I'm going to just shut my mouth.
Nice job. Now, go get that lead back, fellas.
Let's go Grandy!
Way to go, way to go!
Fuck.
Held him to one.
Ok, fucking team, get him the fuck IN!
That's a start. Just missed getting a double.
Tying run aboard.
That kid is great.
Been calling that wide strike all day.
All right, Rob, look breaking ball outside.
Don't let him beat you there.
Doesn't look good for Rob...
Uno, Dos, Tres.
Jesus, that was FUGLY.
And now Alex, who has had a couple of pitches to hit today and he's hit lame fly balls. Almost just have to hope he can get a line drive in the gap.
[101] Besides, I'm been doing this since '65. Ya don't really want me to bet AGAINST the boys, do you? The thing is... they are missing SPARK. The talent is there, but they are playing like they don't believe,
I hope all this mixing and matching bites Dusty in the ass.
[115] I wonder if the loss of Mo has affected the psyche of the team.
Really? Fucking Bollocks!
Michael Kay sucks.
Fuck you, Kay!
I wasn't looking and then I hear Kay screaming...
And where does it end up?
Fucking track, and not even against the wall.
Asshole fooled me.
Dammit! Even the Reds announcers thought it was out of the park.
Wind. Damn. He hit that one fine.
Over at RAB, a number of people suggested a lineup of:
Jeter
ARod
Grandy
Cano....
While they say lineup order makes little difference, I would like to get ARod out of the 3/4 spot. He is basically a high OBP guy with 20 HR pop. He might be 'insulted' at first, but I think he feels pressure to be the guy. But now, he's not. And that's OK. In the 2 spot, he might go for contact instead of power.
[INSERT} ARod looks like a HR, but it's a long out.
[BACK TO DIALOG]
Anyway, Grandy and Cano are now better HR hitters. That's not an insult, just a product of time. Let ARod have a new role as a base-setter.
122) Think you are right about Alex. Good logic about the order. Trouble is, what we fans come up with that sounds logical just doesn't fly in real life, not with these egos. Girardi isn't Joe Maddon. Will take a lot more sucking from A Rod before Joe G makes a move, whether it's the smart thing to do on paper or not.
[120] Even if you think it's out of the park, you need to wait to SEE go out of the park before you get all hysterical.
Just watch the ball's flight and say what you see. It's hard not to get ahead of oneself but they do do this for a living, I think it's fair of us to expect they exercise some discipline.
124) Maybe they're as "tight" as the team.
Sigh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg
Booooo!
Hopefully this is rock bottom
I got up to help the wife with the groceries and come back to 5-2. Holy Bullshit!
[123] I agree that Girardi won't go there (yet), but I think ARod would be OK with it. Batting 2nd isn't an insult. I think he wants to Win, and would see it as a smart move. Besides, he's welcome to hit 40 HRs out of the 2 hole. He would score more runs and might even enjoy his new spot.
ARod's not dumb. He already knows he is approaching 'twilight'. He's got 5 more years, and he will not be batting 4th for long anyway.
131) I remember them moving Bernie to the 2-spot when they wanted to get him going. I'd like to see Joe make that move.
Fresh direct from sickbay, here comes Tex.
[132] More than anything, I'd just like to see the same lineup out there in the same positions for a week.
I don't know if it will help, but overrest isn't working either. Maybe they need to get in some kind of groove.
yeah, how did it become FIVE-2? jeesh.
and did jeter hurt is wrist? fuck.
lookin' pretty doomy & gloomy...
This freaking wind makes me wonder whether God is pissed at the Yankees for some reason.
Wise can't be hitting, right?
Martin?
That is some UGLY facial hair...
What about Andruw there?
Ugh.
[140] Ibanez? Swisher?
And it is such a nice day. Instead of stewing about our lousy ball club, think I'll go out and enjoy it while it lasts...
Was that Ball 4?
Yankees have lost something like 46 of their last 50. Hell, if they suck its easier for me to get tickets.
Lifeless offense.
what a bunch o' bollocks.
[142] Smart move.
I'm pretty much reaching my boiling point with this team. What a lifeless, apathetic bunch. It's as if they're saying, "We've got a lot of injuries. We can't be expected to play any better." They can't hit with runners on, can't make basic defensive plays, can't hold leads. Very, very disappointing.
We are checking out the solar eclipse in Japan. It's getting dark again at 7:30 AM. Looks like this Yankee team is already being eclipsed by the rest of baseball.
[148] I'm kind of reaching that point as a fan, to be honest. Find myself watching highlights of Strasburg, Harper, Lincecum, Adam Jones..exciting young players on good teams. This Yanks team...
and yet they have a bench with guys I really like. A Jones, Chavez, Ibanez..
[149] Super cool, watched it from the balcony.
[150] having fun gus on the bench is one thing, but it does not compensate for a lack of exciting starters. This is not to say that the yankees starters are completely uninteresting. But there is something really fun about watching young players, especially those who were developed in house. The yankees results in this area in recent years has been lacking.
Speaking for myself, i find this team utterly boring, save for tracking jeter's milestones.
[132] Unfortunately, I have little faith that Giradi will ever do anything even remotely creative. Well, except, of course, this insane galloping DH thing.