On this date in 2007 the Yankees were 20-24. By May 29, they were 21-29.
Today, they are .500. Tied with the Red Sox (and a game better than the Tigers) but only 5.5 out of first.
1. Jeter SS
2. Granderson CF
3. Cano 2B
4. Rodriguez 3B
5. Ibanez DH
6. Swisher RF
7. Teixeira 1B
8. Martin C
9. Wise LF
Never mind the beautiful friendship, Rick, get us a goddamned win.
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Via CrescentMoon06]
[0] On this date in 2007...
While the Yankees did storm back to take the WC spot, I'm not sure 2007 is the most inspiring season to look to.
I have a soft spot for that wacky '07 team
The whole thing is my fault. I left the country, and the Yankees sucked.
But I'm back now. Winning streak begins today.
[3] Fun and games somewhere nice, I hope?
[3] Next time, don't take the bats with you. The guys need them so they can load the bases with no outs and then not drive anyone in.
Wow, they're 0-10 in games they in which they fail to hit a homerun.
Fire Girardi
Wow, am I amped and psyched. We're not behind yet!
Chien-Ming Wang is back with the Nats, though as a reliever. I wish him much success.
Oh wait, YES has a soccer game on. My bad.
My9 - nevermind.
[4] Not really fun and games, but nice -- Göteborg.
[9] Hear, hear.
[12] Nice.
[12] I'm guessing there's a cathedral there?
[14] There is, although it's a relatively new and industrial city.
Good Phil.
[15] I do love a cathedral.
[17] You seem like the type.
They got a couple three in Manhattan, just sayin'.
I hope Derek stabilizes soon.
I'd to look up in two weeks and see him under .300.
[18] :) They do. In fact, St. John the Divine (which happens to be where I was baptized) will be the largest cathedral in the world when they get around to finishing it.
Another scoreless inning.
[20] Indeed -- Cathedral Parkway.
But I doubt that it just happens to be where you were baptized! I'm guess they chose the baptism site largely because the cathedral was there. Then again, what do I know from baptism?
There's a K! Phil's been wanting one. I guess Jeff Francouer is just the ticket.
Francoeur?
Phil with conviction. Locating fastball, sharp curveball. Keep it up, dude.
Does anyone else find they are reminded of Jorge when Raul bats? Maybe it's just me.
Nice hitting, Teix!
[25] Omg, yes!
No, it's not you!
I remarked on that a few days ago...I caught a peripheral glimpse of him and I swear for a split second I thought Jorgie was up.
[22] Hahahhahaha!
[22][28] Wow, weeping & RI Yank banterin' better than Kenny and O'Neil tonight.
Oh no..George Brett in the booth..that shirt is blinding me!
[25] Yup... something about the crouchstance.
Huh.
Trailing again.
Look at Phil, painting corners, getting backwards K's!
Mario Mendoza (of the Mendoza line, no?)! He robbed Brett of three hits, contributing to his failure to hit .400.
[29} :))
Horsheshit at bat, Wise!
sigh.
Jesus.
This team is killing me.
They're just breaking my balls again and again and again.
New York YaaaaaanKEES, you're BREAK-ing my BALLS
YOU'RE shaking my CON-fi-DENCE DAI-ly..
New York YaaaaaaanKEES, I'm down on my knees
We're BEG-ging you DRIVE some runs HOME.
Ho-ho-HOME....
Phil's biggest flaw.
Way to man up for the 2 blondes you're sitting next to. Are you kidding me? Yeesh!
Nice, Rob.
Rocket Robbie. Kablooooey!
[40] hahahah
Robbie!
At least somebody can still hit.
It's nice they got a homerun because now that means that officially they're have a chance to win this game.
We really need Rob to hit fourth now. I know, the difference is supposed to be trivial, according to line-up analysis, but it just makes sense now.
Uh oh!
Was it wise of Alex to get himself in scoring position?
As good as a double
6 for 73? Ouch.
Make it 74.
So Alex knows the team can't hit with RISP so what does he do? He steals second.
Pop-up, weak-ass three-pitch K.
How long can this go on?
Hughes just needs to keep this at bay. Yanks will be scoring runs.
[48] ARod was planning on stealing 3rd, and then stealing Home... but the batters didn't give him enough time.
Nice job Hughesie.
Nice k.
Wayto go Tex. Shift this! And the hustle. The dreaded scoring position!
A man second. No outs. Unleash the suck. ; )
oh JESUS.
We talk about Alex having a long swing, but man, Russell just takes huge hacks constantly.
Hot damn, another 0-3 coming up
Why the hell doesn't Keller hold these guys up at first?
DOESN'T HE KNOW ABOUT RISPFAIL?!?!?!?!?!?
We. Will. Take it.
sac... bunt... WP... passed ball...
LET'S GO!!!!!!!!
Uh oh, first and second, no outs...
Uh Oh. Bases Loaded....
I hate bunts, but that was fucking beautiful.
even better...
Did you guys know their 3rd baseman Mous went SECOND overall in the draft?
Oh no, bases loaded, no outs. Is it going to be a triple play?
Melky?
For real?
Any chance this is not a DP coming?
MAN, that 1-1 pitch was close...
2nd Grand Slam of his career right here, let's GO
Got to love the anticipation!
A HIT! A HIT! A HIT!!!!!!
Yassir he's our baby, no sir don't mean maybe.
Heh.
The curse is broken.
AND THE CURSE IS LIFTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(73) I'll take ARE YOU HIGH? for $400, Alex
Wait, what happened?
[77] We need seconds shown on the time display....
[81] Do not. We know all we need to know: I was first.
Tough ab so far...
RBI.
Okay, we'll take it. Baby steps motherfucker. But now, those two runs need to get home.
Go Time Alex.
Huh.
And as above: I hate the IBB, but this seems like a no-brainer, I have to admit.
It's a slap in the face, Alex. Make them pay!
OK Alex.... it's PRIDE time..........
How A-Rod has fallen.
DAG, that first pitch looked tasty.
[91] I thought it was inside.
Missed it. Now he'll K on a breaking ball.
Cano was 6 for 12 against this guy, with 3 HRs, 2 of which were Grannies.
Oh ferfuck's sake. : (
weak
Oh, Alex.
Yup.
Yep.
The IBB is vindicated.
But there is another...
Nice swing.
Well... if they push the fences back 40', Phil could hold onto this lead.
Wheeeeeeew. (That shrieking foul.)
Oy
Ok, two runs!
We're in no position not to appreciate the two.
So wack. I'm taking bets. How long before Hughes gives it back? I say 2 batters.
Here comes the 2 run homer.
[70] What about Melky?
Okay, good job. I'm happy to lose the bet.
There's two, well done, well done.
Check out Hughes!
[107] Apparently he leads the major leagues in hits.
Same page, fellas.
C'mon Phil.
The bed is being shit...
Bullpen.
Way to go, Phil.
Still no Mo.
I was always a Melky booster, good to see him doing well. William was with me on that. Where is ol' William anyway? Too busy with his own stuff I suppose
[111] Why is that a surprise? I sometimes there's asbestos in the clubhouse the way most of our farm-grown guys seem to suffer when the reach the bigs (but often do well when they leave). Melky was a top prospect at one point, so we knew he had it in him. I just hope we don't have a repeat of the 80ks when the Yanks gave away top prospects who went on to good careers for OPP who maintained a status quo of mediocrity.
[118] He tweets on average about 62,000 times every game. Worth following!
[111] Wow. Giants really won on that trade.
[118] I liked him since his first AB, he drew a big walk off of Schilling, which impressed me.
I never liked the Melk man but am pleased he's doing well.
And now my TV has been taken over by the WIFE and the finale of Dancing with the Stars. Gameday, John and Suzyn, commerical breaks, and you guys. LET's GO!
[121] Damn! I remember that AB you're talking about. I had to go back and check BR but Melky played only 6 games in July of 05. First 4 vs. Cleveland and then 2 vs. Boston. He came back in 07 and played 136 games.
[123] Stranded with the Stars to Dancing with the Stars. At least your guaranteed some action.
Like this. A slim lead against the doormat of that powerhouse AL Central division (I know the Twins are worse this year). Hopefully tonight, Soriano does what he always wanted to do.
I always liked Melky, but he had to go for Cano's sake.
125) And they show plenty of skin of those lovely dancers. Hey Now.
[127] Lots of network TV oops potential.
Sorry Jetes, that was a strike.
One run lead, let's hope Robertson & Mo can hold it -- oh shit, I don't like this.
[124] Jesus, was that seven years ago?
Fucking hell, how the time flies.
Booooooooooooooooooooone!
FUCKING FUCK!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD!!!
DID YOU SEE THAT??????
WHY DIDN'T TEIX STEP ON THE BAG WHEN HE SAW LOGAN WASN'T AROUND???
IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE IT HIMSELF AND THEN GAVE UP!
WTF!!!
This team is a fucking DISGRACE.
Cody Eppley - good grief!
Man, we are going to need more runs, don't you get that feeling?
(134) Tex had no chance
Tex might have gotten there if he broke right away? You think Logan has practiced that play since he stood on the mound in T-Ball?
And, when Tex looked perplexed, he reminds me of the the mean teacher on the bicycle (before she becomes the wicked witch) in the Wizard of Oz.
Ok, that's one.
[139] Miss (Elmira) Gultch (Margaret Hamilton).
And she's no teacher, she "owns half the county."
[139] teacher? Wasn't she the landlord?
Never was a big Judy Garland fan..but love the movie of course.
The fact that that's ruled a hit instead of an E1 is a disgrace to scoring. One of many I must add. : )
Clay Rapada, the Felix Heredia of the new age.
I mean, OYF mentioned snatching defeat from the jaws of victory the other night.
Wow, DP!
Commercial break so I just saw that.
LOL LOL LOL LOL
Luck be a lady tonight!
Well that works. Time for some Geico runs.
A Rod will go yard now.
[141] [142] Right, a senior moment there.
Nice lucky double play. Now some insurance for Soriano, please.
Insurance run please.
That slow-mo of Tex making the catch was FUNNY. See...entertainment of some sort watching Yankee games.
148) So I was wrong.
Soriano can do this..
So you wanna be the closer...well, get er done, a hole.
I can't believe we have to watch Mo not being on the mound like this, day in, day out.
One down.
one down
[154] You got a real boner for Soriano, AB!
Man..can A-Rod even get to 700? I'm starting to doubt it. One more time; great contract, Hank & Hal!
[154] Is he an a-hole, or just misunderstood?
laughing
Jesus H. Christ.
Of course.
Tying run on second base!
Hahahahahahahahah!!!
Ruh roh
two down
Two outs.
(So what's it going to be, WP?)
Never easy, right?
1-2...
Safe methinks.
Yaaaaayyy!!!!
Fucking gorgeous, Alex!
Great play by Alex and Tex!
Woo hoo!
Very good night all.
Did they get the call right? Or was he safe?
That was exhilarating! Not so sure he was out.
Yankee win! It's a long season.
Damn. Real close. What an arm. I wonder if Nuney makes that throw? ; )
Man, talk about a narrow victory.
In every way.
There's our great triumph, Team.
Winning on fumes.
[173] We can laugh NOW! :)
Well done team, ekeing out a W over the mighty..Royals...
Well, Alex knew he had to rush and he couldn't get his body moving to first, so that was all arm, hurrying by not throwing it away. Though the throw was high and wide, that's all instinct and not only the final out but if the call goes the other way the lead is gone.
Yanks needed a break. Glad, for a night, they got one.
The 2012 season turnaround has officially begun
Any kudos here for Hughes?
Someone call MattPat, Wilson Betemit just homered for the O's to give them a 4-1 lead over Boston.
Where's RI?
Why, this is just totally irresponsible!
Unacceptable.
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.
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So I will tell you that Wilson Betemit hit a 2 run jack in the bottom of the 8th to make Baltimore's lead over the Red Sox, 4-1.
Midget leads off the top of the 9th.
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Grounder to 2nd, 1 Out.
Medium Papi up now.
[179] WTF?????
Now goddam Japan is calling New England games?
Meduim Papi back to the pitcher, 2 Out.
Gonzo flies out to LF.
Game Ovah.
The Basement belongs to Boston.
[181] RI Yank is still on Scandanavian time so I got to take up the slack for Boston reporting. We're very international here at the Banter, you know.
Boston..still under .500!
Nah, I was still watching, but stopped bantering. Thanks for filling in, Northern New England.
The game ended and the Yankees were celebrating on the field.
I'm confused and frightened.