The Yanks face one of the best tonight in “King” Felix Hernandez. They’ll counter with the former Mariner, Fab Five Freddy Garcia.
The intrepid Chad Jennings has the notes of the day.
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Eric Chavez DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chris Stewart C
Never mind the mismatch: Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Stupid hot day here in the Big Egg, I'm looking forward to a couple hours of followng the game and gazing out the window here at ACME. Summertime!
It was hot like soup over at the primordial ooze aka the Gowanus canal today. I nearly passed out from exhaustion inside the warehouse I day-play in, but I covered it up as a yawn. My co-workers were amazed that I even yawned; apparently they thought I never got tired. The weather here has been bananas. And I hate bananas...
[2] 21st Century Raymond Chandler intro?
grandy dancer!!
GRANDYMAN!
Can Freddy kill the King? "I'm going down; down, down, down, down, down"
Curtis begins the regicide.
The long ball giveth ... and the long ball taketh away.
Chief getting his sprints in.
A pleasure listening to Singleton and Cone.
Wonder if Cashman has any more moves brewing..
Damn, thought that was in.
Crazy hot and a long-ass work day. I'm shot. Relaxing with the ballgame and Charlie Parker, Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes. If only I could sleep in tomorrow.
Go Yanks!
Dang, that shot by Chavez on Hernandez was a Charlie Brown moment.
Fat Freddy's flinging filth!
Nice heckler caught by the mikes there. "Are you blind, ump?!"
[9] I caught Cashman on the Kay show in the car today. He said he didn't expect making a move for someone like Ichiro until Gardner was confirmed out for the year. He also said (of course) that there are no pressing needs right now, and with Joba coming back it's like getting a new arm in the BP. He also said that old man George would have been ecstatic over the Ichiro deal.
[11] Sounds good! Though some of those box-sets have way too many alt takes and snippets..makes for hard listening sometimes unless you're a Bird scholar.
[16] This is 3 discs, 65 cuts, just the masters, so you don't have to wade through 5 takes of each tune. They do have a more comprehensive set, I believe - Complete Savoy & Dial Sessions. That's a bit much for me. It's amazing early Bird.
[17] Oh, that sounds perfect then. I believe there is a set out there which has hundreds of tracks of just his solos..all bootleg recordings by some crazy Italian fan who followed Bird around the country..need to look that up.
Bk after lunch!
Blargh ... too much Saunders ...
Thinking about Sherman Hemsley who died today at 74. Something about his George Jefferson role was profoundly impressive to me. He really is in that deeelux apartment in the sky right now. RIP
maybe didn't get them but ichiro's arm is still damn good.
The Chief is getting blooped to death out there.
Fredddie does not inspire a lot of confidence.
[20] I'm afraid I'm going to have to mark you down for a -1 Internets for the "deluxe apartment in the sky" riff, I will do so with a smile and pass along the following small slice of total awesome:
http://badassdigest.com/2012/07/24/sherman-hemsley-had-an-lsd-lab-in-his-basement/
The Yankees have been hitting the ball hard tonight, just not falling in, except for Curtis'. There will be more runs tonight.
[25] Hah!
=)
[24] Totally awesome!
Didn't Hernandez just balk right there?
[27] So TOTALLY AWESOME in fact, that my friends and I have made the decision that going forward, we'll refer to acid as "Hemsley", rather than "Heston", as we had done for over a decade ...
damn that totally sucked
Less than ideal. Shit.
Meh.
Well, that was not so good. Just a fly ball from Cano or Raul was needed there. Good AB by Tex, and Chavez at least hit it hard.
Fat Freddy is totally the "Little Girl with Curls" tonight ...
Nicely done, Loaf Pincher!
Ichiro!
ICHIRO!
i hate the king
[29] I finally read all of the badass article about Hemsley. LA in the 70's and 80's led to some strange bed-fellows, with drugs the great equalizer. Gentle Giant on Dinah? That in itself tells the story.
I lived in LA from 1978-1986 and again from '89-'92. Lots of stories, and craziness...
Freddy is pitching well. Mostly bad luck is why he is behind, and the Yankees have had a lot of chances to tie or go ahead.
[39] Incredible. Thanks for that link, Cult! Also receommend checking out SammY Davis Jr singing the theme song from the Jeffersons, swinging goodness.
Great expression on A-Rod's face after that nasty pitch.
To those watching Yes. Isn't that Corona commercial (the one where "she couldn't get away") something? It was great last year, and I'm glad they revived it. That one shot from behind the woman in her business suit....
Chief deserves the win. RUNS!
Watching old episodes of The Jeffersons willl never be the same. I loved that show as a kid.
holy crap, that's whack about george jefferson.
i love Gong & Gentle Giant. my fusion trio is definitely influenced by those groups. we're playing a gig in 3 weeks. you're all invited!
[19] too much of the letter "u". i *HATE* when people spell my name with a damn "u." aaarrrggghhh!!! : /
Damn, Felix. Don't kill The Captain! Ouch!
First Ichiro, now Jeter. The King ain't playing fair.
Alex needs to go yard-and-a-half to shut these yokels up.
apparently, vicente padilla drilled beltre square in the helmet tonight. unfortunately, that's not surprising...
and the shit sox won. sucks all the way around...
c'mon a-rod!
Oh shit, that looked bad.
Oh for fuck's sake. What the fuck!
Stay classy, Seattle.
FUCK THE KING!
That's a guaranteed trip to the DL.
Ouch..I'm losing my platonic-love for King Felix..unless it's really just bad control..?
Fuck my life
what just happened to a-rod? : o
The HELL is a Lucas Luetke?
RIPPER!!!
Even hits with risp they can't score. Grrrrrrr...... C'mon, Teix!
Alright Loaf Pincher, pinch a loaf!
Christ, 2 back-to-back smoked balls and we get ... 1 run?
Blargh.
Wait, why isn't Jones batting here???
Fuck.
C'mon Leon, tell me about your mother!
These pitchers need to get a grip before they kill someone.
[57] Distant cousin of Latka?
3 hit batsmen and a wild pitch in the last 2 frames? Wild King.
i hope a-rod's hand is ok...
[56] Hernandez hit Arod square on the wrist. He was writhing in pain, and left the game. And now Lucas Loogey nearly hit Raul in the head.
I know none of this is intentional but still...WHAT IN THE FUCK?!
[65] Potato Latke? ; )
fuck.
My guess is ARod's season is over.
Oh good, The Binder.
[71] oh fuck.
Good work, Chief.
[71] That seems somewhat presumptive. It certainly looked like it hurt, though ...
[71] Got to wait for the x-rays. Until then, who knows? It sure as hell didn't look or sound good.
[75] Grandpa Jazz watching in NYC just texted..said he broke his wrist once and remembers holding it just like that..am hoping that's an Abe Simpson memory and not accurate now..
Oh shit, it's Chad Qualls ... ugh.
chad qualls in a 1-run game.
Seriously, what part of CHAD QUALLS IS FUCKING TERRIBLE isn't obvious, huh, Joey Joe Joe???
And now we got to worry about Cano's hand or wrist. Cripes!
This WAS a snappy two hour game. Why is the tomato can Qualls still on this team?
[75] Wrist/hand injuries are brutal. One basically curtailed Nomar's career. He still played, but was never the same.
[83] Well, yes. But there we go with the presumptive part again, right?
[83] Gardner?
[85] Well, the wrist is somewhat like the elbow ...
holy fuck. throw strikes!
i really hope a-rod is ok...
[86] they do each have 5 letters.
As a fan, this is agony. What do you think Girardi is thinking? Chief only had 87 pitches, should have stayed in the game.
I wonder how much the Mariners are paying Chone Figgens not to play?
[86] Hah! Senior moment, sorry.
Dear Boone,
Please do not suck.
kthnks, bye
CoB
[90] that's a great excuse! gonna start using that with my students : )
This game sucks.
Oh fer fuck's sake.
Seriously?
[92] These late games are killing me.
fuck you GI Joe!
enough already...
[95] i LOVE the late games!!! midnight is like noon to me. as a professional musician, i tell people i work the other 9-5! : )
i'm just finishing dinner, actually. i don't get home from work til close to midnight tues/wed/thurs.
if we have to trade for a power hitting 3rd basement next week, who do we target? mike schmidt might be good...
[84] True... but are you watching the game? We've seen hiundreds of HBPs/injuries over the years. A player's reaction is very indicative of the severity of the injury. Guy's don't act like ARod did with a contusion or bone bruise. Did you see how he wouldn't let the trainer take his hand? We might get lucky, but that was a 'something's fractured/broken' reaction.
Don't know whether he chose it or not, but Tom the Helm's Son gets a +1 for choosing local boy Jimi's "Voodoo Child" as his entrance music ...
[99] No, actually, I've been quilting a pair of leg warmers for my girlfriend's chihuahua.
You?
[100] Very cool, Tom Wilhelmmanfredjensen!
[102] Don't EVER call me stupid!
[101] you get a +3 for that comment!
Fah.
Meh.
Balls.
bollocks.
[104] They DO have knitting night coming up at Safeco.
[103] You know why you Brits hate us? Because we're winners.
Oh, winners! Like the North Vietnamese?
If Arod goes on the DL, does that mean a revisit from NunE5? Chavez can't play everyday.
THAT was a most unsatisfying game. Goodnight.
Otto West: Don't call me stupid.
Wanda: Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I've known sheep that could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you're an intellectual, don't you, ape?
Otto: Apes don't read philosophy.
Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it. Now let me correct you on a couple of things, OK? Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not "Every man for himself." And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up.
[107] Well, would you like to know what you'd be without us, the good ol' U.S. of A. to protect you? I'll tell you. The smallest fucking province in the German Empire, that's what! So don't call me stupid, lady. Just thank me.
Mo Damn, but I love that movie. I've rewatched it several times recently, and it still holds up ... and Kevin Kline deserves the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award that he won ...
[111] Agreed and Agreed!
My afternoon is soured now waiting for the inevitable "A-Rod out for the season" announcement..
From RAB:
1:10am: A-Rod suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left hand and is going to the DL. That’s better than a displaced fracture but still sucks. They won’t know the exact timetable for his return until he sees the doctors in New York on Thursday. Fan-friggin’-tastic.
broken hand for a-rod.
NOT GOOD!!!
[113] Actually, it could have been a lot worse.
[99] We might get lucky, but that was a 'something's fractured/broken' reaction.
[115] Well, here's a question. Have you ever broken *your* wrist?
Because *I* have.
And I didn't make that reaction. Or anything close to it.
So ... I'll just say, you're *still* reading a lot into something coincidental.
[116] Which, in the end, isn't to say that Alex didn't have a reaction of "OMG something just broke", it's just that difference between "OMG, that really fucking hurts" and "OMG that really fucking hurts and something's broken" is smaller than you would think ... and possibly smaller than most people can tell ...
[116] OK.... with that reaction, maybe ARod is jsut a cry baby and just had a little boo-boo.
"Once the bone is reset and back in its normal form, a cast or splint will be applied. This is to prevent the bone from being moved out of position during the time it will take to heal. Broken bones heal rather quickly, taking anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks, depending on the severity of the break. Since bone fractures can be quite painful, a prescription or over-the-counter pain killers may be recommended throughout the healing process."
A non-displaced fracture does NOT need to be reset, but it seems the 4 to 12 weeks may still apply.
[118] And?
I was in a cast for over a month.
I had no idea idea my wrist was broken until it was x-rayed.
It felt weird, but there was NO pain.
I've seen people react like Alex did and jog down to first and keep playing.
But, you know, whatever, congratulations ...
From RAB Posters:
Chavez is saying he had the exact same injury and it took him 8 weeks on the nose.
Waldman says 6-8 weeks.
Considering that mIlb is done by then, there wiil be no rehab games. I also read that some physical therapy is usually called for. Maybe we get lucky, ARod plays the last 2 weeks and gets in shape for the PS, but this could be season over for Alex.
[121] Ichiro better start hitting home runs.
Oh, and the Yankees better hit some Mariners. #vengeance
BTW, aside from Ichiro, Seattle has given us nothing but bad luck this year...starting with Pineda. [knocking wood]