We’ve talked a lot about the Yankees reaching rock bottom lately. Worst case scenario, they miss the playoffs. Worser case: the Red Sox knock them out. Boston has nothing to play for other than to inflict pain on the Yankees.
Three game series starts tonight in Boston and their ace, Jon Lester, is on the hill. The Yanks counter with Hiroki Kuroda who is due for a good start.
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Russell Martin C
Steve Pearce 1B
Curtis Granderson CF
Andruw Jones LF
Jayson Nix 3B
Never mind the paranoia: Let’s Go Yank-ees!
"The Conversation"!!! One of the best of all the 70s golden age films, and Hackman was incredible.
Let's Go Yankees!
Funny. Just watched this three nights ago. Great movie. Loved Allen Garfield.
I hope the Yanks come out a whoopin' and a stompin'.
I really think we should sweep this series, 2 of 3 at very worst.
Swisher with a ringing double Everybody drink!
Hey, I was just going to watch this with some Sox fans (these are the hard core, serious), but just had to check in: the Red Sox are the cure for what ails Swish!
Damn.
Remember when Lester used to be good?
Oh, come on.
Seems like we deserved more.
Whew.
And thanks, Bobby and Scotty, for the free out.
Yanks sucking ass so far with the bats. C'MON.
All of these wasted opportunities will wind up biting somebody in the ass.
The Yankees are keeping Lester in this fucking game. You douche bags have got to be fucking kidding me.
Siriaco is a the next gen Yankee Killa.
Hiroki makes a mistake to start the inning and you know the Sox are tying it up here.
Base hit through the shift. Book it.
It's funny how Leiter has to defer to Cone for his every pitching observation.
A flag is the best they could think of for 9/11. Gag. How about a little Twin Towers icon? The severed head of Bin Ladin?
Kuroda getting squeezed>
Another mistake by Kuroda.
18) Ump is at least being fair. He's squeezed Lester, too.
[20} If the ump is taking the edges away, then both teams will need at least 6 runs to win in this ol' time band box.
So whadda ya think? Dusty drives him home?
What in the hell, Martin?
Pitch the ball Hiroki don't worry about the man on second.
Dayum Alex, a little frothy tonight?
And predictable too.
A 2 out rbi for the little fucking pony. Who could have predicted. Fucking worthless Yankees offense wasting how many walks now? 5. What a joke.
Get your head out of your fucking asses, fellas.
25) Indeed I R.
OK...score truck for Alex and the Yankees! Kuroda will settle down.
Let's go Andruw.
Man, the 3-1 pitch was his to hit. Now, Lester will put him away.
Damn, Lester walking the house and they're still losing?? Weak...
Nice. We'll take it. How about making it count, now.
Andrew Jones should be shut down until the playoffs where the magic can begin again. Give a youngun a chance or at least Dickerson.
[35] I know, Andruw
Nice stache Lavarnway.
No DP DJ...
At least he hit it on the nose.
Really with that fucking kid. Bloody hell!
Robbed of a double. Great.
Can someone hit one off that wall, please?
This game is sucking.
For those watching YES. I'm embarrassed for Eddie Money
It is high. It is far. It is off my forehead. Cone making fun of Sterling is the highlight of the night.
[45] Still laughing...
Cone accurate in saying Hiroki doesn't have a crisp slider tonight.
Lavarnway looks like Tom Brunansky's unshaven nutsack.
I'll just do this once, because it's so stupid. "The record shows, he took the blows and did Lavarnway".
Nice change up and good inning.
Kuroda settling down. Good inning.
Now that was refreshing.
I guess the Yankees are done taking pitches.
[53] They want to be sure Lester starts the 7th.
How about a two out RBI now?
I wish I had more than zero faith in Pearce.
Lester will get him on the breaking ball.
[56] Pearce with 2 strikes, Less than zero.
Nice job, Yankees.
p.s. You guys blow.
I hate our righties a lot more than I hate out lefties
Horseshit!
Hey, they got that sombitch out.
[62] Yeah, but he smacked it hard.
Don't walk this mook...
I know the Yanks are losing, but I'm glad Kuroda is pitching right now.
Orioles up 3-1, first and third, nobody out for them in the 5th...
Let's go boys, start it off right...baserunners.
5-1 O's...
Okay, no DP Andruw...
My first rule change when i become ruler of the world, and, of course, commissioner of baseball: if you square to bunt, it's a swing, whether or not you "pull it back."
NOW is the TIME! Let's friggin' go already!
[66] We should fear Tampa more, but the Yankees need space I want the Rays to win tonight.
Lester is all over the place tonight and they got one lousy,stinkin' run..this will not stand!
NOW...an RBI. Let's see it.
Do it. Do it.
Yeah, sacrifice is fine. But now they've got to, you know, actually deliver.
Uh oh, two on no outs. Now we won't score.
I wonder what it's like when the pitching coach and manager don't talk? Nix sac, good.
Keeps Jeets out of the double play.
The Bob McClure story is reason 6546 that Bobby V is an asshole
Don't swing at the garbage, Jeter. Hit a good one.
He's gunna K Jeter now too.
[79] What was that one?
Hells yeah. Atta boy, Captain. We'll take it any way!
Woohoo!
[81] Nah.
Well looky at that.
That was so cheap.
We'll TAKE IT!
Always trust the Captain!
Jazz, I'm on my phone, so I can't see I'd that was for me. Anyway, McClure left the team for a family emergency and Bobby told the press he went in vacation
Jeter has The Curse muscle memory.
I know everyone here was cursing, but my RSN buds were just waiting for the other shoe to drop. They are not at all surprised that Captain Intangibles was the one to drop it.
C'mon, Swish. Time to put some money in the bank.
Jeter hit a Pesky Pole style double.
Not for nothing but those were some nasty pitches to Swish.
Sorry, Michael, we love him, but Jeter is not having better season that either Cabrera or Trout. Not by a stretch.
Alex is whiffing here, too.
[89] Ah, got it. Love to see all that in the "best organization in baseball"!
95) Amen.
Predictable.
[96] Nah, looking.
I have not been enjoying A-Rod's at bats tonight. Just sayin'.
Hey Jazz, finally some great sleeping weather in Tokyo, huh? I slept like Lindbergh's Baby last night.
Big inning for Hiroki.
Little goddamn midget fuck
[95][98] true, but don't be surprised if Jeter ends up with the MVP as a sort of lifetime achievement award. It won't be right, of course, but it very well could happen.
Terrible job by Hiroki. Terrible.
Jeez, that was going so well for a while there.
But I'm confident of victory.
[102] About time, too! I was able to get through the day yesterday without multiple changes of clothes and wash-ups.
Let's hook up for the playoffs (if you're not in Marathon Man mode.)
105) I see your point but I don't think it'll happen. Trout's been too good.
Will Ross go deep too?
[106] Dayum, Kuroda was robbed of strike one against Pony. Mistake#1
Robbie Cano: Fail.
[105] actually, the blue jays announcers were just discussing Jeter (after they cut to highlihts from the yankees-sox game). After sort of joking that every day jeter seems to get two or hree hits, the announcers both agreed that jeter might just win the mvp. That is to sayit's not just michael kay---jeter is getting the necessary buzz from around the league.
Now, Lavarnway gives them the lead.
113) He'll get a lot of support that's for sure.
[113] I really think there is no chance. Would be worse than Pacino getting his award for sayign "BOOOOO-Yahhh!" and not any of his great 70s films.
Well, at least Jeter is good this year, but it has to be Trout.
109) i think it depends who wins the batting title. If jeter wins the BA title and leads the league in hits, and assuming teh yankees end up the playoffs, i'd put my money on jeter. I meanit's not like worser players haven't won the mvp (mauer) over players having clearly superior seasons.
Battle of the bullpens...though I suspect they'll let Hiroki come out for the 7th, don't you?
[117] grrr...i meant morneau, of course.
[118] Yes.
[116] It has to be Miggy. ROY is enough for Trout.
[121] I love Cabrera and he'll be in the HOF one day..but have you seen him play D? And Trout is Garry Maddox Jr out there in CF. He'll win both awards.
Meh, it was a catcher running.
[116] Or Scorsese winning for The Departed.
[124] Blechhh! Horrible..hated that film. The original is such a classic. Tazawa-Ichiro battle! And 田沢は勝った!
[122] No comparison to Trout in CF right now. And the dude has 45 SBs.
Sgt Clark, getting ready for a golden gloves match? I wouldn't want to be stopped on the Mass Pike by that trooper.
Yankees playing some keystone kops baseball
[128] Nobodies fault there. Just bad luck.
Martin on the other hand...
Great fucking job there Russ. Just a fucking beauty.
[128] That's clown baseball.
I'm not even sure what Martin did to get an error there. I just assume he got one for being a dumb shit. Which is fine with me.
This is a moment for Kuroda. Let's see if he can rise above it.
This has Joe Girardi engineered disaster written all over it.
Oh no, mix'n'match!
I don't like this move.
THIS FUCKING TEAM.
Jeebus fukking Crystal.
Great job Boone! You had a great view of that fucking play!
WTF!
Holy Horse Shit, Swisher. You fucking knucklehead.
If Joba can't get out Scott Podsednik..I predict profanity on the Banter.
Should have left Kuroda in.
But, 99.9% of the time, that is the 2nd baseman's ball and you can't blame Boone. WTF Swish?
[125] As long as I live I'll never understand that award. That wasn't even one of Scorsese's best five movies.
[144] Lifetime Achievement award, really.
This is rock bottom.
Here comes the My Little Pony Bust Your Ass Hit of the Night.
Joba has one good day, and he is a high leverage reliever?
Partial redemption Nick.
pony. So help me Mo get him out.
Oh hell.
"Dustin Pedroia and the Seven Dwarfs doesn't really work."
"The Dwarf and Eight Snow Whites?"
Joba!
Exhale. Whoo boy.
[145] Yes, at the expense of those who actually produced great movies that year.
Not for nothing but Jones is paid to hit homers off guys like this.
[155] Thinking the same thing. At least hit the fucking wall.
Fail.
This game and this team are making me SICK TO MY STOMACH!
Did Nix beat that out?
[154]Clint Eastwood – Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears – The Queen
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Babel
Paul Greengrass – United 93
I really don't see anyone that was terribly robbed. Just look at it like they counted the votes for Raging Bull 26 years later
Come-on, guys. Win this in regulation.
[160] Yeah, correct. I just checked, myself. Given the nominations nothing really stands out.
Maybe Babel. I didn't see The Queen. Still haven't seen Little Miss Sunshine, but it seemed to be a darkhorse favorite.
[160] After Clint's latest performance, he's ready for the Harvey revival, with a twist.
[162] Wait. I saw The Queen. Not my style.
Great job by Robertson on Ross.
158) Here Here!
[162] The Queen was quite good, and she certainly deserved the Oscar. But not so good that I was up in arms that it didn't win for best director.
Booh-ya!
C'mon you Mutts, the bullpen is not meant for extra innings. Top of the order. One run and get it to Soriano. You CAN DO IT!!
O's up 9-2.
Dammit. I thought Jeter's liner would curve around the pole.
Nice, Swish. C'mon ALEX.
Um, so who's going to play first?
Fucking worthless. C'mon!
If Eduardo doesn't steal, he's completely useless to this team
Oh great, a play. A tragedy.
[173] Chavez
A-Rod looked absolutely awful in that AB
Fucking horseshit, Alex.
FAIL
Hey, anyone else see this night ending badly. It's felt that way since they scored one fucking run in the first inning.
[178] It's amazing how bad one of the greatest hitters of all time can look on a regular basis.
Aw fuck. McGehee
He went
Jesus motherfucking Christ its Pedro fucking Ciriaco. Someone on this godamned fucking cocksucking team needs to be able to get him out
This is like Chinese Water Torture.
So ... just finished watching the US beat Jamaica 1-0 ... 3-3, huh?
What'd I miss?
[187]Frustration.
[188] Nope, actually got quite a lot of that in the US v Jamaica match ...
Man, the Alabama Hamma seems a foot or so short on his fastball these days ...
This is rock bottom.
So ... I missed anything good and showed up just in time for a shit sandwich.
Awesome.
This team needs an enema ...
This team absolutely 100 percent deserves to miss the playoffs. Another terrible loss against an awful team.
boo
Ball Fucking Saxbury.
I had a bad feeling going into the bottom of the ninth. The weird thing is, only Ellsbury's was a decent hit. I deem Robertson unlucky tonight.
They're acting like they just won the World Series. Sit the fuck down, losers.
Another wasted morning. Sigh...
I fucking hate this team. With a fiery, angry passion. Miserable, boring bullshit team to watch with the worst manager in baseball constantly rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
When the fuck was the last time they even won two games in a row? It has to be a month.
197) They did just win their World Series.
[196] Long, long LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG past the point of moral victories
[200] And we lost ours.
[201] I'm kind of with you. There's really no way around it. Old, inury-ravaged team that blew a huge divison lead to the freakin' Orioles.
[203] Don't forget that we're led by the brave and honorable Edward Smith. Constantly rearranging deck chairs
[201] I don't consider it a victory. I was just prepared to hate Robertson but I don't.
People always say losing Mariano was not a big deal because Soriano has been so effective..but that's ignoring the fact they still lost an almost guranteed excellent 70 innings from the pen. Now there's a great Soriano to close it but an ineeficitve D-Rob and then the Bullpen Rouxlette Dancers behind him...
[206] How did losing Mariano hurt D-Rob? Actually, the bullpen has been fantastic for most of the year, including D-Rob. This game was lost by the batters, IMHO. Seven walks and 3 runs? WTF!
The 2 best batters on the Sox have a .857 OPS and an .808 OPS. That's their two BEST! And yet, we pound out all of 6 hits... against 7 walks?
I'm not sure why I want to make the PS so badly.
This team will only disgrace us in front of a national audience.