And Happy International Left-Handed Day, big fella!

kind of a house money lineup backing the big man.

Yes, that's a weird-ass line up. Please explain to me why Brett Gardner is not in it.

Joey doesn't want to risk him breaking the record for game winning hits?

Joey is trying to give everyone a chance to play. Then after the game he'll treat them all to ice cream.

[3] Oooh, I want ice cream! How can I get in on that? I mean, I'm not left handed, but I can provide some power...

[4] ...and by that I mean I can home-run singles from the genny to the dugout and light it up >;) {/film set humor}

Aw crap!

Wells that's better

Jeez.

Fuck you ump. Neighborhood much?

That is horeshit, Blue!

Cat like. A tank sized cat.

He threw that to first like he was tryin' to moida somebody.

CC getting squeezed. He's a little off, but not getting breaks anywhere on the field.

Earlier, Kay asked Meredith if Jeter had any bad feelings in his current injury. She said he didn't feel anything. Good thing Jeter has a calf problem and not a groin pull for Meredith to comment on how it feels. (I know, sophomoric, but funny to me).

Rally time!

Did I hear that right? CC hasn't had a put out at first in over two years! How is that possible?

Ya know, if plays were made, and all things being equal, CC would be pitching a shutout.

[14] Meredith seems clever and fun, I dig her.

I can't listen to them talk about Vargas pitching without thinking of McBain crashing into the room and shooting the place up. (Simpsons ref for those that don't know!)

Atta boy, Sori!

Alphonso!

Fonzi!

Way TOO much hot dogging for a ball that barely cleared the fence. Oh, well.

[21] More hot-dogging! Love it!

[20] Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[21] Not when the ball hits a foot from the top of the wall and Lil' Sori is left holding his jock on 1st base. : )
[23] Late night reruns on the Hub channel. lol.... Maybe for Soriano's homers Sterling can give his impression of Fonzi trying to say sorry but saying Sori instead. And if you get that one....then cheers.

[24] :) I'm blanking on the Happy Days memory of that one..I know the 70s were a different time but seriously..how did all the kids think Fonzi was 'cool'?

[24] Reruns? Harrumph, watched the original. Now if you'll excuse me, there are some kids on the damn lawn. . .

Oh, and Fonzie could never say "I'm sorry"

[25] Saying sorry was definitely not cool for the Fonz. So the few times he did have to say it he'd stutter something fierce. Quite the spectacle. And I can't speak to how teenage kids felt about The Fonz when the show was on in the 70's. Okay, I've said too much about Happy Days. In any even, Henry Wrinkler has shown up in some pretty bizarre roles in recent years. Ha.
Where the hell's Donnie Baseball when you need him?

[26] Hey, I watched the originals as my elder sisters insisted..but I think it premiered the year I was born? ('74)

Sadly, I'm more interested in discussing 1970s TV shows than following the Yankees anymore this year..

Robot. Umpire. Overlords.

Just awful.

[26] Hey, I absorbed it in the late 70's. Of course I was not yet in Kindergarten but it was still entertaining. lol... In was already in syndication in the early 80's and it was on every single weekday about dinner time. I watch it now for nostalgia.

They'd better take full advantage of that complete gift.

This is not a relaxing game.

[29] Got a decade on ya. And this year I'm just enjoying baseball as baseball, not worried about the Yankees postseason chances, which are zero. Just need Scooter to talk about where to get a good cannoli.

I cannot friggin' stand Mike Scioscia. I hope he goes crazy and gets tossed soon.

[35] Same here.

So Soriano is 2 for 19 on the homestand with two homers. It's good that Weepingforbrunhilde is taking the season off; he'd have a nervous breakdown.

[34] "I tell ya, White! Holy Cow Ice Cream in Rhineback, NY. Holy Cow, that's good ice cream!" I miss those guys a lot.

[37] How about a rain delay?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abh9fjC2jVA

[37] There is an ice cream shop in Rhinebeck, but I was more familiar with the three bars in town (not including the Rhinebeck Tavern -- outside my price range in college & afterwards)

Nice. Soriano comes through again.

[38] Oh man, so awesome. I'm going to cry with joy, such great memories.
[39] I went to school up there too!

[32] Well, *I'll be*, they actually did!

[41] Bard, 1987

I had to run out just after it happened. Did Nelson leave before the catch?

Good work, Alex.

Well I'll be.
I did not expect that.

Lovely, just lovely.

[43] Nice, Bard '95 for me!

[44] No. Completely blown.

[44] No. It was close but no.

I'm not going to even think about what could have been this year. Just enjoy baseball.

Holy shit. Just reading about the Shane Spencer hoax today. WTF!

[48] Cool! By '95 I'm back on the East Coast after law and library school in Oregon & Washington. And falling in love with Aikido.

[49] Of course not.

Its getting out of control.

Shawn Kelley certainly has his moments.

If Joey Joe Joe has any damn sense, we'll see Betances tonight.

Perfect time to give the kid an easy situation to pitch in, get his feet wet.

Hey wow, I wanted to go to Bard in 94, but I needed to get some prerequisites at DCC first. Ended up graduating from Dutchess and transferring to Hunter instead. And yes, Holy Cow is da shizznits! I'll be going to the county fair in two weeks, so I'm planning to hit them up then.

[55] I think its more good than bad.

Bad umpiring crew

Pastadivinggreen!

[57][53] Awesome! Beautiful part of the state up there. I'm getting an ice cream vibe now, may have to venture out in the heat wave to indulge.
[56] Agreed, bring on the kids!

Let's go, Nuney!

[57] Honorary member. We don't have frats, just a network. . .

YS Special! Whoo-hooot. Eat fucking shit, Scioscia.

Sweet Sori!

Thelarmis will be sorry to have missed this one. Soriano power and double digits!

The game at the Rogers Center is a little more exciting than this one. Jays batting for the win in the bottom of the ninth, two on, two out for Brett Lawrie...

Night all, early morning.

Maicer Itzuris PH.

Uh, no. I'm totally confused...

[61] New York is a very beautiful state that seems to incorporate a little of everything around the country (haven't found a desert yet, but I'll bet there is one somewhere; maybe Endicott) I like driving around and discovering or revisiting attractive areas and great food. Went back to Sam's Point/Ice Caves Mountain in Ellenville last Saturday, plan to revisit Howe Caverns near Albany soon. Too bad Carson City and Catskills Game Farm are gone.

Oh, Lawrie made an out while I wasn't looking, okay.
Maybe I should just watch one game...

[71] There's a small desert on East 125th St.

Extra innings in Toronto...

[63] Cool. Never was big on frats, but I'm not a social guy to begin with. Bard still looks as cool as ever. Love the woods, seem to have spent most of my life in or near them.

Betances, cool.

Alright, Kid. You get the chance to get at least one out.

[73] Nah, that's just construction. You can tell by the grade and frequency of litter...

Dellin!

If Kay ever says Dellin is gellin' I am throwing my tv out the window.

Oh, c'mon. THAT SUCKS!

[77] More like the chance to throw ONE pitch ...

Betances is a giant, huh?

Oh, not so cool. Poor guy!

[82] big kid

[78] Oh, huh. But... the camels!

Wowzers, that really sucks.

[79] Betances's ball really dances! Dellin is dealin!
Ok, I'm out, work is calling

[85] Nope, Newports; commonly known in Harlem as loosies...

[88] Newport is in my part of the woods, kimosabe.

[89] I like the woods. They have the best ice cream.

Woah. I went for a bike ride with my daughter and missed the biggest offensive onslaught of the season. Just shows ta go ya.

My Angel fan family have turned off the game.

Jazz, it's a chill 74°F in SoCal right now. I can't even break a sweat.

[91] You'd best watch up, it's supposed heat up tomorrow. Why, I believe it's even expected to break 85 ...

Dellin is no longer in Scranton Wilkes-Barre. Outs, dude, outs.

Oh for fuck's sake!

Betances to Chamberlain would be like the trail of broken dreams, huh?

[95] In Joba's case, it's the trail of tears.