I’m slippin’, I admit it. The Yanks have handled the Jays this year. So why does something tell me that stops this week, especially with Phil Hughes pitching tonight?
Stupid Heebie Jeebies.
Brett Gardner CF
Derek Jeter SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Curtis Granderson DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Austin Romine C
Jeter’s back.
Never mind the Birds:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Hey, who's that Derek Jeter kid at shortstop?
I'm not sure I care for those sleeveless red jerseys that the RailRiders wear.
So does he hit another obligatory welcome back homer in his first AB?
Nice work Banterers getting the Yanks back in contention while I was on vacation. Of course the prayer I sent up to the gods at the Parthenon my have had something to do with it. Looking forward to a fun Sept. and a one game shot to get in the tournament.
Mere hours before I leave for my Chicago vacation, lets all join for our grand tradition, Phil Hughes night.
Just beat the pompous ass Dickey. That's all I ask.
Ah, here's that new kid.
[4] You were at the Parthenon?
I'm thinking the Virgin Goddess has a soft spot for A-Rod. (Although I believe centaurs are Apollo's creatures.)
Looks kind of old for a kid, I doubt Derek will get, oh, say 3000 hits.
Productive outs.
[8] I'm pretty sure he won't get 3000 more, anyway.
C'mon, Phil. Channel someone good tonight.
I prefer not to see anyone on base when Encarnacion comes up against Hughes...
It's like listening to a time bomb tick.
[8] Some say he has an affinity for noodles...
Whew.
Nice walk.
Curtis and A-Rod absorbed a total of three pitches, so Lyle did good there.
Not as good. Eephus K.
I have to be honest: anybody bats against Hughes with men on, and I feel like it's a ticking time bomb.
2 men on. No out. Not good. Not good at all.
The ticking is getting louder.
That was good. My breathing is more regular now.
Lame.
Oh, you have to be kidding me.
Blergh
Pillar sounds like Millar. Therefore, I hate him anyway.
Doesn't it seem like they could just sit on his fastball? Because tonight at least a pretty small percentage of the knucklers are in the strike zone.
Tick
tick
tick...
Shite! That was actually close at home.
Sigh.
The fact that these aren't home run runs isn't comforting.
I feel I am staying as positive as anyone could reasonably expect.
Hey, look, Phil has lowered his ERA this game!
(So far.
I said, "reasonably expect".)
A-bomb!
Atta boy, Alex.
That makes me feel more positive!
[33] Ionic?
Congratulations to Gritner. Already a yeoman's career with 500 hits.
Sit on the fastball, Rob!
[34] Yes, and waiting for the solution...
Square one up, Robbie!
Dagnabbit!
[34], [37] You two seem to have some chemistry going tonight.
Men on base. Scary time.
tick tick TICK TICK TICK...
Ohphorphuck's sake!
Shee-it!
[40] Hey, that reminds me!
I have determined that baseball is mathematically impossible.
Demonstration to follow...
Dagnabbit, I've never seen Ichiro flub a catchable ball before.
This could be the point of no return ugly very soon.
Good shut down inning after Alex tied it up. Oi!
[45] Baseball or Hughes not sucking?
I don't get pulling Hughes here. I guess Girardi is itching to use that lefty-lefty matchup.
IBBs.
Fuck em.
From the official MLB rules:
With Hughes, it's fearful anticipation then anger. With CC lately, it's just sad.
But, [52] this means that the pointy part of the plate forms an isosceles right triangle, two sides 12 and the hypotenuse 17... and there is no such triangle.
QED, baseball is impossible.
At least in Euclidean space. Hm.
Thanks, Sierra.
[54] Bless it's little pointed head. I thought the part about being level with the ground surface was impossible. The plate rises from the dirt the thickness of it.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. $@#$#$@#$@#$ Just a fly ball or a ground ball. FUCK!
He struck out on an 81 mph fastball?
No joke, the Yankees must come back and win this game.
[35] Lovely use of 'yeoman' there. A word that should be used more often.
Poor Matt Harvey. Can it get any worse for the Mets?
Sending RA back to the dorms? It's not curfew.
Holy hell, Vernon. Why bother?
PH for Brett in this sit-chee-ay-shun? Hope nothing's wrong.
That was some rookie ABs from veterans. Louped.
[54] Huh. And here I thought home plate always reminded me of one side of a dreidel. Live and learn...
[65] Which side?
Sigh again.
Harumph.
[66] none >;)
Night all.
Nice to get the injured veterans back; this team seems tired and old.
[69] (sp)
[71] This team seems like the same team it's been all year, save a few weeks in April and early May, and the recent hot streak.
I repeat what I've said all year. Phil Hughes sucks.