In for Pineda.

Very excited for Pineda's start.

Liking Tanaka so far, he ain't no fat pussy toad, fer sure ...

Wish McCann could've played a little 1B in Spring Training.
Is Drew any more of a possibility - just for some more depth at least?

I reeeeaaaallly want to see them knock Dickey's pompous ass around the ballpark.

Wow, is it just me, or was that throw from Captain, unexpectedly reaaaaaaally weak?

Rasmus has still got that meth stare, huh?

7) Good call on Rasmus. I think that Lawrie has a real MME vibe to him. Guy must bench-press a case of Red Bull and then drink half of it before each at bat.

Good job, MP. I like the 94 mph fastballs on the outside corner.

When he was on the Mets I swore Thole was cross eyed

What the fuck was that?

I remain, somewhat inexplicably, really invested in Franky Brains ...

[12] If he continues to improve over past performance when he was the worst defensive catcher in baseball he's a pretty damn good back up.

Oh, boy. SAFE!

I think he did block the plate without the ball, but I'm not sure its clear cut anyway

he's safe

So replay is a waste of time and they still get it wrong. Sweet.

[13] True, but that's also weird, he had a pretty good defensive reputation coming up through the minors.

Frankly I wonder if the rumors were true and he got ahead of himself and partied a bit too much, too soon ...

That was a good inning

So, double-fuckup aside, could Joe have used the Yankee challenge on the safe-out situation right after the umpire-requested challenge?

[18] Eduardo Nunez was the best defensive player in the Yankees system. I don't put too much stock in that.

Regardless, if he's better in 2014 than he was in 2010 and 2011 that's all that matters.

"You're not allowed to go out of your way to hit a catcher" should be called the Buster Posey rule. That's still the worst I've ever seen

Pineda is such a weird looking dude. He's 3 parts and none of them make any sense in any combination ...

Nice combo work there from Frankie Brains and Port Jervis!

Dickey's a douche.

I'm not sure I want to see MLB add a run on a reversal several innings later.

Ooh, that looked low

Alright, Snozzberry. Steal on the first pitch.

Taco!

The one rule change I've always wanted is that "showing bunt" counts as a swing. I don't understand why it doesn't

Even better.

No need to send the runners on 3-2. That would have been stupid.

Bah, DICKey.

I really hate when Dickey does well

If nothing else Pineda looks really good

Pineda's looking good.

Helluva start by Pineda. C'mon, offense. For fuck's sake!

Looking good!
Looking weird doing it, but ...

Came for the Pineda ... and even though he seemed a little off, he did not disappoint!

Dammit, that deserved to be a hit for McCann ...

If Big Pine Tree can be 3/4 of the pitcher we hoped for when he was signed, then the rotation looks as good as anyone's.
[33] [34] why the hate for RA?

Frankie FUCKING Brains!

Ouch!

[41] I've always found him to be an arrogant pompous ass. The kind of guy so concerned with showing everyone how smart he is that he needs to drop all sorts of ten dollar words into sports interviews

I hate seeing that image of white haired Donahue running out of the dugout, it's never a good thing.

grrrrrrrrrrr

Hey, Team. Just caught the last inning or two but Pineda looks sharp, huh? Nice little slider.

Atta boy! Love the lefty walk specialist.

Moderation? hmmmm

Have I ever mentioned how much I love the lefty no out guy?

Hey, Ken Griffey back at first!

Good start. Let's go here.

c'mon captain!

ok that'll work.

Here we go, this is gonna be the big inning.

Er...uh, why wasn't that a strike?

I hate this game.

we really need to push something across here.

PINCH HIT NOW!

damn it gameday, why do your ads work better than your core functionality?

Fail.

Oy.

GODDAMIT.

Yeah, that wasn't a shock.

yuk. Solarte is our only hope.

Not cool Fonzie.

what the fuck are you swinging at, Sori???

holy fuck.

In all these years, Sori is still helpless against that slider low and away. Le plus ca change...

Hey thelarmis! I read a thread of a game I missed, Congratulations! Two drummers, two teachers ...your kids should be a trip!

Phelps isn't very good at this

Le sigh

Of course.

Fucking Melky!

Phelps is now officially the worst pitcher on the team. I wonder if Joe is going to get a weird crush on him.

Ugh, Melke goes take that for letting Cano go.

i hate melky now and I hate when he does well. The whole lame drugs subterfuge thing soured me completely.

I don't like this.

Jeebus mtterfluker!

Wow, he really sucks.

When did Phil Hughes return?

Jesus Christ Phelps. Put it on a tee why don't ya.

Okay, lets stop using David Phelps in the late innings

yeesh, phelps implosion.

Don't feel so bad about Fonzie's failure.

So does this help Joe get over his Phelps thing, or is he thinking, "Poor guy, he's having a rough time, we'll get him right back on that horse so he can prove to himself that he's got the stuff."

i tuned in at a really bad time!

[68] Thanks, KB!!! : )

In some ways I'm kinda glad we're not gonna lose because the ump blew a call with the benefit of replay.

i don't have much time to catch up.

Pineda looked good?

[87] uh-oh. wha happened?

[88] Yes, very good.
[81] 'Late innings' = after the third inning, say.

[87] Cervelli was safe at home (but called out) on a play where Thole tried to block the plate without the ball. Call upheld.

[88] Pineda looked real good. Fun to watch. Its early enough that we can take moral victories too.

[88].Big Pine Tree looked great!

I hate Rasmus

lucky catch ; )

Sol Man!

thanks for the 411, guys.

[91] yeah, i've seen that already in another game - catcher blocking the plate and it not being called...

It seems Port Jervis went to the crossroads.

He done changed his name to Scratch!