The Werld Champeen Red Sox ride into the Bronx atop a 4-5 record. Same as our heroes. Lots of season left for these two squads to define themselves and this early meeting might just be step one in that process. Clay Buchholz will face Michael Pineda in the opener this evening. Two righthanders going in Yankee Stadium, expect the left handed hitters to populate the lineups.
Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Carlos Beltran RF
Brian McCann C
Alfonso Soriano DH
Kelly Johnson 1B
Yangervis Solarte 3B
Dean Anna 2B
via LoHud
Start the series on the right foot, fellas.
Xander Bogaerts has been impressive. I feel like he's going to force us to learn how to spell his name.
ack, that photo was mean.
Let's Go YAN-KEES! I shouldn't be home but i'm sick. So at least I get to watch the game with yinz. I'm excited to watch Pineda.
Nice snag!
My goodness! Where are the fans? The place is empty.
Well that went well enough
I'm enjoying my two favorite analysts performing together - Cone and Flaherty.
Pineda, The Crooked Splendor.
(5) Am sure they'll announce 40K+. Are the most seats empty too?
Er...'moat' seats.
Pineda dealing. What a difference if this guy is healthy!
Bleachers look full. Field level seemed about half full, sort of like like late arrivals at Church.
Forget about Bradley, just strike this chump out.
Well done, Michael.
Pip Jervis was robbed
Japan train story interlude: looking out window to platform, 3 white-glove and firm cap wearing station guards are diligently cleaning the platform where some commuter was sick..(too much sake last night,Mr. Salaryman?) When they finished sweeping and washing the guards turned and bowed to us on the train, apologizing for the delay.
[16] Very similar to the IRT.
Irritating sequence of pitches from Pineda to the douchebeard there.
Buchholz is getting those low calls...
Much, MUCH better.
Nasty! Atta boy, Pineda!
Oh, very nice.
brutal. no chance on that one haha.
(17) Tee-hee.. (18) Which douchebeard was that?
I know. "The" douchbeard is an inappropriate phrase. Maybe "#1 douchebeard."
Get a fucking clue, blue.
Oopsies!
Heh.
Hey Clay, remember this guy? Better keep an eye on him at first.
hahaha. he hadn't left the bag. That's kinda funny.
Clay! Hey Clay, look!
I suspect that mlb will legislate how far afield you can move at some point.
Good work, Red Ass!
yo ho!
Brian McCann, he's my man!
McCann could!
yes! woot!
[31] No chance. imho.
This is going well.
the DP sucks but i'll take that. Every run against this guy is tought to get.
Ooooh.
I blame Jon [1] for this one.
Siddown, junior.
Wow.
Pineda has a high upside. I guess that's what they've been telling us, but now we're seeing it.
[41] yeah, he's legit.
Whoo hoo! Congrats!
Well that's not something I expected
Deanna! I mean i'm sure he's never heard that joke...
I wonder what John's home run call was.
oh my that was ugly gritner.
captain!
Yay!
How you feeling, Laptop?
Jeets, giving back to the crowd.
No problem, Jacoby. You're forgiven for that blunder.
And a RS
yes! damn.
Now it's up to Piñeda. I say he goes two more and then they let the bullpen take it home.
That fat fuck!
Don Orsillo just said: "Ortiz scampers to second..."
Phew, it stayed in.
I thought that was gone by the way beltran seemed to be jogging it.
NESN shows this fun fact: the New York team played their first game under the name "Yankees" 101 years ago today.
[59] Wait..they switched from Highlanders only in 1913?? Thought it was earlier..
Hm, too bad.
True Outcomes Nava.
[59] Happy Boithday.
Oof.
ok, pineda looked flat so i'm with you Joe. He looked so good but must have gotten tired.
Not too shabby for the #5 guy. Make me miss West Coast Fat Jesus a little bit less.
I'd leave him in. He didn't look tired at all.
Oh well, maybe this will work out.
Good job, big fella.
Now, hold the line, bully!
Kinda glad Michael isn't happy coming out of the game. Wants to get better
[63] [65] Heh.
I guess "looks tired" is subjective.
The Red Sox have a 13% win expectancy. Feels lower.
[68] haha, i guess so.
David Phelps is warming up???
Puzzling.
Seriously?
Oh cripes.
Wait, huh? Weird call.
Heh. Well, did it hit the ground, or not? Replay please.
Nope. Caught clean.
That was a couple of bizarre moments in a row.
That's an interesting motion how he brings the ball to his side and then across and into his glove. But damn he seems to be losing the zone here.
nesn showed closeups of pine tar all over pineda's hands throughout the game. there was so much it was ridiculously obvious.
I do like seeing Pineda cheering on in the dugout.
Ave, Cesar!
[77] They also announced that there's a NESN app you can get that will let you "test your Red Sox IQ".
Red Sox IQ.
The jokes just write themselves, folks.
Cabral drained half of that [69] 13% win expectancy. Nice job.
[80] AKA, negative numbers.
Got 'em.
Now get that one run back and cruise through the ninth.
[82] Where's thelarmis? We need a rim shot.
[81] i forget, where do you check the win expectancies?
[84] two drums and a symbol walk off a cliff...
Happy happy! Big Pine pitched well? This might be the fastest played Yanks-Sox game in years.
Ooooh, good to see the Red Sox have added a neck-tat douche to their roster, they really are becoming the "United Colors of Benetton" of douches ...
You can check win expectancies here. (You can also google "win expectancy finder".)
Find win expectancies buried at bottom of screen on MLB Gamecast
[87] Better than well. Thing of beauty.
[88]. Are there shoes to match the bags?
[89] thanks! yes, i sometimes forget google exists.
[90] didn't know that either. thanks.
Word press is funny. I have a comment awaiting moderation. All I asked in response to 88 is if the color of footwear matched the bags?
[90] No kidding. You mean ESPN Gamecast? I'm not seeing it.
My bad on Gamecast, I had win % mixed up with another stat about chance of scoring run based on current game situation! not shown any more.
One.
[95] Oh, run expectancy?
I like that too :-)
Table here if you're ever interested.
Two.
Folks in the deep seats better pay attention.
[95] ah no worries. That's cool too.
Pineda's 7 Ks will put him tied for first with King Felix in AL for Ks. Tanaka second. Depending on what other pitchers did tonight. This year could get quite exciting if they both keep this up. And if Nova can right his ship.
And that's a wrap.
Mr. Phelps, Mission: Accomplished.
Yes! That's even better.
Big Poopi
Who gets the ninth? Kelley?
David Phelps back from limbo land!
[100] oops. I was not paying enough attention. Pineda has 12 Ks in two games, not 12 + 7.
Who pitches the ninth? I want to go on record as opposing this no Mo policy.
[106] Happy to see I'm not the only one making mistakes tonight! I'm new to this commenting, usually do only on Facebook.
[108] are you new to the banter? I've only recently started spending time here again.
Bring on Betances! Nah, who am I kidding?
[109] Welcome!
[111] ... back!
[109] seamus, you've been around here for years, havn't you?
Wow, Phelpsy. Interesting.
No bullpen roule**e!
[109] Oh, poor reading comp from me...sorry. [112] Yes, welcome 'back!'
[111] [112] haha thanks!
[113] yeah, but not much for the last 2-3 years.
Sit down, Napoli!
Hah! Wow, that was waaaaayyyy inside. Tough crap, beardy.
napoli caught napping!
Boston has less than a % of expectancy left.
[118] oh i was looking down. not really napping on that one lol. Maybe the ump was though.
Beauty!
I have a question. Does Phelps really throw a knuckle curve, or is Gameday just guessing?
THAT was a strike!
[109] I've been lurking for 5+ years! back to Sliced's arguments with that guy who got booted out of the blog. Guess I'm a slow learner!
Yay!
Ells finished them off.
And bravo, David Phelps. Bravo, sir.
[122] He's not throwing a knuckle curve. Cone would be all over that.
nice job Phelps!!!
Sweet. Atta boy, Dave. Good game all around.
[124] ah cool. Well, welcome from out of the shadows!
Nothing like a win over the sox for happy sleep.
All seven Pineda Punchadas were swinging. Interesting.
Did YES mention the pine tar on Pineda's hand? Hey, he's the Pine Tree Man, after all. NESN can't stop talking about it.
At Girardi's press conf, they trying to get him to comment on the pine tar. Gerardi saying he saw nothing.
[133] Okay, watched that. He didn't actually say he saw nothing. He said there really wasn't much he could say about it.
My surmise is that it's not actually legal, but teams in general have some kind of agreement that they aren't going to squawk about it. Interesting. (Why not just make it legal?)