From lohud:
" Just before I hit, “Post,” it was announced that Jacoby Ellsbury has been scratched with flu-like symptoms. Brett Gardner will move to play center and Zoilo Almonte will start in left. Almonte will bat ninth and everyone else moves up a spot."

Get it together David. 3 games in two days is going to tax the bullpen.

This is torture.
Just let them hit the freaking ball, Phelpsy. No more nibbling.
Lord.

Yes, like that! Good!

Cap'n!

Yes!

MARK!!!

I swear, I was thinking, "The main possibilities here are GIDP and 2-run homer." I knew it wasn't true, probability-wise, but that's how it seemed.

Hey, by the way, get over that flu-like thing soon, Jacoby, would you please?

Hm, that bunting thing is awesome. But it seems unfair, so please let's stop.

Tex go boom!

No Internet yet at the new house, so I can't watch this weekend...

Phelpsy, for god's sake. Strikes. Begging.

[8] I'll try

Excruciating.

I wonder who our fourth inning guy will be.

Attaboy, Phelpsy! See: strikes, good!

Phelps bounces back

No hits, and he's only thrown fifty pitches in the first two innings!

Over at hardballtalk Joe Posnanski has a long piece that in part goes over the glacial pace of today's game:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/17/no-runs-no-hits-no-action/

First part of it deals with the lack of action in today's game.

A one pitch out?

Do you think he's learning from this positive reinforcement? Strikes -> quick outs -> more innings for Phelpsy. Get it?

2-0 to McCutcheon. He doesn't get it.

[17] Hey, if the opposing pitcher wants to walk all of our guys on 3-2 counts after four fouls, I'll take it. It's just when our pitcher does it that it's excruciating.

At least that one to McCutcheon was an efficient five-pitch walk.

That's better.

I apologize to Andrew for giving him an unwanted 'o' in his surname.

Yes! Strikes! Phelpsy!

Let's hope he's turned the page on the nibbling.

I have to go. And I won't have internet, so radio for me. Maybe the 28 pitch innings will be less painful if I'm just listening to them.

Oh my god!

Good thing I stayed just that little extra moment...

Wow, Zoilo crushed that.

woah, almonte. Didn't expect that. Was it a big shot? I'm stuck with gameday since i'm in Pittsburgh. MLB.tv blacked out.

[26] I guess that answers my question. Pretty cool.

[27] Over the Model's sign in the bleachers.

[27] Over the Modells sign. And about a mile high.

But really, now I'm leaving. I'm tagging in Seamus.

[30] ha, i'll do my best to urge phelps to throw strikes.

[29] and [30] thanks btw!

I remember Ron Davis.

[33] is I davis his son or something?

Thanks

[34] Yup.

That caught stealing was huge.

phew. glad we caught marte stealing.

[36] ah ok. Thanks!

Gunned down at the plate!

Phelps probably has a pitch limit? With 74 I might think 6 innings are doable but not if he is capped at 90 or something.

Wow, Sori with the assist!

way to swing there brian!

c'mon Phelps. Buckle down. We need you to get through the 5th.

Pick off!

Oh, wait.

wow! a pick off!

Dang, but the right call.

Is it just me, or does Phelps need to work on his negative body language?

Houdini!

[47] agree. Announcers actually commented during Thursday game when Phelps smiled with Whitley after he got his hit.

Who are you and what have you done with Betances?

Now that's better.

GRITNER!!!

Dancin' Bettances!

Heh, one of the horses in the Preakness is named General A-Rod

Brian joins the party!

Sweet win!

YES!

"Major" Daley with the ... uh, 'GF'!