The Yanks turn to Masahiro Tanaka once again to stop a losing streak. This afternoon, they hope to avoid being swept by the A’s.
Beltran is back.
Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Carlos Beltran DH
Yangervis Solarte 3B
Brian McCann C
Alfonso Soriano RF
Brian Roberts 2B
Never mind the rain:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Painting by Wayne Thiebaud]
For some reason, not a huge Beltran fan. But damn if we don't need his bat to be what it can be right now.
Tanaka aside, that lineup still looks like one that can win a few games. So let's do this!
[2] Oh, I glanced over the fact that it's Tanaka's turn. yay!
I would put Alfonso in the 9 hole
Shocker!
feck
Home sick.
I'm beginning to hate the As
So...I turn on my tv to see if MLB.tv package righted itself and was working again. Didn't have to check, since the game is apparently on the MLB channel.
Very first fucking pitch I see is the goddamn home run. What a bunch of frickin' bollocks....
This isn't going as well as I'd hoped.
nice way to bounce back. OK, let's get some offense moving!
looked away for a sec. missed jeter's hit. glad he got it though.
Hey!!!!
That's good!
Homer! Me! Challenge?
oh no that's a double.
Nope.
So, double? And Jeter scores?
What a nightmare.
Is the rule that you put the runners where they would have been if the call had been made correctly?
second and third is what you have to do. Sucks though.
Looked good in real time, but clearly not a homer.
ugh. now two outs. fuck.
[16] Yup.
They should change that rule. I mean, are the umpires supposed to check Jeter's recent 40 yard dash times?
For fuck's sake.
And of course they don't score.
Yeah, that figures. That's the way the shiz has been going.
[24] Thanks for forsaking the bad word. However, I propose "Shix!" As a substitute.
Sori! Finally.
Big cheers at the Stadium for Sori
Sori? Sori? yes!
Well hell's bells. The first thing I hear on the radio is a Soriano rbi.
ok but that sucked.
This fellow Sogard does not look like he belongs on a baseball field.
Okay, this is it, breakout inning. I feel it.
yes Gardy!
[8] ok, this is more like it.
i get outta the shower...first pitch...gritner goes BOOM!!!
Rally-killer.
Gardner PLANTS one in the right field seats. Gardy goes YARDY.
-j. Sterling. : )
mantle, tex, chii davis, fat elvis, and beltran have all played for the yanks.
eddie murray and chipper jones.
Got'im.
ARRRRGH.
Ten-pitch outs, I can stand. Not this crap.
Man, some long at bats. Tanaka's pitch count is high and the Yanks run-scoring is low once again. Grrrrr.
That second pitch to Crisp was a strike per gamecast
I'm definitely disliking these As.
He's not going more than 6 today. Our bullpen needs to do their job.
I think they'll let him go 120 pitches...
[44] yeah he can do 7. That was an efficient 6th thankfully.
What are the odds that the Yanks don't score another run?
Let's go BULL-PEN!
Strikes, dude. Strikes. We need you to get more than three outs.
Oh thank god. That's two down in the seventh...
[46] Pretty much whatever odds you want to name, man. I'll be shocked if they score.
Okay. Okay.
Oh, man. I don't know why this seems like such an important game. I don't think the Yankees are going to play any important games this season...
[50] a win would get them above .500
He drops the ball!
I would stick with Betances, for sure. All the reasons the crew have mentioned for not doing it don't make sense.
Nope, Warren.
This better freaking work. No time for bullpen roo-lette.
[53] agreed.
[54] oh well. Warren can do it.
Jesus F Christ.
Oh, god, are you kidding me?
Bullpen freaking roolette.
Ruh roh.
Will they bunt?? Interesting...
[56] looks like he's shell-shocked from last night
Guess not.
Or....
We see where this is going, right?
Okay.
Still hanging in there, Adam, good pitch.
Double play, please.
Ichiro!
nice play Ichiro. One more Warren...
Jeez, that was ball four he tagged, too.
Thank god for Ichiro. That pinch-run may have been huge!
Warren!
A fine pitching effort!
Naturally, a WP. Nothing's easy...
Oh sweet. WHEW!!!!!!
NICE!
Okay, this is the first moment that I've thought we're going to win.
That was lucky. Almost there. One more inning. I trust this team for nothing right now obviously.
RBJ, no 'phew'???
[76]
Phew!
Had to let the dogs out. They were insistent.
Nerts, no insurance.
Here we go, baby. It's HAMMA TIME.
One down.
You. Just. Got. Nailed.
Nothin's easy.
Keep it together Dave.
Damn
Two down.
Oy, with the stolen base...
OMG.
My stomach can't take this.
One more pin, Rodney.
Okay, so, hm, those D-Rob curve balls bounce a lot. Better not chuck a WP, or a PB...
Yay, Dave! THE HAMMA!!!
Three down!
YES!
yes!
We were all totally confident.
Runs? Who needs 'em?
Yeah, we know the recipe now:
hold the opposition to one run.
So simple!
[96] ...and Tanaka starts every game
Tanaka's a fucking stopper.
ERA now 2.02
With Tanaka and Darvish 1-2 in the AL ERA race, you gotta think that if GM heads weren't turned before re: current Japanese pitching that they will be now. I realize that these guys were off the charts good over there but it's hard to ignore the fact that their skills seem to have translated. Obviously Tanaka is still new here so that could change.