Yeah, Brett has definitely been having some kind of little chat with Ricky, and not about stealing bases.

Babe Gardner has three homers and the Yanks have three runs in the last 24 hours. Girardi is obviously line-up-construction challenged.

Gardner has been pretty clearly the best player on the whole team, no? At least the best position player .I'm not sure how to rate Gardy v. Tanaka (at least on a rate basis).

Way to get out of it, there.

[3] I would have to say so.

I always said Gardner was roughly as valuable as Ellsbury. I wonder why he's paid so much less.

[5] Your question is rhetorically, no? Brett Gardner leads the NY Yankees in home runs. What alternative universe is this? Good for him!

[5] Less cool name; not as handsome; has a kind of bulbous head; can't steal as well; only one ring to two...any others?

Weird, no YES feed option on the MLB.tv broadcast.

And the word is rhetorical. I hate typing on an iPad, and the auto correct.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.

YOU STEAL 3RD, SLAPPY!

Well, that inning sucketh.

Great fucking job, guys, great fucking job.

Well, that's a bit of redemption, good play, Slappy!

BREAK UP BRETT GARDNER! He's a one man team...
Great catch!

That pitch before the rios hit was a strike.

[14] Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like he can pitch ...

She-itt

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

If that strike was called on Rios, none of that would have happened

Remember those good feelings after the All-Star break?

Yeah, me neither ...

Yay, plays (by the other team)!

Ugh, this game is really not going well so far...

[22]Second night in a row JP Arrencibia gets a big hit..that's not good. With all that, amazing the team is still even close to the WC. Any chance at all to see Pineda or Tanaka again this year?

Everyone see this? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/29/the-nationals-and-orioles-dispute-over-tv-money-is-about-to-explode/

Fascinating...

[23] With all that, amazing the team is still even close to the WC.

Now, if MLB would just add a few more WC teams, then everyone could still be in it!

Any chance at all to see Pineda or Tanaka again this year?

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

[19] Unfortunately, that game is taking place in the same universe where Gardner leads the Yankees in HRs.

Hey, Gritty ... DON'T GET THROWN OUT AT 3RD!!!

Safe.

Safe. Foot off the bag.

THROW THE FLAG!!!

Dammit, how about a double steal?

Fucking pathetic.

Better.

5-Hour Energy!

Watching Tex motor home tagging on that shortish fly to center by Beltron was agony. Is there any position player with less speed than him?

[34] I think McCann is even slower.

Score Truck delivery!

MEGAN'S LAW!!!

I don't get it. Why are all those guys in Yankee uniforms running around the bases?

Well, huh.

Ooopsies!

I'll take it though.

This is officially a dream, not reality.

Who were those people in pinstripes?!!?!?

Just got home from 9-yr old grandsons LL game. His team was down 5-1 after 1 inning and came back to score 11 runs in the 2nd. His team mercied the other team 15-5 in 5th inning.

Sort of like Yanks scoring 7 runs this inning!

C'mon, Brian, be a McCAN ...

Nope.

McCAN'T.

Bleh.

[7] Really? You think that's why Cashman signed the contract with Ellsbury?

That's using your Headley!

I want double digits.

Ah, the Score Truck arriveth.

Is this the MLB.com team announcing?

And Zoilo's legs give us the double digits!

[47] It's the Texas guys. Busby?

[47] this is the Fox team, Buck yecchhh, Tom SI Verducci. I'd bet half the YES fans haven't figured out where "Fox Sports 1" is.

[44] :)

I caught Grandpa John and Grandma Suzyn driving home tonight. It was the tail end of their big inning. Whoo-hooo. I could not find the game on Yes or the other bullshit channel so I had to search for bullshit channel number 5. And it's Joe Fucking Buck announcing ‽ Holy first world problems.

[50][52] Buck & Verducci are both awful..I'll hit the Spanish channel if it's between them and Ma & Pa Sterling.

Oh, I saw it said "Texas (home)" and thought it meant it was the Texas crew.
I've been listening to John and Suzyn, which is interesting because they're a good 30 seconds ahead of the tv feed.

Hmm.
Why Warren in this situation? And why is he not throwing strikes?

Ugh.

Betances is throwing.

Oh christ.
WTF is wrong with Warren?

Off night for Warren, usually reliable

[58] warren commission? Dallas? Coincidence?

Betances in with bases loaded. I'm sure he hates it.

Oh fuck. FUCK.

OMG!

Just fucking awful.

This stops now....

See [63]

Rougned, a name with Viking origins?

Finally.

Uh, good job, Dellin. (He knows I'm lying.)

[66] Funny, you don't look Viking.

Damn, an Official Scorer decision away from the cycle!

Jetes fools Sterling.

[70] So not close.

The eighth inning saw 84 pitches.

Hey ho!

Sterling was a little hesitant... (once burned, twice shy)

Let's laugh again!

Just leaving work. Gotta drive home. Just wanted to say...

Double Digits!!

And...we better fucking win.

TESH!!!

[73] So not close (the other way).

Am I the only one worried about Whitley in the 8th?

Here we go again.

Come on, Chase, get the fuck on the job here.

[78] Not anymore.

[78] posted not a second too soon!

I've been quite impressed with the MLB.tv crew tonight.

Balanced and informative.

Blargh.

[82] Wait, who are you talking about? The broadcasters on mlb.tv? I thought that was the Fox crew.

Huh, I guess Megan's Law *can* field, after all ...

I'm seeing Dodger game on MLB network, not online

Thank you, Chase W. One run is ok...

[84] Well, I'm not sure. Fox graphics pop up, once and a while, but they were talking about Harold Reynolds (who works for MLB.com) and they've been really neutral all game. If this is the Rangers' Fox Sports announcers, I'm very confused ...

McCAN'T sure does squint a lot at the plate ...

Adcock pitching. I remember Joe Adcock on the Braves in the 50's, anyone else that old?

[89] I bet he wears contacts - or maybe he needs them?

HAMMERED.

Arencibia , an orange spider?

Sigh.
Nothing's easy. Tying run comes to the plate.

McSquint has had vision problems for a few years now, iirc. That's when his average started dipping from being a perennial .300 hitter, or close to it. I believe he had an eye procedure or two. He used to be a hit machine down here. You know, a professional hitter.

[95] Welcome home, by the way.

Make the stink go away, ground into a double play!

Thanks. In my driveway...

The scoreboard on my fon just said D. Robertson is pinch running. Would be cool for the Hamma to pick himself off! He should get two outs for that. Game over.

Oh, man.
Something in the Dallas air? Our normally reliable pitchers just can't throw strikes.

Ok, officially, we can begin to flip out.