James Shields faces Michael Pineda and the Yanks tonight for a make-up game in K.C.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Derek Jeter SS
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran DH
Stephen Drew 2B
Martn Prado LF
Chase Headley 1B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Zelous Wheeler 3B
Contenders or Pretenders: which one of dese?
Never mind the layover: Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Credit: Ralph Crane]
With Jeter hitting behind him I guess Ellsbury is going to have to steal early in the count.
Hey Guys, there's a game on tonight!
Sweet pick off.
Thanks for that put, KC
Big Mike looking good.
So this is going to be one of those games where I look forward more to the other team's half of the inning than to ours. Sigh.
There are many ways to reach second base, grasshopper.
Ah yes, I remember that three salami game.
Thanks again KC!
Interesting. Bunt now?
Guess not!
No chess tonight??
Worked out just a little worse than a sac. But if Ells steals, it's equivalent to a sac bunt.
Maybe it's inner chess.
C'mon, Captain! For fuck's sake!
Whoa.
A play. And it worked.
And Joe's play-calling is just inspired so far.
Tres fortunate.
Yay, no double play!
Bashed.
Aw crap
Gawd, the Red Sox are completely useless. Already trailing 4-0 to the Blue Jays.
Of course, I'm enjoying their losing streak, but it would be nice if they'd occasionally beat one of our WC rivals.
Oh, no, my mistake, or Gameday's? I probably just misread the scoreboard. No score in Toronto.
What????
Stephen Drew?
Hooray!
That was a rocket from Drew.
[22] I didn't expect ever to see that sentence typed (since is brother retired, anyway).
Whew!
Right at Zelous.
Looks Ike one of those games where team that hits the most HRs will win.
I like Ike! Take that, autocorrect.
Yay! Two homers and three runs for the Sox in the fifth.
Nice job, Mike. Still looks strong.
[23] oh ye of little faith.
Meanwhile, I love me some Pineda starts.
That's a funny base hit.
Talk about sneaking it through.
Take that, shift
The play giveth and the play taketh away.
I say this all the time, but I'd really like to see the thought process that led to that particular hit and run.
He's out. I'm not sure its conclusive enough to overturn though
Big Pine getting squeezed.
Way to hang in there, Mike.
Just get one more, dude.
Do-it-yourself!
Excellent start.
Pineda!
Martin the Dream!
[25] Let's hope so...
Pradoing it well.
Pineda is works personified. After all that went down, wouldn't it be great if he can be as productive as promised? What was that pseudo-catcher's name again who was traded for Big Pine?
And Prado does!
Hooray!
[40] So far, so good...
Hah!
Hah hah!
E6. We need one of these.
Zelous bunt for sure this time.
The Wheel vs Wheeler, cool.
7th inning is ok to bunt, not the third.
Oy.
Plays.
[47] But not if you do it like that.
Damn.
One big bag of suck, please.
Me!
Yay, Jacoby!
Way to pick up the Zelous the Penitent.
Ichiro san.
[51] Sorry, fresh out!!!
Jeter HR?
Yay Cap!!!!!
Looks like a line drive in the box score. (But it looked like another predictable grounder on the field, huh?)
That was better. Whoo-hoo! These guys deserve a break.
Oof.
Nice throw, damn.
Oh, was he blocking the plate?
Safe!
Ah, no, it's that he was safe. I think.
Challenge! Tough call though, not a good angle.
Wow, that was close.
Safe!
Yes!
Oh, man, this is a good/lucky inning.
Safe!yes
OK to take a deep breath and exhale, we got a 5-run lead,
Let's not spend hundreds of millions on Shields next year.
That was a food inning
[69] Tasty, or you took time out to get a snack?
(Or more likely a typo.)
I'm glad Hellsbells was called safe at home because of that challenge, it's just that this type of play has almost always been called an out. The throw beat the runner, the tag was made, the ball was held. In real time Jacoby looked out. It's one of those things where the reality was not as important as the execution, traditionally. What's baseball?
So assuming Mike cruises through this inning... who will pitch the end of the game? Not (I hope!) D-Rob or Dellin.
Ooh, smacked that one.
Let's not leave Mike in too long.
Yep, smart.
I gotta go do stuff. Banterers please don't blow this lead.
Dregs of the bullpen blew it for Pineda last week. Hopefully they can hold a five run lead.
The new Big Fella. Needs to stay healthy.
[74] Aye-aye, Cap'n!
damn. looks like i missed a good game.
gotta cook dinner, comcast/espn is fucking me out of watching the game on my laptop, tv is downstairs.
feh and weh.
good, quiet inning.
hey - mlb.tv is allowing me to watch it! i figured the fuckers at the 4-letter network would block it out.
then again, my laptop always screws up the mlb broadcasts, so whatevs.
and just like that...one pitch and my friggin' computer froze!
bollocks.
Love those HRs!
i saw both of those hits!!!
wow. what an incredible ovation for jeter.
and well deserved!
Hot diggity!
One down.
Two down!
Three down!!! Night all.
An easy laugher win. Great way to start the trip.
It's funny to read the thread after the game when you know the result. This one seemed like a Good Humor truck laugher, with fee Bomb Pops for everyone.
However, in he early going the negativity and pessimism was stinking up the Banter like burnt squid.
I'm glad we're all happy now.
[89]I know what you mean.Being on the left coast I often read the thread after the game. It's great how one can get the "feel" of the game through the game thread.