The Angels are in town for a visit this weekend.
The Big Question Mark, Mr. Eovaldi’s on the hill; McCann’s in the lineup.
Brett Gardner CF
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Garrett Jones RF
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B
Ramon Flores LF
Never mind the jet lag:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Guess McCann's foot is better. That's a relief.
Have fun, I'm off to the Mud Hens. Only downer is that Verlander's rehab start is tomorrow.
Didi's glove finally broken in...
I put the over/under of YES showing scioscia at 73 1/2. Hey, Didi!
Oi! Catch that!
Cripes.
Yay, Alex.
Yay! 12 to go.
Sheesh.
Eo's pitching well but not catching a break.
Still, he has great range.
Stellar as always, Didi. Keep up the good work.
Kay making excuses for Didi again
Hey!
That was a great move. Wow. Not even close.
Oh, beautiful.
Okay, hats off to Eo, for sure.
Good for Garrett. I read today he's had plantar fasciitis (ouch) since ST and now over it.
Another off balance Didi strikeout.
Oh, man.
Ara, we needed you on that! Instead we got your evil twin, Just Foul.
Keep Drew!
But no doubt about that one!
Stephen Drew.
Can't predict baseball.
[15] Still, he does have great range.
Sweet. He cashed in on his 2nd chance!
[19] kinda like you don't drool too much for a toothless hag?
Starting pitching all of a sudden looks pretty good. I like this EO.
And what kind of alternative universe are we in when Drew gets the leading hits?
That was a helluva snag by Didi. I mean Drew.
[19] You might want to trademark that line.
[23] I kind of have. It's my go-to line -- I think I've used it about fifty times this season on Banter.
[22] Drew: "Must get to that before Didi can get his hands on it..."
Brett is 13 for 16 in steal attempts now. For all our disappointment in his stealing ability, that's damn good.
Brett. Holy shit. Knew what he was doing.
Yanks batters have to think of Weaver as a batting practice pitcher and adjust.
Hey hey!
Excellent. My god, Teix is having a great year.
Hell yeah! Suck it, scioscia!
Like that
This Weaver has always been the dicky younger brother, California style. We all have met the type.
Munson bobblehead looks like a winner.
Kay just cited the stat that Tex has more home runs than singles; that is remarkable.
Hell yes.
The constant Gardner!
Just lovely.
Fucking Bollocks! C'mon, Alex!
It would be so cool to have a real #2 hitter. Maybe that Jacoby guy who used to play CF.
Centaurius!
Eleven to go.
That's what I'm talikn' about!
Wow! #2 all-time RBIs only Aaron ahead of him. Congrats to Alex.
Throw strikes, Meat!
[41] Yeah, hm. Baseball Reference says Ruth had 2214. I wonder what the deal is with that.
Uh oh.
MLB doesn't use BR for that stat. It's another source, can't remember their name.
Oy.
Things go wrong so fast.
[45] Yeah, but how can it be controversial? And the discrepancy is so big, too -- it's not a few RBI, it's a few hundred.
Fucking terrible, dude. Seriously. Walking the bases loaded up 5-0 in the 6th. The ump fucking sucking doesn't do Eovaldi any favors, though. shite!
[45] MLB.com app also has Ruth with 2213. Also noticed Gehrig 1995 RBIs came in 500 fewer games than A-Rod.
RBI star totals began to be kept as records in 1920. Elias considers that to be standard. But Babe accrued a coupla hundred before that. Some sites believe that to be correct, as they should. So, Alex is really 3rd. 2,000+ RBI is truly amazing.
[49] I remember Kay saying they started tracking RBIs after 1920. It was unofficial stat before that. They may have started because Babe had so many RBIs.
[50] Or maybe fourth: Cap Anson.
So Elias only counts the RBI if it was an officially-kept record at the time?? That sounds kind of dumb. I wonder if there's some good reason for it.
It would be very nice if Mike Trout didn't bat this inning. Or put it this way: it would really suck if he did...
Got 'em.
Yeah, I knew it. I wasn't worried.
You just can't stop Drew.
Trade him now!
Mud Hens win. And now Yankees with a commanding lead.
Alex with another hit
Don't see that play too often
Esmil, you're gone
Rub roh
Cut Rogers the fuck loose NOW
Keep walking Rogers, walk out of the stadium and hail a cab.
Ban Rogers from the Stadium
Come on.
Get Rogers off our ppanet
Fuck!
Miller, not Wilson!
I come home to this shit? Get Esmil off this team immediately.
One down
Two down but hammina hammina hammina.
Nice pick and throw Didi
I've never understood the point of the Esmil Rogers era. I hope it ends tonight
YES!!!
PHEW!
Deep breath. What a horrible inning!
Did Dellin give up an earned run?
So much for helping our run diff...
[77] yes
That want very bad in a hurry. Almost lucky to win.
Carpenter was released, if Rogers is shown the door, what righty is left?
What the hell?? I went to bed early, and Betances gets tagged for an earned run?
Look, I can't blame all of you for Rogers, that's to be expected, but you really have to focus better when Dellin takes the hill.
Kind of glad I missed that ninth, actually. Yeesh.
[81] Amen.