Brendan Ryan is back...and starting today.

Ramon Flores is the fall guy for the move.

Me no likey...

Huh, yeah, I dunno, maybe they know something -- I'd rather have Flores on the squad than Ryan.

Anyway, good beginning for Eo.

[1] Flores has lots of options left. He'll be back (or traded).

A couple of can't-quite-believe-it stats:

Robinson Cano's OPS is .611 :-(
Betances's ERA+ is 1402. :-o

whew - bryce with warning track power to straight away center.

1 pitch, 1 out.

[4]

cano HR = 2
drew HR = 9

[3] i really hope he's not traded. lohud has some good thoughts on the subject...

ouchie - that replay of what happened to cosart slipping on 1st base didn't look good.

I hope he's not traded too.
Unless he's traded for someone really good! (Think Montero for Pineda.)

it's much easier listening to manfred speak than selig. that was a chore...

time for a 2-run job by C.Y.

[10] Difficult if he won't swing.
He just watched six pitches (one foul), which I believe is the maximum you can look at.

[4] that Betances number is a video game universe reality, wow!

crap. span's been really good this year.

two two-out doubles = 1 run. we're losing and i've gotta get ready for work...

Its completely impossible to get excited about the return of Brendan Ryan

Base hit Brendan!

[14] agreed. i am the opposite of excited.

Yahoo, Brendan Ryan is back!!

Nope, you're right. Gave it my best shot. It's impossible.

[17] Maybe I'm just channeling a former colleague of mine with the same name, who is a great guy.

Gio beating Eo...

Must cash in Gio mistakes...

Bah.

A derisive cheer as Tex singles...second Yankee hit.

Do some damage, Carlos

Oh yeh

Brendan! My hero!

UNSTOPPABLE OFFENSIVE FORCE BRENDAN RYAN

[26] Well stated

Welcome back, Brendan Ryan!

That may have been his longest hit at YS

Gardy!

OK, Chase and Alex, got to bring Gardner home, now.

Up to Alex, slumping a little, little...

Namesake! Clutch.

YES.

Alex hits it right where Brendan did. Move back, Denard!

Lucky too. Now steal this game...

Lookit that old goat Alex run.

Wow, sticking with Nathan.

And now, yank him.

Harper will tie the game right here.

Is Dellin not available?

Happy to log on from Milano. Working on zero sleep but happy that the hotel wifi let's me sorta watch the Mlb.com feed.

So far, so good, kid...

42) Please, when you eat some delicious food over there, think of us!

I spoke too soon. Dammit.

That's a balloon popper.

Time for another comeback.

I guess it's good that I'm stuck at work and can't watch this game.

Incredible.
Good thing Dellin got to pitch in yesterday's tense, high-leverage situation.

Wilson pitching, Beltran still in outfield, can the Yankees win with one hand behind their backs and an eye closed?

grumble, grumble, grumble

Gardner gets on, we win. Write it down.

[51] My sentiments exactly.

Let's go WALK OFF. C'mon, Fellas.

Yeah, this feels like one that will get away.

It does.
But remember how it feels to play extras away. Torture. At least we have the home field.
And, at least Bryce is out.

Okay, Tex!
Here we go.

Uh oh.
Let's hope he shows great range on the basepath.

Aaaaaaahrgh!
Twisted foul. Argh argh argh.

Dear Didi, please don't get caught stealing.

Oh, man, painful. Painful.

I'm not going to think about what the defensive alignment will be if they don't score.

Oh, lord.
Kinda saw that coming.

Ugh. Dude is throwing smoke.

Yeah, we could see that. I guess Miller and Dellin have the day off and they are just going with Cappy and hoping for some good luck.

Was he out?

He appeared safe in slo mo, but it wasn't definitive. The ball beat him, but the first tag seemed missed.

Can you actually win a game like this with Capuano pitching now?

[64] Sure, because Miller pitched to one batter yesterday, and Betances got in some good work in a blow-out.

I wonder if there's some other explanation.

Boo, Blue. Boo, pesky cloud of dust.

You can just see it coming apart now...

Chris Capuano is Italian for David Carpenter.

And the Nats lower their win expectancy with the successful sacrifice.

Oh fug. Are you kidding me.
Crap.

Dammit!

Right on time.

So, the sac bunt actually produced a run. Man. Killer of a game.

Mayzwell turn it off now

That is a shitty way to give the lead.

Did Drew botch that play?

[79] nah, high slow bouncer over Capuano, Drew had no chance.

80) Cool, thanks.

OK: COMEBACK!

Drew did botch the double play in the eighth, by double clutching, allowing the two run home run for the next batter.

Yuck, bad game.

Nertz.

Blergh. Come home just in time to watch a loss.

[82] Man, two homers to one batter! Drew really sucks!

Welp, with Dellin and Miller getting a rest this was a game the Yanks were willing to lose in order to win the war I suppose.

[86] yeah, funny

And now AMill goes down for at least 15 days...

[88] Aaaauuuuuggggghhhhh!

Miller out. Too bad. The biggest problem is that Beltran is healthy. If this is all we can expect going forward. It is a big concern.

[90] Hahahahahah! Good one.

Fell asleep in 9th, woke up to the loss. Kept me up for at least 3 minutes. Alex, had AMAZING pizza (prosciutto, mushroom and artichoke, with a semi-cooked fried egg in the middle). Now gorging my way through breakfast buffet on sausages and cheeses and fab breads. The coffee is not to be believed.

92) Drooooooooool.