Our Yanks beat the White Sox on Monday night but it wasn’t easy as the bullpen decided to make things nervous late. But they didn’t totally shit the bed and the Yanks got a much-needed win, 6-5.
Starlin Castro heads to the DL because, why not? All the cool kids are doing it these days.
The only good news is that another bright young prospect—this time, Tyler Wade—gets called up.
Never mind the M*A*S*H unit:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Go Baby Bombers!
Ouch.
Don't get another concussion, Ells, we might have to play a pitcher.
Wow, RIP to Anthony Young, hardest luck pitcher of all time. Also, very sad to hear pianist/composer Geri Allen departed at age 60... way too soon :(
[4] yeah, inoperable brain tumor. Gotta suck knowing you have a death sentence. I'm 52,
So Judge has achieved "get walked every time up" status. I know lineup protection is not really a thing, but...
Also, with Torreyes and Wade on the roster, what's the point of Refsnyder? Wouldn't a proper BUOF make more sense?
[5] Yep..I was spooked when Yokohama City sent me all these vouchers for cancer checks, etc when I turned 40. (100% free btw, three cheers for universal health care here in Japan!)
Was it Jose Lima who died very young last year too? I wonder how ex-ballplayers do with their check-ups..
[7] what's ever the point of refsnyder?
Bollocks. Lucky ass hit.
why is romine playing first base? was girardi that intent on getting him into the lineup?
Straight cheese.
[11] Very curious about Holliday's mystery ailment..hope he's ok and back soon.
Gawd, when Headley is batting second, win probability has to be negative
Damn, just missed
Weird, but a hit
Who needs meatballs, right Tyler? Oi!
again, why is romine playing first base?
[18] The ways of The Binder are mysterious and mercurial. It is not for us mortals to question The Binder
[19] Wish we could burn the section on 'Betances is so valuable, you must only use him in blow outs. Clippard is a bum, so use him in the hardest situations possible.'
[20] and "if your regular #2 hitter is out, bat anyone there"
[18] It could be a spite thing, like when Torre used to play Miguel Cairo at 1B. I always assumed that was to spite Cashman.
[22] and batted him cleanup
The good news is that Judge will get another chance to be walked this game.
wait, what just happened? did joe pinch run gardner for austin? so austin is out of the game and we have no one but wade to pinch hit for the clowns in the lineup?
[22] IIRC, you posted that at the time. Damn, the Banter has been around for quite a while.
[22] Miguel Cairo!
[25] Why didn't he steal??
Even dozen. But, pitch counts
Get this kid some runs ferfuck's sake! Luis!
[25][27] gameday is not showing any substitution.
[30] Whoops, just as I wrote that, gameday updated. So yes indeed, Girardi burned his best bench player pinch running...for the DH..so he cannot be brought in for defence w/o losing the DH. Hmmm. One would think that Wade was the better choice for PR.
Wait, so Romine was pinch run for? Who's the emergency back up catcher now? Which pitcher is going to play the field?
Good first ab.
[32] Torreyes is the emergency catcher. So presumably Wade would go to 2B, Gardner to LF, and the pitcher would bat in the case Sanchez goes down.
I'll take that, line drive in the box scoree
[32] Or Chase Headley renders it all "mute" by knocking one out of the park. "Mute"...that's going back a ways.
[32] no, tyler austin. these names are gonna be confusing.
[37] per RAB, the Yankees roster is 16% Tyler. Two Austins, two Aaron's, clearly the yankeees have found a way to save money on first names.
Judge's ruling, tied up.
All rise.
Judge = One Man Score Truck
Judge & the Sheriff, they're all we need!
Woo hoo! Some insurance too
Hey hey!
The kids are alright. Hell yeah! Luis likes it.
And now Gardner bats again...and Girardi can put him in the OF for defence with minimal risk. Never question the binder's mad genius.
betances pitched one out yesterday. jesus
more spite, perhaps?
Are you fucking kidding me? Rats!
[47] Possibly. Girardi may be pissed that Cashman doesn't give him 9 or 10 relievers.
Well this is extra exciting. Bring in the gasoline.
this must be a bad joke
We have an insurance run, but put two on so . . . wait fucking Tyler Clippard? Joe's asking to be put out of his misery at this point.
FFS, seriously???? Is Girardi trying to get fired??
Clippard?? Oh my, definitely spite.
This is not going to end well.
Do other teams have something on Joe? He's Catholic, maybe he's having an affair?
wow, even michael kay is pissed
How many pitches did Betances throw yesterday?
Choking.
Fire GI Joe *now*. Why the FUCK is this asshole pitching??? Get him out NOW!!!
Still not convinced
Yeah, always let Judge make the catch
don't forget we still have a 9th inning to fuck up
Frazier this fuckstick.
joe west sucks.
There goes insurance
There is going to be an extra base hit at some point.
[65] those were good calls. clippard is just awful
This is killing me.
Yankee stadium gives good overhead shots. Not tonight. Those 2 inside curves looked good.
Binder crazy...like a fox
Holy fucking shit. Clippard for the 9th!
Pheweist phew of the phew you year
i can't wait to see who pitches the 9th. edwar ramirez?
what the fuck?? betances was available that whole time??!!!!
[75] Ah..Chapman must be *un*available tonight, which means Betance is the Closer™ and cannot pitch in the 8th. Ever.
[76] just amazing. even after clippard walked in a run and we needed 4 more outs
What the fuck is with all these catchers interferences? I grew up with one a year as an odd, weird thing.
[74] Hah!!
That's our Headley, not helping the cause
does girardi watch this and not at all think, boy would it be nice if judge got this extra at bat instead of headley?
Dammit.
Crap FL over LSU 6-1 in the ninth, two outs for the College WS
Joe west is fucking killing me.
And it's over, Fl wins it
Lot of BBs for DB this season..
[84] that one was a strike. and on a 3-0 pitch. very weird
Where the hell is Dellin throwing?
betances has not seemed right since that stretch of being used once in 30 games or whatever
This is sub-optimal.
now joe west really is fucking us
How worse can it get?
Yikes.
This is excruciating.
I hope he's not hurt...
This is the most excruciating game.
Fuck
Damn...
Good. That was just fucking swell.
Wow. We kinda suck...
"Return of The Clusterfuck: Final Vengeance."
I turned this game on horrified to see Clippard pitching in a game-critical situation.
That horror quickly turned to sweet elation, then utter confusion. Where's Betances? Why doesn't Chapman pitch the 9th? What the fuck is going on?
Enjoyed the thread, guys. Thanks.
Andujar called up. I'm excited to see him hit (I hear his fielding is iffy though)