Holy crap, did the Sox—who are having a ridiculously good year—ever lay it on the Yanks last night. Just leveled them. Which prompted ESPN to run a headline today calling this the greatest Sox team of them all. Which then prompted a Red Sox pal o mine to leave me a message trying to make me feel better by complaining about ESPN putting a hex on his team … after they beat the shit out of the Yanks last night … during a virtually flawless season so far….
Ever thus to deadbeats, as the saying goes.
Anyhow, the Yanks have played like doo doo lately. No better place than Fenway Park to break out of a slump and show some fight.
Never mind the standings:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Picture by Bags
Yesterday was bad. Hope today is good. That’s all!
Yeesh
This is a must win game and it already sucks.
Most troubling of all, more than a rookie ump looking like a rookie, is that Severino has been horseshit.
Bollocks
I need something better to do with my Friday night. Sigh.
Nice, Hicks
[4] Well, rookie ump has had a bullshit rookie ump strikezone against the Yankees in this game ... witness the last two called strike threes in the last inning.
Robot. Fucking. Umpires.
Squared, squared, squared.
Out, out, out.
That kind of game, that kind of series, that kind of season ...
Torres ... sigh.
He's not a natural 2nd baseman, but, ####, he's got to make that play.
Wow, Luis for the sixth
Should we just congratulate the Shit Sawx on another WS title?
This asshole has only thrown 68 pitches in 7 innings. Way to make the pitcher work. Total fucking bollocks.
Utterly pathetic. At best a split. Which is not what we need
Aaaaand another 8 pitch inning. I mean, why even show up and play?
I swear the pitchers that dominate the Yankees simply throw strikes all game long.
That kid is going to get bombed tomorrow. Sweet.
Crap, a rookie tomorrow. We don’t get to URP others.
Bollocks, bollocks, bollocks.
86 Fucking pitch complete game. 68 strikes. Zero walks. Fucking bullshit.
There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.
Time to take a chance with Adams. Good luck, kid
Well that didn't take long.
Tune in late and it's already 2-0. Great. Off to party soon so going to miss the rest.
[23] Have fun. Watching this series hasn't been so far.
{24] Boston Massacre ...
Nice, Hicks.
Oh, look at that - we actually have a walk through a third of the game. Impressive. No hits or runs of course. I can’t believe we’re not losing by double digits. I’m sure that’s coming soon enough...
Sigh.
Blargh.
We got a hit! Wahoo! A hit and a walk. Whoa. Maybe we shouldn’t have forfeited the game. Nah...
[25] That's pro-nounced Mass-a-cree
I can’t believe it was only a solo job. I’m surprised it wasn’t a 5-run homer.
That’s more like it - follow the homer with a walk. Error now, please. And/or balk, wild pitch, passed ball...
Look at that: yet another uncompetitive 1-2-3 inning from an offensive offense. Blink and the frame is finished. Why even play the game?
Porcello wasn’t good. Evo doing the same thing. I could throw a CG against this team in under 90 pitches...
Pathetic offense.
Not a bad start for Adams, against this lineup. Bad offense.
Oh, a non 1,2,3 inning. How wonderful. Not.
Why indeed ...
Every time I check, our offensive frame is over. Blink of an eye. A’s will overtake the wild card soon enough...
It's "The Scream" Green ... this will end well ...
I guess they don’t wanna chance Adams facing the top of the lineup again. What does any of it matter? We’re going golfing in October and the shit sox will be having a parade.
Yankees are gonna waste a lead off double
Way to advance the leadoff double...
Wasted. I’m more schocked about the leadoff double. Wasting it - and not even advancing it - was a foregone conclusion.
Here comes the beat down. The big question is: can, no WILL they get to double digits in two innings?
Of course it gets overturned.
Of course they scored again, their starting pitcher is still in, and we went down in order...
Lol at bringing in walker now.
I wonder if we’ll see 10 pitches in the 9th to go down 1-2-3...
Well there will be at least 11 pitches.
wait, a hit with risp? Are the Yankees allowed to do that?
I don’t believe it. Doesn’t matter anyway. Another loss is another loss and another one is coming tomorrow...
Could you imagine if Gleyber hit yet another 3-run job?!
C’mon, Bird. PLEASE hit a grand slam!!!!
Rats.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuugh.
And that’s that.
I was just listening to some of the pre-game on WFAN. Suzyn is worse than our team. Forget the fact that her accent is bizarre and grating, but she’s just...terrible. She can’t speak or read stats off the page. And she’s probably had practice time to go over them. Sooo difficult to listen to...
How about scoring more runs than the Shit Sox tonight
Will Luke Voit earn his pinstripes and become a True Yankee? (I highly doubt it...)
Double sigh
Expected, but still pathetic.
Why the feck is Voit starting and batting sixth?
[61] rispfail is now the sign of true Yankeehood
Attaboy, Tanaka!
Stanton is a good fielder. How comes he’s basically only DH’ing with Judge out? Walker is a switch-hitter and could be at 1st or DH and Shane Robinson wouldn’t be in our starting lineup.
[87] it’s a mystery. Why is Voit even on the club? Both him and Robinson belong in AAA
Oops that should reference 67. I now fear the content in 87.
Also hi thelarmis!
Nice catch, Didi
Also hey rbj!
Nailed
Hi seamus
Hey seamus!
I haven’t been on the blog much but I’ve been watching. Season was fun until judge got hurt. Also not a fan of Boone as an in game manager.
Hmm, not good
Ha. Good pitching.
Phew!
This pace is agonizing
Too close to overturn
[80] completely
FAIL.
Ugh. It’s just 1-0 but with this lineup it feels like 10-0.
Obligatoryhomer
Of course...
I’m falling asleep here, night all.
You know things suck when price is shutting them down. Oi!
I’m still baffled by starting Voit and Robinson. And not being in AAA
Especially baffled by Voit. At least Robinson sort of fills a spot on the bench but he’s started like 5 games.
Grrrrr....that's a play Didi can make.
Oh good, let’s give up a precious out.
Jesus. A strike on an inside pitch bunt attempt. Sooo stoopid.
He’s gonna strike out swinging at a fastball
Fuck you, price
Or whoever the hell is pitching
Sweet. Let’s see how we don’t score with bases loaded and no outs. Or, only score one. Either way, we’ll lose in the bottom of the 9th...
Oh, good. Bases loaded, no outs. The amazing Hicks.
Opponents are currently 0-29 with the bases loaded vs the shit sox, which is insane. And Hicks has been terrible in these situations.
Clearly outside. Stfu scummy fans
Wow. YAY!!!
Gotta be E6
C’mon Stanton
Well hell's bells.
I'm late! What I miss??
The hardest hitting singles batter ever of all time. And singles are all he pretty much hits these days...
Jazz - you haven’t missed the walk off win. That’s coming in the bottom of the 9th...
[106] Better not with the Pen of Doom out there!
That’s beautiful. Really need to cash these two base cloggers
ESPN’s box and stat lines are terrible and seem very old
That was disgusting, Didi. I could’ve put a better swing on that. Lefty, no less.
Doom - exactly. We’re doomed ;)
Mega doom? That was actually pretty good. I wanted Shane to
Charge the mound and get kicked out. But that result was better.
thelarmis my man, ever listen to M-Boom before? Just checking them out, my man Max Roach was amazing.
Wait. We just scored our 4th run and NOW the crowd chants Yankees suck?! Wow. Their scuzziness is impressive. My hatred for any and everything shit sox is very deep and real.
Shane seems to be about my size, haha!
Yes, M’Boom is awesome!
I thought I owned a disc or two, but now I’m thinking I don’t. I used to listen to a double live disc at a record store where I worked, I believe. Another one too.
Damn. I need glasses. It’s hard to see these tiny letters on my phone. Or, maybe I’m just hungover, haha!
[115] I have a 'jazz cafe' DJ event coming up, going to play some plus some Ronald Shannon Jackson..will drive out all but the most heavy fans!
Time to hang on tight.
[116] Hungover and in need of reading glasses? We on the same page, bruh..
Really love the leadoff walk after we finally score. Good job, dickhead
And there's the lead off walk.
Walking Sandy Leon, really?
Nice, Jazz!
Here comes the 2-run homer...
What are they complaining about now? Even without Big Babi, they still whine more than any other team.
Sit the fuck down MARKUS!!!
Britton is #53. Wait - we didn’t retire Bobby Abreu’s number?! ;)
If that were El Gary; he’d be vilified. Yet, lettuce can’t throw out a single runner. He couldn’t even gun down Leon, if there were a steal attempt.
[125] I miss Abreu. Haha. Britton looks a
Bit wild. And randomly not wild at all.
Success.
Alright. Two more. Super nervous about rusty Betances and Chapman.
I *love* Abreu! One of my all-time favorites :)
Steal, Brett, Steal
Go go Gritner! Whoa. That was fucking awesome!
Agreed. Loved Gardy taking third. Great move. I laughed out loud.
Leadoff walk last inning. Leadoff HBP this inning. Ugh. DP please
JFC! How about getting the lead off batter out.
Siddown. NOW, the double play
I think we are lucky Betances isn’t more wild. He is well known for needing regular work.
Some dancin!
Oh, fuck. Dellin’s pitching hand is being looked at...
I guess he’s alright. Staying in...
I see blood. Blister maybe.
Oh, he’s bleeding. Side of a finger, right where he holds the seam.
Nice fucking throw Miggy!
This game is too damn long.
I’ll take that leadoff walk!
There was no need to spin after making that catch, Markus.
[144] I laughed so hard at that. They are so silly with their jumping to catch balls they don’t need to jump for. Trying to style everything like little leaguers.
Alright, time to fasten the seatbelts.
Chappy, make us happy!
I love watching Andujar hit. Just missed that though.
Sweet. Nice fucking pitch! Sit the fuck down. That’s one.
That was a beautiful slider.
Walking Leon...again.
Top of the order now...
Ugh walking Leon? Make him hit himself on damnit
Oakland keeps winning...
28th full count of the night. Yeesh.
Chapman needs to pitch more regularly. He’s wild. Predictable.
Wonderful. Tying run at the plate. Of course. I fucking HATE the bottom of the 9th at this joke of a stadium.
That was a strike, blue
He’s already at 23 pitches. Only 1 out...
Yes! Sit down, chump
Wow sweet
Don’t walk him and give up the game winning grand slam to jd
Yet another full count...
Damn he sweats a lot
Wow. He fucking walked the bases loaded. We are so losing this game. And they say baseball isn’t predictable.
All walks.
I don’t really understand why he wasn’t used Thursday or Friday. Everyone knows he has to work. It’s weird
Well, we haven’t lost...yet. But it’s coming
Ugh
Of course. Miguel really was non chalant on that throw. ESPN is sooo happy.
Tied game. We will lose.
Bird should’ve caught it...
While that throw wasn’t great Bird has to get those.
I guess we were spoiled with Tex? First baseman have to be able to scoop the ball
They should’ve just forwarded to the 9th or forfeited to begin with. Boston won’t ever lose again and we’ll be overtaken by both AL West teams...
I was thinking about Tex. He easily would’ve had that.
We are going to go down 1-2-3 here, then Green will give up a leadoff homer over that stoopid fucking wall.
Predictable 1-2-3. I’ve gotta go to sleep. Good night.
And yes I wrote that half way through that half inning.
I said it early in the season. Everyone wanted to get rid off Joey Joe Joe. But you had a team on the cusp of the Workd Series and decide to go with a rookie manager? Aaron Boondoggle is in over his head with Sanchez and Judge out. Can’t figure out the right moves. Team as it is now doesn’t deserve to be in the post season.
Leon on...yet again. Now, tomorrow of the order. If we happen to survive another inning, Sonny Gray will lose the game for us.
Wild pitch. Wonderful
And it’s over. I knew it would happen. Never a doubt that we’d lose
I was shouting at my tv to walk Martinez. Why pitch to him with the bases juiced, and a 3 run lead?
If Holder's confidence wasn't already shot the other night, this couldn't help.