Two out of three and it’s first place

rb-yay!

Ah, opener night.

2 out of 3 ain't bad.

Grrrrrrrr.

Holy shite! Upper tank!

Whoops. I sit corrected. Rats.

Walking the dog worked again.

Blech

Good outing for the big fella, now get some runs

Hot damn, Big Fella! 6 strong!

Rats, doubt he comes out for the seventh.

Don't fuck this up, Kahlne!

Nice. Now score some runs.

Tommah!

Tight game. What's with those horrible caps? Some armed forces thing?

Yup. They should turn the balls into grenades and bases into tanks and behavior missiles. Ugh.

Military appreciation weekend.

Fucking Bollocks! Fuck!

Fuck

Garbage. With 2 outs no less.

Green has been an unmitigated disaster since game 1.

Good to see Chad Green back in form.

15+ ERA? My grandmother never carried a 15 ERA!

Shouldn't complain but this must be 4th game where a great start is fucked by bullpen and offense goes cold. Grrr....Ya just can't predict....

Rain! Call the game and erase the top of the eighth.

Atta boy, Gary!

Get 'r done!

What a win!

(24). Best comment ever.

Wow. I can't believe they won. I guess I'm a fair weather fan. Gave up on this one.

[18} Wow, good to see baseball FINALLY honoring the military, what took so long!

CC is such a badasa, love that he was talking shite to the Rays again.

[32] lol Fortunately, the Yankees bullied other teams into ad eternuml patriotic seventh inning interludes.

Went to bed once the rain delay came. Yankees were down 3-1, figured it was a loss.

What? 4-3 walk off win?

Given their miserable start, their injuries, their AAA subs, who'd a thunk that the Bombers would gave the best record in the MLB in mid May? Not me.

[35] Cashman for GM of the year? I’d say it’s their analytics department, but someone had to put it together and go with their recommendations.

Time to shine, Hicks.

I'll take that.

should have had more

Greg Bird has been Wally Pipped.

Not enough to overturn.

Fortunate. Hope Tanaka isn't hurt.

Uh oh, my "take the dog for a walk" strategy backfired. But the dog really did need to go out.

Sonofabitch!

Thanks, Tommy. Yeesh

Death, taxes, and a great Tanaka start wasted.

So Tanaka's obligatory HR is given up by K.

Time for a walk off

damn, justmissed

free baseball

aw fuck

Back in second

At least Tanaka's x-ray came back negative.

How about some runs.

Ha!

Well there’s one

Crap

I think it's clear that the "opener" strategy only works if you start the game with a good reliever.

Yeeouch

Jesus. Send Green back to the minors before he kills someone.

GGBG!

Well, this game went to shit in a hurry. Good luck guys. I gotta hit the hay.

Got better!

Damn, Kay breaking out the old stuff.

Trips!!!

Just back from dinner, looks like I missed some baseball

Some things are predictable. Fucking Bollocks!

Phew!

Sweet bunt, dude.

A free run!

Ah, taking the dog for a walk worked again.

Not enough to overturn the call.

Double digits! Thank you Thairo.

Most acceptable. Shitty inning for Clint.

Bakers dozen

Gleyber with the glove

Back in first! Three inning save for Chance

I think that going to bed while the game is still in doubt, is the new juju.

[71] Of course, taking the dog out is important, too. We need the dog for the rally and my sleep to seal the win.

Keep it up, guys. Weez in foist pwace.

Let’s moider dese boids

Gleyber. 7th against the Os this year.

J.A. Crapp

Rainy Season (梅雨) looks like it's hitting early this year in the Big Mikan. Worse than usual morning train commutes, and now the Yanquis are losing to Los Orioles again?? Thought they broke that habit?

[81] Hah!

Boston won, at least Tampa isn’t playing today.

When did Hacksaw Jim Duggan start pitching?

Save the bullpen for a winnable game tomorrow.

Or not

Maybe the doctor could find some strain that benches Happ for 6 months. That would be ideal.

[88] Need Severino back ASAP. Wonder if they trade for someone as well?

Painful strike.

A little bit off tonight, Flaherty? Oi!

Os announcers, Cy Cashner has problems third time through the order.

How are they going to fuck this up?

2 is better than none.

Well two runs is ok. Don’t need six all at once. Just get into the soft underbelly of the boids bullpen.

dios mios, Voit

Soft, soft underbelly

Very Very ready for a Hicksy Homer here to tie it

This. DJ kid is alright.

Well, it wasn't pretty ...

Whoa! Mets are really Mets-ing again this year, you all read about Cespedes? https://nypost.com/2019/05/20/yoenis-cespedes-bizarre-mishap-could-create-mets-money-battle/

Ugh, it's Holder

Damn fine play.

[101] and Cano Canoed over the weekend. Wilson’s need to sell. I bet Citifield is built over an old Indian burial ground.

Fancy glove, fancy feet.

I like it! Score em both!

Holy lollipop.

Holy shite!

I don’t know how he hit that. Amazing

Missed the comeback! The Kraken Returns!

Ten pm. Had to take the dog out for the last time, 7-6 Orioles.
Yet again walking the dog worked.

Oh FFS.

Weak sauce.

Two down

Ballgame! Hot damn, double digits and a comeback.

Cheers y'all. Fun win.

My son doesn't have much patience for baseball. He does like to come in and find out the score and if the Yankees are playing. (Pretty much the only sport I watch now) When he saw the O's were up by 5, he said "It's pretty much over now, right?" I didn't think so, and since I had recorded the game on my DVR, it didn't take long to enjoy a great comeback. Sure it is only the O's and not the Astros with Verlander on the mound, but this team is fun to watch. Glad to see Sanchez and Gleyber continue to make the O's their personal playthings.

Let's get em again tonight!

Kraken unleashed!

Fear the Gleyber.

I wish we could play the stoopid Orioles every night.

Austin Romine suuuuuucks.

What is it whith Orioles and pop ups???

Strong start for Little Sunday.

With, that is.

He's Ze German to me ...

Wow, Gary and Gleyber are the first pair of Yankees to each have 8 home runs in a season against the Orioles franchise since a couple of guys named Ruth and Gehrig, when it was the Browns.

Go go Gio!

Clint joins the party

SYNDROME!!!

Pity German has an innings limit this year.

Burn a mound visit here.

Phew,

Yeah, that vould have gone wrong

Poor B'more. Good town, great stadium, great tradition..they deserve a better team.

Good town? I polite disagree. Good on the kid tonight. Too many pitches, though.

Too many fat strikes. Too much The Wire ...

The kids are Alright!

Clint redux! Next up, double digits.

SYNDROME x2!!!

100th home run against the Orioles. Quickest ever at 48 games.

Score Truck is coming, methinks!

Well that sucked

Just get through the inning, Sunday. In line for win nine. Now would also be a good time for a mound visit.

Crap pitch

The ol' run the dog around in the backyard for 10 minutes and miss 3 quick runs trick.

Yanks got this. I'm heading over to Game 4 of the ECF Bucks - Raptors.

Kraken! The Score Truck!

There it is

Fuck bball. Nothing personal.

Score fucking truck.

I hate basketball so damn much. It's stupid, because it's damn gorgeous, but I do ...

What is a David Hale?

Ah, afternoon game Thursday, 12:30

Gio is such a pleasure to watch at third.

Pretty d. 5-4-3.

Can we play Baltimore every game, puhleeeeeeze.

BTW, if you are missing RAB, there's a pretty good site for yucks and snarky commentary,"It is high, It is far, It is...caught."

IMHO, Pinstripe Alley is now the best for serious news and recaps, but "It is high, It is far, It is...caught" is lots of fun.

I think the URL is "johnsterling.blogspot" something, but you can find it from the name.

And the Rays and Sawx both lost, making the lead a little bit comfortable.

Great article about the Yankee success is today's Washington Post, focus on ability to find unexpected treasures.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/05/21/cast-unknowns-reclamations-trash-heap-finds-has-banged-up-yankees-first-place/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.546fc9247519

Ugh, Stanton back on the DL.

Nice, CC.

Looks like Straily has control problems tonight.

Thairo with a dinger.

Dang, 30 home runs against the Os this year. Without Stanton and Judge.

31

Nice placement, DJ. Huzzah!

Madness. Gleyber Fay!

Gleyber en fuego

Rats, shutout gone

KABOOOOOOOOOM!

It’s ridiculous.

Ugh, Gleyber, just eat it

Fucking Bollocks!

The Orioles broadcasters don’t know what to say. Bugs Bunny level ridiculous.

Hot damn! Amazing.

Come on leather.

Thank you DJLM.

That's 10 taters for Gleyber so far against the O's? Wonder what the single season record is against one team..incredible.

Tommah.

Man the Os are bad.

Fail. That's gonna bite.

Never seen a batter react like that before.

Oh, goodie. Chad Greene.

Lou Gehrig hit 14 HRs against the Cleveland Indians in 1936. That is something to shoot for.

I like it. Cheers, gang.

Hey Guys... how bad a move was it for the Mets, getting old man Cano?
Easy schedule... yes... but this AAAA team has been AMAZING!

May the home run barrage continue

Ah, Boone has mercy on the Orioles, sitting Gary and Gleyber.

Uh oh, Tanaka hit again.

DJ was robbed

Sloppy game.

Out goes Frazier!

Gio with a couple of ribeyes.

Phew, stayed in the park.

How bad are the Orioles?
7 innings from Tanaka and no #obligatoryhomer

how many guys have to walk before you yank him? and now a hit. Finally got rid of him.

double crap

Ah, six innings from Tanaka.

Fer fuck's sake. Waste of a good Tanaka outing.

Yanks Bp doing a Nats imitation.

I will definitely take that.

take a walk for a run.

one out

Double play! Sweep sweep sweep.
But home run streak of 3+ is over.

Oh, and now Baltimore goes to Colorado.

an ugly W. but a W.

Welp, rained out already. Day-night DH tomorrow, being a DH they get to bring up another arm for the night cap, I believe.

Could be Chance Adams. No longer starting for SWB.

Hmmmmm... 2 out 2 run double. Well done, Clint.

two runs right off the bat is good.

Good Happ today.

Clint got robber

Brett wasn’t

Sac foul.

Happ’s tiring.

Dammit

Off to walk the dog

So, Luke goes boom. He have something against the shrubs?

I’m back. Worked again.

estrada. geez, who'd a thunk it in March?

Thairo!

rbj, love your dog.

kinda like Urshella sitting down on the job

[219] Thanks.

nice win.

Most satisfying

Let’s sweep this.

So far this isn’t working out well.

Now this is more like it.

Boooo! No hitting Luke, especially in the hands.

This team is confusing. I thought two out RISP hits weren’t allowed.

Ah, the old outfielder drops the ball so the runner tries for an extra base only to get thrown out play.

I think Old Man Gardy needs a rest. Hot or not, playing both games of a double header is asking a lot.

Hunter Dozier should be the face of Catepillar.

Time for a dog walk.

back in. no dog. nice to have a lead.

Well it didn’t work this time.

[234] Perhaps the problem is that I've been awake for this whole game. Blame the miscues on me.

Staton bobblehead? WTF. I can't believe they are going ahead with that PR disaster. Is that hubris or just idiocy.

Time to cash in.

[235] you are getting sleepy, very sleepy

Gleyber has a Camden Yards hangover.

And a sweep it is.

w is a w

And the Legend of Come-back Cameron Maybin continues.

[238] Cheers. I actually did zone out for awhile. Once again helping to secure the win.

Sweep time

perfect afternoon for baseball. about 90 outside. humid too. AC purring, adult beverage nearby. is this what I can look forward to in heaven?

and boom goes Frazier

Time for a Sunday sweep ... up 1-0, c'mon ze German!

Sigh.

#OBLIGATORYHOMERUN

do they have to give up a 3 run homer every day?

Crap crap

Yay! Maybin *not* having a good day so far.

Le sigh ...

Well, that inning was a bollocks.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH ... Syndrome??????????

Ugh, today it's ze Grrrrrrrrman.

Bound to have a clunker now and then.

Need the bats with hats to pick him up ...

Sigh. Just hope the Rays and Sawx lose too.

So lesson learned. German does not pitch against KC

Gleyber making it respectable.

Not dead tet.

Hicks! Tied up

took a little nap. adult beverage on on the afternoon. just got up yo see em tie it up.

who the heck is pitching?

[264] our old friend IPK

Cortes back out? Interesting.

I don’t need interesting, Clint.

Um, no one up in the pen?

Regardless of outcome (now 7-7 after 9), this Team has simply been amazing.

Big phew!

Modammit

rats. should have been 3 outs.

Happy Memorial Day, everyone!

And to you, cult.

Good start, Chad.

Yuck

Oh, joy ...

Luuuke on defense.

SYNDROME!

2-1!

Clint!

GGBG!

3-2!!!

Gritner!!

Oh, Dellin throwing. Hope he comes back soon.

Adroit from Voit!

More D from Voit

Bill Buckner has died.

Some insurance, please.

KRAKEN!

Thank you Kraken

And Gleyber & Maybin

one gone

And there's the second

And the third.

Enjoy the rest of your day

You as well!

#obligatoryhomer. And of the three run variety.

#seppuku

I'll be back in 15-20 minutes ... hopefully the ballboy isn't pitching by that point ...

Off to walk the dog.

Didn’t work this time

I know *why* it is ... and I know it's only *temporary* ... but I still throw up in my mouth a little when I see "Kendry Morales" in the batting order.