The Orioles are the team to beat in the AL East. What a difference a few years make, eh?
Let’s Go Yankees!
Tuesday
December 24, 2024
Since 2002
"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
Ah, new thread
Hmm, pulling Clark at 92 pitches
Wrong time for an error
Ok, weird strike zone tonight.
More DPs.
Tied!
Ouch nearly the family jewels.
Come on, Nestor
Phew
Well this isn’t going well.
Yup, out.
Soto. Yankees not dead yet.
A double play? I’m so shocked the Yankees hit into a DP
Sigh
Maybe the Orioles are actually good.
Os lost 2 of 3 to the lowly As. It’s like you can’t predict baseball.
Oswaldo!
Definitely don't need to be swept by the o's. Nice homer, OP
Hmmm, not good.
Well, phew.
That was the best I've seen Clay Holmes pitch all year.
Needed it (and kudos to Boone for making that move in the eighth inning), but it's also very encouraging for the future. Maybe we've got a real closer again.
Great start to the 8th, dude.
Just no insurance runs
Ballgame.
Well, we still can't hit. But we sure did pitch good.
The Yankees win
Great win. My Computer feed was a half inning behind apparentlly. Huzzah! Cheers, all.
Let's Go Yanks!
ew Volpe looked bad there.
alas...
Finished checkbook balancing just in time to see another opportunity squandered
Hopefully limit it to two runs.
Well I’ll be, other teams can pull a Yankees offense.
phew nice escape job!
Cashed in!
wooh! Nice at bat for Rizzo
This not good, walk the terrorists and finish laundry to this?
Even worse
gleybar finally! too bad we're so far behind...
Aw crap, MLBN is showing the Indians game, not the Yankees.
Has anyone seen the Yankees offense?
Phew, that could have been a lot worse.
Damn, that was a good game.
And a *really* good inning.
Well I’ll be.
That was quite a game. Nice.
Lost track of time.
Rizzo! That’s this week’s allotment of runs for the Yankees.
Nobody beats the Riz!
I would have been satisfied with a single, but he really smacked it. Dang.
[45] No no. On weekends they score huge quantities of runs, remember? We're supposed to get 15 each day.
Okay well that's not good. Bullpen action please.
Needed the K and the fly out in the other order. Sigh.
[47] Ah. Definitely going to need more than five.
FU Blue, no one paid to see you. They paid to see Judge.
Yeesh,
I wonder if home plate umpires ever think, "Huh, I thought it was a strike but he's probably much better at this than I am so maybe I was wrong."
Yum, I really wanted that GIDP.
Okay one more Clay!
Nice ballgame
I'm feeling better about hour bullpen than I was a couple weeks ago.
Not as good about our line-up, but better about the pen.
[51]. Actually looked like a strike. I have seen much worse calls than that. I didn't think he deserved to get thrown out.
[56] yeah it was a strike, but barely. Aaron wasn’t being a jerk about it.
All rise!
Nestor is dealing, but I'm annoyed we didn't get another run or two in the second inning. Partly annoyed at Verdugo for sliding into first base, partly annoyed because Berti didn't somehow get to second, and partly because Oswaldo's double bounced into the stands.
Nice long nap and walked the terrorists. Nada.
This is not good.
Nope, definitely not good.
[59] and now Nestor is highly annoyed
Well, it wasn't good. But it was looking worse than it turned out.
Okay come on boys! Let's cash in on Chapin!
Sign Soto long term.
God that is so satisfying.
I love Juan Soto.
[68] Yeah no kidding. Empty the coffers.
Yeesh.
Good at bat, scorched it, no fruit.
Almost, Gleyber.
Now the tarp? Just call the game.
I think that's enough. Just call it.
And called.
Okay! I accept that short win!
Арктика - северная полярная область Земли, включающая окраины материков Евразии и Северной Америки, почти весь Северный Ледовитый океан с островами и прилегающие к нему части Атлантического и Тихого океанов. Название её происходит от греческого слова arctos (медведь) и связано со звёздами: Полярная звезда, находящаяся почти точно в зените над Северным полюсом, принадлежит к созвездию Малая Медведица.
Huh, Russian canned pork product.
TBS broadcast
Ron Darling isn’t bad.
Uh oh, 1 nothing Astros and Verlander on the mound. Ballgame.
Well I’ll be
Gosh, I don't know what to make for dinner, think I'll pop over to Bronx Banter and see if anyone has a suggestion...
Oh thanks ArktiGob!
Gil is great, but he throws sooooooo many pitches. He just works so hard. I don't know if it's control problems or not enough confidence to attack the zone.
[80] Shrimp scampi?
[82] Spam!
Okay fine. I'm coming around on Verdugo. He's no longer batting .187 or whatever it was, and I guess I've forgiven him for being a Red Sock.
Beating verlander? What universe is this?
I’m glad they replaced Justin with Folger’s crystals
Volpe!
So, if your name starts with 'V', you can homer against Verlander? Is that what 'Verlander' means in Swedish or something?
[88] of the land if my German isn’t to rusty and Dutch tracks it. But here it means of the gopher (burrowing animal) ball.
Vstanton.
I can't believe the Astros have a player named Cabbage. And the centerfielder is teeny carrot. They should get Riley Greene to play RF, they'd have an outfield salad.
[89] Huh, Google Translate says it means 'changer'!
Maybe his middle name is Cirkel.
Oh Caratini is the catcher. Okay NM.
An eighth run?
[92] looks Dutch to me, that’s my story.
Next up, double digits
The Astros suck, which makes it just a little less satisfying.
Still satisfying, don't get me wrong!
There it is
E fucking 6. Lame.
The Yankees win. I figured this would be a loss with JV on the mound.
Soto!
So to reiterate: I'm in favor of this Juan.
Just got in. Wow.
Oh for christ sake.
Well, got a run out of it.
Patented Yankee base running.
Lol, 440 feet, 2 rbi.
70 feet, 1 rbi.
Can't predict baseball.
All rise. And it had followed a non baserunning blunder . . .
Stanton joins the party
[106] Yeah, in a sense it could have been a salami...
but I have decided to ACCEPT the combination of the dribbler RBI, base running blunder, and Judgean blast.
Uh, and Stantorian Strike.
Um, kid, don’t reach over the wall.
Yeesh. The Astros are lucky they aren't down a bunch more -- the ground rule double cost us a run too.
it definitely feels like it should be a bigger lead than 5-1.
Very nice.
Rodon's been good. Not overpowering by any means, but he's really doing a good job.
(I know, the Astros suck, but those last two batters are very, very good.)
as hard as Stanton hit the ball that should have been like 3 more runs...
Well another run
Judge heating up
This is the Judge I like.
Yeah even more than slamming the Astros, I'm enjoying seeing Judge return to form.
Order in the court!
Juan Soto has three RBI hits.
Oh, and the RBI groundout. 5 RBI today.
Nice. Series win and the Cheatros sink further.
Oh, 5 pm game today.
Aw Nerts.
Gulp, that was a bomb.
Now that’s our Yankees. Two on, no outs big boppers up, strikeout and DP.
And phew
Oof. Just tuned in.
I'm thinking giving up two homers in the first inning is not the best way to start.
Better.
Gee, I go to raid the fridge, and two runs
Lol.
Well, I guess Blanco won the battle with Rizzo, but he paid for it.
Weird play
Dayum, all rise!
That was wicked fah.
Ok, last licks.
Yeah, and not exactly the guys you want up when you have to get on base.
Yeesh.
Well, I'm hoping for a Gleyber BB.
Well, what do I know?
Can't predict baseball.
Good, bring Berti on to ground out to the pitcher.
Tactics.
GG.
Can’t win them all, but 6-1 against the Astros isn’t bad.
Shaping up to be a pitching duel.
A run!
Hm, RBI hit with two outs!
Very suspicious.
Oh, nice nice nice.
Those base runners are valuable today, picking one off is gold.
Ha! Out.
Clark for the seventh.
Ugh.
By the same token [144], when hits are few and scattered, walks are especially bad.
Goddam.
Luke Weaver! That was quite a performance. Can he pitch another inning??
Excellent time for a homer!
Well done, Anthony.
Rizzo with some insurance
Yeesh.
Well, rearranging those batters might have got us a basketful of runs, but I'll take the one.
Argh.
Come on Clay!
He isn't missing by much.
Not liking this
Two down.
Oh man.
This is getting tense!
A single away from extra innings now.
Bear down, Clay!
GG!
Good game for a shutout!
Phew phew phew!
Hm, not a great start. And I don't like pitchers hitting Judge.
Le sigh
Thanks for that DP.
Okay I accept that two-run single plus base running error!
Volpe! And then some patented Yankee baserunning. Still, two runs.
(But let's not make a habit out of running into inning-ending outs on run-scoring plays! Same thing happened yesterday.)
Yeesh. Nestor gets like this sometimes. Then *usually* he snaps out of it.
But not always. Yikes.
Now it's just getting ugly.
Um, walking the terrorists is supposed to help the Yankees, not the Rays.
TZ marathon on. The Mighty Casey episode. Can the Yankees get a robot pitcher?
Well that sucked
Yeah yesterday sucked, but apparently the boys were saving up for Mother's Day.
So Sunday dinner was supposed to be at a bistro, reservations made (supposedly, dad did it and he’s 91) but nope. Texas Road House also an hour’s wait. UNO was open with no wait.
Dinner saved, then feeding and walking the terrorists. Six nil is nice to come in on.
BTW, what’s a Jahmai Jones?
This is not among the best relief performances I've seen.
I guess Boonie doesn't want to use up any *good* bullpen pitchers today.
Oh crapitty crap crap.
Wow.
Okay, Caleb Ferguson. Make a note of that.
Expect him to be DFAed tomorrow
Oh come on. Not you too Burdi.
Get it together, let's put these Rays away now.
Jeebus.
It's kind of comical. It's almost entertaining.
Unbelievable.
What the hell is going on??
Finally.
Whew.
Dang, well, lead intact, but that's about the most you can say about that inning.
Tactics.
Great.
Welcome back, Gleyber!!!!!!!
Wow, I am so happy for him. Let's hope that opens the floodgates.
This game is just completely insane. John Sterling must be texting everyone he knows telling them how unpredictable it is.
Nap time and it’s double digits?
Good on, Gleyber. Phew!
Yay for Gleybar! Finally just caught up to the live stream.
Maybe I should stop watching.
Well phew. Another series won.
gg.
Well, I like all kinds of wins. The 6-0 part of the game was great, but so was the Gleyber AB, and the second dinger for Trevino!