Andy Pettitte earned a reputation as a guy who could help end a losing streak. Let’s see what Masahiro Tanaka has in store for us–and the Rays–this afternoon on a gorgeous spring day in the BX.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Alfonso Soriano DH
Kelly Johnson 3B
Brian Roberts 2B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Yangervis Solarte SS
(Oh, yeah and guess who’s back?)
Never mind last night:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Picture by Bags]
c'mon Yanks!
If someone has Girardi's number, could you please text him to tell the Yankees that Jake Odorizzi has a 6.39 ERA?
Thanks.
[2] URP? I know we've faced him as a reliever but...
Fortunately that last inning was efficient for Tanaka. Unfortunately, Odorizzi is unhittable.
Hm.
Man these 3 stooges in the booth are especially annoying today (it's 3AM in Tokyo, BTW). They have ignored several ABs.
Tanaka did give up that run very efficiently. I don't think it's possible to give up a run with fewer pitches than that.
Yay! Base runner!
Hey, it's a comeback!
[7] it's importantly to give up runs efficiently.
rule of thumb maybe, but there was no high/low plan there. He saw him and started sliding to avoid him.
bleh.
Hey, I think that was an out due to a shift. By us. Against Tampa.
Nice feeling.
Rats. That looked like a triple.
Ichiro's double makes the Yankees the favorites to win the game!
That is, the Win Expectancy is now 50.8%.
[16] that's interesting since they still have the lead.
Now it's 57%.
[17] I know. I'm trying to get myself to think of the game in terms of win expectancy rather than leads, but it's almost impossible, psychologically.
Hey hey!
Jacoby is robbed of one RBI there, but with nobody out I'll take it.
I really wish the warning track could be of some material that reduced bouncing.
well, that should shift the win expectancy! way to go jacoby!
Now 79%. Wow, that was a huge WPA hit for Jacoby.
BTW, the YES team basically nailed it. They kept talking about how Odor dude has performed well the first time through the order but has faltered after that. And that's basically what happened.
Brett, WTF ARE YOU LOOKING AT??
Nice job, Brett.
Holy shit.
Brett can look really, really bad sometimes on curves.
[25] well, he didn't look at it that time.
Hm, that IBB is wrong, I believe. Although Maddon might know something extra. Interesting.
[28] He did, actually. He was looking right at it, and waved his bat at it as it went by.
What the hell?
Do those sliders have "Watch me go by" written on them??
Eat shit, Maddon.
THROW. HIM. OUT!
Thank goodness balls and strikes are not reviewable, or there probably would have been a sizable delay.
Of course, Maddon is correct. Heh.
[35] this time.
Well this is an absolute failure thus far.
Oh, lord.
Well, this is demoralizing. Two good hitters whiffed by a mediocre pitcher with the bases loaded.
(Or, well, only one with the bases loaded, the other with runners on second and third. Technicality.)
Mccann fell for that pitch twice in a row. He deserved to strike out. Horrible.
FUCK!
And the Bruins just tied it up. Double fuck.
Jetes and Rob would have got the DP.
Well I'll be damned.
Sláinte!
Tanaka tenacious!
Excellent finish.
That was so weird. And he was out too. But luckily for once Maddon was apparently sleeping.
There ya go, Brettski!
Station to station!
I like this Teixeira edition.
That man is on fire.
Oh, come on! Damn.
Good tag, Brian.
Hah. Not even trying to get Brettski.
Dellin dealin'.
Betances enhances.
RBIchiro!
ichiro!
Cashed in by Brettski!
Good game.
Can we get to double digits?
This would be oh so sweeter if the Yanks won last night. Oh, well. We'll take it!
[57] would've been a better game had we reached double digits. even my niece reached double digits on thursday!