I want seven runs per game coupled with quality starts during this series, please.

: )

[1] By the Yankees*

"Trivia: the Nats have six former Yankee minor leaguers on their 25-man roster: Nick Johnson, Cristian Guzman, Alberto Gonzalez, Wil Nieves, and Ron Villone are five of them. Who is the sixth?"

Jesus Colome

*bow*

Aside from his injury, I wish the Yanks had just gone from Tino to Nick Johnson and left it at that. (I mean vis a vis Giambi, not Teixeira of course.) And kept Soriano too ... The Yanks could have had a good homegrown team.

Everyone once in a while, i'll mention that i blame everything that went wrong after 2000 on Nick Johnson, International Man of Glass.

I'm only *mostly* kidding ...

I did my "Veras is Gone" jig

[6] I'm reminded of the "jig" the guy who had his foot nailed to the deck did in Yellowbeard after the mutiny...

: )

Sammy Sosa joins A-Rod on the 104 list ...
http://tinyurl.com/m44unn

[8] In other "news," fire is hot and Posada couldn't score from 2B on a single to the OF if you set him on it!

: )

The game is on My9 tonight for those of you with MLBEI, 726 on DirecTV...

Wow @ six pitches for CC in the first!

That's got to be a low for starters this year?

[11] Viva Posada!!!
:-)

gah, stop pulling outside pitches, alex!

I can't watch. MLB.COM isn't working at all. (Anybody getting a signal?)

[14] yeah, no problems so far

[15] Dang. I can't get the away or the home broadcast. Maybe I'll try a different browser.

Hey, that worked! Good to know, for future reference.

The Attorney General has been playing pretty well for the Nats. We could've used him this year.

And speaking of backup infielders...Andy Phillips filed for free agency yesterday. He must have an escape hatch written into his contract. I can't imagine any player would bail out in this economy, unless they had a better offer lined up. Haven't heard where he's heading, though.

[11] Luke Hochevar took only four pitches to get through the first inning in his last start.

Did you see Adam Dunn's take-out slide? That may be the worst slide I've ever seen.

Pasta Divingalberto!

I want to see 3 blowouts, but that's just me. : D

That first Red Sox run was garbage. cack.

Michael Kay just said he doesn't like being touched ...

(insert one-liner here)

did anyone just see the commercial telling people to watch for bicyclists in ny? i wouldn't want to be hit by a car if i were riding a bike, so that's good. but meanwhile as a pedestrian i've been hit by several reckless bicyclists who don't really seem to give a shit about anyone else but them. of course, maybe if drivers wouldn't hit them on the road they'd stay off the sidewalks.

I think warning tracks should be like golf course rough. Just thick, tall grass. It would cut down on automatic doubles bouncing off that rubber track. Or something like that.

[24] I would imagine Kay has nothing to worry about with regards to that, Diane...

: )

[25] It became clear to me when I started biking in the city years ago that being on the bicycle is the least-advantageous in the three way battle between pedestrians, automobiles and bicycles. People get out of the way for cars; not so much for bicycles. Cars seem to take liberties with bicyclists that they don't with pedestrians, or at least the stakes are higher due to higher closing speeds, etc, not to mention the relationship is more contentious cause they don't share the road as they should, and they get annoyed at bicyclists blocking their way, etc.

LOL at you being hit by several bicyclists, no offense - I'm sure it hurt. But I've only ever heard of one pedestrian/bike crash, so it seems funny that you've had more than one.

[25] I should be clear that I strongly disapprove of bikes on sidewalks except provisionally.

Man, Cano ripped that!!

Ow. Dang.
HBP hurts, that must have been considerably harder, huh?

[30] Hey, I've been waiting for ages for you to comment on a ball that's... down the line, shall we say?

[28] nothing serious, just little bumps. it only happened to me once on the streets (that was when the cyclist was going the wrong way on a one way street and i was looking the other way), but it happens a lot in the parks when you share a path with bikes. i'm sure it's tough to ride a bike around the city, but i also think that the faster you go the less willing you are to stop or get out of someone's way, so runners don't like to move for walkers, bicyclists don't like to stop for anyone. which makes some sense, but can also be extremely annoying when you have to jump out of the way of a bike.

Matsui didn't look so well in that AB...

[28] My roommate got run over by a bicyclist. He didn't even stop to see how she was. She ended up in the hospital with with a concussion and 15 stitches in her face.

Poor broken-hipped Alex can't really field balls as much as fall on them.

Nick Johnson. Shoulda...woulda...coulda.... It sucks when players with talent simply can't stay unhurt.

[36] I've noticed that, too. I wonder if the second surgery will fix that, or if he'll never be the player he used to be.

[33] Yeah I don't have much experience as a bicyclist nor pedestrian on mixed park paths, but I will say that on the streets, if a bicycle is coming at you, it's generally best to maintain your pace and direction; the riders don't want to hit you usually, and moving out of their way sometimes has the opposite effect.

Gets two outs, throws six straight balls.
Manny Acta sucks, huh?

Is anyone else watching this game on channel 9 on TWC? Because I am and it is all ****ed up.

i hear just kay and flash tonight - blah

i just got home from riverside park where the bicyclists are rampant and pretty dangerous for pedestrians

[41] i am hawk - no problems for me

[42] yes riverside is particularly treacherous since it's so narrow and there are few places to walk on the lower level other than the shared path.
i thought you were an out of towner though.

[43] I should say TWC in HD. Every other goddamn channel is fine except the one I want to watch.

Arsenio Hall is back? Did he bring the dog pound?

[44] No I live in Windsor Terrace.

[44] not anymore - moved back to the city in april, but am not a native nyer

[43] i am watching my9 in hd - no problems though - maybe it is specific to bk

That's about right.

ugh - that was not in the script cc

Hmmmmmmmmm.

Man I went through over 30 channels, they are all fine except "my" 9. And when I flip back to 9, the ****ing Nationals are up 3-2. Christ on a crutch, Sabathia, pull yourself together.

wow

Ye gods. His first home run in three years?

He just doubled his career home run total.

sooooo, should the yanks start hitting or should the yanks start hitting?

The guy's way ahead on a change-up and the big man can throw 95+. Why the slider? Ugh.

Holy shit! How many more times are they going to get beat down by the bottom of the opposing lineup?

That schlub hasn't hit a HR since '06 for Christ's sakes!

I hate that "horseshit!"

I still say it's Flash!

Hernandez now has a story to tell his grandchildren. I just hope it ends with "we ended up losing that game by 5 runs, but it was a nice moment for me"

if this game were one on one martis v. teixeira i think a full 9 innings would take about 1.5 hours. except that teixeira would start to hit everything at some point.

This is exactly the kind of game that makes me very suspect of this Yankee team. They are facing a pitcher in Martis who wants to walk the ballpark, but like Nieve on Saturday, the lineup goes hacking away and lets him off the hook several times. Then, you have C.C. allow Alberto Gonzalez to completely take him out of the Nieves AB before throwing a bonehead slider to Hernandez.

It doesn't matter if they come back to win this game 20-3. The way they have played to this point is an absolute disgrace. The idea they could be experiencing a lull after playing so poorly last week would be laughable if there wasn't a good chance that it's true.

umm..who is Sairon Martis and more importantly..WHY are we losing to him????

hey folks. so 3-2 eh? hmmm

bright spot - robbie hitting

At least Cano's stars are back in order.

[62] should it be Sauron?

[57] So much for all the problems being Posada's fault. C.C. shook off Jorge nefore throwing that slider.

I also hate how CC "gets bored" in the middle of games.

I fine him for that crap!

Six figures if they lose this game!

I'm disappointed that Veras didn't work out but glad to see him go at this point. We need to emphasize control.

Matsui doesn't look good.

uh oh, offense playing down to the competition?

[71] Well, sort of. Plenty of base runners, but (a) some smallball technique and (b) Matsui stranding guys....

[72] thanks. hopefully they wake up.

[71] I think it's more a case of the most of the lineup abadoning a patient approach, which is becoming so common against lesser pitchers.

One of their runs is unearned!

[71] Actually, [74] pretty much agrees with your assessment.

this is not funny anymore. meanwhile the blowsox taking care of their business...

this reminds me of that stupid 3-run HR CC gave up to Aybar (!). I agree, he gets out of focus or something

[75] Not only did Damon reach on an error, but the Cano RBI single bounced off the chest of Nick Johnson. Right now, the Yankee offense consists of a sac fly by Melky.

wow nice play melky - if you did in fact catch it

Bounce?

Good on ya', Melk! : D

[80] You and Dukes!

[77] It's not panicking to say the BoSox are clearly the better team right now..but lots of time left..

I'm kind of glad we don't have Adam Dunn, actually.

[82] His reaction was classic wtf? ha.

i haven't gone through the pfx - but it seems in the middle of the game cc backs off throwing the fastball some - not sure if this is even the case, but if it is, not sure if it is a focus or strategic , or endurance issue

[83] I think the last week has made that clear. As a result, the jury is still out on this team. If it was an isolated game, you'd have to take a step back, but these kinds of efforts are not that uncommon. Afterall, the last two losses were to Fernando Nieve and Brad Penny.

[83] They are better right now. Hopefully their bullpen comes crashing down the second half. Still not bought on the Okajima, Ramirez, Saito, Delcarmen.

OTOH, the yanks have to start hitting with RISP, just don't get it..., 4 hits, 5 walks and only 2 runs

c'mon swish. let's start a rally!

2-0 count...Swisher swings and pops up...is anyone watching Mitre completely struggle with his control? This is a replay of Saturday.

geez i'm slow

[87] something tells me you wouldn't be taking a step back in an "isolated game"

If we get URP'd by the Nats...

[67] If Sabathia throws the slider the way he should, that guy is not hitting it out of the park, even this park.

Yeah, it is laughable but the Yanks are taking a day off. They certainly don't deserve to.

[92] Well, when the Yankees start playing well enough, we can test the theory.

nice quick inning. I'm elated

[95] fair enough. after accounting for the hyperbole, i usually agree with your assessments anyway.

I am sorry Michael Kay, but Martis has thrown 56 strikes and 53 balls...you can't convince me he is shutting down the Yankees. This game is squarely on a lineup that has swung at bad pitch after bad pitch. When the Yankees were legit championship contenders, they rarely played games like this one. This is the third one they've had this week.

I don't miss abreu

can we petition michael kay to stop saying "he ties a record held by many" if some dope makes all 3 outs in the inning?
christ enough already.

If the Yankees lose this game, I think it could rank among the most embarrassing losses in the past 10 years.

[100] the one that bothers me most is "___ tries to pull an outside pitch" on every single ground ball, even when it's clearly not the case.

[94] If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle. : D C.C's doing that guy a favor, I don't care how good his sinker is. Bad sliders are 3 run run homers.

christ on a a cracker, i fall asleep listening to a 2-0 game and wake up to this???

guess i wasn't the only one napping in the middle innings ...

Can you guys remember that that HR was hit 320'? ARod will hit 100 balls over 360', and more then half will be outs. But sometimes (especially with Jeter) some cheap fly balls end up in the seats. Such is the RCNB.

I don't really think it's disgraceful to give up a short fly ball.

wow it is ex-Yankee night at the Stadium.

Hey, Ron VIllone!

ah i think i have seen this villone fellow before :}

[100] he thinks he's so smart by saying those things. just ignore him, must be pretty boring sometimes to call a game like this one and saying those things are kind of his hobby.

that was the 2nd clear strike called a ball on teixeira today

tex!!!

That was exciting.

[103] I agree and C.C. knew it. Posada wanted a fastball outside, but he shook to the slider. He knows he made a mistake. What bthers me more is he allowed Alberto Gonzalez to completely take him out of the Nieves AB. At some point, Posada or Eiland should have gone to the mound with Nieves stat line and told CC to let the AG steal second.

The ballpark is playing very big tonight.

Yeah, that's Ron VIllone. I remember him well.

sweet Tex!

[101] i was about to say "maybe hyperbole is the wrong word"

[110] Jeez, I read that exactly backwards and I was about to correct you. Then something clicked in my brain.

Tex, meet the MVP trophy

[100] I want to hear more about why he doesn't like being touched...

[116] A littl hyperbole isn't a bad thing, but can you think of the last time the Yankees lost to a team with a worse record, especially with such a significant pitching matchup. Only the really bad Detroit team of 2002 comes to mind as a contender.

[118] I think that was a joke. It's hard to tell. It was deadpan.

[109] you are right - most nights i am able to tune him out but not as much tonight - probably since there is no cone to distract me

well, evidently, now that *i* have awoken, so have the bats!

well, except for arod, but he's been asleep for June.

Oh come on Alex...

[103] PLEASE... the correct saying is "If the Queen had balls, she would be King".

That shot hit Dukes on his throwing hand. Almost caught it with the wrong hand!

ARod is not right. You can see it.

[118] i don't know anything about that ok jazz - i think diane is who brought that up

[124] yeah - he is off - i'd like to see him with a day off/dh assignment before they get to an nl park

1.42 ERA?

Who is this guy, and what has he done with Ron Villone?

[119] good question, but first they have to lose this game

RIPPER!!!!

[86] [100] I agree with all those Ms October. In fact I'd add they try to "establish the fastball early," go to the offspeed stuff in the middle innings for a "different look," and "let it out" at the end with CC. But it takes focus to effectively throw junk with a lead. CC lacks that from time to time apparently...

I hate getting beat by schlubs at the bottom of any order!

They had better fix that shit and with tha quickness!

Woohoo Damon and Tex and Cano?

Thank God they have guys who can maintain their focus?

: /

1. Dukes is not a good fielder.
2. The Yankees are not good at base running.

nice hit cano - bad play dukes - bad baserunning robbie

Nationals defense comes to the rescue again....wait...not to be out done, Robbie gets thrown at third.

[130] Exactly what I was thinking.

talk about a perfect relay throw

Does anyone aquare up the ball as well as Cano? Man... he make solid contact so many times.

Well... another disgraceful inning by our bats.

huh ... pena in at short.

[135] I don't know, OYF, I thought Girardi and Cashman had a pretty good inning.

shit

Ruh-roh.

Damn...that's not a good sign. Hopefully, Jeter leaving is precautionary.

[135] Cano is the key to this lineup, methinks..you know Damon, Jeter, Tex and A-Rod (when healthy) will bring the noise.

Pena in for Jeter??

christ - hope nothing major

wow ... take a look at that thing living on bruney's upper lip

[135] Cano and Tex hit the ball well, but if most other CF'ers are in the game, there's a very good chance the Yankees don't score in that inning.

Cano had more time on that throw, but man can Teixeira play 1B.

Our infield looks good. It's an unfamiliar feeling -- I mean, compare to past years.

[124] Please. The correct saying is almost caught it with the bare hand. : )

[143] nick johnson says hello

Is Dukes really the best they can do? It's not like his hitting is any better than his fielding.

You can not, I repeat can not go to Bruney in this inning,

c'mon carsten or never mind bruney time

[150] May as well jump in head first. : /

interesting to put bruney into this situation

Even if Bruney comes in to K Zimmerman on three pitches, this is an absolutely awful decision. No one knows exactly what Bruney the Yankees have right now and this isn't the time to find out.

Nick Johnson's photo on Gameday..looks like he hit the Big Macs while on the DL..

let the big guy finish his business joe!!

fingers crossed here

Bruney is money.
He's ice.
He's ice money.

[144] But if the Queen had balls, she'ld be King.

[155] supersized!!

[154] well the people who have been watching him rehab may know

First pitch at 90mph...

wow ... where did 1/2 of brian bruney go?

[156] he's probably reacting to cc's last outing

3rd pitch at 96.

Wow did Zimmerman miss one.

[161] That was his cutter.
Pitches look better than his face, that's for sure.

Holy crap. Now that you mention is, Bruney is looking pretty scrawny. For him, anyway.

Robbie saves the day...nice play.

[165] come on don't be like that

BaBaBruney!

Bruney and A-Rod as a hunting reality show would make for an interesting show. : )

Money.

nice play cano- nice pitching bruney
who the hell would have ever thought brian bruney was the pen savior?

[169] You lost me? Be like what?

Sosa on the 104 list..shocking..
in other surprising news, real estate in Tokyo is expensive, and I listened to some jazz last night!

Well CC gave 'em the quality start, although that wasn't what I had in mind.

I'd like three more runs please...

: )

This is the formula. But if I'm Sabathia, I'm pissed. You don't yank your ace just because one guy got on base.

Girardi may be remembering Zimmerman's walk-off against CMW.

[163] probably. liked the result much better

[174] well he missed a pitch that was 96 mph, not 90 like the 1st pitch (as you quickly noted). bruney looked pretty good there.

[177] I know that's what was on my mind.

jeter with left ankle stiffness

[177] Jeez, I forgot that -- but I bet you're right!

per Jeter. Left ankle soreness sounds better than hamstring.

[179] It was a fastball down the middle though. I am not saying it was an awful pitch, but guys like Zimmerman can hit fastballs down the middle. When it came out his hand, I flinched. Of course, when it came out, I didn't know it was going 96mph.

don't you think the more recent event of cc's last outing when girardi arguably left cc in a batter too long was more on his mind that zimmerman/cmw?

[183] Yeah, I was thinking "Uh oh, not hamstring please..."

[177] Actually, was that the year Girardi managed Florida?

steal it

jeez ... macdougal just looks too tall for his own good on the mound

[183] yes, i'm sure it will just hamper jeter enough that he'll play like an old man. at least no dl!!

that's a pretty play

Jeter was playing pretty well, so hopefully this doesn't set him back. I'd almost rather have him take a day or two off then play through discomfort.

NICE play by ZIm.

c'mon Melky, get the run in.

This run would me make me feel alot better, esp. with Dunn coming up.

[192] Much rather.

[190] That's worst case scenario. Maybe the big brains may have finally learned something and will sit Jeter for a few days and play Pena. Watch out Wally Pipp! : )

How about a squeeze?

A successful squeeze would make my day.

i just looked up melky on wikipedia to see if melky is his real first name (it is). this is the paragraph under "personal life": "His best friend is second baseman Robinson Canó. They both own an apartment complex in New Jersey. Melky also has a son named Melky Jr. Cano drives Melky to the home games in New York. Robinson Cano is considered a big part of Melkys life." made me laugh.

Or, do that.