That's what I was waiting for... werrrd! >;)

The FOX part might suck, but it allows me to watch the game, so that's good.

also good: dave robertson looks good & feels great; should be back Monday.

not good at all: Posada scratched w/ a sore neck. that fight was completely idiotic. : /

YANKEES (98-56)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Molina C

Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (18-7, 3.31).

ROID SOX (91-62)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Martinez C
Youkilis 1B
Lowell 3B
Ortiz DH
Baldelli RF
Lowrie SS
Anderson LF

Pitching: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-5, 6.80).

[2] It doesn't matter, and it's not important at all, but it would be nice to see Cervelli get a start. I guess they are keeping Molina fresh for the playoffs.

Molina IS the backup, and may well start vs L.A. if that happens, Jorge DHing, though it is hard to give up Matsui + Posada at the plate for Posada + Molina.

My bet is the Yankees do NOT do that, but I've lost a lot of bets in my time.

Wait, was Posada going to catch today? Or was he just scratched as the DH? Seems like he wouldn't have caught with the day after night game.

[5] yeah, he was supposed to catch and i think bat 6th, but he was scratched due to a stiff neck that he suffered in that stoopid fight with the Blow Jays. : /

Braves won...again.

I look forward to hearing the Fox announcers as they're forced to acknowledge the Yanks have got the division more or less sewed up.

Dear Lord, why does this have to be on Fox?

Michael Kay, where are you? We miss you!

Who's the other announcer? The not McCarver guy. Unless Joe Buck has a nasty head cold, it's not Joe Buck.

[9] Actually I could use a break from Kay after last night's satanic invocations against the Red Sox pitching staff. Embarrassing.

great start!

Oh, settle down, you hotheaded fuck.

[10] Who knows. Let's just refer to him as "Not McCarver Guy."

Oh, *that* was a strike. More than the one on Pedroia.

[14] I love that idea.

I love Pedroia's act. I wonder what he was talking about. He clearly said "all the fuckin' time. It's a fuckin' joke" ... What exactly happens all the time? Is it Sabathia or the ump or what? We'll never know.

Good work, CC!

[16] I mean, I understand his grievance, it looked a tad outside to me, too, but not so egregiously and *certainly* not in the first with the bases empty.

Well struck, Derek!

[18] Oh I agree. I just think it's funny. He obviously has some idea of continuity though, it's like he's being persecuted, or that ump always screws up or Sabathia is getting special treatment or something. It's a conspiracy, the poor guy.

Wait, that first pitch to Damon was a ball?

This ump's nearly as bad as that guy last night.

given how small Pedroia is, it's a double whammy: "little man syndrome" and the fact that his strike zone is objectively the size of a hobbit's.....

[20] Yeah, indeed.

[20] Yeah, indeed.

Now why wasn't Derek running there?

yeah, Johnny! weird slide.

Kind of a shame Damon ran there; that was a real cookie Teix let go by.

[22] napoleon!

[26] true dat. but we establish the running game early and A-Rod will come thru here!

weak.

Ichiro got ejected today for the first time in his life. strike three called and he drew a line in the dirt, got rung immediately.

aw.

beautiful. siddown, ugly!

nice, CC!!!

that was a gorgeous breaking ball!

29 pitches thru 2. 4 K's.

CC dealing!!!

goddamn, it's lonely 'round these parts... : ~

lotsa minor ouchies going on today.

matsui down on strikes to his fellow countryman.

Nice hit, Swisher.

Swish singles to right.

go thelarmis!!!

[38] you're interrupting me. harrumph!

that was like 10 straight posts.

[42] i have NO life. : (

[42] eleven. (sniff!)

did they just say no middle infield combo has had 200 hits since the 1880's?!

2 more for Robbie.

McCarver: "I think someday Cano will win a batting title, that's how good he is."

Umm, didn't he nearly win won that year he hit .340? Or maybe not. I thought he'd nearly won one already. Either way, McCarver makes it sound like some bold prediction.

Oh well, I should just let it go.

Dear Lord, look who worked a walk!

a walk for Robbie!

wahoo!

[44] carrying the team all by yourself! wait, does this mean i have no life?

[41] Heh heh heh he.

[45] he is insufferable.

i love how no one has swung at a first pitch offering yet!

Damn, that was a nice play.

I *love* all those balls up the middle, btw. Another one for Melky. Nice work.

I'd like to see the Yankees roll Matsuzaka here ... Just sow more and more seeds of doubt for the Sox. And also win a game, of course.

That was a nice play.

no. no. c'mon. no.

swish hesitated slightly. shoulda been running on contact...

[48] at least you have a good job. and weekend plans with friends. nope, you have a life!

Molina is a very dependable chap, isn't he.

[48] i'm playing solitaire online, if that tells you anything...

rough night last night with the imbecile drug addict downstairs. they partied all the from before midnight til 1:37 this afternoon. i barely slept. i'm not pleased.

i found one rental house that sounds pretty good, but haven't seen any pics nor has the lady gotten back to me. i've emailed and left a v-mail...

[54] yes, you can always depend on him to make an out. he makes baseball, wait for it...predictable!

remember when baldelli was touted as the next Dimaggio?! crazy talk.

MELKY!!!

(exhale)

another great and quick inning for the very large man.

35 pitches thru 3. : )

hey seamus - if you're still here: will tonight be a big night in Shittsburgh w/ the PSU game at home vs. Iowa? we better win!!! we pretty much suck against them...

[55] i'm playing risk online. is that better? :b

what happened? I thought that noisy neighbor was getting the boot?

[60] pittsburghers mostly don't care for PSU. They really need to revive the Pitt-PSU rivalry. Should be an itneresting game (though I'll be watching ND)

Dice-Klay hit Jeter right above the butt. 77 mph curve, no intent...

dice-klay? lol

The key to beating Dice-K is to swing at as few pitches as possible. His junk only works if you swing at it (usually out of the strike zone).

[61] ah, you might not much of a life, either - haha! ; )

guy never got the boot. it's been better since the manager let him have it. not perfect, but tolerable. last night, was NOT tolerable. it better not continue... : /

almost, Johnny, almost...

[62] really?! PSU is all over the state though. yeah, PSU-Pitt was around every year when i was in school. it was the day of the big blood drive on campus.

good hit, Tex. let's score. c'mon, Alex!!!

[64] yeah, i always call him that! and facemask = vagitek. twat nixon was a good one! : )

[66] bummer. i thought things were peaceful by now. Well, i guess things are better just not perfect. I forget why they don't play pitt-psu anymore. I don't remember if it was paterno that stopped it or pitt.

hey! just got an email from the lady about the house! gonna call her, drive by, etc. who knows if it'll work, but it's certainly worth a shot...

bummer.

oh man, that was weird. and sucky. boo!

Oh, what on God's Green Earth was Alex looking at?

sigh

That was weird... and poor.

[69] good luck! probably would be nice to have a house. set up a studio. :)

[68] nothing peaceful about it. the fucking piece of shit cocksucking asshole actually gets mad at me for telling him to quit making noise! like i did something wrong. he woke me up at 4am, 5am, 6am, 7:46am. i lost it by then. fuck that motherfucker. i hope karma kicks the living shit outta that douchebag.

i don't know that the schools or coaches have say about the schedule. maybe it's the conference. i dunno. i only follow baseball! : ) ...but i'll check on the penn state score later on...

[72] kate hudson?! (i'd be looking, too!!!)

[74] this house does have a full basement, which is super cool. i wonder how much flooding there was last week. we got killed 'round these parts and more today.

i'm not looking to set up a studio there though. i'm keeping my little studio/rehearsal room at the warehouse. it's 24-7 and centrally located for my students.

be nice to have more room for my cd's & baseball books! and, especially: NO attached neighbors!!!!!!!!

[75] bummer

wow, CC painting exactly where Molina wants it.

[77] maybe she waited to call until she cleaned the water out of the basement?? or not. Yeah, if you've got a good studio setup might as well stick with it.

victor ruins the perfecto in the 4th once again.

walk.

here's ugly...

JETER!!!!

he's too old to play SS and can't range to his left. ; )

today is an interesting day in college football. two upsets already and two more in the works. Hopefully that doesn't carry over to PSU or ND.

[80] nope. she didn't get my email til today and missed 1-digit on my phone #.

i now have the street address, so i'll drive by. if it's worth it to see inside, i'll try to set up an appt. for Monday. we'll see...

i will have my marimba in the house. and if the basement is good enough, i might try to have my dream drumkit built for me. i've wanted it since i'm a little boy. it's time...

we need some runs guys!!!

[83] yes, GO PENN STATE!!!

i guess both Kim Jones (mmm, kim jones...) and Sweeny Murti went to PSU.

[84] hmm, i bet your dream drumkit is pretty awesome!

HA!

i loved that!

bermuda triangle

i'm actually surprised dice-klay has only thrown 60 pitches.

[87] neh. i'm pretty simple and straightforward. the kit is nothing special. classy and fusion-y. royal blue sparkle, possibly gold/brass colored lugs/hardware. 20" kick, 13" snare, 8/10/12 racks and a 14" floor on legs. that's more drums than i've ever had on any kit!

the custom builder i use here had to close his drum shop, due to the economy. i'm not positive if he's still building. if so, and i get this house, i'll inquire...

dear robbie,

the runner on 2nd is Matsui, so it's not really "scoring position."

ah, whatever. bad robbie. swings at 1st pitch and lofts it to short right.

shoulda bunted! ; )

[90] me too. huh.

melky was hustlin'.

molina = predictable outcome. end of inning.

damn. we are leaving too many on bus today. c'mon score truck!

thanks for fighting and hurting your neck, jorgie. good job, red ass...

[91] How about my Luds? Oyster Blue Pearl (defines classic), 2 20"s, 12" and 13" Toms, 14" and 16" Toms on the floor. 20" Z ride, 16" Z crash, 18" Paiste crash.

there goes the no-no. just pastadivingcano...

[97] that's a HUGE rock kit!!! not my style. (brand, sizes, color, cymbals...) i'm sure it's very nice, though! do you have 'em set up?!

wait, TWO 20" kicks? weird. i would expect them to be 22"...

it was a strike anyway. well, it was on the gamecast box! : )

Fat Liar actually handled that very well. ump was waaaaaay off base. that "clicking" sound was well earlier than when the ball crossed the plate.

Interference! ; )

where in the goddamn fuck was that pitch??????????? holy crap! : /

there it is!

73 pitches thru 5. 7 k's, 2 baserunners.

hi team- is it acceptable or unacceptable that we have not scored on matsuzaka?

[103] UN-

[103] lots of runners left on base

[104] [105] thanks guys

hell yeah!

maybe i have a low tolerance level but i am already sick of mccarver abd impostor buck

another infield single for Cap'n and the 3rd time he's on base today.

it's time to blow this open. steal, homer, whatever...just score!

johnny hit it good once earlier today...

[108] at least it's not Joe Buck, himself.

ugh. Timmay McFuckface just complimented Lupica. jeezus!!!

[103] It's unnerving.

have the yanks been running on martinez?

Does anyone else find irony in the lengthy discussion about Ichiro (a player not involved in this game) whose starting point was Ichiciro's relative obscurity?

Even more irony!

this is a terrific start to the inning.

no outs, speed on the bases, power at the plate. he's at 80 pitches thru 4+...

Score Truck delivery, thank you please!!!

[113] yes - i was just going to post that too

fuck

[112] kinda. damon has a stolen base. Tex was even running w/ 1 out, 1st & 3rd. A-rod struck out looking and interfered w/ Victor. double play.

here we go, A-Rod!!!

crowd hugely into it. i like the silence in the booth. please keep that up. oh, ruined.

damn, nice play by Victor. boo!!!

have to give credit to victor for a good play there

still only 1 out. no DP Mats...

[118] thanks thelarmis.

jesus h christ those were 2 ugly abs

oh, jesus fucking h. christ.

why are we all of a sudden getting impatient and swinging at the 1st pitch. we had him on the ropes. : /

Bad job by A Rod and Matsui there. Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez.

[122] It doesn't exactly fill me with confidence if they're gonna get jumpy cause they think they hear the rumble of the score truck.

Ouch - 0-10 with RISP?

I would boo if I was at the stadium.

fucking crap. just fell into his glove. lucky bastid...

btw the way thelarmis i think unfuckingbelievable (your version) works better than unbefuckingleviable

and how appropriate, unfuckingbelievable - that was unacceptable

I shouting something like: when the bases are loaded, I want to see them hit the ball past the damn catcher. Well, Swisher got it past the catcher.

I kind of have a bad feeling about this inning.

anyone know if the alcs is on fox or tbs?
i will have to start preparing myself for the different categories of fuckwits pretty soon.

[128] How about past the catcher in fair territory? That would be impressive.

[130] i meant the alds, but what the hell i'll be optimistic and gather information about the alcs too

That was brutal... just brutal.

[127] oh, thanks! yeah, i don't think i ever heard the other version, that RI mentioned last night. is that "proper"?! i wonder why...it's very awkward to say.

unfuckingbelievable, rolls off the tongue, nicely! : )

plus, it's always better to get the "fucking" part earlier! (i guess that could read multiple ways. but it my world, it unfortunately only refers to cursing).

speaking of cursing, it's still so weird to hear "cussing" in the South. i never heard that growing up. Up North, we curse!!!

beautiful, big man!

[130] pick your poison.

ALDS on TBS, i believe.

[131] Let's not get greedy.

85 pitches thru 6. very nicely done, people!

i hate that Dice-Klay has been good since he's back. : /

[134] Curse and cuss are the same word, actually. Just different pronunciation that developed over time. Like ass and arse.

Whoa, that carried!

robbie cano!!

CA-YES!!!

CA-BOOM!!!

no duckies on pond...

1-0

[139] that's interesting - that is about the only "southern" expression/pronunciation i still say fairly frequently (ie cuss)

[139] whadda you know about linguistics?! ; )

the british babe i dated, would say: "i can't be arsed". meaning, "i can't be bothered." i always thought that was weird. she had a great, um...arse! ; )

24 homers for #24. 199 hits.

again with swinging at the 1st pitch...

[143] do you "fix" things? like dinner and leaving the house? that always makes me cringe: "i'm fixin' to leave the house". why, what broke?! ; )

do you "cut" things on/off, like lights?! add that to the list.

stay away from the Captain's wrist, you cocksucker!!!

damnit.

well, we have the lead. dice-klay should be outta the game.

hopefully CC continues to mow 'em down!!!

Professional Hitter - retired.

[146] nah - i never said either one - my midwestern dad would not have been happy

fixin' gets elevated to the nex level when it is said almost like fit-in, with the t practically silent

ouch. ugly slammed on the wrist. or a little below.

oh i hope this doesn't lead to more hit batters

i thought the 1st pitch to Lowell crossed the plate at the knees.

great job CC!!! i hope he's fine.

i hope the big man didn't pull anything

Wow... Lowell is REALLY slow. I thought no chance there.

[154] yeah i think he is the slowest non-catcher in the al by quite a bit

cc just cussed himself out :}

i am going to be sick - the sunlight of his personality

nice work, Carsten!!!

96 pitches thru 7

[155] he sure as shit did! i'm glad your Pop ruled out the fixin's & cuttin's! my mom's from brooklyn and my pop's from NYC, though he mainly grew up on Long Island. my brother and i are both from Queens. i have a mouth like a fucking sailor and we most definitely curse!!! : )

[156] Too bad when Papi stands in the sunlight, it casts a Roids shadow.

wow, i thought the 'pen would be in by now.

we're really failing against dice-klay...

i heard Hargrove might actually come back and manage the Tribe.

Dice-Klay has an in-game WHIP of almost 2. and all we have off him is a solo shot. : /

[159] so true

[158] for some reason i think curse sounds soft; i like saying i cussed that motherfucker out - with a hard emphasis on the double ss

[163] wow, i'm the exact opposite! i think "curse", sounds nasty and biting. "cuss," sounds soft to me. as my grandma used to say: "that's what makes horseraces!" : )

i can't believe how feebly we just went down against dice. : /

what?! why is CC out??????

Phil-Mo...

[164] :} different strokes and all that

btw, nice halftime lyrics alex

how is Tex's UZR negative??? that was terrific!!!

[165] guess since he was at 98 pitches, don't want to wear him out before the playoffs

[166] exactly! : )

Mo's stretching, but why are Edwar and Mitre throwing? : /

that was gorgeous. siddown, Krotchman!

wait, why the hell did mcacrver say edwar and mitre's name?

oh, where's weeping??? a "HOLDS" stat table!!! ; )

the inning of pinch hitters...

[171] cause, inexplicably, they're both warming up in the 'pen...

oh just lost his nerd glasses from the last series

[173] i hope it is for the wiffle ball game they are playing later

PHRANCHISE!!!

damn that was some tough shit there hughesy

oh, how i wish that had stayed fair...

OBP! good way to start the inning.

run, gritner, run !!!

i doubt robbie even knows the bunt sign

[181] good!

beautiful! now, steal 3rd. : )

get him over, get him in. Go to Mo!

enough with the dave roberts bullshit. fuck you.

what a disgusting stat fox just put on the screen

dammit, robbie. maybe brett shoulda stayed at 1st! ; )

run brett run

[184] yeah, let's add 11 wins to that ledger!

nice job, brett! that was a lot closer than i would've liked.

wagner is definitely throwing hard

holy fuck that had to hurt

christ almighty.

wagner drilled melky in the hip, something fierce. OUCH!!!

no DP. score the run!!!

[189] i'd be in bed for a week...

squeeze, squeeze, squeeze!!

why isn't Cervelli hitting here???

holy crap. that was incredibly sloppy!

whew!

wow, what a crazy play - and no dp opportunity

what a nutty AB that was.

blow it open, Jetes!!!

I might be willing to squeeze with Jeter here.

OK, I guess no squeeze now. Come on, mighty Casey.

how 'bout granny #2 for #2 ?!

[197] me too - problem is wagner is throwing too hard and too wild