Yankees brass apparently reads the Banter: Nunez sent down to AAA, Chavez activated, Nix remains on the roster (presumably to play every position?).

Inauspicious start.

3 pitches in - with King Felix on the mound - could the game be over already, gulp?

[3] Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

WTF. Down a run already?

[4] Knowledge is Good.

For such an awful team the Mariners have three must-see guys. Ichiro, King Felix and Jesus...

[4] Nothing's over until we decide it is! Who's with me????

Yankee brass not the only ones bothered by the E-Nunez.

A first inning run!

(4) (6) (7) My apologies to all - I was remembering the game two seasons ago where A.J. gave up 3 runs to the first 3 Seattle batters and I had to decide between walking out of the stadium at possibly the earliest possible time in history (wonder if there's a Guinness record for that?) or stay and watch the King proceed to stifle the Yanks, which of course he did.

[10] An A.J. start? I heard there's support groups for those who watched them live.

Smoak hasn't exactly been great since the Cliff Lee trade, eh?

Nice job, Hiroki.

(11) No shit - despite the vow I made at an earlier AJ game that year, I vowed never to go to the Stadium when AJ pitched - when I broke that vow again in the ALCS against Texas, I knew I was fucked for life - and I have been.

Josh Beckett talks: http://bit.ly/J5VQeq

That's right Teix, you show the King we Americans don't care for royalty.

Montero already sporting the seemingly requisite post-"Yankee Facial Hair Rule" goatee.

Zeroes are good.

I'll miss Nuney. I'll just have to go out and buy a new pair of boots to honor his demotion.

[19] Boots?

Oh, boots, got it. Doh.

Maybe I'll get a pair of mittens.

Time to test Montero's arm?

My god, that was so dumb. Holy cow.

Fuck... with no outs you stay at 3rd.

Well that's a complete and utter waste. Shite!

Damn.

[21] Exactly. : )
Alex risked the guy wouldn't catch it, peaked over his shoulder to see if he caught it, then kept going. It should have been all or nothing. Terrible.

I wonder if Alex's going had anything to do wtih his knowledge of the Yankees' shitty RISP?

[7] i'm with you, RI!

It was just dumb. You have to be really sure you're going to score to do that. If you're thrown out you give up about a run and a half (compared to staying on third); if you score you only add maybe .2 runs to your expected yield.

[30] Good! So let's do some kind of meaningless, pointless gesture!

Anyone have any idea what a criminy is? Is it related to cripes?

I don't understand why Seattle always sucks yet they keep kicking our ass - is that a form of AHDMLB?

[34] Well, we were 5-4 against them last year. 6-4 in 2010.

[33] Never mind...

[36] i prefer jesus fucking h. christ! : )

then again, i'm a long-haired jew! ; )

Nice. Good job, Hiroki!

(37) Any gentiles on this website? Not that theres anything wrong with that, of course.

nice work, hiroki

[39] I am.

(41) Good shabbos

Great Captain at bat. I like Cone for a variety of reasons. But another one is the more he talks the less I hear Kay.

Awesome walk.

[39] Irish. : )

Michael Kay spoke with Vin Scully? Umm...that's not right.

[36] As in 'We never should have traded Criminy Montero'?

[46] A cat may look at a king.

That was outside!

[44] cap's now 5th on the yankees list.

I doubt we'll see another MLB triple crown.

(46) Scully musta thought he was talking to Mrs. Kay.

So.... MKay and Company went over the 'Nunez Situation'. Any opinions? I say 80& to build his confidence, 20% because last night made them sick.

I guess it's a law that as soon as you leave then Yankees, so must grow something on your face.

sigh...

Criminy!!

Dude so looks like Manny.

knew that was coming...

Ouch.

Man... he didn't even look like he swung hard.

[60] Right?

Crikey even

Sweet stroke. Hot damn!

Okay, now, no stupid base running please.

robbie's over .300...

no dp.

please tie the game!

This is not going to end well.

dammit.

steal home! ; )

Heeeeeyyyy!!!!

Yaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy

!!!!!

Raoooooooool!

Dino!

RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!!!!!!

i like to call him the 7-string guitar. you know, Ibanez.

[70] i like that. he looks like a Dino.

welcome back, eric!

We have outbursted!

[71] Explain.

[75] Ibanez is a very famous brand of electric guitars. mostly rock and hard rock players. (the absolutely incredible) steve vai made famous a 7-string guitar which is now popular with the "nu" metal bands, i generally don't like.

but the name Ibanez (with an American pronunciation) is part of my everyday lexicon since i'm a kid. my big brother is/was a shredding rock guitarist...

Dang, missed Raul. Had to let the dogs in.

[72] Years ago in SI they had a lookalike picture of Darryl Strawberry and Dino the Flinstones dinosaur. It stuck in my brain. Raul reminds me of both of them. Hence, Dino : )
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/looking/archive7.html

Perfect peg.

[76} Nice, thanks for explaining that! Think Raooooool is a metal head? Kind of looks like Rob Halford..

thelarmis, I'm going to the "Time Slip Travel" rock and jazz bar tonight. Will send you a review off line!

Beauty.

alright guys, i'm takin' my girl to dinner...

have a great night!

GO YANKS!!!

[76] Gracias.

[77] Ummmmm... who let the dogs out?

Watch your lips!

Charlie Brown!

There it is!

[84] Woof, woof, woof, bark bark.

Bleg.

Regicide.

So who pitches the 8th? I do not like a no Mo experiment.

[91] I figure it's D-Rob + Sori, but in which order??

Shouldn't the Yankees be stealing every time they are on base? After all, the Yankees are more convinced than anyone that Jesus Montero is not a catcher.

Dude is on fire. Robbie!

Good base running.

[92] D-Rob, then Sori. It can't be too long ago for Sori to remember his closer instincts. The Hammer needs to apprentice a little longer.

[92] No Sori tonight, 3 straight days, sorry. Boone?

[97] Really, three straight? I forgot. Hm. Maybe Kuroda starts the 8th.

Teix should hit 9th.

There's you're answer. Clay in to walk Ichiro.