YANKEES
Brett Gardner CF
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Andruw Jones LF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Francisco Cervelli C
Ramiro Pena 3B
LHP CC Sabathia
BREWERS
Rickie Weeks 2B
Carlos Gomez CF
Ryan Braun LF
Prince Fielder DH
Corey Hart RF
Casey McGehee 3B
Mat Gamel 1B
Yuniesky Betancourt SS
George Kottaras C
LHP Randy Wolf
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Despite the usual, afternoon game without Jeter lineup, the Yankees are looking to sweep the Brewers today to improve to 48-31. The Yankees are currently 2.5 games ahead of the Red Sox. Meanwhile, the Brewers, baffled by the existence of Francisco Cervelli, look to salvage the last game of the set and stay a game ahead of the Cardinals in the NL Central. Enjoy.
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How do the Yankees have such a good day-game record when they keep playing Cervelli, Jones, and Pena?
Double steal with Gardner and Swisher! That was fun to see.
And Cano drives ‘em in. Coooooooool.
Hey, Professor. I just joined with one out, Jorge up in the bottom of the first. I see double steal, then cool ol’ Cano. Whaddydo? Ah, end of inning recap, a double to left center. Going with the pitch, I presume?
And do you, or does Sean, Sean, Seee-annn, have a clue as to why the Brewers would be “baffled by the existence” of rootin’, tootin’ Frankie Cervelli?
Yeah, left center. Nice hit.
I heard Pena was involved in a slick dbl play, but was searching for key success in my above comment, er, question, and missed it. {My keyboard suffers from sticky drinks.}
Give this to Ramiro: when nobody expects him to hit, at least he can lay down a practical sacrifice. Humility, see? Or did you just wanna take him out and shoot him?
Cervelli got a hit. This must be Anything Can Happen Thursday.
oh, you hardbitten skeptics, you stat-informed, loaded for bear…fans.
That’s me.
I thunk you were really smarter (and kinder) than that.
Nah. Off with their heads!
Nunnez ranges wide to go a step beyond…
Evidently, a good throw by Nunez is too much for even Anything Can Happen Thursday.
That was a rotten throw. Should have been an error.
I’d say it definitely falls into ACHThoirsday.
hmmm.. six man rotation. Interesting…
That would be silly. Also, taking Colon out of the rotation rather than Garcia strikes me as ludicrous.
Maybe silly and ludicrous aren’t the words. In any case, let’s see if Hughes can actually come back first.
Silly? What’s silly about giving some “old men” a little extras rest? I think Garcia is definitely a candidate for good breathers, tho not soo long. And Phil. And Colon, hell maybe Nova. But AJ, we gotta send him and CC regularly.
Maybe once around. But probably better to leave everyone in their regular routine. Plus, why have fewer starts from Sabathia?
No, no, mais, non, Professor: send CC and AJ out regularly. Work with the other guys.
Hmmm…..OK. But that’s not really a ‘rotation.’ Have to call it something else.
mix-and-match? Rotation by committee?
Don’t wanna send any of them to the bullpen. Colon? Ludicrous, indeed.
I agree. I think the TYA article was pretty good. You decide what the best way to continue to develop Nova is,and then you choose between him and Garcia based on the development issue. Just my opinion.
I missed that. I’ll hve to catch up on my homework.
C.C. Ks Fielder. I wonder what the record for most weight total from batter and pitcher during a strikeout is.
Haa! That’s one I feel obliged to look up. -oh, Texy baby! – but incompetence interferes.
got a name for that tho.. the Matchup of Thunnnder!
On baseball-reference.com, Sabathia is listed as 290 and Fielder as 275. Jonathon Broxton is listed as 300, though, so if Broxton ever struck out Fielder, that would be more than Sabathis striking out Fielder.
gotta fix and eat something. May be technical interference ahead.
Two hits and an RBI for Cervelli! A great day!
On Cerveli’s massive blow,Cano skips merrily home!
Sweet.
Is anyone else besides me sick of John Flaherty’s bullshit when it comes to Yankees getting hit by pitches? I can’t think of one time where this guy said a Yankee getting hit by a pitch was intentional. He’s always saying it isn’t, or it seems like it. Really? Teixiera launches a solo shot, the next batter Cano who slammed a two-run double before that shot gets hit, and that’s not intentional? Please. Get a clue or a pair of balls, Flaherty. Fuck Randy Wolf. Too bad Wolf’s not batting today.
Enough of this nonsense about Hughes starting thus bumping Colon, Garcia, or Nova out of the rotation. EVERYONE in the rotation is pitching well to varying degrees. Don’t fix what isn’t broke as the Yankees could be as many as 3.5 games ahead of the Red Sox after today if the Yankees sweep the Brewers and the Phillies sweep the Red Sox.
Hughes’ 2010 was deceptive. He is not an ace or a #2 starter, he is a #3 at best, a #5 at worst, and most likely a solid #4 with #3 potential at this point, and I highly doubt I’m insulting Hughes by calling him that. Until he shows me he can be a solid #3 for more than one season, I don’t wanna hear he’s a future ace or #2.
have I ever seen the Professor and Duh argue such stuff?
Duh, Phil Hughes may be any of the above, 3,4,5,2, dare I say it, #1. You’re right: time will tell.
all this judgementalization on rotation order, sounds like to chris. I’d ajudge Phil will be #3 or above, or in the bullpen. Not a mediocre some/some innings-eater, at least after his “prospect” status is resolved by a third pitch or overwhelming us with two..
Re Flaherty, and the hit-by-pitch controversy: I missed it. But John has been informing me quite nicely esp on pitching and catching recently. Excellent job!
What did Tex hit there? I thought it was a liner. Was it an end of bat spinner?
Didn’t see it.
Great pick by Tex, even if he was really safe!
Yup, it was.
Yanks got a break on Cervelli’s throw to get Gomez on the missed third strike.
umpire was dazzled by the glovework, the ballet.
ah, Braun was a one-man outbreak. Dominance continues…
Wasn’t there a game earlier this year where Sabathia had a 4-0 lead in the 5th or 6th and collapsed?
about two weeks ago, allowing the Red Sox to sweep, in the 7th. I missed that one, thankfully.
The Brewers aren’t the Red Sox, so not a great chance of that happening today. They have some great hitters, but the back end of their lineup is terrible.
Nice slider for now! 10, 12 K’s?
ooh, Yuniesky Betancourt figured him out. Ouch!
-hey – re 6 man rotation-by-committee, what is Nova’s innings limit? It’s a way to manage that, too.
Hmm, could be.
Cano always knows where he is. Marked confidence snaring those easy over the shoulder pops.
Skeptic alert: Ramiro thedamned Pena is a rock defensively, and I mean that in a good way. Some tutelage and close concern to mentoring or practice of his hitting could pay huge dividends!
oh, CC had the Prince in his back pocket! Logan? Boooooone.
I’d have left him in. Even if he gives up a HR, it’s not a catastrophe. But I bet Girardi wants Logan to get the work and show something.
honorable experiment, but Boooone just squeaked by.
Fielder is determined to knock the cover off. But not able to keep it fair. Whooo! Strike three!
Credit to Logan. He’s sucking a lot less lately.
he was a foulline away from sucking today!
Posada’s cooling off.
I missed that. His bat looked large and dangerous just last night, tho.
I’m just being obnoxious. He wasn’t great today, but he did have a hit.
Nice to see Axford, and hear his story. This interleague stuff is not all bad, at least not at home.
I agree. I don’t hate interleague play.
come on Francisco! pad those stats.
Three hits for Cervelli?!??!?!!?!??!?!!?!?!?!??!?!!!?!?!??!?!!?!?!?!?!!?!??!?!?!??!!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?
does this fall under You Can’t Predict Basball, or Anything Goes Thoisday?
or just Babip regression, oh great statistical source?
How about Backup Catchers Are People, Too afternoon?
haaaaaa! Rightio!
Seeeeeeee-annnnnn! (or Chone, if you prefer.)
No sweat, Bennie, beautiful.
Jenks gave up a two-run homer to Ryan Howard in the bottom of the 9th: Red Sox 5, Phillies 2 with one out.
wow. Adrian Gonzales shot Hamel’s glove clean off! What do you say, kid? Do you feel LUCKY?
Touching interview with Francisco (Backup Catchers are People, too) Cervelli. Great ESL communication, or is that Basaball as a second language? – him and CC!!!!
Didn’t catch it. But he deserves his moment.