Total domination
Total annihilation
I think the title says it all, no? Freddy Garcia, extreme fly ball pitcher in the ultimate hitter’s ballpark. He got clobbered in his last outing facing the BoSox on June 7th of this year, lasting just 1.2 innings and giving up 4 runs, all of them earned. All totaled for the 2011 season Freddy’s pitched 8 innings against the Red Sox and given up 11 Runs, 10 of them earned. If there’s an answer to getting Red Sox batters out, Garcia certainly hasn’t found it this year.
He’ll be squaring off against Josh Beckett, who’s only having by far the best season (187 ERA+) of his storied career. He has dismantled the Yanks this season, pitching 21 innings across 3 starts while giving up a grand total of 2 Runs. Not only that, but he’s allowed just 10 hits and struck out 25 batters in those 21 frames. You know what we call that? Total domination.
If I had to lay good money on this game, you’d have to like the bean eaters on this August night. Yep, we’re just not as good as the 2011 Red Sox, might as well pack up our gloves and call it a year. Why even bother playing this one? The outcome is inevitable, painful, and every rational human being tries to avoid pain whenever possible. They might as well not show up at the ballpark and go get some crabcakes over at Legal Seafoods by the Long Wharf.
You know what all of that means? The same thing it meant yesterday, when CC Sabathia was facing John Lackey. Not much. What it means is that if the Yanks actually pull this one off, it will be one of the sweetest victories of the 2011 season, and set up another classic showdown for October. In all likelihood, Freddy won’t be starting any games in the playoffs, and if he is he certainly won’t be lined up to face one of the best pitchers in baseball. That’s why regular season record usually holds little bearing on what happens in the playoffs.
With all that being said ….GO! GO! GOOOOOOOO YANKS!!!!!!!
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Joe G. should have green-lighted Tex to blast that lame 3 – 0 fastball down the middle. Two outs, man on first. Never does it, should.
Think I’ve seen Swish swing on 3 – 0.
Teixiera is so overrated. Take away his Gold Glove defense and he’s Jason Giambi II. Is it too much to ask a $20M/yr. player to hit at least .280? I could care less about his OBP when he doesn’t steal bases and has a below average baserunning speed. He won’t be a Gold Glove 1B for the life of his contract which will be another colossal long-term mistake like A-Rod’s contract and Sabathia’s if the Yanks are stupid enough to give Sabathia 7 or 8 years.
Tex, ranging extreme right to snag Ellsbury’s well-stuck bouncer. Yay! Man!
Jeter with a fine ranging play, less extreme, but extremely smooth, got the diving Peedy by a hair. Then Garcia jams Gonzalez into a harmless pop. Nice first inning, defensively.
Now, let’s go, Cano!
Beckett throwing high cheese.
Freddy throwing government cheese.
Freddie’s is stinkin’ if not pure cheddar.
Beckett is tapping his hammer effectively, too. A nice admixture to spotting his fb on corners.
Went with the fb to Jeter, who smacked it, almost past that dam Pedroia guy.
Oh, boy, Garcia’s jamming them, getting weak contact, but the bases are loaded with nobody out.
Helluva battle, but finally strike three on Reddick.
Lotso pitches.
The Chief allowed only one. He must be gassed – about 35 pitches in the second.
Schilling’s in to join the cheerleading squad. When’s Smoltzy due?
where’s the violins?
When did Schilling turn into the large version of Al Gore?
Shit, another leadoff walk. Least Freddie won’t be swearing inside at the ump this time, feeling shit upon like last inning.
Great snag by Jeter, great throw!
Thank god for mute buttons.
ah, it’s like water rolling off the ducky.
I just hope everybody in NY is boycotting Baseball Tonight, like I am.
I love the Chief”s fighting spirit.
That’s twice Grandy has scared Beckett with a loud foul, and twice he’s walked.
Boy, Tex fouled that fb at the knees, prime middle.
Oooooh, Swisha! 415 feet to dead center, shucks!
Alrighty, Chavez, Martin, and Nunie: get on. The top’s coming thru this time!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazooooooooooooooooooo!
Rats, I was all for Martin going for the double, but he was dead meat. Ball came out of that wall cleanly, Reddick, nice throw.
Nunie! I said get on, but okay, get in! Oooh, we wishes Russell had settled for one.
Maybe Gardner can steal second, third. and home.
Jete hit a screaming mimi earlier. Whoop, there’s – swiped! – second… ah, Jete flies out.
well, tie game, anyway.
Boy, Brett! A hit and a bonus: Beckett’s shin.
Can the Yanks smack around an ace or #2 namely Beckett for once? Boston has done it three times to Sabathia this year alone and didn’t they demolish Felix Hernandez a couple of weekends ago?
I am so tired of seeing the Yanks wilt against an ace or #2.
The offense is a sea of .250-.270 something hitters. Do we even have a .300 hitter? It’s all about the homerun and beating up 3 through 5 starters with this team.
The Yanks are so lucky they don’t draw Boston in the first round.
Garcia’s been getting a lot of ground balls, choppers tonight.
Sweet throw by Russell, with a perfect, if unintended, fade right into Peedy’s foot. With a beautiful tag, for its naturalness, by Capt Natural.
Probably Freddie’s last inning. Hail to the Chief, ungawa!
No loud foul for Granderson this time.
Two on, one out. This would be a good time for a big hit.
Ho, ho, Cano! That single was pure liner, a shot right over Beckett’s bow.
I really like that YES gives the pitch counts, and miss them when I watch Fox or ESPN.
Beckett at 94.
Yeah, you can watch the pitch, or the speed. Sucks. YES started holding it longer, ah.
Nick, nicky NICK! Quit driving it 400+ to dead center.
I watched an old movie in which Claude Rains played the Devil and was called Nick.
What was he, a Canadian? Was this a British production? Or was it “The Devil & Dan’l Webster”?
No, it was a Hollywood movie, Angel On My Shoulder, made in 1946, with Paul Muni in the lead. The copyright has run out on it, evidently, so you can stream it online.
I guess Old Nick was from English -Saxon? or Celtic? folklore.
Hollywood had a lot of talent from all over the world back then, so no surprise.
I used to listen to a BBC radio sitcom about the devil called Old Harry’s Game.
Don’t think I’ve heard of Old Harry. He’sa tricky guy, could pop up anywheres. Say, do you know the way to the crossroads?
oh, boy. Had a feeling Chavez was going to get the wicked hammer. Bang! Ouch!
Boston’s got at least three jam shots that didn’t get out of the infield, al hits. Sheesh.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! They got out of it!
Way to change it up, Brett! A long home run! Bravo!
Gardner’s a beast!
The ESPN announcers sound so disappointed that the Yankees took the lead.
Hardy ha to them.
The lefty pitcher didn’t even take his foot off the rubber. Bullshit, these rules.
Now we don’t have Andy, i want ‘em changed.
They have never made much sense and have never been enforced fairly.
Two on, two out. Another good time for a big hit.
Bases loaded. I’ll settle for a big sacrifice fly.
Or another walk.
Oops, two out, no sac fly possible.
ouch. I don’t wanna say anything.
Sor-Rob-Mo?
Sorberta?
Alphonso to David to Mo? Sori to Robbie to Mo, ho,ho.
Catchy.
Orel Hershheiser: “If the Red Sox don’t winn… it’s because we didn’t get a run in , bases loaded in the second inning; two on in the fifth.”
Talk about homers…
Obnoxious.
And he never even played for the Red Sox!
The last 5 batters in this game have struck out.
‘cept for Crawford. Ahh, a popup.
Phew! Two WPs. But they got out of it.
Unexpected headline: “Nunez, Gardner Power Yanks to Victory”
My eyes are tired. Damn ESPN and their late start, and Beckett for schmoozing out there.
It really is too late. But if Mo closes it out, it’s going to be worth it.
Gamecast gives Yanks a 76% chance of winning.
Whew! Thought Scutaro had tied it!
Good ol’ Mo! Great athlete.
arrrrrgh!
If this goes extra innings, I’m not going to make it.
Shit. Good night.
Oh, oh, I’m crushed.
Oh,well, bonus innings. Have to splash some water, be right back.
I would, too, except Philbert is piching the tenth.
Yawn, yay. One out.
Shit. Double. Now walking Crawford. Start the drum roll.
Fritz! Another double! Reddick, pretty good rookie.
Dissapointing finish to a nice evening. Three cheers for the Chief!
I am so sickened and angered by Mo’s routine chokejobs against the Red Sox that if it was Game 7 of the 2011 ALCS and the Yanks were up 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth at Fenway, Mo would be the last pitcher I have in there against Boston. I’d choose Robertson or Soriano over him. I’m dead serious. A different look/person, and anyone who says the Yanks would’ve won it with Mo, p-uh-lease.
The Yanks should be in first place by at least five games even after dropping two of three against the Red Sox who are officially inside the heads and not scared of the Yanks.
The Yanks came up nine runs in three games small against the Red Sox and ought to be ashamed of themselves. Their 8-2 run is horseshit cuz they once again showed they can’t beat the best.
2-10 against the Red Sox now means Boston wins the division even if they finish with the same record as the Yanks, so the Yanks will have to finish with a better record than Boston to avoid starting every postseason series on the road as the wildcard. The only positive tonight is the Yanks know they have to do this i.e. finish a game better than Boston.
The Angels are only 7 games behind the Yanks and coming into Yankee Stadium Tuesday and smelling blood. If they sweep the Yanks thus pull to within 4 games of the Yanks, the Yanks are in deep trouble, so the Red Sox are not the only problem the Yanks have.
Oh yeah, great move bringing in Phil Hughes to hold a tie, Girardi.
Girardi should be fired if the Yanks miss the postseason especially if they miss it by a game because of this idiotic move.
Out of curiousity…
If you were Joe Girardi, who would you have brought in for the 10th? Ayala, Noesi?