Thank god for baseball. Could you imagine if this were football and Yankee fans would have to stew over Sunday’s awful loss for an entire week? Me neither. Unfortunately, the Bombers may be about to lose three in a row. Dan Haren takes the mound for the Angels tonight while the Pinstripes counter with A.J. Burnett. Haren is having a career year while A.J. has done nothing since, like, June. Here’s the lineup:
Brett Gardner – LF
Derek Jeter – SS
Curtis Granderson – CF
Mark Teixeira – 1B
Robinson Cano – 2B
Nick Swisher – RF
Eric Chavez – DH
Russell Martin – C
Eduardo Nunez – 3B
On a final note, this one may have a late start time. ESPN just reported that the game is now scheduled to start at 8:05pm Eastern.
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59 Responses to TYA Game Thread: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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Nice pitch to get Kendrick.
AJ pounded Aybar’s hands with three fastballs, the first looked hittable, the second he couldn’t handle it, a foul, next a curve started right there, he let it go; th4e fourth in a row was a fqastball, that he lined to second. Command, lookin’ good so far.
not a litle curve – I see now it was a slider, big cutter
mE LIKE BULLETS!
oh, oh AJ’s got a lead…maybe he’s more comfortable with a small lead.
Good stuff, Curtis.
Nice purpose pitch to get Bourjos out, a little curve, outside corner he knew he’d roll over.
Hey, Smurfy.
howdy, Professor. How is it going for you?
Suffering from the Boston series. You?
Boy, I admire the way Eric hit that double, kinda like the fluid motion whe he blasted a liner, foul. Nice swing, and good bat control, fouling off a two strike pitch outwhere the ump is calling them strikes.
In my head, as he hit it:
“Stay at first, stay at first, stay at first, stay at fi—woo ground rule double!”
you gonna hurt yourself, thinkin’ ahead too much.
whoo, Texy so sexy
and Aj has me in loove
please don’t hurt me
I revisit this comment to clarify that it was a silly joke: Tex had dived to snag a screaming liner, and I meant to compliment the value of his defense. AJ was pitching masterfully, and the joke was extended from “sexy” Texy.
A ten pitch inning with two strikeouts from A.J. I like it.
Don’t like that Gardner at bat at all.
yeah, his decision-making is odd. Aggressive, determined, but…
sometimes it works
gotta play the PowerBall tomorrow. Why, I could afford to come drink with you all.
Unless I could buy, I’d get in a Fippin’ fight.
AJ needs the strikeout or a fair grounder. – Nice, the grounder – the boys handled it well.
Yeah, line out to right. Works for me!
I bought my tickets tonight.
whazzat? AJ has to rally, been hitting him some. Bourjos ia set up as the punching bag.
Whaddydo? The machinery is holding on my coments “for moderation.” Huhn?
What tix, Prof?
Powerball. If I win, I’m going to use the money to try to get A.J. Burnett off the Yankees somehow.
oh, now.
Maybe I’ll buy a minor league baseball team.
you long on promotion? You already said you got no eye for talent.
Free pizza every time AJ Burnett gets out of a bases-loaded jam!
oh, it’s Cap Night tomorrow. I thought they said it was Cat night, and I was wondering what to do with the kitty.
Guess Ishould have worried more about AJ. Darn that cat!
Isn’t that a Disney movie?
well, my kitty is quite a star, now you mention.
And I don’t understand Girardi, either. You got a guy who is known to blow up. He’s in the 6th inning. He gives up a game tying homer, gets two outs and then starts walking people. After the third walk, I’d have figured the odds were not great on him getting out of it.
EDIT: yeah, yeah, the first walk was with one out and one walk was intentional. Same point, though.
Kay & Singleton were doping it out: the Trumbo advance on that long fly ball to left center: a good throw from Curtis would have had him. Set up the inentional walk to Izturis, a tough hitter. Bourjos was the key, supposed to get him out.
Joe faced calling in someone with the bases loaded (risky for any reliever), and AJ had been pitching so well…
It’s not tough for David Robertson. He had 9 Ks in a row with the bases loaded.
I don’t know if anyone has tracked Burnett’s BA against in innings in which he’s given up a homer and 3 walks, but I don’t think it’s very good.
And it’s not like the needed more innings out of Burnett. They took him out at the end of the inning anyway. It makes no sense to me.
but, that ball to left center was hit well, long ways out there, shoulda brought doubt…
yeah, you’re right. I can see Joe hesitating, because it’s a lot to ask of Robertson, continually, but you’re right.
You’re right, too. It’s Girardi who’s wrong!
Alright, Russell! Nunie, show the big guys how to do it.
Well, that’ll do, Nunie!
alright, second and third, come on, Jete!
woooooohoo! way to go CCH! Tied it up with one blow!
De-rek Jet-er!
Also, Eduardo Nunez on the season: 105 wRC+, -9.8 UZR
Is he any better at short than 3rd?
He’s getting better, just one regrettable misplay/learning adventure at a time.
No. His UZR this year at third is -4.7 versus -5.5 at short. He would be a decent option at short because he can hit a little, but he is miserable with the leather.
(He was a plus outfielder, which is why his numbers at short and third are actually worse that his overall UZR.)
oh, don’t be so backward looking. Can’t hold a grudge, until it’s just too much. He was shaky, but he’s smoothing out.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
The Captain comes through!!!! Woo-hoo!
Bourjos is still a sucker for the slider. Shame AJ didn’t get him.
damn, so many warning track shots!
Come on, Andruw! Pick one off!
Thataboy, first and second…oh, crap.
Well tied into the ninth.
Mo does it so well, so well. Praise the Mo!
Hold the praise til tomorrow.
you gotta cheer ‘em on, you know? But, no,it didn’t work this time. Damn, we need a miracle now.
Bobby Abreu, ok, ok, maybe we should have kept you. You’re a very smart hitter. Enough already. Whew.
Nah. Then there’d be no place for Nick.
yea, he’s not afraid a no wall!
Watch the way Jordan Walden goes over the speed bump. That’s his trick to distract the hitters.
Gutsy steal. Hmmmmmm….
oh, for a homer now…but go for a single, Grandy.
Yeah, single could put the tying run at third with one out…
Tex, I like your stuff against Walden, come on Tex!
oh, shittles. See ya, Prof!