In a relatively small move, the Yankees signed Kosuke Fukudome to a minor league deal. While I am not sure where he falls on the organizational depth chart – behind Chris Dickerson, I imagine – this is a no-risk, low-reward move that could be significant, for better or worse, if Gardner’s injury woes continue.
| Los Angeles Angels | New York Yankees |
| Mike Trout, CF | Derek Jeter, SS |
| Torii Hunter, RF | Curtis Granderson, CF |
| Alber Pujols, 1B | Alex Rodriguez, 3B |
| Kendrys Morales, DH | Mark Teixeira, 1B |
| Mark Trumbo, LF | Robinson Cano, 2B |
| Alberto Callapso, 3B | Nick Swisher, RF |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | Andruw Jones, LF |
| Erick Aybar, SS | Russell Martin, C |
| John Hester, C | Jayson Nix, DH |
| C.J. Wilson, SP | Hiroki Kuroda, SP |
The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., on My9. Let’s go Yankees!
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Glad that Kuroda kept Trout off the bases to start the game.
Interesting. Directv has a free week of MLB Extra Innings. I was watching the MLBN game feed and then switched to My9 and the MLBN feed is slightly ahead of My9. Weird.
I’ve NEVER seen that. Callaspo actually swung at a ball AFTER it was in the catcher’s mitt!
that was on a steal, right? If so, he was remembering late his duty.
Wow – hey, Phil – Tex has been all over the pitch, both at bats. And what a fine, fine, rangy play on Kendrick’s bouncer. Fabulous start for a re=charged Tex!
Hey smurfy. All in a day’s work for Tex.
Yeah – I’m still steamed to see UDF, or whatever that lame defense rating is, that they gave him, a travesty.
Because all of the defensive metrics are all over the place, I’ve never attempted to learn them. And it’s only since last year that I’ve paid attention to offensive ones.
with regard to offensive metrics: since that’s all they got, too many people consider that side the whole game for position players. (Tex, w/o considering defense: you’re not getting the whole picture.)
Kuroda looks real tricky – they think they got it, and miss or roll over. Just a couple floaters, dangerous.
Just that one bad pitch to Aybar.
He also got away with one to the next hitter. Probably a slider that slipped, or a changeup, ill-thrown.
CJ Wilson is also looking very good. I think he’s better than the Yanks’ snub, or Texas’. He had strange control problems in the third, but he looks tough to me. He knows Andruw was waiting on a fb, and won’t give it to him.
He’s averaging about 4 walks per 9 innings this year.
hunh!
And his ks are down from about 8 last year to 7 this year. BABIP down 50 points.
you sure been studying up on your stats this year.
5th & 6th innings could be big for the Yanks. They seem to come alive the 3rd time through the batting order.
look out for Tex. He don’t need no extra looks.
Martin’s throwing well tonight. Caught 2 of 3. Off course, the Angles are missing on the hit & run.
That’s two caught stealing! Kuroda delivers a nice fb, Russell throws the runner out.
Kuroda sure likes the extra rest.
yeah, he pitched a fine inning. Betcha everybody loved the rest. Long haul.
He’s got a much better record this year pitching with 5 as opposed to 4 days rest.
not surprised. Older, less stamina. They said he has done well post-AllStar break the last couple, tho.
Good swing by Russell. Hope he’s warming up.
At least his OBP is 120 higher than his BA.
I have faith in him as a catcher, just hope he can keep that OBP up, and add some pop, so people don’t write him off.
It’s astounding how his BABIP has fallen off a cliff the past 2 years. So much so that it is probably from weak contact rather than bad luck, especially this year.
yeah, think you’re right. He has been making lotsa weak contact, esp since his back tightened up.
Bouncers to third been killing us. CJ must be doing that. He’s got a killer cutter, like Andy.
Infield’s playing real well. I figure Hiro’s pace, and soft contact is setting them up well.
Both pitchers are looking real sharp tonight. Both should go deep into the game. Wilson 74 pitches through 5 innings and Oki 64 through 6 innings. Nice going Granderson.
that’s Oki-san to you.
lol
Love that! Grandy was fighting hard, and got some of that one, a tweener, that Trout gambled and lost: Triple!
Wow, 2 dp’s starting with a bouncer to 3rd, now two more with a man on third. Whew, nice pitching.
Well that was disgusting and could come back to haunt them. Runner on 3rd, no outs….and then no runs!
I tip the hat to CJ!
Smoltz was all over A-Rod on that AB. Said he swung at CJ’s pitch rather than wait for one he could handle.
eh, maybe. Gotta see the ball, hit the ball, on the other hand. Yeah, some pitchers deserve a clever gameplan.
Take that Yankee hater with a grain of salt: he’s singing his siren song.
Ugh. That’s probably the game.
Ouch, that shatters my light mood. We gotta get to Wilson now. (echoes of your prior frustration.) But it’s been a very clean game, let’s win it!
It’ll have to be the 7th or 8th, Frieri has been lights out.
yeah, tough row to hoe. Wilson still looked strong, those three outs from the middle of our order.
Here’s an idea for the Yanks this offseason:
Offer A-Rod and half his remaining salary (includng half the homerun milestone bonus money) to Seattle for Chone Figgins who could share 3B and the #9 slot with Nunez (yes, a total salary dump.) The Yanks could play Figgins enough so his vested 2013 option doesn’t kick in and either re-sign him for a year cheap or let go of him after 2013. They could also cut him whenever in 2013 if he really sucks.
I bet Seattle would take back A-Rod. Who else would they have as a gate draw besides King Felix who only plays once every five games if Ichiro signs elsewhere after this year? What if Ichiro leaves the Ms after this year and King Felix leaves after 2014 or is traded before then if he wants out? Seattle could turn into Montreal Expos II (< 10,000 people a game.)
A-Rod would most likely be the Ms HR and RBI leader for at least the next three years. He'd be their lone gate draw if Ichiro and King Felix leave. He'd be back and could break the homerun record with the team he started with – good for the Mariners and Major League Baseball. Good for the Yankees, too, cuz they'd be rid of him.
A-Rod is a hasbeen who won't come anywhere close to his prime again. He is a 22-25 HR, 75-90 RBI so-so now who will limp into breaking the homerun record if he breaks it.
The Yanks need to get rid of him and the Ms need someone to draw the fans, give them something to see. What better gate draw than the homegrown kid returning to pursue the homerun record? He'd be royalty if the Ms somehow just made it to the World Series with him considering it'd be their first World Series appearance.
I respect Arod more than that sounded, but your plan is clever. I loved what Figgins used to do, and bet he could resurrect in a new environment. But Arod needs to start hitting bombs for it to work. (And some GM’s have to defy convention. Where is old Bill Veeck?
Figgins .186/.245/.276, 48 wRC+ and -1.4 WAR. Give me A-Rod even in his decline.
good eye, Swish, now … YES! The sound of that should rally the troops!
Vintage Swishy AB. Work the count, get a pitch to hit.
At least Jones advanced the runner. Good tag by Swish.
Hunter played that textbook, but Swish beat it by a mile.
damn! Callaspo has time to dance and spin, and still get him. Argh!
Nixy failed to see the fb down the middle on 2-0, then missed a floaty something in the good zone, then he missed the tough one. Ouch. Critical to have foreseen the predictable fb.
that was a situation for the old (Angels’) Figgins. Chone was in the boxscores the MVP, whatahero!
Unbelievable, 0-8 w/RISP tonight. Good pitching by Wilson, but I can’t believe how bad the Yanks have been w/RISP.
Trout hit that sweet! Batsound was the prettiest I’ve heard.
Has Girardi explained why the rotation is Kuroda, Garcia, Nova, Hughes? I would have expected Garcia to be last in that foursome.
no, haven’t heard anything. I, too, had questions when I saw.
not a bad balance, tho, with CC after Hughess. (If our 5th man can do that…)
Oki-san sure gave up a lot of runs for a game in which he pitched pretty well. (See smurfy, I’m not to old to learn.)
don’t let me learn ya.
Great throw by Russell – thought correctly he got him, even tho it took a YES-Mo to see clearly the teeny space between foot and bag. Boy, woulda called it a tie the first time I saw it in slo-mo, so I can’t blame the ump, he’s human. But, now, since he’s scored,…, seems like the Angels have earned it.
MLBN replay showed the same thing. But I agree with you about the ump.
I don’t get worked up over those plays that are so difficult to see, especially with the naked eye. It’s the ones that are more obvious that upset me when replay (never understood why they call it instant)shows the obvious.
yeah, think I agree that a quick review of every play sb happening upstars, with a radio connection to the crew chief.
Good for Swish! He’s worked hard out there, and his big catches have been to the line, or in. Big thrill for him, Cheers!
Nice catch by Swish. I’m sure going to miss him next year.
sadly, sounds likely, by conventions.
Downs loooks like hes been gettiong lucky. 19ks in 30 innings? Time to reverse that luck starting with lefty killer Derek Jeetuh
ha, and good call!
Alright, Jete! Great timing, too. Leading off the 8th.
Can the Yanks get a hit w/RISP? Yeeeeeeeessssss!
Downs & Frieri, 56.1 innings, 1 ER,
No ones that good. Theyre due for a meltdown
wow, I’m surprised Grandy got a walk. He looked helpless against Downs.
A two homer night…starting off a big second half for Tex. Cmonnn Tex! I always like seeing him bat righty too.
Oh! thought Tex had another, C’mon, Tex!
TOLD YA!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOOOO
Good call!!
WAHOOOOO! Texy you so sexy!
Still a woman – Padilla
I love comments like that, especially considering Tex has had a much better career then Padilla.
He quadrupled Downs’ ERA
damn
Robbie with his biggest miss ever. Never saw him finish on a knee before. He smacked it in the end, tho.
Come onnn one more homer!!
so how’s the phone call wait? (whenever it’s convenient, such as a change of pitchers.)
Got out of my second interview last wednesday. Met with the shift manager and everything. I actually think it went very well, better than the first. Theyll let me know within the week if I got it or not. The head nurse was dropping lines like “youll see when you start working here” which I think is a good sign! Waiting anxiously by my phone to join the adult world of real moneymaking!
That’s great!
Im super excited. Great starting salary for my position, every benefit in the world and unlimited OT. Plus they give away Yankees tickets sometimes!
heartwarming. Good luck.
Thanks mann. Exciting time for me to get a real career! No more waiting tables
Boy does that runner on 3rd an no outs loom large now.
Does Wise have the balls to steal?
Hahaha im on point tonight huh? Iv had to go to the bathroom the entire inning too this is rough. Just hit a nice double and let me go lol
there you go, GO!
Michael, use your nursing skills to revive me. I think I passed out after Martin hit that!
We just gave them a knockout combo! The old one-two.
Now to hold our breath for three outs.
Detroit’s leading the O’s 7-1 in the 9th.
Phil if you’re not listening to my9, Paul O’Neill told how he used to draw little eyes on his bat. Then, later, if needed, like he hit liners at people, he’d draw glasses on them.
love it!
Sure does make you appreciate Mo more doesn’t it? Without him the games just have me on the edge of my seat! I have never known any other closer, sometimes I used to turn the games off and just go to sleep. Not anymore
Fie on you, wasting a resource like the everlasting Mo.
Fun at bat with Aybar. Shoulda got one, maybe, that he fouled off because he saw meat! Then the cleverest slider, but he caught enough to pop to the pitcher.
Game! Ohhhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
wow! What a great play by Russel! And the game winning hit. Oh yeaaah!
What a game for Martin!
You can tell how excited Martin is! Im happy for him good for him! Get hot and go on a tear. Him and Tex both. Well guys ill talk to you all tomorrow. Same place
Love them games where they were ahead….and then they weren’t. Should be an 8 game lead.
I say, quit shoulda-ing. Too hard on the stomach. The boys sure didn’t get down about the stranded runner!
Chat y’all tomorrow.