For all of the (very justified) lamentations surrounding the injuries that have befallen the Yankees this year, thank whichever God(s) you may or may not worship that you are not a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays. Our neighbors to the North have lost some hundred and thirty-eight thousand games to injury thus far this year, and that number will only increase as the twenty-seven or so TJS victims on their roster rehab.
Onto the line-ups:
| Toronto Blue Jays | New York Yankees |
| Rajai Davis, LF | Derek Jeter, SS |
| Colby Rasmus, CF | Nick Swisher, DH |
| Edwin Encarnacion, 1B | Robinson Cano, 2B |
| Adam Lind, DH | Mark Teixeira, 1B |
| Yunel Escobar, SS | Curtis Granderson, CF |
| Kelly Johnson, 2B | Eric Chavez, 3B |
| Yorvit Torrealba, C | Russell Martin, C |
| Moises Sierra, RF | Raul Ibanez, LF |
| Adeiny Hechavarria, 3B | Ichiro Suzuki, RF |
| Henderson Alvarez, SP | David Phelps, SP |
The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., on YES. Let’s go Yankees!
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Time for YANKEES baseball!
Alvarez, 3.43 K/9 and 1.35 HR/9….drool!!
The Yankees couldn’t hit Ubaldo. This is no slam dunk.
Hey Professor, welcome back. They did a fairly quick three off Ubie. They’ll do better tonight.
I hope. These games against the Indians and Blue Jays are a chance to do some damage.
They ya go. Nice one Robbie.
OK. So far, looks like you’re right.
Robbie Cano homer.
I have invested in a secret weapon to help the Yankees win the division.
a kevlar tissue?
Not a bad idea, I’ve been reluctant to use the rally tissue because it’s so flimsy. Since MLB.tv was only $10 for the rest of the season I bought it. Picture’s a little herky-gerky and my speakers are broken. But I hope the Yanks winning % of games I’ve watched continues.
yeah, especially if you watch them all.
Congratulations on a good deal. Now get some cheap speakers.
And have to listen to Kay? Besides, that’s the problem, I have cheap speakers.
yeah, it’s a pain to mute all the time, and sometimes it’s so interesting, I lose track of the game, like today when they were talking of LA/Boston. But there’s Coney and Leiter and sometimes you need info.
Ugh! Phelps just blew his shut down inning.
They’ve been really bad at that lately.
Lind gets it back..
Looks like Phelps’ is having trouble hitting Martin’s glove, but he has such great movement on his FB it’s still difficult to hit.
He’s been impressive, no doubt about it.
That Red Sox trade was mind blowing.
Repudiation of Theo. Affirmation of Valentine.
Mitch Wms. did a great piece on MLBN tonite, contrasted a passive Beckett, this year, when he didn’t get a crucial close call, with a barking younger Beckett for the two WS teams. Hilariously, Mitch spoke for the current Beckett: “Yeah, ok, whatever.”
I expect Beckett to have a bounceback season next year in the NL.
Trivia: Who are the three active MLB players with 2000+ hits and an average of .320 or better?
Pujols, Itchy, Konerko?
Phelps did a nice job adjusting to Lind.
I would have guessed Itchy, and I thought of Pujols, but didn’t know if he had 2000 hits yet. They haven’t given the answer yet.
I never would have thought of Helton.
I think Jete has about a 316 avg.
There goes Cano!
Itchy and Pujols are right, but not Konerko. You want one more guess?
2 for 2 for Cano!!
It’s not enough. I want a 7-run inning!
I know, someone else needs to contribute.
I know. I’m trying, but I keep eating all my good luck pistachios.
Mmm…pistachios.
OMG! An RBI single from Martin. I have a bruised shoulder when I fell off the chair.
Think it would have been a hit if it didn’t hit off the pitcher?
Hard enough to get past the INF.
probably, well hit, but I don’t know if the second baseman was close to second.
The Yanks are giving a new meaning to the phrase “teeing off on a pitcher.”
Hate to see he had to leave the game. I hope it’s just a bruise.
I hope Teixeira’s all right.
Looked like he was running a little funny.
I’d guess a small hamstring strain.
I hope it’s not a broken toe. Please let me know what they say later since I can’t hear them.
Phelps has a 2nd chance for a shut-down inning.
Damn, 2nd failure.
er, nope.
7 runs. I said!
That’s six!
I want 7 in one inning.
I once saw 7 without making an out. Mom’s first game, the White Sox were down 6-0 in the 9th. Deacon Jones lead the way, think all singles and doubles.
Third shutdown opportunity.
I was afraid to jinx him. Poor start with a lead off single.
He did it!
Third time was the charm. First two were the Charmin.
Heh heh heh.
I saw the graphic on Tex. Strained calf. Damn!
I don’t think that’s an official diagnosis. He’s getting an MRI now. That’s just how YES is describing it.
oh, yeah, I was in the kitchen. Don’t think they reported anything else. Sounds like a day-to-day.
Maybe he got hit with radioactivity from another planet and will develop super powers.
maybe
Yanks’ 3rd base coach is a better fielder that the BJs
but Butterfield gets style points for flatness.
Now that hit by Jeter would have gotten through.
Tex-ass is beating up on Bob Barker’s namesake. Lead 5-3 bot of 3rd.
Good news for us.
Took Phelps out quickly.
Yeah, only 88 pitches. He did a good job tonight.
I think Eppley’s regressing.
They can always claim Kevin Millwood off waivers.
Just that thought made me run for the bathroom.
Millwood impressed me when he beat us in Seattle, but that was two months ago. The old man might be gassed, if the Mariners are letting him go.
Since it’s an election year, I’ll chant “Four more runs.”
Break out the Pat Paulson for President buttons!
At the bagel store, “Four more schmeers!”
Cheesy.
lol…Now you know why it’s Phil C!
Teixeira has a calf contusion. Bleh.
Next 2 games are vs. lefties, Pearce can get a chance to play.
from what, a prior play?
Huh?
He started limping running the bases, when he scored from second.
On the foul ball just before, he left the box a little queer. Kay was wondering at that point if he had an injury.
wonder how his calf was bruised.
Frigging low country gave up the lead! now 5-5.
had to see the Texas roster to figure that out. You couldn’t call him Dutchy, oh no, too easy.
Hey. at least you knew that Holland is a low country.
Robertson and Phelpsie compared notes. Both pitched low fb just under the knees on Escobar. He looked, and often the ump gave them strikes. But he spoiled it by smacking the second from Dave for a hit. Think that one qualified for a strike.
That might be a record for hitting a pitcher with a batted ball in one game.
Russell Martin’s been pretty consistent. He’s been hitting in the .190s the whole year. Never broke .200, never got much below that.
What the hell? Is that some kind of leg fetish?
You didn’t hear the discussion, though, did you? It bugged Michael Kay that one guy’s socks were lighter than the other guy’s.
Thank God I missed that.
Sori was hit pretty hard last night. Hope he can crank his slider better.
Struggled his last two outings.
Torrealba should used have use s pole when he goes fishing.
That was a bullet, raising dust on the mound.
and that slider didn’t break.
fudge – I was thinking we were fortunate when Davis was up, that he wouldn’t hit a homer.
Oh NO!!!!!
^$#*$#@!!
Even worse, O’s took lead in bot 8th.
well, Jeter, Swish, and Cano. Can’t think of better.
I think this is the worst loss of the season. I can only hope that the team really wakes up and comes alive tomorrow.
Upgrade to worst tie of the season through 9.
OK, tonight.
Jee, Jee, Jeter!
Are you kidding! De-rek! Je-ter!
I know. It’s been forever since he’s had a real clutch hit. One more HT and he ties A-Rod.
On. Over. In. Let’s get this done.
About time we saw Jeter earn his “Captain Clutch” name, haven’t seen that in a long, long time. Good for him!
O’s now 24-6 in one-run games. Damn!
Derek Lowe?
after Rapada, Lowe and Joba. And Boone, except he pitched 2.2 last night.
Lowe kept them off it. Now score quick!
Walk off time!
Curtis asks if it’s alright with no one on.
Oh, K.
I used to get pissed when the Yanks couldn’t hit Oliver, but he kept them off it, as well. Russell got a fb inner middle, and I thought,” Boy, he shoulda hit that.” But coping with sliders and changeups is bound to confuse a guy. When he repeated it next pitch, Russell was more than ready: slammed it foul.
All right, that’s it. Goodnight.
Goodnight Professor.
Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy
Bad! The Yanks were not ready for that. With Lowe being a GB pitcher should have walked him & gone for the DP.
or Nix could have walked him back, or thrown to Jeter who had wheeled.
Yeah, Jeter was the only one who was heads up on that play.
Itchy needs to steal here.
Oliver, a lefty, prob prevented it.
I HATE come from ahead loses. Chat at ya tomorrow night.
yeah. Chat ya later.
Michael Kay jinxed it, talking about Phelps getting the win before the 9th. String him up.