The Yankees refuse to make this easy. Rather than focus on who the Yankees should have beaten based on the match up (Ricky Romero, cough, cough) I want to emphasize the need to win big games, easy competition or not. The Yankees don’t want to find themselves in a sudden death playoff. The team hasn’t inspired confidence that they can handle that kind of game. Yet, they are on a collision course for such a game because they can’t find the killer instinct when they need it. Yesterday’s game called for the killer instinct. The Yankees didn’t have it. And they don’t have first place anymore either. Well done boys. Phil Hughes faces off against Henderson Alvarez today. Enjoy.
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A FAUSTIAN BARGAIN: If the Red Sox beat the O’s and then Yanks beat the Red Sox three straight, I promise not to root for the Red Sox to have a losing season next year.
Damn, for over 20 minutes when trying to sign in again I kept getting messages that the connection timed out and then unable to connect.
Loudon Wainwright III best summed up yesterday’s game:
Take a whiff on me, that ain’t no rose
Roll up your window and hold your nose
You don’t have to look and you don’t have to see
‘Cause you can feel it in your olfactory
You got your dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road and he’s stinkin’ to high heaven
Call animal control, I saw that skunk again!
Well, if he moved, he may get pissed off, in fact, he should be in the mood, if it smells like that.
He served a dark and a hungry god
What happened then, well that’s the play,
And he wouldn’t want us to give it away.
What is that from?
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Aha! That guy was such a cut up.
When this team goes cold, it goes frigid. No frozen tundra necessary.
I think they’re in that same contained with Ted Williams’ head.
oops.
The Yanks #3 hitter is now 2 for his last 27, and the SP has an ERA of 6.00 in last 5 starts on the tundra.
But that cool fool Raul is now 11-28 in last 8 games.
Martin only 15 points behind Granderson in batting average coming into the game.
.463 in last 4 games. Come on Russ the Fuss, you can catch him.
An astrotuf bounce on that smash, too hot to handle. mojo stirring?
Some of comments may be a batter or two late because it’s taking forever for this site to refresh and post comments.
Hughes is throwing a lot of 1st pitch strikes, it’s the ones after that that are a problem.
He’s pretty strong, but Laz Diaz hasn’t called a letters strike. Hurt him last inning, since it’s in his m.o. This inning he’s got them to swing at it, got a pop an a k. Last , he was thowing sliders like he knew nothing else.
Gotta put that slider in his back pocket awhile, and do with fb and curve. No change yet?
I haven’t paid attention, has Martin earned the right to throw the new ball to the pitcher?
was this the guy?! Maybe that’s why he no like it above the belt.
As goes Gose, so goes the playoffs.
don’t let Hawk Harrelson hear that, or he’ll shout from Chicago. Load it up donkey, ’cause HE …
(can’t say it)
ooh, nice Mr. Chavez.
YES says the season comes to a boil tomorrow, but my blood got there games ago.
Chavez evidently wants me to be a bit more positive.
Girardi is so damn pigheaded.
creatures are stirring.
I demand a hit here. Appease me or I will invade Poland.
you’d do better threatening Canada.
The Yanks HAVE to make the FC’s pay for that error.
Define “HAVE”.
Score or lose the game.
So it’s over.
somehow those Yankee horns announcing victory (going to the wonderful ads) don’t seem appropriate. We need a bugle.
g-g-g-great play by Ichi. Beauty.
The Itchy shuffle!! Nice catch.
betcha russell enjoyed that the foul back was a punch to Laz’ puss. caught a glance from Laz at russ, unless he’d be smirking.
I’m back from the ether world. Lost connection again!
me, too. Server unavailable, connection refused.
Considering the game, maybe it’s for the best.
This is disgraceful!!
Between getting thrown off this site, the time to refresh, the horrible game watched on my computer, and the O’s leading 5-1 in bot 4th, I’m out of here. As Hughes should have been before giving up that 5th run. I’ll check back later.
If any of the people who tun this site happen to read these comments, What’s going on? Can you correct it?
Well, what the heck. Maybe a rally here will wake them up.
A run on the wild pitch. One more guy on and tying run comes to the plate.
Up to Granderson. I’ve been giving him crap, but I like him. This would be a good time to come through.
surprised Swish didn’t take third on Grandy’s bobbled comebacker. Coulda scored on the grounder, maybe.
Maybe, but it hardly matters. If they can’t get hits when they need them, the rest won’t help.
I like being down 5-3, instead of 5-2, though I’d prefer to kill them with one blow.
2nd & 3rd, no one out, tying run at the plate, heart of the order coming up.
The whole season right here in three outs.
OK, Yankees: Don’t suck.
hey, we got another shot, already.
Sac fly. Better than nothing, I guess.
gonna take more. for sure.
Come on, Rodriguez. Anything but an out.
Arod reached the good fb on the outside corner, at the knees. Good work, getting on. We got two ducks on the pond, almost.
Tying run on. Not that we need a homer or nothing. Just keep the line moving.
weird thunder here: sounded like a jet , low, then ,’boom!’
hadn’t made a sound, prior. A sign?
a sign for aq gullywumper, anyway.
Good or bad?
Checking back. Oh my! A rally?
Not sure yet.
If Cano gets an RISP hit, it’s a rally!
Yeah, officially a rally.
Get that tying run in…please???
there you go.
Phew!
Double, double trouble! Canooooooo!
Do the loop de lou off Loup!
Yay Robbie! At least 2 Yanks haven’t forgotten how to produce runs. First time I’ve felt hope this game.
If swisher ks I’m gonna flip
now I wish Swish were k’d as he should have been, called ball 3, dammit, sice he lined into a dp. Dammit.
YES!! Kay scared the hell out of me, but YES!
One more, guys. (Well, at least.)
Tied up on a WP! SWEEEEEEEEEET!
A VERY short sweet feeling!
Damn!
But it’s tied. They gotta pull this out.
Pawtucket scored 2 runs, but still trail 6-3 bot 7th. Lung Disease up 3-1 bot 4th.
Oh no! The Creature From the Boone Lagoon!
FC FACTOID: Righties batting .241, lefties .237. Not much of a split. But has 11K/9.
That would be fine, if Girardi would stop treating him as if he’s death on lefties.
Definitely not death. But torture to fans for certain.
he’s like the artillery, shoots a few even if he has the range, before he goes for the kill.
Come on Boone, your a union member throw a called strike!
He heard you.
I should had repeated it, apparently he has a short attention span.
I wanna see that BJ fan, smiling so toothily now.
Keep hitting, guys.
No one on for Granderson, his best situation.
Well, the middle option of the three true outcomes for Granderson.
OK, now we need a bunt.
I like two fer one, but I gotta see who’s hitting and pitching.
Raul, he’s not cool, he’s clutch.
Can’t he be both?
no, I think it requires intensity to be clutch. If you can still be cool, well alright, then.
Hmm, it’s Martin. He’s hot. Not a terrible bunter, though.
Girardi should pinch run for Raul. He’s cool, but not real fast.
Agreed.
Hear me roar, I am Lyon!
OK, everybody sing we me on the chorus:
Get the run in!
Get the run in!
Noon-W, Noon-E
Yes! We get the minimum acceptable result!
On the replay on YES, you could see TB’s 5th run go up on the scoreboard behind the catch.
Damn, your chorus worked!! I nominate you for a Grammy!
But I don’t have a thing to wear!
Now they pinch run? Huh?
Weird!!!
WHOOP-DE-DOO!
wow, excellent mojo!
OK, Itchy, cap it off.
Itchy should have pulled that one.
Now, can the Yankee pen get through 2 innings without giving up 2 runs?
They damn well better, I don’t want any Dr. School’s game right now.
Top 9th, Pawtucket’s last chance.
Forget it. Stop rooting for them and get in the mood to CRUSH them.
Game over. Yanks MUST win!
great curve to finish the 8th, by Robbie. His fb is looking like 95, too, even if the gun says 92. Or maybe it’s the spots he hits.
C-Dick will be mad if he hits Spot.
what? did Spot get away from Jane? Not Robbie, though.
Yeah, she though his leash was a sex toy.
C-Dick was teaching her.
Professor, if your chorus gets more Yankee runs I’ll rent you a dress for the Grammy’s.
Alright, a little bingle. Now for a quick… bunt?
Bingle, bangle, bungle,
Get some runs in the jungle
Cano! That was beautiful!
Did I just see what I saw?
No. You were dreaming.
Let’s break this open!
I like that idea. No use blowing an opportunity and feeling lousy about it, even if they win.
Come on Curtis, I want some grand standing!
Granderson got a two-run single? That’s almost as amazing as Cano’s bunt!
Yipee Yay Kai Yeah!!
if you meet me,
have some sympathy, some courtesy
and some taste
Will you take 2 out of 3?
depends on which two. oh, ok.
Root for the Mariners today. Important game for the Yankees.
Sori, now just stop this nonsense. Get frigging outs!
Come on, Soriano. Relax and get it done.
Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues.
This will b a crushing lose if it happens
IT WON’T!
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!
That’s better. One more out and you can untuck that shirt.
Does he do that in non-save situations?
Ball game over yankees win theeeeeeeeee Yankees win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow this got scary
The Yankees live another day.
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls, now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
Loved them doggies!
Chat y’all tomorrow guys!
the sun is out,
the sky is blue.
it’s beautiful,
and so are you, dear Prudence.
Nice choice of song.