2009 Yankees Game Thread

[yankees228]

What'd you know...another wasted opportunity.

[yankees228]

Really nice to see A-Rod get a couple to go out of the ballpark. He's really been squaring up the ball lately, but he just hasn't been elevating it.

[yankees228]

Great change to get Abreu, but if he wants to pitch well deep into this game, he is going to need to be able to throw his fastball for strikes.

[Keeper]

Another 200 hit season for Jeter.

[yankees228]

Lol, not sure if anyone is watching on YES, but such a dumb and easy trivia question.

[ORS]

I'm catching the My9 broadcast on MLB Network. I can swear I've heard Micheal Kay bitch about a baserunner "technically" being out when their slide makes them lose contact with the bag like Jeter's did. Strangely, he didn't point out that, "technically", Jeter was out there.

 

There was some replay of the play, but only because Jetsey got a boo-boo.

[yankees228]

I'm catching the My9 broadcast on MLB Network. I can swear I've heard Micheal Kay bitch about a baserunner "technically" being out when their slide makes them lose contact with the bag like Jeter's did. Strangely, he didn't point out that, "technically", Jeter was out there.

 

There was some replay of the play, but only because Jetsey got a boo-boo.

 

Yeah, I noticed that also. Overall though, Kay is actually much more critical of the Yankees than the color commentators.

[yankees228]

Santana seems to be suffering from the Josh Beckett syndrome.

[yankees228]

Swisher made absolutely no attempt to catch that ball. He just ran in the general direction of where he thought it might be, with absolutely no intention or chance to actually catch it. He really is an awful outfielder.

 

And, now, Gaudin is starting to pay for all of the pitches he has left in the middle of the plate.

[yankees228]

Aceves hasn't pitched since 9/14. Girardi cannot expect him to be sharp.

[yankees228]

Absolutely terrible pitch selection. An 0-2 run back two seamer from Aceves is an awful call in that spot. I've seen this story before, and it always ends the same.

[yankees228]

Wow, this is awful. Joe Girardi is a brutal in game manager. His problem is that he has guys that pitch with leads, and he has guys that pitch when the team is losing. And he sticks to that so rigidly that some guys go very long periods of time without work. They are a worse team with him managing.

[yankees228]

WHAT IS MARTE UP FOR IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO USE HIM TO FACE THE LEFTY?

 

EDIT: You can't make this s*** up. Girardi sucks. He is the worst in game manager the Yankees' have had since Stump Merrill. It's as if he got so influenced by Izturis popping out, even though he looked so bad.

 

EDIT 2: Great play by A-Rod. Really saves Aceves, and was probably the only way he was going to get out of the inning.

[yankees228]

Joe Girardi is the worst f***ing manager I've ever seen.

[yankees228]

I don't believe in the past performance thing against LAA, but they just seem to find new ways to lose against them.

[msubulldogs21]

I don't believe in the past performance thing against LAA' date=' but they just seem to find new ways to lose against them.[/quote']

 

What happened?

 

Just be glad you don't have them in the ALDS.

[yankees228]

What happened?

 

Just be glad you don't have them in the ALDS.

 

5-0 lead. Some poor pitching, poor decisions, and poor fielding later they're on the brink of losing.

[yankees228]

Nice job by Hughes.

[yankees228]

Good win.

[ORS]

Yeah' date=' I noticed that also. Overall though, Kay is actually much more critical of the Yankees than the color commentators.[/quote']

While I agree that he is more critical of the team, that doesn't extend to the officiating. He gets all worked up with righteous indignation when the correct call isn't made for the Yankees, but is usually very silent when the other shoe drops. Not as bad as Dewayne Staats on the Tampa broadcast, but one-sided nonetheless.

[Mr Crunchy]

Phil Hughes has quietly saved their asses since his return

[yankees228]

While I agree that he is more critical of the team' date=' that doesn't extend to the officiating. He gets all worked up with righteous indignation when the correct call isn't made for the Yankees, but is usually very silent when the other shoe drops. Not as bad as Dewayne Staats on the Tampa broadcast, but one-sided nonetheless.[/quote']

 

I agree somewhat, but if you take last night as an example, when Brett Gardner stole second base in the ninth inning, upon seeing the replay, Kay was very quick to point out that he should have been called out.

 

However, I do agree that he is very quick to jump all over the umpires when something goes against the Yankees.

[yankees228]

Also, as I predicted in the Red Sox GT, there was no celebration last night.

[yankees228]

Yankees going with the B lineup today.

 

EDIT: Kazmir didn't look too good but got through the inning.

[yankees228]

Cannot give the Angels extra outs...

[a700hitter]

Also' date=' as I predicted in the Red Sox GT, there was no celebration last night.[/quote']

There are 4 playoff spots in each league. The Yankees are now in the post-season. I'm not sure why they wouldn't celebrate. They have one of the spots. They can't hold more than one spot. They have to play 2 rounds like everyone else. It's not like they can clinch a first round Bye. Too bad the Sox have just about blown any chance for the Division, because it would have been funny to see the Yanks pass up the opportunity to celebrate making the playoffs as a Wild Card and then not win the Division. They would have been the first baseball playoff team not to celebrate making the playoffs.

[yankees228]

There are 4 playoff spots in each league. The Yankees are now in the post-season. I'm not sure why they wouldn't celebrate. They have one of the spots. They can't hold more than one spot. They have to play 2 rounds like everyone else. It's not like they can clinch a first round Bye. Too bad the Sox have just about blown any chance for the Division' date=' because it would have been funny to see the Yanks pass up the opportunity to celebrate making the playoffs as a Wild Card and then not win the Division. They would have been the first baseball playoff team not to celebrate making the playoffs.[/quote']

 

I'm telling you, teams don't do it like that. Whether you agree with it or not, it's just not how it's done. No one could answer my question, but when the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth in 2007 (the only year in the wild card era that they were this position) I highly doubt they celebrated.

 

They probably think of a celebration as a culmination of completing a task. The task for the regular season, the way they look at it, is winning the division. While that is still a likely scenario, they'll wait till then to celebrate.

[yankees228]

No reason to send him there. Teixeira had to wait, and he is very slow. With one out that is a bad decision.

[a700hitter]

I'm telling you, teams don't do it like that. Whether you agree with it or not, it's just not how it's done. No one could answer my question, but when the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth in 2007 (the only year in the wild card era that they were this position) I highly doubt they celebrated.

 

They probably think of a celebration as a culmination of completing a task. The task for the regular season, the way they look at it, is winning the division. While that is still a likely scenario, they'll wait till then to celebrate.

I thought that they also celebrated clinching the playoff spot in 2007, but that it was not a long celebration because they would be celebrating again in a few days.

 

BTW the did win the East Division one other time during the Wild Card era-- 1995. The Yankees were the Wild Card team that year.

[yankees228]

I thought that they also celebrated clinching the playoff spot in 2007, but that it was not a long celebration because they would be celebrating again in a few days.

 

BTW the did win the East Division one other time during the Wild Card era-- 1995. The Yankees were the Wild Card team that year.

 

The same scenario exists for the Yankees that existed for the Red Sox in 2007. They expect to clinch the division sometime soon.

 

As for 1995, I realize that. However, the Yankees were well behind in the wild card for much of the season, and only caught up at the end. Because of that, the Red Sox probably did not clinch a playoff berth before they clinched the division.