2011 Yankee Gamethread

[yankees228]

Should be Mo for the heart of the order, but that'll never happen.

[yankees228]

I don't understand the refusal to go inside here. He'd never be able to pull the trigger.

[Station 13]

lol Molina

[yankees228]

It's times like this when I feel vindicated for calling the Yankees stupid, especially when it comes to pitch selection. Holy s***.

[jacksonianmarch]

That's how the pen is supposed to work. AJ was off but the offense and the pen picked him up

[yankees228]

Nova getting absolutely hammered, during the only part of the game that he is supposed to be good.

 

Him pitching well in his last start could very easily turn out to be a bad thing for the Yankees. He should be in the minors, but with Millwood gone, there is no logical replacement.

[yankees228]

Hooray for giving away outs in the third inning, especially after the pitch just threw four straight out of the zones, with an extremely fast runner on first base.

[yankees228]

And that's why you don't give away outs you morons. Stupid stupid stupid team.

[yankees228]

The Yankees' offense goes as A-Rod goes. Been that way since 2007.

[a700hitter]

That obnoxious puke Cervelli is back active with the Yankees. The guy is a major douche.

[yankees228]

Gardner has been swinging the bat much better lately. Time to swap him and Jeter.

[yankees228]

In that situation, with his speed, that's a good risk by Gardner. He's really playing his game lately. Oh, and a terrible play by Escobar.

[jacksonianmarch]

Big homer from Grandy. BTW, I am pleased by Nova today. His fastball location has been off, and he is learning how to pitch without his best stuff. If I were Girardi, I would keep an eye on him, though. This will be the third time through the order and I would definitely have someone warming at the start of the 6th

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Is there a game you guys don't hit a home run? Jesus.

[yankees228]

Big homer from Grandy. BTW' date=' I am pleased by Nova today. His fastball location has been off, and he is learning how to pitch without his best stuff. If I were Girardi, I would keep an eye on him, though. This will be the third time through the order and I would definitely have someone warming at the start of the 6th[/quote']

 

Just like with Burnett, you're paying more attention to the result than the process. He keeps falling behind, and the Blue Jays have consistently put the ball in play with authority. He hasn't been as good as his line indicates.

[yankees228]

Joe will never do it, but I'd love to see Robertson in to take care of the bottom of the order here. Huge spot in the game.

 

EDIT: But a nice job coming back from 3-0 vs Cooper.

[yankees228]

Got very lucky against McDonald, and wasn't close against Davis. He has settled down in the last few innings, but Joe needs to go to Robertson. If he doesn't Bautista hits as the tying run.

 

EDIT: OK cool, thanks Joe.

[yankees228]

Bart throws it right down the middle and it's called a ball. Cool.

[yankees228]

Two things.

 

1. Nunez needs to play over Jeter, although it'll never happen.

 

2. Nunez is stupid.

[yankees228]

The league will catch up to Bart soon, if only because he only has one pitch.

[yankees228]

Why pitch to Miggy?

[yankees228]

Jeter is terrible and Verlander has gotten so damn lucky today. Should have given up five or six runs by now.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

How has Verlander gotten lucky?

[yankees228]

How has Verlander gotten lucky?

 

Well Posada's ball bouncing into the stands saved him a run. Nunez's awful base running saved him a run. Hard hit balls finding fielders have saved him a run. And he has just constantly missed his spots the entire night.

[yankees228]

And I miss early season A-Rod. He's an automatic out right now, and it's not for lack of hittable pitches.

[yankees228]

Terrible pitch selection. Completely idiotic. Classic Yankees pitch selection.

[yankees228]

Girardi is just about the worst manager ever.

[yankees228]

This is setting up to be an absolutely brutal loss. So many mistakes.

[yankees228]

A-Rod missing cookies. Ugh ugh ugh.

 

EDIT: Well there's a break. Make it count.

[yankees228]

Phew, avoided what would have been a bad loss. Colon was good again (although, again, all FBs) and the bullpen was finally dominant.

 

Not much offense, but hopefully that comes around soon, in a consistent way.