26 to 6

ok, now I'm THRILLED I couldn't make it tonight.

Laugh now. We'll see who's laughing in October :wetodd:

Rather than the speculated roster move of DFAing Morgan Ensberg to make room for A-Rod, the Yanks optioned Britton down to Scranton, putting the total back to 12 pitchers.

This is embarrassing. I had tickets for tonight in my season plan but couldn't make it. I'm so happy I didnt go. f***ing pathetic.

Congrats Jon Lester. Great feat, great story, great job.

Lol whoknows. I've said before on this board that I have knowledge of his PED use, however brief it may (or may not) have been. Either way, I still think he's a good dude, good player, and probably will be a good coach for those kids.

Any official word on the Met rainout? I suspect they would look into doing a split-stadium double-header when the Yanks are scheduled to play at Shea. For historical reasons, it would be nice to see that go down the last year that the ballparks are opened. Those are always fun to watch.

I'm not panicking yet, but just the way my tea i splaying is embarrassing to me. Hanging out with oneof my best friends last night who's a Met fan was horrible. I know this team's capabilities, they just need to play to their full potential.

It's embarrassing.

GOD DAMN YOU 700! lol..Ive been trying to pick up Moose all week, I just needed to find a way to open up a roster spot. Beat me to it though...s***. I'm surprised considering all of your s*** talking about him.

ahh! Whatever, we'll get 'em tomorrow.

I can't wait to see the Fenway reaction, Will the video still be played if the homer is hit on the road??

I meant to say "If we're in last place at the All Star Break...." My bad

Nope. I wouldn't want to be responsible for you getting mugged or shot while lost in Brooklyn. I was serious though lol, I thought it was cool. I was a little annoyed until I saw the Red Sox version, but still all in all it was pretty funny.

How original

My mistake

A full season consists of 162 games there buddy. Still plenttttty of Baseball to be played.

Kennedy should still be in Scranton. Igawa could have done that today.

I agree. I think we should take all of "?"'s players and put them on waivers. Dude hasn't been active since April 1st.

I can't f***ing wait until Darvish makes the move. Whether he asks to be posted or comes over as a free agent in 4 years, it will inevitably happen, and he very well could be AMAZING

April 22nd in Chicago he went 1.2 and got the win. He went 2 on April 6th vs TB and also got the win. Last year a few times he would go two and be successful. Only problem was that if he went 2 innings in a game he wouldn't be available for 2 games (1 inning, 1 game, etc) so it wasn't done frequently. As a former starter, and showing that he could do it before, there's no reason for him to not be able to pitch 2+ inning and be solid. Yeah, he walked a few last night, but he settled down and got out of it. I guess it's an easy second-guess scenario, but I think the way it affected the rest of the bullpen was detrimental to how the game would eventually play out. Then again, if Joba loses the game in the 9th I'm not saying this. It' so easy to second guess in Baseball that it isn't fair to the managers. Note: Joba went 2 innings 6 times last year (including the postseason), and went more than an inning 10 times (that's including the 6 games he went 2). The only times he faltered were September 16th giving up a Home Run at Fenway, although he did record 3 K's and got the win; and October 7th in Game 3 vs Cleveland at the Stadium he gave up 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and struck out 2 in relief of Phil Hughes, who got the win in relief of Clemens (I was at that game too).

Kawakami has spent his entire career with Chunichi; last years Japan Series champions. He has a career ERA of 3.29, 326 walks to his 1216 strikeouts in 1525 inning pitched. Keep in mind this is all through 2007, not including his numbers from this year. He's missed a few weeks this season due to an undisclosed illness, but recently returned to the team. He won the 1998 Central League Rookie of the Year award after going 14-6 with a 2.57. In addition he has a no-hitter under his belt and in 2004 won the Central League MVP award as well as the Sawamura (NPB equivalent of the Cy Young award). Obviously, success in NPB doesnt necessarily translate to the States (see Kei Igawa), but I don't want the Red Sox to get their hands on him. http://www.japanesebaseball.com/players/player.jsp?PlayerID=1026

Good s*** Hank. Thank you. You don't need to make ANY baseball decisions, just sit there and talk s***, we'll like you more.

Last night drove me CRAZY. Particularly in the late innings with the relievers. Joe should have used Joba for the 8th and 9th rather than just the 8th and using Farnsworth in the 9th. Should have saved Farnsworth for extras and not used Mo for 2 inning in a non-save situation (what bugged me about that was Mo's on my fantasy team and the situation he was put in last night would not have benefited me at all). Also, even if Gomes didn't score in the 11th, and the Yanks scored in the top of the 12th, or 13th, or 14th, or whenever..they would have needed someone to close the game out with Mo having gone 2. That game was winnable, and we handed it right back to them. DAMN!

I don't think George is incoherent and incapacitated. I'm sure he's able to communicate and whatnot. His condition may make it so that he prefers to be out of the spotlight and just stay at home and away from business. I can't say for sure, as none of us can. Fact is that none of us are there witnessing it, but the very few time throughout the season where George has been mentioned it' to say he's doing well resting down in Tampa. Who knows though. I'm sure it'll progress eventually, but a for his current state we just don't know. But if he is at all coherent and communicable he's following his team, and likely in touch with Hank and co. I guess we'll have a better idea come July and the All Star Break. I would suspect if healthy enough he would certainly make an appearance here in NY. We'll see though. But I know for sure Hank isn't calling the shots all by himself. Either daddy, Hal, or the front office have some grasp on him.