Yanks vs Twins: Game 134-Open Thread

by John Amato on Sep 2, 2006 1:09 PM EDT in New York Yankees News

Jeff Karstens 1-0, 4.63 vs Scott Baker 3-7, 6.93

Let's go Rook!

Johnny Damon CF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Jason Giambi DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera LF
Aaron Guiel 1B
S Fasano C

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this is insane

there is no national or even regional fox broadcast of any game today. why in the world is this game being blacked out???????

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 2, 2006 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

Weather?

It is terrible right now In NYC. FOX may not think the game will proceed uninturrupted or be finished at all.

by MQAblog on Sep 2, 2006 1:24 PM EDT reply actions

i don't think so

i don't think weather should have anything to do with a blackout. regardless, FOX isn't broadcasting this game or any other game today. only telecasts today are local.

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 2, 2006 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

blackout

according to the recording at the 800 number for MLB.TV, all Saturday day games are blacked out period. has nothing to do with what is or is not actually being broadcast on that particular day.

talk about brain dead policies. sheez.

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 2, 2006 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

I'm not blacked out in Califfornia

Usually Fox blacks us out, but not today. I got the YES broadcast (until the rain delay). I have MLB Extra Innings through my cable company.

What happened to Villone? Reading this, it sounded like he sucked?

by Yankee Fanne on Sep 2, 2006 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

that's interesting

so it was just MLB.TV that screwed up. that figures. what a poorly run service.

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 2, 2006 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

my understanding is that the blackout rules are determined by MLB, not MLB.TV or DirectTV or anyone else. the Saturday day game and Sunday night game blackouts are a result of exclusives that MLB gave to Fox Broadcasting (Sat) and ESPN (Sun). blackouts should be the same for MLB.TV and MLB Extra Innings -- if it's available on one, it should be available on the other (ignoring the local issues which don't apply to me as far as Yankee games go). given that MLB Extra Innings carried this game, it sure seems to me that MLB.TV should have also carried it. someone at MLB.TV just dropped the ball.

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 2, 2006 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions

The game was blacked out for me

I have the Extra Innings package through Directv and live in NorCal - no game....

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by sanchez96 on Sep 2, 2006 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting that Direct TV

doesn't carry the blacked out games while cable TV does. I'm on Cox Cable and I got the game and have gotten others (but not always). Don't really understand this whole thing.

by Yankee Fanne on Sep 3, 2006 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, weird

it is a confusing mess. sure hope MLB straightens it out sometime soon.

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 3, 2006 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions

The game...

...is on the ESPN Asia channel on TVU.

by skwire on Sep 2, 2006 2:13 PM EDT reply actions

C'mon Yankees...

...let's light it up.

by skwire on Sep 2, 2006 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

Nice...

...seven innings from the rookie; well done. Let's not waste this.

by skwire on Sep 2, 2006 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Karstens...

I think the rookie may have eliminated any chance (like the really was one) of the Yankees pick up Jaret Wright's option and maybe lessened the chances of them picking up Mussina's option or resigning him. Let the Youth Movement continue. After next year RJ will be gone and Phillips and Clippard will be dominating in the rotation. It makes me all tingly to think about the Yankees having 4 solid homegrown starters (Wang, Phillips, Clippard, and Karstens)

by DJ87 on Sep 2, 2006 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

Re:

Tough to win it all with so many young starting pitchers. I'm guessing there will be at least 2 Free Agent vets in the rotation for the next few years.

Oh and it's Hughes not Phillips.

by onehitwonder @ Pinstripe Alley on Sep 2, 2006 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

ugh...

yeah, i'm an idiot Phillip Hughes. i feel so dumb.

by DJ87 on Sep 2, 2006 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Villone

looks like his magic has pretty much disappeared. he's now given up runs in 7 of his last 8 appearances, and over that time has a double-digit ERA.

i guess the good news is that we've got a month to figure out who is going to take his position in the post-season. that, and make sure Proctor is well rested, as he hasn't looked too good lately either.

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 2, 2006 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

VIllone

Did a good job the game that we lost to Detroit getting out of a bases loaded jam. He's far from being over. I think. I didn't see Kartstens--black out. If the Yanks can dump Wright next year, that's great...I looked at CLippard's stats pretty good. Have you heard about how he throws?

by John Amato on Sep 2, 2006 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

How do you find ESPN Asia?

by John Amato on Sep 2, 2006 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

i hope you're right

but today was only his second appearance in the last 7 days. admittedly before that he was getting used perhaps too much -- but he sure should have been rested today.

"90% of the game is half mental." - Yogi

by lee on Sep 2, 2006 3:41 PM EDT reply actions