Yanks slap Boston 10 -3 as Youk cries

by John Amato on Jul 26, 2008 8:44 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

You'll notice that Kevin Youkilis wasn't hit by Joba with a pitch last year after two whizzed up high and neither was he hit last night, but if you listened to the Red Sox after the game you would have thought he was carted off the field. Look, throwing up high is not a good thing, but whenever the Sox hit the Yanks like Jeter and Soriano---they end up in the hospital or coming out of the game like ARod did today, but Youk, he just screams a lot.

Beckett looked like he was going to charge the mound last night from the Boston dugout, but he just cursed a lot. Joba was not throwing at him in a 1-0 game in the seventh, but it is weird that it happened. Joba said he was just trying to get a strike. Well, he did because the ball hit Youkman's bat as Joba out pitched Beckett for a 1-0 win.

Raise your hand if you thought ARod was going to get plunked.

Today was just a good thumping. Cano is on fire and hit a ball in the Boston black to tie the score as the Yanks came back from an early 2-0 hole and scored seven straight runs to put the game away.

X-Man got his first start to break the ice and Marte came in and struck out Ortiz with some sort of nasty 89 mph cutter in the seventh. In came Edwar and he ate up Manny to keep his no hit streak alive and that was the ball game.

I was watching NESN's post game last night and they were whining about Joba and the ump as well. Jim Rice said that Lowell got screwed because when he's battling Mariano the ump should only call a strike if it's right down the middle. Right. The Yanks have their in booth homers too, but these guys were ridiculous.

Coco Crisp was asked how good Joba was and he said that at least they got his pitch count up. Huh? 105 pitches in seven innings isn't working the count, but that's Coco. Remember when he got pummeled by the entire Ray's team after he charged the mound?

Damon gave us a scare, but he only cramped up and is fine. I'm sure ARod won't be able to lift his arm tonight, but Youk---he's just a little hot under the collar.

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Hand in the air

As my wife and I were watching the Youkilis knockdown for the twentieth time, she (Sox fan – don’t ask how we survive as a couple) said that it looked like a dangerous throw. I pointed out the situation and how silly it was that Joba would go after him with such a tight score and already behind in the count. She countered that Joba sure does seem to throw at him a lot. My response: “How often do Jeter and ARod get thrown at? I bet one of them gets hit today.” Sure enough…

And I’ll second that about NESN. Man did they cry like little bitches about the strike zone. As if Beckett didn’t benefit from ANY strike calls either. (Also, I maintain that Jeter did get Pedroia in the first with a tag on the body before he touched second.) Of course Jim Rice will say that, as a former hitter. The pitch to Lowell may not have been a strike, but these clowns were swearing it was nine inches off the plate. Give me a break.

by mrljdavid on Jul 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What I don't understand at all...

is how everybody with a microphone is talking about Joba’s pitching Youkilis up and inside, while THREE Yankees got plunked today without a word.

by dzawaki on Jul 27, 2008 3:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but Hanson was the only one with intent

and there were warnings issued after A-Rod got hit.

Wakefield hit Molina early in the game and there certainly wasn’t any intent on that one. He doesn’t throw hard enough to crack an egg.

by anaconda on Jul 27, 2008 3:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crying?

You’ll notice that Kevin Youkilis wasn’t hit by Joba with a pitch last year after two whizzed up high and neither was he hit last night, but if you listened to the Red Sox after the game you would have thought he was carted off the field. Look, throwing up high is not a good thing, but whenever the Sox hit the Yanks like Jeter and Soriano—-they end up in the hospital or coming out of the game like ARod did today, but Youk, he just screams a lot.

I think this quote is both silly and inaccurate. First off, I’ll be the first to say that Youkilis dives over the plate, as does Derek Jeter. This is why both players often get hit—on the hands or wrists.

The Red Sox haven’t targeted Jeter, despite what the NY media and fans think. Since 2002 (including this year), Jeter has 78 HBP. 12 of those have been by Boston pitchers. Tampa pitchers have hit Jeter 14 times.

The July 7, 2003 game where Jeter got hit (on the hands) by Pedro, Soriano was never credited with a HBP. The pitch was called a foul ball. He later struck out and then left the game. Jeter only missed one game, pinch-hitting on July 8th. Soriano also missed one game. Pedro wasn’t trying to hit either batter. He was trying to establish his inside game. If you want to bitch about a Red Sox pitcher throwing at a Yankee hitter, bitch about the ball Pedro threw at Karim Gacia in the 2003 ALCS.

In contrast, to what happend to Jeter and Soriano in 2003, Youk missed 7 games after being hit on the wrist by Wang last September 15th. No one on the Sox thought Wang was throwing at Youkilis, although Beckett did retaliate. Youkilis was hit in the head by Scott Proctor last June. As for Joba, he was suspended last year when two fastballs “slipped” out of his hand and flew over Youk’s head. Earlier this month, he threw behind Youkilis. I think Sean Casey’s take on what happened Friday night is dead on:

“The bottom line is it happens to be the same guy every time,” Sean Casey said. “He’s got pinpoint control all through the game; he threw behind him in New York. If you’re in the big leagues, you keep missing that bad, come on.
“The fact that it’s Youkilis every time, it definitely raises flags.”

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by Jeter Wears Perfume on Jul 28, 2008 7:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The July 7, 2003 game where Jeter got hit (on the hands) by Pedro, Soriano was never credited with a HBP. The pitch was called a foul ball. He later struck out and then left the game.

By that same token, the ball that was thrown at Youkilis was also a foul ball. Youkilis didn’t get hit last season either when Joba got suspended.

My only problem with this supposed head-hunting thing is why Joba isn’t going after Manny instead of Youkilis.

by anaconda on Jul 28, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs