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Yankees win good ol' Baltimore slugfest, 9-6

This was like a game out of the late '90s: three hours and 41 minutes, 15 runs, 11 pitchers, 10 walks, seven homeruns, 360 pitches, and of course, the Yankees coming out on top.

Burnett (5.1 ip, 5 er) continued his inconsistent streak. He could never really command any of his pitches. He only walked two but was constantly falling behind on hitters which is why he allowed 11 hits.

The Orioles' David Hernandez was just as bad, giving up five runs in six innings with six walks and three homers.

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The big blow was a Jorge Posada two-run jack that gave the Yanks a 5-3 lead. However, it looked like Burnett may have given the game away when he served up a Luke Scott three-run homer, but the Yanks came right back to tie the game on a two-out RBI single by A-Rod. Then the Yanks broke it open the next inning with back-to-back homers from Nick Swisher and Eric Hinske.

Damaso Marte, Dave Robertson, Phil Coke and Mo Rivera shut the door after the fifth inning. They combined for: 3.2 innings, 0 r, 2 h, 0 bb, 2 k. It was a little surprising that we didn't see Phil Hughes: it was a close game and he hadn't pitched in two days.

  • Is Jorge Posada a catcher? I'm not sure anymore because we saw him forget the count on two occasions. Two. One happens to everybody now and then, but two in one game?! Regardless, it was a good thing someone was paying attention because he walked the first time (when he thought the count had gone full) and homered the second (when he thought he had struck out).

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To win 105..

we’d have to play .700 ball. Currently winning % of .636 gets us to 103 wins. Not too shabby.

by coops2001 on Sep 2, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And yet...

…we’re playing .750 since the All-Star break. It could happen. But I’m less concerned about total wins than I am about not screwing the pooch in the postseason.

by waw on Sep 2, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

.750 ball

the rest of the way gets us to 107 wins. But I don’t want to count the wins until they hatch. And you are absolutely right about the postseason. Since game 3 of the 2004 ALCS, the Torre led Yankees went 5-13 in the post season.

by coops2001 on Sep 2, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In regards to Jorge forgetting the count

Could his mind have been somewhere else? Like worrying about another bad AJ start with him behind the plate. I liked AJ until he showed Posada up, now he has to get some respect back, Jorge deserves better.

by YankeesJets on Sep 2, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AJ/Jorge to make appearance on The Hills

Burnett and Posada have independently confirmed that they will bring their feud to reality television, making a joint cameo on the hit series The Hills. Said Burnett, “Jorge’s been like such a dick to me recently, I mean, god. Just, just god. I mean like, ugh!”

by SportsSandwich on Sep 2, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Posada had a Bernie moment or two

I still fondly remember Bernie Williams trotting to first on ball three once upon a time, thinking it was ball four. He was so embarrassed when they made him trot back to the plate. Then he smacks a home run. Classic!

by waw on Sep 2, 2009 1:00 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking the same thing.

It was ’99 I think and the bases were loaded. I remember the whole bench laughing. Apparently so did Jeter:

http://wap.mlb.com/news/article/200909026745500/

by coops2001 on Sep 2, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Posada Low IQ

Jorge proves again he is the dumbest player I have seen in my 51 year lifetime…thank god he can hit…also has he ever held onto a foul tip third strike ? I just get that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach his low IQ is going to cost us big sometime in the future.

by dalelama on Sep 2, 2009 1:13 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow really? I'm not a huge posada fan but he still gets my respect

It’s not like the first time someone miscounted. Have you even seen how many this season entire teams have walked off the field miscounting how many outs there were? And what does IQ has to do with baseball? IQ isn’t gonna help you hit a ball run the bases or field a ball. There’s tons of players who weren’t bright but had great careers,hell some are even in the hall of fame. Also Posada has caught for a long ass time, yet ppl tend to scrutinizes his small flaws over his accomplishments like iunno helping us win 3 WS? Plus the guy has a hand injury rite now and yet he’s still catching, thats ballsy.

by lololol on Sep 2, 2009 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with you

on everything you say, I am just saying that if brains were dynamite Jorge couldn’t blow his nose…but he can hit and you don’’t see many 38 y/o everyday catchers

by dalelama on Sep 2, 2009 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh yeah almost forgot

it may be the first time in MLB history a catcher forgot the count twice in one game on THEIR at bat….lol

by dalelama on Sep 2, 2009 6:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let there be Cervelli

The man on the left is the savior of mankind. The man on the right is a guy with a beard.

Facial LaFleur, total facial.

by Lord Duggan on Sep 2, 2009 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope that’s the other way around Lord Duggan!

by Static Shock on Sep 2, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cervelli has no beard.

He does not want to obscure his manly good looks

by waw on Sep 2, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus

never threw out Adam Jones trying to steal.

by Travis G on Sep 2, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad the Red Sox keep winning too

Need some losses from them, a 10 game lead or so would be more comfortable

by BlackandGoldSSgt on Sep 2, 2009 8:06 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yankee Stadium South

So I had the pleasure of taking my 2 year old son to his 4th Yankee game last night. It was another great experience transfered to the area. If the Yankee fans there weren’t in the majority, they certainly made it feel like they were. The sounds, the smells, the “lets go Yankee” cheers for nearly half the price, I highly recommend it to everyone.

by Larry Soprano on Sep 2, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

I lived between the Beltways for several years and typically went to 5 or 6 Yankee games per year at Camden Yards, always a good time.

And Orioles fans are just so cute when they’re trying to be tough.

by New York Sports Jerk on Sep 2, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Burnett

Burnett needs to stop with the cream pies and also stop thinking about where he is going to put his next tattoo and start figuring out how to be the pitcher he once was and why the Yankees are paying him the big bucks. He can’t be counted on right now, just like Joba. And Posada, as much as I love they guy, he is a big time major defensive liability. Maybe he needs to be a permanent DH. Mollina and Cervelli are much better but then what to you do with Matsui?

by rocket109 on Sep 2, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AJ and the pie

AJ has been the Yankee’s best starter all season. From May till now, the guy has been the Yanks #1. Not CC, not Andy, but AJ Burnett.

The fact the team can’t score more than 3 runs in some of his starts (like they do for many of CC’s) doesn’t mean that he’s not living up to expectations.

AJ’s exceeded all sorts of expectation; I expected him to be hurt alraedy.

ANd enough with Jorge

GODZZIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 2, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jorge and AJ have been fine all season

The media picked up on one rift and ran with it. Of course fans have to gobble it up too….

GODZZIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 2, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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