Lineup struggles in 4-3 loss to Baltimore
by Travis G on Sep 6, 2010 4:52 PM EDT
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PrintIt looked like Good A.J. Burnett in the first inning when he retired the side in order via two strikeouts and a groundout. He then escaped a jam of his own making: after walking the first two batters in the second inning, he got a fly out, pop out and K. He never had one bad inning, but several mediocre ones: single runs in the third, fifth, sixth and seventh were his down fall.
Did Teixeira make the right decision turning the DP in the third rather than getting the out at home? Probably. It was Brian Matusz after all, not Felix Hernandez on the mound. In hindsight, he probably should have fired home, but who thought the Yankee lineup would only score thrice?
The Yanks got their first run on an A-Rod blast (his 22nd) deep into the visitors' bullpen to tie the game in the fourth.
Wild pitches by both starters led to eventual runs: Burnett's led to Baltimore's third run while Matusz's allowed the Yankees to get back two.
For some reason (ok, we know the reason), I knew Burnett would concede another run once the Yankees scored twice to tie it. I just have very little confidence in him, what can I say? He was an out away from a quality start but allowed a go-ahead single to Brian Roberts. Roberts was tagged out between first and second on each of his RBI singles while trying to draw a throw, yet he didn't need to as the throw home was too late each time.
The offense never really clicked and Baltimore got a few timely hits and that was the difference.
Play of the Game: Roberts' two-out, go-ahead RBI single in the seventh (-15%).
Comment(s) of the Game going out to TheMelkman and Nine Inch Nails.
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I thought AJ pitched well
last 2 outings he seemed to be sharp. Inconsistent as usual, but sharp.
This game was 100% on the other half. Matusz pitched good as he usually does against the Yanks, the Yanks D didn’t exactly help (do those runs score if Gardner’s in left the whole game and not Thames?).
And some fire Girardi things: why start Thames in the OF? Grandy’s been hitting LH fine lately, leave him out there. And of course the bunting of Gardner…just no.
Did Granderson get an off day recently?
I can’t remember if he got one that wasn’t the game he was supposed to be benched and ended up playing and hitting two home runs.
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yes he did
and it was that game. I dunno why he needs a day off, even since he’s been back from the injury he’s been platooned.
I guess Girardi’s trying to get Thames off his arse and get some every inning playing time, which is fine…there’s really no telling for sure, but I think if they had the “A” defense out there, that Gardner had a shot at to get at least 1 of those runners.
Plus that diving catch that he missed, maybe if Grandy and Gardy are covering the OF, that’s Gardner’s ball from LF no problem.
Yeah, can't argue with anything here.
Well I could, but I’d then be doing it just to be a douche.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not disagreeing
Just explaining what Girardi was likely thinking. A “day off” in Girardi’s book (whatever book that is) isn’t a couple of innings off. I agree they shouldn’t have started Thames in the outfield, but that’s what Girardi chose and it contributed to the loss.
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i thought AJ did worse then the box score said
but yeah bunting with gardner is weird since gardner is a contact hitter and even if he grounds out and gholston is out at 2nd, gardner could still steal second with ease…at least better than gholston did. weird decision that bit us.
I had a feeling those two would win COG
Though I have a feeling this isn’t how Melkman wanted to win it, LOL
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Rough way for Melkman to get her first COG
Maybe her and the man-walrus can celebrate together.
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well...we know how she wants to celebrate
I wonder what they’ll name it
Hello everyone, my name is Curtis Granderson, and I'm a bus-o-holic
A supporter of the MFY.
I hate loosing games to bmore...
But to give it away with questionable decision making from both gerardi and tex (though tex bad decisions come rarely)…it burns me to the core…
Guess another win streak is in order….let’s get them manana Yanks…
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by NYYWinsRings27 on Sep 6, 2010 5:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Tex either takes the double play
or takes the out at home, which would probably leave the scoreboard empty, but it will leave 1 out and runners on 1st and 2nd. AJ was pretty good, but the guy is a wild-pitch machine. One WP..runners on 2nd and 3rd.
Then a see-eye single…2 runs. Instead of 2 outs and 1 run, and bases clear.
I dunno how Tex’s decision is even a question. It was the only one and the right one.
Bad decision from Tex? If he takes the out at home first we have no idea how that inning goes.
Maybe Burnett gives up a 3 run homer and can’t make it out of the inning. If that were to happen then everyone would say “Dammit shoulda got the DP, maybe then with the bases empty Burnett woulda pitched this guy better and we would’ve got outta it with only 1!”
Hello everyone, my name is Curtis Granderson, and I'm a bus-o-holic
A supporter of the MFY.
A.J. Burnett is known to implode (I’ve heard) and had given up a lead off double and then a single. I don’t blame Tex at all for trading a run for two outs. It makes the big inning a lot less likely because it clears the bases, and the thought process being "we can come back from 1 run, we can’t come back if A.J. blows up here."
It didn’t work out because Matusz shut the lineup down pretty effectively, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t make the optimal choice.
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what'll you name it?
Hello everyone, my name is Curtis Granderson, and I'm a bus-o-holic
A supporter of the MFY.
Curtis?
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that's what I'm naming my XBOX 360
Hello everyone, my name is Curtis Granderson, and I'm a bus-o-holic
A supporter of the MFY.
My curently broken laptop is named Liam
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You guys need to get out more
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Oh, like you've never named an item of yours before!
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
i dont know about you
but i fall asleep on the couch a lot
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
Sometimes when i come home and its late i just sleep on the couch
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
Ur sister is 9?
I thought she was like 15 or something…LOL
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
the way you talk about her
i assumed she was older
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
how do i talk about her?
callin her a bitch n all that? haha she acts like it all the time. shes pretty mature for her age anyways
yeah. when you call her a bitch
i dont call my little brother a bastard. lmao
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
a nine yr old should not have those
words in her vocabulary
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
Television has poisoned the minds of our young
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
ahhh
so you are poisoning the mind of your little sister
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
Mobile rec'd
If my 9 year old sis said that, my mom would go postal
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
http://twitter.com/MattF15
by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This conversation amuses me
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Not my name!
Mlekman get it right!
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i prefer Barndon
you should change your name to that
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
Like Chad Ochocinco?
I can change my name to Barndon Quatro or Barndon Ventisei
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Love you too Brandon
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry, that's not the way I roll
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ehhh idk
i guess im jus used to my parents not caring if i curse. it may be different with other people
Haters gon hate
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
wagoners gonna wagon
Hello everyone, my name is Curtis Granderson, and I'm a bus-o-holic
A supporter of the MFY.
Curtises gonna Curtis
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Curtis will do what he pleases
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
http://twitter.com/MattF15
by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Melk is right about Curtis
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
http://twitter.com/MattF15
by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Some day you can have the amazing social life of Barndon if you’re really, really lucky. Until then, we’re here for you.
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Well you won't find him in no gym.
Probably a foggy bar with the frogs
with the dot on a guard as he squat on a log
What you said: I have no idea what this is.
But I feel like Barndon should be offended.
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I think he should be?
But I have no clue
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
http://twitter.com/MattF15
by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
probaly
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 6, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
nice job
Im jealous
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 6, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
your welcome
I need a nickname for you
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 6, 2010 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Her nickname is Muffins.
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, ok
I did not know that
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 6, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Muffins
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
http://twitter.com/MattF15
by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
ITS CURTIS
Or Matty…
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 6:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hmm....someone named PrettyBitch just followed me.
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
You don't know the follow up question?
Or you don’t know if she’s a bitch?
Usqueadbaugham! Anam muck an dhoul ! Did ye drink me doornail?
Idk if she is a bitch
all her tweets are asking people to follow her
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
Of course.
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 7:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Probably my sister
Ignore that she thinks she’s pretty.
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have fun Cup
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 7:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
"I have no idea what thsi is...stay thirsty my friends."
Hello everyone, my name is Curtis Granderson, and I'm a bus-o-holic
A supporter of the MFY.
So, are we gonna have an open thread for the Rays/Red Sox game tonight?
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:08 PM EDT reply actions
i hope so
although i probably wont be watching
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
I'm at work till 9, so I might as well watch it.
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And if Duggan makes it, can the Mood Music be Everybody Hurts by REM?
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
you dont want it to be Runaway Love by Justin Bieber?
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
No, that's more of a Football song
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Mood music will never ever be shamed by including Justin Bieber. Ever.
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by Lord Duggan on Sep 6, 2010 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mobile rec'd
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
http://twitter.com/MattF15
by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 7:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You like Justin Bieber. That’s more offensive.
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by Lord Duggan on Sep 6, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
She could've said Adam Lambert
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey. Slow it down.
WHADAYA WANT FROM M…
Just kidding. Bravo, Muffins.
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
DO IT!
GET TO ZE CHAPPAH!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Cmon meteor!
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 7:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rays already up 1-0
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:20 PM EDT reply actions
i would kick your ass in a game of one-on-one
:D
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
Since i have yet to get any suggestions on Twitter imma ask you all
I would like some suggestions of songs to learn on the guitar. Keep in mind, i play acoustic.
They didn't let me out, they just gave me a day pass.
I'm from where they are.
And I don’t like them.
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 7:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
MM2 - AirMan's Theme
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 6, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Bed Intruder song
One day you will find him striking out the Sox side in a Champagne IvanNova in the sky
I am Curtis Granderson, and so should you
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by MattF15 on Sep 6, 2010 7:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
For you, IGYAR:
http://www.pinstripealley.com/2010/9/6/1673394/open-thread
A thread. That is open. Go forth and waste time!
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Burnett to the bullpen
So when does Burnett go to the bullpen to work out his issues? Why did Girardi leave Burnett in for the 7th inning. Except for the 1st inning he was struggling every inning & when the Yanks ties in the bottom of the 6th that is when they should have pulled Burnett, he was at 94 pitches. I think Girardi is afraid of Burnett (silly but true).
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