Game #51 -- New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 6:30 PM EDT in New York Yankees News

New York Yankees

Johnny Damon, CF
Derek Jeter, SS
Hideki Matsui, LF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jorge Posada, C
Jason Giambi, DH
Josh Phelps, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Melky Cabrera, RF

Tyler Clippard, RHP (1-1, 3.60)

Toronto Blue Jays

Alex Rios, RF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Vernon Wells, CF
Matt Stairs, LF
Frank Thomas, DH
Aaron Hill, 2B
Howie Clark, 3B
Sal Fasano, C
John McDonald, SS

Jesse Litsch, RHP (1-1, 4.24)

The Yanks hope to avoid the sweep tonight (Sadly, I've been writing that a lot lately) in a match-up of 22-yr old rookies. Both were outstanding in their ML-debuts earlier this month.

These young hurlers were born just over three weeks apart in early 1985 -- which was roughly 9-10 months after Roger Clemens made his ML-debut for the Boston Red Sox on 5/15/84.

Changing gears, I don't know how fan blogs of the Cubs, D-Rays, Royals, and Pirates can stomach their respective teams on a game-by-game basis. Consistently writing about how and why their team lost yet again the previous night has got to be especially nauseating when your team loses 100+ games every year with no light at the end of the tunnel. Kudos to them.

I've only been doing this stuff for 50+ games and I'm already getting tired of it. I suppose I'm a primary example of a spoiled Yankee fan during the Joe Torre era. Nobody in MLB is going to feel sorry for us because this team is on the verge of missing the postseason for the first time since 1993.

Okay, I'm done venting. For now.

The featured graphic for tonight's game is the BP cap logo for the Toronto Blue Jays used primarily in 1999. Not sure why they thought the red cap was a good look for them since they had donned nothing but the blues and grays since their inaugural season of 1977.

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benched Abreu

that's a good thing.

Might as well get Melky as many starts as possible now.

by collink on May 30, 2007 6:48 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe..

today is the 1st day of the rest of a good year.

Maybe?

by AKJoe on May 30, 2007 6:51 PM EDT reply actions

Whoa!

Starting Phelps against a righty, too! Is Torre suspended today?

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

I wonder...

Moose gave the lineup cards to the Umps...

by danbrady143 on May 30, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Shaking up the Lineup

I am glad to see Torre playing Phelps he has been riding the pine a lot lately. Now i am just waiting for some position players to get called up from AAA to give this team some life. Whenever i see the Yankees on tv they look so bored and defeated, they play a kids game for a living they should be happy as hell.

by snapper69 on May 30, 2007 7:02 PM EDT reply actions

Who?

What young AAA players can play at the major league level?

I've been advocating Eric Duncan, but that's just based on his last 10 or so games. He easily couldn't be ready.

Other than that, the hitters at AAA either aren't good or aren't young.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions

your right

the two guys tearing it up in AAA right now is Andy Phillips and Shelly Duncan, both are clearly well beyond their prospect years. thoguh i wouldn't mind seeing them and DFAing Cairo. if only to get things shaked up.

by RollingWave on May 31, 2007 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Fuck

Hughes won't throw from a mound for another 4-6 weeks.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 7:02 PM EDT reply actions

Where

are you reading that?

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Pete Abe

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Just found it

Thanks

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep....

looks like Clippard is going to be in the rotation for awhile.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Our miniscule playoff hopes

just dried up. Fuck me.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Have no fear..

Clippard is here...

by AKJoe on May 30, 2007 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Let's go boys!

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

I just read the Royals blog

The similarities with PA are staggering.

by docgonzo on May 30, 2007 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

Progress

I still hate his swing.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

He swings the bat

like I swing a whiffle bat. All right arm (left arm for me).

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT BABY!

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

Now that's how you start off!!!!

by danbrady143 on May 30, 2007 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

Posada

needs to be at first base next year.

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 7:20 PM EDT reply actions

They tried that

a few times. He hated it. I don't see it happening unless you sign a catcher capable of playing 70-80 games.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Woot

Now Clippard has to hold up his end.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

Awesome

Totally awesome.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

Hell yeah...

...go team. =]

by skwire on May 30, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

HEY PHELPY!

by SWa on May 30, 2007 7:24 PM EDT reply actions

"Hitting is contagious"

Cause we all know it can't be a sucky starting pitcher.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

HEY CANOY!

by SWa on May 30, 2007 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

Who are dees fucken guys?

by AKJoe on May 30, 2007 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

man, melky cannot get a hit

to save his fucking life

by SWa on May 30, 2007 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

Good grief...

...did we ever need an inning like this.

by skwire on May 30, 2007 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

Apparently this team just needed to

get laid. ARod truly is a leader. Go Yanks!

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on May 30, 2007 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

very astute

and hey it does relax you.

by collink on May 30, 2007 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Yankees win 5-4..

by AKJoe on May 30, 2007 7:29 PM EDT reply actions

Man Clippard was fucking dealing

in that inning

by SWa on May 30, 2007 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

Don't look now....

but Josh Phelps is now hitting .291 on the season in limited playing time.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

Rule 5 clarification help

We can't send Phelps down without offering him back to Baltimore(?). Could we trade him?

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

Correct

He has to stay on the 25 man roster all season or be offered back to B-more

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Look who's batting!

Our old

by docgonzo on May 30, 2007 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

Giambi almost lost his coconut

on that high and tight fastball.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

Is it me

or has Jeter bitched about balls and strikes a ton this year as compared to year's past? He is doing a Big Papi impression out there.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:03 PM EDT reply actions

It's my impression he always complained a lot

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 8:04 PM EDT reply actions

Senor Hustle

Wow, just noticed that Minky has twice as many home runs as our resident downie. That is fucking atrocious.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

Slappy McReserve

Damn I wish we had sold high. Ugh.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:10 PM EDT reply actions

Please throw strikes....

Mr. Clippard.

I've been a big advocate for you staying in the rotation for awhile.

Then again, there's no one else to fill that slot anyways.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

Clippard gave up a homer!

The season's over!

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 8:12 PM EDT reply actions

Normally....I'd say good job

backing Thomas off the plate. But I don't think that was intentional.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

Way to throw strikes

with a lead Clippard. He is taking a page out of the meltdown book.

Pride, Power, Tailgating

by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

Did Clippard go to the

Matt DeSalvo Control School? What the fuck?

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:20 PM EDT reply actions

Nah,

went to Meltdown school.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

This is bad news

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 8:24 PM EDT reply actions

Yikes, that was close

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 8:25 PM EDT reply actions

ok escaped

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 8:26 PM EDT reply actions

Outs are yummy

And throwing strikes produces outs.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 8:26 PM EDT reply actions

Way to go Tyler!!

68 pitches through 3 innings is fucking terrible.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:27 PM EDT reply actions

It could've been worse....

Torre could've pulled Clippard and asked The Viz to get out of that inning.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions

He's still pitching

He's got to have a couple great innings to get back on pace for 6, but he still has a chance.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I loved how after

the Mets game, people were projecting Clippard in the 08 rotation.

Pride, Power, Tailgating

by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:35 PM EDT reply actions

Not as bad as projecting DeSalvo

in the rotation for '08.

Clippard has good stuff, but he needs to find the plate more often.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it's

too soon to proect them in the rotation.

Also too soon to give up on them.

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Great job, Yankees

Get a lot of runs in the first inning, then stop hitting the rest of the game.

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 8:35 PM EDT reply actions

There goes another one

The offense needs to score more runs.

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

YES!

I love watching the slow death of my team after scoring 5 runs in the first inning

by SWa on May 30, 2007 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

Damn damn damn damn!

Buddaddy newdaddy.blogspot.com

by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

I am really not looking forward

to another 2.5 months of Tyler Clippard in the starting rotation.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

After tonight, couldn't

agree more.

Pride, Power, Tailgating

by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions

6th inning

Who's gonna pitch it, not him

by Reality on May 30, 2007 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

Prefer DeSalvo?

Chase Wright?

suggestions?

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by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 8:44 PM EDT reply actions

Clippard could throw lefty

and still be better than Wright and DeSucko. Sadly, I could see Cashman making a trade for another starter since Hughes won't be back until at least August. I just hope he doesn't give up a ton since this season is wasted anyway.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Clip needs to get 2 outs without runs to match

DeSalvo's Monday.

4.2 innings, 3 runs.

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

How about the fatty ERA

or the abhorrent 6/15 K/BB ratio. Clippard hasn't been good but DeSalvo is terrible. I wouldn't even call him a AAAA player.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Come on

you ride the kid until he's in danger of losing the lead

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 8:45 PM EDT reply actions

He is in

danger of losing the lead

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Grinding this one

hope the kid holds, we don't have much of a bullpen.

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Came back home,

saw 5-0 and thought, wow, tonight i can actually enjoy watching baseball. Now reality is setting in again.

Another group of shitty pitchers the Yanks are making look like Cy Young pitchers.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

this latest

injury to hughes not only affects him coming back this year, this hurts his progress for next year. He will be probably be in the 150-180inning max for next season now.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

We need to tack on 2 or 3

to change the momentum.

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

I think if

the Yanks score more runs then the Blue Jays, they will win.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Cano double

Cano is picking up the slack now he may help out! Maybe he is ready to be the Cano of last year.

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Really

LOL

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by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 8:57 PM EDT reply actions

might as well try it for once

by Reality on May 30, 2007 8:58 PM EDT reply actions

Man is clippard

tough to watch the last 2 times out.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

RUNS

please

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

Agressive

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

I just wish

Cano was as good as Melky.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

All right Robbie

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

Cano is a beast tonight

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

That .260

is not the real Cano. He will bring it up.

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Slappy McReserve?

We needed that

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by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

gotta leave the kid in now

we'll never catch anybody if Torre keeps employing his FrankenLaRussa bullpen method.

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 9:07 PM EDT reply actions

Hey Powerhouse....

Did Cano take the Mark Grace approach today before the game?

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

Nah

I heard he does his thing after the game.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Melky

can run. See

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 9:09 PM EDT reply actions

Yes

If every catcher threw as poorly as Sal Fasano or every pitcher held runners as poorly as Josh Towers, indeed Melky would be a great basestealer.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Ken Singleton

is an idiot.

Pride, Power, Tailgating

by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:13 PM EDT reply actions

What'd he say now?

I must have missed it.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't mind Singleton

Kaat was the best Yankee announcer in recent years and Al Leiter is the best guy they have now.

I think the best the Yanks have to offer is a Singleton/Leiter broadcast team.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree about Leiter. don't

care for the others. Singleton, Oneill, and Flaherty(yes, I butchered the name) all the sound the same. Boring.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Yay....

a bullpen arm I actually trust!

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:16 PM EDT reply actions

But really

did we really need to bring in a reliever to face the bottom 3 of the lineup?

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

yes,

this team has lost 5 in a row and is 8 games under .500

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope Bruney gets the 7th

Would make sense with a day off tomorrow.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Toree

is the manager so you never know.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Torre

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

We're hitting

Our manager is making good decisions.

Who is this team?

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep

Clippard is young.

98 pitches. It makes sense to protect him. So, relief pitcher.

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

A. Rod

Concentrate!

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

Dice-K rocked!

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:31 PM EDT reply actions

Dammit

Dice-K got rocked!

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Go Indians

14 hits

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions

That is bad for the Yanks

but not that bad! He has been hit hard in his last two starts although he was puking in between innings of the Texas start so you have to take it with a grain of salt.

As for the Sox in general, I know they are a lot better than the Yanks but I still don't understand how their record is that good. Lowell and Youk have been better than expected, but Manny is cold and Lugo and Drew have been disappointing.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

To me,

Lugo is playing as expected.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

there wasn't a person in NYC today

without their faces glued onto the A-rod with a blonde stories in all the NY tabloids. Even people who don't normally follow sports were talking about it.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on May 30, 2007 9:33 PM EDT reply actions

I always wonder why people care

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Ditto....

I didn't even bother posting a thread about it for that reason.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

It's never made much sense to me either

His wife and his family have the right to care. Everyone else ought to worry about their own problems more.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

agree

It (the interest) annoyed me on a lot of levels but it was one more Yankee problem people were chatting up.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on May 30, 2007 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Fuckin Bruney

By the way, his tattoo is massively stupid.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:37 PM EDT reply actions

Tell

us about the Tat

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

What?

The emblem on his forearm?

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn't notice

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

If you've ever been to a tattoo parlor

You've seen it on the wall.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Great

There goes the bullpen, starting to piss the lead away.

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

Seriously?

Scott Proctor, again?

I don't think Torre really cares about the man's arm.

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

umm...

because it's a story about sex?

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

We are interested in that

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Knowing Joe

Bruney will never be allowed to pitch consecutive innings again. Ever.
And that was a good pitch.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

Damn.....

I don't even know how the hell he hit that ball.

That ball was WAY down and in and Stairs just used his 9-iron.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

So this is why you

bring in Bruney in the 7th not the 6th

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

You should only

bring in a reliever when you have to do it.

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 9:41 PM EDT reply actions

It's why Bobby Cox

fired Torre

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 9:42 PM EDT reply actions

I stepped

out for 5 minutes. ONLY 5 MINUTES. What the hell happened.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

The real lover affair is

Torre and Proctor. That will never end.

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Detroit lost

sweet

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

Just go here.

Let's hold on to this one!

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by Rohan on May 30, 2007 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Yikes....

The SCARIEST sight of the entire season -- DeSalvo and Farnsworth in the pen warming up.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:51 PM EDT reply actions

Torre

and his FrankenLaRussa bullpen methods are flushing this team down the drain

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 9:51 PM EDT reply actions

Yes....

the bullpen is the only problem the Yanks have these days.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Cano has

to learn some discipline at the plate. I knew he got a hit on that pitch, but that ball was almost over his head.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

Wow...

that was the WORST pitch I've seen get hit for a single in a long time.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

Then

you clearly don't watch the Angels too often, hahah

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by Rohan on May 30, 2007 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Only when they beat the Yanks

which is quite often over the last few years.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha

I, unfortunately, am stuck with them here on the West Coast a lot more than I'd like.

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by Rohan on May 30, 2007 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Billy Ball!

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

Billy Ball!

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

Billy Ball!

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

We need

MORE of that, HUH?

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey

He needs the practice.

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm 6 seconds faster than both of you

Haha

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions

And nine seconds faster than Cano

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Looks like 8 seconds

to me

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

you were

actually 8 seconds quicker than us. I hate Farnsworth.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions

So math

was never my strong suit. Sue me.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Hahaha

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions

Um, why am I not so confident

in Farnsy's ability to get out of this inning unscathed?

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

because

he sucks

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Can he hold

a one run lead? Yikes.

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

If we win tonite...

...A-rod should hit strip clubs every night for the rest of the season.

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by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

hasn't looked

like it has helped him this series.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

He should return to doing...

...whatever he was doing at the beginning of April.

by PsiFighter37 on May 30, 2007 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Torre said last night

...that they needed something to lighten the mood so that the team could just have fun...

...my wife suggested Krispy Kreme, but strippers would do the trick.

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by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions

That's now 20 of 22 appearances this season...

that Farnsy has failed to retire the side in order.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

17 million well spent

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

HaHa....

Pete Abe just posted the exact same stat I did about Farnsy.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

he should've

stayed in Atlanta

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 10:06 PM EDT reply actions

Mo...mo....mo.....

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by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

What a set up guy.

Wish Yanks had more people like Farnsuck.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

They do...

that's part of their problem.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Farnsworth is the suck

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

Come on Sandman!

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by Rohan on May 30, 2007 10:09 PM EDT reply actions

Classic

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 10:11 PM EDT reply actions

Tack on boys

Let's go!

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 10:11 PM EDT reply actions

That's

the Mojo!

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Mariano!!

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by Rohan on May 30, 2007 10:13 PM EDT reply actions

MELKY!

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by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 10:15 PM EDT reply actions

Man on

Let's bring him around.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:15 PM EDT reply actions

Farnsworth

throws three straight sliders...Geez..That's gotta be Posada, right? hehe...Or he had no confiodence in his fastball

by John Amato on May 30, 2007 10:15 PM EDT reply actions

Don't bunt!

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

I hope

Melky continues this so we don't have to see Abreu anymore.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

That would rock

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

But that last out

should not be Mo's responsibility. Every time Joe brings relievers in too early it pushes an out down the line for somebody else to get.

by yankee come lately on May 30, 2007 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

What are you talking about?

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Not today....

Mo hasn't pitched much and he won't come out of this game unless the Jays tie it.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

by the way,

thanks for taking care of the troll post on the site today.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Sure thing....

that was just some jackass being a jackass.

His PA license has been revoked.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Jeter

is due

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 10:19 PM EDT reply actions

Nice slide

by Jeter.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:20 PM EDT reply actions

I'm really

surprised that in hitters counts, many of the hitters are still hitting weak grounders in the infield.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Alright Arod

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Nice

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

A-Rod!!!

"Lap dance!"

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by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Concentrate

A. Rod

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Where's RollingThunder?

That was the definition of not clutch, cause it's a myth!

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Isn't there

2 people on the site with rolling? Rollingthunder and RollingWave?

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

But RollingThunder and I had a discussion on Arod's clutchness (among other things) in the last couple of days.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Well,

then perhaps Mick Jagger doesn't think A-Rod is clutch either.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I think you mean....

RollingWave.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Nope

It's over in that top diary.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

My bad....you're right

I've been meaning to stop smoking crack but I haven't done so yet.

by anaconda on May 30, 2007 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Xcellent

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

My hero

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 10:27 PM EDT reply actions

Jscape says

Arod won't be signing with the bluejays

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 30, 2007 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

Great work Arod! Gamesmanship!
Better than slapping the glove.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:27 PM EDT reply actions

Right out of "Major League"

nothing wrong w/ that!

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by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

Hip Hip

Jorge!!!!

by StrappedYankee on May 30, 2007 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Hahahah

"I got it!!!"

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by Rohan on May 30, 2007 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

This is by far

the most entertaining moment of the season.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 30, 2007 10:29 PM EDT reply actions

Anyone really know the MLB rulebook...

...to know if A-rod did anything unkosher there?

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by Buddaddy on May 30, 2007 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

You can say anything you want

It might not be 'old school' but it's legal.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

It's legal

but it is also pretty bush league. Once it was 10-5, I am stunned that Minky didn't catch one in the ribs. Hell, with Gibbons as the manager I am surprised he didn't fight A-Rod himself.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 30, 2007 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

That's real "Bill Ball!"

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on May 30, 2007 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Why is

it bush league? no one says it is bush league when a 1st baseman hides the ball in his glove, then tags the runner when the runner thinks the pitcher has it. (yes, I know its a run on but its too late for me to reword that).

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Clearly bush league

Any time you do something like that and several players who have been around the game a long, long time all say that they have never seen it before and become infuriated is generally an indication that what you did was bush league.

The fact that none of his teammates or his manager backed him up or said "that happens all the time" also speaks volumes.

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by pfistyunc on May 31, 2007 7:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Regardless,

I think its still funny. I could see if I was a fan of the opponent or the other team, how it could piss them off. I still can't stop laughing.

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by ReLaunch on May 31, 2007 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions

this isn't backing him up, but it isn't

disagreeing with him either

The Yankees didn't quite know what to think.

"I wasn't sure that was allowed," outfielder Johnny Damon said. "If it is, maybe we'll keep on doing it."

Said manager Joe Torre: "I don't know what to feel for it. It's not like he said, 'I got it.'"

Also, the play I mentioned above (hiding the ball), why is that not considered bush league then?

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by ReLaunch on May 31, 2007 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Read between the lines

That ain't direct criticism but they are going out of their way not to support what he did. I think it is pretty easy to figure out what they thought of it.

As for hiding the ball, I think that is not bush league because it is so common.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 31, 2007 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions

While it may be frowned upon

it's not illegal. Regardless of whether it's bush league or not, the guy playing 3rd is a professional baseball player who plays in front of 30,000-40,000 screaming fans every night. What happened is no reason for him to not make the catch. You don't know your own teammates voice?

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by marcbouch9 on May 31, 2007 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe it was his first start at third

So no, he didn't know his teammates' voices. Which is why it worked. If that's Glaus at third, no way it works.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 31, 2007 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions

But

the guy playing third has been around for 16 years. He has had to play with John Mcdonald before. But even still he should have made that catch, it was his ball. And he should have the mental stability to concentrate on catching that ball.

by yanksfan77 on May 31, 2007 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

I understand that they're not happy and will seek retribution with Arod when we meet again. That's fine. However, I think blaming Arod for not catching that ball is pretty freaking lame.

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by marcbouch9 on May 31, 2007 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

What?

They've never played in the same minor league system!

Clark comes from Baltimore, McDonald comes from Cleveland. It doesn't look like they ever crossed paths in the Blue Jays system, either.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 31, 2007 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Dude

where do you dig up all of this information. Are you just pulling this stuff off the top of your head?

by yanksfan77 on May 31, 2007 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Some from the top of my head

Anything I don't know can be found around the Internets.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 31, 2007 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

The series of tubes

is powerful

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 31, 2007 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions

If GWB has done nothing else

He at least gave us those timeless tidbits.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 31, 2007 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually

that was Senator Ted Stevens who dropped that gem.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 31, 2007 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

The dudes were pissed because they

got punk'd. And besides that, I'll take bush league over loser any day of the week.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on May 31, 2007 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions

I'd prefer winning with class

A-Rod is too talented to have to act bush league. The Yankees are a class organization and it is embarassing to me as a Yankee fan.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on May 31, 2007 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions

A class organization

That is getting its ass whooped. If we were sitting pretty like the Red Sox, I might have been more concerned. But now, we need wins. Badly.

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by PinstripePowerhouse on May 31, 2007 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

He proved that he wants to win

more than most people on this team--and that smirk standing on third base was priceless. Now if he could just learn how to swat the ball out of the pitcher's hand without making it too obvious.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on May 31, 2007 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

What did A-rod do?...

I'm watching on Gamecast, and I'm just wondering if you could tell me what he did?

by deucemijo on May 30, 2007 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

He shouted

"I got it!" so McDonald let it drop thinking the LF was gonna get it.

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by Rohan on May 30, 2007 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Yelled

"I got it" as he ran by the third baseman. It dropped for a 2 out single.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on May 30, 2007 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks...

That's fantastic...

by deucemijo on May 30, 2007 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

It was an

infield fly to John McDonald. Arod was coming from 2nd to 3rd and when he passed McDonald on the way to 3rd, they believe Arod said "I got it". Mcdonald stepped away and the ball dropped.

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by ReLaunch on May 30, 2007 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions