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Wow...shocked. Mo is a class act. I hope this is not the last we have seen him throw.
The Night the Music Died
For 17+ years Mariano Rivera has been as close to invincible as any pitcher to ever play the game. A perfect, seemingly effortless delivery producing devastatingly accurate pitches painting and stretching the corners of the strike zone with wicked late movement. 608 saves, 5 championships, ...
IDK if it is or isn't. Just seems to be head-scratching decisions.
BL...Players have to perform. They are not doing that.
What Measure A Good Team? Yanks-Sox Gamer II
"We're a good team. We're just not playing good baseball," first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said. "It's frustrating the way we're losing." I'm not sure what Gonzalez is on about here. I doubt there is any way to lose that ultimately proves less frustrating. Fewer balls pitched by the rotation that w...
I agree IH, I am really not sure how to look at things yet. It is early in the season and a little to early to head to the bridge with the quickcrete and buckets, but the Sox are making it painful to even look at them.
What Measure A Good Team? Yanks-Sox Gamer II
"We're a good team. We're just not playing good baseball," first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said. "It's frustrating the way we're losing." I'm not sure what Gonzalez is on about here. I doubt there is any way to lose that ultimately proves less frustrating. Fewer balls pitched by the rotation that w...
My my..not sure if it can get any worse.
Interestingly, following this on gamecast and watching Moneyball...this happened pretty close to the scene where the A's blow their lead against KC during the 2oth game of their win streak.
What Measure A Good Team? Yanks-Sox Gamer II
"We're a good team. We're just not playing good baseball," first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said. "It's frustrating the way we're losing." I'm not sure what Gonzalez is on about here. I doubt there is any way to lose that ultimately proves less frustrating. Fewer balls pitched by the rotation that w...
Nicest feeling the other day. My neighbor and I flipped each other off smiling.
He is a Yanks fan after all.
Great to be able to speak baseball again!!
Don't It Just Warms The Cockles?
ARod took Doc deep in his first at bat, and Lars Anderson hit a granny for the Sox. When my phone woke up and started spitting me box scores from the grapefruit and cactus leagues, I just about wept with joy. What a beautiful thing is baseball.
A little over a week into spring training and they are declaring him DOA.
Young pitcher who should be coming into his peak years.
I wouldn't sweat this at all right now. He is still shedding the winter coat like a lot of other pitchers right now.
Sensationalizing
To read the Washington Post tell it, PH is a fat, lazy slob and Girardi is riding him like a rented mule. When you read the actual quotes, Hughes came into camp early and has been working hard to earn his position as a starter, impressing Girardi, though one has to wonder if Hughes' various troub...
One of the groups that needs to answer questions is the training/conditioning folks.
Seems odd that we had our 2d year in a row that players began to breakdown at the end of the season at a cyclic rate. Some of these injuries may not be related, but someone there needs to answer some questions.
I don't know if Young should go or not, he has had just one season and he had some success and definitely some failures with the pitching staff. But 1 year of blaming him for some of the pitchers in the staff that he may or may not have had any possible input for is a tense issue.
Bogar could be a sacrificial lamb, though we do tend to be a but more testy over our 3d base coaches for reasons unknown..:).
Keep Theo and Tito....been a pretty good combination so far.
The last month has been ugly, there were a number of bad decisions and bad circumstances that led to the collapse. The decisions look bad to us at times based upon how we see things vice being the in the dugout and having insider info.
I know people want to have a goat, really the goat(s) in this are the players, the ones that underperformed or did not show up need to be held accountable. How that is accomplished, I don't really know, but the usual victim in these situations is coaches and the players not held responsible.
The question to ask, is who replaces Tito if fired? You need a manager with experience at dealing with this sized media and players with these types of contracts.
Torre?.......
Who Goes?
We think it is fair to say that there will be changes on the Sox this offseason. We hope they aren't reactionary (fire the GM!) moves, but rather smartly considered personnel decisions tailored to the context. Beyond player personnel (Papi, Paps, what to do with an albatross like Lackey) we are c...
Granderson walks to lead off.
Part The Thirdist: This Time It's Personal: Yanks-Sox Sunday Gamer
I don't have ESPN so I will read the photons on this site intently for balls and strikes and insight. Or just for the funny. Sorry I am late, comment away.
Beckett seemed to throw more fastballs last inning. maybe needs to throw some more offspeed stuff again.
Part The Thirdist: This Time It's Personal: Yanks-Sox Sunday Gamer
I don't have ESPN so I will read the photons on this site intently for balls and strikes and insight. Or just for the funny. Sorry I am late, comment away.
1-0 Sox still. Jeter with a couple of good plays that inning to cut down lead runners.
Part The Thirdist: This Time It's Personal: Yanks-Sox Sunday Gamer
I don't have ESPN so I will read the photons on this site intently for balls and strikes and insight. Or just for the funny. Sorry I am late, comment away.
Garcia walks lead off hitter for the 2d straight inning.
Part The Thirdist: This Time It's Personal: Yanks-Sox Sunday Gamer
I don't have ESPN so I will read the photons on this site intently for balls and strikes and insight. Or just for the funny. Sorry I am late, comment away.
Garcia did a great job wiggling off a bases loaded, no outs jam.
Part The Thirdist: This Time It's Personal: Yanks-Sox Sunday Gamer
I don't have ESPN so I will read the photons on this site intently for balls and strikes and insight. Or just for the funny. Sorry I am late, comment away.
Wheeler?....really?
Part Deux: Yanks-Sox Saturday Gamer
Or 'Doh? C.C. has been crap against Boston this year. John Lackey has been crap more often than not this year. Let's see what happens today. Comment away.
Ells making the contract negotiations with Boras out to be a future nightmare.
Part Deux: Yanks-Sox Saturday Gamer
Or 'Doh? C.C. has been crap against Boston this year. John Lackey has been crap more often than not this year. Let's see what happens today. Comment away.
Scutaro....meh.
Part Deux: Yanks-Sox Saturday Gamer
Or 'Doh? C.C. has been crap against Boston this year. John Lackey has been crap more often than not this year. Let's see what happens today. Comment away.
Yanks bullpen not helping them right now. 1 inning, 4 walks and a hit. Hopefully a little something to pad the lead.
Part Deux: Yanks-Sox Saturday Gamer
Or 'Doh? C.C. has been crap against Boston this year. John Lackey has been crap more often than not this year. Let's see what happens today. Comment away.
Bard having a rough go already.
Part Deux: Yanks-Sox Saturday Gamer
Or 'Doh? C.C. has been crap against Boston this year. John Lackey has been crap more often than not this year. Let's see what happens today. Comment away.
Ellsbury has now hit more HR than Gonzalez
Part Deux: Yanks-Sox Saturday Gamer
Or 'Doh? C.C. has been crap against Boston this year. John Lackey has been crap more often than not this year. Let's see what happens today. Comment away.
Now to address the bullpen.
Was floored when I woke up and saw this first thing today. Rubbed my eyes a few times and smiled.
A little heavy on the left, I definately believe in my heart now that the Yanks will go get Lee.
Say WHAT?!
Sox sign Carl Crawford to an insane 7/142M contract, according to Pete Abraham and Ken Rosenthal. (update: Globe story here). Please pardon us while we go attempt to return the world to it's upright position. This deal, in light of the non-extension extension to Adrian Gonzalez, makes no sense t...
Werth has signed with the Nationals for 7 years.
We really need this to go through.
Ovah?
Jon Heyman tweeting that the Gonzalez deal has fallen apart, that a deal could not be reached. Looking forward to hearing each camp's spin on this one. Assume the Sox will say something about not knowing if AG was going to be 100% healthy, and Gonzalez' camp saying the Sox wouldn't pony up. Eith...
What a photo.
If that were to happen (I just don't see Jeter doing that), that may become the largest dagger thrown/stabbed/shanked in the rivalry.
Kleenex would go out of stock in one night.
Let's Not
Safe to say this is something neither side of the rivalry really wants to see at this point.
Will be an interesting weekend with the home field issue to be resolved.
As a Sox fan I would rather the Sox tank a few to give the home field to the Yanks. I would rather they have the division and home field than the Rays. Damn Rays have not learned thier role in the division.
Joy? Relief? Whatever - It's October Baseball!
Like Captain Quint desperately reverse-crab-walking on the slippery deck only to finally - inevitably - be devoured, the 2010 Yankees have gone kicking and screaming into the post-season. Only 2 wins have been recorded by Yankee starters in the past 23 games, but tonight, CC Sabathia turned ...
Excellent article on some of the things Steinbrenner did that did not make the news.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/18/greene.steinbrenner.clowson/index.html?hpt=C1
Report from Tampa: Steinbrenner Cardiac Arrest? Steinbrenner Passes Away
George Steinbrenner may have suffered a heart attack, and unsubstantiated stories are quickly filling the airwaves about what has happened to the Yankees' owner. More news in the comments as it becomes confirmed. UPDATE: The New York Times and ESPN are now reporting that the Steinbrenner family...
Lester protects the lead.
All-Star Gamer Thread
How many people think it is a rotten idea that the league that wins this game gets an advantage in the Series? Raise your hands. The two of you that kept your hands down should go watch "Twilight: The Eclipse" together tonight. There should be good seats available. Congratulations to David Ort...
Win that home field advantage!
All-Star Gamer Thread
How many people think it is a rotten idea that the league that wins this game gets an advantage in the Series? Raise your hands. The two of you that kept your hands down should go watch "Twilight: The Eclipse" together tonight. There should be good seats available. Congratulations to David Ort...
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