View Full Version : May 23, 2010: Yankees (Sabathia 4-2, 3.43) @ Mets (Santana 3-2, 3.72)
ARodCanoMelky
05-23-10, 08:07 PM
2 pitches to get out of the inning.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:07 PM
There's a difference between "jumping ship on the season" and simply "showing frustration with whats going on right now...and making statements about how the team looks at this point".
Unfortunately, there isnt seperation made between the two. Most people fall into the 2nd category yet automatically get put into the 1st. And thats not fair. What should we be saying about this team right now? That they look great and are playing well?
StingrayJG
05-23-10, 08:07 PM
Tex is back on the mendoza line
.201
roblyo33
05-23-10, 08:07 PM
This team is full of epic fail. Full of it.
This f'ng expression makes me want to puke.
Torre Must Go
05-23-10, 08:07 PM
Yup, Gardner needs to get out of the 2 hole. Man, I miss Damon.
Bringing in Johnson, with his injury history, to try to be our primary 2 hitter was a mistake and affects the lineup, mostly Tex I think.
The doom and gloom is a laugh riot.
StingrayJG
05-23-10, 08:08 PM
We're doomed. Anyone want this for their avatar?
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:qio5yeNsCdR4WM:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J17wivaMaBI/SJmc6jPZs-I/AAAAAAAAAyU/D7rwkgIwsZ0/s400/We%27re-doomed.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J17wivaMaBI/SJmc6jPZs-I/AAAAAAAAAyU/D7rwkgIwsZ0/s400/We%27re-doomed.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.holymoly.com/celebrity-news/coleen-rooney-gives-birth-boy40270&usg=__2voPiul6mHN_aZ49KQt83cFfCb8=&h=289&w=400&sz=41&hl=en&start=10&itbs=1&tbnid=qio5yeNsCdR4WM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwe%2527re%2Bdoomed%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1)
roblyo33
05-23-10, 08:09 PM
Yup, Gardner needs to get out of the 2 hole. Man, I miss Damon.
Bringing in Johnson, with his injury history, to try to be our primary 2 hitter was a mistake and affects the lineup, mostly Tex I think.
I wanted Swish in the 2 hole tonite. GGBG has sucked lately.
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 08:09 PM
Make Swisher the 2 hitter again please.
That should really be a no-brainer. I had that thought before this game started, especially against a lefty.
Tex looks "Lost." (sorry but true).
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
05-23-10, 08:10 PM
Nice.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 08:10 PM
Tex looks "Lost." (sorry but true).
:lol: I'm so happy that show is ending tonight.
At least David Wright is back to sucking.
X marked
05-23-10, 08:10 PM
awful range by jeter
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:11 PM
Jeter to his left looks muy mal.
I'm getting pretty tired of watching Jeter flail around out there. Whatever exercises he was doing before last season ... it would be nice if he had done them before this one.
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:11 PM
For crying out loud ... That's two now. Time for a damn closed-door meeting. This is beginning to come down to a lack of effort now and that is unacceptable.
VirginiaYank
05-23-10, 08:11 PM
What happened to CC's 96 97mph fastballs? I haven't seen those in awhile. Even career minor leaguers are going to hit 92, 93...
jeter looks about 4 steps slow...
Torre Must Go
05-23-10, 08:11 PM
Joe Morgan, a long line of great players who became dumb announcers
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:12 PM
Jeter's range has significantly decreased this season
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 08:12 PM
The doom and gloom is a laugh riot.
I've said it in a prior game thread -- I fully expect this stretch to be the sad, melodramatic part in the first segment of the Yankees' 2010 World Series video.
That doesn't mean I'm enjoying it while it's happening. There isn't a single player who's been playing well on this team -- for about, what, two weeks?
yanke1313
05-23-10, 08:12 PM
Jeter is a fail.
how many more times will we hear morgan tell us he doesn't understand uzr
Jeter's range has significantly decreased this season
If it keeps up, and if the batting average and obp don't dramatically improve, it's going to make for a fascinating contract situation.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:13 PM
If it keeps up, and if the batting average and obp don't dramatically improve, it's going to make for a fascinating contract situation.
I've definetly started to think about this situation.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:13 PM
I just saw a Yankees #12 jersey and it made me think...What is Andy Phillips up to? I'll never forget his hot start vs. the Red Sox and that hit vs. Billy Wagner and the Mets.
If it keeps up, and if the batting average and obp don't dramatically improve, it's going to make for a fascinating contract situation.Maybe it's time to let Jeter go. Do you think we could trade him before the deadline?
yanke1313
05-23-10, 08:14 PM
Lets get it going A-rod and Cano.
I've said it in a prior game thread -- I fully expect this stretch to be the sad, melodramatic part in the first segment of the Yankees' 2010 World Series video.
That doesn't mean I'm enjoying it while it's happening. There isn't a single player who's been playing well on this team -- for about, what, two weeks?
It's true. There are injuries and guys in slumps. They aren't playing well.
However, there are people who are literally saying that the season is over.
It's laughable. It's also a repeat of things that were said last year.
I just saw a Yankees #12 jersey and it made me think...What is Andy Phillips up to? I'll never forget his hot start vs. the Red Sox and that hit vs. Billy Wagner and the Mets.
Nice kid. He's now with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Phillips
fredgmuggs
05-23-10, 08:15 PM
I've said this I don't know how many times but I really believe that it's true - a team is never as good as they look when they win.... and they're never as bad as they look when they lose.
Baseball is a long season and there's too much talent on this team. So i'm not going sit here and whine about every play because I know it's not going to last forever and they'll start rolling again soon enough. And everybody will be all smiles and back slapping each other again.
X marked
05-23-10, 08:16 PM
clay bellinger wore #12 too
clay bellinger wore #12 tooSo did Soriano. :)
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:17 PM
I've said it in a prior game thread -- I fully expect this stretch to be the sad, melodramatic part in the first segment of the Yankees' 2010 World Series video.
That doesn't mean I'm enjoying it while it's happening. There isn't a single player who's been playing well on this team -- for about, what, two weeks?
Swisher has still been playing well, A-Rod has had a hot May and Cervelli has had a nice May. There are some guys doing well, but it's been covered up by the struggles of the bullpen and slumps of Jeter, Gardner, Teixeira and all the injuries.
I mean to expect this team to maintain the level we were at before we got banged up is a bit too high. We've used 8 OF's already this season!!
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:17 PM
I've said this I don't know how many times but I really believe that it's true - a team is never as good as the look when they win.... and they're never as bad as they look when they lose.
Baseball is a long season and there's too much talent on this team. So i'm not going sit here and whine about every play because I know it's not going to last forever and they'll start rolling again soon enough. And everybody will be all smiles and back slapping each other again.
Thats fine. I personally need to vent frustration....I believe this team will turn things around soon but right now its just terrible, and I cant not get upset about it. Some people can stay calm at all times. Im not one of them.
DaYanks24
05-23-10, 08:17 PM
Another great AB.
Rocketbooster
05-23-10, 08:18 PM
CC will certainly bounce back; he got off to a good April start for him and now has struggled in May. The problem is, we needed him to be good tonight.
This team is looking like 2008 all over again- though it's too early to suggest that they are through, obviously. It just seems like this is a year when no one is going to have a normal year offensively. Jeter, Tex, Alex...........Gardner's slumping, but he was not going to play out of his mind like that forever. If the 3 players I mentioned don't get it together, this team is going struggle.
CC will come around, AJ will be AJ (meaning mostly fine) and Andy will be solid. I think Javy will be good and Phil will pitch like a #5. The rotation isn't great, but it's not the problem. The problem is the offense........and the pen.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:18 PM
I've said this I don't know how many times but I really believe that it's true - a team is never as good as they look when they win.... and they're never as bad as they look when they lose.
Baseball is a long season and there's too much talent on this team. So i'm not going sit here and whine about every play because I know it's not going to last forever and they'll start rolling again soon enough. And everybody will be all smiles and back slapping each other again.
Well said Fred.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:19 PM
Swisher has still been playing well, A-Rod has had a hot May and Cervelli has had a nice May. There are some guys doing well, but it's been covered up by the struggles of the bullpen and slumps of Jeter, Gardner, Teixeira and all the injuries.
I mean to expect this team to maintain the level we were at before we got banged up is a bit too high. We've used 8 OF's already this season!!
If certain guys were performing like they should....we'd still be winning games even w/these injuries. Thats really the problem IMO--the injuries are a factor, but its more that our players simply arent performing up their abilities.
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:19 PM
And this is where I turn my TV off. In-game interviews are insulting to the game.
Geez, the entire Yankee offensive inning transpired while I was using the sanitary facilities. :(
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 08:20 PM
I've said this I don't know how many times but I really believe that it's true - a team is never as good as they look when they win.... and they're never as bad as they look when they lose.
This is generally true, but not this week. They have looked ... BAD. Even when they win. As much as I enjoyed watching them beat Papelbon that night, that was an ugly, ugly win.
If certain guys were performing like they should....we'd still be winning games even w/these injuries. Thats really the problem IMO--the injuries are a factor, but its more that our players simply arent performing up their abilities.
I can't wait til several guys are playing above their abilities and you're as giddy as a school girl.
I've said this I don't know how many times but I really believe that it's true - a team is never as good as they look when they win.... and they're never as bad as they look when they lose.
Baseball is a long season and there's too much talent on this team. So i'm not going sit here and whine about every play because I know it's not going to last forever and they'll start rolling again soon enough. And everybody will be all smiles and back slapping each other again.Thanks. I needed that.
I just wish they could look a teensy weensy bit better in this game right now, though. It's been a long weekend. :(
hardrain
05-23-10, 08:21 PM
Kudos to Joe Girardi or not doing the interview.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:22 PM
I don't have any worries with the offense, even with Nick Johnson out all year. Someone needs to step up into that #2 spot. I think that guy can be Gardner. I don't believe his slump has anything to do with that move. It has everything to do with him swinging at poor pitches.
We get that figured out and get Posada, Granderson, Thames back...we'll be fine.
The only worry on the team I have is with the bullpen. Someone needs to grab a hold of that 8th inning role like Phil did last year and run with it. With Aceves out, it's one less 'ole reliable.
CCBL BatBoy
05-23-10, 08:22 PM
Geez, the entire Yankee offensive inning transpired while I was using the sanitary facilities. :(
You have an Operating Room in your house?
Kluivert4Ever
05-23-10, 08:22 PM
So what are the odds that the Yankees if they continue to struggle acquire some help from the outside and then spending more than it would have cost to get Damon back here in the first place.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:22 PM
I can't wait til several guys are playing above their abilities and you're as giddy as a school girl.
This is what I cant stand. I make a valid point....and I get a shot taken at me. Really unnecessary.
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 08:22 PM
Jeter gets in front of one.
No problem with Jete's range on that one.
Fine play Captain.
This is generally true, but not this week. They have looked ... BAD. Even when they win. As much as I enjoyed watching them beat Papelbon that night, that was an ugly, ugly win.
Yes, they've looked bad, and in some cases old and tired. They actually don't have that much time, either, to "turn it around" because, unlike last year, they have a first-rate opponent in their division, in the Rays. Unlike the Yankees they look neither bad nor, of course, old. Cliches of the "they-will-be-fine" variety, or about the length of the baseball season, are merely forms of moral uplift. And, pace Lou Holtz, sometimes teams are as bad as they look and as good as they look.
This is what I cant stand. I make a valid point....and I get a shot taken at me. Really unnecessary.
It wasn't a shot at you. You said you feel the ups and downs.
I'm looking forward to the ups.
Kluivert4Ever
05-23-10, 08:24 PM
If certain guys were performing like they should....we'd still be winning games even w/these injuries. Thats really the problem IMO--the injuries are a factor, but its more that our players simply arent performing up their abilities.
Exactly.
Evidance A:
3-3 game against the Rays, 2nd and 3rd 0 out. Tex, A-Rod and Cano up and all of them strike out, no injuries played a part in that.
fredgmuggs
05-23-10, 08:24 PM
Thanks. I needed that.
I just wish they could look a teensy weensy bit better in this game right now, though. It's been a long weekend. :(
I was in Boston all weekend. At least the Sox were out of town.
So what are the odds that the Yankees if they continue to struggle acquire some help from the outside and then spending more than it would have cost to get Damon back here in the first place.Slim to none, I would say. They made their bed and they'll lie in it, and wait for the hurt players to be back and the slumpers to start mashing again.
Oh great, CC ... walk Reyes, why not.
EDIT: Or pop him up. :)
Tampa is going to run away with the division making the whole season about the WC.
GreenGrass
05-23-10, 08:24 PM
I've said this I don't know how many times but I really believe that it's true - a team is never as good as they look when they win.... and they're never as bad as they look when they lose.
Baseball is a long season and there's too much talent on this team. So i'm not going sit here and whine about every play because I know it's not going to last forever and they'll start rolling again soon enough. And everybody will be all smiles and back slapping each other again.
I'm curious as to at what age you came to this realization?
So what are the odds that the Yankees if they continue to struggle acquire some help from the outside and then spending more than it would have cost to get Damon back here in the first place.
who knows.
hot Av as usuall
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:25 PM
It wasn't a shot at you. You said you feel the ups and downs.
I'm looking forward to the ups.
Sorry for interpreting your comment the wrong way. I am looking forward to the ups....hopefully very soon.
The dreaded "two men out, no one on" situation ...
Kluivert4Ever
05-23-10, 08:26 PM
The dreaded "two men out, no one on" situation ...
I loled.
Tampa is going to run away with the division making the whole season about the WC.
See, this is laughable.
The Rays are healthy right now, they've had a relatively easy schedule so far and it's MAY.
A couple of injuries or slumps for the Rays and the Yankees are right in it.
fredgmuggs
05-23-10, 08:26 PM
I'm curious as to at what age you came to this realization?
I couldn't tell you, to be honest.
So what are the odds that the Yankees if they continue to struggle acquire some help from the outside and then spending more than it would have cost to get Damon back here in the first place.
Cashman might be willing, but I'm not so sure about the Young Steinbrenner. Something about that guy's look makes me nervous. I know, I know, but he just doesn't look like a baseball guy to me, certainly not like a competitive baseball guy.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:26 PM
Exactly.
Evidance A:
3-3 game against the Rays, 2nd and 3rd 0 out. Tex, A-Rod and Cano up and all of them strike out, no injuries played a part in that.
Exactly. Im not saying the injuries havent hurt us...they have. We've seen enough of Randy Winn in LF to last us a lifetime. But alot of whats going on has nothing to do with injuries. Injuries have nothing to do with Tex hitting .201, or the situational hitting being terrible. Or Sabathia giving up 4 runs to this god awful Mets lineup.
YESSIR!
05-23-10, 08:26 PM
Tampa is going to run away with the division making the whole season about the WC.
Tampa has looked great, no doubt. The silver lining is that the only above-.500 teams they've played are the Yankees, Red Sox, and Blue Jays. Hopefully when their schedule takes a tougher turn they'll start dropping some series.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:27 PM
This is what I cant stand. I make a valid point....and I get a shot taken at me. Really unnecessary.
Isn't a valid counterpoint a fact that every player won't be injured and struggling all year long?
Kluivert4Ever
05-23-10, 08:27 PM
The thing about baseball is that teams can get out of slumps just as soon as you get into them so you never know which game we will break out, usually it comes when you least expect it (hence the word slump) so who knows maybe it will be tonight.
See, this is laughable.
The Rays are healthy right now, they've had a relatively easy schedule so far and it's MAY.
A couple of injuries or slumps for the Rays and the Yankees are right in it.
Specifically if Soriano gets hurt, which he's been prone to do in the past.
A one two three inning! :)
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
05-23-10, 08:28 PM
At least tonight they can't make us listen to Cora.
Cora with a rare ground out. not good
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
05-23-10, 08:28 PM
A Dustin Pedroia commercial? Really?
VirginiaYank
05-23-10, 08:29 PM
Cashman might be willing, but I'm not so sure about the Young Steinbrenner. Something about that guy's look makes me nervous. I know, I know, but he just doesn't look like a baseball guy to me, certainly not like a competitive baseball guy.
I don't see it happening unless they have another major injury.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:29 PM
See, this is laughable.
The Rays are healthy right now, they've had a relatively easy schedule so far and it's MAY.
A couple of injuries or slumps for the Rays and the Yankees are right in it.
Agree 100% JD...compare the schedules and it isn't even close.
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
05-23-10, 08:29 PM
Manual skips out on the interview again....hahahaha.
EDIT: Foiled.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:29 PM
Isn't a valid counterpoint a fact that every player won't be injured and struggling all year long?
Of course. Its just frustrating to watch your big name stars not step up when you really need them to. This is a stretch where we really need Tex, Alex, Jeter etc.....Alex is there for the most part, but the other two are MIA. CC hasnt exactly been great lately either.
Im not saying it wont turn around. Its simply frustration w/whats going on right now, and it is a fact that these guys are just not getting it done at this point.
See, this is laughable.
The Rays are healthy right now, they've had a relatively easy schedule so far and it's MAY.
A couple of injuries or slumps for the Rays and the Yankees are right in it.
His comment was absolutely not laughable. The Rays are younger than the Yankees and the probability of many and long injuries is less. They've been at least as good a team as the Yankees all season and for a while now a better team. If the Yankees don't want to be in a WC position, they had better move pronto.
Kluivert4Ever
05-23-10, 08:29 PM
See, this is laughable.
The Rays are healthy right now, they've had a relatively easy schedule so far and it's MAY.
A couple of injuries or slumps for the Rays and the Yankees are right in it.
IF we lose its 6 games and yeah its only May, we have what 120 games left?
Yeah its really impossible to every 20th game gain 1 game against them.
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:29 PM
ESPN's inane in-game interviews thwarted by both managers! YES!
EDIT: I spoke too soon. F$@# you, Manuel.
im not liking this game i think bad things are going happen to my Mets
Kluivert4Ever
05-23-10, 08:30 PM
His comment was absolutely not laughable. The Rays are younger than the Yankees and the probability of many and long injuries is less. They've been at least as good a team as the Yankees all season and for a while now a better team. If the Yankees don't want to be in a WC position, they had better move pronto.
Their rotation is due for a huge correction and they can be as healthy as they want we will still catch them.
Is there any point to these interviews in the dugout that ESPN and Fox do at all?
yanke1313
05-23-10, 08:30 PM
Screw Jerry Manuel.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:30 PM
I havent looked at the Rays schedule....who have they played that we havent? And vice versa? I keep hearing its been alot easier. I just havent compared the two myself.
I know they have been ridiculous on the road which you would think is unsustainable.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:31 PM
im not liking this game i think bad things are going happen to my Mets
Even if they win this game, bad things will happen to your Mets...because they are the Mets.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:32 PM
Of course. Its just frustrating to watch your big name stars not step up when you really need them to. This is a stretch where we really need Tex, Alex, Jeter etc.....Alex is there for the most part, but the other two are MIA. CC hasnt exactly been great lately either.
Im not saying it wont turn around. Its simply frustration w/whats going on right now, and it is a fact that these guys are just not getting it done at this point.
I gotcha. I just think the time to really step up is August, September, & October--which for the most part all 4 did last year (although Tex had a rough October).
Is there any point to these interviews in the dugout that ESPN and Fox do at all?
None whatsoever. They are some form of sports show biz, "that's entertainment," etc. It's a way of conceding to a certain segment of their audience that baseball is ... boring. So, let's cut to an interview. Or, maybe, go on and on and on about Manuel's job or some kerflufel between him and a pitcher.
Come on, CC. Hit a home run!
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:34 PM
I gotcha. I just think the time to really step up is August, September, & October--which for the most part all 4 did last year (although Tex had a rough October).
We need them now too. Just cuz its early doesnt mean these games arent vital. The digger the hole we deep for ourselves...its means we have to work that much harder to get out of it later....which reduces the margin of error. It can be done of course (we did it last year) but its hard.
JBursch23
05-23-10, 08:35 PM
I'm going to head to bed. Goodnight everyone. Hopefully I'll wake up to a nice box score with a Yankee win!
Maybe the day off tomorrow will clear their heads.
Even if they win this game, bad things will happen to your Mets...because they are the Mets.
thats borderline of a bannable post on my old Mets Forum. jfyi
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:37 PM
Why did Girardi skip the interview?
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
...serious...?
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
I'm going to punch the TV. kthx
:lol: :lol: :lol: What a funny joke this game has turned out to be!
Brooklyn Yankee Fan
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
Bay must be in the best mood ever.
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
Just soak it all in, folks.
GreenGrass
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
Uncanny.
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
Jason Bay...
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
He had one up until tonight. Then he hits two. Against C.C. Sabathia. At Citi Field. Uh...
Yankeesfan811
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
the New York effing Mets? really CC?
terrible.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
I guarantee you Jason Bay goes back to doing nothing tommorrow. Prob wont hit another HR for three weeks.
hova4life
05-23-10, 08:38 PM
This has to be rock bottom. HAS to.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:39 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: What a funny joke this game has turned out to be!This is funny?
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:39 PM
FYI, Bay's dominance is embarrassing. I'm sick of seeing the same players crap on us time and time again. Figure out a way to pitch to him. Everyone else has this season.
Sometimes I wonder if this team is poorly-coached or if committing the same mistakes over and over again is just a coincidence.
Why did Girardi skip the interview?
Maybe because it's the middle of the game and he has more important things to do.
VirginiaYank
05-23-10, 08:40 PM
I can hear Joe now on the postgame show. CC had good stuff missed on location. Nobody is going to feel sorry about our injuries. We have to battle through it. I expect Tex to start hitting soon. Yes Gardy has hit a rough spot. Bay has always hit well against us....
He had one up until tonight. Then he hits two. Against C.C. Sabathia. At Citi Field. Uh...Bay always killed us when he was on the Sox. It figures he'd rediscover his stroke the first time he gets to face us again.
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:40 PM
Apparently, being on the verge of getting buried in the A.L. East and playing for the Wild Card in June is funny to some people.
Brooklyn Yankee Fan
05-23-10, 08:40 PM
This is ugly.
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:40 PM
Now that's AWFUL. That is an OUTFIELDER'S BALL.
Saw that coming a mile away. Ghastly defense, ghastly offense.
:lol: :lol: :lol: What a funny joke this game has turned out to be!
How in the world is this game funny?
YankeesAce4Life
05-23-10, 08:41 PM
I guess it's CC's turn to sh^t the bed?
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:41 PM
It's Gardner's job to call off Cano. He's the CF. Ball is in the OF. He has precedence. Wow.
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
05-23-10, 08:41 PM
WTH was that Cervelli?
hova4life
05-23-10, 08:41 PM
This game makes me want to break things.
Cervelli doing his best Posada impression behind the plate.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:42 PM
Sloppy play + terrible offense + bad luck = losing games
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
05-23-10, 08:42 PM
Oy.
..
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:42 PM
Maybe because it's the middle of the game and he has more important things to do.
Whatever those things are, he's not doing them, so maybe he should just do the damn interview.
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:42 PM
I need to start laughing before I start crying..
Kluivert4Ever
05-23-10, 08:42 PM
Apparently, being on the verge of getting buried in the A.L. East and playing for the Wild Card in June is funny to some people.
Buried??? S.I.X games. In M.A.Y.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:43 PM
Why did Girardi skip the interview?He was probably on the phone telling Chan Ho Park to warm up.
Russo can not play OF.
That should be an out.
How in the world is this game funny?Funny peculiar.
Or "laugh in order not to cry" funny.
Mets get a man on second through sheer Yankee incompetence. Dandy, just dandy. And then "the slumping" David Wright ... doubles, of course.
Brooklyn Yankee Fan
05-23-10, 08:43 PM
This is not the Sunday night I imagined all day long.
hova4life
05-23-10, 08:43 PM
Thank god tomorrow's an off day.
Whatever those things are, he's not doing them, so maybe he should just do the damn interview.
Did you sign up here just to whine?
VirginiaYank
05-23-10, 08:44 PM
Take him out Joe. It's batting practice for the lousy hitting Mets....Nothing on his fastball...
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:44 PM
Buried??? S.I.X games. In M.A.Y.
Do you expect that deficit to shrink with Teixeira hitting .200, Jeter posting an OPS of .698 and C.C. Sabathia pitching mediocre games every other start? That deficit could easily be double-digits by the time June rolls around.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:44 PM
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sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 08:44 PM
Mitre is the right move. I don't want to see anyone else enter this game unless the offense pulls off a miracle and makes it close.
Russo can not play OF.
That should be an out.Every single person here wanted him out there instead of Winn.
I think it's more of a "team slump" thing. They're panicking, they all are doing badly in every aspect of the game.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 08:45 PM
Remember when the Yankees pitching was lights out and the offense was decent? Those were some good times.
I know they'll get there again but man, oh man, this sucks.
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:45 PM
Did you sign up here just to whine?
Dude, read the entire thread. The team is horrible right now. Some of us care, and not all of think they'll wave a magic wand and just figure it out because they're Yankees and wear pinstripes. Sorry. Reality check.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:45 PM
Do you expect that deficit to shrink with Teixeira hitting .200, Jeter posting an OPS of .698 and C.C. Sabathia pitching mediocre games every other start? That deficit could easily be double-digits by the time June rolls around.
You do realize those players will turn it around sooner then later. Btw do you remember where we were in 2009? The same things you are saying now you were probably saying last year at this time when the Sox are way ahead of us.
Every single person here wanted him out there instead of Winn.
I think it's more of a "team slump" thing. They're panicking, they all are doing badly in every aspect of the game.
I didn't want Russo in LF.
VirginiaYank
05-23-10, 08:46 PM
Russo can not play OF.
That should be an out.
Who of our current LFers was going to catch it? - Winn, Thames?? It was hit hard regardless...
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:46 PM
Remember when the Yankees pitching was lights out and the offense was decent? Those were some good times.
I know they'll get there again but man, oh man, this sucks.
April. :D
Memories...
my Mets are looking at a shutout tonite is that awesome or what!!
GreenGrass
05-23-10, 08:46 PM
Good to see Gene Monahan there.
Funny peculiar.
Or "laugh in order not to cry" funny.
Mets get a man on second through sheer Yankee incompetence. Dandy, just dandy. And then "the slumping" David Wright ... doubles, of course.
I gotcha. Sorry if I sounded snippy there. I realize that every team goes through this at some point during the season and they'll eventually start playing well again, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating.
Total embarrassment. Perhaps rock bottom has been found...perhaps not. We can only hope for the former.
Dude, read the entire thread. The team is horrible right now. Some of us care, and not all of think they'll wave a magic wand and just figure it out because they're Yankees and wear pinstripes. Sorry. Reality check.
I've been reading the entire thread each game since 2003.
All you do is whine and trash the Yankees.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:47 PM
Remember when the Yankees pitching was lights out and the offense was decent? Those were some good times.
I know they'll get there again but man, oh man, this sucks.
I really wish we could just start the season off well....and not continue to dig ourselves a hole in the division and always have to fight back to win it. The result always ends up being in our favor, but in the process I gain gray hairs and lose minutes off my life ;)
I didn't want Russo in LF.My apologies, you'd rather have had Winn out there then. Make that "every single person but one."
Buried??? S.I.X games. In M.A.Y.
your perspective is noted, but this team is hurt, playing like crap and has some major bullpen issues.
6 games can easily be 10 or so in a week or so.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:48 PM
JDP....who did you want in LF tonight?
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 08:48 PM
Apparently, being on the verge of getting buried in the A.L. East and playing for the Wild Card in June is funny to some people.
Seriously? Get a grip. It's baseball. It's May. The Yankees are playing like crap but it's not the end of the world or Yankees baseball. I'm frustrated too but this statement is comical.
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:48 PM
You do realize those players will turn it around sooner then later. Btw do you remember where we were in 2009? The same things you are saying now you were probably saying last year at this time when the Sox are way ahead of us.
You don't know that. No one does. You can assume Teixeira and Jeter will pick it up, but you don't have any other proof of that being true other than what they've done in the past, which is completely irrelevant. And people need to stop with the comparisons to 2009. I don't care if this year's team has a better record at this point than last year's team did. Last year's team had a better offense with production of two incredibly clutch, late-inning hitters in Damon and Matsui. This offense, on paper, was worse before the injuries. Now it's not even close. And last year's team showed a lot of fight when it was behind. Name me one other game aside from Monday's win over Boston in which this team picked itself up off the ground when it trailed or fell behind early. This isn't last year's team.
My apologies, you'd rather have had Winn out there then. Make that "every single person but one."
I'd like Winn out there (or a real OFer from Scranton) until Granderson comes back.
Especially in this Grand Canyon OF.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:49 PM
I personally love the "oh woe is us" shtick from Resistable Force. Someone remind this guy the Yankees are leading the Wild Card standings.
if CC doesnt take Santana out here its all done
YankeesAce4Life
05-23-10, 08:50 PM
I want to vomit...and I just might from watching this nonsense....
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:51 PM
You don't know that. No one does. You can assume Teixeira and Jeter will pick it up, but you don't have any other proof of that being true other than what they've done in the past, which is completely irrelevant. And people need to stop with the comparisons to 2009. I don't care if this year's team has a better record at this point than last year's team did. Last year's team had a better offense with production of two incredibly clutch, late-inning hitters in Damon and Matsui. This offense, on paper, was worse before the injuries. Now it's not even close. And last year's team showed a lot of fight when it was behind. Name me one other game aside from Monday's win over Boston in which this team picked itself up off the ground when it trailed or fell behind early. This isn't last year's team.
So you believe Teixiera will hit .200 all year? Just asking. And people were saying the season was over last year at this time too. The division was already given to the Sox by alot of posters.
hova4life
05-23-10, 08:51 PM
come on offense, please score some runs here!
come on CC one right in the elbow you chicken ass
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:51 PM
I've been reading the entire thread each game since 2003.
All you do is whine and trash the Yankees.
They're 5-10 in their last 15 games. I'm not sure what else is warranted. There are 10 or 12 people here voicing the same concerns and you're singling me out. If you have a bug up your rear-end about me, get it out of your system now, because I don't feel like having anyone following me around for 120+ games. End it now and let people vent. This is America, and you don't run this forum.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:52 PM
I'd like Winn out there (or a real OFer from Scranton) until Granderson comes back.
Especially in this Grand Canyon OF.
I'd rather have myself out there then Winn. No idea why they didnt call up an actual OF'er.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 08:52 PM
You don't know that. No one does. You can assume Teixeira and Jeter will pick it up, but you don't have any other proof of that being true other than what they've done in the past, which is completely irrelevant. And people need to stop with the comparisons to 2009. I don't care if this year's team has a better record at this point than last year's team did. Last year's team had a better offense with production of two incredibly clutch, late-inning hitters in Damon and Matsui. This offense, on paper, was worse before the injuries. Now it's not even close. And last year's team showed a lot of fight when it was behind. Name me one other game aside from Monday's win over Boston in which this team picked itself up off the ground when it trailed or fell behind early. This isn't last year's team.
And you don't know that they'll continue sucking. You are making the opposite assumption which is less likely IMO. More likely than not, hitters who have a long history of being good end the year close to their averages.
Maybe the offense isn't as good as last year, and with the injuries they CERTAINLY aren't but they aren't this bad. Not by a long shot.
You don't know that. No one does. You can assume Teixeira and Jeter will pick it up, but you don't have any other proof of that being true other than what they've done in the past, which is completely irrelevant. And people need to stop with the comparisons to 2009. I don't care if this year's team has a better record at this point than last year's team did. Last year's team had a better offense with production of two incredibly clutch, late-inning hitters in Damon and Matsui. This offense, on paper, was worse before the injuries. Now it's not even close. And last year's team showed a lot of fight when it was behind. Name me one other game aside from Monday's win over Boston in which this team picked itself up off the ground when it trailed or fell behind early. This isn't last year's team.
And yet you're fine simply assuming that everyone will continue to play like crap and the Yankees will be 10+ games back of Tampa in the next few weeks?
My apologies, you'd rather have had Winn out there then. Make that "every single person but one."
id like to see Winn out there
They're 5-10 in their last 15 games. I'm not sure what else is warranted. There are 10 or 12 people here voicing the same concerns and you're singling me out. If you have a bug up your rear-end about me, get it out of your system now, because I don't feel like having anyone following me around for 120+ games. End it now and let people vent. This is America, and you don't run this forum.
I just asked if you signed up here just to whine. You've only been here a short time and all you do is whine.
As for America, the internet is an Earth thing.
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:53 PM
So you believe Teixiera will hit .200 all year?
No, but I doubt he'll hit .294 again, and even if he puts up similar power numbers by the end of the year, the real questions are 1.) how many games out will they be by the time he decides to show up and 2.) will it be too deep a hole to dig out of? It's not just about the final numbers; it's about what kind of bind you put your team in when you're not hitting.
Hobbes40
05-23-10, 08:54 PM
Just turned on the game - what happened in the OF that is making people want Winn out there?
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:55 PM
They're 5-10 in their last 15 games. I'm not sure what else is warranted. There are 10 or 12 people here voicing the same concerns and you're singling me out. If you have a bug up your rear-end about me, get it out of your system now, because I don't feel like having anyone following me around for 120+ games. End it now and let people vent. This is America, and you don't run this forum.http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:QXBMU0GWp53qKM:http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/cat_yawning_canine_teeth.jpg
Just turned on the game - what happened in the OF that is making people want Winn out there?
Russo badly misplayed a FB that ended up being a double.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:56 PM
Teix. lolz.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 08:56 PM
Wow. That was immense suckitude.
hova4life
05-23-10, 08:56 PM
A six pitch inning. Terrible. What is wrong with the offense?
Hobbes40
05-23-10, 08:56 PM
Russo badly misplayed a FB that ended up being a double.
Ah I see...and I see that Jason Bay remembered that he was good again...
This is tough to watch, but our offense will get better once everyone gets back.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:57 PM
Just turned on the game - what happened in the OF that is making people want Winn out there?Basically, Russo pulled a Marcus Thames in left.
Phinstripes
05-23-10, 08:57 PM
Russo badly misplayed a FB that ended up being a double.
And doesn't know the concept of a cutoff man.
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 08:57 PM
Sergio Mitre needs to get nine outs.
how can he possibly be hitting 3rd?
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 08:58 PM
And yet you're fine simply assuming that everyone will continue to play like crap and the Yankees will be 10+ games back of Tampa in the next few weeks?
Teixeira is two months into his "slow start" and Tampa is two months into its torrid start. I think this is enough time to make educated guesses on what can or will happen over the next few months. You don't think Tampa is for real?
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:58 PM
You gotta do something with Tex right now. Move him down. Sit him for a game or two to clear his head. ANYTHING.
this is ................ed up
Objectively over 162 games and the inevitable injuries every team goes through, any team is going to look ragged for stretches. And that is the case with the Yanks this last week plus. They will get healthy and play better.
Still doens't make these last 2 LOB horror shows any easier to watch. Half expect Girardi might give Swisher a shot at pitching the rest of this game.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 08:58 PM
Santana with 63 pitches through 6. :lol:
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 08:59 PM
Teixeira is two months into his "slow start" and Tampa is two months into its torrid start. I think this is enough time to make educated guesses on what can or will happen over the next few months. You don't think Tampa is for real?
Tampa might be for real....but they arent going to win 125 games. Meaning they will go thru slumps and injuries too. Boston was "for real" last year too, but they cooled off...we got hot and we caught them.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 08:59 PM
Santana with 63 pitches through 6. :lol:Take that, Joe West.
Just turned on the game - what happened in the OF that is making people want Winn out there?
who knows. hey how bout them Mets!!!
You gotta do something with Tex right now. Move him down. Sit him for a game or two to clear his head. ANYTHING.
I realize that the Yankees have alot of injuries right now, but I thought tonight would've been the ideal time to sit Teixeira and put Miranda in considering that they also have tomorrow off.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:01 PM
who knows. hey how bout them Mets!!!They be amazin.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 09:02 PM
Teixeira is two months into his "slow start" and Tampa is two months into its torrid start. I think this is enough time to make educated guesses on what can or will happen over the next few months. You don't think Tampa is for real?
Tampa is for real. No doubt. But the thought that they aren't going to go through a slump this season is pretty far fetched. Teams that win 110+ games a season (a pace which they are currently over) are rare. Not saying it can't happen but it's not a given. And if they are that team, the Yankees weren't going to beat them anyway.
The Q Bomb
05-23-10, 09:02 PM
I personally love the "oh woe is us" shtick from Resistable Force. Someone remind this guy the Yankees are leading the Wild Card standings. This is one of the most nauseating displays of baseball I've ever seen from The Yankees. It's humiliating. The fact that you seem to take solace that "the Yankees are leading the Wild Card standings." is good for you. You can go into your cocoon and pretend that the team has ascended to that position instead of descended to that position. Any Yankee fan who is not disgusted with the way the team has played in the last two weeks is either comatose or just not that bright. Most of us would be disgusted with their play even if they were five games in first place, which they are not - by a long shot.
Most of us know (or more accurately hope) the team will improve dramatically in the months to come. Alot of that hope, right now, is based on the belief that no team can play this badly for much longer. You can make snide remarks about those of us fans who are upset, particularly at our team making The Mets look good and us look like jackasses on national TV, but we are the ones who are taking a realistic look at the team, not, as one forumer ponted out, the ones who believe we will win just because we wear pinstripes.
S$%^! All 25 of them in the dugout might just as well yell "Forfeit" at the same time and go home and get some sleep. Might avoid another injury.
Just turned on the game - what happened in the OF that is making people want Winn out there?Pretty much the same thing that happened to Winn last time he was out there.
montyque
05-23-10, 09:02 PM
Just getting home from the weekend... I'm here in Brooklyn on DirectTV... anyone know if the game is on TV NOT blacked out?
YankeesAce4Life
05-23-10, 09:02 PM
Santana with 63 pitches through 6. :lol:
I guess Santana remembered how to pitch tonight...:mad:
Just getting home from the weekend... I'm here in Brooklyn on DirectTV... anyone know if the game is on TV NOT blacked out?Wouldn't you want it to be?
This is one of the most nauseating displays of baseball I've ever seen from The Yankees. It's humiliating. The fact that you seem to take solace that "the Yankees are leading the Wild Card standings." is good for you. You can go into your cocoon and pretend that the team has ascended to that position instead of descended to that position. Any Yankee fan who is not disgusted with the way the team has played in the last two weeks is either comatose or just not that bright. Most of us would be disgusted with their play even if they were five games in first place, which they are not - by a long shot.
Most of us know (or more accurately hope) the team will improve dramatically in the months to come. Alot of that hope, right now, is based on the belief that no team can play this badly for much longer. You can make snide remarks about those of us fans who are upset, particularly at our team making The Mets look good and us look like jackasses on national TV, but we are the ones who are taking a realistic look at the team, not, as one forumer ponted out, the ones who believe we will win just because we wear pinstripes.
S$%^! All 25 of them in the dugout might just as well yell "Forfeit" at the same time and go home and get some sleep. Might avoid another injury.
You gonna give us more quotes to bring up at the Parade in October?
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 09:04 PM
I am assuming no intent, but that looks terrible. Just terrible.
Yay, he hit Bay! :D :D :D
Too bad it didn't really hurt him.
That's bull. That pitch was a breaking ball. There was no intent to throw at Bay.
Brooklyn Yankee Fan
05-23-10, 09:04 PM
Imagine a Yankee/Met brawl.
i just joined here from the old Mets Forum not by choice so you all please accept me gloating about Santana
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 09:04 PM
This is one of the most nauseating displays of baseball I've ever seen from The Yankees. It's humiliating. The fact that you seem to take solace that "the Yankees are leading the Wild Card standings." is good for you. You can go into your cocoon and pretend that the team has ascended to that position instead of descended to that position. Any Yankee fan who is not disgusted with the way the team has played in the last two weeks is either comatose or just not that bright. Most of us would be disgusted with their play even if they were five games in first place, which they are not - by a long shot.
Most of us know (or more accurately hope) the team will improve dramatically in the months to come. Alot of that hope, right now, is based on the belief that no team can play this badly for much longer. You can make snide remarks about those of us fans who are upset, particularly at our team making The Mets look good and us look like jackasses on national TV, but we are the ones who are taking a realistic look at the team, not, as one forumer ponted out, the ones who believe we will win just because we wear pinstripes.
S$%^! All 25 of them in the dugout might just as well yell "Forfeit" at the same time and go home and get some sleep. Might avoid another injury.
If the Yankees play like this for another week, I won't care if they win the World Series.
The Q Bomb
05-23-10, 09:05 PM
Yanks were always big on charity work. Looks like they just saved Jerry Manual's job.
Total Umpire Overreaction.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 09:05 PM
i just joined here from the old Mets Forum not by choice so you all please accept me gloating about Santana
:lol: What is with you today?
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:05 PM
This is one of the most nauseating displays of baseball I've ever seen from The Yankees. It's humiliating. The fact that you seem to take solace that "the Yankees are leading the Wild Card standings." is good for you. You can go into your cocoon and pretend that the team has ascended to that position instead of descended to that position. Any Yankee fan who is not disgusted with the way the team has played in the last two weeks is either comatose or just not that bright. Most of us would be disgusted with their play even if they were five games in first place, which they are not - by a long shot.
Most of us know (or more accurately hope) the team will improve dramatically in the months to come. Alot of that hope, right now, is based on the belief that no team can play this badly for much longer. You can make snide remarks about those of us fans who are upset, particularly at our team making The Mets look good and us look like jackasses on national TV, but we are the ones who are taking a realistic look at the team, not, as one forumer ponted out, the ones who believe we will win just because we wear pinstripes.
S$%^! All 25 of them in the dugout might just as well yell "Forfeit" at the same time and go home and get some sleep. Might avoid another injury. :lol: Holy hell, this is epic.
You're right. I'm going to huff and puff and be "disgusted!@!11!1!" YEARGH!!!!!
Or, maybe I'll just admit that the Yankees have some serious injuries right now, and are having a bad run.... AND THEY STILL HAVE A PLAYOFF SPOT. I love all this pride in leading the division, as if anyone ever remembers where people finish in the division 5 years down the road... or even the next year.
:lol: What is with you today?
Today???
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 09:07 PM
Total Umpire Overreaction.
It was a 75 MPH curveball, but I suppose it's hard to know where to draw the line when a guy hits two homers and then gets hit by the 23rd guy on the other team's roster.
VirginiaYank
05-23-10, 09:07 PM
Imagine a Yankee/Met brawl.
They'll be lots of swing and misses....
Yay, he hit Bay! :D :D :D
Too bad it didn't really hurt him.
now now tz in my Mets forum this wouldnt be allowed
fredgmuggs
05-23-10, 09:08 PM
You gonna give us more quotes to bring up at the Parade in October?
I just found an episode for the sitcom.
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 09:08 PM
as if anyone ever remembers where people finish in the division 5 years down the road... or even the next year.
For what it's worth, I remember.
From 2002-2004 the Yankees were eliminated by wild card winners three years in a row and I am still pissed about it.
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 09:08 PM
This is one of the most nauseating displays of baseball I've ever seen from The Yankees. It's humiliating. The fact that you seem to take solace that "the Yankees are leading the Wild Card standings." is good for you. You can go into your cocoon and pretend that the team has ascended to that position instead of descended to that position. Any Yankee fan who is not disgusted with the way the team has played in the last two weeks is either comatose or just not that bright. Most of us would be disgusted with their play even if they were five games in first place, which they are not - by a long shot.
Most of us know (or more accurately hope) the team will improve dramatically in the months to come. Alot of that hope, right now, is based on the belief that no team can play this badly for much longer. You can make snide remarks about those of us fans who are upset, particularly at our team making The Mets look good and us look like jackasses on national TV, but we are the ones who are taking a realistic look at the team, not, as one forumer ponted out, the ones who believe we will win just because we wear pinstripes.
S$%^! All 25 of them in the dugout might just as well yell "Forfeit" at the same time and go home and get some sleep. Might avoid another injury.
Amen.
Like you said, I hope this team figures it out, but it's foolish to assume they will -- even more foolish than venting frustration or suggesting the team might not be that good after all.
What grinds my gears the most is comparisons to where they were at this point in past seasons. That has nothing to do with what's happening now. It's a different year with different opposition, different players and a different attitude. You could bring back the same 25 players from one year to the next and I guarantee you the team would have a completely different identity and/or chemistry. That's how it works. Players feed off emotions, circumstances and other variables, and, more importantly, I doubt anyone in that dugout cares what they did last year, so neither should any of us.
I just found an episode for the sitcom.
heh...
(The Yankees are batting around here)
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:09 PM
This team is horrible. I'm so disgusted. This is embarrassing. Unacceptable. Putrid. Horrific. Worst players ever. Bums. Losers.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 09:09 PM
:lol: Holy hell, this is epic.
You're right. I'm going to huff and puff and be "disgusted!@!11!1!" YEARGH!!!!!
Or, maybe I'll just admit that the Yankees have some serious injuries right now, and are having a bad run.... AND THEY STILL HAVE A PLAYOFF SPOT. I love all this pride in leading the division, as if anyone ever remembers where people finish in the division 5 years down the road... or even the next year.
I will say I'd much rather win the division and get the crappy West team....while the Twins-Rays battle it out. With that said, the WC is fine if thats how it ended up. And I certainly wouldnt be scared of having to play the Rays w/o HFA.
Yankees continue to die at the plate quietly.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 09:09 PM
I might as well not even watch the team for the rest of the season. :( I hate this team. I hate life.
This team is horrible. I'm so disgusted. This is embarrassing. Unacceptable. Putrid. Horrific. Worst players ever. Bums. Losers.
I'm switching to be a Pirates fan. You wanna join me?
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:10 PM
I might as well not even watch the team for the rest of the season. :( I hate this team. I hate life.That's the sport. Failures, these guys. They suck so much life.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 09:11 PM
I think the Yankees just want this game to end as quickly as possible so they can go home and lick their wounds during the off day tomorrow.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:11 PM
I'm switching to be a Pirates fan. You wanna join me?You and I could have a Pirates game thread. We could have Pirates fans join us. Like, all 3 of them.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 09:12 PM
Lets start a Pirates thread. Wait....who's on their team??? ;)
You and I could have a Pirates game thread. We could have Pirates fans join us. Like, all 3 of them.
I think there's 4. Wait... that one guy died. You're right.
CoyoteYankee
05-23-10, 09:12 PM
4 pitch walk to Swish who didn't get the memo to swing at everything. First walk given up by Santana.
fredgmuggs
05-23-10, 09:12 PM
I'm switching to be a Pirates fan. You wanna join me?
Didn't Forbes Magazine recently rate Pittsburgh as their most livable city or something like that?
Hobbes40
05-23-10, 09:12 PM
To take off the focus off gloom and doom for a bit: who do we root for in the Sox/Rays series? Root for the Sox to take 2 of 3? Pretend it's not happening?
indianyanksfan
05-23-10, 09:13 PM
well that sucks. see ya laters folks. at work and it's more interesting than this.
Didn't Forbes Magazine recently rate Pittsburgh as their most livable city or something like that?
Let's go.
Resistable Force
05-23-10, 09:13 PM
That's the sport. Failures, these guys. They suck so much life.
What's funny is most of you retort by saying, "I bet you thought the same thing last year!"
Great. I bet you thought the same thing in 2008. Did they make the playoffs that year? No. Is it guarantee they'll make it every year? No. What you fail to realize is general malaise and subsequent assumption that this team is just going to flip the switch and make the playoffs is actually an insult because you're not considering the work, effort and output necessary to make a run to the postseason.
This isn't a birthright. The Yankees had many years in the past when they jumped out to big leads early and held off the opposition, so it's not far-fetched to suggest someone else could do it to them.
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:14 PM
To take off the focus off gloom and doom for a bit: who do we root for in the Sox/Rays series? Root for the Sox to take 2 of 3? Pretend it's not happening?I'm going to hide in my room. And cry about how bad the Yankees are. Cause they fail. We're doomed.
The Q Bomb
05-23-10, 09:14 PM
Amen.
Like you said, I hope this team figures it out, but it's foolish to assume they will -- even more foolish than venting frustration or suggesting the team might not be that good after all.
What grinds my gears the most is comparisons to where they were at this point in past seasons. That has nothing to do with what's happening now. It's a different year with different opposition, different players and a different attitude. You could bring back the same 25 players from one year to the next and I guarantee you the team would have a completely different identity and/or chemistry. That's how it works. Players feed off emotions, circumstances and other variables, and, more importantly, I doubt anyone in that dugout cares what they did last year, so neither should any of us. Double Amen.
P.S. The Yankee half innings are the fastest half innings I've ever seen. I bet, when this game is over, the nine half innings we have, time-wise, will be the fastest of any team that played today. At this rate, Santana won't throw 100 pitches. What a disaster - and I'm not even looking at the six games we will be out of first place tomorrow morning.
dabomb2045
05-23-10, 09:14 PM
Pittsburgh's awesome. Big Ben, Sidney Crosby, no NBA team and the immortal Lastings Milledge. Its the center of the sports universe really.
fredgmuggs
05-23-10, 09:14 PM
Let's go.
We'l be able to get good seats to the ballgame without having to jump through hoops to get them.
snarkerella
05-23-10, 09:15 PM
Longest single ever, lord.
Also I'm bookmarking certain posts on this thread for... later use.
Cervelli!
Why isn't that a home run? :mad:
Hobbes40
05-23-10, 09:15 PM
That's not a HR? I thought it hit the top of the wall?
Brooklyn Yankee Fan
05-23-10, 09:15 PM
Was that not gone?
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:15 PM
What's funny is most of you retort by saying, "I bet you thought the same thing last year!"
Great. I bet you thought the same thing in 2008. Did they make the playoffs that year? No. Is it guarantee they'll make it every year? No. What you fail to realize is general malaise and subsequent assumption that this team is just going to flip the switch and make the playoffs is actually an insult because you're not considering the work, effort and output necessary to make a run to the postseason.
This isn't a birthright. The Yankees had many years in the past when they jumped out to big leads early and held off the opposition, so it's not far-fetched to suggest someone else could do it to them.You're right. We all just assume the Yankees will win the World Series every year. It's our birthright, dammit!
I guess that's one explanation to our level headed approach. Or, it could be that we just don't see much need to pull our hair out over the first bad stretch the Yankees have in a season... because, so far as I can remember, every team, every year, has at least one bad stretch.
Brooklyn Yankee Fan
05-23-10, 09:16 PM
Oh wow, that's not a homer. What are the odds of THAT spot?!
Sigh. Anyway, we got one run. Good for Frankie! :)
sweet_lou_14
05-23-10, 09:16 PM
To take off the focus off gloom and doom for a bit: who do we root for in the Sox/Rays series? Root for the Sox to take 2 of 3? Pretend it's not happening?
I'm not ashamed to be scoreboard watching with the Yankees 5.5 games out. And I say we want Boston to sweep.
fredgmuggs
05-23-10, 09:16 PM
It takes 3 umpires to watch the replay?
TheYankee
05-23-10, 09:16 PM
Is Orel right? If it hits the line it's out? How can that be right?
Brooklyn Yankee Fan
05-23-10, 09:17 PM
Wait, so now it just has to hit the orange line to be a homerun?
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