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Andy Log 4080: Africa Hot

2008-06-07 07:17

by Alex Belth

The Yanks need a bounce-back win this afternoon against one of Joe Posnanski's favorites, Brian Bannister. It is hotter n July hot in the Bronx today--hot, hazy, dumb hot. Andy Pettitte goes for the Yanks. The ball should be a-jumping, boy.

Keep cool, y'all and...

Let's go Yan-Kees!

Comments (256)

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2008-06-07 07:39:26

1. Raf

That's a cool pic...

Makes me wanna open a fire hydrant :)

2008-06-07 08:17:03

2. Mattpat11

Did Cano get that curve yet?

2008-06-07 08:48:54

3. Cliff Corcoran

0 Been that kind of day here so far. We just got a kiddie pool for the dog. Filled it up on the deck for the first time today. She loooves it, but she just ran in the house and drenched the entire kitchen.

2008-06-07 09:11:54

4. unmoderated

i melted around 11:30.

2008-06-07 09:22:38

5. mehmattski

It's 96˚F here in Durham, on the way up to 100. No fire hydrants though. At least my air conditioning got fixed!

2008-06-07 09:25:18

6. ms october

mister senor love daddy wants the yankee offense to wake up today

it's hot up in boston too and i'm loving it

2008-06-07 09:44:51

7. Knuckles

mid-90s here in VA. thought my bike tires were gonna melt this morning- yeesh. washed my car, cleaned my bikes, and am hibernating in the A/C until dinnertime.

2008-06-07 10:09:16

8. cult of basebaal

why do i have the feeling that today's gonna be another struggle for the offense ... bannister's got some extreme day/night splits going on:

record, obaa, oops, era
day: 11-2, .229, .614, 3.03
night: 8-14, .263, .762, 4.76

2008-06-07 10:16:35

9. ny2ca2dc

Damon gets all goofed up on the track, just like yesterday.

2008-06-07 10:18:05

10. williamnyy23

Looks like Andy brought his A-game again, which sadly this season, is not being sarcastic.

2008-06-07 10:21:32

11. cult of basebaal

wow ... i guess andy isn't bothering to set us up for disappointment, he's sucking right away

2008-06-07 10:23:27

12. williamnyy23

Great idea to bunt in the first inning of a game you'll likely need a lot of runs to win. Brilliant.

2008-06-07 10:25:23

13. OldYanksFan

The weather says it's 84 with a humidity of 70% of here in NH. Was out in the garden at 9 to unload a pickup load of topsoil. By the time I picked up the shovel, I was drenched. Steam room humid. Suicide humid. Supposed to get progressively hotter over the next 3 days.

2008-06-07 10:27:17

14. williamnyy23

More pitiful hitting with men in scoring position, which is exactly why it is stupid to play for one run. This Yankee is bordering on pathetic.

2008-06-07 10:28:51

15. Yankees Brasil

14 It almost seems like you didn't know they were gonna fail. It's been going on for 61 games, why whould it change now?

2008-06-07 10:29:02

16. ms october

i wonder if they are having a contest to see who has the most number of times to drive in a runner at 3rd with less than 2 out and DOES NOT DO IT?

(i am only on gamdeday, so don't know what really happened.)

2008-06-07 10:29:08

17. cult of basebaal

12 that was on jeter, that was a bunt for a base hit ... still a shitty idea

2008-06-07 10:30:36

18. Yankees Brasil

And why is Matsui out of the lineup?

2008-06-07 10:33:38

19. Yankees Brasil

Very nice. Baseball Gods give the Yankees a hit with RISP.

2008-06-07 10:33:50

20. cult of basebaal

phew!

2008-06-07 10:34:04

21. cult of basebaal

c'mon cletus!

2008-06-07 10:35:50

22. ms october

18 well i certainly would like to see matsui in the lineup - but then who is out - you don't want damon or giambi out now either - maybe you sit abreu and have matsui in rf which is always an adventure - or you put damon at 1b and have matsui at lf dropping betemit - but that is a bit scary defensively as well.
there's not a lot of flexibility with the 25 man right now - i mean if shelley duncan is pinch running that tells you all you need to know.

2008-06-07 10:38:12

23. Yankees Brasil

22 Giambi at 1B, Damon at LF, Matsui at DH, Betemit sits.

Girardi obviously thinks the offense is doing great and we should rest some of our best producers, since everybody else is hitting.

2008-06-07 10:39:44

24. Yankees Brasil

1 for 3 with RISP so far.

2008-06-07 10:39:53

25. ms october

23 yeah, that would be ideal.
but i think even the biggest giambi lovers realize you can't run him out at 1b everyday - especially after he got hit the other day.

2008-06-07 10:46:25

26. 3rd gen yankee fan

That's a great photo Alex, is that one of Em's?

2008-06-07 10:48:29

27. Yankees Brasil

What is Betemit waiting for?

2008-06-07 10:49:23

28. Yankees Brasil

8 pitch inning. Great effort so far.

2008-06-07 10:51:55

29. ny2ca2dc

Plate ump is enormous

2008-06-07 10:52:37

30. Yankees Brasil

29 Almost dragged Posada down.

2008-06-07 10:53:12

31. OldYanksFan

Po earned some brownie points there for his next AB.

2008-06-07 11:06:16

32. OldYanksFan

Anyone notice JD has got the high socks now?

2008-06-07 11:06:56

33. cult of basebaal

lovely, just lovely

2008-06-07 11:13:00

34. Yankees Brasil

The Royals had an 11-game losing streak on the road. Now they come to play the Yankees, and they might leave Yankee Stadium with 4-game winning streak on the road.

2008-06-07 11:13:42

35. Yankees Brasil

Another blown call against the Yankees. Umps must be on a mission.

2008-06-07 11:15:49

36. Yankees Brasil

35 Never mind, it was Ed Montague again.

2008-06-07 11:23:47

37. tommyl

Ah Derek, way to squash that rally once again!

2008-06-07 11:24:53

38. Just fair

I keep saying to myself, "Unf%$#@%believable."
But is it?

2008-06-07 11:25:19

39. tommyl

At least we got Andy some rest in the heat, oh wait.

2008-06-07 11:35:37

40. Just fair

The optimistic part of my brain says that this will make for a wonderful comeback victory to ge the ball rolling.
And no, I do not have heatstroke.

2008-06-07 11:40:13

41. Just fair

Posada. You were sorely missed.

2008-06-07 11:41:26

42. cult of basebaal

oh, it's good to have jorge back

2008-06-07 11:42:51

43. Just fair

That will be the ab that gets Cano going. : )

2008-06-07 11:43:12

44. cult of basebaal

man ... if only rasner had this ump last night

2008-06-07 11:45:07

45. Alex Belth

No, I found the shot on the net somewheres and loved it.

Hey, the O is coming back. We're winning this sucker. F what you heard.

2008-06-07 11:45:30

46. cult of basebaal

wait ... what's happening here ... these, these ... "runners" ... on third ... they don't have to stay there??? i don't understand?!?!?

2008-06-07 11:46:52

47. Just fair

Cano and Melky. It's a beautiful sight to see them running the bases at the same time.

2008-06-07 11:49:24

48. Just fair

Word to big bird. That phrase has been etched into my brain thanks to this site.

2008-06-07 11:49:38

49. JeremyM

How is Damon doing this without his stache?

2008-06-07 11:53:04

50. JeremyM

That's one way to keep Jeter out of the DP....

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2008-06-07 11:55:12

51. Just fair

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.
Why the hell did Melky look at right fielder when he was running. Not good.

2008-06-07 11:55:31

52. ny2ca2dc

Great throw, but Melky let up. Awful play by melky

2008-06-07 11:55:37

53. JeremyM

50 It still didn't work! Ugh.

2008-06-07 11:55:40

54. cult of basebaal

well, it had to be tried ... nice throw by guillen

2008-06-07 11:57:02

55. Yankees Brasil

51 Don't blame Melky, blame Jeter. Another weakass AB. He had the count 3-0 and 3-1, got pitches right down the middle both times, and the best he could do was lift a lazy pop fly to shallow right field.

2008-06-07 12:00:51

56. ny2ca2dc

Attaboy Andy. Now offense lets keep it going

2008-06-07 12:01:18

57. Just fair

55 I completely agree with you that Jeter spit the bit. But when tagging up, the runner's gotta be going balls to wall focused on where he's going, not peaking at the outfielder.

2008-06-07 12:06:55

58. Just fair

Holy Upper-Deck shot

2008-06-07 12:07:33

59. Yankees Brasil

Now there's our man.

2008-06-07 12:08:24

60. ny2ca2dc

I love that dugout shot

2008-06-07 12:08:47

61. Yankees Brasil

57 You are absolutely right. Still, I can't get angry at Melky. It was all Derek's fault :D

2008-06-07 12:08:48

62. Just fair

From the theater of the absurd. How great would it be for Joba to throw a perfect game and whack a couple of balls onto the train tracks in Houston next Friday.
Now that would be something to tell the Grandkiddies.

2008-06-07 12:09:54

63. ny2ca2dc

a walk!

2008-06-07 12:11:04

64. Yankees Brasil

It feels good to have a catcher who knows how to hit, or take a walk!!

2008-06-07 12:12:23

65. OldYanksFan

Let's all say it together:
Gotta luv the big lug!

2008-06-07 12:13:20

66. ny2ca2dc

Tha made me very, very, very fucking angry. God damnit Robinson.

2008-06-07 12:14:01

67. ny2ca2dc

Why isn't betemit playing second, with big-G at 1st and Matsui DH. This is getting out of hand

2008-06-07 12:14:43

68. ms october

65 haha oyf - you would be proud - i have said it a few times in your absence.

now let's see what andy can do - already at 83 pitches

2008-06-07 12:15:03

69. Yankees Brasil

It's Brett freaking Tomko!! We have to crush him.

2008-06-07 12:15:37

70. OldYanksFan

I'll say it again. Not as punishment, but simply as a wake up call:
Send Cano to AAA for a week and bring up AGon.

2008-06-07 12:16:07

71. ms october

what's the injury delay?

2008-06-07 12:16:14

72. OldYanksFan

68 Jason will make a run at MVP.

2008-06-07 12:16:41

73. Just fair

That has got to hurt like an absolute bitch. The Home Plate God is out for vengeance today.

2008-06-07 12:16:52

74. Yankees Brasil

70 Something needs to be done. He's not even hitting that ball hard. If you're not gonna put a good swing on it, why swing at the first pitch?

2008-06-07 12:19:54

75. Yankees Brasil

Now this is more like Andy Pettitte.

2008-06-07 12:21:16

76. OldYanksFan

8 pitches in the 5th, 7 pitches in the 6th. By my calculations, he will have a 4 pitch 9th!

2008-06-07 12:23:15

77. cult of basebaal

67 at least betemit is making outs with good contact

2008-06-07 12:25:14

78. ny2ca2dc

77 Exactly. Cano is making contact but they're all popups. He's just fisting every damn thing. (settle down on the sexual innuendo)

2008-06-07 12:25:42

79. Just fair

Keep hittin' JD. Good thought. Bad result.

2008-06-07 12:26:10

80. ny2ca2dc

Damon not busting. Learning from Melky. I know its hot.... But come on

2008-06-07 12:27:09

81. cult of basebaal

i'll take that out ... not a bad decision to try and get into scoring position with 2 out, even against guillen's arm ... from one view, it looked like he might have even slide to the side of the tag and been safe ... still ... good to see damon raking

2008-06-07 12:27:38

82. OldYanksFan

Cano needs to read Ted Williams book. He feels that he can hit every pitch, but does not seem to understand some pitches are better to hit then others. The concept of 'waiting for your pitch' just doesn't exist in Cano's head.

2008-06-07 12:28:44

83. OldYanksFan

80 However, this is correct. He didn't eally run hard until he rounded 1st.

2008-06-07 12:28:46

84. Just fair

It's incridible how easy he made that bunt look. It's makes Cano's attempts seem that more futile.

2008-06-07 12:29:00

85. ms october

78 what's frustrating is cano looks like he is coming out of his fog and then he isn't - he looked good last night with 2 doubles and has had a few decent abs/hits in the last few games, and then he loses it again

72 yeah - i never thought he would again, but some of his main competition may be 3 other guys no one thought would be do anything

2008-06-07 12:29:39

86. cult of basebaal

veras? VERAS???

2008-06-07 12:30:43

87. ny2ca2dc

Jeter not paying attention. Cadillac-ing

2008-06-07 12:30:59

88. cult of basebaal

the lip giveth ... and the lip taketh away

2008-06-07 12:31:14

89. OldYanksFan

Yeah... but it can't hurt for a SS to actually get in front of the ball.

2008-06-07 12:33:02

90. Yankees Brasil

Will Pettitte hold a lead before this season is over?

2008-06-07 12:33:19

91. Just fair

Didn't this team just lose 11 games in a row? Cripes.

2008-06-07 12:33:43

92. nick

damnit, Joe, you show patience with your ace, the Raz--gotta have a quicker hook for Petitte...

2008-06-07 12:33:56

93. Yankees Brasil

91 Who?! The Yankees? It seems so.

2008-06-07 12:34:12

94. ny2ca2dc

Relentlessly .500 team - One game, pitch good, no hit; next game, hit pretty good, no pitch or D and shitty baserunning. Whenever ya think they'll put it together...

2008-06-07 12:34:27

95. nick

86 say it isn't so....

2008-06-07 12:34:42

96. Yankees Brasil

This is bad move. Might be game over here.

2008-06-07 12:35:47

97. nick

you know, Petitte and Wang pitch like they have thus far and nothing else really matters cause we ain't doin shit....

2008-06-07 12:37:02

98. Just fair

88 Who is Durocher?

2008-06-07 12:37:29

99. Zack

It would seem that Andy should have been taken out awhile ago...

2008-06-07 12:37:36

100. nick

we all wd use Mo in this situation, right? just checkin...

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2008-06-07 12:38:19

101. cult of basebaal

nice andy!

2008-06-07 12:38:33

102. Yankees Brasil

Now this is downright insane. Can't let Pettitte face Guillen.