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You Must Remember This

2008-06-29 09:19

by Alex Belth

If the Yankees could only win one game this weekend I wanted it to be today's game. That's what I was saying all last week. I said two things: I hope the Yankees split the series and if they can only win one, let them beat Oliver Perez on Sunday. Perez is like AJ Burnett to me. Not as good, but still. Loads of talent, great "stuff" yet hopelessly erratic. Million Dollar Arm, Ten Cent Head kind of guy.

Of course, I'm more than half-expecting Perez to go out and throw a three-hitter. Walk five guys but still win. He is 4-1 lifetime vs. the Yanks.

Let's hope that I'm wrong and that Perez is wild and awful not wild and good. Like to see a big day from Alex Rodriguez and the Yankee offense. Jorge, Jetes, Melkawitz. Want them to have Perez seeing nothing but this:

(from Soxfan at YfSf)

Rasner seems due for a good start, doesn't he?

It's another hot one in New York. Got to figure the Mets are going to come out playing hard today. They need to salvage the split. This is likely the last game the Yanks will ever play at Shea Stadium and our boys are playing with house money. Let's see what they can do with it and

Let's Go Yan-Kees!

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2008-06-29 09:50:18

1. Yu-Hsing Chen

except that the ilnup doesn't have Bobby and Robby heh

2008-06-29 09:52:08

2. cult of basebaal

Damon LF
Jeter SS
Rodriguez 3B
Posada 1B
Betemit 2B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Christian RF
Rasner RHP

2008-06-29 09:53:30

3. mehmattski

Probably for the best, lefties are hitting .167/.298/.333 off Perez this season. Righties are hitting .281/.400/.459... can't get a much clearer split than that.

Still, not sure I would have put Betemit in at second, he's pretty useless as a right handed hitter. I would have gone with AG.

2008-06-29 09:55:22

4. cult of basebaal

3 and pretty useless as a 2nd baseman as well

2008-06-29 09:58:48

5. monkeypants

3 Is AG on the roster? I forgot. He must spend a lot of time playing dominoes with Moeller.

2008-06-29 09:59:23

6. cult of basebaal

it just seems like a lineup begging for trouble ... from the lack of patience, to the host of players occupying their 3rd best position in the field ...

still ... i suppose it's a house money game and we'll see wholesale subsitutions later in the game if things are close

2008-06-29 10:00:44

7. mehmattski

It's going to be a rough afternoon for me. When the bottom four-fifths of the lineup look like that, it's going to be hard to argue against the sacrifice bunt...

But I am rooting for a quick game, I'm going to see Get Smart at 4 PM. A quick Yankees-Mets game? Unpossible!

2008-06-29 10:01:35

8. cult of basebaal

7 with a lineup like that, it's hard to argue against the sacrifice bunt ... with nobody on!

2008-06-29 10:08:34

9. mehmattski

I have no idea where I got four-fifths from. Me biologist. Me no math.

2008-06-29 10:10:36

10. cult of basebaal

awesome, the game's on TBS!

2008-06-29 10:11:05

11. mehmattski

You know, Giambi got on base two of three times last time against Perez. One of those wa a HBP, but still...

2008-06-29 10:12:52

12. Alex Belth

C'mon Jete's!

2008-06-29 10:14:03

13. Alex Belth

Okay, c'mon A Rod! Big day, big day...

2008-06-29 10:14:45

14. Alex Belth

Damn.

2008-06-29 10:15:39

15. Alex Belth

Alright. Big Ras, you the man, let's see what you got. Big day, throwing strikes day.

2008-06-29 10:18:56

16. Alex Belth

Um, couldn't be a worse start for Ras and Molina.

2008-06-29 10:19:25

17. mehmattski

Yeah, dance off second Reyes. See what happens.

2008-06-29 10:21:51

18. mehmattski

To those who like to complain about Cano, it could be worse. Our second baseman could be Luis Castillo....

2008-06-29 10:24:04

19. Alex Belth

Boy, Wright is swinging a good bat. Even his outs are cool.

2008-06-29 10:27:58

20. Alex Belth

Way to go Ras. It don't have to be pretty.

2008-06-29 10:31:53

21. mehmattski

Funny, the SNY radar gun is four mph faster than the Gameday gun. Oliver Perez is not throwing 94 mph.

2008-06-29 10:41:00

22. Alex Belth

Yikes, Church smoked that. Good break for the Yanks.

2008-06-29 10:48:08

23. Alex Belth

Wow, Rasner is a working for his money today.

2008-06-29 10:49:15

24. ms october

time for some snacks like magic

2008-06-29 10:51:19

25. mehmattski

Come on Ras, channel that Ponson magic!

2008-06-29 10:53:12

26. mehmattski

Uh oh, the Mets have been taking notes on how to get RBIs on weak grounders.

Also I think Giambi makes the stretch towards Jeter's throw and gets the out.

2008-06-29 10:53:26

27. weeping for brunnhilde

That was a very, very nice play by Derek, btw.

2008-06-29 10:55:04

28. mehmattski

So do the Mets' fans normally have some kind of beat after "Let's Go Mets!" as in:

"Lets! Go! Mets! Woo!"

Or am I hearing the "Kees" as Yankees fans overlap the Mets fans:
"Let's! Go! Yan! Kees!"

2008-06-29 10:56:14

29. ms october

oh well - that wasn't so bad.
nice effort by jeter, just not quite in time and ras got out of it - but has to throw more strikes.

i think chip caray's ratio of comments about the game to blabbering bullshit is about 1:10

2008-06-29 10:57:32

30. mehmattski

27 Yeah, Jeter saved a run there by getting a glove on the ball.

2008-06-29 10:58:17

31. 51cq24

30 it was a nice play but robbie was right behind him

2008-06-29 10:59:35

32. mehmattski

31 You mean Betemit... who was standing still, and would have been unlikely to have gotten any outs. Jeter had the best chance to catch the ball and get the out.

2008-06-29 11:00:24

33. cult of basebaal

at this rate ... is it too early to call a no hitter?

2008-06-29 11:02:13

34. mehmattski

Darrel Rasner has more plate discipline than some of our regulars.

2008-06-29 11:02:19

35. ms october

33 that thought entered my mind - let's hope twice through the line-up is what gets him

2008-06-29 11:02:37

36. 51cq24

32 yes betemit. i was wondering why he was slow getting to that ball. nevertheless, my point was that jeter made a good play but it didn't ultimately save any runs because betemit was there to get the ball had jeter missed it.

2008-06-29 11:05:46

37. cult of basebaal

man, the torture never stops ... this from chad jennings:

Not sure exactly what or why, but Alan Horne is out after just two-thirds of an inning here in Buffalo. His control was horrible -- 32 pitches, 12 strikes -- and he was constantly shaking his right arm in between pitches. He walked three and allowed a two-out, two-run single before being pulled from the game.

2008-06-29 11:07:20

38. weeping for brunnhilde

36 I just thought Derek's range, fielding of the ball, exchange to the throwing hand and strong throw were all flawless. A fundamentally flawless play.

2008-06-29 11:08:57

39. 51cq24

38 i agree

2008-06-29 11:09:02

40. mehmattski

That was not a smart 3-2 pitch.

2008-06-29 11:10:13

41. 51cq24

40 he was trying to fool him with a hanging slider what's wrong with that

2008-06-29 11:12:30

42. Eirias

I'm not usually gloomy, but this game is going to be a slow death.

2008-06-29 11:12:42

43. mehmattski

You know how in today's baseball video games when you don't time your pitching right it telegraphs the pitch location to the hitter? That's what happened on that pitch. Except Delgado didn't do what I normally do- get too excited and swing too early.

2008-06-29 11:13:24

44. Eirias

Let the skies open!

2008-06-29 11:13:49

45. mehmattski

Bright side: at least we'll get to see David Robertson's debut in today's game...

2008-06-29 11:17:38

46. mehmattski

If Damon didn't have a bum foot, I'd hope he tried to bunt for a hit here. I'll settle for drawing a walk, though.

2008-06-29 11:20:52

47. mehmattski

46 Well, he tried for the former but gave up on the latter.

Come on, Cap.

2008-06-29 11:21:33

48. mehmattski

OMG A HIT

2008-06-29 11:22:24

49. ms october

captain leading the way

2008-06-29 11:26:23

50. cult of basebaal

damn, that would have been a historic shot ... yikes!

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2008-06-29 11:28:19

51. Alex Belth

The mighty A Rod struck out.

2008-06-29 11:28:41

52. weeping for brunnhilde

That was a great battle there.

But damn, I don't know how Alex missed that pitch.

2008-06-29 11:30:25

53. weeping for brunnhilde

What an extremely frustrating inning.

2008-06-29 11:39:38

54. Just fair

{53) As opposed to the other non-frustrating innings. : )
Rasner's adversity to a 1,2,3 inning is irksome for me.

2008-06-29 11:40:30

55. cult of basebaal

baffled him with the high meat!

2008-06-29 11:41:00

56. Eirias

55 Awesome.

2008-06-29 11:47:34

57. mehmattski

OK rain, stay away now

2008-06-29 11:47:51

58. Eirias

What happened to stalling until a rain-out? Did they not get my memo?

2008-06-29 11:49:06

59. Yankees Brasil

If we are going to lose I'd much rather lose with our best hitters out there, not with those scrubs.

By the way, Melky is the one who needs a day off. His ABs are pathetic right now.

2008-06-29 11:49:52

60. Eirias

Anyone up for signing Sheets?

2008-06-29 11:53:21

61. Yankees Brasil

Billy Cristal could work better AB's than Melky now.

2008-06-29 11:53:27

62. ms october

oh goody - the obligatory joba/8th inning discussion - stfu assholes

2008-06-29 11:53:52

63. Yankees Brasil

Billy Cristal could work better AB's than Melky now.

2008-06-29 11:56:55

64. Eirias

It appears that I meant a quick, painful, rainy death. Not a slow one.

2008-06-29 11:58:04

65. weeping for brunnhilde

Bravo, Rasner.

Come on, sticks, this is our game to win now!

We're bound to scratch out a couple, especially if we can get Robby and Abreu back in action.

2008-06-29 11:59:07

66. weeping for brunnhilde

62 Who's talking about that? While they're at it, they might as well speculate about whether Clinton will be Obama's VP, just for good measure.

2008-06-29 12:00:09

67. monkeypants

Not too bad of a game for Rasner overall.

2008-06-29 12:02:08

68. 51cq24

moeller is still on this team?

2008-06-29 12:02:48

69. monkeypants

Hey, Chad Moeller sighting.

So, with Posada playing first, is this the best place to PH Moeller?

2008-06-29 12:03:45

70. cult of basebaal

oh chad, you didn't eat yer wheaties this morning, did you ... sigh.

2008-06-29 12:03:48

71. monkeypants

Sterling got very, very excited for that 360' flyout.

2008-06-29 12:05:08

72. cult of basebaal

68 hahahahah. darling just dropped a clinton v obama political reference

2008-06-29 12:05:25

73. Eirias

Just epic failure all around.

2008-06-29 12:07:03

74. cult of basebaal

73 no, tuesday night's game in pittsburgh was "epic failure all around" ... this is just an instance of good pitching and just missing a couple of opportunities (arod, moeller)

2008-06-29 12:08:13

75. cult of basebaal

it's Rapid Robertson!

2008-06-29 12:10:28

76. nick

hi folks--so I thought Girardi had abandoned the house money lineup?

2008-06-29 12:11:13

77. OldYanksFan

Was there a reason to pull Raz after 5?

2008-06-29 12:12:23

78. 51cq24

77 i didn't think he looked good

2008-06-29 12:12:56

79. cult of basebaal

hmmm ... overthrowing the curve

2008-06-29 12:13:49

80. ms october

bama yankee will be happy to see alabama product robertson

66 weeping - ron darling and one of my all time favorites chip caray - they also went on to say that joba should either stay in the pen or have started the year as a starter... no need for me to comment on the stupidity.

2008-06-29 12:16:53

81. monkeypants

Perez is right around 90 pitches. His season average is 93, 100 if you take out his two really bad starts. The most he has thrown is 116. They might be able to wait him out if he has to throw a few pitches in the 7th.

Of course, if Robertson implodes here, it won't make much of a difference.

2008-06-29 12:17:57

82. monkeypants

77 97 pitches, P spot came up to bat with one out so Girardi PH for him.

2008-06-29 12:18:27

83. weeping for brunnhilde

Are we trying to lose this game?

Is our pen so shot right now?

2008-06-29 12:18:34

84. cult of basebaal

buggerfuck

2008-06-29 12:21:02

85. monkeypants

83 ?

2008-06-29 12:21:07

86. mehmattski

Obviously Robertson will never amount to anything in the big leagues! He stinks! I make judgments based on extremely small samples!

2008-06-29 12:21:40

87. cult of basebaal

83 decent time to get the kid's feet wet. besides, who would you prefer? hawkins??? ramirez in the midst of his 7+ era streak???

2008-06-29 12:22:25

88. cult of basebaal

86 wait, you're really pete abraham incognito???

2008-06-29 12:25:34

89. Eirias

74 Vague failure?

2008-06-29 12:29:27

90. Jeb

ok guys, let's sign Oliver Perez in he offseason and then hypnotize him into thinking he's ALWAYS facing the Yankees. He'll win 30 games in 2009.

2008-06-29 12:29:56

91. Jeb

I know that no one's going to believe me, but I was just thinking that Wilson might homer against Oliver.

2008-06-29 12:29:58

92. mehmattski

I guess Betemit can hit lefties. Huh.

2008-06-29 12:30:05

93. monkeypants

OK, that's better. Let's knock this turkey out here.

2008-06-29 12:30:55

94. Eirias

90 Seriously. He is an idiot savant when it comes to facing the Yankees. He probably thought Betemit was still with the Dodgers.

2008-06-29 12:31:24

95. monkeypants

Is that a whiff of implosion in the air?

2008-06-29 12:31:38

96. Jeb

ok melky has to steal here, no?

2008-06-29 12:32:57

97. 51cq24

that home run was crushed. piazza hit one out in that direction in 1999 and they said it was 480, but this one looked like it was further towards centerfield. 500 ft?

2008-06-29 12:33:14

98. Jeb

96 whoops