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An American Original

2008-07-04 09:12

by Alex Belth

The Yanks were thoroughly out-played last night. Today, they get Josh Beckett. Could be a long weekend.

Regardless, here is something to kick off the game in style.

Have a safe and Happy holiday, everyone and Let's Go Yan-Kees!.

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Comments (183)

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2008-07-04 09:46:44

1. mehmattski

The Yankees did beat both Johan Santana and Pedro Martinez last week. Anything can happen...

2008-07-04 09:55:03

2. monkeypants

Not too many people here today, I assume.

2008-07-04 09:58:25

3. SF Yanks

I'm a pretty optimistic person, but last night gave me a really bad feeling about this season. I think the pitching is just too thin. I'm still holding out hope but it's fading fairly fast.

2008-07-04 10:07:10

4. mehmattski

2 My plans aren't until tonight, so let's rock on with Rasner!

2008-07-04 10:11:47

5. 3rd gen yankee fan

I'm here, beaten down but not defeeted. LET'S GO YANKS!

2008-07-04 10:12:24

6. mehmattski

Not a good start, Ras.

2008-07-04 10:14:13

7. rbj

I'm here. Mudhens' game is tonight, with fireworks at the park and then the Toledo city fireworks.

I could stand going downtown in a good mood, with a Yankees' win, if it isn't too much trouble for the Bronx Bombers.

2008-07-04 10:18:05

8. Mattpat11

Are there eight more terrifying words in the English Language than "Manny is in a bit of a slump?"

2008-07-04 10:20:49

9. OldYanksFan

Giambi has good hands.... his feet, another story.

2008-07-04 10:22:03

10. mehmattski

That was very Ponsonian.

2008-07-04 10:22:18

11. monkeypants

8 Funny! : )

2008-07-04 10:22:53

12. monkeypants

Rasner with his best Ponson impersonation.

2008-07-04 10:23:20

13. Mattpat11

The hat looks like something someone made at the mall.

2008-07-04 10:23:20

14. monkeypants

10 Doh! 12

2008-07-04 10:25:32

15. OldYanksFan

Jeez... this looks like a ballgame so far.
Common Derek!!!

2008-07-04 10:25:41

16. monkeypants

Dear Johnny Damon,

I was so wrong about you earlier this year. I am sorry.

Thanks,

Monkeypants

2008-07-04 10:26:26

17. mehmattski

16 Someone admits they were wrong.... on the internets?!?!? The apocalypse is neigh!

2008-07-04 10:26:50

18. Mattpat11

Jason Varitek looks like Wonder Woman.

2008-07-04 10:26:59

19. OldYanksFan

Dear Derek,
Please don't be afraid to pull an inside pitch.
signed,
Uninspired

2008-07-04 10:27:49

20. monkeypants

Hey, Jason Varitek is dressed like Wonder Woman--does he have a fancy dress party to go to or something?

2008-07-04 10:27:53

21. mehmattski

19 Pull a pitch? With a runner on second and less than two outs? But that wouldn't be Getting the Job Done! You've got to Move The Runner Over!

2008-07-04 10:28:39

22. monkeypants

18 Goddammit, you guys keep typing faster than me. 20

2008-07-04 10:29:24

23. OldYanksFan

Dear Derek,
I hope William is wrong about you.
Frightfully yours,
OldYanksFan

2008-07-04 10:30:47

24. OldYanksFan

I do luv that Bobby takes pitches.

2008-07-04 10:32:18

25. Yankees Brasil

Now would be a good time to get a hit A-Rod!

2008-07-04 10:33:29

26. OldYanksFan

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobby injured his pants.

2008-07-04 10:33:38

27. rbj

Yes! A-Rod comes through!

Quite frankly I wasn't expecting the Yankees to cash in on Damon's lead off double.

2008-07-04 10:33:44

28. Yankees Brasil

25 That's what I'm talking about!!

2008-07-04 10:34:48

29. monkeypants

I blame Meacham!!

2008-07-04 10:35:00

30. OldYanksFan

Dear Jason,
I know you are much better then Adam Dunn.
Faithfully yours,
OldYanksFan

2008-07-04 10:35:19

31. 3rd gen yankee fan

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!

2008-07-04 10:35:38

32. Bob Timmermann

Are Arbeu's pants going on the DL?

2008-07-04 10:36:14

33. 3rd gen yankee fan

Wow he was lookin at an inside the park-er.

2008-07-04 10:36:17

34. OldYanksFan

I had hoped for more, but I still luv the Big Luv.

2008-07-04 10:36:28

35. monkeypants

32 Who knows...Girardi said they were day to day.

2008-07-04 10:37:04

36. Yankees Brasil

Can't believe my eyes.

2008-07-04 10:37:17

37. monkeypants

30 ; )

2008-07-04 10:38:28

38. monkeypants

Wow...that may have been the single worst swing I have ever seen.

2008-07-04 10:39:34

39. Yankees Brasil

38 I was thinking just that. Fugly.

2008-07-04 10:40:47

40. OldYanksFan

35 Giardi said that? OH NO!
We are batting 1.000 with RISP!

2008-07-04 10:41:05

41. RIYank

Hey. I'm here.

2008-07-04 10:41:46

42. OldYanksFan

37 Jussoyaknow... I'm not against Dunn.. just semi-erect.

2008-07-04 10:41:50

43. monkeypants

40 Sadly, only .500 with RISP (tsk, tsk Jeter).

2008-07-04 10:42:08

44. RIYank

This game is just so typical of the Yankees. All the adversity and failure yesterday, and they bounce right back with RISP hitting and some good pitching from a back-of-the-rotation rookie. Energy, toughness.

2008-07-04 10:42:27

45. SF Yanks

Posada just got owned badly.

2008-07-04 10:42:28

46. RIYank

(I'm practicing being the anti-William.)

2008-07-04 10:42:32

47. Mattpat11

What are A-Rod's numbers since Madonna-gate?

2008-07-04 10:43:07

48. Yankees Brasil

Nice job not walking Crisp. That would've been bad.

2008-07-04 10:43:27

49. monkeypants

Nice quick overhead of the new stadium.

2008-07-04 10:43:46

50. Mattpat11

That was embarrassing

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2008-07-04 10:46:51

51. monkeypants

Sydney Rasner!!

2008-07-04 10:47:45

52. RIYank

51 Sy Rasner?

2008-07-04 10:50:45

53. RIYank

Long out. I like what we're seeing from Cano.

2008-07-04 10:51:20

54. mehmattski

If Cano turns it on the rest of the season, that would be three straight poor starts followed by great second halves. I say the Yankees should forbid him from playing in any winter leagues at those lower latitudes. He needs to get used to hitting in lower temperatures- maybe a winter league in Sweden?

2008-07-04 10:53:10

55. monkeypants

I've made my peace with the new stadium. I don't need to hear Kay shill for it.

2008-07-04 10:54:01

56. RIYank

Another long out, from Melky, which is slightly encouraging.

54 I figure we should slap a dome on the new stadium and heat it to 86 degrees in April.

2008-07-04 10:58:06

57. monkeypants

OK, maybe a little too much like Ponson.

2008-07-04 10:58:26

58. rbj

Well this isn't good.

2008-07-04 10:59:31

59. RIYank

I'm actually kind of pleased that Jason didn't have a chance to throw to second...

2008-07-04 10:59:32

60. monkeypants

Maybe for the best that Giambi bobbled that...otherwise he would have been tempted to throw to 2B.

2008-07-04 11:00:06

61. Yankees Brasil

At least we got one out.

2008-07-04 11:00:07

62. RIYank

That's one Stewart's root beer for me, monkeypants.

2008-07-04 11:00:32

63. OldYanksFan

Did that ball bounce off Giambi's chest? Or glove?

2008-07-04 11:00:53

64. monkeypants

59 OK, now this is getting freaky. 60
(10 12 , 18 20 )

2008-07-04 11:01:31

65. RIYank

Lowell already has two salamis this season.

2008-07-04 11:02:07

66. monkeypants

All right, Daryl, you got 'em right where you want 'em.

2008-07-04 11:03:02

67. RIYank

Wow, that is kind of freaky. Monkey-"just a few seconds late"-pants.

2008-07-04 11:03:44

68. RIYank

They keep hitting the ball to our non-throwing players. That's not fair.

2008-07-04 11:04:03

69. Yankees Brasil

I wonder how many more starts will Rasner get.

2008-07-04 11:06:43

70. RIYank

Yooooooook.

2008-07-04 11:07:12

71. RIYank

Crud, Damon's hurt.

2008-07-04 11:07:45

72. Bob Timmermann

That play went from being really good for the Yankees to Worst Case Scenario in a matter of seconds.

2008-07-04 11:07:48

73. Yankees Brasil

That sucks.

2008-07-04 11:08:10

74. mehmattski

The ball sat on top of the fence. And I thought I'd seen everything.

I think Damon might have fractured a rib.

2008-07-04 11:08:11

75. RIYank

That was very strange.

2008-07-04 11:09:09

76. rbj

Crap on the hit, double crap on Damon.

2008-07-04 11:09:28

77. mehmattski

All right, now's your chance, Brett "Wally Pip" Gardner.

2008-07-04 11:10:40

78. OldYanksFan

Some behind the wall hit it to move the ball. It had stopped motion.
I don't believe we can survive losing JD.

2008-07-04 11:10:58

79. mehmattski

Credit to the guy behind the left field fence who yelled at Damon that the ball was on the ground.

2008-07-04 11:11:47

80. 3rd gen yankee fan

Yes. THANK YOU DUDE IN THE WHITE VISOR!

2008-07-04 11:13:03

81. mehmattski

78 Yeah, losing him for an extended period probably pushes this team into "Too Many Injuries to Contend" territory.

2008-07-04 11:13:58

82. monkeypants

That was the damnedest play I've seen. And now Damon is hurt...this team is cursed.

2008-07-04 11:16:11

83. Yankees Brasil

This team is cursed.

2008-07-04 11:18:31

84. monkeypants

It's like all the good luck, favorable bounces, questionable calls, career years, etc from 1996 to 2000/2001 are being paid back with interest.

2008-07-04 11:19:16

85. Yankees Brasil

And now the Yankees go back to hack mode.

2008-07-04 11:19:33

86. OldYanksFan

Bobby Abreu is saying "You see... YOU SEE!"

2008-07-04 11:20:06

87. Mattpat11

82 83 Yay!

2008-07-04 11:20:48

88. monkeypants

87 I win, I win, I win!!!

: )

2008-07-04 11:23:15

89. monkeypants

69 Does it really matter now?

Really, though, Rsner hasn't been that bad. He'll struggle through five innings against a good hitting team, like a decent fifth starter will do. Unfortunately, there are too many fifth starters on the staff, and too many injuries and slumps in the lineup.

2008-07-04 11:23:43

90. OldYanksFan

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

2008-07-04 11:25:30

91. OldYanksFan

These eating contests are nuts. I gotta wonder what Europeans think about them. Can you imagine having to use the bathroom at one of those things?

2008-07-04 11:26:41

92. OldYanksFan

I didn't think Jeter got him. Trying to outrun Ellsbury?

2008-07-04 11:26:46

93. monkeypants

Lollipop throw by Giambi, but at least he didn't air mail it. And nice run down by Jeter.

2008-07-04 11:26:47

94. mehmattski

I was sure that Giambi's throw during the pickle would have ended up in left field.

2008-07-04 11:27:59

95. monkeypants

92 Ellsbury acted like he wasn't tagged. Be nice to see a replay on that one.

2008-07-04 11:29:28

96. mehmattski

He was tagged on the shoulder before Ellsbury got back. At first I thought that Jeter still had the ball in his right hand while tagging with the glove, but he made the switch in time. Also, he wasn't in a true footrace with Ellsbury, since the runner had to keep looking over his shoulder. Jeter did a nice job with the pump fake.

2008-07-04 11:30:15

97. Mattpat11

Mattingly and Boggs, BTW for the trivia question

2008-07-04 11:31:19

98. monkeypants

Fun at bat--nice battle between Beckett and A-Rod.

2008-07-04 11:32:45

99. mehmattski

I think A-Rod should do a double steal here. Take off for second and then just wheel for third. He'd beat Lowell easily.

2008-07-04 11:33:25

100. monkeypants

I normally advocate a slugger hitting the ball over the shift, but in this situation, with a man on, if Giambi can bunt to third he should. There's a pretty good chance A-Rod would end up on 3B.

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2008-07-04 11:35:51

101. OldYanksFan

Shit! Just missed.

2008-07-04 11:37:07

102. mehmattski

This at bat is epic.

2008-07-04 11:37:09

103. OldYanksFan

Imagine...
If Giambi continues to rake...
If the Yankees win it all...
There will be a parade...
and 100,000 men, women, children and babies...
will all have staches!

2008-07-04 11:37:53

104. monkeypants

Two fun ABs in a row.

2008-07-04 11:38:02

105. OldYanksFan

ARod should have been tagging there. No way Crisp throws him out.

2008-07-04 11:39:02

106. mehmattski

105 He was running on the pitch, so that would be unrealistic...

2008-07-04 11:40:40

107. Yankees Brasil

At least we're seeing some good AB's now.

2008-07-04 11:41:22

108. mehmattski

Is Cano wearing one of Jeter's helmets? Or did the number 4 just wear off?

2008-07-04 11:42:49

109. mehmattski

So, after all these 3-2 counts, Cano grounds out to second or pops to left on the first pitch?

2008-07-04 11:47:35

110. mehmattski

The last American League pitcher to get a hit in the world series is.... Dice-K, last year.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/fXXN

2008-07-04 11:47:37

111. Yankees Brasil

109 Third pitch. Ugly.