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It's Inevitable...

2007-05-29 16:10

by Alex Belth

The Yanks are going to put a beatin' on someone one of these days. Why not tonight?

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2007-05-29 16:13:49

1. Alvaro Espinoza

Why would a .355 hitter give away an out to a pitcher who walked Damon on 4 straight balls?

2007-05-29 16:14:29

2. mehmattski

1 Because the Yankees are doing what a bad team does: sac bunt in the first inning.

2007-05-29 16:17:39

3. Alvaro Espinoza

2 The kicker is that Jeter bunted a ball. Would have been 5 in a row.

2007-05-29 16:18:12

4. Emma Span

1 God, I hate it when Jeter does that. Okay, okay, you're a team player - WE GET IT. Gah!

2007-05-29 16:19:02

5. Mattpat11

Ech.

2007-05-29 16:20:12

6. Emma Span

It's going to be a long season if we don't come up with some creative Yankee drinking games, and soon.

2007-05-29 16:22:28

7. Alvaro Espinoza

First 2 batters hit the ball hard.

Thank you, Mr. Rios, for not tagging.

2007-05-29 16:23:22

8. Jim Dean

6 How about every time Sterling murdles a call?

2007-05-29 16:24:04

9. bartap74

When I was a kid, just starting to follow baseball seriously (mid 80s), I hated the Blue Jays, because it seemed like they were the team that knocked my beloved Yankees out every year. A little karmic payback would be lovely....

2007-05-29 16:26:13

10. Alvaro Espinoza

Make that 3 balls hit hard that inning. Hmmmph...

2007-05-29 16:28:45

11. mehmattski

The Blue Jays commercials are pretty hilarious. This last one featured two kids in a pillow fight. Frank Thomas shows up and asks "shouldn't you be in bed?" To which one of the kids smacks Thomas with a pillow. Thomas says "Oh yeah?" takes a pillow and whacks one of the kids clean off the bed. Hilarious

Fine print at end: "Dramatization. Stunt man used. Do not try this at home."

2007-05-29 16:32:11

12. Mattpat11

11 IIRC, there was some controversy over that originally about the Blue Jays "condoning child abuse"

2007-05-29 16:32:58

13. rsmith51

Why is Minky playing every day? Wouldn't it be worth trying Phelps out for a week or so?

2007-05-29 16:34:02

14. Mattpat11

That speedster Jason Giambi has an infield single and a stolen base.

2007-05-29 16:34:33

15. mehmattski

Infield single, stolen base, to third on error.... by Jason Giambi.

I've officially entered the Twilight Zone...

2007-05-29 16:35:01

16. Mattpat11

And here's MTS.

2007-05-29 16:35:57

17. rsmith51

I haven't seen the Yanks for a couple of weeks. Does Minky look better at the plate?

2007-05-29 16:36:17

18. Mattpat11

17 No.

2007-05-29 16:36:33

19. seamus

lol! I was wondering why i was so alone in that other thread.

2007-05-29 16:37:00

20. mehmattski

17 The booming homer of Schilling last week was certainly encouraging. But normally it's more of the same.

Like that.

2007-05-29 16:39:14

21. rsmith51

20 I figure if Minky is hitting homers, he probably isn't hitting line drives and most likely isn't hitting...

2007-05-29 16:39:14

22. Alvaro Espinoza

20 So often, he appears to be swinging an already broken bat. My friend likes to say that he swings a wet newspaper.

2007-05-29 16:39:57

23. rsmith51

Off to mow the lawn. Go Yanks!

2007-05-29 16:40:11

24. Schteeve

Let's see here, Abreu is the Ghost of Bobby, Damon is the Ghost of Johnny, The ghost of someone who can hit a baseball obviously is no longer in possession of Melky's body. There is only one conclusion that makes sense:

The Curse of Bernie Williams.

2007-05-29 16:40:19

25. Jim Dean

I'll drink to that false homerun call.

2007-05-29 16:42:08

26. Jim Dean

If we throw in Suzyn's inability to speak, we'll be hammered by the 4th inning.

2007-05-29 16:43:29

27. Jim Dean

Can we also include all double plays?

2007-05-29 16:43:56

28. Schteeve

Nisce brisk inning from good ol' Andy.

2007-05-29 16:44:19

29. Mattpat11

Nothing annoys me more than when a bad organizational move comes back to haunt us. I think that's why I come off as smug. When the Yankees do something that I think is alarmingly stupid, I will be very vocal about it. But I always hope I'm wrong.

But when hideous signings like Pavano or Wright or Farnsworth or Mientkiewicz, or organizational moves like the promotion of career minor leaguers fail miserably, it pisses me off. I feel that a blind man could have prevented this and thats why I come off as smug.

This is how I feel every time I see Doug Mientkiewicz ground out to second.

2007-05-29 16:44:57

30. Schteeve

The drinking game is easy, you do a shot every time Joe Torre walks onto the field. You'll get alcohol poisoning somewhere around the 8th inning, every night.

2007-05-29 16:44:58

31. yankz

25 Can you describe what happened?

Everytime I check in, the Yankees are already losing, so this is on someone else.

2007-05-29 16:45:11

32. mehmattski

29 Ah, but he grounded out to short.

2007-05-29 16:45:48

33. yankz

Shot every time Mink gets a hit (or the opposite, if you're miserable)

2007-05-29 16:46:14

34. Emma Span

25,26 The flaw with your plan is that it would require me to listen to Sterling in the first place...

2007-05-29 16:46:42

35. mehmattski

31 The run was a 2-base error by Jeter, a stolen base, and a groundout. The "falls home run call" I'd imagine was Lind's deep (but ultimately foul) line drive down the left field line, which I'm guessing launched Sterling into his "itishighitisfar" spiel, erroneously.

2007-05-29 16:47:19

36. yankz

35 Thanks

2007-05-29 16:47:24

37. tommyl

33 Um, I'd like to finish a beer at least once a week, ya know?

2007-05-29 16:48:09

38. Jim Dean

Igawa with 5 K's vs. 1 BB in 3 IP at the Office. But 63 pitches in those same three innings.

2007-05-29 16:48:12

39. Mattpat11

32 Oh good. He's hitting it the other way.

2007-05-29 16:48:25

40. yankz

37 Haha! I bet we could make it "Full bottle of 151" and still be healthy.

2007-05-29 16:48:47

41. yankz

Bad inning and I'm out again. Be back later.

2007-05-29 16:49:26

42. Mattpat11

38 Oh good. I'm sure he'll be back soon.

2007-05-29 16:50:19

43. Jim Dean

34 You're three beers down - start chugging.

2007-05-29 16:50:24

44. mehmattski

Did anyone else see that MiniWheats commercial? I had to check to make sure I wasn't high...

2007-05-29 16:51:26

45. Mattpat11

44 Details?

2007-05-29 16:53:02

46. Jim Dean

I'll drink to that.

2007-05-29 16:53:49

47. seamus

38 that is a start. he needs to get that pitch count down. he cold be all over the place. hard to tell from those stats.

2007-05-29 16:56:27

48. Mattpat11

47 I would have to assume he is. Thats how he pitches. I don't think a month is going to change that

2007-05-29 16:57:18

49. Jim Dean

47 Except he just gave up a two-run shot to Chris Shelton.

Me, I'd rather see Clippard get a few more shots any ways.

2007-05-29 16:57:47

50. mehmattski

45 Scene: beach/luau, with characters that look like they're from Disney's Pocohantas. A sign reads "Welcome to the Land of Vanilla,"

A female (long eyelashes) miniwheat is applying a bottle of "Vanilla Flavor" to the back of the male miniwheat, who is singing:

"My little story takes place at a tropical villa
I fell in love with the flavor
Yes it was vanilla."

Zoom back to some hula dancers, giant island men and the chorus:

"Miniwheats... wheats... wheats
I've wanted vanilla for so long
Miniwheats... wheats... wheats
It's high in fiber, you can't go wrong."

"Vanilla makes me weak
Got a flavor can't be beat"
(Scoops what I can only imagine is vanilla flowing from a pipe)
"Vanilla flavor mixed with wheat
Tastes so good, what a treat."

A giant easter island head announces:
Kellogg's miniwheats mixed with vanilla. Tastes so good... good... good...

Zooms out to the whole island, complete with masked men doing tribal dances.

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2007-05-29 16:58:23

51. seamus

48 he had good control while in japan. So that isn't "How he pitches" necessarily. That said, he wouldn't be throwing at AAA right now fi the Yanks didn't think he had made some progress with his new throwing motion. Still, it will probably take a bit longer for the motion to take hold and be effective, if it ever does.

2007-05-29 16:58:41

52. nemecizer

Sh*t, my manifesto was posted to the wrong thread. Dammit!

Oh well, it wasn't that good anyway.

2007-05-29 16:58:54

53. seamus

49 Clippard is a better pitcher so I don't have a problem with that.

2007-05-29 16:59:14

54. Mattpat11

51 Can't wait.

2007-05-29 17:01:23

55. Alvaro Espinoza

When exactly did '06 A-rod show up?

2007-05-29 17:02:07

56. seamus

55 arod has always struck out a lot.

2007-05-29 17:02:47

57. Emma Span

50 I hate to be the one to break this to you... but I think you're high.

Okay, fine, I'm going back to check. This is exactly why god invented the Tivo.

2007-05-29 17:04:04

58. mehmattski

57 I should disclose that I'm watching the Blue Jays' feed on Extra Innings. So maybe it's a Canada-only commercial. Entirely possible, with how absurd/borderline offensive it is.

2007-05-29 17:06:33

59. Jim Dean

And I'll drink to the screeching of: "Giambi drills one to DEEP RIGHT...."

2007-05-29 17:08:43

60. nemecizer

So far a pretty good outing by Pettitte. Why do we waste that with no offense?

2007-05-29 17:09:18

61. Chyll Will

50,58 Uh-oh. You've been eating what I eat. Welcome to the opposite side of sanity, Chyll Matt Ski! >;)

2007-05-29 17:09:38

62. Emma Span

58 Oh, good. Because I'm watching YES and was trying to figure out how to tell you, tactfully, that you might be losing your mind...

But nope, it's just the MiniWheats ad agency that's gone mad.

2007-05-29 17:12:44

63. seamus

60 he seems to have settled in nicely. i thought he looked shaky to start.

2007-05-29 17:13:26

64. Chyll Will

I'm thinking you should probably avoid 61 in this lifetime.

2007-05-29 17:13:31

65. Jim Dean

I'll drink again: "They trail 1-0 to the Yanks in the bottom of the fifth".

2007-05-29 17:14:19

66. nemecizer

63 He got through the first 4 innings averaging 12 pitches an inning. But he might have looked shaky, I am watching on gameday.

2007-05-29 17:14:21

67. seamus

65 what are you talking about?

2007-05-29 17:14:44

68. seamus

66 a lot of hard hit balls in the first two innings.

2007-05-29 17:15:10

69. nemecizer

Two fucking outs already?!?

2007-05-29 17:15:13

70. SteveF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHWpGb3zYnM

2007-05-29 17:15:21

71. Jim Dean

See 8

2007-05-29 17:15:35

72. Mattpat11

Well that was a productive inning

2007-05-29 17:16:07

73. seamus

71 ok. not listening to sterling so it seems a bit abstract.

2007-05-29 17:16:20

74. mehmattski

65 The danger in your strategy is that as you drink, you'll start hearing nonsense which may or may not actually be spoken by Sterling. Then again, if the goal is to get plastered...

Drink up, the world's about to end!

2007-05-29 17:16:22

75. nemecizer

Cano. DEAD!
Abreu. DEAD!
Mienakdnghajsngwicz. DEAD!

NIEDERMEYER.....

2007-05-29 17:17:20

76. Chyll Will

72 (...GameDay is Real Slow...)

2007-05-29 17:17:39

77. Mattpat11

http://tinyurl.com/yfhc6d

2007-05-29 17:17:40

78. mehmattski

70 Thank you! I'm not insane!

But, watching that commercial too much could be hazardous.

2007-05-29 17:18:49

79. nemecizer

70 That's ...um ... disturbing for some reason.

2007-05-29 17:19:47

80. Max

I can't even rail against any negativity anymore when the team seems to crave it so voraciously with their play. Did the 1962 Mets make every opposing pitcher look this good?

I haven't given up...but wow, this is one heck of a parallel universe I've landed in.

2007-05-29 17:20:22

81. Mattpat11

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the Yankees get the tying run at least in scoring position before the game ends.

2007-05-29 17:20:23

82. nemecizer

Gameday is slow.

2007-05-29 17:22:38

83. nemecizer

urge to kill rising

2007-05-29 17:23:02

84. seamus

jim dean - almost got another pettitte quality start going...

2007-05-29 17:23:20

85. Jim Dean

74 It's a win-win.

2007-05-29 17:23:42

86. mehmattski

81 Hey, don't forget Speedy Giambi in the second inning...

2007-05-29 17:24:15

87. Chyll Will

83 How many times did you watch that commercial?

2007-05-29 17:26:51

88. seamus

70 people on youtube really like that song...

2007-05-29 17:28:49

89. mehmattski

Don't know if YES showed this, but Damon switched shoes when he got to first base. He didn't even tie them, just slipped off his cleats and slipped on some sneakers. His mom would probably be upset. "Tie your shoes Johnny!"

2007-05-29 17:29:22

90. vockins

Anybody think the Dodgers or Angels would take ARod and Damon or Abreu by the ASB? If this team is under .500 by then, and I don't see much reason why it wouldn't, that might be a pretty good move.

2007-05-29 17:30:06

91. mehmattski

90 Hard enough to get one player to waive a full no-trade clause, let alone two or three...

2007-05-29 17:30:38

92. Mattpat11

89 Odds he trips, falls down, and misses the next three games?

2007-05-29 17:30:54

93. nemecizer

Ugh.

2007-05-29 17:32:56

94. Mattpat11

93 You're ugh frightens me. I think I'm behind

2007-05-29 17:33:23

95. nemecizer

89 That can't be a good sign. Doesn't Damon suffer from heel splints?

2007-05-29 17:34:02

96. nemecizer

94 Sorry, just general despair.

2007-05-29 17:34:09

97. Jim Dean

90 Arod's the most tradeable and then he could spin leaving as a way to help the team. But then the Yanks better get some position players of value rather than 5 more mL pitchers.

2007-05-29 17:34:15

98. vockins

91 I think the chances ARod will play out his contract with the Yanks are about as likely as the Yanks winning the AL East this year. I don't see any reason why Damon would complain, either. Abreu, maybe.

2007-05-29 17:34:29

99. mehmattski

94 Nothing particularly ugh worthy so far in the 6th, other than foul ball after foul ball after foul ball...

And Damon is running on like every pitch, he's sure to make 92 come true...

2007-05-29 17:34:41

100. Mattpat11

Ugh.

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2007-05-29 17:35:53

101. seamus

97 Arod is far more marketable than any of the other guys we've recently unloaded. so that should be doable.

2007-05-29 17:36:05

102. vockins

97 Oh yeah, position players all the way, unless they are willing to part with John Lackey.

2007-05-29 17:36:53

103. Mattpat11

101 Sheffield is a big frightening man that can scare consumers into buying Sheffield shirts.

2007-05-29 17:39:35

104. Mattpat11

My prediction has come true.

2007-05-29 17:40:06

105. Jim Dean

98 But Abreu would have to find himself for the cash involved. And the Yanks would have to help pay Damon to leave.

2007-05-29 17:40:15

106. seamus

103 maybe if we had a haunted house?

2007-05-29 17:40:45

107. Jim Dean

Why the hell is Posada swinging at the first pitch?

2007-05-29 17:41:37

108. mehmattski

98 Yes, I'm fairly certain that A-Rod opts out, after the season. But there is no reason that Scott Boras would ever allow A-Rod to be traded during the season when he can get maximum value after 2007 no matter what.

The Angels would actually have to part with some young talent... not Erick "projects to be an average player" Aybar... we're talking Kendrick/Kotchman and Santana/Weaver as a starting point, even for Abreu. So that's not going to happen. With the Dodgers it's gotta start with Ethier, and why would they want Abreu if they have to trade away a younger version of the same player?

The trade talk will make a lot more sense around the All-Star break, provided the Yanks are still double digits behind.

2007-05-29 17:41:53

109. Mattpat11

106 I smell money.

2007-05-29 17:42:08

110. williamnyy23

I really hope Joe isn't going to tell us after the game that Marcum deserves more credit than the team deserves blame.

2007-05-29 17:43:33

111. nemecizer

I just don't see A-Rod going. I don't see anyone picking up his contract and giving him the kind of money the Yankees will. I also don't want him to leave.

How could you possibly trade a guy who averages an RBI every 5 AB and a HR every 14.4 AB?

BTW, those are career numbers. This year his average expected time to RBI is 4.3 AB and his average expected time to HR is 10 AB.

Sorry, been working on some new numbers. But those are phenomenal statistics.

2007-05-29 17:44:59

112. JL25and3

It's incredible that a 1-0 deficit is completely insurmountable for this team.

2007-05-29 17:46:13

113. vockins

105 I'm think it would be either Abreu or Damon, not both. For the sake of argument, let's just say Damon.

The situation might be similar to what the Ma