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2007-07-26 16:07

by Alex Belth

The Yankees have already won this four-game series against the Royals but man it sure would be nice if they win again tonight. Greed is good, cousin. The very iffy Kei Igawa goes for the Yanks, while Jorge De La Rosa is on the hill for K.C. As you may have already heard, Alex Rodriguez hit career dinger #499 against De La Rosa. Everyone in the park will likely know this fact by the time Rodriguez comes to hit and I'm sure they'll remind us a couple of several times on the YES broadcast too. I wouldn't count on A Rod getting too much to hit but who knows? The way he's been going this year, De La Rosa just better not make a mistake.

Let's Go Yan-Kees!

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2007-07-26 16:40:55

1. rilkefan

0 499=400.

(Easily provable using a lemma I gave in an earlier thread.)

2007-07-26 16:49:10

2. Vandelay Industries

So tell me, am I rooting for Cleveland here? I just can't bring my self to root for Boston, but part of me feels like we should cross the Wild Card bridge first. One at a time, no?

2007-07-26 16:53:02

3. rilkefan

My feeling is that Boston is a more difficult opponent and it's better for them to lose.

My feeling before the series was that I hoped for a split, so that agrees.

2007-07-26 16:55:25

4. Cliff Corcoran

3 My feeling is that Boston is a more difficult opponent and it's better to chace Cleveland. Root for the Sox, hard as that may be.

2007-07-26 16:56:36

5. Vandelay Industries

Manny HR. Boston 1-0.

2007-07-26 16:57:18

6. weeping for brunnhilde

2 Listen, VI, I'm going to say this for the last time:

Never. Root. For Boston.

Do we understand each other?

2007-07-26 16:57:46

7. weeping for brunnhilde

4 Bah.

2007-07-26 16:58:15

8. Vandelay Industries

Good point, but hard to do. But it may be prudent going into a series against the smokin' hot O's. But on a happier note, we shouldnt have to face Bedard, right?

2007-07-26 17:00:12

9. Vandelay Industries

If you take Manny and Tek out of the scenario, I might be able to pull for them against Cleveland. But so long as they are there, I just cannot do it. They have Frank Robinson in the booth, making it even more obvious how bad for this game Manny is.

2007-07-26 17:05:42

10. joe in boston

6 so true -

Ahhh, kids are in bed, wife out with the ladies on our block for their monthly
drink ... wine (or is it whine?!) social and ...

the remote, couch, chips and TV (Yanks) are mine !!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-26 17:13:13

11. weeping for brunnhilde

Look at my man Leche!

2007-07-26 17:13:35

12. joe in boston

Next up for my kid: a "Got Melky" shirt....

2007-07-26 17:13:42

13. williamnyy23

6 I don't know...while I hate the Red Sox, it's not to the point that I can't root for them if it benefits the Yankees. I could be wrong, but I think that level of hatred is more on the Red Sox side. Sometimes, I think Sox fans would prefer the Yankees lose than Red Sox win.

2007-07-26 17:13:55

14. RIYank

Ah, the Melkman, what a beautiful start to a game.
Maybe he doesn't stick, but I wouldn't mind watching him for a dozen years.

2007-07-26 17:14:20

15. weeping for brunnhilde

Ah, yes, and speaking of Derek, we still owe these muts one, don't forget.

2007-07-26 17:14:36

16. williamnyy23

Seeing Jeter in the box and Utley out for 4-6 weeks makes me realize how fortunate he has been over his career.

2007-07-26 17:16:31

17. weeping for brunnhilde

13 Right, this from Mr. Sleeps-with-Schilling Bobblehead-Doll-Under-the-Pillow.

You're only making it worse for yourself.

2007-07-26 17:18:01

18. williamnyy23

17 I'm branded now...with a scarlet #38 no less.

2007-07-26 17:18:41

19. weeping for brunnhilde

18 :)

Ah, you fuck.

Nice play.

2007-07-26 17:19:17

20. Vandelay Industries

Agreed. Ok.....DVR'ing the game, so can't hang here. Go Yankees! Enjoy the game, I hope!

2007-07-26 17:19:38

21. weeping for brunnhilde

Come on, Alex, get it over with.

Aw, well, fine.

Next time.

Pitch to Hideki, you tools.

2007-07-26 17:19:47

22. williamnyy23

A-BONDS

2007-07-26 17:19:51

23. RIYank

Whoa.

I'm sorry, this is just plain stupid. Hideki Matsui is the hottest home run hitter in baseball!

2007-07-26 17:20:28

24. RIYank

lefty v lefty, I guess.

2007-07-26 17:21:55

25. weeping for brunnhilde

Ha!

3-0, Alex steals.

The walls are closing, you tools.

2007-07-26 17:22:27

26. weeping for brunnhilde

Aggggggggghhhhhh!

Damn it.

2007-07-26 17:23:21

27. RIYank

Grrrr. The Royals don't deserve to get out of that alive. They set it up, Matsui at 3-0 with two runners in scoring position.
A walk would have been fine, giving Andy a big chance against a lefty.

Oh well.

2007-07-26 17:23:28

28. Shaun P

18 I'll bet the brand never shuts it mouth either. ;)

BTW in 13 - sometimes? I know tons of Sox fans for whom their greatest pleasure is the Yanks losing.

6 C'mon weeping, let's say the Sox were out of the race entirely, and the Yanks were a game in back of the Angels for the Wild Card, with one game to play. And that the Yanks had won the season series, so they got the tiebreaker. And the Angels were playing the Red Sox. If the Angels win, the Yanks are out of the playoffs. Wouldn't you cheer for Boston then? I know I would.

2007-07-26 17:24:58

29. rilkefan

4 My thinking was that we'll pass Cleveland regardless of the result of the Boston game. But a loss by the RS might help our chances of taking the division a lot.

2007-07-26 17:25:27

30. williamnyy23

The Quest begins...

2007-07-26 17:26:19

31. williamnyy23

Kei really gets squeezed...it seems like he rarely gets close calls.

2007-07-26 17:26:47

32. weeping for brunnhilde

O-kei, Iwaga. Do it up.

2007-07-26 17:27:37

33. williamnyy23

29 I think part of my thought process is the Yankees are more likely to quickly overtake the Indians than the Sox and I want to be able to say "if the season ended today...".

2007-07-26 17:28:32

34. Shaun P

31 FWIW, by Gameday, DeJesus ought to be sitting on the bench right now. Those were strikes, in my Gameday-judgement book. But RIYanks' MMV.

2007-07-26 17:28:46

35. RIYank

Hm.

Well, if you're gonna walk a crappy hitter, may as well hit him.

2007-07-26 17:28:55

36. weeping for brunnhilde

28 :)

What do you want me to say? I'm not going to go around rooting against Boston, but if you're going to ask...

Ah, did Igawa just do us a service?

No.

He didn't mean that.

Or maybe he did?

2007-07-26 17:29:08

37. OldYanksFan

10 Ain't marriage grand!

2007-07-26 17:29:54

38. weeping for brunnhilde

28 Yes, certainly I whould hope Boston would win, but maybe "cheer" is going a bit too far.

2007-07-26 17:30:24

39. RIYank

34 No doubt about it. According to Gameday. And as I said, I'm not good at calling balls and strikes, so I won't contradict you or it. (I think the Yanks also got some good calls, by the same criterion. Yeah, Jeter got one.)

2007-07-26 17:30:51

40. weeping for brunnhilde

37 :)

2007-07-26 17:30:55

41. williamnyy23

Butler is a great off speed hitter...Igawa hangs curves...

2007-07-26 17:31:03

42. RIYank

36 I don't think it was on purpose. Molina set up outside.

2007-07-26 17:33:58

43. Jim Dean

Does this tool need to throw 20 pitches every inning?

2007-07-26 17:34:20

44. weeping for brunnhilde

Maybe Sanders is the guy to plunk.

Though not here.

Ah, good. Nice job, Kei.

2007-07-26 17:34:52

45. RIYank

Okay, Jim D. if you're paying attention:
Sterling did not go into a home run call on that fly ball.

2007-07-26 17:35:26

46. rconn23

Cliff Lee is horrible. Sox up 4-1 in third.

2007-07-26 17:35:35

47. OldYanksFan

Well... Boston just won their game. WC, here we come.

2007-07-26 17:35:39

48. RIYank

43 Ah, you showed up just in time.
And, yes, of course he does. What, you have no memory at all? De La Rosa, too, he threw 24 pitches.

2007-07-26 17:36:06

49. Shaun P

43 Way to support the guy pitching for your favorite team, Jim.

2007-07-26 17:36:47

50. williamnyy23

Is this Kei's last start? The next time the Yankees need a 5th starter is 8/4.

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2007-07-26 17:37:09

51. OldYanksFan

Here that? Phillips laid down a blunt!

2007-07-26 17:37:58

52. williamnyy23

Is Singleton going to pronounce De La Rosa the same way every time :)?

2007-07-26 17:38:03

53. RIYank

50 Yes, I'm almost sure it is.

2007-07-26 17:38:38

54. williamnyy23

Small nit pick...I want Cano ahead Phillips. Who cares about the lefty...when Cano is hot, he's hot.

2007-07-26 17:39:14

55. Mattpat11

49 Thats about as supportive as you can get

2007-07-26 17:39:46

56. Shaun P

47 C'mon OYF - it ain't over . . . and Kabbard isn't the second coming of Sandy Koufax. Indians could still come back.

2007-07-26 17:40:22

57. Hocakes

Singleton always says the Latino names with an accent. I wish he'd do that for the Japanese players too.

2007-07-26 17:40:25

58. RIYank

Uh.

De La Rosa took some kind of juice between innings.

2007-07-26 17:41:06

59. weeping for brunnhilde

Poor Shelley.

That was really funny.

Of course, he could hit it out next time...

Shelley's my new comic hero.

2007-07-26 17:41:15

60. williamnyy23

Yikes...maybe De La Rosa is the second coming of Koufax? This is not the game to slumber...it seems like Jorge's absence really drags the lineup down.

2007-07-26 17:42:51

61. williamnyy23

The Quest continues...inning 2.

2007-07-26 17:42:51

62. rconn23

Please don't let this clown shut us down tonight.

2007-07-26 17:43:27

63. SF Yanks

I don't understand how anyone can root for Boston at this point. If the Yanks win tonight and Boston loses, then they're 5! back in the loss column. IMO that is very doable. It's just not time to start rooting for the Sawx.

2007-07-26 17:43:51

64. williamnyy23

You can't analyze every pitch, but Kei threw 3 pitches up in the zone to start off.

2007-07-26 17:44:35

65. weeping for brunnhilde

Wow. How did he swing through that pitch?

2007-07-26 17:44:37

66. williamnyy23

63 It's not rooting as much as seeing a very bright side when they do.

2007-07-26 17:45:20

67. williamnyy23

65 That's the adventure that is Igawa...he hangs alot of pitches that hitters swing through, but eventually it catches up with him.

2007-07-26 17:46:12

68. weeping for brunnhilde

Well, Gordon sure didn't miss it.

2007-07-26 17:46:15

69. Shaun P

65 Not only can the Royals not hit that well, they really don't hit lefties well.

2007-07-26 17:46:21

70. williamnyy23

67 And that pitch was one of them! I'm watching this game with my hands covering my eyes.

2007-07-26 17:47:00

71. weeping for brunnhilde

66 My rational mind agrees with you.

2007-07-26 17:47:51

72. Shaun P

First pitch to Pena: strike on my Gameday view, called a ball on the outside

Second pitch to Pena: called a strike on the inside, looks just like the first pitch on Gameday, except in not out - what the heck is the ump doing?

2007-07-26 17:48:24

73. williamnyy23

Igawa's OPS by inning: .765; .824; 1.037; .966; .895; 1.246

2007-07-26 17:49:41

74. Shaun P

73 So he could be an effective one inning reliever!

2007-07-26 17:49:56

75. weeping for brunnhilde

Nice effort, Melk.

Damn it.

2007-07-26 17:51:14

76. williamnyy23

74 I think that's his limit...the same trend holds for plate appearances against. It's a shame that this game is put in jeopardy by Igawa, but this has to be the last time he takes the mound this season. Even giving away this game could be costly.

2007-07-26 17:52:01

77. Yankees Brasil

everything up, it's going to be a long night

2007-07-26 17:52:20

78. Shaun P

76 Thank God for the Yanks' offense, which might bale Quest out. Meanwhile, I'm going to stop saying anything about the Royals' hitters, because they do good things when I do.

2007-07-26 17:52:43

79. williamnyy23

Not to beat a dead horse, but that's another K on a poor pitch. When your Ks are ugly, that's a real bad sign.

2007-07-26 17:53:08

80. Paul in Boston

It's painful watching Igawa pitch. He always seems to be laboring, and when he gets outs, they appear to be lucky -- a hard-hit ball hit right at someone, or a foul hit straight back that showed the hitter just missed.

I won't miss him when he's gone from the rotation.

2007-07-26 17:53:55

81. rconn23

Cliff Lee is not even trying. How is he still in the majors.

Igawa is just torturous to watch. I honestly don't think he could get Single A hitters out.

2007-07-26 17:54:07

82. williamnyy23

80 Hopefully, it wont be too hard to forget that he was ever in the rotation.

2007-07-26 17:54:24

83. weeping for brunnhilde

For a mediocre pitcher, Igawa sure induces a lot of weak hacks.

2007-07-26 17:54:36

84. williamnyy23

My goodness...what do the umpires have against Kei!

2007-07-26 17:55:31

85. williamnyy23

If I am Joe I try to use Villone, Myers and Henn to get me through 5-6 innings...I just can't see Igawa being effective.

2007-07-26 17:55:33

86. weeping for brunnhilde

79 Yeah, you mean the fastball high and away?

It was quite hittable.

2007-07-26 17:55:39

87. Mattpat11

84The game is probably as hard to watch for them as it is for us.

2007-07-26 17:55:44

88. OldYanksFan

56 Bizarre. I'm watching NESN, and the TV score said 6 to 1, which I saw, when it was 4 to 1. Anyway... 5 to 1 now, bases loaded, no out for the Sox.

2007-07-26 17:56:09

89. RIYank

Kei Igawa isn't good.

2007-07-26 17:56:11

90. weeping for brunnhilde

Just like that.

2007-07-26 17:56:35

91. williamnyy23

It's 3-0 Royals and it was entirely predictable. Is Torre going to lose a battle to win the war or be proactive?

2007-07-26 17:56:46

92. weeping for brunnhilde

Fastball right over the dish.

But Girardi said it was a breaking ball.

Sure looked like a fastball to me.

2007-07-26 17:57:03

93. Mattpat11

Well, he hasn't given up a HR.

2007-07-26 17:57:47

94. OldYanksFan

Iggy has no command. That was a dream pitch for a batter.

Lowell singles. 7 to 1. Game over now?

2007-07-26 17:57:56

95. RIYank

I didn't want to win this game anyway.

2007-07-26 17:58:10

96. vockins

When does Hughes come back? Yesterday?

2007-07-26 17:58:12

97. weeping for brunnhilde

Oh Jesus.

This is really fucking painful.

Stop the bleeding.

We need this game.

2007-07-26 17:58:57

98. williamnyy23

That's an awful play by Abreu...but, the more I think about it, the more I can't understand why Igawa was allowed to make this start. If the Yankees really are trying to win every game, why would they give Igawa another start. Why?

2007-07-26 17:58:57