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Pitcher Perfect

2008-05-17 06:46

by Alex Belth

Scrubway Serious, Take Two:

It rained all day and deep into the night on Friday in New York and the weaterman said it was going to keep a coming today. However, the sun is out and it is a warm morning in New York. Overcast, yeah, but it seems as if the Mets and Yankees will be able to get a game in this afternoon without a hitch. Turns out this'll just be a brief encounter between the two teams as last night's game will be made up as part of a two-stadium double header in late June. So, today gives an appealing match-up of southpaws: Johan Santana vs. Andy Pettitte. The Yankees, of course, are well familiar with Santana. They know how tough he can be, and with Alex Rodriguez's return still a few days away, the team is still at a disadvantage against lefties. Pettitte has pitched poorly in three of his last four outings. Time for him to come through with an improved performance.

Let's Go Yan-Kees.

Comments (179)

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2008-05-17 09:25:07

1. kylepetterson

Who would've guessed that we would be concerned about Pettitte's starts and that Moose would be all but dominant?

2008-05-17 09:59:23

2. Just fair

2 Someone in a padded room and straight jacket, no doubt.

2008-05-17 10:10:23

3. Yankees Brasil

Sweet, finished him easily.

2008-05-17 10:11:23

4. Yankees Brasil

Damn, 6 pitches, 2 K's. Beautiful.

2008-05-17 10:11:24

5. Mattpat11

Kay is already irritating me.

2008-05-17 10:16:27

6. Schteeve

Andy's on a mission.

2008-05-17 10:16:28

7. Yankees Brasil

Let's hope our offense comes out just as good as Andy.

2008-05-17 10:18:23

8. Mattpat11

Kay is excessively annoying today.

2008-05-17 10:21:33

9. 51cq24

8 maybe you just left the volume up a little

2008-05-17 10:22:49

10. Yankees Brasil

Fat pitch that Abreu misses. Wonder why he didn't get the day off.

2008-05-17 10:23:14

11. Mattpat11

WOOHOO!

2008-05-17 10:23:43

12. Yankees Brasil

That's our slugger!

2008-05-17 10:24:10

13. Schteeve

Shut up.

2008-05-17 10:24:22

14. 51cq24

10 are you watching on tv or judging by gameday? because on tv it was a nasty changeup in on abreu's hands.

2008-05-17 10:24:50

15. Schteeve

I figured the Yanks would go deep today, i didn't figure it would be Jeets.

2008-05-17 10:26:37

16. OldYanksFan

I never thought I'd say these words, but for Jetes, I'd like to see him pull the ball more.

2008-05-17 10:27:33

17. Schteeve

23 pitch first inning, I like that.

2008-05-17 10:27:46

18. OldYanksFan

If Giambi looks changeup on every pitch, he's got to hit one out... yes?

2008-05-17 10:28:11

19. Schteeve

16 I'd like to see him walk more.

2008-05-17 10:28:27

20. Yankees Brasil

14 TV. Changeup that stayed up. Sure it was a bit in, but it was up, no movement. Looked pretty hittable.

2008-05-17 10:30:52

21. Mattpat11

Kay is butchering the Alou family history

2008-05-17 10:32:55

22. Yankees Brasil

That was a nasty slider.

2008-05-17 10:34:37

23. Just fair

Look out, Guidry.

2008-05-17 10:35:06

24. Schteeve

20 I think it's a little bit much to say it looked hittable when we are watching it on TV and Abreu is actually standing in the box.

2008-05-17 10:35:28

25. Yankees Brasil

Wow, K machine.

2008-05-17 10:35:38

26. Schteeve

Does Andy really have 5 outs on 5 Ks?? What the hell.

2008-05-17 10:35:41

27. weeping for brunnhilde

Andy's a golden god.

He's going to win this came singlehandedly.

Hey, Andy, grab a bat!

2008-05-17 10:36:53

28. Schteeve

27 Melky and Phil Hughes need to homer in this game to shut Hank up.

2008-05-17 10:38:29

29. weeping for brunnhilde

Wow, Robby's up to a lusty .207!

Finally.

2008-05-17 10:39:47

30. ms october

27 after andy's last outing i requested he return to golden god [citation : weeping, f.b] status - he is trying to live up to it :}

2008-05-17 10:39:53

31. weeping for brunnhilde

28 Hank didn't actually call out Melky, did he?

And speaking of Hank, I love his antics.

Just like old times.

I'm sentimental like that.

2008-05-17 10:41:26

32. Schteeve

31 Yeah, I kinda like Hank too but supposedly he's all fired up at Cashman for not getting Santana.

2008-05-17 10:42:27

33. weeping for brunnhilde

30 Heh heh. :)

You know where that comes from, right? Almost Famous, when Russel Hammond is tripping, standing on top of a fan's garage, about to plummet into the pool, he cries, "I am a golden god!"

So priceless.

2008-05-17 10:45:32

34. Mattpat11

32 Brian Cashman has made some really atrocious pitching moves the last few years,but this one was the right move.

2008-05-17 10:45:46

35. Yankees Brasil

Moeller Moeller, that ball was a mile outside.

2008-05-17 10:46:11

36. weeping for brunnhilde

32 Ah, right. Let him run his mouth as much as he likes, because I enjoy the buffoonery, just so long as he doesn't race out and sign Steve Kemp.

And btw, ftr, I think "He's fooled us long enough" has to go down as one of the all time greatest quotes in sports.

It's just perfect.

2008-05-17 10:50:58

37. OldYanksFan

I won't say Santana is anywhere near done, but he doesn't look like a $140m man. Even as an FA, he might end up being a bad deal. He doesn't look like the guy from 2 years aso.

2008-05-17 10:52:28

38. 51cq24

37 he definitely doesn't look as dominant, but he's usually better as the season moves along.

2008-05-17 10:53:36

39. ms october

33 yeah, it's pricless - i enjoy when you write it.

i'm sort of on gameday - is andy's good start just him throwing strikes or something else?

2008-05-17 10:56:56

40. weeping for brunnhilde

Oh, for Christ's sake.

2008-05-17 10:57:41

41. Mattpat11

Damon was out

2008-05-17 11:00:06

42. weeping for brunnhilde

39 He's getting ahead and hitting spots, yes.

2008-05-17 11:00:35

43. fansince77

Meacham made a real bad decision there - nobody out? I know that the catcher made a great play and that Damon for some reason slowed down on the way but Jeez- we get at least one run there with Jeter et al coming up. REALLY BAD DECISION whether he scored or not.

2008-05-17 11:02:20

44. Just fair

I fear that Bobby Meacham is to 3rd base coaches what Bobby Meachman was to shortstops. That was piss poor.

2008-05-17 11:04:12

45. Mattpat11

Jason Bay may be the worst leftfielder I've ever seen. Every time I see him he's doing something awful.

2008-05-17 11:05:20

46. ms october

42 thanks - hopefully we didn't jinx things

2008-05-17 11:05:30

47. Yankees Brasil

Dear God, please help us.

2008-05-17 11:05:46

48. weeping for brunnhilde

Ahhgggh!

Horse shit run.

2008-05-17 11:06:47

49. Yankees Brasil

This is the inning. Every pitch is in the middle of the plate now.

2008-05-17 11:08:12

50. williamnyy23

What a turn...Meachman with an absolutely awful send and now Pettitte is about to cough it up in the 4th again.

Pettitte's problem is pitch selection. He has Wright in the hole and instead of trying to get him to hit a grounder, they go with the high fastball.

The Yankees aren't going to get many better opportunities against Santana, so if Pettitte bombs here in the 4th, that could be the game.

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2008-05-17 11:10:49

51. weeping for brunnhilde

We're in a tight spot.

2008-05-17 11:11:29

52. weeping for brunnhilde

50 Well, he was successful with the high heat in the first, but point taken.

2008-05-17 11:11:50

53. williamnyy23

I don't know if it's mental or phsyical, but Pettitte's pitch selection and execution has been awful. If Andy can't get through 3 innings, the Yankees aren't going to win much.

2008-05-17 11:12:13

54. Yankees Brasil

50 His problem was location. He had gotten some outs on that high FB. He just missed and left it over the plate. Then he left another one on the middle to Beltran. And now he misses low. He's just all over the plate now. We will be lucky to leave this inning 3 runs behind.

2008-05-17 11:13:05

55. weeping for brunnhilde

There's one.

A big one.

2008-05-17 11:13:19

56. Just fair

Good thing Jeter caught that. They would have tagged up on Damon. : }

2008-05-17 11:13:37

57. williamnyy23

52 That's the first...Andy isn't a power pitcher. Also, Wright is a much better fastball hitter than most. What's more, that situation begged for a slow curve so Wright could beat it into the ground.

The Yankees are losing because of diminished talent, but also because of bad baseball decisions. In this inning alone, a game that could of been 4-0 could be 4-2 Mets. That can't happen.

2008-05-17 11:14:44

58. williamnyy23

Now he falls behind Easley 2-0, making him a much better hitter. Andy's inability to go through a lineup twice is baffling and concerning.

2008-05-17 11:14:48

59. weeping for brunnhilde

Damn it.

2008-05-17 11:15:40

60. weeping for brunnhilde

Whew!

Easley just missed that one.

Damn.

2008-05-17 11:16:07

61. weeping for brunnhilde

YESSSS!!!

2008-05-17 11:16:10

62. williamnyy23

Pettitte caught a break there...that was ball four.

2008-05-17 11:16:16

63. Yankees Brasil

Why is he pitching around Easley? Throw some freaking strikes.

2008-05-17 11:16:32

64. Just fair

Esley's so old he played for the California Angels.

2008-05-17 11:16:42

65. Mattpat11

That wasn't close.

2008-05-17 11:17:25

66. yankee23

Is Pettitte getting squeezed pretty bad? Gameday looks like there are a lot of close pitches he's not getting.

Though after that last one to Easley perhaps I'm wrong...

2008-05-17 11:17:34

67. williamnyy23

Now he falls behind 2-0 to Schneider....talk about frustrating.

2008-05-17 11:17:59

68. williamnyy23

66 No...if anything, it looks to me like he is getting some favorable calls.

2008-05-17 11:18:22

69. Yankees Brasil

Another first pitch ball. This is pathetic.

2008-05-17 11:18:25

70. SF Yanks

Really that wasn't a strikeout. The batter did what he had to do, but got rung up for it. Tough break for him, good for us.

2008-05-17 11:19:42

71. yankee23

68 Must just be the gameday interns, then. It keeps showing two pitches right next to one another, one's a strike, the other's a ball. Maybe Andy's going for a Dice-K approach. (Throw lots of balls, look wild, that way when it's close you get the call...)

2008-05-17 11:19:55

72. williamnyy23

That ball went foul and Giambi hit the ground....about three feet from the line!!

2008-05-17 11:20:22

73. weeping for brunnhilde

F-u-c-k.

2008-05-17 11:20:51

74. Just fair

Dear Pettitte and Meacham,
Please stop pissing on me.
Sincerely,
Parade

2008-05-17 11:21:13

75. williamnyy23

That's an awful job by Peittitte....you can't try to get a bad hitter to chase 3-2 with the bases loaded. That tells you all you need to know about what Pettitte thinks of his stuff.

Andy has hurt the Yankees this season...it really makes you start to wonder.

2008-05-17 11:21:17

76. weeping for brunnhilde

66 No, not really. He even got that generous called third strike on Easley.

2008-05-17 11:22:03

77. Mattpat11

66 Not at all.

2008-05-17 11:24:25

78. Yankees Brasil

This is pathetic. Another pitcher who can't get us 5 innings. The one offense who might be worse than ours already scored 3 in 4 innings. Talk about frustration.

2008-05-17 11:24:26

79. williamnyy23

Bad breaks happen when you play bad baseball...from Meacham in the 3rd (and Abreu not going to 3rd on the throw) to Pettitte seeming to have no clue how to pitch in the 4th, the Yankees are now trailing a CY Young award winner who has a second life.

Why are the Yankees a below .500 team? It should be obvious.

2008-05-17 11:25:18

80. williamnyy23

Pathetic Andy...pathetic.

2008-05-17 11:26:49

81. Just fair

79 A check swing hit, 2 seeing eye bleeders, and a swinging bunt. Yeah, Pettite has no clue.

2008-05-17 11:27:53

82. Yankees Brasil

Some players on the Yankees really need a psychologist. That 4th inning meltdown is beyond unacceptable.

2008-05-17 11:28:18

83. williamnyy23

81 Lets forget about the two walks, the K that everyone agrees was another walk and the awful pitch to Wright ahead in the count.

Yep...that was a fine inning by Andy.

2008-05-17 11:28:38

84. Just fair

Holy Shit. One large investment nearly killed another.

2008-05-17 11:29:32

85. williamnyy23

At least the Mariners are coming in next weekend.

2008-05-17 11:29:42

86. Yankees Brasil

81 He was behind on the count to all of their bottom of the lineup hitters. He threw a slider on the dirt on a 3-2 count to a bad hitter. He deserves the hole he's in now.

2008-05-17 11:30:45

87. williamnyy23

Great answer back inning from the Yankees. With AG and Moeller in the next inning, this game is getting late early.

2008-05-17 11:31:14

88. weeping for brunnhilde

He'll bounce back, fear not.

2008-05-17 11:31:35

89. Mattpat11

81 All the walks?

2008-05-17 11:31:40

90. OldYanksFan

Giambi continues to hit the ball HARD and get nothing. Can you hit a ball harder then that? And how did Santana catch that? How did he even get out of the way?

2008-05-17 11:33:50

91. Just fair

Hey, I saw all the walks. Andy blew that inning. I was just trying to point out that the balls put in play were a joke. That 1,2,3 inning was a real pleasure. Yeesh.

2008-05-17 11:35:21

92. williamnyy23

If Hank is around and the Yankees lose, I wonder if he'll have something to say about Meacham. You know his daddy would.

2008-05-17 11:39:19

93. Just fair

Al Leiter and David Cone crack me up. Michael Kay, not so much.
And the shit keeps rollling. 2 quick outs + hit + hbp = ?

2008-05-17 11:39:39

94. Yankees Brasil

And another pathetic inning for Andy. This is going to get a lot uglier.

2008-05-17 11:43:21

95. williamnyy23

The Yankees keep struggling (and losing games) in the 3rd through 5th innings, when they've been outscored 91-66. Why is that? They've only had two effective starters all year.

That stat alone is sufficient justification for why Joba is much better off in the rotation than pitching the 8th inning. Sadly, the Yankees have been in many games come the 8th inning.

2008-05-17 11:43:33

96. Yankees Brasil

So, who wants Pettitte back next season?

2008-05-17 11:44:48

97.