Now giving up 6-8 outs just seems unfair to Moose. Welcome back!

I agree, Sterling is an idiot. He destroyed the HR call, then couldn't figure out what was going on with the Abreu at bat b/c he was too busy talking, then gets so excited with the throw home and hit that he can't catch his breath in time...what a blunderbuss

Like 25 said, WTF?!?!?

34 Ditto what claybeez said in 36. Classic Moose.

Best part is, only 28 pitches through 2. If he keeps that up, he might get through 6, even with the 80 pitch count.

Of course YES shows a good looking chick taking a picture of Jeter.

Wow, way to blame the best hitter your team has ever had for the owner's incompetence.

You sabr guys are going to FLIP when you see what I just found:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/all_clutch_team.shtml

Ugh. Sosa disgusts me. Bonds get reamed by so many, yet here's "Slammin' Sammy", back to pad his HRs over 600, playing 81 home games in the best hitters' park in the AL. He can't hit for average, can't run, doesn't walk, can't play the field well. All he can do is hit homers. .244/.309/.547.

Maybe that's helpful but you wonder if the power goes for a little while, does Sammy still get to play?

Minky. Sigh. Free Josh Phelps!

Moose: 3:1 strikes:balls ratio so far. Wow. He could get into the 7th if he keeps this up.

Also, whatup with Damon batting for Giambi?

What a waste of a leadoff single

"Oh, it's the sixth? Let's get that bullpen in here to give up 7 runs."

You gotta be kidding me. Moose threw only 64 pitches. 64! Is Torre nuts?!?!

74 That was what I suggested earlier, too. Mike's legs need the rest, and Andy has shown the last two times out (and his first start way back when) that he doesn't do well with rainouts and extra days off. Moose doesn't either, but the lesser of two evils.

I think Joe took out Moose reasonably; he looked winded the last inning.

It would be very interesting to see if the E6 was a questionable error call, and if it were a bang bang play at first, we could have a controversy on our hands ;-)

Either way, Jeter has been on base in every game this season.

Meanwhile WTF, let Bruney pitch the one more out.

Why take out Bruney?

I may not like Sammy Sosa, but I don't want to see anyone get hurt. Especially head trauma. I'll never forget when Ryan Thompson hits Bryce Florie. That was ugly.

Ummmm . . . why is Bruney coming out now? Did Proctor complain that he didn't get to pitch in both games of the doubleheader?

Hey, guess how many BB Moose gave up, Joe? Now you have the lefty to face the hot righty. Yippee.

127 I'm trying not to be cynical, but I was thinking the same thing.

Sure would be nice to pick up half a game rather than losing half a game tonight...

http://www.livescience.com/othernews/050505_clutch_hitters.html

It's about a study from 2005 that claims there are such things as clutch hitters...if you include sac flies.

Among them: Bill Buckner.

131 Amazingly, no. I'm sure he threw a long bullpen session though.

Before that, Jeter's previous hitless game was August 17, also against Boston.

So, as someone wrote (don't remember the blog), pitchers as esteemed as Kevin Jarvis and Steve Traschel are the difference between a statistical anomaly and an assault on a record many believe to be unbreakable.

I realize that Mussina shouldn't have been pulled (unless he said something that we don't know about yet), but I can't really blame Torre for pulling Bruney after throwing a 95 mph fastball against Sammy Sosa's head...shit like that has a way of sticking with you for a minute.

And obviously Henn should pitch to the righty as he just happens to be a left handed pitcher not a LOOGY.

I really can't believe that you would have said something like that. Truly hateful.

Minky, you suck! I take back what I said before.

And I guess since the bullpen has had a couple of days rest, Torre can go back to 5 a game for the next few weeks.

Deep breaths and enjoy the game.

sheesh.

I remember one time Juan Gonzalez had his hand up to stop the guy at third on a wild pitch, presumably so he could get an RBI. The guy ran right past Juan Gone and his stupid hand.

181 was supposed to refer to 177

Funny thing is, the next day he swung at his very next 3-0 and homered.

In other news, the brutal mismanagement of the bullpen continues.

I really dislike walks by our pitchers.

I love walks by our hitters.

However, just for fun I looked up some other players: Juan Pierre has faced about 150 3-0 counts in his career (since 2000). Number of swings: one.

Vladamir Guererro has faced 410 career 3-0 counts, and has swung 66 times.

This game (and day) will hurt the BP with 2 rooks Sunday and Monday, especially if Wang doesnt give some innings.

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Every game Girardi does in the booth he says things that really impress me. It's almost like he's on a job interview and he's passing with flying colors. I really wish he was done on the bench instead of the booth.

The first base ump does the ugliest little dance when he calls an out.

I hope the Yanks rally in the eighth so that Rivera doesn't pitch tonight.

Hey, does this keep Mariano out of the ninth???

I wouldn't necessarily want someone other than Rivera pitching in a Yankees/Red Sox game, but tonight, use Rivera in the high leverage situation.

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Best "clutch hitter" of all time? Mark Grace. Huh?

I know they do, but its still ridiculous.

If you were being sarcastic, just ignore this.

Note: In Joe Torre's reality, a belly full of guts is NOT an intangible. He has the ability to measure it, making it tangible. How, I don't know, 'cuz in everyone else's reality, it is.

ALLLRIGHT!! A broken bat!!! That's a good sign for Mo! Especially against a lefty.

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could also be applied to: NY Post, Newsday, etc.

And....the Yankees win.

On another note, how 'bout dem Golden State Warriors?

Not even a 12 pack of Bud Light or the proverbial bag of balls for him. Dayum...

358 Yeah, him and Matt Barnes. What's up with baseball players? ;-) Also, on the TNT postgame, Barkley (who picked Dallas and ripped the Bay Area) sounds like his dog just died trying to give props to the Warriors.

NoMass.org writes:

The longer Joe Torre is kept around, the more damage he is doing to this pitching staff. He is a truly horrible manager. He needs to be removed immediately as he is jeopardizing the health and effectiveness of the bullpen.

Who in their right mind removes Mike Mussina after allowing 1 run through 5 innings on 64 pitches?!?!? 64 pitches!

LoHud writes:

Mike Mussina said he was gassed after five innings and asked out of the game. "I was happy five innings was what I was able to do," he said. "It was a good day considering I had been off for a while."

This is why, folks, you need to wait and hear what the players say before you jump all over the manager. At least on some occasions.

As Mussina said, throwing a 60-pitch simulated game in the batting cage did not prepare him to go seven innings in a real game.

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362 Good call. If the Yanks signed DK to the same deal ("posting fee" and contract), with his current results he'd be a cut above Pavano in the minds of these hacks who "report" on MLB, strictly because it was the Yankees who signed him. The loveable Sox get a pass. Same as it ever was.

One of my favorite quotes:

"People everywhere confuse what they read in the newspapers with news."

— A. J. Liebling

Isn't anyone going to jump all over Mussina for not manning up or whatever the expression du jour is?

Its hard not to get upset during the game though, knowing the pen is still being toasted and wondering why Moose is out after 64 pitches. Vicious cycle.

Winning 3 in a row and climbing out of the cellar feels good.