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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.
He's going to win this came singlehandedly.
Hey, Andy, grab a bat!
Finally.
And speaking of Hank, I love his antics.
Just like old times.
I'm sentimental like that.
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.
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.
i'm sort of on gameday - is andy's good start just him throwing strikes or something else?
Horse shit run.
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.
A big one.
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.
Easley just missed that one.
Damn.
Though after that last one to Easley perhaps I'm wrong...
Please stop pissing on me.
Sincerely,
Parade
Andy has hurt the Yankees this season...it really makes you start to wonder.
Why are the Yankees a below .500 team? It should be obvious.
Yep...that was a fine inning by Andy.
And the shit keeps rollling. 2 quick outs + hit + hbp = ?
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.
That inning is a joke...Girardi has to have all three batters taking a stike there. Instead, the Yankees go on their usual hacking spree and give Santana a bonus inning.
It looks like Jeter's jolt provided the two run quota for the Yankees. I hope the boys have fun nights on the town planned for the evening.
I thinks were the morons for expecting this to team to score. EVER.
I am sorry Joe...the effort is NOT there. This team is not playing as hard as it can.
I guess if the team is going to quit on the game, I might as well too. Maybe it'll rain tomorrow too.
note to self: avoid mets fan friends for remainder of weekend.
At this point, I don't think even Arod is enough to overcome what is wrong with this team. Talk about a bad time to have a poor season. It seems a shame to close YS with a team like this.
With the way the Yankees offense has been, you'd have to say Santana has not pitched well. Three runs is an outburst for the Yankees...when you factor in Meacham's brutal send, it could have been 4 or 5.
Oh shit!
Maybe he holds the Mets at 6 and the yankees tie it up in the 9th?
[is there an emoticon for 'wanting to vomit'?]
The Yankees some how get two runs and put another guy on. Joe Girardi refuses to put on any kind of play. Yankees stand around and wait for the big hit that never comes and lose once again.
148 You keep reminding everyone so either people will accept it or be bludgeoned into accepting it. ;)
For the record I've agreed with you before, that right now this team stinks. I'm still leaning towards being optimistic, with no one running away with the division, us still missing A-Rod and Posada, there is a chance to rebound. I'm going to reevaluate at the end of the month.
I disagree wholeheartedly
MENSO!
"Disingenous illusion of hustle and fire"
(not Jeter but the whole team)
They'll probably just option out Chris Britton again, though.
This team has no killer instinct. They were up 2-0, on the verge of going up 3-0, and then slipped into the tank the rest of the way. Dreadful.
Damon's slide into home and Jeter's slide into second. Are we dealing with players too scared to hurt? Too afraid to be aggressive? As much as it pains me to say this - this team is a bunch of premadonnas- they are not tough out there when the chips are down and they don't run over people when they have to. Seriously, I can't think of a Red Suck sliding into a base like that. I can't think of a Devil Ray or any member of any team worth its salt playing the game timidly.
Damon should have slid spikes up through home plate! Yes it was a shitty decision by Meacham but JD was stopped by a catcher's big toe and Jeter clearly pussied out of a play the second it seemed awkward.
This team needs to grow a pair quickly.
The offense was fine. They scored 4 runs against a combination of Santana and Wagner.
Farnesworth gave away the game. What is new there? I guess, Joe Girardi was supposed to magically cure what ails Farnesworth.
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