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Posted by: min0 lee

Derek Jeter's first 15 MLB Seasons

2,600 Hits, 200 HRs, 1,000 RBI's

Only 4 others have done this in their first 15 seasons....they are Hank Aaron, Stan Musial and Al Simmons.

Posted by: min0 lee

All time Yankee runs leader.

1. B. Ruth
1959

2. L Gehrig
1888 2

3. M Mantle
1677

4. D Jeter
1500

Posted by: I Are Baboon

What's with that Padilla clown constantly throwing at Teixeira?

Posted by: IainDaniel

I would too.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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I would too.

Homophobe.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

What's with that Padilla clown constantly throwing at Teixeira?

I don't know either, they were once teammates so there might be a little history there.
I like the way he took out the second baseman though.

I find it odd that he would do that to load up the bases with A-rod batting next, although he did get A=rod out so he may have had some success against A-rod in the past.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

What's with that Padilla clown constantly throwing at Teixeira?

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...e.htmlTeixeira went on to detail their history: "The first two at-bats of my career (against Padilla, June 9, 2005, when the pitcher was with Philadelphia), I hit home runs. Third at-bat, I got hit. And every time I've faced him since there have been balls near my head, near my body.

"We were teammates for two years. I remember getting hit a lot because he was hitting other players." Teixeira actually asked Padilla to stop hitting players. What was Padilla's response? "Nothing," Teixeira said.

"There's no reason for it in baseball," Teixeira added. "If you can't get a guy out, don't hit him. If you don't want to pitch to a guy, put out four fingers out there and walk him. Unfortunately, when I was a teammate, it happened a lot where he would hit guys and the three-four hitters, those are the guys who get hit and I got hit plenty of times."

Teixeira was hit only once while Padilla pitched as a Ranger - May 31, 2007 - but he was thrown at multiple times.
Padilla has initiated brawls in the past by throwing close to batters. On Sept. 16, 2007, he hit Nick Swisher, who was then with Oakland. It incited a fight that led to both players being ejected. Sounds like part of the reason Swisher was not in the starting lineup, although Girardi said he was giving Swisher a day off.

Much has been made of the Yankees' team chemistry this season, and Burnett might have done more for it by throwing near Cruz in the fifth than he did with all of his whipped cream pies combined. When Teixeira was asked if the purpose pitch made him feel like Burnett's got his back, he replied, "Oh, yeah. A.J.'s a veteran pitcher. I think there was a little message sent."

Read more: "Mark Teixeira gets hit twice, fires up Yankees with slide in win over Texas" - Mark Teixeira gets hit twice, fires up Yankees with slide in win over Texas

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

All time Yankee runs leader.

1. B. Ruth
1959

2. L Gehrig
1888 2

3. M Mantle
1677

4. D Jeter
1500

Derek Jeter joined some lofty Yankee company in the fourth inning Tuesday night when he scored the 1,500th run of his career. Jeter is the fourth Yankee to reach the milestone, along with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle.
Only four active players - including Alex Rodriguez (1,618) - have scored 1,500 times. The others are Ken Griffey Jr. (1,627) and Gary Sheffield (1,618).
The milestone was just one of Jeter's accomplishments on a 3-for-4 night. He led off the first with a single and has now gotten a hit to start up the Yankees in 10 of 12 games. He also recorded his seventh straight multihit game, matching the longest streak of his career. He has hit in 16 straight games. "He's really good right now," Joe Girardi said. "Everything he's doing, he's doing at a high level."

Read more: "Derek Jeter scores 1,500th run, becomes 4th Yankee to reach mark" - Derek Jeter scores 1,500th run, becomes 4th Yankee to reach mark

Posted by: min0 lee

Yankees' A.J. Burnett suspended 6 games for throwing at Ranger
Read more: "Yankees' A.J. Burnett suspended 6 games for throwing at Ranger" - Yankees' A.J. Burnett suspended 6 games for throwing at Ranger

A.J. Burnett was suspended six games and fined $2,000 for throwing intentionally at Nelson Cruz of the Rangers on Tuesday night.

Burnett threw a pitch toward Cruz’s head in the fifth inning, a pitch that Major League Baseball believed was in retaliation for Vicente Padilla hitting Mark Teixeira twice earlier in the game.

Burnett has appealed his suspension, meaning he will likely be on the mound for his scheduled start on Sunday against the Rays.

Padilla was not suspended, but he was fined for throwing at Teixeira in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game.
Read more: "Yankees' A.J. Burnett suspended 6 games for throwing at Ranger" - Yankees' A.J. Burnett suspended 6 games for throwing at Ranger

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...And then Yankee fan, Bob Watson who somehow still has his cock so deep inside Bud Selig despite showing ridiculous bias on numerous occasions goes against the opinions of the umpires who called the game and doled out a suspension only to Beckett and the Red Sox.
.

Ummmm....where is the bias here?

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it's another thing to be blatantly wrong with your facts.

I love you, but your Yankee jerking off and Red Sox hatred is far worse than the opposite of mine.

I can and have quoted ten wrongs you posted.

I don't hate the Red Sox, I really detest the Dodgers and Braves.

Posted by: min0 lee

How does Padilla not get suspended? He hit Tex twice starting the whole thing, he has a history of beaning players.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

So min0, you going to rip on Burnett like you did on Beckett? Same deal...throwing at the head.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

So min0, you going to rip on Burnett like you did on Beckett? Same deal...throwing at the head.

What I am saying is that he should get the same penalty Beckett received if anything, what made Beckett's case worse was that he charged towards home plate.

Also while it is wrong he did this to defend his player.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

I'm just busting balls. I've got no issue with what Burnett did, and actually, I feel someone should have been drilled in the back.

Posted by: min0 lee

Yeah, you have to protect your players, but to hit a batter because he has success against you....just throw a high tight pitch.

I respect Burnett a whole lot more than Mussina, Pedro sent Jeter and Alfonso to the hospital and he never did anything.

Posted by: min0 lee

Ortiz hits a 2 run homer.
He must be a member here.

Posted by: min0 lee

Beckett has good stuff....Burnett looks like he's struggling.

Posted by: IainDaniel

What is that? 0-8 this year?

Posted by: Triple Threat

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What is that? 0-8 this year?

Don't get ahead of yourself. It's only 0-6.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Meh, that 0-6 against Boston is making me itchy. These two teams pretty much always play to a tie (or close to it) in the season series, so the longer the Sox keep beating them, the more likely it is the Yankees will win the games that really count (like, pennant race or playoffs).

Posted by: min0 lee

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Meh, that 0-6 against Boston is making me itchy. These two teams pretty much always play to a tie (or close to it) in the season series, so the longer the Sox keep beating them, the more likely it is the Yankees will win the games that really count (like, pennant race or playoffs).

It happened before with the A's.

But this is different, it's like they are playing scared. How can the Mets beat Boston and the Yankees, who match up better against Boston.

A.J. pitched a shitty team. not to take away from Boston but even Ortiz homered of him.

Beckett played lights out, the guy can pitch in big games.

I don't know why Wang is pitching tonight, he isn't ready yet and I hope they don't let A.J. pitch against Boston this year.....he's been awful against them.

A-Rod's been grounding into a lot of double plays.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Holy shit...min0, thanks for the reminder...I was able to put Wang on my fantasy bench without about five minutes to spare.

Posted by: min0 lee

HA ha..

Posted by: I Are Baboon

The game has just started but I really don't think Wang has any chance tonight. Of course, I have been wrong before.

Tim Wakefield...shit, flip a coin. We never know what we're going to get.

Posted by: min0 lee

I don't either, start against another team. Not against the Red sox.

Already 2 men on base.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Tim Wakefield...shit, flip a coin. We never know what we're going to get.

Yanks have had some success against him. I always did like him.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

Yanks have had some success against him. I always did like him.

I own one of those Red Sox jersey t-shirts and it's a Tim Wakefield.

That's a little gay, no?

I'll buy a Bay if he signs an extension.

Posted by: min0 lee

He's 7 and 3 this year, not bad.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

The problem there is, for every good Wakefield streak, there is an equally bad Wakefield streak in the waiting. But hell, at 40+ years old for Wake, I've got no complaints.

Posted by: Triple Threat

Wang wasn't up for the job tonight.

Posted by: min0 lee

The Wang was limp tonight.

Posted by: min0 lee

I would have preferred Hughes pitching against the Sox over Wang.
Hughes ...Wang....

Posted by: min0 lee

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I would have preferred Hughes pitching against the Sox over Wang.
Hughes ...Wang....

Maybe not.....

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Wang pitched into the 3rd. What are you upset about?

Posted by: Triple Threat

The home plate umpire tonight has a very inconsistent strike zone. At least his inconsistency is consistent for both teams.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Wang pitched into the 3rd. What are you upset about?

Oh....the runs he gave up.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

The home plate umpire tonight has a very inconsistent strike zone. At least his inconsistency is consistent for both teams.

Not easy with Wakefield, but yeah, he is inconsistent.

Posted by: min0 lee

Back to back home runs...

The Yankees did good with getting Texaria. He is worth the money.

Posted by: min0 lee

Damn, all I can hear is a loud drunk on my stereo yelling stuff at Jeter.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

I am more worried about Brad Penny tonight than I am CC Sabathia. I really can't see the Sox winning this one.

Posted by: IainDaniel

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I am more worried about Brad Penny tonight than I am CC Sabathia. I really can't see the Sox winning this one.

Is this like reverse psychology?

Posted by: soxmuscle

500+ pounds of man will be on the mound tonight in combined weight.

God, Sabathia is fat.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

I am more worried about Brad Penny tonight than I am CC Sabathia. I really can't see the Sox winning this one.

This is the best match up we had this week, I am not one to second guess a manager but having Wang pitch against Boston and then the Mets didn't make sense.

These games are too crucial to feel bad about whose feelings are hurt, sorry Wang one more week in the pen till you get stuff corrected. The Yanks play the Nationals and then the Pirates...let him pitch then.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

500+ pounds of man will be on the mound tonight in combined weight.

God, Sabathia is fat.

Yes, he is.

But that 500 pound fat man is playing at a level neither one of us would ever reach.

Posted by: min0 lee

Wang (21.61 ERA)

Posted by: min0 lee

What was penny Thinking?
He miss him on the first pitch and then drills square on his back on the third pitch?

A-Rod is 0 for 7 this series (typical) must be a mistake.

Ahhh, setting it up so that CC can't pitch inside, he hits someone and he's thrown out of the game. Brilliant.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

That's what you get for drilling Jason Bay.

Posted by: min0 lee

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That's what you get for drilling Jason Bay.

They did? I missed that one.

Posted by: min0 lee

All Ortiz needed to break out of his slump is some home cooked Yankee pitching!
Boston would love to play the Yankees all year.

Posted by: min0 lee

I wonder if A-rod slipped him some some.

Posted by: soxmuscle

Swept.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Brad Penny > CC Sabathia

Posted by: min0 lee

penny pitched a good game.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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penny pitched a good game.

Indeed. I didn't expect that. His trade bait just went up.

Posted by: soxmuscle

I love Girardi's logic.

He wouldn't let Mo pitch a six out save but he was willing to let him pitch a four out save?

Strange.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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I love Girardi's logic.

He wouldn't let Mo pitch a six out save but he was willing to let him pitch a four out save?

Strange.

If you can stand to read the reader comments on the NY newspaper websites, Yankee fans are all over Girardi.

Posted by: soxmuscle

Link me.

I just really don't understand this philosophy of his in this instant.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Indeed. I didn't expect that. His trade bait just went up.

I heard about that, once Smoltz returns he may be gone.

Posted by: min0 lee

So this is what it feels like.

Posted by: soxmuscle

the funny thing about all the Penny rumors is that they're just that: rumors.

not once has Francona, Epstein or anybody with knowledge of what the front office is going to do has even hinted at trading Penny.

until that changes or until he's traded, it looks like just speculation to me based on the obvious fact that Daisuke is unmovable, Beckett/Lester/Wake aren't going anywhere and Penny is signed to only a one year deal.

Posted by: soxmuscle

I also want to add that waiting until the July 31st deadline to trade him would be the most wise decision from a value stand point.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Joe Girardi accuses Brad Penny of intentionally hitting Alex Rodriguez - ESPN

LOL...god I love this rivalry.

Sandy vaginas all around!

Posted by: min0 lee

It's time Posada no longer catches.

Posted by: soxmuscle

Why?

I thought he was an all-star catcher?

Posted by: min0 lee

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Why?

I thought he was an all-star catcher?

All-star hitter yes, but he was never a natural catcher.
I never liked the way he calls a game, blocks the plate, or his lack of throwing out runners.

He has always had problems with pitchers not wanting to pitch to him.....R. Johnson to name one.

Posted by: min0 lee

SNY voices quick to chide deliberate Joba Chamberlain
Read more: SNY voices quick to chide deliberate Joba Chamberlain

The line was once reserved for Steve Trachsel. On Friday night, Keith Hernandez applied it to alleged phenom Joba Chamberlain.
"It's like watching paint dry with Joba out there, isn't it?" Hernandez, on SportsNet New York, asked with Carlos Beltran batting (3-2 count, third inning) and the bases loaded.
The needle Brian Bruney stuck Francisco Rodriguez with wasn't the only body-piercing during Round 1 of the Subway Series. SNY's voices stuck it to Joba pretty good during a 43-pitch third inning sans midges.
This wasn't a total bludgeon job. It was an exercise in frustration. It was not all audio dynamite. Throughout the inning, SNY's cameras alternated between the faces of Joe Girardi and pitching coach Dave Eiland. Their mugs were the picture of exasperation. Jorge Posada did not escape unscathed, either.
Ron Darling explained Posada's role in this constipated relationship. After the opinionated catcher made yet another trip to the mound ("How can this be?" Gary Cohen asked), Darling said: "There's been a problem all year ... Posada is one of those catchers who goes with a game plan and is very stubborn how he calls a game. He really doesn't want his pitchers to shake him off. And when that happens, a guy like Chamberlain will call him out."
Shortly after Darling's comment, Chamberlain shook off Posada four more times, causing the catcher to make another trip to the mound.
"Take him out to dinner," Hernandez said incredulously. "... How do you get into a rhythm with all these stops and starts?" What he meant to say: The next time Joba shakes him off, Posada should kick his tuchis.
Chamberlain walked Beltran, struck out David Wright, then hit Ryan Church, forcing in the go-ahead run.
"I feel like I'm watching an 'A Ball' game," Hernandez moaned.
With Gary Sheffield up, Hernandez continued chirping: "I played for managers who, the way Joba is pitching, shaking off Posada and throwing breaking balls, would just yank him on general principles."
Cohen: "This is dreadful."
An appropriate description. Will SNY mouths have any verbal bullets left if Joba pitches during Round 2 in a couple of weeks?

Read more: SNY voices quick to chide deliberate Joba Chamberlain

Posted by: min0 lee

Mariano Rivera earns 500th save and first RBI

Great reliever and a class act.

Posted by: min0 lee

Yankees add insurance policy, swing deal with Pirates for Eric Hinske

The Yankees added an insurance policy to their roster Tuesday, acquiring Eric Hinske in a trade with the Pirates.
Pittsburgh will receive minor league righthander Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer. Hinske, who turns 32 in August, can play first base, third base and both corner outfield spots, giving them another versatile player to use in a variety of ways.
For the Pirates, the deal represents a dump of Hinske's $1.5 million salary. For the Yankees, the deal adds a bat to their bench after Xavier Nady's expected return took a turn for the worse last week when he reinjured his elbow. Ironically, Nady was acquired by the Yankees last summer in a deal with the Pirates, so they're going back to the well to find a replacement for him now that he is likely lost for the year.
Prior to this season, Hinske had spent his entire career in the American League East, playing for the Blue Jays (2002-06), Red Sox (2006-07) and Rays (2008). He is hitting .255 with one home run and 11 RBI in 106 at-bats this season, having hit .247 with 20 home runs and 60 RBI in 381 at-bats last season for the AL Champion Rays.
Hinske's best season came in his rookie year of 2002, when he hit .279 with 24 homers and 84 RBI for Toronto, capturing AL Rookie of the Year honors.

Yankees add insurance policy, swing deal with Pirates for Eric Hinske

Posted by: IainDaniel

I don't know how much insurance that is.

Posted by: min0 lee

The Yanks plans are to rest A-rod once a week at third to rest his leg or him to recover from all that banging he's been doing with Kate Hudson.

His bat is better than Ransom who isn't that good.

Posted by: Triple Threat

Mariano -

Hinske -

Posted by: min0 lee

Someone may be going down....
Swisher looked real good at the start of the season hit wise, actually he's decent on the road but his fielding isn't that good at all.

Posted by: Triple Threat

I can't see them getting rid of Swisher. My vote goes to Ransom.

Posted by: min0 lee

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I don't know how much insurance that is.

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I can't see them getting rid of Swisher. My vote goes to Ransom.

Mine too, but Hinske can cover third at least so that would mean Ransom may go.
Swisher has way more pop than Ransom.

Posted by: min0 lee

HUGHES PHIL-ING THE BILL AS BIG BRIDGE TO RIVERA

THE concentration Sunday night was on whether Chien-Ming Wang would earn his first win of 2009 and Mariano Rivera would record his 500th career save, so you might not have paid much attention to what occurred in between: Phil Hughes delivered another eye-opening, offense- shutting performance. He threw an other 1 1/3 hitless innings against the Mets in a 4-2 Yankee triumph.

Hughes has relieved seven times this season and has a 1.50 ERA and a .122 batting average against. In his last five outings, he is scoreless over seven innings with three hits, one walk and nine strikeouts. Maybe this is just a short run of success, though Alex Rodriguez said, "[Hughes] is throwing the ball as well as anyone on our staff. He is a total asset."

For now, Hughes has qui eted the calls for Joba Chamberlain to be moved back to the bull pen. And there is irony to that, of course. Be cause everyone has long assumed that Chamberlain is really, in temperament and style, a late-inning re liever, and that Hughes, poker- faced and more cerebral, is a starter.

But remember what was being said about and by Rivera in 1996, his breakout campaign, the sea son he served mainly as closer John Wetteland's set-up man, but also picked up the first five of his now 500 saves.

Rivera had made 10 starts for the 1995 Yankees, going 3-3 with a 5.94 ERA. But that offseason, the Yanks re-signed David Cone to the largest pitching contract ever and also imported Dwight Gooden and Kenny Rogers. Those three joined Jimmy Key and Andy Pettitte and there was no room for Rivera. So he made the team as mainly a mop-up man, but pitched so well in April that manager Joe Torre started feeding him more vital tasks until he had usurped Jeff Nelson and Bob Wickman and was the primary set-up man.

However, pretty much that entire season, Rivera said he was enjoying the job, but that it was just a pit stop away from starting. History tells us it was a heck of pit stop.

Fast forward to Hughes, who in 28 career starts is 8-9 with a 5.22 ERA. In the past offseason, the Yanks gave CC Sabathia the largest pitching contract ever and also signed A.J. Burnett to work with Pettitte, Chamberlain and Chien-Ming Wang. There was no job for Hughes.

So when Wang returned from the disabled list, he was handed a long relief role, but he has quickly gained a more important designation. And would anybody be surprised if in the not too distant future it is Hughes -- not Brian Bruney -- who is doing the main set-up work for Rivera? And is it possible that it will be Hughes, rather than Chamberlain, who is the heir apparent to Rivera?

"Yes, I want to be a starter still," Hughes said, sounding quite like Rivera 13 years ago. "But it wouldn't be bad to have Mariano Rivera's career. I want to be pitching in the major leagues. That is what is important to me. I think too many guys are too picky."

General manager Brian Cashman said the plan is to still have Hughes eventually return to the rotation. But, for now, "our goal is to win as many games in 2009 as possible and make the playoffs." Translation: If Hughes could be an impact set-up man, like Rivera was in 1996, then Hughes will stay in that role, and the Yankees will deal with building up his innings again next year.

Cashman actually believes that pitching out of the bullpen will help Hughes when he returns to the rotation because "before [as a starter] he was nibbling too much away from contact. Now he is challenging guys."

Hughes has a tiny bit of Mo Rivera, circa 1996, about him right now. Suddenly, he is a relief revelation.

Posted by: min0 lee

Yanks send Pena down

Well this is better for him, he'll get some practice in the outfield and get more playing time.

Posted by: min0 lee

The Baboon was right!

So That's How Yankees Players Get the Flu?

Posted by: min0 lee

Mark Teixeira picked up more than 1.4 million votes in the final three days of balloting to pass Boston's Kevin Youkilis and land the starting job at first base for the American League in this year's All-Star Game.
He will represent the Yankees along with Derek Jeter, the top AL vote recipient, and Mariano Rivera on July 14 at St. Louis' Busch Stadium. Youkilis led Teixeira, 1,915,303 to 1,875,256, on Tuesday. In the final three days before voting closed at midnight Thursday, Teixeira's vote total nearly doubled. He finished ahead of Youkilis 3,309,050 to 3,069,906.
"It shows how passionate Yankee fans are," said Teixeira, who was a Rangers All-Star in 2005. "There's probably four or five first basemen that deserve to go and deserve to start, but you've got to give credit to the Yankee fans for getting me there."
Jeter is a .474 hitter in All-Star play and Rivera - selected in league-wide player voting - has made seven appearances, recorded three saves and not allowed an earned run in seven innings.
"We've been together for so many things and having Derek is great," Rivera said. "Now also we have Mark there. It's not 10 for him, but he will have more than that."
Jeter's 4,851,889 votes were the most for an AL player, the first time he's done that. After going 4-for-5 with a two-run homer in the Yanks' 10-8 win over Toronto, that news seemed genuinely important to him.
"It makes you feel good when people respect the way you play, even though they may not be Yankee fans so it means a lot," he said.
Joining Jeter and Teixeira in the starting infield are Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia and Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria. The outfielders are Boston's Jason Bay, Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and Texas' Josh Hamilton. The catcher is Minnesota's Joe Mauer.
"Every player wants to be a part of it," Jeter said. "If they tell you they don't, I think they're lying to you. There's a lot of great players so it's an honor."
Teixeira said he will not participate in the Home Run Derby because "I did it in 2005 and I was terrible. I embarrassed myself."
The Red Sox put six players on the team, including starting pitcher Tim Wakefield, who becomes the second-oldest player to make his first All-Star Game appearance. Wakefield (10-3) will be 42 years and 346 days old; Satchel Page made his first All-Star Game at 46 years and one day. Youkilis and pitchers Josh Beckett and Jonathan Papelbon are the other three Sox.
Rays manager Joe Maddon selected three of his players, outfielder Carl Crawford and infielders Ben Zobrist and Jason Bartlett. Carlos Pena, the AL home run leader and the fourth Rays infielder, can get the last spot on the team through fan voting at MLB.com. He is in the "Final Vote" contest against the Angels' Chone Figgins, Texas' Ian Kinsler, Detroit's Brandon Inge and Toronto's Adam Lind.
The other pitchers on the AL team are Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson (Tigers), Zack Greinke (Royals), Roy Halladay (Jays), Mark Buehrle (White Sox), Joe Nathan (Twins), Brian Fuentes (Angels), Andrew Bailey (A's) and Felix Hernandez (Mariners).
The other AL reserves are Adam Jones (Orioles), Victor Martinez (Indians), Curtis Granderson (Tigers), Torii Hunter (Angels), Aaron Hill (Jays), Justin Morneau (Twins) and Michael Young (Rangers).

Yankees' Mark Teixeira gets All-Star nod over Red Sox' Kevin Youkilis

Posted by: min0 lee

Brett Gardner has been decent. His speed on the bases (he leads all rookies) and in the outfield has been a plus.

.287 BA with 17 stolen bases.

Posted by: fyredup1286

Im glad they swept the Twins!

Posted by: min0 lee

Reports of Jeter's decline have been greatly exaggerated.
I hate to say this but he's playing real good at short also.

Derek Jeter #2 SS

2009 STATS
BA HR RBI OBP SLG
.324 11 43 .402 .462

Posted by: Triple Threat

Well NY pissed away that lead in one short weekend series.

Now they're all even in the loss column, which means NY is effectively in 2nd place due to the tiebreaker.

Posted by: IainDaniel

And Cashman did shit at the trade deadline. Especially knowing they are down on pitching.

Posted by: min0 lee

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And Cashman did shit at the trade deadline. Especially knowing they are down on pitching.

The other teams wanted too much.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Detroit looked like they got washburn for a good deal

Posted by: Triple Threat

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And Cashman did shit at the trade deadline. Especially knowing they are down on pitching.

That's the truth! I wonder how long they'll go with Mitre. So far he's been terrible. And CC needs to get his ass in gear. He's lucky to have gotten the win yesterday. 5 ER in 7 innings isn't exactly stellar pitching.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Detroit looked like they got washburn for a good deal

They all want Hughes or Chamberlan in the deals, I wouldn't trade them at all.

Posted by: min0 lee

These games are important to the Yanks, if they can win both series this in my opinion can be the turning point of the season.
Even though the Yankees lost those 8 games to Boston they still managed to stay in first place so it should be interesting.
BY Mark Feinsand
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Updated Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 10:21 AM

The dog days of August started out fittingly for the Yankees. They will need to bite back this week if they want to hold on to first place.
Having caught their breath Monday with their first day off following 17 consecutive games since the All-Star break, the Bombers return to action Tuesday with the first of two games against the Blue Jays to cap a nine-game road trip.

That is merely the appetizer this week, of course, as the Red Sox and new catcher/first baseman Victor Martinez invade the Bronx on Thursday for a four-game series that could give one of the AL East powerhouses the upper hand in the division entering the final eight weeks of the season.
The Yankees may lead the Red Sox by a half-game, but until they can beat Boston head-to-head - they are 0-8 this season - questions will linger.
"We feel as though if we play well, we can beat anybody," Derek Jeter said. "If we don't play well, anybody can beat us."

The Yankees salvaged a lost weekend with Sunday's win over the White Sox, but while CC Sabathia gutted his way through seven-plus innings to earn his 11th win, his final line continued a trend of spotty pitching.
After posting a 3.03 ERA during their 11-2 stretch to start the second half, the Yankees have allowed 31 runs in the past four games, an 8.29 ERA. If the staff continues to struggle this week, that first-place lead could

disappear quickly - and so could their hold on the wild card, for that matter.
While many people expected him to be playing elsewhere this month, Roy Halladay is still a Blue Jay, starting tonight against the Yankees.

Halladay held the Yankees to one run in a complete-game victory in Toronto on May 12, but the Yankees returned the favor in the Bronx on July 4, roughing him up for five runs in seven innings at Yankee Stadium.
The latter game marked his second start back after missing two weeks with a groin injury, also falling in the middle of his trade saga. Halladay has pitched well at the Rogers Centre, going 7-2 with a 2.57 ERA and four complete games in 11 starts at home.

The Yankees' three-game slide in Chicago represented more than a hiccup in the schedule; it marked three days mired with mistake-filled baseball, a brand of play the Yankees had not experienced since the beginning of the season.

Andy Pettitte - who starts tonight against Halladay - pitched well on Thursday, but his error in the seventh helped the White Sox emerge with a one-run win. Friday and Saturday saw the Yankees surrender 24 runs, though sloppy fielding and poor decision-making by the outfielders resulted in several extra bases for White Sox runners who went first-to-third at every opportunity.

"You can tell them and tell them and tell them, but they have to execute," Joe Girardi said. "Hit the cutoff man, because when we miss the cutoff man, they've been taking extra bases. Any issue that we have defensively is always a concern. We try to correct it as soon as possible."

It showed on Sunday, as outfielders hit the cutoff man every time, helping overcome Sabathia's third-inning struggles. The manager praised his team for its clean game, something he expects to see going forward.
"We need these guys to play at a high level," Girardi said. "When you make mistakes, when you're not pitching and you're losing games, everything seems to get people more aware of it. It's just three games. It's not like we've lost 20 out of 22."

Sunday's win gave the Yankees something other than a four-game sweep to think about yesterday as they departed for Toronto.
"I thought it was a real important day for us going into the off-day," Girardi said. "We had been playing so well until we got (to Chicago), so to be able to win this game and salvage something was big for us."

The last time the Yankees lost three straight games was right before the break, when they were swept by the Angels in Anaheim. The break gave the Bombers four days to wipe it out of their minds, so Alex Rodriguez is hoping the off-day can have the same effect after their disappointing weekend in the Windy City.

"We had a couple of games like that in Anaheim, so we just have to get back to playing good baseball," A-Rod said. "We know what we have to do - and we'll do it."

Posted by: min0 lee

Nice play by Melky...he's playing real good this year.

Posted by: min0 lee

Back to back homers by Damon and Tex.

Hughes pitched out of a game in the 7th, but got into a jam letting 3 runners on..he did strike 2 out before Joe took him out.
I didn't like the move too much, you have to let a young pitcher like Hughes know you have confidence in him.

Mo let those 2 runs in...

Posted by: Triple Threat

True, but any time there's a chance to win a game when Halladay is pitching, you gotta go for it. Let him get his confidence against the KCs of the world.

Ready for this weekend?

Posted by: Double D

Go Puljos!!!!

Damn the Yankees!

Posted by: Triple Threat

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Mo let those 2 runs in...

I saw the replay on ESPN. Damon didn't exactly win any Gold Glove votes on that play.

Posted by: Double D

I gotta watch ESPN today and get back to you guys. God knows they cover your Yanks and the Bo-Sox more than any other team.

Posted by: Triple Threat

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Originally Posted by Malley

Go Puljos!!!!

Damn the Yankees!

Hey, this is a NY Yankees thread. Keep to the topic.

Posted by: Double D

That was the point, I would start a St.Louis Cardinals thread....but I would be the only one in there talking. That my friend would me LAME

Posted by: Triple Threat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malley

That was the point, I would start a St.Louis Cardinals thread....but I would be the only one in there talking. That my friend would me LAME

Nah, min0 and I would chime in, and IAB would probably stop in to say how everyone on the Cards is a homo.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

I saw the replay on ESPN. Damon didn't exactly win any Gold Glove votes on that play.

I have never been a big fan of him. But I think he is a horrid fielder.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

I saw the replay on ESPN. Damon didn't exactly win any Gold Glove votes on that play.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

I have never been a big fan of him. But I think he is a horrid fielder.

I didn't know how bad he was till he came over here, he can't throw either.
That double off Mariano was catchable. This is his last year on his contract and although his bat is good but he is a DH now, same for Matsui.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malley

I gotta watch ESPN today and get back to you guys. God knows they cover your Yanks and the Bo-Sox more than any other team.

It sure is overkill to be honest.

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

Nah, min0 and I would chime in, and IAB would probably stop in to say how everyone on the Cards is a homo.

They play the Mets today...who suck by the way.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

He honestly throws like a chick. I think his swing is horrid to, but he does good with it.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel

He honestly throws like a chick. I think his swing is horrid to, but he does good with it.

LOL, yes he does...the worst I have ever seen from a pro.

Funny but I don't remember his swing before Boston but his stance is as ugly as Youkillus......ugly but effective.
He looks so off balance yet he connects.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Yankees will take 3 of 4 this weekend...at least. Those homos.

Posted by: min0 lee

I don't know about that, the Yanks now pee in their pants now when they see Boston.

They have Smoltz pitching tonight who has been awful but with our luck he'll find his form back tonight.

Posted by: Triple Threat

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Yankees will take 3 of 4 this weekend...at least. Those homos.

I sure hope so. A sweep would be even better.

Beating Beckett will be tough. He's pitching well lately and kills the Yankees. Burnett will have to be on fire for the Yankees to win that matchup.

Hopefully Joba isn't too pumped up, to the point where he's out of control. Smoltz is giving up 5-6 runs a game, so a good outing from Joba would be a good start to the series.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

The Red Sox can't hit on the road. Baltimore doesn't count. The Yanks are going to kick the shit out of Smoltz and Buchholz (Buchholz = overrated). Lester and Beckett have a chance if the Sox can score a run or two, but that's a big IF.

Come on...these teams play to a tie or close to it pretty much every year. It'll all even out in the end this year.

Hope I'm wrong.

Posted by: min0 lee

I am not going to agree with you and jinx them.

Posted by: min0 lee

Yankees designate Cody Ransom for assignment

.190/.256/.329

He was bad.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

The first eight games, the Yankees were trying to figure things out and get some sort of rhythm going. They are chugging right along now. They are the World Series favorite, unless you are severely retarded and think it's someone else.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

The first eight games, the Yankees were trying to figure things out and get some sort of rhythm going. They are chugging right along now. They are the World Series favorite, unless you are severely retarded and think it's someone else.

Why do you have to talk about Soxmuscle like that.

Well they got A-Rod back...not 100 %.
Jeter is playing better defense and hitting better.
Tex has been awesome....I love his fielding.
Cano has improved from last year and he's real good at turning DP's.
Hughes is playing with confidance now, nice breaking ball.
Hinsk has good pop from the bench.
Melky if he can continue playing like this....well I would be real happy.

Posted by: min0 lee

BY John Harper
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, August 6th 2009, 12:40 AM

FIRST BASE: MARK TEIXEIRA VS. VICTOR MARTINEZ/KEVIN YOUKILIS
The Victor Martinez trade skews the matchups a bit, since he figures to be a major contributor whether he plays first, catches or is used as the DH. Kevin Youkilis will play more third base now, which is what the Sox had in mind when they pursued Mark Teixeira.
Youkilis and Teixeira are both having outstanding seasons, with Teixeira (.284, 27, 80) giving the Yankees exactly what they hoped for when they outbid the Sox at a price of $180 million.
EDGE: EVEN

SECOND BASE: ROBINSON CANO VS. DUSTIN PEDROIA
The difference is that Cano has dramatically raised his level of play to at least pull even. Cano is hitting .308 with 16 home runs and 56 RBI, a force in the Yankee lineup. He is playing a superb second base, making double-play pivots and plays up the middle as well as anyone in the majors because of his ability to throw across his body with a flick of his wrist.
EDGE: EVEN

SHORTSTOP: DEREK JETER VS. JED LOWRIE
Derek Jeter has put to rest talk of a decline with one of his best seasons in recent years in the field as well as at the plate. The friendly confines of the new Yankee Stadium have surely helped his home run total of 11, but Jeter is also hitting .318 and doing a good job at leadoff hitter with a .391 on-base percentage.
The Sox finally gave up on Julio Lugo, a free-agent bust, and while Nick Green has done a serviceable job, Jed Lowrie is coming back from injury and figures to become the everyday shortstop. He showed promise as a rookie last season but is hitting only .148 so far this campaign.
EDGE: YANKEES

THIRD BASE: ALEX RODRIGUEZ VS. MIKE LOWELL/YOUKILIS
So far it looks as if Alex Rodriguez is winning the battle of the hip surgeries. Mike Lowell is having a solid season, hitting .296 with 11 home runs and 53 RBI, but his lack of mobility after offseason hip surgery is the main reason the Sox made the trade for Martinez, giving Youkilis the chance to slide over to third to spell Lowell.
A-Rod, meanwhile, has looked more agile recently, moving well in both directions, making throws on the move also. And while he's hitting only .261, he has 19 home runs and 60 RBI. Plus he's had more meaningful hits already than he had all of last season, and his presence in the lineup is crucial.
EDGE: YANKEES

LEFT FIELD: JOHNNY DAMON VS. JASON BAY
Jason Bay has gone cold, hitting just .252, but his 21 home runs and 75 RBI have been a vital part of the Sox attack. He seems to have a penchant for delivering the big hit, going all the way back to his home run off Mariano Rivera in April.
Bay, however, reinjured his right hamstring last night and is expected to miss the first two games. Expect to see Rocco Baldelli while Bay recovers.
EDGE: RED SOX

CENTER FIELD: MELKY CABRERA VS. JACOBY ELLSBURY
After a slow start, Jacoby Ellsbury has begun to live up to the hype as a speedy game-changer. In addition to making all the plays, his 48 steals are second in the AL behind only Carl Crawford, and he has his average up to .301.
The Yankees have gotten more out of their center field duo of Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner than they probably imagined. Cabrera has been the biggest surprise among position players, hitting .284 with 10 home runs and some memorable clutch hits. Gardner, however, broke his thumb and is on the DL.
EDGE: EVEN

RIGHT FIELD: NICK SWISHER VS. J.D. DREW
J.D. Drew has been a major disappointment for the Sox, hitting .248 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI, and Nick Swisher has done enough with 18 home runs and 55 RBI as well as a .371 on-base percentage, to make a case for reversing Drew's edge from April matchups. In this case, however, the difference in defense is too significant to ignore. Drew remains a top-notch right fielder with a strong arm, while Swisher is always an adventure on fly balls, negating the occasional spectacular play with too many misplays.
EDGE: RED SOX

CATCHER: JORGE POSADA VS. JASON VARITEK
Potentially Martinez gives the Sox more punch behind the plate, but Terry Francona figures to stay mostly with the defense and leadership that Jason Varitek provides there, even if the Sox captain is hitting only .229.
Between returning from shoulder surgery and then missing a month with a pulled hamstring, Jorge Posada has yet to looked locked in at the plate, but he is hitting .272 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI in 250 at-bats. His postsurgical throwing has been adequate enough to keep his bat in the lineup.
EDGE: YANKEES

DH: HIDEKI MATSUI VS. DAVID ORTIZ
He may or may not have lost his beloved Big Papi status since it was revealed that he was on the list of 2003 drug cheats, but reports of his demise seem to have been premature. He was so miserable early that he's hitting only .225 with 15 home runs, but in June and July Ortiz hit .280 with 14 home runs and 42 RBI, which means he's still dangerous.
EDGE: RED SOX

STARTING PITCHERS
The surprise is that neither of these rotations has been as dominant as expected. As of yesterday, Sox starters ranked eighth in the AL with a 4.54 ERA, Yankees ninth with a 4.56 ERA. Sox feel good about Josh Beckett and Jon Lester, however, as Yanks do about CC Sabathia and A.J Burnett. Burnett, however, especially needs to deliver against the Red Sox after twice melting down against them.
With Tim Wakefield on the disabled list and John Smoltz struggling with a 7.12 ERA in his seven starts, Yanks have the advantage right now because Joba Chamberlain and Andy Pettitte are riding hot streaks.
EDGE: YANKEES

BULLPEN
Sox had a huge edge here in the early season games, but the Yankees have changed everything since going to the late-inning combination of Alfredo Aceves, Phil Coke and Phil Hughes to set up a still-dominant Mariano Rivera.
The Sox lead the AL with a bullpen ERA of 3.21, but over the last two months the Yanks have lowered their league-worst bullpen ERA by more than two runs, to 4.35, 10th in the AL. And while the Sox have introduced 100-mph flamethrower Daniel Bard to the late-inning mix, they traded Justin Masterson to get Martinez.
EDGE: EVEN

MANAGER
Joe Girardi has come a long way in his second season, harnessing his intensity to ease some of the day-to-day tension that seemed to be an issue around the ballclub last year. Francona has proven to be a master at communicating and handling distractions, but he has new challenges now with the Ortiz controversy and the need to juggle the lineup to best utilize Martinez.
EDGE: RED SOX

Posted by: min0 lee

KEVIN YOUKILIS is filling in for Bay tonight.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Youkilis rules. He's just a real solid ballplayer all around.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Youkilis rules. He's just a real solid ballplayer all around.

Yes he is.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

God dammit all to hell does John Smoltz fucking SUCK! SUUUUCK!

Posted by: min0 lee

This is not the Smoltz I remember.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

God dammit all to hell does John Smoltz fucking SUCK! SUUUUCK!

LOL, Melky homers to make it 5- 3 in favor of trhe Yankees.

Lefty's are killing him.

Posted by: min0 lee

Sheesh, looks like the Yankees want to extend their losing streak to 9.

Posted by: Triple Threat

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Sheesh, looks like the Yankees want to extend their losing streak to 9.

What game were you watching?

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

What game were you watching?

The first couple of innings they hit Smoltz hard and had runners in scoring position but did nothing, heck... did you see that non slide by Posada at home?
And to top it off Joba gives a rookie his first hit....a homer.

The Milkman changed all that.

Posted by: min0 lee

Sad, but the papers are ripping into Smoltz.
He was a great starter and a great reliever who always did what was asked of him.

He was also good in the playoffs.

He's old and coming off an injury, what do you expect.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Sad, but the papers are ripping into Smoltz.
He was a great starter and a great reliever who always did what was asked of him.

He was also good in the playoffs.

He's old and coming off an injury, what do you expect.

I haven't heard anyone ripping smoltz.

Just that they feel bad for him.

Good job by the Yanks with the pitching matchups so far. Cause joba was iffy last night.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

I haven't heard anyone ripping smoltz.

Just that they feel bad for him.

Good job by the Yanks with the pitching matchups so far. Cause joba was iffy last night.

Listen to WFAN, some Boston papers are ripping him. One of the better radio sports guy.

Joba was actually decent against Boston.

Posted by: min0 lee

play.it Radio Player

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Listen to WFAN, some Boston papers are ripping him. One of the better radio sports guy.

Joba was actually decent against Boston.

Joba lasted 5 innings and had seven walks, that is decent?

It didn't matter cause the bats won it.

Posted by: min0 lee

Smotltz released!!

This may be it, pity that the last image I have of him is seeing him get knocked over by a Cano line drive up the middle....much like Charlie Brown.

Future hall of famer!

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Joba lasted 5 innings and had seven walks, that is decent?

It didn't matter cause the bats won it.

Not last night, he was horrible and I am really surprised he didn't allow more runs.

He did pitch 2 decent games againnst Bosotn prior to last night.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Smotltz released!!

This may be it, pity that the last image I have of him is seeing him get knocked over by a Cano line drive up the middle....much like Charlie Brown.

Future hall of famer!

Sad. he is done.

Posted by: IainDaniel

NM.

I see he was designated for assignment.

Red Sox call up Japanese pitcher from AAA.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Hmmm. no articles out on his release so far.

Trust me.
I See all.

Posted by: IainDaniel

I See

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

NM.

I see he was designated for assignment.

Red Sox call up Japanese pitcher from AAA.

Tazawa! That's really impressive that he's gotten to the majors this season. He was plucked from a japanese industrial league this past offseason. Early projections indicated he'd need 2 or 3 years in the minors.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Hell of a pitchers duel going tonight.

Posted by: calalily1972

No kidding! So close to HR with Reddick a few minutes ago.

Posted by: min0 lee

I can't remember what know it all said the Yankees suck but they are holding their own against the Mighty Boston.

Posted by: calalily1972

It wouldn't be such a good rivalry if they sucked. But obviously as a Sox fan I still hate the Yankees

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by calalily1972

It wouldn't be such a good rivalry if they sucked. But obviously as a Sox fan I still hate the Yankees

I wouldn't have it any other way.

This game is killing me.

Posted by: calalily1972

How about getting back to the basics and putting runners on base and not trying to hit a home run every at bat.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I can't remember what know it all said the Yankees suck but they are holding their own against the Mighty Boston.

The Yankees will always suck, no matter what happens on the field.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Damn I fell asleep(passed out) going into the bottom of the 15th. Too much wine

Posted by: min0 lee

I had to go to work the next day.

What a game.

Posted by: bodyhard

It looks like the yankees will sweep boston

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Damn I fell asleep(passed out) going into the bottom of the 15th. Too much wine

What kind of wine?

Posted by: IainDaniel

Red Beaujoulais.....

***insert gay homo content in 3,2,....****

Posted by: min0 lee

Great series for the Yankee Pitchers.

Baboon impressed me twice with his predictions.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Great series for the Yankee Pitchers.

Baboon impressed me twice with his predictions.

It is a mixture of good pitching by the yanks, and the fact that the BoSox offense has been pretty much non existent.

Posted by: min0 lee

They will come out of it soon, hopefully when it's too late.

The east has some good hitting teams.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Tough series starting tonite

They avoid Halladay though.

Posted by: min0 lee

I am surprised Boston didn't get Halladay.

It's a shame when teams go through a fire sale, The Indians giving away V. Martinez and the Jays shopping around Halliday.
That sucks.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Indians reported the are expected to lose 15 million this year.

I am not surprised, with the Jays. The owner who was the reason behind the Jays, passed away this past winter. I don't think the company, nor his family share the same interest.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Great series for the Yankee Pitchers.

Baboon impressed me twice with his predictions.

Meh, I'd rather have been completely wrong.

Posted by: min0 lee

Yankee hurlers had held Boston hitters scoreless for 31 consecutive innings

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Meh, I'd rather have been completely wrong.

This sweep really means nothing, they sweep them in 2004 and look at what happened.

Posted by: min0 lee

No offense, but do Sox measure up? - Tony Massarotti sports blog - Boston.com

Quote:

Over the last three years of a contract during which Red Sox officials believed Damon would be grossly overpaid, Damon has more hits (424 to 311), runs scored (267 to 222), home runs (50 to 42) and RBIs (199 to 171) than J.D. Drew, who makes an average of $1 million more per season (edge Drew, $14 million to $13 million) and is signed for two more years. Damon, by the way, will be a free agent in the fall.

Posted by: min0 lee

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Burnett giving Gay-Rod a creampie.... oh snap did I just say that....

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Tough series starting tonite

They avoid Halladay though.

Let's see how they do against Mitre....he's questionable.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

The Yankees will always suck, no matter what happens on the field.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

^ What the hell is that thing?

Posted by: IainDaniel

I would gloat but it is really kinda pointless when you are 15 games back

Posted by: min0 lee

Every sports station here has this idea the Yankees have won this division and that the Bosox are down but not out yet.

I think anything can happen in this division, the Sox are hurt, getting old fast and in a horrible slump but they still have heart.
The Rays can sneak in easily so I would be careful.

The Blue jays just suck.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Every sports station here has this idea the Yankees have won this division and that the Bosox are down but not out yet.

I think anything can happen in this division, the Sox are hurt, getting old fast and in a horrible slump but they still have heart.
The Rays can sneak in easily so I would be careful.

The Blue jays just suck.

Ouch.. Suck is a little harsh.

Tons of pitching injuries. Any other division in baseball, I think we are very competitive.

Jays have 4 or 5 rookies as starters this year.

Posted by: min0 lee

Interesting comment they made about Dustin P.
They were critizing his a bats with runners on base.
Instead of moving runners over to set the plate for the big guys he instead tried swinging for the fences, all he got were pop ups. He's not a big guy to be constantly doing this.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Ouch.. Suck is a little harsh.

Tons of pitching injuries. Any other division in baseball, I think we are very competitive.

Jays have 4 or 5 rookies as starters this year.

Just kidding, I would bother the Sox fans but the wounds are still too fresh.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Interesting comment they made about Dustin P.
They were critizing his a bats with runners on base.
Instead of moving runners over to set the plate for the big guys he instead tried swinging for the fences, all he got were pop ups. He's not a big guy to be constantly doing this.

That is the style of ball he plays.

Cocky short guy syndrome.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Respect the reigning AL MVP, you cock nodes.

Posted by: min0 lee

Not for long, he's just polishing the crown for Tex.
Tex emerges as early MVP candidate

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NEW YORK -- It's still August, which isn't an ideal time to discuss things best reserved for September. But the pennant races are taking shape and the statistics are becoming significant, and Mark Teixeira has played an awfully big role in both.
Whether or not Teixeira has played well enough to be the American League's MVP will be decided on paper, after his first year in New York is complete. But through more than four months of the season -- one of which was spent floundering through a massive slump -- Teixeira has emerged as a leading candidate.
Entering Monday's play, his 29 home runs ranked first in the league, his 83 RBIs tied for second. Only Justin Morneau, also a first baseman, could argue a better case in the AL, with a .302 average to go along with his 28 homers and 91 RBIs. But Morneau's Twins have fallen a sizable distance out of first place, which could cost him in the eyes of some voters.
The Yankees, meanwhile, are climbing higher every day -- thanks in large part to Teixeira.
"He's had an unbelievable year for us," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "And New York is not always a situation that's easy to come into your first year and have a really, really good year. It takes some players a little bit longer to adjust than others. Some players never adjust. But if you look at all the things that he's done -- whether it's been his defense that's saved us games, whether it's been him breaking up a double play to win a game for us -- he has done it all and has been the complete package."
Teixeira's more notable contributions include his game-winning homer against the Red Sox on Sunday night and his 3-for-4 effort in Thursday's opener. Yet he has contributed quite consistently with his defense, as well, committing just one error all season. A year ago, Yankees first basemen erred 13 times.
And Teixeira has done it during his first season in New York, a setting in which so many similar free agents have struggled.
"His personality fits very well here," Girardi said. "To me, he's real blue-collar about the way he goes about his business. He's very unassuming. You would never have any idea that he's a superstar. He just comes in and does his work."
Teixeira, who is already 2-for-2 lifetime off Blue Jays starter Scott Richmond, will look to extend that success Tuesday in the second game of a three-game set with Toronto. Joba Chamberlain, meanwhile, who lasted just five innings last time out against the Red Sox, will look to win his sixth straight decision overall.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Not for long, he's just polishing the crown for Tex.
Tex emerges as early MVP candidate

Plus he's gay.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Plus he's gay.

You know...he is sort of nerdy looking.

The Red sox nation are still bitter they didn't get him.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

The Red sox nation are still bitter they didn't get him.

Indeed.

Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Indeed.

All kidding aside he is all that was advertised and some.
I never realized how good he was defensivly at first and the fact he's a switch hitter. Wow.
He changed this team, the infielders are all playing better and I would have to say thanks to him. Plus he's a switch hitter.
Giambi was really, really bad at first.

Posted by: BigPapaPump68

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Not for long, he's just polishing the crown for Tex.
Tex emerges as early MVP candidate

He's really having a good season. It's ashame that A-Rod can't jump on the gravy train too! I know he has injuries and won't be 100% this year

Posted by: min0 lee

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He's really having a good season. It's ashame that A-Rod can't jump on the gravy train too! I know he has injuries and won't be 100% this year

So true, I can imagine if he was his old self what type of team this would be.

Posted by: BigPapaPump68

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

So true, I can imagine if he was his old self what type of team this would be.

I get turned on just thinking about it

Posted by: min0 lee

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Derek Jeter becomes all-time hit leader among shortstops as Yankees routed by Mariners

BY Mark Feinsand
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

SEATTLE - Derek Jeter has never been one to celebrate his personal accomplishments, always choosing to focus on the Yankees' success instead of his own.
The Yankees didn't have much success in Sunday's 10-3 loss to the Mariners, but Jeter took another step toward the Hall of Fame by ascending to the top of the all-time hits list for shortstops.

Jeter collected hits in each of his first two at-bats to move past Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio for first place on that list. Jeter went 3-for-4 to push his hit total to 2,675 as a shortstop and 2,688 overall (he has 13 career hits as a designated hitter), leaving him only 33 away from tying Lou Gehrig for the most in Yankees history.

Jeter's record was one of the few highlights for the Bombers, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end. Joba Chamberlain posted his third straight mediocre start, allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks, taking his first loss since June 18.
After opening the second half 3-0 with a miniscule 0.84 ERA, Chamberlain is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in his last three starts. Still, it was only the seventh loss for the Yankees in Chameberlain's 23 starts this season. He won't start again until Aug. 25 when the Yankees return to the Bronx to kick off a six-game homestand.

Mariners rookie Doug Fister held the Yankees to three runs over seven innings in his second big-league start, picking up the first victory of his career.
The loss was only the second for the Yankees in their last 14 games. It didn't cost them anything in the standings after the Red Sox lost for a second straight day in Texas, leaving the Yankees with the same 7 ½-game lead they had when the day started.
Jeter tied Aparicio's record with a leadoff single to open the game, his 2,673rd hit as a shortstop. Two innings later, Jeter hit an RBI double down the right-field line to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead, putting Aparicio behind him on the list.
Chamberlain opened the game with a pair of perfect innings, throwing an economical 21 pitches. The Mariners put their first man on base with Ryan Langerhans' one-out walk, then collected their first hit with Josh Wilson's single, putting runners on the corners with one out.
Russell Branyan worked a two-out walk against Chamberlain to load the bases, setting up Jose Lopez's two-run double that gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead.
Swisher, whose two-run homer played a key role in Saturday's win, went deep for the second straight game, belting a two-run shot off Seattle starter Doug Fister to put the Yankees ahead, 3-2. Fister gave up a single by Eric Hinske after the homer, but the 25-year-old retired the next 10 batters, settling in nicely for the Mariners.
Chamberlain didn't look so smooth, putting himself in a second-and-third jam with one out in the fourth before escaping without any damage. He couldn't escape in the fifth, allowing a walk and three hits, as a pair of two-out RBI singles by Franklin Gutierrez and Jack Hannahan gave the Mariners a 4-3 lead.
Alfredo Aceves and Chad Gaudin combined to give up five runs in the bottom of the seventh to blow it open for Seattle, helping the Mariners avoid a four-game sweep.

Posted by: Triple Threat

for Jeter.

Not a bad weekend. 3 out of 4 from Seattle, while Boston drops a couple in Texas.

NY must not get complacent now and lose momentum in Oakland. Then it's on to Beantown for the weekend.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Effing Red Sox.

Posted by: Triple Threat

They definitely having problems right now. It's being made worse by the Yankees playing so well.

Yeah, life is good.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Effing Red Sox.

You will not get any sympathy from me. In fact, let me do a little dance.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

They definitely having problems right now. It's being made worse by the Yankees playing so well.

Yeah, life is good.

Things are just back to normal, the Red sox are tanking after the Allstar break and the Yankees are where they belong. First place.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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You will not get any sympathy from me. In fact, let me do a little dance.

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They definitely having problems right now. It's being made worse by the Yankees playing so well.

Yeah, life is good.

Oh yeah, well.....ehhh...SHUT UP.

Posted by: Triple Threat

Did you see where Brett Tomko and the A's bullpen shut out the Yankees? Why can't NY get pitchers like that?

Posted by: min0 lee

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Did you see where Brett Tomko and the A's bullpen shut out the Yankees? Why can't NY get pitchers like that?

He was just released a few weeks ago.
I am not used to seeing the Yankees shut out or lose two in a row.

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I am not used to seeing the Yankees shut out or lose two in a row.

Yes, we are somewhat spoiled, aren't we.

Unlike IAB and sox. Oh, and Iain too.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Yes, we are somewhat spoiled, aren't we.

Unlike IAB and sox. Oh, and Iain too.

Yuck, I would hate to be in their shoes.
We really shouldn't let the riff raff in this thread, they lower the property values here.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Honestly, a slumping Sox team is a lot easier to tolerate these days since the 04 and 07 titles.

Posted by: min0 lee

Never happened.

Posted by: min0 lee

Jeter's future a hot topic - except for him, that is

August 20, 2009

There has been plenty of speculation in recent years about where Derek Jeter will play once his days as a shortstop come to an end. Based on the captain’s latest words, I don’t expect that day to come for quite some time.
Jeter joked to Joe Girardi the other day that he could see himself being a designated hitter for five more years after he stops playing short, saying that DH duties are “easier” because “you only have to worry about one thing.” A handful of reporters were talking with Jeter on Wednesday when one asked him if he could see himself being a DH at age 41 - six years from now.
“You’ll see me at short still,” Jeter said without a hint of humor in his voice.
After riding Jeter’s defensive ability for years, the stat-heads have decided this season that he’s actually a pretty good shortstop. I asked Jeter if he felt like he was playing any better in the field this year than he ever has, and his answer was typical Jeter: “I don’t know. It’s not over yet.”
Then, he added, “I just try to be consistent. I don’t sit around and rate my seasons. That’s your job, right? I feel good. That’s pretty much all I can say.”
Jeter’s contract is up at the end of 2010, and his situation will be a very tricky one for the Yankees. It’s hard to imagine him taking a huge pay cut, especially when you consider the MVP-type season he’s having this year. But his 10-year, $189 million deal was signed in the one year when salaries were at their all-time highest. Is he worth more than $20 million a year at age 37 and beyond?
At the same time, it’s virtually impossible to imagine him in another uniform. I can’t help but think that as much as the Yankees need Jeter to be the face of the franchise, Jeter needs the Yankees just as much. Seeing him finish his career in another uniform would just be strange. He’s talked about how special it is to play his entire career with one team - the one he grew up rooting for, no less - so I have to assume they’ll figure something out.
How long will Jeter play beyond 2010? He doesn’t seem to have any set plan, and as far as I can tell, he’ll take it year by year and see how his body feels, how he’s playing and how much fun it is for him. Unlike some players of the past that hung on way too long, Jeter has more money than he’ll ever need and he’s already got his championships.
“I’m worried about this year, man,” Jeter said. “I’m not thinking about anything beyond that. It’s unfair to think about what I’m going to be doing years from now as opposed to trying to help us win this year.”
Having just turned 35, Jeter is still a young man, though he’s getting up there in baseball years. I can’t see him sticking around long enough to threaten Pete Rose’s hits record, but he has a pretty good chance to finish his career with more than 3,500 hits, which would put him in the top-five all-time. Not too shabby.
Jeter’s future will be a very hot topic next season unless the Yankees get him signed to an extension before he becomes a free agent. He’s not thinking about his next contract any more than he’s thinking about retirement, but at some point down the road, he’ll have to figure out just how long he wants to continue playing the game.
“I haven’t sat down and had that conversation with myself yet,” Jeter said. “I’m just trying to win this year. That’s how I’ve always handled it - and I’m not going to change.”

Posted by: min0 lee

Powell: Yankees are back, and baseball’s better for it Bombers back from the brink, leading AL East, and we can't stop watching
OPINION
By Shaun Powell
updated 11:24 a.m. ET, Wed., Aug 19, 2009

Well, that recession was quick, wasn’t it?
The Yankee recession, that is.
It was only a few months ago when life looked pretty grim in The House That Greed Built. Those plush thousand-dollar seats, softer than CC Sabathia’s belly, were empty, and so were the champagne flutes passed around inside the luxury suites. Alex Rodriguez became a target for TMZ while dealing with a nasty divorce and confessing to steroid use. The local sports tabloids, always willing to take someone’s scalp, put manager Joe Girardi on notice in a New York second.

And Hank Steinbrenner, more of a chip off the old block than brother Hal, refused to be muzzled.
The Yankees weren’t exactly plunging like Florida real estate, but they could see the bottom of the AL East back on May 12, when they were 15-17. And even by late June, they still couldn’t muster much steam, or at least the kind you’d expect from a team costing roughly $200 million. At that point, Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, the pricey off-season pickups, were giving mixed results and A-Rod was still recovering from injury.

But look at them now. Or, put it this way: Let’s hope our country can snap back as fast as the team that reflects some of what our country is all about.
Comforted by a cozy lead in the division, the Yankees are back to winning, back to enjoying the view from the top of baseball. Once again, they are the team you can either hate or love but simply cannot ignore. We can’t know whether this will last through the end of October, when pitching is everything, but if nothing else it appears the Yankees will give themselves a chance at title No. 27, which is all they can hope for. Which is all we can hope for.

That’s because the Yankees are good for baseball when they’re winning. The sport needs a team that can trigger a reaction, either anger or awe, and capture the imagination. That’s what the Yankees do best, because they bring star power and scandal, greed and greatness. Come fall, they will either crumble and delight half the baseball world, or conquer and thrill the other half. The Cardinals, by comparison — and no offense to the superb baseball town of St. Louis — don’t get the heart racing from coast to coast.
It’s all good again in the Bronx. A-Rod is delivering clutch hits, which he tends to do from April through September, and has quietly distanced himself from those nasty pre-season steroid revelations (thanks, Big Papi).

Sabathia is rounding into form and the Yankees are comforted in knowing the Big Fella throws best late in the season; he is 31-9 lifetime in August and you know what he did for the Brewers last October. Burnett is almost as accurate with a baseball as he is with a cream pie, used to smear the face of an unsuspecting teammate.
And who woke up Johnny Damon? The last time he looked this good was a while ago, when he looked like Jesus.

There’s plenty of good coming from Mark Teixeira (MVP candidate) and Joba Chamberlain and Robinson Cano and others, and suddenly the Yankees look like they might indeed be worth all that money.
Strange how, in some respects, they mirror us, both good and bad. They’re ambitious and do whatever it takes to get ahead. They’re all about big business. They couldn’t resist moving into a nice, shiny new house that cost gazillions. They spend, spend, spend whatever it takes to look good. They live for today and worry about tomorrow, well, tomorrow. They talk about the welfare and the health of baseball and their concern for their less-fortunate neighbors in Kansas City and Baltimore but deep down it’s really all about them. It’s all about winning.

Well, we know what this attitude did to us. Big business, especially the weasel mortgage companies that preyed on the vulnerable, either suffered greatly or collapsed. The people who bought more house than they could afford are now clinging to them by their well-chewed fingernails. Everyone in this economy is concerned about their fellow man, as the country tries to shovel out from the heaviest financial rubble since the Depression, but when things get tough, you know there’s an underlying and desperate every-man-for-himself attitude prevalent among us.

Why can’t we all be as resilient as the Yankees?
Well, if nothing else, we can live through them. That’s what sports fans are experts at. We can applaud their good fortune and watch them hit and pitch their way through the rough patches and imagine, maybe when the economy turns, that could be us.

Or we can just boo the hell out of them and curse their good fortune.Sox, Baboon, IAn= haters.

The Yankees always give you a choice, don’t they? At least when they’re winning. And right now, that’s what they’re doing. They’re distancing themselves from the long and complicated days of spring, a recession for them, when they weren’t sure how this year would turn out.
Now that they have a hunch about their immediate future, what about ours?
Shaun Powell writes regularly for NBCSports.com and is a freelance writer based in Atlanta.
URL: Powell: Yankees are back, and baseballâ€™s better for it - Baseball- nbcsports.msnbc.com

Posted by: soxmuscle

it's too bad they signed good players this offseason.

eff teixeira.

I don't hate Sabathia but in an ideal world he would have resigned in Milwaukee.

I still don't think they're going to win the World Series at this point though.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

it's too bad they signed good players this offseason.

eff teixeira.

I don't hate Sabathia but in an ideal world he would have resigned in Milwaukee.

I still don't think they're going to win the World Series at this point though.

That's the objective isn't it? Boston plays the same game.
I am grateful the Yankees reinvest the money they make back into the team.
The Mets spend money but just don't have that luck.

Why would you even think of hating him, I would do the same.
Those days of staying loyal to a team are over.

Posted by: min0 lee

Any team can win the world series.

Posted by: soxmuscle

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obviously that's the objective but in years past there free agent signings/expensive pick-ups haven't been nearly as good as they are this go round.

Posted by: min0 lee

It's a gamble that all teams make and fail with.
Like you did with Lugo.

Posted by: min0 lee

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I still don't think they're going to win the World Series at this point though.

As a baseball fan I would love to see the Rangers take it.

Posted by: min0 lee

The yankees played sloppy ball today.

Posted by: IainDaniel

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

The yankees played sloppy ball today.

Don't need pretty ball when you put 20 runs up on the board.

Posted by: min0 lee

Jeter is hot! .543 (19-for-35)

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The Yankees set season highs on Friday with 20 runs and 23 hits, their most in a game since scoring 21 runs on 25 hits July 22, 2007, vs. the Rays. ... New York is now a season-high 32 games above .500. ... The Yankees have won five consecutive games against the Red Sox, their longest streak against Boston since a five-game stretch from June 3-Sept. 14, 2007. ... Pettitte has now reached double digits in victories in 12 seasons with the Yankees, tying Red Ruffing for second in club history behind Whitey Ford (13). ... Hideki Matsui's seven RBIs on Friday were the most by a Yankees player against the Red Sox since Joe Pepitone (seven) on Aug. 29, 1964. ... According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Lou Gehrig was the last Yankees player with seven or more RBIs in a game at Fenway Park (eight, on July 31, 1930).

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Don't need pretty ball when you put 20 runs up on the board.

True, but in that ballpark no lead is ever safe.
At home Boston is good but on the road they are average. 38-19 31-33

Posted by: BigPapaPump68

Last nights game was great. As Mino already pointed out, Jeter is having an amazing season. It was also nice to see A-Rod go 4-4

Posted by: min0 lee

If A-rod gets hot I pity the AL pitchers.

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