Same matchup, different location. The Yankees are sending the following lineup to the field:

SS Jeter
CF Granderson
1b Teixeira
DH Rodriguez
2b Cano
RF Swisher
3b Chavez
C Cervelli
LF Gardner

SP Nova

Montero sits while Alex gets a half-day off. Martin also sits. The good news? No rain! Let’s play ball.

 

89 Responses to Game Thread: Yankees at Orioles 9/8/2011

  1. Professor Longnose says:

    My basement’s flooded. I blame Bud Selig.

  2. Professor Longnose says:

    Rodriguez seems to be picking up where he left off–hits, but no power.

  3. Professor Longnose says:

    Bases loaded, no one out in the second for Chavez.

  4. Professor Longnose says:

    Base hit, thanks to some iffy Baltimore infielding.

  5. Professor Longnose says:

    Now Cervelli with the bases loaded. He’s out power man lately. Let’s have a slam!

  6. Professor Longnose says:

    Nick The Mad Bunter doubled off second. He really needs to get his head back in the game.

  7. smurfy says:

    Any complaints about Jeter swinging on the first pitch?

  8. smurfy says:

    Would have enjoyed three more, but three should do. Nice inning 2!

    • Professor Longnose says:

      Showalter squeaked out a win in extra innings against a 6th starter and a JV lineup, but really the Yankees shouldn’t be losing to this team under normal circumstances.

  9. smurfy says:

    Brett shoulda tried to catch that. Haven’t seen him often try.

  10. smurfy says:

    Bob says: “Looks like it’s leather, but it’s not! It’s a unique fabric.”

    Yeah, my recliner is like that. And it sticks!

  11. smurfy says:

    Tex stole a base!?!!???

  12. Professor Longnose says:

    If Cervelli can hit another homer or two in September, he might make a good trade chip.

  13. smurfy says:

    Ohhhh, I-I-i love a poorade! Tododedodo….

  14. Professor Longnose says:

    That Red Sox game last night must have been wild. If I had known, I’d have watched it.

    • smurfy says:

      Saw the hi-lites, lotsa runs, and the right team lost. Guess it woulda been nice. The other night (Monday), our game was over, and Phillies-Braves was on MLB. I looked in and Phillies were up, forgot to look back again. Lee pitched most of a shutout! Man, I’ve been trying to see him all year!

      • Professor Longnose says:

        You’ll see him in the playoffs.

        Back before the season started I said I would really like to see Jesus Montero hit a game-winning home run off Lee in the 7th game of the World Series, and the odds of it happening keep going up.

        • smurfy says:

          …hmmm, maybe, but I don’t like a rookie’s chances. That guy is something alse, clever wise. When he’s going good, which is usually Big Times.

  15. smurfy says:

    Simon did a nice job in on Cervie’s hands with his two seamer.

  16. smurfy says:

    Cervie is catching, makes me think maybe Russell’s got some showing off to do in LA!

  17. smurfy says:

    Your basement is flooding. Bad? Is your sump pump getting it out?

  18. smurfy says:

    Talk about a shot across the bow!

  19. smurfy says:

    C’mon, A-Rod! Bring ‘em around!

    Ah, time for a ham sammich.

  20. Professor Longnose says:

    Swisher played it beautifully off the wall but then made a crappy throw.

    Hope he’s not hurt.

  21. smurfy says:

    they just showed Swish fake-throwing his arm, and the announcers were talking about it. Some trouble.

  22. Professor Longnose says:

    Come on, Nova, pull it together. You can get out of this.

  23. smurfy says:

    He’s missing up, which is what’s been hit. Swish threw to third well, if a bit off line.

  24. Professor Longnose says:

    Nova Ks his way out of it! Nice job.

  25. Professor Longnose says:

    This poll is ridiculous. Crabcakes? In Baltimore? Why not fresh crab?

    • smurfy says:

      I dunno about eating crab, but like crapcakes. But I go crazy for TexMex!

      Oh, yeah, Unca Tommy grilled soft-shelled crab for us once. Dynamite!

      • Professor Longnose says:

        I’ve eaten crabs in Baltimore the way Kenny Singleton described–with a steak knife and a mallet, on a table covered with brown butcher paper. I think the restaurant was called O’Bricki’s, or something like that. It was absolutely superb.

  26. Professor Longnose says:

    Grrrrrrr, Cervelli! Learn to play defense!

  27. smurfy says:

    Boy, Nova is missing his mark by a mile. Probably helped against Guerrero.

  28. Professor Longnose says:

    Another lefty gets another hit off the same old Boone Logan.

    • smurfy says:

      Yeah, he did not, and you complained he wasn’t getting lefties, like Michael just said. But I recall him getting Ortiz and ? Gonzalez a week ago: did just fine.

      • Professor Longnose says:

        His line against lefties this year is terrible. He’s giving up a much larger percentage of extra base hits against them compared with against righties.

        • Joe G says:

          At this point its better to not have a lefty in the bullpen then continuing to run this piece of crap out there. So he got Ortiz out two weeks ago? Super. But for a lefty specialist, they have more success against him that necessary.

          And what’s scary is these aren’t cheap hits. It seems as if lefties are crushing him for doubles up against the wall.

          • Professor Longnose says:

            I wouldn’t call him a piece of crap. You’re right, lefties are hitting him for power–all 4 homers he’s given up this year were against lefties. But his line against righties is good. He may need to reconsider how he’s pitching to lefties–he may be challenging them too much. Perhaps one of the Yankee Analysts guys can look at the pitch data and see if something jumps out about the way he’s pitching.

            • smurfy says:

              they’ll probably have trouble with sample size: he’s only faced maybe 30 – 50 batters.

              • Professor Longnose says:

                I just looked. Before today’s game, righties had 60 plate appearances against Logan, and lefties 101. I don’t know if that’s enough to get an idea of what’s going on, but it can’t hurt to look.

                He’s been in 55 games, so he’s actually being used as a Lefty Three Hitter Guy.

  29. smurfy says:

    Firefox seems to be working better . Explorer was tripping on some ad that had to load, a script that was de-stabilizing things.

  30. Professor Longnose says:

    Wow, a beautiful play by Ayala.

  31. Professor Longnose says:

    Yanks need to open up and bang out a big inning.

  32. smurfy says:

    Nice catch, Swish!

  33. Professor Longnose says:

    OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWTT!

  34. smurfy says:

    Shock absorber Cervie holds on!

    Ooooh, shoulder in the nose!

    I was thinking he should keep his mask on, but on this replay I see that he did have it on: so, only a distributed blow and neck snap.

  35. smurfy says:

    Chavez wasn’t out. The catcher caught the foul tip off the bounce.

  36. smurfy says:

    Brett’s looking a little nervous, the way he bobbled that.

  37. Professor Longnose says:

    OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWTT again!!

  38. smurfy says:

    This time it’s Granderson with the strong throw to nail him.

    But, oh, tie game.

  39. smurfy says:

    Some very strong defense today, thinking of Cano’s whip from near short, Swish’s, Grandy-Cano!-Cervie. Brett needs a few beers, is all.

  40. smurfy says:

    The sparse crowd seems to be shouting their ignorance – er, enthusiasm.

  41. Professor Longnose says:

    They’re going to lose two games in a row to Baltimore.

  42. smurfy says:

    Proctor stopped ‘em. C’mo -o – o -on, Yankees!

    Get this one! Don’t let them rob it!

  43. Professor Longnose says:

    The Yankees are back to not scoring after the 6th inning.

  44. smurfy says:

    Gregg is tough, for a second inning. Rapada is next. He was tough yesterday with those low strikes. This ump seems a bit tighter, though.

  45. NYC Diesel says:

    6 K’s in a row for the Yankees…come on now.

  46. Professor Longnose says:

    I have no problem with Showalter managing to win. That’s what he should be doing. But lefties don’t faze Cano much.

  47. smurfy says:

    surprised Cano went for the low one. That messed him up, woulda been 2 – 0. Coulda waited on one he liked.

  48. Professor Longnose says:

    Come on, guys. I know you’re tired. But let’s get it done. You can sleep on the plane.

  49. Professor Longnose says:

    Pathetic.

  50. smurfy says:

    Chucka blucka doodoo.

  51. smurfy says:

    Too bad their pitchers dominated the last several innings. Our defense was quite valiant, several plays to remember.

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