Game Thread: Sunday June 3rd, 2012, Yankees at Tigers
There is a difference between going 5-4 on a nine game road trip and going 6-3. If the Yankees win today they’ll lock up a 6-3 record over this stretch of away games, which is nothing to sneeze at. Unfortunately the pitching match up in this one is a little one sided. The Yankees will look to see if can bounce back from his last start, which was as bad a performance as any I’ve ever seen. To say that Hughes was awful would be an insult to truly awful pitchers everywhere. The Tigers will counter with . Yeah, him. The Yankees have had success against Verlander, but he’s still, you know, Justin Verlander. Enjoy.
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Best way to beat the Yankees…..walk the leadoff batter every inning and then balk him to 2nd.
Well, that’s a decent start.
you don’t mind he swung at the first pitch, Professor Longggnose?
Against Verlander in the first inning with no one on? I’ll forgive him.
Jeter!
Over/Under for Hughes today….3 1/2 HRs….I’ll go over.
I’ll take the under.
I’m expecting a big game after some of those comments last time. He certainly needs one.
I love the walks, but the Yankees desperately need to mix in a few hits.
Man, that was a hell of a curve.
Sigh.
Sac fly. Better than nothing.
homer and a sac fly, well, 2 – 0 anyway. Hard to get to this guy. Even when he was put off by that opening homer.
They’ll break out at some point. Hard to ask for a big hit with Verlander on the mound.
I can do it:
I WANT A BIG HIT WITH VERLANDER ON THE MOUND!
could I please have a piece of pie in the sky?
http://tinyurl.com/7b94qsp
ok… but I wanted blueberry.
I would totally write-off this club if it were not for the fact that they are hitting so poorly w/RISP. Only one game back right now, if they were hitting better w/RISP they would have a decent lead.
but that’s a significant trend. You can probably assume some regression, but the fact has to bother one.
You can totally write them off as being one of the great clubs in Yankee history. Making the playoffs? Still possible.
Here we go gentleman. I ate a big breakfast prof longnose so no breath holding for me. Hello Hughesless
Normally Hughes walking someone would bug me, but I wish Cory Wade had walked Cabrera last night.
Easy pop out to left – no problem…
That was the perfect inning for Hughes. He challenged the weak hitters, didn’t give anything good to hit to Cabrera, and mixed his pitches very well to Fielder.
Hopefully he keeps this up. Its crazy how the Yankees always seem to hit Verlander well. And Weaver.
A nice shut down inning, but 17 pitches is still not good.
I’m enjoying the game on TBS with Boomer and Smoltz.
TBS in blocked out here in NY. Where are you?
Over under 5 2/3 innings for Hughes today…
I’ll go under.
Ball is really travelling to Left Field today. Fielder was wayyy late on a Hughes changeup and almost knocked it out too.
there is a 17 mph wind from west: rtying to figure out where that is on field.
Yeah. When Chavez hit that, it looked like a pop.
Boomer said that George once told Guidry that he could no longer shag fly balls. Guidry took his uniform to George and said if he couldn’t shag, he quit. George said you’re under contract, you can’t quit. Guidry said, I just did. George then allowed him to continue as long as we was careful. I never heard that story before.
News to me.
Nasty curveball.
Think Phil whiffed Young with a slider! Like to see the variety.
Back when Hughes was a super prospect didn’t he utilize a slider?
When he was drafted. They changed the slider to a curveball. He eventually went on to add a cutter, which had slider-like movement, but the cutter has been ineffective.
That fastball is straight as an arrow even if it is 94. At least it looks it to me (a totally untrained eye). Sweet play Chavez
yet on the replay, he missed his target right by near a foot.
great hustle, Chavie!
Alex loves a tailwind!
I had a tremendous urge to respond, “Alex loves tail,” but I won’t.
Nice one.
It’s like when you say we need a hit: diffenece between needing (tail) and getting is sometimes insurmountable.
I’ll bet A-Rod’s tail BA is well over .300!
Flaherty says that Arod is getting beat by fastballs in, Arod smashes a 96 mph fastball.
447 feet, no less
Wind or no wind, that was an HR by A-Rod.
wind just made for extra gravy
I think Phil kneeling right there gave Eric pause.
Good pitch count in that inning even with the walk.
You know, Michael, you said last night that Tex will pop up anything outside. We saw that last inning: there was nothing else could happen with that swing. He says he can’t handle hitting to left lefthanded, but he should think of it as going with the outside pitch. Better to have to get used to it than popping out. He can still pull the closer pitches.
Rocky Colavito?
Matt Nokes?
I think more of Jason Giambi but im a more recent Yankee fan. And actually not as good a hitter as the Giambino but id take Tex and his infield saving defense over Giambi
I was guessing at the trivia question, but I agree with you regarding Giambi vs Teixeira.
Norm Cash – but this is a new stadium.
Well thats one Hughes. Record setting pace.
Fielder was less than impressed with that pitch.
Moonshot. That curve would have landed in the middle of the plate up in the zone. Fielder did what power first baseman are suppose to. Not roll over it and hit it sharply foul. Not that im pointing fingers…
At least Hughes didn’t tease us and get 0-2 on Fielder.
Hahaha he does seem to do that a lot
The Crimson Hose are getting hosed.
This Verlander guy cant handle the pressure of NY! *rolls eyes*
T Bell before every start? No wonder he pitches with a fire under his ass!
A hit, you schmucks! A HIT!
Cano struck out with bases loaded and no out. He OWES us a hit here.
Paid in full.
Going into that AB, the Yankee 3-4-5 hitters were batting .177 w/RISP.
You got your wish. Robbie dropped his bat hopeful – I had the sound muted – it got weird: ball didn’t drop, didn’t drop, noone got there…
I actually liked that swing by A-Rod on the K. He was flat footed and fooled by the pitch, but at least he recognized that any swing was better than looking at a called strike three.
yeah, well put. As was the curve.
Hughes velocity has dropped. Alright he needs to enter his reliever mentality now. These guys arent ones that you need to get cute with
to Berry: 94, 93
He picked it up again. My statement was premature. Feel free to insert inappropriate joke here
After all that tail stuff earlier, I’ll pass at premature.
ha ha ha ha ha ha
What does it mean to ole(accent) a ball? I mean, I know what it means, but where does it come from?
I’m not sure, but I think it means nonchalance the way a bull fighter evades the bull with his red cape.
Looks like the old let-me-use-a-lot-of-extra-pitches Hughes has returned to the mound.
Michael calls that hughesless.
Nice chip shot, Eric.
Getting close to the over/under of 5 2/3 on Yooz.
Haha didn’t see your post. Hey he is certainly exceeding my expectations today.
Coming up on that 5 2/3 over under I had posted. Guess hes going to show me up.
The over takes it!
I lost that bet!
Phil whipped ‘em in the 6th.
Now you’re bringing up S&M?
nothing sexy, he shredded their arses. No leather.
Hughes frustrates me as a pitcher. Hes just so inconsistant that I still can’t make up my mind about him.
Yeah, Mr. Hyde pitched the 6th.
The Tigers should pay Verlander more money so that maybe he could afford to stop making 1000 commercials a month.
I think he’s enjoying fame as well as fortune.
Sic gloria transit.
His aren’t as bad as Mauer’s.
Fan of the band Brand New? Thats a throwback song
OK, big three-run HR to ice it.
I would have left Verlander in, after all the Yanks have RISP.
oh, you acid fans
Now that’s a trip.
would be nice to trip around the bases.
Wow, playing some Train.
OK, Yooz has officially outpitched Verlander.
Hughes did pitch a very good game. 98 pitches. I wonder if he comes out for the 8th.
I think Joe will let him, he has been gaining speed.
I would. The bullpen has been taxed a little the last couple of games. If Hughes goes 8 or even 9 strong it would go a long way for his confidence.
I doubt it. Girardi likes guys to leave with a good taste i their mouths.
Come on Professor. Girardi leaves guys with a good taste in their mouths? Thats like underhanding a beachball to a guy with a tennis racket
Sorry. I’ll try to keep it in check.
Also, I was wrong baseball-wise.
Now we’re discussing cannibalism?
Bite me!
Well the zombie apocalypse is immenent if youve been watching the news recently. Bath salts and LSD my ass government.
Nice pick, Jete! Send an autographed photo to the UZR board.
But they’s probably say, “meh. I could have gotten that.”
I say bring out Hughes in the 9th! These guys look to be swinging early. I wonder if they have an early date today.
Let’s go for it!
I would and I would keep Logan ready to hop in if need be
Nice thought, would be proud, but Phil must be north of 110.
He’s sitting at 106. Still has velocity, but more importantly his control looks good.
ok, convinced me.
and, yep, He’s saddling up.
Against Cabrera, Fielder, and Young. If Hughes wants the complete game he will have to earn it in the 9th
Hughes needs to bring out the old reliever mentality now. Just air it out and really challenge them. With the occasional curve or change up.
Wazooo! Yooooooooz
he’s owned Young today. Yoooz the man – ohh.
one more strike cmon Hughes
Wow, a snappy, professional win. I like it.
Congrats to His Hughesness!
See y’all for TB!!
Very impressed
Kuroda last night pitched real well, now Yooz doing it! That’s gonna raise morale, and RISP hitting.
In case you look back, on the replay, I think Hughes’ whiff pitch on Young was not a slider. I think he was working with his curve, varying the armslot and how he threw it.