Bartolo just struck his way out of a jam in the top of the first, and I detected a message: Believe in me! I am Bartolo Colon, my butt cells have been injected into my right arm and I am a #2!
The message is important because if we all believe it, including Cashman and the Steinbrenners, then the Yanks hold onto Montero, Betances et al, and Ubaldo or Kuroda don't come here. This game is interesting for the subtext. And if you all started believing more in subtext, then a Baltimore Orioles game can be a fascinating thing. Two of them makes life doubling fascinating!
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We’re screwed either way…they’ll ruin the young pitchers, Montero actually being good is a smoke screen or else the kid would be playing in the majors at some point. What is he, like 28 by now?
There is no help via trade. We are stuck with this underwhelming, old, slow, injury-ridden bunch.
No hope. No WS. No anything.
We are doomed.
WAIT…we actually got a base hit!!!! I cannot believe my eyes!!! And Jorge or all people????
Here comes the DP.
Only the Yankees can SAC bunt and get the runner thrown out at 2nd…of course Posada is slower than my 90-year-old grandmother.
Failure.
CERVELLI GRD???? What the hell is going on here???
2nd and 3rd with 1 out…can we ACTUALLY score a run???
Wild pitch goes to the backstop…but bounces right back to the catcher…no run.
We are cursed. Everything goes wrong.
GARDNER COMES THROUGH!!!!! Laser beam off the 3rd baseman…both runs score.
2-0.
Finally.
Nunez pops out to the infield…worthless. 2 outs.
Tex pops out weakly…keeping in line with that impressive batting average of his.
2-0 after 3.
Leadoff single for the O’s…
Another single…1st and 3rd…no outs…
Giving the lead right back. Yankee-style.
2-1.
2-2.
Colon meltdown. 76 pitches in the 4th.
Bullpen will puke up about 7 more.
I’m fucking done. Back-to-back losses to the fucking basement dwelling Orioles….at home. We are a fucking joke. Period.
By the way, it’s pretty obvious the Yanks are going to deal for a pitcher. Colon’s pixie dust has run out.
Swisher is the GREATEST YANKEE EVER!!!!!
4-2
“By the way, it’s pretty obvious the Yanks are going to deal for a pitcher.”
Probably…but will said pitcher be a difference-maker? Doubtful.
Ubaldo would be a difference-maker, or, at least has the upside.
Thank god, the Yanks are playing the O’s.
Oh yeah, but do you think we’re going to give up the farm for him? Is he really worth it?
Another big hit for Cervelli…5-2. :)
Man, that’s a tough question. I say yes, that he’s worth a lot since he’s young, has a track record of being an ace, is cost -controlled and I don’t trust the Yanks to find a place for Montero on the team. I mean I guess I don’t think he’s worth the farm, but Montero/Betances/Nova? Sure.
And clearly we can spare Montero since we have Cervelli!
I guess if you could keep Banuelos…I would do it too. Although I have no faith in our team to develop any young pitchers really…
RBI for Chavez…6-2.
Sexy.
7-2. Jorge RBI groundout.
8-2. Dickerson RBI single.
I gotta say, Colon’s stuff is looking pretty filthy. That two-seamer has a crapload of movement on it.
Champagne Super Nova is back for tonight’s game…I am interested to see how he fairs. He certainly can’t be worse than Hughes. Can he???
Nope…Nova is fucking garbage too…bases loaded, 2 outs…30 pitches already in the 1st inning…
Pathetic.
GREAT play by Gardner saves Nova’s sorry-ass…still…30 pitches. 1 inning.
We need about 10 runs tonight but unfortunately their is a lefty on the mound so forget about it.
Jeter K’s. SURPRISE!!!!
Curtis singles…
Tex walks…1st and 2nd…1 out…
DP? Probably.
CANO RBI SINGLE!!!!! Play at the plate…Granderson is SAFE…
1-0
1st and 3rd with 1 out…for Swish.
Swisher hits a hard grounder that the SS bobbles…Tex scores, Swish safe at 1st…
2-0
1st and 3rd, still 1 out…Andruw
ANDRUW BLASTS one of the top of the wall in left center…
3-0
2nd and 3rd with 1 out…
This is much better.
MUSCLE RBI SINGLE!!!!
4-0
1st and 3rd with 1 out…
EDUARDO…SAUUUUUUUUUUVE…RBI SINGLE!!!!
5-0!!!!!
1st and 2nd with 1 out…
Infield single for Gardy…bases loaded…for Jeter…1 out.
Batted around in the 1st.
JETER!!!!!!! 7-0!!!!!!! 2-RUN SINGLE…gets to 2nd on the throw…
2nd and 3rd with 1 out…batted around…unreal.
Every game should be like this.
Curtis K’s…lame.
COME ON TEX!!!!
2-RUN DOUBLE FOR TEX!!!!!!
9-0!!!!
THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!!!
I wasn’t convinced Ubaldo was the answer for us…but he has a cool name…
RBI SINGLE FOR CANO!!!!!
10-0.
I am very happy.
SWISHER CRUSHES ONE INTO DEEEEEEEEEEEP RIGHT CENTER!!!!! A MOON SHOT!!!!!
12-0???????
This is my dream.
Inning is over. Batted around to the #7 hitter. Incredible.
Holy shit.
…Holy shit.
In other news: Ubaldo Jimenez has been scratched from his start against San Diego tonight.
He’s probably going somewhere.
Sounds like Ubaldo is going to Cleveland.
1-2-3 2nd inning for Nova…
Back to the bats!!!
LEADOFF TRIPLE FOR EDUARDO SUUUUUUUUUUUUUAVE!!!!!
RBI FOR GARDNER!!!! 1 out.
13-0.
Clearly, Ivan Nova inspires greatness in these Yankees hitters.
Jeter K’s. Lame.
Curtis blasts one down the line but he is held to a single by both a bad bounce and Markakis’ cannon for an arm…
Single for Tex…
2 RUN DOUBLE FOR CANO!!!!!
15-0!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!
I’m betting on an Orioles position player pitching an inning tonight.
This is cartoonish.
15-0 after 2.
Geez Yankees, 15-0 after 2? Seriously?
Smiley Jones homers: 16-1.
Andruw. Bomb.
16-1
I just hope no one gets blasted and injured…you know it’s coming.
Yeah, Buck Showalter doesn’t like losing. Just ask David Ortiz.
God, I hate that guy.
Buck Showalter is such a tool.
We need to save some runs for next weekend in BAH-sten…
Nothing wrong with a little bit of batting practice, kreug.
Maybe the Orioles should sign Cano’s dad.
Curtis leads off the 4th with a single…
Do you think we can score 30????
Nothing wrong with a little batting practice, krueg.
Wups. I just did that twice somehow.
Dude…you know I love BP during a game!!!
Another hit for Cano!!! 4-for-4…
1st and 2nd…1 out…
4 for 4 in the 4th inning.
I love it.
Single for Swish…bases loaded…1 out…
Grand Salami???
Andruw popped it. Lame.
No runs that inning….DAMN!!! ;)
This is insane. Cano is 4 for 4 and the Orioles have only recorded 10 outs.
This offense sucks.
Right?
It certainly seems we are stuck with the team we have.
Which means no #28 this year.
Fuck.
COME ON…another scoreless inning????? ;)
Jimenez deal is done; they removed him after 1.0 inning and he’s getting hugged in the dugout.
FUCK!!!! Vlad hits one out…
16-2
I just read the Sox are getting Harden from the A’s…
Looks like it, Krueg. No word yet on what we gave up, though it probably isn’t very much given Harden’s injury history.
Supposedly the package the Yankees offered for Jimenez had Hughes as the main piece.
Harden is one of those pitchers that comes with the word “potential” and a groan.
He was lights-out a few years ago with the Cubs. Can’t stay healthy, though.
lars Anderson was pulled from PawSox game tonight, could be part of a Harden deal.
17-2.
3 more.
Cano is 5 for 5 with 5 RBIs!!!
I would literally die from happiness if we traded Hughes.
To be honest I’ll be disappointed if Lars is part of the Harden deal.
Boo, looks like it’s official that it’s Lars Anderson and a PTBNL in the deal.
YO ADRIAN >>>>> Lars
Captain America loads the bases with a seeing-eye single…
COME ON!!!! WE NEED 20!!!!
Fucking DP. FUCK!!!!!
Ath, kinda have a half way decent guy at 1st ;-) What did you like about Lars, he hasn’t really panned out as far a I can tell.
He’s still young, and even though we don’t have a spot for him on the major-league roster I don’t like selling a prospect while his value is low, at least with a prospect like Lars who I expect to rise some.
Oh well, Red Sox win.
GREAT inning by Soriano…couple K’s…1-2-3.
Didn’t get 20 though… ;)
GOOD TIMES!!!!
I just watched the Jeter Doc on HBO…awesome.
Jeter is god. Period.