Archive for April, 2010

Nick The Stick is back in the lineup as the DH in his familiar two-hole (that’s what she said) for the Yanks tonight. Frankie Cervelli will get the start behind the plate in lieu of Georgie, who is still nursing a “fibular head” injury. Girardi thinks Posada could start tomorrow or Sunday, and that “he is better”. Anywho, here’s tonight’s lineup: Jeet SS Nick The Sitck Tex 1B A-Rod 3B Red-Hot Robbie Cano 2B Swish Dog RF C-Grizzle CF Frankie Cervelli C Gardner LF On the mound will be the ageless Andrew Eugene Pettitte (who has been lights out so [...]

The Yanks beat the O’s 4-0 Thursday to move to 14-7 on the year and 6-1 in series. AJ pitched a phenomenal game (8 IP, 3H, 4 K, 1BB), Marcus Thames proved his worth as a DH (3-for-3, an RBI, drew the team’s only walk and is hitting .588) and the Yanks dominated, but all that was overshadowed by Robinson Cano.

After a 5-4 heartbreaker Tuesday, the Yanks came out Wednesday and made a statement via an 8-3 shellacking of the O’s to improve to 13-7. CC didn’t have his best stuff, but he still owned the Birds for the most part. He went 7 2/3 innings and gave up three runs on 11 hits while fanning five and walking two. With the win the hefty lefty moved to 10-1 all-time against Baltimore. I had no idea the numbers (10-1) was like that, but it is what it is. I got a lot more starts against them. I just would’ve felt [...]

Nick Johnson is hitting .135, Tex is at .129, Grandy is in an 0-for-17 slump (the second longest hitless streak of his career) and CHoP still has a “low, low grade hamstring strain” and Girardi says he is “not progressing the way we thought he would”. Jeet and Georgie made errors last night, just saying is all. Despite some players’ recent struggles, Girardi is sticking with the Opening Day lineup: Jeet SS Nick The Stick DH Tex 1B A-Rod 3B Robbie Cano 2B Georgie C Grandy CF Swish Dog RF Gardner LF CC will be on the hill going against [...]

After Tuesday’s 5-4 setback, the Yankees now have as many losses in their last five games as the Orioles do wins the whole season. Jeter: Usually, when we’re playing teams it really doesn’t make a difference what their record is. They usually get up for us. Whether it’s the beginning of the season or late in the season. We play teams that are out of it and they do the same thing. Negatives: Why on earth would Cano try stealing? After leading off the sixth with a single, and the Yanks up 2-1, Robbie tried to nab second to no [...]

In an effort to comfort myself through this Javier Vazquez ordeal, I decided to look up Javy’s first four starts each season throughout the course of his career. What I found might shock you:

Everyone’s least favorite Yankee choked on a fat cock during the Yanks’ 8-4 setback to the Halos, leading to the Bombers dropping their first series of the season and falling to 12-6 on the year. The righty (1-3) was shelled for five runs on as many hits while fanning three and walking three in just 3 2/3 innings of work Sunday.

After sitting out of Saturday’s 7-1 thumping of the Angels with a stiff back, Nick Johnson is not expected to partake in Sunday’s rubber match. It appears that some time in the whirlpool did not cure what ails The Fragile One, but Girardi said he fully expects Nick The Stick to play in Tuesday’s series-opener in Baltimore. Monday’s off day — including a visit to the White House — should give “OBP Jesus” enough time to heal. Some time off might be good for NJ, as he is mired in a 1-for-23 slump. Although he did walk nine times and [...]

The Yanks lost yesterday but the Rays did too, so NYY is still a half-game out of first. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and these links: The Yanks lost consecutive games for the first time this season after dropping a 6-4 heartbreaker to those tricky Angels on Friday evening. They’ll be back at it again on Saturday afternoon with Andy (Can I) Pettitte playing the role of stopper against Joel Pineiro. CHoP is headed to Tampa to continue his rehab for a hamstring injury. Legend has it that he will require more time than the allotted 15 days to [...]

You can’t win all the games, that is. As far as series go, the Yanks are still unblemished. The Yanks fell 4-2 today in the finale of a three-game set against the A’s but still took the series, two games to one. CC kind of shit the bed, giving up four runs — three earned — on four hits while fanning five and walking a career-high-tying six batters. He did go the distance (eight innings), though, but got no offensive support. The team was once again crappy with RISP (0-for-4), but Tex and Thames went yard. On a lighter note, [...]