Not sure if I like taking Gil out here. He looked a lot better this inning than the first two. Looked like he had settled down — and the single by Vlad wasn’t a bad pitch. I hate having 6.1 innings of bullpen work.
No hitting, no bullpen. I'm gonna punch the clock for the night. I guess I'll see all of you guys around the ranch. They have reverted to form. Fuck Brian and fuck Boone
JM, let me know when you plan to hit the city. We will be out of the playoffs by that point, but it will be a relief. We can get together at a sports bar and watch hockey or something
I'll be there from the 12th until the 20th when I'm flying back. 14th and 15th are a little problematic because my sister will be there, but she can always come with me if the day works for everyone. She's a hot 76 year old with a wicked, nasty sense of humor.
Let's make it happen! Maybe we should try to form a WhatsApp group or something so that we can plan this out. That being said, I'm too exhausted tonight. I can't watch any more of this. It's painful.
Who the fuck made the decision to put Blackburn on the post-season roster? Is Yarborough on it? I know he's a lefty, but he is near the plate, allows mostly soft contact and can get a timely whiff.
...Regarding my rundown of past Yanks: yes, Carl Weitz is correct. Richardson tossed his hat to the ump because he requested it (for his son, I think).
It's very true that Don Larsen pitched the greatest Yankees, postseason game, of course. Someone was wondering about best non-PED efforts since 1961.
Pre-1961:
1921—Carl Mays and Waite Hoyt both pitch dominating, 3-0 shutouts against a very hard-hitting NY Giants team. Hoyt followed it up with a 3-1 win, and a 1-0 loss.
1927—Herb Pennock pitches a no-hitter for 7 1/3, winning 8-1 against the Pirates
1939—Monte Pearson, forgotten now but a terrific World Series performer, throws 7 1/3 no-hit innings, before shutting out the Reds, 4-0.
1943—In a weird one, Spud Chandler wins his second game of the Series, clinching the title with a 2-0 win in which he allows 10 hits and 2 walks to the Cardinals, who leave 11 on base.
1947—Another weird one. Floyd "Bill" Bevens pitches a no-hitter down to the last out in the 9th, despite allowing 10 walks. He loses on a pinch-hit by Cookie Lavagetto, the last batter of the game, and only after some terrible managerial decisions by Yankees skipper Bucky Harris, and a ninth-inning stolen base by pinch-runner Al Gionfriddo, in which Gionfriddo is widely thought to be out...
...Red Barber's reaction to that 1947 World Series game: "Well I'll be a suck-egg mule!"
Some others:
1949—Allie Reynolds, the Super Chief, pitches a two-hit masterpiece, beating the Dodgers, 1-0, as Tommy Henrich homers in the bottom of the ninth off Don Newcombe.
1950—In Game One, Vic Raschi pitches a 1-0 two-hitter, to give the Yanks a jump on the Whiz Kids. In Game Four, rookie Whitey Ford would have walked away with a 5-0 Series clincher, but Gene Woodling dropped a fly ball in left. Instead, Reynolds came in to get the save.
1951—Eddie Lopat wins two complete games, allowing the Miracle Giants only one run in each.
1952—Reynolds with a four-hit shutout of the Bums, 2-0.
1958—Bob Turley singlehandedly leads the Yanks in their comeback from being down 3-1 in games. He shuts out a formidable Braves team, 7-0, comes back two days later to get a save in the 10th inning, then pitches 6 2/3 innings of one-run relief to clinch the Series the next day.
1960—Whitey Ford starts his immortal streak with 10-0 and 12-0 shutouts of the Pirates. About the rest of that Series, we shall not speak.
One last word: Hammer, yeah, that 1981 World Series. Gives me shivers to this day. Trouble was, I think, that Bob Lemon, usually a good field manager, was distraught over the freakish death of his son. And...Mad George was at the height of his insanity over Reggie. And...Dave Winfield was doing his best Judge imitation.
Game Three in LA, when we had two on, none out, and Fernando was reeling, Lemon sends Bobby Murcer up there with instructions to "bunt for a hit." Game Five, he leaves Guidry out too long, to lose, 2-1, with Goose Gossage ready and rested in the pen. Reggie got only 12 at-bats (and got 4 hits); Winfield went 1-22.
Any great team can come back from this. This is not a great team, but they can come back. It does make tomorrow's game a must-win, though. So they had better be up for it, better be loose, and better be focused. We know Boone will motivate them properly, so who's worried? Not I...
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ReplyDeleteIs Aaron Judge the tallest singles hitter in baseball history?
ReplyDeletePerhaps.
DeleteWho may I ask is asking ?
That’s some kind of home run trot, Vlad ….
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing he can get around at all, AA.
ReplyDeleteGausman will be throwing about 70% splitters against us
ReplyDeleteFatboy wears the idiot mantel. Classy.
ReplyDeleteGausman looks like he could have a lead role in a movie about the Hatfields & the McCoys.
ReplyDeleteYou noticed that too ?
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ReplyDeleteWhooopsie
ReplyDeleteThis isn’t good.
ReplyDeleteFatass 2.
ReplyDeleteGil won't get better. Bring in Warren.
ReplyDeleteTake. Him. Out.
ReplyDeleteI would leave him in for another inning on a short leash and see if he can autocorrect . . .
ReplyDeleteAnd I also think that we should start hitting more
ReplyDeleteYankees hitting would be welcome
ReplyDeleteFFS, the Yankees are gonna get shut out on 80 pitches.
ReplyDeleteDead Bat Society
ReplyDeleteIn-Game Haiku #9000
ReplyDeleteHitting for Dummies
Is my favorite handbook
Boonie should read it.
Why work the count, right?
ReplyDeleteSwing away, it's okay
Four pitches, three outs
4 pitches. That's all it took for 8 9 and 1 to go 1-2-3. Great game strategy that is.
ReplyDeleteGil is looking better here.
ReplyDeleteJinx.
ReplyDeleteWe're looking a little flat here. Toronto has all the energy/momentum.
ReplyDeleteAll the crazed Canucks in the stadium.
ReplyDeleteBoone actually doing the right thing taking Gil out before it's too late.
ReplyDeleteAll three dogs were standing in the doorway deciding if they wre going out or staying in. Like giant cats.
ReplyDeleteTim Hill? Joy.
ReplyDeleteBlue Jays have to win this game…
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I like taking Gil out here. He looked a lot better this inning than the first two. Looked like he had settled down — and the single by Vlad wasn’t a bad pitch. I hate having 6.1 innings of bullpen work.
ReplyDeleteKirk apparently doesn’t wear a cup.
ReplyDeleteYou’ll wish you hadn’t seen it when you do….
I did see it and it's disgusting.
DeleteI didn’t see it, but I, too, am disgusted.
DeleteI did not see it, but I'd like to think I'm disgusting, as well as disgusted.
DeleteThere was an old joke, perhaps misattributed to Robin Williams, that said "Ballet is men wearing pants so tight you can tell what religion they are."
DeleteI used to be disgusted
DeleteAnd now I try to be amused.
Rice can not hit a splitter
ReplyDelete(Just in case you were wondering)
https://x.com/dominguezlover8/status/1974247875191414984?s=46&t=xakCsa-eOn5B-j0U_gWfOw
ReplyDeleteExactly, Ranger. The guy's never got over the ass-kicking he got over 25 years ago.
ReplyDeleteThe frustrating thing is that the BloJays are playing quite well.
ReplyDeleteDoval. Crapshoot.
ReplyDeleteDoval. Sure, why not? It's okay to spot your opponent a free game in a five-game set
ReplyDeleteGil was not awful. Way to destroy his confidence
ReplyDelete1,2,3 inning though
ReplyDeleteWe are on a boat in the middle of a lake. The sun is setting and wind starts to blow across the water. Fog rolls in. Where is the land?
ReplyDeleteBehind you
DeleteVolpe and Wells. We're getting there.
ReplyDeleteBases loaded..
ReplyDeleteWalk Judge ?
This is interesting.
ReplyDeleteMaybe be Judge for once in the playoffs?
ReplyDeleteMontefiore turning point?
ReplyDeleteSigh
ReplyDeleteChoke.
ReplyDeleteI’ll take it
ReplyDeleteNot even close to the strike zone.
ReplyDeleteThe pitch he always swung at. Guess he still does under pressure.
ReplyDeleteRemember during the last Dynasty, and nobody wanted to be the guy to strike out, how the mantra was always used to “keep the line moving?“
ReplyDeleteBelli can still see, unlike Judge.
ReplyDeleteSiri makes me sound like an idiot
ReplyDeleteNot that I need her help to do that
ReplyDeleteWow, surprised he's pulling Gaussman. I think that's good for us.
ReplyDeleteThree men on base, no outs, only one run. Fuck these guys
ReplyDeleteBit, you am correct.
ReplyDelete“Hey Siri, who sucks with bases loaded?”
ReplyDelete“The New York Yankees.”
Sad.
ReplyDeleteSUCK MY BALLS, VLADDIE!!!
ReplyDeleteJUJU GODS! We beseech thee! We have been wandering in the woods for too long. Deliver us, please!
ReplyDeleteDuval again - 1, 2, 3
ReplyDelete⚡️⚡️⚡️JUJU⚡️⚡️⚡️
ReplyDeleteJudge just sucks in a big spot. And the later in the game, the worse he is.
ReplyDeleteNot an immortal. Not at all.
They should make their salaries dependent upon results.
ReplyDeleteThese guys have no fire in the belly
ReplyDeleteMid-at bat? Was too busy to pay attention earlier?
ReplyDeleteProbably distracted little Volpe. Boone is a moron, but we already knew that.
DeleteGod, Weaver is si shot.
ReplyDeleteSo*
ReplyDeleteWhy am I wasting my life on these assholes?
ReplyDeleteWait and see, Cashman will re-sign Dream Weaver.
ReplyDeleteUgh
ReplyDeleteLuke sucks since the injury.
ReplyDeleteCruz is not doing much better.
Cruz ?
ReplyDeleteCashBrain is a genius. Look what he achieved with our bullpen.
ReplyDeleteBoone is an idiot. Where's Warren? Why is Cruz still in?
ReplyDeleteWhooopsie
ReplyDeleteNo hitting, no bullpen. I'm gonna punch the clock for the night. I guess I'll see all of you guys around the ranch. They have reverted to form. Fuck Brian and fuck Boone
ReplyDeleteB L A C K B U R N ?
ReplyDeleteI agree, Bit. Another game blown when it didn't have to be. Saving Warren for later in the season, I guess.
ReplyDeleteJM, let me know when you plan to hit the city. We will be out of the playoffs by that point, but it will be a relief. We can get together at a sports bar and watch hockey or something
ReplyDeleteI’ll take the train up.
DeleteI'll be there from the 12th until the 20th when I'm flying back. 14th and 15th are a little problematic because my sister will be there, but she can always come with me if the day works for everyone. She's a hot 76 year old with a wicked, nasty sense of humor.
DeleteIf the transport room is operational again then, May I join you’all ?
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DeleteLet's make it happen! Maybe we should try to form a WhatsApp group or something so that we can plan this out. That being said, I'm too exhausted tonight. I can't watch any more of this. It's painful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a revoltin' development...
ReplyDeleteBoone is a Professional Idiot.
ReplyDeleteNot Boone’s fault that Judge choked, but bringing in Weaver, in spite of all the evidence that he’s broken, is - & that’s what put the game on ice.
ReplyDeleteBlah
ReplyDeleteKirk the Dangler goes Deep again…
ReplyDeleteThe heralded Yankee bullpen.
ReplyDeleteI blame Donnie Baseball
ReplyDeleteHuh?
ReplyDeleteI predicted they'd release Blackburn after the mutts series.
ReplyDeleteThey should have
He’s eating innings
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Who the fuck made the decision to put Blackburn on the post-season roster? Is Yarborough on it? I know he's a lefty, but he is near the plate, allows mostly soft contact and can get a timely whiff.
DeleteYarborough and Leiter not on roster…
DeleteVaunted.
ReplyDeleteAaron ?
ReplyDeleteEarth to Aaron ?
CFL score now.
ReplyDeleteBut somewhere big head is asking if there's a rally in their bones
Kirk is a fat bastard.
ReplyDeleteIn some ways, best to have all the bad shit in one game. Get 'em tomorrow...
ReplyDeleteNot worth a comment
ReplyDeleteI will borrow some of your faith, Hoss
DeleteVolpe: retaliation for the hit batsman
ReplyDeletePathetic.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful night in the Hudson Valley.
ReplyDeleteHouse of Guinness
ReplyDelete...Regarding my rundown of past Yanks: yes, Carl Weitz is correct. Richardson tossed his hat to the ump because he requested it (for his son, I think).
ReplyDeleteIt's very true that Don Larsen pitched the greatest Yankees, postseason game, of course. Someone was wondering about best non-PED efforts since 1961.
Pre-1961:
1921—Carl Mays and Waite Hoyt both pitch dominating, 3-0 shutouts against a very hard-hitting NY Giants team. Hoyt followed it up with a 3-1 win, and a 1-0 loss.
1927—Herb Pennock pitches a no-hitter for 7 1/3, winning 8-1 against the Pirates
1939—Monte Pearson, forgotten now but a terrific World Series performer, throws 7 1/3 no-hit innings, before shutting out the Reds, 4-0.
1943—In a weird one, Spud Chandler wins his second game of the Series, clinching the title with a 2-0 win in which he allows 10 hits and 2 walks to the Cardinals, who leave 11 on base.
1947—Another weird one. Floyd "Bill" Bevens pitches a no-hitter down to the last out in the 9th, despite allowing 10 walks. He loses on a pinch-hit by Cookie Lavagetto, the last batter of the game, and only after some terrible managerial decisions by Yankees skipper Bucky Harris, and a ninth-inning stolen base by pinch-runner Al Gionfriddo, in which Gionfriddo is widely thought to be out...
...Red Barber's reaction to that 1947 World Series game: "Well I'll be a suck-egg mule!"
ReplyDeleteSome others:
1949—Allie Reynolds, the Super Chief, pitches a two-hit masterpiece, beating the Dodgers, 1-0, as Tommy Henrich homers in the bottom of the ninth off Don Newcombe.
1950—In Game One, Vic Raschi pitches a 1-0 two-hitter, to give the Yanks a jump on the Whiz Kids. In Game Four, rookie Whitey Ford would have walked away with a 5-0 Series clincher, but Gene Woodling dropped a fly ball in left. Instead, Reynolds came in to get the save.
1951—Eddie Lopat wins two complete games, allowing the Miracle Giants only one run in each.
1952—Reynolds with a four-hit shutout of the Bums, 2-0.
1958—Bob Turley singlehandedly leads the Yanks in their comeback from being down 3-1 in games. He shuts out a formidable Braves team, 7-0, comes back two days later to get a save in the 10th inning, then pitches 6 2/3 innings of one-run relief to clinch the Series the next day.
1960—Whitey Ford starts his immortal streak with 10-0 and 12-0 shutouts of the Pirates. About the rest of that Series, we shall not speak.
One last word: Hammer, yeah, that 1981 World Series. Gives me shivers to this day. Trouble was, I think, that Bob Lemon, usually a good field manager, was distraught over the freakish death of his son. And...Mad George was at the height of his insanity over Reggie. And...Dave Winfield was doing his best Judge imitation.
ReplyDeleteGame Three in LA, when we had two on, none out, and Fernando was reeling, Lemon sends Bobby Murcer up there with instructions to "bunt for a hit." Game Five, he leaves Guidry out too long, to lose, 2-1, with Goose Gossage ready and rested in the pen. Reggie got only 12 at-bats (and got 4 hits); Winfield went 1-22.
Even though this game sucked I do think yanks pull it out in 5...stop using weaver in big moments for now
ReplyDeleteAgreed
DeleteAny great team can come back from this. This is not a great team, but they can come back. It does make tomorrow's game a must-win, though. So they had better be up for it, better be loose, and better be focused. We know Boone will motivate them properly, so who's worried? Not I...
ReplyDeleteReally…….I yam
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