It is high, it is far, it is... caught!: Game 160: The Teletubbies love the Yankees very much

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Friday, October 1, 2021

Game 160: The Teletubbies love the Yankees very much

Posted by Stang at 5:00 PM

L to R: Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po.

106 comments:

JM said...: I think the Mutant Ninja Turtles fit better now that we have Bronxie.; October 1, 2021 at 5:49 PM
JM said...: There's a bad Odor at the bottom of the lineup. And no DJ. Wtf?; October 1, 2021 at 5:51 PM
Doug K. said...: I think DJ has a hip issue and I don't mean the October Issue of Modern Beatnik.

Doug K.; October 1, 2021 at 6:19 PM
celerino sanchez said...: Tinky-Winky could have been a good sub for Heaney; October 1, 2021 at 6:22 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Doug K,

You're right. Glass man has the soul patch and not DJ.; October 1, 2021 at 6:46 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: JM,

Orange Roughy is rested and ready!

...to be over anxious and swing at anything.

But at least he's rested!; October 1, 2021 at 6:48 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Celerino, Poo-Poo would be a good sub for Bonehead.

Or Ca$hman
Or HAL; October 1, 2021 at 6:50 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: I'm here.; October 1, 2021 at 7:10 PM
Anonymous said...: Look at the lineups--they tell you all you need to know about the difference between these two franchises and why the Ray's win the division by a wide margin with one third the Yankees' payroll: the Rays have their best hitters in the two and three slots. Boone has them batting third and fourth. Hence his best hitters get fewer PAs in the course of the game and many dozens fewer PAs in the course of a season.; October 1, 2021 at 7:13 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: I am sick of Nelson Cruz.; October 1, 2021 at 7:14 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: I'm sick of this entire season.; October 1, 2021 at 7:43 PM
HoraceClarke67 said...: That's pretty damned funny, Doug!
—Mitch Miller; October 1, 2021 at 7:49 PM
Doug K. said...: Hoss,

Mitch is just saying that because he's the cover.; October 1, 2021 at 8:23 PM
Pocono Steve said...: So we're going to get a bunch of timely HRs to save us tonight again, right?; October 1, 2021 at 8:31 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Sing along with The Master!; October 1, 2021 at 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...: Nice to hear Ken tonight.; October 1, 2021 at 8:40 PM
JM said...: Mitch Miller turned down the Beatles. So did Bert Kaempfert in Germany. So did every label in London, but George Martin had left his wife and children to shack up with his secretary, and family-oriented Lew Grade made him sign the Beatles and produce them as a punishment. He figured it would be an embarrassing blot on George's career.

Martin never did own up to any of that, but it is said to be true. Did he ever luck out.

And yes, we'll be bringing out the offense in the later innings.

Tampa looks far from unbeatable tonight.; October 1, 2021 at 8:41 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Thank you anon.

I just changed the feed.

I love me some Singleton.

Not in that way, though.; October 1, 2021 at 8:43 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Rufus, we all love Singleton in "that" way, that horny devil!; October 1, 2021 at 8:51 PM
JM said...: I might have mentioned it before, but I'm friends with a guy--since the late 60s-- who pitched against Kenny in college. He said Ken killed him that day and laughs about it.

Wendy is dicey, but he got the strikeout.; October 1, 2021 at 8:53 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Bloop and a blast please.; October 1, 2021 at 8:58 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Mitch Miller and the Beatles.

I have to get my mind around that.; October 1, 2021 at 9:00 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: My brother played Patrick McEnroe in a tennis match when we were young. Patrick was a year or two younger than my brother. My brother was the number one player on our team and McEnroe annihilated him.; October 1, 2021 at 9:00 PM
Doug K. said...: Rufus,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wpyxPxyPRo

Still one of my faves; October 1, 2021 at 9:05 PM
Doug K. said...: So Stanton is back to stepping in the bucket. The dream is over.; October 1, 2021 at 9:06 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: HBP is better than a walk, I guess?; October 1, 2021 at 9:11 PM
JM said...: Wendy no bueno. Lasagna either, so far.; October 1, 2021 at 9:18 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Doug K,

All I am saying, is Mitch *must* have done the brown acid.

That is mesmerizing.; October 1, 2021 at 9:34 PM
Anonymous said...: Rufus,

I have it on one of my favorite playlists. For some reason it always works for me.

Unlike throwing German into the biggest game of the year when he hasn't pitched in a long long time.; October 1, 2021 at 9:37 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Winnie,

My (ex) sister-in-law (my brother's fault) was ranked as college singles top five. She and her doubles partner would practice against Martina Navratilova as doubles against her and lose badly. Then Martina would work out for three hours. It was the steroid era.

And I'm still singing along with Mitch.; October 1, 2021 at 9:39 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Doug K,

Now I HAVE TO ask:

Did *you* do the brown acid?

And do you also have tiptoe through the tulips on your playlist?

I have the Angels -- Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, live version on mine. More hi test meth than brown acid, but similar vibe.; October 1, 2021 at 9:43 PM
Kevin said...: Pull The Lasagna after a third of an inning, THEN BRING GERMAN IN NOW?!!!! What is this nonsense?; October 1, 2021 at 9:44 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Kevin,

Think "Brown Acid".

It's the only explanation.

Either that or:

Boone happens.; October 1, 2021 at 9:45 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Get rid of the beached whale chant please.

Replace it with "Steinbrenner sucks!"; October 1, 2021 at 9:46 PM
Doug K. said...: Rufus,

I do own "God Bless Tiny Tim" but no Tiptoe is not on any playlist.

However this is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RZLHtdIwU&list=PL9F777F07D69737A3

Actually it isn't... but it might be on my next one.; October 1, 2021 at 9:50 PM
Kevin said...: The old "brown acid" trick! Of course! Kevin; October 1, 2021 at 9:51 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: I like the comment that it needs to be on a horror movie soundtrack.; October 1, 2021 at 9:54 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Now, I'm going to have to dig into my Dr. Demento files...; October 1, 2021 at 9:56 PM
Doug K. said...: LOL. Yeah it's pretty amazing. In one of the songs he sings a duet with himself playing the male and female parts.; October 1, 2021 at 9:57 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: 5 hits is not going to get it done.

Fuckers.; October 1, 2021 at 9:58 PM
Doug K. said...: Boone is pushing his luck here with German.; October 1, 2021 at 9:59 PM
Kevin said...: Of all the pitchers on the staff, WTF IS WRONG WITH BOONE????????; October 1, 2021 at 10:03 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Pencilneck Geek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxmxhul7UXM

Classy Freddie on Letterman with Andy Kaufman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEeGydhC-SE; October 1, 2021 at 10:06 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: ICS misses that one.; October 1, 2021 at 10:08 PM
Kevin said...: ABREU ¿??????????????? The fix is in; October 1, 2021 at 10:08 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Thank Yahweh Lasagna faced that entire ONE batter.; October 1, 2021 at 10:09 PM
Kevin said...: The last man in the pen, I have never seen anything like this; October 1, 2021 at 10:10 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Abreu for first base next year.; October 1, 2021 at 10:10 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: bonehead outsmarting hisself again.; October 1, 2021 at 10:11 PM
Kevin said...: Maybe the idea is to confuse Tampa so badly that they'll make a mistake; October 1, 2021 at 10:14 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: I am very confused by to Boone's bullpen plan and in game management.; October 1, 2021 at 10:15 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: At least Lasagna wasn't overworked.

Fuck bonehead
fuck brainless
fuck HAL; October 1, 2021 at 10:16 PM
Kevin said...: BOONE needs to go for a ride with Clemenza. Just despicable; October 1, 2021 at 10:17 PM
TheWinWarblist said...: Boone is a moron. I know that's ableist slur, but I mean no disrespect to anyone with an intellectual disability. BUT BOONE IS A MORON!!!!; October 1, 2021 at 10:17 PM
Kevin said...: Maybe The Cartel has Boone's family; October 1, 2021 at 10:19 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Winnie,

I'd go for imbecile or even idiot. There's no proof bonehead can dress himself without help.; October 1, 2021 at 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...: At age 20 in the Yankee farm system, Wander Franco would be five years away from his first token MLB appearance just before being traded away for a 35-year-old pitcher just recovering from elbow surgery.; October 1, 2021 at 10:21 PM
Kevin said...: What will Sherman write? "BOONE is a fucking moron"!; October 1, 2021 at 10:21 PM
JM said...: Perfect fucking bunt.; October 1, 2021 at 10:24 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: WOW!

They're playing actual fucking BASEBALL!; October 1, 2021 at 10:25 PM
BernBabyBern said...: The bunt by Gallo against the shift was great. If he had real speed he could've had a double.; October 1, 2021 at 10:25 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Another ugly weird beard.; October 1, 2021 at 10:26 PM
JM said...: These guys are scrappy.

If Boone wasn't such an idiot, they could win a lot of games.; October 1, 2021 at 10:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Gallo surrenders. A two run homer would have been better baseball.; October 1, 2021 at 10:27 PM
Kevin said...: Wasn't that pitcher in "The Thing"?; October 1, 2021 at 10:28 PM
JM said...: Holy fuck.; October 1, 2021 at 10:28 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Bonehead last all his brownie points by putting ICS on deck.; October 1, 2021 at 10:28 PM
JM said...: Gardy killed that.; October 1, 2021 at 10:28 PM
JM said...: Oh shit. Sanchez.; October 1, 2021 at 10:29 PM
JM said...: DP coming up.; October 1, 2021 at 10:29 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Patented ICS DP coming up!; October 1, 2021 at 10:29 PM
JM said...: And Odorific on deck. We're fucked.; October 1, 2021 at 10:30 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Maybe he'll K and the Yankees will have a chance.; October 1, 2021 at 10:30 PM
JM said...: Sanchez swung at a terrible pitch.; October 1, 2021 at 10:31 PM
DickAllen said...: Pitiful at bat; October 1, 2021 at 10:31 PM
BernBabyBern said...: Aaaaaaand, Ice Cream goes chasing pitches way out of the strike zone. Of course.; October 1, 2021 at 10:31 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: At least it wasn't a DP.

Bonehead is beyond idiot.; October 1, 2021 at 10:31 PM
JM said...: Trade him ASAP.; October 1, 2021 at 10:31 PM
JM said...: Trade Bonehead if possible.; October 1, 2021 at 10:32 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: Include money in the trade.

Pallets of it.; October 1, 2021 at 10:33 PM
DickAllen said...: His lack plate discipline after all these years is appalling - both of them; October 1, 2021 at 10:34 PM
Kevin said...: Most infuriating loss of the year; October 1, 2021 at 10:36 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: This one's on bonehead pinch hitting ICS.

I did like the Gallo bunt, but too little, too late.

Fuck boone
fuck the intern
fuck HAL the pampered billionaire.; October 1, 2021 at 10:36 PM
JM said...: How many games has Boone lost? 8? 10? More?

He just sucks.; October 1, 2021 at 10:38 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: JM,

I'll take the over.; October 1, 2021 at 10:40 PM
Platoni said...: Sanchez hacking at shit like George Dubya clearing brush; October 1, 2021 at 10:45 PM
Rufus T. Firefly said...: There's no such thing as clutch. So the basement dwelling millennials tell us.

But there IS such a thing as NOT clutch.

And bonehead pitch hit him in the ninth.

I'd say cut his nuts of slowly with a rusty dull knife, but they've obviously atrophied to the point of non-existence, so it wouldn't matter.; October 1, 2021 at 10:47 PM
Anonymous said...: The Gallo bunt: a textbook vindication of evidence-based strategy. The evidence clearly shows that bunting on average is a losing strategy, especially when the bunter is capable of hitting a two-run homer and the batters behind him are much less likely to hit one out. Gallo did the Rays a favor there. In fact, if Kevin Cash could have ordered Gallo to bunt there, he would gladly have done so.; October 1, 2021 at 10:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Addendum--maybe you could have argued for a bunt there if the Yankees needed only one run. But they needed at least two. You needed an XBH there. The batter most likely to get one in the upcoming batters took that off the table and passed the baton to hitters less likely to do that.; October 1, 2021 at 10:53 PM
JM said...: You know what a Bronx cheer is? A raspberry?

You've earned one.; October 1, 2021 at 10:54 PM
Anonymous said...: I don't know if JM's comment was directed to me, but I will just have to defer to the superior baseball acumen of Aaron Boone and other mavens who think that it's a great idea to take the power bat out of the hands of a lefty batter with 38 homers, up against a righty pitcher with a man on when you need two runs to tie and no one coming up who is as good a homerun hitter. It doesn't make sense to call Boone an imbecile yet opine that that imbecilic move was just great just because you have a nostalgic soft spot for bunting.; October 1, 2021 at 11:03 PM
Kevin said...: Nobody on the left side of the diamond, nobody on base, and Gallo in a slump. Good play. Normally a power hitter bunting is stupid. Like all games one size doesn't fit all. Now Boone's bullpen management, well if you want a textbook example of "imbecilic"... I have never seen anything like it...; October 1, 2021 at 11:15 PM
Anonymous said...: Nobody on the left side of the diamond? No Rays defenders in the right field bleachers, either. Yes, the bunt strategy worked out great. They lost a crucial game. I can understand suggesting a losing strategy in advance, as a gamble, but I don't understand defending it after it clearly proved to be self-defeating and resulted on a critical loss. And Gallo says that he did it on his own. If Boone were a competent manager, he would not leave critical strategic moves to the players.; October 1, 2021 at 11:28 PM
Doug K. said...: Not to mention that the last two outs were made by "home run hitters". Power hitters with low BA's just like Gallo.

Both Struck out.; October 1, 2021 at 11:30 PM
Sour Puss Lemon Flavoring which may or may not be artificial, y'all said...: sadness engorges my sadness center as I rotate in a never ending vortex of melancholy; October 1, 2021 at 11:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Smart teams like the Rays deploy the shift against pull power hitters like Gallo because they are saying, in essence, "Yes, please do bunt or stroke a weak single the opposite way. We'd much prefer that to a homerun. Thanks!" And Gallo played right into their hands in one of the most critical situations of the season.; October 1, 2021 at 11:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Doug K.: But neither nearly as likely to hit a home run as Gallo. So not the same hitters at all. Not nearly as good as Gallo. Compare their respective OPS's. That's why it made no sense for Gallo to pass the buck to hitters less likely to hit a homer than he is.; October 1, 2021 at 11:38 PM
Kevin said...: He did wind up on third; October 1, 2021 at 11:43 PM
Leinstery said...: When I was a little kid playing baseball I always marveled at how my dad and other coaches could repeatedly hit the ball in the direction they wanted to hit it during fielding practice. I don't understand how when given and entire half of the infield, due to there being 4 outfielders, these assholes continue to hit it to fielders. How hard is it to guide the ball when you have THAT much space?; October 1, 2021 at 11:47 PM
Doug K. said...: Anon,

Maybe that's true (Although Gallo has been pretty bad since he came over to the Yankees) but bunting drove in a run and we had runners on first and second and two speed guys on the bases with less than two outs in what was now a one run game.

It would have been nice if Boone had a contact hitter that could have delivered a single.; October 1, 2021 at 11:58 PM
Anonymous said...: Doug K. -- Yes, with that Bunt Gallo drove in just ONE run that still left the team two runs behind in the bottom of the ninth.

And consider the OPS of these players:

Gallo .815
Gardner .697
Sanchez .741 (.701 vs. RHP)
Odor .673

So you're saying the smart move was to take possible XBH bat out of the hands of the best of this lot--a left-handed power hitter vs. a right-handed pitcher--and place it in the hands of the worst of the lot. It's understandable to decry the failure of Sanchez and Odor in this situation, but have you earned the right to do that when you endorsed a strategy that placed the fate of the game in their hands?; October 2, 2021 at 1:34 AM
Kevin said...: Gallo scored. If he had homered, the same hitters come to the plate. So it seems that you are arguing that the roster comes up short, which it does.; October 2, 2021 at 2:03 AM
Anonymous said...: The same hitters come to the plate, but you have no idea how things would have unfolded had the preceding events been different--Kay calls it "the fallacy of the predetermined outcome." On the face of it, it was a ridiculous strategy--having your best power hitter bunt and in effect kick the can down the road to inferior hitters.; October 2, 2021 at 2:45 AM
Anonymous said...: Your best power hitter of those coming up in that inning, that is.; October 2, 2021 at 2:48 AM
Anonymous said...: The best power hitter of those following Stanton, to be even more precise.; October 2, 2021 at 2:49 AM
Anonymous said...: Finally--bunting, even under those circumstances, is far from risk-free. Gallo might have popped it up for an easy out or fouled it off, putting himself at a disadvantage in the count, and so on.; October 2, 2021 at 3:38 AM

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