Game Thread Saturday 4/23/16 Yankees vs. Rays 1:05PM

[Rick2583]

RHP - Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 3.06 ERA)

VS.

LHP - Blake Snell (MLB Debut)

Lineups to follow...............

BTW: Alex (automatic out) Rodriquez should sit but if not AT LEAST drop him in the lineup & put Headly in the 9 hole. JMO.

 

[Messiah717]

Not an MLB debut guy. The Yankees are usually like Helen Keller when kids like this are on the mound.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Not an MLB debut guy. The Yankees are usually like Helen Keller when kids like this are on the mound.

Where's "Daredevil" when ya' need him....
(but then He couldn't hit for the entire line-up)....


batter up-

 

[Rick2583]

Today's starting lineup...


CF - Ellsbury (276)
LF - Gardner (279)
RF - Beltran (293)
1B - Teixeira (216)
DH - A-Rod (143)
C - McCann (302)
2B - Castro (259)
3B - Headley (171)
SS - Gregorius (286)

 

[Mattingly23NY]

This Team needs some major motivation, resulting in a Win Streak, or Rick will be like:

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Game carried on MLB, hope it's Yes, that Tampa Bay Broadcast Team of Dewaynw Staats and Kalas can bore one to tears. No excuses just go kick some Tropicana ass!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Game carried on MLB, hope it's Yes, that Tampa Bay Broadcast Team of Dewaynw Staats and Kalas can bore one to tears. No excuses just go kick some Tropicana ass!

all the Rays need, is to add Rex Hudler to the mix, and we'd have the 3 Stooges, (but not near as funny)....

 

[Rick2583]

This Team needs some major motivation, resulting in a Win Streak, or Rick will be like:
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Yeah that's about it. 2 in a row after today.

 

[totus44]

I'm actually rooting for another losing streak. My theory is that if they get so bad that they are out of contention by ASB, then maybe they finally bite the bullet and cut AROD and CC (at min) bench others and promote the kids.

Addition by subtraction... Oh and Cashman goes too.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Nice, MLB in this area chooses to show the A's & Jays.

 

[totus44]

Nice opening frame by Tanaka.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Typical closing frame by A-hole.

 

[totus44]

1-0 on a WP. They need to run on Conger....he's only caught 1 of 53 steal attempts. I mean that makes Posada look like a god, lol!

 

[totus44]

Anyone else tired of ARod warning track power?

 

[Yankeefan5545]

This group strikes out way too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Making that rook look like Cy Young.

 

[totus44]

Nerves and jitters settled....Snell got what he needed.....facing the rest of this lineup. Look for a Cy-esque performance. I imagine they won't have him on a Yankee 80-85 pitch count limit.

 

[Rick2583]

I'm actually rooting for another losing streak. My theory is that if they get so bad that they are out of contention by ASB, then maybe they finally bite the bullet and cut AROD and CC (at min) bench others and promote the kids.

Addition by subtraction... Oh and Cashman goes too.

With A-Rod now 0-2 after another strike out & his average down to a whopping 138 you may still get your wish.

 

[Rick2583]

And A-Rod strikes out again, now down to 135, when does someone say enough is enough? A decision seriously needs to be made, and if A-Rod had any pride at all, he'd walk away after this season. Next year you put Judge in RF & MAYBE give Beltran another year to come back as the DH.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

I can't believe this mess....on 2nd thought, OH I can....A-Hole the new team captain over Gahdnah...

 

[Messiah717]

Like I said. Helen Keller.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Some gifts from the opponent and Beltran failed to open them. Another "Cashman Cutie" flubs the dub.

 

[Rick2583]

I can't believe this mess....on 2nd thought, OH I can....A-Hole the new team captain over Gahdnah...

Now Rob, did you mean, "I can't believe this MESS?" Or, "I can't believe this mess VIC?" I'm old so I confuse easily. But yeah, A-Roid needs to go.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Headley, the Yankees need to chase you right out of New York.

 

[Rick2583]

Up to the minute stats................

RODRIQUEZ = 2/5/132 with 18 Ks, .233 OBP. .245 SLG% & 2 Extra base hits.

HEADLEY = 0/2/159 and a .296 OBP, .259 SLG% & zero extra base hits.

Getting paid around $35M between them this season. What a f'king joke.

 

[Messiah717]

I had a feeling Gardner would end it.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Again too many wasted opportunities, not pretty but I guess it's in the book thanks to Gardner. The God Damn offense ruined a nice run by Tank.
A=hole: what about that early retirement????????????????????????

 

[Rick2583]

And tomorrow we go for the sweep behind Pineda.

 

[totus44]

GODNER! Your Yankee Captain!

 

[yankeesince59]

...another poor offensive showing but thankfully the pitching stepped up big time today.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Now Rob, did you mean, "I can't believe this MESS?" Or, "I can't believe this mess VIC?" I'm old so I confuse easily. But yeah, A-Roid needs to go.

(once again) Good One Rick.....you got me over a barrel, and beat me at my own game...!

I can't find my (Outdated-1980) bottle of Geritol, and am not sure if I meant: simply a "mess" for "The Messiah", or all of Us....Us as in United States...? Doh- This Stetson covers my chrome dome, = ie, not bald head, rather metal plate in this head, which gets FM if I turn South in the morn, and North in the PM, no wait, not PM as in Pre-Post Menstrual...in the evening, whenever that is....

When I stand on my head and shit, I somehow get Satellite Radio of all Bosox Games, thus this institutionalization, could be a very long one, ....Dreams of Shrek are enough to ruin a good life...!