Game Thread Yankees @ Blue Jays 5/5/15 7:05PM

[Rick2583]

RHP - Michael Pineda, (3-0 3.73 ERA)

VS.

RHP - Marco Estrada, (1-0 0.84 ERA)

Lineups to follow.....


CF - Ellsbury (347)
LF - Gardner (312)
DH - Rodriquez (229)
1B - Teixeira (202)
C - McCann (247)
RF - Beltran (203)
2B - Drew (149)
SS - Gregorius (213)
3B - Petit (194)

NOTES: The bottom 4 batters have a COMBINED average of 189 & a COMBINED on base % of .254

How the hell is this team in first place with a 16-10 record?

 

[yankeesince59]

...we have out best starter going tonight...don't know anything about Estrada but you gotta expect a win from the guys in pinstripes.

 

[totus44]

...we have out best starter going tonight...don't know anything about Estrada but you gotta expect a win from the guys in pinstripes.

Guys in gray....

 

[yankeesince59]

Guys in gray....

...lol...touche'.

 

[Rick2583]

Last nights lineup aside from Ellbury & Gardner were hitting a combined 212, we cannot field a team like that & expect to be successful.

 

[yankeesince59]

..."it's early".

 

[Messiah717]

The entire division is flawed. It's going to come down to which team or teams makes the better improvements down the stretch.

 

[Rick2583]

..."it's early".

Eventually the tough decisions have to be made, like how much longer do we keep sending Drew out there.

 

[yankeesince59]

...I'm guessing it will take a fall back to earth before anything is done.

 

[blgridesagain]

The entire division is flawed. It's going to come down to which team or teams makes the better improvements down the stretch.

The defending A.L Champions are flawed.
......the entire league and MLB is "flawed" and need some "IFs" to be answered in the positive.

The defending CHAMPS , Giants, won it all with a bunch of horsesh!t not named "Madbum" in the rotation and a less than scary offense (22 R above lg avg) while winning a grand total of four more reg season games than last year's Yankees.

 

[Messiah717]

They killed the offense in this league is what they did.

 

[yankeesince59]

^^^ it's been building for awhile, mess. Pitchers are throwing harder than ever before and selfish hitters no longer care if they strike out or not...plus, there are more and more pitching "specialists" coming out of the pen...and of course, the shift cuts down the offense as well.

 

[Messiah717]

Bring back the drugs lol.

 

[Rick2583]

Yeah didn't they get the memo, "Chicks dig the long ball".

 

[Rick2583]

Lineup posted in the OP. Sickening.

 

[Rick2583]

2 run double for A-Rod. Yanks up 2-0

 

[Messiah717]

Up 3-0 on these mofos.

 

[totus44]

Mendoza Tex.....198 and falling.

 

[totus44]

2 run double for A-Rod. Yanks up 2-0

You know, if he keeps performing clean, the regret woulda...coulda...shoulda, after his career is over is gonna eat him alive having squandered years between juice injury and suspension.

 

[Messiah717]

Are they going to wait until Drew is batting below .100?

 

[Rick2583]

Are they going to wait until Drew is batting below .100?

Read the thread I dedicated to Girardi to find that answer Vic.

 

[Rick2583]

Mark (all or nothing) Teixeira goes yard again. Yankees up 5-0.

 

[Pastafazul]

what did that pitcher just yell out immediately after tex made contact

 

[yankeesince59]

...who woulda thunk a year ago that Pineda would be the ace of this staff?

 

[Rick2583]

...who woulda thunk a year ago that Pineda would be the ace of this staff?

Hate to think where we'd be without him.

 

[Messiah717]

Drew with two hits? What?

 

[Messiah717]

Can their ever be a nice easy finish to a game? 6-0 turns into ninth inning drama.

 

[Messiah717]

6-3 win over the urine baggers.

 

[Pastafazul]

2 questions.....

why was tex not put in last nites game for defensive purposes late in game?

why was pineida taken out of this game with 101 pitches?

 

[Yankeefan5545]

2 out in the 9th and the Yankees get "Carped" ah well Miller finishes. Pineda is the ace of this staff by default.