Game Thread Yankees vs. Twins, 8/18/15, 7:05PM

[Rick2583]

LHP - C.C. Sabathia, (4-9, 5.23 ERA)

VS.

RHP - Mike Pelfrey, (6-7, 3.70 ERA)

Lineups to follow........

CF - Ellsbury
LF - Gardner
DH - Rodriquez
C - McCann
RF - Beltran
1B - Bird
SS - Gregorius
2B - Drew
3B - Ryan

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Just down loaded Windows 10, cocked, locked, ready to rock, now go out there and kick their asses. We need CC to "brawl" on the mound tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Messiah717]

The former Met Mike Pelfrey. They better hit him hard tonight.

 

[Rick2583]

And again IMO they really need to rest Alex (3 for 36) Rodriquez. The long season is starting to take its toll on him. Rest him up now so he'll be okay down the stretch..

 

[Messiah717]

Arod needs to get his swing figured out. He's a DH so I don't think this rest idea is going to do anything. It's not like he's out there everyday playing the field.

 

[cagedlion]

Hope CC can slow down Twin bats. Sano reminds me of a
young David Ortiz, an ex Twin who they gave up on and
traded to Boston. OMG! I can't stand that pompous piece
of shit..

 

[Rick2583]

Hope CC can slow down Twin bats. Sano reminds me of a
young David Ortiz, an ex Twin who they gave up on and
traded to Boston. OMG! I can't stand that pompous piece
of shit..

This kid Sano looks like he's going to be a good one. Big kid.

 

[Rick2583]

Tonight's lineup posted in the OP.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Damned, I hope CC can lay goose eggs down for at least 6 innings.........

 

[Mattingly23NY]

nice catch by the fan in the stands.......was hoping that save would of costs the twinkies.......

 

[Messiah717]

Bird gets his first RBI with a single to right. 1-0 Yankees.

 

[totus44]

Nice!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Nice pick up of Beltran, with Bird's 1st big league RBI....

 

[Pastafazul]

birdman, sweet swing.. future star

 

[Pastafazul]

didi , the toss..... his version of the flip, nice play

 

[Mattingly23NY]

nice play by Gardner and Didi, I thought for sure, that 2nd run was gonna' score.........zip........!

 

[Messiah717]

Christ come on already offense. Pelfrey is not good.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Like waiting on a bundle of dynamite, after one's pushed the trigger, and nothing goes off, altho' even the 1st A-Bomb took approximately a good 25 seconds longer than expected, before the blinding light, hit..........

 

[Mattingly23NY]

It would be a big shot in the arm or boost, to Bird, if he can drive in a run or both here.........

 

[Messiah717]

What worries me is that Toronto's offense does what should be done against bad pitching. The Yankees need to get out of this funk.

 

[Messiah717]

And there it is. The CC long ball. This is why you cannot keep on blowing chances to score runs.

 

[Rick2583]

And for those of you keeping score, the Jays are up 7-5 in the 6th inning against the Phillies.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Holy Shit, I don't believe my eyes, Alex's GS, to CF, mothu help us all.....

 

[Messiah717]

Grand slam for Arod. 5-4 Yankees.

 

[Rick2583]

If you're slumping & want to come up big, it doesn't get any bigger than that. Long over due.

 

[Messiah717]

25th career slam extends his all time lead.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

2 runs, with no outs, and one RISP, nice...

Just what is necessary to put 'em away, .... I hope....

 

[Messiah717]

Glad to see the late inning runs. Makes the ninth much less stressful. Now just wrap up the win.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

25th career slam extends his all time lead.

He'll own more offensive records, ( I believe) less a few, esp SB's.

1 reason it was hard to continue to pull for Alex after 03-04, the saddest thing, I believe we've all agreed on, is: The shame is alot of these Gen-PED era Players, (as Alex came to exemplify), would of so easily walked into the HOF, without a drop of PED anything. Maybe some cough syrup if they caught a flue........

when alot of these great players, never needed to begin with to get into the HOF, without cheating......sad thing about it all, other than defending Him even when the Team was calling him A-Fraud in the Clubhouse, around 03-04......

I was looking so forward to seeing all offensive records become broken, and they would of, if Alex did not need Hip Surgery on both Hips; and lost time for PED Use......(long term health can break many records)

Nice to see He has made a clean come back resurgence, which rare in many cases; after PED suspensions....

 

[Rick2583]

And the sad thing is that both A-Rod & Bonds were locks for the HOF, they didn't need to cheat.