So It's Better, My Sweet, That We Hover Like Bees, Because There's No Sure Footing - Game Thread, Yankees at Jays
by hugo on Sep 24, 2008 6:58 PM EDT
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PrintNew York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays, Sep 24, 2008 7:07 PM EDT
Not sure that there's any particular reason that Zaun is starting again, after his stellar performance yesterday, another poor offensive performance for the team that allowed Mike Mussina, one of the biggest jerks in major-league baseball, to inch closer to that 20-win mark.
But that's not important. What is important is that A.J. Burnett will be making tonight what is overwhelmingly likely to be his final start as a Jay. Today's title, coming from a great song by the lovely Neko Case, struck me as appropriate. Anyone think it's at all likely that the Jays keep A.J.?
Well, A.J., the local media hated you for some reason, but you seem like a good guy to me, and everyone says you're a great teammate. You deserve the big bucks and a fanbase that will appreciate your talent. You're 9th on the Jays all-time list for ERA, 8th in Whip, and 3rd in K/9. Let's give the Yankees one more beating before they offer you the big bucks to play for them.
The highly touted Phil Hughes (though the shine is off that apple a bit) pitches for the Yankees. Knowing us, today will be the first day of the rest of his career. Let's go Jays!
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nice little play by Moonraker
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
nice start by Inglett
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
heck, nice to see a run
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
good day?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
oh that sucks
I sliced my finger open on the mandolin slicer if that makes you feel any better, though I don’t know why it would…
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
yeah
am hoping it heals in time for my gig tomorrow night. I probably should’ve gotten stitches but was too lazy
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
thanks!
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
yup
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
that won't take long, haha
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
thanks, man
as soon as I figure out how, I’d like to post it
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
sure
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
thanks
I wish “Stieb” wasn’t so hard to sing, haha
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
T-Dot
is what Torontoans sometimes call T.O.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
why the heck did Scooter
throw that? that was idiotic
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
That's was quite possibly the stupidest throw ever
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
I mean, really
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
that sucked
now we’re losing. I guess that just goes to show you A.J.’s “flawed character”
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I wonder if we could get Betemit
with so much uncertainty around the infield, I like him as insurance a lot better than Bautista.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
we definitely have quantity
I just think Betemit is a better hitter and fielder than Bautista. Also, he’s a switch-hitter, and we don’t have one, once Zaun leaves.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
yeah
I wonder if he has been pressing at the plate as his playing time has slipped
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I thought Betemit was already at third after the grounder.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
AJ wiggles out with 2 Ks
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
nice hit Rios
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
come on Lyle
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Lind fails to get his 4th RBI of the month
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
apparently
JP said yesterday that Hill wasn’t moving to SS
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
So... BJ Ryan for JJ Hardy?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
I think we'd have to add something
but I’m all for getting Hardy
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
supposedly
Milwaukee wants to trade Fielder too. Blockbuster trade?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I don't think we have enough to give to get Fielder
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
I agree
though supposedly the asking price wasn’t ridiculous, though just rumor. I wouldn’t mind getting Capuano from Milwaukee if they are willing to throw him in though, we can afford him
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
oh yeah
did it work?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
haha
does that mean we go back to obscure song lyrics and random phrases?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I thought I'd try for one week....since the season is about to end....
but I like the obscure song lyrics myself
that is cool
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I like the Neko Case lyric....
but after yesterday I was expecting Gram Parsons or Townes Van Zant or something
yeah
something about the A.J. situation made me think of that line
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
If you ever want to be depressed over wasted talent watch 'Be Here To Love Me'
about townes van zandt…..
that movie is devastating
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I'm telling you
it’s the first day of the rest of his career
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I had thought that perhaps why zaun started yesterday was because the yankees still had sort of a shot....
but I really don’t understand why today
it just seems so pointless
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
well, I'm going to go eat some dinner
fajitas!
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Good start for AJ
Too bad the bats are trying to lock in that higher draft pick.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Rolen obliges
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
He has 3 of our last 4 team RBIs.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Cito giving AJ the chance at 19
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Two straight Ks
on 7 pitches
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
It just needs to last 10 days past the end of the world series
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Gets the fly ball
Doesn’t tip his cap… wonder what that means.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
I imagine he should care if he gets hurt
Can’t get $15MM/year if he can’t opt out.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
he's auditioning for the Yankees anyway
he wants to maximize his face time
Well, okay
if he did tip his cap then obviously he’s leaving. Just because he didn’t doesn’t mean he’s staying.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Not like he let a fastball go by
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Funny how he said he wouldn't go for 20 on 3 days rest
but he’ll go for 19 with almost 120 pitches already in the bank.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
118 pitches and he's going back out in a nothing game?
the fine line between guts and stupidity is being crossed here
That's what it looked like to me
Of course he’s still going to be in the dugout for the next 4 games.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
on an 0-2 count
setting up outside
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
I didn't think you did
He just missed by a mile
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Nice catch by Inglett
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Yeah, closer to the ground would have given a better chance
but it worked out.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Yeah, but with the lefty on the mound
would have to be a shorter lead.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Damon caught stealing
Very helpful.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Rios Wells and Lind coming up
This should be a part of our lineup we can count on for a walkoff, but not so much this year.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
September 9
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Since when do bullpen wins mean you have a good bullpen?
They mean you have a good offense.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Specifically at coming from behind.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
so if you had the question....
what storyline are you most tired of, from this season, what would you answer?
that's not quite the question....
What was the single-worst storyline in baseball this year (and why)?
this is getting ridiculous
someone needs to discuss this with Cito in the offseason
jays of the day AJ and Rolen
hinskes to Lind, OVerbay, Wells and Scoot. I really don’t have the heart to do it but Cy has batista numbers, but Cito screwed him
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