Being away on business has it’s advantages.

Alright - I’ve got max bars on my MLB.tv today! Let’s do this!

Not sure if there are readers of Posnanski here, but for some Mo thoughts, This is pretty cool.

Otherwise, Yankees suck or let’s go Yankees. Or whatever.

The Yankees are 1-0 with those red hats.

I love when 3-2 pitches aren’t in the same time zone as home plate.

I hate Sterling. Even if it’s true that walks and strikeouts may lift pitch count, lumping strikeouts with walks is so annoying, especially as he keeps bringing the same point up, and especially as the strikeouts are the reason AJ is valuable.

That’s a 1/2 inning.

Sweet crap, those idiot pretend umpires are behind home plate.  Canadians are weird.

Thank you Teix, I know with the constant rainfall, it might feel like spring, April, May and such, but it’s really summer, keep hitting.

Alex, booooo.

Overbay 0-12 against Burnett so all of a sudden he is pretending he got hit.

Sort of a must win with Halliday/Wang massacre tomorrow

Sort of a must win with Halliday/Wang massacre tomorrow

That won’t be pretty.

Overbay did actually get clipped on the toe.

Burnett really has the worst control for an Ace-type pitcher.

For those that care: Wimbledon fourth set tiebreak now, with Roddick up 2 sets to 1 on Murray.

Cano should never ever bat 5th.

Cano loves hitting with the bases empty.

For those that care: Cano seems to be heating up.

Cano must have been annoyed by the article(s) about his lack of RBIs lately and took matters into his own hands.

Matsui is a lefty specialist.

{lightning flashes} Rise, Matsui!! {thunder claps} RISE!!!

Sterling and Waldman is stupid comedy. Shut up already.

Maybe we can get Cano blinkers so he can’t see the runners on 1st or 3rd.

I like that idea.  Or try hypnosis.

Well that’s not good.

Damon’s defense??  Serling saying he should have caught it.

Damon’s defense??  Serling saying he should have caught it.

I guess it’s been a while since Damon botch a play, so he was due.

Oof.

That was, well, embarrassing.  For those without TVs, here’s what Damon looked like.

Didn’t Damon botch one or two others in the previous few weeks?

Had no idea Damon was so limber Jon.

Sterling is shocked that EVERY team is dealing with injuries. It’s almost like you could predict that injuries occur over the course of a 162 game season.

[7] This would never have happened if they had left the prices at $2600.

Damon is not having a good day so far.

A K is better than a DP, so good job, Damon, could have been worse.

Tallet is right out of 1974

Sterling and Waldman have already forgotten how upset they were when A-rod didn’t have any days off after coming back.

Prove us wrong Robbie

Two out double play ground ball to 2b with RISP

Figures.

Lots of big boobs walking around on the field level today, huh?

Cy Tallet?

I’m so proud of you Gardner, run and score now.

I approve of that walk.

This will be fun. Bases loaded, no outs.

I am cool with attempting to bunt for hits, and not cool with bunting to intentionally give away outs. Sounds like Damon did the former, so I approve.

Still fun. Bases loaded, no outs.

Another bases loaded run scored without the ball leaving the infield, per usual.

Walking in a run to face A-Rod… interesting strategy.

And another run scores without a hit.

And still the ball has yet to leave the infield this inning.

I’m still optimistic about this inning. Get thrown out Girardi, help the offense.

Tex got his hand in before the tag.

And to think I question Cano hitting fifth!

And we don’t have 3D TV but it looks like his hand was on the plate.
-Suzyn

Optimism sucks, the Yankees suck, the umpire sucks, Girardi sucks.

I suck.

A foolish consistency=Robbie with RISP

Robbie with RISP=The Hobgoblin of Little Minds

If Posada was catching that would count as a 3 run home run, thank goodness for Cervelli.

Can you mentally jinx something?  I was just chuckling to myself about how much money Toronto is paying Vernon Wells for a sub-.700 OPS.

He now has an OPS of .707

Tacking on a run or two wouldn’t suck.

Can you mentally jinx something?

Absolutely.  Especially of you’re Professor X.

I will happily take this 3-2 lead after 5 and a half innings since the offense has managed a solo HR and a couple of walks against the 70’s porn star.

Not bald enough.

[55] and [56], have either of youse seen Next Stop Wonderland?

I’ll miss Cervelli.

[63] no…what is it?

What the dickens just happened? Or why?

Was that actually a steal attempt?

Lose the uppercut, Gardner.

I saw the movie and liked it a lot.  it was one of the few romantic comedies that didn’t make me want to barf. Hope Davis used to be my upstairs neightbor.

[65] That Emerson quote figures somewhat prominently and humorously in the movie.

Hughes SHOULD pitch teh ate today. If Bruney does, I will murder Girardi.

[69] Wow, that neighbor part is crazy. I really like Hope Davis, too bad Hollywood’s usage of female actors is so piss poor.

Hughes and Coke warming. At least for the part of Hughes warming, and the suggestion of him being a ROOGY: barf.

Sterling now suggesting they clone Mariano to pitch teh ate.

I think they could then make a clone of that clone to take Tomko’s place.

Hope Davis was in this season’s “In Treatment” on HBO, although I’m pretty sure I’m the only person in the country who watches it.

I’m pessimistic now. Is it too late?

Kay, there is no reason to try to add to any of Cone’s technical points on pitching.

Thank goodness for pessimism.

What the fuck?  What is with the Friday afternoon game? I missed seven innings!

That’s some nice pitchin’ there.

I watched only her in it.  She was very good.  I’d like to see the play with her and Gandolfini.  She and Laura Linney are both very good actresses who get a lot of similar roles, smart women in indies mostly.

So, uh, what did I miss?

On the other hand, The Yanks are only six outs away from winning so I’m ok.

So, uh, what did I miss?

You are just in time to see who pitches teh ate, and, probably, complain about it.

Otherwise, the usually: in and out of trouble AJ, WOE, WOE with RISP, and a Cano solo blast. Also Cervelli caught stealing, and a blown call, from what I understand, at home where Teix shoulda been safe.

[81] The Yankees scored their runs on a Cano solo HR, and then had an inning in which they scored two runs, had the bases loaded with no outs, and the ball never left the infield.

AJ has been good so far.

Must score Jeter.

I really like Laura Linney, btw.

Jeterian!

I won’t complain if its Hughes or Coke. I’d prefer not to see Bruney, but I wouldn’t complain as long as other folks are warming and ready.

ugh

What the fuck?  What is with the Friday afternoon game? I missed seven innings!

Seconded.

I have a bad feeling about this game…

It’s a “holiday” I guess.

Apparently right on time for the typical and also unconventional Yankee DP.

You Can Count On Me was a Laura Linney movie I like a lot.

Ugh, Boston vs. Seattle at Fenway? That has guaranteed sweep written all over it.

Did Jeter misread that pop or was it a hit n run?

[93] King Felix starts tonight for Seattle, so they might be able to take game 1.

No, he misread it. Wasn’t even really that tough of a play.

So after Hughes pitches to the RHH, bring in Swisher to face the LHH, then Bruney to face the RHH after that if necessary?

I dislike this “LOOGY”/“ROOGY” thing.

I assume you caught Daytripper too.

Linney is awesome too.  You Can Count on Me is pretty good.

So it’s to be Coke, Hughes, then Mo?