With a lefty pitching, wouldn’t it make more sense to play two LF as opposed to two RF?

You don’t own an iPod?

I don’t own an iPod either.  I think my kids have six or seven each, though.

Doubtless plenty of broken stuff in New England.

There’s blood in the water. Let’s hope the Yankees smell it.

Bay manning up for tonight.

I don’t own an iPod either.  I’m embarrassed to tell you how young my daughter is who does have one.

Random question: is Joe’s habit of subbing out Swisher instead of Damon for late-inning defense somehow justified?  Swisher has had some ugly moments out there, but with Damon I feel like he’s gonna fall down on every flyball.

I don’t own an ipod either.  Had one of the first ones and it was junk, at least after a few months.  Battery sucked and it would reset itself all the time.  Beyond frustrating.  I had the option of joining that huge class action suit for other victims of icraps.  But as a recovering law school graduate, I wanted no part of such nonsense.
I cringe whenever I see lines outside apple stores.

I do have a Mac classic II lying around somewhere though.

I always thought I was the only person in the civilized world who didn’t use an iPod.  Apparently not.  My wife got an iPod mini free from work several years ago and the thing was a hassle in a number of ways so I stopped bothering with it.  People were always very surprised when they found out I trained for a marathon without listening to music while I ran.

Even with all the games Posada missed, his WAR is nearly equal to Varitek’s.

who are you people?

No Ipod for me either.

I don’t own a digital camera.  Anyone else?

I do technically own an iPod shuffle that my company gave as part of Christmas (winter?) gifts, but I never used it.

I also think that the sociological consequences of iPods are likely to lead to a more self-centered and fragmented society, and that worries me as a social scientist. However, I think the same of cell phones as well.

The importance of this game cannot be overstated. In fact, it is so important I won’t say whatever if Yankees lose today.

is Joe’s habit of subbing out Swisher instead of Damon for late-inning defense somehow justified?

Damon is worse in LF than Swisher is in RF by UZR.  Seems like the best OF defensive line up would be Swisher LF, Gardner CF, Hairston RF.

Zune, actually. No regrets. Loaded up with a coupla hundred CD’s, very little downloaded. It sits in a cradle 24x7 hooked to the stereo. I no longer have any furniture dedicated to housing CD’s in my living room.

Best digital camera is 2 MP. Plenty good.

Also, in Girardi’s pre-game he said there is no plan to take Mitre out of the rotation, no plan to skip the 5th starter, and that the depth provided by guys like Russ Ortiz should help them down the stretch.

No comment.

I don’t own a digital camera.  Anyone else?

Unfortunately, no company for you! I own a DSLR.

are likely to lead to a more self-centered and fragmented society

When I’m on the subway, I think people are gross and try to stay in my own little world. Can’t I at least listen to the Allman Brothers while this is going on?

No comment.

What do you expect him to say? “Mitre sucks and if he walks gives up 1 run in his next start he’s outta there”? They’re 5.5 ahead in the division… Girardi has a little leeway to figure things out like that.

When I’m on the subway, I think people are gross and try to stay in my own little world. Can’t I at least listen to the Allman Brothers while this is going on?

Of course you can. But my question is, is your thinking based on simply looking around people? Or do you know for a fact that the entire population of people that you may not know are, ipso facto, gross?

By the way, I was semi-serious with my comment.

Never had an I-pod.
Helped my girlfriend set up and use hers.
That was enough to cure me of any interest in trying one out.

Or do you know for a fact that the entire population of people that you may not know are, ipso facto, gross?

I think it’s more of a status quo thing. I’m in a good situation when I get on the train. My objective is to maintain. I’m not looking to meet anyone or make a friend.

Anyone ever seen a Northern Black Racer (snake)? Saw one today with my dog.. ugly looking thing. About 3 feet long.

I think it’s more of a status quo thing. I’m in a good situation when I get on the train. My objective is to maintain. I’m not looking to meet anyone or make a friend.

Yeah, it is a Nash equilibrium thing. My concern is that the social norm is changing in a way that leads to less human interaction with people you may not know. That has questionable consequences for the future.

—-Yeah, it is a Nash equilibrium thing. My concern is that the social norm is changing in a way that leads to less human interaction with people you may not know. That has questionable consequences for the future.—-

Serious question:  Did people used to talk to each other on trains? If so, when did that stop?  I just assumed that today’s Ipod is yesterday’s newspaper.

Frankly, I’ll take you random strangers on a yankees message board over the random strangers i deal with on my commute every day of the week.

The link in the header points to yesterday. Here is a link to today’s gameday.

I would think cell phones might have a lightly less anti-social effect than ipods.  At least you are trying to connect to other people with a phone, although ignoring people in front of you in the process.
Ipods/mp3 players make you deaf to the world, in more ways than one.

I have an ipod I never use. IF it ever breaks I’m not getting another one. It does have its uses though. On a plane I have no desire to talk to anyone: my ipod prevents such contact from happening.

I can’t run with music, it throws me off. Then again, I usually train with other people and we talk while running. I have a DSLR, but don’t use it as much as my film camera.

Here’s what makes people anti-social: Philips, Morgan, and Miller in that order. They make you visualize all kinds of bad things that can happen to your fellow man.

I thirst for the Yankees to thrash the RoidSox tonite, both for the obvious reasons, as well as for the entertainment value of the three amigos’ discomfiture.

Just realized it’s Miller and Morgan doing the game.  Can I borrow someone’s ipod?

If so, when did that stop?

It was around the same time as the start of the sharpened ice pick craze.

Here’s what makes people anti-social: Philips, Morgan, and Miller in that order. They make you visualize all kinds of bad things that can happen to your fellow man.

I can somehow stand Morgan, mostly because he was actually good with baseball. Miller is a victim of circumstances here, from what I have heard, he is outstanding doing radio for Giants.

Phillips is truly a waste of airwaves. And yes, he makes people anti-social.

To be honest how many of you actually want to have to engage in social pleasantries with other people? In my experience, a large segment of people suck.

Although, maybe its because they all have ipods and think, because they are supporting a hip company like apple, they are cooler than everyone else.

This may be the only comment I make all game, but I had to just log on and say it: that scary music ESPN played when showing the highlights of Pedroia getting hit was hilarious! [duh duh duh duh duh]

I’m always looking at RLYW on my iPod touch, as I am now.

Battle Cat: battle mode, standby.

Miller is an amiable moron who is over his head.
Morgan says stupid things because he doesn’t think them through, and doesn’t think he has to.

Phillips’ stupidity, on the other hand, is premeditated and rehearsed.

Wow, shutup Phillips.  You are taking too much pleasure in saying “for once, Derek Jeter, you are wrong!”

No digital camera for me either.  Film forever.

I do like EZ-Pass however.

Derek Jeter, you are wrong

Gameday agreed with Jeter.

[37] Morgan is insufferable, because he refuses to make any attempt to learn anything new.

Morgan with a really good breakdown of Teix’s swing.

[37] Morgan is insufferable, because he refuses to make any attempt to learn anything new.

Well that’s simply not true.  I related a story from a few weeks ago about Morgan sending out some guy into the press box at Fenway prior to the game to find out what that WHIP thing meant next to Beckett’s name.
Baby steps.

[43] but that’s only because Billy Beane didn’t write about it in Moneyball.

Also, I am not necessarily listening to Morgan to learn about statistics. I can do the research myself. I am listening to him to get insights from him as a player. Sometimes he does that.

Alas, a lot of times he makes unnecessary factual statements without checking for numbers, and comes out wrong. I don’t know why he does that, but that is why he becomes problematic.

I like to imagine that one day Joe Morgan orders a baseball book by Billy Beane and learns something equally outrageous at sabermetrics.

Huh. Phillips not working very hard to conceal his skepticism about Ortiz.

He must be drunk.

Morgan’s shirt is weirdly colored.

I’m currently reading RLYW on an iPhone.  It’s really quite handy for multitasking my web browsing along with something else.

Bill Simmons:

You know your season is in trouble when you’re excited because your team foiled a no-hitter in the second inning.

Battle mode on.

Varitek from the right side is pretty dangerous. Just get the out.

Pettitte’s curve looks pretty good tonight.

Oh, and 26 innings.

Gameday agreed with Jeter.

K-zone agreed with Phillips.  Isn’t it supposed to be the same infallible technology?

Fall in a hole, Nick Green.

If it were Japan, Andy must have felt dishonored by giving up a basehit to Nick Green.

Yay DP!

They are skipping commercials to continue this interview? Oh c’mon, make it stop.

Luis Tiant is quite entertaining. I would like him to kick out Steve Phillips and assume microphone for the rest of the way.

They are skipping commercials to continue this interview? Oh c’mon, make it stop.

Eh, I can go without somebody trying to sell me products in various convoluted manner for a few minutes. It is likely I have seen all those commercials, and they haven’t made any impression on me, and is unlikely to make any further impression anyway.

Jerry Hairston for mayor!

I forgot how angry I get when games are on ESPN…

You can’t stop hairston….you can only hope to contain him

Luis Tiant is quite entertaining.

The more he speaks, the less they do.

They call that a Win-Win.

Is there a baseball game going on?

All right, Steve Phillips keeps droning on about the delivery just to avoid awkward silence. Time to end this interview. Or kick Phillips out. Or both.

What is battlecat in Spanish?

Eh, I can go without somebody trying to sell me products in various convoluted manner for a few minutes.

What exactly did you think the purpose of having Luis Tiant on for that long was? That was a 15 minute commercial, one that effectively ended the coverage of the game for an inning.

i’d kill for a pop up.

This is too much battling for my taste.

That might have been one of the most battling-est inning ever.

i need a definitive answer:  why does damon look so bad judging fly balls?

That was exciting. It shouldn’ta been.

Actually, what WOULD be the most battling-est inning ever?

I think we would all agree that it would have to start with three straight walks on 12 straight balls, right? Or maybe a HBP mixed in?

But what is the most battling-est way to get the three outs without a run scoring?

I say three line drives, each one directly at someone, keeping them from advancing.

most battling-est inning

Plunk. WP. Balk. Plunk. WP. Plunk. Then some combination of infield LD’s/popups.

Actually, what WOULD be the most battling-est inning ever?

Any scoreless inning by Kyle Farnsworth?

Why don’t I see the game thread on the front page?

The fun is about to end.

Red Sox sac bunting in the 5th inning? Says something about the state of things. PRetty stupid, imho

Nick Green is getting far too many hits.

Come on Andy, keep the streak going.

Eventually the Red Sox have to score. They just have to.

What is battlecat in Spanish?

maybe like guerragato?

BATTLE STATIONS ANDY

BATTTLESTAR GALACTIPETTITE THINKS THAT WAS A STRIKE

Yep, that’s a-battlin’

If it’s wrong to love the battlecat, I don’t want to be right.

I would accept six shutout innings from Andy…though I have no idea who the hell would then pitch. Coke?

Yanks have no chance against Lester.

Who do we have left in the pen?  Mo for 4 hours, and Hughes for an inning right?  I’d have andy on a short (one baserunner) leash.

Ortiz’s press conference was such a huge pile of horse shit.

1/3 of the way there.

I’m thinking first guys out of the pen today are Coke and Bruney.

Gaudin not available?

Andy is en fuego…

Petitte looks better than he did two innings ago.

Hey lads. No I-pod but I do have an M-14. And a Honda lawnmower.
The M-14 is much louder. There’s a rumour going round that Philips wants to experience the M-14 first hand.
Man alive, Andy is good tonight.

That was a 15 minute commercial, one that effectively ended the coverage of the game for an inning.

Ehh, the game was still on, and I didn’t have to listen to someone pretending to describe it.  I think they should have an old Cuban pitcher on Sunday Night Baseball every week.

I forgot about Gaudin. Is he with the team now?

Try to squeeze one more out of Andy?