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Brian from the Cape wrote:

Rich wrote:

had to come on and say, despite LOVING Jeter, i'm not sure he couldve made that play Pena just did.

Agree Rich, if you watch Jeter he doesn't dive for balls, he "slides" head first for them. He also makes plays that not many other guys do too.

Unless you include his "dive" into the stands of that epic 13 inning game against the Sox. I know that's different, but just wanted an excuse to bring it up.

Bernie is on Huckabee right now!

Brian from the Cape wrote:

Rich wrote:

had to come on and say, despite LOVING Jeter, i'm not sure he couldve made that play Pena just did.

Agree Rich, if you watch Jeter he doesn't dive for balls, he "slides" head first for them. He also makes plays that not many other guys do too.

Unless you include his "dive" into the stands of that epic 13 inning game against the Sox. I know that's different, but just wanted an excuse to bring it up.

So another night of just keeping pace with everyone, except Toronto.

Fred wrote:

So another night of just keeping pace with everyone, except Toronto.

I do find that extremely annoying, but tried not to bring it up since I'm always complaining about something. :wink:

So another night of just keeping pace with everyone, except Toronto. Still, it feels a little different around here than it did about 100 hours ago, doesn't it?

Or has the offense really woken up? Just saw this startling stat. In yesterday's game, the Yankees were a mere 3-17 with RISP. Yet they managed to score 9 runs.

:shock:

A lot of that was help from the Mets defense.

Today, they were 2-5 with RISP, a .400 average. They certainly did a lot more with the opportunities given to them.

Regardless of how there are doing it, they are scoring runs. The continued struggle with RISP does concern me, though. Also, consider: 4 or the 5 runs today were a result of the long ball. What would the score have been like if no homeruns were hit?

Hey is there a FMKHRC thread??? There's been two tonight.

The sole purpose of this thread is to track our new statistic, the FSHRC (Fake Sterling Home Run Call).

An FSHRC is awarded when an announcer goes into a home run call on a hit that is not a home run. It can be applied to any announcer but is named after the king of the FSHRC, John Sterling of the Yankees radio network.

Today, 4/20/2008: Sterling has 4 FSHRCs.

Through 74 games this team has not shown itself to be anything special though there have been glimpses of hope that they can still bring it together.

Author:	Brian from the Cape [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:00 pm ]
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Fred wrote: Brian from the Cape wrote: Rich wrote: had to come on and say, despite LOVING Jeter, i'm not sure he couldve made that play Pena just did. Agree Rich, if you watch Jeter he doesn't dive for balls, he "slides" head first for them. He also makes plays that not many other guys do too. Unless you include his "dive" into the stands of that epic 13 inning game against the Sox. I know that's different, but just wanted an excuse to bring it up. Excuse accepted!

Author:	Charmaine [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:09 pm ]
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Brian from the Cape wrote: Bernie is on Huckabee right now! Thanks! I'll have to catch the encore at midnight.

Author:	Charmaine [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:14 pm ]
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Fred wrote: Brian from the Cape wrote: Rich wrote: had to come on and say, despite LOVING Jeter, i'm not sure he couldve made that play Pena just did. Agree Rich, if you watch Jeter he doesn't dive for balls, he "slides" head first for them. He also makes plays that not many other guys do too. Unless you include his "dive" into the stands of that epic 13 inning game against the Sox. I know that's different, but just wanted an excuse to bring it up. I got that Jeter autographed framed photo for Christmas a few years back. Best gift EVER! Got it hanging in my son's room, though.

Author:	Fred [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:15 pm ]
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So another night of just keeping pace with everyone, except Toronto. Still, it feels a little different around here than it did about 100 hours ago, doesn't it?

Author:	Charmaine [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:18 pm ]
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Fred wrote: So another night of just keeping pace with everyone, except Toronto. I do find that extremely annoying, but tried not to bring it up since I'm always complaining about something.

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Author:	rob b [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:32 pm ]
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Fred wrote: So another night of just keeping pace with everyone, except Toronto. Still, it feels a little different around here than it did about 100 hours ago, doesn't it? Yes, definitely a different feel. The offense seems to have gotten back on track. Hopefully, it continues. But, I do ask: how long has it been since the Yankees have had an opportunity to sweep a series? That certainly is nice to know that they are going into tomorrow's game with not only the 3-game series wrapped up, but the season series as well. I didn't get to see much of the game today, so I didn't even realize Burnett had come that close to a no-hitter until after the game was over and I was looking at the boxscore. On the one hand, it's disappointing he gave up that one hit. On the other, probably a blessing so that Girardi wouldn't feel tempted to over-extend him. No reason to push a starter that far beyond 100 pitches when you have a 5-0 lead, right?

Author:	rob b [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:50 pm ]
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Or has the offense really woken up? Just saw this startling stat. In yesterday's game, the Yankees were a mere 3-17 with RISP. Yet they managed to score 9 runs. A lot of that was help from the Mets defense. Today, they were 2-5 with RISP, a .400 average. They certainly did a lot more with the opportunities given to them. Regardless of how there are doing it, they are scoring runs. The continued struggle with RISP does concern me, though. Also, consider: 4 or the 5 runs today were a result of the long ball. What would the score have been like if no homeruns were hit?

Author:	Karl [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:54 pm ]
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Brian from the Cape wrote: Hey is there a FMKHRC thread??? There's been two tonight. You can put them on the FSHRC thread. As I wrote when I created the thing: Karl wrote: The sole purpose of this thread is to track our new statistic, the FSHRC (Fake Sterling Home Run Call). An FSHRC is awarded when an announcer goes into a home run call on a hit that is not a home run. It can be applied to any announcer but is named after the king of the FSHRC, John Sterling of the Yankees radio network. Today, 4/20/2008: Sterling has 4 FSHRCs. Otherwise, I ended up missing most of the game, but it's obviously great that AJ Burnett pitched like that. A sweep of the Mets in their own new park would be a nice statement.

Author:	Fred [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:31 am ]
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Brian from the Cape wrote: Through 74 games this team has not shown itself to be anything special though there have been glimpses of hope that they can still bring it together. Wow, you're tough. The good news is, that holds true for just about every other team except for Red Sox. Another way to look at this is that they've been able to score all these runs without the downright scary powerhouse lineups that they had in 2005-2006. The few mainstays they have have gotten older, and they're missing some of the power threats, like Giambi, Sheffield, and lately Matsui. When you have players contributing that aren't household names, that's always a good sign. I also think that Burnett has gone from a disappointment to a pleasant surprise within the span of three starts. Of course, having one of your worst games against the Red Sox dampens things, but maybe he's settled in now.

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