NFT: 2 | New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays - Good Friday Ed.

expected. It's April, no need to play him. Hopefully Kuroda can keep the hot pitching streak going.

Damn, rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated, apparently

he's been awful for a few years

is going to continue to light it up tonight. Book it.

this year. Lots of talent on the bench and guys getting regular rest. It's working.

done a pretty good job of that. He knows how to handle a bullpen and knows when to rest guys. I still hate the bunting but Joe's not a bad manager

have to get at Bedard early. I'd like to wreck their BP today.

Solarte at second throwing from his butt and he dings Solarte in the back.

Bases juiced for Captain Dan.

best part - Johnson ignores the stop sign and scores all the way from first.

Suck it Robbie.

3-0

and an amazing play by Longoria.

Challenge time. That was really really close.

And play by longoria

was safe.

Conclusively safe.

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great wheels.

4-0

Steal the bag now.

Solarte wasted away for 7 years in the minors while all these scouts passed over him. His current play clearly has everything to do with his attitude and his desperation to do everything necessary to stay at the ML level.

just doesn't seem to have the smarts at the plate and on the bases. No other way to explain his regular boneheadery.

he is swinging a little aggressively today.

i'd had to endure about 40 H&R Block commercials already this game.

F the F off already.

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is Captain Dan?

google Tom Sizemore

His arm is terrible.

what was up with Kuroda in the 4th?

Really struggling with his command. We'll need to extend the bullpen two win this one.

Is a little off tonight, we are going to need to tack on a couple more runs and piece together a good bullpen effort to win this game.

In comment 11627762 Dave in Buffalo said:

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His arm is terrible.

His arm is plenty fine. He's not a good defensive player but it has little to do with his arm.

has played like he drank heavily right before the game. He had an easy double play ball before that he was way too nonchalant about and took his time getting it to 1st and Gardner was safe, then he drops another potential double play ball, and then has a boneheaded base running play there

In comment 11627768 MookGiants said:

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In comment 11627762 Dave in Buffalo said: Quote: His arm is terrible. His arm is plenty fine. He's not a good defensive player but it has little to do with his arm.

Jester arm has never been an issue.

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Girardi trusts shit bags like Warren and Phelps in big spots but Betances can only pitch in blowouts. Unreal

Joe is being stupid stubborn. This could get out of hand with one more batter.

In comment 11627839 MookGiants said:

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Girardi trusts shit bags like Warren and Phelps in big spots but Betances can only pitch in blowouts. Unreal

I don't think Warren and Phelps are "shit bags," more like moderately talented bulldogs, but your point is well taken. Both the starting rotation and the relief rotation are a little upside down right now. We will see.

score some freakin runs here.

Phelps is a shit bag. He's got mediocre and pretty much should be just a long reliever.

Warren is OK, but exactly what has he done to get the nod for these big spots that Betances hasn't? Joe wont give betances a shot in a big spot, its infuriating. He's got awesome stuff, see what he can do

who can spot start. I don't think either one has much business pitching for us to hold a lead in the 7th-9th.

Sean Rodriguez...

8-5

tonight.

some arms.

way to close out innings. I know its early and we've been playing well, but you hate to lose games like this.

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some nights you just let out a collective dump. They are rubbing it all over their faces now.

Relievers come in and pitch like garbage missing spots all night and failing to finish of lousy hitters...but it's Joe's fault...9 2 out runs eeeesh

when each reliever gets spanked it isn't on the manager.

Good plunk there Mr. Cabral. Ellsbury better be ready.

hits back to back players.

In comment 11627839 MookGiants said:

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Girardi trusts shit bags like Warren and Phelps in big spots but Betances can only pitch in blowouts. Unreal

Betances may allow a runner Mook. Joe can't let him pitch. C'mon now.

but he needs to give Betances a shot. You don't know if he can do it unless you actually give him a chance, and he refuses to do that

right. Stop making this a bigger issue than it is.

tonight because Joe had him pitching two innings in a blowout last night.

11-5

Kelley is getting up...

the hell... is this....

thanks Joe West. You fat fucking asshole.

would Joe bring in Kelley? The game is over, bring in a position player sitting on the bench and get out of here

Let Solarte pitch an inning, he's done everything else.

do not care for this bullpen. Bad days happen but I really don't trust any of these guys aside from Robertson. Betances has the potential but he still needs to prove himself long term.

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should bean the first guy on purpose

Fucking. Fucking is what I fucking typed you piece of shit iphone.

nothing to panic over - except Cabral of course.

That said, the sooner we get some of our more talented arms up (Ramirez) the better. I don't trust either lefty we have and I think we will need a solid lefty soon.

Bullpen has been absolute shit

In comment 11627883 illmatic said:

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do not care for this bullpen. Bad days happen but I really don't trust any of these guys aside from Robertson. Betances has the potential but he still needs to prove himself long term.

How can you prove yourself when you aren't allowed to pitch in a big spot? He either pitches in blowout wins, blowout losses, or games the Yankees are behind. God forbid Joe put him in when the game is within a run or two with a lead

He's pitched 6.1 innings so far and only given up 1 hit, but somehow he's behind David Phelps, Adam Warren, and Cesar Cabral.

Why pitch him two innings in a blowout last night?

once Joe realizes there's other people in there he should be using.

biggest asshole in baseball. The arrogance he feels compelled to showcase on a nightly basis is unbelievable.

Joe has with Phelps. He's got mediocre stuff, OK control. He's just mediocre, he's never going to be a top reliever, and he isn't pitching all that well this year, why does he keep getting the ball in a big spot?

It's really odd because Joe has always done a good job with the bullpen, and i know its tough without Robertson, but it just doesn't make any sense why he wont throw Betances into the fire. He's earned a shot between spring training and how he has pitched in limited action so far.

when Claiborne forgot how to pitch over the offseason. I think Phelps is getting the benefit of the doubt because Joe wanted the flexibility of having multiple long relievers ready to save the starters early in the season.

Which is fucking ridiculous because he keeps throwing Phelps out there.

In comment 11627894 RasputinPrime said:

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when Claiborne forgot how to pitch over the offseason. I think Phelps is getting the benefit of the doubt because Joe wanted the flexibility of having multiple long relievers ready to save the starters early in the season.

That doesn't make any sense. Claiborne sucked towards the end of last year and no one expected him to be any big part going forward. And the 2nd part makes no sense, too. I have no problem with having Phelps in the bullpen, but there's no reason he should be coming in in a big spot over Betances time and time again.

Betances: 6.2 IP, .789 WHIP

Phelps: 7.2 IP, 1.304 WHIP

that they were expecting something from Claiborne and they got nothing. The fact that they brought Nuno, Phelps and Warren with them says everything about the lack of legitimate BP guys available to compete for the big club right now. While those guys may do just fine in mop up duty I don't expect any of them to hold a lead late in a game.

I hope Cash is looking to steal a solid LHP that can work the role they somehow thought Thornton was going to fill. That was the move that bothered me the most. He was left off the Sox playoff roster for a reason and yet we signed him to be our primary LH reliever?

check out Stanton's walk off grand salami. Man he has untouchable power. What a waste on that team. Miami should package Puig/Kemp and parts for Stanton so a legit franchise can enjoy what looks like a breakout MVP season in the making.

top HRs by distance so far this season:

Stanton, Giancarlo MIA 04/04/14 484
Upton, Justin ATL 04/10/14 477
Stanton, Giancarlo MIA 04/12/14 469
Stanton, Giancarlo MIA 04/15/14 457


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piece of shit dead beat lost today.

not going to waste away for too long with Miami, they are going to have a good squad soon

soon when Burawa, Montgomery and Ramirez are ready.

From the looks of the video I saw, it still hasn't landed yet.

they were rained out tonight. Probably as a result of what he launched.

Probably should've read that RAB post a bit more thoroughly.

can stay healthy and give us some kids to really get excited about.

I also hope we don't offload those same kids for some BP help.

not a big surprise, Cabral hadn't shown very much.

In comment 11627983 RasputinPrime said:

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can stay healthy and give us some kids to really get excited about. I also hope we don't offload those same kids for some BP help.

They need to GET healthy, two of their best positional prospects in Heathcott and Bird still haven't seen game action and would appear to be at least a week or two away, while Campos and Turley have yet to appear in game action. But the guys who are playing are, with a few exceptions, doing well. The low-A hitters are doing better of late and guys like Lail and Severino are really holding their own.

what's the BBI word on Matt Daley?

Did nothing to address this pen in the offseason. I would of taken a shot with Nathan.Rodney. Balfour or Benoit ... Last nights game was a joke all around . And we better pray Beltran is ok because I don't like this line up at all even with him. If he Is out this line up has a chance to be worse then last year

will be fine when Robertson gets back and Joe finally gives Betances a shot.

No reason for them to spend big money on the pen, they have young arms in AAA who are very close and they have enough to work with in the majors once Robertson comes back.

Spending big money on the pen is usually a mistake

at the lineup having a chance to be worse than last year if Beltran isn't OK.

Take a look at the lineups the Yankees were running out there last year and then rethink that statement

in our BP as soon as they can squeeze them in. The sooner we junk Cabral for one of them the better.

In comment 11628323 Giants Stadium7609 said:

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Did nothing to address this pen in the offseason. I would of taken a shot with Nathan.Rodney. Balfour or Benoit ... Last nights game was a joke all around . And we better pray Beltran is ok because I don't like this line up at all even with him. If he Is out this line up has a chance to be worse then last year

Holy crap. One rough game and the roaches come out of the word work. Has this clown been anywhere around while they ascended to first place?

I swear some people don't understand why a team can't go 162-0. It's unbelievable.

but 140-22 is not yet out of the question. Benoit might just have put us in that atmosphere. Sadly now we'll never know.

In comment 11628323 Giants Stadium7609 said:

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Did nothing to address this pen in the offseason. I would of taken a shot with Nathan.Rodney. Balfour or Benoit ... Last nights game was a joke all around . And we better pray Beltran is ok because I don't like this line up at all even with him. If he Is out this line up has a chance to be worse then last year

Holy crap did you even watch a single game last year? Would you rather have Stewart, Nix, Hafner, and Vernon Wells out there everyday??

I know what you mean, man. Just think of where this team would be right now if they had the smart sense to sign Nathan. His 8 era and 1.9 whip would surely lead this team to 150 wins, minimum. and think of the possibilities if he can somehow start to break 90 mph once in awhile! Wow. His "dead arm" issue sure would be a welcome sight in this pen. And for a mere $8 Million per? Pffft, damn Cashman, idiot.