is this like the first weekday day game we’ve had all season?

I think so.  I can’t watch the weekday day games any more and this is the first one I remember.

[2] I can’t watch it either, but I can listen to it now thanks to XM finally getting through the legalities to allow play-by-play streaming.

They probably wait until school is out. Although actually now that I think about it NYC schools aren’t quite done yet.

Hughes is fucking cooked.

Like a thanksgiving turkey.  Or a christmas ham.

Let the losing streak begin!

Phil’s back.  What’s on the radio, there’s no way we get three off Hanson and listening to Serling is a chore.

To be ecumenical, he’s also cooked like a passover brisket, or an eid kebab

Hughes did not wait long to get back on the “giving up home runs” schedule.

Can someone liveblog?

Luckily, Hanson looks like crap to start.

Of course, A-Rod still managed to strike out against him.

I think you are confusing Hanson with the Yankees.

If Jeter hits three more dingers, only then will the final score look respectable.

Is it true that on one hand Hughes has “Good Phil” scrawled in ink and on the other hand “Bad Phil?”

At least Jeter got the HR out of the way.  Now they stand a chance of winning.

Everyone in the AL East still above .500. Hopefully the Red Sox will go on a losing streak soon.

Hello RISP.

and goodbye.

Sweet popup, Nix.

It seems Bernie’s managing the Futures game for the World team?  Who usually does such things?

I have a feeling they’ll lose the rest of these exhibition games.

If I was in the Home Run Derby, I’d want Phil Hughes pitching to me.

Arod is done.

So how many more home runs will Hughes give up? three?

If I was in the Home Run Derby, I’d want Phil Hughes pitching to me.

Yep, Heyward, who apparently sucks now, just hit a 2-2 pitch all the way to Connecticut.

HRughes.

Will Alex ever hit 30 HR in a season again? Actually he’s probably on pace to do it this year, or come close.

Hughes really sucks in Yankee Stadium.

Hey Serling if Phil is pitching you can predict baseball.  Phil is foolish consistency.

Wow, this is getting ridiculous.

Will Alex ever hit 30 HR in a season again?

If the Yankees can trade Hughes within the division, he’ll have a chance.

Not watching the game…does Phil just not have it today? What’s he getting beat on?

Four home runs? Lordy.

Take away the homers and Hughes had a two-hit shutout going with no walks.  Outstanding.

I was worried Hughes’s ERA would go back over 5 but he stays at 4.94.

Yay Chavez.  Commence comeback.
Or tease.

Phil spent 6 weeks inspiring confidence and just sent it all right down the shitter.

On the bright side, Phil’s strand rate for today is 0.00%. That’s clearly unsustainable and with regression his results should improve.

36- that is Phil Hughes in one sentence.

Screw you, Bourn.  Does every team pile up web gems against just the Yankees?  Can somebody just NOT make an outstanding catch when the Yankees really need it?

I *knew* Phil was going to shit the bed.  It was only a matter of when.

Hughes + DNYS = match made in Hell.

That fan also didn’t want another web gem.

Cano!

Could’ve used that in the 9th yesterday instead of garbage time today Rodriguez.

that was cool.  You know what would be really cool, though?  Hitting a fucking homerun with Yankees on base.

Yay CT…

CT in progress, CT in progress, we need backup now.  Now goddamnit, NOW!

Again Girardi chooses not to pinch-hit for Ibanez against a lefty.  WTF?

Good call Joe.

[48]
You can’t predict baseball…

Did anyone ask Girardi about this last night?  Will they ask him about it today?

He’s been doing the same thing with Jones vs RHP too, I’ve noticed.  Has BINDER been convinced that the PH-effect > Platoon advantage?

Now down to a bloop and another bloop and a blast.
Or a bloop and a blast and another blast.
Or three blasts.  Well, that’s not impossible, at least.

[52]
Care of “Life of Brian”:
Binder: You’re only making it worse for yourself!
RLYW: Worse? How could it be worse?

Holy hell.  I was looking at the scoring summary for the game…

1 of the 10 runs was scored on a non-HR.

1st D Uggla singled to left, M Bourn scored. 1 0
1st F Freeman homered to right center, D Uggla scored. 3 0
1st D Jeter homered to right. 3 1
3rd M Prado homered to left. 4 1
4th J Heyward homered to right. 5 1
5th D Ross homered to left. 6 1
5th E Chavez homered to center. 6 2
6th A Rodriguez homered to right. 6 3
6th R Cano homered to right center.

As frustrated as I am with Mr. Hughes, perhaps the fact that it’s like 100 degrees and humid has a little something to do with this (in addition, of course, to DNYS).

Alternatively, one could simply pitch like Clay Rapada:

C Rapada relieved C Eppley.
F Freeman struck out swinging.
J Heyward struck out swinging.
A Simmons struck out looking.
J Francisco struck out swinging.

The last 21 hitters who faced Rapada have failed to get a hit.  Who knew?  Wasn’t he the odd loogy out until the other loogy got hurt in ST?

[56] You’re saying we should convert Rapada into a starter, right?

In the southpaw league

45 Home run with a man on-dream on!

Was that a hit with RISP? I’m confused.

48 Didn’t Ibanez have good numbers against Venters?  Which shows Binder has only a fleeting understanding of statistics.

CT?

Fret not, inning ending DP coming up.

I am booing at my TV at ARod now

this effing team specializes in untimely double plays and solo HRs

[63] See, you CAN predict baseball.

Fangraphs has Arod’s value at 5.3 million. The most overpaid baseball player in the game?  Ever?

Hey Suze Alex is not going to turn back into Alex.

Crap.  Opponent with RISP chance.  The opposing team doesn’t play by the rule that you can’t get hits wRISP.  In Play (runs) upcoming.

Tying run on third with one out in the 7th to this shit. Wow. They have fallen hard after the winning streak.

Let’s hope the losing streak doesn’t last as long as the winning streak.

See youse guys tomorrow

Good thing Boone is our primary loogy

The Yankees love helping out charity cases.  Congrats on your NL MVP, Mr. Heyward.

9 homeruns in this fucking game?

Well that sucked.

I would like to highlight something:

B Logan relieved C Wade.
B McCann grounded out to first, M Prado to third.
D Uggla intentionally walked.
F Freeman grounded out to first, M Prado scored, D Uggla to second.
J Heyward homered to right, D Uggla scored.
A Simmons flied out to center.

Now, look.  I’m not against the IW at all times.  But I feel like Girardi is trying to lead the damned league in issuing them.

Eric O’Flahereety reminds me of my favorite Irish joke:

What’s Irish and stays out all night?

I’d put good money on the Yankees hitting whatever number of HRs needed to finish with one run less than the Braves by games end.

Pushed the right button there.

Yeah, pinch-hit now Girardi.  Day late and a dollar short.

So now he pinch hits for Ibanez?

[77] A homer here will fulfill the prophecy…

Nice job putting the Yankees in “scoring position”, O’Flaherty.  Now you’re sure to get that third out.

So now he pinch hits for Ibanez?

Mind-boggling.

And the white flag is waving.  Garcia in.

Not that I disagree, mind you.

They really just let that porker run all the way to third.

There is no possible Binderiffic explanation for the non-PH earlier and the PH later.  Therefore, it’s either: a) managing via gut (bad idea Girardi, you have no gut.  Mine, on the other hand, might warrant a say) or b) Jones(y) wasn’t ready for some reason.

edit: crud, I forgot a possible one: some tiny sample stats that showed Ibanez as good vs. the LHP, or Jones as particularly bad against…

LAWD Hughes really did it today!

Ibanez was 5-11 now 5-13 versus Venters that was likely his reasoning.  I don’t agree with it but that’s how Binder thinks.

Except for the four home runs Hughes gave up yada, yada, yada.