Jeff Nieman is really trying to keep Russell Martin close; he is 1 for 1 in stolen base attempts this season.

Thanks gameday scout!

[101] Honestly, he is spending waayyy too much time worrying about Martin’s mustache taking off for second.

This game has slowed to a crawl.  WTF Niemann?

How many runs will Soriano give up this inning?
a) > 1
b) > 1
C) > 1
d) > 1

Well, this won’t be at all unexpected.

[104] Can I go with e) all of the above?

Cano is just a bad baseball player.

I guess it’s good that Robertson won’t have to pitch if Soriano and Cano blow this.

Rafa for teh 8th…maybe Binder isn’t expecting the Yankees to be leading in the 9th.

Jeter’s fall from .400 territory is happening faster than BobbyV’s stock.

This inning will reinforce two regrets: the Soriano signing, and not scoring more against Niemann.

Soriano has not pitched a 1-2-3 inning this season. He just sucks

[108] Robertson is only used in save situations. Get used to hearing that.

Still sucks.

Cano’s error looks HUGE now

This is usually the part where Soriano decides to throw a wild pitch.

Joe Morgans legacy is safe.

I guess Cano’s only going to be signed for 10 years and $299M now.

Down goes Wolverine.

Extend Soriano now!

I was going to try to defend him, but yeah, he had a 1.82 WHIP before this inning.

Yay Mancaveitch.

I think it’s fair to say that particular inning of baseball defied our predictive powers.

POW !!!! Now THAT is enough wasabi. (homemade sushi night)

I’d really like an insurance run or two.

Arod doesn’t look very good at the plate but at least he is finding ways to get on.

Nice, runners on first and second.  Who’s up?

Oh…

Teixeira will get it done.  /BizarroWorld

Tex should be moved down in the lineup

Maybe Tex will feel guilty and offer to renegotiate his contract.

< .272 OBP

Teix should be hitting cleanup. In Binghampton or Skagway or wherever the AAA team is based these days.

A three run HR from Teixeira! Wow! /BizarroWorld

He looks so baffled that the Rays keep defending his “hits”.

If Robertson strikes out the side he’ll be my 2nd favorite player.

Ugh.

Sometimes I really hate watching this team.

I know we don’t like to complain here, but Sweet Home Alabama? That doesn’t really strike fear in the hearts of our enemies right? It probably relaxes the Yankees opponents if anything.

edit to add: thanks, swish

OK, I miss Mo

Cue up the stories about how the last three outs are harder to get than the second to last three outs.

oy vey.

I can’t watch

No IBB from Binder?

Life without Mo will never be the same

Pfft.

If the Yankees were batting, we wouldn’t expect any of these runs to score.

I just don’t see how Teix can continue to carry this team on his back.

More than half the batters he’s faced with the bases loaded have struck out. That is RIDICULOUS

Just get a grounder dude…

Double play, please.

First blown save. Had to happen eventually. Welcome to the club kid.

Well, I’m sure the Yankees will score another run soon….

That was a great throw by Swisher.  Oh well.

Well shit.

Wow. Maybe the 9th inning is harder.

Done.

ahhhhh…......end of an era.

Let the “he doesn’t have the closer mentality” talk begin…

BS, L.

Cool.

Yet another killer loss to the Rays.  When the Yankees are forced to fight it out in the wild card play in game, they can look back at these Rays losses and know why.

Not used to the CT from the bullpen. It’s kind of the same.

[142] FTW !

Ibanez is probably excited, knowing that he’s going to kick off an epic tease.

[160] look like a complaint but is actually optimistic. No way we sniff the WC, unless they add 2 more this year. Which would only happen if we were leading the league and Townies were in 5th.

So, 1 out of two aint bad, right ?

The experienced closer should be the closer

Fire Robertson. We want Rapada as closer!

Ha! Called it.

Game ending GIDP coming up in 5…4…3…2…

Efficent it only took DR 19 pitches to do that

Pff, all this team needs is Josh Hamilton and Simpsons version Darryl Strawberry and we’ll be fine.

Not that it matters but why is Wise hitting here?

The Devil Rays are this year’s Team Of Destinyee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee…...ee…..ee….

(I don’t know any other way to type an echo. Also, that last bit should be the Monster Truck Rally commercial guy. Unless he’s dead or retired. Then the shamwow guy would have to fill in.)

158- No one here is stupid enough to say that. Right? Tabloids…yep.

Well shit.

[173] - I hope, but a lot of people I talk to don’t have the level of insight into the game that most people here have.  It’s still annoying to have to listen to it.

I’m strangely not that upset. That game was teetering on the edge anyway.  And it’s not like Mo hasn’t blown a save or two before.  Better Robertson taste it now and build on it.

Old Perspective Fan… You lads should have seen the entire 1976 WS on NBC. It was beyond horrible.

I agree Jonathan. Just wish it wasn’t vs TB.

Betances dominant outing.  TSBG 7 innings in field, hustled double into triple.

blown saves against division rivals suck. sort of like the Yankees offense.

So Phelps just needs to increase his stamina, because he’s what? The Yankees second best pitcher?