Game Thread: Yankees@Twins 7/4 2:00PM

[Squirrel]

You can throw out their season records whenever the CSO faces NY Phil. It's gonna be a war out there.

 

The CSO is a higher ranked orchestra by those who know. Our music director was very coveted at the time both the CSO and the NYPhil were doing music director searches. He turned New York down ... twice. Then accepted our offer.

[ashbury]

What happened to that Solarte dude? Guess he turned out to be their Colabello story, only a bit younger, so could still 'be someone.'

 

AAA.

 

http://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2014/07/solarte-shipped-out-for-now.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FoWzDD+%28Bleeding+Yankee+Blue%29

[Squirrel]

AAA.

 

http://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2014/07/solarte-shipped-out-for-now.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FoWzDD+%28Bleeding+Yankee+Blue%29

 

yeah ... I knew that ... was more a rhetorical 'what happened to that dude' as in ... he fell down.

[JB_Iowa]

These solo HR are nice.

 

Now let's get somebody on base and hit a couple.

[ashbury]

The CSO is a higher ranked orchestra by those who know. Our music director was very coveted at the time both the CSO and the NYPhil were doing music director searches. He turned New York down ... twice. Then accepted our offer.

 

I can see there's no love lost between these two teams. And both teams are playing at a high level. The intangibles will be the key. Coach Muti certainly gets the most out of his players. Just have to remember the season is a marathon - not a sprint. The good teams get better down the stretch. You just can't let the NY crowd faze you.

[ashbury]

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[ashbury]

yeah ... I knew that ... was more a rhetorical 'what happened to that dude' as in ... he fell down.

 

That was a rhetorical web link I provided. It says so in the HTML headers or something.

[Gibby]

Alright! We have a speedster at first. When do you think Gardy will send him?

[Gibby]

Alright! We have a speedster at first. When do you think Gardy will send him?

 

I eat my words.

[ashbury]

Calling Morales lumbering on the basepaths is an insult to sawed timber.

[Gibby]

Calling Morales lumbering on the basepaths is an insult to felled trees.

 

We need a gifmaster to come up with a manatee rounding third with Morale's head on it.

[ashbury]

Colabello on that strike three gave a good impression of someone who never saw a breaking pitch before.

[ashbury]

We need a gifmaster to come up with a manatee rounding third with Morale's head on it.

 

 

Best you're going to get at my pay grade.

[Longdistancetwins]

I count 16 TVs in this sports bar in Manhattan: 15 are tuned to the World Cup match, one to the Yanks- Twins. I don't hate soccer, but enough already.

[ashbury]

I count 16 TVs in this sports bar in Manhattan: 15 are tuned to the World Cup match, one to the Yanks- Twins. I don't hate soccer, but enough already.

 

The terrorists have won.

[ashbury]

Twins are pecking away - 6-4 now. Too bad we only got to face Whitley for three innings; guess we Chase'd him.

 

In other news, the Yankees hats are dumb looking.

[Gibby]

Twins are pecking away - 6-4 now. Too bad we only got to face Whitley for three innings; guess we Chase'd him.

 

In other news, the Yankees hats are dumb looking.

 

They are dumb looking. I have to go cook for too many people. Have a great 4th, and for Gawds sake lets win this.

[glunn]

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 75.

 

While I have a pocket of internet... Let's do this. ChiTown will post lineups here.

 

YANKEES:

SP, Whitley

 

Gardner LF

Roberts 2B

Ellsbury CF

Teixiera 1B

Beltran DH

Suzuki RF

Cervelli C

Johnson 3B

Ryan SS

 

TWINS:

SP, Gibson

 

Dozier 2B

Suzuki C

Parmelee LF

Morales 1B

Arcia RF

Plouffe 3B

Colabello DH

Escobar SS

Fuld CF

 

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Things to think about:

 

1. Hotels -- In the year 2014... I'm not sure how a hotel can get away with not having fantastic Wi-Fi in all rooms. But the Hotel I'm staying at struggles to load anything. However the pillows look arranged real nice when we walked in the room... All fluffy and clean. It's a good thing since I might as well just go to sleep with a circle spinning around and around on my I-Pad not loading anything. I am standing next to the door posting since my page happened to load in this spot and this spot only. If I walk a foot in either direction... It goes back to spinning. Anyway... It's 2014... Internet service in hotels should be more important than fluffy pillows.

 

2. Phil Hughes -- The Ol' Crooked number got him again yesterday. It's been his only bugaboo all year... The occasional big inning. He was out dueling Tanaka for 4 innings and then came the 5th.

 

3. Kyle Gibson -- Hughes and Gibson have become our 1-2 Punch... It's more like a 1-2 slapping because our hitters haven't been helping. Hughes missed with his slap yesterday but not to fear... Kyle Gibson is here.

 

4. New Yorkers -- New Yorkers sound different than Minnesotans do. And when a New Yorker is watching a game at Target Field in the middle of Minnesotans. When Beltran homers... They stand up and yell at all of us. They taunt us all... They say... Take that... And they point their fingers... They even tell us to F you... I was laughing... Because. I knew that the entire section could take that guy and was thinking about it.

 

5. The 4th of July -- It was July 4th 1776... America the Beautiful with Spacious Skies declared its independence from England. I'm told it was an important time in our history. Without this Declaration of Independence... In theory we would still be dependent. At some point in time my kids will declare independence... And only come over for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'm sure they will save the date it happens and shoot off fireworks as well. Yelling Happy 12th of May or whenever. I was 18 when I declared my independence and moved to New Mexico... I was 19 when I came back home declaring a false start on my earlier Declaration of Independence. Eventually... I did it... I became fully independent and then I got married!!! Marriage is a lot like taxation without representation. Anyway... Happy Birthday America!!!

 

Another great setup, especially the final sentence.

[glunn]

Believe it or not, this is often intentional as it increases PPV sales.

 

I would never go back to a hotel that has bad internet. They would be dead to me.

[glunn]

I turned 53 today, and I have a packed beer fridge. This day wont suck.

 

Happy birthday Gibby!

[glunn]

They are dumb looking. I have to go cook for too many people. Have a great 4th, and for Gawds sake lets win this.

 

Please post the menu when you get a chance. Your menus are always inspiring.

[ashbury]

Parmelee up with a man on second, down by two. This may be our best chance the rest of the way.

[ashbury]

Please post the menu when you get a chance. Your menus are always inspiring.

 

Salad A La Goop

Things On The Grill

Maíz En La Cob

Lime Jello

Mustard

Diet Store Brand Root Beer

[glunn]

Salad A La Goop

Things On The Grill

Maíz En La Cob

Lime Jello

Mustard

Diet Store Brand Root Beer

 

I have been smoking a beef brisket and a pork shoulder since last night.

[ashbury]

Parmelee up with a man on second, down by two. This may be our best chance the rest of the way.

 

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[glunn]

Parmelee up with a man on second, down by two. This may be our best chance the rest of the way.

 

This one has been especially painful to watch. I even checked the standings to see where the Twins would be in the draft order if the season ended today. The best spin that I can put on this is that if they don't start playing a lot better, they might move up to #3 or #4.

[glunn]

OK, we have anther chance. And the Arcia at bat was better than the strikeout that I expected.

[ScrapTheNickname]

A hitter ... went against ... the shift ... I think ... my heart ... stopped.

 

No, I'm okay.

[Longdistancetwins]

The terrorists have won.

 

I did kinda get into the soccer game after all, but I went to a quieter place.

[glunn]

The double steal was a great call.