vs. Rays 5/19

[scOtt]

we have 2-3 pitch at bats for a guy whose only weakness is high pitch counts...is there an art to fouling off pitches? We are not good at that.

Brian is very good at it. Fouling off and stretching out ABs.

[OFFNY]

Too many pictures again in the second inning. The rays have been patient this Entire series. Not a lot of first pitch swings, or quick at-bats.

In Tillman's last start, he threw 45 pitches in the first 2 innings, and 82 pitches in his first 4 innings.

He's done that in several different starts this year, but has pitched well anyhow.

This is his pitch-count from his last game, when he gave up 1 run over 7 innings:

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PITCHES BY INNING

20 (16 Strikes)

25 (15 Strikes)

18 (11 Strikes)

19 (12 Strikes)

11 (61 Strikes)

61 (61 Strikes)

13 (91 Strikes)

[Rex Thunder]

CC Lardball pitching for the Skanks tomorrow.

So we get Sabathia now tomorrow. Lovely.

I know, right. Sure seems like when it rains, it pours. Can't believe how many rain outs the Yankees are getting. I almost wonder if that has helped them to their great start. Hopefully it will catch up to them eventually. And hopefuly we pound Moore today, and follow it up doing the same to CC tomorrow! Phil Hughes would have been nice... BUT...

It almost seems that sometimes, when a team is struggling, it may be better to face an ACE, rather than a struggling pitcher. When teams are struggling (and I know the offense isn't, per se), but I think everyone tends to press a little, and an average pitcher may have an advantage he wouldnt otherwise had. Vs an Ace, expectations are lowers, and I think you by nature don't press as much. Did that make any sense?

I think I may have just talked myself into preferring to CC tomorrow.

[Malike]

Tillman has hung his head 3 times in this game. He's missing his spots and his luck can not last if he keeps doing it.

[OFFNY]

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Tillman just got squeezed on the 1-2 pitch to Lobaton.

Fortunately, he struck him out on the very next pitch, anyway.

[Rex Thunder]

Brian is very good at it. Fouling off and stretching out ABs.

Mclouth, Davis, Jones, Reimold, and Wieters are all good at fouling off pitches IMO. Ive seen some epic at bats by each one of them season.

[scOtt]

Chris kinda flat and breezy.

[Ori-Al]

What is this team's problem with number nine hitters?? Ridiculous.

[scOtt]

Wow! We would have been on camera there last night!

[Malike]

Wait till the Rays bring Myers up. They are going to walk away with the East!

[scOtt]

WhereTF was that???

[elextrano8]

Is it just me or does this Rays jersey make it appear that they are named after a ray of light?

[scOtt]

Is it just me or does this Rays jersey make it appear that they are named after a ray of light?

I think it's supposed to be like rays of sunlight.

[OFFNY]

Wait till the Rays bring Myers up. They are going to walk away with the East!

I predicted that the Rays would win the division this year and the Orioles to come in second.

Outside of the Orioles, I would much rather have them (the Rays) win it than the Yankees or the Red Sox.

[scOtt]

Chugging home. Jennings gets him in.