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Wow. What a beating. It was 2-2 when I went to sleep last night! WTF happened? Well, another game tonight.... Things to remember that Vin seemed to forget about: Yankees traditionally weak in first game of away series, older lineup doesn't travel well.

On: 12-10
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We're going to win this series, growled Vin when I saw him. We always play well after being humiliated. And we're going to win tomorrow too.

Yeah, the kid's going to definitely remember his Major League debut, said I. You were half right.

You think Greinke (3-3, 5.26ERA / 7.28 home 24HR) is going to lose 4 straight starts, I asked. He's having a slump after he got big money but he's still Zack Grienke (last year 19-3 w las Doyers).

This will stay on top of him, says Vin. He's got it in his head now that he's not delivering after he got that big contract. People are talking. His teammates are waiting for him to snap out of it but he's not going to - he'll be another RA Dickey.

(True - following up an amazing season with yet another amazing season is no mean feat. Sports and gambling alike. -Stand)


And tonight, tonight Papa Midnite will extend Zachary's pain!

Papa Midnite?

Pineda. That's going to be his nickname.

You don't think that might be considered politically incorrect?

Fuck no, growled Vin. That's a great nickname for a pitcher! He's just got to start getting some wins and grow into it! The heat in Az will do him good. You'll see. Then Sherrif Dellin, Machine Gun and Master Blaster. Game over.

Besides, the boys have had some success against Grienke and none of their bats have ever sen Pineda. (Freom when he was with KC, I think. -Stand)

You left out the part about us scoring some runs. We're having a hard time scoring on the road. (ave 2.4 runs per game and 2-10 last 12 road games)

McCann's back tonight and like I said, the boys will respond to last night's thumping. The bats show up tonight. We're chasing .500 and we're going to get there! (Man I hope he meant the Yankees and not this thread. -Stand)

5/17/16 9:40pm MLB Baseball 927 New York Yankees +114* vs Arizona Diamondbacks (M Pineda - R must Start Z Greinke - R must Start)

GLTA!
 

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To paraphrase Dennis Green "the Yankees are who we thought they were." That is, a crappy road team. Didn't get to see all the game but from the recap, what a stinker by the Bombers and, of sourse, Grienke found a bit of his old form. Robovaldi is their last chance not to get swept and Vin said yesterday we've hit this guy pitching for the Dbacks well i the past. Honestly though, I wouldn't be surprised if they got swept and only took one in the 4-game set with the As. Just seems like it's feast or famine with this lot..

I'm wondering if I should stop wagering on the Yankees and just fade the Braves every game? Damn they're awful. Seems like that's been a cash cow for anyone doing it.

GLTA!

5/18/16 9:40pm MLB Baseball 977 New York Yankees -138* <small>vs</small> Arizona Diamondbacks (N Eovaldi - R must Start S Miller - R must Start)

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..........and whoever is fading the Twins!

Parlay teams who are playing against Bravos & Twins? Could be up to something =)
 

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Well ,we got one back. Ivan on the hill tonight in Oakland. The As have mind-control over our boys IMO. This feels like the walk to the woodshed....
Can't believe Atlanta almost held Pitt scoreless last night. Actually I have Pitt in a 13-run pool and need a 0 and a 13 -- last night the Pirates narrowly avoided the zero and the night before came agonizingly close to a 13. Sometimes it's just not meant to be. GLTA tonight!

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Vin and I greeted Mrs. Big Butt cordially as she passed, giving the both of us a withering glare. Vin stared right back at her, jaw set and eyes narrowed.

Their eyes met and her nose flared and she grunting something under her breath, turned and walked off -- like a freshly divorced wife into the house her now ex-husband would continue paying the mortgage on for many many years to come while someone else was mowing the lawn....

I love it when she grunts and flashes the evil eye, sighed Vin as he slowly bobbed his head back and forth, following the rhythmic swaying and pumping of her obscenely swollen rump as she fast-walked down the street.

When they're angry, in pain or disgusted -- shocked and digusted -- a woman's face looks the most like it does when she's in heat getting the wood laid to her, says Vin, slapping the air and doing his best 'dirty old man' grin. Same part of the brain. For example, slapping that ass before and during the act -- having her turn around with the sharp, shooting pain on top of the pleasure reflected in her face is icing on the damn cake, is it not?! Custard in the donut. And who doesn't like icing and custard? Everyone likes icing and custard; even people who say they don't-

Look, I broke in, don't try to bring cake or donuts into this. And I really hope you picked that crap up from watching PBS or something, I told him -- trying to erase the unwanted images I was getting in my head. (We're talking Italian Don Knotts mounting a Kardashian/Nicky Minaj/Coco Austin altered beast here...and disgusted??? shocked and disgusted??? The mind boggles as it cannot truly comprehand such a thing so monstrous...)

Hey - a man's got to be emlightmented and edumacated these days to keep getting the canoli, said Vin, already halfway though the act in his own mind. Either that or pay for it, he shrugged. Both work.

OK OK, moving on, said I. Ivan on the hill in the opening game of a four-set in Oakland. Time stop slapping the air and think about baseball.

Vin screwed his face up. That was the only thing that worked for me as a kid too, said he. So OK -- Oakland, they're our nemesis. Bastards swept us at home. Talked a lot of shit about it too - then and now. Papers and social media alike. Even though we got Charlie Brown for a manger that ought to spike up those competitive juices.

Ought to, I replied incredulously.

Hey this is the only game I think we got a chance to win, protested Vin. And we've hit Graveman well in the past. The bats show up in any of these games they show up tonight.

But it's the first game of a road series, said I. You've said before that the Yanks are traditionally weak in this spot.

Well it ain't too far from Arizona to Oakland and the shit taking cancels out the first road game jinx. That and Ivan really wants that place in the starting rotation. He hated it in the pen. And Severino might do well in there - like Betances. He was a starter but he couldn't keep up the control to go the distance but as a reliever for an inning or so he's great. I can feel it -- this is the answer!

Yet again, the answer, said I.

That and get rid of Charlie Brown. Lots of people are saying he's lost the team. Anyway, Ivan will get us to the pen. Then, CB lets loose the Sherriff, Machine Gun, and Blaster to rip what's left of the As to shreds!

So there we have it - the nemesis, shit talking revenge offense, Ivan comes alive, and Charlie Brown runs the dogs.

GLTA!

5/19/16 10:05pm MLB Baseball 917 New York Yankees +102* vs Oakland Athletics (I Nova - R must Start K Graveman - R must Start
 

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Two consecutive road wins? It's a sure sign of the coming Apocalypse.

On: 14-11
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Well, you hit it on the head with the pitching and the bullpen, I told Vin when I saw him. Ivan threw a great game and Done BMC were ruthless.

Would've liked to see more offense but it was a good win said Vin. It's starting to look like El Mal de Ojo will find himself in a relief role when he returns. I just hope that the hex on him doesn't infect any of the other guys, said he, looking around nervously.

What's wrong with you, I asked. You look like you just finished burying a body.

It's that damn woman!. The board rejected her latest complaint this morning, so she threatened me. Said she was going to have her cousins come looking for me, hissed Vin. Damn her and her yoga pants and her big round, taught butt.

Sounds like you better keep a low profile for a while, said I. Get away from the building for a bit - go see Soo Ki and get some R&R. And Mrs Big Butt doesn't need any help with the likes of you, I added. She could take you out anytime she wants.

Vin smiled. That's what I told her. Said I was up for a beating if she was the one dishing it out.

And you wonder why she files complaints about you, I asked. Anyway, what's up for tonight? We got CC coming off the DL and Sonny Gray is having a slump so far after that great season he had last year.

Somehow pitchers having slumps after great seasons tend to get their shit together when they're facing us, said Vin. Look at what Grienke did a few days ago. And I don't know what to expect from CC tonight in his first game off the DL. A groin injury is big for a pitcher. Something tweaks and we might have to go to the pen early.

If CC's healthy and continues his pre-injury form and Sonny has his stuff we could be in for a pitchers duel. And Reddick is out for Oakland. Us taking a one-run lead to the 7th is very plausible.

I know said Vin, but CC has a losing record at the coliseum anyway and the injury thing worries me, maybe more than it should. My gut just says Oakland. We have more fans than most teams when we go on the road and players hate seeing Yankee colors and hearing our fans in their stadium. And after last night, Sonny and company will be ready to dig for the win. They know they've got to get a lead early to keep our dogs in the yard and that's what I think they will do. CC will have to wait for his 100th win because the Oaktown boys even it up tonight.

GLTA!

5/20/16 9:35pm MLB Baseball 976 Oakland Athletics -121* vs New York Yankees (C Sabathia - L must Start S Gray - R must Start)
 

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By the way everyone, the Yanks haven't won three in a row yet - home or away.
 

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Ouch. The Bombers string together three straight and on the road and against their nemesis to boot.
Sonny Gray and El Mal de Ojo should get together for some beers. I think they both dated and impregnated the same woman, or at least sisters.
Fucking plague of frogs for Sonny Gray.

On: 14-11
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Would normally say no doubt Vinny will be on Tanaka with a full pen tomorrow but the man from Japan has been more than shakey as of late. We shall see. Perhaps we win tomorrow and then half-ass it for game four when we're ready to get out of town and go home?
 

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In shocking news, Vin is on the Yanks this afternoon. "Our being hot and the As playing like the Keystone Cops are directly proportional to the amount of shit they talked when they swept us," he wrote just now. "CC pitched like his old self and Tanaka will do the same today. We take the series this afternoon."

Line hasn't moved from last night. Looks like the betting public isn't sold on Tanaka (who's been having troubles) in his first start at the coliseum. We shall see. I think since Joe didn't try to use Done BMC yesterday he will definitely run the dogs if he has a chance today. Windy again this afternoon in Oaktown so we could see some more tricky balls played to the outfield like last night.

GLTA!

5/21/16 4:05pm Reduced Baseball 919 New York Yankees -130* <small>vs</small> Oakland Athletics (M Tanaka - R must Start S Manaea - L must Start)
 

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Papa Midnite on the hill tomorrow. Does he finally get a win? This dude(dud) reminds me of the big kid who played center on your junior high basketball team. Head taller and 50lbs bigger than anyone else and tries to shoot fade-aways. Stop throwing sliders every other pitch and serve up the heat you big bastard! You're 6'7" 270 -- ACT LIKE IT!

Well, I say Papa M keeps acting like a **** and outsmarts himself by trying to finesse it when he should just be forcing it, yet again.... And we half-ass it and Oakland gets one back but we'll see what Vin thinks...

GKTA tonight!

On: 15-11
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Cool, I got censored. What's wrong with calling someone a ****? LOL at this strange rule.
 

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Homer alert!

Vin is going for a winning week and thinks the boys will sweep our nemesis from the West Coast this afternoon. Papa Midnite has been working with some kind of pitch whisperer, Vin says. (Aka the pitching coach. -Stand)

The team is feeling great about themselves and the As are at the opposite end of the spectrum, says he. Pineda's been good against the As and Oakland's starter today, Hahn, has been touch and go since he was called up from the minors earlier this week. Our bats stay hot and we take a six-game streak back to the Bronx!

GLTA!

5/22/16 4:05pm MLB Baseball 977 New York Yankees -120* <small>vs</small> Oakland Athletics (M Pineda - R must Start J Hahn - R must Start)
 

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With 2 days rest and tomorrow off wouldn't be surprised to see Joe use the big 3 for 12 outs today .
 

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Agree. I really think he wants this one today as well. BOL Lenbo!
 

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A bit more exciting than I wanted it to be but Joe ran the dogs, Papa Midnite got the W and we are remembering how to hit the ball. One game from 500 and probables for Tuesday are Robovaldi and the Dicker. Could Vin finally be right? Are we at the turning of the tide? We shall see.

GLTA tonight if you play!

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Vin takes a mulligan tonight.

No figuring the Dicker, he said. He's not had a good season so far but I just don't know if our bats will be able to get good wood on that knuckler. Eovaldi's been doing great, but I worry he might have flashbacks from that first series when he gave up that big homerun up in Toronto.

Note: I'll be out of town the next 10 days but should be able to post. Hopefully Vin will come up with another run like he had at the beginning of the season.

In the meantime, as Vin has agreed to take over my cooking responsibilities at our annual neighborhood Memorial Day picnic, I thought I would share an old Stander family recipe (I'm sure there are many variants of this around the southeast) that is one of Vin's (and everyone else's) favorites. Give it a try, fellow RXers, and I will gaurantee you have some happy guests at your next cookout. Note: there is no sugar in the sauce but there is butter.

The key to a great cookout, says Vin, besides the food, is to put the coolers or whatever kind of drink containers you're using on the ground near the grilling area where you have a good view of them, not at a table. That way, says he, the ladies will all have to bend over to get something. The sun dress is your friend!

GLTA!

The Makin’s
• 2 Split Broilers (can be hard to find, except in prime grilling season.)

OR

• 2 frying chickens, (best is 2 1/2 to 3 lbs; get as close as you can in weight) Have butcher split in half, or quartered, depending on your preference.

Or you can use dark or white quarters. Careful with the white meat, as it is naturally more dry. Dark quarters give you a much greater “margin or error” as the recipe calls for cooking for a long period of time.

The Sauce Fixin’s

• 1/2 lb. Butter (2 sticks)
• 1 cup Lemon Juice. (Bottled Reconstituted works just fine.)
• 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 Clove Garlic
• 1 Tablespoon Salt

The Sauce and Chicken Preppin’
Combine butter, lemon juice, Worcestershire Sauce, smashed garlic clove( or put it through a garlic press or mince finely with knife) and salt in a small or medium saucepan. Heat until butter melts. Let stand, off heat, while preparing chicken.

Wash and dry the bird. Split chicken, if you are the butcher, or, cut up the chicken as you wish if you want smaller pieces. A chicken cut into pieces will cook faster than halves or quarters, typically what you find in the grocery store, already cut up.

The Grillin’
Build fire and let it burn down until only a bed coals is left. (Or use very low heat if you’re a propane man.) Place chicken on the grill 8 -10 inches above fire and drench with sauce. Turn chicken every 15 minutes for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. The bird should have just the right amount of char on the outise, and the meat should be pink from having absorbed the sauce while cooking.

It heats up well the next day. The more sauce you have to heat it in, the better. And of course, if you can buy local, farm-raised chicken it will be that much better!
 

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Stander...........thank you........enjoy the picnic and a winning week end.............indy
 

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Report from the road:
Can't go against Nova, he's been pitching too well and is on a mission to get the 5 slot
(Also can't believe Joe's saying publicly it's between him and CC. I guess he's trying to preserve the club's investment in El Mal de Ojo)
Toronto pen is weak; we can score late but we can't let them get runs early. Ivan on big stage tonight
The Sheriff, Machine Gun, and Master Blaster all ready to go tonight for the series win
Bats are hot everyone's coming up with big at-bats
We're on a mission

GLTA!

5/25/16 7:05pm MLB Baseball 920 New York Yankees -102* vs Toronto Blue Jays (M Estrada - R must Start I Nova - R must Start)
 

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