2012 Hiroki Kuroda performance thread

[effdamets]

Dear Hiro:

If you have 8 innings of shutout baseball in your pocket, please pull it out for tonight's game.
The team needs it very badly and the fans feel like it's your time to shine.
The offense may only score two runs, but a shutout would help them breathe a lot easier.

Thank you.
Effdamets.

[hellonewman]

You did all you could do, trooper.

Bet you hit better than some of these guys, too.

[NYIndian2005]

Grat performance by Kuroda. He deserved better than his teammates poor showing.

[THEBOSS84]

Balls of steel.

[Torre Must Go]

Poor guy never seems to get enough run support. Deserves to be back next season

[sweet_lou_14]

Unsung hero of this game.

Seriously, the Yankees' pitching has been really, really good. Good enough to win it all if they can get the offense clicking.

[jcarey]

Clap clap. Excellent work.

[NYYankeesFan92]

Lost in Ibanez's heroics, Kuroda pitched a great game.

[False1]

Outstanding performance by Kuroda tonight.

[philleotardo]

Bad ass.

[2JAY]

Bad ass.

When he was first signed, I honestly thought that he was just a stop-gap solution until a better pitcher arrived. He has been solid as a rock for pretty much the entire year and I thought he pitched a great game...one in which he deserved the win. So I too second the above post.

[enozlac]

Really wish he was on a multiyear deal. Wonder what it will take to retain him for another year or two.

[kan_t]

Now I fully understand why Cashman wanted to sign him a two years contact from the beginning.

[grizy]

Really wish he was on a multiyear deal. Wonder what it will take to retain him for another year or two.

give him 15/1.

It's probably already a little more than we need to pay. But he's earned the little bonus.

He and Ichiro! are already in swan song mode... my guess is we could retain both for relatively low prices.

[flymick24]

i want him inside of me.

[enozlac]

i want him inside of me.

are u a girl? please tell me you are

[snapple]

so sexy

[JDPNYY]

are u a girl? please tell me you are

Why does that matter?

[4bronxbombers]

[BRNXBMRS]

Couldnt ask for anything more. Everyone here wouldve signed up for 8 1/3 2 runs yesterday.

[snapple]

91-94 (it may have hit 95) with movement. And late movement at that. What the serious hell. Sign this guy to 5/300m. Sign Ibanez for 10/600m.

[Yankee Fan in Boston]

91-94 (it may have hit 95) with movement. And late movement at that. What the serious hell. Sign this guy to 5/300m. Sign Ibanez for 10/600m.

Hank! Welcome back. Haven't heard from you in a while.

[snapple]

Hank! Welcome back. Haven't heard from you in a while.

But seriously. If we don't offer Kuroda another 1 year deal at 15m (shoot, I'd even go 2/27), we're seriously the worst FO in baseball.

[35Knucklecurve]

That makes 2 of us.

He did exactly what he had to do to give us a chance. Bigtime pressure performance.

[flymick24]

are u a girl? please tell me you are

you clearly don't know how things go on around these parts