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ALDS: Yankees vs. Twins III

The Yankees had to love watching the Tigers and Twins bloody one another over the course of 13 innings last night knowing that the exhausted victor would have to catch a red-eye to New York to face CC Sabathia in Game 1 of the ALDS this evening. That victor proved to be the Twins, who won on a walk-off single by Alexi Casilla that plated Carlos Gomez in the bottom of the 13th after burning through eight pitchers. That victory was the Twins’ fifth-straight and the 17th in their last 21 games, but it’s worth noting that only one of those wins (the first) came against a team outside their division (the A’s), and that win raised their record at the time to 71-72. The Twins’ comeback was remarkable and capped off by a true classic of a 163rd game, but the Twins are not a good ballclub, they’re just better than the other stiffs and mediocrities that make up the American League Central.

Consider, for example, that the two players who combined for the division winning run hit .229/.287/.337 (Gomez) and .202/.280/.259 (Casilla) on the season. That’s not entirely fair as both have been relegated to the bench and Joe Girardi has announced his intention to start Jose Molina (.217/.292/.268) behind the plate in Game 2 of the ALDS, but I found it striking that the Twins were relying on hitters of such pronounced ineptitude in such a significant situation.

The flip side of Gomez and Casilla is, of course, Joe Mauer, who won the slash-stat triple crown this year and should be the unanimous choice for MVP after hitting .365/.444/.587 as a fine defensive catcher. Right now, Mauer is the best player on either team, but he represents the sole advantage the Twins hold over the Yankees, as the following position-by-position comparison shows. (Note that when dealing with the starting nine, I prefer to do my position-by-position comparisons by batting order position rather than defensive position, as I think it presents a fairer apples-to-apples look at the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two offenses in question.)

Leadoff:

Derek Jeter (.334/.406/.465, 30 SB @ 86%)
Denard Span (.311/.392/.415, 23 SB @ 70%)

This is closer than you might think. Span’s sophomore season looks a lot like the final three months of his rookie campaign (.297/.393/.449) minus some power (though he did lead the league in triples), but it was no match for the Captain in one of his finest campaigns.

2nd:

Johnny Damon (.282/.365/.489, 12 SB @ 100%)
Orlando Cabrera (.284/.316/.389, 13 SB @ 76%)

Cover up the batting averages and this one isn’t close. Damon has 100 pints of slugging over Cabrera, nearly 50 points in on-base percentage and wasn’t thrown out stealing all year. It’s worth noting Damon’s splits, however, as 17 of his career-best-tying 24 homers came at the new Yankee Stadium and his resulting .533 slugging seems to have contributed to a spike in his walk rate in the Bronx (one every 7.4 plate appearances vs. one every 11 PA on the road). Still, even the road Damon is clearly superior to Cabrera at the plate, posting a .284/.349/.446 line.

3rd:

Mark Teixeira (.292/.383/.565)
Joe Mauer (.365/.444/.587)

This was a hot topic a month ago, but what was obvious to many of us then seems to have finally become obvious to all now. Teixeira’s first season in pinstripes was excellent–he led the league in homers (tied with Carlos Peña at 39), RBIs (122), and total bases (344)–but Mauer’s season was historic. The only catcher since the 1880s to have a season rivaling Mauer’s was Mike Piazza in 1997 (.362/.431/.638), and Mauer was by far the best of hitter in the American League in 2009 at any position.

Cleanup:

Alex Rodriguez (.286/.402/.532, 30 HR, 100 RBI)
Jason Kubel (.300/.369/.539, 28 HR, 103 RBI)

Again, this is closer than one might expect, but consider that Rodriguez not only has a big lead in on-base percentage, but compiled his counting stats in fewer plate appearances. Also, Kubel hit just .245/.301/.347 against lefties this year, which could be problematic for the Twins given that the Yankees will start CC Sabathia in Game 1 and a potential Game 4 and Andy Pettitte in Game 3. Of course, the flip-side to that is that Kubel crushed righties (.323/.398/.613), making Phil Coke and Damaso Marte important considerations when Kubel shows up in a big spot in the middle innings.

5th:

Hideki Matsui (.274/.367/.509, 28 HR, 90 RBI)
Michael Cuddyer (.276/.342/.520, 32 HR, 94 RBI)

This might be the closest fight in the two line-ups. Again, Cuddyer had more playing time to accumulate his counting stats and Matsui’s advantage in OBP is greater than Cuddyer’s in slugging. Going to the advanced stats, Godzilla has a slight edge in Baseball Prosepectus’s adjusted total-offense rate stat EqA (.307 to .300 prior to Tuesday night’s game). That Matsui hasn’t played the field all year while Cuddyer moved in from right field to replace Justin Morneau at first base is not relevant here as I’m only comparing their production at the plate, but Cuddyer’s abysmal UZR in the outfield this year just might negate that advantage anyway.

6th:

Jorge Posada (.285/.363/.522, 22 HR, 81 RBI)
Delmon Young (.284/.308/.425, 12 HR, 60 RBI)

The team’s resident hot-heads. The playing time here is similar, and Posada, who had one of the greatest seasons by a 37-year-old catcher in the game’s history, wipes the floor with Young, who is 14 years his junior. Young finished strong, but even his line over the final two months (.308/.326/.522) lacks Posada’s ability to get on base and his matching slugging average over that span was more dependent on an inflated batting average, which is true even if you limit the sample to his red-hot last few weeks. All of that said, Young is a threat in this series, both because he’s coming in hot, but also because he’s a lefty-killer.

7th:

Robinson Cano (.320/.352/.520, 25 HR, 85 RBI)
Jose Morales (.316/.386/.368)/Brendan Harris (.302/.348/.403 vs. LHP)

Morales is a 26-year-old who started the season as the third-string catcher and is now the strong side of a DH platoon with stone-gloved journeyman infielder Brendan Harris. Morales was a career .289/.340/.383 hitter in the minor leagues, had just three extra-base hits against right-handed pitching in the majors this year (in 113 PA), and has yet to hit his first major league home run. The platoon is a solid attempt to make lemonade out of lemons, but comparing it to Cano is almost unfair.

8th:

Nick Swisher (.249/.371/.498, 29 HR, 82 RBI)
Matt Tolbert (.228/.301/.306)

The 27-year-old Tolbert has hit .306/.343/.452 since taking over third base for an injured Joe Crede in mid-September and is a career .280/.341/.404 hitter in the minors, so his season line above is a bit misleading. Still, the divergence between these two lineups in the bottom third is striking. Swisher could hit fifth in either lineup. Tolbert’s lucky to be in the major leagues, let alone starting on a playoff team.

9th:

Melky Cabrera (.274/.336/.416, 10 SB @ 83%)
Nick Punto (.228/.336/.285, 16 SB @ 84%)

Punto is the Twins’ Miguel Cairo, a scrappy, hard-nosed, dirty-uniform player who is so harmful to his team’s chances of winning that broadcasters and columnists constantly feel the need to explain how valuable he really is. He isn’t. Melky didn’t need to have his best major league season to best Punto in this comparision, but he did anyway, so good on him. Melky may not be the Yankees’ long-term answer in center field (heck, he may not even be their current answer in center as Brett Gardner is a vastly superior fielder, a nearly unstoppable basestealer, and better at getting on base in the first place), but he was two wins better than last year per VORP and an almost exactly league-average center fielder (major league centerfielders hit .267/.334/.414 in 2009), which is just fine for the nine hole.

Game 1 starters:

CC Sabathia (3.37 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 2.94 K/BB, 34 GS)
Brian Duensing (2.73 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 2.20 K/BB, 9 GS)

Because of their arduous journey to the division title, the Twins are starting rookie Brian Duensing in Game 1. Duensing is a 26-year-old lefty with unexceptional stuff who ran off an impressive string of six starts from late August through mid-September before stumbling a bit in his last two turns. His last start was a four-inning loss to the Tigers in the nightcap of last Tuesday’s double-header. He faced the Yankees in relief in early July and walked four in 2 2/3 innings while facing every Yankee regular except Jorge Posada and Melky Cabrera. Duensing is starting tonight because Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, and Carl Pavano are unavailable. Only one of those names scares me, but not the way the owner wants it to. Tuesday night’s playoff game forced Minnesota to burn Baker, meaning the Yankees could sweep the Twins without having to face their best starter.

CC Sabathia, meanwhile, has something to prove. Despite winning the AL Cy Young in 2007, dominating the National League in the second half of 2008, and reaching the postseason both times, his last quality start in the postseason was his first, way back in 2001. One could blame his poor performances the last two Octobers on exhaustion. In 2007 he threw nearly 50 regular season innings more than he had in 2006 and in 2008 he surpassed that total by another dozen frames while making his last three starts on three-day’s rest. This year, he finished the season at 230 innings, 11 fewer than in 2007, and had at least one extra day of rest before each of his last four starts (good work by Joe Girardi and Dave Eiland there). In the ten starts prior to his season finale stinker, CC posted a 1.62 ERA with a 0.90 WHIP and a 4.21 K/BB. Given his lighter workload he has no excuse for not delivering this year.

Relief aces:

Closer:

Mariano Rivera (1.76 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 6.00 K/BB, 44 SV, 2 BS, 6.032 WXRL)
Joe Nathan (2.15 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 3.95 K/BB, 47 SV, 5 BS, 4.828 WXRL)

Nathan might be Rivera’s primary rival for the title, but at age 39, Rivera proved that he’s still the best closer in the game.

8th inning:

Phil Hughes (1.40 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 5.00 K/BB, 18 H, 3 BS, 3.843 WXRL, 44 G)
Matt Guerrier (2.25 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 3.36 K/BB, 33 H, 3 BS, 3.518 WXRL, 78 G)

Note that the adjusted win-expectancy-based stat WXRL is cumulative and that Hughes has a higher total than Guerrier in just more than half as many games.

This year’s match-up is the third ALDS between the Yankees and Twins. In the first two, Johan Santana beat Mike Mussina in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, then the Yankees swept the next three to advance to the ALCS against the Red Sox. I’m expecting a similar result this year, minus the loss to Santana.

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1 Cliff Corcoran   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:05 pm

There are a few things missing from this preview: the full rosters, mention of the Twins' advantage in left-handed relievers, comparisons of the other starting pitching matchups, and looks at the bench and middle relief options for both teams. Baby duty and that 13-inning playoff game cut into my time too much, but I'll have more in my preview for Game 2. You'll have to settle for the 1,800 words above for now . . .

2 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:14 pm

Holy Shit... youz guys did it to me again!

Very cool !!!!!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xapplh_get-ready-for-the-showdown_sport
I especially like the dugout scenes.

3 Bama Yankee   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:19 pm

(they got me too, this one is in response to the discussion about the tv rights to the playoff games)
Remeber back in the mid-90’s when they tried to schedule the playoff games at the same time using the “Baseball Network” regional broadcast fiasco? It was the worst idea ever. Not only did they not show Game 2 of the ALDS (the extra inning game from 1995) in my area, they didn’t even have the common courtesy to switch over to the game (which went 15 innings) after the other games were over. I remember having to check the ESPN bottom line to get updates on the game (didn’t have internet back then). Consequently, I missed one of the greatest Yankee games in history (and Mattingly’s homer)…and I’m still upset about it. Of course, 14 years later with all the technology that we have, I still can’t watch *every* Yankee game (thanks to the guys at FOX) no matter how much money I’m willing to spend.

4 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:27 pm

[1] Cliff, I demand a refund!

Seriously, thanks. Looks good. Let's go Yankees!

5 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:31 pm

Shaun,
I think you're exaggerating when you say OBP and SLG are "not remotely close". I agree with you that OPS does treat them equally. So, yes, OPS is not an ideal statistic, but there are real problems with the alternatives (for instance, wOBA may be a better predictor of total runs -- in almost has to be -- but it's extremely opaque and the coefficients on the factors are completely illogical: why on earth would getting hit by a pitch be more valuable than drawing a walk???).

6 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:34 pm

Oh..... and excellent write-up Cliff.
Reading it, it's actually a little closer then I would have guessed.
I still believe this first game is pretty-damn-close-to-a-Must-Win.
27 minutes and counting.

7 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:36 pm

Cliff, what do the percentages mean for the first two in the lineup comparisons?

8 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:36 pm

Butterflies are chirping. I hope C.C. goes 8 strong and Duensing doesn't see the 3rd. Let's go already.

9 Raf   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:48 pm

why on earth would getting hit by a pitch be more valuable than drawing a walk???

I think it's the randomness associated with a HBP. Studeman had an article on what a batted ball was worth that addressed this.

10 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 5:53 pm

[7] I'm assuming it is stolen base success rate.

11 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:03 pm

LET'S GET READY TO RUMMMMMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBLLLLLLE!!!

12 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:03 pm

It's time! It's time! I feel like the kids in Halloween III listening to the Silver Shamrock song, putting on my mask (hope the result for me is a bit different than those kids though..)

Go Go, C-C!!

Nick Punto and his .285 slugging%..I mean, really??

13 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:06 pm

So who's throwing out the first pitch?

14 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:07 pm

The winds are coming from Canada straight through to the South Bronx... specifically, in fact...

MP, what exactly did you have for dessert last night?

15 Cliff Corcoran   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:08 pm

[10] Yes, it's SB%

16 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:09 pm

"UPDATE, 6 p.m.: Admiral Eric Olson, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, just threw out the first pitch. We’re minutes away. "

Via Sam Borden.

17 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:09 pm

That third pitch was a strike...

18 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:10 pm

full-count double..it's all over...

19 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:10 pm

Lead off double? Panic time!

20 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:12 pm

Right down the pike on the double...

21 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:12 pm

Just keep throwing it there, CC; they're too tired...

22 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:12 pm

Am sure I just heard the Japanese anouncers say guys like CC don't get nervous because of their extra bulk...

23 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:12 pm

The meathook!

24 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:13 pm

Oh, ffs!

Hey, Team, turns out I have access to the game from where I am! A pleasant surprise.

25 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:13 pm

Well that's just great. We don't have to worry about our pitchers, per say...

26 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:14 pm

OK, just walk Mauer and blow away the next two guys.

27 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:15 pm

It's good he brought the hook today...

28 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:15 pm

[26] Or not.

29 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:15 pm

Well done, CC.

30 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:16 pm

[26] Maybe not?

31 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:18 pm

Nice.

Good job, big guy!

32 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:18 pm

Sweet. Phfewwwwwww.

33 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:18 pm

Houdiniesque

34 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:18 pm

It is nice having a pitcher like CC in game 1.

35 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:19 pm

George Lopez is... meh.

36 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:21 pm

Lead-off poke, Derek!

37 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:21 pm

Attack!

38 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:21 pm

I'll take it!

39 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:21 pm

Yay Cap'n!

40 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:21 pm

Jeter!! Awesome..what a year he's having

41 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:21 pm

Here we go, boys!

42 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:22 pm

Vrooooom-vroooooooom. Fire up that Score Truck.

43 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:24 pm

Oooh. Tough pitch to take.

44 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:24 pm

Quiet here for a playoff game. Is everybody at the game? Still at work?

45 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:25 pm

Good Johnny...make him work...

46 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:25 pm

Hey all!
I had to endure the Span double from John Sterling. But all is well now.

47 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:25 pm

Ahh, damn.

48 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:25 pm

It's drive time, probably people are still on their way home...

49 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:25 pm

[46] Welcome, RI!

50 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:26 pm

[44] Hey Reggie! Work? Subway home? At the Stadium? I predict 800+ comments

51 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:27 pm

I have saved my triumphant return to the Banter for the playoffs. Let's go Yankees!

52 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:27 pm

Damn. He's keeping us pretty off-balance.

53 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:27 pm

Yay, mehmattski!

54 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:27 pm

[51] Hooray!

55 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:28 pm

+1 Joe Girardi...

56 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:28 pm

[50] Didn't you also predict the Yanks would be no-hit through 5? : D

57 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:29 pm

Help me out. Who are these TBS clowns I'm listening to?

58 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:29 pm

Ok, he can't do this the second time through, right? We'll begin to hit him hard then. Meanwhile, drive up the motherfucker's pitch-count. Foul off as many balls as possible.

59 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:29 pm

Hitting him hard now; hitting them through later...

60 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:29 pm

Ok, it's A-Rod time.

61 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:29 pm

[57] Darling and Carey.

62 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:29 pm

[57] Chip Caray and Ron Darling. C'mon A-Rod!!

63 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:30 pm

[61] Oh, that's Ron Darling. Kind of a dope.

64 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:30 pm

[56] Crystal ball through the time change makes things cloudy..must be another game where that happens..

65 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:31 pm

The Score Truck obviously is caught in that drive-time traffic.

66 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:31 pm

Ugh.
Okay, I'm still confident.

67 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:31 pm

That must be some wind if it knocks down homers in right field

68 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:32 pm

Dang, loud out.

69 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:32 pm

That seemed like it only nicked his bat and he still drove it out to right. I'm not worried about Alex...

70 JeremyM   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:35 pm

He went with the pitch too, so hopefully he stays with that mentality.

71 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:35 pm

[57] "Well it's Darling/Caray, RI..." dehduh deh-DUH dehduh deh DUH-deh...

72 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:36 pm

[71] Oh, more sound effects.

73 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:38 pm

There. That's the good CC. He's here. Whew.

74 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:38 pm

Mow 'em down Big Fella. 1 more.

75 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:38 pm

Whoo, if he can do that for the next six innings...

76 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:39 pm

[72] Haven't figured out how to generate musical notes on the Mac. Do you recognize the song?

77 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:40 pm

I predict a CS here.

78 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:40 pm

CC is throwing a *tad* too many pitches, especially if he slated to start again on short rest. Hopefully the Score Truck makes it through traffic and renders this small concern "mute".

79 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:40 pm

Why did I remember the playoffs being more fun than this?

80 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:41 pm

[62] Chip Caray and Ron Darling James Woods.

81 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:41 pm

I have an irrational fear of shitty players coming up big. Just sit down Tolbert.

82 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:41 pm

wOBA
http://www.insidethebook.com/woba.shtml

The name (weighted On Base Average) is a little misleading, as it is more like a sophisticated OPS (weighted credit for singles, doubles, triples, HRs). The Number is equated to OBP (.300 sucks, .345 is average, .400 is studly), but again, it accounts for slugging.

I like it.
BR.com does not have it (or I couldn't find it) but FanGraphs does.
Career wOBA
Jeter: .375
A-Rod: 412
Pujols: .436

As you can see, Jeter is closer to ARod in wOBA then in OPS, but ARod's TB still has him well ahead.

83 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:41 pm

[79] It was two years ago, after all. Long term memory plays tricks.

84 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:41 pm

[79] You were younger, more naive. It was so long ago the memory is hazy. Or maybe that's the midges.

85 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:41 pm

[76] Ummm.
Ohhhhh...
No.

It seems to be in 3/4 time.
Mr OK Jazz, little help?

86 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:42 pm

[81] Hasn't Adam Kennedy and Mark Bellhorn haunted us enough to make that rational?

87 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:43 pm

The Tigers played so well and their lead was so gutsy last night that they managed to miss the playoffs after leading by 7 in September. That does take guts... (")

88 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:44 pm

Okay. Six run inning here.

89 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:46 pm

I forgot about this guy and his suits.

90 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:47 pm

[85] Darling Darling Baby by The Gap Band...

Big Pimpin' spending gees,
Craig Segars' big pimpin'
on tee vee...

91 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:47 pm

Crafty left-hander.

92 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:47 pm

Start Molina!!!

93 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:49 pm

My heart doesn't need a close game. Or series for that matter.

94 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:49 pm

OK, fill in your "Cano is Lazy" on your "dumb broadcaster talking points" bingo sheet.

95 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:50 pm

PC-ST after 2 IP:
CC: 37-25
BD: 30-24

Not so good so far.

96 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:50 pm

[90] Oh, man. Outa my league.

[94] Damn, don't have that one. But I did have "crafty left-hander"!

97 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:50 pm

Has anybody seen the score truck? I ain't seen the score truck. I'm just tryin' to find the score truck. Where is that confounded score truck?

98 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:50 pm

[94] I'll always remember the time I saw him lose a foot race to Todd Jones.

99 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:51 pm

Jeez, that was a nice curve ball. Hey, do you think it would kill all the swells sitting on their fat asses at the park to make a little bit of noise?

100 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:52 pm

[97] Someone poured momentum in the fuel tank. j/k

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101 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:53 pm

I think I have an ulcer.

102 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:53 pm

Universe Towing... "We're bigger and better than Don-Glo... c'mon, we are!"

103 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:54 pm

Don't walk Nick Punto

104 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:54 pm

Where was that???

105 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:54 pm

[97] :)

106 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:54 pm

Don't do that either.

107 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:54 pm

Where the hell's that pitch? boooooooo bullshit

108 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:54 pm

C'mon...Nick Fuggin Punto. Bite me, man. Where was that 2-2 pitch!?

109 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:55 pm

Piranhas.

110 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:56 pm

Gritty players. Gutsy players. Piranhas.
I'm jealous.

111 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:56 pm

Spending a lot of money.

112 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:56 pm

Enough with the fucking payroll! For the love of God, don't you people get tired of yourselves?

113 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:56 pm

Let's go, CC. Settle down.

114 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:56 pm

Is CC over-amped?

115 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:57 pm

[108] I have an irrational dislike of scrappy, banjo-bat infielders who get excessive praise..a pox on you, Nick Punto!

116 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:57 pm

[101] Chip Caray is about to do that to me...

117 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:57 pm

I really, really hate these announcers.

118 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:58 pm

Sweet Rob.

119 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:58 pm

Much better

120 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:58 pm

Bravo, boys, bravo!!!

Atta way, boys!

121 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:58 pm

Lazy Cano... >;)

122 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:58 pm

Dopely turned. Alex does a helluva lot better when he fires it over there quicklly.

123 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:58 pm

Come on, boys, we're trying to play some Dumb Announcer Bingo here. Repeating the payroll thing isn't helping anybody.

124 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:59 pm

1.6 Billion. With a B.
As opposed to 1.6 million (with an M), the payroll of the other 29 teams.

125 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:59 pm

[114] Not sure. I was just responding to the 2-1 count.

Now, 2-0 count.

126 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 6:59 pm

"Play the game the right way."

127 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:00 pm

Everyone who has "Chemistry", get ready, we're very close getting that one.

128 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:00 pm

[126] "Team full of ball-players"

129 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:00 pm

C'MON BLUE!

130 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:00 pm

Where the hell was that pitch?

131 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:01 pm

Fucking Hell.

132 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:01 pm

Um.... Is gritty and gutsy in any way related to BFOG?

133 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:01 pm

Shite. I dislike Orlando Cabrera.

134 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:01 pm

First pitch to Mauer, borderline too.

135 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:02 pm

"That always-important first run."

He's right. It's very important. Over 80% of the time, a team that fails to get that first run is going to lose.

136 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:02 pm

Damn, I'm missing things due to kids. How bad was the call?

137 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:03 pm

[132] Its a cousin of spunky.

138 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:03 pm

Ok, CC, you can do this. Bear down.

139 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:03 pm

Saw that coming, huh?

140 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:03 pm

That guy's good at hitting.

141 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:03 pm

This is not good.

142 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:03 pm

Ouch. CC is PeePee

143 tocho   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

CC looks too strong. He's really laboring. Bear down big fella

144 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

Wheels are coming off.

145 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

Oh, goddamn.

146 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

Crud.

147 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

Dammit. That particularly sucked, that Cuddyer bloop.

148 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

Cano should spend the Winter with Mauer. Is it me or does Cabrera seem tentative in center? That''s the 2nd one in the the gap where he looked shitty. FUCK

149 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

Jeezus fucking christ.

150 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

I'm not liking this.

151 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:04 pm

Nice hitting.

Fuck.

152 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:05 pm

Someone tell Orlando Cabrera to shut the fuck up.

153 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:05 pm

ARGHHHH.

154 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:05 pm

OH, WHAT THE MOTHERFUCK!!!

THAT'S THE SECOND TIME!

FUCK!!!!!!

155 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:05 pm

Atta boy Posada.

156 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:05 pm

FUCK! What is going on with Posada????

157 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:05 pm

Jesus Christ Posada. If you're going to pout, don't fucking do that.

158 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:06 pm

Frakkity frak-frak!

Start Cervelli!

159 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:06 pm

OK, I am going into radio silence mode until this team stops playing like shit.

160 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:06 pm

Why is CC just jogging in to cover home?

WTF??

161 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:06 pm

Take your time Jorge,

162 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:06 pm

TERRIBLE

163 Eirias   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:06 pm

And I'm late to the show, with an inauspicious first few pitches. Evening, all.

164 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:07 pm

Dear lord, what is happening with this inning?

165 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:07 pm

Oh, thank God.

Come on, fucking sticks!

166 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:07 pm

Just make them back.

167 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:08 pm

Posada and CC were both HORSESHIT on that play. The twose of them.

168 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:08 pm

[163] Evening! Sloppy fielding, poor pitching, quiet bats. Other than that, the quest for 27 off to a fine start..

169 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:08 pm

Lame. That's reason #1 I don't want Posada behind the plate with A.J. Ferchrissakes.

170 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:09 pm

Holy Shit. CC at 64 pitches.

171 joe   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:09 pm

Hey Banterers,

Just got home from my geologic field methods class, and I'm already pissed about this game :(
Did Posada let the passed ball happen twice?

172 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:09 pm

Did they forget that there was a runner on third? Or runners on base at all?

173 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:09 pm

I'm not worried.

174 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:10 pm

[171] Yes.

[173] I'm worried, but still feel reasonably good. Not worried about CC. When do we start pounding BRAIN UNSIGNED?

175 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:10 pm

[171] Yep. Not worried. Not in denial either.

176 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:10 pm

Okay, two runs for the Twins and THAT'S IT.

177 Horace Clarke Era   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:10 pm

The sad thing is that Jorge is silencing all those who wanted him catching AJ. Has anyone said clearly what went on there? Was he crossed up twice? IF it is a crossing up, it is less his fault, I suppose, but as Alex says, they both lazed that play at the plate.

In a playoff? Jeez. And Sabathia's at 65 pitches for 3 innings.

178 tocho   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:11 pm

we will score runs. and more than 5.

179 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:11 pm

Another basehit out. DOUCHEBAG.

180 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:12 pm

Oh, this is going to be one of those games.

181 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:12 pm

[177] Twas a FB that hit Jorge's glove and got past. Didn't look like a cross-up.

182 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:12 pm

A base-fly ball. Is TBS that hard up they have to use Chip Caray? Just because grandpa was Haray Caray doesn't mean you can announce.

183 Simone   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:12 pm

Given that CC is struggling, I'm not dumping on Jorge.

184 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:13 pm

Passed balls: not just for Posadas anymore!

185 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:13 pm

Okay, man on second one out, let's bring one home this inning, willya hah?

186 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

[177] It has not silenced me. If Posada's problem with past balls outweighs his offensive advantage, then he shouldn't start no matter who is pitching. This is an independent issue from whether AJ pitches better when Molina calls the game.

Hey, Mauer missed a catchable ball...but of course it is ruled a WP.

187 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!

188 JeremyM   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

OH HELL YES!!!! Fresh delivery from the score truck!

189 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

190 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

Hot fucking damn Captain.

191 Simone   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

De-rek Je-ter! Picking up his boy Jorge. Take that.

192 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

Ah, Derek Jeter, postseason HR in Yankee Stadium. Somehow that just feels right.

193 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

THAT S WHAT I'm TALKING ABOUT

194 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

You go, Derek!!!

Derek fucking Jeter, ladies and gentlemen!!!

HAH AH AHA HA HA !!!!

195 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

I'm not worried >;)

196 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

the CAPTAIN!!!!!! Yeah, Fuck You gritty, small market "ball players"!!

197 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

Yay! And Jeter christens the new Yankee Stadium for the post season.

198 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:14 pm

Wait. Did Derek Jeter just PULL a Home Run? With authority? I don't understand!

199 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:15 pm

Yay...Jeter as brought me back in [159].

Wow, Jeter really PULLED that pitch.

200 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:15 pm

[185] Come on, Alex, show some ambition!

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201 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:15 pm

Thanks alot MLB.tv for picking the right spot to go out.

Between TBS and the MLB.tv feed, I'm already hating this postseason's coverage.

202 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:15 pm

Mauer did not look good on that play. He may be too big to block pitches with his chest.

JETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A deep HR? 340 ft deep? Carey is just too bad.

203 joe   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:15 pm

That was awesome.

204 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:15 pm

I'm concerned that Derek may have killed a big rally, though.

205 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:16 pm

That one actually *was* a base hit!

Way to go, Team, pour it on!

206 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:16 pm

I thought Young was going to catch that, but he backed off.

207 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:16 pm

(Told you we'd get this guy second time through.)

208 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:16 pm

You don't stop these Bombers the second time through..I feel another tater coming from someone soon...

209 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:16 pm

[198] Its postseason Derek, a slightly different incarnation than regular season Derek.

210 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:16 pm

[206] Yeah, I think you're right. I thought it'd be caught too.

211 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:17 pm

[202] It was shot, no doubt about it.

[204] You are such a downer, man. But oh so correct.

212 yankintexas   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:17 pm

The great thing about Jeter is whether he is doing well or not he always looks like he's trying his best. Unlike say Posada.

213 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:17 pm

My hands are already tomato red from clapping too hard.

214 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:18 pm

What a lazy-ass play!

Oh my God, they both dogged it!

215 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:18 pm

David Eckstein would have made that double play.

216 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:18 pm

Luck...Now, A Rod! Let's go, Papi

217 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:18 pm

OK..... Bad play.
ARod....... MAKE THEM PAY!!!!!!!!!!

218 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:18 pm

Ragged defense by the Twins this inning,

219 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:18 pm

[209] I like this one.

Wait, my feed is wrong. It mistakenly showed an error by the Twins, which we know to be impossible.

220 Simone   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:18 pm

The commentators are dreadful. Worse than Buck and McCarver.

221 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:19 pm

[213] I just got scolded for scaring Mr. OK Jazz Jr after that Jeter shot..and now got to head out and miss some of the game!

222 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:19 pm

[215] Hey, yesterday I pointed out that Nick Punto is the new Eck!

223 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:19 pm

[219] You're safe...no error (can't assume a DP).

224 joe   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:20 pm

Does anyone think one of these announcers sounds like James Woods? Which one is that? And then who is the other guy?

225 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:20 pm

[220] They are hideous in a different way. Their own, special way.

226 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:20 pm

[224] It's Ron Darling, and the other guy is Caray. (I had to ask too.)

227 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:20 pm

[224] see [80]

228 Emma Span   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:21 pm

Hello gang. Man, I'm so, so happy to have postseason baseball back in NY.

[220] Ron Darling is actually really good, I think - at least he does a great job in the Mets booth. But yes, Chip Caray is... UNACCEPTABLE.

229 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:21 pm

[223] Aha! So my broadcast wasn't scrambled after all.

230 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:21 pm

fucking-A-rod.

231 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:21 pm

Grrr...A-Rod. You are better than this.

232 ed   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:21 pm

Um, does A-Rod look as bad on TV as he does on GameCast?

233 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:22 pm

[232] I don't know, but he's looking pretty bad on my TV.

234 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:23 pm

Big Fella needs some economical innings.

235 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:23 pm

ARod is pressing. He doesn't swing at that pitch in September.

236 JeremyM   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:23 pm

He looked fine in the first at-bat, but that was dreadful.

237 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:24 pm

[228] Agreed. He's particularly good as the straight man to Hernandez.

238 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:24 pm

Christ, its 4 innings in and I'm already a nervous mess.

239 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:24 pm

Why can't David Cone get a TBS gig for the playoffs?

240 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:25 pm

[234] That was economical.

241 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:25 pm

As talented as ARod is, his DDF (BFOG+ / wGaG) is only 0.817.

242 Emma Span   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:25 pm

[237] Yes. And you, Chip Caray, are no Keith Hernandez!

243 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:26 pm

We need CC to work a nice, quick inning here. Six or even seven innings is not out of the question.

244 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:26 pm

BD after 3: 48-37

245 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:26 pm

[239] He's busy shotgunning beers with Bob Lorenz at the Yes network. He DID cover the pre-game.

246 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:27 pm

Wow, if I were not a Yankee fan, that Jeter-plays-the-right-way speech would have made me puke.

247 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:27 pm

Whoa...that ball fooled me off the bat.

248 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:27 pm

Derek Jeter: Plays the game the way it was meant to be played.

That is, with a bat and a ball.

Unlike all those other guys. They've been using dodecahedrons and badmitton rackets.

249 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:28 pm

The worse part about these A-Rod at-bats is that it feels like an eternity till his next one. I want this to be the year A-Rod breaks this vicious cycle. Not going to hate...

....at least not yet

250 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:28 pm

[246] Yeah, but he's about the only Yankee who gets this treatment, which balances out the Puntos, Ecksteins, etc. for other teams.

251 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:28 pm

Derek: you cannot hit two more home runs tonight.

252 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:28 pm

[248] Heh heh.

253 tocho   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:28 pm

the final score will be 6-2 bombers.

254 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:28 pm

Lazy.

255 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:29 pm

Robinson Cano.

Nice inning, boys.

Rev up the score truck.

256 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:29 pm

[240] Economics 101. I demand. Big Fella supplies. Or something like that. : )

257 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:30 pm

Let's get our big guy some runs, he's hungry

258 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:31 pm

The Win Expectancy in this situation is 59%. This makes me feel better for some reason.

Don't worry, I will resist updating the WinExp constantly.

259 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:31 pm

I love how they cite all these "scrappy" Yankees. Yup, that Mariano Rivera, and Jorge Posada, scrappy guys. Also the greatest relief pitcher ever and a borderline hall of fame candidate. But you know, scrappy!

260 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:32 pm

...backing in the Score Truck as we speak...

261 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:32 pm

No no no groundzilla

262 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:32 pm

Well that one-pitch-one-out grounder did not help the cause.

263 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:32 pm

Patience Matsui. WTF!

264 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:34 pm

Jeez, Posada...not only do you make pitchers worse, you clog the bases.

265 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:34 pm

Molina could never do that.

266 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:34 pm

YES!

267 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:35 pm

I want to see Cano tear the cover off the ball for the next month. Starting now.

268 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:35 pm

Robbie's taking huge hacks so far.

269 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:36 pm

I don't like Cano's approach so far

270 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:38 pm

I know it's not important and all, but the many, many empty seats really stand out.

271 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:39 pm

They didn't even show Craig Mack this time...

272 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:40 pm

The Shining at first base will getcha every time. C'mon Swish.

273 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:40 pm

Man, all this pot is making me hungry

274 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:40 pm

Ok.... dodecahedrons? Now you're just showing off.
A polyhedron with 12 faces... I looked it up.
(Hold on while I look up polyhedron...)

275 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:41 pm

YES YES YES YES YES

276 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:41 pm

[274] ;-) It was the first thing that came to mind I swear!

Swisha-house!

277 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

Sweet. Very sweet.

Circle-change-that-bitch.

278 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

YES!!! MUTHA SKUNKS!!!

279 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

HELLS YEAH. GREAT SEND!!!

280 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

Wilson Betemit, we love you!

281 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

Swishalicious!

282 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

Oooh, hustle! Me Like.

283 Simone   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

Nice job there Swisher. Cano bust it home.

284 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

good aggressive call by the 3B coach--gotta force teh defense to make the play with 2 outs. Good gamble.

285 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

[258] WIN EXPECTANCY NOW PLEASE!!!!!!

286 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:42 pm

Nice Hack Conan.

287 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:43 pm

Melky thinks he's Manny.

288 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:43 pm

[286] Yeah...Melky swing big club.

289 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:44 pm

Swisher is such an ass clown. LOL

290 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:44 pm

Good inning. shut'em down now, CC.

291 Emma Span   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:44 pm

Nice AB by Swish there, coming back from 0-2. And nice running from Cano although better throws would have got him at the plate I think...

292 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:44 pm

[285] Oh, right. It was 70% when you asked, but now down to 68%.

293 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:45 pm

[291] Perfect throws would have. Good send, though, no?

294 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:46 pm

Big frame for CC--he can avoid Mauer and company and push into the 6th if he keeps his act together.

295 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:47 pm

[293] Yep, an accurate throw gets him easily, but you have to push it there with two outs, IMO.

296 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:47 pm

where was that?

297 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:47 pm

[274] "My angles are many,
My faces not few;
I'm the Dodecahedron,
Who the hell are you?"

>;)

298 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:47 pm

"It's the inside I really like about CC Sabathia."

Eww.

299 Statler   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:48 pm

[273] HAH! Favorite comment so far.

300 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:49 pm

[293] Willie would have sent him with more flair and controversy...

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301 Emma Span   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:49 pm

[293] Yep, good send. This year's Twins don't have the defense they used to...

302 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:49 pm

So far, so good.

303 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:49 pm

I just want to watch the hi-def feed, CC looks so fat on non hi-def

304 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:50 pm

Dammit.

305 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:50 pm

I officially hate Orlando Cabrera

306 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:50 pm

Why just the Spanish players, Darling?

307 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:50 pm

Damn you Cabrera. Damn you to hell. You and all your winning ways. Bleh.

308 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:51 pm

I must be in a goofy mood, but Cabrera looks like some weird cross between Mo and Cano.

309 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:51 pm

Hey all. Unlike the Angels and Shit Sox (H/T thelarmis), the Twins are a bit harder to hate, but I absolutely despise Orlando Cabrera.

310 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:52 pm

I officially loathe Orlando Cabrera. He reminds me of Chone Figgins.

311 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:52 pm

Posada's throw got caught up in the wind

312 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:53 pm

Man on 2nd. How about a battery meeting? So the ball doesn't wind up at the backstop a few times.

313 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:53 pm

Robby Cano, don'tchaknow!

314 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:53 pm

Smooth Robbie, smooth

315 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:54 pm

Smooth, that's what I am.

Good job, Cano

316 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:54 pm

[312] Yer a freaking genius. Just Fair for Manager!

317 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:54 pm

Word. A-Rod's inining. right? RIGHTI!!!!!! Oy. It's not even the 6th inning. : O

318 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:55 pm

[310] Chone's a Yankee killer for sure, but I've always heard that personally Orlando Cabrera is an absolute Grade-A Asshole of the AJ Pierzinski variety.

319 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:55 pm

Assuming the score holds, do you push CC for a seventh inning, or go with a quicker hook? If so, who pitches the all-important seventh inning?

320 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:55 pm

Win Exp has crept up to 74% (and the calculator doesn't know about Mo or Phil).

321 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:55 pm

I like that Corona commericial

322 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:56 pm

[319] Damn, I didn't know there were going to be hard questions.
I'm very tempted to hook him early. How about Hughes for four outs, maybe five? Then Cokey for some random lefty?

323 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:57 pm

Hello all!

I turned the game on just in time to see Swisher's double to take the lead. Has the Score Truck been parked in the garage? I expected at least 5 runs on the board by now.

324 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:57 pm

Wow, Mantle with 1.5 HR/postseason series.

325 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:58 pm

I do think that there's something to the "it's in his head now" belief that Arod's (and Bonds's before him) postseason struggles are not just chance and sample size. His Last AB, when he struck out, he looked like he would swing at absolutely anything, so he seems to be expanding the zone.

But I also think that he's going to get a big hit this series and all this head case, can't hit in the clutch, can't hit in the postseason in a meaningful situation, isn't a true Yankee bullshit will be put to bed once and for all and then he can relax a bit.

326 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:58 pm

[323] BRAIN is pitching well, actually. The three runs seem pretty good. The defense and early pitching were kind of worrisome.

327 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:58 pm

PC-ST after 5 IP: CC: 87-56
PC-ST after 4 IP: BD: 68-52

328 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:58 pm

[323] I'm not worried.

329 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:59 pm

[319] He's at 89 pitches, so if he labors a bit in the 6th, I say use Coke and Marte vs lefties as needed, then go to Hughes ASAP in the 7th.

Of course if he cruises through the 6th, of course CC pitches the 7th.

330 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:59 pm

[322] If the score truck swings by again, we may be able to avoid the tough questions. Otherwise, I agree--quick hook today and get ready for the second start on short rest (if necessary).

331 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 7:59 pm

Goddam. He's just a step above mortal men. Ice water.

332 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:00 pm

[328] Ditto, Chyll. Just surprised.

I look forward to seeing the soft, meaty underbelly of the Twins' bullpen soon though!

333 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:00 pm

[330] Why would he need to start on short rest? But yeah, I was thinking of his next start.

334 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:01 pm

[325] I'm not in the biz of psychoanalysis, so I won't add too much to your commentary. I'm just holding out hope for his next at-bat. As long as he has an at-bat, then I'll take my chances. I'm rooting for him!!

335 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:01 pm

[333] I don't know. for some reason I had it in my head that his second start would be on short rest, because of the schedule chosen (and the fact that they are using only three starters).

336 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:01 pm

[332] Chyll is our Alfred E Neuman nominee for the game.

Girardi +2.

337 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:01 pm

[319] My vote would be for Joba in the 7th. Hughes 8th.

338 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:01 pm

Damn, JD hit that one well.

339 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:02 pm

Com'on Tex

340 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:02 pm

well, comes down to Alex ... always comes down to Alex, doesn't it???

341 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:02 pm

Teix took a page out of the Matsui's offensive playbook.

342 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:03 pm

[335] I wouldn't be surprised if he makes a short rest start some time this month, but not in this series.

Yes, Nick Punto is one of Ron Gardenhire's ballplayers. Good call, Ron Darling!

343 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:03 pm

[334] Yeah, I am absolutely rooting for him...I just think it will come faster if he can take a walk or two and not expand the zone. But I do think it will come......

Tex popped up there with a runner on second so he's clearly NOT a True Yankee

;o)

344 YanksFan8   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:03 pm

The Yankees were 7-0 against the Twins this season. Minnesota has not won a game in the Bronx since 7/4/07. The twinkies won't ever win in Yankee Stadium, they just do not have what it takes

345 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:03 pm

Come on Alex, you can do it!

346 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:03 pm

Vamo A-Rod, ahora!!!!

347 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

HA!!!!

348 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

Eso eh!!

349 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

YES!!! Take that clutch postseason jinx monster or whatever!

350 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

Gee. That. Seems. Like. A. Big. Hit. In. A. Meaningful. Situation.

Hooray for Arod!!!!!!!

351 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

HA!

352 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

Hmm. That was a weird looking strikeout with runners in scoring position.

353 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

YAY-ROD drives the SCORE TRUCK!!!

354 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

Finally. Now shut up about Alex, okay?

355 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

That a BOY, A-Rod!!!

HA!

[325] Good call, Evil E - maybe not a really big hit, but the monkey's off his back!

356 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:04 pm

Keep breathing through the eyelids, Alex. YES!!!!!!

357 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:05 pm

[343] I definitely didn't mean to imply you weren't rooting for him. I knew you were. Good results, about time.

358 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:05 pm

Wow... ARod saw that pitch pretty good.
I guess he doesn't need Phacoemulsification, eh mehmattski

359 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:05 pm

[352] mehmattski! Long time no see!

How's life?

360 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:06 pm

Hit for A-Rod? I knew that would happen when I went to the head.

361 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:06 pm

Onions for A Rod!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay, motherfuckers

362 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:06 pm

You go Kate Hudson's BF. She gets all the credit for his attitude change this year.

363 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:06 pm

who's that TRUE YANKEE standing on First?

364 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:06 pm

[361] awesome, Alex.

365 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:07 pm

[354] The next part of this story is that he tore up the Twinkies in 2004, so if he has a good series against the Twinkies in '09 then the story will be that he can't do it against the big market teams.

I'm just taking it one bat at a time with the Rod

366 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:07 pm

[357] Yeah, LOL, if I'd known that me posting that would have changed things, I would have posted that back in game 4 in 2004.

367 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:07 pm

Hey, Team. Back from putting the kids to bed.

I heard the Swisher hit on the radio; how'd we score the fourth run?

368 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:07 pm

So, not to interrupt the A-Rod love-fest, but is this the right move by Gardenhire? I think not -- UNSIGNED didn't look tired or anything.

369 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:07 pm

[361] Onions? Why? Is he going to tie them to his belt? Did he learn that from Angel Berroa???

370 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:08 pm

Ah, I see from upthread that Alex did something.

That's nice.

371 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

[367] You're gonna like this answer.

372 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

[368] I guess he's going lefty-lefty or something chess-like. But the kid only had, what, 75 or 80 pitches, and A-Rod didn't hit that all that hard.

373 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

MATSUI

374 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

HELLS BELLS. YESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

375 Simone   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

Matsui-san!!! Godzilla!

376 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

Wow! 6-2! Who would have thunk it?

377 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

GODZILLA!!!!!!!!

378 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

Holy COW!!!

Hideki!!!!

Man, did that thing carry!

It just kept going!

I didn't think that thing was going out!

Score truck express!

379 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:09 pm

GODZILLA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh no, there goes Minnesota.

380 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

Matsui hops in the driver's seat. Boo ya!

381 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

Beast Commercial!

382 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

Godzilla!

Ah, there's that soft meaty underbelly I was so looking forward to!!

How do you say "Score Truck" in Japanese?

383 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

[359] Life is very busy. Research has picked up to the extreme. I'm hoping this October that the Yankees provide me many good excuses for study breaks.

384 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!

Score Truck!

385 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

Matsui-San!

386 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

[368] Um. Not a good move.

387 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:10 pm

[376] Tocho is seizing the nostradamus mantle in the absence of thelarmis...

388 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:11 pm

I don't think I've ever seen Hideki so happy!

389 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:11 pm

Wow, Fransisco Liranio has really fallen off a cliff.

390 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:11 pm

[386] High five.
Gardnehire sucks. We have a huge Manager advantage in this series.

391 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:11 pm

[387] nostrlarmis isn't here? Oh wait, that's right, he has his class to teach.

I think he'll be happy when he gets back.

392 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:12 pm

The CF took a crazy route on that ball...is the wind swirling?

393 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:12 pm

[388] Matsui is a big porn buff, he might've had a few very happy private moments.

394 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:12 pm

Two out Scoretruck am my favorite.

395 joe   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:12 pm

[388] Yeah that was a lot of emotion to see out of the guy. It must be really fun to hit postseason home runs!

396 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:12 pm

[382] Igawa

[368] unsigned?

397 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:12 pm

Oh, hey, too bad Mr OK Jazz had to leave. Damn, he would have thrown kenji all over us like AJ throws pie.

398 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:12 pm

That was a terrible, terrible call. That ball was half a foot high!

399 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:13 pm

[390] Agreed very much.

[383] I hope you get many, many breaks all throughout the month - perhaps even into November.

400 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:13 pm

[396] UNSIGNED is an anagram for DUENSING.
It's a Diane thing.

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401 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:13 pm

[392] Likely so, judging from Matsui's shot.

402 nemecizer   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:13 pm

Huh, game day called the strikeout before I saw it on TBS.

403 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:14 pm

[402] The fix is in.

404 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:15 pm

[399] I would be okay with exactly eleven breaks, all the way until November 1.

405 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:16 pm

Nothing better than a 1,2,3 after a Score Truck delivery.

406 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:16 pm

Weeping, the fourth run was the one you would have really enjoyed. Jeter walked, took second on a hit-and-run ground out, then Alex laced a pretty single. The place went nuts.

407 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:16 pm

[400] WOW that's cool.

Iwaga is "SCORE TRUCK" spelled backwards in Japanese.

408 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:18 pm

[407] Yeah, BRAIN UNSIGNED.

松井

(That's really for Mr. OK, but you can borrow it.)

409 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:18 pm

407 I thought Igawa was how you hailed the score truck in japanese. You know you yell "Igawa" and the truck makes a delivery.

410 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:19 pm

is this the first 1,2,3 inning for CC?

411 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:19 pm

Michael Kay just told a party of zero that A-Rod has trouble catching pop ups. Good on ya Big Fella!

412 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:19 pm

The camera cut away...how many of you think Damon managed to get that ball to the stands?

413 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:20 pm

Ooooooh. Most efficient inning yet.
I think he should start the seventh, for sure. We aren't saving the bullpen, because of the day off, but another dozen pitches for the big guy is nothing.

414 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:20 pm

[406] Ahhh, very nice! How 'bout that Derek, eh?

And of course, way to go, Alex!

I like where things are headed so far, knock on wood.

415 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:20 pm

95 pitches for CC...usually I am a let-them-pitch guy, but with a nice lead, I think I would pull him here.

416 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:21 pm

Nice to see Jeter ribing ARod on that popup.

417 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:21 pm

[413] Yes, absolutely, but with what kind of leash?

418 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:21 pm

[415] I say let him go 120+ but that's just me.

419 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:22 pm

[415] I haven't been around, but he looks to be cruising; why fool with things?

420 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:22 pm

It won't last, but a 7th, 8th, 9th of Joba, Phil and Mo is like almost too good to imagine.

421 Dimelo   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:22 pm

Props to that!!

422 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:23 pm

[419] Only to save him for short rest starts later in the post season. Plus, you KNOW that he is not going to pitch the eighth-ninth in any case. So we are really only talking about the seventh inning.

423 joe   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:24 pm

[420] Is 7th inning really the plan for Joba? He's proven himself as a setup man before, but hasn't proven much this year

424 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:24 pm

I can't believe this game is in the sixth already. I haven't seen a Yankees game in a while, but I remember them lasting longer...

425 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:25 pm

[420] Where did you go?

426 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:25 pm

[424] It is a remarkably fast game.

427 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:26 pm

[414] "How about that Derek"
He's the new Mr. October, for sure.
Speaking of which: I do hope Ms. Oct gets here before Mo time.

428 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:27 pm

[424] A little under 2 1/2 hours after the 6th. That's about par for the course.

429 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:27 pm

Well, it's CC to start the seventh.

430 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:27 pm

[427] definitely. I even threw out a 'Beast Commercial' in her honor.

431 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:28 pm

[425] Looking for big words to impress mehmattski, who, by the way, has a head that is a bit infundibuliform.

432 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:29 pm

"I would personally like to see him go eight against this scrappy bunch only down by four runs."

Where do they get these clowns???

433 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:30 pm

I can't believe the topic of C.C. being pulled is before the 7th was even broached. Espcially after all the Girardi is too formulaic complaints. im (humble)O

434 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:31 pm

[433] To be fair, pulling him at 95 pitches after 6 would have been exactly not formulaic.

435 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:31 pm

[431] Ohhhh.
You should get in touch with Diane. She's got some sesquipedalians that will make your eyes pop.

436 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:31 pm

It took CC 3 innings to get past the adrenaline rush.

437 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:31 pm

[425] Who, me?

438 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:33 pm

[437] No, Old Yanks Fan. He disappeared for a while.

Come on, CC, squint, you can see that tiny strike zone!

439 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:33 pm

[434] Win now. The big man has it in him. If A.J. implodes on Friday the whole bp gang will be feeling good.

440 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:34 pm

Nick FUCKING Punto.

441 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:34 pm

Ouch, that was weird.

442 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:34 pm

Christ. FU Punto. Cripes and Bollocks.

443 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:35 pm

Big batter for CC here.

444 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:35 pm

CC now at 108. Don't want to push it too much,

445 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:35 pm

[439] The BP will feel good in any case, with the extra day off. But generally I agree with you.
.
.
.
Of course, CC is having a rough inning here.

446 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:35 pm

The reason the game seems to be going so swifty is because the game started 2 hours earlier than we are used to.

447 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:35 pm

Relax. Bear down. Not good hitter. Destroy them.

448 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:35 pm

[435] This is a family banter, dammit.

449 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:35 pm

[431] Watch it, or you're fixin for a defenestration.

450 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:36 pm

I call last hitter for CC.

451 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:36 pm

[446] Wow, if you're right about that, then we're a lot dumber than I thought.

452 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:37 pm

Ahead of him 1-2, PUT HIM AWAY CC

453 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:38 pm

People directly behind home plate furiously sitting on their hands.

454 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:38 pm

#3 for Jorge.

455 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:38 pm

Jorge, you have to go after the ball. That's twice now.

456 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:38 pm

I can just hear Molina in the dugout now...."Hmmmph....I hope we win"

457 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:38 pm

Jorge: which way did he go, which way did he go?

458 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:39 pm

Cock n Balls SWISH

459 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:39 pm

That's right, you go NOWHERE against the Swish!

460 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:39 pm

[454] His third WP? Because that was the way it was called.

461 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:39 pm

Way to go Nick. That's a Swish stop.

462 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:40 pm

Joba or Hughes? Hughes, right?

463 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:40 pm

It's Hughes!

464 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:40 pm

Hughes?

465 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:40 pm

Oh, this is Joe Girardi's best game ever.

{standing applause in my living room}

466 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:41 pm

Yes, I'm watching postseason.tv and Phil is standing on the mound.

467 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:41 pm

Ok, quick out here, then . . .

who pitches to Mauer in the 8th? CC for him, then Hughes? Or just go right to Huesh? Phil is good against lefties too, right?

[460] Red ass that he is, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Posada has the AJ/Molina thing in his head.

468 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:41 pm

It's got to be Hughes. This is his role now. Joba is lucky to be on the roster and needs to earn it in a low risk spot or two before raising the bar to high leverage situations.

469 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:41 pm

Meh. Let him finish the inning. But.....
LET"S GO PHIL!!

470 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:42 pm

[460] Yeah, I figured it would be a WP, but really to me Jorge lost that ball. I assumed he called for a 55 foot curve and just lost where it went. And I'm one of those who wants AJ to deal with pitching to Jorge. Just not a good night for him behind the plate.

471 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:42 pm

Anyone nervous here?

472 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:42 pm

[467] Um. You're behind the rest of us, Shaun.

473 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:42 pm

[466] [467] Or just go right to Hughes now?

AWESOME.

See that, Gardenhire? That's how you manage a bullpen!

474 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:42 pm

[471] I am totally charged!

475 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:42 pm

Orlando Cabrera is the LAST guy I want to see right now, but the #1 guy I want Hughes to strike out.

476 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:42 pm

But who will pitch teh eighth?!?!?one!

Oh, right, also Hughes.

477 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:43 pm

Make Cabrera look stupid please. He's tops on my Twins Douche-List.

478 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:43 pm

WOW, got away with one on the 1-1 pitch...fastball or does he come with the hammer?

479 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:43 pm

[472] Everytime I hit submit, my computer slows down to sub-Molina speed. Don't know why . . .

480 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:43 pm

Fastball...fouled off.

481 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:44 pm

Another fastball, foul.. DUDE, Drop the hammer on him.

482 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:44 pm

Can't the crowd make some more noise???

483 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:44 pm

Fastball up and away, now 2-2.

484 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:45 pm

I hate Orlando Cabrera

485 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:45 pm

A nother fastball, another foul.

DROP.

THE.
CURVE....!

486 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:45 pm

[470] I guess...it just seems like some are piling on Jorge. That was a tough pitch and he blocked it well. Plus the Twins runners broke almost immediately. I'm not "finding the wild pitch" is a skill that any of the Yankees catchers have or should be expected to have. It just looked like a freak play.

The two PB? That's another story, though the real question is who was at fault for the cross-ups.

487 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:45 pm

Great battle. Don't give in, Phil!

488 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:45 pm

Only if Coke is facing Mauer with men on will I be nervous. Throw summpin nasty, Phil!

489 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:45 pm

Fuck.

490 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:46 pm

ANOTHER fastball. No way he throws the curve now.

SHIT

491 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:46 pm

Another fastball away, another foul.

492 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:46 pm

I REALLY don't want to see Phil Coke pitch to Mauer with the bases loaded...

493 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:46 pm

[485] I think maybe it's too late for that now. It might just speed up his bat.

494 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

YES!

495 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

OH, HELL YEAH!!!!

496 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes!

497 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

I love Phil Hughes!

498 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

Sit Your Asshole Ass Down Orlando!

499 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

Curveball??? He don't need no steeenking Curveball!!!

500 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

B.A.L.L.Sj.

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501 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:47 pm

Like I said, Stick with the heater SON

502 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:48 pm

That was such good location, down in the zone.

Wow.

503 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:48 pm

[501] :)

504 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:48 pm

Can I open my eyes yet?

505 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:48 pm

Country hardball on the black. A 'ting o beauty....

506 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:48 pm

Yes, Philthy!

[486] Good point. Though to me if someone's having a rough game I tend to blame them for all the screwups.

507 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:49 pm

Ok, so now Phil gets the 8th right? I hope Girardi isn't going to bring in Coke and either mix and match or put Joba in now!

Of course, If Joba came in and blew everyone away I'll be the first to jump on the bandwagon and exclaim that all Yankee games end in the 6th inning with Phil/Joba/Mo or Joba/Phil/Mo

508 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:50 pm

Jesus. That was exhilarating. I'm still juiced up.

Time for drinks! What is everyone having?

509 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:50 pm

10 pitches for Phil, I guess he can do the 8th, but I'd have Joba & Coke ready.

510 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:51 pm

[508] Dark and Stormy!

511 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:51 pm

[508] Vodka & cranberry, I'm getting over a little cold or some such thing so I need the vitamin C.

512 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:51 pm

Would it be too racy of me to say I'd like to make love to Phil Hughes?

513 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:52 pm

I want Hughes in the 8th.

514 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:52 pm

I do string theory for a living and Chip Caray just managed to confuse me with his definition of OBP.

515 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:52 pm

Orlando tried to pull the ol' Ken Caminiti break-the-bat-over-the-knee routine but it didn't break.

Ouch.

516 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:52 pm

[506] Ah, but your perception that he has had a rough game is informed by the assumption that he is to blame for the PBs. You're probably right...but it could be that CC fucked up the signs or location.

517 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:52 pm

[508] Magic Hat #9.

518 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:52 pm

[508] Beer. Too early for the really good stuff.

[501] Alex, you're fired up tonight! Its nice to have you here in the comments. ;)

Hughes for the 8th, for sure.

519 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:53 pm

Way to go, Derek.

520 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:53 pm

[517] Much respect. That's in my top 5, for sure.

521 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:53 pm

[512] No. But any mention of mustache rides and you're crossing the line. : )

522 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:53 pm

[520] Yummy yummy, no?

523 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:54 pm

Good lord, he's on base again.

[514] Awesome.

524 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:54 pm

[512] Nah. Playoffs, baby, playoffs!

Might not want your wife to read that one though. ;)

[514] I've managed to somehow not listen to a word he says, because he's even worse than I remember.

525 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:54 pm

[521] Heh heh eheh heh!

526 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:54 pm

Labatt Blue Liight. Nothing but the best. : D

527 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:55 pm

[524] :)

528 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:55 pm

[523] Yeah, how about saying, its the number of times you don't make an out divided by the total number of times you come to bat?

529 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:55 pm

Jeter is pretty good, huh?

530 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:55 pm

Okay, here's the tray, I hope I got everything right. (Dark n stormy is rum with ginger ale?)

Bourbon and soda for me.

I like Magic Hat #9 too, by the way.

531 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:55 pm

Ahhh, you guys suck!

532 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:56 pm

[508] Sharp's...I don't drink but I like beer...go figure.

533 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:56 pm

[529] Pretty good at the baseball.

534 Eirias   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:56 pm

I divine a big inning.

535 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:56 pm

This is shaping up nicely. Just in time for Mr. Stat Padder. : )

536 Simone   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:56 pm

[523] I had the same thought. Jeter is crazy good tonight.

537 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:56 pm

Oh, one Sharp's for Evil Empire.

Bottom's up!

538 Bobtaco   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:57 pm

Come on Tex, get your first TrueYankee™ playoff moment...

539 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:57 pm

[522] Oh yes. Just went to the Durham World Beerfest on Saturday. My top 5:

1. Highland's Gaelic Ale
2. Duckrabbit's Milk Stout
3. Dogfishead's 60-minute IPA
4. North Coast's Brother Thelonius
5. Magic Hat's #9

And yes, North Carolina beer is awesome.

540 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:57 pm

[516] Yes, but those are passed balls, which get charged to the catcher, just as the last is a WP charged to the pitcher.

Don't defense statistics suck?

541 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:57 pm

Blast! I had to leave the room. What did Jeter do?

542 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:58 pm

Swung at ball 4. D'oh!

543 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:58 pm

[539] OMG! I N V U.

[541] Walked.

544 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:58 pm

[530] Dark rum, like Goselin. And Ginger beer, which is different than ginger ale. I learned to love them when I was in Bermuda, where it is the offical drink.

545 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:59 pm

Aw, fuck it!

546 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:59 pm

Ouch.

547 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:59 pm

[540] They are damnable!

548 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:59 pm

[541] Base on balls.

549 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:59 pm

I knew Teix should have bunted. : )

550 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 8:59 pm

6'11"?

551 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:00 pm

[537] They were out of St. Pauli's girl NA and Buckler....I hope NA beer is profitable for the beer companies, otherwise I'll eventually be fucked or have to start drinking again.

552 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:00 pm

[544] Mmmm.
Have you tried any Atlantic Brewing Co. or Bar Harbor Brewery beers? My #1 is Cadillac Mountain Stout.

553 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:00 pm

[549] :)

554 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:02 pm

[552] Neither were at the beerfest, I'll have to check them out. Although I would find it impossible to say Bar Harbor without a Boston accent.

555 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:02 pm

HOT DAMN, ALEX!!!1

FUCK YEAHHH!!!

556 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:02 pm

Oh yeah. Oh yeah.

557 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:02 pm

Stat Padder HA!

558 Bobtaco   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:02 pm

Fuck Yeah, Alex

559 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:02 pm

Is our long national nightmare over? FUCK YEAH!!!!

560 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:03 pm

Man, you see that thing just hang there, as if on a tee?

Man, what an awful pitch.

561 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:03 pm

NICE

562 Eirias   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:03 pm

Authority!

563 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:03 pm

A-Rod driving in lots of runs against the Twins in the postseason?

That's so... 2004.

/Sorry

564 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:03 pm

And he drives in his buddy again!

565 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:04 pm

That's a True Yankee leading off first base Ladies and Gents.

566 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:04 pm

[563] It's ok, I was thinking the same thing! :)

567 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:04 pm

[563] You are hereby banned, exiled. What wrong with you? :)

568 Bobtaco   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:04 pm

Who is pitching the 8th? Hughes still?

569 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:04 pm

This "Mariano" guy should be required to legally change his name.

570 Eirias   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:05 pm

So, mehmattski, the Edwards trade... your thoughts?

571 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:05 pm

That's right, FEAR Godzilla, puny human!

572 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:05 pm

Hit it out, Jorgie!

No mercy!

573 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:06 pm

[569] Ha! It's true. Downright fraudulent.
Though in his defense he could very reasonably plead that there was zero chance of anyone getting confused.

574 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:06 pm

Time to earn that .25 of a run or whatever the hell it is Jorge.

575 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:07 pm

They should let the riff-raf in to see the game; these folks are all embalmed.

576 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:08 pm

[573] Heh heh eheh heh. Indeed.

577 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:08 pm

[570] I'm for it; get the top corner off of our best possession receiver, prevent the 8-men-in-the box attitude of opposing DCs, occasional home run play that doesn't involve Leon Washington. If Randy Moss can work in NE, Edwards can work in NY. Although Belicheck is much better at trading for WRs though, giving up only draft picks. I think it works out well.

578 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:08 pm

[568] Better be.

579 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:09 pm

[512] On Phils behalf, I'd like to ask if you are male or female.

580 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:10 pm

And the 8th winner is......................Hughes. NICE.

581 nemecizer   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:10 pm

[577] What mysterious language is this which you speak?

582 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:10 pm

[574] Hasn't he already earned that and then some? CC's game ERA was 1.35. Po must have called a great game...he should be CC's personal catcher.

583 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:11 pm

[580] Joe Girardi's best game, evah.

584 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:12 pm

Wait, these guys are bringing up the Joba-starter-v.-reliever debate? That's so 2008. Everyone knows that Joba has to start because there is no spot for him in the BP, what with Phil Hughes solving the Eighth Inning Guy riddle.

585 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:13 pm

Yammeryammeryammeryammer Joba yammeryammeryammeryammer Bullpen yammeryammer Rules yammeryammer starter...

586 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:13 pm

I see that Joba is going with the John Wetteland look?

587 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:13 pm

OT: Guys I'm in a suicide football league where I have to pick one winner a week. If I pick a winner I can't pick them again. So far I've used, the Ravens, Skins, Cowboys and Niners. Every other NFL team is open to me.

This week I was going to cash in and pick the Giants but I really hate to lose them for later in the year (though I had mapped out the season and would have been picking them in week 16). Anyway, the other game I'm looking at picking the Bills over the Browns (mainly because (1) I want to pick the worst home team that I have confidence in winning possible; and (2) while there are better games I'm saving the other teams for later in the year).

Is the Edwards trade Cleveland's way of telling the team to quit or are Cleveland's QB's due for a good game? Maybe I should just stick with the G-men.

588 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:13 pm

[579] heh heh. The former.

589 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:14 pm

Fucking Mauer.

590 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:14 pm

Is it just me or is Ron Darling making sense here.

591 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:14 pm

i'll say it again. Cano needs to spend the winter with Mr. Mauer.

592 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:15 pm

[590] Blind squirrel. Nut. Borken clock. Correct time. Etc.

593 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:15 pm

Come on, Phil, bear down.

594 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:15 pm

[592] Broken clock.

595 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:15 pm

Fuck.

Come on. Attack this motherfucker.

596 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:15 pm

Phil throwing a ton of pitches here.

597 NickL   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:16 pm

Phil actually not looking very sharp tonight; doesn't seem to have the breaking ball....

598 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:16 pm

587 who is playing St Louis?

599 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:16 pm

That's it, Phil!!

Fucik yeah!

600 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:16 pm

[587] Giants have kind of a rough schedule the rest of the way, except for week 16 at home against the Panthers. Not gonna find a better match up than the Raiders.

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601 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:17 pm

Nice K, Phil.

602 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:17 pm

597 Phil looks good to me. Mauer just a hell of a hitter.

603 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:17 pm

[597] Ooooh, and the slider gets Cuddyer and lands right in MickL's mouth!
;)

604 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:17 pm

Chess match!

605 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:17 pm

I guess this means Rivera is pitching the ninth no matter what?

606 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:17 pm

[597] I think the ONLY curveball he threw since he came in was whacked into center by Mauer. I think he was sticking with straight heat.

607 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:17 pm

[587] "or are Cleveland’s QB’s due for a good game?"

I'm in Ohio these days, so all I can say is hahahahahahahahahahaha that's a real funny joke. Except to Browns fans. If you think Joba's been misused, then what's happening to the Brown's QBs is a crime. Starting with ownership.

608 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:18 pm

[605] Why? What means that? What happened?

609 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:18 pm

Am I wrong, or is the crowd quieter than one might expect?
Time to bring in Mo and count the borken bats?

610 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:18 pm

Wait, we're going to Joba here?

Ok, is this wise?

I don't know about this.

I hope Mo's up; if Joba allows two baserunners, pull him.

Fuck, I'm nervous.

611 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:18 pm

[606] No, he has the slider working. Not many, but good ones.

612 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:19 pm

Not that there is really low-leverage in the playoffs, but this might be a good time for Joba, to ease the transition back to Setup Guy.

613 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:19 pm

Oh, it's Coke.

Is that wise?

614 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:19 pm

Does everyone like this move to Coke?

615 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:19 pm

[609] It's pathetically quiet.

[510] Nope, not Joba...

616 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:19 pm

[609] No, it's absolutely pathetic.

617 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:19 pm

[577] I had to gulp a little in giving up Chansi, but what can you say? It's hard to argue against it.

[592] My borken clock says it's time to make quesadillas. I'll be back...

618 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

[609] You mean the crowd that is about 7,000 fans smaller than what we are used to in previous years?

619 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

I'd like to see Joba, Alex, but it's a five run lead so either way is cool.

620 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

Wow, Teix is so good

621 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

Fucking Teix!!

God, that was close.

622 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

Hey Lookie what I found here. Break for Coke and the Yanks.

623 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

Joba!

624 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

Oh, athletic firstbaseman.

625 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

This game may finally have borken the Twins' underdog spirit.

626 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:20 pm

Now it's Joba.

All right, then.

627 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:21 pm

Here Comes the CHUBBSTER

628 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:21 pm

And here's Joba. Man if he does pitch well, then the Joba, Hughes, Mo bridge, with Marte, Aceves and Coke backing them up is pretty damn formidable

629 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:21 pm

Cokey does his job, and the chess match continues.

630 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:21 pm

This is fun. Bullpen experimentation with a five run lead, not the same as bullpen roulette.

631 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:21 pm

Joba for the 9th to save Mo for tomorrow?

632 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:21 pm

Mat...Ti...Gi.....Teix!!!. Joba. Hey, if not now, when?

633 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:22 pm

[587] Minnesota...BUT there's two reasons I don't want to pick the Vikings:

1. They're a road favorite. I am trying to stick with home favorites

2. They're coming off a win on monday night and I can't stand monday night winners on short rest, particularly where there are emotional elements to the win over the Pack

3. I am saving the Vikes for a better matchup.

[600] Very true about the Giants. I was saving them for week #16 at home against the Panthers, but that may be a "rest the starters game"

This week the Giants play at home against Oakland. IF I take that game and they lose I can't bitch at myself for the pick (I can certainly bitch about picking the Bills).

634 yankintexas   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:22 pm

[631] I wouldn't be surprised if Joba is just in for 1 out then 3 more pitchers will be used for the 9th.

635 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:22 pm

[625[ The pitching changes and the related molasses-like pace of the game are breaking my spirit.

636 NickL   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:22 pm

Joe is trying to get every rookie postseason work in a lowish pressure spot--this is either very smart or very dumb (if, say, Joba walks three straight guys and we have to use Mo to face the tying run......)

637 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:22 pm

[629] Thing is, Gardenhire's chess set came with several extra pawns and too few of those horses and pointed-headed guys.

638 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:22 pm

[627] Ha!!

639 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:22 pm

I love that Girardi is breaking in the bullpen into the playoffs in a rather low leverage situation. Will help them get over any awe or uneasyness.

640 Bobtaco   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:23 pm

Joba for the 9th? or Mo with a 5 run lead?

641 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:23 pm

[631] If Mo pitches tomorrow I will be very, very surprised.

642 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:23 pm

I think we're going to have to come up with a new, postseason drink. Joba&Coke. Just don't serve in a borken glass.

643 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:23 pm

Two pitches, one out. Sweet.

644 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:23 pm

According to UZR, Tex will catch any ball he can fall on.

645 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:24 pm

I'm choosing to look at this as Girardi saying to Joba, "Hey kid, we think you're awesome. Screw all that rules shit now, go kick some ass."

Or get a ground ball, that'll work too.

646 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:24 pm

[631] Tomorrow? Not unless he has been traded. The Yanks don't play tomorrow. Ain't the division series scheduling grand?!

647 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:24 pm

639, Good call. That makes sense. Do you keep Joba in to get the outs or is this automatic Mo time?

648 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:24 pm

[628] Don't forget David Robertson....STRONG PEN is why we'll win!

649 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:25 pm

[631] There is no tomorrow! Friday!

650 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:25 pm

[637] And I'm pretty sure its missing a queen too.

One hell of a king in Nathan though.

651 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:25 pm

[642] Oh, excellent.
I'll have an Eighth, please, with maybe a Mo chaser...

652 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:26 pm

I'd be pretty surpised if Mo pitches tomorrow, too. Unless this games goes past midnight which would definitely mean bad news for the Toros. : D

653 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:26 pm

G-Men are a 15.5 favorite and the Bills are a 6 point favorite...I'll stick with the Giants because there won't be many other chances where I want to use them.

654 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:27 pm

[647] Either way, you can't go wrong. You could let Joba pitch with the net.

655 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:27 pm

633 You're right about not wanting to waste Minny, but you could play Rams opponent every week, I don't think they win a game this year.

656 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:27 pm

[651] Gives other teams a borken heart.

657 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:27 pm

C'mon, Robbie. Get something on track for Friday night.

658 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:27 pm

Let's Go Robbie.

659 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:28 pm

Come on, Robbie, what was that shit?

660 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:28 pm

Maybe not....

661 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:28 pm

Yankees needed this game on so many different levels.

662 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:28 pm

Why are these guys talking about Manny and the Dodgers? Hello, you aren't calling that game . . .

663 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:28 pm

Sorry, dudes, I beat all the "we don't play Friday" razz with [641]. I rule the ironic roost with an iron fist.

664 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:28 pm

[656] OK, OK...I'm happy to have provided y'all with more laughs. But this joke is turning into a borken record.

665 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:28 pm

[648] Good point, I knew I was leaving someone off. Thanks!

666 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:29 pm

End of the bat...

667 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:29 pm

Not only is it playable, it's like ten feet shy of the warning track.

668 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:30 pm

[654] I say that's what Joe does. Joba gets at least one more batter, if not the rest.

Though there's something to be said for letting Robertson get some work in too, particularly against the crappy bottom of the Twins' lineup.

669 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:30 pm

HELL MUTHAFUKIN' YEAH!!!

670 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:31 pm

We won't see Mo unless 2 runners get on. Joe will start with Joba and then break in Robertson.

671 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:31 pm

Melky and Cano look like they're trying to impress their girlfriends. So far they are unimpressed.

672 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:31 pm

[671] So, they're trying to impress each other?

673 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:32 pm

These TBS teams are rough. Dick Stockton is a fine enough play by play guy, generic, but a great TV veteran. But Bob Brenly? Yowza.

674 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:32 pm

ENTER SANDMAN!

675 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:32 pm

Thelarmis!

We missed you, and you missed a whole lot of funky fun.

676 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:33 pm

I'm betting Girardi goes by the numbers and throws Mo in the ninth, especially with the off day tomorrow.

677 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:33 pm

[656] Really Dude...It's now a mute point.

678 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:33 pm

I think we already mentioned this but this Papa John dude looks like the creepiest dude in history.

679 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:33 pm

[672] : ) In any case, bad swings by both the hopping buddies.

680 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:34 pm

[673] I kept reading, forget where, that Brenly is good in the (Cubs?) booth. Not sure how, I remember him being terrible on FOX once upon a time.

[669] Dude! Glad you're here! Now we just need ms october to show up.

681 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:34 pm

[674] I'll be. So it is.

682 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:34 pm

thealarmis! Welcome!

683 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:34 pm

[675] thanks! i sure missed being here.

can't wait to find out what happened! why does it say CC gave up 1 ER, but they have 2 and we have NO errors? our relievers didn't give up any runs. color me confused!

684 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:35 pm

[683] Ah. Passed ball. Though it was a good mystery!

685 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:35 pm

Oh, hey, it's Mo!

686 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:35 pm

[682] thanks for having me! : )

i'm jealous you got the #666 comment. i didn't even get the "neighbor" of the beast!

do we really need to waste Mo here?! i guess he hasn't pitched and tomorrow's a day off. prolly be better to let Joba get the work though...

687 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:35 pm

My gosh, I am surprised.

[683] Passed balls/wild pitches. I'm still not sure what they were.

688 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:36 pm

[683] Passed Ball by Posada, Mauer scored from 3rd. Ugly play, where Posada lollygagged to the ball and CC lollygagged to home plate to try and make the play. And you know what that makes them.

689 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:36 pm

[676] And Mo it is.

690 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:36 pm

Sigh.

691 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:36 pm

Mo. Brendan Harris.

Fastball outside, fouled off.

Cutter, sliced to right, and foul. Harris didn't move and it came close to landing fair. Not too close but still...

Cutter, inside, swung over, missed.

One out.

692 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:36 pm

Haaahhh!!!

Mariano Rivera, ladies and gentlemen.

693 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:37 pm

[680] [682] Shaun - you created a monster! Alex Belth with the extra "a" - the'a'larmis. aaaahhhh!!!! : ~

694 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:37 pm

These 'This is Beyond Baseball' commercials are beginning to make me sick. It's time for SNL to go to town on these.

"Poor little Petey Schmuckly was born deaf, dumb and blind, but he still dreamed of playing baseball....."

695 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:37 pm

Robertson got awfully Panamanian since we last saw him...

696 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:37 pm

Weeping, while you're having sex with Hughes, I'll be making out with Mo.

697 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:37 pm

[691] i love when you do that!

698 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:38 pm

[696] and i'll be doing unspeakable things to Kimberly Jones!!! : D

699 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:38 pm

[688] Interestingly, Mauer lollygagged at third before eventually breaking home. An ugly play all the way around.

700 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:38 pm

[695] It's working well for him, though. Never seen him this good.

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701 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:38 pm

I hate seeing those fatcat fucks just kicking back like that.

It's all so wasted on them.

702 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:38 pm

[688] Lollygaggers?

703 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:38 pm

[696] Mabye I'll have Posada drop my balls.

704 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:39 pm

[696] And there goes dessert for the next month...

705 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:39 pm

thanks guys for the 411 on the passed ball. sigh. no harm, no foul. let's WIN !!!

706 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:39 pm

[696] Heh heh ehh eh he!!!

707 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:39 pm

[695] Awesome!

[696] I'm pretty sure weeping said he wanted to make sweet love to Hughes. ;)

[693] What can I say, I'm influential! I did refer to you as "nostrlarmis" (notice no extra a) earlier tonigh.

708 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:39 pm

[662] Don't make those of us listening to Chip jealous.

709 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:40 pm

ha hah ah ah hh ah ah ah ah !!!!!

AAAAAAAAAHHH!!

710 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:40 pm

wow. that was GORGEOUS!!!

711 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:40 pm

Matt Tolbert.

Cutter upstairs for a ball.

Cutter low and inside, ball two.

Fastball, right over the plate, strike one.

Posada out for a quick chat.

Yuppies behind Yankee dugout looking bored.

Cutter fouled at the plater, 2-2.

Cutter inside again, fouled off weakly, 2-2.

Maybe the back door cutter now?...

Nope, another cutter, this one too far inside, ball three.

Full count.

Back door. Looking.

Two outs.

712 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:40 pm

I think Tolbert walked away before the ball was caught.

713 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:40 pm

Siiiigh.

Postseason Mo. Postseason Jeter. Man.

714 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:40 pm

[701] Which ones? The ones sitting behind the great empty seats, or in front of the great empty seats?

715 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:41 pm

http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/Playoffs_pitching.shtml

Look at all that Mo.

And Mariano Rivera is now only 2 strikeouts away from being in the top 10 all time strikeouts in the postseason. As a reliever.

716 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:41 pm

[707] ah, cool! i have a TON of catching up to do later between here and LoHud. gotta go eat first though...

717 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:41 pm

Dear God,

Please let Mo pitch until he's 50. I want my kids to watch him live and be able to remember it so they can tell their grandkids about it someday.

Two balls - he's just toying with 'em.

718 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:41 pm

They're not even swinging the baseball bat!!!

719 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:41 pm

713 Counting your blessings.

720 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:41 pm

I'm cackling like a fucking pyschopath, screaming like a Roman in the Colosseum for blood!

721 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:42 pm

[717] Amen.

722 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:42 pm

[715] That is absolutely unreal. (Though admittedly strikeouts were far less common in the old, old days.)

723 OldYanksFan   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

TRADE HIM!

724 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

What?

Is that even allowed?

725 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

Nick Fuggin Punto.

Cutter, low and inside for a ball.

Fastball, low, ball two. Many empty seats behind home plate.

Fastball right down the pipe, called strike one.

Beautiful back door cutter, down the pipe, strike two.

Fastball ways...."juuust missed."

Fastball, outside again, emergency hack, fouled off.

Full count.

Nick Punto, c'mon.

Fastball too low. Ball four.

Nick Punto.

726 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

Nick Punto. Unbelievable!

727 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

I don't like Nick Punto

728 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

Nick Punto...you can only hope to contain him...

729 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

GODDAMNFUCKINGPUNTOONBASE3TIMES. UGH.

730 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

Well, you know this game also featured:

- Derek Jeter pulled home run.
- THREE Playoff RBIs by A-Rod

So it might as well also feature a walk by Mo.

731 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

Mariano Rivera, Nick Punto, Sterling's Law.

732 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:43 pm

First career postseason start? Oh yeah . . . I always forget that Burnett was hurt and missed the 2003 postseason.

733 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:44 pm

Nice short swing. Hats off.

734 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:44 pm

Denard Span.

Cutter inside, ball one.

Single to center.

First and third.

735 tommyl   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:44 pm

Mo just wants to strike out Orlando, that's all.

736 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:44 pm

C'mon Mo

737 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:44 pm

[730] No, two RBI for Alex.

738 rbj   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:44 pm

From Sam Borden: "Nothing better than Metallica and Mo on a cool October night. "

A-yup.

Why does this ump want the game to keep going on? No hot date tonight?

739 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:44 pm

[730] And by THREE I mean TWO. Counting is not necessary for biology graduate students.

740 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:45 pm

[731] QED.

Again I say, Mo is just toying with 'em.

Though now I do recall PeteAbe's many posts about Mo's numbers in non-save situations, and they being less good than his numbers in save situations . . .

741 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:45 pm

No mas, por favor.

742 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

Thanks be to Mo.

743 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

All rise. 1 down. 10 to go.

744 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

He was just toying with them

745 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

Orlando Cabrera.

Cutter outside, ball one. Span goes, takes second. Second and third.

Fastball, low, ball two.

Posada comes out.

Cutter outside, fouled off.

2-1.

Hard hit ground ball to Cano.

Game.

Wonderful.

746 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

Mariano Rivera, ladies and gentlemen!

Yaaayyyyy!!!!

One down, ten to go!!!!!!!

Bravo, Team!!!!!

747 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

Checkmate!

748 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

Praise be to Mo.

10 to go.

So - what are we going to do tomorrow? =)

749 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

i thought ball 3 before the walk was a strike. but i was on the phone.

picked up a jazz gig for friday night, but it's late enough for me to catch the 6pm game (11 'o clock gig)

1 down, 10 to go !!!

750 BuckFoston   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

Mo knew how we would feel about OC making the last out : )

751 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:46 pm

Hahaha the cameraman has Braylon Edwards syndrome.

752 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:47 pm

What? YES doesn't even get a postgame?

753 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:48 pm

Ah, ok, it's there. Good.

754 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:48 pm

[748] Tomorrow: watch the Red Sox and Angels battle it out for the right to be embarrassed in the ALCS?

755 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:50 pm

[754] Well yes, but until then? And then on Friday?

756 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:51 pm

ooh, is Kate Hudson CUTE!!!! rrrrrrrrrrrr

757 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:52 pm

Do I root for Joe Torre? On the other hand, I like the Cardinals.

758 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:52 pm

[754] Hey, take it back, RI, the baseball gods don't much like the hubris.

759 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:53 pm

[757] Of course root for Joe! It'd be great to meet him in the Serious, baseball gods willing.

760 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:53 pm

[758] Confidence, arrogance, fine line.

761 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:54 pm

These might turn out to be the best quesadillas ever. So, what'd I miss?

762 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:54 pm

Yes, root for the Dodgers. The Cardinals are scarier, anyway, so we prefer the Dodgers to win.

763 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:54 pm

[761] You missed like eleven relief pitchers. But no scoring.

764 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:55 pm

[759] I neither rot for nor against Torre, but i am hoping for a "traditional" WS: Yankees v. Dodgers or Cardinals or Phillies.

765 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:55 pm

[764] Root, not rot. But I don't rot for Torre, either.

766 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:56 pm

yes, root for Joe and Mattingly. even Bowa. plus, Cards are better and i'd rather not face them...

that said, i don't think LA has much of a chance in this series...

767 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:56 pm

Let's see what AJ's got....

768 Chyll Will   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:56 pm

[763] I thought Joe was gonna put the book down for the playoffs. Oh well...

769 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:56 pm

I wish we had Chris Carpenter. Not for the pitching.

For the puns.

Ok the pitching would be nice too.

770 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:56 pm

Man it's nice to win an opening game in a series...now we get 4 games to win 2...gotta win game 2 though...

771 Just Fair   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:58 pm

Kemp just hit a 2 run bomb. Wowzers.

772 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:58 pm

Dodger stadium sounds louder than Yankee stadium.

773 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:58 pm

Wow, Matt Kemp just JUICED one.

774 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:59 pm

MUCH LOUDER.

775 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 9:59 pm

[772] That extra 6,000-8,000 fans make a difference?

776 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:00 pm

i just cut 6 inches off my hair, but i still got Manny beat! : )

777 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:01 pm

Missed the last 5 innings, all the trains stopped here due to high winds..finally made it to see the game is done! So CC was the man? A-Rod and Matsui were clutchity-clutch?? 700 + comments to go through, oh well it's worth it!

10 wins to go...

778 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:01 pm

damn, i missed Kemp's shot, i was watching BBTN and Yankee highlights...

779 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:01 pm

[776] I have never tasted hair. Realy!

780 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:01 pm

[775] Plus it's the first inning, so half the crowd is still stuck in traffic.

781 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:01 pm

Stockton: "Which Manny Ramirez are we going to see: the one who takes charge, like last year, or the one who struggled for much of this year?"

Is "take charge" a new euphemism for "sticking a needle in your buttocks'?

782 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:02 pm

[777] yeah, i need to read Cliff's preview, all the comments and the game posts from LoHud. gotta go eat first. plus, i taped the game, but i think i'll watch it tomorrow...

783 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:03 pm

[777] Very lucky comment!

Yes, I remarked that you would be sorry to miss the 松井 homer. It was monstrous.

784 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:03 pm

[780] I don't know about that, but looking behind home plate there are far, far fewer empty seats at Dodger Stadium than at NYS.

785 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:04 pm

[779] it goes great with broccoli !!! (not that i'd know...)

786 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:04 pm

The Dodgers really building a rally here against Carpenter.

Sorry, I can't help it.

787 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:05 pm

[783] dare you say, Godziller like?! can't wait to see it!!!

788 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:05 pm

[783] Am sure I will see 松井san's tater tonight on the news about 16,000 times so it's ok. But A-Rod came through too after the early K? Great news!

Carpenter loses this game and the Dodgers will win the series I think..

789 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:08 pm

[788] and Kate Hudson looked adorable in the stands!!! ; )

790 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:08 pm

[764] I agree, I like a WS with historical trappings, i.e., one that involves the Yanks and anyone but the Rockies...the Yanks have played the other 3 before.

791 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:09 pm

[788] It was deeply cathartic. Man.
And, Jeter was, well, he was Jeterian. He's just unbelievable.

792 RIYank   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:10 pm

[786] They're just hammering him. Drilling homers, driving pitches, nailing liners...

793 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:11 pm

[789] Blonds, Sclmondes.. but maybe Yamada Yu counts as a blonde here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5348vdxVNI

794 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:13 pm

[789] Kate Hudson is pretty hot....and next to his ex-girlfriend, the Crypt Keeper, she's an 11

795 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:19 pm

...Then again, the Dodgers haven't won a Serious in many years, and Yankee Stadium was rocking back in 96.

796 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:19 pm

[794] the blonde we saw at Turner Field still wins. she was unbelievable!!!

and with that, i gotsta hit the pizza joint. i'm marvin' (starvin' that is. though i do have an uncle marv up in binghamton!)

797 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:20 pm

What about Jay Z and his nerd get up?

798 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:20 pm

[793] she's pretty frickin' HOT, dude!!!

799 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:22 pm

i really hate watching pitchers hit. though i always dug Moose batting lefty! then again, i just dig the Moose! i miss Mike Mussina...

800 thelarmis   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:23 pm

furcal roped that triple!

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801 mehmattski   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:24 pm

somewhere, standuptriple is smiling.

802 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:29 pm

[798] Mrs. OK Jazz likes her so I can watch the you tube clips and not get in trouble..ladies funny that way..

I think the Yankees would crush the Dodgers in the WS btw..their pitching staff ain't...all that...

803 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:33 pm

[799] Been saying that all year

804 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:40 pm

[803] Do I have psychological problems because I am so thrilled we beat the "team full of ballplayers" in Game 1?? I mean really..I am THRILLED..it's not healthy..

805 Shaun P.   ~  Oct 7, 2009 10:45 pm

[799] [803] Agreed. He should have been at the Jeter-Rivera thing.

I would rather face the Cardinals than the Dodgers - not only will that mean we miss the whole "Joe Torre vs the Yanks" angle that ESPN will ram so far down our throats, it will come out the other end - because I think the Cards are the crappier team. Yes, Carpenter and Wainright are very good, but I am less scared of their bullpen, less scared of their lineup - and we all know that National League pitchers have a much harder time vs the AL.

806 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:04 pm

Brendan Ryan's mustache is uglier than Phil Hughes' attempt

807 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:11 pm

IB to Pujols in the 4th inning? Not sure about that..

808 ms october   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:14 pm

hi team - feels good to come home to a 1-0 lead
sounds look a good game, i take it cc settled down a pitched a nice game and jeter, matsui, arod were the big offensive forces/score trucck drivers

anyone elses tbs messing up or is that just time warner's bullshit?

809 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:23 pm

How can this game possibly be in the fourth?

810 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:29 pm

[809] 3 playoff games in one day, a blessing!

811 joe   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:30 pm

[808] If you are watching Dodgers-Cards, one of the announcers said something about technical difficulties with cameras or something

812 Mattpat11   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:31 pm

[810] It still started two hours ago.

813 monkeypants   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:34 pm

[812] I don't know the answer, but I will admit to having a certain animus toward Jeff Weaver. Amazingly he was able to get out of that 4th inning jam without incinerating the game.

814 ms october   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:38 pm

[811] thanks - tbs (and only seemingly tbs) for me keeps freezing, kind of annoying

815 seamus   ~  Oct 7, 2009 11:44 pm

just got finished watching the game on the dvr. woo hoo to 1-0!!! I am always nervous to see whether we show up ready but we looked good tonight. So i feels it.

816 williamnyy23   ~  Oct 8, 2009 12:07 am

Just got back from the game...contrary to how it seems to have come across on TV, I thought the crowd was pretty loud tonight. It wasn't 1995 ALDS loud, but certainly close to some of the more recent post season series.

817 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 12:18 am

wow. a HBP forces in a run. 5-2 Torre. Thome prolly coming up, Trever Miller coming in...

818 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 12:19 am

prolly not thome. woulda been cool to see him w/ the bases clogged...

819 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 12:21 am

it is indeed the paul bunyan guy!

820 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 12:24 am

wow. good AB. thome down swingin'...

821 Rich   ~  Oct 8, 2009 12:36 am

Whoa, there's a ton of posts on this thread.

822 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 8, 2009 1:06 am

「821」and more to come! only 2:05 pm here, and I just finished reading all the game thread..easily get to 1000+ on Friday night/Sat morning..

thelarmis, going to a free jazz cafe this evening on the way home, lots of loud jazz, no customers talking!

823 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 1:08 am

Girardi: “I thought it was a great chance to get Coke in and get a chance to get Chamberlain in,” Girardi said. “But Phil Hughes is our eighth-inning guy.”

HAHA!!!

i just read thru the LoHud posts. really good stuff. those 3 guys are doing a terrific terrific job keeping that blog going. i'll be psyched to follow here, there and on the tube friday night!

now onto catching up on the banter...

824 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 1:10 am

[822] nice! i'll be playing loud jazz friday night after the game. btw, "loud jazz" is a GREAT john scofield record, though it's really a funk album, not jazz.

anyway, my turn to catch up on the banter. between cliff's preview and sifting thru the comments, i gather i won't be 'round much for awhile, as far as posts go...

825 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 8, 2009 1:18 am

[824] Yeah man, took me my whole lunch hour to read them all. Can't wait for Game 2 now, though tomorrow AM will be on here for Sawx-Angels.

Congrats on the friday gig!

826 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 1:20 am

wow, what a play by Pujols. good glove, man! and GREAT throw from his bottom!

827 thelarmis   ~  Oct 8, 2009 1:32 am

ooh, Ankiel needed to swing at that pitch. broxton is freaking HUGE!

LA 1-0 over St.L

828 Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO   ~  Oct 8, 2009 4:08 am

八二八 nice symmetry to being post 828..let's hope tomorrow that the Angels and Bosox play the first of 5 extra-innings games.

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