Go Andrew Eugene!!!

Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF

LET'S GO YAN-KEES !! !!!

i'll check in about halfway thru the game and hope i come home to a large lead!!!

[0] damn alex i used to love hungry hungry hippos

flash said in his flash points on lohud that the yanks need to just go out and play and not worry about revenge - which i think has some merit - hopefully they just go out and treat pavano like another mediocre pitcher and that will be that - after all revenge is a dish best served cold

I can't think of anyone that would top Pavano as not only the worst free agent signing in franchise history, but the worst acquisition of any kind.

[2] No no no, revenge is like serving cold cuts.

[3] Money wise it's not close, but Juan Gonzalez injuring himself on his first at bat with the Indians on his second go around there and never playing another moment that season was a classic.

This waiting is agony.

Omg, that spot takes me back. Hungry fucking hippos, indeed. It's a crazy world.

I'd say Pavano pitched well, period - no "reasonably" necessary. I mean it pains me to say it, but it's the truth.

[3] The Russian annexation of Afghanistan was pretty bad.

[2] "It is verrry colld. In spaace!!!!!!"

I am going to agree that the Yankees should approach Pavano as any other piss-poor excuse for a major league pitcher, but I confess I still think we should all pool our resources and sue him for fraud, misrepresentation, and anything else we can think of.

(I try so hard not to be bitter)

I've come to moderately dislike watching left-handed pitching on TV. I wish they'd set up two cameras so that the angle isn't all weird on lefties.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, ignore this.

[11] The dead-centerfield camera would solve that, neither handed pitcher would be coming from an odd angle. And we would all be better at telling balls and strikes.

''I think the way we did it, in a sweep, in Game 3 with two out in the ninth, gives us momentum,'' Mike Scioscia said.

Uh-Oh!!!

[12] So why is it angled anyway?

Watching the Patriots and Broncos. (Throwback jerseys work for me, in football, by the way.) It's excellent football weather. I can't believe they're going to play baseball there.

[14] This post and video therin explains things pretty well.

http://riveraveblues.com/2009/10/why-dont-they-have-a-straight-on-center-field-camera-18200/

[16] Wow! Thanks. I'll check it out.

[16] Interesting. Thanks.

[16] Geez it seems like with the new stadium, this should have been a no-brainer. Cheapskates!

can this start already please??

i'm ready.

if we win, those angels are gonna be tough.

[21] Good grief! You meant "when"!!

Don't annoy the Great Pumpkin.

[16] Wow, that was fabulous!!! Thanks, mehmattski!

[16] I posted the slate article several weeks ago but no one paid attention to it. : ( I'm over it. : )
http://www.slate.com/id/2221384/

Minnesota is the 3rd stadium that has a straight away shot. I wonder IF we'lll see it tonight.
Go Yankees!!

[24] sorry jf i didn't see the earlier post - but thanks for reposting - that was interesting; yeah maybe we will see the straight away shot tonight

Whoah, Vlad wins it off of Papelbon in the 9th??? Wish I had watched that live!

Oh well, Pavano is dog meat today, Yanks 8 - Twinkies 2

[24] I didn't see it either. Plus I've only recently come to the conclusion that the camera angle was annoying me for lefties. Righties I don't really mind it..

TBS/Time Warner can really go fuck itself

Would a first pitch homer from Jeter be asking too much?

[28] is it messing up for you - it kept freezing up for me wednesday late night and early friday

On the pre-game, Girardi said that key was not trying to pull the change-up. Derek just tried to do exactly that...let's hope everyone can better execute the gameplan.

[29] Yes.

good grief - damon has looked pretty awful so far this series

Damn...I thought they were going to score a bunch in the first.

Why does this guy crow when Teixera pops out?

I just finished a nice t-bone. Pairs well with Hen's Tooth ale.

Even an inning of success is too much to stand from pavano

I want the Yankees to nuke the site from orbit when it comes to Pavano.

[35] who cowchip? because he is a colossal assbucket

Yes!

Nice play, Swish!

nice grab swishy

Good grab Swisher.

[35] Yes, Ms. O, cowchip. :)

OK Andy!

Nice job, Andy!

Nice job.

nice start andy

[43] chyll coined that name - fits the windbag quite well i believe

May Pavano's meatballs be as big as beachballs to Alex.

i just skimmed both the lohud and blogging the bombers posts - the beat writers seem to have tremendous disdain for old pavano - he must have been an ass toward them - i can't believe they would take his contract and performance as personally as the fans

[47] From your keyboard to God's ears

Calm down, boys, calm down!

Hey Banterers...Just thought I'd mention the Twins averages against Pettitte from the Bill James daily Matchup:

Span CF .......................1-4 .250
Cabrera SS....................4-15 .267
Mauer C.........................4-10 .400 1 HR, 1 BB
Cuddyer 1B....................5-14 .357 1 HR
Kubel RF........................0-3 .000 1 BB
Young LF.......................9-14 .643 (YIKES!!!!!!)
Harris 3B........................8-17 .471 (ZOINKS)
Morales DH....................Never Faced
Punto 2B.......................2-6 .333

Ok these are mostly small samples...I just kind of wonder why Gardenhire wouldn't push the action a bit and go Harris, Cabrera, Young, Mauer, Cuddyer

Still, I am worried about Young and Harris. I'd have to guess that they see the ball come out of Andy's hand well.

No Chip. It took A-Rod, his agent and Brian Cashman to make Girardi understand Alex needed a day off here and there.

Oh, fuck it.

gotta give him credit that was a nasty pitch

Shorten the fuck up, boys!

I don't like this.

Funny thing about baseball...the game plan is to not try to pull the off speed, and that's exactly what all four hitters have done. I am looking forward to auick adjustment.

pavano getting ks is not cool

[51] young has pretty severe lefty/right splits

If anyone wants the Yankees numbers against Pavano, I'll be happy to oblige. Frankly, they're mostly not too good except for Johnny Damon...I just hope we can keep it close and run up his pitch count since he's apparently got a case of "I'm Kenny Rogers" disease.

I hope Girardi checks his hand for pine tar.

Pretty good 2-2 swing there.

Fuck!

fuck this -does pavano have an a game?

Errr...Pavano looking good does not make me happy.

Carl Pavano suddenly looks like Brett Tomko (ok not really like Tomko since he didn't strike anyone out, but at least Kenny Rogers).

There you go Jorge...the first guy to attempt to drive the ball the other way.

Soon enough, The Score Truck will soon be barreling headlong into an Idle-ing Porsche and busting some ribs. Let's go boys.

Least it wasn't a strikeout.

By the way, what does Pete Abraham do now that the season is over? Does he continue to follow the playoffs from afar, and write about them for Boston.com? I know that the Globe probably wanted him immediately, but it's a bit hard to understand why he wouldn't stick with Lohud and make the move in the off season

I am not worried yet because this has been more about poor ABs than good pitching by Pavano. If by the 4th inning or so they are still tyring to pull change ups and taking 91 mph fastballs down the middle, I'll be concerned.

[67] Kind of a case of bad timing for Pete, assuming he isn't happier that he gets some earlier down time. I've checked out his posts and they seem to be very basic and uniteresting. While LoHud is still drawing 1000+ comments, Pete Abe's blog posts, which are lost amid all the other authors, are getting single digits (excluding comments taking digs at Pete).

[68] Patience. Wait until they go through the order once...

[70] Exactly my point.

Pats lose in ot, 20-17.

[68] [70] Indeed.

[68] you may call it "poor ABs" because you think they're not doing what they should be doing with the changeup. but if he's actually fooling them with the change, he's pitching pretty well.

Well done, Andy.

very nice pitch andrew

Nice and easy, Andy, nice and easy!

Yay, Andy! Let the bottom third start the damage. Pretty Please.

i hate this stadium

[72] That'll make Peter unhappy.

BTW, if the Broncos are smart enough to play a day game in Denver, why have the Rockies play at night. Considering they were snowed out the day before. MLB is real stupid here.

I'm a little surprised Gardner didn't get the start, seems like the perfect guy to chop his way on base in this stadium.

[74] When batters get fooled, that isn't always good pitching. Pavano has little deception, so my bet is on the Yankees ABs have been poor so far. I hope I am right in giving the Yankee lineup the benefit of the doubt over Pavano.

[80] The Rockies are probably playing at night BECAUSE the Broncos played in the afternoon.

[81] And run wild on the very slow to the plate Pavano.

Cano tried to yank the change...the adjustment hasn't taken hold yet.

[69] Yeah you're right, Pete's game post today had 48 comments on it. Lohud already has 533! Granted, there are probably "brand loyalties" involved with other blogs that probably had as many as Lohud. I pretty much post comments here exclusively with the rare Lohud comment or two. I have to think that Pete will build an audience once he's going. That dude is a pioneer for newspapers.

BUT, right now they've got 5 different people posting 5 different posts on the same day and it's a bit hectic.

Cano is 0-5 against Pavano lifetime

[82] i don't know if assuming they're having bad at bats is giving them the benefit of the doubt, but yeah hopefully they will start pounding him immediately

[86] I don't expect Pete to every approach what he had at LoHud. He was a first mover who ruled his own domain. Now, he is one small writer amid big names on a big city blog.

Somebody get a hit. Being no-hit by Pavano is too much to take.

[89] This feels like his first start with Cleveland back in April.

Oh my god Swisher.

Come on Swish...let's get focused.

ooh, embarassing, Nick

Maybe that will loosen everyone up... (smile)

[83] Yeah. But still.

Um, Nick, 4 balls.

[88] But that's a problem...Too many beat writers spoil the broth, right? I can understand having 4-5 authors here but Alex, etc., aren't beat writers, and Cliff, Will, Diane and Emma all bring something a little different.

So now we're forgetting the count?

[88] yeah i don't wish poorly for him, but it will be very tough to recreate or replicate what he had at lohud

And that was ball 4 Swisher!

This really is looking like Kenny Rogers all over again. Start it off Melky.

I think the Globe should just give him his own blog and tell him to run with it. Anyway back to the yankees.

Who the fuck is this, Greg Maddux?

Ok, that's something.

yeah melky and fuck off nick punto

Good job Melky.

The Melkman delivers.

[96] The difference is the five contributors here are the blog. On Boston.com, Pete Abe is 1/5th of the Red Sox blog coverage, which is a small part of the total team coverage, which itself is only part of its Sports coverage, which further is only a small part of total content.

OK Jeter, here we go.

what a scrappy throw

The stop was better than the throw. : D

as darling and cowchip have noted, pavano's velocity is a bit up, i believe and certainly hope he is going to tire soon - he is throwing max effort right now

I am a little shocked by the early returns.

Pavano isn't going to Kenny Rogers us folks. Rogers was a deceptive lefty who was on top of his game. His team was tied 1-1 against the Yankees when he took the hill. Pavano trails 2-0. It's somewhat house money for the Yankees.

Also, there are a TON of differences from the 2006 Yankees and the 2009 Yankees, namely: A hot Arod + a pretty good Nick Swisher + and a great Tex + a shutdown pen minus Sheffield minus Randy Johnson minus our bullpen (save Mo) who stunk that day.

Pavano is throwing a perfect game? I missed the first 3 innings..looks like a no-hitter and perfect game..wow, a no-hitter...Pavano throwing a no-hitter...

Damn, Pavano looks pretty good. I'm kinda surprised to not see much outta Gardner this series.

Pavano has thrown 48 pitches, Andy has thrown 21....we'll see who tires first.

It's 38F in Minneapolis.

Their new, dome-less stadium is going to be so much fun at this time of year.

[113] No, but Andy Pettitte actually is....the TBS guys don't want to admit how effective Andy has been so far. He's struck out less than Pavano (1 to 4), but he's been pretty economical.

[114] i would guess as melky and gardner are basically about even as starters but gardner is such a huge weapon as a pr, that is going to be his primary role this post season unless guzman is added to the alcs if the yanks get there

[118] Agreed. He'll do for us what Dave fucking Roberts did for Boston.

YES, Andy!

Beautiful command of the curve tonight.

[112] Agree with much of what you said, except there is no such thing as house money.

WANG!

If Punto reaches base I just may have to sniff some glue.

Go, Andy!

[122] I know! Remember him?

[116] I've wondered about that too, but then again, Minnesota used to play outdoor baseball before the Dome.

Nice play, Derek, beautiful pitching, Andy!!

Keep it up, Team!

[115] I would say Pavano tires first. I'll be surprised if he makes it past 5.

[116] I wouldn't worry about it too much; there have been more games played outdoors in MN than indoors.

[123] put the bottle down, walk away slowly, and rejoice -andy is a golden god!!

[121] Agreed on all accounts- Torre started thinking there was house money in 2004 and well, let's not dwell on that! But I like the Pavano will gas theory!

Okay, boys. Lay the wood to this chump and push some runs across the board.

woo hoo!

[121] The longer this goes, the more it benefits the Yankees. Minnesota will get tighter and the Yankees have the bullpen advantage. It would be nice to bomb Pavano out of the game, but really a win is a win, no matter how it happens.

This is infuriating. Pavano, the fuggin BUM.

[128] It seems the season is going later than it used to, though.

We have scheduled November baseball this year.

Hey team.
I missed the first two innings. I won't explain why, because some people might get mad at me.

Teix and A-Rod need to pick a pitch and sit on it. Hit it hard up the middle. All that good stuff.

Pavano still pumping fastballs down the middle to start each hitter.

[129] Damned straight!

[136] but no one will mind if you leave it an intriguing mystery

I'll right, this is getting aggravating.

That's just an awful AB...Damon looks lost. All those pitches were very hittable.

All

Normally I don't want to see any player get injured, but I wouldn't mind it if a batted ball struck Pavano and knocked him out of the game.

Is it just me or has it seemed the Yankees tend to strike on the 2nd and 3rd times through the order. I won't get worried about the lack of offense yet.

[136] You were watching the National Footbal League!! Admit it!!! Traitor!!!!

Is Wang even on the bench? I feel real bad for him..

[135] The WBC delayed things a week this year, plus the playoffs are drawn out a bit more now.

[135] I am annoyed at that. There is no reason why they can't go through 3 rounds of playoffs before November starts.

Well, TV's the reason, I'm just sayin'

[141] word

[136] [140] i'm actually kind of curious now

Okay, I admit it, Mr OK is correct.

The lack of adjusment is now becoming frustrating. The pattern has been the same....fastball down the middle, followed by tailing fastball on the inside corner, followed by off speed late in the count.

OH, FUCK YOUR MOTHER, UMP!!!

[150] ha - figured as much

this is a bit fucking much though

postseason high indeed

Jesus, that was a terrible call.

[121] I suppose that depends on how you define "house money"....obviously the last 5 games of the year this season were house money because we could have won all 5 or lost all 5 or somewhere in between and there could be no impact on the standings whatsover.

I'm defining it a bit looser. We're up 2 games to 0. If we happen to lose this game, which I doubt we will, we'll still have 2 games left to advance to the next round. So to an extent this is house money.

But, the lineup is not the old Torre House money lineup

Hi Team! i'm home. why in the fuck aren't we destroying pavano?!

that pitch was waaaay high. : /

c'mon A-Rod!!!

The umps are constantly fooled by Mauer pulling the ball down with his glove.

alright lose the zone you asshole

Have we seen monkeypants for the past few days? I wonder what's up.

[154] Yeah no shit..Chip Caray could probably tell us where the highest mountains in Kansas are too.

A-Rod should've watched that one, made Pavano work a bit.

this is ridiculous. the baseball gods should be tearing out pavano's soul. karmic realignment...

[160] huh. i hope he's alright. maybe he's just away...?

[160] Yeah I wondered that too..hope all is well in the Great North..maybe he's immersed in the CFL season?

[147] Yeah, but those things are likely to continue (at least every four years for the WBC).

Of course, starting the season earlier has similar problems. Remember a couple of years ago, when they moved a bunch of games to domed parks up north, because of the snow in early spring?

Better that than playing the WS in a blizzard, though. Maybe the Twins would be used to it, but their opponents probably wouldn't be.

[160] yeah - i am assuming travel, but don't know - hopefully all is well

[166] The MetroDome is staying put, so it could always be used as a backup.

Will these TBS assbags get a room already? Pavano Pavano Pavano. I don't want to be too explicit about how well Andy's doing across the way... but look at the score. board. now. grasshopper.

And isn't there anyone in their truck who can clue them in on the real Pavano/NYY backstory? To them it seems to go like this: "He really felt bummed out to be hurt so much." Can I hear a little love for "He's a shirker who fucking stole $40M"?

This is the goddamn dream game dickhead envisioned before he put his head down on his sack of money last night. He's throwing strikes and forcing the action. Luckily for now it is a draw. C'mon Andy. Big inning.

Where was that pitch?

i thought that was a strike.

and that's not a strike? Fuck.

Pavano is at 54 pitches, averaging 13.5 per inning through 4.

Andy is at 34 pitches, average 11.33 per inning.

But we've got the much better bullpen....Let's just stayed tied through 7 and see what happens when Carl tires a bit...He's gotten to 100 a few times this season and has gotten to as high as 112 once...we'll see.

you already got a questionable 1 your way denard - back off - we don't care if you and emma are kin

Oh, yes, Andy!

[169] Hey, until we've all had a bout with strained buttock muscles I refuse to condemn Pavano.

Andy is gold, this game is ours easily.

That was a wicked curve.

Chip said that pitch was on the inside corner.

Andy!!!

[174] i'd like to be winning 11-0 by the 7th inning! : )

Which pitcher has a perfect game right now?

[180] Why not the 5th inning?

I'm not sure why, but I loathe Orlando Cabrera. Just strikes me as a loudmouth pain in the ass.

Damn, look at him go!

sweet. how 'bout another K

AL BATTING AVG. EACH TIME THROUGH ORDER
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/split.cgi?t=b&lg=AL&year=2009#power

YANKS EACH TIME THROUGH ORDER
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/split.cgi?t=b&team=NYY&year=2009#times

not a significant trend difference

[183] that seems pretty accurate - the whole feud between he and renetrai is strange too

Has anyone checked in on MattPat? I worry about apoplexy..

I think the announcers are avoiding mentioning Pettittte's... achievement so far, because of The Superstition. Anyone else get that impression?

[181] stop that!!!

[182] i'm down!

[183] he's an asshole. isn't he the colombian one who got in a war of words with edgar renteria, for no apparent reason?

Two outs.

Smooth Robbie...

Orlando Cabrera is to shortstops what AJ Pierzinski is to catchers.

[190] How can you laugh?

[186] Yeah, that is actually very balanced.

[187] oh good, i was right!

get mauer here, please.

i love Strike 1. (i love strike 3 more...)

Two big hooks in a row against Mauer!

wow, what a gorgeous hook!!!!

[177] I thought he shouldn't have been signed in the first place.

Dope.

OH, HELL YESSS!!!

Andy is pitching his ass off.

GO ANDY!!!

Okay, they did kind of mention it. "Twelve up, twelve down..."

After 4:
Pettitte: 48-33
Pavano: 54-35

golden god

Great job Andy. Now, can we get him some runs. Please??

One of our guys is going to square one up this inning and split the gap. I can feel it in me bones.

All right, sticks, time to eat this motherfucker alive.

As much as I want to vanquish the Twins tonight and happily never have to watch another game from this horrid joke of a stadium...I can't think of one bad thing to say about Joe Mauer. I hope this kid stays healthy for a long time and keeps putting up mind-boggling numbers. Just not against us.

[190] It wasn't no apparent reason, it had to do with the future of baseball in Colombia. They have a disagreement with the way things should be done there.

[193] I wouldn't say all that. Cabrera isn't "hated" like AJ was (is?)

i really did not think i was signing up for a pitcher's duel tonight

"Andy Pettitte matching Carl Pavano Pitch for Pitch!"

Um, no, actually, Andy's slightly better:

Pavano 54 pitches 35 strikes (64.8% strikes) and one hit, 6 K's

Petttitte 48 pitches 33 strikes (68.75% strikes) and no hits, 5 K's

But the Yankees have the better Bullpen

[204] Way too early to [not] mention 'it"

[206] Yes he is. Yes he is.

What say we score some runs now?

[213] Ain't gonna be no bullpen.

let's see a beast commercial

[215] What color is Pavano, weeping?

[210] he's not a yankee, for one thing. but if we could get any current player on the yankees, he'd have to be my 1st choice.

there you go matsui - nice hit

July 29, 2010: Twins trade Joe Mauer and Pat Neshek to Yankees for Joba Chamberlain, Francisco Cervelli, Ramiro Pena, Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson.

(just a feeling)

there we go... time to go to town.

[211] That might be something to research Raf. I've always "heard" that Cabrera is a total asshole and his teammates don't like him. He's traveled around a little bit, 5 teams in 12 years...that's maybe not as bad as I thought.

Whoo-hoooo! Pinch runner? : D

Nice start, Hideki!

About bloody time our boys are getting some hits.

And is it just me, or does every 5th pitch to a lefty by the Idle go really far inside?

[210] He would look great in pinstripes.

Tater time!

Pavano will be a Yankee in 2010./

[222] I don't want Mauer that bad.

Oh, fuck!

Fuck me.

Unbelievable.

fuck me.

that looked like it got turf

At least we see william's adjustment. Keep it up, boys.

[236] I thought so too.

[236] guess not -fuck

double fuck

Oh, Hideki. Very, very stupid.

Grrrr.

fuck me again

This is a disaster.

FUCK! that whole inning sucked ass (minus the hit, of course)

craptastic

how about that double play!!!! (or, he could have just thrown to 2nd)

what was Matsui doing there?

What the hell was Matsui thinking?

Well, that sucked.

oh Matsui...managers in Japan would make you do the 1000-fungoe drill for that bit of baserunning...

NICE move Matsui. What are you on fucking drugs?

[240] He didn't know whether the ball bounced, I think.

Well that roped him 3 times which is a good sign.

Well, at least they're starting to hit Pavano hard now...

[222] Not with that new stadium opening up next spring - attendance at Twins' games would plummet. How ya feeling today, Diane? Admittedly worse after that horrible double play, but otherwise . . . =)

Did Pavano trash the Score Truck on his way to the Metrodome? Incredible he wasn't hurt in the accident.

[246] But then he might not have got Cano.

[244] silver lining is all 3 balls were well hit - the new coat of paint on pavano is starting to peel - the real pavano is starting to show

Carol Pavano has a rabbit's foot and a shamrock up his ass right now.....a 5 fucking pitch inning....OYE VAY!

Jesus!
[222] We are Catching rich and OF poor on the farm. I don't think we can stand any more big/long contracts for a while, but if we have to beak the bank, it should be on a stud outfielder.

Fucking Pavano.

[257] True, it was somewhat encouraging in that respect.

[254] This is true.

[256] it was a laser right to him. he gets cano easily, unless he has a giambi arm (in which case maybe it's 1st and 2nd 1 out)

Shit. 9 pitch inning for Pavlov.

[222] I'd have to smack Cashman if he made that deal

I know we got the win on Friday, but to me, the Yankees have looked very flat and sorta hazy the past two games.

[254] [257] agreed....They're catching up to that Candy arm bullshit of glass carl....We just need Andy to keep getting ahead of batters and making outs.

[254] Not hard enough. A fifty-run inning might not be enough.

Since I haven't waded back through the earlier comments yet, did anyone post "How did Cano's broken bat not embedded itself in Pavano's leg?" or the equivalent?

[266] The bats have definitely not been sharp this series. Aside from a few spurts, they've been pretty flat.

ah shit

well fuck it there goes that

Ohhhhhhhh.
Well, don't worry, Andy, bear down and get the W.

God DAMN it. Bah, Cuddyer.

Cuddyer owns Andy a bit so that's okay.

Ok, forget the no-no, just get out of this inning clean.

Not the best 0-2 pitch...

I'd like a 4-6-3 please.

how is that possibly not a strike?

[224] I dunno, it's not like Cabrera burned any bridges while playing with those teams. His moves made sense from a baseball perspective.

[268] no shaun - we have been in too much of a shock

[278] My only guess would be all of Posada's movement was a distraction.

[268] i haven't read the comments yet either, but LoHud mentioned that.

SWISH!!!

Wow, Swish!!!!

whew

Wtf, Robbie?

Well done, Swisehr.

Swisher saved Cano there, but it should have been a double play.

OK, we'll take it. 9-6. Sweet.

Swisher and Jeter, the best keystone combination in baseball?

Thank you Jeter for scooping that. Damnit Robbie.

Okay. That worked out well enough

thank goodness for that one

Another great throw by Swisher from right.

Oh, Robbie.

That was TERRIBLE!

Check that...it was a line drive, so no harm no foul.

Nice scoop by Jete too.

[255]

the exhaustion has abated mostly ...
the hacking cough with an without junk coming up hasn't :-(
I'm gonna try and see my doc and maybe a chest x-ray tomorrow

Melky, you gotta call off your buddy there!

That was a little too close.

I absolutely adore Nick Swisher....that play he made saturday and that play just now just tell me he's a heady ballplayer.

Excuse me waiter, there was a Swish in the 4-6-3 I ordered.

That was a good play by Cano, I thought that was going to drop.

ok, on defense, Yanks look fierce

[293] Line drive kinda ate him up

Kubel may have been out...

[299] Guess you missed the 'walk' on ball 3 earlier :)

[286] pretty tough in this stadium though

alright andy is still the man

The TBS strike zone is misleading ... it needs to be a 3-d box to show the path as it crosses the plate.

Andy's a golden god.

GOOD!!! C'Mon O. I'm dying over here.

OK, enough of this fuggin MOOK. Time for some OFFENSE!

Thru 5:
Andy: 56-40
Panlov: 61-40

[308] I don't think they have the technology for that yet. Do they have the Pitch f/X stuff for that box?

[299] Sorry I mean that play he made FRIDAY

[300] very nice!

great job, Andrew!

now....some BATS!!!

[305] HELL of a good point...ok so he's "Selectively heady"...haha

OldPoll:
Expanded Video replay for calls? Yes or No.
I vote Yes.

[280] Beer is my friend as I've watched this game, ms oct. ;) Well that and my kids wanted to watch the start of the game with me and the Mrs before bedtime.

[282] I half expect Pavano to spontaneously combust at any moment, so when Cano's bat went flying I thought, uh-oh, Pavano's going to trip over that or it'll hit him . . .

[296] Baby steps, right? Well with any luck, you'll get a satisfying good night's sleep tonight, after the Yanks dispatch the Idle.

[308] somewhat, but even the nastiest curve can't move that much in 8.5"

Thelarmis, whassup?

Where's Shaun P of the Pie community?

ooh, i forgot there's another game on tonight. i'm psyched! my buddy in denver is going...

[318] :}

alright boys this is the inning

As So Often Happens...

[318] beer is evil! (i drank waaaay too much of it last night...)

Someone other than Jeter or Arod needs to start hitting.

Holy shit that was off the plate to make it 1-1....Is Pavano getting a Maddux/Glavine plate now?

[321] It's approximately 32 degrees.

Had to go watch the Simpsons. I can't believe Pavano is pitching a shutout.

John Sterling with an "oops"

that didn't hit the ground?

[320] there [318] he is.

Cashman is so signing Pavano in the off season

HORSESHIT SWISHER. BLEH.

For someone with such a good eye, no one strikes out on more balls out of the zone than Swisher.

[327] how do you know that - did phil sims and jim nantz tell you?

[325] We have actually hit very poorly so far this series.

[320] hey man! still have a beerache from last night.

Cult of Basebaal just texting me, wanting Pavano to DIE!!!

i'll settle for a massive implosion and the pinstriped Score Truck making lotsa deliveries...

this is pathetic.

alright Cap - solo shot. right here and now!!!

[324] you blaspheme!

Fuck. 5 pitches, 2 outs.

[330] yeah - hit the ground

Pavano... Really?

This is really incredible now.

Come on Jeter, sweep the fucking leg here.

[335] Yeah. Not "just", but that's about it. Good football weather. High of 40.

Pavano is at 65 fucking pitchers through 5 and 2/3?

Damn he's going to through a complete game if we don't get some 9 pitch foul off at-bats and some hits and walks. GEEZ

[332] How about 4 years for $40 million -- that sounds like a great deal.

[346] Or a bunch of doubles.

thatta boy jeter

Thank you, Captain Derek.

All Right
Lets Go Yankees!!!

If you want to come back next year Johnny, I'd advise a hit here.

How was that ball fair? Not that I'm complaining . . . Wow, that was CLOSE.

The worst part about all this is that TBS, ESPN, etc. etc., the non-NYC media is going to portray Pavano as an innocent victim, who was abused during his 4 years as a Yankee, and now he's fucking Braveheart with a half-blue face..

Actually, looked just inside the line.

great Jeterian hit!

[352] A home run here is not enough reason to bring him back, IMHO.

Oh, Damon, wtf?

Let's go Damon. 2 out ribby would make us all happy.

jd please put together a representative at bat

a hit, please, Johnny

Carl Pavano, 2009: 14-12, 5.10 (4.00 FIP)... C'mon light this guy up.

woo that guy was scary looking

WAS THAT ABBIE HOFFMAN?

fucking a johnny come on

Swing at ball one. Watch the meat ball. Watch another meatball. Well done Idiot.

I'm going for the razor blade now.

Jesus FUCKING CHRIST - who the fuck is this asshole?!

Damon is lost up there.

how did you NOT swing at that johnny???? : /

FUCK!!!

What the hell was Damon looking for? I mean, can you really give Pavano credit for throwing three fastballs down the middle?

Chip Caray is such a tool.

I take it back...Pavano's 2006 Kenny Rogers obviously....Damon was hitting .417 against him before this game and has K'd three times.

Just remember we had a broken unit on the mound in 2006; this year we have Andrew.

Might be time to put Gardner in center and Melky in left for the rest of the game.

[372] he certainly gets amped up when the twins do something good

so i am right in thinking we have some real consensus that is is really, truly, horribly UNFUCKINGACCEPTABLE, yes

[363][364] I thought he looked a bit like Chevy Chase with long hair (or maybe Kevin Nealon). He looked like he was stoned to the bone.

[375] I guess when this series is all done, so is Chip, right? Maybe that's why.

this motherfucker has EIGHT strikeouts and NO walks. : /

[373] i think you mean "borken"! ; )

[374] Not a bad idea...Damon looks absolutely lost, which is kind of how he finished the season (the last weekend aside).

[377]

Pauly Shore: The Later Years

That Damon ab, if you want to call it that, has me shaking my head. FUCK.

I'm all for patience at the plate,but when a guy keeps pumping 92 mph fastballs over the plate, you might think about swinging once in a while, Johnny.

[382] Most the ABs in this game have mde me frustrated. That one made me angry.

soft hand, Jete. 1 down.

Jeter has been phenomenal this series.
Unsurprising, but still impressive.

[381] ugh...Pauly shore...never ever ever funny, not even a little.

thank god there was nothing near me to throw during johnny's turn at the plate (it clearly wasn't an at-bat)

I'm feeling a "nobody hits a GW homer" vibe ....

andy is just burying Strike 1. i loves it!

[383] From the 3rd inning on, this team should have been trying to swat those early fastballs the other way. Only Jeter and Posada seem to have caught on. In Damon's AB, he flailed at an eary slider and then took three meatballs down the middle.

Andy is SO looking like 1996

wait this is really the 6th inning already???

Well at least Pettitte is pitching a beautiful game and this time, no midges can stop the Yanks . . .

[376] I'd answer "yes," but I'm busy bleeding from the wrists.

fuck

[393] yep , major pitcher's duel will do that to you

Andy picks Spann here.

I would have been out there.

Hm. So, Span had "to try to hit something in the gap," but now "that's the approach the batters have to take, hit the ball back through the box." Superb analysis.

I can't believe how futile the Yankee offense has been today...I try not to get too over confident, but I don't think I could muster the pessism needed to envision getting completely shutdown by Carl Pavano.

damnit. andy just missed it. i think jeter could've stopped it w/ a dive, but he wouldn't have gotten span at 1st, so i guess it's better not to dive on the cement turf.

[397] Agreed

Kinda want to see Mauer lead off the 7th.

Thelarmis with the strikethrough! [401]

I'd rather just ignore Span and concentrate on Cabrera because Mauer is looming on deck.

[400] I could stomach getting shut down by Pavano, if they tear the 'pen a new one.

I don't care how well Andy has been rolling, I would have Hughes and Joba warming now.

get outta this now. i don't want mauer coming up w/ 2 men on. this is a VERY important batter.

How are we already in the 6th inning? This game has been on for what, 6 minutes or something?

[400] William, I think we all have faith in you to be that pessimistic

Come on, Andy. Come on...

It seems so obvious that paying too much attention here will lead to greater problems.

[404] i'm rockin' it!

one thing that annoys me with cabrrera is the follow-through on his swing

oh, that was a STRIKE!!!

You fuck pigs, ump.

You fuck pigs.

where in the fuck was that pitch?

That's okay. Just get him out.

[410] Nope...that's beyond my ability to temper expectations.

Good effort on the stolen base there, guys.

And awful, terrible call on the pitch there, ump.

This ump must have some kind of instruction not to call strikes.

Was that curveball too down the middle of the plate or something?

That was plainly in the strike zone. Fuck.

(I meant ball three, not ball four, which was clearly not in the zone.)

it's "mauer time"???

fuck a goat in the ass

c'mon andy bear down and get mauer

Carey, you fuck pigs too. Hogs, in fact: "And now, it's Mauer time!"

Go fuck your mother.

fuck.

Gulp.

not to worry, a pop up coming

That was an inexcusable sequence. Pettitte completely allowed Span to divert his focus and now has to face the game's best hitter. It makes no sense how that could happen in this game.

Grrrr.

fuck you, ump.

fuck you, chip caray.

Bad Baseball 101.

Another reason to have pulled Damon.

I'm having murderous thoughts towards Carey.

Frakkity frak frak!

that was bullshit

[416] I lol'ed at that one...

Twinkies break through first

[431] what are you talking about? he threw a strike and ignored the runner going, as did posada. the umpire fucked us.

Is it just me or does this wretched play-by-play guy obviously want the Twins to win??

Mauer is so so good..let's just keep the damage to 1 Andy..

Ok, here's some optimism..This has been a bit of a long inning. I think Andy will be done now. The Twins only lead 1-0. It's not 5-0. Let's see how Pavano reacts to sitting on the bench a little longer than he has been so far in this game. Let's see if he can have the shutdown (c) inning....

Okay. Keep it a one. See Johnny, when you swing at strikes with a guy on second, you have a better chance of scoring him.

Critical to get Cuddyer. Then we'll get to work, not worried about that.

[440] He fell behind 2-0 because he was trying to hold Span close. He should have done right at Cabrera.

Is anybody warming in the BP?

Looks like Robertson earned himself a promotion on Friday night.

That swing was giftwrapped.

[441] yes cowchip likes scrappy teams not overpriced interlopers

I am simply shocked at how consistently bad the umpires are on balls and strikes. Are they this off all year and we just don't know because YES doesn't have PitchTrax?

[446] robertson is warming

We just need strike 3
Come on Andy

[445] the umpire stole a strike from him.

[453] Two, I believe.

good recovery andy

OK, we got this shit.

[450] I'm guessing that their system is terrible. They mentioned on air that it doesn't adjust to different hitters. I'll bet this is TBS' problem.

Relax, Andy, You did great.

wooHOO lets get some hits!

[450] yes

i notice that caray is suspiciously subdued at that huge strikeout

Andy's a golden god.

I'll take that as a bad inning any day of the week.

Now, you fucking sticks, hit the goddamned baseball, would you please?

I'm seething over here.

[458] Yes he did.

This is where we get Pavano...Tex, Arod, Matsui and Posada...

I feel sometimes this offense needs to be shocked into action. Well here they go.

ok, good. keep it at 1. we can score in bunches and should think about doing that right...NOW!!!

i let Pettitte start the 7th...

Great performance from Andy P, zero problems with giving up the single to Mauer, best hitter in the AL this year. The O will come through, I have no doubts!

[441] Well, I don't think he gives a rat's ass about the Twins, but I'm sure he wants them to win tonight - you think TBS wants a THIRD DS sweep?

I'm more amused than enraged by Caray. The world is full of morons. You can't let them get to you merely by being morons.

[453] That very well might be true, but there was no reason to fall behind 2-0 in the first place. If you watch those first two pitches, in the first one, he didn't pick up the target until late because he was looking at the runner, and in the second, he used a slide step. Diverting his focus when all he had to do is get Cabrera is simply bad baseball. Pettitte didn't get beat...he beat himself.

ok, I have switched to John and Suzyn with the TV volume down...every game this series that's worked for us....

also, remember, the Twins are starting to look at each other and thinking, "damn, we can't hold a lead against THIS team...."

Let's go offense. You can't have Carl Pavano pitch a shutout.

[467] Yeah, that's my theory too. Caray is out of a job as soon as the Yanks win...

Thru 6:
GoldenGod: 75-52
TheIdle: 74-50

[470] Doesn't that get way out of sync? Whenever I try it I hear John tell me what happens about four seconds before I see it happen.

anybody else hear that - i believe it was the score truck

work the count, get a fat pitch.

[467] Yeah, I agree. Anyone without a dog in this fight is rooting for the Twinkies, just to get more baseball.

They're chanting "Yankees Suck."

Come on, Teix!

Stop pulling off Tex!

[475] Ms. October I do here some beeping....

[469] yes, but he gave up 1 run. if he had let span steal and then given up a single to cabrera, i'd guess you'd be complaining. your "more relaxed" postseason version shouldn't be so worked up. we're up 2-0 in the series and only down 1 run.

Pavano's fat ass is blocking The Score Truck. Lay on the horn.

[481] hear rather.

Teix goes the opposite way! Not well, but still.

I'm vomiting forth blood over here.

I cannot believe this shit.

[474] That's okay, because with Sterling's error rate, it's still a bit of a mystery what actually happened.

fuck. why can't we hit this douchelord scumbucket??? : /

tie the game, Alex

[478] fuck them...their team hasn't beaten the Yankees in 2009. So I guess if the Yankees suck they swallow.

Stop trying to win with one swing. Get some runners and put the pressure on him.

Jesus. Christ. Almighty.

[482] As always, I first guess, so there is no reason to second guess. Also, being relaxed doesn't mean you give up on observations.

Imagine how much we'd all be panicking right now if we hadn't won on Friday night? I still believe in our team...we're going to win this fucking game.

Just checking in with a hearty WTF???

Mess with his rhythm, Alex!

I think we need to invoke Todd Drew's name ...

[494] Wow, true. This would feel much worse (to me anyway) if we'd split at home.

A-Rod is consistently laying off that down & away pitch..very good sign for this post-season..

No need to worry. Score Truck will arrive shortly.

good eye alex

I hate the way pavano squints.

darling can see pavano think

DON'T SWING AT THAT FADING LOW AND AWAY SHIT

Oh, I see, Chip, in his first two at bats in the first two games he was a combined 0-for-6. A-Rod did something that is mathematically impossible!

[503] quite a set of bifocals

Isn't it snowing outside the Metrodome? Does the Score Truck have the right tires on it?

I love the stepping out.

Mr. Postseason does it again.

Ha!!!

:D

YAY-ROD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fuck yeah fuck yeah way to go alex

mr october

This has gotten ridiculous now.

GODDAMN RIGHT.

SCORE TRUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

TAKE THAT YOU ASSHOLE!

HA!

Yeah, Alex! Tied up.

YAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

FUCK YOU CHIP, FUCK YOU AND YOUR FUCKING PIGFUCKING LETHARIC CALL!!

A-ROD! Driving the score truck!

A-Rod...one of the 10-best players in baseball history..I love you..

Holy wow, A-Rod does it AGAIN

I'd say he's clutch ...

Suck that you pasta sauce eating douche nozzle!

tee-hee... >;)

I love you, Alex Rodriguez.

I love you.

Another one! Another one! (Please)

Superman!!!!!

If I were a more cynical fan, I would worry that A-Rod is wasting all his clutch hits in the ALDS...

Yay Rod.

Off field power FTMFW (or at least MFT)

Keep up the "steroids" chant, kiddies :)

[474] Yes, it does get out of sinc, but John and Suzyn are only 2 seconds behind (I'm listening on MLB.Com).

BUT, it worked, right? AROD hit an A-bomb! And now the pen decides this motherfucker.

The midwesterners have an edge after all. Go choke on some cheese.

Ah, sounds like that famous "Minnesota nice."

are they chanting "A-Hole"?! classy. very classy. on the heels of calling Miguel Cabrera "al-co-ho-lic".

Follow it up, Hideki.

That changeup is quite effective, isn't it?

The guy has AMAZING power.
He doesn't swing hard.
His opposite field shots look like a lazy fly ball.
AMAZING !!!!!!!!!

[536] The chant was "Steroids", I think.

Oh, Hideki, that was horse shit!

I believe A-Rod is now using Valerian Root, Kava Kava and Ginseng.

that one didn't hit the ground either?

and an Arod shall lead them to the promised land.............FUCK YOU PAVANO! Go home and bathe in your tub of money.

[536] No, "ste-roids".
Again, it gives me a strange pleasure to see the cute, wholesome Twinkie fans turn into a bunch of assholes.

Do you bring in Joba in the bottom of the inning or stick with Andy?

I can't understand why Matui would be sitting dead pull at this point.

oh matsui - no beast commercial if you swing at bullshit carl bounces up to the plate

[525] I'm pretty sure Italy, and all Italian-Americans everywhere, have disowned Pavano. First not keeping it together with Alyssa Milano, and then robbing the Yankees (team of DiMaggio, Lazzeri, Rizzuto and Berra, among others) blind.

[539] It was just a lazy little shot. I know, he's fucking sick.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

po!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2-1!

[539] i agree with everything you say except that he doesn't swing hard

JORGE!

MORE MORE MORE!!!!

HIP-HIP!!!!!

i LOVE this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hip hip Jorge!

Yeah, Jorgie! You show him.

HIP HIP....

THAT''s MORE LIKE IT. WHOOHOOEOEHEOHEHOEOHEOEHOEH

JORGIEE!!!!!!!!

FUCKIN AAAAAA!!!!!

YUEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

FUCK YOU, PITCHER, FUCK YOU!!

Pavanomas ...

Thank you Posada! Opposite field should have been the approach all game, but I'll take it!

[542] AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Score Truck, successful parking achieved!

TATER TIME ! (called it an AB too early)

Stomp on the throat.

Man, we'll TAKE IT.

Jorge Juiced One!!!!!!!!!

Guys, I'm telling you there's something to this nightly late inning switch to John and Suzyn that's been working for me.

Another wall scraper. Atta boy Posada.

About damn time someone deposited one of those meatballs in the seats!

Simone, you are such good luck. What's up with that? I don't think you used to be, particularly...

Jorgie!

Joba, Hughes, Mo, with Robertson on deck if anyone gets in trouble.

keep squinting bitch

Can Pavano cry? Just a little? Please?

Not worried.

[568] Hot damn!!! :)

told ya i hear the score truck team

They still chanting in the MetroDome? No? Awwwwwwwwww

All the Twins and their asshole fans (the ones who did all the chanting) can just look at each other now and know, "We just can't beat this team...."

All the Twins fans look like they've been eating turd soup! I knew Pavano couldn't sit on his ass for a long inning before and come out and continue to dominate. I just knew it.

Joba warming up...

What's Pettitte's pitch count? Why pull him now?

It's The Yes Album, folks. "Yours Is No Disgrace" makes Yankee rallies appear out of thin air. (Except when it doesn't-- but who cares about that right now?)

[577] Good ears.

[568] Do you think John & Suzyn make out a bit after every home run?

Bye-Bye homer hankie Hefty-bag Stadium, was nice knowing you!

"feeling minnesota" = chris cornell.

yeah, the city of serenity is not so sweet.

alyssa milano is hot. (yes, i like non-blondes, too!!!)

Fuck you, Pavano.

The new nickname is: Clutch-Rod.

he just gave up 2 hrs - fuck you cowchip

I usually don't get worked up about the broadcasters, but it really is amazing how Caray and Darling's tone has turned decidely somber.

Suzyn says Joba is warming now....

Carla Pavano is at 95 pitches...rough inning huh?

ARod so far: 5 for 11, 2 HRs, 6 RBI (out of 11 total Yankee runs).

I went over to Boston.com to see Pete's blog. Alex wasn't kidding about him being buried over there. Also, there were like 44 posts on this game blog and quite a few were from Yankee fans. I hate that the Boston fans don't appreciate Pete's work. It is going to take awhile for him to get a strong following like he did at LoHud.

[584] that is obscene!!!

Agggh, Robbie.

Ok, Robbie's starting to get on my nerves. He needs to contribute.

Leave Pettitte in to face Kubel, or Joba with a fresh inning?

[584] i feel like that would be really sloppy and loud

[584] Ewwwwww.

hey thelarmis did you ever get that chick's phone number in Atlanta?

Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face.
Caesar's palace, morning glory, silly human race,
On a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place,
If the summer change to winter, yours is no disgrace.

Heh. I wonder if Pavano regrets shaking off Mauer.

[594] that makes sense...they might do that.

[588] i think it's just caray

[584] Ewwww is right. 2 demerits for you. : D

[593] Damon, Matsui, Teixeira and Swisher don't have many hits either. You can see the difference Arod makes. If you take his production out of the lineup, then it takes at least 2 or 3 others to pick up the slack.

Still Andy. I can see him.

[572] Even so, this is going to be an intense nine outs.

[584] Ban him!

[587]Are we on the same wavelength, or what?

Andy should at least be in there batter-by-batter.

Might we see Mo for 5 or 6?

[598] Dan M can explain its long-term effects on Yankee playoff games better than I....but we've both been putting it on during big games for years.

[609] Innings?

If the plexiglass was still there, Posada's ball would have been a double.

[591] I don't think he'll ever get a following like he had at Lohud....At Lohud he was the first beat reporter that did what he did and built an audience. (And I'm using "beat writer" to separate what Pete did from the great work here on the Banter). He had a lot of great access and posted often.

But in Boston, there's a lot of other writers, and a lot of blogs that have brand loyalty. I think they're putting a square peg into a round hole by putting him into a blog with a ton of other writers.

Andy's only at 75 pitches. i want him in still.

[582] GREAT fucking record! so are Fragile, Close to the Edge & Relayer.

there aren't MVP's in the LDS, right?

Apologies to all..perhaps a new commenting guideline is in order; no sexual refernces to Sterling & Waldman allowed upon penalty of banishment!

[608] you and girardi are really on the same page this series huh?

Shoulda left the plexiglass up. :)

[611] 5 or 6 of the last outs

Jeter is 4 for 9, 4 runs scored, 2 RBI.
The other 7 guys... not worth mentioning.

Has anyone else felt that Darling's been dragged down a bit by Caray in this series? I really enjoy his work during Met games and I feel like he's been a little too much "Captain Obvious" in this series and holding the "Twins do the little things" mythical line.

[612]

when did they remove the plexiglass?

Posada's homer would have smacked off the plexi-glass of old. Not that it matters tonight. That stuff was stupid.

[607] indeed a.O

keep it going andy

[618] I know, jk.

dang, [612] beat me to it...

[616] With the exception of Marte, Girardi has done an excellent job this series.

[621] It has been a few years.

[619] Teixeira. One BIG one.

Is Carl misty-eyed?

[615].....um......yeah.....LOL

Just remember that Cuddyer, Mauer, Young and Harris all own Andy Pettitte..I'd let him face Kubel and go immediately to Joba for the next two outs...Then Phil/Mo.

[621] I think they took it down at least 5 years ago.

[620] yeah cowchip could drag down vin scully - he really is awful

8 to go.

Check swing and... a strike out.

Fucking brilliant play-by-play.

Oh, Andy!!!@!

Fucking love you, Andy!

Standing O for the golden god!

[630] Good call

Ok, Joba in, I guess...

One of your better ones, Andrew.

[621] [631] Actually, it was even longer...after the 1993 season.

[630] Delmon Young was .643, that's 9 for 14, against Andy coming into this game...Young is 0-1....

[597] which girl? the super model that was sitting near you? unfortunately, she was "with" that douchelord. BOO!

ANDY !!!!!!!!

here comes Joba.

GOLDEN GOD.

i hope he gets that 15th PS win, to tie him w/ Schmaltzie

[640] Young is 0-1 against Joba.

clap clap clap - great game andy

[641] Yep, the super model...she was stronger than new rope!

This move I really don't like. Pettitte has been so good with the sole exception of when he allowed Span to distract him. I would ride him as long as possible. You really still can't be overly confident in Joba, so this strikes me as an unneccessary risk.

[626] i still don't think that was a bad move considering aceves looked shaky the previous inning. defiitely the most questionable of all his moves so far this series though.

Pavano thru 7: 95-64
Pettitte thru 6.1: 81-58

Did Joe yank him too early?

[626] I still think the Marte call was the right one.

Throw Strikes Joba....Throw Strikes!

OK Joe .... do NOT over-manage here .... Joba can get out both righties and lefties.

ouch

joba coming out throwing strikes again

[648] You're right Shaun P, the Marte call was the right call at the time. BUT, if the Yanks make the ALCD, they need to re-arrange things a bit and leave Marte off the roster.

Joba looks serious on the mound..could it be that maybe..he...should be a reliever...?

[615] I really believe that Sterling goes into his singing tangents when the thought of "such things" cross his mind. At least when put in that perspective, it makes listening to him a little more interesting...

The trainer chuckles as he runs out there. Not cool, dude.

Agree with Diane: if he sticks with Joba (assuming he looks good) then it's a good move. No bullpen roulette, please.

Worst. Feeling. Ever For the men folk that is..

is pete abe doing a similar style blog to his LoHud invention or is he just another writer?

[653]
ya thinks?

[655] i noticed that too. i wonder if delmon's ever thrown something at him before.

Right, in the post-season you want power pitching, because of all the swings and misses. In the regular season, obviously, slop is better.
The insights from this crew are mind-boggling.

[652] I don't think the call to Marte is ever the right one. He shouldn't be on the roster and he shouldn't have been in that game (especially when you consider how well Mauer hits lefties).

Oh poor Delmon..that looks horrible...

Uh oh.

ah fuck

[653] Phil as the 8th inning guy makes Joba the 7th inning guy.

Crap!

Oh, fuck me.

Not good.

Please get Hughes up...not Coke.

now that is a terrible pitch

Let's hope to god that Gardy puts on a move of some kind. Bunt!

crap
c'mon Swish, gotta get to that ball

fuck you, Chip Caray!

[644] that girl was an absolute goddess. i'd be the happiest guy on the planet...

Can we mention Chip's Twin-induced orgasms without being banned?

He doubled over ... then doubled ...

Cowchip lept out of his Birkenstocks with that call of Young's hit..

Shit. Get these next 2 chumps out.

Those hanging sliders really scare me.

Harris is 2-12 off Joba (.167) but was hitting .471 off Andy....

Dear Jorge,
Catch each pitch.
Thanks.
Me

No sliders, just spot the fastball.

[676] He's a fucking tool and a hack.

Let's get this out, Joba!!

The comfterbility factor! I'm warming to Ron Darling.

JORGE, STOP CALLING FOR FUCKING SLIDERS

I hope they're not getting Coke up to face Mauer later...Mauer is 3-4 against him with 2 homers! That would be a disaster

NO COKEY

[681] Feel the same way...but Joba loves his slider.

If any twins would induce orgasms in Chip, I would prefer if it were these

http://landers.msshost.com/

nice play teix

whew - good recovery alex

Do not bring Phil Coke into this game.

That's the most underrated part of his game. His arm is like a fucking rifle.

Goodness, I love Teixeira.

Pfeeeewwwwwwww. Get a stick and kill it, Alex.

Whew. Close. Nice recovery, Alex, nice scoop, Teix.

phew. nice play.

Too close from A-Rod..nice scoop by Tex!

Hey, Darling said what I said!

Phew!

[689] I imagine his voice cracking at the sight of that site.

Morales has never faced Joba Chamberlain.

[694] He's magic over there.

Did Chip Caray ever play little league? If he had, he wouldn't be surprised that Derek Jeter, or anyone who plays shortstop at any level, would cover third in that scenario.

[689] They were on Fantasy Island! Love 'em!

Too tense to check out the splits here...anyone know?

[662] Yes, but Mauer is worse vs a LHP than a RHP - and Kubel was (and is) far worse.

not a swing, but it was a strike anyway

That shoulda been a called strike anyway

[704] That was just to make sure all of the Twins fans listening would also be puking their guts out. Jeter-ball-washing, nothing like it to make non-Yankee fans sick.

just like that.

I fear the slider!

that was a nice slider there, lucky he got a piece of it. but now how about some high fucking heat??

joba throw the fucking pitch

Anybody ready to lift Jorge for defense?

Joba, why are you shaking Jorge off?

i loathe chip caray. i was soooo happy when he stopped calling all the braves games.

I wish there was a little more rhythm here...prefer for Joba to think as little as possible.

Joba shook off Posada twice, and all broadcasters tell me that a twice shakeoff meant a fastball, so good for Po to call time.

[704] No kidding.

[715] and i would put in cervelli, not molina

he's sitting slider. please stop throwing it.

[721] Frankie Brains!

[706] Morales hits lefties 100 points higher than righties.