Here we go!!! Too long of a wait but we made it to Game 6, finally!!

FUCK EM UP FELLAS!

The Yankees need to jump all over Saunders early.

I actually felt better this afternoon than yesterday afternoon, but the nerves are coming. I may watch this with the sound down.

I really can't remember the last time I felt this nervous. I've been curled up on the couch, increasingly unable to distract myself. Got a huge pit in my stomach.

LOL

Me too, re: nerves.

[5] I am in the same boat...I think part of the reason is because it's been a few years, but for me, I really don't want to spend years cringing at the thought of the some the managerial moves. I still wake up in the middle of the night wondering why Torre didn't bunt on Schilling or send the runners with Varitek catching Wakefield or bring in Mo after Gordon gave up the home run, etc.

I promised my wife I would remain calm, cool, and collected. We'll see how long THAT lasts. All this angst has taken a lot out of me this weekend. Oy! GO YANKEES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyzB36pm1yU&feature=related

[8] It has cast a pall over my weekend. Had they won this Thursday, it would have been a weekend of complete bliss, but alas.

so all the suckers that wanna test
it's time to get
NERVOUS

but i'm going with :
i don't have no fears homeboy

Cone wants to stick with Joba and Hughes.

Hughes, yes, with some trepidation, but I don't know what Joba can give us.

I was actually productive last night, went to the mall and Penney's was having a sale on pants, about 33% off so I picked up three pair. Then home and the annual Halloween-tyme Sleepy Hollow viewing.

For some reason, I'm not that nervous tonight.

[11] maybe coney gave them a pep talk in the pen

[11] You have to stick with Hughes...but you need to protect him as much as possible. Still, other than Mariano, obviously, he remains the guy in whom I have the most confidence.

[8] Heh heh.

[11] Joba can give a collective ulcer.

Every Yankee fan and myself included is nervous as all heck about the game. I hope that the crowd doesn't have that nervous energy and I REALLY hope the players are loose and ready to go. Me I am so tight I've put on CBS three times before finally getting FOX on... LOL.

thank goodnes fox is getting to show the "ot" right now instead of starting alcs now

[14] i'm glad someone does - i have to admit i don't - i'm not sure if it is mechanical or trying to be too precise or what but have been nervous about him since the alds

JUST START THE FUCKING GAME ALREADY!!

(I can't take it.)

This is the kind of game that I wish I could wake up in the top of the 2nd inning, turn on the TV and see the Yankees are up 6-0.

Isn't this supposed to be fun?

I'm a mess

[20] Don't say that. Remember that Oakland Game 5 (2000, was is?) when we did indeed have such a lead but Andy couldn't hold it? But we hung on to win anyway, courtesy, iirc, Stanton and Nelson. Or maybe just Stanton? Can't remember.

I'm kinda hoping for a first inning A-Rod grand slam.

I hate Mark Grace

We're toast. Marc Grace just said Andy Pettitte is terrible in his TWO game 6 starts with his team leading 3-2. START THE FUCKING GAME!!!!

team - fuck these fox clowns, brighten up - bernie should be throwing out the first pitch any minute

These clowns on Fox are making me want to throw things at the television.

[27] :)

[28] I may put the Japanese announcers on..FOX gives me a migraine..

I'm not all that nervous, but if they lose tonight, I'll be in an awful mood tomorrow and a wreck during Game Seven.

I'm excited! I think you guys should be thankful you aren't Angels fans. I'd be more nervous if my team was down 2-3 and playing in Yankee stadium against Pettitte and C.C.

I'm watching History Channel until 8:20. Just trying to protect what's left of my sanity. MLB is stupid to wait until 8:20 pm for the game. A 4 pm start would have made the most sense.

[32] Perspective, merschmective.

[33] can't do it, fox's NFL contract

i think i have decided that timmy is finishing his hot dog and beer while joe gets things going

and fuck fox for not showing us bernie

I actually don't envy you guys & gals having to stay up late for the inevitable 4.5 hour game.

I'm finding bliss with the thought that this really has been a great season. I've grown to love this team again everything about them, really.

If it helps, the MLB network has a better pre-game and now they're showing highlights from 1998.

But I'm nervous as fuck right now too.

I fucking LOVE baseball!

i'm shitting a brick...

I need a Valium the size of a hockey puck right now

56 degrees and clear...almost normal baseball eather.

I am strangely calm.

Goo Yanks.

Fellow Yankees fans, I heard somewhere that it is, indeed, on. Is there any truth to this rumor?

[42] Baseball weather or baseball ether?

Either way, calm.

[23] I remember that as if it was yesterday. Tino had the huge hit and they went up 6-0, but really did have to hold on for dear life.

[42] Goo? :0

I'm way too sick to care as much as I normally do. I can barely breathe and yet I'm here.

Go Yankees!

[41] It's all about the weed. Add that to a beer or two and I'm all good.

[23, 45] big part of that game was Terrence Long losing a ball in the sun in that first inning...also Justice with a big insurace homer late

Great to see more empty seats at the biggest game of the year,..

[49] Yep...and of course Mariano to close it out!

here

we

GO

My heart is literally beating as if I just ran up and down the stairs 10 times.

Oh no..it's Sutcliffe here again, not FOX...

well weeping, ragin, and thelarmis have jumped out to an early most nervous lead (entirely appropriate given their monikers) - felix holt is making a big charge too

That's good.

26 more of those please!

[50] Ah, October baseball in the not so big ballpark in the Bronx.

[55] I'm not nervous, just flu-struck.

[57] Well, we have to get at least 26 more...the key is with no runs in between!

Hey folks.... whatcha all doin' tonight?

[59] oh sorry - misinterpreted what you wrote - feel better

Andy is looking sharp so far...nice, tight breaking pitches. Let's hope for a quick six or seven innings and then close it out.

[61] not talking about next season :}

[60] I like your thinking!

YES!

Good, Andy, good.

looking goo andrew eugene

i liked that!

Somewhere Tom Gordon is throwing up. That's 2.

Strike one.

big strike zone tonight

that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard timmay say. and that's sayin' something!

[61] So how bout that baloon family..wild, wacky stuff!

This post season is neck and neck with 1996 for the most anxious. The least anxious was 1999. For whatever reason, I felt supremely confident throughout that post season.

0-2...

What did Timmy just say ?!?!?!?

I heart Andy. : D

Nice.

Now, Score Truck.

[69] that's awesome!

GREAT start !!!

early runs, please!!!

what the hell kind of "key to the game" for the Angels was that??

nice work Andy

[69] fuck tom gordon - stop bringing up ghosts of post season failures past :}

good going andy - good to shut them down in the 1st

[62] Thank you! I'd like to see at the very least another Yankees LCS victory before I die.

[74] perhaps because they were 10 times better than any other team on the field. or because they only lost 1 game and it was against pedro.
but i think you're forgetting about 2001.

[55] Heh heh.

[81] Yes m'aam! : )

[81] Let's strike his name for the record...I really hate it when the player looks more nervous than I am (said with a side glance at Nick Swisher).

[74] 11-1 will do that to ya.

But I agree, that always goes down as kinda the "forgotten championship" for me. Not that I have overlooked it, but '96 was the first...'98 was the 125 wins...'00 was the subway series. '99 was just a really good solid team that beat 3 teams they were way better than.

In all honesty the biggest thrills of that postseason, just purely as a baseball fan, was the Mets/Braves NLCS

[82] This is the best I've felt in literally 3 weeks, to the day. Dunno if it was the flu or what.

Now let's get some runs.

[82] just come back from glasgow - you'll get to see it

[83] Forgetting about 2001 in what way? The 1998 team was great too, but there was the pressure of not letting the 114 win season go to waste. 1999 was not only a great team, but it almost seemed like house money.

All right, here we go, Derek.

"I still say the Yanks find a way to win this series because I don’t want to fathom them not winning."
------------------------------
This is soooo true and what makes being a Yankees fan so tough.
We have no choice. Just one option. We just can't lose.
It's like an innocent person being tried in court.
You can't win because even if you do win...
You just break even.

HOSS!
HOSS!
Man up Dude!
Last game before the WS!!!
COME OOOOOOOON DOOOOOOOOWN!

[87] I always felt that the '99 team was better on paper than the '98 team. I knew they wouldn't win more games, but that was a real, real deep team in '99.

I'd love some early runs!

[87] i actually enjoyed 99 more than 98. nothing can top 96, but that 99 team was insanely good. they didn't win as many games as the year before, but i actually thought they were better. plus i was at the chad curtis game (game 3 of the world series).

[92] after last game there is no way hoss is joining the circus

[93] Also, the Indians team they faced seemed more dangerous than any of their 1999 opponents.

Dang, just missed it.

[95] Hey, we agree [93] on baseball again!!

Man, that was much closer than anyone would have thought.

[95] I was at the game 4 clincher, which was definitely nice.

Dammit...where the hell is that Score Truck?

Pettitte's postseason #s are amazingly like his career numbers.

Career - .629 WP, 3.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP
Postseason - .625 WP, 3.90 ERA, 1.33 WHIP

Secondary #s like HR/9, SO/9, BB/9 are also close. Pettitte's got a belly full of guts in the postseason. My opinion is those guts perform similar to his April to September guts.

Hey guys, we're not here to talk about the past..2009 trumps the 99 team! :)
cmon Tex, get on for A-Rod!

[89] Clever, clever.

[90] forgetting the anxiety of it. not just the crazy world series, but going down 0-2 to the athletics (although actually i was still confident then) and mussina and the flip play.

let's go tex - take advantage of batting rh

Nice, Teix. Nice.

I'll take that.

Yay Teix. Keep the line moving Alex.

A boom-boom here would really be nice.

[99] haha of course

Yes!

Alex.

there we go -nice swings boys

[106] I think with 9/11 and the team coming off 3 straight, there was a lot less edge in 2001. I can also still look back on that outcome of that series without regret. I kind of look at it is the series the Yankees won 3 games to 4. The two walkoffs almost trumped winning the whole thing in terms of memories made.

That was a putt-putt, not a boom-boom... but I'll take it.

Come on, Jorgie!

OK, Jorge...reward Girardi's decision to move you up in the lineup!

Beauty of a swing. Juice one Jorge.

Basecloggers!

Good!

We're laying off that junk.

'01 was a helluva ride, no matter what happend in that game 7

plus, had they won Enrique Wilson would've been on that plane that crashed in Queens

Dammit.

bah

Oh, damn it, Jorge.

Nerts.

First 2 out bed shitter. : (

Oh fer christs sake..first inning no runs and ALREADY "OB" is talking about 2004 getting in the Yankees head...i can't take these awful announcers anymore!!!!

So much for the early lead...that was a pretty bad AB by Matsui. I wonder how wise it is to allow Saunders to face three straight righties like that. Sometimes throwing a lefty into mix can make things more difficult.

That was an early missed opportunity...not the best way to calm the nerves.

[115] i was pretty damn nervous. i just remember having to pee like every half inning in those extra inning games.

[129] Bad AB by Posada, I meant.

[129] Jorge.

[131] They'll feed him a steady diet of junk all night long, now. Let's hope he can lay off.

[130] The worst game in terms of nerves was game 7 of the 2003 ALCS. I think I wanted that one as bad as any other. That game was so intense that during it I couldn't imagine how I'd make it through it. If they don't win tonight, I think tomorrow will be like that.

Fucking A, look at Derek!

So, Vlad only hits 97 hoppers up the middle now?

NICE!!

oh what a fucking idiot

HA!!!!

FOOL!!!!

good play swish!

NICE!

SWISH!!!!

Oh Vlad,,,thank you for the gift!

Hey, not pastadivingjeter. Even if it was a hit.

Swish!

That's a nice early break.

That was just really stupid.

that was awful by vladdy

I was thinking "dp here"

I wasn't expecting it like THAT, but I'll take it

Those heady, aggressive, fundamentally sound Angels.
.
.
.
And, by the way, nice defense by Swish!

FUcking AWESOME. Eat Shit Scioscia.

Hendrick is going to be a key in this game...the Yankees have to really bear down with him.

[134] good point, that game was tense as hell. but i also don't remember ever being so happy from one baseball game.

[150] Seriously..never want to hear about the Angels "playing the right way" again..they've been Little League awful on the bases this series

I found 2001 more crushing than any other year.

There were so many people rooting for us that year that usually rooted against the Yankees. People who had moved to NY years before but hated the Yanks changed their minds and accepted their status as New Yorkers that year. Plus it was such a close series.

andy please don't walk these losers

[151] kendrick. you really are nervous, huh?

Grrrrr...

[152] Yep...when it was over, it was like surviving a near death experience.

It's funny....three of my top moments came in seasons in which they didn't win the World Series (the two 2001 WS walkoffs and the Boone game).

2 out walk. D'oh!! C'mon, Andy. One more out.

[154] i agree that it was the most crushing, but mostly because it was mo on the mound and he threw the ball away. and because it seemed inevitable (and only fair) that they'd win after the brosius hr.

[156] Kendrick kills the Yankees and has been excellent since the All Star Break, especially against lefties.

[158] I was in London that year, it was about 5am when Boone hit that homer..I was beyond delirious, thought i was dreaming!

Please concentrate here Andy.

2001 was tough because we had a much better team. They had 2 aces, a super juiced OFer and who? That series really showed how important pitching is in the PS, and the D-Backs had little else.

Oh, come on, Andy.

Come on.

[162] I was in London for September of 2000...flew back to NY for the post season...and then returned to London for another 3 weeks.

there you go andy

Well done, Andy, well done.

[162] The only time our neighbor had to bang on our wall because the wife and I were going crazy. There it is.

Andy pointing and Swisher and saying: YOU!

[169] wow, you don't get an allowance after one of the most exciting games of all time? they must have been mets fans.

night of the Boone game I was in my dorm room, my roomate (dyed in the wool Sox fan from northern CT) was watching the game at our next door neighbor's place.

when Boone went deep we all ran over to the wall and started pounding on it like we were gonna break the thing down. oh memories.

Frank Langella just isn't scary.

Runs, please.

[173] thats Skeletor you're talking about

Oh, Hideki, THAT was fucking horseshit.

I was kind of banking on Saunders being erratic.

when did joe saunders become whitey ford to all the announcers? all i hear is joe saunders, joe saunders. give me a break, we're about to pound him.

let's go frosty

[178] Blame the Yankees for that.

I really don't like how many fastballs low and away Robbie is taking.

That's his wheelhouse.

Damn, nice hit.

Those were some quick hands.

I don't know how he got to that.

[180] but leading up to the game too.

that'll do cano - now follow-up the good outfiled play with a good ab swishy

I wish the crowd would have given Swisher a standing ovation.

Good job Robbie. Let's go Nick.

That's my Robbie. I hope Swish was drinking Diet Red Bulls alll day. Relax, Dude.

[183] Goes back to how he pitched in game 2.

Good, Swish, good.

Green light him here, let him bust out.

[183] [188] they also love to hype up random people - remember big game james shileds last year?

Swish looking for the green light?

Damn it.

He completely missed a pitch right down the middle.

Right down the gd middle, Swish.

timmy how many fucking yankee games do you need to see before you realize robbie almost NEVER goes

[175] Really? Is there really a He-Man movie?

Fuck.

He's worthless up there.

Fuck.

oy fuckin vey

At least he took a good aggressive swing, but it's getting way too late for moral victories.

Looked like a decent swing at least. Just trying to stay positive with Nick.

oh nicky - not quite what we were all looking for

Stay hot, Melky. Knock your buddy home.

[196] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093507/

oh no - snoop is snoop no more

The Yankees are really letting Saunders off the hook in these first two innings.

No more Snoop. : (

Line dribble hit!

Oh!

Fuck, just squeaked through.

Come on, Derek.

Do this

hahaha

c'mon derek - get these runs in

C & C Hit Factory!

This has all the makings of a classic. It just feels that way.

Turn on it, Derek.

Turn on that motherfucker.

get the party started Jete

[206] we can still call him that though, no?

2-0...

Jesus, they replayed Jeter's 2-run homer and I turned my head and thought he hit it out. Bastards.

[217] homer from game 2... I'm out of it.

3-0...

i'd give him the green light

Real big strike zone tonight.

this ump has a huge zone

[215] Damn Straight. That was ball 4.

ball fuckiing 4

Hoo. That was close.

[203] You got me. Skeletor is fucking scary.

Then again, wasn't Dolph Lundgren He-Man? He's not scary.

Hmmmmm.

Damon: Game 7, 2004. Remember?

please come thru Johnny!!!

lets get Damonic here

C'MON JOHNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't take much more of this!

Come on, Damon. Come on...

c'mon jd - pressure is on saunders here

Yeah, Skeletor is scary. Just deeply, he disturbs me. Like a certain memory of Damon...

Fuck, nice pitch.

FUCK

AGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!

fuckin a

total fucking bollocks.

that was weak

god fucking fuck

2nd 2 out bed shitter. God fucking damnit.

5 runners left on base already...two really bad swings with men on base...this is not going well.

Frakkity. 5 LOBs in 2 innings? Unacceptable.

5 baserunners through 2 is not bad though. saunders won't escape every inning.

Wow, this offense blows chunks.

Every chance that let get away makes the specter of that 7th inning debacle grow larger...I want to slay that damn thing already.

[244] my thinking too

Saunders stinks, no way he goes 6. Stay confident, people! Gotta go, laptop being hijacked by Barney now...

Hey it's Joe "Ted Williams" Mathis. Bastard.

WTF is up w/ Mathis???

god dammit!!!

fucking seriously??

Great...now the Angels will small ball a damn run and this offense will get even tighter.

saunders is already at 38 pitches

i cannot even believe this jeff fucking mathis

[249] You typed that BEFORE his double. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

number one - i hate that mf mathis with a passion.

number 2 - saunders with 38 pitches through 2.

[253] I more worried about the hitters than who is pitching to them.

Who is responsible for scouting Mathis?

squirting

strike him out.

throw it an inch higher

Fuck, he's running up Andy's pitchcount, little fucker.

or that

thank you!

Atta boy, Andy, atta boy!!

siddown snoop

(notice how much he had choked up)

I hope all your annoying powers are lying on the barber's floor Snoop.

Great pitch, Andy.

timmay said "bad ball" when it was a strike.

i really hate these fox assholes

wait a minute, are we saying Aybar reminds us of Felicia "Snoop" Pearson??

[269] when he had his dreads - yeah

Fuckin A, Robbie!

YES!!

good play robbie!!

good play

1 more Andy

That's my Robbie.

Make him look stupid, Andy.

fucking hell

Agggh, motherfucker.

fuck it - damn you bobby

Frakkity!

Huge hit by Abreu...the same hit the Yankees can't get. This game has now passed excruciating.

terrible pitch - there have been some awful pitches that the angels have jumped on this series

[281] They've made terrible pitches too...the difference is only Arod and Jeter seem able to hit them.

This AB feels very scary.

Breaking stuff down and in, Andy.

NICE

ok boys, lets get it back

Oh my God.

We dodged a bullet there.

i am not a happy camper

One run is nothing.

nice pitch - good to come right back and get the 3rd out

Alright. 1 run. BFD. Now let's knock Saunders around some more. This time with some freakin' runs

do we know of any Banterers at the game?!

good time for Tex to snap out of it

damn, that was close

c'mon A-Rod!!!

Damn it, Teix.

Damn it.

do it up big alex

Love them check swing 6-3's.

This game has such a bad aura.

no replay?

Steve Philips got canned.

[299] shocker...

Why take that!

[298] i know, that was weird.

[299] oh, good.

Good job, Alex.

well at least Big Blue is taking advantage of THEIR opportunities tonight

[299] what a tool

bring in Guzman!!!

I think I've officially trained my dog to hide in the spare room at the sound of Buck and McCarver's voice.

Let's go Posada!!

send him?

Good, Alex, keep dancing over there.

get in his head alex

fuckin' Rudy

Posada needs a big hit or two...

I think Phillips just got suspended for boffing a 22 year old intern who turned out to make Glenn Close's Fatal Attraction look like kids play.

FUCK me!

FUUUUUUUUUCK

fuckity fuck fuck

since when does the wall not scare him? : /

FUCKING Abreu picks now to crash into the wall. Mother fucker.

For FUCK'S SAKE!!

Abreu bangs into the wall.

The end of the world is upon us.

Missed it by that much. We're getting closer on Saunders.

Good news on Philips.

Can the Yankees get one positive sign!?

Why give A-Rod the take sign on 3-0? In this case, a walk is NOT as good as a hit..

i hate the fact that we're losing this game.

stfu timmy - you don't know shit

I'm going to be ill.

6

fucking 6

b double o

I can't believe how feeble this team has come out.

saunders at 53 pitches

That 7th inning grows even larger...

[324] I doubt he had a take sign. I think he was looking for something inside.

well, this is exasperatin' so far.

Evening folks ....

[334] hmmm, you've been gone for a bit, by chance did you have the score truck with you?

i'm plotzing

Jeff Mathis..really..I can take losing to Vlad or Hunter or Bobby...but Jef mathis again???

Oh well, lots of time, Saunders is toast!

I feel like the Yanks have actually played better tonight than the Halos. They've just been unlucky, and it hasn't translated into runs.

HI Diane.

[339] That's been the case all series...which is why it is very disturbing that this series is 3-2 and possibly headed toward game 7. Eventually, the Angels will play better.

[336] I wish I knew where it was!

Unfortunately, I have a big presentation tomorrow, so I have to put together the lecture and ppt tonight, in between getting frustrated at the lack of base hits with two outs.

nice.

siddown vladi

NICE pitch, Andy.

Nice pitch.

siddown vladdy

THROW HIM OUT!!

toss him the fuck out! how many times can the angels get away with that shit?

That was right on the black.

I'm down with the consipiracy theory on Teix's ground out last inning. Where's the gd replay?

Let's go Andy!!!Let's go.

Please no Girardi, FOX...the last thing we need to do is be reminded of why this series is still being played.

58 LOB this series

ugh

stfu with this bullshit

If they show Scioscia talking with the home plate ump between innings I'll expode. YES ANDY!!

NICE inning Andy!

NICE BABY

ok boys...runs now...PLEASE!!!!

I hope these hitters are not as tight as Girardi just sounded.

way - to go andy - looking pretty damn sharp

Andy's a golden god.

Okay. Now lets hit fucking Joe Saunders now

Golden God?

[359] Jinx ;-)

I will have a hard time accepting that Andy will lose on one hiccup inning. Score Truck should arrive this inning, and I predict Swisher will be at the wheel.

[351] i suppose you don't want to see hughes in this game then

Nice bounce-back inning for Andy.

Now, let's get it fucking cookin with the bats! Enough of this unholy horseshit!

Yeah, where's that damn SCORE TRUCK?

What about a black taco sound appetizing, exactly?

[362] :)

[357] I don't think he sounded tight at all, I was honestly pretty struck by how confident he sounded.

if anything Buck sounded tight

one of my students just sent me a "let's go yankees" text! i thought that was nice : )

[364] Depends on the options, if it's AJ, well, we've discussed that already.

[363] From your lips...

[349] Same.

[369] Saying that the team was excited to be playing game 6 instead of preparing for the World Series sounded very forced.

Crowd seems a bit subdued..have to say the fans in Philly were impressive with all the noise from first pitch on.

Cmon Score Truck!!

Look low and away, Robbie.

[375] The respective confidence levels likely accounted for the difference.

Hello everybody - took me a while to catch up on the comments, but here I am.

I'm thinking Saunders is going to run out of gas pretty soon.

These batters are flat out missing fat pitches.

Hey, Shaun.

[374] he's not going to say they blew it - i personally don't give a shit what he says in those stupid interviews - i would almost prefer he read the wb mason promo in response to buck's idiotic questions

mccarver already hyping "jroll"

[374] I can only imagine what that man would look like in a game seven.

Why is Robbie looking to pull?

[381] I'd rather not see his face or hear his voice for the rest of the series myself.

[378] hi shaun - me too

They showed Jeter in the dugout awhile back, and he was chewing his finger. I don't think I've ever seen him look so nervous.

robbie with a leadoff walk!

First Abreu's wall scraping and now this. Holy Fucking Hell.

[382] I know, wtf?

Time for Swish to break out

Has Swisher hit a ball hard all series?

[385] that would be fine by me too

that'll do

Mercifully.

Okay. Now please score.

YES. Bunt Melky.

MUST

BREAK

THROUGH

there you go nicky baby

and fuck off wp

good on ya, Swish!

Ug. 1st and 2nd, no out. WE'RE DEAD!

Yankees have to win the game now, with a Swish single.

That JROLLLLLLLED through the infield ...

No fucking sacrifice.

I'll take a sac bunt here

Okay Derek. At leas hit it in the air.

I don't like that.

Yeah, I would have bunted Melky too. Let's hope it pays off.

Incredible...absolutely incredible.

c'mon Captain Derek!!!

they should walk jeter for sure

lets please not get into a bunt debate, I don't have the energy

Somewhere, Phil Rizzuto is smiling.

Man on 3rd, 1 out, Jeter up. We can score here... can't we???

Ok, I'll take that.

[412] but...why bunt in the 4th inning?? guy is very hittable!!

[412] I'm exhausted. That's probably not good.

The Yankees are a big inning offense...giving away an out mitigates against that happening. Girardi simply doesn't know what kind of team he has.

let's just score here team

OK, come on Jeter.

I hear the Score Truck coming, it's rolling round the bend, I haven't seen a hit with risp since I don't know when................

I'm happy it was successful. I don't really trust Melky to bunt, but he got it done, so good.

Let's go, Derek.

PLEASE!

Girardi is a National League manager with an AL team ...

pleeeeeease Derek

Weak fucking hack.

Do something good, Jeter. Do it while I'm still alive for God's sake!

[418] but you're worried about how tight they are down a run. shouldn't they get that first run on the board?

Well, that wasn't hit swing.

[380] weeping, you'll appreciate this. My daughter (who's almost 4) watched the top half of the first with me. I used the frame-by-frame on my TiVo to show her Andy's curveball, because she asked me why the ball moved. She picked it up right away, and the next time he threw one, she said, that was his curve, wasn't it daddy? =)

You know, I do not mind the bunt by Melky there. I'm strangely confident in that move.

I would like Jeter to single in both runs right now, though.

[421] problem is there is a secret compartment in the score truck in the glove compartment

Don't force it Jeter (another reason you don't bunt).

Truckin .... got those hits cashed in ...

Good.

2-1.

[418] I'm with you William, but I couldn't take another DP...

[427] No...because trying to squeeze across one run will lead to forcing things.

[423] Then why don't we ever steal or hit and run?

Jeter is not comfortable up there.

[425] maybe he's just bluffing to get saunders to throw strikes

jesus saunders almost killed him with that pitch

C'mon Jeter!!!!!!!!

[432] I'm grateful for that comment.

No advance?

vlad woulda swung at that

Tricky situation here. Saunders is really wild, but . . .

[442] too close

Idiot, you could have caught that.

Teix would have had that

If Kendry caught that, do we score?

Just out of reach. How fortunate.

take the wal derek

Fuck.

jeter is getting jammed a lot here

Straighten it out, Derek!

worked a walk

nice at bat there

Well done, Captain.

Well done.

He pitched around Jeter. Now Johnny needs to get the ball in the air.

OK, up to Johnny to keep it going...

I'll take it

Oy. Shots of JD all around.

alright! took twice as many pitches as an IBB

don't fail here again JD!!!

c'mon jd - please do something buddy

Sorry but can't get over that bunt..this guy has zero Ks tonight and is now walking people..why give up an out?

Is Damon up with the bases loaded an AB everyone is comfortable with?

In the air Johnny.

Thank you derek. And Fox can quit with the Saunders close up every gdamn pitch.

PLEASSSE!

Johnny, please!

OK, that works, but I feel like we're being teased by the baseball gods every time Damon comes up with the bases loaded.

OK, walk is good.

On you, Damon!

Second time, Johnny Damon. It's time to erase a certain memory.

wow where was that

Got a break there.

I'm begging you Johnny

Saunders with 70 pitches. 71.

it's really LOUD!!!

Its only the fourth inning?

Fucking do it, Damon.

[471] High?

[464] I think so.

What if Saunders walks in a run, and Tex comes up with the bases loaded . . .

Fuck!

Hit the fucker HARD!

Yes!!!!

THANK YOU!!!

YEEEEEEAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

Johnny Angel!

SCORE TRUCK!!!

I'll take it!

DAMON!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell yes!!!!

WOOOHOO!

yeah jd!! score truck time

YES!!!!!

Little Bingo...........YES!!!!

what a nice piece of hitting

Huge Johnny...huge...but Tex has to add to the pain...this has to become a big inning.

Oh Shit! JD forced 2 runs home. Fuckin' Girardi.

I'll take it, but the salami would have been epic.

swish looked hilarious there

Come on Teix.

Come on Mark. Crush them

Can I get a Teix message?

[493] It was beautiful. Vintage Damon.

Hahahah, I just heard several fire trucks pass by my place, sirens blaring. Score Truck alarms going off everywhere!

lets keep the line moving here

[495] LOL.

Now, Teix and/or A-rod end this thing.

Buck sounds bummed.

Come on, come on, let's go score truckin'!

Come on, come on, come on, score truckin'!

Would you double steal here?

Knock one Silly, Teix.

A Teix message if you please... I mean really. Fucking hit one out.

A homer is a rally-killer .... but I won't mind ...

[502] Nice!

[506] Fuck him.

[506] he is - expect more football updates if this score remains for awhile

[511] Like bunts, Rally Killers are occasionally the correct play.

Saunders is on the ropes here, gotta go for the kill

wow gotta see that Nicks TD later

[513] Seconded. The guy is an arrogant jackass.

SAFE!!!

All right, we'll take that. Come on A-Rod.....

FUCK YEAH!!!

bring 'em all home A-Rod!!!

I'll take it

THAT MAN is up!!! THAT MAN is up!!!!

Identical 2-1 scores for Yankees & Giants, on their scoring.

Way to hustle Damon! Really picked up Tex there.

Oh fuck yes.

Yes!

That was a break.

Come on, Teix, get it together!

OH YEAH. AROD BE THE MAN!!!

Every body's safe!!

And here comes A-Rod. =) Bring us the soft, chewy underbelly that is the Angels' bullpen!

[506] not to mention more interested in the giants game. not that i mind hearing good news about the g men, but right now i care very little.

Better than a double steal.

Come on A-Rod. Stake in the heart.

Buck, nobody cares about the NFL game right now you douche.

oh snoop too bad you couldn't have thrown it away

try walking alex now mikey s

all the announcers sound bummed when we do good. fuck 'em all

In the air, Alex.

Let's put this one out of reasonable reach.

2-0.....

[530] well some of us who partake in sporting pursuits of the wagering kind do

Agree- Damon really made that play

HIs patience is beautiful. Relaxed. Now hit one you like.

Oh, that was the pitch...

OHHHHHH!

hi kate!

fuck he just missed it

Oof.

Just missed....

SHIT.

[538] He looks downright beatific up there.

LET'S GO A-ROD!

saunders is terrified.

do it up, Alex !!!

CC with a halfsmile in the dugout.

[541] I knew we were both likin that...

crowd should be up and chanting arod's name!

GROOVE ONE SAUNDERS

Remember how jumpy he used to be?

He'd have swung at that 2-1 in years past.

Paging Kenny Rogers!!!!

wow - good eye

I'll take it, great eye.

Good eye Alex.

Well, OK.

So close...

wow i think that was inside but very close, especially for dale scott

Oooooh!!!

Beautiful, Alex.

Looked like a good pitch to me.

Take that, Mike Scociciaia!

Good Job Alex.

I have no idea where that missed though

I'll take it... but Mr. DP up.

Close pitch...A-Rod got the call. That looked good, gameday people?

[550] : )

i like that, too!

keep 'em comin' in Po !!!

WOW...that was close, but even with the bases loaded, he wouldn't grove it.

Leave him in!

Hey Scioscia. EFF YOU!

[562] Well, he walked A-Rod again.

That last pitch was VERY VERY close. Did we catch a break?

[560] yeah - it was a strike for scott

buh-bye Joe..nice knowind ya!
Saunders did not retire a batter that inning..please, it was NOT a "gutsy" performance!

I think it was a touch inside, pretty tough call against the pitcher I guess.

[565] Arod got the call, but IF Posada can't plate another run, there's a decent chance the Angels would have been better off not having Saunders make that 3-1 pitch.

cousin oliver in

[565] gameday actually showing it a bit inside

so can we all stop with how impressive Saunders is now please??

OK Jorge, keep the Score Truck going!

Jorge, put the Score Truck into overdrive now, papi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Po is no Molina, but I think he's gonna keep the Score Truck rolling here.

[565] gameday has it on the line. on the replay it looked pretty good.

[575] Should be "that 3-2 pitch".

[575] Bite your tongue. ; )

[580] I hope so.

[571] Not as blatant as that breaking pitch to Damon, but it was close. A tad inside, but borderline.

ARod so far: 5 HR, 12 RBI, .419 .525 .968 1.493
Down right Bondsian!

Sweep the muther-effin' leg, Jorge!

In the air, Jorge

Where it was caught it was a ball. But when it crossed the front of the plate it was most definitely a strike.

good pitch there.

"So You Think You Can Dance" will be preempted, so that we can bring you "So You Think You Can Umpire"

that's the 2nd time the announcers watched their own strike zone show that the right call was made only to ignore it and side with scioscia

c'mon jorgie - a long drive like last time

Must destroy Cousin Oliver.

FUCK FUCK FUCK

DAMN IT!!! : /

fuck

That figures.

God dammit Jorge.

Son of a bitch...my predictive powers came to a crash with Posada....

Gah!

Still, I'll take 3 runs.

God damnit Posada.

PIG FUCKING PIGFUCKER!!!!

FUCKING FUCK FUCK FUUUUUCCKK!!!

Jesus fucking Christ. That was the worst possible outcome.

Where's Molina when you need him?
FUUUUUUUUCCCKKKKK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know there are more lefties due up, but this is very silly by Scioscia. Posada's always hit lefties well, and Matsui does too. I think this is because he trusts no one else in his bullpen, and he won't bring in any of the starters in the middle of an inning.

Good for our boys. Nice to see them have no bullpen for a change. =)

GOD DAMMIT! On a happy note, did you say A-Rod try to break it up?! Wow. He is not going to let us lose.

Balls!

all in all though, not bad to take a 2 run lead and get into their shitty bullpen in the 4th

snoop wasn't thriled abou that.

[575] Good call... depressing though...

Posada has been a big goat in this series...that swing is beyond bad. Now, I really wish the ump would have called that 3-1 pitch a strike.

ok well accentuate the positive

- knocked out the starter in the 4th is good

- gave Andy a lead

-ummm...Swish looks happy again?

Posada really stinks in the playoffs compared to his career numbers.

That's OK...not great, but OK. Now Andy needs to shut them down after the long half-inning. The bats will break this open next inning or two.

Ok, come on, Andy, it's all on you.

You can do it, my man.

[612] True!

[611] Taking a run off the board is good? Sure.

damn it!!!

[617] I'd take my chances with Arod...the Yankees needed to get more than 3 runs there...that was a chance to really put this game out of reach.

where was that?

Not a good start

Here come the fucking Angels.

For fuck's sake.

OK, come on Andy.

FUCK YOU, BUCK!

Here comes no one, you asshole.

fuck!

DON'T let them back in this Andy.

fuck you Buck. you're an asshole.

Joe Buck can eat a dick, I'm sorry

Posada has had so many absolutely infurtiating moments this series.

PLEASE GET PRAYING MATHIS OUT

FUCK you, Buck!

Joe Buck spends his off-mic time being fucked by a horned goat devil.

Just sayin'.

[629] I'm cracking a beer if Mathis gets a hit here..

Nice.

finally thank you andy

Andy.

Two more, Andy, two more.

Finally. Jesus.

Finally!

Wow. We got Jeff Mathis out.

buck not happy with that K

No FOX here..so how is Joe Buck tonight, gang? ;)

I didn't realize Andy has 6 k's

[640] Other than his gleefully reporting how huge that DP was?

Posada 2009 PS: .276 .382 .517 .900

Damn it, Posada!!!

OH, FUCK YESSS!!!!!~

HELL FUCKIN' YEAH!!! : )

[639] i hate joe buck as much as anyone, but i don't think i've ever heard him happy, no matter the team.

nice play robbie.

Well done Robbie!

I'll take that baby.

That a WAY, Andy! He is really on tonight!

YES!!

lets go abuse this pen fellas

nice

All right, well done.

good work yanks

[640] a collosaal assfuck

How often do you see a 4-4-3 DP?

YAY ROBBIE.. Smooth as silk, baby.

[643] goat!

Yeah! Eat it, Joe Buck, you cockeating troglodyte.

Andy 65 pitches through five.

[643] The numbers are fine, but he has had maddening moments: calling the fastball to Vlad, not scoring on a 2B from 2B, the crazy run down, and now having an awful swing against Oliver with a 2-1 count and the bases loaded.

The Olive Garden

when you're here....you're getting e-coli

Wonder if Weaver will be in at some point? I have this idea that if they tee off on him in a big game, it somehow sets the world right after his brother blew it.

65 pitches for Andrew Eugene

[662] i think so - and i hope so

[647] He roots for the underdog, which is like most partial fans. He isn't a Yankee-hater.

[647] He hates baseball, finds it very boring. I KNOW he said that, either during an interview, or maybe it was on his (short-lived?) HBO show?

I've always muted his football broadcasts, because I think he's even worse there - maybe that gets him up?

[660] no, he called for an eye-level fastball to vlad, which would have been great. hughes missed by 2 feet.

[647] [665] Along those lines, the FOX broadcast was practically wearing pompoms for the Yankees and Torre against the Braves in 1996.

[659] doh! didn't see ya, my man...

Little Maggie will next be seen in a "Girls Gone Wild" video about 12 years from now ...

More runs please!

WTF MATSUI. Christ.

[662] Only if Scioscia is desperate. His ERA on the road is 2+ runs over what it is at home.

Matsui is not having a good game.

[666] It's obvious he feels he's above the whole thing. I didn't know his HBO show was canceled- that's good to know!

ground fucking zilla.

shut up, buck. shut the fuck up

[666 DAMIEN!!] he didn't say he hates it, just that h finds football much more exciting.

which ok thats fine, so let someone who appreciates baseball call the games then.

joe buck making me feel bad for slightly defending him

oh my God, STFU Buck

Matsui has always frustrated me, he looks great one at bat and then dog shit the next. I love him, but man.

every at bat from Matsui seems the same. First pitch ground out

c'mon robbie destroy cousin oliver

[667] Had Hughes located his fastball at any point in the inning, I could understand him expecting that he could do it in that spot. Unfortunately, the only command he had was with the curve.

That pitch to Posada was PHAT! He was just late on it with a bad swing. Po should have creamed it.

Matsui looking beyond booty recently..

why can't we hit Oliver??? : /

I get the sense that no matter how bad Sutcliffe is, I should be happy that I don't have the FOX feed.

Possible makeup call on that one.

That was the same pitch that walked Alex. Stupid umps.

I really hope they aren't going to sit on 3 runs now.

Damn it, Posada!

Ugh.

[668] that's not how i remember it. i thought buck seemed on the verge of tears at the end, emotionlessly recapping the dramatic series.

The worst thing than hearing McCarver and Buck harp on this double play is knowing that they are absolutely right.

a collosaal assfuck?
Is there a goat involved in this?

[689] Umps always give more on the outside than on the inside of the plate. It's not right, but it's not surprising.

These announcers are really enthused by Oliver. I mean, he's doing his job but they're really enthused.

Are they touching themselves while they are repeatedly saying double play? Man.

[693] Followed closely by me beating it to death, so I'll stop now.

Nice shot of Andy there. He looks locked in.

What horseshit.

Oh God.

Come on Andy.

holy christ. Cy Oliver. jesus fuck!!! : /

oy vey

come on Andy, another 0

Darren Oliver, ace relief pitcher.

[683] that's true in retrospect, but at the time he had only thrown something like 6 pitches.

[694] nope - goats don't like him

one thing buck does okay though is realize a ball is foul off the bat - sterling and kay have yet to master that

[705] I don't think you can overlook how badly Hughes was missing with the fastball.

Oliver probably is their best bullpen guy to be fair.

[705] Every fastball to Hunter was no where the zone...unless they were pitching around him (which could be true), Posada should have figured out that he wasn't going to hit his spot with the fastball.

Please send Choad back to the bench asap, Andy.

[708] Might he be done after 14 pitches?

God I love Daft Punk

Hughes fucked up...or Posada fucked up...or both did...and surely Girardi also fucked up. Whatever. That game is done and gone.

Let's go Andy, keep shutting them down.

These are loooong commercial breaks.

My head really feels like it is going to explode...I don't even want to think about what my blood pressure is right now.

[707] [709] you might be right, but i think you're exaggerating a bit. part of what convinced me his fastball command was so off was that pitch. prior to that i thought he was just nervous or rusty.

At least when Sutcliffe sounds drunk, he is drunk.

it really annoys me how not all of Andy's PS wins are in a Yankee uniform

[715] I have a headache. Just took two advil.

One out.

There's some good luck.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH......choad

fuckin' beautiful !!!

ha ha take that choad you fucktard

So essentially Andy has one whole season added just with October baseball.

More fundamental baseball.

Ah, good solid fundamental Angels baseball.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I don't know if this is flu-delirium, but that is the funnies thing I've seen in years.

[715, 719] Neuprin...little...yellow...different

[717] very funny!