Comments on: Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Win

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:08:54 +0000

[22] Or hanging.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:59:20 +0000

[19] (good thing you didn’t leave it dangling…)

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:58:59 +0000

[19] I thought [17] was the better sentence because of the late movement.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:56:16 +0000

Leadership with inanimate objects, eh? All you need to think about is this:

Marcus Thames.

By: Jon DeRosa

Jon DeRosa — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:54:11 +0000

[17] There’s some junk at the end of that sentence…

“I know trading Montero would be incredibly painful, and I understand the argument that he’s untouchable but for either of those guys I would have done it.”

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:53:37 +0000

[17] absolutely in a heartbeat

By: Jon DeRosa

Jon DeRosa — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:52:33 +0000

[14] I think that it’s telling that Cashman was willing to trade Montero for either Lee or Halladay.

I know trading Montero would be incredibly painful, and I understand the argument that he’s untouchable but for either of those guys I would have done it forLee or Halladay.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:50:48 +0000

[14] re: Halladay. Back when the Phils got him I told a Phillies fan in my office his team just got the best pitcher in baseball. He was excited, but hadn’t seen too much of him, having watched mostly NL East games. He asked, better than Santana? better than Sabathia? I told him way better, think Koufax with longevity. Utterly dominant stud pitcher.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:45:29 +0000

[14] haven’t seen T-reix used elsewhere, so I’m claiming authorship. At one point I thought it could be a clever idea for a Sterling call. “Tex, T-wrecks one!” but “Teixeira sends a Teix message” is much better, and obviously more of its time.

By: Horace Clarke Era

Horace Clarke Era — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:30:39 +0000

“Breathing is for November.”

Great line. So is T-reix. (Has anyone used that before? Props if so.)

Terrific, exhausting game. Kept telling self to ‘pace’ but can’t do it in October, can we? It feels as if Jorge has had a LOT of superb at-bats last few weeks, while team scuffled, and – as DenEmma said, another last night. Give Granderson major credit for starting to dig his way out vs lefties (not that shabby this year after early scuffles all around). Sign it is fall? A Rod steals a base again.

Pos picks Doc as best of decade over Santana, and really, how can we resist that? (I know this is a bad day to try.) I still remember a lot of people here fighting the idea we should go after him. Sigh. Such an easy guy to cheer for (unless vs us).

Is it me or do the Rays feel truly on the ropes today with Shields. Pos (again) thinks, in that piece linked above, that Maddon may be outsmarting himself.

I’ll join in:

An-dee Pett-it. Clap. Clap. Clap-clap-clap.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:20:59 +0000

there are a few inanimate objects (in the form of pitchers) on the postseason roster who could use Girardi’s touch.

By: The Mick536

The Mick536 — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:11:46 +0000

Exhausted after watching Doc. Lasted until Tex homer. Up in middle of night to pee, which old men do, and watched highlights on my computer. No way to be a fan, but I went back to sleep easily.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:08:52 +0000

your refrain for the day:
An-dee Pett-it! clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!
An-dee Pett-it! clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!

Oh, Mo. [looking skyward in awe]. Thank you again. You are The DIfference, sir.

Tex. T-reix. How very Godzilla of you. The powerful swing, and the majestic arc of the shot reminded me of those magnificent Matsui blasts. 3-2 pitch to boot, yes.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:00:45 +0000

[0] “his leadership skills with inanimate objects must be impressive, because it worked”

Just fantastic, Emma. My colleagues must all be wondering why I was laughing so much just now.

I’m thrilled the Yanks won, and just a little sad to have missed both the comeback (I was sadly falling asleep at 10 and have a long day of meetings and work ahead of me), and the vast majority of the 931 comment game thread. I look forward to being less tired and more active tonight. I did feel like, the second time through the lineup, the Yanks were getting a better feel for Liriano, and his pitches sometimes looked a little off as well.

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:56:37 +0000

[2] Breathing is for November.

By: Just Fair

Just Fair — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:40:30 +0000

Good stuff. Though this game should not have been that close. Oh well.
I was listening to Sterling’s post game show before bed. His live call of Granderson’s hit was a “2 run double.” After he played that clip he explained that it was eventually ruled a triple because Granderson did not move to 3rd on the throw in. Oy.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:14:37 +0000

Beauty.
Yeah, tsuris is right, Emma. And I love your description of the flailing against Liriano, the bats came nowhere near the ball in time or space.
Speaking of spacetime, though, the only way that the fly balls had greater hang time than usual is if (a) they were hit higher (like Granderson’s triple!), or (b) Gritner is warping the spacetime continuum again.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:25:22 +0000

http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/05/baseball-musings-day-1/

Never enough Mo praise for me!

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:16:44 +0000

[1] Yep, inbetween a lot of Ks, Thome is going to launch some monster taters..let’s just hope there’s no one on base. But feeling good now..Rays are in trouble.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:09:56 +0000

[2] he never could.