"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

Remember the Yanks had a 1-0 lead on the Tigers back in 2006. And that didn’t turn out so hot, did it?

Big game today. Maybe the pivotal game of the series. Gunna need another miracle out of Freddy. Plus, how about a Sunday delivery from the Score Truck?

Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada DH
Russell Martin C
Brett Gardner LF

Never mind the sunshine (the what?!?!):

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Stay Gold]

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1 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 12:22 pm

"Cano. DEEP FLY. How far will it fly?"
Ha. Just logged on and turned on MLB to see the replay of last night's game. Bottom 6th. Nice. The only bad thing Cano did was pop out for his curtain call right as Alex was getting a pitch. Bad timing.

2 RIYank   ~  Oct 2, 2011 12:28 pm

At Baseball Analytics, David Pinto analyzes the Alburquerque pitch that ended up in the upper deck. The Pitch F/x data don't support what the TBS guys said. Al didn't hang the slider; Rob just crushed a good slider. As Pinto says, "The pitch was not that bad. Robinson Cano is simply that good."

3 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 12:43 pm

Can't wait to see the Tiggers pitch around Robbie and watch A-Rod drive an extra base hit and make them pay..

4 T. Hawk   ~  Oct 2, 2011 12:50 pm

Beautiful weather right now, btw. At least in Brooklyn.

5 ms october   ~  Oct 2, 2011 1:02 pm

[4] yes, bright and sunny uptown. nothing in the air to make one think it is going to rain anytime soon.

the tigers should have the rhp lineup in which is better than the lhp pitching lineup (especially when their lhp lineup hit against a rh pitcher yesterday).
freddy and his slop succeeds in large part because he knows he he can go after and who he has to be careful with. he really has to take advantage of the spread out detroit lineup and not let their top hitters get him.

hopefully some nice blasts against sherzer will be just what the score truck delivers. this weather might be conducive to ys playing small today.

6 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 1:03 pm

1) Yeah that was horseshit.

3) I sure hope so.

4) Bootiful in the BX.

7 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 2:57 pm

Sun is out but there are lots o clouds too. And it is chilly.

LET'S GO YANK-EES!

8 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 2:59 pm

Baseball through the eyes of my 7 year old never ceases to make me smile. Jen had the ARI-MIL game on yesterday afternoon, and after watching a handful of innings, he said to her, "Ya know Mom.. I don't even care who wins this game".

Then last night (he was permitted to watch until 9:30) while Nova was on the mound, he said, "There's your rookie of the year, Mom!"

hehe

9 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:07 pm

we play today, we win today!

everybody play baseball, everybody happy!

i'm ready.

GO YANKS!!!

10 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:08 pm

Old man Andy throwing out the first pitch!

11 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:09 pm

as i pulled up to the gig, i surprisingly got 880 in well. heard the jorgie hit, russell double and...jorgie on the basepaths.

of course, the bar had a stoopid SEC game on (sorry 'bama yank!). i had my Yankees shirt on and there was a dude from Long Island there. i told him about the radio and he kept going out to check the score for me. it was still 1-1.

then on the set break, there was a dude from Detroit there (quite random!) and we got them to switch to tbs for the rest of the game. so i saw a decent amount! still, i have it on dvr and will go through the highlights later.

i wanna see jeter's relay & martin's tag, swisher's catch, robbie's first double (i saw the other big hits!), and Super Bossa Nova!

12 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:10 pm

[10] i don't think they showed it on tbs, did they? how could i have missed it?! damn. hopefully, yes.com has it up later...

good start, freddy!

i thought the 1st pitch was a strike, too...

13 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:10 pm

Nice break on that spliter.

14 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:11 pm

[8] great to see you round these parts again!

my screen name here links to my website now. take a look and be in touch. my solo CD is finally out! : )

15 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:14 pm

i think Alex is right, today is mighty pivotal.

i hope freddy sneaks through it today, but i don't have a great feeling about that. scherzer can strike every one out.

tomorrow is the big pitching showdown, vol. 2 and that can go either way. aj in game 4 = ugh. that would leave game 5, a repeat of last night, and nova & fister can easily swap results.

best thing to do, is SWEEP!

that cabrera shot does not bode well... : (

16 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:14 pm

He'll do that to you.

17 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:20 pm

really, ump?

fuck you!

18 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:22 pm

dammit, ajax.

that was a great rip by jeter.

fuck!

19 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:24 pm

ah, that was a really nice change.

20 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:24 pm

[18] He's been doing that all year. And he's got a big centerfield to roam.

21 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:26 pm

BIG hand for cano!

max being real careful with robbie. wants *nothing* to do with him.

4 pitch unintentional-intentional walk.

c'mon A-rod!

22 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:26 pm

tie the game, Alex!

23 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:28 pm

alright, makin' him work.

let's go Tex, you're due, my friend!

24 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:31 pm

dammit. got under it. was ball 4...

27 pitches in the foist...

25 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:31 pm

Dammit, Mark.

26 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:31 pm

i thought this game thread would be packed...

27 joe   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:34 pm

[26] Me too... When I loaded up Banter and saw such few comments, I thought there wasn't a game today or I had the wrong thread

28 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:35 pm

good, Chief!

29 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:37 pm

good work, chief!

30 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:38 pm

Good bounce back for Freddy.

31 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:38 pm

Freddy settled down a lil there, egh?

[14] thanks, man. I've been keeping up with The Banter all year, but at home we mostly watch the games in the past on DVR, so following the game thread doesn't work. Mostly it's when I'm at work and listening to Sterling (like now).

32 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:39 pm

[31] ...and Waldman. Can't forget Waldman.

33 joe   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:40 pm

Is anyone really sick of this song?

34 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:41 pm

[31] i hear ya. don't worry about game threads. the regulars are all over all the threads and remember - we're year round in these parts! : )

35 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:48 pm

our bottom of the frame was lame.

mow 'em down, chief! or, at least, kill 'em softly...

36 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:50 pm

another hit for mags.

i'm glad cabrera isn't right after him in the order.

a-rod makes the grab, goes the easy way to 2nd. inning over!

37 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:55 pm

damn that was CLOSE!!!

just don't get hurt diving into first, melky!!! : /

38 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 3:58 pm

another nice change to grandy.

warning track power.

alright Chief, keep 'em where they are!

39 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:02 pm

freddy strikes out miggy.

nice.

40 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:03 pm

relief to see him get Cabrera out.

41 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:04 pm

back-to-back k's.

siddown, professional hitter (TM)!

42 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:04 pm

Nicely nice.

43 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:06 pm

don't lose him, chief.

44 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:07 pm

cano = smooth.

and he's leading off.

good frame, fred!

40/41 - company. yay : )

45 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:07 pm

one two tree. niiiiiiice.

46 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:08 pm

Hey, where duh score truck at?

47 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:10 pm

[14] the new record sounds great! (those files on the directed listening page are from the CD, yeah?) I'll check it out more when I get home. Thanks!

48 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:12 pm

[46] Pettitte is doing a puff peice for YES serving unsuspectuing fans a NYC kanish--Candid Camera style.

YO ANDY! BRING BACK DA SCORE TRUCK!

49 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:12 pm

Way to spoil some good pitches, Robbie.

50 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:13 pm

Damn, John Smotlz is irritating.

51 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:13 pm

[47] thanks, man! yeah, the audio snippets are clips from the CD. that way people can check out parts to hear if it's something they wanna buy.

the audio page has some different styles of records i've recorded. i'm prolly gonna add 10 more tracks on that page sometime soon...

52 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:14 pm

Dag, Robbie. Tough to lay off that one.

53 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:14 pm

Terrible swing by Alex.

54 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:16 pm

this ump is pretty damn crappy.

55 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:16 pm

c'mon bitches.. be patient!

56 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:16 pm

Nice no hitter. Wtf!

57 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:16 pm

Good eye, Mark. Make it count, now...

58 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:17 pm

[50] it's lessened since he left, then retired, but smoltz t-shirts were always THE most popular here in the Atl. moreso than Chipper or anybody else...

59 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:17 pm

2 ball fours swung at by Robbie and Teix. Bollocks!

60 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:17 pm

Drat.

61 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:17 pm

[56] holy crap! i didn't realize that.

keep 'em here, freddy. we'll get 'em!

62 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:18 pm

59) True. But also, good pitches by Max.

63 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:19 pm

We'll get to Scherzer. 62 pitches, not a ton, but not nothing. I'm looking for a late game explosion from the Yankees.

64 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:21 pm

Memo to the Yankee lineup: No less than 8 pitches per AB, please.

Also, if you see the meatball.. MANGA.

65 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:24 pm

nice inning, chief!

[63] i think so, too. NOW, would be a good time! : )

66 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:26 pm

[63] I sure would like to see a hit. These playoff no hitters are not to be trifled with.

67 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:26 pm

Need a 25+ pitch inning here. Is that too much to ask for?

68 NYYfan22   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:27 pm

Andy's back. That means the score truck is back, hummin and ready.

69 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:28 pm

his change to lefties is really really good.

we keep getting under his rising pitches...

70 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:29 pm

FUCK!

71 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:30 pm

Fuck this dude. C'mon, offense!!!!! Oi!

72 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:32 pm

hey jorgie - don't get picked off!!!

73 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:32 pm

Pinch run for Jorgie for Mo's Sake!

74 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:33 pm

OH NO!!!!!

please be okay!!!

75 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:33 pm

Ouch! Glancing blow hopefully.

76 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:33 pm

Ouch. Now, how about a fucking hit?

77 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:33 pm

it was *obviously* the hand, not the elbow. dumbass.

please don't be hurt for real, for real!!!

78 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:34 pm

c'mon gritner!!!

imagine a double steal w/ jorgie as the lead runner - hahahaha!!!

79 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:35 pm

[78] scherzer did! he imagined it!

maybe he's reading the banter ; )

80 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:35 pm

The only way Jorgie scores is if Lil' G hits a triple.

81 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:35 pm

Homer here.

82 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:35 pm

wait. "one of" their slowest runners? who the hell is slower than jorgie on the squad? yogi, maybe...

83 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:36 pm

Swing that bat asshole!

84 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:36 pm

crap.

85 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:36 pm

That is a fucking garbage at bat, Brett. Waiting forever. Fucking terrible.

86 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:38 pm

DAMMIT!!!

still no hits. : (

87 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:38 pm

Fail!

88 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:38 pm

Who needs hits? Fuckinghorsefuckingshit!

89 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:39 pm

Score Truck?

We ain't even seen the Score Bicycle yet ...

90 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:40 pm

Philly didn't really wake up until the 6th yesterday, so let's hope that'll work for the Yanks today too.

91 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:41 pm

Well, at 82 pitches through five, he can't possibly get a no-hitter, right?

92 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:41 pm

But damn, if you're gonna get this kind of start out of Garcia in the playoffs, you'd better give him some runs.

93 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:41 pm

90) Yeah, and let's hope the Tigers don't wake up either.

94 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:42 pm

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

95 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:42 pm

E-6

96 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:44 pm

This fucking sucks!

97 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:45 pm

motherfucker.

and we get verlander at comerica tomorrow night.

this sucks.

98 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:45 pm

Why are we getting pre-DL Jeter today?

99 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:47 pm

great K!!!

now, a DP please...

100 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:47 pm

This could be the game right here.

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101 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:49 pm

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

102 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:49 pm

Fuck that fat drunk!

103 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:49 pm

Fuck

104 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:50 pm

[100] I hope you're wrong. :-(

105 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:50 pm

[100] well, Cokey is probably coming into the game. that might help us out quite a bit! : )

106 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:50 pm

what?!

robbie usually gets that...

107 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:51 pm

Double fuck

108 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:51 pm

Well, that was deflating.

109 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:51 pm

The good news is the Yanks are still being no hit.
Robbie short armed that one. And this inning is all Jeter's fault!

110 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:53 pm

Fan-fucking-tastic. Fuck fuck fuck.

These assholes are seriously going to pitch AJ fucking Burnett with our season potentially on the line because he pitched one not completely shitty game against a team that was begging to complete a collapse.

I hate almost every roster decision they made heading into this series. How about throwing Ayala for four here, Girardi, so we can finish the job of shooting off our dicks.

111 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:55 pm

Outstanding.

112 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:55 pm

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOne

113 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:55 pm

Oh great.

114 jeaner   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:55 pm

boone-head logan
thanks, buddy

115 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:56 pm

this is pretty much on all the captain.

the rest is on our offense...

116 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:58 pm

balk forgiven.

error is not.

117 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:59 pm

Now break up the no-hitter.

118 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 4:59 pm

Preemptive fuck strikeout twins Granderson and Tex. Fuck Swisher who has been utterly fucking useless.

No fuck you to Boone Logan - that was pretty nice.

119 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:00 pm

[117] then the shutout...

then take the lead...

120 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:01 pm

I did not know before this game that Ordonez and Cabrera share a basement where they keep Freddy Garcia. That error, with those two coming up, was just painful.

121 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:03 pm

shut up, smoltz.

122 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:04 pm

A HIT, A HIT, HOLY SHIT, A HIT!!!

123 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:05 pm

Hey that's one of them hitty thingies.

124 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:05 pm

Robby breaks up the no-hitter. Figured it would be him.

125 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:06 pm

under it.

FUCK!

126 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:06 pm

Worthless.

127 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:07 pm

Alex looks like hell. Two good pitches to hit there. Can't get around.

128 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:07 pm

hey tex,

cut the deficit in half.

thanks,
thelarmis.

129 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:08 pm

[127] Agreed - Alex in the cleanup spot unable to hit a fastball is not looking like a smart move right now.

130 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:08 pm

i'm not a fan of this ump.

he's got a great first name, but he sucks at strikes & balls.

131 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:08 pm

Eat shit, blue.

132 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:09 pm

PATHETIC!!!

133 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:09 pm

Indeed, fuck this strike zone.

Frustrating game.

Can't wait for freezing darkness in Detroit.

134 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:12 pm

keep 'em here, cory.

135 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:12 pm

or not...

136 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:13 pm

Oh, Cory Wade. The magic is so long gone.

137 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:13 pm

shut up, smoltz...

138 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:14 pm

don kelly, is NOT a good baseball name.

139 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:16 pm

good job, cory.

140 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:17 pm

the girl who works in the fancy seats is so beautiful.

141 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:18 pm

[140] Ditto that. She belongs in movies.

142 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:19 pm

140) Doesn't she know it, too. She poses all season long, knowing she's in the middle of that camera angle.

143 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:23 pm

[141] funny, i was thinkin' about that! was wondering if the Yankees get calls to interview her for modeling jobs, et al.

[142] unfortunately, i don't get to see her enough to notice that. and a lot times they show her, they fog out the background, so it's blurry.

looks like she's cut her hair a little bit. looks thick & healthy. i loved it when she had a hat on and wore her hair in plaits. she's "classically beautiful."

144 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:23 pm

C'mon SWISH! Walk. Who Cares. Something.

145 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:24 pm

holy crap. ryan braun just CRUSHED a 2-run job to deep center. make that deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep center. basically a line drive out of the friggin' stadium.

brew crew are my NL team. go beer!

146 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:24 pm

Cornflake!

Here we go!

147 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:24 pm

Un-fuck Swisher temporarily.

148 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:25 pm

Now we're cookin' with grease!

149 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:25 pm

jorgie!

a rally. let's make this stand up!

150 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:26 pm

Speaking of freezing darkness in Detroit...anyone see that series by Paul Lukas at Slate? Basically, he found a bunch of old report cards and tried to find out what happened to the kids when they grew up. One was found in an abandoned building in Detroit. It turned out belong to a kid who grew up to be a baseball player and jazz musician: Carmen Fanzone. He was a Cub for most of his career, and he said it was ideal: they didn't play night games back then, so he could play baseball during the day and jazz at night.

Today, he works for the musicians' union in Los Angeles, Professional Musicians Local 47, and does fantasy camp for the Cubs.

151 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:26 pm

see ya, max.

hoping to add 2 runs to your ledger, then do the same to your bullpen mates (3 or more for them!)

152 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:26 pm

Have to admit that I hated starting Jorge in these games, and with the exception of one of his special moments, he's been good.

153 T. Hawk   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:27 pm

Well great work by Scherzer.

I grow wearier still of Tex's at bats. Wha' happened?

154 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:27 pm

[150] Unfortunately, neither freeze nor midges will stop them from playing playoff baseball at night.

155 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:28 pm

No Rally Killers!

156 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:28 pm

C'mon, Russ. No double play now boys.

157 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:28 pm

[148] funny how you and i have the same lingo. i say that phrase with "grease," also. i remember a discussion about it here some time ago...i guess it's mostly said "with...gas." i know it with "grease"...

[150] that's farking *awesome*!!!

158 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:29 pm

alright russ, payback for the hbp!

159 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:29 pm

C'mon Russ, keep it going.

160 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:29 pm

eeeeewww, what the fuck is that thing on benoit's chin?!

161 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:30 pm

No GiDP here, Bodie.

162 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:30 pm

dammit. we're under everything today...

163 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:31 pm

let's go, eric!

164 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:31 pm

is it fucking raining? again???

165 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:32 pm

fuckity fuck.

166 T. Hawk   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:32 pm

Feh. Putrid

167 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:32 pm

Congratulations, Yanks, on turning the stadium into pussy-ville.

168 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:32 pm

Oh good more rain. Jeez Chavez.

169 T. Hawk   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:32 pm

Get a fucking run in

170 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:33 pm

I coulda had 3 swings and misses! Fuck a duck!

171 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:33 pm

hit it out, captain.

redeem yourself!

172 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:33 pm

Man, it's pouring.

173 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:33 pm

Do a number 3000 here cap'n.

174 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:34 pm

[169] and provided humorous levity at the same time.

instead of angst and frustration...

175 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:34 pm

is gritner hurt?

i sure hope not...

176 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:35 pm

Even God is crying at the Yankees pathetic offense today.

177 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:35 pm

Word press doesn't like me calling the Yankee crowd a bunch of mulvas.

178 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:35 pm

how do you NOT swing at that?????????

FUCK!!!!! : /

179 T. Hawk   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:36 pm

This game is kind of eroding my high from last night's win.

180 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:36 pm

F.A.I.L. Motherfucker. At least they have 1 hit. : (

181 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:36 pm

[176] word press doesn't like much of anything...

182 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:36 pm

Another big wasted opportunity.

183 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:36 pm

These cocksuckers better not put the tarp out now because you think they might want to be fair and put it out, you know, during like, a fucking important at bat like Jeter just had.

184 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:38 pm

Alex, the title you chose for this entry has taken on a different meaning, much like the way it was originally used. Unpleasant!

185 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:38 pm

if verlander shuts out down tomorrow night (a very good possibility), we're looking at AJ on the road in an elimination game.

ugh.

186 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:39 pm

Last pitch was a strike, but pitchfx has the ump missing seven pitches egregiously for Scherzer. Argh.

187 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:39 pm

[185] Yeah, noted that earlier. Just loving that possibility.

188 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:40 pm

184) Ugh.

189 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:40 pm

[184] Was thinking that too.

190 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:40 pm

[185] Never mind the Outlander!

191 jeaner   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:40 pm

Sheesh, I could be watching meaningless pre-season hockey right now.

192 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:42 pm

do pitchers always only throw fastballs on their 8 given warmup pitches or do they ever mess around with offspeed stuff?

193 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:43 pm

[191] or the brewers-snakes game.

194 jeaner   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:44 pm

Sign us up for the rainbow and the pot of runs at the end of it, thank hyou

195 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:44 pm

batting champion.

196 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:45 pm

I HATE Miguel Cabrera. Bastard.

197 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:45 pm

so i guess the downpour was just during our most important at-bats.

baseball gods pissing all over our postseason chances...

198 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:45 pm

Oh ye of little faith, in the telling of the tale of the Yankees 28th championship, the glory of AJ Burnett's redemption shall feature brightly!

199 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:47 pm

yeah, and girardi has his ace ready to go tomorrow, too. why can't you mention CC? fucking douchelord.

200 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:48 pm

[198] are you sure all you got was a 12-pack of Red Hook???

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201 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:48 pm

[150] randym77 That was neat. Thanks.

202 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:48 pm

nice hook!

203 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:49 pm

what? fuck you, gun waving, wife beating, fat fucking drunk.

rot in hell.

204 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:52 pm

crap. lost him...

get spell check out.

205 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:52 pm

Get Jkklkjjlkdjlakdjakfdjalfjalfjlasdfhonny out

206 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:52 pm

shut up, smoltz. seriously.

207 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:52 pm

C'mon Wade, sit this punk down.

208 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:53 pm

let's get back to throwing strikes, shall we...

209 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:53 pm

Big out to get here...the Yankees can still win this game.

210 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:54 pm

alright, there ya go.

can we please score some fucking runs right now?! PLEASE

211 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:54 pm

Did he say the Yanks are 2-18 with risp this series? The story of their lives it seems.

212 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:56 pm

[211] Yup.

213 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:57 pm

Those city shots from the blimp are sweet.

214 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:58 pm

213) Gorgeous.

C'mon, BIG RALLY!

215 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:58 pm

Grandy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

216 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:58 pm

CURTIS CRUSH!!!

217 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:58 pm

Curtis! The Grandy man Can!

218 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:58 pm

That's one.

219 jeaner   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:59 pm

And now a crooked number, please

220 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 5:59 pm

smoltz: rally killer.

stfu, smoltzie!

221 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:00 pm

Way to downplay the homer Smoltz you fucking asshole.

222 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:01 pm

motherfucker.

alex & tex need to snap out of it.

LET'S GO!!!

223 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:02 pm

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!

you deserve that boo, alex.

everyone is undercutting today. : /

224 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:02 pm

Pitch in any time, Alex.

225 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:03 pm

oh god, last thing i wanna see is fucking valverde and his chest beating antics on the mound in the bronx. : (

226 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:03 pm

Booing Alex?

Stay classy fans ...

227 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:03 pm

how long til AJ has a neck tattoo? i'm kinda surprised he doesn't have one already...

another uppercut swing...

228 joe   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:04 pm

That's enough fucking popups

229 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:04 pm

[226] wasn't referring to [223] btw, just the fans at the stadium.

230 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:04 pm

Aj's winning game 4 no matter what happens tomorrow. This is turning out to be a real Sunday Shit Burger.

231 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:05 pm

Jose is 49 for 49 this hear. He's due for a bad outing.

232 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:05 pm

[231] I love the way you think.

233 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:06 pm

really nice little interview w/ robin yount on tbs. i always loved him growing up. i'm a big fan. good guy, GREAT baseball player!!!

234 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:06 pm

I'm tired of everyone quaking in their boots at the mention of Verlander. I don't cede Game 3 to Detroit whatsoever.
And they've been a dud today but the damn game isn't over. GO YANKEES!

235 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:07 pm

Alex looks lost.

236 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:07 pm

Good start, Luis. Unfucking Real!

237 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:08 pm

234) Exactly. Only trouble is, should they lose today and tomorrow, A.J. is the only thing between them and a trip home.

238 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:08 pm

[229] oh, i figured! i wouldn't boo alex live at the stadium for that. just be disappointed...

but thanks for clarifying! : )

239 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:09 pm

[237] yeah. that...

240 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:09 pm

223) And, no, Alex does not deserve that boo. Unless they want to boo Tex for not hitting, Jeter for his error, but that doesn't happen.

241 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:09 pm

Ayala ha ha ha ha.

Belatedly, [150], that was the most interesting and not soul crushing note I could expect to get from mentioning freezing darkness in Detroit.

242 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:10 pm

[237] Should they win tomorrow, they'll be smelling like a rose. Just won't know until they play the damn game. And it's not like AJ has to take on the Tigers alone. In theory the Yankees have an offense!

243 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:11 pm

[240] wow. that's TWICE i'm getting here!

it's just kinda like when we say BOOOOO, here. that's all. like when boone balked.

i never boo in person and don't like it.

244 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:12 pm

[234] I'm with you - I worry that he's not the same guy, but the heck with him - he's been dealt with in the past.

And 25 pitches in the first inning was not a sign that the past had no bearing on the future with him.

But CC was on the mound and it was 70 degrees, and I worry that the big man really likes it hot.

Still, fuck ceding anything. But the *possibility* of AJ with the season on the line is enough to make anyone nauseous. Always so proud when I spell that right on the first try... 70% luck...

245 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:14 pm

jeter seems to be playful with every runner who's made it to 2nd, except for cabrera. maybe 'coz miggy is a giant bag of douche.

246 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:14 pm

I see Alex already covered that ground in [237].

I'm ceding nothing to Valverde, btw, but only because I have class tomorrow night (the school kind - I'll still be a foul-mouthed lout), when is the start time tomorrow night, and who is their Game 4 against AJ?

247 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:15 pm

oh no.

ayala has really lost it lately...

248 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:15 pm

You the man, Luis! Brilliant pitching!

249 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:15 pm

Thanks Luis.

250 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:15 pm

Blech.

251 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:15 pm

That's a big fail by Ayala. Needed to hold the line.

252 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:15 pm

Oh my, Ayala failed to get the job done? Stunning. He sucks.

253 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:16 pm

[246] and i covered waaaaay earlier today...

254 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:17 pm

[251] More like a giant fail by Girardi, for bringing Ayala's worthless ass into the game in the 1st place.

255 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:18 pm

254) LOL

256 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:19 pm

Hey, [253], you forgot that I had beaten you to it waaaaaay earlier than that [110]!!!

I meant that Alex had covered the concept that even merely the possibility was revolting. And that none of us were ceding a dang thing with our big man on the hill.

And I remain bloody fucking defiant on that count. Just hoping I can catch most of it, because of that pesky class.

257 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:19 pm

That's 2.

258 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:19 pm

SWISH!!!

got that 1 run back...

259 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:20 pm

"Theatric" is an interesting word for "unbelievably douchey."

Ah, "colorful," that's a more standard euphemism.

Dance to that, you fucking cock.

260 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:20 pm

All right, Swish. Good start.

261 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:20 pm

Swish swat!

262 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:20 pm

if jeter hadn't erred and gi joe didn't bring ayala in, we'd prolly be tied right now.

if woody had gone to the police...

263 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:22 pm

[256] and i kinda alluded to it in [15]. in a roundabout way...

i keep getting picked on here though, so i should prolly just shut up and mind my own business...

GO YANKS!!!

264 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:22 pm

Man, that Ayala run is big.

265 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:23 pm

Part of the act my fucking ass. Throw the fucking ball!

266 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:23 pm

[254, 262] It's not as if Ayala has been awful all year...but this past week, he sure has, well..sucked.

267 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:24 pm

Dear god. Get him out of there NOW!
Atta boy, Jorgie!

268 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:24 pm

JORGE POSADA HIT A TRIPLE??? Jorge, please don't get picked off of 3rd.

269 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:24 pm

NOw, I've seen everything.

270 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:24 pm

JORGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

pinch runner...NOW!!!!

dickerson, i suppose...

271 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:24 pm

On a list of things I thought possible, a Jorgie triple was not one of those things.

272 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:24 pm

A triple for Jorgie?

Yowsa. Would be an inside the parker for anyone else. ;-)

273 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:24 pm

Jorge triple! I thought those were extinct.

274 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:25 pm

Yanks can do this...c'mon Russell.

275 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:25 pm

[266] i know. i said that in [247]. it's just been lately...

276 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:25 pm

Russ, c'mon, relax, papi.

277 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:26 pm

no pinch runner? i know it's only 90 feet, but still...

278 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:26 pm

my heart is now racing. 1st time in awhile...

279 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:27 pm

No Pinch runner for Jorge?
Just woke up, can't take such tension!

280 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:27 pm

The Wife: "This is when baseball makes me a little nauteous."

281 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:27 pm

don't make an out!!!

282 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:28 pm

Think Smoltz wants the Tigers to win?

283 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:28 pm

[282] he's from michigan.

284 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:28 pm

If we lose this game by 1 run, I might have to fly across country and beat Joe Girardi to death with a hobo.

285 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:29 pm

Yikes! C'mon Martin!

286 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:29 pm

good eye, russ!!!

is it chavez. what about jesus?

287 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:29 pm

C'MMMMMONNNNNNN!!!!!

288 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:29 pm

I'll take that.

289 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:29 pm

Come on, Yanks. You got 'em where you want 'em now.

290 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:30 pm

[284] Nice! I like any use of the word "hobo" and that was a good one.

291 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:30 pm

[283] He was also drafted by the Tigers. Went to Atlanta in the Doyle Alexander trade.

292 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:30 pm

ooh, it's andruw!

i'm down.

c'mon buddy!!!

293 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:30 pm

Walk the ballpark, douche!

294 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:30 pm

Hey, Andruw Jones has hit a few big Yankee Stadium homers before, huh? Why not????

295 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:30 pm

Oh well.

296 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:31 pm

Shit. Hit it on the button.

297 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:31 pm

[291] i know and remember that well.

298 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:31 pm

At least it wasn't a double play.

299 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:31 pm

[284] Oh no..do I not want to know?

300 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:31 pm

Jeter has had a miserable day. Time to make us forget about all that.

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301 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:32 pm

come on, captain!

302 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:32 pm

Let's go Cap'n!

303 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:32 pm

[299] brought in ayala. he gave up a run...

304 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:32 pm

maybe the tigers make an error here...

305 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:34 pm

way to stay alive, DJ!

306 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:34 pm

Bang one into right, Jeter!

307 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:35 pm

christ. : /

308 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:35 pm

Fuck, Derek. Least not a dp.

309 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:35 pm

Damn.

310 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:35 pm

Dammit.

Bad day at the office for the Captain.

311 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:35 pm

[303] God...why??

Grandy Man Can, tie game ahead!

312 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:35 pm

Goddamn it Yankees, DO THIS. C'mon Curtis!

313 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:36 pm

CG for the tie.

cano for the win!

314 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:37 pm

wow. please be a portend of things to come!!!

315 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:37 pm

Please, please, please, please.

316 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:37 pm

Holy shit. You see something new every day.

317 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:37 pm

Wow!

318 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:37 pm

There's your lucky break, Yankees - let's pounce!

319 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:37 pm

OMG. Maybe god doesn't hate us after all.

Grandy and Cano are probably two I most like to see up with the game on the line.

320 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:38 pm

FUCK YOU BLUE!!!

321 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:38 pm

All fucking game blue. You fucking SUCK!

322 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:38 pm

Pouring again.

323 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:38 pm

A walk would be interesting.

324 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:39 pm

yeah!

ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!!!!!

325 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:39 pm

Let's go Robbie. Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!

326 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:39 pm

homina, homina, homina...

327 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:39 pm

C'mon Robbie!

328 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:40 pm

I'm standing.

and brandishing a cano 2011 bb card!

329 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:40 pm

Giambiesque Rain Homer!

330 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:40 pm

Nice! LET'S GO ROBBY CANO!

331 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:40 pm

Oh, that pitch was fat. OOOOOH.

332 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:41 pm

Valverde is throwing a LOT of pitches, which bodes well for tomorrow, too.

333 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:41 pm

yeah, 1st pitch was tasty.

put it in play, dude!

334 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:42 pm

Man, another great pitch to hit. I'm going to have a fucking heart attack.

335 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:42 pm

Hit it in the gap! Keep the line moving.

336 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:42 pm

Another heater. FUCK!!!!!!

337 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:42 pm

How can they see in that rain??!

338 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:42 pm

another fat pitch in his wheelhouse.

he's just a hair late...

339 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:43 pm

Jeez, this rain is ridiculous.

340 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:43 pm

Each of these swings is taking a day off my life.

341 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:43 pm

FuckityfuckFuckityfuckFuckityfuckFuckityfuckFuckityfuckFuckityfuck

342 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:43 pm

: (

343 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:43 pm

Ah fuck. Yankees win tomorrow. Book it.

344 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:44 pm

We got a series..

345 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:44 pm

Damn.

346 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:44 pm

Fucking Fuck

347 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:45 pm

Oh shit shit shit shit shit.

That was exciting, though... argh, it would have been so exquisite if he had put that in the seats...

Darn it.

348 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:45 pm

holy crap. upper deck job by j-up.

4-4 in milwaukee

349 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:45 pm

Well, that could have gone better.

Yankees STILL can't fucking hit with RiSP.

350 Matt Blankman   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:46 pm

Jeter sucked and so did Girardi. That's a game they could have won. Oh well...didn't think Detroit would be easy. Go get 'em tomorrow.

351 Alex Belth   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:46 pm

They made a run at it. I have to agree with Matt, Yanks win tomorrow. If not, I don't want to think about it...lol

352 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:48 pm

[351] Verlander vs CC tomorrow, right? Yikes..

353 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:49 pm

[284] You got me to laugh, even post-Cano groundout.

[15] I'm going to have to go ahead and give you that one. But let's see this turn positive. More Yankee baseball this year. Please. That last charge made me remember why I want more of this.

Oh, I had visions of Robbie smoking one into the seats...

354 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:49 pm

[352] You're just a little behind the rest of us with that one. It's almost like you're half a world away and the news isn't traveling to you quite as fast.

355 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:51 pm

i'm wearing my 2009 WS shirt today. i really wanna pick up a 2011 one in NY, at Turkey Day...

356 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:53 pm

Hey [0], even though Stoney End is full of portent, I'm going to still whine that today's set up had bad ju ju.

I demand a mojo-licious table setter for tomorrow!

357 T. Hawk   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:53 pm

Crappy luck it started pouring right then ...

358 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 6:55 pm

[354] 13 hours in the future but waking up with no espresso yet I'm stuck in 1911..

359 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:01 pm

[357] twice. BOTH times we had a big rally going, the baseball gods pissed all over us. wonder why... : (

360 Raf   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:02 pm

What a frustrating game. Thisclose!

Any particular reason Ayala was in? Is he Girardi's favorite toy?

I listened to part of the game on the radio, an unfortunate error by Jeter. Yes, a tough day at the office for the Captain, as someone mentioned earlier. Guess we go get them Tuesday (travel day tomorrow, right?)

361 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:07 pm

[360] No, we play tomorrow. Rainout means no off day.

362 rbj   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:08 pm

[360] Nope. play tomorrow. Today was travel day. They're not pushing series back anymore (unless they have to.)

363 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:19 pm

Brew Crew laying it on against the D-Backs, 8-4! Noisy crowd there, very hyped up.

364 randym77   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:27 pm

[363] I don't know what the Snakes were thinking, leaving Ziegler in there to give up 5 runs in a tied game. The guy had clearly lost it.

They're already down 1-0 in the series. They can't afford to dick around like that.

365 Raf   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:30 pm

[361][362] Thanks!

[364] That and having Kennedy pitch to Fielder, there has been some questionable managing in this series.

366 Raf   ~  Oct 2, 2011 7:35 pm

Has LaTroy Hawkins changed his motion?

367 Marek   ~  Oct 2, 2011 8:39 pm

I was flying across the country during most of the game, but thanks to Jet Blue I could watch. WTH was up with the home plate umpire's strike zone? Scherzer really took advantage of that high, outside "strike." Without that, I think the Yankees get to him a lot sooner.

Also, boo on blue for not delaying the game during the particularly heavy rain.

Garcia pitched well, I thought. Cheap HR and some seeing-eye grounders, aided by Jeter's error. I was shocked he got as many strikeouts as he did.

Gotta win tomorrow.

368 Bruce Markusen   ~  Oct 2, 2011 8:44 pm

Very disappointing game for the Yankees today. They're facing a guy with a 4.40 ERA who's making his postseason debut in a hitter's park, and they can muster only one run? Poor defense by Jeter did not help, nor did another lousy effort by Ayala.

They played today like they did against the Rangers in last year's ALCS. If this continues, they'll be done by Game Four.

369 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:20 pm

[367] This always comes with the "not to go Eric Van" disclaimer, but the ump called *seven* pitches that were not only not strikes, they weren't even that close. Although, they do say, at least if you're consistent - haven't checked it for Garcia, but he gave Scherzer the same exact pitch each time...

[358] You're behind, you're ahead...

In a slightly better mood after the Giants' comeback, which, let's be honest, I don't think that's a good team, but something about their ability to pull a comeback like that out of their rear ends was hilarious.

370 jjmerlock   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:26 pm

[367] Just looked at Garcia - ump gave him four off the plate in the same direction, plus one borderline (I didn't count the borderline one for Scherzer, either).

So ump's strike zone was just wrong, altogether - it's a shifted zone, as I think some may have mentioned earlier in the thread. Which will always bother me. There's a strike zone they set out as the strike zone for a reason. You learn it as you grow up playing the game. Consistency is nice, but the zone is the zone. The idea that an ump gets to make up his own zone is ridiculous.

371 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:32 pm

[369] Catching up now..but wait, JoeyJoeJoe used Logan, Wade AND Ayala but not Soriano, Robertson or Mo?? Why would those guys have been unavilable???

372 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:37 pm

lee just made pujols look like poo-holes.

373 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:37 pm

[371] Because we didn't have the lead. If you have a lead you go SoRoMo, if you don't have the lead you use your lesser pitchers, even *if* it's really important to keep the score close so you might mount a rally, even if you'd just score to close the gap, and even if you had some one like Phil Hughes available, even if you didn't want to pitch SoRoMo.

In the end, that one run didn't matter, but it was still a blindingly stupid decision to pitch Luis FUCKING Ayala in a situation that still mattered.

374 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:40 pm

[371] logan came in to face the lefty. stayed in for the righty. he balked; got thrown off at jeter's yelling, supposedly. but...he struck out both batters. we were down by 4 at the time, so no so-ro-mo...

375 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:41 pm

[373] or that.

; )

376 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:45 pm

[373] I think we've long passed the point where we can conclude that Joe G is not a great manager..totally inexplicable moves.

377 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:46 pm

[374] Yeah but in the playoffs these guys should go every day. Use your best pitchers, always! It's not rocket science, yet managers fuck this up repeatedly..although he gave up the homer yesterday, Leyland was right to go to Albequerque Al to face Cano. Guy was lights out all year.

378 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:46 pm

anybody know what the "B" on the phillies uni is for? i remember "vuk," but who's this one for?

379 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:47 pm

[377] yes. the binder.

380 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:50 pm

[379] I'd like to douse the Binder™ with wasabi and light a match..

381 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:51 pm

[378] ah. in memory of 2 members of old ownership who recently passed away...

382 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:51 pm

Cliff Lee gave up a walk! Ye Gods!
No matter, Phils going to run through St. Louee..showdown with Milwaukee coming for sure.

383 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:52 pm

[380] i'll do a little dance while you set the fire.

on second thought, i won't dance. i'll play tribal drums as you ignite!

384 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:53 pm

I'm a jinx, Theriot with the double, Cards now on the board.

385 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:53 pm

ooh, cards in bidness vs. clifton phifer!

386 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:54 pm

cards still in bidness!

4-2, 2nd & 3rd, 1 out.

387 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:55 pm

TLR is pinch-hitting for Chris Carpenter with Nick Punto..how has La Russa won all those games in his career? Every time I watch him he makes such odd moves..

388 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:55 pm

carp's day over after only 3 innings.

389 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 9:56 pm

[387] the piranha has good #'s vs. clifton phifer.

390 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:02 pm

{389] But now need pen for 6..don't like it.

391 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:03 pm

woulda been nice if the cards coulda tied it. but hard to complain about 3 off lee that frame...

392 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:05 pm

[390] well, salas only needed 6 pitches for that frame. so he can certainly go again and they just need 5! not that it'll probably matter...

393 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:10 pm

poo-holes looks stinky vs. lee.

8 k's thru 5.

394 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:11 pm

Man, the color guy on this broadcast is unlistenable..

thelarmis, huge Jazz month here in October. I'll send you details later offline, 3 street festivals and a bunch of great gigs including several Peter Brotzmann live events.

395 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:15 pm

[394] do you mean bob brenly? yeah, he's rather awful.

i never understood why they call them the 'color' guy. doesn't make any sense to me...

jazz stuff sounds swingin'!

i do like hunter pence.

396 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:17 pm

siddown, chutley!

that called strike was more egregious than any of the horrible calls in our game. these umps suck shit!

397 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:19 pm

[395] I really think they should just get rid of them and have one great play-by-play guy..but I guess not everyone can be Vin Scully. Stockton is OK here. Oh, did you see the long article about John Sterling in the NY Times?

398 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:20 pm

19 pitches thru 2 innings for salas. i'm not sure how much length this guy can give you, but tlr should prolly send him out again. 6 up, 6 down - get him thru the entire order...

399 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:22 pm

[397] stockton is pretty good. he sounds sooo old school though and, for some reason, seems out of place & outta date here...

nope on the NYT article. no real interest, or time, to read it though...

i'm procrastinating right now. i need to go through charts, snare solos and do lesson plans - the new quarter at the school starts this week. i also need to do some more work on my 2nd cd. and i'm doing my laundry...

400 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:26 pm

the fact that angel hernandez is a major league umpire in a postseason series is grounds to fire bud selig immediately. how about on grounds "best interest of baseball"?

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401 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:27 pm

ugh. does molina have tattoos on BOTH sides of his neck???

christ almighty. sickening...

402 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:29 pm

john jay is a worse baseball name than don kelly.

theriot with 2 doubles off clifton.

gutsy call sending him home. late slide, but...

SAFE!!!

tie game! eat it, phifer!

403 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:30 pm

ooh, infield hit. 2-out rally continues.

3 straight hits. 1st & 3rd.

wait, why am i typing this? Mr. OK is the only one here and he's watching the game!

alright, time to go do stuff. see ya tomorrow night...

404 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:35 pm

you would think "octavio" would wear the #8. instead he wears 28. 8va, perhaps? he's facing a #8...

405 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:43 pm

[403] Still here! Had to feed Jazz Princess.
[404] Hard to believe HE is still in the majors too.

Go Go..hmm..Cardinals?

406 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:47 pm

Cardinals come back to take the lead!! So TLR knew better than me..shocking.

407 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:47 pm

leadoff standup triple!

allen craig - another terrible terrible baseball name.

albert up now...

rbi single. 5-4 cards!

phils phans silent.

408 Just Fair   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:48 pm

TBS almost misses another live play. THey SUCK!

409 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:49 pm

craig sager. why???

bloop single. 1st/3rd, no outs in the 7th.

clifton at 110 pitches. (livin' on the) lidge coming in?

410 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:53 pm

And that's the end for Lee.

Imagine if TLR hadn't slept through the middle of the game yesterday?

Cardinals could be going for a 2-0 series lead.

411 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 10:58 pm

[409] It cuts away here to Japanese announers when Sager shows up. Is this a good thing?

Yeah, who is Allen Craig??

412 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:01 pm

how are there more people there tonight than during the '09 WS???

413 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:01 pm

[411] yes. this is a wonderful thing! can you make that happen here?

414 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:06 pm

[413] Well, but if you understood them its not so great..lots of talk about "effort, grit and sacrifice". FHM dream analysts for sure.

Ross Gload HAS to be the worst player name tonight..

415 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:08 pm

j-roll, 3-4.

[414] FJM. your mind is in the gutter w/ FHM, my friend!

i like it ; )

gload is pretty bad, but at least it's not as bland as the others. you can make fun of "gload"; not much you can do with kelly, jay or craig, as last names. just boring and lame...

416 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:09 pm

i never noticed the split level bullpen. huh.

looks like steady rain in philthy. unless that's my tv...

417 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:11 pm

oh yeah, it's raining.

418 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:12 pm

j-roll picked off. nice play to end the inning.

419 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:15 pm

[415] Hahahah! That's a blast from the past..amazing in college how no internet meant people "reading" magazines like that!

Awful getting picked off there..

420 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:15 pm

Tony the Bastard is in.

421 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:16 pm

[419] Nah, he was just stealing on 1st move, picked the wrong pitch to go on.

422 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:17 pm

bastardo. now, there's a name we can have fun with!

good call on the checked swing. he did not go.

423 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:18 pm

[422] I'm glad that Tony the Bastard passes your grueling Appropriate Baseball Names Standard test!

424 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:19 pm

funny story. one day, my ex cut a lot of her long blonde locks off. to ease the blow of freaking me out, she stormed thru the apt., gave me a kiss, handed me a copy of FHM (with a hot blonde on the cover) and whizzed out the door. i was on the phone w/ my brother at the time of this whirlwind and wasn't quite sure what was going on. man, that girl kept me on my toes... : ~

425 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:20 pm

ooh, late time call. that kinda sucks...

426 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:21 pm

[423] yes, you should be! : )

and i also approve of your excellent sobriquet for him!

427 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:22 pm

vance worley - you pass the grueling baseball name test!

good work, son.

428 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:23 pm

[427] or, more appropriately -

good work, dad!

429 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:24 pm

[424] I approve of your ex-girlfriend!
Am sure all those "lads mags" must be out of business now?

Bastardo out..what you guys think of that bunt there up by one?

430 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:27 pm

[429] ugh. she still haunts me. in a pretty major way...

i had never heard of that zine before. i think it's still going strong though. dunno, don't keep up with that sorta thing...

btw, even with the shearing, her hair was still long and she was still drop dead gorgeous ; )

431 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:28 pm

[429] i'm generally not a fan of giving up the out there with the bunt, hoping for a hit. 99% of the time, i just don't like it.

i'd rather a steal attempt or hit & run, or something...

432 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:29 pm

can the cards pen get 6 more outs? i'm not sure...

heart of the order up now...

433 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:31 pm

grazed his uni, bob. not really "off the ribcage"...

yeah, i figure it's all gonna unravel now for st. loueeeee.

434 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:35 pm

Ah, I was hoping that someone had done this ... and the internets didn't let me down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzRKJoqxA7Y

435 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:35 pm

More double switches..I really don't like NL ball.

436 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:36 pm

wow. that was a good takeout slide by chutley.

looks like theriot got hurt though...

arthur rhodes coming in. oh dear.

437 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:37 pm

[434]Great! Is that the film from a few years back with Bruno Ganz playing Hitler?

438 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:38 pm

[435] yeah, me neither. and i deal with a lot of it with the braves. i used to watch a ton of cubs games too, 'coz it was daytime on regular tv...

that's another reason i'm so sick of bob brenly. plus, his stoopid mound visit to bloody sock in 01 after sori's homer.

i do like aramis ramirez from watching all those games on wgn though...

439 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:39 pm

[434] My comment about H I T L E R obviously triggered a keyword cause it's now awaiting moderation!

Endless pitching changes..yawn..

440 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:39 pm

How’s this for a guarantee?

After closing out the Detroit Tigers’ win over the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS on Sunday, closer Jose Valverde believes the Tigers are a lock to win the series.

“I think the series will finish in our house,” Valverde told ESPN Deportes’ Enrique Rojas and other outlets. “They have a good team, but the series is not (coming) back to New York.”

...“We have a big advantage,” Valverde said. “We have Verlander ready for tomorrow. In the bullpen, we are ready.”

...“Thank God my team won,” Valverde said.

The closer, who finished 49 for 49 in save changes in the regular season, also guaranteed that he’d be available for Monday’s game.

“I can pitch in 11 straight,” he said.

441 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:41 pm

wow. color me impressed!

3-pitch strikeout of howard, by rhodes.

oh god. again. another pitching change.

mike hargrove would approve...

442 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:41 pm

Howard just cannot hit lefties.
ANOTHER pitching change..

443 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:43 pm

[439] fuck him straight to hell.

[438] him too. i can't utter the "h" word. in fact, i don't even wanna comment about it. i won't watch the link cult sent, even if it's funny. just keep him out of all conversations, jokes too...

444 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:43 pm

[440] Valverde talking shit after almost blowing it in the 9th? Guy must think he's protected by God after being perfect in the regular season..misguided fool, must not know there is only ONE blessed reliever in baseball.

445 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:44 pm

[443] You must not be a Mel Brooks fan then..?
I'm really looking forward to someone taking Valverde deep next game!

446 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:45 pm

[438] Yeah, I afoul of that earlier in the year.

447 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:45 pm

harmless fly ball to center. inning mercifully over, about a boston-yankees game later.

off to the 9th, cards up 1...

448 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:46 pm

[444] don't know enough. what i do know, i like.

but i just can't deal with anything related to the "h" guy. just can't and i think that's understandable...

449 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:49 pm

[444] Well, you'll probably want to avoid "The Producers" then.

450 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:51 pm

[448] noted!

451 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:52 pm

[449] Was JUST thinking that..or anything done by Larry David!

452 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:52 pm

strikeout, caught in rowdown.

2 down...

453 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:54 pm

wait. i think the moderation comment has thrown off some of the #'s here. oh well, whatever. it's just 3 of us and easy enough to figure out.

it's all good. i don't watch any of those sitcoms anyway. the few shows i got sucked into and watch, i'm hoping go off the air soon. i'm ready to go back to having 'no shows'...

after my 3rd cd is done, i think i'm gonna take up the cello. i'm serious.

454 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:55 pm

3 outs to go for STL, can they do it?

455 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:55 pm

good god, that girl on the tbs conan commercial is GORGEOUS.

jazz tokyo - she's a brunette! i'm not kidding...

456 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:56 pm

[453] i'm not so sure. i mean, they probably will, but i don't necessarily think it's gonna happen...

457 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:56 pm

[453] Only current stuff I watch from US is Curb Your Enthusiasm and Mad Men. Still havn't hit the Wire or Sopranos..too much of a time comittment. But have heard great things..

Also, since Mrs. Jazz ordered cable I usually watch the jazz archive program on nightly at 8pm! Better than any sitcom or drama!

458 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:57 pm

there have been 35 players used in this game.

TLR - 20
Phils - 15

459 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:57 pm

[455] Go GO BRUNETTES!

Six relievers used by La Russa..risky! What if Phils tie it...?

460 thelarmis   ~  Oct 2, 2011 11:59 pm

in swedish, "mat" is pronoucned like "motte" and means "food."

this is going fast.

1 out to go.

Food vs. Chooch

461 thelarmis   ~  Oct 3, 2011 12:00 am

[453] cult, i'm gonna go ahead and say:

YES. they can do it! ; )

462 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 3, 2011 12:02 am

[461] And they do it!
Three series now tied, we got a post-season going on!

463 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 3, 2011 12:02 am

[460] 1-1 going back to STL ... nicely done birds. Now, sweep the 2 in STL and send the Philly Phucks home for the winter.

464 thelarmis   ~  Oct 3, 2011 12:02 am

alright guys, see youze manana!

GO CC!!! GO YANKS!!!

465 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 3, 2011 12:04 am

Laters.

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