The Yanks are up in Toronto this weekend where they’ll try to tame the surging Jays.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Chase Headley 3B
Chris Young RF
Didi Gregorius SS
Brendan Ryan 2B
Never mind the glare:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Fun: http://www.wsj.com/articles/brendan-ryan-on-lightening-up-baseball-and-making-fans-laugh-1439582051
Not fun: http://www.csnne.com/boston-red-sox/boston-red-sox-manager-john-farrell-diagnosed-with-stage-1-lymphoma
Ok, I have another idea for a Sterling home run call for Greg Bird -- a little Beatles revision:
You tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And Eric Bird can swing
But you can't hear me
You can't hear me
"It's just Bird to me"
that dome is LOUD.
double for A-Rod!!
Hell, me!
And Toronto blows its challenge
Arod, time to discount Price.
Rats
Nope. Price was fixed.
How does Tex take that fast ball down the middle for strike three? Overthinking.
Sigh.
Ruh roh
Any particular reason we position for Ben Revere like he's Jim Thome?
And so the scoring begins...
Well this game fell apart fast.
Dammit
And so the bludgeoning begins...
Do the Yankees get a banner for being the first wild card?
Nothing to say, a rally from good hitters.
Even this rabid, the Toronto fans are just too polite to get a real Yankees Suck chant going,
Pathetic
Shutdown inning for Price.
Way to drive up his pitch count...
Boy, this is starting to become irritating.
Alex has hit the ball hard twice. How about one over the wall?
FUCK. 0-1 pitch just missed a homer.
Brutal.
Sigh
C'mon, big comeback you fucking mopes! LET'S GOski.
So the blow Jays shut out the yanks for 31 innings. First time in 80 years or so that a team has done that.
Big hit here, Chris Young, big hit...
Man, the Yanks just seem to be fouling off all there good swings...
Modammit
That play says it all.
Shrug.
Hey, let the Jays have all their good fortune now. Fucking fuckers.
Luck don't cross the border.
I have an irrational hatred of Toronto and Blue Jay fans.
Again, it doesn't matter how many runs the pitching gives up if the team can't score any.
Nova is pitching well.
Tex seems so lost lately at the plate.
Didi with a base hit. Here comes the rally.
We have 8 hits for God's sake. It's not like we're getting no hit by this asshole.
36) I feel you.
Two useless fucking fly ball outs.
Brutal Juice.
I need another drink
[43] I was in Puerto Rico last week and brought back some nice duty free Rum. I might have to have another drink too.
Hell, at this point make it 36 straight scoreless innings v. Toronto. If you're going futile, go big
Tough call goes against the Yanks.
Jays released Joba. I'd kind of like it if the Yanks took a flier on him. Send him to AAA and turn him into a starter. Let him come to spring training and try to make the team.
I would NEVER donate a car to Kars 4 Kids.
Nova's pitched a good game.
Baseball gods make it right
[49] yup
Nice piece of hitting by McCann!
That's Headley!
Not getting my hopes up. Not getting my hopes up.
Dag, that first pitch might be the best one Chase'll see.
FUCK. Part good, part Dag.
Better than nothing. WAY TO GO CHASE.
Figures, only one
Bye bye Price!
C'mon Carlito. Base hit, Papi, let's GO.
A friggin run! Is the seal broken?
Swings at two pitches over his head.
YEAHHHHHHHH
Carlos the Jackyl!
FUCKIN A RIGHT. Now, Get the REAL GUNS warming up.
Beltraned!
Hallelujah! Beltran! Take that birds!
Nice hustle, bro.
These are 6 big fucking outs the Yanks need to get.
BELI !!!
[68] we'll get em. Take 2 outta 3 and move back into first as we leave Canada.
Wow, this is a huge test for Dellin.
Jose is going yard here.
Big risk pitching Dellin...
Hope Dellin is dancing tonight.
4 runs on 13 hits. Sheesh.
Nova really outpitched price tonight.
99 mph smoke. Wow.
Nastiness.
[72] In Delin we trust
4 more outs. Betances looks sharp tonight.
Oh, BABY, suck on that Toronto.
Phew!!
7 pitches. Works for me.
Great game so far! Can they hold it?
A run or two right now couldn't hurt...
Can we has insurance?
How about an insurance pop, Alex?
Arod please...
Guess not
Not a strike, no way.
One down
Where WAS that 2-2 pitch?
Are you kidding me?
Where was that?
Nice take by the hitter there. But Miller got robbed.
Umps influenced by the crowd.
Ugh
Oh, man, he hit that hard. Not two blown saves in a row, Andrew.
for mo's sake! : /
for fuck's sake!
I hate Kevin Millar. Kevin Pillar is joining that crowd.
O for fuck sakes
First and second. One out.
Ben Revere.
Frist pitch. Crossed up. Wild pitch. Miller unraveling.
Oh Mo is me.
FFS....
Andrew's simply got to get a strike out here.
I dislike the Mo retirement policy.
please get outta this, andrew.
please.
There ya go.
ok, good.
now, one more.
get it...NOW!
Two down
But the Jays are on this streak. All they do is win. And now they've got Tulo up. Don't all signs point to him winning it here?
BE TOUGH, ANDREW!
of course, tulo is up.
damn
strike one.
strike two..
Agonizing
jesus.
full count.
Yeesh
c'mon guys
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Strikeout!
Woohoo!
Tulo.
Slider, called strike one, inside and low.
Fastball, high and outside, ball, 96 mph, 1-1.
McCann calls time, meets Miller halfway to the mound, tells him something, goes back behind the plate. Crowd standing.
Slider, low, fouled off. This one looked a little slower, 1-2.
Another slider, got more of the plate, Tulo gets a piece, fouls it away, still 1-2.
Slider, up and in, ripped foul. Didn't get it in far enough. Tulo hit that hard.
McCann goes back out to talk to Miller, puts his hand on Miller's hip as they discuss the plan...
Back outside with another heater, misses. Again '96. 2-2.
Needs to bury a slider, Guidry style...
Slider, doesn't get down far enough, Tulo hits a hard line drive foul. Oh, man. Playing with fire...
Ready for the pitch and another time out. Pitcher and catcher, mitts in front of their faces, speak again.
Fastball outside, 97, almost throws it away.
Full count.
No pressure.
Crowd standing.
Me, shitting.
Slider, bigger, slower, good break, Tulo fouls it off, still 3-2.
Another conference.
Slider, again, this one is outside and up, Tulo--you guessed it--fouls it off.
Another slider, this one back inside, good break, fouled off.
(Silly, isn't it?)
Tulo steps out....
Slider, swung on and missed. Are you kidding me?
FUCK YES.
First place, bitches.
Man, that was some battle.
Pfew!
Yasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
About as tense and exciting as a regular season game could ever be!
Sterling went beserk.
Night all. This was a seventh game of the Whirled Serious moment.
That's playoff baseball in August!
Hope someone hung on to Wetteland's old bottle of Zantac.
FIRST PLACE! : )
[120] Beautiful recap, Alex! On to tomorrow!
[120] if Tulo hit the walk-off would you have posted?
[128] seriously.
[120] great reporting. not sure how you stayed composed enough to sit still and type that out. i was going nuts!
Beltran HR to right center on 97mph fastball, nice
Most exciting game of the year. Usually a 12 pitch at bat winds up with a hit. Tulo didn't. Had he hit it the season is over. But it ain't over until it's over. Let's make it 2 tomorrow.
nova's finger is not broken, but he's in pain and it's wrapped. he got hit in the hand from a foul ball during his last start. damn, dude...
[133] 5 days to ice it.
129) Course. I would have had to. I committed to it. But it's much sweeter cause they won it!