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The Yanks, bordering on desperate, turn to their guy, Masahiro Tanaka to help get them a win tonight.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Chase Headley 3B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Carlos Beltran RF
Brian McCann C
Chris Young LF
Greg Bird 1B
Rob Refsnyder 2B
Didi Gregorius SS

Never mind the belly ache:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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1 thelarmis   ~  Sep 30, 2015 5:59 pm

toronto has already scored double digit runs today. it's unbelievable. fuck them.

i'm off to get paid to play music...

GO TANAKA!!! GO YANKS!!!

2 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 6:11 pm

Pirates have closed to within three of the Cards. Would love to see them take the division. Frankie had a GS today.

3 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 6:22 pm

Shit!

4 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 6:23 pm

I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

5 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Sep 30, 2015 6:23 pm

sigh

6 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 6:29 pm

I am embarrassed for this team

7 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 6:43 pm

That's better, Tanaka

8 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 6:49 pm

Got one back

9 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:01 pm

And given back again

10 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:14 pm

This offense is pathetic

11 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:32 pm

Bad first, but Tanaka recovered, I feel better about Tuesday.

12 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:33 pm

Anyone else prefer Severino to start wild card game?

13 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:45 pm

It's about time! Miley not that great.

14 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:47 pm

Wait, what? I go to refresh my drink and it is tied up? Must do that more often

15 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:49 pm

This is better.

16 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:50 pm

Aw crud

17 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:51 pm

[12] Nah, Tanaka has thrown biggest games possible in Japan, he's a cool cucumber, just needs to execute. Unless you have Doc Gooden you can't throw a rookie in an elimination game.

18 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:52 pm

I want to say Dammit, Didi but I suppose I should settle with, way to tie it up, guys.

19 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:53 pm

Got to be no more runs for the Sox.

20 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:53 pm

Wilson got away with one on the 1-0 pitch even though it was down.

21 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:55 pm

I don't care how far he had to run Ellsbury has to make that catch.

22 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:55 pm

Wilson's location looks to be getting too much of the plate.

23 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:57 pm

There's one, nicely done. Two more now, Wilson.

24 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:57 pm

[17] Good point, and comparison. Maybe Severino is Gooden-like.

25 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 7:58 pm

And big poopi is out of the game in the sixth

26 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:00 pm

Way to come back, down 2-0, to strike Holt out.

27 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:00 pm

1 more pin, Rodney.

28 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:01 pm

Three down

29 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:02 pm

Basket catch, rookie? I don't know if he'll turn out to be any good but Bird has some poise about him. Funny.

Also, for those who aren't here, I live north and west of the Stadium but in the same borough and I can tell you the temperature has dropped a bunch since the game started and it is super windy here tonight.

30 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:05 pm

Radar doesn't show any rain north of Delaware's southern border. Tomorrow might be a problem.

31 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:05 pm

Little bingo, Ellsbury.

32 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:06 pm

Jammed.

33 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:07 pm

Barnes pitches really bear inside on hitters.

34 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:09 pm

Big HR. He needed that badly.

35 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:10 pm

YAY ROD

36 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:10 pm

Hot damn!

37 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:13 pm

Michael Kay picked up on my last comment. Does he read Banter?

38 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:16 pm

[37] Cone, IIRC, does. So maybe he hipped Kay.

39 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:18 pm

He grooved it.

40 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:18 pm

Aw fuck

41 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:18 pm

Betances just isn't what he was.

42 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:18 pm

Unfuckingbelievable.

43 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:19 pm

Yanks cannot lose this game.

44 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:19 pm

Sorry, they WILL not lose this game.

45 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:20 pm

Dellin disappointin'

46 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:26 pm

way to lay off the 2-2 pitch. Now, for a good swing.

47 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:32 pm

Betts and Bradley are serious customers out there with their speed and leather.

48 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:32 pm

Rico Noel's first name is Jablonski. Thank you for playing.

49 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:34 pm

JR for Bird? Hmmmmm

50 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:34 pm

Wait--who is going to catch?

51 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:35 pm

[47] I'm fuckin terrified of the Sox next year if they pick up Price and Chris Davis..those young guys are hot.

52 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:35 pm

I don't have a good feeling about Murph here.

53 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:35 pm

51) LF, CF, SS. They've got a nice nucleus there. C ain't bad either.

54 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:36 pm

Oh, MAN, Murphy just missed a hanger. DAMN DAMN DAMN.

55 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:37 pm

That's two disciplined takes there by Murph.

56 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:37 pm

Make that 3 "gutty" takes. Hang in there, kid.

57 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:38 pm

Garbage.

58 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:38 pm

Damn!

59 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:38 pm

Best pitch he threw. Murph missed his shot on the hanger.

Gosh, Didi...Oy.

60 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:38 pm

Didi's gonna do it.

61 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:39 pm

Why would you even throw Didi a strike?

62 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:39 pm

Clean single please

63 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:42 pm

Painful.

64 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:42 pm

Fucking shite!

65 coleman42   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:48 pm

Didi alone has left 9 runners on base tonight per Kay

66 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:49 pm

Excellent job. Now, to get the lead to Miller. Please, fellas.

67 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:53 pm

Lead off man on. Good start.

68 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:54 pm

No double play boys.

69 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:55 pm

Chase almost cracked a rib swinging at that change up.

70 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:55 pm

You fucking TURD, Ellsbury.

71 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:56 pm

Little League. Awful.

72 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:56 pm

JR took 3 pitches out of the zone against Layne and then struck out on a pitch out of the zone (albeit a good pitch). Now Chase has taken 2 downstairs. Will he swing at slop on the 3-2 pitch?

73 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:56 pm

No, he will not.

74 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:57 pm

A homer with a man on would be a good thing

75 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 8:58 pm

74) Better n a double play.

76 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:02 pm

Cutter strike to Alex. Taking.

Slider, JUST A BIT OUTSIDE...wild pitch and Chase goes to second.

1-1 is the count.

Ramirez, just about to pitch, steps off, has a conference with his catcher on the mound.

Slider, again outside, 2-1. The pitcher has long arms and a side-windy angle. Tough.

Fastball, movement on it, outside, 3-1. Again, outside. Ball 4.

77 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:02 pm

Hey, Carlos, no double play, okay?

78 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:02 pm

The Yanks have had 371 runners on base tonight. They'll have nothing but sour regret if they don't come away with a "W".

79 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:05 pm

Carlos, you are getting , aw shit.

80 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:06 pm

AAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!!

STAB! STAB!! STABBY!!!

CAN WE BUY A BREAK IN THIS GAME!?!?!?!?!?

81 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:09 pm

Drunk bases, same as me, but gotta g to bed soon.

82 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:09 pm

sweet.

83 rbj   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:09 pm

Fuck. Night all

84 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:10 pm

Pathetic.

85 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:11 pm

Nothing short of infuriating.

86 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:13 pm

There's one.

87 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:16 pm

Oy, a base hit.

88 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:18 pm

There's out number 2.

89 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:21 pm

There you go. OK, c'mob you scrubs at the bottom of the lineup. Bring it home!

90 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:24 pm

Alexi Ogando vs. J.R. Murphy.

Fastball fouled back. Good swing. In on him. Crowd is quiet.

Hump back slider, too much plate, too much hang, Murph rips it between short and third for a single.

Hot damn.

91 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:25 pm

[90] Alexi Ogando vs J.R. Murphy...not exactly Mo vs Manny, is it??

92 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:27 pm

Robbie Ref.

Squares to bunt, high fastball, bunts foul toward first.

Not a bad attempt.

Squares again, this time ball low. Some fans are out there making noise.

Uniforms ripple in the wind.

Fastball outside, Ref pulls the bat back, 2-1.

Fastball right down the middle, and he misses it. Stabs at it. Lord Almighty.

2-2.

Swings and misses at a fastball right down Broadway, 95 mph.

Fail.

93 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:27 pm

Weak tea. Oi!

94 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:28 pm

Fastball low to Didi, 1-0.

Throw to first. Booing.

Pop up to shallow center.

Horrible night for Didi. Horrible.

95 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:29 pm

Heartbreak city.

96 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:29 pm

Ellsbury.

Fly out to left. Fucking useless this guy.

97 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:30 pm

95) More like Horseshit City.

98 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:30 pm

[96] At least his contract isn't as long as Cano's would have been :(

99 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:31 pm

Top of the order for the Sox. Uh Oh.

100 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:32 pm

Can somebody on this team get mad for their failure? Smash a bat, fling a helmet, knock over the cooler, this is a team of meeks.

So frustrating to watch....

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101 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:34 pm

Slider called strike 1 to Betts.

Slider inside.

Slider outside, 2-1.

Slider called strike 2.

Long look in. Betts finally steps out.

Slider low, Betts holds up, 3-2.

Don't walk this fucking guy, please Andrew.

Long look in.

Fastball, fouled off, just barely.

Still full count.

Slider, popped up. Chase comes over and makes the catch.

One out.

102 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:35 pm

Pedrioa.

Fastball, inside corner, called strike one.

Slider popped to center. Ellsbury makes the easy catch.

2.

103 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:37 pm

Xander.

Slider, inside, ball 1.

Slider way outside, ball 2.

Fastball called strike 1 (inside corner).

Slider outside, 3-1.

Slider low and inside, ball 4.

104 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:38 pm

Sox radio color guy after that walk: 'Well there you go. See if they get something goign now'.

Can I get hired as a color guy please? I can do that..

105 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:39 pm

Jeff Rutledge.

Slider, outside, taken strike one.

Fastball outside, swung on and missed. Late.

Some cheering, not enough.

More now.

Slider, sliced foul.

Slider, diving down, swung on and missed.

Miller's 100th K of the season.

Nice.

End this now, boys.

106 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:40 pm

[104] AB is doing color and play by play for the deaf right here!

107 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:41 pm

Dear Yankees,
Score a fucking run.
-Me

108 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:41 pm

A's doing their best to fucking blow a 9th inning lead vs the Angels...

109 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:41 pm

[106] And he's better than many of the professional announcers, plus extra bonus profanity!

110 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:41 pm

106) Nervous energy don'tcha know...

111 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:43 pm

Headley.

Fastball, low, 1-0.

Breaking ball, low, 2-0.

Fastball, good swing, fouled back. Over the plate but just high enough and hard enough.

Fastball, lower, Chase flies out to left.

Drat.

112 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:44 pm

[110] yeah, I'm about to lose it. We're (wife included) are freaking, and not in a good way.

113 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:46 pm

Alex.

Fastball way up and in, Alex whips his head back and drops to one knee.

Ran way up and in.

Almost ready, Ogonda steps off.

Fastball right down the plate, taken for a strike. Oh man, he won't get one that good again.

Fastball, low but over the plate. Alex doesn't like it but it was a perfect pitch. Should have swung at the first one, Alex Fastball you putz.

Another fastball outside, this one too far out, 2-2.

Long wait.

Fastball outside corner. Taken. Perfect pitch. Strike 3.

Mother fuck everything.

114 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:46 pm

Swinging the bat would be helpful.

115 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:47 pm

Beltran.

Pitch in the dirt. Ball.

Another one. Ball 2.

Fastball upstairs, ball 3.

"This light is about as green as it gets right here," says Kenny Singleton.

Low, ball four.

116 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:52 pm

Slade in to run for Carlos.

Ackley.

Throw to first. Booing.

Another throw. More booing.

Fastball outside. Delayed call. Strike 1.

Fastball, too high, ball 1.

Throw to first.

Fastball, low and inside, 2-1.

Pop foul down the third base line. First ball Bradley Jr. hasn't gotten to in 3 games.

2-2.

Throw to first.

Fastball outside, Ackley swings late but fouls it off.

Fly ball to the warning track in left. Bradley's got it.

At least the Angels and Twins won...so that cuts the Yanks number to 1, right? If they win this they are in the playoffs. If they lose, they're still only 1 back, do I have that right?

117 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:53 pm

You got to hit it over the fence otherwise these Sox kids are going to catch it..

Oh well, time for grub.

118 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:53 pm

Bradley Jr. Is starting to piss me off with his histrionics. He gets to everything, but he shouldn't style out in the field.

119 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:54 pm

Andrew Bailey. I don't know if I can watch.

120 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:56 pm

Ackley plays the ball, Ref can't pick him up. Here we go with failure.

121 Ara Just Fair   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:57 pm

E3 AND E4. Holly shit show.

122 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 9:57 pm

Holt helps them out by botching the bunt.

123 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:01 pm

Schweinhund is a Yankee killa.

124 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:02 pm

Hey guess, what, Andrew Bailey came in the game and the Red Sox are scoring runs.

125 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:02 pm

Pathetic. I'm out.

126 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:07 pm

Hearts are breaking.

"Lez go Mez"?

127 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:08 pm

The Yanks are chumps.

128 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:09 pm

Wow, wow, wow!

Fire Girardi! Fire Cashman!

129 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:20 pm

Pathetic, sorry-ass, good-for-nothing loss. This was really a steaming pile of horseshit. The Sox walked 11 guys. Garbage.

130 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:23 pm

October 5, 2002, ALDS Game 4, Anaheim. My brother walks back into the room to find the Angels in the middle of an eight-run inning.

"Oh come on, you assholes!"

Totally common words. But perfectly suited to the moment. And on nights like these, during weeks like this, they come flooding back.

Come on, you assholes!

131 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2015 10:58 pm

Still pissed.

132 thelarmis   ~  Oct 1, 2015 12:06 am

fucking markus. i should've known. what a fucking asshole that shitface is.

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