I'm about to start to 6-11pm block of classes. Have fun here tonight!

LET'S GO YAN-KEES!! !!!

Getting ready ... TO GET THIS ON!

And if anyone needs a little pregame reading, Mike Axisa over at River Ave Blues has a couple of great posts up today.

What a ride from this team so far. I told people all spring: Well, they'll be fun to watch anyway. Turns out youth and fun AND 91 wins is fun as hell to watch. Now go beast mode in the speed round, boys. Tonight's your hot first date with a couple of grand dames named Aura and Mystique.

Yay, Hicks in CF

9am start here in the Big Mikan, I'll be lurking in and out. LET'S Go YANKEES!

#5 9AM ... hah!

I wake up at 4:30 AM for Spurs matches!

Work?

That's what sick days are for!

Hicks in CF. Good call!

Let's.Go. Yankees! Clap clap clap clap clap.

[4], [7] Saint Jesse Barfield, watch over us

Hurry up 8 o’clock

...The waiting is the hardest part...

[11] Nice. 66 is too young anymore.

[6] Was thinking to keep the boy home from school but figured should save that in case they make the Serious

Bartolo! Hope he gets a spot somewhere next year.

Star Wars walk up for the intro?

Let's go Yan-Kees!!!!

Think positively!
This could be the first of twelve glorious nights this fall.

(11) ..and we won't back down!

Shine on, Luis. Do your your thing, kid!

[17] I'd also accept 20, though I'd come out with more grey hairs :)

kinda like that Aaron Boone is on the broadcast.

[13] Use mange this game ... scrofula if we make the ALDS ... Botulism for the ALCS and the plague for the Series!

just wondering if I'm the only guy watching the TV and being unable to sit for more than 30 seconds?

It’s like a Christmas morning when I was a kid and dad was slow to hand out presents

Go git 'em, Severino!

100 MPH for the 1st pitch!

Motherfucker.

Fuck!

well that sucked

Oh...shucks. Just tuned in and a Twin Tater..

Uh ... sub-optimal, Luis.

oh my.

Jeebus Farking Crystal

WTF....

Seriously?

162 games for this?

well, maybe my lucky seat hasn't been so lucky.

We’re gonna see Gray at some point. Sigh

Nah ... Green ... Kahnle ... Warren ... Robertson ... That could be 9 right there.

Take him out now.

Yes

FUCKING PATHETIC.

This is almost as bad as Election Night.

What a disaster.

Just a kid overwhelmed in the moment. If the other kid takes care of things we are ok.

Shades of game 7, 2004

Not read for Prime Time.

Well, severino set a franchise record at least.

The Yanks have 27 outs to reverse this shit show.

Hole plugged. Now bail

MEAN CHAD GREEN!!!

Chad leaves them hanging

thanks Greenie

Huge hold ‘em by Greenie! Now let’s see some O boys, plenty of game left

Good.

nice AB for Gardy

nice swing for the Judge

That was hitterish

I’ll take that, come on Gary

C'mon Sanchez!

I like it. Score some runs!

Don’t care for that

BIG FAIL from Sanchez there.

They’ll get into the Twinkies pen early at this rate..

Eek ... that looked a strike.

DIDI!

Sir Didi ties it up!

SIR DIDI GETS IT DONE!!!!!!!!

thank you Didi!

Henceforth, its Lord Didi.

Love me some Didi. Hot damn! Kaboom,

I just let out a yell on the train!!!! Thankfully Japanese are baseball mad. Didiiiiiiiii!!!!!

Looks like I picked the wrong night to quit... to... fuck it, I got nothin'.

We're gonna go 15 and be up til 2:00, aren't we?

Oh, Castro just missed a pitch to hit!

Didi goes boom!

[70] DIDI-SAN!

Santana up to 29 pitches.

How they hell do the Yanks work this pitching-wise?

Good Question, Alex

[76] Green, Kahnle, Warren, Betances can all go 2 innings easy, maybe more, if they're not hard innings.

good AB for the Bird.

Hard to believe some stat heads think Cash should trade Didi. Love the guy.

[80] O.o? Who?

Hell of a first inning

45 minute opening inning. Strap in. This is gonna be a long one.

good comeback! as to pitching, maybe CC for a couple?

[76] 69 in innings in 40 games for Chad, so we're not looking at a Ramiro Mendoza outing here

(81) Fangraphs. Make room for Gleybar, Didi peak value now blah blah blah..I like the new stats but the guys are so cold and calculating. I enjoy watching Didi as a fan, sometimes that’s enough!

[86] If they said that, they're idiots. Castro is the one on the chopping block, not Didi.

[86] Precisely.

Why do I like baseball at all? It's entertaining, I enjoy watching it.

So why do I like Didi? (Gritner, Sojo, Paulie, Willie, Thurman...?)

They're entertaining, I enjoy watching them.

That's the whole damn point. I'm ROOTING for these guys, not tabulating them. It the Yankees were 25 clones of Barry Bonds they'd win 162 games and I wouldn't feel like watching.

26 pitches for Green. I go another round.

need some extended ABs

so effing close!

911, Frazier got robbed

Gameday mlb.com app here. Was that a great catch by Buxton?

Gotta give that some applause!

[93] A- at least. Put his body on the line going up and into the deepest part of the CF wall.

I saw Buxton a few times in Rochester over the last few years. He runs like a deer.

Holy shit, Gardy goes yardy!

I love Gardy!

Mmm hmmm Grrrrritner

Boom!!!!!

Gritner, untied!

Thanks Molitor for leaving Santana in.

GRITNER!!!

Yanks laying swag down on their homers.

Yeah, Ara. They are not messing around!

Wow. What. A. Start. Gotta go to a meeting now. Keep the Bombs falling folks.

Greene back, like it

Oh, boy.

GET SOMEONE UP.

NOW.

Ruh roh

Robertson up.

Joel Sherman on Twitter: "Out of habit, Joe Torre just got Scott Proctor up for the #Yankees"

[111] LOL!

Time for Robertson

not good. cmon Robbie.

The game in which nothing goes to plan. Hey Boone, the Yanks have an advantage with the bullpen. In the 3rd inning? Shut your pie hole, dummy.

Robertson is going to give up a big hit here.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh.

Let's hope that the Hammer is on it tonight.

[116] I was thinking he'll five-hole Gary, but yeah

Seems like Sanchez just keeps taking foul balls to the FACE!

Argh.

Double play, please.

Aw shit

Damn, Buxton is FAST ...

No freebies, Gary!

Gotta get this out.

Just as well. Focus on the batter now.

Lazy Sanchez is IRRITATING Sanchez.

This game is insanity.

thanks Robbie! how about a crooked number?

Why do I think this game is going to come down to Jaime Garcia?

NAILED BY THE HAMMER!

[128] I’d rather Karim

[130] We may see Damaso before this is over

Rope!

ok gary. Let's keep it going

[130] Who?

Ah, old times

[134] He's not eligible to play, but there's no reason he couldn't jump into the Min bullpen and start throwing punches

Yuck.

Bird! Untied again

Word to Big Bird!

Word!

Bird Lives!

AA-RON!

Damn.

Rats

at this tempo, we're looking at 6 hours. a 1 2 3 top would be nice.

C'mon, Dave.

[144] justthinking that. But being unemployed has some benefits. Though my dogs get up early. And don’t take no for an answer.

Fuck off, dozer. Swinging bunt.

Sweetly turned

YES.

Great last replay slow mo shot, huh?

that's what I'm talking about

Didi shoulda taken it himself. Bird with the stretch. Ouch.

tbj... being retired is good too. and I don't have a dog.

Here's another thing about Sanchez. He's looking to get his meat hand mangled.

this is agonizing. gotta go to gray next, right?

All rise!

judgement rendered!

He's on time. Fuck yeah!

We are not worthy

The left fielder farted so hard, it blew him right on his own ass

what was the exit velocity of that?

Here Comes Da Judge!

time for sonny or cc?

[163] Uh, neither?

You've got Warren, Betances, Kahnle and Chapman left ... and an off day tomorrow.

wow robertson still out there, risky but i like it

Mmmm, brats. I wouldn’t mind one with mustard right now

[165] Robertson has gone multiple innings a number of times this season since joining the Yankees, he's at 20+ plus ... relax.

Those did look good. Minus the mustard.

Atta boy, Dave!

thanks Robbie!

Trust in the Hammer.

[167] yep. but now who?

I feel like I'm showing up only on Christmas and Easter. Nevertheless let's go Yan-kees!

Farnsworth!

[174] bite your tongue!

Warren, Kahnle, Betances and Chapman?

[174] I'm afraid "Scott Proctor" already won the thread ...

C'mon Hammer!

It’s TK

Shit ... Castro should have got that.

Weak. Grab that, Castro!

I'd have used Dellin here with the bottom of the lineup.

1 down.

NAILED!

I don't think I've seen Kahnle pitch one good inning all year. Let's GO DAVE!

That’s two.

Oh wow, Joe leaving him in

Um

Close to 50 pitches for D-Rob..not sure I like that, any effect going forward in the playoffs?

That one's on the Hammer.

Worries me that guys are getting second at-bats against him now.

Give him the buckler.

Not that one!

I believe that was a "nut shot"

"Tin Cup sounded better than Clank"

Oh, yeowch! Not even a cup can take the sting out

Oh dear..did Gary get hit in the family jewels?

Fuck!

The Amazing Mr. Robertson.

Way to step up, David

Shit.

Hell of an outing, Hammer, hell of an outing!

[195] Yup. Square on

Jesus kid. Camera work had me in agony there.

That's some shire camerawork. Yikes.

ku ku kaju Mr. Robinson. No more Mr. K please

Dear Jeebus ... that was a horrifying switch of angles ...

Christ, I thought he got all of that for a second there.

204) Exactly. They cut so quickly I couldn't tell. LOL Homina, homina, homina

[202] Frodo lives!

Hmmmm ... 9 more outs ... this ought to get interesting.

Let’s see if Tommy can get us 3 outs without turning this into a complete soap opera.

Only three more inning. I might get to bed at a not entirely disreputable hour

Strikes, Tommy, STRIKES, dammit. The sight of Chasen Shreve does not fill me with confidence.

Shreve. Betances. Chapman.

210) Watch your mouth.

TK didn't give up an run in September.

Over threw the 2-2 pitch.

Shite camerawork. That Frodo joke did make me laugh. Here comes the lead off walk.

Fucking guy swings at ball 4. C'mon, don't lose him now, TK.

I fear the Shreve if it happens ...

NICE. Well done.

Phew. 1 down

8.

Pound ’em, TK, pound that strike zone, son.

7.

They're talking about Shreve like he's Boone Logan.

7.

Yes!

Whew

Fucking A, that was beautiful, TK. Now, Dellin, my Dude, you throw strikes too, ya hear?

whew. get up and stretch.

Toe more innings.

6.

another couple of runs would let me sit down. the wife is getting a bit posses at my pacing.

14 ptiches for TK ... I stick with him with Chapman in reserve.

[229] or get up and fix another drink. October is hard on my liver

Hey all. Lady went to sleep. Crazy game thus far. Go Yanks!

[233] 同感

[234] seriously! My boss called mid second inning. I sucked it up and handled the issue!

Damn, foul

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit.

[234] Oh I could enjoy about three Old Fashioneds right now.

Quality.

after that rocket foul, the Judge wasn't going to get a pitch to hit.

Judgement delayed?

i'm 4 margaritas deep. this has been fun so far

I'm 4 beers in but that includes two imperials...

Settled for my last Warsteiner

Oh, baby. Need to plate these two runs here.

Air mail.

245) Take two and pass...lol

[240] Straight bourbon on the rocks. Splash of water. Sweetness gives me a hangover. Bourbon and vodka don’t.

Oh, more insurance?

[245] Chai Spiced Imperial Stout the other night! Delicious..but very Chai-y.

Love that!

Judge was stealing!

Fuck it, Starlin, bunt. Never see it coming.

[251] that sounds yummy though!

gin tonight here. started with martini, gave up on vermouth, then gave up on olives, now gave up the ice.

C'mon, Castro. For the love of Mo!

Hi Team!

Just left work. At the gas station. Have the game on the radio.

GO YANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is horse shit!

Damn, not deep enough

Castro should be pissed. Man he’s a hacker.

Starlin not a productive out.

[250] These days it's salt of all things that gives me a hangover. I can have all the drinks, but eat five chips and I feel it in the am.

258) Drive safely now.

Won't mind when we trade Castro next year.

[258] Bet you didn’t think the game would still be going after class.

That Taco Bell egg wrap thing seems like they're just trolling for abuse from Patton Oswalt.

[255] Stone brewery so easily available in the US.

Bird gonna fly now, I can sense it..

[258] thelarmis! Rock on, man.

Thanks, AB!

All filled up. Bout to get on the highway. Game will prolly be over when I get home....

Go Bird! GO YANKS!!!

[268] oh yes I like stone. I've had some southern tier pumking and warlock tonight. Warlock is an imperial stout pumpkin.

Fucking Bollocks. Sterling's got to be having an aneurysm.

Shit. We really need runs here. Gotta take the pressure off Dellin (and Chapman).

To me, that’s a dumb move by Girardi. 110 poit BA Right over lefty, should hav batted Holliday.

[271] Eager to try Warlock! Only drink imperials at home though..the % is..you know.

I just had a Saranac Pumkin Ale or two. Tasty.

Cmon, wear that

We'll take it.

Score truck is warming.

I will take that. 8-4

thanks for the freebie

Write your moment, Jacoby.

Aw crud nothing more

That was unfortunate.

[276] I like saranac! Black Forest is a fav.

[275] a close friend is a twins fan and invited me over but I knew I'd drink too much to drive. Which I would uber (sorry buts cabs here are nonexistent) but his house is hard to find.

Nice. One down!

If this game started after 7:10 like usual this game would have ended an hour ago. Thanks, mlb.

Wow, there is a fortunate break.

Whoopy daisies.

Weird play. Oh, over stepped the base! This is not a normal game

Nice play Castro

Starlin’ Darlin’!

That deserves a hahahaha

nice awareness Starlin

ONE more strike, TK...

Y'know, Susyn, you just can't [choking noises]

ONIONS!

Well done

One more inning

3.