Comments on: Blast Off

By: cult of basebaal

cult of basebaal — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:24:56 +0000

I think we all know that Yanks-Sox is coming..

Not me, i’m calling Yankees – Angels right here, right now.

I think the Angels are just going to run Martinez and Varitek off the field.

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:21:44 +0000

OH!!! *POST-SEASON!!!*

Hah ah ah ahh h ha h!!!

Channeling Litella: Never mind!

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:20:21 +0000

[28] Thanks for having my back, OYF!

[27] RI, I’m sorry, what kind of unmitigated bullshit is that? In what universe is a guy hitting .320 with 25 dingers and nearly 50 doubles just a cut above Melky and below Damon, Swisher, Jorgie and Mats? If it’s because he can’t hit with RISP, I’d entertain that argument, otherwise, that just makes no goddamned sense at all.

Sports PhD, my eye!

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:28:57 +0000

[27] 1. I’m not sure what the utility of that is. They guy even acknowledges that: “Strange things can happen in a short series.’

As such:

Brian Doyle’s 1978 WS:

.438 .438 .500 .938

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:08:42 +0000

3. BRIAN DUENSING = BRAIN UNSIGNED. Anagram?

Sports PhD is correct, until you put Molina in the lineup.
Then it gets ugly.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:05:46 +0000

As we all care about one another, I think it’s important to post this:

Suicide Watch
1) Mattpatt (automatic… fire and all)
2) [3] Weeping
3) [7] thelarmis? (is it possible to OD on pepto-bismol?)
4) A-Rod… if he doesn’t come up big
5) Miggy or Leyland (Seppuku. Tiger team vote on this one.)

Please guys… 911 and keep your phones close at hand.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:03:34 +0000

Couple three things.

1. From Sports PhD, via River Avenue, the post-season’s worst hitters. Interesting. Ranking the teams according to their worst hitter, the Yankees are waaaaay out in front with Melky. The difference is even more dramatic if you order the second-worst hitters on each team. Our second-worst batter is Robinson Cano. Yikes. That’s a relentless line-up.

2. It sounds like the Division Series roster will not include Fast Freddy Guzman, because they’re taking Cervelli and Marte. That’s not official, but Girardi was hinting at that conclusion.

3. BRIAN DUENSING = BRAIN UNSIGNED
I don’t know what it means; I’ll leave that to our resident hermeneuticists. (Maybe he will one day have Frankie Cervelli as a battery-mate?)

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:54:47 +0000

Miggy posted a .942 OPS for the year, so ya can't complain about that. But getting drunk before 2 critical games may have blown their entire season. Maggy posted a .804 OPS, so that disappointment ceratinly cost at least one game. Other then those 2, the Tiggers didn't have much offense. They were 6.5 games ahead on 9/8. After that, they played 3 games UNDER .500. Carey said it was a historic choke. Yeah, the twins poured it on at the end, but the Tigers controlled their own fate... and really blew it. The Twins did have a very good schedule the last 3 weeks, but considering Morneau was out, they played impressive baseball. Oh... and Detroit lost 3 of their last 4, while the Twins won 4 of 4. Downright Metslike. All current facts considered, tonight is pretty close to a must win. That sounds silly for a first game of a series, but with a tired Minn, home court advantage and CC on the mound, a loss tonight would bode very poorly, and put a LOT of pressure on AJ and the rest of the team. Reposted from last thread: Burnett has struck out 79 of 434 batters while pitching to Posada this season. Opponents are hitting .270 against Burnett and have a .775 OPS when Posada is his catcher In contrast, Burnett has struck out 77 of 288 batters while throwing to Molina. Opposing hitters have a .221 batting average against Burnett and a .658 OPS when Molina is his catcher. That's not a perfect stat, as you would need to look at what teams/batters were faced, Home vs Away, and other factors, but nonetheless, those are pretty strong numbers. .117 better OPS, .049 better BA and 50% more Ks with Molina. I'll assume if AJ gets a 2nd start, unless he is a God with Molina Friday, that Po would start the 5th game. We need an early lead and a crushing victory!

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:54:40 +0000

[23] That’s just the thing – you don’t want Italian style pizza, you want American pizza. That’s the “real” pizza anyway.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:53:14 +0000

Teams like the Twins always worry me. They will play loose and fearless.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:08:56 +0000

[21] I’ll now soon go to bed with visions of Suzyn singing Broadway tunes to John as she rubs his feet..

7:07am first pitch tomorrow for me, can’t wait!!

[22] You guys seriously have to stop talking about NY pizza, it’s killing me..a friend here took me to a Italian pizza joint with brick oven, imported ingredients from Italy, chef lived there and speaks Italian, etc etc..pizza wasn’t even close to as good as Jerry’s on East 13th St in Midwood…am crying now……

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:22:33 +0000

[21] Suzyn: Woobloolboloobooblloooo!!!!

[20] No wonder that place is messed up. Get out as fast as you can!

[19] I knew there was someone else. I put him in category one because he hit the ground running, but his managerial career arc might (hopefully) follow Leyland’s.

By: NYYfan22

NYYfan22 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:47:50 +0000

Sterling: The marathon is over and the sprint has begun. Rub my feet, Suzyn.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:19:14 +0000

[17] i just thought of you… an hour ago, the dude downstairs got a deliver from – yup, you guessed it – papa johns! i’m not positive it was pizza though – i think it was a drug buddy of his who was here til just a coupla minutes ago. i’m about to close shop, so hopefully all will remain quiet as i hit the bed.

there’s another guy who lives in this complex and delivers for papa johns…

good night all

By: Eddie Lee Whitson KO

Eddie Lee Whitson KO — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:18:43 +0000

[17] Scioscia

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:12:23 +0000

[15] “Chip Carey says a lot of things, but he works for me.”
– Jeffrey L. Bewkes

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:06:03 +0000

[14] He’s better than most. He was the last guy to get the Pirates to the playoffs and won it all with Florida. Not too many managers out there right now with his resume, but I count Torre, LaRussa, Cito Gaston, Terry Francona and Bobby Cox as the only current managers that are undoubtedly better; maybe a few more (Charlie Manuel, maybe Ozzie and Girardi?) that will be considered better down the line.

I worry more about this series than the one after this. I think if the Yankees handle their business in this one, they’ll be really hard for anyone to stop. But this series is important and I’m not looking past it.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:04:08 +0000

[15] Smoking and looking about 20 years older than you really are..is that what makes you a “master tactician”?? Chip Caray is so bad but the real horror comes later..TimJoe McBuck…

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:48:05 +0000

[14] but…but…chip caray said leyland is a – and i quote – “master tactician”!!!

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:43:33 +0000

[13] I am not sure Jim Leyland has ever been that great a manager..

I have no Pavano hatred, who among us has never taken a day off work with a strained buttock??