Game 160: Yankees at Orioles
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 28, 2007 
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Here is the lineup:
YANKEES
Damon CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui LF
Posada C
Giambi DH
Cano 2B
Mientkiewicz 1B
Mussina RHP (11-10, 4.96)
Pregame chatter: Yankees are facing RHP Jon Leicester (2-3, 6.51). …
Should Melky Cabrera be worried when he sees this lineup? Probably not. But he is 6 of his last 59 at the plate. … Yanks are 7-8 against Baltimore, 2-4 at Camden Yards. … Beautiful day here in Baltimore. It’ll be interesting to see if all the Yankee fans who have tickets show up.
UPDATE, 6:13 p.m.: Not to worry, Melky is still the center fielder. He’s just getting some time off.
Torre said the B lineup will get used tomorrow and the starters would probably play most of the game on Sunday. … Joba Chamberlain felt fine after his first back-to-back. … Roger Clemens went back to Houston for the weekend but will be in Tampa for a simulated game on Monday. … Jason Giambi will get plenty of ABs this weekend as they want to try and get him going. … LHP Sean Henn is the probable starter on Sunday.
Gordon Edes of the Globe is reporting on their blog that Clay Buchholz has been shut down for the season with “shoulder fatigue.”
UPDATE, 8:02 p.m.: That HR gives A-Rod 1,500 career RBI. He has 518 homers. That’s 17th place all-time, three behind Ted Williams and Willie McCovey.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: That home run by Damon landed on Eutaw Street, the first ball to land there this season and the 40th in Camden Yards history. The Yankees have now hit 200+ home runs for eight consecutive seasons. That’s a record.
Big spot here for Ross Ohlendorf. He could get himself on the playoff roster.
Very shaky outing by the Moose. But he’s in line for his 251st win. That would match Bob Gibson for 42nd all-time.
UPDATE, 10:07 p.m.: A-Rod’s 155 RBI are the most in baseball since Sammy Sosa had 160 for the Cubs in 2001.
If the choice was between having melky and Giambi in the lineup I would take Giambi any day. With melky not hitting I think I would like to see him used as a late innings defensive replacement in the playoffs.
He was a huge upgrade over Damon early in the season when Damon was injured. He is still a considerable upgrade over Damon because that allows Damon to play left which is an upgrade over Matsui.
If Minky hadn’t been swinging the bat so well I think that I would play Giambi at first, but he has certainly forced people to pay attention to him by his success in his limited role.
_But with no clear-cut choice for 2007, there have been plenty of hands clamoring for the lineup card on Sunday at Baltimore. Calling it “the toughest one� of all his selections, Torre said that Rodriguez, Posada, Damon and Mike Mussina are all being considered as candidates for the honorary task._
Is this a Torre thing, Yankee thing, or baseball thing?
Oh, yeah! Go Yankees! Casually win the division!
On Sunday I am taking the whole family up from northern VA for the game – I must admit I bought the tickets in May with the thought that I would be watching the last game of ’07. Now I have ALDS, ALCS, and WS tickets and am hoping to use them.
Also – if you are at the game it is difficult to follow the goings-on in the NL East.
Giambi needs AB’s to get out of his slump. I will be pissed if Melky isnt playing come Oct. They need the defense.
The Melk man has engraved his name in the post-season if not with his bat than his good D and gun for an arm. Joe must be trying to get Giambi more AB’s before season’s end. Matsui should be DHing come post season. Damon is faster and more athletic so he’s in left. Russ Ohlendorf should be pitching the sixth if necessary come post. I know we haven’t had a lot of looks at him but he has been effeicient when called upon. Let’s see how he deals with B’more.
i hope melky doesn’t have to worry, because he needs to be in there every day. 0 for his last 50 or 27 for his last 50, when he plays, things happen on both sides of the ball. plus, giambi gives us a bigtime pinch hit option late in games (see sunday night in boston two weeks ago) that the other manager will always have to have in the back of his mind. and it isn’t like giambi or matsui have been swinging the bat lately, no better than melky, and neither of them play D anything like melky.
Giambi is not the hitter he was in 2001. Why do people still think he is a force?
He is always hurt and his swing is so slow now.
He is a 240 hitter, not the .330 hitter he was in Oakland. I don’t care if he gets 5000 AB’s. He’ll end up hurt and hitting .240
Put Damon in LF, Matsui at DH and Giambi for pinch hitter for the pitcher when the Yanks get to the WS.
Word on the Sox blogs is that Buccholz is being shut-down for the remainder of the year. From good source.
3 of Melky’s hits came in that one game against Toronto.
This is a real damned if you do, damned if you don’t. He definitely benefits from playing everyday, but it hasn’t been working lately. Was last year’s ALDS debacle more of a product of Melky’s absence or Sheffield/Giambi’s presence?
Good to see Johnny rounding into postseason form. He seems to rise to the occasion when it counts.
ED-
I couldn’t think you were more foolish for thinking Giambi over Melky. Listen Joe might try Giambi at 1st come the postseason but it would be stupid. He’s played it to the best of his abilities but still sucks. If Joe goes for MORE power over speed and D than he doesn’t deserve a new contract. Melky got him here while Giambi was resting his foot. Giambi can still work a walk and hit a ball hard but his lack of D and heavy feet are a burden. He will be pinch hitting in late innings. Put it like this GIAMBI HAS NO REASON TO BE OUT ON THE FEILD UNLESS HE WALKED OR GOT A HIT.
When does Joe do his pregame on the FAN?
Why are all the starters playing? i would rest matsui and cano 2day
RollEZ—
EXACTLY!
well said
September 28, 2007
Buchholz Shut Down for Season
Right-hander Clay Buchholz, who no-hit the Orioles on Sept. 1 in his second big-league start, is being shut down for the season by the Red Sox.
Manager Terry Francona said minutes ago that Buchholz’s strength and mobility, among other things the organization test for on a regular basis, are not at the levels the Sox would like to see in order to have him continue to pitch.
So rather than risk his promising career by using him over the final three regular-season games and then in the postseason, the organization has decided to err on the side of caution.
more to follow.
– Steven Krasner
http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/SoxBlog/
I don’t think Giambi has show enough to warrant the benching of Melky, Damon, Matsui or Minky in the post season. Those four will play every game. Giambi is the LH power threat to complement Shelley from the right side on the bench for the post season. We’re a better team with than lineup and I’m certain Torre knows it.
As for the who manages on Sunday debate, it should only be Arod. Arod has given Torre a chance at retaining his job past this season and it would be a sign of good faith and Joe putting the past behind them, by awarding him that honor.
Let Mussina play pitching coach that day and let Damon and Jorge be bench coach and batting coach if he wants to throw everyone a bone.
Mussina as pitching coach would be great – As far as manager it’s a tough call between Jorge and ARod. Jorge’s been on this team forever, plus, he’s a catcher, plus he’s been almost as MVP as ARod has. But ARod’s having a killer year, and it might go toward a little good will and maybe make up for batting him 8th last year.
Torre better NOT be sitting Melky once the post-season starts. He MUST be the every day centerfielder, slump or no slump. His defense is too vital to be overlooked.
Joe’s just trying to get Melky a break to help him out of his slump. He probably wants to get Giambi going, too. He’s using the last 3 games to get his ducks in a row. No worries.
Well, we lost IPK and Boston lost Bucholz. It’s a wash…
In the meantime, I’m kind of surprised to see so many regulars in the lineup tonight. I felt sure that we’d be seeing some variation of last night’s lineup for the last few games. (The regulars must be bugging Joe to play! The bench is way too boring…)
I’ll be Joe goes with the most veteran of the choices, which would be Posada. I am assuming all 4 of these guys are interested themselves, right?
Then again, Mussina probably complained so vociferously to Joe about not wanting to pitch for a “B” lineup that Joe capitulated and started Jeter, A-Rod, Abreu, etc. just to shut him up!
G love – I really like your reasoning on A rod managing the team. We all know Jeter and the other guys wouldn’t care. But it would mean a LOT to alex
this reminds me of right before last postseason
I don’t think you want to sit guys like Jeter and A-Rod 2 days in a row and I doubt that they wanted to sit 2 days in a row. Melky is slumping and just needs a mental break. He’ll be fine, but he probably could use the extra rest. Matsui and Giambi need the work. Plus, they may not play the entire game – like someone else posted earlier today, it may end up being like a spring training game with the regulars going a few innings and then putting in subs.
I do not think Melky has anything to be concerned about. One of the first people Torre mentioned in his interview was Melky. I think he thinks a lot of him, and not only his defense, but his ENERGY and motivation.
I don’t think that’s necessarily the decision to be made, but for the purpose of the discussion – Melky’s defense over Giambi’s bat right now and any day. Melky’s in a slump, but he’s had a good year. He’s not the hitter that Giambi is but Giambi isn’t hitting right now either.
Ideally, they both hit, Melky plays center, Giambi and Matsui share DH/pinch-hitting duties as Matsui and Damon share left field duties.
The regulars will only play a few innings most likely…we don’t want them going cold.
I think Joe is trying to rest Melky because this is really his first season playing everyday. I think he is getting tired and Joe wants to make sure that he is rested for the playoffs so that he can be productive.
Play Giambi in Center.
The O’s would be laughing so hard we would throw them all out at 2nd.
jon should start
Do other clubs let players manage the last game? Or just the Yankees?
melky will be in the lineup in October.
Giambi can still play he had a very good yr last and still has a good OBP.. He is slumping so needs AB’s..
Melky will be the starting CF game 1, mark it down…….
Why not just draw straws for management on that day? Removes any kind of “picking” issue.
I’m all for Alex doing it, but then he leave feeling that he’s accomplished all he wanted here, especially being the honorary manager. lol.
Kennedy, as far as I know shut down for the remainder of the regular season, doesn’t mean we won’t see him again.
Cubs to clinch tonight & Yankees to lay the wood to the Birdies ( magic number is at 2 ) After BoSux drops another to the Twinkies, Yankees magic number drops to 3 ( we will be one game back with 2 to play ) any combination of Yankee wins and BoSux losses that adds up to THREE with get the Yankees the Division ( no guarantees though ) ….oh and I am a Yankees Fan… LOL
sorry, I meant the *Cubs* magic number is 2….( we still lay the wood to the Birdies though… )
Boston needs to lose at least 2 for us to even have a chance. We’re 2 back in the loss column. How rich would that be, if we ended up winning without even trying?
Mel,
That would be sweet.
White Plains Mike.
I imagine all of the regulars will be sitting by inning seven…
Doreen,
Yeah, it would be. But I’m not going to get greedy. I’m just happy the team has 92+ wins, dug itself out by having a great second half, initiated the baby bombers, and have been winning series.
That said, anything less than a sweep of the O’s is unacceptable. lol.
Anyone remember what happened last time Joe sat Melky for a big bat in October? Please Melky in center, Damon in Left, Matsui at DH. anything else during the playoffs would be absurd…..
Melky has to be the post-season center fielder. He’s done a terrific job, and Giambi has not hit a lick. My guess is Torre is just giving him a couple of days off to pull himself together. Melky was one of the reasons the Yankees turned the season around, and not starting him in the playoffs would be a HUGE mistake.
Rebecca – I agree with you. Give them 3 or so at-bats each to keep them sharp and then let them rest. Also, it’s a good opportunity for Joe to try out his playoff lineup.
*PAH-LEEZ!*
What is the big deal with Melky? So he sits a meaningless game?
Please pull your burlap thongs out of your heinies…
It is a Torre thing, letting a veteran manage the club on the final day of the season if it does not affect the post season.
I’d be aghast if Melky did anything other than start in center, even if just for his arm…
Mel –
Same here. That the Yankees are going to be in the playoffs at all is — I can’t even think of a good word. I don’t care about overtaking the Red Sox except in the sense that an awful lot of people would have to print retractions. But in the practical sense, I just want them to play well from here on out, no matter what the outcome. I want them to have a chance to win every game (well, these next three would be nice, but I’m more interested in the post-season at this point). As long as they acquit themselves well in the playoffs, with the offense, pitching and defense being present, I’ll be happy. Not ecstatic, mind you. I’d certainly love for them to go all the way. But after the last few years, I’ve realized that sometimes it’s just not your turn. I’m hoping it’s the Yankees turn, but I’m hoping they play well enough to at least force the issue, which they did not do last year.
I have a theory that the last few years, the pressure was so totally on the Yankees. Instead of feeling relaxed and confident that they’d been there before, they perhaps felt even more pressure than most teams to succeed, because they have such a legacy to keep up. This year, having overcome so much and having to really work to get to the playoffs, and after being counted out, I think the pressure, for the first time in a while, may be off just enough.
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....ankees.jsp
Check out the 9/26 State of the Yankees video. There’s part one of the Harold Reynolds interview with Jeter. He tells the story about being named captain. Funny stuff.
Part 2 of the Reynolds interview is here: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/mediace...../index.jsp
This part had Jeter wanting to get married soon and stuff.
I’m just guessing (as we all are) that with 3 games left, the starters might each play just two “half games” each and sit a game, so they can all get some rest but still stay sharp.
Melky’s got CF locked up. He’s probably just getting a little mental health break. No need for any of our alarmist arm chair GMs to permanently bench him, bench him for the playoffs, send him down or freakin’ DFA him just because he’s been struggling a little recently. He’ll be fine … go crack open a brew, relax and let the post season begin!
I think that the regulars are starting just to keep their timing. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the bench come in after 2-3 at-bats. Melky is slumping and just needs some time off, maybe he’s hurting somewhere. He will clearly be the starting CF come playoffs.
I think it’s Edwin v. Ohlendorf tonight for a spot on the roster.
And if anyone has an excessive desire to worry, pretend you’re a Mets fan. Those people should be really sweating.
Doreen–Well put!
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[Origin: Bottom of the 7th; Sunday, May 6th 2007]
—Synonyms 1. vigor, force, potency. 2. pride, power, pinstripes.
_You Give Us 2-Minutes And We’ll Give You The World!!_
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An insiders account on how Peter Pan and Da’ Baby Bombers rescued the season, adding a new chapter to our Mystic and Aura.
Thanks, Phil
Last game staff:
Owner: A-rod
GM: Jeter
Manager: Posada
Bench Coach: Giambi
Pitching Coach: Rivera
Bullpen Coach: Mussina
Trainer: Clemens
mel-
I think this would be more appropriate:
Trainer- Pavano
Sean Henn is the starter Sunday? What have we done to deserve this?
dontfirecash: I imagine Sunday is ‘Hello, you’re not on the playoff roster’ day
Anyway, I’m gonna be busy watching the Jets! Second row end zone! (So excited)
This must be a misprint. Sean Henn starts on Sunday ? Even if the Yankees don’t take the AL East is Henn to be considered for anything more than mop up of a 19-1 game.
Is Joe Torre THAT enamored with the guy ? He was seen warming up in the pen when the Yankees lost the extra inning game Tuesday night.
If it holds up, I’ll be drinking early and often on Sunday.
Is Bucholtz French for “Laptop Thief?”
He shouldn’t have carried so many laptops with his pitching arm.
..in the Red Sox lockerroom…
Schilling- “Where did my laptop go?”
If Sean Henn pitching in a meaningless game causes you that much agony to drink early and often on Sunday…I’ve got two letters for you: AA.
LOL
Michael T,
No, he was the conditioning coach and he got fired very early in the season. In fact, there’s a TRO on Pavano. Apparently, owies & injuries are contagious.
Sean Henn must be carrying Torre’s baby. How is it that he gets another start? I say let him go an inning and a half.
I went to Germany for a wedding last week. My wife is German and her sister was getting married. For the first time, I found out the name of her home town (she always said Dusseldorf). The name of the town was: Buchholz
I guess that jinxed him.
Ahhh German eh?
Under the bed of everyone in that town is a brand new laptop.
Why Henn I wonder, this is an easy way to get another look at Igawa, Clippard, DeSalvo or Wright.
greg,
you need another look at Igawa? seriously…
You can find him running sprints in a field near you.
DeSalvo is at home practicing his Cy Young acceptance speech.
Clippard is applying pear-scented body salve to pavano’s shoulder.
Wright is cleaning my pool with Nick Green.
Roy-
Yes it is German.
And if you are a Western movioe fan, you will remember Horst Buchholz, the German actor who starred in class “The Magnificent Seven.” (As, of all things “Chico” the young hot-headed Mexican)
Phil – 27 in ’07 :
Too late. I’ve signed on with Alcoholics Unanimous already. I repeat, Henn has no business on a mound for the Yankees.
Get a life an go to your meeting
Likeable odds….very likeable odds.
http://www.vegasinsider.com/mlb/odds/futures/
If Jeter gets to be honorary manager for the final game, he could be a wise guy and write in a 70′s/80′s revival team lineup with Torre at 3rd, Mattingly at 1st, Bowa at short, and Guidry pitching to Pena.
If they Yanks still won with them playing, then we’d know for sure Baltimore was just mailing it in.
D Train missed the point.
Cubs and Yankees in the World Series 2007 !!!
I would hope Sean Henn for sundays game is a misprint.He is a pitcher that has no excuse for lack of control should consider another position on the team bat boy or bench warmer.
We already know Henn sucks, why start him and automatically lose the last game of the season?
Maybe they want to start Henn to mess with whoever the vet manager is going to be.
Ranting Guy: Are they allowed to do that? It would be great!
Pete said Henn was the probable starter for Sunday.
MASN (Orioles broadcast network) just listed Igawa as Sunday’s starter.
It’d be nice to see if they could, Rebecca, but they’re not on the 40-man roster so they can’t. We’ll just have to wait for an old timer’s sort of game or a charity softball game to see anything resembling it.
Could Gator throw a slider underhand with a softball?
Honorary Pitcher for the last game should be the Opening Day starter. He can just pitch with his left arm.
But Jeter COULD still hand such a lineup card to the ump just as a gag.
Mel –
With regards to your Jeter link, my husband came home from work the other day, and a woman who works in his office who lives in the same town as Mariano Rivera, came rushing into his office and practically tackled my husband to tell him that Derek Jeter was moving into her neighborhood (as you can probably guess she is a Jeter fan). My first reaction was, you don’t move to the suburbs unless you’re thinking of settling down. So, I can’t wait to read your link!
would rather see sean penn, penn & teller, william penn or HENNy youngman pitch on Sunday,rather than sean chicken henn.
Thank G-d, no CD player stories tonight!
Mel, Mr Unmentionable opening day starter could probably throw better AND last longer if he threw with his left arm. And he could throw better than Igawa can throw with his healthy left arm too!
If Igawa pitches at all on Sunday I may have to re-post my rant from his last start.
Actually, Igawa was listed on the Yankees page at si.com. They must’ve had their meetings and said let’s throw Henn out there.
How bad is Henn, that I prefer Igawa?
I dread either, Mel.
who actually pitches if the Yankees have a shot to win the division on the last day of the season ? Henn, still ??????????
Where’s Buck Foston tonight??? I love that name!
Henn or Igawa, makes no difference to me.
It’s not like it’s game five of the ALDS or seven of the ALCS or WS…
Trust me, if it happens that we get a chance to go for the division and Torre decides he wants it (and the Yankees don’t really care about it _that_ much, Henn won’t pitch.)
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Buck Foston for name of the year!
buck foston…what is this? a frat house
Yeah BUCK gets my vote! I almost never bust out laughing when I read something, but did AND I almost fell off my chair when I read that guy’s name.
Anyone listen to WFAN today? Man Met fans bail out quicker than Bosux fans….They were actually auditioning pitchers for the Met BP on Boomer and Cartin this am….Great Stuff
Assume, for the sake of this post…Yankees win the next 2, Boston loses the next 2….Sunday comes up and we’ll see just how afraid the Yankees are of LAA in a 5-game series,,,IF…winning the division means Home Field Advantage against the Angels…or losing the division means CLE has Home Field Advantage against us…and we put HENN out there ? THAT would speak volumes…
I’d rather have Clippard or Wright pitch on Sunday. Igawa will probably come out of the bullpen in Pettitte’s start. We already know that Henn sucks. What is the point of starting him?
Am I the only one not receiving MY9′s HD feed?
I also learned today that WTBS is broadcasting the playoff games and Time-Warner, naturally, doesn’t carry WTBS in HD.
I mean, why would they? Time-Warner only owns the damn station.
I don’t know whether to blame Selig for granting a Mickey Mouse network like Turner Broadcasting the right to playoff games or to direct my ire at Time-Warner for its limited selection of HD channels.
Migames .. some one was posting with Buck Foston as a screen name. It was hysterical
The Nation sheds another tear ! Boo Hoo !
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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
Filthy stuff -
Be careful what you wish for. Boston could win Sunday by putting Buck Foston or Chuck Steak on the mound in a surprise move to counter the Yankees using Henn.
I’m not positive but I remember the Yanks saying that the two AA pitchers were coming up only as a thank you and they weren’t going to see any game action. Plus their inactivity…I don’t think Torre and the organization would ramp them up for that final start and not having thrown in so long.
Has anyone seen the Buck Foston tshirts they sell outside the Stadium? I brought my French friend to a game and she busted out laughing when she saw the shirt. When the people we were with didn’t thing it was laugh out loud hysterical, she felt the need to explain to us why “Buck Foston” is funny.
Needless to say I bought her a shirt and mailed it to her over in Paris. I can just see her explaining to her family why it’s so funny.
Mike is the Grossman of the MLB…are we gonna get Good Moose or Bad Moose tonight ??? LOL
Okay, Yankees, it might not matter tonight, but in the playoffs, let’s not blow the rundown?
Thanks!
I wish I would have thought of Buck Foston for a first and middle name for my son
I would have loved explaining it to his Red Sox Fan Teachers 
Hey all! Lets go Yanks! Although I’m not sure if I want to win the division, I’m really torn…..
Can anyone give me an update on the yanks game please?
Hey …how the hale could Blue call that 3rd pitch a strike,,it looked at LEAST a 1/2 inch above the belt !
HaHa. Laker fans were doing that for their opponents. The best one was Suck the Funs. Couldn’t really do it for the Bucks…
Am I the only one seething because Time Warner customers won’t be able to see Yankee playoffs games in HD this year?
Moose gets out of it and pick up Minky for his mental lapse during the rundown. Is it possible Moose has turned it around?
Buck Foston … now THERE’s a character someone should have thought of for Stan Lee’s reality game show “Who wants To Be A Superhero?” last year.
Good evening all.
Florida is already beating the Mets 2-0 after a half inning.
so far, it’s neither…Mediocre Moose on the mound !
oh, poor Oliver Perez. I love him
Come on ranting guy, you’re an angry SOB, rant about this deprivation.
good lord, Vito, you’ve got the longest name EVER!
Twinkies comint to bat in the top of the 2nd, ready to get both of those runs back AND More, off Dice-Stinky !
Go ahead and laugh but everytime there’s a huge traffic jam (often) because of the Big Dig Tunnel, people holler out their car windows, “Buck Foston”. He’s a popular guy in Beansville.
I got the met tickets today. Wow i’m not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, but the seats stink!! I mean I kinda knew they wouldn’t be great seats but this are terrible. They are $9 seats!!
Give Brian Roberts some credit for that play. He got Minky worried that he would score if they went after Markakis at second, and distracted Minky long enough. Roberts is a good ballplayer.
Anyone have connections to get Philly tickets this weekend? I can’t find anything reasonable!! There is hardly anything on ebay and stubhub anyway.
I really wanted to go tomorrow.
HAHA Jorge!! Wake up!! Did you want to strike out?
Funny stuff…Jorge was walking back to sit on the bench.
Hey is there a score yet in the game? What inning?
Sure I’ll give Roberts credit…but Minky made a mental error. He should go hard for the baserunner caught in the rundown until he hears A-Rod yell BREAK! Only then should he wheel and throw. It is a basic baseball play.
Get on base, Giambi so our number 7/8 hitter can get closer to 100 rbi’s. (is that crazy shizzle or what?)
Kill Schill: My TV isn’t HD, so it doesn’t matter for me!
Spags 0-0 top 2nd, two on.
Minky Time !
Jennifer: somtimes Shea can be cheap. Some seats in Loge are $17, so just check where they are, they might still be ok. They also change their prices depending on who they play. Since they’re playing the marlins, they go with the cheap prices. My friend’s dad has season tickets, so I got interested and looked at their little season ticket guide, just to look. It’s freaking weird. Who knows, they could be crappy seats.
My friend said that tickets to Phillies games are actually pretty expensive, so it might not be possible. He was amazed that my bleacher seats were $10 and said that that was impossible to do for a Phillies game.
Thanks as always Rebecca! Good to see you again.
It is sad what Peter Angelos has done to a once-proud franchise. He has lost a multitude of fans due to his ownership/management style. Behind the scenes, O’s players grumble about the way they are treated and want out.
Another poor baserunning move by Posada….the weakness in his overall game.
…
Well, you know what they say. The day after you’re fine, but two days after…
I got the actual hard tickets in my hand. They are upper section 3. Way up there!!
Is Jorge still drunk?
WAKE UP JORGE!
jennifer: section 3 is right behind home plate though, basically, so it’s not SO bad. and no one’s showing up at shea, so you could probably move down. At least it’s not section 45, or way out in left field or something.
I don’t know! trying to find the silver lining!
C’mon Kill Schill .. its funny stuff
Thanks Andrea.
the moose is BRINGING it
At least Bobby tried.
That run should go against Bobby.
Yep.
It’s the two-day-after that kills yah.
Don’t worry, they’ll shake it off before the 1st of October!
god, i hate jay payton. What a gross human
Jennifer, there really isn’t a bad seat IN citizens bank park, they are all pretty good overall.
But there is nothing really available. I was looking just to get in. I’ll take anything with the exception of SRO. I have emails out to people on craiglist but haven’t heard back.
Okay, two on…2nd and 3rd…let’s, um, not run ourselves out of this inning?
Whoo! Not running out of this inning! Yay!
Hey – just got in from son’s baseball practice. It’s really interfering with me watching the Yankee game tonight! Yankees 2-1 … looks good!
Oh, I love the MVP!
YAH ALEX!
54!!
153 rbi!! CRAZY!!
A-ROD!!!!!!!! SEE YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1500 Career RBI! NYY 4-1!! WOOOOOOOO!!!!
Mets are in trouble 3 on and no outs for Marlins…
A-Rod has really got to work on this whole not feeling the love from Yankee fans last year thing
What a season by Posada.
DAMit got out of it.
But it is 4-1
was taht really his 1500 career rbi?
The Yanks all seem so relaxed. Lots of laughing in the dugout. It’s more fun to watch them play when they are like that.
Can you believe O. Perez hits three batters in the same inning costing the Muts two runs! wow talk about a collapse…
I believe so. They listed him as being one of the youngest to reach 1500 career rbis.
And he almost hit a 4th!!
Comic relief at Shea. How do you have the bases jammed and hit 2 batters in a row ? Ask Oliver Perez.
Whats the mets score now?
Phils?
I think that Jorge is still hanging.
Poor Willie, He will take the fall for this. Mut Fans are harping on all the talent that they have and that they should be better than this…What Talent??? They have two really good players and one almost great player…The rest should be retired or at AAA….
Spags 4-1 Florida, Philly 0-0.
Sorry if someone already beat me to this, I skimmed the comments for this link and didn’t find anything, but Deadspin had a funny post today about Bronson Sardinha of all people. Apprently the native Hawian’s middle name is – get ready for this one – Kiheimahanaomauiakeo. No joke.
Here’s the link if you’re interested.
http://deadspin.com/sports/kih.....304896.php
I am so not comfortable with Kim on the mound. Don’t trust him!! The Marlins better score some more runs.
Agreed…the Mets have no pitching…they make the Yanks staff look like the ’54 Indians staff.
ty again Rebecca!
Beltran just got 2 back with a HR…Phils & Nats are scoreless
Looks like it will be a battle of the bullpens.
If melky doesnt get a hit the rest of the season he will go into the playoffs 6 for his last 60 something with one extra base hit. With the probable starters being sabathia and carmona do we really went a centerfielder like that in our lineup. You cant have an automatic out in the lineup. I know he is better than damon in center but damon is still a good centerfielder he just has no arm. So play damon until the seventh and if we r ahead, put in melky as a defensive sub. Why in gods name is sean henn starting a game? When was the last time he sarted? I cant imagine that that is our only option.
Am I the only one who wants to see the Mets in the playoffs to see a Subway Series?
this guy either gives up a hit or strikes someone out – hes like Igawa.
Andrea Yes. LOL
Dave: shhhh. Melky: good. We like Melky.
but subway series are so much fun!
Okay – seriously…wasn’t he safe???? (Damon)
Andrea: in the past I would have. Now that I live near Philly, I want to see the Phillies make it. Especially to the WS vs. the Yanks, so I can go to all the games.
Dave, As I said earlier…Remember the last time Torre benched Melky for a big Bat in October? Pitching and defense wins in the fall…Damon in left and Melky in center are so much better than Damon in CF and Matsui in LF that it is worth a little less production. The kid will come through. remember a few games ago against Toronto…He came through in big spot after big spot. You can’t teach that you just know it’s there….
Andrea no they aren’t. Mets fans are unbearable. I couldn’t stand a subway series again.
oh, I see Spags, so it’s for selfish reasons!
From what I heard, when the Yankees won the Subway Series in 2000, it was “the most joyless thing ever” because the Yankees HAD to win…
Don’t want another Subway Series, at least not for a while. Still want to beat the @#$#$ out of Arizona…
Yep thats that the players said. Because they were expected to win it.
Andrea, yes!
And I agree with Rebecca too, it would be nice to avenge the 2001 loss to the Diamondbacks. That was the one that hurt SOOOOOO bad. We (NYers) really needed that win that year.
Jennifer but remember how much fun it was when they shut up?
Phillies up
FINE! I don’t want a subway series.
…even though I kind of do.
Still in was torture!!
1-0 ‘Beca?
…Well, Torre might not care, but Jeter, apparently, wants the division…
…A-rod too.
Spags 2-0 Phillies, 6-3 Fish.
2-0 Phillies
6-3 Florida
I’d like to see a Yankees-Cubs WS.
I know it probably won’t happen, but I’d like to see it.
Pretty ballsy for Arod to swing at the first pitch when Bobby just got a 4 pitch walk. I guess you can do that when you are the best player in the game. haha.
woo-hoo! ty all
TYhe only problem is that Minesota doesn’t want to cooperate. Bos 3-0
3-0 phils!!!
why wouldn’t Torre Jeter manage on Sunday? he is the Captain, you know!
Sherri: I’m not sure I could handle it…I bleed pinstripes, but the Cubbies got pinstripes on their home unis as well!
Anyway, I’d root for the Cubs against nearly anyone…except the Yankees, in which case I have my problem.
A WS between the Yankees and Cubbies would probably be one of the most watched WS in history, I would think.
Didn’t mean to wish any kind of dilemma on you, though!
But if u take out that game against toronto he is 3 for his last 54. Im sorry but i dont want someone in that kind of slump in our post season lineup every single game. Melky is homegrown, a great story, an ok hitter and a good fielder. That does not mean he should be the starting centerfielder for the new york yankees. Not every homegrown player becomes a phenom. We were lucky enough to get wang, cano, hughes, chamberlain and even kennedy to be effective critical players. Melky is a great fourth outfielder – people give him far too much credit. He has no power, little speed, a mediocre average and an awful on base percentage. His defense does not make up for all that. Sorry to burst ur bubble.
Does anybody know what the start time would be for the second ALDS game assuming it’s on Monday the 8th? We tape two shows on Mondays and I need to know if it’s worth it to try and get tickets…thanks for any info you guys have.
Pete said the starters would play most of the game Sunday so that means its likely a pitcher who is going to manage which would make it Moose, Andy, Roger or Mo.
MJL – do you work at the Late Show?
and i suppose the yankees lost that series cuz melky was benched cuz sheff and matsui were healthy. I think it might have been cuz after wang our starting pitching sucked and the entire lineup didnt hit anything. I highly doubt we would have beat the tigers if melky was playing every day
Uh, lets just say I work at a certain late night show that tapes in the New York area, and it may or may not be the Late Show.
Cubbies vs Yanks in WS? Pinella vs Torre? wow it couldn’t get any better!!! Man, I hope so…
; )
Dave
The decision basically comes down to whether you’d rather see Melky hit or Giambi hit because Damon and Matsui will play somewhere either way. Melky has done as much with the bat as Melky lately and at least Melky can do something to save a run with his D.
im going to the game tomorrow, but sounds like I’ll see the “B” team and a bit of Andy P….
So does anyone know what time Game 4 would be?
Workers seen posting new billboard sign on the L.I.E. – -
http://suicidehotlines.com/
Well if it is for WWP…tell Mike McIntee and David Kay that the AFL says hello and we’ll see them next summer.
Dave,
Benching Melky took away something from a team on a roll…The debacle at first base that was Sheff had a big roll in their defeat. They lost cuz they did not score enough runs! Benching Melky now in favor of Giambi. which is what you are doing is absurd…I can’t even believe anyone who watches this team would even suggest it….
well, is it a general consensus that AROD is staying a Yankee? is that even a question anymore after his post-game comments Wed. nite?
Hi everyone.
OK wait a sec. Sean Henn’s starting Sunday?!
Tyler Clippard says, “Hi, Joe, remember me? I don’t suck, please pitch me!”
It is amazing that with just two days to go in the regular season that not a single team clinched a playoff berth
Did it ever happen before?
That would have been a great play
alt.fan.letterman I’m assuming?
I meant in the NL.
7-3 Fish!
3-0 Phills
poor Dave Tremblay, he is a good manager, just no heart on his team, much less talent.
MJL: Ooh, wanna get me some tickets?
MJL – yes.
Okay, Moose, let’s get this last out, okies?
Thanks!
Let’s go Yankees!
Now that Detroit was eliminated quite early and Ordonez not a serious candidate for AL MVP, will A-Rod be a unanimous choice for MVP.
If any one does not vote for him, what that Idi*ot must be thinking? May be a Yankee hater
Is Mussina still a question mark for the playoffs as far as a 3rd starter if Clemens can’t go? That makes me a little nervous!!
geez Mike what happened, you were cruising.
Moose…for real now?
Please?
Mussina is scaring me. You know Joe is just itching to use him in the playoffs.
OK the Moose is worrying me a lil bit right now…
I know you should have had the 3rd out Mike, but what occured here was inexcusable. Not building confidnce in a game 3 start. I’m a mussina fan, but I’d rather see Hughes out there.
You took the words right out of my post, ~Adam.
Moose, why do you do this to yourself?
Okay. Optimistically speaking, I’ve seen better from Moose, but we have the lead, and nothing absolutley horrible will happen if we lose…
Anyway, we probably get to see Ross…
Ohlendorf (sp?) is warming up.
Yeah bump Moose and put Phil in the 3-hole in the “if clemens can’t pitch” in the playoffs.
Well that sucked
Doesn’t exactly bode well for a playoff start especially considering how terrific Hughes did yesterday.
What is the latest on how likely Clemens is to be ready to go for game 3?
Oh, Johnny B. Good….
woohoo Johnny!!
Ohlendorf should be seriously considered for playoffs if he pitches two effective innnings here.
We won’t know until Monday. He is throwing a simulated game than.
I’m not a pitching coach, and I’m not sure what’s going on with Moose, but, right now, I’d have a hard time making a case for Moose over Hughes for 4th starter. This is no time for sentimentality.
I’d much rather see Ross than Edwar.
Exactly Joe, and I hope the other Joe sees that too.
I would not discount experience in the Play-offs…The kids are extremely mature and show great promise. but I would give Moose an edge in the second season. P/O baseball is so different tha regular season. I am not saying I trust Moose or would even choose him over Hughes or Kennedy, but you have to consider his experience.
I understand that, but if he is only going to make it 5 innings, what good does that do?
Willie’s pulling out all of the tricks in his hat…El Duke in relief…Mets still down 4-7…Phills up by 4
Mussina is scaring me again. I would rather see Hughes over Mussina.
Moose for 5 Hughes for 2, joba for 1 mo for the save…Hughes to the pen in the playoffs works nice with his stuff. Or Clemens to the Pen if he is not up to long outings.
I was talking about Hughes game last night with a friend. We were discussing whether he pitched as well as he did because he had no pressure to pitch well. He seems to have a better road record than home record which makes me wonder if the pressure to perform in front of the NY crowd gets him more wired when he feels more pressure to perform. That wouldn’t be a good thing in the playoffs.
The good thing, I guess, is that if Moose struggles in the playoffs Hughes could always come in for him at the first sign of a problem. But if Hughes is pitching better why not just start him in the first place? I dunno, I can see the experience side, but I’d also much rather see Hughes than BadMoose in the all-important game 3. Moose was not really BadMoose tonight but he wasn’t exactly GoodMoose either.
At least we don’t have to worry about Hughes being anywhere near his innings cap this year. He can pitch often into the playoffs and hopefully late into October.
Pat, that occurred to me too, but he did pitch really well for us in a couple of must-wins before we had clinched. The game vs Seattle comes to mind, but I’m sure there were a few others too.
can’t make a better pitch….lucky hit…
I would pitch Hughes on the road, he does much better away from Yankee stadium.
…Ross, I am impressed!
I’d like to see Hughes get the start and Moose be the long relief guy.
BBB: booooo T Clip, yaaaay Matty D!
Nice job Ross! Way to earn that playoff roster spot!
Now I guess he pitches 1 more inning? After that can we pleeeaaase get some Clippard up in here??
C’mon Ross ! …make a case to be on the playoff roster.
Andrea: I love Matty too! More for aesthetic (wow I spelled that so wrong) reasons though, lol. How bout yaaay for both of them and boo Igawalk?
This is a little off-topic, but my mom just called me and said that Bill O’Reilly on Fox will be interviewing Sheffield tonight about Torre: “11:00pm/4:00am The O’Reilly Factor (cc) Bill investigates Gary Sheffield’s swipe at Joe Torre! Why did he call the Yankee skipper a racist?”
Just thought I’d mention that in case anyone wants to see it.
Ooohh, it makes my heart all fluttery when Giambi walks. Ya know…since it happens so infrequently nowadays
Don’t know if this has been mentioned but the Phillies opened up a 6-0 lead on the Nats…
Ross is so much better of an option than Veras, Edwar or even Villone if you ask me. Good news is there is room for 7-8 relievers. 5 locks: Mo, Joba, Viz, Farns, Hughes. Last two should be Ross and Villone I guess.
Big news that Buchholtz is done for the year. They love him in Boston and were planning on him being the New England Joba. The kid is great. That is a bad break for Boston.
Sherri isn’t that old news? I love how the news orgainzations love to stir up trouble.
Yes, that’s what I said, too, but apparently this is a “current” interview. I told my mom he was just pissed that his team didn’t make the playoffs.
BBB: I can agree with that. How about T Clip and Matty D each pitch an inning?
9 outs for a mets loss
6 outs for a philly win
Speaking of Falofal Billo Reily, this is from a site that is run by John Amato who also runs Pinstripe Alley. Great sites both,,,
http://www.crooksandliars.com/.....dark-side/
Sherri: I think O’Reilly is a Yankee fan, so this should be interesting to watch. I hope when Sheffield starts airing his sour grapes, Bill says exactly that – “You’re just mad you didn’t make the playoffs.” Heh. Oh and I hope he brings up his August-Sept. swoon, which is really one of the biggest reasons for the Tigers’ collapse!
I’m a card-carrying member of NORML, so, not exactly a big O’Reilly fan, but if he lays into Sheff bad I will have to like him just for tonight!
Sherri
September 28th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
This is a little off-topic, but my mom just called me and said that Bill O’Reilly on Fox will be interviewing Sheffield tonight about Torre: “11:00pm/4:00am The O’Reilly Factor (cc) Bill investigates Gary Sheffield’s swipe at Joe Torre! Why did he call the Yankee skipper a racist?�
Just thought I’d mention that in case anyone wants to see it.
* I’ll put that right on my TO DO list for the day,,,just after gouging my eyes out with a spoon *
JOSE! Are you ok???
Hahahahaha the Amazing Mess are about to play themselves out of a postseason spot. I remember this fall I visited one of my friends place in Long Island and man…that place is full of Mutts fans. I had to sit through a night of Clemens loss while the Mutts fans laughed at me (joined by their Boston friend)
Guess who’s not laughing and gonna sit out of post season now.
I never understood the mentality of Mets fans. If you’re gonna support a team from New York, you should support the better team (the team with more championships)
Andrea, sounds like a plan! Would love to see Chase see some action sometime this weekend too. I don’t luuurve him like I love T-Clip and DeSalvo, but I felt so bad for him after The Thing That Shall Not Be Named in April
Would like to see him remind himself that he can still get out big league batters, get his confidence back up!
Nice inning for Farnsy!
So what do we think of Farnsie tonight?
SCUMBAGS WON
“I never understood the mentality of Mets fans. If you’re gonna support a team from New York, you should support the better team (the team with more championships)”
Is that why you are a Yankees fan? You chose the team that won the most?
Matthew who?
Why is Bill O’Reilly interviewing Sheffield? To Cover His Tuchus after the following asinine remarks. Read this article for it should enlighten you. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09.....eilly.html
“Bill O’Reilly of the Fox News Channel told a radio audience, he “couldn’t get over the factâ€? that there was no difference between the black-run Sylvia’s and other restaurants.
‘It was like going into an Italian restaurant in an all-white suburb in the sense of people were sitting there and they were ordering and having fun,â€? he said. “And there wasn’t any kind of craziness at all.’”
“That’s right. That’s right. There wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, “M-Fer, I want more iced tea.â€?
SUX
MATSUSUCKA did have high pitch count though so I hope it bites him on his ass when it matters
That’s because I wasn’t Sylvia’s that night.
Everytime I go into a restaurant, I was always yell, “M-Fer, I want more iced tea.â€?
hey, guys! I wasn’t trying to start any controversy…just mentioned in case anyone wanted to check it out. My mom is a FOX news nut, and she knows how I feel about the Yankees, so she just told me about it.
Payton is afraid of the wall too ??? LOL
YEAH ALEX! WHOO!
Great article Kill-Schill. The guys an incredible racist and demagogue. I’m NOT proud to have him as a Yankee fan at all. We don’t need a@@holes like that rooting for us.
ABOMB!!!
Sherri, you’re too sexy to incite controversy. Don’t worry no one would have suspected it of you.
WAY TO GO, A-ROD!!!!!!
DAMN – an RBI single works too!!
They hate the Yankees because they win all the time. I tried to figure this out. The closest I came was my hatred for the Cowboys. But that has more to do with their rivalry with the Giants…and the fact that I absolutely detest Jerry Jones…
Marc from Portland: the only person more humiliating than O’Reilly to have as a Yankee fan is Kevin Federline!
3 outs for a philly win.
EWWW they are watching yes in Fenway.
I wonder who Bloe pulls from the pen?
Cubs could eliminate the Brewers tonight I think, if they hold onto their 6-run lead and San Diego holds on and beats Milwaukee. I’m happy Sori will be back in the playoffs, he spent too much time playing for sucky teams! (Not that the Cubs are phenomenal or anything…but at least he’ll be in the playoffs.)
Doesn’t Federline have something to do with someone named Brittney BBB? I stay away from newsline rags like that as much as FOX news. Except when FOX shows the Yankees of course, lol.
Viz? why not rest him til next week, i thought he really needed it????
Can you believe this
Looks like Arod’s in postseason mode.
Viz? Wha? I thought he needed rest!
BLOE is SENILE!
viz will probably be off till sunday.
BBB: Yeah, my sister and I went to Chase Wright’s debut. We tried to start a HIP HIP NEW GUY chant, but it just didn’t catch on. I wonder why. I still maintain that he wasn’t that bad before the Incident that shall not be named.
So what do we think, Sunday, Henn goes a couple innings, then we see T Clipp, Matty D, Chase wright for a bit?
Calm down. Torre said before the game that Viz went to Gator and asked to pitch an inning tonight and another inning over the weekend to get his mechanics straightened out.
I would have brought in Clememen’s, that is if he were available as he needs the most work!!!
This forum needs some humor
Clemens would need one heck of an arm considering he’s in Texas for the weekend.
that was great!!!
UGH mets have 2 on 1 out. I can’t watch.
encore!!!
The Muts have a rally going two on 1 out (1st and 3rd)
just watch them blow it!!!
Marc: Yep, Federline is, or was, Mr. Britney Spears. A real winner too, leaving her at home every night with the kids while he went out and spent her money! (btw, I swear I only know this stuff b/c sometimes I look at Page Six before reading the Yanks coverage in the Post. I swear!
)
C’mon Yankees and VIZ!! We just need one more out!
gosh, the Mets don’t even deserve to be in postseason! really!
did you see the look on the Mets fans faces after the strikeout. wow, heart attack waiting to happen!
I would really appreciate some score updates!
Yanks
Sawks
Mets
Phils
please?
Here’s some comedy:
Mussina = 11 hits and 6 runs in 5 IP
lol
Beltran comes up in a huge situation and whiffs…I love this game!
NYY 9 BAL 6
WSH 0 PHI 6
FLA 7 NYM 4
MIN 2 BOS 5 final
Andrea: I don’t even understand why Henn is pitching at all when Chase, T-Clip AND Matty are ALL available! While Chase and Matty may walk too many, at least they are good pitchers unlike Batting Practice Henn! He’s gotta have pics of Torre in some sort of compromising position or something – that is the ONLY explanation to throw him out there! Fortunately though, he’ll suck so bad that it won’t be long before we see our boys.
I’ve only been watching since the fifth but this umpire has missed some calls for both sides.
LOL, BBB. I can understand reading page 6 on your way to the Yankee coverage. I actually see some of this on the Huffington post. Great reading there too. I wish they’d do some sports coverage though,,,,
Thanks Sherri!!!
Is it just me or do the mets have the most obnxious sound system. It is so loud and full of canned music.
Muts down 4-7 in the 6th Phills up 7-0 with 1 out in the ninth
BBB: The AA pitchers were brought up with the understanding that they were there as a thank you and that they were not going to see any action.
Vito,
I just love it when you predict that the Sox will lose…because inevitably we win when you do that. All together now…VITO, VITO…Red Sox MVP, Red Sox MVP!
WAY TO GET OUT OF THAT INNING, VIZZZZZZ!!!
I TOLD YOU SO!!!!
oops I meant Phils up 6-0
there is actually a RedSox fan on the Post blog that says there is now a curse of 9/11! since the plane came from Boston that hit the Twin Towers…can u believe that? there’s your average Sox fan for you!
That was a scary Viz onight.
“Beltran comes up in a huge situation and whiffs”
Bahahaha….like NLCS game 7 all over again!
I’m glad the Yanks didn’t sign him. While talented, how often has he actually lived up to the hype?
WSH 0 PHI 6 final
MUTS SUCK
The Redsox almost blew their division lead why should they get an MVP award ?
Sox trolls really have a lot of nerve showing up after their team almost gives up a 14 1/2 game lead!!!
Matt Lidstrom just gave the Mets organization a huge middle finger that inning
the BIRDS have the middle of the order in the bottom of the 9th so who do you BLOE sends out?
they are rockin in Philli!
Phil, thanks, I didn’t know that. I still don’t understand why they think BP Henn would be better than any of those guys or even Igawa though, but at least there is SOME method to their madness…
How’s that division championship that Torre and Jeter were so hot for?
When the Mutts lose, I am gonna go outside here in West Philly and yell “METS SUCK!!” at the top of my lungs. Can’t wait!
why was Minky even swinging at that one????
Jeter’s Future Wife:
Are you KIDDING ME? That is probably the most DISGUSTING thing I’ve heard in a long time!
Melky was ROBBED!!!
Buck
Who won the division?
Buck, why wouldn’t they shoot for it? who cares now, we’re in and we’re going to be healthy and rested and play a team that we beat every time this season. what’s your point? Let the Sox have something to cheer about, that’ll be it though!
I’m looking at Lidstrom and seriously trying to understand why the F… did Omar trade him ?
SUX need 1
BBB: I bet they wont’ start our boys because they haven’t pitched in so long. But it’s ok! Thy’re tough! they can take it! Start all of them! alternate innings!
Everyone says Joe doesn’t want to win… well our closer is in.
pat
wrong question.
Who will win the division.
that’s if we lose tomorrow, no?
no Rebecca, I wish I was kidding, the guy was totally serious….such a jackass! they are so ignorant, like 9/11 has anything to do with baseball….it’s sick.
if the SUX lose their remaining games and we win ours, wouldn’t get the tiebraker?
I meant wouldn’t we win the tiebraker as that was decided I believe a month ago
JFW: That’s so disgusting… I don’t live in the City, but when I’m home I’m close enough. I could see the smoke coming from the towers on the bus home… that anyone could say something like that, well, I’d say they are devoid of any dignity.
Tie breaker is head to head, as long as the loser has the wild card to fall back on.
come on Mari?
Really, now. Gameday operator needs to input “bloop single” instead of “single on a soft line drive” when Mariano gives up a hit. Why do the O’s give Mo fits?
a DP here would be lovely?
Matthew Reed: the tiebreaker is just the team with the better record against the other team . Since the Yankees have the better record against the Red Sox, they’d win the division if the Yankees and Red Sox tied at the end of this weekend. I doubt they will though.
Got a (former) friend at the sox game. sent me a photo showing about 10,000 people still at fenway watching on the jumbotron.
C’MON MO!!!!!!!!!!!
haha jennifer, your explanation was much less verbose than mine.
Mel, agreed, Gameday should be more honest! Inputting “cheap hit” would work out just fine by me…
that’ll work so one to go!!1
that’ll work so one to go!!!!
Mo looks like batting practice against the O’s. Or anyone in the AL East.
Jeter’s future wife, that is one of the most disgusting things I’ve heard in quite some time. Still, I hate sux fans too, but I dont think it is fair to say “there’s your average Sox fan for you!”
Mo will be fine.
…Mo, that really wasn’t funny.
OH NOOOOOOO
OH NO
UGh, this has to be the game shown in Fenway.
Poor Mo. Get it out of your system now.
what are we to think now?
and cue red sox rolls NOW
Moose didnt deserve the win anyway
oh, man…I hate that for Mo.
BLOE SHOULD HAVE….ANYONE?
Sigh.
ok, please fill me in. Whats goin on???
oops
that was sad
Abreu you are supposed to cut that ball off, but ofcourse you are too lazy and fat. Mo proves again that he should only get a 1 year deal. It is too easy to hit him nowadays.
PB, you’re probably right, but it made me so mad and the rest of the Sox fans in that blog all jumped on that too! I was appalled!
good point gayle, moose totally didn’t deserve to win…
NYY 9 BAL 9 going to extra innings…
Oh god, ouch.
Villone could have gotten us a win?
What a terrible route abreu took on that ball
BUT WATCH THE CAPTAIN WIN IT!!
I hate watching this guy scrape his knuckles.
Torre better take the whole A lineup out of the game. This game means nothing and there is no reason for them to play in extras.
I’m telling you! JOBA for closer! i do and have thought most of this season that Mo seems much more hittable on a regular basis.
ehh rather he do it now then in a week from now
Scis – SERIOUSLY! I like Bobby and all, but what WAS that??
Mo needs to retire after this season.
oh maaaaan
Hello all this is supposed to be a stress free game it doesnt mean anything so Boston wins the division doesnt really mean much we are in and we be playing in October that is really all that matters at this point no need to get all wound up
ug, a sub pitcher. They’re hard for me to watch.
It’s really not fair to call Abreu fat and lazy. How many times has he beaten out what look like standard ground balls or routine double plays? I know people are pissed, but that’s really not fair.
I’m with you CC, get ‘em on the bench and just let it go! this game is meaningless.
ray, yes i have a direct line to your bunch of idiots…they have bosux blogs, go away !
Jeter;s wife give it a rest already , Joba is a future Ace, Mo is still our closer
y is mo pitching today…joe worries me sometimes
He’s still has a setup role in ‘em
and that move right there tells you it doesnt mean much to the team either taking out Jeter lol
Well, if we do lose, the RS will clinch the division….and they’ve all gone home! Ha Ha!
JETER!!! Captain Clutch for a double – nice start to the inning! Sardinha in as pinch runner. Heck yeah! Did you see him run last night??
I only want to win so that the Sox can’t celebrate tonite. that’s the only reason, not a big one, just my 2 cents.
It looks like Melky learned from Abreu. They both never cut the ball off and just follow it to the wall.
ISN’T HE STUPENDOUS!!
jeter starts it arod will finish
Damit lead off single for Reyes.
WATCH THIS!!!
OK, Brandon,
if you say so!
what a sissy move Bradford actually has above average numbers vs Alex….
your funeral Molina will get a hit
To say they aren’t concerned with winning the division is one thing, but you dont get to this level without being an intense compeitor. Hitters are going to try and piece together good AB’s and pitchers are going to try and get hitters out. A-Rod even said he wanted 9-12 intense at bats to get geared up for the playoffs and you know Jeter will never give anything away
One gone, got the speedy runner off the bases
Wow they are walking Matsui, he is cold as ice. Interesting.
Jose make them pay, they are dissing you
Good question, why the heck was Mo in this game to begin with? Now, you have to pitch him Sunday to restore his MoJo.
No pressure.
Arod will come through here and deliver us a win like he will in a week’s time.
walk arod
this is ridiculous! loading the bases with 1 out?
JUST WATCH!
They think they have a gimme with Jose? Yeah, ok.
Sac fly will do.
thats the first time iv ever seen back to back intentional walks
Is the infield in? Naturally, Kay doesn’t tell you. There goes the bunt.
So they do or dont celebrate tonight it will be tomorrow the Yankess are not concerned about the divison they are not playing most of the regulars tomorrow etc etc
Is anyone worried about Mo? Do you think he was just too relaxed?
It’s Jason’s time to shine
geez, can Molina work a count?
how about a HR for Giambi. He’s totally due.
Giambi up…not sure how much I’m liking this…
C’MON GIAMBINO!!!
Wild pitches are nice, too.
Do you think the Yankees will bring in Karstens to pitch the 10th?
Mets Lost
now, who the heck do you pitch in the 10th? Please not Karstens or Henn.
we miss paulie,
if you’re not worried about Mo, then you are just too positive….he just not as dominating, I want him to be, but he’s not the Mo of the past.
SHUT UP MICHAEL KAY
Lets go Jason!
“riveras the new gagne” Are you kidding me?? ludicrous.
a minute there I thought that S.O.B. would catch it.
man, the mets lost AGAIN.
listening to their announcers on mlb.tv is brutal right now
i gotta hand it to the Os walking arod and matsui was wierd but smart, knowing that we cant pinch hit for molina BCs we have no other catcher, and getting giambi out…
Did the Yanks score or what? Gameday is messed up
BBB: T Clipp for the 10th?
Lets go Phillies! How did Jason do???
he really needs this hit! for himself, more than the team….
Mo functions best in high pressure situations, and we all know that we don’t _have_ to win this game. We’re in. Would that have an effect on his pitching?
i’m sorry, but some of the mets fans’ faces are just priceless
popped up
NO KHOA! Don’t feed the trolls!
Why is Kay so obsessed with Boston? He makes it seem like if the Yanks lose they arent in the post season…Who cares about the division.
DAMN IT
no score, Giambi popped up to end the inning leaving bases loaded.
Right. Didn’t like that at all.
Let’s go Yankees, let’s make Boston sweat…
they resemble sox fans in 2003 ALCS (or our fans in 2004, ahem, ahem)
Giambi should be lucky if he is even on the post season roster. He is as lost as ever…
Giambi has been stinkin it up lately. Then again, what do you want for $20+ million per year?
Don’t Blow It
get a life dude, y r u busting chops in a yankee blog….just another classless bosox fan
jesus , triboro bridge will be occupied by many Mets fans tonight.
oy vey, giambi looks lost again at the plate, circa 2005 when he returned from the pituitary tumor. Mattingly and Long need to right him somehow.
shazbot
now here are the B guys, watch them win it in the 11th!
“looks like Rivera and Gagne have switched places lately”
That would imply that Gagne has closed something out successfully lately.
“Don’t blow it” That’s an ironic name for someone who spends so much time on his knees. Does that explain those cuts on the sides of your mouth?
I am not sure but we must be the worst team in baseball at getting the runner in from third with less than two outs. It seems every time a situation occurs our guys blow it. Remember the Toronto game where Melky drove in the winner with 2 outs. Well someone didnt get the run in with only one out to win the game and forced Melky to get the job done with a hit rather than a simple out. If a hitter cant get that runner in at least 75% of the time he should be fined and benched.
Edware is in…
I want to win this game, but I don’t wan to see Edwar on the postseason roster.
its pathetic how boston gave up a 14 game lead and then they traded away there futre prospects for a has been…they are chokers and suck
hate to be a downer rebecca, but do you really think the red sox are sweating over this game? They have a 2.5 game lead on us.
This stuff doesn’t even matter, the real season starts on tuesday and the Yanks have a ticket to dance…
shazbot–lol
PB in DC – Because Boston can’t celebrate tonight unless we lose.
Don’t Blow It,
you are such an IDIOT! you are not welcome here at all. we aren’t blowing anything, we are in the playoffs if you haven’t heard….and yes, oh, our rookies won last nite…
beat it….
Prediction: Edwar is going to lose this game for us.
“Red Sox Suck”: there goes “Don’t Blow it” with the allusion to his favorite pastime.
Kill-Schill(ing) , LMAO…………..the guy is a looser that has no life ignore him
don’t blow it, you’re an idiot.
whats the point of you even talking smack??
both teams are in the playoffs and the division race is coming down to the last weekend… RELAX
I bet they score easily now, unlike the yanks.
This game is over…
Kill-Schill(ing) – Perfect!!
I’m getting insulted by trolls?
Wow, I’m just _so_ offended…
Guys, The name says it all, That’s what Sox fans say to their team every year!!!DON’T BLOW IT!!!!!
“Don’t Blow It”: It amuses me to be patronized by someone half my age but still, that doesn’t excuse the bruises on your knees.
Ok, for the record, I thought writing “Red Sox Suck” was funny. If Ortiz signed something for me and wrote “Yankees Suck,” I gotta say, I’d have a chuckle.
I really hope Molina gets himself checked out. He got 2 foul balls to the face!
Dont blow it
You know what you can do as a Red Sox fan. You can attack a player with your catcher’s mask on showing you are a wuss who cant fight fairly. Also you can take a lot of HGH or ‘Roids to come out of nowhere as an MVP candidate when you were nothing but a platoon player before and then roid rage and throw bats at an umpire. Or you can not show up for a month to play with your team, write your own blog where you open your fat trap but then clam up when you are under oath in front of Congress, and lets not forget the immortal Julio Lugo who was once released from the Houston Astros for beating up his wife and getting arrested for it.
Dont try to play holier than thou because you will lose everytime.
This should insure that Ramirez is out of Torres plans for the play offs. He is garbage with 1 pitch. I really like what I have seen from Olendorf he has really good stuff. I just wish he was up from the minors alot sooner so the team could of seen more from him then just 5 appearances.
walk off wild pitch ?
You’re right Yankee fans don’t know what it feels like to lose the division. Educate us.
LOL part of me saids this some twist of fate
85-1 Yanks are when leading after 8th inning, what a stat!
Andrea – I thought it was funny, too! My son is 9, and he and his friends would have loved it if the opposing team wrote something like that. They talk smack all the time almong their own teams. I don’t consider “Red Sox Suck” as profanity.
Don’t Blow it, Your team almost Blows a 14 1/2 game lead and you are ragging on the Yankees? What are you 15 or something. Go to bed it’s past your bed time….
Millar is going to Cowboy Up and score the winning rbi. LOf’nL
Michael Kay is a jerk.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Michael Kay
correct spelling – “among”
Millar!
Kay shut up about Boston already…NO ONE CARES!!!!
Say what you want, I’m not having a discussion with a troll.
Edwar almost fell off the mound!
Bwahahahahaha – one more out!
“Evil Empire”? All you can do is rehearse Larry Lucchino’s tiresome cliches? I know Red Sux fans tend to be illiterate but I didn’t realize they were un-original too.
Walk off bunt?
Don’t Blow It,,,ummmm, why is that you’re name now kid. Maybe it has a bit of history to it? Go on, we’d love to hear it,,,,
Okay, the Yankees lost, fine, whatever, we’re still playing in October.
…but WHY ON EARTH is Micheal Kay celebrating the Red Sox winning the division?
OUCH
dang dang…oh well. at least now we know and can keep going.
Pat,
I found the answer to your question:
The Boston Red Sox, 2007 American League Eastern Division Champions.
“THE EVIL EMPIRE” sounds like something out of star wars…..just a name u ludicris red sox fanatics call us cause u envy the fact that our franchise is the best EVER
Yup this just def re enforces my deep hatred for Michael Kay.
Hey Michael, your audience is mostly Yankee fans stop trying to appeal to Red Sox Nation you imbecile. You try too hard to be objective, my god. Please go join Fox next year so I will only have to hear you a couple of times with Timmy McCarver.
Days that will sure surely be marked for RADIO ONLY.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Mo looked even worse than Mooooose tonight.
Michael Kay is …well, [abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, profane or indecent ]… you know.
“Yankee fans got their feel good celebration with the Yankees “courageouslyâ€? scraping into the playoffs with the highest payroll in all of sports. Now the Red Sox could possibly celebrating winning the division with a fraction of their payroll.”
You mean the 2nd highest payroll in the majors? don’t kid yourself.
go celebrate Boston, it will be the only one you have this season, make it a good one – use all the champagne you’ve got, b/c you won’t need anymore after tonite!!
buck foston, buck faltimore too. ray, now go over to the boston blog and celebrate with the rest of the idiots. have fun getting your @$$e$ kicked by the angels,,,,oh, and to all the trolls about to appear: die !
Don’t Blow it— Don’t the Red Sox have the second highest payroll?
don’t blow it:
have things changed? i saw big papi eating at a bob’s big boy during game 1 of last year’s ALDS…
Babe
Bucky
Bucker
Boone
Boston
go dust off your DVD from ’04. i would say go watch another year’s championship, but those all occured before the invention of the camera:)
Don’t Blow It, get a life
You guys spend $200 million on Lugo, Nancy, and Douce-K and you complain about the Yankees payroll? That’s a rich irony.
JFW – EXACTLY!!!
as a yankee fan, that is pretty weak jeter’s future wife… lets just take our lumps like men/ladies
Dont Blow It….you’re totally clueless. The Yankees are already in the playoffs, jackass. Typical.
Dont Blow it
You know that fraction of the payroll you were talking about. It is about 3/4. The Red Sox have the 75% the payroll of the Yanks so they are are from paupers and that amount didnt even inculde the 50 million they payed from Douche-K
http://sportsnetwork.com/merge.....?League=AL
Note the “y” at the top of the list.
i turned to Fox news to watch the interview with Sheff
I may get bashed for this, but congrats to the Sox for winning the division, they won it fare and square this year.
Moose and Mo in playoff form. Suck it second place losers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of the sox players have goggles on. What a bunch of wussies. The celebration looks weird.
Buck NY,,,your name shows you to be a true idiot…it would be Nuck Few York, ya moron !!!
Hmm, at least we didn’t finish in third place and out of the playoffs, which the paltry sox did last year
Mora I am soo happy that winning 50 games this year makes you soo happy. Can you imagine if the Orioles ever got competitive and won 70 games..What a loser…
“ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS! The Yankees continue to be the biggest chokes of the 21st century.”
I guess making 14.5 game division lead down to 3 is considered choking then yeah
I wonder what these clowns were doing a year ago?
PB, my god, I can’t take a jab at the troll?
lol
I am thrilled Boston won the division.
We both play in October.
We travel to Cleveland, which is a short car ride.
They travel to Cali, which always hurts a team.
I dont like Yanks Vs. Angels.
I LOVE Yanks Vs. indians, the only team we embarrased more than the red sox this year.
Have fun on the west coast boys….
why are you all even responding to the trolls?
we know the facts and more than likely they do to
if you don’t feed them they go back to mommy and cry
if you are secure in your own beliefs you don’t need to say jack squat back. ignore and get on with your friday nights.
Hmm.
New York Yankees
2007 World Series Champions
New York Yankees
2007 American League Champions
New York Yankees
2007 American League East Champions
Guess which one I care about least?
DBI
Congrats to the Sox. Good season. See ya again in 2 weeks.
Don’t Blow It, HAHHAHAHAH LMAO, ur out of ur mind…..guys ingore this Jer k offf, its past his bed time and he will be crawling in bed with his mommy in a minute with his red sox PJs on…
Yankees have beat the Red Sox 7 of the last 9. We also won the season series so don’t you forget it you ledge jumping choke artists!!!
World Series goes through New York. Red Sox fear the Yankees as evident to their last 10 games played against each other.
Hahahah!
The name Melvin Mora will haunt you forever.
ok everyone, let’s not let this idiot get under our skin, we’re all fine and on the same page here….we don’t usually get that bad of an imbecile!
I’m haunted by Buckner, Bucky, and Boone. Their photos adorn my walls.
Now i’m sad that we didn’t win the division.
Oh well. It makes me even sicker that they were watching it.
You had the goatse guy. That was awesome.
Pity the bosux fans. They come from a place of fear.
whats first round looking like? are we facing CLE? (crossing fingers)
ok, I vow to act my age from now on and not bow down to an idiot! I PROMISE!
Not an unusual screen name for a Red Sox follower “DON’T BLOW IT” … hmmm
Let them celebrate, it’s the only celebration they’ll have this year.
I was talking to som Sox friends of mine tonight at a pub and they were worried about going to LA to meet the Angels. I can see another choke coming to Boston soon,,,,,,
Khoa, yes, looks like a lock we’re facing CLE…
LGV, that’s what i said (typed) and I was told by a fellow Yanks fan that it was weak!
Thanks JFW. Good to hear…hopefully. I remember thinking the same thing about the Detroit “Smudgy” Tigers last year.
one number is a fact: 26.
one more number is probable this year: 27.
NOBODY ELSE EVEN COMES CLOSE. NOT EVEN HALF WAY.
End of conversation.
a troll impersonating a troll. weird.
I really want to know how Torre is going to defend his decision to pitch Mussina over Hughes in the play offs? He has 3 good starts and because of that we are supposed to think that he can get major leaguers out. He wasnt even good in the play offs in his good years and now that he is throwing 20 mphs it will be even worse. Is he supposed to get Sizemore and Hafner out? What else does Hughes have to do…7 innings 1 run isnt enough? Mussina had nothing today for the last 3 innings. When he even misses his spot by a hair he gets absolutely tattooed!!! He couldnt even pitch good against Balt. Who gave up on there season 4 months ago. When Mussina only lasts 2 innings in the post season then everyone is going to say to Torre I told you so, what were you thinking??!!
I hate that kind lose.When Yanks take 3 runs leads,they can’t blow it. Yanks have worst ballpen in mlb I’ve ever seen. I worry about when Yanks play in ALDS.How many running support the ballpen need?
I love trolls.
i wonder if the red sox fans remember that they won the world series as the wild card.
Torre: “I thought Moose was good”. Torre 6 runs in 5 innings is GOOD? Then what is bad. Just to let him know in the play offs that is 99% a loss. Torre really is nuts. Just because he hates rookies, he is lying to himself and going to hurt the team to use the 97 year old veteran. Just a joke. I bet there is no other major league manager that would pitch Mussina over Hughes.
This would’ve been a good night to require registration to comment. The idiot fringe of a fanbase never distinguishes itself on nights like this.
See you in the ALCS…
Captains Corner: did you ignore the rest of what he said? He explained and said that a lot of what he thought were stirkes were not called as strikes. Whether or not you or I agree with him is not relavent. So it’s not like he thinks 6 runs in 5 innings is good. He thought Moose actually earned more outs than were given him.
Ok. I just read that it’s now official. NYY vs. CLE, LAA vs. BOS (home team advantage being the latter of the pairings). Couldn’t ask for a better matchup…that is unless we played BOS rd. 1.
Lets get ‘r done!
hey good night all, even you red sox trolls!
Thanks for all the updates people!
Will look for more tomorrow night!!!
What a wild race in the NL. Lets go Phillies!
Congrats to the Sox, they are a very good team. They bested us over a long season filled with adversity and challenges that nobody thought the Yankees would overcome. We were counted out for the Wild Card, not only the division. Look what we accomplished! I’ll tell you right now, the Red Sox players arent acting the same way towards the Yankees that these trolls are. They are afraid, very afraid.
Momentum is on our side. It has been since June 1st and it has yet to swing back.
Andrea:
I know what he said. But you are not always going to get every call. With the stuff that he had whether he got every call or not he was not going to get a good offense out. The balls that were hit were hard. Not like what he says about Wang that the balls found holes.
CaptainsCorner
September 28th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
I really want to know how Torre is going to defend his decision to pitch Mussina over Hughes in the play offs?
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IDK maybe Joe and Pete can figure out how positive 11 hits in 5 innings w/ 4 of those 11 being xtra base hits is so Moose starts over Hughes
McCarthy, 9 out of 10 for the last decade works for me. If someone actually explained some things to you, you may come to realize your parents were related before they were married.
I was a little dissapointed that the Brewers didn’t make it simply because I wanted to see thousands of people pee their pants in unison.
http://www.peeyourpantsforthebrewers.com/
I’ll tell you right now, the Red Sox players arent acting the same way towards the Yankees that these trolls are. They are afraid, very afraid.
Momentum is on our side. It has been since June 1st and it has yet to swing back.
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myrtle, I’m a yanks fan and I have two things to say to that: one team fearing another team is a fan’s fantasy… totally made up. they’re professionals, period (except youkilis, hahaha)
and, if you look at the last 10 days, I’d say the sox have some pretty solid momentum too…. both teams are v good, should be a fun october.
ignore idiot trolls
Can some one please help me interpret the Mets advertisement: “Your season has come”? What exactly does this mean?
Sheffield interview next on O’Reilly (FoxNews).
Did Moose get thrown out of the game. I am watching ESPN and got the imrpession that he had been thrown out arguing balls and strikes as he left int he 5th. meanwhile getting much pelasure listening to WIp tonight (that is the Fan of Philly)
My impression of Youk: “Oh, whyyyyy…why don’t they LIKE me???? I don’t understand. waaaaaaaahhhhhh.” Sorry, guess I’m getting a little punchy…long week!
Captains Corner: I agree that Moose was not good. But at least Torre had an excuse for it and doesn’t just think that 6 runs through 5 innings is good.
gayle, u near philly?
GoSox
September 28th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
This would’ve been a good night to require registration to comment. The idiot fringe of a fanbase never distinguishes itself on nights like this.
See you in the ALCS…
CHEERS TO THAT COMMENT, GoSox
I hate Boston as much as anyone. But Boston must be happy that they play the Angels because the Angels never ever beat them. Also Vlad looks like Cairo against them. So Boston beats the Angels and then the Yanks get to beat them on there way to Number 27. None of Bostons pitchers scare me.
“Don’t worry yankee fans mlb is selling wildcard winner tshirts”
When the Yankees win the pennant and the World Series, you can keep your stinking Division T-Shirts. Plus, I already have 11 Al East Champs T-Shirts. Thats more than 2 times more Al East Championships than the Red Sox have in their existence and they are from the last 10 years.
No live in North Jersey but originally from Delaware but you can listen to it online 610wip.com
gayle: gotcha. I am in south jersey near philly now.
Well goodnight all (again) this time i mean it.
Gotta get some work done.
Sorry, they are from the last 13 years
I’m not here to gloat or make stupid comments. Of course I am glad the Sox won the division, but I very well remember that the Sox entered the 2004 playoffs as the wild card entry. I will be the first to admit that the Yankees have a very potent offensive lineup and therefore can produce a lot of runs in a short amount of time. In some ways the season is just now really beginning for both the Sox and the Yankees. Congratulations to the Yankees for whittling down an almost 15 game lead from earlier this year. I am keenly aware that you guys will be a tough opponent for whoever you play.
Ray,
Very gracious of you and congratulations to the Sox on the pennant win. I think we’ll see you in the Championship series. I’m looking forward to watching these two teams play each other again.
Vinny
Vinny,
Thank you. Your comments are also very gracious. I too think we will see each other again this year but that doesn’t mean that I am taking the Angels lightly.
Congrats to the Yankees for beating the Sox in their series matchups.
All tonight meant was that over 162 games, the Red Sox were the better team. Congratulations, Boston Red Sox.
Let the tournament begin.
You know where the Yanks hang their Division Championship banners?
Yeah, neither do I.