ALDS Game 4: Indians at Yankees
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Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Johnny Damon LF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
Chien-Ming Wang RHP
INDIANS
Grady Sizemore CF
Asdrubal Cabrera 2B
Travis Hafner DH
Victor Martinez 1B
Jhonny Peralta SS
Kenny Lofton LF
Franklin Gutierrez RF
Casey Blake 3B
Kelly Shoppach C
Paul Byrd RHP
Pregame chatter: Mo Rivera in 30 division series appearances: 46 IP, 18 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 34 K. … No, seriously, 2 earned runs. … Damon is 4 for 13 with five RBI in the series. … Yankees are 5 for 19 with RISP.
UPDATE, 4:41 p.m.: Yankee lineup vs. Byrd: Damon 3-19, Jeter 11-27, Abreu 2-5, A-Rod 4-15, Posada 3-18, Matsui 1-5, Cano 2-8, Cabrera 3-5, Mientkiewicz 6-19.
Giambi is 3 for 14, FYI.
UPDATE, 6:11 p.m.: Joba Chamberlain is available for an inning tonight and Mo for two. Brian Cashman on the Joba Rules: “The rules here in October: The rules are to win.”
The Yankees, if they win, will remain in New York tonight and fly to Cleveland tomorrow afternoon.
Ian Kennedy was not physically ready to be added. But he could be ready for the ALCS.
Torre on last night: “It did a lot for our personality and our confidence.”
Travis Hafner against Ron Villone: 0 for 5.
UPDATE, 7:28 p.m.: Reggie threw out the first pitch. That’s fine. Bernie would have been better.
Here’s the Joe Torre pregame audio from today. Sorry about the mix-up before.
UPDATE, 7:40 p.m.: Not the start CMW was wanting there. Moose better have his spikes on.
Meanwhile it’s 87 degrees at gametime.
UPDATE, 7:50 p.m.: Wang was up 1-2 on Hafner and allowed a single then was up on Peralta and lost him with a single. This is a repeat of Game 1. Now the question is whether he gets discouraged and abandons his game plan.
UPDATE, 7:58 p.m.: A-Rod will put one in the stands here. Left field. He’s due to hit one.
UPDATE, 8:00 p.m.: OK, maybe not. I should have known better. He hasn’t driven in a run in the playoffs since Oct. 17, 2004.
UPDATE, 8:07 p.m.: Time for Moose. Wang doesn’t have it. Everything is up. I thought he’d pitch well, too. If they’re going to win this one, it might have to be 8-6 or something like that.
UPDATE, 8:10 p.m.: Mussina is up.
UPDATE, 8:16 p.m.: Wang is a good kid and I like him a lot. Nineteen wins two years in a row is no coincidence, it’s great pitching. But he pitched terribly in this series. You have to wonder if he’s hurt somehow.
This is going to be a tough spot for Moose to get out of clean. 3-0 is about the best you can hope for.
UPDATE, 9:23 p.m.: Everything feels wrong in the Bronx tonight. No Bob Sheppard. It’s humid on Oct. 8. The Yankees are flailing away at Paul Byrd’s 86-mph “fastball.”
It’s only 4-1 but it feels like 14-1. The crowd, so great yesterday, is surly tonight.
Maybe this somehow ends well. Too early to call it quits.
UPDATE, 10:08 p.m.: Robinson Cano, soon to be one of the centerpiece players of the Mattingly era, just homered. Now Cleveland will try and close out the final four innings with Perez, Betancourt and Borowski. They need to get 12 outs and hold a four-run lead.
UPDATE, 10:12 p.m.: Shelley Duncan will hit for Minky.
UPDATE, 10:32 p.m.: This game is tediously long, isn’t it? Four runs is hardly insurmountable but there is no sense that the Yankees will do it. Abreu, A-Rod and Posada this inning. They probably need a run or two here to have a shot.
UPDATE, 10:46 p.m.: Well, at least Alex can go into next year (wherever he may be — New York, Los Angeles, Chicago) with the postseason gorilla off his back. That was his first postseason RBI since 2004. He’s now 4 of his last 8 in the playoffs.
UPDATE, 10:49 p.m.: The idea now has to be to get Alex up in the ninth with at least a chance to tie it.
UPDATE, 10:56 p.m.: Torre should beat Steinbrenner to the punch and announce after the game that he won’t be coming back as manager next season regardless. Otherwise the Yankees will make the process drag out. The jackals in Tampa who have been after him for years will milk every second.
Joe should say he had a great run, now is the time to go and just walk out. Come back tomorrow and pack up his stuff.
UPDATE, 11:09 p.m.: Well, at least Torre gets to go out with Mariano on the mound. Just like old times.
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Go Yanks, Go Wang! Gotta be better this game than game 1.
Go Yankees! I’ve got some real faith in our boys tonight!
Here’s to seeing a game thread for Game 5 as well!!
Big advantage tonight with Martinez unable to catch for the 4th straight game – Shoppach is a much easier out than Garko.
Big advantage tonight with Martinez unable to catch for the 4th straight game – Shoppach is a much easier out than Garko.
Pete, thanks for posting Mo’s lifetime ALDS stats. Those stats just show that when it’s crunch time and it’s time to step up, Mo steps up and gets the job done.
good, I’m tired of seeing Garko. Hopefully we’ll blow it open early and lock this one down.
Andy to win Game 5 would be a perfect and fitting way to move on and head into Boston and reaffirm his decision to come back, and ours to bring him back where he belongs.
just coming across the wire services:
Throwing out the 1st pitch tonight,..well, he’s a life-long Yankee, who’s losing his hair.
Ah, I know, I know, you’re way ahead of me, throwing tonights pitch will be none other than the legendary Giuseppi Franco
can mo pitch 9?
I think last night broke the seal. Prediction: the Yanks will be hit “Frasier” hard tonight and even though Wang will not be very sharp, he will gut it out for a win. Go Yanks!
would love to see Jeter get some knocks tonight too…
We’ll know real quick if Wang has it or not.
Jeter, Melky and Dougie have the best numbers off Byrd. Let’s hope a few of the other guys can do something tonight to raise some of those averages.
So who is throwing out the first pitch?
Your stats are out of date, Pete. Here are the current ones:
http://www.baseball-reference......derby=Name
Yankee Win 16-1 !
Two nights ago, a neighbor left a ‘crying towel’ on my porch. So far, so good – just hope the towel can stay dry for a while.
Also, I’ve heard that the squirrel is ‘in the house’.
Yanks should take game 4… head back to cleveland. The MVP comes alive TONIGHT!
As perverse as this sounds, Red Sox fans are rooting for the Yanks to win tonight. That is according to a few of my boston friends, boston sports radio… and it actually makes sense.
Cleveland without their rotation lined up (as would be the case if this series goes 5 games) is definitely manageable.
So I think they’re rooting for the Yanks tonight and the Indians in game 5.
After getting the nod to throw out the first pitch, Giuseppi Franco was quoted as saying “I don’t own the Yankees, I don’t know anything about them”
Now let’s get back to Clevland, OHIO!
Let’s hope DJ’s success in the past helps him get going, He’s really the last link to this offense coming around, giving Bobby and alex a break to relax and just swing
Mo is God (in the post season)
The Giambi experiment lasted 2 ABs. Not a bad strategy to go with defense behind Wang, and Matsui looked much better at the plate against Westbrook, who is similar to Byrd.
I still don’t want to see Matsui against CC again, but will be glad if he gets the shot to prove me wrong.
Pete: Wouldn’t Mo Rivera’s 2 ER be from that incident of which We Do Not Speak Its Name in 1997?
We *WILL* win tonight!
Say it loud with me!
We *WILL* win tonight!
Anyone have any extra tickets?????
they better pound byrd. no excuses tonight.
Throw out the 1st pitch? who ’bout William Fugazy. Big Stein loves the guy.
We *WILL* win tonight!
so no Bernie throwing out the 1st pitch?
I like our chances with Byrd in there and Garko sitting, if we can’t take advantage of this, then we don’t deserve to move on!
I’m sure FOX is pulling for the Yanks too! Nothing they’d love better than Yankees v. Red Sox ALCS on their network……
Why not Jeffrey Maier throwing out the 1st pitch ? It might make people loosen up a little at the big beautiful ballpark in the Bronx.
Just looking at a stat on espn and it shows Cleveland not able to finish any team off on game clinching games since 99. I think that this is what the doctor ordered for us to come back from a 0-2 hole yet once again. I am not a Torre fan but I am all for Wang in this one,where Wedge is putting his eggs in a #4 starter could cost him this series.
Heres why. Byrd is going to get shelled tonight, so even if Wang isnt at his best he we will have scored enough to overcome any bad innings from him. Secondly, C.C. was not that impressive as Carmona was. Actually C.C. wasnt that impressive at all. 5 innings pitched and got himself into trouble 3 of the 5 innings. Where as Carmona shut us down.
So come game 5 Wedge will go with his ace which isnt better than his #2 starter. He will get in trouble again (similiar to game one) but will think that he will get out of it again. And before you know it we have scored 4 on him and Carmona isnt a factor.
3 things are for certain.
1.Pettite will rise to the occasion yet again.
2.Cleveland will continue that winless game clinching streak.
3.Boston will have their usual Oh $hit not again faces.
As long as the Stadium is rocking!
We *WILL* win tonight!
Pete, can you get us the latest on what MLB is predicting for weather tonight? Clearly t-storms are a possbility, but do they think they will have a significant impact on the game?
does Fox have the ALCS, not TBS?
Michael Wilbon on PTI just said it’s ridiculous for Wanger to pitch in the playoffs on 3 days rest. I like to call it 3.5 days rest!
YES CHRIS NY! thank god, anything is better than TBS!
Knock the feathers off Byrd until he’s naked as a jaybird and be quick about it. First inning fireworks and into the Cleveland bullpen early and often. Run support galore to CMW.
Westbrook in Game 3, Paul in Game 4- Byrds of a feather flock together and lose together!!
“ridiculous for Wanger to pitch in the playoffs on 3 days rest”
Apparantly wilbon missed the most important word in his own sentence: PLAYOFFS!!
Not to mention, everyone’s analysis that Wang should be more effective on short rest, with his sinker sinking more…….
Joe said everyone is available… Don’t like that… Series and jobs are not worth injuring Joba.
Mirror Mirror on the wall,
there is only one thing we want..
..to win it all!
No Torre, no whoever doesn’t matter to me
I’ll still have my *ss in front of the TV!
Tonights game matters more than the rest
since yesterday’s bats woke when put to the test..
they came out of it smiling..
we all worried the same
I’ve only one thing to ask of Mr. Wang..
{WILL YOU PLEASE WIN TONIGHTS GAME!}
Seriously, what happened to Wang’s sinker? I haven’t seen it since before the all-star break or whenever they first glued on his nail.
maybe I am a bit superstitious but I think we all should glue a nail to our finger! If someone tells me what finger it is, I will supply the glue!
Good to not see Garko in the line-up today. He hit Wang hard last Thursday.
GO WANG. Give us a dominating performance!
How nice would it be for last night’s win to start an 11-game winning streak?
wilbon is a cubs fan – ’nuff said.
Jeffrey Maier threw out the 1st serveral years ago.
fleas – Nice!
throwing out the first pitch, how ’bout Bud Selig. It would give us a chance to Boo him until his ears popped.
Ranting Guy: Wouldn’t surprise me!
How nice would it be for last night’s win to start an 11-game winning streak?
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* now THAT’s OPTIMISM…and I LIKE it !*
Cleveland’s “Goin Down”. “Let’s Go Yanks”!
Nuthin more to say…
I’m stoked!!! Yankee Stadium will be rocking tonight!!! I think the Yankee hitters will continue their assault and chase byrd early. Go Yankees!!!
11 game winning streak? I wouldn’t mind that.
I have a great text message saved on my phone with an image of a broom sweeping boston and audio of Sterling’s “Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees Win!!!!!!!!!
I’d love nothing more than to use that again in, say, a week or so?
Formula for success:
Wear out the starter quickly tonight and get into the bullpen. That way CC has a little extra to think about for Game 5. I have a really good feeling about this. Go Yanks. Also this would be a great time for Jeter to really start hitting
Jeter’s future wife
October 8th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
YES CHRIS NY! thank god, anything is better than TBS
Actually, Fox is just as bad as TBS… McCarver and Buck are know Yankee haters…. McCarver for being a catcher says more dumb sh*t that all the posters in this blog combined.
Baseball needs to evealuate its money grubbing contracts and get some real broadcasters…
Oh don’t forget, if you think the FrankTV adds are annoying, wait until Fox begins its daily camera span of the crowd and identifies every single person who is on a Fox show… That is always so great to see…. Yaaaaaaaaaaaack!
SAY IT WITH ME!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
WE *WILL* WIN TONIGHT!
27 IN 07!
Chris NY….. Nice call on McCrackhead.
I’m listening to Mike”n Dog”. God, is there a bigger LOSER than dog. We know you dislike the Yanks…”Shut Up Already”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McCarver also used to broadcast all the Mets games. That should tell you all you need to know.
J-Dawg,
What’s the Deion Sanders story?
TONIGHT WE WIN!!!! GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!
my flight home from Barcelona got cancelled today (landing gear issues) and I am again going to be up until 5am or so watching on my laptop.
I was sick to my stomach last night until the offense woke up, the thing that kills is that they WILL hit against the Red Sox.
If they can only win this series, they will hit the rest of the way.
Is there anybody you people like
McCarver wasn’t too bad of an announcer until the whole Deion Sanders fiasco. Nowadays Tim loves the sound of his own voice. I’m ashamed that Memphis actually named our former Minor League Stadium after McCarver!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
WE *WILL* WIN TONIGHT!
27 IN 07!
We’re just postponing the inevitable for a day!
anyone else sick of all these pathetic Yankee haters? I’m leaving the Giants game yesterday and hear someone behind me say, “enjoy your last game of the season tonight.”
I turn around and see some tall skinny dweeb and ask him, “what are you, a mets fan?”
“Detroit, actually..”
Yeah, because they finished STRONG this year!
Why can’t all of these pathetic “fans” of other teams find something better to do than root AGAINST the Yankees just because they have nothing to really root FOR?
Uh-oh…minor problem.
It looks like Sabathia is pitching after all. That is definitely not good for this yankee lineup – you know how we bat against quality pitchers.
Jeff C:
Yup, the inevitable that is a 3-game losing streak for Cleveland has been postponed for one day until tomorrow.
Joe M, yeah, I had no problems with Tony Gwinn, and anyone else that can speak knowledgeable baseball instead of just throwing around nonsense that they get from headlines without even reading the articles.
I understand that these guys don’t normally cover the Yankees so won’t know all the details, but they spew garbage constantly. It’s their JOB to know a little more actual facts, or at least it should be.
Mel- During the ‘92 NLCS, Tim called out Deion on CBS for being selfish and leaving the Braves to play for the Falcons earlier in the day. He was ripping Deion for being a showboat and not caring about his teammates. After the Braves beat the Pirates in Game 7, Deion doused him with champagne during their celebration!
We are heavy favorites in this one. But if I had a concern, this is what it would be:
Byrd pitches 3 innings and we make him bend but don’t get The.Big.Inning(TM). Then Wedge takes him out and pitches Lewis for 1, First Raphael for 2, Second Raphael for 2, and Borowski in the 9th. That would actually be quite annoying for us because we haven’t touched those relievers.
Meanwhile it wouldn’t be a big risk because even if we won, it wouldn’t be a big deal that Wedge has no bullpen for game 5, because he essentially has two starters up and ready.
It’s stuff like THIS that explains why starting pitching and bullpen are so important in the playoffs. You can stretch your best pitchers out in important situations, but you don’t have that flexibility with the lineup.
Not that it matters!!!!!!!!!!
Franklyn
Where did you hear CC was pitching?
Franklyn, is that official? I was wondering if they were just saving that as a last minute change to try and throw us off or something pathetic like that.
I’d be shocked if Torre wasn’t expecting that. Paul O’Neill certainly was during the post-game.
Hey Chris NY I feel you on everyone rooting against the Yankees. I was at the Venetian sportsbook yesterday watching and everyone was cheering for Cleveland. I stood up and asked “Who here is actually an Indians fan?” and one guy said he was. Pretty pathetic.
What worries me is that Jeter has the best numbers against Byrd. But tonight, Jeter isn’t that same Jeter. Someone else will have to pick up the slack, he’s not the same.
Good luck to the Yanks–hopefully we’ll hit Byrd hard early. We can’t deal with that Indians bullpen.
It’s not posted on either the Yankees or Indians sites.
No Joe Buck is a cousin of Yuck Fankees. Also, he is closely related to Guck Fiants and Knuck Ficks and Ruck Fangers.
Article on Indians site: “While the Yankees have decided to go with their Game 1 starter, Chien-Ming Wang, on short rest Monday in Game 4, the Indians won’t rush ace C.C. Sabathia back into action. Instead, Sabathia will be ready to take his regular turn if there is a Game 5″
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....ml?ref=rss
PITCH OUT: Tino Martinez threw out the ceremonial first pitch last night, but he wasn’t the Yankees’ first choice. According to a source, the Yankees extended the invitation to Bernie Williams, but the former outfielder turned down the offer.
Williams has not been seen at the Stadium all season, having declined an invitation to spring training but not officially retiring.
Paul Byrd vs. left handed hitters .329 Let’s do some damage, Abreu, Matsui, Cano….
To be honest, ESPN could easily be wrong, but that’s what they announced on Sportscenter on the six o’clock show. They announced that Wedge decided to throw Sabathia on three days’ rest as well, and to be honest, if I had another ace like Carmona guaranteed for game 5, I would throw Sabathia tonight. I could be wrong but that’s what they were broadcasting on ESPN about fifteen minutes ago.
Dude. OMG.
Brian Cashman with the QUOTE OF THE NIGHT!!!
We *WILL* Win Tonight!
I imagine if CC is, in fact, starting, Pete would let us know…
What did Cashman say?
PITCHED SHUTOUT ON OCT. 8
POSTSEASON HISTORY
Bobby Jones 2000 NLDS
Kevin Brown 1998 NLCS
Mike Scott 1986 NLCS
Vida Blue 1974 ALCS
Blue Moon Odom 1972 ALCS
Bob Gibson 1967 WS
Wally Bunker 1966 WS
Whitey Ford 1960 WS
Don Larsen 1956 WS
Gene Bearden 1948 WS
Mort Cooper 1944 WS
Christy Mathewson 1913 WS
How about the wanger gets added to this list?
Seriously, people, stop believing rumors. Sabathia is not pitching. Don’t you think I would have posted that?
F e a r F a c t o r: You are a j a c k a s s . Get a life and stop postintg your stupid predictions. Enough already. Go have a beer with Sully at the Cask.
YanksFanLV, exactly. I sat surrounded by 110,000 Penn State fans with a Notre Dame hat on and watched ND get their faces kicked in, and I can take that.
But the anti-Yankee stuff is just whiney and pathetic when it usually comes from people who don’t even care about their own teams….
I’ll take TBS over Fox any day. McCarver knows the game but he’s a pompous know-it-all. He’s the kid who always had his hand up with the answer in school. Buck is just in love with the sound of his voice. He and Chip Caray are arguments against broadcast nepotism.
besides which, I’m dreading Fox’s annual ‘graphic innovation/gimmick’ (even moreso than TBS baserunner lead) and the constant plugs for their shows.
*Travis Hafner against Ron Villone: 0 for 5*….and your point is ?,..do you think we can trust Villone in the playoffs to get Hafner out in a critical situation ? Are ya drinkin’ a bit early today, Pete ?
It may be CC then Carmona for games 4 and 5? OK, just wake up the bats.
CC threw at least 20 more pitches than Wang in game one, so he’ll be at least as tired. Even if he starts out strong, he won’t finish strong. And, one less day’s rest could even help the sinker ball.
I like our chances.
Carmona? Poor bastard has to face freakin’ Andy Pettitte in a clutch game.
I like our chances.
Chris NY, all this Yankees-hate, it’s called “It’s lonely at the top.” People are just jealous of the best team :p
WE WIll WIN TONIGHT!
Se you at 10 pm after we win!!@!@!@@!
“F e a r F a c t o r: You are a j a c k a s s . Get a life and stop postintg your stupid predictions. Enough already. So have a beer with Sully at the Cask.”
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*Amen, Peter. Amen to THAT !*
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J-Dawg,
Thanks for clarifying.
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I don’t care who’s broadcasting. As long as we win, you could have Ortiz & Youkilis whining about MVP’s and why people don’t like Youk.
Rebecca – Can you pls tell me what Cashman said?
Thanks
Up until 3am last night here in the UK watching the game – needed to go to bed as was up for work at 6, but couldn’t! Needless to say, it was far from a productive day today…
I have coffee, coke, red bull and some scooby snacks to get me through as long as it takes tonight!
October 8th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Where is Fear Factor on this thread? Did Pete delete his posts?
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*that would be a YES!*
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Where is Fear Factor on this thread? Did Pete delete his posts?
Sherri: Look up at Pete’s post:
UPDATE, 6:11 p.m.: Joba Chamberlain is available for an inning tonight and Mo for two. Brian Cashman on the Joba Rules: “The rules here in October: The rules are to win.�
And whoever posted that shutout list,
*tonight is the 51st anniversary of Yogi leaping into Larsen’s arms*
I’d love to see Posada leap into the Wanger’s arms, though he’d probably knock Wang to the ground!
yea what did fear factor say?
MJL,
Yes, it looks like Pete took the post off. Kind of bummed, because his predictions were always way off base.
Yes, Peter must’ve deleted it. Just some nonsense I’ve already forgotten….
One of the papers (Times?) had a great graphic about all the GREAT pitching performances that happened on 10/8.
Thanks, Rebecca!! Sometimes I forget to go back up there and read!
And as Yogi said: “It ain’t over ’til it’s over!!!!”
We need to win this without Joba or Mo tonight.
Overwhelming offense plus Wang/Mussina/Viz will mean a Pettitte/Joba/Mo showdown in Game 5 and the Yankees vs. Red Sox in LCS.
Lets make it happen!!!
WE WILL WIN TONIGHT!
Wang for Prez.
I’m feeling VERY confident in Jeet tonight – - he had a ROUGH first few games, but he will not let us down. He is a champ in the post-season and I think we can expect fireworks from him tonight!
It might be funny to see Wang’s reaction if he repeated Don Larsen’s feat. As quiet and business-like as Wanger is, he would probably just quietly walk off the mound and wonder what the big deal was!!
If we will it, it *WILL* happen.
The Yankees *WILL* win tonight.
(For the superstitious among you, I saw a squirrel on the walk back from class. Nearly missed it but caught it just as it crossed my path!)
The Yankees *WILL* win tonight.
Second that Rebecca
Greetings from tier 4 row w. There is a bald black man in a suit by the dugout. If its Bernie I’ll make out with everyone around me. Even the 12 year old with braces.
J-Dawg: I will not mention said feat by name, but should something of the sort happen, Micheal Kay isn’t announcing so he can’t jinx it
The Yankees *WILL* win tonight!
Buster Olnery: “the Yankees have the clear advantage tonite”
GO WANGER!!!!! SHOW ‘EM WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF!!!!! GO YANKEES!!
WE WILL WIN!!!!
Andrea that is a little distubing. LOL
Is it Bernie?
How many of you really enjoyed that Trot Nixon error last night? His expression was priceless.
This is such an active blog – I’d like to find out something. How many of you keep a proper scorecard with the appropriate code numbers?
Rebecca, I absolutely flattened a squirrel on my way home from work tonight.
rotcaF raeF
October 8th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Paul Byrd vs. The Chicago White Sox on September 1, 2007:
IP H R ER HR BB K
9.0 4 0 0. 0. 2. 3.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thus far,
Rodriguez + Jeter + Abreu + Posada = 6/42, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Lofton = 6/11, 2 runs, 4 RBI
*…and the Ding Dong Strikes Again !*
Mel: I think the ghosts decided to have some fun with Trot last night!
Scis: I don’t think it matters what trolls do…(and if you’re not a troll, then you have very poor manners indeed!)
Gotta love the fact that Craig Sagar is reporting breaking news about Roger off the roster 3 hours after it happened and has been reported everywhere a sports fan could see it
Annie i score keep only for games i go to not sitting at home
Peter:
Is the audio you just posted from last night’s game? I get easily confused so I might have it wrong. Thanks
Yeah, I think that’s the wrong audio.
It happens:-)
Andrea, I was there last night. If it is who I think it is, the bald, black man was there last night, as well. It wasn’t Bernie last night…but you never know about tonight.
Rebecca, Definitely not a troll. I’ve been a fanatic since conception.
Pete,
That audio sounds like Sunday’s pre-game.
check out post 10
http://forums.nyyfans.com/show.....p;t=106906
incrediable pictures!!
I think that audio is from last night. Talking about Wang and Petite not being available out of the bullpen and Giambi starting.
Bats Alive!
http://tinyurl.com/3chcf6
Torre on how the offensive came alive (1:15)
nice pics jen
Scis: All right, will take your word for it, but squirrels = luck, so we don’t want to destroy it!
Our Kids Play Different Sports.
Frank of Frank TV should be drawn, quartered and burned at the stake. I’m sick of his tired, lame, unoriginal impressions. TBS has done a decent job of broadcasting the games, but they need to get rid of the 2 Franks (Frank TV, and Frank Thomas, who is painful to watch).
I know this sounds like a cliche. But i really want to win this year for the scooter… GO YANKS!
Thanks Mike I wish they were mine!! I want copies!!
The 8th Wonder of the World – KING WANG !!
http://tinyurl.com/2u77jw
Wang oN Sync (1:15)
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg......evelan.jpg
Love that picture
PHIL, any word on who’s throwing out the first pitch tonight? Did they listen to you and get Bernie in the house?
Not sure if this fits but is there any reason why an offensively-challenged player like Mientkiewicz knows how to bunt and a $119 million, steroid using, partying too much during the 2003 world series player like Jason Giambi doesn’t?
The Yankees WILL win tonight because nothing beats optimism and a $200 million payroll. I hope.
PETER, not Phil… woops
jennifer 27 in 07-
ya musta missed this morning’s slide show!
http://tinyurl.com/297z2r
Ian’s wedding photos, The Boss surfaces, The crowd, Johnny, Robbie, Jaba, Mo, and Today’s Front Pages (3 min 45 sec.)
I saw that!! That is great!! Every morning when I get into work, I put my computer on and go on this site!!
I am betting Paulie for tonights first pitch they did it last year and they had 2 quizzes on the big screen last night that were O’Neil related
If it were up to me, Bernie would be the choice. But, according to the NY Daily News: Bernie was asked and declined.
Wow, Loving Cashman’s words on October rules.
My top four choices would be:
Bernie
Tino
Paul
Scott B.
Have they said on the radio who threw it out!?
*OFFICIAL FROM ANDREA*
Reggie Jackson is throwing the first pitch.
Kind of fitting, no?
Annie it has been reported that bernie said NO so you cant blame the Yankees although Bernie fans will find a way
Peter just said it was Reggie.
We play today.
We win today.
Yogi would have been better
Too bad that the Yankees don’t see the value of Bernie – even for throwing out a first pitch. Who wants to see Reggie do it – he’s such a showoff.
We play today, we win today, das IT!!
We *WILL* win tonight!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
(and by the way, if you’re not totally pumped up, you don’t have a pulse…)
LET’S GO YANKEES!
I`d have liked to see either Bernie to Torre or Don larsen throw it to Yogi but Reggie’s cool
Annie maybe you should know what you are talking about before you say something like that. The Yankees asked HE DECLINED!!
Can’t you people just except who threw out the first pitch. Does it really matter
I’m going into my TV settings and putting a parental block on Frank TV. I want to be sure no one in my family tunes in when I’m not around.
How annoying. A commercial every 6 minutes and when there’s no commercial, it’s on the wall behind home plate.
No sign of that squirrel, eh?
Well, we’re 1-0 in the playoffs when we score second, and 0-2 when we score first. Now we can win.
GAME ON!!!
tier 28 here. lots of empty seats in upper deck on right field side. hopefully it’s just people stuck in traffic.
go yanks!
Game time has arrived! Let’s go Yankees!!!!
Annie Savoy,
Please, let the bitterness go. They asked him already. Asked and declined.
Oh damnit. Not good
not exactly how i wanted this game to start
Okay, c’mon Wang, you can do this! You hold them here!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Optimistically speaking, we came back last night and we’ll do it again!!
Roll Call’s not even over yet
Can someone tell me why the mic next to the indians dugout is so loud compared to the electric stadium.
O.K. CMW, you’re allowed one HR per game.
oh geez! can Wang keep the ball down at all?
Well we lead off Game 1 with a homer and look what happened.
They didn’t even finish the player name chants before we were in a hole. My God.
I think i’m going to the mute button already. 2 batters into the game. That is pretty pathetic.
Was that or was that not a GB out?
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Among the celebrities seen at the Stadium and located 6 rows up from the Cleveland dugout is Mr. & Mrs. Alka Seltzer.
once again wang is w(R)ong.Has he had a decent game in a month?
Down, Wang… keep it down.
Tampa power of positive thinking!!
CMW gave up only 9 HRs in 200 IP in regular season according to TBS
that’s it Wanger, back him off the plate!
It’s a ground ball. It’s okay. Back to mute. Here comes Cleveland. WHy don’t you go broadcast from their dugout.
That was a good pitch low and inside and he just took it the other way.
C’mon Wang, nice beautiful DP here…, c’mon, you can do it…
LET’S GO YANKEES!
meant low and outside
Wang doesn’t have it. Get Javier Vasquez-er Mike Mussina warmed up.
Houston we have a problem…..no movement whatsoever!
Damn it is a good 5 seconds between radio and tv.
Time to warm up Moose
Pete, are you serious? 87? Is that typographical dyslexia?
87?
…I am having such a hard time believing that!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
2 ground balls. looking better.
I`ll take this.
This series the Cleveland hitters have gotten an inordinate number of hits with 2 strikes on them. It is hard to believe because usually with 2 strikes the pitcher is better off
The 14th 2-out run for the Indians this series.
CMW is still up in the zone…hopefully he gets thru this inning quickly. Pitch count is important tonight.
Rebecca-
TBS is reporting 83, so yeah it’s _warm_
as usual wang is W(R)ong
ok, well here I go, opening up the Grey Goose!
87. It’s true. Unreal. It’s 88 in Manhattan with a heat index of 90… at 8pm in the middle of October.
Two outs, not the situation we want or do we?
http://www.weather.com/weather.....earch_city
good sinking action in that last pitch. Maybe CMW does have it tonight.
Ball is coming down. Wang is coming around.
ok, the movement is coming back & he’s keeping the ball down!
Well at least the two blondes behind the screen are back tonight….
Susyn is doing a great job on wcbs.
says Wang was throwing to fast – no movement when its topping out at 95.
he’s moving the ball around much better, now, at 91 mph.
We’re just following protocol from last night and launching another comeback. Everything is fine!!
wang looks awful. he won’t last long at all. putrid pitching.
You have to pull Wang.
well, Paulie you were right!
Here come the Indians…..
And people think global warming is a myth?
…used to have to break out the coat in October.
Come on Yankees, one more out. I know you like playing from behind, but, seriously, I’d rather not have a heart attack before age 30…
geez..enough with these two out hits.
It is only 2 runs!! We can come back!!
14 two out runs this series, what the f@#$!
so what you are telling me tony is that sinker ball pitchers should rely less on velocity and more on movement?
Get the Pepto out. Here we go again. Over 20 pitches… it’s hot and humid… another 3-2, two out hit. I don’t like the feel here.
I didn’t like Kenny when he was with the Yankees. and I hate him even more.
I am sick already. 12-23 with 2 RISP, we couldnt buy that if tried. And with Hafner running it had to be perfectly placed and of course it was. Where are the hard hit ground balls right at the outfielders that always happen to us when Jorge is on 2nd
Okay out of it. We will come back!! This is Paul Bryd after all.
Moose better be ready because if I think that if Wang keeps struggling in the 2nd, they’ll pull him quickly.
Three ground ball outs. Am not complaining; Wang should be able to settle down next inning.
We *WILL* win tonight.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
nah, don’t pull him….he actually made a good pitch there, he just got it done.
Always good to see Dr. and Mrs. Jeter there in the stands.
We have given up a 1st inning run in 3 of the 4 games and a run in their final at bat in the one game we didnt give up a 1st inning run. You cant expect to win a series when you do that.
Well if we cant score 2 runs off of Paul Byrd then we dont deserve to win. That of course is if CMW can keep it at 2
Great, that’s 5 first inning runs Wanger.
Way to capitalize on last night and give Byrd some confidence.
Shape up or George will put you on that slow boat to ….
OK…Wang always has trouble in the 1st inning…no big deal
If the Yankees can’t score more than 2 run against Paul Byrd…well they don’t deserve to win
face it wang hasnt been good lately hes a number 2 starter at best.to be honest probably a number 3 starter.That being said byrd is worse so lets see which offense for the yanks show up tonight
Does anyone else notice the two blondes behind the screen are back tonight? Maybe Byrd will get distracted.
Rebecca is right,we all are gonna get some health problems,due to this nail biting game
I expect Alex to come through in this inning. I have a feeling.
We’ll pound them in the next half when little birdie is up.
We were down more yesterday and look what happened in the end. I am very convinced that we can pound birdie better than westbrook.
Is Paul Byrd really older than 36 or does he really like a retro windup from the 1930’s ? Inquiring minds want to know.
Not to worry. Great movement by the Wanger. Just some first inning blues. The Yanks will answer here in the first.
Whaddya know. A hit from the Captain. I fully expect the bats to break out today and back Wanger.
what is up with that wind-up?
Moose needs to be ready to come in at the next time Wang has a runner at 2nd or beyond, or gives up a run. I’m not taking any chances. He is sharper tonight but still has hints of bad pitches that can cause major problems.
I long for the days we had a power pitcher.This starting staff is a bunch of satchel paiges (except old man rivera)
Chip Caray has that typical cheesy announcer’s voice that works in the Midwest (ala Kevin Harlan).
They are making Paul Byrd out to be Cy Young
Not a good start Damon
I wonder how much jeter’s knee hurting? That’s all Buster Olney talks about.
praise the LORD! El Capitan got one!
One batter into the game and we are already complaining? Come on!!
LET’S GO YANKEES! LET’S GET SOME RBI!
Chip Caray “Paul Byrd is a complete game pitcher.”
Hate Chip Caray…hate hate hate
Well that’s a positive
Hooray two blondes!!
Byrd said he developed that wind up after watching Bob Feller. Lets hope he doesn’t pitch like Feller used to. Lets hope he pitches like Feller would now.
HOORAY!!!!
move the runner to stay out of the DP????
Come on ALex!!! NO PRESSURE!!
A-Rod time!!!
rutroh dp time
Nice Bobby, now its time for REDEMPTION
myrtlebeachfan,
and you think Moose will be like Hughes coming in last nite? give me a break! let it go, Wanger will settle and besides if we keep this hit parade up, it won’t matter!
3 run bomb for Alex, I am calling it right now. I feel it and I believe he can do it. Deep into the left field bleachers.
How come they always show Jeter’s parents and not really anyone else’s? Not that I’m complaining, they are really cute.
Come on, A-rod!
Hey guys, look at the billboard behind homeplate! Apparently there’s a new show called Frank TV coming on soon!!!
Those are some sizzling numbers for Arod
Jorgie is certainly due.
Little movement on Byrd’s fastball…at 87 tops, it should be BP for the Yanks.
DOUBLE PLAY….and I’m an optimist
C’mon A Rod…let’s do this…just a hit, doesn’t have to be a HR
Paulie, what runner are you going to move? Jeter to 3rd? still primed for a DP
lays it down ther middle every first pitch and they all look geez
I guess cause everyone knows what Jeets parents look like.
Arod = EYE OF THE TIGER
Apparently there’s a new show called Frank TV coming on soon!!!
No way! I ahven’t even heard any commercials for it
Those were some hittable pitches A-Rod missed
oh boy! that was special on an 0-2 count
Deep to Left I hadn’t heard about it. I wonder if it is any good. lol
And…it didn’t happen. I expect Matsui to repeat his performance from last night.
Chasing and missing a high *86 MPH* fastball…..ugh that’s not good.
Seriously, I hate Lofton that much more.
did he really just swing through an 86 mph fastball?
We got this game folks. Almost had him there. Frasier’s going down in the 2nd.
Three more outs left in A-Fraud’s Yankee career. Seriously, has there ever been anyone this bad over 50 at bats? Maybe a terrible hitting pitcher like Bob Buhl.
Alright, up to Jorge now…let’s get one back
That was pathetic….Well Arodsback to his old self again. So much for those two hits yesterday getting him started.
A Rod swung at a Sabathia fastball, too bad it was a Byrd fastball.
Bad bad AB by ARod… got to do something more with that at bat.
Come on bats, this isn’t Sabathia or Carmona…this is Birdie, who has softer stuff than Westbrook. He throws garbage. Pound him.
I know Larry Bird and believe me, Paul Byrd is no Larry Bird.
“red hot hideki matsui”
ahahahahhaha
tbs just described matsui as red hot?!
Arod is pressing and needs to relax
Well I believed in A-Rod and he showed up by striking out on 3 pitches. I really believed this was his time to finally get an RBI in the playoffs and he failed as miserably as you can. Absolutely unforgivable.
They are just swinging through worthless pitches. This is pathetic
good grief mr august is up again
Another hittable pitch missed….
Don’t worry. A-Rod will relax.
In November, like he does every year.
At least he didn’t hit into a DP
I really honsetlt HATE Kenny Lofton
that damned Lofton
Not our inning, but no worries, we’ll get to them. It’s a two run game and it’s early.
Wang should hold Cleveland here.
We *WILL* win tonight.
I wouldnt mind if Lofton got hit by a car, or something. But that’s just me.
The Indians fight off a pitch and get a run off of it, we fight off a pitch and a has-been 40+ yr old outfielder makes a sliding catch.
It’s just ridiculous
People you need to chill out. It is only the 2nd inning.
this is why we will lose tonight no timely hitting.Cleveland has no such issues.I predict blow out
kim October 8th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
tbs just described matsui as red hot?!
And thus, why they suck as bad as Fox.
Joe needs to get Pavano up in the pen. He’s well rested.
It was one inning people. No we didn’t go up eight runs in the first inning. Doesn’t always happen. I’m more concerned about Wang settling. I think the bats will come alive soon.
Does anyone have any Mylanta? I need something for this upset stomach.
no need to stress. this is our night. besides, baseball fans everywhere are counting on us. we’re the only chance to watch baseball until friday.
char-ming wang will have to settle in…
If Ron Hall is a Yankee fan you would never know it from his posts.
Not the first inning you want, that’s for sure.
Torre has no choice now. If Wang puts somebody on this inning, he can’t afford to stay with him any longer.
Stayed with him too long in Game 1 and it killed. He doesn’t have that luxury any longer.
Moose has to be up and ready this inning.
Arod? What can you say? Its now 55 straight AB’s in the post-season without an RBI.
You can cry “small sample size” all you want.
But, if your ace is giving up 10 runs in 5 innings in the post-season and your cleanup hitter can’t drive in a single run, its really hard to win series.
Let’s not write off this game based on 1 inning. Fact is they were hitting off of Byrd (ok, other than ARod). At some point that leads to runs. CMW just needs to hold them here.
Ok, good inning, kind of… Bad AB by Arod and Damon… Swung too early and not at their pitches. Need to work the count on this fool.
ARod needs to learn he is just a cog hear, not the entire wheel.
seriously!! I can’t stand Kenny Lofton!!!!
whats ridiculous is striking out on 3 pitches against paul byrd with 2 on and 1 out
one inning does not a baseball game make,,,
Maybe Torre should have had Wang pitch game six of the ALDS
Get Mussina ready NOW!!!!!..
Wang has lost whatever he had during the season.
THis is Wang’s last AB if he loses this guy he`s out
Craig Sager needs some wardrobe help.
Come on, CMW.
Moose. Moose. Moose. Hurry. We’re in trouble here.
if no dp here, make this wang’s last innning. he either has it or doesn’t. i hope to hell he can find it.
94 mph.
that’s too fast.
Moose, start stretching
This team has no problem just dumping hits into center field while our losers are flailing away helplessly. Mr. .335 Jorge took two terrible swings before fighting off a pitch that resulted in an out. This team cant square up a ball when they need to.
UPDATE, 7:58 p.m.: A-Rod will put one in the stands here. Left field. He’s due to hit one.
HELLOOO this is baseball. If you SAY hes gonna hit one right before he bats, hes not going to hit one… come on now, stop jinxing this Peter.
Arod just missed that second pitch
WTF IS WRONG WITH WANG??
geez, Wang is looking like Westbrook! not an ace!
From this point forward, this is a first guess, not a second guess. Torre is staying too long with Wang.
The Indians are all over him. He has to get him out of this game.
Dude that was a foul!!!
such bs
take him out
Damn, another ground ball. but it found a hole.
he’s been awful lately. looks like he’s going to get bombed and bryd might have plenty of runs to work with.
Ok, it pains me to say this but I agree with SJ44.
2 on no out, Wang just can’t get it done.
Warm up Mussina. Hope for some 03 ALCS magic.
We *WILL* win tonight.
Oh man…warm up fast Moose.
Who can we get to warm up? Obviously the indians have Wangs number.
Damn. I am in Lisbon, watching the gameday mannequins. Is the stadium rocking?
Wang aint got it tonight.
now they take him out
Bob Buhl was 0 for 70 in 1962. Had 6 walks and 7 sacrifices. Didn’t hit into any DPs. Managed to steal a base and get caught once. How did that happen? If this game is a rout (830PM) I’ll look thru retrosheet.
What was that chant Giants fans used to direct at Allie Sherman 40 years ago.. “Goodbye Allie, Goodbye Allie, Goodbye Allie..we’re glad to see you go!!”. Does “Torre” or “A Rod” fit better?
…after CMW takes a seat….UP in the zone again and we can’t afford to go down 4-5 runs early…even IF that piece of doo-doo Byrd is on the mound….
wow… his hand looks a lot like A BAT
WTF?! this is why we need the YES broadcast….. if this was on YES we would have had 23490890234 camera angles right away, TBS has not shown ONE good angle
What the hell he bunted at it!! TOTAL BS!!
It is going to rain soon, it is thundering by me.
Moose is up
moose is warming up – according to susyn
bases loaded. nobody out. this does NOT look good.
i am a yankee fan also a realist these players dont have it
You’d think the umps would look at the guy’s hand. If it got hit the way it looked it wouldn’t be pretty.
That hit his bat clearly.
Not really the way I was hoping this game would start
Bad move by Torre to start Wang….No discussion necessary.
That SO hit his bat. FOUL!!!!
This kid is crumbling out there and the soon to be let go manager is just sitting there.
Can’t blame George for his outburst. He’s right.
No way Wang should have been out there and its just another in game mistake made by Torre.
Some of the things, like Arod being unable to hit in the post-season, is out of Torre’s hands.
But, pitching changes are in his control and he is asleep at the wheel once again.
OH PLEASE he didn’t get hit. stop the dog and pony show. stupid trainer.
WANG IS ALL WRONG!
How is it that we make Paul Byrd look like Dennis Eckersly? Why can’t we get anyone to throw scoreless innings that is older than 21 (other than Mo)? How does Alex miss BP fastballs in huge games? Answer these questions correctly and you can be the next manager of the New York Yankees.
WTH is the on-field delay ?
We *WILL* win tonight. I won’t let myself believe anything else.
Good time for a break – Moose can get loose.
That didnt even come close to hitting his hand. It hit all bat
OMFG DIRTY COMMIES!!!! Are they kidding!
All bat. All bat. No way. TBS finally got the right replay shot – all bat.
TOTAL BS!! GET ON THE PHONE WTIH BUD. His hand isn’t even red!! HE DIDN”T GET HIT!!! dumb ass umps.
if im joe torre i play this game under protest
WHAT HAPPENNED ?????????
Wormkiller give me a break!
Sj44 likes to aggravate mroe panic in this place right?
Where were all you second guessers about wang earlier today?
TBS’s reply shows the ball hitting the bat and they say they heard the ball hit the bat and then say the umps got the call right??? WTF?
It was a good 2 inches away from his hand. It deflected off the bat and didnt touch his hand at all. I would rather have CMW that Moose b/c he can get a DP while Moose cant do anything when off his rhythm
Wow!
Once again, Wang did not compete. He can win 25 games next year, won’t mean a thing.
Moose WILL be the P/Hughes of Game 4….let’s go YANKEES !
Truly a sad start by Wang.
You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
That call was miserable! That did not even come close to his hand!! It was so obviously the BAT. Why didnt they check his hand? These umpires are INCOMPETENT. It’s 87. The hand would be VERY RED in that heat if he got hit.
Where the hell is Bud Selig in all this. I know he can’t do anything, but we need SOMEONE to make these umpires competent. Seriously. This is complete BULLSH&T*T*&#UH
somebody get Paul McCartney in that stadium NOW!!! His presence helped with the Seattle series in ‘01. He’s better than Villone at this point. And he’s a lefty.
Wang choked.
I wanted Wang for one more hitter… maybe we can get a DP, you know.
“This kid is crumbling out there and the soon to be let go manager is just sitting there.”
You do realize a pitcher needs to warm up before they come in right? Specifically when your talking about Mussina who is a starter not a reliever.
Looking like some Game 7 ALCS Deja Vu. Time for a giant relief appearance by the Moose.
We can blame Torre if Moose gets this done. Who do we blame if he doesn’t?
cya next year peeps ive seen enough,As usual wang with his pea sized heart came up small
Brenly must be blind as the ump.
No way they should play the infield in here though.
they can score 15 in this winning… we’ll win 19-17
First Locusts. Now the umpires. I am waiting for it to rain frogs.
we are gonna CRUSH Byrd at the end of this inning !
Another disgusting umpire call in a season of disgusting umpire calls. Replace them with computers already!!! They are obsolete
Be our hero Moose!!!
Gabriel – batter went to bunt. Ball was up, but hit (CLEARLY hit) the end of the barrel of the bat. But he’s a good actor and convinced the ump that it hit his hand. So now bases are loaded with no out. Pitching change.
I am truly disgusted with Wang. He did nothing but screw us in this post-season.
Before the idiots start their posts:
If it wasn’t for Chein Ming-Wang, we wouldn’t be playing in this series.
I agree with SJ44. Torre completely bungled this, and it now ends with with him embarrassing his ace by removing him in the top of the 2nd. Can Mussina honestly do better?
You live and die by your ace. If Wang can’t get the job done, then we shouldn’t be playing in the ALCS.
Let’s get out of here 4-0. Game will still be in reach.
Come on, Moose!!!
Another reason why you don’t start Wang on 3 days rest. He’s NEVER done it before.
This is why I laugh at all the people who are offended that George threw down the gauntlet here.
This team has been trending downward since 2004.
SOMETHING has to change.
Tonight is the classic example of why there will be a new manager here next year. Just too many in game mistakes.
EVERYBODY sees Wang has NOTHING tonight. Why wait so long to lift him? Its an elimination game.
Torre did a great job here and deserves all the plaudits he will get after this time is done. But, it has to be done.
If they lose tonight, that’s 4-13 in their last 17 post-season games.
That’s just unacceptable.
Its SO frustrating to watch this stuff go on year after year and not have it stopped.
Hopefully, George is serious this time. Its time to take the team in a new direction.
Boooooo the extremely unprofessional call.
SJ ENOUGH!!!!
Are you happy now…can you just layoff the ‘just sitting there’ manager.
He is responsible for the best years in this franchise’s history.
He has steered this team to the post-season for 12 straight years. He had more World Series Championships than any of your favorities.
I thought you had more sense than that but you really are just a spoiled Yankee fan.
Disasterous.
hell yea bring in macca!!!!!
If Mussina gives up a single before he gets an out, wath the team just drop… it will be essentially over.
1 hit, 4-0 Cleveland.
Torre has GOT to quit managing to pressure and do his f****** job….
This team needs to sack it up.
So I guess if I hang my head out over the plate and get hit I get the base right…that ball was in the damn strike zone, forget whether crappich got hit or not.
CMON MOOSE!!!!!
Wang’s OVERRATED!
Ummmm didn’t Moose pitch in relief in the 2003 ALCS Game 7?
ok, DP ball, right here Moose!
BEAR down, MOOSE !!!
YEAH UM DUH, lets go look at his hand and see if it is red. But no,
Is this Chip Caray for real..
The first time ever he’s appeared in relief?
Has he heard of Game 7 in 2003….
Totally unprepared IMHO
TBS is now officially stupid he pitched in relief in the playoffs before they are so bad it is not even funny
If Mussina can somehow get out of this jam like he did in 03 ALCS Game 7, I will forever love the Moose.
MOOOOOOOOOOOSE
How old is Sneezemore, like 12?
Guys, come on.
It’s the second inning. We’ve come back from 9-0 before. Nothing is impossible.
See?
Just got a DP!
LET’S GO MOOSE!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
DP!! Yes!
Things under control (we hope).
Go Moose.
I dont care about the criticisms everyone has for him, i have ALWAYS trusted Moose and i still do. I’ve supported him all season and he WILL pitch well tonight
We were down 3 yesterday. No worries.
Is Al Leiter available? He used to be so good in these situations. I also want David Justice to put his old uniform back on. Where’s the squirrel?
Let’s have faith fellow fans. Go YANKEES!
VERY NICE…one more MOOSE…WE ALL LOVE YOU !!!
“Before the idiots start their posts:”
Irony.
Is rain on the way ??
http://tinyurl.com/yv4yaz
How about this novel concept Global? How about having Mussina warm up in the FIRST inning?
It is an elimination game. Wang has nothing. Why wait?
That’s my point. At some point, you actually have to be able to handle in game situations. That was one of them.
It doesn’t make much sense to be in an elimination game, see your starter is struggling and wait until the bases are loaded with 0 outs to make a change.
LSU Yankee,
yes, he did pitch in relief in Game 7!
Nice bunt attempt, JERK !!!…mow him down, MOOSE !!!
I have faith in Moose too!
Go YANKEES!
First the bugs, now the bunt that they call a hbp. It is a conspiracy. Joe should have gotten himself thrown out!! That was a horrible call.
2 outs 2 strikes RISP perfect for the Indians, they must be batting 1.000 in these situations
TBS also told us about Kaz Matsui going 0-fer in game 1
hahahah
JUUUUST missed? hahahah
Moooooooooooose
When would you have pulled him SJ…after the Sizemore HR?
I mean I really don’t know what you expect. He took Wang out as soon as it looked disastrous.
As a Wang fan, this is a tragic day for me. I have faith in his stuff, but something is not going right for some reason and they need to figure it out.
As a Yankees fan though, anything it takes to win. Great DP there. We were down 3-0 yesterday and look what happened. Bird has worse stuff than Westbrook. Let’s win this.
I can take most of the negative gyrations on this board, as the majority of it wishful/hopeful/pleading as a fan.
However, being pompous is not necessary.
STFU, SJ44.
Wow, there are no words for this
These freaking two-out hits are the story of the series.
You gotta to be f-ing kidding me. That was off of the end of the bat.
It is only 4 runs!! This is Paul Bryd we are talking about!!
we take huge cuts and whiff and these guys poke hits,sigh
Do you hear the clapping in the broadcast booth!??! Holy ^&#@$
Way to be unbiased.
We’ll win. But its going to be a battle
What on earth is going on there? TBS just confirmed they are all Indians fans. WTF with the clapping?
Jeez, Maybe from now on when they get to 2nd base, just let them steal home! We could save some pitched that way.
So many of these hits are little BS bloops too!!
that’s OK…all those runs on the Stinky Wanger…Moose…you can do it here…shut this BUM DOWN !
Down by 4 runs? No problem.
Hopefully the long break will help the Yankees attack Byrd . . . one can only hope!
There’s nothing to be done about a hit like that.
15th two-out run for the Indians. Charge it to Wang, not Moose.
Well it is pouring by me, I am 10 miles west of the stadium.
They better not go to sleep offensively against the SAWX. Prediction: Indians vs. Rockies
Field mike guys, calm down. Wouldn’t have mattered if it was 4-0 yesterday. Let’s go Yanks!
Last time Arod had an RBI in the playoffs — Oct. 17, 2004
We’re done.
Think George cleared his calendar for Tuesday?
With all due respect, good teams can produce with 2 outs. The Yankees were once legendary for it.
Are these umps stupid, why are they against us? Do they really want a post season that no one will watch?
Yanks will score some runs tonight… just gotta stop the bleeding. Not likely that Byrd keeps them down.
Jonathan,
Are you serious??? The best years in franchise history???
Go back and read Yankee history and get back to me.
I’ll give you two names to look up: Joe McCarthy and Miller Huggins.
Look at what they have done, then get back to me about the “best manager in franchise history”.
Yankee fans can be critical. Why not? Do you think its acceptable to be 4-13 in the last 17 post-season games?
Is that acceptable to you?
Its not acceptable to me, a TON of Yankee fans, and the owner of this team.
Its why the team, from the manager on down, will be re-tooled after this season.
Its about damn time.
We were down 5-1 in 2003.
I love history.
LET’S GO YANKEES! WE *WILL* WIN TONIGHT!
Say goodbye and goodnight, this team just cant seem to come through when it is necessary. God, luck, bugs, umps, whatever there is out there wants this team to fail in the postseason. And there isnt a damn thing anybody can do about it
Say goodbye and goodnight, this team just cant seem to come through when it is necessary. God, luck, bugs, umps, whatever there is out there wants this team to fail in the postseason. And there isnt a damn thing anybody can do about it
Byrd is gonna be ICE COLD…we are gonna crush him…FRESH MEAT in the bottom of the 2nd inning ALL…gonna get ALL OF THESE RUNS BACK.
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*WE WILL WIN THIS GAME*
“just a bit outside”
followed by the pitchtrack which showed at least 5inches outside. beautiful.
These Napless Naps hitters have an idea on how to hit with two outs RISP. Go with the pitch. 12 for 24???
This is pathetic. Can’t believe I left work early for this fu***** crap.
Hope Big Stein cleans house… starting wiht the players then working up to management.
^%&^@%#&*(^#@&*^#@*&^*&^@#&*%*&%@#
Hitting 500 with 2 outs and risp…That’s incredible….
OK,,who can we use now ?
wow.. I have no words other than that I am sorry guys. My hope is twindling.
SJ44 – if you dont have anything to offer, why dont you leave? the people in here either want the yankees to win or are trolls. i personally am tired of your crap. its the same post EVERY single time i come here. i can identify your garbage without even seeing your name.
pretty rough so far. I guess it will have to be another come from behind win. I have a feeling A-Rod saddles up and brings this home.
4 runs isnt too much.
6 is
OH PLEASE it is the second inning. we have 8 innings to come back.
Bobcat,
Who are you to tell anybody to STFU in this blog?
You don’t like what I write, don’t read it.
Sometimes, the truth hurts. Deal with it.
3 minutes until Monday night football.
This team has to start hitting again for comments like “this is Paul Byrd we’re talking about” to actually make sense.
RRRAAAARGHHHH!!!!! SO ANGRY!!!!
SJ44
You might have a point, but venting like this does not help- only to make the game more disgusting.
What an excruciating game….
SJ44 is a realist. If you can’t handle that its your problem.
I can’t stand listening to Sterling when we are down, I can’t stand listening to these morons on tbs. Am I just supposed to watch the game with no sound at all?
This Cleveland lineup is doing what the Yanks used to do when they were a clutch hitting team (i.e. when they were a Series-winning team)…Patience at the plate, foul off the good pitches and don’t try to bring down the fences with every swing. They absolutely grind down a starter. It’s a shame the Yanks have completely lost that ability.
Still, if you’re a baseball fan Indians-BoSox should be a good series. Two hot teams with similar strengths…
In the meantime, at this rate Cleveland will have double-digits in no time, while the Yanks keep being non-clutch against Byrd.
Oh, and the idea of Wang as an “ace.” Completely laughable.
SJ44,
How many ALDS and ALCS series did Huggins and McCarthy have to play through to get to the WS?
Since the inception of the two play-in series, how many other teams have won 4/5 years? How about just one set of back-to-backs?
This is a totally different era.
Have some perspective.
Jeter is smiling and I’m having heart palpitations. God bless him!
Even Jeter is starting to look old out there….
Doesnt matter what sj44 write, what matters is the game itself.! go yankees come on THEY CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve always suspected SJ44 is Cynthia Rodriguez.
SJ46 – There was no wild card back then, the extra layer of postseason adds much higher odds of being knocked out
Okay now we chip.
ok, please Moose, let’s get out of this inning!
Okay, inning finally over. Byrd will be cold maybe they can get one or two off of him
SJ44,
I don’t mind what you write, I mind the pompous approach to your presentation. You don’t offer your opinions as opinions, you offer them as inarguable assertions.
There’s a difference.
Still 4 Innings worth of paul byrd or less (which means he’s getting hit hard….lots of ABs left)
SJ44 is a whining complainer. he posts negative crap every night. the people who come to this blog are rooting for the yankees and the last thing they want to read is the crap from the trolls and miserable negative pessimists.
All, this game is disgusting.
Until the Yankees get 4 runs and tie this thing, game is just disgusting.
Watch thier body language… Look at Torre… the bench is deflated.
this is just like that maddening angels ALDS 2002—they get the bat on the ball, it finds a hole to fall into, esp. w/ 2 outs. some of this is just plain luck. but it’s also one one of the reasons you raise up pitchers who can actually *strike someone out* !
the whole “pitcher who pitches to contact” line that the commentators extol is just another way of saying “we hope we get lucky.”
that said, it’s still early, too early to give up hope. but, for next year, *please* you got to have pitchers who strike people out sometimes.
I’ve got the TV on mute, live in Iowa so I can listen to it on the radio, so I am just listening to music on my laptop. You’d be amazed at how much better it is.
Alright, bleeding stops here.
Not a cheerleader Dave. I have plenty to offer. I don’t offer unabriged cheerleader posts when you watch the team do the same stuff they have been doing for the last 4 post-seasons without wanting changes made.
Unfortunately, what’s broken for the Yankees is not going to get fixed keeping the status quo.
As much as it hurts to watch this team losing, it would hurt more if they don’t make significant changes in the off-season.
Hopefully, that occurs because 4-13 in the last 4 years of post-seasons is completely unacceptable.
Sterling is excruciating when they are losing because he is so annoyed but tries to mask it. Then he’ll go into a mini-rant, catch himself doing it and say “Anyway, dem’s the breaks.”
Let’s go Mats
send one out
time to panic.
there’s only 24 outs left.
haha Phil you just made me laugh
Moose looked pretty good there, he just got unlucky on Cabrera’s hit, that pitch was where Moose wanted it. Let’s answer!!
if the yanks can win this game, we’ll take the series, but at this momeny, I’m less than optimistic. I agree with Pete, but slightly moreso – more like 12-10 if we’re lucky.
Okay. Not a great inning; in fact, far from it, but Cleveland could have broken the game open.
They didn’t.
We can still tie the game on one swing.
We *WILL* win tonight.
There is a reason you play 27 outs of baseball.
I know the pessimists and realists among you think I’m delusional, and I don’t fault you for it, but there’s a reason baseball is the most magical of all the sports.
In football, basketball, hockey, you have to play against a clock.
In baseball you don’t.
Anything can happen.
And anything will
*LET’S GO YANKEES*
Unless things change, expect a press conference within 48 hours after the conclusion of this game regarding Joe Torre’s status. George & sons won’t let things linger for long.
We need 8 runs this inning so SJ44 will go away.
Big Bang Theory is on now on CBS, I’m TIVOing it, it’s so freakin funny, I recommend it!
Yeah, I have the TV on mute and John Sterling on the computer, in Los Angeles. Much better.
This is uncanny. They have been blooping hits all series and we cannot sniff a hit with runners in scoring position. Is it luck? Clutch? Destiny? Poor execution by NY pitchers? Whatever it is, it’s frustrating to watch.
Lets just see if George is not
too old to carry out the changes that need to be made.
Goodbye Joe- Thanks for everything. Happy retirement.
Goodbye Alex- Thanks for April-September. Happy ruining some other team.
Wang hurt? Throwing 96 mph? You’re clueless Pete.
How do you get “blown away” with a 86 mph flat “fast ball”??
This is heart wrenching. I am really trying hard to pull for this guy, but he’s just killing our hopes.
Let’s hope they all wake the f up in that dugout and look each other in the eyes with the hunger to win this game.
If we don’t get to Westbrook by the 5th, they’ll bring that Perez kid…it’s going to be an uphill battle.
Wow now the ump is calling pitches fairly. Too little too late for us
SJ44,
You completely ignore how much more difficult it is these days to win the World Series. In the days of Miller Huggins and Joe McCarthy you finished the regular season, and went straight to the Series. Obviously now you need to go through two teams to get there, and two teams that are also the elite of the league. If you’re going to compare eras, don’t ignore the differences between them.
It’s only the second inning.
Let’s get some clutch hits. What do you know, Robbie Cano can do it!
Ok were still in the 2nd inning.Lets see what weve got.Indians are good but theyve been lucky as well.
Set your TIVOs, we are BATTING AROUND this inning !
Ken – Amen to that, brother! Hopefully Hughes and Chamberlain can be those strikeout-type pitchers that we need so very badly…
Miller Huggins and Joe McCarthy NEVER lead the Yankees to post-season in 12 straight years.
And the last time I checked Torre has more wins as a manager than Huggins and if he manages the Yankees as long as McCarthy did he would has much, if not more.
Don’t mind critizing the Yankees…but you critize when it’s not warranted. You do it just to say I told you so, once you know the outcome.
You really are arrogant….
What happened to Matsui has to be benched….You are not crowing about that now.
Who’s available to follow Moose tonight? If we make it close, maybe Pettitte?
ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON WHO FOLLOWS MUSSINA?
If Moose cruises through 4th , then we can patch things together – I think this is actually a game we see Farnsworth for an inning.
This is unbelievable, they just showed it clearly on replay, the bat hit the glove
why when the Indians act (the bean bunt) they get their wish, but when matsui acts you get nothing…..i don’t see matsui being a lying type
Crap what happened?
another bad call
Oh god these umps are terrible. He hit it his glove!! F these umps!! If we lose I hope they enjoy no ratings in the post season.
Miller Huggins and Joe McCarthy NEVER lead the Yankees to post-season in 12 straight years.
And the last time I checked Torre has more wins as a manager than Huggins and if he manages the Yankees as long as McCarthy did he would have has many, if not more than McCarthy.
Gimme a break!
Don’t mind critizing the Yankees…but you critize when it’s not warranted. You do it just to say I told you so, once you know the outcome.
You really are arrogant….
What happened to Matsui has to be benched….You are not crowing about that now.
These umps are ridiculous. I can’t believe this.
This is such BS!!!!
Pettitte’s going to be a possibility…
Jay Yankees -
Paul Byrd is pitching. Jake Westbrook pitched last night. Come on, man.
Okay, these umps are terrible
People:
Please, no cursing or implied cursing. Please do not insult each other. Everybody try to have some dignity and class. And ignore the inevitable trolls.
Also, do not insult SJ44. He has been posting here for months and months and is a good fan who provides a lot of information.
C’mon everybody. Don’t be like that.
Anyone think instant replay should be instituted for the playoffs?
Hey Ron, how are the Stanks doing f**kface? LOL
I dont think as a hitter you make up c int.
Kelly shopic is a piece of garbage from the soxs. no wonder I can’t stand him.
So bobcat, what does that mean? The managers job should be a lifetime position for Torre?
Seriously, and I’m not looking to start trouble but, do you not agree, something is wrong with this team?
It can’t be Torre’s team when they win and the players when they lose.
Sometimes, no matter how great a job somebody has done, you have to look at where you are today.
JMO but, I believe the culture of winning in the post-season with the club is gone. You see the results. They don’t lie.
You go over some of the decisions that have been made on the bench the past 4 post-seasons and they don’t make much sense.
Nobody is saying Joe Torre has not done a great job overall in his tenure with the Yankees.
All I am saying is, nothing lasts forever and its time they look to the future and not live in the past.
My point is, Steinbrenner is not out of line wanting more from this team. It should be better than its shown the past several post-seasons.
I got to LSU, and so did Paul Byrd……and I hate this piece of crap
they REALLY need to pummel that weasel Byrd now….
Well those jack ass umps made him throw another 4 pitches.
Don’t worry. Matsui’s on 1st anyway.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
“and the pitch to Edgar Martinez…LINED DOWN THE LEFT FIELD LINE! HERE COMES JOEY!!!! HERE COMES JUNIOR!!! THEY”RE WAVING HIM!!!! THE THROW TO THE PLATE WILL BE LATE!!!
THE MARINERS ARE GOING TO PLAY IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!! I DON”T BELIEVE IT!!!!”
After all of that, Matsui walks!!
That was a heck of an AB by Hideki. I hope that is the start of something.
If the goal is to win the WS, then what good is a pitcher that rules the regular season, then lays BIG EGGS in the PostSeason ( over 19.00 ERA this year ) ? I have your answer…NONE…he is NO GOOD to us…Trade him….Any Yankees Fan that is satisfied with making the playoffs is NOT a real Yankees Fan…the goal is to WIN THE WS…That kid does NOT have what it takes to pitch in the playoffs and we have no time to wait for him to grow some b@lls.
Who dresses Craig Sager?
The postseason isn’t over yet
Why do we need a “side line” reporter? This is not football.
This is OUR INNING….we will WIN THIS INNING…meaning, that we get AT LEAST 3 RUNS here…BA BYE BIRDIE !!!
Back off SJ44.
He gives a LOT of info and I usually disagree with him but he’s got some good insight and speaks for a different group of Yankee fans, as do we all.
And SJ, just try and take some of these criticisms in stride and keep posting.
We have a game to win here and acting like this will look ridiculous if we win this game.
Wang has been off for a while. I don’t know what’s wrong with him.
Arod needs to take a lesson from Matsui about “patience”
Keep this up. This paul birdie we’re talking about. He’s not NOTHING. If we can’t beat him, then we definitely can’t beat Sabathia or Carmona.
I doubt it here but Ill bet you see Jason next time through.
Bruce Froemming needs to step in and take some charge. The home plate ump was turned around and getting a ball out of his pouch rather than paying attention to Shoppach’s glove.
TIME TO BUNT
cmon. lets have a replay of last night!! RALLY!!
aww the babies are crying now face it its ovah fat lady is singing oh wait that was just your mother
I am new here and dont mean to be a bother, but I am disgusted by the TBS announcers- they are unprepared, unprofessional, I HEARD them clapping when the Indians scored. These guys are SO into the Indians it is making me ill. Oh yeah- the Umpires suck too!
Come on Yanks! 2 on, no outs! We can do this!
Watch Matsui start another rally for the Yankees.
Can’t believe how many people counted this guy out prior.
For Doug I mean…..this looks promising.
this is a PITCH to CONTACT pitcher and if he won’t do that…TAKE the WALK….BOMBERS READY ????????????????
Please just don’t GIDP
Let this be the start of something.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
With Wangs lack of work I think they need to send him to the pen to throw some pitches. If we advance how can we use him?
Maybe sooner than you think
Pete, I dont think this blog survives if more people like SJ44 come. I come here to join and chat with other Yankee fans… not argue with Sox trolls and pessimistic so-called Yankee fans that are going to try to bring down everyone’s positive mood during the game. If you want to critize the Yankees, it would be better served during the off-game articles/blogs. During the game, it’s annoying.
Mike NYY–27 in 07 …say that again and I will personally kick your arse ! ( total joke ! )
Yanks will get back into this game….Also SJ44 has a legit arguement regarding ST Joe…..I thought he’s been on borrowed time since the 04 debacle, and so on and so on….
Double for Melky
Looks like our bottom half of the order will once again be the producers tonight.
yeah no reason to bunt here joe lol
Why in the hell didnt we bunt?
ok, this is good…..Minky to make it happen!
Uh oh I don’t think this one has the distance
jammed him! damn
I don’t know what I just did…I was just trying to kid around with Mike…and now, back to our ONSLAUGHT !!1
SJ44 touches on what I believe has been the over-riding theme of this team all year, and even back to the tail end of last year. That is, that, like it or not, this is a rebuilding year, particularly from the pitching standpoint. Cashman knew what he was doing in rebuilding the staff, but unfortunately, the unrealistic approach required by von Steingrabber didn’t allow enough time to let the plan fully play out.
The hitting has carried the Yankees for years (since 2001), without sufficient SP. With the adjustments Cashman has made to the pitching, the Yankees are poised to be dominant on mound, which is what will make a difference in the post-season. von Steingrabber’s approach of buying the best FA hasn’t garnered a stud ace, because they are not available.
Wang is a 3, and until Hughes, Joba and IPK settle in to the top of the rotation, they will live and die on their hitting, which is impossible in the post-season.
Again, I have always viewed this as a rebuilding year. I believe they are tooled for the regular season, and won’t have a competitive post-season roster until next year.
Baserunners, baserunners, and MORE baserunners. Never mind the long ball. Apply it like Chinese water torture to Byrd.
HOW DO YOU NOT BUNT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I think we need to check the umps bank accounts and see if there were any large wire transfers.
Robby Cano doing his best ARod impression.
Thanks for listening toi me Melky……
Pinch hit with Giambi here. Early but its necesary
that is OK…Minky will pick ups Melky ( sounds good, doesn’t it ? )
You people all need to get a life If you don’t like it hear there is always the football game or dancing with the stars
If this is the last night of the ‘07 season for the Yanks, then so be it. It’s not the end of the world and life will go on for everyone on this blog (and for all of the Yanks, including Joe Torre, believe it or not). It’s a game, folks…that’s all. So, why do we need to beat each other up over this game? What’s the point?!
Cleveland is playing fantastic baseball right now. Some great starting pitching, some obscene hitting with RISP and a lights-out bullpen. The Yanks are just not matching their production, period. Again, it’s no reason to curse each other out.
The Cubs, the Phillies and the Angels all had pretty good teams, too…and they all got swept in embarassing fashion. It happens…That’s baseball! Calm down and deal with it.
Unlikely home runs are the theme for our offense.
Maybe doug?
super huge clutch AB here and Doug *IS* coming thru !
Bunt?
This isn’t the NL and we are down 4 runs. Playing for 1 in the 2nd inning is pretty sad, no?
how about a bunt anyone?
I’ve seen a couple people post that the TBS announcers were clapping when Cleveland scored….could that possibly be true? I’m listening to Sterling and Susan – just seems to be so outrageously unprofessional that it can’t be true.
If they don’t score at least one here…please just make it a game. It’s Paul Byrd…seriously. Big bird throws harder.
Wow even better luck, rain
You people all need to get a life If you don’t like it hear there is always the football game or dancing with the stars\
True, but its only from 7:00 onwards my life disapears
here comes the rain! anyone have the weather report?
Torre get out there and stall for rain
The Red Sox won’t have this problem.. they have a decent pitching staff, and not two starters in a short series that look like, well, terrible.
The Red Sox won’t be as easy for Cleveland to handle. I think this Yankee team is like Gonzaga: live by the three pointer and die by it. Can’t hit homeruns agaist everone all the time.
Hopefully this is Torre’s last day. I pray with all my might.
where is giambi? this is exactly the situation you put him in for.
also, TBS STOP ZOOMING IN BEFORE EVERY PITCH. KEEP THAT CAMERA STILL
Minky…that’s the cr@p pitch Melky popped up…lay off that junk !
This could turn out to be the longest baseball game ever.
SJ44,
I think that poor starting pitching has been more of a problem in the last 7 years than Joe Torre, although I will agree that Joe has no clue how to manage a bullpen. During the late 90’s run, the starting pitchers and bullpen were as gutty as today’s Andy Pettitte. Ramiro Mendoza, Jimmy Key, David Cone, Stanton, Nelson, Wetteland etc.. They dominated the opposition and turned in some amazing performances.
While I agree that there are better field managers than Torre, I’d rather have pitchers that don’t crap out in October. Their effect on the game is far more profound than the manager’s.
It is a very small waeather cell. It has already stopped raining by me.
nibble, nibble, nibble…*Ka-BLAM !*
SJ I don’t deny your knowledge…you know the game that much is obvious….
but you are too hard on Torre…you look at the last few years and say he’s clueless because the Yankees haven’t won the World Series.
You look at the last 3 years and say something is wrong.
Teams lose in the playoffs. Your boy LaRussa has been to the postseason a number of times. How many Championships has he won?
Other teams want to win too and they play hard to do it. You can’t win all the time.
Torre’s success with this team over the past 12 years is no accident. He didn’t stumble into 3 straight World Championships.
The hitters could also learn something from MINKY about patience and fouling off.
i CANNOT stand these broadcasters.
One call back, we are due one more.
This is on pace to end at about 5:00 am.
c’mon johnny–GS. you still owe us one from ‘04!
bunt? theres aleady 1 out
Bob Brenly and Chip Caray wear their feelings on their sleeve.
see ?…I think he is listening to me !
THis is GREAT TO SEE
LOADED FOR DAMON
thank you Froemming… about time they get a break
Flair for the dramatics??? cmon you idiot!!!
Big ab by Dougie.
I’m sure we’re going to hear about that check swing for the next three hours.
Does JD have another big hit in him?
stop complaining about the calls – dougie completely swung there – we are more then even now
Brenley & Carey are just obsecene with their anti-Yankee comments….
Damon has been swinging a hot bat…Byrd is struggling…bases loaded…
Here’s hoping Johnny works some magic.
LET’S GO YANKEES! SCORE AT LEAST ONE HERE! LONG FLY BALL OR GROUND BALL TO THE RIGHT SIDE!
Doug Mientkiwicz comes thru! He definitely has to be brought back in 2008. I think SJ44 is right IF the Yankees lose this series.
who is ready for some *SALAMI* ???
C’mon Jeter.
Captain Choke is up at bat!
THIS IS WHO WE WANT UP
…and he pops out and passes the baton to Jeter.
Jeter is still captain clutch.
He still is
It’s up to Jete…. cmon!
Let’s go Derek
That is officially the ball game. We needed one run and all we could get is a pop up that doesnt score a run.
can Chip Caray go to where ever Steve Lyons went?
Put him in a body bag, Johnny!!!
I have a feeling this game is going to be determined by what Derek does here.
If they come away with no runs they will be deflated.
Derek, this is our season right here.
Captain Clutch?
Dear Bob Brenly-
Did we not give you enough when we didn’t turn two in 2001? Why do you hate us so? At least Tony Gwinn seems unbiased.
Maybe next year they’ll have Calvin Schraldi announce.
Jeter is over due!!
OK time for Captain clutch. He has great results against BYrd, and surprisingly a lot of others (ARod, JD, POsada) don’t.
c’mon captain. please, please, please.
time to deserve your reputation!
Hey Ghost – Yes there was definitely clapping from the broadcast booth when Cleveland scored. Very disgusting.
Someone said to me yesterday when I mentioned how unhappy I was with the TBS broadcasters that Jon and Suzyn were also “pro-Yankees.” But, of course, at least when you listen to them you know they are home gamers. But isn’t TBS supposed to be “neutral”?
Anyway, I was so hoping that ball to drop.
ok DJ, your mom and pop are here to watch you be hero again! JUST DO IT!
Mientkiewicz works out a walk and Damon immediately makes on out on a first pitch? I thought this idiot was a good leadoff hitter.
CLUTCH TIME DEREK !!!…waddya got for us this year ????????
YEAH JETERRRRRRRRR
I’ll Take It
Chip away, chip away.
THANK GOD
I’ll take that.
COME ON BOBBY! KEEP IT GOING!
RALLY!!!! CMON
Well that’s something
Oh Captain, my Captain!!!! Please!!! Some runs!!!
LETS GO!!!
DO IT NOW BOBBY!!!
STATION TO STATION
“That is officially the ball game. We needed one run and all we could get is a pop up that doesnt score a run.”
There 3 outs in an inning bud.
Cleveland’s pen is up
captain clutch!
Ok, that at bat by Damon is symbolic of the night so far… hope Jeter can do something. Should be 4-2 right now…
Bobby will walk
If the Indians can score runs in two out situations, why can’t we?
Oh look. That was lucky. Come on Bobby, some patience here from you!
Why was Mats watching the play? you run hard.
Jim Clark, are you KIDDING ME?!?!?
Criticizing DAMON!!!!!
My god!
Pepper Brooks….are you on dial up?
Dave,
The blog will survive just fine. I have opinions like everybody else. If you don’t like or agree with them, don’t read them.
But, asking for editing privilages because you disagree with what I say is a joke.
This blog flourishes because people are able to express themselves in here.
Just because you don’t agree with it doesn’t make it wrong or is “ruining the blog”.
CLE pen is busy!
Come on, give A-Rod another chance Bobby
they’re slowing down the game, trying to give the pen time to warm up
bobby will hit a double
The first pitch to Abreu was meat.
2 out nightmare Bydie!!!, and you JUST MIGHT NOT WAKE UP !
Abreu….double in the LCF gap.
Lets go Abreu
I saw that too during the replay. Mats…RUN
as usual right down the middle and abreu looks
whew!
Don’t normally agree with SJ, but here I do. Freedom of Speech is underrated.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
whew. that pop-up made my stomach drop
I hope Bobby clears the bases and not just a single hit, b/c then we’d have AROD at the plate pressing.
This game is soon to be 1 hour and 30 minutes old–and it’s only the 2nd inning.
That’s nuts.
Oh my god with the popups.
grafxkid what if he picked up the ball and threw home? It is two outs. Very dumb on mats part.
Damn! Keep chipping away.
sigh. i’ll take a run. idc
Okay that’s one
Shut them down here and then cut the lead in half
Okay that’s one
Shut them down here and then cut the lead in half
that was depressing
Okay, we’re chipping away.
Hold them here Moose, we’ve got a lot of baseball left to play.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
We *WILL* win tonight!
Way to get em home Bobby!!!LOL
dude is livin’ on borrowed time…..KEEP IT LOUD New York ! NEVER SAY DIE !!!!!
Squander!!!!!
Cleveland keeps leaving the door open but these bumbs don’t want it
Less than we wanted…but at least we broke through. C’mon Moose, PH showed the way last night. Gotta hold the Tribe right here!
A-Rod was probably PRAYING that he didn’t have to come up to the plate with bases loaded. Well, I guess he got his wish.
Byrd
pitch count
1st 16
2nd 31
tot 47
tick..tick…tick..tick..tick.
damn it, looked like a nice swing, no?
If that was the Indians with the bases loaded and 2 out they would have gotten a hit.
Well. I wonder if that’s more encouraging or deflating.
Guys are trying to do too much. That’s why there are so many popups and fly balls.
Its why early innings are so important in post-season games. Teams press when they fall behind.
If its July, that’s an inning the Yankees score 5. Unfortunately, its October and they just don’t hit in October with any consistency these days.
Big opportunity wasted. Gotta hope Moose can keep it at 4.
There come a time Bobby Abreu, when you must turn on a first pitch strike……The book on you is just that , you take the first strike……
You damn straight they would have
it’s so frustrating to only score one run there. But eventually the runs will start catching up w.the hits. they’ve GOT to. LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!
“The first pitch to Abreu was meat”
That is so true. The one to Damon was to. Against a control guy like Byrd I think an aggressive approach when he tries to get ahead in the count is best since he doesn’t really groove one even if you work a hitter’s count.
Does MM have any zeroes left in that arm? If so, now would be a nic time to use them.
Arod will make it 4-2 on his next at bat
If the Yankees can hold them at four they will win.
Rome wasn’t built in an inning
Would’ve like to see them score another one there.
Hand it to Cleveland…that was an exceptional play to keep the ball in the infield.
I don’t think the Yankees are done just yet…
They need to have more innings like that last one…
and they can’t be behind when Wedge goes to either Perez, Bentancourt or Lewis.
this Tribe bunch remind me of the 90’s club!
Only one run off Byrd in two innings? Not very good. Now Mussina HAS to shut the door. Who is Tanford’s big rival..Cal Berkeley? As Casey Stengel told Yale man Ken McKenzie “Pitch like you are playing the Harvards”.
That was a bat at bat by Bobby. Last swing looked like he was trying to jack one. What happened to going the other way? We don’t need a hero in the 2nd inning, just a hit.
it’s been an hour and 15 minutes and we’re only in the top of the 3rd! long nite ahead of us folks!
Yankees suffer from Clucthitis!
No no no no no no… not another leadoff baserunner.
doesn’t MLB know that CLE/BOS is a cr@p TV rating ? tell the Umps not to squeeze the Moose….TOTAL BS CALL THERE !
Is it me or do long games tend to favor the Yankees?
Yankees must win one for the GIPPER
Yanks were down 3 last night in the 3rd
This is going to have to be another comeback
Moose will come up big somebody on offense will step up and there will be a game 5
For some reason this doesn’t have the feel of a 4-1 final.
arod should try to hit singles instead of home runs…. look at his swing and tell me he’s not trying to hit a home run.
We’re not losing this.
Double play here and some momentum for A-Rod to start the bottom of the inning would be nice.
This may sound petty, but Byrd is seriously ugly. I also hear Kenny Lofton wears ladies undergarments.
DP time…let’s go !
Yankees need to chip away and keep it at 4, need at least one next inning
my two cents on SJ44. he has been posting here for ever. And he does offer great insight, but he doesnt like torre. It comes down to this, there are two camps within yankee camp, those who like torre and those who dont, its like those who booed arod and those who dont.
SJ has been itching for the day that they fire torre. I have been itching for number 27. In the end, we are all yankees fans, he wants to go in a different direction, and thats cool. But sadly, its the direction that means that the yankees lose this game.
After this game is over and if we lose (which we wont) SJ will be happy because he knows its the end of torre.
The rest of us will be depressed and not be able to sleep.
Its the internet, he has his opinion and he can express whatever he wants. It just makes me sick that people are happy that this is an end of a GREAT era
duh, more aggressive,please!
33 pitches already for Moose!
good job, Moose…now do the same with Mr. .154 Playoff average, Casey da’ chump !
Can someone tell TBS that Byrd is not pitching a seven inning perfect game? He’s had five men on base!
Need a big stirkeout here
Winning games 3 and 4 of an ALDS when you’re down 2 games to 0… and down 3 runs and 4 runs in those games respectively… and your starters can’t get out of the 2nd and 3rd innings, would be a monumental achievement.
If anyone has a lamp they can rub, we need a genie to grant some wishes here real quick.
Tony Gwynn I can take, he doesn’t insert these little BS snickers. But GOOD LORD, Chip Caray and Brenley are giggling up there together when talking about the Indians.
Actually Rocco, it is not so much he is trying to hit homers as he has lenghened his swing and slowed his bat down.
What is happening now… Couldn’t take TBS and clapping.
For those who care, set my email up to send the same complaint letter every 15 minutes to TBS about the clapping in the booth……Protect the Yankees
Moooooooose!!!
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE !!!!
Okay, just keep chipping away. Score one or two more this inning
BRING IT!!!!!
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE
MOOOOOOOSE! That’s how you hold them. Light a fire baby – here’s the way to light the spark.
_I also hear Kenny Lofton wears ladies undergarments._
you’re thinking of Oscar De La Hoya
Big K there now offense needs to come through and we are money
YEAH MOOSE!
WAY TO HOLD THEM!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
GET RIGHT BACK IN THIS THING! I WANT MOOSE PITCHING WITH A LEAD NEXT INNING!
WE *WILL* WIN TONIGHT!
*LET’S GO YANKEES!*
I’m even pretending not to be scared —-less of this thunderstorm…
mussina is nibble, nibble, nibble around the plate. but it will mean a few bb’s, better than a hang and bang curve in the middle of the plate. it will have to do, and I hope that he can paint the corners, like he just did!!
and then we have to trust that yanks’ bats can handle the pressure like they did last night.
…another k! great job, moose, keeping us in it.
phewwww,
I don’t think I have ever been so nervous about a baseball game in my entire life!
phewwww,
I don’t think I have ever been so nervous about a baseball game in my entire life!
( sorry about that )
THANK YOU, MOOSE!!! That was JUST what we needed!!!!!
SCYank,
I agree with BYRD being butt ugly, almost as ugly as Youki!
“Yankees suffer from Clucthitis!”
The late stage symptoms: making Paul Byrd look like Cy Young and wishing like heck you had signed Ted Lilly
Pete, what are you doing? Come on, last game of the year. Get your post on.
How can it be that Moose just threw a no-hit scoreless inning yet it felt like going thru root canal surgery?
I think I’m on suicide watch D:
Wow, I`m getting some insane lag here.
Could A-Rod PLEEEEEEEAse at least make contact this time?
I thought an MVP with 54 Hr’s doesn’t strike out by a #3 pitcher with an 86 MPH fastball,but I guess we’ve seen it all with this guy in the post season.
C’mon Arod, we’re pulling for you. Start us up.
Okay, we’re down to our last *7* innings.
Chip Caray is an embarassment to his grandfather and father. He sounds like he is getting off every time something good happens for the Indians.
This is a sensational time for Moose to have a good outing. This could be his opportunity to nail down a spot in next year’s rotation.
Ew. Not a good swing.
Alex…Goosefraba baby, just get on base.
AROD didn’t even see that pitch, he just swung just to swing!
HOW do you foul off that 0-1 pitch?
He is just missing everything swinging at bad pitches
You would have thought last night was a momentum builder for him
no comment
THat was really awful
ha. Man, the boo-birds come early for A-Rod. He’s killing that opt-out money.
A-Fraud is a joke, let him opt out and take his overpaid butt some place else.
Wow – AROD – WOW – AROD – WOW – 3 lousy pitches!!!!!!
What an absolute loser this guy is
We need Mike to pitch shut out baseball.
Is Alex chewing gum with Zanex in it?
A Rod looks pathetic like last year. he’s seen 6 pitches, 2 strike outs.
Okay, Alex, I love you, but next time can we not strike out on three pitches?
Thanks much.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
That’s IT…I GIVE UP with this f Arod guy.
A-Rod.,…you really stink in the playoffs…You and Wanger can go over to LAA and enjoy the sun….How does he become such a complete BUM against one of the worst PostSeason pitchers to make the PostSeason this year ?…dude you STINK !!!!!!!!!
Now can we please get a hit with RISP
YAH JORGE!
KEEP THIS GOING YANKS!
Nice two-bagger for Jorge!!
We could have used that double last inning or his last at bat. Of course he chooses to do it when there is nobody on base
Go Jorge – just the way he’s done it all season. Way to pick up Arod.
Good thing Alex was on base for that
i’m not used to seeing Posado go to 2nd standing. great hit!!! RALLY
we need this run
It’s like a game of charades and the Yankees are all imitating….
WILL NIEVES!!! oh, bully, did I get it right? Will Nieves!!! Oh, goody, is there a prize?
Byrd really doesn’t look good. 5 hits and a wlak in 2-1/3 innings. And he threw all meatballs to Arod in both ABs.
Man Sterling almost gives me a heart attack with “It is high, it is deep, it is……off the wall in center”
You guys are the losers here. He is the best player on the team…..not even close.
You think TBS shows enough statistical graphics?
I can’t stand the commenting that is going on here now.
Paul Byrd Playoff Ace
Ugh Matsui
Free agent third basemen don’t look so good. Can Sardinha really paly third? If he can’t can Charlie Hayes or Wade Boggs unretire? Maybe Mike Pags?
I cant wait to see this team against the Red Sox. I am gonna guess 0-17 with 2 outs and RISP
Yea there is a lot of baseball to be played.
It has a Wilson Betemit walkoff in the 13th written all over it.
YeeHaw!!!
I CAN”T TAKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY ARE THEY SWINGING AT THE FIRST PITCH!!!
October 8th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Paul Byrd Playoff Ace
Just like Kenny Rogers?
I don’t know about that, Roger. We wouldn’t even be sniffin this series without A-Rod. Let’s be serious here: we need him more than he needs us.
score the run..at least Cano can hit Byrd !
grafxkid than you didn’t see man yankee games this year. He hit a ton of doubles.
unbelievable
Squandered again.
geez, they are making that bum look like Cy Young!
another wasted inning. We only have one more inning at best before there 3 headed monster of the 2 Rafaels and Lewis come in
I wonder what the postseason record is for stranding runners in scoreing position
How many runners have we left on base so far? Just curious….
Again, that’s because Boston has a good staff.
i saw an article a month ago about Wang.They said scouts told them Wang was tired since Sept.That’s why he left the ball high.I agree with that.This will be long post-season if we can somehow stay alive but go through without good Wang.
Cleveland with RISP: jam shot RBI single
Yankees with RISP: hard hit ball right at them
Couipled with the bugs, bad calls, etc I am beginning to think the baseball gods want to put us out of our misery.
Arod is lucky that he had the year that he did because otherwise he is lucky they arent throwing tomatoes at him. Arod would be an awful actor. You could see on his face that he is ready to crap in his pants. Matsui swings at the 1st pitch. Yanks are the kings of no patience and cant get big hits. Unreal…
13 LOB !
Guess it’s the whole late inning thing again.
That’s fine by me, just WIN.
We *WILL* win tonight…
Ok, if everyone agrees that the Yankees are about the post season, how can you seriously re-sign ARod. He should at least be able to get a hit.
This does not look good tonight….
alright, I am going to bed guys.. see you next year! This team needs to be broken into shreds and reconstructed.
wow… unreal.
son of a mother !
this is so frustrating. How many hard hit outs tonight?! auuuuurgh
Funny ….Cleveland can produce with 2 outs. Not funny …the Yankees can’t.
Yeah I asked the other day who all those who are ready to throw Alex off this team would replace him with. You know how many replies I got? *NONE* no one has an answer.
fleas,
they are swinging at the first pitch b/c Byrd was throwing raw meat to them on the first pitch and we were just automatically taking it! now we swing and well, you know what happened….
Seriously, Arod for 30 million a year? While he hits HR’s against the D’rays in June but comes up small in October against the good teams when it really matters………..I think I’ll let him walk.
I am not giving up on this game, it’s only the 4th. Shame on all of you who are giving up. LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!!
Alex is under contract for next year, we don’t have to re-sign him.
Arod gone
Torre gone
good riddance
Prorated by salary, Arod has got to be the biggest bust in post-season history.
This is starting to piss me off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yanks better start hitting or it’s going to be a long winter!!!!!!
Apparently someone doesn’t read sarcasm that well.
darn, matsui hammers it and it’s right at 1B. some of this is just bad luck. they get bloops that fall in, and we hit it at ‘em.
cano flies out…another one standed.
yanks have two more innings of byrd *MAX*. and then they face CLE’s rested, tough, bullpen.
such an important inning for moose.
*who would you replace him with*?
What is it that gets in Arod’s head that he makes this Byrd guy look like Cy Young? what’s worse, not to make it to the playoffs or to be embarrassed once you get in? we deserve better than this. Please Lord, don’t let them celebrate in our stadium tonight.
What determines best player on the team status? Continually failing to show up in the playoffs?
Some of the stuff that comes his way is not deserved, but you can’t pay somebody that much money and then HOPE he hits when it counts. He is a headcase. I hate to say it, but there is no way he is just missing. He is having terrible at bats and it is because he is not capable of dealing with what comes with being “the man” in NY. He’ll go to LA and win 5 more MVP’s and no titles.
yeah we should fire Mr T for these guys not hitting with runners in scoring position against a crap pitcher like Byrd
How come atlanta never fired Cox how many champships did he win in his stretch. u guys wanting torre’s head are bunch of A+++holes
We’re just a couple of innings away from a rested Rafael and Rafael. That knot in my stomach is getting tighter.
We’re in trouble here. We’re running out of time. We need to strike in the next 2 innings.
Rebecca you are truely optimistic….i wish I had it in me but I see a team that is on the verge…. and not busting out…
this team is a disgrace. they should be ashamed of themselves. getting humiliated by a loser like paul byrd.
Seriously – how many runners have we had left in scoring position?
There are 27 outs in a game, not 9! We have a long way to go!!
Somebody is going to pay Arod 300 million this off-season.
It won’t be the Yankees. If he opts out, which I believe he will, the Yankees have to move on without him.
I have been racking my brain to find another player in another sport in history who is as poor a post-season performer, for a player of his skills, than Arod.
Its really unexplainable. 57 straight post-season AB’s without an RBI. You can’t make it up.
Two awful looking K’s against a junkballer like Paul Byrd.
It would be fitting in a sick, sad way, that his last game as a Yankee ends with the Golden Sombrero against Paul Byrd.
I don’t hate Torre. Far from it. I hate status quo. At some point, when you see things happening the same way every year, you have to make changes.
4-13 and no post-season series wins since the ALDS is not a fluke. Its a problem. Especially since they lose the same way every year.
I think Joe Torre has done a fantastic job as Yankee. I don’t believe he should be the manager next season, just as I don’t believe you commit over 300 million dollars to one player who can’t play post-season baseball.
I don’t think these positions are inconsistent. I believe you look at the overall makeup of the team, realize things have to change, and also realize for change to take place, you need new direction.
Can Mussina get any more squeezed in this game then he is??!! Just pathetic..
I really don’t want to go to bed, but since when have I become so desperate for yankees to win? I mean I have been a fan for 20 years.. so why do they do this to me now and never before?
They make me crazy!
Hawk
Has nothing to do with Boston’s staff. Has to do with the name on the uniform. Every team lays down and dies against the Red Sox, Evidence, LA Angels scoring 3 runs in 3 games against them. Schilling is fat and old, Deuce K is nothing special and Beckett is immature and can be gotten to with gamesmanship. Cleveland great pitching of CC, Carmona, and the bullpen will implode against Boston, it will be a shocker if the Indians get to a 5th game in the ALCS. I predict a sweep with ease because Cleveland will have accomplished what they set out to do which is to beat the Yanks. This division series is the World Series for Cleveland. They wont care after this
Mike Lowell
A-Rod is an overpriced loser.
Paul flipping Byrd made him look like a rookie.
Nobody seems to understand, this is all on Wang. Not Arod. Wang is the one who crapped the bed here.
I DONT THINK ANYONE ON THIS BLOG CAN SERIOUSLY DEFEND AROD ANYMORE.
ALEX RODRIGUEZ IS A HEADCASE, PLAIN AND SIMPLE – 6 PITCHES AND 2 KS.
I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT IM SEEING – HE HAS TO BE SOMETHING LIKE 6 FOR HIS LAST 60 IN THE POSTSEASON.
AND WE GAVE TORRE A HARD TIME FOR BATTING HIM 8TH AGAINST DETROIT.
Kelly Shoppach is out hitting arod.
for A-Rod, you would get MULTIPLE players…I’d take some proven Starting Pitchers and an OK 3rd baseman.
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP MMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BABEEEEE RUTHHHHH!!
Byrd is at 56 pitches. Unless the Yanks get to him, Perez will show up in the 7th and start shutting the door.
I am praying hard core to the baseball gods that A-Rod makes a lot of people here look very silly.
We can do this. WE CAN COME BACK. Let’s go Moose!!!!
i have to say, I’d rather lose to CLE than lose to BOS. I know it’s still early, but looking a bit meak…
You get the feeling that the Indians don’t think four will be enough.
The perfect example of A-Rod is Joe Thornton in hockey. He was one the most dominant players in the regular season but he shrinks in the postseason
Who to replace Arod with? how ’bout Chipper Jones. The word/rumor is that he’s no longer happy in Atlanta. I’ll take him if Arod hopefully decides to leave NYC!
good riddance
I”ve had enough. I’m out.
Thank you Capn’s Corner, I thought I was the only one who thought Moose was getting squeezed. This is ridiculous!!! Maybe George shouldnt have said what he said about the umps…
If Moose can hold them at 4, one of these next few innings we’re going to light it up.
Red Sox are laughing their way to WS title
I find your lack of faith disturbing, don’t underestimate the Yankees.
I�ve had enough. I’m out.
can’t blame ya
Chipper who can’t stay healthy?
Chipper Jones???
fleas,
i thought you said you were going to bed!
Everyone should be careful what they wish for. You may get it.
Jennifer is bailing? Man, the game isnt halfway over….
I just don’t know who would do a better job with this team.
What has Torre done in this postseason to warrant him not coming back?
I cannot think of anything…anything that he can be 2nd guessed on.
If the Yankees lose, it’s the players who haven’t performed, not Torre.
You don’t do that to someone that has been as successful as Torre has. He has been a model citizen, a great New Yorker and always a class act.
Change, for change sake, is not a good policy.
Jay did you see the numbers Jones put up? He was miserable. The Yankees would barely beat out the Orioles for fourth if they let arod go and signed jones.
Mussina continues his inability to get out 9-hole hitters. They really need him to get this into the 7th to have any shot.
WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
Scott Boras sees heavy $$$ going down the toilet every time his client fails. Just like a Wall St. hotshot in a cold sweat.
How many full counts for Moose?
Somebody asked who we would replace A-Rod with. How about Miguel Cabrera. We have enough young pitching to lure the Marlins into dealing him and there are rumors that he doesnt like playing for the Marlins. I would take him in a heartbeat. Trade some of the young pitching to get him and we will be fine
I’m not bailing because of the game, i’m bailing because of the nonsense that is being posted. Everything is Alex’s fault. it is insane.
Moose is fading folks
BRING IN RIVERA
pray to the DP gods.
Anyone who bails now is a joke.
JETERS WIFE,
I was going to bed, but I am going to sit in misery for another 20 minutes and eat some delicious grapes. Highlight of my night… delicious grates.. and that is it.
yeah, Moose has been squeezed, no doubt about it. how old is Sizemore again?
It is the fourth inning
Gotta get Moose out of this game now. Go to Villone.
Joe will wait until its 7-1, then make a pitching change. Its his way.
Why manage with a sense of urgency in an elimination game? That would make too much sense.
My bad didn’t realize it was chipper, but he’d just get hurt so also a bad idea.
YEAH LETS GIVE UP OUR YOUNG PITCHING…SMART
Even though this is an elimination playoff game, this has gotta be one of the slowest, most boring games I’ve watched all year.
“for A-Rod, you would get MULTIPLE players…I’d take some proven Starting Pitchers and an OK 3rd baseman.”
A-Rod can’t be traded/ He either stays or opts out.
That is insane. you’d trade away our stud young pitching, for an over weight kid who doesn’t bend down to get a ground ball. good call.
i will say this.We won’t be here without A-Rod and Wang.Give them a break.No matter what happen this game,I will give them a pass.
this is a disgrace 18 outs left in our 2007 season, man they look like the glass jawed team I spoke about after game 2
Gotta walk Pronk and look for a DP. Another run looks like a googl at this point.
Tick-tock….the Indians have a lights-out bullpen. Yankees only have a couple of at-bats to score.
It was a great comeback this season, but it ends tonight, sorry to say. You can always accept defeat when the other team out hits and out pitches you, and Cleveland has definitely done that in this series.
I’m sad. Very sad. I really really want a late inning rally. But it’s bases loaded yet again and only 1 out. Unfortunately, Cleveland’s been connecting in that situation; Yankees haven’t.
i cringe when victor martinez comes up.
I’d rather lose to Boston. Not advancing two years in a row is embarassing. Cleveland is a scrappy team. But how we lose to Paul Byrd in the playoffs is indescribable. It is a terrible way to end the season, only second to blowing a 3-0 lead in the ALCS.
i’m sure BOS would take him and then that means they won’t resign Lowell, what better place for him than NYY! (LOL!)
Jennifer, really, I don’t know why they are talking about that now, it doesn’t matter, we have 6 innings to play before we go playing GM.
Well this is kind of big.
Tough out here….
Omigosh, this is so depressing…who ARE those guys in the pinstripes? We look so bad and the Indians look so good. Are they going to appear, or are we just going to go quietly into the night?
the yankees have the best young pitching in baseball. Not including IPK, Hughes, or chamberlin. There are plenty of guys to trade.
Am I really the only one who still thinks the Yanks can win this game?
I wanted A-Rod gone after another awful post-season last year. I wanted him gone right up through spring training to the start of the season this year.
I admit, he won me back over again with his MVP performance in-season. Truly a historic season.
But here we are with him failing miserably in the post-season once again.
You know, I WANT A-Rod in pinstripes. I WANT him hitting 50 homers a year for the Yanks. I want him to break the all-time home run record in the new Yankee Stadium. But the bottom line is, if this team can’t get to the World Series, it has failed. Ergo, the Yankee A-Rod era is an era of failure. 2 K’s on 6 pitches tonight from a junk baller in an elimination game? Come on, is that Santana out there??
Yankee baseball is about winning championships. It’s not happening with A-Rod in the clean-up spot. So much is expected and nothing is delivered. I have to agree with those he say we should let him go… as much as it hurts to have to do that. We need post-season production from that $30+ million per year.
and remember no matter what happens tonight—the sun will come up in the morning
This group of players will never win a world series or a play off series. We know they have no pitching, but this lineup is awful. Wang really killed them and if I ever hear the word ace and Wang in the same sentence I will throw up. He was plain awful. I guarantee if Clemens or Mussina had the stuff that Wang did they would of did a whole lot better then he did. But the lineup is a joke they can score 10 runs off the D.Rays but all they do is squeeze the bat even more in these games. I know the Yanks will give Arod $500m or whatever BUT it has already been 4 years and he still cant play in the big games. So what is the point of wasting all of this money so he can win the MVP and then after the season ends he dissapers??? Enough of his pressure ##### all ready!!!! They need the small boys not the big boys. The big boys do ZERO when it counts.
Jeter I didn’t bring it up, others did. They are ready to throw Alex out with last weeks garbage. I’m meerly asking who’d they replace him with.
I want Alex here!
SJ-
We know things are grim when someone is calling for Ron Villone with the bases loaded. Torre doesn’t have many options but maybe Villone and/or Ohlendorf could get lucky.
Well the Indians were able to get out of a bases loaded jam…
Let’s hope the Yanks can do the same…
C’mon DP!!!!!
SJ, I agree completely. as for folks putting a target on your back, we’re all angry and dismayed to see the same exact thing happening for the 4th year in a row: pitchers who are aging and/or just aren’t good enough to consistently get out quality hitters. and our hitters who, unfathomably, can’t do it when it counts. the other day people were saying carmona was unhittable, well, *this is paul freakin’ byrd* and the result is the same. it is totally befuddling.
I may disagree when you lay the blame at Torre’s feet, b/c I’m not sure he’s the main culprit, but a change has gotta come.
people lob invective at you for the same reason all angry societies do: they need a scapegoat. we don’t have any control over the yankees, but if we pretend to have control over who says what on this board, it gives us the illusion of power.
Yeah, lets bring Villone in, thats the solution….bonehead
Come on Moose, do this.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Jennifer in 27: I understand your frustration and adoration for Arod, but c’mon, at what point do you hold him accountable? on game 2 he was up with man on 2nd base and struck out. That was his chance. Tonight, you’ve seen what he’s done. The man is 4 for his last 60 with no rbi’s.
wake up honey.
C’MON YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH?? You can DO THIS!!!!
“Its the players who haven’t performed, not Torre”.
Then, why EVER change managers? They would all have lifetime jobs.
Do you honestly believe NOBODY else can manage this team?
Really, are you serious?
So, what you are saying is, NOBODY can do better than 4-13 in the post-season.
Sorry, I disagree. I think there are people who can do better and will do better when they change the basic composition of the team.
That is, get younger, more athletic, be a pitching first, no all stars at every position team.
Who do you replace Arod with? Somebody who can play post-season baseball.
Its funny, they won before he got here, why can’t they win if he leaves?
Don’t get me wrong, he is a great regular season player.
However, if he can’t hit in the post-season coming off a year like he had this year, you have to have optimism that would make Rebecca look like a naysayer to believe he is going to be a post-season star, all for the low, low price of 300+ million dollars.
Give me less offense, fewer egomanaics and better pitching, and I’ll take my chances with this team in the post-season. Especially with all the young pitching on the way.
You want someone who can approximate A-Rod’s offensive production. We have a plethora of young pitching so you cant expect all of it to make it to the majors. The whole point of having an overabundance of pitching is to have some for yourself and some to trade for the parts you need. We would definitely need a third basemen if A-Rod’s leaves so why not use it.
“i will say this.We won’t be here without A-Rod and Wang.”
Arod did help get us here, but no Rbis in the last 57 post season at bats is horrific. I would ship him off on the same boat Torre leaves on. Losing in the first round is as bad as finishing last. This Mvp year served absolutely no purpose.
oh jesus god. WHY??????????????????????????????
GAME FOCKIN OVER
Think Eric Duncan ramps up those 3rd base ground balls?
I do.
He’s been terrible in the minors, but even he would have hit that 0-1 cream-puff that A-Rod bowed to.
BTW, we’re done… right. about. now.
A dribbler, another outside pitch that was hardly meat… sigh…
Awesome goodnight arod, bye to rivera and posada, peace to torre. wait til spring folks.
oh joy! now what is the game plan guys? what did they think was going to happen when they kept missing their opportunities?
I said if they kept it at four they would win, so now I’m saying six.
Stayed too long with Wang. Stayed too long with Mussina.
At some point, you have to be more than just a guy who sits there and waits for things to happen. You have to manage with a sense of urgency.
He just can’t do that. Its not his nature and that’s why this is his last game as Yankee Manager.
The move here is to bring Andy in. Torre will not budge until it is a ten run lead. What a terrible terrible in game manager.
See ya in April.
I guess you want Jorge gone too. He came up game 1 basesloaded and struck out. Why not get rid of EVERYONE and start all over. Thats a great idea.
Another seeing eye hit. I hate 5-games series.
They won’t be mounting a comeback against Byrd. First sign of trouble and he Wedge is going to the bullpen. The frontline guys too.
to think…if only the yankee hitters, making all of the money they’re making, got a freakin hit with RISP, this game would be close. instead, they are getting embarassed by a terrible pitcher on their homefield.
Does anybody believe the Yankees can mount a comeback?
What a bunch of piece of sh*t losers this team is. We have bases loaded one out and we have to hope for an infield hit to score 1 run and they get am opposite field base hit from their fat catcher to score 2 runs. As Michael Kay says “SEEEEEYAAAAAAA” to the Yankees season.
well, should I book my hotel in TAMPA now for March? anyone else? I hear they are running an early-bird special at the Westshore Hotel!
Come on guys. We are only down 6 to 1. No sweat. We will come back to win.
It’s 6-1 not over yet however this offense better show some fight or it will get ugly fast especially for A-Rod and even Torre.
Another ###### 2 out hit!!! This is absolutely a joke. You would think the Indians actually have a good lineup. The Indians will show up in Bostona and get swept but the Yanks cant beat them. Just embarrassing that the Yanks pitching could be this bad. Thank you Mussina for doing anything for this team this year.
6-1 torre shoudl wait until it is 8-1 then pull Moose.
Season is over. Let’s take about next year.
I don’t think the Yankees resign ARod. He is not worth the money. Winning MVP’s does not translate into post season wins or performance.
Man, I cannot believe I actually though they would win tonight. Where did that Yankee pride go….
“He just can’t do that. Its not his nature and that’s why this is his last game as Yankee Manager.”
Do you promise? Its the only thing that will get me to sleep tonight. That and a bottle of moonshine. Why does the guys affability substitute for managerial acumen. Joe Weaver Torre has been bumbling his way through playoff games for a decade now with impunity.
i hope bud selig enjoys his parity and his record low ratings after tonight.
LOL….YANKEES ARE DONE. TEE TIMES START EARLY TOMORROW!!!!
Hey, Yankees27. It must be nice living on fantasy island. I’ll give you a call when I need a break from REALITY.
The Yankees legacy is totally in jeopardy.. they are playing more like the cubs.
alright SJ, you got what you wanted. Now, why kick them when he is down?
I do, remeber when Kitty would always say lets get 8 in the eighth or seven in the seventh, well I say four in the fourth and keep on rolling.
Why is it anytime the Indians have 2 strikes against them, they spray the ball all over the field at will. It’s just sickening that the bottom of their lineup has produced more than the $100 million middle of the order line-up that the Yankees boast.
Why is it anytime the Indians have 2 strikes against them, they spray the ball all over the field at will. It’s just sickening that the bottom of their lineup has produced more than the $100 million middle of the order line-up that the Yankees boast.
Too many innings to play to just give up on them now.
before joe gets fired can he tell us one more time how good moose is.
melky = out
Torre is not the probably, he can and does manage with a sense of urgency. You can’t just lop it on Torre, just like claiming he should have had someone warming in the bullpen to start the game. Have you ever tried to warm up 3 or 4 times in a game? It doesn’t work. Joe Torre is a great manager who led the team to the best record in the second half. The simple fact is the team is not built for playoff success and Cleveland has been straight up better. Bottom line the yankees got beat and it would matter if they miller huggins or la russa in the dugout. The end.
The bigger issue is that I don’t even see any spark in their eyes. No desire, no life. I see desperation – and that is not good. C’mon guys. snap out of it!
i think it can happen josh
“Does anybody believe the Yankees can mount a comeback?”
No. Because Torre refuses to manage with the desperation a sudden death game in October requires. This game could easily be 2-1 or 3-1. It will be much worse an hour from now.
OKAY PAULIE – I will ride shotgun with you for another inning or two
Moose wouldn’t have gotten that pitch!
Torre is not the problem, he can and does manage with a sense of urgency. You can’t just lop it on Torre, just like claiming he should have had someone warming in the bullpen to start the game. Have you ever tried to warm up 3 or 4 times in a game? It doesn’t work. Joe Torre is a great manager who led the team to the best record in the second half. The simple fact is the team is not built for playoff success and Cleveland has been straight up better. Bottom line the yankees got beat and it wouldnt matter if they had miller huggins or la russa in the dugout. The end.
me being positive does not work, if I am negative they get hits.. just look shat melky did.
Doug will double play
A Tampa Yankee in King George’s Court
October 8th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Hawk
Has nothing to do with Boston’s staff. Has to do with the name on the uniform. Every team lays down and dies against the Red Sox, Evidence, LA Angels scoring 3 runs in 3 games against them. Schilling is fat and old, Deuce K is nothing special and Beckett is immature and can be gotten to with gamesmanship. Cleveland great pitching of CC, Carmona, and the bullpen will implode against Boston, it will be a shocker if the Indians get to a 5th game in the ALCS. I predict a sweep with ease because Cleveland will have accomplished what they set out to do which is to beat the Yanks. This division series is the World Series for Cleveland. They wont care after this
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this is detached from reality
delusions of self-importance and nothing more
listen, I’m a Yanks fan, but you can’t just dismiss both teams in the ALCS (if the Yankees can’t come back, that is) as garbage and expect to have any credibility after.
Dorn – if this team isnt built for playoff success, what are they missing that they werent missing when they rolled up the best 2nd half record?
ok, we still have 6 innings and 6 runs to win. we certainly can do this, provided they all get their head out of their a s s!
why wouldn’t you PH for Minky now? Defense is a luxury at this point.
It was a great year until October started. Better than the CBS years but not as good as the late 1970s or 1990s. Maybe there is something to this “No Yankee champions with the GOP in the White House”. Gotta go now, I hope the Yankees make a comeback but right now I feel like a Red Shirt on a Star Trek TOS landing party. Keep the faith Rebecca.
There is something to like about Byrd. 10 years ago he said the Atlanta Braves coaching staff was better the Mets he was just on. Their failed-minor-league-pitcher-turned-GM Steve Phillips said Byrd wasn’t a good pitcher.
IF a companies stock dives… you replace the CEO … in baseball the CEO happens to be the manager and the players the stock
Has anyone ever seen that Gibson hit off Eck, anything can happen.
why get so negative too?
this game IS NOT over
Jennifer in 27: At least we’ve won FOUR rings with Jorgito Posada. How many have we won with Arod? gimme a break.
You cannot keep defening this guy. Admit it, he’s the biggest flop in post season HISTORY.
If the Yanks took advantage of any of Byrds garbage pitching they would be winning. Embarrassing that they will lose to this fool. They cant get 1 big hit. But why should I be surprised they do this all the time in the play offs. Why is Giambi not pinch hitting for Mienk?? Atleast go down with the big dogs, Mienk. hits like a girl.
if someone on cle hit that ball that menkie did, it definitely would have dropped in. cle just is getting the breaks so far this series. i mean no team can consistently hit 12 for 24 with risp and 2 outs. and its annoying with the announcers pretending that somehow cleveland is doing something specific to create that.
Some of you sound like 4 year olds. I want what I want and I want it now. If that concept works in your life you are very lucky people. Is there anyone on here who was born pre-1960 and actaully watched Yankee teams that struggled or did 1996 make you Yankee fans. Disgraceful.
I love the optimism, but it isn’t in me. I have watched this team all year on a small computer screen. Invested hundreds upon hundreds of hours…and for what? I understand we can’t win every year. I truly do, but there is a difference between losing and beating yourself. A-Rod gets a pass his first couple post-seasons, but not now. Cashman deserves to stay, as to me it is unclear who made some of the more questionable decisions the past couple of years. Signing Giambi?
again, no freakin bunt with the leadoff on! no manufacturing a run tonite? god, throw us a bone here!
Baseball is my escape from real life, thank you very much.
Game over. Football season. Bye bye A-Rod. Bye bye Torre. The ERA is over. It’s been quite a ride folks, a great comeback season. But put a fork in these guys. It’s all done for this year.
Lots and lots of changes coming during this off season. Cashman has his hands full. New Manager. New coaches. New players. Overhauling the rotation. Trying to unload some overpaid dead wood.
Lot’s to look forward to as well. It’s going to be really fun watching all these kids develop in the rotation next year.
Cashman is doing the right thing. You can’t turn an ocean liner around on a dime, but we’re trending in the right direction. It’s tough to rebuild and compete at the same time, regardless of the money, especially when your rebuilding is based on a youth movement. But this has to be done and it will pay huge dividends for years to come.
End of an era. Good night all.
yes, it’s after the fact, but I have to ask: why do you not PH giambi there? yes, he’s been awful, but so has doug m. and at least with giambi there’s a shot at 6-3. why is the big G even on the roster if you won’t use him there?
this is the kind of passivity that drives me crazy about torre. runs are what we need and giambi is the clear choice in that situation. *i just don’t get it*.
Caray is trying to keep the viewers from switching to Law and Order on TNT by pumping the 950 runs the yanks scored and the possibility of a comeback. Maybe.
Paul Byrd looks great.
This feels like game 4 of the ALDS last year.
2008 looks good folks. I’m excited
Joba
Phil Huge
IPK
Mike Lowell
The Minors is stacked too.
AWESOME ANOTHER HARD HIT OUT. siiiiiigh.
Pete is right, everything feels wrong. I am trying so hard to think positive and not give up hope though. LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!!
lol….4 IP and just 1 ER for Paul “lights out” Byrd. Yankees are a complete disgrace. Goodbye Clueless Joe Torre. You had a good run, but it’s over. Make sure you take a bunch of these losers with you.
we are down 5, this whole manufacturing runs thing isnt going to work. we cant give up outs. have to just keep plugging away. also why no giambi? is joe saving him for a softball game next week?
posada looks like a man that wont come back next season, it is written all over his face. and everyone looks like its brunch at the ritz, look at a-rod chatting it up there, what fun. why can’t he just get serious and get his game face on. enough with the laughing at yourself stuff.
Ken,
I don’t think Torre is the main culprit. I do think you can’t ignore certain things and I do think he has to take heat for the way this team now plays in the post-season.
Let’s just look at this season in review:
Fewest wins since 2000.
Didn’t win the division for the first time since 1998.
For the second time in the last 3 years, the team mailed in the first two months of the season. Did it make a difference this year? Well, if they won the division, they would have played a wounded and dead Angels team.
Isn’t it the manager’s job to have his team ready to play?
If this score holds up, they are now 4-13 in their last 17 post-season games, 0-4 in their last 4 post-season series, and committed the biggest choke in the history of the sport in ‘04. That’s all under Joe Torre. That’s as relevent as the 4 rings. Its also the most recent results.
Its trending downward. Everybody can see it. He has to take some blame for it. He runs the team on the field.
I don’t want to go into the in game decisions and pitching mistakes because there are too many. That also plays into my feelings as to why I believe a change is needed.
For people ages 12-24, all they know is Joe Torre as Yankee Manager. They don’t know anything else so they are naturally afraid of change. I understand that.
However, something has to change. This team has no killer instinct, MELTS in the post-season, and its been that way for the last 4 years.
You can’t trade all the players. The manager, who isn’t signed beyond this year, is a move you can make and its time, IMO.
All eras come to an end. Its not being a “hater” or any of that nonsense. Its just an opinion based on my observations of this team, not just this year, but for the last 4 years.
No real change can take place unless you change the manager.
If not, the rest is just window dressing.
Can’t keep throwing money out there to solve problems. They have spent over a BILLION dollars in salary since 2002. It hasn’t worked. Time to do it another way.
all of you who are being so negative, go have therapy with a Cubs fan, it will lift your spirits, no doubt. stop being so damned spoiled and appreciate that we are in the playoffs in a rebuilding season. that’s it, we weren’t even supposed to be here, look at the chanages and the new faces of this team, no rebuilding? come on, what other MLB team that is sitting home now were going thru a rebuilding year and had as many SP as we’ve had this season.
So who stays, who goes for 08?
I say buh bye to Clemens, Franz, Arod (if he has the balls to opt out after this playoff performance) and Doug M.
On the fence, Posada.
Boston will resign mike lowell
Who thinks they will come back now? 6-1 going to the 5th.
this team has quit…. this is the Torre affect now. He no longer can motivate them… 200 million dollar quitters.
I am so embarassed for the Yankees….utterly embarassing.
Torre has very limited options tonight. Another curse of the 5-game series. Lose the Joba bug game by 1-run and suddenly their backs are against the wall and every decision and at bat looks like life or death.
I really think it is a BS way to declare the WOrld Champion after there were 162 games and 6 months to figure out the best team(s). Of course, if the regular season was really weighted this club would already be playing golf instead of tormenting we last few hold-outs.
It’s only the 5th inning…doesn’t anyone believe anymore?
This effort is simply embarassing. Paul Byrd is forking the ball right down the middle of the plate and they can’t sniff it.
I cannot believe they are going down without a whimper, but that appears to be the case. 162 games to do the same crap they’ve done for the last 3 years. Pathetic.
_IF a companies stock dives… you replace the CEO_
actually the CEO gets a $250 million golden parachutte.
“The bigger issue is that I don’t even see any spark in their eyes. No desire, no life. I see desperation – and that is not good. C’mon guys. snap out of it!”
Amen. Show some heart. Where have you gone Paulie O’?
Thne truly frustrating part of this, we should be dominating this Indians team. We are far superior but for some reason, the Yankees have been making a tradition out of wasting a 90 win season.
wow, this board has become pathetic, who are all these people posting now? Anyways, misery loves company. Enjoy the comeback!
Alright rebecca, it will happen, dont worry, just dont pay attention to all this going on in here.
IT WILL HAPPEN!!!!!
I know right now it looks not bleak but black.
I know right now the frustration is more than enough to make you want to punch a hole in the wall.
I know some of you (present company included) are thinking, I’d sell a body part to see some offense.
But there is STILL a lot of baseball to go. You can’t give up hope yet.
We’ve come back from bigger deficits.
Whatever happens, I am there.
if chip carey says one more time that the chrysler building is in downtown manhattan i will run home from boston and smack him. How has nobody corrected him on this yet?
Byrd throws chicken feed to the plate and Yankees hitters just peck at it. Explosive lineup ?
If there is one thing we learned about Arod last year is he won’t run away from his problems. So for him to have another bad series and leave seems so so to me. He may say what he said last year he has unfinished business
I’d be more embarrassed about the Yankee “fans” quitting on their own team in the 5th inning.
I’m with SJ. Torre should go and they should let ARod walk if he opts out. But I would offer him a reasonable extension susidized by the Ranger’s money.
PB
I didnt dismiss both teams in the ALCS. We are as good if not better than Boston and Cleveland but both are good teams. The fact is I am saying that Cleveland wont even bother trying against them. Look at the Angels played the Red Sox this year. If the situations were reversed and we played the Angels do you think they would have died as easily. Of course not, but they didnt bunt on Beckett, they didnt make Deuce-K work and couldnt close the door in the 9th with K-Rod, and they let an old fat loser Schilling dominate them. Moose=Schill and look at how Moose is faring tonight. Just wait until Cleveland faces Schill and you will see their effort.
I can’t believe we only have 1 lousy run off of Frazier Crane!
although, I never really cared much for AROD, not his stupid wife (I deemed her stupid after she was sporting that infamous t-shirt). I believe he has to play the game for the love of the game, not for the highest contract, not for the press, but b/c he loves the game and (hopefully) the team who’s jersey he wears. Do you think it’s conincidence that he had this kind of (regular) season leading up to his opting out? trivial!
No way you can give up yet.
Don Larsen, perfect game.
Don Larsen?
We are now officially the Atlanta Braves of the 1990s – always the bridemaid, never the bride.
pat
October 8th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
“for A-Rod, you would get MULTIPLE players…I’d take some proven Starting Pitchers and an OK 3rd baseman.�
A-Rod can’t be traded/ He either stays or opts out.
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* I was talking about with the salary we are wasting on him now OR will be expected to waste on him in any extension he negotiates*
If that quick inning doesn’t pump up the Yanks were doomed.
Let’s score some runs!
Mooooose!!!
Not giving up yet!!! Let’s go Yankees!!! YOU CAN DO THIS!
frasier? I think he looks more like Dwight Schrute
Rebecca seriously we need a miracle right now and I don’t see no squirrels
paul 9,
run away? where was he going to go?
I’ll tell you what. it would be fun nevertheless to see Josh Beckett smack these bastards around or vice versa. I’m looking forward to this.
We’re in the 5th inning with a 5 run deficit…I know it sounds pretty impossible, but I still believe in the guys
helno: Playoff success in the short series is about great pitching. The Yankees don’t have aces and that’s why they can’t win. Game 3 we WON and gave up 4. Game 2 was Petitte our only playoff pitcher and we lost 2-1. Game 1 we lost 12-3. The Red Sox only gave up 4 runs over their entire series. So yes we could mash our way to a great record in the regular season but that doesn’t work in the postseason.
i can hear boston laughing now their on the phones making reservations for the world series.Cleveland might take 1 game from them but i doubt it
There’s no giving up on my part until the final out is recorded. Let’s go offense!! Get something started!!
I like the stat TBS posted – last time Yanks came back from a 5 run deficit. Against the Indians, when the score was 6-1 after the bottom of the 4th. Wow – it is only the bottom of the 4th. This games has been going on forever.
for you idiots who think we’re a better “team” than clevland, you’re out of your minds. They have far better starting pitching, as seen in this series. Their bullpen has outpitched ours and their hitting has been awesome while ours has been putrid. We should’ve made the Giambi for Figgins deal back in the season. Figgins is the type of player this pathetic overrated offense needs.
*I BELIEVE*.
I believed that game against Boston we had six in the eighth.
I believed back in April and in May and in June.
I won’t give up.
Anyway, we’re moving to the Yanks’ favorite part of the game!
The make up of this team really needs to change. It’s been the same story for a few years now. Score a bunch of runs during the regular season and not show up for October. I don’t know how many times this has to happen before someone gets a clue it’s not working. It hurts but maybe you don’t bring Arod, maybe Posada back. Try to trade Mussina,Giambi and or Matsui. Something needs to change.
Is it Mattingly or Girardi? I think its Donnie Baseball. Joe was great, and I am not sure what is happening is his fault, but he is done.
Moose has done a nice job.
Cano became selective at the plate and now really does look like he’ll win a batting title some day.
I used to like John Mellencamp.
Jeter is one of the greatest Yankees ever.
Mo is too.
Joba is a true number one. CMW a true number 3.
FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT HAVE CASHED IN ON THIS GAME….IF THEY COME BACK AND WIN, I DONT WANT YOU BACK.
IF THE YANKEES END UP LOSING THIS GAME WORSE THAN THE CURRENT SCORE, I WONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH MY POSTS.
HALFWAY THRU THE GAME RIGHT NOW, STILL 5 ABS LEFT.
Jeter’s future Wife-
I am with you on this!
In baseball, anything can happen, and often does.
paul byrd shouldnt be pitching
Steve Howe You Doin
“We are now officially the Atlanta Braves of the 1990s – always the bridemaid, never the bride.”
Getting knocked out in the first round for the 2nd year in a row is not EVEN being the bridesmaid. It’s more like being the last addition to the bride’s wedding party, like the ugly sister of the groom.
I hope te Yanks can comeback tonight.Cashman, just in case, Tony LaRussa might be available at the end of the season.
So can Byrd match Moose’s 1-2-3?
I`m not giving up yet but I ish they`d stop trying to pull the ball
well, look at it this way: if the yankees don’t come back, then I guess we figured out what beats optimism: clutch two out hitting w/ RISP…
Let’s see some fire in eyes, some fire in bellies, and some urgency. But first, let’s see it from the manager as a relection of his thoughts. Earth to Joe …earth to Joe…. come in Joe !
I just wish he`d done that before
Maybe they can make something out of this
I just wish he`d done that before
Maybe they can make something out of this
Sure, no one on base. But, hey it’s a start. Let’s go Yanks.
Ok for those who keep criticizing the board for giving up… how the hell do you see this team coming back. We get men on and then the batters that follow try to tie it with one swing instead of making Byrd pitch…the more you try to hit the big one, the worse the outcome.
So, how is this team getting back into it? they can’t hit with RISP? Perez has eaten them up? Betancourt ate them up? Do you think Wedge will pitch Borsucki just to make it interesting?
C’mon….the people who this blog try to support the most have let this team down. In ORDER – Wang, Arod, Matsui, Posada, Jeter, Damon, Clemens, Torre, etc….
Look, one pitch, one out… that really gets a rally going.
oh you can believe things will change after today.Torre is first to go followed by giambi mussina matsui and possibly posada and arod and i for one say tata.Youth must be served
2 points CHip Caray is annoying. Byrd pitching a gem, 9 baserunners in 4 innings.. the yanks cannot hit with RISP, that is the bottom line. this has occured for yrs in the playoffs I cannot understand it.
Wang is a nice guy and a good pitcher but he has killed them this series..
if they go down like this, there are going to be alot of changes and can you really blame steinny and cashman…..
they need more depth in the pen for sure..
Moose has pitched as goos as could be expected he is just not very good anymore…
oh god, well, what do you know! now let’s work over Byrdsh-t!
Rebecca-
You are one of my new favorite people.
B Yanks-
Maybe the INdians are better in a short series with the two dominant starters. But no way they are a better “team” in the tradtional, full season context of the word. The Yankees had a run differential nearly 100 runs greater than theirs, against better compeition.
Could they get a single break?
AAAAAARGHHHHHHH
nice adjustments made there Yanks….nice…
ZVGFBGRDAV KGR uuuuugh
I’m getting more chocolate.
Micheal: I am offended.
I am my brother’s sister (well duh), and he’s getting married in November, and I believe I was the last bridesmaid asked!
(okay, so I was in London at the time…)
And wuddya know, A-Rod with a hit thingie.
That’s killing a rally right there.
Way to go Jorge and Hideki.
patience worked well all game, all of a sudden we change the style
Abreu takes a 1st pitch cookie 2 at bats in a row and then swings at off speed crap. Posada swings at the 1st pitch, Matsui swings at the 1st pitch.
“Anyway, we’re moving to the Yanks’ favorite part of the game!”
The part where we have to face their dominant relief staff and lose?
Seriously, this game is over and my binge drinking has begun.
That was unbelievably fast
Now there was a hit with meaning… Way to go ARod…
Scott Borus, how much does 3 measly singles earn you in annual salary.
Borus: Arod is the greatest player of all time… 40 million. Arod is NOT about the post season but about the investment return he brings to the team. Look at how they built new condos in Arlington.
And now you know why A flop must go.
5 IP, 1 ER for Cy Bryd. What a joke this team is.
Oh please. Stop with all the “I’m a better fan than you are” nonsense because we aren’t waving pom poms over a 6-1 blowout game.
We are ALL fans here. Its just some of us are sick and tired of seeing the same nonsense every year.
They are getting shutdown by Paul freaking Byrd. Come on. Its pretty damn hard not to be ticked off at this effort. Its a joke.
The guy who wants 300 million dollars can’t even drive in a run in the post-season and some of you are offended that some of us don’t want the Yankees to resign him, if he opts out? Are you serious? It would be team and financial suicide to commit that much money to one guy.
That makes us “bad fans”. Nope. It makes us realistic ones, who realize this team doesn’t have what it takes to win World Series’ and realizes big changes are needed.
Look at the effort. Its a joke.
Does this look like a hungry, desperate team to you?
It looks like they have already called their pilots and have their private jets ready to take them to their off-season homes.
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LET”S GO YANKEES!!!
I hate to be a pessimist, but I feel almost certain we’re going to lose this game. The Indians just outplayed us. Regardless, to look on the bright side, Phil Hughes really came through for us and that’s a big positive from where I sit.
i cant find the stomach to post. havent in days. and i know it probably sounds like whining, but one thing i’ve seen since game 2, is that the breaks just aren’t going our way, sure we don’t hit with RISP, sure our starters have gotten shelled, but it seems like every single situation has gone against us.
Bloops fall in for the Indians, make outs for us. Our groundballs find infielders, Indians’ find holes. Linedrives are snagged for us, go through for Cleveland. Even Jeters groundball, when deflected off Blakes glove defied physics and turned right toward Peralta instead of skipping through into left field, keeping us from scoring 2 in that frame. Kelly Shoppach gets a BS HPB call, Matsui can’t get a catchers interference call. Plague of insects for Joba… George pressuring Joe… Bob Sheppard out with laryngitis…
Just hasn’t gone our way. Again, not saying thats the only reason we’ve lost by any stretch, but man, luck has gone against us and i think that psychologically thats got a huge influence on the players, sitting there in the dugout thinking ‘if’ ‘if’ ‘if’
Good inning Yanks. Even though you sucked your way through it, you got Byrd out of the game. We can still win this… I feel strike outs coming… Rally on….
So much for working the count, right ? Get a man on with only 1 out and 2 pitches later…inning over…this team plays like the Cubs….I have precious little faith that they can come back now…but I won’t give up until it is all over….man, this s*cks
I’ve lost most of my hope and I am pretty much accepting the fate of this team now. Hopefully the team won’t be too different next season, and I can still root for them.
The Yanks officially gave up!!! They all swung meekly on the first pitch against “Cy Young Byrd”…….
With the way The Yankees are swinging the bats tonight, Joe Borowski could be throwing a shut-out. Simply stunning.
What the F was that? 3 minutes and we’re done for the 5th?
Oh, and MR. Anti-October finally gets a miserable hit.
yeeepeeeh!
They’re making this Byrd chump look like the reincarnation of Cy Young.
My 2008 NYY
manager: giradi
bench: pena
3rd base: bowa
1st base: anyone in the org.
hitting:long unless there’s s clearly better one out there
pitching: Dave Duncan
bullpen: (the guy who came up with Kennedy/Joba/Hughes)
-C Posada if he will take a discount, or any cather with a good OBP and good defense.
-1B Nick Johnson(trade from the SP depth in the farm)
-2B Cano
-3B Betimit(don’t try and convice a-rod to stay by offering more money if he dares to opt out, if he doesn’t let the public know they don’t want him after his opting out period is over, and then trade him)
-SS Jeter
RF Cabrera
LF Damon
CF Jones(if he takes a 1 year deal) or melky in CF and a righty RF via trade.
DH Matsui
Bench:
-good backup cather(don’t like molina’s OBP-AVG)
-Shelly Duncan
-good backup infielder who could start at 3B if needed(sort of like Polanco in 2004
-Andy Phillips
Rotation:
Santana
Wang
Pettite
Hughes
Joba
Bullpen:
Rivera
(good RH SU man)
Affeldt
(fill in the remaining 4 spots via the farm)
Trade Mussina,Giambi,Abreu,farnsworthless, etc
So many hard hit outs so far. It’s absolutely killin me!!!
sooner or later the breaks have to start going our way though right? Could the power of the squirrel just be saving the magic for the 7th inning? He likes the 7th and 8th right??
Ron Hall,
so send the vets all packing and leave DJ to mentor them all? that’s brilliant! you know of any .330+ switch hitting catchers out there?
Ah, another great game for the Chokees. 1.5 billion just doesn’t get you what it used to.
Still. It could be worse.
I could be a Mets fan.
Man this is just bad……Thought the Yanks could handle Cleveland, boy did I get a wrong number…..Now that phase one of the retooling of the Yanks is over, can only imagine what lies ahead this winter……By the way, Thanks Joe Torre for all the great years…It is time to say goodbue though……Paul Byrd the troll doll, terrible…..
A Tampa Yankee in King George’s Court
October 8th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
PB
I didnt dismiss both teams in the ALCS. We are as good if not better than Boston and Cleveland but both are good teams. The fact is I am saying that Cleveland wont even bother trying against them. Look at the Angels played the Red Sox this year. If the situations were reversed and we played the Angels do you think they would have died as easily. Of course not, but they didnt bunt on Beckett, they didnt make Deuce-K work and couldnt close the door in the 9th with K-Rod, and they let an old fat loser Schilling dominate them. Moose=Schill and look at how Moose is faring tonight. Just wait until Cleveland faces Schill and you will see their effort.
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Yo, I hate the red sux too, but did you even see any of the Angels – Red Sox series?? It doesn’t seem it from your comments.
How can you say with a straight face that ‘Moose=Schill’.
Couldn’t close the door in the 9th w/ K-rod? Did you see the pitch Manny hit 490 feet? Krod put his whole body into that fastball.
Listen, I hate the Sux too, but you just sound like a miserable idiot when you say these things…. I imagine this is what Sux fans sounded like for every year but 2004 when their team was losing.
Sometimes in life, you have to take your lumps.
Steinbreener should fire Kevin Long just for the sake of it. Do these squeeze the bats even tighter players EVER have a game plan against a pitcher that doesnt have a 7 era???!!!!! How about the word patience does that word even exist in Yankee land.
This team is just pathetic. I don’t understand it. They have had the best record since the second half, dominated Cleveland all season, everything went right for them when the season ended, and now, everything has turned. The Yankees look lost, and Cleveland looks like a championship team. It’s not like they’re amazing, I just think that’s how the Yankees are making them look.
THis team has tremendous talent but nothing is showing of it. I think it’s about time this team sees some change. Obviously what was working for them in the 90’s, isn’t working now, and it’s obvious. Maybe Joe Torre getting fired, and some players leaving, while signing other players are the best for this team.
This blows
tbs coverage sucks..why does my screen keep blipping
Tampa, that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. The Yankees can’t pitch, hence their predicament.
The Red Sox have the best pitching staff in the AL, despite you’re blinders.
It’s okay, though. I think the Indians will get swept as well, but not for the same reasons as you.
Does anyone think the Yankees aren’t going to pick up Abreu’s option? He had a down year and still scored 121 and drove in 102. It’s a 1-year option. There’s no reason not to pick it up. I’d much rather Abreu than sign Andruw Jones and move Melky to right.
All the “midges” that will appear here tonight are worthless pieces of cr@p…the only thing they are celebrating is the prospect of NOT having their @$$e$ kicked by the Yankees in the ALCS.
I’m speechless. And yes, Alex has been bad, but its everyone. We wouldn’t be here without Alex, and sure, maybe his post season numbers are non-existent, but think about all those days in May/June/July/August/September where he pulled us out of the fire. That has to be worth something. I know all of NY and the media are going to pile on Alex and drive him out of NY, and its too bad, because we wont see a hitter like that in NY for a long time. Guerrero went 1-21 this past week, so it happens for some reaosn. Just be careful what you wish for.
And Joe – too many people here are Monday morning quarterbacks. Lets’ tell Joe what he should have done after it happens. Everyone on here does it. Second guessers, professional managers. But I’ve never seen so many players willing to step up for the manager than I did last night, and while I wish they were winning, this isn’t Joes fault. How can you fault him for Wang not showing up tonight?
This is the teams fault. Our mediocre pitching finally caught up to us (what would we have done if we did win this?) and the hitters for some reason are incredibly tight. I cant explain it. But dont get frustrated and direct it to Alex and Joe. What about Jeter?….He’s hitting .112.
Frustrating. Terribly frustrating. In many ways.
COME ON JOE
HAVE SOME BALLS AND ARGUE THIS TO THE DEATH
SCREAM AT HIM
GET THROWN OUT FOR CHRIST SAKE
Umpiring has been a complete joke this series.
WOW MOOSE’S FOOT TOTALLY HIT THE BAG BEFORE BOY MEETS WORLD GOT THERE.
SJ;
Agreed. If you saw my previous post on not PH’ing Big G, Torre drives me nuts, too.
I’m 37, so I remember the 80’s and don’t want a return to musical managers, which allowed the opportunistic infection of micro-general managing by Big Stein. Torre has at least held some of that at bay. The players have a great advocate in Torre, maybe too good of an advocate, but not good enough of a motivator it appears.
But, it is inevitable that if they lose, it’s time to say good-bye. The irony is that the change is already well under way (not trading the young pitchers, giving cano and melky a chance, clearing away the aging deadwood of sheff, unit, pavano, etc.) and I want to make sure that there’s enough stability in the management of the organization so when the young pitchers struggle next year (they always do), there will be enough ballast in the ship to withstand to the blowhard wind of George when he wants things done now, now, now.
Cash had better be tough. His philosophy is laying the right foundation for the start of another dynasty, I really believe that. But this one is over.
The Yankees are dead. Long live the Yankees.
Another blown call.
mussina totally got him
I know of a .330 SH catcher… Victor Martinez!!!
Go Tribe!!
Bad call #3!!! Torre atleast show some fire. How to LOVE the blind umpires.
Of course Mussina beat him, Sizemore tripped him up.
If Joe really is gone, does anyone think there’s a possibility of Tony LaRussa? Isn’t he known for good managing of his pitching staff? Just throwing it out there.
God this is such a load of crap with these pitiful umps. Rep-lace them with computers now!!!
In the world we live in, the fact that there is no instant replay in baseball is a joke.
The Yankees do have a medium-term plan, and Cash did a good job of executing it this year despite the overwhelming pressure to make the playoffs:
- More flexible roster
- Young arms that can strike guys out in the rotation
- Develop numerous power arm options in the bullpen rather than chasing lat year’s big thing
- Balanced, potent line-up with guys that are not only high OBP, but high BA and with a mix of speed
I just don’t think Torre is the right guy to lead such a club, win or lose this game. It requires a risk-taker who is willing to trust young kids like Cano, Hughes, Edward, Joba, Shelly, Wang, etc. Torre had to practically be forced to give them a chance. He’d stil be playing Miggy at 1B if he was on the roster.
Yankees have a thing for hitting in the late innings.
Seriously, guys, it’s the sixth inning.
3+3+3+3=12.
We have 12 outs left.
This is Yankee Stadium, in October.
Have some faith.
Look, if it is five runs in the bottom of the ninth, fine, panic, but it’s not.
(of course, umpires blowing calls irks me nearly more than anything…)
Neil,
newsflash: no Torre = no Bowa or Pena
Girardi has his own people to bring in
and BTW, you’d be hard pressed to sign Posada, Rivera without any sign of Torre. good luck with all that!
I can’t even believe it’s ANOTHER blown call. Worst year of umpiring in the history of baseball. How come managers, coaches and players can get whacked, but umpires can’t. Selig has to do SOMETHING. It’s out of control.
3 calls against us versus one for us (minkys check swing) = not fair. much like the gnats in cleveland, this series is fixed.
i wanna see fair baseball
3 bad calls against the yanks.. jerry davis is that the moron that called bloomquist safe at 2nd?
he was out….
I am in my 40’s I know what the bad yankees look like and many spoiled babies on this site have no clue..
I can’t believe Torre doesn’t get himself thrown out on that arguement, I mean the team is lifeless
BBB
We are done. Get used to it.
How much are these umpires getting paid tonight? That’s three calls that have gone against the Yankees already.
Another example of why Torre needs to go: this team is dead, needs a shot in the arm worse than anything else. Getting himself tossed out arguing a bad call wouldve done just that. He just accepted it. It’s like he’s already given up.
Neil what are you smoking? Jones a client of Boras take a 1 year deal? Oh and how are going to pry Santana from the Twins? And I don’t think Andy Petitte even sticks around. People need to realize that the big free agent names are not the answer. And some of these deals are absurd.
JeffG October 8th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Ah, another great game for the Chokees. 1.5 billion just doesn’t get you what it used to.
That is because the Euro and the Canadian dollar are worth more than the US dollar, so actually, the Yankees aren’t the 200 mil team, little less.
Look everyone, Arod and all the other over paid quitters will wake up tomorrow cash their check and smile. Their performance tonight is a slap in the face to those of us who actually work for a living. You should all be disgusted with this team and demand quality for your dollar. The past 4 seasons are not it.
Great play by Minky and Mussina – bad call by umpire.
Right on Rebecca!
Lets go Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!
nice job Mussina….NOT! I hope they Yanks buy your contract out you piece of garbage. You and Torre need to go away and never, ever come back.
I want some fair baseball too please. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE 3RD OUT!!!
why are they taking Moose out here?
I am SO SICK of those STUPID PUNS. If I see Chip in RL, I will knock him out. He is completely pathetic! Moose tracks? Vitamin D from the Melkman?
I want to hear an actual play by play from a REAL broadcaser
Michael – we’re actually working on 3 years in a row now knocked out in the first round – 2005 (LLA), 2006 (Detroit), and…right…now….
“and BTW, you’d be hard pressed to sign Posada, Rivera without any sign of Torre. good luck with all that!”
You have absolutely no proof of what you said. None at all. Yes, the love and respect Joe Torre…but you have zero proof to back up your statement.
Calm down.
Joe Girardi is intently watching the team he is about to inherit. What message will he deliver to this team when it assembles during February in Tampa ?
Anyone who thinks that because Torre is not here that everyone that can leave will leave is an idiot.
Look if Alex opts out (i.e we don’t extend his contract) he should not return.
It would absolutely cripple this franchise to spend that much money on ANYONE. We barely survived dumping money on a 1B’man (insert laugh here) that said he wanted to go to the HOF. I hope he saved his pennies to buy tickets like the rest of us.
New stadium or not. A-Rod opts out he goes. If he doesn’t opt out, the only way he stays is if he puts a MAN clause in his contract that says if and when he drives in 5 runs in the post season during one year he gets a kicker of a couple mil…
i agree deep to left. it seems like it was a running trend against us all year. and u never hear of repercussions on umpires for messing up our games. if we need to introduce an instant replay on these kind of situations we should do it. this is getting ridiculous.
Carmine,
That’s a great point. Phil Hughes was the best post-season news for the Yankees this season. He grew up a lot last night and he has to feel good about his effort.
Now, its time to re-tool this team with all the good young pitching they have in the pipeline. Pitching, defense, with offense third in the pecking order. The offense first crap has to go. We can all see its a losing strategy.
Cashman has his work cut out for him this off-season. He has a lot of dead weight to move this winter.
The future looks MUCH brighter than the present. I feel very good about the future of the Yankees.
Even better when new leadership takes over on the bench. I want a more aggressive style of play. I want fewer “me” guys, fewer all stars, and more contact, line drive hitters.
I also want logic in pitching changes, bullpen use and a work the inner half of the plate mentality. All is currently missing with this group.
Frankly, I am confident that will happen. More confident than ever now that George went postal.
Change is to be embraced. If they didn’t change this year (by using the younger kids), they wouldn’t have even gotten this far.
Its just time to take it a step further now.
The team will be better for it in ‘08.
And it seems like it all started with: “THIS”:http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e320/coniel/4feet.jpg
I just laughed at that last inning- you should all try it – it helps alot. This is funny, in a way, how these last 4 years have gone – maddeningly funny.
I love all this people that say no torre mean no mariano and posada etc. that is nonsense.. the yankees are an attractive team to play for even without torre, great stadium, great fans, huge tradition, and a lot of $$$$$$$$.
for all you scholars were is mariano going to sign> and Posada? the mets?? be real
BTW that bad call cost them to bring in Villone a waste…
“financial suicide to commit that much money to one guy.”
When you sell 4.5 million tickets, charge $8 for a beer and own a large share of a 3 billion dollar television network, it is very difficult to commit financial suicide.
They should definitely have Instant Replay now-a-days. It should be manditory on calls like foul or homerun, but I also beleive each manager should have a right to choice one play that he wants to be viewed by Instant Replay. And if the manager is right, than he still has the right to another play being able to be viewed by Instant Replay, and if the manager gets it wrong, that’s it for him for the whole game, until extra innings, they get another one.
This could be used just in the playoffs if they want, but it’s needed.
However, it shouldn’t be used on strike/ball calls.
I understand everyone’s sentiment on A-Rod opting out. But it’s going to be impossible to replace the guy. Our offense WILL take a hit if we lose him. I think we should bring him back, regardless.
neil – that lineup seems awful, not sure how we are getting santana and abrue has a 1 year option and is then a free agent so im not sure why we would want to trade him.
I seriously hope all these umps contract syphilis. They are incompetent enough to deserve it.
Still not giving hope though, just spitting venom re the obsolete umps that should have long ago been replaced by computers. LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!
I think Detroit would have put up more fight against the Indians. Too bad.
B Yanks -
Did you seriously just use a “NOT!” joke? When did that get old, 1993? And Moose pitched just fine, it’s Wang and the offense that this game is on…get your head checked.
This team is straight up soft. It’s sad to watch unless you’re an Indians or Sox fan.
Posada and Mo’s decision will not depend on Torre’s status.
If we lose tonight, tomorrow will be a new chapter in Yankee history.
Baby Bombers and a some old guys with canes.
jeters wife posada might not be our choice if he stays.personally i hope he goes he sucks in pressure games.I dont think he can easily be replaced hard to replace that zero rbi series.
i wonder wat it would take to get dave duncan hes the best pitching coach in the game
Paul O’Neill chant
Vader, no instant replay in baseball, it would slow down an already slow game! we’re in the top of the 6th and it’s 10:00! you tell me…..
jeez people, im psyched to discuss next years team too, but we’ve got like 6 months to talk hotstove regardless of what happens tonight, yea the team is playing pathetically but the fans are acting even more pathetically, you guys need to check yourselves.
The crowd is chanting Paul O’neill…Paul O’neill…Paul O’neill….CLASSIC!!
of course the TBS crew didn’t bother to even mention it.
chumps
Let’s be fair to Moose. He pitched decently– 2 ER in 4.2 IP– that’s better than Wang.
Total managerial blunder to start Wang today. That, and no clutch offense kills us this ALDS.
The problem is that the Yanks have a lot of stat-padders– people who pour it on when they are ahead. That is why they under-performed their Pythagorean and were 18-21 in one run games.
Soft is the perfect word.
Can’t wait to hear Torre say that you have to tip your cap to Paul Byrd.
Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.
Wy would Torre take out Mussina that is getting people out to bring in Villone who hasnt pitched in a month??!! The game is over time to bring in the useless over paid garbage of the bullpen.
well Ron,
if that’s the case, then I guess they trade away the entire team and start over!
This next inning is huge.. hafner .667 vs the yankees – now thats comedy.
Let’s see how the Yankees going home for the winter looks in HD.
Roger you are straight up right soft is the perfect word for them.If oneil was dead he be spinning in his grave.
Some idiot just slipped under my door “Your team sucks!” “Tory is gone!”
Red Sox fans can be so idiotic sometimes.
alright, that douche from msnbc is at that game, that MUST be a sign
Chip Caray just said that lazy fly out by Hafner was “well hit”
Sorry, but if you don’t like the length of the game don’t watch.
Paul O Neil for manager
Sj wants!!!!!!!!buy the club and then you will get your way..
dead weight!!!Villone is on a 1 yr contract; viz is up, molina,Minky, dead weight is Kyle(1 yr) Giambi (1 yr.), Moose(1 yr), Damon at 2 yrs is manageable, Pettitte(1 yr. I hope he stays), so there is not that much dead weight..
ABreu(they have an option) I let him go..(16 mill or so) he is soft.. Arod give him an extension if he does not want it let him go……The angels should sign him and then they will be great but I doubt they will do it at the $ Arod wants….
CaptainsCorner -
Hafner is 0-5 against Villone…now 0-6. Do some research.
Chip Caray also said byrd has a great fastball (86MPH).. maybe a good 4 seam for little league
Carmine, our offense is already “taking a hit” with Arod in the post season. So logically, it wouldn’t hurt us at all if/when we make it to the next post season if he weren’t there. Got it?
Jay Yankees,
I heard them chanting something and I knew it wasn’t “Ron Villone”, that’s funny.
jeters wife I think what you said may be closer to the truth then you know.i think at least 25 pervent of team and managers are toast.I think cano mank jeter melky abreu stay and of course young pitchers rest i think better pack
yanks have to get something in the next half inning b/c the indians have two lights-out RP who are both well rested… keep our fingers crossed…
Alright, lets get the bats going here and chip away, still 4 innings to do so.
Get used to it, folks. For the next 3-5 years, the Boston Red Sox are the top team in baseball.
Did anyone tell the Yankees this is an elimination game?
hey chip caray how many out are left?
I’m really curious to see if the Boss holds a press conference in the next few days.
People who have already given up, please do us a favor. Go to bed, get up in the morning and figure out what a fantastic finish you missed.
For god sake it is only the sixth inning and we are down five runs. How many times, we scored more than 5 runs in the last four innings, lot of times.
The rest of us, let us show faith watch the fantastic win.
Dave Duncan are you kidding me? yeah this time last year everyone was throwing a fit about how we needed to get Leo Mazzone from the Braves, and months later when it was learned he’d go to the O’s it was like the end of the world. Yeah. Baltimores staff looked GREAT, totally changed their season when they got Mazzone.
This is the inning they get at least three runs back
This is a bigger embarassment than Game 7 in 2004. In fact, Wang was about as effective as Kevin Brown. Anyone who continues to defend this team needs to get a clue.
Okay Yankees.
*NOW* is your time.
*NOW* is when the offense wakes up.
Do it for the fans, do it for Torre, do it for yourself, but most of all, do it for the game.
Do it because the game is still being played, do it because winter does not come early to New York, do it because the City breathes baseball, and, well, us Jets-Devils-Nets-Syracuse fans don’t have too much else to cheer for!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
I’m not being negative here at all, not my style. But it would be awesome if Dave Duncan could become the new pitching coach. Look at what he did with the Oakland A’s. Dave Stewart was a journeyman who bounced from team to team until Duncan turned him into a pitcher who had four consecutive 20-win seasons. Bob Welch was an underachiever until Duncan turned him into the 27 game winning, 1990 AL Cy Young Winner. Duncan has worked magic with the Eck, and more recently, what he has done with Chris Carpenter and Jeff Weaver last year. The guy is a pitching whiz, but I would rather he not bring Tony LaRussa with him.
GONE
Robbie baby!
thats 1
Look at the bright side. Now Cleveland has Sabathia and Carmona lined up to start against Boston.
They better beat Boston.
Just because they change managers, doesn’t mean its going to be musical managers again.
The status quo isn’t working people. In fact, its trending even more downward. They aren’t competitive in these series anymore.
And, its not about bringing in more all stars. Randy Johnson, Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriquez, the list goes on and on and they are further away from winning it all than ever.
As Michael correctly stated, its about re-tooling the team in a logical way, as Cashman has been doing.
To do so, you need to have new leadership from the top.
NOBODY, not Arod, Jeter, Mo, Posada, any single player, is bigger than this franchise. Its never been that way and it never will be.
Its why the uniforms don’t have names on the back of them. Its about the TEAM, not individuals.
If Arod opts out, it means he wants out of NY. If that happens, the franchise won’t just survive, it will flourish.
Mainly because its EXHAUSTING to deal with all of his inner demons (on the field). Its too much.
Great talent, plays hard, just can’t play post-season baseball. You can’t pay 30 million for that.
The Red Sox didn’t even make the post-season last year and they may win the WS. They did it with a pitching first mentality. It can be done and the Yankees will do that.
I am more confident of that than ever, given what Cashman has done this season. He just has more work to, that’s all.
Okay, now just 5 more and we`ll win this thing
Great start right there..
well, 1 run, better than none, if anything gets the crowd back into it!
Crank that Soulja Boy!! Cano HR!!!! Here we go baby!!!
i like the idea of adding tori hunter and santana id even like to keep damon.but anyone else can kma
dominicano
so what another solo jack.. how about a big hit with RISP…
If you have not noticed the Indians have a damn good pen..
Down to four run deficit to cover in four innings.
Keep faith.
Carmine :
Moving Melky to RF can be justified but not with Andruw Jones in CF. The far better free agent signing would be Aaron Rowand. He’s only 30 and also, Torii Hunter is 32 and would look for more $$$.
And while I typed that, Robbie homered!! We’re still well alive!!!!
You HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!
Paul Byrd was “magnificent”???
My god! How could Tony Gwynn reduce himself to this trash?
ok, now we get Freddy Krueger to hit? scarry!
6-2 now. See only 4 runs.
All that homer does is get Perez and Betancourt in the game.
Chip Caray needs to be beaten “five plus innings and he was magnificent.” Byrd was lucky at best and 2 runs over 5 plus isn’t even a quality start.
Figures they start hitting when there’s no one on base.
That’s typical of this entire season — they never get the big hit when they really need it.
Russ, I think I said something like that about the yanks in the top of the ninth inning of game 7 of the 2001 world series.
who knows whats on the horizon
QUICK HOOK for Byrd.
That looked like a golf shot! Robbie has been the MVP of this sad series.
I hope we get to this vaunted bullpen. I’m so sick of hearing about it.
I hope they go to Laffey. Someone posted his numbers which are almost identical to Byrd. But he’s fresh meat (rookie).
YEAH ROBBY!
Chip chip chip!! We’re gonna do this!! LET’S GO YANKEES!!!
Did they pull Byrd?
unlike some others cano has great upside potential.Id never trade him
4 runs is nothing.
Put it thise way – you won’t see 70MPH clocked for another long time.. hopefully
Does a “damn good pen” matter, really? They have to perform tonight with the yankees clinging on.
Arod hit a homer off of papelbon in the top of the ninth to win a game in Fenway on an 0-2 pitch.
If that can happen,we can handle these indian pitchers.
(pardon my lack of caps, having trouble with the key)
haha I love Jon Bon Jovi’s shirt.
Why do I care that Jon Bon Jovi is in the crowd.
somebody tell bon jovi that nobody cares about Arena Football
Awesome shirt on Bon Jovi by the way
wow — this guy looks like a total clown in that suit.
Melky to RF is not an innately bad idea, but I think we have other things to address like pitching. Hanging onto Abreu is a good short-term idea, I think.
That leadoff HR may actually be to our detriment. If we could have started a rally (i.e. 1st&2nd, nobody down) before the pitching change I think we could have done better. The HR effectively ends the “rally” and now we have to see the Indians bullpen, which is as a whole MUCH better than ours.
We are not getting the breaks today, folks. Fangraphs has us winning this game 1 in 10 times.
Duncan has to PH for Minky here then
Steinbrenner is not going to be the main man for much longer. If they pay A-Rod what Boras wants, what owner (Hank, Hal, or Donald Trump) is going to have the passion that blinds sense to pay one guy that much money? (i.e they won’t spend money on other players)
This guy has owned us.
the yankees aren’t done until the 27th out is recorded. dominican vs dominican
“The HR effectively ends the “rallyâ€? and now we have to see the Indians bullpen, which is as a whole MUCH better than ours.”
SWEET JESUS, please
HR’s are never to your detriment Midge. You’re talking about a rally, it was a leadoff home run. jesus.
Come on Yankee Stadium, come alive. This is your team.
Shelly Duncan HR coming…
2-0
Here it comes.
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
come on dunc…
BASEHIT
Shelley!!! God I love him. This team needs more Shelley Duncans!!
Just for the record. I am in favor of keeping Abreu and I would give A-Rod the $ in case anyone cares
Abreu stays. Andruw Jones in center would be a HUGE mistake.
Yanks don’t have alot of places they can go in the free agent market. They need to keep throwing kids on the field and hope Jeter stays healthy, Posada stays and stays healthy, and Mo continues to pitch until he is 54.
now if we could only make Perez look human, we may have a chance!
One has to wonder what Duncan would have done if given a good chance. All his pinch hit at bats were quality.
pass the baton, boys…
The talk about the leadoff HR hurting the Yanks…
Is Tim McCarver posting on this site?
NICECEEEEEE
A-Rod will change everyone’s mind this inning
If Jeter GIDP, I’m going to jump out of my dorm window
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
KEEP THIS GOING! KEEP IT UP!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Runners on the corners for Jete!! NEVER SAY DIE!!!!
Let us hope DJ does not DP.
How many big changes can Cashman make when so many have NTC?
RAFAEL PEREZ, meet yankee stadium, Yankee Stadium, meet Rafael Perez
DEREK JETER! CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
Paul Byrd looks like a serial killer in the dugout.
Now can we finally start to be a little optimistic?
This game ain’t over!!!!
ok – that worked – ill do it again – pass the baton boys…
Scary thing is that Moose pitched as well as Byrd tonight.
Moose: 4-2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3k
Byrd: 5 IP, 8 H 2 ER, 2BB, 2K
In hindsight, maybe he was a better option than Wanger on 3 days rest and I was applauding Torre (for once) for going the Wang on 3-days rest route.
Jeter, Abreu, A-Rod
Damage *must* be done here!
gotta keep out of the double play
need at least 1 run here.
gotta keep out of the double play
need at least 1 run here.
SJ44 -
I’m inclined to agree with your take. Generally, a team is a relection of it’s manager. Torre’s forte is as a personnel manager and not a game strategist. Not inclined to change and too content with same old – same old.
This is about the time those of you who wrote the game off an hour ago start jumping back on the bandwagon.
Let’s go Yankees!
Johnny D comes thru again!
can Jeets handle this? what are his numbers against Lewis?
LET’S GO JETER!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
That goofy righty in the indians pen needs to stay there. He struck out Jeter, Abreu, and A-rod the other day.
Shelley has such good eye.
I don’t get why “some” people think he’s a wild “Pedro Cerrano” swinger.
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!!
Mrs. Jeter looks as nervous as all of us.
Perez is gonna blow this thing, you can feel it.
i meant Perez? sorry, I saw Lewis in the pen and typed that by mistake.
this guy has lost it!
pitching change? whats going on???
Cash in here DJ, and they’ll at least sweat it with Borowski at the back end.
I say 3 innings from MO if w get one here!
Party like its 1996.
hey SJ44.
i thought i had some seriously long posts every now and then, but really you come in here every damn game all season and post like crazy. dude, get a blog. You obviously post enough around here to indicate that you are a rabid yankee fan, no one can take that away from you even if you are pissing everyone off with your realist/pessimist content. Youre insightful, you should maybe get yourself a venue for your ideas rather than coming here into this place and posting stuff that aggravates the hell out of everyone – you spend most of your nights having to fight off critics and defend your ideas instead of just layin it down.
by the way – i agree with like 90% of your stuff, but you do have this weird vibe about you that makes me feel like you’re more comfortable when things are bad, which never goes over very well with people who are pulling for the team on the potential last game of the year. peace bro.
I believe
sorry – slow ip…let’s go Cap’n Jetes!
They look thirsty. Let’s give them something to drink,,,,,
COME ON YANKS!!!
“Paul Byrd looks like a serial killer in the dugout.”
Classic.
i wouldn’t be able to watch if I’m his parents! too much!
dagger
You have got to be kidding me!!!!
ok……wow……dp
ughhhhhhhhh
Captain Intangibles strikes again!!!!
Season over, folks. That was our big moment and it was squandered.
everybody can just lay the heck off of arod now
DEREK JETER YOU SUCK AT LIFE
a large piece of me just died with derek jeter’s reputation
DAMMIT aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Jeter — another GIDP!
Ok. I mean, I love Jeter. He’s our captain. But he has single handedly killed rally after rally.
When was the last time Jeter grounded into so many double plays over the course of a series?
oh god, the worst happened! my only problem is he doesn’t seemed phased or mad or upset or any kind of emotion! how can he continue to shrugg it off?
Can we be as mad at Jeter as we always seem to be at A-Rod?
I was thinking we’d make it close in that inning.
I just want a Borowski ninth.
I’m close to being done, though.
Jeter has been my idol for the last 10 years.
After that, it has all changed. That is ABSOLUTELY INEXCUSABLE.
A PATHETIC DISPLAY.
ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC.
I question whether we need to get a new shortstop after that.
Absolutely PATHETIC
Just when we try to get out, they keep pulling us back in! I thought that was ticketed for centerfield off the bat. But the focus after tonight’s game whould be on ARod’s inabilty to hit in the clutch.
Captain choke!
Dang. Johnny shoulda went for the steal.
No heart that what it is!
Let’s go Yankees!! Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!! Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s go Yankees!! Let’s go Yankees!!
All right, we got one run, it’s back to a four run deficit. We’ll get this.
Do not give up, do not give in, the game is anything but over.
Jeter has killed the Yanks this whole series and has effectively terminated the tenure of the manager he loves. That’s right, I said it. Jeter choked.
I think Jeter has been drinking too many wine coolers.
Captain Clutch is well on his way to setting the Double Play LDS record.
Arod hasn’t had a chance to produce since “Past a diving Jeter” keeps on making him lead off innings, but I’m sure he will bear the brunt of it.
Look, let’s be positive. They’re scared. Jeter let them off the hook, but they know we can get to them A little Aura and Mystique coming through right now could really help
The Fat Lady is warming up in the Indians bullpen, about to come in to End….The…Misery..
You know your team is going good when the clutchest player in postseason history hits into a douple play in an extremely clutch situation.
Captain Clutch my a*$
I’m home from the game. I left at 6-1. Yes I am a bad fan, but I did listen to the game most of the way home and have it on now. Missed the Cano HR. Anyway, I am extremely depressed right now. Not sure what else to say.
That just sucked.
Yikes. The Indians pitchers keep offering the Yankees the game and the Yankees hitters keep turning them down. Painful.
How do you not send Johnny there
Pete Abraham has announced the beginning of the Mattingly Era.
Hopefully some of you are finally realizing that there is no such thing as a clutch hitter. It all evens out, people. A .320 hitter is a .320 hitter in every situation. Don’t let sample sizes and “clutch” moments fool you.
It’d be nice if we didn’t have our $20 million shortstop not screwing up the season, though.
Did anyone really expect anything else?
If Jeter ever says again this is not the same team, he needs to be kicked in his a$$.
Having said that we still have hope. Three more innings to go and that is lot of baseball.
Go Ynakees.
That was the chance right there. We needed to push across atleast one more run. Jeter and his double play balls have been killing us this postseason.
Hit hard but no cigar
was that a 2-0 pitch to jeter???
Iguess Cleveland wasn’t to worried about Jeter going to rightfield…..
Krazy Kyle….this should be fun
…..that’s all folks
Farnsworht over Olendof?
Farnsworth? Is the fat lady singing?
4 runs three innings this is far from over. heart of the lineup coming up.
Farnsworth. Torre is conceding the season, and, his job.
Jeter has absolutely killed them this series. Damon doesnt go to second on the wild pitch, doesnt try to steal 2nd and Derek who is has been AWFUL tries to do too much. Jeter take a ###### pitch!! How many more chances does this team have to be given to score a run…Can someone look alive?? Jeter is the kind of DPs!! Knowing that you would think Damon would use his brain and steal 2nd. Nice to give up.
Oh Yea!!!! That’s right folks…. Yankers are goin’ down…
Seriously. The Yankees are the Atlanta Braves of the ’00s.
don’t like our outlook now, gosh, the most non-emotional player we have….not sure if he even has a heart!
but you got to love his little smirk,Hes a smug ahole
Hey Derek, would you a like a Diet Choke to go with that vanilla personality?
Baseball id such a fickle sport. THat ball was hit hard and if Jete’s gets that one 2 feet to the left it is a CLUTCH single up the middle.
Kyle, about about a 1-2-3 for your last Yankee outing?
I give up.
…Looking forward to Cy Hughes/Chamberlain in ‘08
So Aura and Mystique turned out to be two strippers from Brooklyn…
If Jeter just hit a long fly ball…we could of had another run.
I think they should have sent Damon…to avoid the DP. Oh well…
I really loved seeing the sign saying “CAPTAIN CLUTCH”… HA HA…
Let’s hope they put Borowski in for the 9th…
anyone else starting to think the weird statistical supercomputer that they were talking about back in the cleveland clubhouse is actually killing us? I’ve never seen a team more perfectly positioned on the field, its infuriating. they know exactly where to play, know exactly which pitches are coming from us, and know exactly where to put pitches against our hitters. $200 million payroll might be offset nicely with about $10,000 of computer equipment and analysts.
it worked for him when he was a young player surrounded by athletes that performed under pressure,Now he looks likewhat he is a pansy
Two runs off of ten hits. So much for situational hitting. Stop trying to slam every pitch into the black seats and just try to advance the base runners. Hasn’t anyone noticed that it is working for Cleveland ?
A sad state of affairs when your starters can’t go more then three innings in the post-season. Given the state of the bullpen, the outcome of this series almost seems like a foregone conclusion.
And what are the Tigers, Baltimore of the 90’s
This is where Farnsy looks filthy, when we are 4 runs down.
Chip Carey is sooo terrible. Has Bob Brenly spoken in the past hour? Or is he interviewing in Big Stein’s office? Oh please no…
The Yankees have turned into the Braves and Jeter has turned into A-Rod.
who got the yip-yips from Jetes
Jeeter is killing us! That’s the THIRD big DP he has hit into in the last 2 games in big spots! OUCH! Captain Clutch has become Captain Klutz!!!!!!
The Yankees can throw together a Farnsy rally in a hurry with 12 outs left. Need to get a run in the next couple innings though.
there is the farnsworth we know.
captain. i can’t even believe you couldn’t give us a sac fly…sigh
OMG I just realized Farnsy is in , you know how interesting he makes a game
Bob,
YES I DID! I expected patience at the plate. I expected, given his DP balls lately, Johnny Damon getting the steal sign to avoid such a play…I expected a hit, not a HR, but a hit, even an infield hit, some kind of bone to bring in a run..
you’re damn right, that is what I expected, and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one!
It’s been a good week to be a Red Sox fan.
Farns will induce a double play
Man, that last inning…I felt like I was doing 120 in a Ferrari and then, hit a wall.
Maybe Kyle is better at 94 than he is at 98.
Did the board crash after that GIPD?
You have to wonder where tha tlast pitch was
For one last time, who beleives Yanks will win this game?
I beleive.
Red Sox will always suck.
Jeter is a good player. I would like him on my team, definitely. But I do think he is a bit overated.
Can anyone remember the last tie we stole a base this series?
I thought Martinez and Shoppach were not great at throwing out runners?
How in the H&*^ does Damon not take 2nd base there?
AROD should be thanking Jeter for taking the negative focus off of him!
Lofton must do HGH, he looks like he’s 18 years old.
Anyone have a working sopcast channel/link? Mine just went out, I’m dying here.
that just hurt.
if we have a new manager next year, it would take some serious stones to remove jeter from the 2 hole. but it’s justified. he has killed us time and time again with GIDP’s in playoffs and this whole season. bat him lead off even. he’s still got an obp better than damon. but, dear God, putting him right in the middle of our high on base guys is killing rally after rally.
and none was more devastating than that one.
Just think, in a few weeks we’ll have photos of Arod with that big smile of his, dressed in a $5,000 Armani suit, picking up his MVP.
The Yanks will probably keep him because he gets fans excited between April and September, and helps keep the money rolling in.
He’s hit into DP’s all season. Its not a surprise.
Oh well, maybe he will have dinner again with Kenny Lofton, like he did in Cleveland. That’s a fine show of leadership….have dinner with the guy who thinks your manager is a racists.
Its why his opinions on the team and Torre should be taken with a grain of salt. Players play and GM’s put teams together. You never listen to what a player wants in terms of players or a manager.
They should just concentrate on doing their jobs and stay out of front office decisions.
this is the end of the yankees of the late 90s if they lose this game
clemens is injured
torre is fired
jeter is in decline
the rotation is in shambles
the boss’s healthy is slipping
the red sox have more World Series wins in this century
ugh, I’m making myself nauseous
Does any still want Joba in the bullpen next year? It would kill me to see his talent wasted in the pen.If he could do anything near what he does out of the pen for 8 innings it would be amazing. Think about the difference if we had an ace in this series. We might have swept.
I hope Chuck Caray’s mouth gets filled up by those gnats/bugs that were pestering on game 2 in CLE. Will he shut the f up about “magnificent” Byrd? how bout how many times he’s mentioned how “great” Lofton has been?
oh God, pleeeease, anyone but NOT Fartsworthless….
I’d take Felix Heredia over him.
when did kenny lofton become edgar martinez?
I’m just so frustrated right now. With Jeter GIDPing every chance he gets, why did we not have Damon try to steal second??????????????????????
Now everyone says Jeter is overrated?
C’mon people dont lose your mind.
Yes Chip, The Indians don’t suck.
where is edwar ramirez when we need him??
People should remember that Joe Borowski is a terrible closer. I’m just saying.
Get Farns. out of here. He makes me sick. Good thing I dont have to hear Chips voice for 1 more day. He is sooooo annoying!!! Indians good luck getting swept by Boston.
The season must be over…Suzan and Sterling are discussing Kelsey Grammar’s new TV show. As long as George is gonna clean house, he ought to add these two @$$clowns to the list!
I’m not giving up, though! Come on, Yanks!
Sopcast link anyone? Please?
The Tigers are watching and haven’t won squat this decade.
The Sox fans feel good now that they won’t be playing us. So brave now. I remember late Septemeber when we closed to one game from 14.5 and all of you looked like you just saw your sister making out with your best friend.
Sox fans, please remember that the sun shinning n the dog’s rear has set.
Tiger fans…Please it’s a hockey town.
rotation in shambles?
*cough*HughesChamberlainKennedy*cough*
I keep looking and it keeps saying the game isn’t over. What am I missing that you all seem to see?
BBFan-
The best I can do you is “I believe the Yankees CAN win this game”. But as far as thinking they WILL?
Not so much.
I’m always there until the last out in any event.
“AROD should be thanking Jeter for taking the negative focus off of him!”
Jeter should be thanking A-Rod for his bloated $189 mil contract.
hey skip caray, what else has cleveland done? Have they ended the war in iraq? have they eradicated aids? Do they feed the homeless and build houses in new orleans?
hey Ricky Vaughn,
I’ll let you have that moment, since you’ve had so little of them..it’s the right thing to do!
Kyle will get cheers
A guy that gets around 200 hits a year and bat around .315, should be taken out if the two hole?
Wow. I thought my day was going badly, then announcers say that Farnsworth has ANOTHER YEAR on his contract.
We have the WORST management in all of baseball.
Here we go…Chip Away…Chip Away
Damon popping up to Peralta earlier,and Jeters DP cost us at least 2 runs.
I just get this feeling that Cleveland will not Hit and not pitch the way they are now,against the REDSUX!!!!
REDSUX and Rockies 2007 World Series……..AGHHHHH
boy that jeter DP really silenced the crowd eh? he along with pretty much everyone other than Cano have been putrid. Goodbye Clueless Joe. Your era comes to an end. Yanks need to get better in the Starting rotation and shore up the bullpen bigtime.
Jeff NJ-
don’t tell me, ya got to get up early tomorrow, no??
That’s it I am done with TBS and their coverage. I hate baseball on radio but am switching to satellite because these 2 bit announcing whores are the worst and their stupid stats are horrendous and rarely insightful. I will not watch another TBS baseball broadcast ever.
Farnsworth gets the job done.
This is NOT over.
There are still nine outs to go.
You all know Bobby and Alex and Jorge are itching to show why they’re part of the Yankees.
It is not over.
27 outs in a game. You play all 27.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Nice inning by Kyle! Come on, Yanks…let’s hit!
I love ronan tynan
Just think, this is what we fought all summer to end up doing. What a complete waste. This organization is being embarrassed.
If anyone needs a pickmeup, flip over to espn. The Bills are up 11 points on the Girls.
Now he’s good. If he had done this during the season, maybe he pitches instead of the Viz in game 2.
And… not even Bob Sheppard is there.
(sigh)
I think I’m with letting Torre move on. Something has to change. It is just too hard to be a Yankee fan nowadays. I know that probably sounds pretty spoiled with 13 straight postseason appearances.
>>hey skip caray, what else has cleveland done? Have they ended the war in iraq? have they eradicated aids? Do they feed the homeless and build houses in new orleans?
who else doesnt know this version of god bless america?
Joba in the 8th, Mo in the 9th.
That means we have nine outs to get four runs. Find a way. Let’s get two this inning, one in the eighth and two in the 9th for the walk off.
is don mattingly usin just for men?
Good post nettles….I agree….time for new announcers on radio.
I’m so glad I took off work tomorrow.
Somebody get Joe a beer
Rebecca, I love your optimism, but I’m soryy I’ve just run completly out of it. Especially when it comes to A-Rod. You can only get kicked so many times.
PB- This team doesnt come close to comparing to the teams of the 96-01 Yankees. This team is based on slugging. Those were based solely on pitching. Cone, Pettitte, Duque, Wells, etc. and the bullpen of Rivera, Nelson, Stanton, Mendoza.
You know that Chip doesn’t follow the Yankees at all, when he uses “beautifully” and “wicked” in reference to Krazy Kyle. Seriously, good inning for Kyle.
What’s the story on the Dr. singing “God Bless America”?
I hope Torre publicly decides not to return so he seems to go out himself before he’s pushed.
I wonder if he’ll latch on somewhere.
(I still have a sliver of hope, but, see if I ruminate on other things, and they come back, I’m even happier.)
Joe’s hairplugs are really bad. I mean either finish the job or just chop it down.
Hoefully the long version of GBA + TBS commercial will put the cleveland bullpen on ice.
how’s that for a mildly pleasant surprise? farnsworth does his job.
and, even though I feel mine ebbing away, let’s keep hope alive! Remember:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....=270419110
One fair criticism of Jeter..his leadership. Last year- didn’t man up for A-rod. This year-dinner at Kenny’s. He is not the leader that the broadcasters make him out to be. He never was. He is a great Yankee. But Paulie, Girardi, Tino, et all led those teams. We need a personality like that.
I hear one of them is up for manager…
“the red sox have more World Series wins in this century”
That’s the funniest load of crap I’ve ever heard. Its 2007! Typical Sox fan…making up crap like that to seem like some historic ball club.
The factgs already speak for themselves, but if you want, let’s talk in 2020 then see who has the most WS wins.
that song was a rally killer
Look, Jeter was being played perfectly. One things for sure, Clevelands scouting is insane, they were talking about all the high tech analysis and in-game video they have. Theyre going back into the clubhouse between innings, getting updates, making adjustments, running stats. Jete took that ball back up the middle and Cabrera was waiting there, every other team plays Jeter in the hole between 1st and 2nd, that ball goes through for an RBI single. They’ve got a crystal ball, the only thing i don’t get is why don’t we?
I don’t know Jeter’s broad, my moments have been more recent and yours are drying up pretty fast.
I can’t even get the RALLY FARNSY out, too depressed right now
Most managers would have Damon run in that situation. Especially when the guy at the plate is a DP machine.
But, that’s not Torre’s style any longer. Its just sit and wait for the big inning. He manages with no sense of urgency and hasn’t for years.
It makes no sense to send Damon. They wouldn’t have even thrown through.
But, for some, Joe Torre can do no wrong. For some of us, we just wonder what goes through his mind during games. Its like he believes they will just breakout, instead of making things happens.
That’s why he is 4-13 in his last 17 post-season games.
YanksforLife he is growing the bangs out
Anyone sick of TBS can get on their computer, while the sopcast links just died, Uusee has the game in taiwanese
I’m still hoping for a magical comeback. But realistically, Cleveland has played every facet of the game better than the Yanks. So why would that suddenly change in the next couple of innings?
Most new managers will want their own coaches and possibly retain some. Joe Girardi might be wise to convince Mattingly to return as hitting coach and also convince Paulie O’Neil to leave the broadcast booth as bench coach. It will not be a boring bench.
He needs Guisepe Franco
6 innings. 10 hits. 2 walks. A double and a home run.
And 2 stinking runs.
I know all you True Believers in the God of Clutch think there is some ephemeral explanation for this deep in the recesses of the “heart” of a club, but it is simply attributable to the randomness of fate that makes baseball such a great (but maddening) game.
That was the worst rendition of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” I’ve ever heard.
I will not consider this season a lost one no matter what, and I will not consider this game over till all the outs have been recorded. LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!
the hysteria on this site is laughable. the team is in shambles one brain surgeon posted.
yeah, sure. they have about 7 youngsters contributing big time and there minor leagues are the most stacked they have been in 30 yrs but they have no options; how about; hughes, kennedy, joba, cano, cabrera, duncan, edwar(can improve), veras(a stretch but WTF) and many good arms in the minors…
they have 3 guys 23 or younger that any team in baseball would want to be on there team, they have an allstar(yes a knuckelehead but still an allstar) 2b, a B level CF and Jeter is 33 not 45…
Damon can still play etc.
the hysteria on this site just shows yankee fans are just as stupid as most fans…
if joe goes. I would pray to god that ESPN replaces joe morgan with joe t.
“Now everyone says Jeter is overrated?
C’mon people dont lose your mind.”
I always thought and stated in this blog for a long time that Jeter gets much more credit than he deserves.
All Those WS were won when we had Paulie, Coney, Brosius and other key guys. Jeter was a kid along for the ride. He won nothing after they retired, but he gets more credit than all those people.
Don’t get me wrong, Jeter is a very good player. He just gets more credit than he deserves. It was no wonder a couple of years back the players voted him as the one of the top five overrated players.
I bet most people here thoguht the 04 ALCS was over at this point. The heart of the order is due up here and we have 9 outs to work with. If we can get 2 or 3 runs Joe Borowski is their closer. I dont want to hear from anyone who has given up if they win this thing.
This is the inning we will score some runs and make it a game, then win in the ninth.
Personally, I have always felt that the slow decline for the Yanks began on that November night in Arizona in the 9th…..I did however beleived that they had a real shoyt at running the table this year…..
CMON BOBBY!!!
Joe looked like he just huffed glue.
“I will not consider this season a lost one no matter what, and I will not consider this game over till all the outs have been recorded. LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!”
So what do you call it when you scrape up a WC berth then choke in the first round?
best city in the world! hands down!
If I saw some life in these “veterans” I’d be much happier and more optimistic. It looks like the kids have some energy but the older “experienced” guys just keep killing it.
8 outs away
stepped away for a few… see nothing has changed… Yankees still suck tonight and there is going to be a new manager next month.
good to know life doesn’t pass you by….
This may well be A-rod’s last AB for us. Let’s see how it goes.
I want Wedge to have to use Borowski, so get some hits!!!!
I can see Torre going to the Cardinals if he doesn’t retire.
C’mon A-Rod, solo shot. Get that run back that your sleepover buddy left on the pond.
yeah in retrospect Sj said they should have had Damon running. If he got thrown out then I am sure he would not be singing another tune..
Abreu cannot hit good lefties and that is why I do not sign him, your 3rd hitter cannot be out against good lefties..
Jeter let baseball in GIDP, which is rather shocking considering he is fast..
Joe will work for FOX. He is a notorious ESPN hater. Joe can’t resign. His contract expires in the offseason. Many respect Joe, but are probably open to change at this point. We’ve seen the ending to this movie too many times.
One thing i will say that im sick of from Jeter is his complete inability to show emotion. As a captain, you’ve got to lead, and i’d say that most of the time, thats being cool under fire, but now and again you’ve got to flip the f*¢k out man. Notice earlier in the game everyone chanting for O’Neill?
Yeah, the guy that used to destroy water coolers and throw bats and crack helmets, thats who gets the chant, cause fans are angry and sad and they care, they don’t want to see anyone laughing in the dugout, blowing bubbles after running through a crappy inning ending DP. If Jete threw his helmet, if A-Rod snapped the bat over his knee after striking out, fans might feel a bit more ‘in-touch’ with the players, but when we watch them drop like this and none of them seem to really show much emotion, we just feel alienated.
“So what do you call it when you scrape up a WC berth then choke in the first round?”
Your $5 momma was choking last night, sweetheart. GTFO.
When will the “Joe Is Gone” announcement be made?
Tomorrow?
Two weeks?
Aaron Rowland in center next season,,,,,Melky to right
Yanks should watch there at bats. You would wonder if they even knew where the strike zone is when there is some pressure. Abreu comes up swinging at anything in sight. While the Indians who have alot of crap hitters in there lineup take pitch after pitch and waits for pitches to hit. Cashman get rid of the big boys.
no team has ever scored 4 runs in 3 innings. there is no such thing as a comeback. let’s talk about next year. sheesh.
AROD!!!
YES!!!
YES!!!
YES!!!
That would be an RBI
ALEX!!!!!!!!! F YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr., wish I could say that. My job has turned flexible, i can go in whenever. I just couldn’t take being there anymore, crappy night all around. I need some serious happy pills right now. Ooh A Rod just jacked one, that’s a start.
6-3 now. See.. Still going to win this
Mr. April goes deep. Too little, too late.
I hope that doesn’t turn out to be sad and ironic.
take THAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
put that in your pipe and smoke it motherfu¢ker.
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A-Rod hits one; hopefully, it’s not too late to catch up.
“I can see Torre going to the Cardinals if he doesn’t retire.”
Yeah, they will pay him $7 mil.
Please get another at-bat A-Rod
dear god let this get to the 9th close arods ready to explode now. THE MONKEY IS OFF HIS BACK.
it is NOT OVER !
Yes ARod! Let’s at least force Wedge to use Borowski. That DJ DP is now looming even larger…
Can someone hit a homerun with men on base??!! Homeruns when no one is on base doesnt help. As Posada swings at the dirt.
Solo homers don’t make Cleveland sweat too much.
1st postseason RBI since 2004? Really? Wow. That’s not a monkey, that’s a gorilla.
ok a rod!!!
don’t know why veras is warming. why not ude mo for 2?
they need more than one this inning to have a shot…
Borowski is not going to pitch.
Jorge is swinging for the gates. GO THE OTHER WAY.
Oh, no!
an insurmountable 3-run lead with 3 innings left.
There is the A-Rod home run. The meaningless home run when we are about to be eliminated
Jesus, Joe’s boys are coming up small.
Mr. Anti-climatic, Mr. Anti-October finally hits one.
That was a bomb.
Stars are aligning for A-Rod to have a walk off hit in the 9th, unless Jeter hits into another DP.
If taht was his last at bat as a Yankee, it was a pretty good one
All I can say there is: great timing AROD! (yawning)
Be happy Arod just did that, for crying out loud.
The Rowand idea is not all that bad
We aren’t out of this yet, guys and gals! Come on…show some support for your team!
Another solo HR for the Yanks. Man.
Damon
Melky
Cano
Arod
Anyone else?
Its just so frustrating that when they have guys on base they hit into DP’s; when no one is one, they hit HR’s.
Amazing after a homerun Posada swings wildly. Will they ever show patience!!!! After 7 more outs they will have a couple of months to count there money…Which is all they seem like they want to do now.
I guess Joba really did get gassed last night. Bringing in Veras now is a bad idea. I’d rather Torre try to strecth Farnsworth (cough!) another inning.
Veras & Joba warming.
He better bring in Joba, what would he be saving him for?
12 hits 3 runs.. 6 solo jacks and Damons 3 run job..
again clutch hitting and Wang are the story..
it is not real complicated but the haters can blame torre(i am ambivalent on him I do not like his in game moves often) but he is a great communicator and class.
Or Arod who has not done much but there are so many players who have not contributed…
Cappy needs to get off his Ass
Jaba warming up
If anyone could have gotten on base in front of him, that would have been a huge home run. Still could be – still have 9 outs to go.
The top of this lineup is going to get another chance…and I just HOPE it is against Borowski…another walk-off Homer for A-Rod and we pick ourselves up from the canvas one more time.
One more time Cano…….
Arod is batting .500 at Yankee Stadium in this series. Damn, some people just WANT to bitch.
Can-oo, Cano ???
Come on Robbie!!!!
This is the guy we want up now. CANO FOR PRESIDENT
we’ve deff seen the yanks come back from 3 runs late this year. their bullpen is not unhittable people. borowski will pitch the ninth.
Who will pitch 8th?
Joba or Mo?
I will go with Mo for two innings.
I really don’t want to see yet another stranded runner.
so if arod makes an out he is a bum. if he homers he is a bum. he certainly hasnt had a great series but so far he is hitting 286 and only 2 starters (damon and cano) are hitting better than him so far.
What stinks about this impending loss is even with our dreadful play, we should be tied right now if our deadbeat manager had any swagger to actually manage. Leaving Wang and Moose in too long has seriously cost us. Not sending Damon was a rally killer. Too little too late unfortunately. Sorry Yogi.
Thanks Pete. I’m looking for positives wherever I can find them and the 4 for 8 comment was a nice touch.
Let’s go Robbie!
GET ON THE TOP STEP BOYS!!! WTF?
Duncan, Cano, Damon and A-Rod are the Yankees we all can thank for even having ANY chance in this series…LET’S GO YANKEES !
I said it before..Wilson Betemit walkoff
who Torre brings in to pitch all depends what if any more they can tack on here. we tie, you’ll probably see ANDY P
Watch Borowski come in the 9th and pitch a 1,2,3 inning…That would just complete a disgusting night and make me throw up.
Pocono Chris-
Who is Betemit going to pinch-hit for?
were done.
6 outs left.
Too little, too late
One at a time is not going to do it at this point.
well,that’s just too bad….
Ok. Hold them in the 8th. One or two more in the bottom. A-Rod wins it in the ninth!
6 outs.
3 runs.
Stranger things have happened.
Game is FAR FROM OVER….Bring on Borowski whenever you feel the need for Pain, Injuns !!!
It’s weird, but right now, I feel better about this game than I have at any other point. Right now I really, truly, really think we will win this…
(shrugs)
LET’S GO YANKEES!
we are chipping away but those 2 runs that moose allowed will probably do us in. also i cant take much more of chip caray. earlier he said moose pitched well. giving up 8 baserunners in 4 2/3 is not pitching well. since only 2 scored its pitching lucky yes, but not well.
Lovely at bat Cano. Dont make the pitcher throw strikes or anything. He sees 1 strike and now it is time to swing at anything in sight.
why veras?
Veras? why? tune up for the future?
Veras. Don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Yankees are winning this game 7-6. Vito’s crystal ball is CLEAR on that !!!
Quick question: why the hell is Jose Veras pitching with the season on the line?
Well. Yeah. I don’t think we can say it’s Moose’s runs that will doom us, though… I’m pretty sure Wang’s runs did a bit more to hurt.
Rebecca-
Me too in terms of feeling best about this game now. Except before it started and Wang coughed up 2 in the first.
why Veras?
It is the 8th Inning and I do not understand this move by Joe. Hopefully it will work.
I forgot all about the Giambino on our bench
adam – because joe is the manager. he spent joba last night for no real reason. and i guess viz is locked in a closet or something.
The Yankees are going down like a sausage hot dog and 22 ounce beer in front of Tony Gwynn.
If the Yanks pull this out, Boston will look like a cake walk.
Veras is gonna MOW THEM DOWN !
regardless of what happens with Veras I do not like this move..
they cannot give up any more runs..
big gamble but Joba can rest for next yr.!!!!!
Maybe Joe is getting that magic touch back
6 outs left:
melky
duncan
damon
jeter
abreu
AROD
hmmmmmmmmm……
Speaking of vito and his crystal ball… where is he?
I didn’t see his prediction… hmm…
This season will not end tonight.
My god Tony G hasn’t missed any meals
Can Tony Gwynn get any bigger? Looks like he’s taking up the entire booth?
Rebecca,
I gotta tell you….I don’t know how you do it! stay so positive??
I’m amazed! too bad only you amaze me tonite and not our beloved Yankees.
Where
is
Luis?
Oh man, Veras scares me.
I heard that the White Sux want Rowand back real bad….They missed him the last two yrs.
I predicted that A-Rod would hit a HR there…..Surprised Wedge didnt bring in Betancourt
Six outs left…………PUT Molina in maybe he can hit like Shoppach (stupid ex Redsuck)
C’mon Joe. Get Mo up…like yesterday.
If this run scores Torre should be told immediately after the game he is not coming back.
Yes Chip. Great NLCS. Too bad none of the billion people on the east coast will watch.
Veras? It’s Mo for two here no?
I guess Wedge is going to hedge himself, and probably only bring in Borowski to “close” if he can have Betancourt backing up. Probably uses Leiws this inning. That guy was sick yesterday.
AN why again, is Veras in? Joe was questioned last nigh tabout using Joba for the 8th and he said “he would still be available”.
Well. At least he’s going out with the best…
well veras was another smart bullpen move by joe
forget Luis! Mo is coming in!
Joe M,
TG-the real Jaba the Hutt.
nice pitch ….NOT !…is it Joba time ?
not yet!
If i can make one change on the team it would be to have a managing staff / batting coach that could approach a batter before his AB and tell the pri¢k – hey choke up, just take it the other way, go into defensive swing mode – if i see you putting on the homerun swing, im gonna kick your a$$.
Dunno if thats our coaches not coaching or just an inability for our ’stars’ to take any instruction or advice whatsoever. I have a feeling its the latter, which gives me fits.
Or freaking not.
Anyone know what that crowd was saying?
Hey everybody – any seats open on the optimism bus? And is smoking allowed on the bus?
Why didn’t he bring Mo to start the inning.
Irrespective of what happens it clearly proves how clueless Joe is.
This game is winnable for Yankees. Why isnt Joba pitching right now??
ITS THE LAST GAME OF THE YR IF VERAS LOSES IT, darn it Joe…
Yanks would need another 6 innings to win this game. Since they score every couple of innings with no one on base. Men on base they do nothing. Mussina did as good as he could of. Considering he has been awful this year and hasnt pitched in awhile. Wang is the one that killed them and gave them nothing. Why is Veras pitching is this game? Another stupid decision. Now you are putting 2 people on base.
Looks like Mo’s coming in…
hey joe is improving. all year he has let the new pitcher waste pitches walking the first guy he faced. now on his professional death bed, joe has maybe learned something.
enter the Sandman
tony gwynn ate kirby puckett
I usually love reading everyone’s comments, but when I feel like getting a major dose of fatalism and negativity, I usually read Red Sox fans discussion groups.
Who thinks Joe Torre just made his last trip to the mound ever?
It’s not his “professional death bed.”
I’m pretty sure another team would hire Joe Torre if a lot of middling Tracyish managers can keep getting work.
Wolf In Pinstripes: there are both seats and ashtrays available on the optimism bus! LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!
I love how Chip has been pronouncing Asdrubal’s name all night, “Ass-druble”
Yankees are built for the next two series…….This series should be 7 games.They can figure out a way to make it happen.
JFW:
It’s simple, really.
I was brought up with one thing drilled into me: as long as you have hope, you will never, ever lose.
I grew up learning about the Holocaust a lot, and about how the one thing that Jews had, the one thing that could keep them going was hope.
The Yankees obviously don’t compared, but it’s drilled into me.
(And the fact that Yogi Berra is my all-time favorite Yankee probably has something to do with it!)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again —-
IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wolf, whatcha smoking?
to steal one from the team with the big headed mascot, ya gotta believe!
“Anyone know what that crowd was saying?”
it sounded like “no more torre”
again I do not understand this…
I like Torre but I am scratching my head???
the game the season on the line and he pitches a guy with 9 ML innings this yr..
the problem is the back end of the yankee bullpen has been putrid this yr.
Ship Caray is literally a moron. Do not get me wrong Sizemore is a really gppd player but 275 avg, with 150K’s, etc is not Joe Dimaggio.. Caray says brining in Mariano at this point is brilliant I think it would have been even smarter if he did it at the start of the inning but what the hell, what do I know some idiots pay Caray alot of money to say this idiotic pearls of wisdom…
If Joba could not pitch Mariano should have gone 2 down by 3 runs with our pen. Let’s be honest we are lucky Krazy Kyle did not give up 3 runs…
Why was Sizemore put on base if Rivera was coming in? That was really stupid there arent 2 outs. I would rather face Sizemore then Hafner. Clueless Joe does it again. The greatest closer is coming in and you are walking someone like Sizemore…!???!! Doesnt make any sense..he isnt exactly Ortiz.
I think George hires Donnie, but I think Girardi might be the right choice…he is close with Paulie and could entice him to come back to be bench coach. That keeps Jorge and Mo around and lights a fire under Jeter’s rear.
I hope Pettitte comes back.
Re: Professional Death Bed.
I mean, come on.
Gra
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Litt
Le.
I guess Torre’s thinking here is use a less tired arm in Rivera and then if we can tie it, Joba will come out.
Alyssa Milano…Classic
I still think we can win. We can do it!
Prior to the start of the series, it was simple: Starting pitching. The Yankees got 1 great start and 3 hellaciously bad ones. Can’t win a 3 of 5 series with 1 quality start.
Let’s go Sandman!
Torre wants to call for Mo one last time in his Yankee managerial career.
George will not change his mind and look like a fool.
Thank you Joe, it was a nice ride for a while.
KEEP JOE… Sign him 3 more years, let him groom Donnie and go from there. This team was dead in may and played the best baseball in the majors the second half. The man deserves some credit for the job he has done. There is nobody out there to replace him right now….KEEP JOE
Mo is gonna induce the Inning Ending DP here….then HERE COMES THE PAIN !!! CLE is known for all of its famous choke jobs and NY is about to benefit from one tonight !!!
of course, no DP! nice slide there, jackass!
Rebecca-
no need to shrug.
your sentiments aren’t misplaced.
baseball is a funny game. It’s a game were Gnats weak hitting short stops named Bucky have changed the course of history.
Did Brenly just criticize Mo for being good?
close…3rd out anyHOO right here….TRAVIS !!!!!!
Gabriel….
please tell me you are a physchic!!! ppplllleeeezzzzeeee!
Mo into a post-season game with the Yankees down by 3 runs. Joe Torre is thinking outside the traditional playbook box. I just wished it didn’t take such desperate times for him to get there.
I hope Joe quits and stays a part of the Yankee family. He was terrific…except for that Veras move…oh and not running Damon…
Marlboro Lights, Vader. Notice the use of the plural.
BBB, pass an ashtray over here.
That A-Bomb didn’t just get a monkey off of Alex’s back -it’s opened up the clouds over this team for the 8th and 9th innings. GO YANKS!
There is no bullpen behind Mo and Joba, what do you want Torre to do?
I still like the idea i heard here earlier in the season re: new skipper:
the reanimated undead zombie corpse of Billy Martin.
instead of arguing with the umps, he’d just take a big chomp out of the skull. like to see how many calls go against us then huh?
SCYank: Paul has said he will not go back to a full baseball schedule. He only wants to work a part-time YES schedule.
People, when you post “facts” you should make sure they are true.
WTF is Carey talking about.
how was that foul ground ball in the photographers box almost in the right field seats?
what a hack this guy is.
Thank you, Jeter!!!!
who is up next for us? I forget where we left off?
closeeeeeeeee
Nice!!!!! Derek!!!!
Ok, one good thing Jeter.
Now, come up fourth and drive in some runs.
ugh can another call not go against us pls???
I wish Kenny Lofton were actually going to one of the other teams they’re discussing in these commercials.
did you just stick a fork in it Peter?
I officially hate the Indians. What a baby Hafner is. I hope the sox kick the daylights out of them. Trot Nixon also needs to take a long walk to nowheresville.
Please, just a get some runners on!
We’re not done yet!
has anyone ever gotten a msg from the blog here that “those comments are closed here”?
Yankees.
NOW!
WE DO THIS NOW!
WE WIN NOW!
The Stadium is alive deep into the October night.
Will it.
In other news, I love Mo. Extend him now!
Hafner trying to beg a Catcher’s Interference like Shoppach faked the HBP. Using the Blue Jays’ (and Pete Abe’s)logic against ARod, the Yankees owe those guys a beaning.
Need at least one run here so that we are a bloop and a blast away in the 9th.
I wonder what Mystique and Aura are doing tonight?
Pete,
Not sure I agree with he should “beat them to the punch” statement for one reason. You make it sound like it was hell for Joe Torre to manage this team.
Prior to managing the Yankees, he was 100 games UNDER .500 as a manager. He had never been to the post-season as a player and was only there as a manager once, with the 1982 Braves, and they were swept by the Cardinals.
He also had some financial issues coming off a nasty divorce.
We come to today. He is now 300 games OVER .500 as a manager. Has won 4 WS, and is a first ballot HOF. He has also made over 70 million dollars as the Yankee manager has became (rightly so) a sports icon in NY.
Wouldn’t it be fair to say the relationship was very beneficial for both parties?
As far as the Tampa jackels are concerned, we both know (as we have discussed privately), they aren’t going away, no matter who manages this team, as long as George is alive. It goes with the territory. Its as much a part of the Yankees as the pinstripes.
You take the guys money, you take his crap. Its the way it is and its the way its always going to be as long as George is alive.
I would also submit that Joe has had to take less of it than a lot of people who have worked for the Yankees over the Steinbrenner Era.
I don’t think the jackels are going to be the reason they don’t resign him. I think its going to come down to the feeling (rightly or wrongly) that they don’t need a 7 million+ per year manager, who has now (if this score holds up) 4-13 in the last 4 post-seasons.
I know folks will try to make it sound like George is awful to him, doesn’t show him the proper respect, etc. But, George has been like that with EVERYBODY associated with the Yankees ever since he owned the team.
I think its much more accurate to say its a relationship that has run its course for both parties. I don’t think its a matter of who should one up the other.
To be fair, not a lot of managers would have survived the 2004 choke and last years debacle. This year? At some point, you can’t keep trending downward in sports and not expect change.
It goes with the territory.
11 hits and 3 runs…..
C’mon boys, scratch and claw. This kid Bettencourt has never had to get big out in the Boogie down in October.
Baserunners boys. Baserunners.
5 outs left.
Don’t know about anybody else but Shelley is one guy that needs to be here next year. His fire and enthusiasm are a necessary ingredient. He’ll never be accused of being a stick-in-the-mud.
wonder if jason will try to bunt down the third base line in an attempt to help the team for once or try to sneak it past one of the nine guys on the right side of the field.
Joe manage in Tampa? no way, not in our division…way too wierd…he’d have to go to the NL. although, I for one, want him back!
Where’s the crowd in the stadium? Is it just the tv or is it really that quiet? I can’t believe that.
5th ATOM ball this game.
once again, field position is PERFECT for every single potential hit we’ve had. Where we didn’t beat ourselves, the Indians scouting beat us big time.
Peralta throws like a girl. Does anyone really think that Melky is a major league hitter??!!
Shut up, Jim Clark.
HERE COMES THE PAIN !!
HGH Giambi
4 outs left.
I hope Giambi relents and lets us trade him. He is God Awful.
I thought Kelly Shopach was going to try to outrun Jason to first.
Giambi used to be great. He is fallen far far from there.
5 outs… 4 outs…
Duncan gets a hit so Clueless takes him out..Just amazing, to bring in strike out juice man. Torre it is called overmanaging. Well it looks like Arod will make the last out..it is pretty fitting.
one of the last stupid moves ( hopefully not ) to bring in Giambi in place of Duncan, who has been our best hitting player in the playoffs. I guess Joe knows that his fate is sealed and wanted to show some loyalty to Giambi…touching,,,,I have tears….( junk ! )
Giambi is to easy bunt base-hit as Tony Gwynn is to salad.
Well, A-Rod can’t win it.
so it looks like a 9th inning massacre….7-6 Yankees….SEVEN to SIX…YANKEES !!!!
SJ-
That is a very sober post about the Torre/Steinbrenner dynamic. I only wish George hadn’t spouted off and made it all about this series. Joe has earned the right to leave with dignity. But, let’s remember that George isn’t necessarily all there 24/7 any more. But then again, he was an asss even when he had all his mental faculty.
1-2-3 8th…
3 outs left
Seeing Giambi flail at a pitch in the dirt couldn’t speak anymore to the past six, seven years. Big Hopes, Big bucks and a whole lotta nothing.
wow. theres no one on the entire team that i don’t want back next year more than Jason Giambi. I feel like the last time i enjoyed watching him play was the first half of LAST season. Since then, just bad ‘roids associations, injuries, unclutch K’s and general friggen ugliness. How the hell can we get rid of this guy??
Giambi is the perfect symbol of this team. He looks good at the plate, and you expect him to get a big hit, but it’s not 2000 anymore. He just strikes out and trudges back to the dugout.
I agree with Pete — Joe should say he’s not coming back — that’s the most graceful way for this to end.
1-2-3.
3 outs left.
Win expectancy for NYY: 4 %
Three more outs and then we get Borowski.
Just get the tying run to the plate in the 9th. We need one more moment of hope.
Figures the 8th inning would end with someone swinging at pitches out of the stike zone.
PLEASE BRING IN BOROWSKI, CLE !!!….your CLOSER deserves the chance….right ??? ( manaical laughter here )
Hold it here. We want Borowski or at least Wedge to have to explain why he wasn’t used.
Who’s up for some ninth inning drama?
Just score 4 runs in the bottom of 9th. How hard is that? Believe…
This feels like the end of more than the season. I feel like I am breaking up with my first girlfriend. How sad…
ARoD ties is in the 9th?
Well that about does it….To all thoose that are Optimists still,I applaud you.
Its the Yankees that should be winning 6-3 here.
They should have and could have wn Game 2.
There is no way Steinbrenner goes against what he said, and looks like a fewl.
Torre might go to St.Louis and we might be watching LaRussa making a lot of trips to the mound next season.
Or it could be Girardi (which I hope)
Time for a change———–Thanks Joe——Ya did a Hell of a Job!!Just not in the last 3 yrs!!!!!!!!!!
_I wonder what Mystique and Aura are doing tonight_
they’re getting their heels fixed by Bill Buckner and Grady Little.
the season is over. someone should’ve reminded these overpaid losers that they should actually show up when the playoffs start instead of taking their usual nap, like they have the past several years. GOODBYE CLUELESS JOE, DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT.
I don’t think (if we lose), that Torre or the Big Stein has to say anything afterwards. contract is up, done. they can say a nice goodbye over lunch, and wish each other well…why oh why, does it have to be such a DECISION? Big Stein should just let it go and have some class and show same to Joe and move on. there is a way to do it and there’s a bad way to do it….let’s hope George thanks Joe for his service and watch him ride off into the sunset.
Jeter hit. Abreu walk. ARod game-tying HR.
Say it with me…
Is Borowski up? I don’t believe Wedge will use him.
“Who’s up for some ninth inning drama?”
Bring it.
27 in 07 seems more and more like a dream with each passing out… ho hum…
it is not over until the fat lady sings though… 3 outs still…
There he is!! Meat!!
SCYank-
did you break up with her or vice versa ?
Borowski warming
well at least the indians have to go through Jeter, Abreu and A-Rod to win it.
I think the Yanks make it interesting and give themselves a legit shot…..
9th inning bloop-bloop-blast? anyone? buehler?
Didn’t see this coming. Gack.
i dont want to hear any more wang is our ace talk … Can someone say we need an ace?
I hate Lofton this little crying rat.
…Uh, Mo, that’s not exactly what I meant by ninth inning drama!
There are situations in every post season game that come down to luck.. And in this post season, the Yankees haven’t seen much of that luck…
Rebecca–27 in 07! Nothing beats Optimism!
October 8th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Who’s up for some ninth inning drama?
————
I hate to say this Rebecca, but you’re beginning to sound more desperate than optimistic…
Great, they’re the ones getting a rally together.
Is anyone as sick of this TBS crap as I am? This one guy sound like Bubba from Forest Gump.
Bringing in Borowski is a mistake, but is it enough of one…??? If they score on Mo here it won’t matter.
Having the music from Major League cued up is not cute. TBS is about as impartial as those annoying White Sox announcers.
I guess Mariano doesn’t want Borowski to come in.
Rivera is probably gassed from all of the pitching that he has been doing in this pathetic series. Jeter could of got an out at 3rd.
Unless Mr. Stein B had a “clarity” moment when he said “they must win this series or Joe T has to go” and now he regresses back to his alzhemeier…it looks like it’s spring cleaning time for the Yankees.
I say let them all go, opt out, or trade except:
MO, Hughes, Joba,Olendorf,Robbie,Jeter,Pettitte.
Try to sign Santana and/or Dontrelle Willis.
Try to get Miguel Cabrera for 3B.
Convince Arod to opt out just in case he still wants to stay in NY.
We have a great future with the young talent.
Cash will figure it out and the Boss will help him.
It’s been real. Take care and be good to yourselves this Winter. Until next season, God willing.
I’m OUT!
Win expectancy down to 2%. Thanks Mo.
that first pitch was SO much a Strike…It sucks that “blue” wants CLE to move on as well…total BS call…and I TOTALLY HATE LOFTON !
I would not have PH for Duncan. Then again, from the decision to pitch Wang tonight on, I haven’t agreed with much of the “strategy”, or what passed for it, tonight.
Its ending as it should end. With the kind of thump that makes changes necessary.
There is a GREAT core of young talent and young arms here to build on. They just need to re-tool this team, get away from the all star at every position nonsense, and continue to make solid baseball decisions. As they have done with the draft the last few years.
Frankly, I am less worried about who will manage this team next year than I am seeing how they handle certain situations (Arod, Posada, Rivera, free agency, etc).
Its the New York Yankees. They aren’t going to go into the crapper and, believe me, managers would KILL to manage this team.
Hard team to manage? Depends on the makeup of next years team. A few less egos, and a few more gamers, and its actually a pretty neat team to manage next year.
I know a lot of managers who would LOVE to have the core of young arms and young players currently on this team.
I hope Duncan sees Lofton after the game and gives him a forearm to the grill.
FUDGE YOU, LOFTON !
Theres going to be lots of changes in the next couple months for the Yankees.. Maybe it is time..
Yes SJ44, only Steinbrenner’s declining years have kept Joe Torre on board for an extended ride. A younger, more vibrant Steinbrenner would have pulled the plug after the 2002 loss to the Angels.
starting pitching
good defense
clutch hitting
the yanks had all of that in the late 90s and even in 2000, except the last game…
which team has had it in this series? Even the most passionate Yankees fan has to say it is the Indians…
that is unless THE MVP CAN TIE IT IN THE 9TH!
we’ll see…
Folks, do not give up.
We will score three runs and tie the game.
The White Sox guys crack me up. And they have an excuse. They’re hometown announcers.
No excuse for the awful TBS crew.
A 2 out hit would be fitting here. Since they have been beat with it the whole series.
Ya gotta Love MO…he is back next year, for sure.
PB: But you didn’t hear the tone in which I said it!
Johnny can stay…
Let the Joe Crede Era Begin!! (Well, not just yet. Please?)
Mo looks sad (facial expression)…wonder if he’s thinking it’s his last time on the mound in pinstripes?
Who should manage all of these young arms from a long-term perspective? Did Girardi do a good job with all those young Marlin’s pitchers last year?
Casey Blake hit that ball FAR
Dontrelle Willis is the last thing we need. Pavano has already filled our quota for overhyped NL pitchers for many years to come.
Peter, you are so right. Mr. Torre does indeed deserve to go out on his own terms. He’s been a class act all the way.
Ohhh Johnny. Nice catch!! And Mo is still my co-pilot, as always. Extend him now!
Let’s Go Yanks!!! Let’s do this in the 9th!!!
so either the game, series, season ends with AROD, or he ties the game up and prolongs our _ _ _ _ _ y
It’s up to AROD.
In one way or another, Arod has to hit to win this game.
Its all on him and Jeter.
The leaders. The Captains.
Both yankees
Nice catch Damon!! Here comes the 1,2,3 inning from batting practice Borowski. A closer with a 6 era to get a save.
WOW.
Of course it comes down to this.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Good night everyone. I’m going to watch the bottom of the ninth.
Thanks for doing the blog Pete. Great stuff.
Dontrelle Willis on the Yanks? I just threw up a lil bit in my mouth.
And I agree, PHing for Duncan was a bad move. This team needs more Duncans and less Giambis.
GREAT CATCH JOHNNY!!!!
(but, too little, too late.)
Funny thing. The gutty plucky contact/hitting speedy Angels with no stars at every position get swept. And what are the LA writers shouting for the next morning?
A-Rod.
I ask again what are Mystique and Aura doing tonight?
we get 6 straight hits off this BUM and score 4 runs to WIN THE GAME….7-6 Yankees…..DONE DEAL !
Lets win this Yanks..
A lot of people on this board are very anti-Torre. I think it’s time to go, but he is owed a huge thanks from the fans. I am old enough to remember the Dark Ages from 1979 to 1994, and Joe has gotten this team into the playoffs every single years he’s been here. 4 World Series, 6 pennants, and 13 postseason appearances is an excellent job. So let’s show him some respect as he heads off. He deserves it.
Buy-on New Jersey? Are you kidding me? The ONLY benefit here is that we won’t have to listen to these fools anymore.
“It always seems to come down to me”
Why have “the jackals” in Tampa been after Torre?
Sounds juicy, ala King Lear.
The Captain! What a series!
Scott Brosius where are you?
Borowski will always have Cubs blood in him…watch him CHOKE !
So weak Captain!
NICE JETER, WAY TO SAVE JOE”S JOB…
I’ll take this back sometime Friday…
JETER SUCKS
2 outs left. Jeter– MOST OVER-RATED PLAYER (and horrible defensively)
2 outs…
thanks for comin’ out captain
Pocono Chris – I think they got eaten by the midges in Cleveland.
Someone please tell Chip Caray to shut up — and that Bayonne is pronounced BAY-own not BYE-own.
Talk about the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations. Paul Byrd is the TBS “Player of the Game” for working 5 innings, and giving up 10 baserunners and 2 runs.
Jeters at bats were pathetic!!! You can make him throw strikes… Swinging away , swinging away no patience like usual. Didnt Jeter used to have patience??!?!!
I CANT BELIEVE HOW BAD JETER PLAYED… IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN EVENTUALLY … STILL TAKE THE CAPTAIN ANYDAY ON MY TEAM… NEXT YEAR WILL BE MUCH BETTER… ALL THE YOUNG GUYS… SOME NEW BLOOD MABYE… TRADE WANG… CANT KEEP HIM AFTER THIS.. UNLESS YOU GET SOMEOTHER ACE AND WANG CAN BE THE TWO OR THREE STARTER
is this a save situation?
YEAH BOBBY!
TWO RUNS NOW!
I’ll take 2Moreadoze, please.
now it is….!!!!!
anti jeter mr abreu, me gusta
6-4 now.. Don’t worry. We’ll win.
Why can’t they do this with anyone on base? If Jeter had just gotten a stupid single.
Way to go Bobby! Just get on A’Rod and we have two shots with Jorge & Matsui.
another solo hr.
don’t watch the tv. it might distract you from managing next year.
Another homerun with no one on base.
Another solo HR? Seriously do that when someones on base.
U GOTTA BELIEVE !!!…3 more runs are coming OUR WAY !!!
B-E-L-I-E-V-E!!!!!!!!!!
Peter-
Please tell Joe that most of us will always remember the great things he’s done while in pinstripes. He was our Casey Stengel.
Way to go, Bobby!!!
(but, still, too little too late.)
did you know that there was an article in the Wash Post last month re: Jeter and basically it said that his peers (other players in MLB) voted him the most over-rated player. When I read that, I was outraged, but maybe there is some little thing to that….I dunno. If he had gotten on base there somehow like he did so well in the regular season, hmmm, one run ball game now!
Jeter really never had patience. He hasn’t once walked more than he’s K’d in a seasoon.
As Arod tries to hit a grand slam. Can you have a bigger swing. Boss save your money for Santana not Arod.
There’s A-Rod’s last at bat in pinstripes.
beautiful, down to Hip Hip Jorge!
MVP MVP MVP MVP!!!
1 out left….
A walk is as good as an HR here ARod. Bad swing at ball 3.
1 out left.
Bye bye, Joe.
A-Rod, you are not worth 17 million, let alone 30.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO. Such a great 2nd half ;[ and now this has to happen
Miguel Cabrera’s name comes up. What about Jeter taking one for (his) team and moving to 1st base to solve that position’s problem and extend his career. In the process, sign Miguel Cabrera for 3rd base and move A-Rod to his natural position. Take one for the team or bruised ego ?
Sorry Pete, 4-15 with 1 RBI does not get the monkey off his bat. Not his fault, but we needed him to carry us.
As Arod lunges at ball 3. $30m buys you an MVP not a world series.
ahhhhh….
Just foul, cant buy a break
nothing like the 2-run, bases-empty HR.
It’s been nice knowing ya, folks.
What’s the best story? Hmm..
I shall adopt a passing interest in Todd Helton and Troy T.
THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEE YANKKKKKEEEEEEEESSS LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSEE!
As Red Sox fans breathe a sigh of relief not having to face us.
Fitting way for Arod to go out. Swing at a pitch two feet out of the strikezone.
1 RBI in his last 68 post-season AB’s.
Not worth 30 cents, let alone 300 million.
Let the re-tooling begin.
Thanks for the memories Joe…
WANG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 2 OF THE GAME LOSSES.OUR PITCHING WAS HORRIBLE THIS YEAR. When Big Stein starts shopping,We need a new pitching coach,and a hitting coach too.
Out pitched, Out hit, Out Played, another Year!!!!!
It was a fun ride, see ya’ll next year
crrrrrraaaaaaaapppppp!!!!!!!
Bye all.
how sad, another team celebrating at the Stadium
End of an era folks… Deep breaths everybody, this dynasty did some amazing things.
Jorge, still a sucker for the curveball.
Cleveland, kick Boston’s ass puleezz!
La-la-la-la-la…
Good Night All….great season…see you next year !
YOU GUYS SUCK. YANKEES ARE CHOKERS AND MERCENARIES!!!
BUH-BYE YANKS FANS!!!
I’m disgusted………..
Oh its a beautiful thing. Glorious. Enjoy that one all winter yankee fans, the real trolls of the baseball world.
Let’s go… (sigh) Rockies…
WOW what a choke job!!!!!!Time to back up the truck…I can’t watch this team win 90 plus games every year just to fold in the ALDS.
Thanks for a great blog Pete. I can’t wait to be on here for a full year next season.
Well, so begins the “other baseball season.” See ya in February.
Once again a team celebrates on the grounds of Yankee Stadium…..Seems to happen more often lately….
While a disappointing end, what an amazing ride.
Joe Borowski sucks.
And the Yankees had 12 hits, including 2 home runs and 3 walks for a grand total of 4 runs.
I think the Indians have been simply more than a little lucky this series and when it evens out against the Sox they will be toast.
All they needed was 1 hit with RISP and they would of won or for there “ace” to show up. But ofcourse they cant do it…4 years in a row. Indians have now punched there ticket to get swept.
at least SJ44 hasnt let this loss prevent him from making idiotic comments.
Rick, sweatheart,
I really don’t think the Sawx were afraid of playing us.
YEEEEAAAAA!!!!
Yankees are LOSERS!!!
Shelley’s real emotional.. Poor guy..
Yes, by all means, let’s blame A-Rod. Definitely his fault.
Alright, it is over for this season.
Next year looks bright.
Joe deserves to go, but he deserves a dignified exit.
There are so many here who stuck with the team during good and bad times along with me. Thank you.
Have a good night.
everyone who is gonna say the yankees suck, let me be the first to give you a big f,u,c,k you
No sigh of relief from Sox fans… THE BETTER TEAM WON.
Indians had:
better starting pitching
clutch hitting
better defense
…I wanted to face the yankees… don’t want anything to do with the 1-2 of CC and Carmona… DON’T YOU THINK? THOSE TWO PUNCHED YOUR TICKETS TO THE GOLF COURSE…
Boston breaths a sigh of relief….They wanted no part of another Yankee Series….
Good prediction Peter, this series end in 4. Except Indians win in 4.
helno,
For some, winning is less important than being proved right within the air confines of one’s own head. Hey, it’s a living.
Thanks Joe.
I love Duncan.
Paul Byrd, you are ugly.
Kenny Lofton, Beckett is going to hit you in the melon.
Eric Wedge. Please shave. Oh, you’re ugly too.
All – it’s been fun. Nice ride there in the second half of the season.
So many lost opportunities. But some real bright spots this season and hopefully we can pass the baton to the next generation of Yankee greats.
Enjoy the off season!
Pete – Thanks for your excellent blogging. You’ve been great and this has certainly been the place to be. Do you get some time off now?
Congratulations to the Indians, hopefully, your pumpkin doesn’t come a calling in Fenway.
Just Bloe sucks!!
There is a reason why this team is 4-13 the last 4 post-season.
It is made up of too many guys who simply can’t play post-season baseball and is run by a manager who has lost his post-sesaon mojo years ago.
Its time to fix it and THANKFULLY, that’s the direction they seem to be going.
Can’t stay status quo at this futility. Its a joke to look at the teams they have lost to the last 4 years in the post-season.
Now, its time for Arod to opt out and move on, Cashman to continue making the team younger, more flexible and more athletic, and find a few guys who fit into the Dynasty type of players rather than the choking underachievers that currently reside on this roster.
All very doable and it will be an exciting off-season to FINALLY see the changes that should have been made 3-4 years earlier.
That’s all folks. 2007 is in the books. 2008 will be the beginning of a new era.
Best of luck to the Indians in the ALCS.
bob
Couldn’t have said it better… F Boston trolls
Turner Classic Movies has the right idea. Pride of the Yankees on right this minute.
Wow – TBS showed Shelly crying. He showed up this series, I just wish he would have gotten some more AB’s. I’m looking forward to him playing more next year.
Our visiting clubhouse sure tastes alot of Champagne.
another 4+ hour game! think Torre will have a private meeting with no press first? I think he knows what he is going to do.
Seven seasons without a championship and feeling farther away now than ever.
Time for a new voice and new leadership.
Cashman, please learn that pitching wins championships not a softball team who can only hit 3-4-5 starters.
Put Joba in the rotation and deal Wang & prospects for Santana.
Yankee fans.. I know oyou probably dotn want to see me right now, but I do want to offer my condolences. Your team played great baseball, battled all year logn and never gave up. Whast more, you.. as fans.. never gave up. You were there for your team through thick and thin and for that I tip my cap to you.
Absolutely, I’ll be pulling for the Tribe, they deserve to go the all way
Joe goes. Everyone else, including Alex, stays.
As for changes, contracts will make it hard to make any massive overhaul. The place we need it most, pitching, will get the most work. That’s as it should be.
Steinbrenner PLEASE stick to your word get Uncle Joe out of here!!!! I hope he doesnt forget what he said. Figures that Arods last at bat he would be swinging at a pitch out of the strike zone. When the Yanks get a real ace and a bullpen then they can try to win the world series..let me know when that happens.
Thanks everyone for sharing this season. This board is a great place to argue, share enthusiasm, and commisertate. Too bad it ended on that final note. And congratulations to the indians, they completely outplayed the yankees.
sporting life could be much worse. we could be royals fans.
the most interesting offseason in a long time awaits.
only four months until pitchers and catchers report.
sad to see yet another team celebrate on the hallowed ground of yankee stadium. sigh.
and, of course, thanks to pete for providing this forum for us.
Have a wonderful life beyond managing the Yankees, Joe Torre. You are a classy, decent man who brought a lot of joy to New York and Yankees fans these last 12 years. You helped restore Yankee baseball to its rightful place.
Bask in all you mean to so many people and shed tears of joy when you’re inducted into the HOF someday. Thank you.
Thanks to the Yankees for 2007!!
Already looking forward to 2008!! Great things to come!
Pete, thanks for this great blog! Great work! Keep it up!
Definitely pulling for the tribe. They deserve this one with the team they have assembled. Best team in baseball: Indians.
Jeter as overrated-
Jetes has been playing with a bad knee since late July.
I imagine he will need offseason surgery.
Don’t forget, there’s alotta yankee haters out there, especially for players how have alotta endorsements.
perhaps the moniker “captain clutch” is overdoing it, I’m not a stat head, but as too being overrated, nobody said that when he homered off Schilling, last month.
Tigers fan…come on are you serious? Talk when you have won something post Frank Tanana. Get a clue.
Sawk fan. Kick their ass. Oh and I hate you.
I’ll second that. Thanks for the great work, Pete. And please keep us advised during the coming months. Winter meetings just around the corner!!
Man, what a great summer. I’m sad it had to end now. Lots of great things happened and lots of amazing things to look forward to next summer.
Pete, please dont ever give up on this blog!
G’nite.
Gotta root for who beat you to at least rationalize the loss. Go Indians?
We should be thankful for the good times this team and this dynasty gave us..
Deep breaths everybody, keep your heads high, and look forward to next season.
I will forever love my Yankees. We’ll get them next year !
2005, White Sox, won with great pitching,
2006, Cardinals, won with great pitching,
2007, Yankees, Lost with pitching,
AND with THOSE G%D DAMN ANTS!!!!
Oh man.
Shelley has tears coming down his cheek.
WE LOVE YOU SHELL!!
WE REALLY DO!!
Ding, dong the witch is dead. LOL.
Buh-Bye.
It was a valiant effort this season I thought. I’m going to worry tomorrow or the next day or week or month about the team structure. I know that sounds irresponsible, but I want to just forget about this for a while. I know what you’re thinking…big stein and cash money need me to criticize and analyze right now…sorry…i just don’t have it in me. sorry for letting my team down. But it’s in good hands with you guys. best of luck with that.
IMO the worst thing a Yankee fan can want is for the Boss to go into “fire the manager every year mode.” This merry-go-round in the ’80s produced no success– no play off apperences for than Yanks to fail in.
If the Indians are the better team why was the Yankees favored in the series? Why do the Yankees always get favored just because they are the Yankees? That’s stupid. Going into the series the Indians had the better pen and maybe starters but yet the Yankees where still favored.
Bottom line: yankees ran into a team with better starting pitching… and better clutch hitting.
end of story
end of season
Pete are you going to Blog thru the Hot Stove? Sounds like Torre knows he wont be back.
Hey,
four months and a week ’till spring training.
I can tell you one thing, this year’s Hot Stove league is gonna be exciting.
Torre please give your goodbye speech.
Another year of another team coming to our house to clinch
a series.Jeter has hit too many dp’s and or force outs.
WE NEEd HELP!!!!SOMETHING Has TO CHANGE,ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!
Tiger Fan, George is not that same owner he was in the 80’s. He’s mellowed alot. Frankly I was little surprised he came out and said what he said about Torre’s job Sunday.
Too bad about those missed opportunities in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th.
Would have been a nice one to win…oh, well.
One more thing: YANKEES SUCK AND THEIR FANS ARE WORSE!
SCYank wrote: “Tigers fan…come on are you serious? Talk when you have won something post Frank Tanana. Get a clue.”
I don’t play for the Tigers…. get a clue. The next best thing from the Tigers winning is the Yankees losing. I love it because their fans go crazy… The hornets nest is a-buzzin’
Tiger Fan, who needs your opinion? Get lost.
Pete just asked a question.
I think Joes doing that right now.
I do hate to say it, but the Yanks have a very good team coming into next season. The young pitching is going to be a force. I think there is going to be a different feel for how this team plays.
At least you don’t see Boston fans weep when we lose…
YEAH BABY!!!!!
Arod to LAAAAA
Torre to the golf course
Jetes to the clinic for a zoster shot
All is right with the world.
Baseball is a game where the best team doesn’t always win.
The Dodgers, with an injured Kirk Gibson, destroyed Eck and Oakland A’s in 5 (1988).
Lou Pinella’s 1990 Cincinnati team crushed LaRussa in 4.
And last year, the Cards beat the Tigers.
WE NEED HELP!!!!!
SJ44,
How can anyone think that losing ARod helps the Yankees? You make some good observations, but if you think the Yankees would be improved with a 34 year old Mike Lowell or then I’ve got some Ken Phelps baseball cards to sell you.
Fortunately, cooler heads will prevail because there’s a legitimate business reason to keep A Rod. business. A Rod made the 2007 Yankees worth the price of admission. With the new Stadium opening in ‘09 the Yankees are going to want him as one of their marquee players.
Torre always gives credit when his team gives up. Last year the Tigers were great, now the Indians are great. When you get beat by Paul Byrd your hitting stinks. When are they finally going to realize that they have no pitching and hitters who cant hit under pressure…when the Devil Rays beat them in the play offs??!!! It is the same crap year after year…
To ALL the Trolls: “The Yankees SUCK” but yet you would love to have half the players on the team and would kill to have all the resources and championships that come along.
Jealousy and enviousness is UGLY.
If this is the end of the line for Joe, it’s been one hell of a ride.
One of the great managers of All-time and an even better person.
We are going to miss him when he’s gone and all you naysayers will realize how good we had it here with him in the dugout.
_At least you don’t see Boston fans weep when we lose_
That’s cuz you guys jump off the Bunker Hill bridge
Hughes 5.50– Winning and losing reveals character. And it reveals those who have none. You clearly are one of those damaged people who derives joy from the misfortune of others.
So, just leave us alone to say good-bye to this Yankee season, and bid our respects to each other, and Joe Torre. Tomorrow, we’ll all wake up and get on with our lives, realizing baseball is just a game. An amazing, thrilling one that most years, for all teams but one, breaks your heart just a little bit.
Tomorrow, you’ll wake up and, sadly, still be a wretch of a human being.
oh well, this sucked but i look forward to next year, have a good winter everyone
Hey Wrap, You forgot there’s an entire movie of Red $ox fans crying after they choked in the ‘03 ALCS to the Yanks! HAHAHAHAH
i want joe to go but he has given us a lot of great times and he deserves to go out dignified and quickly. i hope they fire him in the next day or 2 to just get it over with. dont let joe hang.
DR AcUla , it’s always the team that’s playing the best at that time that wins. Look at colarado there hungry!!!!
Our guys weren’t
Yes Dr. Acula, the best team doesn’t always win. But one could harly argue that the Indians are not the best team. I think the Yanks & Indians are about equil, if anything. Remember, that the Indians had a better record by two games. And they did beat the Yanks when it counted the most.
Jax,
The Yankees suck. If you still want to watch baseball this year, check FOX on Friday.
Acula,
Could you point that bridge out on a map for me?
Is anyone listening to Waldmans wrap up? Amazing
i love paulie but he just told me that “excitement and enthusiasm” won it for cleveland. god i wish we could get real analysis.
Hey Fenway….why don’t you show some class and take off. Idiot.
Jax
October 9th, 2007 at 12:02 am
To ALL the Trolls: “The Yankees SUCK� but yet you would love to have half the players on the team and would kill to have all the resources and championships that come along.
Jealousy and enviousness is UGLY.
————-
Yeah, Sox fans are real jealous of the Yankees…. wait, will they be jealous of them before or during the ALCS against the Indians?
dont you have to meet up with sully and o’malley at the pub?
Congrats to the Yankees players for putting together a helluva second half and a strong season.
Not many people thought they could do it.
Cheers to Joe Torre… a great 12 year ride in New York.
Until next year!
cheers
I’ve become the biggest Indian fan in the last 20 minutes. I’ve got no problem with that club. They won with class and deserved to win.
Inflict pain on Boston because they think they have a cakewalk to their second championship in four years.
We Miss Paulie=
Anything interesting?
LOL! A SAWX fan has the nerve to talk? It took that sad, pathetic ORG 86 years to win. You shouldn’t be talking. LMAO!
How do you fire a guy who is no longer under contract?
Interview with the DP captain next. Hopefully he shows up next post season.
im sure he wasnt a sox fan til they actually won, seems most are that way
It is the Tobin Bridge and Sawx fans cry when the wind changes. Fenway, you are either an uneducated fool or twelve. Fess up
if it makes him feel better, let him insult us all he wants, does it really matter? its a message board on a blog about a baseball team, kinda pathetic that someone would go out of their way to do that
Tiger Fan-
yes, you’re right. I wasn’t addressing the Indians, rather another person’s point that team who lose in the postseason stink.
btw. thank you for your grudging props at 11:59 pm
Wrapping it up from Fenway-@ 12:07 am
Dude, don’t go there.
http://tinyurl.com/yqv6ej
first off, you don’t wanna get into a peeing contest, mine is bigger, period. But moreover, half my clan is from Boston. Why do you think we dislike each other, we’re like “The Honeymooners.”
a new era, should be a dynamic offseason.
this team was a complete disgrace. they were a flawed team all year long and was lucky to even make the playoffs. they need to get better in the starting rotation and bullpen obviously. clueless joe needs to go. enough with the tears and bulls.hit. this is a business. he’s been here 4 years too long. time to move on. too bad piniella isn’t available.
Joe Torre failed on Columbus day, bad day for all the Paisons
Let`s make way for Donnie Baseball.
Hey Ken
Better than waking up and finding out I’m a moronic Yankee fan with a huge sense of entitlement and no sense of humor.
Buh-Bye
26-3.
Dear Red Sox fans:
You’d better hope your team goes all the way, if they don’t we know your blogs.
One WS win since 1918. You’re right, the Sox rawk!
The only thing worse than you guys are Mets fans.
Acula,
I don’t know if you’re still reading this, but that link is broken, and if I’m getting bitch slapped, I want to at least see what it is.