Game 152: Yankees at Angels, Part II
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We’re up over 1,100 comments, seems like we should break up the game post.
It’s the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied at 5-5.
It could be a long one.
UPDATE, 1;14 a.m.: Hughes gets out of the jam with the score tied. Will Girardi use Mo in the ninth? His history suggests no.
UPDATE, 1:19 a.m.: Gritty, Gutty Brett Gardner has to steal second one would assume.
UPDATE, 1:21 a.m.: Not even a pitch out can defeat Brett Gardner.
UPDATE, 1:24 a.m.: Damon to face Darren Oliver. Yankees need a run here to get Mo in the game.
UPDATE, 1:28 a.m.: Slap in the face to Alex, walking Tex to get to him.
UPDATE, 1:30 a.m.: Alex continues a huge night with a sac fly. Yankees lead again, 6-5. Mo getting ready.
UPDATE, 1:46 a.m.: Mo gets the job done. Man, that was torture The Yankees are just celebrating like it was a regular win.
Its truly mind boggling how we cannot beat this team.
Mind boggling.
Its times like this I wish Pete allowed swearing on the blog.
Yankees could really use a hard fought win tonight for sure.
Can the Yankees Luuuuuuuuuuughes??
It’s getting to the point where they should just forfeit the road trips to Anaheim and rest the players who need it. It’d be a whole heck of a lot more productive
Dr. Cox
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:06 am
Its times like this I wish Pete allowed swearing on the blog.
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It’s times like this I wish there was an automatic troll filter
Why throw a 3-1 FB? Izturis was looking for that in a hitters count. Throw a breaking ball there.
Figures errors kill them here.
Extra innings would be a disaster for me at work tomorrow
Just don’t understand …… if we can’t win tonight, how do we get out of the first round.
The ghost of Gene Autry ……..
The Yanks make this team look like the greatest team of all time. I glad the offense went to sleep hours ago.
Kill that damn Rally Monkey.
A HUGE tie game in the 8th inning and Brian Bruney is up to throw in the bullpen?
Sorry, Joe G., but that’s going to send me to bed.
Until they stop trotting out Bruney, Marte and Mitre, I’ll have some issues with these guys.
we should’ve had defensive replacements.
It’s as though we are cursed when we play the Angels.
Come on Youuuuse
when your bullpen is not used regularly it gets rusty and thats what happened tonight …what a joke up by 5 and now this
first comment?
Thank got the Red Sox dropped two against the Royals. Otherwise the Yanks would be in big trouble right now.
Who’s ready to go extras tonight???
fail
its amazing how things can change so drastically….when it was 5-0, this place was so happy, i was feeling good even though i knew i wasnt getting any sleep tonight….now everybody is mad and im still not getting any sleep tonight
The only word to use is embarrassing…Hughes isn’t going to be available tomorrow.
someone explain to me why posada is always on his way to standing up when he catches the pitch? just horrible
Chuck September 23rd, 2009 at 1:07 am
Kill that damn Rally Monkey.
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Could we beat it to death with those damn thunder stix?
That walk isnt so bad.
Puts the DP back in order and the runner was already in SP.
>Its truly mind boggling how we cannot beat this team.
Commit errors. Pitch horribly.
Not hard to figure out.
How many games has this Yankee team lost due to the absense of Robertson?
The Yanks are a joke.
What the heck is with this team? This is frustrating.
Come on Hughes … you can DO IT.
Great. Turk Wendell up in the pen again.
Like I said, the Yankee pitchers are absolutely scared to death to throw a strike to these guys.
Even if they throw a great pitch, they hammer it to right field.
this is totally pathetic. how many times are we going to blow big leads to the angels!
Hey Nick. I’m ready. Where’s your buddy, “matt?” lol.
It’s basically a mental thing at this point. Scioscia is inside of Girardi’s head and that funnels down to he rest of the team.
30 pitches for hughes and one out nice….you will not see him tomorrow
Huge question mark when Hughes faces the top hitters in tight situations.
oh wait, are LAA batters top ones?
No it won’t be a long one because we’re giving up the go ahead run before this inning is over and will go out meekly in the 9th. This teams performance against the Angels is one of the most frustrating things on earth with the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict following close behind.
Stop throwing Vlad strikes!! He will chase the down and away pitch.
I don’t want my Yankees to be pressing because the season is ending and the playoffs are close. I hate it when they do that and it’s really looking that way with this embarrassing display in the last few innings.
I’m not mad and I still believe the Yanks can take this game. Tough to blame Hughes for two errors that he didn’t commit!
you all worrying bout the pen tomorrow, enough…you win this game and you are fine…besides, its bout time aj gave us 8 innings of 2 run ball
“The Yanks are a joke.”
Carl, please leave.
You obviously know nothing about baseball.
Dearest New York Yankees,
It’s been a very long night. Its 1:10am here in New York. Your loving fans have stayed up past their bedtimes to see this game tonight. Please win. I don’t mind staying up late to watch these games, but its horrible the next day when I am sleepy and sad over your loss. So please, let’s win this game. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely Yours,
Erica
Inside of who’s head? We do realize the pitchers tonight were Guadin, Aceves, Marte and now Hughes. The first three don’t exactly instill fear in the opposition.
I guess Hughes was too afraid to throw strikes to Vlade there?
I met a cute oriental woman in the laundry room tonight but I blew it. She seemed interested in talking to me but I told her, “I had to go.” I have no clue why I did that.
Has Boras left already? That’s soooo LA.
Hughes has probably got his entire family there as well.
Coughing up the lead again … glad I couldn’t afford a ticket this year.
One more Hughes.
So, if we dont score in the 9th, are we really going to see Bruney over Mo?
There we go Youuuuse
If Hughes puts Hunter on base they have to take him out. He is throwing too many pitches.
that hard grounder to cano ate him up…but that posada throw to 2nd was…wow…
What is really amazing is how many pitches the Angels see and how many pitches they foul off. They are pests.
Sean: no comment.
Nice one Phil. One more.
I am sick of this. They should not even show up tom. Just quit and go back home. This team can’t beat the Angels in Anaheim. And Girardi once again failed to use his good arms in the pen so they wouldn’t be rusty creating this situation.
NYY626
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 am
So, if we dont score in the 9th, are we really going to see Bruney over Mo?
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Repeat after me-
The Yankees will score in the 9th
The Yankees will score in the 9th
The Yankees will score in the 9th
what a gutless team! yanks are going to be the laughingstock of the postseason.
Anybody remember that “Faces of Death” monkey video?
It wasn’t very pleasant but that’s how I’m feeling about now.
I BELIEVE IN PHIL HUGHES AND THE YANKEES!!!
Tough to get down on Hughes when two errors were committed behind him. I believe in the Yankees because they are the best team in baseball.
As I posted earlier but who knows where that post is, won’t it be even sweeter when the Angels come all the way back and the Yanks win the game?
GO YANKEES!!!
Hughes coughing up the lead? He saved the prior inning and if Cano can make that play or Jorge can not throw the ball into center, Yankees would still be up.
nice Job Phil. Way to fail Yankee defense!
Cano & Jorge owe Hughes a run.
Erica –
Great open letter to the Yankees.
Love you Phil. That error is looming large right now
Yoooooooooouuuuuuuuse
Um seriously who is pitching the 9th inning? The Yanks have no one else good left in the bullpen.
STOP ACTING LIKE MET AND RED SOX FANS ALREADY…lets get on here in the 9th and bring in the hammer of g-d
# Bronx Jeers September 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 am
Anybody remember that “Faces of Death” monkey video?
It wasn’t very pleasant but that’s how I’m feeling about now.
Thank god that was fake. That disturbed me.
Phil did his job. Great, gutsy performance, marred by a terrible, untimely error.
And now we have to score a run, because if we don’t, Bruney “pitches” the 9th.
We can still win this!!!!!
Let’s Go Yanks!!!!!
YES!
Hughes did his part, no thanks to Cano. He got the outs. Now the Yankee bats have to get working again.
Everyone’s yammering about Cano’s error on the bullet, but, as hard as it was, he should have gotten it, and Posada made a throw off line, but, Jeter made little effort to knock it down. Definately three players at fault, there.
No excuses for Posada or Cano. They failed ! No one here should be making excuses for them.
good job by hughes…if he got defense the yanks would still be winning..
And here come the trolls. Funny thing though, Yankees even in this slump have the best record in baseball.
Facing the Angels is like playing the Mariners circa the 1995 ALDS. No lead is ever safe. I can’t stand that relentlessness. And that bleeping rally monkey!
That 5-0 lead was nice, if a little too early since they haven’t added much to it since those runs.
Anybody remember that “Faces of Death” monkey video?
YES. My God, yes. I remember seeing that in 8th grade and cracking up.
Maaaaaan, Faces of Death was AWESOME.
Bruney being up is just a threat to motivate the offense.
You have to like the fact that Scoscia is going to probably go to Fuentes here. He is a bit shaky. Then the Yanks have the chance to bring in Mo. But if we see Bruney, I’m going to bed.
so many chicken littles posting tonight…grow a set and stop acting like pansies…
yanks have won 95 games…we are in the postseason…anything can happen…yet many of you rather whine like a little baby wanting his milk…disgusting…thank goodness the yanks don’t perform like you guys do on this forum…
I hate West coast games. Staying up this late night after night catches up to you.
Shoddy defense tonight extended this game…or lost it for us, depending on what happens.
Sean: when you gotta go, ya gotta go. You don’t want to get Uromysitisis poisoning and die.
Sean S,
The more current terminology would be “Asian” woman. My parents say “oriental” but I’m sure you’re in a much younger generation.
Better luck next time.
Can someone please wake up the offense?? I can’t believe they were shut down by Palmer.
Hughes strikes out two guys, just like I predicted!!!!!!
Unfortunately, he let one of their guys score before he did it.
Hey, the Angels are in their heads, just like the Celtics were in the Lakers heads during the Celtic teams of the 60′s. Just like Bill “Spaceman” Lee was in the Yankees heads in the seventies. It does happen in sports, you know.
It would be nice to get a run here just so I don’t have to watch Bruney pitch. It’s like watching an accident about to happen when Yanks play the Angels. You can see it all about to happen but there is nothing you can do.
GGBG- Walk
Then steal
Then Jeter will do something awesome
Look at the front page of ESPN.
send HIM NOW!
ok…now let’s force the issue on the angels here…
we need to win this game now. Score a run, get mo in, and lets get it over with
come on Gardner, let’s give em a taste of their own medicine.
WTG BRETT
WTG BRETT
We NEED to get Gardy in.
Gardner nice aggressive line drive swing. Good start to the inning
GO GARDNER GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he should’t go first pitch to obvious
Attaboy Gardner. Beat the Angels at their own game.
Now will Girardi actually send Gardner tonight??
gardy starts it off well…4 well hit balls today..lets go yankees!
The My9 audio feed is wreaking havoc on my surround sound system every time they go to commercial. They literally almost blew my speakers out during the last commercial break.
Gardner please steal before the DP.
You think Gardner is fast? Pinch run Guzman!!
Hey, why don’t we give up an out here to get the runner to second..
No bunt please. Let Gardner try to steal one.
Jeremy
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:15 am
No excuses for Posada or Cano. They failed ! No one here should be making excuses for them.
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Where do you read an excuse for any of the three players involved?
I guess I am never going to get my thesis written at this point.
I am going to tell my professor this is the Yankees fault for being on the west coast for a week.
Myerburg September 23rd, 2009 at 1:18 am
Hey, why don’t we give up an out here to get the runner to second..
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no need to…brett can get to 2nd on his own…
has he thrown a pitch yet?
Christina- Pictures of the Girardi and A-Rod ejection + Leiter’s Sock
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:19 am
I guess I am never going to get my thesis written at this point.
I am going to tell my professor this is the Yankees fault for being on the west coast for a week.
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Your professor should be planning the syllabus around the Yankees.
What is the thesis on?
Jesus christ will he throw the ball to the plate?
Whew … close… he was leaning
pat
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:16 am
Bruney being up is just a threat to motivate the offense.
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Nice one.
What is the over/under of this game ended before 2am???
Will they pitch out here?
People should be able to voice their concerns. This team needs to wake up and fast or they will lose this game.
Uhh, that was a great pitch to go on.
Yeah.. But let’s see if Jeter can let him steal.. If he bunts one more time I quit and I’m going to watch the Pirates
angels will throw a pitchout here…
The Yankees continue to beat themselves in this ballpark.
It’s clearly in their heads. They boot routine balls, they can’t get runners in from 3rd with less than 2 outs, and every one of their pitchers has trouble getting guys out.
DT, when I said I had to go, I didn’t have to go to the bathroom. I just said I had to go for no apparent reason, like leave and walk away from her kind of, go.
Wang IS Taiwan,
I had no clue that Asian people preferred to be called Asian people.
OVER…
YEAH BABY!!!
YES!
beautiful
Fast tooooo fast
PITCH OUT- FAIL!!!!! hehehehe
YEAH BABY
Well the Yankees have had a great season but there is nothing wrong with being frustrated by the fact that the Yankees haven’t won a game here and just blew a 5 run lead with the help of some bad defense. This is not a must win game and the season is not over if they llose but it would surely feel good if they win
I love how Gardner still steals even when they do pitchout
Don’t bunt now…its not worth it…
YEAAAAAA GGBG!
GJ BRETT
Erica – always OPPC September 23rd, 2009 at 1:20 am
Christina- Pictures of the Girardi and A-Rod ejection + Leiter’s Sock
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:19 am
I guess I am never going to get my thesis written at this point.
I am going to tell my professor this is the Yankees fault for being on the west coast for a week.
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Your professor should be planning the syllabus around the Yankees.
What is the thesis on?
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Trying to solve a problem in the field of Literacy. Researching the effects of the Accelerated Reader program, which is being used in a lot of inner city and Title 1 schools.
And yes, she really should plan it around the Yankees. WIll discuss that with her tomorrow
Sean — yep, it’s true.
By the way, the front page of ESPN is pretty great.
whoa…WE GET A CALL!!!
OUT!
Gardner is sooooo fun to watch. Amazing speed.
let’s just do it!
The My9 audio feed is wreaking havoc on my surround sound system every time they go to commercial. They literally almost blew my speakers out during the last commercial break.\
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I hate that. My TV has auto leveling that tones that down when tv stations pull that crap. Its amazing how much overtime that feature has done already.
Oh man. He looked out. I think the tag got him when he overslid the bag. Lucky break for us.
At least none of you have to listen to the Angels’ broadcast …. even they know Jeter is going to bunt.
Do not bunt him to third. Jeter naturally hits opposite field which would do the same thing
He was out but we got a break.
“The Yankees continue to beat themselves in this ballpark.
It’s clearly in their heads. They boot routine balls, they can’t get runners in from 3rd with less than 2 outs, and every one of their pitchers has trouble getting guys out.”
Uh, whatever.
he was out way to go umps!
double steal
Damon, Mr Clutch is up.
can damon get a bunt down here?
Christina-
I have an idea. You can use the appalling grammar and spelling used on this blog as examples of why we need to teach our children better english. LOL
Him trying to bunt was absolute lunacy…maybe time to pinch hit for Oliver…
“I am sick of this. They should not even show up tom. Just quit and go back home. This team can’t beat the Angels in Anaheim. And Girardi once again failed to use his good arms in the pen so they wouldn’t be rusty creating this situation.”
Jeremy, for once I see your point and frustrations. I am going to agree with you, partially.
But, I dont see how you can tell the team to not show up, quit, and go back home.
Great fan.
JD bunt normally is ugly……
What? The Yankees actually get another break in this game? Not bad. Can we cash in???
Ah, nevermind. Gardner brought his foot up and got it on the bad. Man, he’s like a little spider monkey out there, what with all the flexible stuff.
Damon is a bad bunter, He should be swinging away
damon can’t bunt, remember his attempt against boston?
i dont bunt here…let damon hit
so Jeter walks and the pitcher wasted 15 minutes trying to get gardner picked off.
Tough call. Bunt, double steal or hit and run?
LOL Erica.
I will instruct MPB Johnny Damon to swing
Will there be a replay of the make up game in NY? Gardner on 2nd, runner on 1st and a double steal with a throw to third getting away and the go ahead run scoring? We can only hope.
WHo said double steal. I love it. Angels would do it to us. Would be hard to get Gardner out stealing third with a lefty on the mound. Cannot keep him on. Only thing is Damon being a lefty, better with a righty up ostructing it a bit.
He was out. That makes up for that bad non strike call in the 5th
I can’t believe I am still watching this. I have to get up in like 5 hours.
Damon has to bunt here. No way you can risk him hitting into a DP in this spot in a tie game on the road.
At home it’s one thing, but on the road, you play for the WIN. Your chance of winning this game is much higher by way of sac fly than banking on the lefty-lefty base hit.
Damon can’t sac bunt very well, but, he does drag bunt for hits very well.
i’ve never taken part in an exorcism, but having seen the movie, this is what it must feel like.
would anyone double steal here? This rookie behind the plate seems erratic, couldn’t throw a pitchout on line.
The best form of defense is attack.
I say bunt to stay away of the double play
Let Damon hit for sure. You may need more than one run regardless. Oliver sucks. He reminds me of Arthur Rhodes. We can hit him for sure.
S.A.–Serenity Now
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 am
I can’t believe I am still watching this. I have to get up in like 5 hours.
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try not to think about it! LOL
Consider it practice for the playoffs
Christina- Pictures of the Girardi and A-Rod ejection + Leiter’s Sock
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:19 am
I guess I am never going to get my thesis written at this point.
I am going to tell my professor this is the Yankees fault for being on the west coast for a week.
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My advice, go to the library, find a good spot to be alone, plug in your earphones, and listen while you work.
That’s what I did when writing my thesis two years ago.
id double steal here
Please.
Please, Joe.
DO NOT LET HIM BUNT. JOHNNY DAMON CANNOT BUNT.
don’t bunt please
he can’t do it 
The only thing, will johnny be able to bunt?
“I am going to tell my professor this is the Yankees fault for being on the west coast for a week.”
better first make sure your professor isn’t a red sox fan.
I don’t agree with Damon bunting here!! Pop up double play..
Enough of this losing crap, get the frickin job done. Now.
Donnie – Will Meet The Entire State of California Under the O’Neill Banner
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
Please.
Please, Joe.
DO NOT LET HIM BUNT. JOHNNY DAMON CANNOT BUNT.
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Correction. MPB Johnny Damon can do anything
“Well the Yankees have had a great season but there is nothing wrong with being frustrated by the fact that the Yankees haven’t won a game here and just blew a 5 run lead with the help of some bad defense. This is not a must win game and the season is not over if they llose but it would surely feel good if they win”
JOEMAMA,
My sentiments exactly! Extremely well said.
Its ok to be frustrated by you can never say die.
Unlike some boneheads here.
Gotta let Damon hit away here. He rarely hits it on the ground hard. No Double play.
double steal!!
They will walk Tex…to setup the DP…let him hit or double freakin steal on the lefty…
We will score off of Cousin Oliver!
Do something good here Johnny, or else Erica will divorce you(okay not really
)
I don’t like the bunt here at all. Damon doesn’t hit into a lot of dps and is good with risp
jeez…how does damon, a former leadoff hitter and slap hitter…not know how to bunt?
why why why why why why
WORST. BUNTER. EVER.
Joe G is stupid. Just stupid.
“Christina-
I have an idea. You can use the appalling grammar and spelling used on this blog as examples of why we need to teach our children better english. LOL”
Says the woman who doesn’t use proper grammar.
Million dollars to play baseball and he can’t BUNT???? Pathetic!!
At least the bunt is off ….
Bunt him anyway. The Angels would be surprised by it.
Forget this stupid bunt!
Pepitone September 23rd, 2009 at 1:25 am
Christina- Pictures of the Girardi and A-Rod ejection + Leiter’s Sock
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:19 am
I guess I am never going to get my thesis written at this point.
I am going to tell my professor this is the Yankees fault for being on the west coast for a week.
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My advice, go to the library, find a good spot to be alone, plug in your earphones, and listen while you work.
That’s what I did when writing my thesis two years ago.
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I think you are right. Having a computer right in front of me does no good at this point. Research is the furthest from my mind.
Great now Damon 2 strikes which is garbage. The worst he can do is k which would be horrible.
If Damon fakes a bunt how in the world is Figgins getting back to cover the bag??? Why doesn’t Girardi ever get creative?
damon tells all of you to STFU!!!
WOW!!
Or not?
well that’s it – it’s a fact.
Pretend boyfriends CAN bunt.
wow, pretty awesome bunt!
terrible call to bunt there but they got away with it
wow….got it down with 2 strikes…
OMG he got it lol
I will eat crow
MY GOD, HE DID IT. JOHNNY DAMON DID IT. A SUCCESSFUL BUNT.
Okay …. I’m glad I was wrong.
MPB Johnny Damon = Awesome
He was just trying to fool all of you with those bad bunts!!!
Nice bunt Johnny D.
GREATEST. BUNTER. EVER.
I GO WHATEVER WAY THE WIND BLOWS IF THE YANKEES TAKE AN ADVANTAGE BABY!!
they got to walk Tex right???
Wow…2 strikes and the bunt works?? Maybe this will work. Come ON TEX!! Fly ball please!!
wow bunting with 2 strikes joe got lucky on that one
Wow a bunt with two strikes. That was ballsy and could have been disaster. Now up to Tex. Still wish Damon just hit away
that was close.
Still would not have done that. Don’t give up an out here.
A-Rod make em pay!
WOW. What a bunt by Damon. An excellent job. A-rod will get the 2 RBI single here.
A-ROD will either hit a GS or hit into a DP..
The backbone of surprise bunting is fusing speed with secrecy.
Or Arod. Did I mention I hated not letting Damon hit????
wow amazing.
OK Alex. Seriously. DO NOT SWING FOR THE FENCES. A sac fly will do. I am confident that Mo will not blow 2 saves in one week.
Arod 66 hr in the park and they walk Teix. Ball or genius? We will see.
odd walking someone to get to a player who has hit 67 hrs against you.
wow, damon with 2 strikes, lays down a beauty, who knew
lets go arod
ultimate insult to A-Rod.
LOL
omg this us gonna nuts.
Wow… I’m actually a little surprised they’re giving Tex the free pass. Alex kills Angel pitching.
arod – just get it to the outfield…
I would give my right eye for an A-Rod grand slam here.
Truly the moment for an A-Bomb for A-Rod or the old fashion SAC FLY To the track…
Erica, good idea. At least I can find reason for reading the blog and tie it to the paper.
I probably should look at my own grammar first though.
A-Rod is 6-20 vs Oliver all time.
they letting oliver pitch to arod??? WOW
Joey G and his bunts….$&(&$@)(
bases loaded, 1 out
Come on Alex
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:27 am
well that’s it – it’s a fact.
Pretend boyfriends CAN bunt.
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I told you all-
Johnny Damon can do anything!!!!
Looks like it’ll come down to Alex. All he needs is a fly ball here. Not even a really deep fly ball either
Yay for the best Pretend Boyfriend! Sometimes they can indeed bunt.
We can’t lose this game now! We just witnessed a miracle.
Arod squeeze play. Just kidding, please get a productive sac fly.
Although a HR by A-Rod here would get him a lot closer to his 30 HR and 100 RBI totals.
This is an unbelievable clutch situation.
Don’t blow it in front of your girlfriend.
Donnie – Will Meet The Entire State of California Under the O’Neill Banner
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:29 am
I would give my right eye for an A-Rod grand slam here.
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Don’t say that!!! I don’t want you to lose an eye
Stand up Kate Hudson – shine the light on her Pat M. !
Sac fly would be more than fine.
AROD!!!!!!!!!!!!
A-Rod!!!
GGBG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALEX!!
That’s all they needed and he tagged that
good job arod!
yes!
GJ ALEX
Hunter was dreaming Jeter better be on 3rd.
1st pitch baby! THANK YOU ALEX/GGBG
THANK THE GOOD LORD!!!!
A-ROD WITH THE CLUTCH SAC!!
BLESSED BE THE WHEELS OF GARDNER!!!!!
Wow…that was closer than I thought..
I TOLD YA!!!!!
i love brett gardner 9th inning heroics, third time since last monday
According to ESPN.com’s Gamecast, the probability of scoring at least one run increased 6% when Teix was walked. Wonder if someone will eventually challenge the CW of putting the man on to set up the double play?
GARDNER AND A-ROD, just like old times…oh wait…YES…HAMMER OF G-D TIME…HAMMER OF G-D
If the Yankees win, I’d say player of the game is between A-Rod and Phil Hughes.
Hunter air mailed that ball why is Jeter not on 3rd???
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity. If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
Yes!
Well, I will be keeping vision in both eyes, and we still take the lead.
I’d like another run here.
take that Angels, don’t be disrespecting our Yankees!
A little tailor-made moment for A-Rod. Wish it could have done more damage. It’ll have to do for now.
Gardner took out the catcher
Here comes another Matsui HR.
Thank God ! Can we finally beat the Angels in their park.
Erica – always OPPC
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:13 am
NYY626
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 am
So, if we dont score in the 9th, are we really going to see Bruney over Mo?
****
Repeat after me-
The Yankees will score in the 9th
The Yankees will score in the 9th
The Yankees will score in the 9th
*****
NYY626-
You repeated after me, didn’t you
GREAT JOB, GUYS!
Anyone else see a clutch Matsui hit here?
Godzilla lets do it!
A run’s a run!
Love A-Rod right now…but love Gardner’s speed even more!
>A-ROD WITH THE CLUTCH SAC!!
now there’s a weird sentence.
Gardner might be the fastest guy in the league this side of Carl Crawford
Time for the good old Japanese Wambash!
A-ROD was clutch that at bat.
We lead 6-5.
Now, let’s hope Mo goes back to being unhuman.
Yankees 6 Los Angeles Demons of Anaheim 5
I’d like to sleep…please…just finish off this game…with a win!
No post-game too. this is lame. Hate these my4 games.
Melky needs to ride the pine…this kid is way better…
Dr.Cox
I am sorry. I am just tired of seeing them lose in Anaheim.
Tex was pissed Jeter did not move up and rightly so. !!!
oh wait, its 1:30 am. I think the last thing we need is a post game on top of this nonsense.
Gardner needed all his speed on that one. Hunter has a cannon out there wow
Erica
NYY626-
You repeated after me, didn’t you
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I DID! I knew lohud would erupt if bruney came into the game and really, extra innings during a west coast game should be illegal)
Damn..we need some insurance runs
if gardner can be a consistent 280 hitter, he will be with us for a LONG LONG time…
Yankees playing speed and smallball in the land of that f**king rally monkey. Take that, LAA!
C’mon Godzilla. Need insurance.
Matsui fastball double in the gap, i feel it
NYY626
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:32 am
Erica
NYY626-
You repeated after me, didn’t you
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I DID! I knew lohud would erupt if bruney came into the game and really, extra innings during a west coast game should be illegal)
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LOL. We did good!!!
You’re all better off just taking a shower after the game and going into work early.
wow…how did matsui miss that?!?!?
So wait a minute, we have to be ready for another game tomorrow at 3:35???? ugh ugh ugh….
Come on Mo
I don’t want to watch 
why is Matsui swinging for the fences?
For the love of Mo, lets end this thing
Oh well…so much for insurance…Godzilla K
or not. Damn. That pitch was in his wheelhouse too..
Need a big inning from Mo, big bounceback from Seattle
I could have sworn Morales came up last inning.
Oh well. LET DO THIS MO!!!
Christina- Pictures of the Girardi and A-Rod ejection + Leiter’s Sock
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:32 am
oh wait, its 1:30 am. I think the last thing we need is a post game on top of this nonsense.
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LOL- the post game will be in my bed when I am asleep 3 minutes after the game is over
Close it out Mo so that we all can go to sleep
3 outs mo..please…im a tired yankee fan right now
now I even root for Sox to sweep them. LOL
this is the reason Gardner needs to play…..you can’t sit him tomorrow against Kazmir…
Even when he strikes out, Matsui is a nightmare for opposing pitchers.
If we don’t sign the Godzilla for next year, I’m coming after Cashman. I would come after Girardi, but he’d kick my heine.
Morales is up in the 9th. Hard to believe this guy hits 6th in the line-up.
The IBB wasn’t a slap in the face to ARod. It was done to set up a force at every base and make it easier to turn two.
The aberration that was the first game at Seattle isn’t likely to repeat itself. Mo will do his job.
Raise your hand if you are tired!!!!!!!
:raise:
No drama from Mo tonight, please. I’ve got to get up in 4 and a half hours.
1st pitch gonna light up another smoke.
Its been that type of game as you all know.
wow i got to admit i was skeptical about gardner in april, but he has delivered lately. assuming mo gets through the 9th unscathed he will have scored the winning run in 3 of their last 4 wins.
Another game where the team is in a do or die situation and Gardner manufactures a run. This guy is really valuable, I hope he gets the majority of starts in the postseason. Better fielder/hitter/runner than Cabrera
I raise my hand Erica. Too bad I have to write this thesis. Going to be a long night.
Man am I glad I was promoted recently.
I dont have to be up until 2!
If history holds, Rivera should get the batters. They have one total hit, a single off of the first three hitters up.
Christina- Pictures of the Girardi and A-Rod ejection + Leiter’s Sock
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 am
I raise my hand Erica. Too bad I have to write this thesis. Going to be a long night.
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Never underestimate the value of coffee!!
thank g-d I don’t need to get up till 8:30 tomorrow…
Here we go, folks.
This is intense.
The Yankees all need to change their names to Alex Rodriguez tomorrow.
I think I surpassed tired a few hours ago and have moved onto delirious…
Anywho – LETS GO MO.
good thing thursday is an off-day…we need it…
The streak ends now
igotid88
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:37 am
The Yankees all need to change their names to Alex Rodriguez tomorrow.
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I am going to tell everyone to call me A-Rod tomorrow!
Mo is at 92-93
It’s in Mo’s hands now.
please mo.
All these guys do is foul off pitches. Amazing.
this is painful ……
If Mo threw a change up here Morales would swing four times.
come on mariano…you are not human…throw strikes…
Please, Mo. No lead off walks.
I think Gardiner is going to be an important tool in the postseason.
this guy is a very large pain in the rear…
Gutty call by Posada and Rivera to be pitching Morales inside.
CK in LA
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:39 am
this is painful ……
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You are in the right time zone. Add 3 hours and then call it painful
if Mo walks, we are in trouble…
These guys are a nightmare to get out!
WHAT!?!??!?!??!!??!?
Squeezed wow
WTH!??!!??!
seriously…that was strike 3
damn cb
What the heck? “just missed” my eye, Michael Kay.
THAT WAS 3!!!!
And the strike zone suddenly ISN’T quite so wide.
The ump hasnt called that pitch a strike all night.
mo
Disgraceful call.
CB Buckner is not giving the outside corner at all tonight
If they show one more teary eyed woman with a monkey, I’m going to puke.
This ump……..
This ump is not giving us the corners. I thought he had a wide srikezone.
“Thank God ! Can we finally beat the Angels in their park.”
Not according to your other posts!
Mo got jobbed but he’ll make good.
CB sucks. Can’t believe Morales took that anyways.
Buckner really is horrible with recognizing strikes.
Someone get a goat.
how the #@$^ did Mo not get that call?!
“The streak ends now”
pat m-
get your butt to the nearest exit as fast as you can.
this is no time to test the gods.
This ump has not called the outside corner on lefties all night.
How do you squeeze Mo?
Here we go. Do you bother to pitch out?
I am about to go apoplectic here. Buckner is inexcusably bad. I am unable to express my thoughts of him on this blog.
Mo will blow the save
Playoff atmosphere this late means a hard time getting to bed after the game is over.
What a crock of s*** another floating strike zone call by CB ahole
Pat M-
Did you shower before you left like I told you to???
That was almost a Nick Green gift call.
I notice Mike Sciosia isn’t looking that gift horse in the mouth this time, lol.
Come on Mo. Come on. How ’bout a DP?
So rusty…its evident…he hasn’t pitched since Friday…this guy needs work to be good…
somebody put a voodoo curse on us at this stadium…
will all come undone now… once again bullpen was rusty tonight
Stuff those monkeys.
DP PLEASE!!
CB Buckner is blind
Buckner has been consistent. That was the same pitch that he wasnt giving to Hughes.
is the fact that Juan is Mariano’s cousin give him some advantage?
Gameday had that as ball 4.
Remember our angle is skewed.
strike em out throw em out DP , please.
Anaheim is not the happiest place on earth ….. yet.
This game is going to be 5 hours long.
Look, the hidden ball trick might actually work here…
I only have 1 eye open watching this. Come on Mo
I know this is blasphemous cause Mo is on the mound, but I am covering my eyes watching this inning.
I need to go to sleep
I am so tired I can’t function
Former Box 607
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:42 am
Buckner has been consistent. That was the same pitch that he wasnt giving to Hughes.
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Consistent against the Yanks. He’s given that pitch the Angels. Heck he messed up Jeter’s and Alex’s first at-bat.
Rivera’s control is a bit off tonight.
dp
Surprised Willitis isn’t going. He’s got good speed. Nice strike em out throw em out
Not saying it wasn’t a ball, Bronx. It’s that Buckner has been calling that pitch a strike for the Angels all night.
DP DP!
High, hard cutter.
This is what the playoffs will look like, so we better get used to it.
Rivera (juan) just saved Mo there by swinging at ball 3.
WOW
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Got him!!!!!!!!
hah i called it.
OH MY GOD THAT WAS SO CLUTCH!
WHAT!
POSADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally just fist pumped!!!!!!!!!!
WHoo DP
Beautiful.
Oh did I call it or what?????? AWESOME
YES YES ! YE SYE SYE ckADVSEVB yes yes yE SYE S YE YES YE S
BOOYAH.
YES!!!
WHO CALLED IT?
Thank you!
Wow..am I impressed..Nice gun Jorge!
HUUUUUUUUUGE DP!!
Beautiful!
OMG, finally Posada!
oh that was awesome, for the sake of some sleep one more out
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
take 2nd? NOsada
beautiful!
MO PLUS POSADA! 1 MORE OUT BABY….HES NOT GARDNER
OH FOR THE LOVE OF MO, JORGE, AND CANO! YES YES YES
Strike-em out, throw-em out!
Erica, you should go to bed. There is nothing more important than your health even though the Yankees only need one more out to win.
HOLD ON MO!
JUST HOLD ON!
I LOST MY GRIP A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG TIME AGO!
“DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 am
strike em out throw em out DP , please.”
you got it DT!
Jorge!!!!!!
“DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 am
strike em out throw em out DP , please”
thank you, thank you, thank you.
sincerely,
DT
Hey, Pat M. turn around and tell those Angels fans “Not tonight Halos!”
ball game!!!!!
THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YANKEEEEEEEEEEEES WIN!!!!!!!
wow did i just see that… not a fast white guy
It’s just amazing how perfect these Yankees must play to beat this team
Aura
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 am
is the fact that Juan is Mariano’s cousin give him some advantage?
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Not much advantage since they aren’t related.
Great throw by Posada.
posada can’t throw huh ?
a thing of beauty !!!
SWEET. Now do all of you who criticized Cano and Posada feel a little silly.
Hughes wins
Posada!
Yesss, Yankees!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry Willis…Willits or whatever your name is – you ain’t no gardner!
Oh thank you
its over, thank goodness.
AMEN!
Another STERLING WIN WARBLE!!!
“Erica – always OPPC September 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 am
I totally just fist pumped!!!!!!!!!!”
I clapped really loud first. Then fist pumped.
THANK YOU, JESUS GOD ALMIGHTY.
And the tide turns!!!!!!!
Let’s Go Yanks!!!!!
My other eye just opened. Got him!
Ballgame over! Yankees win!
Time to sleep!
Huzzah!
Ok, that was worth staying up for
I love this team
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 am
“DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 am
strike em out throw em out DP , please”
thank you, thank you, thank you.
sincerely,
DT
*****
clap clap clap
Umps 1 Angels 0
Good night ya’ll it’s late.
Thank God !
BOOM. GOTTA LOVE THIS TEAM….THEY SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF YOU…AND THEY GET IT DONE…TEAMS FROM 2002-2008 would have lost this game…very pleased…THE REAL MAGIC #6
YES
Great win.
Big night for Rodriguez and Posada.
OK, Christina, get writing that thesis!
Sandman put the Lil Angels to beddy bye.
Choke on your frakin rally monkeys!!!
Pat M is NOT a jinx!
wow…whatta game
Thank you Angels
And THAT ladies and gentlemen is WHY Gardner should be starting instead of Melky.
WTH is kim wearing? she needs to get her act together…
u people r odd.
That 9th inning is the type of baseball this team needs to be able to play to win the WS.
your thinking of Ruben Rivera
OMG even wins are a pain against the Angels! Man, do we all need some peaceful sleep now?!
What a play. The pitch the throw and the tag was fantastiK. Maybe that will turn it around as far as playing the Angels goes
Game more on the Angels and a game to put the Sox out of reach. Would like to see this team right itself before the playoffs with a few days rest to refocus.
To the people who kept faith tonight-
Good job! And thanks for staying up
thank you Mike Scoscia:
Rivera was wild. And you bailed him out. Thank you for attempting to steal 2nd, and the win.
Our magic number!
http://tinyurl.com/mdu2hb
nice win
cb bucknor the umpire is horrendous
An even bigger night for A-Rod with his girlfriend in the stands.
How come nobody is complaining about the umpiring??
Sorry Willis…Willits or whatever your name is – you ain’t no gardner!
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the truth….i have to admit i did not think they could do it
Good night Yankee people!
(send me a bill Erica.. lol)
Bout time. I knew this would be tied in the ninth, but wasn’t so optimistic about a Yankee win. Now lets take the series please and prove we’re a playoff team.
i think i just saw pat m strangling a rally monkey.
This has been an exceedingly painful game.
But this is a playoff type game.
And the process of winning it is going to make this team better – especially coming back after blowing that big lead.
For any team with a huge lead in September staying focused and sharp and preparing for the playoffs is difficult.
The Yanks owe this win to Phil Hughes probably above everyone else.
Think back to the kid getting racked around on the mound against Baltimore.
Many veteran pitchers would have melted in that 8th inning with those defensive mistakes around him.
Hughes bore down and minimized the damage his fielders created.
new thread
Yep, your right Pep! Night folks.
I said a roasary in the 9th…….A New era has dawn in Disneyland
Portland Badger
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:48 am
An even bigger night for A-Rod with his girlfriend in the stands.
scott boras?
Derek, you can try and downplay it in that interview, but we saw your face and that fist pump, YOU ARE EXCITED!
Good night everyone!
WOW, crazy until the 3rd out. Can they please move the Angels to the national league.
NEW
THREAD
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS…
What a win. What a freakin’ win.
thebrettgarderexplosion
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 am
u people r odd.
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So are trolls that use single letters and numbers for words. Odd and lazy.
there’s something to be said about playing the angels and boston this late in the season…gives us a taste of the postseason before it starts…
why does this have to be a my9 game, those of us outside of the city won’t get any postgame show.
Pat M.
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 am
I said a roasary in the 9th…….A New era has dawn in Disneyland
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I would have preferred if you could have sacrificed some of these trolls, PAT.
well i agree phil was important, but arod was more important to this win
What’s the magic number now?
Anybody?
Anybody?
October beckons…
Twenty-Seven is our song…
Autumn’s Aria…
That was much more satisfying way to win. Unnecessary, but satisfying.
Gotta read the game thread, but I can already predict lots of rumblings about Girardi’s bullpen management. I agree with leaving Aceves in. We needed a fireman, not a gascan man to come in.
Defense let Phil down, but it all worked out as he collected a win for his efforts. Too bad we lost him for tomorrow.
Good effort by Chad Gaudin, just ran out of gas.
And Gardy! I love beating the Angels at their own game. Because you just know it pisses off Scoscia.
I forget, is the post game on YES after the game on MY9?
Woo Hoo!
Pepitone,
Magic # is 6
Dr Cox, YES is doing the postgame.
oh nevermind, it’s just the encore….damn, I hate My9 games.
DYNASTY IS DESTINY!
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:53 am
October beckons…
Twenty-Seven is our song…
Autumn’s Aria…
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Imagine applause emoticon
This is really making me angry – the last two My9 games (Jorge’s fight and tonight) have been the only games I want to stick around for the postgame.
m
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:54 am
That was much more satisfying way to win. Unnecessary, but satisfying.
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Yup.
And I had a feeling we’d win, even when they tied it.
When it’s our BP vs theirs, we win.
The Yanks owe this win to Phil Hughes probably above everyone else.
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No doubt about that. When he didn’t give up the go-ahead run, I knew we had them.
Good win, all. Back in the postseason.
once again, arod was the most important player of this game for the yanks
bodhisattva,
Thanks for the applause!
mo wang
it’s really true and i think for once the yankees fan base – hater division is getting the point. without him, we’re nowhere near the type of team we are with him. i look for him to have a huge october this year.
What happened to playing your division rivals in September? Yankees traveling to the coast, Red Sux in KC, MLB can’t even make a schedule right.