Rain, rain go away
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As those of you in the area already know, it’s not particularly nice out. The forecast for this weekend isn’t much better. So what does rain do to the Yankees chances in the series?
The biggest issue is how it affects the starting pitchers. If the Yankees are able to use only three starters, their rotation has the edge over the Angels. If rain forces them to go to a fourth, suddenly that advantage changes – the Angels’ depth (i.e. Scott Kazmir vs. Chad Gaudin) would then seem to give them an edge.
Obviously the Yankees want to play in the best conditions possible. But playing in poor weather might be prefereable if it allows them to run CC Sabathia out there three times.
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Chad Jennings
All I want is for them to start playing. This wait is killing me.
32 hours and 46 minutes until Game 1!!!!!!!!!!!!
repost from prev thread—
Gaudin’s numbers against the Angels on 9/22:
Inn 4.2
hits 6
er 2
so 3
bb 2
His whip during the last month was 1.18
repost
Heck, in some ways I was looking forward to playing the Cards – to wreak revenge for 1964. And, no, I was not in diapers then, though my voice hadn’t changed yet.
The key is tomorrow.
If they can get Game 1 in tomorrow night with CC (and I think they will get tomorrow’s game in) they can still go with a 3 man rotation, even with rain outs over the weekend.
I don’t really care about any game but Game 1 at this point. I want to get it in, and a win would be bery, bery nice.
Nice story on “Little Jeter”.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_.....jeter.html
Maybe CC will be able to pitch all 7 games.
32 hours and 46 minutes until Game 1!!!!!!!!!!!!
Erica,
Just realized that that means 27 hours and 46 minutes to GTLU right?
I hope they can get tomorrow night’s game in. I don’t know if I can wait any longer.
Yankees pitching-4.26 ERA, tied for third in the AL.
Angels pitching-4.45 ERA, 9th in the AL.
Then throw in this: Take out Wang and Clagget’s 44.2 innings with 55 ER, and the Yankees have 4.04 ERA, second only to the Mariners in the AL. All the more impressive when you consider they are pitching to AL East teams most of the time. I know most teams can back out a couple of guys’ horrid stats and look better, but the Yanks had particularly bad numbers in very few innings from those two.
I’d say decided pitching advantage to the Yankees in this one.
Rain might slow the Angels up on the basepaths a bit, no?
Fran-
I like your spirit. LOL
Yes, GTLU will run from 3pm until 4:30 (or when the lineup gets leaked online. Whichever comes first).
GTLU will count in the standings tomorrow regardless of whether the game is played or not. If Joe Girardi gives a line up, it counts.
Scheduling note- There will be no GTLU for Saturday Game 2. I am sorry, but I will be travelling. GTLU will resume for Game 3.
And to think, if they started the series on Tuesday, games 1 and 2 could have been done by now.
Oh well.
Watch this video, it’ll cheer you up. Every walk-off win <10 minutes.
http://bit.ly/43WvnD
Does any one know where the love of God goes
when the rains turn the minutes to hours?
Uncle E-
No, but….
The searchers all say they’d have made Whitefish Bay
If they’d fifteen more miles behind her.
Uncle: Yes. The bottom of Lake Superior.
Two words- Retractable Roof
Gaudin’s no Kazmir. But neither is Kazmir. I know Scott’s pitched better after the trade, but he won’t be pitching into the 7th or 8th if the Yankees do their jobs which is to really work him. Kazmir averages 5.6 innings per start. In contrast, “Brittle A.J. Burnett” averages 6.3 per start. And CC the horse of course, averaged 6.8 innings per start.
Betsy and Pat M.,
This article is a must read, but especially for you two. Pat M, I’m sure you’re familiar with the early stories especially about the scouts. Betsy M, you need not worry. Looks like Phil was born a competitor. lol.
http://www.ocregister.com/arti.....dad-novick
Repost:
Trisha,
Please put me down for:
Yanks in 6 and
Dodgers in 6 too.
Thanks!
I am not certain CC 3 times is a good thing. But I’ll trust.
I’m also not certain Scott Kazmir has the edge anymore.
I think they’ll play in almost any conditions. I just hope there are no in-game delays that force the pitcher to sit for too long.
It sure stinks that since all the series ended by 4 games they couldn’t move the start for the LCS up one or two days – YES, I understand, television, blah, blah, blah. But they’d get weekend games, just not weekend #1 and #2 games. Who cares? Most people who are going to watch are going to watch. This is crazy. This is not like the Superbowl where you can have 2 weeks of hype and people will still care. People who are not baseball fans aren’t tuning in until the WS anyway.
Just hoping no one gets hurt on either team.
Hey, I have a good idea on how to attract interest in MLB. After a playoff series concludes lets wait 4 days to start the next round. Then we can start the games at 8:00 at night when the temperatures should be in the 30 to 40 degree range (or colder). Then for the crowning jewel of the MLB season, the World Series, we will play in November and maybe even get a little snow. Am I missing anything?
Tony – lets not forget the random 4:30pm games. Just in case the schedule wasnt random enough already, throw in a couple games in every series that a lot of working folks can’t completely watch.
To say the Angels have the series advantage because of 1 matchup in 1 game is ludicrous. Seriously, find a real story to write about!
Sam, Sam, go away
Never ruin another Yankee day
When again will the Bombers play?
I wish Pete never went away
That’s an original right there. And it’s better than anything Sam has posted in 2 weeks. How’s that for an award-winning journalist?