ALCS Game 2: Angels at Yankees (Part II)
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Oct 17, 2009 
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UPDATE, 9:49 p.m.: Up over 1,000 comments means it’s time to go for two (threads).
UPDATE, 9:51 p.m.: Bad call by the umpire there, as Jeter looked to beat the throw by a half-step. Not sure why Saunders took so long getting rid of the ball to start the double-play.
UPDATE, 10:01 p.m.: That’s 105 pitches for A.J. Two runs, three hits, two walks, four strikeouts. Do you bring him back out for the seventh?
UPDATE, 10:08 p.m.: After a bit of a delay, Burnett heads back to the mound. Looks like Chamberlain and Coke up and throwing in the bullpen.
UPDATE, 10:14 p.m.: That was the first Yankee error of the postseason and it ends Burnett’s night. He gets a nice hand from the crowd as he walks off and it’s Phil Coke coming on to face Figgins and then Abreu.
UPDATE, 10:21 p.m.: Coke comes in and throws three pickoff attempts to first, four balls and one strike in a walk to Figgins. Not good.
UPDATE, 10:25 p.m.: Apparently that’s no problem, as Coke whiffs Abreu. Now it’s up to Joba to get Torii Hunter.
UPDATE, 10:31 p.m.: Bad luck for Joba there as Hunter squibbs it, and it’s too slow for Jeter to have a play. Bases loaded for Vladdy now.
UPDATE, 10:34 p.m.: Right call for Joba/Molina there — no need to throw anything near the plate with free-swingin’ Vladdy up there. A slider in the dirt does the job.
UPDATE, 10:40 p.m.: Attendance at the Stadium tonight: 49,922.
UPDATE, 10:42 p.m.: And everyone’s favorite pinch-runner, Brett Gardner, is in the game for Swisher. Let’s see what havoc he can cause.
UPDATE, 10:44 p.m.: Not much Gardner could do there. That was an easy-as-you-like DP. It’d be nice if Melky gets on so the Yankees could hit for Molina.
UPDATE, 10:47 p.m.: No such luck. Changes for the Yanks: Gardner in center, Melky in right, Hughes pitching.
UPDATE, 10:55 p.m.: Another misplay by a Yankee on another easy grounder. This time it’s Jeter. Is it a rule in this series that one team has to play sloppy each night?
UPDATE, 10:57 p.m.: It’s hard to fault Girardi for going to Rivera ever, but why not leave Hughes in to face Aybar? If this game goes extras, he’ll have used Joba and Hughes for a grand total of five batters.
UPDATE, 11:30 p.m.: Big chance there for the Yankees as Gardner had a nice piece of hitting to set up Cano. Nothing doing though, and we’re going to extras. Rivera staying in.
Time for a new thread? I think so. Come on over to III.
bad start to the thread…
DAMN, it strikes the captain once again…
Sigh Jeter… He did beat the throw!
He was safe…Of course…
Jeter was safe
The umpires could not be worse this postseason. I’m calling trough on them.
Come on Johnny
terrible 5th…
Starting to get a feeling about this game… queasy!
It’s funny I never want Jeter to bunt, but he always hits into a DP if he doesn’t. The bunt is probably the safe thing to do when he is up in that situation.
Fail by Cap’n and Damon there.
Up to AJ to find his groove again.
Lots of ballgame left.
The Yankees will win, BOOK it.
the good news?
I’ll take the Yanks pen over the Angels any day of the week…
Saunders is good for 1+ innings. then the Yanks get the pen.
What a bummer, two on and no outs with Jeter batting? The least you expect is a double play.
Sigh!
we had him on the ropes and totally let him off the hook- unacceptable. AJ needs a shutdown inning right now.
Just get one more inning out of A.J., that’s all you can hope for at this point.
all right, Jeter’s HR is offset by DP.
His score is zero so far tonight.
Cant believe Jeter didnt bunt!
AJ needs to hold them here or else Joe will go to the pen quick.
They need to take A.J out.
Bring in Robertson. Winning the game is more important than A.J.
AJ should be out at the 1st sign of trouble.
let’s AJ respond…show some toughness…
I don’t care if Jeter was safe the play there was to bunt imo. Sinker ball pitcher on the mound you have to bunt right there. Stop looking for the big inning. Especially in the playoffs.
Yanks offense need to show up, man.
They are not good at winning low score games.
Why is he pitching
I would have let jeter hit there….he has been hot..
Saunders only at 84 pitches. He can probably pitch 2 more innings if they don’t get his pitch count up.
A.J. starts off the inning with a clean slate, so to speak. So I expect him to get back to business and let the bats do the talking.
good start..
Wow, people have incredibly high expectations of AJ….. Is he not allowed to have a bad inning? He has to throw a perfect game? HOw about we accept who he is? He had a bad inning – but gave up only 2 runs. It’s not like he came out and choked by blowing up…….the guy obviously came out with nasty stuff.
Why is AJ pitching ? I don’t get why you wouldn’t………….
“Yanks offense need to show up, man.
They are not good at winning low score games.”
4-0 so far at it…
I had a shower. AJ’s rapid leap into dangerous territory didn’t leave me the luxury of being a tease, unfortunately.
Sorry guys, guess I don’t have the shower power mojo that Erica does.
I don’t have snoopy slippers, but I do (sadly) have Winnie the Pooh ones so hopefully they will suffice.
That was a crappy call on Jeter at 1st, btw.
Burnett did melt down in the 5th, but our offense has done squat
Thats the breaking bal lhe needed last inning. Last inning he was too nervous and squeezing it. Too bad.
His fastball has lost some bite…it just doesn’t move as well…I do agree with Joe though leaving him in, he needs to go 6 or into the 7th…has to throw in 110′s
That was a sweet pitch.
Good AJ is back.
I was looking at the names of some the yank fan blogs..one is called Scot Proctor’s arm..that made me laugh
Not sure what all of the whining on the Jeter call is for, but, NYY has gotten the benefit of the doubt on two equally close calls tonight.
i hope arod does something special when he gets up
I bet the Angels would have bunted in that spot. Just saying…
Would be a shame if another blown call was a turning point in the game. The chance of them scoring in that inning is ridiculously high if not for that missed call.
Jeter should have of course bunted in the first place, which is the real issue I have with that inning. Right after the Angels score a run there, answering back is a HUGE momentum swing, and putting that runner at 3rd with less than 2 outs is worth giving up Jeter there.
A runner at first with no outs, like Molina, and it’s not necessary, but a runner at 2nd and no outs, tie game, no excuse to not be bunting with 2-3-4 coming up.
I’m calling shenanigans on the postseason umpires.
“It is possible that he also tries a little harder with runners on and makes the problem even worse though.”
mg-
that what it is. he doesn’t throw the same breaking ball when he’s tight. he just burys it sometimes in the dirt.
if you look back i called it before he did it.
i could see the tightness on his face.
as a catcher, you have to see the tightness and call pitches that help the pitcher throw something that get him relaxed again and that would have been two seam fastballs.
it is really finicky mechanics like you say though that make aj tight in pressure situations.
Is it fair to say that Joe Saunders (ERA 4.60) just
nick-black-burned the Yankees tonight?
If AJ gets the third out quickly, does he go back for the 7th? I think so.
“Not sure what all of the whining on the Jeter call is for, but, NYY has gotten the benefit of the doubt on two equally close calls tonight.”
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I agree. I think the umps have done a pretty good job so far this series.
There have been some close calls but they haven’t blown too many obvious calls (including in the strike zone).
In the bottom of this inning, with the heart of the order coming, Yanks will score at least two runs.
100 pitch mark…I still would let him come out for the 7th, if he can get Maicer…
“Is it fair to say that Joe Saunders (ERA 4.60) just
nick-black-burned the Yankees tonight?”
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Saunders ended the season 7-0 with a sick ERA
you can’t really get on AJ..he is what he is…what you seeing this game you have seen most of the season..nasty for a few innings then he loses it…then he gets it back…he is a career .500 pitcher he is was he is…he gets out of this innings right now he only gave up 2 runs in 6 innings..any of us would take it..and I am not an AJ fan..
The offense really has to pick it up. They have had a ton of bad at bats in this game and all the post season games. A lot of 2-0 swings, swinging at curveballs in the dirt. Just not as patient as they were during the season.
It felt like a long time since a 1-2-3 inning.
I’m calling shenanigans on the postseason umpires.
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Fantastic Call
1-2-3, let him start the 7th…GO YANKS, THROW UP A FEW RUNS NOW!
Good inning AJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now let’s get AJ some runs and a win!
That was much better.
Despite the fifth inning meltdown, a quality start for Burnett.
aj still has his fastball.
he can do this.
Nice inning for AJ. Too bad the 5th got away from him. Especially the end part of it with 2 outs.
Get cracking bats
Angel – that was a momentum changing shower. Good job. Erica would be proud.
I am waiting for GB’s prediction to come true in the bottom of the 6th! He can’t type but he CAN predict!
Good job and I didn’t think he should have pitched that inning, my bad but thats it for me unless they go 1 batter at a time with a RH leading off.
Ok, I think the Yankees have the momentum back. AJ sure is a much more confident pitcher with no one on base because he knows he doesn’t have to worry about wild pitches.
Nice bounceback inning for Burnett. Despite the gazillion walks, hits batsmen, and wild pitches, he has a 2.25 ERA this postseason. I will take this outing every time, but now I’m a little concerned about the huge layoff for our relievers.
randy l -
Are you saying the Jose doesn’t necesssarily have that “esp” going with AJ?
I would have let jeter hit…but i was surprised he did not bunt and anytime you have a runner on third and less than two outs that is a good thing…so I see your point..
Who pitches the 7th
All in all, still a good outing by AJ thus far. 2 runs in 6 innings.Would be outstanding without that wild pitch though.
ok…new thread…what’s the topic?
6 innings with 2er, I will take that in any playoff games.
Tex needs to do something here.
“Despite the fifth inning meltdown, a quality start for Burnett.”
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no doubt.
it’s just hard to watch his routine meltdowns. Take those out and he’s a Cy Young contender.
Why the moaning? So the Angels tied it up. They have the second best record in the league. You thought this was going to be easy?
It’s now a 3 1/2 inning game, and the Yanks have last licks, better bullpen, and Mariano Rivera. I’ll take that.
There’s something about the 5th inning for A.J. I think that was when it got rough for him last game and cost him the 7th inning. If he can figure out how to get through that inning he would be almost Ace like. I’m not sure if he comes out in the 7th… I’m thinking it’s going to be Joba or Robertson, knowing Girardi. We’ll see what the Yankee offense can do in the bottom of the inning.
Breaking: Balloon boy’s parents to be charged soon.
I think AJ comes in and it’s batter to batter. That was an easy inning for him.
i don’t think AJ starts the 7th, give it to JOBA
Going back 3 hours, who wouldn’t have signed up for 2 runs over 6 innings from AJ?
So far so good by AJ.
Better than a quality start.
Offense has to score now.
The offense has had bad breaks as well. Some hard hit balls on any other given day would have been homeruns and hits.
how many pitches does AJ have? I don’t think he will be out for the 7th..I am guessing Joba
Hey now, I don’t think I was whining about that call at all. Merely pointing out they missed a close call. I actually thought it was a tie when it happened.
another tight low score game, I don’t feel good at all.
Boston Dave
October 17th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
“Not sure what all of the whining on the Jeter call is for, but, NYY has gotten the benefit of the doubt on two equally close calls tonight.”
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I agree. I think the umps have done a pretty good job so far this series.
There have been some close calls but they haven’t blown too many obvious calls (including in the strike zone).
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If there was more than 6 inches total in those three plays, I’d be surprised. Every play was as the ball and runner got there at the same time. The real telling part is that none of the players, coaches or managers argued about it.
frankie–charged with…?
lets go TEX
we’ve really been squaring up saunders for a couple innings now, its time to bust through
Gotta get on base by hook or by crook.
Hopefully they can get Saunders out of this game and get into the bullpen.
A-ROD time babay
YES! HARD HIT BALL AND THERE D AGAIN BLOWS CHUNKS!
lets go AROD
“Is he not allowed to have a bad inning?”
no betsy-
not in a 2-0 game.
but he’s hanging in there.
good comeback inning.
And another Angels’ error.
i want to hear this crowd get loud!
Alright lets take advantage of this this. Let’s go Arod!!!
If Jeter would have bunted, everyone would have said he wasted an out. ANYWAY, lucky break for Tex there. Lets start something alex!
Man, if the Angels stick had Teixiera he would have totally caught that and tagged Teixiera
Another error for the Angels. Let’s try to capitilize.
I go with Ace or Joba. Come on offense get AJ a win.
Besides, close call or not – I don’t think its going to matter. They are going to win. I have a feeling.
I can’t believe some of you are whining about Jeter not bunting last inning. It’s the 5th inning, 2 guys on, none out, and a .330 hitter who hit one out the last time is up and you want him bunting? Are you out of your minds?
lets go MATSUI
I know we have to accept who AJ is, and being wild is part of who he is. I just hope he does it as a #3 or #4 starter. But we’ll cross that bridge when we have to, so back to the game.
Valeria – charges for: hiding kid an a hole in the ceiling and lying to the police that he is lost… resulting in a ton of tax payers dollars being spent to search for their ‘lost’ son while they get PR.
Nice bounceback from AJ – he’s done a good job this post-season. On NYYFans, you wouldn’t believe the amount of vindictiveness directed at AJ because he had the nerve to have some bad moments. For a guy that’s never pitched on the big stage before, he’s done just fine.
That was unceremoniously quick.
i have seen enough double plays
MG, you know nothing about winning playoff baseball.
well that was ugly
This offense continues to scuffle. And against Saunders too.
TERRIBLE jobs by Arod and Matsui. How the heck do you let Saunders throw just 3 pitches in that situation?
Crap I remember that Alex. That’s not the guy that’s been batting the last 4 games.
Angels have done a good job getting Arod to chase. Like the media said they would. Pitches in on his hands then getting him to chase curveballs away and fastballs up.
i dont have a good feeling about this game…
well, that was a perfect example of yankee baseball. Good God.
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 17th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Angel – that was a momentum changing shower. Good job. Erica would be proud.
I am waiting for GB’s prediction to come true in the bottom of the 6th! He can’t type but he CAN predict!
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I knew that I was in trouble when I said that. I missed on my lottery numbers tonight and I haven’t had a typo, yet. Bad Karma?
If he had two good knees, he would’ve been safe
Matsui didn’t take enough pitches to warrant that DP.
“It’s now a 3 1/2 inning game, and the Yanks have last licks, better bullpen, and Mariano Rivera. I’ll take that.”
me too joe.
the angels are coming on though.
yanks have to step it up to win this one
Gotta make Saunders work harder than that.
That’s the 3rd time tonight Matsui has rolled the ball over to 1st, he does that way too often.
Come on Yankees lets go!!!
I think people get on AJ because he gets paid a heck of a lot of money….he does not pitch to his contract
RS, where have you been the last 3 post seasons? Arod and Matsui have been killing the Yankees with popups and dps for a long time now.
Looks like we’ll have to manufacture a run. Why didn’t Posada pinch hit for Matsui?
“I can’t believe some of you are whining about Jeter not bunting last inning. It’s the 5th inning, 2 guys on, none out, and a .330 hitter who hit one out the last time is up and you want him bunting? Are you out of your minds?”
Add in the fact that Molina is slow as hell. Whoever fielded the ball would have simply thrown to 2nd to get Molina, which defeats the purpose of the bunt.
Aura, based on that last comment, you know nothing about baseball, period.
Burnett battling brave…
Figgins, Aybar, Abreu…
Halos hurtin’ us…
Matsui needs to look at some pitches. Earlier he swung 2-0 and now the 1st pitch. The at bats have been dreadful. Saunders has been behind a ton of batters and they are swinging away.
The offense needs to realize that when the pitcher is on the ropes you have to be a smart hitter. Why swing at pitches that you can’t do anything with.
I think the worm has turned.
Don’t see the Yankees pulling this one out.
Breaks going against them now – DPs too costly.
Robertson or Hughes will break and offense will come up short.
Frustrating
ugh- alex just missed it- then the DP. Annoying
That was an at-bat similar to the bad ones old A-Rod used to take. No more from them, Alex, please.
Why can’t we play small ball if we get a leadoff hit?
This double plays are really annoying!
i love the yanks bullpen over the angels….we will se if the bullpen is in this inning.
Offense as a whole has been pretty bad this whole post-season, I keep expecting them to have a game where they just trash a starting pitcher and it has not happened yet, where is the 3-4-5 run inning this offense has had all year
Randy, I’m not sure if you’re kidding or not. Look, I wish that hadn’t happened, but AJ is not a piece of **** like I’ve seen posted elsewhere. He’s not a bad pitcher – he’s a good pitcher who has his moments. People really just need to accept him for who he is – he’s doing the best he can and you know he really wants to do well. It speaks well for him that he had a bounceback 6th…….
Charges expected in balloon boy case……
Why is Burnett in the game ? Girardi needs to be smart.
I’m just saying if you’re going to bunt Molina with a guy on first, why not bunt Jeter with two on?
“Why can’t we play small ball if we get a leadoff hit?”
AROD was up..HOw do you play small ball with him?
Have some faith, be true Yankee fans…(Note: Some of these idiots may be trolls)…a ton of baseball still left to play tonight….
You know Matsui is in a slump now. Rolling the ball over now.
i agree with Mark, when is the bust out inning going to happen?
NYYFans is a terrible place for discussion. Very little intelligent discourse, mostly just mindless fandom. I’m a huge Yankees fan, but I read SoSH for baseball discussion. NYYFans is nothing but retarded “Team Hero” threads and YAY HE DID GOOD/BOO HE DID BAD and “hey we should trade edwar ramirez for joe mauer”
“I knew that I was in trouble when I said that. I missed on my lottery numbers tonight and I haven’t had a typo, yet. Bad Karma?”
naw. since there wasn’t any typos just say it was a GB poser or blame the dog.
Wow, I didn’t expect to see Burnett back out there.
And I’m thinking GGBG is going to be a factor in this game.
MG, are you saying that Arod and Matsui HAVE been clutch in 2007, 2006 and 2005. Show me those stats.
Momentum has definitely shifted to them somewhat. Hope the bullpen can do it’s job. Angels smell blood.
I am surprised that the Yanks have got away from their patient approach. We haven’t seen any of that this post season.
dead yankee bats in the postseason is nothing new. this offense looks positively punchless.
“I’m a huge Yankees fan, but I read SoSH for baseball discussion.”
You spelled mindless profanity wrong.
big innings are hard to get in the post season..you got to live with the close low scoring games…you can’t complain about them…just stick it out and expect to win..we won late games all year
that two seam fastball IS a breaking pitch.
Al’s 2 previous at bats were spot on, I hope he didn’t change his approach in the 3rd b/c he didn’t get results, I’d take the lineout swing over the pop up chasing swing any day.
If he walks Aybar im gona puke
don’t walk Eric Aybar…
Justin what are you talking about SOSH is just as bad. There are so many brain dead losers on that board who flip with every pitch. There’s no gray area with those morons.
Oh Cano…
It’s tough to be patient at the plate when you are anxious to be the playoff hero
“I think the worm has turned.
Don’t see the Yankees pulling this one out.”
maybe you should take off the troll blindfold.
Great job Cano letting a rabbit get on base.
robby!?
Nooooo NINJA!
Yuck!
Huge error! Come on Cano!!!
“AROD was up..HOw do you play small ball with him?”
Previous inning was a killer though. Melky leads off and Molina couldn’t even get a bunt down. Which is pathetic for a .200 hitter.
Lucky for us he got a hit. And Jeter should have bunted. It’s the playoffs. Angels would have bunted though.
ohh robbie
Concentrate Robbie…
Alright, who wants to call this inning. Suddenly we’ve turned into the Game one Angels.
How many times in the post-season do you see teams trashing each other ? Not often – the pitching is too good.
That was just a bad play on Cano. Not good against fast runners.
Bad break for AJ there. He was on track for a full 7 innings. 2 runs over 6 1/3 is solid.
well- this isnt good at all
Coke always makes me nervous
cano…the good and bad today
Cano can’t make a simple play. You have to have your head in the game.
in a tied game like this I hope joba and phil are lights out tonight…
Not a good time for Cano to get an E. Let’s hope that Aybar doesn’t score.
Ouch that was a tough error by Cano. That really hurts. Good job tonight by AJ, I’ll take 6.1 innings, 2 runs. Now it’s up to the bullpen to hold down the Angels and let the Yankee offense get it going again.
solid start…playoff games are like this…people clearly have forgotten…
I think the worm has turned.
Don’t see the Yankees pulling this one out.
Breaks going against them now – DPs too costly.
Robertson or Hughes will break and offense will come up short.
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Bugger off.
yes, SoSH is often negative regarding the red sox (rembrat). but posters like eric van etc who contribute a lot of empirical statistical evidence simply are lacking on nyyfans. there is a whole lot of intelligent discussion, i just dont see that with nyyfans. case in point, team hero threads. for every game. what the hell is the point? its just not intelligent discussion.
coke picks off the dude at first & k’s figgins that would b nice
GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK CANO! I DON’T CARE YOU DROVE IN A RUN ON THE TRIPLE, YOU OWE AJ AND THE YANKS!
Coke scares me because he hasn’t pitched in so long. Really, our entire bullpen aside from Mo, and maybe Hughes and Joba, hasn’t pitched in more than a week.
Breaks going Angels way…just telling it like it is.
This series goes back 1-1.
Looking dicey now, lead off guy on last two innings and 2 DP’s. Now Cano boots about the easiest play he could get. White knuckles time.
Is it just me or might we see Robertson before Joba tonight?
Easy grounder to Cano
oops leave it there the cat will get it
Cano said the other day he has trouble with the easy plays not the hard ones. Well we just saw it there.
Coke has his work cut out for himself.
Gotta go take my ulcer medicine and nitroglycerin. Hmm, which one first?
Coke will ruin this for us all.
Joe G. is making a major mistake right here IMO
Coke? Ick. Can’t blame AJ – he sure did his job.l
this may be the kind of inning that cb talks about when he says a team should use it’s best reliever at the most crucial time.
this may be the inning that decides it.
we’ll see.
need an out.
Careful Coke…
Cross your fingers boys and girls.
The past two innings have been bad.
This is a shame, because the Yankees had a chance to swing the momentum well back to them and the missed call on Jeter sucked the life right out of that opportunity.
The Angels have a chance now, because of the umpires, because of the Yankees’ own mistakes, and I know all of you think the Yankees never lose a game at home, but the Angels are a good team and you can’t give them this many chances.
The wild pitch to Guerrerro was the result of a very dumb pitch call, the Jeter at bat, you can argue he should have bunted there which would have set them up, and then Cano’s miscue on a routine ground ball to a fast runner.
You just can’t make mistakes like that in these kinds of tight games, or you’re asking for trouble.
Runners always bother Coke
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 17th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
“I knew that I was in trouble when I said that. I missed on my lottery numbers tonight and I haven’t had a typo, yet. Bad Karma?”
naw. since there wasn’t any typos just say it was a GB poser or blame the dog.
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How about somebody posing as my dog posing as me?
coke is tough to watch…
this game has an awful “feel” to it. and going to anaheim for 3…ugh.
I hope to see Robertson before Joba. Hasn’t pitched in awhile.
why doesn’t he throw strikes…bring in Joba now…
Coke stinks. Bring in one of the righties he is better than this character.
If Phil Coke walks Figgins, you bring in Chamberlain. Coke is even more of a liability than AJ.
*awards Matt the Captain Obvious Badge for the night*
Pay attention to Figgins COKE!
I believe in Coke. I believe in Girardi.
Breath. Relax. It’s all good.
Why does Joe love Coke. You use your best pitchers.
Joba in the pen…
Pensive, Girardi ponders…
Coke fighting Figgins…
erica-
you had better be in that shower .
Coke is the least trustworthy of our relievers, so Joe brings him in NOW? TErrible.
they keep talking about the rain..it is the 7th inning..where is this rain?
I would rather have the better reliver on the mound no matter what arm he throws with.
PLAYOFF GAMES ARE ALWAYS TIGHT GAMES, DON’T YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING PRE-2003?!?!?
Coke needs to pick up the team here
bill October 17th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
this game has an awful “feel” to it. and going to anaheim for 3…ugh.
That’s why the Yanks will win tonight, LA goes down 2-0 it’s history they will be so down.
Coke is a JOKE….
*goes to a liquor cabinet*
that was horrible…
Coke stinks.
Coke is “not the real” thing..
coke looks sharp!
You CANNOT walk that guy…….
Take him out !!!!
i dont trust anyone but joba, phil and mo
I still think Jeter should have bunted in the 5th inning.
By swinging away he has a 4/10 chance of reaching base and/or moving the runners over. By bunting, he has at least a 9/10 chance of moving the runners over.
In a tie game in the playoffs, I think you play small ball just to scratch out one run. Once you get the lead (playing at home no less) then do whatever you want to try and tack on insurance runs. But I think just getting the lead is the most important thing.
Wow Girardi…
Unreal.
I can’t believe he did this to us with Joba and Phil on a dozen days rest now??
DISGUSTING!!
Too many walks today
Bring in Joba, who cares lefty or righty, bring in the better pitcher
“I would rather have the better reliver on the mound no matter what arm he throws with.”
I AGREE….
Coke was thrown off by Aybar at first and walking Figgins only makes matters worse.
Coke adds life……..to the opposition
The baseball gods need to sprinkle some magic in for Coke, et. al as they did for Weathers and Lloyd in ’96.
why does anyone think Coke is anything more than a joke?
Coke is just not a good relief pitcher. Cano made an error, but Girardi is throwing fuel on the fire.
Figgins is a singles hitter, not good against LHP, and 0 for the ENTIRE POSTSEASON.
Even if he beaks out of it, what is he going to do? Hit a single? You WALKED HIM anyway!
Base on Balls avoided them in game 1 not so tonight.
“Coke is the least trustworthy of our relievers”
Damaso Marte says hello.
come on do one good thing and jam this clown and get the dp…
Coke kept the runner from running but unfortunately hands him 2b
cb would bring in mo.
i think.
This is why I hate having these bad lefties on the team. Girardi uses them because of their left hand. But the righties are much better.
We need a break. One thing to go our way this inning and we’ll win the game. But we keep on walking, then we’ll piss away the game and the Angels will feel real good, and all the pressure will be on the Yankees. Whether they can rebound is anyone’s guess. But back to what I started out with. We need a break this inning.
Yanks had their chances.
You can’t hold Abreu down for this long.
Ok, outside of Marte…….this is all on JOE.
Oh Phil Coke
“Coke is the least trustworthy of our relievers”
Damaso Marte says hello.
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HA!
Coke can go to hell. Please don’t pitch again.
I wouldn’t trust Joba in this spot either. He has trouble out of the scretch too. and he’s been decent out of the pen but stuff wise -not electric ala 07/08.
Coke BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWS!
jeter isnt shutting up on the field tonight
i really hope the yanks can pull this out, maybe dp?
WHY ON EARTH GO OUTSIDE WITH A 1-2 pitch???
Oy vay ist meer. I’ve never trusted Coke.
friggen Coke,
come on man, you’re better than this
I don’t know if Bobby’s “that wasn’t a strike” look to pitches right down the middle of the plate is more annoying when he’s on your team or the other team.
lets go yankees
Time for a curveball…
Molina called for the DP pitch. Young master Coke needs to have confidence to throw it.
this will be a crushing loss
I don’t trust Coke any more than you guys do, but what is Girardi supposed to do?
The Yankees aren’t going to win the WS using just 3 or 4 relievers. And if Girardi just hides his secondary relievers, they’re only going to get rusty and be REALLY bad when they’re needed most.
Then Phil should be in…..or Robertson
can’t bring in joba with the bases loaded.
Can’t give this team these opportunities this team will make you pay for them
He’s not better than this he’s worse@!!
Inning should be over
Nasty pitch, redemption for the Coke…BRING IN THE JOOOOOOOBAAAAA
good job get him out of there
Coke is it! One more please.
Big K cmon Joba shut it down
Lol
whoops
ooh that was a nasty pitch.
Good job by Coke to strikeout Abreu, Abreu’s been shutdown the entire series.
Joba time?
1 out of two not bad, he should no of walked Figgins who is a bed right handed hitter
nice k coke…LETS GO JOBA!
Well…Joba…let’s see how you do in this spot
Nice slider!
I guess the cold weather hasn’t affected any of our pitchers’ breaking balls.
Nice pitch..I would bring in Robertson or Hughes here. But for some odd reason Girardi trusts Joba out of the bullpen even though he really has no reason to.
Cano…..
How everyone’s confidence in Joba here?
Oh please, enough with the predictions of a loss. This team is never out of it…….and if they lose this game, they will still be tied 1-1 and not 0-2.
Bobby not smiling anymore. Please, baseball gods, let Joba get Hunter out. Pretty please.
# randy l. October 17th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
can’t bring in joba with the bases loaded.
Sorry, pull for the guy
“cb would bring in mo.”
With a tie game? I can see it if they are up to protect the lead.
Joba ain’t a sure thing, he needs to get this out for me too put down this bottle.
Where are all the OPPC peeps?
The negativity this inning is stifling.
Whats Saunder’s pitch count?
Am I the only person who remembers Wetteland? Yes, he used to get the job done, but at times it was not before you had wanted to sign up for a lifetime prescription of Tums, lol.
It’s raining here…
Joba coming in. Coke did a so-so job, but getting Abreu to strike out was indeed big.
Abreu is having a tough series so far
Girardi’s obsession with lefty-lefty matchups is well known, but I understand that move with the splits Figgins and Abreu have against LHP. The problem is, you are bringing in a lefty who is far inferior to your right handed options, and that is something that is very frustrating.
Gotta love playoff baseball…..
Has Robertson moved out of Girardi’s circle of trust? How is Joba ahead of him? I mean he’s been okay nothing spectacular.
Whew! But I’m not sure I trust Joba either — too big a chance that he’ll be wild.
The wunderkind version of Joba better be here!
Joe is so close to blowing this game. He needs to stop taking chances and use your best bullpen guys in key situations like Torre did in October.
randy l.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
erica-
you had better be in that shower
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lmfao
Agreed, 100 pitches. Would like to see Robertson in this spot but it seems like the 7th inning is Joba’s.
Biggest batter of the Game so far! Come on Joba!
Aybar and Figins have 10 HRs between them. Just pound them with strikes.
Why all the trust in Joba by Girardi? What has he proved to the manager this season?
I’m looking for a good old fist pumping pirouette in a minute or so.
As long as it’s not a hot night in Cleveland I’ll take my chances with Joba.
gb7-
what do you call it in the military when someone who’s not new to the military first faces combat?
yankees have a lot of those guys tonight.
but they’re hanging in there.
they win a game like this and it’s huge.
Well with the way Anaheim tends to be for the Yankees, you don’t want to lose a winnable game going back there for 3 games. The Yankees have made some key mistakes right now that are the reason the Angels are tied and not trailing, you don’t want to give them extra life going back home.
Gotta take care of business.
I have my OPPC Winnie the Pooh slippers on, DT.
He says the Angels are heffalumps and this game is NOT over.
Angel…yes I remember him…Wetteland was terrible in 95 playoffs great in 96
# Betsy October 17th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Oh please, enough with the predictions of a loss. This team is never out of it…….and if they lose this game, they will still be tied 1-1 and not 0-2.
Betsy I think we can win this game, but we sure don’t want to go back to LA having to take 2-3 to make sure we don’t have to win the last two
nice warm-up pitches lol
let’s go joba!
Make it filthy Joba
A wild warm up pitch? lol
PUT HUNTER AWAY…DO NOT GET CUTE
Da Jobber
Joba looks sooooo much more confident on the mound as a reliever.
“Has Robertson moved out of Girardi’s circle of trust?”
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Nah, but I’ve always wondered why he doesn’t give Robertson the high praise he gives for Joba.
Joba needs 97 here – upstairs.
96…mph
High fastball and then slider.
Have I mentioned that I despise the Angels?
i’ll say it again:
The sky is falling. A lot of you on here make me sick. 9 innings, 27 outs, let it happen. So afraid a lot of you are…
A couple of *tight* sliders to open
whats the OPPC?
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good night
Oy……
why play games with a slider on the corner? It’s obvious Hunter can’t catch up with the fastball down the middle
squeezed him…squeezed him on ball 3
Unreal, Joba – he is too amped up…need this batter.
Will they be beaten by their own pen?
useless Jaba!
Are you kidding me?
Here comes the grand slam
That last one was a strike :-/
Betsy, for the Yankees there’s a big difference between 1-1 and going to Anaheim up 2-0.
Yankees don’t play well out there. It’s important for them to win the YS games.
come on!! we need a break!!
*Opens bottle of liquor*
Angel rally, walk, error, excuse me hit,
Angel shower time?
You got this Joba.
this is tense
tough break, now Vladdy…GAS IT UP…THROW THE HEAT–WILD THING!
Fastballs, up, please Joba…
Have to be Up.
please not a grand slam!
What a mess….i am a nervous wreck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all of sudden, Angels hitters are so hard to get them out, while Yanks keep hitting DP
Saunders strike zone was much bigger than the Yanks is.
This bites.
Bases loaded on an error, walk, and infield dribbler.
Come on, Joba!
Damn – get that pitch up, NOW
This pitch needs to be at eye level
Come on Fist Pump.
high fastball please
Some of you need to pull that ramen out of your spine that you call a backbone and get a real one. Sheesh.
I’m scared
when you have to slow down your breathing at home, you know it’s tense.
breath in
breath out.
He should throw a fastball on the inside corner.
“I have my OPPC Winnie the Pooh slippers on, DT.
He says the Angels are heffalumps and this game is NOT over.”
okay, just as it took 3 people to replace Pete – it takes two to replace Erica. Angel showed earlier, I am showering now.
Please call for something up and in.
Trow one four feet outside he will swing
He’s going to hit anything, throw him a high cheese
In and UP!!!
Throw a fastball up or inside corner
what is girardi doing out there??? tell him to throw up the ladder?
How did Vlad get to that pitch
Bury the slider for strike 3?
randy l.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
gb7-
what do you call it in the military when someone who’s not new to the military first faces combat?
yankees have a lot of those guys tonight.
but they’re hanging in there.
they win a game like this and it’s huge.
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Some are called scared. Others are called cowards. They don’t have trolls in the military, but, there’s plenty of all three in here, tonight.
I’m scared…get that pitch UP
I thought if Joe G comes out he has to remove the pitcher there?
Here comes the meatball
slider outside could score a run
PHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
JOBA !!!
you are not smart.
throw the pitch molina calls!!!!
I already had a shower, Mark.
Do I need to have another one? What is the precedent on that. I really don’t need another one. LOL.
JOBA!
Love that fist pump!
*fist pump*
FIIIIIIST PUMP!
Exhale
Thank You GI Joe.
HUGE!
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
WOW!! WHAT A GREAT PITCH…NICE JOB-A
JOBA PUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!
Or down….LOL
JOBA! Ok offense, let’s get Joba the win now!
JOBAAAA!!!
So my heart is beating super fast right now. I kind of miss April and May baseball.
JOBA!
Molina with the fist pump.
Holy Sh*@!T JOBA
Is Molina worried about the signs being stolen?
yes!!!
It’s out time. Out batters should show up NOW!
You will see Posada this AB
Whatever Girardi said….
He is a genius
Francessa will be upset, Joba pumped his fist.
i Think all the mound visits are effecting the angels hitters…
Joba in the pen…
Gifted by the baseball gods…
Good night, Guerrero!!!!!
NISHEEEEE!!!!!
Phewwwwww!!!!!!!
I’m drained.
I was so uneasy this inning that I turned off the radio and followed the “play-by-play” here.
Alright, fist pumps for AJ and Joba!
Thank goodness for Vladi!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great clutch pitching by Coke and Joba. The Angels have to be deflated. Now, they need to score and put the knife in.
gotta love it.
I want that Joba fist pump for my desktop wallpaper!
love it!
DEAR YANKEES, SCORE SOME RUNS PLLLLLLEEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSE.
Trevor, I don’t disagree……but I don’t agree completely. I think the Yankees can win anywhere……now, they’ve had their issues at Anaheim, but they did take 2/3 in September. The Angels are a very good team, so this is not going to be an easy series by any means.
Good job, Joba.
Nice outing by Joba… Vladdy has no patience, must be frustrating to watch as an Angels fan.
Jobber!
Loved Joba’s reaction there! LOVED IT!
Been there, done that – terpbomber.
“Thank goodness for Vladi!”
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its amazing what you can do to him when you dont throw a fastball down the middle
eh, Papelbum???
Great pitch. Hopefully the bats wake up this inning. Or is Jeter waiting for his pie?
cano atones for error with HR?
BIG TIME FISTPUMP!!!!
Let’s score a few runs now…
Dodged the bullet, now time to take the lead.
Come on offense please wake up!
I wish Erika was here to do a letter to the offense
Saunders at 91 pitches. He will probably come out for the 8th inning.
That was an absolute bomb by Guerrero. Nice call on the grand slam. IDIOT.
that was a MAJOR bullet dodged. Awesome work by the pen. lets get some runs!
That was the best fist pump Joba’s had all year.
I’m not giving Joba that credit.
The credit to that one is clearly GI Joe, he got him to calm the f’ down and make a good pitch.
Joba came up big
Now I see why Francona walked Tori Hunter to get to Vlad.He is a shell of his former self.
It’s the Yanks game to win now, they are where they want to be in their bullpen and need to get that run.
Got to give credit to Saunders he has pitched a heck of a game.
“Francesa will be upset, Joba pumped his fist”
It’s the playoffs in a big spot. Nothing to be upset over.
Black Taco
RS,
I was screaming for something elevated, too. But low and outside works just as well.
Now this is playoff Baseball!!!!
So far, series in review,
Lackey – error > CC
Saunders >> AJ
Angels Bullpen = Yankees Bullpen
where is erika?
I love Joba’s reaction!
I’ve just realized that posting during tense innings helps calm my overwhelming, heart-pounding anxiety.
Posada up 4th this inning
Swisher, Cano, Melky….
if anyone gets on – POSADA!!
GB7 line of the night
LMFAO
TAKE 2 strikes. Saunders might just walk the stadium if we let him.
The Yankees need to take advantage now !
Rally Yanks rally!!!
Here’s what Girardi said on the mound:
“Okay, well, uh… candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she’s registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let’s get Vlad! Go get ‘em. “
haha, think anyone, especially Joba, gives a spit what Francessa says?
Let’s go Yankee bats! A Posada RBI would be a nice touch.
the momentum has shifted again..
Guerro chases more pitches than Melky hard to believe
Jobas fist pump is the best…. He needs to be in the pen forever
gb7-
scared is ok right.
just as long as they still do what they gotta do and don’t quit.
yanks win this game and maybe it changes some players.
like burnett.
how about walkoff #16 tonight???
I like Franseca…
swish needs a good AB here
come on nick!
i always said joba should be in the pen. he’s not cut out to be a starter.
“Joba came up big”
Girardi came up big. Give the man his credit there. Joba was lost there. Way too amped up for that situation.
Alright now some patient good at bats…
This is why you want power arms for the pen – the two biggest outs were Abreu and Vlad striking out with men on base. Essentially wasted outs by the Angels.
that pitch was outside
The youngsters in the bullpen have beem outstanding this year and in te PS. Well done. Also, a quality game from Burnett, regardless of what the idiots say.
Fox shows a bunch of different food stands, but not the fresh fruit stand?
i smell a walk off for this game
Bob
You’re an idiot !
He isnt Valerie.. He just looks more comfortable coming out of the pen. Even if its 1 out, he looks so much better
I confess, I couldn’t watch. But I don’t know if it’s worse what I do instead – slowly – s-l-o-w-l-y crawl through this game thread, dreading the “reveal” of the next post. I’m only now breathing. And Watching. I think watching has to be better.
Runs, please, guys.
Dear Yankees,
You have been better than could have been expected this season at pulling games out in the end innings. you have more than held our own against tough teams. We faithful fans need you to continue to do this.
Thanks, Nick!
Pinch run GGBG here?
Joba probably doesn’t even know who Mike Francesa is.
Nice start Swish!!!
good start….gardner comes in!
Nice hitting by Swish. Let’s keep it going..
Swishyyy. And we get a GGBG appearance
SWISH!!
First pitch GGBG, first pitch.
yeah swish! don’t agree with the switch there. we’ll need swish later.
“i always said joba should be in the pen. he’s not cut out to be a starter.”
And your still wrong b/c you can clearly see how he can’t control his emotions in that situation, great stuff but tight rope last line guy..No.
GGBG time
GGBG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All right Swish and they just put Gardener to pinch run….I am sitting on the edge of my seat…..
I love how the Angels will leave the lefty in to face Cano.
forget the fact that Cano has killed the ball off of him
this is joe’s dream come true:
gardner steal. someone knocks him in. hughes for 2 outs or the first man on base. mo closes it out
i hope it happens
Cano never bunts..i would not bunt him..he can’t bunt
I can’t get mad at Cano. He looks adorable in his ninja costume.
Cano swing at strikes please…
BD…it would be #17
matt–he’s just more suited for the pen. for his level of excitement, starting just doesn’t make sense.
what is he swinging at
A little early for a pinch runner with a lefty on the mound.
i hope gritty doesnt fall down
randy l.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
gb7-
scared is ok right.
just as long as they still do what they gotta do and don’t quit.
yanks win this game and maybe it changes some players.
like burnett.
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Exactly, The ones that say they aren’t scared are liars o fools. Same thing with the young players….respectful fear is good. Being a coward is bad news for everyone.
Vader…
really? i could be wrong.
i thought it was 14 in the reg season and 1 in the ALDS (Tex HR)
but #17 sounds good!!
strikes strikes strikes
has he swung at a strike in this at bat yet?
for the kind of speed Gardner has he sure does take his sweet time picking a pitch to run on.
Everyone who loves Swisher say SWISH!
SWISH
Cano needs to be smart here.
SWISH!
The yankees have a much better bull pen than the angels do and this is likely going to be decided by the pens.
And importantly they have a better strike out bull pen than the angels do. In a close game if you can prevent contact you are much better off – no chance of a marginal fly ball getting caught in the wind or a fielding mistake.
Along with that advantage in the bull pen the yankees have a much better power hitting team.
They have to win this game.
I’m showered. I’m clean. I expect a run here.
Erica would be proud.
yuck…
Cano
Sheesh
why bring in gardner if he is not going to F ing run
What a waste of a double play!
Cano jogging into first again
useless. How is Saunders owning us?
Cano’s gaffe rolled over into the bottom half of the inning. Nice.
What the helllllll???????????
Gardner you was brought in to steal.
Cano swung at 4 balls.
thanks, jmere. at least there’s one true fan on this blog lol
not again…crap
Having Gardner pinch run was wasted there…
Cano:
error + DP > one RBI
Gardenhoser just can’t read LHP’s strides.
if you are gonna pinch run there, doesnt he have to try and steal atleast once??
why put Gardener in if he doesn’t steal on the first or second pitch?
Can someone tell me why he didn’t even make an attempt to steal. What is the f’n point of pinch running against an 18% catcher?
what a waste…gardner is out there to steal!!!
The Melk man needs to deliver here
ahhhhhhhhhhhh
we are going to lose this game.
Ok enough small ball stuff. Melky go deep!!
That stupid ninja mask is squeezing cano’s brain too tight.
Oh well… yankees want pie tonight.
What an absolute dreadful at bat. Cano has serious issues. Swinging at 3 pitches no where near the plate.
i don’t understand making a move to put in gardener and then not running.
Mehdi also in SF October 17th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
useless. How is Saunders owning us?
He is a good pitcher
What the hell
another thanks going out to bronx bombers girl…anybody else?
Gardner steal a G-Damn base!
I think gardner could not get a jump off of saunders…why else would he not steal? that was confusing…
Damn, that’s three DP’s. Time to change lucky hats.
yanks just cant get it going tonight. i really hope the pitchers keep them in this.
wasted opportunity…………..
Ugly inning
Due to the incliment weather, tonight’s pie has been announced as Baked Alaska.
This is really an embarrassing showing for Girardi tonight. Saunders has given him nothing but opportunities to knock him out and Joe has sat on his hands.
It’s up to you Yuuuuuussssssse
pie is fun…Saunders is just locked in…bring Joba back out…I agree Valerie…
The worst thing Cano could’ve done. OMG! Horrible! First with the error and now with a double play! Can’t stand him TODAY, emphasis on today and even with the triple. That was horrible!
Unbelievable job by Joe Saunders tonight. Great, great game by him.
Melky another K
These guys need to wake up and start hitting when the advantage shifts.
Tim and Buck are practically slobbering all over Saunders tonight
Well can’t say if the Angels win they didn’t deserve it. Their starter pretty much shut us down bar a couple of sticky patches and their defense turned around.
Wow. Just…wow.
Just doesn’t seem to be our night.
Thanks for wasting Nicks single GGBG, Was he in the Game to stand on first? I know Saunders is a lefty and its hard to get a good lead but take a chance!
Have I mentioned I hate the Black Eyed Peas.
Valerie G.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
thanks, jmere. at least there’s one true fan on this blog lol
*****
What about me? LOL
Bronx Bombers Girl
October 17th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
SWISH!
All that work to get out of a jam followed by this dreck?!
we ‘ve done everything to lose
Not sure what Gardner was waiting for, but, he sure put Cano into a deep hole by not running.
Hope those bats thaw in Anaheim.
If you’re not going to run Gardner there, why have him pinch run?
Hughes was shaky in the twins series..let’s hope he is sharp like during the regular season..
is there a worse offense in the postseason than the Yanks?
“This is really an embarrassing showing for Girardi tonight. Saunders has given him nothing but opportunities to knock him out and Joe has sat on his hands.”
Throw yourself head-first into a closed door for that stupidity of a post.
Thanks Valerie G. I had to update sorry!
bronx bombers girl–read my last post. a thanks was sent your way.
cano- as frustrating as soriano sometimes
Why are the yanks playing like they are in a rush to go home…not trying???
There’s so many things Girardi could have done with Gardner in there. He seems to be waiting for big innings.
How about a hit and run or something right there?
Yankees haven’t even attempted a stolen base…
no problem!
Gardner can fly…but he does some confusing things on the bases…
Well, it looks like another Game 2 might be pie night.
I can’t believe we are letting Joe “the plumber” saunders off the hook.
The offense is officially slumping. It’s not like it’s Roy Halladay out there.
Really shouldn’t lose this game.
anybody think the yanks will trade cano in the offseason?
Gardner has a ton to learn as a base stealer. He never ever runs early in the count. He might be fast but it seems like he can never read the pitcher and doesn’t know when to run.
Joe Buck wants to get a room with Saunders after the game. Enough, he;s pitched good, but Buck waxes poetic like this is game 7 of the World Series and Saunders is pitching with a broken arm.
Interesting to see how Joe plays it now with Hughes and Mo. Try to get three innings out of them or two.
Why doesn’t Girardi ever call for a hit and run?
With Gardner on base and Cano at the plate (who puts the ball in play often), it probably would have been as good a time as any.
“Not much Gardner could do there.”
He could have tried to steal a base.
They need to have Rivera ready in case anything happens.
Mehdi also in SF
October 17th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Well can’t say if the Angels win they didn’t deserve it. Their starter pretty much shut us down bar a couple of sticky patches and their defense turned around.
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And the Yankee pitching hasn’t gotten out of their own sticky situations too?
Now you have Gardner’s weak arm in CF.
The Yankees have given the Angels life in this game. Every inning they have guys on and keep letting them off the hook. How long will the Angels not score with the bases loaded over and over again? You have to make something happen, you can’t just sit around and wait for something to happen.
Gardner, I think, doesn’t have great instincts overall. He’s okay.
But I don’t blame him for not running there.
So who gets the pie tonight? I’m predicting Damon.
what was the point in bringing in Gardner if he wasn’t going to run?
I’m not even confident with Hughes up, very nervous!
why not send Jaba again?
There’s decent chance they will play extra innings.
why is this idiot on tv telling america how the yanks mis handled joba. He is a moron
have some faith here people…we got Posada then the top of the order…
Here we go….
yes Gardner should have stole there….That is not joe giradi’s fault..gardner steals on his own..or doesn’t steal..
“Melky another K”
Yes, it’s an absolute shame that he didn’t reach base there for the 5th time this series.
Eric October 17th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
anybody think the yanks will trade cano in the offseason?
No chance, I think the priority is fixing the OF.
a dp please
we need tex / arod to do something offensively tonight…
matt–agreed. but you didn’t say SWISH after my post, so I can’t agree with you.
Come on YANKEE’s…..I smell a pie in the oven
“The Yankees have given the Angels life in this game. Every inning they have guys on and keep letting them off the hook. How long will the Angels not score with the bases loaded over and over again? You have to make something happen, you can’t just sit around and wait for something to happen.”
Angels fans could say the same thing.
1-2 is the perfect count to send Gardner on in a lefty-lefty matchup against a pitcher who tends to pitch to contact. What is the point in having him on if you just let him get erased on DP’s without ever trying to make something happen?
And Hughes already gives up a hit…ugh.
Could they show those double plays for a third time, do you think?
Willits has wheels…
no confidence on Hughes
I agree JZ
Come on Youuuuuse
Why do you manage a tie game in the 8th like it’s a 9 inning game? Should have left Joba in at least batter to batter
That was such a horrible at bat from Cano that he gave no chance to Gardner to steal. It isn’t on Brett, its on Cano disgraceful at bat. Horrible.
playoff games are not perfect, they are suppose to be like this, Championships do not come easy…remember Mr. Duncan: “we play today, we win today,” and as of this point that can still happen!
Too many throws over to first. Stop letting the Angels get to you and pitch to the hitter.
Cano was the perfect hitter to hit and run with. Contact hitter + speedster at first. Girardi sitting back and waiting for something to happen instead of trying to make something happen.
Gardner should watch what a real pinch runner does, no doubt willis goes just hope Phil keeps his main focus on the batter
Come on Hughes. Eiland said that nerves are getting to Hughes in these post season games. Hopefully we don’t see it here.
trade cano? and replace him with who? bobby meachum?
“They have to win this game.”
CB-
i agree.
for some reason the angels seem like they have the edge right now.
it’s up to the yankees to take it back.
Angel – yeah they have, but it sure hasn’t been as convincing as their pitching has it?
Hughes only throwing 91-93, down considerably from when he was pitching well.
Captain fail.
Are you kidding me, Jeter? Should have been an easy DP.
“why not send Jaba again?
There’s decent chance they will play extra innings.”
B/c Morales owns him in 6 ABs yr. And Yusssse has done it all season.
Oh crap!
Perfect time for sloppy play
Yuck
haha, Jeter SUCKS in big time!
Yupp
We’re playing the Angels
dammit…another bad error…need to get another DP ball now…
ahhhhhhhhhh jeter
eERROS make you looose…. To hell!!
Absolutely unreal. They are trying to hand this game to the Angels.
Eric
October 17th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
anybody think the yanks will trade cano in the offseason?
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Only the idiots. Why do you think they’ll trade him?
Wow, Jeets and Cano are like Jekyll and Hyde tonight.
we’re giving the angels every opportunity to win this game…
Seems like the yips have moved over to the Yankees.
Jesus Criminy.
jeter noooooo
derek!!! NO!
Unbelievable. Just score the runs and end this game already. We’ve played like crap this entire game. Let’s just go there with a split. I’m so sick of watching us boot balls and hit into double plays.
Wow, are you kidding me?
This team is just looking really bad right now.
The Charlie Finley mentality is running amok in this blog.
Every Yankee is Mike Andrews in here tonight…
Wow…brutal
Okay now the Yankees are the ones making all the errors and not getting the runs. I hope that error doesn’t come back and bite them.
Does Fox use a different Gun?
Why is Hughes throwing 92!!
WOW we are trying to lose this game! Come on Phil please get us out of this!
lol, this is just a game the yanks cannot win.
and this is why they can’t beat the angels in the postseason.
Yuuuuussse we need you.
Please I don’t want to turn into an alcoholic tonight.
Wow..it’s now the Yankee’s night to have 3 errors in a game…what a horrible night..that was an inning ending DP and the Captain flubs it.. oh well..they do not deserver to win tonight
Poor Phil……….
Another crucial defensive mistake from the Yankees.
You just cannot boot these routine ground balls in postseason games, and that was most likely an inning ending DP as well.
How many gifts are we going to give the Angels? Good teams do not let 4 out innings slip through the cracks forever.
yankees taking a page from Angels defense.
Jeter was simply thinking about his stupid decision not to bunt in the 5th………. j/k.
Matthews has good power, but he’s also a strikeout threat…
A K would be nice here – going to be tough to double up willits or aybar
this reminds me of after the Yankees broke the errorless streak, they suddenly made a bunch of errors. Now after no errors in first four games, too many today. I’m rethinking my pie and am now officially worried about this game.
the last few innings have been messy
Can’t do this stuff against this team
Stadium got so quiet!
Could not have had a more taylormade DP ball than that one…. Expect the Angells to take advantage of this I’m afraid
My God, who are this guys and what have they done to the real Yankees? Defense has suddenly disappeared! Please, get it together and get out of this inning!
What a terrible defensive game in the last 2 innnings.
Well the game is still tied, so it seems to have been enough so far, Mehdi.
Calm down.
Things like this happen.
We will still win this game.
Reverse of last night, they Yanks are the one playing miserable defense tonight
Lots of crying trolls on here tonight. A lot of bridge jumpers, too.
Hughes fast ball has not life tonight….this worries me
Are people going to vilify Jeter like they did Cano?
Now Yanks return the favor to Angels.
Should they still win the game, miracle indeed
What? Nobody calling Jeter lazy or an idiot? Nobody wanting to trade him? Nobody calling for him to get his head out of his rear?
big out…
That a boy Phil!!!
PHILTHY!!!
just filthy
Come on Hughesie
THere’s your K.
lol who needs life on fastball when you can throw curves like that?
GOOD JOB HUGHES!!!
Phil!! One more baby – kid showing some guts.
HUUUUUGHES…ONE MORE!
that was Philthy
Mo to get 4 outs!
good morning good afternoon goodnight!
Ah, the appearance of the random name generators.
Predictable. LOL
Hughes with the outstanding curveball. Ugh, he’s going to Mo now. I don’t love it.
Wow, going to Mo early
Enter SANDMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTH?!?!!? mariano? whoa…this is an interesting move…
That was just a nasty sequence.
And here comes Joe?
YESSSSSSSSS
OMG this is ridiculous micro-managing right now.
MO!
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Mo now? Phil did a great job…….he’s back on track
wow
interesting move….
puts some pressure on the Yanks offense
ENTER SANDMAN: THE HAMMER OF G-D!
Unbelievable. They better friggin score if he’s bringing in Mariano to face Aybar. Amazing.
mo’s in for 4+outs…risky…
anybody here ever play in really cold weather?
you get weird things happening, and jeter bobbling that ball is one of them.
just gotta dig down.
the team that does that best, wins.
dont agree with this move
Wow bring in MO? REALLY Joe. Talk about over-managing. Tony LaRussa Jr. Folks.
why not let hughes get one more batter??
tv should NOT go to commercial when Mo comes out of the ‘pen, it’s truly quite the show!
Anybody up for Ace in extras?
I don’t like this move. Hughes was pitching fine. It seemed like Jeter’s error even lit a fire under him and he was looking to pick him up.
And now Mo’s coming in cold to a non-save situation…
something tells me this game is going to be decided with Gaudin or Marte on the mound.
Cano and Jeter you both suck tonite. Looks like a yankee loss
Excuses for poor defense?? It’s a wittle bit too cold tonight….:)
Interesting and gutty call by Girardi on this move. Not sure that I agree, but, then, it’s not my neck.
by the way Gary Matthew Jr. Stinks….why was he up?
I know its Mo coming in but come on Joe. Why the short leash with Hughes?
This is WAY too early for MO……..
Hughes just threw 9 pitches, 8 strikes, a K, a DP ball, a bloop hit, and a jam shot. Another blatant case of overmanaging from Girardi.
The fact that it’s Mo is about his only saving grace on this move, but it’s still a move that didn’t have to be made. If the game goes into extras he might regret it.
Very little that can go wrong with a K.
Well, CB, this is a very clutch moment, and we’re going to see the best.
so if the game goes to extras we have Marte, Aceves and Gaudin left. There goes our competitive advantage.
Joe playing Mo coming in for 4 outs, lets hope Yanks can score and not have to get beyond that.
It is a good call by Girardi.
Keep the game tied.
In the next two innings we will have the best part of our offense who are due to score now.
Can anyone say over-managing???
Love this move. Aybar’s been confusing our pitchers all night. Why? I don’t know. Bring Mo in and saw him off. Let’s got to the Bottom.
I agree it’s Mo time,
But, if necessary, who’s gonna pitch in 10th?
I have no finger nails left, I need to move on to the toes soon
The cold weather doesn’t help the players standing out in the field. They get stiff. That LONG inning by Burnett hasn’t helped the fielders, especially the infielders.
That’s why you are seeing the poor ball handling. Their hands are especially vulnerable to getting stiff from the cold.
Time to put on my lucky Rivera shirt
better win this game before extra innings..you used your whole bullpen before then..
Terrible move by Girardi. You want power against the slap hitters not Mo’s little slap singles that drop in. I never would of made this move.
they better score, no one left in ‘pen that is reliable if this goes to extra innings and Angels haven’t even touched theirs tonite
there’s something to be said about constantly talking to a pitcher…it doesn’t seem to help…and i didn’t think all the conversing between aj + molina in the 5th was a good thing…especially that last convo before the wild pitch – totally unnecessary…
but it’s time for sandman…let’s go mo…please…
Only the idiots. Why do you think they’ll trade him?
They have Pena. I heard people in the organization say they think Cano is ‘soft’. He was supposedly put on waivers in August. And judging by his laziness, I think it’s a possibility…….Maybe they trade him for an OF.
Hughes did his job. Come on MO.
Last time Phil blew the lead yall said he should have went to Mo!
whats not to like…mo will pitch next inning anyways and theres a day off tomorrow…if your gonna get beat you get beat with your best..
Ed – I think that’s the only choice we have.
Angels left Saunders in through 7, and we now have used our setup guy and now our closer is in the game.
I don’t like it.
Giradi going for the win in the 8th…..He still has Robertson if it goes to the 10th……I lost track, does anyone know how many 2 strike wild pithces AJ threw to night….
RR October 17th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Cano and Jeter you both suck tonite. Looks like a yankee loss
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They also have the only 2 RBI’s tonight. We gotta take the good with the bad
Good work, trolls. Criticize Girardi and second guess him before the end of the game. Post your baseball knowledge and demonstrate how you know the team, their capabilities, and the moves to make. Just brilliance on here.
Sigh…I miss the optimistic days of 2007 led by Rebecca.
This is stupid. Now you’re without Joba + Hughes in a potential extra inning game?
I’ll have let Joba start the 8th instead of Hughes in the first place though
I’m sorry, but there are a lot of people who say that you use your best pitcher in the biggest spots and I way say this is the biggest spot in the game.
I really don’t agree with this move here. Let Youuuuuse finish
Oh well
Aybar probably scares the pitchers with how ugly he is. He looks like the Crypt Keeper.
GIRARDI OWNS ALL OF US…
Both of the errors looked like hurrying caused them. If Jeter had stayed down longer he could have gotten the lead runner still. Understandable that he was hurrying for the dp. It looked like Cano took his eye off the ball.
The pitchers have done their job at least.
Joe G-enius??
I hope Girardi is squeezing that wabbit’s foot tightly!
Jeff NJ October 17th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
so if the game goes to extras we have Marte, Aceves and Gaudin left. There goes our competitive advantage.
Lets hope it doesn’t. Joe has been playing the game for 9 innings. If it goes beyond that it’s Ace and Robinson.
LOL @ MO. 1 Pitch.
YEH BABY!!! SUCK IT MATT!
OH NO GIRARDI OVERMANAGING WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!
if this doesn’t work, Girardi will be accused of over-managing. I recall a number of times this year, including against the Twins, when Mo was brought in with two outs in the 8th and gave up a hit to the first batter.
It worked!!
… and cano put the ball in play fairly hard.
the problem was gardner frozen to first base the whole at bat.
Nice one pitch….. 3 outs!
1 pitch! yes mo!
Just an observation: what kind of satisfaction can a fan get by declaring their team will lose the game? Please give us all a break and if you will post such things, better leave them inside your mind.
Denise October 17th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Mo to get 4 outs!”
Denise,
You sound like we have a lead?
It’s still tied up sweetheart
This is insane IMO.
Who’ve we got left now?
Robertson and Aceves?
“Das it”
whew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice. One pitch.
only threw one pitch…can he pitch the 9th and 10th…you can’t use up your whole bullpen though
1 pitch, 1 out. Now that’s efficiency
Well that worked out well…
One pitch. You’ve only got one pitch.
He got the job done, but really……..this is the first move I have to question even though it was Mo.
Northy
Ace! Robertson!
No way can he not be a God, He has to be God!
Well it worked, but I wouldn’t of done it. Girardi better hope that this game doesn’t go extra innings the only good reliever left is Robertson.
I just hope we manage to score in the next two innings, otherwise, we’ve burned through our best relievers.
Seriously, no Yankee fan should ever complain about seeing Mariano Rivera. EVER.
“Sigh…I miss the optimistic days of 2007 led by Rebecca.”
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hey, i started that movement!
Still a bad move. Yanks better win this in 9 or they are screwed
Come on boys and girls…..IT’s PIE TIME!!!!!
One pitch.
This is where that home field advantage comes into play. The Yanks have two tries to score, Anaheim only one. And the Yanks have Mariano. And, if it goes to the 10th, I wouldn’t be shocked if Mariano pitches that, also.
I was wro%$#@ again.
Aceves and Robertson in extras if we get there with Marte for a lefty and the Gaudin if need be.
Pie please
Ace and Robertson go in this game if it goes to extra’s.
I can just see us having to use Marte…
so if the game goes to extras we have Marte, Aceves and Gaudin left. There goes our competitive advantage.
Lets hope it doesn’t. Joe has been playing the game for 9 innings. If it goes beyond that it’s Ace and Robinson.
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you mean ROBERTSON? lol.. I still trust Ace and Robertson for 3 innings over anyone in the Angels Pen
Joe gets a pass on his first overmanaging loss this year because he has already overmanaged the Yankees to a win this post season.
I hope they turned off the heat vents in the Angels dugout before tonight’s game.
Billy, don’t forget Marte or Gaudian
If Cano and Jeter hadn’t made any errors, the Yankees probably would have only used Coke and Hughes out of the bullpen. Joba would still be available and Mo wouldn’t be in the game yet (although I’m sure he would come in the 9th inning anyway).
The errors ended up not hurting us, but it did change the way Girardi had to manage the game.
Do you think
Girardi thinks we have the lead ?
Even Torre would try to go for the jugular, sometimes at the expense of exhausting up the core group of the pen (and with less than favorable results). It’s a crapshoot that the offense does something when it matters.
BigSix….The Angels have to go deep with their Starters to protect the weakness of their pen….
we still have Robertson and Ace in the pen
Note: He is not g-d, he is the hammer of g-d…hes his right hand man in the bullpen…
oh right I forgot that Robertson hasn’t been in yet. Ok well it worked out, we get two innings to get the win while Mo holds them down. May still be a pie game.
Wow — I was typing how much I disagreed with bringing in Mo, looked up from the keyboard and he’s walking off the field. What happened? (Other than being reminded that I’m an idiot for doubting Mo or Girardi.)
“YEH BABY!!! YOU CAN SUCK IT TOO 100 PITCHES!
The move worked but it’s still over-managing.
Gotta win this one in the 8th or 9th.. don’t want it going into extras it’s bad for my nerves
C’MON JETE!!! MAKE UP FOR THAT BOOT
It’s been about the temperature here that they’re playing in right now for about the last week, Randy I. I honestly don’t know how they managed to play such a stellar game last night in it. Its hard to do a lot of things in cold like that, things you take for granted that you’d be able to do.
Forgot about Ace. Feel better if we go extra innings now.
Even if the game goes into extras, we still have Robertson who is good and Aceves who is also good. Calm down, everyone!
Can we please have some good at bats here.
Let’s get a couple of runs here.
The good thing is that there is an off day. So the Yankees can use their bullpen guys again.
Time for a Jorgie long ball
angry posada angry posada angry posada show them all why you don’t get benched
Hip Hip!
Where are the complaints about the Stadium being quiet? The place is rocking right now.
i’m glad Saunders is out.
Boston Dave – yes, you were there leading the charge.
Time for redemption Jetes…
These guys can’t wait to swing the bats.
Funny:
If Girardi leaves Hughes out and he gives up a run, everybody here will call for his head for not going to Mo.
That’s why you can never lose as a fan, and that why they wouldn’t make good managers.
great AB from Jorge
This Offense is pathetic
why does Jeter need redemption his error didn’t cost a run?
damn 101 mph thrower according to his bio
well he only threw one pitch so I gather he can pitch the 9th and 10th if needed
WLow and away for a strike. It’d be nice if we got those calls.
Jeter with the DP earlier and the Error last inning, watch him hit one out again heheheh
Tex, Cabrera and Cano only guys to get a hit off Jepsen
Someone work the count, please.
One swing, thats all we need.
Bats need to get going. I really do not want to lose this game and have our hitters flying to Anaheim thinking about how much they’re slumping.
You know he’s mad at himself though..
well no double plays this inning that is a postive
if they don’t score this inning, it’ll most likely be the heart of the order in the 9th. who here doesn’t think tex, arod and BATSUI can’t get it done with the game on the line? not me!
Girardi should not have brought in the pitchers he did, that way he could bring in Mo when they’re behind.
this guy is better than anyone in the yankee pen…WOW.
I thought they had one of the worst bullpens?
Unreal. Have these guys ever seen a curveball before? The worst at bats I have seen in a while.
Jepsen throwing as well as he has all season.
great…
Offense looks putrid. How many times do you see Jeter swinging at a pitch in the dirt?
Nice ABs so far.
gonna have to really shorten thier swings vs this guy
Jeter with a rare off night. Time for Damon to give Mo a lead.
Someone needs to get a big hit.
I thought the Angels had a bad pen and that was there weakness?
ok, it will have to be a pie win.
well, yankees want pie.
“I lost track, does anyone know how many 2 strike wild pithces AJ threw to night….”
pat m-
i don’t know either, but what bothered me was with men in scoring position in that enxt to last inning for aj , i knew he couldn’t throw his breaking ball without losing one.
as a catcher, you just can’t call it.
aj has so much movement on his two seam fastball he can get hitters out with it . he needs to use it when he loses the breaking ball in pressure situations.
the catcher needs to see the fear in his face.
molina and aj did well, good really, but that sequence leading up to that tying run wild pitch could have been avoided.
that wasn’t good.
I don’t understand why they can’t get inspired to explode with the bats following a hard fought inning where they prevented the Angels from scoring?
Sheesh. More weak grounders.
“I thought they had one of the worst bullpens?”
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its below average, IMO
Jepsen is their best arm. Just gotta get him out of there.
alright guys: Mo for three and then PIE TIME!
Our offense has been pretty meek barring a couple of players. Doesn’t bode well for this game at least. Can’t say much about monday till after the game.
Why does Buck get so excited when the Angels get runners on or they turn a dp, but when the Yankees do something positive, he sounds sad.
I’m going to have to hit the mute button, can’t stand him anymore.
Jeter had an off night? i thought he hit a homerun?/
I guess they all want pie in the 9th
The problem is, that unless the Angels score you’ll see another inning of Jepsen who look really nasty here in the 8th… And in the 10th for the Yankees??
“Jeter with a rare off night. Time for Damon to give Mo a lead.”
Boy the memories are short in here. The home run ball in the third inning says hi.
how come every Angel half inning is an adventure and every Yankee half inning is like batting practice in a fantasy camp?
Every inning the Angels seem to have guys in scoring position, and we can barely mount a threat.
How much longer will they get lucky? You can’t keep giving them so many chances.
Wow he was nasty, lets just hope Angels have a moment of stupidity and decide to put Fuentes in or Oliver in for the 9th because I don’t see us hitting Jensen.
Chill w/ the pie talk we need to get outs and that guy throwing 101 mph is not looking like he’s pastry chef.
if hughes doesn’t get aybar, then mo has to pitch to the top of the lineup with runners on…so i can see why he decided to bring in mariano there. postseason is not the time to show confidence, it’s about going for the guy you want in there period.
this isn’t tee ball. Maybe the Angel pitchers deserve some credit tonight. Saunder’s got the DP each time he needed it.
Is the pitching really this good (for both teams) or has the ridiculous amount of off days gotten to the hitters?
A lot of negative posts about the yanks offense…..sometimes you got to credit the pitcher(s) by the way this is the type of game the yanks have been winning alll year so why should this night be different?????????
Wow…where’s our offense tonight? TONS of DP’s and groundouts…almost like they are just slapping at the ball…everyone looks bad tonight.
Let’s up for another Pie *knock on wood*
another walk off by Teix?
Who said Angels pen is bad?
matt–don’t be so pessimistic. the yankees will be fine.
i wonder if mo can pitch 2.1 innings if needed?
I pray Scioscia puts Fuentes in even if the game is tied
Looks like a bomb to win, doesn’t seem like we can string together enough hits to win with small ball
I would almost rather see Fuentes than Jepsen
HUGE catch
just HUGE
JOHNNY!
Nice catch Johnny!
What a HUGE play to keep Figgins off base leading off the inning.
And somewhere in AC, Erica is beaming!
Damon=Web Gem
Johnny on the spot!
Where is A-Rods and Texs big bat tonight?
Nice play by Damon
Nice catch
Wow, big play Johnny.
YEAH DAMON!!!
The Angels do have a bad pen but everyone seems to step up in the playoffs.
I thought the Yankees would kill Blackburn and Saunders.
I guess Figgins won’t be running on Damon’s arm this inning
way 2 go, johnny!
That was huge out…big catch..and no one has been more critical of damon’s defense then me…NICE
“I would almost rather see Fuentes than Jepsen”
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I would pay to see Fuentes rather than Jepsen
Great play, Johnny!
yanks v angels takes years off our lives
Somewhere in Atlantic City, Erica just screamed
Great catch Johnny!
I would imagine CB agreed with Joe’s move since he’s always said (or was it SJ? I get them confused) that the best reliever should be used in the highest-leverage situations. That said, it was still a move I would not have made; Phil should have been out of the inning already. This offense may eventually win the game, but they’ve hardly hit at all since early in the game – we’re really going to trust the game to Aceves/Robertson/Gaudin?
Damon with a great defensive play!!
Not too often you can say that.
Erica would be dancing with that Damon catch!
Well she probably is dancing, just not here.
Someone needs to turn on the heater under the bat rack maybe that will wake them up.
jake October 17th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Wow…where’s our offense tonight? TONS of DP’s and groundouts…almost like they are just slapping at the ball…everyone looks bad tonight.
Let’s up for another Pie *knock on wood*
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this is the postseason…the angels are the 2nd best team in baseball…they have some decent pitching…
Randy, you’re right about the cold affecting the the players….especially on defense. There hasn’t been a clean play on grounders in three innings.
Nice play on the punch fly to Damon. A little risky, though, I thought.
Matt
October 17th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Every inning the Angels seem to have guys in scoring position, and we can barely mount a threat.
How much longer will they get lucky? You can’t keep giving them so many chances.
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youve been complaining all year
I assume they bring Jepsen back…not Fuentes…
what do u mean the last game in Yankee stadium
this guy is half man…half mariano…
Remember Abreu has only faced Mariano 3x
I wonder what Jorge calls when Rivera shakes him off. I like to think Posada’s calling for knuckleballs just for fun.
Randy, what do you mean by the catcher has to see the fear ? I think I know what you mean, but if AJ was really scared, wouldn’t he have just blown up early?
Mo is so good
muahahahaha
I know she’s a talentless skank, but damn Fergie looks good as a brunette.
A previous poster had a good point, Girardi’s use of the bullpen has been suspect this post-season. Joba and Hughes are two premier arms that offer a distinct advantage over the Angel’s pen…if this game goes in to extra innings the edge is gone with the remaining guys Girardi can go to.
Let’s hope it doesn’t come up.
angel-
yes it’s too darn cold to play baseball.
the yankee need a quick walk off in the ninth to get back to that warm clubhouse and head for sunny california.
one word: filthy
There’s no way after Al’s last AB that I think he’s going to do it, I think if anyone has a chance it’ll be Matsui-san. LH power vs LH CL.
Wow, we have made Abreu look really bad this series. And Figgins.
Sit down Bobby!
Mo seriously is the only thing keeping my nerves halfway at ease right now
“I assume they bring Jepsen back…not Fuentes…”
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if the game is tied, Scioscia would have to be an idiot not to .
day off tomorrow…
abreu has been terrible so far this series…after being so good against the red sox..
MO! please let tex and arod do something in the bottom of this inning. if not, I do not think they will get another at bat..melky walk off
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“There’s no way after Al’s last AB that I think he’s going to do it”
He did hit the ball hard his first two AB’s.
Mo isn’t getting that inside pitch called a strike this post season.
JasonR October 17th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I wonder what Jorge calls when Rivera shakes him off. I like to think Posada’s calling for knuckleballs just for fun.
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Seriously, though, he’s probably shaking off location. I think we can all agree he’s not disagreeing on the pitch selection!
lol…mo making torii look foolish…lol…
The strike zone on Rivera in this series has been ridiculous.
The 1-0 on Hunter was knees on the inside, called a ball. Last night he threw an identical pitch on 2-0 and it was called a ball.
Enough Bold, is that always the way though? I can’t remember too many players that had big division series AND ALCS. Remember Bernie in ’96?
I wanna be the guy that pushes the button for the strikeout whistle!!!
The. Hammer. Of. God.
I am playing Eye of the Tiger, so I take full credit for Mo’s brilliance this inning.
that was impressive…
13 pitches. He’s good for at least one more inning.
mo da man
It is a pleasure to watch him pitch.
Mariano is amazing… let’s win this right now.
Game over. Guaranteed. You will see pie soon. BOOK it.
TIME FOR PIE!
It has to be said…..Who wants pie?
Mo=The best ever
let mo pitch the 10th if it goes extras…but arod won’t let that happen…
The Master
Mo!!!!
Mo I love you too much.
Great pitching by Mo….Time for a walk off!!!
who wants pie?
13 pitches by Mo, he can go another on if needed
yeah, mo!
Now we need a pie.
YESSS!!! now a home run, please…can’t take it – came home early to see the end of this
Wow..Mo was awesome…unreal
Mo has only been doing that for YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!
That inning by Mo was about as good as it gets.
If necessary, do you bring him back for the 10th?
It is not like he has worked that hard thus far.
wow…can we end this here, please??!!!
‘one’
Mo looked like he was grimacing coming in
Im going to cry
Thank you for everything Mariano !!!!
One Empire under MO!
Pure dominance. The best part? The way Rivera walked off the mound with his head down, he could have easily just given up 3 runs.
“The. Hammer. Of. God.”
why so many periods??
Kay is sitting next to Kim Jones right now saying Who wants pie?!
jason R. you stole my line…
Damon with the dive…
Mo’s cutter, cutting ‘em down…
We’re still tied at two…
Mo is dealing tonight.
Remember when Al Trautwig, Paul Olden, and Murcer used to talk about Mo’s “easy gas” when he was just coming up? You don’t hear talk of the “easy gas” anymore. A shame.
Hell of a game.
Mo is god.
Time for pie?
MARIANO! MARIANO! MARIANO!
I am so privileged to been have been able to watch Mariano. It’ll be a long time before someone accomplishes as much as him and dominate the way he does.
wow, impressive once again, now they need to get their bats swingin again and put this one in the books!
Walk off for Alex
# Joba in the pen October 17th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Mo=The best ever
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you know…i think it’s time to throw the “closer” tag and start talking about him being one of the best pitchers ever. imho, he’s the 2nd best yankee pitcher all time after whitey ford.
Am I the only one who finds the PC Richards whistle after a K annoying?
I know it’s about money but still.
is this alex time ?
Hopefully the Yanks pull it out in the bottom of the 9th – but if it goes extra –
I wonder if GI Joe would stretch Mo – he’s only throw 13 pitches!
i say lets go back to all bold – at that time the yanks were winning
AJ., get the pie ready.
You know, that was nice for a national audience to see what we have the privilege to witness a couple of times a week.
Yanks’ bottom 9th: Teixeira, Alex and Matsui.
Can you smeeeeell.. what the Yanks.. are… Cooking?.
Time for some pie!
Mo!!!
So it has to be another walk-off. Remember, they’ve won every game this year in which they were tied after 7 innings, via walk-off or otherwise. I think there’ve been 14 or 15 of them.
Let’s end this right here!
Is AJ purposely trying to thow Pies at people?
I should have done a drinking game with these damn DirecTV commericials…
““There’s no way after Al’s last AB that I think he’s going to do it”
He did hit the ball hard his first two AB’s.”
But he drastically changed his approach in the 3rd AB, it was a long swing. Brian Fuentes pitching, Matsui has the best chance. Jensen, Teix b/c he loves a heater.
Matt and Aura need to get a hotel room somewhere. They can drown each other in whine before they stupid each other to death.
I wish Scoiscia would bring in Fuentes but he will probably leave Jepsen out there.
Arod will have a shot at history unless of course Tex beats him to the punch
okay, matt, seriously…calm down. the yankees are fine.
“why so many periods??”
If you watch PTI, that’s how Kornheiser always says it.
Brock October 17th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
That inning by Mo was about as good as it gets.
If necessary, do you bring him back for the 10th?
It is not like he has worked that hard thus far.
Depends what happens this inning, if the Yanks are bringing up the bottom of the order not much point in it
walkoff #16… coming right up!
Come on Yankee batters. I want Mo to get a win here.
A Tex Message–An A-Bomb–A Godzilla Smash….any will do…
that curve from Jepsen is really sick
jepsen is looking filthy right now…
I think Mo just brought his postseason ERA down a hundreth of a point.
.73 in 123.1 innings.
Please! is that snow?
Angels pitchers love their curveballs.
it is snowing?? this guy is throwing hard
Bullpen is quiet. I think you have to bring Mo back. Thats IF it’s needed….LETS GO YANKEES
I WANT PIE
Let’s go Yanks!!!!
bunt to 3rd base Tex!
please…a home run…do this…
omg, this is just a recipe for a walk off!
i dont like PTI…
ok, AROD – this is all yu
Please end this thing Arod.
damn that might have been the best chance.
Damn Teixeira has done nada.
Watching a hitter overswing trying to jack the ball out of the park against MO like Hunter just did is hilarious. Good luck with trying to intentionally end the game with one swing.
It’s never a mistake to utilize the greatest relief pitcher of all time in the moment when the game hangs in the balance. Never.
Girardi absolutely made the right decision to take Hughes out of the game. In fact, he probably should have taken Hughes out a hitter earlier though I can see an argument for having Mo come into face a lefty while leaving hughes in to face the righty.
make it official right here ARod!!!
Tex is starting to look like the old A-Rod!!
An A Bomb for A Rod is what I would like to see, but you probably don’t agree.
Tex trying to do too much keeps chasing the curveballs.
here u go A-Rod, your chance to become a true Yankee! right here!!!! do it!!!!!!!!!!
think right center alex.
Arod plz a hr for Kate
should be 2-0… ugh
BS
End it here before we need a THIRD game thread.
i smell a homer.
I have a bad feeling about this game…I hope I’m wrong!!!
Way low for a strike
It’s up to Matsui, he’s not getting anything.
Ack
Every Arod at bat has been the same. Fastballs inside curveballs away.
Two easy outs? What’s the fun in that.
at least this will be Jepsen’s last inning…
The Sayonara kid!
oh god, come on Matsui! do it old man!!
CB, why remove Phil – even a batter earlier? He pitched very well – he should have been out of the inning.
Tex is really struggling……of course, most of the hitters are.
Jepsen is incredible.
Rivera for one more inning?
Ok maybe Matsui can do this for us!
i hate this stuff…end it!!!
that was low…
lets go Hideki…
make up for those weak grounders
if there is no pie here, Mo will pitch the 10th.
SAYANORA MEANS GOODBYE!
Matsui has done jack tonight… please don’t hit a grounder to first base again…
Arod and Tex blew it….again!!!
Sheesh, ump is calling pitches down by the ankles strikes
Why is Sam BORE-dom flying solo??? Where’s the new guy – Chris Jensen???
Rivera has only thrown 13 pitches
Too bad the Yankees don’t have a box of midges to attack Jepsen on the mound.
This happened in the 2005 play offs also with Arod. They gave him absolutely nothing to hit and he chased everything.
I will run naked if Gardenhoser gets the GW hit.
No way I pitch Mo another inning…….
We should have done it with our best hitters in this inning…….
“should be 2-0… ugh”
Yeah. That’s the painful part of this game. It should be over already.
All the concerns we might have over how the bull pen is going to be used given that they used Joba, Hughes and now Mo should be irrelevant.
AJ gave up two runs but the way he gave them up was self-inflicted damage and that’s very unfortunate and dissappointing in the playoffs.
wait is GGBG on deck???
if Hideki walks do we pinch run?
dropped!!! nice hit!
Geez, some of these posts………
Do we see Guzman?
matsui is so clutch…how do we not re-sign this guy?
OK, Cano – let’s go, let’s go, let’s go…
Matsui has been silent since game 1 against the Twins. He’s just in a funk now.
You’ll probably see Guzman pinch run
NICE!!
gianna24
October 17th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Arod and Tex blew it….again!!!
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Shut the hell up. Seriously.
guess so, here comes Guzman.
I hope Guzman has been running sprints in the batting cage.
YOU have to STEAL….here YOU HAVE TO
Pie for GGBG?
Joe is playing for the pie
send him now…first pitch no screwing around…
sorry – totally forgot about Gardner
steal guzman – worst case, brett leads off next inning…
Guzman in for Matsui. Hopefully Matsui’s spot never comes up again.
And Guzman should be running at all costs. The worst that can happen is Gardner leads off the next inning.
GGBG!
And now Gardner’s decision to not steal a base is even worse.
He did nothing on the basepath and the team loses swisher’s left handed power bat.
Not having Hinske here also hurts.
i hope guzman is more warmed up than gardner was.
A pinch runner? Does Girardi know there are 2 outs? So now Swish and Matsui are out of a tied game. Arod will never get another pitch to hit. Move overmanaging.
*I will run naked if Gardenhoser gets the GW hit.*
STEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brett’s looking a little overmatched, here
why not send him!!!>!>!>!>!>>!?!?!?!??!?!? let the wheels go!
GGBG with a gapper
2 runs is still 2 runs……it’s not fair to expect AJ to be perfect or to be something he’s not. The Yankees have done nothing since early in the game. 2 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings is solid……
There we go, Hideki…
Jensen has been good, but from some of the praise he’s getting here, one would think he’s the second coming of Mariano.
you have to try to steal 2nd…here you have to
Jepsen is doing a good job holding Guzman.
Guzman must run.
Whats the catchers %%?
WOW…that was nuts…
Come on Cano.
lets go Cano!!!
make up for the error and get some PIE!!!
Oh em Gee
A pins and needles moment…
LET’S END IT HERE!!!
We want Ninja-pie!
almost there…come on, guys!!!
I take it back – Gardner is god with a bat – score this run, please…
Vader,
A gapper between the 3B and SS?
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS…WILD PITCH AND WE WIN…HIT WE WIN…PIE PIE PIE…COME ONE ROBBIE…ATONE FOR THE ERROR!
Gardner hits best when the infielders are moving, what a weak shot, we’ll take it.
Now it’s double steal time!
This is what Girardi should have done with Gardner and Cano in the 6th.
does the melk man deliver on saturday nights?
With his hat on Brett Gardner looks like Nick from CSI.
Robi make up for that error! PLEASE!
They got lucky the runner was going. Cano please have a good at bat here.
oops…robbie first…come on cano…MAKE US ALL KNOW!!!
Well, wat do you know, it’s Robbie Cano!
Cano!!!!! just a hit is all we ask!
Well here we are again
Why is Sam BORE-dom flying solo??? Where’s the new guy – Chris Jensen???
McCarver actually made a good point…
How bout a wild pitch for us??
This kind of baseball is the best way to beat the Angels. They get just as rattled when the tables are turned against them and it gets them off their game.
Cano needs to show some patience here….
COME ON ROBBIE
I HAVE FAITH IN YOU ROBBIE.
the worst guy up with RISP, Cano…ugh. Then Melky…ugh again.
Cano, its in your bat.
Now here’s someone who needs a little redemption with RISP…
I have little confidence in Cano right now with RISP but maybe he will surprise…
Score on a wild pitch so we can pie Jepsen.
Wow, can’t believe he’s not going to Fuentes
Come on Cano!!
Oh my, that first pitch was a cookie.
This is where Scioscia should pay for being afraid to use his closer.
Cano finally takes a pitch and it might be the best one he sees
cmon Robbie!
Cano has his Pie facemask on already.
End this game now Robbie
REDEMPTION! no third thread~!!!!
Robbi with a gapper
jensen is pitching like a stud…come on robbie…
Meh, down the middle and no swing
Robbie cannot roll over on the low pitch here and pull it to the right side.
He has to go with the pitch. Jepsen keeps the ball low in the zone well.
Cano needs to exorcise his RISP demons right here, right now.
yuck
Grrrr….
DAMN!
nice play by Mathis
lets go Mo!
Kill me now – too much tension
cano, you infuriate me to no end!!!
robbie!?!?!?!? come on man…
I guess why bother going to Fuentes in that situation after all
Cano again
Cano………nice at bat. Geez…….
damn it!!! the longer this goes, the worse it is for Yanks
Crap… Can someone get a big freaking hit?!!!!
Oh Robi
frankie
October 17th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
With his hat on Brett Gardner looks like Nick from CSI.
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Which is also good, because it means he looks less like Mr Potato Head.
Bad AB. Cano is still in that grey area of neither hero nor goat.
still say those Angels’ pen is bad?
I don’t think so
They probably will not throw a 45 foot curve like we did.
CANO is AWFUL…Yanks deserve to loose this one!
Well Cano failed. Lets hope that Rivera can get another 1,2,3 inning.
Sigh
So now we have Guzman and Garder hitting back to back……awesome.
Come on, Fergie! Let’s see those legs!
I told you a few innings ago, Damon gets the Pie tonight.
Damn. We needed to get this over with.
OK. At least we did something that inning, but how much longer can we get away with this?
nerve-wracking…10th inning, we go.
Weak, hit the first fastball right down the middle
Jepsen at 28 pitches.
Angels prob go to Bulger, Oliver, or Fuentes = GRAVY!
Cano takes the first pitch right down the middle, then dribbles a pitch right over the plate in front of home plate. What a weak at bat.
Sam – new thread please!
Darn it
4-5-6 for LA
HEY … Why is Sam BORE-dom flying solo??? Where’s the new guy – Chris Jensen???
“still say those Angels’ pen is bad?”
They are… but Jepsen is good.
is kauai matt the same as matt?
Thanks to Joe’s brilliant managing, we’ve got Gaudin, Aceves and Robertson to get us through.
Robi – blech.
“I guess why bother going to Fuentes in that situation after all”
Jepsen has been better than Fuentes for most of the season.
Guys, Cano has been BRUTAL all year with RISP. This shouldn’t surprise you.
I was really hoping for Cano to make me eat crow but he did what he does best: come up empty in that big position. No player I dislike more right now.
Freaking Brett got a hit and you are supposed to be one of our best bats? Yuck!
Can’t keep dipping to the Mo well too much here.
D-Rob better get warm.
“still say those Angels’ pen is bad?
I don’t think so”
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since when is one pitcher “those Angels’ pen”
Jepsen is their only above average reliever.
Cano has just been flat-out BRUTAL with RISP this year
after Mo? who is gonna pitch?
new thread homeys
I don’t know why I expected Cano to get a big hit. Can the bats please wake up.
Disgusting. And now Matsui’s bat is out of the lineup.
I thought only yankee/sox games could make me this nauseous. I was wrong.
LETS GO MO
Dam what happen to Cano and going up the middle and to left field, that is his strength, Lets go God!
Cano is a worthless piece of feces.
this is taking forever
New thread as we head into extras. Come on over.
NETFLE October 17th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
HEY … Why is Sam BORE-dom flying solo??? Where’s the new guy – Chris Jensen???
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hey pete – please stay at the bostonglobe…this is place is much better now…
Yes, Cano is so awful he’s only the reason this game is tied.
Ugh.
new post
This is why it’s not such a crazy idea to have Jeter bunt in the 5th inning. That could have won the game right there.
I watched the Aaron Boone game earlier today. I’m feeling some good karma. Mo pitches 3 innings, unlikely hero ends it. ::gulp::
Here we go…Mo threw too good of a strike there.
Ace?
Well this is getting hairy.
Now will Scioscia bunt?
“Thanks to Joe’s brilliant managing, we’ve got Gaudin, Aceves and Robertson to get us through. ”
Thank’s to AJ’s inability to not self-implode out on the mound, we’ve got Gaudin, Aceves, and Robertson to get us through.
Or I guess a “quality start” is “good enough” in a playoff game?
This offense has been horrible. We’re lucky that we aren’t down 2 games after this
Beseeching Fujin…
Godzilla gets it going…
Cano can’t cash in…
over to the new thread –>
Not to mention no Matsui……..
I was so sure Cano would get a hit. I’m not trying to be negative, but I have a bad feeling right now.
It just got a little worse after that hit, and not turning two.
Darn. What is it with Robbie these situations? Come on Yankees . . .
Jeter hits a home run. BOOK it.
who would Girardi even have warming up in the ‘pen after this inning???
25 pitches. I think he’s done now. Great job by Mo!!
You want to know how sick Mo is? We are having our annual block party. I’ve missed the last couple hours riveted to this game. After Vlad’s hit, however, I went outside, pulled our grill inside, brought in our trashcans, and came back to see Mariano finish off Izturus. There’s nothing more comfortable that having Mo in with the game on the line in postseason.
GREAT CATCH
It’s our turn in the 10th….We got this am feeling good!!! Here we go Yankees!
hmm…no pie for Jeter.
0 for 5
Can they BUY a RBI now?
Negative.
I have a prediction…. Yankees will win, BOOK it!
Here’s my new prediction, the Yankees will win the game in the bottom of the 11th. BOOK it.
New thread, Sam BORE-dom… Where is your new colleague Chris Jenkins to help out?