When the weather outside is frightful …
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Oct 17, 2009 
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… everyone has a different approach to how to handle it. Personally, I think more Yankees should go with the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” look that Kate Hudson had, but that’s just me. Thanks to the LA Times for the Kendry Morales photo. No word on whether he, Robinson Cano (right) and Erick Aybar went out robbing banks after the game.
In keep-your-fingers-crossed news, it’s not raining at this very moment in Connecticut. So that seems like a good thing. Latest forecast I’ve seen isn’t good – still rain coming tonight – but at least today hasn’t been a total washout (yet). We’ll keep you posted.
Geez Kate, at least smile when you’re cold.
In late season football games, you can usually tell the guys who will not play well, or not have their heads in the game-it is the players who are wearing every piece of cold weather gear they can find. They are thinking about the weather instead of the game-usually. At least Cano played well on defense, I was worried when I first saw him in the bank robber’s mask. But it was the Angels who mostly dressed and played like their main concern was staying warm.
If it gets rained out, why would they play tomorrow afternoon, competing with the NFL? They could make Monday a travel day and play Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in LA.
Rishi
October 17th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Buster’s take on CC:
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Sabathia giving Yankees whatever they need
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Margie Sabathia flew into New York the other day, and if she and her son held to family tradition late Friday night, then they probably hung out someplace in his home for 15 or 20 minutes to talk about his performance in Game 1, to talk about how nasty the conditions were and how he commanded his fastball. (She’s always telling him to use his fastball more.)
She raised Carsten Charles Sabathia mostly on her own, with help from family, and somewhere along the way she instilled in him a deep sense of accountability. His is not the story of a teenage athlete who was constantly catered to by adults from the time he demonstrated that he could throw a baseball really hard. No, Margie sent her moping son home on his bike when he complained about an umpire’s call as a kid, or a tough inning, and when he was sophomore in high school and he was the biggest and best athlete in the room, she yanked him off the basketball team because he’d gotten a “C” in Spanish. He begged her to relent, the coach asked her to relent, and Margie held firm. He must be responsible for his actions and choices, she insisted.
To gain more of Buster’s insight into Sabathia, you must be an ESPN Insider.
Sabathia’s concerns about playing in New York were real, reflected by the fact that he has an out in his contract after three seasons, and they were legitimate. It can be a miserable place to play for a veteran star who drops in from another town, as Chuck Knoblauch, Denny Neagle and others can attest, because the fans and the media have embraced the Steinbrenner Doctrine that you are a failure if you don’t win the World Series. Everything that Sabathia has accomplished to this point would be flushed if the Yankees suddenly slumped and failed to win seven more games.
But Sabathia took the challenge — and, yes, $161 million — and has not shrunk or shirked for an instant; rather, he has stepped up and shouldered the responsibility with aggressive success very rarely seen in professional sports (David Beckham is an excellent example of someone who decidedly did not live up to the hype).
He has been an All-Star and a Cy Young Award winner and yet he has made adjustments and changes, when necessary. He has worked on tempering his own internal engine (something Clayton Kershaw will do, eventually), because it sometimes sidelined him. He began employing a cut fastball, refined a changeup, began employing a slide step to slow down would-be base-stealers.
And midway through this season, he listened to the advice of pitching coach Dave Eiland and started throwing a two-seam fastball, a weapon that fits in perfectly with Sabathia’s repertoire; Sabathia could throw hard inside with his cutter, and he had the soft stuff inside and outside with his breaking ball and changeup, and now he has a fastball that veers away from right-handed hitters outside of their reach. Time and again, the Angels’ hitters seemed to give up on pitches at the edge of the plate, or just off it.
When Sabathia walked into the Yankees’ clubhouse on Thursday morning, he still had some semblance of a pillow face, appearing as if he’d been fast asleep less than an hour before. But it wasn’t long after that he went to the interview room and said in his cheerful, matter-of-fact manner that he was ready to give the Yankees whatever they needed — whether it be two starts or three starts in this series against the Angels, whether it be in cold weather or warm weather, whether it means throwing 120 or 130 or 140 pitches.
He’ll do whatever he is asked to do, and he won’t make excuses; Margie Sabathia cured him of that many years ago.
He just wants to win.
http://insider.espn.go.com/esp…..ney_buster
I hate to sound like the resident StarWars-geek, but it’s kEnobi.
http://www.starwars.com/databa.....wankenobi/
No worries, Chris. Accuracy important. I made the change. Good catch! I definitely wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of Obi-Wan (or Yoda, for that matter)
I thought Buck said the game would be on Fox Sunday @ 4 pm EST, weather permitting?
That was the most definitive thing I heard. But I could be wrong?
Sam, any pics of CC yawning? That was hilarious…………
Rish, thanks for posting. I hate that I can’t read 99% of ESPNs stuff because it’s all insider……..great article on CC.
according to weather.com it is now 60% for game time, which is down 30% from what it was last night…my bet is they play tonight
Betsy – just let me know, I’m happy to copy/paste if I’m around
Good article Rishi, thanks.
Have to think the weather is somewhat of a HFA. The Yankees played a lot of their season in similar conditions. Had to laugh at Cano and some of the Angels w/ their masks. Fall and spring sports up here are always played in the cold, often in the rain (sometimes snow) and I have never seen anyone- player or parent- wear a mask.
Rish, thanks so much!
What is this from Rosenthal?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/s.....an-reality
This was the kind of mistake-filled defensive game you expected from the Yankees, not the Angels. The kind we still might see from the Yankees once or twice in this series if the Angels apply their normal offensive pressure.
***Um, why would we expect that kind of game from the Yankees? They’ve had a few of these this year, but so what? Every team has. To literally expect it from the Yankees is ridiculous. They didn’t win 103 games because they were the Keystone Cops
M
This book might be of interest to you.
It’s about Bird and Magic written by Jackie MacMullen.
http://search.barnesandnoble.c.....470/?itm=1
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/
LOL the mayor of Anaheim refused to place a bet with Bloomberg………
Compete with the NFL ? First of all CBS has the double header and there is no 4 pm Fox football in NY. Second the games fox has at 4pm is the Eagles vs Raiders and Seahwaks vs Cards . So maybe those makets wont see the game. 4 pm Sunday is fine. But its dry out now so maybe alll those weather projections where wrong
Interesting perspective on the issue of umpiring in the post season
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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweets.....n-injuries
perhaps rosenthal forgot the Yankees set the record for error less games earlier this year
Maine Yankee,
Thanks for the recommendation, even if it is written by Jackie M. Just kidding! She’s a pioneer to be sure, but it was obvious from her Around the Horn appearance which teams she covers.
Has there ever been 2 diametrically opposite athletes lock horns like that for so long? It’s amazing that they’re friends now.
WNBC News this morning said it looked like they would have a window to get it in tonight.
I’ve got that scarf in black. My daughter called it the Little Black Riding Hood look last winter.
The worst of the weather appears to be over/approaching the Stadium now. Hopefully it will be clear by gametime, but still will be cold and wet no matter what.
Could be a big advantage for the Yankees if AJ is throwing 98 MPH gas on the hands of the LA hitters, vs Saunders soft stuff. Nobody wants to see AJ’s stuff in good weather, let alone 40′s and miserable. The brilliant Scioscia may have made a mistake in starting Saunders, Kazmir could have been much more effective in this type of weather.
m
Iv’e felt that Jackie M. is more objective than some of the Boston reporters.
Well, since Sam brought it up, Kate looked gorgeous last night. I got on her earlier because she came to a game looking like she just rolled out of bed. But she looked stunning with the purple hood and pretty makeup.
Rosenthal acknowledges that this may be a short series, so he is getting as much chatter as he can, also keeping angels fanaticos content… midgets
I give up – I’m not reading any more articles about this series. First it’s Rosenthal and then it’s Davidoff, saying that he was surprised CC came out for the 8th and it’s very possible that that decision reflected on Joe’s lack of confidence in Hughes. That is complete BS.
upstate kate, I’ve been saying that quite a bit through the threads here and have complained to both Fox and to Rosenfail.
The Yankees are being aggressive enough to force the Angels to hurry their plays. They aren’t used to having to do that.
The nice thing about being a Yankee fan this year is watching our team proving the media wrong all year.
MaineYankee,
Tallest midget kind of thing? Just kidding. I just saw her mostly when the Celtics were trying to defend their WC. So, she had every right to be confident in her team.
It’ll be interesting to see how all the writers approach the Red Sox. They’ve trumpeted the Sox farm system, but as we’ve seen it’s really bottom heavy. Will the writers be pollyanna or will they have their rapiers sharpened? From what I’ve seen, it’s the latter.
imo weaver should of gone in game 2
http://www.wunderground.com/ra.....nx%2c%20NY
It doesn’t look that bad.
m
October 17th, 2009 at 11:48 am
MaineYankee,
Tallest midget kind of thing? Just kidding. I just saw her mostly when the Celtics were trying to defend their WC. So, she had every right to be confident in her team.
It’ll be interesting to see how all the writers approach the Red Sox. They’ve trumpeted the Sox farm system, but as we’ve seen it’s really bottom heavy. Will the writers be pollyanna or will they have their rapiers sharpened? From what I’ve seen, it’s the latter.
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Another example of the media being exposed.(RS farm)
They spout things as if true till proven otherwise, even when things are obvious.
Robbie Cano = Ninja
With ninjas on our side, there’s no way we lose. And Cano did have some ninja-like defensive plays last night, to boot.
It’s not raining in Hoboken hopefully we dodge the rain tonight
Anyone else hate how the weather has become the BIG story of the week? I mean they made like it was going to be terrible yesterday…from Monday!
Wait and see might be the prudent way to approach it. I like Girardi’s thought process, “I can’t worry about things I can’t control”. I guess we should do the same, huh?
m
The Celtics had a right to be confident abot the playoffs with KG.
Without, not so much.
He’s starting to look like his old self now.
From what I read his knee was alot worse than they thought.
The Yankees are so quick they can run between the raindrops. lol.
bru
October 17th, 2009 at 11:50 am
imo weaver should of gone in game 2
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Weaver’s been alot better at home.
It is pouring in NJ right now.
has anybody tried watching the game with the sound down? those 2 shills are incorrigible.
I wouldn’t even give them credit for being Yankee-haters b/c they are told by their execs to play up the anti-NY, anti-Yankee angle.
Isn’t that what the people want anyway. Most of the country hates NY and the Yanks so give em what they and their advertisers want.
Maybe they’ll buy their cars.
MaineYankee,
Sheed will help, if he can avoid the ejections.
The Celtics/Cavs/Magic will be locked into a mean battle all the way through the playoffs. Too tough to call. I think we all have to hope that Shaq loses gas. Will they ride him for home court advantage (as we’ve seen, very important) or will they conserve him for the playoffs?
I miss our YES guys, glad we at least have the post game. It gets tiring hearing the same old same old…payroll, cost of seats, HRs etc. The Yankees are not just a HR hitting team, they are good at small ball and capitalizing on mistakes too. They also have a great defense, at least Tex and Robbie do get some credit for that.
I find Buck and McCarver positively delightful compared to Caray.
Awesome Nick Swisher quote on Arod:
“People think about all the bad stuff, and then you look at what he does, and everyone now loves the guy,” said outfielder Nick Swisher. “I mean, pick a side, people. He can hit any pitch, any place. This guy is ridiculous. Ridiculous. He puts up ridiculous numbers, PlayStation numbers, and he’s playing on a hip and a half.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4564817
Ha! Ask the Twins and the Angels what they think of our defense. I love that the Yankees were crisp after the long layoff.
MaineYankee
October 17th, 2009 at 11:56 am
bru
October 17th, 2009 at 11:50 am
imo weaver should of gone in game 2
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Weaver’s been alot better at home
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yeah & cc got pounded twice earlier in the year against the angels
true these shills don’t follow or know the teams they are covering.
in the name of good journalism(like that is even an issue) they should carry one announcer from each team.
buck and mcc work for fox. enough said.
caray is low-key compared to them. and darling was fair.
I thought it was pretty funny that the enthusiasm in Buck’s voice dropped every time the Yankees increased their lead. And then he had to keep saying that for the past few years everytime the Yankees took game 1 from the Angels the Angels came back and won the series. This could be a long series having to listen to him and McCarver. And was it just me or did they both seem thrilled with Mo walked the first batter in the 9th?
Mick
that is a great idea! I would rather have an announcer from the other team that knows what he is talking about, then listen to some of these guys. I did like Darling, I thought he did a good job, and seemed fairly informed.
m
I think Orlando will take a step back. Never liked Carter. they lost a key when Turk. left.
Not sure how Shaq. will fit in. It will be interesting.
Between KG, Sheed and Perk it will be interesting about the tech. fouls.
Are the Lakers starting their own reality show?
Ron-Ron and Lamar.
I’m up in Albany right now… nice and sunny with very little wind. Not looking forward to driving to the game and tailgating in the pouring rain! Atleast I brought a poncho
The Yankees better do the right thing and call this thing early. It would be a disgrace if they have people drive in, pay for parking and food and then find out the game is called.
saunders is also better at home
the league is batting almost .300 against him on the road with a 1.60 whip
i just think his soft stuff in the cold will benefit us
Why does MLB make itself a slave to a TV schedule ?
Both teams ended their series on Sunday.
So we’re all just sitting around waiting for the cold, rainy weekend to start?
The players don’t want to wait. The fans don’t want to wait. So who are we waiting for?
How about an early start today? No, instead let’s wait for it to get colder and wetter. Makes sense because day games on Saturdays are unheard of.
The fact is is that MLB and the networks are in bed with each other and we’re just lucky somebody leaked the dark, blurry sex tape of the action.
We wait for the cold rainy night game because the day game isn’t worth as much in advertising dollars because of the college football games on competing networks.
FOX can’t charge the same rates and hence MLB won’t get the highest price possible for the rights and so on and so forth.
And what is Selig making in salary?
Sam,
Do you know if there was any talk yesterday about moving the start time to 3:00 or 4:00 PM today? With the forecast for today or tomorrow, this seems like an easy fix . . . . although I know FOX probably would have gone off the deep end.
Rishi, that is a great quote, lol
I actually think the cold weather helped the Yankees. They’ve been in it for the last few days/weeks, the Angels just came here from 80-90 degree weather.
I could understand the wait if the NL series hadn’t ended early as well, but since both were done, why not move up the time table.
Betsy that is such a asinine comment by Ken. Over all the Yankees have been a pretty good defensive team. Heck they had that streak of no error games. I am so over the media hate of the Yankees.
isn’t it better for us if they play tomorrow?
then monday could be a travel off-day and cc could go wed. on his regular 4 days off.
Betsy- Please stop getting my blood pressure up relaying what these idiots say. LOL
He didn’t go to Hughes because CC was dominating, yes his pitch count was over 100 but it was an easy 100. The weather was fine. You don’t burn your pen. Today there is supposed to be a lot of rain, could be delays you might have to use the pen a lot. Why waste it. These buffoons can’t think! UGH!!!!!
speaking of media hate, what about all the controvery over Molina catching AJ, but when Lackey has a different catcher it is barely mentioned, like it is no big deal
# Betsy October 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/
LOL the mayor of Anaheim refused to place a bet with Bloomberg………
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And why wouldn’t he bet? It isn’t money it is fun things like food etc. Doesnt have confidence in his team?
http://web.yesnetwork.com/medi.....id=7058195
Russo needs to lay off the drugs
Ken
The Yankees do not make the call, MLB does.
Rishi October 17th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Awesome Nick Swisher quote on Arod:
“People think about all the bad stuff, and then you look at what he does, and everyone now loves the guy,” said outfielder Nick Swisher. “I mean, pick a side, people. He can hit any pitch, any place. This guy is ridiculous. Ridiculous. He puts up ridiculous numbers, PlayStation numbers, and he’s playing on a hip and a half.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/…..id=4564817
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I love Swish, calling a spade a spade!
Actually the NLDS lasted a day longer and the NLCS started a day earlier with 2 days off in between.
If the AL was allowed to follow a similar schedule, today would have been game 3 in LA.
But that would have meant changing the schedule. And that’s an idea whose time is clearly not the present.
Sorry, Jen, lol…………Of course staying with CC was the right decision and an easy one. To say it had anything to do with Phil is ridiculous. What are these writers smoking anyway? CC had an easy game – and he’ll be fine for game 4. If he can’t go 8 at that time, so be it – but lock up game 1 first. I swear, anything to get on Girardi about…..
MLB Network is showing the Boone HR ALCS 2003.
Betsy,
Just because someone has a credential tag to cover games does not mean they have any insight. It doesn’t preclude them from having insight, but it does not automatically grant them baseball wisdom.
They have access the the players, managers, coaches and media notes. They also have editors who often make editorial decisions on what they “should” be writing about – even though they themselves are disconnected from the day-to-day happenings on a given beat – based on beating the rival paper, etc.
To say these guys often manufacture stories is not an over statement. You hear Pete: “I don’t root for any team – I root for my story.”
This is supposed to humble us all that he’s rooting for his “story.” For me, it betrays a lack of objectivity; a writer shouldn’t have “his” own “story” – he should report the facts, and not try to pigeon hole what he sees into a pre-conceived narrative.
Of course CC comes back out for the 8th. We all were sure that was going to happen, freezing out there yesterday (and I mean FREEZING).
to Mac Daddy: “How do you walk Melky Cabrera twice?”
Here’s how: Melky has always been able to hit breaking balls and offspeed pitches. While our bigger slug guys where flailing on Lackey’s change and CB, Melky was making contac t and fouling the ball off to hang in there. It’s not that complex to understand.
Further, Melky was on base 3X as the No. 9 hitter. No way he’s getting replaced.
Reasons for Arod’s “turnaround”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html
I thought Girardi was smart to stay w/ CC. He was pitching well, pitch count wasn’t too high and getting the win would really set the tone for the series. It allowed the bullpen to rest, in case they have to be used more w/ AJ, or weather problems.
Finally stopped raining for a bit and I even saw the skies looking less scary. Let’s hope they can get this game in today somehow.
I want a Yankees Robbers mask
Further, Melky was on base 3X as the No. 9 hitter. No way he’s getting replaced.
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Yep. Plus he saw a lot of pitches in his AB’s and was key part in driving up Lackey’s pitch count.
Angel, thanks! I turned it on at the right time……..no point in sitting through innings where the Yankees did nothing.
FYI – the MLBNetwork is replaying the Aaron Boone HR game form the 2003 playoffs. Another Yankee Classic!
“I want a Yankees Robbers mask”
I think they are complimentary when yoo buy 4 or more Legends seats.
bodhi, I don’t think Pete meant that he was rooting for ‘his’ stories, I think he meant that he was rooting for there to BE stories — good stories — to write about.
I think there’s a difference.
Glad you got to see such a great game last night.
Mark in Tampa October 17th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
“I want a Yankees Robbers mask”
I think they are complimentary when yoo buy 4 or more Legends seats.
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Angel,
Absolutely – we needed that plate patience and coverage he provided. Melky gives our lineup a different look – contact hitter with some speed at the bottom of the order, in front of Derek. Doesn’t need to do anything super heroic to impact the game.
And wasn’t it amusing that they threw the ball away w/Melky on first, giving him 2B easy?
Wasn’t that supposed to be us? An anxiety-filled infield, forced into throwing errors because of the the threat of the Angels’ base-running tyranny?
LOL.
I thought about pulling CC as well given he may need to pitch on short rest.
But the fact is is that you manage the game you’re playing right now. Not the game 4 days from now and CC has been excellent as his own 8th inn guy. The way CC was pitching last night, there’s only 1 guy in the pen that could match that. And he did pitch last night.
Maybe if the lead was a few runs greater. Then we see Phil, Joba etc come out for the 8th.
The Yanks broke the consecutive games without an error record this year. Rosenthal makes it sound like they’re hacks. This team can pick it and mash. Get used to it and get used to 27.
boy is Vladdy looking old…he still amazes me w/ the pitches he hits
“boy is Vladdy looking old”
The funny thing is that he wasn’t really dogging it when it took him forever to get to second on that double. He only went into his HR trot for about 3 or 4 steps. He just can’t run anymore.
i think gardner plays tonight
melky is 0-5 against saunders
Yep, Bodhi.
I posted a YouTube video of all the walkoff wins this year. I’d forgotten that Melky was responsible for more than one of them. He has definite value in the Yankee lineup. He saw 24 pitches all by himself last night, if my count was right. Thats about an inning earlier towards getting the starter out of the game, all by himself.
“Betsy
October 17th, 2009 at 11:35 am
What is this from Rosenthal?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/s…..an-reality
This was the kind of mistake-filled defensive game you expected from the Yankees, not the Angels. The kind we still might see from the Yankees once or twice in this series if the Angels apply their normal offensive pressure.
***Um, why would we expect that kind of game from the Yankees? They’ve had a few of these this year, but so what? Every team has. To literally expect it from the Yankees is ridiculous. They didn’t win 103 games because they were the Keystone Cops”
Not only that, this Yankee team also set a record for consecutive non-error games in the beginning of the season previously held by the Red Sox.
In reality though, this is the kind of mistake-filled/Bias sports reporting you would expect from Rosenthal. Someone who still reports on Arod as if he’s even a story this year while ignoring his rival buddy David Ortiz.
I find it almost amusing that the media is questioning leaving CC in for the 8th when just a few days ago they were saying that Joe G overmanaged in the LDS. Can’t win.
“boy is Vladdy looking old”
The funny thing is that he wasn’t really dogging it when it took him forever to get to second on that double. He only went into his HR trot for about 3 or 4 steps. He just can’t run anymore
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Olympic stadium in Montreal destroyed his knees, just like Andre Dawson before him.
Not to mention batting in front of Jeter, he helps frustrate the pitcher a little maybe before Jeter’s AB – by making him work whether its a hit, walk or out as the end result.
I don’t know about that, bru.
3 reasons.
1. Melky got on base 3x as someone mentioned.
2. If Molina plays, you won’t see Gardner & Molina in the same lineup.
3. Gotta stock up pinchrunners on the bench that you’re never going to use.
I find the Angels baserunning talk very overblown. Figgins stole 42 bases, Abreu 30. Nobody else stole more than 18. I don’t consider somebody stealing less than 1 base every 9 games to be a basestealer. Further, Abreu is a decent runner, but his steals mainly come when the defense doesn’t pay attention to him. The only threat to run when you are concentrating on stopping them is Figgins.
To listen to everybody talk, you would think we are playing the ’85 Cardinals.
Nick in SF
October 17th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
bodhi, I don’t think Pete meant that he was rooting for ‘his’ stories, I think he meant that he was rooting for there to BE stories — good stories — to write about.
I think there’s a difference.
Glad you got to see such a great game last night.
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Yeah, I understand. But I do think Pete was pretty invested in, for instance, having Melky fail so Brett Gardner could usurp him.
I remember the “Melky’s probably on a bus headed out of town right now” and the cherry-picked, ridiculously small sample sizes of hitting – perhaps trying to will him into being dreadful so Gardner could carry the day.
& the ARod harangue was definitely Pete’s favorite “story” – in an email to me, he attempted to justify his position, because “I don’t like the way Alex treats people.”
Well, even if he had a point, his personal feelings about Alex doesn’t have any place in his reporting – suggesting Cody Ransom is a better 3B option for the Yankees will garner no points for credible sports journalism from me.
And as a former sportswriter…Oh, I could tell you…but let it be.
lol yep, Betsy. Its in the 8th now, the best parts yet to come.
Wow, some blast from the past names on the Yankee bench in this game.
I can see “Who is Karim Garcia” there, LOL
“Olympic stadium in Montreal destroyed his knees, just like Andre Dawson before him.”
Yes, he was a guy who was threatening 40/40 back when Soriano was around there too. Also, if Guerrero is really only 34, I would be absolutely shocked.
Ouch. You know that Ortiz HR first ball off Wells in the 8th, would be a LOT more painful if I didn’t know the outcome of this game.
Pete is gone and a fading presence. His 50 comments per post at the Globe do not bode well for his future there; they do not even have his picture as one of the beat writers group.
Too bad he is a good journalist, even if he is somewhat cranky.
# Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing October 17th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Yep, Bodhi.
I posted a YouTube video of all the walkoff wins this year. I’d forgotten that Melky was responsible for more than one of them. He has definite value in the Yankee lineup. He saw 24 pitches all by himself last night, if my count was right. Thats about an inning earlier towards getting the starter out of the game, all by himself.
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What’s the link to the youtube video?
CC showed how you control the Angels baserunning game- keep them off base.
AJ needs to minimize his walks to control the basepaths in his start.
Let me find it for you, Lou.
Randy I posted it the other day, and I posted it on my FB for all my yankee fans friends.
Angel, I remember thinking at the time that HR might be the difference in the game. Sucks that the WS turned out the way it did after that amazing LCS game.
Here you go. Its in my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qtB_XSbWw0
David Ortiz has gained a lot of weight since that 2003 ALCS, and he was no spring chicken back then.
E-gawa, I think the mediots are so surprised that the perfect Angels made some mistakes that they feel it’s just a fluke……..and then, in order to show how surprised they are, resort to insulting the Yankees.
I never liked David Wells – too bad this HR he gave up to Ortiz isn’t the extent of his problems in the 2003 post-season. It’s weird to think that AJ was on that Marlins team and was around at the old YS to celebrate. Of course he didn’t pitch at that time, but still…….It’s also weird to look at Damon and think that, in just a few years, he’d be a beloved and integral part of the Yankees. Of course I can’t really look at him – his caveman look is hideous.
For anyone with MLB network, they’re airing game 7 of 2003 ALCS and it’s getting to the good part
You hear a lot about the Angels base stealing but not so much about how often they are caught. I think they have a 70% success rate, and the Yankees is higher. of course sometimes the threat of stealing is more effective than the stealing itself.
Vrsce-
I saw Vladdy hit a walk off HR against Schilling in Olympic stadium
Bronx Jeers
Good post. I agree, you win today.
Bodhi
I received similar e-mail. Funny thing, having Pete around made me more of an Alex fan then I ever was before.
Thought I’d throw out some thoughts. The key tonight is that AJ cuts his walks and does not throw that occasional gopher ball. Getting him to 6 and then being able to start the congo chain from the bullpen is probably all we need.
I’d like to see the Yanks hit a bit better tonight, they didn’t tear the cover off the ball except for that Texeira smash and absent the Halo miscue’s it would have been a pretty close game.
I think tonight is a pretty critical game, anybody agree?
I still feel really bad for Luis Castillo every single time I see that Mets walkoff win.
Not bad enough to give up the win, of course, LOL But bad for him as a human being, cause that had to suck.
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October 17th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I don’t know about that, bru.
3 reasons.
1. Melky got on base 3x as someone mentioned.
2. If Molina plays, you won’t see Gardner & Molina in the same lineup.
3. Gotta stock up pinchrunners on the bench that you’re never going to use.
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maybe but we do not know for sure melky is better than gardner & if he is it is not by much
there is a huge difference between sitting posada for molina & melky for gardner
it is possible that gardner is better.
we just dont know
also girrardi can bring melky in later like he might with posada
gardner covers more ground & we have guman on the bench
The Angels’ running game includes going first to third on singles, not just stealing bases. Yes, it’s important to keep baserunners close, but not just because they might steal second.
All this Pete talk makes me wonder if this is what it felt like being in Billy Joel’s band after the Christie Brinkley breakup.
Who cares what she’s doing? Who cares whom she’s dating?
You are Billy Joel dammit. Move on.
Just like Billy and Christie had Alexa Ray to remind them of times gone by – the Lohud crew and Pete will always have Angel Berroa.
LOL Tarheelyank,
So score one, inadvertently, for Pete, if he made people see ARod in a different, more compassionate light.
Not sure why, the loss of one’s father at a young age – because the father walked out on the family and not because of what is called “death” – didn’t at least provide context, if not sympathy, for Alex’s neediness and self-absorption.
rb October 17th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
The Angels’ running game includes going first to third on singles, not just stealing bases. Yes, it’s important to keep baserunners close, but not just because they might steal second.
Figgins is helping us out, I really think he is the place setter and his hitting woes just makes me remember back to Soriano and the dreadful post season he had. Remember that one? Without Figgins on base it’s costs them I think easily a run a game, potentially more.
Yankees-80% basestealing success rate, 111 steals
Angels-70% success rate, 148 steals
Not such a big difference, on the other hand:
Yankees defense-29% caught stealing
Angels defense-23% caught stealing
Let’s start them engines!
Aww, Bernie. Its nice to see him again.
I like the interviews they are showing during the game
Grady Little will always be remembered as the manager who left Pedro in for too long. Boston fans still hate him even though they’ve won two WS since then.
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive) October 17th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
All this Pete talk makes me wonder if this is what it felt like being in Billy Joel’s band after the Christie Brinkley breakup.
Who cares what she’s doing? Who cares whom she’s dating?
You are Billy Joel dammit. Move on.
Just like Billy and Christie had Alexa Ray to remind them of times gone by – the Lohud crew and Pete will always have Angel Berroa.
I forgot about Pete along time ago. When he made those obnoxious comments about his beloved Patriots and dissed our Giants as the Junior Varsity I never bounced back from that, BUT WE DID GET OUR VENGENCE, 18-0 AND THEN ONE GIANT LOSS
Pov, I think you’re right about Figgins. He’s a huge part of that offense. Keeping him off base is a big key for the Yankees.
Betsy,
Did you get to see a replay of Kim Jones with Mike Francesa?
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
October 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Here you go. Its in my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qtB_XSbWw0
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That was fun, Angel! Thanks
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Going out for Vietnamese dumplings and Pho to keep me warm before heading up to Stadium.
Fortunately, I’m staying in hotel off Route 4 and the GWB is just a stone’s throw away – just just have to throw your stone early enough.
We play today, we win today!
Pov October 17th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
rb October 17th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Figgins is helping us out, I really think he is the place setter and his hitting woes just makes me remember back to Soriano and the dreadful post season he had. Remember that one? Without Figgins on base it’s costs them I think easily a run a game, potentially more.
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Figgins seems to be a catalyst, so keep him off the bases and we have a great chance to win any game with the Halos. Guerrero and Morales will get their hits, but without Figgins on base, the damage is softened.
for those who think Posada is a bum, he just tied the 7th game of the 2003 ALCS with a clutch single.
Have fun, Bodhi. I hope the weather allows the game to be played.
KF, no – there is no link to the Kim Jones interview on WFAN, unfortunately. She’s going to be on WFAN at 3 pm today, with Evan Roberts and some other guy (I forget), though
New post.
Pete Abe, the creator of this blog, is Christie Brinkley in this analogy?
I see this game tonight as different than last night. I tend to think it’s a 6-3 6-4 type of game.
I’m pretty sure we will see Joba tonight, maybe for a couple of innings depending on how the AJ pitch count goes. Joe I think has in his mind a AJ, Ace, Joba, Hughes, MO kind of plan, subtracting pitchers depending on how far AJ gets. Maybe Coke slips in their for a batter.
Nick – obviously you are forgetting all the goatee super model gigs and the Yankee beat writers cheesecake calendar…