Another pie, another win and a 2-0 ALCS lead for the Yankees
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Oct 18, 2009 
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In a game that took 5 hours, 10 minutes, the Yankees finally – finally – won, 4-3, when Jerry Hairston raced around from second base on Maicer Izturis’s errant throw. Melky Cabrera hit the grounder that started the play, but Hairston got the pie from A.J. Burnett in the post-game celebration.
The Yankees will now head west with a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Back with more later.
UPDATE, 1:23 a.m.: Mike Scioscia on Brian Fuentes’s pitch to A-Rod: “Brian was trying to get a fastball up there and didn’t get it up enough.”
UPDATE, 1:27 a.m.: Joe Girardi on A-Rod: “He’s swinging great. It’s pretty unbelieveable what he’s done for us so far. I talked about it before the playoffs started – I thought he was in a great place. He’s been huge for us.”
When asked about what it was like to manage this game – Girardi used 21 of his 25 players (all that was left was Cervelli, Gaudin and two starters) – he said, “I think I told Derek that I was starting to run out of bullets. It was a great game to manage. I’m wiped out right now. I’m sure I’ll sleep good on that plane.
UPDATE, 1:35 a.m.: Here’s some A-Rod quotes: “You’re definitely not thinking home run. You’re certainly not thinking home run when you’re down 0-2. He made two tough pitches on me … I finally got a pitch I could handle.”
(On how he’s turned himself around this season): “I know you guys are looking for something profound – I’m just in a good place. I’m seeing the ball and I’m hitting it.”
(What did he think going around the bases?): “The first thing I was thinking was double or home run? Once I saw the home run call, I was very happy.”
(On the game as a whole?): “That was a fun game. I didn’t do much the rest of the night but I enjoyed every minute of it. We have some relievers with some serious guts. You can’t say enough about our bullpen. They did a phenomenal job.”
UPDATE, 1:55 a.m.: That’s it for me. The Yankees – not surprisingly – canceled their workout in Anaheim tomorrow and will have a conference call with Girardi and Andy Pettitte instead. Josh will have a wrap-up post here, and you’ll hear from Chad and me from California tomorrow (actually later today). Goodnight!
FIRST!
and second. Oh what a game. It would have been pretty deflating to lose that after all that. I guess it’s still deflating for the Angels. Oh well.
i got game 6 tix, and i DONT wana see them. lets finish em off out there and keep the exorcism that the 2009 season has been rollin
woot. no more LCS games at Yankee stadium this year please.
Big game for Andy on Monday. Angels will be chomping at the bits. Hopefully our power guys will go nuts.
whats the record for most game thread posts?
we’re over 3500 I believe…
Pete who??
go Yanks!!!
THis series will not be coming back to new york
The Yankees Won !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....r_embedded
Boston Dave, Alex is carrying this team on his shoulders. I don’t ever want to hear anyone, fan or mediot alike, say anything anymore about this guy.
Dave, Pete is hating it. You should read his tweets.
We got pie!
this interview moderator is really controlling the questions…
Hopefully the Yanks bats wake up in the hot weather. I think that they will.
Mystique and Aura have entered the building.
the Yankees pitching has been just ridiculous so far…
4 runs in 22 innings against the 2nd best offense??
YIKES!!
“I wonder if the Yanks are flying to Cali tonight or tomorrow?”
Tonight
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/m.....id=6350584
again all post game interviews here
They just have to win 1 game in Anaheim. Of course 2 would be great but just win 1. Come back in game 6 and wrap it up.
Betsy,
No doubt. He is a man possessed. I hope he can find a way to get the MVP of the ALCS or the WS (if all goes well).
What a crazy game!!!
OMG!!!
arod? more like a-clutch amirite?!
Freddy Guzman was the next batter Scioscia…But Thank You.
Srsly I can’t think of one hero tonight.
AJ
Coke
Joba
Yuuuusssse
Teix
Mo
Marte did his thing
Ace kept us in it
D-ROB HAS BALLS OF STEEL
Al has been ridiculous this post season
Miguel Cairo wears Jerry Hairston JR pajamas to bed.
Mo for 2 1/3 IP (25 pitches 7 outs) and Alex with a game tying homer in the ninth…become foot notes in this game.
I sincerely hope we lose one in CA and come back home to wrap it in Game 5!!! It would be awesome with all the crowd and the noise…
A-rod world Series MVP anyone???
BD, the pitching HAS been unbelievable. We all know the bad stuff tonight, but as for the good:
Mo – ridiculously brilliant
Phil – back on track ; looked very good
Joba – decent enough
Robertson – terrific
AJ – still a very good outing
Thanks for that link Carl. That’s a great job outta you.
Awesome to see Robertson with the win.
Brandon -
you forgot the man who helped us win, Maicer Iztaruis!!!
wow, Pete honestly must have Tweeted 50 times over the course of the game
but there are surprisingly no tweets for ARods big HR
LOL at Coney trying to keep a straight face looking at Kay’s hat.
That throw by Izturis is pretty much going to guarantee that we will see Yankee Killer Howie Kendrick at 2B for the remainder of the series. I have no idea why Scioscia didn’t bring him in tonight.
Betsy:
“Mo – ridiculously brilliant”
You got that right. That man…
Mehdi also in SF October 18th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Thanks for that link Carl. That’s a great job outta you.
np!
Maicer Izturis, greed is not good.
Chai,
it wouldnt come back to NY until Game 6
Robi’s hustle to 2B helped us there Ed, thank god!
“I wonder if the Yanks are flying to Cali tonight or tomorrow?”
Tonight
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Well they should sleep well on the flight.
What’s going on with Kay’s hat?
damn reading pete’s twitter is very surreal
5$ that Cone will say something about the hat before the interview is over.
“I sincerely hope we lose one in CA and come back home to wrap it in Game 5!!! It would be awesome with all the crowd and the noise…”
Game 5 is in Anaheim.
The next time I see Yankee Stadium on TV or in person, I want “2009 WORLD SERIES” painted on the field.
Betsy
October 18th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Boston Dave, Alex is carrying this team on his shoulders. I don’t ever want to hear anyone, fan or mediot alike, say anything anymore about this guy.
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He’s definitely taking the pressure off of Tex.
Brandon -
true, Robi hustled but still glad Maicer made an error. he channled in his inner Castallio.
The best part about Pete’s twitter account is his picture.
It’s hysterical
http://twitter.com/account/pro.....reflang=en
I can’t believe Kay found a hat that fit his head.
Izturis is a moron. If he gets the runner at second then Melky steals second anyway and it’s still second and third.
I swear I saw Melky tell the dugout to go get some pie ready when they started walking Cano.
What a game.
Ch 7 sucks for breaking away on sattelite and I didn’t see the pie.
Definitely the quote of the night goes to pie goes to the runner.
Nature Boy, is it me or does he come off sounding like a jilted lover? I still think he’s great and I hope it works out for him up there, but I’m gonna keep on bugging him. #ilovearod
Michael Kay looks like a cross between Babe Ruth and Shemir The Corner Pimp in that hat and coat.
Part of me wants to cry in joy. Part of me wants to pass out. and part of me wants to vomit because that was 13 innings on tense, wire to wire, on the edge, agonizing baseball.
A-Rod’s home run, in light of all the others this postseason, and in light of years past, is just historic. It’s all time. I will never, ever forget it.
There is karmic justice here.
I’m sure Pete is really hating it in cold, wet, rainy , empty Boston, blogging to maybe 30-40 comments (most of them from Yankee Lohud types), watching ARod tie this one up and the Yankees win it.
I’m sure it makes defending Selena Roberts like he did in May feel really, really great.
What does she mean that concludes the Interview room? I only saw Alex.
funny how Kay was crucifying Joe for his bullpen management after the Minny series but now he’s softening in his criticism. Hard to keep beating a guy up when he hasn’t lost a game. Girardi is having the kind of luck against the second guessers that Torre had in ’96.
Shemir the Corner Pimp…nice
Now Coney is a cool dude, but was it really necessary to bring up the Molina/Posada thing? He could of just said Molina did a nice job handling Burnett w/o bringing Posada up in the convo.
great stat on ESPN: Arod now has the most home runs in the post season in the 7th inning or later to tie the game @ 3…pretty cool for a “choker”
They(YES) are ignoring the fact that the Yankee offense has fallen asleep. This can’t last if they’re going to have any chance of winning a championship.
Jed
They had 13 hits. That is not exactly sleeping. Give credit to the Angels pitching, which just the Yankees, came up big when they had to.
This one was going to be won on a HR or an error.
I cant believe we won that game cheeers!
So not gonna be able to sleep now.
The Yanks pitching has been outstanding so far. Andy will have to be at his best on Monday because Weaver has been very tough on the Yanks.
that game was ok.
Test…
Girardi’s bullpen management does leave alot to be desired. It’s been working thus far so no complaints from me.
why did they walk tex to face arod?
Fundamentals 2, Angels 0
Also, Yanks are now 20-0 when tied after seven, and the walk-off streak continues: the Yankees have a walk off in every 2009 homestand (1 postseason series = one homestand) except one. Which is just flat out incredible.
For an Alabamian, Robertson don’t have a strong southern accent.
Rishi
October 18th, 2009 at 1:36 am
great stat on ESPN: Arod now has the most home runs in the post season in the 7th inning or later to tie the game @ 3…pretty cool for a “choker”
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All time or for this post season?
all the trolls who predicted Angels in 5 games will be giving out the winning lottery numbers tomorrow morning – don’t miss it.
“They(YES) are ignoring the fact that the Yankee offense has fallen asleep. This can’t last if they’re going to have any chance of winning a championship.”
if the pitching stays strong they might….
Michael Kay apparently moonlights as a newsy.
Jed Pain
October 18th, 2009 at 1:38 am
They(YES) are ignoring the fact that the Yankee offense has fallen asleep. This can’t last if they’re going to have any chance of winning a championship.
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Since the Angels can’t field or hit, the Yankees should go pretty far. Should I email you some Kleenex and a box of Big Boy Snuggies for you?
We can all talk about the disappointment Teix has been at the plate in these past two games but at least it’s not affecting his play in the field. Let’s not forget that he made 3 fantastic PO on bad throws today that could have easily turned into runs otherwise. As long as Arod keeps hitting Teix’s slump shouldn’t hurt too badly. I’m hoping it’s the bad weather that bothers him. We’ll see how sunny Cali changes him.
What an amazing game! It was definitely one of those nail biting sit at the edge of your seat kind of games. Loved every minute of it.
Who else thinks Erica went crazy in AC when the Yanks won?
I almost feel bad for the Angels…NOT!!!
What an amazing game. Great job by Robertson who is looking like a legitimate candidate to succeed Mo when he retires at age 50.
i still dont understand pitching to alex with bases loaded. even alex said he got a little excited.
igotid88
October 18th, 2009 at 1:42 am
Rishi
October 18th, 2009 at 1:36 am
great stat on ESPN: Arod now has the most home runs in the post season in the 7th inning or later to tie the game @ 3…pretty cool for a “choker”
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All time or for this post season?
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good question – I thought it was all time…I can only think of 2 so far this year (unless I’m missing one)so that would make sense. Esp since they were referencing his time in Seattle at pre-2005
“why did they walk tex to face arod?”
Arod .208 against Santana, although seeing as how Arod is so hot and Tex struggling a bit by comparison, still doesn’t make a lot of sense. It did work out for them, though.
nice on Pel!
Rebecca…where have you been?
I love Alex’s quote about the media looking for something profound, but that he’s just seeing the ball and hitting it. It’s as simple as that……..I love it; Alex is not making anything complicated…in fact, he’s making it look easy.
On a side note whats with mixing in a KC Royal player in that Pepsi commercial with Joe D, Mickey, Teddy Ballgame, Jetes, The Babe and all the other greats?
i kinda think sciosa might have thought that teix was due and that arod already came thru
i kinda think sciosa might have thought that teix was due and that arod already came thru
Robertson is cute, he looks so young.
Why is the media focusing so much on how the Angels lost this? I think the Yankees pitching was awesome….
Jed Pain
October 18th, 2009 at 1:38 am
They(YES) are ignoring the fact that the Yankee offense has fallen asleep. This can’t last if they’re going to have any chance of winning a championship.
5-0 so far!
why did they walk tex to face arod?
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I definitely think he thought Tex and Cano were due that is why he walked both of them. I guess it made sense. Even though Cano doesn’t hit with RISP.
These aren’t the Yankees of 2004.
No Jon Lieber, no Kevin Brown, no Javy Vasquez. No Tom Gordon.
No Joe Torre managing the team like it was 1998–in 2004.
Two more to go to get to the WS…two more to go.
Betsy I don’t think anything is simple when it comes to Arod. Everyone knew his postseason slump was all in his head. Now that he believes he can hit again nothing will stop him from performing in the post season the way he performed in the regular season.
“Who else thinks Erica went crazy in AC when the Yanks won?”
hopefully she remembered she wasn’t in blog-ville and didn’t run around naked like usual after a wild wild win.
“Football is on today. Who you got?”
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Taking the Giants for Sunday(today)
Taking the Chargers for Monday
how is yes saying jeter’s homerun is the drive of the game? What about the Abomb
Great win!!!! Our boys are never out of it, God bless the Yankees!
“I can only think of 2 so far this year (unless I’m missing one)”
Off Nathan, Off Pavano and Tonight
http://www.puristbleedspinstri.....asure.html
Post is now updated with links to video of A-Rod’s 11th inning HR and the winning play in the 13th
Pel
October 18th, 2009 at 1:42 am
Michael Kay apparently moonlights as a newsy.
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hahaha
The Yankees have 25 guys on that roster and at least 24 of them have contributed something good to one of the 5 post season games. You can’t ask for more balance than that. This is a well designed post season team. I’d expect more offense on the West Coast, where the ball should fly a little more.
I love Alex’s quote about the media looking for something profound, but that he’s just seeing the ball and hitting it. It’s as simple as that……..I love it; Alex is not making anything complicated…in fact, he’s making it look easy.
That Hollywood Poontang works! A-Rod found out Jeter’s secret.
mlb coverage and analysts blow espn’s out of the water…no agenda and honest analysis (even if i don’t agree with them at times)
Pittsburgh Yankee fan, I made the same observation after remarking on the number of retreds playing in the NLCS. This Yankee team doesn’t have one player on this team that they picked up in hopes that they will regain their past glory. I think that in and of itself is pretty remarkable.
Chai: Respectfully have to disagree – they’ve got to go for it whenever and wherever the opportunity presents itself. A bird in the hand, blah, blah, blah . . . GO YANKS!!!
Hey guys, I hate to break the news to you but Jeter is going bald.
“djsunyc
October 18th, 2009 at 1:49 am
mlb coverage and analysts blow espn’s out of the water…no agenda and honest analysis (even if i don’t agree with them at times)”
Agreed. I rarely ever turn on baseball tonight anymore.
The nerve of Kay to ask Alex if he was surprised he was hitting all those game tying HRs.
Good answer by Alex, “I’ve been doing it my entire career.”
Take that big hat.
AJ’s growing a beard – I think he might need to shave that soon, lol. LOL You could see his kids pics on the plastic separation between his and Andy’s lockers……cute
I can’t believe it’s 2 am and I won’t be able to fall asleep anytime soon.
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 18th, 2009 at 1:47 am
“Who else thinks Erica went crazy in AC when the Yanks won?”
hopefully she remembered she wasn’t in blog-ville and didn’t run around naked like usual after a wild wild win.
****
Love it!
On a side bar it is always great to post with fellow Yankees fans! Yankess are awesome and have the best fans!
MLB has done a great job – and Flaherty still annoys the heck out of me.
“Taking the Giants for Sunday(today)
Taking the Chargers for Monday”
I took the Chargers too. Denver is not going to win every game.
That was not a FUNDAMENTAL play by Izturis.
Fun for us, mental for them.
-Yankees are still the only undefeated team in postseason.
-AJ’s implosion in the 5th was the cause of the marathon game.
-Joba and Phil combined faced 5 batters in Joe’s rush to get to MO.
ACE has been on the shelf too long for the kind of pressure Joe put on him tonight,and Gaudin hasn’t pitched yet this postseason.
-John Flaherty you gave the slight edge to Saunders,YOU WERE WRONG.Never beat against the best team in baseball,at home!!
2 of the host on fox pregame picked the Angels to win,they also have egg on their faces too.
-This isn’t the 2002 or 2005 Yankees!!
Girardi to Gaudin:
“Chaddie, if a game ever goes 14 innings, you’re our man.”
Holy Carp…what a fantastic win!!!!
I hope Robbie loses that hoodie in LA.
Kay’s giant gray hat reminds me of that balloon the kid wasn’t in.
Bronx..you sure it’s not Gaudsie…
ive said it before, and ill say it again– i really, really, really like this team. theyre a t-e-a-m, team.
Bronx Jeers
October 18th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Kay’s giant gray hat reminds me of that balloon the kid wasn’t in.
lol
why would kay wear such an ugly hat?
Bronx Jeers, that is hilarious.
I really hope that Girardi doesn’t continue with the quick hook if Joba and Hughes are pitching well. Just manage on results. It was odd especially in a tied game like tonight when they didn’t even have a lead.
Ghost
I look at the Dodgers and Phillies, and I see your point.
Credit goes to Cashman on this one. It took George getting Alzheimers for him to get the control he needed, but he has it. With this payroll, and his skills, the sky’s the limit now with this team.
It’s not time to talk about the future, but there are 5 great starters if they get Pettitte to return (my guess is that he will), with two available for the BP if Wang happens to regain any form (I think they sign him).
What a team.
This also isn’t 2005. No Randy Johnson. No Gary Sheffield. No Carl Pavano. No Jaret Wright. No Joe Torre, managing like it’s 1998—in 2005.
Damn it feels good to be a Yankee
>-AJ’s implosion in the 5th was the cause of the marathon game.
You’re oversimplifying the events of the game and unfairly blaming Burnett.
That’s not fair, man. That’s not fair. He’s my quarterback.
someone said this game reminded them of game 2, 1995.
I was at that game and I agree.
One thing to take from that game was the euphoria we felt winning it which led to a letdown in Seattle.
We were younger then, I don’t think it will happen again.
Pitt, that’s wrong. Cash gained control in 2005………
MLB did a terrific breakdown on AJ. They showed side by side comparisons of from the stretch and wind-up – and how he was flying open. Good stuff from Mitch Williams.
Ben from Wisconsin
October 18th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Damn it feels good to be a Yankee
It feels pretty good to be a Yankee fan too…
I need to see this Kay hat. (I don’t have YES)
It must be huge to fit on his head.
Wow at the stats MLB posted……..
Yankees : 0 home runs, 1.59 ERA……..astounding
“We were younger then, I don’t think it will happen again.”
Yeah, and this team is significantly better. Not to mention CC’s presence.
they had 2 hrs tonite
much appreciation for mitch williams analysis
I love MLB, but god no……..they want to leave Phil and Joba in the pen.
mo time
Betsy
Are you really sure?
In 2005 George still was trying to maintain control, even though he was getting sicker. Randy Levine didn’t help all that much back then either. Then there was the issue of who would take over. Steve Swindal? Jen Steinbrenner? Hank Steinbrenner? Hal Steinbrenner?
When they let Joe walk after 2007 is the first time I think that Cash had total control. As Jen and Hal have apparently taken over the family business, this has been consolidated.
I meant, 0 HRs given up…..
100 pitches of fun, I think Joe’s bullpen approach is certainly unconventional bordering on the irresponsible but his bullpen management this year (and last) has been impeccable. Who would of thought that earlier in the season that the Yankees would have the strongest bullpen in baseball? That’s because Joe has 6 pitchers in his bullpen who he feels comfortable in basically any situation. How many managers can say that? I know Scioscia can’t, look at the lengths he went to tonight to keep his closer out of the game; and look how Fuentes repaid that lack of confidence.
Monday can’t get here soon enough!!
Big Ups to all the fans who stuck around to watch that game in those misearble conditios….those who left u know who you are!!!! I loved the feeling that was going through the stadium when Alex hit his HOUR to tie it up…amazing!!!!
what was wrong with robbie tonite?
I was slightly worried about Phil coming off the ALDS, but he looked great tonight and should have gotten through the 8th if not for Jeter’s error. That’s definitely good news coming out of this game
he looked real uncomfortable in that hoodie.
he hates cold weather.
Sam: Thanks to Chad, Josh, and you for keeping up the excellent coverage in this blog. You’re doing an awesome job. Enjoy your much-deserved rest and safe travels to Cali for all of you.
Wes,
“Taking the Giants for Sunday(today)
Taking the Chargers for Monday”
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Bobby “Bye Bye” Abreu,
“I took the Chargers too. Denver is not going to win every game.”
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I agree. Even though the Chargers are in a rutt, I think they’re desperate & will come out strong. I’m not a huge Chargers fan, but I really like Rivers & Gates. Can’t stand the Broncos.
UPDATE, 1:55 a.m.: Josh will have a wrap-up post here, and you’ll hear from Chad and me from California tomorrow (actually later today). Goodnight!
Great job today Sam. Safe travels to the Left coast!
phil picked it up for jeter after his error.
-All the So called Experts,thought this was going to be a repeat of 2002,and 2005.Where the Yankees give up game 2.
-Man an I glad CC didn’t have to use the Bull pen up Friday.
-The Angels see this team isn’t afraid of them.I loved that Abreu was rendered useless in Yankees Stadium!
he got the next out and looked surprised girardi pulled him for mo.
Pitt, remember that Cash’s contract expired at the end of that year and he basically issued an ultimatum – more control, or I walk. Of course, when it comes to the Yankees, who really knows what total control is……but George really did cede control of baseball operations to Cash. After that, he revamped the scouting and farm systems……something George didn’t care about.
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 18th, 2009 at 2:05 am
I need to see this Kay hat. (I don’t have YES)
It must be huge to fit on his head.
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It’s so big that he’s donating it to a homeless family so the’ll have a place to stay for the winter.
Getting back to baseball, I’m happy for A-rod, he has been tremendous.
arod against weaver 5-15 with 4hrs. WATCH OUT!!!!
The BP is actually pretty strong. Nobody except Mo pitched more than 1.1. Even Aceves should be ready Monday.
this was one of the most nerve-wracking games I can remember.
never had a positive flow to it. choppy and error filled.
so glad its over and we won.
Mick, he definitely did. I know it’s Mo, but I had confidence in Phil to get the next guy (was it Aybar?) out. Fortunately, Mo only threw 1 pitch to him…..but still, that move wasn’t necessary (although I suppose I can’t blame him for going to the best reliever ever in a crucial spot). He just ran through the pen like crazy……I admit I am concerned about that.
You guys have replaced Pete seemlessly! Thank you so much for the amazing coverage, This is, hands down, the best blog for live Yankees coverage!!
MLB talking about how skittish the Angels were and how they need to get back to sunny CA. I’ll tell ya, with the weather here, I’m sure the Yankees are thrilled to be going West at this point.
girardi plays to win the inning, which in this case would have won the game.
girardin i mean gaudin was his insurance policy.
Great great great win. Sloppy and long yes, but you take them anyway you can get them. Though it did not cost us this game. Joe’s management of the pen was baffling to me, did he think we were up 3-2 and not tied 2-2? He should of let joba and hughes go longer. He was managing as if we were winning not tied. Oh well we won, and that is all that matters
i know robbie is happy to go to sunny LA
All five games in th post season have been extremely entertaining and 4 have been edge of the seat excitement. The only thing that a Yankee fan could ask more of in the post season so far is 5 straight wins. Guess what?
pinch running for swisher bothered me the most. but we won, all good.
Jeters error woke up Hughes.
He was a different pitcher to the next hitter.
Betsy
I agree that Cash started to get control with his new contract in 2005.
I just think that he achieved the necessary control to influence the future direction of the Yankees after 2007.
Had he not been in control, Joba and/or Hughes would have been gone, and likely Cano as well for some of the retreads were now seeing in the NLCS. Joba would likely have been Scott Proctor reprised.
Johan Santana, as good as he’s been, would have been on the Yankee DL, not the Mets DL, and CC Sabathia would not be on the Yankees.
Alex’s post season struggles weren’t entirely in his head. He was getting nothing to hit and he ended up swinging at anything.
The weather in the series so far has been really putrid. Even though the bats are kept warm, it still hurts hitting the balls in this cold. I think both teams will enjoy the warmer weather of California, hopefully the Angels will be feeling a ton of pressure and press too much.
The Yankees are getting hits, they just aren’t stringing enough together. I expect to see them soon break out. Damon is looking much better, Teixeira will hit in the warm west coast sunshine, and the Yankees will put up a big win.
Yankees and Giants are both 5-0. What a great time of year.
does kay think that hat makes his head look smaller?
With that hat, I keep wanting Kay to throw me a Sunday Times…
A hot hot Alex in postseason,watch out !!
a small family lives in that hat
at 1st he probably wore it for the rain but now I think he’s going for a fashion statement.
oh great the rally monkey awaits.
At least Jered Weaver cut his hair.
monday at 4, i’m out, gnite.
I don’t think the pen is in bad shape. A day off, heading to warmer climates, not overworked. Even Mo only threw 25 or so pitches.
The Yankees aren’t going there with the same pressure that the Angels are either. The batters will be more comfortable. I think the Angels are also going to be feeling some effect from tonight’s game. A loss like that after going so long isn’t that easy to shake off. If anything they may be playing, especially pitching, tighter.
In the worst weather anyone could imagine,the Yankees pulled out 2 great wins.
The Yankees are in the Angels head now,for sure.
mick, I don’t think the rally monkey will do much this go around. Jeter said they just laugh about it now. When it becomes something that helps keep the Yankees loose, that is a good thing.
G’nite all…Monday’s game can’t come soon enough.
The Yankees got lucky tonight and being lucky is what you need to win a WS championship. Back in the 90s, the Yanks got most of the breaks during that run. It takes more than talent to win titles and I rather be lucky than good any day of the week.
oh, one more thing, you heard it here first.
I called for 3 straight sweeps before the ALDS begun.
We are almost halfway there.
We can dream.
If NYY can take a lead into the 7th or 8th innings on Monday, with a 1:00 PM PST start, it could be rough on the Angels, because that sun should be in the hitters’ faces and facing over-the-top fastballers like Chamberlain and Hughes.
I posted earlier out of frustration at the offense, but I honestly do not think this team knows the meaning of the word choke. Some guys are struggling……..some are struggling big time, like Alex. However, it’s the same with the Angels. Abadaba is right about the weather……..both clubs will be happy to get the heck out of here. That said, this series is not over. The Angels are still a very good club and they will be heard from.
Pitt, if George OR Hank were running the team, what you said would be very true. Fortunately, George was able to curb his worst impulses and Hank has been muzzled.
Uncle Elsworth… I was miffed about the pinch runner changes at the time because I just had a feeling that it was going to be a long game. Taking out those bats was a risk. Every time those spots came up in the order it looked like a worse idea. Fortunately it worked out in the end.
betsy, if alex is struggling i’ll take some of that.
Betsy,
In the playoffs when you’re facing really good pitching, I try to give more credit to the pitchers than say the hitters are struggling. Unlike the regular season, it’s not so much how many hits you get in the playoffs, but when you get them because the hitting will not have same production due to high caliber of playoff pitching.
“It’s so big that he’s donating it to a homeless family so the’ll have a place to stay for the winter.”
LOL.
I finally saw the hat. Yes website had the post game interviews.
Tiny Ken Rosenthal from Fox could have used that huge Kay hat for a trench coat.
“oh great the rally monkey awaits”
the Yankees are going to Shock the Monkey. Shock the Monkey!
Somebody said they wanted the Yankees to lose games out in California so they can clinch here. Forget that, I want them to get two more wins as fast as possible. I don’t believe in giving any team a chance to come back in a playoff series so win the series as soon as possible.
“Some guys are struggling……..some are struggling big time, like Alex.”
7 for 19 with 3 HR and 7 RBI in 5 games. They should all be “struggling” as bad as him.
LOL I meant, Tex, NOT Alex, lol.
Craw, in general I agree. I didn’t get on their cases in game 1 – I thought they played a very good game and got timely hits. Same with the Minny series…….I still can’t believe the people who proclaimed this series over when it appeared we were going to lose this game.
I’ll say this much,AJ and Joba in the regular season gave the bull paying off.The regular seasson the pen got plenty of training coming in after Joba and AJ imploded.
This training has come in handy.
FOX mentioned when ACE came in he had 10 wins in reg season.Robertson got the win tonight.
What is with the Angels and the announcers having fits about Aybar not touching 2nd base on his double-play attempt? Since when has there been an unwritten rule that you don’t have to touch 2nd base? What the hell were they talking about?
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October 18th, 2009 at 2:33 am
“It’s so big that he’s donating it to a homeless family so the’ll have a place to stay for the winter.”
LOL.
I finally saw the hat. Yes website had the post game interviews.
Tiny Ken Rosenthal from Fox could have used that huge Kay hat for a trench coat.
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Rosentahal and Lupica could sub-divide and put in a sauna and a stretching machine. I think that only Lupica is bigger than Rosenthal. He’d get the bigger hat apartment. I was going to suggest they turn it into a restaurant like “The Brown Derby”, but, doubt many have ever heard of that.
The umps usually give you the neighborhood play at second, but in the middle of a big game, after lots of ump criticism this postseason, the ump got this one very right.
Straddling the base with the ump looking right at your cleats just doesn’t do it.
I think this crew has actually been pretty good this series.
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PittsburghYankeeFan: I disagree. The neighborhood play is a given. It isn’t fair to suddenly require that the bag be touched. I did not like that call. Why even have a neighborhood concept if you are going to apply it indiscriminately or only in important situations? Either the neighborhood is always an out or it is never an out. That is my humble opinion.
The announcers said the video crew looked at the tape, and the neighborhood play was not used on any double play today. So the umps were consistent today.
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Frankie: I heard that, too, and I understand that. It is definitely good that they are consistent within the game. But I am just saying that these guys play and practice all year round as though that is an out. I am a Yankee fan. I am glad they got that call. But I would be pretty angry if it were called against our boys. That is all I am saying.
A-ROD HAS SET A NEW YANKEES RECORD AS HE KNOCKED IN AT LEAST ONE RUN IN EACH OF THE YANKEES FIRST 5 POSTSEASON GAMES!
KSV: I wouldn’t be angry if they called it against the Yankees. The rules are the rules. If they are practicing all year round as though that is an out, then it serves them right to get screwed. They deserve it. They should play the game right. And by that I mean, you have your foot on the base to get the out.
The insufferable Tim Mc Carver almost weeping openly over the safe call on the neighborhood play, but nothing to say on the blown call On the Jeter double play. Fox continued to post the dp’s as their “game changers” despite the blown call. Fox is worse at sports then it is at news.
Thanks fot your sharing..Would be pleasure to read this,lucy