ALCS Game 3: Yankees at Angels (Part II)
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UPDATE, 5:55 p.m.: We’re halfway through and it’s already time for a second thread. Yankees up 3-0.
UPDATE, 6:02 p.m.: So much for the Yankees not allowing a home run this postseason. Solo shot by Kendrick makes it 3-1.
UPDATE, 6:05 p.m.: That’s it for Weaver. Darren Oliver coming in to pitch for the Angels.
UPDATE, 6:11 p.m.: Random fact: Darren Oliver’s last postseason appearance against the Yankees before this series? For the Texas Rangers in the 1996 ALDS (as a starter!).
UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: Ugly, ugly swing from Swisher on strike three. He’s 3-for-21 this postseason. Meanwhile, Melky nearly assassinated Chone Figgins with that bat shard. Nice job by Figgins hanging on to the ball and not getting impaled.
UPDATE, 6:24 p.m.: That base hit by Abreu snapped an 0-for-11 this series. Also, Joba Chamberlain is getting loose in the Yankees bullpen.
UPDATE, 6:30 p.m.: Monster shot from Vlad and suddenly it’s 3-3. He absolutely crushed it to deep left.
UPDATE, 6:32 p.m.: Looked like Pettitte got way too much of the plate to Guerrero, who generally will swing at anything that’s in his zip code. Vlad is waking up – he was 2-for-11 in the first two games but is 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBI today.
UPDATE, 6:39 p.m.: Nice work by Texieira to work a walk there, getting A-Rod to the plate with a man on. Scioscia is going to Kevin Jepsen – who throws near 100 mph – to try and get Rodriguez.
UPDATE, 6:44 p.m.: Not this time for A-Rod. Fielder’s choice to third and it’s stretch time. Yankees have seven LOB today.
UPDATE, 6:51 p.m.: That’s it for Andy, as Joba comes in to face Kendrick. Meanwhile, they just showed the Rally Monkey in a clip from “Pirates of the Caribbean” on the big screen. The place is going nuts.
UPDATE, 6:54 p.m.: That didn’t take long — Kendrick absolutely smokes one off the right-field wall and doesn’t ever slow up, sliding into third with a triple. Swisher tried to climb the wall and get it but couldn’t. Yanks have the infield in as Izturis bats for Napoli.
UPDATE, 6:56 p.m.: Izturis gets the job done. Crushes a fly ball to right that Swisher catches by the warning track. Nothing he can do as Kendrick walks home with the go-ahead run. 4-3 Angels.
UPDATE, 6:58 p.m.: Joba is getting roped around pretty good. Three straight hard-hit balls, this one down the line into the RF corner for a double. Now Figgins up. This place got very loud, very quick.
UPDATE, 6:59 p.m.: Marte coming in to face Figgins. Rally Monkey now in the “Psycho” shower scene on the big screen. Hilarious.
UPDATE, 7:02 p.m.: Here we go. Chad tells me Figgins is 0-for-6 against Marte lifetime.
UPDATE, 7:03 p.m.: Make that 0-for-7. Now Yankees have to rally against Jepsen.
UPDATE, 7:07 p.m.: Leadoff walk for Matsui and Gardner hops off the bench to pinch-run.
UPDATE, 7:10 p.m.: This is one of those good news/bad news situations: Posada just hit a game-tying homer to dead center but it came seconds after Gardner was caught stealing. Instead of being up a run, they’re tied at 4. I think they’ll take it.
UPDATE, 7:18 p.m.: After a single and walk, Cabrera continues to be brutal. Now it’s up to Jeter to try and break the tie.
UPDATE, 7:20 p.m.: Jeter on the back foot and taps back to the mound. It’s 4-4 going to the bottom of the eighth and Coke is coming in. What a game.
UPDATE, 7:23 p.m.: Not quite sure why Girardi is going with Coke to replace Marte. One lefty for another? Seems like a waste. It’s not match-up, either: Abreu was 0-for-3 against Marte, Chad says.
UPDATE, 7:25 p.m.: That is an absolutely brutal mistake by Abreu. Terrible. In truth, he had a better shot at being safe at third than he did going back to second. Great play Teixeira to get to the bag for the tag. Huge break for the Yankees.
UPDATE, 7:32 p.m.: We head to the ninth and to a third thread. Come on over.
Come on Jorgie!
Show em’ what u got
Thanks Sam for the heads up
This series is already over.
Just need 6 more outs from Pettitte
Erica – always OPPC October 19th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Carl
October 19th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
John Sterling is gonna give me a heart attack one day
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Nah, he’ll give hismelf one first
haha
We need more geico runs…
DYNASTY IS DESTINY!
October 19th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Damon does damage…
I’d like to solve the puzzle…
Pri_e o_ the Pin_trip_s!
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LOL. This is a hall of famer. Nice nod to Pat Sajak!
Everyone calming down now?
3-0 is nice. 5-0 sounds nicer
The ball that Alex just hit wasn’t on the good part of the bat. If it had been just a few inches further towards the head of the bat, it would have been gone.
vincent? calm? not here. this place is full of children who live in their moms basement lol
pop outs in 3rd innings send them in fits of baby rage
Hopefully Andy can have an easy inning. As we have seen with the Angels the 5th inning is where they have gotten their run.
Hey everyone! Former Yankee here! Do you remember me?
I am surprised Weaver isn’t pitching the 6th inning the garbage is up.
I am feeling good about 4 innings of the Angels bullpen
I just noticed they changed Josh’s picture on the blog. Now he looks like he belongs in an episode of Mad Men.
Weaver not happy
I was sure that was a hr by Arod, darn Kate Hudson must hate me.
Andy is a beast.
I can’t believe what I’m seeing.
NYY626 – I forgot to tell you, I am wearing my Pettitte jersey for us both.
Weaver is at 95 pitches and is done. Pettitte should be able to get 6 more outs if he keeps dealing like he has.
It would be nice if the Yankees could score some runs on other than the HR. Maybe with the relief pitchers coming in they can tack on some more, while holding down the Angels.
We need to add another 3-4 runs on…neither the game nor the series is over…
Damn
Kendrick??? Are you kidding me???
Grrrrr.
Oh, crap. Let’s hold them here.
Crap. Andy gives up a bomb.
Weaver gave a lot HRs during the season. No surprise he….
Damn Pettitte.
Hung it…
Kendrick.
I get home and turn on the TV and boom – home run Angels.
I’m going back to the car….
Carl
October 19th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
John Sterling is gonna give me a heart attack one day
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Nah, he’ll give hismelf one first
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But he’ll be pulled back from death at the last second.
“I am High, I am Far, I am……back from the dead.
You know ya just can’t predict sudden death”
Kendrick is a Yankee killer…
“Kendrick??? Are you kidding me???”
hes only like the biggest yankee killer in the game..
Kendrick is a Yankee assassin, 5-1 sure sounds nicer right now.
big out here – lets go andy!
I’m out! Great talking with you!
Way too many outs left …. we can’t keep leaving Matsui on third.
I hate how some stadiums have fireworks after a homerun… save that for when you win the World Series…
He seems to be a killer to Yankees.
I really wish that Timmy would shut up about that stupid “machine”.
man, this is killing me…i’m at work, all the online streams are TERRIBLE quality because my work network is mediocre at best…thank god for radio…guess I have to do it like the oldtimers did. too bad i don’t have a transistor radio.
Wow already in thread 2….I thought I was special ditching work….I guess not
Kendrick is a bonafide Yankee killer, we traded that error by Izturis for Kendrick for the rest of the way.
Kendrick is such an easy out. Anything in on his hands but that was a terrible placed meatball.
Meh, just one run – as long as he holds it at that, not a huge deal. I dont think the Yankees are done scoring today either.
McCarver still on the whole MPH thing?
Great … one more time.
Bronx Jeers
lol!
damn you kendrick!
YES andy.
one more out. next inning im sure he will be on a short leash with joba waiting in the wings…
Get out the Crypt Keeper.
McCarver is talking about the FoxTrax radar like he invented it.
Please Kendrick might have good numbers in limited at bats against the Yanks but his name does not scream Edgar Martinez to me
yanks need to at the angels..la isnt gonna go quietly
Walks to the 9th batter is never a good thing…com’on Andy
Nice work Andy. Just a solo shot.
Kendrick seems to see the Yankee pitchers pretty well. Crypt Keeper gone though so only 1 run.
Howie Kendrick’s knock…
Pettitte thrives under pressure…
We still lead this thing!
Well here comes the gang again Mo Larry and Joe
Ack, I come home work just in time just to see Andy give up the blast. Maybe I should’ve stayed there.
who wants to bet swish or cano single here
Way to recover, Andy.
Let’s tack on, guys. Picket fences are nice, but curvy lawn ornaments are nicer.
McCarver + Buck = Baby Huey
Another guy I hate- Kendrick.
anyone else get an error saying that you are posting to quickly…slow down?
OH MY GOD!!!! Pettitte’s losing it. He gave up a run and another hard hit ball to Aybar. Pull him before he blows another game. NYY can’t possibly win now. The Angels have all of the momentum and the umpires stink.
You want to get that run back right away. This is the comeback team they always think they chip away and get back in it.
Maybe the pathetic bottom of the order will do better against our old pal Oliver, I don’t care how great he was in the regular season or so far this post-season he is still the Oliver that made his MLB debut in 1988!!!
Yanks need to get that run back. Too bad the useless bottom of the order is up now.
Vader
October 19th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
anyone else get an error saying that you are posting to quickly…slow down?
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I have.
I think you get that wheny ou try to post twice in like 30 seconds
The Yankee scouting has been impeccable in the playoffs so far. They seem to always be in position when the ball is hit hard.
The Angels’ bullpen (Bulger, Palmer, Oliver, Jepsen, and Fuentes) shut down the Yankees offense once again, allowing the Angels to come back to win this game.
We need some runs! Now would be a good time for the bottom of the order to start contributing.
repost:
Scioscia has nothing to gain by keeping Weaver in the game. Oliver has been very good for them, and Weaver has been walking the tightrope all day. The last thing the Angels need is to give back any more runs.
GreenBeret7 October 19th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
OH MY GOD!!!! Pettitte’s losing it. He gave up a run and another hard hit ball to Aybar. Pull him before he blows another game. NYY can’t possibly win now. The Angels have all of the momentum and the umpires stink.
I think Andy can go another one
How is McCarver so shocked to learn that a 95 mph fastball doesnt cross the plate at 95? has he ever heard of a fast gun or a slow gun? it totally baffles me how these networks and espn wont put decent color guys on air.
now we go to LA bullpen..hope yanks get to it the way they should..yanks havent really hit there pen yet in this series .
The announcers on Fox are killing me . . .
what about this:
Tim McCarver tried to answer the trivia question of how many pairs of brothers have played for the Angels by…naming all the Angels who haven’t had brothers on the team. Seems a roundabout process of elimination to me, but hey, I did not “Play the Game”.
They need to score some more runs. They can’t assume that their pitcher are going to be perfect.
Damn, bring Weaver back.
Can we stop name calling the bottom of the order???
Calling them useless, garbage, etc.. will not help anything. And it makes you all look like hypocrites when they get hits and you cheer
Is Erica in the shower yet?
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 19th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Is Erica in the shower yet?
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Negative
July 10, 2009, Yankees led Angels 4-0, Angels won.
July 11, 2009, Yankees led Angels 4-0, Angels won.
October 19, 2009, Yankees led Angels 3-0, Angels win?
J i n x J i n x J i n x J i n x
October 19th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
The Angels’ bullpen (Bulger, Palmer, Oliver, Jepsen, and Fuentes) shut down the Yankees offense once again, allowing the Angels to come back to win this game.
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No….JINX JINX JINX..you try to post here again and your computer gets infected with a virus that gives you the inability to post here ever again.
wrong dave c. yankees win
Good Afternoon fellow Yankee fans….So happy the Yanks are winning…Way to go Jeter, A-Rod and Damon….Andy is awesome and I hope he can keep the Angels to only one run
now you get a hit cano
is anyone elses Fox feed skipping or studderning?
Sometimes Jorge can look pretty bad up there
can someone help me out and give me a link so i can listen to the game online? my tv blew out
I called it
basehit
When did Oliver become anything but a punching bag?
Isn’t he the same guy that pitched for Texas all those years?
Yeah Cano gets a hit with no one on base. Typical !
Like I said no one on and Cano gets a hit
Benny Blanco-
I always thought that dude was a Yankee fan trying to jinx the other team
why is the ump mike the novel thing? like they’ve never mic’ed up guys before. you know what i would love? an open mic on the ump. then we’d really hear good stuff…
nice error by aybar. wait, base hit. whatever.
We could of use that hit earlier Cano!
Josh, my feed is skipping in Connecticut. Not too much, but enough.
Darren Oliver, Mr. Unhittable.
“Perfect Game” through 0.1 inning
Jeremy
October 19th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Yeah Cano gets a hit with no one on base. Typical !
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You absolutely kill me
You call him useless the whole game
Then he gets a hit and its still not good enough because there was no one on
Wow Cano a hit with no one on base, what do you know Cano.
yeah, cano and melky aren’t my favorites. they don’t run. ticks me off.
“When did Oliver become anything but a punching bag?
Isn’t he the same guy that pitched for Texas all those years?”
The funniest part of The BS Report ALCS preview with Simmons and JackO was the Darren Oliver exchange.
“Darren Oliver pitched well against the Red Sox…but he’s still Darren Oliver.”
I’m really tired of the procession of people in here who attempt to portray themselves as “better fans” by mocking people who react to things happening in the game in here or getting nervous or excited when something goes wrong.
That’s what’s called being a fan. If we all sat on our hands and were polite and contrite about the games, it would be akin to watching cricket at a senior citizen home.
The reason Yankee stadium gets as loud as it gets is because of the fans who overreact and get excited at everything.
You’re not better than them because you’re calmer. In fact, you’re basically boring.
I’d rather have a blog of passionate people than a bunch of holier than thou know it alls any day of the week.
ha, no more
Swisher and Melky need to do something.
good call
I was counting the seconds until McCarver was going to posit Cano was out. He didn’t disappoint.
Erica
I like Cano, but he has been bad with RISP. I was kidding around.
DT
Damon say’s he’s got her back and she can relax today.
Hey Erica – always OPPC —->How was it watching Game 2 in AC?
Geez Swisher is a basket case, is Nady coming back anytime soon?
G Love-
I can assure you. There is absolutely nothing boring about me. And if you have ever watched a game with me you would see I am one of the most animated people you have ever met.
I just do not agree with calling people worthless garbage
I think Swish might need a rest next game
Swish needs a day off!
Swisher is killing us today…
Swisher looks terrible. Can he adjust to a breaking ball?
Does Tim ever shut up? God, he’s annoying.
Swisher is having some really ugly at bats today.
Swisher just doesn’t have anything in playoff
Can we send Swisher back to the White Sox?
Oliver’s had a couple of real good years for LAA.
Swisher is really killing this team. He can’t see the breaking ball coming.
swisher is really startting to annoy me.
JZ October 19th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Swisher and Melky need to do something
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Unfortunately, they did the wrong something again.
WHat happened to the Swisher who gets on base?
The guy who worked every count full etc?
Swisher…I love you, but you are KILLING ME today.
Swish is thinking too much about Bald Vinny.
Come on Andy!
We’ll get to Oliver next inning. No way he gets his ‘stuff’ past Jeter, Damon and Tex…
I’m starting to think Gardner or Hairston should play instead of Swisher… he looks awful, always behind the count and uncharacteristically swinging at bad pitches.
The Invincible Darren Oliver has a
shutout through 1 inning.
Swish meet the curveball..Curveball meet Swish.
Where’s Swisher’s great eye?
Erica,
That wasn’t directed to you at all. In fact, I never noticed you admonishing people in here.
As for calling people worthless garbage, 9 out of 10 times most people don’t meant it. It’s the heat of the moment and they want the team to win. It’s not right, but it happens.
If it was up to me I have Rivera pitching 2 innings today to close this baby out
Bronx Bombers Girl
October 19th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Hey Erica – always OPPC —->How was it watching Game 2 in AC?
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Pretty amazing. We watched 12 full innings at the bar. I insisted we leave though at the top of the 13th cause i could not in good conscience allow one of my friends to drink anymore at the bar.
I was basically standing in the middle of the casino floor watching the game, screaming and jumping up and down like a carzy person when the Yanks won
I guess some didn’t get the “wait for a good pitch to hit” memo.
C’mon, Andy!
swisher NEEDS tomorrow off. he is beyond lost at the plate right now. has left a small army on base already
Tex is also not hitting, basically Yanks offense is 2 men show, 3 men today.
Swisher looked better in the ALDS. He loooks terrible in this series. Thank god the top of the order is coming up after this inning. (after Melky)
Nice job Fox
G Love-
Oh okay then.. carry on
Laura,
You would rather have Betemit up there, lol?
The tide has turned… The Swisher Salute has lost a few fingers…
Although Angels bullpen has 4.9x ERA, Oliver is very good. I doubt we can touch him.
Laura – Don’t call him A-Rod. His new nickname is “Alex the late”!
October 19th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Can we send Swisher back to the White Sox?
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Not if it means Wilson Betemit at third
Girardi should have help up in the bullpen. Robertson or Joba.
Pov
October 19th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Geez Swisher is a basket case, is Nady coming back anytime soon?
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Never
He was in the last year of his contract
Honestly, the only people that have been hitting is arod, jete, hideki, and damon.
What casino were you in Erica?
G. Love
My advise just ignore her, good thing the other half of the Tag team Trisha isn’t around.
It always cracks me up that Oliver was great for the Mets but they let him go because they thought he over-performed for them and would not be that good in later years.
He’s Scioscia’s go to guy and does a good job.
How many innings do you think Scoscia will go with Oliver?
true. but i go w hairston tomorrow if i’m girardi. i gotta look up swish splits vs kazmir. but right now he is more excited at the plate than a 16yr old boy looking at his 1st playboy mag
Whew.
Of course Gardner won’t be playing tomorrow with a lefty pitching for the Angels.
He should have played today.
Triple Short Of A Cycle
October 19th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
What casino were you in Erica?
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We watched the game at Game On in the Pier Mall at Casears. When the game ended we were at the Wild West. I do all my gambling at Ballys
Shadows should favor pitching the rest of the way.
Pov-
You are so wrong. but please- go ahead and ignore me. I encourage it
Dated reference. I would think if any 16 year old kid is reading playboy anymore it’s probably for the articles.
Scoiscia will probably go with Jepsen next. He is their best righty reliever.
If it was up to me I have Rivera pitching 2 innings today to close this baby out
Erica – always OPPC
October 19th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Bronx Bombers Girl
October 19th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Hey Erica – always OPPC —->How was it watching Game 2 in AC?
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Pretty amazing. We watched 12 full innings at the bar. I insisted we leave though at the top of the 13th cause i could not in good conscience allow one of my friends to drink anymore at the bar.
I was basically standing in the middle of the casino floor watching the game, screaming and jumping up and down like a carzy person when the Yanks won
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It really was an amzing game! I was doing the same just that I was in my house jumping and screaming…LOL
I’m going to the Bernie Williams show later. Maybe Swish will drive up, we’ll do some shots and he’ll be back on his feed again.
LA will chip away it has that feel, those runs we didn’t get were big runs. I hate to say it but it feels like we need to get a 5 spot.
I’m glad the Yankees didn’t resign Bobby Abreu. He would of stunk it up for us as well.
Here comes that damn monkey
DP please andy!
Come on Andy
DOnt like this match up right now…
Hunter hit Andy hard last AB and he’s gonna be motivated to atone for that baserunning blunder.
Hunter is the Nick Swisher of the Angels
Come on Andy…Make Vlad chase inside here…
The offense has just completely let Pettitte down.
You can’t expect Andy to hold them down forever.
1st hit for Abreu.
That’s your RF alternative for the Swisher complainers.
1 hit and scared to leave his feet.
Big Out…ONE MORE ANDY…ONE MORE…to be honest, I would let him start the seventh…
That popup by Hunter was a huge out.
Let’s go, Andy. Just one more out.
Erica,
I usually end up gambling at Wild wild west. Last time I was there I stayed at Casears.
Have you ever eaten at the White House Sub shop in AC?
Girardi is looking at that shadow between home and the mound and salivating over having Joba, Coke and Hughes to bridge from Andy to Mo.
big popup by hunter there. rally monkey + joba = bad news for us
what a surprise Guerrero tried to tie the game
does hunter ever not try to hit the ball 1000 feet
Shock the rally monkey! Shock the monkey!
If he gets Vladdy I leave him in for the 7th and go right to Mo for 2
I’m listening to Michael Kay and watching Fox and Kay is now delayed around 30-40 sec. Is he watching the same game? LOL
Darren Oliver was a fairly decent starter, but, he’s become a very good relief pitcher over the last 4 years.
What the hell Vlad swing at that, keep to your true form!
Triple Short Of A Cycle
October 19th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Erica,
I usually end up gambling at Wild wild west. Last time I was there I stayed at Casears.
Have you ever eaten at the White House Sub shop in AC?
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I like Caesars the hotel better, but one time i tried to get a room and none were available there. So I went to Ballys and I never went back to Caesars. I also find the slots at Ballys are a little less pricy
I have never heard of it, but please tell me more about it
Is it fair to be annoyed that the Dodgers are laying down to the Phillies…
If Vlad touches his helmet and his hand gets stuck to it, does he have to continue the at bat with one hand?
Triple Short Of A Cycle
October 19th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
If he gets Vladdy I leave him in for the 7th and go right to Mo for 2
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The most Mo can do is come in for 4 outs after he pitched 2.1 innings on Saturday.
reading this blog you would think the Yankees are behind in both the series and this game. I guess nothing satisfies most of you other than games with a 6 run lead.
Is there an incentive in Andy’s contract for throws to 1st???
C’mon Andy – one more strike.
vlad has taken more pitches this game than he has whole 2nd half of season
Erica – always OPPC October 19th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Is there an incentive in Andy’s contract for throws to 1st???
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This is the most afraid of Guerrero I’ve been all series. Very tough spot for Andy.
Throw him a cutter in on his hands. He will swing at it.
Josh, the Phillies are the best team in baseball, don’t you remember how they manhandled the Yankees for 3 games. If it wasn’t for a walkoff the Yankees would have been swept.
Oh good lord, McCarver, please.
dude…vlad still scares the $hit out of me…
Anyone know what Andy’s pitch count is?
finish him off Andy
If Andy throws to first one more time, his contract guarantees him a nice Seiko wristwatch.
Why does he keep throwing to 1st? You have 2 strikes get Vlad out.
WOW
Oh, man!
I’d rather see Joba against Guerrero
Meh!
Yuck
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Ugh.
crap.
Oh, well, still tied.
YUCK
Wow. I thought Girardi said not to throw him a strike.
Crap Andy.
We’re not allowed to curse, right????
dammit
Andy is at 86 pitches
Crap tied game
JEEEZUS
Girardi sure called the right pitch on the mound.
Well I guess that isn’t what Girardi wanted…
That was the worst pitch EVER. Trying to go inside and right over the plate. Terrible job.
Oh no. What happened to Andy?
I don’t understand coming inside there…
Ugh. I actually felt it coming. Damn those Rally Monkeys.
Ack. Time for another comeback Yankees. That *just* went over too.
score should be 5-3
okay, who goes to the showers first – Andy or Erica?
I told you that solo home runs are meaningless. You have to finish.
Vladdy’s looked like a corpse most of the oostseason and he’s having a great game today… unbelievable…
Aura,
Thats true, but that game was in May and this is the postseason…the dodgers look like they want to go home
Erica,
Hands down the best subs I have ever tried. I think they have been around since the 50′s. Sinatra would have them delivered to him whenever he was playing there. The Beatles were big fans as well. It is a short walk from Tropicana or an even shorter drive if you want to avoid the street toughs.
Most of the time the line extends out the store and around the block but it is so worth it.
Crap. Vladdy comes alive for the first time ever in the post season
CK in LA
October 19th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
We’re not allowed to curse, right????
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If there was ever a time to curse, that was it
You could see that coming a mile away.
This goes back to Swish/Melky. Come on Lets go Yankees!
swish small army left now looms large
These guys are gonna get fat with all this pie.
Since when does McCarver give away the pitch? You telling me that they didn’t relay that down to Guerrero after Pettitte threw over to first?
Tell me hoe he threw him anything in the area of the plate…this guy will swing at anything.
Ouch!! Just a matter of time when someone with Guerrero’s skills hits one out.
The Ghost
Meaningless? If that was so, we would be behind 0-3.
2 strikes and he gets a cookie. We knew Andy was only going to hold them down for so long. I knew that was coming. Great job by the offense. The tied game is because of them.
Yeah, let’s throw hittable pitches to Vlad so we don’t have to face AAAA Rivera.
Pitching around wouldn’t have been that bad an idea.
Triple Short Of A Cycle
October 19th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Erica,
Hands down the best subs I have ever tried. I think they have been around since the 50’s. Sinatra would have them delivered to him whenever he was playing there. The Beatles were big fans as well. It is a short walk from Tropicana or an even shorter drive if you want to avoid the street toughs.
Most of the time the line extends out the store and around the block but it is so worth it.
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Is it on the Boardwalk??? Where by Tropicana is it?
top of the order, time to score a bunch
From my POV, Girardi’s mound visit was ineffective.
friggin crap…….thanks andy, thanks for throwin something middle in….same spot the last hr got hit!
Those runners Swisher Cano Melky left on loom pretty large now.
Time for the offense to wake up (not named Arod Jeter)
maybe now the Yankee bats will start hopping?
chaos
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 19th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
okay, who goes to the showers first – Andy or Erica?
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Andy.
It is not time yet
Nice Pitch must be we didn’t think he could hit one belt high over the middle
Cue the “see I told you it should have been 5-0 posts”.
Suzyn did her little depressed groan a split second before Sterling made the call. I knew there was trouble-a-comin’. At least we’re in their bullpen.
“If it wasn’t for a walkoff the Yankees would have been swept.”
Hey, I can twist things too. If it wasn’t for Brett Tomko being on the roster, the Yankees would have won that series.
Time and time again, we’ve seen that Vlad has been struggling with the high heat. That pitch was too low.
Nick Swisher single handedly kept the Angels in this game with his horrible AB’s with runners at 3rd, less than 2 outs. What do you expect to happen against a good team on the road?
You can’t go 0-6 with RISP and strand two guys at third with 1 out in a close game and expect it to stay that way. It would be nice if the offense would step it up for once.
no the yanks have to get off there butts and score some runs…terrible pitch by andy…should of just went morales..
This team’s inability to hit with RISP comes back to kill them again.
Their weakness is no different than it has been in year’s past.
Now gotta hope C.C. can save the series tomorrow, because the Angels have all the momentum.
This team’s inability to hit with RISP comes back to kill them again.
Their weakness is no different than it has been in year’s past.
Now gotta hope C.C. can save the series tomorrow, because the Angels have all the momentum.
keep the faith guys…this thing aint over..
now leaving 2 runners on 3rd with 1 out looms large….gg cano and swisher!
Why throw a strike when you know Vlad chases the outside pitch. That was just stupid. The bullpen is going to have to hold them here. Even with those runs the Yankees should still be leading, but the offese has been bad from the bottom of the order.
He had a ball to burn, why throw a fastball there?
i guess you can second guess it all day, but a fastball in that spot makes no sense.
geeez, that’s cheese from Andy. damn it!
Andy missed location on that pitch to Guerrero, it was supposed to be high and out of the strike zone. Tie game…
Heyya, as long as I’ve been watching and playing I’ve very rarely seen solo home runs do enough damage to win a game. There always needs to be something more.
Horrible pitch call, keep the ball away from him at all cost, if he walks and lays off 3 nasty breaking pitches out of the strike zone, more power to him. Anyways we have a new game, lets go YANKEES!!! Playoff baseball is never easy!
The Yankees have been doing most of their scoring in the late innings all season. The Angels bullpen is their Achilles heel. I still like our chances here
Damn Rally Monkey and those stupd thunder sticks! >:0
Jeter and A-Rod are gonna take the lead back. Have faith.
This team can still come back, in fact they seem to find something when their backs are to the wall. Game definitely not over.
“Andy. It is not time yet”
I would have had Angel pulling the shower curtain closed by now… you are tough.
That’s what happens when you have too many guys incapable of advancing runners in your lineup.
If Swisher could hit 2 flyballs instead of swinging at every ball in the dirt, the Vlad HR doesn’t hurt.
Unfortunately, Andy had no margin for error and it’s a series again.
This lineup has to stop swinging at balls in the dirt.
If not, winning 2 more games is going to be very tough.
Someone remind them there’s no pie on the road.
Yankee bats now please.
All of the runs in this game have come courtesy of the long ball. I guess we aren’t the only team struggling to manufacture runs.
Has Vlad proven he can catch up to a 95mph fastball this year?
Well it’s a new ballgame, lets get it started here.
runs please – I was getting ready to leave the office and watch the game…might be time to do some expenses…
I’ve read so many stupid comments, shut the hell up, the game is tied and you all are worried? Andy can’t be perfect pitch after pitch, the offense can’t be perfect on every at bat, there are 3 more innings to this game, shut the hell up and wait until it’s over before you jump off a bridge.
I like our chances this inning.
Nick-
Start running around the stadium and stealing peoples thunder sticks
Well…time to get to work.
“:This team’s inability to hit with RISP comes back to kill them again.”
I agree.
Also A-Rod just went under, today Yankees are sort of unlucky so far.
Angels’ pen will pitch well.
Why do I have the feeling that this is going to extras?
Too bad that offense can’t seem to hit a 38 year old journeyman.
If the Yankees don’t score here, it will be interesting to see who pitches the next inning.
I have a feeling Girardi will take Pettitte out, but he really can’t burn through his bullpen the way he did in Game 2. A tie game on the road is much different than a tie game at home.
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 19th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
“Andy. It is not time yet”
I would have had Angel pulling the shower curtain closed by now… you are tough.
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Andy was never in trouble until the ball was already out of the park. Lets see how this inning goes and I will cosndier
Erica,
It is on Artic Ave. Off the boardwalk
when did oliver become sandy koufax?
2nd guess, we all know the last out of 6th was important, why not Joba?
rconn23
October 19th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
This team’s inability to hit with RISP comes back to kill them again.
Their weakness is no different than it has been in year’s past.
Now gotta hope C.C. can save the series tomorrow, because the Angels have all the momentum.
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I take it back, it must have been the real rconn yesterday. You were posting the same old defeatest stuff yesterday.
How did Darren Oliver become so good?
I have never seen a Yankee team look so collectively bad against breaking balls.
*Arctic
Why was Jeter swinging for the fences? He’s been so good inside outing pitches this October.
Darren Oliver = Cy Young
vb03, you are an idiot, nobody has hit this guy this year, too bad your mom gave birth to you.
What’s happened to Yankee patience with balls headed for the dirt?
They make Oliver look great. Again.
I’m so glad the Angels “awful” pen is in. I feel like the only way we are going to win this game is on a home run
Come on Tex, we need you!
this game is turning more & more into a dandy.. shud b a good finish I hope go yanks!!!
As Mitch Williams said on MLB tonight about Fuentes/Arod…”he wouldve needed a
75″ bat to hit the pitch I would have thrown him”
I wish Andy was listening
It’d be nice if Tex decided to hit right about now.
I love the people already jumping ship. It’s a timed game… already in their bullpen. I’m calling a NYY win.
the yankees won’t be able to overcome this obvious momentum shift
Erica – always OPPC
October 19th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 19th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
“Andy. It is not time yet”
I would have had Angel pulling the shower curtain closed by now… you are tough.
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Andy was never in trouble until the ball was already out of the park. Lets see how this inning goes and I will cosndier
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Yep, where as AJ’s descent into trouble was more gradual, lol. Andy’s was one pitch that didn’t go where he wanted it.
Oh geez, the Yankees are sure dead……the Angels have all the momentum? I thought the Yankees were out of the series when they lost Saturday night…oh wait, they didn’t.
LOL I leave work and it’s 3-1, I come home and it’s tied. Andy did a fine job tonight, but that’s a very, very disappointing inning. I really wish this team would start thumping again, like the Phillies – but then the pitching has been much better in this series than that one.
I obviously missed previous commentary, but man, Jeter is amazing. He doesn’t hit a home run for the last few weeks of the season (maybe 1), but he’s got 3 or 4 already in the post-season.
After all this team has done in the regular season and in the Post-Season I unlike some of you still have faith. Seriously what is in the Water Oliver has been drinking?
Boy I don’t want to endup feeling like I did last night after the freakin Giants game.
Come on, Tex! Time to break out!
“keep the faith guys…this thing aint over..”
It is over… the Yanks have never come back to win a game that was tied!!!1!
Angel, those were my very thoughts.
Cano, Swisher, and Melky have left a combined 14 men left on base… that’s just unacceptable.
If Teix homers here Scoscia will be teh one second guessed
A lot of Tex haters in Anaheim ….. give ‘em something to really hate!!
I should have stayed at work.. nothing has gone right for the yanks since I came home… homerun to kendrick.. yanks doing nothing except for a hit… and vlad hits the 2 run homerun…
Socia may endup looking like a whiz taking out Weaver when he did.
Swinging at ball 4
“Vlad the Impaler”…
Grotesque nom de guerre indeed…
And how apropos…
SAVE US ALEX!
Andy will probably face Morales in the 7th, they don’t want him hitting lefty in a key spot. Look for Joba right after that.
It’s not fair for Arod to have to hit a HR every AB post-7th inning. Someone else needs to step it up late in the game.
Well, they got their 2nd best reliever out of the game. Time to rally against their best, Jepsen.
Thanks for deciding you are going to take the walks Teix. The Angels obviously know from last year you are eager to make your Mark in the post season.
if arod drills this out…I will lose it.
if i’m arod i look for the Jepson first pitch fastball and gear up for the 97mph heat and unleash
Well one positive from all of this is that Brian Fuentes will eventually come into the game around the 9th inning.
Triple Short Of A Cycle
October 19th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Erica,
It is on Artic Ave. Off the boardwalk
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I looked at a map. It looks like ts behind Trump Plaza. Next time I am there and its not raining I will check it out
RS, he owes us
Can A-Rod do it again? Please lord!
Yeah, the team stinks……..last I checked the score was tied. I love how people just give up on this team.
If Swisher could hit 2 flyballs instead of swinging at every ball in the dirt, the Vlad HR doesn’t hurt.
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Swisher did hit a flyball, but he didn’t get it deep enough and Matsui could only score from the warning track most likely.
Should Arod look dead red on pitch one?
The Giants game last night was a shalaking, this is a tie game in late innings, our offense is top ranked in the league, sound defensive team, with a great bullpen, we’ve won 5 playoff games in a row against good teams, if you’re seriously starting to second guess and all that now,
I DOUBT VERY MUCH THAT YOU ARE A TRUE YANKEE FAN.
A-Rod has tied up many a game in these crucial October games, so I expect him to untie it in short order!
It always falling on Arod. Someone else needs to start hitting besides him and Jeter in big spots.
# Mike October 19th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
the yankees won’t be able to overcome this obvious momentum shift
Sure they will, we need our bullpen to just hold them until we score again like the last game.
I still think the Yanks will win – but if they don’t I’m blaming Pat. M.
Swimming is not showering.
Too many guys chasing balls in the dirt. Been that way throughout the post-season.
Right now, there is no reason to throw Cano, Tex or Swisher anything except soft stuff in the dirt. They have gotten themselves out the entire post-season.
Here comes all cirveballs
OMG, you don’t even expect God hit HR every time.
geez
Didn’t the Yankees win Game 2 and the game was tied.
the Yankees should immediately DFA Cano, Swisher, and Cabrera in the middle of the game, that’s the way to win this game.
Cano moved up runners each time and Swisher has a tough time with Weaver, that’s already been established. That’s baseball, just like Guerrero hitting the HR, it’s no more impossible that Arod tieing the game on Saturday with the HR on an 0-2 count.
“Socia may endup looking like a whiz taking out Weaver when he did.”
He was at 95 pitches through 5 innings. No point in sticking with a guy who hadn’t even been effective. Oliver is a quality reliever.
god alex, please do it again
hallelujah UKE!!!!!!
pitching around him. i would too
he’s pitching around him
pass the baton Alex
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 19th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I still think the Yanks will win – but if they don’t I’m blaming Pat. M.
Swimming is not showering.
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I was thinking the same thing. He must smell like chlorine!
Jerkface October 19th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
If Swisher could hit 2 flyballs instead of swinging at every ball in the dirt, the Vlad HR doesn’t hurt.
It’s like Golf you have to forget it, it won’t change
Jepsen isn’t giving A-Rod anything.
Dammit
that was ball 4!!!
Figgens was at the perfect spot, dammit
Had him played perfect
alex cant do it by himself…can the other batters step up please????
The Angels shutdown bullpen has a shutout through 2 innings.
Those 2 missed sac flies are looming large right now
this is par for the course. we now hit rockets at people. angels will now get the obligatory bloop/broken bat hits and some ridiculous fluke play like they always do. rally monkey is a btch
“I take it back, it must have been the real rconn yesterday. You were posting the same old defeatest stuff yesterday.”
Angel, it’s the same story that’s killed this team in years past. Failure to hit with RISP. You can’t keep asking the starting pitchers to keep the Angels offense down.
Losing this game would be a big blow to the Yankees. There were so many opportunities for them to blow the game open.
do you guys seriously expect A-Rod hit HR every time?
LOL
A-Rod smoked that ball, okay Andy/Bullpen lets go!
Lets pray that the Angels pen gives this game up. Please bring in Fuentes.
You know it would be nice if we didn’t have to wait for just Arod and Jeter to do something, the other guys have to step up.
Uke October 19th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
vb03, you are an idiot, nobody has hit this guy this year, too bad your mom gave birth to you.
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Go away, no one wants to hear you being all holier than thou, idiot.
Ok, new plan. Joba shuts them down, Matsui gets a leadoff hit, and then Gardner pinch runs and manufactures a run. That’s how we beat them the last time we were in Anaheim.
Time for Joba and Hughes to earn their meager pay!
Do we manufacture a run for the win, or blast them again with the homer?
WHO has the better bullpen?
October 19th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
The Angels shutdown bullpen has a shutout through 2 innings.
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Wow, a feat that has not occurred in the entire history of baseball!
I really never expected Tex to disappear as much as he has this postseason
Aura
October 19th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Josh, the Phillies are the best team in baseball, don’t you remember how they manhandled the Yankees for 3 games. If it wasn’t for a walkoff the Yankees would have been swept.
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Manhandled them? Your lightbulb has burned out. The lost 7-3 and another 4-3. Not exactly manhandled, is it?
“Angel, it’s the same story that’s killed this team in years past. Failure to hit with RISP. You can’t keep asking the starting pitchers to keep the Angels offense down.
Losing this game would be a big blow to the Yankees. There were so many opportunities for them to blow the game open.”
Well, they haven’t lost the game yet. Have they?
Talk about premature.
Pettitte is still in??????
Cano’s job is to drive in runs. Not advance baserunners with weak swings on balls out of the zone.
Swisher is now 0-17 in the post-season and has swung at exactly ONE strike in 3 games in this series.
DFA? No but, if he can’t hit, sit him, put Melky in RF and start Gardner.
It’s the playoffs. Black holes in your lineup kill you and if you can remove one, you do it.
rconn23,
Sure, losing the game would hurt, but it would hurt more for the Angels considering it surely means their season is over. So no need to worry.
The offense has failed both of these teams in this series, it happens.
Swisher’s a mess right now. He needs to snap out of it.
Yes, Cano moved runners up. Unfortunately, hitting weak ground balls that would have both been double play balls had he hit them a tad harder doesn’t make them good at bats.
The bottom of the lineup is flaccid so far tonight.
The fact that Posada and Matsui can’t run isn’t helping Girardi’s options during their at bats either.
Still, this game ain’t over.
god, alex and jetes are carrying this team on their backs right now.. tex, swish, cano, and the rest need to wake the f up
pettite gets one batter. thats it.
*WARNING: EXTREME SARCASM*
The Angels are such a bad team, horrible! Their pitching sucks, they can’t hit for their lives, they have no bullpen and their coach is an idiot, they run slower than my grandmother on her way to the bathroom, they can’t possibly be a division winner?! Someone must have made a mistake with the postseason teams.
Yanks are done. YOu won your last game on Saturday night. See you in 2010 as your team goes on the decline again.
It’s not over until it’s over….The Yankees are going to make it happen.
Andy missed dead center 4 times in the at bat with vlad. I simply don’t understand it. 4 times in the middle of the plate to a guy with zero plate discipline. The 4th center cut fastball turned this entire series around. I can’t stop thinking about it. Girardi comes out to talk, and he throws a 4th dead center 89mph fastball. This game and series should be all but officially over already and yet here we are in a dogfight because of something I can’t for the life of me understand.
I think we can win, but we’re not going to sweep the Angels. My worse case scenario – we only take one here & only need one back at the Stadium. Pretty good ‘worse case’.
Angel, don’t you know? The Yankees are done, toast – put a fork in them. If they lose the game, it will suck, but they will bounce back. Seriously, if it’s already over, why watch?
Two negatives of todays game:
1. JOE GIRARDI – he made a big mistake interrupting Petitte
2. NICK SWISHER – should be benched cause he’s an offensive ZERO this postseason.
We got that game and now because of Girardi it’s getting tough.
I really would like the Yanks to win this game. RISP has killed this team today.
GB7, you must have not watched those games huh?
Yes, Trevor. Strategy. They’re forcing Morales to bat from his weaker left side.
The 4th center cut fastball turned this entire series around. I can’t stop thinking about it. Girardi comes out to talk, and he throws a 4th dead center 89mph fastball. This game and series should be all but officially over already and yet here we are in a dogfight because of something I can’t for the life of me understand.
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Did the same thing Fuentes did. You think they’d have learned from that.
I think we see Joba after Morales.
too many men LOB – not feeling good about this game…
Don’t blame Girardi for this game
“This game and series should be all but officially over already and yet here we are in a dogfight because of something I can’t for the life of me understand.”
It’s the playoffs. Man up.
Sully in Dunkin’ Donutz, please don’t post again, unless you are a sucker.
Morales’ weak side is RH.
Andy just has to attack him.
vb03, you have lost cheering rights once the Yankees retake the lead, all I hear from you is stupidity.
dont run too hard swish
Carlo October 19th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Andy missed dead center 4 times in the at bat with vlad. I simply don’t understand it. 4 times in the middle of the plate to a guy with zero plate discipline. The 4th center cut fastball turned this entire series around. I can’t stop thinking about it. Girardi comes out to talk, and he throws a 4th dead center 89mph fastball. This game and series should be all but officially over already and yet here we are in a dogfight because of something I can’t for the life of me understand.
Carlo stop thinking about it’s over, got to go forward from here and win the game
Whoo, that was close to being fair!
I certainly have a salute I’d like to give to Swisher right now.
He needs to make his next at bat a big one.
Betsy
October 19th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Angel, don’t you know? The Yankees are done, toast – put a fork in them. If they lose the game, it will suck, but they will bounce back. Seriously, if it’s already over, why watch?
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No kidding. I seriously wonder why some people bother to watch. It seems to make them nothing but miserable.
You people are so freaking negative, it makes me lose respect for Yankee fans. All they did was TIE the game, in a series where the Yankees have a two game LEAD. Get a freakin grip, this isn’t even over!
Can everyone stop with the RISP? No one hits with RISP in the playoffs. No team would make the playoffs if teams hit with RISP against them.
Come on, Joba!
Johnny had his ice skates sharpened for the postseason.
The OF positioning of Damon has been excellent this series.
Seriously. He’s near every ball hit to him.
good catch, everyone relax…we are going to do this…everyone needs to be more positive…
They should take Swisher out in the next game because he is killing us. At least Gardner has speed.
Andy was great.
Did more than enough to win the game, especially on the road.
Andy deserved better
Oops right i meant..got distracted, lol.
Uke October 19th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
vb03, you have lost cheering rights once the Yankees retake the lead, all I hear from you is stupidity.
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Don’t post if all you want to hear is rosy Yankees sweep comments, cause you ain’t finding it here.
Truth is, the Angels got new life because of a pitch that shouldn’t have been thrown in that spot in a million years.
Just like Fuentes. You don’t make that pitch to a home run hitter, and especially to one like Vlad.
And Darren Oliver has been a scrub throughout his career. Look it up before you open your mouth.
Good time to take him out. I was nervous with him starting the inning, but I’m glad he got the one out. 3 runs in 6.1 innings isn’t fantastic, but considering he kept us in the game and combined the starters and relievers efforts, I must commend him.
no one was asking for a HIT w risp. we were asking for a dam fly ball to medium outfield. 2 of those outs and we up 5 to 3. its what fans do. we vent. let it be
Why are some people blaming Girardi for the blown lead? Go cry about your guy Torre who got bombed last night.
Ross,
get used to it. It’s the nature of the blog. Just gotta weed that stuff out.
Wow, way to have faith in this team people.
“I certainly have a salute I’d like to give to Swisher right now.”
And that is precisely why his agent trademarked it.
I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer… I hope this isn’t a momentum changer…
One bad pitch killed Andy today.
Shouldn’t have come to that.
The offense was putrid again today. A long term Yankee post-season problem.
Too many automatic outs in the lineup.
Joe is going to have to change things up tomorrow.
Look everyone reacts differently during games. Some always believe the Yanks will come back even if they are down 10 in the 9th and some think the Yanks will lose when they give up the first run of the game. If we were all the same it would make life boring
YES!! time for some of girardi’s patented bullpen mismanagement!!!!!!!!
I don’t think this series is over. Thats stupid. I’m just mad at the bottom of the batting order because they have been so bad.
Angel, I think some of these posters enjoy being miserable, they call for Andy’s immediate retirement after that HR, nevermind his pitching a decent game, retire now they say! No baseball intelligence.
Showering now
Wonderful
Yanks are choking
Ugh. Joba.
Kendrick strikes again. Here we go.
Whatever with this game…
Girardi came out after andy threw a 3rd way too hittable pitch to guerrero. He didn’t break up Andys rhythm, I wish he had. One of these 7-9 hitters in our order need to do something.
Ahh, kendrick improves avg to .945 vs nyy
Bad Joba
“They should take Swisher out in the next game because he is killing us. At least Gardner has speed.”
That’s it!
God Fox sucks!!
Commercial break we miss the first pitch
mccarver needs to retire….girardi is a dope for listening to posada and not asking andy what he wanted to throw…posada obviously thought vlad was stealing the sign and that vlad couldnt catch up to the fastball in…
this is why i preach that joba doesnt deserve aceves spot in the 7th. he shows me nothing w his cement mixer slider. NOTHING
Did the Angels put the lights on? I know Posada asked the umpire for it.
At least it didn’t go out.
Some solace that would have been in the upper deck at the stadium.
… all right, Joba. You got your emotion now.
Go. Get. ‘Em.
nick swisher is retarded
that is all
When the Yankees fall behind or a game becomes tied there must be a LoHud neon sign outside – MORONS and TROLLS enter now.
Umm…gameday just said HR then it changed to triple…what happened?
The Yankees will rue that pitch to Guerrero for the rest of this series.
Andy blew this game and maybe the season. That was the worst pitch I have ever seen. How do you throw that pitch in that spot.
God I hate Kendrick.
The Yankees can’t get Kendrick out. Career .500 hitter against them.
Just walk him the rest of the series. Nobody can stop him.
I think Andy has some serious Cajun Voodoo going with that stare.
mccarver has been wrong on everything…kendrick wasnt running hard until he saw the ball hit the wall…
If Cabrera was in right does he make that catch?
Boo!
dammit
Oh boy, we’re down by a run, now the critics are really gonna start crying their eyes out.
Oh look, Swisher, the Angels can hit a sac fly. That’s how you do it.
See Nick Swisher this is how you get a sac fly.
If the hit and out were reversed we might still be tied.
Thats how you hit a sac fly
Epic fail. The Angels have hit every ball hard since the beginning of the 6th inning.
So it is possible to hit a sac fly?? If they lose this is all on Good time Swish
Swisher LOOK AT THAT A SAC FLY!!!
Well the Angels are on top. You would think they would finally walk Kendrick. The guy kills the Yankees.
Andy really looked like he tired rapidly in this game. He really struggled that last inning and the Angels started squaring the ball up well. They are fortunate the Angels didn’t score more runs.
The offense has been very poor yet again today but that happens in the playoffs.
The yankees are the second highest scoring team in the playoffs so far – only the phillies are scoring more runs per game.
As difficult and in a certain respect unfair as it may seem Andy needed to do a better job today. The offense is in such a funk, rightly or wrongly, the pitching staff just has to be better than the other team’s.
BOTH those balls were out at the Stadium so I take solace in that
geez, Joba really sucks
One thing the Yankees do well…come backs
Yankee Trader, nobody makes that catch unless they can levitate it hit way too high off the wall.
Horrible managing by girardi.
Sac fly. A concept Nick Swisher isn’t familiar with.
It got LOUD on the sac fly.
really crapped the bed there….swisher better make up for that moronic jump and the two k’s and popup next inning….
I think it’s cute how Girardi continues pitching to Kendrick consider he does nothing but MURDER Yankee pitching.
Andy blew this game and maybe the season. That was the worst pitch I have ever seen. How do you throw that pitch in that spot.
I’m sure Fuentes argues that.
Runners left on base could be the Yanks’ undoing, as SJ44 says. Ya reep what ya sow.
Joba at 93 mph is useless.
Trade this jack A
Uke
October 19th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Angel, I think some of these posters enjoy being miserable, they call for Andy’s immediate retirement after that HR, nevermind his pitching a decent game, retire now they say! No baseball intelligence.
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They’re just the same idiots with randomly generated names that come out of the woodwork every time things look the slightest bit challenging for the Yankees.
They disappear once that stops being the case.
okay. Now we just need some to conjure up some offense in the next six outs.
here we go, guys. Let’s giddy up now.
… oh. Did I just see Marte up in the ‘pen?
Good thing Swisher hit those sac flies earlier for insurance
And that’s the ballgame because the dead bat offense is in full bloom.
Hopefully Girardi sits Swisher tomorrow and changes up the lineup.
If not, going to be tough to win a game out here.
Oy vey, Marte warming up ……..
Marte warming.
its all about those guys on 3rd with less than 2 outs they couldnt get in….thats a frustrating thing
Joe… please use Robertson or Aceves as the 7th inning guy
Everyone take an F’ing chill pill good lord we still have 2 at bats left and are only down one good god
CB,
Pettitte WAS better than the the other team’s pitching.
Well, Joba is no more infallible than any one else on the team. Having it happen in October makes it a little more painful, tho.
andys mad at himself for not saying no to joe and posada when they decided to throw a 2-2 fastball to vlad…horrible job out of posada and girardi on the selection and andy for not speaking up
SJ44,
you honestly think these Yankees are out of any game when they have 6 outs left??
cmon now.
Joba likes pitching to anyone not Jorge.
No one is saying the series is over. No one should have been surprised if Weaver pitched great and the Angels scored a lot of runs because they have a great offense.
But they didn’t. The Yankees left an army on base today, esepcially Cano, Melky and Swisher.
You can’t expect 38-year old Andy Pettitte to pitch a shutout against this lineup.
He made two bad pitches. The Yankees offense cost Pettitte the game.
Way to choke yanks.
Joba doesn’t have it tonight, that’s for sure.
hmmm, at what point do you take Joba out? Is he on a pitch count?
yes, the fat ass, go away!
29 innings played in the ALCS…Angels have the lead for only an inning & 1/2…..Yanks left the door open for this
They’re hitting everything Joba throws. HARD.
Sac fly… Swisher couldn’t do that in 2 chances and it was only fitting that he had to catch that sac fly from itzuris
this really stinks..andy should of been givin out or two.. joba stinks…manager is giving this game away
It’s cleveland all over again.
This place got loud fast…
Someone tell Joba that the Angles had BP before the game.
Again, EVERYTHING has been hit hard.
Joba needs to grap hold of his emotions.
The Angels are hitting rockets
What has happened to the Yankee offense? They have scored in the first Minn game and that was it.
Aybar this little bug clapping his hands like he hit a game winner. Real tough getting a hit off Joba
SJ44, what happened to you, I used to respect you, now you are just like the other idiots who cry and cry and cry before the game is over.
Joba is melting. His job was to get two outs, how much easier does he want it?
When it rains it pours. Wow, now CC will pitch on short rest just to keep us in the game.
Andy Pettitte lost the game for us. Thanks Andy. Bye bye.
3 rockets off joba. he doesnt deserve this 7th inning bestowed on him. his stuff has been below avg all year. to think he will suddenly turn into a lights out 7th inning guy when he was NOT used this way all season long is beyond my understanding. he is NOT the same guy ever since hurting his arm 2 yrs ago.
I can’t believe Chamberlain is blowing this game.
this is where the bad Joba comes out. First pitch triple can and would unnerve anybody… don’t you think, especially someone with three years in the league in a pivotal series.
this. game. is. not. over.
“hmmm, at what point do you take Joba out? Is he on a pitch count?”
Whatever it is, he’s gonna reach it this inning.
“SJ44, what happened to you, I used to respect you, now you are just like the other idiots who cry and cry and cry before the game is over.”
Uke, that’s not the real SJ44. It’s the impostor. Ignore him/her.
Now you’re just being silly, SJ.
IF that really is you.
The offense is crap. No one is asking for them to score 8 runs a game in the playoffs.
How about simply getting a sac fly? Even Teixeira in game 1 against Lackey failed to do that.
Tie game and we have plenty left in the bullpen. I dont see where the concern is. Do people like to forget that, should the Yanks somehow lose this game, the Angels still have to beat C.C. not once but TWICE?
I think Andy is gonna punch Joba.
Joba’s been inconsistent the entire year, and the fact that he’s back in the bullpen doesn’t change that. When it comes to the bullpen, they should go with what worked during the regular season.
“Pettitte WAS better than the the other team’s pitching.”
Ok. He had to be considerably better and couldn’t make any mistakes.
But he did.
That might not be fair but that ‘s the way it is with the general level of offense we’ve seen around baseball in the playoffs and particularly with the fall off in run production we’ve seen from the yankees.
These guys are smoking Joba right now.
Good move Joe.
Personally, I would have let Andy battle it out but that’s just me.
Terrible pitching performance by Joba. Let’s hope they can get out of the inning without any more damage.
Here’s comes a 2-run blast, err I mean, Marte.
But unlike some people, I don’t get hysterical and give up on the game — let alone the series — just because they’re behind by one run in the 7th. Grow up. You all sound like you’re twelve.
most of you effing fair weather fans should start rooting for the Mets, you aren’t worthy of being Yankees fans.
I don’t even know why I read this crap and won’t from now on.
ATTN LoHud-
I have showered
Joba on his way to strip club.
WE WILL WIN THIS GAME>
What exactly did Joba do this year that he deserved to leap from Aceves/Robertson in the bullpen in October?
Hariston better be in right tomorrow, swisher has done nothing this series.
should have gone to Robertson over Joba the Bust. why is Robertson so far down the pecking order?
Unbelievable the Angels are up one run, while the Yankees still lead the series 2-0 for now and 90% of people on here act like NY is down 0-2 and in danger of falling behind 3-0 in the series.
I think Phil Hughes is keeping his job as the 8th inning guy.
game over
Gotta get Chamberlain out of there. He has nothing today.
If they lose this game, it’s on Swisher. Hit 2 SF, you are up 3-0 in the series.
Instead, the Angels are back in the series.
CC needs to be great tomorrow and Joe has to change the lineup.
The offense is dead and you can’t expect Alex to do it by himself.
Joba gives up a triple, a double and the lead, but I’ll bet he says in the post-game that he felt good and had good stuff.
Those of you criticizing Girardi for this are being ridiculous. Andy was starting to hang pitches and get hit hard, and he went to his 7th-inning guy. This is all on Joba.
That wa a hideous performance from Joba, really hideous.
thank you DONNA!!! i love it lol
CB,
I think when you get to the team’s #3 starters, the expectations go down a little bit.
If Andy was a #1, fine.
But 6 1/3 and 3 runs on the road from the 3spot, even in the playoffs, isn’t too bad.
I tinhk this blgo should have a baseball intelligence test before being allowed to post
Uke, what happened to you, now you are just like the other idiots who cry about the other idiots who cry and cry and cry before the game is over.
This series is far from over. But the Yankees RISP issues in this game and one bad pitch has come back to haunt them. They need to take one game and bring this series back to New York.
Hum Marte, it’s toast if we don’t cut off this run.
marte is in to do the job. not play around
marte=white flag
Why is Joba allowed to shake off pitches?!???!?! Throw what is given and work that rythm…
There is nothing worse than sitting in that stadium with the thunder sticks & rally monkeys. I know we’re supposed to keep it clean, but I’m sure you can guess whit I’d like to do with those sticks & that monkey.
Robertson should be the new 7th inning man.
HAHA. Bridge jumpers.. Get a grip you bunch of complete idiots..
Has anybody seen Joba Chamberlain? Did they trade him or did those bugs in Cleveland eat him?
Marte > Joba
Alrightttttttttttttttttt
Credit to the Yankees if they can get over that 2 out, 2 strike meatball to Guerrero, but that mistake is the kind of momentum changer that loses series.
You let a good team hang around long enough, they’ll beat you.
2 simple sacflies and this game would have been still well in hand.
Andy looks scary sitting there.
Let’s get some runs
6 outs, they still got chance
This game is in no way over.
we have 2 innings left..lets go yanks..someone needs to step up
Good luck on the board to the decent, more intelligent posters. Too many idiots crawling out of the slime for me.
The Angels bullpen is incredibly soft, and our offense is much better than theirs, this game is very far from over.
Don’t forget, its the Angels fighting for their lives, all we need is a little push and they’ll crack just like they always did against Boston.
I have to admit. I wouldn’t shed a tear if Joba was traded in the off season. I’m sick of his antics and it makes it harder to take when he comes I’m and pisses the game away in three pitches.
I think Joba just turned into the extra innings guy, Joba coming out of the bullpen with 93mph is almost worthless
Being supportive. Let’s go Hideki, Jorge and Robbie!
Yay, Marte! Now it’s time to destroy the Angels’ bullpen.
BTW, not all Yankee fans are rah-rah cheerleaders like you Uke. Get over it.
i truly hope girardi learned his lessson here. your 7th inning guys are robertson/aceves. joba can eat up innings in not so close games thanks. a 5 era doesnt lie.
Thunder sticks?? Give me a break. That crap is so lame. They can’t make their own noise so they need that. Could you imagine that stuff flying in NY or Boston
“Joba gives up a triple, a double and the lead, but I’ll bet he says in the post-game that he felt good and had good stuff.”
You forgot the part where he says “You just have to give them credit for swinging the bats well.”
“should have gone to Robertson over Joba the Bust. why is Robertson so far down the pecking order?”
KRob is only used in extras, or when you need a miracle. You can’t go to that well too often… you’ll dry it up.
“UPDATE, 6:59 p.m.: Marte coming in to face Figgins. Rally Monkey now in the “Psycho” shower scene on the big screen. Hilarious.”
Maybe it’s just me, but I went to YouTube to watch these Rally Monkey clips and I don’t find them funny at all.
the good news is that darren oliver (maybe) won’t be available tomorrow.
We need Matasui to either hit a HR or get on base and pinch-run Gardner.
gotta wonder what that surgery did to Joba, either that or he’s lazy and fat
Yanks need to get some guys on here…
so worst case, they still have Tex, ARod, Matsui up against Fuentes in the 9th
well, unless we get some hits, arods not getting up again…
vb03, how are u so sure they will lose the series?
If so, go bet against Yanks in Vegas, they still accept.
Joba in the pen…
Hounded by the Halos, er…
And rally monkeys…
“Thunder sticks?? Give me a break. That crap is so lame. They can’t make their own noise so they need that. Could you imagine that stuff flying in NY or Boston”
They’d definitely go flying. Right onto the field.
the yanks gotta find a way to get to the top of the order. If they don’t do anything here. And have Jeter lead off the 9th.
I think it’s quite odd that Girardi was roundly (and loudly) criticized for taking Andy out too early in Minnesota. He obviously saw something that wasn’t apparent to the rest of us. I certainly hope that criticism didn’t enter his thinking tonight preventing him from removing Andy before the damage was done. I guess he can take solace in the fact that his replacement probably would have given up even more runs.
well, we got our work cut out for us now…just one run ain’t gonna be easy to pull off at this point, in Anaheim, with the bottom of the lineup.
we can do it, i know this, but its not going to be easy.
there is NO way 90% of this board does not live in their mommys basement
I have been saying it since game 1 of the post season. PLEASE tell me how Joba has earned the right to be used in the 7th inning over Robertson? What has he proved to Girardi? That move was a joke.
Hey it’s better being up 2-0 and losing a game then 3-0 like in 2004.
Prediction: Yankees make a comeback and win this game 6-3.
Booyea!
Does anyone know who long Joba had to warm up?
Marte didn’t pitch well during the ALDS, but in his limited appearances thus far in the ALCS, he’s gotten the job done.
Matsui turns on one here
No one said this was going to be an easy series. Game two felt like a game seven, which is what some have predicted how far the series will go.
They need to go back doing the small ball and speed game routine and not worry about trying to blast everything out of the park.
“Credit to the Yankees if they can get over that 2 out, 2 strike meatball to Guerrero, but that mistake is the kind of momentum changer that loses series.”
Why is it that only the Yankees can have momentum changing things go against them? And never for them? Like knowing the have the ability to come back.
I hope they can hit jensen, but its going to be hard. if not, yankees are still going to get another shot at fuentes…but need a walk and some hits to get back to arod. bullpen needs to keep this close…
Come on Yankees!!!!
Yankees blowing leads in the recent two games really worries me.
cmon Hideki
make it Gardy time!
Arno, the Angels have 4 runs…
“Prediction: Yankees make a comeback and win this game 6-3.”
I’m fascinated to see how the Angels manage to lose a run.
What a shame. We had this game won. Girardi’s luck with the bullpen blew up and cost us this game,and maybe our hopes of winning the world series. Thanks joe!
Sui is a pro
Dearest Yankee Offense-
This series has been wonderful so far. Let’s score some runs and start our comeback and win this game. Thank you in advance for your cooperation
Sincerely Yours,
Erica
Gardner!
Do you pinch run here?
Matsui.. so clutch.
Time to pinch run GGBG
JasonR October 19th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
“Prediction: Yankees make a comeback and win this game 6-3.”
I’m fascinated to see how the Angels manage to lose a run.
haha
Nice call Joe
qiantom,
The Angels are a good team…you didn’t think this would be easy did you?
Thank you for showering Erica.
I feel good things will happen this inning.
gardner must go early in count here
I wonder will Gardner just stand at first or actually run.
GGBG
Does anyone know who long Joba had to warm up?
sorry, that should be HOW long.
Does Girardi pinch hit Hairston for Swisher?
cmon gardy steal, then po move him over.
It’s time for Gardener to do something special.
Gardner better run and not stand there like he did last time
will they actually send Gardner this time?
hmmmmm
BD,
If the yankees do go on to lose this game (which I’m not assuming in anyway…) it’s absolutely true that it will be the offenses fault.
But the Angels had the second best offense in the AL this year and their offense has been worse than the yankees so far.
They had a 3-1 lead and Andy needed to finish out that inning and he couldn’t.
That’s disappointing.
It’s clear that some games you are going to need to win in the playoffs with brilliant pitching.
Today has been one of those days.
Andy was good today – but in the playoffs good often isn’t enough from a starting pitcher.
But on the whole, of course, Nick Swisher’s utter incompetence in this game and in the post season has been something to behold.
Plenty of outs left.
Posada is due for a big hit!
first move
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
October 19th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Thank you for showering Erica.
I feel good things will happen this inning.
*****
You are welcome. I feel clean and refreshed. I wrote the offiense a letter for good measure.
I just wish these two crap anouncers would stop jinxing the Yankees!!!
“No homeruns in 50 something innings….” – Next inning homerun for Kendrik
“Vladdy doesnt have a hr since Sept” – wham
Jorge good guy to be up in this situation
let’s go dave roberts!
Erica,
This is where Cano and Swisher have to step up their games…it can be done, OH YES, it can be done.
let’s go boys!
GARDNER.. gotta run.. stay out of the DP
they’re basically getting shut down by darren oliver and brian bruney’s mirror image. one of the worst closers in baseball – brian fuentes – will finish it up quite easily.
embarrassing…
He better at least attempt to run
Gardy needs to get aggressive early in the count…
3 runs this inning
“Does anyone know who long Joba had to warm up?
sorry, that should be HOW long.”
Who or How, it wasn’t long enough.
The Mad Prince in Pinstripes
October 19th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Erica,
This is where Cano and Swisher have to step up their games…it can be done, OH YES, it can be done.
****
How about, it WILL be done
“Yankees blowing leads in the recent two games really worries me.”
I can’t blame Burnett and Pettitte for giving up 2 and 3 runs in 6+ innings. Joba and Ace were disappointing, but the most disturbing thing is the inability of the Yankee hitters to tack on runs.
Steal that base!
BULL****!!!!
Crap!
damnSDVFsfa
Of course the Angels guessed right.
Yuck!
DOOMED!
Boo
No patience
picks an 0-1 pitch to go, I want Guzman to pinch run for now on.
wow
Well that sucked.
Well, now Posada needs to hit it out to tie it.
Ahhh man, got caught on the pitch out.
No.11 SUCKS
gets thrown out ..that really stinks
well, Scioscia outsmarted them that time
way to not call obstruction, ump
Not really a secret weapon anymore. Come on, Jorge.
KNEW IT…i called that pitch out….Posada, do something
Oh no! He got thrown out!
Teh momentum!!111!!!! Oh Noes!!1!!11
second time gardner has run the yankees out of an inning. bonehead.
JORGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
POSADA
You’re welcome, fellow blog people!
Damn. I feel like that was our only hope of winning this game.
NEVER MINE POSADA HOMERS AS I SPEAK.
POPO
JORGE!
YYYEEEEAAAHHHHH! JORGE!
POSADA!
Woo Hoo Jorge
Posada!!
oh my god-
I am happy and frustrated at the same time
WOO HAAAA!!!!
Good thing AJ wasn’t pitching today!!!
JORGE JUICED ONE!
Lose some, win some!
hip hip!!! JORGE!
Thank you Po !!!!!!!
JORGE!
POSADA!!!!!
Jorgie juiced one!
JORGE!!!!
Big Out
POSADA
F*** that could been two. Damn you Gardy for being aggressive. :p
Meh, what ya gonna do
Wow…I’ll take it
Yeah JORGE!!!!!!!!!!!
posada, you suck as a catcher but your bat is unreal. shut me up quick!!!!
Po Po!!
Jorge, dead center…
I totally called that!
When Brett was tagged out, I said that’s not gonna matter cause he’s forgotten about the hitter now.
Go Yanks!
HIP HIP!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn caught stealing.
This team is awesome.
Oh jeeze, yankees lost, oh man, they suck, they’re so bad, horrible, trash.
MAN that caught stealing looks expensive now!
Jorge tho!
Hip Hip Jorge!!!
The LOB crew MUST step it up right now…
Jorgie! so sick.. we needed that very badly… warm up hughsie
Momentum. swing. adjustment.
This is some great great baseball
Can someone please explain to me why we cant do this with RISP???!!!!
YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 F U Scioscia
If he’s not a secret weapon anymore he might as well be starting
HIP HIP!
cool..
This is why its so crazy to take Posada’s bat out of the line up – especially with the offense being as bad as it’s been.
Thanks for bailing the Yankees out Jorge!
sucks anymore as posada hits homerun..lets go yanks
The shower and letter to offense never lets me down
The negativity on here is comical.
The Angels shutdown bullpen had a shutout through 2.1 innings.
Wait! The Yankees tied it!? I thought they already lost? How is this so! I call shenanigans!
Where’s that guy that was bragging about the Angels’ “shutdown” bullpen?
Amazing how all the idiots who were screaming that the game was over are nowhere to be found now.
Sadly a couple of near-automatic outs are coming up
Heartbreaker on Gardner, but Posada goes deep! Game tied, but we could be leading right now!
Scioscia, cerebral…
Gardy gets going–gotcha…
Posada’s power!
Alex just grabbed Derek buttocks.
Really hard lol.
Ok good going Cano. Go Yankees!
HIP HIP! JOOOOOOOOOOORGE…and now Robbie…lets double down in the gap!
Great job by Posada. But the caught stealing by Gardner is a tough pill to swallow.
LOL- Did you see A-Rod grab Jeter’s tushie???
Tag the Halo pen
Here comes the obligatory Nick Swisher double play.
Alright Robbie, no RISP so he gets a hit.. Swish has a chance to redeem himself
We have to make sure that Robbie only bats when the bases are clear.
posada:
” screw that little runt dancing around out there.”
let me show him how to do it! “
Yankees bullpen needs to go into lockdown mode.
Time for Swish to redeem his bad self.
wow.. the announcers sound dismal after that HR. everyone hates us aahahahahaha
Time for Swish to make up for his earlier non-production.
Swisher do something please!
COME ON SWISH
Swisher needs to get Cano to third. I actually trust Melky to get a sac fly/RBI groundout.
Swisher meet redemption. Redemption say hello to Mr. Swisher.
As Gardner got tagged out, I yelled to the guy in the office next to me: “Watch Posada hit one out now!”
and then…
well, we know.
Com’on Swish!! TIME TO STEP UP!!
hopeless, Swisher and Melky follow up
“LOB crew”
hilarious
but seriously its SWISH time
To all those who think Gardner cost the Yankees a run, there is no way Posada gets that pitch with a guy on 2nd. So we should be thanking Gardner
u losers like the bottom of the order now? u guys are jerk offs in here
I agree boschee, it’s amazing how this game is now tied again and it’s still being played?!
Swisher come through.
I don’t know. But Posoda does seem to have a girly fist pump.
Don’t call it a come back…we’ve been here before..
nobody else notice that Michael Jackson was blocking 2nd with his foot on the CS there?
Angels took the lead…
and that really, really PO’d the Yanks.
congrats Angels -
you’ve woken the sleeping Yankee Offense giant
Walk is fine here Swish…then i assume we pinch hit for Melky maybe..
if Hughes is not in trouble let him finish the inning.
OK Swish look for that pitch now
“Can someone please explain to me why we cant do this with RISP???!!!!”
Because the better players have been the ones getting on base leaving it up to the lesser players to get them home and they’ve been atrocious.
Swisher and cano have been horrible RBI guys for most of the season.
Man that looked like a good pitch to hit
Hip Hip Jorge!
3-1
Grab a bat, CC
Oops when I made that prediction before I obviously meant 6-4, as the score was 4-3 Angels at the time. Brain fart.
don’t hit into DP
Swisher is a big problem in this game. He could have driven in Matsui twice earlier in the game with a fly ball that he could not deliver, and he blew that defensive play in the 7th that cost a run (he is responsible for a 3 run difference in this game).
come on swish
It’s amazing how every national broadcaster thinks Cano is speedy on the bases.
Cano has average speed. He’s not going to clog the bases like Matsui or Posada, but he’s not a threat to steal either.
Nick and PatM are there. That’s all the momentum and rally monkey-like effect the Yankees need.
I’ll take that walk happily
Swish with the walk, right on
Way to work the count Swish. Let’s go Melky!
well,
we prob dont have to worry about ARod batting again
If Swish and Teix start taking walks this series is over.
SJ,,,Here’s the real Angel bullpen….
Technically Jepsen hasn’t really recorded an out.
swisher must’ve “relieved” himself in the clubhouse b/c he was much more relaxed there
not pinch hitting for Melky because we’re gonna lose the DH
WALK. TIME FOR THE HIT! Melky deliver the MELK
Swisher and cano have been horrible RBI guys for most of the season.
Exactly. I love how one of these announcer morons, called Cano a great RBI guy.
JasonR, good call on the double play, freaking idiot.
This is where Melky is dangerous
Come on Clutchy Cabrera
I wish they would stop saying that Cano is a fast runner. Being faster than Jose Molina doesn’t make you fast.
swish another out… oh wait!!! finally he gets on base!
Hairston should pinch hit for Melky.
RS,
Cano is generally a decent runner though. I certainly wouldn’t call him a speedster.
Hughes scares me here. He grew up about 5 seconds from the stadium. He’s got to have a lot of family at the game. I hope he has the cajones ……. he’s still so young.
u people r losers , ur moms calling u guys out of the basement for dinner, go on up kids, its meatloaf tonight
UGLY swing by Melky
Melky why??????????
Why swing at that???
Really Melky lol
Cano has good speed. He just doesn’t run that often.
Wow what is Melky swinging at
Melky missed that pitch by a FOOT!!
ouch
the power of the shower lives on…
Jeez, all Melk does is swing at junk in the dirt.
God I hate Melky Cabrera
“JasonR, good call on the double play, freaking idiot.”
I was being sarcastic. Look at my other posts. I’m never serious.
I think Figgins or Aybar would have taken third base on that pitch.
melky makes my brain hurt
Has no idea what the Strike Zone is
we really need a hit here
somebody tell her to take another shower
Come on, Melkman! Let’s get Cano home!
Everytime I see Pat Sajak he’s not even paying attention.
I bet he couldn’t tell you how any of the runs were scored.
Nice Melky- tried to kill A-Rod.. grrr
A-Rod dove on the ground like it was Kate Hudson.
Damnit Melky!
God he sucks
Melky is absolutely terrible
awful…time for the Captain to provide some magic…
Melky and Swish need to sit tomorrow
Let’s GO Jete
Melky that first pitch was MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But now you watch and swing at crap in the dirt
Amazing just throw a bouncer up there
Yikes, Melky swinging at bad breaking balls in the dirt
Please put Gardner in the lineup. Melky is lost.
melky has been terrible lately
Just goes to show, the Yankeees shouldn’t have forfeited the game when they got behind in the 7th. Who knew?
Okay, time for Captain Clutch!
Nice at bat, Melky! He missed two of those by about a foot.
Melky cant hit a curve and never has
The Radar Gun Mafia… I THOUGHT THEY BANNED AMPHETAMINES
October 19th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
somebody tell her to take another shower
****
Are you trying to drown me??? LOL
Congratulations to Melky for leaving 7 men on base tonight! You win the prize!
wheres GGBG?.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
u people r losers , ur moms calling u guys out of the basement for dinner, go on up kids, its meatloaf tonight
lol and your the coolest person here…what makes you think all of us keep our computers in the basement
Strike out is still better than a DP.
Come on, Cap’n.
Come on Derek…
Soft stuff fooling most of this lineup.
There is no reason to throw them anything hard if they continue to swing at that stuff.
tip for Melky:
when a 12-6 curveball starts at your knees -
dont swing
i told u pathetic losers to go away far from this blog its dinny time, meatloaf, ur mommys r calling u
GET OUT!!!!!
I dont get why they give melky chance after chance? He sucks. Give Gardner a chance to play more often. No one will hit well if he bats once every 3 weeks.
Come on Cap
…Idiot.
Does anyone swing at crap more than this idiot ???
The Melkman delivers crap again & again & again & again….
better than melky hitting into a DP.. thats why he bats 9th lol
A 3-run shot would be nice, but I’d settle for a ringing double down the line
I wonder if any of you have tried to hit a curveball while respecting the fact that the guy on the mound can throw 97 MPH, I wonder if you have tried to pick up the spin on a curveball and I wonder if any of you can react in a splitsecond, stfu.
Horrible AB his slider cant be throw for strikes why swing at it
Can you imagine if the Yanks had a quality CF…
2 more swings on balls in the dirt. 21 today and now 62 in this series.
Now 0-19 w/RISP in the series.
Another guy with no concept of the strikezone.
SWING THE DAMN BAT
nice BS strike 2 call
Melky must have incriminating photos of girardi
Nice expletive there, Jetes, lol.
OMGZ JETER IS NOT CLUTCH WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!
‘Nother tip for Melky:
Just dive into the pitch and get hit…
UPDATE, 7:10 p.m.: This is one of those good news/bad news situations: Posada just hit a game-tying homer to dead center but it came seconds after Gardner was caught stealing. Instead of being up a run, they’re tied at 4. I think they’ll take it.
*****
Lame comment, like Posada would have received the same pitch to hit if Gardner was on second.
Captain rally-killer
Offense can’t hit with RISP.
Josh
October 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Can you imagine if the Yanks had a quality CF…
________________________________________________
At times like these, I really miss Bernie…
pitch selection to Melky (from a guy with a high 90′s fastball)
1: slider
2: curveball
3: curveball
4: slider
5: curveball
Got Scouting Report??
This has got to be one of the worst teams in terms of RISP.
What are we with RISP this series?
Can we get some hits with RISP? I guess not, not even from the captain.
00 for 20 with RISP
The dead bat offense in full post-season form.
Now 0-20 w/RISP and climbing.
Awful.
At least we’re out of the hole now. Hughes and Rivera need to bring it home.
ya’ll need to stay positive!
Posada just tied the game in the 8th…have some faith.
Damn. Let’s hold them now and win in the 9th. (I’m watching at my office on my computer, and it takes me an hour to get home to NJ, so I guess I’ll sit here until it’s over.)
I’d rather have GGBG get on and get caught than have Melky keep swinging at absolute junk. At least that would mean GGBG was attempting to contribute.
Melk has been swinging at that garbage all post-season (and longer). All pitchers have made the adjustment but he still swings at it. Absolutely ridiculous.
there is nothing more painful than being a yankees fan and watching melky at bat.
Have some faith here people…its really insane how bad some of you are. HUUUUUUUUGHES will get three and then our boppers will do some damage…and then we bring in Mo…
Uke
How many of us make millions of dollars trying to do it? how many of us have a team of coaches at our beck and call? How many of us have Reggie Jackson and the such around to ask about this stuff??
Chad/Sam – if that isn’t the real SJ can you deal with him?
Cause SJ doesn’t deserve someone posting stuff under his name like that.
you people should lay off Melky. He at least go one good swing on a pitch, Jeter didn’t even get that. Face it Jepsen is Joba circa 2007.
It’s INCREDIBLE how many absolute hangers the Yankees have taken today and then swung at crappy pitches.
The Angels just burned their two best relievers. We got this.
Uke October 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I wonder if any of you have tried to hit a curveball while respecting the fact that the guy on the mound can throw 97 MPH, I wonder if you have tried to pick up the spin on a curveball and I wonder if any of you can react in a splitsecond, stfu.
Uke I’d agree if it was one time, but it’s always.
That called strike changed that AB.
2-1 count morphs into a 1-2 guard the plate swing.
Sagacious Scioscia…
Posada, past the palm trees…
Leche looking lost…
ok inning over, go away kiddies.
mommys calling, dinner then bedtime
so let me get this straight – this team has a much better chance of scoring with nobody on base?
Terrible inning. They absolutely can’t score without a homerun. Gardner needs to play, Melky is showing why he is a AAA hitter.
At least Arod is pretty much guarenteed an AB against Fuentes.
fun fact. we are 0 for last 20 w risp in playoffs. cant keep living like this for long…
I think it’s the real SJ44.
A-Rod will win it.
battle of pitching.. if only girardi didn’t pull the string on gardner so early.. tough game
Ignore the fake SJ44.
hairston needs to play tomorrow
“posada, you suck as a catcher”
mac daddy-
the only thing you know about catching is you’d be too afraid to do it.
“fun fact. we are 0 for last 20 w risp in playoffs.”
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wanna bet on that?
time for the slumping Hughes….
Now Matsui is out of the game so Arod will never get another pitch to hit. The move right there was hitting Hairston for Melky. But because Gardner was used already he couldn’t.
“so let me get this straight – this team has a much better chance of scoring with nobody on base?”
Right. Their RNISP is amazing today.
I’ve been wondering why Melky has been an MLB player for so long? All this talk of what the potential he has, well when will we see it? Maybe he could be the 4th outfielder on the Mets.
ditto on hairston tomorrow
Girardi has to make lineup changes tomorrow.
It’s one thing not to hit.
When all some guys do is swing at balls in the and off the plate in every AB, they have to sit.
Should have had 8 runs today and made this a laugher.
I hate when Coke comes into the game. I always expect the worst.
Well Fuentes is up so that is one positive.
After this no more lefties Joe, If we go into extras one less quality arm out of the bullpen
Yanks still have the better pen.
Angels have used their only 2 real weapons in the pen already.
Advantage: Yanks
According to CBSSportsline, the 6 dingers hit today ties the record for the most HRs hit in a single game.
How can melky swing that late on pitches that far in the dirt?
Why did Melky run alongside that ball?
HA!
Wow bad base running!
yyyyyyyyyyyyyeahhhhhhhh!
take that bobby!
abreau thank you soooo much
Thank you Bobby!
Scooter the Squirrel STRIKES Again!!!!!
JEET
Oh we got one there
OH, I love Abreu!
lol where was Abreu going?
DEREK JETER AND MELKY CABRERAA WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! They didn’t do it offensivly but they did defensivly!
F**K YEA !!!!!! SIT DOWN B**CH!!!
bobby?
first real pen move i will criticize joe on – replacing a lefty with a lefty?
whatever at least it somehow got an out. thanks bubby.
Very nice. Get Coke out of this game now!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Tex and Jeter cut from the same cloth
TEX what a play…
Sorry Bobby …… Suhweeeeeet!
Check his briefs, they might be pinstriped.
thanks abreu..that could of really hurt us
Where the hell was Melky???
Some clutch baserunning by Bobby… “I can’t wait to play the Jankeeesss”
What fundamentals! hahahaha
LOVE Mark Teixeira backing 2nd base up!!!
Good old Bobby
where the heck was melky playing???
So Melky is not completely worthless?
Horrible throw by Melky, really. Luckily Jeter has some good ups
Just scared the whole house yelling, “GOT ‘IM!”
Sorry, Bobby.
Tex made that play.
Wow- Abreu caught in no-man’s land. That has to hurt.
Hat’s off to Jeter!
Tex with the fundamentals
gardner definetely makes that throw on time right???
Damn, Tex covering 2nd. Double suhweeeeeet.
That’s why you keep Melky in center.
“I think it’s the real SJ44.”
No you don’t. If that’s the real SJ44, I’m Kate Hudson blogging from my seat at the stadium.
This team has gotten so many lucky breaks this post season… fortunately they’ve cashed in on most of them.
fake sj is quite annoying
its complete arrogance on the part of minnesota and LA assuming that they can take extra bases at will. complete and utter arrogance.
At least he can play D.
SJ44
Cashman was on the radio in an interview this afternoon and he talked about the time off really effecting the hitting so far in the playoffs. He said it wasn’t an excuse but he was concerned and hoped they would pick it up.
I’m simply amused by random imbeciles clamoring for Gardner to start when he’s an awful hitter (at best) and doesn’t even accomplish the one thing he’s asked to do.
What a fan base.
Abreu has no clue what he is doing there.
Triple Short Of A Cycle
October 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
nice BS strike 2 call
What are you talking about, they showed it on the pitch f/x right after that and it was right on the corner. It was close but definitely a strike.
tex earning his stripes with some headsup fundamental defense!
great play all around, jeet, tex, melk…lets get this done boys!!!
i think tex is going to get something going next inning…
Why did Abreu stop, it would have taken a perfect throw to get him
See, for all you Melky haters, if Gardner had been in center, his arm isn’t as strong as Melky’s and he probably wouldn’t have been able to make that throw.
Nice play by Jeter and Tex!
Thanks Bobby. We loved you in New York too.
Laura – Don’t call him A-Rod. His new nickname is “Alex the late”!
October 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
“I think it’s the real SJ44.”
No you don’t. If that’s the real SJ44, I’m Kate Hudson blogging from my seat at the stadium.
They didn’t pinch hit for Melky because when we take the lead our DH is going into the field.
This postseason is going to b the death of me!
Fuentes is coming up after this inning so the Yankees need to hold it here. And score off of him and finish them with Mo. I wish they could hit better in this game with RISP because this game wouldn’t be close.
MelkyIsGod October 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
gardner definetely makes that throw on time right???
Sorry you don’t get a pass on that one, you have to play defense and offense, two wrongs don’t make a right
“Damn, Tex covering 2nd. Double suhweeeeeet.”
Thanks for pointing that out. Sterling and Waldman are just now getting to mentioning that.
That’s Abreu knowing Melky’s arm and thinking twice. That’s when knowing your opponent too well hurts you.
phil starts with a curve! lets go hugheeeeeeeeees
COME ON HUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHES
Melky’s so bad we need to send all our infielders as cut off men
Another great heads up play by Tex that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet.
MelkyIsGod October 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
gardner definetely makes that throw on time right???
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No, Gardner actually catches it because he knows how to play defense.
Erica – always OPPC
October 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Wow- Abreu caught in no-man’s land. That has to hurt.
Hat’s off to Jeter!
Honestly, how is that a good play by Jeter? He has made many great plays but that was not one of them. Abreu got himself out with stupidity, not because of a great play by Jeter.
Nice hook from Phil
Finally… time for Bullpen Lockdown. Can’t wait to see Fuentes next inning.
Melky is god – Gardner wouldn’t have been chasing that ball to the wall like a fat kid
When did Phil Hughes get a 2nd pitch?
Hah
PHILTH
SJ44,
You’re absolutley right…we have not been hitting with RISPs…I hate relying on HRs to score runs.
Sounds like you are all ready for Gardner in CF tomorrow.
Curve balls here..curves
hey u FAKE yankee fans still here?
arent u going to get grounded for missing dinny time?
phil needs to be careful here
Please Phil do not give him anything to hit
Bounce one!
gardner definetely makes that throw on time right???
Sorry you don’t get a pass on that one, you have to play defense and offense, two wrongs don’t make a right
Ok so what does gardner have besides speed thats superbly better then Melky?
“Honestly, how is that a good play by Jeter? He has made many great plays but that was not one of them. Abreu got himself out with stupidity, not because of a great play by Jeter.”
If anything, it was a great play by Tex to back up 2nd. Not as flashy as The Flip Play but maybe just as important.
BOUNCE THE CURVe!!
Watching that play again, that’s all on Teix. Bobby knew where Jete and Cano were and thought he had time to get back. Good on you Teix.
curve!
“Laura – Don’t call him A-Rod. His new nickname is “Alex the late”!
October 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
“I think it’s the real SJ44.”
No you don’t. If that’s the real SJ44, I’m Kate Hudson blogging from my seat at the stadium.”
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I still think it’s him
GJ Phil
TEx
Nice tag Tex!
Just Philthy….. Hughes has looked great in the ALCS…
nice d from tex
Who says dinny time?
This is the inning. I can feel it
TEX strikes again!!!!!
Holy frijoles, batman!!
brian fuentes. meet alex rodriguez.
Teix does it again. 2 times this inning.
TeX MVP of that half inning time to score a run off Fuentes and then bring in the Hammer (HOG)
Teix really doesn’t even need to bat does he. His contributions in the field have been as been as important as anyone’s bat except Arod.
Arod must be licking his chops right now with Fuentes coming up!
One run please
““Laura – Don’t call him A-Rod. His new nickname is “Alex the late”!
October 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
“I think it’s the real SJ44.”
No you don’t. If that’s the real SJ44, I’m Kate Hudson blogging from my seat at the stadium.”
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I still think it’s him
”
Hey everyone, I think Kate Hudson is blogging here!
I love you Youuuuuuuse
teixeira deserves a raise.
what are the odds Fuentes throws a single strike to ARod??
its going to be 4 pitches either way inside or in the dirt.
take the walk and hope Gardner or Hairston can get it done!
boy do I know what I am talking about
“I think it’s the real SJ44.”
No you don’t. If that’s the real SJ44, I’m Kate Hudson blogging from my seat at the stadium.
LOL. great post.
Fake SJ is lame.
Where would we be without Teixera? Seriously? Would we be in the postseason without him? That’s debatable both ways, but if position plays had W-L columns, Teixera would have at least 4-5 wins for defense.
This is Tex’s inning!
If Fuentes is in, we got this.
“Tagging Teixeira tags Guerrerro.”
No, Sterling isn’t trying to be poetic or alliterative. He just gets flustered easily.
Tex isn’t contributing with his bat in this series (yet), but he has prevented potential runs from getting on base. That’s just as important.
Different situation here today than Game 2. With no off day and CC going tomm, Joe can’t extend his relievers. I think if it goes Extra Joe brings in Gaudin.
they will prob IBB ARod with Gardner hitting after him and a lefty pitching (though Hairston would prob pinch hit)
Warning-
If Johnny Damon reaches base in anyway, that sound you will hear will be my screams
I think I’m having fun watching baseball for the first time since Game 1. This feels like Yankee baseball right now.
New post…
need some runs..lets get it done now
Headed to the ninth and the third thread. This one could take awhile.
In series,
Yankees bullpen, 2 earned runs
Angels bullpen, 2 earned runs
If they don’t score in the top of the 9th, I hope Joe leaves Hughes in for the bottom of the 9th instead of wasting him with only 2/3 of an inning. Then Mo in the 10th (one innning only), followed I guess by Aceves and Robertson. Or you could save Mo for another inning or two in case they take the lead.
If they bring Fuentes in in the 9th, I’m sure he won’t throw anything near the plate to A-Rod.
new post
take a shower b4 entering.
Yanks will win.
BD…If that is SJ, then I really am 7′ tall, wear all balck and can choke someone with my two fingers from 10′ away.
This place is like a morgue
Gardner wouldn’t be playing CF out-of-position.
Never seen an outfielder chase so many hits to the wall as little Melky.
Scared of the Wall
October 19th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Josh
October 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Can you imagine if the Yanks had a quality CF…
Hell – I even miss Oscar Azocar and Roberto Kelly compared to the pathetic Mulky.
new thread
oh man, if this goes extras does anyone think phil should pitch one more inning?
You know, a lot of times a player isn’t hitting well at the plate he takes it out on the field with him, kudos to Teix for not doing that.
isn’t great to have a real first baseman! Great plays last inning by Tex.
isn’t great to have a real first baseman! Great plays last inning by Tex.
isn’t great to have a real first baseman! Great plays last inning by Tex.
go to the new thread
They need to hit Fuentes.
LOL, the big A got awful quiet when Fuentes came in huh?
Abreu, awry…
Felled by the Captain’s sixth sense…
Phil Hughes halts Halos!
go to the new thread
arod gets walked here unintentional intentional
somebody tell tex it’s not April
Man, the Angels must have learned how to pitch to Teixeira in the time he was playing with them.
More swings on balls in the dirt. That’s why the offense is dead and it ain’t waking up anytime soon.
I gotta leave.
Go, Yankees.
hey guys! I missed the whole game but i recorded it so I’ll be watching it in a few minutes. Without too many details, have i missed much?
why joe? i’m first guessing that move.
what an awful game from giradi.
why pinchrun your best outfielder for the dh so you lose him…why not run guzman. this move caused him to lose dh as he ph hairston for gardner who he had to use in the outfield…plus his constant pitching changes coke for marte huh…and his final move…just awful