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Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Oct 28, 2009 
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Don’t forget that Chad and I are about to begin our World Series video live chat. We’ll get started at noon and will be taking all your questions right here. Come on by and check it out.
I don’t know if this has already been said but I would make Andy my Game 2 starter and AJ the Game 3 starter so that way we could use Andy on full rest or AJ on short rest for game 6. AJ is younger and can handle the short rest. So, whoever pitches better, Andy or AJ, i’d make the Game 6 starter. My gut is saying Andy will pitch better.
Rishi
October 28th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Did you see this:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/…..id=4600814
I don’t know if I like the differential (number of Yankee predictors v. Phillies)
8 hours and 6 minutes until Game 1!!!!
they want pettitte to pitch on the road & burnett at home because their numbers are better that way
also if burnett pitches game 3 with molina catching in a nl park you have molina & the pitcher batting instead of molina catching game 2 in ny were we have the dh
All the signs point to AJ being caught by Posada.
I don’t care what Girardi said – actions show he has come to his senses, and took advantage of the opportunity to get Jorge behind the plate with AJ still on the mound in Game 5.
That was a re-introduction: “AJ, this is Jorge…Jorge, AJ..shake hands, boys.”
The abstract “comfort” thing is a luxury Burnett forfeited with that first inning disaster, and a compromise the club should be no longer willing to make.
It was imbecilic from the get-go.
Hinske pinch hit for Tampa Bay in Game 4 of last year’s World Series and homered off the Phillies’ Joe Blanton.
“I was reading through last night’s comments and liked your idea of “catcherball”.”
wave your hat-
yes, catcherball is a philosophy that there are undervalued pitchers out there who if paired with just the right catcher will be much better pitchers.
i see a market imbalance where traditional gms cut or release pitchers if they can only pitch to one catcher. this resulting pool of unemployed pitchers can be gotten cheap as can the catchers who can’t hit but who can stop the ball from rolling to the backstop.
the catcher just needs to be very soothing and it’s a plus if he has hypnotic eyes to mesmerize the pitcher into believing he’s good.
these kind of catchers are also undervalued at the present time so they can be gotten on the cheap too. once i pair the undervalued catcher with the undervalued pitcher, i’m going to sell them as a package deal to progressive teams for a hefty profit.
the only problem is that the pitcher will have to split the contract 50/50 because after all, he’d be nothing without his personal catcher.
If NYY let’s Matsui and or Damon walk after this season, they should make a run at Marlon Byrd, who’s a Type B Free Agent. He can give you a 20-20 type season, plays all outfield spots better than average and he’s going to be fairly inexpensive without costing a draft pick.
how do i ask a question on the live chat?
randy l-
And you should get 10% because, without you, neither the pitcher nor the catcher would be any good…
Tony Odierno, who lost an arm in Iraq.
Odierno received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service in Iraq, and now works for the Yankees’s stadium operations. He’ll be throwing out the first pitch, MLB announced.
the first lady will accompany him -
Brad October 28th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
the first lady will accompany him -
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PLEASE don’t tell me you mean the first lady of the United States.
wow look at the difference between the Yankees batting avg. against lefties compared to the Phillies!!!
Can anyone tell me where i can ask my question??
I swear that the Phillies think that the Yankees are just going to let them roll over them. Everyone keeps on saying that the Yankees should watch out because they have an American League lineup, but the Yankees have faced AL lineups all year long and they just beat the 2nd best AL lineup- the Angels.
The Phillies should be the ones on the look out because they have faced weak teams all year long including the Rockies and Dodgers. And if it wasn’t for the snow out in Game 3 of the NLDS the Phillies would have lost that series to a weak Rockies team. The Phillies are good but they are hyped up too much.
re: live chat…
how come i can see all the questions…but no answers from sam and chad?
roger in Sam’s post the link is in bold
thanks vader
Jeremy-I agree. The Angels seemed to have that same attitude when the ALCS started, and we all know how that turned out for them!
Erica, I hope that’s not a Pittsburg Pirate Big Bird. It makes me think of the 1960 Series. But, I hope you three have fun tonight and bring luck. I will wear my undefeated Yankee t-shirt so I am confident(maybe CC is even more important in the outcome than what I wear). Nah.
roger…I can’t seem to find where to ask a question, the link seems to be, to only to view it…
Does anyone think that the Angels pitching staff was better than the Phils?…nevermind the Dodgers and Rockies
Gardner in CF
October 28th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Brad October 28th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
the first lady will accompany him -
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PLEASE don’t tell me you mean the first lady of the United States.
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From MLB:
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and other dignitaries and elected officials will attend Game One of the 2009 World Series in support of returning veterans and their families.
Why would that be a problem for anyone? I mean aside from the added security and hassle…
Vader
The Angels pitching staff was better than the Phillies.
Lackey
Weaver
Saunders
Kazmir
Santana
That is a better staff than the Phils. And the Yankees beat them and out pitched them.
If you care about stuff like this. I prefer to be called the team of the last century.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4599154
“And you should get 10% because, without you, neither the pitcher nor the catcher would be any good…”
wave your hat-
actually , i really should be kicking a few percent trisha’s way too because i couldn’t have stumbled upon catcherball all by myself.
i mean i’m smart , but not that smart
Vader
do u see the send button?
the box to the left of it is where you type
I think your pitching staff is in trouble if Pedro is your #2 guy. Why would you want him starting a game in YS where he will be taking all kinds of abuse? And yes I do know he pitched well against the Dodgers.
Why would that be a problem for anyone? I mean aside from the added security and hassle…
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How about getting someone there that doesn’t hate baseball and all things American
Gardner in CF
October 28th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Why would that be a problem for anyone? I mean aside from the added security and hassle…
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How about getting someone there that doesn’t hate baseball and all things American
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Who would that be?
I personally don’t think politicians should be anywhere near a baseball mound.
But in the aftermath of 9/11 it was conforting to see a sitting president do the honor.
And it’s nice that a war hero will be doing the ceremonial first pitch tonight, I’d love to see one of the Yankee greats (not named Reggie) do the honor.
Great live chat. Thanks guys.
For those who missed it, be sure to watch it on demand.
Gardner in CF,
That is completely uncalled for. Keep politics off the board! I will not even more time responding to your drivel.
upstate kate
October 28th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I think your pitching staff is in trouble if Pedro is your #2 guy. Why would you want him starting a game in YS where he will be taking all kinds of abuse? And yes I do know he pitched well against the Dodgers.
I’m thinking Pedro is thankful that he’s pitching in NY. That way he doesn’t have to bat and get drilled for all the times he’s hit our guys!!!
The Phils are taking a similiar approach to pitching that the Angels did. Assigning pitchers starts based on where the game is being played rather than lining up the best 2 to go game 1 and 2. Home field has it’s advantages.
M
interesting article…of course they have to throw in the Yankee spending and the (supposed) superiority of the Sox farm team.
Keep politics out of Yankee Stadium
pat,
I think so, too. If the Phillies lose game 2, they didn’t waste their second best pitcher. If they win, they take away home field advantage.
Personally, I’ll be interested to see how the 3 starters deal with the Yankee patience.
Early in the Angels series they were so anxious they were swinging at the heels. They made the adjustment and Saundes especially paid for it.
kate,
Did you catch that? They can’t be team of the decade because of their fruitless spending binge? :huh?:
“October 28th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
I personally don’t think politicians should be anywhere near a baseball mound.
But in the aftermath of 9/11 it was conforting to see a sitting president do the honor.
And it’s nice that a war hero will be doing the ceremonial first pitch tonight, I’d love to see one of the Yankee greats (not named Reggie) do the honor.”
I agree with that! There is also the fact that the sitting president after 9/11 was a former college baseball player and a former MLB owner. There was a very real MLB connection there. I agree with keeping ALL politicians away! There are plenty of past Yankee greats and other “heroes” to do the job!
JCPD
yeah, I did think about the fact that Pedro wouldn’t have to bat. Hopefully he doesn’t hit any of our guys.
What’s the deal with Pedro and the weather? Ever since the Dodgers series they kept bringing it up. Pedro can’t pitch when it’s cold or something?
m October 28th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
What’s the deal with Pedro and the weather? Ever since the Dodgers series they kept bringing it up. Pedro can’t pitch when it’s cold or something?
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Dude pitched in Boston, weather is a non-issue, its just something for the talking heads in the media to ramble about.
Hey guys. I know this is short notice, but my brother just backed out on going to the game tonight, so I have an extra ticket. It is in damon’s deck. If you’re interested let me know.
I thought the president throwing out the first pitch in the WS was a long standing tradition.
It’s an image that is supposed to transcend politics.
NY Magazine looks back at what the local media was saying about Alex’s steroid revelations in the days that followed.
There are no words to cover Madden’s reaction. Pete and Sam’s are included too.
Who would have guessed that Pete would be the one to have used his opt out. PS….So far I’ve enjoyed the picnic.
http://nymag.com/daily/sports/.....rical.html
Christina be careful who you give the ticket to, there are a lot of weirdos on the Internet
So I went out and ran a couple of errands and put on the XM radio – Ripken and the other guy (since they made the merger with Sirius, I really don’t know who everyone is). That’s all I needed to get the butterflies back.
I don’t know what I hate worse. Yankees fans who fail to acknowledge that the Phillies are a good team (though beatable) or the other faction that says things to the effect that “if the Yankees don’t bring their A-game, the Phillies will win” – the faction that NEVER gives the benefit of the doubt to the Yankees. I mean, one could say if the Phillies don’t bring their A-game, I would think they’re not going to beat the Yankees.
And then, they go on to say that neither the Angels nor the Twins brought their A games, so they lost. And then they say, in response to a caller who brought up the fact that the Yankees have players who have basically not shown up yet offensively (Teixeira, Swisher), they didn’t bring their A-game, and they won anyway. So, then Mr. Ripken says, well, that’s the beauty of the Yankees – they are so deep and so talented and so good, they can win without their “A” game.
So, tell me again, how can you then say if they Yankees don’t bring their A-game, the Phillies will beat them, if the Yankees are capable of winning without their “A” game?
Do you see how crazy these radio shows can make a person????? Can you even follow their reasoning? At least Ripken was honest – he picked the Phillies for two reasons: 1, he was forced to choose; and 2, he has a “feeling.”
I wish I could scream. SCREAM!!!!
Re asking athletes for predictions in series they’re actually competing in: here’s a story my Dad told me:
Back in 1952, the Dodgers had a pitcher named Billy Loes and someone asked Loes for a prediction and he said “YANKEES in seven.”
Well, it was a hard fought series and in the seventh game in the middle innings there was a ground ball back to the mound which was mishandled and which helped the Yanks win it in seven.
Guess which Dodger pitcher mishandled the ball?
Loes later said he “lost it in the sun.”
It was a day game (as they all were in those days) and he probably meant he couldn’t pick up the ball as it came out of the shadows.
Since that time, to the best of my knowledge, no player has predicted the opposing team to win the series. Maybe some of the old-timers in here, who actually lived through the earlier times, knows another good one or two regarding predictions.
Well, same scene for me today: same hotel, usual visit to Balthazar Warehouse (which was unfortunately sacrificed, for Game 6, on account of time), same Korean pre-game meal, but all of it much earlier, on account of the Bigwigs showing up and making getting there and getting stuff into the building a major headache for us travelers.
GO CC… GO YANKS!
Gardner in CF October 28th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Christina be careful who you give the ticket to, there are a lot of weirdos on the Internet
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True. I just hate to see this seat go to waste.
How much is the ticket christina?
Christina, I don’t think I could make it in time.
165 face value.
Though on stubhub its going for $3,600 lol
Guess I will have to call around and see if I can find anyone
i mean 156, sorry!
Doreen
When the other team doesn’t bring their “A” game, why are the Yankees never given credit for putting the pressure on the other team causing the errors, base running mistakes etc.
christina,
I wish I lived near the city and grab the ticket.. Too bad I live 100 miles away..:(
Christina i just sent you a message, I have a friend who might be interested is it still available?
Ripken hates the Yankees. All the Yankee hater like Kruk, Ripken, and the rest are picking the Phillies not based on facts but based on hatred for the Yankees and feelings.
Oh no Christina!! I am so sorry!
upstate kate
October 28th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Doreen
When the other team doesn’t bring their “A” game, why are the Yankees never given credit for putting the pressure on the other team causing the errors, base running mistakes etc.
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Its the perfect yankee hatred… Yanks win, its either because other team didnt bring their ‘A’ game, made bad mistakes or at worst the big payroll.. According to the “experts”, its not because the yankees played hard and good fundamental baseball and the better team…
i have seen Tim Mccarver or Joe Morgan mention so many times when a pitcher is getting shelled by the yankees, its because either the pitcher is pitching hurt, not getting the close calls, pitcher not having his stuff.. It would never be attributed to good hitting , patience or griding out ABs by the yanks…
6 hours and 34 minutes until Game 1!!!!
# Christina: Pictures from Game 6 on the blog! October 28th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
True. I just hate to see this seat go to waste.
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If I wasn’t coming from upstate I’d be interested… but at this rate I would have had to leave work a half hour ago to barely catch the train (I know from experience). Good luck!
okay so let me get this straight. The Angels brought their A game against the Red Sox, but as soon as they faced the Yankees they didn’t ?
And after the Twins beat the Tigers the Twins didn’t bring their A game against the Yankees ?
LOL ! The Yankee haters need to stop with the excuses. The Yankees are the best team in baseball right now and there is nothing they can say that can change that.
I’d gladly go to the game with you but I have a slight transportation/liberty problem.
Can you pick me up at Riker’s Island?
Also, do you have a really long rope?
And possibly some boltcutters.
Thanks Gardner. Im in upstate NY myself, leaving for the game in about 10 minutes. Arghh.
upstate kate -
I don’t know. I just shake my head. I understand that I am biased in favor of the Yankees and overly sensitive to negative Yankee reporting. But it seems to me that very little Yankee reporting is framed in positive tones. It’s all what the other teams did right or wrong, as if the Yankees were a non-entity, just a team that enables other teams to win or not-win.
I really can take constructive criticism of the team. I still don’t understand how a team that won 103 games in the regular season and another 7 so far (against only 2 losses) in the post-season, can be getting so little credit for their accomplishments. Even the coverage of the post-game celebration in the Yankees clubhouse the other night was a downplaying of their win, when compared to the coverage of the Phillies’ victory. The reporter that was assigned to do the interviews in the Yankees clubhouse couldn’t have been more blase, and he came across as having very little real knowledge of the Yankees beyond the surface stuff. No one else was available? I felt like when they gave CC the MVP, it was also very understated.
I am also tired of being the only fans in baseball who are really “not allowed” to enjoy the success of their team.
They’ll talk about the bandbox stadium – the Yankees hit 8 HRs in the ALCS, 4 of which were in one game – IN ANAHEIM! There have not been a proliferaton of HRs in the post-season – nowhere near what the Stadium was giving up way back in April and May. And no one has mentioned that. Because it doesn’t play into the script, the script that says that Yankee Stadium is a band box. Rather than, way back in April and May, the Yankees pitching was “unsettled” to say the least, and that pitching in the post season is very, very good (for both sides), which tends to keep the number of HRs down.
I could write a book – but this chapter will have to suffice. I don’t want to clog the blog!
upstate kate -
I don’t know. I just shake my head. I understand that I am biased in favor of the Yankees and overly sensitive to negative Yankee reporting. But it seems to me that very little Yankee reporting is framed in positive tones. It’s all what the other teams did right or wrong, as if the Yankees were a non-entity, just a team that enables other teams to win or not-win.
I really can take constructive criticism of the team. I still don’t understand how a team that won 103 games in the regular season and another 7 so far (against only 2 losses) in the post-season, can be getting so little credit for their accomplishments. Even the coverage of the post-game celebration in the Yankees clubhouse the other night was a downplaying of their win, when compared to the coverage of the Phillies’ victory. The reporter that was assigned to do the interviews in the Yankees clubhouse couldn’t have been more blase, and he came across as having very little real knowledge of the Yankees beyond the surface stuff. No one else was available? I felt like when they gave CC the MVP, it was also very understated.
I am also tired of being the only fans in baseball who are really “not allowed” to enjoy the success of their team.
They’ll talk about the bandbox stadium – the Yankees hit 8 HRs in the ALCS, 4 of which were in one game – IN ANAHEIM! There have not been a proliferaton of HRs in the post-season – nowhere near what the Stadium was giving up way back in April and May. And no one has mentioned that. Because it doesn’t play into the script, the script that says that Yankee Stadium is a band box. Rather than, way back in April and May, the Yankees pitching was “unsettled” to say the least, and that pitching in the post season is very, very good (for both sides), which tends to keep the number of HRs down.
I could write a book – but this chapter will have to suffice. I don’t want to clog the blog!
Christina-
My hunch is you can probably find a taker for the ticket once you get there
Christina, at the least you can put an ad up on craigslist or sell the ticket out front, no?
Yes Bronx Jeers. Ill see you in 2 hours. I will bring a change of clothes for you as the orange will be too obvious.
AARRGH – I’m so sorry for the double post. So much for blog-clog!
Anyone ever sell on stubhub before? Hows it work?
Does leaving Cervelli off the roster mean Posada will catch AJ …. because we always need a backup catchter?
So if Posada pinch hits and Molina is out, there is no third catcher?
I’m not sure I understand why this automatically means Jorge will catch AJ.
The Yankee haters on Fox, SNY, ESPN, and some on MLB Network like Magrane, Williams, and Ripken are all losers.
I know that if the Yankees win this series they will cry about payroll all night long.
Stubhub: you sign up, then you list the ticket at the price you choose. You can enter the electronic ticket info so that someone who buys the ticket can print it out, making the transaction instant. That also renders the hard ticket you have worthless (it wouldn’t work at the gate).
Oh, they take about 15% or so in fees. So make sure you list the ticket at a higher price to take than into account.
christina- I sell tickets on stubhub daily. Its really simple! Since the game starts in a few hours you will need to be able to provide the barcode so whoever buys it will be able to print an eticket
Christina
Thanks Gardner. Im in upstate NY myself, leaving for the game in about 10 minutes. Arghh.
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I feel your pain… about the upstate NY part, not about leaving for the game
Christina keep in mind stubhub is going to take a cut so put it up for sale for at least 15% more than what you want to make. You should be able to sell it no problem especially if all you want is face value plus the 15%
Awesome!
I don’t technically have the money on me right now per se….
But by the end of the game I should have at least a half dozen gold necklaces.
That’s cool right?
great chat guys,
i’m listening to weei right now and they’re complaining about yankees ruining baseball with the payroll again, funny they didn’t say that last year or the year before.
Thanks guys. Checking out stubhub now. Thats probably the best way to go.
Bronx: As long as it is real gold.
Weather.com is saying that the rain will stop at about 5:30 in the Bronx.
I’m going to the game tonight with the friend with whom I split a partial season plan (hence the tickets), and not having to deal with rain would be nice. I’m not whining, I just would like to not have to be checking weather reports every time I go to a game lately.
Our seats are in the RF lower deck, around the foul pole, section 107. Anyone else going?
bronx jeers
You are cracking me up!! Maybe we can get you a pinstripe jumpsuit! We can also hand out FREE BRONX JEERS signs to the first 20,000 fans 18 and older!
Joe, those are where my seats were for game 6 of the ALCS. I hope your ticket isnt directly behind the cameraman like mine was. Good luck with that.
christina, how much is it for the ticket?
Nice article but sorry, realism is not part of Boston thinking. Delusional thinking will always rule 200 miles north of here.
http://www.boston.com/sports/c.....assarotti/
They cry about payroll now.
SO WHAT,it’s only to try to DIMINISH what the YANKEES have accomplished this year,as compared to missing the playoffs completely last year.
The President loves the Chicago White Sox,he doesn’t hate baseball,that comment was politically ignorant.Baseball is AMERICAN as you can get!!
on the Twins and Angels “not bringing their A game…” You have to be honest that the Angels looked a little tight and did not play like themselves…but there are two ways to look at that. First is the hater way, which says they just didn’t come to play. The second is the Yankee way, which says they play tight because the Yankees force them to. The Yankees will make you pay for your mistakes, so teams press a little bit to make sure they get them while they can, which leads to drops, poorly thrown balls, etc. It’s hard to say from my vantage point which is right because as all of you are, I’m biased…
CHRISTINA
JUST SO YOU KNOW THE CHEAPEST PRICE ON STUBHUB RIGHT NOW IS $300 and its an auction. IF YOU PUT 250 you will sell it quick plus make something for yourself to put towards your own ticket.
I just don’t get it. First it was the Yankees can’t win with a high payroll because it doesn’t buy chemistry. Now that the Yankees are in the World Series the haters are saying that payroll is giving them an unfair advantage.
Of course on Stubhub you gotta worry about the possible schlub who is sitting next to you.
It could even be a Phillie fan.
Obviously both would be preferable over an escaped convict.
Single tickets in the 200 level are selling for around 400$ right now. You might ask for 275-300$right now and make a quick sell.
Prices will get much lower and many people wait for the 2 hour cutoff to find the lowest price.
people complaining about payroll = Yankees successful. It’s like being the “evil empire.” people wouldn’t say such things if the Yankees weren’t winning. I’ll gladly take the whiners and nay-sayers if it means the Yankees are winning. Heck, I’ll even say it myself..”the Yankees buy championships!” and guess what, I still love all 26 (soon to be 27) of them!
Bronx, An escaped convict could buy the seat also on stubhub. Either way, I will get the money in cash or however stub hub works with paypal.
BRONX JEERS
Think of it like this. You can be sitting there thinking I just ripped this Phillie fan off. I cant believe he paid that much for the ticket. He would never even know its you that sold it.
Fundamentally good teams don’t play tight. Didn’t we hear all season, actually years about how good the Angels are at the little things? Actually, this whole decade? Well it failed them.
So all the years of learning to run the bases, stealing, first to third, etc in the minor leagues did no good.
The Twins and the Angels made numerous errors that hurt them. But guess what? That stuff happens all the time. The difference this time is that the Yankees made them pay for their mistakes. Most times you overrun the bag, you can hustle back no harm, no foul. But the Yankees infield made them pay. And the Yankees pitchers did a good job of minimizing the number of baserunners and making sure they didn’t stray too far.
Escaped convict is still better than a Phillie fan!!!!
And if the Angels did play tight, they weren’t very good were they?
Hokiehill-
You’ve got that right. The Yankees are free to spend whatever they want and as long as they don’t win, everyone is okay with it. Even reveling in it: “you can’t buy a championship” and all that. However, once they spend their money wisely, or rather, once the “expensive” pieces on the Yankees come together to form a winning team, those same, very same, people cry foul. “It’s no fair – who can compete with that payroll?” Well, it seems for the last 5 years prior to this one, quite a few teams, the very impoverished Tampa Bay Rays, were able to do so.
I frankly don’t care so-called experts predict. The games are played on the field. Who knows if any pitcher who takes the mound will have their command. Who knows what hitter will get hot or who will slump. I remember worrying about the Yankees facing Kazmir with his fabulous stats against the Yankee hitters, and that was the best offensive output of the post-season. Each game is different. That’s why we love it.
DOREEN AND HOKIEHILL CHECK THIS OUT
Phillies Roster Breakdown: 25 Players
Acquired by Trades or Waivers: 8 (32%)
Phillies Farm System Products: 8 (32%)
Major League Free Agents: 8 (32%)
Rule 5: 1 (4%.)
Yankees Roster Breakdown: 25 players
Acquired by Trades or Waivers: 7 (28%)
Yankees Farm System Products: 12 (48%)
Major League Free Agents: 6 (24%)
Rule 5: 0.
Hokiehill
I am going w/ your 2nd point, that the Yankees make teams pay for mistakes, so they play tighter.
I appreciate a manager like Gardenhire who gives credit to the Yankees players, not their payroll.
If he’s an escaped convict, he’s probably a Phillies fan too.
Yankees sweep!
I’m sick of hearing the talking heads in the media say how even this series is!
It’s not even close. It’s all about pitching and the Phillies have none after Lee (who is no CC).
what section is the ticket in?
GARDENHIRE is a class act. Its guys like Torii Hunter that run their mouth. Torii I thought you loved playing in Minnesota. Funny how you left the Twins for the big money in Anaheim! You would have been a Yankee if they were really interested in you.
“I frankly don’t care so-called experts predict. The games are played on the field. Who knows if any pitcher who takes the mound will have their command. Who knows what hitter will get hot or who will slump. I remember worrying about the Yankees facing Kazmir with his fabulous stats against the Yankee hitters, and that was the best offensive output of the post-season. Each game is different. That’s why we love it.”
That’s about right as predictions by anybody means nothing. Both of these teams are very capable of beating the other which is why I hope the Yankees win, but you never know.
The Twins were suppose to be hot hot,they bit the dust.The Angels were going to swarm the Yankees in fundamental ball,when they got on base.They were for the most part kept off base,and shut down.
The Dodgers laid down for the Phillies,The Yankees won’t give up ever!!
As blind as the Yankees haters are,they’ve over looked one FACT.The Yankees are the hottest team since the All Star Break,carried over to POSTSEASON.
zmaster!
October 28th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
what section is the ticket in?
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Her ticket is in Section 203 (Damon’s Deck) for $156
True story.
Daryl Strawberry’s first game as a Yankee. I decide to go up to the stadium and buy a ticket off the street. I think I paid 35$. Somewhere on the lower deck near the left field foul pole. Face was probably 20$ back then.
I sit down and the guy next to me asks how much I paid. So I tell him and he tells me that he just sold it 20 minutes ago to a guy on the street for 5$
How about a weather roll call?
Sunny with vog here.
No matter what the Yankee haters say,VEGAS LUV’S the YANKEES!!
203 is bleachers.
Christina’s probably got 205 or 206. They’re good because you’re also protected from the rain.
The Yankees have the ALCS MVP,on the mound tonight,did Cliff Lee get the nlcs mvp ……crickets,,,,,I can’t hear you!!
Hey Don’t forget your best friend Aroid! Load me up and shoot me in. Im the only reason your still playing ball remember!
The Yankees wouldn’t even be facing the Phillies if there was no snow out in Denver against the Rockies. Pedro was going tp pitch Game 3 and he would have lost resulting in the Phillies being down 2-1 in the NLDS.
The Phillies are the ones that have faced pathetic teams all year long including the postseason. Utley has a groin issue and has been slumping at the plate lately, and Ibanez has come down to earth and is fighting some injuries as well.
The Yankees are better than the Phillies.
The Yankees wouldn’t even be facing the Phillies if there was no snow out in Denver against the Rockies. Pedro was going tp pitch Game 3 and he would have lost resulting in the Phillies being down 2-1 in the NLDS.
The Phillies are the ones that have faced pathetic teams all year long including the postseason. Utley has a groin issue and has been slumping at the plate lately, and Ibanez has come down to earth and is fighting some injuries as well.
The Yankees are better than the Phillies.
BRONX JEERS-
Thats funny. I had two extra tickets to a RedSux Yankee game early in the season. I put an auction on EBAY and the price skyrocketed. I ended up selling two $100 tickets for over $300 each to a guy with a Boston area zip code. We get to the game and sure enough this moron of a RedSux fan sits next to me. Im cracking up to myself thinking what a sucker. I casually start asking him if he is from Bastan. Hes like yea came down to see the stadium and watch the Yankees loose. So Im like you must have got these tickets right when they went on sale. His response No I got them on stubhub last week for 30 bucks each! (liar you paid $310 each) About the fifth inning the guy is being a total fool. I just look at him and Im like Dave ????? (thats the name of the guy that bought them from me) calm down its only the 5th?? inning. The guy cant figure out how i knew his name. Finally im about to leave and I look at the dude and say hey next time I sell a ticket on ebay remind me not to sell it to a RedSux fan even if I do get triple the face value. He felt like a total tool!!!!
NYS is so big, sections got their own zip codes?
Boy, the experts really hate the Yankees:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....?eref=sihp
christina, i’ll let you know in a moment. thanks
AROIDS NEEDLE-
WHOS YOUR DADDY?
7 hours and 34 minutes until Game 1!!!!!
Pedro was on the Manny,Ortiz ROID LOADED 2004 Red Sawx team too!!
if it’s rained out tonite we will prob see cc in games 1 & 5
and andy in #7.
MR.OCTOBER,
That’s a good one.
Do you still have his address? Maybe you can send him an anonymous Yankee Christmas card.
“How about a weather roll call?”
Clear, windy, highs of 58. Coldest its been since spring began, here in LV. Thought I was going to freeze to death walking the dog this morning.
rain to stop at 6pm.
“Get me to the plate Boys” – Ryan Howard 10-13-09
Christina, Can you email me please?
trueyankeeblue@gmail.com
Thank you, Zmaster
these Phillies played the Yankees very tough this year but the Yankees bullpen was in shambles at the time and they had to use pitchers like Veras, a hobbled Wang, and Tomko yet still came very close to taking 2 out of three. Add the fact that two of the three starting pitchers for them in that series have dead arms now (Happ and Hammels) and the guy who pitched the best game Brett Meyers is no longer a starter and wasn’t on the NLCS roster (he was added to the WS roster). Yes they added Cliff Lee but Pedro couldn’t beat the Yankees in his prime and the core Yankee hitters are very familiar with his stuff as opposed to the Dodgers who mostly were seeing him for the first time. I assume all this Philly bravado is to mask their fear. Tonight’s game should be very telling. If the Yankees blow them out of the stadium I assume this will be a short series.
Christina
Craigslist is easier!
Will people stop talking about the weather. This game will go on. The rain will end before the game starts.
Both teams are evenly matched, but I have bad news, the Yankees will be celebrating their 27th championship in Philadelphia this year, not in the Bronx.
what no Flash points today?
How does Francesa say the Phils have the edge at catcher?
“Get me to the plate Boys” – Ryan Howard 10-13-09
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“Yo Adrian, we did it we did it” – Rocky Balboa 1976
good article on Phil Coke…
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....;type=lgns
Has anyone else wondered just how good this team could have been had Mussina stayed and pitched like he did last year?
hey Christina, I found someone looking for WS tickets…
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....es_ti.html
Philly has been beating up on 2nd class pitchers this post season. They haven’t even faced a single world class pitcher. The Yankees have faced, and gotten two Lackey and Joe Nathan this October.
“How does Francesa say the Phils have the edge at catcher?”
haha he seriously said that? What a joke. Posada is the 2nd best overall catcher in the major leagues.
Because Francesa is trying to rile people up, and increase his call volume. To him, it’s only business.
Francesa has decided in his ultimate wisdom that Ruiz is “clutch” and has decreed him the better catcher. Probably the best in baseball.
For those of you annoyed that media types aren’t respecting the Yankees enough, the SF Chronicle beat writer picks the Yanks in five today.
Christina – how much?
“The Phillies have an American league line up “. We have experience with that !
Jeet Skeet, I’m not sure the Yankees go out to get both Sabathia and Burnett if Mussina stays another year.
Joe
Is that the best he has?
I doubt anyone calls in to argue the Ruiz/Posada issue.
Hokiehill
Nice article on Phil Coke. He has been a favorite of mine since I learned he wrestled in high school b/c my son did as well…maybe not much of a reason, but it is as good as liking Cervelli for his dreamy eyes
man….day of the series and this place is dead.
The Yankees have faced guys like Lackey, Joe Nathan, Weaver, Saunders, Kazmir, Ervin Santana.
And the Phillies have faced pitchers like Randy Wolf, and Padilla, lol !
Nick in SF, go to Streamcenter.com and listen to 610 WIP in Philly and 1050 in NY. They are both doing a simulcast with 1 Yankee and one Philly based sportscaster. It’s a lot of fun to hear the back and forth from the phone calls. You can say what you want about Philly fans but dispassionate and bland are not two words that come to mind. I’d really love to see this thing go 7 games because heads are going to explode on both sides of Jersey!
It’s too bad Jay Z isn’t playing tonight, that would be an amazing way to kick off the world series
I love the song he was going to play, hopefully works out tomorrow night.
Quick, mick, start up some NFL topics!
Damon 2/22 vs Lee, the promising part is both hits came this year.
“You can say what you want about Philly fans ”
Really? I can? The majority of Philly fans are loud, obnoxious, stupid and moronic. I mean, New York fans aren’t really a polite and cultured lot but Philly takes the stupidity to a new level.
They also suck at driving.
Which underestimated Yankee will come up with a big hit.
Like: Sojo, Luis Viscaino, Etc.
I say Hairston. Any comments?
What’s up with people referring to this series as “The Battle for Jersey”???
Does the loser get to claim Jersey as their own?
I dont get it?
Arroyo Syndrome
see Post McClouth Depression by Proxy
Francesa said that Sabathia wasn’t a dominant pitcher. But he is one of the best pitchers in the game.
The Phillies fans are high on Ruiz because he batted .375 in the NLCS and has had 3 excellent post series series full of clutch hits going back to last year’s WS. He deserves his due but this week he will meet his match.
Ghost, sounds good, but I’m on my blackberry right now, not gonna work.
Assuming that Mussina would have pitched this year like he did last year is one gigantic hypothetical. He didn’t come back because he didn’t want to put himself through what it would take to even have a chance to perform at that level again.
And yeah, if Moose came back, probably no AJ.
I find it easier (and sadder) to imagine what the team would have been with a healthy Chien-ming Wang.
Want to read something just scary about NFL. Google Malcolm Gladwell’s piece in the New Yorker. Eye openning.
Very funny Zach…
Half of jersey are mostly Philly fans, the other half is NY. Also, some people have said this is the Route 95 series which happens to be the NJ turnpike and connects NY and Philly right through jersey.
I don’t want to see this World Series go 7 games. I want the Yanks to win in either 5 or 6. I don’t care about having a long series, I just want the Yankees to win.
Patrick, they really do make it seem like every Boston Red Sox fan attended Harvard don’t they?
Bronx Jeers,
What happens at the 2 hour cutoff? Do people lower prices on all the tickets that didn’t sell?
Thanks.
As much as I love Moose, I dont think he would have survived pitching another year with the same strategies he employed last year. There is only so long one can go pitching “backwards” before hitters catch up. He did, however, effectively manage the inside corner again (which led to much of his success).
I find it easier (and sadder) to imagine what the team would have been with a healthy Chien-ming Wang.
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Yes, that would have been some rotation.
It’s time for another round of postseason “Guess the Line Up”
Post your line up submissions here (or any new threads that come up) with players AND positions
Guess the Line Up will end at the sooner of the line up getting leaked or 4:30. No late submissions. No revisions
“Patrick, they really do make it seem like every Boston Red Sox fan attended Harvard don’t they?”
That’s a good way of putting it
The reason why Carlos Ruiz has been so good is because no one knows who he is. Pitchers should just pitch him inside.
jeter
damon
tex
arod
matsui
posada
cano
swisher
melky
Wait, you’re saying that all Red Sox fans aren’t Harvard educated?
I’ve been duped.
Mick-
Players AND positions
Nick in SF, I think it was a MAJOR advantage for the Yankees in Game 1 and 2 of the ALCS to have two hard throwers going as opposed to finesse pitchers. Hard throwers always have an advantage in cold weather because finesse pitchers (like Wang and Mussina) need to feel the ball more and that’s tougher to do in cold weather.
Philly fans are awful……you had to see the comments they were making about CC and his wife….
Jete
Johnny D.
Tex
A-Rod
Po
Matsui
Cano
Swish
Melky
ss,lf,1b,3b,dh,c,2b,rf,cf
ERICA-
JETER
DAMON
TEX
AROD
MATSUI
POSODA
CANO
SWISHER
CABRERA
Erica, my guess:
Eric Hinske CF
Jose Molina SS
Jerry Hairston C
Brett Gardner DH
Melky Cabrera 1B
Hideki Matsui 2B
Andy Pettitte 3B
Brian Bruney LF
Chad Gaudin RF
Nick Swisher – SP
Jeter-SS
Damon-LF
Tex-1B
AROD-3B
Matsui-DH
Posada-C
Cano-2B
Swish-RF
Melky-CF
I am going to say this one more time cause I am getting really annoyed and I don’t know how I can make it any clearer.
If you are playing GTLU
POST PLAYERS AND POSITIONS
jete- ss
damon – lf
tex-1b
a-rod-3b
po-c
matsui-dh
cano-2b
swisher-rf
melky-cf
mick-
Please. Make my life a little easier and just repost the whole line up in one complete submission
Line up for an opening win
Jete SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Alex 3B
Jorge C
Godzilla DH
Robbie 2B
Swish RF
Melky CF
Molina at SS ?! what about his range? what about his range?!
Lets Go Big C!!!! 6+ Strong with a lead and we take Game 1…. Lets get it done!!!
Jeter 6
Damon 7
Teixeira 3
Rodriguez 5
Matsui DH
Posada 2
Cano 4
Cabrera 8
Swisher 9
Although Gardner has as many hits in 5 AB against Lee as Damon does in 22 I don’t see that move being made today. An interesting thing about tomorrow is Hairston owns Pedro and Cano is 0/12 career against him. Again another move I don’t see Girardi making.
Whats everyone thoughts on Wang for next season? I know hes out until mid 2010 but do you think he will ever pitch in the majors again for the Yankees?
Very true, Zach, but I bet Moose would’ve come up with more brainy strategems…perhaps he would’ve pitched sideways, or upside-down, maybe even oblong after the AS break.
jete ss,damon lf,tex 1b,alex 3b,matsu dh, po c,cano 2b, swish rf, melk cf
SS #2
LF #18
1B #25
3B #13
DH #55
C #20
2B #24
RF #33
CF #53
Here is my lineup Erica,
Jeter – SS
Damon – LF
Tex – 1B
Arod – 3B
Posada – C
Matsui – DH
Cano – 2B
Swisher – RF
Melky – CF
Thanks for running this Erica, it’s a lot of fun!
Go Yankees!
Erica-
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Thanks
“Molina at SS ?! what about his range? what about his range?!”
His range is as good as Jeter’s and I figure his excellent catching ability will be a bonus from SS. He can call the signs from there, just like A-rod used to do.
Gardner in CF
If Joe hasnt made any dramatic moves yet there is no way he will start Gardner and bench Johnny. The same is true for Hairston for Cano. I totally see your point but its not Joes style. I personally wouldnt do it either.
Nothing gets past a diving Molina.
Erica, I’m going against the numbers tonight, put me down for, yes, Johnny Damon!
(and Jeter, Tex, Arod, and Posada)
GTLU
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
ARod 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Melky CF
Nothing gets past a diving Molina.
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Nick,
How about a flying Wallenda?
FOX covered the Yanks in the ALCS but hasn’t done the Phils yet in the postseason.
Wonder if that will mean millions of useless Philly facts because they already used up all their Yankee morsels?
Hey Erica,
Here is my World Series Game 1 line-up:
Derek. SS
Johnny LF
Tex. 1B
Alex. 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Robbie 2!
Swisher RF
Melky CF
Again thanks
JETER SS
DAMON LF
TEX 1b
AROD 3b
MATSUI DH
POSADA C
CANO 2b
SWISHER rf
CABRERA LF
I’d like to see us pound Lee early. I don’t want him settling in. Take him out early and attack the BP.
Erica,
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Thanks
You’re welcome Shawn
Bronx Jeers,
What happens at the 2 hour cutoff? Do people lower prices on all the tickets that didn’t sell?
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Stubhub “closes” 2 hours before the game. You can find the best deal shortly before this cutoff as people get desperate to sell.
mick, it’s World Series day, can’t you stick to baseball?
I’ll play
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
mccarver will try to put extra hexes on NY, being he is an old philly…might even wear a prayer shawl…might have to go with the tv/radio combo
nick
saw zombieland …not bad
Even if Lee pitches a good game the Yankees will drive his pitch count up resulting in him lasting only 6 innings just like John Lackey. Once he turns the game over to the Philly bullpen the Phillies will be in trouble.
they booed Santa Clause…all you need to know about fans from Sillidelphia…
nick
are the Dead still big in SF?
Here’s my submission…looking familiar
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
wow, tony massarotti actually wrote something that makes sense today over on boston.com.
MR.OCTOBER
If Joe hasnt made any dramatic moves yet there is no way he will start Gardner and bench Johnny. The same is true for Hairston for Cano. I totally see your point but its not Joes style. I personally wouldnt do it either.
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Just saying it might get an ounce of consideration when checking matchups. I haven’t looked past game 1 in terms of matchups but Damon certainly isn’t coming out.
I think the Dead are still big everywhere.
mccarver just called werth a superstar.
New thread
NO NEW LINE UPS HERE!
This lineup game is like a layup drill.
There should be a penalty for guessing wrong tonight.
THE SUN IS SHINING IN THE BRONX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeter-SS
Damon-LF
Teixiera-1B
Rodriguez-3B
Matsui-DH
Posada-C
Cano-2B
Swisher-RF
Cabrera-CF
The very 1st time I had to taste humble pie in my memory was in 1960 when I was so sure the Yankees would clobber the Pirates. BTW, the Yankees were the better team, but Maz won it for the Pirates. I’m not impressed with macho predictions any more. I truly believe the Yanks are the best team in MLB and I believe the RSux are 2nd best. The Phillies are probably 4th or 5th best, but it doesn’t matter because they are playing for the WS title now. Whoever wins 4 games 1st is the Champion.
Baseball is a funny game! Several years ago the Angels were the best team in baseball, but Donnie Moore threw 1 bad pitch and they lost the ALCS game. It is a matter of any given day! I believe the Yanks are going to sweep, but that is just my thoughts. I said the same for the Angels series & Yanks. Enjoy the ride!
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Not really for GTLU since I think pigs would fly before Girardi did this, but here’s my lineup:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Rodriguez 3B
Teixeira 1B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Phillies WFC again!
Yanks are going down!