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On the strength of another clutch hit from Alex Rodriguez (and a great at-bat by Johnny Damon), the Yankees stormed back in the ninth and beat the Phillies, 7-4, in Game 4 of the World Series. They’re one win away from their 27th championship. Stay here for all the clubhouse reaction.
UPDATE, 12:12 a.m.: Johnny Damon said the key to his taking third base was seeing “how Pedro (Feliz) caught the throw.” He also said that Alex Rodriguez “is the reason why we’re here.”
“We’re at 10 (wins),” Damon said. “Hopefully we get 11 tomorrow.”
UPDATE, 12:15 a.m.: CC said he thought the warning was “premature” but Joe Girardi said the umpires told him that CC should feel free to pitch inside and that there would not be any automatic ejections if someone got hit. “It didn’t affect me at all,” Sabathia said.
UPDATE, 12:46 a.m.: A-Rod said, “There’s no question, I have never had a bigger hit.”
Damon will go down in history….
one from 27
WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!
Damon W.S. MVP! Sign him up.
RESIGN JOHNNY DAMON-IC RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess Jimmy Rollins was right.
This is ending in 5.
Erica – always OPPC
November 1st, 2009 at 11:52 pm
DT – OPPC member
November 1st, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Johnny Damon – what a job!
I’m almost proud to be your proxy PBF for one night.
I’ll never tease you about ice skates ever again.
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YAY!!!!!!
I am the happiest girl in new York right now. Now I know how Kate Hudson feels
AMAZING GUYS! joba really got my blood pumpin but jeeez damon is a ballla!!
I usually hate crowd reaction shots, but the ones they showed in the 9th really said it all
Who does Philly hate more this weekend
A. Johnny Damon
B. Cole Hamels
C. Alex Rodriguez
D. Brad Lidge
I don’t care if Posada was out at 2nd or not. That hit was huge. Kudos Jorgie!
the 2009 Yanks are the Comeback Kids after all
they wait until the 9th to do the real damage
The Phillies have to win 3 in a row now against AJ, Pettite, and CC if it comes to that. I like our chances.
The Phillies won the battle again however.
Making Mariano have to pitch for the second night in a row.
the curse of PeteAbe is 1 win away from being broken
Damon and A-Rod were legendary in that ninth inning! Simply amazing!
Accuscore never lies!
This team is so relentless.
unbeliebable!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“The Phillies have to win 3 in a row now against AJ, Pettite, and CC if it comes to that. I like our chances.”
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Cliff Lee
Pedro
Hamels
I like the Yanks chances, but they still need to show up.
killer instinct….
Yankees better think long and hard about letting Damon and Matsui go.
In a twisted way, we have none other than the Boston Red Sox to thank for this.
No really .. stick with me on this one …
They blew the A-Rod trade.
They let Damon get away.
They blew the Teixeira negotiations.
Oh yeah … and there’s the Pedro game from a few days ago.
it sounded like the crowd was crying
I think Tim mccarver did a good job in explaining Lidge’s pitching.. With man on 3rd, all lidge was able to throw was fast balls… A slider in the dirt could be a wild pitch allowing a run to score… Damon taking 3rd on that stolen base was so critical…
Phillies fans paid, on average, $1350 a ticket for these games
that makes it just so much sweeter!!!!
Raymagnetic, you have to be kidding me. Mariano has thrown about 13 pitches in the past two days.
So with Cliff Lee being a lefty and Cano stinking up the place any chance Hairston is the starting 2B tomorrow?
I doubt it especially with Molina, the pitcher and possibly Gardner also in the lineup, but just wondering.
*** $1350 a ticket for tickets purchased online from resellers
raymagnetic – And Now They Get CC
November 1st, 2009 at 11:53 pm
The Phillies won the battle again however.
Making Mariano have to pitch for the second night in a row.
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LOL. Thats kinda like a “moral victory” isn’t it?
Brandon AWESOME! (BECAUSE In New York! This song isn’t what dreams are made of!) November 1st, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Who does Philly hate more this weekend
A. Johnny Damon
B. Cole Hamels
C. Alex Rodriguez
D. Brad Lidge
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Imagine adding insult to injury, the Yankees celebrating on their field
How come they don’t give Posada any credit? Despite the baserunning he really hit big in that inning. He’s so underrated its not even funny.
damon and mo neck to neck for mvp
IMO as long as Posada cans still squat his ancient butt down behind the plate, Matsui has to stay as DH.
But I’ve been saying that all year. Not in as many words, but you all know what I mean …
Johnny just insured he is coming back
One of the greatest innings in history
Wow! Great win Yankees! JD really got it going for them!
Totally off message, here are some Twitter comments made during the game for those of us who had to endure Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
“He got him from the second base side of second base.” – Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver just said don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour so you’re not late.
Only tim mccarver could be late because he didn’t fall back.
Tim McCarver needs to stop calling pitches. He’s right about 10% of the time.
I’m sorry, Tim McCarver, but October of 2008 is NOT “the last two years.”
Tim McCarver just called Elston Howard a “great Yankee great”
Listening to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver would be helpful if I knew nothing about baseball or I was a complete idiot
Yes Tim McCarver, once they pinch hit for him, Joba can no longer pitch.
“lidge’s slider is so good. look for 1 in the dirt.” pause. pitch. “fastball. high.”
I think if we put Tim McCarver and Joe Morgan in the same broadcast booth, baseball would cease to exist.
Tim McCarver talking about common sense: does not compute, does not compute.
Common sense would tell you Tim McCarver is an idiot
If you ask Tim McCarver what time it is, he will tell you how a watch works instead.
All is good. Yankees win the series tomorrow!!!!!!!!11
Devastating loss for Philly, but they have Lee going tomorrow.
CB, I may have missed your answer, but what are your thoughts about AJ tomorrow instead of Gaudin? I think it’s a mistake……
“Raymagnetic, you have to be kidding me. Mariano has thrown about 13 pitches in the past two days.”
Yes, But he’s had to pitch in 3 games already! Clearly the Phillies are actually trying to tire him out.
ONE MORE TO GO!!
“Yup – & let’s not forget just a thoroughly professional AB by Johnny Damon.”
There just no way to underestimate what Damon did there. His defense hurt the team this game but his at bat in the 9nth off of Lidge was classic Johnny Damon.
That at bat by Damon made me think about what he used to do to the yankees late in games when he was on Boston.
Just fouling off one good pitch after another after another. Just a very “annoying” at bat if you’re the pitcher.
But just an amazing performance for the yankees. Fighting off all of those pitches to then single.
He literally breathed life back into the yankee’s world series chances.
Honestly – they lose this game given the pitching match up and the yankees are in some trouble.
charlie getting cranky
its time to close out the Phillies season!
Ozzie is a nightmare!
Phillies in 10
This really showed the heart of this team
look at their faces!
Madsen is at 42 pitches the past 2 days
Lidge threw 30 tonight
If the Yanks can get Lee out of the game, well, that’s a good thing.
“The Phillies won the battle again however.
Making Mariano have to pitch for the second night in a row.
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LOL. Thats kinda like a “moral victory” isn’t it? ”
They can win all the battles they want. I’d rather win the war.
Does anyone have that live interview link from last night?
raymagnetic – And Now They Get CC November 1st, 2009 at 11:53 pm
The Phillies won the battle again however.
Making Mariano have to pitch for the second night in a row.
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I’m dying over here
“LOL. Thats kinda like a “moral victory” isn’t it?”
It’s the rope-a-dope strategy. Make Mariano pitch every time the Yankees when.
That’ll show them.
“Imagine adding insult to injury, the Yankees celebrating on their field”
J-Rollstradamus wouldn’t like that.
Well if Philly is to win this, it has to go 7. So strap it up.
when = win, duh!
“Listening to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver would be helpful if I knew nothing about baseball or I was a complete idiot”
lmao. priceless.
betsy you love aj..can’t believe you’re not jumping out of your skin for him tmw to clinch!
BA November 1st, 2009 at 11:55 pm
So with Cliff Lee being a lefty and Cano stinking up the place any chance Hairston is the starting 2B tomorrow?
I doubt it especially with Molina, the pitcher and possibly Gardner also in the lineup, but just wondering.
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Hairston, Molina, Burnett, Gardner sounds better than Cano, Molina, Burnett, Gardner
Of course they need to show up. Philly has the pitching advantage tommorow and all our pitchers are on 3 days rest from now on. I think we have a decided bullpen advantage though and its tough to win 3 straight against a team with a better bullpen than you..
CB,
Lidge was so afraid of walking Damon that he refused to throw the slider on 3-2, even after Damon fouled off pitch after pitch.
Damon had chased 2 sliders, I believe, in the AB
I found the pitch selection a little curious. I understand the thought process, but I figure they would have gone back to a slider after the first 2 fouled fastballs.
Mo won’t be pitching tomorrow. Even if Burnett gives up 1 run, we won’t get the lead off of Lee.
The consolation is that the Yanks can then go on and win the world series in NY, off Pedro, in game 6.
Boston Dave: In-N-Out Burger. Might get another one tonight!
“That at bat by Damon made me think about what he used to do to the yankees late in games when he was on Boston.”
I’ve been thinking that this whole postseason. Johnny is the kind of guy you’d rather have on your side because of his ability to foul off a pitcher’s best pitches.
LOL at manuel haha…
Now the decision to pitch Burnett tomorrow makes little sense. If the Yankees lose then Pettitte on short rest in game 6?
Eh don’t like that. I would have went Gaudin tomorrow. Burnett game 6.
E-gawa November 1st, 2009 at 11:59 pm
“Listening to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver would be helpful if I knew nothing about baseball or I was a complete idiot”
lmao. priceless.
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not so sure. I feel bad for little kids starting to play that don’t know any better than to ignore them.
On a somber note,CC hasn’t won a game this World Series,after carrying the team the first two postseason rounds,and the second half.
3-1 yankees,how about the Damon at bat,it was the bomb!
Can’t wait for tomorrow night! You know, Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett grew up about 30 miles from each other? Both from Central Arkansas?
“I may have missed your answer, but what are your thoughts about AJ tomorrow instead of Gaudin? I think it’s a mistake……”
Betsy,
I did answer before. I would 100% pitch AJ on short rest tomorrow.
There’s now way I would throw Gaudin over AJ on short rest given how little Gaudin has thrown. He’s completely out of game form.
AJ has a huge arm. He should be more than strong enough to pitch on three days rest.
I’m more concerned about AJ being too hyped up pitching on the road in front of a hostile crowd than I am about the rest issue.
When I first saw Damon take off for 3rd, with the fielder holding the ball, I thought Damon had mistakenly thought the throw to 2nd had gone into center, and that he’d be out at 3rd easily…
That double steal from Damon was Jeter-esque.
A totally heads up play.
Having Damon at third took a big pitch away from Lidge.
He didn’t have confidence to throw that slider in the dirt.
Two things:
1. I love how Posada went to Joba after the end of the top half of the ninth.
2. Which Phillie gets drilled tomorrow?
Oh yeah and…
I LOVE this team. You can never count them out.
Did anyone see this coming?!!! I did not! What a thrilleing win!
We’re one win away from winning this title. Why pitch AJ against Cliff? why not pitch Gaudan (is he stll around??) tomorrow and win one game back home?? AJ against Pedro again. Wouldn’t that be a safer route to go? We just need one more win… not yet done, we’ve been this road before. That one win isn’t easy. That’s why I agree with Mike Francesa – Save AJ for the game in NY…
Nick in SF,
yes, that’s right…
miss that place now that I’m back east
the dejection on Kruk’s face is priceless.
No, I say we play 120% tomorrow to close out in front of Phillie fans.
I think I threw out my should doing Joba fists pumps after A-Rods and Posadas hits
Rollins – “Phillies in 2010!”
I think the best decision of the game was taking out CC early, at 95 pitches. Why? Because it was obvious his command wasn’t all there, and that it wasn’t worth overworking him.
Chamberlain looked untouchable, almost in Mariano fashion. Too bad the home run overshadowed his stunning performance.
I heard earlier today that AJ is 3-0 with a 1.92 or so ERA when he’s pitched on 3 days rest.
Can someone confirm?
Come on ANSKY,
You’re thinking of the ’08 Yanks. This team will beat the best to become the best. Lee goes down tomorrow!
Yankee Trader
November 1st, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Erica-
Must admit I didn’t take a shower before the top of the ninth, but after I washed my face and brushed my teeth, I turn it on and it’s 7-4 bottom of the 9th, Rivera cruises, and I find out with two out Damon sparked the rally!!!
Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The shower is all powerful!
That at bat by Damon made me think about what he used to do to the yankees late in games when he was on Boston.
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Lol. I was desperately talking to the TV, saying, “Johnny, I know that hitter that used to foule off 15 pitches an AB against us all those years and eke out a hit, is in there.”
Gardner in CF
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
E-gawa November 1st, 2009 at 11:59 pm
“Listening to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver would be helpful if I knew nothing about baseball or I was a complete idiot”
lmao. priceless.
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not so sure. I feel bad for little kids starting to play that don’t know any better than to ignore them.
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Don’t worry, I’m sure the kids parents are screaming at the tv, telling Buck to shut up about football during the world series.
PeteAbe’s twitter:
“Just spoke to Wade Boggs, he’s coming tomorrow to ride Alex around the warning track if Yankees win”
Mick, I hate the decision to pitch AJ tomorrow – I think he’ll pitch well, but the Yankees didn’t hit Blanton; are they going to hit Lee? Andy on 3 days rest? It makes zero sense.
Dear AJ Burnett:
the World Series MVP is on a silver platter for you.
Go out and take it!!!
Erica,
The GF of the PBF has to be beaming with pride.
Love the Yes postgame, anyone watching Kruk on espn, is he crying?
AJ ought to put one right in Utley’s butt cheek for AROD and CC tommorow
Boston Dave – ONE win til 27
Are you going to be there to watch them clinch tomorrow?
Yes Boston Dave that is true
Also that must have been you I heard screaming after the win… I am also in enemy territory in Brookline
Girardi’s right. Joba was dealing. Just didn’t get the pitch inside far enough. I’ll gladly give Joba the ball tomorrow, if we’re fortunate enough to have a lead late.
Girardi really emotional in press conference.
Betsy,
You do realize that a pitcher who gives up 4 runs in 6 innings has an ERA over 5? So they did in fact hit Blanton.
bodhisattva – Destiny Wears Pinstripes
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:03 am
Erica,
The GF of the PBF has to be beaming with pride
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I was actually skipping in circles around my apartment. I am so happy still I can’t breathe
How come they don’t give Posada any credit? Despite the baserunning he really hit big in that inning. He’s so underrated its not even funny
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A-rod saved us, but I agree Posada came up big. Damon with his steal too. All 3 of them deserve credit.
oh ya mo is so friggin tired….12 pitches in 2 days!
Kf,
I will be there!!
So excited!
I have to remember not to knock the teeth out of any obnoxious Phillies fans and risk getting thrown out.
It’ll be tough….
If Johnny Damon gets World Series MVP, I am going to make a speech on his behalf
Girardi press conference on ESPN News
“2. Which Phillie gets drilled tomorrow?”
I’d be in favor of Lee.
Sorry but A-Rod needs to get mvp.. Nice heads up by Johnny but Alex almost single handedly carried us through the first two rounds of the playoffs. What a year it has been for this team, destiny lives in the new stadium
I hate not being able to watch the YES postgame
Charlie Manuel all ticked off cuz someone asked about Cliff Lee pitching on short rest
CB, good point about Gaudin……it’s not AJ I’m concerned so much about as Andy on 3 days rest. It’s been a few days, but I always appreciate your opinion…….how good was AJ in game 2? That was huge for him……and for the team.
Is it too early to start asking who is gonna catch AJ tomorrow?
I’m so excited it’s gonna be tough to fall asleep tonight………..jeez, I’m 48 & sound like a little kid!!
“The Phillies won the battle again however.
Making Mariano have to pitch for the second night in a row.”
Riiight. And when Mariano saves tomorrow’s victory, the Phillies will have won an even bigger battle. Making Mariano have to pitch for the 3rd night in a row.
I thought Girardi managed another good game tonight. He pulled CC at the right time. I loved the move to steal Damon with 2 outs there and that was huge.
Johnny Damon deserves a new nickname. I’ll go with “Willie Sutton Damon”. He made a living out of robbing banks around Philadelphia. He’s certainly robbed the Phillies bank tonight.
manuel may go postal on a reporter if someone asks the wrong question.
he is wound tight right now.
# Boston Dave – ONE win til 27 November 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 am
I heard earlier today that AJ is 3-0 with a 1.92 or so ERA when he’s pitched on 3 days rest.
Can someone confirm?
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heard something along those lines.
Yankees Rule…
Vader
November 1st, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Not like we haven’t seen this before…no worries
I kinda had a feeling…
What’s up with Melky?
“Yes Boston Dave that is true
Also that must have been you I heard screaming after the win… I am also in enemy territory in Brookline”
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Bryan,
I live with Red Sox fans on the south shore (who also have 2 small children) right now who go to sleep at 10pm. they’re casual baseball fans though… they dont follow too closely.
I already got spoken to with my late night screaming. I tried to be quiet tonight but it was hard.
any word on Melky’s condition?
“Lidge was so afraid of walking Damon that he refused to throw the slider on 3-2, even after Damon fouled off pitch after pitch.”
BD,
This is the huge limitation on Lidge’s game and what will always be what makes him such a feast or famine guy.
He just doesn’t have the ability to be consistent with the tool that makes him great at moments.
He just doesn’t have great command of his slider. So he literally becomes a very different pitcher when he falls behind.
And he just didn’t want to walk Damon. And rightly so.
But he didn’t have the tools to put Damon away without his slider.
Again – that was the same downfall for Lidge against Alex. Lidge didn’t have enough confidence in his slider to really snap one off against Alex with a man on third.
His fastball is hard but relatively straight.
Thanks to Damon’s at bat and his brilliant base running the yankees literally boxed Lidge into a corner where he just lost the ability to use his biggest weapon.
That was the story of the ninth inning.
Wow, Jeter is 7 for 17 in the WS with 3 runs and 2SB…….what a year
betsy
you have got to learn to think positive. take those negative thoughts and turn them upside down
Boston Dave,
I hope you get to enjoy the celebration, the look on the Philly fan’s faces should be priceless and the ultimate payback……Enjoy
correct me if I’m wrong, but we are 10-3 in the playoffs..
Gardner…I believe he is 4-0
DT,
I like your analysis of how Damon’s presence on third took away the slider in the dirt from Lidge. Thx
“The Phillies won the battle again however.
Making Mariano have to pitch for the second night in a row.”
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Mariano threw what? 13 pitches over the past 2 nights
Madsen – 42 pitches
Lidge – 30 pitches tonight
ANSKY
you forgot something about Damon,THIS WAS THE YEAR that Theo didn’t want to extend to him,and Cashman did.
So nobody asked Girardi about Melky
19 hours and 51 minutes until Game 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely Burnett tomorrow. You get a team down, you keep them down.
Lee’s primed to turn back into a pumpkin. If Burnett keeps it close we’ll get a softenend up Madson and a broken Lidge to chew up and spit out.
thanks KF
I hope the blog is in full force tomorrow.
Yanks need to get to Lee early or there may be a few trolls and pessimists…
but I have a feeling tomorrow is the night!
Todd…isn’t it great though.
I’ll be up for at least another hour.
damon lookin fly in that tank top lol
How are people supposed to go to sleep tonight after a game like that???
Boston Dave
Don’t know how you do that I would have been evicted after game 1 of the ALDS
Boston Dave – ONE win til 27
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:09 am
thanks KF
I hope the blog is in full force tomorrow.
Yanks need to get to Lee early or there may be a few trolls and pessimists…
but I have a feeling tomorrow is the night!
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I think you may be right
no way lee repeats his game 1 performance. we will be amped and ready this time and the pressure will wear him out.
keep on eye on Cliff Lee’s hat tomorrow night
if he keeps going to the dirt on the rim of his hat… something shady might be up… Kenny Rogers style.
If AJ duels Lee evenly tomorrow, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Lee lifted for a ph in the 6-7 innings. Why? Because the Phillies HAVE to win tomorrow. If AJ does as well as Lee – which is not impossible – Manuel will be desperate for runs. And if the Yanks can again get into the Phils’ bullpen, we’ll be in good shape.
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 12:10 am
How are people supposed to go to sleep tonight after a game like that???
Just enjoy the post game show for a while
Vader…………It would be a lot tougher falling asleep if we lost this game, right???
BD,
Yesterday Kruk said that the Phillies won the battle because Mo had to come into the game last night.
I was just echoing his thoughts.
Johnny Damon has really impressed me this year with his veteran leadership and game knowledge. The guy is the World Series MVP right now and I hope they can re-sign him for next year.
If there is a save situation tomorrow we all know who will be pitching…right?
I loved how Buck gave so much credit to Lidge for “turning it around”…then he got lit up.
“Boston Dave
Don’t know how you do that I would have been evicted after game 1 of the ALDS”
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hehe, I am in the basement and they are two floors up
but after a couple of ARod’s late HR’s I think the house was shaking…
Ray, that’s true….
GB, that’s funny………..you are a fount of good humor
KF
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 am
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 12:10 am
How are people supposed to go to sleep tonight after a game like that???
Just enjoy the post game show for a while
*****
I just voted for Johnny for Player of the Game on YES
vin November 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 am
“2. Which Phillie gets drilled tomorrow?”
I’d be in favor of Lee.
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Nah, I’m thinking either Utley or Werth. AJ is just the guy to do it too. Do it early, take the inside of the plate away from Lee because you KNOW they will issue warnings again.
So the Yanks are 14-1 in series’ when holding a 3-1 lead.
And we all know where that loss came.
Never again!
question guys, with melky potentially out tomorrow and the bottom 3 becomes gardy, molina and burnett….
i say we throw posada out there just because…if its essentially a throw away game we NEEED to try to get the extra bats in…
Todd…sometimes it’s hard but in a sense the adrenalin is gone, so it is easier.
You know, I have to say, on paper I respect Charlie Manuel and all he’s been through. But the more I’ve seen of him, the less I like him. What a peevish, petty, unpleasant individual. Perfect for Philly.
Anyway, I’m pleased. Boston is nowhere. We’ve beaten Anaheim, thereby extinguishing the 2002 and 2005 debacle, we’ve won 3 games in a series, already doing more than we did in 2003. A-Rod is hitting.
I hope that we continue our upward trajectory. I hope the offense continues to improve. I will miss Melky though—I am not a Brett Gardner fan.
And I’m not scared of Cliff Lee. He’s not unhittable. The Yanks need to remind themselves of this.
raymagnetic,
I’m not sure Kruk has won a battle in his life.
too bad Randy Johnson didn’t drill him in that 1993 All Star game
“the curse of PeteAbe is 1 win away from being broken”
I got banned from posting at my work computer for making this comment when Pete was still here.
OH WELL!!!!! YANKEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!
This is such a nice end to the weekend, in the recliner watching some Yes postgame.
Also I think Yankee classics needs a marathon once this is all over with all of the dramatic wins in these playoffs alone.
melky in sickbay tomorrow night, methinks.
Peter Gammons, be quiet. I love the guy personally, but blaming the Phillies play these last couple of games instead of crediting the Yankees? Oh yes, ESPN never lets me down
“I was actually skipping in circles around my apartment. I am so happy still I can’t breathe”
“hey gertrude, that crazy woman that takes all the showers is having an asthma attack outside”
” fred, you stay inside, call 911, they ‘ll bring her clothes.”
my favorite part of this blog is reading all the posts that have already declared a loss…even if the game is just tied. the people that post that are not yankee fans – they are pure grade A idiots. if you’re offended by what i just wrote, then you’re one of them.
As someone posted earlier, this being an NL game will make it more likely that Lee is lifted a little earlier tomorrow for a pinch hitter. I really think the Yankees will have better swings against him this time around and if AJ can keep it close I like our chances vs their bullpen.
kruk just basically said the yanks didnt win these last 10 games….the other teams lost them!
bwahahahhahah
“no way lee repeats his game 1 performance. ”
I agree. We’ve already seen the best that he has. Hopefully AJ can contain himself.
I’m worried about Molina catching, especially if Melky can’t start.
That would be a bottom of the order of Gardner, Molina, Pitcher’s Spot. Yikes.
Why would any Phillie get drilled on purpose??? The best revenge is to celebrate the championship on their field. You can’t do better than that.
PL
November 1st, 2009 at 11:47 pm
I AM SO HAPPY I DONT CARE IF I FAIL MY EXAM 2morrow…who needs to know compound interest anyway
That’s the spirit!!!! You guys are great!!! These Yankees are great!!!
Joe Buck and Tim and ESPN I hate!!!!!!!!
who’s the mvp so far? that damon play was amazing, but i’m thinking mariano.
# Boston Dave – ONE win til 27 November 1st, 2009 at 11:53 pm
the curse of PeteAbe is 1 win away from being broken
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Ok, I don’t think I’ve been around long enough to get this.. Someone explain please?? I’ve heard of quite a few curses, but not the PeteAbe curse?
man its hard to go to sleep after a win like that…amazing
This is gonna be really lost in the pile but he has an MVP, CC SABATHIA how amazing has this guy been, I mean srsly.
Anyone watching Espn.. Its unreal.. “The 3 teams the Yankees have played have yet to play to their ability”.. No credit to the Yankees… Gammons and Kruk shouldn’t be able to comment on these games..
“But the more I’ve seen of him, the less I like him.”
I absolutely agree. This is also how I feel about Chase Utley. I’m tired of his greasy, smug look.
randy l.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:14 am
“I was actually skipping in circles around my apartment. I am so happy still I can’t breathe”
“hey gertrude, that crazy woman that takes all the showers is having an asthma attack outside”
” fred, you stay inside, call 911, they ‘ll bring her clothes.”
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LOL. That sounds about right. But I do have pjs on
Kruk is laying out the Phillies path to victory on baseball tonight
If CC had won his two starts tonight the Yankees would have won #27.
I appreciate everything he has done this year,he fought tonight for the Yankees,but couldn’t get the W.
It would be insanity to hit a Phillie batter tomorrow. Give this team no reason to get excited and rally. Let them feel only pressure & dwell on missed opportunities.
Manuel is a jerk……..cranky? He’s always cranky; his comments about Andy were beyond disrespectful. I hope we bury the Phils tomorrow.
We still can’t trust the pen…….Marte maybe, obviously Mo and that is it.
Manuel is a jerk……..cranky? He’s always cranky; his comments about Andy were beyond disrespectful. I hope we bury the Phils tomorrow.
We still can’t trust the pen…….Marte maybe, obviously Mo and that is it.
The story of this team this year has been to get the starting pitcher out of the game early and beat up the other teams pen.
This game followed that script – thought they waited until the 9nth with two outs to start!
Alex’s home run last night completely turned the game around. They were down 3-0 and Hamels was dealing.
Alex completely changed the dynamic of that entire game.
Tonight he just got a hit that might be remembered for the ages.
What a playoffs he’s had. Just amazing.
The swing he put on that ball from lidge was the best swing he’s had this entire world series.
And what a time to do that.
Then Posada’s hit was just huge as well. Given how frequently Mo has thrown this series giving him a 3 run lead iced the game.
And the phillies had dismal at bats in the 9th. They looked defeated. There is just no way that Mo is ever going to blow a 3 run lead. And the phillies knew that. A one run game would have been a very different story.
Joba should have drop good old Uncle Charlie on Feliez to cork screw him into the ground….
gammons SHOULD be saying that the yank pitching has NOT ALLOWED the other teams to play to their ability!
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 12:10 am
How are people supposed to go to sleep tonight after a game like that???
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I’m comforted by the fact that the majority of my coworkers will also be falling asleep at their desks tomorrow
Productivity at work will resume after the world series.
Jimmy Rollins was right about 5 games, or 6.
LOL
CC fought. He just seemed like he didn’t have that strong control. People are ignorant if they choose to blame Posada. Yeah, its Jorgie’s fault CC had little command tonight. CC hung in there. I love how none of you Posada haters credit him even when the pitcher does outstanding. Awesome hit to drive in 2 runs!
“Thanks to Damon’s at bat and his brilliant base running the yankees literally boxed Lidge into a corner where he just lost the ability to use his biggest weapon.”
Hey let’s not forget Tex’s propensity to pull the ball.
We finally worked “the shift” into a favorable outcome.
God love Johnny, but he’s not media savvy.
“who’s the mvp so far? that damon play was amazing, but i’m thinking mariano.”
IMO it’s between CC, MO or Alex, isn’t it amazing how Al has the big hits but Mo really has been the MVP this series the 2 IP appearances, cleaning up messes.
you would think that after all these wins in the late innings, all of the great things that these guys do as a team to pick each other up…
you would think that being up 2-1 in games and tied in the 9th inning of game 4 that true fans would realize that they had a great chance of winning
then you read the crap written on this blog before they put the game away and realize how pathetic some of you are as fans.
you don’t deserve to root for this team, you don’t deserve to celebrate the World Series championship coming up in the next few days.
the true measure of a great team like the 2009 Yankees is that someone always steps up to do something to win a game. Tonight it was 7 guys-Damon, Jeter, Arod, Posada, CC, Marte, and Mo. But everyone else contributed as well.
Maybe some of you will get it eventually but, in all likelihood, you’ll still be complaining for the rest of the series and for years to come.
It’s too bad, I feel sorry for you.
Why listen to Kruk? The guy is on the Phillies’ payroll…….I’m taping MLB and watching YES.
““the curse of PeteAbe is 1 win away from being broken”
I got banned from posting at my work computer for making this comment when Pete was still here.
OH WELL!!!!! YANKEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!”
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haha, well, Pete didn’t like criticism as much as he liked dishing it out
AJ has the MVP on a silver platter if he pitches well tomorrow night
NYY626
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:17 am
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 12:10 am
How are people supposed to go to sleep tonight after a game like that???
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I’m comforted by the fact that the majority of my coworkers will also be falling asleep at their desks tomorrow
Productivity at work will resume after the world series.
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I think I am the biggest Yankee fan in my office. I am going to have a massive Yankee hangover tomorrow
I absolutely agree. This is also how I feel about Chase Utley. I’m tired of his greasy, smug look.
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He got into Giambi’s old hair gel…………..
Jimmy Rollins is guaranteeing a Spring Training win when the Yankees come to Clearwater next March.
The challenge of Lee
Between us and forever
One last obstacle
Betsy
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:16 am
Manuel is a jerk……..cranky? He’s always cranky; his comments about Andy were beyond disrespectful. I hope we bury the Phils tomorrow.
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I missed it, what did he say about Pettitte?
mo avoided the question.. i think his side is hurt
A-rod is the man!
haha Pete Abe
haha Rollins
Gooo Yankees!
Harold Reynolds on MLB rules. Watch him instead of ESPN.
“How are people supposed to go to sleep tonight after a game like that???”
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I just said the same thing…
and I have to get up early to drive to Philly from Boston.
gulp.
no way I’m falling asleep before 2
I hate ESPN…why do even bother to give them my time??
“As someone posted earlier, this being an NL game will make it more likely that Lee is lifted a little earlier tomorrow for a pinch hitter. ”
The big thing to watch for tomorrow is whether the yankees can get a lead – any kind of lead that they can maintain past the 5th inning.
If the yanks can do that then the Phillies might be forced to pull pinch hit for Lee.
The yanks get a lead and the phillies are in big trouble tomorrow, especially given how many pitches Madsen has thrown the past few days and Lidge today.
Screw ESPN………….I know MLB is giving them credit; I look forward to watching my tape later.
Utley’s new nickname is Greased Lightening!!
Why is Mo coughing?
Johnny and Alex are charter members the mutual admiration society.
Lidge just sucks. He’ll be lucky to be pitching in AAA next year. 12 blown saves!!!!!
DYNASTY IS DESTINY!
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:20 am
The challenge of Lee
Between us and forever
One last obstacle
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Do you take requests?? Cause I could really get behind a Johnny haiku
Erica,
I think I am the biggest Yankee fan in my office. I am going to have a massive Yankee hangover tomorrow
Pace yourself, they can close it out tomorrow and it will be a long night with the celebration
Mike Jaret agreed.
Yankee pitching has kept teams from reaching their regular season level.
Also the Yankee offense may not be playing at it’s peak, but the pressure they bring to fielders and pitchers makes them press and we see many of the errors/mistakes that have paved the way to victory.
“Jimmy Rollins is guaranteeing a Spring Training win when the Yankees come to Clearwater next March.”
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he should probably play it safe and just guarantee at least two more strikeouts for Ryan Howard tomorrow
It’s pretty interesting different hero every game it seems like. just like the regular season played out. The one consistency through it all is Mo. I know arod has come up big twice, and Johnnys game was huge tonight. But I say, if the Yanks pull it off. Mo is the Series MVP.
ESPN stinks.Period.
I love listening to Jeter praise Mo, because you know he actually believes every word hes says.
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Harold Reynolds on MLB rules. Watch him instead of ESPN.
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I haven’t watch even 1 minute of Baseball Tonight on the Extreme Sports Poker Network since they fired Harold. He was the only one who made that show watchable. And he was able to keep Kruk in check.
I wonder if Blanton looks like a good idea now to Manuel?
coolstandings.com has Yankees at 91%
I too have been banned by Pete the Great.
He told me it wasn’t him who did it.
Said he was really a sox fan.
Can you believe that?
“Why is Mo coughing?”
He has the flu bug.
This series isn’t over. We certainly have the advantage but if the Phils win tommorow then we have Andy going on short rest in game 6 which you have to worry about at least a little and then you have CC going in Game 7 in his 2nd straight short rest start. CC hasn’t been very sharp in either start in this series.
That said, I think it will be hard to beat this team 3 straight especially with the Phil’s bullpen. I would really love it if they would just hammer Lee tommorow
What a peevish, petty, unpleasant individual. Perfect for Philly.
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That certainly describes the Philly I’ve always known and loved.
KF
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:21 am
Erica,
I think I am the biggest Yankee fan in my office. I am going to have a massive Yankee hangover tomorrow
Pace yourself, they can close it out tomorrow and it will be a long night with the celebration
*****
No way. I can sleep the rest of November and December when there is no baseball.
Watching Jeter speak.
He is so in his element right now.
Todd…rumor has it Utley’s favorite movie is Wall Street
I think I am the biggest Yankee fan in my office. I am going to have a massive Yankee hangover tomorrow
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I have a few big yankee fans in my office, along with a Philly fan boss. Should be a fun day tomorrow
Betsy just watch the YES post game.
“he should probably play it safe and just guarantee at least two more strikeouts for Ryan Howard tomorrow”
Just think: if the Yankees do wrap it up tomorrow, that will give Howard less chances to set the K’s record. I’m sure he’d be really happy with that.
Jeter speaks the truth………Mo is simply amazing, the best ever………..
Fat Pete is sad
I personally want to see AJ beat Lee, because as a Yankee fan in Little Rock, I would like to see AJ get more respect here. The local media talks about Lee like he’s the only one from this area, and they both grew up in the Central Arkansas area. If they mention AJ, it’s like an afterthought. Lee’s good, but he’s not unbeatable! GO YANKEES!!!
where do I start.
Johnny,
Alex
Jorgie
Mo
CC
Probably covered to deathe here but. Alex hit on purpose in lieu of walk. Tim just a theory, set up a dp for Posada who hits into them. We’ve seen it with Padilla and Tex.
Erica! Johnny!
E-gawa, Manuel said Andy was like any pitcher getting old – his stuff was diminishing and that his Indians teams had had success against him. What the Indians have to do with the Phils is beyond me. I’ve never heard an opposing manager show such disrespect to a player
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That’s the reason ESPN canned Harold Reynolds. He did not tow the company line. He was too unbiased towards the Yankees, so he had to go!
Everyone should praise Mo. He’s one of the elite athletes we will ever see in any sport. To do what he’s done for as long as he has its really unreal and seeing the Nathans, Fuentes, Lidges, Papelbons, etc. fail just makes how great he is even more clear.
Hahahhaha.. I just got a text from my mom (who has no interest in baseball at all, and only wants the Tigers to win cause she’s from Michigan) saying, “I just saw Damon’s awesomeness!!” Maybe I can convert her over to the Empire? Hmm.
Trevor, got YES on now………I guess AJ is going to speak tonight. He won’t get much sleep, lol
This might be one of my favorite Yankee post season wins in a long time.
To see the team come back with 2 outs and Damon kick starting that rally the way he did was incredible.
What a great win.
1 more to go.
Uncle E-
There were victory laps. Many of them
I don’t know what to say – it’s already been said here!
As I told my dear wife, no where but baseball do you have emotions turned so completely around in so short a time.
Johnny had a heck of a game, and Alex came through again. CC did his part, and grinded. Joba tried, but just missed his location on that pitch. And Jorge iced it.
Mo needed, what, 7 or 8 pitches? Yeah, the only closer who’s yet to blow one this postseason. Stuff that, Charlie Manuel.
I have to get up at 5:30 in the morning. It will be hard falling to sleep. Let’s win it tomorrow.
Let’s Go Yankees.
Toronto came into Philly and swept a 3 game series.
Baltimore came into Philly and swept a 3 game series.
There is no reason to think the Yanks can’t do it as well.
End it tomorrow.
Joe Buck is the Brad Lidge of commentating.
“kruk just basically said the yanks didnt win these last 10 games….the other teams lost them!
bwahahahhahah”
Umm yeah.
The only Pete Abe curse that I know about is every time Alex Rodriguez knocks in a game winning hit. It kills him.
Rodriguez has only had two hits in the WS, but the hits have been “cherce” hits.
Right now, the MVP will depend on AJ Burnett’s game tomorrow. If he gets the win, he’s it. He’s the key, but, needs 7 solid innings. Being not as strong could very well work in his favor, because he should throw more breaking pitches, but, he’ll still have plenty of fastball, just less likely to yank it out of the strike zone. He’s my pick.
# Betsy November 2nd, 2009 at 12:24 am
E-gawa, Manuel said Andy was like any pitcher getting old – his stuff was diminishing and that his Indians teams had had success against him. What the Indians have to do with the Phils is beyond me. I’ve never heard an opposing manager show such disrespect to a player
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Good idea to trash talk the pitcher who has the most post season wins in the history of MLB before a game. Actually, let the Phillies continue to trash talk, its working out splendidly so far for them….
CR: Yeah, I agree. I liked him a lot when he was there and so glad he’s resurfaced on MLB. He’s unbiased and really baseball smart too. Such a difference from Kruk, McCarver, Buck and the rest of those clowns.
For Erica:
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Damon does us proud
Pressuring Lidge, destiny
Defining moments
Kruk is a moron, i will never understand why ESPN hired him.
lol @ the lady that translated the Spanish hahaha
jimbaumbach Mo said he used heat pack on ribs because “it was cold.” But in addition to ice pak on shoulder was one on ribs, too. #hmm
6 minutes ago from mobile web
“Mo needed, what, 7 or 8 pitches? Yeah, the only closer who’s yet to blow one this postseason. Stuff that, Charlie Manuel.”
In reality, Lidge hasn’t blown a save yet this postseason either. He was pitching in a tie ballgame tonight, not a save situation.
Joe is correct in starting AJ…you don’t play around at this stage…he is going for the kill…keep the pressure on….keep this urgency…..kill all midges
Does anyone know if the Belt is still being passed around in the post season?
One final thought – seeing that replay of Alex’ hit, from the Yankee dugout perspective – and seeing those Yankee offive workers they bussed in from the Bronx, jumping up and waving those little “Can I Help You?” signs – that put a big smile on my face.
Yeah, who gets the belt tonight? They might need to cut it up in pieces.
Wait, YES just said Joba had a good inning. Um, I don’t think so.
Uh, that is not the real CB…unless he/she has lost any of the analytic depth that made previous posts intiguing. I guess imitation is the highest flattery so no issues. Just a great night for all yanks fans!!
DYNASTY IS DESTINY!
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:29 am
For Erica:
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Damon does us proud
Pressuring Lidge, destiny
Defining moments
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I love it! Thank you
betsy
turn your frown upside down
Erica,
A Damon interview coming up on YES
Boston Dave:
I didn’t get banned, but Pete Abe said he’d no longer respond to my emails when I cut and pasted what he had emailed to me into this board.
Basically I told him that Arod would still be great player w/out taking anything and he responded by saying “how do I know that.”
He was pretty upset when I posted that into this blog. Like it’s really any shock that he’s a rabid, jealous Arod hater!
blake
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:29 am
Kruk is a moron, i will never understand why ESPN hired him.
Understand it! That is what ESPN is! ESPN is John Kruk. John Kruk is Joe Buck. Joe Buck is FOX. FOX is ESPN.
How many times did it get mentioned tonight that the Eagles ripped apart and tore apart and obliterated and strangled and murdered the Giants??????? During a World Series game. Joe Buck needed to get some jollies *shrugs*
“DYNASTY IS DESTINY!
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:29 am
For Erica:
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Damon does us proud
Pressuring Lidge, destiny
Defining moments”
nice job Dynasty.
When the Yankees win tomorrow, you and Erica are my blog
co-MVPS.
KF
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 am
Erica,
A Damon interview coming up on YES
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I have been watching YES and waiting!
ESPN hired Kruk cuz he is a dirty old player who hits on all the young interns
That is a qualification you need to have before ESPN hires you
Ask Steve Phillips
Buck and McCarver were absolutely stunned.
Just a total loss for words.
It’s actually made this series more enjoyable.
Schadenfreude at it’s finest.
Good times indeed!
what did Posada do wrong tonight?
Main reason I stay away from this place in the post season.
haha johnny with the sleeveless interview
Joe Buck got Artie Langed…enough said.
Johnny Damon YES Player of the Game. I only voted once
Johnny has some nice arms.
antisocial scrooge November 2nd, 2009 at 12:28 am
Joe Buck is the Brad Lidge of commentating.
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Too good… Mind if I steal that tomorrow?
Erica,
The PBF flexing his biceps for you on YES right now in the interview room
World Series Game IV
New York Livin’ Large off Lidge
Philly In Freefall!
Quite a tank top Johnny is wearing…
Somebody’s got two tickets to the gun show.
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:34 am
“DYNASTY IS DESTINY!
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:29 am
For Erica:
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Damon does us proud
Pressuring Lidge, destiny
Defining moments”
nice job Dynasty.
When the Yankees win tomorrow, you and Erica are my blog
co-MVPS.
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Awww- thank you DT. Would I get to make a speech???
if A-Rod was having a series like Howard the national media would be killing him and yelling “Boli Boli Boli” during the highlights
after tonight i think he is exempt from any throwing arm jokes
Pitching AJ tomorrow is great because it gives you a fair chance to win the game 5, whereas realistically you likely lose if Gaudin starts.
However, the move does make the pitching staff weaker for Games 6 and 7 if you don’t win Game 5. Basically IMO pitching AJ in Game 5 gives you a better chance to win Game 5 but hurts your chances in Games 6 and 7 if Game 5 is lost. If Gaudin pitched then AJ would be fully rested for Game 6 and maybe more importantly Pettitte could pitch out of the pen in either Game 6 or 7.
Lets just win tommorow and then it won’t matter
“How many times did it get mentioned tonight that the Eagles ripped apart and tore apart and obliterated and strangled and murdered the Giants??????? ”
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Whats going on w/ the Giants? I was expecting a win from them & the Yankees. Giants got the Chargers next. They should win that game the Chargers D is horrendous. The only good players they have are Rivers, Gates, Jackson, & Floyd.
It’s a bit premature, but darn if Cash didn’t do right by signing these FAs. Not only are they quality players, but quality people. CC has been enormous – what a gutty performance tonight. AJ has been very good in the playoffs and huge in the biggest game of the year…Tex has been bad offensively, but his D has been spectacular.
“Awww- thank you DT. Would I get to make a speech???”
yes, from the shower of course. Maybe in the form of a letter.
Uncle Ellsworth
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:36 am
what did Posada do wrong tonight?
Main reason I stay away from this place in the post season.
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He drove in 3 runs, that’s what he did. The rest is noise. And I’m with you – I only come in after the games. Why do I want to sit around posting with a group of losers whose sole hope is that Posada fails in some way? Or Cano?
Tiresome bunch, who really need to learn the value of getting on base and slugging – which their team’s offense is based on.
Betsy
Joba threw the ball well. 1 bad pitch doesn’t make a bad inning. You may not the like the result but he looked good.
Erica – always OPPC
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:37 am
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:34 am
“DYNASTY IS DESTINY!
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:29 am
For Erica:
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Damon does us proud
Pressuring Lidge, destiny
Defining moments”
nice job Dynasty.
When the Yankees win tomorrow, you and Erica are my blog
co-MVPS.
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Awww- thank you DT. Would I get to make a speech???
No…you just get to shower on your own terms.
nature boy
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:37 am
after tonight i think he is exempt from any throwing arm jokes
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We can only hope. And the tragic part is some people were calling for his head when Philly scored their second run.
If Johnny comes out of this game- we don’t win
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ph.....k_yank%3A1
Johnny with the wheels
Wow, that’s pretty bad for Manual to disparage Andy like that.
Too bad that Manual’s brain-power is in rapid decline. Nice move starting Blanton instead of Lee! They waved the white flag by doing that; clearly didn’t deserve to win!
The Phils are lucky it’s even been this close. The Yankees are by far the better team. I stand by what I’ve said before: The Angels were the bigger threat.
Yanks in phive would be a phantastic phinish.
REGARDS FROM THE NEW YANKEE STADIUM WHERE THE PARTY TONIGHT WAS TAKEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL AFTER WE WON!!! I HOPE THEY OPEN IT TOMMOROW TOO!!!!! WHOMEVER DIDNT COME TO THE STADIUM TONIGHT MISSED OUT!!!
Somebody’s gonna have to steal 3 bags on a play tomorrow.
Vader
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 am
Awww- thank you DT. Would I get to make a speech???
No…you just get to shower on your own terms.
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LOL. You know, in some ways I find it disturbing that I find it so normnal to tell all of you when I am showering. It just started as a crazy superstition.
I will miss it when the season is over and I don’t have the Yankees dictating when i should shower.
Jorge had the same reaction I’m sure many of us had when Johnny took off for 3rd.
“Where’s he going?”
If Burnett beats Lee tomorrow, he wins WS MVP I think. Which brings me to this… Arod is having a historical postseason in terms of late inning heroics and it’s very possible that he could end this thing without winning a single MVP award. Very strange.
NYY626
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:40 am
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ph…..k_yank%3A1
Johnny with the wheels
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That’s Derek Jeter. Not Johnny. You tease
Did AJ have his presser yet? YES hasn’t shown it…….thanks!
Erica,
I will miss it when the season is over and I don’t have the Yankees dictating when i should shower.
You can always continue when you watch the Yankee classics.
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 am
“Awww- thank you DT. Would I get to make a speech???”
yes, from the shower of course. Maybe in the form of a letter.
******
I am going to think of a really great letter to write when/if the Yankees win the World Series
What did Manual say about Andy?
Just wanted to check in with you guys. What an unbelievable win. I don’t know why I’m still surprised, since this has been going on for most of the season.
I love the focus of these players. Again, I’ll say I love how they’re not taking anything for granted.
My husband said the best part about the way the game ended was the absolute silence in the CBP.
Betsy
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:44 am
Did AJ have his presser yet? YES hasn’t shown it…….thanks!
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Why would AJ have a presser? He didn’t do anything tonight
Next year I will be rooting for the Mets, whenever they play the Phillies. I hope they bury the Phillies and their silly handkerchiefs.
Eirca,
I hope you turn the volume WAY up when you go to the shower.
LOL – that was a Damon picture for me when I clicked the link…
We can only hope. And the tragic part is some people were calling for his head when Philly scored their second run.
If Johnny comes out of this game- we don’t win
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Glad I missed it. Say – is there anyone on their World Series team – which is one win from clinching – whom these losers actually like?
Betsy
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:24 am
E-gawa, Manuel said Andy was like any pitcher getting old – his stuff was diminishing and that his Indians teams had had success against him. What the Indians have to do with the Phils is beyond me. I’ve never heard an opposing manager show such disrespect to a player
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lol well Manuel does seem a little senile to me.
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 am
LOL – that was a Damon picture for me when I clicked the link…
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ARGH! This is a conspiracy!
Yes, AJ’s presser was already on ESPN.
Is anyone on the same page as me in wanting Joe to go with Gaudin tomorrow night vs Lee? Its gonna be a tough game with Lee anyway, Burnett has shown he handles the big stage at home very well, and he is on short rest. Yes, I know he has pitched on short rest before and been fine, but even if he pitches a great game, its no lock he wins. Just saying, I would much prefer a fully rested Burnett at home vs Pedro in Game 6 with CC and Andy ready for relief help and game 7.
bodhisattva – Destiny Wears Pinstripes
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:46 am
We can only hope. And the tragic part is some people were calling for his head when Philly scored their second run.
If Johnny comes out of this game- we don’t win
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Glad I missed it. Say – is there anyone on their World Series team – which is one win from clinching – whom these losers actually like?
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No one seems to be immune
AJ with a chance to pitch his team to a title……all he has to do is pitch well as he can’t help what the Yankees do against Lee.
AJ with a chance to pitch his team to a title……all he has to do is pitch well as he can’t help what the Yankees do against Lee.
Now 5.45am and I’m still too high to go to bed.
Still can’t believe Johnny’s steal to second then third. Just awesome awareness in in such a pressure situation
Erica…time check?
zgveritas
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 am
Eirca,
I hope you turn the volume WAY up when you go to the shower.
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No. I never know what is happening until I get out. Almost always, further damage has been adverted and I know my shower worked
Trisha,
You were very quiet tonight, I hope all is well.
19 hours and 12 minutes until Game 5!!!!!!!!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ga.....k_yank%3A1
Erica, try this one. Its picture 36 ( although they keep adding so the numbers keep changing). Also – I wouldnt consider opening up a picture of the classic jeter fist pump “a tease”
Betsy,
AJ being interviewed on YES
Betsy-
I am sorry. AJ is on YES now
Hey what does big talker jimmy rollins have to say now?? Phillies in 5?6? Haha
ah, here’s AJ now
NYY626
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:48 am
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ga…..k_yank%3A1
Erica, try this one. Its picture 36 ( although they keep adding so the numbers keep changing). Also – I wouldnt consider opening up a picture of the classic jeter fist pump “a tease”
*****
LOL. This time it’s A-Rod fist pump
CC: $161 million
A-Rod: $252 million
Jeter: $181 million
Shutting up the city of Philadelphia: Priceless.
Erica,
Girardi always took out Johnny in the reg season. Did he do it the post season? I dont remember seems – he changed his thinking – a good thing.
He was awesome tonight. Taking 3rd was just great.
Jeter was asked “did you know what he was doing?”
“Yeah I dislocated my shouder doing that” what ten years ago Derek. Jeter never forgets.
LOL YES barely showed AJ…….thanks Erica and Bodh. I’ll have to catch it later….
Erica, you do shower in the off season? Right…??
Brad Lidge on Damon stealing 3rd: “We didn’t go over that.”
lol
Michael Kay keeps saying AJ Burnett “demanded” the ball so he could pitch on short rest. He said in his presser he was “told” – which he seemed perfectly comfortable with. But still, it’s worth mentioning.
AJ…4-0 with 2.33 and alomost 7 innings per start on three days rest…not too shabby
Bill, oops – thanks!
pat
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 am
Betsy
Joba threw the ball well. 1 bad pitch doesn’t make a bad inning. You may not the like the result but he looked good.
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Oh, agree. Joba was dealing. No mistaking that he was on. Just didn’t get the pitch inside enough. I give Joba the ball late with no fear at all.
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 12:49 am
NYY626
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:48 am
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ga…..k_yank%3A1
Erica, try this one. Its picture 36 ( although they keep adding so the numbers keep changing). Also – I wouldnt consider opening up a picture of the classic jeter fist pump “a tease”
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LOL. This time it’s A-Rod fist pump
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Haha they keep adding pictures to the gallery. Its screwing up the links!
Emily in NJ
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 am
Erica, you do shower in the off season? Right…??
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LOL. Yes, I swear
NYY626-
I found pics 34-36. Thanks
I am so happy with Johnny right now
Haha ok. I believe you..
Urch,
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San Diego should be an easy win for the Giants. The only 2 that worry me on that team are Rivers & Jackson. Both are playing incredible right now despite the stats. San Diego also has one of the worst o-lines in the league, & last ranked running game.
Erica – always OPPC
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 am
Betsy
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:44 am
Did AJ have his presser yet? YES hasn’t shown it…….thanks!
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Why would AJ have a presser? He didn’t do anything tonight
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Burnett just had his about 5 minutes ago. All next game starters have them.
“LOL. This time it’s A-Rod fist pump”
Sounds like you’ve been cut off.
No more Damons for you, missy.
You’ll be DUI – Damons Under Influence.
I really can’t believe thet didnt even talk about Melky in the whole postgame. That is pretty mean
So Betsy, you’re starting to come around on AJ starting Game 5?
I hope Sam or Chad can update us on Melky
Uncle Ellsworth
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:50 am
Erica,
Girardi always took out Johnny in the reg season. Did he do it the post season? I dont remember seems – he changed his thinking – a good thing.
He was awesome tonight. Taking 3rd was just great.
Jeter was asked “did you know what he was doing?”
“Yeah I dislocated my shouder doing that” what ten years ago Derek. Jeter never forgets.
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The only time Johnny Damon has been taking out this postseason was that disasterous ALCS Game 3 I believe when Girardi was doing his best to get everyone in the game and thought Hairston would be better with two men on and 1 out in the bottom of the 11th. (I may have the details hazy but you get the gist).
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:53 am
“LOL. This time it’s A-Rod fist pump”
Sounds like you’ve been cut off.
No more Damons for you, missy.
You’ll be DUI – Damons Under Influence.
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I like that DUI. Sounds like a good state to be in
Johnny is awesome. MVP? Johnny, Alex, Mo or Jeter. The captain is out there playing his heart out. He and Posada tried very hard to keep CC focused.
Tomorrow is a different day. Let’s put our differences about players aside and cheer this marveleous team on to a WS win. Like I said in an earlier diabtribe, this team warts and all, got this far without the doubters and can win the remaining games of the WS w/o them also.
Go Yankees!
can Mo pich tomorrow?
jk
Should have listened to the CBS postgame. Suzyn probably had a Melky update.
The woman is maligned by sexists and agists, but she does here job, if a bit giddily.
JeterHughes, I have no choice, lol. I still think it’s a mistake, but it’s not because I don’t have faith in AJ. YES did a piss poor job of covering his presser, but from what I’ve heard, AJ is excited and ready to take the ball. That’s the right attitude.
Dave
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 am
Michael Kay keeps saying AJ Burnett “demanded” the ball so he could pitch on short rest. He said in his presser he was “told” – which he seemed perfectly comfortable with. But still, it’s worth mentioning.
That speaks pretty poorly of Cliff Lee. Probably the only thing I agreed with McCarver on tonight was that Lee should’ve demanded that Manuel give him the ball for Game 4.
Very stupid for Manuel not to want to have Lee to pitch as much as possible.
All that being said; Lee had an awesome Game 1, but he’s not of the same caliber as CC. Lee is due for a letdown; the Yanks will get to him tonight.
maybe the yanks have a “bunch of ballplayers” too. I didn’t notice until today.
You are right. In all of the 8th and 9th inning drama, Melky got forgotten
BryanHoch: Derek Jeter on Damon: “He called himself an ‘Idiot’ a few years back, right? He looked pretty smart on that play.”
See y’all tomorrow…great game, let’s hope for deja vu all over again…
Mitch Williams is predicting a Game 6.
That means we win tomorrow going away.
Now there’s one closer left standing.
In Mo we trust.
Charlie Manuel is straight out of a John Steinbeck novel.
Hmm, everyone on MLB picking the Phillies tomorrow……Harold Reynolds actually said he was going to pick the Yankees, but since he hates the move, he’s now picking the Phillies. I hope AJ shuts everyone up…… By the way, Leiter must be an idiot if he seriously thinks Gaudin is pitching game 6.
Yahoo! calling Melky a strained hamstring. No status given
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....;type=lgns
lovin tomorrow’s lineup if melky is hurt.
swish, cano, gardner, molina, aj?
i still think that lineup will put up a bunch on lee too. love this team..
Larkin, Leiter and Williams say the series is coming back to the Bronx for a Game 6 because Lee is too strong and the phillies line-up will come out swinging tomorrow.
Some questioning of whether Gaudin should pitch Monday and saving AJ for Wednesday.
I found a Phillies blog-
http://www.thegoodphight.com/2.....?ref=yahoo
What did Manuel say that was so bad about Andy,anyone?
To paraphrase a famous Yankee:
I thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee fan.
That’s all I can say about tonight.
A few notes:
Joba has it. They now have the 8th inning guy.
Marte has it. They now have the 7th inning guy-lefty guy.
Mo. The only question is does he go more than 3 outs tomorrow.
AJ should give 7-8. This reminds me of the Boston game at YS in early August, when he went toe to toe with Beckett. Remember ARod won that one in the 15th. Could he have a crappy start? Sure, but then the WS goes back to YS with the pitching matchups favoring the Yankees, even on short rest.
Lee is Lee, but perhaps he is due for a few runs given the pressure. If they are down after the 6th, he’s got to come out for a pinch hitter. If that happens, it can only be good.
Prediction: Yankees 3-1. Loser is Lidge or Madsen.
Note to CC: is there’s a game 7, please pitch around Chase. Thank you.
GTLU should be an interesting one tomorrow folks.
We currrently have a tie for 1st going on with, hopefully very few rounds left. GTLU will be played tomorrow from 2:30-4pm
JeterHughesJoba
Agree with everything you just said. I was also trying to make the point that there’s a difference between a pitcher “demanding” the ball so he can pitch on short rest (as Michael Kay repeatedly said was the case) versus being “told” you are pitching on short rest (which is exactly what Burnett HIMSELF said happened in his presser). I Don’t know if Kay is manufacturing a storyline or not but it’s annoying. It’s also a little less exciting because you’d love to have a pitcher ask for the ball on short rest rather than be told – just in terms of his state of mind, etc.
18 hours and 57 minutes until Game 5!!!!!!!!!
To paraphrase a famous Yankee:
I thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee fan.
That’s all I can say about tonight.
A few notes:
Joba has it. They now have the 8th inning guy.
Marte has it. They now have the 7th inning guy-lefty guy.
Mo. The only question is does he go more than 3 outs tomorrow.
AJ should give 7-8. This reminds me of the Boston game at YS in early August, when he went toe to toe with Beckett. Remember ARod won that one in the 15th. Could he have a crappy start? Sure, but then the WS goes back to YS with the pitching matchups favoring the Yankees, even on short rest.
Lee is Lee, but perhaps he is due for a few runs given the pressure. If they are down after the 6th, he’s got to come out for a pinch hitter. If that happens, it can only be good.
Prediction: Yankees 3-1. Loser is Lidge or Madsen.
Note to CC: is there’s a game 7, please pitch around Chase. Thank you.
Note to Jimmy Rollins: maybe you can win in 7?
Some negative thoughts. If Yanks lose tomorrow, how effective will Andy be on 3 days rest for game 6?
Since we have 3-1 lead, can they save AJ on regular rest for the potential game 6?
http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....-1.1560119
AJ wants this:
“Obviously, you do everything you can to help this team win,” Burnett said, “and if that means me taking the ball on short rest, then I’m taking the ball on short rest.”
I need to try to sleep.
Good night Yankee people!!!
UPDATE, 12:46 a.m.: A-Rod said, “There’s no question, I have never had a bigger hit. I would like to dedicate this hit to two of my closest friends, Selena Roberts and Pete Abe. They’re two of the greatest writers of the ages…regular Ring Lardner and Grantland Rice. Selena even looks like Grantland.”
I don’t like Andy on 3 days at all……..
“I don’t like Andy on 3 days at all……..”
Could not agree more
good night Erica!
good stuff GB!
As good as Lee is, the notion that he’s going to be untouchable again is silly.
It’s baseball. Anything can happen in a single game. Lee could give up five early runs and get chased by the fifth. No one knows how tomorrow will play out.
Speaking of chasing, I am glad we stopped chasing games in this series. That was concerning. You do that too often, sometimes you don’t catch up to the game you’re chasing.
I really don’t like that scenario – it’s an Achilles’s heel type situation
Dave,
Who knows if the final decision came down to AJ demanding the ball, being told he was pitching on short rest, or maybe even being a mutual agreement.
I do know that AJ had be telling the media even before the series that he was more than willing to pitch on short rest. Based on that alone, I have alot of respect for him stepping up.
Pitching AJ tomorrow is the right move. But…I hope they give him giant cotton balls so he tunes out the fans. Andy and CC handled the crowd fine but I hope he can. CC has not had great command on 3 days rest, will command effect AJ? He doesn’t have good command to begin with so I hope he can throw strikes. He is going to be very amped up and will need to control his emotions. I hope Andy talks to him before the game.
Just had this thought… Remember that Pete at the beginning of the year predicted a Yankee World Series? Now we’re 1 game away.
I am kind of getting a kick out of watching how sick Gammons and Kruk are looking right now.
Kruk, sitting there with his playoff beard, looking like someone stole his ice cream, is just priceless. He looks like he is ill. He doesn’t know what to do with himself as he was probably torn a new one from the rant about Alex’s HR.
Charlie Manuel looked like he was going to be crying soon in the little snippet I saw of him. Hmmm, was he in the movie Deliverance?
JeterHughesJoba
On that we most certainly agree.
Betsy: the good news is that you’re not going to have to worry about Andy on short rest.
Betsy
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:05 am
I don’t like Andy on 3 days at all…….
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Betsy, you just need to have the faith in Andy that Joey Salvia does:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC02oYM-Du4
Odd that they still block PA’s name on here. I suppose it’s protection from the meanies. There is a snitch from one of the techs/writers that report to him all of the mean things that’s said. I got a nasty e-mail a couple of days ago from The Superstar.
Isn’t Lee due for a bad start? Hopefully…..
Betsy
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 am
Wait, YES just said Joba had a good inning. Um, I don’t think so.
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And you are an expert because? Where was your “guy” when mine was pitching his lil, ole Nebraska heart out??
Positive thoughts look better in print, Betsy.
don’t like andy on short rest? good thing it isnt going to come to that then.
Balks are stupid November 2nd, 2009 at 1:08 am
Just had this thought… Remember that Pete at the beginning of the year predicted a Yankee World Series? Now we’re 1 game away.
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Knowing Pete, he was hoping it would be like his prediction that Aliens would land in Central Park before the Yankees signed Alex after his opt out.
JeterHughesJoba is correct.
We are not going back to the Stadium, methinks.
WhatS wrong with my hammy?
“Joba has it. They now have the 8th inning guy.
Marte has it. They now have the 7th inning guy-lefty guy.
Mo. The only question is does he go more than 3 outs tomorrow.”
PittsburghYankeeFan:
Sounds pretty good. The only thing I would add to that mix is having Robertson available for the 7th/8th. His only blemish this entire postseason was that grounder that Ibanez hit in Game 1 that found it’s way through the hole at first. Other than that, the kid has been very aggressive and effective. I have no idea why Girardi has banished him to the doghouse.
“I don’t like Andy on 3 days at all……..”
Good, because the Yankees are winning tomorrow and Andy will have five months rest before his next start.
I almost wonder if Jorge continuing to run to second into an out was so Mo could get the save. lol.
That’s the first intelligent thing Mitch Williams has said.
I wonder if someone was holding up a cue card.
Try not to worry about game 6. Faith in this team should not be a hard thing.
The one thing not being talked about is how poor the strike zone was tonight. CC may not have been in total command of his pitches, but there were far too many pitches called balls that had been strikes for Blanton.
I hope the strike zone tomorrow is consistent for both teams.
I would also really love to see Cliff Lee blow it big time. I can understand confidence, but his act in game one was way over the top. I want him to be taken down a few hundred pegs.
Too add onto my thoughts about the pen:
Yes Mo should definitely be available for at least 4 outs… maybe even 6. Especially when you consider that Mo has faced 5 batters that last two nights and used only 13 pitches to get them out!!
To to put the foot on the throat tonight and end it!
The Yankees have scored 31 runs this postseason from the 7th inning onwards.
Mind boggling and amazing.
best way to shut lee up is to beat him. yankees should be motivated by his arrogance.
be honest, both managers are gambling. Charlie loses tonight.
Hopefully Joe’s short rest gamble pays off.
Parting thought:
This entire season, Cliff Lee has not had 5 dominant starts in a row. He has been shellacked roughly every fifth start.
Not saying that it’s happening tonight, but food for thought.
Has anyone else noticed that MLB failed to credit mo with last night’s save? Whichever company provides their statistics (Elias?) messed up and said there was no save recorded last night. You can check the box score from the Saturdays game on MLB.com. Even weirder, the box scores from SI and NYT have the same error (I guess they just feed from MLB)…trusty old espn is the only one that has it right…
Anyone else notice Blanton’s “substance” on the brim of his cap? And he kept blatantly wiping his forehead, to get moisture, and then go to brim, to get whatever was there…after every single pitch!
Alex will hit three five run home runs tomorrow and close the deal.
The term “presser” is incredibly annoying and lame.
Food for thought:
Country Joe West would be the HP ump in a potential Game 6 that would feature Andy and Pedro. Both guys will exploit the big strike zone.
Yanks09, it was not a save when Mo came in. He would have had to start the inning with a 3 run lead or less, or have the tying run on deck. So it wasn’t a save, that is why it is not giving him credit for it.
Hugh Stacks, I am always suspicious when I see brown colored stuff on the brim of a pitchers cap. There was also some questions raised about Lee using some pine tar or something. That said, I won’t go down that road without there being something substantive. Suspicious, yes, but hard to say it was anything.
I am still waiting for Howard to touch the base on that run he scored.
Yeah. Howard didn’t touch home plate in that inning and nothing was said about it. I don’t understand that at all!!!!
I’ve been following baseball since 1973 and I never saw anyone steal two bases on one play. That will go down in Yankee and World Series history as one of the most heads up plays ever.