World Series Game 5: Yankees at Phillies (III)
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Nov 02, 2009 
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UPDATE, 10:40 p.m.: Well, not exactly what the Yankees were looking for with a chance to close the series out. It’s 8-2, Hughes is coming on and here’s a new thread for you to vent.
UPDATE, 11:18 p.m.: This isn’t over by a longshot. Tying run at the plate in the form of the Captain.
UPDATE, 11:24 p.m.: This is how it started last night – a big hit by Damon. …
UPDATE, 11:27 p.m.: Not this time. Tex strikes out to end it. Game 6 on Wednesday in the Bronx.
ugh. bad bad bad.
Sam
Can you find out any umpires addresses and pass them along.
why did we pull Aceves?
now we’re playing the pitching change game
not that I don’t think we can’t score 6 runs in two innings but if someone would have asked me if I’d take 2 out of 3 in Philly I would have said absolutely!
I just hate looking silly….and we’re starting to
We’ll win at home. Stay positive — you know the players will. Join them.
rather win at home anyway
I’d love for to put their addresses in the hands of someone willing to pull a Marcus Camby on them.
I’m so tired of the phillies having batting practice.
The Yankees can beat pedro. Some of you like 100 pitches need to calm down. You act like it’d the pedro of old.
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Yeah because the Yanks really touched him in game 2 right? 2 homeruns threw 6 innings. That was a great display by the offense against a 98 year old.
Embarrassing embarrassing performance tonight. Horrible all around. We’ll get ‘em on Wednesday at home.
Sam
Obviously, my comment was facetious, not that I am joking, but that you’d never do it and I’d never expect it.
I can’t stand Joe Buck
Just remember Phil Coke – when you point – three fingers are aimed back at yourself!
Okay, Okay, so at the winter meetings we trade every friggin’ one of the “prosepcts” for Halladay. This was a disaster waiting to happen. Unreal.
Girardi is a bonehead. Showalter next year, no more Puke Hughes, Joba Nogood, Ian Shmennedy or even Ajaxjerk, Monterodork, Rominetoenail or anyone else. Enough, enough, enough!!!!
Nice of Girardi to blow this game
You are giving the game away with the bottom of that order in a NL ballpark with the freaking pitcher!!
Banking on Andy’s balky shoulder LOVELY
“why did we pull Aceves?
now we’re playing the pitching change game”
It’s called the National League. Girardi couldn’t let him get an at-bat in the 7th inning.
hope the yankee stadium will be loud for the yanks and will them to win wed..and get it done
The coke diet never works…this is ridiculous…at least we are getting the bullpen some work tonight. That way when the yankees win, they can tell their grandchildren they once played in a world series.
Phil coke to his grandkid: Hey i played in the world series.
grandkid: how’d you do grandpa
Phil Coke: umm lets talk about how Mark Teixeira sucked.
I feel absolutely confidant in Andy for Game 6. Even if Gaudin does pitch today, we more than likely lose.
I dont feel comfortable with AJ facing the same team twice whether he’s on short-rest or full-rest.
Also, we get another shot at Pedro.
The Yankees did their job in Philly.
Is there a reason Utley hasn’t been knocked down yet? Demuth squeezed Burnett out of the game & the Phillies to game 6 & Girardi does nothing. He is such a wuss.
“I can’t stand Joe Buck”
He’s much more palatable when the Yankees win.
Gotta love that even though we’re down 8-2 Joe just keeps churning through the bullpen.
2 hrs through six innings not threw…. sorry the teacher in me escapes sometimes
Dearest New York Yankees-
All season long you have been a thrilling team of comebacks, walkoffs and pie. You are now one win away from winning the World Series. It would be quite appropriate if your final win was a massive comeback. Forget chipping away. It’s time for a monster rally! No one is better than you! KILL PHILLY!!!!!! Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely Yours,
Erica
Utley’s umpteenth launch
Ibanez in orbit mode
Coke bottle rockets
I think the Yanks are going to hit pedro hard in game six, but they should have saved AJ for it. This is a mess, the Yanks have put themselves in a situation where Philly is going to feel great about their chances. OUR STARTERS ARE STARTING THE NEXT 2 GAMES ON 3 DAYS REST. Girardi is silly sometimes, I really hate his moves.
It’s truly hard to believe that Girardi was ready to use Phil Coke in a tie game in the bottom of the 9th yesterday rather than throwing either Mo or Robertson.
Thank goodness the yankees scored when they did. Girardi puts coke in that game yesterday and the yankees would have never gotten the chance to hit in the 10th.
game over… back to new york. two days for fans to stew and crucify Girardi.
Noticing a lot of Bay Area Yankee fans on this site. On the off chance we don’t pull this one out, does anyone know of a true yankee bar in SF? Don’t say Connecticut Yankee. It’s a Sox as you get. Thanks.
To those who think we should win game 6, which one do you prefer to start, short rest Andy or fully rest AJ?
LOL
They take out Victorino but leave in Lee. haha
Girardi has made piss poor decisions the entire game!
lee back out…guess he really doesnt trust his pen
Will any tix go on sale at the stadium???
JZ November 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 pm
To those who think we should win game 6, which one do you prefer to start, short rest Andy or fully rest AJ?
LOL
Short rest Andy
“Phil coke to his grandkid: Hey i played in the world series.
grandkid: how’d you do grandpa
Phil Coke: umm lets talk about how Mark Teixeira sucked.”
What we need is to find a way to get Coke to pitch to Teixeira in a game.
Well at least the bullpen gets tommorow off but I’ll be nervous as hell Wednesday night
i cannot keep track of all the mistakes these 2 moron announcers make on a inning by inning basis. hughes can pitch far.. reallly einstein the phils winning after top of the 9th, the game is over.
mccarver should just suck manuels—. the homer sh-t on the telecast is laughable…
victorino got hurt, to f’n bad… the yanks CF is hurt also, almost not a word…………..the only good thing aj little man did tonight is hit victorino… that is the extent of the good things the cement head did tonight.
let’s recap aj with his personal catcher, cannot pitch on the road, and you never know what you get with him…
Erica – sounds like you want a really really really big rally.
MPB Johnny Damon = Incredibly Awesome
Yes, and there you have it, folks. Whatever idiots were in on the decision to start AJ Burnett on short rest to face the hands down BEST pitcher on the Phillies in the postseason, to GUARANTEE that the Yankees not only go back to New York, but now HAVE to either pitch a complete SLUG ( Gaudin ) or Andy AND CC on short rest ( 3 starts in a ROW, nice ! )in games 6 and 7 ( IF, I mean WHEN it goes 7 games ), will be held accountable for putting the TEAM in a position to blow a 3-1 World Series Lead. I know that it was REAL TOUGH to predict that A) Lee would pitch well and B) HOT AND COLD ALL SEASON AJ would come out cold on 3 days rest after a HOT performance……ROCKET SCIENTISTS were required to figure that out, right ?…Of course, after the game, Girardi and Cashmen ( IF he has the stones to admit he had a hand in the selection ) will say ” We felt AJ gave us the best chance to win tonight” and that is just Horse Hockey !. This was a throw away game that they would have had the SAME CHANCE to win with Gaudin on the mound ( like as in SLIME and NONE ) and will a little STRATEGY ( Oh, my Girardi, you fool, ya ever heard of that ? )….we would have a RESTED AJ in Game 6 AT HOME ! ( Oh, and does Joe have the stats that show AJ stinks on the road ? ) Whoever pitches on Wednesday better putt a wabbit outta his arse and the bats better explode, because the momentum will be SQUARELY in the Phillie dugout for a game 7. What a totally bonehead move that played out tonight….just frickin’ terrible !
doubt he would pitch game 7 then right
Maybe Rivera can go 4 innings Wed.
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really, big rally.
I do not think that is too much to ask
Thanks Erica for writing the letter. I think it is just what the doctor ordered.
And how is Joe supposed to not churn through the bullpen when your starting pitcher couldn’t go more than two innings.
Place the blame on Burnett, where it should be.
Come on GUYS. YOURE RIGHT ERICA. WE CAN DO THIS.
Guys the reason why the Phillies have scored is because of two people: A.J. Burnett, Phil Coke.
We will win this in Game 6 like the ALCS. I know that if Burnett pitched game 6 we would be in trouble.
Tex needs to do something.
Bronx Bombers Girl
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Thanks Erica for writing the letter. I think it is just what the doctor ordered.
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You’re welcome. There is no giving up!!!!
Vin-
best idea yet.
This is Grady Little II.
SCREW THIS UMPIRES!!!
COME BACK AND SHOVE IT IN THEIR EYE.
Rally baby rally!
Yeah, finally
“Should we take 2 of 3 and be happy? Yes.”
I would say we should. And be happy. And stop complaining about a bad night. But that’s just me. I know others feel better to get it out of their systems. Just different ways of processing, I guess.
However, since I personally find Monday Morning Quarterbacking to be nothing more than an exercise in second-guessing by those who can’t deal with losses, I will say that Game 6 will be ours – if things continue in this direction – and bid you all a fond good night.
GO YANKEES!!! Thanks for an amazing season and postseason thus far.
Who’s gonna knock one out?
That’s something.
Now the decision to bring in Coke looks really bad.
Thank you Coke for giving up the 800 foot homeruns. Yanks would of had a chance otherwise.
Tex has no clue. Hey tex, admit your struggling and move on…..and as i type this he gets a hit.
Finally! But if we score a couple now, Coke’s performance will be all the more frustrating.
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally.
I think this team has it in them……
nice time to show up…but he would be nice if he could find his strike back
I will shout down ANYONE who tells me about keeping a Yankee prospect again.
THIS COULD FALL APART QUICKLY IF THEIR BULLPEN GETS INVOLVED.
well we have seen this team score 6 runs and more in one inning several times this yr and in the post season.
I’m just hoping the offense has some real life on Wednesday. They should be able to score more than just 2 or 3 runs against Pedro or whomever the Phillies start. Fortunately this blog provides all the news and updates in the meantime.
I say swing first pitch.
Last batter for Lee, but was that a high enough pitch count to keep him out for the duration?
last inning really hurt w/those 2 homeruns
Jones,
Before this season name 5 big hits he has gotten in the postseason.
I hate to second guess but it looks like we lost the game, and Burnett. I guess we needed to do what Phillies did and pitch a clear #4 guy to give the top three ample rest. up 3-1 would have been the best time to do that, as down 3-1 or at 2-2 wouldnt make sense. I guess if it were me, I would have started Guadin, send him through their lineup once. Then Aceves through the line up once. Then Robertson through the line up once. Maybe you`d have 6 innings carved out. Still have Burnett, and maybe be better than they were today
Maybe Boston Dave should start a “we want Lidge” chant…
The least we can do is go out fighting and maybe take some offensive momentum into G6. A HR by ARod would be a nice start lol
YES!!!!
The Yanks may lead 3-2, but Philly sure looks like the far better team.
And, no, don’t be “loyal” to players that are giving half-assed efforts, like Cano and Tex. Even if the Yanks win the WS, neither of them contributed anything.
One more thing…why can’y anyone on the Yanks take fat pitches and clobber them like Utley? NY is pretty much punchless unless they get a bloop or bleeder. Give me an Utley over an Arod or Tex any day of the week. That guy is a superstar.
Well now.
This is Grady Little Part II. It’s a blowout game, why burn your pitcher in Game 5 when you might need him in Game 7.
YEAHHHHH COME ON NEVER SAY DIE
leave him in Grady Little!
yea the yanks should have starting chad gaudin…give me a break that is so stupid it is not even worth arguing over….
yea sure..gaudin is a bad bet clowns…..aj just stunk…….
Yanks will probably score 4 runs in the next 2 innings… thanks Coke.
ugh- phil coke, you’re killing me right now.
“Oh, Shmennedy and Rominetoenail are really raking in Peoria.”
Who. Gives. A. Crap.
would have been 6-4
Alex threw the bat like he hit a HR. Hes lucky it dropped.
Well, I predicted this series would go 6, and I also predicted the Yankees would win games 3 and 4. They took care of business, now all they have to do is take care of game 6 and we’re in business.
I hate to see them get their clocks cleaned though. Happened in the 1977 W.S. with the Dodgers too, Yankees won games 3 and 4, but the Dodgers smoked em 10-4 in game 5!
Then they went back to Yankee Stadium, and, well, you know what happened then: Reggie! Reggie! Reggie!
Maybe this time they will be shouting, A-Rod! A-Rod! A-Rod!
Anyway, on to game 6 -
Who’s ready to quit now?
Nice going Arod..Once again thank you Coke. It would be a 2 run game.
All we need now are some back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back, etc. homers.
This hurts all the more. But I’ll gladly take it.
Alex wants a ring!
Nice job, Coke. At least Lee’s ERA goes up.
Cmon lousy fans let’s hear you cheer now!! RALLY TIME.
Thanks a bunch Coke you a hole
“why did we pull Aceves?
now we’re playing the pitching change game”
It’s called the National League. Girardi couldn’t let him get an at-bat in the 7th inning.
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or could he????
Coke giving up two bombs looks bad.
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally
I know this team has it in them!
COME ON THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY
Those runs by Coke loom large now. This game would be close.
those two homeruns coke gave up looms large eh?
I hate cliff lee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets Go yanks..really wish our pen didnt give those runs…swisher comin up ..keep it goin
How big were those 2 hr’s off coke?
How the home runs that the Coke dealer gave up are looming large.
Okay new life lol
“Who’s ready to quit now?”
Only towel I use is for my arm pits, so…
I am glad Coke a lefty gave up 2 homeruns to 2 lefty batters.
hey, no matter what, our NL lineup touched Lee.
4ER.
I expected Pedro to pitch well in game 2 and I expect him to pitch well in game 3. At this point, the offense is what it is – it’s not going to be great. I do think the Yankees are a better team, but the Phillies are getting their groove on tonight (to be fair, against the worst of the pen, but still……..) and they are a tough, tough bunch to beat. However, that said, the Yankees are a resilient group – they didn’t win 103 games and get to 3-1 in the WS by being patsies. The mediots will blow this one game out of proportion and try to instill panic in fans, but the Yankees won’t panic. They got 2/3 at least in Philly which is a tremendous job. I worry about Andy on short rest, but really – if they can’t close this out at home, then they deserve whatever criticism they get.
“DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally.
I think this team has it in them……”
a hit hit here a hit hit there here a hit there a hit everywhere a hit hit…
beetle November 2nd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
The Yanks may lead 3-2, but Philly sure looks like the far better team.
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Yeah, the Phillies sure looked like the far better team in the 9th inning last night.
lee threw 115 or so pitches that is the good news.
he was hittable tonight, he only struck out 2 or 3…
A-Rod is the Yankee all time postseason RBI man now. Grats!
Coke is a joke.
The Phillies bullpen is NOT good. Grady Little Jr. wouldn’t have left in Lee if he trusted anyone to get 6 outs.
Hey guys. I agree about coming in to Philly. Wanted to make sure we got at least one so we’d get back to NY. Getting at least 2 of 3 is great!
Don’t totally freak out.
I am also glad too see all the West Coast fans. Been lonely out here!
GO ARod!
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm
“why did we pull Aceves?
now we’re playing the pitching change game”
It’s called the National League. Girardi couldn’t let him get an at-bat in the 7th inning.
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or could he????
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Coke giving up two bombs looks bad.
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couldn’t agree more
Thanks coke
Brandon-
Which Kate Hudson movie are you starting with?
This game’s not over yet.
hey buck and mccarver… how did lee pitch tonight?
swish walks, cano breaks out for a 3 run hr?
marte only throw 4 pitches yesterday..should of brought him in maybe…
“does anyone know of a true yankee bar in SF?”
Aces is your best bet.
Too bad Swish and Cano are up…Posada would of been nice here..
Goddamnit! If we didn’t pitch Coke!
Godzilla blast later this inning?
Fingers crossed.
Go Yanks!
Worst-case scenario: 2 out of 3 in Philly.
It ain’t over til it’s over. But Coke sure made it a little tougher.
Too late to get back on the “win in 5″ bandwagon?
As Kitty would say let’s get 8 in the 8th
COME ON GUYS COME BACK AND SHOVE IT IN JOE BUCKS EYE
again look at cokes hr totals. the yare high all his other stats are good, but gopher ball relief pitchers are suicide.
pedro on 4 days rest not 12, he wil lget torched….
Is Chan Ho Park the only reliever Manuel trusts???
I think it’s time for Swish to go yard.
Ok Swish, do what you do. Be patient.
And a cheap strike 1
Strike in the other batters box. Have to love it…
Swisher shot????
Come on, Nick!!!
Coke is a joke!
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally
Alex has made terrific adjustments from the first two games this series.
His swing looks very, very good again. Much like it was against the twins and angels.
He hits a rope to RF to start the game. Now a laser to LF.
It’s really unfortunate that instead of Posada – the guy who got a huge hit late in the game yesterday – they have Swisher and Cano coming up.
Hopefully they can cycle the line up so they can get Matsui to hit for gardner with men on base.
That would be something. They might need to put pena in the outfield.
“And, no, don’t be “loyal” to players that are giving half-assed efforts, like Cano and Tex. Even if the Yanks win the WS, neither of them contributed anything.”
I saw a lot of plays at first that kept runners off base. Lots of GREAT plays at first. Calling that a half-assed effort is ludicrous.
And I don’t pull my loyalty when players aren’t at their best. You can feel free to do it though.
The UMPIRE KNEW THE SITUATION AND PUT HIM BEHIND IN THE COUNT.
“Brandon-
Which Kate Hudson movie are you starting with?”
I don’t see no MVP
Park is hittable, but the bats are lukewarm, at best.
swisher…make contact…we’re down by 4….
They know better than to throw Swish a fastball
*oh wait I mean rings here*
cmon Swish
“I saw a lot of plays at first that kept runners off base. Lots of GREAT plays at first. Calling that a half-assed effort is ludicrous.
And I don’t pull my loyalty when players aren’t at their best. You can feel free to do it though.”
Could not agree with this more.
What a terrible, terrible game.
lets go ..umps r really annoyin
And who is Girardi supposed to pitch if not Coke in a 6-2 game in the 7th.
What other piece of the “bridge to Mariano” would you have him use given the situation?
Other than Marte, no one has been reliable. Robertson was already used.
why does FOX NEVER, EVER check close calls against the phillies?
everything even remotely close against yanks is replayed
Alright…moved him over. Get the run in!
hate the bottom of our line up…lets go
Can-do!!!
Can-do!!!
Can-do!!!
COME ON WE CAN DO THIS.
How can you watch a game with all of white towels waving your face?
Can Cano actually do something productive here?
predictable. at least Cano wont hit into a double play, but guaranteed out.
Lemme guess, Cano chokes with RISP…right ?
Vader, you notice your buddy has the Steal Your Face cap on tonight?
Get the run in! Force Little Jr. to use Lidge or Madson who threw 40 pitches in the last 2 games.
Would be a GREAT time for the BOMBERS to show up in this bandbox
let’s go Cano!!
let’s go Cano!!
what are you swinging at Cano
ugly ugly swing. settle down robbie.
CANO??????
Cano is freaked out.
Load the bases. C’mon.
At least get my heart racing.
What in the world is he swinging at? The automatic outs in the lineup are killing them.
just get the run in!
there ya go, ya SLUG…looked REAL good on that pitch !
What is Cano swining at? Can Hideki play 2nd?
Nice heads up by A-Rod.
Damn Coke Damn Coke!!!
Triple Short Of A Cycle,
Why don’t seasons count?
Good job by Arod. Awful job Cano.
This game is not over yet. The Yankees are showing heart.
wow those two home runs are huge now….
should be 6-5
not really the time to be playing small ball and move him over/sac fly him in but a run is a run at this point …. at least we have a chance now
could be a one run game
cano loves helpin the other team..atleast we get another run
A lesson for Lee
Damon, Tex, A-rod, teaching
Taut, grating Philly
i hate you phil coke
good hustle by arod, cano looks as lost as a seagull in Bolivia
coke!!!!!! we would have been down by 1 now…
At least he got the run in. That is a start..
what are the chances that GGBG hits one out?
6-5…oops, I forgot Coke is an a-bag !….8-5 and the game is still in reach ???…NOT !…….LOL
This would be a 1 run game if not for that idiot Coke.
Just great base running by Alex. What a smart read.
Gardner strikes out looking…
bunt your way on GGBG
This is where they just break your heart.
brett…try swinging the bat this time
wow – coke should be taken outback and shot… Is gardner a robot…why doesnt he swing?
Brad Lidge needs to be in this game.
Jones,
We are talking about the postseason. Before this postseason name 5 big hits he has gotten
Hey gardy, that thing on your shoulder is called a bat!
Coke hr’s loom quite large.
How can Girardi think of putting gaudin in NOW OR BRUNEY NOW!????? HE MUST BE INSANE
Lidge again? Yeah right.
let’s go Yankees…. clap clap clap clap clap
let’s go Yankees…. clap clap clap clap clap
let’s go Yankees…. clap clap clap clap clap
Do you think Manuel pitches Lidge in the 9th? I think he’ll go with Madson.
Damn why did Coke have to throw 2 meatballs..Otherwise down by 1 run against Lidge in the 9th would of been a lot of fun.
clap clap clap
“What a terrible, terrible game.”
They happen. The delerious Philly fans probably said the same thing when the Yanks beat the Phils 8-5. Everything looks a little better with some distance.
If the Yanks lose this game, they still leave here up 3-2 and go back to the Stadium. Not a bad deal.
“This would be a 1 run game if not for that idiot Coke.”
Coke was horrible but if AJ doesn’t melt down after two innings Coke would never even been in this game.
It all gets back to starting pitching.
“Brandon-
Which Kate Hudson movie are you starting with?”
I don’t see no MVP
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Wuss.
Too bad Coke gave up those two HR’s.
brett gardner hits like a pitcher
how crappy was putting coke in now… instead of a one run deficit – it’s 3
terrible swing by gardner. he should just try bunting each time…
wish yanks should this fight earlier..
Manuel will bring in Lidge for the 9th.
The Yankees will complete the rally
phil coke is not my favorite player right now.
Gardner put his best slap on the ball there
Gaudin should have started this game not mopping up in the 8th.
Cano and Gardner just stink right now
and Gardner is just HUGE with the bat again…wahooooooooooooooooo !
5 runs off of Cliff Lee, all AJ had to do tonight was be average.
Would have been 6-5 going into the 9th… grrrrrr…
Nick…at least he likes something that I can agree with.
More importantly, if this somehow goes to Game 7. Cliff Lee is almost certainly out of the equation after throwing 112 pitches today.
Gardner with his typical uselessness at the plate.
It’s tough to win when you hand the Phils 4 automatic outs like that.
So the question is…. Can Brad Lidge do it again?
This all falls on AJ, he gave up 6 runs.
where were this chipping of runs in the earlier innings…. cmon!!
if we lose this game, it is phil coke’s fault (and girardi of course – but you can’t blame someone with autism or down syndrome for being retarded)…great point cb – if damon and arod hadn’t come thru and gotten us the lead last night, and girardi brought in phil coke in a tied ws game – i would have literally driven to philly and planted a bomb in girardi’s car…..i WISH that i could have a job where i got paid millions of dollars to work for about 1 minute every 3 or 4 days (facing one batter) and not lose my job after not only failing miserably – but doing the job as horribly and patheticly bad as i possibly could
Imagine is A.J pinched descent, Gardner knew ho to hit a fastball right down the middle, coke knew how to get out lefties and Cano knew how to hit with runners on.
Andbody see Swish talking in the dugout about that deliberate cheap strike 1. The ump knew it was a key situation and he took away a possible 2-0 count.
We can win off Lidge only down 3 runs. Have to keep it there.
wish melky wasnt hurt…he asleast more of a threat than gardner is
Too many pop ups and weak fly balls for Gardner. Needs to start driving the ball. Or atleast hit it on the ground.
Coke and AJ….thanks for nuttin’!
“What a terrible, terrible game.”
We didn’t look so hot last night either. Until we can from behind and won.
I would not mind if Gardner just drag bunt every time up there.. he tries to slash so much that he pops the ball up a ton!
they got 3 runs there… they can get 3 in the 9th…
posada, matsui(ph), jeter, damon, tex, and arod.
Lidge is probably good for 1 or 2 runs but I doubt he is giving up 3.
So how about those calling Gardner for Melky? Be careful of what you wish for…
I’m peeved, why did girardi put coke in… you want to keep the game close, and now those hr’s count, and they count big. It will be mighty important for Hughes to lockdown right now, 3 runs is quite possible in this park especially considering this: posada, matsui, jeter, damon, tex, arod. That’s what’s coming up next inning. You think they put in madson, or do we get lidge again?
Gardner’s bat is terrible. Missing Melky who can actually make solid contact. This rally is too little, too late.
gardner….waste of lineup spot….goddang melkys injury!
phillies might not even bring in lidge ..have to see
girardi can’t be faulted for bringing in coke.. he had to use someone and with 2 lefties, he had to bring in a lefty.. Now if the yanks have some good ab’s in the top of the 9th, we can tie it up..
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:04 pm
they got 3 runs there… they can get 3 in the 9th…
posada, matsui(ph), jeter, damon, tex, and arod.
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That smells like 3 runs to me
Hey, CB, where ya been, I haven’t seen you in a while.
Missing SJ44, Guiseppe, Pat M, and the others. Where are they?
You’re right, A-Rod is really showing us what he can do this series.
WHy does BG swing for popups. It makes no sense.
It’d be nice in a World Series clinching game for a starting pitcher to be able to go more than two innings.
If Burnett could have even put together a servicable start, 6 and 4 runs or so, the Yankees could have had a shot at winning this game Coke would have never gotten on the field.
Coke is a bum
The big bats are gonna come up in the 9th. Hopefully we get to see Brad Lidge before the 27th out is recorded.
That smells like 5 runs to me.
Anyone in here who has ever failed at something, despite trying their hardest, raise your hand.
Anyone in here who has failed despite trying, raise your hand if you liked getting kicked in the face by your support system after you failed.
That’s what I thought.
So I guess Girardi’s not saving Gaudin for Pettitte’s start?
Some odd bullpen management….
Hi everybody! Did you like my pitching performance today? I tugged my ear at the end as a message to my mom!
Good night!
Pat M-
Is in New York
Chase Utley is such a Fraggle.
No Coke, Pepsi.
how did u guys expect Cano do anything?
He’s officially retarded
A better shortstop defensively gets that.
Well we always knew coke stunk
He left in Hughes.
It would be funny if Manuel put Lidge in the game.
Can Hughes even have a good inning when the Yanks are losing
OK. No surprises. had the Yankees got a decent start from AJ, they would have won. Had Coke got out the lefties he was supposed to, they would have had a chance.
Cliff Lee came down to Earth. Time for Pedro to do the same.
Gaudin or Bruney? I say Gaudin. Maybe stay with Hughes?
Good news: Lidge or Madsen coming in next inning, and both are gassed.
Bad news: Posada, who has had a crappy WS, is up first.
I like the order they are throwing up there in the top of the ninth. Phils have their work cut out for themselves.
Keep Hughes in there.
time for Hughes to show his true face.
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Chase Utley is such a Fraggle.
****
Don’t compliment him. Fraggles are cute and loveable.
Utley is evil
Does Hughes not trust his fastball. 5 straight curveballs. Not good.
I believe Guiseppe is still in the hospital…
CR9 November 2nd, 2009 at 10:54 pm
COME ON GUYS COME BACK AND SHOVE IT IN JOE BUCKS EYE
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done.
He would have to be crazy to put in lidge and who cares if Phil continues his bad pitching. The Chances of us coming back are very very low, key at bat is the Posada at bat.
Stairs looks like he should be at a concession stand instead of the plate
Matt Stairs is a beast
I feel a double play
how long do I have to keep my hand up?
sMELL a hr off Hughes
Just keep it at 3 and we WILL COME BACK AND WIN
What is it with these pitch patterns?
3-2 right down the middle to Utley.
2-1 right down the middle to Ibanez.
3 straight curveballs to the 8 hitting catcher in the strike zone to give up an 0-2 base hit.
They aren’t being creative out there and mixing it up, and the Phillies hitters are blatantly sitting on pitches. The game is not over, it wasn’t when it was 6-2, it isn’t now at 8-5. You have to go out there and mix it up, you can’t keep feeding them the same pitch.
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Chase Utley is such a Fraggle.
****
Don’t compliment him. Fraggles are cute and loveable.
Utley is evil
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like one of the evil muppets from Labyrinth
come on hughes…cant let them score
Matt Stairs looks like my 53 year old uncle
Hughes isn’t confidence enough right now to attack batters. Nibbling with the strike zone.
Hey Pepi,
Alex is playing the complete game right now. He was bad those first two games but identified the problem and fixed it quickly. He was just swinging at bad pitches out of the zone. His swing is back to being real compact and efficient to the ball. He’s gotten one big hit after another and that’s particularly impressive given how bad Tex has been hitting in front of him.
Nice double play
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:08 pm
how long do I have to keep my hand up?
*****
until its raised in victory
ALright. Nice.
Nice DP.
Hughes. shut ‘em down right here and let us get into that Phillies bullpen for the 9th still down by 3.
Posada, Jeter and Damon next inning!
Nice DP.
Erica – always OPPC
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Matt Stairs is a beast
I feel a double play
******
LoHud- say THANK YOU ERICA
Stairs is a slob
Madson coming in
No Lidge?
Last call….
GUYS, WE WILL COME BACK TO WIN THIS GAME IN THE 9TH>
Very nice job by Hughes.
Good for hughes…. lets get some runs. It takes 9 innings to end a ball game.
Madson coming in…charlie wants to keep his job.
No Lidge.
That is why you don’t want A.J. in a game 6 situation. The guy is all over the place. If he pitched like this in game 6 we would all be worried.
Nice to see Hughes have a decent inning.
Nice job Hughesie.
Madson has been worked a lot this weekend. Let’s force Grady Jr. to use Lidge.
LET’S. GO. YANKEES!
make it a truly historic comeback to win the WS!!!
good DP
now one more till the RALLY!!!
Will it come down to Alex again? It always does right?
I think that’s the first time I’ve ever seen Cano field a grounder in front of him.
Maybe there’s hope for him after all.
Thank You Erica…
Posada
Matsui
Jeter
Damon
Tex
ARod
give us at least 3 runs…4 would be better
I love how Buck is making this a climatic game for Philly’s offense I mean 3 run lead, he’s acting like it’s a tie game.
Nice call Erica!!
Posada, Matsui, Jeter, Damon
I like our chances, we really can’t ask for much more
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
clap clap clap
yeah looks like there goin to madison…Lets go Yanks…get to the kid…hope that helps hughes confidence
Madson pooing his pants right now…
Madson coming in
I am soooo much more confident with Pettitte on 3 days rest than a fully rested Burnett….our offense is waiting to hit Pedro hard…getting those runs on Lee tonight has gotten our offense going and shows me that Martinez will be a much different pitcher on Wed. and the Yankee hitters will attack him differently…..
Madson has thrown 42 pitches in the last 2 games.
Shows you what Manuel thinks of Lidge. Madson is pitching the 9th inning. After throwing 42 pitches the last 2 days. Even though I would love it….he isn’t giving up 3 runs.
Mark my words.
If they get to ARod (#6 up) in this inning, they will win the game and the WS tonight.
Y’all are welcome
hughes threw a lot of curve balls that inning.
even if madson get’s out of it make him throw a ton of pitches..
cano is a rock head….that is not even disputable.. good news tex is up to about .080.
All the fair weather fans should tune into their local news channel now
Repeat: This is the makeup of the team that won over 100 games, beat the RS, Angels and have a 3-1 lead in the WS. Think POSITIVE THOUGHTS, people. How many times has this same team come back to win in the 9th. Positive. Positive.
11:11
Damon grand slam coming up!
I know Fraggles are cute, is there something better I could have used, lol.
BUT they’re also spin-off Muppets.. just a copy of the *real* thing.
Which is the point I was attempting to make, lol.
Hate to say it, but it’s the ultimate jinx when you ask the question of who you’d spray in champagne celebration.
Can they finally hit Madson? He seems to always throw well against them.
If Alex gets an at bat in the 9th…the Yankees will win this game.
Just get two on…Thats all I ask for.
Who want to win right here? – Raise your hand!
Who hasn’t given up? – Raise your other hand!
Who believes in the Yanks? – Raise your left leg!
Who wants #27? – Raise your right leg!!
Now pick yourself up and start over again….
well I typed that at 11:11, it posted at 11:12 lol
LoHud is the Yankees support system?
I did not know that.
Atta boy, Cokey, you’ll get ‘em next time!
Tim McCarver says:
November 2, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Chase Utley is such a Fraggle.
****
Don’t compliment him. Fraggles are cute and loveable.
Utley is evil
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like one of the evil muppets from Labyrinth
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David Bowie?
Utley front left
http://22.media.tumblr.com/g1E.....o1_400.png
JoPo, Matsui and top of the order for 3 runs? I like those odds.
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally
It’s time to complete the job at hand!!!!!
put your rally caps on folks
posada matsui and jeter up
3 runners away from a tying run coming to bat !!!
Let’s Go Yankees! Pulling out all my positive thoughts.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Now’s the time to resume that feisty “never die” attitude…
“I am soooo much more confident with Pettitte on 3 days rest than a fully rested Burnett….our offense is waiting to hit Pedro hard…getting those runs on Lee tonight has gotten our offense going and shows me that Martinez will be a much different pitcher on Wed. and the Yankee hitters will attack him differently…..”
And that’s exactly the spirit we should have if this goes back to the Bronx!
Vader
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I believe Guiseppe is still in the hospital…
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I’m sorry, I’ve sorta been out of the loop lately.
What’s wrong, why is he in the hospital?
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Who want to win right here? – Raise your hand!
Who hasn’t given up? – Raise your other hand!
Who believes in the Yanks? – Raise your left leg!
Who wants #27? – Raise your right leg!!
Now pick yourself up and start over again….
*******
Is this Yankee baseball or naked Twister????
Madson has that off speed pitch that the Yanks have chased or just got fooled on.
Lets go Yankees..
Madson is a two pitch reliever who doesn’t throw a breaking pitch.
He’s a fastball change up guy. His change has a lot of fade to it.
They need to lay off that change and attack his fastball.
Chad we get it. Utley is a great hitter, and as such was probably really great at AAA (aren’t most great hitters going to kill AAA since this is league which sometimes gets blown through by the best pitching talent).
Oh and you were there covering the beat.
And some of us (inc. me) didn’t even need to see him hit 7 HR in this Series, or hear your reports of how good he was 5 years ago against bad pitching to know that.
So I guess gm.6 Wedensday is where we’ll be?
much rather have lidge
One really big Yankee muppet rally.
Wow Myers up in the pen, not Lidge.
KILL PHILLY!!!!!
I always worry when Jeter looks worried ……
Come on Posada get on base!!!
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:14 pm
One really big Yankee muppet rally.
****
With Ernie
Yes!!!!!!!!!
Nick in SF in Larkspur says:
November 2, 2009 at 11:13 pm
LoHud is the Yankees support system?
I did not know that.
Atta boy, Cokey, you’ll get ‘em next time!
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In spring training perhaps…
Wow- and he even got to second safely!!!!
Here we go…
Lets do this Yankees!
Erica – it’s time to play your last card… if the Yankees win….. what will you do?
Once again thank you Coke….
Go Matsui!
Zilla time …….
KF – I learned my lesson.
Did someone say something?????
Yankees will win this game…..!! I hope
Someone else get on!!!
Sterling: it is high it is far it is….off the wall
All I can say now is let’s focus on the Yankees.
LETS GO YANKEES!!!!!!!
lets keep it goin
They couldn’t possibly blow this game.
Come on Godzilla!
Anyone else nervous that Po was gonna get thrown out at 2nd?
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally!!!
The time has come!!!!!!
Fracking Phil Coke!!!
There’s a start
I just have 2 words to say: F’in Coke
doubles are than homers at this point.
a homer would be a rally killer.
Another huge clutch hit by Posada.
Again – Posada got ahead in the count and that took Madson’s best pitch away.
Matsui hack one out!!!
He has a weird disorder where his immune system turned on him…very uncommon I believe, but treatable.
If the Yankees win I will run around the blog naked!
time for a ‘thrillah from godzillah!’
matsui walks, jeter singles, damon makes a productive out, tex doubles, arod gets the hit that puts em ahead. they get sent down after that-mo clinches it.
you heard it here first
He had a good rip on that one
Madson had been pitching everyday. The Yanks should already know his sequence.
MADSEN IS NERVOUS. Arod will save the day.
At least if they’re going to lose, it shouldn’t be of the going down 1-2-3 variety.
Keep the line moving so the big bats (well, A-Rod) can come up.
Buck, is feeling ill.
Sui!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SUI!
do something!
KILL PHILLY!!!!!!!!!
OK HERE WE GOOOOOO!
“Erica – always OPPC
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
If the Yankees win I will run around the blog naked!”
That’s what I’m talking about!!!!
And I will do my duty and chase you.
Nice, Jeter PLEASE no DP.
tieing run at the plate
Pinch run
woooo hooo!!!
Oh my god ! The Phillies may blow it !
And the Captain is the tying run
DB must be going nuts!
C’mon, let’s silence this crowd!
You always get your money’s worth at least with this club. They bring it for 27 outs day in day out.
Papelbon-esque blown lead?
CAPTAIN time..
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally
It’s time to complete the mission!!!
Hit the ball in the air or get a hit….
ONE MORE RUNNER !…COME ONE, BRING IN YOUR CLOSER !…..ahahahahahahahahaha !!! LOL
Sweeeeeet, way to go Matsui, cmon Captain!
no pinch runner for matsui?
Madson isn’t Lidge, he couldn’t possibly crack.. right?
pretty please?
AROD WILL SAVE US
Pena only one left on bench?
Madson is ripe for the picking. He’s thrown 50 pitches in the last 2 nights.
Lets freckin go
DT – OPPC member
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 pm
“Erica – always OPPC
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
If the Yankees win I will run around the blog naked!”
That’s what I’m talking about!!!!
And I will do my duty and chase you.
******
You are so selfless
don’t dp!
LETS GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you Sui san…
Maybe Captain Intangibles will sacrifice bunt.
Lets do this!
Come on Jeter!
I don’t want to back to NY, I want to close it out tonight. The momentum is swinging our way.
What can you say about this team. Just tenacious to the very end.
Another huge hit by Matsui off the bench.
For his career he’s over a .370 pinch hitter. He has tremendous value to the yankees in the world series as not all DHs are good pinch hitters.
Keep on Pushing!
No DP…
opposite field double for jetes???
I’d like a bloop and a blast to go, please.
Pinch run for matsui Joe!!!!!!!!!! What the Frick!!!!!!
I’m feeling it!
“no pinch runner for matsui?”
He wants gm.6
C’mon Mr. November…
Why is Matsui still running?
Why isn’t girardi pinch running for matsui??
Kate sighting…
KILL PHILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE PUT LIDGE IN!!!
Madson is starting to crack!! I like it…
Be patient captain
Vader
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
He has a weird disorder where his immune system turned on him…very uncommon I believe, but treatable.
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Thanks, Vader, he will definitely be in my prayers.
If the Yankees win this game, I am running around the complex in my underwear.
Too bad the Yanks don’t have a pinch runner for Matsui.
Madson keeps falling behind. That really nullifies his change up. It always tumbles out of the zone.
Madsen is wild. Patience at the plate!!
F’in Coke!
cAN YOU SAY BASES LOADED???
Kate and Kurt in the crowd…that gives us a shot!
We’re behind for now but it’s Philly that’s feeling the pressure.
That 2-0 fastball was Jeter’s pitch!
Jeter
Posada’s pressure
Numb Philly fans in the 9th
Another assault!
tying run at the plate ….WOW !
Girardi you’re an idiot!!!!!!
DP is a killer
Jeter never fails in that spot…It ALWAYS happens
crap
Jeter blew it !
How don’t you PR there.
Of course Jeter kills the rally.
OUCH!
And how telling are those homers Coke gave up now…
Madson is gagging for sure.
jeter lets him off …really sucks
Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh.
No pinch runner hurt there
Oh well
Another classic Jeter GIDP. Should have PR and sent Pena.
Well, the Yankees are good at two out rallies, too…
why didn’t they pinch run matsui and have the runner go to 2nd????
JESUS -
what a time for Double play Derek to show up. Thats on girardi, who doesnt use pena to run.
This game is such a tease. Why oh why did Coke have to give up those two homeruns?
Dang
Bloop and a blast…
DAMMIT! COME ON JOHNNY!
Girardi is a moron, plain and simple.
Jeter with the biggest choke in the WS.
Philly in 7.
Lets go Johnny. One of your epic AB’s would be just lovely.
his only flaw…ACK !
Even when the 2009 Yankees would lose, they would always get it close and make it interesting.
Jetes hits into a dp, oh well, at least they gave them a scare.
Whew, and I almost thought I was going to have to run around in my undies.
See you guys Wednesday.
What is he saving Pena for?
Damn that’s gonna do it
Jeter is the DP king
even with a pinch runner that would have been a dp.
“Kate and Kurt in the crowd…that gives us a shot!”
Trust me, even they have limits to thier powers.
Captain unclutch suck! double play on a 2-1 count.
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally
There is still time!
dumb
Derek choke
Pettitte has that look.
jeter should of been more patient could of worked a walk
It is possible that the ghosts want this back at the Stadium. If so, there are worse things than winning the world series in the Bronx!
KEEP THE FAITH YANKEE FANS, NO MATTER WHAT!!!!
Guess that is why he bunts. Sucked the air out of that rally big time, and with Madson too nervous/beat to make a quality pitch.
they should have scored 2 runs. Jeter needs to do better and you have to send the runner.
The yankees scored 6 runs in a game started by Cliff Lee.
If AJ is even half way decent they win this game easily.
Phil coke would have never entered the game.
AJ just killed them tonight.
That’s were Melky’s injury really cost them; couldn’t have Gardner available there.
Clueless Joe and his “book”. Let him choke on it.
KILL PHILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
captain DP ROFL
that 2-0 pitch was MEAT….the ONE time he takes a pitch that he normally swings at….DANG !
Jones,
Don’t even answer “Triple Short Of A Cycle”
That was a clutch hit. If he wants to just base it on PO of the past thats him, but Posada has always been clutch
See you all wednesday…
Do Philly fans think any of this stuff phases the Yankees…
Jeter sucks, but not as bad as coke.
Well, Philly fans don’t even deserve to see the Yanks celebrate. Let’s win it at home.
They absolutely had to run for Matsui. Girardi fell asleep there. You have to try and steal 2nd base.
Damon’s locked in
Cmon Johnny!
KEEP THE FAITH YANKEE FANS, NO MATTER WHAT!!!!
Is there really any other way
Reminds me of the DP Jeter had in that Game 4 against the Indians.
Too bad…
One thing I liked about this game even if we lose is how this team came back and scored despite the Phillies scoring some runs. This team is showing heart.
Damon’s awesome
YES!
why did we take out Aceves?
Is it just me, or was Buck wayyyyy more excited on the strikes?
Only a New York Yankee would take such a defensive, tentative swing at a 2-1 fastball right down the middle. You can sense a choke of epic proportions coming.
Yankees are just taking a page out of last night’s book… can Damon steal 3rd again?
Man, jeter really blew it, we would have tied the game just now.
Damon!
Come on Tex biggest at bat of your career!
game still goes on. Tex’s WS moment coming up?
Now a blast…
MPB Johnny Damon = Amazingly Awesome
AND MVP!!!!
Damon is amazing.
It is up to Tex
And that’s all you can ask for, man does this team fight.
Even if they lose, which they wont, they have battled really really hard!
Come on Tex!!!!
tex EARN YOUR MONEY!
This team won all the games it did despite Girardi, make no mistake.
Damon keeps it alive !!!!
check your pants trolls. Something smells awry….
Erica,
Your boy did his part to keep it alive.
Damon… just amazing. What a fantastic game. Just like last night.
Paging Tex… paging Tex.
The dp KILLS. Where is the real Tex? Can someone please find him so he can bat here.
Let’s see if Damon can swipe 3 here…
and then 4 more.
GIDPs are bigger rally killers than homers.
You heard it here first.
Come on Tex!!!!!
DT-
All I want is a really, really, really big rally
There is still hope!!!
Teixiera could wipe away that terribleWS right here
EARN YOUR MONEY TEX!
Strike off the plate…
Lets Go Yankee
That outside strike is killing me.
Sigh Tex….
All we need is a miracle — 2 hits in a game — from Tex, then it’s A-Rod for the win.
Johnny D HATES making that last out.
First pitch to tex as not a strike.
Tex…looks lost at the plate
LET’S GO YANKEEEEEE!
Keep chasing pitches
Teix is really messed up!
Johnny take 3rd too….
First pitch a foot outside, Strike!
Im convinced jeter saves his heroics for the bronx
texiera has been duped by the change all post-season long.
KILL PHILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CB
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:22 pm
The yankees scored 6 runs in a game started by Cliff Lee.
If AJ is even half way decent they win this game easily.
Phil coke would have never entered the game.
AJ just killed them tonight.
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Very true, but Tex is not helping matters either. What is wrong with the guy, anyway?
CB…someone needs to tell the guy behind the plate
Tex is terrible
come on
“Well, Philly fans don’t even deserve to see the Yanks celebrate. Let’s win it at home.”
You betcha.
…………….
well joe buck is happy
tEX IS A JOKE..
We’ll be waiting.
crap.
AJ
Coke
Bottom 9th DP
DAMN IT!!
And Tex proves once again he is as gutless as they come.
Tex is absolutely pathetic. How many times does he swing at a ball in the dirt?
WTH Tex…what is he swinging at….Can we drop him to 8th in the order…
liked the fight…but still disappointed
44 hours and 33 minutes until Game 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tex looked awful in that last at bat, swinging at pitches out of the zone.
And Coke costs us the game.
Tex is SO GOOD in the WS….batting .105….what a bastage !
another battle to the last batter. The Yankees are going to cream the Phillies on Wed.
Another brutal at bat by Tex…Don’t bother to swing at strikes or anything.
Well, we’ll just have to wrap it up on Wednesday. At least they battled back.
That’s painful. Andy on 3 days is scary
well, those two HRs by Coke f$%ked us!!!
We’re going to win it at home. No sense in being negative. It’s our year.
No more AJ, no more crappy lineups, we win it in 6.
How is Utley not player of the game?
Wow Tex has been bad but the Captain really killed that rally
Should have been 2-0. tex swung at two pitches out of the strike zone.
Keep the faith. Avoid the trolls.
The baseball season just got two days longer.
We celebrate Wednesday night.
Tex left Alex hanging.
Put a little scare into them though and Pedro ain’t going 8 innings.
Man I would have loved to see Arod get a chance to tie it. But Jeter has done more than his part this series.
Cliff Lee’s hat is really dirty…
So close. Man, too bad about AJ and Coke.
Oh well, be nice for them to win it in the Bronx in front of all their own fans.
Ugh. The last person I want to hear from is Jimmy Rollins.
Tex has been practically a black hole in this lineup. If he isn’t hit by a pitch, he doesn’t help much.
They didn’t stroke one strike to him and he still whiffs with help from the ump
Bat his 8th he is killing the team!
Phillies won that one by the skin of their teeth.
Had Jeter got a hit, ARod would have come to the plate and won the game.
OK–back to NY. Phillies have no BP, and weak starting pitching.
Teixbook unclutchness per usual
TEX is Killing this team.
Up 3-2 and he has 1 solo homer to show for it.
Very frustrating loss tonight.
Coke mailed it in. Jeter over anxious. Tex has flat out sucked.
Coke is the goat
on a game we were trailing 8-2 in the 8th inning and have the tying run at bat, is a never say die attitude of the team.. this team is winning in game 6….
Nice try Yankees.
Fans of 30 other teams are twiddling their thumbs right now. Count your blessings Yankee fans.
Pepi,
His swing is longish to begin with. It’s very long right now and he’s just not adjusting to the barrage of off speed pitching he’s being fed.
He needs to shorten his swing and not try to dead pull pitch after pitch.
Back to the Bronx to see some REAL pinstripes instead of these candy cane looking Philly unis
Super crappy!
Jeter’s DP was the rally killer. Now we know why he’s always looking to bunt runners over.
This team never quits. Great Effort we will win this thing Wednesday, no more Lee Pedro will be lucky to go 6.
AJ was terrible but Coke cost them the game. 2 homeruns to 2 lefty batters. Really can’t be any worse than that.
damn! just goes to show 8 runs is still barely enough, even with your BEST PITCHER starting and AJ out after 3!
Captain is anticlutch tonight!
It’s impossible to comeback after dp.
Tex!!!! classless as Cano.
Damon is my man.
this series is over in 6. Philly will choke. Even Fuentes closed a game
Girardi pinch runs for A-Rod in the ACLS but not for Matsui here? A Brain cramp? Using Phil Coke another brain cramp.
At least they went down with a fight. Has anyone tried to reach out to Tex to guide him through this funk? We have only half a player right now.
Way to fight back guys. We will get them on Wednesday!
Wow those two homers off Coke were a killer.
yankees put up a fight. at least we know they will not roll over.
No need to dissect this one…Lee was supposed to win his starts and now the Phillies need to get someone else who can beat the Yankees.
stupid pitching…
new thread
can we drop tex to 6th in the order like torre did arod? i mean, anything else would not keep this upcoming choke the same as 2004. so we need tex dropped to 6th to keep the choke tradition/curse alive
Girardi should be fired! As we lose this series, we could have done the exact same thing this game with Gaudin pitching. SO LAME.
Doubling up Jeter
Madsen makes it maddening,
Damon’s dart, Tex hexed!
at least we lost the game, not the momentum
Comet
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Girardi pinch runs for A-Rod in the ACLS but not for Matsui here? A Brain cramp? Using Phil Coke another brain cramp.
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Even if he did pinch run for Matsui with Pena it was going to be a doubleplay anyway.
Leave Tex alone. His glove saved us many a time.
However, I would have been a bit more selective with ARod on deck and I would have worked the count a bit more.
Also, why not run Pena for Matsui and stay out of the DP? Not sure I agree with that piece of strategy.
Incredible fight by this team. Incredible.
If their starting pitcher didn’t implode for 6 runs in two innings they win the game and the World Series.
At least this game, once and for all, put to rest the great catcher debate, which wasn’t a debate to begin with.
The only person responsible for Burnett’s meltdown is Burnett.
Let’s hear it for our team for a gutsy try! They never give up and neither should their fans.
Damon is a wonder! Clap, clap, clap. Now to home!
“Even if they lose, which they wont, they have battled really really hard!”
Yeah, sure, Tex really battled…really battled hard, lol.
I HATE TEX
And the Captain CHOKED.
whose the interviewer with Rollins saying “we” and why is FOX using him….no bias there
Jeter hits into DP’s 99.9% of the time in those spots. I don’t know why I didn’t expect it in that spot. Tex is killing them. He is basically useless swinging at anything in sight and batting 3rd. He should of been 3-0 in the count and then Arod could of gotten a chance.
The Phillies are done. The Yankees showed them that they will always fight no matter what. The Phillies don’t have Lee, and there bullpen is shot. The Yankees will win this in 6.
Yanks had a pinch runner his name is Romero Pena, he’s in for Melky. He would have made it to second a lot faster than matsui and maybe slid into the guy, something! Instead my hero grounds out and mr. No knees is running to second. Easy DP, and Mr. I only play with my glove ends the game. I wish we would have lose 8-4. I don’t like when we shoot ourselves in the foot so close to a come back. Whatever win it in the Stadium frick the Phillies and their fans.
can somebody please, PLEASE explain to me why girardi didn’t have someone pinch run for matsui – who cant play the field and would have been substituted for anyway??? am i missing something, or was that as mind-boggling as it seems?
I really expected Mark Teixeira to have a great series, wow, was I ever wrong!
He looks like he has lost all confidence in his ability to hit a baseball.
If he were a young player, I would understand, but this guy is a seasoned vet!
I don’t get it!
CB, any thoughts? Is it just Phillie scouting, or is he just nervous?
“No need to dissect this one…Lee was supposed to win his starts and now the Phillies need to get someone else who can beat the Yankees.”
AMEN!
Yes, the catching debate is over. Over forever. Champagne on Wednesday. Goodnight LoHud.
When did it become common place for the media to show such a bias…I mean Grace why don’t you just wear a Phillies hat?
When did it become common place for the media to show such a bias…I mean Grace why don’t you just wear a Phillies hat?
Hoping the Phillies haven’t found their stroke.
Erica – always OPPC November 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 pm
44 hours and 33 minutes until Game 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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44 hours and 33 minutes of people complaining. UGGGGGGG
I’m really not all that upset we lost. Deep down I wanted to d this at home.
Tex is struggling…he needs to get back on track real SOON
Burnett was disappointing to say the least, but those 2 HRs surrendered by Coke really stings.
Coke and Bruney have proved in this series that they are not capable of pitching well even when they are down a couple of runs. This bullpen has been insanely frustrating this postseason.
Coke is the goat…
CB
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Pepi,
His swing is longish to begin with. It’s very long right now and he’s just not adjusting to the barrage of off speed pitching he’s being fed.
He needs to shorten his swing and not try to dead pull pitch after pitch.
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Thanks, CB, I didn’t see this until AFTER I posted the above question. I hope Kevin Long can get with him, and help him straighten it out before Wednesday. This team needs him to snap out of it.
cant give up 8 runs and expect to win a ball game
was that Grace interviewing Rollins, I wasn’t watching just listening…..I thought he was a Phillies broadcaster or something seriously that is wrong…you can’t say “we” when you’re doing a national broadcast
Just a big bummer from Jeter.
Yankees aren’t in a bind…..
Tex is really just as bad as Cano…really atrocious
I really hope this short rest decision does not come back to haunt this team.
Coke isn’t going near a baseball mound until spring. They should tell him to go home, but they won’t since he’s hopefully going to be part of the celebration.
Pettitte needs to go 6 solid innings. That’s it. The bridge to Mo has been restored. If they are up at all, he goes 2. Marte goes 1. The rest can go 1.
This is the way this season of redemption has to end.
Pedro the devil (where is the little guy Nelson, btw) pitching game 6 against Andy, one of the poster boys for the dynasty teams. Three days rest? You can rest all season.
No more AJ theatrics (does he need a sports psychologist?).
No more Posada/Molina BS.
ARod on the biggest stage, with a chance to do lots of damage.
I can’t wait for Wednesday.
trisha – OPPC forever – (new lucky picture from last day at the old Stadium) BRING ON THE GHOSTS!
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Nice try Yankees.
Fans of 30 other teams are twiddling their thumbs right now. Count your blessings Yankee fans.
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Positive Trisha, wish I could say it like she does. I am more in your face. But I am a YANKEE FAN and proud of it. I love this team, everyone of them!!!
Do not play the blame game, fans. This team will win it all.
I did NOT want a Game 6. Things can get random now with Pedro coming in.
Tex hit well against Pedro last game. Expect more of the same next game.
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Yeah, right. Against a head case with no command, and a lefty prone to giving up HR.
I think the Phils need to worry about the Yanks. This team woke up, and almost stole a shocker.
The Philles scored 8 runs in 3 innings against 2 guys they will never see again this series. And zero runs in 6 innings against guys they might. If you are Charlie Manuel aren’t you really worried about getting through 54 outs- without Cliff Lee- at Yankee Stadium without at least a coupe of beatdown rallies??
Anytime there’s a runner at 1st with less than 2 outs, Jeter will GIDP. Thats why they fliped-floped him with Damon.
Truth is he hasnt been clutch in a while. He struck out in the 9th yesterday to make the 2nd out before Damon had that at bat.
He has always been a complementary player, not a guy who can carry a team like Alex.
i know the yankees are in the ws – but i dont care – girardi is a PATHETIC manager, and if it wasn’t for arod, mo, and cc, the yanks would have almost definitely lost in the 1st round, and this would be a different conversation….i still think the yanks will win, but this postseason has made me seriously question girardi’s ability as a manager – bottom line is he is a very, very stupid person – and he brings NOTHING to the table. thank God the yankees have been able to overcome his stupidity and worthlessness with their overwhelming talent – but thats the only reason, girardi deserves no credit and he should not be the manager of the new york yankees
Win it at home in the new Stadium!! A perfect ending to a great year in the new Stadium!! It wants the celebration! Only wish I could be there!! Can’t wait for game 6.
whoa…easy there “girardi’s IQ is below 65″ I’m not a big fan either but he is the manager and he deserves some respect
JETER SUCKS! JETER SUCKS! Totally over-rated.
At least Robertson, Aceves and Hughes pitched well.
We’re getting our bullpen back
Jeter, really blew that. But Coke is crappy.
I think Pedro is going to get slapped around. But I also think so will Andy, it’s a coin toss up.
This game was a free pass. At least it wasn’t won or lost with an in game mistake.
The Phillies were extremely lucky to escape tonight. They know it. Did you see the bench towards the end of the game?
We’ll know pretty quickly if Andy has it. If not, same game plan as tonight.
Time to stuff it right down Pedro’s throat. Who’s your daddy?
Rob, if only I had the power to do so I would BAN you from watching the rest of the series. Jeter not only has the highest batting average during this series, his play has been spectacular.
There were many at bats during this game when anyone could have come up with a key hit. It is not right to call out a player for one AB, one pitch or error. Everyone contributes (or not) to the game.
An attitude like yours is deplorable.
Don’t ever, ever bad-mouth Jeter again.
AND to you TEX and CANO haters, may the bed bugs bite you all night.
PittsburghYFan: I saw that too, the players in the Phillie dugout were not looking like they were going to win the game. They did luck out though by having Lee pitch tonight.
The Yankees will win in in YS so all fans there can celebrate. For those of us not in the NY area – we can just make a lot of joyous noise. Go Yankees.
Triple Short Of A Cycle,
-Game 4 against the Tigers (I think 3 years ago??). A homer, even though they lost bigtime.
-Game 4, 2001 a homerun against Zito, which spoiled Zito
-Nov 10th, 2000 against the Rangers, had a two-run homer in the eighth tied the game for the Yankees.He also had a lot of RBI’s that day.
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Thats some of what I came up with. But stating that he’s not clutch is an ‘understatement” In the past his PO numbers weren’t the best, but if you would include the actual season I can make a hug list of his clutch hits.
Tex should wait on the changeup. And we should’ve had Lee out an inning earlier.
Great commentary by Ken Singleton on YES postgame – he said game 6 will be a interesting from a pitching standpoint as to which pitching staff can survive game 6 and come away with a win. Kay said it will come down to which bullpen will be better. He doesn’t think either Andy or Pedro will be able to go deep into the game, and the only trustworthy reliever in either pen is Mo.
Betsy, you may be right that at this point, this is what the Yankees offense is. We can only hope that being back at home with a real lineup will help and some of the slumping guys perk up. The Yankees may have to slug their way to #27.
Haters: Enough with the “gutless” and “choker” stuff. Tex is having trouble hitting. He’s not choking, and he certainly hasn’t taken it out onto the field. Maybe Kevin Long can help him come around, maybe not. Either way, Tex is a great player having a rough postseason on offense, period. AJ had a bad start at about the worst possible time. He was great in game 2. End of story. He’s great sometimes and terrible at others. I’ll take it – he’s a standup guy, a great teammate, and the upside far outweighs the downside IMHO.
Rob: Jeter? Really? You remind me of the people who booed Mo when he blew two saves against the Red Sox in the first home games of 2005. Just so wrong.
Good lucky! New York Yankees.