ALCS Game 4: Yankees vs. Rangers
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Oct 19, 2010 
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YANKEES (1-2)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Lance Berkman DH
Brett Gardner LF
Francisco Cervelli C
RHP A.J. Burnett (first postseason start)
Burnett vs. Rangers
RANGERS (1-1)
Elvis Andrus SS
Michael Young 3B
Josh Hamilton CF
Vlad Guerrero DH
Nelson Cruz RF
Ian Kinsler 2B
David Murphy LF
Bengie Molina C
Mitch Moreland 1B
RHP Tommy Hunter (0-1, 4.50)
Hunter vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:07 p.m. ET / TBS
UMPIRES: HP Angel Hernandez, 1B Fieldin Culbreth, 2B Brian Gorman, 3B Gerry Davis, LF Tony Randazzo, RF Jim Reynolds
WEATHER: Temperatures in the 50s again, but it feels colder than last night. The flags at the top of the stadium suggest a pretty solid breeze blowing out to left field.
THE SCORE IN FOUR: The Yankees have played in 11 ALCS Game 4s. They’ve won eight of them. The Rangers have played in Game 4s in franchise history — both in the division series — and they lost both of them.
JETER STANDS ALONE: Last night was Derek Jeter’s 50th ALCS game, moving him past Manny Ramirez for the most League Championship games of all time. Jeter is five hits away from tying Ramirez for the most ALCS hits of all time.
BOUNCING BACK: Since the start of the 2008 season, the Yankees are 17-4 in games immediately following a shutout… The Yankees have trailed two games to one in an ALCS two other times and came back to win each one (1977 and 1998).
ONE EXCEPTION: The Yankees are 8-2 in playoffs games at the new Yankee Stadium. Both losses came against Cliff Lee.
UPDATE, 8:11 p.m.: Some empty seats near the field, but this place is loud, and Yankee Stadium loved that 1-2-3 first inning from Burnett. His stuff looks good. It’s a matter of sustaining it. I would hate to be Tommy Hunter right now. This can’t be a comfortable place to pitch in this situation.
UPDATE, 9:01 p.m.: The postseason, not exactly a great time to have my regular computer completely shutdown, only to be replaced with an old one that sometimes refuses to connect to the Internet. While I’ve been trying to get online, the Yankees have 1. Taken a lead on a controversial home run call. 2. Had another controversial home run call reversed. 3. Lost the lead without allowing the ball out of the infield. A.J. Burnett has allow only an infield single, but a walk and a hit batter have helped the Rangers pull ahead 2-1.
UPDATE, 9:05 p.m.: Derek Jeter with a two-out triple. The Yankees would certainly like to get this run. #expertanalysis
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: Curtis Granderson – that no-good addition by that no-good Brian Cashman! — comes through with the RBI single and it’s a 2-2 game.
UPDATE, 9:48 p.m.: Brett Gardner’s bat went the same way of Marcus Thames’ bat in Game 1. It died a hero. That would have been an infield single for Gardner, but a great play let the Rangers get the out at third base. Regardless, the go-ahead run scored for a 3-2 Yankees lead in the fourth. Hunter is already out of the game.
UPDATE, 10:06 p.m.: Gardner was going to catch that ball. If that Hamilton at-bat ended with anything other than an out, there would have been a Yankees fan moving to Idaho and changing his name.
UPDATE, 10:16 p.m.: That’s got to be a pulled hamstring. Not good news at all. Here’s Marcus Thames to pinch run for Teixeira. I have to think he’ll go to right field, Nick Swisher will take first base.
UPDATE, 10:51 p.m.: As my computer continues to drive me insane… Burnett was one pitch away from a standing ovation and was instead booed off the mound on Molina’s go-ahead home run. Boone Logan came in to face Josh Hamilton and allowed Hamilton’s third home run of this series. It’s 6-3 Rangers in the top of the seventh. Amazing the change that’s happened in this ballpark.
UPDATE, 11:30 p.m.: It’s official, my computer is a disaster on the worst night possible. Anyway, it’s now 7-3 Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. Teixeira has a strained hamstring and the Yankees are six outs away from needing three straight wins to stay alive.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!
Baseball is a source of entertainment. Its supposed to bring you pleasure. What’s the point if it makes you feel so angry and negative all the time? Do you go to movies saying all the actors suck and this movie is going to be awful? I tend to avoid movies that make me feel that way.
Here’s hoping someone turned the calendar in AJ’s locker to 2009.
#Tom in N.J. October 19th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Gallileo, Martin Luther had it easy. Alls they did was challenge the the infallibility of the Church.
Betsy wants Hughes to have an off speed pitch. A much more difficult thing?
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This is pretty funny.
LGY, who says it makes me angry all the time? Don’t listen to Trisha on this one. I simply don’t have much confidence in the Yankees now as they have been dominated by the Rangers. That said, I love this team every bit as much (NOT more) than any of you.
Glad he moved Swisher out of the 2nd whole, he was terrible in that spot.
GO YANKS!
That was funny, lol…………….
LGY — Not all of us enjoy being completely dominated (with the exception of one inning) by a 90-win team. Sorry.
That’s part of being a fan – getting angry, annoyed, sad, happy. There is no “right” way to root for a team………nor is there a “wrong” way.
smoltz is an idiot. logically, do you want burnett here or game 5?
what if CC would lose tonight? then you have burnett in the clinching game instead of this one?
no thanks!
Nothing will top the embarrassment of losing to the Tigers. At least this team has the unbeatable Cliff Lee. Nate Robinson started game 1 for that Tigers team LOL
It’s Time to Go Baby. Big time game in need of a big time win. LETS GO YANKEES
win or lose, i would like the series to go 7 games. drama always makes things more fun.
let’s go aj – probably his biggest start as a yankee right now…
Some of us understand that the layoff the Yanks had could have had an affect on their playing. But that’s probably those of us who deal okay with Yankee losses and understand them as part of the season and psotseason.
Said another way, where there’s life there’s hope.
Carl October 19th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
# Angel October 19th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Martin Luther and Galileo were skeptical of things a tad more important than a baseball team, Carl, lol
That’s what I’m saying. And he told me don’t be a Putz lol
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Consider the source.
did they just say the rangers have never trailed?
did i miss something?
I will say this about Martin Luther and Gallileo: both had better control of their pitches than Burnett.
You may disagree with Smoltz regarding whether CC or AJ pitches game 4. But he is far from an idiot.
Go AJ! Go Yankee bats!
I’m still being amused by the look and response that Jeter gave the TBS dumb@ss.
cannot believe our biggest game of the season rests on AJ Burnett….can’t say I saw this coming.
Hopefully he will step up as well as #3 & #4
If Burnett blows up, maybe we can put him under house arrest
the offense really does need to not go down 1-2-3 in the first like they have so far….
it is deflating…
If Burnett blows up, count on some major self-inflicted pain upon his illustrated body.
Joe left Phil in to take his lumps; I expect AJ to be left in there as well.
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Anything Girardi does wouldn’t surprise me….just like leaving Robertson in the 9th inning yesterday. We will know right away in the 1st inning if AJ has it or not and Girardi better be aggressive and not think he will “find it”.
It would be really, really nice to have an early lead for once. Just sayin’
while baseball is entertainment….can’t hardly compare it to a movie….you’re not routing for a team to win watching a movie. So not quite the samething
You may disagree with Smoltz regarding whether CC or AJ pitches game 4. But he is far from an idiot.
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ok idiot is wrong word. Bad announcer? Better?
Agree, Phenom: Smoltz is very bright and a good analyst
Betsy stop with the drama. For once. Nobody said you don’t love the Yankees. Just that you always take the most bleak outlook possible. On everything.
Yes it’s your right.
And it’s my right not to want to be around people who do nothing but complain and see a half-empty glass every time they look.
So see ya now. You get your wish. You get to stay here and b*tch about everything. I’ll leave.
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Enjoy the game all.
“lol”
LGY et al. Good luck with this game thread. God forbid that AJ throws a ball as his first pitch. It will be off to the races. And LGY and Aldo, good luck with the West Coast Sux fan fraud. If I wasn’t afraid I’d heave my dinner, I’d stick around to read his fraudulent stupidity.
If Shame comes around please let him know I wrote a song and dedicated it to him. Nothing like the piece of negative crap written by the West Coast fraud. That’s a REAL fan for ya.
Let’s GO YANKEES! I hope we win!
Go Yanks….Go AJ, get through this first inning.
c’mon AJ!!! You can do it….just channel last years WS pitch like that please and thank you
And here we go….
Ding, dong, the witch is dead!
The road to 28 starts tonight.
This reminds me of a hypothetical comparison of two parents.
One parent gets called to school because her son beat up a kid up in front of ten witnesses. “My Billy would never do that said the mother, he’s perfect, You are all mistaken”. She then takes her son for pizza.
As compared to another mother who when confronted with the same scenario said, “I’m sorry my son did this, it’s not acceptable behavior and he will be punished so he learns and becomes a better person”.
So – who is the better parent? Who loves her son more? Exactly.
95….
the fastball on the long rest may help him .
Yankee Snoopys in viewing position… check
Apple Juice in glass…. check
I am ready!!!!
LETS GO AJ!
No, Smoltz is not a bad announcer, either. He is articulate, well-spoken, and concise. Just because you disagree with one of his opinions doesn’t make him bad.
good hop on those first 2
and he needs to use the change up tonight.
Lets go AJ!
I can’t stress how hard my heart is beating right now. It sucks to be this nervous but I believe in Burnett. I really do.
being articulate doesnt make you a good announcer, and it isnt just because i disagree with some of his views.
Comparing children and the Yankees
I think you take baseball way too serious WCYF
Yeah AJ!
Okay! That’s one.
disgusting curveball.
the fans are really getting behind AJ. It is electric there.
AJ IS BALLIN!!!!!!!!!
UM….
I have never been so pumped for 2 outs in the first inning!!!
woohooo AJ
What a great strikeout.
Looks like AJ’s breaking stuff is sharp early on
how come Cisco is so jumpy?
A 1-2-3 first inning is a good start.
That’s two.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a 1-2-3 first?!?!?!?!
LGY October 19th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
I have never been so pumped for 2 outs in the first inning!!!
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Tell me about it! Every out AJ gets is like a patch on what he’s done wrong this season.
GREAT First inning!!!!
AJ throwin a lot of strikes early in this one…great change up there.
Who would have thought that AJ would be the first Yankee starter to get through a flawless first inning.
wow, AJ is terrific.
The strikeout pitch to Young is just awesome.
Fist pumps all around!
# LGY October 19th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
AJ has been so bad this year on regular rest I don’t think he can be any worse doing something differnt.
I said in the middle of the season that I think all the innings he pitched the past few years may have caught up with him because of how flat his fastball has been.
AJ wasn’t built for heavy workloads early in his career.
Maybe the 17 days off will do well for him
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?????
My theory is looking good so far!!
Announcing:
My hope has returned!
was that last pitch a 91 mph change?
the best half inning AJ’s pitched in quite some time.. Great knuckle curve!
Lookin’ good 3 up 3 down. Pitching ahead in the count is crucial.
9 pitch inning. “I don’t believe what I just saw!”
Nice start by AJ, keep it up.
Who the heck was that pitching for the Yankees?
Did somebody sock AJ again? He looked pretty good out there, hope he can keep it up and not pull a Chernobyl.
Bats Its Your Time COME ON
LGY October 19th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
I have never been so pumped for 2 outs in the first inning!!!
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LMAO!!
LGY October 19th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
I have never been so pumped for 2 outs in the first inning!!!
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LMAO!!
that’s probably the best AJ has thrown the ball since May. If he keeps locating like that he’s going to pitch a good game and surprise all of you…
Good start. AJ looks calm and relaxed. If he can keep his composure when a man or two gets on that will be key.
COME ON AJ!
this is as loud as i have heard the stadium so far….
And even the rich people behind the plate were standing.
Every out AJ gets is like a reverse perfect game. Does that even make sense? I don’t even
crowd is jacked…i wish i went to this game instead of last night…
The good AJ! Hope he sticks around.
hot damn!!! who we’d thought AJ would be the first pitcher to complete a scoreless 1st inning
So nice to have the crowd into the game!
Let’s knock the crap out of this hack!!!
Go AJ
I guess the season isn’t over after the first inning.
Come on AJ !!!!!! And Cervelli !! I’m a Yankee fan I want them to be amazing I don’t bail on my team when they do bad OR take Posada out
Maybe AJ can school CC & Phil after the game on how to pitch a 1-2-3 inning!
He looks good, glad to hear the crowd is behind him.
LGY, I thought the long layoff could help AJ as well since it might get rid of all his bad habits. It’s just the opposite of a guy like CC who loses his feel. So far, we’re on target…
YankFanCA October 19th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
9 pitch inning. “I don’t believe what I just saw!”
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I told you earlier….
Good AJ
404 BA and 1.146 OPS vs Tommy Hunter on the 1st pitch this year.
That’s it! Game’s over! Pack it in folks!
Damn Tommy Hunter has a fat azzz!
almost safe
That was the AJ I remember the Yankees facing in 2008
AJ throwing the hook for strikes! If he can keep that going …..
And even the rich people behind the plate were standing.
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That’s how you know it’s a big game.
We’ll see, Erica. Still too early to declare victory. Hope you’re right.
That was one of Jeter’s better groundouts.
…another groundout nevertheless….sigh
So much for being patient hitters! Come on now.
Tommy Hunter pitches to contact—— Lets be patient and hit……
i betcha Tommy Hunter will be pitching like Lee tonight
It’s just that there’s two kinds of AJ. Good AJ and Bad AJ. Good AJ is dominant and looks unhittable. Bad AJ routinely gives up 6+ runs in two innings or less. Good AJ has hardly been seen in 2010 while Bad AJ was a frequent visitor. The odds are just terrible that he’ll actually put up a good game. A lot of pitchers (especially veterans like him) are able to limit damage and keep the team in the game if they don’t have good stuff that night; or at least they can do it some of the time. If AJ doesn’t have it, he just doesn’t have it and will keep giving up runs until it’s too late. Of course, sometimes if you leave him in after that he’ll pitch six scoreless innings, but that just further adds to the conundrum of AJ Burnett.
I’m really just hoping he can get that rare ace start. I think he can do it.
Its awesome that the fans at the stadium are being so supportive of AJ. I really have confidence in him even though a lot dont. And I have no problem with Cervelli catching him, its been that way all season, all results aside. Looking for more of the same for the rest of the game and more importantly hoping to see the offense get out of its slump
LGY just pointed out the results on 1st pitch against Hunter, let them hack away…
well this half inning calmed the crowd down :/
tex has a few big hits but overall, has been really bad in postseason play the past 2 years…
ac1 October 19th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
well this half inning calmed the crowd down
LOL
come on man. this guy has 68 ks in a 128 ip. which means you can make contact of this guy.
Yeah thats not going to work tonight Yanks
Whats the apple juice all about, Erica?
i’m hoping to hear an A-J chant tonight…
Good Lord, Tex is awful
TEX performance:
Reality or Illusion ???
Can we tell ???
At some point it has to get better for tex.
Tex has stunk.
We got the good AJ but the same old lineup.
Would an actual lead kill them?
Cisco will jack one out.
Meet the 2010 NYY “We make Aces!”.
unreal.. this offense sucks.
Hopefully this offense wakes up from its coma sooner than later.
This team has a gaping hole at number 3.
A player who refuses to make any adjustments on the curveball.
Yanks will need to win without Tex, that’s for sure.
Seven pitches.
From Tommy Hunter.
AJ could be the genetic clone of Cy Young, Whitey Ford, and Catfish Hunter, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t work ABs, let alone score runs off a garbage pitcher like Tommy friggin’ Hunter.
This offense is dead.
Ace October 19th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Would an actual lead kill them?
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hope we finally get the chance to find out.
Those were some weak ABs. Somebody has got to step up and make a play.
It can be stated. Tex has stunk
Ummm…can we actually be patient and swing at strikes? 3 pitches between Jeter and Granderson. I won’t even get started with Tex because he hasn’t even had one good swing in this series so far.
i know right…i think if we can ever manage to score first we would win geez
That is why I gave Lee little credit last night. When every starter shuts down this offense it becomes less and less “special”
Tex is Terrible. As your number 3 hitter. He’s in a vital spot in the lineup. Now it’s an auto out!
I’ve never seen Hunter before but how can a guy with a 13-4 record in his 1st year be ‘garbage’ unless you know nothing about baseball?
Tommy Hunter gets worse as the game goes on.
The first inning is his best.
Pitch 1-25: 204 AVG .562 OPS
26-50: .288/.862
51-75: .262/.750
76-100: .288/.835
You cannot have a #3 hitter go oh-fer for half a series; and a #4 who hasn’t done much more
COME on AJ! ONE MORE 1,2,3! I hope to call you 1,2,3 KID after this Game is over!
“# djsunyc October 19th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
tex has a few big hits but overall, has been really bad in postseason play the past 2 years…
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might as well just say it like it is, “Tex sucks in the post season as a NYY so far”.
Cmon AJ. We’re praying that you have the good stuff tonight.
Burn those bats!!!!! Arod will be my pick to click…….
I bet AJ walks 9 guys and pitches a no hitter.
LGY, relevant statistics won’t matter to this crowd, they just have no clue.
Hunter isnt garbage, but he does give up a lot of homeruns per inning pitched, and not a lot of Ks.
If AJ throws this 0-2 to Valde anywhere near the strike zone he should be shot.
Tommy Hunter is not good.
He was on my fantasy team. Trust me. I know
1st time through the lineup: .243/.662
2nd: .271/.803
3rd: .266/766
sic Vlade
AJ throwing darts….BALLIN!!!
Cervelli is going to be a hero tonight. Watch.
i will give cervelli one thing…. he brings some energy that the rest of the lineup, minus gardner does nto seem to have.
AJ II
Boy that was a great sequence to Vlad….get ahead and bounce curveballs until he finally misses one.
This is April 2010 Burnett you’re seeing.
Vlad would have swung at a pitch thrown in the dugout on that AB lol
So far so good… Keep it up!
You guys forget that Tex has saved at least two playoff games in the last two years with his glove.
sager rocking the velvet.
Offense is running out of innings to get it cranked up. Unbelievable so far, Come ON
Craig is looking like the “joker” tonight.
Looking good; just please keep your head in the game
Let’s not be too hard on Teixeira because he’s hitting .000 this series. Just look at the back of his baseball card!
This looks like the offense we see in the play offs every year. They don’t hit, start pressing and then they start swinging at anything in sight. They have to be patient from the 2nd inning on. This is Tommy Hunter not Lee.
AJ looks in control and ready for action…….
TheStraw,
By that logic we could have saved 95 percent of the money we paid him and signed a defensive 1st basemen
He’s got great stuff tonight…as long as he’s throwing strikes and getting ahead he’ll be fine. A key for him will be keeping Andrus off base.
22 more.
AJ has a great fastball tonight, he just needs to keep throwing strikes…
vintage AJ!!
change up #2….
Come on AJ!
AJ looks awesome….
So far.
ump just gave AJ that outside corner…which is a VERY good sign…dude is BALLIN!!!
The ball in the dirt. *gulp*
Hernandez has a big strike one
The crowd is into it. This is great.
Its good that he is getting the borderline pitch. When he gets squeezed, he starts walking a lot of batters.
All I’m saying is that defense is an equally important component to winning games. One of these years Tex will bat hot in the playoffs as well.
YEAAAAH!
AJ III
Bats bats bats. You are up. DO Something Please
Dylan October 19th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Its good that he is getting the borderline pitch. When he gets squeezed, he starts walking a lot of batters.
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He also gets frustrated and loses focus.
AJ is dealing so far and we have the usual crybaby contingent in here crying about everything.
Comedy at it’s finest.
WOW great start!
When did Roy Halliday show up?
Lot of defensive swings in those first 2 innings. Great job AJ. Lets get him some runs and get a lead for once.
3 strikeouts?
2 perfect innings? 
AJ Burnett? Damn right! Believe!
Yay! I’m not even going to be mad that I almost had tickets to this game (guy sold them to someone else before I could contact him). Let’s get some runs!
Please get this Pod person who looks like Burnett some runs
I don’t want to get ahead of myself but….
AJ looks like he did in ’08 when he was dominating the Yankees.
AJ 6 up, 6 down… stay focused out there and he’ll be fine!
AJ ‘s head is in the right place tonight, at least for now. Let’s get some runs.
Thank you! The “good” AJ showed up.
If we don’t hit it could be for naught though. We need to take this guy apart!
# The Other Phil October 19th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
He also gets frustrated and loses focus.
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Good point.
I said before the game that AJ has always had success against the Rangers and could surprise all of you. So far I’m 100% correct.
Alex comes up big. He is ready to carry the team on his shoulders……..
I think we need to score at least 3 runs in this inning to bring any little bit of worry AJ has in him and the fans down.
When you aint got nothing you got nothing to lose….
AJ could change in an instant. They need runs. It’s embarrassing the way this lineup is performing. Need to give AJ a cushion to work with or they will be in trouble.
AJ has no bruises tonight, maybe his wife finally left him alone on game day! Haha!
AJ looks great so far. The offense needs to wake up and put some runs on the board. They don’t want the pitchers to think that they have to throw a shut out every night.
Cano’s going BOOM!
The Crowd has been absolutely great tonight. Come On Bats give them some more to go crazy about.
“AJ is dealing so far and we have the usual crybaby contingent in here crying about everything.
Comedy at it’s finest.”
So happy you are around to witness the stupidity first hand,
But of course what do I know. I live in la la land. Not reality of course, when I predicted that AJ would get the job done because of course he knows how to pitch. La la land.
here is my prediction about the Yankees offense-they will get to Hunter during the 2nd time through the order.
0-2 again
All right. Time to get a few runs to support AJ. He had done something that CC, Hughes and Andy were able to do, keep the Rangers from scoring for a few innings.
Even the rich and famous behind home plate have been standing up with two strikes. That is a good sign.
if the Yankees score a couple of runs here for AJ that would be great….at least some hits something,,,,,
West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Let’s not be too hard on Teixeira because he’s hitting .000 this series. Just look at the back of his baseball card!
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Unfortunately, I think it says something like .180 for the 2009 post-season.
You’d think he could improve over a sub-Mendoza line performance this year….gonna have to start kicking this horse soon…very soon.
Everyone trying to pull the ball. No chance!
they should do that to josh hamilton
I’m here to say my prediction earlier was dead wrong. Happy to admit it. AJ made it out of the 2nd with ease. Now, we all know AJ can implode at any time, but so far, it looks like he came to win. (I’m going to continue holding my breathe, regardless.)
I still can’t believe this rests on AJ.
Can we start hitting now, please??
Fatso Hunter trying to buzz the tower on Al
Who is this guy pitching for NY tonight ?
The ranger’s starting pitching has just been on fire. Need somebody to step up and rattle them a little.
Come on Alex! This is a guy that they can get to. Just take it the way it’s pitched. Keep the line moving as Alex said before!
Alex with a great eye ab here
They don’t need a single hero. They just need everybody to do their part. String together some hits and the monster that is the Bronx Bombers will wake up.
Hunter is one big boy.
Geez, we haven’t scored in 13 innings. GRRR..
SJ, did you respond to the stupidity about Tex and the back of his card? Of course people shouldn’t let things like an injured thumb and toe get in their way of self-entitled spoil brats demands!
OH MY GOD! THEY’RE NOT HITTING. IT’S ALREADY THE SECOND INNING! GAME OVER, SERIES OVER.
the Yankees will figure out that Hunter doesn’t seem to be able to throw the breaking ball for strikes very often and get to him shortly.
Smoltz called it….thats a good 3-2 pitch if you can throw it for a strike. Alex is going yard sometime tonight.
Pretty easy to figure out the universal game plan against the Yankee hitters. Throw 2 strike change ups and breaking pitches down.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
Who called it….yes!
CA-YES
one man offense
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think…
BOOM BOOM BOOM
This could be a series changing review here.
Nice. A lead.
Interference???? No!
Ugh- they are going to review this
Cano is carrying this team offensively!!!
BOOM!
Fan of the year?
sweet
it went over the wall
The sound of the crack of the bat was music to my ears.
Jeffery Maier part 2,
They’re gonna try to take this away from us.
Is that Jeffrey Maier in the crowd?
Like I said in the other thread …
Burnett can pitch his best game of the season, but if those bats don’t wake up – specifically, Teixeira, ARod, Swisher, and Jeter – it won’t matter.
Another fan trying to get on a talk show.
JEFFREY MAIER 2010
Thats a HR….hit the top of the wall. Thats not indisputable evidence.
What a player! An absolute joy to watch! We have a superstar on our hands folks!
Ohhhh controversy.
Looked to me like it would have gone over regardless.
MVP
It’s a HOME RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA…Shut up, Nelson Cruz. Jesus, I hate the Rangers. All of them.
I’m glad Robbie showed up this series. The rest of them need to follow suit.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought of Jeffrey Maier. MVP!
Whew!!!!!!!! CANO!!!!!
I’ll take it!!
LOL
dang, when he hit it, i thought it was going to go upper deck…
So? Yay or nay?
Top of the wall?
I’m relying on John & Susyn
Damn, Cano is good
wow i’m surprised they didn’t look at that….can’t they use video replay for HR’s???
Anyways it was a HR either way….CANO dont you know
Maybe that will get the bats going….
Cano cannot do it alone.
Cano must have got that off the end or under it just a hair…I thought it was way gone when he hit it.
I said before the game the key is for Tex and Alex to get on base in front of Cano.
Solo homers are not going to win this.
Those guys need to get on base in front of him.
Because Cano is going BOOM one more time this game.
This is why Cano should be batting third
Once it goes over the wall the fan has as much right to it as the fielder. Great call by Reynolds. He has had a great series
Go Cano..He is the only one hitting the ball hard in this series.
Love the home run, but I wish one of the other guys had hit run. They gotta WAKE UP!
Bronx Jeers – yes it clearly hit the top of the wall first.
Now some on Swish! Have to add on here. Bury these guys early.
Bronx, Yes. Top of the wall.
one guy even touched the glove.
hahahah
Bronx Jeers October 19th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Top of the wall?
I’m relying on John & Susyn
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It did bounce off the top of the wall
I don’t think Cruz makes that catch without the interference, the ball is about 4 inches to the foul side of his glove when he leaped.
No argument. The ball hit the top of the wall. No way would Cruz have caught it.
me too!! I thought it was way gone without any opportunity of Cruz to catch it.
blake,
Yeah I’m surprised that wasn’t deeper.
I thought Cano really connected there.
Bounced the right way, of course.
dang, swish missed a few meatballs there…
Sir Lance
BERKMAAANIAAA
Berkman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lanced!
WOW!!!!
BERK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Lance!
HOLY MOLY
They won’t move Cano in the lineup this year, but from the first day of ST on in 2011 he needs to hit 3rd. He’s their best hitter, and thats where your best hitter goes.
Lancelot!
BERKMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Puma!!!!! Give the man some playing time!
Puma! Homerun derby tonight boys! Welcome to the laser show Mr. Hunter!
YOU CAN. PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRD. YESSSSSS
that looked foul though
FE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yankee offense just sucks. I’ve been objective here.
I LOVE LANCE BERKMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MPF Lance Berkman = Awesome
Lovin it!
the Yankees have figured out that Hunter can only throw the fastball for strikes, that’s why he gives up so many dingers
the Yankees have figured out that Hunter can only throw the fastball for strikes, that’s why he gives up so many dingers
its foul!
oh my, that’s a foul
Foul ball no home run.
That’s getting called back.
Berkman needs to start against righties and lefties. That was foul
Berkman yard or foul?
Dang it…..i’m afraid its foul.
Damn it…
Shhhhhhhh! D:
Looks like a foul ball.
it’s gonna be reversed
Gardner Back to back?
It landed fair…
Crap.
that was foul. coming back.
LMAO @ Sterling HR call for Berkman.
damn that sucks….its foul
JobaTips – told ya it would work.
Uh oh, there’s going to be a riot.
Uh -oh….
that’s going to get reversed, it was foul…
I hope I’m wrong, but that looked foul.
stupid instant replay
Ah dang it. Think a bit of umpiring luck can go the Yanks way here?
If it’s a foul, so be it.
Obviously Yanks are hitting Hunter.
I hate you replay
The TBS camera angles absolutely suck.
Getting to tommy a little though. We need to get some runners on
Thanks Wang, Thanks Tom
and Erica, I told Lance to thank you with a HR.
That berkman blast may have clipped the foul side of the pole, but, it was a rocket.
trisha, good!
let’s score few more runs.
Looks like Lance is gonna have to straighten it out a little.
Aldo I thought it looked foul too. But that’s the camera angle we saw. Who knows.
trisha,
They have 1 hit
darn
The Puma just wanted to get Hunter’s pitch count up anyway before sending another laser out there.
Do over!
But I still love Lance Berkman
That’s the right call. It was foul.
Shucks. He really ripped that, too.
Good call.
it hit the pole…it deflected in one angle…
and the Cano ball was clearly over the fence….fair pickings.
Frig
That was foul by like an inch
Hey, at least it looked foul on the replay and the reversed call was correct. Too bad for us, but still…
He can hit another one.
where is cr9?
LMAO @ Sterling HR call for Berkman.
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He double-clutched the “it is”
Foul ball? @#&*@#!@@!!!!!!
They tagged two balls. It’s only the second inning. Apparently Hunter is hittable. All I’m saying.
That still has to rattle Hunter a bit. He’s not fooling these guys.
Lance hitting it hard.
Hah! Joe move Berkman UP in the lineup? He ain’t gonna do anything that radical.
“He can hit another one.”
Yes.
Blame the grounds crew and Stadium maintenance crew. If they had put a coat of paint on the foul poles, it’s a homer.
Did the ball hit the pole?
Berkman is making a case for being the full time DH in this series…
(that looked close)
it did look foul before the replay so i saw that coming
Thought that ball might have just glanced off the foul pole. Too bad the ball can’t be retrieved to check for yellow paint.
I think the ump gave Lance that one for taking his homer away.
Yet another case for instant replay. It took the umpires less time to review the call than arguing would have taken.
I’m glad they called it back………….I don’t want to win by virtue of a bad call.
This is quite an at bat for MPF Lance Berkman
Triple short of the cycle,
It’s the second freaking inning.
You are in here every night crying like a little baby about everything.
How about taking a deep breath.
It’s the playlets. It’s not supposed to be easy.
Believe it or not, these guys want to win more than you want them to.
They just aren’t whining and crying like you are.
Hunter’s breaking ball just isn’t a weapon, they’ll be hammering him soon.
MG October 19th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Berkman is making a case for being the full time DH in this series…
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Not gonna happen with Girardi’s book in play.
Same pitch he called a ball a minute ago.
poor lance
lance came prepared to play.
No way Berkman starts over Thames against lefties, or have you not been watching all year?
It didn’t hit the foul pole. It was the correct call.
Tommy Hunter struck out 4.8 over 9 innings this season.
He has struck out 3 in 2 innings so far.
They can’t keep whiffing. He pitches to contact. Put the damn ball in play.
One barely made it out. Another barely missed.
I’ll take it.
Stay focused AJ!
Wang IS Taiwan October 19th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
MG October 19th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Berkman is making a case for being the full time DH in this series…
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Not gonna happen with Girardi’s book in play
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Berkman has good numbers against Lee, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Girardi shake things up if the series goes 7, particularly if Berkman continues to smack the ball…
They need Teixeira, ARod, Swisher, and Jeter to wake up if they want to win this series.
The others are nice, but those four (and Cano who is doing just fine) are the heart and soul of this offense.
I like berkman a lot.. Thames needs to play against lefties though.. No?
Thanks, SJ.
Alright it was a good at bat. They definitely will need to add more runs but Hunter was very very hittable that inning. The only thing is that somebody other than Cano needs to step up. Jeter or Tex starting to hit would greatly help matters.
AJ was sitting awhile there. Hopefully he didnt lose his rhythm. One run is nothing as a lead. Hopefully we see another zero and a bigger 3rd than 2nd by the O
I am worried about CR9. Angel Hernandez, etc.
Lance can’t hit lefties as well as Thames.
He’s a completely different hitter from the right side.
From the left side, it looks like he’s got his bat speed back.
AJ is showing the value of first pitch strikes…
Berkman has been awful from the right side of the plate this year. I don’t think he has extreme splits for his career but this year there is a very significant difference. The DH platoon is set up nicely the way it is. Thames is great against leftys. Cliff Lee is just a very tough lefty.
Great to see the stadium behind AJ so vocally still.
His fragile psyche needs that
2 close calls back to back. Only the Yankees. Cano’s shot was def out though. Looked to me like Cruz was reaching over the wall.
Now comes the inning I predicted the first run against AJ! Hope I am wrong!
I hate David Murphy. Going back to his days on the Sox I just hate the guy. Does nothing great but everything well. He’s a pain in the butt.
the only reason I mentioned Berkman playing against Lee is that he has good stats against him and Thames didn’t have a single good swing last night.
Good AB by berkman
damn it AJ…..after 0-2 you throw 4 straight balls
Cannot walk when ahead 0 – 2
Alright, AJ, shake that one off and get the DP.
Tyler, agreed…………but you know how pitchers tend to settle down if you don’t get them. Hopefully that’s not the case here
AJ from the stretch. We’ll see.
Baserunner…
Must refill apple juice
DP.
Come on AJ!! 0-2= a walk.
Yeah the platoon is a good idea. I just got a little excited.
The Rangers will run no question tonight.
My recommendation. Don’t get in a twist unless you have reason to get in a twist.
You can never get to excited by AJ because he’s always a batter away from imploding.
god why do all of our catchers suck
lol Cervelli….unreal
O_O
Awful job by Cisco
There’s our defensive catcher.
SJ44,
Right its the second inning. Then its the 4th inning. Then its the 9th. The bottom line is they have 1 hit.
bad aj. bad
NO. WILD PITCH. HIT BATTER. NOT. THIS. WAY.
uh oh…bad aj is back…
Here we go. Geez.
here comes the AJ meltdown
Oh no…
Cervelli really screwed that one up. Tried catching it with the glove down.
I feel an implosion coming on
Good job Cervelli. He is dreadful back there… Get someone up in the bullpen.
walk, wild pitch, hit by pitch.. shades of bad aj
oh boy….. settle down.
time for a solid strikeout to get his rhythm back
oh crap that isnt a strikeout
wow, begins now? Cisco should calm down AJ
Cant Burnett pitch from the windup all the time
Aaaaaaand here we go. Whoever had the third inning in the pool, prepare to collect your money.
Aj really has to work out of this. Time to get up the pen.
Now it’s getting ugly fast…
Bad Aj
Oh boy….I hope this is not what I think it is…
Ouch…let’s go AJ!
Burnett needs to be taken out of the game right now
Lazy technique there..
Here it goes….
a walk and a HBP. He needs to settle down and focus.
I remember this AJ
settle here this is huge
There he goes …
Pull him?
Gotta do a better job of blocking that ball.
That’s on Cervelli and not on AJ.
Bad glove fundamentals.
The catching position really needs to be upgraded in the off-season.
It’s brutally bad defensively.
Need a K now
Stretch,mechanical issues cropping up. Someone go settle him down.
moreland bunting might have bailed out AJ a bit…
Why is nobody warming up???
Warm up pen bad aj may have arrived
I would get Moseley up. As soon as a guy gets on base he crumbles.
we scored a run and then bad AJ shows up…..i thought that we keep him going for awhile
You have to have someone warming up – that’s it – and pull AJ ASAP.
what a bunch of babies most of you are, it’s truly pathetic. bye.
Nów a double play
Walk HBP here we go.
What a big suprise I bet nobody saw this coming *rolls eyes*
If we get out of this inning still with a chance to win the game I will be amazed.
Don’t think I’d have bunted there with AJ entering crisis mode but what do I know. Then again with the state of the Yankees offense the first team to score 2 runs might win this game…
Then take your crying towel and go home since you know the outcome.
yeah he is going to have to give up a few first before he is pulled.
apparently TBS is rooting for rangers.
I would think its a tad early to scream about bullpen or pulling AJ….
but he needs to locate his testicular fortitude here
we need a k here
AJ now losing the plate….
we need a strike out !
I am so sick of hearing about bad and good AJ. He is a bad pitcher 90 percent of the time which makes him a bad pitcher
go after andrus here no sense in loading them for their hottest hitter in young
Someone better be warming up…
Come on. Young and Hamilton on deck. HUGE!!!!!!
I love how this 18 million dollar a year 32 year old pitcher has to be treated like a 2 year old on the mound. Nothing makes me happier…
need the K here……
come on AJ!!!!
And yes TBS is painfully bad to listen to….
Stay out of the big inning even if it means exchanging a run for an out
Good recovery on those last two pitches.
Take him out of the game? LOL
This isn’t little league.
Grow up.
good job Cervelli break up his rhythum yes yes
Then take your crying towel and go home since you know the outcome.”
I have faith in AJ. I don’t see a huge meltdown coming.
SJ44 ,
Don’t read my comments then. But you know it all right guy? Like the Yankees would never sit Posada down in last years world series. Right??
A-J CHANT!!!
Wow, Tex
I would have Texiera’s babies…..
ChokeXOnXFailure October 19th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Aaaaaaand here we go. Whoever had the third inning in the pool, prepare to collect your money.
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Stop. That. Now.
Keep complaining about Tex you jerks.
that’s ok, 1 run couldn’t win the game after all.
Unbelievable play…………..
limit the damage….
Here we go, get a run, give it right back.
nice play by tex…..
at least saved that second run.
Great play, and he makes it look routine.
Alright just get this guy and then go back to work.
GREAT play, Tex to AJ.
Instead of b*tching about Tex at the plate, remember his phenomenal value in the field.
SJ44,
with all your baseball knowledge its amazing you aren’t managing a ball club
damn
gotta make that play
Tough luck!!!!
That said, it’s awfully deflating when you score a run and your SP can’t hold it for a half inning
Damn friggin bleeder
not aj’s fault.
that’s retarted….AJ is getting screwed….WTF A-rod how do you not get that out
Little god darn nubbers always kill us.
Oops – gotta get the next out and get back that lead in the next inning.
2 runs without getting the ball out of the infield..Great…
And I would tell ARod to bugger off….
dammit Arod
that just sucks
Terrible play A-Rod.
What the heck??
what the fxxk, A-Rod?!
you’d better hit a HR tonight.
He has himself to blame. How does one hit Molina?
Ouch! Too slow of a roller…get out of the inning!
thats what happens you hit a fat catcher
Well, that lead didn’t last long did it?
Let’s see if Burnett can get out of this with the score only tied.
Alex has to make that play.
Just awful defense this inning.
Awful.
grrr – bad AJ has shown up and is going to kill this team
Lovely………
Straw, that’s not fair. Tex is a great defensive player, but we need him to come through at the plate as well.
So I was off by one inning with my AJ prediction.
Nice derisive cheer from the stadium
TheStraw October 19th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Keep complaining about Tex you jerks.
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I never complained about his defense. He’s a great fielder. But hitting .000 is unacceptable. I could go get Casey Kotchmann and he could give me the same thing at 1/16th of the cost.
I’m rooting for Tex harder than anybody but he has not been good. Regardless, that was a great play to save a run. Maybe it gets him going…
They can get that run back…and more.
Molina is soo slow Arod could of thrown home. A decent 3rd baseman makes that play.
those 2 runs are on AJ there.
Well, I guess I spoke too soon.
cant get Michael Young out ….ever…..Is it really that eas yto score runs i mean 2 runs on what????
West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Terrible play A-Rod.
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wasn’t terrible. just couldn’t get a handle on the ball
We had better score 7-8 runs tonight.
When you walk a guy 0 – 2 and hit a batter, rarely do good things happen
And there you go.
The second run wasn’t on AJ. He sat out a long inning. He’s still dealing.
We’ll get that run back easily – and many more.
not terrible….could have been worse. Yankees were always going to have to hit to win this game.
yes, bad fielding, but AJ put two on without a hit and both have scored, not to mention the wild pitch
Good news is that AJ didn’t meltdown in that inning. He’s perfectly capable of pitching another 3-4 scoreless innings like Pettitte did. And Hunter definitely looks hittable.
Arod,
If you’re not going to hit, at least play good defense (a la Tex).
hopefully the yankees had a taste of what a lead feels like and they will want it back.
how do they effortlessly score when we cant fight for a run?
so far everything is going right for the Rangers.
This all started because AJ walked the leadoff hitter.
Good news is that AJ didn’t lose it as soon as a couple things went wrong.
Its only the 3rd guys, its not Cliff Lee on the mound.
2-1 isn’t that bad. A time or 2 through the order and they’ll start hitting.
Arod has to make that play. Can’t give a team like Texas extra outs.
2 runs on 1 hit…. Fantastic. Gardner needs to do something here and if he doesn’t make something happen on the basepaths I’m done with this team.
AJ is pitching well.
That’s what’s important.
If he gave up some hard hits, I’d be worried.
He is hitting his spots for the most part. The offense will score some runs.
Yankees are fine. That little bleeder on top of the foul ball by Lance are very very tough breaks. Nothing has gotten away from us yet here. Bats need to keep grinding.
get ready for jeter to swing at the first pitch out next time up.
The entire inning plays out different if Cervelli doesn’t make a boneheaded play on the passed ball.
Thats a tough play but one Alex needs to make and usually does. Gotta swing the bats.
AJ settled down after that walk and HBP.. too bad he couldnt get the K and the ground out when needed…
A walk, passed ball, hit by pitch, thats AJ’s season for you. The only thing missing is a homerun.
TheStraw,
Tex got the big bucks because of his bat. Obviously, we all know he’s a defensive giant.
Hittable…….we’ll see. This lineup isn’t exactly smoking the ball.
“those 2 runs are on AJ there.”
Uh, no. But why feel the need to start pointing fingers? Can you hold yourself back from doing that ever? TEAMS SCORE RUNS. IT’S THE POSTSEASON.
as expected , the Burnett suck machine goes on. A walk and HBP , the opponent scores 2 runs without hitting the ball out of infield. There so many ways you can score off him, it’s comical.
Betsy-
He did have a pretty big HR vs. The Twins….just hasn’t done anything since with the bat.
I agree AJ with the walk and HBP has been poor but the fielding has not helped either.
Simply not good enough in a game of this importance.
It could have been a lot worse I suppose but still vey poor all round by the Yankees there in that inning
It doesn’t seem to be the Yankees’ year. Remember last year when the Angels who are supposed to have very good gloves made errors after errors?
that’s not a passed ball… Its a wild pitch because it bounced…
Texas is making their own breaks; the Yankees have done very little right in this series.
Triple Short of a cycle,
With your lack of intelligence, I’m surprised your parents haven’t traded you in for a smarter model.
AJ is pitching well and you want him taken out of the game in the third inning?
Perhaps you should learn baseball before posting here since you don’t have a clue.
A-Rod should have made that play.
how is that on AJ….if the pass ball doesn’t happen the first run would not have scored and if A-rod could make a defense play the 2nd run had no business scoring
Perhaps having AJ on the mound has given our infield the yips. He’d affect me that way.
This team makes me want to take up pot smoking.
Bunt?
Straw, that was one HR. He disappeared in the post-season last year after 1 HR and for months during the regular season. His D is awesome, but it doesn’t make up for the bat we need.
Yeah it should be a PB but they are never going to assume a catcher will come up with a ball in the dirt. It wasn’t a difficult block and one that a major league catcher should do routinely especially when he’s in their for his defense and presence with the pitcher.
2 runs on 1 hit…better turn the page on this quick
Swing the f’n bat Gardner
takes two fastballs and swings at a ball in the dirt?
paging Melky!!!
those 2 runs are on AJ there.”
Uh, no. But why feel the need to start pointing fingers? Can you hold yourself back from doing that ever? TEAMS SCORE RUNS. IT’S THE POSTSEASON
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A ball wasn’t hit out of the friggin infield.. Give me a freakin break!!
A walk and a hit and they scored 2. But the PASSED BALL was the main reason.
The Rangers took advantage, that’s what good teams do.
But the Rangers also did not get the ball out of the infield in that inning.
AJ lost the strike zone for a couple of batters, but he is still dealing, as far as I’m concerned.
Gardner must always go up there thinking walk walk walk. His patience isnt really helping him out
They cannot recogonize breaking pitches at all.
I say let Golson bat for Gardner next time. He can’t bat much worse.
Slightest bit of adversity…and this place deteriorates.
Quite predictable, lol.
Why in the good lord’s name does he not bunt??? He is one of the fastest players in baseball. He is faster than Andrus yet Andrus has left his mark 1,000 times more on this series right now. The offense is struggling. Make something happen…. This is why Gardner is frustrating.
francisco sirsmelly.
Why wouldn’t Gardner drag one down the line!!!!! It is unbelievable.
correction, s/b – a walk and a hit batter
At least AJ lasted 3 innings before he gave up a run – that’s better than what CC, Phil and Andy did. Let’s hope he can go out and pitch great the rest of the way.
Good at bat Gardner. Someone besides Cano has to hit the ball hard. Everyone else is having such weak swings and swinging at anything. Cervelli take a freaking pitch!!!!
maybe jeter will pretend to get hit by the ball.
It almost – almost – doesn’t matter how AJ pitches unless someone other than Cano starts hitting.
Good choice sitting Posada.
4 Ks for Hunter…………when he doesn’t reach 5 for 9 innings. So we’re definitely going to break out?
Gardner doesn’t know how to bunt. You guys don’t know?
THAT’S MY CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so close…..
just missed that homerun..
o man one inch….always 2 outs tho…
Yeah, Jeter! Come on Grandy, get him home!
this TEAM WINS if jeter hits.
El Capitan! Too bad it came with two outs.
Jeter with a triple? Wow, how long has it been since we heard those sweet words?
YES!
Jetes smoked that. Damn
damn wish that had gone over the wall
Damn he just missed a HR… Nice hit Jeter!
Kay, please get Jeter home. Thanks.
need a big 2 out hit here…
ac1 October 19th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
takes two fastballs and swings at a ball in the dirt?
paging Melky
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Pitchers know he never swings early. So it’s an easy 2 strikes.
That’s what Captains do step up! Now RISP let’s go.
Yankee offense is dreadful. I think this game is over.
Uh, what? Jeter did what? Never mind.
::D
Finally someone hits the ball hard. Too bad there are 2 outs.
Dang…almost tied it up. Jeter has done that a couple times this year to CF.
That’s what line drives get you !!!
Finally a great swing !!!
Jeter’s mad.
Betsy,
You really seem to be enjoying this.
That was a typical AJ inning. Walk. Hbp. Runs. Get pen on stand by
There we go Jete. My pick to impact this series the most before it started. Clutch Clutch play by El Capitain!
If the Yankees don’t start hitting it doesn’t matter how good AJ pitches…..just seems like all year our offense has gone into extended slumps and made mediocre to decent pitchers look really good…and our 2 out AB’s with RISP has been terrible…please Grandy get a hit here…..
LGY, I’m not sure why you’re picking on me, but I’m not getting into it with you.
The Captain says hello!!!!
tie!!!!
theres a break
SMOKED
Grandyman!!
tie game
game tied!!! offense awake.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grandy is dandy.
Yes!!!!! Grandy comes through….
Awesome. Thats big to come right back and tie it.
Yes!
YES!!!! The Grandy Man Can!!!!
Finally we get a break!
Grandy may have been awful
all yr but he’s a gamer
There’s no excuse for Granderson not running at this point.
Yankees are going to lose this game.
They what? A run?
Oh, never mind!
That is the way we do it boys…..lets keep rollin
Keep the line MOVING!!!1
The Grandy Man can!!!!!!! I cannot wait to have a full year of this version of Grandy!
HUGE RUN
Must steal! Must!
2nd time through the order.
More than 25 pitches.
Patience LoHUd.
Jeter!!!!!!!!!!!! yes all you baby!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a good time for Tex to start hitting…and A-rod.
Oh, and that was an insulting comment……and I don’t appreciate it. If you don’t like my posts, then ignore me. I’m sorry it’s come to this because I always enjoyed your posts.
now they’re getting good swings.
Calling a Tex Message right now. To right field.
why would e throw tex a fastball?
Exactly. They don’t need a homerun here Tex. Just keep the line moving for Alex.
Yanks are getting to Hunter.
AJ is doing OK.
In the next couple of innings Yanks will lead by a few runs.
Granderson was awful all year?
I hate how they keep bringing up the obvious home run by cano. The ball fell behind the fans hands, cruz could not have gotten it. If the ball had bounced off the wall and into the stands then they could say something.
And I hate that they are favoring the Rangers, bringing up how awful AJ is and all his troubles. How about they focus on the game at hand. AJ has been so far, a lot better than any of his previous starts.
wooohooo alrighty Tex i would love you here if you hit a 2-run
Yes Grandy…now its your turn Tex!!!!!!
.803 OPS against 2nd PA of the game.
Anyone surprise the Yankees are getting the job done?
OF COURSE YOU ARE!!!! I read all of the posts last night and today!
Great job Yanks. And this is just the beginning.
YANKS IN 6!!!
(And continue to) GO GIANTS!!!
balk
going to be in the pen early tonight.
SJ44,
a middle age man throwing out junior high school insults. How sad
Tommy Boy is rattled!
That’s a balk!
Who’s behind the plate???
Well,since we won’t steal,a balk is good
base hit Tex…lets go
BIG BOY BALKING……alliteration is key
and Angel gets his balk from home plate great cal
I like how they always show the other managers face when something stupid happens. It’s like “Haha, let’s see how embarrassed he is”
Quick pitch fail
angel hernandez loooooooooooves to call those balks.
come on tex…
hey a least he made good contact this time.
Damn… I hate the shift!
COME ON AJ!!!
Kitt6Katt is seeing one hell of a game!!!!
Tex hit that sharply. too bad.
Good job tying it right up – with 2 outs I might add.
Line Drives.
Good.
Piddly Ground Balls.
Sad.
Good out, Tex !!!
Huge that Jetes got to 3rd there.
He wouldn’t have scored on Grandy’s hit if he was on 2nd.
Another hard hit ball, no luck…
A little boy that can’t enjoy his team in the playoffs.
Even sadder.
Keep crying.
They aren’t getting very good swings at AJ. He has to make them beat him and stop giving them baserunners. If he can do that then he can go deep in this game.
OH SHIFT!!!
you know that dive hurts jeter the next day.
Stop sucking Tex!
lets get a shut down inning here and not give the run right back, and get hunter back out there.
Hit it hard although right at Kinsler – they’re starting to wake up . . .
Much better AB from Teixera. Need a shut down inning from AJ here to get Hunter back out there.
We are going to see what this lineup is made of next inning.
Meat of the order coming up 2nd time seeing Hunter.
It’s like watching Giambi with the shift. Some guys are actually hitting the ball well but the other guys have to take pitches instead of being a 1 or 2 pitch out.
Alright. If they can string together a decent pitching performance they will put up runs and win this game. They are going to score. Th ekey is AJ at this point.
We’ve been smoking the ball & have 2 runs, they hit a bLeeder & get walks and get 2 runs..
Ahhh shift… not a fan of you.
Tex
Hold them down, AJ.
The fan who ran on the field last night was trying to attack Alex.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....KHeadlines
they have scored in two innings. this is something to think positively about.
I wouldn’t watch Conan out of spite at this point.
Shift should be a swear word in baseball, lol.
hopefully AJ will bounce back strong….we can use a 1,2,3 here
“Tex hit that sharply. too bad.
Good job tying it right up – with 2 outs I might add.”
“Stop sucking Tex!”
Tex has been playing with a broken thumb and a broken toe. He’s hardly sucking and he’s more than making up for it at first. Remember, runners get on first they have a chance to score. They don’t get on, they can’t score.
boomer and carlton behind the plate…
Big half inning for AJ.
Speaking of whiners-Vlad constantly feels he’s being cheated.
I <3 conan, but I agree.. the overkill of ads is getting obnoxious.
at least tex is contributing on the field.
Need a 1 – 2 – 3 imming right here. rah ! rah !
Get the pen up.
Wow. Vlad hits anything.
just cant get a shut down inning
Shutdown inning——PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Vlad hits anything!
vlad guerrero defies all things taught by hitting instructors…
Vladimir loves to hit bad pitches.
how about a 2-3-4
Come on AJ, we could use a DP here!
Trisha-Bruised thumb, and a broken Pinkie toe. Man up tex. lol
Why is that moron Carton there? He hates the Yankees.
Up 0-2 and lose him. I don’t know why he went back to the curve, when Guerrero wasn’t getting around on the fastball.
Almost got it, Tex! Stupid fan…
Cervelli messed around with too many pitches after AJ got him to 2 strikes. Sometimes not having a veteran behind the plate hurts them.
Filthy!
AJ IV
trisha…you are completely irrational. Completely. You have no idea how simple-minded you sound.
when he gets ahead 0-2, gotta hit them with the curve or the change.
The guy who ran onto the field yesterday wanted to do harm to Alex.
http://sports.espn.go.com/dall.....id=5705016
I’ve changed my mind… the conan blimp is definitely overkill.
Cervelli messed around with too many pitches after AJ got him to 2 strikes. Sometimes not having a veteran behind the plate hurts them.
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cervelli isnt calling the pitches
Tex is fine. Big deal a bruised thumb from a month ago. He’s a pro athlete and it’s money time and he is paid $21 million a year to do better than hit .000 in the ALCS. He does not make up for that with his defense, which is great.
Come on AJ!!!
I wonder what the Piss And Moaners do 95-100 nights a season when the Yankees are winning? I must just screw up their entire night and next day.
Come on AJ. A double play would be nice.
No reason to get the pen up. He’s throwing the ball well.
It’s not just about tonight. Although tonight is very important.
You have three more years with him.
He has to fight thru it and they have to ride it out as long as they can.
that was very close at first.
clownthrowindown October 19th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
trisha…you are completely irrational. Completely. You have no idea how simple-minded you sound.
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But the rest of us do! lol
dang man, this murphy guy is on every pitch.
Murphy is so scary…Lefty that kills us
clownthrowindown October 19th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
trisha…you are completely irrational. Completely. You have no idea how simple-minded you sound.
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But the rest of us do! lol
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As opposed to the same crap everyone else puts on here, complaining about Girardi, complaining about umps, this that etc…
Great inning!
Nice AJ
Let’s go offense.
Show em why I having been saying Hunterboy stinks the past 24 hours!
AJ is doing his job.
Time for the O to break out.
Very nice job by AJ. He made them swing the bats that inning and let his stuff do the work. Lets take the lead back here.
Let’s go offense. Time to put up s crooked number up there
if R.W. only did coke once, I am Santa Claus…
AJ so far is definitely keeping us in this game and giving us a chance to win. Hunter is not impressive we need a sustained rally and a good 3-4 run inning.
god can’t save you from THE ROCK!!!
“West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
clownthrowindown October 19th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
trisha…you are completely irrational. Completely. You have no idea how simple-minded you sound.
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But the rest of us do! lol”
DUMB AND DUMBER
Y-A-W-N!!!
getting more from AJ tonight so far, than we got in 1 and 2 from CC and Phil.
Is it time for BOOM number 2?
Looks like AJ has it figured out pitching from the stretch. How about a big inning from the hhome team now!!
I still trade high on Gardner and bid on Crawford.
West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
clownthrowindown October 19th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
trisha…you are completely irrational. Completely. You have no idea how simple-minded you sound.
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But the rest of us do! lol
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Two idiot trolls.
Or maybe just one.
Alex has to get on base in front of Robbie.
Can’t keep having this guy bat with the bases empty.
West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Tex is fine. Big deal a bruised thumb from a month ago. He’s a pro athlete and it’s money time and he is paid $21 million a year to do better than hit .000 in the ALCS. He does not make up for that with his defense, which is great.
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An out is an out — but his last out was scalded pretty good !
If all his at bats (most?) were hit like that – he’d have a average better than Cano’s…
That said — it’s still at .000
If Arod can make a routine play, AJ has the lead right now.
This is the best he’s looked in MONTHS.
The O has to get this guy a win.
Who the hell cares about Carl Crawford right now?
West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
clownthrowindown October 19th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
trisha…you are completely irrational. Completely. You have no idea how simple-minded you sound.
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But the rest of us do! lol
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I realize you aren’t enough of a “man” to just quit keeping your crap going, but, at least try.
i think gardner can be taught, bunting and seeing the offspeed pitches (and not always being down 0-2)
Huge inning by AJ now everyone is still waiting on you offense
Here is my tribute song to AJ. I wrote it earlier as a tribute to WHAT HE WOULD DO IN THE GAME. (warning: not good for the health of the negative crew and the Sux fan West Coast fraud!)
Sung to the tune of Grease is the Word
Dave solved his problems, now he sees the light
He’s got a wicked curve, he’s gonna throw it all night
There ain’t no danger, Yanks will still go far
We start believing now, ’cause he is finally our star
AJ’s the word
Yan-kees discovered he was in some pain
And now fans understand, They’re gonna stop with the flame
His fastballs’s flying, Frankie sets for real
Ran-gers are going down, we watch our number 4 deal
AJ’s the word
He’s got grove, he’s not leaning
8 is the time, in the place, he’s in motion
We all just love how he’s dealing
He’s under pressure but he saves the day,
Fans treating him real bad belongs to yesterday
We know the Yanks are going to make it real far
We start to see it now, AJ is our rising star
AJ’s the word
He’s got groove, he’s not leaning
8 is the time, in the place, he’s in motion
We all just love how he’s dealing
Rangers beset with confusion
They think they see an illusion
What’s AJ doing?
He’s under pressure but he saves the day,
Fans treating him real bad belongs to yesterday
We know the Yanks are going to make it real far
We start to see it now, AJ is our rising star
AJ’s the word
He’s got groove, he’s not leaning
8 is the time, in the place, he’s in motion
We all just love how he’s dealing
We all just love how he’s dealing
AJ’s the word
He’s got groove, he’s not leaning
8 is the time, in the place, he’s in motion
We all just love how he’s dealing
AJ’s the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
GO AJ!!!! WE HAVE YOUR BACK MAN!!!
Before the game began I made a Victory Vow to dine at a place called Amberjack Sushi if AJ gets the win.
Then I did a little research and now I see that it isn’t so loved on Yelp.
But that’s ok; neither is AJ.
Okay AJ!! Re Tex, Trisha’s right, Tex is playing with a broken toe and injured thumb. No real rest so no real healing and plenty of pain. No wonder it’s hard for him to hit – didn’t SJ44 talk yesterday about how Swish and Tex are both playing through injuries? The guy’s a gamer.
Take this hack deep A-Rod!!!!!
MG October 19th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
here is my prediction about the Yankees offense-they will get to Hunter during the 2nd time through the order.
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here we are three batters in and Jeter has tripled, Grandy singled, and Teix hit a rope that was caught. It wasn’t hard to figure out that the Yankees would start sitting on the fastball pretty quickly and get to him.
Looks like Hunter is getting an inch or two on the outside
Aldo, clown lives to trash the Yankees. So anytime anything positive is said, it turns his clown smile upside down.
I mean
Wake up offense! Come on!
throw him out.
Looks like the troll with the 20 fake screen names is here.
hey he’s on base!
That works too.
As long as someone is on base for Robbie.
Welcome to first base A-Rod
Don’t rub it….as good as a base hit.
No warning?
he tried to hit him twice
only way you’re getting on base for A-rod LMAO
Score him now. We are beyond a sense of urgency setting in. come on
Well, LGY, you got your wish … Al got on base!
“Okay AJ!! Re Tex, Trisha’s right, Tex is playing with a broken toe and injured thumb. No real rest so no real healing and plenty of pain. No wonder it’s hard for him to hit – didn’t SJ44 talk yesterday about how Swish and Tex are both playing through injuries? The guy’s a gamer.”
Thanks lil m.
They’re just overpaid ballplayers. The ones criticizing them are the REAL men…
Angel Hernandez has a wager on the Yankees. He has been good for the Yanks tonight.
he isnt throwing at him in a 2-2 playoff game after 5 pitches in the AB.
Time for a big inning.
Hit batter. Do they try for a hit and run? I would. Nothing better than a hit and run homer.
The bats need to come alive
he’s getting wild. stay patient, wait for your pitch and hit it really hard
Robbie is going to sit fastball here, he could go yard…
Washington not messing around.
He knows Hunter stinks.
Gotta get to him before he’s yanked.
West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Looks like the troll with the 20 fake screen names is here.
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Pot … kettle … black … pudgy.
Now effin way that’s a striek.
# Nick in SF October 19th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Before the game began I made a Victory Vow to dine at a place called Amberjack Sushi if AJ gets the win.
Then I did a little research and now I see that it isn’t so loved on Yelp.
But that’s ok; neither is AJ.
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Try not to get food poisoning when you go! But a vow’s a vow, I guess you have to suck it up and take one for the team…
I’m sick of hearing about Cano’s HR already. UGH.
showing the maier play? really? 13 years ago.
Here we go again…. *sigh*. The’re like pitbulls….
yes lets go!!!!!!
what a great hitter Robbie is…
Cano is just a great hitter, period!!
Keep the line moving, fellas!
Bunt
Take advantage before he’s pulled.
Dont bunt.
I would take some food poisoning if it would get us a win, but I’d rather it happen before an off day.
great piece of hitting.
What a terrific hitter Cano is- goes back to the outside corner and he hits it the other way.
Don’t most Met and Red Sox fans continously complain about the Yankee players salaries?
West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Tex is fine. Big deal a bruised thumb from a month ago. He’s a pro athlete and it’s money time and he is paid $21 million a year to do better than hit .000 in the ALCS. He does not make up for that with his defense, which is great.
berkman isnt even up. These tbs guys are still so horrible
swish should bunt here since he is not hitting anything right now.
U can’t pinch hit for berkman this early.
love that Robbie showed up for this series even if several of his teammates decided not to
Pay attention Girardi. You see a manager is supposed to be able to discern when his guy isn’t sharp, even in a 2-2 game in the 4th. Not notice it when you are down by 4.
Awesome to hear the love for Robby. Talk about someone who was maligned by the fans and really felt hurt behind it.
The charge about Robby being “lazy” no doubt had its genesis on this forum…
No free outs here.
Big inning coming.
you can’t bunt Swish here, period. Hunter is on the rocks, short right field porch, early in the game, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Cano is just a joy to watch play the game.
I normally like bunting with 1st and 2nd and no outs but I just don’t know with Swisher…..
I wouldn’t bunt here GB.
They have to play for a big inning, IMO.
The second stalking, obsessed troll just showed up.
I’ll take a 3 run homer instead of the bunt.
too bad we can’t pinch hit for Swish
Swisher hitting from his heels like 2009.
Any chance Nick simply moves the runners?
Foot on throat time, boys!
Nick Whiffer is overdue
Whoever says bunt should be put on timeout.
U can’t pinch hit for Berkman if he’s not up.
They’ll bring in a lefty to face Berkman if you bunt. Don’t want to lose Berk in this game.
normally, no free out, but swish has been struggling.
swisher has missed so many meatballs tonight…
*They’re
* continuously
Swish had his pitch there and missed it…
these hacks Swish is taking are pathetic…..hope he doesn’t ground into a DP
“Swish had his pitch there and missed it…”
yup, swing got long. He just needs to be short and hit it hard like he’s done all year.
Amazing people want to bunt with a guy who hit 30 dingers n has a 380 obp. Think.
Bengie Molina needs weight watchers……
I am ridiculouisly sick of the 5,000 accusatory posts of who is a troll and who isn’t
None of you are any better than the other
Cut down the swing Swish.
Right, short swing
Swish needs a big hit
I don’t care if they walk, balk, dribble, or hit a rope off the right field wall … just get on frikkin base!
There … I feel much better.
Molina on Biggest Loser
Take advantage before he’s pulled
Come on Swish!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice work by Swish staying alive. Get on base!
win the battle nick
Walk
Erica in NY October 19th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
I am ridiculouisly sick of the 5,000 accusatory posts of who is a troll and who isn’t
None of you are any better than the other
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Hurrrrrmmppp!!!
i would keep berkman in if they bring in a lefty
ARF!!!!!!!!!
Swish wtf man
That’s awful. Wow Swish.
Argh.
ball four!!!
thats why you bunt with a man who is hitting nothing
Swish buddy – rally killer.
Swung at ball 4…he just took that same pitch.
Whiffer is terrible
Way to swing at ball four…
Sokay. Still expect big things this inning.
Swisher couldn’t hit a beach ball!
If you didn’t see that coming, you don’t know Nick Swisher. 3-2 counts, he’s swinging, even if the pitch WAS a foot out of the zone. Which it was.
Expanded the zone. Damn it!
really need to get at least 1 here…can’t let him off the hook.
# ac1 October 19th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
thats why you bunt with a man who is hitting nothing
Including balls he tries to bunt
Swish has been just as atrocious as Tex up there. He’s hurt alot of rallies
5 k’s already. doesn’t he avg. like 3 a game.
you don’t see Swish swing at a pitch that far outside the strike zone very often, he’s in a slump at the wrong time of the year.
Would have loved a bunt from Whiffer….only he doesn’t know how to bunt
Swisher needs to be benched he is pathetic right now.
i didn’t do the math.
Send it into the RF porch Lance
What is Swisher swinging at ? High and outside, he couldn’t have reached that with a butterfly net.
Puma power
“If you didn’t see that coming, you don’t know Nick Swisher. 3-2 counts, he’s swinging, even if the pitch WAS a foot out of the zone. Which it was.”
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Considering Swish has a .505 OBP in full counts this year you must not know the same Swisher as me.
“Swish has been just as atrocious as Tex up there. He’s hurt alot of rallies”
He’s been playing hurt too. Tis the (post)season!
I think Swish is hurt. The way he’s run this postseason there is something bothering him.
Whiffer should bat 8th
That was close to balk too
we know swish is hurt, but that doesnt explain the swings at his eyes.
This is only the 4th. No GOOD WIFE tonight.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 19th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
“Swish has been just as atrocious as Tex up there. He’s hurt alot of rallies”
He’s been playing hurt too. Tis the (post)season!
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Being hurt isn’t an excuse. Everybody is banged up.
Hunter struck out 8 in 5 innings in his other start against the Yankees, it’s about the same tonight.
Let’s go Yankees (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)!
Dammit Berk. You hit it too hard!!
MPF Lance Berkman = Awesome
o man he has a gun…we need like 6 hits to score a damn run
Berky!
Cruz has a good arm, that was a great throw.
Good hold. He would have been out by ten feet.
Puma nation rise up! I love this man!
great AB!!!!
Lance man
Berkman just pounds anything down.
jackamir October 19th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
This is only the 4th. No GOOD WIFE tonight.
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I already checked when I had to choose between DVRing The Good Wife and Parenthood at 10.
You can watch The Good Wife online at CBS.com tomorrow
Hope I’m wrong, but I can see 2 hits and a HBP = no runs..
If he’s going to holland anyway y not put him in for berkman? Moronic
They did not take advantage before he was pulled
Fat Elvis has left the building….
….the Big Puma remains !!!
And ARod couldn’t score on that?
Swisher has had a very good season and is one of the reasons they are even playing in these games. The nicknames are very childish.
Erica, I have Comcast, both shows are available On Demand weekly without the commercials, I watch both of them that way.
Pinch hit Thames for Gardner and put Kearns or Golson in LF.
This at bat is huge.
they have to win tonight AND tomorrow as well.
You don’t plan to win 6th AND 7th game on the road.
“Being hurt isn’t an excuse. Everybody is banged up.”
Seriously?
1. You’re right, it isn’t an excuse. It’s a REASON. Learn the difference.
2. Not everyone is banged up.
3. Swisher was hurt enough to be held out of games at the end of the season. He hasn’t been playing full steam since.
Try appreciation rather than criticism.
dude, arod would have been out by a mile.
Would a squeeze be stupid here? Is it too early in the game? I just don’t have faith in Gardy to get it to the outfield at this point. Maybe he can beat about a fielders choice if worse came to worse…
Gardner needs to hit a fly ball this time. At least a slow roller to the middle infielders. At least Rodriguez has good speed.
Bases loaded. Fastest guy at bat. Squeeze play? Any suggestions?
They got 2 runs without a hit..unreal..
We need to capitalize now.
Pinch hit.
Ace, because Ron Washington fears Marcus Thames.
i was hoping they would score before they took him out.
i hate our batters coming up….we should score 2 runs here at least
last time, they put in Thames, but i dont see them doing it in the 4th inning with 1 out. gardner can avoid the DP most times.
you have to think about letting Thames pinch hit for Gardner here. I’m not sure I’d pull him but you have to consider it.
“Good hold. He would have been out by ten feet.”"
Absolutely.
let brett hit obviously could be the game in this inning big momentum inning
A flyball would be nice here.
MG October 19th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Erica, I have Comcast, both shows are available On Demand weekly without the commercials, I watch both of them that way.
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I have Cablevision… soooooooooo not a fan of them right now.
I haven’t checked what they have Free on Demand in a while, but the last time I looked I wasn’t enthralled.
But I’ll bet $1,000 they don’t have FOX in Demand right now
Gardner into the gap….
When is there going to be a better time for Thames to hit?
Put Golson or Keanrs out there in left.
I’m out west, Erica. I’ll see it at the regular time. Love that Good Wife……
Suicide squeeze.
Fly ball or find a hole…or lean into one. I don’t care how you do it Brett just get that run in.
If Gardner hits a grand slam I’ll… do something really fast. Not sure what yet.
Hope we at least get it into the outfield and Gardy doesn’t try to beat out an infield hit.
no way would I call a squeeze. Gardner has a bad habit of missing bunts and taking too many pitches.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 19th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
“Being hurt isn’t an excuse. Everybody is banged up.”
Seriously?
1. You’re right, it isn’t an excuse. It’s a REASON. Learn the difference.
2. Not everyone is banged up.
3. Swisher was hurt enough to be held out of games at the end of the season. He hasn’t been playing full steam since.
Try appreciation rather than criticism.
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1. Swish’s leg injury is the reason he swung at a pitch at his eyes?
2. Not everybody is banged up? Have you played a sport in your life? After a college baseball season you are banged up. That’s not even playing every day for 162 games.
3. Then put him on the bench. I love the guy but he’s hurting the team right now.
Appreciation rather than criticism? LOL. thats all i can say ahahahahah.
Thames strikes out too much
i wouldn’t pull Thames this early….his defense blows so it’d be better to just hope Gardner makes a good play here
Cablevision stinks. I am not sure which major corporate conglomerate I hate more, them or Fox.
At least it’s a run!
Wow, what a play by Andrus
I’ll take it!
Woohoo!
dang nice play
i meant Gardner this early
Almost got through.
Cool, at least we got the run in.
u gatta be kidding me are we taking FKN secondary leads?????????
got a run at least, thats why with 1 out you dont go to Thames.
Well at least he got the run in.
Andrus is some def SS
Good play by Andrus
Damn,but at least 1 scored
why do they keep saying Alex doesn’t run as well? At least say because of the hip problem from last year.
Great play by Andrus saves a run but good job by Gardner to slap it towards the hole….as good as a sac fly.
What a terrible jump…no secondary lead whatsoever
pretty good play but i will take it. this is a huge batter right here – posada?
JM October 19th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Cablevision stinks. I am not sure which major corporate conglomerate I hate more, them or Fox.
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I kind of think they are both greedy idiots and equally hate them both
Thankfully Glee is a repeat this week
damn you Andrus!!!! as if I didn’t hate you enough for being the annoying pesky hittter you are….now good defense play
that was a great play by Andrus to get Cano, not every shortstop would have been able to go there.
Nice job of hitting to the gap.
AJ had too long a rest. Not good.
Robbie has to get a better jump on that play.
He slowed down going to the bag.
You take the run but, he should have beaten that play to third.
Cervelli can hit lefties.
I said before I would kiss an Italian if Cervelli gets a hit/run/rbi.
If he hits a homer I’ll kiss a Venezuelan too!
TBS is going to have to shell out some bank to fix that camera.
Ranger pitchers are getting called strikes a couple inches off either side of the plate tonight
Cervelli here. These r the spots where unheralded yanks become stars.
Swish being injured/crippled/banged-up or whatever…
…is NOT an excuse for swinging at crap….unless of course his eyes are also wounded.
that was close too.
soooooooooooo close
Andrus can catch almost anything….its the throwing it that he sometimes has issues with. Wish the Braves hadn’t traded him….he and Feliz both should still be Braves.
Are we going to see the rest of the game through that broken camera? We get it.
Come on Cervellii…..another 2 out RBI!!!!!
if only jeter was playing shortstop there on gardner’s groundball.
Cervelli= Worthless pinch hit next
Cancel that pizza order.
you are useless Cervelli. USELESS!!!
ok time for AJ to keep a lead here.
Damn Cervelli sucks!
Casey Stengel would have let Posada bat….a chance to break the game open, even if it’s the fourth inning.
U see how much dif the lineup is with cervelli in
AJ stay strong and Yanks come back slugging next inning . . .
Erica in NY October 19th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
JM October 19th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Cablevision stinks. I am not sure which major corporate conglomerate I hate more, them or Fox.
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I kind of think they are both greedy idiots and equally hate them both
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Yup. That pretty much sums it up.
should Joe pinch Posada?
seriously, who expected he got a hit?
If Cervelli ever hits a homer, I’ll streak through Macys..
blake-
The Braves really came out on the short end if you add together the Tex trades. Harrison, Andrus, and Feliz when you get back Kotchmann from the Angels. Pretty tough.
Cue Matt in 5…4..3..2..1..
Need a shutdown inning from AJ.
alright AJ once again we need a scoreless inning
AJ needs to put up a shutdown inning and let the top of the order get back to work against Holland in the 5th
AJ … hold ‘em down … PLEASE!!!
Why not pinch hit Posada there? Those were key runs.
Need another shut down here AJ….bottom of the lineup. No walks, no hitting people.
well back to AJ. Freakin cant get the big inning. It might be coming. have to avoid a collapse from AJ here
cervelli had a homer last year in atlanta. turned that season around.
“Swish being injured/crippled/banged-up or whatever…
…is NOT an excuse for swinging at crap….unless of course his eyes are also wounded.”
Could be.
# Nick in SF October 19th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
I said before I would kiss an Italian if Cervelli gets a hit/run/rbi.
If he hits a homer I’ll kiss a Venezuelan too!
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If he strikes out you’ll kiss a … what?
Cablevision sucks more because Guitar Jimmy Dolan is involved, he is the cooler of all things related to sports and entertainment.
All Hands On Deck——–Bullpen action early at any Hiccup.
Girardi definitely should of pinch hit for Cervelli there. AJ sat for a really long time and he will probably only pitch another inning. Posada can catch him for 1 or 2 innings. Only getting 1 run out of all of that stinks.
Let’s go AJ
Tyler…I know don’t remind me…all for a Teixera rental when they weren’t good enough to win anyway.
cervelli was a few inches away from a 2 run double.
Only 87 at bats but Cisco hit .322 with a 443 OBP vs LHP this year.
Swish still injured after long layoff between ALDS and ALCS??
I wonder if we get Moseley to at least take off his Jacket here. Can’t let this get away by letting AJ die out on the mound in the 5th here
“Damn Cervelli sucks!”
Will you shut up!!! At least they didn’t steal three bases on him.
You suck.
AJ just can’t quit the Molinas?
Get the bullpen up…Can we get Molina out??!?!
They still have Heyward which alone should be exciting for the next 15 years. And if Vizcaino pans out and comes back strong from his injury you guys will take the Javy trade…
Annoucement.
I am going to shower
Can AJ hold a lead here?
AJ, keep up the knuckle curve
YEES! What a DP!
YES!
HUGE
niiiiiiiiiiiice play.
FLIPPIN’ GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what a play by Teix with the broken bat in his face, unbelievable.
Huge DP turned by Teixeira and Jeter
Teixera throws so well for a 1B.
That was a terrific DP.
That was needed.
Erica in NY October 19th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Annoucement.
I am going to shower
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I thought you were doing this garbage pregame with the snoopys and stuff…..
double play
WOW
Ha Ha, and immediately after the Yanks take the lead the first guy gets on in the next inning.
Tex really making sure he finds a way to contribute.
Unbelievable D so far.
really big there. Now there is 2 outs don’t let this inning get away
TEX——Nice play all around. These bats are balsa wood.
Tex sure is smooth out there. Nightmares of Giambi are brought about by any throw from 1B.
Teixeira has the best 1st baseman’s arm since Mattingly
Cool!
That was GREAT defense! Tex snares the shot, ducks the bat, throws around the runner, great catch and throw by The Captain, AJ covering … DP!!! Leadoff hit erased!!!
enough with the broken camera shots we get it.
enough with the broken camera shots we get it.
only two more outs from AJ and I am PERFEKT! 2 Runs in 5 and 1/3 !
blake, have you noticed AJ is throwing the 4 seamer more tonight and getting some strikes with it?
Yea that is one thing you always get from Tex whether he’s hitting or not….he’s just a great defender.
Did you laugh at that beautiful DP Pepitone on a great pitch by AJ???
No, he shouldn’t have PH Posada.
Have you seen Posada’s AB’s from the right side? They have been awful.
Too early in the game to do it and you would rather do it when Posada can hit LH.
I meant the two seamer duh…
MG….I am a big Jim Dolan fan…..I purchased his barely used Audi R8 from a dealership in LI…Jim was knd enough to prepay for 3 maintenance visits at $600 per visit…Saved me $1800…
GIVE US A BREAK AJ PLEASE
trisha – I just read your song and it was awesome! Wouldn’t have thought to go the Grease route even though I love some of those songs – so it was a stellar choice!
Btw – Shame Spencer is female believe it or not
…maybe that why you like me? lol
Cervelli and Burnett are going to get their first test with a speed threat here.
Here comes Andrus stealing bases……
Jeez. Another lucky hit.
Texas has lady luck on their side tonight.
Come on AJ, don’t let them back in . . .
“Ha Ha, and immediately after the Yanks take the lead the first guy gets on in the next inning”
Pep, you tend to get a little ahead of yourself thinking bad stuff here! The DP erased the first guy, and the second guy. Let it unfold!
AJ has pitched in bad luck tonight, they really haven’t hit the ball hard yet…
just get young out and the runner doesnt matter.
I’m not looking to be dramatic in a high anxiety moment, but Cash better start looking for a catcher for ’11! I don’t think Romine/Montero is ready. Posada is clearyly losing it and Cervelli has as much power as my wife! Not to mention they couldn’t throw her out stealing a bag either.
The left field ballboy has got some great hands… More range than Jeter & Arod.
MG,
Yea, he’s mixed both fastballs a little more than usual. His 2 seamer is devastating if he can get ahead of hitters enough to use it.
Another 2 strike hit. Unreal. Focus
MG,
Yea, he’s mixed both fastballs a little more than usual. His 2 seamer is devastating if he can get ahead of hitters enough to use it.
You guys don’t miss ‘meat hooks’ Giambi??
GreenBeret7 October 19th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Teixeira has the best 1st baseman’s arm since Mattingly
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Mark Teixeira wears Josh Phelps pajamas.
AJ needs an out here…young has been killing us.
Shame!!! So happy you’re here!!
Yeah I always thought you were a he Shame. But it doesn’t change anything! You’re still da bomb!
pitch out here.
Andrus got picked off like 6 or 7 times this year.
# LGY October 19th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Did you laugh at that beautiful DP Pepitone on a great pitch by AJ???
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When he throws that “great pitch” to get the third out … sure.
Focus on Young with Hamilton on deck.
don;t worry about freaking Andrus….just get Young out the inning will be over
wouldnt even pitch out because they still won’t get him. just focus on young.
Girardi says we are swinging the bats well tonight ? What game is he watching.
Young is a grinder….he rarely gives an AB away.
damn!
AJ has been spectacular. Talk about composure!
That was a great pick by Cervelli….if he doesn’t double clutch it may have been close.
Double clutch cost Cervelli
How come we never steal with Gardner & Grandy??
just get the out please
Cervelli k’s and stands there like the ump made a bad call. The pitch was knee high right down the middle. Strap on the gear and go warm up AJ, nitwit.
how was he that close with the double clutch?
kirk gibson putting his miracle at bat home run and world series trophy up for auction.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....um=twitter
There are few things I hate in baseball more than stupid, asinine celebrations. This absolutely retarded “claw and antler” nonsense makes me want to punch furniture.
Pep, you tend to get a little ahead of yourself thinking bad stuff here!
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Trish,
You’re right, I need to slow down to a slow walk.
Andrus is going to be one helluva player in a couple of years…
I think Robbie caught him with the tag on the back when he popped off the bag
Girardi says we are swinging the bats well tonight ? What game is he watching.
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in comparison to yesterday
Have to get Young with Ham on deck.
Doc:
Cuz it isn’t in Girardis book.
Cervelli double clutch.
he sucks.
These two out hits and walks are so frustrating . . .
how was that not strike 3?
Not good.
Really needed to make a pitch there to Young.
walk Hamilton
come on WHY!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Young seems to be on base every time.
Like I said be careful now with 2 outs. Been an absolute killer for New York this yea. 2 out rallies
I don’t want to see Hamilton in this spot, AJ needs to overpower him in this spot.
i can’t watch this….OMG ridiculous
Get out of the freakin way fans.
girardi gives them the green light all the time.
And now there are two on base …
Tyler October 19th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Erica in NY October 19th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Annoucement.
I am going to shower
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I thought you were doing this garbage pregame with the snoopys and stuff…..
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No no no no….
The true purpose of the shower is to cleanse all bad baseball stink away
Stupid ass fans.
Look, guys! It’s Steve Bartman!
a fan?! CR9, shoot him!
Stupid, moron fans…
Those fans are complete idiots. Get out of the way. That’s why the expensive tickets are bad…..rich people don’t understand the game.
F those fans!
“Trish,
You’re right, I need to slow down to a slow walk.”
But I know it comes from total passion on your part. So you definitely get credit for that.
I have prayers going upward right now, not because I don’t trust AJ but because I don’t trust Hamilton…
that fan is going to need police to get out of this stadium.
What a moron.
Freakin moron.
idiot fan.
Gardner would have caught that ball.
take that fat piece of crap who got in the way of Gardner and set him loose in the South Bronx in the middle of the night.
Idiot ballboy you suck
Hope those guys are happy….they cost the Yankees an out…hopefully they didn’t cost them runs.
That fat tub of lard. Get out of the way Bartman
stupid fan
Gardner would have caught that if it wasn’t for that DB fan
What a changeup.
My dad used to tell me, “LET HIM CATCH IT!!!”
What a moron…
That tub of goo needs to get the heck out of there.
What is Michael Moore doing at a Yankee game anyway????
oh my, I am enough with cisco.
if he walks Hamilton he’s gone….you need to put the hitters away
AJ threw a great changeup on the 1-1 pitch to go to 1-2.
Gotta believe that “fan” was Ruby Tuesday.
Thank goodness that fan didn’t decide this game!!
Phew.
Fans are so stupid sometimes. What a box of tools.
that steve bartman wanna be is lucky….
Idiot fan got lucky!
No harm, no foul with that Bartman wannabe…A-hole…
that was a really good job of pitching to Hamilton in that spot, you have to give AJ credit for throwing some great pitches including that filthy change.
Whew! Good job AJ.
Great job AJ.
Hope AJ’s succeeding there didn’t ruin your night Pepitone.
Time to find something else to whine about.
Allan James
He threw another changeup at 2-2 to get the out.
That’s a great job of pitching by AJ.
He’s giving them a big lift tonight.
Well AJ…you have officially salvaged your season….now offense lets get hot and stay hot all the way to San Fran!!!!!!!
That’s 2x in this game rich a$$holes blocked Yankees from catching foul balls. I know my values are out of wack but I’m more upset about this than when they imploded the economy in 2008
Anybody else have mlb.tv’s postseason package? If so, I hope you enjoy switching to the first base camera in slow-mo as it gets smashed by Gardy’s bat.
YAY A.J.!
Really impressed AJ was confident enough in his change to drop in on Hamilton 1-1.
What a pitch.
GreenBeret7 October 19th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Gotta believe that “fan” was Ruby Tuesday.
Can’t stop laughing….
Great pitch….I really don’t understand how a Yankee fan would knowingly interfere with a ball that can be caught with Josh Hamilton at the plate and 2 runners on base. Unbelievable.
Great sequence of pitches to Hamilton by AJ…that was huge. His changeup is so filthy….I have no idea why he doesn’t throw it.
next time gardner runs toward the stands he needs to stick out his glove and hit that d-bag in this big head.
Whew . . .
THE HEAVENS SAID YES!!!!!
This is the AJ Burnett we signed for. I do have tears in my eyes right now because I am so happy for him, for all the tough times he went through this season.
Nobody ever try to tell me that AJ Burnett doesn’t still have it. HE DOES
And in spades.
more runs please. AJ has been just fine. This is all on the offense so far.
Was that Michael Moore that interfered with Gardner??
Gotta believe that “fan” was Ruby Tuesday.
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No way-not fat enough, and it looked like a man! lol
We need runs. Come on guys!!!!
That’s 2x in this game rich a$$holes blocked Yankees from catching foul balls. I know my values are out of wack but I’m more upset about this than when they imploded the economy in 2008
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the one with tex would have been tough, but gardner had that one no doubt.
Gardner was shaking his wrist.
That dude’s fat ass arms jacked up his wrist.
Hopefully he’s ok.
“Gotta believe that “fan” was Ruby Tuesday.”
Whole stadium chanted ass hole.
Need to break this open.
… the oxygen was applied, and he was his normal self …
thanks guys I needed that.
Burnett, you do that again and I’ll need electric shock.
So I was watching the game in my room and things were pretty iffy, since moving into the den to watch the game, things have been better. I’m going to stick it out in here and if things start to go bad ill move to the living room.
Fat fan probably doesn’t even know the players,,loser.
AJ is earning himself a WS implosion
I’d bet that 90% of you would have thought the Yankees would be behind tonight after 5 innings, right?
THATS MY CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jeter with 2 xbh
jeter with 2 xbh
This is why you don’t move Jeter to the #9 spot.
Captain!!!!
man jeter is coming so close to those homeruns.
Thank you AJ for keeping it solid . . . what is it with these fans who have to reach out like that? Never understood it especially when it’s to the detriment of your own team.
Jeter with the warning track power all night
The captain is back!
Oh man…
Get him in!
Atta boy Jete.
It’s something to monitor.
Jeter is heating up, those last two ABs have been great…
Jeter rising to the challenge
LINE DRIVE !!!
YES !!!
That was wonderful pitching by AJ right there against Hamilton.
That second strike change up was just phenomenal. A great pitch. He set that change up up in the first at bat to hamilton when he got him on a two seamer.
And then after throwing Hamilton a curve out of the zone AJ comes back again and throws a second change up to get Hamilton out in front and generates a soft fly to center.
Huge at bat and AJ works Hamilton over with two change ups that he utilized very effectively. That’s particularly effective against Hamilton right now because he’s hitting a lot with his hands and not much with his hips/ torso due to the ribs.
swing away lets go for the big inning. pull the ball grandy
Jetes showing off the POWA
El Capitain has awoken here! Pretty vintage Jeter swings right there taking it to right center. Beautiful to watch.
I’ll go for a bunt here…
Jeter is ripping every page out of Bernie’s scrapbook tonight!
Yankee Trader October 19th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Gotta believe that “fan” was Ruby Tuesday.
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No way-not fat enough, and it looked like a man! lol
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I don’t know, Trader….man boobs and a face like a pepperoni pizza.
Great hit from Jeter.
Small ball? Sigh
don’t think grandy needs to bunt here with no outs and jeter on 2nd.
see, Granderson knows how to bunt, lay off the high ones. Take a note Swish.
trisha – lol, yeah it isn’t very relevant though sometimes I’d like to do a poll to see what the male/female ratio is here on the blog..
The Yankees are going to win this game. I just know it. And tomorrow CC is gonna pitch a RIDICULOUS game. Mark my words, he is going to come out strong because of his recent lackluster starts. We win tonight and tomorrow and we’ll take the one after that as well with YMH (Young Master Hughes) on the mound.
And if we falter on our way there, I have all the faith in the world in Andrew Eugene Pettitte in a do-or-die situation. And I’m not even being specific. We could be talking about a baseball game or being asked to disarm ticking time bomb and I still trust the man.
This team is World Series bound. Trust. (They better be anyway.. I bought my tickets last week..)
Do NOT frickin bunt of 3-0!!
Bring the captain home now….
Let’s get some distance between these two teams. Four runs or bust!
Y give them free outs? With this O. Play for a huge inn!!!
Come on Teix!
Tex better not screw this up
yes…. now can tex get it together here?
Time for Teixera to have a shining moment.
nice job by Grandy, he really is seeing lefthanded pitches better since the swing changes.
That is the reason why Swisher should never step foot in the 2 hole for the rest of the playoffs.
For the love of God, Swish, get this bunt down.
Hey Mark have you bat join your glove at the party. Everyone is invited Come on
Tex from the right side now. Expecting a big inning.
The early calls of AJ’s melt down have been thus far totally unfounded.
The late season calls of The Captain’s “diminishing” skills ALSO are appearing to be unfounded.
Time to break out of the slump here
Derek Holland is such a nice prospect, this guy has the potential to be very good down the road.
Jeter!
i want a 10 run lead
Teixeira’s got a much better swing from the right side. Looking good.
Oops, my bad..
Watch Tex bunt now. Small ball BS
ESPN’s talking point after the game?
http://espn.go.com/
I want everyone to know that in honor of AJ…..
I have already consumed 32 ounces of apple juice tonight
I am going to turn orange.
And yet I wish I bought more
Teix should handle Holland in this spot, if he pitches him away he can go to right field.
Hey! Did someone kidnap Matt??? Did he say he had other plans? Where’s Matt???
Oh, no criticism theses in order I guess!!!
Tex maybe just maybe no time like the present
Teix better be patient
I mean has AJ seen film of his change up? Its really really good when he’s in counts where he can throw it. Maybe tonight will give him some faith in it.
Get on base and pass the baton, please.
OK, we have to getat least one here, heart of the lineup coming up and no outs.
Maybe more?!
keep taking.. take 2 strikes. he is nowhere near the plate.
If anyones due…
you have to either crush a cookie or wait for a called strike.
Time for the Yankee offense to go medieval on this pitcher . . .
had to at least see a strike now hit
Erica, um, apple juice is a diuretic.
Have fun with that.
GEEEEEZ !!!
Stuck on .000
“The early calls of AJ’s melt down have been thus far totally unfounded.
The late season calls of The Captain’s “diminishing” skills ALSO are appearing to be unfounded”
Well we know what quarters they DIDN’T come from!!!
Oooh. Tex has seen better days.
Hammy?
oh no tex. what did you do?
oh no
uh oh.
why did he slide into first?
and now he is hurt?
Damn. Damn. Damn.
oh no
crap, that could be a hamstring pull…
Hammy-Damn!
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
WHy the F did he slide…You gatta be kidding me…he hurt now
Oh jesus christ. This is a nightmare.
oh boy…Tex is done…
Yikes
alright swisher to first now. geez
WHY DID HE SLIDE INTO FIRST!?!?!
Holy cow.. WHAT was that slide?!! Please don’t tell me Tex is done.. please god… oh my …. oh sweet lord baby jesus..
I hope that’s not a knee…
Wow that’s not good
why the hell did he slide? Ugh
Oh no…
Crap, not liking how Teixeira is looking. He isn’t walking well at all.
I guess Berkman is going in at First.
this could be a blessing.
What a douche Tex
ok he was hurt before he slid.
Tom in N.J. October 19th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Erica, um, apple juice is a diuretic.
Have fun with that.
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Crap.
Literally.
Why wasn’t I warned?
nevermind he slid from the hammy
Yeah, that looked like a healthy Tex.
STUPID JERKS WHO CRITICIZED HIM.
Hope you’re happy. After all, he wasn’t hitting anyway!
Losers.
He slid into first because his hamstring grabbed a couple steps before he got there..
Looks like Miranda will be getting called up tonight.
he didn’t slide, he pulled it running down the line. He’s going to be down for the rest of the playoffs, that’s a bad pull.
He just blew out his hamstring.
His post-season is over.
Damn, Tex is done for the season…
Boy, would I have loved to see Cano in that spot over Teixeira.
Say hello to full-time first baseman Lance Berkman.
So long, season. His bat has been non-existent, but his glove is not replaceable. The way he grabbed it, that’s a hamstring.
Berkman can fill-in just fine !!!
That’s going to be tough to lose, not hitting but, that glove will be missed.
Boy the last 2 playoffs have been a disaster for Teixeira in his performance
Now he looks hurt, It takes away more defensively than on offense if we are honest
Is anything going to go right for this team right now? That is a HUGE injury.
can’t even walk, Swish to first, Kearns to right
Probably gone for the playoffs.
That’s a shame.
swish going to first, then why did thames go in to run?
Poor Tex . . . very bad break for him . . .
why is marcus pr. He aint playing 1st
Losing Tex at this critical point might be very costly.
Well I wanted Tex to turn it around not leave the game…. that is very very very bad.
Oh no.. oh no… oh noo….who plays first?? who plAYS FIRST BASE?!@!! OH MY GOD SOMEBODY TELL ME SOMEONE CAN PLAY FIRST BASE!!!
Tex is done for the season. That was no “strain”.
In order not to lose the DH, they have to put Swish at first and Thames in RF.
Thames to left
That is a hammy and that means he’ll be out for the rest of the playoffs.
EJ is such a douche!
Well. See u in April Texy
What a douche Tex”
Way to root for a player who’s giving his all.
Speaking of a douche.
That does not look good.
Great… now we have to put Kearns in the game
That blew….
Hopefully the rest of the team rallies around Tex
Berkman isn’t bad at First, but he’s no Teixeira. Hopefully its not the end of the season for him.
“why did he slide into first?”
Because he blew out his hammy busting it. When it blew, he slid.
This is not good.
The negative nellies talking about how bad Tex is must be happy now.
Oh no.. oh no… oh noo….who plays first?? who plAYS FIRST BASE?!@!! OH MY GOD SOMEBODY TELL ME WHO CAN PLAY FIRST BASE!?!!
Well winning this season just got that much more difficult. That looked like a pretty bad hamstring pull. There’s a good chance his season is done.
That is very tough….Swisher going in to first to avoid losing the DH?
This is really bad, I’m hoping against hope it’s not something serious (but I think it is).
if tex is done, who do we bring in?
how can you idiots call out Teix for getting hurt running his butt off down the line?
Pick-him up A-Rod !!!
Why doesn’t Granderson steal bases anymore? He used to kill us with his legs.
Just be glad we got berkman when we did now.
If he’d ever get a ball out of the infield, he wouldn’t have to sprint.
missed that pitch there
I wonder if Girardi moves Gardner to the #1 slot, Jeter to the #2 slot and Granderson to #3? Swisher would be ideal, but, he’s not hitting. Maybe Berkman to the #3 slot against right handers.
man clutch hitting non existent
Wow. That was a brutal
inning.
So who broke the blog?
Arod looks absolutely dreadful. He hasn’t had one good swing all series. You know that leaving all of these guys on base is going to come back to hurt them like it always does. It’s hard to win when Arod, Swish and Tex can’t hit at all.
“Yeah, that looked like a healthy Tex”.
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Maybe the most ignorant post I have ever seen. As if a pulled hamstring has anything to do with his bruised thumb and little toe. Beyond belief.
Yankees needed another run that inning. That will come back to bite them.
Some of you are so dramatic.
The season is not over because they lost Tex.
It sucks he is out, but he is lost at the plate right now. They can overcome an injury to him.
Some of you 10 year olds are absolute morons.
Ripping the guy for getting hurt?
You aren’t Yankee fans. You are bandwagon idiots and nothing more.
The Tex injury looked bad, he’s done for the season
It’s not a coincidence that we won a World Series the first year he was on the team. Even when he doesn’t hit a lick, his defensive is unfreakingbelievable.
And you wonder why we didn’t win with Giambi at 1B ?!?!?!
Hopefully he just needs 2 days off and it’s a low grade strain and not something that puts hit out for the remainder of the playoffs.
Cant blame Tex. ARod cant hit a fastball anymore.
Another 2 strike hit.
Girardi sticking with AJ too long?
unbelievable.
Oh no
NOOOO!!!!
F**K
I don’t believe that…
Balls.
Wow
I told you so.
there goes the season…..AJ so close
Well done, AJ. Well done, offense.
Good job AJ. The worst hitter in the lineup……….
ONE BAD FRIGGIN PITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Just like that. What a shame that the offense couldn’t come thru last inning.
Get ‘em back guys….
Damn, I was on the fence of pulling him at that point. Hindsight is 20/20 and should have had Joba.
But who is gonna think Benjie Molina is gonna do you in?!?!?!
Girardi continues to push all the right buttons.
Oh AJ . . . Yankee offense will really need to pick it up now, assuming they don’t give up more runs . . . New York needs that big inning. Things really aren’t coming easy this time around, that’s for sure.
Its 2 runs. Come on, we can do this! We should be able to score two runs before we make 9 more outs.
That was terrible. Took the air right out of everything.
That’s probably the biggest type of mistake AJ always makes to get himself into trouble. He opens up his front side too early, his arm lags behind and the ball winds up with far too much arm side run. There no way he can hit the target when that happens given how much he rotates.
And on a ball that is supposed to be on the outside half, arm side run puts the ball right out over the plate and coming back in to a RH hitter.
All those missed opportunities at the plate have now caught back up with them. They’ll need to dig themselves out to win this one.
Yankees Suck!!!!!
Girardi should be fired for leaving Burnett in
That’s probably the biggest type of mistake AJ always makes to get himself into trouble. He opens up his front side too early, his arm lags behind and the ball winds up with far too much arm side run. There no way he can hit the target when that happens given how much he rotates.
And on a ball that is supposed to be on the outside half, arm side run puts the ball right out over the plate and coming back in to a RH hitter.
All those missed opportunities at the plate have now caught back up with them. They’ll need to dig themselves out to win this one.
I still think AJ was great. They couldn’t have known that the intentional walk was going to come back and bite them. I mean, I know that the intentional walk is never a good thing because it seems it always backfires, but Molina? I think it was all those homerun videos they showed beforehand.
The Yanks haven’t earned sh+t this series. No hitting with RISP while Texas converts constantly. This team has earned its offseason in spades. Including the genius manager.
The Yanks haven’t earned sh+t this series. No hitting with RISP while Texas converts constantly. This team has earned its offseason in spades. Including the genius manager.
I appreciate the optimism but reality is saying the Yankees are currently doing nothing to turn this around. They are getting beat in every facet of this series.
The Yanks haven’t earned sh+t this series. No hitting with RISP while Texas converts constantly. This team has earned its offseason in spades. Including the genius manager.
season is over guys….. na chill lets go YANKS
I told you all not to get your hopes up for this clown.
yankees still needed to score in that last inning. wasting opportunities where texas isnt.
This team is dead….. You can just sense it. Rangers have dominated us. Go sign lee, Crawford and anyone else possible.
Good job Logan…Lefty to lefty…This team should be embarrassed.
I guess the blog was down for a while….
anyway, they got chance to break the game open, but they failed.
I have to point out A-Rod.
offense is inconsistent, what can you do about that?
oh another HR from TEX, Joe overmanaged again. This guy is stupid.
I’m just trying to be positive. I’m trying, but I have to think this series is over.
Joe can’t let the bullpen dig a hole – if they have any chance to win, they gotta hold it here.
AJ’s one mistake broke the blog…. or something.
game over series over goodnight
Girardi must go!!!!! He’s an idiot!!!
this series is reminding me of the loss to the Angels and the Tigers in the playoffs. Everything is going right for the Rangers, everything wrong for the Yankees.
gosh.. 6-3 now.. and the site crashes… not looking good at all..
Its only the 7th inning right SJ?
3 runs tonight. Impressive
I, the eternal optimist, declare this series officially over. Girardi can pull his thumb out of his ass now.
ok its over
Nice over managing joe. Robertson gets 2 quick out, bring in logan and boom. See ya nex yr.
The site down again?
NOW Girardi is going start using his bullpen / matchups , etc. ? Jarhead is going to need the offense to save his @$$ tonight. Why even take the CHANCE with your worst starting pitcher unravelling to a batter that already has a hit off him and has POWER like that ? Who the HALE is he to take that gamble and not be accountable for the result ? Girardi has been pulling that crap all year and I was hopeful that he would not even THINK about it tonight, with who he KNOWS he has on the mound. Let’s hope the Offense can put up a few more runs against the Rangers crappy ‘pen. If not, things are looking pretty bleak. DAMN that Jarhead, what an idiot,….ONCE AGAIN !
The Yankees needed to silence Hamilton and they haven’t done it.
Poor Tex………….and let’s face it, the Rangers deserve to be in this position. The Yankees haven’t played poorly in every facet of the game.
No hitting. ARod and Tex have dome nothing. Missed opportunities. Cano needs to b at 3rd. He’s our best hitter.
Another HR by Hamilton. Par for the coarse. Lessons to learn for Yankees: that is what good hitting looks like and that is what good pitching looks like.
No hitting. ARod and Tex have dome nothing. Missed opportunities. Cano needs to b at 3rd. He’s our best hitter.
That’s the end folks.
The BP and the Offense just don’t have it at all.
I hate it that MLB allowed a bankrupt club to add payroll, and there they are playing off someone else’s dime and winning. They wouldn’t be anywhere without Selig giving them the ability to steal. Karma’s going to hit them really hard and Nolan will end up bankrupt. Payback is a …
Spontaneous combustion of the blog.
The missed opportunities are really hurting them now. It seems like the offense woke up a little, but they still couldn’t get the big hit even when Hunter was looking bad. They really have to take the next step – a big inning, or they don’t have much of a chance to come back.
If we don’t come back and win this game, I’m afraid it’s just not meant to be. Expecting some roster changes and even a new manager for next year.
Lets hope for some miracle! RALLY TIME!
Joba throws a hanging slider right over the plate…Have they noticed Vlad swings at anything in the dirt??!?!
Hey. Here is an idea…don’t let Logan pitch to Hamilton again.
It just doesn’t seem like it is meant to happen this year. Poor pitching and poor hitting the entire series.
No hitting. ARod and Tex have done nothing. Missed opportunities. Cano needs to b at 3rd. He’s our best hitter.
This series is over. Only chance they had was to win 3 in a row. They can’t beat Lee
Im honestly embarrassed to be a Yankees fan. I have been saying all season this group of guys thinks they are entitled to win everything because of last years championship. Never seen a team with such little heart and so much self entitlement. Last years championship means nothing. We have no choice but to buy another ring. Go get lee, Crawford, and anyone else possible.
No way they are coming back in this series. Yanks are a bunch of contract-inflated bums!
If we don’t come back and win this game, I’m afraid it’s just not meant to be. Expecting some roster changes and even a new manager for next year. Good night.
I though Robertson was looking good too.
Wow. Things just aren’t happening for them.
Why just lose when you can get spanked?
Texas Rangers in the world series. What a joke. Go Phils or Giants
craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap.
If the Yanks do indeed lose this series, I hope it is not in Game 7. I don’t want to have to hear about Cliff Lee again all night long.
But by the looks of things, it will be over way before then. It just seems like it is not meant to be this year. Poor hitting and poor hitting all series long.
Now the Yankees can’t get out of their own way. They’re going to need a very big inning to win this now.
This is awful, just get out of the inning, please! What is going on with the relief pitching the past 2 games?
How did this team beat Minnesota??? What an embarrassment. Why would Cliff Lee sign with this collection of relics?
why did they take out robertson?
This is going to take an oldtime Yankee Stadium miracle here. Mystique and Aura need to appear soon because the air has been taken out of this team…
Spontaneous combustion of the blog was only preceded by the spontaneous implosion of the Yankees.
Man feels so bad right now.
we are so frickin’ done, now the pop ups are dropping and Texas is keeping the heat on, Kinsler will easily steal this base off Joba. Party is over, it was a decent year. We made the final four, then our manager showed his @$$ once again, and not surprisingly our beloved ( cough, cough, gag, gag ) 16 million dollar FLOP, who was LEFT OFF the ALDS roster kills us with his crappiness……SEE…I TOLD YOU THAT BASE WAS STOLEN !,,,,FOCK !!!
Up 7-3, and they’re stealing bases.
This is the most classless bunch of douchebags I’ve ever seen. I hope their plane crashes on the way to San Francisco or Philly, and every last one of them is found dead.
Too little too late Joba with that strikeout. We need 2 runs RIGHT now or kiss this game goodbye, this really stinks !
They’re still going to let us play the last three innings, right???
And tomorrow? Tomorrow’s game is still happening??
is the blog overloaded?
Bad time to be slumping.
Hot team wins championships.
We all knew that.
The Rangers got hot at exactly the right time. Plus the Yankees haven’t had many things break their way.
The Yankees, as lame as it sounds, had whatever heat they accumulated in the ALDS cooled off during the layoff and they can’t seem to re-accelerate. When Tex when down, I think the air got sucked out a lot. The HR by Molina was the last gasp, I think.
It will take a lot for this team to get back. YS was supposed to be their haven. Never say die, but, it looks pretty bleak right now.
(Thanks Michael Kay for the jinx – my irrational thought of the night)
Texas has shown that they are the better team. There really isn’t much to say. The Yankees got beat at every phase of the game.
I don’t think anyone on the blog is feeling that great right now.
Tabbert October 19th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Im honestly embarrassed to be a Yankees fan. I have been saying all season this group of guys thinks they are entitled to win everything because of last years championship. Never seen a team with such little heart and so much self entitlement. Last years championship means nothing. We have no choice but to buy another ring. Go get lee, Crawford, and anyone else possible.
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Don’t worry. You’re not alone.
I’m embarrassed you’re a yankee fan too.
Like I said I have ZERO and I mean Zero confidence in Burnett when he is on the mound. Once a loser always a loser.
I’ actually kinda of happy that this did happen because now it means that Burnett might be removed from this team for good going forward.
Also Joba another headcase needs to shape up or be traded. And Girardi can go to Cubs.
You’re embarrassed to be a Yankee fan? Please………
The Yankees played like garbage for 2 months – the Twins series was indeed fool’s gold. The Rangers are a better team, period. They’ve done everything better than us – a lot better. SP? check. Hitting? check.
Logan and Robertson have completely let us down and that’s disappointing. The hitting? Same as 2008. So much for this great offense people were talking about.
am i the only one having problems with this site?
The Yanks have played like absolute dogs in this series. They have been out played in every way possible. From pitching, defense, offense, managing, heads up plays and aggressiveness. This team should be absolutely embarrassed. They have no edge to them at all and are going through the motions. Early in this game they had plenty of chances to score runs and they failed every single time. Girardi has to take the fall for his lifeless team.
Like I said I have ZERO and I mean Zero confidence in Burnett when he is on the mound. Once a loser always a loser.
I’ actually kinda of happy that this did happen because now it means that Burnett might be removed from this team for good going forward.
Also Joba another headcase needs to shape up or be traded. And Girardi can go to Cubs.
sunny615
October 19th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Spontaneous combustion of the blog was only preceded by the spontaneous implosion of the Yankees.
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Unfortunately – you are correct in a clever way.
This series resembles the entire season, missed opportunities to expand leads, leaving too many guys in scoring position, poor pitching against tough teams and questionable managing. All in all a maddening and frustrating season.
Texas is younger, hungrier, and yes, better. They have dominated. And next year the Yankees just get older. Richer and older.
Jeremy, the Cubs announced their manager today. Girardi ain’t going anywhere.
Yankees playing like dogs.. Getting beat by minor league pitchers
“(Thanks Michael Kay for the jinx – my irrational thought of the night)”
Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking that too. I’m really annoyed at him, irrational or not.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!
Dire straights now. Step up or sit down.
The Rangers are not a better team.
They are playing better this series.
There is a difference.
some bum by the name of holland is mowing them down 1-2-3… and he’s not even hitting the corners or anything like Lee..
I have been asked 6 times today to fill out that “a few quick questions” thing.
So annoying.
everything had down hill since the Tex injury, Everyone looks so deflated…the fans, players, everyone
Did the Yankees quit? This is an awful perfomance
Whew, I thought it was my computer. Now I know everybody was booted off the site, not just me.
Season isn’t over, although this game is. Sabathia can put them back on the road tomorrow.
I just don’t know if they will be able to overcome the loss of Teixeira. Sure, he wasn’t hitting, but just his presence and glove make a difference. When you lose a key part of your lineup it starts to effect everyone’s mental make up.
Regardless of this series, the Yankees had another successful season, and with a few changes in the offseason they’ll be right there again next year.
Season aint over yet folks.
3 runs against AAA Holland and garbage Hunter tells you all you need to know about this overrated offense. The bullpen gave up those runs and then these guys just swing at anything and basically gave up. I really shouldn’t be surprised because this offense never hits in the post season. It’s great to see the New York Yankees give up like this and embarrass themselves against a decent team at best. Girardi gave up in September and he should be proud.
I feel like I did in 2008. It’s not quite this bad, but there are some fairly serious concerns.
The pen is a mess. So much for Logan and Robertson. The lineup is old- and Tex often disappears for months at a timee -and has other question marks (Gardner, possibly Granderson). It will be an interesting off-season.
SP? Great series……..
No, Doreen, you’re blind. They are better, you just can’t face facts.
gotta say, that Taco Bell commercial with Yankees manager Girardi having the short leash and bringing in a relief pitcher coming directly after he leaves his starter in 1 batter too long like an idiot, in the actual game – it’s kinda funny.
The worst part is that CC will probably pitch a gem tomorrow and prolong our agony for two more days.
Angel -
The second it was out of his mouth I wanted to strangle him. (So did Ken Singleton)
They will lose game 5.
because I don’t see their offense can do anything at this moment.
There’s a difference, but I believe the Rangers are a better team.
and you can’t put this all on Burnett, he gave them 5 innings and Girardi went matchup and lost…..the fact is the offense should have more runs on the board at that point in the game…missed opportunities
Just in case anyone was wondering, CR9/Eduardo is posting again with a new screen name, stalking a member of my family.
Total creep.
will they become the first ever team being swept all 3 home games in playoff?
The Rangers are definitely a better team. The proof is in the pudding. They have been better in every phase of the game. Their ace is pitching like an ace. Their bullpen is doing its job. Their stars are coming through with big hits, the bottom of their lineup is hitting with runners on base. How are the Yankees the better team?
This is what $220 million buys us ? Pathetic. Outplayed in every aspect of the game. The Yankees look old disinterested.
Guess Ca$hman better open up the wallets again and hope for the best. Let’s just hope we don’t get another lemon like Burnett (or even the over-rated Texiaria).
Tom in NJ-
The expressions on the players faces seem to indicate that it is.
Also when is Cashman going to stop paying players to get the job done and start creating a new homegrown core like the 90′s teams. The Yankees had a sound system based on smart trades and homegrown talent. Stop trading away talent and throwing good money after bad.
Maybe Cashman should resign and let a guy like Kevin Towers take over. A guy who can create a winner without a 200 milion dollar payroll.
YankFanCa =
Not interested in getting into an internet battle with you.
Yankees owe AJ a ton of money for the next 3 years. I can’t even imagine how creative Cashman would need to be to unload him.
the better team wins a 7 game series….this “we’re still better even if we lose” is ridiculous…the Yanks may make a comeback in this series but if they don’t, Texas is the better team
i totally blame Burnett…dude gets 2 outs and can not put anyone away….thats what happens….miserable …as i type joba being a gutless wonder giving up leadoff single
A pathetic embarrassing performance by the team and the manager.
Notice how a real major league manager, Ron Washington, took his starter out of the game when it was tied 2-2, and didn’t wait until he gave up a 3 run home run.
I have never seen the Yankees get this dominated in the postseason.. Maybe 2002 vs Angels or 1976 vs reds???
I am angry frustrated wanna hit wanna shout wanna curse but the fact of the matter is, this team doesnt really deserve to win. they havent done one thing (apart from 8th inning game 1) to show the fans the people or even themselves that they deserve to be back in in the ws.
200 million dollar line up and still loosing to this B1tch of a side.
Ron Washinton was proactive this game.
Joe Girardi was reactive.
That’s the story of this game in regard to each SP.
You don’t win in the playoffs sitting on your hands, and Joe Girardi sat on his hands. Washington knew what was at stake and made sure Tommy Hunter would not lose this game for him.
I like Girardi, but an inexcusable night on the bench.
Plus, I’m sorry, I’m not going to blame the layoff. WS-caliber teams get over that………..they got over that in the last few innings of game 1. It comes down to the fact that the Yankees played crap ball for 2 months and the Twins’ series was fool’s gold. This team was completely outplayed in every aspect…………the SP was bad. The pen choked in the last 2 games. The offense did exactly what it did all year.
molina is 3-3 in this game.. texas 7-8-9 hitters have 10 rbi…. our 2-3-4 hitters have probably 1 or 2 rbi combned… thats the story of this series..
the rangers are playing much better. the yare making all the plays and the likes of; jorge, swisher, tex, arod, and others have made zero big plays…
zero big plays. the aj postgame should be classic. the mega tease…..the guy with the stuff.
the aj tombstone wil lread” he had great stuff” never got it done but man he had cool tat’s and threw hard.
really aj’s performance tonight is the tease that he is… looked good, gave up a few quote cheap runs, when he needed the big out, he gagged.. that is aj, anyone dispute that?????????
Why is Joba still in this game?
Nice scouting report on Molina. A 240 hitting tub of goo against the rest of the league, we turn him into Babe freaking Ruth. Nice.
aj was not great but he gave the Yankees a chance to win. Poor situational hitting and poor performance by the pen hurt this team once again. I am glad that they are playing at 4 tomorrow so I wont have to watch the game. This is neither entertaining nor fun.
Clearly, AJ has pitched his last game in pinstripes. . . unless they’re Cubs pinstripes.
The last 2 innings for the offense have basically been ok we know this series is over let’s get this game over with asap. Get the private jets ready to go. They look deflated and they can’t be bothered to even swing at strikes and try to hit a AAA pitcher. It really is amazing that they are getting shut down and out played by a team with 1 good starting pitcher and no bullpen. They look as bad as I have ever seen a Yankee team look and really not prepared to play. Too bad the Cubs already got a manager.
LGY, he was 6 outs away from Mo… should have pulled AJ out when the first guy reached base in the 6th.. instead he got greedy and wanted to get thru 6 with AJ.. you can do that i regular season… not in a playoff game..
look at the body language of the Yankees right now…defeated
But have no fear. A couple of hours talking about lucky chicken and I’m sure we will win three in a row.
Yeah, Joe left A.J. in too long.
Once he got past the 5th he should have gotten guys ready.
A.J. was good until he wasn’t.
Well Girardi needs to go. He is not the same guy who managed the Marlins.
And I really can’t stand A.J. Burnett. I feel sick every time he pitches or see his face.
Pepitone -
Thanks for having that attitude.
It’s appreciated very much by me anyway.
This team was dog crap in September and dog crap now
Seriously Jeremy?
AJ pitched great. One 3 run homerun is nothing, I know it was to Molina but AJ has always been about being knocked around, singles, doubles, hit batters and stolen bases(I know he got those 2 but just once) all in one inning. He didn’t implode once, he battled through it. Just made a bad pitch to Molina. He was better than any other pitcher than Andy and at least AJ got Hamilton out.
Oh well, Texas in 5, maybe 6.
Or perhaps with normal rest, CC and Hughes pitch to their season numbers, and we get Cliff Lee versus Andy Pettitte in perhaps his last playoff game ever, in Texas. That I would like to see, but unfortunately, we won’t. The baseball gods are with Texas this year–from when they signed Cliff Lee using the MLB fund in July.
Joe G is going to take a lot of grief over this game, as he should. When you say the leash is short, pull it when you have to. AJ was gassed after a fairly impressive effort. I’m scratching my head over that one. Pulling Robertson for Logan? Why not pull AJ for Logan in the 6th against Murphy?
Again, hand it to the Rangers–they deserve it after 55 seasons of futility. They are playing better right now. The layoff after Minnesota really killed the Yankees at all levels–but tough, you’re high paid vets and need to deal with it.
And there’s your salary post. Knew it was coming sooner or later. Some troll always brings up salary.
This looks exactly like the September offense…….. I’ll take it a step further and say second half offense.
Jeremy, too late for that Kevin Rowers left the Tanks in Sept to be the GM of the DBacks
Turning point was Cruz taking the extra base. You won’t intentionally walk Murphy with the runner on first. Tex was 0 for the series – Berkman and Thames will be an upgrade offensively.
I’ll always be up for talking chicken
All foods really.
# Chambliss October 19th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
aj was not great but he gave the Yankees a chance to win. Poor situational hitting and poor performance by the pen hurt this team once again. I am glad that they are playing at 4 tomorrow so I wont have to watch the game. This is neither entertaining nor fun.
He really didnt give them a chance to win tho…Guy gave up 5 runs, including a 3 run homer with 2 outs..unacceptable
PL says:
October 19, 2010 at 11:22 pm
look at the body language of the Yankees right now…defeated
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agree!! They never look this down
Straw, that’s depressing. I never thought I’d see a Yankees team just give up………..I don’t expect anything better tomorrow; they are playing like a team that wants to go home.
Jeremy, what are you talking about ? Granderson? If so, I disagree – but we’ve been through that. Cash has completely rebuilt the farm system………..Who exactly do you want to dump?
“# West Coast Yankee Fan October 19th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
A pathetic embarrassing performance by the team and the manager.
Notice how a real major league manager, Ron Washington, took his starter out of the game when it was tied 2-2, and didn’t wait until he gave up a 3 run home run.
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Girardi trust his starters too much, should have known w/ AJ……..6 outs to rally
WHAT CHAMBLISS?!? AJ was fantastic! He only gave up 2 runs in almost 6 innings of work. If it wasnt for that ONE F***in pitch, the Yankees would probably still be winning because that one HR started the whole run spree.
But, the Yankees are done. All the positive and wishful thinkers could stop fooling themselves. They have to score 5 runs to win….THEY WONT EVEN SCORE 5 RUNS IN THE REMAINING GAMES.
They will probably lose tomorrow night too and be done. My as well just end it without it hurting. They deserve to lose after how they have played.
They FIND a way to lose.
Out of curiosity, where’s the two or three people who told me I was wrong for saying they were in trouble a couple nights ago?
Still wanna tell me I’m wrong?
I hope to Christ it’s San Francisco that comes out of the NL, because absolutely no one outside of Texas and the Bay Area will watch it. It’s numbers will look like the Anaheim/SF one from 2002.
I’m just pissed that it means I won’t be able to watch House for 2 weeks.
What an embarrassment this team turned out to be.
Well at least GTLU will be more challenging tomorow
Joe will be back because Hal and Cash love him…………
This is AJ freaking Burnett we are talking about.
How many times does Joe Girardi have to get burned by this guy this season?
Maybe next year, Joe will learn not to trust AJ. In the damn playoffs in the biggest game of the year Joe Girardi decides to trust AJ freakin Burnett.
They are being friggin schooled by Texas. This is infuriating. At least be competitive for cryin out loud. Wish they could do a housecleaning this offseason, but so many contracts are long and bloated that we’re stuck with the same fossils and head cases. G– damn infuriating.
Aj should not have been int there for molina’s homer. He could barely handle the intentional walk.
Hey, get one tomorrow and take two in Texas. It can be done. Lee is due for a clunker.
they need to throw at hamilton. make him uncomfortable. well all the rangers hitters
Texas is the better team this week. Starting pitching and hitting. Thats it, but not surprising, the entire last month of the season was like this.
I’ve had this awful feeling since the All Star break, knowing that the Yankees just aren’t that good, despite flashes of brilliance, and knowing that the season would most likely end in disappointment in the playoffs.
Tom in N.J. October 19th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
I have been asked 6 times today to fill out that “a few quick questions” thing.
So annoying.
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Hey — I have to get past it EVERY SINGLE TIME I want to look at the comments.
CHAD — WHEN IS TECH GOING TO FIX THIS????!!!
Come on guys , rally time!!!
Ken Phelps -
You must have read my mind.
I was just thinking of the last time I saw the Yankees so totally dominated, and the 1976 World Series came immediately to mind.
They made a game of it the first two games, then totally unraveled the rest of the way. This time they made a game of it in the first game (won actually), and have been totally dominated the rest of the way.
However, as we all know the Yankees came back to win two World Series in a row after that 1976 debacle!
All they need is a key player via trade or free agency, get everyone back and healthy, and I like our chances.
i mean the aj apologists. are people who when the wife or husband comes home with there misstress etc. says you know he or she did it becuase of balh blah blah.
turn off the radar gun, he stinks. he is a mental midget and a coward. the guy came up big basically once ever game 2. look at the tape of the angel game last year. i think game 5. gave up 4 in the firts. yanks battled back, left aj in and guess what he did???????yep crumbled like a sand castle…
postgame should be great………….i guess michael kay may be wrong in that the rangers will crumble after game 1. man his analysis is really insightful.
I dont think AJ was that awful. He held the Rangers for six solid innings. The Yankees had so many opps. to score, it was stupid.
Hard to expect much tomorrow even with CC on the mound. I think Tex’s injury has been the last straw. This team just was missing something.
Good thing is they aren’t dead yet. Stranger things have happened. Lets just hope Robbie Cano has some awfully wide shoulders
Chambliss October 19th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Aj should not have been int there for molina’s homer. He could barely handle the intentional walk.
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Can’t wait to hear how Girardi justifies his non-move there.
The layoff is a factor whether or not you want to use it as an excuse. Just a factor. They had pitchers going on extended rest who do not do well under those circumstances. The first two games, offense working from a hole. Can’t play like that. Even yesterday, as well as Andy did, they were behind from the first inning with Cliff Lee. Uphill battle.
And the Rangers are hot.
For those that are interested, high tension rope is on sale at Home Depot…
alrite… time for a comeback… 8th inning magic.. cmon they can do it…
Joe likes leaving in his pitchers too long…….
I can handle losing; I can not deal with the defeated looks on the players’ faces. That’s something Cash is going to have to deal with……….What happened to the team that fights and claws to the finish?
It’s funny how Washington had someone up in the bullpen at 2-2 as soon as he realized that Hunter had nothing. Girardi on the other hand let’s the head case who hasn’t pitched in 18 days throw 100 pitches. They are lucky they got 5 good innings out of him and once again Girardi tries to press his luck. Molina is a good fastball hitter and always has been and that was a brutal pitch to throw. We have seen all year Girardi never ever takes the starter before he blows up it’s always after the big homerun.
If AJ had gotten through that inning without allowing any runs the bullpen still let them tack more on after. Who is to say they would have held that 3-2 lead? Wasted opportunities by the offense is what loses this game, not AJ.
they need to get rid of posada next season and as much as i like gardner/swisher, we need a better outfielder. and cant really trust the rotation of cc, phill, and aj to win a series in the postseason (unless we are playing twins). I am not including pettite at this time but i’d like for him to come back, but three very important changes for next season
It’s time for a complete overhaul next season. Get rid of the dead weight and and it’s time to play hardball. I don’t care if the Yankees lose when they are trying but when they lose like this it makes me sick.
And anyone making excuses for Burnett needs to see a shrink. Burnett gave up 5 runs in 6 innings. A typical A.J. start. The worst pitcher in baseball.
What on earth is wrong with Yankee offense??
Wang, just say you’re a 110 year old Canadian woman.
That seemed to work for me.
RUNS!
how about some baserunners
this is different then the 76 world series. they lost to a great team that had more talent way more talent.
this is the angels the year the angels won it all. they ran all over the yanks, got big 2 out hits, etc….
I want to punch Kid Rock in the face.
# Pepitone October 19th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Ken Phelps -
You must have read my mind.
I was just thinking of the last time I saw the Yankees so totally dominated, and the 1976 World Series came immediately to mind.
They made a game of it the first two games, then totally unraveled the rest of the way. This time they made a game of it in the first game (won actually), and have been totally dominated the rest of the way.
However, as we all know the Yankees came back to win two World Series in a row after that 1976 debacle!
All they need is a key player via trade or free agency, get everyone back and healthy, and I like our chances.
2007? 2006? 2005? 2002?
Nick in SF – That’s horrid. Sorry you’re having to deal with that.
The Yankees lineup has just been awful. Cano and Jeter are the only players that are hitting. The rest of the lineup has done nothing, with the exception of one inning. What a joke. Tex and A-Rod are making over 50 mil combined, and they are a combined 2 for 24 in the ALCS. Thats just not acceptable from the number 3 and 4 hitters in the lineup. Oh and btw, Cano should be hitting 3rd. Its a joke that we have the best hitter in baseball and he bats 5th!
Sorry, I can’t defend AJ.
5 runs in a playoff game is NOT good.
i’d like to see Alex bat 3rd and Cano 4th
Hey, a lot of it is luck too. Jeter just misses two HR, Berkman misses one by inches, while Texas gets infield nubber hits and bloops that fall between three players. Sometimes its just not your year.
yankees need to get some here.
Aj wasn’t the worst pitcher in the American league… He was the third worst
CC’s going to have to pitch 8 innings of shutout ball and hand it over to a lights-out Mo. Feeling really bad for Tex . . .
A.J Burnett—> Worst signing of all time. More so then Oliver Perez, Carl Pavano, Kei Igawa, etc..
This was an awful signing for this mediocre red neck right from the get go. In 3 years when his contract expires, please Cashman, no more spending on these kinds of players.
Get A-Rod, dp again!
Doreen, Phil pitched on longer rest (12 days – 1 inning) than he did coming into this series – no excuse.
No excuses for Roberston, Logan, Joba. Absolutely no excuses for the offense – they did what they’ve been doing all year.
Man, when a team has the Yankees number (and this team has the Yankees number) they look like they are moving and playing about 200mph faster than the Yankees.
Rangers are having fun and kicking butt.
The Yankees are just kicking themselves.
Girardi has had an awful night behind the bench, but this series isn’t over. If we don’t come back tonight CC should still be able to win the game tomorrow.
That said, something needs to be done about this stupid offense and their inability to manufacture runs in situations where the percentages are in their favor to manufacture them.
It’s depressing watching this team fail in situations that should be money in the bank again and again.
This team is reminding me more and more of the late Torre teams who all waited for the next guy to HR.
Girardi’s moves just blew up in his face tonight. None of the buttons he pushed work. I haven’t been fond of the guy for a while now so maybe this will open up Cash and the hireups eyes…. one can only hope..
Again Jeremy, be specific – who do you want to dump?
Holland shouldve been gone in the 5th. Dumb dp by Arod
Minus Cano and Jeter, nothing has been going right for them.
There also has to be the concern that if the Rangers go on and win, Cliff Lee will stay with the Rangers. Then the Yankees will have to go out and make a trade to get a Lee type Ace-B.
Why is this team so incapable of hitting the baseball in key spots is the nagging question
The Yankees had chances tonight just like Game 2, they just continue to make routine outs with men on base like its no big deal.
No excuse to be shut down by holland.. Guy was 3 balls on every hitter!! Just bad
stuart a
Thank You !
The A. J defenders need to stop. Everyone who follows baseball knows that A.J. is a bad pitcher. The guy is a loser. He should quit baseball.
I fully expect small ball tomorrow with Tex out. If Gardner and Granderson aren’t bunting for hits and running around the bases then Girardi should be fired on the spot. They need to play for their lives tomorrow…
YankFanCA October 19th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
No, Doreen, you’re blind. They are better, you just can’t face facts.
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Facts? Pot! Pot! Pot!
And frankly, blaming the offense may be en vogue here, but here are the runs given up by the pitching staff 5, 7, 8, 7. Not going to beat anybody with that kind of pitching.
# Doreen October 19th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Pepitone -
Thanks for having that attitude.
It’s appreciated very much by me anyway.
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You’re welcome.
Losing is one thing but the NY Yankees should NEVER have the body language that they had from the 6th inning on. It’s really hard to watch. This is the NY Yankees go down with a fight and don’t give up. They wasted 6 at bats because they couldn’t believe they were losing and were going through the motions.
Tough matchup for Thames. Same matchup as game 2 I believe
Nick, This is crazy.
Can’t Chad, Sam, or Jeff do somthing about him?
Yes, this is just like the ’76 Series felt. However, back then was the start of a Yankee ascension. This team peaked in ’09.
They have been outscored 28-8 to this point. Who would have dreamed they would be getting shellacked like this?
Looks like it might be a western world series (Texas vs S.F.).
AJs velocity was down in the 6th as well, having not pitched in a month.. 5 IP should have been enough but for some reason Girardi didn’t think so. And I am not second guessing as I tried to post ‘AJ should be on a short leash’ when the blog went down.
Thanks, Doreen, I appreciate it.
BTW, I saw your comment from before about how beautiful it was for the Giants game today. I had an appointment out in the Sunset District when you typed that, it was completely fogged over with temps in the 50′s. Like a different city. Or a different country, everyone by me on the street was Chinese.
The offense has not put them on the brink. It’s the playoffs. You need to win close low scoring games in the postseason.
Lack of starting pitching has put them in this situation.
Not to mention earlier in the game Swisher chasing a 3-2 fastball out of the zone for strike 3 with men on 1st and 2nd
These guys are actually pressing in their approach at the plate
UnKnown says:
October 19, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Well at least GTLU will be more challenging tomorow
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I was thinking the same thing. I am really sad about Tex though, I know he hasn’t hit the ball since that homerun in minny but he is so good defensively for us and I just like him.
CC could pitch a no-hitter tomorrow, so what? I don’t have any faith in this offense. The mix may not work……………but it worked last year. There is nothing Cash can do unless he trades Swisher/Granderson or Gardner. We’ve got Jeter until he retires, Po for one more year, Tex for (shudder) another 6 years and Alex a bunch of years. If Alex keeps this up next year, we’re in trouble.
According to my math, we are 6-for-34 with RISP this series so far (.176) including today. Texas is 15-for-37 with RISP (.405) — I think those stats speak for themselves. There’s no way that we’re winning with numbers like that. Without that HUGE 8th inning in Game 1, our numbers with RISP are even worse —- 3-for-31 (.097). I mean, come on! It’s not a mystery why we aren’t winning. It’s hard to win when we can’t get runners around.
Fox will be so upset if it is Texas vs SF in the WS
man everything is so close.
SJ has said pretty consistently that Joe Girardi is one of the biggest liabilities the Yankees have, period.
It turned out that he showed his true colors tonight. Two of his biggest weaknesses, sticking too long with starting pitchers and too often playing “matchup baseball,” are the reasons why we’ll probably be watching the World Series from home.
His managing has been so horrendous that I really think renewing his contract for next year would be irresponsible.
Granderson run!! Can someone on this team be aggressive and try to make something happen instead of waiting for the homerun.
There also has to be the concern that if the Rangers go on and win, Cliff Lee will stay with the Rangers. Then the Yankees will have to go out and make a trade to get a Lee type Ace-B.
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There’s no one to trade for, and nothing to give up. They aren’t trading Montero for a “Ace-B” pitcher, and any team trading with us is going to demand him. Next season’s rotation will be Sabathia, Hughes, Burnett, Nova, and a C-level talent that we sign to play mop up duty.
In other words, if Lee decides to stay in Texas, the Yankees are screwed. Period.
ac1
Actually that might be good news if the Yankees don’t get Lee. How much money are the Yankees going to continue to throw around. The fact is that the Yankees are getting older not younger and it’s time that they start making sound moves like they did in the 90′s. No more throwing money around for talent that doesn’t show up in the postseason.
Turn out the light the party’s over!!!! 2010 was a real rollercoaster ride and now the off season wheeling and dealing begins and hopefully the Montero era starts in 2011 with a bang! As always Yankees need pitching, pitching and more pitching!
Cashman’s priorities:
1. Get rid of Burnett, even if you have to eat $$$, get him out of the clubhouse
2. Sign at least Pettitte and another top rung pitcher, hopefully Cliff Lee, and anothr lower rung pitcher
3. Sign a coupe of GOOD relief pitchers
4. Bring up Montero and give him at bats
5. Sign Werth if all possible
True pitchers in post season giving up more than 5 runs in postseason equals a loss
Notice when Tex got hurt everyone was talking about the defensive hit. They guy was 0/13 in the NLCS. Who the heck knows what’s going on with him, but maybe next year he’ll be a bit more consistent.
The playoffs are all about pitching. Games 1 and 2 the Yankee starters were burned by the layoff. Game 3 Cliff Lee pitched marginally better than Andy. Game 4 AJ was left in one batter too long.
While I think this series is over for the Yankees, on further thought, I’m really curious to see what CC, Hughes, and Andy (if it gets that far) all do on normal rest.
As I write this, the baseball gods screw the Yankees again, as Thames misses a HR by 15 feet, then strikes out.
pathetic
thames picking up where tex left off.
You can’t completely dismiss the layoff as not having a factor in this series. Its completely obvious it has.
thames like 4 straight strike outs.
the bllom is off that rose.
Straw, that’s very true. The SP has been atrocious and the pen has poured gasoline on the fire.
I know CC doesn’t like long rest, but he has to pitch better than he did. Phil did not keep his team in the game – AJ imploded late. Everything that was a problem for us during the season is being magnfied now.
If Alex keeps this up next year, we’re in trouble.
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how dare him only have 125 RBIs, even when missing 21 games.
“…I just don’t know if they will be able to overcome the loss of Teixeira. Sure, he wasn’t hitting, but just his presence and glove make a difference. When you lose a key part of your lineup it starts to effect everyone’s mental make up…..”
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BS.
Offensively he brought nothing this series.
Nothing.
Great defense – absolutely.
But in these next several (hopefully) games – if Berkman hits .200….yes – .200 !!!
It will be a full 200 points higher than Tex.
This Yankees are deflated because he got hurt is BS.
Ironically – his piddly hitting was WAY more of a deflating factor that his injury.
This was our #3 hitter in the lineup….zero….fking zero.
They actually have a better chance with Berkman at this point than with Tex.
Cannot be worse offensively – mathematically impossible to be worse !
Move on – and get behind Berkman !!!
He is now our first baseman. Period.
This may juggle the lineup somewhat – and we all know (from waaaaay back in September) that this lineup wasn’t clicking as it was constructed.
The status-quo with this lineup order has been sputtering for a while.
Berkman may be the “right player at the right time”…or he may give us .000 like Tex did and we’d be in the same boat again.
Look at this as a positive right now.
We’ll welcome Tex back in the spring.
Every hitter ahead in the count
Gotta say, when I saw Tex go down, all the wind left my sails. I really like the guy, and that just kinda deflated me. Hoping for a win, but more sad to see Tex get hurt, regardless of how poor he was hitting.
Tom, I have no idea what they can or would be willing to do to really solve the problem. They ban the individual IP address and then he uses another one.
What he’s doing is supremely creepy and nasty, but not easy to stop.
Dp time! Over rated juiced up player who can’t make routine plays at 3b……what’s wrong with my Yankees?!?
Thanks Michael Kay for the jinx ? my irrational thought of the night)
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I have been thinking about that since he said it.
In this series, at least, the Rangers have been the better team. Also luck has gone their way, just like last year, the Yanks were the best team, but they also had luck on their side.
UnKnown -
Dumb DP by Arod? So it was a mental mistake? It was a sharp hit ball. Three feet to the right and it is up the middle. Three feet higher and Jeter has two home runs. One inch to the left and Berkman has a HR.
Rangers scored three runs on a FC, infield hit and blooper.
Yankees are not playing their best ball, but things have not bounced their way this game. It happens.
Angel, I am dismissing it for the reasons I suggested above.
Why would Lee want to sign here? The Yankees look old and sluggish – the Rangers are young and lively.
Fox will be so upset if it is Texas vs SF in the WS
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lol. poor FOX. at least then they can’t say “we brought you two Yankee World Series wins in the last two years! — we deserve $150 million for our programming!” — that’s pretty much what the Suit that Francesa interviewed today said. What an idiot. Then he said that FOX isn’t in any other disputes in the country. Funny because while he was saying that, I saw a “FOX is about to go off of Dish Network in Boston” ad on ABC in NH. haha
“# ChokeXOnXFailure October 19th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Out of curiosity, where’s the two or three people who told me I was wrong for saying they were in trouble a couple nights ago?
Still wanna tell me I’m wrong?
I hope to Christ it’s San Francisco that comes out of the NL, because absolutely no one outside of Texas and the Bay Area will watch it. It’s numbers will look like the Anaheim/SF one from 2002.
I’m just pissed that it means I won’t be able to watch House for 2 weeks.
What an embarrassment this team turned out to be.
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that’s the spirit! but I like baseball so I would tune in some
but the Yanks are not dead yet
Rangers bullpen is horrid… Yankees should be killing. These guys
ac, give me a break. I’m talking about power………get it?
Oh, Betsy – come on! You were upset about Hughes pitching on extended rest every time it happened this. The fact that he’s done it doesn’t mean it’s the best situation for him.
I called 2 HR for Robbie tonight.
Robbie is going BOOM!
What happened to the team that fights and claws to the finish?
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They had their moments this year. But they did a lot more of that last year.
Rally caps
Yankees win tomorrow but
will loose this series 4-2
This may be the last gasp here, Can we make it count?
BOOM! and we have 1 run game.
i have to agree. if texas was a one year team, i would say they dong have a chance at Lee, but they have money and a bright young team.
the layoff is something these guys need to learn to deal with. especially guys who have been in the playoffs multiple times….
“# JM October 19th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Thanks Michael Kay for the jinx ? my irrational thought of the night)
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I have been thinking about that since he said it.
In this series, at least, the Rangers have been the better team. Also luck has gone their way, just like last year, the Yanks were the best team, but they also had luck on their side.
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no matter the result of the series, the arrogance of Kay’s statement is embarrassing
# Betsy October 19th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Angel, I am dismissing it for the reasons I suggested above.
Why would Lee want to sign here? The Yankees look old and sluggish – the Rangers are young and lively.
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Thats why he would sign here.
Why is this personal stalking crap being tolerated on here? That’s completely unacceptable and also very disturbing.
Arod needs to get juiced up real good for next year…I’m serious
Joe didn’t earn any plaudits, but he’s not the reason they are going to lose……..or are losing. The team has crapped out. period.
Speaking of Fox and MLB, they deserve Texas-SF ratings. Why make everyone wait 7 days between series? It clearly screwed the Yankees, and perhaps the Phillies.
excuses are like A-holes everyone has one. The point is that the Yankees need to make some changes which includes the manager, a number of the players, and maybe even the GM. Cashman has been in that position for so long and it might be time for some change. On top of that he only has 1 World Series to show for all the spending that he has done over the course of the decade. And don’t include 1998,1999, and 2000 because those teams were not constructed under his tenure.
Nick, This is true.
I am sorry it’s happening to you.
What did Kay say?
texas is a 1 year team…
catcher position is a joke. tell me about max whatever when he makes the roster. 3b is 34. dh is 34 or older. set up man is 40….
cruz is 30+.. texas is a 1 year team look at there roster……………
I’ll tell you what, for as bad as Girardi can be, Ron Washington can be worse.
Frankly he got lucky sticking with Holland that long. Why do you pitch this righty guy to A-Rod? One of the best hitters ever, it’s not like he can’t hit righties.
But I’ll take it.
Yeah dumb dp ball. Sucks that it happened. Not saying it was a mental Gaffe.
meanwhile back to the present tables are somewhat set here.
Cano could get them within striking distance here.
I don’t see them winning 3 in a row at this point but on paper both Sabathia-Wilson and Hughes-Lewis (they better destroy that Lewis second time they see him) favor the Yanks. If they come play the way they can that sets up game 7. Now I know that’s Lee but in a game 7 anything can happen especially with Pettite pitching maybe the last game of his career…
CC will get this series back to Texas folks.
After that we need Hughes to pitch the game of his life and then solve Cliff Lee in game 7.
Tough to do, but it can happen.
Dylan, he’s going to get a lot of $$$ from the Rangers. The Yankees can’t just show up next year with the same team (offensively) and expect to be serious WS contenders. This team is aging……and there are ? surrounding their big $$$ 1B
now or never basically
fanfromcali October 19th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Yankees win tomorrow but
will loose this series 4-2
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Hughes will not lose
I’d really like to see Pena or someone with just a bit of fire in the manager’s seat next season. Girardi has had his one shining moment.
Lee wants the $$$$ and CC will likely get him to sign here. He had a house picked out on CC’s street in July. Rangers are going to offer Lee $125 million x 5? $150 million x 6? Really?
Jeremy October 19th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
excuses are like A-holes everyone has one. The point is that the Yankees need to make some changes which includes the manager, a number of the players, and maybe even the GM. Cashman has been in that position for so long and it might be time for some change. On top of that he only has 1 World Series to show for all the spending that he has done over the course of the decade. And don’t include 1998,1999, and 2000 because those teams were not constructed under his tenure.
You are an idiot. Name calling isn’t nice, but surely only an idiot suggests blowing up a front office and team the year after they win a World Series and make it to the ALCS the next year.
Maybe not an idiot, but you certainly don’t get baseball.
Game is not over folks.
Here comes AAA Rapada to face Cano again. I really can’t believe how many garbage pitchers have shut down the Yanks in this series. It reminds me of the September series where the Yanks couldn’t hit any of their AAA guys. It’s unreal…
yankees will not give lee 6 years….
The Rangers look like a *hot* team. Thats’ all. No one really knows what Cliff Lee’s determining factor will be in signing a contract next season. Its could be $$$’s, it could be team make-up or it could be he thinks his @ss looks cute in the uniform. No one knows. Its just speculation to re on what it will take at this point.
Lots of good free agents signed with the Yankees the year after they didn’t even see the postseason for the first time in years.
Lee’s coming here. CC’s wife will be calling his wife daily. I’m just worried about now. Not 2011. .
I’ve had to pee for the past 20 minutes.
Every batter ahead in the count..
Anyone shocked Angel Hernandez is having an awesome game
Tyler, how do you really figure that Phil is a favorable matchup against Lewis? Because Lewis pitched in Japan?
Matchups don’t work in baseball like they do in say the NBA; it’s more like golf in that the golfers are not up against their competitors, but rather against the golf courses. CC is not facing off against Wilson, he’s facing off against the Rangers lineup (and Wilson vs. the Yankees). The way the Yankees are hitting, I don’t expect them to do squat tomorrow.
Robbie is going BOOM
let’s go Cano
if cano walks, can swish buckle down?
IT’S ALIIIIIIIIVE!”
Tom u Need tivo dude
Clay Rapada wouldn’t let him go BOOM.
Time for Swisher to step up.
Nyy4life4, don’t forget Jaret Wright.
Jeremy, that’s a complete overreaction.
Come on Swish! Your due baby… this is your time!
CC will be beastly tomorrow.
Come on Yankees! Prove something!
Here we go… Swish a lish time!
He just used another trick from his bag: he sent me an email using some ghost of my own email address and mentioned another relative’s name.
The exact same thing he did to Trisha, IIFC.
Anyway, sorry to distract from the game, which is getting exciting. But I don’t think silence is the best reaction to this stuff.
Lance should bat lefty here.
I won’t settle for anything less than a Grand Slam.
uro says:
October 19, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Gotta say, when I saw Tex go down, all the wind left my sails. I really like the guy, and that just kinda deflated me. Hoping for a win, but more sad to see Tex get hurt, regardless of how poor he was hitting.
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It deflated me too, I know he hasn’t been hitting but I just always feel confident knowing he is at 1st. When he was out last time they were in texas cause of his baby being born, I couldn’t wait til he got back. It deflated the team too I think. Just a bad night for the Yanks.
As much as I want a single or a hr. I feel a dp ball coming up
This is looking like Game 1 all over again. Gotta love Ron Washington.
I’m taking a page from Joba, Ken.
All you can ask for right now…
Tom in N.J. October 19th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
I’ve had to pee for the past 20 minutes.
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Be grateful you didn’t drink 32 ounces of apple juice
Maybe we can walk our way back in this. The secret: don’t swing.
Please please please. Grand slam.
Rangers bullpen is awful… Of course so has Nick swisher in the series
if swisher does not know oliver is throwing something slow he needs a lobotomy…
they are not throwing a fastball for a strike mental case………..
I’m not getting excited until they prove they can actually get a hit with RISP.
No need to be rude, Pittsburgh. Wow, well guess what? Lee does not have a house in NY because he’s now in TX. Yes, I think there is a great chance that he stays there and yes – the Rangers have $$$
Good at bat by Cano. You know Swish will get all garbage off speed pitches here. Swish and Berkman hitting right handed is not who you want up at the plate right now.
they should test texas hitters for pEDs
I hear the Rocky montage starting up in the background.
Oops, I keep forgetting Swish is down here in the order.
if swish does anything good it will be the 2nd time in 5 sereies in the playoffs. he has come up small………
Swisher NEEDS to deliver a bit hit here.
With Berk and Gardner coming up vs Oliver he has to step up and deliver.
Has to.
Betsy-
I thought Lewis was garbage and not because he pitched in Japan. The guys stuff was not even in the same league as Hughes. The team just flat out stunk. They hadn’t seen him since 2003. If they face him again for the second time in a week they better destroy him. If you had to give me 1 to have on my team for game 6 I would choose Hughes in an absolute heartbeat. Wilson is a good pitcher but obviously I’ll give the edge to CC. Just get it to game 7 then let the fun begin.
# Betsy October 19th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Dylan, he’s going to get a lot of $$$ from the Rangers. The Yankees can’t just show up next year with the same team (offensively) and expect to be serious WS contenders. This team is aging……and there are ? surrounding their big $$$ 1B
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But the Yankees can overpay for him, and I’m not sure that the Rangers would be able to. Also, if the Yankees add him, they are a WS contender (and almost definitely the favorite to win it all).
Even just two runs here at least it’s a game. God, if Logan didn’t give up that homer to Hamilton and Joba didn’t suck.
here comes swing n’ miss swish to K out. his strikeouts are way up this year vice last year.
I’m not getting excited until they prove they can actually get a hit with RISP.
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Exactly! It’s horrible! Not only that, without Cano’s excellent numbers, the team is only hitting about .165 period. Never mind hitting with RISP.
RadioKev
Sorry but I didn’t call anyone names. I just pointed out some facts. Yeah Cashman won the World Series in 2009 after throwing a record amount of money after players.
It would be nice to have a new GM that doesn’t need to spend like crazy in order to get the job done.
Is Swisher capable of doing something here?
His postseasons here have been nothing short of dreadful.
Really the only thing separating him from potentially emerging into this decade’s O’Neill (that and the fact that this doesn’t look like a potential dynasty run any more).
Lets see what he’s got. I’m not holding my breath.
Angel, that’s true………….
I do think the Yankees have things to fix, but they are limited in what they can do. Killing Cash makes absolutely no sense; thanks to him, our farm system is the best it’s been in years. Of course, we’ll see if these kids produce.
I don’t know what to think…you gotta outs says smoltz…well duh!!
berkman up next righty is a bad bad thing.
NickinSF
has Chad banned all his IPs?
If he’s using you’re email that could be felony, Nick.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Com.....ssword.htm
this is the game
Well, Swish it’s time to show everyone why you’re my favorite.
Don’t swing for the fences Nick… just keep the line moving…. lets go baby.
Come on Swish.
Like I said, all the Yanks have to do is win tomorrow.
That’s it win tomorrow, and watch the life come back to that bench.
If I’m Girardi, I tell anyone with that hang dog look to make up their minds if they want to play tomorrow. They don’t need anyone with quit in their eyes right now, and if Jeter, Posada, Mo, and Andy are the types of leaders I think they are, I would have them say a word about what being a Yankee means.
Since they eighth inning of game one they have disappeared, it’s time to show up!
Double for Swish.
Swish is always too over anxious in these spots in the play offs. He was dreadful last year also. Come on Swish anything but a dp here.
come on swish. you said you wanted to do better in this postseason.
Swish better stop swinging for the fences and shorten up his loud nad long swing
Here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
Need a break
that hit him
That Hit him!
All curveballs, Swish will not see one fastball. He has to actually be patient…
Tyler, I’m not talking about stuff, I’m talking about getting results. Now is not the time or place to get into this – suffice to say that I respectfully disagree with you. Either way, we are not guaranteed to play a game 6 so it’s moot at this point
Just awful Swisher.
Also, Cliff Lee would be pitching in New York. NEW YORK. (I don’t know, honestly if its something that is intriguing to him…you know how some guys just don’t like the spotlight?) But if he continues to thrive in the postseason? Where better than in New York.
not even a productive out. damn
Swisher killing the Yankees
terrible as usual Swish
not even a sac fly. unbelievable.
Hit lefty Lance.
Swisher has just been atrocious. Blown call or not he has been brutal.
Swisher is a playoff choker. He stunk last year and he stinks this year.
that ball did hit him.
this is our offense.
deal with it. actually I will be surprised if they got few runs from the loaded base.
Wow, so clutch!! Makes you sick.
What a shock, the umpire blew the HBP. I’m shocked.
No I’m not.
The Yankees didn’t need 1 run there.
The needed Swisher to drive home a couple.
I don’t care if it hit him.
jesus.
The frustration continues
What’re you gonna do? That clearly hit him. Now we can all hear, “Oh, I kicked it. I totally kicked it” a trillion times, like that’s gonna make a damn bit of difference. When you show up and look like garbage, you get treated as such.
berkman needs to move closer to the plate.
Results wise I’d take Hughes over Lewis. Regardless of game 2.
just killed the rally Swish’s terrible at-bats are up in every big spot
Swisher has murdered the Yankees in this series…just killed us
Fat Elvis.
i thought there was 1 out. crap
Double Berkman.
This team gets lockjaw with jacked sacks.
Just awful at delivering with RISP
jeeze guys, it’s not just Swisher…it’s EVERYONE! (Except Cano)
jeeze guys, it’s not just Swisher…it’s EVERYONE! (Except Cano)
I love Swish but he should sit on the bench during the play offs. Last year and this year he and Tex can’t buy a hit. Thames should of hit for Berkman earlier. I don’t know why Girardi had Thames pinch run for Tex that made no sense.
This is what Swish did in the post-season all year last year.
Absolutely flailing pathetic. The lineup where leadoff doubles go to die cannot drive in runs from 3rd with less than 2 outs. All. Season. Long.
Some of these guys may have very good seasons again next year, but who cares when they consistently disappoint in the post-season ? I can see the Yankees trying to trade Swish……for one
What’s a Yankee rally if they don’t leave runners stranded. Same ole same ole story. Yawn….
F#CK this team! Pathetic losers!
not happening this year …
WHAT A PLAY BY YOUNG!!!!!!!!!
It was a routine ground ball, Ernie, stfu, and DIAF.
Are there angels out there on the field? What the hell is going on tonight?
dammit. that was such a tease. probably last good feeling we’ll have this season.
Season over.
damn it all.
Unlike Rocky, these guys can’t catch a break.
Texas could be the luckiest team I have ever seen
Game over, Season over, the Yankees loves, thhhhhhhhheeeeeee Yankees lose!
swisher sucks. all the nicky fans how is the big shwish doing when it matters.
btw the guy was hit by the pitch.. why would he not argue more????????????
that is why they suck… bases loaded 1 out and they do ZILCH………..
Ouch, that hurts. Couldn’t even get 1 run in with bases loaded and 1 out.
Oh well. Again. Nothing going our way. It happens.
The Twins must have been a really bad team. Lol!
deal with it.
Rangers are a better team.
CC is not an excuse, actually they did win game 1.
Offense, come and go all season long.
F#*K this team! Pathetic losers!
damn it all. Now 6 for 36 (.167) with RISP. 3-for-33 in all situations besides the 8th inning of Game 1.
Betsy
I’m not killing Cashman. He has done some really good things but the track record is not that great. He restored the farm after doing nothing for years while throwing good money after bad at times, and when he became GM the Yankees were already set so he shouldn’t get much credit for 1998,1999, and 2000.
damn it all. Now 6 for 36 (.167) with RISP. 3-for-33 in all situations besides the 8th inning of Game 1.
pathetic offense, as usual.
look forward to 2011, because 2010 is done.
Girardi must be brain dead. How do you let Berkman hit there when he is hitting .118 against lefties as a Yankee?!?!??! You can’t give away an out in the 8th inning. I am glad the manager is even trying to win.
Is this really true: A-Clutch, Tex-Clutcha and Steve Clutcher have 2 friggin hits among them in this series. Hell, me, Betsy, and Doreen could do that. DESPICABLE.
Wilson Betemit wouldve doubled down the line there, Swish.
Damn team letting some zero-history franchise roll into their house to celebrate.
No guts.
hey chad, tell your boss to get a server that works.
didn’t i say make hamilton move off the plate
Punt.
Seriously? Why pitch to Josh Hamilton at this point?
Rangers have been taking the Yanks to school all series. Lets face it, they are the better team
ARod should be taking notice
I was mentally detached from the game and had calmed down. Now they string me right back in all for nothing. The lows of being a “fan” are just painful.
I’d let the Cowgirls beat up the Giants this Monday if it meant a Yankee win.
Oh crap, HR by Hamilton. Looks like we are going to have to do it the hard way and take 3 in a row.
I don’t understand why Nick and Girardi didn’t fight like hell to get first base. Where’s the freakin’ fire???
Steroid Hamilton does it again. Is anyone surprised? Keep giving the guy cookies to hit. Just unreal.
Nick swisher turns into kenny powers when the calendar turns october. Loud, boisterous, and completely useless. I don’t care what anyone says, he is the last guy we want at the plate when the crowd is on their feet in a big spot. Useless.
THE MITRE MOVE IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND. MITRE TO JOSH HAMILTON!!!!!!
mo may not pitch again.
swisher is the dog of the series by far. tex might have been but he got hurt.
swisher cannot do anything at all..
lucky mosely is watching from a chair……………..
CC: Who exactly would you like to pinch hit with?
Not sure what the problem with RISP is.
If the organization doesn’t find some way to correct it, it will be a very long time before a championship gets brought back here again.
That’s undoubtedly what separates this bunch from the old dynasty teams. Hate to sound cliche, but this team just hasn’t been the same in the postseason for close to 10 years now. Last year they had the benefit of Alex Rodriguez going absolutely nuts on the world. This year, not so much.
I thought this team would run trains on Texas and whoever the NL winner was after watching game 1. That “special” feel seemed to be back.
This team frighteningly resembles the group from 2005-2007 that made October baseball absolute hell for every Yankee fan with the same pattern of problems. Terrible hitting with RISP, not enough starting pitching.
Oh, and if anyone mentions a single word about signing Cliff Lee after he humiliated us this season, I’ll jump through the computer screen and find a way to smack you. That may be the most profound losers mentality I’ve ever seen.
Toast.
No sense watching any more of this garbage. Nice that the Yankees are remembering the Boss in such a fashion. They have been pathetic this series.
cashman is an average GM, at best. take a look at the kind of garbage he’s signed since Steinbrenner handed over the reins.
Death Watch – Post Season Version has officially begun.
I’m glad Swisher brings his flair to 1st base..
COF
The ply by play guys are all Rangers. When the Yankees get on base all they talk about is getting a double play to get out of the inning. When the Rangers are on all they talk about are base hits, stolen bases and home runs. Clearly lopsided in their broadcasting.
i think the rangers are juiced
Hey, where’d Trisha go?
Done.
I would fire Girardi after this game. F him.
How long has it been since Mitre pitched?
For some reason it doesn’t feel like Vlad is 4 for 5 at all. I don’t recall him hitting a ball hard.
Crap, I dont even think they should go to Texas if they win tomorrow.
This is just not happening.
I am truly numb here.
Just wow.
This is just not happening.
I am truly numb here.
Just wow.
This is a good, old-fashioned, take-them-out-behind-the-woodshed a$s kicking. Pile on Texas. Why not. We suck and suck with violent force.
Pathetic that our manager gave up on the game with the team down by 4…
Game over, Season over, A.J. Burnett’s career as a Yankee over, the Yankees lose, thhhhhhhhheeeeeee Yankees lose!
Wow. And that is how you step on a teams throat to ensure they do not come back on you. (something the Yankees lacked this year)
now it is out of control. this team is getting embarrased.
mitre over mosely. no mo down by 4 season on the line….
really. girardi’s explanation on mitre and not arguing the seisher HBP should be interesting on the postgame clown act………….
I can’t wait to see Nolan Ryan’s face next year when he is back to being a 500 team and stinking like usual. Enjoy the 1 year wonder ride…..
So do people still think they’re coming back?
THIS TEAM SUCKS!!!!!!!
See you in December for Free Agent Signings
God.
Just lose tomorrow and get this pathetic season over with.
This team makes me throw up in my mouth.
Swisher can’t play first tomorrow. We have learned that.
why did they sign A-Rod anyway after he got out of his previous contract?
$25+M can buy you a couple of good pitchers.
Girardi eat $hit for bringing in Mitre…This series is over go manage the Pirates…there at least losing is tolerable
G-C October 19th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Not sure what the problem with RISP is.
If the organization doesn’t find some way to correct it, it will be a very long time before a championship gets brought back here again.
That’s undoubtedly what separates this bunch from the old dynasty teams. Hate to sound cliche, but this team just hasn’t been the same in the postseason for close to 10 years now. Last year they had the benefit of Alex Rodriguez going absolutely nuts on the world. This year, not so much.
I thought this team would run trains on Texas and whoever the NL winner was after watching game 1. That “special” feel seemed to be back.
This team frighteningly resembles the group from 2005-2007 that made October baseball absolute hell for every Yankee fan with the same pattern of problems. Terrible hitting with RISP, not enough starting pitching.
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Couldn’t agree more. You’d think at some point the guys would just feel embarrassed.
this is disgusting, I am d