ALDS Game 2: Yankees at Orioles
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Oct 08, 2012 
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YANKEES (1-0)
Derek Jeter SS
Ichiro Suzuki LF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Russell Martin C
Curtis Granderson CF
Eduardo Nunez DH
LHP Andy Pettitte (5-4, 2.87)
Pettitte vs. Orioles
ORIOLES (0-1)
Nate McLouth LF
J.J. Hardy SS
Chris Davis RF
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
Mark Reynolds 1B
Jim Thome DH
Manny Machado 3B
Robert Andino 2B
LHP Wei-Yin Chen (12-1, 4.02)
Chen vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:07 p.m., TBS
WEATHER: Chilly like last night, and also cloudy, but it looks like they’ll play on time. (scratch that)
UMPIRES: HP Angel Hernandez, 1B Brian Gorman, 2B Fieldin Culbreth, 3B Mike Everitt, LF Mark Carlson, RF Tony Randazzo
FIVE IN NINE: The Yankees scored five runs in the ninth inning last night. It was the fourth time they scored that many runs in the ninth of a playoff game, all of which have come on the road (also 1936 World Series Game 2, 1936 World Series Game 6, and 1999 ALCS Game 4).
ALL ABOUT ANDY: At 40 years, three months and 24 days old, Andy Pettitte will be the fourth-oldest Yankee to make a postseason start. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only Roger Clemens (45 in 2007), Randy Johnson (43 in 2006) and David Wells (40 years, 4 months in October 2003) were older. … This will be his 43rd postseason start, which is nearly five times as many appearances as the entire Orioles staff entering this ALDS (9). … It will be Pettitte’s 16th start in Game 2 of a postseason series, most all time. Tom Glavine (11) has the second most.
FIRST TIMER: The Yankees have won four of their past five postseason games dating back to 2007 when facing a starting pitcher making his first postseason start.
ON THIS DATE: Today marks the anniversary of Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
UPDATE, 8:46 p.m.: Dan Rydell — or the guy who played him on SportsNight — threw out the first pitch. Mark Feinsand and I were quite pleased.
UPDATE, 8:55 p.m.: Looks like the right call to me. Tough break, but it’s a double play. Such is life for Rodriguez. He finally hits a ball kinda hard and it’s a double play.
UPDATE, 8:57 p.m.: And I think that call was right, too. Crazy dance by Ichiro for a 1-0 Yankees lead.
UPDATE, 9;22 p.m.: Pettitte, six up, six down. Still a 1-0 lead.
UPDATE, 9:34 p.m.: Couple of two out singles are left stranded. Still a 1-0 game with Pettitte heading back to the mound for the third.
UPDATE, 9:44 p.m.: Pettitte retired the first eight Orioles. Now four straight have reached, capped by a two-run single by Chris Davis. All of this is with two outs, and suddenly the Orioles are up 2-1.
UPDATE, 9:50 p.m.: Horrible baserunning by Hardy, who somehow missed the sign and stopped at third. Cost the Orioles a run and it’s still 2-1 at the end of three.
UPDATE, 10:01 p.m.: Good hold by Thomson. No chance Teixeira scores on that play. He’s just not running well enough.
UPDATE, 10:07 p.m.: Jeter and Nunez can’t get the ball out of the infield and the bases are left stranded.
UPDATE, 10:11 p.m.: Rough game for Jeter at short.
UPDATE, 10:59 p.m.: That’s a gutsy baserunning decision by Nunez. Pays off in a hustle, bloop double to start the seventh.
New day. New game. Let’s go Yanks! Let’s go Andy!
Lets go, Andy! Just love this guy
Go Lefty! Go Yanks!
Go Andy, Go Yankees!!
Switching it up to white towels tonight but sticking with the Soccer Chants at Camden.
Pick MVP of the game. The fun pick would be Andy or Alex….I’m saying Grandy.
Andy: make Don Larsen proud tonight
Let’s Go Yankees!
Come on Yanks!!
Mr. Angel Hernandez has the dish tonight.
Lets go Andrew Eugene Petitte!!!
Lets go Yanks!!!
Lets get it on!!!
Lets Score Early and Often!!!!!
Go Yankees!!
lets go Yankees!!!
I can’t think of another Yankees playoff game that felt more like a win than tonight.
Baseball is tough to predict but the Yankees have to be almost prohibitive favorites after closing out last night’s game.
Go Andy! Go Yankees!
Let’s go for the sweep!
Perfect timing since I just got home and sat down.
Go Jeet
jets losing already its sanchez’s fault…
A poster made a comment earlier about his joy that “someone” wasn’t able to hijack the game thread and make it all about them, because posts were going by so fast. Talk about paranoia will destroya coupled with simplistic thinking.
Just a hint for the poster adrift in an ocean of fantasy. I type fast. If I wanted to put up 100 posts, I’d do it. If I wanted to put up 200 posts, I’d do it. And it has nothing to do with me. It has to do with my passion about the Yanks.
The reason my posts weren’t as plentiful as they might usually be is because frankly, I’m not sitting on the edge of my seat sweating these games. I expect the Yankees to sweep this series. I might sit up and take more note once we get to the CLS.
So there you have it, like it or not. And really, “friend”, I couldn’t care less about your paranoia or your need to continue to write angst-filled posts because you just can’t contain your whacked-out disdain.
Try to take the crowd out of it again if we can.
Jete!
Atta boy, Jeet!
That said,
GO ANDY!!!
GO YANKS!!!
Interested to see if Hernandez still has a grudge against the Yanks.
Unknown,
Let’s hope he has a consistent k zone.
Atta boy Jeet!
good work Jeet
base hit…take that!
Yanks were much heavier betting favorites last night, it just feels like they’re destined to win to us.
More so now, after Jeter gives Pitcher Chen a rude welcome to playoff baseball.
nick, don’t know whether you saw more earlier post. Did you get my message?
Hey everyone BOSS LADY TRIXIE PREDICTS THE YANKS TO SWEEP THE SERIES!
I think you have now said this over 50 times, holy smokes no one cares you don’t have to make everything about you. Hijack in process I guess.
Post away I like it when you make a fool of yourself.
Carry on.
here we go!!!
here we go, keep it rolling alex!
Good start guys. Lets go a-rod!!
That’s the start…. lets get a few this inning!
Tar,
I hope you are in your lucky chair…I am in my lucky couch and with my lucky cap!. Thanks Mark!
jmv,
Are you having trouble with ABA the past two days?
I got your chocolate order, yes, I will process it soon and you should be enjoying your winnings during a Yanks’ ALCS game.
O’s fans will find that their white towels have dual uses.
First big chance for #13.
nick – no hurry. Just wanted to make sure.
Hey, Hey, Hey– Lets concentrate on what’s important–A Yankee win!!!!
u gotta be kidding
Looks like the luck carried over….. jesus what a tree.
Bad luck.
and the luck continues…
Tough break…He hit it good
hard luck dp,
Bad luck again…
That was a good sign by A-Rod…. I wish they’d show a closer replay of that…. I don’t think he caught that on the line.
we got rodney dangerfield type luck lol…
We have no knowledge of whether or not that was a catch, and these effing fools on TBS are calling it a great play.
Ouch.
I’m sorry but TBS not showing the replay from a different angle there is a joke. Lets see if he caught that thing or not. Great play regardless but 1st and 3rd 1 out would be nice.
Hey, luis!
Actually I use Supercable, but mother in law uses ABA, and it’s getting troublesome
I CHI RO!!!
whoooooooo
icrazy score!
An Ichi dance !! :d
Ich is awesome
ICHIRO!!!!! What a play at the plate!!!! ICHIRO!!!!!!!!!!!! What a move.!!!!!!!
No sabes?!
ICHI!
I love you, Ichiro Astaire!
Wow. There’s some good luck. Ichiro got around that tag somehow holy christ
Ichiro! Are you kidding!
Like a ninja!
… and very much out of the baseline.
Good job Arod. Should’ve dropped him to 8th.
wow, I have played and watched baseball for almost 60 years and never seen a play at home plate like that…
WOW, that was awesome.
lol@Ichiro!
That was a ballet slide from Ichi…He was out by a mile if he tags him, but he didn’t…Already is whacky game
And look at all the replays of this one.
Who wants to say TBS is unbiased?
Wow, just wow
Amazing by ochiro
One good turn deserves another. Suck it O’s.
awesome play by ichiro and a great call by the ump who was in perfect postion
I once saw a chef at a Benihana who had moves like that. #disconcertingmetaphors
Yanks are gonna feast on fast balls all nite. Thats really the only pitch they can hit.
Cano probably should be on 3rd but I think he was mesmerized by Ichiro…
On the DP Ripken it’s not how we planned it, but “ill take it”. Ok shut up then
yankee luck!
Let’s get a hit Swish…no whiff
We have Chen’s number. Hoping for a blow out.
Man oh man!
Watch for towels on the field and game delay!!!
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“Hey, Hey, Hey– Lets concentrate on what’s important–A Yankee win!!!!”
Just wanted to set the blue-collar moron straight. I’ll now skip his purile posts so whatever he says in the future will be said totally for his need to keep blustering and I won’t have to be treated to it.
Tar-
I like Ripken and obviously have a ton of respect for him but I don’t understand how TBS can put him on the O’s series. I don’t blame him for being biased to a team he really cares about. I blame TBS.
if Andino trapped the ball they still get a DP so everything worked out the same.
but is Andino doesn’t make that play the Yankees have a crooked number this inning…
That was a good inning for us. Got one. A-rod hit it hard, cano stays hot
Cano seems locked in.
first off Ichiro is amazing.. HOWEVER:
why the heck was he sent from third (dunno 3rd base coch name) by that idiot.. this guy has really made some very idiotic calls this year, that would’ve been the worst if super-ichiro wasn’t running.
So i’m trying to figure it out, were we lucky to score, or were we unlucky to only score one?
Its called effort, desire, and leadership! And Ichi’s got it all. Same as Raul!!
what a weird inning. Got lucky with reynolds play, then got very unlucky with arod, then got very lucky with ichiro. LOL. All in all, What a inning.
Yep, bad send. Not the first.
MG October 8th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
if Andino trapped the ball they still get a DP so everything worked out the same.
but is Andino doesn’t make that play the Yankees have a crooked number this inning…
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they probably get A-Rod at 1st since it was scorched but I’d rather have a man on 3rd with 2 outs than a man on 1st obviously. It would have taken away that Ichiro drama/heart attack haha.
Tyler
Yeah not Ripken’s fault and I do not blame him one bit to be rooting for the O’s. Totally correct in what was TBS thinking?
Ichi-matrix!!!
Tar-
It’s just too obvious. I always thought Smoltz was a bit anti-Yankee (probably is just me) but he’s not terrible and the only connection is those old battles he had with the Yanks. It would be like having Mickey Mantle broadcast the Yanks.
Great call by Angel Hernandez. Very tough call to be patient like that and let the play develop all the way to the end. Usually when the ball beats you by that much you are going to be called out.
Tar,
A little bit of both?
jmv,
Thanks, it comes and goes every single minute
Listen to Ripkin and Smoltz talk with reverence about Andy.
It’s called R E S P E C T
Well, they’re almost making up for their anti-Yankee bias with their deep respect for Andy Pettitte. Almost.
its so freakin great to see andy pettitte in another post season game!
dominant inning!
Walk back to the bench scumbag. That pitch was a strike.
Lol
Cool Andy!!
Awesome Andy!
10 pitch first.. love it. Orioles a lil anxious??
Oh my. Andy looked pretty damn good there. only 10 pitches!!!
UnKnown October 8th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Great call by Angel Hernandez. Very tough call to be patient like that and let the play develop all the way to the end. Usually when the ball beats you by that much you are going to be called out.
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Great point. I’m not a huge Angel Hernandez fan but that was a very good call on a tough play.
Vintage Andy. Can’t be content with just 1 run. Gotta continue to work over Chen…..take pitches, jump on fastballs.
Boston Jim October 8th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
10 pitch first.. love it. Orioles a lil anxious??
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It’s just Andy making good pitch after good pitch…
No problem, luis
A lot of info today, huh?
Respecting Pettite is a given, haha. Just like Jeter, Rivera, etc.
“its so freakin great to see andy pettitte in another post season game!”
i’ve been thinking that all day.
Just wanted to set the blue-collar moron straight. I’ll now skip his purile posts so whatever he says in the future will be said totally for his need to keep blustering and I won’t have to be treated to it.
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HEY EVERYONE TRIXIE PREDICTS A SWEEP!
She also think that Hernandez holds a grudge against the Yanks. Paranoia will destroya I guess. LOL
I love the pettite!
Andy looks sharp. So far So good…. Ichi made lemonade from lemons!!!!Lets keep the train moving!!!
Thanks Tyler. I was channeling my non-moron self on that thought. LOL HAHAHA.
UnKnown-
I’ve been having trouble with that lately haha.
If we continue on top, O’s are going to feel more and more anxious… Let’s pile up runs!
Andy on the mound just screams a Yankees win. I hope we can stake him to a 3 or 4 run lead and he can just put it on Cruise Control.
“Well, they’re almost making up for their anti-Yankee bias with their deep respect for Andy Pettitte. Almost.”
nick –
Tony, this series has sweep written all over it, don’t you think? I do wish I could get more psyched for it.
“Listen to Ripkin and Smoltz talk with reverence about Andy.”
The TNT crew did the same thing during the rain delay. It’s really awesome when you hear neutral (or not-so-neutral) parties gush about Yankee players.
Unknown,
In deed…That was a great call from Hernandez…Usually he is very unfair toward the Yankees, so I am happy
Nunez, Jeter, Ichiro, to start the third. I like that.
Tex got started out with an 1-0 pitch. He should have taken some more – may have walked? Russell is hitting the ball well. Granderson just is terrible.
Chen is a pretty good pitcher but the Yankees will score some more runs..
if Andy continues to make the pitches he did in the 1st inning, though, the O’s have no chance tonight.
Granderson is striking out a ton. He needs an offseason session with KLong.
Baseball hit a grand slam with the Postseason commercial, at least for fans of The Boss-Land of Hope and Dreams is such a perfect match for baseball…
this is vintage Andy tonight spotting the fastball down and away to righties…
Jones is a scary hitter.
I’m actually liking the 2-3 split. I’m not a fan of the 5-game series but I can’t think of any split that I really think screams HFA the way it should – other than 5-0, ha ha. In theory at least, the 2-3 works pretty well for HFA because in theory, the road team should at least split. And even if it loses both, you at least have the home crowd as your 10th player for the next 3.
ANDY IN CHARGE!
Penny——DID I MISS THIS EVENINGS MENU?
Did you make it through last nights game without a nap?
These announcers made it seem like it was a sure thing that andy would be out by the sixth inning. Well… at only 22 pitches right now, a lot of bad things would have to happen for that to occur.
Maybe the best thing that ever happened to us was Andy taking off that year. Refreshed, revitalized, and (seemingly) renewable.
I love Andy so much.
Hopefully they score a couple runs to add on insurance. Pettite looks great so far.
No hitter alert !
In the spirit of you are starting to get my baseball superstition bone to start twitching, please STOP posting on how the Yankees Should win and how Andy is Going to dominate. I think those things as well but the more I see it in writing the more I say uh oh.
I call for a moratorium on post that say we should win and should sweep. (at least until we do). Thank you
Pettitte is on!
Trisha- I think the 2-3 format is fine. Would you rather be down 0-2 at home or on the road as the top seed? Home. Would you rather be tied in a 1-1 series going on the road or going back home? Home. Would you rather be up 2-0 with a chance to clinch going on the road or going back home? Home.
I grew up watching Whitey Ford, the Chairman of the Board, absolutely dominate batters with good stuff and great control.
Warren Spahn was the same, he could throw fastballs on the black all day and night even at age 46.
Andy, in the last couple of years he has pitched, is the closest thing I’ve ever seen to Whitey and Spahn-it’s just a joy to watch him work out there.
Tyler, I certainly believe that’s going to happen, but I think it’s also good for fans to get the feel of low-scoring games and knowing they can be won too. And games where the Ys are losing can be won too!
sunny615 October 8th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Granderson is striking out a ton. He needs an offseason session with KLong.
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Breaking pitch low and away absolutely kills him. I can’t remember the last time he’s doing something with that.
MG,
Gotta agree about Land of Hope and Dreams. Probably my favorite new Springsteen song since he got the band back together….
Andy looks beastly so far.
chen is around the plate and that plate is HUGE
gift strike on jeter.
I think strike 3 was a good call but the first 2 strikes seemed questionable…
Andy is throwing knuckleballs at 88 mph…
Angel Hernandez is flip a coin back there….but he did make a great call on the incredible slide by Ichiro!
Very nice game, thanks for the information.
Tabbert – absolutely agree with all of it. Selig accidentally fell on something good. Unfortunately it changes next year from what I’ve read.
Tar – does it matter if one changes “should” to “will”? (Because I can easily oblige that. In fact I think I already have!)
JM, I’m liking it more and more, it’s getting up there on my favorites list (which is a long one)-it’s pretty funny that he wrote it in 1999 and it just made its way on to a CD in 2012…
Memo to self: hold off on “Yanks will go 11-0″ prediction until later.
eboland11 A typical Angel Hernandez-called game from behind the plate as, less than 3 innings in, both teams equally disgusted with strike zone
LOL
the legend of Ichiro grows
trisha-
I’d rather them win big and then I can go to sleep early lol. Running on short sleep.
Ich-HERO
C’mon Arod. Redemption time.
arod has smoked two balls
MG,
It’s a great song, and, on a baseball-related note, Springsteen’s a huge Yankees fan. I was at a show at the Garden in 2009 a couple of days after the World Series ended and he gave a shout-out to the “World Champion New York Yankees”
OH MY GOSH, I JUST SAW A PIG FLYING IN BALTIMORE!!!!!!!!!!
Atta boy, Alex!
Alex hit 2 lasers tonight….he’s getting his hands going quicker.
Tyler, they might do it for you. But here’s another way to look at it. If the game goes quickly, you’ll get to sleep even earlier!
come on Robbie!
Time for a big hit!
Yay-Rod!
Key bat
trisha-
very true! hopefully they win either way! I’ll sacrifice sleep!
Hernandez is calling the extreme high strike…That’s why Nunie popoutand Ichiro swung at those really high pitches…Could be tough if he calls the low strike as well
Alex had good swings last night and seemed like he was seeing the ball ok….he was just late….
Angel has geographic strike zone as usually
At least arod got a decent hit
Dang – 0 for 3 w/ RISP so far
I got spoiled with the actually very good strike zone from yesterday.
That would have been really big. Keep it up Andy!
if Hernandez continues to have a big strike zone the O’s are really going to have a problem getting anything off Andy, he will just expand the zone and give them nothing to hit…
Damn. Still a great job to make something out of nothing with two outs. Looked like chen might have a easy inning and we forced him to make a ton of high stress pitches.
Jets only down 1 td?
I am surprised
Really thought Robbie was going to crush it there. Would have essentially ended the game and maybe the series. Not feeling comfy with the 1-0 lead
Black and blue from pinching myself to make sure I’m not dreaming every time I look at Ichiro in Yankee pinstripes. Dollar for dollar/player for player, I think that’s one of Cashman’s finest moments.
“Angel has geographic strike zone as usually”
Andy is smart enough to exploit this, so Im ok with that. It’s up to our offense to realize it and maybe be extra aggresive.
Not feeling comfy with the 1-0 lead
*****
nmh
FK TBS
Damn!!
Of course that’s how they get their hit. Of course.
lol, another broken bat hit. unreal.
Chen will be done by 5th inning…
Sorry if my posts arrive one inning later, we are having trouble with internet this side of the Caribbean Sea…
Granderson is playing so deep…
Here’s what I’ve never liked about a 1-0 lead especially going into the later innings, and when you’re the team with the one run. It can fall apart very quickly. And it usually does. The pitcher with the one-run lead seems to lose focus when the lead disappears and then is vulnerable to more than run. Purely anecdotal of course.
Bear down Andy….
2 outs. No worries.
Come on, Andy, you can do it!
Ernie is finally getting interested in the game.
Remember Trish, this is Andy.
He will swing at the first pitch…Be careful
Come on Andy!
Why are the outfielders playing so deep??
I hate that Chris Davis and Nate McLouth can hit all the sudden….it’s just BS
Andy’s made some bad pitches this inning, he’ll recover just the way CC did last night from his bad inning…
Everything is falling in front of them…
vc, I was definitely speaking generally. However…
I’m hoping something isn’t wrong with Andy, only because it’s unusual for him to have this kind of problem.
I hate the Orioles
That happened quickly – - – -
Dang I wish he would’ve went more aggressive after Hardy. Hardy is 1 for 18 against Pettitte.
Get out of it here and the offense will get the lead back.
Cue trolls
dammit!!!
Death by a thousand needles
Andy has lost command momentarily…..come on Andy find it and get out of this
Cano should hit better last time with 2 outs.
This game is far from over.
Come on, 1 more out…they’ll score more against the Orioles than just 1 run I hope.
chris effning davis
The Other Phil October 8th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
This game is far from over.<——————-INDEED !
Get out of this
Crap
We got the 1-0 bugaboo out of the game. Now the offense will come out and finish things off for the Ys.
Not to worry.
Jones has become a very good batter, he just spoiled a very good pitch from Andy
Come on Andy you need to survive this inning…..Standing 8 count
More lucky hits from the O’s crappy hitters.
lucky again!
Bad play by Jete, but even worse play by Hardy
come on Jete…gotta come up with that.
Im so sick of these lucky hits. Now another. I cant believe Jeter didnt keep that ball in front of him. Lucky Hardy stayed at 3rd.
I dont understand what’s going on. Please get out of this with no more damage
Well that was lucky!
(Isn’t this exactly the way it happened last night, score wise?)
Very lucky that he didn’t score there. I don’t think Jeter could have gotten an out but I’ve never seen him miss that completely.
Looks like A-Rod deked Hardy.
Finally, out of the inning…let’s get some runs back!
And all of that w/ 2 outs – frustrating – get’em back guys and then some – - – -
big time 2 out rally for the 0′s…but they can’t deliver the knockout punch.
now we gonna go rocky on their a$$…
Jeter error
Atta boy, Andy!
whew
Gotta play better defense than that
These 3effing losers are actively cheering for the Orioles. “Unfortunately for Baltimore” “Should have scored more” These guys are pathetic wastes of space
THIS ENDS HERE
Wieters bailed us out….exhales………think Jeter was thinking about what to do with it after he caught it more than catching it first there.
that was a big break for the Yankees there, Hardy should have scored easily.
I’ve watched Andy his whole career and he sometimes has a bad inning but usually bounces back-I’ll give the O’s credit for taking advantage of some bad pitches with 2 outs.
Jeter’s lack of range really on display the past two nights.
JobaTipsHisCap October 8th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
Jeter error
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I’m not sure that he would have gotten an out even if he fielded it cleanly.
They should get Chen big
Big break for us….let’s make ‘em pay this inning
Okay Yanks – you know what to do . . .
Hardy bailed us out too.
O’s know they can’t rest on their laurels. Time to hit Chen because Hernandez isn’t going to do us any favors.
The o’s do something with their base runners the yanks don’t. This is just like yesterday when guys got on against CC and they scored. The yanks have to start getting hits with risp and 2 out hits. That was a really bad inning.
“Very lucky that he didn’t score there. I don’t think Jeter could have gotten an out but I’ve never seen him miss that completely.”
I think he was planning on trying to pick Hardy off 3B rounding too far and he just forgot to catch the ball first.
We were lucky there…Hardy not running all the way to home was a Godsend…The baseball Gods are very unforgiving, let’s hope we tack on some runs now in this next inning
Can you guys stop staying we should get a pitcher, or that our starting pitcher has it after 2 god damn innings. Our pitcher can have it, and he can still get beaten to death with lucky hits. Bloopers, seeing eye hits, and broken bats.
” I don’t think Jeter could have gotten an out but I’ve never seen him miss that completely.”
That was reminiscent of the play that Robbie didn’t make to end that game awhile back. You say to yourself he’s got it , wait what just happened.
Lets get back on the train… Crooked number, NOW!!
LIKE I SAID ! LOL
blake-
I think that was his only play. Jones has good speed and Hardy was pretty much at 3rd already.
That was big for them to make the O’s regret the base-running blunder, now we have to stoce and make it *hurt*!
I’m pretty sure Hardy thought Ichiro was throwing to A-Rod at third. When A-Rod went for the deke, Hardy pulled up.
“Jeter’s lack of range really on display the past two nights.”
It’s not “lack of range” if the ball goes over or under his glove.
Terrible at bat from swisher
arod saved that run…
Ok it makes sense now, Alex with the smart play.
I love playoff baseball. Everything about it is so great.
hahaha good, smart play by alex
Teixiera with the chopstick
No Andy Alert
Captain Clutch October 8th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
The o’s do something with their base runners the yanks don’t. This is just like yesterday when guys got on against CC and they scored. The yanks have to start getting hits with risp and 2 out hits. That was a really bad inning.
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that’s complete bs.
CC stranded a guy on 3rd in the 5th inning with 2 out last night, didn’t you see that?
They had one hit with RISP last night, probably 1 for 6 overall.
How long before a holes start complaining that ARod made a dirty play?
that was with one out last night in the 5th
Tar October 8th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
“Jeter’s lack of range really on display the past two nights.”
It’s not “lack of range” if the ball goes over or under his glove.
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Why do you think the ball went under his glove? A SS with average range makes that play easily but for Jeter it was a difficult play.
That’s the third ball in two nights that doesn’t get by a SS with average range.
The Yankees are getting by on wiliness tonight
It would be great to answer swiftly here this inning.
rally caps
Yep, O’s were 2 for 9 RISP last night, yanks were 3 for 8
curtis gonna jack 1
Time for a grandybomb…
Rally time. Time to get a run(s) back here boys!
These guys are crying about Hardy’s mistake.
And theyre patently wrong about the unfairness of sports.
The unfairness of sports happens when luck comes into play.
Hardy simply made a mistake.
C’mon Granderson. Don’t f’in whiff.
No K Alert
with jones running, even if jeter gets the ball he aint throwing it to first
You know, you really can’t blame Hardy for that. Maybe he should have been watching Hale, but he got deeked. Hell we’ve gottten deeked before.
a 2 and 0 breaking ball? Really?
Tex got deked
Wish Tex had two healthy calves
bad calf may have cost us there…..come on Nunie!
that works, one leg tex
Lets get at least one.
Another hit with RISP that doesn’t score a run
Let’s go Nunez!!
Lets go nunie!!
huge at bat here for nunez…
goddammit
Must have been ARods fault
Would like to see more of that from Granderson.
That’s the best pure swing I’ve seen from Grandy in a while. Right back up the middle. It stinks that Tex isn’t running well.
Just get it in the air (deep) Nunez!
Here we go, Nuney….
Chen isn’t fooling guys tonight. Andy just has to scrap it out a couple of more innings.
That ball was hit very hard and jones got that in very quick. Would have been tough for a lot of guys to score on that.
“Why do you think the ball went under his glove? ”
Because in this case he took his eye off the ball to peek at the runner. but I know it doesn’t fit with your narrative. By your definition the fastest SS is the best SS. Kind of like Nunez huh? Just shut up about Jete and range already.
nunny
Nunez had his pitch there, just missed it…
At least tie the game
Trisha — How does the game unfold from here??? Do you have your pick to click? I’m on Nunie…
Please Nunie – - – -
Just put this thing in play Nuney. You can beat out a ground ball. Try to resist sliding head first and just run through the bag if it comes to it.
wtf
BS!!!!!!!!!!
Terrible call
bs strike call
BS – inside – - – -
Geeze Louise, where in jell was that???????????????
Not a strike!
That ball was way inside. Give me a break.
WHAT WAS THAT!!!!!!
come on Angel….you haven’t called that crap all night…..good grief
Crap.
sigh
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ugh, ok capt your turn
Awful
jackamir, I probably would have agreed with you if I saw your post in time!
So I say it’s Jeter, ha ha.
Ump makes the out, thanks.
Jesus Christ.
They FFFFFF*CKED us with that 1-1 strike call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nunez sucks, though the call was bad
well Nunez had to swing at it….was just called a strike.
Pick him up Captain.
that call changes the entire at bat…
With 2 strikes Nunez was going to swing at anything.
Why wasn’t that strike one? Same as Nunie’s.
Not a strike? Whaaa???
surprised that wasn’t a strike.
Funny when Andy lost the strike zone last inning there were no gift strikes
tbs crew is hard is a hard listen. never thought id want to hear Kay
Since internet service is so bad, I switched to the phone. Hernandez crazy k zone is killing us, the second strike called to nunie set up the rest of the at bat.
About the Hardy play, saw the replay and Arod did an extraordinary fooling job. Still, the player has to look to the coach, he didn’t.
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Boss, calm down. I don’t have any sedatives.
Tar October 8th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
“Why do you think the ball went under his glove? ”
Because in this case he took his eye off the ball to peek at the runner. but I know it doesn’t fit with your narrative. By your definition the fastest SS is the best SS. Kind of like Nunez huh? Just shut up about Jete and range already.
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The fastest SS is the best SS? Huh?
His lack of range has been really clear the past two nights. Just look on twitter if you want to see how many people recognize it, so it’s not my “narrative”
Stop with the RISP fails please.
RISP fail.
sigh.
calf costs us a run
bases loaded….right where opposing team want the yanks
You gotta know that karma’s coming. Hernandez isn’t deciding this game. So we wait a while longer.
That 1-2 strike call change the entire nunez AB!!
Screw.
The couldn’t touch chen?
Amazing
Angel Hernandez just effed us. And thanks Mr. 216 hits Jeter for your lack of hitting with the bases loaded
All year…nothing changes..this team lives by the HR
tale of two half innings – Chen could get the out with 2 outs – Pettitte struggled through multiple batters – triple ugh – - – -
That sucks.
“bases loaded….right where opposing team want the yanks”
Really not fair to put that on the Yanks.
Of course. Same all fricking year.
That is some vintage crap RISP hitting again in the playoffs….DAMN !
Trisha, and if “karma” fails us, we’re just gonna have to tie Hernandez to a tree in Central Park!
Nunez really shouldn’t be in this lineup.
“That 1-2 strike call change the entire nunez AB!!”
Yep.
It’ll come….
Come on Andy…hold them this inning.
And thanks a lot to Nunez. God forbid the kid comes up in a big spot, ignores the umpires cheat, and get the job done. Nope for Nunez
We are playing against ten… 9 O’s and the ump
Trolltacular
Really not fair to put that on the Yanks.
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I blame Mark Sanchez
vc 11 –
He deserves that and more!
relax people, Chen is losing it, I like the Yankees chances to knock him out next inning.
Triple Short of a Cycle October 8th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Really not fair to put that on the Yanks.
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I blame Mark Sanchez
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I blame Schottenheimer.
Hernandez hasn’t been great for the O’s either…. he is what he is.
Chen really hasn’t been impressive tonight. He looked better during the regular season to me..
Wow, now GRANDERSON is joining the acting ranks.
Typical disgusting Yankees that have done this to us all year. Really need to be better than this in the playoffs.
These effign scumbag pieces of crap broadcasting this game. These 3 criminals dont belong on this earth.
“The fastest SS is the best SS? Huh?”
All I hear you harp on is range. So is range the most important aspect of a good SS or not?
And beside he is the SS you have, so enough of your belly aching about it.
RadioKev October 8th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Triple Short of a Cycle October 8th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Really not fair to put that on the Yanks.
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I blame Mark Sanchez
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I blame Schottenheimer.
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Don’t you talk bad about Brian Schottenheimer of my 3-2 St. Louis Rams!
This game is nowhere near over.
my goodness…but there’s a bunch of pansies that come out when they don’t get immediate satisfaction. i would assume that translates to all aspects of your lives.
Squeezing Andy now????????????
stay classy ump
Bad call changed that whole inning. Why have computerized pitch track for the fans but not the umps. Put it on an iPad that the crew chief checks or have a guy in a box upstairs that relays the correct decision by ear piece. Come on MLB! There is great technology out there. Use some of it.
What is wrong with Jeter tonight….
E-6.
what the heck is up with Jeter….
Jeter seems like he’s coming apart at the seems. :/
Wet ball?
Great defense from Jeter. That is a terrible error to lead off an inning. Just dreadful.
what a play by tex to keep him at first…
Bad range by Jete
Wow jeter stinks on defense
More squandered opportunities. Achilles hill for them all year.
Have to play better defense Jeter you’re killing it right now
Not a strike?
The umpire is absoltuely dreadful. In the 3rd innign he wouldn’t give Pettite any close pitches strikes and then has nerve to call that pitch to Nunez a strike. That completely changed the while at bat. Teh superstars can’t get big hits but the AAA losers on the O’s get bloops and singles in the infield. Unreal.
Derek hasn’t looked comfortable defensively the whole series….don’t know what’s up with him.
moctezuma October 8th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Bad call changed that whole inning. Why have computerized pitch track for the fans but not the umps. Put it on an iPad that the crew chief checks or have a guy in a box upstairs that relays the correct decision by ear piece. Come on MLB! There is great technology out there. Use some of it.
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there’s got to be some sort of technology that senses the pitch coming across the plate.
pre-capture every batter’s strikezone, plug it into the computer and let it automatically detect balls and strikes. the umps will be there for other plays.
Jeter isn’t having a great night a the field. Still, I think he has earned a pass. We are in the PS, in no small part because of him.
Andy is getting nothing after a big 1st inning k zone
Hernandez’s erratic strike zone couldn’t suck more.
Not a strike again?
Nice pitch
that was Andy’s best breaking ball of the night to get Thome…
2 errors by jeter.
“Wet ball?”
maybe…….just seems out of sync
Hernandez gives us 1 fair call, and now it’s time to cheat us all game to make up for it. Disgusting
All I hear you harp on is range. So is range the most important aspect of a good SS or not?
And beside he is the SS you have, so enough of your belly aching about it.
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Pure speed is not the only component of range especially for an IF. First step, reading the ball off the bat, lateral quickness, lower body strength etc.
I had no desire to get into an extended argument about Jeter when I made the comment. It was simply an observation I made watching the two games that I honestly thought was fairly obvious.
These bats … these bats.. need I say more ?
The Yanks are hitting like they have been all year. I don’t know why I thought that it would change now. They can’t keep wasting those scoring chances. Chen has thrown a lot of hittable pitches but they just aren’t squaring them up.
Johnson got excited on that pop up.
Ernie just got excited
Didn’t get in far enough. He’s young. He’ll chase.
Nunez is not to blame. If the ump is calling a pitch 8 inches inside a strike, he has to swing at it. If this guy Hernandez had a decent strikzone, we would be probably singing a different tune
GIDP would be nice.
I’m getting tired of the RISP problems with this team. Can’t they ever find consistency?
right along the line????? ball was 20ft foul
“Hernandez gives us 1 fair call, and now it’s time to cheat us all game to make up for it. Disgusting”
Funny you say that. I was going to say that Hernandez deeked us in the first so he could screw us the rest of the night.
Angel Hernandez is awful
Nice play Arod
Wow, I could have seen that ball going right down the line.
Excellent in between hop play by Arod
Lol at Ripken wondering if Jeter is going to think about that error…. uh, no.
Great play by A-Rod. He looks much better tonight. Good fielding and better hitting.
arod and jeter both putting their hands in their back pockets between pitches. looks like it’s cold and jeter didn’t get a good grip on it.
And that was a great play by A-Rod.
Put ARod at short!!! Or Nunez!!
That guy they have now stinks !!
nice play by Alex…tough hop
Andy’s trying to pitch to Hernandez’s zone. Problem is that it’s a moving strike zone!
nice. I thought that was a base hit up the middle
if the Orioles actually do hit a homer Ernie may stroke out……
Nice job Andy. Now let’s get some hits.
“that I honestly thought was fairly obvious.”
Maybe to someone who who’s mind is made up in advance.
Does Jeter have great Range no, did he get to that ball tonight, yes. Let’s just drop it.
Let’s score a few and knock Chen out this innings.
I cant even properly express in words how angry I am right now.
It’s amazing that the worst umpires in baseball are allowed to work games in the post season. Angel Hernandez is absoltuely terrible. Him squeezing Pettite in the 3rd inning completely changed that inning.
Clutch inning from Pettitte
I thought that was the first inning that the strike zone wasn’t the same for both teams. It’s been atrocious all night but I thought Pettite had several borderline pitches go against him.
Ichiro leads off here. Let’s see what happens.
One pitch to Nunez is not going to decide this game.
Clutch – Selig wouldn’t know a good umpire if it smacked him square in the face because he doesn’t trouble himself with things like that. Too busy working the circuit trying to prop himself up. Can’t believe Kay would waste a Center Stage on him.
Derek Jeter is my hero.. Jump back and leave my boy alone…. He’s earned a pass..
Lets get some this inning… Its our time for an offensive explosion….
3 pitch inning??? Really?
Yanks love to make mediocre pitchers look like ACE’s I just don’t get it.. how many games have we scored quick only for bats to get cold the rest of the game.. these one run nail biters are giving me heartburn.
I honestly don’t recall the last time I saw Jeter get a hit with bases loaded.. especially in a game that is so close. I am aware of his RISP stats but they need to add RISP-CL (clutch).
I’m more than happy to have HR hero’s tonight.. but c’mon this is Chen .. not young nolan ryan.. c’mon yanks.. enough already!
Two pitches two outs come on.
The Yanks have to start having some tough at bats against Chen. Take some pitches and make him work. His command is off, his stuff is decent at best and they are in swing mode. 2 pitches and 2 outs. Great job Arod. Just terrible.
glad to see them swinging at the first pitch!!!! he has 77 pitches.
At least he took a pitch.
yikes.
Much as I love and appreciate stellar DEE, I think I’d trade a slick fielding shortstop for a trip to the post season one of these years
http://tinyurl.com/9kxyw9e
way to grind it out guys
Offensive Operation Shutdown Mode has begun. 4 pitches.
Gut feeling is they will tie 1-1 after tonight
4 pitches. What a joke. Not good from the offense.
AEP = clutch !
yankees bats went down in 4 pitches .. thats embarrassing.. period ! FOUR PITCHES for 2,3,4 hitters. face meet palm.
The Yanks are hitting like they’ve got a plane to catch.
Brendan Ryan can certainly field but he’s the worst hitting shortstop in the league. The guy is awful.
Now everyone has to swing away because the ump is calling pitches half a foot off the plate strikes.
That’s the type of inning that can not only cost a team a game, but also a series. Well done, offense.
Good inning, guys. Four pitches and three out!
playoffs and have a 4 pitch inning..
blake October 8th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
way to grind it out guys
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tough to grind it out with a mile-wide strike zone.
WHAT A PATHETIC DISPLAY BY THIS TEAM
That was criminal. The guy is on 74 pitches coming in and you can’t even get him to the
mid-80s?????? I’m beginning to think the real problem with this team is lack of gray matter.
Nice to show some life in that inning. I miss the days when they would battle pitchers. Foul pitches off, swing at strikes and wait for a pitcher to make a mistake. Now it’s just easy and quick at bats. The double play in the 1st inning completely changed this game. Now they look awful.
that may have been the most brutal attempt of offense I have ever witnessed. 4 pitches??? Really
Boss Tony N October 8th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
Offensive Operation Shutdown Mode has begun. 4 pitches.
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yup.. wake me up in the 8th. we are a one inning team, its how we play and also how we win. pathetic.. yes, very frustrating.. yes, but they can do it, it’s how our bats role.. as long as AEP throws a no-more hitter and we get a timely HR.
Tyler October 8th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
blake October 8th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
way to grind it out guys
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tough to grind it out with a mile-wide strike zone.
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strike zone is both ways all nite
NYY fan in NH October 8th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
that may have been the most brutal attempt of offense I have ever witnessed. 4 pitches??? Really
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One time in little League we made 1 out on 0 pitches because we batted out of order. Talk about brutal!
Offense needs to regroup. Andy needs another shut down inning, and then offense needs to make Chen work. Can’t let Hernandez decide the winner. Taking it to the car for a short while but I’ll be listening intently. Yanks should have taken the lead back by the end of the 6th. (Now let’s hope they do!)
GO YANKS!
What the hell is going on with the defense?
OH…MY…GOSH……..
C’mon already.. Yanks wanna give this game away .. WTF .. lets not HELP ANDY eh ??
joke.
Great job Yanks. What a terrible display from them tonight.
“tough to grind it out with a mile-wide strike zone”
it’s not a mile wide….it’s multi shaped.
what is going on here….Jeter and Tex kicking the ball everywhere…..
Ball kicked left a bit off the dirt.
Defense melt down
Defense is a mess tonight, lucky to only be down 2-1
what is it with this team and game 2′s?
joeman October 8th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Tyler October 8th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
blake October 8th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
way to grind it out guys
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tough to grind it out with a mile-wide strike zone.
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strike zone is both ways all nite
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Oh I definitely agree. but I think it’s hurting the approach.
Jeeze.
Great D.
Nothing Tex could do about that. Bad hop.
This gets tiring explaining but the league OPS’s under .600 against Chen when he gets ahead 0-1.
The league OPS’s .854 when putting the 1st pitch in play and it’s even higher with 1-0 or 2-0 counts.
So, if he throws 1st pitch strikes, they can’t just automatically take it.
They aren’t chasing pitches out of the zone, Chen is just throwing 1st pitch strikes right now…
I don’t know if it’s a good sign that the ball managed to hit the umpire…
Texiera too?
Ouch, Tex, that just looked bad. Time for a DP.
totally unlike the Yanks to kick it around like this.
“it’s not a mile wide….it’s multi shaped.”
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It’s a mile wide in multiple shapes.
The Other Phil October 8th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Nothing Tex could do about that. Bad hop.
Get in front of the ball ?
The Yanks look how you would expect the O’s to look in this series. Then again the loser O’s have all the luck so maybe everything is supposed to go their way.
We are not having a great a D when Tex butches a play like that… Come on Andy, pick him up
I actually think Smoltz has been worse to listen to than Ripken…. and Ripken has an actual connection to the O’s.
Yankees trying to make this a series yet…Pete rose’s bookie at work
Lost: Did you see the replay? He was in front of it and had it lined up. Then it kicked left about an inch so it hit off his glove. Not hard to understand and see.
wtf?????????????
what in the blue heck? that wasn’t a strike?
That was a strike.
Strike?
Where was that pitch? Hernandez is really squeezing Pettite since the 3rd inning. Girardi should scream at him.
Dp pls
great pitch.
Good job Andy, time for the DP
Does that count as 2 K’s?
do the Orioles ever swing??? Its like playing the Sox back in the cowboy up days
Haha, Cal is playing with a superball.
A lot of what is happening tonight so far with the Yanks is not Angel’s fault. Need to sharpen it up a lot this last half of the game and drop all the excuses.
Sorry but it’s the playoffs and nobody is going to feel sorry for us that Angel had the plate for Game 2. Man up and get it done.
Or whine and complain about it while it does no good. Whatever is fine with me.
Has anyone considered the likelihood that Hal mandated that they lose tonight to get the gate for an extra home game? #alwaysblamehal
If Andy gets out of this then the Yanks have to really consider themselves lucky to be within a run despite the missed scoring opportunites offensively
Here, here, Unknown!
UnKnown: agreed. The zone is bad, but it’s bad on both sides. Angel is just a mess behind the plate. How he gets a postseason assignment is beyond me.
That was a great pitch
UnKnown October 8th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
A lot of what is happening tonight so far with the Yanks is not Angel’s fault. Need to sharpen it up a lot this last half of the game and drop all the excuses.
Sorry but it’s the playoffs and nobody is going to feel sorry for us that Angel had the plate for Game 2. Man up and get it done.
Or whine and complain about it while it does no good. Whatever is fine with me.
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It’s a common misconception but as fans we have zero outcome on the game. We can blame Angel all we want and make excuses. The Yanks players aren’t and that’s all that matters.
They have played terribly tonight. Jeter has had three bad plays and now Tex.
TNT tbs should use Barkley to do these games
Nice job Andy. Now hits, please!
UnKnown: agreed. The zone is bad, but it’s bad on both sides. Angel is just a mess behind the plate. How he gets a postseason assignment is beyond me.
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Take a look at pitch FX and then get back to me how bad it is for both sides
Offense please wake up…
Andy is grinding …..Yanks are fortunate to be this close really. Lets score some runs.
Gotta get some runs now. We are fortunate to be Down only 2-1. Lets turn it around.
Andy pitching the same game as CC so far, 2 runs on one big hit. Comeback time.
Okay, offense, time to put some on the board…
Hassey October 8th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
TNT tbs should use Barkley to do these games
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YES!
lets get some effin runs
I still use a boom box like that…so what?
andy is battling out there… Score some runs dammit.
A big strike zone takes away a strength of the Yankees (plate discipline). Not so much the O’s.
Tar….Pay note to Jeter’s ankle…..LGY, I dispute that what you call an average SS makes that play in the hole……Maybe you can just drop the Jeter ragging redundance for a while…..I understand that Jeter, Martin, Alex, Hughes & Texeria are favorite targets around here…….
Andy always battles.
“They have played terribly tonight. Jeter has had three bad plays and now Tex.”
Yet only down 1 run. The O’s should be concerned.
This reminds me of game 2 of the ALDS last year where Garcia pitched a decent ballgame but the offense was shutout by Scherzer the night after Nova’s great performance in game 1
Let’s go now. It’s getting late, early, if you know what I mean.
BTW Tyler I agree. Yanks are showing great composure which is what makes them so great.
lets score a couple here and get Andy through 6 with a lead!
The Yankees will pounce on Chen if Buck leaves him in there too long tired. Buck will be tempted to squeeze Chen because the bullpen was taxed last night and the closer got bombed.
This lineup is built to feast on tiring pitchers and burnt relievers.
We are down by just one run with 4 innings to go and a fully fresh pen.
Perspective people.
Bad play by swisher in right field also. A good throw to 2nd base and only 1 run scores and not 2.
Tar, exactly.
Wow. That was a strike a couple of innings ago.
Hey, at least Swish used more pitches than the whole last inning.
Just missed it.
man
The middle inning fade
One two cha cha cha
One two cha cha cha
come on guys…
Chen’s going at least seven now, though…
Someone needs to take this guy deep.
somebody get the O a 5 hour energy
Chen is pitching his best game in months. Of course it takes the Yanks play off offense for that to happen. They missed so many hittable pitches tonight it’s unreal.
Offense inconsistent all season long
Sorry, this is off-topic, but which do you prefer: vuvuzelas or rally towels?
CC, they were doing the same thing with Hammel and they managed to pull it out.
so now the strike zone has changed again?
Wow, right down the middle
Hardy having a good game
This is a weird game tonight…is there a full moon or somethin’?
holy crap. The magnets must have had a malfunction
Bad range by Hardy
Ok then. It’s just cursed topsoil that’s causing these errors.
Angel giveth and Angel taketh away.
Everybody has got the bootsies tonight…..it must be the wet grass and moisture on the ball is giving them trouble.
Grandy,
the infield grass must be wet from the rain, Jeter, Teix and Hardy have all made errors tonight, they are 3 of the surest handed infielders in baseball.
Now the Yanks have to take advantage of this situation. Just like the O’s did yesterday and today. They can’t continue to fail in these spots and expect to win.
Rally towels, they are quieter
So maybe Tex isn’t so bad at 1st after all? Maybe it’s the grass or dirt?
that was a hanger and Granderson missed it.
Ugh,
Eesh.
A hanging curveball and Granderson can’t hit it. It’s amazing how many hanging pithces they have missed the last 2 games. This series will be over quick if the offense doesn’t start getting hits in spots like that.
If Andy gets through this inning without giving up more runs, Yanks will win.
Where is Andruw Jones when you need him? Just kidding Nunez will come through.
Nunez starts the next inning…If he gets on base, we will create havoc and score a few runs
More of the same.
Hey it’s only a five game series anyway- the series is going to be over quick no matter what
I just want Granderson off this team. He is a waste of a roster spot.
Gulp wake up joba
That’s the talk, Luis.
Damn…1 more run is probably the game.
Every year we win game 1 only to disappoint
05 – beat LAA in gm 1 and lost in 5
06 – beat DET in gm 1 and lost in 4
10 – beat TEX in ALCS and lose in 6
11 – beat DET in game 1 and lose in 5
GG
so in all reality, you take away the 9th inning last night and the Yanks have scored 3 runs in the last 14 innings. That’s not good. Now it’s 3-1. Andy couldn’t keep it up….
Might be time to get the pen busy, Joe.
Time for the bullpen?
Yanks still have time.
Ugh
Anybody who still thinks the Yankees can sweep this team needs to wake up and smell the age.
This Yankee team is old and on the decline, and this game is only a photo of what is to come if they don’t start getting younger soon.
These announcers are awful.
That sucked
Man…
Another loser player with a hit. Pettite wasn’t going to hold them down for that much longer. Now gets ready for game 3.
Smoltz really hates the Yankees. Ripken is more objective.
It’s getting dark early with that Bal Bullpen looming. JJ isn’t going to give up five runs tonight….
Crappy job by Pettitte and the rest of the team today.
Really disappointed in the offense. Especially when they beat Chen twice in September. Could have been a winnable game.
Yankees know how to hit home runs. The O’s know how to hit to win.
I would get the bullpen ready I think Pettitte is done.
Is anyone warming up?
How do they let a slow catcher go to second on that ball that didnt even touch the wall…
This baby’s going 5. Kuroda will win; Hughsie has been awful lately. It’ll be up to the big guy in game 5.
What a waste of a game.
keep it down Andy, get the DP
qiantom – we are up 1-0 in the series and won the division and have the best record in the AL – but i guess we don’t how how to “hit to win”
This game is not over yet.
brappy55 – your parents did a terrible job raising you.
Niblick, I just don’t trust those two farther than I can throw them. I’m just worried about *getting* to Game 5…
Atta boy, Andy.
DP!
Not over yet.
Andy does the job. I have an idea. Hits.
limited the damage again but they have to start swing the bats or it doesn’t matter.
Good DP there. Lets score some.
Can’t lose this game. Momentum changer if
We do.
Yay, DP!
Lots of ‘em, Phil!!
One thing is for damn sure this Yankee team is not going to quit these last 3 innings and roll over. This game is very much still in play.
Macchado is a deer in the headlights out there.
Andy has heart.
The O’s have taken advantage of every opportunity they have with risp. The Yanks failed big time. Cano with 1st and 2nd…nothing. Bases loaded….nothing. You can’t win that way.
Andy has done his thing and managed to get through 6 innings and has given them a chance…..Yanks have to swing the bats….that was always going to decide if they won in these playoffs or not IMO.
they can string together 3-4 hits…. hr is the only chance
ID hate to see this offense vs a good pitcher
Andy through the sixth with less than 90 pitches. He gets us through the seventh. Gets some work for two of the relievers to keep them sharp. Off day tomorrow and we are in great shape for game three. And that is if we don’t win.
Sometimes it looks like our hitters enter the box without their cleats on…like they’re digging in in just chuck taylors
Now you can hear the booth laughing and having a good time. The extra run gave the 3 broadcasters a little more breathing room to relax
now is the time….I wouldn’t count on damaging their pen again.
The fact that Chen is pitching into the 7th inning is unreal. He was terrible in September and didn’t pitch deep into games.
Andy’s really manning up and firing all his bullets.
The offense needs to come out of hibernation…again.
I feel a rally against Strop coming on…
Show time, Nunie.
Freakin Nunie!!!!
Nunie!!
Nuney…great hustle.
Angel has no idea….that’s a strike but he’s called it a ball about half the time tonight.
Great job Nunie
Nunez! Effin’ awesome!
The kid makes things happen when he plays. Nice job Nunez
Fantastic effort by Nunez
Go Nunie!
Great hustle Nunez. Eff you Ump.
Go Nunez!!!! Great hustle from him. Now they have to take advantage of the situation.
Here we go!
He got on!! He already created some havoc… Now we score a bunch
ya nun
Hustle doubles the best doubles
Luis called it.
That run *HAS* to score or we’re up It Creek.
this is the inning
Here comes a bunt….
They’ve strung together 3 baserunners here. They just need that 4th to get runs across.
Or productive outs. Those are undervalued.
Go Jeet!
Hussle double!
park one Derek
What in the world is he swinging at…some patience.
I cant believe Chris Davis nearly made that play.
I cant believe the Orioles play him in RF.
Chris Davis is the missing link between man and neanderthal.
Send him….
Andy Pettite is a Warrior.
I am shocked that Jeter isn’t bunting. He just swung at 2 terrible pitches.
Boss: I thought that was Michael Morse.
Come on Jeter. Almost walked Nunez on four pitches and you swing at the first two? I guess I’ll give you te benefit of the doubt…you do have like 3200 hits…
Jeter, come on, you can
Jeter is overly aggressive tonight..
Can’t we get some fan support..It’s not over, not even close!!! Please if you don’t have something supportive to add please keep your inane posts to yourself….
Great job nunie
El Capitan!
ok…keep it going.
Clutch!!
Derek Jeter grit!…Nunez created that run.
But what do I know, he’s got some 3000 more hits than me
Speed!
Go Jeter! Too bad Pettite gave up that extra run. I love watching Nunez on the bases. He got a late start and continues to run.
Jet-ah!
The Captain! Gotta love it.
I take it back Jeter. I knew giving you the benefit of the doubt was the right thing to do…
They are due for a big inning….Let’s go
Great send by Robbie t there
Luis called that. Eff downers saying this ish was over.
Interesting. It looked like Jeter was trying to pull that entire at bat.
That was almost the Yankee specialty RISP hit with no run scored, but Nunez refused to play ball.
Ichiro should just swing the bat. He is going to mess up the at bat by trying to bunt.
I’d like to see Arod be a hero
letzzz goooo!!!!
@nick
So true.
“Interesting. It looked like Jeter was trying to pull that entire at bat.”
he was trying to take the lead on that first pitch
big at bat by Jeter….c’mon guys lets rally
do you send ichiro here?
Good thing he beat that out. Now he has to try and steal 2nd base.
Failed to move runner
Now time for A-rod to hit it out…
Smoke and mirrors starting pitching staff
hit one in the gap
Alex has to battle tough here and not make an out…..
I wouldn’t send him with Wieters on a wet track.
The Yankees needed to do more against Chen. Now we’re fighting that bullpen.
Yes I send Ichiro here.
Lighting-Rod Alert !
Awesome inning there by Nunez. Robbie T sent him home, but nothing was going to stop that guy from scoring. Hustling into 2nd and busting it home. Love it.
Another exciting game tonight.
Arod time!!!!
I am not done yet… I said a bunch of runs… Arod gets on base and Cano makes them pay and allows me to say “no sabes?”
Ichiro’s gotta try for 2nd here to avoid a double play.
Pettitte and Ibanez are 2 40 year olds that want it.
Love to see Arod hit one out but recent history makes it unlikely. Send Ichiro, Arod singles him in.
O’day is probably quick to the plate. So forget about stealing.
Sending Ichiro is a tough tough call. I can see both sides of the argument on that very clearly.
I probably wouldn’t just because we are behind. Tied or ahead I would.
But if Joe feels it then go go go. I trust Ichiro can make it.
Go A-Rod!!!
Gotta send Ichiro to stay out of the DP and give Cano a chance
Alex, mental ginger.
Park one Alex
that was the pitch
Here comes the boom!
Arod will do what he does best … choke!
To RF A-Rod!
Arod can’t square anything up
Watch for the pitch out now 1-2 count.
He had it stolen
Stepping out of the room because I can’t watch ARod strike out again
C’mon Arod, pretend it’s that May evening in Baltimore 2009!
Or he might just fall over trying to hit the sidearmer.
You can say all you want about Arod, but even now, what hitter he is
A walk would be wonderful
hang that slider here
ball 4
The whole arod ab is just ugly
That was ball 4. Arod really is lost.
Every time O’Day shakes back and forth on the mound, it’s a balk. FYI
I think there will need to be an autopsy on A-Rod’s brain when he passes. There has to be something wrong that a human being can be this inept at the plate! :S
No sabes ahora!
Obi-wan Cano, you’re our only hope…
Come on. Get a hit here.
Arod got nothing to show.
Just pathetic
Brappy55 October 8th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Stepping out of the room because I can’t watch ARod strike out again
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Stay out LOSER!!!!!
Why the constant mental ginger??? It’s not mental with Alex. He simply lacks the skill now.
Jeezus Christ Arod. I hate to say it but man you suck this series.
Time for Cano to be The Man.
Boss: I thought so too but doesn’t he come set after?
A-Rod didn’t seem to try to push it to RF. Strange. Maybe he tryed to protect the runner too much, but was in pull-mode
Whoever said Arod is in “pass the baton” mode was completely right. He should just carry Cano’s bat out to the plate for him.
he swings and misses so much, so hard to watch
No sabes?
arod has consistently missed all these hittable pitches. leads me to believe he’s hurt.
Yeah, he’s so inept he has almost 3000 hits and over 600 HR.
$30 million for that clown!
C’mon cano – break the RISP curse Fer cripes sake.
It really stinks to see Arod look this bad. He is late on so many pitches and just looks terrible. Now it’s up to Cano like always to carry this team. It’s obvious that Arod is too over the hill to get any big hits.
Jackamir…dude, relax. Just frustrated. I’m as big of a fan as anyone here, just annoyed and obviously rightly so.
Well advancing in the postseason comes down to at bats like Cano is about to have. You come through in the clutch you move on you don’t you go home.
I’m not saying this AB is the season, but it’s 2 or 3 key moments in postseason games that decide your fate. This is one of those moments.
Let’s Go #24.
Come on Cano. Just a single is all we need.
Respect.
Past is past. Arod has really declined this year. A shell of his former self.
You pussies.
Phil, Once you’re on the rubber, you cant move. That’s my understanding. It’s like Matt Garza shaking his glove around on the rubber.
swish… make ur money here
Aw BOO
Insert Swish for Cano’s moment.
Let’s Go #33.
Time for Swisher magic. Come on, Nick!
Walking Cano..lol Why didn’t loser Buck just have the last pitcher do that.
Swish, time to redefine your PS status!
no cano, swish
Make them pay, Nicky.
Swisher time.
I knew it… Good call by Buck… Swish, please no hero swings, just a nice and compact swing up the middle is great
Arod has not much more baseball left in him. That’s the good news. He won’t be on the field much. The bad news is they have to pay him and 30 million is frozen.
Here come off speed pitches to Swisher…..
Can Swisher put aside the demons of postseasons past?
I asked for the lead. This would be a good time…
Boss: Maybe so. So many pitchers move around before coming set, balks barely get called unless they are really blatant.
Give me a little old bingle now.
base hit could take the lead now!
Here we go stay level make him throw strikes
man that was a cookie Swish
Just contact, Swish!
Come on, let’s go Swisher!
breaking pitch down the freeegggginnn middle.
Oh Swish. So many chances.
this game is intense
torture
I would walk Swisher to face Texiera.
Just missed.
just shorten up the swing man…
just missed it….
just got under it.
sigh. again.
Okay, so we have to do it in the next two innings.
I am so tired of Swisher. He’s just incapable of getting a postseason RISP hit.
He cant even luck into one.
Sigh
Swish had to swing the bat. That 1-0 fastball was right there to hit. This offense is SOOOOO hard to watch.
God f’in crapper.
Tie series, that’s it for tonight.
When Swisher proves he can hit an off speed pitch over the middle of the plate then I’ll believe in him. Until then….
So far, once again, Tex, Arod and Swisher haven’t done much to carry this team.
Need to put up a zero here. This is the key inning.
On the bright side, we score one and I am willing to bet that Nunez will score that run in his next turn if he gets on base
Let’s see if Joba can hold them….
Got one back. Stay with it here. Keep working.
Swisher – LEAVE
Granderson – LEAVE
AROD – LEAVE
All disappointments
I think Swisher did some good things last night. He might have even got an RBI, so I am assuming it was an RISP. Really don’t remember.
O’s closer can’t be feeling too confident after last night. battered and threw a ton of pitches.
Yanks are in good position to steal this one.
We’ll probably still win this game, but if we don’t, the goal was to go home with no worse than one win. We did that.
We really have to win tonight because the game 3 starter for them has a changeup and our lineup will poop themselves over that.
You can’t win if you can’t hit with risp. Good teams take advantage of errors and those situations. They are so frustrating to watch. One after another they fail in those spots. The O’s hit bloops and get balls through the infield while the Yanks take big swings and hit fly balls.
Carlo October 8th, 2012 at 11:22 pm
We’ll probably still win this game, but if we don’t, the goal was to go home with no worse than one win. We did that.
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Hear hear
I just hate Miguel Gonzalez in game three. I wanted to win both of these.
Via ESPN, Swisher is 1-for-33 with RISP in his postseason career.
YankeesWFAN Yanks have left 9 through 7 innings. Still in striking distance against a bullpen that was dented last night.
come on guys, Andy is pitching a gem
We’ll probably still win this game, but if we don’t, the goal was to go home with no worse than one win. We did that.
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CC and Andy against 2 mediocre pitchers and your satisfied with a split especially after taking game 1?
Have a feeling Ibanez gets a clutch hit off the bench in this game.
“We really have to win tonight because the game 3 starter for them has a changeup and our lineup will poop themselves over that.”
lol…..it does seem like that CU’s are made of kryptonite for the Yanks
The Yanks don’t have anyone to protect Cano. Tex ‘s timing is off, Swisher craps his pants in the play offs and Granderson is a strike out artist. Ibanez might be their best option.
We’re only down by 1, Andy deserves to get the win for this…
why are ppl surprise that swisher can’t hit good pitching? 4 years is not long enough to observe that fact?
Yeah, I’m not going to lose sleep over miguel gonzalez. Nor should anyone else. Let’s get real here.
Runs, please.
Love me some Andy
Andy has more than done his job.
1-2-3
andy was so upset at giving up that run the last inning…
what does he do? come out and shut them down with ease.
What a fantastic job by Andy. Not perfect, but still. Now let’s score some runs!
And Pettitte has a great start. Time for the bats to put a couple of runs on the board.
the infield is really chopper out there at SS….you can see the ball taking inconsistent bounces.
Great inning by Andy…..lets score!
7 inn 3 runs… cant get mad at that.
Andy Pettitte is a champ. Yanks should score 2 now because he really deserves this win (as does Chen)
7 innings and 3 runs should win
Andy deserves some runs, boys….
Great Andy. Weak contact all night. Time to support the guy with some runs
Of course we all know that the O’s are 75-0 when leading after 7 innings. There has to be a first time for everything!
I wish Andy would yell at some of the hitters like he does at himself. He might scare a knock with RISP out of them.
Great job Andy. How about some runs?
Lets get offensive!!! Its our time!!!
swish is 1-34 with RISP in PS, that makes arod look good.
Triple – yeah, I’m fine with a split coming home for 3 games. We have pitching advantages in game 3,4, and 5, as well.
Sure, I’d love to go home up 2-0, but I guess I’m not a total pu$$y who goes apoplectic if its tied.
Kind of thinking Extra Innings tonight.
Hopefully our rested pen plays large if so.
Great job by Pettitte tonight. If the offense did anything he should be winning.
How we won 95 games with a middle of the order scared of breaking balls is truly amazing.
Tex message would be nice… Even a double
Matusz, 4.87 ERA, 1.56 whip.
Bum calf holds him to 1.
damn…would’ve been nice if tex made it to 2nd there but it’s ok…
Teix! Lets get him around!!
Tex swinging the bat good….calf is costing us though….
Sure, I’d love to go home up 2-0, but I guess I’m not a total pu$$y who goes apoplectic if its tied.
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Stay Classy
wow Tex is gimpy
LETS GO YANKEES
LETS GO YANKEES
damn!!!
Good thing Tex stayed at 1st base. AAA McLouth cut that ball off and he would have been out.
Atta boy Tex!!
G Love,
We won mostly thanks to our very good pitching
we need more Martin magic!
Keep letting Teix bat righty, Buck.
My dog got scared because I was yelling at my TV, “You stay at first! You stay at first!” to Tex.
Stay soft.
You know? I would pinch run for Tex right now
So scared.
That was a sh-t call.
that’s not a strike….
What a load of crap.
Another it’s a strike, it’s not a strike strike.
awful call
Angel Hernandez gets the Yanks again…Terrible call.
Pinch run
holy god dam
NOT A STRIKE!!!!!!!!!
“Yeah, I’m not going to lose sleep over miguel gonzalez. Nor should anyone else. Let’s get real here.”
Yep
“Triple – yeah, I’m fine with a split coming home for 3 games. We have pitching advantages in game 3,4, and 5, as well.
Sure, I’d love to go home up 2-0, but I guess I’m not a total pu$$y who goes apoplectic if its tied.”
You go, Carlo!
DJ, I almost did the same thing!
grandy is killing me.
Karma calls for someone to go yard.
yea not sure why they haven’t pinch ran for Tex….
I can’t believe that Girardi isn’t pinch running for Tex. He can’t run at all and i would love to get Gardner on the bases..
Granderson a day late on these swings.
granderson is basically our adam dunn…
Someone please buy a dog for Hernandez!
r u serious
I can’t watch that human being for another at-bat…………..
Grandy u killin us
Man, I really wish I knew what happened to the eye that he had last year.
Granderson never had a chance there……he’s just lost against lefties again.
What a loser Granderson is.
Against better pitchers, this guy is toast. We couldnt even capitalize on his one RISP hit earlier this game
Ouch, Grandy not doing so well…
Granderson the strike out king. He is absolutely terrible.
Isn’t Gardner on the roster for situations like this? What is Girardi doing?!
If you’re lefty with a curveball, you’ll strike out Grandy any time. It’s shocking how he just can’t do anything against it.
nunez clearly went up there without a plan.
Why did Joe do nothing to try to create a run here?
why would Andy wanna come back and pitch for a bunch of bats that can’t ever get him a W unless he throws a shutout.
so frustrating.
They really enjoy leaving men on base.
If Granderson doesn’t consider himself a homerun hitter, then what sort of hitter is he?
Wow. Grandy is worse than krod.
blake October 8th, 2012 at 11:34 pm
yea not sure why they haven’t pinch ran for Tex….
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cuz he is not the winning run i guess. and Jim Johnson is rh. Tex might come up again if Yanks get any kind of rally going blake.
Do you think it’s an indictment of this “offense” that Andy’s sitting on the bench after seven innings, three runs and looking like the world has come to an end….
Emjoy, O’s fans. You won’t see your team again this season
come on Nun, but we have top of order in the 9th
It’s gone along with his I am not a homerun hitter
Nunez moved the leg. Must be a strike.
Just remember guys, hitting is not important
i would trade granderson for a bag of diks.. and i don’t even like diks
Really bad job by the offense tonight. Even a decent hitting offense wins this game. It’s unreal how these guys fail in every single opportunity that they get.
terrible
top of the order for the top of the 9th..
Curtis Granderson should not be on this team come March. He needs to be dealt to the NL (so he can’t come back and hurt us) – and just that’s that. Ian Kennedy fell down to Earth this season, Jackson is good…we lost on the trade – get over it Cashman and move on.
Girardi not pinch running because of the small chance of Tex’s spot coming up again.
This Yankee offense is offensive.
Unforgivable not to pinch run Gardner for Teix there. Isn’t that why he is on the roster, for exact situations like that? No bunt, no nothing.
Damn it. I don’t feel good about this game even though we have the top of the order up
Enjoy, not emjoy
“cuz he is not the winning run i guess. and Jim Johnson is rh. Tex might come up again if Yanks get any kind of rally going blake.”
I guess….but you gotta tie the game first. Wouldn’t have mattered anyway…..
None of grandersons 43 home runs have brought me the joy to offset the anger that accompanies each of his 200 whiffs
Inventive complaining tonight..
Don’t worry. AROD is up next inning.
I wouldn’t be puffing your chests out about easily beating Gonzalez in game 3. He will carve up Arod, Tex and Swisher like he’s Greg Maddux and not because he’s Greg Maddux, but because the three of them cannot hit a change up and haven’t for years.
I hope we come back in the 9th. Andy deserves it. We’ve had chances to win this one all night.
Whoever tried to say Teixeita needs to doI more is nuts.
He’s hitting well and playing with a lame leg.
He’s pulling a Kirk Gibson with more effort.
None of grandersons 43 home runs have brought me the joy to offset the anger that accompanies each of his 200 whiffs
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Why do you care? Aren’t you just giddy with a split?
Granderson should be sitted for a game or two… He is lost out there… Cano is too lonely on that lineup, so what we saw on the 7th is what we are going to see going forward, ther is no need to risk facing him
It really says something about a hitter’s ability, or lack thereof, when you hit 43hrs and bat 8th
Get Pettite out of the game. Girardi is soooo clueless sometimes.
Russel was the best bat. No way he bunts in there
Japanese color analysist, a manager says Giradi should have pinch ran for Tex and try and steal a bag. He says he always waits too long.
Chris Davis…..unreal.
What the hell, Joe? Why didn’t you just let Robertson start the inning? Some real head scratchers by Joe.
“Another it’s a strike, it’s not a strike strike.”
“awful call”
“Angel Hernandez gets the Yanks again…Terrible call.”
BUT
“Really bad job by the offense tonight. Even a decent hitting offense wins this game. It’s unreal how these guys fail in every single opportunity that they get.”
Really hard to have it both ways there, sportsfan.
Why is Gardner on the roster if he wasn’t used in that situation? Sometimes Girardi gets lost in the moment and is caught looking for a homerun. In the 8th inning the 1st baseman is standing behind the runner because everyone knows that Tex can’t move. Something is missing. That made absolutely no sense to not pinch run.
justifying a split is justifying losing.. and like Ron Washington always says, I’m not a loser
With the lefty pitching it would have been real tough for Gardner to steal second. I assume that’s why Girardi didn’t pinch run.
Tonight has been more of the offensive blueprint for this team this year. As long as they are hitting homeruns they are doing well, beefing up the categories. But in the postseason pitchers are more careful. 9th inning last night is more of a rarity for this team and innings 1-8 tonight, and 1-8 last night more the norm. Don’t forget how bad this offense has been for 16 out of 17 innings so far.
I am sick of seeing Andrea Mitchell’s ugly mug on my screen.
Yanks have the best lineup in the game. we always come thru and we will win tonight too. we are too good of a team. we have the best hitters.
Would LAD take granderson for a middle reliever, a utility infielder, cash, and a bag of donuts?
Andy is in Hulk mode
Tex gets a pass in this series thus far. Hitting the ball.
Im not sure why Teixeira wasnt pinch run for
if tex got to 2nd, he would’ve been pinch run for.
Girardi is obsessed with the lefty lefty matchup so of course Pettitte had to start the 8th inning. Davis continues to swing at the 1st pitch this series and get hits. It’s time to throw better 1st pitches to a nothing hitter.
Why didn’t they pinch run for Tex? (I can play too!)
Thought I’d get to see my 1st clinching game in person Wed
a curveball!
I have very little confidence in robertson.
Seriously what do you expect when you have 5 bats on the lineup that are hitting .1xx and your 3,4,5 are absolutely worthless, especially in the clutch.
Penny – I like your spirit.
andy was a beast jus like cc
Wow. Nice fielding.
Carlo October 8th, 2012 at 11:45 pm
I have very little confidence in robertson.
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I have no confidence in this team.. we are down by one but it feels like 10
Walk Matt here?
NYY_Girl_Penny October 8th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
I thought you were being serious!
That was a very athletic out by Drob
See how baltimore hits RISP.
Enough of this O’s love fest from the announcers. They are winning for the 1st time in 100 years. Let’s see them do it again next year without all of this lucky magic.
whats it really matter on whether Gardner pinch run for Tex or not. He didn’t even get advanced to 2nd by 3 straight batters. Wieters is a good catcher. However, I’m less impressed with Giardi this year. His decisions seem to backfire more.
Lots of hooks by DRob.
D-Rob was just saving all those curves for the post season.
Hey until the last out I always believe this team is capable of winning.
bizzaro world where Robertson throws all curveballs.
Drob’s curve looks filthy again.
Ok two outs…on more…Unknown, I would,kt walk Wieters..the problem now is that with men on third you need to be very careful
NYY_Girl_Penny October 8th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
Carlo October 8th, 2012 at 11:45 pm
I have very little confidence in robertson.
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I have no confidence in this team.. we are down by one but it feels like 10
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Just bet Dave that Jeter and Ichiro Tie the game up for us.. he is how it plays out..
1. Jeter gets an excuse me hit
2. Ichiro lines one off the wall for an rbi double
3. Arod strikes out
4. Cano base hit scores Ichiro
5. swisher strikes out
6. Tex pops one sky high IF for out 3
7. Soriano comes in and gets 1,2,3 and untucks.
Come on Drob one more. And we’re just one swing away in the 9th.
Never understood why Cano does not dive in those situations. Keeping the ball in the infield is the most important.
NYY_Girl_Penny October 8th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
NYY_Girl_Penny October 8th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
Carlo October 8th, 2012 at 11:45 pm
I have very little confidence in robertson.
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I have no confidence in this team.. we are down by one but it feels like 10
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Just bet Dave that Jeter and Ichiro Tie the game up for us.. he is how it plays out..
1. Jeter gets an excuse me hit
2. Ichiro lines one off the wall for an rbi double
3. Arod strikes out
4. Cano base hit scores Ichiro
5. swisher strikes out
6. Tex pops one sky high IF for out 3
7. Soriano comes in and gets 1,2,3 and untucks.
Great inning from Robertson
Let’s steal this baby!
come on boys
D-Rob was flat out nasty.
Reynolds is sitting curveball
ok here we go…their closer and our top of the lineup…
I like the hooks by Robertson. Keep throwing them Dave!
Sweet David, Awesome Job. Well here we go.
dont tink this guy would wet the bed 2 times
My confidence is restored. That was vintage .
one more paste to make it come true !!!!
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Just bet Dave that Jeter and Ichiro Tie the game up for us.. he is how it plays out..
1. Jeter gets an excuse me hit
2. Ichiro lines one off the wall for an rbi double
3. Arod strikes out
4. Cano base hit scores Ichiro
5. swisher strikes out
6. Tex pops one sky high IF for out 3
7. Soriano comes in and gets 1,2,3 and untucks.
Chavy at 3rd? Why did Joe take Arod out?
WOULD BE SHOCKED if we won this game. SHOCKED.
well two pluses tonight were that Pettite was good….and D Rob was excellent……need some Yankee Magic of their own here
If there’s a guy I’ll defend until Im on my death bed, it’s Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez.
We must all believe in Alexander Emmanuel.
For he shall be the light that leads the way.
Believe it, and it will happen.
“blake says:
October 8, 2012 at 11:51 pm
Reynolds is sitting curveball”
I knew it. I even asked for a FB. Umreal D-Rob
Pitching has been excellent so far this series
Come on yabks
Brappy – I’m going to be shocked if we don”t.
*unreal*
Sorry, posting from my BB
Nothing like easing the closer into the outing with a first pitch out.
Pathetic Yankee loss tonight.
Jeter was terrible tonight. Still love him, can’t say anything bad….just terrible tonight
First pitch swinging.????????????
1st pitch swinging leading off the 9th. Jeter has to show more patience…
this is why Cano should be hitting 3rd…..more AB’s
Have none of you met Derek Jeter?
The O’s swing at the 1st pitch and they get hits. The Yanks make easy out.
Terrible game from the offense tonight.
wasted andy effort
It’s morphin time ! A-Centaur-Rod !
They were just saying that when Johnson is on he throws a first-strike fastball so hitters will be going after the first pitch.
As always, it comes down to ARod
And what we are all waiting for. Our beloved Arod. Last AB is in his hands. We know this ending
You can hang a sign on this one!
Yankees go home tied 1-1.
past the baton
“Jeter was terrible tonight. Still love him, can’t say anything bad….just terrible tonight”
they scored 2 runs…..he scored one and drove in the other….
what is alex swinging at??
Arod is the last person I want up in this spot. Keep swinging at garbage.
Blake – agreed, but errors and that first pitch/out were un-Jeterian
Get on base Arod
Very surprised we left here with a split.
Arod is a disgrace. He should just retire.
he swings at the same pitch twich and both whiffs
nevermind Jeter didn’t score one….but he drove in the 2nd.
“As always, it comes down to ARod”
Funny how that always seems to happen.
COME ON ALEX!!!
What a brutal at bat
that sinker is nasty.
A-Rod completely overmatched and DONE here…oh well
Benny Blanco October 8th, 2012 at 11:57 pm
what is alex swinging at??
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he gets paid over 60,000 per at bat to swing at air.
This game was a complete giftwrap giveaway. Can’t understand how we didn’t win this. Now we have hit or miss Kuroda on Wednesday – should be 2-0 lead heading back to the Bronx. Girardi should be fired, and this team should be ashamed
With Cano in the on deck circle, they will take their chances with Choke-Rod
all I ask is that Cano get a chance
Of course we are going to the post – game show with all the BS and flower talk. Nobody talking about the elephant in the room. Arod sucks.
and he whiffs
A-hole =(
A walk is truly his only shot…..have to root for the pitcher to screw up
F.
Like I said. We know this ending
This idiot Alex swung at 3 balls in the at bat.
swung at ball 8…
Oh well. Get em on Wednesday.
God. Way to end it.
I’m shocked. Shocked.
Arod maybe swinging at a strike would help
That was a pretty brutal loss. Way too many missed opportunities.
F**k this team – disgusting
Arod is definitely worth every penny of that 30 mill.
What a choke artist!
I want ARod out of this 3rd hole. In fact the guy is totally lost…..Can’t recognize a ball from the hole in the ground.
No way in hell this team is going to move on.. the O’s will end their year. Frankly, they deserve it much more than the Yankees do. I just wish Andy and Ichiro get a ring.. the rest I can give a crap about. Yeah I said it.. this team sucks and doesn’t deserve to even be here.
He should be hitting 8th, really he should. It is ridiculous to keep rolling him out there at 3 or 4
“Oh well. Get em on Wednesday.”
Yes.
Actually I think the player of the game award should go to Hernandez.
Why is A-Rod not at the bottom of the batting order????!!!!
Well… We will get them on Wednesday… Have to recognize that I am a little disappointed… I was hoping for a sweep
And there goes your 3 game sweep down the toilet
Like the Japanese announcer said, Giradi, too little too late…
Really felt we’d get a sweep. Thought we had this one. So incredibly disappointed
George thanx for that extra long contract.
I was positive we’d get a sweep. So now we’ll go for the next-best thing. Taking 2 at home.
We all knew how that last at bat would go, didn’t we? I can’t imagine anyone thought he might hit one. What a poor performance by many. Great job Andy. You deserved better.
Arod is putrid, meek, lost, old, cheater, usurper, wretched, soft, terrible, disgraceful Yankee player. somebody rip the uniform off this clown! man, i feel better. game 3 coming up.
Orioles are coming in fired up.. it will be as big of a choke as redsox comeback.
5 more years of this freaking loser, and please, no more freaking swisher next year.
Joe of course likes the bats approach and thinks alex hit the ball hard tonight..
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arod should bat 8th and grandy 9th.. or forget it, bench grandy and get dickerson back.
it will be as big of a choke as redsox comeback.
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not even close if the Yanks lose the next two. but the, this offense will run into trouble against better pitching, this, a lot ppl have said it.
10 left on base.
Cashmoney October 9th, 2012 at 12:08 am
5 more years of this freaking loser, and please, no more freaking swisher next year.
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AMEN !!!!!!!
NY Fans should push Arod out of NY with his 30 mil salary clogging up our team.
I dream that the Yanks clean house like Boston did, get rid of Swisher, Arod, Granderson, Martin and Tex !
Buck is a million times better than Joe as managers !
I dream that the Yanks clean house like Boston did, get rid of Swisher, Arod, Granderson, Martin and Tex !
They had their chances – it’s on the offense. Hope Kuroda gives up no more than 2 runs and they find a way to score at 3. Tonight was unfortunately not an aberration, so the pressure is really going to be on the pitching to shut down Baltimore.
Hoping that the dream comes true.
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Guys… We’ve been dominated. Again… Smh