ALCS Game 1: Yankees vs. Tigers
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Oct 13, 2012 
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YANKEES (95-67)
Derek Jeter SS
Ichiro Sukuki LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Russell Martin C
LHP Andy Pettitte (0-1, 3.86)
Pettitte vs. Tigers
TIGERS (88-74)
Austin Jackson CF
Omar Infante 2B
Miguel Cabrera 3B
Prince Fielder 1B
Delmon Young DH
Jhonny Peralta SS
Andy Dirks LF
Avisail Garcia RF
Gerald Laird C
RHP Doug Fister (0-0, 2.57)
Fister vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:07 p.m., TBS
WEATHER: Cold. Legitimately cold.
UMPIRES: HP Jeff Kellogg, 1B Rob Drake, 2B Sam Holbrook, 3B Jeff Nelson, LF Gary Cederstrom, RF Mike Winter RF
GETTING STARTED: The Yankees have won the first game in each of their past four postseason series and nine of their past 11.
ANDY IN GAME 1: Andy Pettitte will make his seventh career Game 1 start, first since the 2005 NLCS at St. Louis with Houston. This?is his fifth Game 1 start as a Yankee, first since the 2001 ALCS at Seattle. It is his first Game 1 start at home since the 2000 World Series against the Mets. Overall he is 2-2 with a 5.59 ERA (37.0 IP, 23 ER) in his six previous Game 1 starts. The start by Pettitte snaps a streak of seven consecutive Yankees postseason Game 1s started by CC Sabathia dating back to 2009.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Yankees were a Major League-best 51-30 at home in 2012. They have collected at least 50 home wins in each of the first four seasons in the current Yankee Stadium. According to Elias, this stadium is the second to ever host the postseason in each of its first four years of existence, joining Atlanta’s Turner Field.
UPDATE, 8:14 p.m.: Yankees will gladly give Cabrera bases-empty singles. He’s left stranded on the Fielder strikeout and Pettitte is through the first without a run. That’s huge. He got through Jackson, Cabrera and Fielder, the most dangerous parts of this lineup.
UPDATE, 8:34 p.m.: Andy gets through a 1-2-3 second inning, but it’s still scoreless because Peralta made a nice play on Rodriguez’s sharp grounder with the bases loaded in the first.
UPDATE, 8:53 p.m.: Yankees loaded the bases in both the first and second innings, but did it with two outs each time and still don’t have a run. Tough luck both times.
UPDATE, 9:11 p.m.: Another scoreless inning for Pettitte who’s allowed three hits through four innings. As always, just needs some run support.
UPDATE, 9:32 p.m.: Fister has settled in a little bit and this game is scoreless through five innings. Fister and Pettitte trading good innings.
UPDATE, 9:41 p.m.: Lucky triple and a couple of RBI singles have put the Tigers in front 2-0 in the sixth. Intentionally walked Cabrera, but Fielder and Young have gotten the job done.
Go Yanks !
Why didn’t they replace Ernie with Darling and keep Cal
Did John Smoltz just say CC is arguably their Ace?
Go Lefty! Go Alex! Go Yanks!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsk8gt3bSPw
Arguably?
Lets go Andy!!!
Lets go Yanks!!!!
Lets get it on!!!
Score early and often!!!
Go Yanks!!!
can’t stand Fister constantly mowing down the Yankees. how did the Yankees completely miss out on this guy when he was on the block?
Arguably is so misused that it is funny
Ron Darling… has been known to drop the anti-Yankee snark from time to time, but he is possessed of that suntanned island integrity with a little pinch of the Ivy League, so no complaints to begin with.
Pitching analysis is definitely covered, and Ernie can always send it up to Sir Charles and Kenny the Jet if he needs some comic relief.
These guys are going to give me a headache if they are going to talk about Arod every second of the broadcast again.
My friends,
May we all agree? Beat the crap out of Detroit tonight. Would ease the angst, don’t you think?
Yankees in five.
I’m guessing Andy pitches really well tonight and the Yankees come attacking Firster, who rarely walks anyone.
Cano is going to have a big night as well…
I can also flip over to the LSU-USC game if I want my own comic relief. #Clowney
That was a strike
GO ANDY!!!
GO YANKS!!!
Yanks will take this series in 5, according to the baseball gods. Kenny Rogers atonement time.
seriously, TBS needs to stop it with the dance party disco music when they do lineups and defense
Russell Martin is arguably the Frenchiest player on the field tonight, n’est pas?
Hey maybe Cabrera will go into a horrible slump this whole series. We can only hope.
jackamir, you should have gotten your Yankee prediction in, in time! You are tied for the prediction lead, along with LGY and blake.
You can still do the NCLS. You have plenty of time to do that.
seeing eye single. arod got an unlucky hop. guy can’t catch a break in the field either.
Normal hop and Alex throws him out.
Arod should have had that.
imagine having Cecil and Prince both in their primes in the same lineup. those 2 gordo’s would have been quite the lefty/righty combo 1-2 punch.
Buh bye!
I will take just a single from Cabrera anytime. If you keep the ball in on him he can’t do that much damage.
Andy Pettitte. Arguably badass.
Think I’m going to totally focus on the game for a while, without posts. I’ll meet you between innings.
Seats open in the expensive block. Think I’ll go the world series this year. I’ve never been to one.
Nice inning by Andy, Cabrera got a hit on a pitch that was really good and the Fielder K was textbook pitching…
I’ll take a Cabrerra single with two outs, then a ground ball. Let’s go, boys!
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Think I’m going to totally focus on the game for a while, without posts. I’ll meet you between innings.
Seats open in the expensive block. Think I’ll go the world series this year. I’ve never been to one.
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isn’t it cause the people that sit there are always in the restaurant down below, stuffing their faces with the food that’s covered by the $1500 tickets??
Ill take a single on 1 pitch anytime from Cabrera too. Keep him in the ballpark, no wasted pitches.
last night the majority of empty seats were in the lower deck around the foul poles, the upper was much more full.
Why wasn’t Captain Morgan down at the cool secret party to begin with?
Won’t be able to watch tonight, but all my best to you all… Go Andy, Go Yankees!
why not just put arod in the 2 hole. that’s been the lucky spot this year
Go Jeet!
Now it’s time to get revenge on Fister. When he pitches a good game you always wonder how he did it.
idk about tonight but unless everybody in the last 3 sections all went to the restaurant at the same time, then that wasn’t the cause of the empty sections.
Also, what was the drinking age in Port Royal in 1661?
Trisha—I completely spaced it… My plate has been full.. I’ll take the Giants in 6…
see you later Luis. Enjoy the night
Be patient…..
BB, let’s bring Jeet home.
Jump on him right here…. Great start by Andy
I remember Fister started game 5 like this. Bad command and then they started chasing and he settled down and figured out how to get big outs.
arod profiles well for the 2 hole when he’s getting on. lower power, higher obp runs bases well, hits the other way alot.
next year i think that’s his spot.
“Also, what was the drinking age in Port Royal in 1661?”
The age at which you could lift the bottle.
He just threw 5 staight balls to start the game, bunting?
Damn Ichiro you have to make him work
Have a good one, Luis. See you late!
I thought that was better struck off the bat
Cano is gettin closer….good swing there
Cano hit that ball well. Much better swing than he was taking in the last series.
That woulda been out in july/august
Good at bat for Tex
They are having better at bats so far.
Tex is having really good ABs
Raul quickly became a fan favorite. “Ra-uuul”
Be patient….
Raul could get a cookie here…
Small strike zone so far
Haha of course.
Pinch hitter!
Show time.
The situation has to find Arod. No way around it.
Just want to say, COME ON ALEX!!!! We’re all behind you.
That is all.
or he could walk.
Fister is really scuffling out there, they need to make him pay with a big hit…
Huge spot for ARod right now. Maybe batting him 6th was a blessing in disguise.
Good at bats so far. The only bad one was Ichiro. Go Arod!!!! This is an important at bat.
alright arod’s big chance to change the narrative…
This batter new ?
If Ichiro and Cano never swing it would be 2-0 by now!
You jet can’t hide a hitter who is slumping. Come on ALex, be patient
Ichiro attempts a bunt in ball 2.
Changed the whole inning.
He looked safe to me.
BS CALL!!!!!
Only A-Rod!
That doesn’t even look close.
Well, A-Rod does it again. What a great deal for 25+ million a year!
He was safe at 2nd base
Nvm, same batter
Ugh. ARod robbed again
Darn thought that was going through.
U can’t make this up.
Arod looks better though
So much for that
Guy is all over the plate and he swings at the first pitch
How do you come off the bag like that…
Baffled at the first pitch swinging.
Really?
Do some damage already with the pitch you want!
So close.
Hey at least he hit it. I thought it had a chance of going through. Ibanez was safe at second. But we’ll get it done anyway.
Sorry, while it wasn’t a great hit, that was a bad call.
Arod has no luck. He hit that ball really hard and of course the ump makes a bad call.
safe at second but arod is the unluckiest man in october
It looked like Ibanez was safe in real time but he looked out on the replay, good play by Peralta, Arod hit that one hard…
He looks safe to me
Is it that hard to slide like they taught you in little league?
It looked like he may have been out…
Was he???
The a-rod, swisher, Granderson… Back to back to back should be interesting
Triple Short of a Cycle October 13th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Guy is all over the plate and he swings at the first pitch
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That’s because it was right down the middle.
Ichiros bunt on ball 2 killed the inning… Its the simple lil details…. A-Rod just gor robbed by SS & the ump. Not on him
Cabrera also swings at the first pitch.
Watch Fister settle down now. That was a big spot to not take advantage.
Yeah, he was out.
Whatever.
Bad luck.
He was out. Finally a replay by TBS. Infante barely stayed on. Bad luck there.
Fister threw Arod a fastball right down the middle, did you want him to let it go for strike 1 and then have to start chasing the offspeed stuff.
He hit it hard, Peralta made a good play, they will get to Fister if he keeps throwing like this…
A-rod hit it hard, can’t really ask for more than that.
Wow he really was out, great play.
Captain Clutch October 13th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Watch Fister settle down now. That was a big spot to not take advantage.
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Detroit made a very nice play. Sometimes that happens. Really no blame to the Yanks there.
K
Stupid correct umpire.
Bad break sure… But the Yankee offense has to got to come through once in awhile..
That’s just bad luck, get over it already.
Ichiro really messed up in that inning. He tried to bunt ball 2. It seems like he is trying to do too much in the play offs.
Good pitch Andy
K beauty
Clutch, shut up already, Ichiro hit it off the wall last night for the game winning run
Everyone’s having Louisiana hot links for breakfast tomorrow if Andy gets the win, right?
Andy is dealing tonight, in complete control…
Terrible job by TBS. quick replay before the break. What about some super slo mo?
Andy is almost better against right handed batters.
Atta boy Andy.
Clutch, shut up already,
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I don’t know what yesterday has to do with Ichiro having a bad at bat today. So it can’t be mentioned because he got a hit yesterday. Yeah that makes sense.
That Drew Brees commercial was pretty good. Never seen that one before.
Andy sharp early… Offense got to jump in fister… Did not like or understand the ichiro bunt
Nick
I’m thinking Gumbo for brunch. mmm
Chambliss October 13th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
Terrible job by TBS. quick replay before the break. What about some super slo mo?
Andy is almost better against right handed batters.
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They showed it after the break. It was the right call. TBS has been pretty bad with their replays though I’ll give ya that.
Andy, I’m begging you. PLEASE come back next season.
Thank you.
WOW! What an AB by Swish! And he’s still all smiles.
Lots of good at bats in the 1st and then Swisher comes up. That’s the end of that.
Swisher is just getting himself out
I’ll keep saying it till he proves me different… Swisher, statistically, is one of the worst post season hitters ever..
I think Swisher should swing harder…. Don’t think he is quite coming out of his shoes
Tyler,
Enjoying the SEC? Haven’ seen the score.
Sit Swisher, bring Gardner!
Andy looks good. His stuff is tight and a looks like control will not be a problem.. So far So good!!! Swisher on the other hand looks AWOL…
Grandy got two really good pitches to hit there….fouled one off an missed the other
tom-
Honestly it’s what I expected. I had Mizzou 2-6 in league this year beating only Vandy and Kentucky. They already lost to Vandy so there goes that, lol. I think only losing by 32 to ‘Bama is a moral victory though.
Yeah how is arod benched and swisher continues to play and continues to stink
Nice job by Martin there. Really some good at bats so far outside of Swish.
“Grandy got two really good pitches to hit there….fouled one off an missed the other”
Actually the first pitch that he took may have been the best of all.
Look at that nice controlled swing by Martin….kept his weight back…used his hands …beautiful
I really don’t understand why they took Gardner over Dickerson if Girardi said he wouldn’t start Gardner because he only had 3 at bats. It doesn’t make any sense to waste a roster spot. They really should sit Swisher, someone else can’t be worse.
Atta boy!
Go Jeet
Agree making fister work
Legend
Jeet!
c’mon ich!
Yeah I feel like we’ve seen Jeter do that a few times.
Some really good at bats so far. Now they just need a big 2 out hit.
Come on Ichiro!!
200th postseason hit…incredible
Take advantage; Fister is leaving balls right over the plate.
Ichiro could do that every time against this defense
old man still has wheels
Oh Douggie we hardly knew ye.
Bases loaded baby!!
Swisher sucks….it’s no longer a ‘small sample’…..it’s EVERY postseason series..
Nice…Now is Cano’s time to shine. They need him now.
An Ichiro special…
Big spot for Robby, I like the way he is swinging the bat his last time up in game 5 and in the 1st inning…
Time for Cano to step up
cmon big man!
1st inning: 3 walks = no runs
2nd inning: 3 hits = no runs
How are they doing this? It’s like magic.
Make it your pitch robbie.
Cano please be patient
200 is incredible’
If Swisher doesn’t get it together Id let Gardner play against this Tigers D and just have him beat it into the ground and run fast
No sabes, Luis.
Come on Cano…. patience.
Damn that was ball 2. Cano swing at strikes!!!
Make him throw a strike Robbie
So have most of you realized the call at 2nd in the 1st was a good call.
He was out!
Let the umps actually umpire. They are really pretty good at it.
Cano doing his best impersonation of Vlad; swinging at pitches that nearly hit off of their shoes.
RUN FASTER CANO WHAT THE EF
Unbelievable.
Another RISP mishap for the Yankees. I just don’t get it.
Good lord we are snake bitten!
looked safe
This team is freakin cursed.
he was safe on that one, bad break all around…
Was Cano running hard to first??
Wow how freaking slow is Cano??? I really wonder if he was even running hard down the line. Damn…
Safeeeee!!!
WOW he looked safe. that didn’t even look close
#%@#$^&%$#%^%^&*&%$%&*&()(((&###!!!!! and ^^%$$#@#@@
Unreal…..they are dodging bullets left and right…. Good ABs by the Yanks ….keep having them and the luck has to turn
Give us a better replay TBS!
Bad call
Bases loaded twice and nothing! It’s arods fault.
THAT play was safe.
But was he really out?
In any event, it’s bound to happen. Fister doesn’t show any signs of getting it together.
GO YANKS!
That was a friggin missile. Why the hell did it have to hit Fister
Got cheated.
What that proves is this…
The call to end the first inning.. while it may have been right…
The 2B umpire decided he was going to call Ibanez out as soon as the throw by Peralta was made.
Their minds are made up in advance. Against us.
looked safe
that ball hit Fister’s pitching hand though.
could be a problem for Fister.
of course the deflection goes right to the shortstop. can’t catch a break.
cano was safe. tough to accept that call
wonder if the pitcher is hurt
replay had him safe and it wasnt even that close…
WOW SO MUCH BS
he was safe
Friggen safe!
Looked safe
Cano busted it out of the box, he was running hard there
Cano isn’t fast but he was running there as well as he could. That was an absolute rocket. And he looked safe but naturally TBS cuts out early.
ump stink again
UnKnown October 13th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
I dont mean to be personal, but you are a loser.
anyone else hate TBS?
Way to bust it. Should have been safe. Just bust it, and look like you’re doing it.
If Cano wasn’t running hard Girardi better be all over him. Anyone not named Posada should beat that out. The Yanks are going to regret leaving all of these baseruners later.
That was a pretty bad call considering the ramifications. If there’s even the slightest doubt, you need to call that runner safe in that situation. Way too close to call him out.
But, it’s not such a disastrously bad call like we suffered on Tex’s slide into first when he re-injured his calf.
Sigh. We’ll see how this all turns out, I guess. It certainly seems like we’re blowing a lot of opportunities. Way too many.
I really hope that Girardi is talking to the umpire right now during this break. He’s not going to win the argument but get in the umpire’s ear a bit.
Yech. M
I blame A-Rod. Cano said if he can make the 3rd out to the shortstop so can I.
The umpires bothered to get one call right… against us…. and another call wrong… against us.
the umpires already had their decisions made.
One happened to be right by coincidence, and the other wrong.
Why doesn’t Girardi argue?
The Yanks didn’t string together this many good ABs the whole Orioles series though save that one inning in the first game…..signs of life from the offense
Yech. More RISP issues.
It was a tie. So of course he is called out.
WOW, he was safe by at least a step. Bang-Bang? Are you kidding me?
replay shows he’s clearly safe. lucky tigers
omg he was safe and it wasn’t that close
That was just bad luck. Looked safe on replay, but again they show it once.
Cano’s was actually safe.
If it wasn’t for bad luck . . .
We need Yes Mo!!! TBS has an inferior coverage..
Cano was safe ….dang
Normal broadcasts show you the replay right after the play.
Instant Reply for baseball. It is obviously needed.
after some of the bad calls in all of the series this postseason, how can they not expand replay in 2013? there have been more than a couple BAD calls.
This game should be 3- 0 minimum right now
horrible call
I think Cano’s reputation for non-swiftness might have cost him there. Unbelievable.
It wasn’t a tie. He as safe by a half step.
Two good swings with the bases loaded. Man that sucks.
Bad luck continues
Ernie calling that a bang-bang play…. out of every play by play man in the country how do we get the pleasure of him?
This fat faced piece of crap is complaining about pitches.
Yech. More RISP issues.
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Seriously? A-rod ripped it and Peralta made a great play to get the out. Ichiro got a hit with RISP. Cano also hit it hard but the Tigers got a break because the ball bounced right to Peralta and they got a favorable call at first.
Honestly through the first 2 innings this offense looks totally different than we saw all last series. Keep putting up these kind of at-bats and Fister will be out before the 5th inning is over.
Hang in. You know it’s going to happen. Someone will probably go yard on Fister very soon.
Fister clearly shook his hand after getting hit with that line drive.
cold night… that could be an issue for him going forward.
Yech. More RISP issues.
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A-Rod’s was hit hard, just unlucky.
Cano’s was headed up the middle, lucky it hit Fister, but was still safe….
If detroit had this same thing, we would of seen the replay 10x now
Why didn’t joe come up to argue?
Ibanez was out. the first inning call was a good one.
Cano looked safe. But I guess after Ichiro being called safe there was no way ump was calling him safe.
Nick in SF October 13th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
I think Cano’s reputation for non-swiftness might have cost him there. Unbelievable.
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agreed
I like this lineup tonight.
Ibanez in there really deepens it.
These guys are going to win this game tonight.
Andy is just burying that slider to righties
Andy looks awesome tonight. Complete game?
That was a strike….
I am surprised that Girardi didn’t come out to argue. The Yanks have no luck so far tonight.
@StadiumInsider: Robo umps please. Cano was safe. Here’s the proof: #Yankees http://t.co/ryZrBMxx
obaTipsHisCap October 13th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Why didn’t joe come up to argue?
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who cares? like that ever does anything
No, Nick.
The only thing that cost Cano there was the fact that he wears the Yankee pinstripes.
cant let Miggy get up this inning.
git er dun
now Andy has to throw extra pitches because this moron doesn’t call strike 3
It could easily be 3 or 4 to zip right now….Tigers very lucky
Provided Swish and Grandy hit.
You people blaming it on Cano’s non swift-ness are idiots. Look at what it really is. The umpires
The homeplate umps are really one sided in these games. The Yankees pitchers aren’t getting the benefit of any of these close pitches.
Same pitch he just caled a ball
First base umps have been particularly bad this offseason.
we sure A-Jax wasn’t safe? Was BANG BANG
Deep!
Boy that was pretty….smooth …lets break through this inning!
I haven’t seen as much baseball as some here, but has anybody seen a guy as smooth turning a double play as Cano?
Captain Clutch October 13th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
The homeplate umps are really one sided in these games. The Yankees pitchers aren’t getting the benefit of any of these close pitches.
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take the blinders off, Fister got the same squeeze. there was one pitch to Ibanez that was right over the plate and was called a ball
that photo clearly shows Cano was safe.
Another solid inning by Andy.
They are going to make Fister pay very shortly, as blake said, they are having much better ABs up and down the lineup than in the O’s series.
Cano was CLEARLY OUT… You blind homers are too much, LMAO.
Sutcliff said he was safe….
Anybody know how is the middle of the tiger’s pen? I know the back end, but who do they have for the middle innings and are they any good?
This could be good news…
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BloggingBombers Lefty Drew Smyly warming up for the Tigers.
The offense is actually showing desire and effort, Cano actually running down the line at full speed, and the umpires are gonna show us who’s boss.
“I haven’t seen as much baseball as some here, but has anybody seen a guy as smooth turning a double play as Cano?”
Tyler
not me.
Fister at 47 pitches already
Fister clearly got drilled in the hand on that line drive.
guess he’s hurt
I think the TBS strike zone on the screen is off. I don’t think the ump would not call a strike that was right down the middle…. a ball earlier. Unless he’s just horrible, and i don’t think he’s that bad. I wish they’d take the box down
take the blinders off, Fister got the same squeeze. there was one pitch to Ibanez that was right over the plate and was called a ball
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Moron the Yanks are getting hosed in calls this whole post season.
Your argument rests on 1 pitch that the Yanks got the benefit of the doubt on.
both starters getting squeezed, the issue was the call on cano…
Think positive or think negative… Your choice doesn’t bother me
I just can’t believ we have 3 walks and 4 hits with no runs
Tar October 13th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Anybody know how is the middle of the tiger’s pen? I know the back end, but who do they have for the middle innings and are they any good?
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Albuquerque and Benoit have been lights out. other than that idk
Teixy!
Teixeira with a lucky hit. LUcky lucky lucky…. with nobody on base.
Tex having decent post season
TBS is doing a bad job. Broadcasters are the worst I’ve ever heard in 37 years of watching baseball.
haven’t seen as much baseball as some here, but has anybody seen a guy as smooth turning a double play as Cano?”
He’s pretty darn smooth….I’ve seen quicker on the pivot but his arm strength makes up for it as its the best I’ve ever seen for the position
Go Ibanez and Arod!!!!!
Let’s hope the Yankees can get some runners on without having 2 outs.
both starters getting squeezed, the issue was the call on cano…
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How is Fister getting squeezed? His pitches are all over the place. Are you people even watchig the same game?
Please don’t swing at the 1st pitch when the guy can’t throw strikes
Will Tex steal second?????
I like how they showed the Cano replay once (clearly) and we got to see the foul ball against the O’s at least 20 times with super slo mo and magnification.
Don’t think Fister can escape any longer
Triple Short of a Cycle October 13th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
take the blinders off, Fister got the same squeeze. there was one pitch to Ibanez that was right over the plate and was called a ball
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Moron the Yanks are getting hosed in calls this whole post season.
Your argument rests on 1 pitch that the Yanks got the benefit of the doubt on.
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idk why i even bother with you homer cry babies. its always the same crap about the broadcasters and the umpires with you people. go on any other team’s board during the playoffs they ALL complain about the same crap.
I do think darling is good if that matters
A-Rod has had 2 hard hit balls that were hit right at someone this postseason with RISP.
wow he sucks.
How is Fister getting squeezed? His pitches are all over the place. Are you people even watchig the same game?
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You watch the first inning? Three of Jeter’s 4 balls were in the box…
You can stick him any spot in the lineup but you can’t hide him….
idk why i even bother with you homer cry babies. its always the same crap about the broadcasters and the umpires with you people. go on any other team’s board during the playoffs they ALL complain about the same crap.
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Hey idiot was Cano out or safe??
That was a bad swing from Arod. He was almost jumping at the ball.
Sigh, but he did
I’ve never heard/seen a more biased postseason broadcast in my life.
Tried to pull an outside pitch I think
That was a ball up that Alex should have hammered
“Albuquerque and Benoit have been lights out. other than that idk”
Thanks Rope. I think those two are the set-up guys aren’t they?
Man Arod is sucking.
ARod was a little anxious to drive that ball. He tried to pull a ball that was about six inches outside.
Yankee stadium morons
Darling is a Mets homer and a Red Sox shill. I have the game on mute, but I hardly think he’s being “good” or unbiased.
The flip by Jeter was smooth and then Cano is pure silk
The TBS strike zone box is way off and isn’t even consistent, I don’t know why they even use it.
or the box is off
Yogi Mantle October 13th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Let’s hope the Yankees can get some runners on without having 2 outs.
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So they can hit into double plays… Lol
sunny615 October 13th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Man Arod is sucking.
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yeah. arod sucks. 2 at bats, no hits!
cano 2 at bats, no hits! but he’ll be fine. arod sucks
A-Rod has had 2 hard hit balls that were hit right at someone this postseason with RISP.
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In what world was that second ball hit hard?
Detroit has Phil Coke on their roster so that’s a positive for the Yanks.
Shutdown inning, Please! Tough part of the lineup…
Yeah I wouldn’t put a lot of faith in that TBS strike zone. There have been some pitches that look horrible that it is putting right on the edge of the zone.
He didn’t strike out at least
Fister’s 2 seamer really isn’t sinking tonight so far….they need to score some runs before it does
You guys boot the Yanks home, I’ve got another 0 dark thirty wakeup tomorrow. It’s all in your capable hands. We can do it tonight. Let’s go Yanks and andy!
Arod still has a canon arm
at least after friday night the yankees are no longer going to be held captive by arod’s aura and can feel free to move him down in the order, pinch hit for him or bench him. but boy is it going to be ugly for him at the stadium from now on…
Nice play by Alex.
Broadcasting in baseball is going down the drain. That is why people complain. If you have any brains you hear their bias, their poor grammar, and there destruction of facts.
I’d almost walk Cabrera with nobody on
This guy pettitte is gonna be good
Great play
Boss Tony N October 13th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
UnKnown October 13th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
I dont mean to be personal, but you are a loser.
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What are you on your 50th different user ID name now because you keep getting the boot. You come on here talking about how people get raped and how they should be killed.
Oh and you stalk people that are on these boards.
And you call me a loser? OK… Laughable nutcase you are.
Go ahead and retaliate I won’t be paying attention any further to your pathetic ways.
Saeger doesn’t know the difference between a line drive and a ground ball. He really should stick to being an NBA side show.
Yes has a much better broadcast. I like the overhead view for pitches off the plate. I also like how they do MPH and pitch count better too.
Atta boy Jeet!
Nice play by Jeet
There’s that terrible Jeter range.
Nice play by Jeter. Pettitte is making some really good pitches tonight.
At least Arod isn’t looking lost at the plate, swinging at air. He’s making contact. It’s not going to be a lot longer before something goes through.
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If the Yanks were last in the league, would you waste your time on a Sux forum? Yet some hapless Sux clown decides to spend his time here, watching the Yanks who are now in the ALCS, and trash talking them. Unbelievable.
Another 1st pitch single from the top 2 guys. Ill take it.
Defense and pitching is taking the show for the Yanks. These games feel like National League games. This team would be scarey if they knew how to score runs.
Keep Miggy and Prince in the park and Ill be happy
Sorry, Unknown. I was angry that you dared give credit to umpires. When all they are is biased and incompetent.
i agree about the arod contact…
at least he isnt striking out, which gives him at least a chance to hit something.
That guy they panned to in the LF bleachers looked like Cervelli.
Young now doing PSAs for the JNF
martin spent september and october finally making a case to be re-signed.
Martin is great at those pop ups….they aren’t as easy as big league catchers make them look
Yogi Mantle October 13th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Let’s hope the Yankees can get some runners on without having 2 outs.
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Agree but runs are hard to come by in the post season…. However can’t keep leaving men on base
Andy is breezing, he is such a pleasure to watch on the mound.
Fister’s hand will probably swell up as the game goes on. I am sure that the Tigers are watching him closely.
ANDY EUGENE PETTITTE!!!
Time for Fister’s luck to run out.
We have dominated this game so far. Let’s continue to do so.
Time to knock Fister out of the game, and get Andy some runs.
Triple Short of a Cycle October 13th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
idk why i even bother with you homer cry babies. its always the same crap about the broadcasters and the umpires with you people. go on any other team’s board during the playoffs they ALL complain about the same crap.
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Hey idiot was Cano out or safe??
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talking about balls and strikes. i clearly said above that Cano was safe. just because they missed a call doesn’t mean there is some secret agenda. I bet you believe 911 was an inside job too.
Fister has to be a tough guy to stay in there after that shot to the wrist, it’s got to be bothering him…
I always thought Martin has been pretty good defensively. If he could just hit even .230 with some pop he would be a nice guy to have behind the plate. That .180 stuff was brutal though.
MG October 13th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Fister has to be a tough guy to stay in there after that shot to the wrist, it’s got to be bothering him…
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Adrenaline helps too.
walking dead comes back. pretty cool.
ac1 says:
October 13, 2012 at 9:03 pm
A-Rod has had 2 hard hit balls that were hit right at someone this postseason with RISP.
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In what world was that second ball hit hard?
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I said this postseason not this game. In Game 1 or 2 I forget he hit one through the middle that was snagged.
Wouldn’t be shocked if Fister has a fracture….looked like he got hit pretty square…. He’s pitching though so maybe not
talking about balls and strikes. i clearly said above that Cano was safe. just because they missed a call doesn’t mean there is some secret agenda. I bet you believe 911 was an inside job too.
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Let me know when you find my post about a secret agenda.
Time for the offense to do some damage and put some runs on the board. It starts after Swisher tries to hit a homerun.
won’t Torii Hunter be available this offseason? can we get him to play right?
Look at this guy. Swisher is without a doubt, a criminal.
Swisher is killing them….
How did swish miss that
swisher continues to make his case for that 7/126 boras says he wants…
Counting the days left until Swisher is no longer on this team. He is a disgrace to the Yankee uniform
won’t Torii Hunter be available this offseason? can we get him to play right?
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Hunter, Ichiro….
Swisher really needs to be pinch hit for. He has absolutely no approach.
Yanks should step out more like Jeter did. Slow him down. Make him stand out there in the cold a bit.
STFU Swisher! I would not give a penny to this guy.
Swisher, man. That was a2-0 meatball.
I have to keep saying it….Swisher, statistically, is the worst post season hitter in baseball history…
Come on offense . . .
Right down the pipe… 2 outs
Nice work at swisher popping up a pitch down the middle..Not knocking this guy out, is the reason why this offense sucks. This guy has nothing tonight and has shutdown the yankees
These balls ae right down the middle…
Swish and Grandy crapped all over them.
2-0 and 3-1 counts and 2 worthless popups. Yankees offense is back folks. We got cost by bad luck and umpires in the 1st 2 innings.
The Yanks are really letting him off the hook. Too bad they aren’t swinging the balls well because Fister is leaving balls right over the plate.
This is reminding me way too much of game 5 last year where Fister really wasn’t very good and made a ton of mistakes and the Yanks just let him off the hook…..the Tigers got lucky early but now the Yanks are poppin up hittable pitches
Triple Short of a Cycle October 13th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
talking about balls and strikes. i clearly said above that Cano was safe. just because they missed a call doesn’t mean there is some secret agenda. I bet you believe 911 was an inside job too.
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Let me know when you find my post about a secret agenda.
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it’s CLEARLY inferred when you whine about Pettitte having to throw extra pitches but argue that Fister isn’t a victim of the same squeeze.
sersly yr a clown.
when you have a power hitter popping up a 2-0 fastball right down the middle that is a really bad sign, Swisher really grips in the postseason, obviously…
I’ve said all year to wait and see with Swisher in October. His 3 hot streaks a year shouldn’t fool the Yanks this offseason.
This offense is really testing me.
Poor Pettitte deserves a 3-0 lead at this point.
Hard to watch this futility.
I was liking Fister better before he got hit on the wrist.
blake October 13th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
This is reminding me way too much of game 5 last year where Fister really wasn’t very good and made a ton of mistakes and the Yanks just let him off the hook…..the Tigers got lucky early but now the Yanks are poppin up hittable pitches
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Yes looks like they are letting him settle down…and what’s with these captain morgan commericals…and cougar town promos
Fister HAS to be living on borrowed time! Fister at 66 pitches, Andy at 48.
why is it these guys swing when a pitcher clearly has not contol ? It’s not once in awhile its constant. you watch the cards and nats series AB’s and it’s night and day difference.
so frustrating.. if it’s 2-0 take a pitch every once in awhile jeez.
Let Gardner beat it into the ground and run against this infield if Swisher cant stop popping everything up and swinging as hard as he can
We’ve Been watching the same game for 46.5 out of 47 innings
Maybe Cap. Morgan is only there to recruit the hotties ?
Why are they having their hipster party in the secret basement of the enormous chateau in Port Royal? Isn’t that restrictive?
you really have to sit Swisher.
it’s CLEARLY inferred when you whine about Pettitte having to throw extra pitches but argue that Fister isn’t a victim of the same squeeze.
sersly yr a clown.
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Take a look at the pitch fx Data and let me know who got more calls
trisha, dont be a fool. Bad luck, Umpires, and Yankees offense quitting with ease makes it not even close to a guarantee that Fister is on borrowed time.
Tyler smiling Nick will be smiling somewhere else next season.
BryanHoch Girardi took Swisher aside yesterday and told him to try hitting it at all that empty grass out there. Hasn’t worked yet.
LOL.
Sign Hunter two years and beat the Angels to it.
Relax guys, like Girardi said, it’s just bad luck for Swisher…
(sarcasm)
Gary October 13th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Tyler smiling Nick will be smiling somewhere else next season.
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Obviously I want him to do well since it helps the team but I’ve always hated this at bats.
“and Yankees offense quitting with ease ”
I don’t know how you can call loading the bases twice “offense quitting with ease”
But whatever.
Gardner can’t be worse than Swisher. Let him bunt the ball to Cabrera in every at bat. Swish is just wasting at bats right now. He can’t even control his emotions to take a 2-0 pitch.
Nick in SF October 13th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Why are they having their hipster party in the secret basement of the enormous chateau in Port Royal? Isn’t that restrictive?
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Lol, that does seem to go against basic hipster principle.
Damn come on Pettitte!!!!
I doubt Gardner could do better… but can he do worse? somebody needs to sit this clown down. too bad we don’t have better option than this laughing hyena.
When Ichiro calls off Jeter like that does he say it in Japanese?
And I’m serious.
swish continues to suck
Bring in the Goose October 13th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
When Ichiro calls off Jeter like that does he say it in Japanese?
And I’m serious.
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he yells ‘yo lo tengo’, it the universal language for calling off the infielder…
Goose, I was thinking the same thing. “Mine” in Japanese (masculine) would be “boku no!”
Bring in the Goose October 13th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
When Ichiro calls off Jeter like that does he say it in Japanese?
And I’m serious.
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How does one say “I got it” in japanese
Swisher is the worst postseason hitter and its not even close
First replay we’ve seen immediately after. And oddly enough, it was when there was a questionable call on a Tigers player.
Come on Pettitte!!!!
ichiro speaks english well, he just doesnt do it on tape because he’s afraid of saying something wrong.
Andy pitching a whale of a game so far
“When Ichiro calls off Jeter like that does he say it in Japanese?”
Not sure, but strangely Alex uses the word — HA!
Good job Andy. Alright Jeter-Ichiro-Cano. Here’s the inning they break through!
tRISHA, thats the way it always is. These broadcasters only care about the other team getting cheated.
Pettitte has been phenomenal so far. Much sharper than he was vs. the Orioles in Game 2.
Andy making it look easy.
Pettite pitching like a champ….lets get him some runs!!
The story of Yo La Tengo:
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Hopefully the top of the order can get something going….
I’m not trying to be mean, but every time I see that pig commercial, I think it looks like Randy Levine.
P.S. I love that commercial, having nothing to do with the resemblance.
goose, i am sure any human being with 38 chromosomes could learn 3 words… I got it. or Jeter could learn the equivalent in Japanese.
ichiro speaks english well, he just doesnt do it on tape because he’s afraid of saying something wrong.
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He is also a very erudite speaker in Japanese, who puts a lot of thought into what he is saying, and he prefers having a level of inscrutability between himself and the mlb media.
Someone should try to drive the ball this inning preferably away fro peralta and jackson
I’m thinking this is the inning.
Another boring game
Ok time to move to the “good” chair for the good of the team
Fister has been behind almost every batter. Too bad they can’t do anything with it.
Come on andy deserves some runs
This game is so winnable the way Pettitte is throwing.
Be a shame to waste his effort.
Do opposing fielders ever not make a play against us?
Our offense is dead again.
I hate Ichiro getting under the ball… use your speed like in the 3rd inning.
Might have looked safe?????????
Sorry tina but we do need another hero
10 pitches for last 5 outs??
This is really frustrating to watch…Even when Fister tries to fall behind 2-0 they won’t let him.
The offense is awful. At this point, through Dickerson, Jones, Nunez., Gardner, Stewart, etc. out there just to try and get something going.
This really is getting stupid
“Do opposing fielders ever not make a play against us?”
and the Tigers are one of the worst defensive teams in the league too!
Would be nice for our best hitter to actually get a hit once in a while
Fister lookin’ a little twitchy out there tonight. Too much coffee?
I hate Doug Fister….at least if Verlander throws up zeros you don’t feel cheated
Lucky play. That nearly ate him up.
The Yankees simply aren’t doing damage on the meatballs fister is leaving up at the plate. They have got some hits, but no one has hit a scorching XBH or really pounded one. The two hardest hit balls were Cano’s liner off Fister & Martin’s single. And both were just intermediate line drives (in Cano’s case a low line drive)
No ringing doubles, booming flyballs…
Offense is just as stagnant as in the ALDS.
Cano really needs to get going. He has been as bad as Swish
The Yanks have no chance in this series if they are going to continue to hit like this. Eventually Pettitte is going to give up a couple of runs and they will be introuble. It’s hard to watch this offense be so dead against a pitcher who clearly doesn’t have his best stuff or command.
Jerkface October 13th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
The Yankees simply aren’t doing damage on the meatballs fister is leaving up at the plate. They have got some hits, but no one has hit a scorching XBH or really pounded one. The two hardest hit balls were Cano’s liner off Fister & Martin’s single. And both were just intermediate line drives (in Cano’s case a low line drive)
No ringing doubles, booming flyballs…
Offense is just as stagnant as in the ALDS.
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I feel like this all goes back to a lack of bat speed…
If Yanks win the WS this year, be awfully hard to keep Andy out of the HOF with 6 rings, no?
I am so sick of these games where our pitcher is dealing, their pitcher is on the ropes every other inning, and yet it’s tied late. Grrrrrr.
I can’t stand watching Swisher in the playoffs. He’s been a total failure in the post-season for the Yanks.
I’m sure Girardi is playing by the, “gotta dance with the ones who brung ya” motto.
I wish Nix played in the outfield.
It’s hard to watch this offense be so dead against a pitcher who clearly doesn’t have his best stuff or command.
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Im used to it already. They do this every single postseason for the most part
Third time thru the lineup. It will start to get tricky here.
Or not.
I’m going to go get my lucky Yankee shirt. Since it wasn’t around during last night’s win and a few other games, I figured I didn’t need it around. But at this point, I’m willing to try anything!
Don’t fear Swisher is batting 4th next inning….Unless my math is incorrect he is hitting .125 for his career as a yankee in the postseason…That is from 09-to present day….
WTF!!!!!
Nice job home fans
Tough it you idiots. That would have been a double.
Where in the heck was Swisher?
Oh crap….
Game over.
Squeeze
Wang IS Taiwan October 13th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
I can’t stand watching Swisher in the playoffs. He’s been a total failure in the post-season for the Yanks.
I’m sure Girardi is playing by the, “gotta dance with the ones who brung ya” motto.
I wish Nix played in the outfield.
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Agree unless the one who brung ya is A-Rod
I’ve never seen a team be this unlucky in 1 post season in my life
This lineup is acting the same as the Baltimore series. Amazing, the first team to score wins. Detroit scores now with Jackson at 3rd
wth no one goes after the ball seems like Tex would have gotten to it before Swish
Wow. I thought sure Jackson would go because he’s so fast.
Good.
Damn the 1 time you want fans to touch the ball.
Good job by Girardi. Make Fielder score the run.
They will be shutout at home?
I like it. Get Prince to hit into a dp.
Fine but prince hits lefties
that is just a terrible break on the hit by Jackson but great pitching by Andy to get Infante.
Good int BB to Cabrera, chance for a DP with a ground ball
Turn it
its so lame that we cannot spot our pitchers anything or get them any runs…..to the point where it feels like if the other team scores we’re screwed!
“They will be shutout at home?
Thinking no.
All right. Let’s get Prince.
Well at least with these low scoring games…the games are not on till 2 am in the morning…(Im just trying to find a bright side)
tucker October 13th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Where in the heck was Swisher?
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You can’t possibly blame that on Swisher…. it took the absolute worst bounce (or lack there of) off the side.
Good move….now get prince
I was giving the Yankees the benefit of the doubt for a few innings because of the bad luck but they once again are embarrassing themselves at the plate at this point.
In old Yankee Stadium, a fan would have picked that ball up for a double. New Yankee Stadium? Fans probably checking their stock options on their mobile phone.
Hassey October 13th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Fine but prince hits lefties
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He does..but this was the right move…Pick your poison….
Oh look a RISP
crap…
Well at least with these low scoring games…the games are not on till 2 am in the morning…(Im just trying to find a bright side)
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They played 2 extra inning games because they couldnt score runs, that is not even an upside
ridiculous……
This team is so fricking unlucky.
WTF IS SWISHER DOING
Dive for that swisher come on. game slip sliding away at break neck pace
This is how your money guy hits.
Learn it, Yankee overpaid batters.
My lord Swisher…..how did he not catch that
Grrr.
I’m really counting on this game as a win…
*sigh* and Swisher couldn’t even get to the ball
Don’t lay out for that Swish but instead tumble like a moron cutting the ball off.
Ken,
Arod was out for a signifcant part of the season, so he’s an exception.
That ball has to be caught. Why is he throwing to 2nd base and not home?? Swisher is dreadful.
Shocking that the IBB comes around to score
what are you doing swisher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that looked catchable
Another great post season moment for nick swisher….
Bad luck one way, and bad luck the other way. 2 bad lucks this inning.
Well done, Swisher.
Swisher couldve caught that, and he didnt bother to throw home with that fat turd Miggy running.
Swisher stinks
Can’t swisher slide for that ball?
Almost landed on his cleats!
Swisher should be taken out now for defense and offense. This is probably the game now.
So bad baserunning by Cabrera leads to another run…
bench him please
tucker October 13th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Where in the heck was Swisher?
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You can’t possibly blame that on Swisher…. it took the absolute worst bounce (or lack there of) off the side.
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Bad bounce no doubt. But Where was Swisher? It took him 10 seconds to get there. Ball down the line you have to bust it over there as well as know the speed of the runner.
Don’t like IBBing someone in the 6th inning when Prince freaking Fielder is on deck
Bet he is laughing about it now too
Wang IS Taiwan October 13th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Ken,
Arod was out for a signifcant part of the season, so he’s an exception.
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Swish is an idiot.
Gardner better play next game. I’ve seen enough of that clown in right.
Look at that. Hitting with RISP. tabs this team can’t do that.
This team if finished.
Every piece of luck went against us.
And Swisher is on our team.
Too bad this team can’t do that.
Swiish… Swishhhhhh! Ughhhh!!!! How I hate you
ac1 October 13th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
that looked catchable
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It did because it was catchable..
That ball has to be caught….Miggy would have been doubled off at 2nd
Swisher is really a terrible outfielder. Too bad Gardner wasn’t playing tonight he definitely catches that ball.
Shut it down here, Andy.
How can u not drive for that holy %@%#@
They will be shutout.
Glad I have very low expectation on them this year, unlike 2009.
Andy working without a net since his offense has gone back into shutdown again
Andy needs to keep it at two runs.
I’m sure swisher will have some goofy tweets after the game…or some great post game comments like “Hey man, we’ll just go out there tomorrow and get em…”
Fielder doesn’t even have a workable platoon split. He hits .289 with an .800 OPS vs lefties. Silly to go after him.
we’ve had so many opportunities to score our own runs….you knew that weren’t going to be able to shutdown the Tigers line up all game. Its just pathetic…the lack of hitting and run production
Gardner better play next game. I’ve seen enough of that clown in right.
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Would definitely consider starting Gardner in LF tomorrow and Ichiro in RF.
If you are willing to bench AROD, you have to bench Swish too.
Chris Dickerson would’ve made that play and would have 3-4 more hits in this series.
Anyway, now the Yankee offense has to show it knows how to battle back and score runs.
Andy keep it at two.
If Pettitte gives up another run the offense will never come back from this. Girardi better pull Swisher from the game after this. At least get Gardner in there who can catch the ball.
Tigers have been luckier than the orioles tonight ad that’s hard
Put Ibanez in left, grandy center, ichiro in right…chavez to DH…..Swisher bench…
It looks like Pettitte is done
ac1 October 13th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Gardner better play next game. I’ve seen enough of that clown in right.
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Would definitely consider starting Gardner in LF tomorrow and Ichiro in RF.
If you are willing to bench AROD, you have to bench Swish too.
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I’d much rather have A-Rod in the lineup than Swisher.
Girardi set up a big inning with that stupid IBB.
this game might blow up….
It looks like he might have lost the zone a bit.
Andy with an old guy’s FB
I had enough of Swisher, if u can bench Arod you can bench swisher
Swish is better going back than in but still had to catch that.
Need two Andy
when you can’t score you just put that much more pressure on your pitcher against a good lineup.
He had a lot better chance getting Prince out than Cabrera there….I didn’t mind walking Miggy….he just didn’t make the pitches to Prince
This really sucks. But everyone knew that eventually the Tigers were going to score some runs. This offense really blows.
I had enough of Swisher, if u can bench Arod you can bench swisher
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arod at least contributing on defense
Good that Dirks is swinging at dirt.
Gardner hasn’t batted at all.
He won’t start!
The offense is heartless, soulless
One more Andy.
Fielder was the right matchup. Pettitte just didn’t make a good pitch.
Now Lowe please
One more.
blake October 13th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
He had a lot better chance getting Prince out than Cabrera there….I didn’t mind walking Miggy….he just didn’t make the pitches to Prince
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He may have had a better chance but the downside is you’re setting up the inning for a crooked number if you don’t.
You shouldn’t be putting more people on base in front a hitter like Fielder. Just asking for a disaster.
BobbyJones October 13th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
I had enough of Swisher, if u can bench Arod you can bench swisher
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Agree I don’t get the long leash swisher has…..Arod gets buried swisher keeps going out there….Joe is about numbers…has he looked at swisher’s post season numbers???? 0.125 as a yankee in the post season…1-35 with runners in scoring position…
The worst post season player in history..
He had a lot better chance getting Prince out than Cabrera there….I didn’t mind walking Miggy….he just didn’t make the pitches to Prince
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But its not an either or. Its Miggy with 1 on or Prince with 2 on. Andy vs Prince is not sure enough where you can expect to get the out & then work for a DP to avoid the run scoring.
Concede the 1 run, don’t put another runner on base.
two big outs
Good for you Andy!
Could have been MUCH worse.
Okay, now I retrieve the shirt.
Nice job by Andy, the Yankees need to score some runs, it’s about time for them to do something…
Good job, And.
Gald Joe let Andy get out of it.
Great job by Andy to limit the damage. Yanks must score now.
The IBB wasn’t dumb….it just didn’t work….Even with Prince’s hit they only score 1 run if Swisher catches that ball.
Andy gets tons of double play balls….you walk Miggy and hope Prince hits in to one
We all know if the Yanks starting pitchers dont throw a shutout, the game is over. What a joke of team.
Good job by Andy to limit the damage. The 2nd run is on pathetic Swisher.
With two outs you IBB Cabrera, not 1 out
This offense has got to get it going. C’mon Yankees
Pettitte has been the victim on crappy offense and less than stellar defense this postseason.
Middle innings not over so I don’t expect much O until 2 out in the 8th
guys the miggy walk is classic second guess…if he pitches to miggy and he hits a two run homer..this blog would crash with “why are you pitching to Miggy”
6 innings 2 runs should be good enough to be in the lead. Can’t blame the pitching again.
Will be so nice when Swisher is in Pittsburgh next year.
this is the best the yankee starting pitching has been in the post season in a loing time. I remember championship seasons where the starting pitching wasnt this good…
Swisher should not start tomorrow. If you dont want to start Gardner, then at least put Ibanez in LF and move Ichiro to RF and DH Chavez.
The IBB wasn’t dumb….it just didn’t work….Even with Prince’s hit they only score 1 run if Swisher catches that ball.
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IBBing someone with 0 outs IS dumb. They put an extra base runner on to face a guy where your pitcher does not even enjoy a healthy platoon advantage. Its bad strategy.
Whateve
This game is again on the O
Not on Andy’s usual 2 run inning without allowing anything else the whole game
Walking miggy there you go from a potential 2 run homer to a potential 3 run job.
They’re both sluggers.
Do the math – less is more.
All things considered they’re lucky to be down by only 2. If the offense steps up, definitely winnable. If not, it’s on them . . .
guys the miggy walk is classic second guess…if he pitches to miggy and he hits a two run homer..this blog would crash with “why are you pitching to Miggy”
Exactly
you had to walk Cabrera there, he was going to get the run in from 3rd and Andy had K’ed Fielder in the 1st inning.
Eroc October 13th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Will be so nice when Swisher is in Pittsburgh next year.
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Yeah thats a perfect spot for him….or the mets…a team that is not so good with not a lot of pressure..
I agree. The starting pitching has been excellent!
Is this the innning????
??? What was that…infante could have walked the ball to first..
oooo-kay maybe this is the break they need
Swisher is absolutely killing this team. There’s no reason for him to be in the lineup right now. Playoffs start and he’s useless. And now his defense his costing them runs also. Put Gardner in there. I don’t care about his small number of ABs. Guys don’t forget how to hit. They’re major league baseball players. He could bunt for hits, beat out choppers, play good D. Barring a strong finish to this game Swisher should be benched for game 2.
Swishers gonna end up on a 100 lost team… what contending team would want this guy is beyond me
This is Swisher’s last week or 2 of being a Yankee. I really don’t understand why Girardi is afraid of hurting his feelings. I thought he said he would do what it took to win?? Such bs sitting Arod but won’t sit or even pull Swisher now.
Tex isn’t fast but he does run hard.
here comes the human puke stain
There’s our good luck chip.
Cash it in!!!
Here we go.
IBBing someone with 0 outs IS dumb. They put an extra base runner on to face a guy where your pitcher does not even enjoy a healthy platoon advantage. Its bad strategy.”
There was 1 out ….prince hits a ground ball an you’re out of the inning an give up zero runs
WOW awesome luck this inning
Raul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please pinch hit for him
Yes!
Tables turning!!!! Letsss goooo!
Here we go!
Tex runs like a three legged hippo.
Can we PLEASE get the big inning here?
Triple play …
Kinda makes up for bad luck earlier in the game w bases loaded
If eveyr batter on this team had the heart and soul of Jeter/Ibanez, we’d be almost guaranteed to be Champions.
I’m an ARod apologist, but no excuses here. No bad luck or whatever. Just get the job done.
yes!!! Some luck our way..and the MAN OF THE HOUR IS UP…
Alright, let’s get ‘em back! No use crying over the top of the inning now.
Here we go…now’s the time!
Must have picked up that swing in Baltimore!
Ibanez is the man!!!!! Now Arod has to at least score Tex. I wish Girardi had the balls to pinch hit Swisher.
there are 2 breaks, Arod has to make them payoff…
Come on!! A-Rod !!!!!!!!;$;$$::!!@&$$
About time we got lucky.
Mental ginger!
okay okay alright Ibanez…..he always makes the magic happen!!!!! Maybe we can get some runs!!!!
arod can change everything this AB
Arod again…
Come on, Alex!
Last guy I want up.
Oh god arod swisher granderson….
Come on Alex
Wang IS Taiwan October 13th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
Can we PLEASE get the big inning here?
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How many runs does a big inning make…
do something already!!!!!!!!!! christ
Can arod at least guess correctly once?
swish is 1/34! UGH
Down 0-2 that fast?
Doomed.
Chavez has to pinch hit for Swisher
Ohhh boyyy!! 0-2 on.arod. Fml
these moments just find him
He is killing us!
jesus christ
i f’n detest him
i mean..what can you say
Totally lost.
I hate the booing.
I got the shirt…
Embarrassing. Totally non competitive.
You’re right it was 1 out, but I still don’t like it. As LGY said, 2 outs maybe. Fielder is too good vs LHP and a huge power threat. Its not like he is a power bat that is nullified by lefties.
F u Arod.
yanks wont score here.
He’s awful. Simply awful.
and now swisher…
that was just an absolulely brutal AB by Arod, he has to be embarrassed by now
….. Bloody useless
So much for Joe’s gut feeling.
now swisher we dont score lol
That was a terrible, terrible at bat . Now they won’t score this inning.
you suck so bad!!! Is there a way we can get him off the team….because i really vote for that
At least there was no DP to be had.
That 2nd strike was the pitch….he’s just lost right now
if they fail to score here the game is over…
1-34……
That’s it I’m done with this loser.
What a headcase.
Absolutely killing this team!!!!!!!
Chavez, IN.
argh why does A-rod, Swisher and Granderson hit in a row……I mean they are like a black hole
Drive the ball Nick
So much for all of the optimistic prediction toons about ARods big night. You all know who you are, I rather not use names.
ARod had a chance to drive in a half dozen runs if he wanted!
try this again: Swish can change everything this AB.
He deserves the booing. I’d boo his sorry ass too.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
At least there was no DP to be had.
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Don’t speak so soon…
hanging curve ball fouled back…
Chavez needed to pinch hit for Arod or Swisher. Girardi is really doing a bad job in this inning.
If swisher doesn’t get a run in here so help me….
Pitchers have an uncanny way of knowing how to make good pitches to Arod
C”MON SWISH
Swisher missed a huge hanger there, Yankees offense so sad
Hanging breaking ball right there..
Painful
And now the next two worst hitters are up. Joy.
can’t defend arod this time. that was a really bad at bat
i cannot believe there is a chance we dont get those runners in…
0-2 on swish. (/.\) cant look
JESUS CHRIST
Why is Arods bat speed so slow?…. Its like hes sick or something I don’t get it
LETS GO SWISH
LET IT HIT YOU!
Guys I wont look. Tell.me.what happens (/.\)
This really stinks. Swisher and Arod back to back is insane.
Take the HBP Swish!
why in the world does swisher not let that ball hit him?????? get on base any way you can
that was close..
I take a sac fly at this point.
Hey, if Swish takes a walk, this could be a good thing. Or a it of course.
how do u manage to put Arod swisher and granderson together
Good, Swish doesn’t kills us there.
nkeenate October 13th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
why in the world does swisher not let that ball hit him?????? get on base any way you can
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we can only hope..
Hr k or popup
Atta boy, Nicky.
at least he walked….
time for KKKKKKurtis
@Buster_ESPN
As of this moment, the quartet of Cano, Swisher, A-Rod and Granderson are 9-for-85 in the postseason.
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Way to not make an out, Swish. Luckily Granderson isn’t a DP candidate so we may still get a run or atleast another shot with 2 outs!
Thank goodness he couldn’t throw a strike….lets gonGrandy
Swisher fails to fail.
Double negative = positive.
Nice job.
At least Swisher walked. Now here comes the K-man. Make contact Granderson…
Ok, grandy
Lol
It’s yours, Grandy
hey granderson is dangerous…and arod has to go back to the bench…
wow that’s a ball!!!
Not a strike.
K
I’d take a fly out, thought I’d prefer a yarder or something similar.
and back to swinging at everything
yankeenate says:
October 13, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Pitchers have an uncanny way of knowing how to make good pitches to Arod
Arod beats himself.
BobbyJones October 13th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
how do u manage to put Arod swisher and granderson together
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I think most of us have been thinking that since the lineup was posted.
Not sure why I’m just catching this, but what is the reasoning having Arod, then Swisher, and then Granderson hitting behind one another?
Everytime.i.look, theyre on an 0-2 hole!
Shorten up dude
yikes…just yikes..
this is unbelievable
Granderson blows. Dickerson needed to be on the roster.
Oh my Lord.
This is absolutely pathetic
WOWWW 3 pitches reallyyyyyyy
I’ll be watching the Giants-49ers game tomorrow, I just can’t take this anymore
Look at this effing loser Granderson. What a loser. Piece of crap.
Swisher took a walk….. for the strikeout king.
Losers.
GOOD GAME
they really might not score…
For being such a scary, pitcher intimidating batter, pitchers sure have struck curtis out on 3 pitches a lot this postseason
*facepalm*
Ugh it’s effin Fister for crissakes.
Must immediately replace these clowns for defense next inning
This is ridiculous
at least martin has a chance….
I really don’t think you can get worse than this. Granderson is dreadful in those spots because he doesn’t make contact.
We have a shot with Russ…
the black hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A-rod, Swish and Granderson….you CANNOT have them batting back to back to back it is a real rally killer
lot of hanging curve balls…
They have had so many chances tonight….so many….all Alex or Grandy have to do is make contact and they can’t
2011 ALDS Game 5 over and over again. Bases loaded multiple times, no runs, can’t hit with a runner on to save their life.
Remember guys we have enough hitting
I thought Curtis had turned a corner yesterday. It appears I was wrong
sigh
Have to pray for a couple of wild pitches.
This…. Is…. UNREAL!
Can’t believe I’m actually happy I can’t watch the game tomorrow. This offense is torture.
I’m more amazed than ever this team made it past the O’s
Can you guys score…. Please!
“how many pitchers have wiggled out of three bases loaded jams”
Answer:
A lot of pitchers who faced the yankees in 2012
Gardner can put the bat on the ball
This team rocks.
Give me Dickerson!!
Kevin Long should be fired
Offense continues to suck.
They won’t win this series. At most they win 2 games.
Bunch of overpaid morons.
if Cashman has half a brain at least swisher and granderson will be gone
this is beyond pathetic now…
overpaid scrubs
i mean you had two guys come up with no outs and one out with a runner at third……CONTACT with have tied the game…..they didn’t even need to have hits…..just CONTACT and they couldn’t do that. Beyond pathetic
Unbelievable. Unimaginable. So so sad.
Gone are the days you anticipated the big innings. Now we have the potential for big innings only to have this happen.
Eff this
Doug ‘Justin Verlander’ Fister clearly untouchable
Hero swings. SMH.
That was pathetic.
and dont tell me gardner cant start because he hasnt had the ABs.
How could be possibly be worse than Granderson and Swisher?
There are no words for how bad this offense is. It’s really just beyond words how none of these guys can make contact and hit a fly ball. Just a joke. They have no chance in this series with this offense.
This heartless, soulless team.
I feel bad for CC, Andy, Jeter, Ibanez and a couple others. They’re surrounded by guys who dont care.
This is unbelievable.
Kevin Long, your time is up.
Tigers in 5. and im not even sure about the one.
I guess the surprising thing is that I still feel surprised.
Sigh.
Shut ‘em down and get back to it.
Same old story with this team. Beyond frustrating
What a bunch of bums. Boo them out of the park. Back up the truck and replace these pathetic choking bozos. Can Nix play the outfield? You’ve got to get these chokers out of the lineup. Granderson is a brain-dead windmill. Swisher and ARod are serial chokers. Just beyond pathetic.
Struck out the side!!!!!!!!
Pathetic
They couldn’t even put the bat on the ball. Not even touch it.
Are these guys major league baseball players?
2nd and 3 rd no outs and nothing…..I’ve never seen an offense this bad with RISP…..they get a lot of people on base but all it does is add to the death toll of runners
They are no match for the tigers playing like this
You know things are bad when trisha starts downing you
I’ve had enough….enough. I want Nunez and Gardner in this lineup. You can send ARod packing for all I care and take this s_itiy grin boy with him.
The most pathetic display ever. They should be embarrassed.
But gardner would be worse?
Give me one hitter for average. Just one…
Absolutely nothing has changed from the regular season to the postseason. Aside from Tex now hitting the only other changes are negatives.
No contact as usual. Since they can’t swing for contact, can’t the fast ones at least bunt?
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
Unbelievable
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it’s really not unbelievable having watched this team the last 2 years.
Now do you people understand when I say that children starving all across the world deserve life more than a guy like Swisher or Granderson?
Swish should be gone
Granderson should be traded
Alex should be offered to the Marlins and just pay something like 75% of his contract to get him off the team.
I love Andy, but this was a small time performance by him. He cannot give up those 2 runs there with how bad the offense is struggling
Can we just have the lose the bottom half of the lineup and let the top half bat twice, please?
I really can’t believe that Chavez didn’t bat for Arod or Swisher. Everyone knew that they weren’t going to do anthing. Really bad job by Girardi.
and dont tell me gardner cant start because he hasnt had the ABs.
How could be possibly be worse than Granderson and Swisher?
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Exactly!!!
O’s vs Tigers would have been a better series… I dont recognize this people wearing Yankees uniforms… I can.barely watch…
It’s just unbelievable. The Yankees get so many men on base game after game and struggle so mightily getting the runs in.
Every guy on that team cares, Boss Tony. It is ludicrous for you to even suggest otherwise. Don’t equate inability to put the bat on the ball with not caring. You do know better than that.
That was the most embarrassing offensive performance by this team I’ve ever seen.
If that isn’t enough to shake this teams roster to the core then what is?
Barely a strike there to hit, and they flail away.
for even the most diehard, supportive Yankees fan this is way too much.
Arod looked like a minor league player in that AB.
Granderson looked like a little leaguer, even worse than Arod (if that is possible)
Fister threw good pitches to get Martin, he didn’t really have to do that with the other guys.
You can’t win championships with guys who don’t put the ball in play
You are right…Long is long gone. He gets credit for Granderson’s new swing…
I think it’s time to put Gardner back in the lineup. It may sound crazy, but I think we need him in the game. Put him in Swisher’s spot, at least then you’ve got an amazingly speedy outfield. Perhaps the best in baseball defensively.
Ichiro LF, Grand CF, Gardner LF
I would phantom DL Granderson or Swish. It takes them out of the World Series too and try Dickerson. I know Dickerson isn’t the Messiah but at least it’s something new.
Nice roster construction Cashman.
Eventually they will score … … Hopefully tonight )¢€£§@;)&@?;-%€<^£~|
Torii Hunter in right next year. PLEASE. and i’ll take my chances with Ichiro’s carcass in center
Don’t worry too much, and don’t be nervous.
This is not a team can win WS.
I thought they wouldn’t be able to get out of the first round, they already overachieved.
I can’t take any more of this tonight. I’m out. Gotta check without watching. This team is too infuriating. Imagine if you were the manager?
SSDD
The big $200 million lineup. The lineup where leadoff doubles go to die. Look up the word choke and you see Cano, Arod, Granderson and Swisher fighting to see whose picture will be there. What a bunch of pathetic gutless brain-dead chokers.
Whose turn is it to be Cy Young today? Doug Fister?
Between Arod Swisher and Granderson, u have to sit 2 of them. this is just getting pathetic and sad
Yankees are even making me hate Bruce
Too bad Nunez isn’t still on the roster. He always makes contact. But I guess Girardi is going to lose with the manager’s pets.
And A-Rod’s time in the lineup is now done. He had his chance tonight and he completely tanked. Chavez at 3rd from now on
Boss Tony N October 13th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
This heartless, soulless team.
I feel bad for CC, Andy, Jeter, Ibanez and a couple others. They’re surrounded by guys who dont care.
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mmhmmm I agree. These guys are pathetic.
Up to this point, Arod/Swisher/Granderson is just a really bad combination going back to back to back. Not the crew you want up when you have men on base.
I really hope Kuroda is in a sensory deprivation tank someplace far away from the Bronx.
Alex realy needed that ball to find a hole in the first inning
I’d rather see Dickerson and Nix in there. At least they might have made contact.
A Rod is a weak human being.
It has to be said. He is a mental cripple.
It’s disgusting.
Swisher, Arod and Grandy need to be Gillooly’d before tomorrow’s game!
Ichiro LF, Grand CF, Gardner LF
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Need offense not defense.
go: Ibanez LF, Gardner CF, Ichiro RF
Normally I think boo’ing is really dumb and pointless but I hope that these guys hear it loudly and clearly. Those were honestly 2 of the worst at bats by A-Rod and Granderson that I’ve seen in a long time. They looked defeated before they ever got up there.
Sucks ass. Arod and Granderson.
I love Andy, but this was a small time performance by him. He cannot give up those 2 runs there with how bad the offense is struggling
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in a minute 7 innings and 2 runs. Yea really small you idiot
I’m done….can’t stand watching this pathetic bunch of losers (except for Jeter and Pettitte) squander opportunities. I have been watching the Yankees since 1973 and have so much enjoyed this team. However, why should I watch if it does not bring me joy anymore. Time to catch up with Dexter and watch some real entertainment.
We have no shot of winning and jesus do you even want to root for player like arid granderson and swisher
We need to take up a collection to sterilize A-Rod so his progeny can never pollute human kind again.
no good job for Fister…..anyone can get about 6 of the nine guys in the line up out….hell I could.
seeing Fister celebrating like he did something just makes me more mad… anyone with a arm could have done that
Everyone seems to be overestimating the Yankees ability to hit good pitching, and underestimating Detroits ability to know how to pitch to this offense. It’s not rocket science.
This is why the Yankees win late if they win at all.
Thank God Pettitte showed up.
If Cashman re-signs Swisher, Ill refuse to watch this team next year.
2 runs down in the 7th. GAME OVER.
Granderson needs to be gone, arod needs to be gone and swisher already is. This needs to change.
Andy would be pitching great if this offense could score at all…..as it stands he hasn’t been perfect so it’s not good enough
“I love Andy, but this was a small time performance by him. He cannot give up those 2 runs there with how bad the offense is struggling”
I hope you are kidding.
Offense as dreadful as ever
they won the ALDS in spite of it. Unfortunately they’re not playing the Orioles any more. Of course they still have time to come through, but right now that RISP thing is killing them. Andy’s pitching his heart out and should be trying to hold a 4-2 or 5-2 lead right now.
Boss Tony N October 13th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
If Cashman re-signs Swisher, Ill refuse to watch this team next year.
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and if the pick up Granderson’s option.
poor Yankees pitchers…..i mean in order to win they gotta pitch a perfect game. Watching this games is ridiculous cause I know the moment that a Yankee pitcher gives up a run the game is over.
But all.I wanted was a sac fly ( ._.)
When will girardi get a clue and get bums like Granderson and A-rod out of the lineup ?
They can’t hit a beach ball. I swear that this team has the most incompetent hitters in the game.
High fiving Fister like he put down the 27 Yankees.
He put down the 87 Yankees.
The offense really should be embarrasssed. It’s not bad luck anymore. We see this every single post season with these guys.
hope Cashman is enjoying watching Austin Jackson PUTTING THE BALL IN PLAY
One thing is for certain. This dog don’t hunt in a world series. Bats have to go as warm as they’ve been cold to even justify getting there.
They should have left ARod off the roster instead of Nunez.
Kuroda needs to pitch perfect 9 innings, lol
Remarkable pitching my rear end.
95% of the league could get A Rod and Granderson swinging in that spot.
I’d rather have Cervelli hitting; let him play RF. Our mi or leaguers have better AB’s.
How anyone could say Andy came up small tonight is beyond me….Are you actually watching the game?
Can I change my prediction to a 4-0 Tigers sweep please? How is it possible to fail time after time after time? You’d think by the law of averages someone would come through just once.
MG is 100% right. Alex’s AB was inexcusable. Granderson inexcusable. And Swisher too. Swisher took the walk so he could pass the baton. He knows he cant do anything positive, so he passed it to a worthless scumball like Granderson.
No Trisha. Most of these guys dont care. Sad, but true.
andy is pitching pretty good. the offense is just plain bad
The first pitch strike to A-Rod setup the the strike where swung and missed. Fister mde his pitch. If the ball had missed or hung he could have had a bat on the ball. Sometimes the pitfhers make their pitches.
Call it ESP but I knew they weren’t going to score. ARod, Swisher, Granderson, Martin could not have been a worst set of hitters coming up
if they get shutout tonight I won’t be watching the game tomorrow, maybe that will change their luck and help my digestive system
He put down the 87 Yankees.
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I would rather have Mattingly,Winfield and Randolph batting right now over anyone now except for Jeter
I bet Chris Stewart coulda done better. play him.
I really thought Granderson had found something last night….he’s back to looking like a robot who swings the same no matter where the ball is tonight
Lol the only way Andy Ouldr help us more is to hit for us. He’d have better approach.
JobaTipsHisCap October 13th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Kuroda needs to pitch perfect 9 innings, lol
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if he wants the W, he’d better…..
fem-
Cervelli at least provides some spunk. I’d love to see him breaking spring training with the team next year. Give me a guy who actually approaches an at bat with some vigor. I swear you could see defeat in A-Rod’s and Granderson’s eyes before they came up.
commence drinking…
And to think, up until then I was infuriated about the blown call at first and the lousy ridiculous excuses these a-holes in the booth were making for a major league umpire blowing that call.
Somehow, A Rod always manages to suck worse than anything else that has ever happened in the entire universe.
I can’t stand look at A-rod’s face and Granderson’s and Martin’s and Swisher. Will Cashman grow a pair and get rid of these losers. I’m tired of seeing this re-run every postseason.
The first pitch strike to A-Rod setup the the strike where swung and missed. Fister mde his pitch. If the ball had missed or hung he could have had a bat on the ball. Sometimes the pitfhers make their pitches.
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Just about any pitcher can get Arod out now
Too bad we can’t get Nix in the lineup. Cashman needs to get more contact hitters. Too many homerun or strike out guys. This bunch is putrid at situational hitting and hitting the ball where it’s pitched.
Good job Andy.
they need a good psychiatrist to talk to these hitters and then kevin long needs to spend some time working on their swings.
He may never win another playoff game
great job by pettitte!
The starting pitching for the Yankees so far this postseason has been incredible.
Wonder if the giants would consider a Granderson for Lincecum trade? One headache for another
Another good performance from Andy had it been for a team that could hit
Well put Trisha – they’re killing every rally. It’s the same problem they’ve had all year. When a third of your lineup is incapable of driving in runs, even small leads become virtually insurmountable.
Like i said Between Arod Swisher and Granderson, u need to sit at least 2 of them if u want a chance to win this series…
Trisha, after Game 4 of the Reds series, Brandon Phillips said “it’s just a game. It doesnt matter if we win or lose Game 5. It’s just a game.”
Thats the way most of these guys feel. It’s a shame that guys like Jeter, Ibanez, Andy, Soriano, Drob, and others have to share the same space with these pieces of trash.
Pitching holds the keys to the kingdom…..which kingdom Im not sure
Should have put Gardner in for arod.
If the offense wasn’t a total sh*tshow the Yankees would have swept the O’s and be winning this game.
They honestly have no business losing with this kind of pitching.
“No Trisha. Most of these guys dont care. Sad, but true.”
Right because they don’t even want to be in the postseason wearing the pinstripes. They’d much rather the team didn’t even make it so they could be home playing golf. They secretly wish they were the Sux. That’s why they scrapped all season and worked their butts off with a lot of adversity at their backs. Because they don’t care.
Right.
literally we could all stand and strike out
they need a good psychiatrist to talk to these hitters and then kevin long needs to spend some time working on their swings.
Kevin Long needs to spend some time on the unemployment line.
Andy pitching small??? ANY STARTING PICHER THAT GIVES 2 RUNS OR LESS SHOULDDDD BE ABLE TO WIN A.BALLGAME! EVEN IF THEYRE PITCHING FOR THE ASTROS!!!!
Seriously, can we bench A Rod for the rest of this series, explain to him that he will never again wear pinstripes in his life, and see if that will convince him to take a generous buyout?
I can live with Martin but Granderson, Swisher need to go. Be nice if we can get some of Boston’s luck and get rid of the albatross manning 3rd. or just buy him out.
LGY
I am genuinely shocked at how amazing they have been!!!! It is ridiculous that it has gone unrewarded
Lowe, what?
Really does make you wonder if Kevin Long will be held accountable.
Someone is taking the fall, and beyond not resigning Swisher, who else?
I’m no defender of Cash, but I can’t imagine him not sitting there and not being pis#ed. I’d have to imagine Giradi has his guts churning also.
hahaha derek lowe vs miguel cabrera, this is going to be an out but only because of you cannot predict baseball crap
igotid88
Will you just stop with the excuses and call a spade a spade. A-rod is old and he stinks. Granderson is not a good hitter as well as Martin and Swisher. It’s about time people start admitting what is so obvious.
This is our team until Arod is gone. Thanks Hank.
Swish will not be resigned.
It’s not Andy’s fault. If the clown in RF actually catches that ball it’s 1 run through 7 innings. Can”t ask for more from Pettitte. Too bad the offense hits like a single A team.
“I guess the surprising thing is that I still feel surprised.”
I am actually shocked that I believe they can still win this game.
Oy vey Lowe vs Cabrera.
Arod should not get another AB this series but he is not the only one. Grandy is awful as well.
Nice job by ANdy tonite.
Just a constant struggle scoring every night…Joe has got to split up arod swish and grandy.
Good job, Andy!
Derek Lowe?
I dont understand why Joe is so stubborn, Just freaking put in Gardner. Better defense/ cant get worst on offense.
“Can I change my prediction to a 4-0 Tigers sweep please? How is it possible to fail time after time after time? You’d think by the law of averages someone would come through just once.”
You have to put the ball in play for the law of averages to come into play. All you have to do with Granderson and Arod is throw a breaking pitch three feet in front of the plate and let them do the rest. Human windmills. These clowns need to be yanked out of the game right now. Put someone in who at least has a chance to put the ball in play. I don’t care how many AB’s Gardner has, he can’t do any worse than Granderson. Unbelievably pathetic.
Great job by andy really great….Someone needs to call this offense after this game. Sadly as bad as the offense was against the o’s…the performance tonight is really really bad….Not cap tipping tonight..but I’m sure that is what will happen
HA HA HA! Sit down hero.
jacksquat October 13th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Lowe, what?
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Wow!
Jerkface says:
October 13, 2012 at 10:13 pm
hahaha derek lowe vs miguel cabrera, this is going to be an out but only because of you cannot predict baseball crap
On 3 pitches nontheless
Fans want a number which is understandable but who replaces them. It’s not like we have four or five players on the farm ready to take over.
Miggy looks like he was batting for the Yanks just then.
Can we send Arod, Swisher, Grandy, Kevin Long and Cashman to the A’s for Billy Beane? What could he do with $200 million?
Andy’s not very happy.
Lowe has really thrown the ball well the last few weeks, he just dominated Cabrera there with the sinker inside
The Yankees scouting report obviously shows you have to crowd Cabrera, they haven’t thrown him a pitch away all night
The only changes in the off season will be swish goes bye bye and is replaced by Ichiro and Kevin Long gets fired. Thats it
Why can’t we use the bench instead of just letting swisher, Grandy and arod make critical out after critical out
If Gardner can’t swing a bat why is he on the roster, if he can why is he not in the game
He is their best defensive of and even bunting could do more than swish or granderson
on 3 pitches no less. That’s a sign!!
I believe!!!! we can do it. Lets go Yankees
“Oy vey Lowe vs Cabrera.”
No, Cabrera is the one who said oy vey that time Tar!
Andrew Marchand?@AndrewMarchand
Girardi has been against starting Gardner becuz of 3 ABs, but I think you have to consider it. Improve defense at best, can’t hit worse
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Agreed.
Sit Granderson and Swish and Arod.
Play Ibanez, Gardner and Nix.
At worst, we have the most homeruns on the bench of any postseason team.
if you have blood course through your vein and is a Yankee fan, how can you not be upset at this pathetic offense.
all the playoff years we could have used pitching like this and it’s wasted on this team.
Cash will tell us again the palyoffs are a small sample size and you cant make decisions based on them. BS – this roster is not clutch.
Most people on this thread tonight are a bunch of whiney b#tch*s. It’s two farking runs, and newsflash: the Tigers are a good team.
I think the Yanks can win this game. They may not deserve to, but they can.
Alright. Get contact hitters in now, Girardi. Even though they’ve been choking, they have a chance to win. Lucky MFers
I can handle bad pitching a lot better than bad hitting…..I guess it’s just what I’ve been used to but I can’t stomach watching a team that can’t score
anyone miss me?
im only watching because i want to see what new ways this team will find to fail offensively.
The truly damning part of Alex’s at bat – what really defines where he is right now – was that second strike fastball.
That was unbelievable. To swing through that pitch. That should have been deposited over the wall. But at minimum that’s a pitch that should have been readily driven to the out field driving in a run.
Instead he just swung through it harmlessly.
And Granderson may be even more frustrating right now. With Alex-he simply has no bat speed right now.
Granderson is one of the few players on the team that have bat speed. But he simply doesn’t take advantage of it. He’s stopped allowing the ball to travel deep in the zone. Instead he lunges at the ball and commits very early for no good reason.
this roster is not clutch
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Clutch doesn’t exist they just aren’t good hitters
Lowe has been really good lately. I definitely wanted him on the postseason roster. He can give you everything plus long innings. We’re lucky we have him.
Did anyone complain when we resigned A-Rod in 2007? Because I know its easy to say now that he sucks and should be released. But were any of us upset when he opted out and then Hank resigned him?
if the Yankees had anything approaching a league average offense they would be undefeated in the postseason. The pitching has been so good, but when the offense is literally the worst you have to hope for impossibly good pitching to have a chance. The Yankees are even almost doing impossibly good pitching! Like what a 2 ERA over these 6 games? Thats insanely good. The only way they could do better is pitching shut out after shut out which is so highly unlikely as to be absurd.
But their offense is scoring like 3 runs per game. That is crazy bad. If you remove their 1 big inning in Game 1 of the ALDS its like 1.7 runs per game.
9 more outs, 2 runs to tie, it can be done… Lets pick it up Yankee fans…..
Wanting to win and caring to win are 2 different things, Trisha.
Of course guys want to win. Everyone wants the glory. Caring about winning is different.
bringing luck to the Keys
I am on the harder train as well…Can it really be any worse..at least he will put bat on ball….Gardner in center, ibanez in right, ichiro in left…..chavez at third….not sure who dhs…Nix????
Why is Gardner on the roster if he isn’t allowed to bat? It really doesn’t make any sense. If Girardi is going to use the he only has 3 at bats crap then Dickerson should be on the roster playing RF tonight. You ca’;t go to 12 pitchers and have one bench player that you won’t use.
D Lowe may not have the same stuff that he had a decade ago, but he has guts.
Andy not happy and Miggy a Yankee at heart. Lol
trisha…here we go…
Number.of players*
“The truly damning part of Alex’s at bat – what really defines where he is right now – was that second strike fastball.”
Yup…. He’s gotten so many pitches to hit in these playoffs and he just can’t get to them….it’s tough to watch
Jeff, is there a different game on in Canada? You can’t be watching this one
Got to hope that the bullpen can hold the Detroit down and the rest of the lineup can get on base and score before the next A-rod/Swish/Grandy at-bat. Sad that it’s come to that.
Oh Canada you got to be kidding right. My 57 years watching Yankee baseball I can’t believe so many chokers with so many dollars…
Remember whenK Long was some sort of genius for fixing Granderson? I swear I’ve never felt less confident with a 40 HR guy than I do with Curtis.
“Clutch doesn’t exist they just aren’t good hitters”
spoken like someone who has never played the game.
Clutch exists, and lack of clutch exists.
“Most people on this thread tonight are a bunch of whiney b#tch*s. It’s two farking runs, and newsflash: the Tigers are a good team.
I think the Yanks can win this game. They may not deserve to, but they can.”
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No cap tipping to Fister. He was emininetly hittable, despite the fact that we have nothing to show for it.
Most people on this thread tonight are a bunch of whiney b#tch*s. It’s two farking runs, and newsflash: the Tigers are a good team.
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Yea Doug Fister had “great” stuff tonight. What game are you watching
Kevin Long has to go too…..i’m not sure whether its really his fault or not, but i mean is he even talking to these guys!! Cause they are terrible and he’s the hitting coach so he has to take some of the blame.
Stop claiming the play where Cano was called out was a great offensive play. Dude was safe and the ump is only saved from being the most pathetic guy on the field by our potent threesome of scrubbery.
I bet Ramon Flores would have driven in two runs.
ok time to do damage here…
No way I was in favor of it. 10 year contracts are never good. Same thing will be happening in 3-5 years (maybe sooner) with Pujols.
EliasInNH October 13th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Did anyone complain when we resigned A-Rod in 2007? Because I know its easy to say now that he sucks and should be released. But were any of us upset when he opted out and then Hank resigned him?
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the fact that they gave a 32 yr old a 10 year deal and no financial penalty whatsoever for what he cost them by opting out and losing the money that texas was paying. and hank’s hypocrisy. I was steamed about that.
Clutch exists, and lack of clutch exists.
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Clutch events exist, clutch players do not.
hey its 2-0…a bloop and blast..
Go Jeet.
I agree the Yanks can win this game — of course they can — but it’s nonetheless been very frustrating so far.
People need to vent.
This is good venting music if you like the sound of suffocation and frustration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rwpllGfj9w
Doug Fister….I mean Cy Young to the Yankees
spoken like someone who has never played the game.
Clutch exists, and lack of clutch exists.
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Wrong moron. Clutch hits exist but no such thing as clutch hitters. If clutch hitters existed then there wouldn’t be such wild variations from year to year
But were any of us upset when he opted out and then Hank resigned him?
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Yes the contract was a huge, terrible overpay for a guy that had no where to go.
MaYBE girardi needs to get thrown out to fire them up.. i know dont laugh… but maybe
“He’s gotten so many pitches to hit in these playoffs and he just can’t get to them….it’s tough to watch”
It’s just so sad. He has had so many pitches to hit. The kind of pitch that in the past – just seeing it come out of the pitcher’s hand you could see it was a mistake and that Alex was about to drive it 425 ft with that ridiculous back spin he could once put on the ball.
But that feels like a very long time ago.
Are the Yanks even going to show a fight in this game? If not it will be sad to watch.
yes…Kevin long..good bye….I mean really..what can you say
Gary – did you watch the ALDS in the US? How about the regular season? What the fark did everyone expect?!
OMG.
Sandchez would do the same thing to the yankees tomorrow book it
Hmmmm 4 of the last 5 K’s
test
Phil Coke has not been pushing himself away from the dinner table.
the ball was 6″ outside
Can’t win if they are going to swing like that.
Granderson, Swisher & A-Rod should all be on the bench. Put in anyone else
Of course clutch players exist. Do they always succeed? No, but they have the ability to perform in clutch situations. They have the ability to slow the game down in high-pressure situations. Then there are players like ARod and Swisher and Granderson and Cano, who obviously don’t.
I thought the pitching was the key to the kingdom?
Seems to me you still have to score. SHOCKING
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“Clutch events exist, clutch players do not.
I don’t think players get better in pressure situations…..but a lot of players get a lot worse in pressure situations
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Getting shut out by this loser is really pathetic
The Tigers annoy me the way the Angels did 7-10 years ago.
Come on Yanks!
Hit a homer Cano
Hope it’s Coke.
and in fairness..cano has a had a rough post season..he has to pick it up
DP coming
Coke to Cano – me likey.
Jerkface – that puts it into perspective – wow.
Need to launch one or else…
Oh good Coke.
There’s hope.
Still in this, just need a clutch AB or heaven forbid Two.
Cano is going to drill Coke.
“Fister did a tremendous job”. Give me a break. He pitched well enough to win, and was helped out by some egregious calls and good luck.”
1 measly run in the last two playoff starts Fister has made in this stadium.
i started coming to this website about 2 months before arod’s opt-out and i was dead-set against resigning him and very vocal about it.
Cano is overdue,
This is Cano’s chance once again to do damage. They can’t win if he continues to struggle.
ahhh remember the final 4 games vs red sox in 04′, the 05′ ALDS, the 06′ ALDS, the 07′ ALDS, the 2010 ALCS, the 2011 ALDS
this offense has been pathetic for a long time, they suck most of the time
Hey baseball gods. This is the team that wormed its way past the Yankees with Kenny Rogers and his illegal pinetar. It’s time.
The Montero trade is manifesting itself here. We need someone young with superior bat speed and a good approach.
Too many older players with long swings, susceptible to off-speed stuff, who press at the plate
They have the ability to slow the game down in high-pressure situations. Then there are players like ARod and Swisher and Granderson and Cano, who obviously don’t.
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Arod had plenty of “clutch” hits in the 2009 playoffs and the 2004 playoffs. Others not so much which is the point of clutch players being a myth
The Yanks really need this game.
yeah..the yankees basically outbid themselves for arod…who was going to sign him for the salary he was demanding….
Fister is absolutely hittable tonight, but AP did a great job at keeping this offense to two runs. That’s all I’m saying. Everyone here knows the Yankees aren’t going to hit their way to the WS.
The Tigers are the new Angels
more then not likely Cano will go up there thinking…..i can tie the ball game with a two run homer…and strike.
they decided to sign him that year and are paying for it now. he’s getting older and combined with the weird injuries of the past few years, that is taking a toll on him. It also doesnt help that when he has hit the ball this postseason, luck has not being on his side, which had lead to all his past demons to get stronger and hunt him once more
Frozen Rope II October 13th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
EliasInNH October 13th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Did anyone complain when we resigned A-Rod in 2007? Because I know its easy to say now that he sucks and should be released. But were any of us upset when he opted out and then Hank resigned him?
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the fact that they gave a 32 yr old a 10 year deal and no financial penalty whatsoever for what he cost them by opting out and losing the money that texas was paying. and hank’s hypocrisy. I was steamed about that.
we have about 6 players batting below .100
What really sucks is that I feel like we dominated this game.
It would be crap to not cash this one in on the left side.
Angels will feel this pain with Pujols.
Detroit should as well later with Prince.
Just too many guaranteed years.
Things could be pointing in the right direction.
Cashman should have been fired years ago. The most incompetent GM in the game. Failed to produce a grade A system, only has one world series under his resume (1998,1999,2000 don’t count because the core of the team was in place before he took charge), billions spent and little return on investment.
Most of these players and Cashman would have been fired if they had a real job.
“It’s just so sad. He has had so many pitches to hit. The kind of pitch that in the past – just seeing it come out of the pitcher’s hand you could see it was a mistake and that Alex was about to drive it 425 ft with that ridiculous back spin he could once put on the ball.”
The ball he grounded out to SS on was up and out over the plate …..the ones Alex used to sky over the CF wall……
He’s just so spread out and hunched over now I don’t think he can trigger his swing and I don’t think he can get any sort of torque and lift on his swing….his upper and lower body seem totally disjointed …..
our we really still talking about montero??? really??? was his on base percentage above 300???
Fister..6 hits ..4 walks no runs ..
Coke is such garbage. Let’s go Cano!!!! Look for a pitch to drive.
Jeff I’m with you.
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Let’s not get into the Montero trade again.
prince is a bit younger than alex and albert were
Bring in the Goose October 13th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Angels will feel this pain with Pujols.
Detroit should as well later with Prince.
Just too many guaranteed years.
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Agree especially in the post steriod era
Can isn’t hitting this guy
A lucky strike call
Dear Baseball jesus,
Please grant Cano the strength to do to coke what he always does to coke
You know, the outside pitch is getting all the calls.
the fact that they gave a 32 yr old a 10 year deal
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that’s my one concern about Cano. aight he be 31.
Is girardy praying? Lol
A Coke and a bomb will make you feel good.
This home plate ump is as bad as A Rod. Good Lord.
If Cano doesn’t hit they don’t have much of a chance
Coke is going to go with the high heat here
In 2009 and 2004 ARod had confidence. There is some evidence that that evidence came from the fact that he knew he had an advantage.
Anyone who doesn’t think there are players who perform in the clutch never watched Michael Jordan, or the Yankees from 96-02. Clutch players don’t always get the results, but they don’t fill their pants with fear when the game is on the line. ARod knows he has no advantage now, and it’s clear he has no confidence.
“The Montero trade is manifesting itself here. We need someone young with superior bat speed and a good approach”
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yeah, this offense is just dying for another guy with a sub .300 obp.
Coke is like pretty bad, this really should be advantage Yankees
Cano swing at freaking strikes. He is just getting himelf out now.
agree cano has to pick it up
Come on Robbie!
Strike zone’s a joke.
How simple minded to think that Montero would have performed the exact same with the Yankees as he did with the Mariners
Detroit must be the underdog since the unbiased TBS team is talking about nothing but what the Tiger pitchers have to do to win this game.
c’mon robbie!
There was the patented Coke finger point
Cano, swisher, granderson, alex, martin, chavez, all under .200
this is just atrocious
BobbyJones October 13th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
we have about 6 players batting below .100
blake, good point about some guys gets tense under pressure. that happens in real life and in baseball. I play plenty players who does well when they are running good. but tilts and go broke when they are under duress. you can extrapolate that in baseball.
Wait so Arod had confidence in those 2 years but in 2007 coming off a 50 plus home run year he didn’t? This is comical
Coke hasnt’ thrown one strike yet
“How simple minded to think that Montero would have performed the exact same with the Yankees as he did with the Mariners”
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this is so true. with less playing time and no real position it would have been hard for him to maintain even the measly average he did.
Coke is going to make a mistake.
having a good at bat i guess
“How simple minded to think that Montero would have performed the exact same with the Yankees as he did with the Mariners”
Since we don’t know one way or the other, best to keep it out of the game thread.
I can’t even watch this offense anymore because all they do is fail.
I take offense to anyone insinuating the Tigers are a good team. Ok maybe not, they are probably a good team, but they were the 7th best team by record in the AL, worse if you include the NL.
They shouldn’t even be IN the playoffs. The Yankees should be able to beat them, swing the bats you jerks.
ugh
Ugh
told you
Still overdue I guess
FAIL
At least he moves runner
Still he sucks
I hate to say it but if the Yanks lose tonight they are probably done. Kuroda on short rest tomorrow and Verlander in game 3. You can’t win with this joke of an offense.
great at bat there by Cano………….
is the last hit Cano got in the postseason the one from Game 1 in Baltimore?
the boos certanily dont help him. i have a feeling that the ball on the first inning or the ball he hit against the orioles that was robbed get through, we are talking about a different arod.
oh, and cano is doing just as bad. or worse. he is in his ‘prime’ after all.
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Dill Pickler October 13th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
In 2009 and 2004 ARod had confidence. There is some evidence that that evidence came from the fact that he knew he had an advantage.
Anyone who doesn’t think there are players who perform in the clutch never watched Michael Jordan, or the Yankees from 96-02. Clutch players don’t always get the results, but they don’t fill their pants with fear when the game is on the line. ARod knows he has no advantage now, and it’s clear he has no confidence.
i mean what is there to say
This is just like the regular season with RISP but also worse b/c these pitchers are armed with scouting reports a mile long on each hitter….and the Yankee pitchers oblige by chasing…..I have never seen a team so inept at getting a run in from 3rd with less than 2 out…so tonight looks just like the regular season to me….
Wow, he needed a more competitive at bat then that.
Cano drilled it 2 whole feet
Cano
At least he ran hard that time.
When you can’t hit Coke, you know you’re scuffling.
“Wait so Arod had confidence in those 2 years but in 2007 coming off a 50 plus home run year he didn’t?”
We’re talking about performing under post-season pressure. You want to find out what ARod’s problem was/is, ask a psychiatrist.
EliasInNH October 13th, 2012 at 10:31 pm
is the last hit Cano got in the postseason the one from Game 1 in Baltimore?
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Game 2 in baltimore…i believe..the ichiro dance at home play
cano, alex, swisher, granderson, WELL OVER DUE!
Teixy let’s do it.
If they lose tex here, they will walk Ibanz to pitch arod
lol yanks have no luck
leaving in a lefty to face tex just shows what opposing managers think of our ability to get hits.
This offense is truly offensive
oh look at that rally
Yay!!!
We are beyond unlucky. This feels like minor torture.
Coke is a good relief pitcher, not many people can hit him
Guess what Arod Swisher and granderson is up Good game
Pepsi or Coke?
hey no worries in the 8th ibanez…followed by…wait for it..wait for it:
A-rod
Swisher
Granderson
go team!!
Aaaarrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!
That have to play small ball to get to the WS
People have to admit that A-rod has been a complete waste of money. He showed up in 2009 but he has done nothing else in the playoffs. Even though he was not the sole person responsible for 2004 the Yankees as a organization have been failing in the playoffs in a big way since 2004 when he arrived.
Jeezum Crows. This offense. At least they’re hitting the ball. Maybe they are starting to come out of it and it will all start to turn around. Wishful thinking probably. So frustrating.
These Cougar Town promos are more enjoyable to watch this Yankee “offense”.
As someone earlier said, this goes back to Andy allowing those 2 runs. He cannot afford to do that in a game like this, he has to pitch to the scoreboard. There is a reason he is going to be 0-2 this postseason and it ain’t all bad luck.
Some guys are definitely due. And the fact that they still believe they can win is huge, because it gives them the ability to get runs late. Imagine if they looked at their situations and bought into them.
Even more crappy offense. When will it end??
Haven’t seen a run in a long time
See this offense they have can make a good fan, bad.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
We are beyond unlucky. This feels like minor torture.
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Thats why I compared it to rape yesterday. This is as torturous as it gets. I’d rather be waterboarded or Jack Bauered than watch this.
Sure would be nice to have a guy like David Friese in the Yanks lineup.
Seriously now
Are there only 6 commercials that tbs decided to push in this whole postseason?
Maybe Ibanez can hit a two run home run to lead off next inning…
We’re talking about performing under post-season pressure. You want to find out what ARod’s problem was/is, ask a psychiatrist.
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and I guess all the years Jeter hit 100 in playoffs series he just didn’t have confidence.
and to say that a major league player who is the best of the best players in the world don’t have confidence once playoff time comes is insane
I almost wish they had lost to BAL. It would have been less painful than watching this nightmare. Bases loaded 3 freakin’ times and no runs. Unreal.
People really want to know why there are so many empty seats at the stadium? Who wants to pay hundreds of dollars to watch this pathetic offense.
Captain Morgan’s buddy is creepy too. I think he’s using roofies.
Who lets arod hit in the 8th?
Captain Clutch says:
October 13, 2012 at 10:31 pm
I hate to say it but if the Yanks lose tonight they are probably done. Kuroda on short rest tomorrow and Verlander in game 3. You can’t win with this joke of an offense.
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Agreed. And Scherzer waiting in the wings in case Ibanez saves us tonight or tomorrow.
Tonight was key.
But the offense is fine. You can always find a bat.
i bet some of you on here will tell me the last inning was arod’s fault lol
“Coke is a good relief pitcher, not many people can hit him”
Who are you anyway? The official Tigers cheerleader?
At least they’re not relying on HRs
How bad is this offense historically?
this game is over…don’t even frustrate yourself…go to bed
As someone earlier said, this goes back to Andy allowing those 2 runs. He cannot afford to do that in a game like this, he has to pitch to the scoreboard. There is a reason he is going to be 0-2 this postseason and it ain’t all bad luck.
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Yes how dare a Yankee pitcher allow a run
Coke sucks. I’ve watched him fall apart just about every game he’s in.
Leaving Lowe in? Ehhhh
Girardi will sit Alex tomorrow, only adding to his mental woes. He’ll never hit this series.
Ken Phelps October 13th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
EliasInNH October 13th, 2012 at 10:31 pm
is the last hit Cano got in the postseason the one from Game 1 in Baltimore?
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Game 2 in baltimore…i believe..the ichiro dance at home play
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Yep, you’re right. He was 2-for-22 in the ALDS, last hit was in Game 2, the double that scored Ichiro. That’s unbelievable. 0 hits at home.
Yankee offense in a deep slumber, terrible at bats.
Gardner is a waste of a roster spot if he can’t start. Dickerson should be on the roster, that way they can sit Grandy or Swisher. He can’t be any worse.
The Yankees scored 6 runs in 5.1 innings against Jim Johnson.
In the 53.2 other innings this postseason they have scored 10 runs.
i may vomit if i have to hear the ‘tip your cap’ speech in the post-game
What disturbs me is that I literally hate A Rod as a human being. That’s messed up, but I’m not being honest if I pretend this is not how I feel.
I hate his face, I hate everything about him, and I hate watching him do anything he does except play 3rd base.
I actually think he’s a decent 3rd baseman.
Otherwise, he fails at life harder than I anything I have ever seen.
Hassey, time to light up that roach and feel aight.
I know it’s over, still I cling
I don’t know where else I can go
I almost wish they had lost to BAL. It would have been less painful than watching this nightmare. Bases loaded 3 freakin’ times and no runs. Unreal.
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I agree and maybe just maybe some changes would have been made in the off season
Yankees never left the basesloaded three times in a post season game…Hey there is two innings left they can do it again…
Demon young is starting to look like a retired pro wrestler
OK, how about that they are hung over from the ALDS celebration last night?
The dagger…
well we weren’t getting two anyway, so what is a third….
4time October 13th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Coke is a good relief pitcher, not many people can hit him
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Coke has a 4 ERA and 1.65 whip. He sucks.
Time for the fans to go home. Young…another piece of crap with a homerun.
What disturbs me is that I love Alexander Emmanuel as a human being, and yet Im losing my faith in him as a ballplayer.
Why is Lowe still in the game?
This is still a winnable game. I know Joe feels he might have to use the pen a lot tomorrow but come on. We can’t just be giving up extra runs.
That’s it. I am pretty optimistic. But I REALLY don’t think we can score three runs to tie, never mind more than 3 to win. And I’ll be the first to eat crow if for some reason I’m proven wrong.
and now the anti semite adds insult to injury
i think you have to let arod hit in the next inning but maybe PH for swisher.
In other words, in the last four games of the ALDS, the Yanks scored 9 runs, the O’s 8.
I know he struck out Cabrera but why is Lowe pitching again?
Good thing CC went 9 yesterday so they’d have a fresh Robertson and Soriano tonight
Derek Lowe. This year’s Ayala. SMH.
Pitching Lowe in a 2 run playoff game was white flag.
seen a lot of Yankee playoff games in my life time this as as bad a offense showing as I have seen thus far in the 2 playoff series for the Yankees
you could just sense the Tigers would score another run before the end of the game.
what will probably happen is Valverde walking some guys in the 9th, probably allowing a run and making it close but no cigar
Go Giants (football Giants, that is)
Cano has yet to come through in the postseason. Somehow Jeter’s offense didn’t totally vanish during the time between the end of the regular season and game 1 of of the ALDS – why can’t Cano get back on track?
Delmon Young is an ugly dude -__-
Delmon Young when facing the Yankees in the PS: Babe Ruth
A Rod in the PS: Bob Uecker
Captain Clutch October 13th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
People really want to know why there are so many empty seats at the stadium? Who wants to pay hundreds of dollars to watch this pathetic offense.
AGREED
This team can hit, but they also go into team wide slumps where just about none of them can hit. They have done a terrible job throughout the O’s series, and haven’t looked like they are close to breaking out of it now.
I’d take the team for a little field trip out to Monument Park after the game…. disgrace to the uniform at this point.
0 runs. this offense is putrid. wow.
okay I am a little D Lowed out….
Is Girardi throwing the towel in and saying, screw it, take one for the team Lowe, because we need a rested ‘pen to help Kuroda tomorrow?
Girardi pulled this same crap last year in the ALDS. Basically conceded a game by pitching like his 6 best reliever.
Yanks will lose 3-2 or 4-3
At this point I wouldn’t even watch the postgame. Because the obvious would be said – we have to find a way to get it done.
Lowe hasn’t pitched in a long time. Not a surprise that he isn’t sharp. Why not use Joba and try to keep it close? If Joba isn’t available he shouldn’t be on the roster.
Please tell me he’s not wasting Robbie here?
It’s a situational pitcher coming in, right?
Or just let Joba f’ things up and go from there?
Chavez for Arod, Gardner for Granderson.
A real MLB offense
Let’s all review what happened in 2000 ALCS game 1 into 2
we didnt expect to sweep the series, but it would be nice if the offense at least gave the impression they could score a run…
Offense in a coma
time to sacrifice some live chickens to Jobu!
it will be a fun off-….lots of moves to be made
This offense is a group of chokes and jokes, one is worse than the one before
and yet another cougar town promo
Does Joe PH Chavez for Arod against Albuwuirky?
I’ve literally ran out of things to say that describe how awful the offense has been. This is beyond dispicable.
This team is completely unlikeable in every way, except for the basic group of players with desire.
Glad I turned down game 1 ticket.
Good move.
The baseball gods want us to save it all for Valverde for dancing all over us like a puppet last season?
Girardi basically gave up this game at 2-0. Otherwise there is no reason for Lowe to be in a 2 run game. The offense is terrible but Girardi has to do better managing.
Hassey, time to light up that roach and feel aight.
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Pass it to me.
Gets Cabrera and Fielder then gets tagged by Young and Peralta…
I’m done wasting my saturday night. Ill wait for the tying run to come to the plate via gameday now
So Jim Johnson had a 10 ERA.
Everyone else has a 1.68 ERA against the Yankees.
it will be a fun off-….lots of moves to be made
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Name 1 outside of swisher not being resigned?
Lowe has been very good for the Yanks. There’s no way to have known he’d give up a run.
Hassey October 13th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
A real MLB offense
Let’s all review what happened in 2000 ALCS game 1 into 2
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Yeah give me the 2000 Yanks and I’d be cool with this. Brosius and O’neill replaced by A-Rod and Swish…. great.
This game, while it sounds close score wise, is done. The Yankees just suck right now. Bases loaded and nothing, bases loaded and nothing, and they let that scrub Fister off the hook and pitch deep into the game. It is unreal how pathetic the Yankee bats are right now.
Remember when they set that record for consecutive games scoring 3 or more runs? Seems like a life time ago. Now you cheer if they score 1.
Bases loaded 3 times=0
Girardi brain power=0
A-Rob=Epic Failure #1
Swisher=Epic Failure #2
Cano=Epic Failure #3
Granderson=Epic Failure #4
Anyone know the Vegas odds of four straight shutouts?
No excuse for Robertson not starting this inning…. 2 runs was a mountain… 3 might as well be Everest
let’s play guess the post game headline.. shouldn’t be hard
post game comment game:
Joe Giradi: “We squared up some balls tonight and had good at-bats”
Swisher: “Hey man, we are not worried. That’s baseball this if fun man. We will go out tomorrow and get them.”
Arod: ” I had some good at bats. I feel I’m coming out of it. Fister was really good. We battled.”
The baseball gods want us to save it all for Valverde for dancing all over us like a puppet last season?
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The baseball gods aren’t real, and if they were they wouldn’t be on the side of the team that has won the most in history. Gods are cruel.
take the Yankee spoon out of your a??……it is what it is….Yankees are a reg season team not built for the playoffs
one thing I’ve learned is that if you expect the Yanks to win, the frustration is unfathomable.. but if you know they suck and don’t expect anything but them to fail, when they W it’s actually uplifting.
I do not believe this team will make it back from Detroit. They need to break this team up and replace everybody san’s Jeter. Yes, including Cano. Cano is a great hitter, he can hit and drive a pitch anywhere.. but his plate discipline as absolutely horrendous. He is not smart enough to learn how to make a pitcher work instead he just hits the ball wherever.
Bye Bye NYY!
Now the game is really over
lmao @ girardi leaving in lowe, then leaving in logan to face a righty he is a LOOGY
Really these guys can get a hit so easily… holy
Let’s all review what happened in 2000 ALCS game 1 into 2
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Umm..we had 6 hits in game 1 and 6 hits through 7 innings of Game 2 and the scored 7 runs in the 8th inning and won 7-1, right?
4 runs is two Everests
These games at home are huge to turn into wins, especially with how poorly the Yankees have played at Comerica.
Can we win at Comerica, Yes, but these home games are way to important to be throwing Lowe in a game like this. 2-0 is still a very winnable game. Now its doubled 4 runs down.
Long dagger.. Short dagger .. Good night all
And the nightmare is complete.
From Cano being safe at first which could have changed a lot of things
To Alex and Swisher and Granderson
just a sad sad game.
Jerkface October 13th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
The baseball gods want us to save it all for Valverde for dancing all over us like a puppet last season?
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The baseball gods helped us there…No valverde its not longer a save situation..
“and I guess all the years Jeter hit 100 in playoffs series he just didn’t have confidence.
and to say that a major league player who is the best of the best players in the world don’t have confidence once playoff time comes is insane”
First of all, Jeter has played in 32 postseason series’ in 16 years. He has hit below .200 in exactly 4 of those series, and has a postseason avg. of .309. As I’ve said more than once, which you conveniently ignore, clutch players don’t always get the results, but they are not afraid of the situation.
Again, anyone who has ever played the game — any sport — knows that there are those who can perform in the clutch and those who can’t. And confidence plays a huge role in baseball, and it doesn’t matter how great a player you are in the regular season, you can still lose confidence in clutch situations. Ask any major leaguer.
There’s no way to have known he’d give up a run.
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The larger sample of his recent career being awful?
The offense is dead
time to watch another back episode of Breaking Bad…
I was considering going to the game tomorrow. Now I’m not so sure. Poll question:
Should I go?
They are not going to break the team up. That’s wishful thinking
The little boy who caught the ball from Arod should throw it back to him.
joeman October 13th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
this game is over…don’t even frustrate yourself…go to bed
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told you this 11 mins ago
Joe Giradi: “We squared up some balls tonight and had good at-bats”
Swisher: “Hey man, we are not worried. That’s baseball this if fun man. We will go out tomorrow and get them.”
Arod: ” I had some good at bats. I feel I’m coming out of it. Fister was really good. We battled.”
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Got it right.
more post game comments:
Question: Joe were there any positives in tonight’s game?
Joe: “yes I got booney in the game. I like boney.”
Oh my God.
Nothing else I can say but oh my God. I SERIOUSLY thought we’d have this game.
Okay, in the world of baseball where expectations can be turned on their heads, I’m going way out on a limb and saying we win the Verlander game(s).
It doesn’t matter how whacked you think I am. Why not take the Verlander games when people have written those off.
I can’t believe Doug Fister is going to walk away with a win after sucking all night. A freaking minor league team would have scored plenty of runs off this guy. I bet you Fister is laughing his butt off at this pathetic group of chokers. This offense along with Cashman need to be fired.
joeman October 13th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
take the Yankee spoon out of your a??……it is what it is….Yankees are a reg season team not built for the playoffs
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a regular season team ? Even tho they barely played .500 ball second half ? They should be lucky that Longoria was hurt and Boston imploded.. No way we’d be here now if it wasn’t for that. They are not a regular season team, they are a HR team that 7 out 9 players try and do each game. They occasionally get a person with the big HR aside from that they are worthless. Or am I watching a different team than you are ?
Let the hat tipping begin!
I love especially how we are losing with our worst relievers
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Lowe has been very good for the Yanks. There’s no way to have known he’d give up a run.
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Of course there is. He’s Derek Lowe. He had something like a 6 ERA this year. Any good performance is rare. Bringing in Lowe was conceding the game.
At least with a 4 run lead now maybe we won’t see the Dancing Clown.
@StadiumInsider
Joe Girardi played matchups in the most meaningless of games all season long, but decided to just throw in the towel tonight?
joeman – maybe you should go to bed.
Against All Odds October 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
They are not going to break the team up. That’s wishful thinking
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really why should they ..their only a year older….sign the all back
I laughed. thanks Phelps.
Also, the fans are so lively in NY it’s like this is a end of season game where we didn’t make the PS. It’s louder at Steinbrenner Field in the spring.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
joeman – maybe you should go to bed.
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I’m in bed…..
yes it is puzzling not use robertson in the 8th inning of a playoff game. Joe managed there like its a game in the middle of june…Strange????
MG October 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
time to watch another back episode of Breaking Bad…
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Great choice. How far are you?
We our being shutout 0 runs.. gotta tip your hat to all these ACES we face !
Exactly Blake. I too was expecting DRob to pitch. Ugh I knew Lowe being on the roster would mean getting a PS roster spot and him coming back to haunt us.
Kuroda pitches in game 2 on short rest. Not a favorable march up for the Yanks. Hughes vs Verlander also not favorable. Could the Yanks lose this series in four or five games?
Robinson Cano, Arod, Swisher and Granderson would strike out in tee ball.
Let’s go. Walk, walk, walk, grand slam. Granderson can hit a grand slam, right? Didn’t he hit two in one game this year? Maybe it was three HRs in a game…And certainly Ibanez, Swisher, and A-Rod know how to walk…right? Why is it always so simple on paper?
Well I can officially say this effort was nothing like Game 5 last year…..it was much worse
Now Joe will use a better reliever in the 9th possibly down 4 runs then he did in the 7th and 8th only down by 2.
Joey G. WTH tonight with the use of the pen?
You only use Derek Lowe when it’s a blowout or you run out of everyone else in extra innings. This isn’t the first time Girardi has done this.
Maybe he also has no faith this team can come back down 2 runs.
Kuroda had better pitch a shut-out tomorrow
D-Rob has been taxed – even yesterday he was warming up. Joe can’t be pitching him in every game.
With the Yankees anemic offense, coming back from 2 runs was not very likely but still possible. Now Joe lets Derek Lowe pitch (aka 11th guy on the pitching staff) and it’s 4-0 which is basically an insurmountable lead for the Tigers. Why would you give up in the 8th inning of a 2-0 game? Is Girardi’s thought process seriously just “welp they have a 2 run lead this game is clearly over” ??? I know the offense has been bad but come on
Cashmoney October 13th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
I laughed. thanks Phelps.
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Welcome.. you got to try to laugh at this mess….
los pollos hermanos!
Also, the fans are so lively in NY it’s like this is a end of season game where we didn’t make the PS. It’s louder at Steinbrenner Field in the spring.
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I agree. It’s very strange. I was there the other day and it was VERY quiet. A little louder in the upper deck, but it was quiet everywhere else I was
Tyler October 13th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
MG October 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
time to watch another back episode of Breaking Bad…
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Great choice. How far are you?
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season 3 about episode 8 or 9-the last two were the one with the fly and then the next one where Walt has dinner at Gus’s house
Again, anyone who has ever played the game — any sport — knows that there are those who can perform in the clutch and those who can’t. And confidence plays a huge role in baseball, and it doesn’t matter how great a player you are in the regular season, you can still lose confidence in clutch situations. Ask any major leaguer.
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After 2009 Arods post season’s stats were just about the same as his career stats.
Jeter hits about the same in the post season as he does in the regular season.
You have no stats to back up your claim that certain players rise to the occasion and perform better in the clutch situations then in normal situations.
I guess Mantle wasn’t clutch because he only hit 257 in the playoffs which is worse then Arod’s average
Here is why you don’t do what Girardi just did with Lowe & Logan.
1. This isn’t some jackoff game vs the royals in july. It is game 1 of the ALCS and your team is down by 2 runs, you cannot afford to be down MORE than that.
2. Bullpens work on a hierarchy system where good relievers are supposed to be used in the higher leverage situations and the less good relievers are used in low leverage situations.
3. Unless your bullpen is incredible, chances are your 7th and 4th best options are not as good as your 1-3 best options.
4. Lowe is like the last guy out of the pen, I get using him against Cabrera because apparently he has a very good history against him, but you cannot keep using him because he is a trash long reliever type NOT your A+ high leverage guy.
5. Boone Logan is a LOOGY and not even a very good one. He is average at it, and hee sucks vs righties. He is a true LOOGY. You cannot let him face right handed batters in a high leverage situation, you’re conceding the game at that point.
This is game 1 of the ALCS, what the heck are non-premium relievers doing in these big spots?
Why would expect DRob though; it’s Ayala 2011 ALDS all over again.
i say down 4-0, arod bats.
4-3, no.
How can you not let Robertson pitch that inning? It was a 2 run lead and Detroits pen is awful…..
Didn’t anyone actually think that the bats in this series were gonna be any different than vs the O’s ?
How the hell does anyone get such large temporial muscles without using steroids? I don’t care how much you chew on things, the temporial muscle just doesnt’ get enough working out to equal what Laird and Cabrera have.
Look at most MLB players. They all are chewing on something, but look at Laird and Miggy. They practically have bicept size temporial muscles. That is not normal in any sense of the word.
This team will be in the basement with Boston next year. This organization is going down hill fast. And as long as loser like Cashman and Levine are calling the shots this team won’t win a world series for a very long time.
JM October 13th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Kuroda had better pitch a shut-out tomorrow
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The only problem is then the yankees lose 1-0 in extra innings…maybe CC can DH tomorrow..
JM October 13th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Kuroda had better pitch a shut-out tomorrow
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So we can tie and keep playing forever? lol
NYY_Girl_Penny October 13th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Robinson Cano, Arod, Swisher and Granderson would strike out in tee ball.
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right now I could throw my junk at them they would swing and miss
WS is between tigers and stl, nl champ wins again.
“Is Girardi’s thought process seriously just “welp they have a 2 run lead this game is clearly over” ??”
If it was, can’t blame him. The offense can’t get a big hit to save their lives
“Of course there is. He’s Derek Lowe. He had something like a 6 ERA this year. Any good performance is rare. Bringing in Lowe was conceding the game.”
So giving up no runs in his last 7 of 10 games is poor performance. O-kay.
If he’s on the postseason roster, he’s not used to concede a game. He’s there because he had been very good lately.
And by the way, if 4 of those 10 games he went 2 innings or more.
agree Phelps, I am beyond upset at this team now. heck I did predict Det in 6 I should embrace the disappointments that is forthcoming.
MG October 13th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Tyler October 13th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
MG October 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
time to watch another back episode of Breaking Bad…
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Great choice. How far are you?
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season 3 about episode 8 or 9-the last two were the one with the fly and then the next one where Walt has dinner at Gus’s house
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Breaking bad so good….i guess Phil Coke is good too?? I must have missed the memo
Girardi needs to make drastic changes tomorrow. A-Rod’s time has run out for sure, Eric Chavez for the rest of the series.
Gardner for Swisher. Nix for Ichiro. Stewart for Martin. Ibanez at DH.
Boo everyone, lol
Making Coke look like Mike Stanton, guys!!!
If Girardi was conceding the game, Lowe would still be in there to “take one for the team.”
Be serious.
Jeremy October 13th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
This team will be in the basement with Boston next year. This organization is going down hill fast. And as long as loser like Cashman and Levine are calling the shots this team won’t win a world series for a very long time.
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Disagree 100%. Over 162 games, there are lots of holes that get covered up. Lots of games won 11-9, lots of lousy pitchers and mis-matches (Ace vs. #5 starter, etc.) So I believe they will always, or almost always be in the playoffs. But when the teams are pretty evenly matched and it’s Ace vs. Ace, #2 vs #2, etc., thats where we get exposed. It takes a special, very balanced team to win 11 postseason games, and this team doesn’t look like that team right now.
When Pettitte agreed to come back, and imagined pitching in the post season again…. I am sure he didn’t think that he would be 0-2 after pitching two real nice games
Maybe Joe was thinking there is no way they will score 2 runs anyway
thats how you run to 1st base Cano..
Cashmoney October 13th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
agree Phelps, I am beyond upset at this team now. heck I did predict Det in 6 I should embrace the disappointments that is forthcoming.
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Yeah..hey if it goes 6 that means we two..kinda fun..and did we really go from arguing about Montero to D Lowe..Guys its Derrick Lowe..he is not someone you argue about…
Just can’t stand cano.
This fxxxking bum.
we are losing straight up because of cano and arod, swisher and granderson are contributing.. but Cano and Arod are the reason why this team sucks. Yet people wanna sign cano.. I say let him walk and take a 4yr deal with Hamilton.
Need to pinch hit A-rod with Nix , so Joe can bench him for the rest of the series. If he hit one now.. We will see him strike out over and over again for Game 2 3 4
Chavez must bat.
Why the hell not.
If he’s on the postseason roster, he’s not used to concede a game. He’s there because he had been very good lately.
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Spurious logic. You have to fill a 25 man roster and the nature of pitching staffs & bullpens mean you have to take ‘the best of the worst’ to fill out the back end. Lowe being better than Garcia or Nova does not mean he should be pitching in a 2-0 game in the 8th inning.
If you’re using your 11th best pitcher in a high leverage situation, you’re conceding.
The Yanks will be lucky if they even win a game in this series. That 7th inning was Joba’s inning to pitch and try to keep it at 2 runs. I really want to know why he is still on the roster if he can’t pitch? So Joba can’t pitch and Gardner can’t hit. Great roster you got there.
mark it down the way the offense is hitting this series won’t make it back to NY
Didn’t Drob pitch something like four days in a row?
back to post game comments…it would be totally fair in my mind if pettite says ” you know it is hard to pitch when you know the offense is struggling to score runs. You basically have to throw a shut out…” I think that is a fair statement.
I can’t wait to hear more about how the offense is fine and how pitching holds the keys to the kingdom this winter
Sure bet ARod gets a meaningless hit here
Cash will rationalize doing nothing this winter by saying they were just unlucky and they got to the “doorstep” of the world series and can’t judge based on SSS in the postseason blah blah blah
Bye Bye Arod
You’re right Trisha, Girardi wasn’t conceding the game, he just put the worst pitcher in the bullpen into the game down only 2 runs because he was fooled by a few good outings from Lowe, like you.
Even better! Chavez
Other teams like Baltimire put in their worst relievers like Stropp and they pitch 1-2-3 innings against us. We put in our worst reliever and we give up 2 runs.
Big deal Chavez is in a massive slump right now too
“You have no stats to back up your claim that certain players rise to the occasion and perform better in the clutch situations then in normal situations.
I guess Mantle wasn’t clutch because he only hit 257 in the playoffs which is worse then Arod’s average”
For one thing, there were no “playoffs” when Mantle played. He played in 12 world series’ and hit 18 home runs.
And I never said players perform “better in clutch situations than in normal situations.” That is you trying to put words in my mouth. I said some players have the ability to perform in clutch situations and some don’t.
And I will say it again: anyone who has played the game knows this is true.
Clearly, you haven’t played, so you don’t know anything about it.
the lack of noise in the stadium is just because of bad design. (just like the obstructed-view sections). the people i sat with (mostly stood with) last night at the top of the stadium were LOUD. that sound never makes it all the way down to the field level. the complete lack of noise from the padded seats inside the moat ruins the atmosphere of the whole park.
We have zero luck tonight. Zero.
Great more bad luck
yup the baseball gods are not in our favor……thought that was a double in the gap
Does Joe like pinch hitting for Arod when I doesn’t matter? What’s the point now?…..maybe he shoulda done it with 2 be and 3 rd and no outs? Just a thought
Many of us have said this team is offensively challenged for a long time. All pitchers aren’t great. They can’t hit.
Nice shot by Chavez
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Yankees former CF of the future…
Noiw let Nix hit for Swisher
chavez hit that good….
arod is taking it very well but im sure hes not hapy the last two times hes been ph for eric chavez and then when he was benched for him
What an amazing catch
Can’t he just hit on swishs face?
well at least no one is base for swisher to strand..
how did this team make the playoffs ?
Let Swisher hit…want to see the smile again
dont know how you sit arod and leave swisher in…
i don’t understand why A-rod is the only one being punished…..why do I have to look at Nick Swishers face. I don’t want to see him anymore in the series, Brett Gardner can play outfield and hit.
Best hit ball of the night?
Why no posts since the 2-0 lead
No talk of the epic failure of the 2nd and 3rd no out 6th
Nothing about the lead extended to 4-0
JobaTipsHisCap October 13th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Just can’t stand cano.
This fxxxking bum.
ditto
Really tough to watch Girardi just sort of give up and leave Lowe in the game and then extend Logan.
Really difficult.
in fairness to arod he gets pinch hit for..but swisher and granderson keep hitting…Is that right??
at least as “good” as Swisher anyways let Gardner play
how did this team make the playoffs ?
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Like I said, over 162, they are good enough to get in. If the question is “how did they advance this far?”, that’s a good question lol
Remember when Cashman was taking bows for trading Jackson for Granderson? That might end up being one of his worst deals. Cost-controlled athletic outfielder vs. a 32 yr old strike-out leader
Clearly, you haven’t played, so you don’t know anything about it.
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No serious statistician believes in clutch players.
whoopee
ThemTigers are making plays. Some of that isn’t luck. The three strikes outs with the tieing runs in scoring position is not luck.
Now this loser gets a hit
Yep..of course
“You’re right Trisha, Girardi wasn’t conceding the game, he just put the worst pitcher in the bullpen into the game down only 2 runs because he was fooled by a few good outings from Lowe, like you.”
Spot on jacksquat. It had NOTHING to do with the fact that Kuroda is going on short rest and he might really be needing all hands on deck. Besides, Lowe lulled him into thinking he could do the job by putting a lot of zeroes since September.
HOWEVER – I’ve always said that you’re a much better manager than Girardi and I’ve wondered why you aren’t managing the Yanks. That’s a real head scratcher.
Wow, Swisher got a hit.
holy smokes. I need to go play the lottery. Swisher just got a double and missed a HR by 8 inches.
swisher put a good swing on that one.
wow Mr. October comes through in a big spot
finally something went our way tonight…..
now granderson can strand him there on 3 pitches.
swisher got a hit. still swinging for that HR… do you think K Long or Girardi tell the hitters to stop swinging for the hero HR ? EVERRR ?
make that on 1 pitch
Now Swisher gets a hit when it doesn’t even matter anymore
Of course
that hit bought swisher all the games left on this series. that swing bought granderson 3 or 5 more.
syd_cash October 13th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
i don’t understand why A-rod is the only one being punished…..why do I have to look at Nick Swishers face. I don’t want to see him anymore in the series, Brett Gardner can play outfield and hit.
and Granderson screws it up. Again.
again granderson gets to hit?????
Whew glad that threat was over so quickly, didn’t give me any time to predict its inevitable conclusion.
Can’t believe he keeps pinch hitting for ARod but let’s this jabroni Granderson bat.
And hey here’s an idea. If you’re going to pinch hit for Alex, maybe do it with men on base.
ac1 October 13th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
finally something went our way tonight…..
now granderson can strand him there on 3 pitches.
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you mean 1
Swisher still sucks, screw u.
UGH!!! No one I hate more in MLB than Valverde. Those stupid antics make me want to vomit.
You say they’re going to score runs soon
when exactly do you mean?
Jerkface October 13th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Whew glad that threat was over so quickly, didn’t give me any time to predict its inevitable conclusion.
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SO true
Grandy, Arod and Cano. Why do they even bother coming to the ballpark?
I don’t think this team will be able to pull it off even in the regular season. Look the hitters are getting older and more pathetic every year. Eventually Jeter will be done and Rivera along with Andy. The farm system is not ready because cashman is moron who can’t manage a lemonade stand. This team has no you upcoming talent and they can’t buy their way out of problems like they did in the past because there is greater parity with teams locking up talent young and older.
This organization is headed for the gutter with Cashman at the helm with no plan to make things better. It will get ugly in 2013 and be even worse in 2014.
Clutch is the ability to perform to your abilities in pressure situations. I don’t think it is exceeding your normal abilities. It is not allowing the pressure to lessen your performance.
i too constantly wonder if K’Long is actually talking to these hitters…….
this hasn’t gone well, but there is still time to get to valverde, break him and establish dominance.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
New prediction–the Yankees will lose the series 3-0.
After the third game, Bud will invoke the mercy rule and call it over.
“No serious statistician believes in clutch players.”
You just said it all. Statistician.
I would say “no serious statistician who has never played the game believes in clutch players.”
Again, since you have obviously never played the game, ask someone who has.
still enough time to go to bed before the game is over……or is the post game on Yes keeping you up
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
“You’re right Trisha, Girardi wasn’t conceding the game, he just put the worst pitcher in the bullpen into the game down only 2 runs because he was fooled by a few good outings from Lowe, like you.”
Spot on jacksquat. It had NOTHING to do with the fact that Kuroda is going on short rest and he might really be needing all hands on deck. Besides, Lowe lulled him into thinking he could do the job by putting a lot of zeroes since September.
HOWEVER – I’ve always said that you’re a much better manager than Girardi and I’ve wondered why you aren’t managing the Yanks. That’s a real head scratcher.
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There are 7 guys in the bullpen. NONE of them pitched yesterday. Lowe is the worst, yet bring him in down only 2 runs?
And that bullpen will be really useful tomorrow if Kuroda on 3 days rest blows up.
You play to win winnable games.
Will joe grow a pair and sit swish and granderson tomorrow or just sit arod his new whipping boy
I am all for sitting arod but only if blame is spread around
Would also move Cano to 6th or 7th as a wake up call, while sitting all 3 bums tomorrow
“ThemTigers are making plays. Some of that isn’t luck. The three strikes outs with the tieing runs in scoring position is not luck.”
True, it’s only luck when the Yankees are making the plays and every hard hit ball goes right to them.
I don’t remember whether the three strike outs were on pitches that were in the zone or out of the zone. Do you? Of course that doesn’t matter because you know that no matter how many pitches they were tossed, they would have struck out.
Yankees offense has been pretty absent tonight. But the times they did hit the ball, they didn’t end up with much luck. And that includes the balls hit into the outfield.
But you know what? It is what it is. The sun is going to come up tomorrow where I live. I can’t do much about what’s happening.
The talk in the twitter verse has shifted from
Can we win four of six
To
Can we score in four of the next six
Girardi hates Alex. That’s obvious.. but then again the guy is making 30mil a year. I think the plan going forward is to make him so miserable in NY that he asks to be released. It’s the only way the NYY can get him out of the next 5 years.
What were they thinking when they re-signed him ? Hank and Hal are both idiots. Hank wanted him, but to agree to the contract they gave him was almost as shocking as winning the lottery. Goes to show you how unaware the new Steinbrenners are.
Tomorrow lets watch NFL, no need to continue to ruin your weekend.
Wow. You can get into the ballpark tomorrow for $34.78 on Stubhub.
and then there’s this
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs.....d-october/
Forget it Trisha, like I said before, there is no use trying to reason with you. I’m not the only one here saying he should have had a better pitcher in. Yet you are right and everyone else is wrong.
yes! Cody Epply!
What is up w
Yes D Lowe. should not have been in the game…however the yankees could 50 innings tonight and the yankees were not going to score…
Why only ph for Alex. And why even pinch hit there
Did Swisher getting a hit there make anybody else more angry than if he just struck out? It sure just ticked me off even more…
EliasInNH October 13th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Wow. You can get into the ballpark tomorrow for $34.78 on Stubhub.
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Thats sad
lim October 13th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
Will joe grow a pair and sit swish and granderson tomorrow or just sit arod his new whipping boy
I am all for sitting arod but only if blame is spread around
Would also move Cano to 6th or 7th as a wake up call, while sitting all 3 bums tomorrow
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You have to do something at this point, field a team of bench players will give you a better chance. this is wacked. Sit swisher, granderson, cano tomorrow.
austinmac says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Clutch is the ability to perform to your abilities in pressure situations. I don’t think it is exceeding your normal abilities. It is not allowing the pressure to lessen your performance.
QFT
Winning this game which was close (2-0) is more important than worrying about a theoretical Kuroda implosion the next day. Because one of these things in tangible & immediate & able to be dealt with while the other is just 1 scenario in a set of possibilities.
Besides which Lowe is one of the long relievers. He is the exact kind of guy you’d want to save for a blow up where you need to clear the middle innings.
if I were I would say give me $50 mil and cut me loose…screw the HR record
What is up with tbs playing the same stupid song every half inning???
But you know what? It is what it is. The sun is going to come up tomorrow where I live. I can’t do much about what’s happening.
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Might be cloudy tomorrow in new england…but I suppose the sun will still come up. haha
I wish we had Ajax instead of Grandersuck.
I would say “no serious statistician who has never played the game believes in clutch players.”
Again, since you have obviously never played the game, ask someone who has.
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Oh cut it out with this elitist never played the game so obviously I can’t be right on something crap.
The Island of Misfit Relievers.
Cue Clay Rapada.
jacksquat – you’re right. Okay?
Now I think I’ll watch what’s left of this game.
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Gee Lowe could have done that!
This Jackson kid can really play.
He would look great in pinstripes…
Wait…
Trisha,
Every one of the swinging strikes were curves out of the zone. They are squeezing the sawdust out of the bat.
there we go… eppley… I hope Cash is happy that dickerson and Nunez is not that roster. and when exactly they plan to use Gardner?
you think the tigers would do jackson for grander son??? seems fair…
EliasInNH October 13th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Wow. You can get into the ballpark tomorrow for $34.78 on Stubhub.
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Thats sad
I can’t hardly watch this offense for free on TV
i don’t understand why A-rod is the only one being punished
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He should have let him hit. The game was not on the line and with Swisher and Grandy following him they were not going to score. Embarrassing for Alex in that situation.
“Oh cut it out with this elitist never played the game so obviously I can’t be right on something crap.”
Is randy here?
MG October 13th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Tyler October 13th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
MG October 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
time to watch another back episode of Breaking Bad…
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Great choice. How far are you?
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season 3 about episode 8 or 9-the last two were the one with the fly and then the next one where Walt has dinner at Gus’s house
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I’m on season 4 episode 4. A bit of a slow start after the first episode of season 4 but I feel like it’s building to something huge.
Does Jackson have more hits in this game than Grandy has in the postseason?
“Clutch is the ability to perform to your abilities in pressure situations. I don’t think it is exceeding your normal abilities. It is not allowing the pressure to lessen your performance.”
Exactly. It’s about not being overwhelmed by the situation. Some players have the ability to perform in those situations, and others don’t. That doesn’t mean they’re always going to get results, and it doesn’t mean that any player is always a clutch player or always not a clutch player. It’s mental. I don’t pretend to be a psychiatrist, or know why ARod had confidence in the postseason earlier in his career and now doesn’t. But clearly it’s gotten into his head. It’s pretty hard not to press when something like that is in your head.
EliasInNH October 13th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Wow. You can get into the ballpark tomorrow for $34.78 on Stubhub.
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Thats sad
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Yes it is. And what’s worse is that the seats are in the upper deck right behind home plate. It’s not like they are way out in the upper tank in fair territory or in the LF bleachers or obstructed or something. Maybe I will go.
i would have left arod in there.
already down 4-0, see if he can turn it around.
swisher and granderson deserve to be benched!!!
Nick in SF October 13th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
The Island of Misfit Relievers.
Cue Clay Rapada
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LOL!!!! Is Felix Heredia available…
Girardi is just as much a problem as the bats. Every one gets lucky.. and Girardi got lucky with Raul but aside from that he is a very dumb manager. has no feel for the game at all .. none whatsoever.
It’s really rough to watch Jackson play now….
“They are squeezing the sawdust out of the bat.”
Ah. Typical behavior of hitters whose bats are cold. Unfortunate. But it is what it is.
Arod is going to magically get going when he swing and miss at 90 mph meatball down the middle. you will see Chavez at 3b tom night.
I am gonna either root for the tigers or the giants.. probably the giants.
im done with these yankees, I honestly expect us to lose.
NYY_Girl_Penny October 13th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
He’s got all the commentators and experts in the game fooled. But he doesn’t have you fooled “Penny”. You the bomb!
or know why ARod had confidence in the postseason earlier in his career and now doesn’t.
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wait so arod had confidence in 2004 but not 2005 2006 or 2007 and then magically got it again in 2009.
I’ll say it again, Arods post season stats after 2009 mirrored his career stats
Anybody know Brian McNamee’s number ? I’d like to spike the gatorade barrel .
Exactly. It’s about not being overwhelmed by the situation. Some players have the ability to perform in those situations, and others don’t. That doesn’t mean they’re always going to get results, and it doesn’t mean that any player is always a clutch player or always not a clutch player. It’s mental. I don’t pretend to be a psychiatrist, or know why ARod had confidence in the postseason earlier in his career and now doesn’t. But clearly it’s gotten into his head. It’s pretty hard not to press when something like that is in your head.
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Studies have shown that is either immeasurable or so small that its not even something teams should consider. All players in baseball over a large enough sample perform within .008 WOBA points of their baseline WOBA.
Clutch events exist, clutch hitters do not.
Get the camera off Arod and Girardi already!
This is so beyond baseball now.
Get over it!
These players are human, and they are pressing. Alex will swing at anything with two strikes.
What the heck happens with him next year and thereafter. This could be the ugliest contract situation ever.
Hope SNL is funny tonight. I need to laugh.
Swish will be gone
Granderson should be traded
cashman should call the Dodgers and beg them to take Alex.
2014 will be the year this team ends the season in the basement in the Al East. If they don’t break up this team and start over and get rid of Cashman then there is no hope for this organization. You think Boston looks bad ? The Yankees will be in the same situation if not worse.
Studies have shown that is either immeasurable or so small that its not even something teams should consider. All players in baseball over a large enough sample perform within .008 WOBA points of their baseline WOBA.
Clutch events exist, clutch hitters do not.
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I don’t think you can comment because you never played the game
“These players are human, and they are pressing. Alex will swing at anything with two strikes.
What the heck happens with him next year and thereafter. This could be the ugliest contract situation ever.”
Yes to all austin.
Maybe the whole team should bat 9th.
Girardi continues to one of the worst managers in baseball. He makes Joe Torre look like he had a clue.
Attaboy joe, mix & match.
hopefully the Rod has enough pride to walk away… but very hard for any human being to walk away from 30 mil for 5. even though you already made 350.
joeman – That was my number exactly, $50 mil. Time to cut their losses.
“Oh cut it out with this elitist never played the game so obviously I can’t be right on something crap.”
Struck a nerve?
It’s not elitist. It’s just basic, obvious stuff. If you’ve played the game — or any sport — you know that there are situations when the game/season is on the line, there’s pressure, and some guys have the ability to relax and perform in the clutch and some don’t. Maybe it’s something that can be learned to some extent — how to relax and not let the situation overwhelm you — and there are MLB players who swear by sports psychiatrists.
Do you remember Ed Whitson?
How about Reggie Jackson?
Have an NPB playoff game to catch, go Yankees
Their is nothing for Girardi to do if no one is hitting. Gardner and his three at bats since May is not the answer. They have no one else. Blame the players.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
NYY_Girl_Penny October 13th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
He’s got all the commentators and experts in the game fooled. But he doesn’t have you fooled “Penny”. You the bomb!
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Trisha, I’m not taking the bait. Find someone else to harass.
Starters have been so good lately I actually forgot how$hitty our middle relief is
“I’m not the only one here saying he should have had a better pitcher in”
Right. The usual suspects. What a surprise.
It’s not time to worry yet – all they need is a 5-run homer in the bottom of the 9th. And I’m sure each of ‘em will be swinging for it too.
Verlander has a darn good chance of breaking some kind of ALCS pitching record Monday against this offense.
This team won’t win in the play offs until this offense is totally retooled. It’s not a small sample anymore. These guys can’t hit when it counts and we have seen it year after year. It’s time for Cashman to get busy this off season and start the process.
here’s why this team has no heart and clueless management.
even when they were up 10 games guys were saying they never expected to be up by 10. then said the same thing when the lead was at 1 and tied. You think O’Neill or any guys from the 1996-2001 Yankees would have ever said malarky like that?
When the Yankees got knocked off by Cleveland in the 97 LDS they were licking their chops every time they played Cleveland in 1998 and waited all year for a playoff rematch so they could sock it to ‘em.
this team doesn’t even care about stuff like that. just go on about laying down for the opponent. NO FIRE WHATSOEVER.
“Trisha, I’m not taking the bait. Find someone else to harass.”
Always a good line when you have nothing to say!
YES! Rapada!
ac1 October 13th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Swish will be gone
Granderson should be traded
cashman should call the Dodgers and beg them to take Alex.
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The only hope to move Alex is if Miami takes him. He would go there and we could get a lot back from them if we pay for it.. but Arod would be perfect for them and he’d do it to be in his home town (if things in NY got bad enough and it will )
NYY_Girl_Penny October 13th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
He’s got all the commentators and experts in the game fooled. But he doesn’t have you fooled “Penny”. You the bomb!
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Trisha, I’m not taking the bait. Find someone else to harass.
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I can take it
Last chance to score at least 4 runs.
COME ON YANKS!!!!
(Hope to the very end)
‘you never played the game’ is weak anytime you hear it.
It really has to be the strategy. Tell A Rod he will never wear the pinstripes again – give him 50 million and he can go chase the HR record in Houston with the Astros.
They suck, anyway, so maybe they should give A Rod a try.
Yea players can handle all the pressure it takes to become elite ball players and make it to the majors but then all of a sudden can’t handle the playoffs.
This is hilarious
Alright, score 4 to tie. Let’s go.
CTYankeeInNCExile October 13th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
joeman – That was my number exactly, $50 mil. Time to cut their losses
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problem is he wouldn’t take it
We can score on this clown.
He’s gonna walk a run in, then we’re gonna hit a grandslam to win. Chavez hits the grandslam.
If Arod is done with no bat speed I can’t see the Yanks guaranteeing him playing time next year. He will have to earn it to play. They are probably hoping that he will realize and retire after next year. Girardi can’t keep pinch hitting for him though. Either he plays or he doesn’t play.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
they’re only chance is to get the hitter who are struggling right. alex is getting benched because there is a viable option on the bench but cano, granderson, swhisher, and even ichiro, chavez himself, and martin, are all struggling.
I’m sure arod understands that of all the players who are struggling he’s the only one who happens to have a backup who seems capable of playing well but at the same time he must be pretty upset that he is the only one getting benched.
something else: if he had gotten that hit in the first inning i’m sure things would be different. It must be mentally tough to know that you actually hit it well and then got robbed. On top of all the bad things with his swing, he also has to deal with bad luck.
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trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
“These players are human, and they are pressing. Alex will swing at anything with two strikes.
What the heck happens with him next year and thereafter. This could be the ugliest contract situation ever.”
Yes to all austin.
“It’s really rough to watch Jackson play now….”
I know it shouldn’t. But yeah-it does.
He’s exactly the kind of player this team so desperately needs. Exactly the kind of player that infrequently every hits free agency.
time for some online poker…..while I’m in bed
I dont think Miami would take him on unless we paid almost all of the 114 left.
I’d still consider it though….
joeman, wouldn’t you rather talk to a female freshman who lives in a dorm but somehow vividly remembers games from the early 90s, including players and plays they made? That’s “Penny”.
I guess she was a two-year-old prodigy!
Chat with “her” joeman.
All we need is a bloop and a blast….no wait….they scored two more off middle relievers in the 8th….so we need a bloop a bloop another bloop and then a blast…..
get to this clown!
Maybe we can come back.
Happy at least it’s Russell leading it off.
Oh, and the buyout money comes directly out of Hank’s share of the team.
lol@ Martin. He is a small guy. I’d like to pet him.
Swisher I was only joking when I said I’d like to smash every tooth in your head
Here comes the clown. Too bad the Yanks aren’t only down by 2 runs. He has been awful recently.
problem is some of the regs show when the Yankees are winning
“Maybe we can come back.”
We’ve done it before!
We have had fantastic pitching for much of the year and for the previous series. And we have had abysmal batting in the clutch all year. I had thought they’d straighten it out in May, but when we kept leaving tons of guys on base up till the end, I lowered my hopes for this post season drastically.
You cannot win playoffs by being streaky home run hitters.
I FERVENTLY hope that they lose Swisher and Granderson, sign Ichiro for a year and get somebody like Josh Hamilton.
We are stuck with A-Rod for a while. Cano we will re-sign, even though he has done nothing since the last day of the season. Jeter is Jeter. Tex is signed. Our outfield sucks and needs to get canned.
“wait so arod had confidence in 2004 but not 2005 2006 or 2007 and then magically got it again in 2009. I’ll say it again, Arods post season stats after 2009 mirrored his career stats”
I think there is some evidence as to why ARod may have had confidence in 2004.
I can’t speak to what’s inside his head at any given time, or why. But clearly he has no confidence in the postseason now.
8 singles to go
here we go!
EVERYBODY HITS THE CLOWN!
All right. I’ll take it. Pass the baton!
Martin has been hitting since August.
CB October 13th, 2012 at 11:17 pm
“It’s really rough to watch Jackson play now….”
I know it shouldn’t. But yeah-it does.
He’s exactly the kind of player this team so desperately needs. Exactly the kind of player that infrequently every hits free agency.
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too think we have curtis instead of him. wow.
@DerekJeter: “We were lucky to get here. Blow up team, fire Joe, Cash. ARod was a mistake. Montero and Ajax too. Staying home 2morrow. #whybother ”
You guys were right, sorry.
well let’s get our 1 garbage time run so the final line won’t look as ugly.
load the bases…this place will be crazy..with the regs
please show some life here.
make us believe we have a chance tomorrow.
The only hope to move Alex is if Miami takes him. He would go there and we could get a lot back from them if we pay for it.. but Arod would be perfect for them and he’d do it to be in his home town (if things in NY got bad enough and it will )
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A lot back? How do you figure that? Alex is breaking down, from age, injuries, steroids. You couldn’t get anything for him.
Martin has really looked good recently. He isn’t missing those fastballs and pitches up over the plate.
catcher going out to tell big potato “remember these are the 2012 yankees just get it over and you’re good”
reminder.. it’s only a game. they have plenty of rings already anyway.
As I said many times before, arods current contract is just beyond moronic, u dont see any pro sports clubs as stupid as Yankees.
What were they thinking?
very hard to stomach Velverde’s antics… the only other guy i dislike more is probably vincente padilla.
“problem is some of the regs show when the Yankees are winning”
more like a lot of regs show ONLY when the Yankees are losing.
Come on Valverde. Blow up.
might as well hit martin 6th or 7th. can’t believe he’s the best out of swisher, granderson, and arod.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
Remember everyone we still have 4 games to win. So it’s not over yet
“8 singles to go”
I lol’ed
The bullpen had too many days off. Of course these guys were going to struggle when they finally came in to pitch. Using Lowe in that spot was a terrible job by Girardi.
“He’s exactly the kind of player this team so desperately needs. Exactly the kind of player that infrequently every hits free agency.”
They chose to make that trade because they didn’t want to pay Holliday….sounded ok at the time….even looked ok for a couple of years….problem is though now the younger player is better and cheaper than the older player..:..
Cashmoney October 13th, 2012 at 11:20 pm
very hard to stomach Velverde’s antics… the only other guy i dislike more is probably vincente padilla
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my wife got skeeved out when they showed Padilla on tv when the Yanks played Boston. She said he looks like one of those guys that just stands on the corner cat calling at girls.
how do we make the stadium louder ? Easy answer, hire players that can hit.
Wow that was a hanger….
that was a good pitch to hit
Hate to think what this team will look when they don’t get a good outing from their starter. Tomorrow is more or less the last chance for the offense to get going because we can’t expect to win the series going to Detroit 2-0 down.
Yanks will be down 0-2 after tomorrow
WOW
Jeter missed his pitch to hit
Cards won last night when they were down to their last strike.
“Yea players can handle all the pressure it takes to become elite ball players and make it to the majors but then all of a sudden can’t handle the playoffs.
This is hilarious”
What is hilarious is your insistence to ignore the obvious. ARod clearly had some pharmaceutical help in becoming that elite ball player. Again, I’m not a psychiatrist, but confidence is a tricky thing. How much of a blow to his psyche was it to not have that crutch — I don’t pretend to know. I just know what I see — that he clearly does not have confidence now. That much is obvious.
igotid88 October 13th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Remember everyone we still have 4 games to win. So it’s not over ye
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yeah and the tigers only have 3 now. with scherzer and verlander pitching a couple.
c’mon hit this clown!
Ichiro !!!
There’s two of them.
damn Ichiro
You knew this was going to happen after Girardi conceded the game with Lowe.
DEREK F***ING LOWE
don’t worry cano is up next to swing at the first pitch and ground out.
Holy smokes! Ichiro!
Frozen, your wife has a point.
Thank God Joe used Lowe or it might be tied right now.
EVERYBODY HITS THE CLOWN!
Ichi-San!
Ichi just killed my Vegas bet
I’ll never see that two clams again
there is life…..
can cano break his 2-30 or whatever?
Tex has been hitting….
Ibanez too….
Up to Cano here.
Tie game in alternate universe.
And that’s why Lowe should not have been in the game.
jacksquat October 13th, 2012 at 11:24 pm
DEREK F***ING LOWE AND JOE DUMB GIRARDI!
Girardi really stinks. I am glad that he used his boyfriend Lowe in this game.
Verlander pitches …over/under ..K’s is 12
on base baby! c’mon robbied!
Oh no!!! Jeter has lost confidence
Girardi really let his team down today. Awful job.
Game should be tied. But he let the team fall deeper into a hole with his worst relievers.
IF
a) the yankees had a hit once in their three opportunities with the bases loaded.
or
b) Lowe hadn’t pitched the 8th.
The game would be tied or Yanks would lead.
Be patient, Robi.
now the weak part of the order is up. great.
Well, Girardi putting Lowe in a 2-0 Game 1 in the ALCS has officially come back to bite us.
Tie game if Joe uses Robertson an Soriano
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!
Cano takes them right down the middle then swings at them outside the zone.
Cano SUCKS he will fail
wow now cano is getting screwed at the plate too…
c’mon robbie! get on base!
BULLSH*T!
(&*^%(&%^(&^(&*^^&&&&
just enough of a tease to make you think this offense can turn a corner. now that’s all we will hear from binder joe in the post game. bats look to be coming alive etc etc. yeah right!
Not a strike….
Blame Lowe? Not to blame offense?
How stupid is it?
Not a strike
Tie game if Joe uses Robertson an Soriano
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You dont know that.
Surprised they didn’t call that a strike.
Ichiro!!!!
With A-Rod’s luck, Chavez is going to get the game winning hit.
The umps have screwed the Yanks this whole play offs. The pitcher can’t throw strikes and you give him that call. Just unreal…
“Blame Lowe? Not to blame offense?
How stupid is it?”
Stupid.
JobaTipsHisCap October 13th, 2012 at 11:27 pm
Blame Lowe? Not to blame offense?
How stupid is it?
lol
Cano should own this guy
Verlander can deal, but this group can handle him OK, better than the more crafty throwers. Unless he’s really having one of those nights.
Offense and Lowe.
OWWW! C’MON!!!
Lets remember Lowe was in for Miggy and got a huge strikeout.
JobaTipsHisCap October 13th, 2012 at 11:27 pm
Blame Lowe? Not to blame offense?
How stupid is it?
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Not blaming Lowe, he is what he is, blaming Girardi.
that was a meatball.
Doncha know!
Challenged him right down the middle. Nice Job Ca-NO
One of the worst decisions I’ve seen Joe make to start the 8th with Lowe and it only being a two run game……just can’t do that
And the fxxxkers in stadium didn’t boo cano?
damn cano. let’s go Teix!
who got excited because I didn’t
93 mph fast ball right down the middle
Damn Cano…
Hittable Robbie.
Damnit.
Girardi does this once a year in October.
He never learns from his mistakes.
You don’t concede games in the postseason.
c’mon ONE GUY on base!
“They chose to make that trade because they didn’t want to pay Holliday…”
Yup. That’s exactly right. That’s where the slow motion train wreck left the station. That was the chain of decision making where it started to go in the wrong direction.
And now fixing it is going to be extremely difficult. And it may take several seasons to fix even under optimal circumstances.
joeman October 13th, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Cano should own this guy
why ?
Could Smoltz be anymore pro-Detroit?
That was a REALLY good pitch to hit for Cano. What the hell is he looking for?
BUNTTTTTTTTTT
make it a game tex GET ON BASE!
HIT THIS CLOWN!
Where is if the GREAT Kevin Long? He must have left the team a few months back – or rather he needed to leave the team a few months back.
I hate this stupid ump!!!! Not a strike
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You dont know that.”
I know there’d be a good chance of it
strike zone awful
they playing 10 tonight
ump just wants to go home now.
giving 10 inches off the plate.
ARod handed Cano the wrong torch. Go get the one in the gym bag under the bench in the locked closet.
Girardi shouldve PH for Cano-worthless
Stunned he didn’t call that a strike.
How does Tex not bunt here?
lets blame the ump..please
0-5, Cano, yet Alex is the only one getting called out. Unreal.
Maybe it is time to trade Cano. They might actually get some dumb team to take him and give back a ton of talent.
onbaseonbaseonbaseonbaseonbase
We have seen Girardi give up on games before in the play offs. He doesn’t want to use the good guys so instead he using the 12th guy. Really bad job by him tonight. You can’t ever give up on a play off game.
The Yankees need a baserunner and the Tigers are basically handing him 1B
apparently that ISNT a strike now…..
#consistantumpire
HIT THIS CLOWN!
cant wait for this season to be over. 3 or 4 more games after this. cant wait.
Cano continues to show why people will never look at him as one of the elite hitters in the game. The guy has a stupid approach.
So hard to get a walk with this strike zone.
Cano needs to moved down the lineup .. seriously.
Good at bat by Tex. I would love to get Ibanez up to the plate here.
Hackers. you would think they would address the problem that got them booted last year
Come On Teix
Yogi Mantle October 13th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
0-5, Cano, yet Alex is the only one getting called out. Unreal.
Maybe it is time to trade Cano. They might actually get some dumb team to take him and give back a ton of talent.
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for Harper
RAUL .. LOL .. can you imagine !
lol the crowd erupts for a walk. wow.
Can you imagine? I mean can you imagine?
Come on Rauuuuuul!
Cue the greatest living Yankee hero!
YEAH BABY TYING RUN IS UP!
Cano’s hot streak is officially over.
Come on Ibanez
blake says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:28 pm
One of the worst decisions I’ve seen Joe make to start the 8th with Lowe and it only being a two run game……just can’t do that
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Deja vu all over again. Last playoffs was equally as bad.
Go Rauuuuul!
raoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cano needs to moved down the lineup .. seriously.
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For who?
Everyone other than Jeter, Ichiro and Tex need to be moved down.
Someone has to hit 4-6.
Great at bat. Let it fly Ibanez…
I CAN Imagine, Trish. I believe it’s possible because I saw it with my own eyes last Wednesday
Man Valverde has looked terrible recently. Leyland brought him in tonight to try to boost his confidence and it’s backfired. C’MON RAUL FINISH IT OFF
i did like how on the game tying hit in oakland. valverde didnt even back up the plate.
Don’t go for the HR Raul, just get on base !
EVERYBODY HITS THE CLOWN!!!
LGY says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:30 pm
How does Tex not bunt here?
I don’t understand why he doesn’t hone that skill for stuff like this….it’s a free base runner if you can push a ball to 3B…..
Come on raul . the strike zone is messed up bad
“Could Smoltz be anymore pro-Detroit?”
Smoltz hates the Yankees and always has. He’s never gotten over the fact that the Yanks made him and his Braves their b*tch and relegated them to a footnote in the 90s.
Go Ibanez!!!!
Raul is our only hope
Cano continues to show why people will never look at him as one of the elite hitters in the game. The guy has a stupid approach.
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Yea he hit over 300 the past 2 years in the post season. He sucks.
BTW check what Hamilton has done in the postseason
Go for it Raul.
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO FN WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
HOLY SH**********T
OMG!!!!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
OMFG FOMFOMGODIJSOIFJSDo[isadjf[zojifas
There no way that happened
Go Ibanez!!!!!!! Are you kidding me?
OMG!!!!!!!
RAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!
lul wut?!
Wow, just wow.
For fark sakes people!!!!!
Tell me again that there aren’t “clutch hitters”.
Is there a place in the universe past sheer magic?
RAAAAUUUUUULLL!!!!!
HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNREAL
UNREAL
UNREAL
OMFG!
I. Don’t. Even. F$%^&*ing. Believe It.
YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME
OMG!!
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Raullll forrrr presidentttr!!!!
OMG !!! I just punch my dog in the face !!!
F.U. Velverde!
I don’t believe what I just saw!
YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU GOTTA KEEP THE FAITH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rauuuul so effin cool. Owns at NYS.
Really. this guy is sick. sick i say. sick. win now
How can this be real
Omggggggggggggg
Ibanez should hit 3rd tomorrow.
Raul is unreal!
Good bye clown….
Now let’s please end this game now. It might take this offense 10 more innings to score another run.
PLEASE TELL ME I’M NOT DREAMING.
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
Valverde, no one deserves it more. Ibanez is incredible.
This is shocking. It keeps happening. And it just keeps getting more surreal.
Greatest living Yankee hero bails out Girardi!
I don’t care for this Valverde guy, by the way.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Cards won last night when they were down to their last strike.
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They were down by two.. oh and they didn’t have Raullllll !!!
EVERYBODY HITS THE CLOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU LEYLAND FOR BRINGING IN VALVERDE THANK YOU OMG OMGOMGOMG
Now its a good move that he didnt use soriano and robertson
“Tell me again that there aren’t “clutch hitters”.”
There is a new definition of clutch — RAUL
Yankee Legend
just wow…..
the most incredible i’ve ever seen!!!
The legend continues …
Good Valverde deserves it
please score one more run….
love baseball in bed
Rauth I-babe-nez
Who knew we just needed a couple of former Mariners to save this crap offense?
this rivals the 2001 WS games 4 and 5.
Triple Short of a Cycle
Well maybe I am being to harsh. But his approach could be better. And who cares what Hamilton did ? This team has incompetent hitters who fail every year in the postseason. That should be the focus.
I’ve never seen anything like this…..
Movies aren’t this good!
Lol, what can u say?
Lol, lol
Was that Casman with a pen and new contract at the top step of the dugout?!
Boss Tony, Jeff from Canada, everyone else who said it could be done (I held on too!)
YOU ROCK!!!!!
NEVER GIVE UP!
I.. UH.. UHM.. WELL.. LIKE IF RAUL.. UHM… EHHH .. COUGH.. UHM… DREAMING… AROD IS .. WELL, COME ON LIKE THIS REALLY JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ?????? !!! ????????
As always, homer or bust is okay if you keep hitting the homers.
God bless you few optimists on this blog.
I don’t know how you do it sometimes.
Magic.
We now MUST win this.
i don’t understand it!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!! Watching it happen I’m like no way, because how can that be done!!!! Raul Ibanez!
It would really stink if the Yanks lose this game now. The offense really has to wake back up, It seems like Ibanez is the only one who can come through in these spots.
I’ll be damned. I can’t even believe it.
Lol
Oh my God … incredible
Ibanez makes me believe clutch exists.
Nick Swisher makes me believe unclutch exists.
user13 October 13th, 2012 at 11:36 pm
Now its a good move that he didnt use soriano and robertson
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The game would be over…
so what, they can only hit the other team’s closer??
Come on Chavey!
PLEASE SOMEONE HERE TELL ME I’M NOT DREAMING.
SAY “TRISHA IT’S REAL. YOU ARE NOT DREAMING.”
Good Lord, I said this was the game I thought we would win. This was the game we kind of had to win.
end this now.
My reverse psycholgy worked
NAILS.. WHAT NAILS
Just win, baby!
Andy off the hook.
I thought with the Yanks luck that the RFer was going to catch the ball at the wall.
They cannot lose this game now
papa pequeno
You can’t make this stuff up.
This is just crazy ridiculous.
Unreal
they have to win this game now!
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 11:39 pm
PLEASE SOMEONE HERE TELL ME I’M NOT DREAMING.
SAY “TRISHA IT’S REAL. YOU ARE NOT DREAMING.”
Good Lord, I said this was the game I thought we would win. This was the game we kind of had to win.
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“TRISHA IT’S REAL. YOU ARE NOT DREAMING.”
ICHIRO 2 RUN BOMB — TEX WALK — RA-OOOOOOOOO-UL AGAIN!
Now Robertson and Soriano have to do their jobs. Hold them down until the Yanks can score another run.
this is how you win the world series. you make the opposing closer your b.
valverde is our b
chavez sucks. where’s ADud?
If Girardi does not have Ibanez in the lineup in every playoff game from here out then he needs to be fired. It seems like Ibanez is one of the few hitters in this lineup with sense and talent.
Raul is unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. I HATE CANO!
“Now its a good move that he didnt use soriano and robertson”
Fallacy of the predetermined outcome.
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user13:
You are right..they need this win…it will be a big one!
I just wanted Chavez to end it. My heart will be devastated if we dont finish this off.
I know a lot of you dont like me, but please tell me we’ll win this game.
now we just need to hold them off long enough so Raul can hit again right?
LGY says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Ibanez makes me believe clutch exists.
Nick Swisher makes me believe unclutch exists.
There is your proof
I have so much love for Raul Ibanez…. i Love you Raul, I love you man….. un-be-lievable.
IS THIS REAL
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 10:42 pm
The baseball gods want us to save it all for Valverde for dancing all over us like a puppet last season?
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mick, I KNOW you’ll give me kudos for this!
Damn you Chavez.
Bring back A-Rod!
If the Yankees only faced the other teams closers they would never lose
need one more run…
Captain Clutch,
Looked like he was lining up for it. I though it was going to be the loudest out of the postseason.
Makes that whole Derek Lowe decision sting even more
Cano, Arod, Swisher, Granderson, Chavez all beyond miserable right now. Not sure how the team is going to win.
Ibanez’s exploits speak for themselves. But you can’t overlook Ichiro. What a game he’s had. 3 for 5. And his home run was just as important as Ibanez’s.
Yanks must win this game now. With Verlander still to come they need to win this game.
Boss Tony N October 13th, 2012 at 11:40 pm
I just wanted Chavez to end it. My heart will be devastated if we dont finish this off.
I know a lot of you dont like me, but please tell me we’ll win this game.
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I’m in your corner
hahaha i knew he was going to give up at least one but 4!!?
Tex has been awesome this postseason too
“IS THIS REAL”
I THINK SO!
You’re asking the same question I did, so it HAS to be real!
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go So!
It always comes from the people you least expect. We have to win this now. Can’t go through all that for nothing.
RP’s just need t do their job
It just sucks the bottom of the order is coming up next
Dos mas.
Yes they HAVE to win this game now. NO question you have to finish this off after that. Absolutely cannot waste that
“Ibanez’s exploits speak for themselves. But you can’t overlook Ichiro. What a game he’s had. 3 for 5. And his home run was just as important as Ibanez’s.”
Absolutely
J2L says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:35 pm
OMG !!! I just punch my dog in the face !!!
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LoL! What!?
Boss Tony – didn’t I agree with you that it could be done?
HOLD THAT FAITH!
Deja vu all over again!!!! I’ve been a Yankee fan for over 60 yrs. I have see some incredible Yankee wins but Raul is something else..
where was that pitch????
Do we have to wait till raul bats in the 12th?
and they have to win it before Cabrera and Fielder get back around…
VALVERDE — TAKE THAT YOU LOSER !
“It just sucks the bottom of the order is coming up next”
Hey you never know. Look what just happened!
Trisha- I’m not really sure honestly. Pinch me lol
jackamir October 13th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
Deja vu all over again!!!! I’ve been a Yankee fan for over 60 yrs. I have see some incredible Yankee wins but Raul is something else..
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same here
I was one of the ones complaining when the Yankees signed Ibanez. Clearly, I was wrong. Every now and then, you can catch lightning in a bottle.
On another note, how is batting Chavez better than batting Alex? They are both out machines.
ac1 says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:44 pm
and they have to win it before Cabrera and Fielder get back around…
Yup
I like that blonde they just showed
WIN THIS GAME!
Ichiro is heating up … man where we’d be in the PS without Jeter, Ichiro and Raul.. no where.
Unbelievable
Seriously unbelievable
Pigs were just seen flying past Yankee Stadium
“Do we have to wait till raul bats in the 12th?”
It would almost be fitting.
is Swisher still in this game
Trish – all these people watching for years…how quickly we forget. Anything can happen in the Bronx.
Babe Rauth
No walks Sori!!!
Ibanez in the process of getting a monument
I’m batting Arod there
we’re winning this game.
If martin can diuble w two outs maybe dj could single him in.
Can Drob or Soriano go 2 if need be?
Somewhere, AJ is prepping a pie.
For old times sake..
@NormanChad:
I have spent a lifetime rooting against the Yankees — I would’ve been better off trying to tunnel to China with a teaspoon.
Why do people pay all that money for tickets and leave before the gam e is over
What is that, 4 game-tying or winning homers in the 9th inning or later in the last, what, 8 games? Amazing.
Reminiscent of those home games in the 2001 World Series. That’s the only thing I can compare it to.
“Trisha- I’m not really sure honestly. Pinch me lol”
Kev, I’m where you are, believe me. I still don’t know if I breathed regularly since what I think I saw.
Too bad we can’t meet up right now and pinch each other REAL HARD because that’s what it will take to get me back from this dreamstate!
Uno mas.
igotid88 October 13th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
Why do people pay all that money for tickets and leave before the gam e is over
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long ride back home to CT
Cabrera looks like he needs a drink
It’s Swisher next.
Please God. I have really tried to change over the past 2 years. I still have bad thoughts and vile thoughts, but I have improved my actions. I do good things for others and I never look for anything in return.
Please allow Nick Swisher to hit a walk of home run in the 10th inning.
Please God, I havent wanted anything so badly since February 5, 2012.
Please God, allow Swisher to get the monkey off his back and help the team.
WIN THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im letting gardner come in for either swish or grandy.
he can at least try to lay a bunt single down.
Good thing the Yanks still have Robertson and Soriano available. The Tigers already used the only 2 decent pitchers in their bullpen.
Walk off Granderson
Grandy with a bomb
ayahyha please get it done this inning. Swish, Grandy would be great if either of you could step up….k please and thanks.
“Trish – all these people watching for years…how quickly we forget. Anything can happen in the Bronx.”
Jeff, I’m with you. I always say that until the last out of the game, I believe the Yanks can win it.
The way the TBS crew basically said nothing during the call I almost though Raul’s ball wasn’t going out….shouldn’t have doubted Raul
gardner needs to hit
Walk off time, please.
Win now…. Don’t want Cabrera to get another AB
Let’s not let Papa “Not So” Grande get away with another blown save.
this really really really would be a great time for swisher to finally come through. he’s too good a hitter to be this bad this long. and there’s still time for him (and for arod) to get hot and have a great PS.
trisha – true pinstriped blue October 13th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
“Trish – all these people watching for years…how quickly we forget. Anything can happen in the Bronx.”
Jeff, I’m with you. I always say that until the last out of the game, I believe the Yanks can win it.
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Yeah, but even this time you were a little down on them at points as it got later and later…come on, even I could tell
Grandy with a bomb…
At first I thought the ball was definitely out then when I saw him camped at the wall I expected it to die at the wall
Bring in the Goose says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:43 pm
J2L says:
October 13, 2012 at 11:35 pm
OMG !!! I just punch my dog in the face !!!
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LoL! What!?
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I had him on my lap while watching Raul HR .. I got up and rise my arm and punch him in the face.. So cool =D
doesn’t have to be a home run…..i take a walk off hit…..i’ll take anything that is a walk-off and means we win in 10. Just put something together guys.
@ESPNStatsInfo: Raul Ibanez is the first player ever with three home runs in the ninth inning or later in a single postseason.
Excellent inning from Soriano. Critical that he went through that section of the line up 1-2-3. Even if Detroit gets a man on next inning Cabrera won’t get an at bat. Detroit will have to get 2 on base before he gets a shot.
That said – let’s finish it here.
Let’s end it, now.
The way this postseason is going, I’m going to look like Raul at the end of it.
We win the game here
Grandy with a bomb…………………………..
@mikeaxisa: Just keep it tied until Raul comes up again.
The only game I ever left early was 2004 Game 7, couldn’t stand to see Sux celebrate on our field.
Trisha– The ghosts of the old Yankee Stadium have made their way to this venue and are laughing at the pessimistic fans.
Maybe the West Virginia smiling hick Nick can do something productive now
Swisher walk.
Gardner pinch run.
A hit next and we win the game.
“@ESPNStatsInfo: Raul Ibanez is the first player ever with three home runs in the ninth inning or later in a single postseason.”
And then add the 9th inning HR against Boston to tie the game (and game-winning single in extra-innings). Truly amazing.
Swisher needs to be on base
Elias – I never thought they couldn’t win this game. Was I realistic in my assessments of the present? Of course.
He hit the ball…that’s promising.
Grandy with a bomb//////////////////////
wow that is NOT a strike
Can the grandyman ?
Swisher walk. – lol i wish
Gardner pinch run.
A hit next and we win the game.
NYY_Girl_Penny October 13th, 2012 at 11:40 pm
Thanks Penny! Just saw your post to me. Nothing but peace and love for us from here on out!
Just get on base Grandy !
ANOTHER THREAD ————————>
stole that walk
Run ! Run ! Steal !
We caught a break… He swung, but ill take it
Don’t try and do too much Russell .. just get on base.
kk I agree with this…
um…. gardner pinch running for granderson????
he better actually steal
yeah Gardy!!!!! C’mon Martin!!!!!!!!!!! He’s quitely had a good game….so c’mon get that walk off hit!
nice nice… any chance on stealing third?
omg
oh well…it’s up to Jeter now
sigh
Don’t remember the last time Jeter hit a walkoff.
Jackson very dangerous.
Yeah i cant watch..gameday time
I would be happy to never see Swisher in a Yankee uniform ever again.
Triple Short of a Cycle — since you ran away and hid last night after Ibanez proved my point (that there are clutch hitters and non-clutch hitters), here’s a follow-up.
I can’t believe you actually tried to use 2004 as an example of Arod being clutch in the postseason. 2004 pretty much proves my point all by itself. Yes, he was great in the first round against the Twins, as pretty much all the Yankees always are against the Twins, whom the Yanks have dominated for years, but against Boston in the ALCS?
In games 1-3, when the Yanks were pounding Boston from the get-go (they jumped out to a 2-0 in the first inning in game 1, relieving any pressure on the offense, then scored 4 more runs in the third, to lead 6-0, and led 8-0 on their way to a 10-7 win), Arod was a world-beater, like the rest of the team. Well, he went 2-5 with 2 singles in game 1, and no rbis.
In game 2, a close 3-1 game, he went 1-4 with an infield single, struck out looking in the 2nd with runners at the corners and two out; got an infield single in the fifth with one out and nobody on, flew out with the bases loaded and two out in the 8th.
In game 3, already ahead 2-0 in the series, the Yanks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, then, after Boston scored 4 in the second to take the lead, the Yanks scored 3 more in the third and never looked back on their way to a 19-8 blowout. Arod went 3-5 with 2 doubles and a homer and 5 rbi.
But in games 4-7, all losses, Arod went 2-13 and stopped hitting as soon as it became a series.
Game 4, 6-4 loss in 12 innings, 1-5 with a homer in the 3rd inning. Which is when he stopped hitting for the series.
Game 5, a 5-4 loss in 14 innings, 0-4 with 2 strikeouts, including a strikeout in the 8th with the series-winning run on 3rd and one out. A strikeout in the 10th, and a flyout in the 12th with the series-winning run on 2nd and two outs. Two chances to send them to the World Series and did nothing.
Game 6, a 4-2 loss, he went 1-4 with a leadoff single in the fourth. In the 8th, when the Yanks were trying to rally back from a 4-1 deficit, Jeter singled in a run and Arod came up with one out and grounded out to the pitcher to kill the rally.
And in Game 7, a 10-3 loss, Arod went 0-4 with a strikeout. He came up in the third with runners on the corners and one out, when it was still within reach and killed another rally by again grounding out to the pitcher.
So, to sum up, Arod goes 7-14 in the first three games-plus, with two homers, two doubles while they were crushing Boston, then, as soon as Boston started making it a series and put on some pressure in games 4-7, he went 1-11 with a leadoff single, and repeatedly killed rallies by either striking out or grounding out to the pitcher.
And that’s your example of Arod being clutch?????