ALCS Game 3: Yankees at Tigers
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Oct 16, 2012 
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YANKEES (0-2)
Brett Gardner LF
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Raul Ibanez DH
Russell Martin C
Eric Chavez 3B
Curtis Granderson CF
Eduardo Nunez SS
RHP Phil Hughes (0-0, 1.35)
Hughes vs. Tigers
TIGERS (2-0)
Austin Jackson CF
Quintin Berry LF
Miguel Cabrera 3B
Prince Fielder 1B
Delmon Young DH
Andy Dirks RF
Jhonny Peralta SS
Alex Avila C
Omar Infante 2B
RHP Justin Verlander (2-0, 0.56)
Verlander vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:07 p.m., TBS
WEATHER: Nice, clear sky with temperatures in the 50s.
UMPIRES: HP Sam Holbrook, 1B Jeff Nelson, 2B Gary Cederstrom, 3B Mike Winter, LF Jeff Kellogg, RF Rob Drake
TWO DOWN: The Yankees have lost the first two games of an ALCS for the second time (also 1980 when they were swept by Kansas City under a three-game format). It marks the ninth time the Yankees have started a best-of-seven series 0-2, all coming in the World Series (1922 vs. New York Giants, ‘56 vs. Brooklyn, ‘58 vs. Milwaukee, ‘63 vs. Los Angeles, ‘76 vs. Cincinnati, ‘78 vs. Los Angeles, ‘96 vs. Atlanta and 2001 vs. Arizona). They came back to win the series four times in those previous situations (‘56, ‘58, ‘78 and ‘96). They were swept in ‘22, ‘63 and ‘76 and lost in seven games in ‘01.
NO HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE: This is the third time the Yankees have lost the first two games of a best-of-seven series with both losses coming as the home team (also ‘63 when they were swept by the Dodgers and ‘96 when they won four straight vs. Atlanta (beating Glavine, Avery, Smoltz and Maddux).
BAD START, BUT GOOD STARTERS: Yankees starters have combined to go 2-2 with a 2.33 ERA in the 2012 postseason. They have 48 strikeouts, a .201 opponents average, and?have tossed at least six innings with three earned runs or less in all seven starts, matching their World Championship season of 2009 for the best such stretch to start a postseason in franchise history.
UPDATE, 8:08 p.m.: Here we go folks. Gardner leading off, showing bunt in his fourth at-bat since April. Don’t forget, Carp is chatting down below.
UPDATE, 8:12 p.m.: Gardner grounds to second and the Yankees go down in order in the first.
UPDATE, 8:19 p.m.: Cabrera gets on in the air, but it’s caught by Granderson for the second out of the first inning. A fly-ball pitcher against Cabrera and Fielder is a dangerous thing.
UPDATE, 8:24 p.m.: Single, walk and a couple of medium-depth fly balls, but Hughes is through the first inning and through the heart of the Tigers order with the game scoreless after one.
UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: Impossible to question whether Ibanez is hustling out of the box.
UPDATE, 8:45 p.m.: Make that 15 postseason strikeouts for Granderson.
UPDATE, 8:57 p.m.: Hughes got ahead of Cabrera, but with two outs and a man on, walking him isn’t the worst result. Gotta get Fielder now. Lefties had a harder time hitting Hughes than right handers during the season.
UPDATE, 8:59 p.m.: Annnnnnd breathe. Fielder swings at a 3-0 pitch and flies to center. Hughes is through three innings, game still scoreless, Verlander — of course — working on a perfect game.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: Ichiro singles for the Yankees first hit of the night.
UPDATE, 9:16 p.m.: Young continues to clobber the Yankees in the postseason. His solo homer to start the bottom of the fourth has the Tigers in front 1-0.
UPDATE, 9:20 p.m.: Hughes velocity has been 90-91 most of the night, and now he’s pulled because of some sort of apparent injury concern. He’s given the Yankees the kind of start I think they were hoping to see — some hits, but until the inevitable homer he’d kept this lineup off the board — and now it’s Phelps coming in from the pen.
UPDATE, 9:32 p.m.: Still no word on Hughes’ injury, but Phelps is one out away from getting out of the inning.
UPDATE, 9:33 p.m.: Groundball to short and Phelps is out of the inning. It was dicey — a single and a couple of medium-depth fly balls — but Phelps has done the job. Can’t see anyone getting loose in the bullpen, so it looks like the fifth inning will belong to Phelps as well.
UPDATE, 9:45 p.m.: Verlander is awfully good, and the Yankees have very little to show for their at-bats so far. Ichiro’s fourth-inning single remains their only hit heading into the bottom of the fifth.
UPDATE, 9:47 p.m.: Bad hop for Chavez, but it’s an E-5 and the leadoff man is on for the Tigers in the fifth. Middle of the order now coming to the plate.
UPDATE, 9:52 p.m.: Bad route for Granderson on the hard line drive by Cabrera. It’s an RBI double and the Tigers lead is up to 2-0.
UPDATE, 9:57 p.m.: Terrific play by Nunez to save a run (for now). Here comes Eppley to face Peralta with two outs and runners at the corners.
UPDATE, 10:01 p.m.: One unearned run in the inning as Eppley gets out of it.
HUGHES UPDATE: Phil Hughes has a stiff back according to the Yankees.
UPDATE, 10:27 p.m.: Girardi’s most questionable bullpen decision of the series might have been letting Boone Logan pitch to Miguel Cabrera with one out and the bases loaded in the sixth. Of course, Logan got a groundball to third and an inning-ending double play. Who knew?
UPDATE, 11:01 p.m.: Logan is still out there for the ninth. This pitching staff — despite Hughes’ stiff back, Chavez’s error and a lot of work for the bullpen — has done its job. Two runs is awfully good against this Tigers lineup, but the Yankees offense has been awful once again. Obviously a lot of that is Verlander, but given the way this postseason has gone, it seems the Yankees never really had much of a chance. They’ve got one inning to prove people wrong, but right now it’s the same old story all over again.
UPDATE, 11:05 p.m.: Logan got through 2.1 innings on 25 pitches, including that huge double play against Cabrera. Here’s Joba Chamberlain to face Infante with two outs and the bases empty in the eighth. The Yankees have Nunez, Gardner and Ichiro coming to the plate in the ninth. Verlander is at 115 pitches.
Go Huuuuuuuughes! Go Yanksssssss!
Good luck Phil. We’re all counting on you.
GO PHIL!!!
GO YANKS!!!
A win is on its way.
Go bats. Speed kills. Use it tonight and scratch out a win!
Go Yanks!!!
Mark Feinsand?@BloggingBombers
Detroit crowd being told to cheer as TBS about to go to air. Pathetic. Yankee Stadium may have had empty seats, but they respect
Lets go Yankees. Its not time to give up just yet. We can press the reset button tonight. Lets go hughes, and lets go offense. Time to steal game three and get back in this series.
Go Yankees!
The time is now this is the Yankees time.
Let’s go out and win a ballgame and SHOCK the world.
Go Hughes! Make your mark…
Go yanks
the last time we were here, it was the AJ adventure and granderson saving him with that great catch.
A coup in the making?
DavidWaldstein
for pre-game intros, A-Rod stands next to Freddy Garcia, Ivan Nova & Cervelli. Just a hunch that’s not a big Joe Girardi fan club right now
YF-
Any chance we see Bernie Williams pinch hitting- a 3 run homer in the 8th inning, to win this game like he did in Atlanta to fuel the Yankees comeback in the 96 WS?
Loved when Ernie just poked Smoltzy by talking about the 96 team and how they came back from. 0-2
so all tbs can talk about is arod but not one mention of swisher sitting.
Need a big win tonight LEGGO!!!
Gonna be a long night if Verlander gets down and away off the plate against lefties
Le’s, go boys. Why not?
Don’t know how I could have missed the Arod furor but let me say this clearly and unequivocally. I now cannot stand the sight if him and if I never see him in a game again it will be far too soon.
I have your back until you turn into someone who’s lazy or doesn’t bother learning how to spell T-E-A-M.
He can burn in hell for all I care. Slob.
Like having Gardner in lineup but he had no business leading off.
Go Hughes, Go Yankees!
YT, alas no Bernie to bail us out, but let someone else step up and make a statement. Or better yet, let’s be ahead going into the 8th and go RoSo FTW.
Verlander is definitely going to throw a lot of changeups tonight. He knows that the Yanks can hit his fastballs.
Blake-
He ramping up the FB early like he did in Oakland.
95 punchout
He’s dialing it up early
bats look good tonight
They have to lay off those high fastballs. They aren’t strikes and you can’t hit them.
Need a good effort out of Phil tonight just to keep it close….
Yup…..no early 91′s tonight
8 pitches
Seriously? You’re complaining already? Now that’s a surprise!
I didn’t expect to score 5 runs off Verlander in the first inning but maybe your expectations were different.
That was for the ever patient and supportive Triple.
verlander is getting the outside corner and starting 0-1 on every count.
They have success against Verlander when they are patient. But there was no patience in that inning.
Go Hughes!!!
Only the first inning but if that’s a sign of the Verlander that showed up tonight….. yikes.
trisha,
We win tonight, however it happens. Probably solo HRs!
verlander is throwing strikes. can’t go 0-2 to start each count.
Captain Clutch October 16th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
They have success against Verlander when they are patient. But there was no patience in that inning.
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Verlander threw a lot of strikes that inning… patience only gets them so far or they will be down 0-2 every at bat.
Jerkface October 16th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Gonna be a long night if Verlander gets down and away off the plate against lefties
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Or a short night.
If that keeps up, certain people should go with it and bunt to Cabrera.
where in the blue heck was that pitch?
Tyler says:
October 16, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Only the first inning but if that’s a sign of the Verlander that showed up tonight….. yikes.
Yup….he gonna be tough ….Phil has to match him….no pressure
Should have been struck out
Of course a strike isn’t called and then a hit. I hate when Verlander gets a giant strike zone and the opposing pitcher doesn’t.
just like that, a strikeout and 2 outs nobody on is wiped away b/c of a non-strike call. wow.
He was k’d
Did i miss something what happen to arod
Come on Ump that was a strike 3.
Not to make excuses but the Yanks have been getting hosed by umpires the whole postseason
Hughes has to stay inside on Cabrera like Kuroda did. Cabrera owns Hughes because he doesn’t hit his spots and stays outside on him. Can’t pitch him like that.
that crap changes the whole inning. o, smoltz did mention it.. surprise surprise
Don’t give in Phil, don’t throw him anything to hit
Got it off the end luckily
Keep hitting those fly balls pls, thx.
That 0-2 pitch was the same pitch Cabrera hit off Hughes for a home August 3rd, and he took it for a strike.
Atta boy
*2-0* pitch
Go Phil
Go Yanks
Get to Verlander
Play with Yankee Pride!!!!!!!!
know i’m late but i’m loving the line up for the Yanks, at least these guys will go out tonight and try to do something and go Hughes!!
Hughes is the only Yankees pitcher that pitches Cabrera away like that. Definitely not a recipe for success.
nothing wrong w Arod, Joe wanted to get him closer to the chicks in the 1st row.
Like the 2-0 CU
Gotta love Cabrera taking a pitch 2-0, our bats will never do that! One wins the triple crown and the other gets .. Nada!!
inning should b over
Lol
Come on Hughes!!! It seems like he is nibbling or his command isn’t great.
Just need one more, Phil.
Hughes had to throw at least 8 more pitches than he needed to because of that missed call strike 3
strike 1 is big here. Come on Phil!
They get the calls when they play well. It is momentum. Yes clearly the umpiring has gone bush league but this team should be able to rise above. Rise to the occasion! Hughes just got that low slider called a strike. Good sign?
Delmon Young is no picnic for Hughes. Let’s go Phil
Not locating that slider so far
Phil is throwing way too many sliders early
no harm other than pitches.
Atta boy, Phil.
HA HA HA. I was shaking in my boots.
I trust Phil Hughes and his stuff.
That wasn’t the easiest 1st inning, but we have them right where we want them, for now.
Nice Job Hughsey! Lets go offense! lets get some momentum to build on.
Good thing he got the porn star out
Scary… but scoreless nonetheless.
Phil doesn’t have that diving 2-seamer like Hiroki has to go down and in on Cabrera.
NYY_Girl_Penny says:
October 16, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Gotta love Cabrera taking a pitch 2-0, our bats will never do that! One wins the triple crown and the other gets .. Nada!!
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Shoulda said taking a 2-0 pitch that was a strije down that he didnt like…
The more i watch other hitters approach i have to say K.Long has to have some level of accountability.
Lets hope the real robbie is back. He is good enough to carry the entire team on his back.
Delmon Ypung had a .707 OPS this year and now he’s good again? Of course he is…..
Remembering good big Yankee right-handers in the past. Can’t remember any who wouldn’t go up and in on anybody. Am I wrong?
Lets make it happen. SCORE EARLY AND OFTEN!!!!We can get to Verlander….
He needs to establish the FB first and foremost.
Luis-
Noticed Phil shaking off Martin and throwing the slider. He’ll need all 3 pitches plus an occasional CU to get thru this lineup a second time.
Bet we are in early swing mode
Verlander getting an expanded strike zone is fantastic.
That was a very weak swing from Cano. It seems like anything near the plate is going to be a strike for Verlander.
Did Ernie just say Peralta was one of the best in the business?
Not taking many pitches are they. All of 11 pitches thru 4 batters.
TBS reporting on that flirting rumor started by the Post and the Daily News, lol. They did get a contract with TMZ before the game?
Hughes was smart last inning to pitch around Prince and get Young.
Way work Phillip.
Raul having a pro AB here. Not a surprise.
At least ibanez saw more than 3 pitches. That’s something.
Ibanez had a good at bat. At least he made him throw some pitches.
Ibanez battles….
Trader,
As long as he doesn’t fall in love with it, I am fine with him throwing it, but he has to establish his bread a butter first.
Good at bat by Ibanez
Ibanez took pitches. Nice…
Good job russ-muns.
Give me a break Martin…
Cancelled out by Martin’s 1 pitch…
Turning the game off.. I hate Russell Martin!
wow Martin maybe you shouldn’t swing at the first pitch
Dam their fielders always make plays
WTH no way I thought that pop up from Russ would stay in and not make the stands. Damn.
Thats whats its come down to for us, being happy with good at bats that result in outs
I’m numb right now. Nor excited, nor depressed… Is that bad?
I guess the approach is see the fastball and swing away. The approach is terrible. He is going to throw a complete game with 70 pitches. Kevin Long gets paid a ton of money and he has to get some of the blame for this.
LET’S GO PHIL!!!
Sad to think our SP has been unequivocally qualitatively superior to theirs to this point (meaning in games 1 and 2) and they are 2 up on us. But, water under the bridge. Tonight the damn bursts – and even if it’s just a trickle that makes it to the scorboard because Verlander isn’t easy to hit, our Yankees are going to do it. With Verlander, not unusual to have to wait to score.
it is embarrassing that TBS spent that entire half inning talking about a story the Post like it was story of the year…..
I would like for Hughes to get Verlander’s strike zone
@awfulannouncing: It was A-Rod’s master plan to get benched tonight with Justin Verlander pitching. Now he’s free to try to get Kate Upton’s phone number.
I’m numb right now. Nor excited, nor depressed… Is that bad?
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To be honest all day I wasn’t even excited to watch the game. I knew what the most likely outcome will be but I will still waste 4 hours watching it.
“nick said I would have my chocolate in time to celebrate the ACLS. I think that’s what he said. So I have a few days to go!”
I know you’re superstitious, so I didn’t want to order too early, but the wheels are now officially in motion.
We’re fine. I think we should all know that a blow out might not be in the cards tonight. This is a game we are going to have to stay close enough where we can steal it late. Let’s just hang on and we can win this off the Tiger pen.
Telling difference from Cano’s jog to Ibanez’ running.
Someone on local sports radio said that if he heard Springsteen/”..this train…” one more time he was going to “go all Matt Holliday on someone” — yikes.
20 pitches thru 2. At this rate Verlander could pitch two complete games against the #Yankees.
AndrewMarchand Who would be less likely to make an error at short tonight — Nunez or A-Rod?
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You have to be kidding me….
“I’m numb right now. Nor excited, nor depressed… Is that bad?”
Of course it’s not! We all process differently and numb would certainly be understandable.
I’m psyched because I am anticipating good things to come!
Wow, close pitch there. Looked like strike 3.
Telling difference from Cano’s jog to Ibanez’ running.
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No kidding.
K
Its early so everyone can stop stressing, win or lose there are plenty of other fans that would love to be in our position but this teams success has spoiled way too many people. enjoy the game
Way to go Phil!
Nice inning, Phil!
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHES
Good job, Phil!
we are going to get another good pitching performance that will probably be wasted.
that being said, i think we win 3-1.
“20 pitches thru 2. At this rate Verlander could pitch two complete games against the #Yankees.”
But nothing says that every Verlander pitch is going to be perfect. So let him lost with a minimum number of pitches.
LOVE our SP.
AndrewMarchand Who would be less likely to make an error at short tonight — Nunez or A-Rod? ——————————————————————
You have to be kidding me….
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I know. Wish Nunez hit a homer next inning to quiet those calls for a while.
0-0 after two. Any fans here, or just naysyers? We’ll get this guy. Go, Yankees!
It’s funny how the ump missed 2 pitches over the plate that were strikes. But I am sure that Verlander is going to get 1 million pitches off the plate to lefties called strikes. The strike zone has been weird in the play offs.
Its early so everyone can stop stressing, win or lose there are plenty of other fans that would love to be in our position but this teams success has spoiled way too many people. enjoy the game
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Lol yey thats why we are frustrated.. Makes total sense, we are spoiled. Nothing to do with .000 bats.
“I’m numb right now. Nor excited, nor depressed… Is that bad?”
Of course it’s not! We all process differently and numb would certainly be understandable.
I’m psyched because I am anticipating good things to come!
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You are such an important part of this board, Trisha. Never change!
Sometimes I just swing by an In-n-Out for a milkshake to celebrate a Hughes win, but tonight it’ll be a full-on Double-Double with fries. Nice job so far, Young Master Philip!
Surprised he didn’t call that 1-0 pitch a strike
Cano seems relaxed, lol.
Damn that was ball 4
Good swing….but it’s death in CF tonight with the wind blowing in
just stick to changeups with granderson and he will swing over them every time…
no adjustment
Granderson please make contact….
You can hit him Grandy
Here comes the CU
Yankees get 3 hits tonight and lose
grandy K?
Another pitch chased out of the zone…
Or 96
A Grandy special.
Just me who basically who has stopped caring?
steikeout #542 for granderson this season
Where’s the change in approach?
They have to try and lay off those high fastballs. They aren’t strikes and you will either strike out or pop it up. They are really helping him out by swinging at those pitches.
Short night
Air seems as thick as soup tonight.
Still early saying the offense looks great Trish?
33 through 3 for Verlander.
guess he is going 9 unless they hit him hard
I sense a perfect game tonight.
Shocking that Grandy Kd
Let’s just hope they don’t get no hit. These at bats are ugly.
Plan obviously is not for the speed guys to bunt for a hit. Swing early and often.
Padres drafted Matt Bush over Verlander in 2006. Example number 1 of how to kill a franchise.
That K zone thing needs to be adjusted ( or better yet, removed ). If Verlander is gonna get this strike zone, we’re cooked.
Lol yey thats why we are frustrated.. Makes total sense, we are spoiled. Nothing to do with .000 bats.
Yea that can be frustrating buts sad how many fans give up on this team and its pathetic.
ac1 – not a good place to practice your comedy
re: “unless they hit him hard”
Is it just me or is it a guy thing where men can’t flippin’ understand how a play can change an entire game? I am so sick of hearing people say it didn’t change a thing because the Yankees were shut out. Are you STUPID? Even Kay understands the fallacy of the predetermined outcome. I can’t get over how utterly ignorant it is for someone to guarantee what the outcome would have been. If you want to say “it probably wouldn’t have made a difference” that’s about the best you can factually get away with. You do not KNOW what the outcome would have been, so please stop saying it. You sound ridiculous.
I have not once said the Yankees unequivocally would have won the game if the umpire got the call right. But you have heard enough former players tell you how different it would be to pitch to a 1-0 score in the 8th and 9th as opposed to a 3-0 score. And again, hitters WERE up who had put wood on the ball.
This isn’t directed to one person in particular because I know I read it more than multiple times here, and I noted it was always men. That’s why I asked if it were a guy thing. Maybe it’s the left-brain thing where you can only visualize bottom line and can’t conceptualize things in the middle.
Hopefully we don’t get perfect gamed
willwill,
I haven’t stopped caring. Why would you? Let’s go, boys, and go Phil!
This could be a very short game.
Verlander no hitter.
That would be cool
The more things change – the more they stay the same.
At this rate Verlander isn’t going 9, he’ll go 12!
“Still early saying the offense looks great Trish?”
Did you expect them to look like immediate Titans againt Verlander?
No, I’m not saying the offense looks great but I am saying you are doing your usual premature speculation.
Notice Ibanez and Chavez had good at bats? Not going to say anything about Granderson.
ac1 October 16th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
33 through 3 for Verlander.
guess he is going 9 unless they hit him hard
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He’s getting a couple inches off the outside corner to leftys which makes working the count tough, but I’m just happy when the team is hitting weak fly balls to the outfield at this point. Closest thing to a hit was Chavez and that wasn’t close at all with the wind.
I started a non profit corp and sent mail to yanks office for funding and support of a debilitating and often misunderstood disease. DBS – Dead Bat Syndrome, we need to end this disease now as it continues to spread. Feel free to contribute!
phil out pitching verlander when its all said and done. just watch
tomingeorgia, i guess i haven’t either. But that being said, i’m over getting irritated at the offense. I mean after 7 games… I’m just over waiting for them to hit.
I don’t get why many people have a moronic feeling that yanks will beat verlander tonight.
I started a non profit and sent mail to yanks office for funding and support of a debilitating and often misunderstood disease. DBS – Dead Bat Syndrome, we need to end this disease now as it continues to spread. Feel free to contribute!
Not much thunder in this lineup but we have to be patient and take advantage of all opportunities… Speed and small Ball must be our plan..Long ball is out for this evenings plan..
Make the adjustment…Contact is key….
Throughout this postseason, most of our offensive success, whether good or bad, has come later in the game. Let’s have patience.
Sorry bout the double post!
Bad 2 strike pitch
Cano – the only non diving SS in the game. Give me Pedroia any day.
Jackson, traditionally has never hit Hughes at all. This is the first key inning for Hughes
Real nice play by Chavez
Excellent play by Texeira there
Cabrera absolutely should be walked here. You can’t let him beat you.
JobaTipsHisCap says:
October 16, 2012 at 8:51 pm
I don’t get why many people have a moronic feeling that yanks will beat verlander tonight.
Lol who?
Verlander can throw 130 pitches. Hit him or lose.
And Chavez, but the way Tex handled the throw was very good
i miss the old school hughes curve that made peoples knees buckle.
Lol who?
i do
Martin…..
What a lazy play by Martin
Offense woes spreading to defense
That’s a passed ball
Just walk Cabrera. Why in the world are they pitching to him? He owns Hughes.
Walk and ibb please. This at bat is ruining my fingernails.
We don’t have to give in here Phil.
Walking him is no biggie
Slider now
Cabrera is giving me bad Edgar Martinez flashbacks.
We don’t have to give in here either. Still a base open even if it is 2nd.
I would take my chances against Young with the bases loaded.
Hughes has to attack him here. He can’t start nibbling.
Uh oh.
I wish Hughes had the same k zone, Verlander has
Look how patient detroits bats are..
Just put him on. And get Young
Walking Cabrera is the way to go. Phil has no put away for Miggy…
Why does he have to attack a lefty with an open base?
Put prince on to now
Bases clearing double by young coming up
wow whew oh boy
WOW, 3-0 to Prince and he flies out. That’s huge.
So lucky there
PHew
Yadahoo!!!!!
THAT A BOY PHIL!!!
Oh. For that.
Whew!!
Let’s hit now.
Big out…A bit lucky too
Gutsy Hughsy!
“So lucky there”
I call it skill.
Yep, that pitch was centered.
I’ll take it.
I would make Fielder beat me every single time with 1 st base open instead of Cabrera. Especially in this ballpark. He is a good hitter but not even close to Cabrera and he doesn’t scare guys like Cabrera does.
PHIL!
finally made it home to watch!
That was a godsend. Let’s go, Phil, can’t count on any more of them.
Runs, boys, at least one, please.
Impractical Jokers, funniest show on tv.
Good AB Grit
time to score here Yanks, let’s go Gardy!
Not a strike!!!!
Gardner should bunt towards Cabrera….
Come on guys. Let’s go!!
Give me a break on that strike1! That was a foot outside!
this strike zone is horrible
We’re batting. I guess I’ll go cleanse my colon. 90 seconds + the commercial is my window to return for bottom of the 4th.
Should be BB already
so a pitch that would’ve hit any right hander in the thigh is a strike to gardner lol…
Get on base Gardy.
Get on base Gardy.
Do we have to swing at ball 4s
Damn, they have to lay off those high pitches
Dumb swing
That was ball? , wasn’t it?
Ball 5
I didn’t see Ajax at bat. When Hughes had him 0-2 was he squeezed on any other pitch?
Keep going
Did Gardy’s sim at-bats vs. Freddy Garcia not prepare him for Verlander?
Ball 6
This is why I love gardener
These pitches aren’t strikes
Gardy swinging and fouling off multiple pitches, mostly ball fours
He’s swung at ball 4 three times. And strike 1 was also a ball. So the count is roughly 6-2 right now.
He has swung to three balls already
Gardner isn’t swinging at strikes either. He could have walked by now…twice.
Damn he should have walked. He swung at 3 balls in a row.
damn good at bat by gardner there. made him work.
Gardner had two chances to get on base and didn’t. Battled, but didn’t win the battle.
So how many ball 4′s did gardner swing at?
to be fair, those balls he swung at was close…and with this ump, who knows what he’s gonna call if he takes it…
At least he worked the count…
He battled but he swing at ball 4, 5, and 6….don’t have much time to react against this guy though
Ichiro took the pitch Gardner should have taken three times
Pretty good though considering Gardy’s had 4AB since mid April
I assume freddie threw from 45 feet to simulate for gardner?
I gave Gardner a pass because he hasn’t really played in games in forever.
Hi Ys Guy!!!
Hi munson15!!!! I wondered where you were. So happy to see you here.
djsunyc October 16th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
to be fair, those balls he swung at was close…and with this ump, who knows what he’s gonna call if he takes it…
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Very true. I think he’s squeezed Hughes a bit also, on top of the wide Verlander zone.
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CHI
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At least they are making him work
Ichiro!
Ichi!
what you’re asking gardner to do at the plate with 1 at bat in 6 months is almost impossible.
he guarded the plate, yes he swung at bad pitches but at least he made contact and worked him.
No Perfect Game!!!
WE AREN’T GETTING NO HIT TODAY! WOOOOOOOOO
Nice hitting by Ichiro. Too bad Gardner wouldn’t take his walk.
An Ichi Hit!
Yeah, no no is gone!
We have a baserunner. I am overcome with emotion.
Beat that shift! Beat that shift!
Hughes doesn’t have great stuff tonight, but a good approach.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
c’mon tex!
tex – just bunt it here please…
Verlander’s been wild this inning. High and wide pickoff throw too. This has to be the inning.
Bunt Tex
Be patient….Ichiro has to try and steal.
Ys Guy October 16th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Hear hear!
It’s a free hit…. You’d have. 1st and 2nd with 1 out and Cano up….
Hopefully that fly out just tired out Cabrera for the rest of the game…
Tigers have a bunch of fatties on their team.
Of course this lazy, awful fielder catches the ball.
i just don’t understand the refusal to bunt with that huge shift. we can not score runs…so you have to manufacture some.
JUST BUNT!!!!
I don’t understand why Tex won’t add that to his game…..
You have to run Ichiro. The Yanks are not going to string together many hits. You have a fast lineup…. use it.
I think if Verlander had to throw 160 pitches. They will let him. Pitch count is not a factor if we don’t score any runs
Take a base here Ichiro. Have to try and create.
Why is ichiro still on first…
You don’t want him doing it all the time but in the ALCS against Verlander you take a free hit if they give it to you
If everyone had 9 pitch at bats like Gardner, Verlander wouldn’t last 5 innings.
Cano is a bum
When would cano ever get a hit
How does a guy with Cano’s ability go 0-28?
Friggin CU
Cano’s swing is a complete disaster. That pitch was ripe to be crushed.
i just don’t understand why tex won’t bunt there. there is no way cabrera gets him…and a good chance ichiro could almost make it to 3rd.
0 for 28
I think that Cano has trouble hitting during cold weather.
Damn what is wrong with Cano?! He isn’t even driving the ball, everthing is a groundball in the infield.
Tyler October 16th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
How does a guy with Cano’s ability go 0-28?
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it’s mental.
Just have to be more aggressive with some of our faster guys in the lineup. Sitting back and hoping for 3 or more hits in one inning has not been productive so far.
Didn’t the Yanks get Ichiro because he could steal a base in a situation like that?
Don’t know about you but I’m counting that as a rally
Its like HR derby when he got booed and fail to hit 1 hr
Teixeira can’t bunt that is why he didn’t bunt.
i was in a t shirt at the stadium for sunday’s game and robbie didn’t get a hit. its not the weather.
Verl
PHIL!
Ichiro wouldn’t even have to steal if Tex just puts the ball down on the third base side.
I have some thoughts about what might be wrong with Robby I won’t even give life to them by mentioning them.
Djsunyc,
I agree just do it once or twice and they will stop shifting. Cano did it last series.
What?
WTH IS WRONG WITH THIS UMP?
That was a strike, these umps are unreal. But Verlander’s strike zone is gigantic.
Interesting zone tonight
That was a wasted opportunity. Tough luck on Teix, while Cano continues to disappoint.
Hope this is a sign of a human Verlander.
And they score…
Should have been struck out already….. complete bs.
A pitch down the middle that isn’t called a strike for Hughes? Shocking
I hope that’s not the ball game
OK, we got the obligatory home run out of the way early.
Verlander had trouble throwing strikes. And Teixeira bailed him out like the turd he is.
ugh
GG yankees.
When is first day of spring training?
Friggin Delmon Young…
That’s how you hit a hanging curveball
See you guys in march
Of course a homerun after what should have been a strike out. I am sick and tired of his porno star looking loser Young. He does nothing during the regular season and kills the Yanks in the post season. That was a terrible 2 strike pitch.
I hope that’s not the ball game …..707 Ops this year for Young.
trish – what’s your theory? something off field? steroids? arod?
The winner of Giants-Cards will win the World Series. That series has been light years ahead of this garbage.
Umpires hate the Yankees
Screwed up strike zone. SMH
Hughes has to stop making so many 2 strike mistakes. His command is all over the place.
And that’s the kind of BULLSH*T I’ve been talking about with umpiring. Don’t give me this weak crap about Phil should be able to do the job despite them. Phil should be able to have a guy struck out when he’s legitimately struck out.
Game over.
Young is a garbage hitter who will chase pitches but the Yanks throw him too many pitches over the plate.
This is the post season of awful players morphing into greatness against the Yankees
Crap
Blake, youre finally a convert. Welcome!
WTH?
Sh*t
What’s wrong with Phil?
what happened to hughes?
I hate to say it but Hughes will never be able to stay healthy.
Ok, this is an unexpected twist.
Bad execution and terrible luck…. This just isn’t the Yankees time right now.
This seems familiar somehow.
Oh my, what now?!?!?
Not good
why is he taking Phil out after just one run………are you kidding me.
Well it could be worse, we could be facing justin verlander
The shoulder?
hughes gets pinched and then gets hurt. wth is going on – we are cursed.
This postseason is comical. I hate baltimore and anaheim for not keeping us out of the playoffs.
is he hurt???
To say Hughes was getting squeezed is a serious understatement!
Hope he’s alright.
Not our year
Phelps on
syd_cash says:
October 16, 2012 at 9:21 pm
why is he taking Phil out after just one run………are you kidding me.
Think he’s hurt
Hughes wasn’t pitching that badly, coaches must have seen something though. He must be hurt right?
Will det fans cheer cano when he gets a hit?
I see 0 for 33 for him in alcs.
OH MY GOD.
There’s some wicked karma going aroud and what I can’t understand is why the Tigers, with their cheating in 2006, continue to live a charmed life.
I’m patient, and if there’s a train waiting for them at the end of the tunnel, I’ll deal with it. But if they continued to be gifted with calls that lead to their lousy runs, I am going to be mighty p*ssed.
Joe has no faith in Hughes and A-Rod it seems. Unless Hughes really is hurt. He didn’t need to come out
Watching this game it’s actually kind of comical how huge a zone Verlander has compared to Hughes.
Captain Clutch October 16th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
I hate to say it but Hughes will never be able to stay healthy.
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He made every single start this year….
I’d feel shocked if I wasn’t numb…
Lol… Phelps vs verlander… LMAO????
That hanging curveball Phil Hughes thrown it was arods fault.
Of course he’s hurt.
nothing you can do about it, he pitched well its up to phelps.
Go Phelps Go Yankees!
“trish – what’s your theory? something off field? steroids? arod?”
I think I’d rather share it with you via email and then have you tell me what you think of it. If you drop Chad an email and ask him to forward it to me, I’ll email you back.
igotid88 October 16th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Joe has no faith in Hughes and A-Rod it seems. Unless Hughes really is hurt. He didn’t need to come out
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He’s hurt…. he left mid-batter
Hughes sucks
@BryanHoch: Can’t really tell what the problem was with Hughes. I’ve heard a guess of oblique, but nothing official announced yet.
At least that wouldn’t be the arm
GO DAVID!!!!!
what a wacky postseason…
I would bring in a reliever to get out of this inning. Like Eppley not Phelps. Phelps has looked awful in the playoffs like he can’t control his emotions.
trish – djsunyc@yahoo.com
Yeah Hughes sucks because he got hurt. Good one.
Take your time Phelps here make sure your warmed up properly. Don’t feel rushed. We got all night.
This certainly has been a frustrating postseason in every way possible.
Imagine if we pulled this off in the face of everything that’s gone against us, including F’d up umpiring, and then went on to win the world series.
What a great story that would be.
What happened to Hughes? I was watching the debate, turned back saw Phelps warning up
Unreal. U can’t make this stuff up. We haven’t scored in 17 innings and scored runs in 1 of 26 innings in the series. Had arod giving phone numbers to girls behind the dugout while benched in a game. Had Swisher complaining the fans were mean to him. Had Jeter break his ankle. Had Hughes leave after 3.1 innings with an injury. Had Cano break a postseason record for longest 0 fer streak. Had Granderson lose his sense of sight. Its so bad its funny.
Herniated lumbar disc?
It’s his back according to the man in the weird suit
A herniated disc is not a trade value enhancer.
back? dang…not good. back injuries are not kind to athletes.
this may be the biggest sign ever to make hughes the potential closer to take over for mo.
I always told u guys about the umpires, and u dismissed me as crazy, i wish i was wrong.
The only way this couldve been worse is if we were perfect gamed or no-hit
Apparently getting a hall of fame strike zone in the playoffs also means that the zone for the opposing starter shrinks to the size of a costanza after a dip in a cold pool.
Disk in his back?
That’s not good for long term…
Phelps is the last person I would want pitching in this spot. Now I know why Torre and other managers always takes veterans in the post season.
What in the world is going on with this team?
don’t worry guys. AAA phelps is here!
The back is not what I wanted to hear…. he probably won’t have an opportunity to even make another postseason start but he would be done anyway.
Hughes’s back was too disgusted with the offense to continue
Now Phelps will have to pitch the game of his life
have to win this game!
Go Phelps!
Next up, Karim Garcia gets into a fight with someone in the bullpen.
blake October 16th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Hughes’s back was too disgusted with the offense to continue
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Yeah after the home run he probably was tired of wasting his time.
Atta boy Phelpsie!
So we should worry about our rookies, but the Orioles can throw rookies out there at us without an issue? End of the day a guy is either good or not, you show some confidence in them.
It’s going to take some magic to win this game…
c’mon now, dp ball!
This team is drop dead awful
Its come to a point where you are better off watching this from a distance. Its hard, but disconnecting as a fan and simply watching whatever happens unfold.
Not only are the Yankees underperforming on offense, they are not getting any breaks. Hughes has been pitching great and now he has to go out of the game so early on a possible injury? Jeter’s wasn’t enough, it seems.
Big mistake by Girardi bringing Phelps in
I hope it’s not Hughes’ back. He can’t have another setback
Captain Clutch says:
October 16, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Big mistake by Girardi bringing Phelps in
Who else is there?
igotid88 October 16th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
I hope it’s not Hughes’ back. He can’t have another setback
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TBS reported it’s his back. But then again they also used the Post as a credible source…. no official word yet from the Yanks.
got him on the hook now!
C’mon phelps!
Yankees_Fan October 16th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Its come to a point where you are better off watching this from a distance. Its hard, but disconnecting as a fan and simply watching whatever happens unfold.
Not only are the Yankees underperforming on offense, they are not getting any breaks. Hughes has been pitching great and now he has to go out of the game so early on a possible injury? Jeter’s wasn’t enough, it seems.
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my first baseball memory was greg nettles diving and breaking his thumb in 1981. i’ve lived through so many lean years and into the glory years.
for me, this is a FASCINATING time to be a yankee fan. there are some serious winds of change on the horizon and it will be very interesting to see how it plays out.
as for this series, it requires a magical moment to turn things around. not sure if we’re gonna get it tho.
blake, ignore the chronic complainer, it’s a waste of bandwidth….
Good evening, guys
At this point, we can olny root
Go Phelps!
Go Yankees!!!!
djsunyc, I sent you an email.
Massive mistake by Girardi brining in Phelps. Stunk he couldn’t give up more runs.
This sucks for all of the people here who wanted Phelps to never throw another pitch this postseason. You know who you are so you can stop the fake cheering.
Hopefully he will tell all of you to shove it with a great performance. And if not I am sure we will all here about it. Probably in ALL CAPS and with an emoticon attached.
GREAT JOB DAVID!!!!!
Nice job there Phelps. And Nunie is 1-1 out there!
Atta boy!
Nunez caught it! Good job Phelps
yeah baby good job!
CMON OFFENSE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nuney! Nuuuunner! Numistatic!
Nunez didn’t make a throwing error. Hooray!!!!
This kid is tough as nails
And to look on the bright side, win or lose we aren’t from Detroit.
Yanks are just dying for something positive to happen. We need it in the worst way to instill some life and hope.
Get the ball rolling.
Come on now offense! You know how to hit!
Sounds like the thing with Hughes is something he’s dealt with for awhile and it just flaired up….hopefully nothing too serious
Or is it a herniated disk? They said he’s been playing through it
Maybe the Yanks can actually get another baserunner
“Hit on the button”…..tbs speak for a ball flared 60 feet behind 2nd base.
@richardjustice
Yankees have scored in 1 of 25 innings in this ALCS… No runs last 16 innings.
We are fisnoogled
Ichiro, Gardner or Nunez are going to have to bunt. Going up there swinging isn’t working so it’s time to try something new.
my first baseball memory was greg nettles diving and breaking his thumb in 1981. i’ve lived through so many lean years and into the glory years.
for me, this is a FASCINATING time to be a yankee fan. there are some serious winds of change on the horizon and it will be very interesting to see how it plays out.
as for this series, it requires a magical moment to turn things around. not sure if we’re gonna get it tho.
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I sense the winds of change, but then I think about a huge contract that seems immovable and probably unproductive and wonder how can they make the necessary changes.
that curve ball is just unfair…
That was a hanger….
Wow wind blowing in and Yankees continue to hit under the ball.
Maybe they should be hitting with one irons.
“@richardjustice
Yankees have scored in 1 of 25 innings in this ALCS… No runs last 16 innings.”
So’s his mamma.
no buttons left to push – so much for the speed lineup working Verlander and distracting him
Not a strike
Still early Trisha?
BS strike zone.
Is verlander pitching while sitting in a lawn chair? He looks unbelievably comfortable.
does Chavez have a hickey form one of A-Rod’s dugout girls? Maybe Alex was getting the digits for Chavy
@sportsJC16
1-0 is like being down 30-0. Hope Cashman is paying attention. #Yankees need a complete rebuild. Patchwork won’t cut it anymore.
Like the strike zone inconsistencies. Really a joy to see.
This effing loser Ron Darling saying the count is irrelevant. If the batter doesnt s3ing, he can get on base via walk, like Chavez should be right now. First 4 pitches of the AB were balls.
It might be more fun to watch the debate rather than this…..
Is this mental?
this is a breeze so far, and he hasn’t even dialed it up yet. Pop-ups are us
Let’s go guys.
Get a few runs.
Let’s make it a 1-2 series,with cc tomorrow.
I am surpised that Ichiro didn’t try to steal earlier in the game. That might have been their best chance to score with Cano and Tex coming up. In a must win game he needed to be more aggressive.
This team is dead. This team is feeling more lifeless than I did a few months ago while suffering depression. These guys would rather be anywhere else.
No one said this one would be easy. Need to keep it here and then maybe we run into luck for a change. We are do for something to go our way. Goodness knows nothing has to this point in this series.
Captain Clutch October 16th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
I am surpised that Ichiro didn’t try to steal earlier in the game. That might have been their best chance to score with Cano and Tex coming up. In a must win game he needed to be more aggressive.
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Does he have the green light at all times or is Girardi telling him when to go?
Ok, this is too much now. This has gone on for 8 games with this putrid offense.
Tough to work the count, get walks, get his pitch count up when he’s getting 3-6 iinches off the outside of the plate. Ridiculous.
Okay the experiment isn’t working. Alex needs to pinch hit
trish – got it and replied
is cano going to get another hit this year?
Will their be back to back shutouts?
I foresee some hat tipping post game.
So when are we ever going to score
We will score once these guys figure out a fly ball isn’t going to get out of this park tonight.
surrendering 8 runs in 22 innings of regulation baseball isn’t bad, so we have that going for us
Chavez now on offense and defense.
And great move by Joe removing A-Rod and putting in Chavez who is now 0-13.
A-Rod can at least run into one and still has presence in the batters box. Chavez is washed up and has no bat speed. He also hit 2 HRs against Verlander this year
The agenda that Joe/Cashman are trying to set up against A-Rod is going to cost us this series.
Fist pumping after that Berry? Give me a break…
Sterling wants Logan in the game for the lefties.
Chavy’s D has gone downhill in a hurry this year
That is a bad error with Cabrera and Fielder coming up
Cue to A-Rod could’ve handled that comments.
Put Alex in for defense.
Here it comes: “Arod would have had it”
E-5. Nice.
Who cares, the season is over. You can’t score, it doesn’t matter if they score 1 or 50.
can we score 3 this game?
defense been so bad all postseason
It’s funny how the Tigers defense is terrible but the Yanks defense has cost them in this series.
For those of you basketball fans, are you Knicks fans or Nets fans?
its hard to watch this
That would be a strike for Verlander
………
talking basketball now?
Martin is a joke on both offense and defense
stick a fork in em
What a fantastic route Granderson…… good lord.
Ichiro doesnt have the green light. Joe is an idiot. Berry just got them a run with his steal.
Terrible route by granderson
Oh Grandy, you gotta run that down at full speed, bro. It wasn’t a pace line drive.
it’s like he knows what pitches are coming
Knicks fan, Lakers fan by way of hating the Celtics
Why is Granderson playing shallow against him? Just curious.
At this point it doesn’t matter but a better manager would have walked fat man Cabrera. How in the world can you pitch to him with 1st base open? The rest of the Tigers lineup is garbage.
“Still early Trisha?”
It’s early until the 27th out of the game.
Pheips threw a meatball.
This isn’t fair. How are the Yankees supposed to win if the Tigers are allowed to score runs?
Need to go for 13—Martin, Swisher, Granderson
So, granderson, arod get traded…Do we get a pick back for swisher and soriano?
let’s vomit it all out of our system right now, so we can start next season with a karma clean slate
Don’t think a pitch that low was a meatball, give credit where credit is due. Maybe too much of the plate, but was low. Cabrera is just that good. Granderson playing shallow is another story.
Waldman all over Grandy for that read on Cabby’s fly.
Defense letting Phelps down again big time.
Cabrera is the best hitter in baseball. Arod would have struck Out on that pitch in
No other manager in baseball would let Cabrera beat them with 1st base open. Girardi slept through that at bat. Once again an error leads to a run. The Yanks defense has been absolutely dreadful in this series.
are those grown men? With Burger King crowns?
I thought Granderson was in there for his defense? Gardner makes that play in his sleep.
How I miss George S. He would have kicked Girardi’s backside to the curb by now.
Yankees are in a deep sleep. Showing no life at all.
I’m not numb anymore. I’m starting to pitty the Yankees. I say this with no negativity in my heart, but kind of sadness: we don’t seem to belong in this ALCS. Maybe it has finally gotten to their heads, but they look like they just want this nightmare to be over instead of trying their hardest to stop the slide. No focus on defense, no extra energy to make the plays. And obviously no punch at the plate. This is indeed painful as I love this team and wished for a competitive series.
I would have let Hughes in there
UnKnown October 16th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
Waldman all over Grandy for that read on Cabby’s fly.
Defense letting Phelps down again big time.
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Not sure why he was playing Cabrera so shallow even with the wind blowing in…. I thought Grandy has been playing too deep all postseason but then he moved in for the worst possible hitter.
Now he doesn’t go with Boone
Nunez is 2-2 in the field
2-2! Go Nunez!
Hassey, I’ve seen guys like that before in some of these postseason games. Not sure if they were Yankee games though. Maybe Oak-Det.
We are so snakebitten.
Do we get 2 picks for swisher and soriano? or just 1?
Grandy always thinks he will be able to get back on the deep ball.
Great move by Joe. Absolutely can’t let Rapada face a righty.
Obama getting Crushed like the yanks. again
Jete doesn’t get that
Hard to do that with a herniated disk….
igotid88 October 16th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
I would have let Hughes in there
Nice Nuñez
Hahahahaha that Thompson shot has to be turned into a gif/meme.
Nunie, beautiful.
GREAT GREAT play!!!!!
OMG.
there’s no way jeter gets to that one…
Nunez does have the range Jeter no longer has though doesn’t he?
That was a pretty play by both Nunez and Cano.
Nunez’s tribute to Jeter. Lovely!
Gardy and Ichi converging to kick Grandy in the nuts
Nunez got to the ball but he almost messed that play up. His hands have glue on them.
Great play Nunez!
It’s now or never. Let’s trade him as an elite defender
Nuney saves a run. Me likey.
Everyone gets to pitch tonight it looks like. All hands on deck just like it needs to be.
Really? Obama losing the debate again?
If Gardner is an everyday player next year Granderson should be the LFer. Everyone knows that he isn’t a great outfielder but the Yanks overrate his defense because they so badly want him to play CF. The defense is much better with Gardner in CF if he can stay healthy and hit enough to play everyday.
This team is deeply in pathetic form.
i would ask the mets if they would want nunez + phelps for david wright.
forget the RUN differential…let’s just try to keep the HIT differential reasonable, to save face
Just a gigantic at bat right here to hold it to two.
And he gets it done.
Game still on and in play for a Yankee win.
Hard to debate an etch-a-sketch.
Hey its only 2-0…Not sure the yanks can score 2 runs..still its only 2-0
okay! It’s not each to come back with you’re down two goals to nil, but I’ve seen it happen many times.
djsunyc October 16th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
i would ask the mets if they would want nunez + phelps for david wright.
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I’m going to go out on a limb and say no.
?@sportsJC16
Watch how Cabrera hits. He’s always making adjustments. Watch #Yankees hitters. They never make adjustments. That’s why they don’t hit.
haha, yeah it feels like goals.
I admire your bravery guys, but come on, the Yanks are not scoring 3 runs in this game
Complete game by verlander
1 hit in the 6th. awesome!
who pitches next?
bloop and a blast
Kate Upton hangover starting to take effect
It’s really amazing that the Yanks can’t even get baserunners. I understand that scoring a run is too much for them but this is insane. The Tigers pitching is decent at best and the Yanks have scored in only 1 inning in this series. It’s really embarrassing. It’s like watching the Mets.
that was ball 4
DONTTTT SWINGGG!
“I admire your bravery guys, but come on, the Yanks are not scoring 3 runs in this game”
Bite your tongue!
Whattt annn idiotttt!
GRandy effin sux
Great at bat by Grandy.
wow that’s the swing you take on a 3-1 pitch?
Hassey October 16th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
I admire your bravery guys, but come on, the Yanks are not scoring 3 runs in this game
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Im not sure they are getting 3 hits……but hey
Must be nice to be that good AND have a gigantic strike zone
1 hit shutout.. lmao and you know what? Verlander? I’m not impressed this team is horribad
3-1 pitch and foul to third?
Take the walk!!!
He pops up a 3-1 pitch?? Unfreaking believable
Wow Granderson is awful. That pitch was right there to hit. Cashman should really look to move him in the off season. I am tired of his non contact already.
We could be making history if we don’t score soon, given Verlander’s 27.2 innings streak and the longest being 29.
has Leyland even had to make one decision tonite?
my wife told me not to torture myself and go to bed
I guess the Fielder 3-0 swing away was th eonly time Leyland even spoke to anyone else all night
This is painful to watch.
here come the 97′s
True about us not making any adjustments.
You know, logically, Andruw Jones would have been incredible this series.
PATHETIC…..
Can’t wait for the posts tomorrow bringing up 2004 and the Sox being down 0-3.
No luck
Why the Freak was Gardner jogging out of the box?
I like to think the 2b would have had that anyway, but what the fukk?
this is hard to watch
Yankees have 1 hit, pitiful.
This is a shame, every year the fans wait for greatness and they get medocrity. The Yanks used to own October, now October owns them.
18 consecutive scoreless innings from us. Id rather feel numb than the sadness I’m feeling right now.
with this pitch count, Verlander could even start tomorrow, just to make sure the series is over
Well no break there for Gardner. Next inning is the only shot we have at putting something together. If those guys can’t step up it was never meant to be.
I wonder if these guys will re-dedicate themselves this offseason again? Like Swisher spending time to reverse his October woes.
This looks like single A batters facing major league pitchers. They have missed so many hittable pitches in this series. This is really hard to not only watch but to figure out. How can these guys really look this bad?!
This game is on Joe for not starting CC opposite Verlander. The season on the line and he doesn’t start his ace. We’re gonna end this series without CC pitching in a meaningful game. Awful
Have Gardy, Ichiro or Nunez tried bunting their way on???
Can we come up with a drinking game for game 4? It will help us watch less of this game and make tomorrow less painful.
If Gardner actually runs out of the box he makes it easily. Brutal effort.
Verlander is only at 81 pitches. So he is definitely pitching a complete game.
The Yanks have scored in 13 of 78 innings so far.
Still I don’t understand why many people think they a shot on verlander tonight.
Why?
Trish, any way you can give me hope?
Fans care—–Ownership does not.
Lets face it, lets hope for a good winter meeting and hope that for next season we don’t look to hit a homer every pitch which I blame klong for, im not giving up but the way were hitting can’t say much.
Bring in the Goose October 16th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Have Gardy, Ichiro or Nunez tried bunting their way on???
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No.
I would pinch hit Alex for Cano if Ichiro or Tex get on.
The season is on the line tomorrow. I’d much rather have CC pitch in that game. Why waste a potential CC performance opposing Verlander? In any event, I agree this is hard to watch.
So that’s how a hit looks like…
This game is on Joe for not starting CC opposite Verlander.
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Yeah because that really matters. This series is on the offense not the pitching. You can’t ask CC to pitch a shut out and Yoy can’t win if you can’t score a run.
Where was that pitch? The umps are really screwing the Yankees pitchers in the play offs. It’s almost like the other team is paying these guys.
I think they score total 4 runs in this series.
Trisha: I usually admire your optimism– but it is time to take your daily pill to control the
delusions. This is a bad team with a way below average manager.
This team looks like they’ve mailed it in
Please get rid of Martin next year.
Nice job Martin. The effort is just not where it needs to be. It’s like they are sleeping during these games.
I’m happy they didn’t start CC tonight. At least you have him for tomorrow so maybe you can steal a game. It wouldn’t have mattered if they started Adam Warren tonight at this point…
This is the most pathetic team in last 20 Alcs.
I have seen a lot of cody eppley lately
I take back my previous statement that the Yanks should qualify Martin just to keep away from a multi-year contract. I am no officially “anybody but Martin”.
Cc could pitch a gem tomorrow and find a way to lose. We are actually running on best case scenario this game, being in the 6th inning and still close in the game. Unfortunately, you can’t win without putting runs across the board and the yanks can’t do that. We’ve pitched in the postseason as good as we can, but no offense gets you no wins.
This game makes me sad as a baseball fan because its bad baseball on the part of the NY Yankees
Have CC pinch hit for- anybody.
Im not against starting Cc today…but you would have to start hughes tomorrow anyway…so I guess what’s the difference. besides whoever the starting pitcher has been has not been the issue. this is a historically bad post season offense…period
Tyler says:
October 16, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Bring in the Goose October 16th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Have Gardy, Ichiro or Nunez tried bunting their way on???
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No.
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WTH not? These guys aren’t in there for xbhs.
Mistake to not try bunting.
At this point Girardi should just give up. It doesn’t matter if they give up 5 runs or 2 they aren’t scoring a run tonight. Unless of course Ibanez manages to hit a homerun. The “effort” is pathetic from the offensive players and Cashman shouldn’t be happy at all.
Any fellow ‘Impractical Jokers’ fans in here?
If the Tigers had an average closer we would not have scored.
Good thing the offense isn’t the problem with this team
You can’t let cody eppley blow this game up……got to keep the score 2-0
Triple Short of a Cycle October 16th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
If the Tigers had an average closer we would not have scored.
Good thing the offense isn’t the problem with this team
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Correct…basically the yankees have not scored this entire series…amazing
Small problems…hitters don’t hit, pitchers can’t pitch, fielders mis- judge balls, and the manager is a sleep at the switch.
I will try the reverse curse: We are done. Stick a fork in us. We would be better off if the rain came and they called it a complete game and we got the L without any further effort or injury. We Stink and have NO FIGHT left in us….this has been a post. (reverse, that is)
Bring in the Goose October 16th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Tyler says:
October 16, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Bring in the Goose October 16th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Have Gardy, Ichiro or Nunez tried bunting their way on???
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No.
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WTH not? These guys aren’t in there for xbhs.
Mistake to not try bunting.
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I have no answers man. Verlander obviously isn’t easy to bunt off but I at least would have had Ichiro take off when he had the single in the 4th. That’s at the very least.
If the Yanks can hold them, and tie it up late, we might see CC tonight. Joba in the 7th, DRob in the 8th, Soriano in the 9th and CC in extras.
longtimefan October 16th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Please get rid of Martin next year.
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Only if he asks for too much money. Otherwise they’re going to keep him
Well guys, see you in the PG thread.
Every time I switch from the debate to the game the tigers have men on base..
bases loaded for Cabrera?? #notgood.
You gotta question the heart of the Yankees right now. This is a complete failure. Not one person in here would have thought they would just completely lose it (offensively) this post season. It’s pathetic and makes me sick to my stomach when you pour your heart out for 162 games just to see this. Just to hold off the O’s for the final stretch of the season. I’m stunned and hope for an overhaul this offseason.
Girardi gets outmanaged by Leyland once again. The players aren’t performing but Girardi has done a TERRIBLE job managing this post season.
It doesn’t matter who pitches if the team doesn’t score. This is historically bad.
and this game may just blowup
There is no way Boone Logan should be facing Miguel Cabrera with the bases loaded
WTH is Girardi doing? The Yankees are on the verge of being dead in this series and BOONE LOGAN is on the mound?????
wow…got lucky there…
Finally one goes our way
Hahaha great play!!!
The DP that turns the Season Around!
That is the moment that will be remembered for years to come.
Great double play. The Yankees are still, technically, in this.
wow! Big moment there!
Damn, just when I had accepted this they give me hope again…
Yankees-Fan, the best I can say is that the game isn’t over until the last pitch is thrown. I’m hoping that someone packed the ghosts of Yankee Stadium in his suitcase.
I will admit to you that I am totally bewildered by what has happened, only because we know that the Yankees are so much better than this. It seems inconceivable that they can’t manage hits. It also annoys me that the umpiring has helped the other side at a time when we really didn’t need the umpires doing anything but calling them riight.
We’ve seen magic before. I’d like to think that this is all a build up to some miraculous turn-around and the Yankee magic will return and the Tigers will be absolutely stunned.
I guess I’m saying that I know the Yankees are nowhere as bad as this, and I think everyone else knows it too whether they will admit it or not.
And I still cannot believe that there is no exacting of karma for the Kenny Rogers 2006 postseason.
That was a hell of a play. Could be momentum-shifting, except that the Yankees can’t score runs. Heck, never mind scoring runs…they can’t get a hit!
Nice Chavez!
Still a 1% chance of winning!
Hey the fat and lazy guy swings at the 1st pitch. The yanks must love seeing that.
Hilarious..can’t believe that just happened
This play can turn our season around. I TRULLY BELIEVE IT. THAT WAS THE SEASON ON THE LINE WITH EVERYTHING LOOKING LIKE THE TIGERS WOULD BLOW IT OPEN AND THEY GET THE DOUBLE PLAY! Let the play carry you, Yankees!
Girardi can’t be blamed for the team scoring in one inning in three games. I’m not sure what coaching genius can overcome that.
Girardi has too much faith in some and not enough in others
The players aren’t performing but Girardi has done a TERRIBLE job managing this post season.
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Hard to manage when you have so many players who forgot how to hit the freaking ball.
Is it possible to get another baserunner in this game? I guess it’s possible, 9 more outs to go.
“Trisha: I usually admire your optimism– but it is time to take your daily pill to control the
delusions. This is a bad team with a way below average manager”
vtyankee, giving up is not in my lexicon. I’ve seen other teams have miraculous results, why not ours.
This is our inning!!!! Maybe? Probably not…but still
rally tme!
Be patient!!!!
Perhaps we’ll be able to look back at this moment and say that’s when things began to — look, a squirrel!
“This play can turn our season around. I TRULLY BELIEVE IT. THAT WAS THE SEASON ON THE LINE WITH EVERYTHING LOOKING LIKE THE TIGERS WOULD BLOW IT OPEN AND THEY GET THE DOUBLE PLAY! Let the play carry you, Yankees!”
There ya go!
That was the swing at-bat. Miggy gets a hit there and we’re dead. We just got the play we needed! Now….CAPITALIZE ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel bad for Kevin Long in a way. He must be like what the hell kind of crazy curse did I put on this team.
Come on Ichi
yankee baseball and debate…riveting television…
Ichiro with the only 2 hits
“Perhaps we’ll be able to look back at this moment and say that’s when things began to — look, a squirrel!”
For real?
we need 9 ichiro’s and we’re set
Atta boy
Instead of a hit and run they need to do a bunt and run against the shift
lets rally…..
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes a baserunner!!! Now he has to try and steal 2nd base.
Poetkiosk October 16th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
I feel bad for Kevin Long in a way. He must be like what the hell kind of crazy curse did I put on this team.
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I think the curse is…”swing as hard as you can. Try it a homerun every at bat….strike outs are okay..and when you lose tip your cap to the other team’s pitcher.”
I think it’s unfair when Tex makes an out going the other way. Just give it to him, man.
Nick in SF October 16th, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Perhaps we’ll be able to look back at this moment and say that’s when things began to — look, a squirrel!
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C’mon, Scooter! Run out across the Tigers dugout! B)
Tex isn’t swinging the bat well tonight. That was a hittable pitch.
Go Robi
we need at least 1 run to boost morale for the last innings
Why isn’t Ichiro even trying to steal? Cano hits a ton of groundballs now and he has to be on the move.
Cano 2run hr
that was the best swing robbie had all series…
talk about over due
Not sure if I would run now. Maybe bet on one of Cano or Raul going big fly.
“For real?”
Simpsons. Although there are numerous squirrels nearby.
If the Yankees were hitting, they might have had a chance in this series. I actually think they have over-achieved this year by reaching the ALCS. They’re a veteran team who rely on on one big inning and the long ball to win a game.
Why is Ichiro still at first? Doesn’t he have to steal? Forget about the hole between first and second.
Cano is having some good swings
damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Wow
I said to pinch hit Alex.
0-29.. WOW!
Ibanez 2 run hr
Ugghhh. A good at bat has to end with an ugly swing. No chance to hit that pitch and it isn’t a strike. Cano’s gigantic strike zone is really killing him in the play offs.
Tomorrow Nix at 2nd base, Stewart catches.
Better AB by Cano. Tried to go oppo on the outside pitches at least
Remember when Cano didn’t try to knock balls out of the park?
He actually hit the ball then
a one out hit= rally?
ichiro’s 38, he can’t steal at-will anymore. he’ll steal if he can but he can’t force it.
how is that a strike?!?!?
why cant ichiro steal damit
Sick
Both of those pitches aren’t strikes. These freakin umps stink.
What is it with the wide strike zone
Yea 0 for 29 and wants a 10 yr contract WTF
Forget instant replay, how about a real strike zone. We have the technology to do that today.
Oooo, he had a pitch right there…
How much id love an Ibanez special here!
Perfect inning setup… Ichiro gets on, the best hitters on the team coming up, futility…
The announcers have not once mentioned the generous calls Verlander has gotten on the outside ALL night.
Should be Ball 4
5 of the 9 yankee hitters are batting .000
crushed but right to fielder…
Yeesh…………..
Grrrr
If only you scored runs with good defense.
Lots of outside pitches, but this team looks cooked. I’m in shock over this whole thing. Makes for a long winter….
Maybe the Nets will be decent. : )
BA October 16th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
The announcers have not once mentioned the generous calls Verlander has gotten on the outside ALL night.
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They have in passing. But if Verlander doesn’t get a call. You can bet they’ll spend the whole inning dissecting it.
Ichiro and Ibanez are the only two with a pulse
I just bet $10,000 that Cano doubles in the 8th inning tomorrow
Need to get 6 outs. Does joe have the decency to use robertson and soriano to get them? This game is totally over if he doesn’t get a clean 7th and 8th inning. Empty the pen, use ur best. Period.
Twice Ichiro has been on 1st with no one out and he didn’t even try to steal. It’s really hard to understand why he isn’t trying to get into scoring position. Some effort would be nice.
So depressing to see the Yankees like this.
remember this is a no-bullpen team we’re playing…
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
Verlander’s era is the same as cano’s batting average. Case closed.
BRILLIANT MOVE BY CASHMAN AND GIRARDI STARTING THE YANKEES’ WORST STARTER VERSUS THE TIGERS’ ACE WITH THE TEAM TRAILING 0-2 IN THE ALCS!!!
Not only did Phil give up two runs before the end of the sixth inning for an ERA of over 3 for the game which is NOT cutting it when you draw Verlander, he couldn’t even pitch six innings because of a stiff back.
HUghes’s back is what he is: A STIFF. A stiff who the Yanks need to trade in the offseason so he can’t have a 15-7, 3.40 ERA walk year i.e. use the Yanks to showcase himself to other teams and get a fat payday from one of them as no way the Yanks are giving him that payday on what he’s done for them before that which was two good seasons as a starter (2010 and 2012) out of six seasons (2007-12.)
I told you people who were against Sabathia starting on three days of rest that he should’ve started tonight and I was right because it’s nice that the game is only 2-0 Tigers, but it most likely would’ve been no score or 1-0 at worse if Sabathia was pitching. We’ll never know.
If the Yanks lose the ALCS even if it went all the way to seven games, Cashman and Girardi should be fired immediately for this ridiculous Game 3 move which was made with the ridiculous thought that the Yanks would have a better chance to even up the ALCS 2-2 with Sabathia in Game 4 which is classic cart before the horse logic.
Tell me, how is starting the worst Yankee starter vs. the Tigers’ ace and the Yanks ace vs. the Tigers’ #2 (Scherzer) better than starting ace vs. ace (Sabathia vs. Verlander) and worst starter vs. #2? It isn’t better!
4 (Hughes) vs. ace (Verlander)
Ace (Sabathia) vs. 2 (Scherzer)
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…instead of ace vs. ace then 4 vs. 2 !!!
By starting Hughes tonight, the Yanks greatly increased the risk of relievers not / besides named Robertson and Soriano coming into the game and we’ve seen how that worked out for the Yanks in Games 1 and 2
Awful general and field managing. Time for Cashman and Girardi to go.
If the Yanks lose tonight both will have rendered their ace and best pitcher on the team as close to useless as you can get (down 0-3 in the ALCS.) You can’t tell me Sabathia isn’t privately pissed about not pitching tonight.
Ys Guy – Verlander aint coming out of this one
Twice Ichiro has been on 1st with no one out and he didn’t even try to steal. It’s really hard to understand why he isn’t trying to get into scoring position. Some effort would be nice
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Avila is a good catcher and the pitcher on the hill gets the ball to the plate at the speed of sound. A runner in scoring position isn’t going to help them, its not like they have been grounding into a ton of double plays or something.
They need 2 runs, can’t afford to get caught stealing.
Stewart, A-Rod, and Granderson should be coming up. Or maybe Swisher for Martin then Stewart can catch.
maybe we’ll be rained out
Sorry, but a mega deal, a star like deal, doesn’t go to a guy who shts his pants in record breaking fashion in October. Simply doesn’t make any sense. Don’t care about the sample size, its big enough over the long term in Octobers past, and it is awful.
eyeroll, the yankees pitchers aren’t at fault again…
Captain Clutch October 16th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Twice Ichiro has been on 1st with no one out and he didn’t even try to steal. It’s really hard to understand why he isn’t trying to get into scoring position. Some effort would be nice.
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He has a manager who’s asleep at the wheel. Girardi should be ordering Ichiro to steal, not Ichiro.
Cashman really must be scratching his head with this offense. I know it happens every post season where they can’t get the big risp hit. But this is unreal to not even be able to get on base. They have faced such average pitchers this whole post season. You can understand not hitting Verlander but every other game is unbelievable.
maybe the Tigers will lend us alberto castillo to PH for Martin?
Kay flipped out on his show today about the benching of Arod. Very predictable.
Duh – yeah, wish we had sabathia going tonight because if he threw a shutout thus far, we’d still be tied 0-0. Huge edge….wow. Then hughes tomorrow…..wow, what a fantastic scenario.
These games are even more frustrating because the starting pitchers have been so good. They have wasted so many great performances. Now Cashman sees that a $200m offense means nothing in the play offs.
This is the game right here, Girardi, why are you letting Boone face righties.
Right on Jerkface about Ichi stealing.
The first time I would’ve went but not this last inning.
I just read that someone named Candy Crowley is interviewing to be the next manager of the Rockies, but I don’t know what that means.
Duh Innings II October 16th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
BRILLIANT MOVE BY CASHMAN AND GIRARDI STARTING THE YANKEES’ WORST STARTER VERSUS THE TIGERS’ ACE WITH THE TEAM TRAILING 0-2 IN THE ALCS!!!
Not only did Phil give up two runs before the end of the sixth inning for an ERA of over 3 for the game which is NOT cutting it when you draw Verlander, he couldn’t even pitch six innings because of a stiff back.
HUghes’s back is what he is: A STIFF. A stiff who the Yanks need to trade in the offseason so he can’t have a 15-7, 3.40 ERA walk year i.e. use the Yanks to showcase himself to other teams and get a fat payday from one of them as no way the Yanks are giving him that payday on what he’s done for them before that which was two good seasons as a starter (2010 and 2012) out of six seasons (2007-12.)
I told you people who were against Sabathia starting on three days of rest that he should’ve started tonight and I was right because it’s nice that the game is only 2-0 Tigers, but it most likely would’ve been no score or 1-0 at worse if Sabathia was pitching. We’ll never know.
If the Yanks lose the ALCS even if it went all the way to seven games, Cashman and Girardi should be fired immediately for this ridiculous Game 3 move which was made with the ridiculous thought that the Yanks would have a better chance to even up the ALCS 2-2 with Sabathia in Game 4 which is classic cart before the horse logic.
Tell me, how is starting the worst Yankee starter vs. the Tigers’ ace and the Yanks ace vs. the Tigers’ #2 (Scherzer) better than starting ace vs. ace (Sabathia vs. Verlander) and worst starter vs. #2? It isn’t better!
4 (Hughes) vs. ace (Verlander)
Ace (Sabathia) vs. 2 (Scherzer)
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…instead of ace vs. ace then 4 vs. 2 !!!
By starting Hughes tonight, the Yanks greatly increased the risk of relievers not / besides named Robertson and Soriano coming into the game and we’ve seen how that worked out for the Yanks in Games 1 and 2
Awful general and field managing. Time for Cashman and Girardi to go.
If the Yanks lose tonight both will have rendered their ace and best pitcher on the team as close to useless as you can get (down 0-3 in the ALCS.) You can’t tell me Sabathia isn’t privately pissed about not pitching tonight.
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Have you been watching the game? None of those things happen if Hughes got the same strike zone as Verlander. Except maybe for the back issue.
Boone Proctor Logan.
Will this man have any bullets left for 2013?
Good news, the debate is over, I am back to push the Yankees over the top! 2 runs is nothing, the Yankees will win this one 4-2!
Giambi
I bet Arod’d love to get into this game. You never know who he may spy in the first two rows.
What a d-bag.
“Good news, the debate is over, I am back to push the Yankees over the top! 2 runs is nothing, the Yankees will win this one 4-2!”
I KNEW we were missing some power!!!
Trisha – no need to be negative on arod. He is an awesome player and maybe he isn’t perfect like u but he’s so great.
Maybe they can actually get another baserunner
I would have thought about running Ichiro in the 4th but no way last inning.
“Giambi”
Would outhit anyone on this current team
RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW!
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
Game is still there for the stealing.
Yeah that was a strike….It’s funny how much the umps help him out.
In other news, I’m currently looking at an MLB girlfriends/wives list on foxsports.com and Jeter has around 10 out of the 50 listed. Impressive.
One thing is for sure…the K zone from this ump has been a joke
Not only does Cash know pitching he knows good hitting as well.
c’mon chavy!
Back to back shutouts for the Yankees.
A player whose team is really hurting in the postseason who takes the game and loss so seriously as to flirt with women in the stands and pass them balls with notes? He can go to hell and burn forever as far as I’m concerned. You’d never see Jeter do something like that.
I never want to see his face again. i doubt I’ll get my wish, but what a major league POS.
Still no Alex
This one sided strike zone is disgusting. Like Verlander really needs help from the umps.
5 hits in the last two games.
a winning strategy if i have ever seen one.
Bring in Stewart…..
I think post game news conf will be a lot more interesting
Now Martin’s hurt……….. :/
Just what we need.
Talk about a snake-bitten team.
Oh ffs. Martin messed up in the dugout. What else could go wrong?
is it over yet?
trisha-
Keep in mind that it is the NY Post and Daily News that are running with that story.
Carlo October 16th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Duh – yeah, wish we had sabathia going tonight because if he threw a shutout thus far, we’d still be tied 0-0. Huge edge….wow. Then hughes tomorrow…..wow, what a fantastic scenario.
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Hey stupid. The game would still be no score. No Logan or Eppley. Just CC which could mean just D-Rob and/or Sori after CC if the Yanks go up 1-0 or 2-0. That would mean a less likelihood of runs scored against the bullpen as well as the starter. Check the ERAs for CC, D-Rob, and Sori dumbas s.
Yeah, brilliant move not starting ace (CC) against ace (The Big V.)
I’d rather have had my ace against their ace tonight and Hughes vs. a lesser starter then Verlander (Scherzer) tomorrow.
Btw if CC started tonight guess what? HE WOULD START TWICE IN THE SERIES AND ON NORMAL REST FOR GAME 7 if the series went to seven games.
The ump has saved Verlander like 2-3 walks tonight with his joke of a strike zone
Whatever Chavez is providing, A-Rod can definitely do. For all his struggles, I thought he should’ve started.
Now Martin is injured? I can’t wait for this game to be over…
This is embarrassing.
I’m embarrassed.
The only thing that surprised me today was how confident people on here were that they were going to all of a sudden hit the first actual good pitcher they faced all post season.
Hey everybody, we’re going streakin, 50 effing innings in a row without a run, follow me.
i am betting with a major choke like this, arod is going to be gone, possibly granderson…
This is sad
CC should not even pitch – save his arm for next season. Let Lowe take the game.
pathetic—–no guts—no pride= Yankee baseball
Where’s the link to the Arod flirting story?
Yeah, brilliant move not starting ace (CC) against ace (The Big V.)
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How exactly does this matter?
The offense scored ZERO!
Hughes was pitching fine.
this is just depressing.
willwill October 16th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
i am betting with a major choke like this, arod is going to be gone, possibly granderson…
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Where is A-Rod going to go?
Yanks have good experience to define choke, 2004, now again.
Perhaps Granderson can pitch tomorrow? He sure as hell can’t hit or field. He has to be good for something right?
How exactly does this matter?
The offense scored ZERO!
Hughes was pitching fine.
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The guy’s a moron. Just look at his delusional posts
Trisha–
Assuming the Yankees were still down 0-2, would you feel the same way about A-Rod’s antics if he was hitting .421 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI this postseason? It’s a serious question, andI’m not trying to start a flame war. Is it that he was doing what he did in general? Or that his focus is somewhere else?
Martin is a tough SOB, for sure.
Tyler, it’s a lot more than the Post and the Daily News, and you haven’t seen any denials from the lothario. Meanwhile Yankee fans who witnessed it talked about how the females went to give the balls away and others told them there were notes on it.
ac1, I stuck with the guy through thick and thin and believed in him no matter how bleak the situation. This brings it to a whole new level for me and now I can’t stomach him. It Posada were still with the Yanks he probably would have kicked the crap out of him.
I can’t wait to find out how this is Girardi’s fault. Stewart should have caught the 8th?
Tyler October 16th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
willwill October 16th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
i am betting with a major choke like this, arod is going to be gone, possibly granderson…
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Where is A-Rod going to go?
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Back to high school so he can pass notes again.
igotid88
Oh please spare me the fu cking endless whining about the umpiring and strikezone!
Stop making excuses and tip your proverbial cap to the reigning AL Cy Young Award and MVP winner.
Yeah Verlander needs an expanded strikezone, right, sure, ok.
“Have you been watching” who the Yanks are facing tonight?
Bottom line is Verlander outdueled Hughes and Hughes couldn’t make it out of the sixth inning cuz he’s a lazy bum when it comes to his conditioning, period, end of story, case closed.
Why is Logan still out there to face righties? Where is Robertson or Joba?
It appears our only hope is to reverse 2004….I think, in the end, the combination of injuries, one dimensional roster construction, the crazy scheduling, questionable managing and questionable umpiring have created a perfect storm which is too much for the Yanks to overcome. It is the combination of these factors, not any single one of them.
I agree with whoever above said that we may have overachieved by getting to the ALCS.
Yanks have good experience to define choke, 2004, now again.
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Come on, we were up 3-0 and had crushed them 19-8 in Game 3. This series so far, we’ve had no shot. And we got lucky during the Baltimore series. I don’t think many of us were saying “I guarantee a win” in game 5 vs. Baltimore based on how we’ve been hitting.
He can go to hell and burn forever as far as I’m concerned.
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SMH taking this way too far.
I think Verlander could throw 15 scoreless tonight against this bunch
this teams needs an enema!
EliasInNH October 16th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Yanks have good experience to define choke, 2004, now again.
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Come on, we were up 3-0 and had crushed them 19-8 in Game 3. This series so far, we’ve had no shot. And we got lucky during the Baltimore series. I don’t think many of us were saying “I guarantee a win” in game 5 vs. Baltimore based on how we’ve been hitting.
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Sabathia was just lucky.
This is worse than the 1963 World Series against Koufax and Drysdale. It has the same helpless feel.
So true that in another postseason, a two-run game would have us on the edge of our seats but instead, its this heavy feeling that everything is falling apart and we can’t catch a break.
It will be really, really frustrating if Cashman doesn’t make some major moves this off season with the offense. Swisher will be gone obviously and hopefully they will bring Ichiro back. But this offense is really missing a big middle of the order bat. Right now they only have Cano and Tex when he actually has his timing. They can’t keep filling this lineup up with cheap older guys. Eventually it has to be fixed.
Duh – ur thesis is effing retarded. Period.
Yeah, let’s assume sabathia has a shutout right now because that’s always a lock.
Then let’s look at this dumb effing comment u made:
Sabathia (ace) vs verlander (ace)
Hughes (4) vs scherzer (2)
So, by the numbers is looks like a coin flip in game 1 and a loss in game 2.
Or
Hughes (4) vs Verlander (ace)- loss
Sabathia (ace) vs scherzer (2) – win
So ur scenario has one definite loss and one 50/50 game. So, basically, we lose 1.5 out of two games.
The way it is structured, we should (by ur crazy rankings that are infallible) split the two games.
Not to be overly positive here, but it’s pretty remarkable we’ve only given up 2 runs, with Hughes going out so early. The line up has really squandered some of the best Yankees pitching I’ve ever seen.
“Or that his focus is somewhere else?”
That his focus is where it was, not just that it’s somewhere else. If he had family problems, or bad things happening in his life and he totally lost focus, my heart would go out to him and I’d be right behind him.
But it wasn’t external forces over which he had no control. It was a conscious choice to act like a total ahole while his team was in huge trouble.
Not really a choke if you’re not in position to win in the first place.
trisha-
If it’s true, then he needs to be gone through whatever means possible. I don’t think we will know the truth until after the season. Lets wait and see.
Straw,
We have overachieved, the pitching did it’s job, but the offense is nowhere in sight
This feels like a 13-0 game
Did the announcer just say we will be facing a 3-0 deficit when the game is still underway? I know we fans are down, but for an announcer to say that?
Logan actually did a really nice job.
Abomb82 October 16th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
“Giambi”
Would outhit anyone on this current team
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He’s interviewing for the Rockies manager job
HEY—-Stop Piling on Trish ! She’s hurt enough without your stupid remarks… She is a devout fan and a real fine person.
Sabathia was just lucky.
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Sabathia had an unbelievable performance. I’ll grant you that. I guess I feel like we overachieved in that series in general, especially in the Ibanez home runs game. I was at Yankee Stadium that night and everyone left the Yankees for dead (literally, 10,000 people left in the 8th)
Greatest karma would be a rain delay so these chokers can’t go back to their 5 star detroit hotel and bang hot strippers
Trisha,
What happened to if you pitch well you win more then you lose?
earlier than they anticipated^
this is it. just get a guy on
WINNABLE GAME! Let’s Go!
Saturday I was frustrated.
Sunday I was angry.
Now I am just numb
straw – u bring all this other stuff in (managing, schedule, umpiring) when the team is just total sht offensively. Its no more complicated. None of the other things even remotely matters.
The Yanks finally have a good pitching staff that can perform in the play offs and the offense falls asleep. No more Burnett, Wright, Vazquez, Johnson, Brown giving up 5+ plus runs and not giving them a chance to win. It’s so frustrating to lose like this and lose when the pitchers only give up 2 runs.
I know it’s Verlander, and he might be the best pitcher in the game, but he wasn’t this good tonight. The Yankees didn’t put good swings on hittable balls.
That’s one earned run.
Ok, here’s the inning that the SPEED KILLS! It’s all teed up for Girardi: Nuney, Gardy, Ichi!
It is amazing Trish- the pitching has been not good but great. Has a team ever hit worse in the post season?
Duh Innings II October 16th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
igotid88
Oh please spare me the fu cking endless whining about the umpiring and strikezone!
Stop making excuses and tip your proverbial cap to the reigning AL Cy Young Award and MVP winner.
Yeah Verlander needs an expanded strikezone, right, sure, ok.
“Have you been watching” who the Yanks are facing tonight?
Bottom line is Verlander outdueled Hughes and Hughes couldn’t make it out of the sixth inning cuz he’s a lazy bum when it comes to his conditioning, period, end of story, case closed.
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there were at least 2 k’s taken away from Hughes. He could have pitched an extra inning. His back has nothing to do with conditioning. And Verlander had at least 2 walks taken away from him because of the wide strike zone.
how are they not squaring up on some of these pitches?
c’mon nunnny FIGHT!
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!!
Lotta “die hard yankee fans” here, some of which have a grip on reality though.
Brian Cashman, Hal, Hank, Randy Levine — if you are reading this — no more spare parts, old guys, patchwork offense — build this thing right. the dynasty yankees had guys who knew what it took to win. want to know why the yanks beat the braves? because by the time the eighth inning came, the starter was so exhausted from hitters taking all those pitches, he was out of the game!
crap!
that’s how its going.
he will K now
The Yanks should have just lost to the O’s. It would be much easier to handle instead of having to watch his crap. It wasn’t even competitive. The Tigers are an average team and if the offense showed up a little bit they could have won this series easy.
Doesn’t that just say it all.
Damn, they have no luck
stay with him eduardo!
Has a team ever hit worse in the post season?
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We used to think the 05-07 teams were bad offensively in the PS. I don’t have the numbers but no way they could be this bad.
Regardless… That’s how you hit a hanging pitch… I hope everybody would see it from the dugout
Keep battling, Nunie.
man if half the yanks had the fight nunny has
yeah baby ! keep working him nunez!
JV throwing 99 on his 122 pitch. unreal
At least Nunez is having some good swings. Too bad they couldn’t get his live bat in there before tonight.
Its gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nuñez!!!!
eff ya nunny
Nuney! Still breathing.
Nunez!!!
Yeah baby it’s called bat speed!!!
BOOM goes the Nuney-mite!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nunez, what a rip!
THANK YOU GOD IN HEAVEN.
Nunez I love you!!!
dats bat speed babies
letss gooo what an at batt
JV throwing 99 on his 122 pitch. unreal
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This.
WOW!
So ends the shut out. Nunie gets another start tomorrow.
Get Valverde in there!
Hanging curve
yeah! NUNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEREE’S your damn shutout!
NOW TAKE THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
get ur lips off V Tbs
Nunez is the man!!! Some great swings from him in that at bat. He has the live bat that a lot of guys in the lineup don’t have.
‘atta boy Nunez! Really nice game for him all-around
Holy Nunez they scored a run!
I would think it’s time for the dancing clown!
Even if we lose the silver lining is that Mike Francesca was wrong about Nuney.. solo HR and a great play earlier in the game to save a run
the young guys seem to have so much more in them than the vets
He just did it again… Could you guys in the dugout learn how to approach an at bat and how to hit an off speed pitch?!
Bunt.
HOLY NUNEY BALLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome at bat by Nunie!!
Maybe he can give Cano some pointers.
No A-Rod yet?
should consider a bunt down the 3b line
Gardner should bunt to 3rd base
Captain Clutch October 16th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Nunez is the man!!! Some great swings from him in that at bat. He has the live bat that a lot of guys in the lineup don’t have.
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A little youth doesn’t hurt.
if gardner gets on base, it’s on.
Be smart swing at strikes
Get on Gardner
Verlander’s arm is going to fall off
c’mon gardner get on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Verlander’s arm is going to fall off”
Let’s hope.
Best Yankees at bat this series and not because of the homer, but because he kept battling and fouling pitches.
i wanted gardner to start but this may have been the time for a ph…
hang with ‘em brett!
I can’t believe he isn’t trying to bunt. It shows you what Girardi thinks of Swisher and Arod that they aren’t pinch hitting here.
Gardner is swinging at a lot of balls he normally wouldn’t when his timing is right..
That pitch was in my back yard for God sake!
Yes that’s a ball Justin
Yes. he didn’t get the call
Work him Gardyyy
betta not call that a strike
at least we are fighting this inning….
not 3 straight k’s like to swish or granderson or arod
Really need a scratch single here
That pitch was in my back yard for God sake!
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pretty much.
Verlander’s arm is made of rubber
How far as Arod fallen that he isn’t an option here…
Fantastic job by the bullpen and pitching tonight again
Gardner is swinging at a lot of balls he normally wouldn’t when his timing is right..
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Also the strike zone is crap
keep working him brett!
finally getting in the pen
ok bullpen time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
time to take this series right here!
cmon u guys, its phil coke!!! hes a bum
kville October 16th, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Gardner is swinging at a lot of balls he normally wouldn’t when his timing is right..
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Also the strike zone is crap
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Very true. Probably a combination of both.
Coke?
I’d rather face Coke than Verlander.
Hope Ichiro can get on base again!
At least no shutout.
Arod for Coke?
I’d have booed Verlander for giving up a run and not completing the game
In the midst of all this ineptitude, Ichiro is hitting .462 this series. Here’s your invitation to right field next year!
no way u take ichiro out, ill lose it
Good job by Gardner, made Verlander work.
I told you that Nuney would get a hit.
Arod for Coke?
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Not taking out ichiro or tex
Gardner should have been pinch hit for. He was just fouling everything off but wasn’t close to hitting them. He missed so much time you have to at least get Arod in there against a tired Verlander and hope for a homerun. If Arod doesn’t play tomorrow that means his benching has more to do with performance.
Maybe Ichiro can turn on one…..
Gardner had better at bats than half the lineup this series. Tip my cap, if I had one now, to him.
park one Ich
The Yankees are still probably going to lose the game so I’d like to get this in before the avalanche of negativity. The Yankee pitching staff has been outstanding this postseason. 2 runs, 3 runs, 2 runs, 2 runs, 1 run, 6 runs, 3 runs. And tonight 2 runs allowed when your starter goes down with an injury. Awesome job by the starters and the bullpen
If Ichiro or Tex gets on and Coke is still in do you PH ARod for Cano?
Captain, but Gardner being in there is what got Verlander out of there.
Coke is such garbage.Too bad the offense isn’t on or he would get tattooed.
Jimmy Traina?@JimmyTraina
And now comes the best part of Justin Verlander’s night; He goes home to Kate Upton.
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LUcky BAst–D
This will be a great time for Cano to break out of his slump
Or not.
Come on Tex!!!!!
Down to the last out.
Bad at bat by Ichiro. You have to be more patient and look to go to left field. These guys are pulling the ball too much.
Bull
Nunez had the best swings of anyone for several games. He has to play tomorrow.
c’mon tex!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome job by pitching.
Too bad the offense is ugly, actually it has been inconsistent the whole season, just not many people pay attention.
Dangerous switch hitter? Where? where is he??? -___-
take this clown deep tex!
I don’t like Coke….come on Tex
Oops I forgot Tex was up first.
Coke closing a 1 run game in the play offs is hysterical. They are getting beat by such garbage.
no way coke comes inside…..
just outside?
When did Coke get the tough guy attitued?
I almost lost it when TBS flashed the count as 0-2.
It’s hilarious how the Tigers pitchers expect these pitches to be called strikes
Fair this time
bb
Yes!
ok cano, its your time…..
Great job Tex!!!!!
9th inning team..
Teix is on!
Tex! C’mon Cano, do something!
Redemption time?
come cano. u can erase it all
Come on Robbie, break out of that slump with a 2 run HR!
Please let Robby come through. Please.
I just screamed Yes and then said Shoot Cano’s up.. and I can’t believe that was a natural reaction
Of course it comes down to Cano. Not a surprise….
erase this mess you have made this postseason with a big hit here.
Well Cano has his chance to wipe it all away
Yes Teix! Why the hell do they remember how to have a great AB in the 9th…!?
chance to put i all behind you robbie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No sabes?!
for the love of god get a hit man
I don’t care what slump Cano is in, this is the guy you want at the plate in this spot.
Now is the time Robby…. 0-29 can be overlooked with one swing right here.
Well, this is about as good as any other time for some redemption
Robbie… Robbie…
Cano up. Baseball is drama at its best.
you can walk too, that’s fine
At least Cano is being patient
Give Hume something to hit
c’mon cano!!
we believe in you!!!!
Alex stop talking to that girl and grab a bat!
At least it can’t come down to A-Rod when he’s not in the lineup.
these are your pitches….
*him
Give Hume something to hit
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Well he just got 2 pitches to hit right there.
If cano hits one out here, all his slump will be forgiven
2 fastballs 1 right down the middle 1 belt high.
that four days between the end of season and the postseason killed cano
Now Cano
Damn he was so patient and then swings at that crap. That was ball 3.
2-0 pitch was the one, took it.
Redemption? 0-30?
With regular play Nunez could be a very good SS… Sure, it would be an adventure in the beginning, but after a while he would settle down and do fine
U hit Alex or Swisher for Ibanez if Cano gets on?
Figures it comes down to the loaf
ibanez is the right guy to have here.
C’mon guys
Pinch hit A-rod please Joe do it
1 for 30
Nice Job Robbie….way to break that slump
Atta boy Robi!!!
arod
THANK YOU GOD!!! THANK YOU ROBBY!!!
Raaauullll time.
not a ca-yes. But he keeps the inning alive
Come on Robby!!!!!!!!!! YESSSS!!!
Great swing ….hit Arod
Cano kinda redemption!
A base hit… eh not sure that is good enough, but it’ll have to do. Winning run is a base hit away!
yeah robbie!!!!!
RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just a single….. a homerun would be awesome, but a single will give us hope.
What the heck, where did the rain come from? Is this Helm’s Deep for Ibanez???????????
Raul will do it again…3 times a charm!
He got a hitttttt . *does chicken dance*
Has anyone seen Swisher in the dugout?
And so it ends. Well, if a comeback is meant to be…
Nice piece of hitting by Cano. Can Ibanez do it again? It’s probably too much too ask.
Welcome back Robby
Finally…. cmon Ibanez
Has anyone seen Swisher in the dugout?
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Yep he was on camera when they brought Nix in to pinch run
You can let Raul face the lefty
Can’t believe A-Rod is not hitting for Ibanez….Lefty-Righty???
Can he do it…. One… More… Time? Cant no no no. Raul?
Too bad they waited until the 9th inning to get base hits. Too bad Coke didn’t start this game.
Can the legend continue?
You cant let Raul face the lefty
A-rod has hit well vs lefties this post season you ahve to pinch hit him right now
Nah, you let Ibanez finish it.
Still no Alex. Hope this works
A hit please.
Cant
Arod is not trusted at all
Swisher is on deck….Why not walk Ibanez and pitch to him? lol
ac1 October 16th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
that four days between the end of season and the postseason killed cano
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I would hate to point to that but man no one gets that cold just like that
If A-Rod or Swish don’t bat here, they are really in the doghouse. Or Girardi is afraid of backlash from removing Raul in the clutch.
That was a good at bat from Cano, he went with the pitch and he let it travel deep before committing to it.
I don’t like Ibanez in this instance, but I guess he is the we’ve got.
Rather go righty but keep fingers crossed
2 run double would be great
Boy this speaks volumes about what they think of Arod….,I can’t believe Ibanez is facing the lefty
if they walk him, we are going to see arod and that is not what we want…
You put in Arod they put in rhp and it’s over.
Oooooo, that was the pitch to hit there!
Expecto Ibanez!
This ain’t NYS
RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLL!
no way i hit swisher over arod….
Swisher on DECK????
3-1
I wouldn’t pitch hit for Ibanez. Either he gets a hit or they go home.
WHYYYYYY SWISHERRRRRRRRR
blake October 16th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
Boy this speaks volumes about what they think of Arod….,I can’t believe Ibanez is facing the lefty
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His walk off was against Matusz…wasn’t it?
Swisher on deck
Swisher is on deck….Why not walk Ibanez and pitch to him? lol
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They might
WTF is that puke stain doing on deck?
Come on Raul
Damn so close. I hate Coke.
Ibanez has been good in the playoffs but not lefty on lefty game on the line good. Sigh…
Yankee baseball
DAMN!
Crap
OH well…it was a game
Damn
Ah, well. He can’t save every game. Time for miracles!!
Ugh
Crap. Always so close. Just goes to show you that so many things have to go right in order to bring home a Championship.
Well at least the Yankees showed a little life, maybe it can carry over
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So damned close.
Well we made it a game, didn’t we? Maybe that bodes well for tomorrow. In any event, I know the thing I don’t want to listen to is the postgame.
Onward and upward Y fans. We’re not finished yet.
Another horrible effort by our little $220M engine that can’t. Losers.
Joe has zero confidence in Alex
WTF is that puke stain doing on deck?
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That made me laugh….But this team makes you want to cry.
Another game of HR or nothing. Same story all season long.
SMH
Well at least the Yankees showed a little life, maybe it can carry over
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They scored a run, a net increase over last game, tiny steps
BUMS – F******G BUMS, THE LOT OF THEM!
Well at least we scored
Onward and upward Y fans. We’re not finished yet.
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Yes because technically they have to play game 4, its in the rules or something
Too little too late.
Such a shame because a win would have meant so much.
And now there’s nobody I’d want more on the mound than CC.
2-1 Yankees tomorrow.
Jerkface October 16th, 2012 at 11:37 pm
Well at least the Yankees showed a little life, maybe it can carry over
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They scored a run, a net increase over last game, tiny steps
This thing here, it’s OVER!
If the last inning serves for something, is that I don’t believe this is over yet. Cano, our most important hitter, just got a hit. Nunez had a huge homer. We had a chance.
I believe they will win tomorrow. One game at a time. No other way around it.
Thanks for costing the Yanks Game 3 and probably this season by starting your worst starter (Hughes) over your ace (Sabathia) who will have to start on short rest in Game 7 if the Yanks can force a Game 7, Cashman and Girardi.
Sabathia/Pettitte/Kuroda/Sabathia for Games 4-7 respectively.
@#$% Hughes who should be left off the World Series in the possible but highly unlikely event the Yanks go to the 2012 World Series.
Alex sill makes this lineup deep. There still men getting on base when Alex was in the lineup
almost…. 4 wins are not impossible
Starting Hughes did not cost them the game or the series. They gave up 2 runs for crying out loud. Sabathia isn’t going to throw a shut out tomorrow.
“4 wins are not impossible”
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HAHAHAHAHA! Yes, especially for a team that hitting worse than the Black Sox!
Duh Innings II October 16th, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Thanks for costing the Yanks Game 3 and probably this season by starting your worst starter (Hughes) over your ace (Sabathia) who will have to start on short rest in Game 7 if the Yanks can force a Game 7, Cashman and Girardi.
Sabathia/Pettitte/Kuroda/Sabathia for Games 4-7 respectively.
@#$% Hughes who should be left off the World Series in the possible but highly unlikely event the Yanks go to the 2012 World Series.
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I’ve been very criticial when it comes to Hughes but let’s be honest he pitched well in his start against the O’s and probably would have gone 7 against the Tigers.
we get em tomorrow.
I was at the first 3 games of the season in TB…yikes