This will be Pettitte’s final game at Yankee Stadium, and Mariano’s big ceremony is today too (though I still hope he pitches later this week when IH is in attendance). Godspeed, ya old goats, the thought of facing you was daunting all the way through your careers, which is truly impressive. Well-played. Meanwhile, the Sox look to rebound from a 2-run loss to the Jays after throwing the JV lineup out there (though really, that mostly meant the loss of Pedroia until he got into the game later anyway, along with Salty and Napoli getting a blow), and get back on track for the best AL record (up 1 in the loss column over Oakland, magic # still 6).
It’s alliterative paradise as Pettitte faces Petit (hee hee!) and Dickey takes on Doubront. Happy Sunday!
by on September 22, 2013 at 10:31 am in General Baseball · 26 comments
enter sandman live…thanks metallica…fkng awesome
dc September 22, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Not sure he could’ve gotten him but that was a terrible throw from Jackie Bradley Jr. Jays take the lead.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Wow, my MLB.tv crashes and I miss a three-run jack by Jackie Bradley. 4-1 American League East Division champions! (It sounds so good, I might repeat that on occasion.)
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 2:15 pm
Papi clearly out at second, Sox catch a break.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Jeremy Kapstein in the booth says replay might make games longer. Longer than managers coming out to argue?
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Blown call only costs Dickey a few extra pitches. Still 4-1.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Orioles trailing the Rays 1-0. Why can they beat us on a consistent basis and have nothing against the Rays?
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Just got to watch Mo’s ceremony. Nothing but warmth and class. Even though I have been thinking about it for years, I just can’t believe his tenure is about to end.
attackgerbil September 22, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Good to hear the ceremony went right.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 2:58 pm
David Ortiz now at 29 homers for the season. 5-2.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Pettitte finally allows a base runner in the top of the fifth, a walk to Sandoval.
attackgerbil September 22, 2013 at 3:08 pm
Fantastic hustle double by Brendan Ryan. Love it.
attackgerbil September 22, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Very good start by Doobie. Two runs, four hits, two walks through 7 on 97 pitches.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Cleveland up 7-2 against Houston. White Sox leading Tigers 6-1. Nice. Now if only the bloody Orioles could get something going against the bloody Rays.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 3:21 pm
10 K’s for Dickey. And Napoli isn’t even playing …
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 3:44 pm
It’s Koji time.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm
9 pitches, 8 strikes, it’s over.
Memo to the White Sox: Preserve the lead in Detroit!
Memo to the Twins: You don’t want to lose another one in Oakland!
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 3:52 pm
White Sox got the memo. Red Sox up 3 1/2 on Detroit.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 4:19 pm
After Pettitte gets chased and Robertson gives up a double to Abreu that scores a run for the Giants. Rivera comes in and stops the bleeding with strikeout and a bit of help from a nifty sliding catch by Granderson.
attackgerbil September 22, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Two guys out at home in one inning for the Yankees?
Cleveland has one, so have the Rays. Tribe needs to elimante them in the play-in.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Once more, more slowly: eliminate.
Elimante sounds like a Cuban short stop that just defected.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Oh yeah, and of course Cleveland has won, not one.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 4:34 pm
typical yankees…just end the season already…
dc September 22, 2013 at 4:42 pm
I need to throw my tv through something. Unfortunately, it’s slightly larger than the nearest window.
attackgerbil September 22, 2013 at 4:44 pm
Bummer of a finish.
attackgerbil September 22, 2013 at 4:49 pm
Twins did not get the memo: Oakland leading 5-1 in the bottom of the 2nd. Coco Crisp with a three-run home run.
pale blue eyes September 22, 2013 at 4:54 pm