The New York Yankees have a hard time with Scott Kazmir. As a team, their slash stats are .222/.307/.323; Arod has mustered only 3 singles in 30 plate appearances. On the season, Kazmir went 2-1 against New York and allowed 7 runs over just shy of 20 innings.
C.C. Sabathia takes the mound for the Bombers on three days’ rest. B-R game preview. Lineups follow, comment away.
Lineups courtesy LoHud
New York Yankees
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
CC Sabathia LHP
Los Angeles Angels
Chone Figgins 3B
Bobby Abreu RF
Torii Hunter CF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Juan Rivera LF
Howie Kendrick 2B
Kendry Morales 1B
Mike Napoli C
Erick Aybar SS
Scott Kazmir LHP
We have to win this game.
Kaz could be nasty, or he could suck. He’s like AJ, except for not. I hope we get the shitty Kaz today.
Also a bit of bad timing on the Yanks part for not hitting.
This is literally the day that immediately jumped to my mind back in August or September when we heard of the ridiculously premature dumping of kazmir by the Rays, who were within striking distance of the WC at the time. It was a brilliant stroke by the Angels FO and a big FU from the Rays to the Sox and Yanks who were leading them at the time. Well, now the day is here. I sincerely hope the Yankees make him look foolish for once.
Predictions pulled out of my netherparts: Kazmir lasts longer than CC, Teixiera breaks out of his slump, another umping outrage, another extremely close game…
I don’t have a good feeling about this game at all…the ghosts of choke-jobs past are filling my soul with loathing.
Won’t be long now…
haha, krueg is treating this like a ‘dead man walking’ moment. what was your last meal?
Getting ready to eat some pork…not “partaking” tonight either so my anxiety level is rising…
It’s like listening to Angels announcers…these two morons have huge boners for them…WILLING them to victory. I f-cking hate Joe Fuck and McDouche.
Basically CC has to run the table…AJ is going to get housed on Thursday. This game is the series. I feel sick.
kreug, you don’t trust Pettitte and CC at home?
Anyone know where I can find the Yankees radio team online? I would love to mute these idiots…
I trust no one…
kreug, es impossible in any legal way, unless you buy some sort of Gameday Audio package.
How many times has Jeter led off the game this postseason with a hit?
Leadoff single for Jeter…
That’s what I thought…thanks Andrew.
Jeter caught stealing…we are going to lose this fucking series. Game.
Or a caught stealing….stop trying to out-Angel the Angels, especially on the road!
Damon goes down easily…SURPRISE!!!! Not.
Tex hits a laser foul…lame. K coming…
Called it. Thanks for showing up Tex you f-cking loser.
Kaz laying us down per usual…another pinstriped choke job. I knew this was all too good to be true. Motherf-ckers.
not a good beginning. I missed the Jeter cs. Pisses me off that we didn’t make kaz work longer out of the stretch.
i’m not watching the bottom of the inning. too nervous.
Figgy ripped one at Jeter…1 pitch, 1 out. Can CC get through the game on 27 pitches? That’s what it’s going to take with our pathetic f-cking offense…
Nope.
Ump is squeezing CC too…that’s not good for us.
4 pitch walk to Fat Bobby…game.
4 pitch walk to abreu. well, he doesn’t exactly look sharp.
Whew.
Now can our offense actually score some runs??? Not.
Sabathia doesn’t look dominany but he has a good first anyway.
a-rod with the steal.
ARod walks then steals 2nd…dude is a beast. Thanks for showing up ARod, now for the rest of the scrubs…
Nice steal by ARod. That’s what I’ve been pushing for, but ya.
I just got in, any mention of the spitball on air? Haha..
Kazmir sort of looks like the actor who played the older brother in adventures in babysitting, that elizabeth shue classic.
Posada walks!
Matsui with a chance to give them the lead. The black hole bunch is batting behind Matsui though, who is batting 4/9 this series.
Another walk to Hip Hip…1st and 2nd, no outs…sounds familiar…anyone want to come through? McFly? Bueller? Anyone?
COME ON YANKEES!!! QUIT F-CKING AROUND!!!!
Mmmmmm…Elizabeth Shue.
Nothing yet Lar…they are too busy blowing the Angels…
hideki fails.
Godzilla chokes…here comes the DP. We are f-cking horrible. Blow another opportunity.
Matsui pops it up, a huge out. To be fair, other than ARod and Jeter, that’s who I would want up.
Here’s Cano, who has not hit with men on base this year, trying to prove people wrong.
But ya, 1st and 2nd, no out, you got to score.
cano with a runner in scoring position combined with the fact that it is the postseason means this should result in a gidp.
here we go again…
Cano pops it up. Bah, two outs. Swisher is up.
shocker, a weak out to left field.
awesome.
I am so sick and tired of hearing about how good Cano is…he f-cking blows. The guy never comes up in a big spot. Never.
2 f-cking outs. Here comes Flusher the automatic out. Completely wasted another fucking golden opportunity. We are going to lose this series.
Completely letting Kaz off the hook…just awful.
kazmir thinks every pitch he throws is a strike even when it clearly isn’t.
Kaz looks awful, but Yanks not taking advantage..
Big 3-2 pitch right now..
Swisher fouls that one.
But ya, I guess a walk isn’t so bad for Angels, since Melky is up next..
Swisher bails out Kaz. Bah.
Flusher out.
We picked a great time to completely stop hitting…the ALCS. Gotta love this team. What a waste of talent and money. Bunch of sorry ass f-cking losers.
CC is going to have to pitch about 13 scoreless innings for us to score a f-cking run.
again.
this is ridiculous.
38 pitches, only 20 for strikes, and we aren’t doing much.
now swisher wants to hit a ball out of the infield when he couldn’t do that twice yesterday.
The Yanks offense has made everybody look like Mariano, without the spitball.
To AGAIN have 2 on with no outs and get no runs if f-cking atrocious. The wheels have completely fallen off. We look like a bunch of f-cking amateurs at the plate…
snowballa – I was thinking the same thing. If he just hit flyouts, we would’ve won yesterday. Or something.
But ya.
CC can hit, should have hit him in the DH spot…better than these fucking losers.
ah, a productive out.
krueg – with respect to Cervelli, I was hoping for it last night, haha..
CC is so good, but even he will give up runs.. so let’s score some Yanks!
Sabathia doing his job.
Melky to start off the next inning.
CC is our only chance…top 3, 1 out already with Melky coming up…
Melky!!!!
a great bunt.
They really are trying to out-Angel the Angels.
Well slap my ass and call me Sally…was that a base hit for Melky??? Here comes the DP…
..and it’s f-cking annoying Andrew.
Melky with a good play.
Jeter with another one of those balls that is hit hard, but right at Abreu again. Good swing, nothing out of it.
JD with Melky on first.
1 out. Color me apathetic. Here comes the front end of the “rally killers”…Damon and Tex.
Damon is looking overmatched here. 0-2
i swear i looked down for a second and looked up to see 1 out. how about being patient at the plate instead of swinging first all the time?
C’mon JD. Daddy wants a HR.
Or like, a base hit.
snowballa – to be fair, it was a good drive, just right at someone.
At least they’re running up his pitch count, though the Yanks has not hit the bullpen much..
And JD grounds to fielder choice..
2 outs. Damon is a f-cking joke. Tex is out #3. Another garbage inning. Leadoff man on in every, single, f-cking inning and nothing.
Teixeira. Let’s break out of something.
Tex walking is best case scenario at this point…
Teixeira continues his glorious postseason hitting.
How f-cking bad is Tex…I mean seriously.
Kaz couldn’t be pitching much worse and we have NOTHING to show for it…it is all coming apart. We f-cking suck. Period. End of story. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. This series is over.
What free agents are there for the outfield next year? Starting pitchers?
Is Crawford a free agent? We could get Lackey…
CC = Obi Wan Kanobi
i.e. Our only hope.
You know even if we don’t win it all this season, i have to say that i’m happy i found my new favorite player. I love CC. I love him.
How could anyone not like CC, he’s just a big friendly bear.
A-rod continues to be good.
shit. 2nd and 3rd, 0 outs.
i don’t have a good feeling about this.
Isn’t it a rule that you have to score if you have 2nd and 3rd, no one out?
C’mon, Matty.
hideki fails again.
wow.
i’d bet a lot of money they don’t score.
0 for f-cking 25
Into the “Rally Killers” now…we finished. I’m going to f-cking puke.
FINALLY.
It’s not a hit, but I’ll take it!
AROD IS THE TRUTH!!!! Great slide in SPITE of sorry-ass f-cking Cano…
1-0
A-Rod wills the run. Cano was crappy again.
what is it with cano and these infield weak ass hits? thank god, alex ducked that throw.
bases loaded.
kazmir is practically begging the Yanks to win this game
Flusher walks…that was a gift.
Bases loaded, 1 out…who thinks we won’t score another run?
0-7, 11 stranded with 4 K’s…JUST DON’T HIT INTO A F-CKING DP MELKY!!!
finally melky, finally
HOLY SHIT
MELKY
A HIT
RISP
FUCKING MELKY!!!!! NICE!!!! MRS. KRUEG REJOICES IN HER MANS AWESOMENESS!!!!
3-0!!!!
MELKY IS THE HERO! Now that that’s out of the way, we can steamroll through the rest of the postseason, right?
Flusher was out. Hehe. Suck it SoCal.
wow, are they showing the replay in the stadium? I thought that wasn’t allowed.
Anyway, Swisher needs to be talked to.
Wow, they actually show replays in Angel stadium? Isn’t that against some kind of policy? They never show replays in YS.
oh hi, my name is nick swisher. i haven’t been hitting so when i finally get on base, i decide to get tagged out.
Andrew and I thinking alike.
Anyway, Swisher needs A BEATING.
Fixed that for you Nick. :)
Walks the bases loaded again. COME ON DAMON YOU BASTARD!!!
Make up call. That sucked.
Well, that was a makeup call if I ever saw one. Still, two wrongs most definitely don’t make a right.
sort of a make up call for another bad call. how do you say he left early?!
No stupid f-cking Angels fan can cry about that call at 2nd now…that was CLEARLY a make up call.
Betcha they don’t show that replay in the stadium.
what the umps giveth they taketh away.
That was a makeup call!
Instant. Replay. NOW.
holy shit. the ump isn’t even looking at swisher!
wow!
mccarver, i want you to dwell on mcclellan for the rest of the game. your annoying shit might prove worthwhile if you humiliate that ump on national tv.
c’mon guys, swisher was out at second. thinking of that will keep you from drop kicking your TV
Tex-Alex-Hip Hip…Step. On. Throat.
I’m with snow, he shouldn’t have been at 3rd for one, and we’ve had a few calls go our way. Now the slate is clean. The Haters will have nothing to cry about now…
We know, but that’s actually somewhat defensible, and umpires get it wrong from time to time. McClelland wasn’t even LOOKING at Swisher.
I agree with McCarver, how the hell is an umpire supposed to determine when he left the bag? This is another obvious use of instant replay, where a human being just doesn’t have the ability to make the correct call.
HERE COMES TEX BABY!!!! LOOK OUT FANS IN THE OUTFIELD, THIS ONES COMING FOR ONE OF YOU!!! Not. 1 out already.
I’m down with instant replay…why not get the calls right if you can? This isn’t 1936!
McClellan made that call out of position and without even LOOKING! The 2B umpire missed the call but was in position and watched the play. There’s a difference. McClellan was playing God evening things out.
TEX GOT A HIT!!! HALLELUJAH!!!! SCIENCE BE PRAISED!!!!
Nice Tex, time for some more runs. A bomb from A-Rod would be ideal.
I wonder why Torii thought Swisher left early? Did he somehow get an assurance that there would be a makeup call? That would be a much worthier conspiracy theory than the ridiculous ‘spit-gate’.
Great point John…but it evened out. Clearly an agenda by the Ump, but he’s probably from New England so f-ck him!
He’s been so good but is it too much to ask for Alex to keep it going here?
Into their bullpen in the 5th inning…no excuses…
No John, no it’s not…
COME ON AROD!!! THINK ABOUT KATE!!!
wowza, alex.
I guess not…LOL
A-Rod continues to have a freaking amazing postseason.
Although this is just a stat-padding homerun.
abomb. and my neighbors are now officially disturbed. 300 pound dude jumping up and down in a 3rd floor apartment…
5-0!!!!
AROD IS A GOLDEN GOD!!!!
“Think about Kate”
hysterical
changed the channel, came back, another a-bomb and no one out. can we keep this going? we beat ourselves yetserday, let’s not have that go again today.
cc wins this game, he will be have to be 2nd in line for ALCS MVP. a-rod, obviously first.
my streaming video just went kaput right before the homer. why? why?!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…that sucks NIck. Damn internets.
HIP HIP…STOLEN BASE???? Are you kidding me????
it’s still kaput.
maybe it’s all for the better. maybe i’m not supposed to be too happy.
oh god, i guess i haven’t tried hard enough.
Cano can kill a rally like nobodies business…
Posada just stole a base. Jorge Posada just stole a base.
Wow.
I went to take a walk because this game is seriously negatively affecting my heart. I come back to the best thing ever, if they can hold on to this effing lead this time.
WTF?!
Did Jorge steal a base?
I mean I guess I did see Haley’s Comet, but, frankly, it wasn’t too impressive.
Hunter totally faked Hip Hip out…meh. 2nd and 3rd, 1 out. Come on Flusher…DO SOMETHING YA WEIRDO!!!
And only Jorge Posada could be unable to score from second on a double.
what the hell was that!
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT??? IS CANO RETARDED??? This ump is a joke…should be both outs.
Ridiculous. Get your head in the game. Both should be out.
a player didn’t score from 2nd on a double?! I’m not seeing any of this!
Has a 3-headed zebra pranced through the infield yet?
McClelland is having the worst umpiring day ever.
Bottom line…Flusher and Cano are both horrible baseball players, dumb too.
Holy Ship!
Nick – that would not be the most unbelievable thing that happened in that inning.
What is wrong with every single person?
lame
Yanks doing their best impression of the baserunning errors that had plague them. They’re up 5-0, but it’s an ugly 5-0, as they look like they can do so much more. Still, you got to take it – it’s been awhile since they score more than 4 runs (game 1 of the ALDS, in fact).
points off for John right now. No more exclamations without supporting descriptions. I cannot watch this game. It has been fated.
Bad baserunning at cost them at least a run that inning, along with some unproductive outs.
And CC gave one of them back, to the righty hitting Morales. 5-1. Bah, if they lose this game..
ok, so what happened?
Do they really need to shoot off fireworks after a HOMERUN?
Here we go…5-1. Wheels are falling off in front of our faces…
How stupid is it to shoot off fireworks? How sad is your fanbase that you need a childish gimmick like fireworks and thundersticks…
Nick, I just got in, what are you asking?
A pretty high fast ball that Morales just turns around. Not an awful pitch, and barely gets out of a leaping Melky, but ya, result is 5-1 anyhow.
And now Napoli with a hard singles down the line, well played to keep it a single – thought it was a double off the bat.
a-rod you gotta catch that!
great. i finally get it back and get to see the replay of the morales homer. and now napoli.
maybe i should just not watch.
Seriously, yesterday you could say they were not clutch. Today, if they lose, it will literally break my heart. Maybe I should not watch the rest of the game.
The only thing worse than the Yankee base-running in this game is the umpiring. The missed calls have been stunninglybad. Really.
And now the Angels start chipping. 5-1. Bear down for another 3 innings CC and shut the plastic-tube-smacking boneheads up.
HERE COMES THE CHOKE JOB!!!! 5-0 lead means nothing…we are finished. Typical.
Nick – we should not watch together and just get trashed somewhere. It’ll seriously be better for our hearts and anger management courses.
What’s most amazing to me is that Howie Kendrick hasn’t gotten on base yet this game.
I hope he gets out of it. He probalby won’t go 9, but it’ll be nice to see him go 7-8, and rest Hughes/Mo a bit.
Or alternatively, Yanks score as many as they really should, which is another 5, and make it a laughter.
Nick Posada and Cano both tagged out at 3rd on baserunning mistake yet McClellan called Cano safe. Clearly out!
Morales HR, Napoli line drive single.
I should have continued my nasty little habit for this game…I feel a stroke coming on…
Indeed, Rivera definitely needs the rest. Even with the off-days, he’s pitched in every single postseason game so far.
Is the FoxTrax speed thing pissing anybody else off? We get it, the ball loses speed in the air!
surprised girardi hasn’t brought in one of his lefties from the bullpen yet.
CC’s count rising…our bullpen is tired and garbage.
Is the FoxTrax speed thing pissing anybody else off? We get it, the ball loses speed in the air!
I guess that isn’t a “master of the obvious” scenario to some…
CC is falling apart. Like our postseason.
don’t lose him, CC!
C’mon CC, what is this shit. Shut them down.
ok, i’m leaving the room.
Aybar singles, Napoli to second.
Give Aybar credit, he earned that single. That said, I give it to CC so far, just some random arrangement of hits. Still up 5-1, no need to panic just yet.
This is pathetic. I knew we were going to lose this game but to blow a 5 run lead in the 5th inning to the bottom of their order??? Must be nice to have guys at the bottom that can hit…we wouldn’t know. F-cking losers.
Here comes Chone, to be pesky.
Figgy is going to hit a double…watch.
CC can’t strike anyone out now…
They are getting some good swings this inning, but CC is getting strikes on everybody, just not finishing them off. Figgins on an 0-2 pitch..
Figgins too fast for the DP, but does get the man on 2nd, 2 outs.
Cant turn 2…f-ck. The nightmare comeback continues…
Fat Bobby will come through…just to piss me off further.
Dangerous Fat Bobby now up, 2 outs.
Wowza, 97mph heat from CC.
Fat Bobby flies out and while that was exciting, CC got out of the jam.
End of 5, 5-1 Yanks.
Guys, he only gave up 4 hits this game..
i must admit, if i’m an angels fan, i’m plotting bobby abreu’s demise
Science be praised.
We need more runs. Rip their fucking hearts out…now.
You know how I am Lar!!!!
God, that was rough. I need at least a 30-pitch inning from the Angels to recover from that.
I think I need the Yankees to be up 15-1 and Rivera on the mound (although that should never happen in that situation!) for me to not worry.
ok, it works. i leave the room and good things happen. so, i’m going to not watch until it’s like 23-1.
Another hit for Captain Clutch…Johnny???
Jeter with a lead off single. Not bad.
This ump is a joke. He needs to be waterboarded.
Damon gets Jeter to 2nd at least…Tex? Please?
What have the umpires of Major League Baseball been smoking this postseason, and where can I get some?
Tex…COME ON MAN!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? At least he got Jeter to 3rd…
No way they pitch to ARod…no way.
WHAT THE F-CK????? THAT WAS NOT A STRIKE!!!! WHY DO ALL THESE UMPS SUCK???? WHY???
Well, there’s that. Time for the Angels to make a comeback with their vaunted running game or what have you.
Productive outs.. except for the runs.
I would say, a lead off walk is one of those things no one likes. Except for the Angels.
This is getting ridiculous…seriously. How the fuck was that not a K. He swung AND it was a fucking strike.
I am really starting to get pissed off right now.
And now Vlad singles. 2 on, no out. Inning made key right here.
Daddy wants a DP.
How about the pathetic Fox crew not even showing a replay on that play…just move along quickly and hope the Angels win!!! Fuck you Fox.
The wheels are coming off…CC is falling apart, it’s over. We lose this game and that’s all she wrote.
HUGE DP! HUGE! One more CC…make me look like a douche. Bring it.
Daddy gets double play, though another possible mental lapse by Posada..
Thanks ARod, for backing up.
Here’s Howie Kendrick, who can steal home base from first.
does cc come out for the 7th?
Kendrick lines to Teixeira, who’s a ball magnet, as they get out of the inning giving up 2 lead runners..
I’m starting to question the intelligence of some of our players…FLUSHER…cough, cough…CANO…cough, cough…HIP HIP…cough cough…
Thank you CC. Can we have 2 more please?
snowballa – I would think he’s going to.. save that pen a little, though really only Mo needs to be saved, so another run or two would be sweet.
“does cc come out for the 7th?”
YES!
Pile on time Yanks. Seriously. I despise this ballpark. Make it the cite of an unseemly slaughter so we can all have some memories to cherish here.
It’s the morning here so I can’t justify drinking. People will talk. But, if there ever was a game to drink over, it’s this one.
Time to tack on a few more. Or, at least, work the count a bit.
Or, at least, not make Santana look like Cy Young.
I’m sort of amazed by the Angels’ plate approach tonight. They have not been patient with Sabathia, with a number of guys swinging into an out on the 1st or 2nd pitch. Considering that CC’s pitching on short rest, and Joe Super-Geeniuss Girardi burned the entire pen yesterday, you’d think the Halos would have been taking as much as possible and trying to get CC either tired or knocked out early. Instead they are helping him to get through at least seven, maybe more, and Girardi may not need Mo for more than 3-4 outs.
How bad was that inning? What the hell is wrong with these guys???
why does cano keep swinging at balls in the dirt? why can’t be fucking adjust? posada look asleep at the plate. why are we seemingly attempting to beat ourselves
Trying to enjoy every moment of this series but it’s so nerve racking!
Girardi requested an expanded bullpen before the game so he could bring in multiple relievers to face the same batter while warming up multiple more.
Beautiful. Take ’em down, CC.
Sit Kendry. Love it.
That’s HUGE! (strikeout of Morales after being down 3-0)
“Girardi requested an expanded bullpen before the game so he could bring in multiple relievers to face the same batter while warming up multiple more.”
i laughed:)
Ok, Sabathia is rolling now. Amazing how he seems to just gets stronger as the game goes on.
Back to back K’s…wow. One more CC, bury these monkey-loving, firework shooting, thunderstick needing as-holes!!!
Backs up changeups and k’s Napoli. That change is nasty tonight. Selling it well.
12 pitch, 1-2-3 7th…great work CC. I love you.
so far. ;)
What’s a 1-2-3?
Awesome inning. Best one yet.
Feel the pressure Angels.
Joe should leave CC for another inning. Seriously.
i know it’s fruitless to think like this, but it would’ve been so much greater if this was the close out game. instead i have to rest my hopes and dreams on a erratic pitcher who looks like he cooks meth between his pitching starts.
again, fruitless thinking.
ok, it’s official i’m starting the CC Sabathia Fan Club. krueg, you’re the spokesperson. IH, you get the message out around the world. Andrew, you coordinate the events. Lar, you run the stats. dc, you send the telegrams. I’ll make the cookies.
snowballa, i think CC should take AJ’s place.
Let’s go Swisher.
Alright, take one for the team, HBP.
HERE YE, HERE YE…LET ALL IN THE LAND KNOW THAT THE CC SABATHIA FAN CLUB HAS BEEN CREATED!!! LET ALL BOW BEFORE HIS GREATNESS AND SEND NICK $100 FOR PUNCH AND PIE!!!
Flusher took one for the team…his first contribution! Nice!!!
Gardner pinch runs. Not bad, gets hit on the toes or something, so tons of range in the outfield, though Damon has no arm.
Here’s Melky up.
This is a good pitch to run on, maybe.
(The 2-0 pitch..)
Jeter on deck, waiting for his turn..
Great pitch to run on, low and a great throw gets him out. Gardner not having a great base running couple of games..
QUIT GETTING THROWN OUT GARDNER!!!! WTF!!!!!
Looked safe on the replay…
New plan, Yankees: do not attempt to steal bases again this series.
Melky walks to put a guy on first again, though now with one out. Jeter is now up.
Mike S has seen enough, and Santana is out.
Holy Ship stop forcing the issue! 2-0 is a terrible count to run on. What’s he throwing on 2-0? FASTBALL. What’s the easiest ball for the catcher ti handle? FASTBALL. Wait until 2-1. Your odds increase. Unreal.
Nice play by Aybar to get Jeter out at first, and just barely. Wow.
This Angels bullpen has not been nearly as bad as advertised.
Nice play by Aybar!
JD with a chance to pad that lead. If only someone wasn’t thrown out..
Thanks JD. 7-1 lead!
Base hit takes away the grand slam…
shades of game 7 2004…DAMONNNNNNNNN
Thank you, JD.
JOHNNY DAMON!!!!! YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
7-1!!!!!
Hey guys, I love baseball
JD basically just said, please shut up and let me hit… haha..
exhale
Atta Boy JD!!! HR to right 7-1.
Tex still sucks.
Tex pops out to continue a non-hitting week, but JD more than makes up for it.
Well, that’ll help save the bullpen. I say Robertson should be backing up Sabathia here.
Andrew – I was just going to say something like that – JD tells Mo to rest. =)
Letting Gaudin get some work in would be a nice idea too. Has he pitched at all in the post season?
CC at 92 pitches, or 3 pitches more than Kazmir.
1 out.
i’m ok with tex hitlessness because every run he takes away from us, he does the same at first base.
but this cannot continue if we make it to the world series
“CC at 92 pitches, or 3 pitches more than Kazmir.”
wow.
He needs some serious negative reinforcement…get ready Tex.
Another K for CC.
I just took a #2. While I sat there my wife was banging together some plastic noisemakers while dressed up in a monkey costume. When I was done she lit some sparklers and M-80’s to celebrate my accomplishment.
SIT DOWN FAT BOBBY YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You are CC’s bottom bitch.
CC at 101 pitches after 8. Yanks up 7-1.
Nice John…
Another 1-2-3 inning for CC…this guy has been incredible. I am floored.
Keep him in Joe!
John – I hope there weren’t any .. “comebacks” in that “series”…
“I just took a #2. While I sat there my wife was banging together some plastic noisemakers while dressed up in a monkey costume. When I was done she lit some sparklers and M-80’s to celebrate my accomplishment.”
awesome
More runs please…
So do you pitch CC in game 5?
CC Sabathia just sat on the Los Angeles Angels. All 4,000 lbs of him. Absolutely beautiful. Mike “we have momentum” Soscia – how’s 7-0 in your home park momentum!?!?!?!
Fucking ARod.
CC’s done who will it be?
ARod with a double.
Okay, but with all respects, he’s still got to hit, at least to close out the series. Because he was on a tear the last postseason except they never closed it out..
Posada up.
a-rod.
wow.
Hughes and Gaudin warming up.
Posada with a chance to pad his stats and the lead just a little bit more. You never know.
Shhhhh…no celebrating yet. Gaudin is coming in. Shit happens!
8-1!!!! FAT BOBBY WITH THE ERROR!!!! YOU SUCK FAT BOBBY YOU LOSER!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ARod said this is how you “force the issue” – tags up on Posada’s fly to Abreu, who was somehow misplayed by Figgins and ARod takes home, says Thanks!
That’s a nice hustle play forced a mistake.
a-rod.
wow.
Error on Abreu, but really, if you’re Figgins, it’s your job to at least not let it get by you.. and no back ups..
Either way, it’s 8-1.
@nickyf: ha. seriously.
cc for the 9th?
“You are CC’s bottom bitch”
If I were eating anything it would have come out my nose at this.
Nick, I’ll get notice in the UNSG spokesperson’s morning news brief re: the formation of the CC Club of Cocky Crowing Cowbell-ringing Carousers (CCCCCC).
Can you launchthe Jakarta chapter?
Maybe John-YF can come up with a logo.
did matsui even try at that at bat?
ARod is a killing machine.
Matsui quietly having an awful night, 0-5 with 3 K’s. Quietly because the Yanks are up 8-1.
No Ryan Garko champagne type comments boys!!!
Sad Angels Fans Are Sad.
Ortiz was a great post-season slugger. Howard is a great post-season slugger. A-Rod is as great a post-season as youcould imagine this year AND he plays superb defense, steals bases, and dates Kate Hudson. He wins hands down.
Gardner gets a low pressured AB.
“Can you launchthe Jakarta chapter?”
done. just went out to the street and screamed “CC CC CC”.
One more time Leche!
Gardner does single, and a girl is crying because the Angels are losing.
Melky doubles in two runs, and the Yanks are up 10-1.
10-1
Leche has had a great game.
Melky is such a selfish stat-padder.
Was going to say Melky had those key RBIs making it 3-0. After weeks of sucking, he came through at a good time.
Here’s Jeter with Melky at 2nd.
“LET’S GO YANKEES” chant fills the stadium…love it.
Jeter is so unclutch, stranding a guy on second.
Is Gaudin coming in? 10-1 lead.
“Is Gaudin coming in? 10-1 lead.”
he should.
if it were felix heredia i think i say no.
Chad Gaudin, human victory cigar.
Nick you better hope CeCe doesn’t have some sort of hidden meaning over there!
Gaudin indeed.
Glad Chad is getting some work…
At 10-1 I’m cool with Gaudin being in.
“Chad Gaudin, human victory cigar.”
Classic. If I were partaking, I may have had a heart attack from laughter.
chad looks good.
“Nick you better hope CeCe doesn’t have some sort of hidden meaning over there!”
dude, i have this way with other languages that leads to very awkward situations. This is true: When I was studying in Prague, I once thought I was asking a waiter if I could smoke a cigarette in the restaurant. Turns out my Czech was all off. Apparently, I was asking him if I could blow him in the restaurant. The waiter scurried off and the rest of the meal was very very weird.
Hell they could bring Farnsworth back for this inning.
Actually, no.
That…was…fucking…awesome.
YANKEES WIN…THAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN!!!!
Once more boys, one more…
well, it was nice watching this with you guys. Hopefully we get this finished in Anaheim next game.
I think we need to give co-MVP awards to A-Rod and CC for the postseason so far.
How about ARod and CC…keep it up boys.
@nickYF: agreed. it was a small and intimate convo with some crazy yankee fans. we laughed, we cried, we CCed.
CC worth every dollar, whatever else.
Torii Hunter just before Game 3 of the ALCS:
“I think you can say the Yankees are America’s Team. I think everyone is a Yankee fan, whether they’re jumping on the bandwagon or not”.
Thanks Torii. We figured as much. Clearly the SF regulars here and other fans are just in denial of these immutable facts. Once they – like A-Rod – give in to and embrace reality, they will all feel better and find that they are able to perform to their respective potentials.