I'm ready for a nice easy Yankee win

Let's go

Take. A. Pitch.

these shadows are gonna make something goofy happen at some point

Thats one shitty ump call.

Maybe not.

Jeez.

Well that's a missed strike 3. That one was better than Young's. OY!

Great pitch. If Phil can keep hitting that spot he's in damn fine shape.

Smokin' pitch to Vlad. Now let's get out of this...

what the fuck was that?

Why why why why why why why why why throw through?

Well that's fucking terrible. Obviously.

Jorge just got laps on my HS team for throwing through there. Fer chrissake.

Muy loco, Jorge!

Incredible that the Yankees could fall victim to such an obvious play.

I don't get it. From the replay, it looked like Hamilton was clearly out and if Cano simply put down the tag, they would have gotten the third out before Andrus scored. What am I missing?

Jorge should have never thrown through, but Hamilton got too close. Cano could have simply tagged him before Andrus scored. Both Posada, Hamilton and Cano pulled a rock on the same play.

Thanks for allowing us to come from behind again! Great Omen! It's all good. Phil is lock in with his fastball!

[12] I think Jorge was just excited to actually throw someone out.

This is the Yankees, so we all should relax today and enjoy the ball game without trying to sweat it out!

Lewis has a bigger zone than Hughes

If the TBS box is correct, the ump's missing quite a few calls.

[22] wonder why there's no discussion of that from the booth.

More teams ought to try to steal 2nd with a man on 3rd who has speed! I can see Bret G. doing that as well!

Hughsey-Lewis and the News!

Damn, just missed it.

[17] Yeah that's what I thought. (I came to check in here to see if others agreed.)

I've had enough of this not hitting Colby Lewis nonsense.

damn. robbie just missed it.

that steal play was fucking brutal.

[17] jeter woulda made that kind of heads up play.

nice hit, swish.

The Yanks just have a light batting practice against the pitcher the first time around, but we all know about the 2nd & 3rd time, our batters will be into their bull pen sooner or later!

Good hit Swish! We will put points on the board TODAY! Watch!

make up for it, Po - run scoring hit now.

[30] Also the cheapie hit that started it, also the blown strike three call to Hamilton...

Ah, the always classy "Yankees" suck chant.

Hopefully Posada has met his quota for the day.

Lewis will be gotten to TODAY! Watch! This kid will start missing because our batters know how to be patient!

[37] Well, if not today, I don't know when...

Colby Cheese is starting to show the holes!

Rats.

fuck!

smoked it. no luck...

Damn.

[26] I need a new drug.

SHIT. Lots o' Rockets. Hold 'em down, Phil.

Sigh, if we lose by one run, Jorge's got some 'splainin' to do...

They're hitting him harder

No problem fellas. We just warming up:>)

they'll get to him

Not concerned about scoring runs today - more worried about Hughes's pitch count, now.

44. Please don't start that negative BS! Its just one run and they may get more, but I see us getting at least 7 runs today!

Not worried bout hughes pitch count when we have a decent bull pen!

Ump is tight today and it doesn't see like he's giving up any inside corner call for strikes!

oh no.

Shit.

Oy.
Pitch count may not be the problem.

Well that's annoying

ok now i'm aggravated

No problem. Dang he CRUSH THAT!

[51] He will if you're name is Lewis

Phil Hughes gets beat the same way every time. He nibbles to a 2-0 or 3-1 and then gives up a HR on a strike down the middle. Just a very poor approach.

Fellas,

WE ARE THE BRONX BOMBERS, NO NEED to SWEAT! HAHAHA!

[59] I don't like to call it nibbling.

Texas already knows that no lead is safe!

[62] Which team are you rooting for? Just curious.

jesus christ, enough with the hits.

Does Mitre have a few good innings in him today?

I could have lived with a hit that took out Angel Hernandez

fuckin' hell.

Damn, he was good in the first. I wonder what happened.

I really don't like Michael Young

This is turning not good.

Phucking phuck.

umm...the security guard...

Righties have been shooting opposite all game and no adjustment.

Could Burnett be any worse than Sabathia and Hughes?

it's really loud in tex-ass.

This has disaster written all over it

RI's favorite move.

this is gonna end badly

I hate this move.

[74] Yes.

[74] yes

[77] [79] Heh.

Happy to be wrong.

Okay. 3-0 is doable.

Ok. Could've been worse.

ok good my reverse jinx worked

ok time to get some runs off of this Yakult Swallows reject

63. Still not SWEATING! Man, I'm born and raised in the Bronx since 64! Served 26 years in the service representing NY Yankees for years against Yankee haters, so I've learned NOT to panic and trip because the game is never over when you know who you ARE! So, I'm not SWEATING!

That's why it's much sweeter when we come back and silence the CROWD and Naysayers!

OK, not *as* disastrous as it could have been. Now this inning the offense finds some gaps.

a bloop & a blast, then another bloop & a blast and we're winning!

Girardi could really regret going with Hughes in Game 2. Now, you can't have C.C. and Andy pitch 5 games.

(74) I agree with the answers to my question - and thats what scares the hell out of me.

[90] I really think it was the right move.

[90] Girardi couldn't have figured that Hughes would struggle in a stadium that he dominated.

90. It was meant to go down this way. This could have happen to Andy too and you would be saying that Hughes should have pitch!

Sterling reads the Banter!

"I know I get kidded about 'you can't predict baseball,' but..."

My kid, matter-of-factly: "Three nothing? Well, they're going to come back 'cause they're the Yankees so, doesn't really matter."

The zone really isn't all that small in the top half of the inning.

[90] can't blame him for starting him in a stadium where he's dominated coming off his best start of the year

[98] And setting up Pettitte against Lee in 3 and 7

Jeter pulling off a Gritner.

Seriously, the moving strike zone is absurd.

The Lewis zone is pissing me off

Jeter with the bloop (well, dribbler). Now Grandy with the blast?

[103] No, we want the Carousel.

wat

That'll do.

wow bad call, but I'll take it

OMG.
Curtis got some lessons from Jetes, huh?

I'll take that.

OK, Teix, let's make it a new ball game.

In real time I was certain it hit him. I guess because it didn't bounce straight.

98. I feel YAH!

That pitch did NOT hit him.

FUCK. FUCK.

WAAAY high.

TEX is bout to DELIVER!

Getting annoyed

crap.

c'mon A-rod, tie this fucking game!

Well, Teix, that was most certainly not a blast.

Did anyone call the IF Fly Rule?

My bad. Ok. Arod is bout to DELIVER! Lol

Jesus Christ its never was Colby Lewis. HIT HIM.

lame

total fucking bollocks.

Grrrr.

I'm gonna go cook. Maybe that will fix the problems.

Dang! MY BOYS let me DOWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Lol

Lewis has thrown so many hittable pitches that the Yankees have done nothing with. Tex and Arod have to pick it up because eventually the Yankees aren't going to be able to keep coming back from behind.

124. I'm bout to do the same. Lil breakfast should help a brother out!

[124] what's for dinner, maestro?

[126] A-Rod is off his game. No patience.

[93] [98] We are talking about 15 innings, 6 1/3 of which came in a 2007 start. I'd like to think Girardi would put more stock in Pettitte's much larger body of work.

Somebody is going to get thrown out of this game. The ump has be absolutely atrocious.

Hughes has dirt nothing.

Oy.

motherfucker.

Are Posada and Hughes going to adjust to the righties going the other way, or keep serving it up for them?

Uh-oh. Phil is getting smacked around some more. Settle down and get through five.

Too bad this game wasn't on Fox - then we wouldn't have to see this abomination.

And it's too early to start drinking.

[130] I think by setting up Pettitte for a) the most important game of any series, and b) a potential game 7 on the road he IS putting more stock into his body of work

[130] For whatever its worth, Pettitte gets belted around in Arlington

holy fucking crap.

hughes has nuthin'...

[135] That answer it for you?

Make that FIVE 2 strike hits. That's not good. ; (

[142] wrong post

David Murphy is a punk.

Awful job by Hughes...but he is still young and inexperienced, and really shouldn't be someone the Yankees are relying upon in two games.

What are they saying?

oh my fucking god.

this is brutal.

Molinas are dangerous in the postseason.

128. Man, I just warmed up some leftover fish & biscuits. Cookin take too much time while the game is on! The wife doing her hair, so you know how that is when you wake up late! Lol

Ok Yanks, ENOUGH is ENOUGH!

Now maybe another comeback is in the making! Joe need to make a move NOW!

all strike outs in the first, a bunch of singles in the second, all doubles in the third. Not a good trajectory.

Last night is officially big.

Phil, just set up the fucking tee for them. Get it over with.

lose today. lose vs. cliff lee. lose 'coz of aj. lose 'coz cc is a little lost lately.

fuck.

Jesusfuckingchrist.

What a dogshit start from Hughes.

GET HIM FUCKING OUT OF THE GAME GODDAMMIT.

Batting practice.

I did say we will get 7 RUNS today!

Maybe we should take some comfort in the idea that we could be going home down 2-0 to face Lee on Monday.

[139] Why is game 3 more important than this one? And if you had C.C. on three days rest, he would be set up for an all important game 7. Instead, the Yankees not either use CC three times and Andy once or each lefty twice. That mistake could prove costly in this series.

155. Please don't use the Lord name in vain! Thanks!

This is so much worse than Sabathia last night

Hughes is horseshit today.

[159] well taking issue with having a 4 man rotation and with Hughes starting game 2 are two different things.

I think in a 7 game series game 3 is usually the turning point game, especially when you consider there is a good chance this thing will be 1-1 on Monday night.

I got up at 5 AM for this? Maybe I should lay down and go with the radio for awhile...see if that changes our luck.

With the day off tomorrow, I think you *have* to pull Hughes now and see if the bullpen can hold the Rangers down the rest of the game.

Robbie feels good.

Rocket Robbie gets it rolling again.

good start, robbie.

cute blonde in the purple...

time to start chipping away.

SQUEEZE.
just kidding : )

[163] I am not taking issue with the 4-man. I just think C.C. should have been slated for 1, 4 and 7, with Pettite going 2 and 6 on full days rest. Burnett and Hughes should have been given 3 and 5, respectively.

It's OUR TIME to start CUTTING into the LEAD! No lead is safe when it comes to the BRONX BOMBERS!

I'm glad Cano is on 3rd so Nick can swing AWAY!

Wait, maybe not.

[163] Hughes was also better on the road overall this year, so setting him up for two road starts wasn't such a bad idea

Ron, its not hard to maintain a strikezone when you don't really have one

Jesus H Christ on a popsicle stick, Colby Lewis is so damn hittable, let's GO

What on fucking earth were you looking for Nick?

C'mon Jorgie.

Fuck You, blue. That was apparently a ball to Hamilton in the first.

Come on Swish you need to guard the plate with 2 strikes! The ump is not our friend! If its close, SWING!

Got to get this run home

Epic Fail. This sucks.

I hate this team sometimes.

Wow! Can't believe Jorge!

The Yankees entire approach in this game makes it seem like they were the ones who blew a five run lead last night. Very tight.

Unbelievable. Man on third, no outs and we won't score?

goddamn motherfucker.

Are you fucking kidding me?

Are they even trying out there?

Fucking Hell.

this is trending toward sub-optimal.

Lance gonna come through!

When did this guy become Sandy Fucking Koufax?

Jesus Fucking Christ.

C'mon Lance yer my BOY

steal home. it's the only way we're gonna score...

[i keed]

Yay and then FUCK

oh, puma.

on the board, at least...

You're fucking kidding me.

Its all good, but Burk knows he don't have any speed! Come on man!

Good + crap = these games drive me fucking crazy.

Oh fuckitty fuck fuck. Even when something goes right, Yanks find a way to make it go wrong.

Did the Yankees think the Rangers were going to just give this game away? They've played with their heads up their you know what.

so I tweeted to Feinsand if he thought there would be a big crowd at the stadium next year when Jeter makes his return as a Blue Jay...and he re-tweeted it. and the great unwashed masses of twitter took it seriously, and now I think I'm gonna have to join witness protection.

just thought I'd share

Berkman is playing both DH and DJ (designated Jorge).

[192] We've never seen him before. Which means we need to take some fat pitches and flail at junk.

YAY!

BIG PUMA!

BOO!

FAT ELVIS.

[204] Jorge's doing a fine job for himself.

Gunna be a long afternoon.

Ok Fellas, 4 more to tie and 2 more to cover my 7 run Yankee win for 2day!

I think I'd pull Hughes here and have him come back in game 5, which would remedy Girardi's initial error.

[203] Heh. Nice to see people using twitter for evil.

Well, I was hoping they'd at least trade an out for a run- just didn't expect it with 2 outs already....

[206] Please don't take the King's name in vain.

;)

What was the intention on those last two pitches?

Oh, Phil...........

[203] ha, that's awesome! if mary mccormack could be your witness protection marshal, you should definitely do it! ; )

Colby Lewis gets that call

[203] That was you? Well done.

Hughes can't seem to put em away when he gets ahead...

Time for a breakin pitch

I hate that pitch

suh-weet!

Is the tide turning?

Ha...just like Jorge and Phil drew it up!

Well, at least Ron Washington is on our side ...

Swish got a lil hoop huh? Lol

Hooray, other teams can make boneheaded baserunning mistakes.

Was that jump really necessary?

I'll take that

[218] haha yeah, now my inbox is filled with "WTF bro?! r u retarded?!?" from random 15 year olds

My bad, meant to say HOP!

This is one of the worst called games I can remember seeing. The righties are bending over to go to the opposite field, and all Posada/Hughes throw are outside fastballs. Might as well set up a tee.

228. That's the SWISH Man!

[223] I detect a subtle momentum shift.

All-ight we need to get a couple of runs and get into their bull pen!

That. Is. Not. A. Strike.

What Garner waitin on!

Did he really need to take that 1-1 pitch?

he shoulda dove/dived/slid headfirst... ; )

He should have drag bunt!

I can't believe the Yankees have one run in this game.

Bunch of ya'll was right bout Jeter struggling with right-hand pitching

Colby Lewis is simply too good.

Nothing worse than watching a great player you've enjoyed for years decline in front of your eyes.

colby fucking lewis. fuck you straight to hell. take the useless fucking ump with ya...

Now we're just not gonna swing at anything. Good.

Why are our batters not being agressive with 2 strikes on them? Dang! If it's close, SWING for the FENCES JACK!

I had a stray coke left over in my fridge from a labor day party. When I drank it for lunch today I thought of Ron Washington. So there's that....

Grandy goes yard here.

Or goes for a walk.

TIME TO GO SMOKE 1!

c'mon tex. make it a 2-run game...

Breakin ball was nasty!

motherfucking bullshit.

i'm pissed.

Pathetic.

Fucking pathetic.

It's amazing what a pitcher can do with bp fastballs and curves for strikes. Bollocks!

How many times are the Yankees going to take a fat strike two or three today?

Yanks can ill afford to have Tex fall into another post season slump, especially if Arod is going to play like a mortal.

Tex should have known he was gettin a breakin ball! OK here we go again!

Dagnabbit, I overslept..umm, did Elvis realy steal home?

Oh well, I sense another Kardiac Kids Komeback!

I swear the Yankees sometimes go up to the plate saying "take pitches 1, 2, and 4 and swing at 3 and 5" regardless of where the pitches are.

If Rangers are able to win this game, I think it does more good for them heading to New York than if they won yesterday and lost today.

[259] Posada threw through with a runner on third.

The game calling is criminal.

[261] That means about as much as every single talking head in the world saying last night's loss was devastating and the Rangers could NEVER recover. It's all bull imo.

Jeebus

Wow, Phil Hughes STILL doesn't have it?

Who'da guessed that?

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU WAITING FOR GIRARDI???

[266] Gaudin

Jesus.

sweet jesus

This is hysterical...another outside fatsball and another line drive to right. A case of incompetent pitch selection all day.

You might as well throw Mitre in there.

Girardi is a fool if he wastes Joba now - put in Shitre

game. over.

series prolly, also...

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Good thing Joe tried to push Phil through 5..

Girardi IS a fool

stoopid wasting joba here. it should be the meat tray...

this game fucking sucks.

Between Washington and Girardi, this series has two clueless managers.

[270] Jorge's nothing if not stubborn

So just exactly who will be managing the Yankees next year?

Meanwhile, just tuning in, what's going on with our offense?

We still got 4 innings left.

so much for hughes owning the ballpark in arlington...

Girardi's got essentially his ENTIRE bullpen available AND an off-day tomorrow and he's fucking around trying to get innings from a starter who is getting hammered.

UnbeFUCKINGlievable.

If you don't want to read people bitch about their team being behind in a game or losing a game (god forbid), my recommendation is just stay the fuck away from the internet. It will cut down on your frustration with such things about 1000%, according to my calculations.

[283] I suppose he was trying to win the war and not the battle by letting Hughes work through his case of the sucks.

283. Definitely Agree witcha on that point!

Joba has become Girardi's 5th inning guy.

Feelin like Joba is going to hold it down!

fat vs. fatter. fat won.

[287] hilarious!

1 more out baby!

One of the following has to happen for the Yankees to win this series now....they have to get one game from Lee, or AJ has to win a game. That's why going with Hughes was a big gamble that looks like a pretty bad one right now.

[284] Yes! Banter keeps me from venting all my Girardi angst to Mrs. Jazz..whose interest lastas about half an inning...

Time to head out for work, fully confident in a comeback!

Gotthem

ah, fuck.

almost got out of it...

Dang! Nice try JOBA!

Pitcg should have been inside!

[292] I honestly don't think Hughes was a big gamble. I thought the odds were very good that he'd pitch better than he did. I mean I expected, I believe realistically, a "quality start", at least.

There goes my 7 runs prediction to win:>(

So 5 out of the first 6 hours of this series have been a complete horror show.

Maybe, I sould have meant they wouldn't get anymore than 7 runs or we need 7 runs to win! Come on # SEVEN!

[298] The gamble is more about putting yourself in a position where you can't use C.C. and Andy five times.

Also, everyone talks about the Rangers righty laden lineup, but they were much better against righties. Furthermore, when Hughes went on long rest, he always had a bad start. Had they slated him for game 5, he could have given an inning in 1 or 2, which seemed to work very well when he did that over the last few weeks. Finally, the only pitch against which the Rangers are well above average is the fastball, which is what Hughes features.

I really think Girardi's rotation setup was a big mistake. With Andy up against Lee, the Yankees could be in big trouble now.

Time for me to bring out my brand new X-Bolt 300 W. Mag and start shooting some wild game mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! Don't want to scare the family! Lol

The only thing better than coming back from a 5 run deficit is a 6 run deficit.

c'mon a-rod, pad your stats here...

or not.

FUCK!!!!!!!!!

Arod and Tex struggling doesn't bode well.

He's pressing. Totally annoying.

[304] Only time Yanks gave ever done it in the postseason was G4 of the 1996 World Series.

Goddamn, Robbie.

Goddamn.

Fuck.

Did you see that?

[307] I think he has swung at the first pitch in every at bat of this series.

wow.

dontchya know?!

wow, again...

Can someone please get on base for Cano?

Robbie!

Dang, what a COLD BLAST SHOT!

Unfucking real.
Rocket Robbie!

that throwing the ball back is soooo fucking dumb.

OK FELLAS 6 MORE!

A wise man once said something like,
"that Cano home run does not inspire much confidence." : )
Or something like that. Too lazy to go searching through yesterday's thread.

Man I don't believe that Bull pen once to come out there AGAIN! We do!

Bad ABs from Swish. Lewis has not pitched well in this game.

[316] How come that's allowed?

Swish bat is suckin lately:>(

Okay Lance, it's your time!

Lance is going to hit one in the seats.

He's pressing!

Who's next?

Colby Lewis DID NOT pitch well today. His start was a combination of bad ABs by the Yanks (mostly Jeter, Tex and Arod) and luck.

327. Much agreed!

If its close please swing!

This is a great AB.

OY!. Tension rising.

Good AB Marcus

FUCK!
Off to dinner. Going to the same place I was last year when Alex homered off Nathan. Keep the faith, all.

FUCK FUCKFUCK

FUCK

FUCK FUCK

FUCKING FUCK

Bad ending though.

That looked like a hanger that he swung over.

fuck, piss, shit & hell.

mr. thames didn't come thru. gritner out of the game. so are the yanks...

Jinxed it.

Washington tried to give the Yankees another gift, but they wouldn't take it this time.

Soooooooo glad Girardi fucked around with Hughes and dropped us another 2 runs behind.

Drill Hamilton in the ribs.

oh great...is Robertson's pants gonna become a "thing" now??

what a "shrug" game...fug.

hmmm...

[343] More of a "stabbity" game for me.

Teixeira's postseason struggles have become a major concern.

terrible, Tex. just terrible.

Ugh Teix. You're killing me.

Goddammit Alex, SHORT AND TO THE BALL.

Do Rangers fans realize that Arlington was the blasting zone for steroids in baseball? Juan, Raf, Jose, and Ivan ring a bell?

can we please capitalize on this and make it 7-5?!

Oopsies!

Has the Rangers' fans' hate finally kicked in the Yankees' innate "Fuck You" power?

fuck off, blue.

Robot. Umpire. Overlords.

that's it. game over. once again. soon, it'll be for real...

thats the game

[351] Evidentally, no

[355] i think you mean: Overlorde. you know, from Jersey! ; )

i'm about to post something awesome for you...

if Cano refuses to get a hit every time up, then the Yankees are going to have to stop falling behind by five runs.

This team needs a Code Red.

Cult:

'One of the brand new exclusive collectible pieces available on the Dio web store is an autographed limited edition baseball, presented in a display case (only two thousand were produced). Each piece is numbered, and features Ronnie's Dio logo and autograph. It was well-known to many Dio fans that Ronnie loved baseball, and it was his dream to play in the major leagues. He was once quoted saying he would trade in his rockstar career for one playing with the Yankees!'

The chess match commences.

[362] Heh.

Unfortunately, after the Eddie Gaedel stunt, MLB banned midgets from stunt at bats!

I keed, I KEED!!!

=)

frenchy gave that a ride. also, he needs to shave.

ok good...because if Jeff Francoeur hit a home run in this game I probably would've just thrown my tv out onto 1st avenue

[364] yeah, isn't that pretty amazing. my brother has been a lifelong dio fan. he's read all the books, bios, interviews, etc. and never ever heard a single bit about this. really cool factoid!

[364] oh, and he's not a midget. he's an elf!!! : )

[364] Ha, Eddie Gaedel has a great wiki entry. Check this out:

In response, Veeck threatened to request an official ruling on whether Yankees shortstop and reigning MVP Phil Rizzuto was a short ballplayer or a tall midget.

Posada has had a pretty awful ALCS.

Alright, Big Puma is going to do something good here!

[370] No kidding. The middle of the order bats (sans Cano) have been as awful as the starting pitching.

Dreadful.

Fuck.

The killer for me is that Lewis really didn't impress. They had some hard hit outs, but overall, they didn't do much. Other than Cano of course.

Drat.

Walk didn't haunt.

[374] Lewis hung so many pitches, I felt like going to get one of my bays from the trunk of my car. I hope I see some pitches like those tomorrow morning.

evening folks .... I watched most of the game on my phone ... blech.

What makes this especially faithful is that the common wisdom treats a Texas win in Game 3 as a foregone conclusion. If we can't score on Colby Lewis, the other CL is going to be much harder.

Yay, it's Sergio.

Hey folks. Lewis kind of sucked and I can't believe we only scored two off of him. I do think that the Rangers have had ridiculously generous strike zones in both games. But our pitchers don't seem to get the same calls. With that said, we've had plenty of opportunities to get runs in and we simply failed. And we are likely to lose because Hughes sucked. alas...

If you told me that the Yankees would pitch Moseley in game 1 and Mitre in game 2 and still be tied 1-1 in the series going back to New York, I'd have to think it was a miracle ...

Foul me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on Posada.

Well, we see why Hughes was left in at all costs earlier.

[381] It is, oh, it is.

[383] Yes, god forbid we allowed the bullpen to blank the Rangers for the second straight day and keep us in the game ...

Jeter is sad to watch.

[386] yeah this 5 game hitting streak in the playoffs is getting annoying. ?

We could have won this game today. But even Robbie didn't come through when he had 2 on.

nice AB Tex.

Molinas truly are dangerous this time of year -- to everyone.

[390] yeah that was bizarre

Arod has looked bad today. None of his at bats looked good.

Drat. Almost...

Alright. just regroup and wrap this thing up at home.

Rats. Fucking rats.

[385] Well, I was referring to how bad Mitre looked- but you're right!

[387] You can focus on the five game hitting streak (infield singles and bloops among them), but I am more concerned by his inability to hit anythign resembling a decent right hander.

This team had better wake the fuck up. They've been better than the Rangers for about 1 goddamn inning in 2 games and they're likely looking at a 2-1 deficit come Monday.

[398] You know, I'm tired of hearing about the unbeatable Cliff Lee. If they can get to Sabathia we can get to Lee. I'm going on the record saying that we win on Monday and win the series in five.

[399] Sure, but "they" didn't "get to" Sabathia. Sabathia took a giant fucking dump on the mound for 4 innings.

If Lee shows up Monday and takes a similar size dump, I'll be happy for our chances; actually "beating" a Lee that *is* on his game, is going to take a lot more than this team has shown in the last 18 innings.