Logic says the Tigers starting pitching should make this lineup their bitches for this series.

Therefore, I expect the Yankees to score 34 runs and win in 5.

I think Girardi made the right call on the rotation.
Also, I would have preferred C-Dick as the call-up to replace Nuñez, and if they want Eppley I would drop Joba. But this move isn't terrible either. I think more often you want an extra position player, but when you need the extra reliever you need him badly.

[2] What's the word on Joba, can he pitch now or needs a few days off?

STL-SF, NYY-DET. Real old school matchups!

[3] I'm pretty sure he is available. I think he claimed to be available yesterday.

Getting close to GO TIME!

LET'S GO YANKEES!!!

[4] I'd be totally happy if the starters continue to make the status of the middle relievers irrelevant.

Alright Andy, be dandy!

Oh no..is this Sutcliffe announcing? May be time for the Japanese broadcast.

[8] Radio? He's not on the TBS broadcast.

That looked pretty good.

[8] I missed the intro, but sounds like him on my TV broadcast..

Good, no one on.

Ruh roh, one on.

[11] Well, not sure what you're getting in Japan, but TBS has the coverage here and Sutcliffe is ESPN.

Sweet.

Siddown, fat man.

Goodnight, sweet Prince!

[14] Hmmm ... others in other places have mentioned the Thing That Should Not Be ... maybe I'm wrong about TBS having this round.

Why must the starters give their country of origin?

Small strike zone. Andy got that too.

[18] Yeah, it's confusing because the broadcast starts here only a few mins before first pitch in Japanese. Then at first pitch you can switch to the English feed. Definitely Sutcliffe doing color here..is it FUX for you?

It sure would be nice to have a big fat slapdown of an inning early.

Go Bats!

[19] ??

[21] Nope, sounds like the same crew from the ALDS, the TBS guys.

[24] That's definitely Ron Darling talking

Fister got away with a mistake to Rob.

[23] On my broadcast, whatever that is, the starting lineup is shown one at a time, like on MNF, and each starter gives his name and native land: Derek jeter, USA...Ichiro Suzuki, Nippon...etc.

The kind of thing that really pisses me off for several reasons.

[21] From others in other places, it appears that Sutcliffe does the international feed.

I'm sorry.

[28] Is he at least sober?

C'mon LEON!

He walked Jeter much more efficiently than he walked Teixeira.

What up, gang? Can anyone recall a Yankees series starting the day after clinching another series? it seems rare to me. Go Raul!

[28] Yeah, it seems there is something called "MLB International" that has Gary Thorne and Sutty handling the overseas market.

[27] Hmm..not sure why they do that, but why would it piss you off? MLB is proud of being so international these days so...

[27] It's football envy.
In the analogous intros on an NFL game, they all say which university they played for.

Those post season sweatshirts are certainly busy looking

Rauuuuuuul. Walk!!! Arod redemption

And here comes A-Rod. No pressure...

Redemption song. For the love of Mo.

I think all four of the called balls to Raul were in the zone.
I would be fuming if I were a Tiger fan.

Go Go A-Rod, you can do it!!

You know, I really *should* trademark my phrase for these situations: "Alex. It *always* comes down to Alex."

Smile, Alex!

Shite!

Aweful call

Soclose!

A-Rod has the worst luck on earth

[41] That would have been a low-mileage phrase yesterday though, huh?

Fuck.

Lady Luck wouldn't piss on Alex Rodriguez if he were on fire.

Sigh.

He looked safe to me.

Fuckin guy can't buy a break.
Was Ibanez really out at 2nd?
24 pitches for Fister.

At least he hit it square. But still. Damn!

Where is the replay?

[33] I hate the obvious effort to emulate football [34], and I especially hate the emphasis on 19th century nationalism as a primary locus of self-identification. Frankly, I don't give a fuck what country some player is from. Even if baseball is proud of its internationalism, this is a hamfisted way to advertise it.

Guess the call was right

Looked like a good call on the replay. A-rod is snakebit.

[35] I don't have respect for any "postseason" merchandise. First of all, "postseason" is a marketing term. It's the PLAYOFFS. Second, the goal is the ring. You don't buy new clothes to celebrate "almost." Wearing those shirts is like a corporate employee wearing a polo shirt that says "Productivity Retreat 2012: Committed to Excellence!"

Delmon Young has gotten fat. I blame the Jews.

[55] It looked like he was in the process of falling off the bag as the ball was entering his glove. I would have liked to see the next frame.

Hope that little punk ass kid realizes how cool it is he just got handed a foul ball by Alex. : ) Andy's dealing thus far.

[55] Uncanny.
[53] Well, I think if you talk to some of the players from other countries it's quite important for them to have their home country recognized. It doesn't have to be a "nationalist" sentiment..too often all Latin players are lumped together despite the bast differences in cultures between say, the Domincan Republic and Mexico..but this is a discussion for the offseason!

Okay, so Andy is through two in the pitch count it took Fister to get through one. (Well, almost.)

Andy must have a portrait in the basement!!!!

Andy Dirks looks like the jock asshole in a 1980s high school movie.

I think Alex looks pretty damn spry in the field. He can't be cooked as hitter, yet. He's in a miserable fucking slump and is bound to come out of it. Tonight. Toopmistic!

[57] Guilty.

[57][65] Delmon Young is Jewish? I'm quite confused about this joke..

[56] One Christmas I got not 1, but 2 2003 Yankees World Series shirts. I wanted to say, Are you fucking me? But I just smiled and said thanks. Bollocks.

[66] http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/160197/sources--tigers--delmon-young-arraigned-on-hate-crime-assault-charge-after-midtown-brawl

You know Curtis, you *CAN* get a hit without hitting a homerun, right?

[69] 'can' able to, or 'can' allowed to?

[69] He does not know this.

Muscle. Hits are good.

Has jeter swung the bat yet tonight?

Crap, Cap'n, what was wrong with THAT pitch???

Never mind.

C'mon Ichi.

Thrill us!

[68] Ah of course, I remember that now from earlier in the season. What an idiot.

C'mon, Ichi!

Wow.

I thought it might be close, but that wasn't CLOSE to close.

ICHI!!!

Ichiro!

Come on Robbie

Do it, Robinson! Wait for your pitch.

Focus, Rob. Dad's tossing fat ones to you.

C'mon Robby, pull your head out of your fucking ass.

[81] 2011 version, not 2012

[84] that should be [82]

Second inning in a row.

noooooooooooooooooooo. MOTHERFUCKER!

Looked safe to me.

I'm not liking these first two innings.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??!!!?!?!?

FUCKFUCKFUCKFCKLFUCKLFUFCKL

So safe!!!!!

Fug.
Two good smacks with the bases loaded, no juice.

This is not serious, is it?

Safe, and not as close as I thought

Cano was clearly safe on the replay.

[93] Just really fucking irritating.

47 pitches for Fister.

That's a strike, BLUE!

I just hace to question if Robbie was running hard.

[97] In any case, it looks like Fister is done for the night. So, do we have the Yankees get shut down by a collection of relievers?

GET. SOME. FUCKING. RUNS.

Andy looks dandy. Now, the offence pushes one across?

Okay, time to give the chump the fist.

[103] Frankly, if we don't end up "elbows deep", as it were, by the end of this game ... Cult's going to be grumpy.

Where's Chip Caray when you need him?

They're knocking on the door. The already look better than they did vs. B'more. Let's go Runs! Off the wrist. Damn.

Nope, Fister is back. What circus act does this inning bring?

Wheels Teixeira. Better keep him close, Fister!

Hey, okay!

Let's have an inning where we get three walks and three hits.

Sutcliffe is killing. Beyond the inane analysis, the actual sound of his voice is grating. I'm really starting to miss Ripken and Co.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?!?!?!?

Right. It's beer time.

Yup.

[111] Oh, right. To find the perfect pitch to GiDP on.

[112] You're a lucky man. Right now, I'm thinking about taking up heroin ...

[112] Only 10am here! Mango Juice ahoy.

ARod is so anxious, he is not being selective at the plate.
He's got Canoitis.

NO pasta for you, M-Cab!

Hmmmmmm.....Pasta.....hmmmmmmmm

PastaD... huh?

Andy is a golden god!

that call at 1st was a bunch o' fuckin' bollocks.

nice play, cap!

[hi everyone]

pasta non-diving jetah

[121] Yo.
I hope you're gruntleder than we are.

Is that TC from "Magnum, PI." at the plate?

[118] HA!

see the hank post of BOTD today?! it's from dippin'

coltrane!

andy is a golden god!!!

Alright fellas, how's about a couple of fucking runs????

Atta boy, Andy!

Nice, still on 12 pitches/inning (= 4 pitches/out) pace.

Thelarmis, did you see that the Red Sox may be interested in hiring Brad Ausmus as their manager?

You know, one of these days, Swish has to get a hit, it's just the law of averages ...

Missing meatballs. MF!

[123] i prefer german lieder by Schubert, thanks.

or orange sherbet at the old shea stadium.

[131] Nope. Good job, Cornflake ...

[130] i did, in fact! they're collecting chosen ones.

[133] Wow.
I like Brahms Neue Liebeslieder.

fuck and shit.

[124] Hah! He ran the "Island Hoppers Choppers" right? (no idea why I remember that..)

I have a terrible feeling that we missed our chance

this ghuy is phissing mhe ohff!

I have a terrible feeling that we missed our chance in this series.

[139] i have a terrible feeling the fucking ump missed the fucking call at first!!!

Gary Thorne just said "Gene Lamont at third base, Jim Leylan's Longtime Companion.." Unfortunate word choice or is there a side to Leyland we don't know?

Good. 1 down.

Wow, great pitch.

TBS graphic manages to misspell "Willie Mays."

[143] leyland has a family, fwiw...

Garcia got hosed.

siddown, fucker.

fuck you, word press!

The cutter really has them fooled.

[146] omg, did they really?! i looked quickly, but didn't have my editor eyes on. that's as brutal as smoltz!

[146] Willie Mayes.

That's some impressive shit.

now:

RUNS!!!! goddammit.

You may run like Mayes but but you spell like shit.

Good job, Andy.
A few extra pitches that inning. I'm thinking no CG, but the bullpen is fully loaded. How about seven shutout innings?

[152] OMG!!! they should be kicked out of baseball. (take angel hernandez with ya on the way out...)

Runs. How about some miserable hag-slagging runs, you worthless, clown-raping, mime-fuckers?!??!?!?!??

[154] Boom!

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c67.0.403.403/p403x403/524978_10101726599163284_902732357_n.jpg

[157] No offense intended to any *actual* clowns or mimes ...

[157] Hey now, "mime is money".

[159] Oh, nice.

[143] Jim's married.

Ichiro ≠ patient

I'd say this team was driving me to drink, but I was already drinking as a precautionary measure.

So, this team is driving me to drink ... harder.

GRRRRRR.
Ichiro gets much too aggressive with Fister-like pitchers.

Oh god, Gary Thorne and Sutty are going on about the overseas military..please stop. Right after blowing the Captain for running hard on a ground ball out..they're too much.

"Objective" announcers admit that Cano was a "tiny bit safe" on the close play at 1st.

Well that was a big pile of horse shit.

So, Fister is Detroit's worst starter in the playoff rotation, is that what I heard?

Also, Cano "might have been a 'tiny bit safe'"????

See [159] and FUCK YOU, you sack-licking, knob-gobblers.

[159] we better get a call later in this game/series.

i'm pissed.

[165] have one for me. no drinkin' tonite, unfortunately...

we really need the score truck!!!

Taking heart from the big reduction in strikeouts so far. There's no such thing as a seeing-eye strikeout that bleeds through for a hit.

jesus fucking h. christ.

Oh man...that's just horrible luck.

[170] They just need to face some aces. That's all. Great. Nice fucking triple.

Fan needed to touch that.

Well this is a wonderful start to the inning.

Thanks, whoever designed that piece of the wall. I'm sure it passed revenue generation analysis.

Wow. Surprising.

Wow, no send on that fly ball?

please get a dp. PLEASE!!!

This IBB is certainly a high risk, high reward tactic.

Time to break out in sweat.

Roll over, Prince. 4-6-3.

[183] Don't like it..Fielder is no chump.

Hey does Fister get hit with a hard LD on the wrist, and not even swell up? Cano is safe at first, and AJax gets in infield triple. They are getting every break.

Hello all. I don't remember a ball dying there in NYS. Unlucky spinner triple.

Crap.

motherfucker.

should be tied, minimum...

Oh fuck.

How the fuck does Swish not catch that?

fuck, shit, piss and hell.

ballgame.

Swisher...seriously?

IBB fails.

dammit.

Nick Swisher sucks at everything these playoffs, huh?

[186] Hence the "high risk" part of the analysis.

It's not THAT shallow, TBS dicks. It's still a major league field. Shut up.

Must. Drink. Harder.

Swisher stutter stepped and pulled up on that ball. He has to fucking catch that. Terrible play.

We need some of the mystique and aura of yesteryear. Stat.

Uh. This is not good.

fuck.

NOW can we get that double play? PLEASE?!?!?!

Well, at least Eppley is on the roster, so Girardi can start playing matchup rouxlette earlier in the game.

that'll do. one more. NOW!

I still can't believe Swisher stood there and let the ball fall in front of him.

Keep 'em at two and let the good guys come back and win.

Infield Fly Rule!

(Actually, I would be in favor of eliminating that rule, but that's a discussion for another time.)

ok, good.

NOW FUCKING SCORE MANY RUNS!!!!

that could have been worse.

The best result under the circumstances. Now yous havta answer.

[207] Any decent high school player in the country makes that catch.

Here we go!

What the fuck was that??

[213] His schtick is a lot less funny when he's not hitting or fielding.

NOW we get luck?!?!??

That's what I'm talkin' about!

Hey, here come the lucky breaks!

Hmm.

LEON!

TELL 'EM WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE IN FEAR!

Hey, we get a lucky bounce.

Rauuuuuul

Uhm, we're positive that's not a foul ball?

Please.

Please, teeny, tiny, jumping-baby Jesus on motherfucking pogo stick, let Alex come through here.

Please.

A little early scary Halloween numbers.

Oh my fucking God.

bench his fucking ass.

Hey, Alex. Most of the team have been laying off that garbage.

He deserves the boos

Pressing.

I hate it when the Yankee fans boo their own players.

Or.

Not.

I SAY ... FUCK YOU, JOBU.

Time for redemption Nick.

[232] Not when they suck complete and utter balls, I don't.

Rodriguez deserves those boos.

So, how will they manage not to score this inning?

Relax. Stay back and swing level. These guys look absolutely hopeless.

[236] A-Rod and Swisher were up

HEY, CORNFLAKE!

How about you let that hit you, you dumb fuck, it's not like you're getting on base otherwise, huh?

Oh Christ, and Granderson.

This is gonna be sad.

c'mon grandy!

no DP! no K!!!

RUNS!!!

I don't Fister has thrown one curveball this game in the strike zone.

And here's another K-machine.

And there it is.

Can Gardner bat?

wtf are you swinging at?!?!?!?!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These guys are shitty.

Ugh Curtis.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Fucking dreadful.

is it just me, or is the lack of hitting getting ridiculous?

Grandyman can't

Wait, Russell, you're allowed to not swing?

No words. Where are these guys heads? Arod, Swish, and Grandy, unbelievable.

Choking dogs for 6 straight games.

Can Eppley bat?

F'.

Oh look, another fucking strikeout.

Great job, guys, great job.

Good Fucking Lord.

motherfucking BULLSHIT!!!

we prolly woulda had 2 earlier. stoopid call by the 1st base ump...

: /

I don't know the exact stats, but I'd wager the Black Sox had better playoff numbers with RISP. Jesus Christ!

Are we gonna hear people complaining about Yankee fans booing that spectacle we just saw?

i can't believe the offense has been this inept for this long. unbelievable.

good start, andrew eugene.

I'll say it again, this team is hard to love.

I'm worried Arod is going to go postal. How can anyone talk to him on the bench.?

Booing? I don't know why we aren't seeing fans holding up signs like "YOU FUCKING IDIOTS."

[261] You missed it...check above [232].

They can still win.

They're just lucky I'm not in the stands, I'd be chucking batteries ...

nice play, derek.

[267] Now now, safety first.

[266] You know that's not true.

[269] That's what the Tigers scored.

[263] It's ridiculous now. Can they bench A-Rod, Grandy & Swish in the same game? Maybe Bubba Crosby is available...

[269] Well, frankly, just booing doesn't seem to be getting through ...

The Yankees will come back. Arod will have to be pinched hit again if it comes down to a must deliver situation. No joke, the team has to play to win, and forget the egos.

I think back in March I was watching a spring training game. The Yanks shit the bed with RISP and I said if this was the regular season I'd be pissed. I have now been pissed for going on 7 months now. Oi!

Please tell me we're not bringing in Cody Eppley to face Miguel Cabrera

[272] It would be easier to do that with a longer bench...and a BUOF who is allowed to bat.

You're pulling him here? seriously Girardi?

[270] Ya think Girardi's at fault?

[277] Oh no..MUCH rather have Andy P face Cabrera!! This match up nonsense is infuriating.

Andy was seriously pissed at being taken out

[277] Brett Gardner, Raul Ibanez, Lou Piniella, I don't care. You can NOT let Nick Swisher play tomorrow. I would have ripped him off the field as soon as the ball fell, to be honest. Not like his hitting can justify that.

Badass! Good job, Lowe!

[279] Ignore that post, please. Well done, bullpen rouxlette!

On a purely theoretical level, circumstance could turn that into the last time Andy ever jogs off. I don't see that being the case. But just sayin'.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ... roux.

Carry on, that is all ...

[8] [14] Since there is nothing else worthy of chat, for the record, Suckdick and Thorn-in-my-ass have been doing the MLB international games from ALCS on for like 10 years now, maybe longer.

Consider yourselves lucky in the States...or maybe I'd rather listen to these guys than that pitiful TBS crew. We always have the option of Japanese, "time-u-ly hitto!"

[284] I don't see any way, honestly. Even if we get swept I think he comes back next year. He didn't unretire for 14 starts

Andy does not deserve to lose this game.

Deserves got nuthin' to do with it ...

3 fucking half steps in this game have fucked up everything.

[289] See you in hell, William Munny CultofBasebaal...

Time to get to this guy.

[286] Nice Play, です！

How's the big toe, Boat?

Bad Pitch Fever, it's catching!

I may have to turn this game off. I know, fair weather and all that. But I derive increasingly little pleasure watching this team.

They may as well let Fister finish this game.

[292] What, you think it's still the third inning?

steal, ichi!

Cano better freaking do something this AB. Really..it's time.

Ichi! Rip one in the seats, Robbie! Or take Fister out. That works, too.

everyday cokey to face cano! i like this matchup.

2-run job, please!!!

[293] Not my big toe, or I would had to go to the doc. Number 4. A lot better, but need to take it easy for a couple more days.

Fun part of the Japan feed, before the cut to Ichiro-replays and the J announcers to fill the commercial time, you often hear what the main broadcasters are saying "off air". Just caught Sutty saying to Thorne "hey, they always thought I was a dummy, now they got proof.." No idea what that context was but very funny.

Hey everyone. Fucking depressing watching that ridiculousity last inning. GET SOME SHIT GOING AGAINST COKE!

Remember when we used to bring in Phil Coke and he'd immediately give up a HR to a lefty?

Do something, Robinson. For the love of MO!

Wow. Coke really does add life. Lots of it, Chubby.

that's low and outside.

Hard to love?
The make me sick to my stomach!

crush one, robbie!

0 Runs, 9 LOB.

diet, coke.

I can't take this.

Missed it.

Crushed that one.

fucking LAME!!!

Wow, GREAT at bat, Robbie!

GREAT!!!

Cano, ARod, Swish and Grandy: 0 for 12.

Chavez HAS to start tomorrow.

Ya know, Cano is actually batting worse than A-Rod. Just sayin'.

This team needs to be beaten to death with a hobo ...

I'm beginning to think the only person working in Detroit is whoever prepares meals for the Tigers

Shocker.

FUCK!!!

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

Phil Coukfax, everyone.

I'll watch Jeter until he's a corpse. But the thought of watching A-Rod and Teix decline for the next however many years makes my soul hurt.

fucking bullshit.

I had it easy listening to all the games on the radidio. Watching is fucking BRUTAL.

[319] For whom, A-Rod or Cano?

Or Granderson?

Or Swisher?

I've given up on this game and have decided to entertain myself by observing how fat all the Tigers are.

[319] Where's he going to play 2B, CF, RF, 3B? ;>)

What's Lowe's shelf life? 3 outs I hope.

[310] He almost made it to the pitcher's mound!

I agree with this, actually: let Lowe go the rest of the way and save the rest of the staff for tomorrow, when Kuroda starts on short rest.

Done. Gotta go stand in line for a spot to see the samurai horseback archery at the shrine across the street.

Enjoy the slow torture, boys and girls.

That FUCKING ASSHOLE. Great.

fuck

Oh well. Like it matters any more.

goddamn anti-semetic piece of fucking dogshit.

game over.

[333] Joe heard ya and said eff that.

Look, the game is lost. Might as well let Lowe absorb all of the pitches over the last couple of innings.

No. Girardi can't help himself. Great. How many pitchers will he burn through in this futile cause?

yanks will lose in 5 and that'll be that.

: (

Maybe a 2 out hit here could show the Yanks how it's done.

Well played, Chessmaster.

doesn't matter.

we'll lose in 5...

[342] What does a two-out, two-strike hit (with RSIP) teach them? About as much as it would teach a stone, I bet

There it is. See Yankees. You don't have to blow 3 bases loaded opportunities. You can actually be successful with RISP. And 2 outs no less.

Couldn't Lowe have been left in to do this?

Oh well, I don't hate the Tigers so I can root for them in the Whirled Serious.

Rouxlette. Spin the wheel. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Usually you lose.

[344] and [348]
dont be totally pessimistic. This is just one game. These things can turn around pretty fast. I mean I grant we dont look good right now, but im not ready to throw up my hands and wait for next season.

Do we waste scoring 2 runs here to make the score close instead of saving them for tomorrow?

I'd like to know who paid Girardi to throw this game. Lowe gets Cabrera AND Fielder out, and instead of saying, "Shit, I've tempted fate enough," and taking Lowe out, he leaves him in!

Then he lets Logan face a righty!

AND he's got an 8-man bullpen!

Why did Girardi decide to lose his "Coffee Joe" attitude tongith of all nights? This is insanely maddening.

I think Coke is heavier than he was last inning

[352] Oh hell. It doesn't matter

Of course, not as maddening as the 7 runs the Yanks should have had on the board but don't, because Doug Fister transmorgrified into Walter Johnson tonight and the Yankees transmorgrified into Alvaro Espinosa.

You know, as I said waaaaaay earlier, I didn't expect us to beat the Tigers, and after tonight, well, that SURE hasn't changed.

But, I was kinda hoping and thinking we'd at least do enough to not embarrass themselves.

Guess not ...

Tomorrow's lineup
-----------------
Jeter(SS)
Ichiro(LF)
Ibanez(RF)
Teix(1B)
Chavez(3B)
Martin(C)
Gritner(CF)
Nix(2B)
Girardi(DH)

[353] My brother also decided to pay more attention to how fat so many Tigers are (or look). Wasn't Coke slim when he pitched for the Yanks? I don't remember him looking so big.

Phil Coke has a 1.65 WHIP this season.

A pitching change to face Rodriguez? What, are they bringing in my mom just to make it sporting?

[357] Why not let Eppley bat? Or Rapada? They aren't likely to pitch.

God damn, son.

OMG!

The Ultimate Dis

I'd hate to be the team that let THAT guy get away.

[360] Why would Girardi let A-Rod bat now, with the Yanks down by 4 runs? Why not let Chavez come in to make an out instead?

The Yanks' bench is currently Chris Stewart, Jayson Nix, and Brett "I can't let him hit because he's only played 4 games since April" Gardner. I will now light myself on fire.

I always like Austin Jackson. He's had a really nice year.

[357]

Jeter(SS)
Ichiro(LF)
Ibanez(RF)
Teix(1B)
Chavez(3B)
Martin(C)
Gritner(CF)
Nix(2B)
Girardi(DH) Eppley

Sure, now Swisher hits a double.

Sigh.

shocked he didn't catch it...

Holy cow. He might have robbed a home run there.

of course...

Huzzah. Another Fucking Fail!

[366] Can I punch you in the mouth and push you down a flight of stairs???

[357] Feedback!

[368] Fuck it. I'm letting CC DH.

[368] Ladies and gentlemen, the team that scored more runs than every AL team except Texas, the New York Yankees!

[357] Could it possibly be worse?

[376] So long as the DH bats 9th, it doesn't matter to me much who it is.

[374] I like my teeth, cult, so I'll pass on the punch and throw myself down the stairs, to save you the effort. ;)

Its been a looooonnnnnnnggggggg day.

[368] Sure, but in the regular season the pitching they were facing was... er... shut up so I can think.

Okay, I'm gonna be optimistic. This is a bad game, probably one of the worst of the year. But it only counts for one. Tomorrow is a new day.

Hey look, Girardi is using Eppley to justify his inclusion on the roster. Chessmaster!!

meant [377]

Sutcliffe ripped A-Rod for his "selfish" AB's..I've had enough. We'll get them tomorrow!

Yay. Matchups.

Hits in the gap are pretty. sigh....

Quick, somebody check if the papers on Granderson for Jackson were properly notarized.

[385] Yes, there is much moralizing from the booth.

[380] Well, once you lit yourself on fire, I figured I'd help you along.

You'd do the same for me, right?

=)

[390] You'd tell me about the rabbits, Shaun P., wouldn't you???

I think its kinda funny how we've all given up on this waste of a game, but Joe continues to manage it at his Coffee Joe worst like perhaps one of these 6,000 moves will make a difference in this lost cause.

[390] Gladly - I've never been to California, so it would be the perfect reason to finally go! ;)

[388] I do wonder if Jackson would have done what he did if he'd stayed with the Yanks.

I also wonder how useful Ian Kennedy would have been the last couple of years, if he could have pitched well in the AL.

[392] It won't make a difference, but it may burn the bullpen for tomorrow. Don't you never but never underestimate the Chessmaster.

[393] I assume the Yankee organization would turn him into a middle reliever like they do with every other starting pitching prospect.

[392] Valverde has been something of an adventure in the 9th inning lately. If Eppley can hold the Tigers here, it might not be a lost cause.

Of course, if it was 2-0 instead of 4-0 I'd feel a lot more optomistic.

Huzzah! Rapada comes in!

OMG, is it "get everyone in" time? Will Girardi pile them in the Dodge Caravan and go for ice cream after?

You know.

I think we may need to get away from yankee stadium in order to start hitting. Im actually going to predict next game we score under 3 runs again (though I hope im wrong).

I feel like at home with the fans so tense and everyone breathing down their necks everyone is just so wound up.

I bet when they get to detroit and suddenly the fans arent groaning and booing and moaning and freaking out with every strike with runners in scoring position some of the pressure will lift and people will relax somewhat.

[397] "And remember guys, everyone's a winner!"

[398] Prolly something to that. Hate to test it down 0-2 though.

[400] Especially with Verlander looming in Game 3. I know the Yanks have hit him well over the years, and of course Hughes outdueled him in Detroit earlier in the year, but still . . .

[398] We face Justin Verlander in game three.

You got to start somewhere.

OK, that's a start. PR?

OK, a base runner. A few more of these and we'll all feel better.

And now the tease just to make sure they still lose, but I also miss the beginning of SNL.

[406] See? Its not all bad

Damn. Jeter missed a good one.

Last thing Jeter needs is for this hitting Ebola to be contagious. Two K's is not him.

ichi!!!

The ol' rally kiler. ICHI!

Ichiro's been a great pickup, I must say.

Hmmm.

Ichiro!

Can they get two more across? I'll gladly look like a jackass for my previous despondent comments.

And the Yankees extend their lead in Andy Pettitte's record-breaking 20th playoff win to 9-4!

Oh, wait, right.

Pettitte will be the first to tell you it's all team, but this offense has screwed him twice now. He wasn't lights-out either time but he deserved much better.

[414] You and me both. This has gotten a lot more interesting.

Eat shit, Blue!

fuck you, blue!!!

OUTSIDE!!!

[410] Don't give up on the series! I expect Cano to wake up, and somehow they'll get around Swish, Granderson, and Arod.

Hit a strike, Robbie. Or take your walk.

bullshit.

Blew it past him.

It rolled off of the table, and on to the floor, and then my poor meatball, rolled onto the floor.

How does Cano miss that pitch?????????

GREAT JOB, Robbie!

This is now somewhat less interesting.

Well, Cano still in slumber.

also outside.

They're shifting him to pull, they're pitching him away, and still he will never slap it over there.

i'm still pissed about the missed call on robbie at 1st base...

Yeah, I wished we had MARIO Rivera in our bullpen ...

Robbie is now 2 for 27 in the PS.

Brilliant booth banter there. Histrionics is an amusing, witty word?

There goes my Hero....

[433] When it's the most syllables you've ever heard at once, sure.

RAUL TIME!!!

do it again, man!!!

Significantly more interesting now, with Ibanez up. A non-out event, please!

Man, if Leon goes yard here, I'll totally have his weird, bald replicant babies!

I know the TV guys need a storyline, but they're treating Ibanez as if one good night made him Josh Gibson.

SEEING STARS!

HOLY CRAP!!!!

Raul Ibanez is Josh Gibson.

I'll. Be. Damned.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!

Alright Raul, tell me where, tell me when!!!!

He did it again!

HE DID IT AGAIN!!!!

LEON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOLY SHIT

... wow. OMG wow.

[439] Well, at least Kirk Gibson.

he did it again!!!

HOLY SHIT!!!

eat fuck, valverde!!!

I told y'all they could still win! : )

[445] Let us know when you start the registry, cult! ;)

Un-fucking-real. The Yanks are back in this game, and with the best part of the bullpen completely available if needed!

[438] Make sure you teach them to bat lefty!

My GOD! Raul has sucked up all the hitting juice from Arod, Granderson, Swish, and Cano?

What a mutha! Saves the crappy team's bacon!

HOLY FUCK!

OMG i haven't even seen it yet but i know it's coming! man is my feed delayed...

2012 True Yankee™, RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL IBANEZ!!!

To paraphrase Yul Brynner - "Our Raul IS God"

Dino runs round the bases like one bad ass motherfucker.

Raul is too Cool!
(It think I saw a tiny wince/smile when he saw it land in the stands).

Leon. Mutherfucking Leon.

Wake up Tigers, time to die.

Un-fucking-believable.

Oh, can we all here in BanterLand send out a MAJOR hug to Jimmy Leyland for leaving Valverde out there? Thanks Jim!!

New Yankee Stadium giveth...

Any mope who left this game deserves to be shunned. lol....

Raul for Mayor! Raul for President! Raul for head of the Federation of Planets!

I told my wife all they needed was a bloop and a bloop and a bloop and a blast, but this will do.

And now, extras...

Am I alone in having just said "Octavio Dotel is still in baseball?!?"

Who's John Franco with these days?

free baseball

2 rally killers in one inning. How sweet it is. Now win for fuck's sake.

I have just one question.
Why why whywhywhywhywhy
do they have to wait until the 9th inning to take the game seriously?

of course, GI Joe has used up eleventy pitchers already...

I can't believe what i just saw!!!!!!

Okay, just hold them here

My feed didn't come back on mlb.tv for the final out.

[472] I'd like to know why they don't finish it in the ninth

[472] You can't say that about Raul, and Ichiro can turn on his long ball swing when needed, but you're right about Martin shortening his swing and just going with the pitch for a single, and Tex working hard for the walk, and not the 2 run solo HR.

I still don't know why Girardi didn't just leave Lowe in there.

Man. For a moment, it sounded like Paulie was in the TBS booth announcing.

Just for a moment ... pity.

[480] If Paulie's in the house, get him a uniform and a bat.

No runners. Zero.

I was encouraged by them loading the bases in three innings, they were at least getting on base. It seemed like in the extra innings against Baltimore, nobody was getting on base.

I had long hair and a beard my entire adult life, but I'm really glad the Yankees have the 'Hair Rules'.

C'mon, O! End this madness!

END IT

Ok. Let's end this bitch.

Hmmmm ... I think I sense a consensus!

I had long hair and a beard my entire adult life, but I'm really glad the Yankees have the 'Hair Rules'.

Can Sori go another? We can't burn DRob so fast (if he is even available).

So much for saving the BO for Kuroda.

Bottom of the order get it done? For sure this situation doesn't cure Grandy of longball fever.

Steal this game, win now! Just a little run.

Cano, A-Rod, Swish & Grandy should all chip in and get Ibanez a serious present for saving their asses.

Saving the BO...
Hahahahahahahaha!
(I meant BP).

I'm calling a Cornflake snap-crackle-pop shot!

[494] To mix my breakfast cereals ...

Any chance Swish just tries for a base hit? Naaaahhhhhh.

[479] I'm not letting Girardi off the hook for that. If he was seriously playing for the win at that time, why bring Lowe back out, and why let Logan face a RHP? Girardi managed the pitching weirdly after Pettitte left the game, though he may yet get bailed out.

[492] Raul signed this year for batboy tip money. Those four guys shouldn't give him a present; they should give him a percentage.

[484] had? hope you're still rockin' the long locks, my friend!!! : )

Work a WALK Swish

C'mon, S'wish!

cult - check your phone. i texted your drunk ass! : )

Nope.

Damn, I was already looking ahead to the walk and the Gritner PR

I'd like to see a triple and then a squeeze just for kicks.

[502] Ooops, sorry. It's in the other room charging!

=)

Oh, dear Mo. Get on fucking base!

Dotel has made a good life for himself pitching for like 15 teams.

Having that pitchtrax up there all the time just makes the umps look like retards.

Grandy laid off some tough pitches.

I'd even run Gardner for him. Less of a speed difference than with Swish, but still.

does leyland still smoke in the tunnell?

Run?

[499] thelarmis, i got mine cut for the first time in 21 months! Beard is back now though!

GGG as PH..please run right away.

[512] pinch stand there?

[he's running]

Rev it up. Here we go.

Oh dear, this seems like a "play" is coming ...

Huh?

PR the fastest guy for the...second fastest guy?

Chessmaster is thinking wayyyyy too many moves ahead for me.

[513] i know. you sent me the pix!

I'm sorry to invoke this name, but we're in Dave Roberts territory. He's there to run. He had better fucking run.

gritner!

Oh, boy. Thatta baby, Brett!

There's the steal. Still need a hit. Have Gardner steal 3rd?

i can't believe gardy just pinch ran for grandy. so confusing.

523) yes

JUST A SINGLE RUSS

C'mon Russell, just a base hit, just like the 9th.

Don't fall out of your fucking shoes, Martin. Cripes!

Fuck you Martin.

Fuck you.

A hit.

ALL WE NEED IS A HIT.

HOW DO YOU NOT FUCKING UNDERSTAND THAT?!?!?!?!?

[522] I give him discretion if he thinks he has a good jump.

[518] No, that was the time 21 months ago! Then let it go Jazz Jesus style again till Mrs. Jazz sent me to the barber with strict instrsuctions :)

C'mon Coltrane!

damn.

Mighty big swing. Fucking bullshit.

Full count tilts more in favor of G taking of for 3d.

...where that fly ball might have won the game.

crap.

steal 3rd.

c'mon JETER!

C'mon Cap. Make it hsppen. Make it Jeterian.

Really a horrible at bat. Don't need a homer. A single would do. Those swings were way too long.

Jeter's walk up music is "Kashmir"?? How did I never know that?

Take.

Third.

Dammit.

538) It's not the original but a remix by Puff Daddy.

good, gritner!

Bunt Derek

[538] Not usually.

Better late than never, Gardy. Good job.

By the way, I just got home. Did I miss anything?

LOL

i'd love to win on a balk!

SINGLE

OK, WP time.

[540] Oh Captain..Puff Daddy??

The ingredients of a squeeze are never better than they are now.

Ugh

Ugh.

feh.

hold 'em here!

sori for another inning? he didn't throw many pitches...

Fuckknuckles.

Sigh.

Fucking sigh.

Fuckshit.
With Miggy at 3rd, onw would think you would see some bunts that way.

[550] We will never ever put on a squeeze and I'll never figure out why

The Yankees will have to depend on Raul again?

Dammit.

I'm still not sold on using Gardner to PR for Granderson. Hopefully it won't matter.

[557] With two outs?

Dammit!
I had already accepted a loss.
Now if they lose, I will have a major bummer.

[545] Boy oh boy, reading through this thread before the game was tied is going to be fun for you. Quite a lot of despair.

[561] Pretty much, this.

C'mon D Rob. Strikes here. No walks. No Miggy.

Do it.

Wait for raul in the 12th

[560] Why not? Try to catch someone off guard. Make Miggy or Biggy make a play

[559] Odd..unless Granderson is in some way slowed down with a minor injury?

hamma.

ALABAMA HAMMER TIME!!!

562) We were watching it at friends. Left midtown in the car after the top of the ninth. Heard the call from John on the radio. Nearly ran over a guy on the corner of 43rd and 9th avenue when Raul went deep.

[560] They weren't playing for it, and [556] is right - Miggy is ill-equipped to handle it. And Jeter is about the best bunter in the game. Risky, sure, but attractive risky.

Methinks Robertson does not have a 1,2,3 inning in him.

Nice play, DJ!

NOT pastadiving Jeter.

[570] Is there still a Ben&Jerry's there? Or is that 8th Ave.? It's all fading...

571) That's right, make him make a play in that spot.

How wuz it, Jawn?
LINED LIKE A BULLET!
Aw, jeez...

575) I wasn't paying attention but I don't think so. LOL

I really adore Derek Jeter but Sutcliffe's verbal fellatio is getting harder and harder to take..please, STFU about his "spirit" and "leadership".

2-0, strikes now, strikes.

Shit, Robbie. Shit.

[578] My mental map of Manhattan is really a map of food.

[572] .

crap...

Line drive. WTF is that!

Nuts.

[572] I'll settle for a 1,2,4 inning ...

Oh no, the dangerous AJax is up..I don't like this..

[579] Yeah, it's tough stuff. Like I said a looong time ago, he's making me miss Ripken and Smoltz.

attaboy, DRob.

Man, that 1-1 pitch was dangerous. Got to go with the hammer now.

Work for the punchout here. He's hard to double up.

Wow, the gas. Impressive.

The Gas Face!

NAILED!!!

I really don't want to see Cabrera or Fielder again this game.

Can't. Let. Miggy. Bat.

That's strike one.

I sure would like to end this game without having to face Cabrera-Fielder again.

Btw, this is the third straight extra innings game, right?

That's two.

Maybe it's Ichiro's night to go Full Raul.

600) Yesterday was a regular 9 inning game.

[603] Felt like a 14 inning game though.

hammered!

WIN. THIS. NOW.

PLEASE!

[603] Ah, right. I missed the ending of that one so this feels like the third in a row.

Well done D-Rob!

Phew.

Please.

End the game.

Here.

get on base, ichi!

You know, for someone who looks like he should still be delivering newspapers, Robertson has a bit of Bob Gibson in him.

And Sunday morning coming down.

Come on. 2-3-4. Finish it here and go home

[606] Wine supplies running low? BTW cult, like the Dude I HATE the feckin Eagles but, was wondering, where in Cali is the hotel on the album cover? Ever seen it?

[603] Aged me like a five day long game

C'mon Ichi!

I mean we REALLY don't want to see Miggy and Prince. But you know who this is about now?
Our stud. ROBBIE!

Here we go Yankees, HERE WE GO!

Big ass curveball.

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!

Run??

ichi!

now steal 2nd AND 3rd!!!

"I plan to get at least a double out of this."

Good start. Running?

Fucking awesome. Saw it once and then knocked the next one right up the middle.

[616] Have the tabloids and radio been hitting him at all or is 24-hr A-Rod Bash-a-thon?

okay put pressure on the kid with the run game... GO!

Detroit playing for a bunt? Really? Can Cano bunt?

robbie's due.

this ump is..

[627] let's not find out.

Love that shot of Ichiro standing next to Prince.

Gapper! I want to see Ichiro flying round the bases.

"Ichiro doesn't know the kid well enough?" He knows he's a kid.

how is that a strike!!!

"Still only about 270." Har de har. Fuck you guys.

Hell of a jump there off a lefty.

"Cano very selective about what he goes after"

Had it stolen and popped up meekly out of play. Fuck!

HIt and run or missed sign...or is Ichiro going on his own?

C'mon Robbie, at least make me think that you cared enough to show up for the post-season ...

Full count. Get. R. Done!

Go go go.

Avila is seeing stars on that one!

dammit. unproductive out.

steal 2nd!!!

Show up any time now, Robbie. Holy Fucking Horseshit!

Good AB but not a good result. Ichiro's gotta be running early here.

Must Raul do everything?

cano has got to stop sucking. i don't think we can win it all without him.

Robbie 0-22..horrific.

C'mon Teix!!

steal!

Man I can't take these goddamn LOBs.

That move to first holds nothing for Ichiro to fear.

jesus fuck.

This fucking team

I don't blame Teix for the broken bat but I blame him for the uppercut.

I think Raul can take this guy deep..

Absolute futility. It blows my mind that the 2012 New York Yankees entire offensive attack relies on Raul Ibanez.

Inching closer to Doom: Miggy and Prince.

Raul's not going to see a strike.

Don't take the bat out of Raul's hands. But if he gets to strike 2, then run. Worst case is he bats again.

Oh man, the 2-1 pitch was fat.

This is a real hard team to watch

start him.

Useless inning. Here comes the boom.

I don't think we get through 3-4-5 unscathed

Dum de Dum Dum.

is that 12 or 13 LOB?

Well, this is going to be nerve racking.

Oof.

We were all sitting here worrying about who's due up for Detroit. Was Girardi? Didn't seem to be on his mind.

It was odd that Ichiro didn't run outside of those two or three times when Cano fouled the ball off. Maybe he was not so comfortable with Smyly's delivery?

Soriano only threw 13 pitches..why wasn't he sent back out for a second inning?

great. now we get to lose with eppley pitching to biggy...

[671] i was thinkin' the same thing...

this is now VERY scary!!! : (

Is that Phelps? Gulp.

You know, I laughed at it during the season, but this team is fucking AWFUL if they can't hit a HR. Bad AB, bad results, boring to watch.

[671] He threw 2 innings last nigh, right? That's my only guess.

c'mon kid!!!

Oh, this has no chance of going well.

On the other hand, Phelps gets through these guys, he makes some bones with me.

give us a fuckinhg pitch, ump!!!

[675] I think they & we really missed Gardner.

full count. damn.

Its over.

Not good.

damn it all to hell.

DOUBLE FUCKING PLAY!!!

That is huge bad.

Prince hits one to Westchester now

Groundballgroundballgroundball

keep it down. GIDP

Shove your momentum up your ass Darling.

Just don't let any runs in, kid. No pressure.

how he missed at ball, I dunno. But I'm glad he did.

So, for each team, it would be worth it to win this game?

Swisher is dead to me.

God fucking dammit.

fuck,.

and there it is.

shocking.

cocksucking bigot. rot in hell, you fat fuck.

FUCK YOU NICK SWISHER.

Soriano threw 13 pitches. Why couldn't he go another inning? We were already short on RP.

ON SHIT!
FUCKING SWISHER!

[694] He won't be back next year.