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Andy’s Last Game

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He’s been a great Yankee.

Curtis Granderson CF
Eduardo Nunez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Zoilo Almonte RF
Ichiro Suzuki DH
Brendan Ryan SS
Chris Stewart C

Never mind tomorrow: Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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1 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 5:41 pm

And apparently we have seen the last of Mo.

2 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:03 pm

[1] Modammit.

I was wrong, I thought for sure he'd come in for the save if it was possible in today's game.

Doh!

3 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:06 pm

If he's not going to be in the bullpen tonight, Joe really ought to send Mo out to get Andy when the time comes tonight.

4 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:09 pm

Andrew Eugene Pettitte.

Andy is a Golden God.

Let's hope he gets the W so he doesn't have a losing record on his ledger.

5 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:12 pm

Heh, his opposite is Paul Clemens. Appropriate.

6 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:13 pm

[4] Exactly!

Was hoping you'd have a chance to watch tonight!

7 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:17 pm

[1] Good. That means I saw his last game.

8 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:18 pm

[3] yeah, would be cool if Mo gets Andy!

Ooh, I wish I could watch. Not on tv here and we're at an outdoor festival at a local park. I'll search for highlights later.

Shit, I should call my Ma and tell her to dvr it... I watched his every pitch from Sunday and there's something about seeing Andy in pinstripes that makes it more regal or important or final or something...

9 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:23 pm

[8] Let me know if you don't find a way to watch it. I could probably hook you up with my mlb.tv login if you wanted to watch the replay.

10 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 6:37 pm

[9] holy crap. So super cool of you, cult! I really appreciate that, man : )

I'll shoot you a text if it comes to that...

GO ANDY!!! GO YANKS!!

11 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:13 pm

Aw nerts. Heads up baserunning by the Astros.

12 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:14 pm

Huh, the game is in the 4th inning?

I thought it was a 5:10 start.

Grrrrrrr ...

13 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:15 pm

The defensive marvel just let a run score from second on a ground out.

14 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:17 pm

Fuck. A 1-0 defecit feels like we're 10 runs behind.

They do realize they're facing Paul Clemens, right???

15 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:23 pm

Well, fuck.


Mariano Rivera told reporters in Houston that Thursday’s final appearance at Yankee Stadium was the last game of his glorious career.

He will not pitch during the Yankees’ final series of the 2013 season at Minute Maid Park.

“I’m done, guys. I’m done,” Rivera said. “I gave everything that I have. I think Thursday was the game that I left everything on the field.”

“I think I squeezed every ounce of fuel that I have in my tank,” Rivera said. “It’s empty…I have nothing left.”

Rivera also revealed that he had been pitching through “tremendous soreness” in his arm during the 2013 season. He declined to say how long he had been hurt.

“I don’t want to tell you that,” he said. “It’s over.”

16 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:26 pm

Now, how about we get some fucking runs, so Andy doesn't end the year below .500?!?!?!?

17 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:27 pm

Take some pitches now.

18 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:34 pm

Cut on his thumb?

That's just weird.

19 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:38 pm

Damn, just foul.

20 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:38 pm

Fugh.

21 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:38 pm

Looked fair live. Clearly foul though

22 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:40 pm

Robbie ties the game. Get some more now.

23 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:49 pm

That was just so Yankees - 2013.

24 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:49 pm

That was weird, but I'll take the lead.

25 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:52 pm

Wish it were more, though.

26 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:54 pm

That's *also* just so Yankees - 2013 ...

27 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 7:59 pm

You know, for all the hype, Brendan Ryan's defensive play has been, I don't know, acceptable? Certainly not Ozzie Smith or anything

28 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:14 pm

Ugh.

I'm really not feeling Curtis Granderson, 2014 Yankee.

29 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:19 pm

More runs please!

30 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:21 pm

Andy's through 7!

31 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:24 pm

I suppose this is just me, but I'm rather irritated at Mo right now.

Andy did you a solid @ NYS, how come you can't be bothered to get up and save his last game?

32 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:33 pm

KNEEL BEFORE ZEID!!!

33 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:38 pm

Claiborne up in case we don't want Pettitte to get a win for some reason?

34 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:43 pm

Standing O.

35 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:44 pm

Andy fucking rules!!!

36 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:45 pm

Hell of a career Andy

37 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:46 pm

[31] i hear ya, cult. that would be pretty wonderful and rather fitting. ending at yankee stadium was pretty perfect, though. but, mainly, it sounds like his forearm is bothering him...

let's get some geico runs and win this game with no 9th inning drama!

38 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:48 pm

Andy to pitch the 9th?!

39 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:52 pm

[37] I'm very selfish. If I can say I went to his last game period, I'll be very happy.

40 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:53 pm

[39] i hear ya. i'm good with anything, so long as Andy gets the W tonight!

41 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:55 pm

High Socks better come in.

42 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:56 pm

[40] As long as Andy gets the W tonight ...

43 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:57 pm

Do you give him 1 baserunner?

44 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:57 pm

offensive offense.

45 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:57 pm

ANDY!!!

46 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:57 pm

One down.

47 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:58 pm

1 down.

2 to go...

48 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:58 pm

2 down!

1 to go...

49 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:59 pm

Two down.
God I'm nervous.

50 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 8:59 pm

One more strike!

51 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:00 pm

Stupid fucking shitty team just role over and die

52 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:00 pm

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

53 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:00 pm

Leaving him in

54 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:00 pm

ack

55 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:01 pm

YES!

DO THIS, ANDY!!!

56 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:01 pm

Come on blue.

57 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:01 pm

end it on a pickoff, haha! ; )

58 Mattpat11   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:01 pm

WOO HOO!

59 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:01 pm

ANDY!

60 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:02 pm

ANDY!!!!!!!!!

Andy is a Golden God!!!!

61 cult of basebaal   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:02 pm

Mo who?

GREAT JOB, ANDY!!!

THANK YOU.

62 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:04 pm

Thank you for everything, Andy!!!

Miss you already...

I hope Donovan Osbourne never wears #46 ever again. And by Donovan Osbourne, I mean...any future Yankee.

63 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:04 pm

Andy in the regular season has a career winning % of .626
Postseason is .633

64 Shaun P.   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:04 pm

Thank you, Andy. Thank you for all the wins, all the smiles, all the glares over your glove.

God I'm going to miss him.

Well done, Andy. Very well done!

65 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:06 pm

[64] And the gunslinger stare.

66 Shaun P.   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:07 pm

[62] Agreed. 46 should be retired. I will wear my 46 jersey still, though. ;)

67 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:08 pm

i love the stare. hat down, glove up, eyes locked in.

sounds like a beautiful scene in houston. i hope to watch video footage later...

68 Shaun P.   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:13 pm

[67] My friend, I am lucky enough to get YES's national feed (thanks FiOS), so I am recording the post game show. Which ought to interrupt Billy Martin Yankeeography any moment now. If I can get it on a DVD, I will happily send you a copy.

69 rbj   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:17 pm

Very good night, all.

70 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:19 pm

[68] oh man, you are too kind!!! i very much appreciate that.

i shoulda had my parents record it for me. they dvr'ed the Mo game...

i hope YES puts up a bunch of videos later tonight. watching the whole game would be fun. i recorded Andy's last game at the Stadium on Sunday and had a blast watching every pitch. well, except for the one Panda hit...

71 thelarmis   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:20 pm

Cool Andy quote:

"I love to play the game. I love to pitch. It's a shame to get old."

72 knuckles   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:29 pm

That was just a fantastic way to end it.
I dunno if it's because we've got our first kid during a week or what, but these last few nights have left me a little verklempt in a "last week of high school" kinda way.

73 knuckles   ~  Sep 28, 2013 9:30 pm

[72] due in a week! not during a week.

74 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Sep 28, 2013 11:34 pm

Andy.

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