What do you need to know about a 2-1 playoff loss other than it was a kick in the cubes? Second straight 2-1 game, this time, a walk-off, with none other than Jose Altuve—who else?—scoring the winning run. Justin Verlander did his teammate Keuchel one better and stuck it up the Yankees’ ass for 9 innings. During Game 1, I winced the few times the Yankees’ missed their pitch but in Game 2 Verlander just flat threw it past guys all day long—Didi, Judge, Sanchez. The pitches were in the zone, fat part of the plate, but they just had too much zip and the Yankees could not catch up. His breaking stuff just as good and Verlander wasn’t going to take his first L in Houston on this night: 9 innings, 5 hits, a walk, and 13 strikeouts.
Frustrating, no doubt. A play here, a play there, but it was not to be.
And so the Yanks return home and turn to old reliable C.C. Sabathia once again. I keep expecting him to pitch his age and just get ripped, and perhaps the Astros offense will go off on him, but we certainly won’t be surprised if C.C. pitches well either. He sure could use some help from the bats.
Never mind the stakes:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Picture by Bags
Wife and I are getting a NY Style pizza with pepperoni and anchovies for luck. (She got the Chicago style last year for luck for her Cubs).
Yanks need a win tonight.
Big man gonna step up and have a big game.
Yes
Sweet
Nice, CC
Good inning by CC.
Good idea, Didi
oh, didi.
yay, then, boo.
Sweet.
That, however, not so much
will anything go right for us this series?
hell yeah, cc!!
whew.
I'm late. Judge K and bad baserunning by the Yanks? So business as usual then?
Nasty.
beautiful fucking pitching, carsten charles!!!
Good morning, good afternoon, good night!
Evening all ... What happened to Didi?
this guy looks unhittable
Jesus Fucking Christ! Yankee lineup giving every stro starter Siper Powers. Let's go!
2-run homer, hicks. do it, dude.
that's inside, (ch)ump.
[18] beautiful bunt down the 3rd base line to beat the shift. got picked off before the first pitch to the next batter. dove back and got stuck in the mud. no reason to review.
nice, hicks. but that scored zero runs. i was hoping for 2 runs from your AB.
let's go, todfather!
Come on, Todd
Wow!
Thank you Toddfather!
BOOM!!!! Thumbs Down!
Hell Yeah!
i seriously thought that was a medium fly ball even in ys
I heard ift ffs!
with this guy's stuff i'd rather have matt holliday in than headley. the 2 seamer looks like a wiffle ball pitch.
i don't think it hit him...
i went wild here in my den when the Toddfather whacked the ball!
i mean his pants definitely moved a tiny bit but come on
Not the hill to die on with two outs in the second inning.
Great start.
In Todd we trust.
Yeah not enough to over turn
The TODDFATHER!!!!!!!
all-starlin!
Nice swing, nicer catch.
all-starlin, again!
catch the damn ball, gary.
dammit. had gary caught that pitch, it may have been called a strike. now, another 2-out walk.
Every pitch counts and Gary is dropping pitches That would've been strikes! Oi
,
umpires suck. you have to catch that pitch but it's down the middle of the plate. yankees have consistently gotten less strike calls than the opponent all postseason.
crap. PLEASE keep the shutout intact.
This little shit. Of course.
Hmmm
This is not going well.
jesus.
Ruh roh
phew
Oh no, young A-Rod is up with a full deck..
Thank Mo!
FUCK YEAH!!!
Intact.
Phew
If CC and Correa got stuck in a repeating time loop I think he hits a grand slam 90% of the time.
seriously, strike zone against judge is beyond anything he saw even early in the regular season. it's just not fair.
Get a walk at least.
finally. they didn't ring him up on the low pitch.
I’ll take that
[61] haha wow, the first time he's gotten a call
yeah! definitely safe.
That as well
Altuve is a vacuum cleaner.
Nice replays.
he's safe.
Just as close as Headley's hit in the pants.
is there clear evidence that he was on the bag? i don't think so.
No way.
oh, FUCK YOU!!
Boo!
Terrible replay call.
MOTHERFUCKER!
Replay is not supposed to change a correct call to a wrong one. WTF
unbelievable. show us the replay that is conclusive. every single close call has gone against us, even when the call on the field went our way. absolutely ridiculous.
The shot behind first showed he was off the bag. Mystifying.
Maybe they'll eventually show a replay with the dude's foot definitely on the bag at some point tonight.
he is definitely NOT a joy to watch. fuck you, joe fuck.
[82] pretty much my thought
Need another quick inning from The Big Fella.
there's NO way there was conclusive evidence to overturn that. total fucking bollocks.
[80] Exactly. Makes you wonder about stuff you shouldn't have to.
Is there a conspiracy by game officials to hose NY teams this week?
[87] not specifically
Oof. What a catch.
Ouch.
All Rise!
All I could do was hold my breath. He hit the wall hard
he's hitting a hr next time up, guaranteed
honestly, if altuve were on the yankees he'd probably be my favorite player since bernie. he's freaking awesome. but by the numbers judge had a better season. so why do the announcers keep talking about altuve as the presumptive mvp?
I predict Joe Buck will give Altuve a blow job on-camera before the end of the game.
Nice work C.C. (and Judge)!
[93] coz he's little and he's not a yankee and judge is already guaranteed a post season award. oh, and he was more consistent. it's just dumb. judge should be mvp!
Butcher job.
[96] i totally get the altuve for mvp argument. i just don't get why they're talking about it like it's obvious.
THE WORD!!!
wtf happened there? i'll take it!
I accept that double
Gardner makes that catch methinks.
if we wanna score bird, bruno has to go yard.
That was a weird route.
wait, where did cameron maybin come from? and how did he not catch that? i could have caught that.
[102] no doubt.
i'm a little surprised altuve didn't make that catch...
[103] Even then, Castro might lap him.
[98] yeah, i'm with you. i was ticked when joe fuck said the "likely" mvp, or whatever bollocks he was spewing.
that was a little balk-y
[105] maybe he was part of the JV trade? Played for the Mud Hens last year. Didn’t get to a game this year
[107] oh, no doubt. sooo stoopid of morton to check back at second. pitch the damn ball.
dammit, castro. you had a good eye for those 3 balls, then swung at ball 4.
[110] i think he came over from the halos around the deadline.
He knows he just missed it.
Everybody is having good ABs now, except Judge and Sanchez.
gave it a ride...
gattis just dropped a would be strike
this guy morton looked electric at the beginning of the game. his stuff all looks flat now, we should be taking advantage.
Maybin: Tigers, Marlins, Padres, Braves, Tigers, Angels, acquired by strops on waivers.
get a fucking hit outta this spot already.
[118] Maybin was part of the Miguel Cabrera deal, right? Marlins should be contracted just on that trade alone.
They just said Frazier was at ALDS G2 in 1995... at age nine. Christ I feel old now
miggy is a piece o' shit. apparently, he has two kids with a mistress. his wife knows about it. the lady is suing for more monthly payments or something...
Ha!
haha!!! suck it.
Huge hit, Chase!
MVP! Haha.
Nice Headley!
Did I just see Saint Altuve bobble a ball? Fake news!
[121] i felt the same way and i'm a coupla years older than you! i started doing the math, then said: fuck that noise...
what a way to break the ohfer. i gotta be honest, part of me was rooting for an 0/the playoffs from the DH spot.
[122] Well, he wouldn't be the first superstar athlete (or musician!) to do that..and I doubt Florida traded him for moral reasons :)
Break it open now guys!
Go to right, Judge!
there we go.
i'm guessing that fucking hurt.
1st hit for a Yankees DH.
Well, it sure would be a good time for Judge to get his shit together.
alright, judge. this is your fucking moment.
crush the motherfucking baseball. destroy it.
If he thinks big RBI knock, Judge fails.
If he thinks BB, anything could happen.
Good move by Hinch, can't let Morton face the Judge here
Smoltz is so stupid. They were obviously delaying to let their guy warm up and he’s all “McCann is out there to strategize.”
[128] Never had to go to the bathroom worse in my life than in the upper deck at the end of that 95 game. When would you leave?
definitely getting a hit after that catch last inning. still think a hr, but at least a double.
[137] still have a soft spot for smoltz after his comments after the 1999 world series. always wanted him on the yanks
[130] or business man or Hollywood mogul or plumber...
[137] yeah, it was like joe buck before: i bet they're having this meeting to discuss how to pitch frazier since he homered before and a couple of other times off morton.
um, ya think?
We'll take it!
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!
Nice!
And I accept that!
Free run!
gary sanchez is the ONLY catcher who sucks. right, baseball announcers and writers?
it was not a strike. good call.
He did it!
Kiddo!
[148] Drives me crazy. And it's ALWAYS the Latin guys picked on for their 'effort' (Cano, Puig, Sanchez)
HE DID IT!!!!
wish it were a granny...
Your honor!!
YE' Shall Be Judged!!!
ALL. RISE!
Judgement Day!
Up and in and he hit it masterfully.
[152] that’s an interesting observation. And fits the institutional racist stereotype of Latin persons.
that was waaaaay outside, blue.
and, that's not torreyes, joe buck.
Aaaah
No objection to that
[152] Hear, Hear.
dumb appeal
toldja
Let’s wear down their pen.
[165] you did!
fuck that little fucker. didi is slower than he should be...
I'm sending Buck a pair of knee pads.
I'd like Didi to pop Altuve right in the nose.
It would be nice to see Judge go on a hot streak now. 3 weeks would be fine.
Joe’s fellating Altuve on live tv
ok, that's a pretty nice play. we can be so objective when we're up 8-0
[171] maybe this game gets him going. He is a rookie so him struggling with a loose strike zone in Cleveland isn’t shocking.
Hope Betances sees some action today now to get back throwing strikes.
[152] I thought they were all "rapists and criminals"
Ball? Huh?
i hate leadoff walks (when we issue them)...
How does C.C. throw a pitch well in their strike zone box and they make no comment when they call it a ball?
[152] 3 time gold glove winner, Lance Parrish had more passed balls in a season than Sanchez this year.
I’ll take that make up strike
[175] ehh, let's get a few insurance runs before that
GOLD FUCKING GLOVE!!!
Case closed!
oh, and if the yanks were at the dish and they appealed on that checked swing, they would've charged us with *two* strikes. : /
Now he's the Executioner.
Awesome.
High strike.
[180] wow. i have his rookie card!
yeah, judge!
[175] Would be good to see him find the zone again.
I guess we can let CC go for the win
You the Man, CC!
excellent job, big fella!
And out!
Solid 5
There ya go. Send him out to start the sixth, save the pen for the next two days
[197] i'm good with that
feeble.
hey guys. had to miss the first 45 minutes so I've been on the DVR, FF thru commercials. all I can say is that my can sitting in the chair from the 72 stadium renovation must be the lucky charm.
Oy
altuve would've thrown out the runner for a double play!!
[202] easily a triple play
Dude is criticizing Didi's jump. Fuck off, Smoltz.
[203] i think you're right.
Fatigue is setting in
[204] what would smoltz know about diving for a ball?
why not talk about the tanking???
[207] he's an "athlete" and competitive
Listening to Buck and Smoltz I think the Astros must be winning 8-0.
iirc from his atlanta days, gattis struggled with substance abuse. why not mention him getting past that? inspirational...
Chad up. I guess he’s for the 7th, not Warren
keep apologizing for the poor astros. fuck you, smoltz.
TALK YANKS!!!
Let's all say a prayer for Charlie Morton.
wow, didi. now cc might not be able to get thru 6.
would be nice if these effing announcers would suggest that CC is doing a fine Verlander like performance.
Fucking Bollocks! Seriously!
didi slipped. having a tough night on the dirt.
ok, cc. get outta this unscathed. i want 6 shutout innings for/from you!
Yikes!
Yes.
Phew, Great job, CC
thanks, cc!!
Phew! C.C.! C.C.!
I wonder what CC was saying as he walked off the mound.
i won't get to watch tomorrow or wednesday.
friday, i have a rehearsal at night and saturday i have a gig. i really hope this isn't the last yankees game i can watch in full this season...
[225] me too
[225] probably just telling Smoltz to shut up.
I really believe that the Big Fella should be named Captain Emeritus.
we're outscoring them 10-2 so far this series.
[229] No doubt.
[230] only 10-4 unfortunately haha
this booth is insufferable.
Bold fashion by Buck. Shit-ass Jersey accent attempt by Smoltzie.
"These guys are assclowns" says my wife as they show the booth.
[232] oh, yeah. i was told there'd be no math.
drummers... normally we can count to 4!
[235] she is wise beyond years.
adam warren sighting!
[236] but sometimes you prefer not to...
CC can be captain CC next year. we gotta resign him!
Yanks' twirling has been amazing this series. They should be up 2-1 :(
[239] i've already taught and practiced today. then again, i still have some pad work to do and charts to go over...
but, the snare pieces are in 2 and 3!
They finally reacted to a strike called a ball. And blamed Sanchez...
Boatzilla, a Joisey accent? Don't know from that..
[236] thelarmis, as long as you can count to (the) ONE..
I usually don't complain about the announcers, but WTF! Sanchez blows a frame, then gets a make up.For Christ's sake!
Don't do that.
leadoff walk. grumble grumble grumble.
[242] nice! Hence 4 is a high number today!
[249] and we've doubled it up in runs!
Why green? It's 8 zip.
Who is the worst bullpen arm on the ALCS roster?
pc richard whistle
Snozzberry!
[250] I want double digits!
[251] was he up warming earlier?
[252] our roster? jaime garcia?
mvp fooled on that pitch.
so Smoltz says you need 2 hot pitchers. Tanaka and CC, oh, and Sevy makes 3. he counts like some drummers I know
mvp a baseball god for letting his runner not to advance on that ball in the dirt.
[258] hahaha!!! :)
[256] yeah that’s a good call though obviously we’d save him for a long outing. Shreveport isn’t on the roster right? So no one who totally sucks...?
3 down.
i usually use indian counting methods.
Good inning, Adam. Dellin for the 8th?
Oh gosh..they still doing both the YMCA and GBA mid-innings? Not sure which song I hate more..
I'll never forgive them for eliminating the subway races. Made a lot of dough off that.
[264] i'm down.
[265] i'm with you, my friend. hey - *great* post about steve reich!
If Dellin pitches unsuccessfully he will be beyond the pale.
how 'bout also showing the long run for a ball by the wall?
[267] Oh, you saw that! I've really enjoyed diving into that huge set, even with some misgivings.
What was CC saying to Reddick?
Honor her birthday by not talking.
[265] I may have related this before, but when I lived in Columbia, South Carolina, at Capital City Bombers games they’d play YMCA. People would get into it, especially Baptist church groups. Um, didn’t they know what the song was about?
ugh. another one. that was ball 4.
[272] Japanese friend asked me if it was 'a Christian song'.
piece o' cake for the mvp, 'coz he never ever bobbles a ball. oh, wait...
rbj... go yo a bar mitzvah in Williamsburg. Same same ymca!
[265] Sweet Caroline ...
kahnle?
now's the time to use betances. or, green, since i think he warmed earlier.
shutout intact!
that's (a long) 1.
yes, it's time for Betances
now dellin's up
Wow, can’t give Dellin the 8th in an 8-0 game? Way outside the Circle of Trust.
shutout intact!
scary fly ball pitcher alert.
The outfield has covered a lot of ground tonight. Nice!
Stadium barely containing these...
[282] waaaay outside the strikezone of trust : )
that's (a long) 2.
ah, (a short ) 3
[272] Puff's just the name of the boy's magical dragon.
c'mon, gary - go BOOM!
he *almost* went boom...
almost boom
Joe Buck is as bad as Michael Kay on flyballs
Smoltz might have to take a day off due to the anguish and suffering from tonight.
dellin betances pitching the 9th inning. see? trusted. ; )
ok. 3 more for DB
Why is Kahnle even moving with an 8-0 lead.
Christ.
joe fuck is as bad at announcing as angel hernandez is at umpiring.
hard to do, folks.
[297] this.
But AJF... he said there was "no stress for Yankee fans tonight"
[297] Oops, forgot I was an inning behind ...
Mo help us if Dancin Betances is firing balls to the screen and hitting guys.
Lead off walk is not good
wow. just wow.
Seriously?
One batter and Joey Joe Joe is pissing his pants?
I'd give him at least 2 ...
damn. 4 pitch walk. c'min DB!!
[300] yeah, that line pissed me off too.
Then again ... Strewth Betances.
if you were gonna get someone warming as soon as he walked the leadoff batter, you shouldn't have put him in
holy shit, dellin.
shut it down. i want this shutout!
yeah, get garcia in there. would still have montgomery as a longman tomorrow, if needed.
Poor Kid. Fuck!
Well, that's it for Dancin' Betances ...
Ugh.
wow. what a fucking shitshow.
really want this shutout...
Ouch.
that's it. DB, we'll see you in 2018
kahnle? this is idiotic.
Cmon Joe. Is there any batter time to help Dellin get back in a groove than with an 8 run lead.
Off the WS roster, if we get that far, traded or eleased in the off season.make Dellin someneelses rehab project.
If you're gonna pull him, put in Garcia or Montgomery.
Thanks, Dellin.
they need to take betances off the roster due to injury
I feel real bad for DB..he gave all he had only to have Randy Vampire Levine disparage him, now he's going all Ankeil..
Uh, how about 2 outs and some hearty butt slapping?
Don't give them momentum! No need to bring Kahnle into this situation. None.
I can totally see DB getting traded...
as someone who watched the Nats lose 9-8,I still am stressed here, whatever Smoltz says.
Chapman?! Are you ticking kidding me, GI Joe???
Nasty pitch there.
Sit the fuck down!
Batter and chapman.
WHY IS CHAPMAN WARMING?!!?!?!?!
JESUS JUMPING CHRIST ON A TEENY TINY FUCKING POGO STICK ... STOP OVERMANAGING GIRARDI!!!!!!!!!
1-pitch DP, please
Then again ...
Surely Chapman just..playing catch? Not even JoeG can be that tight in an 8-0 game!
BTW, Sterling is solo tonight, did something happen to Suzyn?
Come on Tommy, don’t fuck around
Joe is going to put Chapman in this game.
That fucking sucks ass
Booooo! Tommy
What a fucking joke.
I take it back, Joe ... bring in Chapman ... what a fucking joke.
If this tiny fucker hits it out and chapman has to pitch...
Joe Fuck finally admits we're stressed.
Why was Warren pulled? Binder?
Word! Cheers y'all.
DOWN GOES THE TATER TOT!
mvp hits into Dp. whew.
greatest player ever of all time grounds into a double fucking play.
fuck you buck and smoltz.
LET'S GO YANKEES!!!!!!
Yes! Woo hoo! Night all.
See you at 5 tomorrow
Boom! Back in the series, well done CC & da boyz!
I'll miss you guys tomorrow. have a great thread!
GO YANKS!!!
See y'all tomorrow ... BIG day in sports ... Spurs vs Real and then Yankees vs Astros!
if betances cannot be trusted to throw strikes no matter the situation, he is wasting a roster spot. i'd much rather have frazier or andujar than him. and it's not even close. he must have some "injury" they can find.
[349] yips?!
little baby mvp tonight: 0-4, with a strikeout and game ending double play. also bobbled a ball. greatest non shit-sox player in the history of the game!
Wow. I laid down for a quick nap, had a really intense bad dream about shitting my pants with diarrhea and missed the Bentances shit storm. Great win otherwise. See y'll tomorrow.
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