"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

This Must Be the Place

All the Yankees need in this postseason, it seems, is a return home to Yankee Stadium, their Fortress of Solitude. After suffering through two nail-biting losses in Houston, the Yankees came back to New York and delivered the most relaxing playoff win in recent memory, a casual 8-1 win over the Astros to hold serve in an ALCS that has yet to see a home team lose.

Getting the start for the Yankees was CC Sabathia. As I watched the early innings of the game I was thinking that if I were an Astros fan, I wouldn’t believe in Sabathia. I would have dismissed his stellar record in starts following Yankee losses this season as nothing but a fluke, no more proof of his effectiveness than presents on Christmas morning are proof of Santa Claus.

But facts are facts, and while Sabathia might look more like Santa Claus than the Yankees’ ace at this point in his career, he took the mound on Monday night and did what aces do. On a night when his team needed him the most, Sabathia gave them exactly what any ace would. He cruised through the first two innings, keeping the Houston bats quiet — even José Altuve’s — to give his team a chance to jump out in front early.

The first Yankee rally began in the bottom of the second inning. With two men already out, Starlin Castro took a big swing and hit a dribbler to the left side of the infield for a base hit. Next up was Aaron Hicks, who blooped a ball into center to bring up Todd Frazier with two on and two out. For his 1-1 pitch, Houston starter Charlie Morton threw what he’d probably say was the perfect pitch for the situation, a 95-MPH fastball at the knees and on the outside corner. That’s normally a pitch that a dead pull hitter like Frazier would either swing through or foul off, but instead Frazier reached out over the plate and punched the ball one-handed towards right field. The nature of his swing seemed to indicate a lazy fly out, but the ball left his bat in a hurry and kept carrying and carrying until it fell into the first couple of rows in the right field bleachers for a three-run home run.

It was the Yankees’ first lead of the series, and with Sabathia looking good and the bullpen incredibly fresh, Yankee fans from New York to California were surely feeling confident. Almost immediately, though, Sabathia worked himself into some trouble in the top of the third. After getting the first two outs rather quickly, he walked George Springer and gave up a single to Alex Bregman, putting runners on first and third with Altuve headed to the plate. At this point there’s really no reason to pitch to Altuve, even with Carlos Correa looming behind him, and Sabathia was more than a little careful. Even though Bregman was on first, there was still a base open, as David Cone is always reminding us, so Sabathia gave Altuve nothing to hit while issuing a five-pitch walk.

If there was a moment when the game might’ve turned, this was clearly it. Even just a base hit from Correa, who had produced three of the Astros’ four runs in Houston, would’ve tightened the game into a tense affair, and a home run would’ve sucked the life out of the Stadium. But Sabathia stood strong, surprising Correa with a cutter over the heart of the plate for strike one, then riding another in on his hands to get a pop-up to end the threat. It would be the last tense moment of the game.

Cameron Maybin was in left field for Houston, and in the bottom of the fourth he had a good look at a play that would eventually lead to the demise of his Astros. With the outfield swung all the around to the right, Greg Bird sliced a fly ball down the left field line. The ball was in the air for an awful long time, and I’m sure everyone watching, whether in gray or in pinstripes, assumed Maybin would make the play. But he inexplicably pulled up at the last minute, let the ball bounce at his feet, and then watched helplessly as it spun into the stands for a lead-off ground rule double.

The two-out rally continued when Frazier drew a walk, and then the Yankees cashed in Maybin’s misplay when Chase Headley’s grounder up the middle glanced off Altuve’s glove for an RBI single to put the Yankees up 4-0. Mr. Morton had pitched well, much better than his eventual stat line would indicate, but now things were unraveling. To makes matter worse, and to end his night, Morton plunked Brett Gardner to load the bases for Aaron Judge.

All I wanted in the world at that moment was a grand slam for Judge, something to quiet the critics, reward his patience, and send the Stadium into euphoria, but it wasn’t to be. Reliever Will Harris threw a 58-foot curve ball that bounced over his catcher’s head, allowing one runner to score and the others to advance, denying the grand slam but adding to the Yankee lead.

Somewhere David Cone was looking at that empty base at first, but Harris wasn’t. He threw a 2-1 fastball that Judge barely missed, then came back with another that he didn’t. Judge sent a rocket to left that never seemed to get more than fifty feet off the ground as it screamed towards its destination in the first row of the bleachers. Judge allowed himself a smile of relief as he rounded first, and the Stadium celebrated the 8-0 lead.

After Judge had fouled off that first fastball, it seemed like catcher Evan Gattis had recognized the folly of trying to sneak another one past him, and looked to be calling for a curveball. Harris shook him off twice, though, until he got what he wanted and delivered that fateful fastball. The whole thing felt like a scene out of Bull Durham. (It should also be noted that Judge made two fantastic plays in the field, one jumping high against the wall in right, the other diving to catch a line drive in front of him. The whole package was on display.)

Nothing much happened after that. The game wasn’t half over, but the eight runs felt like more than enough. After two weeks of tense playoff baseball, it was nice to have the game on in the background during dinner with the family. Heck, it was nice to be able to breathe.

Sabathia continued dealing, although he had to work around two hits in the fifth, and a hit and an error in the sixth. He’d throw 99 pitches over six innings, allowing just three hits, four walks, and not a single run. He improved to 10-0 this season following Yankee losses, the first American League pitcher to do that since another great Yankee, Whitey Ford, in 1961.

If there was anything to be concerned about, it was Delin Betances. With the game already in his pocket, Joe Girardi wisely took the opportunity to pitch Betances in the ninth, clearly hoping to give his big reliever some confidence should he be needed in a tight spot later on. Unfortunately for Betances, he walked the first batter on four pitches that weren’t close to the plate, then walked the next, forcing Girardi to get him. I feel bad for Delin. We know him as an unhittable all-star, but he’s fallen into a terrible funk at the worst possible time. My guess is that barring an extra-inning marathon, we won’t seem him pitch again until April. It’s a shame.

But the good news is that the Yankees are back in business. A win today evens the series, and then all things are possible.

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1 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 9:17 am

Good write-up. I loved Frazier's excuse me bat flick that landed in the right field seats. And CC looked like Old CC the Dependable Ace.

Today's starter for Houston, Lance McCullers had a 93 ERA+ this year, but he did okay against the Yankees. In May, at the Stadium he went 6 innings, allowing 4 hits, no walks, no runs and struck out 7 in a win. But, in late June, back in Houston, he went 5 and 1/3 and gave up 6 hits, 2 walks, and 3 earned runs in a loss.

In fact, prior to that game he had a 2.53 ERA. And that was the jumping off point for some real stinkers by McCullers. After giving up 3 earned runs to the Yanks, he gave up 5, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2, and 6 earned runs in his next 7 consecutive starts (including the postseason) and finished with a 4.25 ERA.

2 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 12:40 pm

This little tid-bit from RAB:


Sabathia, who had the fifth highest soft contact rate and the sixth lowest hard contact rate in baseball this season, held the Astros to a 73.7 mph average exit velocity in Game Three. It was the lowest for any pitcher against the ‘Stros this season, according to James Smyth. In a way, Sabathia was the perfect pitcher to send out there against the Astros. They’re going to put the ball in play, but CC knows how to use their aggressiveness against them, and seemingly nothing he gives up is hard-hit.

3 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 3:14 pm

5 PM start in October. TV gods don't seem to understand that their schedules impact the game.

4 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:09 pm

Look on the Sonny side. Always on the Sonny side. Look on the Sonny side of life.

5 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:17 pm

Breaking news, the YS RF wall has just filed for workers comp.

6 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:18 pm

That's good.

7 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:18 pm

Joe Phuck and Schmutz. bah.

8 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:29 pm

1st pitch hit box was a ball. 2nd pitch missed box called a strike. Yippee.

9 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:30 pm

Nice throw!.

10 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:35 pm

Yikes. Just had a Chris Carter flashback.

11 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:38 pm

No 2 out runs allowed.

12 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:40 pm

let's get Sonny a lead.

13 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:41 pm

NO RUNS FOR YOU!

(but I'll take a bundle for us)

14 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:44 pm

why hasn't hicks been moved up in the lineup?

15 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:46 pm

Lame!

16 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:51 pm

Too many pitches for Gray. And the control isn't great.

17 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:51 pm

12 days of not pitching hasn't helped his control, what a surprise

18 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:51 pm

Okay. One more ground ball please.

19 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:53 pm

A, the old 1-6-3 DP

20 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:54 pm

Hell yeah. Nice Solid throw to Didi.

21 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:54 pm

wow, i was like 95% sure he'd throw that into center field

22 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:55 pm

a hit, please. Let's get this thing started

23 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 4:59 pm

By the way, why the fuck are we playing consecutive 5 o'clock games!!!

24 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:00 pm

thanks Todd.

25 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:02 pm

So the games will end before 11. : )

26 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:02 pm

cmon, bring him in Gardy

27 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:02 pm

Cash him in.

28 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:05 pm

Rats

29 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:05 pm

[23] I don't know. I like listening to the games on the radio at the office. I also can't complain because I bitch all the time about the 7 pm starts and I even live in the central time zone. I can't imagine how awful it is starting at 8 pm in the east. I like to go to sleep at 10 pm so last night was misery for me.

30 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:05 pm

rats.

31 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:05 pm

Wasted. Big at bats upcoming.

32 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:05 pm

Will the tot be a Terror or a Tater?

33 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:07 pm

in less important news, my arteries are hardening just watching the despicable Applebee's ads.

34 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:10 pm

Hot Damn. Huge K!

35 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:11 pm

that should get the fans inot it!

36 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:11 pm

E4.

37 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:11 pm

Flashback to Mill Buckner

38 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:11 pm

ugly, Starlin

39 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:11 pm

Terrible.

40 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:11 pm

Tater ... but SERIOUSLY Castro???

41 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:12 pm

Er, Bill.

42 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:12 pm

Keep it low. Keep getting grounders.

43 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:12 pm

just plain whiffed, no excuse for that

44 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:14 pm

Romine taking lessons fron Sanchez? oh, called WP

45 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:14 pm

Poor. Very Fucking poor. 1 more out!

46 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:15 pm

"Run Prevention." I bring you Austin Romine.

47 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:15 pm

romine looked so scrappy not blocking that pitch

48 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:16 pm

Thanks, stros.

49 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:16 pm

Yes, no harm, no fould

50 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:17 pm

nobody happier that Starlin at the moment

51 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:17 pm

Alright. Let’s do this!

52 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:21 pm

I'll accept a walk.

53 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:21 pm

That's fucking low, dude.

54 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:23 pm

have the yankees even attempted a stolen base this series? these catchers are like the worst in the league at throwing out runners

55 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:24 pm

Dammit!

56 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:25 pm

[54] Like literally, they're worse than Romine ...

57 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:26 pm

safe. Still terrible.

58 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:26 pm

WFT!

59 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:27 pm

Safe. Also smoltz Altuve didn’t deke him - he wasn’t even looking at Altuve!

60 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:27 pm

SAFE!

61 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:27 pm

challenge!

62 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:27 pm

Out for missing 2nd. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

63 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:27 pm

but he didn't touch 2nd on the way back

64 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:28 pm

Terrible base running from Judge this whole inning.

65 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:28 pm

That's like 4 Yankee unforced errors in a row (2 by Judge). You can't beat the Astros that way.

66 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:29 pm

Bizarre.

67 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:30 pm

Horseshit for everybody.

68 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:31 pm

does joe lose a challenge for that?

69 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:31 pm

What was that???
Gray has pitched well but I’m nervous..

70 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:34 pm

[69] You should be. This game don't smell right.

71 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:37 pm

Every year there's one pitcher that the Yankees refuse to score for. Sorry Sonny.

72 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:37 pm

Clappity clappity clappity. Now score some runs ffs!

73 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:43 pm

They should have smoltz make stadium announcements so he can get booed by 50,000 plus.

74 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:43 pm

I'll accept that walk.

75 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:45 pm

This is frustrating.

76 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:49 pm

This is why the MLB needs to reconsider my "run capital" idea.

77 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:52 pm

4 pitch walk a poor start. Chad or David soon?

78 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:55 pm

a CI?

79 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:55 pm

Bring in the Hammer now

80 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:56 pm

sub-optimal

81 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:56 pm

they sure are making lots of little mistakes. .. the kind that bite ya.

82 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 5:57 pm

poor Sonny. Never gets support he deserves

83 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:01 pm

Come on, David

84 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:03 pm

This is sub-optimal.

85 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:03 pm

Ugh, I’ve got a bad feeling

86 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:07 pm

Nice! Ok one down.

87 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:08 pm

This guy reminds me of some famous Russian.

88 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:08 pm

Now a DP

89 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:09 pm

Shit, fuck, piss

90 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:09 pm

Fuck you, astros.

91 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:09 pm

Damn. Bad pitch.

92 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:09 pm

well that sucks

93 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:10 pm

i love robertson, but he has to throw more cutters. they are sitting on the curveball

94 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:10 pm

so judge comes in to play the infield.

95 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:11 pm

Shoulda stayed in bed, huh Jazz?

96 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:11 pm

The worst possible fucking outcome other than a salami. Maybe that'll snap the Yankee bats out of their funk.

97 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:11 pm

Wahhhh! On way to ACME, Inc now

98 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:14 pm

i get why sonny is pissed but he was living on the edge all night and walked the leadoff man on 4 straight pitches (though the 3-0 pitch should have been called a strike)

99 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:17 pm

Fact is, bats need hats.

No hats, can't blame the pitching.

100 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:17 pm

But I can blame Girardi for playing Romine ... who can't hit and evidently forgot how to catch since the end of the season ...

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101 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:19 pm

no joy

102 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:24 pm

[100] Good point. The move is inexplicable, when it uses up 2 catchers and leaves 3 serious hitters (cold or not) on the bench. Headley on his worse day is 10 times better than Romine.

103 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:25 pm

why TF are they talking football?!

104 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:26 pm

Oh, goodie. Thr 8th hitter.

105 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:28 pm

WTF is with Castro!

106 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:28 pm

Aw Jeez, what the hell is wrong with Castro?

107 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:28 pm

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

108 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:29 pm

Yeah that was ugly.

109 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:30 pm

Not to worry, we just have to beat Keuchel and JV. To force a game 7.

110 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:30 pm

gee, hp, catcher int, 2 strait boots... they do not deserve to be in this game, and with the Astro pitching they ain't

111 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:31 pm

The drop off from Cano to Ryan/Castro at 2B over last few years has been drastic...

112 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:32 pm

maybe we'll have better luck if we call Keuchel Kuggle. my grandmother would approve

113 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:33 pm

I didn't think think things couldn't get worse but there's Lance The King of Cheaters Armstrong.

114 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:33 pm

I can't stand this anymore. Especially with Smoltz and Buck pouring salt in my wounds.

115 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:33 pm

have you ever seen an infielder literally throw the ball backwards into the outfield before?

116 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:33 pm

You can't win if you get one hit anyway. For the love of Mo! Make it interesting!

117 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:34 pm

[113] Lance Boil is in the house? If so, he's got some nerve.

118 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:37 pm

All Rise!

119 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:37 pm

Good gracious. JUDGE

120 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:37 pm

One run back!

121 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:37 pm

All rise!

122 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:39 pm

Boom.

1 back ... long way to go.

123 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:39 pm

Bang-zoom, straight to the moon!

124 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:41 pm

SIR DIDI!!!!!

125 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:41 pm

Sweeeeeet.

126 seamus   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:41 pm

Sir Didi!

127 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:41 pm

Didi!

128 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:42 pm

Weee! Let's hit for a team cycle this inning. The hard part's out of the way.

129 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:43 pm

I missed the tater? Let’s keep the wheel turning though

130 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:44 pm

Good job, Gary

131 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:45 pm

D'oh! Thought it was another gapper.

132 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:47 pm

Nice. Make up time, Starlin.

133 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:47 pm

Castro you better make up for that E now!

134 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:48 pm

Well done, Bird ... take the walk they want to give you.

135 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:49 pm

Redemption time, Starlin

136 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:52 pm

Fucking Bollocks!

137 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:52 pm

Stop sliding into first

138 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:52 pm

DAMMIT ... MOVE THE FUCKING CHAINS!

NONE OF THIS 800 FOOT HR BULLSHIT.

139 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:52 pm

[137] At least it wasn't headfirst ...

140 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:53 pm

FU blue

141 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:53 pm

He did the old Japanese H.S. play: slide into first to show effort even though you just failed.

142 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:54 pm

castro having a great game

143 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:56 pm

Boat, an old grizzled J baseball coach told me in his youth, practice wasn’t over until you puked on the infield after fielding 500+ grounders in the hot sun. He thought today’s players age soft..

144 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:58 pm

[143] You gotta have wa ...

145 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 6:58 pm

[143] No wonder I've been so confused. I thought it was a game.

146 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:00 pm

[144][145] Yeah! I didn’t know ‘wa’ included coaches smacking players during a ‘hansei kai’ post-game ‘contrition’ session...they don’t really do that anymore though

147 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:01 pm

[145] I wonder how much has changed since that book first came out. I'd be curious to know.

148 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:01 pm

So now we've got Frazier, Out, and Gardner.

149 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:02 pm

[147] A lot. But the more things change...

150 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:04 pm

Hit good pitches.

151 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:04 pm

Phew. Keep. The. Line. Moving.

152 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:05 pm

[146] Or treating arm injuries with the Japanese equivalent of "go purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka" ...

153 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:06 pm

Headley's chance to become a Warrior.

154 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:07 pm

[152] Choose Your Pain

155 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:07 pm

[152] I repeatedly purified myself with Appolonia at Lake Minnetonka in my youth...
Cmon Chase!

156 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:08 pm

Headley! Phew, I thought he was a dead duck there

157 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:08 pm

Holy fucking shite! Safe! A break!

158 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:08 pm

Yeah!!! Cmon now, tie it up!

159 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:09 pm

Saint Altuve made a mistake? Unpossible!

160 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:11 pm

It's Headley!!!

161 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:11 pm

A BREAK! We have summoned the gods Mystique & Aura.

162 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:11 pm

Keep.The.Line. Moving. X2.

163 yankintexas   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:12 pm

I was just about to say we should be DHing CC and then he does that.

164 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:13 pm

Giles throws 99..? Yikes..

165 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:15 pm

Gets a run in. Here comes the Judge

166 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:15 pm

Nice! That damn Castro error trough...

167 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:15 pm

Gritner!

168 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:15 pm

Tie it up! Hit it hard!

169 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:15 pm

Got the job done.

Judge ... just MOVE THE FUCKING LINE.

170 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:16 pm

[164] if he throws down the middle it leaves the park at 109.

171 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:18 pm

Fuck yeah!!!!!

172 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:18 pm

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssss!

173 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:18 pm

It's Judgement day!

174 iyasu   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:18 pm

Wow

175 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:18 pm

So excited, my dick rose!

176 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:19 pm

THAT's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

177 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:19 pm

Judge overrules the Astros lead

178 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:19 pm

Yankees are coming on like Harvey.

179 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:19 pm

Dammit, quit reaching over

180 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:20 pm

What a douche bag fan.

181 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:21 pm

Hell yeah. Move that line.

182 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:21 pm

Redemption time for Sanchez!

183 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:21 pm

I accept that seeing eye single

184 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:22 pm

Go Dido go

185 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:23 pm

Ecstasy!

186 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:23 pm

Gary! Woot!

187 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:24 pm

Thumbs down all the way

188 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:24 pm

Wooo-HOOOO!

189 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:24 pm

I AM GARY!

190 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:25 pm

Messr. Sterling just went nuts!

191 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:28 pm

good time for castro to redeem himself for some terrible play so far today

192 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:28 pm

More insurance please

193 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:30 pm

[192] score truck insurance!

194 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:30 pm

Now, I'm gonna get Seven Nation Army stuck in my head again.

195 knuckles   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:30 pm

Mystique and Aura!!!

196 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:31 pm

Score everybody!

197 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:31 pm

I’m fine with that walk

198 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:31 pm

SWEEP. THE. LEG.

199 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:33 pm

This is one of my favorite Yankees teams.

200 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:34 pm

Momback, momback...

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201 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:34 pm

I hate that.

202 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:39 pm

LEG. WAS. NOT. SWEPT.

203 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:39 pm

Rats.

Chapman time.

Though I’m still waiting for the Mo cloning

204 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:39 pm

3 more outs

205 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:42 pm

I can do without batters bitching about every call. That's OUR job!

206 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:42 pm

1 down.

207 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:43 pm

One down

208 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:45 pm

Two down

209 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:45 pm

2 down!

210 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:46 pm

Hell yeah. Cheers, y'all. What a great team.

211 mhoward120   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:46 pm

Guaranteed to go on the Yankees Classic rotation.

212 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:46 pm

Three down!

Now a best of three series. Hell of a comeback

213 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:47 pm

Simple: Judge & Sanchez hit, this is a very good team!

214 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:48 pm

Man this makes me feel so good. What was it one of those Civil War diarists said? "I want to fight a small man, and lick him."

215 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:48 pm

Best of 3 now.

216 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:51 pm

Night all.

217 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:53 pm

I feel like I put in a full day, it's not even 10 AM yet. G'night guys. Jazz, get to work!

218 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 17, 2017 7:57 pm

Christ, ARod, if you want to be a dick and get in somebody's face with your ring, pick someone who doesn't have more of them than you.

219 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 17, 2017 8:02 pm

[217] Just settling in to some paperwork and..oh, Yu Darvish is starting in Wrigley..?

220 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 17, 2017 8:22 pm

[218] He has been doing that since the wild card game. Lol...

221 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 17, 2017 8:22 pm

wow. just saw the end on dvr. sounds weird, but this was a Fenway like comeback. all hail the judge. can't wait until we eat up the Kuggle tomorrow, maybe with some chicken soup.

222 51cq24   ~  Oct 17, 2017 9:56 pm

[214] what an allusion

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