let's go team! 6 is better than 7.

Let’s do this! Go Yankees!

Let's Go Yankees!

All up to Sevi. I feel good about our bats tonights—Gary Sanchez, looking at you.

Fuck FS1. They're making the Astros out to be the lovable underdogs. And barely naming the team they're playing.

SOOOOOO ready for this game. LETs go YANKees!

LET'S GET THIS ON!!!

I have a black tie wedding tomw night. I doubt that the parents of the bride would be willing to reschedule the wedding in the event of a Game 7.
So....Go Yankees!!!!!!
(Been rooting for them for 60 years.

Run, Gritty, run!

Atta boy, Brett!

Brettski, not Gretzky.

I'm in a freaking rehearsal. Have a GG tomorrow night

Yay Brett, not yay Judge.

Blech

12 GG?

At least a couple of good swings on JV.

Verlander has a small dick. Kate Upton could do so much better.

Shite!

Crap. And only 10 pitches. I was hoping Gritner was gonna try to steal early in the count.

Really hope Sevi is on...

(12) and (14). Exactly.

Come on, Sevvy

Seriously, has any living sane New Yorker ever had a Domino's pizza?
Pizza Hut? Papa Peyton's?

(8) went to a black tie in 2009. Wore a Yankee jersey as a vest.

21 I once shouted at some tourists about to walk into a Pizza Hut "why are you even in NY?"

I'm impressed that the wife caught that I'm wearing an away jersey.

I’m confused. Since when is the DH used in an NL Park?

Solid, Luis!

Yes!

St. Altuve grounds out. Amazing.

Good start from Severino

Nice frame from Luis!

[21] pizza hut is actually kind of good in a really gross way. or at least it was the last time i had it, which is like 15 years ago. dominos is terrible.

I’ll take that line drive in the box score

Don’t see that every day.

Taco Hut? Wendy's?
Of course, respect MUST still be paid to White Castle - the burgers, not the fries.

JV is robbed of a strike.

It’s a catcher at first, no need to throw over

Not going to hit that high cheese..

[31] I rather like the mini-size Pizza Hut pizzas you can get at the ballpark because of the ratio of edge crust to everything.

The regular sized pizzas, though, not so much.

This ump Fucking sucks. If you can’t call a curveball right down the middle a strike you should not be in this spot.

Well, I have a feeling this is going to be a long, short game ...

Sevvy, I hope that you realize that games like this make you a Yankee Legend.

No walks!

It went into the dirt because the bat never touched it.

Nice! Call in The Score Truck!

Ok Luis. Now, get some runs.

[43] Agreed.

did gurriel almost do a bat flip on a bases empty walk?

Somehow smoltz is making it sound like Sevy is doing poorly. Impressive actually.

[47] not almost. He did.

They seem to be swinging at the first pitch every AB..wise?

That’s Headley.

Lamar!

Headley gets on base

[50] If they're swinging at strikes ...

Also:http: //riveraveblues.com/2017/10/the-best-way-to-beat-justin-verlander-in-game-six-could-be-swinging-early-in-the-count-162487/

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swinging early against JV makes some sense. don't let him go up 0 and 2

54 I guess but..need to get into the Stros pen...

[50] Mike Axisa at thinks it might be a good approach. I have no idea

Ugh..automatic K now

Like I said ... long, short game.

the judge looked really outclassed.

[50] Not when they have zero runs through 3 and v’s throwing 11 pitches an inning.

62 Yes, even with one hit an inning he is only at 35 pitches. NG..

The problem with swinging early is our best shot against him is probably fatigue.

Gary does have soft mitts.

Of course the best way to get to the soft underbelly of Astro’s BP, is to put some runs on the board

Luis! Filthy fast!

Luis. 101 k.

JV is ready to throw 120
don't sweat the count, BE AGGRESSIVE

i don't mind that they were swinging early the first time through, but verlander obviously can see what's going on and won't keep throwing fastballs first pitch. so i think they have to adjust now.

[70] or he will and they'll keep popping up

He’s still throwing fastballs to get ahead.

If that is a strike high and outside at 97 the batters have no chance!

They aren't breaking through - but they don't look awed or uncomfortable either. Pitch count is only one kind of stress, and they are making JV work IMHO.

I Fucking hate verlander.

Verlander is filthy tonight.

Hardest hit balls so far are judge and Castro. Both happened to be ours which hurts.

76 Yep, but they can break through. Luis is right there with him.
BTW, what is the Banter Approved nickname for Luis? Not Sevy..

Siddown, squirt.

Shut the F UP Altuve, you got owned in that AB

Siddown, St. Altuve

have we missed the first pitch of the bottom of every inning? what the hell?

great to get thru the heart again. SCORE SOME RUNS

Sevvy is handling things very calmly.
A run would be so huuuuge.

Why am I flashing back to Pettitte Smoltz in 1996?

[78] I hate "Sevvy" as a "nickname" so much ... just as lazy as L-Sev or some dumb crap like that ...

What do they call him in the clubhouse?

87 The call him MISTER Severino ;)

[86] les savy fav?

:)

Embarrassing swing. Geez.

That last pitch was brutal.

Ugh, what was that swing..

well that sucked

they keep saying "verlander doesn't get the call" on pitches that their own stupid graphic show as balls

[87] Not sure that should matter, Girardi just adds a -y to everyone's name ... doesn't a nickname make.

I'm going to guess that 3-Finger Brown wasn't commonly addressed as "3 Finger" by the guys ...

If Verlander's "just TOYIN' with 'em" then how bout the guy matching bagels with fewer baserunners?

verlander is in their heads. Badly.

Walking this clown is bad news. Fucking shit!

Sevy was a bit wild there

Funny how TV shows Upton cheering but never says her name, at least that I've heard. Some brand / corporate issue?

Do not like leadoff walks.

Lead off walks = bad

101 Model or not, I really hate seeing cutaway shots of family memebrs, etc. Olympics are unwatchable because of that.

Oh, boy.

If this were the Olympics we'd miss an inning so they could air a mini-documentary on how they met :)

Alright Luis ... bear down here!

[104] Only because every cut-away shot in the Olympics isn't to a model!

Don't give in

Nithing like walking the 6 and 8 batter.

Ok, DP here

Okay Mac is someone you can double up.

Danger....

Here comes McCann with the 3 run job.

That's ok ... sets up the DP ... bear down, Severino.

Uh, thanks Blue!

Again!

116 What goes around..

Those were gifts, but "ball he couldn't do anything with" is a bit rich.

Shit

Well,fuck

Close enough. Motherfucker.

I said double... him up

That could be the ballgame

The unraveling.

Gulp, now a DP

No it’s the wide pitches dummy.

sure need a DP niw

I’ll take that

That works.

But it’s St. Altuve

Severino should not have been left in to face Altuve there

Um...FUCK!

Modammit! L guess we’ll all be here tomorrow night

His pitches just weren’t breaking anymore. It was very sudden.

that was a hanger but even so it was so obvious what he was going to throw, so annoying

Why is Fucklander this good? : /

H/T to Joel Sherman over on Twitter : If we're all back here tomorrow, all this early swinging and low pitch counts could open the door for JV to pull a Randy Johnson and ride in as a relief hero.

137 HOF pitcher. Got to get a run back here before too late

Fucking fuck fuck

Didi!

We get it, Judge has struck out a lot. Get your head out of fucking Excel.

C'mon, Sanchize!!

Ok, two on. Come on, Gary.

Way to go, Didi.

Come on Sherriff. This the time, DO NOT CHASE

Hit the high one, Gary.

Ugh

FUCK!!!!!!

Crap

Uh ...

on 3-0?

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

Awful.

That may have been the worst swing of the playoffs right there.

Gary blew it there. Only swing 3-0 if you are on it.

That check swing is a kick in the fucking balls. Gonna be a hard game to fucking win here.

No idea what kind of swing that was. on 3-0!

Expecting fastball and got a curve.

i don't like giving him the green light when it's so obvious he's not gonna get a fastball down the middle

Need a quick sit-down here

Is it Sabathia tomorrow then?

Yes

Mr. Donaghy says he didn't put you in to nibble at the corners.

161 I"m very worried..

Sweet K

Ok, get to work

Sabathia. Or tomorrow could still be a travel day! Buck up, little camper. :)

166 Weak espresso this AM, may need a redo to get energized..

Seems no doubt that Verlander throws a CG shutout now though

Nice BB

Good job Bird. Try to run extra fast now, okay?

Hrs fatigued. Last two innings a lot more balls. He’s not 30 anymore. Recognize that.

Way to wear it, Starlin

How many times do we get hit but not get the call and then they get phantom hbp?

You must break him

C’mon, Hicks!

THIS WILL NOT BE A MEATBALL

No pressure

Justin not so sharp now

Or maybe

Got to make this hurt.

HOW IS THAT A STRIKE?

Unbelievable

His fastball has been slower too

Oh fuck you blue

Make him throw a strike

Well ... garbage call, but this ump's been shiite all night

Guess he won't be seeing that pitch again.

I hope JV just shit his pants even a little

Rip!

186) At least he's equal opportunity. Been killing both sides.

Got to go with a breaking ball to punch him out, right?

The 4-1 pitch is yanked foul.

[186] For both sides, if that wasn't clear enough

Wow, so confident in the heater.

Hang in there Aaron!

Fail.

Great pitch.

Crud

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I believe in the Toddfather!