Yanks arrive in Cleveland up 2-0.
Wonder how they’ll leave town?
Never mind the memory of those little bugs:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
Yanks arrive in Cleveland up 2-0.
Wonder how they’ll leave town?
Never mind the memory of those little bugs:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
5 pm start
Let’s Go Yankees!
Nice at bat for Gleyber! (With one favorable call)
Damn. Thought that was gonna drop.
Judge chasing like that isn’t normal.
Good multi pitch AB for Torres. Soto stings one, at the CF. Judge chases again. Hope the latter is a blip towards heating up.
Wow that was low. Darn
2 great at bats and 2 garbage at bats. And a line out in the gap.
Ugh bad start here for Clarke. Bad break on that pop up
Look out right field seats.
Nice k!
Nice job Schmidt!
Ah, Cleveland caught the Yankees disease
Terrible at bat by Berti
Good at bat for Volpe
Phew at second!
He’s safe either way.
Atta boy, Alex!
Trevino!!
My gob is smacked!
Why the hell would Trevino be anywhere close to being caught at first?
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Jeezus. That is not the way to minimize your LOB stats.
Damn right at Kwan.
That's going to cost the Yankees. And why is the booth rooting so hard for Ckwveland? Yeesh.
Trevino giveth and taketh.
Good inning!
Bleh
Fuck. That's the easiest one he's had hit to him. Clank.
Throw strikes!
Fuck but saw that coming. Can;t fall behind like that
3-1. That's what you get.
Nice inning, Clark.
Out getting MickeyD’s for supper
Yay Trevino
Boo Trevino
Now what hell is this?
Safe
He’s out but it;s so close they may not overturn it
After watching the replays he's out
What's the point?
Schmidt throwing balls after being up in the count
A run saving play?
Berti looks bad at the plate.
Way to make this dude look like C.C. Sabathia.
Left handers are ur kryptonite.
*our
Sigh
Ok that works
I guess getting hits is no longer in the game plan.
Well we *had* worked Boyd;s pitch count up.
Well this is fucking bollocks.
Cool. A hit.
Disappointing. We need offense but we have none
Lead off walks no good
He’s out at first
Out.
Phew, I worried his foot wasn’t on the bag looking at replays.
Uh oh, injury
Oh no, Hamilton hurt.
Can't hit. Can't cut down the running game. Run into outs on the basepaths. Ugh.
Sigh
I feel like using Mayza in a big situation is mid-season nonsense. Not one run game in the playoffs stuff.
Whew! That could have been worse
Let’s try for some runs this half inning
Ok lead off walk for us good
Don't get picked off, Jazz!
Terrible
Not a strike
Volpe!
Wells likely pinch hitting for Trevino
I didn’t like Mayza being in there that long
Should have gone to Kahhle one batter ago.
Nice!
Kahnle!
Gee I miss good Wells
At least they're not going to get shutout.
If Judge was hitting better I’d be more optimistic obviously. But as it is…
All Rise! Tied up!!
Wow ALL RISE!!!
Belly to belly!
Stantonian!!
BACK TO BACK
BELLY TO BELLY
Haha, fuck off!
Yeah jazz!
Darn i wanted more. Greedy i am
Why wouldn’t Rizzo bat for Berti there?
A approve.
Especially since Rizzo is in now
Fuck : /
Ugh
Rizzo should have had that
Defensive replacement should have been Waldo…
Sterling calls him Rocky-oh, instead of ROW… Oy!
Nice pick, Wells. Trevi would not have had that…
Radio is ahead of TV. I have both on…
[92] double umm audio? Or just radio audio?
Come on blue
4 out save time.
Radio audio via MLB app + TBS on the tube
Nice! Weaver!
Strike three!
Now, some insurance
[96] ok that makes more sense than me imagining double audio.
Phew! And … whew!
Good eye, kid
Sterling calls him Vol-PAY
Volpe with the bump and slide!
Huh? Bizarre, but acceptable
How are they going to screw this up? Triple play?
Another would-be stupid base running move.
Make them pay, Wells.
As Sterling said yesterday, the Yankees run the basepaths like drunks! That stumble was safe!!!
I am officially ACCEPTING that... result. Whatever it was.
I do not feel that we should let our pride get in the way of a nice second-and-third-nobody-out situation.
We need to plate BOTH of these sots!!
thelarmis!!!!
I came to accept just in time!
Hi, RI !!! : )
Dammit. Strikeout not acceptable.
I forgot Wells was up. He can't put the bat on the ball.
Crap. Must make them pay with the top of the order!
Not sure how you get Wells right in the middle of the playoffs. He’s not right at all.
I like how Gleyber apologized to the ump on that. Definitely a strike
Ok that works!
There’s one run
Acceptable.
Nice work, Gleyber.
Very productive out, Gleyber!
And that’s it
Damn, wanted more judge
Now it is a strike? Kahnle would like a word.
Christ. Paint a picture before you ring him up.
[123] Yeah.
But now I don't.
That strike three to Soto, bottom of his kneecaps... that's been a ball all night. For both teams.
Really wanted to cash in both runners, but I’ll take the two run lead with Hosie leading off. Worst he can do is make it a one run game…
[124] Exactly.
Ugh.
That was unexpected.
Argh
Broken fingers - should not be defensive replacement
Bootsie.
Ooh fuck yes.
Goddam. That was very, very satisfying. Nice job, boys.
Phew, DP!
Beautiful!
Rolled the 2-ball !!
Nice freaking play. The anti-Mo!
(Just the GIDP -- still one out to go for the *real* 'good job boys'.)
Ah, 19 foot wall.
Omg that was bad
Sigh.
Shit shit shit
Fuck
Well, we do get to see more Judge.
I hope!
FUCK
[144] i hope so
Easy come easy go.
Fucking brutal
Damnit
Martian sighting
Fucking hell
Come on, Kid
Crap
Misery.
Holmes make sense at this point but I’m already too nervus.
This isn't going to last long.
Uh oh indeed
Not a good start…
Weaver and Holmes have pitched in every postseason game thus far, methinks
That play developed slowly…
1 out
Could have gotten him out at third?
Please get out of this.
FUCK!!! : (
Yeesh.
Well that’s Holmes
Clay Holmer.
Gotta get 'em tomorrow!
Yanks didn't deserve to win this game despite the heroics of Judge and Stanton. Their offense continues to suck donkey balls.
I guess neither team's bullpen is special today.
This is not the result I expect when I go walk the terrorists
Both teams scored 4 runs after the 8th inning. That was crazy. Could have used that additional run in the bottom of the ninth.
er, top of the ninth.
Let’s do this Yankees!
C'mon Gil!
Dear Yankees:
Please fucking win. Score lots of runs.
Many thanks,
Thelarmis
Gleyber nice start!
Gleyber has been really great!
Yeah Soto!
Good start. Keep it up
Soto! So fine.
S-O-T-O SOTO!!!
I love him!
That was calming. Dammit, Jazz!
Pound the zone. Get ahead.
Fucking fuck
Sterling always calls Cleveland The Indians
[184] i hate that he does that
24 more outs to go, without giving up a run…
Phew. That was a huge recovery for Gil.
Ok, Gil’s location was a bit off early but hopefully he settles down now.
Yup, and his velocity is there, so that’s good
Don’t sit curve and not swing at fastball
Wells gets that run back
Wells!
Wellsie!
Bombers.
Got that run back!!!
YEAH, BABY!
Settle down and settle in, Gil.
What was that celebration from Wells and Rizzo? haha
I was just thinking the same thing, ha! I bet Jomboy Media will be all over that ‘celly’!
I’ll never forget this. When I was a kid playing little league, I had a coach who used to soften the blow when kids were hitting at the bottom of the lineup. He wouldn’t say someone was hitting eighth, for example, he’d call it “second cleanup.” Wells just went from first cleanup to second cleanup. No biggie.
Second cleanup - I love that! : )
[200] love that!
That wasn’t close, Gil. I hope he wasn’t showing the ump up there…
Phew. That concerned me off the bat
Those 97 & 98 4-seam fastballs up in the zone are pretty electric. Let’s not allow them to creep middle-middle. Thank you, please!
Two Austin catchers. (My reporting skills at their finest!)
Walking hedges not good.
Don’t walk the light-hitting second cleanup batter to face the on-fire second leadoff batter. Frick!
That was a strike
Phew. Whew, even.
My heart goes phew
Yikes.
Gil is still missing location.
That was a ball
I guess the Yanks will be seeing a lot of the Guardian pen.
None of their main bullpen arms threw more than 18 pitches, but we’re pretty familiar with them by this point.
We’re probably gonna throw Leiter, Cousins, and Stroman after Gil. Need more runs!!!
Crap. Lefty vs Judge.
Shit. Quick, clean inning from Gil, please
The no name rookie is going to be our kryptonite. Always is.
I feel like they are squaring up Gil too much
Kwan is such a fucking pest
[221] If you need a hit Kwan is the one in this lineup. Maybe not XBH.
Ok I’ll take that call
Fuck.
Damn it
Fucking bollocks!
Walk/single + SB = XBH for the fucking pest: /
Jesus Fucking Christ with the goddamn walks already.
He swung
61 pitches in less than 3 innings. Barely 50% strikes. 3 walks, 1 strikeout. Hill warming to replace Gil.
Gil has zero command.
This is brutal.
I doubt Gil comes out for the 4th…
Yes! Ok enough Gil lol
Well, if that’s all we see of Gil tonight, at least he limited the damage. That felt like a big moment there.
Hmm, walking the terrorists not working. And Hamilton done for the year, can’t come back for the WS. So, Leiter. Which is probably mandated in baseball by rules somewhere that a Leiter has to be in the postseason
[236] nothing i do right now feels like it’s working lol. But the superstitious in me keeps trying.
Thanks for bunting
Wow a really good inning and i thought he was done
Well, how ‘bout that? A quick, easy, 1-2-3 inning for Gil!
Did not see that shutdown inning coming. Does he dare send him out for the fifth?
Good comeback.
Yankee pitchers have hit the wall in the 5th several times this post-season.
In important reporting news: Eli Morgan is not a good baseball name. Fine for a lawyer, though.
This strike zone is ridiculous.
Guardian pitchers have no trouble getting these guys out.
Unfortunately, he’s good at throwing an orb.
Can’t have Gil face the top of the lineup again…right?!
Beautiful.
Horse shit.
More runs please
Soto Shuffle!
He’s so fucking good. Unbelievable, really.
Come on, Cap. Hit it out!
Alright, cash them in, Jazz
Let the games begin!
Stanton!
Make this bunt stand up
BIG G!!!
WOW STANTON!
Kaboom! That was fucking awesome.
Remember when there were people out there (and here) who wanted to DFA Stanton?
[260] I didn’t do that but I’ve been worried about him going into the post-season but he has found his swing! So happy for that!
And by the way — Bombers.
[261] I think everyone knows who I’m talking about.
The Fox!
[260] He can be very streaky. When he is not swinging at the pitch off the plate and low, he is a formidable hitter.
Yeah, it’s weird. During that at bat I was wondering why people aren’t throwing him those sliders off the plate anymore. I mean, that’s his kryptonite.
Stanton, by all accounts, is just a really good guy and human off the field. He’s handled New York very well and deserves a lot of respect.
He and I also have very similar physiques. (That last sentence may or may not be true…)
In case you missed this fun fact, Stanton has seven career hits in this park, all seven are home runs.
[266] I think he’s an afterthought these days, which makes him dangerous
When will TBS learn that the ump cam is the absolute worst view for a live shot? It’s beyond stupid.
Stanton now has the same amount of postseason homers as Babe Ruth, in 6 fewer games! 15 in 35
[270] oh my i hate it so much. I’m used to the outfield view and i can see the whole play well
[271] that’s amazing!
We just need a grand slam for the Homer Cycle!
I like Cousins and am glad he’s healthy enough to pitch for us this postseason
Excellent.
Ok that’s 6 innings!
[274] I could accept that.
Damn. That was a really nice DP
Annoyed we let that pitcher off easy
Gotta throw strikes
Can’t get this fucking guy out, damnit. Now, it’s the fucking pest. Bollocks
Really curious to see how Boone is going to put together these last nine outs.
Lame.
Not easy to double these two up. Holmes warming to get some wormburners (hopefully)…
No bueno. Get him outta there. Don’t give them life and make this close
Still curious.
Just saw another cool note… Big G joins Reggie as the only Yankee player to ever hit 4+ homers in a postseason multiple times. Amazing!
I bet Scott Proctor is rested. Holmes?
Ok that’s one out.
Nice!
If Proctor is unavailable, what’s Tanyon The Canyon doing these days?
please get hosie out...
Kyle Farnsworth.
fucking hell. FUCK!
[294] nah, he's busy playing xfl or in some random wrestling league!
Chance of ulcer increasing
Holmes gonna blow this. Feels bad. I just don’t trust him.
i don't like this at all.
no one is warming, correct?
tim mayza is up. that's right. so is leiter. doesn't help my blood pressure
motherfucker. this is brutal : /
TAKE HIM OUT!
That Grand Slam is now a necessity
cleveland is sooo frustrating to play in october. always...
[303] yes. NOW!
[304] i am all for it.
Cleveland looks better overall tonight.
Mayza coming in for the lefty lane. have to...
The Titanic is sinking.
wait. leiter? WTF? 3 lefties are due up!!!
boone is beyond terrible. this is horseshit.
Omg no good choices here
Boone does not have the touch. Maybe it would have been same if Holmes started inning, but whatever he is doing is not working.
Omg I thought that was gone
Breathe
Wow. I was certain that was gone. Certain.
[313] same. i can't believe it stayed in the park
lead in tact. need more runs. lots of them. loads and loads of runs.
anyone here have the keys to the Score Truck?!
Omg whew
If only Stanton could bat every inning.
I'd like Mikey Moose to come in and get the last 6 outs.
[319] well, he will be third this inning. hopefully, give us a 4-run lead, as opposed to this rather tenuous 1-run...
that call at least caused him to throw a few extra pitches...
jazz looked awful there... : (
Sad at bats.
stanton looked worse... :_(
how do we get 6 outs without giving up a run?
gotta get bo naylor out. after that, it's a tough go...
I’m fighting negative thoughts right now.
leiter still in. um...not really sure how to feel about this. what else can we do?
Out of gas.
you've gotta be kidding me. TERRIBLE fucking hitter. the ONE guy you can easily get out. FUCKING FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!
The problem is that Cleveland has good relievers left and the Yankees do not.
We really riding on Leiter for this?
I tuned in yesterday just as the Yanks scored their last run, going up 5-3. Then the nightmare began... giving us a historically brutal loss. And holy shit!!! we may be there again.
sooo fucking awful. who's warming up?
please pull a J-Rod @ 3rd base(ment)
Kwan is a very hard guy to strike out....
[332] true.
[333] ridiculous.
I guess Kahnle and Mayza are still available.
great, the fucking pest is up.
It’s shocking that Leiter is in the eighth inning of a playoff game.
WAHOO!!!
you've gotta be kidding me.
Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.
Stupid
cursed. and cursing.
Unbelievable.
Rizzo?
he got out of it. and fucked it all straight to hell.
Sweet play.
oswaldo needs to be playing first
Jeebus H E double hockey stick fragging Cristabol!
Rizzo should have caught that.
Still can’t believe Leiter is in there.
double-plus ungood
was beeter hurt? can't believe they didn't give an error on that. should have been two errors
Ok tie game. We can do this.
I swear that was the most flukish play I’ve ever seen.
oh, great - clase. we have who - stroman?
It was a hit and an error to allow him to get to second.
The pesky Guardians keep coming after you.
i'll take the single, but two nights in a row with bad defense for rizzo. MUST pinch run.
At least Rizzo can hit even if he can't field.
DON'T GET PICKED OFF!!!
String some hits together ffs.
beautiful, kid!!! now - SCORE!
Steal second. don't hit into a dp...
fuck. is he hurt? is he out? challenge? injury?
ok, safe. please be alright.
single, please. sac fly that scores and advances the runners.
NO unproductive outs.
FUCK!!! : /
Wells is a punchline despite his homer. Oi!
That’s karma right there.
A run!
Woooh! Verdugo with the squib but it worked!
give it right back to these fuckers. YEAH!!!
shit. sterling just said leiter is gonna start the 9th and no one is warming up right now
Gleyber!!!!!
GLEYBER, yeah baby!!!
It is gleyber day!
Gleyber with insurance
uh-oh. gleyber's hurt? waldo running for him???
Gleyber is IT!
Gleyber has become The Man.
berti will play second, his 'natural' position; oswaldo at first.
who's on the mound??? ramiro mendoza?!
[383] he sure has!
Why pinch run for Torres?
bury them, soto!
ack. c'mon, cap!
Will Jazz finally do something?
avila warming up without a hat on? strange!
IBB for Judge.
why isn't Tommy Tightpants warming???
This move makes sense. Jazz is the weak link.
Grand Slam opportunity here
let's go JAZZ!
[390] I noticed that several times where the other guy hands they reliever their hat. Probably 5 times this series.
Damn. I wanted more.
Oh, well.
Wanted more. Every cleveland swing is dangerous.
I really thought Soto was gonna salt this away.
So who closes? Kahnle?
Wearing down Clase. And really the rest of their bullpen.
Apparently so. Gameday tells me he’s in.
Tommy Tightpants. Close this fucker out!
Has there been a 1 - 2 count tonight? Holy moly.
Oh what a nice gift call
Wow. That was not a strike, but I will accept the gift.
One down
phew, whew, and ... wow!
i'll accept that backward k
this mountain of a man looks like a right-handed yordan in the box
kahnle staying a little too far outside...
scary foul ball...
Yikes.
Cleveland ain’t biting at outside or low stuff. Dont throw
It
not close...
This is too much drama.
Keep it at the knees.
really need to get the next two hitters out. do NOT want rocchio and the top of the order coming up with runners on base...
[414] agreed.
Shit
you have to be kidding me. FUCK!!!
Why does this keep happening?
One. More.
Two
Good. how do we get Kwan out, here and now???
I really don’t want to see Steven Kwan again in this game.
i mean rocky-oh...
[424] exactly.
One more strike
Fuck yes!
Oh thank you Tommy!
WAHOO!!!
One more W 'til the Whilred Serious!!!
he booted it, to boot : ~
I truly cannot believe it.
Phew, win! Gotta take Bandit to the vet for a follow up on his eye at 10 am
Way to fight guys!
That is a gutsy, gutsy win. Good work here on the board, everyone!
Giancarlo: “I want a ring, I want a ring.”
[433] good luck at the 'PETernarian' with Bandit and his eye tomorrow. Hopefully, you can share good news with us as we advance tomorrow night!
[435] many thanks to you and AB for leaving the lights on here for us. My online family and community for decades and decades!!
according to the *amazing* Sarah Langs, the Yankees have a whopping 48 walks thus far this postseason. which ties the '98 Yanks for the most in 8 playoff games.
i think the dodgers are pretty close this year, but am not positive.
Let’s go Yankees! One more game please!
Well, five more overall please
How are we feeling, everybody?
Let’s light this candle. End it here, tonight
Bad start for the ump
Nice work gleyber!
Damn, aggressive baserunning
Bad send. Judge and Stanton are up next
Drunk, again. This time the third base coach.
I guess not a bad send there. But another out on the base paths.
FUCK!!! Why send him? He’s a terrible baserunner.
Goddamnit
OMG ... NOSTRA!!!!!!!
[450] No, he just seems fatter and slower than I remember
Of course no runs, sigh
Darn
I know there were no runs scored, but I still don’t mind that send. It took an absolute perfect relay, and he was out by about an inch. Run that back twenty times and I bet he scored nineteen.
[456] I was also OK with the send ... when I saw the ball bouncing near the wall I was yelling ... send, Send, SEND!
So ... I cannot complain that they did.
Strike out of Kwan. Impressive
[456] Besides, second and third with no outs? How often does this team not score in that situation
Cult!!!
[459] Excellent, if unfortunate, point.
Excellent first inning for Rodon!
Nice!!!
Volpe, Wells, Verdugo ... a veritable Murderer's Row ... of any hope for runs
Wells needs a Code Red ... strewth.
I am NOT sanguine for his future
VWV - Volks Wagon Vehicle
[467] Like ... I think hitters should be graded by the consistent level of execution you'd need to get them out.
I'd have to think Wells is a D+/C- at best.
Bibbe attacked the strike zone that inning.
He swung at a pitch at least 2 inches above the zone and then took one right down the middle.
Sheesh.
But we can't play Trevino because the Not-Indians would run all over him.
Sigh
I am NOT hopeful ... obviously ... Cleveland is going to win the battle of fatties running the bases tonight.
What a bunch of fucking bollocks
Love it when a guy has a 10 pitch ab and turns it into a hit or walk. Better if it is a Yankee, though. Nice AB.
What a boatload of fucking bollocks
Great, a leadoff walk and now the fucking pest is up
Throw a fucking strike! That’s 6 in a row
Ugh need to calm my heart rate and this game isn’t helping. C’mon Yankees! For my health!
Ok good 3rd for Rodon!
Crap.
I miss the top of the first.
Buckus walking the terrorists.
By the by, Bandit had his follow up visit for his eyes. Left eye is back to normal for tear production. Right is still at zero. Up the ointment, adding an antibiotic ointment, and a referral to an animal ophthalmologist.
Wait, what?
Yup they do exist, and such a specialization can’t be cheap.
Easy goes it for the 4th!
[481] that sounds expensive Hope Bandit is handling things ok.
Hey... Is the Martian on the roster?
Nice at bat Volpe!
[483] He never complains
Volpe doing something here would be ... something
Something!
Now he'll probably get himself picked off
No need when Wells is on the job
Strewth
He’s out unfortunately.
Not enough to overturn
This team *might* make it to and win the WS ... but at least 60% of this roster isn't worthy of it.
[491] It's a team game, we can't all be the 98 Yankees.
That goddamn fucking pest
Grrrr
[492] THEY were
Sorry to hear about Bandit : (
Jesus Fucking H Christ
That was unfortunate. At least Kwan didn't score.
Wait Bringing in fucking Leiter to face Hosie after a broken bat dunk hit? Damn you, Boone
[496] Thanks. I’m only dipping into retirement savings
Ridiculous
Ok, just need an Earl Weaver special.
Gleyber has been a total badass!!!
Let’s score some runs and knock this ugly mofo outta this game
Captain MUST come through here
With a DP?
BRUTAL
How can Frank spend this much time in his profession and just look SO terrible at obvious pitches
Tie the game, Big G
It's getting late early tonight.
I'd rather he looked like a complete fool on 3 perfect sliders than swing at one 3 inches off the plate
FRANK SMASH!
[510] I should complain more often!
HOLY STANTON!
Stantonian! Tied up!
117.5 off the bat
NOT a perfect slider
HE DID IT AGAIN!!!
Why only 85 pitches for Rodon? Seems like a fast/early hook.
WOWIE ZOWIE!!!
I’m guessing Boonie didn’t want him facing Ramirez again.
[517] Hey Dude... how are the sticks hanging?
Oh my god.
Catcher was framing up every which way except in the zone on that AB and G certainly looked on his way to another ugly swinging K.
Or cranking one 440 feet. Yeesh.
Dammit, Jazz. I kinda like him a lot and really hope he starts a postseason hot streak, beginning with his next A-B
Guardians could be up 3 games to 1 if they had just walked Stanton every time he comes up.
Walk the huge guy that NEVER walks. Leadoff no less. Fuck Leiter
They should just bring new pitchers in for a clean inning. It seems like when they start the next inning they give up a walk or a hit.
Screw you, Blue
Oh, fucking bullshit time out call
Nice. Now, get this terrible hitter to roll a 2-ball
Hmm, interesting. Now I’m seeing an Ohtani-Judge promo ad.
Two Ball!!
[530] Bulletin board material for Mets and Guardians.
Rizzo keeps hitting!
Waldo in the game. He better score here…
Cade only faced the minimum 3 batters.
Wells has been horrific
[534] If there were 3 men on, he would hit into a triple play with the way he has been hitting (except for HR yesterday).
Hmm, Oswaldo at first.?
That was strike 3!!!
Fuck you, Blue
Two strike 3s and he walks
Leadoff walk, top of the order, ump pissed at our pitcher. Double digit pitch at-bat. This is no bueno
Double play!
Fuck YEAH, Waldo!!!
gLOVE that kid!
Another strike
Ok make up call. I’ll take it.
Like what kind of cousin IS Jake Cousins
I'm not saying Verdugout is completely useless, but I wish we had tried the Martian in LF
Too late now.
Damn
Cousins!
COUSINS!!!
Let the record show I said I like Cousins! 4 Ks!!!!
Remember when the Yankees weren’t going to be able to go deep in the postseason because of their bullpen? The turnaround has been so stunning.
Dear Yankees:
WIN
Weakling : (
Remember when the Yankees weren’t going to be able to go deep in the postseason because of their bullpen? The turnaround has been so stunning.
Yeah ... other than the blown save last night and the 2 homeruns in back to back innings in the game before.
We should be resting for the WS right now ... ya know?
Jazz lives! Here’s hoping he steals second on the first pitch.
Ooh, that seemed like a pitch time violation...
nice frame job, wells!
I’ve gotta drive the parents to church in the morning. Night all.
[558] g’night!
[558]. Smart, might be a long night.
Nice work, Ferocious Jungle Cat!
Howza bout the Yanks get the Manfred Man to start on 3rd and the Guardians begin the bottom of the 10th with 2 outs?!
Good night, rbj
I’ll accept that BB.
Keep it movin’, boys
Yeah baby!
Everybody safe!
And the top of the order.
YES!!! Make them pay! Capitalize on this gift. Top of the order. Let’s go!!!
Knuckles!
Martian sighting.
But…Trevi behind the dish
Fuck off, Blue
Soto. You are HIM! Make it happen, my dude
IT WEMNT POUITTTTTE!@!!
I have recovered now
[567] you know this is the place to be when things get real.
SOTO!,,
Oh hell yes!!!!!!
HOLY SOTO!!
Ok, kept my eyes open. Pay him, Hal
SOTO!!!
I was gonna say Soto needs to send us to the Whirled Serious, but didn't want to jinx it.
HE DID IT!!!
Blank check.
HE DID IT!!!
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... have you MET our bullpen?
Talk to me in 3 outs.
That at bat was simply phenomenal. One of the best you’ll ever see.
If they hold on tonight, they need to put Judge in front of the wildest, sketchiest pitching machine in the five boros this week and crank that thing up to 11.
of course, it's the fucking pest and top of the order.
nothing's easy...
let's go Dream Weaver!!!
one down!
I one down
[581] absolutely
Two outs away.
1 out down
A hit
Do NOT compound this
damnit.
setting up the dp..
but, of course, it's their superstar...
phew and whew.
i have sterling on (ahead of tbs)
Two down
One out away!
They did it! They did it! They did it!!!
Welcome back to the Serious, boys!
On to the World Series!
Wooo hooo wooo hoooo woo hooo!
I ... ummm ... this year is special ... regardless of what happens
[598] Indeed it is.
Finally Judge in the World Series!!
Now I don't know WHAT I want to happen tomorrow
EITHER WAY?
This will be one of the two matchups I wanted the most going into the playoffs
Yankees vs Dodgers OR Mets
That's some PRIME classic baseball, right there.
[601] Oh, that's easy. Mets win and they play Game 7. Whichever team wins the NL, having them play another 2 games is the thing.
1. I want the Mets. Fall 2000 was one of the most fun of my life, was working in Manhattan at the time, and NY truly felt like the center of the universe for a bit. Bonus is that I’ve managed to add a Mets fan brother in law since then, so that’s fun too.
2. The on field AL trophy presentation is a little weird, esp on the road. I prefer the Stanton (Jeter-esque) take that nothing is really done yet.
Well I suppose if the Yankees clinch the pennant, I should show up after a few years away to say Go Yanks!
Nostalgic me hopes for a Dodgers-Yankees series.
[604] Re 2, weird for sure. I did enjoy seeing how Stanton was trying to hide a bit even knowing he couldn't - they all knew he was the ALCS MVP, including him - and the look of absolute joy on Judge's face the entire time.
[603]. Home field against Mets but Dodgers have Home Field in that matchup. Let's go game 7.
[605] monkeypants!!!
we're going to the Whirled Serious!!!
I blacked out as Soto was rounding the bases, after I saw the ball bounce into the stands, then threw out my lower back celebrating! I also lost my voice. Damn, I'm old!
[608] The one and the same!!!
Jazz Chisholm: “Pay my guy! Pay Juan Soto!”
Amen.
I was at a comic club tonight. I only saw the 10th inning. Holy shite! Cheers, y'all! A lot goes down in 15 years. Go Yankees!
I can’t believe how much of a role Mark Leiter played. And successfully!
Dodgers-Yankees. Finally.
I became a Yankees fan in 1977 when our gym coach made everyone choose a team and promised "no calisthenics" each day to the winners. I chose wisely. (It's the dumbest ever reason to become a fan or just as good as any other reason. I've never been able to decide, but we lived 250 miles from any MLB team. Regardless, it made me a fan of baseball too). The Dodgers played a big role and so did Reg-gie! Reg-gie!
By 1978 I was a real fan of the Yankees and followed them closely all that tumultuous summer. I remember running home from school to see Bucky hit that homer on a TV with snowy reception. The 2-0 deficit in the World Series and the comeback was pretty much the season in a nutshell. And when Munson caught the final out against the Dodgers in Game Six it turned into the greatest season ever.
In 1981 I was miserable for 50 days during that strike but ecstatic when the season resumed. The playoffs were a bit of a blur, but I remember watching the series from our couch since I had Chicken Pox. This time the Yanks led 2-0 and then were overcome by Fernandomania and some timely hitting. If I remember correctly George Frazier took three losses. The Boss broke his hand in an elevator after the series. I was 14 then and have been waiting 43 years for the Yanks to face the Dodgers again.
Let's Go Yank-ees!