Goddamn Verlander. The Michael Myers of the Yankees universe.

Kinda feel that we're almost playing with house money tonite.

Who took Hicks' place?

[3] Oswaldo Peraza is on the roster. Also added -- Montas and Weissert.

Let’s go Yank-ees

Carp in the lineup. Let's go Yanks!

Stanton in left. carpenter dh

All right, Team, here we go.

Hi, Team! I was supposed to teach one more lesson right now, but the student cancelled and I got paid. So, I'm around for the whole game.

LET'S GO YANKS!!!

[9] Lesson, schmesson!

Never mind the bollocks--let's go YANKEES!

[9] nice.

I was really excited to see Peraza on the roster and was ready to kick the fuck out of these fucking fucks, but then Boone went ahead and put IKF back as the starting shortstop and I went back to full on pessimism.

Is Cabrera sore from the collision with Hicks? If not, why isn't he or the other Oz Kid starting at short??? FUCK!!!

Can always rely on Tony Meatballs to take one for the team!

I don't think any of the 2017 cheaters belong in baseball

[10] I'm on the laptop right now, so I can actually see the numbering system!

Well, lessons don't teach themselves and my bills don't pay themselves either, so I need to teach A LOT!!!

The racist was off the bag. Make them pay!!!

Ha, Altuve

That's not a strike, Blue

Verlander doesn't need your help, blue.

They just said altuve has struggled at the plate. That means trouble. Donaldson looks stupid every at bat.

What a waste. At least he threw over 20 pitches...

We’ll, at least got 21 pitches

That was fugly.

Fucking JD.

Padres up 8-4, bottom 7

Not a bad thing to make Verlander work a bit, I guess. But here come the most important three outs of the night. If Taillon gets through this first inning without yielding a run, consider it a win.

Just a heads up - I plan on bottoms up on the early side tonight. Cheers!

[25] I was thinking the same thing. Jamo can do it!

I guess D-Rob's calf is better. He's on the LCS roster and pitching @ Petco

Smoltz just fucked up Shin-Soo Choo's name and called his surname Chin. Oy and Vey.

sit down, little fucker!

Glad we got that schmuk Altuve on 1 pitch

[4] Peraza doesn't have that second 'o'. He's just Oswald.
(I always think of that line from Annie Hall, when Woody/Alvie says he has a headache "Like Oswald in 'Ghosts'".

Um, that's not good.

Wait until they start with the ball finding you...

Why the hell is Stanton in LF?

Holy fuck, Stanton's out there? I didn't realize.

[32] I was just emailing you. Deleting now!

I texted cult and messaged evil empire to invite them to the banter tonight.

I fucking hate the astros.

(Not that that was a catchable ball...)

Great start, we got 21 pitches on Verlander.

Not great Stanton in left. Oh, well.

[32] Great line!

Yes.

stanton is out there, because left field is smaller in houston and that way carpenter can get a full spate of at-bats.

would be better if one of the Oz Kidz were at shortstop.

really needed to keep Pena off the bases, in front of yor-gone...

Points up ... this!
Evening all, wish I had more hope, but yanevaknow!

I'm really pretty fine with walking Alvarez there.

[32] (It's Alvy's first wife.)

I’m worried about Taillon..

cult is gonna stop by! : )

This didn't take long.

IKF is playing..???

HOLY FUCKING WOW WOW WOW!!!

Holy shite!

Oh, my god -- Judge!

All rise!!!!

MVP!!! Superman Judge

Wow! That's how ya do it.

[49] Please don't remind me : (

HOLY FUCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!

Now get the 3rd out please.

That's probably as big a play as you can make in the first inning of a seven-game series.

Aaron Fucking Judge!!! He is absolutely astounding!!!

Best Catch EVER

JUDGE!

Wow.

Aaron motherfucking Judge, ladies and gentlemen.

That was miraculous.

only 15 pitches. easy peasy ; )

Lots of hard hits, but ended well.

That was Jeterian.

That's a shut down.

Ok! Always the toughest inning for our guy

Well phew

I don't think you can really measure how huge that play is.

If that gets past Judge, two runs score, it's a double or a triple, the stadium explodes, and Taillon starts thinking about his first inning troubles. Boone probably even gets someone up in the bullpen. Such a huge play.

[56] It's the old Boonie, "we gotta stick with our guys" philosophy.

[70] Yup.

8-5 now in SD. Hoskins with a solo job, to match Machado's off High Socks For Hope

dammit. Here's Harry!

I hate to tell everyone this.
I've come to the conclusion that Taillon is not as good a pitcher as Verlander.

I'm sorry! I just have to be honest, and I thought you would all want to know.

[75] You may be onto something there...

[75] LIES! Well not exactly lies...

That pitch wasn't close. shut up.

What???????????????

WOW!!! HAHA!!!

Hell Yeah!

Bye bye Bader!!!!

Holy Harrison.

BADER!!! WOOH!

Harrison BABEr!!!

Just for fun, I'll ask again -- Monty who?

YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

Did you guys hear John Sterling predict that home run before Bader came to bat?

Ba Ba Bader! AmaZing

Here's Oswaldo. I mean, Oswald. Oh...fuck. : (

Bader! Great trade.

I'm just wild about Harry!

[90] what a jerk you are. I was all about IKF all along!!!

ok IKF. I'll take it!

Izzy!

(75) #analysis!

Can't wait till next season when Judge and Bader are battling in the home run race all year long.

[93] Hahahahah!

Verlander..gotta admire him for throwing like he did this season at 39, but we’ve got his number tonight

Not sure why Verlander is getting the '95 Braves strike zone.

Meanwhile, Verlander with 38 pitches to get four outs thus far.

Hank, is Eric Gregg’s ghost in the yard tonight? Saw that Liven Hernandez game clipngoing round the other day, wacky wild stuff!

[99] I'm even more impressed by the Kate Upton bit... : o

Get him over 50 pitches in 2 innings....maybe?

I really like Trevy and hope he starts getting clutch hits again...

[103] No doubt. (*J*)

Send Izzy?

I’m 48 and yet players at 39 seem so ‘old’…why is that?

Pitch count rising, well done even if they don’t score

[108] I know, right?!

Darling begging for strikes. Asshole.

Damn it. That's two in a row.

Shorten up, Gley. Those are great pitches to smoke into right.

Well, a run is good.
We'll need more, methinks.

[104] close enough.

A successful inning, and not just because of the run. Good to see that pitch count climbing. Taillon's pitch count doesn't really matter, but it would be nice to get Verlander out early.

[111] I know!

It could have but it wasn't, Ron!

[0] I wanted to play Houston. The Yankees can't be the Yankees again until they beat the Astros in a postseason series.

Didn't we have almost the same issue with the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim California before we finally vanquished them to get to the series?

I like their leadoff batter making an out on one pitch. Keep it up!

One pitch, one out.

Yes.

[111] Darling has been sooo bad this postseason

[117] I prompted you with a private message, but don't think you saw it. Glad you made it here!

[117] When did we beat them? I have no memory of that. I only remember 2002 and 2005. Did we finally beat them in '09? Was that it?

[113] CULT!!!

[117] I guess it was, if it got us to the series.

The Astros have a "Chas" on their roster?

[123] Howdy, Nostra!

⬆️ Hi cult! My daughter asked me th other day’ ‘Daddy why are American boys in the movies always named Chad or Todd or Troy?’ ‘Because, ‘Murica, baybeeeew!’

Verlander started the game with a post-season ERA of something like 13. But Taillon's was 20.

god fucking DAMMIT

Fuck.

Gary Pettis? From the Angels Gary Pettis?

Oh you gotta be fricken kidding me.

Dammit..who is Martin Maldonado?

Well, Judge can't get everything, I suppose.

crap. he's been hit hard so we'd been lucky this far.

Fuck.

[131] The very same.

Nerts

Like I said MOAR RUNZ!

We got machete'd

Man, with 2 strikes...

If only Gleyber had been looking to do that.

Altuve is gonna find the tracks.

[143] stop that!

You guys didn't think this was gonna be easy, did you?

need a short leash. Is German available? Or did they outcast him?

Ugh. BIG batter here. gotta get Pena out. can't face yor-gone with runners on...

Gotta get this guy

Peña the Correa replacement, yes?

[146] german is around. i'm surprised he didn't pitch in the LDS. he was rather good for several innings at a time down the stretch. hasn't pitched in ages at this point...

[149] yeah. somehow, there was zero dropoff...

Is anyone warming in the pen??

whew! JD/Rizzo!!

[152] they should start now...

Phew. Feels like a win to get out of that inning.

Phew.

phew!

[150] he was our best pitcher for a while I thought.

Cannot overstate Rizzo’s D

Whew! I’m still confused about IKF playing though, and Donaldson batting 5th..

Friars tied up the NLCS. Musgrove starts in Philly for Game 3.

[158] yup.

[159] yup.

Whew > Phew you guys ⬆️

[159] Donaldson batting 5th has been vexing for months at least...

As Tom said to Greg when Greg tried to break up with him in the "panic room" in Succession, I don't like this feeling that you're making me feel, Jameson. It's not a good feeling.

At least Judge is putting wood on the ball.

[164] That's funny.
I was just feeling a low, growling gurgle coming up from deep in my digestive system.
It's bubbling up just as we get out of that inning.
It tastes like... I'm pretty sure it's hope.

Yep. It's hope.

Harrison Homers. Judge robs.
Anything can happen. It's baseball!

It's good Judge is making contact, at least.

[166] I'll leech the hope off you, then.

I prefer that feeling.

Have I shared my nickname for Stanton on BB before?

Darling disappointed again.

Fuck OFF, DArling.

[169] Please...

did NOT look like G went. these damn checked swing calls

That was a laser.

wooo-hoo!

Stanty!

Stanton!

Rope! Must plate both!

that was LACED! Wish is went out, wish it scored Rizzo. Can't fail here. Need to plate them BOTH!!

G!!!!!

Maybe they shouldn't have thrown that same pitch that he just threw in the timeout.

I'd prefer is Oswaldo and his pooka bead necklace were up

This is your moment, Josh. Don't choke.

Here comes a non-competitive strikeout from Donaldson.

[172]
Frankenstanton.
Because his lower half, his upper body and head all seemed to have assembled from different bodies and never seem in synch when he swings.
His ass goes one way, his arms and shoulders another and his head sits in the middle going I am pulling the strings, I AM pulling the strings!!!

JD, you fucking SUCK!

CHILL. THE. FUCK. OUT!!!

Worthless.

fuck you, josh. take him out and replace him with the kid.

Jesus, Donaldson sucks anymore.

Horrendous AB from JD

And there it is.

wow JD sucks.

So does Oswaldo play 3rd?

Sigh.
Probably JD can't bunt.

[185] Ha! I love it!

[184] proof you CAN indeed predict baseball.

Omfg.

Thanks for nothing, asshole.

Nice AB.

we need to get rid of JD & IKF this offseason. both signed with us for next season, methinks.

[193] yes.

not a strike, blue.

Oh my god. That is NOT a strike.

Jesus, Verlander gets a gigantic strike zone.
Like he needs it.

Carpenter is another black hole. This lineup is sus as the kids say.

Not even close, Blue!!

Carpenter looks like toast.

did boone say the kid isn't playing today and ikf is? sore from the hicks collision? or, does he just wanna lose?

[196] You can predict Donaldson.

Carpenter seems to miss those low breaking balls a.lot.

Oh man.

fucklander

That Donaldson AB really annoys me. Guy had won an MVP, why is he up there with Zero plan against an all timer like Verlander??

So if Verlander pitches inside, as long as it doesn't hit the batter, it's a strike. Okay, got it.

Fuck you Ump!!

I thought he was going to pitch a low breaking ball, too, Matty!

Um, that pitch had been called a ball earlier this inning.

I'm beginning to think that porn 'stache is not at his mid-season form best at the moment.

That really sucked.
Six pitches to Carp, not a single one of them in the strike zone. He laid off five balls... but unfortunately two of them were called strikes.

[211] You're exactly right. In a game like this -- a playoff game -- you'd think he'd go up there with a plan to hit the ball in the air. But he's an idiot. I feel like his problem is that he still thinks he's an MVP. He still thinks he's a threat to hit the ball out of the park every time up even though that clearly isn't the case. He needs to get his shit together. But we've got him for -- how long? Two more years after this?

But here's the good news -- 66 pitches for Verlander through three innings.

Another one pitch one out.

[220] It's amazing. Has he done that each inning, for the lead-off guy? Maybe two pitches in the second?

Good 10 pitch innng

Efficient inning for Jameson.

[218] He needs to but he won't.

The motherfucker can't even be bothered to run the bases like it matters.

Make adjustments at the plate? Devise a plan of attack?

Please. Dude's got more important shit to do.

And now Darth Bader is coming to the plate again!

Nice and easy.

Good work, Taillon.

It's all you, Harrison Bader!

[224] Oh, that makes me SO mad, but that's on Boone-y for not benching his lazy ass for a week after the second time.
First time is ... this your warning, run them out until they ARE gone, or I'll bench your ass for a week.

How does he call that first pitch a strike? A high curveball that never falls back into the zone. This is a travesty.

[227] No fucking kidding.

(Just to be fair, though, I did notice he hustled at some point last night. I can't recall when but I was surprised and noticed it.)

Omg.

stop calling balls strikes asshole

Dusty Baker gives great interview. He actually said something.

we look terrible and the ump isn't helping. fucklander fucky fuck.

From Gameday, this ump is giving out strikes like candy to babies.
Is it *that* obvious on TV?

Both Harrison and IKF got shoulder-high called first strikes.

[232] You're ahead of me. Just seeing Dusty now.

[234] Yeah it is.
But it's gratifying to get the confirmation from pitch f/x, I have to say.

(Also? Dusty is ageless. He looks exactly the same as he did when he was with SF.)

[234] obvious-er.

Verlander will throw 3 nine pitch innings and see the 8th.

what a waste of at-bats that inning. beyond terrible.

[240] that's as obvious at the balls called strikes.

Wild about Harry call.
https://twitter.com/JSterlingCalls/status/1582891334524104704?t=ieoyGuiMko-naZExR97OGg&s=19

STANTONIAN!!! siddown, you fucking racist.

Astros up. Tighten that zone!
Yikes. Great nab.

Great catch

Big G.

[243] laughing

It's nice to hear Sterling laughing at himself.

I hope G's hand is alright.

THe catch you guys refer to is still in the future for me!

And there it is!

Nice catch, indeed!

My M.O. for homers and wins is ... when i'm watching the game on my mlb app - which is most of the time - i then hit the audio and wait for it to catch up, so i can hear sterling's call

Don't fucking walk him!

[252]
Now why would a man like yourself subject your self to something like listening to Sterling call ANYTHING???

Stop walking batters!

apparently, boone preferred a righty (ikf) as opposed to a lefty to face fucklander. um, ok. WHY???

also, said that if the yankees are to succeed, they need IKF to be a part of it. um, ok. WHY???

Wouldn't be surprised if this is Taillon's last batter, either way.

[254] I am not a fan, but he has been doing it a long time.

Shoot, walking the terrorists at bedtime didn’t work again.

3 cheers for I. K. F!

[254] oh, it's fun on the homer and win calls! plus, there's a limited time left for it. plus, when it happens at home, i always play it to my wife and/or daughter, and they really enjoy it! : )

[260] i poured my first 'cheers' a few minutes ago into an interlocking NY yankee pint glass!

Yikes, could have been an Achilles’ tendon slice

Good job staying focused, Izzy.

Nice play.

ooh, i just realized ... i'm gonna be in NY for the first two games of the whirled serious.

Remember how Jeter used Bob Sheppard's recorded announcement after he passed? I'm sure we'll be hearing Sterling's "Yankees win! Thuuuuuuh Yankees! Win!" in the Stadium for years to come.

top of the order. 80 pitches. 3rd time through.

LET'S GO!!!

[266] that'd be cool!

[258] Badly. He's one of the most annoying announcers I've ever heard. Throw Waldman into the mix and the Yankees radio booth is nails on chalkboard awful to me.
I wouldn't let them call out for a cab for me.

It's a shame that these announcers are so busy gushing over Verlander that they don't realize Taillon has matched him thus far.

[261] That thought (that he's reaching the end) is starting to occur to me. Pretty soon we won't have John Sterling to kick around anymore.

Every time I see a Draft Kings ad I think of Pete Rose. The MLB is the very definition of hypocrisy. Fucking bullshit.

jeter tweeted out 'on to houston!' yesterday.

[272] same here. i fucking HATE it. and, i always fast forward through those annoying ads on the Jomboy Media baseball podcasts I listen to.

IT IS HIGH, IT IS DEEP ... it's caught 5 feet before the warning track.

Fucking horse shit. Verlander will show up at YS in 20 years and still dominate the 2042 lineup.

[271] yeah, he's an institution. i'd prefer ruocco, but he's too busy. i'm not a fan of justin shackil. he's not bad or anything, he's just not good enough...

[275] yeah, that sucks balls. i stopped getting excited until he says: it is GONE

We are getting killed by his offspeed slop

Dang. That was his pitch.

Gleyber is killing me.

this up sucks.

[271] You think I won't still kick him once he's gone?
Whenever I had a game blacked out on MLB.tv?
I'd listen to the other team's radio feed. They couldn't be worse.
Well maybe Hawk Harrelson, but ...

[272] Never liked Pete Rose, but I see your point.

Tonight’s booth isn’t too bad. I’m thumbs down on Sterling/Waldmyn..
This ump is total trash!!!

the nerve damage in my pinkie is flaring up. it's why i can't capitalize when i type much.

i'll have to move to my phone or stop posting. i don't use the keyboard much anymore because of this and need to type out some other long-winded stuff later...

Even at the time it felt like those early opportunities might loom large later on. And here we are. I blame Donaldson.

(283) ‘Put it on the boarrrrrrd YES!’

Yankees can’t compete if Verlander gets these calls. It’s a siagrace

Man, Judge does not do that often.

I can't remember the last time he just popped up like that.

[286] that sounds painfully annoying.

Fucklander.

The top half of innings are a waste of time to watch and the bottom halves are stand on the ledge stressful. Oi!

[290] it’s nothing compared to what you’ve had going on!!! But, I do need to be careful so it doesn’t affect my work…

[286] Oh, man, so sorry to hear it!

I hope you're not in too much pain. :(

[284] Gotcha I. Never liked him either, but he is one of the best who ever played the game. For instance, I hate Metallica, but I respect the hell out of them.

[272] yup, no reason now not to put Shoeless and Rose in.

Mantle was banned from baseball for a while merely for being a greeter at a casin0.

And this site does moderate certain words.

[286]
That sucks, my right pinky is operable, but numb, probably from an elbow thing interacting with a car accident broken right arm that never healed right.

I can’t listen to the Royals radio announcer. His voice/accent is terrible. And, every ess is the most pronounced shh sound, it makes me cringe something ‘fiersch’

siddown, little fucker.

[293] it does sound rough for drumming. Sucks to lose work which I can vouch for. You don't wanna risk that.

Justin Verlander is a good pitcher.

Always good when Altuve is out

Great. Right before the scary guy

See what happens when you play your young shortstop?!

Can’t let Tailonn gave Alvarez. CAN’T!! How is Boone not prepared for this?????

Uh-oh. Schmidt is the first guy outta the pen to face Alvarez???

My bad, Boone was ready. But Schmidt..?

3 cheers for Tallion. Helluva job.

Just walk Alvarez. Even if the next guy hits a three-run bomb, that's still the right move.

[297] I had a weird shooting pain thing that would o fro my hand into my elbow for a while. Elbow issues make me nervous but that at least is in check for now.

[292] as always, we’re on the exact same page and state it the same way

[296] Yeah there is on the latter (from the first sentence).
Rose is not dead yet.

Yup, pull Jameson.

[308] yep jams did well! sorry to doubt him.

[297] oh, man - I’m so sorry to hear that. I know how it feels and it’s no fun.

[308] You're right, Boat. I'm sure that thirteen outs and one run exceeded the staff's expectations. This was *almost* a throwaway game, and he kept them in it.

I've already had 3 cups of coffee. Must stop now.

[300] I have to worry about 4-mallet marimba playing too…

Pretty good job, Jamo

[318] Four-mallet marimbas make no sense to me. I don't know how you guys do that.

Is a quick, easy DP too much to ask for? Pretty please!

Yeah I don't think that was right, IBBing Alvarez.
Bregman is a good hitter.
I don't like it.

Never like IBBa..Alvarez great but he’s not Barry Bonds

Load 'em up. Make it extra exciting.

[295]. Pete Rose was 448th in history in OPS+. I was surprised he was that low. I didn't think he was in the top 100.

I guess Loaísiga isn't up today. This would be his spot.

[320] there are a few folks who play 6 mallets now! I can’t fathom that

That is NOT a fucking ball. Jesus christ.

That was a strike!

Hey, Blue - FUCK YOU!!!

That was a strike

Eat shit, blue.

This ump is hilarious. What's he smokin'

[327] what? impressive.

Ok - now the DP. On the first pitch

Yeah that's one reason. That's one reason not to IBB Alvarez.
Yeesh.

Ara, got your wish

we're in trouble.

So.

Here we are.

Comments coming too quickly, can’t keep up.
Hate hate hate this ump but also the IBB was wrong.
Btw, Pete Rose the most over rated player in mlb history

This announcers are irritating. How is it a good at bat when he didn't swing at a strike but it was called a ball? Unless he's a jedi controlling the umpire's mind, he had nothing to do with that.

make up strike?

Nice pitch.

Gutsy pitch.

The Ump Scorecard on Twitter is going to be Must See

"The strike zone is getting bigger and bigger..." Except when actual strikes are called balls.

MONEY!

Look. At. Clark. Schmidt!!!!!!

Georgia Boy does it!!

[345] exactly what I just said. I mean they even commented on it!

DoUBPLE PLAY!

Huge play!

Boom!!!!! Love it!!

What a DP

FUCK YEAH.

Sorry.

YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[334] yeah, I won’t even attempt it. 4 is enough!

Wow ... Gameday is BEHIND!
They didn't even show the 1st pitch before you guys saw the GIDP.

[334] I have one more very short 2-mallet video in the queue I’ll post before the year is out or early next year

So my phone is about 15 seconds behind the actual action.

Huge double play. Of course, it wouldn’t have been necessary if this ump could recognize a ball vs a strike.

Could it be...
do you think Clarke might be... Superman???

The nation would prefer a scroll of Banter comments and David Cone snoring more than these fucking ass clowns in the booth.

[356] that Is lame. Shouldn't lag that far behind.

[357] oh cool. So happy I can watch those again. Life restoring!

[355] My son was in the drum pit in marching band for four years, and I was always amazed by the kids on marimba.

[356] [358] no access to tbs tonight? I’ll be able to watch tomorrow night from home as well

[363] I am sooo happy about that for you!!!

[364] Nice!

What is Donaldson even doing?

That was horrible, JD!

Bench Donaldson. Play both of the Oz Kidz!!

What would it to take JD? And then how quickly would he be back int he lineup?

Brave showing, JD!

A brave showing.

How is Fucklander real? Ugh.

Attached boy, Josh. Maybe let the beer vendor hit for you. And for your info, darling, fucklander is going 7.

I like Donaldson at 3rd. Too bad they don't have a designated fielder.

Whew, I was really worried that Donaldson was going to hurt himself. It's a good thing he didn't swing the bat at all, much safer that way.

Is Douchelson the least liked Yankee since…whom?

I threw my last competitive pitch forty years ago at age twelve, but I'm fairly confident I could strike out Donaldson right now.

I think that should count, just coz

[376] I was thinking the same. It's like when we used to have to watch Yankee pitchers hitting in National League parks. You just wanted them to keep their bat on their shoulder and not get hurt. Same with Donaldson. Just sit down and get your glove.

[377] Arod, Clemens, Ardolis?

insane

[377]
Pavano
Kevin Brown
Ellsbury

Verlander is still pretty hood

[381] I like all those guys better than Donaldson. At least those guys were good. And I never had a problem with A-Rod.

Donelson and Carpenter. 6 easy outs per game.

What's going on? My feed just went to a commercial break after Carp K'd.

I don't dislike Ellsbury. He was a bad signing before the ink was dry, but whatever. Pavano? I've blocked that out. I don't even remember what I thought about him. Kevin Brown? I don't know.

Donaldson reigns supreme in my book.

[384] He's good at pitching.

Oh, end of the inning. Doh!

Well, these innings are torture.

Yeesh. This will just make Firing Boone and hiring Mattingly that much easier.

[387] That's what we call the "end of the half inning".

[377] German is up there too

The asshole racist can go fuck himself. I hate Houston

[388] I've totally blocked him out too. He was the one that gave us like ten starts in three years, right?

God, when even was that? Was that like in the Raul Mondesi and Rondell White days?

Those were some really dark times. I really didn't enjoy those teams very much.

FUck.

Goddamn it.

Fuck.

Fuck them. All of them.

[389] See, I told you.

Damn…isn’t Gurriel like 50??

[392] I don’t think Mattibgly is a good manager at all. Definitely don’t want him. Gotta get rid of Boone…

[395] I'm glad someone else remembers that about Guriel, by the way.

Aw crap

I'm not sure how this is one Boone. I guess you could argue that he's the one who puts the lineup together, but this game looks very different if the Yankees do something with guys on second and third and one out.

[401] I’ll never forget. Every time I have to look at that piece of shit, my stomach ties in knots. He needs to rot in hell before the end of this series.

It's not what you want.

Did I mention that I hate all of them?

Sigh.
Well, it was a nice dream while it lasted.

A guy named Chas? Really?

Bringing Clarke in was so dumb. And, I imagine no one has been warming up???

can't let mccormick beat us. this is ridiculous.

No blame to Schmidt here, guy was a lifelong minor leaguer now Yankees expect him to shut down one of the best teams in baseball? Feel for the guy

sigh

Double crap .

[403] I agree. Bad ABs by Donaldson. Carp has lost the magic.

[408] they said Trivino was last inning. Not sure if he stayed up...

The problem is not Boone, the problem is that the bullpen has been absolutely ravaged by injuries. Clarke Schmidt should not be in that spot, but who else? I feel awful for him.

Jeez, maybe TBS can just go blow Verlander in the dugout now? Would
Be faster then the endless cuts to him the dugout for rest the game

Well, and also... the bullpen isn't really that good.

It looked SO good in June. But it wasn't really.

Does anyone remember the GoT scene with The Hound and the chickens.
Right now I want to be the guy who the Hound stabs into own dagger, OVER AND OVER AND OVER again.
Ugh.

Nine outs to get something together...

But remember, this wasn't a game the Yankees were supposed to win. This was the gravy game.

[414] I’d have preferred Trivino there. Clarke is more for length. German would have even been better.

It’s still a close game, but … they have a great bullpen and we’re gonna get swept.

Check out Lou’s ‘stache!

Michael King, he was the real deal, so yeah that injury was very costly.

A free out. Thanks Maldy.

[422] yup. That’s when I said the season ended.

[416] I was thinking the same. This is why all baseball fans everywhere hate all of the postseason announcers. We're used to listening to our own guys calling our games from our team's perspective, but then we get to the postseason and once the other team takes a lead, the announcers start gushing about them and putting everyone into the Hall of Fame. I get it, but it's still tiresome. I mean, I know Verlander is a Hall of Famer, but how many times tonight have they told us that?

I am grateful JD can still contribute in the field. THat's important.

Yep to all of that.

Sit down Buzzer Boy, ya fuck, ya.

nice work Trivino.

Alright, fuck it - let’s break their hearts. And, by that, I mean Darling and the other guy. Frenchy is pretty innocuous. Doesn’t add a blessed bit of baseball value though…

No shame losing Game 1 with the travel and facing the greatest pitcher/competitor/mustache ever to take the mound. Let’s get ‘em in Game 2

This game was went down the shitter when they the 5 and 6 hitter could not even foul a ball off with men on 2nd and 3rd. Donaldson will hit for the cycle before the Yankees ever beat Verlander in a playoff game.

[431] Wait up, I ain't hear no fat lady signing.

[431] I'm surprisingly unbothered by all this. Winning this game would've been like stealing, but if we don't win... I still feel good about tomorrow and about the rest of the series.

[431] Jazz - if I can watch a certain documentary in the coming weeks, I’m gonna be emailing you about it!

(433) I’m grumpy..need a small espresso before lunch methinks

So are they gonna show Verlander with that shark dance thing three times an inning, or just once an inning?

Yeah, in general, I’m less stressed and worried about this game than I was for Judge hitting 60/61/62 and the ALDS.

[433] Wait up again, Montas is warming up. It's over.

[439] I bet the announcers just harp on his PED suspension…

(435) Mysterious! Assume a music doc..?

This might irritate some people, but here it is. Watching Verlander dominate over the past four innings is better than baseball being over. The Yankees so easily could've lost to Cleveland, and then where would we be?

Hey, let's talk about Verlander some more!

Peraza could have done that. And a whole lot more!

Oz & Oz should be our left side tomorrow

these guys have abandoned calling the game

[441] yes!

[442] agreed.

What are you looking at, dude?

Trevy is probably cooked from a long year catching. Didn’t he recently have another baby boy too? Probably hasn’t been sleeping much, if that’s the case…

You'll swing at the next meatball, dude.

[442] laughing

And then where would we be?

[445] they sure have. Game is kinda over and they don’t know much about baseball anyhow. If they’re gonna keep talking about Fucklander, can they just talk about Kate instead? With pictures, preferably!

[431] Oh man, that's an interesting baseball thought experiment.
Who IS "the greatest pitcher/competitor/mustache ever to take the mound"? Not sure it's Verlander, he's not the leader in the 'stache competition, for sure.
And how much do you weight each category???

Uh oh, MontASS in.

Keep this kid off the basepaths

That definitely keeps him off the basepaths

[454] perfect.

Choo-choo!

The smart thing here is to let Montas finish this game, no matter what happens.

Montas. Worst move ever in Cashman's long and storied history about bad moves.

yep Montas still sucks.

Well this is fun.

Jeebus

Staying up to watch because I am stupid

The mustache discussion is more interesting than what's happening on my TV right now...

Sparky Lyle?
Al Hrabosky?
Jack Morris?

I think Jack Morris, hands down.

Where does Houston find these guys? Correa leaves and they replace him with someone bigger and better and younger and cheaper.

Could you imagine having a young, stud shortstop? What about two?

Now, it’d be impossible to have both on the postseason roster at the same time. If you’d be so fortunate, what would you do? Well, of course, play your stopgap shortstop who is both offensively AND defensively challenged that was just benched because he wasn’t good enough to beat a lesser team. FUCK!!!

Well, not supposed to win this game anyway.

⬆️ Rollie Fingers? Gorman Thomas? George Scott?

[460] I wanted Castillo sooo bad. Then again, not for both Volpe AND Peraza (plus)

[459] only at 12 pitches! ; )

Hopefully my field trip tomorrow to the pumpkin patch goes better than this game. Peace out, y'all.
Outlander!!!!!!!!!!
GODDAMN HIM!

Hrabosky
Rollie Fingers
Bobby Grich
Alvaro Espinoza
Davey Lopes

Davey Lopes a great choice!

[470] Hm. I was thinking only pitchers. I've extending, then there's only one choice -- Reggie Smith, circa 1977.

So I just noticed that it's only 4-1...
But I don't remember the Yankees' last basehit.

GOOSE you silly kay-nighits!

HOW IS THAT A STRIKE?!?!?!

Gleyber is fucking killing me.

omg this ump

That pitch was in the dirt.

It was just above his ankles.

HE'S SIX FOOT FUCKING SEVEN!!!

Darling with some insight on Judge -- "I wonder if the umpires have trouble adjusting to his strike zone."

Fck this ump.
I cannot wait til they’re all replaced by cameras and robots.

if you throw the pitch to the catcher, as the home team, and the away team doesn't swing, it's a strike. ooh and aah, even it's a foot out of the zone. fuck everything and everyone!!

wait. so that was a ball? the one at his ankles? so, what about the earlier pitch? FUCK!!!

and, now - what are you looking at???

i will have no problems rooting for either national league team to sweep houston.

[486] the pitches should be on the big screen with the box so people can see. People can't see but react anyhow. It's absurd.

As a teacher, I'm a mandated reporter. I feel like I need to call Child Protective Services to report all these kids I see in the stands being indoctrinated to the Cheating Cult.

I genuinely don't understand Gleyber.
He shows not only that he's capable of going the other way, but of doing so with authority. He's legit dangerous when he does that. So why does he mysteriously stop trying to do that? Really, I just don't get it.

His whole swing changes. I don't know how to account for that.

[489] YES!!!

[490] I stand with you.

Okay, Rizzo!

TONY MEATBALLS!!

RIZZO!

Ratzo!

Meh, I have to drive my parents hither and yon tomorrow.

If only to stop the announcers' love fest.

If Stanton hits a Stantonian Shot (TM), it counts as 3.