So we are now down to 4 teams in these playoffs, and what remains are 4 prime time contenders, no weak teams in these final 4, when the playoffs began the Twins & Rockies were the underdogs of the bunch, while the Cards & Sox's were contenders but now they are all gone.
What now remains are truly the 4 best teams this season had to offer, the favorite? that is still the NY Yankees, but not by much, they have the bigger bats but they now have to deal with those Angels. The Angels come into this by sweeping past the RedSox, and with their fallen teammate inspiring them every step of the way, the Angels, the one team who knows how to play the Yankees, come into this series with the best chance of knocking off the Evil Empire out of the playoffs.
Many experts say this is the WS right here, & I have to agree, before the playoffs started I had picked the Yankees to go all the way to the WS, and had them knocking off the Angels to get there, but these Angels who are simply underdogs because of the home field disadvantage, are really no underdogs. For the Yankees to win in this series A-ROD & Texiera, the best 3 & 4 hitters going right now, must produce like retro Big Papi & MANNY if they are to get past these Angels. A-ROD needs to bring it like he did vs the Twins, for the 1st time in his Yankee playoff career, A-ROD was able to deliver the goods with BIG game tying & winning blows to lead the team in the 3 games, the 3 & 4 guys in the Yankee lineup must continue to hit if they want to beat VLAD Guerrero, Tori Hunter & the now very popular Bobby Abreu who has made a tremendous difference to this Angel's lineup. The Angels will not make the same mistakes the Twinkies made, the Twins pretty much beat themselves & gave away the series with their numerous blunders on the base paths & missed opportunities, they reminded me of the Mets, that won't happen with a Mike Scioscia led team.
The Pitching will be tight on both sides, John Lackey is a horse who I would love to see on the Mets next season, but still I like the Yankees 3 man rotation getting past the Halos some way, some how.
Moving on to the NL, the so called AAA circuit, here we have the Philiies & the Dodgers as the cream of the crop in the NL, so no way you sleep on these guys. Torre's Dodgers are back for the 2nd straight year and the young guys seem to have gotten better, Kemp, Ethier, & Loney all are back with more experience, and they still have Mannywood ready to shine where he always does, throw in guys like Furcal & Orlando Hudson and you have one complete & very capable lineup, & off the bench quality guys like Jim Thome & Juan Pierre will be ready to contribute. The Dodgers pitching has always been GOOD, so this is one solid Dodger team who will be looking for revenge vs the defending champs who ended their season last year.
The Phillies will bring the power Ala the Yankees, and these guys know how to win, the only problem with the Phils this season has been their closer Mr. Brad Lidge who last season was Mariano Rivera perfect, this year Lidge has been mostly erratic, but if the Phillies have the lead he will still get the ball. The Phillies will be tough as always, but this time around I see the Dodgers getting revenge and representing the NL.
FOX wants NY vs LA, that's where the money is at, & I would not mind seeing that series to be honest, Torre vs his old soldiers, West coast vs East coast, it would be like 1977, 78, 81 allover again, it's been a while, like the old days Lasorda vs Martin, only this would be the battle of the Joe's.
Joe Girardi will be seeking what the other managers already have, the RING as the skipper, his team is the best team money can buy, and it's been 9 years, a long long time for any Yankee team, but this season they seem to have it all going right on track, and their fans are craving like it's 1995, but it wont be easy the other 3 remaining teams show little weakness, & maybe this is a good thing for the Yankees because the pressure to have to win it all will not be as bad, if they lose they will lose to a worthy team, still they will be the favorites, they won the most games, hit the most HR's, & spent the most money to get here, the fans are waiting.
The Phillies are the defending champs, the Dodgers have not won since 88, the Angels have the best manager looking for #3, and the Yankees...they just need to win!
You guys know what I'm all about, no secret here, anyone but the Yankees, I herd some Met fans say that he rather see the Yanks win instead of the Phillies, oh really? I say make it 2 in a row Phils, I rather here it from Phillies fans then from Yankee fans anytime of the day, so I say anyone but the Yankees, still when the smoke clears it could very well be the NY Yankees, and I will be here to let you know about it.
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I agree, I like the Yankees but I dont think it'll be as easy as many people in the media are making it out to be. Angels are a really good team with good enough starting pitching, really good, pesky hitters and they wont make many mistakes on defense and on the basepaths. Where Anaheim might run into serious trouble is if the Yankees get into Anaheim's bullpen.
I'm curious to see how the back and forth travel and the cold weather will effect the Angels.
As for the AAAA LCS, I like the Dodgers. The Dodgers bullpen will be the difference this time around.
You know the FOX suits are salivating at the possibilty of a Yankees-Dodgers series, let's see if it happens.
Man Freddy, your clouded hate for the Yanks is unreal. Any baseball fan knows that you NEVER root for a team in your own division to win it all. Those are your absoluite and most played rivals. I could understand rooting for the NL, but you should be HATING the Phils. Congrats. You are a playa hater, but you are not part of the club yet.
I would like to see the Dodgers in the series, but they won't get past the Phils. And they especially won't get past the Phils if Torre is too slow getting troubled pitchers out too slow. Blame Torre for the loss last night.
Yea we will see if they even play today, it's been rain all day yesterday and today, can you please tell me why they waited almost a week to resume & start the ALCS when both teams had completed their series even before the NL did?
If they play today it will not be in the best of weather conditions.
Why you ask? TV & Money are the two easiest answers. I agree it should have been started earlier but the baseball classic in the beginning of the year didn't help matters at all.
First of all, if the Red Sox were playing the Mets in the World Series...."Lets Go Mets". I would NEVER root for the Red Sox, even the thought of it bothers me. Thats like rooting for the Cowboys or Eagles. So it all goes back to my theory that Freddy is still secretly in love with the Yankees.
I dont know why MLB does that with the schedule, well I do, its the money that FOX and TBS ponied up but they should just do what the NBA and NHL does and start the rounds of the playoffs as soon as they can.
Hey you never root for a team in your own division, unless you use to be a Yankee fan like me who left their asses for reasons that I could no longer tolerate and only hate.
Hey I am not the only Mets fan who thinks that way, believe me they are plenty of us who hate the Yankees more then we hate the Phil’s, you can call it inferiority like in the many cases, or you can call it simply hate like in my case, but I’m not the only one.
I’m sure there are a few Yankee fans who prefer to see the Sox’s win over the Mets, but not to the great extent as Met fans feel towards the Yankees.
I don’t know about Torre leaving the pitcher out their too long, which pitcher your talking about? That game was lost when Ibanez took Sherrill deep in the 8th.
Kershaw left before he could complete 5 innings. I will be fun to see if Pedro can contain the Dodger’s bats today.
I don't understand that theory, if I was still (secretly in love with the Yankees) shouldn't I then be leaning towards the Yankees?
I think Danny got it right; it is pure hate, so much so I rather have the Phil's win it all.
Hey look at it this way, if the Yanks win I will then have to deal with all these Yankees fans at work, who even today talk about the Mets whose season has been over for close to 4 months now, rubbing it in like WHERE ARE THE METS?
If the Yankees lose I don't have to here them yack it up, and I really don't have to say anything because they won’t be around.
Plus I root for the NL.
The thing with the Yankees and Mets is that most, true Yankee fans see the Mets for what they are, a nuisance that unfortunatley has to be dealt with. Kind of like an annoying fly that doesn't want to go away.
The reason I keep saying that you secretly love the Yankees is because you seem very interested in what the Yankees do. Yes, I know that you're a baseball fan and there are 2 teams in NYC so its hard not to but its a bit much with the way you carry on about your hatred for the Yankees. It reeks of over-compensation. Hey, I took Intro to Pyschology in college so I'm perfectly qualified to make these assesments...LOL.
Seriously, I could see where being around a bunch of Yankee fans would fuel the fire but Freddy, I know you and I know that you give as good as you get.
I only saw the last inning of the game last night, how did Torre lose the game?
Freddy, you may not be the only one but we never said stupid wasn't the small minority.
"I’m sure there are a few Yankee fans who prefer to see the Sox’s win over the Mets, but not to the great extent as Met fans feel towards the Yankees."
There you go stating things as facts. You are absolutely OUT OF YOUR SKULL if you think any die hard Yankees fan would want Boston to win anything. It makes me want to throw up in my mouth.
It's Kershaw I was talking about but if you want to go Sherrill, we can go there. Sherrill walked the previous two batters before giving up the HR. So thanks for pointing out that Torre fucked up twice. Kershaw walked Hamels so that should have been an eye opener. Duh.
Your logic defies . . . well logic. You can't hate on the people at work because they do what they do when you do the same. C'mon man. Share the hate. I disagree with Ray. You don't take it as good as you give it. Don't be such a snob.
Ray, in two instances last night, Torre left the pitcher in for too long.
I don't think that taking an intro class qualifies you; I'm just as qualified as you are LOL.
The only thing that interest me about the Yankees is if they loss.
Being around a bunch of arrogant Yankees is not like being around a bunch of Mets fans, that’s like apples and oranges.
I don’t think Torre lost the game; it was that lefty George Sherrill guy who came in to face the lefty Ibanez. Boom 3 run jack.
Freddy, you are dead wrong. He DID NOT COME IN TO FACE IBANEZ. He walked the previous two batters then topped it off by giving up the 3 run jack. Pay attention.
Also, Kershaw walked the pitcher. Torre should have taken him out right there. He then proceeded to have two consecutive wild pitches and Torre still kept him in there. Torre is a great manager but his problem is that he relies too much on trust instead of what he is actually seeing.
It's a human weakness.
Oh I thought he came in to face Ibanez, I was not glued to the TV as you can see, well then Torre should had taken him out after the 2 walks and not waited for the blast, in that case I have to agree that Torre kind of blew it.
"I’m sure there are a few Yankee fans who prefer to see the Sox’s win over the Mets, but not to the great extent as Met fans feel towards the Yankees."
There you go stating things as facts. You are absolutely OUT OF YOUR SKULL if you think any die hard Yankees fan would want Boston to win anything. It makes me want to throw up in my mouth.
So you're saying that there are no Yankee fans like that? 1st of all that is not a fact, just an assumption, the only fact here is you trying to say that there are no Yankee fans out there who would rather see the Sox’s win over the Mets, once in a while.
Raymond honestly, back in 86 when the Mets were playing the Sox’s in WS didn’t you like me, want to see the Sox’s win over the Mets? I sure did, those Mets were arrogant and very much hated by Yankee fans like me back then, and I think you and Mr. Guido felt the same, I know Mr.Guado did for sure.
Correct me if I’m wrong.
You're right but that back in 86 I was 10 years old and my views change, back then I didn't really know about the rivalry and that was before the whole B.S. of Red Sox Nation, all I really knew was Yankees and Mets so of course I didn't want to see the Mets win.
Yes, there are Yankee fans out there that love nothing more than to see the Mets lose but I have to question if they're real fans or just bandwagon jumpers. I asked a couple of Mets fans that I know if the Yankees and Phillies played each other and they had to root for one, both said Yankees hands down. Thats why I say that I rather see the Mets win than the Red Sox because no matter what the Daily News or the NY Post says, the real Yankees rivals are the Sox and not the Mets. Same thing with the Mets, its the Phillies and to a lesser extent the Braves.
Yes, there are Yankee fans out there that love nothing more than to see the Mets lose but I have to question if they're real fans or just bandwagon jumpers.
Well what do you have to say about a guy like Guado who hated the Mets more then he hated the Sox? Is he a bandwagon fan? I don’t think so, this guy goes back to the 50’s and he for sure didn’t feel the same way you guys feel about the Sox, but for the Mets, boy did he hate them.
How the hell did we get on this from discussing the LCS? Lets stay on topic.
Well you guys like to rip at me for stupid shit like this, well I needed to make an example.
Don't worry, rain has stopped & it looks like baseball tonight.
Couple of things. Even if it rains, they are going to play because it will be light. Tomorrow's game will be canceled for sure.
Freddy about this:
"So you're saying that there are no Yankee fans like that? 1st of all that is not a fact, just an assumption, the only fact here is you trying to say that there are no Yankee fans out there who would rather see the Sox’s win over the Mets, once in a while."
That is why I took care to write "die hard" Yankees fan instead of your average run of the mill "how are the Yanks doing" type of fan. You know, your after 1996 fan. That one.
Remember I never hated the Mets till I met you. I really still don't. I'm very indifferent. Sox vs. The Mets? Let's go Mets.
WOW,I know I said that the Angels won't play like the Twins in this series, but in game 1 they did, to many mistakes but it was Sabathia who was on point shouting down the Angels offense, A-ROD's collision at the plate was sumthin, I can't believe Mathis held on to the ball, all in all Yanks played better in the cold.
Yanks showed up big time last night. ARod was safe at home, I guess the umps wanted to make it up so they called Hunter out at 1st when he was safe. How great was CC last night? Gotta keep it rolling tonight.
Arod was safe and Hunter was out. His foot was on the bag when the throw came and then got pulled off. I don't give a rat's ass what blind McCarver says. All the guys at MLBN also thought the right call was made.
The Angels were uncharacteristically sloppy but the Yanks were not. The score would have been tighter, but the Yanks would have won the game without the blunders.
How about Mo getting squeezed in the top of the 9th?
I'm no fan of Lupica but this was good:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/10/18/2009-10-18_the_best_fans_ever_no_matter_the_cost_no_other_team_inspires_such_devotion.html
long game yesterday, but not a great finsih, again the Angels gave it away. One thing about these Yankees playoffs is that the Yanks have gotten all the breaks and that's part of baseball.
The big moment I have to say was when A-ROD came up with the bases loaded and the Yankee crowd ready to explode, I know he tied it but that would had been his ultimate Yankee moment if he would had ended it right there, another time was when Buck said that Jeter has not ended a game this season and has not recieved any pie this year, and that Burnett was nervous if he had to throw pie at the captian, if it would had ended with Jeter with pie in the face it would had been good to see, but what we got was really no one to give pie too.
The Angels are playing like chokers.
could not copy and pace the Lupica article.
This is the link again:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/10/18/2009-10-18_the_best_fans_ever_no_matter_the_cost_no_other_team_inspires_such_devotion.html
Also, the Yanks have gotten all the breaks? Really? I'm positive if it was the other way around everyone would be talking about how the Angels have made there breaks but I guess great starting pitching, dominating bullpen pitching, clutch hitting and good defense somehow equates to catching all of the breaks.
Freddy, so you're telling me that ARod not getting the run in with bases loaded with 2 outs in extra innings was a bigger play that him hitting the homerun to tie the game? Man, nothing that ARod does is ever going to be enough.
How exactly are the Angels choking? Did they give the Yankees the first 2 games or did the Yankees just flat out took it?
Jesus did you really took that as a criticism? you guys are so insensitive when it comes to talking about your NY Yankees, this was no criticism on A-ROD or the Yankees,
I was just saying that that moment, when A-ROD came up with the bases loaded, if he would had won it also, that it would had been his defining moment as a Yankees in these playoffs, you saw how the fans were as load as the new Yankee stadium has ever been, I don't think it has been louder then that, if he would had won it also I was ready to say no one beats the Yankees now. sure A-ROD was huge to tie up the game in the 9th didn't I say that?
Again haven't the Yankees gotten some big breaks in these playoffs? 1st the Twins & now the Angels have played some sloppy baseball in these playoffs against the Yankees & maybe it is just them choking to get the job done vs a superior team which is what I see, Yes the Yankees have played crisper defense and the pitching has been the real reason they are now 5-0, that is what I see.
How exactly are the Angels choking? Did they give the Yankees the first 2 games or did the Yankees just flat out took it?
Let's see, game 1 how many mistakes did the Angels made in the 1st inning alone?
And last night how did the Yankees finally win the game?
Listen it can go both ways, you can say the Yankees took it or you can say the Angels blew it, pick your poison, I say the Angels blew it because this is not the way the Angels play. I could had very easily had said, and this is something you always like to say whenever the Mets win in this sort of fashion, (They ASS IT OUT) but did I go there? no, I simply said it is part of the game, & that's what it was.
So chill out and be happy it was not the Yankees who threw the ball away to lose the game.
for some reason whenever u paste a link on here it just breaks up, I like will just try and find it on nypost.com
I meant to say the daily news, is it the one that talks about the Yankee fans being the greatest fans in the world?
nauseating
We'll agree to disagree.
Man Freddy, I don't get you sometimes. Arod's defining moment?
A playoff moment doesn't make a Yankee! He's been here for five yrs now and he hasn't endeared himself to the fans because he used to come off as a phony. This year he minded his own business and went about playing a game that is as natural to him as walking is to us. He doesn't need to do heroics to be a Yankee. He just needs to carry himself like a professional on and off the field.
The guy singled handedly takes our offense and carries it through the Twins series. Not enough.
Last night, He hits a HR to tie a game that finally looked like it was going to the Angels. Not enough. Nevermind that Matsui had already been lifted and Posada was batting ninth. He knew that he would either have to start the rally or get it done by himself. Not enough. It was an 0-2 count. Not enough. His defining moment was lost because he DID NOT COME THROUGH AGAIN???
Your standards are so high. You probably shouldn't be a Mets fan cause you are going to get hurt.
"Jesus did you really took that as a criticism?"
Umm, yes. Was it supposed to be a compliment? It certainly wasn't encouraging.
I'm just thinking when he did hit the game-tying HR, what were you thinking? You realize this kinda shit doesn't happen in fantasy and it is now happening in reality. What Arod is doing right now is pure silly.
"you guys are so insensitive when it comes to talking about your NY Yankees"
You mean sensitive not insensitive.
You silly guy you.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Aybar neighborhood play. I guess that was an awful call.
By the way, what breaks do you mean? And by breaks, do you mean calls?
You don't think that the three errors that the Yanks made yesterday were breaks for the Angels? As a hater, and secret Yankee lover, I think you are ambivalent on how to feel.
No way am I going to get into anymore debates on here with you Danny, I already said that, one day we will meet and then we can discuss, but I could not let it go to easily.
(Your standards are so high. You probably shouldn't be a Mets fan cause you are going to get hurt.)
*hurt?.... it is the reason why it was easy for me to switch alliances, it's just a game.
(Jesus did you really took that as a criticism?"Umm, yes. Was it supposed to be a compliment? It certainly wasn't encouraging)
*it was just thoughts after a great game, which I then posted in comments for us to discuss.
It is just a GAME, a game we use as pastime, in a Blog.
Yeah, its for the best not to debate Danny.
Didn't see any of the game tonight but what happened to the Dodgers? 11-0? What a beatdown. I really was expecting more from the Dodgers
Man what happened to the Dodgers was Cliff Lee & a lot of run support, I only saw bits & pieces of the game but all I kept seeing was the Phillies scoring runs.
Another win and it may very well be the Phillies defending it.
I agree. Too much Cliff Lee. The guy looks unhittable. It's like you said early in the year Ray, "I don't think the Dodgers are that good."
We'll see. Because beyond Lee, they are shaky. Even Hamels.
That being said, there just isn't an excuse for that type of beatdown in the playoffs.
Are we under-estimating the Phillies?
No. They are defending champs. Would never do that. I know they are an offensive powerhouse. What I'm saying is that their pitching beyond Lee is shaky at best.
The Phillies do have what looks to be shaky pitching when u have a not so good Hamels, still Lee is their Sabathia and Pedro so far has been good, these 3 are solid along with Blanton & Happ, and the offense maybe be just as good as the YANKS.
I am now leaning towards the Phils to represent the NL just because they have the best chance of knocking off the Yankees.
Jeter just led off with a HR.
Bombs galore, who is going to win this?
Ray, you know what my prediction was for the AL series so don't say it out loud.
Anyway, just as Fuentes could be questioned for his 0-2 pitch to ARod, I can question that pitch to Vlad which was the pitch RIGHT AFTER Girardi came to the mound.
It's too easy to blame Girardi for over managing in extra innings but the Yankees let this one get away but at the same time showed how resilient they can be.
I thought the Angels had lost the game when Hunter crapped vs Rivera, but it was a bad case of over managing that cost the Yankees this one. So for the 1st time in these playoffs the Yankees have tasted defeat & must simply bounce back with their ACE on the mound manana.
A-ROD goes deep once again, and if I'm Scoisia I don't pitch to the guy, I cannot help but take notice how the Yankees only seem to score runs when they hit them over the wall, just a simple observation, still I believe the Yankees have the mental edge over guys like Hunter & VLAD, and what was Bobby Abreu thinking rounding 2nd?
The Angels are known for playing some smart ball, but in this series it has been lacking. The Angels came all the way back to win this one, but they are also lucky that they are not down 3-0.
Tomorrow's game just got a lot more interesting.
Not that interesting in my estimation. Other than the last run of the game, I noticed that the Angels only scored when they put them over the wall too. Your point? Getting good wood on the ball has never been the crime. When the Yanks are behind, they will adjust to any way the ballgame is being played against them.
Man, what happened to the Dodgers? I saw the last inning of that game and once again the Phils came back. This series should be over already. It seems that a lot of people under-estimate the Phillies, I saw a few pundits pick the Rockies and a lot more pick the Dodgers but the Phils just keep on rolling. They are a very good playoff team, really seeing it now.
Girardi needs to chill out with the pitching changes, I mean I know that they're trying to win the game but the over-managing might come back to bite them in the ass.
As for the homerun thing, yeah they've been hitting them but a run is a run. I dont care if its over the all or if they manufacture the run, it all counts the same.
Danny, have to disagree with you on your last point, tonight's game is very interesting. How does Anaheim come out of the gate tonight after getting an emotional win? How do the Yankees react to there first loss of the postseason?
Hey man, 1st the Twins & now the Angels have not been scoring any runs vs the Yankee pitching, over the wall or manufacturing runs, which is what they do best, but this is about the Yankees here, if it weren't for their softball like lineup, scoring runs may be an issue we be talking about.
Huh? You totally lost me on that one Fred.
Man the Phils are just the grittiest team in the playoffs, I mean you go down the entire lineup & all you see is grit, Rollins, Werth, Ruiz, Ibanez, Victorino, that's a lot of grit, and then you have last night stunner, more grit.
Tonight's game is going to be something, whoever scores the 1st run will be important, Girardi is lucky he is on the road because here on the eastcoast it's clueless Joe all day, but you all know that's how it is with the press, still I think it is better that he is away right now & dealing with the press on that side.
The Phillies definetly do seem like the grittiest team left standing. The Phils are in my opinion the only AAAA team that can hang with the big boys in the AL.
Oh I was just trying to answer Danny about the Yanks only scoring runs by hitting them out, he pointed out that the Angels have also not been scoring runs either & that they also went deep a few times to score their runs, I was just saying that this is about the Yankees because if it weren't for that softball like lineup we may be talking about them not scoring at all, but thanks to the long ball they have been excused from this, also I said that really no team whether it's the Twins & now the Angels has been able to get off on the Yankees starting pitching & that is why the Yanks have only 1 lost so far.
Sorry I just woke up.
Fair enough but at this stage what does it matter how they score as long as the score? If they had manufactured all there runs and hit no home runs everyone would be all up in arms that they aren't hitting for power. People are always going to find something to nitpick.
So is the media killing Girardi over there?
just an observation.
Well on the radio all you herd last night was about Girardi and why he put in Aceves with 2 outs and no one on...I haven't seen the Post or the Daily news but I bet that's on the front page.
I saw the NY papers and Girardi, rightfully so, is getting a lot of criticism. This was in today's Post:
The day after Angels 5, Yankees 4
Tip to Joe Girardi, calm it down a bit, Joe. You don’t have to use every pitcher in your bullpen every game. The 5-4, 11-inning loss last night to the Angels never should have happened the way it did. Now the ALCS is a series with the Yankees leading, 2-1. In the two games not started by CC Sabathia, the Yankees have used 16 pitchers. That’s a joke. Torii Hunter said he thought it was a spring training game Monday when Girardi once again emptied the pen. Learning how to use the bullpen is the hardest thing for a young manager. Girardi has to back off a bit. Dave Robertson had the Angels right where he wanted them in the 11th, getting the first two outs. There was no need to bring in Alfredo Aceves, who gave up the single to Howie Kendrick and game-winning double to Jeff Mathis that scored Kendrick. That’s over managing. That’s trying to show the world that you have a great scouting report and the Yankees do it better than everyone else. Sometimes you just have to let the game play out and go with your gut feeling. Robertson was throwing the ball well. And who knows what you are going to get out of a pitcher that day, no matter what the numbers say, until you see him throw on that day. Robertson was dealing. As a scout told me, “Why change to another pitcher when the pitcher in front of you is getting the job done. Who knows what kind of stuff the new pitcher has, unless he’s named Mariano Rivera. Girardi let this one get away.
Note to stuffy Bill James, guru to all the stat guys who are running baseball these days: Yo Bill, do you still think Derek Jeter can’t play short?
Hey all you had to do is watch that game and when Girardi took Robertson out I was right there with Buck & McCarver who called out Girardi's decision right then & there, next thing you know it was over.
The whole puzzling thing about the move was that it was already extra innings so why burn a pitcher on 1 batter?
So I was the one that said I'd give Joe some leeway with all the pitching changes because 103 wins is 103 wins. All that shit is moot now.
How great was CC last night? What makes him even greater is not only the short rest but something sportscenter showed last night on slo mo.
They were taking a look at his change in slo mo and Bobby V (Mets savior) was breaking down his changeup. The slo mo showed that he was basically throwing the changeup with only his middle finger. To create that kind of velocity with only one finger is what he called "in-humman."
ARod. What more can you say? He's doing something not even the greatest players in the game do in prime time (not even BB). Yet, I'm still left empty desiring his defining Yankee moment.
I also said yesterday that this game was not going to be interesting. Ray, you disagreed. In terms of the outcome which is what I was referring to, it wasn't. Watching all 162 games tells me that this team is not the team that was going out in the first round between 2004-2007.
I also said that the Yankees adjust their game to what is being played against them. Did ytou get enough small ball last night Freddy? Enough mix of small ball and power I hope. 6 RBi's per small ball and 4 via the HR.
Lastly, what more can be said about the umpiring? I disagree with John Kruk (what's new). He didn't blame the umpire for the wrong call on the tag up play. I do. He said it is impossible for the umpire to be looking at two places at once. I call bullshit on that one. It's all about positioning. He wasn't in the correct position and that is it. I'm tired of passing the buck when it comes to blame. Either the umps are responsible or replay needs to be expanded dramatically so baseball can hit the 21st Century.
Great win last night. Can't say enough about it. The Yanks came out strong and did what great teams do. C.C. and ARod are just on another level right now.
The umpiring is TERRIBLE. Just when I think it can't get any worse, it does. That 3rd base umpire was just terrible. MLB really needs some sort of replay system, either a booth umpire that reviews questionable calls or giving managers 2 challanges per game but something has to be done.
Well it is easy to say now that last night game was not all that important or interesting or whatever you want to call it, the Yankees put all that tension to rest with that offensive attack which I brought up, was missing, but before the game I know I was hyped to see what happens but once again thanks to Sabathia and A-ROD this game was more of a coming out party for the Yankees who did what they needed to do after the tough lost the night before.
It is also safe to say that this is the best A-ROD has been since joining the Yankees, who knows maybe it’s Kate Hudson, but the guy in locked in, you all know I hate the guy, but you have to give credit where credit is due, people like to say Pujols is better, but all around I may have to disagree, I never seen A-ROD with this confidence at the plate, and to do it in the playoffs where he has always faltered, this is his defining moment, but I’m sure Danny may disagree.
And about the tag up play, that was simply a make up call for the blown call just minutes before that one, you know Swisher at 2nd.
Well, like I said the Yankees did what great teams do, they bounced back from a tough loss and came out all guns blazing.
Like I told Danny last night, Kate Hudson must be taking really great care of ARod.
Yeah, they missed the Swisher play, the tag up and then the play with Cano and Posada at 3rd. We've seen a lot of bad calls this playoffs. Something needs to be done.
I've always said that during the regular season it should be a 5 umpire crew. In the post-season an 8 umpire crew.
One just gets to be in the booth on that particular night to quickly review replays. The problem can be easily solved. Two to three challenges. If you miss one, you lose it. The challenge system with the expidiency of how replays are shown now shouldn't take the whole process more than a minute. If it's inconclusive than the call on the field stands. TOO EASY.
Freddy, of course I disagree with you. Arod's defining moment for me was his 2007 season. That's the best season for any player where I have actually watched all the games, I wish I could remember better but I'm sure that Mattingly's 85 or 87 season was just as good.
You say that it's easy for me to say that now but I said it BEFORE the game. It is uninteresting to me because I knew what the result would be. I just wondered how the Yanks would do it. They did it in every way. Hitting and pitching dominance and good defense.
In the end those calls didn't matter at all but it needs to be addressed. It makes me sick to know that Selig is such an old school person but he needs to be realistic.
WOW some game last night, a few things, 1st I know I said Mike Scoicia is IMO the best manager in the game, but he is lucky that his team came back to save his ass, here was another case of over managing, and how about Lackey letting him here about it, I want that guy on the Mets. And Fuentes? I’m just glad the Mets didn’t invested on that guy, base loaded, 2 out, 3&2 count, I almost saw him walk in the tying run. Game 6 is on.
Oh yeah, it's on alright. On as in on the Angels tab. What a waste of a trip. I guess I can put it out now that my prediction was Yanks in five.
Hey so I actually agree with you on Lackey. The Mets can really use someone like him. REALLY! That guy is a gamer. A good AL pitcher makes for a great NL pitcher.
I texted Ray that I was praying that Scoiscoa would bring in Fuente. I almost saw it come to fruition. Swish is the only one who has yet to do nothing at all.
Looks like showers in the forecast.
Showers of champagne.
That was a crazy game last night, I thought the Yanks had it when they scored 6 but Girardi went back w/Burnett when he should have gone to the pen to start the bottom of the 7th.
How can you not admire Lackey? That guy is a gamer. The Mets would be smart to go after him. That guy pitching in AAAA and in that pitcher's park with a healthy Santana would give the Mets a really good 1-2 punch.
I'm just hoping the Yanks wrap this up in 6 because no one wants a game 7.
NO ONE BUT FOX.
Update: Heard on Michael Kay's show today that apparantley Lackey is not interested in coming to the east coast. He wants to stay in Cali. or go to Texas. I guess if the Mets really want thim they're going to have open the vault.
Well then let him go to Texas, I'm just saying he is a guy that I would like to have on board because he is old school, & tough and nails.
He will probally stay with the Angels anyways.
the guy is good but I'm not about to give him Sabathia money.
Damn Freddy, that's how fast you quit?
You need to try harder han that. No one is saying Sabathia mone but you need to do something with all that excess money they have.
Yes, they have excess. Lots of it.
Do it for the uh . . . fans.
I'm just being realistic, & why would I want a guy who said he does not want to pitch in the east coast? sounds to me like he does not like NY, but sure for the right money he might want to come, again he is good but at about 10 to 12 million a year and not 20. plus the guy is 31.
So what he's 31? Halladay is 33 and getting better. What's your point? You think 31 is over the hill? It's coommon knowledge that athletes are in better shape than they ever were and 31 is prime time.
Man, you sure know how to pick winners.
You think every stud has to be in his mid 20's?
I like to have Lackey on the Mets next season, but if the guy already said he likes the west coast, then that could only be 2 things, 1 he is just using that to boost up his leverage to get more money, or 2 he don't like the east coast. I take Lackey on a 4 year deal at about 45, but if he want a 7 year deal at over 100 I will past, and that's just me. I just don't like getting anyone at more then a 5 year deal & Lackey is probably going to be looking for more then that, but at 4 years then we talking. For me to give anyone those kinds of years he better be in his 20's.
We need a new post, this thread is already at 68 comments. Get to writing something.
You know what's funny, you sound just like the Red Sox at the bargaining table. "He's a superstar, but offer him four million dollars less." They always regret it later. They have come close to making some great deals and can never finish it. You can't fault a player for trying to get his market value. If he's not worth it, he won't get paid.
New thread please.
Where is the World Series preview? Freddy, get to work.
the game was over late last night, I will have a new post by tonight when I get home, otherwise enjoy the victory.
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