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ALCS Game Five Spillover Thread III
ByYou can’t win if you don’t score…
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This is the part where I turn off my PlayStation and just start the game over.
Pshh the Yanks are still a Big Slam in this.
You can’t win if you swing at pitches in the dirt
Here’s the weird thing—Melky is known as the guy who will swing at birds in the sky and pitches in the stands, yet he’s been arguably the best hitter this game for us.
Lackey’s curve is filthy tonight.
I miss Game 1 John Lackey. I liked him better than Game 5 John Lackey.
+1
You mean Game 1 Angels defense.
Well, that too. But two of those four runs were earned.
yea, and we had 9 hits off Lackey in game 1 and you got the feeling that we were getting to him, tonight it feels like we only have 1 hit on him…
no, say whatever you want about the Angels’ D in game 1, but Lackey is nowhere near the same pitcher he was in game 1
Yeah, you get the impression the cold really affected his ability to throw the curve, despite everyone downplaying it.
i’m going to predict the winning run comes to the plate in the 8th inning
wow this game is sooooooooooooo frustrating.
Deep, Mike. I kinda like
“To win, you must finish the game with more runs than the other team.”
Lackey is dealing man.
Tip of the cap.
Lackey’s really been pitching on the black all night. Let’s hope we can get to their bull pen.
its nice sometimes, but all the optimism is just fucking ridiculous during a game like this
So we should all turn off the TV?
What would you like to hear?
if you’ve got work to do, maybe. but i’m not saying that you should
Be real for once. The offense is horrible, there’s no sugarcoating it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
Yeah we should give up hope. No way we are good for 4+ runs.
ur easily the worst and gayest offender
/Iron Horse’d
“Gay” is not a synonym for “bad”. Stop with the homophobia, Charlie. Go somewhere else with that bullshit.
NO U
How do you know when you’re at a gay bbq? When the hot dogs taste like shit!
BOOM!
Feel better now, Charlie?
You know the old saying…
“The hardest part about roller-blading, is telling your parents you’re gay.”
I believe that’s a Haitian/AIDS joke, but we’ll let this collect some dust.
Except this isn’t game 7.
But, ya, let’s forget about that.
No.
Optimism is never ridiculous for the 2009 Yankees, who have more come from behind wins than any other team in the bigs, and who crush the ball in the 7th-8th-9th innings.
true dat. i just think they’re bound to fall up short eventually
Meh Phillies are sooo much more clutch because of their horrid bullpen.
/Kruk’d
New York Yankees, Innings 7 or later, 2009:
Regular Season – .293/.378/.508 (.887) – 1st
Postseason – .250/.374/.490 (.863) – 1st
true dat. I just like being negative.
/Charlie’d
true dat. I just like to call out dudes 4 bein gay cuz of my latent homophobia
This team never even once came from behind to win in regular season..what makes u think all of sudden they will do it in playoffs.
I’m with you. Everything sucks, the Yanks are a failure, fire Brian Cashman right now, wallow, wallow wallow.
yeap… AJ could be throwing a perfect game and we still wouldn’t be ahead…
Wouldn’t be behind, either.
lol… touche
It’s cool, we just want to clinch and celebrate at home.
The sad part is Lackey is no where near being pulled from this game. Not only has the offense looked pathetic thus far, but they haven’t worked Lackey deep into counts.
He’s at 70 pitches….
When he’s pounding the zone like that, it’s real hard.
TWSS
And with the Yankees only getting 15-17 pitches per inning on him, we can look forward to only seeing their bullpen for two innings.
if he keeps pitching like he is, he’ll be out there through 7 at least. they’re gonna ride him to go for the victory
Hard to work the count when Lackey is consistently ahead of the hitters.
FUCK him god I hate that pos Lackey nice job guys let him off the hook in the 1st of course he was going to own
Heart of the order coming up next inning. I say we break the seal then.
hopefully he loses his touch for the curveball. its killing them tonight. mixing it for called strikes and having them go out the zone after it
Agreed. This game feels so much closer than 4 runs.
i like this analogy
But then we’ll be going every 20 minutes!**
**I was once stuck in traffic on the GWB and REALLY had to pee. There’s nowhere to go, though. So I peed in a tissue box, put the box in the road when I was done and some guy yelled at me like I pissed on his car or something. He threatened to call the cops. It was weird.
Heh.
You’re the man.
Lives the gimmick.
bend over i’ll break the seal
You’ve got gay on the brain.
Here’s to hoping Jorge doesn’t put down the 2-run homerun sign like usual.
Ye of little faith.
Turn your sarcasm detector up.
All it takes is one big hit. They’ll get their cracks.
We can still win this game people. 4 runs isn’t all that difficult.
Isn’t the game officially over though? All this baseball playing now is just for show…isn’t it?
Fucking Rangers… bahhhhh
Hey Devils fans,
At least the Devils will beat the Rangers tonight.
Rangers fans,
You’re night depends on the Yankees.
I can’t wait till they start hitting off this fucking gargoyle
I don’t like his Lemmy mole
Lackey’s thrown more pitches then burnett. I cant wait to shut these stupid ass thundersticking angels fans up.
Lackey’s pitching about the same number – 70 through 5 innings vs. Burnett’s 64 through 4.1 innings.
Lackey seemed to proud leaving the mound after that inning. Let’s get to him next inning please and crush his pride.
bend over i’ll crush your pride
Maybe it will be funnier the third time.
Jose Molina must have been exhaling really hard while that pitch was on its way to the plate.
The Yankees still have 4 more at bats in this game. They can definitely win this game.
Posada just can’t catch AJ. It can’t be done. He’s horrible.
It’s physically impossible?
Shit! Someone tell Girardi.
Good call there.
Lackey reminds me of a young Biff Tannen.
Make like a tree, and get outta here.
Yes, that.
Also, an old Biff Tannen.
Ken Rosenthal = Frodo Baggins
Dildo Faggins
HAI Yoooooo
Frodo > Rosenthal
Ernie Keebler > Rosenthal
Gizmo > Rosenthal
Okay…the 0-1 pitch was a ball. But, it was called a strike earlier in the game. Consistency, ftw!
finally, some luck in the field
Pardon my optimism, but I’m not going to give up on this team.
I will acknowledge their lackluster offense right now, but that doesn’t mean we should unlock our tool sheds and bring out the pitchforks/torches.
So yea, YANKEES!!!!! I’m not letting the pessimist drag me down!!!
bend over i’ll bring out the torch
Sorry, I’m not into that stuff.
If you are, you’re going to have to find someone else.
We’re all disappointed in the offense for not scoring and AJ for giving up those four runs.
That being said, it’s horrendously retarded to throw in the towel now and say that there’s no way we’re winning this game. That’s just dumb. The historical record disagrees vehemently with you if you take that position.
The tying run definitely comes to the plate in this game. Getting him home is where they decide how badly they want this series over now.
Oops, thought that was gonna hang up longer.
I wonder if Tim McCarver realizes that none of us care about his personal stories.
I’d love to see McCarver and Morgan have a sit-down where they just regale each other with stories of their playing days. The lack of oxygen after long enough could take them both out …
Mister Delaware says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Oh no! We’ve been declared over!
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Tom Zig says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
We’ve already been eliminated
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Drew says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:09 pm
+1
Should just go ahead and forfeit. We suck.
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Wow, you guys sure caught what I said – I did say we suck and we should forfeit and we’ve been eliminated…Yep right there in black and white. Ooops except I didn’t, just said the Yankees were 0-4 and had only 2 runners reach 2nd base. But I guess in the world of Dikipedia where you guys reside, that constitutes an admission of giving up.
Unless you are watching a different version of the game than I am, I think you just saw Posada reading the label of the baseball rather than swinging at it and Jeter looking like he is on a fishing expedition.
No one wants the Yankees to win more than I do but facts are facts and right now, they have failed to do anything at the plate tonight. Matsui is a mess, Tex has one hit, Posada just watched, Cano is old Cano so far….they have not gotten the hit when they needed it (big misses in the 1st) AND Lackey is only at 70 pitches with 4 hits and 7 SO. Is it over no, but based on what has been seen so far, as our friend Yogi would say “its getting late early”.
It would help if you post what triggered those replies.
I did, it was the RISP info and runners at 2nd
It seems you’re being misinterpreted by lots of different people on numerous different occasions.
Ockham’s Razor says that’s probably a “you” problem and not an “us” problem.
Occam’s chainsaw at this point.
yep, think you are right, it is my fault. Thanks for pointing that out.
http://www.dailymotion.com/vid.....song_music
This John Lackey guy, don’t get me wrong, he’s a nice guy, I like him just fine…
…but he’s a mouth breather.
http://tinyurl.com/cer7ux (safe)
good mouth breather reference.
lay out for that baby
What is that necklace on Burnett? Is it a bicycle lock?
I think Joba gave him that.
It makes it so you can throw so hard, you can put a fastball through a brick wall. For realz!
Actually it is supposed to be piching GPS because both of them some time don’t know where the pitch is going.
We’re winning this game. We’re 4 runs down, which by 2009 Yankees standards, means we’re actually a run or two up.
God I hate Aybar’s face!!
McCarver has to walk a fine line commenting on Posada/Molina, since he was Bob Gibson’s personal catcher with the great mid 60′s Cards teams that beat the Yanks in 1964.
I met the guy, he sat and talked with my friends and me, and he seemed like a genuinely nice guy. But Jesus Christ, I can’t stand watching Hunter play baseball. The histrionics at time can be a bit much, no?
I like how they fail to mention that Burnett’s best stretch of the season came with Posada catching the majority of the games.
No need to. Posada sucks. Joe G. knows it and that’s good enough to me.
I like how they fail to mention the blonde with the huge rack in the 3rd row behind the plate.
AJ channeling his inner Pettitte
It worked, it throws the batters off and they get impatient.
Start.
Scoring.
Now.
X2
x5
I hate Angels fans.
Red Sox fans at least have some intelligence.
Well, let’s not go that far …
huh? They do?
They at least know whether a fly ball is an out or not…
Excluding people named David Ortiz.
Have you heard their fans scream in agony when a potentia 3rd strike is about 5 feet outside and it’s not called a strike? I feel like that’s extremely unique to their fanbase.
In my internet travels, I’ve found that Sox fans are generally more knowledgeable than Angels fans.
I hate any fan base that needs FIREWORKS before/after the game, to tell their imbecile fans that something exciting just happened.
Fireworks.
Always funny that with a runner who can steal bases on 1st, the crowd boos when the pitcher throws over…
Kind of like the people who berate everyone on this blog…
I always notice that and think how stupid it is. Yankee fans do it too. It’s just IGNORANT and really dumb as well.
Kind of like the people who berate everyone on this blog…
No, the people who berate everyone on this blog would be more analogous to a second set of fans chiding the first set of fans for booing.
One stop closer to no Jose Molina catching Burnett
*step
Fair to speculate that, but I really don’t think so. This was an in-game situation that called for more offense. I doubt he’ll start Posada.
If they are coming back on this one they have to score at least once in this inning.
gotta start at some point. putting runs up on Lackey would be huge.
Thundersticks and fruity SoCal surfer dudes are an awfully cheezy combo. Lets get some runs!!!!
bend over i’ll show u a thunderstick
OK offense, PLEASE score some runs this inning.
Here’s hoping A-rod gets a RBI to break the record of most consecutive games with a RBI in the postseason.
if he could do that via a 3-run jack, that would be swell…
More annoying:
Thunder Sticks or The stupid towel things that every other team has turned to?
Towels > Thunder Sticks
The towel thingies is nothing new. I remember seeing that at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1976. They called them the Beat the Yankee Hankies.
The French have used it for much longer.
Thunder sticks.
At least I can wipe the beer off my face with a towel.
If anyone needs a mental break I posted in the Abrue Damon HOF threat why neither belongs in the HOF.
Read and comment quickly before the upcoming Yankees rally.
if others here smoke cigars, I recommend Tatuaje – Pete Johnson has done a fantastic job with these cigars.
how does that compare to say, a punch, or macanudo?
aj burnett has thrown less pitches than lackey. true story.
Quick: which pitchers has the lower pitch count through 5 IP tonight?
You’ll be surprised.
Beckett. What what!
Yeah I saw that and I was like WTF.
AJ
someone brought that up earlier and so did the guy above you.
Damn! Nice catch, Mike.
This is our inning…I smell a rally coming on.
or maybe not.
My cousin just said he’s springing for World Series tickets when the Yankees come back and win this game!!!!
Let’s do this!!!!
Hopefully they score so we don’t have to see a spillover thread like this:
“We will bring the tying run to the plate.”
well, these couple of innings audition of the Posada catching AJ will hopefully end the Jose in WS experiment..
Another hard hit ball right at someone. Can we has babip luck?
The original Homer Hankie was cool and the Terrible Towel is OK but it is getting somewhat old. Still, it’s not a noisemaker- real fans have achy hands and are losing their voice after a cold October night in The BX.
Jesus Christ, every single hard hit ball has found an Angel tonight.
so mike, what time tomorrow morning does the thread go up about how posada should start behind the plate for aj in the world series
hopefully at 11:30
9:30 should be how the yankees always find a way to come back, or the WS pitching matchups
1 fucking pitch Texiera.. on fucking PITCH!
Oooh, seems like Tex is about to breakout.
As is the offense, two well hit balls there.
Sooo close Arod!
Lackey’s spirit is broken!
hey maybe if they keep his pitch count low enought Lackey can go again Sat.
Oh my Mo, i just about died if A-Rod got thrown out there…
there you go a-rod
Nice powerstroke, ARod. Missed a homer by that much.
I’m surprised the ump didn’t call A-Rod out there.
Very funny
hahaha I love how Al waits for the safe call. You never know with these umps…
It’s unfortunate we have only one guy who knows how to hit in this lineup. Poor A-Rod can’t win this one by himself.
You amaze me.
Stop acting like a douchebag.
Note: He is not a douchebag, just acting like one.
That’s allowed, right?
Two out rally please.
So close!
So close!
Get a room, you two.
LETS FUCKEN GO.
Nice job A-rod. Cmon Matsui, get a goddamn hit with RISP.
We’re getting to him. 3 well hit balls.
3rd AB magic.
Alright Alex, way to do something there. Now Matsui, please do something here. Bloop it, dink or dunk it, or knock the crap out of it. Just please score A-Rod!
This would be a great time for Matsui to break out of his slump
Matsui..lets get him in..
‘Sui needs to do something here
RISP chance…lets go!
A Matsu bomb would be epic.
2-out RALLY, here we go.
I fear a matsui k
I fear a new charlespoet or Brazil Yankee post when I hit refresh.
Here comes matsui strking out.. crap
base hit here.
So … I’d bet curve.
1. We need 1 this inning. You know what was annoying the other night? When CC was pitching McCarver said it was the most dominating playoff performance he’s seen since- yes, you guessed it: Josh Becket in 2003. It always comes back to that jerkoff. Lets got Matsushi
how about Cliff Lee like a week ago?
He’s been taking terrible swings the past few games
we need thriall from godzilla
AJ in the dugout: “I know I got rocked early, but really guys? PICK ME UP HERE!”
Lackey’s curve is awesome tonight.
No excuses, just have to give credit where credit is due.
Yeah. The guy has been top-notch. We have no one to blame but ourselves. Credit where credit’s due.
watching a fastball or chasing a curve?
Ha. You suck. It was a walk. You didn’t expect a walk, but there it was.
oh boy, here we go Cano.
C’mon Cano!
Seemed to happy to pass that baton.
Cano, don’t let me down.
Hmmm… Lackey looked mighty unsharp there against Mr. Matsui… chink in the armor?
just a misstep
Cano with two men on. It was a good rally while it lasted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defeatist
Let’s go Robbie!
Dare we dream of a Cano clutch hit?
Cano with RISP.
Should Lackey breath a sigh of relief?
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT.
Get it done, Cano.
Let’s fucking go, Robbie. They need one. ONE.
Let’s go RObbie
Good eye Matsui!!
Com’on Cano, don’t let us down man.
Omg Cano, you havent hit well with RISP all year but we really really need to have you get a hit here.
They’ve been throwing Cano good pitches for strike 1, wouldn’t be surprised if he goes after the 1st one.
after his start, amazing that aj is only 60+ pitches
watch cano strike out on the curve… its embarrassing!
Cano..there are exceptions to every rule..i know u don’t like RISP..but for once..please..for a change..
probably be misinterpreted again, but man I would love to have Posada up instead of fishing Cano
Wow Cano wasn’t even close on that.
Hanging curve where Cano likes it, but he misses it.
ninjacano?
nope
Ughhhhhhhhhh.
Oh robbie…
yay offense
Well done.
How obvious was it to throw a deuce on the first pitch because Robbie would be swinging? Last guy I want up in a big spot…
FUCK YOU CANO!
Figures.
He is fucking useless in the playoffs
:headexplodes:
hijo de puta
bullshit..
Thanks for showing up Robby… fuck
thank most of the lineup for showing up as well if you’re at it
he blows
Wrong.
LOL NO U
no cano, that’s a bad cano that’s a BAD CANO
You know what’s terrible? That every single one of us knew Cano would fail there, yet I still yelled at the t.v. when the predictable happened.
you are not alone
But Robbie is still smacking his gum like he doesn’t have a care in the world.
Cool story, bro.
Projecting is fun!
cool story hansel
/bringing zoolander back’d
Nobody gives a shit about that but you.
Because unlike you he understands the situation and doesn’t overreact to every single pitch, hit or play like the world is on the verge of implosion.
There’s no chance in Cano coming through there. They need to have a 6 run lead in the 8th inning for him to hit.
Damn. Cano’s line drive swing turns into a groundball swing soooooo much sometimes, it’s frustrating.
Only when there are runners on. It’s not like those situations are important or anything.
puneta
Game over.
Cano hitting 6th = another great decision by Mastermind Joe.
3 innings left still
Dude do you ever have anything positive to say?
Have you ever said anything positive at all?
Cano is a better hitter than Swisher, Melky, or Molina. He should be hitting 6th. Hitting him lower would not have made any sense.
don’t worry Swishers up next inning
*grabs fistful of sedatives*
Well HELL-O!
It’s not liek he’s hitting under .120 in the playoffs.
Its like your hitting under .120 in the playoffs
this just means that the yanks will explode with risp in the world series right? right?!?
levi johnson gets a commercial???
i hate this culture
You’re the one who recognized Levi Johnson. Eh?
they had a runner on 3rd yet?
Just think of this if they lose:
2 Days of Yankee bashing, negativity, second guessing, and 2004 reminders.
Followed by one night Yankees Champagne popping !
I hate stupid unnecessary boring offdays.
Not feeling good fellas. Trying to keep the faith, but its getting tough.
Lackey can’t go more than a inning or two more with that +90 PC. And their bullpen is scared of our hitters. I mean our lineup is so deep, we had to bat Posada 9th tonight!!! NINTH!!!
Lets go Yankees!!!
Sure he can- they will ride him as long as that curve lets em
This game is making me emo.
/turns on radiohead
Radiohead isn’t emo!
srslaw. don’t diss radiohead
Radiohead is not emo.
Emo = fallout boy = all american rejects = greenday = other gay crap
Radiohead is a legitimate band with lots of talent and vision.
/fanboy rant
big night for homophobia, huh?
This game has been hard to watch. It’s like watching gay porn.
time to put Melky 7th, cano 8th, swisher 9th?
Re: that pistachios commercial:
Does Levi Johnston have his last name tattooed on the back of his forearm? That’s pathetic.
too dumb to figure out contraception?
give that man a commercial!!!
Do you like how CC has ‘Sabathia’ on his back like he’s wearing a jersey?
You know, that I kind of get. He’s an athlete, he wears his name on his back, and it’s incorporated into the rest of his tat artwork.
Putting your name on your forearm is just all kinds of douchebag dumb.
how else would he remember it?
TCWA.
it is not the 7th inning yet they don’t always like to hit before then.
I’m foaming over here, gimme some runs!!!! I want runs off of Lackey, I hate him!!
lackey is a mouth breather
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....ent-644715
this reminds me a lot of that game against Boston where Joba struck out 12 but gave up four runs before recording an out and lost
hopefully we dont get a Burnett blow up this inning and he keeps it at 4 runs.
So do the Yankees score or get shut out? Lackey at only 85, he is good for 2 more innings at the current rate.
Meh, they make him work next inning and they can knock him out of the game around 100 pitches. It’s more about how he’s throwing the ball in the 7th inning for a manager like Scioscia.
‘Expect to get the bullpen busy?’
At 71 pitches?
This game is harder to watch when you go to school in PA and have to listen to a bunch of Phillies fans in your ear all day about how they’re team is the second coming of God and Ryan Howard is their Jesus.
Well they are all stupid… Everyone knows Tim Tebow is Jesus
Will Morales repeat this year in 2010?
no
Yes.
I really dont understand MLB schedule- are Thursdays and Sundays the best nights for ratings or something? I wish they just played Weds, Fri, Sat
Andorra isn’t an island, Joe.
It’s an island in the sense that it’s surrounded by Spain and France. Which gets lonesome.
When Carl Everett tamed the dinosaurs there 6,000 years ago, it was. SO THERE, SCIENCE MAN!
no Joe, Andorra is not an island
cashman needs to sign chapman to pitch game 4 of the WS for us
thats if we make it.
AJ is so inconsistent with his wildly effective/effectively wild stuff, though, he’ll probably throw a 3-hit shutout next time out.
He’s constantly teetering between “Best pitcher in baseball” and “traveshamockery” from game to game, and even inning to inning.
I hope if the Yanks get him people understand he needs a couple years in the minors.
He’s like already a bust as soon as he’s signed because he won’t start in the MLB in his first year.
charlespoet says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
yep, think you are right, it is my fault. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Drew says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
http://www.dailymotion.com/vid…..song_music
On the day he goes to jail, that was really funny. Well played!
I can’t get myself to hate Philthy after the way they joke the Mutts…but I’m sure that will change next week if we are so fortunate…
AJ got that curve going a few nnings too late =/
lord help the YANKEES
that is not a clarification Joe..that is fuck up..
Should have pulled A.J.
Can we vote a commenter off the island? It would really liven up this game and make this a better place to comment.
Name your nominations.
It’s me, isn’t it? I fucking knew it.
Well, nice to know ya, fellas.
(extinguishes torch)
Really? They show this asshole?
lol at the stupid angels fan
go dude go!
Don’t they usually have a policy of ignoring these dopes? Why do they keep showing him?
WHAT A MORON. ANGELS FANS PEOPLE
Whatever it takes to break Lackey’s rhythm.
That dude just busted his ass on national TV.
This is the type of douche bag fans they have??
Pathetic
Someone give that idiot a reality show!
charlespoet says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:38 pm
if others here smoke cigars, I recommend Tatuaje – Pete Johnson has done a fantastic job with these cigars.
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byron says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:40 pm
how does that compare to say, a punch, or macanudo?
I say a little smoother…. has a nicer finish to the draw than punch or macanudo.. but as with all cigars, it is subject to ones own pallet.
ok time to make something happen.
New idea. Running on the field is not shown. Jumping in a rock pool is shown.
I like it.
Three at bats to score four runs. Come on, Yankees.
DO IT, DOUG!
he should have busted his head open on the mountains
can we go back in time and start the game in the 2nd?