ALCS Game One: Angels @ Yankees
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Four days later, the Angels and Yankees are finally ready to start the Championship Series. There’s no way of knowing how sharp either team will be until they get out there on the field, but I suspect we won’t be reduced to watching players so rusty we’d confuse it for a little league game. Just think of it as an extra All Star break.
We know all about how the Angels have handled the Yankees in recent years, and Brian Cashman even went so far as to say “I think they’re happy they’re playing us.” However, our beloved bombers are on the warpath this year, steamrolling the Twins in the ALDS and winning three of their last four against the Angels, including two in Anaheim. Both clubs have their rotations lined up nicely, so we should be in for a great series.
If you’re an ESPN Insider, you can read KLaw’s advance scouting report for the Angels right here. He notes that the Halos have a tremendous offense, but each of their starters “has a pretty serious question about his effectiveness.” Oh, and their bullpen is shaky. The Yanks made only one small tweak to their ALCS roster, swapping Eric Hinske for Fast Freddy Guzman. I guess they felt Brain Bruney wasn’t necessary.
Here are tonight’s starting lineups:
Angels
Chone Figgins, 3B
Bobby Abreu, RF
Torii Hunter, CF
Vladimir Guerrero, DH
Juan Rivera, LF
Kendry Morales, 1B
Howie Kendrick, 2B
Jeff Mathis, C
Erick Aybar, SS
John Lackey, SP (11-8, 3.83 regular season)
Yankees
Derek Jeter, SS
Johnny Damon, LF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Hideki Matsui, DH
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Melky Cabrera, CF
CC Sabathia, SP (19-8, 3.37 regular season)
As you’re probably aware, the weather in the Bronx isn’t pretty, but it looks like they’ll get the game in. FOX, not TBS, has the game, and I believe they’re even going to air some of the pregame ceremonies. First pitch is scheduled for 7:57pm ET, but the introductions and stuff start around 7:30. Enjoy the game.
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glad to hear that we are likely to get this one in because i dont want to wait another day, but also because cc starting tonight is crucial to him being able to start 3 games if necessary in the series. what are the chances of in game weather delays? in brooklyn the weather is still decent with no rain, but i dont know what it is like out by the stadium.
From what I hear, the crappy weather should start AFTER the game ends. I went to Game 2 of the ALDS and most predicted absolutely terrible forecasts. It was in the 60s and pleasant. Then it rained…let’s hope that happens again.
+1
Then I hope it stops ’cause I have to work outdoors tomorrow and I want to get paid.
I hope it stops ’cause I have to work outdoors tomorrow…
Doin some of the ol’ picking up trash in the park to fulfill your community service requirement for indecent exposure, eh? I been there, buddy!!!
(internet hi-five)
I’m going to be in freakin’ North Carolina for most of the WS because I want to get paid (and keep my job)!
-27
BEAT THE ANGELS
LET’S WIN #27 THIS YEAR!
I find it strange that the best hitter on the Angels, Kendry Morales, bats 6th in that lineup.
Haven’t you heard? Bobby Abreu is the greatest free agent signing in sports history. The real question is why is he batting second?
That’s weird, because when he was a Yankee last year he was afraid of outfield walls, his walk rate was declining, he was never in great shape and was ‘kinda passive’ as a ballplayer.
He must have got really good overnight or something.
I know, it’s weird. It’s almost like I’m somehow conditionally presupposed to not be impressed by the achievements of Yankee players, but be totally enamored of the achievements of non-Yankee players…
Nah, that can’t be it!
Sincerely,
The Mainstream Media
You can’t actually enjoy it when the Yankees win, canb you? TEHY SPENT TEH 400 MILLLLLION!!!
US STEEL!!! US STEEL!!!(who BTW-Has been bankrupt for years. Nice comp.)
Hopefully its– Baseball Gods:1, Mother Nature:0
after tonight it will be:
Yankees 1, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California Orange County Weast Coast America? “FUCK YEAH”: 0
Against Lackey:
Swish: 5-for-43 with 1 HR, 1 2B, 4 RBIs and 17 K’s
A-rod: 9-for-51, 23 K’s
But these guys mash:
Jorge: 12-for-29
Tex: 19-for-49
Melky: 9-for-26
Here’s hoping A-rod and Swish overcome their past struggles against Lackey and that Jorge, Tex, and Melky continue to own them.
It’s fucking gametime. My boy is going to have a big series. I can feel it
Melky or A-rod?
Ronan Tynan.
IETC
The Melkman baby.
Al is just going to do his thang.
I AM SO FUCKING PUMPED
Let’s go Yankees!
IM JACKED UP !!!!
I’m ripped.
Only took me 4 weeks, too.
Was it with the new creatine?
prolly
I had a friend in high school whose father supposedly invented liquid creatine. His son drove a Porsche. I’m still jealous.
They were probably just meth dealers.
http://www.skinelite.com/phytoceuticals.html
That guy seems pretty smart. He’s not Jewish, is he?
Egyptian.
Yea well I still don’t want him living next to me. He could be a terriost
/Tynan’d
/Cool story, bro
That brutal 8th inning by the Phillies bullpen was downright Angelsesque.
Foreshadowing
So anyone else watching the Dodgers/Phillies game suddenly feel like they were back in 1999?
Not really
I still wear JNCO jeans…
ahhahaha ietc. I always had the sickest JNCO’s!
But did you rock them with Swimmies? I had my autism phase. Ahh…memories.
Yes. I was awash in nostalgia, only this time it felt painless and amusing.
I’m disappointed that the guys on the FOX 5 local pre-game 7:00 show never once told the Yankees to keep fucking that chicken.
Hey TSJC….can we be stopped ?
(thinks for a second)
No.
What the… YOU’RE PRE-EMPTING BROTHERS, TIL DEATH, AND DOLLHOUSE FOR THIS BULLSHIT BASEBALL GAME?!?!??!?!?
SCREW YOU, FOX, I WANT MY MICHAEL STRAHAN AND ELIZA DUSHKU!!!!!
Tommie, why don’t you sit the next play out.
Brothers??? why Strahan?? why???
They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house. I’m not made of stone!
/Krusty’d
Wow. FOX has one of those movie voiceover guys.
“No one saw it coming. Three. More. Times.”
I don’t want to know what you’re referring to, do I?
Heh.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/.....orcher.jpg
no, you dont
so pumped right now!
I got the pre game jitters, but once I have that first shot out of the way Ill be fine
NO MORE FISTING
http://i148.photobucket.com/al.....isting.jpg
I want to punch Joe Buck right in the cocksucker.
I really just want him to get hypothermia tonight.
Eric Karros’s hair helmet is glorious.
I wondered why he still wore that thing….head injury ?
I cant believe Eck is still sporting his 80s do!
The rain is quickly blooming in NJ and headed for the stadium. I fear they play 3-4 innings & get rained out with both teams losing their aces.
good god a-rod has some pink ass lips
looks like pink lipstick
He’s been hanging out with Cole Hammels.
You’re just noticing this now?
Mike Maddog Russo was on Dave Letterman the other night. My god he still sucks. Letterman called the Angels the Los Angeles Anaheim California Santa Barbara Angels.
Letterman called the Angels the Los Angeles Anaheim California Santa Barbara Angels.
And then he slept with their interns.
Mad Dog was on Francesa’s show for almost an hour today. It reminded me why I used to love Mike and the Mad Dog.
He kept saying on Letterman how he hates the Yankees and how Torre is great. I think a lot of his stuff is funny but I still want to punch him in the face.
I still laugh at how much he looks like Steve Carell in the 40 yr old virgin.
If I wanted to watch two morons yelling at each other, I’d watch the news…
Keep fucking that chicken, buddy.
WHY WON’T THIS GAME START ALREADY DAMNIT
God doesn’t listen to those stuck on caps lock.
God kills kittens when you use caps lock.
“We Play Today, We Win Today…Das it”
Go Yankees!!!
/mariano duncan’d
on that note, how the hell did he hit 340/.352/.500 in ’96. His career line was .267/.300/.388!!!!
Mark Lemke.
CC isnt a guy who can go out and dominate? are you kidding?
Dont pay him any mind. All that hair doesnt let him think straight.
“Sabathia isn’t the type that will dominate… ” really now?
Who the fuck said that?
Eric Karros, because hes not in the top 10 in ERA.
except he was 4th in the AL in ERA
Eric Karros thinks the season ends in mid-April. Like many Yankee fans, sadly.
“I just say shit”
Sincerely,
Eric Karros
Yeah, I’m curious which CC they are talking about.
Because it sure as hell isn’t Carsten Charles.
Carl Crawford? Cris Carter? Carla Campbell?
I never heard of Charlie Chaplan dominated a playoff game.
C-H-A-P-L-I-N
Whatever. W-H-A-T-E-V-E-R.
Spelling freak.
Why are some people hating on Kobe rooting for the Dodgers?
he went to school in lower merion, pa
that is right outside philly man
Maybe because he grew up in Philly.
He actually grew up in Italy, Mr. Andy.
Vi Maledicono, Drew.
BOOOO.
Because he’s from Philly? That’s all I got.
Remember when the Philly fans booed Beyonce for wearing a Lakers jersey during halftime of the NBA All-Star game? Good times…
I forgot to mention that I know he’s from Philly. But that doesn’t really explain that much to me.
People like to hate?
Because LA is playing Philly, so he’s rooting against his home town.
Meh, I live in Denver. I would root for the Yanks to beat the Rox anyday.
But you’re not Kobe
LeBron got the same treatment for wearing Yankee hats and going to Yankee games.
Which I like because he has good taste in baseball teams and it shows he likes NY. So hurry up win a championship and come to NY already.
No offense to Nick Adenhart and his family, but I wonder how many times Adenhart’s name will be mentioned in this series ALCS.
This question sponsored by Bud Light.
sideways eight.
Yanks in 6? Thanks Mr. Grace.
Ten minutes!
“I can make one prediction, it’s cold out”
That’s not really a PREdiction…
lol, it’s captain obvious to the rescue!
That’s just diction. Wait, no, that’s not it.
I’m so amped!
http://www.energyfiend.com/wp-.....ew-amp.jpg
So its harder to throw a breaking ball in this weather. Does that mean CC has an advantage with his power fastball?
LOL, I find it harder to pitch in general during the cold weather. I don’t know about the pros.
FYI – the show unread comments feature is off for the game.
thanks, speeds up the site
How am I going to keep track of all my alts now???!!!
Fall out of the booth, Joe. Please?
And take Tim down with you.
+100000000
I almost forgot what Yankee baseball feels like…
I hated this month off or however the hell long its been.
BEAT ANAHEIM! LET’S GO YANKEES!
BEAT ANAHEIM! LET’S GO YANKEES!
BEAT ANAHEIM! LET’S GO YANKEES!
BEAT ANAHEIM! LET’S GO YANKEES!
BEAT ANAHEIM! LET’S GO YANKEES!
Another kitten gone. Geezus.
I feel like you weren’t being clear with those five statements. Could you possibly rephrase?
BEAT! ANAHEIM!
LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!
Angels suck! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Is it really anaheim?
Let’s string every southern california town together and call them that.
Let’s just call them the Pacific Time Zone Angels.
I’m stealing that from you.
And people say you can’t start a meme intentionally… I make memes in my sleep, son.
Over/under on how many times Joe Buck points out Kate Hudson and Jay-Z?
Are they sitting together again? What the hell, is this a threesome now?
Like Beyonce isn’t part of it.
http://a1.twimg.com/profile_im.....442/27.jpg
Jay-Z said he made Yankee hats famous. Just like he made the J and Z subway lines famous. He’s alsome.
It was a nice lyric.
It’s not true, though.
do you think more people wear Yankees hats because their Yankees fans or because that’s what’s popular?
Both.
Nobody wears them because of Jay-Z, though.
“I got one last wish
Put my Yankee hat on”
That’s a good lyric.
Hit mics like Ted Koppel, rifle expert
Let off the Eiffel, burn a flag in the grass it’s spiteful
Ringleader set it off, rap’s Derek Jeter
Culprit, prince of the game wish you could see us
We lay low glitter wax full bangles
Priceless rolls, lay around the God get tangled
Woolly hair, eyes firey red, feet made of brass
Twelve men, following me, it be the God staff
THAT’s a good lyric.
+2
He can make a Yankee hat more popular than any Yankee can.
srsly. no one even heard of the Yankees or the subway before JayZ came along.
And they’re shutting down the Z line. Will he just be J?
*more famous than a Yankee can.
Which, of course, is true
No matter who wins this game, the important thing is that all you need is love. Love is all you need.
Sincerely,
Blackberry
That’s loser TALK!!!!
Right, because Blackberry us known to be a hippie phone that only young and/or unemployed people use.
Dancing tough in a mirror. Blackberry. What?
So do they actually show a Blackberry in any of those ads? I don’t think they do.
Somehow listening to “Magnificent” on the eve of the ALCS is apropos.
iight, lets go.
Anyone know where I can get that PC Richard whistle?
It’s for a new meme I want to start. Since they play it at Yankee stadium when someone strikes out, I want to post it when someone tells a bad joke. I was looking for it for that Ronan Tynan thread, and came up empty.
i have no idea where you can get that whistle, but it’s off da hook
I think memes happen. I don’t think you can start them on purpose.
Oh, ye of little faith.
I tried to start TEH before those stupid cats came along and they so stole it.
You can…unless you try to make Chone Figgins into a meme.
Heh.
Well yeah, but its kinda tough to do without a link.
http://www.google.com
Did that already, for the past half hour. I was hoping someone would know a place to go.
let’s get get it yanks
Let’s go CC!
And
here
we
go.
let’s hope the velocity moves up
0-2 Get ‘em CC!
I haven’t tried to look this up at all, but I’m pretty sure the CHONE prediction engine thinks we’re going to win this series handily.
http://sadtrombone.com/
The Chip Cary prediction engine thinks we’re going to win this series FISTily.
i love me some fisting
Hot.
i love tex rockin the elmer fudd hat
OMG CANÓ IN THE SKI MASK!
straight gangsta
dayum, i forget how fast figgons is sometimes
Where the hell was Figgins going that play? He was on the grass by three feet.
holy! we have a ninja for 2b!!!!! we’re going to win! you can’t trump ninjas!
Best. comment. ever.
Credit goes to our lovable ninja at 2B for setting it up.
Cano apparel win.
3rd pitch wasn’t a strike?
Is it that cold? How can Melky get around out there wearing a fur coat?
grounded to cano!
When did Melky’s arm become only “fair”?
When Phil Cuzzi is umpiring it. Then everything is fair.
lol Robbie is all eskimo’d up
and here we go with the abreu dick sucking
So valuable? Nick Swisher is more valuable than Abreu you know.
i miss pitch-trax.
I miss candy cigarettes.
0-2 count! Get ‘em CC!
Audio being weird for anyone else?
Yup, same with me.
Yeah, same. I restarted my cable box, but no luck.
Gotta love Tim McClelland’s strike call– best (and longest) in the game.
Cano is going to hold someone up at 2nd. In a gangsta kinda way.
Bye bye, Bobby.
FILTHY breaking call
booyakasha
wow posada sold that strike out like a lunatic!
fuck yeah
bye bye bobby
That was durrrrrrty. Back away Bobby, you might get hurt.
ZZ with K #1
I haven’t seen that commercial in aaagggeesss
nice graphics there
CC ARE YA WIT ME!?!?
(A mix of Stuart Scott and Chris Berman)
oh..now Tim McClland is going to irritate with that ultra delayed call.
ZOMG BOBBY ABREU STRUCK OUT THAT’S UNPOSSIBLE!!!!!
So if CC struck out Abreu does that make CC the greatest FA signing ever?
3 at bats, 3 0-2 counts!
damn you torii hunter
Gotta waste that one, CC.
i love how everyone complaining teix swung 3-0 would be saluting it if he hit a 3 run bomb on it.
end this now
phew, i thought vlad got some of that
on to teh bottom!
Well done. Good Work!
Good inning.
1st inning, CC doesn’t break a sweat! GO YANKEES!!!
In that weather, I dont think he can.
Vlad looks like he is about 47 years old.
He’s only 46
You gotta admit, “Vlad” is the best name ever for the first ever baseball vampire.
I think he blew a lung swinging at the first fireball.
Awesome…gimme 8 more of those CC
way to get started CC…lets roll..
I already miss the fisting
Somebody do me a favor and call pat and have him go over to Esteban’s house.
no homo (not that there’s anything wrong with that)
I’ll take the lack of fisting than hear the voice of Chip Caray.
Why the hell is there a bull in a fenced in pit right by the highway in the middle of nowhere, Taco Bell?
That’s how Texas is, Tommie.
Right Dela G?
lol not at all
I wanna see someone come out in a NorthFace jacket looking like the Stay Puft Marshmallow man.
Oh! I see Robbie has a movie coming out. Nice.
yes, that’s why we’re going to win.
If you look up the food chain, what’s on top? A friggin ninja.
LETS GO JETER.
haha jeter tells the camera man to GTFO
I love how Jeter’s walkup song is Empire state of mind….simply awesome!
+2
Yea, I love it too.
I am counting “Competitor” while describing John Lacky.. So far count is upto 2.
Let’s get a leadoff hit Jeter!
Lackey’s trying to be a tough guy, not wearing any sleeves.
He’ll regret it. Actually more like he’s regretting it right now.
did he just say jeter is having a bounce back year? from hitting .300 in ’08?
Jeter, 2008 – .300/.363/.408 (102+)
That’s a pretty pedestrian .300 season. Yeah, he’s bouncing back from that.
If I recall that was one of Jeter’s worst seasons…
And he still put up good numbers. The dude’s a beast. But yes I agree, he is bouncing back.
The 102 OPS+ was his worst season since his rookie year 101+ in 1996 (and his raw totals in 96 were actually higher, but it was a better overall offensive year.)
The .771 OPS is his worst ever. Derek Jeter is the balls.
wow that stat was incredible about jeter getting on base
110/126 playoff games to get on base?
wow
I’m curious – how different is that from his regular career stats?
111/127
so no pitch tracker while the Yankees bat?
Thumbs up, let’s do this:
LEEEEEEEROYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MMM-JENKINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNS!!!
jeterian
this man is fucking money
Nice Jeterian start
Stellar at-bat.
YEahhhhh babY! Jetes doin shit
Lead off hit for Jeter!
the captain
Jeter totally fisted that
TWSS
Get hot, Johnny.
After McCarver said that did anyone else really want Jeter to get a hit to left?
lol i just wanted him to get a hit
Come on Damon
OH SHIT THE SLUMP IS OVER BITCHES
JOHNNY DAMON!!
NICE JOB JOHNNY!!!
alright…lets do it..
ZOMG! THE YANKEES TOOK AN EXTRA BASE?!?! But that’s how the Angels play!
MULTIPLE INTERROBANGS?!
Damon double! Jeter to 3rd! GO YANKEEES!!!!!!!!!
1st to 3rd? i thought angels could only do that
Nice. 2nd and 3rd, nobody out.
Johnny will take that!! that bat died a hero.
Business, they’re in it.
WOOHOO DAMON!
JOHNNY B. GOODE!!!
Broken bat double? That shit was FISTED, bro.
Only the ANgels can go 1st to 3rd right?
Yeah the other teams cant seem to count…
Is that the kind of defense that produces Juan Rivera’s 1-year UZR sample?
setting it up for Grand Salamai?
Thats how you break slumps. That, and banging a big chick.
lol why the hell do you swing at 3-0!!???!!!
wow 3-0??
terrible teix
Tex…what the fuck?
It’s up to A-Clutch.
Poop.
/luis castillo’d
WTF TEX? 3-0
Cmon A-rod, get head start on MVP.
damn TEX
what the hell was that?
The pitch to Tex? It was right donw the middle. He should have hit that one a loooong way. He needs to get it going in the playoffs.
wtf was that???
That’s deep enough.
TWSS
Good job driving in a run Alex!
Hey a-rod comes through and gives the yanks the lead!
1-0
Yankees lead!
I’ll take it. It’s all they need.
Someone tell Tex to stop popping up
Nice job Alex
Gettin’ a lead for CC. I like it.
Productive AB A-Rod.
Booya, good job getting that run in, Al.
Good Job Alex. Im still confused on why Tex was swinging 3-0?
Because he’s a good hitter, and you turn good hitters loose in the playoffs? Maybe that 3-0 pitch is the best pitch he gets.
UNCLUTCH
Wow, Torii Hunter took a terrible route to the ball.
Okay, we got a run. Mission #1 accomplished. Now, let’s knock in another, HazMat.
Pfft. If A-Rod was really any good he would have hit a grand slam there
No grand slam with 2 people on?
So unclutch.
let’s go hideki
There we go A-Rod
You’re going to need 9 threads today, Mike.
MAT-FUCKIN-SUI!!!!!!
Its uncanny how AROD has been driving in Jeter all postseason!
I can has pop-up?
AHAHAHAHAHAAH! LOVE IT
/Luis Castillo’d
EPIC FAIL
LUIS CASTILLO LIVES!
HOLY SHIT!!
I LOVE ME SOME LUIS CASTILLO!!!!
2-0!!!
wowow…..
YES!! The ghost of Luis Castillo strikes!
How about that infield defense for ya?
OMG
The angels do all the little things right to win
Gotta love the clowns! Send out the clowns!
WHAT??? THE ANGELS MADE A MISTAKE in the FIELD??? its the APOCALYPSE!!!
this team does all teh fundamental things too!1!
couldnt see it for the headgear
You can’t blame A-Rod for that one.
LOL, I’ll take that too.
It drops through!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0 Yankees! What a communication breakdown by the Angels infield!
All I know is the Angels play the game the right way.
“Angels never beat themselves”//
Single? Is it to dumb to give an error?
it’s the second coming of HAH!
“hey chone ju wan play statues?”
“no”
“ok* *ball drops*
Saw that one coming the minute Aybar looked at Figgens.
SS has to take that, he gets to call everyone off and has to take charge there.
But the Angels Don’t make mistakes and are ALWAYS Fundamentally on point.
Lackey is throwing nothing but fastballs. Hopefully we’ll start catching up to it soon.
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