Oct
31
World Series Game Three Spillover Thread IV
ByGreat shutdown inning, Andy. Tack on some more.
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That was a nice inning. Now I want to see some more runs.
At least one more for Pettitte, he’s only at 83 pitches
7 innings then????
I was thinking that. He’s got a shot. Who’d have expected that, the way he started out?
We’ll see. I let him go 110, I figure he might pitch game 7 on short rest, so I don’t over extend him. Batter to batter after 100.
Pettitte is going to have to pitch on short rest game 6 (if necessary). I see him going 6 1/3
This booth cracks me up.
“[Howard] puts the ball into play!11!”
Almost as good as a HR. Baby steps for Howard. Not everyone can be A-Rod.
will the media start writing about Howard’s struggles in the WS?
And every time Shane Victorino comes up I can’t help but think of Kramer feeding that horse beefarino:
“I’m so keen-o, on Beefarino, what a delicious cuisine-o, fit for king and queen-o!”
funny as hell
haha the good ol’ fishing out the window episode.
I think of that Doritos commercial where the guy forgets the guacamole, and the Baseball player on TV looks just like him starts screaming “THAT’S BUSH LEAGUE!”
He’s going 7 innings
I want the fourth run that I asked for last inning. And one more. So two runs.
andy’s really done a great job bouncing back after the meltdown. m ore runs! we must have blood!
I’d love to see Cano start the inning with an extra base-hit. With Jorge swinging away at 3-0 pitches , we need some punch.
My dream lasted all of 3 seconds.
lol.
He had other plans
Cano is doing his best Soriano impersonation this postseason.
Unrelated, USC is getting their ass kicked by Oregon. Wow.
what channel?
ESPN 2. 44-20 Oregon, and they’re threatening.
let’s but…. 2 more on the board
Whadduya know, 1st pitch swing, weak GB by Robbie Cano!
patience my friend. patience.
I want to restart Andrew’s thread, just cause it was intelligent
“who should come in after Pettite”
my thoughts:
robertson for the seventh,
hughes for 8th
then mo
it worked in the regular season, it will work now.
Joba if hughes/robertson let anyone get to second base.
There needs to be a lefty for Utley and Howard
Brazil: I believe you were mocking Big Game Andy earlier. I think you owe him an apology.
APOLOGIZE TO ANDY
Apologize.
http://www.freakingnews.com/pi.....;44365.jpg
There’s a better chance I expel the re-resurrection of Jesus Christ out of my non-existent vagina than receiving an apology from him.
Really, Cano?
What? Him swinging at the first pitch? Dude hit like 400 on first pitches all year.
He should look for something much more hittable.
Swish homers here
or not
HOLY SHIT!!
all praise to slappy white
or yes
but apparently so.
good call Slappy!
apologize
already did but will to it again, slappy is the man
damn you called it!
what a fucking call!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What slump?
slappy called it!!!
Call more shit!
holy shit, this is call of the night
Can you please call a 10 run lead? It’d be nice to see the painful twitching on their faces.
Say what you want about Cano, even when slumping, he never stops hustling. Did you see him sprinting down the line there?
Oh yes no one can top his laziness.
Not even David Ortiz or friggin Howard can be more lazy.
(rolls eyes)
Not sure how citing other lazy players makes Cano less lazy, or, for that matter, hislaziness more palatable
How the fuck is “J.A.” pronounced “Jay”?
He goes by Jay.
Swisher!!!!!
There Ya Go, haters
SWISHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SWISH!
Told you it’s all home troubles.
THE SWISHER PICKER UPPER!!!
GAWN.
Swishahouse.
I thought he was gonna hit the master card sign for a second.
he said he felt good before the game started
swishaaa has left the building
Happ says that today is a good day to die. SWISH agrees.
Maybe the game 2 benching worked. Maybe Swisher is not so worthless after all.
Damn.
Let’s not bench Swisher in favor of Gardner, mmkay?
I’d prefer Hinske. PLAYS BETTER D, TOO!
Bomb deez
That felt soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good. Thank you Swisher!
Swisher’s world series MVP bid has only begun, people.
SWISHALICIOUS
Swisher has finally awaken!
WHERE WAS THIS BAT WAGGLE ALL SEASON….
I don’t know but he hit 29 homers without it
Apology accepted, Mr. Swisher
I crushed that shit.
JERRY HAIR–
Hey, wait a second.
BETEMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahahah!
Swishalicious!!!!
Swisher, I apologize for being a doubter.
Swishers new right handed stance looks stupid but it’s good.
Time for jerry again?
How good does this man feel, ladies and gentlemen?
SWISHER!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWISHHAWK!!!!!!!!!!!
Another lucky out for Happ. They are really hitting him hard.
Yup. Eventually it’s going to fall in.
Man Melk needs some babip help tonight.
Swisher got the message by sitting on bench for a game..
“Swisher’s a backup playah. He can’t hit good pitching”
/Francesa’d
the 4th OF!
Yeah, Cliff Lee looks terrible tonight. OH, WAIT!
JOLLY OLD NICK SWISHER!
Come on Melky, you’re getting outhit in the series by Andy Pettitte.
I’m not Melky biggest fan but he did scorch two balls tonight. Bad luck for him tonight.
It’s OK. He’s hit it really hard 2 out last 3 times. Just right to people.
They are hitting this dude hard. A-Rod and Melky with outs that were hit solidly.
Swisher is one streaky mofo. He’ll get one more before this series ends…
Very streaky. People were worrying about him earlier but that’s been him. Do meh at home be ownage on the road.
Andy walking here will make my night..
Swish – Big insurance run.
SLAPPY WHITE= PROPHET
Yankees fans doing the Hey Hey Hey, Good bye song… hahahhahahahhahahahaha
/pwned
Dude, this series isn’t over. This GAME is far from over.
I know i know, it’s still glorious because of how irritating the philly phans are
Andy sees more pitches than Cano!
pettitte k’s
Kinda expecting Pettitte to go yard that at-bat.
Andy is a better batter then JOrge. He saw more pitches then him.
Not to mention Cano!
Keep in mind that Jorge has a hard time counting… how many times he has screwed up the K/B count?
Another shutdown inning here would be wonderful.
I trust we won’t hear anymore of the “Hairston should start again.” stuff.
SWISHA
But tonight is vs LHP. Vs RHP gotta start Hinske!! Definitely Hairston again if Pedro pitches!!
Remember how hot Swish was in late April? A tear like that would be nice right about now.
Wow, for all the excessive love I was hearing about the Philly crowd earlier, a bunch of (I assume) Yankee fans just let out a full-throated “Na na na, hey hey goodbye” chant completely uncontested.
I’m going to go ahead and say MVP of the thread is Slappy White.
Why aren’t Buck and McCarver talking about how quiet the stadium is?
Funny how quiet it gets when you have nothing to cheer about.
Yeah WTF they did that when the Yanks were at home.
hey Mike, have you ever thought of having an in-game chat? Setting something up for like two innings of one of these games?
Yeah, but we get a ton of comments/questions in the regular chats, and I think a game chat would just be overwhelming. We want to make sure everyone has a chance to get a word in.
We’re going to experiment with some stuff next year in ST, that’ll probably be one of them.
can’t wait!
The worst part about the world series is that the offseason is ohhh so loooong =(
AP + Bullpen just need to hold it down!!
I bet a dollar that Lupica and Joel Sherman already had their Yankees suck articles ready to go for tomorrow before 4th inning
they’ll just copy-and-paste the articles after Yanks lost game 1
c’mon andy.
ugh
Fuck he crushed that pitch.
Yikes. He can fucking hit a ball.
The come from behind thing is overplayed when both teams have done it over and over.
That was a bomb.
well i guess werth has pets number…
Damn. It’s OK Andy. Keep it there.
Why are they pitching it there ?
he missed. He was trying to go in and it was right down the middle.
Wow.
The people at MasterCard just shit their pants a little.
Eh, they have insurance.
very close to 1,000,000
fucking werth
holy fucking geico.
Werth has Andy’s number tonight.
Buck jizzed all over himself there.
Wow he crushed that ball.
Woof. Those insurance runs really came in handy.
Damn.
Damn, Werth owns LH pitching.
Soooooooooo when does Werth hit free agency?
2011.
Gotta think they’d re-sign him, right?
Damn, yo.
Utley killed CC. Werth is killing Pettitte.
That was just an awful pitch. Nowhere near where it was supposed to go.
Andy’s command has been terrible tonight. Wonder if it’s the extra rest or the rain delay…
yup. Funny how much less I care at this point in the game. If he gets out of this without giving up any more runs, I’m fine.
I am impressed by Jayson Wehrt
Werth*
Awful. At least it was a solo shot.
come on Pettitte, bear down!!!!!
shut it down! now!
Just get through this inning Andy, with the lead.
I fucking hate pube-head Werth.
How can you hate a guy who is the perfect athlete?
/Buck’d
I’m sadly mistaken…I guess that was a STATEMENT SWING.
AT least he was challenging hitters? lol
By temporarily throwing BP.
That was a monster blast
Werth is Batting .200 in his career against Pettite, yet he’s slugging .800! Mother F^%$&*@!!!
I’m going to go right ahead and guess it’s a SSS to being with.
3 for 15 all 3 hits are HR’s.
Oh thanks. But it is kinda funny.
I was thinking that same thing. lol
First out following a monster shot like that is important. Just settle back in Andy.
Wow, Damon didn’t even move. Not a flinch.
werth is totally juicing
Coming in to this game I was scared shitless of the Andy/Werth match-up. And that was why.
C’mon Andy, you got this. Two more outs.
Come on, Andy. 6 innings sounds so much better than 5.1
Werth = what xavier nady would’ve been if healthy this year
you forgot the “less”.
Lets not get crazy
Werth is a five tool player…and all five of those tools are swiss army knives!
/McCarver’d
Doubt Nady wouldve come close to hitting anywhere near 36 HR.
No way, Nady doesn’t have nearly the plate discipline Werth does.
Werth career OBP = .360
Nady’s best single season OBP = .357
Yeah I meant mainly in terms of the power. It was supposed to be an exaggeration but I don’t think it’s necessarily too far off
HIP HIP!
Thank you, ump, for that ridiculous fucking ball call on 3-1!
Fail.
2 hardest hit HRs this season I have seen are from Werth, one at the stadium in May and one just now
Did you see the Ibanez one?
dont walk feliz… por favor
Great job on Feliz. First right handed batter to strike out tonight.
Backfoot slider. Dangerous.
2 big k’s there.
there ya go andy….nice pitch
7Ks, he’s got something working, even giving up 4 runs.
Expect Pettitte to go away….Nope.
McCarver PWNED again.
Andy’s pitching to the score.
/not serious
lol mccarver fail
AP is fearless with the 3ball sliders down
Jeez mccarver was a catcher? He never has a clue what they’re going to throw
Andy Pettitte, strikeout machine.
Yet he walks Ruiz twice. What. The. Fuck.
you got it andy. c’mon!
andy is out of gas…. gotta go to the pen if ruiz gets on
If the answer is “Chad Durbin”, then you’ve asked the wrong question.
*golf clap*
Double golf clap. Well played.
IETC
A lot!
Why are they being so careful with Ruiz???
You would honestly think that Ruiz was a 60 HR monster the way we’re pitching him.
now the tying run is at the plate
Yeah, but it’s Eric Bruntlett, who has not had an AB in literally a month.
They love talking about the tying run when it’s the opposing team.
They really do. +1
Why are they walking Ruiz? I just don’t understand this at all.
Who’s this douchebag at the plate?
Hmmm…not liking that so much…
Actually, that walk, while shitty, forces Manuel’s hand. Durbin will come in now and turn Tex and Jorge (if he goes that far) around.
I hate walking an 8 hitter with a 2 run lead. Ugh…
andy can be as frustrating as AJ sometimes with the walks
Nah, not that bad.
Coming in to tonight, hasn’t he only walked 3 in the last three starts? Tonight it’s been a little dicey.
Last inning for Andy for sure I think.
Foregone conclusion. He may not last the inning.
one mroe out…all we need
done
Wow..sometimes Phillies look Boston of NL in terms of how white they r ..e.g. Werth, Bruntlet
Hamels, Lee, Happ being albino…
…Rollins? Howard? I mean, those are their two most high-profile players.
I said “sometimes”
ruiz, ibanez, martinez
Andy seems to be losing his command.
100 pitches has been that magic turning point for him all year. he made it through 7 innings though and kept the yankees in the game. that’s all you can ask for.
McCarver does not understand daylight savings time.
Oh Joe Buck. STFU.
Exactly.
jonahkeri
Eric Bruntlett pinch-hitting?! Was an inanimate carbon rod the only other option?
Hey! That rod is a winner!
Jonah Keri is awesome.
Still, the inanimate carbon rod was Employee of the Month earlier this year.
Wait, how can you be late for the game tomorrow if the clock is moving BACK an hour? Confusing me McCarver.
McCarver fail again.
Misdirection!
If you forget to move your clock back, then you’d be late for the game.
9 outs away, fellows. 9 outs away
Well, we got a lot more out of Andy than expected.
Confidence level = OVER NINE THOUSAND.
Robertson, Hughes, Mo?
Oh, no. The Golden Boy Chamberlain will be in this game, I’m sure.
Marte is clearly pitching to Howard and utley
The 7th and 8th innings are going to be interesting to say the least…
Most definitely.
Hopefully Andy is not going to have to face Werth again. Not in this series, maybe not ever.
well happ is now out and we are out of the inning. not a bad walk after all.
Happ was giving up some hard hit balls.
WOuldn’t have minded touching him up some more.
Cue feasting on Chad Durbin.
I don’t think Happ being out is good. Guys hit the ball pretty well off him, just at people.
Having the pitchers’ spot come up next inning would have been better.
The top six in their lineup vs Joba/Hughes will be interesting, yeah.
Andy is done
9 more outs lets focus.
Not quite a QS for Andy, but I think the RBI single cinches it anyway. Way to bounce back after the first two innings. Damn impressive.
((Wonders if Jorge Posada will get credit for “guiding” Andy back the way Molina got credit for getting AJ back on track in the ALCS…))
If Jorge was a guide dog, Andy would be walking into walls.
No, Andy’s a grinder, and Jorge “confused” him on that bunt in the 2nd. Jorge should probably be shot for the good of the team. If he wasn’t so me-first, he’d take care of it himself.
Werth probably missed the Mastercard sign on purpose. He must be anti-anti-cancer. New subplot to the series!
Who the fuck pitches bottom seven with the top of their order up? Sheet
I almost expect Marte to get a hitter this coming inning. More runs to pad the lead would be nice here.
If Yanks keep it up I hope they still keep their plans of starting Blanton and not Lee.
Lee was supposed to throw his bullpen today, which I think he did (can anyone confirm) which means it’s impossible for him to start tomorrow
Nice, thanks.
While we’re on commercial, question: Does Werth actually hit the open market in 2011? I think Phillies re-sign him.
He will be 32 in 2011, idk about signing him
He’s got two bad knees too. Let someone else pay through the nose for his decline.
So how does the pen work no?
I go to K-Rob for Rollins and Victorino, Marte for Utley and Howard, then depending on the situation, either Joba for Werth, or Marte so he can face Ibanez.
Joba up, might be him first before DRob…
No lefties vs. Worth thanks.
Sincerely,
The Baseball
let’s get this back
the ball really seems to travel in Philly
Jet stream? Or bandbox?
ughh, that was a pitch to hit.
bah, bad post.
c’mon tex, stop looking so scared and wideyed and punish a pitch
He just homered last game.
Good job JD.
Teixeiera’s due to hit a bad ball tonight.
Ok Tex. You get a lefty at bat here. Let’s go.
Its time Tex
I wouldn’t mind seeing Johnny go during this at bat.
can he still run ?
Well that answers that.
yeah, yhe old guy can still do it
Makes me wonder why his UZR it such a fail. But good speed doesn’t always mean great range, ask Ellsbury.
you got your wish
Good call.
That was outside.
a mile otside
where is Mark’s ws patch?
bad swing at a bad pitch.
What an awful call on that pitch
How in God’s name was the 3rd pitch a strike? That pitch was in New Jersey.
I live in New Jersey and I approve of the validity of this message.
that was close
Tex FAIL! Bad hack there.
Cmon A-Rod. Deliver another RBI.
Werth it baby
lets go a-rod! hit this hump.
Strike 2 ??
Too high.
damn let a good one go by
The ump just told Alex “yes, you could have put that in the upper deck”
Yeah, that was “the one” right there.
Jorge delivers
ouch
bum
Intentional HBP
son of a bitch that was intentional
wtf stop hitting our boy
Oh fuckers.
Notice Youk even that A-Rod got hit twice he didn’t not bitch once.
Can’t retaliate, unfortunately.
Alex is just pissed now. make him pay, Jorge
BS.
Make them pay, Jorgie.
Cmon Jorge. Make em pay!
Arod looks pissed.
howard needs to get drilled in the head tomorrow! just kidding of course.
Gonna be a brawl in this series before it’s over….
agree
Now would be a good time to stop sucking tonight, Jorge
Jorge’s due.
Make that douche pay Jorge.
Waking Arod up be repeatedly hitting him may not be the smartest thing in the world to try this postseason. Though he appears to have opened his eyes and rubbed them already anyway…
jorge comes through, book it
Booked. Nicely done.
Here comes another dreadful AB… right Jorge?
Right Robinson?
You can hear the faint HIP HIP!!
oo bad call mang
jezuz
Ugh…that was a walk.
fuck that
holy crap that one wasnt even close.
Seems like a small thing, but now the Yankees only need one more runner and the 9th spot will come up in the 8th, not in the 9th.
Brian Gorman you suck
I guess he helped LOL
Wow.
Wow.
Posada delivers !
HIP HIP!
Glorious insurance.
HIP HIP!
Oh yeah, this is the ump from 1st in Game 2. Now I remember.
In your face Philly
hip hip jorge!!!
Huge tack on run. Absolutely huge.
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posada delivers!
POSADA!!!!!!!!!!!
Cmon Cano. Make em pay for hitting A-Rod.
HA Jorge didn’t want that to be ball 4 anyway.
NICE.
Even after that shitty ass strike 2 call, Jorgie got a run back.
suck it, blue!
Way to go Jorge! Now if Cano can be productive here…
Thank you up for calling that ball a strike.
I think all the Yankees are streaky hitters. It’s an adventure.
nice, cano, everybody hits tonight
Odds that Cano wakes the hell up here?
Welcome to the party, Jorge.
gj JP, do it for Laura!
way to make em pay for that horrible strike 2 call Jorge
Robbie will break out of this slump
I know pitch trackerr isn’t 100% accurate, but I’m assuming that when a pitch doesn’t even show up on the screen it’s a ball.
Luckily the crying fans at the stadium can dry their tears with their crappy towels. BOOHOO.
Cano is due too! Gotta add a couple more runs to feel comfortable with the bullpen.
Oh yeah suck it douche bags. Hit A-Rod again, I dare you wimps.
Can we get horse blinders for Cano, so he can’t see anyone on base?
If Cano doesn’t think its a strike…it’s definitely not a strike.
is cano just in pull-mode?
That was an awful swing Cano
I woulnd’t mind another run here Robbie.
Jorge, Damon and Swish have broken through. Cano’s turn.
Please, please, bring in brett myers
Damnit Robbie.
glad we got that run back.
fucking robbie, he needs a breakout game
cano k’s
Ok Joba, do your thing