Nov
01
World Series Game Four Spillover Thread
ByThere you go, take it easy CC. You got this.
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Let’s add a run or two, shall we?
Or 6
Or 10
Or 20? Nah, this is crazy.
More runs please.
I hope we get the same zone as the phillies got that inning.
I rely on you all for my updates, as I’m currently teaching class.
(I’m not that bad a teacher, they’re testing.)
2-1 after one?
Correct. And both benches have been warned after Blanton plunked A-Rod high on his shoulder/back in the first.
Here
http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscor.....a-phillies
Refreshes automatically every 30 seconds.
My school blocks sports sites. But not forums!
Who has a class on Sunday at 9pm?
This game is making me have to go to the bathroom a lot…already, lol
Gotta figure a small zone (if it’s consistent—guarantee of that) is a huge advantage to us.
*no guarantee of that
Agreed. If Blanton gets the same small zone as ZZ he may not last 3 innings.
I’m not worried at all
I don’t know about anyone else, but I like all these trips to the mound. Make sure you get things right, don’t be kicking yourself later because you wanted to say something and didn’t.
Some people don’t like it, slows down the game, blah blah blah. I like it, shows a culture of paying attention to detail from top to bottom.
If I ever get a terminal disease, I am going to get with the Make A Wish Foundation and have my request be the chance to beat the snot out of Joe Buck wearing a Yankees uniform.
This may be premature, but Ryan Howard is my series MVP.
Mine is Edinson Volquez.
Where would we be w/o him?
He’s making A-Rod 05-07 post seasons look like Reggie Jackson.
C’mon Yanks. More good stuff against Blanton.
This series is over tomorrow. Just hope Burnett drills somebody good.
And watching him get thrown out for absolutely no reason.
This series is over tomorrow. Just hope
BurnettPhil Coke drills somebody good.Brian Bruney.
Now the strikezone is back to huge mode.
thats a strike?
if there’s a guy on second and an open base, would you int walk utley to face howard?
CC did not get that call blanton got.
This is the WS and they’re busy talking about football? Who give a shit?!
Hey Buck, talk about fucking baseball you fucking asspirate.
lets get that run back and then some boys.
I want to see CC hit one out.
BULLSHIT be consistent asshole.
What the fuck? THat was the same location he refused to give CC a strike….
Oh I forgot CC and Blanton don’t ge tthe same zone. how silly of me to think there’s fairness.
WTF is with the ump’s zone? Giving Blanton calls that he wasn’t giving Sabathia…
way to make yourself part of the game ump, showboat shitty calls
Hey why don’t you guys bring up fucking Fox trax? Oh right, it’s the Yankees hitting…
Duh they can’t acknowledge the umpires are wrong if they don’t favor the Yankees.
Seriously, what the hell is that on Blanton’s cap — which, btw, he keeps touching?
The Yankees want runs, and
Blanton is not Cliff Lee.
Only on FOX can you get cutting-edge analysis like this folks.
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Who could imagine that the Yankees want to score runs and that Joe Blanton is not Cliff Lee.
Not me that’s for sure.
(rolls eyes)
He looks even bigger as a hitter.
Unreal. Why is every ump seemingly hell-bent on fucking over the Yankees?
Damn ump!
Seems like MLB maybe trying to dictate a Game 6 or 7…
No conspiracies, this is not HalosHeaven
Let’s not get into conspiracy theories just yet.
It’s kinda odd how, wherever we go and kick ass, they shut down old buildings immediately thereafter.
Nice swings! CC’s going for it, and why not.
He sure doesn’t swing like a pitcher. There’s intent.
So I’m thinking CC can go yard this game….just not that at-bat.
Oh my fuckin god, this ump fuckin sucks. CC better get those calls too!
I am really not liking this umpire.
CC must be thinking why the fuck he doesn’t have the same zone.
Wow, that zone just got larger.
Bullshit call number 5 or 6 and we haven’t even finished 2 innings.
Home plate ump is a Phillies ringer. We’re going to have to win this game despite his shittiness.
Still watching in Japan. After every Yankee at bat, the Japanese producer is cutting to a view of Matsui in the dugout to show his reaction.
Haha, that’s funny.
…which is pretty pointless, since Matsui is not outwardly emotional. I mean, he’s the opposite of Nick Swisher.
Matsui is a rock.
There must be an unwritten rule about NOT keeping the camera on Swisher for too long in any game.
Could you imagine how HUGE Swisher would be in Japan? He’d be vending-machine huge.
I imagine games in NL parks are hell on those guys, since Matsui is getting one at-bat.
As long as it’s a homer!
If CC avoids getting tossed in this game, he’s a better man than I.
Ok, just catching up… Someone explain the hitting of ARod and whether it was intentional. THat is 3 times in 2 game and I think we need to retaliate.
nope–both benches were warned (before CC had thrown a pitch) so if you retaliate, you lose CC
fucking bullshit. Hate when umpires pull that crap. At least let the other team do their business.
But hopefully the last pitch CC throws will be at some hitters rib cage.
Most likely intentional since you know it’s been the third time. But both benches get warned after that making no sense at all.
No we don’t. If we do CC gets tossed.
This zone is outrageous.
F*ck this ump. He would’ve given Blanton a strike on that.
We will win anyways. Nothing can stop this team.
Many umps have tried and all of them failed.
This ump is bullshit with his calls when CC is pitching
Oh, shit. There’s going to be rioting in RAB tonight over the zone.
“Whenever there’s a potential riot, I’m getting blasted on grain alcohol.”
Pedro Feliz – FO to RF 1 out
if they don’t warn the pitchers before the game tomorrow, AJ should head hunt Lee.
You know I try my best to not sound like the crazy folks at HalosHeaven and all. But this fucking strike zone is fucking retarded. These fucking asshat umps need to pay for this shiet.
Yes, I was not trying to sound conspiratorial earlier, but there does seem to be a discrepancy in the zones called for each team.
Gee, there goes the ump’s strike zone again.
CC doesnt look sharp at all
Where the hell are these pitches missing?
CC is getting squeezed! The calls have to go both ways ump!
This zone is insanity
Time for Posada to “accidently” miss a pitch, a la last night?
I kid, I kid.
Joe D. does not condone player-on-umpire violence…
…unless it gets results!
WTF is this ump doing?
He’s looking to get marked for death.
This is the most lopsided strike zone i have ever seen.
Heh now the Phillies think the zone is non existant. Can’t blame them.
Carry over from last night – why does Posada seem to be catching the ball awkwardly/failing to catch it (on the 3rd ball in this at bat)
That’s right. Sit down Chooch!
SO NOW THEY SHOW THE FOX TRAX?! Yeah that’s right FOX, you’re anti-Yankees.
OMG when will they shut up with the yankee negativity
The zone is tight
Not so much tight as all over the fucking map.
He’s so FUCKING uncomfortable that he just worked his way back from 3-0 to induce a groundball out! Damn, that’s uncomfortable!
I think he looks plenty comfortable and would be cruising if he got half the calls blanton is getting on the outside corner or a few that have gone right down the middle
Yeah. Ball 3 to Ruiz was well in the zone, Posada just missed it.
Right, but just like you don’t have to be tagged with the ball to be out, the ball can be in the strike zone but not be a strike. Didn’t you know?
+1
Ruiz – Groundout to SS 2 outs
Blanton – K to end the inning
I hate Blanton with a passion now. Just something about him.
Nice rebound inning, CC.
Of course, CC look uncomfortable, he’s getting squeezed like a bitch.
Quick inning gets the pitch count to a more manageable level.
Alright boys lets start pounding them
Damn. Wish CC would start looking more comfortable. Outs are fine but i prefer comfort.
I greatly prefer outs.
i think he was being sarcastic
+1
You picked up on my sarcasm right….
I found the entire exchange funny.
The two are generally related, but outs should be more preferred.
can’t agree more!
Was being sarcastic, reference to buck and mccarver. I am not that stupid, at least i hope not
Big man is settled. Time to crush Joe Blanton’s self esteem.
bring on the robots since the umps can’t be nonpartisan
Well it’s the top of the order second time through. Big inning here.
I think I need Prestig right now since I’m depressed over the ump’s strike zone.
Dude, you should be pissed not depressed.
Besides that Utley double, CC’s been pretty good. Only thing that hurt was that blooper by Losserino.
I don’t know about you guys, but do we really need another doomsday/end of the war kind of movie?
I wouldn’t mind a good one.
That movie looks like shit, IMO.
Do we really need more Saw movies? No. As long as they keep turning profits, they will keep coming.
Yes. What else am I going to pass out to at 3:00 AM 12 months from now when its on Starz?
Hell yeah. How else are we supposed to be prepared when the real thing arrives?
I had all the rules from Zombieland tattooed to myself just in case…
+1
So they followup a declining show (Family Guy) with a terrible show (Cleveland Show) and then a Seth MacFarland special? Is there at least an Avatar mix along with it?
Nice play by Feliz.
Lucky stop.
There goes Buck and McCarver stroking the Phillies again…
Man, Happy Pete sure can pick it.
does he have happy feet?
Buck and McCarver are keeping footage of that Feliz play for later tonight.
Montage!
When you wanna show the passage of time real fast you need a…
Mon-tage!!
mccarver seems to really pride himself on being able to predict performance. when mariano started an inning with a walk, he was like “there’s something wrong with Mariano” Three outs later on 11 pitches, not so much. same thing here. CC goes 3-1, and he’s like, something’s wrong with CC.
OMG an Philly did something stop the presses!
I fucking hate everything about Faux News, Faux Sports, Faux Network. Low life hacks with ZERO ability.
If they didn’t pay grown men money to talk about Pearl Jam over baseball games, who would?
They need to take more pitches. They’re not getting good enough hacks on these ones to justify swinging so early right now…
perchance.
No one cares about your Pearl Jam fixation, Joe.
mccarver digs pearl jam.
STFU about Pearl Jam. This is the freakin’ World Series!
So I guess we’re watching this to get Joe Buck’s opinions on music, Philadelphia, and NFL updates?
Why is Tex taking those pitches down the middle?
Cmon Tex! Swing the frigging bat!
Joe Posnanski’s live blogging the game, Posnanski is what I imagine Pete Abe could be, if he didn’t focus on using the same joke’s over and over, and matured a bit
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....?eref=sihp
Pete Abe will never be as gifted with his prose as Posnanski is.
Check out CC’s 3rd pitch to Blanton:
http://brooksbaseball.net/pfx/.....v_size=500
That’s embarrasing
Not blanton, ruiz. whoops
That strike 2 pitch is a ball when CC throws it.
That was low AND inside.
CC better start getting tyhese fucking calls.
Fuck Mike Everett. Just fuck him.
Ump is certainly willing to show himself off.
That was not a good inning.
Make up call? Jesus.
This umpire needs to call that pitch a strike both ways.
I hate this ump, how much lower could that ball have been?
isn’t baseball supposed to send their best umps to the world series?
Don’t bitch Tex. You let a 2-0 meatball go right down the middle and then a weak change. I’m getting tired of A-Rod having to lead off innings.
note to the lineup he is getting the call down and in
Fuck this ump and fuck you Joe Buck for ONLY showing controversial plays against the Phillies.
Where the hell are you Kay. It’s a crime against humanity for a Yankee fan to hear this trash for more than 1 game.
Can’t figure out this strike zone for the life of me.
That strike three to Tex was the same pitch to Ryan Howard that was called a ball. It’s gotta go both ways ump.
But the Yanks need to get the bats talking. They were on Blanton in that first inning and since then he’s quieted them nicely. Time to put the heat back on him.
I know we have 2 runs but 32 pitches thru 3 is way too low of a pitch count for Blanton
I was thinking the same thing, but he’s no better than their relievers.
Instant poll. Who do you hate more?
1. Red Sox
2. Phillies
3. MLB umps
4. Buck and McCarver
2, 3 and 4 are tied.
for 2nd
Heh, I don’t hate the Sox as of this moment. But it’s close.
Buck McCarver
MLB Umps
Red Sox
Any sportscaster/ex baseball player at ESPN who works with Karl Ravich on Baseball Tonight.
Gotta go with 3.
In order…
1) Sox
2) B & M
3) Umps
4) Phills
4.
Umps at the moment. And It’s not close.
The Sox are not pissing me off tonight. All the others are.
Can I vote all 4 at the same time? Please?
What the FUCK is wrong with Texeira ? SWING THE FUCKING BAT
What do you recommend he do with that last pitch?
hes gotta swing at it with 2 strikes….they should see the asshat is calling it
I agree. Bitching about the strike zone on that called third strike doesn’t mean anything when he let strikes 1 and 2 go by that he should have hit hard.
WOW…. what is the fucking point to have a strike zone defined in baseball? Furthermore, why is that each worthless umpire is allowed to change the zone from inning to inning?
Umpires are killing this sport, well under the additional yet separate guidance of Bud.
Don’t worry, as long as the human element is still there!
This game needs umpires. After all i can’t wait to watch the game on my favorite umpires continually to fuck up calls royally. That’s where the fun is in baseball.
What is the Vegas line on the number of errors made by an umpire per game? THat would be some fun betting.
I’d bet my life savings on at least 100 if you include balls and strikes.
Tex has to get the bat off his shoulders there, strike or not, that’s too close. He’s clearly not confident.
Its like there is a gap in the zone that won’t get called a strike but go a little lower and it magically becomes a strike.
Regardless of who the ump’s strikezone is favoring, the mere fact that they are becoming part of the narrative of the game EVERY SINGLE NIGHT is enough to show you how awful they’ve been and what a joke this has become.
I am getting a bad feeling in my stomach on this one…this guy is throwing lolly pops and Swish and Tex just let themselves get called out on strikes…I think Tex is scared too swing
It’s called a BS strike zone.
“Scared” to swing? Please see the first inning.
Why do we not get those calls? everytime it looks like a ball called a strike they’re afriad to show it on the pitch trax or whatever FOX calls it… it’s getting ridiculous.
Open gameday up. They had the last pitch to tex as a strike but the one called a ball it showed as a strike.
Gameday is always off.
Get a big lead, then drill somebody, get thrown out, who cares? I want revenge. A Rod gets nailed 3 times. There has to be a response.
Yeah, winning the World Series.
Bravo.
Good thing you’re not a) pitching; or b) managing this game.
Bottom line thogh Tex cant watch pitches that close with 2 strikes
balls a ball.
not when they call it a strike
I love how Blanton gets the most forgiving strike zone even though he is responsible for the HBP.
I thought Tex should have swung at the 2-0 fasball. That was down the middle. The 3-2 pitch was low and inside, no fault there.
Looks like another handicap match where the Yanks are going to have to beat the Phils and the home plate ump.
(Song Time)
Where is strike zone? Where is strike zone?
Here I am! Here I am!
Who is pitching right now?
I’m pretty sure it’s CC.
Run away, run away.
LOL.
I like it. It’s got a catchy beat, and you can dance to it.
Hey Rollins, sit your ass down.
Ah, Rollins. Outmaker.
it’s ass umps like this that make me consider reversing my stance on video in baseball
I’d go with robots for home plate umpiring.
LMAO.
Now the home plate ump is liberal?
with pitch trax, everyone knows where exactly the pitch landed. It’s essentially impossible to use your eyes to determine the exact location of a pitch moving at that speed. I would be in favor of a machine taking over the balls and strikes.
That was a fuckin strike. Just because he didnt get that call before doesnt mean its a ball!
Gotta throw strikes, CC.
I really don’t think McCarver even looks at the FoxTrax.
He only looks at it when it’s in favor of the Yankees.
Because all those calls are being paid by the Yankees obviously.
It seems as if he is consciously ignoring it.
Wait what? You don’t like that call
Rob SchneiderVictorino? That’s only half of the shiet we’re getting, you dumb fucking ass clown.this ump is just all over the place
Nothing down the plate…..nothing down the plate….
is anyones fox feed constantly cutting out?
it is just audio, consider yourself lucky.
Let’s see if CC can manage to retire Utley, or at least keep him in the yard.
glad marks glove is there.
Get ahead of Utley. It will make a big difference.
Where are the PROPS for Tex on that one, you ass munch McCarver and Buck (who is really a disgrace to what his father did)
Cue: Pitch tracker showing a slam-dunk CC strike.
McCarver, at the same time: The ump “has been very liberal up and down”
Cmon CC. Fastball control –> Utley out
Tex’s defense helps me sleep at night.
Stupid warning Utley would be the best guy to bean right now
I’d hit Blanton for hitting A-Rod.
Goddammit, that was a strike.
Ball one looked more like a strike than strike one.
Utley really crowds the plate
nothing hard to utley please
Good inning from CC.
nice inning cc.
Utley makes outs! I like this world!
CC is settling… Yankees get 2 this inning.
…while we’re in a commecial break, what are the chances that the Yankees send Hughes for some work in the Puerto Rican League, which starts in mid-November, to build up his innings? I think he pitched there last year and I remember Cashman suggesting it was a possibility when Hughes first went to the pen.
I don’t think so, I think his command is off due to fatigue. If they want him to start next year, they need to get him some rest.
See that. Make your pitch and Utley’s toast.
Cmon A-Rod!
There we go, CC. Drill ‘em high and tight inside.
CC with 7 straight retired.
I hope he’s this “uncomfortable” all game.
Yes CC. Grab your glove Chase
Just like that, 46 pitches.
Woooo!!! CC slays the beast!!
All right this is the inning.
A-Rod homer please?
That’s if that asshole doesn’t hit him again.
“blanton has retired eight straight”. If you told me that would happen before the game i would have called you batshit crazy.
They should create a postseason gold glove award and just name it the Mark Texiera.
big hits against blanton needed this inning.
I like that Jeter commercial.
Surprised they couldn’t get a better tape quality. Looked blurry.
I hope its shown in the Philly market too.
I am in office without TV, and just watch the game live channel in Yahoo sport
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ga.....=291101122
I have watched the similar channel in mlb.com before but cannot find it this time. I prefer the mlb.com channel because it is 3D channel, could you please help!
This?
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday.....de=gameday
MLB
I wonder if Robbie’s slumping because he’s not wearing the ninja mask anymore. I miss Ninjano.
That was inside to A-Rod!! WTF ump.
HOW WAS STRIKE 1 to Alex a fuckin strike!
At least the 1st base ump has some sanity.
Only one so far.
could the umps be favoring the Phils anymore in this game
Hey McCarver shut the fuck up already.
And that’s why McCarver you’re an idiot.
3 HBP in this series is just a coincidence. You don’t settle scores in the World Series.
I don’t know that they’re they’re trying to hit him so much as pitch him waaay inside and IF he gets hit, so much the better. Splitting hairs, though.
lol @ ruiz’ gesture to 1st base ump
Looks to me like we’re gonna hit Lee in his first at bat tomorrow and-oh I forgot-no warning from the umps so Lee doesn’t get tossed when he hits A-rod for his 4th plunk…
no–never go after pitchers
things going way too easy for blanton. sheesh.
How about swinging at those first pitch cookies?
OK, see that how bad calls affect hitters. A-Rod was further away from the plate and looked a fat pitch for strike 2.
Oh STFU about this inside narrative. If he’s so bad against it I don’t know why the hell he puts up great numbers every season.
Ump sure is enjoying the spotlight.
And a strike 2 outside to Posada. This umpire is terrible. He is not giving these calls to CC.
mcarver’s not so bright. there was an open base and he’s the best hitter on the team. if the bases were loaded, obviously he wouldn’t hit him. But in that spot, it’s like an intentional walk with one pitch.
That pitch was in the Jersey Shore.
The strike zone is shit…it’s the shape of fucking puke.
Not sure I’m a big fan of A-Rod complaining to the ump about being hit. All it does is end up putting CC in a bind.
Pitch in the opposite box… strike.
ump if fuckin idiot..blind and everything else
This really is unfreakin’believable.
This ump is going to give me a heart attack
FUCK YOU MCCARVER!
Phillies have complained too! Stop treating the Yankees as children you prick.
god Id love to just kick ole Tim right in the nuts
nice fox, way to not mention that that pitch was way outside
Jorge is dead right. But I have no interest in seeing Molina catch the rest of the way.
Fuck! Magellan couldn’t find this damn strike zone!
Fuck you ump, fuck you ump, fuck you ump, fuck you ump.
this is a joke seriously
Fuck this.
ugh, this ump is killing me.
Why are the Yankee hitters just standing there with the bats on their shoulders? I know the strike zone sucks, but they’ve got to start swinging the bats and doing something.
mccarver is such a fuckin idiot
OMG i wish someone would throw a D battery at this umpire.
Cano has to swing at these crap dirt pitches. Otherwise they’d be strikes anyways.
Guess Cano gets a free pass at swinging at anything tonight.
They’d be strikes regardless.
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Robbie’s been terrible so far…
Cano doesn’t even look like he’s tring anymore ebarassing
What’s most amazing is the fact that announcers don’t want to point out the fact that the strikezone is huge for Blanton and tiny for CC.
Here in Brasil I get Dave O’brien and Rick Suitcliff and they can’t stop talking about how Blanton is dominating the Yankees. I guess nobody can do their jobs right.
In fairness, I think the strikeout pitch to Posada was a strike.
Buck is hitting epic levels of his own personal style of partisanship. I call it “tone bias.” And it’s only the 4th!
wow what the fuck cano
howd i know blanton would show up..
Cano is lost.
Robbie, no need to help him out like that.
This is becoming ridiculous now.
awesome swing Cano.
Ugh. That was ugly for Robbie there.
blanton 11 straight. cue music, i am officially in the twilight zone.
Okay. As shitty as the strike zone is, 11 straight retired by Joe fucking Blanton?
Fucking Cano. He’s batting under .100. Unbelievable.
Oh yeah Blaton is so impressive with a strike zone that’s bigger than the ballpark.
between cano swinging at everything and the ump on the take, they’re making blanton sound like cliff lee
Kevin Long needs to sit down and have a long talk with Robbie, he looks like total shit at the plate.
Cano looks lost at the plate.
Paging Kevin Long.