World Series Game Four: Yankees @ Phillies
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After last night’s convincing Game Three win that featured gutty pitching by Andy Pettitte, offensive breakouts from Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher (among others), and rock solid bullpen work, the Yanks turn to their undisputed ace tonight as they try to put a stranglehold on the Fall Classic. CC Sabathia gets the ball on three day’s rest for the second time this postseason, and as you know he was stellar against the Halos on short rest. He’ll be opposed not by former teammate Cliff Lee, but by fourth starter Joe Blanton.
Blanton, Swisher’s former roommate in Oakland (Chad Gaudin‘s too), started Game Four of the World Series last year, holding the Rays to just two solo homers (one by current Yank Eric Hinske) over six innings in a win. He even chipped in a solo jack of his own. Of course the Phillies were able to pile on five runs in four innings against Andy Sonnanstine, something that shouldn’t happen to tonight’s Yankee starter.
Unlike yesterday, the weather in The City of Brother Love and Cheese Steaks and Rocky should be dry, so this one should start on time. Here’s the lineups:
Yankees
Derek Jeter, SS
Johnny Damon, LF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Melky Cabrera, CF
CC Sabathia, SP (19-8, 3.37)
Philadelphia
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Shane Victorino, CF
Chase Utley, 2B
Ryan Howard, 1B
Jayson Werth, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Pedro Feliz, 3B
Carlos Ruiz, C
Joe Blanton, SP (12-8, 4.05)
Oh, in case you missed it, this was the cover the Philly Daily News on Friday (morning after Game Two). And they say Yankee fans have a sense of entitlement.
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I’m living in Philly and you can’t even compare the philly papers to the new york ones. They’re a joke.
Did you get any of today’s papers? Im wondering if they are using that hr call as a scapegoat for their lost yesterday
Actually no. I live in Philly as well. It was all about the meltdown of Cole Hamels.
In the playoffs, let alone the World Series, CC should be just as good on 3 days rest as he is on normal rest, especially since he was not overworked down the stretch and just had 7 days off before game 1 of the World Series.
On paper, this is one of the most favorable matchups we’ve had all post season. Every game is important, but this one could all but guarantee a championship. I’m hyped.
43 minutes…
Most likely to get a hit tonight: Cano, Melky or CC?
All 3.
CC!
No no, that’s “most likely to hit a HR”.
Better question: who will be the only one of the three without multiple hits tonight?
Answer: Cano, who will go 1-for-1 with two walks, a HBP, and a sac fly.
Any headlines in the philly papers on the backlash from the “blown hr call” yesterday’s game. Heard the e-tards at ESPN were going crazy over that call.
Is there any truth to the ruling that any ball that hits a camera in the outfield is a hr.
I heard that was the ground rule. Amazing how A-rod loves the camera!!!
Yes, it was determined before the game those were the ground rules.
Hence, if that shot had come off the bat of Chase Utley, John Kruk would be praising the Umps for getting the call right-on.
Nothin’ like ESPN-style objectivity. They should team with FOXNews more often.
I would give those guys some minor respect if they come out today and admit they were wrong during the broadcast. I still hate them though, but at least they would be willing to inform the viewing public that there was no “bias sway” towards the yankees, since obviously a lot of fans are ignorant and only know what they are told by these broadcasters.
* Doomed Yanks Delay Inevitable”
* Umpbrenners Take Game Three”
* Steroid Users Edge by Squeaky-Clean Phils”
* NostraRollins: “Phils in Six”
* Philly Parade Pushed Back to Thursday
I was expecting “Phillies play nice. Allow series to go 6.” or “Title #2 will have to be on the Road.”
So my friend is a Phillies fan and he IMed me today to say that it was over (as in, the Phillies are not going to win).
Man, those guys have such complexes, don’t they?
He’s trying to reverse jinx it.
McNabb is just saying it because he has to. I hope he ends up disappointed.
Beat the Frillies!
I live here in Philly. With the way everyone talks about the series, you’d assume they’re up 3-0, and Cliff Lee is taking on Brian Bruney (our 4th starter111) in tonight’s game.
I hope the Yankees lose tonight so maybe this series gets to game 7. If CC wins tonight its over. A game 7 in the new Yankee Stadium would be an amazing setting and there would be nothing that stops me from going.
Sorry man.
I don’t want there to be a game 7.
Get the W tonight, get the W tomorrow with A.J. winning the WS MVP. and then it’s on to celebration. BONG
Sign me up for this
I’ll take a double helping please and thank you. John: your consolation for no game 6/7 will be a KICK ASS PARADE.
um no. As thrilling as it would be, end it as early as possible.
Damn you guys are boring. You would rather watch the Yanks win in Philly on T.V. then to be in the most amazing baseball atmosphere possible. Not me.
I have no problem winning on the road. Finish the series off ASAP.
It’s not like I could go to Games 6 or 7 anyway.
C’mon Mike! I got into 2 in the Grandstand and it only set me back $600 per! Cheap at twice the price! (Of course, the free Jay-Z concert provided value you wouldn’t find in a measly 6 or 7.)
+1
I could easily draw up a very plausible scenario where we lose this thing in 6 or 7 games. Wrap it up, do not give away World Series games if at all possible.
I value my mental well being, thank youuuuu
Imagine 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th Yanks down by 3. bases loaded for arod. 3-2 count. then one swing of the bat sets off i dont even know what to call it or how to explain it. and you are there!! holy shit thats my version of heaven
wth… you can’t be serious? just so you can get a chance to go to the game, you are willing to risk the yankees losing??
uhh yeah how fun is it going to be watching them do it on t.v.? gayyy i rather be at the biggest party in new york in almost a decade
it will be very fun watching them on TV
No. I hope they win at least tonight.
Raul Ibanez-looks like Gandhi but his swing reminds me of Tino’s. Strange….:-)
Tino Burgos?
-CC wins tonight
-Lee wins tomorrow
-Yanks wrap it up in 6 at the stadium on Wed with Andy vs Pedro.
Worst case scenario, you have CC vs Hamels for Game 7.
I think that may be the likely scenario
If the AJ we saw in Game 2 shows up, that second bullet point is less than a foregone conclusion, and becomes a mere likelihood.
-CC wins tonight check
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LeeAJ wins tomorrow-Yanks wrap it up in
65 atthe stadium on Wed with Andy vs Pedro.CBP MondayWorst case scenario, you have
CC vs Hamels for Game 7the parade on Wednesday.That’s better.
Can’t wait to see what the headline is when the Yankees win the series. “Phillies lose due to Swine Flu Epidemic”… or maybe… “Phillies dominate Yankees during game one, drop series 4-1″… or possibly… “Phillies donate title to Yankees to honor America”…. the list goes on and on.
PeteAbe takes yet another shot at A-Rod:
“A-Rod, incensed at Jeter winning Clenente and Aaron awards, has vowed to win the Triple Crown next spring”
It’s a horrible shot but a shot nonetheless.
I really enjoyed Pete’s work at Lohud. Really. But any time I check his column, there is some sort of Dig at the Yankees. I know he’s doing his job, but so were the Nazi soldiers during WWII.
/Holocaust’d (Yes I am going to hell, well aware of it).
That’s why he’s kind of a d bag.
where is that? it’s not on Extra Bases
http://twitter.com/PeteAbe/status/5350591222
ah, thanks
He did the same thing at LoHud, but for some reason people seem to take it differently since he’s working for the enemy now. He’s the same writer he always was, love him or hate him.
And LoHud is a shell of what it used to be. I used to visit numerous times daily, and lately I haven’t been there more than once a week.
That’s you I guess. I like it more. I only want the updates, not some dumb snarky statement. He seems to be a bit more bashful towards the Yanks now honestly.
No, that’s my point. He always (humorously) bashed the Yanks, and people always bitched about it. He’s exactly the same.
i actually like the blog more now after he banned me i barely used to gooo to the site and den wen i found out he was leaving then i went back but i still cant comment.
Don’t worry he banned me once too.
lol
You’d figure he’d start taking shots at Red Sox players, similar to what he did with the Yankees.
i think peter been a boston fan his whole life.
I imagined it was somewhat his biting humor that got him the job, it would go over well in Boston
I’m sure he will, there’s just nothing going on with them since their season is OVER!
Lets just hope CC throws better than Eli today.
That can’t be too hard.
Prediction Time:
Sabathia 6-2/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 8 K. 108 Pitches. Win.
Blanton 5-1/3 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 9 H, 2 BB, 3 K. 85 Pitches. Loss.
Final Score: 7-4, Yanks.
Conservative. I say Sabathia does better than that, and Blanton does not get out of the 3rd inning.
Unless Blanton has magic’d up a knuckleball since the last time he saw us.
Anyone else see the Wojciechowski article on ESPN …. geez. Some piss poor writing and analysis. I have to say, the comments on RAB are generally more interesting and more thoughtful than anything in the mainstream press. Props to Mike, Joe and Ben — you guys really do a great job.
I was looking at some Phillies Blogs… they got maybe 400 posts for a game thread… RAB heads toward 300-400… for 6 threads.
RAB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everyotherblog
+1
That’s why were here, and not somewhere else.
oook, that was kinda weird.
the avatar/WS intro?
Epic Fail
A little too epic-sounding for my tastes. But hey, go Yankees!
I know I’m opening myself up to scorn here but I LOVED the show Avatar: the Last Airbender.
That movie looks as similar to the show as I am to Laura Posada. So sad.
Extend arm out infront of head. Place palm towards face. Contact face with palm with a rapid jerking motion. Facepalm.
No thanks.
I don’t think that’s that avatar
Hahahaha.
I feel more relieved than stupid now.
completely different movies. They just happened to be called the same thing. I was confused at first too. The live action avatar movie based on the tv show is coming out in 2010 I believe.
In 51 2008 ABs CC hit: 2 2B, 2 HR ~ SLG. > .400
In 138 2009 ABs Molina hit: 4 2B, 1 HR ~ SLG. < .270
Verdict: CC will do something with the bat tonight. (I hope he gets more than 3 ABs.)
http://www.baseball-almanac.co.....=sabatcc01
play today…
win today
Kick some ASS today!
I’m excited to watch CC hit.
I was just watching the highlight of his last home run. I’m pumped.
LET’S GO CC.
I love the YES pregame
Anyone figure out the words that come out of Ozzie’s mouth?
Its the same language Mila Jovavich spoke in the back of Bruce Willis’ flying cab in the Fifth Element.
He’s a supreme being.
+1
aye wahna fihy like a yamp.
He’s auditioning for the ‘Scarface 2′ sequel.
ok let’s help hamels with his mental health and win tonight. he’s waiting for the 09 season to end as quickly as possible. too much stress.
Gangstas!!! We have the coolest handshakes.
Any chance we can get T Pain to do the National Anthem in auto-tune next year? That would be awesome.
haven’t you heard death of auto-tune?
Awesome song.
Nope. It’s not allowed in my religion.
If by awesome you mean terrible then yeah, go ahead.
A show already in decline gets a spinoff…
Ladies and gentlemen: The Cleveland Show!
has that show ever exposed Seth Mcfarlan as a one trick pony
Yeah. A very, very rich, one trick pony.
We have the best one-trick pony in Mo.
You know, if the tradeoff for no towel waving means Yankee Stadium is quieter I am okay with this.
You seem to have something against towels. Had a traumatic experience at a beach or something?
I have a feeling they’re going to be handing out tissues instead of towels tomorrow.
Funny, that’s how my last date went.
As much fun as it is to win at home, shutting up those Philly fans is almost just as sweet. There’s nothing like the deathly silence that falls over the noisiest visiting ballparks, like Fenway or Citizens bank.
We should have Thunderstix. Those things are AWESOME.
Thunderstix are awesome? wow. make sure you feed your monkey tonight too
And FIREWORKS. I would have no idea that something exciting just happened if I didn’t have explosions of some sort, because I know nothing about baseball.
How about cannons shot at the city of Philadelphia? Now that would be cool!
How about one of those big wood chippers the NYC Parks Department uses to chop up trees? We could throw Philly Phans in their with their silly little towels! How cool would THAT be?
That would be fucking bad-ass!
Thynderstix? even Knicks have no use for that..
maybe we could get those flares like the euro soccer fans
No way. I’d rather clap with my hands. Unfortunately, I always get them for DU sports.
McCarver–Jackass, every starter when you played pitched on 3 days rest.
When they walked to the mound backwards, in the snow, with no shoes. GET OFF MY LAWN!
uphill both ways!
Damn, I knew I forgot part of it!
boy McCarver got in his Bob Gibson reference early tonight
Wait the Philles were in trouble of a playoff spot? Color me surprised.
Exactly. Come to think of it, why the hell don’t we have a mascot (No, Hank doesn’t count.)?? Not cool to not have a mascot.
we got Freddy
because we are “The Yankees”.. what’s up with you man, you want thunderstix and mascots at Yankee stadium
We should also have monkeys roam the stadium with cowbells attached to themselves.
McCarver, Torre and Francesa have a deal that at least 10 times a day you have to mention Bob Gibson if you talk about Baseball.
The some series airbrushing of wrinkles.
?
I misspelled …I meant serious airbrushing in that Kim Basinger commercial
I thought you were saying McCarver was being airbrushed.
Com’on lets do this shiet!!!!! Remember this folks, I called for a CC HR!
Late to the party but Ozzie Guillen is an idiot. Phillies in 6?
So ready for this.
Lets go Yankeessssssssssss
Here we go
Way to start…
Hahaha, Utley.
Slip slidin’.
That was some fine range.
First one of many
Utley with the UZR–good start
love it. nice start.
Thank Mo for that slip. Great start.
That is what I like to see.
Joe Morgan just said on the radio that the Phillies caught a break facing the only Yankee starting pitcher who has lost this postseason (CC). His reasoning; CC is the only starter to lose, CC is the weak link, Phillies will win.
Because “wins” is the most important stat for a starting pitcher, according to JM.
Captain ready to play…a jeterian single
Fuckin Utley. Why is he so good? Thank Mo he fell. Jeter intangible’d his way on.
Yeah, I didn’t think he’d be able to get to that ball. Nicely done for him.
LMAO @ Utley!!
Gameday called that as “In play, out(s)”. Way to be on top of it, guys.
There we go Jetes. A gutty slip by Utley.
Fantastic start.
yesssssssss good start
Game over….do we even need to doubt it?
hello!
Woohoo! DAMON! Great start!
Blowout commencing!
Great job Damon.
Oh my.
loving the yankee fans
alright, that’s how real AL offense looks like
Rocket! Great great start.
It’s okay guys, Cliff Lee will be well rested tomorrow.
Johnny Damon is no longer dividing by zero. Thank Mo!
Wow. That picked up a notch..
Looking good so far.
Here’s hoping the big man has his stuff tonight.
Beautiful, beautiful.
Oh this is beautiful!
love the yankee cheering section. are those bidding paddles the response to teh towels?
Cano’s the only one left to break through from his slump. He’ll be amazing today. Book it.
1-0
off to the races.
I’ll take the early run.
Good start, Yanks.
I’ll take the run…it was a good play by Howard.
Decent play by Howard. Ranging but it was a slow grounder.
Hey everyone, look…The Yankees decided they’d love to start with the lead!
A productive out. An RBI and an advance of the runner to third.
I’ll take it.
Good start
bullshit!
thats itttttttttttttt
missed double by inches..
Fuckin’ Phillies.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO PAY
They have to do something about this shit! That was intentional
Motherfuckers stop fucking hitting him you fucking stupid intentional asshole douchebags.
Pussies!!! Stop hitting Alex!
Hitting A-Rod….again
How many times do they hit him before we do something about it?
are you fucking kidding me? Theyre trying to take the inside away from cc already by drawing warnings
oh hells no!
a-rod hit again!
Free baserunner?
Gee, thanks, guys.
Rollins was right: you really are nice.
Thanks for the free baserunner. You’re a real man, Joe Blanton.
This is bullshit man. That looked intentional to me.
WHAO WTF?!?!?! FUCK YOU BLANTON!!!! I’LL GUT YOU, YOU PIECE OF SHIET FUCK!!!!
what a joke you can’t warn the teams off that
Now they warn both benches? What a fucking joke of a umpiring crew.
THATS BULLSHIT
No shit it’s intentional!
Fucking lucky Phillies. You are so fucking lucky you fucking sore ass pansies.
you can’t warn them here WTF!!!
that warning is so lame.
Both teams being warned is fucked up. If CC accidentally hits someone he’s gone.
wow way to take the inside pitch away for the rest of the game…
this is fuckin bullshit..they wanted warning to take cc’s inside pitch away from him
This is bullshit they did this on purpose to set up CC
scumbag phils. If you cant see any intention tim your a fucking idiot
this is bullshit now we can hit them.
What do you say Brian Bruney starts the game and throws just ONE pitch?
that’d be awesome
I like it. How quickly can we get Andrew Brackman to Philly? I don’t care if he’s not on the roster.
Heheheh, I like it.
Awesome idea. Call up Joe G. quick!
Warning both benches after 3 HBPs on Yanks and none on Phillies = ARGH.
wow. just wow.
Cmon Jorge. No DP!
Make them pay, Jorge.
The Yankees are such punks. That was for Swisher admiring the homerun he hit the other day. The Phillies play the game the right way.
I like your obvious irony and sarcasm.
Right Werth only slammed down his bat and screamed at his dugout, but Swish was stylin.
mccarver doesn’t see the strategic value of hitting arod there?
Exactly. let’s see.
you hit their best hitter plus create the double play with a guy on third and one out. If they intentionally walked a-rod in that spot, Mccarver would have called it a good move.
in addition, one team should not be punished for the other teams misdeed. i understand why they warn both teams, but i would change the rule.
Oh take notes again Youk. This is how you be classy.
Youk will never have any class even if class showed up at his doorstep bent him over and reamed him until class shoots out of his every orifice.
ietcvm.
There we go, we’ll take it.
Suck on it, Phillies.
Good job Jorge. Make them pay.
am I crazy or should Blanton not be allowed to have a cap whose bill is so clearly marked with a potential foreign substance?
Totally agree. Cliff Lee had the same thing going on in game 1. I think it’s pretty hysterical that nobody else is making a point of it. Whatever, Blanton still sucks so I’m not too worried about it.
I can definately see those fucking umpires tossing a Yankee pitcher tonight.
Anyways, 2-0 nothing!
That should have been 2-nothing!
Cano needs to get his shit together. At least hit something hard.
What, the Phils aren’t going to say Damon left early?
Well, Phillies must know they won’t be back to World Series for a long time, might as well hit A-Rod.
What say we get a nice big lead and unleash pocket-rocket Chad Gaudin on the Phillies late in the game? I think Carlos Ruiz could use a pitch right between the numbers.
Kidding. But this is bullshit, they’re clearly throwing at A-Rod. I hate that the Yanks get a warning for that. Do the umps have to warn both teams? Is it in their discretion to warn one team but not the other? The Yanks shouldn’t get a warning in that situation.
if that were possible, that would seemingly be a situation that called for it. i’ve never seen it before though
I was wondering the same thing.
If they issue a warning it has to be for both teams. But they can toss Blaton without a warning if they think he did it on purpose. That’s what should have been done.
Yeah, they’d obviously never do it in the Series, though. I get why they have to warn both teams, but it’s still frustrating. It can change a pitcher’s approach.
What worries me is that if one gets away, CC could get tossed. Even if there’s no intent. Because of something that Blanton did. Complete, utter bullshit.
I think they have to, becuase at this point the Yankees are clearly going to retaliate (If this was a regular season game)
*would clearly retalitate
c’mon robbie. let’s make it a quick 3-0
Damnit Robbie. Stop being jammed every fuckin time!. It would have awesome if A-Rod scored to make em pay. But oh well.
How come when Jeter gets jammed it’s a hit to RF? Get workin’ on Robbie again K-Long…
Ugh come on Cano.
So what did Girardi say to the umps? I agree that he should complain, but what could he possibly say to the umps about the warning? They’ve been doing that for years.
Whatever, we can tag Blanton later on.
Get it done, CC.
I wonder why Robbie can’t get around on those inside pitches. I feel like he was doing it consistently during the regular season.
It’s going to be very interesting to see CC pitch now. The umps have partly taken away the inside from him, and I feel now he has to put the ball over the plate more. I don’t think the warning was warranted – give the other team the opportunity to respond.
Is that right? 11 pitches for Blanton that inning?
Focus on those 2 runs we got.
Exactly.
the old guy in the sandals is a day late goin out to talk to Cole
C’mon Cole. Break out the curveball. Swish can’t hit nothing.
/Last night’d
LOL hard at McCarver saying there was no way that pitch to A-Rod was intentional.
What a joke.
Look at how bad he missed! Definitely unintentional.
/stupidity
Think the Phillies will resort to having some of their left handed bats hang right over the plate hoping to get hit?
That HBP not only allowed them to avoid A-Rod and set up the DP, it took somewhat of an advantage away from CC. But that aint gonna matter.
Cano looks like he doesn’t give a crap……
The Phillies are a bigger bunch of scumbags than the Red Sux. I never thought I’d see the day. They make me sick.
Honestly. No wonder why Met fans hate them a lot…other than them continually beating them.
Welcome to 2009 worldseries played by NY Yankees of AL vs Philadelphia Phillies of “Bush League”
Then again, now the Philles have to careful busting Alex inside.
Atta boy Rollins, that’s how you show up to a series.
Woah Swish hits a HR and a double and now he’s calling off the CF?
WTF Swish!!
“I don’t always eat red meat…but when I do, I prefer the Phillies lineup. Stay hungry, my friends.”
– CC Sabathia, before game 4
Well played.
Great. References to game 1 allow Buck to say “CLIFF LEE!” a zillion times.
Damon with the UZR!
almost got there.
Damn bloopers!
Cmon CC.
Teams that face the Yankees really get a bunch of cheap hits.
Also Melky has to run harder towards that one. He was jogging…
And a lot of those times those cheap hits get turned into runs. Frustrating really.
Like that. Fuck.
Gah, what a cheap hit.
WHere did that 1-0 pitch miss?
Dinky little Hawaiian hit. Phillies keep popping up balls like that we’ll be juuuuuuuuust fine.
i do not like Utley.
Again to Utley. Damn!
a dammit
Damnit. Cmon CC. Bear down here.
Time to start IBB Utley?
Or, to use the Phillies strategy, start beaning him
CC should walk Utley from now on. He can’t retire him.
CC keeps missing his spots against Utley…
oh bawls.
I’m starting to hate Utley.
oh fuck me
Right down the plate again for Utley…
Come on CC.
THAT was neither dinky nor Hawaiian. I’m glad that didn’t go out of the park. But no worries, CC settles down now and we go on to destroy Blanton.
Damn…
Hope this doesn’t continue.
Looks like the offense is going to need to keep swinging tonight and putting up runs.
What is CCs deal with throwing utley those BS fastballs?
It was right down the middle AGAIN!
Frickin’ Utley.
Eh, as long as they keep guys off base in front of Utley, they’ll be fine.
Exactly, victorino got a lucky hit, only reason that utley double did damage.
oh shit
cmon cc you can’t give the lead back
Damn, CC missed again. Right down the middle again.
Why is CC still pitching fastballs to Utley?
Calm down and settle in, CC
On another note, too bad we can’t hit Utley now. Stupid umps.
boy this mmight be a 10-9 game
There’s no indication that’s going to happen.
Damn, I’m just glad that ball wasn’t gone.
one batter i cannot wait to never see again is chase utley
he has singlehandedly done all the damage against CC
You can feel the happiness oozing out of Buck and McCarver’s
assmouth after that Utley double.Man…Utley is the fuckin’ man against CC…
Where the hell are these pitches missing?
In the zone if you believe Gameday.
Looks like the ump has a tight zone tonight.
And that should have been strike 3.
Oh, and this strike zone is ridiculously freakin’ small.
Good grief what a shitty zone!
This zone is retarded
3 pitches at the same place, first one is called a strike and the next 2 are called balls.
strikes should always be called strikes. always.
Fuck that I want the umps to be apart of this game because they’re the only remaining human element.
man cc is struggling.
fucking ump, pitches 2 and 3 were strikes
His location, so far, is off, and velocity slightly down. Let’s hope a warms into it.
not what you want after the top half
I love the way CC is getting squeezed on the inside corner during this at bat. That was a strike all last night, and FOXTRAX shows that pitch is in the zone.
But Buck and McCarver makes no mention of it, unless the Phillies got squeezed.
Got away with a slider up…
for what it’s worth mlb.com had those first three pitches as strikes.
This ump reminds me of Helen Keller.
Last observation: I hate any fans that wave or bang together anything.
It’s just irresponsible to have such a small zone in this park. You’re asking for a blood bath
Will Howard miss a second slider in the same place?
To answer my own question: yes, although it took a few more pitches.
Here we go with the crappy zone again, what is worst is the fact that the Phillies fans all credit their AMAZING players. Go and thank the ump you ingrates.
This umpire’s strike zone has been awful
I’ll take Pujols and A-Rod before Howard.
When they say “run producer”, they mean RBIs only. Bunch of bs.
RBIs are the most important stat!
It’s an overrated stat. But honestly in those situations it seems like if you have Howard there, you’re going to see a lot of K’s.
I’d take the patience like from this new A-Rod than free swinging Howard any day.
I would too, and that’s not because of what he’s doing during this WS.
Who wouldn’t?
Tim McCarver.
He should not be throwing Howard fastballs here. He is lousy at hitting anything with a bend from a lefty.
Ryan Howard for MVP!
Hahaha, suck it Ryan. You suck. TERRIBLY.
Fact: Phillies fans are comprised of more douches than Red Sox fans.
Having gone to school in Philly for 4 years, I can attest to the fact that the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ does not have many sports fans who follow that motto.
Is that humanly possible?
I just learned recently.
yes, go watch its always sunny in philidelphia
That’s hard for me to believe. But its apparent that the Douche is strong in them.
Debatable.
Even with the extra strikes, Howard still can’t buy a hit
Sit yo fucking ass down you fucking free swinging dick.
cc sucks? what will u call Howard then?
CC sucks chant? WOW
Y’all gonna fire up the beast
I’m not typically one who complains about ball/strike calls, but that sequence…
Ahem.
The word “bullshit” come to mind.
Epic bullshit comes to my mind.
We own Ryan Howard. I love it!
I love it. Whenever the Phillies start a chant, they get their asses handed to them. “CC Sucks” and then Howard strikes out.
Again.
love howard this series.
Really, 2 outs into the game and Joe Girardi is already out there? Sit yo ass down Joe.
Howard’s 10th strikeout of the series.
I’m not worried about the 10-9 scenario unless Utley comes up to bat 9 times.
I am a little worried about the scenario where CC gets tossed for one that gets away from him.
Ryan Howard’s arch-nemesis is a offspeed pitch from a lefty
What were those fan things the yankees fans were holding after the Howard K? Lame.
howard is a great hitter, but when you have a .650 ops against lefties you can’t be considered one of the best in the game.
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Somehow three of those pitches were called balls.
Werth scares me.
I would have been tempted to just walk Werth. Seems like they are being ultra careful with him anyway.
Wow. CC is just off tonight.
I blame the usual shitty umpiring.
Still very early. Let’s wait to judge his performance until we see a little bit more of him. A lot of the problem has been good pitches not being called strikes.
Well, only Utley hit the ball hard, and there’s no shame in Utley hitting you.
Cmon CC. One more out man!
Intentionally walking Werth is silly. Just throw a change outside, maybe he makes the third out. And if you miss, he’s on anyway.
good call walking werth i believe
CC gets out of this inning with no further damage and he should settle down fine. Blanton, on the otherhand, is just straight fucked.
He once gave Yankee fans a minor scare…
…so they could see how it feels.
He is…
Carsten Charles Sabathia.
Stay optimistic, my friends.
(Okay, okay, I’ll stop with the Dos Equis stuff…but it’s so fun!)
Alright, wasn’t great, but it’ll work.
Nice job, CC! Let’s keep it moving.
I love CC
Beautiful pitch. The only nick was the Utley hit.
So, CC is really good. I just wish he could retire Utley.
Alright CC, you got your excitement so you can’t yawn anymore. Shut them down like before.
There we go. Outside of Utley v. Sabathia we own their lefties.
great job ZZ
the beast has been awakened
Rocky first inning by CC…hopefully he cruises through the next few with the offense continuing to slug it out. Lets Go Yankees!
CC!!! Nice job man. Settle down and roll from here.
You got this.
CC says this Utley guy is good. the rest of y’all-yawn
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