ALDS Game Four: Yankees @ Tigers
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It’s crunch time. The Yankees’ have their collective back up against the wall; a win extends their season for another game and a loss sends them home for the winter. It’s obviously not an ideal situation, but it is what it is. Nothing they can do now but win.
Tonight is A.J. Burnett‘s chance at redemption, a chance for us all to get behind him and forget all about the ugliness of the last two seasons. Joe Girardi will surely have a quick hook, but I’d really love to see Burnett just shove it tonight. Come out throwing fastballs on the black with a dirty hook for swings and misses. He’s due for a game like that, and there really would be no better time for him to have a start like that. Here are the lineups…
New York Yankees
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Jorge Posada, DH
Russell Martin, C
Brett Gardner, LF
A.J. Burnett, SP
Detroit Tigers
Austin Jackson, CF
Ramon Santiago, 2B
Delmon Young, LF
Miguel Cabrera, 1B
Victor Martinez, DH
Don Kelly, RF
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Alex Avila, C
Wilson Betemit, 3B
Rick Porcello, SP
It’s another chilly but clear night in Detroit. The game is scheduled start at 8:37pm ET and can be seen on TBS. If the Phillies and Cardinals are still playing by then, this beginning of this game will be on TNT. Enjoy.
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I had a good feeling about game 1, and a bad feeling about game 2 and 3. I have a good feeling about game 4 and 5 though. I like the matchup, and the Yankees are gonna do some major damage to Porcello. It could even be a blow out. Whoever wins tonight, wins this series.
I admire your willingness to go out on that limb!
Should the Yankees lose I will NOT be blaming the arms. The culprits, should events go unaltered tonight, are A-Rod, Teixera, and Swisher. When your 4, 5, and 6 hitters are doing shit, you’re simply not going to win. My hatred of Teixera finally makes sense, doesn’t it?!?!?!?! Anyhow, I’ve got faith in AJ, surprisingly, but as far as the hitting goes, not so much . . . Just as I was for most of September, back when the offense disappeared against the Angels in Anaheim (of Los Angeles!). Go Yanks! And Go Prince Fielder, future Yankee HALL OF FAMER!!!!! WOOOOOOO!
A-Rod isn’t at Swish and Teix levels of postseason futility.
+1 as to JobaWockeez
No, your hatred of Teixeira does not make sense.
Just where do you think Prince Fielder will play?
It DOES make sense and he’ll play wherever the hell he wants to play.
Look, the game hasn’t even started yet. Keep the crazy in check.
Crazy? Because Teixera is notorious for sucking in the postseason (especially as a Yankee) and because Prince Fielder in pinstripes would be an extraordinary pickup no matter the need.
And, again, he has nowhere to play. They’re not going to dump or trade Teixeira and they’re not going to spend that money for Fielder to be a full-time DH. Get over it.
Get over it? Get over yourself. Stop being such a twat.
Good grief, grow up. He made a legitimate point.
Sorry. Not a good point, Mike.
A point you have yet to refute.
Prince Fielder in the lineup makes the Yankees a better team, a point I didn’t quite think I had to reinforce . . . Slot him in at DH and 1B. And, guess what? ARod’s getting old. He’s not the same old ARod. Perhaps the Yankees can take a page out of the Boston/Youkilis playbook and put Teixera at third every so often, while ARod shoots over to DH. With Prince, the Yankees are clearly superior, a point that CANNOT be denied. Who’s he pushing out now? Posada? Yeah . . . Jesus catches and ARod, Tex, and Prince play magical chairs around the infield and DH. Prince is better than both ARod and Teixera, and, he’s also an extraordinary clubhouse guy. I don’t see why I’m arguing here, especially after the seasons that Tex and ARod just had.
Narrative >>>>>Facts. Thought we covered this
Pujols AND Fielder would make this lineup EVEN BETTER! Let’s just sign them both! And Jim Thome!
Is that what I am? Thanks for telling me!
O:S.
Center Field.
He’ll catch, obv. His catching skillz are better than Montero’s.
Oh, and it’s nice to see the lineup go unchanged, as well. ARod, 1-24 in past, what, 7 postseason games? I don’t know. And Teixera, a .202 postseason hitter. And then there’s Swisher, the man that just can’t seem to switch on his October bat. Yeah, let’s put them ALL in a row, it makes perfect sense!
You do understand why you don’t change your lineup in the playoffs, right?
Two words: Adrian. Beltre.
Maybe we can get him to hit for ARod. After all, the grass is always greener on the other side.
While we’re at it, let’s get Prince Fielder to play 1B.
Ah, yes, the SNARK is back!
I wasn’t aware that it left.
Obviously, he does not.
You of the mantra, “I don’t know why Leyland insists on having .317 .311 .and .321 OBPs 1-2-3 in the lineup…” – - – So, yeah, shut your mouth.
Tex, ARod and Swisher are better hitters than those 3, so that’s not really relevant.
Not relevant? Excuse me? You just ate crow, admit it. Young, the reason we’re behind a game. ARod, Tex, and Swish: reasons we haven’t advanced already.
Yes Tex ARod and Swish are why we haven’t advanced. Not CC struggling last night, or Girardi using Ayala, or Soriano’s inability to not give up runs.
4, 5, and 6 hitters. When they don’t hit . . . Damnit! Do I really have to explain this to you? In baseball, you pitch AND you hit. The pitching has kept the team in the game all the way through. The offense, however, has not done said pitching justice. Therefore, I put the blame on the supposed BIG BATS. Where have they been? WHERE?
Yeah. Ego.
I love Tex and know it’s considered against the grain, but damn, he’s gotta at least learn to bluff the shift. You mean to tell me that if Papi can base hits by doing it from time to time that Tex can’t? Especially with a sinkerball pitcher on the hill.
Three questions, since I’m stuck at work:
1) If by the time I leave (11:30 ET), things have not gone our way, how many of my non-Yankees-fan coworkers should I kill?
2) Do we go after Francona or LaRussa to replace Girardi if they lose?
3) Which one of the previous two questions was serious and which was a joke?
1. Lay waste to all of them.
2. No.
3. Hopefully 2.
1 is serious, 2 is a joke.
I vote for not killing any co-workers, mostly because a murder trial will put a real crimp in your lifestyle, even if you are acquitted.
1: Just a couple. Send a message. If they heckle you again, then you kill them all.
2: The correct answer is C: all of the above
3: #2 was a joke (I hope)
None of them are heckling me. It’s just that they’re the closest people to me, so the rage must be unleashed on someone.
But, yea, 2 was the joke question.
None but if they want a new manager that’s perfectly fine by me.
I would kill everyone if LaRussa was the Yankees manager. Like, sorry. He makes Joe Torre’s Circle of Trust look like an unregulated whore house in its inclusivity.
(And yes, I know you were joking, but my hatred of LaRussa knows no bounds.)
Lets Go Yankees! Lets go AJ! Just win, baby!
If you wear The Pinstripes, it’s time to ask yourself “How big are my nuts?”
Elimination game, it’s nut-cuttin’ time, get this series back to the Bronx!
I can’t even wear underwear they’re so big.
You should start in RF tonight
Over/Unders tonight
Girardi sucks/should be fired: 52.5
Teixeira sucks: 21
A-Rod sucks: 42
Swish sucks: 38
Where’s Montero: 22
Under
Way Over
Over
Under
Over
only if we lose/are losing by the 2nd inning
Not fair to have all those over/unders when they’re even numbers.
you could double every one of those numbers and I would still take the over.
I’m betting on a lot of “This is why AJ is on the roster”
also “Teixeira pops out”
Under
Over
Under
Under
Over
ALL UNDER… you might hit those #s by the 5th.
You missed ‘FUCKING AJ’, which I am setting the O/U at 250.5
I don’t know why Leyland insists on having .317 .311 .and .321 OBPs 1-2-3 in the lineup…
Because Delmon Young and Ramon Santiago have REALLY sucked ass this series . . . Go ahead and explain 13, 25, and 33 batting 4, 5, and 6. The postseason is another story altogether.
Somebody besides Cano and Gardner needs to step up and get a big hit. All it takes in these games is one clutch hit to give us a lead our bullpen will not relinquish. Mo can go 2.
Cano needs to step up as well. He’s disappeared after game 1.
I rarely post on here but I have confidence in AJ tonight. Lets go Yanks!
Once more.
In only 5 of A.J.’s 32 starts this year has he allowed more than four runs making 84.38% 4 runs or less.
22 were 3 runs or less.
In only 3 of his 32 starts did he go less than 5 innings.
In his 2 starts against the Tigers this year he allowed 5 runs in 12 innings which is a 3.75 ERA
Lefties Hit .321/.368/.488 against Porcello. Grandy and Cano should have fun.
Porcello also allowed a .302/.350/.470 batting line at Comerica.
Once men get on against Porcello, it usually steamrolls as he allowed .307/.356/.450 line with men on.
With RISP and 2 outs, Porcello allowed a .326/.376/.500 line.
In contrast, A.J. allowed a .205/.347/.434 line with 2 outs & RISP and a .247/.330/.468 line with men on.
A.J. did his best work in high leverage situations. Batters had a .232/.309/.416 line in those instances.
On the other hand, Porcello completely implodes allowing .309/.357/.431 line in high leverage situations.
I believe in A.J.
Let’s go Yankees!
AJ time to shine!
I really hope you’re not implying AJ is better than Porcello.
Im telling you AJ will be a beast. GUARANTEED
“We play today, we win today. Das it.”
The ghost of Mariano Duncan returns 15 years later…
Let’s all hold hands and pray to The Baseball Gods.
Cracker Jacks.
Amen.
Now let’s go and get this win!
dude has nothing to loose and everything to gain. this is where his last two years get erased
You blokes are joking go yanks
“Wearing the pinstripes allows you to be compared to those Yankee greats. So it’s either gonna elevate your game, or you’re not gonna make the cut.” -Reggie Jackson
Time for you to elevate your game, AJ. Big time.
Vegas actually favors the Yankees tonight, very slightly (something like 52%).
And to those who are pissed at the offense, the Yankees had the 2nd best offense in the league this year. What happens in 3 games is pretty random and not indicative of anything (such as clutchness or streakiness, which don’t really exist). Also, they scored 9 runs in Game 1 and 4 runs off Verlander, so it’s not like the offense has been particularly problematic anyway.
You’re speaking directly to the pressures of a 5-game series, though.
Every team that makes the postseason has to play the 5-gamers. They all know it. They cannot afford to give away a single AB.
Therefore, they could be prolific as they want in 162 games, and it means absolutely nothing.
f it AJ fires a perfect game eclipsing his mentor doc halladay
I know there’s a separate thread for it but Card’s making some noise against the Phils.
Too little too late.
Yeah, I’d love to see the Card’s win this series though…I love watching Albert Pujols hit, Lance Berkman is half the man he used to be(seriously where’d the rest of him go) but twice the hitter, I still don’t understand how Duncan does what he does with the pitching they have…just a fun baseball team.
Imagine what they could have done if Wainwright hadn’t been out for the entire year
They’d probably would’ve won the Central…any chance we look into Wainwright in the offseason?
There’s a 9 million dollar club option for 2012 on his contract. No way they let him go.
Tony Larussa really messed that game up. Not PHing for Garcia and IBBing Ruiz when you knew they were just going to use a right handed pinch hitter.
I’m ready. I’ve been to the gym, I’ve got my head in the right place. I believe in AJ, and in this team.
Its going to happen they are going to win this.
Ok, I’m breaking out the Thurman Munson throwback ’73 jersey. No way we can lose now.
I’m not ready for Yankee baseball to be over. Let’s go, boys!
C’mon A.J. If you pitch well in this game and your performance helps the Yankees win this game I’ll forget ALL about your struggles the last two years.
(ok maybe not all of it, in fact I won’t forget any of it, but a very good start this game will earn a lot of brownie points).
C’mon A.J. If you pitch well in this game and your performance helps the Yankees win this game I’ll FORGIVE** ALL about your struggles the last two years.
there you go, I fixed it for you.
Lets fucking go. The season doesn’t end tonight. Fuck the haters AJ. Kick some ass and do your thing. Fuck the Tigers. They suck ass. Porcello can’t strike anyone out. No chance he pitches well. We are winning this one and taking this shit back to NY.
#LEGGO
Exactly.
We play today, we win today. Das it.
AJ- 7 innings, 8 Ks, of 1 run ball.
The Yankees7- Tigers 1.
It’s not even going to be close.
If you’re right, we’ll know it early.
I’m right Tom enjoy this game!!!
AJ had a shiteating grin on during the pre-game interview. He’s going to be fine.
AJ pitches a no hitter tonight. You can quote me on it.
I’m tempted to watch on mute.
Mantle ball in hand.
LETS DO THISSSS!!!!!!!
Exactly one player on the Tigers offense is “prolific” sir. His name is Miguel Cabrera, the rest of the Line up ranges from marginal to slightly above average.
Smoltzy already on Porcello and the Tigers. Guy isn’t Verlander or anything, we can get to him.
Right. Porcello is not better than AJ.
Tigers fans: Towels. Must. Go.
Eckersley is a Yankee-hating, bad-mullet-wearing, goat-f*cker.
Ironically enough he works for NESN as well.
thats right, i forgot.
my comment was redundant, then.
…but appropos
Trying to keep the bitching to the minimum, but if Tex and A-Rod pull another ofer today, and the Yankees lose, Girardi needs to pack his shit.
Maybe he and Tito can open a restaurant.
Tito would be my first choice for manager. Then Lou Pinella. Girardi can always come back as the bullpen catcher.
Francona would ruin DRob’s career. Look what he did to Aceves.
What? Aceves was great this season.
And it doesn’t matter, DRob is a God?
Yanks put a crooked number up in the 1st.
that would be nice, sure is getting scary up on this ledge.
Technically, a Zero is crooked.
I really hope the Yankees win tonight. Losing this series will be worse than any other year I can remember not counting 2001 or 2004.
2003 sucked.
OH LES DO IT!
To be honest, I would have had Brett Gardner lead off this game, but it’s no biggie.
its alright having jeter lead off, there are no runners in scoring position to start the game =]
Plus one, but yeah, I don’t care how we win, as long as we win.
The best part of this game already is that Porcello’s mom is a Jeter fan.
Lets go guys…I haven’t been this nervous about a game since last postseason.
Same here, since Game 6 of last years ALCS.
We will get at this guy second time through.
Second time through may not be good enough. Have to hit them early and hard, to demoralize them and force them to their bullpen.
let’s play like champions
We can do this. Put up a monster offensive performance and let’s go back to the Bronx.
I hope it’s a laugher in favor of the Yanks. I could use a stress free night.
Wow Jeter you fucking suck. Go fucking retire already.
Sorry guys, I just wanted to be the first to say it.
If “first” to drop an F-bomb, believe me you’re real late! Place is “sounding” like a cross between an army barracks and a maximum security prison.
He can be the maitre d’ at Joey Binder and Tito’s Steakhouse.
So far, a much better strike zone.
Eff you Justin Verlander.
Verlander isn’t even pitching and they’re still slobbing like they’re paid ESPN employees talking about Pedroia
Whatever happens, it doenst matter. We had a great year given what we came into this year with.
Dammit Curtis.
Here we go again…
Pretty standard
BS strike. Grandy can’t K.
It was a good strike.
You want a tee with that pitch, Granderson?
Porcello is getting the high strike pitch early.
Bleh
granderson watched 3 very hittable pitches go by right down the middle. not the way we want our best offensive player to perform
Fuck you Gerry Davis
well at least he was running hard…
Absolutely everything is going right for them…he fucking STUMBLED to that
Well, at least we got to see Cano legitimately run out a grounder
I hope Porcello thinks that high strike is a good idea.
when we win this game, I will enjoy a silent comerica
season is over. you can see the pressure got to these guys. and granderson isnt our best hitter, its montero.
Jesus Christ.
lol
Memo to Grandy: Joe Dimaggio: 13 k’s in 1941.
Comparing Curtis Granderson to Joe DiMaggio was your first mistake.
Just been that kind of series. Tigers have gotten the breaks.
So, is it ok to go ahead and PANIC NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well it’s a good thing it’s Tuesday and Law & Order SVU marathon episodes are on!
That’s why I love Tuesdays.
Btw what do you think of the new season?
Lets go AJ, you the man right now.
I will never understand why Cabrera and Martinez bat 4-5 instead of 3-4, you would thing Leyland would want Miggy to get more ABs in the 1st inning with men on base possibly.
time for Big Game Allan James to step up and pitch a shutout.
Perfect game, 15 K’s on 60 pitches.
that fantasy ended quickly
Here we go.
I can’t watch.
Guy Who Gave Up 4 Runs Last Night Spotted Enjoying Game From Dugout
Ho-ly shit, Grandy.
Please settle down next inning AJ
A base runner! A hit! Hooray!
Did not mean for those to be replies. My B.
all about fastball command tonight
Gotta believe in A.J.
I want to be optimistic, but… but this just feels like 2006. Facing a crappy pitcher (Bonderman was better than Porcello is, but I have a narrative to craft) with a crappy pitcher on the mound (Jaret Wright and AJ). I really hope that this turns out differently.
here we go, AJ looks like crap already… walks the unwalkable Jackson.
That wasn’t a walk at all.
I’m not panicking…yet.
and it begins
Austin Jackson has not looked like a guy that k’s a ton in this series.
Double play pretty please.
This first inning could be an exact microcosm for the series…
How on earth have we walked Austin Jackson this many times…..If we have to lose I know we can’t win them all but the walks are infuriating…quick DP would help but i’m guessing bunt
Fuck you, too, Yankees Suck t-shirt wearing douchebag.
guh
RAB crew: You guys are going to have a tough night tonight if the Yanks not only lose, but lose precisely in line with the narrative.
Thanks for the bunt!
Yay! Free out.
free outs for AJ is the best.
This is why you don’t bunt, folks
thanks jim
free outs!
ARod is all “GET OUTTA MY WAY!”
Thanks for the out.
Jim Leyland is fucking idiot for having them bunt there
Ahh yes, the 1st inning bunt. Love when it backfires
Leyland having a bunt already – HE FEARS THE AJ
Russ! What was that throw?
Nice curveball from AJ.
why don’t you steal then bunt??? if you have to bunt…
Tradition.
Austin Jackson is Action Jackson.
Walk Cabrera please.
Rule one about the Tigers: Don’t let Miguel Cabrera beat you. Ever.
walk him now
ARod was once fearsome, as Cabrera is now.
The decline of Arod began a few years ago and gained a lot of speed this season. Dude can’t stay healthy. Thank God the Yanks make a lot of money b/c that contract is going to haunt the yanks.
Please, please, please, please no wild pitch A.J.
Come on AJ. If he gets through this inning, I feel like he’ll be ok.
walk
his
ass
Even if the Yankees lose in line with the narrative does not mean that the narrative was right, just that it was a coincidence.
Good call to walk Cabrera
Lets not forget folks, If they do lose this game you could be seeing the last ABs of another member of the Core Four. Regardless of his performance this year, Jorge Posada is a huge part of the Yankees legacy and I’ll miss him if he is indeed done after this year. Enjoy it while you can.
I love Jorge, but I won’t be the least bit sad to see him go.
AJ has reverse splits, yes? I have faith.
holding my breath
This first inning (both top and bottom) is too familiar for my liking
I wish I could watch 2 hours of AJ without the announcers constantly talking about how electric his stuff is but how he’s inconsistent and unable to put it all together.
Is there a Japanese feed?
Ditto.
Hughes need to be up and throwing right now
Jesus Christ, AJ is gonna fuck this up in the 1st inning.
still 0-0
This game has “doomed” written all over it
Hey Martin is a very good defensive catcher isnt he?
piece of shit burnett
I’m probably the only AJ supporter left, but he does not look good.
THROW THE FASTBALL!!!!!!!!
This is painful.
Wow. It’s really come to this.
wow aj…great pitch…this is Top Gun Highway to the Danger Zone right here
This could get ugly. Warm up Hughes now.
Or, Cory Wade you know…it’s not like it’s a game 4 or anything.
This was the start we were all hoping for.
AJ is awesome
AJ is looking more like Buster Keaton than David Cone.
OK, bring in D-Rob
AJ with 3 BBs already. Just escape this first inning please.
I guess it’s best to find out if there’s anything else on.
Well Burnett looks lost.
13 balls to 6 strikes….whoa….
boooooooo, get this motherfucker outta there. He needs to be fired, and whoever chose him to start this game as well
just get through this inning, please
i wish to watch a close game tonight
IF YOU CAN’T THROW A CURVE BALL FOR A STRIKE, DON’T FUCKING THROW IT.
Then he’s dead. One pitch with max velo of 93-94?
You gotta get out of this, we cannot afford it AJ.
like sands through the hour glass, so is the Yankees season.
Good night. This series is over.
Okay AJ settle down now! Why isn’t Colon on the roster?!
Dead man walking.
Come on, AJ. You CAN DO THIS. Remember the Red Sox? You beat them pretty good. You can beat this team.
Sweet merciful crap, AJ..throw a strike!
I blame all the tattoos. They fuck up AJ’s arm slot.
OMG THANK GOD.
Thank God. Crisis averted.
Buy Grandy a steak, AJ.
Buy Grandy a steakhouse
Saved 3 runs.
wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow just wow.
Curtis Granderson you motherfucking MVP!!!!
I love Curtis Granderson. That is all.
wow, c-grand… youre killing me man… phew
Can we do this?
ok who’s still mad about the K
CURTIS! That would have been painful.
Oh Curtis, you nearly killed me.
That was SCARY
Hopefully that settles AJ down.
Yeah. Down all the way to the clubhouse.
I think I just swallowed my tongue.
ok ENOUGH OF THIS PIECE OF SHIT. That wouldve been an inside the park grandslam.
I guess not just dead people shit their pants……
I’m going to need more BP meds!!!
Awkward catch by Grandy. But I’ll take it.
SCORE SOME MOTHERF*CKING RUNS!!!!
we’re winning this game and this series
Curtis Granderson, -5.1 UZR
Wade 2, Soriano 2, Robertson 2, Rivera 2.
Ok maybe UZR has something and Grandy does sorta suck in Center. Yikes man, that was scary
We’ve had enough of AJ already.
Pure fucking luck. Yankees are lucky it’s not 3 nothing. Hopefully this means the baseball gods are in our corner tonight.
HOLY SHIT!!!!!! My blood pressure is going through the roof with AJ pitching
That was a play and a half.
Is Billy Bullpen a better option than AJ to win this game? I don’t know.
That catch could have saved the season.
No hitter’s still going strong.
How long will they stay with this clown? Hughes and Wade better be ready to go in at all times.
Wow what a catch! Exhale, it could’ve been worse… Now let’s score some runs.
Within inches of 3 runs.
No curveballs close to being a strike. He has one more inning to find that pitch.
Woohooo. No hitter is still intact.
Ok guys i had to use my last favor with the pope for that one.
you shoulda asked the Pope for a 7 run 2nd for the Yankees instead…
not gonna get us there A-Rod. thanks for playing though
Uhh, Alex, it is called taking pitches. Not swinging at the first pitch.
Ok offense. Do your job.
LOL offense is a joke
Fuck you shift.
Fucking shift.
fuck the shift. it is the worst thing ever.
Tex has some terrible BABIP this series.
Tigers gettting the Babip so far.
Rick Porcello…Not Roy Halladay…This is a joke
when we desperately need baserunners and runs why can’t tex just lay a bunt down?
Tex sucks.
Did you approve of the move when it was made? If so then you are a hypocrit.
I was being sarcastic.
Its hard to tell sarcasm with all this hate around.
It’s sarcasm. He’s mocking people thinking he sucks when he means that Teix is an elite hitter.
have to slow this down take some pitches.
I hate that shift.
this offense is pathetic… making the dude who pitched to an 85 ERA+ look like justin verlander
Swish, let the damn ball HIT YOU!
This is embarrassing…
A key inning, to see just how #’s 4, 5, and 6 do: better than 1, 2, and 3? That bottom of the 1st convinces me the Yanks should waste no time. They need to strike early, and keep up the heat because AJ’s going to provoke heart attacks nation wide.
Wow, way to work the count. i think that inning lasted…5 minutes?
The offense looks pitiful six outs on 17 pitches, wow.
Nice that we’re thinking of the Tigers and not making them work too hard.
Thank you Santiago for Bunting. I guess he never got the memo that AJ walks everyone / throws wild pitches a ton / and is slow to the plate and easy to steal on. Didn’t need to bunt there. Even if was trying to do it for a hit.
So the 22 year old Porcello calm. The 34 year old AJ rattled bigtime.
INSPIRING OFFENSE WHOOO!!!!!
nice effort swisher
UZR doesn’t say Granderson sucks. His last 3 years of UZR add up to about 0. He’s roughly average for a CF defender, according to UZR.
the 1st inning called, said UZR can blow me
Wow. Was that inning even 2 minutes long? Tex and Alex need to start hitting the mother fucking ball, NOW!
You can almost forgive A-Rod with his injuries this year but how many post-season hits has Tex had in the last three years? Like two?
God. Nice to see the offense think they are hitting Verlander so they gotta strike early.
Porcello can be wild! Make him work.
Yep, this is it guys. 4-6 hitters playing like old blind men. I’ve never wished for the 7-9 hitters more in my life.
I’m sorry but these guys fucking suck. What a joke that was.
Sign pujols
Stick teixera in RF.
Way to help out AJ.
Just wow ! Couldn’t even take a few!
Nice 2 minute half inning
The Fearsome thressome of Swish, A-rod and Teix strike again.
Six pitches. Seriously?
wow. that inning was a boner killer. I have not started my heart yet from the AJ inning.
If you had a boner going throughout the bottom of the 1st, I salute you!
Its hard to imagine Yanks winning this game. Could happen but very unlikely-no hitting and bad pitching usually adds up to a loss.
No hitting and bad pitching through the first inning and a half really adds up to nothing…
really great job guys. way to really make Porcello work.
Olney tweeting that Porcello is 6-6 on first pitch strikes. Too bad he is really only about 3-6 and the ump has the other 3.
There’s two that were boarder line, but not terrible.
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Yeah Porcello blows. Should be an easy game to tee off 15 runs.
Damn there’s a lot of hate on here. Calm down
That inning just summed it all up. 6 pitches vs. porcello. 3 quick outs from A-Rod, Tex, Swish. 17 pitches through 2 innings for Porcello. 17 pitches through 2 batters with AJ. Love where this is headed
C’mon A.J, 1-2-3 inning.
Strike 1! Already an improvement
Oh my god the offense looks fucking terrible so far. For fuck’s sake lets pick it up boys
Nice, gets the outside strike call!
AJ got a called strik!
Imagine if AJ was pitching to Gerry Davis’ strike zone…
I’d rather watch my sister take a shower than watch this game (if this is the way they’re going to play)
where’s tsjc when you need him?
meh, not as exciting as you’d think. she uses a washcloth… not quite as sexy as one of them loofas. tell her I said hey though…
He can’t hit for shit, but A-Rod is playing an awesome 3B this series.
Alex Rodriguez, Defensive 3rd Baseman.
fuck, that made me feel weird inside.
SHUT UP TBS.
Well, nervy start to say the least.
stay positive, thread
it’s still 0-0
root for your team
Why, it’s much easier to bash them.
OK everytime someone mentions AJs ‘stuff’, I am taking a shot. call an ambulance
Another one! to a lefty!
Was AJ just 0-2 on a batter?!
So… AJ looks like another pitcher now.
A-rod has been real solid in the field this series. Hes definitely saved the Yanks some runs.
Had 2 big RBI’s and a bunch of huge walks too.
AJ found his arm slot. He left it in the bullpen.
I don’t care how you do it AJ, get us through 5 at a minimum.
No hitter still going strong.
AJ finding the curve. Good sign.
I feel confident that the Granderson catch will be the play that we look back on and say, “That’s where things started to change.”
Who’s with me?!!!
me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For AJ it might be.
And what letter comes after Q???
ARRRRRRR!!!!! [Pirate Voice]
I’m with you.
I’m here.
Don’t look now, but AJ’s stuff looks good this inning
0 for 6. Going down like flies. Un-fucking-believable start.
What about AJ +others for 4, Soriano for 1, Robertson for 2, Mo for 2.
And of course Proctor for extra innings, if he was on the roster.
How is A-Rod making nice plays out there? According to ESPN, he’s been wheelchair-bound for the last 2 months.
wow just 17 pitches for Porcello… That is a panicking line up
Sign me up for this strike zone
If CC had it yesterday, it would have been a Yankees win.
walk Betemit and I give up on baseball forever.
SWEET JESUS. At least the lineup gave him a breather after the first.
More of those, please. I can’t take many innings like that first one. Doctor’s orders.
suck on that betimeat
AJ needed that.
absolutely missed on his location and got the K lol I love it
Well, that inning looked a lot like 2009 World Series Game 2 A.J.
AJ, is that you?
oh hai Good AJ.
Well that was promising. If he can keep it up we’ll be in good shape. Teix and Cano had some good swings off Porcello.
Soooo, I think 2008 AJ showed up in the second. Momentum baby.
OMG AJ with a 1-2-3 inning!!!
The last 2 innings for AJ were a picture of his whole career!
It’s never good when you’re HAPPY that Jorge, Gardner and Martin are due up.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
This is, “A Tale of Two A.J.’s”
Imagine what CC could have done with this zone….
Can we not turn Porcello into fucking Cy Young? Work the count, see some pitches and make that SOB work.
No hitter intact, baby!
nice 2nd inning recovery, AJ
Nice inning AJ!
AJ = Bi-polar pitcher. Fuck, that was day and night.
damn, much better AJ… now if you can give us 7 more of those we’ll be alright
Who are you and what have you done with AJ Burnett?
wow. Good AJ was late, but he showed up.
musta missed the bus or something.
Was that Billy Chapel on the mound that inning?
Sweet baby Jesus a 1-2-3 inning!
I am sort of hoping that this game goes to extra innings just to see if Girardi still stubbornly clings to the “closer can only pitch with the lead” crap on the road.
And if he uses Mo in that spot, it will be an admission that he was wrong every time he didn’t do it during the year.
And if he doesn’t use Mo, then he is fired.
or an admission that the postseason is different from the regular season
The people behind In Time never saw Logan’s Run?
That last pitch was 1.5 feet away from the target, by the way, but he got the K anyway.
I just looked at AJ’s pitch count (31), before realizing that it doesn’t matter at all. How silly of me.
HIP HIP!
YOu know what might be the key point of this season?
Alex getting hurt in Chicago.
atta boy jorge
I think Jorge sold that one!
Jorge’s OBP keeps climbing!
Here Here! A baserunner!
Yarrr…the plunder…
Posada shows Swisher how to take a hit.
Lean into one Dorn!!!!!
Swisher should take note. Take one for the team if you can.
He musta had Larry rub one out for him between innings.
Please don’t try and bunt with Posada on base.
do that instead.
he really “drilled” Posada
“He drills Posada” might be a little strong, don’t you think Anderson?
Rally time.
Yeah, a hit!!!
Yes, seeing eye hit.
Something is cooking.
A HBP and a hit!
That’s the Peralta I know and love
jorge going out with a bang, not a whimper
follow his lead
AJ turned it around. Let’s just hope….no jinxing it.
We need offense NOW. How funny is it that Posada is probably the OBP leader for us so far….
Errrr, here comes the bunt.
yaay for bunting!!!
thought that was a dp for sure
I doubt you’re alone in thinking that
here comes the bunt, unfortunately
Hooray base runners!!! BG don’t even think about bunting buddy.
This game will only be one when the chosen one gets his ass off the bench.
Time to fuck Porcello up.
The bottom of the order has consistently been better than every other part…
Yarrr….
Ok time to pinch-hit Chavez in there for Gardner. He might pop one.
OMG 1st&2nd 0 out!?!?!?!
DON’T BUNT!!!
I think Gardner’s doing it on hi sown.
But, but, but, but if you bunt you’ll have TWO runners in scoring position!!!11!!!11!1!!!1
It’s been a nice “comeback”, per say, for Posada. It was questionable whether he would even be on the postseason roster, and yet he’s been one of the most productive hitters in this series……also nice that he took one for the team.
why would u bunt with noodle hitting jeter coming up?
what was that you said??
For the love of God do not bunt!!!
Please no bunt.
No sac with Jorge at 2B!
MY GOD Posada
What the fuck, bunting Gardner, he’s not grounding into a DP.
no more baserunning gaffes, jorgie
It looks like the grounds crew forgot what brand of seed they were using halfway through the outfield.
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! STOP BUNTING!!!!!
atta boy brett….way to do your job.
smart decision, trying to bunt and putting yourself down 0-2 in the count
Why is our most clutch player bunting in the 3rd?
At this point whining about the bunt isn’t even worth the energy.
Gardner must give himself up. So sayeth the binder.
1&2 nobody out? Lets bunt one of our hottest hitters amirite?
Bunting? Are we looking to win 1-0 with AJ on the mound?
why do base coaches still have the crazy signs (touching the nose, sleeve, etc.) and just don’t tell players before they go up a “play” based on counts, etc.
Another great call by an umpire! WEeeeee
make up call
That ball was at his shoulders. Good lord.
GOOD ONE GIRARDI
That was up.
well, not a pop up bunt. so there’s that…
he got that Verlander strike 3 though… no buenos dias.
Awful call.
Another bullshit high strike
Gardy’s eye is too good
M’kay, boys. How many high strikes need to be called before you realize that he’s calling the high strike?
No luck for the Yankees yet.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOSED
not a strike?
Eff you ump.
someone tell gardy and grandy earlier, if its close, 2 strikes, try to foul it off if you dont like it. devastating K there.
We need robot umps.
pathetic ump, motherfucking cheater… nothing new
not brett’s fault girardi has a bunting fetish
He’s giving the high calls to both pitchers tonight. Gardner should have known that.
Really Smoltz? that crossed at the Belt? you mean the pitch that came in over the letters?
Exactly. That was a BS call.
see, Smoltz is like 70 now, he just happens to wear his belt up at the tits.
#getoffmylawn
No point in having a good eye at the plate for us.
el capitan!
DJ!!!
CAPTAIN CLUTCH!!!!!!!!
Nice!!! Captain Clutch!!!
Jeter!!
YES CAPTAIN CLUTCH!
SAFE!
Jeter comes through!
Jeter Jeter pumpkin’ eater.
Cap’n CLUTCH.
MLB seriously MUST address these terrible umpires, some of these calls aren’t even close.
JETE!!!!!!!!1
redemption?
HERE WE GO!
YESSS!!!
Derek Jeeetahhhhh!!!!
Jeter! PO! Martin! Russell with the HUSTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so not clutch!!!!
JETTTTER!!!!!
Derek, I’m sorry I criticized you yesterday.
Derek Jeter finally steps up!!!!! Great slide by Martin. 2-0 Yanks.
OK, all of the unclutchness this series is forgiven, Captain
Derek Jeter decided to show up tonight.
give it a rest
Keep it coming
calling all pessimists: time to start rethinking your narratives
I’m going to stick with the doom and gloom for a while. It’s fun.
Thank you martin right up po ass lol
And the bp goes down a little….(till AJ comes back out)
That was better than Martin’s slide at first in Tampa.
do something guys, RISP against a shitty pitcher
I have come to the conclusion TBS has a deal with the umps that their announcers will never criticize the umps.
Bob Brenly criticized the strikezone in the Phillies-Cardinals game.
posada just derpin’ along
El Capitan!
That looked like it was unfolding in slow motion. What a s-l-i-d-e!
Big hit by Derek!!! My Interwebs are really laggy right now
El Capitan!!!!!
Dear TBS crew…he threw a change up in the first inning…shut the fuck up about it.
2 runs isnt enough.
c’mon Cano…keep it going. good time for a dinger here…
Ok Cano, drive this runner IN!
A.J needs all the support he can get!!
If Porcello throws to Cano, this has homerun written all over it.
And it did…..in almost any other ball park.
Great baserunning by Martin. He took a chance and it paid off.
i’d rather be aggressive than not….make the defense make the play. and there is a big difference between being aggressive and being stoopid.
Comerica’d
Would that have been a homer at Yankee Stadium?
yea
I’d say that it would’ve been a homer in most other parks across the league as it’s 420 to dead center in Comerica.
Damn Comerica.
Jesus (Montero) Christ center field is DEEP here, huh?
like Polo Grounds deep
at least we got 2 runs… too bad we’ll need at least 5 more. 1 for 4 with RISP already
so they’re improving then
Would have loved that extra run, but good inning for the offense. Now for a shutdown inning…
Just thinking, one more good inning AJ, one at a time. We can push more runs across Porcello. We’re getting good swings and some of them are just missing the ball.
shut down inning PLEASE.
robbie gave it a ride. think we’re gonna hit this guy
Are these supposed to be the A+ umps? RoboUmps PLEASE!
Domoarigato Mr. Roboto!
Shutdown innings have been a bitch for Burnett for the longest time.
Boy, would a shutdown inning here be HUGE.
OK, they gave him 2 runs. It’s not enough, but he’s still got to show he can go back out and hold it this inning.
It’s only 407 in center and Jeter’s ball landed on the grass. Jackson must’ve been playing 19 y/o-Andruw Jones depth.
I thought it was 420 to center.
Looks like Cano has moved up in the box against Porcello.
Burnett no-hitter coming?
Arod’s been playing a great third base.
ARod has a freaking cannon
Gunned down. Go away AJax.
A Rod has been a beast at 3rd lately. Holy shit.
Ron Darling is a douche bag, just like all of TBS announcers.
Better than Buck and McGarver. But a tree and a charcoal briquette would be better than those two humps.
A-Rod looking good on the hot corner.
/knocks on wood
Burnett looks better now.
Back to back nice plays!
heh. classic Derek Jeter
Jeter ranging?
Derek Jeter has no range.
Classic Jeter!!! lol hahahahahaha this is too good
Grandpa Jeter showing off some range there.
How come this can’t be one of those games that’s over in the 3rd inning???
or one of those playoff games at gets delayed by rain in the 7th and restarted the next day? it would be over now!
Jeter with the range! wait, what?
alex doesn’t hit much, but he makes up for it with his glove
jeter with range
/world gone mad’d
“Classic Derek Jeter, ranging up the middle to make the play.”
I don’t think he’s watched a Yankees game in the last few years
Our HoF left side if having a night so far.
wow oh wow is this defense making this a fun game.
lost in his struggles at the plate but great hands over at 3rd for Arod
I swear to fucking god, don’t jinx this TBS.
What’s this whole “catch to the catcher” thing?
It’s a pitching coach’s way of saying relax and don’t overthrow.
There’s a crispness in the Yanks play that has been missing the past 2 nights. I think the wakeup call may have been answered.
Does Young realise how stupid he looks at the plate?
Not a generous zone for AJ. Not gonna help.
Take a breath, AJ. You can do this.
what a huge out young would have been. ugh, now what do you do? walk cabby here?
Like to see young put his tongue in his mouth and close it.
as usual, AJ and the Yankees dont get the strikes while all the tigers pitchers get them
Strike 1, Strike 2, Strike 3, Strike 4, Ball 1=walk!!
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WHAT A DOUCHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big AB here, if AJ beats Miggy this is huge.
Umm…didn’t Young blast last night’s game winning homerun off a pitch in the “dream quadrant” where pitchers never get beat?
that’s where it was supposed to be, it ended up pretty much right down the middle
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Figures AJ would walk Young.
putting men on base in front of miggy= no good, AJ
LOL, the announcer here just called Rothschild AJ’s babysitter.
As in, he babysits AJ.
OMG I am loving new Good AJ.
Good job by AJ
Solid couple of innings now for AJ. I’ll take anything!
Yes shutdown inning for A.J!
nice!!!!!
more runs dammit!
hooray for shutdown innings!!!!
I don’t understand… that ball four to Young was in the exact spot Gardys strike three. Just sayin. Umps on Det payroll.
No it wasnt. That ball was a bit higher.
Say what you want, but so far AJB is doing what CC was unable to …
I LOVE AJ
Huge shutdown inning right there. Especially with Miggy being out #3
no mercy, offense
bury them!
AJ looks really, really good right now.
AJ looks incredible with his control. I’m so pumped.
HUGE out there…AJ looking good?
This is your captain speaking. We have reached cruising altitude. It is now safe to move about the cabin.
Larry Rothschild is a genius. Man deserves a raise for whatever he’s done. Need more runs. This is too good to be true for Burnett. Porcello is hittable.
Thanks for free baserunners!
Well, second time through for ARod, Teix, and Swisher. We’ll see if they got inspired by Jeter.
How many of these scenes are actually in Detroit?
More runs please!
And no more above the letters strike calls. Stupid ump.
Gardner struck out on that pitch
Any chance of A-Rod waking up?
Guess not.
anyone else following Mike on Twitter? He’s lighting it up.
high strike is starting to piss me off
odd, that called first strike to a-rod was ball 4 for AJ
A-Rod’s getting closer..
Tex message here. Calling it.
Guess not.
please, move a-rod down in the lineup.. hes hitting like cody ransom
2 hard hit flyouts.
He’s starting to get better contact on the ball. Two deep flyouts.
I agree, but he’s still late on that pitch, and he let two pitches go that I think he personally would’ve driven even last year.
Tex has always been a HBP magnet. Guess he’s good for something.
Make it happen, Swish.
Porcello is losing his shit here, told ya second time through.
my kingdom for a decent Swisher AB
hey hey!!! dont look now, but Tex is on base!!!
Did Delmon Young and Nick switch bodies??? Nick is swinging at EVERYTHING
thanks for that Swish.
God dammit Swisher
A-Rod, Teix and Swisher, proven playoffs chokers
Short term memory huh?
One of these don’t belong with the others. This one is the reason why the Yanks didn’t get destroyed in the ALDS in 2009.
Any chance the Yankees let Swish walk this offseason and go after elsburry? That would be some outfield. I’ve seen enough of Swish in the playoffs to last me a lifetime.
Who is “elsburry?”
No chance.
Red Sox aren’t letting go of Ellsbury.
Ellsbury is not a free agent until 2013.
Bah, thought he was a FA this year, guess its jsut arb.
Theres so much wrong with this, I don’t know where to begin.
Ellsbury isn’t a free agent
How the hell are they going to get Ellsbury after what he did in Boston? Plus I don’t even think he’s a FA.
The hitters have to adjust to the high strike. Foul it off
Nice! Way to go Tex!
He didn’t backdoor him…it wsa a ball!
oh no… hPosada got it in the backdoor there, alright
This Ump is sucking something awful right now.
god damn. Porcello is looking a little too close to a good pitcher here. don’t know how to break it to you fellas, but I got a hunch 2-0 won’t stick
Can we put Dickerson in Rf next inning as a 4th inning defensive replacement? Swish is nothing at the plate. He totally sucks in the post season.
You forget Game 2
Lots o’ strikes. Take, or swing away. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
I assume Mo is available for 2 tonight…so that means we only need 5 from AJ, right?
keep it going allan james
Come on AJ.
So AJ doesn’t get the high strike?…or the low one? what the hell is this? Both of those were strikes for Porcello
They should have Wade up right now. AJ lost it
More of this special strike zone.
Wow any tigers pitcher would be 1-2 right now.
Well, there’s one back..
That was sorta expected.
predictable, get him outta there ASAP
faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack, Martinez hit that HARD
So Strike 1, Strike 2, Strike 3, Strike 4 leads to home run.
OK, the mirage is gone, warm up Hughes…
On the plus side there was nobody on.
game over.
bullpen. action. now. fuck.
time to show some backbone
no crumpling, please
They got much more excited about that than the Jeter hit lol.
what is the point of starting a batter off with 3 balls, then throw strike one..and then groove it..
DAMN IT TO CRAPPIN’ A!
Thanks Ump, for that. Yanks 2, Unps 1
Why would the umps want the Yankees to lose? We make the most revenue for MLB.
Ok, so the zone to a lefty is from below the chin to the edge of the other batters box. got it.
Hbout some runs, offense?
Strangely the Tiger hitters can actually find a way to hit it out at Comerica …
Particularly bad for squirrely AJ that Martinez was the lead-off guy.
2-0 lead 2 nights in a row on the road.
Can you say implosion?
bullpen now please
The solid innings were good while they lasted.
fuck you Joe, get him outta there NOW
I wouldn’t be opposed to bringing in D-rob now…
I knew Joe was going to get seduced by this and not have a quick enough leash…
ironically, i feel AJ has the stuff tonight to fight his way out of this. consider me seduced.
Fuck A.J c’mon don’t blow the lead.
that is a funny high strike. Martinez got it called a ball, Don Kelly got it called a strike. Perralta hits that same pitch for a double. fickle fickle high strike.
Maybe it’s time to get Hughes up?
Dear TBS,
Please for the love of all that is sacred and true get rid of that FUCKING strikezone box!!
Sincerely,
Everybaseballfanintheworld.
As awesome as AJ has been, get somebody up in the Pen, like a batter ago (written right after the double)
Smart pitching against Avila. Take what the ump is giving.
Like waiting for a whipping.
That was a gorgeous curve
i think AJ just saw Phil warmign up and called martin out there to say what the fuck….
now hes pissed and pissed aj is never good
That was a 2009 game 2 pitch.
They did say he watched the film of that game to get pumped for this one.
Coltrane!
Jeteresque range on that one.
wow, is Detroit’s defense just bad. even Jeter gets that seeing eye dribbler
Nice of TBS to only let Jim Leyland mumble for 30 seconds this time.
pitch the fucking ball porcello!
helicopter swings FTW!!!!
Starting to REALLY like Brett Gardner right now.
nice hitting gardy
Gardner should’ve bunted!! Owait
Good start to this inning. Gardner is coming up huge.
Does Jeter bunt here?
Beautifully done, Brett.
Gardy!
Tex should take note.
At least the bottom of the lineup wants to win.
fucking awful bunt… Jeter sucks ass.
go suck your mothers dick
FUCK BUNTING!!!!
Have I made myself clear?
Why are you bunting? Why?!?!?!
Girardi, you are an idiot.
Leyland did the same thing in the first. Call him an idiot too.
I could care less what Leyland does.
Why? He’s managing against the Yankees.
And you don’t know that Girardi called for that…
Finally, 1st and 2nd no outs is the best situation to bunt (i.e. least bad).
fucking awful bunt, Captain
More. Bunts. With Power Hitters Coming Up. LOL.
FUCK THE BUNT! Jeter just hit a 2 run double and Porcello is not THIS GOOD of a pitcher.
Stop. Fucking. Bunting.
Jesus fuckin christ. Why? Guarantee Jeter did that on his own.
Terrible F**kin Play!!!!! Swing the BAT!!!
So Jeter doubles in the same situation an AB before, but this one he bunts.
bunting? Fucking Girardi pull your damn head out of your ass
Why on God’s green earth is Jeter bunting there? Absolutely grotesque.
Now would be the time for A Rod to do A Rod things.
atta boy Alex
Good job by ARod.
This site has been brutal tonight.
It may be more frustrating than the game itself, but I can certainly live with it
.
It’s not just me then? Every time I comment or reload the page it seems to crash…every other site that I’m on right now (facebook, Cracked, Wiki) all working fine…
not enough prozac
Tex message maybe?
This is a crazy ass zone
holy shit snacks. not one of those found the zone.
Not a single pitch in the strike zone, this is getting comical.
And TBS crew never mentions it.
Once again, A-Rod and Teix fail to get hits and we need them. Too bad Swisher didnt come up, so he would have failed as well
ARod got the job done. That’s all that matters.
I would almost use Robertson here for 2 innings. worry about the 7th when you get to it
Tex looks positively awful at the plate.
Brilliant scoop on that play though.
Well, we got two runs. Nice to see the bottom of the order producing.
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Nope, not one.
Oh, good. RAB is still here. I was quite certain that it had exploded after Jeter’s bunt.
cano may never see anything else to hit
Yay Tex
What a Pick By TEX!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, what an unclutch scoop by Tex!!
Tex earning his money in picks.
Oh man Jeets, nearly fucked that up. Phew, nice DP AJ
Oh what a play by Teix.
Nice DP. Nice inning. AJ prove me wrong, please.
almost there..almost there
heckuva job AJ
*claps*
Holy shit!!!! Was that what I thought I saw from AJ???
#shutdowninning
Still not gonna jinx this.
More offense please!!!
As bad as this strikezone has been, its been so much better than last night.