ALDS Game One Thread: Yankees @ Orioles
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There are a lot of parallels between this year and 1996, isn’t there? The Yankees and Orioles finished one-two in the division that year, but the Bombers had a double-digit lead at midseason and nearly blew it in September, just like this season. The two clubs met in the ALCS that year, but the new rules allow them to meet in the ALDS this season even though they own the two best records in the circuit. That’s the reward for finishing the best record in the AL I guess, opening the series on the road against the second best team in the league.
Anyway, the weather in Baltimore is not great. It’s been raining on-and-off all day, but there appears to be enough of a window to get the game in tonight. After the suspended game nonsense last year, I really hope they’re 100% certain they’ll get the entire game in tonight before having the pitchers warm up and everything. I’d rather not see the Yankees and CC Sabathia go through that again. Here are the starting lineups…
New York Yankees
SS Derek Jeter
LF Ichiro Suzuki
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
RF Nick Swisher
1B Mark Teixeira
CF Curtis Granderson
C Russell Martin
DH Raul Ibanez
CC Sabathia (15-6, 3.38)
Baltimore Orioles
LF Nate McLouth
SS J.J. Hardy
CF Adam Jones
C Matt Wieters
1B Mark Reynolds
DH Chris Davis
RF Lew Ford
3B Manny Machado
2B Robert Andino
Jason Hammel (8-6, 3.43)
Tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 6:07pm ET and can be seen on TBS. If the Nationals and Cardinals are still playing, the start of this game will air on TNT instead. No word on whether there will be any kind of delay just yet. Enjoy the game.
Update (5:53pm ET): The game is officially in a rain delay and no start time has been announced. Stay tuned for updates.
Update (7:30pm ET): Just so you don’t think I’ve been ignoring things, a start time still has not been announced. Better get settled in, it might be a long night.
Update (8:02pm ET): The game is scheduled to start at approximately 8:40pm ET. Better late than never, I suppose.
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Couple of observations:
1. Ton of K’s and RISPfail so far in this postseason. Runners are being left on left and right.
2. A lot of errors so far.
3. Road team in the 2-3 format so far? 1-2 (could be 1-3 if the Nationals/Cardinals score holds)
Well to number 1, you hav enothing but aces and the top relievers pitching so naturally, Ks and RISPfails are going to occur more often.
That explains the K’s but runners are being put in on via hits and walks which leads to large amount of RISPfail.
The Cards scored their two runs without getting a hit.
Sac fly and WP, I know.
It’s just luck.
Go Yanks! If the postseason ends similarly to 1996, I would happy
So excited for post-season baseball! I am feeling really good about the Yanks’ chances this year, having ended the season on such an awesome run the last month of games.
I think their biggest competition will be detroit
Will they lose the off day if this game is postponed?
I would assume so. The only other option is a double-header, which seems like a much worse option logistically.
Pretty sure that’s the case, since the ALCS is scheduled to start the day after game 5 of the ALDS. They won’t push the ALCS due to TV.
Then I really hope they could get this one in. It would be pretty bad to potentially not have an off day until after Game 2 of the ALCS.
Good decision to put Teix in the #6 slot. Hopefully he finds his swing pretty quickly!
And if you don’t have TNT? No game for you?
If you don’t have TNT, then you probably don’t have cable.
Oops. Reply fail. Basic cable gives you TBS, but not TNT. So no option to watch?
basic cable gives you both….
Any online streams to watch the Yankees. Not mlb.tv, I had a link for NBA games but they don’t stream MLB games. If anyone has a link, please share!
Nope. Not Time-Warner in NYC.
All the channel guides I’ve seen for Time Warner in NY (one was for manhattan) included both. They’re basically the same channel, so there’s no reason you should have one and not the other.
The reason would be when I click my remote to go to the TNT channel, my tv goes from the thing I am watching on TBS to a message on TNT which reads “To receive this channel call…” and then they give the number you call to buy the next higher priced bundle. Which I find pretty danged convincing, whatever channel guides might say.
Now, I do get Turner Movie Channel with my service, so if they were moving the games over there, no problem. To TNT, nope.
Finally game 1, seems like an eternity!
I have basic cable, which gives TBS, but not TNT. The question remains, no option to watch the game then?
It will go back to TBS after the Nationals/Cards game is finished.
I guess not. Use MLB Gameday if you have Internet.
Until the Nats/Cards game ends.
” if you have Internet”
Ummm, how would he be posting here otherwise?
Games on TBS here.
I don’t have cable at all. I bought MLB postseason TV for $5. It’s kinda strange, but it’s still coverage of the game.
Thanks. That’s useful.
This is the silent video feed?
No it’s all the camera feeds, but they sync the broadcast audio. You can choose the camera feed but it’s like being in the broadcast truck. No editing, no graphics. Just what the camera sees.
Weird. It’s $5 for the entire post-season and no blackouts?
Yeah anything on TBS. So, all of the DS and the ALCS.
If the NL game goes long, then yes. Although it is looking more likely that the Yanks game will be delayed: they just put the tarp on the infield.
that Bronson Arroyo commercial is the worst thing I’ve ever seen
Look at that lineup. They should be able to win behind their ace. Detroit won with their ace and their #2 and now they’re sitting pretty. We must counter. If they can’t get at least one in Baltimore then the series swings heavily in favor of the Yanks.
The MLB.TV is really weird. It won’t let me play it at all on my computer citing the blackout, but on my phone, it lets me see the game, but not the live telecast. I get like 15 different angles, but not the actual telecast. So the only way to follow is by watching on my phone with quad view, since that is the only one that syncs with the main telecast camera. All the other angles don’t switch when there is play. I don’t know how they did it, but mlb found a way to screw up a simple thing as online streaming. Ugh.
So why don’t they swap Tex and Granderson so Grandy is between the two switch hitters? I’d certainly rather see Curtis up before Tex at this point anyway.
16 years later and the O’s still have to deal with Jeter and Pettitte. Unbelievable. Mo should still been here too.
Question: I do have TNT, but they are showing Law & Order currently. Am I on the right TNT? I’m on HD, so it technically says TNTHD. I assume that’s right. Am I wrong, or have they just not started airing anything for another 10 minutes or so?
They probably won’t start airing anything until right before the game starts (which is delayed). The Nat’s game may be over before the Yankee game starts anyways.
Thanks. I posted this before I knew it was delayed. Gonna play some xbox for the time being, but I assume between frequent refreshes here, and having another tab open to the LoHud chat, I’ll know what’s going on.
The start of the Yankees-Orioles game has officially been delayed. No word on a start time yet.
booo.
Looks from the radar that it should be brief.
It’s good for me. I can’t get tnt video, only tbs.
Aren’t Thome and O’Day the only Orioles with playoff exp?
Nclouth, Reynolds and Hardy do too, at the least
Tommy Hunter as well.
Ayala and Hammel too. More than I realized.
Yeah the A’s are more the young upstart team. The Orioles are Island of Misfit Toys team.
They all have playoff experience…
From two days ago.
That is true…the one game playoff strikes again.
Lets go Yanks!
By the way, more RISPfail. Cards had bases loaded no out. Force out at home and then a double play.
Iight lift off gentlemen…LETS GO NY YANKKES!!!
Why is swisher behind cano. Does joe not want cano to bat with risp.
Who’s going to bat behind him? I don’t see anybody in the rest of that lineup that would make pitchers try to throw strikes at Cano.
Exactly. With Swisher being hot, he’s probably the best protection Cano’s going to get right now.
Have you seen swishers numbers in the playoffs?
You still haven’t answered the question
He’s been hot lately. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
His numbers this year, and in the last few weeks, are far more important than a few numbers spread across three years. You set your line up to be the best today, based off most recent events.
Joe’s right..get him off the roster I’d much rather see Andruw’s presents out there.
Glad you’re not managing.
They trollin’ you hatin’ tryna catch’em riding dirty…
You’re new here, Joe. And by “Joe”, I mean not the crazy one. It goes like this:
“They see my trollin’….they hatin’….tryin’ to catch me trollin’ dirty!”
Dammit. Rookie mistake. I actually attempted to be clever there. Didn’t know it was a thing.
Not a common thing, but it’s been used a few times before
That’s crazy, crazy, crazy talk. Swisher has done well this year, and especially in the last month or so. Andruw has done nothing. Like nothing, at all.
This has to be the first time I’ve seen someone advocate Swisher being left off the roster in favor of Jones. Can I have a glass of whatever it is you’re drinking, please?
I’d rather have CC hit than Andruw.
.083 AVG at Camden this year. But that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be on our roster.
The fact is, he’s a better option behind cano than a banged-up texy or an all-or-nothing grandy, and there really isn’t anyone else to consider other than those guys
Well, given Cano’s numbers with RISP over the course of the season…
Are we playing now?
LEW FORD IS STILL IN THE BIG LEAGUES?????????
You didn’t witness him get his first hit in years off us earlier this season then.
And when he hit 2 homers off of us in a game
You’re right, he didn’t witness that…
Because it didn’t happen.
You’re right. He hit homers in back to back games against the White Sox. My bad
shit i must have..did you know he finished tied for 24th in AL MVP voting in ’04??
Screw you rain. It’s already been 4 days, we don’t need to drag this out any longer. Like listening to their announcing crew isn’t going to be painful enough, this is just adding to it.
Please no Ernie Johnson. His HR call on Teixeira in 2010 was horribly monotone.
Davy Johnson pulled a Girardi, bunting with 1st and 3rd and no outs. Actually, I don’t even think Girardi would do that. Awful, awful bunt costing them an out. You could hit a DP and tie the ballgame! Swing that bat. I hate NL style baseball.
Yeah, Girardi wouldn’t have done that.
whats the forecast for the game? are we going to get it in?
They’ve all been saying there should be no problem getting the game in.
Of course an hour ago they were saying there should be no delay…
Game will definitely be played tonight. There is a line of rain that is moving through.
Finally! a big hit with RISP. Todd Moore with a 2 run single to give the Nats the lead
*Tyler Moore
Tyler*
Let’s go Les Expos!
Another error…
This rain delay could actually help us greatly. A guy who hasn’t pitched in a game for 2-3 weeks with an injury having to go out on a cold wet night.
Sounds good to me!
Can we play? I’m bored.
srsly
Hello, everybody. Predictions for today’s game?
Yanks win 6-2 behind their ace and the best lineup in baseball.
Great. Sounds like a nice, easy win.
Bad announcing.
Way too many shots of Buck in the dugout.
At least one K for Grandy.
Pointless boos for Tex.
Replays of the Jeffrey Meier catch?
probably mix in a replay of Crawford dropping that Andino line drive too
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/.....=270822201
Except it will be the Yankees winning.
I remember that game being on the back page in a local paper. Crazy.
5-3 Yankees, A-Rod goes 3 for five and brings in the insurance run. Go ahead run is on a base hit by Jeet.
If A-Rod starts to get into a groove, look out. Guy is the streakiest hitter I think we’ve ever had.
I think there are more streaky guys on the team right now, much less ever. Just look at Cano. Even Tex could qualify as more streaky.
Nah, I’d have to say Cano. Dude is either hitless for 20 ABs or hitting six hundred over 20 ABs with 5 HRs.
Cano and its not particularly close. Also, Nick Swisher says hi
Are there any internet streams for the Yankees-Orioles game? I don’t want to listen only to 98.7FM radio……
Anyone else really nervous? this always happens to me
Freaking towel-wavers.
im so grateful to follow an organization that refuses to give into playoff towels or thunder sticks or whatever the fuck theyre called
WOW, I am sooooooo lucky. I figured for a playoff game the game wasn’t starting until 8 minimum. When I saw the time on here I nearly had a heart attack. Go rain delay.
Boy is this irritating. It better be really raining out there. Not just some little drizzle or mist.
They showed it a couple times on the NL game. Looked like real rain, though I wasn’t really paying attention.
They just showed it. It is coming down pretty good, but this still really blows.
Nats win 3-2
Can someone explain to me why the yanks allow arid to tutor machado? So he can play better against the yanks. If I were Hank Steinbrenner I would only allow Yankee players to work out and help yank players
“arid” didn’t help train anyone.
Why in the world?
Players have contracts with the teams they play for and the teams cannot “only allow” them to do anything unless it is covered in the contract. You think A-Rod’s agent would have allowed him to sign a contract that permitted the Yanks to have veto power on who he works out with?
There’s a joke about A-Rod’s contract here to make somewhere. I just don’t have the energy.
replace “a-rod’s agent” with “hank” and “veto power on who he works out with?” with “payroll flexibility?”
In season I think you are right but offseason if guys are friends and want to train together, I don’t really think you can stop them.
i thought people were saying the rain wasn’t supposed to last long? looks like its pouring like mother f’er, I wouldn’t be surprised if the game didn’t start till 8 15, considering how long they take to prep the field after the tarp comes off
I think 8:15-8:30 is a pretty good guess just from looking at weather.com
We are gonna go out for a quick dinner at our local bistro, assuming that it’s gonna be at least an hour before the game starts.
I am so psyched for this shit. Gonna be a great night. Late start doesn’t bother me since I got the time wrong and figured it would be starting late anyway.
as crappy as it was to watch them lose a 10-game lead, i think i appreciate being in the playoffs a little more this year
#whyeveryonehatesus
Yeah, really. Let alone win the division!
Yes, that’s true. And I like them being hot going into the playoffs, rather than watching three weeks of Girardi resting everybody.
We going to play or not?
There’s only a 10% chance of rain after 8pm. If you add in the time to get the field in shape, I’m guessing a start time between 8:30 & 9.
None if this would have happened if the team with the best record actually had home field advantage. More reasons to hate Bud Selig.
/sarcasm
/kinda
Is Matt Holliday seriously whining about starting in the afternoon?
Didn’t Adrian Gonzalez whine about something like that?
Josh Hamilton did at one point, that’s certain.
He complained that the Sox were playing too many Sunday night games and then had to travel to play on Monday.
What hasn’t Adrian Gonzalez whined about? Second biggest excuse maker in baseball.
second to…?
The aforementioned Josh Hamilton.
got cha… I was thinking Youk, but I feel ya on the Hamilton thing
On the field bitching about calls and stuff, Youk could be up there.
But I’m mainly talking making excuses for everything that has ever happened off the field. No one comes close to Hamilton.
The Phillies bitched about every afternoon game they had to play.
Hammel’s back should be tightening up nicely right now
He had a knee injury, not a back injury.
And if either starter is going to have a back issue, it’d be more like the 6’7″, 300 lb guy for the Yankees.
Shit, the RAB fact checkers are all over it today, my bad. Here’s to hoping that moisture/sitting for long periods of time advrsely affects loose cartilage in the knee
How about hoping to beat the O’s straight up instead of depending on injuries to them as being the key?
Too morally inclined for me, but I see where youre comin from
Plus, nothing about the playoffs is “straight up”, its entirely a crap shoot and, for that reason, i’ll take every advantage the yanks can possibly get.
Exactly.
From that weather map (and my keen meteorological eye) I think we’re looking at another hour here. The one thing I liked about the 6:00 start is I would have a little more time to get my blood pressure down before sleeping tonight after we lose in extras. Damn.
WHen. Will. This. Game. Start.
8:30ish
Do y official information?
Weather Channel says rain should stop in Balt. by 8:15 and it will be 52 degrees at 9 pm.
Damn Netflix. They sucked me in with having all seasons of “24.”
worth every penny. Jack Bauer is a national treasure. about 1/2 way through the final season. 24 runs neck and neck with The Wire for the most compelling series I’ve ever seen.
I’m not gonna lie, I’m in Jack Bauer mode. And it’s tough for me to keep switching the receiver to check for start time updates.
8:40. plenty of time to wrap another episode…
Can someone tell me why a rod tutors machado in the offseason . So he can get better and help beat the yanks. If I were Hank Steinbrenner I would not allow yank players to help opposing players get better. And certainly not one i’ m paying 27 million a year. How about a rod mentoring melky Mesa instead
Why is Machado looking to ARod? Machado should be looking at either Cal or Brooks.
Because he’s from Miami.
Why not? A-Rod is better than both of them.
300/384/560 vs. 276/340/447…….hmmm
It’s been like 5 years since hating on AROD was cool. Wake up or shut up
Boo hoo Mick.
Raining in St. Pete, raining where the Yankees are.
Happens every time.
If it ain’t raining anymore then take the damn tarp off and announce a start time. Let’s go! I can’t wait for this series to start.
I hate my step dad, he’s such a jerk.
What should I expect from a Red Sox fan?
Plenty of Fried Chicken and Beer.
and irrational thoughts, dropped “R’s”, and usually a dog named ‘Brady’ or ‘Beckett’ (I know of 5 such dogs… )
I can’t decide how liquored up I want to get for this. I wish CC would tell me if he has it tonight.
this sucks ass. I am over this. I don NOT want to watch Big Bang Theory, I want to watch baseball!!!!!!!
That said, if you would rather not watch the Big Bang Theory, there is a documentary on Animal Planet on Pablo Escobars Hippos that apparantly are running amuck still today in Colombia. It seems that the hippos still attack locals and stuff.
I wish I was making this up.
We’re just catching up on some DVR stuff. Got plenty stored up to tide us over.
Still sucks though, the game should be well in hand for the Yanks by now…
i saw that! I watched that a few years back.
Cool stuff
my kid (2 yrs) is really into it, I am not going to mention to him that the hippos are eating calfs and reproducing like bunnies.
Escobar’s ranch has the largest population of hippos outside of Africa. You read it right, Africa is #1; Escobar’s ranch is #2
Being told that 8:40 is first pitch
TBS just had a scroll – 8:40pm is when the game starts
And just when I was hoping that the game would end by the time Boardwalk Empire started… bummer!
8:40 first pitch. Leggo
aright its almost show time. getting that henny out woohoo.
Just got back. So glad the game got delayed so I could actually watch it!
gonna be a long night…. come on game time!
also, fuck the new playoff system. no good reason to start in Baltimore this series…
I’m glad Bo Dietl finally cracked the case of where Subway cuts its meat.
Rollin a bleez for the 1st pitch..yankee playoff baseball, west coast transplant stylieee
Finally baseball time!!!
Here we go!
TBS gives what will be their most watched series their worst announcers…smh.
The goddamn NBA on TNT host and the heart of the Orioles’ franchise are announcing….nuff said. The announcing and puckering up is gonna be brutal.
only people they can trick into actually spenging time in Baltimore.
this has gotta be the most biased announcing crew I’ve ever seen.
I’m going to say this with trying to sound as nice as possible, the play by play guy sounds like he might have a mental deficiency.
I was going to take a nap at 5:00, but didn’t because I knew I would sleep past first pitch.
Now I’m feeling the results of not taking the nap. Here comes lot of soda.
Also the anxiety of this game will keep me up!
LETS GO YANKEES!
Cal shouldn’t be calling Orioles games. There’s no Yankee great in that booth. Smoltz is just awful. And Ernie is best when he’s in the studio with Kenny and Charles. He’s not a good PBP guy. Can’t believe this is TBS’s A crew.
Boomer is back at the studio though, so thats something
Ron Darling isn’t there too is he? I hate this crew. We draw it every ALDS too. Dammit TBS.
What is the over under on Jeffrey Maier references?
50
Is that for the series? Or the game? either way it feels a little low.
wow, does Craig Sager make Joe Torre look like a GQ model or what?
Ernie Johnson should be DJing some late night radio show somewhere. Terrible voice.
How many ’04 Red Sox references will there be?
None because the Sox aren’t there.
That won’t stop the announcers. You wait. I’m betting Smoltz puts it out there first.
<3 Torre.
Let’s go forth, and may God help us all
This is actually a good order.
big night for the Dark Lord, calling it now.
I’m so glad the Yankees don’t have a mascot or give their fans rally towels.
Freaking O’s fans waving freaking towels.
Is there a college football game going on?
Remember when we went into Camden and won 3 straight in 1996? That was awesome.
Go get em Yankees.
Our year!
Cal Ripken openly rooting for the Orioles all game probably won’t be annoying or anything
Finally, play ball! Lets go Yanks!!!
I really hope Hammel blows up in the first or second. For two reasons: one it’ll go a long way towards winning the game and series and two so that “it’s not an issue” they’re going on about now will turn into “well we can’t blame…it’s the knee brace.”
Cap’n!
There’s a good start!
Wow. Awful setup with Randazzo behind the plate and Angel Hernandez in the building.
How did those guys make the postseason crew? Ugh.
Slightly late, but LET’S DO THIS!
Surprised Ichiro didn’t crush that.
Buck Showalter counter: 1
An early lead sure would be nice to shut up the crowd a bit.
THERE WE GO
Thank you for listening Ichiroooooooo!!!!!
“thanks Buck” sweatshirt behind the LHH batters box…. almost worse than the “antlers” & “claw” t shirts from Texas.
I’d send Jeter here, set an aggressive tone early. Plus Ichiro loves to swing but doesn’t K
I was right!!
ICHIRO! epic start.
BEST TRADE CASHMAN EVER MADE! CLUTCH HITTER!
HAHA HELL YES!
CLUTCHIRO.
First blood!
Good shit Ichiro.
Ichiro baby!!!!!!!!! Lets do this shit
Ichiro!!!
I remember when I was at Safeco the day Ichiro was traded. That was awesome.
what the fuck was that
Dumb move there Ichiro…
Oh come on, what the hell was he doing running right there, you dont make the first or last out at third
Oh what the hell. STEALING THERE?!
Idiotic. Absolutely idiotic, Girardi, with your 3-4-5 hitters up.
I guarantee Girardi didn’t call that.
Yup.
Girardi didn’t call that
Well that was fucking dumb.
Shit Ichi. Love the aggressiveness, but you were already in scoring position…
I’m surprised he did that. I thought it was a called thing because Ichiro isn’t stupid.
Well, that was extremely unnecessary.
Even worse, ALEX BUNTING? Fire Girardi right there.
I bet neither was called by Girardi.
Ah, probably right. I’m not rational in the playoffs. I get easily mad. Anxiety is high.
I think A-Rod saw him running and did that bunt as a decoy.
Ichiro giveth, Ichiro taketh…
I don’t know if Girardi called that himself.
I don’t think anyone could explain any possibility where that would be a smart decision
Thoughtful of Ichiro to remove the RISP situation
ha ha lol
Ichiro gives n takes away.
You’re shitting me.
Yeah why was Ichiro stealing on Weiters??
Can anyone tell me whether Postseason.tv is blackout in the Washington D.C. area?
It’s not blacked out anywhere.
But it’s not normal feed (as far as i can tell). It’s just complimentary feeds.
All that momentum just gone
A Rod frozen there… I remember when he’d hit that a long long long way from the plate.
Guess hitter now.
Wow who the hell called that
I really hate how Ichiro kills rallies with failed base-stealing attempts that seem to be initiated by him, not Girardi. (He did this a during his really hot streak, too — he would get on base and then screw it up by getting caught stealing when it was a terrible strategic choice.)
Fans of teams that haven’t been in the playoffs in forever are the worst.
I was thinking the same thing. They cheered the first out like it was the ninth inning.
They should be psyched about their team. It’s a big F’in deal.
Some Yankee fans are too spoiled these days. I’m old enough to remember when the Yankees weren’t in the playoffs every year.
Chanting “steroids” with ARod up and “Yankees suck” with Cano up…That’s not being psyched about their team.
Get over it bro. It’s an away game.
Huh? This crowd is great
Amazing how I went from in love with Ichiro to pissed off at him in about two seconds there!
What in the hell was Ichiro doing?
Buck Showalters in Top 1: 3
Can’t make the first out at third. But I’ll take the run.
That was a much less exciting inning than it should’ve been…
Alright. Stupid decision to steal aside, a pretty good start. CC already has a run to work with. Keep it rolling, big man.
If they hadn’t knocked in a run, that would have been a lot more frustrating.
But we have a lead.
bad turn on a great start, that should have been a crooked number being hung on that frame.
Fallacy….
What are you talking about.
If Ichiro hadn’t been caught stealing, Yankees were guaranteed at least 6 or 7 runs.
/sarcasm
FALLACY
See, Greg, THAT’s how it’s done.
DAMN RIGHT
Oh good, this has started early…
A runner on first with no one out is not a guaranteed run. I hate running on Weiters, but I like putting pressure on teams.
Whoops, didn’t realize he was on second. Yeah, stupid.
Lets go CC!!!
Ichiro knew his best chance of scoring with ARod up was a wp?
Glad to see that the crowd is full of douches. But like someone said up above, they haven’t been in the playoffs in forever, so that’s to be expected.
They haven’t attended many games in the last 15 years either.
“Wow… I didnt know we still had a team in
ClevelandBaltimire…”“yeah, we get uniforms and everything!”
- from “Major League”, but fitting
I can forgive everything but the stupid towels.
You think their crowd has more deuches than ours? At least they’re excited and aren’t apathetic / absent
That’s the start we need big fella.
Ok, CC. Time to turn around your issues against the O’s from this year and some of your postseason issues.
That’s a very nice way to start it off.
According to TBS I’m on a first name basis with CC.
cc sabathia pounding the zone.
Do that 8 more times, CC.
Good job CC
omg 1-2-3 inning
Shut down inning. ‘Atta boy, CC. Keep the pressure on!
great (shutdown) first inning by CC.
Nice and easy shutdown inning. Keep those coming big fella.
Whenever CC pitches well, this clip gets stuck in my head:
+100000
I love this movie.
Mallrats, one of my favorite flicks, probably Smith’s 3rd best.
7 pitches, 3outs, no hard contact CC’s on early. Let’s get him a couple more runs and I’ll feel really good about this game.
Thank you CC!!!
wow. great inning defensively. Jeter is a god amongst men
and centaurs…
CC with good changeup and fb control.
Good omen.
I would say that’s a promising start for CC.
It’s going to be very difficult to survive the commercial breaks of this game with what is sure to be about a million political commercials.
Not in NY!
Got home just in time to see Ichiro’s RBI hit and baserunning bravado.
I love me a leadoff walk!
Does Garbage Time exist in the post season??
Hammel has no command early
man i wish tex would just carry the team this series and shut those mofos up. they need to get over it.
I can’t believe booing Teix is still a thing. “booooo you took more money to go to a better team booooo”
Didn’t you know that all players should want to play near where they grow up, and anyone who doesn’t is a greedy bastard?
Swish walks before I could call a 3-1 fb HR
sending a Tex message? Please do…
I understand that “rights” junk means postseason.tv can’t have the real video feed, but can’t MLB at least stick the score/runners on/outs/pitch count in there? (You can get runners on, but not when in fullscreen mode.) A disappointing product. Too bad the alternative streams are all messed up by rain delay…
Hahaha so who just saw the fan with the “Jeffery Maier Revenge” sign. Seriously? Get over it, Orioles fans. That was 16 years ago…
0′s fans are total losers. That sign annoyed me.
Haven’t you heard? that one ball that MAY have been caught was the sole reason for the Orioles losing that series.
And all the terrible decisions by ownership in the last 16 years, apparently…
Can I carry a ‘Buck Showalter 1995 Revenge’ sign on Wednesday?
And are O’s fans still booing Tex crazily with every AB, or have they forgotten that stupid practice?
Carry a “Disrespect Flanny” sign on Wednesday.
The Yankees are weak against the curve? that’s news to me. I thought we couldn’t hit a changeup lol
That’s what I said. Smoltz, its the change
Tex’s timing is still waaaay off…
how did they score in the 1st?
Ichiro hit a gapper to center left; Jeter scored from 1st.
Leadoff single by Derek, doubled in by Ichiro. Ichiro then got caught stealing third with no outs, Alex K’d and Robbie popped out to right.
Jeter seeing eye single past 2B, Ichiro double into the gap. Followed by a failed SB attempt on the next pitch…
Hammel’s pitch count is @ 36. At this rate he won’t last very long. I know their bullpen has been a “strength”, but the more people they have to use the better.
I clicked “Block all pop-ups” but it still happened. Dammit Tex… oh well happens.
You win the internet, sir.
But the Orioles *did* block it.
Switch to Firefox.
Gotta hope Tex doesn’t do too much harm to the Yanks chances. He had several pitches he should’ve demolished that AB. Not looking good for him.
Hammel’s breaking pitches aren’t fooling anyone right now… We got to get this guy before he settles down.
What the fuck is this? Mark Reynolds is supposed to be a horrible defender.
All players gain superpowers when they face us. Look at Ciriaco.
It was nice when Mark Reynolds was a terrible defender.
He was a terrible defender…at third base.
Even when he was with the D-backs, he was a better fielder playing first
Mark Reynolds at 1st base:
UZR/150 = -15 (career)
DRS = -11
Not sure how that is much better.
Fielding percentage:
Career: .928 at third base
.990 at first base
Of course, he’s played 1st base less, but even when he got to play first base for the D-Backs, he played better than at 1st base.
Of course, he’s played 1st base less, but even when he got to play first base for the D-Backs, he played better than at 1st base.
3rd base, I meant
Fielding percentage? You’re kidding right?
(You also tend not to throw the ball very much which tends to help the ol’ fielding %)
Because fielding percentage always tells the whole story…
Then you explain it then.
It doesn’t take into account terrible range (Jeter) or guys like Reynolds who have a lot of balls get past them that are scored hits (like that ball hit by Granderson.)
Surprise grandy easnt called out
Haha well played
When the fuck did Mark Reynolds turn into Keith Hernandez?
Stop overreacting about that play, announcers. He just basically fell over onto it.
Yanks will hang a crooked number on this kid by the 6th inning
Enjoying Smoltz on the broadcast. I’m shocked the whole booth isn’t terrible
Just wait. You’ll start hating him soon enough.
Ha. I hope you’re wrong. but I don’t doubt it.
That’s Smoltz? I didn’t realize.
Who’s doing play-by-play?
Ernie Johnson…same guy that does TNT halftime shows during NBA season
well, that was a bum out.
Missing waaaaaay to many hittable pitches.
yea, tons of fastball leaking over the heart of the plate that are very hittable. they should crush him the second time through the order if he keeps this up.
I like the way the Yankees are going about this. They are working Hammel well.
Yep. It’s only a matter of time before they get to him.
My thoughts exactly.
HOLY CRAP CC IS ON TONIGHT!!!!!
Leadoff walk and they can’t even advance him? CC doesn’t look like he’ll need much tonight. I might even hit Teixera 8th, Martin 9th as he’s really just trying to get back into the swing of things.
I thought this was the perfect lineup.
That was before Teixeira got out…
If only we still had Sam Pearce, then Tex wouldn’t even have to be playing!
If we had Sam Pearce, the Yankees would have already won!
WOoooOOOOO I’m loving EddardWorld!
Or maybe I’m just drunk. You decide. These scenarios are not mutually exclusive, however.
You automatically become drunk the moment you enter Eddardworld.
This….makes so much sense.
I’m wondering why they don’t swap Tex and Grandy so Curtis is between the two switch hitters? That would at least move Tex down one more spot.
Yanks are just missing. 2d timearound they’ll pound this guy
Exactly.
Why don’t they have the fucking pitch count on the score thingy?
It’s on the strikezone.
Where was that pitch?
CC Sabathia. 22 more outs big man. lets get it
What a gorgeous fucking pitch to Reynolds.
that 2-2 slider was nasty. CC looks great.
Wicked curve
CC’s been razor sharp early on. Hopefully he can keep it up…also that 0-0 was a strike…
CC with the 5 strike K
YEAH!
I love you CC.
CC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CCC
(Carsten Charles Cruisin’)
yeah man. CC looking like a guy who earns his money
One run might be all CC needs but they can get more. Hammel is leaving some pitches up, Ichiro bailed him out in the 1st.
Nasty.
you guys should all read shit on camden chat. those mofos are ready to jump off a building, theres 7 innings left jeeeez!
you’d think Camden Chat was RAB via August 15th, amirite?
Heh, yeah. Don’t blast O’s fans too hard for that, too many people here have done that in game threads.
yea pretty much. its funny how much smack theyr talking about TEX/CC/and AROD lol
wow, someone dug up Blair Underwood and stuck a cheap suit on him for K&G… Good for him?
Cc dealing.
Blast Hamels!
Hammel.
Die, Coal, die!!
Congratulations 0′s fans you can spell!!!
Yep, there’s Smoltz whining about YS3. Fucking tool.
I’m surprised it took until the 3rd inning.
These announcers are fucking annoying me.
I hate Johnson as a play by play guy. Ripken sounded OK on Friday, but, come on, he’s obviously biased to the Orioles.
I would say we should drink every time he does BUT I don’t want to see those of us with high to normal tolerances dying.
He calls it a bandbox, but the funny thing is that according to BRef it played neutral this year.
8th most for HRs.
Voldemort making me look like a chump so far so far.
Damn. Raul was starting to square him up.
He had some good swings.
Who do you all have coming out of the NL?
I predict that whoever wins the NLCS will make it to the World Series.
Cards.
Nats
Nats!
Cardinals.
The ball.
Really like the Reds but not sure what the deal is w Cueto
Reds?
Reds
DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least the damage was minimized.
OMG Sonic = heart attack food epitomized.
Ichiro needs to make up for that inning killa
come on, someone do something. its up to you Ichiro!
I desperately want to see Cano stay hot… and get up this inning.
Smoltz very bitter
“They are trying to take away that little chinker”. WTF is with all the racist baseball announcers lately.
Pretty good ABs so far at least.
ugh. Hammel looking like a pitcher right now.
Middle of 3 – 55 pitches. Wear him down, boys!!!
No the Yankee approach is still very good.
Cue the “wow hammels has really calmed down” talk from now until te Yanks get a baserunner
On the pregame Jack Curry said in Hammel’s last intrasquad game he threw 70 pitches. Hopefully he’ll get tired earlier than usual and make some mistakes (though I’m sure Buck will be ready with a quick hook given his 12 man staff).
there goes the no-no. bummer
Chris Davis is just on fire right now. That was where he wanted it.
And a shitty hit. Here we go
Bullshit hit
Oh no.
damn this team gets lucky at the right time.
This inning is not starting well. Probably bunt Andino and it’s a tough 1st and 3rd, 1 out against the top of the order.
2nd and 3rd.
Gotta shut them down here.
Fuck man fuck.
What is this asshole announcer talking about? No matter if A-Rod tried to avoid that bat or not, he would never have had a chance to field the ball.
Step up CC let’s go
fuck the bunt. swing away you bunch of pansies
I have this horrifying memory of the first game of the season right now.
I’m surprised Buck did that.
Jeez. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the trajectory of the ball out of CC’s hand.
Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.
Fuck.
Ugh…
oh what the F Sabathia… always givin up leads
Nate Fucking Mclouth.
And another hit out of reach.
If they are getting all the shitty hits, its game over.
Shitty hits? That was a hanging slider right down the middle. It was ripped but CC’s lucky it wasn’t even worse than that.
That was a hanging slider hit squarely.
Which if hit just a few inches to the left, Cano gets to.
The ball was hit on the nose.Was the Chris Davis single shitty too. There was one weak hit that inning, it happens.
Crappy pitch hit hard = CC was unlucky it was hammered right at someone?
Really?
Yes. I’ve seen harder not go for hits and hit right at people
that was a legitimate hit, every time I see you comment during games you talk about us not getting the “lucky hits” I don’t know how you believe your own bullshit.
i hate this Os team. really really hate them, fucking pesky
Hanging slider jesus christ.
Wow cc really now you hang one
Nice job, CC. Two hits to lefties.
fuck. wonderful, now they let the crowd get back into it.
I don’t know what the hell CC is doing. This is an aggressive hitting club and they’re jumping all over his 1st pitch. Lew Ford? Nate McClouth? These are nobodies.
Nobodies with 93 wins… (94 I guess).
The Orioles have been carried by nobodies all year.
Great, crowd’s awake now.
Hits that are just out of reach of players?
I have a strong feeling you’ve never played baseball, at least not competitively, because your view on “cheap hits” are soo far off it’s laughable.
yuck. shitty
No problem. Yanks bats are ready to go.
Well get it back
Tattoo this trash now.
Alright offense. Pick CC up.
OK. Runs please.
Sorry, only two lefties in that lineup. Sabathia can’t let those be the two guys that beat him.
Ichiro’s lost run…Fuck.
Stealing signs or CC just predictable there?
Ut oh… playoff CC starting to rear its head.
Hopefully 2009 playoff CC.
Time to go out there and knock Hammel around some.
ARod is a statue at 3rd base, never even moved on that shitty single that cost us 2 runs, what the hell are we going to do with that fossil at 3b for 5 more years.
He does suck but he leads off and if he finally guesses right, he can make solid contact!
His problem isn’t in the field.
Lew Ford?
Please…..
This better not be an appearance from Crappy Playoffs CC.
Doom!!!!!
So two shitty hits (even though it was hit hard, it just out of the reach of Cano. I’ve seen harder no go for hits) lead to two runs.
Just stop.
You are seriously complaining about a hard hit balls not being hit right at someone and deeming that unlucky or “shitty”?
Yes I am
A-Rod better swing the bat man.
Think A Rod swings his bat tonight, or are we in looky looky mode?
He can looky looky at balls like that all he likes.
Hey I won’t say no to a lead off BB.
If he does that (gets on base), I will live with it just fine.
agreed. gimme the BB all day long over the dribbler to SS.
Oh crap it’s Mark “GIDP” Teixeira… Prove me wrong!!!
WTF Teix?!?!?!?!?! You had a solid single!!!!!
Has anyone had a number of posts eaten tonight? Is it because the server is overloaded?
Excellent AB from Alex.
Nice at bat.
I’ll take looky looky there
Arid looks like shit he looks like his reflexes are gone
Yeah, ’cause players with good reflexes swing at balls.
Who the fuck is Arid?
Good AB ARod keep the line moving
Good AB ARod keep the line moving
One bad inning and the trolls come pouring in. Brilliant.
Shocking, isn’t it?
Craig seegar with the ladies tie
I really hope Cano keeps his mojo.
Swing at strikes Robbie.
Cano really just swings at anything he can get near. It’s insane.
When the hell did Mark Reynolds turn into a fucking gold glover?
That’s more annoying than anything else.
Thought that was a double play.
A-rod was running on the pitch, for some reason? Not complaining…
Oh god why?
Fucking Reynolds.
I thought that was a line drive for a second, I was very pissed for that second.
Me too.
Same.
his arrogant reaction had me thinking the same until they showed A Rod drunk guy stumble to 2B
A-Rod, always graceful…
See what I mean? Right at somebody. That’s two they’ve had go right at people and theirs just got by somebody.
And Jeter’s just got by someone too.
So is nothing a good hit unless it’s a ripped line drive homerun?
Let it fucking go Greg. There is no omnipotent being conspiring with the Orioles for them to win.
SATAN FALLACY!!!
Why do you care? They’re not winning anything this year, right?
Man you reaqlly say some stupid shit Greg. It’s baseball for fuck’s sake.
Fuck you mark reynolds with ur stomp on first
OK…. so fuck Mark Reynolds. falling on the ball and calling it defense. as a professional Beer League 1B, youre gonna have to do beer than that DERP fall onto the ball to impress me!
better, not beer
Sounds like you got something on the brain
Really? 1 for 31?
Pretend it’s Garbage time Swish. Garbage Time with Nick Swisher on display in 3…2…1…
hammels’ control is coming and going. we need to cash in …
YEAH! Good AB, Swish!
Good discipline by Swisher there.
Yup… they still boo Tex.
Don’t they know he’s a DP machine?
Swish with the pitch count destruction! Good ab
Come on tex
No gidp please
they are having such good at bats. gotta believe they’re gonna start crushing him any second now.
Hahaha are these idiot fans ever going to get over Teixeira?
yup, the day after he signs a 1 day contract to retire an Oriole
It’ll be Billy Crystal style, 20 years from now.
No. They barely care about this team except when they’re winning. Mark Teixeira who wore a Mattingly shirt to games in Baltimore is a problem.
Hate the GIDP that’s coming here but we’ve had a good approach, I agree.
I don’t know how people who live and die by every pitch are still living.
Some good swings…
TEIX!
nooo Teix why.
HEllz YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, WUT????
Get some!
Wtf tex take the single
Tex…YAY…NO!
Tex giveth and taketh away.
Tex would of been fine if Swish was trying to score, which he should of been.
Yay hit! BOOO shitty baserunning! How the fuck do you get thrown out there, Tex?
Because he runs like an impregnated blow fish.
Who’s the mother fucker who knocked up my Tex? JETER??!! Did you at least give him a fucking gift basket??
Hit it and quit it son.
This base running is killing us.
FREE OUTS!
Fucking terrible baserunning early.
Seems like our base running is usually in the mediocre to fucking terrible range…
That is true…
Teix should have stopped. Fucking high wall.
STOP GIVING THEM OUTS!!!! NICE HIT THOUGH.
That should’ve been better than it was.
Mike warned us about Davis’ arm earlier. Two outs now on the basepaths, and it’s only the 4th inning.
Wow… that arm is for real.
Can they stop giving away outs please?
There is a pattern emerging. Get an RBI, immediately get thrown out on the bases.
Tex showing it is humanly possible to be slower than the Posada’s and Molina’s.
Stopping from taking the extra base right there… great arm in Davis, teix should have read Mike’s scouting report
Stopping from taking the extra base right there… great arm in Davis, teix should have read Mike’s scouting report
What is Tex running for he’s 80% big mistake.
Nice hit…
…but just more stupidity on the bases tonight (esp with the calf)
Chris “Pitched an inning and got a win” Davis…
Mike called it. Two outs given away here. Wow.
Swish and Tex on the basepaths.
Slower and slow.
I will say, there have been some terrible fundamentals displayed by everyone in the playoffs so far.
Including the umps…
in all my years of baseball watching, this might be the earliest in a game I have ever seen an IBB. Buck Showalter… GENIUS!
As long as Grandy doesn’t take a cut at one of these…
I think they’re trying to confuse them.
Can’t fully blame Tex. Swish needed to go – force the out at home or second.
(I’m assuming he could have been rounding third as the throw was coming).
whoa
Cheering at that? Oh, fuck you, you fucking cocksuckers.
Swisher would have scored easily, they didn’t even try to make a play at home. Swisher should have been trying to score.
Inches a way from a 3 run bomb, into a rally killing out at second. Glad to see some things never change
Fallacy…. but if we had started at home, that’s a 3-run shot.
It would have been nice to have home field advanta-oh…wait….
It would make no difference you fucking chode. The 2-3 format is FAR superior. All the better team has to do is split the first two and you’re in a golden position to win the series. Shut the fuck up. NoMaas is better.
Then why don’t you go take your joys over there?
What? So the possibility that the team with “home field advantage” plays its first game at home in an elimination game is an advantage? Or, to put it another way, there is no home field advantage unless the series goes all 5 games. Which is bullshit.
So, maybe you are, to quote an intelligent poster I once knew, a “fucking chode”. Go back to NoMass, or LoHud, or OTM. Where ever the hell they drop commenters on their head at a young age like you.
Martins life almost ended there.
We are totally gonna win this game!
Yankees are playing like rookies.
Stupid on the bases.
Missing more hangers.
What did you “expect”?
The Yankees to not run into 2 outs on the bases in 4 innings?
IN rally situations also.
Thats why it hhurts.
i think tex was trying to be conservative with the hammy at first, but for some foolish reason tried to gamble.
But mark teixera runs the bases like posada.
Dare I say bad luck again for the Yankees as the carom went right to Chris Davis? He does have a great arm but if that carom is not right to him, Tex’s safe.
not good luck, def. a baserunning blunder which actually lies on the base coaches. shoulda either been holding tex & sending Swish or holding both
They’ve kept Baltimore in this by running out of 2 runs. Maybe more if Grandy gets to hit with 1st and 3rd, 1 out. Great IBB by Buck there. CC needs to hold them at two. One more time around the order will be the end of Hammel.
FALLACY
You really need a new word.
It’s just bad luck that his claim happens to be a fallacy.
Now, would be nice for Sabathia to keep it 2-2 through this inning. He needs a redeem inning right now.
Two chances to score on outs blown by terrible baserunning. Not good at all.
Martins should’ve taken one for the team.
in the head?!
Pitch count?
35
3.2 IP, 37 pitches.
goterpsgo, your posts aren’t getting eaten. You keep replying to earlier posts.
Agressive yes
Stupid no
I’m hoping he was just protecting his players on national TV and wasn’t actually thinking those were good “aggressive” plays
I’m amazed no one has tried to blame Tex getting thrown out at second on Girardi.
No need to say what everybody is already thinking.
I feel like Ernie has gotten better at play-by-play (though his voice remains very unnatural), but Smoltz needlessly chiming in shit like “it’s a bandbox, by the way” and everything is just completely unnecessary. How is anyone supposed to take him seriously with cheap shot comments like that?
he was telling the ‘casual’ fan, who would buy his bullshit as fact. we are of a higher caliber
the ‘band box’ comment was unnecessary for sure, but Smoltz has added more to the broadcast than the other 2 combined
The Ichiro one was pure stupidity.
The Tex one was a mix of good defense and bad luck.
The Tex one was stupidity too. The fact that Davis has a cannon makes it stupid to test him. I guess Tex thought there would be a play at the plate, so he went for second, but still. Play it safe. It’s the playoffs, don’t give away outs.
If the carom doesn’t go directly to Davis, Tex is safe. As said before, Davis doesn’t play the outfield that much. He’s got a great arm, but he hasn’t played the field.
The carom is bad luck. The arm was the good defense.
So? See the carom and go back to first. Especially with the calf, play it safe.
Wow, hell of an athletic play – not a lot of catchers make that play.
Especially when you’re well aware that one out was already given away earlier, and killed a rally as well.
Playing it safe is how you lose, which is what Thompson must have done by not sending Swisher. That was not Tex’s fault.
Where was Swisher when the throw came in?
I didn’t think he’d have any chance to score on that considering the nature of the hit and his slowness, but I didn’t see his location on the replay.
I couldn’t tell on the replay either but the defense made no attempt at all to even try to go home. I saw the second baseman look over at third after he caught the ball, seemingly wondering why Swisher was still there. If they make a play at home then Tex is safe at second and still in coring position. A gamble well worth the risk of scoring another run, at least in my opinion.
Playing it safe is how you win too. It’s not that black and white. Tex, bad calf Tex, should have played it safe. Sometime aggressiveness is good, and sometimes it’s bad. A blanket strategy like that is a bad idea, either way.
and not hard running and stupidity. He knows he’s not 100% running wise, you could see it by the way he was running. I’m fine with him playing at 80% BUT he has to realize now more than ever he’s a station to station baserunner.
I didn’t know Reynolds knew walks were a part of baseball…
He actually walks quite a bit. He just doesn’t hit singles…ever.
The Orioles caps with all the different colored panels look like fucking shit.
It’s nice to know that CC is a pitcher.
Pay back pitch
Nice shutdown inning now more runs please
Holy crap how much more 0′s asskissing can they do?!?!
This crew would complement al qaeda playing the yankees
hey honest open question (maybe im buzzed): but why are the yankees so corporate? I mean, why don’t we have a mascot/ or why can’t our guys have facial hair? whats the reasoning behind the culture and who is responsible. is it a Steinbrenner/ front office thing? or is it like a unwritten law…. not that i want any of those aforementioned things, im just curious.
http://bleacherreport.com/arti.....us-staches
Don’t like anyone to that garbage. I’m mad TBS is advertising them. Idiotic writers.
link*
http://www.google.com/imgres?q.....s:12,i:207
http://www.google.com/imgres?q.....4,s:0,i:82
More like this JJ.
http://si.wsj.net/public/resou.....171705.jpg
Damn it Joe, I’m trying to drink cheap rum. Don’t upset my stomach.
Not corporate. Class.
are you kidding? No f’ing mascot and the wave must die at YS and now towels or other stupid crap.
It’s called real baseball.
I’m guessing that this will be Hammel’s last inning
I hate you BABIP and you hate me.
Hammel has to be tiring.
Not.
It was Steinbrenner’s policy eve since he bought the team, and it just continued.
Before George, short hair and clean-shaven faces was just the style anyway. So only really a few years of shagginess…
Lou Pinella said he didn’t get a uniform the first day of the season and the Boss said he wasn’t getting one until he cut his hair.
3rd time around guys no excuses.
The adjective “he’s a baseball player” means absolutely nothing. Guess who else is a baseball player, a lot of baseball players!
Hey man, according to Sterling that’s the highest compliment you can pay somebody who plays baseball.
I’ll go out on a limb and say that all baseball players are baseball players.
Ichiro has K’d twice tonight.
Swinging.
WTF?
I hate fans that require rally props.
second’d
a spider monkey in Anaheim wants you to go fuck yourself, in case you’re wondering
I’m mostly talking about towels, thundersticks, and cow bells. If a stadium filled its stands with real, live spider monkeys. I’d be cool with it.
i cant wait for the Orioles to suck again.
It seems that Hammel has developed like David Robertson did. A fastball that is not on the gun overpowering but the delivery and late life make it so.
Yanks have been late on his fastball all night.
Pitch count: 99 @ 5 innings. Hammels has to be tiring…
Well certainly looked like the offense has cooled off which is unfortunate considering how streaky our offense can be.
They’ve gotten some great swings (fouled straight back) in the last two innings. Gotta get it done soon.
Would be nice for the bottom of the lineup not to start another rally.
After game headline. Yanks run themselves out of a victory while hammels throws 145 pitches and 12 strikeouts
I wish Yankee stadium got this loud.
Very disappointing to only end up with just the 2 runs in 5 innings, despite 7 baserunners, before he likely yields to their very good bullpen. Damn terrible baserunning…
Davis blooped bullshit
Lefties are now 3-4 in this game.
Come the hell on.
To be fair, Chris davis is .265/.297/.496 against lefties this year and has been hot.
I mean, when you’re hot you’re hot
bad luck. hat tip to the BABIP gods if we lose this game. nothing else to be said.
THANK YOU
These bitches getting bloop after bloop. While we hit rockets at people.
You are starting to get the idea.
Holy shit, what a pick by Tex.
WOW.
Wow, Tex!
WHAT A SCOOP BY TEX!!!
FU buck go sit down
Russell Martin… Professional Catcher, bitches
Nice play.
Ford was out of the baseline. He’s out regardless.
“was it bobbling in his glove?” Are you fucking serious?!
Hell of a play.
But here we go again with some cheap shit Orioles rally. Took an amazing play just go get one out there.
I dont know how you dont sac bunt Andino again.
or not. dont listen to me, im drunk
Fuck. That’s why. Hey-Zeus.
Tex I love you again, baby don’t ever leave me.
These guys would root for al queada if they were playing the yankees.
pastadivingjeter
And another impossibly weak grounder finds a hole. Ugh.
Hey a cheap hit and a swinging bunt what shitty luck eh? God hates the Yankees etc etc
The 7-9 hitters in the O’s lineup are 4-5 tonight, with a sac bunt. WTF?
No range.
There’s another ground ball that finds a hole….
I mean come on now.
Jeter’s pitiful lack of range is luck too now?
As mentioned earlier by somebody else, the ball was hit too slowly to make a play on it. A normal SS gets to the ball but doesn’t throw out the runner.
O’s are RISP-ing us to death.
Every hole these orange bitches find.
Double play.
I’ll take a strikeout too. That’s cool, CC.
Can we stop getting beat by terrible players please?
Normal ss makes that play jeters range is gone
Normal SS stops the ball, no play on something that weak.
getting killed by the bottom of the line up is ridiculous.
Bottom of the line up. Cmon CC be a fucking ACE please
BABIP gods are just shitting all over the yankees right now.
Geez, bottom of the order doing it to CC again. Fall behind against their bullpen and it’s going to be really tough to come back. There’s a reason they set an MLB record in winning % of 1 run games.
Come on CC. This is ridiculous!
CC man what the hell
Big SO here…
These O’s are the 69 Mets without the pitching (so far).
Martin having a hell of an inning.
Nice “thought I got walked” bat toss there, Nate.
He knew it!
Nice pitch!
nice set of corner painting sliders by CC.
Fuck you, Nate.
Huge CC one more to go.
BIG FELLA!
Well placed.
Now time to get Hardy out, and escape further damage.
What’s with the O’s and Seven Nation Army? Are they a college team or something?
Russell is playing like a damn boss this inning
Russell is earning it in the dirt!
Big zero there!
BIG OUT! BIG FELLA!
HELL, YEAH!!!!
Well done.
Time for some runs.
Nice job. Runs please.
Runz plz?!
CC does not have the slider. McClouth could have gotten another big hit but he missed. Stick with the fastball and change.
Big time.
Time to get CC some runs. He’s earned them