ALDS Game Three Thread: Orioles @ Yankees
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For the last 15 years or so, Camden Yards has been a home away from home for the Yankees. Fans always made the trip down while the Orioles were cellar-dwellers, and the park was always filled with more Yankees fans than hometown fans. It was the same way for the Red Sox as well. That wasn’t the case in the first two games of the ALDS though, the first two playoff games in B’more in a decade and a half. Now the series shifts to the Bronx.
The Yankees, like most teams, are a far better club at home and that should give them an advantage for the remainder of the series. The Bombers are also throwing their most reliable starter in Game Three tonight, reliable in the sense that Hiroki Kuroda performed well all season while his rotation-mates got hurt and/or struggled. He’ll become the first Japanese pitcher to start a playoff game in team history. Here are the lineups…
Baltimore Orioles
LF Nate McLouth
SS J.J. Hardy
RF Chris Davis
CF Adam Jones
C Matt Wieters
DH Jim Thome
1B Mark Reynolds
2B Ryan Flaherty
3B Manny Machado
RHP Miguel Gonzalez (9-4, 3.25)
New York Yankees
SS Derek Jeter
LF Ichiro Suzuki
DH Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
RF Nick Swisher
1B Mark Teixeira
CF Curtis Granderson
C Russell Martin
3B Eric Chavez
RHP Hiroki Kuroda (16-11, 3.32)
It was drizzling in New York earlier this morning, but the weather has cleared up and we’ll have our first rain delay-free game of the series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:37pm ET and can be seen on TBS. If the Giants and Reds are still playing, the start of this game will air on TNT. Enjoy the game.
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Best case scenario tonight – Hiroki pitches a gem, offense gets on track and Yanks win easily. The Amazin As cap off the night with a win in Game 4, forcing Verlander to pitch Game 5.
A-Rod still at third. God, I really hate Girardi.
because chavy and nunie are much better options right?
I would rather A-Rod be completely out of the lineup. Since that won’t happen, 6th is fine with me.
A-Rod is DH tonight. So he’s referring to A-Rod batting 3rd in the lineup. Not playing third base.
Managers today are afraid to offend their stars–show more “respect” for the feelings of multi-millionaires than of those felt by the bill-paying, team-loving fan. The days when Billy met Reggie in the dugout on the network “Game of the Week” tilt, ate his ass out, threatened to kick it are over–all happened AFTER removing Sir Reggie from the game.
Hey Guyz…. need your help. I am headed to the game just now straight from the office, is it possible to carry a laptop bag into the stadium? if not is there anywhere to check such bag?
thank you
Never mind no help for this… Yankees Suck… stadium policies that is..
Leave it in the trunk. What kind of car you driving boss?
Let’s fucking go
Swisher should be benched for this game. Take a chance with Raul in right. At least his bat can bring in runs.
Or Raul in left with Ichiro in right. Either or, I agree. I’d take a chance with Ibanez in the field if it meant his bat can be in the lineup as opposed to Swisher’s.
Swish might just benefit from getting some pine–regularly drives in runs in season (93? in ’12) but just gets too hyper in postseason.
crush them
Reality: ARod batting third was not THE reason why the Yankees lost last game. Let’s move on from this.
It’s a legitimate concern. Having arguably your worst hitter batting in front of Cano and right after Ichiro is not going to help the team.
you could also argue it’s the spot that gets him the best pitches to hit and therefore the best chance to break out
He’s had two games and all of September and sucked ass. He had his chance. He is not a number three hitter. He is the worst hitter in their starting line up and he’s batting third.
You can argue Granderson or even Tex being worse though of course there’s no arguing that Granderson and Tex have a bit more power nowadays.
let’s see what he does tonight dh-ing. i actually thought he swung better in game two
It is legit, to be certain–G5-7 in ’04 in ALCS, entire ’05, ’06, ’07, ’10 & ’11 fizzles are more than a big enough sample that Alex shrinks from the big stage. His brilliant and heroic ’09 shows us he can rise up. Too bad he can’t do half that well at least every other postseason series. JoeG has him in there…maybe…
I am feeling very confident.
Left hand: Fullers London Pride. Right Hand: giant Delmonico steak.
I’ve got my gear, lets fucking do this!
Are those the names of your balls? Interesting
Let’s do this, boys! I could use some lifted spirits around these parts after being surrounded by bridge-jumping Nats fans all afternoon.
It’s their own fault. They should have pitched Strasburg. You just don’t know if you’ll get another chance this good. There are no guarantees. You go with your best in the postseason regardless of pitch counts, innings limits or number of days rest.
I don’t agree with that. I do think that they should have held him back until May/June so he could pitch deeper into the season, but whatever.
lincecum bounced back BIG. damn, i wonder how that makes your manager look…
Did girardi forget ibanez existed?
Swisher begged, so Girardi put him Swisher in instead.
What was wrong with arod at 3rd and ibanez dh
Chavez 500/500/1000 against Gonzales (6 PA)
SSS, but that’s why.
Big shock TNT blowing the Os bigtime to open the broadcast in NYC
Ahh didn’t realize that, thanks
Yankees with the best home record, O’s with the best road record, hm? Sounds a lot like the 2009 World Series.
This is a completely meaningless comparison, I just found it interesting.
Game on TV: check. Beer in hand: check. Ready for the first troll-sighting: double-check.
Just wait for a 1-0 count.
If the Yankees are losing, you might need to get a beer in the other hand too, if you’re worried about the trolls
I have plenty in reserve.
I don’t think very many people here are trolls. They just may not take losing as well as you seem to.
….there are plenty of trolls. Plenty of people who also don’t practice Zen Baseball, as well, but still plenty of trolls.
You’re the biggest troll
SSS, but cano, Grandy and swisher are 0-18 vs Gonzalez.
I predict we’ll be seeing them do some damage this game…mark my words.
If swisher doesnt get a hit girardi can protect cano with a ph of Ibanez/nunez.
Is this the oriloes network or what?
The drink game tonight is a shot for everytime they mention jeffery myer.
Seriously? Promoting the Orioles sentimentality by using the Nick Adenhart connection (tenuous at best)?
That’s pretty pathetic.
A-rod will go 3-5 with 3 rbis, and a walk.
No he won’t
yuh huh! BELIEVE!
Okay. Yes he will.
I’m probably asking the wrong crowd, but when I leave work tonight I have two options: go over my buddies house, watch south park, have a few beers, and possibly spark up or go home and watch the end of the yankee game alone and sober. Which should I do?
Judging on the Yankees offense all year and Miguel Gonzalez, I’d have some beers.
Then why are you on the board?
Playoff baseball, baby!
But do what your heart desires, Plouffster.
my heart desires both! Lol
Why can’t you do both? Do your friends hate baseball?
Of the people that are probably going to be there:
2 Hate sports
2 are apathetic to baseball
1 hates baseball
1 Is a Met fan
That’s lame. I dunno man, I can’t help you make that call. I’d probably go with the Yankees, since I could hang with them all off season without worry, but not my call.
So there are 2 guys there total?
And, if so, why are they your friends?
Most of my friends are hicks who don’t like baseball. Only a few of them do, and they probably wouldn’t want to watch the Yankees.
Oh good. More stellar defense.
Swisher already jittered
Thank you hardy for helping that base was stole.
off the bag fycks yeah
Huge break lol
oh great, now we’re gonna have push gate with Jeter
I hope Jeter did push him off. He’s a bitch anyway. McClouth and Chris Davis are now my most hated baseball players. Baltimore has to be juicing.
Wow. Looks like he did come off by a hair. Good call.
if anything jeters foot kept him on the bag
Kramerica Industries is here.
Now it’s time for the Yankees offense to do the same, and pound the ever living shit out of Miguel Gonzalez.
Welcome sir, and +1 on the sentiment.
Nice settle in irok his first inning is his worst.
Kent Hrbek/Chili Davis revisited
Great call by that ump. It’s gonna be a good night.
That ump at second base has some good vision because damn he barely came off the bag.
Find it funny how they listed everyone’s gold gloves except for Chavez. What’s up with that?
Meh. That was a questionable call on McLouth. Not gonna lie.
He definitely came off, on the replay there. Whether or not Jeter influenced it is up for debated, but he came off for sure.
That’s what I was referring to. Yikes!
Just got home in time to see the lineup. A-Rod is still in the three slot?????
Well, Miguel Gonzalez strike outs are already in full frothe.
When did this guy become Verlander?
Booth bias much?
A-Bomb. I feel it.
o god here goes…..the arod circus
Yeah, let’s not make Gonzalez look like Halladay
no one told me we were facing the greatest pitcher in history thank god tbs could clue me in
He’s like a combination of Cy Young and Walter Johnson rolled into a Pedro Martinez, you didn’t know?
and what a story the first guy to ever deal with injuries at a young age
Oh, the adversity he had to over come!!! Don’t even get me started! Frankly I’m amazed he isn’t Sportsman of The Year every single year!!!
Stadium sounds dead.
2.2 K/BB ratio on the year, 18:1 K:BB against the Yankees this year. Always great when they make an average guy great.
This stadium is a joke
I don’t even want to watch anymore. I can feel Gonzalez is going to own us again. Fuck me.
WE DID IT!
Well, at least he didn’t strike out this time.
maybe I could influence that fool positively, somehow..
Why is boomer wells not calling this game instead of mr oriloes and mr yankee hater?
I like Ripken. Smoltz sucks though. He’s still butthurt over 1996.
I like Ripken too, but it’s obvious to anybody with any sense that he is Mr. Oriole and he is clearly rooting for them to win this series.
I don’t blame him. If Jeter was to ever call a game like this we all know he would be Mr. Yankee.
Nor do I. I blame TBS for sticking a life long Oriole on a Orioles @ Yankees series.
It might be a little annoying, but at least it isn’t Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. I’d have to watch the whole damn game on mute.
The whole booth is.
I don’t think he’s been crazy mr oriole this series but having Cal on these games is a joke
Because he talked too much last time he was in a booth, laughed inappropriately, and sounded like some guy who had wondered in from the bleachers.
Which is not to say that Mr. O’s and the Yankee Hater should be in the booth.
Then id wish they would borrow Cone or Leiter,those guys are great.
Boomer was an O.
O’s everywhere.
…where did that 0-2 miss?
Thome gets 4 strikes in the new CBA.
Yankees hitters better get the same tight zone
I think you could hear a pin drop we don’t even clap with 2 strikes anymore
Well-to-do, people-of-distinction tend to be tight-assed at games.
Hope that comebacker is nothing serious. Scary
My god I will not miss the Train “Drive By” Ford commercial after this season…IT’S BRUTAL please make it stop!!!
Kuroda was wincing there. Hope he’s ok!
Love that Buick commercial, cause, you know, i just love buicks so much.
Heh. I love Buicks too. Just…goregeous…cars? Yeah, cars.
Absolutely, nothing to do with the beautiful blond supermodel driving it.
No Mr. Tilapia tonight?
Do you miss him?
Usually he’s here. Just curious.
LAY OFF ME
I wasn’t aware that I was laying “on” you. Coulda sworn it was my couch.
What makes anyone think we will hit this AAAA junkballer tonight?
Is it the open concourses that make this stadium seem so much quieter than the old stadium? Or has there been that much of a change in fans attending? Fewer younger, more intense fans; more older fans who are a little more laid back?
Probably a combination. The design of the new stadium definitely softens the noise level, I’ve noticed.
Am I the only one who just doesn’t care, though?
Possibly. The sentimentality of the stadium rocking in the 90s is a big part of what makes the playoffs. I think there’s something to be said about 50,000 people making a building physically shake to set an intimidating atmosphere.
I’m willing to bet that we as fans overestimate this “atmosphere” thing. I like the new stadium, personally.
The field mike is muffled too TBS wants it that way so it sounds like a spring training game.
I think that all plays a factor. Also there’s much more of a corporate feel at the new stadium. It’s more of a golf clap and “yes, quite” crowd than a “LET’S GO YANKES!!” type of crowd these days.
It’s a number of things.
Open concourses and the 2nd/3rd decks are further away from the field than the old Stadium, where the decks were more-or-less stacked on each other (at the cost of sightlines in some places). Sound simply doesn’t trap as easily as it used to.
The fans are also a factor, but I don’t believe the critical one.
great AB Robinson
First pitch robbie? Really the first at bat
Holy shit. Lets help this guy more and swing at the first pitch more often!
Actually Mike suggested that they do just that in the pitcher preview.
How did this team have the best record in the American League? They are so streaky.
because when they’re hot, they really hot. Hence the 2 months of .750 baseball.
There goes the perfect game.
Whew.
All Swisher postseason PA’s are deemed outs so the perfecto is still alive.
GARBAGE TIME!!
Crowd is so dead.
That’s what happens when the postseason is just routine up to the Worlds Series.
fuck why not
Start the runner next time
Swisher running with Wieters behind the plate? Nope.
Tex was 0-3 with 3 K’s against Gonzales.
Probably not a good time to start the runner.
very pathetic offense
Did you “expect” that?
Mark Reynolds is Don Mattingly
Expand on that. Is he ordering his teammates to bunt?
Wooo pull hitters
Mother of God. This guy isn’t good
Jeez, this team…far too similar to a Murphy’s Law team.
Then how did they win 95 games? Answer me. If you have a good reason, say so.
There were 95 instances in which the yankees scored more runs than they allowed. I will allow you to do the arithmetic. You will find it all checks out.
Dude. Seriously. You comment on everything. Chill out. Fight the urge. If you’re so easily offended, don’t say anything. Ignore it.
Tex. bud, that was directly down the middle!
Down and away.
How about tori hunter in the offseason in RF next year hes old and cheap.
A lot of people have suggested that.
He probably won’t be that cheap. And he’ll likely stay with the Angels.
Oh, Ryan Flaherty.
That’s lovely.
Ryan who? Time for homework.
getting beat by scrubs again. so typical of this series.
These “scrubs” won 93 games.
I’m talking about Ryan Flaherty. guys like Wieters and Jones have done nothing but all these bottom of the order no name guys have like 2/3rds of their hits this series.
And no name guys make up 2/3 of their lineup.
Chris Davis was a no name before this year.
And as for Flaherty, 6 of his 33 hits this regular season were home runs.
So he has power. Like everybody in that Orioles lineup has.
Ryan Flaherty… lol
Flaherty hits a bomb. LOL
I said Kuroda would have to put up 6 or 7 zeroes to give us a chance to win. He’s just put us in a world of hurt. This team doesn’t hit Gonzalez and they don’t hit for Kuroda.
Ryan Flaherty
The magic continues. You can’t beat Lady Luck or Lady Fate as Keith Jackson said.
Smoltz is right, crowd sounds comatose.
Miguel Gonzalez dominated this team twice in this ballpark.
They’re probably already expecting it to happen again. And I can’t blame them.
Nah, is a bad trend that has gone on over the last few years. Fans are priced out, which is a problem. But is also a problem when there are such high expectations all the time that anything but success and the fans aren’t into it.
Ryan fucking Flaherty why not
First pitch slider really?
Mr hater hatin the crowd now
The crowd is fucking dead. I said that at the start of the game.
At least the consessions are nice….
he’s a douche but not wrong what is this a cricket match
Kuroda will now settle down and allow no more runs.
aaaaaaaaarhghhhh!!!!! Eddard told me this would happen! the series is ovah… DOOMMMMMMMD!!!!!
crowd is dead because this team is old, slow, and suck…and yankee fans are spoiled beyond belief.
arod almost got the ball out of the infield, sign him to an extension. let hank steinbrenner handle the negotiations…
what about teh parades….?
It’s high time the Yankees stop letting this schmuck get hits against them.
Nate McLouth sucks.
Nate McClouth was a former All Star.
Greg,
Nate McLouth sucks. That’s the end of the conversation.
Nate Mclouth was seconds from indy ball
Andruw Jones was a former all star.
And a borderline Hall of Famer.
And yet he’s not hitting cleanup tonight…
I wonder why?
Because he’s finished.
Which McClouth isn’t. After hitting .268 for the O’s this season.
Nate McClouth last 3 years (wRC+): 94, 90, 71
Read: His best year in the last 3 years was 6% below average.
But I guess batting average is a more comprehensive way of looking at it. My bad.
Flaherty and McLouth…you cannot make this shit up.
Nate McLouth: steadily earning a 6/100 contract!
Kuroda not the same after being hit in the leg
Hit him in the landing leg. I doubt it’s an issue.
This is how the Orioles keep winning games. Shitty player after shitty player keeps coming up. Ridiculous
Stop throwing shitty pitches.
strikezone is great
This strike zone is laughably small btw.
That bodes well for a team down 1-0 early.
As someone said earlier, this Orioles team is like the 69 Mets without the pitching and more power.
I would also compare them to the ’93 Phillies who beat Atlanta to get to the World Series.
The 1993 Phillies won 97 games and outscored their opponents by 137 runs. Its an insult to them to be compared to this season’s Orioles.
John Kruk, a member of that Phillies team, did that himself. No matter how much of an idiot he is, he was there.
I wonder if TBS will point out that 4 of those wins were vs Garcia and Nova?
Nah, that’s not important. All that matters is the 6 of 9.
If this game were on YES, I wonder if Kay would go back into his rhetoric about “45,000-48,000 enemy fans could faze the Orioles” and all the other bullshit that didn’t prove to be true on three separate occasions this season.
Not to sound like a bitter asshole, but it kinda goes both ways. The Orioles did win three games in the Bronx against Kuroda and Hughes.
FLOUFFE
Call me
This stadium crowd is a joke
Absolutely right. Never heard it this quiet.
One bad pitch from Kuroda. He’s been pitching well. Hopefully the Yankees can actually score some runs tonight.
Also, I am 100% convinced that both McClouth and Chris Davis are using PEDs.
Wish they’d send some PEDs to the Yanks’ locker room.
time to get embarrassed by an average pitcher for 3 more outs.
You can hear a pin drop at the stadium. Don’t really blame them as the offense hasn’t given them anything to cheer about.
Ok. Can we please put USA hit or 2 against this little puke? Kthx
Why let people in the stadium if they won’t cheer? Anyone getting loud for 2 strikes?????
it would be nice if the yankees offense started to play like the yankees offense
I seriously think I’m going to watch this game on mute.
Smoltz still can’t seem to understand that this isn’t the only park where it’s “easy” to hit home runs.
Especially if you’re a right handed batter
Yea I agree. He seems to forget the place of game 1 and 2 was in a tiny park also.
If only the announcers could hear how LOUD this board is….AMIRIGHT!!! WOOOO!
I think the 30-50 of us could be louder than that stadium.
Gonzalez is getting so stroked by these announcers.
wow Granderson 0-2 shocking
Russel must not have gotten te memo I’m sure Smoltz and co. will send it down
Kurtis being efficient.
nice AB Kurtis
I will NOT miss Curtis.
Fuck you, Granderson.
Stop swinging for the fucking fences, Curtis.
He’s a all-or-nothing hitter at this point.
The problem that I have with the new stadium is infact the crowds. Everywhere else, fans are going bonkers. As much as I do like the new stadium, the old stadium will always be the crown jewel.
that is a sad ab
Haha they gave a Shutdown Innings stat?
watch a FB down the middle, swing at offspeed pitches out of the zone. I can’t understand why Granderson would strike out so much with an approach like that.
Plate this run.
Thank god for Martin!
So Granderson, you take a fastball that splits the fucking plate in half only to swing at the same pitch in the dirt 2 times.
That’s the dilemma of a patient offense. Jesus….
A patient offense is supposed to take bad pitches and swing at good pitches. Curtis did the exact opposite.
And if he had grounded out on that pitch, all of you would have been saying, “What were you doing Curtis? Take the first pitch” And don’t say that’s not true.
It’s not true. I’ve never once complained about a hitter swinging at a fastball down the middle.
Maybe not you, but people would. I’ve seen it before.
A completely irrelevant point. Thank’s for sharing.
My favorite Martin.
Very witty there… Nice play on words
Curtis. Best AB of the series. Uno, dos, adios.
Damn it, Martin. You should have stayed at first. Now it’s gonna be strike out, pop up.
Russel Martin getting us started maybe?!
Russell doing his best Posada 2011 impression this season… A mess all season, smoking the ball inOctober
Look at the two loser suits in the front row. That’s why it’s quiet.
Did you expect a street bum in the first row?
Real fans can’t have money, you know.
Or Class. I’m not saying I’d suit up for a game at the stadium, but if I was having dinner at NY Steak before hand there is a chance I might.
Kuroda gonna piss away the progress.
It’s only SSS if you’re on the yankees
Shocking to see Reynolds make another diving play.
Gold Glover.
Mark fucking Reynolds.
Reynolds is apparently a Gold Glover now too.
Mark Reynolds seriously I’ve had enough of this butcher making all world plays wtf
When in the fuck did Mark Reynolds become Keith Hernandez, Don Mattingly and George Scott all rolled into one?
most unnecessary dive ever.. about as easy as it gets for a 1b
Oh look, Chavez did nothing like ARod….
This is like watching Pedroia play first base.
Just dive for everything.
Does Granderson have vertigo? He couldn’t have sat back down faster if he tried….(literally – he didn’t look like getting close to hitting the ball to end his misery sooner)
Runner on 3rd, and the crowd is pathetic.
0-7 risp 2out welcome to 2012 tbs
Now they’re giving RISP stats. What’s your handle here Ernie Johnson?
If the strike zone for both teams is the same Jeter has to stop laying off those pitches away…I mean they’re balls for Kuroda so they should be balls for Gonzalez as well…
I am sick of every kid “rising to the occasion” vs the Yankees. When will they crush a rookie in Yankee Stadium in the playoffs?
Maybe if they face the A’s in the ALCS.
Parker, Griffin, Straily, Milone – take your pick!
thanks Adam
Yes!
lol nice defense Jones.
CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jones that was awful.
‘Atta boy, Captain!!
Holy hell did that ball carry.
I think Granderson would have caught that.
THANK YOU JONES!
Wow, that looked catchable.
Thank you Adam Jones.
(and Jeter)
Girardi-1996-esque from the Captain!
CAP’N CLUTCH!
JETER!!!!!!
38 and still getting it done. Attaboy, Cap’.
Fuck your shut out Gonzalez
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!
There we go, bitches!!!!
Jones really misplayed that one!
was it me or was jones really loafing it? nice bubble by the way
JEET!… Jones reminded me of Trot Nixon missing a catchable fly ball against Jeter in game 7 of 03
Stadium sounds fine to me
that must be the Reynolds correction in full efect
I did not think that ball would carry like that off the bat. But I don’t fucking care. RUNS!
Adam Jones obscured his own vision blowing a bubble.
Seems like Jones should have gotten to that.
Wow, blowing bubbles while chasing down the fly? Nice play, Jones.
Done gone f’ed up, Jones.
If there is any justice in this world, this series will end on a Buckner-esque ball through the legs of Mark Reynolds.
Man Sterling made that sound like he was gonna catch it easily. Suzyn said it looked like it was a homer. Can someone tell me what actually happened?
I’m guessing it got caught in the wind….at least that’s what Suzyn said.
landed half way on the warning track in front of the 385ft mark in right center. Jones got a terrible jump, jogged and then couldn’t get there in time to get under it.
Jones took 2 steps in then ran to the track right near the 385 sign. Ball landed 2 feet from the base of the wall.
Jeter hit a fly ball that looked routine, but the ball carried like a mother fudger.
It looked like a catchable ball, Jones got a bad jump on it. Hit bounced on the track though, so they were both kinda right
That was a nice gift.
Shhhhhh! Quiet down Yankee stadium!
Also, if Cano or Granderson were blowing bubbles while not making that catch, all hell would break loose in Yankeeland
Orioles booth concentrating on the wind being the “reason” instead of Jeter
im so tired of these TBS cunts. fuck the wing… if baltimore hit that, it would of been lauded as a stand up triple with authority…. fucking assholes.
-wind
Cal you never played at YS3 how would you now about a jet steam or lack of.
we’ll take it, especially with the offense as shitty as it is.
Guess the wind didn’t matter for Ichiro
if ichiro was in cf, he would of done a backfip/somersault/dive .. wind or no wind.
All right, got one back. Let’s go Hiroki.
I can’t wait to see A-Rod in his next at bat!
Let’s take a vote:
a) hits a HR
b) strikesout
c) grounds out lightly to 2B
d) strikesout looking
I’m hoping for A, expecting B, probably going to see C.
E) Grounds out to short.
f) 1000 hopper though the hole. The ARod special
It’s gotten to the point where I root for “only” a strikeout. With MOB I’m just happy to avoid a DP. Isn’t that what every team hopes for from its #3 hitter?
The only reason the booth is blaming the wind is because they were watching Adam Jones track the ball. Jones MISPLAYED it. It was solidly hit.
Excuses, excuses. Poor broken narrative.
Yep. Sure, the wind may have played a factor. But that happens on TONS of fly balls. Many of which outfields actually catch. Jones misplayed it.
up to bat for the orioles, number 19… Barry bonds
this umpire is shit
Kuroda getting fucked on the 2-seamer. Really frustrating.
I’d like to unleash Bane on these guys.
Apparently Bane shows up on South Park tonight.
By “these guys” I of course mean the announcers.
I dont know how many times Kuroda can hit the zone without getting a call. Fuck MLB umpiring.
Alot of the writers on Twitter tweeting that Jeter was limping badly when going out to SS before this inning.
Walking someone in front of Adam Jones is generally not a good idea.
I just wish all umpires were either replaced with robots or executed. It would make watching baseball much easier.
Why would MLB umpiring want the Yankees to fail. They get more money the more the Yankees are involved?
Looks like the belt is the top of the strike zone tonight.
imagine a yankee said ” im so pumped up, im having a hard time focusing and slowing things down” ….
A-Rod would get slaughtered if he let that grounder go by.
THIS.
#choker
Shutdown inning please.
A rod makes that play
Ugh…Hirok you were the king of Shut Down innings for us this season…don’t go all Nova-nian on us here.
“Novian” would be the proper term.
No, “Novan” would be right, actually.
I was thinking “Ivanian” has a nice ring to it
With this shit, the Orioles will be back in front in no time.
It feels like an insane uphill task to beat this team in the friggen Bronx. Ridiculous.
They are not winning this year.
Then why watch?
Because I have nothing better to do.
Might I suggest watching the Real Housewives on Bravo instead?
Comedy Central probably has a South Park marathon going because there is a new episode tonight, if you’re into politics Fox or MSNBC is probably supporting your preferred candidate while ripping the other, I’m sure Science Channel has an interesting program on how things or made or the universe, read a book, draw something, write something, paint something, play a video game, start a blog. There are a million things you could be doing right now if you’re convinced there is no reason to watch this game if you don’t believe they are going to win.
troll
Your own police would detain you for this comment.
Greg just shut the fuck up. I’m fucking done. One minute you’re killing people for being pessimistic of complaining about a questionable managerial decision, the next you’re proclaiming that the team isn’t winning the world series. Just PICK ONE and stick to it.
Blame the players. Criticize the players. DON’T BLAME THE MANAGER FOR EVERYTHING.
You’re a real negative dude….
Thankfully, though, Greg just reminded me that I’m not Greg.
I get annoyed easily. It’s not a Yankee-exclusive problem.
I do it so I am not disappointed. Would I like them to win? Sure. But the playoffs are such a crapshoot and luck based that I can’t expect them to win.
Those sound like some reeeeeeeeeal mommy issues to me brah… Might wanna talk to someone
And I;m leaving.
Thank you for being so sensitive.
“Mommy” issues, seriously?
Or get laid. Or get high.
Think Chavez might have gotten that if he had been a little further back.
Same thought here.
Well…this concerns me
Way to go Hirok.
Everytime the ball goes out to left, I’m very confident to see Ichiro there to make that play.
notice how many players are 1-9? why does a-rod get attacked for it. It’s only 2 games and 1 AB.
Because those players aren’t batting 3rd and making 30 million dollars a year.
Good booth teaching us to cheat only off the Yankees.
Thome, 12 years ago would’ve killed that 2-0 pitch.
Jeez Hirok just got away with that pitch.
Kuroda looks like shit.
Jeter does look a little limpy
Really, Jim Thome running and we couldn’t attempt a throw over to first?
One more out. Actually gotta give Jones credit for that slide, because Thome is meat at 1st 95% of the time there.
Exactly. That’s the main reason why they didn’t get two. the slide.
pathetic, should have had that DP, Thome was halfway down the line when Jeter got that ball
I’d rather Jeter stick with one out than rush the throw and throw it away.
Where’s the negative stats for the O’s? Jesus.
fuck dude come on
Not even mad at the HBP.
Bullpen up please.
Too soon much?
must win, Hiroki doesn’t look too hot. I’d have the BP up in the next inning for sure.
Awesome. I hope his arm is broken.
you say a lot of dumb shit.
The bullpen is going to have to win this game.
At the same time maybe that HBP was to make sure that Reynolds can’t field anymore.
At least Reynolds didn’t go deep there.
One of the few times Tex was not right on the money on that throw to 2nd.
If Jones wasn’t running at 1st, they might have turned it anyway
don’t you have to try and get out of the way? he never did..
Now the guy who hit the home run is up
lock it down
Get loud, YS3!
Get the feeling smoltz would root against the Yankees if they were playing the al queda team.
Woah Al Qaeda has a team? Can we trade them A-Rod?
bobby valentine interviewed for al qaeda’s managerial position but was deemed “too divisive”
“Hey Alex, I hear the women in Fallujah are pretty muscular under those hijabs….”
OMG guyz The Fans are ALIVEish.
Wow! That was a sketchy inning.
nice escape Hiroki!
Damn gj.
Runs please fuck.
…but no damage. Whew. Bring out the whipping sticks this inning, Bombers.
I’d rather have feline AIDS, than listen to this broadcast.
62 pitches through 4. Pitch count ain’t a factor, just keep them at 1. If he can only give us 6 innings we’ve got a rested bullpen.
Let’s blow this fucker open now!
As an iPhone owner, I take offense by the fake hipster Galaxy commercials… That said, that phone is pretty fucking sweet.
Had the iPhone for a few years. Have S3 now. Both great phones.
Okay, I’m gonna go off topic here for a second, because I want your (and others’) opinion. I had a Motorolla Droid 2. It died. Actually the second Motorolla phone that shit the bed for me in my life, so I am boycotting that company. Since it was out of warrantee, they send my some piece of shit LG Enlighten as a replacement, and it is…terrible. I have Verizon, and my upgrade is in January.
Iphone or Galaxy? Or another option. My thing with the iPhone is that Verizon doesn’t have a 4G iPhone (while the Galaxy is 4G), and I’m hesitant to lock myself into a 3G phone for another 2 years. Thoughts?
The Droid Razr Maxx has been pretty awesome for me since I’ve had it.
I don’t care for Samsung phones as a general rule. They always seem to develop issues 6 months down the road.
Since T-Mobile never had the iPhone, I can’t give you an opinion on it.
Also, when I bought my Droid Razr Maxx, the guy at the Verizon store mentioned something about signal issues with the GS3.
Interesting. I do have a few months to decide, but I’ll throw the Razr onto my “phone of consideration” list.
I have an S3 and love it. I have no desire at all to get an iPhone.
I have the GSIII and I love it, my only complaint is it’s fucking gigantic. It’s like walking around with a small tablet in my pocket.
That’s not much an issue for me. My phone spends far more time outside of my pocket, than in it. I really just want the best combination of speed, power, and something that won’t fritz out on me before my net upgrade.
I love love love my iPhone. But the galaxy 3 looks awesome
. I have heard nightmares about android OS, but at the same time my office runs only iOS or BlackBerry…. Not helping at all I know
Go to the Verizon store, plan to waste an afternoon just playing. Might be the only way to get a good guess
True, my best bet is to probably just fuck around in the store for a couple hours. I didn’t mind the Android OS on my Droid 2, but I’ve also never experienced the iPhone OS. I do have a Mac laptop and generally love Apple products though, and prefer it greatly to Windows, if that makes any difference.
Those GS3 commercials make everyone look like a preppy asshole.
Get some runs etc etc
Big breakout inning coming here. I’m feeling it.
A-Rod looks frigging helpless at the plate.
Can the Yankees Front Office buyout A-Rod’s contract? Like now?
A-Rod still produces more than the average third baseman. What would be the point of buying out the contract now? My only issue regarding A-Rod is Girardi’s refusal to stop batting him third.
The guys who came up with Duck Tape must have had the greatest drunken “wtf, let’s do a trademark search” moment ever.
I feel another .067 on the way.
Looks like arod kept his head down on that pitch.
There’s the strike out from Alex!
Shitty… OK start booing him YSIII. He’s starting to earn it
i love alex, love him. but man does he look horrible right now
wow… 91mph fastball RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE and straight as an arrow. Pathetic.
ARod can’t catch up with a 90 mph fastball with no movement
91 right down the middle, swing and a miss. Only 5 more years of this shit!
Ig you answered “a”… you’ve won!
I try so hard to like A-Rod. I’d rather he choke to death on his dinner than see him hit one more time.
Fooled him with the 92 mph four seamer right down the pike.
This strike zone is insane.
it seems to be getting wider as the game progresses
Arod is only going to get worse next year and so on. The Yankee will have to do something.
Like what?
Hopefully his hand will heal over the offseason and he’ll get some power back.
I think people forget that recovery from a broken bone in the hand can take longer than people realize. While the bone may have healed that doesn’t mean he’s automatically at 100%
I hope it is this as well.
that is all you can hope for. he’s not this bad.
is miguel gonzalez really this great?? wake up offense!!!!!!!
No, the offense just sucks. I’ve been saying it for months but I get shunned for saying it.
Gonzalez is getting every call on the edge of the strikezone. Kuroda, not so much.
It’s really hard to watch this schmuck continually shut down this high priced lineup. This cannot actually be happening.
have they yet mentioned greatest pitcher ever
nate mclouth looks like a younger version of Dr. Emmet brown from back to the future.
Great Scott!
His timing is just off. It happens, and is 3 games.
P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C
Uninspired.
his names not Mark its glove
Mark Reynolds: Great defensive first baseman, or greatest defensive first baseman?
Greatester defensive first baseman.
this is just sad, they have to be pressing/nervous. outside of one inning, this is the mariners
Say what you want about Alex’s K..at least he saw more than 3 pitches after Kuroda had that really long inning…Cano and Swish saw a total of 5. Neither hit the ball with authority either.
I want to buy a dog and then kick the crap out of it. Why do they suck vs kid pitchers!?!?!
You have issues. Punch a fucking wall.
This team ain’t good.
The team is good; they just don’t have the greatest post-season hitters. I hope Cashman trades some of the dead weight (Granderson) and get something back.
Yeah they only hit the most HR, scored the second most runs, walked the second most times and hit for the highest OBP and SLG in the league.
Patience waning…
You gotta be fucking kidding me.
Fuck.
Teams losing to would piss me off the most:
1. Boston
2. Baltimore
3. Twins
4. Baltimore again
Offense is throwing the series, they want hamilton on the team next year.
Not if Steinbrenner is still adamant on the $189 million salary cap. Honestly, I wouldn’t want him. He wouldn’t be a good fit with his addictions and the nightlife.
I don’t want him either, especially if it’s for any more than 3-5 years. But the Offense does (joking btw)
So did the wind help that one?
According to Cal it did
Another first pitch slider.
Jesus Christ man.
Hiroki keeps going to sleep on these guys down in the lineup, and they’re making him pay.
I’m depressed.
shitty job by Kuroda
Not quite. Shitty job by the offense.
Somebody forgot to tell the Orioles you can’t hit HRs in the postseason.
That settles it, I’m going over my friends to get drunk and high when I leave work in fifteen minutes.
don’t worry, we got the bottom the lineup next inning, chance for a run or two.
Go fuck yourself Luis Ayala
can’t wait for him totally shut us down
Kuroda is going the best he can with this AAA lineup
Gonzalez is slicing our veteran lineup while the orioles scrubs are putting men on base every inning.
They’ve been swinging at the first pitch all night… why do they continue with these get me over sliders.
Giving up HR’s to the 8 and 9 hitters.
Nice to know those guys can hit, but the Yankees #3 hitter can’t even come close.
Shit. Machado, huh. The skinnier the arms, the farther they’re gonna hit it off Kuroda tonight. Fuck me
I miss the late 90′s
The only way we win this game is the bottom of our order gets on base, and ichiro/jeter gets them in.
Is Russell Martin stupid? Did he not see Flaherty hit that 1st pitch slider out of the ballpark? So what does he do, he calls it again! Stop throwing the slider. They haven’t been able to hit the split and 2 seamer. Stick with those.
You just have to laugh at some shit man.
Why aren’t you calling pitches then?
and yet again our hitters/ and to a certain extent our pitcher, looks overmatched by a bunch of scrubs.
hriok not looking too hot, defense is not helping
They can’t hit a double if you plunk them. Sound logic, I think. But that might be the scotch talking
I know the pitch tracker isn’t the best but look at the difference vs between Kuroda and Gonzalez. HK is all over the place!
I am a robot