Yankees 4, Twins 1: 8 Wins 'til the Promised Land
by jscape2000 on Oct 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT
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Allow me to begin by praising Andy Pettitte. They Yankees' long drought of postseason success came for lack of starting pitching. These are not those Yankees.
Pettitte was brilliant, matching zeroes with Carl Pavano for 5 innings before the Machine Mauer singled in Minnesota's lone run. Andy worked out of it, and he recorded an out in the 7th before giving way to Joba Chamberlain.
In all, the Yankees starters allowed 3 earned runs over 19 innings of work.
Joba and Hughes both looked human tonight. Human, but effective. Each recorded 2 outs, facing 3 and 4 batters respectively.
Arod and Posada were the only ones able to get to Carl Pavano, but they did just what we wanted and took him yard (after we moved to a new game thread). The Yankees never looked back.
The ninth was especially joyous as 3 straight Yankees walked before Joe Nathan arrived on the mound. The 2 insurance runs weren't really necessary, but oh they felt good.
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Amazing pitching in the series. Time to destroy the Angels!!!
Best Yankee pitching in the playoffs since 2003!!!!!
by upstateNYYFan1984 on Oct 11, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No more than one earned run given up by each Yankee starter in the series.
If we do that against the Angels, World Series here we come!
by upstateNYYFan1984 on Oct 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been a Yankee fan for over 50 years...
and I can’t remember a full battery row like this. Three outright aces, and a great supporting staff.
I don’t have a bit of issue with Gerardi over his handling of Hughes and Joba. Someone on another posting noted than any coach in baseball with this type of talent would not have hesitated in pulling Pettite and inserting Hughes or Joba. Or Coke, for that matter.
I was a bit surprised he put The Sandman in with 2 outs in the 8th. But, I think all in all, this Joe is better at managing a bullpen than the last Joe is.
by GrandEd on Oct 12, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get Em boys, great series!!!
Laces out!
-2008 AFC East Champions-
Suck it Pats, Bills and most of all... the god damn jets.
Supporter of the Bash Brothers- Wilson and Bell.
by BSerious72 on Oct 11, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
don't you mean "oh, they felt good"?
The 2 insurance runs were really unnecessary, but owe they felt good.
by Brian5517209 on Oct 11, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
also "weren't necessary".....
..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...
...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.
---Carl
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 11, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since you're on the subject of minor errors
Andy K’d Kubel in the 7th (not the 6th) before giving way to Joba Chamberlain.
by Peter Lacock on Oct 11, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YANKEES WIN!!
PAPELCRAP LOSES! PAVANO LOSES! THAHAHAHAAAAA YANKEES WIN!
..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...
...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.
---Carl
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 11, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good day to be a Yankees fan
but then again most days are
by Brian5517209 on Oct 11, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A-ROD KEEP THE CLUCH HITTING GOING INTO THE ALCS.
by upstateNYYFan1984 on Oct 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if he stays hot we might just win those 8 games.
im laughing at all my friends and family members that booed him years past, i think me and my cousin are the only people i know to have kept faith in him.
GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Schumer said: "Now the Giants aren’t just New York’s team, they’re America’s team."
"You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow."... Derek Jeter.
by donnybaseball23 on Oct 11, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
man, it's going to be a long week
by long time listener on Oct 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not with hockey back and in full swing
by Brian5517209 on Oct 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean canadian ice dancing
Snooze. There’ll be nothing to do until Friday.
by long time listener on Oct 11, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
speak for yourself...
Rangers look GOOD!.
..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...
...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.
---Carl
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm routing for a Yanks Dodgers WS
That was a great ALDS, Yanks did what needed to be done.
by Greenfuzz on Oct 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
too bad the only time the Dogder will be playing in the WS
is in LA and MLB2010
..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...
...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.
---Carl
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
:)
Let’s go ROCKIES!
..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...
...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.
---Carl
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 11, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
I’d give them a fair chance against the Phils, and I think they’d be the favorite over the Rockies. I’d love to beat two LA teams to win the WS.
by long time listener on Oct 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like our chances
for the first time in a long time, our staff is as good as anyones. Just have to be careful, the Angels have a better offense than we are used to. Abreu really helped changed their bat discipline. Gonna be fun, I hoping Sweep. Im Greedy.
by YankeesJets on Oct 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It is a great day to be a Yankee fan.
Make us proud, boys.
by xsovogue on Oct 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone going to game 1 friday night?
by Danielle I on Oct 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i will be there!!
gonna be a long week to get through!!
by NumberSeven on Oct 12, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I cannot wait till Friday night,
I plan on getting to the stadium early
by Danielle I on Oct 12, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn you guys are lucky
I’m just glad the game’s on TV.
by pkyankeefan on Oct 12, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we can't forget what DJ
did: the great short-hop pick from Nick Swisher on the single to RF, and his brilliant throw to home to prevent the tying run from scoring.
great game!
i can’t believe we have to wait 5 days for the next one.
by Travis G on Oct 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That gets its own post tomorrow.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Oct 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats guys
from a Twins fan
Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose: it's how drunk you get. ~Homer Simpson
by thewild_viking_twins on Oct 11, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thank you
you guys played us really tough all year
if it wasn’t for some base running errors this might have been a very different series
by Brian5517209 on Oct 11, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you
We certainly don’t bear any ill will to your club. They pulled off a great comeback to get into the post-season, and gave us all we could handle in this series. I know it was a sweep, but if two or three plays go the other way, we’re probably down 2-1.
by long time listener on Oct 11, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know it's irritating playing you guys
But you have a bunch of really classy guys. Just for the record, all bias aside, I was rooting for you to catch the Tigers :)
by pkyankeefan on Oct 12, 2009 4:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
hat tip to jscape2000 for the impeccable timing of the new thread
by Brian5517209 on Oct 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It couldn’t have happened without all of you making more comments than the system can handle.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Oct 11, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Swish
made some great defensive plays, I like his defense when his head is not not elsewhere
by blevs4 on Oct 11, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
edit post, jscape...
“Andy worked out of it, and he recorded an out in the 6th before giving way to Joba Chamberlain.”
He recorded 1 out in the 7th, not the 6th.
Just thought you’d like to ‘correct’ that :)
Terrific game – great series for Alex, nice to see him have one. Or three as the case may be.
My favorite line from the AP:
“the last baseball game at the Metrodome” (ever. and it’s a loss not a miracle)
by detroit yankee on Oct 11, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5 of the longest days of my life. GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Schumer said: "Now the Giants aren’t just New York’s team, they’re America’s team."
"You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow."... Derek Jeter.
by donnybaseball23 on Oct 11, 2009 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not quite as long
As the Red Sox fans have to wait for their next meaningful game
by HappyLuckyGoldenDragonNumber1! on Oct 12, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so, so true. life is good
Thank God for making us Yankees.
by noonoo on Oct 12, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmm...
life sustaining Red Sox fan’s tears…
..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...
...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.
---Carl
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 12, 2009 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How Sweet It Is!
Yankees sweep. Boston gets swept. Enjoyed a fat, juicy steak at Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant whilst rooting along with the best baseball fans.
by Scooby Snacks on Oct 12, 2009 12:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
correction*
How SWEEP it is!! lol…
Can’t for this ALCS to start… I’ll be there Friday night… man this’ll be long week. h/t to the Twins, this was no easy series. But I’m glad they kept the Yanks on the toes, so they’re not in cruise-control mode. Rest up boys, and let’s get back to where the Yanks belong— the World Series, and number 27!!
by NumberSeven on Oct 12, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOW SWEEP IT IS!
I have two tickets (Main, Sec. 227A) for Friday night but I can’t go b/c it’s one of my best friend’s b-day and dinner reservations have been made. Sigh Will try to swap them for Saturday’s game on CL or something.
by Scooby Snacks on Oct 12, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can always drop them off at my office in Whitestone.
We got at least 4 die hard Yankees fans here that weigh in at 260+. Just put them on the lobby floor on the 2nd Floor and watch WrassleMania ensue.
"I don't want one of those guys who'll drive in two but let in three every game." Casey Stengel
by tnredneckyankeesfan on Oct 12, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cal Ripken Is Officially A Douche Bag
On the Rockies/Phillies post game, when they were talking about ARod being clutch during the ALDS, they were wondering if he could keep it up, and Ripken quietly said “lets hope not” while they were heading to commercial while Johnson replied “Why Not?” What the hell is Ripken’s problem?
by YankeesJets on Oct 12, 2009 2:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great Day for NY Sports...
Red Sox Get Swept Away
Patriots Lose To The Broncos..
Giants Destroy The Raiders..
Yankees Complete Sweep And Advance To The Alcs
Friday Is Soooooo Far!!….. God What ami gonna do!
by Yankz09 on Oct 12, 2009 5:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I just remembered this funny story
and thought I’d share, what with Mo being Mo today and all.
I started watching baseball when I was around 16, and one of the great dilemmas for me was: if Mo is so damn good, why doesn’t he pitch the whole game? Sound familiar? :P So before Joba and Hughes, I guess I was “wondering” whether the Yankees should start games with Mo :D
by pkyankeefan on Oct 12, 2009 6:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We Did Well Against The Angels This Year
But we all know the playoffs is a different season. As long as we continue to get outstanding starting pitching and the bullpen continues their excellent relief work ,I like our chances against the Angels good but far from dominate pitching staff. Abreu has helped their offense become more productive in late innings but with the game on the line I like our ability for late innings come backs a lot more. A-Rod,Tex, Godzilla, all have come through in the clutch and D.J. is our X factor and the Angels don`t have a player even close to his amazing ability to make that one play just when you need it the most.
by geyser69 on Oct 12, 2009 7:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations
to the Yankees. As a Tigers Fan I am not “unhappy” about this Series Sweep :D. So, that was it, the last game at the Metrodome. Thank God. And it ended with a loss (I really had hoped the last game at the Metrodome had been last Tuesday in Game 163 against the Tigers)
Good luck for the Series against the Angels.
Greetings from Germany. Dirk
by Germantiger on Oct 12, 2009 7:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great Weekend
Boston Lost, Giants and Yankees win…Good to be a NY Fan…………….
"18-1, write that book! ! "
by SB42 Living-a-Dream on Oct 12, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup!
Now let’s see if the JETS can keep it going tonight!
by Yankz09 on Oct 12, 2009 12:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
by losing right?
..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...
...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.
---Carl
by FreeBradshaw on Oct 12, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How sweet it is
Make some room for banner number 27!!
GO NY GIANTS!!
by RDomaine on Oct 12, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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