ALCS Game 5: Never stop fighting...it's time for the final blow

by CrazyYankeeChick on Oct 22, 2009 6:30 PM EDT in Game Threads

New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels, Oct 22, 2009 7:57 PM EDT

The more I think about it, the more I'm relieved the Yankees didn't beat the Angels on Monday. Because being up 3-0 would have undoubtedly cued a barrage of clips from The Unspeakable Year. And if they had won 3, then lost 1? Forget about it, the sports world would have had a veritable field day predicting "Here we go again!"

But that's not the case. The Yanks have Anaheim right where they want 'em: 27 outs away from the final hurdle in the Road to 27. A.J. Burnett (13-9, 4.04) gets the honor of trying to close out this series, while John Lackey (11-8, 3.83) gets the chore of trying to avoid headlining Anaheim's season swan song.

Burnett, who I assign a generous helping of credit to for lighting a fire under this team's ass, is too much of a pistol to not rise to the occasion here. In his last start, he let up 2 earned runs and 2 unearned, with his wild penchants discernibly surfacing before getting pulled. Lackey got worked in Game 1, giving up 9 runs and 4 runs over 5.2 IP.

The Yanks won't be able to rely on their sit-on technique that worked like clockwork again Scott Kazmir: Lackey's a 1st-pitch-strike kind of guy (my head is already hurting from T-Mac and Buck marveling at this for about 89 mentions.)

This also might be a good time for Mark Teixeira flex his offensive muscles and break out of his .133 postseason freeze. #13 can only compensate for his buddy's sleeping bat for so long... As for predictions, I think #34 delivers us to 4-3 final tonight, giving the Yanks their 40th pennant with a 4-1 series victory. All on the eve of #41's 31st birthday.

LET'S GO YANKEES. THE TITLE AWAITS!

And for something a little lighter...

Hurt Angels, hurt Angels,
Will you beat them?
My darling Yankees,
Who tee off on their pen,
I'm just a fan,
A fan who loves Yankees.

Hurt Angels, hurt Angels,
The team we abhor,
You've beat us forever, and ever more,
But not this year,
You'll be the ones out the door...

I root for you, and I knew,
The value of the Tex and CC trades,
I hoped and I pray that next month,
I'll see you riding in the World Series parade.

Oh oh oh oh oh OH!

Hurt Angels, hurt Angels,
Beat L.A.,
My darling Yankees,
Will take it all the way,
Angels are fools,
For thinking they'd top youuu.

I watch you play, and I say,
"They're something like the early dynasty,"
The bats and the arms of this club,
Are out to prove their superiority.

Oh oh oh oh oh OH!

Hurt Angels, hurt Angels,
Win in five,
My darling Yankees,
You've almost arrived,
I'm just a fan,
A fan in love with Yankees.

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LETS GO YANKEES!!!

by Danielle I on Oct 22, 2009 6:33 PM EDT reply actions

in the immortal words of fake George Steinbrenner

I smell a pennant!

by long time listener on Oct 22, 2009 6:33 PM EDT reply actions

Starts whistling the final countdown...

to 27

"Son, Nobody is half as good as Mickey Mantle"

by ntrokel on Oct 22, 2009 6:34 PM EDT reply actions

is it 8 yet??!!!

by Yankz09 on Oct 22, 2009 7:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

5 more wins!!!!!

Too bad the Dodgers didn’t make it. I really wanted to face them. Although now at least we’ll get to boo Pedro.

End this tonight. GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!

by nyyrocks29 on Oct 22, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions

Go Yankees!!!

by Yankz09 on Oct 22, 2009 7:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

I just saw Hinske taking BP --

That’s Girardi saying — “We’re gonna need you for the next round.”

by Solomon96 on Oct 22, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

Let's go Yankees, learn from Mariano

and close this thing out!

by waw on Oct 22, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

T-Minus 37

Till the start of game four

by Edgware on Oct 22, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions

YES should offer Keith Hernandez a contract.

I’d love to see him answer questions from Nancy Newman.

by Solomon96 on Oct 22, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

+ 1

"It's only fun if you win, Skip." -- Me.

by Paul O'Neill on Oct 22, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Paulie, LOL

AWESOME profile, man. LOL

by Solomon96 on Oct 22, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

What can I say, I'm a beast.

"It's only fun if you win, Skip." -- Me.

by Paul O'Neill on Oct 22, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I was actually going to say you're a beast haha

Thank God for making us Yankees.

by noonoo on Oct 22, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I know you were. I read minds.

"It's only fun if you win, Skip." -- Me.

by Paul O'Neill on Oct 22, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions

New Icon

Black taco…may it bring the luck

by Edgware on Oct 22, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

Tim Salmon is a gentleman.

Always liked him, and despite the fact that we lost to them in 2002, I’m happy he was able to end his career with some hardware.

by Solomon96 on Oct 22, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

im am the proudest father

I live in Philly and my 5 year old daughter wore her arod jersey to kindergarden today. Some little pink started messing with about the phillies and she told him the phillies sick and their bullpen is a joke and made him cry!!! I have done my job!

by swanny4eva on Oct 22, 2009 7:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

little punk, not pink

by swanny4eva on Oct 22, 2009 7:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

and also

phillies suck, not sick

by nyyrocks29 on Oct 22, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions

thankyou.....

Damn you blackberry and your predictive text

by swanny4eva on Oct 22, 2009 7:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

You clearly are in need of help if that's how you raise a child

but dammit, I sure as Hell don’t want to be the one to give it to you. GO YANKEES!!!!

by GMan83201 on Oct 22, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions

really

He picked a fight, she beat him with words not her fist. I’ve never been prouder

by swanny4eva on Oct 22, 2009 7:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

did your daughter get in trouble?

by nyyrocks29 on Oct 22, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

hell no

She logically presented the facts. He got in trouble for harrasing her

by swanny4eva on Oct 22, 2009 7:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

good

by nyyrocks29 on Oct 22, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

you should be charged with child abuse

For raising a kid in Philly. Guess it’s better than Boston, though.

by long time listener on Oct 22, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

or Anaheim

if all Angels fan are just like those guys at HH then that would suck. Although since the Angels have like 20 names, I have no idea where they actually are.

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