I don’t mean they were perfect pitches or what he wanted to do ideally. But they were down in the zone, on the edge of the strikezone. If you’re going to miss, they didn’t seem like bad pitches to miss with.

if it weren’t for 2 bad pitches to Vlad.

I think it’s unacceptable to give up hits to him. How he has done so well in the majors with his lack of dicsipline is incredible to me. But throwing the ball in the strike zone to him can’t happen. The guy swings at any pitch within a foot of the plate. Why throw one in the strike zone?

Hughes and all the young guys should trust Posada. He knows what he’s doing. He has more experience in the majors and more playoff experience. Hughes should have trusted him instead of shaking off 4 times and throwing a fastball down the middle. Unacceptable.

They should end this Saturday in the Bronx. Pettitte is better than Saunders. They are home in front of a real crowd that actually gets loud (while the Angels need thundersticks to make any noise and to drown out the Yankees fans that showed up there).

GO YANKEES!!!!!!

He’s been in bigger situations also….Go YANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hughes throwing a fastball to a guy that swings at everything is what lost the game. And while Robertson has been impressive, he doesnt have a huge body of work, so you never know what he will do, and perhaps his injury isnt fully healed. So why chance hurting him further when he might be needed in the WS?

Robertson should be the guy who get the ball in the 7th— hands down. Not Joba, not Coke, not Marte.

That pretty much sums up the head-scratching decision to send AJ out for the 7th.

I’d add one more question mark:

You’ve got young guns in the bullpen who are almost assuredly going to pitch more stress-free with a 2-run lead and a clean slate on the bases, rather than being summoned once AJ falters and puts men on base. Obviously, your relievers need to be able to get out of jams, but the key guys are all, what, under 25?

Not like they have one of the best offense in baseball. Not like Molina didnt pick up on the fact that the Angels were swinging away at the first pitch. Not like Andy didnt give up some runs against the Angels earlier in the series. I am sure you were calling AJ overrated when he was shutting the Yankees down every time he faced them. And its not like any other team was willing to spend on AJ. Oh yeah the Braves wanted him, but when have they ever known anything about pitching?

Girardi is in way over his head. If we lose this series, It will be on him.

Who cares if he used Coke? Hughes spit the bit, not Marte. Why is everyone looking for excuses? The Yankees lost to a good team, it happens.

Marte is awful when he’s off, but so is Coke. But when he’s on, Marte is better than Coke, and Coke is more prone to giving up the HR.

Marte did his job. He wasn’t the problem. Hughes was the problem.

yet. I’m worried that there is a chance that a Game 7 could be forced when the series really should be over. But I won’t be worried until I’m sure there will be a Game 7. There’s a Game 6 first. And if the Yankees lose that, they aren’t dead yet.

Plus, knowing that CC is ready for Game 7 is much more soothing to my ears, and calms me a little. Unlike 2004. In 2004, I was worried right after Game 5. Mike Mussina was the Yankees best pitcher and Tom Gordon blew a brilliant performance by Moose where he had outdueled Pedro. And after Mussina, who was there? Jon Leiber and Kevin Brown? Now THAT is something to be worried about.

Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia? If someone told you before the series started that the Yankees would have a 3-2 series lead with Andy and Sabathia still ready to pitch, I bet you guys would have loved it. I would. I’m a little concerned, but I won’t really be worried unless a Game 7 is forced.