Deja vu all over again: Farnsworth blows save, game in 4-3 Yankee win
by Travis G on Sep 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT
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PrintWho thought Anthony Lerew would pitch as well as A.J. Burnett? You'll have to count me as someone who didn't.
The score was tied at one in the seventh, with runners on first and second, when Phil Coke made two bone-headed errors. He fielded a comebacker and threw wide to second base, causing a run to score and all the runners to be advance. In the very next AB, he again fielded a comebacker, and instead of throwing home (where the runner would've been out by 30 feet), he threw to first and KC took a 3-1 lead. On the bright side, it's better to get this BS out of the way now. It's hopefully a lesson learned for Coke.
Kyle Farnsworth one-upped him in the ninth, allowing three hits and a sac-fly to let the Yanks comeback for their 15th walk-off, pie-in-the-face win.
Frankie Cervelli and Eric Hinske singles led to Robbie Cano's game-tying sac-fly. Hinske miraculously stole second, then advanced to third on the throw that skipped past the covering shortstop. Following that, Juan Miranda lined a pitch off Farnsworth's leg that rolled toward the Yankee dugout - both the pitcher and first-baseman chased it and no one covered first (though it probably wouldn't have mattered).
It was great to see David Robertson again - he threw .2 innings with a walk and a strikeout in his first game since September 5.
Burnett definitely made a strong case to take the second spot in the playoff rotation: 6.1 ip, 1 er, 3 h, 3 bb, 8 k. If the Yanks play the longer ALDS, they could start Burnett this Sunday, and then again on normal rest in game two of the playoffs. Do they give him a lot of extra rest, or throw him out there one more time (probably in a shortened outing)?
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Now I know
that we’ve had plenty of talks about sabermetrics and the value of the wins stat.
But how on God’s Green Earth is Brian Bruney 5-0 on the season????
My mind just got blown.
Facial LaFleur, total facial.
easy..he blows the lead then our offense picks it back up
a cheap win for a guy who doesn’t deserve it
It's not that he has 5 wins
it’s that he has ZERO losses.
I mean I know that our offense is good and has saved his bacon a few times, but it’s not that good.
Facial LaFleur, total facial.
by Lord Duggan on Sep 30, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Offense saved Coke's bacon tonight!
You watch the game Duggan? Coke was the one that choked away the 1-1 tie with his shitty fielding & inability to remember how many outs there was!
Bruney had his 2nd consecutive strong showing!
No I know that I wasn't talking about tonight
Bruney obviously pitched well tonight.
But it seems like he has blown way too many leads to have no losses on the year.
Maybe my memory is distorting the reality.
Facial LaFleur, total facial.
no im with you Duggan
it really is mind boggling
by Brian5517209 on Sep 30, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
By my calculations we have an awesome offense
and approximately 3 to 4 hundred comeback wins, that leads to relievers with crazy w/l records.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
by CasanovaWong on Sep 30, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Great Win
Nice to head to the playoffs hot. On a side note I was pissed to read the little Rotoworld capsule on Teixera saying he would be an awful choice for MVP. Are they being biased or are they nuts?
good to see Hinskie charge dem bases
The SS was prob. wide-eyed when he saw what was charging down on him.
ejs
I thought I saw somewhere that Girardi said
the rotation for TB is CC, Andy, AJ.
Of course that could change.
It’s all good so whatever but if I’m voting, I’m voting for AJ in game 2. If it’s 1-1 or we’re down 0-2 I’d rather have Andy out there, in a high pressure-must win game 3, than anyone else.
agreed...
however let’s hope Andy gets the ball up 2-0!!
by NumberSeven on Sep 30, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Why would they throw two lefties in a row?
It’s gonna be CC, AJ and Andy. How satisfying was it to watch the kids smack Farnsworth around. Hopefully the Twins pull it off so we can accomplish the other half of our vendetta and leave Pavano a shell of a human being after being destroyed.
by HappyLuckyGoldenDragonNumber1! on Sep 30, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
If the ALDS goes 4 games it's gonna be 2 lefties in a row anyway.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
by CasanovaWong on Sep 30, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
If it's 0-2
I don’t know what I’d do. But no team except the 2001 Yankees have come back from being down 0-2 after losing the first two at home. However, I think this team is better than the 2001 Yankees. The question is, can they be as clutch? And as big in the postseason?
john kruk
remember that piece of shyt saying the yankees are a mess before the redsox series….. i wonder what that dirtbag this now….
hiding
and he won’t be seen unless the Yankees get eliminated from the playoffs. And if the Yanks win it all? Then he won’t be seen until next year.
Not Gonna Say I Loved Farny But...
It will always stick with me how he reacted to being traded last year. He showed me he loved being a Yankee, and while I would cringe sometimes when he was brought in, I feel that trade took away any chance the Yanks had last year. Screw John Kruk Too.
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