Off to view the game with my Boston buds- we’ll see who gets ribbed more.  Obviously I hope it’s a chance to grin/gloat.

By which I mean on a big screen.  Man, I pity the fool who commutes home with the Green Line during the playoffs…

Just “Yankees”?  No 1942 Philadelphia Phillies??  Or the 1937 St. Louis Browns?

Yankees goes in the title.  1935 Boston Braves goes with the lineups.

Ah, even better.  How do I root for a Boston team though?

How do I root for a Boston team though?

Pretend it’s a team from Scranton with clams.

“a team from Scranton with clams”

Is that some new venereal disease I hadn’t read about, or some Northeastern in-joke?

Battle Cat! He took the challenge!

Is that some new venereal disease I hadn’t read about, or some Northeastern in-joke?

In an episode of the Sopranos, one of the characters came back from a trip to Boston and was asked how it was, and he said “that place is Scranton, with clams.”

Serious battle mode going on here.

Just wanted to point out my plan from the mismatch chatter on Tuesday night:

“Winning one or these two against the LAAoAALoLAA, and then sweeping the Sawx would = clinching the division. So, I think the Yanks should just go ahead and do that.”

Clearly, this is proof Girardi reads this site, he just keeps using Hughes for 5 pitches at a time so he can see how angry it makes us.

Matsuzakaesque.

Bitter rival?  I think they’re kind of cute, in a second-place kind of way.  Well, conceptually, not actually cute.

I hate bunts

How do you swing at that?

Yeah, not sure playing small ball against Paul Byrd makes all that much sense.

I hate bunts

Yeah, not sure playing small ball against Paul Byrd makes all that much sense.

Why do you hate playing ball the right way?

See. No wonder Boston is the best team in the league.

Farnsing bunts.

Cant speak for everyone else, but I hate playing baseball the right way because I hate the Angels. Also, I fully supported a Yankees team made of superior robot technology.

Dave O’Brien don’t sound so bad on the radio. But that could be because I’ve been conditioned under the Sterling Waldman tandem.

Are they playing?  Its not even raining downtown.  What channel is it on?

This game is on ESPN BOSTON in case everyone didnt know that, and it is the brutual announcers per usual.

Its on ESPN here-I see an ESPN afternoon game because of Yom Kippur.  Are they also going to cancel Sunday night football on NBC?  Can I watch Curb Your Enthusiasm tonight and surely its inappropriate to show Dexter tonight.

This may or may not have been discussed already, but is this infield the best ever (offensively)?

“Jackie” f-ing Robinson Caño.  (Very difficult to handle well - Robbey Cañdorsen, anyone?)
Just proven the worst base-runner ever.

The game was scheduled for 1:05. Espn changed it to 8:05, and after several complains from NYC citizens and people that already had bought tickets(who, you may know, have the largest jewish community of the world), they got to change it back again to its previously scheduled time. You really think this is wrong?

Oh wow, the sicced Waldman on the Red Sox radio broadcast. I feel bad for Red Sox listeners.

No, there is absolutely nothing wrong with rearranging start times of games based on imaginary beings in the sky.

Isn’t this the one game we were supposed to win?

Ah, that was the best result reasonably possible, I suppose, once I saw “Run(s)”.

This may or may not have been discussed already, but is this infield the best ever (offensively)?

It’s not even the best offensive infield for the Yankees in the 2000s.  I think 2002 was better.

Joe Morgan just mentioned McCoy Tyner, who I’ve been listening to a lot lately.  Oh well.

Ted, imaginary beings in the sky for you, cultural event or strong personnal belief for what, 2-3 million people around the NYC area. Showing respect for other peoples believes is usually a good thing.

No I don’t think its wrong to switch it back to its ORIGINAL starting time(I didn’t know that was the case.)  But they do play NBA on Xmas and they are scheduling the opening episode of a series about a serial killer with a conscience tonight and BTW I am Jewish.

They could reschedule it without any religious reason if they had reason to expec that it was important to a large number of paying fans.
Or not.
Whatever, really.

Melky delivery.

[31]Actually, I guess it depends on if you are looking at it on a rate basis or overall value basis, because Rodriguez’s missing month hurts the 2009 group in a direct comparison.

Damn Caño steal attempt.
And yes, I’m buying into the fallacy of the predetermind outcome.  Completely.
(Well, in this case, anyway.)

Is a WHIP of 3.00 any good?

Molina for MVP.

Is a WHIP of 3.00 any good?

Generally it depends on the team. Against the Yankees, if the pitcher also has a high ERA, then said pitcher has a good chance of pitching a one hitter.

If the pitcher with the 3.00 WHIP is on the Angels or Red Sox then it is definitely good, because said pitcher is playing the game the right way.

Is a WHIP of 3.00 any good?

Oh, on the Yankees, then it’s good if you’re otf, or otherwise like battle cats.

Huh, what just happened? 1-2-3, but usually there are batters after that in the same inning.

Oh, Gameday, you’re right I’d much rather be watching Seattle play Toronto.

Listening to these idiots is painful. Now I am flipping between golf and nascar.

It should be noted that this is the biggest game of the year as it will undoubtedly set the tone for the ALCS should we get by Detroit.

It’s Paul Byrd.  PAUL BYRD!

Paul Byrd was the winning pitcher in the last playoff game the Yankees participated in. He is simply “a Yankee killer” (or “YK” for those looking to get gang tats)

Official game?

Oh, WTF.

Nick Swisher world’s worst baserunner, worse then Bernie or Jorge, or is he merely one of the stupidest Yankees ever.

Stupid baserunning or the Yankees would probably be up 3-2 now.

He didn’t leave too soon, WTF!, they’re only supposed to make that call if its a NOBRAINER.

Did Joe Morgan really just say that the instant replay is not as accurate as his naked eye? You have to be fucking kidding me. How does this man have a job on TV. Great ballplayer god awful commentator.

Why can’t Morgan admit the ump blew the call?  Christ.

What does Molina have to do to not be in a game? How many consecutive outs does he have to make?

indisputably wrong call, and the talking heads going out of their way to spin and obfuscate:  this is your mlb, 2009…..

Well replay showed Swisher’s foot didnt leave until the ball was caught, so this one is on the 2b ump.

That’s the kind of play where it has to be egregious for the ump to make the out call on appeal.  I think Lowell stole it with his reaction.

Fuck Boston! And the incompetent umps!

If its too close to call that call should not be made.

I threw the remote so I didn’t throw the laptop.

If Boston wins this they’ll have all the momentum going into the ALCS should we be so luucky as to get by Detroit.

protest the game!

I demand a riot!

If you stuck Morgan’s head up his ass, what you’d hear, after a short pause, is a deliberate, muffled voice: “Now, it’s possible that my head is up my ass…”

How the motherfuck is that replay inconclusive, Joe Morgan you incompetent fucktard.

Is it too soon to congratulate Paul Byrd on his second win of the season?

Nah we’re gonna pull this one out.  I smell clinching walkoff.

So…. Varitek is retiring, right?

I wouldn’t have minded seeing Joe come out the preposterous Swisher call.

“...come out TO ARGUE the preposterous Swisher call.”

Buses!!

The bees knees

Are unnecessary if you’re a giant lizard.

ZOMBIETIME! MONSTERMASH!

rally monkey BRAAAAINS

GOJIRA!

I know he can’t field, but dammit, I want him back next year.

[78] I feel the same way.

Maybe if we believe hard enough, he can play LF.

I remember being at Gojira’s first game as a Yankee.  He signed my 55 Jersey, and after he did that, I would gladly give him a kidney.  (Or my knees, as the case may be.)

I miss Snuffy Stirnweiss.

Bruney? Seriously? Why does Girardi hate winning?

uhhhh Bruney?....

Bruney to protect a one run lead, huh?  Well it was nice while it lasted.

Bruney is dialing up today, 97 on the FB and 90 on the slider!

Girardi is psychic.

That was pretty dominant.

Kennedy to pitch teh eight?

Nice work, Bruney. You’re still watching October from your Barca-Lounger.

Atta Boy Bruney.  I think he’s like an inverse Tinker Bell, if you don’t believe in him, he’ll have a one, two, three inning.  The moment his appearance is met with anything but dread, we’re all done for.

Was that Mariano Bruney?  Three batters faced, all three retired on 11 pitches, 8 strikes.

Bruney has been like that quite a bit for NY.  Last year, and this year before getting hurt.  I don’t get the shock.

[92] because he hasn’t been like that for quite a bit since getting hurt. We know that Bruney can be dominant, but he hasn’t shown it since getting healthy.

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Is there any doubt ESPN New York is just going to be hours of some moron chanting Boli?

Wow, a second inning of Bruney—it’s like we’re goading them!

More Bruney, huh.

This is just playing with fire.

That’s not Brian Bruney! That’s Phil Hughes in a Brian Bruney mask!

Bruney’s TYM