NYY/CLE In-ALCS thread

[The Hot Corner]

Let's Go Cleve-land.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Cleveland turning this back onto a game. Big Christmas hitting with tying and go-ahead runners on, 7th inning



Sent one to the fence where it was caught. Gimenez whiffed.



6-5 MFYs going to 8th

[Edgy MD]

All tied up on some dubious Yankee fielding.

[Edgy MD]

Mark Leiter was afraid to throw Naylor a strike, but Naylor chased and chased.



Also, if I haven't already noted this, the Guardians' Marathon Petroleum patch may be the fugliest of them all.

[Edgy MD]

Yankees had second and third and one out in the top of the ninth, but the Guards (a) didn't have the infield in enough, and ( didn't handle the ball when the infield squib happened. Yankz up by one.

[Edgy MD]

Down by two, the Clevelanders have two on and one out.



Magic is all over the place.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Nerts

[Edgy MD]

Berti bungled the third out, but got the ball to first in time.



Yankensteins up 3-1.



But, you know, so were the Dodgers.

[Frayed Knot]

Guardians draw first blood as the Naylor brothers [Josh single and Bo double] score / drive in a run in bottom 2.

[Frayed Knot]

The land of Cleve scratches put a run in bottom 5 to go up 2-0

Coulda had more as they left 'em loaded but it was a two out rally so tough to complain.

[Centerfield]

Love to see Gimenez motor around with that second run.

[Centerfield]

And now he's in the middle of a double play hit by Judge.

[Frayed Knot]

And the suddenly hot Giancarlo Stanton ties it with a 2 out / 2 strike / 2R HR in top 6th

[Centerfield]

Why would you throw that pitch. SMH.

[Frayed Knot]

That was the last pitch thrown by the starter Bibee.

Reliever Cade Smith Ks Jazz Chisholm to end the inning.

No word as to whether Smith sang 'God Bless America' prior to the game or not

[Frayed Knot]

2 - 2, end of six

[Frayed Knot]

Bryan Rocchio leads off bottom 7 with a well earned walk (Rocchio was restless he was ready to kill)



Boone, of course, bitched about the call because that's what he does.

[Edgy MD]

Unsung Yankee relievers have been pulling through in this series.

[Edgy MD]

Redemption for Classy!

[Frayed Knot]

A walk and an error puts two on with one out in top ten

[Edgy MD]

God, what a horrible decision it was to effectively take away extra-inning baseball.



And Soto plates three, when he didn't even get all of it.

[Frayed Knot]

Soto, 3R HR in top 10 with two outs

[Centerfield]

The last week we will root against Juan Soto.

[Frayed Knot]

And the yanx will be in the WS



So the remaining question is, will we join them?

Edited October 19, 2024 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Well, The World Series is going to be at least half-boring.

[stevejrogers]

Edgy MD wrote: Well, The World Series is going to be at least half-boring.

Better hope it's not a repeat of 1904 or 1994!

[MFS62]

The AL really sucks, doesn't it?

Later

[whippoorwill]

Very disappointed