I.S.T. Tigers vs. MFYs

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

CC can opt out after this season. Would you pay him?

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: CC can opt out after this season. Would you pay him?

I'd certainly make it known to CC and the Yankees that I'd be willing to offer him A LOT of money.

but fiscally I wouldn't..but.. well...good pitchers are nice to have..

[Gwreck]

Leyland tries twice to give away outs but instead of successfully getting bunts down, both Jackson and Santiago reach. Tigers tie it up 2-2 despite grounding into their 3rd double play in 3 innings.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

hush falls in Indy as Colt gets paralyzed tripping backwards over teammate. Guy down the ba gave me a blue jello shot. Stcking around to see if I win raffle for colts-chiefs tixx.


verlander is pretty awesome.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

ps, I'm the only one here paying any attn to MFYs-Tigers. I applauded Inge basehit and they thought I was clapping 4 injured Colt guy.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Notice how on Gameday, MLB changes the name of the General Motors Fountain in centerfield to Admiral Motors Fountain?

[Gwreck]

Wow. That Verlander is pretty good.

[seawolf17]

Gwreck wrote: Wow. That Verlander is pretty good.

Can we overpay him instead? Just sneak him out of Detroit under the cover of night. Nobody will even notice he's gone.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Tigers up 4-2!

[Gwreck]

Fuck. Gardener double ties it.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I say, DEL-mon!

[MFS62]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Notice how on Gameday, MLB changes the name of the General Motors Fountain in centerfield to Admiral Motors Fountain?

That's like when ABC exclusively telecast the saturday college football games in the 60s. When the SMU Mustangs were playing, Keith Jackson called them the "ponies" because the sponsor was GM.

We now return you to the game ....

Later

[MFS62]

Two out, two on in top of the ninth.
Jeter up.

Later

[Centerfield]

Captain Klutch.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Yankees LOSE!!!!

[Centerfield]

Hi I'm Derek Jeter. I strike out in the ninth. It's my thing.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He has so got an Edge.

[Frayed Knot]

- Oooooh, lots of oh-fers for Jetes with RiSP this series. Not that that inconvenient truth will find its way into any network "facts" in the near future.

- I'd have been REAL tempted to stick w/Verlander in the 9th, especially with Valverde having thrown so many pitches the night before, and double especially since you're not go to use Verlander again in this round unless there some emergency Game 5 relief needed.

- Smoltz (who I really like the handful of times I've caught him doing games) had the call of the night when he said; 'watch out for the first pitch' right before Delmon launched that first pitch into the RF stands. He was right on top of Valverde consistently missing "arm side" with his pitches too, and said so after just the first two he threw.

- that fly out from Russell Martin in the 9th is 7 rows deep in YSIII ... or maybe more like 10

- and, finally, those 14 words all Yanqui fans dread to hear: 'Your season is on the line and it's in the hands of AJ Burnett'

[Ceetar]

Derek Jeter has a .685 OPS in 2011 late and close. .686 with RISP.

[Gwreck]

Frayed Knot wrote: that fly out from Russell Martin in the 9th is 7 rows deep in YSIII ... or maybe more like 10

Granderson had one like that too. In fairness, Cabrera had a shot to the warning track in deep center that probably would've also been out in the Bronx.

[seawolf17]

Ceetar wrote: Derek Jeter has a .685 OPS in 2011 late and close. .686 with RISP.

Why can't you people understand that the man transcends mere statistical analysis?

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: that fly out from Russell Martin in the 9th is 7 rows deep in YSIII ... or maybe more like 10 Granderson had one like that too. In fairness, Cabrera had a shot to the warning track in deep center that probably would've also been out in the Bronx.

Sure, it's just that I saw ball jump in that direction off a Yanqui bat in the ninth inning of a one-run game following a walk and immediately I had an 'OH SHIT' moment before I remembered where the game was being played.
Poor Russell may not even realize that he was just stadium location away from being elevated to 'TY' status and thrust into the discussion for number retirement.

Edited October 4, 2011 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

seawolf17 wrote: Ceetar wrote: Derek Jeter has a .685 OPS in 2011 late and close. .686 with RISP. Why can't you people understand that the man transcends mere statistical analysis?

He transcended mere stats last night; 2-for-5 actually makes it sound like he had a good game.

[Fman99]

I'm hopeful any time anyone in an MFY hat relies on AJ Burnett for anything besides picking up a dinner check.

[Ceetar]

Giving Burnett free outs is the trick to getting him through 5IP.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Three walks in the 1st, bases loaded, butt saved by great catch.

Porcello the MLBS destroyed MFYs in the first

[Guest Edgy DC]

You guys comfortably buying that MLBS narrative? I'm having a little trouble swallowing.

Sounds maybe like just an angle to distance himself from the competition. If he confessed to juvenile Yankee fandom and then went out and lost to them, he'd never live it down. Enter the Mets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And Jeter drives in two catchers with one double. Two-zip.

Time for Burnett to pitch like we know he can.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Way to go, Victor Martinez.

Both teams have two catchers in the lineup.

[metirish]

Burrnett going pear shaped now...keep it up you wanker.