| New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles |
| Derek Jeter, SS | Nate McLouth, LF |
| Ichiro Suzuki, LF | J.J. Hardy, SS |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | Chris Davis, RF |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | Adam Jones, CF |
| Nick Swisher, RF | Matt Wieters, C |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | Mark Reynolds, 1B |
| Russell Martin, C | Jim Thome, DH |
| Curtis Granderson, CF | Manny Machado, 3B |
| Eduardo Nunez, DH | Robert Andino, 2B |
| Andy Pettitte, SP | Wei-Yin Chen, SP |
The first pitch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m., on TBS. Let’s go Yankees!
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98 Responses to ALDS Game 2: Please be Dandy, Andy
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TIQ IQ
Float like a butterfly
Sting like a bee
Shoot birds from the sky
Make them all flee
The Yanks have knocked the birds down, now they must make sure they don’t get up again. Take on the chin Chen.
yes
Delayed start. Yuck.
8:45 start.
Here comes the sun
Oh wait, it’s a night game
Here some the moon,
Here comes the moon,
and I say It’s all right
PLAY BALL!!
Much is made about how good the O’s have been in 1 run games (29-9) and extra inning games (16-2). However that means in non-one run games they are 64-60, or .516. And in regular inning games they are 77-67, or .535.
Fangraphs article pointed out that in August and September, the O’s had a much better run differential than they did earlier. They’ve been playing well.
soothes the aching stathead, Professor.
Base hit. This game will be exactly the same as yesterday’s.
Come on, Alex, make Chen sweat.
Wild play, but he did look safe.
DEFINITELY safe. Wieters didn’t argue.
What a WILD top of the first! Itchy, Itchy!!
And Alex the Rally Killer.
I have hope. At least he stung that ball, unlike last night.
Somebody just said that, because of his cutter, switch hitters would hit lefty against Pettitte. I don’t remember ever seeing that.
Me neither, Never. Not once. I’m absolutely, positively, completely CERTAIN!
I can just feel in my bones some Yankee HRs coming in this game! Of course that could just be arthritis.
They’re going to hit Chen. He’s not fooling them, Granderson’s K notwithstanding.
It’s officially a game. I just had three straight Database Error messages.
Me, too. I just got back.
Two out RISP hit? Please, please, please…
At least they’re making Chen throw stressful pitches.
No dice, but I just got back, and saw a replay of Ichi’s bug on a hot skillet impression. Now THAT’s priceless.
Should be set to some Beastie Boys music.
I think it was his James Brown impersonation.
Dammit. And Pettitte was doing so well.
If Swish’s throw to 2nd was on the mark, they had Hardy off the base.
This looks a lot like last night’s game.
Five straight hitters reached, four singles and a walk. Not good.
Thank God for JJ’s brain fart at 3rd!
As they surge ahead, they say, “It coulda been, shoulda been better.” So did Robinson’s smile, and, “Hell, that’s not so much. Bueno.”
Yeah, they hardly broke the game open. But Pettitte was doing so well, and I hate to let the O’s through the door.
They looked like they were going to hit Chen, then they dried up.
That foul liner Tex hit, was foul, but about 140 miles an hour. Tex smellin’ good. (helps he got a weak single, to say that.)
He doesn’t look bad at the plate at all.
Russell was ready, so Chen wasn’t.
I think some runs here might be a good idea.
Woow, Mark put on massive air brakes at third. Moment of caution.
He probably would have been out at the plate.
Tex can’t dance, so Thompson held up the stop sign. Itchy to give lessons after the game.
Tex do Thunder Dance, after game. Ichi know that?
Itchy has the moves like Jagger.
#%$%$!
“Wiggles off the hook…” Not for long, sucker.
Top of the 4th, Swish strikes out on 3 pitches but the 3rd pitch was a ball….and Swish swung so hard I felt the wind in Hawaii…what ever happened to protecting the plate w 2 strikes??? And the worst part is, no one on the bench will get in his face and tell him to make adjustments. Now you got Nunez who can’t get the ball out of the infield w bases loaded. Wow, usually my beloved Yankees are good w RISP…hmmm, I must be thinking about a different team, and Jeter is out and we are still losing. Ok, Andrew, let’s bounce back.
Once again they get an RISP hit, but no run(s).
WOW! Jeter’s defensive has absolutely sucked in these two games. Can Jeter & Nunez switch places?
oh, what’s this? Pressure from within? Leave the boy alone, he’ll do his beat, just you wait.
Play him some Billy Joel.
why?
Pressure!
Derek Jetah: “whut pressure?”
Solid, Arod. Nerves of steel.
The dreaded Database Error strikes again. Yanks were pathetic that inning!
The poor fielding is infectious, now Tex. Thanks ump, but Fieldin is at 2nd.
Spooky, that fielding bug, as well, this DATABASE, thaqt seems insulted, by my poor grammar or general SQL.
Sorry, Ump, lemme play!
Yanks need to score some runs in the top of the 6th. Can’t rely on getting to the O’s ‘pen again.
Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic.
Wow, Tex flied out…..I can’t remember the last time they got 1 out of the infield….a couple of innings…..Dominated by a guy who who has no wins in his last 7 games pitched.
So what? He’s Chinese, so inscrutable, and quick across.
you try hitting inscrutable.
I’m not enjoying this. Someone calm me down.
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Ohmmmmmmmmmmm
Ohmmmmmmmmmmm
To calm down, practice some Yogi.
Since failing to score with the bases loaded and one out, the Yankee bats have been completely silenced.
To hit this bad, and field this bad and be losing only 2-1 is a blessing. late inning rally wins this one.
MEMO TO YANKEES: Get solid hits, cross home plate. That scores runs. Thought you needed the reminder.
Hustle. Need follow-up.
Noon-E, Noon-E
Captain does the job, but this has to be the beginning, not the end.
One run needs to be only a START!! I’ve broken out the Rally Tissue!
Compare how excited they were with the last O run compared with the Yankee run.
Ahem, oh ye weak of faith, and subjects of conspiracy weaknesses, “whut pressure?”
Bunt? What the hell!
OK, time to show O’Day he shouldn’t pitch O’Night.
O Darren, please give us your mighty middle.
Of that we pray.
The rally killer’s up.
Buck and his boys make mighty battle.
Man, the Rod looks awful….he is not even over swinging….he might need contact lenses or something.
Are they going to pitch to Cano? With 1st open?
Why would Swish be angry that they walked Cano to get to him…all it is, is an indication that the Os think he is an easy out, which he is. 2 strikes now on the Swich, now the change and he’s a goner…nope, ball 3. Well at least he got it out of the infield.
And they call the wind Mariah, as she blows away another scoring opportunity.
Loosenwet, screwem, screwem!
Andy did his job, kept them in the game. Now if they can score some runs — notice the use of the plural — and get the win Andy can become the 1st 20 game post-season winner.
Nice hit, and a good move, Tex. Hold that muscle!
(and I don’t mean Russell.)
who’s up for magic in the 9th?
I want a Lovin’ Spoonful of it!
who- dini?
when the magic is music and the music is right.
and they agree it’s a bad hop that does no harm.
Nice job,
D-Rob
Come on Yanks! How about some deja vu all over again!
Jim Johnson’s 2 seamer is splendific.
Mr. Alex Arod. Time to do it, please.
Ah, shoulda let that sinker sink. Outta the zone, smush it.
Instead of a rabbit, A-Rod pulled a turd out of the hat.
he reached for it, tho.
he knew, half way thru.
Girardi won’t do it. but he should bench A-Rod and Granderson.
Chat y’all Wed night.
The drums keep drumming.
drownding out my bra-in.
Victory awaits another day. Or night, or O’Day.