“For the love of God, win the damn game!” – Stacey Gotsulias 10/16/12
Tonight’s lineups:
TIGERS
Jackson CF
Berry LF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Dirks RF,
Peralta SS
Avila C
Infante 2B
Verlander RHP
YANKEES
Gardner LF
Ichiro RF
Teixeira 1B
Cano 2B
Ibanez DH
Martin C
Chavez 3B
Granderson CF
Nunez SS
Hughes P
As you can see, Joe Girardi went with the “let’s try this and see if it works” type of lineup. I like it and think it’s pretty ballsy.
Go Yankees!
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Using the last of my tea leaves to determine the results of the game I ran into a problem. When I went to read them they were in braille. As I ran my hand across them to read the message it became blurred.
I like it except for the fact that Nunez playing shortstop scares the hell out of me. Why not ARod at short? He may not have the range of Nunez but at least if the ball is hit to him he will catch it, and then he will throw it within range of the first baseman. I predict that the Nunez choice at shortstop will bite us in the ass tonight at some point. ARod is hitting Verlander incredibly well this year, and his last two at-bats In this series haven’t sucked. He may actually be coming around. I think that Alex is being made the scapegoat by the organization. What else would explain them going after him, and ignoring all the other non-hitters (Excluding Swisher removed for tonight).
Love that line up. Nunez, Gardner, Itchy. Looks like speed and small ball are Girardi’s plan for tonight.
REMEMBER ATLANTA!!
Where’s Jim Layritz when you need him?
The drunk tank.
Yankee lefties are not getting a lot of strikes from Verlander. As with everyone else in the postseason he is pitching them away.
Hey, they’re not hitting him any less than they hit anyone else.
Good to see you’re an optimist tonight!
Phil seems to be hitting his spots pretty well, not overthrowing.
Thank you
C’mon, Chavez!
well, hit it hard on the 6th or 7th pitch. Good warmup.
Finally, at least a few guys were trying to go the other way on Verlander the first time through the lineup.
yeah, between all the articles’ confirmation, your observation was apt enough that it should have been announced in the Yankee dugout.
I always wondered what baseball was like in the dead-ball era.
Nice play by Chavez.
Hmm. Very little dirt around the foul lines in the infield at Comerica. I never noticed that before.
Why are they pitching to Miggy?
Has Phil thrown a good changeup, that you noticed? I’m surprised they are not walking Cabrera. Thinking Phil might not have a good weapon for the lefty.
think that was all fastballs to Prince.
Gardner needs to bunt. Then steal. Then hit & run with Itchy!
I don’t trust Ichiro. Let Gardner steal 2nd, 3rd, and home.
wow, Gardy won’t take the walk. Tiring him out, anyway.
Good slappin’ Ichi! We got a baserunner.
I can’t believe that he never tried to steal.
Can anyone read Verlander’s pitch count? TBS seems to think everyone has a 60″ widescreen – I can’t see the count ( nor wide pitches on their k-zone.
Can’t trust my judgement, but it seemed the ump was giving V quite a bit on the outside, to Robinson, for one. And is skinny on the other side (for Phil).
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I looked it up on GameDay
first 3 innings were very economical. thanks, didn’t mean to make you work.
I always GameDay running.
I guess that was Hughes’ obligatory HR for the game.
dat not good.
The Yankees have the luck of the Kennedy’s. I hate even thinking what’s wrong with Hughes.
a pain in the back.
Maybe Girardi just panicked, and wanted to take Hughes out, so they claimed injury.
maybe. Glad it’s not the arm.
Oh, well. Wait ’til 2018.
officially giving up? Can I have your WS share, then?
I just saw the 2018!
When you give up,
Give up all the way!
That will be after Rodriguez’s contract runs out.
gotta adjust.
One third ownership in YES went up for sale by Goldman Sachs and some private equity. Maybe they know something?
Are the selling the Y, the E, or the S?
maybe the assets are divided, like cameras, production truck and that golden live crew.
or maybe by return, as in subscriptions, advertising and YES.com.
Sterling saying the report is that it’s Hughes’ back.
Can they take him off the roster and add a reliever? But I don’t know who the reliever would be.
Ardsma? They dfa’d wade.
Not sure I’d trust The Aardvark. They don’t need another starter for this series, even if it goes 7.
It’s a Tiger Party. Darling and Smoltz are passing out free fizzies!
I know the Tigers have two big bats. But the decision should be that Cabrera will not be the one to beat them. I’m not one who is quick to criticize the manager, but Girardi made a BIG mistake pitching to Cabrera with an open base.
yeah, and weird. Seems like they were pitching around, already.?
smurfy, you should set up a syndicate and buy whatever part has Kay’s contract and then fire him.
Maybe I could whip up a better show.
Girardi’s strategy: Make a ton of pitching changes so that the inning last as long as possible and see if Verlander tightens up in the cold.
maybe the wisest move.
Freddie, he’s your new pitcher.
That’s now 18 innings since the Yankee’s last scored. Of the 27 innings in this series, the Yankees only scored in one.
Granderson is unbelievably bad.
Has the Professor taken a vow of silence until 2018?
probably working on some extra bile to drizzle on your prior comment.
Just not a lot positive to say.
pickin’s are slim, one must admit.
If St.L beats the Giants, then the two teams with the fewest wins making the playoffs play the WS!!!!!!!!!
Thank you This Bud’s NOT for You!
sorry note, that.
Great DP to overcome some sketchy pitching.
Well, isn’t that nice. A hardy smash, intercepted at third, passed Chavez to Cano, and lo! Miggy’s done, too.
Here’s what I think happens. Joba, D-Rob, and Sori close out the game. But the Yanks will tie it at 2-2. And Lowe will have to take the mound at some point in extra innings.
I’d take that. It’s better than what I’m figuring will happen.
Tex tried to go the other way? Or late on a FB?
I saw it before, either tonight or Sunday.
Why has Itchy not tried to steal?
He’s too honest.
This is baseball, not Ethics 101!
It will bring dishonor to his family.
can’t figure it. That’s twice. Injury?
I’m baffled. Just plain baffled. When I saw that lineup I thought the Yanks were going to be bunting for base hits and running their collective asses off.
When Granderson comes up I’d bring in CC as a PH.
Couldn’t have been any worse.
Verlander’s been good but not great. He only has 3 Ks, and he’s been running up the count to a lot of hitters. But the Yankees just can’t hit the damn ball.
maybe they ‘re waiting to get their backs firmly to the wall.
to or through the wall?
Notice how Garndy slide rather than dove for that ball?
either that was all he’d need, or they told him to be careful with the elbow.
Nunie, Gardner and Ichi start the fur flying in the 9th.
took the fur off’n some fans with that foul, Nunie
Well, at least the guy with the hits tonight is due up in the 9th.
Noon-E, Noon-E
way to knock it, Nunie!
All right, start bunting for hits now.
That is all Gardy should have done all night.
Breaks a string of 20 scoreless innings.
Fear of Ichi sent scatchy to the showers.
At least the 9th is interesting.
Good night.
rawr
So close, yet so far
Now they need to seek REVENGE for 2004!
Chat y’all tomorrow.
So the Yanks can win the ALCS if the starting pitching throw perfect games.
that might work. Scherzer, tomorrow: his shoulder is tender, right? Maybe that can be the wellspring.
I can’t believe that this team can not hit the damn ball they had verlander on the ropes all game with 3 and 0 and when he threw a perfect strike all they did was groundout or a pop out unbelievable I have never witnessed this in my entire life its sickening why always wait to the last inning I can’t take it anymore someone or some people have to go granderson, Kevin long someone has to getting the blame for this embarrassment