ALCS: Yankees vs. Angels (NYY Win 4-2)

[E.J.]

Starts Friday. Game time TBD.

[DuCross Brothers]

Yankees are starting to think about going with just a 3 man rotation for this series.

[Derwood]

go A-Rod!

[jersey cubs fan]

http://deadspin.com/5383328/god-bless-ronan-tynans-anti+semitism

 

Ronan Tynan no longer singing god bless america during the stretch.

Before you get fooled into thinking this might make watching a Yankees home playoff game more bearable:

 

Ronan Tynan's replacement tonight @ Yankees game will be Army Sargeant Mary Kay Messenger.

 

They are still going to use that completely unfair "freeze" out of the opposing pitcher.

[jersey cubs fan]

the weather is absolutely horrible here. It feels like mid-30's (even though it's actually in the 40's) and it's very damp out.

[Guest]

the weather is absolutely horrible here. It feels like mid-30's (even though it's actually in the 40's) and it's very damp out.

 

Yeah, the local sports media is making the weather out to be a big deal and a huge advantage for the Yankees.

[jersey cubs fan]

the weather is absolutely horrible here. It feels like mid-30's (even though it's actually in the 40's) and it's very damp out.

 

Yeah, the local sports media is making the weather out to be a big deal and a huge advantage for the Yankees.

 

It's not like they've been playing in this weather all year (or that they are used to playing in October), and this isn't two different styled football teams. I'm not sure how this favors anybody. But the fans are going to freeze their asses off.

[Guest]

the weather is absolutely horrible here. It feels like mid-30's (even though it's actually in the 40's) and it's very damp out.

 

Yeah, the local sports media is making the weather out to be a big deal and a huge advantage for the Yankees.

 

It's not like they've been playing in this weather all year (or that they are used to playing in October), and this isn't two different styled football teams. I'm not sure how this favors anybody. But the fans are going to freeze their asses off.

 

Agreed.

[Outshined_One]

Go Vlad, go!

[Roast]

What the hell kind of weird ass slide was that in LF?

[J.R.]

No tag.

[Roast]

Oh for the love of god, his foot was off the bag!

 

These umpires are terrible. I don't blame them for the home plate call, that's a damn near impossible call to make with all those limbs tangled. But that call at first was horrible.

 

This post season has made one of the strongest cases I've ever seen that instant replay is needed for fair/foul and safe/out plays.

[Outshined_One]

A-Rod never touched home plate, either.

[J.R.]

A-Rod never touched home plate, either.

 

He slapped the plate as he headed for the bench.

[J.R.]

Lackey is going to demolish that clubhouse.

[Roast]

A-Rod never touched home plate, either.

Actually he did. After the collision he slapped home plate. He probably should have been safe, but like I said before, that's got to be an incredibly difficult play to call.

[Schwarber Fan]

F the Yankees

[NCCubFan]

I got a kick out of the conversation between Girardi and the home plate umpire when Rivera entered the game in the 9th.

 

Umpire: Who?

Girardi: Our new guy.

Umpire: Just up from AAA?

Girardi: Yes.

[Guest]

Oh for the love of god, his foot was off the bag!

 

These umpires are terrible. I don't blame them for the home plate call, that's a damn near impossible call to make with all those limbs tangled. But that call at first was horrible.

 

This post season has made one of the strongest cases I've ever seen that instant replay is needed for fair/foul and safe/out plays.

 

I actually think his foot was barely on the bag when the ball came into the glove, but it came off right after. That call could have gone either way.

[NCCubFan]

That's what I thought too. The question is whether his foot was on the base long enough. I didn't think it was, but that's a judgment call (similar to whether a receiver maintains possession long enough in football).

[J.R.]

WX updates from YS ballpark staff:

 

[chuckywang]

So why did Aybar have to go back to third on that ball four wild pitch that went out of play?

[J.R.]

So why did Aybar have to go back to third on that ball four wild pitch that went out of play?

 

Ump's discretion.

[erik316wttn]

Ok, NOW they decide to not call the neighborhood play?

[J.R.]

HATE the neighborhood calls.