Oct 162009
Here are the lineups, via LoHud:
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CFPitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-0, 1.37 ERA)
ANGELS
Chone Figgins 3B
Bobby Abreu RF
Torii Hunter CF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Juan Rivera LF
Kendry Morales 1B
Howie Kendrick 2B
Jeff Mathis C
Erick Aybar SSPitching: RHP John Lackey (1-0, 0.00)
TIME/TV: 7:57 p.m., FOX
Joe Girardi expects his team to very patient tonight against John Lackey (so, basically, stick to what has worked all season). Should be a fun matchup. If I had to offer a prediction, I’d say the Yankees — of course — in 5 games.
Have fun, guys. I may be out for the night but feel free to go nuts in here. Chris H.(Quote)
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Derek Jeter SS- 2-4
Johnny Damon LF 1-4, HR
Mark Teixeira 1B- 1-3, BB
Alex Rodriguez 3B- 3-4, 2 RBI
Hideki Matsui DH- 1-3
Jorge Posada C- 1-2, BB
Robinson Cano 2B- 1-3
Nick Swisher RF 0-2, 2 BB
Melky Cabrera CF 0-4
Just putting prediction at the next level… Obviously I think we win with that many hits… The other Chris H(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
What really happened…
Jeter 2-5
Damon 2-5
Tex 1-5
Arod 1-2, RBI
Matsui 2-3, 3 RBI
Posada 0-3
Cano 0-3
Swisher 1-4
Cabrera 1-2 The other Chris H(Quote)
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I’ll be posting on and off through out the game… everyone have fun and if you are an Angel fan lets just keep it to baseball discussion and not trolling… Other than that have fun and Go Yankees! The other Chris H(Quote)
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Well it looks like for sure this game will be played, there should be some light rain through out the game but at least we are getting it in and it doesn’t look to bad right now. Now if tomorrow holds up there should be no more weather problems considering game 3 and 4 are in sunny LAA. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Erick Karros just said something like this on FOX: “CC Sabathia isn’t a guy who’s going to go out and dominate, he wasn’t in the top 10 for anything this year—he’s a workhorse.” What an idiot. I want to reach into my TV set and slap that goofy look off his face. How was he not corrected? Chris H.(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
He wasn’t top 10 in anything? ERA, wins, strike outs, and 1-2-3 innings he was top 10 in all of them… The other Chris H(Quote)
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I can’t believe the Angles D has fallen apart so badly to allow Damon to go to third on a bad throw by Rivera to no one and then to allow Damon to score on the third out that no one caught in the INFIELD. The other Chris H(Quote)
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OldFan Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
These Carribean guys (on both sides, but more on the Angels–don’t seem to like the cold weather).
Lachey falling behind a lot of hitters–good sign!
Hopefully that missed popup will be the signature play of the series. OldFan(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I am seeing guys like Cano not having good at bats but Morales is from Cuba and he came through with a great hit for an RBI. The other Chris H(Quote)
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OldFan Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Cano is funny the way he is all wrapped up. He’s going to get a hit tonight, though.
No foolin’–I posted this before Cano almost hit it out. This sentence is an edit.
Next time up it is a hit for him. OldFan(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Close to a HR there but no cigar… He looks to uncomfortable to get a hit. The other Chris H(Quote)
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OldFan Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
He is definitely uncomfortable, but he hit it real good twice now. The cold is making him focus more. OldFan(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
He made a great defensive dive for that ball… The other Chris H(Quote)
The Yankees are really taking patients to a new level tonight, not one hitter has swung at the first pitch they have seen strike or not. The other Chris H(Quote)
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I don’t have a problem with anything Arod did there… It was a clean play and he was trying to score in an important situation… The other Chris H(Quote)
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OldFan Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
I agree. Its good that Arod trys an agressive play like this.It’s good for him-mentally (as long as he protects that hip). OldFan(Quote)
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Charihar Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Can’t blame Arod. He was safe too. Charihar(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I agree the glove never touched Arod but he never touched the plate so he wasn’t… The other Chris H(Quote)
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Charihar Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
He touched it after. Mathis never got him with the glove. Charihar(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Did he? I never saw it… Either way I consider you out if you make contact with a catcher who has the ball and holds on, glove doesn’t need to touch the runner for me in that situation. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Charihar Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Ya for the ump it’s impossible to see that Charihar(Quote)
I think Tex’s foot was on the bag but it was real close… The other Chris H(Quote)
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The “vastly superior” Angel D has completely fallen apart tonight for the Angels and the Yankees for the most part have played great D, especially CC and Tex on the bunt throw out. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Seriously. I write about Rivera’s good arm and he gets an error. I write about LA’s range and they let an infield fly drop. An unusual night for the Angel defense. Charihar(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Cold looks like it might be getting to them more than they thought… I heard yesterday Jeter told the team to practice in the rain so they could get use to it. The other Chris H(Quote)
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OldFan Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
It’s because the Angels are too used to that Southern California sunshine (and they feel so good about themselves after the Boston series)..
Even the games that they played in Boston were Indian-Summer type warm days.
Sweep ‘em before they get their bearings. OldFan(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Well we have to win some games in LA so they will get a chance to warm back up… I would assume they should be more use to it tomorrow. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Sabathia has looked really dominate since the first inning on and at 98 pitches I wouldn’t be surprised to see him at least start the 8th inning. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Good slider to get Alex to chase 3-2… The Yankees have done an excellent job of running up the count I have seen at least 6 full counts tonight and that isn’t counting all the foul ball at bats they have had even with the 3-2 count. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Well it wasn’t a hit but he got hit haha The other Chris H(Quote)
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OldFan Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
That pitch that hit him looked like it hurt.
He’s due for a breakout. He’s saving his hits for tomorrow or the first game in Cali, when we will need them more.
Looks like Girardi is not taking any chances with Hughes tonight. It’s CC straight to Mo. OldFan(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
CC to Mo is the way I like it too… Must be comforting to a starter to know he can go 8 and it’s like pitching a CG because you don’t have to worry about who’s coming into save the game. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Sabathia has his arm tucked away so it looks like he will be coming back out for the 8th inning… I like the Sabathia 7.2 IP and Mariano 1.1 for right now… The other Chris H(Quote)
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Another great breaking ball gets the strike out with the bases loaded… Bulger has a nasty breaking ball for sure! The other Chris H(Quote)
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Bad swing by Swish. Betting CC goes batter by batter here. Charihar(Quote)
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I look at that like having your foot slightly above 2nd on the double play, it’s so close you just call it out. The other Chris H(Quote)
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What a dominate starting effort by Sabathia… 8 IP, 7 Ks, 1 BB, 4 H and 1 ER I think he has definitely silenced the critics about him Being a big game post season pitcher because he just shut down a great Angels offense. The only ball hit hard was the Guerrero almost HR and the the Morales ball was just hit well not hard. The other Chris H(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Sabathia dominated but he didn’t reach peak velocity until the 7th, he still didn’t have his best slider and his control wasn’t as good as it could be and we have seen it be so he still has room to improve and he has only given up 1 run in two playoff games. The other Chris H(Quote)
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This ump is handcuffing Mo, you could have called 2 of those first 3 balls strikes. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Chris H. Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
He was definitely squeezing him. Chris H.(Quote)
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The other Chris H Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
That is a common theme with umps and Mo, they don’t give him the benefit of the doubt when it’s close. The other Chris H(Quote)
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Sabs and Mo dominate game 1 for a Yankee 1-0 lead in the ALCS!!! The other Chris H(Quote)
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Victory!!!!!! Charihar(Quote)
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