October 28, 2009

WS1: Phillies 6, Yankees 1

Phillies - 001 001 022 - 6  9  1
Yankees - 000 000 001 - 1 6 0

Cliff Lee pitched a complete game (9-6-1-0-10, 122), not allowing a Yankee beyond second base until an unearned run scored in the ninth.

Chase Utley hit two solo home runs off Sabathia (7-4-2-3-6, 113) and Raul Ibanez hit a two-run single in the eighth. Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard had RBIs in the ninth.

Derek Jeter had three of New York's six hits and scored the lone run in the ninth. Alex Rodriguez went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Mark Teixeira was also 0-for-4 and, like Slappy, failed to hit the ball out of the infield.

It's the third straight World Series in which the Yankees lost Game 1 (2001 and 2003). Eleven of the last 12 teams to win Game 1 have gone on to win the World Series.
Example
Cliff Lee (3.22, 138 ERA+) / CC Sabathia (3.37, 133 ERA+)

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160 comments:

allan said...

Some of Peter Abraham's Media Day observations:

• The dumbest question of the day came from a NYC television reporter who asked assorted Yankees how they would fare in the New York City Marathon.

• A TV reporter from Scranton, Pa., asked Phil Hughes if winning the World Series would compare to winning the International League championship last season. Phil, to his credit, did not burst out laughing.

• Here's the difference between A-Rod and Jeter: The Yankees PR director stood guard behind A-Rod during his entire session, waiting to rescue him from any sticky situations or send text messages to Kate Hudson. Jeter was left on his own. It's amusing that a 34-year-old man needs a babysitter.

allan said...

Jeter, SS
Damon, LF
Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, 3B
Posada, C
Matsui, DH
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Cabrera, CF

allan said...

Rollins, SS
Victorino, CF
Utley, 2B
Howard, 1B
Werth, RF
Ibanez, DH
Francisco, LF
Feliz, 3B
Ruiz, C

Rob said...

Actually they call it a "handler" for A-Rod.

Rob said...

This should be the first non-Red Sox World Series game thread, right?

allan said...

Yep.

I watched the WS without fail until 2003, though I did see most of the deciding game that year. It helped ease the pain slightly.

Watched some in '05 and '06, but not any entire games. Saw very little in '08.

Amy said...

Really? I am surprised. I can't say I watch every inning of the World Series, but I always watch a good portion of the games, if I can. It's the last time I get to see baseball until the spring, and even when I don't care who wins, I savor these last 4-7 games. I don't watch sports all winter, except maybe the Superbowl to be sociable. It's baseball or nothing at all.

Patrick said...

Bigmouth Rollins vows Phils will win in 5!

From the actually quote "...but I'm thinking five, close it out at home."

That's a vow?

Do you take this man to be your husband? I think. And do you take this woman to be your wife? I think.

allan said...

Maybe I watched more than I remember. I'd have to see if I kept scorecards. I remember enjoying the hell out of the 14-inning Game 3 in 2005.

I think all I saw of 2008 was the resumption of the suspended Game 5.

allan said...

Buck and McShithead annoy me so friggin' much, that I would have to watch on mute -- and that's hard to do when I don't have a stake in the game.

We get a Fox feed from Buffalo, but we also get the international feed, which I think is O'Brien and Sutcliffe. I was really hoping for the Dodgers, so we could get Scully on the audio. Are the Phillies radio guys any good?

allan said...

SoSHer DieHardSoxFan1:
"Courtesy of the Palm Beach Post, a video link of A-Rod blowing his 1993 high school state championship game by airmailing a routine 6-4 putout in the bottom of the 9th. This was the final play of A-Rod's amateur career, a mere three weeks before he was taken #1 overall by the Mariners."

***

allan said...

Time to crush these Nazis!

Unknown said...

I resent that these assholes are using music from Star Wars.

allan said...

They don't seem to understand they are using it backwards, as well. They are the Empire, not the rebels. Morons.

allan said...

And it's O'B and Sut for me.

Which I suppose is a step up from Buck and the Artist Formerly Known as Tim McCarver.

Rob said...

Phillies radio guys aren't too bad. They're pretty decent. Too bad Harry Kalas is dead... :\

allan said...

What are the chances a clearly blown call decides the series?

Gotta be at least 15%.

allan said...

The JD shots were 0-for-3 this year, but I think they'll work for the Phillies here.






(Or I say that simply because I like alcohol.)

allan said...

HA.

MFY introducing themselves with country. Slappy says his name and totally pauses, you can see him deciding what should I say, before his says DR.

MORON!

Rob said...

Ready for a little Interleague baseball?

I'm rooting for the red team.

allan said...

Rollins: "Here's an out. ... You're welcome."

Asshole.

Unknown said...

Well, that's just fucking amazing plate discipline.

allan said...

Utley on base for his 26th straight post-season game.

Unknown said...

Two-out rally time.

Unknown said...

Utley on base for his 26th straight post-season game.

Wow

allan said...

time for howard to go 04papi on these fucks.

Unknown said...

Why the fuck has blogger spontaneously decided to not list me as "Kevin"?

allan said...

i was wondering who you were!!!

Unknown said...

Alright Werth, show us all why I want the Sox to pick you up when Drew's contract is up.

allan said...

FWIW!!!

allan said...

squander not this chance

allan said...

sut telling cc to empty the tank already.

allan said...

phuckin phils

Rob said...

They squandered this chance.

Unknown said...

Damn

Well, they got his pitch count up at least.

allan said...

let's go, flee.

Unknown said...

And now I'm back to being Kevin

Fucking amazing job, Blogger

allan said...

you didn't change anything?

allan said...

Any Canadians in this series?

Unknown said...

Nope

Not a thing

It just decided to randomly use my GMail username for a while, apparently

allan said...

light rain now falling

allan said...

3-pitch K for CI!

Unknown said...

Not that I know of, although Werth used to be in the Blue Jays minor league system

allan said...

Matt Stairs!

Unknown said...

As a catcher, actually.

Amusing story: When Werth was in the Jays farm system, Kevin Cash was too. The Jays apparently though Cash would turn out to be the better catcher, so they converted Werth to the outfield.

Unknown said...

Ah, dang, I forgot about Stairs.

Rob said...

I want to see a lot of THAT tonight!

Unknown said...

Sit down, Douche!

allan said...

if we still got the globe & mail delivered, we'd probably be seeing full-page features on any canuck on the rosters.

i should cheque (!) if there are others.

allan said...

3-ball count to 4 of last 5 PHI hitters

Amy said...

So far so good. CC has thrown lots of pitches, Lee had a great half inning.

Rob said...

A bit of a struggle to start things for Charleston Chew.

Amy said...

Did he just say "crap" about the weather forecast?

Unknown said...

That inning went way too quickly

Unknown said...

Sit

allan said...

prob not true at all, but sut saying mfy thinking about putting shemp in LF in philly and maybe damon RF.

damon's noodle in RF???

bring it on.

Unknown said...

Dang. Warning track power.

allan said...

sut clearly calling cabrera "milky" twice on that play.

allan said...

sut says victorino in recent years has "learned the value of putting the ball in play".

so before, he thought striking out was the way to go?

allan said...

utley's 26 straight playoff games on base is a new MLB record

Unknown said...

Interesting trivia fact: the Phillies have been in seven World Series (including this one), and in six of the seven it was against a team that is currently in the American League East.

allan said...

UTLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

HELL YEAH!!!

Unknown said...

I knew that insanely short porch in right would come in handy.

Amy said...

Phillies get the first run!

nixon33 said...

Ok, keep the pressure on. SCORE MORE RUNS NOW

allan said...

SUT called that werth K "a productive out" because he made CC throw 5 pitches. getting his PC up.

good god.

allan said...

Douche-K!

Unknown said...

Sit, Douche

allan said...

Bitch Tits K!

Unknown said...

Sit

allan said...

Lee joins the Klan.

Unknown said...

Side, K'd

Amy said...

Can we get this Cliff Lee guy for our team? :)

Rob said...

Douche Canoe is playing dumb. Well, he doesn't need to PLAY dumb...

Unknown said...

That's quite convenient

allan said...

umps get sit right.
hal-ah-fuckin-loo-yah.

allan said...

DONG #2!!!!!

Unknown said...

HELLZ YEAH!!!

Rob said...

Slick does it again!

(I call him Slick because... Have you seen his hair? All slicked back like he's some leather-jacket wearing punk going to his 1980s prom)

Rob said...

Or um, as a friend of mine on Twitter pointed out - The 50s.

Rob said...

That was awesome! I loved that catch.

allan said...

ho-hum!!!

Unknown said...

Didn't even have to move to make that play.

Rob said...

He makes baseball look so hard.

allan said...

8 outs to go

allan said...

7 OUTS TO GO

FU SPIKE!

allan said...

6 OUTS TO GO!!

allan said...

good work hughes

now marte vs utley

Unknown said...

Time to put this game out of reach.

allan said...

only guys to hit 3 dongs in a WS game

babe (2)
reggie

...

utley?

Jere said...

Huggies barking at the ump. "Dont' you know who I am?? I'm Ian Kennedy....or somebody."

allan said...

gift strike - 3 feet outside

Jere said...

count is 4-1

allan said...

strikes 2 and 3 were balls

sut: "it's almost like [hp ump] got tired of calling balls."

Unknown said...

Utley strikes out on ball 5.

allan said...

HP Ump: Gerry "thank you for that generous check, hal and hank" Davis

Rob said...

Raaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuulllll. Thanks for the double ribeye.

Unknown said...

4-0!!

Jere said...

way to shut 'em up

Unknown said...

Hughes has an infinite postseason ERA.

Jere said...

did i hear some Let's Go Phillies there?

Amy said...

Just saw the post that only Ruth and R.Jackson have had two HRs in a game before Utley tonight. Wow, that's surprising.

allan said...

sut quietly and clearly ripping girardi.

says ibanez sucks mightly against LHP and hits RHP. so girardi did not even have the LHP coke up, let alone bring him in, and let ibanez face the RHP robertson -- 2 run single.

says girardi will have a lot of Q to answer if mfy lose.

Jere said...

Infinite WS ERA anyway...

allan said...

flee still in.

Rob said...

So basically... Girardi has a lot of questions to answer.

Game 1 and he's already being out-managed. Well, more like out-managing himself. Manuel hasn't had to make any decisions. Just keep putting Flee out there.

Unknown said...

Web Gem!

Jere said...

Ruth and Mr. Cocktober are the only ones with 3 HR, not 2.

Lee BTB!

allan said...

MFY never shut out in 2 straight WS games.

last game in 2003 (beckett) and tonight could be the first time

Unknown said...

Sit

Jere said...

he'd rather Swish than fight on that at bat

Unknown said...

3 outs to go.

Jere said...

and it's not even 11:00! Paceman Lee!

Jere said...

Bruney wanted #SS but Matsui already had it

Rob said...

The Nazi-Fuck is wearing 99. Interesting. I'm surprised 99 isn't worn more in baseball.

Rob said...

RU-iz. Who does McMoron think he is? Buck Martinez?

allan said...

in talking about game 2, sut referred to prime pedro as "aj burnett with better command"

i will go to nyc and kill sut tonight.

allan said...

girardi getting coke up 20 minutes late.

allan said...

PILE


IT


ON


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jere said...

Good job! Keep tacking on and keep wearing down this already shitty pen

Unknown said...

That's it. Don't let up the pressure for even a minute.

Rob said...

Chip Caray has "fisted", Joe Buck has "squirter" and McMoron has "plops one."

Benjamin said...

Talk dirty to me, Philadelphia.

Jere said...

"Chip Caray has "fisted", Joe Buck has "squirter" and McMoron has "plops one.""

They've gotten into Matsui's collection!

allan said...

WELL, THERE'S A LOT, A LOT OF ASS BEING KICKED HERE.

Rob said...

Gotta love the tweets about Cliff Lee:

- Fox pre-empted "Glee" for "Lee"

- Cliff Lee just looked at Kate Hudson, and now she's pregnant. So is Goldie Hawn.

Rob said...

McMoron, usually when you win 40 pennants you also will play 40 WS game ones. Dick brain.

Jere said...

my god

Jere said...

it's 5-0! This isn't the tying run on second! Who fucking cares???

Rob said...

Cliff Lee Facts:

- Derek Jeter thinks Cliff Lee has calm eyes

- Cliff Lee just spit out a sunflower seed. It hit the ground and instantly grew into a sun.

- Cliff Lee makes Joe Buck cry into his pillow at night.

- Cliff Lee has always been able to navigate New Facebook

- And on the seventh day, God rested. Cliff Lee didn't.

allan said...

O'B says this game is just about out of reach.

Jere said...

they're just fucking with me now, right? It's a big practical joke, they're not REALLY showing Jeter's face on half the screen on every pitch are they?

Rob said...

- The 1st season of 24 was based on the exploits of Cliff Lee. In reality, he kicked terrorist ass in 6 hours.

- Answering Cliff Lee on every question of your SAT will guarantee you at least a 2000.

- Cliff Lee lost 60 lbs. the day he was circumcized

allan said...

HE LEADS OFF NEXT INNING YOU KNOW!!!

... or the CIA is doing it to drive you insane.

Jere said...

yeah! 6-zip, ass-assers

allan said...

No, O'B, that was not a collison at home plate. If it was, Dumbo woulda run back to the dugout to avoid it.

Rob said...

My very own Cliff Lee Fact:

Some say he eats bagels then shits them out onto a linescore.

allan said...

line drive for jetes.

allan said...

tease 'em -- then crush them.

Unknown said...

Cut the crap. Outs. Get them.

allan said...

tp?

Jere said...

that's your fuckin throw?

Unknown said...

Ugh. Nice fucking throw there.

Jere said...

McCarv keeps saying they're "letting" Lee pitch and he's "allowed" to pitch. No, they're NOT letting/allowing the bullpen to come in when Lee is doing just fine

Jere said...

oh like Yankee fans are gonna know Blister in the Sun....

allan said...

K-Rod.

Unknown said...

Good to see Slappy back to his usual form.

Jere said...

A-Rod Ks, but his love of the game is renewed so it's okay... (did McCarver really say that before or did I dream it?)

allan said...

international feed showing mfy fans looking totally wrecked and despondent -- like this is game 7!!!!

hilarious.

they are either moping and looking depressed or walking out!!!

Rob said...

Dirty Cheesesteak water!

allan said...

PHINAL!

Unknown said...

SIT

Jere said...

"1 down 3 to go" --the Meatmen

Jere said...

"
they are either moping and looking depressed or walking out!!!"

And Fox trying it, not realizing the guy they were showing had a bulletproof vest on--not exactly a paying customer.

allan said...

It's like a baby New York batting performance!

andy said...

Pheels good.

tim said...

mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmmmmmm!

great freakin game!!!

allan said...

And now ...

PEDRO

tim said...

And that 10 I lost on FKA in the ALCS....more than recovered!!!