Yankees - 100 010 031 - 6 10 0
Phillies - 303 000 20x - 8 9 0
Chase Utley: 2 more home runs, 4 RBI; ties Reggie Jackson with 5 HR in a WS; ties Willie Aikens with two 2-HR games in a WS.Burnett: 2-4-6-4-2, 53!
Derek Jeter was the potential tying run with no outs in the top of the ninth. And ..... GIDP! Pedro in New York on Wednesday!
Forty-three teams have held a 3-1 lead in the World Series, and 37 of those teams went on to win the championship. The six that could not close the deal?
Can the Yankees, no strangers to choking in the post-season, become #7?1903 Pirates - lost to Boston Americans (best of 9)
1925 Senators - lost to Pirates
1958 Milwaukee - lost to Yankees
1968 Cardinals - lost to Tigers
1979 Orioles - lost to Pirates
1985 Cardinals - lost to Royals
Since 1969, of the 16 times a team has held a 3-1 lead in the World Series, only three times has the series even gone to a Game 7 -- no matter who won.
Jim Salisbury, Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Phillies had 12 winning streaks of three or more games this season.If the Phillies win tonight, there will be a World Series Game 6 for the first time since 2003. The five World Series since then have been sweeps or gone five games.
Do they have one more in them?
Also: GDGD, 1911.
Also: GDGD, 1911.
ReplyDeleteExcellent.
"Baby New York", indeed. Grrrr ....
ReplyDeleteIf the Phillies win tonight, there will be a World Series Game 6 for the first time since 2003.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that amazing? You would think FOX and MLB would be rooting for the Yanks to lose tonight and Wednesday in that case. Probably not...
A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized to readers for mistakenly running an ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles. ...
ReplyDeleteThe three-quarter-page Macy's ad is on the back of the front section and features a T-shirt with the Phillies logo, the commissioner's trophy and the phrase "Back To Back World Series Champions."
***
Here is the ad.
Milk Dud is done - taken off the roster and tonight replaced in the lineup by Gardner. Jeter, Damon, Teixiera, A-Rod, Swisher, Cano, Gardner, Molina, Burnett.
ReplyDeleteIf Cliff Lee doesn't beat this lineup Philly doesn't deserve to win a World Series for the next thousand years.
Jeter, SS
ReplyDeleteDamon, LF
Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, 3B
Swisher, RF
Cano, 2B
Gardner, CF
Molina, C
Burnett, P
Rollins, SS
Victorino, CF
Utley, 2B
Howard, 1B
Werth, RF
Ibanez, LF
Feliz, 3B
Ruiz, C
Lee, P
Yankees replaced Milk Dud with Ramiro Pena.
that's one
ReplyDeleteHello all, probably won't be threading too much tonight, but I'll pop in and out occasionally.
ReplyDeleteFuck
that could have been much worse for flee.
ReplyDeletenow i wanna see some hittin'.
Kevin, otherwise known as DarthPi1737*%#@
ReplyDeleteCome on Phillies. Win one game. Tonight.
look - by jetes's left!!!!
ReplyDeletebeavis will not do well tonight.
ReplyDeleteYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete3-0 MOFOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Living well is the best revenge!
ReplyDeleteYES!!
ReplyDeleteor 3-1.
ReplyDeletewhatever.
This is the A. J. Burnett I remember from the regular season.
ReplyDeleteAn expected OTT there.
ReplyDeleteGood evening everyone.
Hi, everyone. So far, so good. But alas, Philadelphia seems to keep blowing these early leads.
ReplyDeleteI sure don't like the thought that tonight might be the last baseball game until April...
Why so gloomy? They have a lead and are cruising. They never had the lead last night.
ReplyDeleteanother BB from big game beavis.
ReplyDeletemfy calling the pen.
ReplyDeleteabout phuckin' time.
ReplyDeleteMe? Gloomy? LOL. Just being prepared for the end of baseball. Always makes me a bit gloomy.
ReplyDeleteBut now it is 5-1, and I am feeling a bit more cheery!
AJ being AJ!!!!
ReplyDeleteon short rest -- he comes up short
Whoo-hoo! 5-1 and Amy cheers up! :)
ReplyDeleteHey, Cletus, you hear that? That's the sound of your world getting rocked!
ReplyDeleteYep, much more like the Burnett from the regular season.
ReplyDeleteKen Rosenthal makes it sound like it'd be an unthinkable scenario for there to be a Game 6. Look at the scoreboard, Tiny Tim.
ReplyDeleteSo glad I don't have to look at that guy's ugly face again. Will we be spared seeing him again in Game 7?
ReplyDeleteand damon's gonna keep on running to ny ...
ReplyDeleteto lose some more on wednesday.
yep
ReplyDeletepettitte on short rest in 6
cc on short rest in 7
HAHAHAH!
ReplyDeleteGot to love NL baseball now and then.
6-1 Emmereffers
ReplyDeleteI love it every day. I wish so much we had it.
ReplyDeleteWheee, that was fun!
aceves up.
ReplyDeleteyay -- how about 17-1 tonight?
Nice catch at 3B!
ReplyDeleteott, baby.
ReplyDeleteI always forget the nuances that come with NL baseball until the WS. I hated the DH when it started, but am so used to it now that it seems so quaint to see the pitcher at bat. But it does add some strategic maneuvers to the game that the DH has killed.
ReplyDeleteI like both versions, but just wish it was the same in both leagues.
Of course, I was a NL fan back when they adopted the DH rule, so I really thought it was an awful sellout by the AL.
ReplyDeleteFunny how you adapt to things.
I assume someone else here remembers when both leagues played the old-fashioned way? Right? I can't be the only one...
despite my advanced age, i don't.
ReplyDeleteselig will never get rid of the DH, but i wish he would. say in five years, it'll be gone -- so all teams can adjust.
I'm sure used to the DH, but I'll never prefer it.
ReplyDeleteIt's because of our advanced age that we can't remember!
ReplyDeleteI think that was the hardest adjustment for me in becoming a Sox fan in 75---accepting the DH thing.
ReplyDeleteThat Jeter guy sure is pesky. :)
ReplyDeletedp pls
ReplyDeletehis range is about the same as pesky's.
ReplyDeleteHinske...where have they been hiding him?
ReplyDeleteDid Hinske come in for Milkdud?
ReplyDeleteno, he ph for the pitcher.
ReplyDeletedud is off the roster.
Pena is in for Melky.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's what I meant. Did he come on to the roster for MD?
ReplyDeleteHinske's just on their bench.
ReplyDeleteLaura knew what I meant. :)
ReplyDeleteI am on your wavelength.
ReplyDeleteMost minor leagues use the DH too. So the last time the pitchers hit would be in high school or college. If there was no more DH I would wish for more offensive emphasis in the minor leagues for the pitchers.
ReplyDeleteConsidering just about all levels of baseball use the DH except the NL, I'd think we're a lot closer to MLB switching over to all DH than no DH.
ReplyDeleteGood to have you back for the game thread, Laura. A lull in the workload for school? Or just feeling able/entitled to take a night for baseball?
ReplyDeleteOuch
ReplyDeleteAnd Damon didn't go jumping up and down.
ReplyDeletei'm surprised damon didn't run into the wall too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy. I take Mondays off, so a Monday night game is good for me. PLUS this week I also took Sunday off, too.
ReplyDeleteI was feeling really exhausted and burnt out, and decided to use my last paid day off for the year for some extra recoup time. (Work has been insanely busy too.) Having both Sunday and Monday off was very restorative.
I agree...more likely MLB will be all DH than move back in time.
ReplyDeleteConsidering just about all levels of baseball use the DH except the NL, I'd think we're a lot closer to MLB switching over to all DH than no DH.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. It's just wishful thinking on my part. I am quite sure it will never happen.
Smart to take the time while you can, Laura. Get your energy now before you are too worn down. Plus we are only a month or so from the end of semester crunch (assuming you are on a similar calendar).
ReplyDeleteSan Diego Chicken just got seriously dissed.
ReplyDelete6 pitch ott inning for aceves.
ReplyDeleteMy term ends December 7. Is yours similar?
ReplyDeleteI have no choice - I can't let myself become run down or I risk a fibro crash, which could put me out of commission for many days.
My classes end that first week in December after (US) Thanksgiving. Exams start the following week. Of course, I will then be grading until classes start again in January (though I do take a week off between Christmas and New Years).
ReplyDeleteDo you have exams in grad school, or is it mostly/only papers?
Yeahhhhh
ReplyDeleteI am feeling pretty confident about a Game 6.
ReplyDeleteYES! K
ReplyDeleteNo exams, only papers. An annoying number of group projects, too. I understand our professional life will require a lot of collaborative projects, but presumably we'd be doing that on work time. Finding the time to meet with other students for projects is difficult.
A little insurance pls
ReplyDeleteWhat a dumb remark by Hamels.
ReplyDeleteI assign a number of group projects to my first year students and hear the same complaints/concerns. But I do think learning to collaborate and share ideas is important. Most lawyers have to do that, no matter how or where they practice. But I am sympathetic to the logistical and other issues they create.
ReplyDeletealmost robbie!! hahahah
ReplyDeleteThat Rollins guy is pretty pesky also.
ReplyDeletePASSEDBALLA!!
ReplyDeleteThe Phillies radio announcers marvel at what a bad defensive catcher Posada is.
ReplyDeletephillies radio has been making fun of dumbo's catching skills tonight!
ReplyDeleteI like the Phillies radio announcers. Was listening to them in the car last night and tonight.
ReplyDeleteIt's a school policy, so I'm in for a lot of it. But for a part-time student, only on campus 2 days a week, it's awful.
ReplyDeleteIsh, I really like them too. They're among the best I've heard.
ReplyDeleteSIT DOWN DUMBO!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletethey are ripping him.
"must not know the rules"
Sientase, Jorgea
ReplyDeleteAmy, since you have asked about this before... we are getting a rent rebate for each month since the flood. Not as much as I asked for, but an amount we feel ok about.
ReplyDeleteGold, Jerry, gold!
ReplyDeleteOne person I follow on Twitter is at the game tonight. Saw a girl with a sign that had an arrow pointing next to the guy she was with and the sign said, "Jayson Werth, I wish you were him."
ReplyDeleteAlso reported a heckler started a small "Hip, hip, you're gay!" chant around him.
Jeter's bat shard turned to cotton candy and landed in the mouths of several starving children in the crowd, I'm sure. Teach it? Can't.
ReplyDeleteThat sign seems backwards to me. Shouldn't it say, Jayson Werth, I wish this was you?
ReplyDeleteL, that was probably it. LMAO.
ReplyDeleteSounds like someone did get hurt by the bat.
That's great about the rent rebate, Laura and Allan. Sounds like you have a fairly reasonable landlord. How are the renovations going?
ReplyDeletephil pen quiet. lee at 103. smart? he might be needed in game 7.
ReplyDeleteThey're going. Finally. Hopefully by December we'll be done. We can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteI recently realized we have exactly as much space now as we had in our last apt in NYC, plus the backyard. That felt roomy, but now we are cramped!
How's your house?
hughes up
ReplyDeleteOur house is great! We are very happy. Rebecca and Brian were here to see it for the first time this weekend and loved it. It was great to have a full house for the weekend, great to have it back to ourselves again!
ReplyDeleteUTLEY AGAIN!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHOLY SHIT --- AGAIN!!!
ReplyDeleteUtley = Reggie Jackson!
ReplyDeleteLiberty Bell Dong
ReplyDeleteWOW. Foul dong then a fair dong!
ReplyDeleteAmy, that's wonderful. Animals all good?
ReplyDeleteYeah, Utley tied Reggie's ML record! Nice.
I wish the Red Sox liked to show their dongs as much as Utley and Werth do!
ReplyDeleteThey're just tying records all over the place!
ReplyDeleteIt seems after a long foul like that, you rarely see a dong.
ReplyDeleteDamn, sure am glad tonight's not going to be the last game.
ReplyDeleteBeen out of puter/phone range for most of the last 2 days. Didn't find out who won last night until a couple of hours ago.
Damn Yankees......
SoSock! I owe you a magnet. Email me!
ReplyDeleteYup, pets are all well. Cassie somehow ate something she shouldn't have last week---we can't figure out how. But she was sick again, cost us another $700, but is fine now. We think she somehow got into the cat litter, disgusting as that may seem. Dogs can be so dumb.
ReplyDeleteHow are yours? New sitter still working out well?
DONGS A POPPIN'!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteRAUUUUUUUUUUUL!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, SoSock, were you in the wilderness? :)
ReplyDelete(I bet you remember pre-DH baseball, right?)
8-2. Don't stop now.
ReplyDeleteJust finished reading the recap. 2-11 w/ runners in scoring pos.
ReplyDeleteDamn!
Phillies squandred a geat chance to destroy CC
Damn Yankees? They're losing! This is good!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, dogs can be so gross. Cat litter is the least of what they'll eat. Glad she's ok now.
ReplyDeleteOurs are fine. Cody is doing great with her DAP collar - she's years younger. It's great. Weekend person is still great, she is staying over while we're in NY/NJ for T'giving, our annual road trip.
I think SoSock is reading about last night's game!
ReplyDeleteAmy - been in Yosemite Pk for 3 days. In Fresno now, heading south.
ReplyDeleteJere - I know. I've been swamped getting ready for this trip and just haven't taken time to stop and do that.
Probably won't be here long now either. Meeting my son's "California Girl" for dinner!
yeah - bring in the guy with the 10.80 ERA!
ReplyDeleteI believe SoSock was in the wilderness.
ReplyDeleteThat's great about the sitter.
ReplyDeleteRemind me about the collar? I may remember pre-DH baseball, but the short term stuff...not so much. :)
L - Amy's right. I was just reading the recap from last night.
ReplyDeleteHey, we know a team cam win 3 in a row, right?
If the Phillies blow this, I'm not watching another baseball game this year.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm outta here. The gal is here.
ReplyDeleteLater!
"Hey, we know a team cam win 3 in a row, right?"
ReplyDeleteAlso, 4.
Sounds like a great trip, SoSock!
ReplyDeleteSoSock, I knew that. I was trying to keep us in the present. :)
ReplyDeleteAmy, see here. A collar that emits a pheromone that only dogs can smell, that calms them and helps them feel secure. It doesn't work on all dogs, but we lucked out. It's made a huge difference for Cody. No risk, no side effects.
If the Phillies blow this, I'm not watching another baseball game this year.
ReplyDelete*eye rolling*
:)
with only 6 outs to go and up by 6, do NOT like flee still out there.
ReplyDeleteGuess they need that travel day tomorrow to get all the way back to the Bronx from Philadelphia.
ReplyDeleteGood for Cody! That's terrific.
ReplyDeleteDo they have a collar to keep dogs from eating cat shit?
manuel, you dumb inbred motherfucker.
ReplyDeleteUh oh. Only a four run lead.
ReplyDeleteDamn Yankees.
We could have used a collar like that - for a dog that ate *her own* shit. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteOK Phillies, hold your phour run lead.
Two of these should have been outs.
ReplyDeleteok, doing my usual end of game w/o threading thing. see you all for game 6! (actually i won't, but i'll be watching.)
ReplyDeletethanks tv for letting me know kate liked it.
ReplyDeleteGood night, Laura. Will we see you for Game 7?
ReplyDeleteThree run lead...
ReplyDeleteCome on, you jerks. Do you want baseball to end tonight? Do you want to blow a 6 run lead?
up by 3, 4 outs to go -- not a problem
ReplyDeleteThat's your defensive replacement? The guy caught that ball like he didn't know there was a man on third, and then his weak-ass throw couldn't get a guy who wasn't even intending to try to score at first.
ReplyDeleteAnd is Lidge coming in for the 9th? I am feeling Papelbonish concerns.
ReplyDeleteone phillies radio guy seems not to know victorino's hand got hurt - thinks he just begged out of the game.
ReplyDelete????????
Or if you're talking about pennant/World Series level blown saves, "Rivera-ish concerns."
ReplyDeleteup by 3 and 3 outs to go
ReplyDeleteif these phuckers can't preserve that, fuck 'em.
No problem just as long as Lidge doesn't pitch.
ReplyDeleteBegged out? He was so clearly trying to stay IN the game!
ReplyDeletefunny - clueless philly radio guy is pissed that francisco is in CF, said angrily that he "has no arm" then cut himself off, but it was too late!!
ReplyDeleteroutine grounder - jeter can't get it.
ReplyDeletePast an ambling Jeter.
ReplyDeletehughes showing his displeasure!!!
ReplyDeleteThree more outs, and I can go to sleep and not be aggravated.
ReplyDeleteTime to send this series back to the toilet.
ReplyDeleteUgh
ReplyDeletemyers up
ReplyDeletefuckin dumbo.
Can't we just have an easy OTT? WHY?
ReplyDeleteAt least Lidge isn't warming, eh.
ReplyDeletetoo close to a dong.
ReplyDeletejust get outs
we need a CIDP from mr. clutch.
ReplyDeleteThey're all pensive and shit now, but imagine if the Phils had just scored 3 in bottom 8 to make it 8-5? It'd be a party right now. That's why baseball's the greatest game. Suzyn.
ReplyDeleteWhat does it mean that they did not use their closer in a save situation? No confidence? Or his arm is tired?
ReplyDeleteUnfucking believable. If the Phillies blow it, they deserve it.
eyre and lidge up
ReplyDeleteno need to make it interesting.
ReplyDeletereally.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
ReplyDeleteCIDP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TANGIBLE>
You called it, Allan!
ReplyDeletehahahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteCalm eyes.
ReplyDeleteHUGE DP
ReplyDeleteBut only a two run lead. Please get this next out.
ReplyDeleteend it, noodle.
ReplyDeleteWhat does it mean that they did not use their closer in a save situation? No confidence? Or his arm is tired?
ReplyDeleteAs someone said, Lidge's ERA is a Boeing jetliner model.
Pedro tomorrow?!
ReplyDeleteI mean Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteYes, Lidge makes Papelbon look invincible.
ReplyDeleteGod damn Damon.
ReplyDeletedoosheira = mr. 27
ReplyDeleteTying run at the plate...this is so annoying.
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy.
ReplyDeletePapelbon has been nearly invincible his entire career.
ReplyDelete27th out that is
ReplyDeleteDon't get me started on Papelbon. I am working on forgiveness. Give me until April.
ReplyDeleteI wondered what you meant by #27!
ReplyDeleteCHEESESTEAK
ReplyDeleteWater.
ReplyDeleteOK, we get to see Pedro again!
ReplyDeleteGood night, all. See you next time.
ReplyDeleteGame 6
ReplyDeleteGo Pedro
I feel like we should be having some off-day outtakes tomorrow with all these game threads! :)
ReplyDeleteSee you all Wednesday.
I'm not prepared for outtakes!
ReplyDeleteI feel like we should be having some off-day outtakes tomorrow with all these game threads! :)
ReplyDeleteWho do you want to hear?
Back to the Big Apple! Yay!
ReplyDeleteThe last time the Yankees were up 3-2 in a series they lost games 6 & 7. Heres to history!