GameThread: Friday's AL Division Series

The NL teams have the day off as they travel to either Colorado or St. Louis for games 3 and 4.
Twins @ Yankees - 6:07 PM (New York leads 1-0)
The Twins will send Nick Blackburn to face the Yankees lineup in an effort to tie the series 1-1. Although most of the baseball loving population wants the Twins to defeat the Yankees, we all also know it's unlikely. Let's go Twins! A.J. Burnett isn't all that scary. Plus Jorge Posada is mad at him. If a True Yankee is mad at a New Yankee, doesn't it seem likely that that universe would intercede to ensure the New Yankee suffers mightily? I think that's how the legend goes.
Red Sox @ Angels - 9:37 PM (Los Angeles leads 1-0)
If you listened to Buck Martinez last night then you know the reason the Angels won game 1 is because John Lackey and Jeff Mathis have a good relationship while Jon Lester and Victor Martinez barely know each other. JASON VARITEK WILL YOU PLEASE STEP UP AND SAVE RED SOX NATION?
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Yeah the word on the street is that Varitek will barely been seen in the postseason
It was just funny how much Buck went on about the pitcher-catcher relationship.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
I still get mad when I see Mark Teixeira's face
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
carlos gomez
phd from melmo school of baserunning,, aka, ought to be shot.
"you know what the orioles could use right now? a day off." - joe angel
Jeter has gone 0-2. Impossible!
"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap."
The annoucers were all
“Jeter just missed belting one out to center field”……. um no, it was a fly ball caught before the warning track.
Nick Blackburn kicks ass!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
postseason of the pitcher?
Ray Rice is so agile. He's a whole new breed for agile you need a new word to describe his agility... UBER-AGILITY!
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 9, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
die yankees!
"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap."
you're suppose to choke!
"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap."
The Brandon Fahey of the Twins just drove in the go ahead run. Phil Hughes is no longer a true Yankee.
"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap."
Yay!
CC managed to get ahead of Camden Crazies, and has won the Mobbie for best O’s blog!
Ray Rice is so agile. He's a whole new breed for agile you need a new word to describe his agility... UBER-AGILITY!
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 9, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
A-Rod is getting clutch homers... what the fuck is this?
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
Stop me if you've heard this one...
A blatantly blown call in the outfield benefits the Yankees in the playoffs. Eat shit, Phil Cuzzi.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Fuck the Yankees, man. Shit's just fucking ridiculous at this point.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 9, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
I hate the world.
Baseball is a fucking sham.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
People say managers don't have an effect on the game?
BULLSHIT. Gardenhire should be fired for this decision tonight.
Mark Guerrier gets through the top of the order on 12 pitches in the 8th. He’s totally dealin’.
So why does Gardenhire go to Nathan in the 9th? Because of some bullshit about “bullpen roles”. “He’s our closer. That’s his job” or some such crap. never mind that you had a guy out there who was clearly on fire.
Of course if all other things are equal, nathan should be brought into the game. But you know what? Teixieira’s lifetime stats against Nathan before his AB: 7-for-12. A*Rod’s past against nathan: 6-for-12.
YA THINK MAYBE NATHAN ISN’T THE BEST CHOICE TO FACE THOSE TWO GUYS?
I can’t, for the life of me, understand how a manager, who is paid to make these decisions, pulls a guy who jsut had a 12 pitch inning to put in a guy who is clearly owned by the next two batters.
Gardenhire, YOU lost this game for your team tonight.,
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Yup
TBS flashed those stats as Nathan was warming up and I said, “Oh God, this won’t be good…”
However, Minnesota also left on a shit ton of baserunners. And there was that baserunning error/heads-up throw by Swisher. This was just a horribly painful game to watch.



















