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Game 6 postponed till Sunday night on account of rain.
Cool but clear conditions forecast for tomorrow.
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Arrived today. Thanks again for the heads up, Ray!
Mine as well, along with OP LIVE AT THE HALF NOTE. Hell of a great deal! Yet another reason why I love this board...
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No disappointment on the "ghosts of 2004" motif--I've seen several articles along those lines in the past 36 hours.
On another not-so-great note, near the end of this piece about Swisher's woes is a stat breakdown of how the NY bullpen "bridge-to-Mo" is flailing badly. It continues to be NY's greatest vulnerability (the thermal exhaust port in the Death Star for all you Yankee-haters out there
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Great game--lots of late-inning drama, and kudos to L.A. for coming back after blowing that lead. Very painful loss for NY--sure hope we can nail it down Saturday night in the Bronx. Dave, I fear we're going to have to sit through lots of "ghosts of 2004?" stories for the next two days...not to mention rightful second-guessing about Girardi's pitching decisions.
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Yikes--Yankees load the bases w/two outs, and it's their coldest hitter at the plate.
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Let's hope a second comeback is in the cards. I have no idea what Girardi is thinking. I wouldn't have had Burnett in after the 6th at all. Start your countdown to Mo. Probably go with Hughes even though he's been ineffective, followed by Chamberlain, who hasn't been any better, and hopefully that gets you to Rivera. Marte. Where does he fit in? Joe must be consulting the same book he used when he gave away the game the other night. I much prefer grizzled old guys with tobacco juice running down their chins making the decisions. I'm afraid Joe is about to over manage his way to another loss.
Up over and out.
Yeah, you're right, Dave--as the announcers pointed out, Burnett was in the dugout for a long time while NY was batting in the 7th. Certainly he should have been pulled after giving up that leadoff hit. I guess Marte did OK with the sacrifice and the groundout...Robertson's been pitching really well, why not bring him in?
IF NY can ultimately get past the Angels in this series--and that's a big if, given 2004, given how pumped the Angels will be if they win tonight after blowing a big lead--then I think we'll still have serious questions about how NY can beat Philly if Girardi continues to mismanage the bullpen. And outside of Rivera and Robertson, everybody is looking rather hittable and shaky right now.
Can't even think about that right now, though...I'm worried that we won't even get to the WS at this rate.
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Boy, I wish Girardi had pulled Burnett one batter sooner! And Phil Hughes has looked very, very shaky in the postseason so far.
And as I'm typing this, the Angels tie the game. What IS it with Girardi and his wacky bullpen moves?
Edit: L.A. retakes the lead, after Hughes gives up a walk, a single, and another single.
Girardi throws away an incredible comeback with a terrible series of pitching maneuvers. Not to take anything away from L.A.'s gutsy hitting this inning, but leaving Burnett in after the initial leadoff hit, and then bringing in Marte and Hughes...why didn't he simply go for Chamberlain or Robertson in the 7th, Hughes in the 8th for two outs, and then Rivera?
Can NY dig themselves out a second time?
Maybe not.
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I hate pitch counts- why take out Lackey?
Lackey was definitely losing some of his sharpness, but yeah, I would've left him in there to get through the end of the inning and then taken him out. Whatever the ultimate outcome of this game, giving him the hook will go down as a mistake.
Cripes, speaking of hooks, might be time to pull Burnett.
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Tie game!!!
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Wow, a good game for a 4-0 contest since the first inning--unless the Yanks put across some of these runners they've got on with two out, still can't see a comeback, but glad to see Lackey finally leave. And credit to A.J. for a very gutsy start, pitching so well after that terrible first inning.
The umpires will help- Lackey is still pissed after he thought he struck out Posada.Borderline call, but IMO several similarly close ones went Lackey's way earlier in the evening.
Holy crap--suddenly it's 4-3!
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Mob job, baby!
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There's a board member here who was at Slug's the night Lee Morgan was killed (he left not long before Morgan was shot, iirc).
A friend of mine here in B-town--now deceased--told me some wonderful stories about seeing Charlie Parker and Bud Powell at the Royal Roost and Birdland in the late 1940s and early 50s.
I'd be interested in hearing stories about Chicago jazz clubs of lore, but that would be another thread.
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Man, Lackey's curve--and his stuff in general--is just wicked tonight. NY's striking out right and left...I can't see how they have any kind of shot at coming from behind as long as he's in the game. They can't even scratch out a single run against him!
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Up--this book is referred to (under a slightly different title) in the footnotes of Robin Kelley's new Monk bio. Any news about it? An initial search of Amazon turned up nothing.
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Another bad call just now--Damon clearly safe at first on that infield hit. (Not that it would probably matter much, given the way that Lackey's pitching so far.)
BTW, MLB has made some umpire switches for the upcoming WS.
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Ouch--that first inning seemed to bear out my bad premonitions about tonight's game and A.J. on the road. Not good, staking Lackey (who's looking dominant through the first two after Jeter and Damon's leadoff singles) to a 4-0 lead... looks like there's a very good chance we'll be heading back to NY for Game 6 on Saturday.
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Happy birthday to a great guy and jazz/baseball lover...really glad you're here, Matthew.
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Yep--I'd say their half of a possible "Freeway Series" is toast.
If the Yanks can finish off the Angels, we'll be looking at a "Turnpike Series."
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Just got the same notices for both the Garner and the Oscar P.--each shipped at the $6.99 price. Amazing deal...thanks again for the thread.
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It would be really, really, really good to win this in either 5 or 6 games and possibly have CC available for 3 starts in a World Series... but I'm not counting on anything yet, esp. with Burnett on the mound tomorrow night. He was a much better at home than on the road this season.
Hmm--then again, maybe not. I just looked at the World Series schedule, and CC would be pitching on three days' rest twice in a row if he went Games 1, 4 & 7.
Oh well, not even gonna think about it--after 2004, I'm not taking anything for granted in the playoffs, and I'd give a slight edge again to L.A. for Game 5, what with their backs to the wall and Burnett pitching on the road.
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Sounds very cool, LV--thanks much for the heads-up.
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The third-base ump who ultimately called Swisher out for allegedly leaving third base too early wasn't even looking at him. Again, I couldn't feel too upset about it, given that Swisher by all rights should've been called out for getting picked off second base...but the idea of a "makeup" call is abysmal. I think they'd be better off loosening the replay-call standards somewhat instead. (Only allowed for certain home-run calls right now, correct?)
Glad that it was all ultimately irrelevant. It would be really, really, really good to win this in either 5 or 6 games and possibly have CC available for 3 starts in a World Series... but I'm not counting on anything yet, esp. with Burnett on the mound tomorrow night. He was a much better at home than on the road this season.
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Whew! After two cliffhangers, good to have a win like that... CC pitching such a great game on three days' rest, A-Rod having another fantastic night, Melky driving in four runs, Johnny Damon finally starting to connect... great victory for the Yanks.
New Monk bio in progress by Robin Kelley
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