World Series Game Four Thread: Because MJ Needs A Place For His Stream Of Consciousness Ranting
Posted by MJ Recanati on November 1st, 2009 · Comments (93)
Headline says it all…
…anyone that wants a place to rant, feel free to do it here.
-Posted by MJ
I can’t stand it anymore. CC has absolutely nothing tonight, the homeplate umpire is blatantly calling a pro-Philly game, Johnny Damon’s defense is awful, Joe Blanton is OWNING the Yanks and now that fat bastard Ryan Howard scored from second when he never should’ve stolen a base in the first place.
The Yanks are fucked in this game. No offense and their starter can’t get anything done.
I’d also like to point out that Jorge Posada never ceases to amaze me. He has to be one of the worst catchers in baseball. Inconsistent arm, poor glove, the more-than-occasional brain fart. That run is on him; since he only plays for his bat, it’s on him to get it back.
Mark Teixeira and/or Robinson Cano owe Alex Rodriguez an apology in advance for how much shit he’s going to take when the Yanks lose this World Series and A-Rod’s hitting under .150. If either of those morons do anything this week, we might have ourselves a parade but it doesn’t look good…
This game has the feel of Games 3/5 of the ALCS: awful results for Yankee hitters.
Sabathia strikes out trying to bunt…that’s 6 K’s in 4.1 IP for fatso Blanton who, incidentally, looks a bit like Peter Abraham, except with blond hair.
SWISHER SCORES. Wow, Ibanez’s arm is as bad as Damon’s apparently.
Gee, wouldn’t it be nice if no-glove Johnny had dollar signs dancing in his head right now? Think of the free agency pay-day, Johnny. You need a hit you dumb bastard.
Johnny apparently likes the $75 steak lifestyle. Good boy.
Ball 1 on Teixeira was in the same spot as Strike 3 in his previous AB.
Although I don’t advocate replays on balls and strikes, I do advocate for MLB forcing uniformity on the strikezone. Seriously, why is this part of the game so subjective? Why is that acceptable?
Teixeira hasn’t done shit since Game 2 of the ALDS. I love his glove and I can’t complain about his production in the regular season but his non-existence in October leaves a lot to be desired.
Damnit, Alex is just missing right now. He’s ice cold, even when he must know that they can’t pitch him inside anymore because of the 3 HBP’s. His swing seems a bit longer and he’s not whipping the bat for line drive singles like he did against the Twins/Angels.
OK CC, new lease on life. For shit’s sake, just try to pound the zone and get at least 6 more outs if you can.
Robbie could’ve gotten that…
Hey bro..just checkin in. I feel ya on the damn umps. Its like they’re trying their damndest to make this series close. We gotta close the door on Blanton and get CC a good lead. Hes not on his game tonight.
CC just has NOTHING tonight. No command.
I never believed that CC was a “bad” playoff pitcher. I always felt like his teams overused him in the regular season and that he was always just gassed in October. I’m wondering if he’s reached that point now and that instead of having nothing in the first week of October, he’s just got nothing in the final week of October/first of November instead…
@ MJ:
I could see that
CC got lucky on that Utley pop-up. 1st/2nd and no outs is recipe for disaster. Not that CC’s getting many grounders but now we’re set up for a GIDP from Howard.
Note from watching the game so far: Strike Zone has been incredibly big this game
That’s two P-6′s. OK, I’d be happy to see a third one in a row now on Werth.
Corey wrote:
I’d clarify that it has not only been big but inconsistent. Low/inside on lefties isn’t being called on Philly but being called on Yanks.
CC’s only got 4-5 outs left in him. Come on Big Daddy, bear down.
First swing/miss on low pitch tonight for CC.
MJ wrote:
low and away as well…that strike out pitch on Posada was a foot outside on fox’s pitch imaging system
@ Corey:
Agreed. In general, the home plate ump has done a shit job tonight in calling a fair AND a consistent zone.
Incidentally, the collective decision to issue a warning to both teams stinks.
@ MJ:
do u think they hit a-rod on purpose?
I’ll say this much for Big Daddy though, even thought he doesn’t have dick tonight, he’s still hanging in and trying to battle. This is as instructive for young guys like #62 as anything else.
Checking in, hopefully the Yanks hold on and win this game
@ Corey:
I can’t see WHY they’d hit him on purpose so, in that sense, the warning is unwarranted. I agree with McCarver that there was no intent.
On the other hand, I think 3 HBP’s in a span of 5 (or 6?) AB’s is pretty fishy.
I’d suggest Burnett plunks either Utley or Werth tomorrow in order to force another umpire warning. That way it takes the HBP out of play tomorrow but we strike first.
lol found a bug in mlb.com’s gameday. Apparantly, A-Rod his hitting .344 with 7 homers and 30 rbi in 96 november AB’s.
Considering Posada is a complete hack behind home plate, I’d suggest he STFU while at the dish and just focus on hitting the baseball. You’re not doing your struggling starter any favors by douching up the umpire any further.
MJ wrote:
I wonder if it’s just a personal thing towards A-Rod. As we’ve seen, he’s not the most lovable guy.
Corey wrote:
LOL. Hopefully he hits 7 HR’s between today and tomorrow and gets it done!
Corey wrote:
True, but was he HBP in May during interleague vs. PHI?
Cano swings at the first pitch, what else is new.
Cano has been nothing short of horrible in October, just like Teixeira. It’s killing me.
Blanton’s got 7K through 5.1 IP. Remarkable that this fatty is dominating the Yanks like that. I just don’t see how.
Doesn’t even run hard to first? Cano is infuriating right now.
MJ wrote:
He wasn’t hot in May like he is during this post season. I could see them thinking why waste 4 pitches with this guy.
MJ wrote:
4ER in 5.2 IP is hardly dominating now…
Infuriating inning. Joe Blanton is Cy Young tonight. Either that or the Yanks hitters’ just don’t understand the meaning of showing up and playing games.
Corey wrote:
True, but then that would implicitly mean that it’s not a “personal” thing and it’s just a “hot” thing.
Come on Big Daddy, hang in there for at least 2 more outs.
Oof, that was the quickest inning of the night for CC. Does he have 3 more outs in him?
Under a picture of Chan-Ho Park should be the caption:
“National League: Giving washed-up scrubs a place to reinvent themselves since 1995.”
I’ll give Chan-Ho credit on that one, he had Damon badly fooled.
Now it’s Teixeira’s turn to show off his remarkably consistent futility at the plate.
I’m all for being patient at the plate but I’m not for staring at a fastball down the middle when that’s what they’ve started you with for every one of your AB’s….
Wow, Teixeira really, really and I mean REALLY sucks.
Come on Big Daddy, just find a way to get three more outs.
Come on Big Daddy, just find a way to get two more outs.
Come on Big Daddy, just find a way to get one more out.
Safe to say that Utley owns Sabathia.
Dunno how I feel about taking Sabathia out when, even with nothing tonight, he’s gotten Howard out.
Big spot for Marte. I don’t feel too confident.
I’ll give Marte credit, he’s been the exact opposite in October of everything he was from the day he arrived in New York last July.
Credit is due to Girardi and Eiland for finding a way to let him back into the family.
A-Rod is all out of sorts in this WS. Looks a lot like the 2006 ALDS version of himself with bad swings…
Buck and McCarver keep on talking about how both teams are using multiple signs from the catcher, even with no one on base. Does that mean both teams know the other has a CF camera stealing signs?
Posada is the world’s worst baserunner. I find him to be imminently unlikeable as a baseball player at this point. He’s rapidly approaching Nady/#62 territory for me. Guy’s just a total space cadet.
Well folks, this game is over. #62 looks like he’s coming in for Werth-Ibanez-Feliz.
This sucks.
just get past werth then it should be ok
Imagine that, #62 actually used fastballs to get an out. Wouldn’t that revelation have been useful while he was wasting innings from July-September?
Remarkaby, #62 forgot about that strikeout of Werth and is now back to a steady diet of crappy sliders.
Tim McCarver setting up the ironic failure of #62: a bad secondary pitch is on its way…
What else is new, #62 shits the bed.
This game was 4 outs away from done and, as usual, the Yanks fucking blow it.
Of course, none of this would be the case if Teixeira and Cano didn’t suck so goddamn bad.
Joba Fucking Chamberlain.
Cano/#62 to any team that wants them. Bad players, bad work ethic. Don’t want either on my team anymore.
Steve Lombardi wrote:
I hate him so much, I can’t even explain it. I haven’t hated a Yankee this much since I really can’t remember when.
Joe Blanton, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano and #62 all appearing in one game = Yankee loss.
Way to waste CC’s gutty performance guys.
Now watch that piece of garbage Lidge dominate us. Just watch. Yankee hitters are gutless losers.
0-2 in CC’s starts, Cliff Lee tomorrow, and AJ/Pettitte lined up to do something they haven’t done this year.
World Series just ended, thanks to Teixeira, Cano and #62.
Damon just needs to remember that free agency pays World Series hitters handsomely.
Good AB by Damon.
Normally I’d be happy to see Teixeira up there but only Cano sucks more than Teixeira right now so you can guarantee a pussy’s approach to strikes 1 and 2 and then looking at #3.
Come on Teixeira, it’s there for you on a silver platter. You stupid horse-faced bastard, it’s your turn to finally do something.
I understand it’s at the ump’s discretion but how many HBP’s does Philly get away with.
I reiterate my belief that AJ Burnett should plunk either Utley or Werth early in tomorrow’s game in order to prompt the warning before Philly can do it again.
Come on Alex, think back to ALDS Game 1. Nice, easy swing. Little single does it.
Alex is simply the best. I hate everyone that hates him.
For the millionth time, please Lord, let Mariano Rivera perform as he has performed countless times before. Please let Mariano get three quick, quiet outs in the bottom of the 9th.
Posada’s baserunning blunder aside (yes, another one…), that makes up for the run he gave up when Howard stole 2B on him.
For the millionth time, please Lord, let Mariano Rivera perform as he has performed countless times before. Please let Mariano get three quick, quiet outs in the bottom of the 9th.
It’s not that what they say is so wrong or baseball-inaccurate, it’s that they say things as if to will them to fruition.
Would McCarver and Buck like for me to walk around saying things like “Gee, I hope a safe doesn’t fall on your heads as you walk around town tomorrow.”
Annoying bastards.
Come on Mo, just one more out. Please, please, just get me one more out.
One more strike Mo. Come on buddy.
I LOVE MARIANO
13 pitches and 5 outs later (over two games), Rivera can safely tell Jimmy Rollins that he and the Phillies have figured NOTHING out.
OK, I kept myself fairly bad company and came off as an obsessed, pessimistic psychopath.
It’s OK, whatever works.
Magic # = 1.
Hey, MJ, keep it up – you’re usually good for a win when you do!
@ MJ:
MJ wrote:
open mouth, insert foot?
MJ, after reading through this quickly, let me say something about your commentary.
For the most part, it’s very astute, but, like everyone else, you have your blind spots. I see this from many, many posters, where ever I look. Including me.
You cannot give up on a game before it’s over. I’ve seen too many games like this one in my 40 years of being a Yankee fan. I’ve learned that there are crushing disappointments and fantastic, unbelievable rescues at the last moment.
There is no clock in baseball. The game is really, never over…until the last man is out. That’s why baseball is the greatest of the major sports.
MJ wrote:
I wouldn’t worry about it overly much. I see it in so many. Even a little in myself. It’s just that after 40 years of doing it, I’ve gained a slight bit of perspective.
You really can’t win every year. It’s not always the manager’s fault. Every team has its heroes and bobos.
Even the Bronx Zoo had Ed Figueroa, who never, ever pitched a good game in the post-season in 3 years with them.
Teams have stars, and they have players with flaws. The team with the fewest, or that conceals them best, wins it all, unless another team gets unusually lucky. It is perfectly possible to win titles with some mediocre players, even bad players, in starting roles.
And one last thing: it is a very rare loss that is one person’s fault alone. Every dog has his day. Even Cano; even Joba.
@ Evan3457:
I never said I don’t have blind spots. I openly admit to hating Xavier Nady and #62 and I’ve grown to dislike Jorge Posada as well. Hatred is clearly a blind spot.
I guess, just as Steve opens himself up to critique/criticism in his blogs, I have done the same by exposing myself in these threads. In that sense, you’ve merely taken your shots that I’ve allowed you to take.
I’m not sure if you’re being condescending here so I’ll refrain from accusing you of it but I’m not sure I like your tone, either.
Anyway, we don’t know eachother so it doesn’t really matter. As long as the Yanks finish off the Phils, that’ll be fine with me. I’ve certainly endured worse than being given a backhanded compliment by a Trek fan, dorks that you all are.
@ MJ:
Dude, its all good. The headline says it all..a place for your/our ranting. Everything you wrote is what happens in all of our heads in a game like this. There are highs (Damon, CC, Arod) and lows (Joba, Tex, Cano). This game was nucking futs. I stillllll cant believe what happened. But thats why this team is special. They’ve been doing it all year. When the haters start telling us how we (hopefully) bought a Championship…we tell em… Money doesnt buy heart, or guts. And this team has both. Suck it haters…suck it long..suck it hard. Screw going back to NY..lets nail this bitch down tonight!
MJ wrote:
No condescension meant at all. I meant what I said. There were no intentional shots in my post. All the things I “accused” you of, I have been “guilty” of in my time. And I see them everywhere I look. Check out a game thread anywhere people are allowed to post what they really feel, and you’ll stuff as emotional as your postings in that thread. Check out a SOSH game thread, for example.
In time, even players who are struggling, like Posada was earlier last night, or like Joba has at times in the playoffs, will get their moment to shine. When a team wins a title, its hard for a player who has any significant playing time to get through the whole season without making a significant contribution; even a crucial contribution.
Anyway, the reward for your “investment” in this team is at hand. With any luck, some time between now and Thursday night/early Friday morning.
MJ wrote:
lol, took it too personally IMO, bro. He’s kind of right, and is just saying that you don’t have to jump off the deep end on every bad play as baseball is an emotional roller coaster. I don’t think he was really making it out to be a bad thing…in fact I’d wager he was trying to help since you were legitimatly in distress.. I mean, you said Blanton was dominating the Yanks last night and even called him Cy Young. But, the thing is, that’s how you watch baseball. I can’t really say anything, since I understand it. I feel the emotions too. I’d bet that Evan does as well. I mean, we wouldn’t all be here all the time if we didn’t, right? Anyway, just tryin to clarify some beef between 2 good fellow fans.
@ Evan3457:
My apologies to you. I sincerely should’ve read your post with a more honest (and less defensive eye).
@ clintfsu813:
Couldn’t agree more. I’d love to beat ‘em on their field and to beat their best pitcher just so we can say we did. I’m all for adding to the psychological reservoir of success so beating the Angels (finally) and possibly beating Cliff Lee would be a nice bit of positive emotional baggage to carry around next year.
@ Corey:
Agreed. I was wrong for jumping to that conclusion and I apologize to Evan (and to everyone else) for sounding like a dick.
I was wrong for jumping to that conclusion and I apologize to Evan (and to everyone else) for sounding like a dick
Thats what makes us Yankee fans right? At least thats what everyone thinks, lol. (P.S. Philly fans suck my balls)