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Even though the Yankees were playing Game 3 of the ALCS in Anaheim, Yankees fans were able to watch—via Jumbotron—the matchup at Yankee Stadium yesterday. And there were some boo birds there! One fan told NY1, "Joe Girardi blew the game. He went over in the dugout and looked at the book and he took Robertson out because of something the book says. You can't manage the playoffs by the book. This loss is on Girardi's head."
Yes, recriminations all around for Girardi: The Daily News' Mike Lupica writes in the 11th inning, "Now here came Joe Girardi to do some bad managing, at a bad time, on a day when his team could have gone up three games to none on the Angels," while the Post's Mike Vaccaro notes Girardi's been doing this all season, "Time after time, game after game, Girardi seemed hell-bent on turning the Yankees into a Little League team, making sure everyone got to play every night. It was harrowing sometimes. It was breathtaking. And it had worked: every lever Girardi pulled, every button he pushed, every switch he flicked. All of it."
Still, another fan looked on the bright side of the situation, telling NY1 he was glad he could watch the loss at the stadium, "The real New York fans are here. You know the real New York fans are here, so this is outstanding. I really dig it man."
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Yankee fans are never satisfied, are they?
Well, when you're paying through the nose for tickets and hot coco, there's some sort of expectation however outlandish. Besides Yankee fans have money to burn. They love paying up the wazoo. Just put a Yankee logo on shit and it'll sell.
Your not going to find many fans of any team who are "satisfied" with a loss.
Geez. Some Yankee fans are so fickle. They had the best regular season record in baseball, and have only lost ONE playoff game so far. Get a grip.
Listen. I just happened to be watching the game and overhead Jeff Mathis praying for a hit. As the forgiving merciful god that I am (And a avid Yankees hater), I gave it to him. It had nothing to do with who was on the mound that night. Just call it divine intervention Ok? Besides, the series would be pretty boring if the Yanks swept again. What's wrong with shaking things up every once in a while?
Such whining greatly displeases me.
Good one.
Please do not interfere again.
Please bring me a pony for Christmas.
Sorry but the last I heard was that Santa and God had a falling out and are currently not talking.
Anybody watching the game at/around the point he hooked Robertson for Aceves would have been scratching their head. The move made no sense, so one assumed Girardi had a match-up reason for doing it. You were already in the 11th, and Robertson had retired two batters without incident -- why dip into the bullpen then? After the game, I read that Aceves had NO PRIOR HISTORY with Kendrick, and Robertson had a nominal history at best. Kendrick was not going to homer twice in the game, so why yank Robertson for no good cause? At the end of the day though, we need to stop making the Kendricks and Mathises of this team look like George Bretts, no matter who's hurling.
Wow, a sane, well-worded comment regarding the Yankees. Shouldn't be as much of a shocker as it is, considering they're our hometown team.
I thought they should have let Mariano bat in the top of the inning with two outs so they could bring him back in the bottom. There were two outs with nobody on when they yanked him for that scrub who struck out. Rivera could have done that too. (Unless Rivera's pitch count was too high, I don't know.)
That was a tough choice. If the series is tied 1-1 and we're on the road, I think Mariano stays in to bat even though it's a sure out. Having the light-hitting Hairston as your pinch-hitting candidate would make that decision even easier. Up 2-0, you rationalize that you don't need Mo THAT much as the game is less of a must-win, even though at best Hairston walks or singles versus the sure out of Mo. Frankly, Robertson was Mo-like in securing the first two outs, so there was no immediate drop-off there from not having Mo, but I get your point: stretch the bullpen a bit more. The good news is if we need Mo to close tonight, he's fresh.
It wasn't even Hairston who pinched there, it was some other scrub who waved at a couple of bad pitches like honeymooners on a cruise ship.
You're absolutely right -- it wasn't Hairston, it was - wait for it - Cervelli! This probably strengthens the argument that you leave Rivera in, because Cervelli is on paper even less of a major league hitter than Hairston. Crazy! Where's Ruben Sierra when you need him?
"Cervelli is on paper even less of a major league hitter than Hairston"
Well, on paper it could said that Cervelli's a better hitter, with a .298 BA during the regular season (Hairston: 251).
But because Cervelli's minor league BA over five seasons is only .273, a lot of people look at his performance at the plate with the Yankees as kind of a fluke. He definitely looked nervous and shaky last night.
The secret to the Yankee's 2009 season...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo7RpiBq9RY
It's very tough to win extra inning games on the road in the playoffs
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And here is Mo Rivera getting caught lubing up a spitball.
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