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2009 MLB LCS: Day 8


Next Game

New York Yankees
@ Los Angeles Angels

Thursday, Oct 22, 2009, 7:57 PM EDT
Angel Stadium of Anaheim

A.J. Burnett vs John Lackey

Clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

 

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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - A.J. Burnett 13-9 4.04 1.40 195 97



W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - John Lackey 11-8 3.83 1.27 139 47


If the Yankees win tonight, this will be the last baseball game until next Wednesday.  Playoff fever...catch it!

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if the yankees win tonight it will be the last baseball game i watch until spring

"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay

by joshuar9476 on Oct 22, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

not that i've been watching that much since the twins and rockies went out

"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay

by joshuar9476 on Oct 22, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was thinking the same thing

I really have no interest in Yankees-Phillies.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

no way man.

I love baseball. I’ll watch every game I can.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Plus, FOX hired Ozzie Guillen to work the WS

I’m personally hoping he literally chews off Tim McCarver’s head.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would assume so.

Either that or giving the FCC a blank check.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's fantastic.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

My sources say he's definitely going to be eligible

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Oct 22, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

i actually heard a rumor that

something was going to be released out of UK around the 15th. a week late but its a nice present

by Dave from Louisville on Oct 22, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Like we didn't all see it coming

There’s a certain tradeoff when you hire someone like that.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

this situation has absolutely nothing to do with Calipari

it has everything to do with Brian Clifton, Billy Gillispie, and Coach K.

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Oct 23, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

I still blame Calipari

It’s not coincidence that these things seem to follow him wherever he goes….

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

So it's his fault that Wall took official visits

to Kentucky when Gillispie was coach and to Duke where Coach K was the coach?

In fact, John Wall never took an official visit to a school where John Calipari was the coach.

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by 'tHan on Oct 23, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

Whatever, it's not my fault UK hired a cheater

Cheater cheater, pumpkin eater!

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

Says the fan of the school

with a coach that actually got implicated in infractions and put a school on probation.

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by 'tHan on Oct 23, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

Look at my horse!

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

oh, sweet lemonade

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by 'tHan on Oct 23, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

your such a douche :)

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, and how old were you when that happened?

Stop living in the past man, the future is where it’s at!

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

I am not surprised

AJ is like the girl with the curl. When he’s good, he’s very, very good. When he’s bad, he’s horrid.

Plus, with everyone just about writing the Angels off, you kinda knew this would happen.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

AJ's pitching on short rest too, no?

I feel like that may not be best for him.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

And no one commented on my quip

Whatever, I don’t need to impress you f***ing people.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good

cause you weren’t doing it.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hate you :)

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Aw, I'm just kidding man.

I’m depressed because I didn’t get it till you said that. I’d like to think that I’m smarter than that.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

s'okay

Hate is a term of endearment for me, hence the smiley.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm in a good mood

Or drunk, you decide.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I pick all of the above.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

you know, i was kinda hoping to enjoy some baseball tonight

now that the Angels are trying to make it competitive. but WOW! Cable is making sure i remember what it’s like to have Time Warner.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 22, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions  

FTH?

Why is Fox showing idiotic fans like that?

Didn’t they used to have a rule about not showing them, to discourage such behavior?

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by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Yanks making their move

Lackey’s near 100 pitches, and the Angels pen is kinda sucky.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec'd for prescience

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Goodbye, John Lackey.

And, we thank you.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Melky almost got picked off

He can be such a bonehead on the basepaths.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

ruh roh

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions  

crap.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

poor Lackey

He can’t even bear to watch.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd be pissed right now if I was him.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wonder

if he could have gotten one more out.

He was at 104 pitches, and not looking very good, but the pen is gawd-awful. I’m kinda surprised they didn’t leave him in.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nope. He was on normal rest.

Thanks to the off day. I don’t understand that move from Scioscia, but hindsight is 20/20.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow

talk about the wheels falling off

by sharks on Oct 22, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions  

The Angels will win this game

Mark it down.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions  

I've still got it

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

a witch, a witch

May we burn him?

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 23, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

Bubba?

Why Marte and not Coke?

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Coke blows

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I LOVE THE SMACK

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not implying anything like that

Just making fun of his name, as Yankee fans are wont to do. :-)

Both Marte and Coke are not seen as terribly reliable.

I think if it were up to the average Yankee fan, they’d prefer to see Phil Hughes and Mariano Rivera finish out this game. No Marte, no Coke, no Joba.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn't figure Coke was a druggie.

I was kinda surprised that Girardi didn’t go straight to Hughes. Mariano had 2 days off. He could pretty easily throw 2 innings, I’d think.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not surprised

Damaso Marte vs. Phil Coke. Rock vs. hard place.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

bible verse

Philippians 4:13

“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pastadiving

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Kendry Morales might be my second favorite 1B

behind JV, of course.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Poor Phil

He was a total stud when he first moved to the pen, but he hasn’t done that well in the post-season.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions  

I think he was better than Homer.

Homer’s obviously improved past him, but there was a time when I really thought Hughes was the better pitcher.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

I do

Can’t judge him on one game, or even one month. He’s really been lights-out most of the year. And he’s still learning.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Did anyone else catch the fact that that last inning

was 45 minutes? I certainly didn’t.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions  

im here yall, im tall, and im ready to discuss john wall

first off, you guys are idiots. ok go

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Oct 22, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

It isn't like it's that big of a deal.

It wasn’t like he was ever going to be at UK more than a year anyway.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, he's a pro

he had the audacity to play for an AAU coach who went and got his agent’s license for a year and then scrapping it before he ever represented anybody. so now, john wall has to pay back $80 worth of McDonalds meals that his coach bought him in high school during recruiting trips while he was trying to convince Wall to go to Duke. And then Wall faces a maximum penalty of a three-game suspension. All this, meanwhile, everyone has known forever and the only news is that Mike Slive said the SEC still hasn’t figured it all out.

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Oct 22, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're underselling it

It will end up being a bigger story than it should be, unfairly so. More importantly it will have people watching with an even closer eye at everything the staff does. None of the major programs are clean, and it’s just a matter of time until they get nailed. It’s a really bad start to the Calipari era, like it or not.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

again

it has nothing to do with calipari.

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by 'tHan on Oct 23, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yep

they are commenting on the situation without understanding what it’s all about. They just see the words “John Wall Eligibility Issues”, and automatically decide Calipari has gotten UK the death penalty.

But where is the story on Duke Freshman Ryan Kelly? He’s got the same issues, but because he’s a Duke player everyone chooses to ignore it?

In the end, he may not get to play 2 or 3 games against nobody schools. Oh Well…

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by 'tHan on Oct 23, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

your an idiot!

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Now Joba

I’m kinda down on him.

Not that he doesn’t have great stuff, but he’s a head case.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Is that related at all to him getting jerked around by Yankees mgmt?

going from bullpen to starter to bullpen has to be tough. He’s displayed the talent to be a big league pitcher, but they won’t give him one role long enough to develop into that pitcher.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, I think he's a head case

It’s completely unrelated to him being “jerked around.”

It used to be pretty common for pitchers to start in the pen, and move from the pen to starter and back again while learning the ropes. I don’t think it’s hurt him.

If anything, the Yankees have spoiled him. They announce plans for him, Joba whines about it, and they accommodate him.

He strikes me as very immature. A big reason he struggled is that he became very predictable in his pitch selection. Posada would try to fix it, and Joba would just keep shaking him off until he got what he wanted. Which was always his slider. It got to the point that every hitter knew what pitch was coming when. And he was so hard-headed he refused to change.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

That makes sense.

I just know at my last job I got moved from project to project to project, and it can be hard to focus when your responsibilities are changing.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Didn't he have some family issues too?

Just saying, familial background and all that.

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

The Yankees are worried about that. His mom has substance abuse issues, and they’re concerned because those things tend to be hereditary.

Joba was arrested for DWI last year. He was at a strip club, and some of the other patrons teased him about the Red Sox being in the World Series while he wasn’t. He got so mad he left in a huff and sped away. So fast he was stopped for speeding. And failed a Breathalyzer.

Personally, I’d have arrested him just for wearing that shirt.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 23, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

Damon, Tex, A-Rod

not who I want to face if I’m Brian Fuentes.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions  

a-rod doesnt have an rbi yet

just sayin

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Oct 22, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow, arod gets bonds treatment now

funny how much perception can change over the course of 9 games

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Oct 22, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions  

lefty lefty

could have been part of it

by sharks on Oct 22, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

also, when you're hot, you're hot.

A-Rod has really been hitting well, and has destroyed Fuentes in their matchups.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

hey Angels

BOHICA

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Oct 22, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Swisher has been ice cold lately

He’s so due.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

nice play by Figgins

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Oct 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

too bad it was foul

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

good call my the ump

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Oct 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow that was close

"What the hell are spanks????"

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Swisher really looks bad up there

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Oct 22, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

some Yankee fans

Think Cherry should have been pinch-hit for Swish.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cherry!

I miss that guy.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

fuentes should throw swisher a moneyball

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Oct 22, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions  

barely got a piece of that one

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Oct 22, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Good grief... Just get it over with.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

advantage Swisher

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Oct 22, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

wow full count

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Oct 22, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

one pitch from a tie game

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Oct 22, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

or game 6

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

by Caleb on Oct 22, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

It's back to the Bronx

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by BubbaFan on Oct 22, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Lackey's STILL pissed Scioscia took him out.

Trying to be gracious, but he wanted that one.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Oct 22, 2009 11:34 PM EDT reply actions  

So who's winning?

So who actually other than BF really cares?
Oh these folks……Hey Derek please sign my ball…

Jay Bruce will become a major league baseball STAR, starting in April, 2010.....

by Madville on Oct 22, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

This story is on CNN this morning

Red Sox “game used underwear” for sale.

Apparently, they do this every year. Memorabilia dealers pick through the trash after the season, and sell their pickings on eBay. Last year, Josh Beckett pitched a fit and had his agent stop the sale of his underwear. He apparently saw the story on ESPN and flipped out. (Afraid fans would find out he wears an extra-small jock strap or what?)

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 23, 2009 6:29 AM EDT reply actions  

lol! That is a disturbing story

it reminds me of those alleged female undergarment vending machines in Japan.

I’d be more comfortable with the Red Sox gear being sold than schoolgirls though!

The worst part (practically speaking) about the Red Sox thing is there is no way to tell what you’re buying. That could be Youkilis’ boxer shorts, ot it could be some random trucker’s.

by Red_Poodle on Oct 23, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

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