2009 World Series: Phillies @ Yankees

[suns]

2-0 and dealing with CC.

[Dipre]

Robinson Cano:

 

Talent so awesome is legendary.

 

Stupidity so awesome it's legendary.

[Divinity]

The Yankees are officially going with a three man rotation the rest of the way.

 

EDIT: Which means the Yankees are trying to do something that has never before been done in the Wild Card era.

 

Well the Blue Jays did it 3 years prior to the Wild Card formation in the 92' World Series against the Atlanta Braves

[Optimist]

Sabathia struggling early. Thankfully Ryan Howard has just been awful for the last week.

[jacksonianmarch]

Outfield defense might need to be upgraded in the offseason. Damon giveth, and then he taketh away

[suns]

What were you doing howard!

[jacksonianmarch]

How was CC awful? Victorino hit a popup that is caught by any OFer worth their salt and Utley owns CC. BTW, I walk Werth here. He is way too hot

[Dipre]

How was CC awful? Victorino hit a popup that is caught by any OFer worth their salt and Utley owns CC. BTW' date=' I walk Werth here. He is way too hot[/b']

 

Request granted.

[suns]

And then ibanez sucks.

[jacksonianmarch]

It was a no-brainer. Werth had an OPS of 1.080 vs lefties, which led the league.

[Dipre]

It was a no-brainer. Werth had an OPS of 1.080 vs lefties' date=' which led the league.[/quote']

 

14 HRs against them too.

[yankees228]

Damon is really awful defensively. First he gets a bad break on a ball he should have caught, and then dives when he has no chance at it.

 

Anyway, Sabathia made a mistake to Utley and threw a lot of pitches, but he seems to have much better command than he did in game one.

[yankees228]

Well the Blue Jays did it 3 years prior to the Wild Card formation in the 92' World Series against the Atlanta Braves

 

Well, it's kind of irrelevant because I said "Wild Card era", but the Jays used four starters in the World Series that year anyway.

[yankees228]

Didn't end up mattering, but Posada has to catch the baseball. Him dropping the 2-0 pitch to Ruiz probably cost the Yankees a strike.

[Spudboy]

Holy s***.

 

Blanton looks so much like Brad Penny. Especially from the back!

[Spudboy]

Holy s***.

 

Blanton looks so much like Brad Penny. Especially from the back!

 

Horse face at bat!

[Spudboy]

Hahahahahahaha!

Hit the feed bag Tex.

[jacksonianmarch]

Makeup call on that strike 3. No baserunning calls, but the home plate ump has been shaky and the warnings after the top of the first were BS

[example1]

Holy s***.

 

Blanton looks so much like Brad Penny. Especially from the back!

 

Blanton is approximately the upside I can see for Michael Bowden.

 

Bowden throws harder and did better at AAA than Blanton did when he was there, so he might have a slightly higher upside--but Blanton's potential at Bowden's age was probably higher.

 

Both are husky 6-3, and have weird deliveries. Both rely on location and secondary stuff over power, and that ultimately limits their ability to carry a staff.

 

That said, an upside of Blanton is not insignificant. Bowden could certainly make the staffs of a number of MLB teams next year.

[Keeper]

It was a no-brainer. Werth had an OPS of 1.080 vs lefties' date=' [b']which led the league[/b].

 

Ryan Braun's OPS against lefties was 1.198.

[jacksonianmarch]

I can see that. Blanton was at best a #3 starter in Oakland and is much better served in the NL.

[jacksonianmarch]

Ryan Braun's OPS against lefties was 1.198.

 

I am mistaken!

[jacksonianmarch]

CC is settling in!

[yankees228]

Two excellent pitches on Utley's thumbs.

[yankees228]

Makeup call on that strike 3. No baserunning calls' date=' but the home plate ump has been shaky and the warnings after the top of the first were BS[/quote']

 

3-2 to Teixeira was a strike.

[Keeper]

Bowden/Blanton is an apt comparison.

[jacksonianmarch]

McCarver is a moron. He is saying ARod wasnt hit intentionally. Hmm. Runner on 3rd, 1 out with a GIDP machine in Posada on deck. If it wasnt intentional, then it was an incredibly opportune time to hit the guy. Just like both times last night

[Spudboy]

My comment about Blanton was only directed towards the visual impression I get.

 

I have no idea about his capabilities.

 

Just a fat f*** with a funky delivery.

 

And a goatee.

[jacksonianmarch]

Robby Cano needs to be pulled. He looks incredibly bad

[yankees228]

McCarver is a moron. He is saying ARod wasnt hit intentionally. Hmm. Runner on 3rd' date=' 1 out with a GIDP machine in Posada on deck. If it wasnt intentional, then it was an incredibly opportune time to hit the guy. Just like both times last night[/quote']

 

Yeah, but we all know that teams are trying to pitch A-Rod inside. He might have hit him intentionally, but it also might have just gone a bit further inside than he wanted.