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2012 ALDS: Yankees vs Orioles

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Game 1: Hammel vs Sabathia @ Camden Yards.

 

Lineups pending. The Yankees outclass there guys everywhere except middle relief, but the O's have put on their man pants any time the Yankees are in the other dugout. This is gonna be a fun series. Enjoy the games tonight, I will be working, although will be around for the next 4, should we get that far.

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The best franchise in the history of sports will win the series

 

If they don't? The Orioles have been on a roll lately, I'm not sure why you're punching in your ticket to the ALCS. You did the same last year only to lose a sig bet to a700.

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Now the series heads back to New York's Matchbox Stadium 1-1. Pettitte pitched a terrific game but in truth the Yanks are living almost entirely on their pitching on the road at this point. Now CC and Pettitte are out of the way until game 5. I would not be at all surprised to see it go 5.

 

Granderson gets to hit again in the band box where one of his pop ups might get out. More likely he will add to his regular season K total of 195 on 596 AB's, a staggering total of K's. Not sure how many he has so far in the post season but it must be something like 6 K's so far in two games.

 

Yanks may well get past the O's because their pitching is better. However I don't see them getting any farther than that. To many holes in the lineup. Swisher brings his 1-33 with RISP totals to the plate. Granderson is laughable bringing his monster K totals to the plate which far overshadow his HR totals and ARoid is simply awful. He is done but the contract is not. Good luck with that one NY.

 

Once you get past the two pop guns, Jeter and Ichiro and the real threat Cano, there is simply not much to worry about in that lineup. Tex is hobbling around the bases and a good example for why Agons is sort of worthless unless he hits HR's. While Agons does not have a leg injury nor recovering from one he is the same sort of barely moving traffic jam on the base paths that Tex is at the moment. Tex has not necessarily done much to cover himself in glory either this year or this post season.

 

Yanks have a similar problem to the Sox. In fact, they are the Sox with far better pitching. To many reminders from the past that are just past it. The Yanks have done a better job putting together a rotation and pen. Pitching will beat hitting every time and it is the Yanks pitching that really distinguishes them from the Sox.

 

While we are on the topic, the Sox should stay as far away from Swisher as they can get. He is a solution to nothing. With any luck, the Yanks will find a way to resign him so he can continue his fabulous career in NY. Nothing better for the Sox than for the Yanks to continue to have to play these stiffs with big contracts. Just keep piling them up NY.

 

Yanks way bested the Sox this year as the Sox had no pitching. But in truth this Yankee team is no WS winner and is not even a likely WS participant. Tigers should get past Oakland and then stomp the Yanks into the off season presuming they get past the O's.

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Hey I know that O's fans or even I guess late blooming baseball fans in the Baltimore area have been taking a good deal of heat during this post season but some of the stuff that went on in Baltimore is pretty embarrassing.

 

You guys must have heard about the two Maryland State Troopers assigned as security in and around the Yankee dugout that went up to Swisher while the game was in progress (apparently as he was going to the bat rack for his bat getting ready to head to the plate) and asked him for his autograph! That is pretty embarrassing. I guess the two Troopers were relieved of the Camden Yards security assignment and will not be making another post season appearance.

VA Sox Fan Boston Red Sox

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I really dislike this Yankee offense. They are all amazing in 20% of their games and completely suck in the other 80%. It is a joke that we continue to look this bad against this team

 

The Grandy-Man and Cano are pretty reliable....

jung Worcester Red Sox

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Here we are in the division series of both leagues and the hitters are worthless. I think I mentioned it in the playoffs thread but hitters simply do not hit anymore...they swing. I get on our guys cause I see them the most but they are far from alone.

 

Flaherty goes yard with a classic Matchbox Stadium HR in the 1st. Comes up now with the bases jacked. Takes strike 1 which is fine by me...was not a good strike 1 pitch to swing at. But it was FB, low and on the black inside. Where in Gods name did he think Karoda was going with the next pitch?

 

What a shock..Karoda goes change on the outer third of the plate but it really did nothing. Classic just stick the bat out and keep the head in the hitting zone and trot on down to 1st with your single...only in this case with bases jacked and two outs....it would have been two runs anyway. He takes that pitch and is now down 0-2. Finally hits a dribbler back to the mound and that is the end of that half inning. I am so sick of seeing sucky, stupid hitting by our guys, really by any guys. It makes no sense.

 

What are they teaching these guys or are they simply not willing to learn any longer. Just shocking to me how much thoughtless hitting goes on these days. Pick a location, look for the pitch there with less than 2 strikes and hit the GD thing!

 

Of course this happens on top of Jones and his bubble gum missed catch of the Jeter fly ball that gave the Yanks a run.

jung Worcester Red Sox

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Here we are in the division series of both leagues and the hitters are worthless. I think I mentioned it in the playoffs thread but hitters simply do not hit anymore...they swing. I get on our guys cause I see them the most but they are far from alone.

 

Flaherty goes yard with a classic Matchbox Stadium HR in the 1st. Comes up now with the bases jacked. Takes strike 1 which is fine by me...was not a good strike 1 pitch to swing at. But it was FB, low and on the black inside. Where in Gods name did he think Karoda was going with the next pitch?

 

What a shock..Karoda goes change on the outer third of the plate but it really did nothing. Classic just stick the bat out and keep the head in the hitting zone and trot on down to 1st with your single...only in this case with bases jacked and two outs....it would have been two runs anyway. He takes that pitch and is now down 0-2. Finally hits a dribbler back to the mound and that is the end of that half inning. I am so sick of seeing sucky, stupid hitting by our guys, really by any guys. It makes no sense.

 

What are they teaching these guys or are they simply not willing to learn any longer. Just shocking to me how much thoughtless hitting goes on these days. Pick a location, look for the pitch there with less than 2 strikes and hit the GD thing!

 

Of course this happens on top of Jones and his bubble gum missed catch of the Jeter fly ball that gave the Yanks a run.

VA Sox Fan Boston Red Sox

VA Sox Fan

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JETER!!!!

 

Oh and Jetesy...

 

ARod continuing his phenomenal post season hitting

 

Should not be in the 3 spot. Good call Girardi.

 

WAY TO GO MANNY MACHADO!!!!!!

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