jacksonianmarch

This is f***ing huge right here. Robby Cano, cmon man, we need a gapper

I am hoping this is his kickoff into playoff performance. If Jeter, Tex, and ARod are performing, this team will be really tough to beat in the WS

THE CURSE OF MARK TEIXEIRA!!

TIE GAME MOTHER f***ERS!!!

No John Lackey, this game is OURS!

TEX!!!!

Lost in all this is how good Melky has been this series.

Tex vs Oliver? That doesnt make much sense at all. His splits are right down the middle, and ARod is on deck.

Why didnt he score there? Cmon Melkman

He's sticking with Lackey? WTF?? Oliver has been dominant in the postseason.

right now, Lackey isnt anywhere near the plate. If he walks Jeter, then I think Oliver comes in for Damon

Cmon Jeter. Need something big here. Dont let up on him, he's a bit rattled

Maybe not.

That was a ball.

He is throwing the curve so damn much that they are expecting it on FB counts. He really is a good pitcher and he is just adding cash to the bank with every pitch he is throwing here. We need to get at least one run here. Get Lackey out of there and then try and hit their mediocre, but suddenly dominating bullpen. I dont get it. The Yankees squash bad pitching, but they cannot hit their bullpen of AAAA arms.

Swisher is just overmatched right now. Thing is, when he breaks out, he'll hit 4 homers in 5 games or so, so benching him is a problem.

To be honest with you. Ever since the first, Burnett has been money. but nobody was beating Lackey tonight

Chapman recently gained MLB free agent status after establishing residency in Andorra. He initially thought that MLB GMs would come to him, but he noticed that nobody really was jumping at the idea of going to Europe. So, he has come to NY to meet with GM's. Now, for those who don't know, Chapman is the 21 yr old Cuban lefty who stands 6'4 179lbs and has been clocked as high as 103mph. He has a slider that has plus potential but sits at only average at this point and really didnt show much else. Unfortunately, video beyond his WBC days is limited due to the restrictions on travel to Cuba. SO it is unknown if he actually throws another pitch consistently. His stats from the Cuban national team were not terribly impressive, but he was one of the youngest players in that league. He had a 4.08ERA in 118IP and did not fare well in the WBC in a short stint. Regardless, lefties with his frame and his power are exceedingly rare. Chapman is expected to be offered $40-60mil over a specified amount of yrs (likely 4-6) and will probably start his American professional career in the minors. Teams interested are many, and the top suitors are expected to be the Yankees and the Sox. Now, Chapman is not the only big name INTL FA available. Yusei Kikuchi, the 18 yr old lefty who apparently throws 96mph from Japan is expected to be a hot commodity, and there is always the possibility that Yu Darvish gets posted a bit early. Regardless, expect there to be another big time bidding war. It should be fun. In terms of my thoughts on these guys. Chapman sounds like he could be a very, very good reliever, and potentially a top notch closer with his power. He will need a lot of work to become a starter, but his raw tools are about as rare as they come. Kikuchi is very young, but might be more polished than Chapman in terms of his control. And Darvish is the holy grail per the Japanese media, but we all know how that can work out (see Matsuzaka, Daisuke). All of these guys have risk, but I have a very strong feeling that Chapman ends up in NY and Kikuchi ends up in Boston.

AJ has settled down and is giving us a chance.

we gotta work Lackey in the 6th. Cause we need to get him out of this game. 70 pitches through 5 is not enough IMO against a guy who we can work. I hope for a f***ing arctic freeze this weekend if we dont come back in this one.

Let me dumb it down for you just a bit. A good 4th OFer is all dependent on what you have for your OFers #1-3. If the sox nab a guy like Crawford for LF, then you are probably going to want a 4th OFer with more power than slap hitting ability. If you get a guy like Bay, then a speed guy might be in order. You need to complement your team appropriately with your bench. If your backup is the same kind of player as the guy he's replacing except not as good, then there is absolutely no advantage to having them in the lineup. Its all well and good to get a 4th OFer type player, but there are TONS of those available at all times of the yr. A good GM complements his team with a bench that offers you something a little different.

I just dont understand how these guys are just taking 90mph fastball at the belt over the heart of the plate with 2 strikes. Incredible.

Who cares about your 4th OF right now. That can get sorted out after you get your 3rd OFer in place. 4th OFers are usually obtained in late January, early February.

if Molina had nobody on and 2 outs, then I would have let him hit.

these umpires are incredibly horrible