I know the Yankees have a lot of money. Did they buy off the Twins? They run bases like idiots. They are pissing away Pavanos good start.
Dear god, how is a 2-1 game only in the 8th inning after 3.5 hours?
4 to 1. Whatchoo talking about.?
Yes, but now it’s in the ninth after 4 hours. Thank heavens the Rockies are on TNT.
The game started at 7pm EST fellas.
Officially 3 hrs 25 minutes.
Steve Bartman sure has aged fast.
Why the fuck do home fans in the front row insist on getting in the way of a catch?
Oh, and neither game on regular cable here, as Sportsnet continues their policy of refusing to broadcast the game on regular cable to try to force baseball fans to buy their extended package.
They’re trying to get you to buy it for next year? Shit, that stinks. Is there a federal communications commission or something you can complain to?
Are they going to pull this for the Championships, or the World Series? Sheesh, I’d be going nuts.
Can you sign up for MLB radio? That’s only US$15, and is not blacked out like MLBtv is.
Ah, it’s that “6:35 ET” game time they announced on ESPN radio that fooled me. My radio was on well before that, but I was sure that’s when the game started.
Is that with or without commercials? 
And a third team would probably go a long way in fixing the problem of the huge resource advantage the Yankees have.
You know, this is exactly how the Yankees always play. If it’s scoreless by the 5th, then come around the seventh, there’ll be two homers, as the starting pitcher gets worn out. Then, as the pitcher roulette starts spinning, the Yanks try to hit another long ball or two as the new pitcher adjusts to the mound. It’s a pattern, and how the Yanks win. They’re just more dangerous in the latter half of the game, because of how many long ball hitters they have. If the Twins get a man on or two, it’s not so threatening, because of the lack of home runs.
And RickJay, to get the Mets in the series, someone would have to be shot around the tail end of the season. Not sure who, but there’s got to be a reason they’ve fallen apart, what, three years in a row, now?
I understand how come you might hate my hometown boys, but this is how the Yankees work, ever since 1919.
I’m just glad the Sox are out. Not cause I hate them, but because whenever the Sox go up against the Yankees, it means something. I’d rather watch baseball than that rivalry. Again.
Kinda sorry the Twins are out, though. Anything that ticks off Selig is good in my book.
And that was before the Twins made four pitching changes in the ninth!
The Twins had a great run at the end of the season, but they just didn’t have the firepower. The last two games were exciting and very satisfying, the Yankee starters pitched well, and it’s been a long time since Rodriguez got any significant hits in the playoffs. There wasn’t much from anyone else, though.
I can’t believe three of the four series were sweeps, but that actually happened in 2007, too. There hasn’t been a five-game division series since the Yankees beat the Angels in 2005. We’ll see later today if the Rockies can push the Phillies to the limit.
That’s 3.
Didn’t somebody say something last month about Papelbon having never allowed a run in a postseason game?
Guess he’s just one of those guys who can’t pitch those REALLY big games. Ah well. Maybe he’d do okay if Boston would send him to Kansas City or Pittsburgh or somewhere…
Very possible, but some tough tests in the LCSs. The Angels probably have a tougher road against the Yankees, but the Dodgers have no cakewalk with the Phillies/Rockies (imagine Southern California’s Dodgers playing in snowy Colorado weather… yikes!).
No kidding! Especially since there were so many 1-2-3 innings to start the game. It’s not like there were a ton of runners LOB last night either. Honestly, I couldn’t figure out what took so long.
Because Yankees games go on FOREVER. Sometimes longer. It’s in the contract.
Seriously, Yankee hitters take an awful lot of pitches and seem to have more than their fair share of foul balls as well. Very few Yankee batters are on or out after just one or two pitches. That adds up after a while.
yawn
Looking over the ALCS schedule. It appears the Yanks can pitch a 3 man rotation again.
CC would pitch game 4 on short rest. AJ and Andy pitch 5 & 6 on normal rest and CC gets game 7 normal rest. This would leave the bullpen over-powering and the bench strong.