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10/15: Open ALCS Game 1 Thread


CC Sabathia

#52 / Pitcher / New York Yankees

6-7

290

L

L

Jul 21, 1980



C.J. Wilson

#36 / Pitcher / Texas Rangers

6-1

210

L

L

Nov 18, 1980



I can't stand this picture of C.J. Wilson. Why did he pose like this? If you're going to pose for a funny picture, you must absolutely consider whether it will be funny given repeat viewings. This, like so many of my prized childhood movies, has failed the repeat-viewings test, and it's failed in spectacular fashion.

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This is going to be awful.
Awww the Joe Dirt effect.
Joe Dirt was funny after multiple viewings.
Or if you're a crack addict.
Joe Dirt made me want to shoot myself by the fourth time.
No Rays :(
I liked them better before they sold out
When did they ever sell out?
When they kept winning.
I can only like things that are as miserable as me
Well then I have just the team for you.
Well they didn't sell out manny baseball games.
Come on baseball! Entertain me at work!
Holy jesus, has CC gotten even fatter?
His bloomers used to be a party tent.
Since last week?
Seriously! He looks fucking huge.
I'm having a hard time wanting Yankees to win
I still laugh at the picture.

And I still laugh when I watch Spaceballs.

Looks like CC is sick of CJ's pose as well..

As I much as I want the Rangers to lose

Seeing CC get lit up is always fun.

Huh.

How bout that.

Finally get to watch a game on cable and boy are the announcers poopy.
I think this is the last series TBS are doing

Then we have FOX to enjoy!

Who is it tonight?

I’d been listening to Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (“CC is not on his game tonight”)

Ron Darling, John Smoltz and I forget the main guy's name
ERINE JOHNSON!
Ernie doing baseball play by play?!

Ron Darling is very boring.

And Craig Sager too!?!
He looks like a broadcaster from the 70's.
It's too bad that Gus Johnson doesn't broadcast baseball.
The one time I forget my radio and am out of town.

I gotta find a stream quick,

If there is one thing Sabathia knows how to do it's pitching on a big stage!
I can't believe a teeny tiny part of me is rooting for a small texas success.

Maybe they can take it to 7 games then lose at home.

If anyone deserves to win it all this year it's the Yankees
CC SABATHIA KNOWS HOW TO WIN
God, can these announcers be biased anymore for the Yankees?
Jeff Francoeur : Baseball Team :: Tits : Boar
Yeah, go ahead and walk Matt Treanor
Aw man

I was hoping they’d chase him. Also holy shit safe.

What the fuck was that?
Golly, I hope we get some replays of that.
He was out.

Nelson Cruz needs to duck the arm.

Ump well positioned, too
Standing O for CJ there.
He's probably safe if he slides headfirst
Elvis Andrus is so good.
CJ owes him a sodypop for that
International broadcasters say Texas still owe A Rod 10 million.. wow.
What happens if you drink your gatorade out of order?
52-C.C.'s number and waist size.
Has Joe Morgan gotten more incoherent?

or is it just me, unable to parse his sentences?

I've been fortunate enough to only hear him a couple if times this season

but I find it very hard to believe he could get more incoherent.

Wow, these guys love the Yankees, huh?
Is anyone else surprised to see Derek Jeter on the front page of mlb.com

as a representation of the Yankees?

These Yankees have been in every Postseason Situation tm
Think part of the difference is that NY has had a team for a few years longer than Texas?
Yes, though it is worth nothing that the Yankees have made the playoffs 24 times since the Rangers came into existance
Not that that has a single thing to do with this game or 2010 postseason...
Oh my god I'm stupid 'noting' not 'nothing'
Goddamnit Yankees.
The Rangers radio broadcast is advertising a car lot that has an A-Rod pinata.
Lot of bitterness regarding A-rod on the Rangers broadcast.
How do I find the ESPN Jon Miller radio stream?

I’ve Googled the hell out of radio stations and all I can find are the stupid network shows?

"Classic fundamentals by Alex Rodriguez!"
Was there a reason that Jeter had to make a quick throw there?

He was out by like 15 feet…

Jeter only makes off-balance throws
Lot of bitterness on the Rangers broadcast regarding A
:( :) Cliff sighting.
I want to see a list of baseball players who have "slump-proof" swings.
If Cano's swing is slump-proff then he should never fail to get a hit.
Ooh a lead.

That’s kinda shiny.

Fuck this series.

I don’t want to root for either.

I agree. I hope they both lose the series..
Good luck with that.
Would that mean the Twins advance? :)

Actually, in Japanese baseball, tie games exist; they only play 12 innings during regular season.

Didn't that used to be 10?

When did that change?

Not sure if it changed. I've always known it as 12, but could've been 10 at one time.

Wiki:

.. If there is no winner after 12 innings, the game is declared a draw, except in the postseason, where games that are tied after 15 innings must be replayed…

I didn't know that they RE-PLAYED games.

That’s interesting.

It's weird, though.

No matter how many times they air it, everything is the same.

Yeah, me neither.

Those things make it hard for me to take Japanese Baseball seriously.. I’ve heard it’s because they don’t want games going later than the last train.

Makes sense to me.
While that's nice and courteous of them

6-hour 23-inning ballgames are simply epic affairs.

That actually makes a lot of sense. Majority of them don't own cars and if your out in japan past midnight your stuck their until morning.
Fucking selfish Japanese people.

Your slanty eyes make me ANGRY.

Elvis Andrus looks like he has a gigantic Smarties necklace.
I am a fan of this game :)
Man, that was a well-placed hit.
HAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU YANKEES

Aw man, fuck you Texas .

Stop it.

Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.

The Rangers may be beating Sabathia but they're not wearing him down.

Or something….

They're not in NY, so it's not a high-stress game. Maybe that's it.
Go Rangers.

I can’t believe I am happy about a Michael Young hit.

CC is frustrated. Didn't backup any bases. Maybe too large to move.
Uh-huh, you guys should just stop hyping up C.C. now.
John Smoltz lied to me

He guaranteed CC would be better from that point on.

Rangers broadcast just flat out said that Posada is lazy.
And CC did not even cover home on that.

If Andrus has been on second he would have scored on the wild pitch.

I love when the broadcast booths get into it.

It makes the games that much more enjoyable. Next, they should randomly pipe in each other’s broadcast audio to the opposing team’s broadcast booth PA system. Get ’em all whipped up at each other.

Brett Gardner had a .358 wOBA,, a 21.9 UZR(after having a 12.9 last year) and a 5.8 WAR.

I had no idea.

As if it wasn't already hard enough to root for the Yankees

They bring Joba in.

THROW A PITCH YOU LARDY CUNT
Did hell freeze over?

Just looked at the score board and this doesn’t seem right.

Someones cheating obviously.

They’ll figure it out.

Must be Cliff's hat.

That’s a BAD HAT!

Love how they left the infield 3 inches long so the Yankees couldn't squirt one through.
Rick Sutcliffe said this was at the request of Nolan Ryan.
I saw that. Cracks me up how the maintenance crews supposedly can affect the game.
Yankees will probably drench the base paths to slow down Texas.
What's the score?
I think we're tied up and heading into extras.

But I’d have to check MLB.com to make sure.

Holy shit, nice Pete Rose safe slide, Gardner.
LOOK AT THE HUSTLE PLAY BY BRETT GARDNER
THE YANKEES HAVE FOUND THEIR DAVE ROBERTS!
Frickin' finally-I still can't believe most of me is rooting for the Yankees.
AND HERE COME THE YANKEES!
Ron Darling sounds like James Woods.
I think Ron Washington would like a little bump right now.
Oliver's pitches look really slow.

And like garbage..

A-Rod hitting a grand slam here would be the best thing ever.
Hahahaha, looks like the Mariners bullpen.
An A-Rod dinger here would be unbe-fucking-lievable.
Rec'd for Fish Called Wanda line.
Unintentional

but I have seen the film.

Here we go now.
AHAHA MICHEAL YOUNG!

BEST PLAYER IN THE AL WEST!

I don't care what kind of bruise would be caused or how much it would have hurt, Young has to get his body on that ball hit by Arod.

What a pussy.

Still nobody out..
Still wondering why Jon Miller is not on the NLDS broadcast side of things.
Because the NLDS is over?
Sorry-meant CS.
Bias?

No way a national broadcaster would ever let that kind of thing go on.

Right, because all 3 of the yeddies on the tv side aren't rooting for the Yanks :P
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Who the hell is Clay Rapada?
He's no Clay Zavada that's for sure
Damn straight.
This is wonderful.
Wow. Impressive.. Can anyone pitch?
I could give it a go but I can't promise anything.
Yep,Brett Gardner=Yankee Dave Roberts.
You have to love the looks on the Rangers fans' faces.
Yep. Gardner's hustle started this.
I can't really root for either team

but it’d be kind of funny if Texas doesn’t win a home game this postseason.

Thanks for that one pitch you threw Rapada.
Ha, ha. Nice location.
This is going exactly as I hoped

CC is awful and the Yanks rally late.

Ahahahahahahahaha
This is all on Micheal Young and the fact that despite being over 30 he is still afraid of getting in front of a hot shot grounder.

How many times did we watch Adrian let a ball like that bounce of his chest only to pick it up and make a play.

Suck it Rangers.
Awww. I get to see repeated shots of 'sad Nolan'..
That expression they jjust showed is hysterical.
He went from one beer in the first six innings to eight beers in the last 20 minutes.
Beer bong
He's snorting beers at this point.
TIME TO CHANGE PITCHERS AGAIN WASHINGTON!
Ron Washington looks like he could use a pick-me-up of some kind.
He needs to divvy out some for his pitchers..
That was one of the greatest expressions I've ever seen, Nolan.
I have no idea who to root for in this game still, so I figure I'll root for individual players I like

WOOOOO MARCUS THAMES!

Aw shit I like Holland too
Is it bad I never had confidence in the Rangers, even up 5-0?
I'd actually forgotten that Wilson started this inning.
I didn't even realize it was the same inning-poor CJ.
THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT
Ordinarily I'd agree with you.
Five pitchers used and still not one out.

That is crap.

Man, has there been a hit besides Gardner's that hasn't been absolutely hammered?
Thames was a shattered bat.
Fuckin' Rangers man, I tell ya
As an aside, Ron Darling is so bad I actually am looking forward to McCarver.
Wood is vulnerable.. I have no stats to back that up.
What the fuck? I leave the house to get some fried rice and then the Yankees are winning? I'll never eat fried rice again.
Fried rice is fucking delicious though.
You're right. I'll retract that statement.
I already feel raped by this series.

Don’t take the fucking rice too.

Can't walk the leadoff batter

[/Ron_Fairly]

I realize that the Rangers winning would be a clusterfuck for us but my irrational Yankees hate has kicked in.
Rationally I know Rangers' success is bad. Irrationally, wanting the Yankees to WIN is really hard.
I can't get past the total douchnozzelness of the entire Yankees organization and fan base.
Throw strikes you jackwagon.
AHAHAHAHAHA!
What the hell was that?
I direct you to my previous comment.
There is nothing ennobling about losing a game like this.
What a dumbass! Jesus
Texas broadcast just called that the worst baserunning blunder in franchise history.

Over dramatize much?

Probably the most important baserunning blunder.
This is one of the things that pisses me off about sports today.

No that was not the greatest game ever played that you just saw. Shut the fuck up.

I wouldn't be surprised, based on leverage and playoffs and what not, that it was the costliest.
That pickoff: -16.2% WPA
I do like cool jams.
Lets see if Young can make up for his poor fielding by at least reaching base against Rivera.
Gut would'a got it.
Jeter-Clutch!
Yankee Juggernaut™
The only Juggernaut more annoying than Vinnie Jones.
Dun,dun,dun, dun-dun

dun, dun,dun, dun-dun

Rivera is gonna blow the save for sure
In a multi-branch universe he might.
I often shift between dimensions
That'll be my excuse if Rivera actually blows it.
If Elvis Andrus hits a home run, the universe will divide by zero and simply end.
Before Lincecum/Hallady?

I would be fucking irate.

You won't exist though so it won't really matter right?
Well no

But I wouldn’t want to die annoyed.

To see that happen would almost be worth the Rangers win.
If the Rangers screw this opportunity up, they deserve to lose this series
Wow, bunting with two strikes.
That was clutch.
Still not worried.
I would be too afraid to ever bunt with two strikes

Too much possibility for total embarrassment

If you mess up you could always ride out of the clubhouse on your bicycle.
What do you say if you're Jorge Posada?

“Uhhhhh throw a cutter?”

No guys, he definitely checked his swing there.
Here comes some shit straight out of 'The Natural'.
Must have been an alternate ending.
I still contend that Rivera is really a real life Terminator.
Would that make Ichiro John Connors?
Suck it Rangers.
Gotta love heartbreaking losses
This is going splendidly. Yankee win, Yankee win, Cliff Lee perfect game, Yankee win, Yankee win.
Yayawwwwyaaaaayawwwwwyaaawwwww:(:):(:):(:)

I don’t know how to feel.

I fucking hate this series.
Texas still does not have a win at home.
So, am I glad I got interrupted around the 3rd inning?
Rangers fans must be on suicide watch right now.

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