2010 ALDS: Yankees vs. Twins

Gm 1	NYY @ MIN	Wed	Oct. 6	8:30 PM	TBS
Gm 2	NYY @ MIN	Thu	Oct. 7	6:00 PM	TBS
Gm 3	MIN @ NYY	Sat	Oct. 9	8:30 PM	TBS
Gm 4*	MIN @ NYY	Sun	Oct. 10	TBD	TBS
Gm 5*	NYY @ MIN	Tue	Oct. 12	TBD	TBS

jorgearangure Jorge Arangure
#Yankees #Twins Game 4, 8:07 ET. Game 5 8:37 ET RT

Predicting Twins, rooting Twins.

I like the Twins but no Morneau = no bueno. Yankees have stockpiled too many greedy all-stars who despite their countless character flaws, are still able to mash.

NYY in 5.

plz plz plz PLZ Twins

Obviously the Twins would have a better chance with Morneau, but their run production didn't decrease with his absence.

“I don’t see what you guys are saying about the uncertainty,” Sabathia said when asked if he felt more pressure to perform given the Yankees’ rotation struggles over the last two months. “Andy Pettitte is the best pitcher in the playoffs in the history of baseball. So I think our rotation stacks up pretty good against anybody.”

CC must listen to Karl Ravech a lot.

The Minnesota Twins have chosen right-hander Scott Baker over righty Kevin Slowey for the final spot in the bullpen for the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees.

oh yeah

FUCK THE YANKEES

helluva play for the 3rd out by cano

MLB Network, home of the trees who don't know the forest.

btw Gatorade can shove "the During" up its ass

SEND JI

alrighty

THE RIGHT WAY

michael cuddyer is a bro

CC threw a fat one

Ben Lindbergh (6:20:08 PM PT): Wonder how bad Jeter'd have to have been not to hit at the top of the order in a playoff game.

Marc Normandin (6:21:03 PM PT): He would have to be dead, Ben. And even then, if they could prop him up they might still try it.

clutch pitching!

Head's up, Kurdt.

oh, another all-time "postseason" stat re Gardenhire in the playoffs

Ben Lindbergh (6:42:47 PM PT): Ah, the "Twins way." Gotta love that -7.7 EqBRR.

ugh team full of mr swing at everythings here

I still wanna know if CC is planning to expand into those pants.

From friend's Facebook feed: "Why is the pitcher for the Yankees wearing jodphurs????"

Steven Goldman:

I can never let go of the fact that the Mets didn't protect Tom Seaver after '83 because they wanted to leave room for Ron Gardenhire on the roster.
If not for that decision, the Mets not only go to the postseason in 1986, but '84 and '85 as well.

whooooooooo that was close

i thought a team with a $9 billion payroll was supposed to be able to avoid having guys like marcus thames getting 'important' post-season at bats

you can't let granderson hit a ball like that if you're a lefty

ayoooo

Conan really is not that funny

i go eat dinner and then i come back and D-:

Conan really is not that funny

― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, October 6, 2010 9:42 PM (55 seconds ago) Bookmark

i didn't realize that i set my time machine for january 2010!

Ron Darling gets dumber on TBS! that was a routine flyout.

how do i turn off the pitch trax app

take the next 2

terrible swing

oh well, there's always the Rays or Rangers

just got home, who is calling this game?

i liked it better when the Twins were up 3-0. :(

ernie kent & ron darling

i'm always happy to hear Keith Hernandez in the TBS booth and like last year then realize it's Darling.
what do i know by August i had trouble remembering what channel SNY was.

who's that Marv Albert sounding guy?

and xpost

to my question

oh well, there's always the Rays or Rangers

Oh well, there's always game 2, 3 and 4.

(But I'm not particularly deluded about the Twins' chances this year, tho.)

Ouch.

This TBS booth is such a luxury compared to Joe Buck postseason games.

i'm afraid if i turn on the MLB Extaa Bases app i'll get John Sterling AND Michael Kay together.

second postseason no-hitter
second postseason no-hitter
second postseason no-hitter
second postseason no-hitter
second postseason no-hitter

it sounds like Ernie Johnson, that TBS studio host guy. it that who is calling this game?

I think it is you who is boring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xdTYVxzEwI

I am kinda boring, but less so than Family Guy.

Every time these teams meet in the playoffs, the Yanks seem to efficiently go about their business and take advantage of every little opening, and the Twins pretty much choke. At least Joe Nathan isn't around to blow saves this year.

Who closes for the twins anyway? Capps? Fuentes?

We may never know.

Capps I seem to recall

RIP Twins. It's fun to watch Rivera in the playoffs though.

let's go rangers

either way theyre going out like bitches

That seems a bit harsh. It's not like they were favored. They've lost two games by a total of five runs and the Yankees have used Rivera in both of them.

The Rays, however...

A Rod said that the Yankees are David and the Twins are Goliath, so clearly this is a huge upset.

That guy needs to be introduced to a baseball bat Abner Louima-style.

way to ruin Steve Shasta's infinite butthurt comment

^^OTM^^

The Berkman pitch was one of 31 wrong calls from Wendelstedt. Thirteen other times he called a ball on a pitch inside the strike zone, one of them on a cutter to Derek Jeter(notes) that literally was in the center of the strike zone, at the belt, halving the plate. And 17 times – most of them actually benefitting Pavano – Wendelstedt called a strike on a pitch outside the zone.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-twinsyankeesumpires100710

those Wendelstedt umpiring genes!

so it all evens out!

I think being wrong is somewhat acceptable if youre consistent, but from what I read this dude was anything but.

Nomar says the Twins "need to go into the lion's den and get the monkey off their back."

Sounds like a Beefheart title.

BP projects Yankees' odds of winning tonight at 56.7%

Seems low with their homefield advantage. NB: I haven't looked at the pitching matchups.

spose i should watch this huh

u cant underestimate BRIAN DUENSING

Twins go meekly in 1st

these assholes are on 2 channels

BP projects Yankees' odds of winning tonight at 56.7%

― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:53 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

morbs link to this or overall odds?

oof

nut shots and the joeks that surround them are ofttimes more interesting than baseball imo

why is kasmir playing

I'm about a minute away from turning off this game.

i've got this on mute but i could tell that chick wasn't holding anything back in that rendition of morb's favorite song, "god bless america"

he gets held up at customs for refusing to stand.

ODOGGGGG

xpost, yeah, GBA sucked tonight. That chick was the Boss' granddaughter, BTW, and supposedly she's performing on Broadway.

o, cmon dogg

Dumbass Kubel was trying to hit a five run homer.

oh, Twinkiepaws

why doesnt ron gerdenhire's shit work in the playoffs?

rip

David 3, Goliath 0

skrit, this was done only via premium article:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=12198

why doesnt ron gerdenhire's shit work in the playoffs?

― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, October 9, 2010 11:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

because the playoffs are completely random

It's not completely random that every time these teams face off, the Twins get exposed as a team without a true ace pitcher, a deep power threat for scoring runs in bunches, or a closer that can do his job properly. The Yanks' run differential was also 50 runs better than the Twins' even though they were separated by just a game in overall W-L record. And the Twins put together their 2nd half run mainly at the expense of crappy Central Division teams (47-25 vs the Central), but were just 15-21 vs the East. The Yankees were 23-13 vs the Central and 38-34 vs the East. (even the Orioles nearly had a better record vs the Central than any Central team had vs the East)

in none of these years have the Twins had the better team.

I had talked myself into thinking that the Yankees' rotation was falling apart and that their record over the past couple of months was more indicative of their talent level heading into the series than their overall record. But in the end all their starters pitched well.

The 2004 Twins weren't better than the 2004 Yankees, but they definitely had a better front three and that's most of what you need to win a best-of-five series. The Red Sox showed that year that it doesn't matter if the Yanks spend 200M on hitters if you can stretch out the series and make them rely on the likes of Javy Vasquez (deja vu!!) and a washed-up Kevin Brown to pitch them through trouble.

why doesnt ron gerdenhire's shit work in the playoffs?

― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, October 9, 2010 11:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

because the playoffs are completely random

― call all destroyer, Sunday, October 10, 2010 1:41 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I know this; it was a bit of a joek

good show and all BUT I STILL HATE THE RANDOM(ER) WALK OF BEST OF FIVE SERIES

hahahha

i know it freaks me out i'm so aligned with morbs on that.