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[Judderman]

A-Rod is not in the starting lineup for game 5.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

I hope Gio and the Nats fuck up the Cardinals beyond recognition.

 

[weekend_warrior]

A-rod dropped from lineup.

 

[darkside31337]

Yankees better win this game or Girardi is cooked. Not even the Dodgers are taking A-Rod's contract.

 

[newjeruse]

I went to the Ibanez game with my boy. Paid my tix as a bday gift. The first four innings were so damn quiet. My friend, who is a big time Yanks fan, said this was not a playoff crowd. Old Yankee Stadium so freakin loud n fans were into every pitch. Martins double in the third of fourth brought the fans out of their stupor.

I was there too. The section I was in was so empty in extra innings you would think they were playing the Royals in July.

 

[vas_a_morir]

A-rod dropped from lineup.

Good. He's been terrible as long as I've been a fan of this team... 2 days

 

[weekend_warrior]

Yankees better win this game or Girardi is cooked. Not even the Dodgers are taking A-Rod's contract.

Girardi didn't sign Arods contract. I have no idea what point you're making.

 

[Future PhaZe]

tickets are crazy right now

Yea I cant fuck with it...ill check craigs 20 min before the game.

 

[ZeroRay]

Today will be another great, historic day of baseball.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Good lord, some old guy just called in and asked if they Yankees would think about trading Arod... smh.

 

[McNei1y]

Luckily I have a man on the inside who got me great seats for face value. It's going to be a long afternoon at work.

hook me up brother

lol but I feel like I need to go because of last night.

 

[clemenx]

Jayson Werth cupcake.

 

[Lambtron]

Good lord, some old guy just called in and asked if they Yankees would think about trading Arod... smh.

There was some Twins fan on Twitter tweeting the beat writers wondering if he'd be a good target for the Twins. Uuuuuuuuuuugh.

 

[CygnusXS]

Good lord, some old guy just called in and asked if they Yankees would think about trading Arod... smh.

Somebody on Twitter yesterday asked a Braves reporter if Atlanta would want to send a prospect to the Yankees for A-Rod. Laughter ensued.

Edit: Haha, good timing Lamb.

 

[darkside31337]

Girardi didn't sign Arods contract. I have no idea what point you're making.

It's a point of no return. Nobody is trading for A-Rod's contract. Girardi will get sacked.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

By the way, if the Nationals win the World Series, Brad Lidge and Rick Ankiel get rings.

 

[Tobor]

Jayson Werth cupcake.

I'll take a dozen!

EDIT: Charlie Slowes call of the walk off is so, so good.


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/Werthoffc.MP3

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Orioles Game 5 Lineup:

1. Nate McLouth - LF
2. J.J. Hardy - SS
3. Chris Davis - RF
4. Adam Jones - CF
5. Matt Wieters - C
6. Manny Machado - 3B
7. Mark Reynolds - 1B
8. Lew Ford - DH
9. Robert Andino - 2B
SP - Jason Hammel

Yankees Game 5 Lineup:

1. Derek Jeter - SS
2. Ichiro Suzuki - LF
3. Robinson Cano - 2B
4. Mark Teixeira - 1B
5. Raul Ibanez - DH
6. Nick Swisher - RF
7. Curtis Granderson - CF
8. Russel Martin - C
9. Eric Chavez - 3B
SP - C.C. Sabathia

 

[Fox318]

Jayson Werth cupcake.

 

[Sanjuro]

Orioles Game 5 Lineup:

1. Nate McLouth - LF
2. J.J. Hardy - SS
3. Chris Davis - RF
4. Adam Jones - CF
5. Matt Wieters - C
6. Manny Machado - 3B
7. Mark Reynolds - 1B
8. Lew Ford - DH
9. Robert Andino - 2B
SP - Jason Hammel

Yankees Game 5 Lineup:

1. Derek Jeter - SS
2. Ichiro Suzuki - LF
3. Robinson Cano - 2B
4. Mark Teixeira - 1B
5. Raul Ibanez - DH
6. Nick Swisher - RF
7. Curtis Granderson - CF
8. Russel Martin - C
9. Eric Chavez - 3B
SP - C.C. Sabathia

I have twenty million reasons to laugh.

 

[sangreal]

Orioles Game 5 Lineup:

1. Nate McLouth - LF
2. J.J. Hardy - SS
3. Chris Davis - RF
4. Adam Jones - CF
5. Matt Wieters - C
6. Manny Machado - 3B
7. Mark Reynolds - 1B
8. Lew Ford - DH
9. Robert Andino - 2B
SP - Jason Hammel

Yankees Game 5 Lineup:

1. Derek Jeter - SS
2. Ichiro Suzuki - LF
3. Robinson Cano - 2B
4. Mark Teixeira - 1B
5. Raul Ibanez - DH
6. Nick Swisher - RF
7. Curtis Granderson - CF
8. Russel Martin - C
9. Eric Chavez - 3B
SP - C.C. Sabathia

cant believe they really benched arod

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Go to ALDS game, sit in last row with gale winds blowing on your neck, Yankees lose in 13 innings, 4 train makes all local stops, get home at 2 AM. Bleh.

Hell of a game though.

Also holy crap at A-Rod sitting. Granderson looks worse though.

 

[Tobor]

I look forward to an incredibly dramatic 8 or 9th inning pinch hit strike out from A-Rod.

 

[weekend_warrior]

It's a point of no return. Nobody is trading for A-Rod's contract. Girardi will get sacked.

That doesn't make any sense. What does Arods contract have to do with Joe? And how would sacking Joe help help with Arod?

 

[Corran Horn]

That doesn't make any sense. What does Arods contract have to do with Joe? And how would sacking Joe help help with Arod?

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Yankees

 

[Cloudy]

Also holy crap at A-Rod sitting. Granderson looks worse though.

It's such bullshit. Now the media has a scapegoat if they lose. Why not bench Granderson too? Jeter and Ibanez are the only guys hitting anything. Maybe the O's pitching is just good?

 

[darkside31337]

That doesn't make any sense. What does Arods contract have to do with Joe? And how would sacking Joe help help with Arod?

The fundamental purpose of a manager is to manage 25 guys egos and to keep them in line. Benching him in a lose and go home game for Eric Chavez is pretty much the biggest sign of disrespect there is. Arod will feel like his manager is throwing him under the bus - which he totally is and he'll demand a trade in the offseason, the Yankees will find no takers nor have any real interest in giving him away and then the Yankees will dump Girardi to appease his ego along with the other babies on the Yanks.

Makes plenty of sense!

 

[Brashnir]

hook me up brother

lol but I feel like I need to go because of last night.

I would if I had an extra, but I could only get one set from him for the series.

Section 119, Row N.

That doesn't make any sense. What does Arods contract have to do with Joe? And how would sacking Joe help help with Arod?

nanomachines.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Go to ALDS game, sit in last row with gale winds blowing on your neck, Yankees lose in 13 innings, 4 train makes all local stops, get home at 2 AM. Bleh.

Hell of a game though.

Also holy crap at A-Rod sitting. Granderson looks worse though.

I also agree Granderson looks worse. But Ibanez is a liability in the field. Andruw's not on the roster. Gardner can't do anything but pinch run.

This is all Joe could do.

 

[McNei1y]

I would if I had an extra, but I could only get one set from him for the series.

Section 119, Row N.

Very nice!

I'm trying to find anything that's like 60-70$. I'm not paying this 120$ crap yet.

 

[Cloudy]

Unreal. Even Torre didn't bench A-Rod in the playoffs. I can't believe the disrespect shown to this guy. He needs to let them buyout his contract and go to a team who won't throw him under the bus when he's in a slump

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Unreal. Even Torre didn't bench A-Rod in the playoffs. I can't believe the disrespect shown to this guy. He needs to let them buyout his contract and go to a team who won't throw him under the bus when he's in a slump

Moving A-Rod down to #8 was more of an insult than benching, in my opinion.

 

[Cloudy]

Moving A-Rod down to #8 was more of an insult than benching, in my opinion.

I don't think so. You don't bench A-Rod in a do-or-die game. Especially when he's not the only guy not hitting

 

[Carlbeego]

You don't bench A-Rod in a do or die situation?

A-Rod put us in this fucking situation.

 

[Y2Kev]

Arod is toasty but granderson actually is worse recently.

 

[darkside31337]

Arod is 0 for 14 in his career as a PH.

He will hit a walkoff homer tonight. Some Yankees destiny shit or something.

 

[Fox318]

You don't bench A-Rod in a do or die situation?

A-Rod put us in this fucking situation.

Look back at Soriano and what shit he played in the postseason with the Yankees.

You bench him because you have better options.

 

[weekend_warrior]

The fundamental purpose of a manager is to manage 25 guys egos and to keep them in line. Benching him in a lose and go home game for Eric Chavez is pretty much the biggest sign of disrespect there is. Arod will feel like his manager is throwing him under the bus - which he totally is and he'll demand a trade in the offseason, the Yankees will find no takers nor have any real interest in giving him away and then the Yankees will dump Girardi to appease his ego along with the other babies on the Yanks.

Makes plenty of sense!

Don't it doesn't. Arod wouldn't demand a trade and nobody with 2 functioning brain cells thinks benching him is the wrong move- he's 0-12 with 9 strikeouts this series against RHPs. Girardi put him right back at third yesterday after pinch hitting him, gave him every chance to prove himself, and Arod came up short again. The Yankees need to win, this is not the time to stroke his ego. And not only that but the Steinbrenners have already said Girardi would be back next year.

So you obviously have no idea what you're talking about, which isn't surprising considering your pony avatar.

 

[Link]

Arod is 0 for 14 in his career as a PH.

He will hit a walkoff homer tonight. Some Yankees destiny shit or something.

Heh, this is what I'm thinking.

 

[Fox318]

Arod is 0 for 14 in his career as a PH.

He will hit a walkoff homer tonight. Some Yankees destiny shit or something.

Maybe the Yankees can trade him to ESPN for Boone

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Girardi didn't sign Arods contract. I have no idea what point you're making.

if Chavez strikes out three times and comes up in a key situation, Girardi wll get blamed.

I have twenty million reasons to laugh.

29 million reasons actually.

I also agree Granderson looks worse. But Ibanez is a liability in the field. Andruw's not on the roster. Gardner can't do anything but pinch run.

This is all Joe could do.

Gardner actually can.

Unreal. Even Torre didn't bench A-Rod in the playoffs. I can't believe the disrespect shown to this guy. He needs to let them buyout his contract and go to a team who won't throw him under the bus when he's in a slump

quiet you.

 

[darkside31337]

Don't it doesn't. Arod wouldn't demand a trade and nobody with 2 functioning brain cells thinks benching him is the wrong move- he's 0-12 with 9 strikeouts this series against RHPs. Girardi put him right back at third yesterday after pinch hitting him, gave him every chance to prove himself, and Arod came up short again. The Yankees need to win, this is not the time to stroke his ego. And not only that but the Steinbrenners have already said Girardi would be back next year.

So you obviously have no idea what you're talking about, which isn't surprising considering your pony avatar.

One night only.

And yes A-Rod has been shit this series. So have plenty of other Yankees. And management is supposed to say hes going to back next year, what else are they going to say?

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

The fundamental purpose of a manager is to manage 25 guys egos and to keep them in line. Benching him in a lose and go home game for Eric Chavez is pretty much the biggest sign of disrespect there is. Arod will feel like his manager is throwing him under the bus - which he totally is and he'll demand a trade in the offseason, the Yankees will find no takers nor have any real interest in giving him away and then the Yankees will dump Girardi to appease his ego along with the other babies on the Yanks.

Makes plenty of sense!

you are a pony.

One night only.

And yes A-Rod has been shit this series. So have plenty of other Yankees. And management is supposed to say hes going to back next year, what else are they going to say?

don't make any guarantees on anyone's job.

 

[darkside31337]

you are a pony.

Yeah he kinda looks like a pony.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Yeah he kinda looks like a pony.

at least that one is doing something to help win.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

I think Joe's decision had less to do with punishing A-Rod and more to do with trying to capture lightning in a bottle with Ibanez in a do-or-die game. If Ibanez didn't save Game 3, I think A-Rod will still be in there.

 

[Sanjuro]

Joe doesn't know what the word "punish" even means.

 

[Fox318]

Unreal. Even Torre didn't bench A-Rod in the playoffs. I can't believe the disrespect shown to this guy. He needs to let them buyout his contract and go to a team who won't throw him under the bus when he's in a slump

Trade him to the Marlins for Reyes and Mark Buehrle. Move Jeter over to third so he can pass Pete Rose.

 

[weekend_warrior]

if Chavez strikes out three times and comes up in a key situation, Girardi wll get blamed.

The only people who will blame him are the idiot monday morning quarterbacks who predict the future after it happens. This decision was made by all the coaches and management, it was the right move, regardless of what Chavez does tonight.

 

[Sanjuro]

Jeter will pass Rose as a member of the Devil Rays.