Anaheim, CA (WFAN) -- Right before last nite's game, I walked by Joe Girardi and said, "You know what's good about Game 3? Game 4 starts in a couple of hours!"
No pitching changes needed last nite...CC Sabathia did it all. I'm not sure why everyone kept going back to his stats in the previous post seasons. The situations were totally different. CC told me on our pregame interview last nite that everytime he pitched on 3 days rest for Milwaukee going down the stretch, it was like the 7th game of the World Series. He was pitching to get INTO the playoffs every single time he went out there. He was mentally tired by the time he got to the playoffs. More emotionally drained than physically drained. But not last nite. The past does not equal the future.
Everytime another umpire blows a call (and wasn't last nite an amazing display of ineptitude?) the call goes out for Instant Replay. I have an idea...get better umpires. Tim McClelland, who is considered one of the games best umpires, was honest and emotional talking about the missed calls. Not that it would've made any difference, but that's not exactly what the Angels wanted to hear. The game was over. And home plate umpire Jerry Layne actually told Mike Scoscia that catcher Mike Napoli was blocking the plate in a way that didn't allow him to see the bottom of the strike zone....say what????
This Mariano Rivera spit-gate broohaha is disgraceful. Where are we in this world when some fan can stick something on a website as if it were the truth, and call it journalism? Well, I guess if they can do it to the President, they can do it to a relief pitcher. But it is over, MLB said there was nothing to it..Mike Scoscia and the Angels were stunned and angry, and Joe Girardi said the smartest thing: "I caught Mariano for four years. If you're throwing a spitter, the ball goes every which way. Mariano's ball does one thing...every single time." If I can been a little quicker, I would've asked him who it was who threw a spitter, since he seemed to know so much about it.
Off day today...the team has a workout at 11:30...I'm going to the beach...but after a trip to the Mall across the street...Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales and Nordstroms await...so many stores, so little time. There is something about standing by an ocean where the sun goes in the wrong direction....(think about it...you'll get it!)
Do you want the Yankees to wrap it up tomorrow...or bring it back to the Stadium and win in front of the home crowd???
Emotion is for the fans, not the people who run the teams. And while Brian Cashman has as special a place as you do for the players who just brought home #27, he’s not going to let his heart keep him from moving the 2010 Yankees forward.
Did any of us really see this coming two years ago? Remember when Hank Steinbrenner was running amok, Joe Girardi was replacing Joe Torre, A-Rod was opting out and back in...
“I’ve said it time and time again, playing championship-caliber baseball starts with pitching and defense, and I think those two components were certainly the foundation for our success in 2009. I’ve always taken a great deal of pride in my defense..
“After the overwhelming public response to the historic achievement of our 27th World Championship, I would like to thank our fans for their highly spirited and remarkably steadfast support this season."
The Perks of This Job!!!!! The day started at 5AM. I had 3 alarm clocks and a coffee pot set, so I wouldn't oversleep. The call was for 7:30 at the Stadium to start getting on the 20 buses...
On December 26th, 1919, Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees to finance the musical No, No, Nanette. Since that day, every time the Yankees win the World Series, it's because they have more money than anyone else...
The Yankees traveling party left the Stadium this morning on 3 buses to go to Penn. Station, for the Amtrak Trek to Philadelphia. As the buses turned down 31st Street, we saw the crowds...
Back in 1986, a friend of mine, a 20 year season ticket holder at Yankee Stadium, said to me: "Who do I root for in this thing...it's THEM against THEM!" I guess Mets fans think the same thing right now?
Listening to WFAN since the Yankees won their first World Series since 2000 has me very annoyed. First, here are the things I’ve had to hear from Mets fans...
Is anyone else tired of hearing that whenever a Yankees team doesn’t score runs it’s because the opposing pitcher was simply too good? All these pitchers can’t be throwing lights out.
This one was not on the manager: A.J. Burnett was dealing and there was no reason for Joe Girardi to take him out after the Yankees took the lead in the top of the 7th.
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