Well, it looks like the Yankee Magic has moved across the street with a dramatic A Bomb off the elite Joe Nathan, multiple Twins rallies falling short with the help of poor execution and questionable umpiring and a walk-off by Mark Teixiera ending it. Great game to watch and reports from Yankee Stadium are that it was actually shaking after both home runs.
In the nightcap, the Red Sox with Josh Beckett on the hill lead Jered Weaver 1-0 in the 4th. Enjoy!
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playoff roomy.
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
I think I'm gonna put the divan right about there...
BleedGreen - October 9, 2009
You are the king of the divan.
Englishmajor - October 9, 2009
Or maybe the Divine.....
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
there's a little black spot on the couch today...
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
it's the same old place as yesterday
Nick - October 9, 2009
Mike Sciosca still knows how t touch his face
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
to
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Ich Bin Maroon!
BleedGreen - October 9, 2009
A far less interesting game.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
But there's guaranteed schadenfreude!
Nick - October 9, 2009
Wheee!
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
is that similar to biscuits?
I like biscuits.
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
what's the score? are they both losing?
whiteshoes40 - October 9, 2009
Yes, yes they are.
OldhamA - October 9, 2009
sweet.
whiteshoes40 - October 9, 2009
Was someone filming that last shot with their cellphone?
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
Ugh, I can't stand Pedreckstein
doctorK - October 9, 2009
His picture is in the OED next to the definition for "douchebag"
True story.
Nick - October 9, 2009
East coast to the West coast, outside corner gets the call tonight.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
Back to the schadenfreude...
See, I can’t stand Beckett, but it’s really fun to watch Chone strike out.
You just have to accentuate the negative! Don’t mess with Mr. In-between!
Nick - October 9, 2009
How do or why do they decide that Youklis sometimes plays 3rd??
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
I'm officially over this commercial.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
beyond BB or telephone?
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Which one is that (I have the tv on mute)?
Nick - October 9, 2009
The myTouch commercials with the Cat Stevens song.
Both versions.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
Yeah, I understand
In fact, it’s as clear as an azure sky.
Nick - October 9, 2009
Come on Boston
Put ’em away
Trainman - October 9, 2009
I've been awake for 18.5 hours
so I believe I’ll turn in and let one of these teams have an offensive explosion. Actually, anything either of them do will be offensive.
Englishmajor - October 9, 2009
Sweet dreams
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Schlaf gut
doctorK - October 9, 2009
Good night!
Nick - October 9, 2009
Torii Hunter is good.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
yep, this game does not have the verve of the twins/yanks
ak_A - October 9, 2009
This game has the feel of a slegnA win
I hate to say it but it’s heading in that direction.
Trainman - October 9, 2009
i was checking out the radio feed - hoping for ECK but he must do the TV side
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
...
doctorK - October 9, 2009
mmmm ok
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Nobody cares about this crap, doc.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
it's veeeery quiet in here......
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
It's also a Friday night.
I wish I was out playing but I’m trying to finish my work so I can play tomorrow and Sunday.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
That's always a good thing to do....
work first play later
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Too bad it likely wont all get done tonight.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
well - be sure to reward yourself anyway...for work done
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
I'm just a homebody.
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Yeah, the only thing I wanna see in this game is, well, nothing
Maybe a major injury to someoneI guess if one team loses, that’s good (kinda) but then one team has to win.doctorK - October 9, 2009
aaaah, crickets
boo!
whiteshoes40 - October 9, 2009
you have to face your fears to conquer them...
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
(shivers at thought of being surrounded by sock puppets)
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
...
whiteshoes40 - October 9, 2009
THE HORROR!
THE HORROR!
Srsly, y’all—that’s one demented-looking sock puppet. You don’t know WHAT that crazy mfer’s goan do.
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
Like This??
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
RUN!
Run for your lives! giant sock puppets!
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
ever visit
THIS website??
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
I love the de-motivator posters
doctorK - October 9, 2009
I seriously can not look at those posters anymore without just laughing...
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
that place is awesome.
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
I want the apathy one for my front room.
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
I have thought about putting on in my office
but I don’t think people would understand…..IF they looked at them at all closely
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Hmmm.
Maybe you want different things out of your customers.
I kinda like the idea of them not bothering me.
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
I like cricket! but more like this
bobnothing - October 9, 2009
eff.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
boo
or yay. No, boo.
doctorK - October 9, 2009
could Ellie have gotten that??
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Beckett is done
and so to is Boston by the look of it
Trainman - October 9, 2009
I guess Francona has no clue that Beckett is done
and is about to give up more runs
Trainman - October 9, 2009
Copying iglew
My Hair is Tourist
doctorK - October 9, 2009
I realy like that.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
EPIC BEANTOWN FAIL
doctorK - October 9, 2009
Breakin' it WIDE open.....
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Oh man. We're gonna have to hate the Angels a LOT more than we have been.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
Oh the LaLas
Hit4TheCycle - October 9, 2009
Haha!
Ellsworth.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
FAILsbury
doctorK - October 9, 2009
Like This!!!
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
what's this year's viagra commercial?
likeiwouldtellyou - October 9, 2009
likeIwouldtellyou.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
win
doctorK - October 9, 2009
Here's the worse thing
I the slegnA advance, I’ll find myself rooting for the Yankees in the ALCS. How’s that for a repulsive thought?
doctorK - October 9, 2009
uber-repulsive.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
C'mon Billy - get us a winner
This post-season crap with no A’s really sucks.
doctorK - October 9, 2009
no win situation?
likeiwouldtellyou - October 9, 2009
I think we should go with the OTHER AN plan....
Twinkies over Yankees, Twinkies over Angels…..
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
ummm
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
Not gonna happen.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I know......but I can dream, can't I??
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
It WOULD be awesome.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I'm still reeling from an LA v. LA WS
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
That's when I start fervently praying for a 9.0 earthquake to hit the southland
(and spare our SoCal AN’ers, of course)
doctorK - October 9, 2009
Beckett should have been pulled when he walked Guerrero
Francona fucked that one up. . He has or had an entire pen at his disposal.
Epic fail.
I hate the Yankees but have no trouble rooting for them over the slegnA.
Trainman - October 9, 2009
Taking lessons from our beloved Geren??
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
That was rather Geren-esque
doctorK - October 9, 2009
Fangraph is
meh meh meh WHEEEE!
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Look at you!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I'm learning how to post pics AND I love visuals...
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
You go, Jo!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I'm actually okay with the LAAOA winning it all.
They’re jackholes, but they’re left coast jackholes.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
blasphemer!
go NL and Twins!
whiteshoes40 - October 9, 2009
Eh!
Twins, Rockies would be my first choice.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
me too.
likeiwouldtellyou - October 9, 2009
Game still sucking? Okay then.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
Wouldn't want to be on RedSux charter tonight!!!
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
I wouldn't want to be on the Red Sox charter ANY night.
[shudder]
whiteshoes40 - October 9, 2009
It is sad but the Nick Adenhart Tragedy makes the slegnA
almost locks to win the whole thing. The emotion from that is fueling them.
It seem they are destined to win it all.
I hope they fail of course
Trainman - October 9, 2009
guess that makes up for the fail in the field
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Riding with People in the Trunk
Can you get your license taken away for that?
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Sweet biscuit!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Hi
Hi, how are you?
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Good!
And how are you? And why are you asking this question?
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Curiousity
My friends and I already pulled it off. The video is loading as we speak. My brother is about to post it.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
link or it didn't happen.
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
Video
I’ll link it when it’s posted.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
But seriously, why?
I mean, we used to do that for the drive in, but why would you do it?
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Rides
I needed to take five people and I only had room for three people. We squeezed four in the back and one in the trunk.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Aight, then!
Awesome!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Scary
I was paranoid the whole time.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Understandable.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Afterward
My friend bailed on my other friend, so I had to take my friend to buy this substance that’s a four-letter word and it begins with the “W” letter.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
no way
67MARQUEZ - October 9, 2009
The Sad Part
It cost $10 and he needed to break a $20. I broke it for him. Does that make me guilty?
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
My nephew (lived in your town) got caught buying alcohol with a fake ID
and lost his license for a year. That was a hard lesson!!
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Damn
It’s a good thing I don’t drink.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Damn,
it feels good to be a gangster.
Huh, Rated-R?
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
Gangster
Yup, I represent.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
You did!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
two trips??
not so much fun – but safer!
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Two Trips
Someone suggested that. Everyone pretty much laughed.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Not to go all mommy on you
but YOU woulda been the one in trouble!! (I’m sorry – but I’m in the business of keeping younguns safe).
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
I Know
It all worked out in the end, I guess.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Yes - this time.....sounds like you weren't terribly comfortable with it all tho.
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Somewhat
It’s all good, though.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Video
Here it is. I’m the guy in the Scooby-Doo shirt and the Raiders lanyard.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
So cute!
You’re like, in control!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
However
Jose is like the star of the video, though.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Well, he's trying. But you really are, babe.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Aw
That’s nice.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Srsly!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
My Favorite Part
Well, it’s all my favorite part, but when my friend John climbs out of the trunk and we’re giving everyone a high-five. Ah, the pressure was off.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
how long have you had your license?
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
11 Months
Well, it’ll be 11 months in a few days.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
You are braver than my kid....she never took any passengers
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Passengers
I take them all the time. It’ll be legal pretty soon, though.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
cool....cops here are always after the teens
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
only
if more than one of you is naked.
emperor nobody - October 9, 2009
Naked
Nobody was naked.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
what fun is that?
Leopold Bloom - October 9, 2009
Avoiding the Cops
It’s a challenge.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
Horrible accident in my community involving kids that were doing just that and got hit
everybody in the trunk died…..all under 21…really sad.
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
LDS' right on track.
Since ‘04, 20 first-round series’:
9 sweeps, 9 decided in four games, only 2 went the distance.
As compared to 5, 6, and 9 the previous five seasons.
The A’s may have broken our hearts in the playoffs, but they made it exciting.
67MARQUEZ - October 9, 2009
My heart's not broken.
Just waiting.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Mine has had time to heal.
67MARQUEZ - October 9, 2009
Too much time.
67MARQUEZ - October 9, 2009
I hear that!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I would have told this to my date
but she left while I was reciting every WS winner since 1947.
67MARQUEZ - October 9, 2009
Actually it was the other teams that broke my ♥
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
sigh
67MARQUEZ - October 9, 2009
hometown boy in
likeiwouldtellyou - October 9, 2009
Thing about a game between two teams I hate:
No rally pics.
67MARQUEZ - October 9, 2009
Oh, there are!
But they suck!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
This is an Authentic Angels Save Attempt
To the wire.
Hit4TheCycle - October 9, 2009
tee hee!
likeiwouldtellyou - October 9, 2009
Eff this.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
We are just not getting what we wish for AT ALL!!!
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Depends.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Sux lose -- great!!! slegnA win -- ugh!!
OaklandSi - October 9, 2009
I don't like the Angels any more than anyone here
But I have high expectations for these LaLas.
Hit4TheCycle - October 9, 2009
PEOPLE! WE WILL BE FORCED TO ROOT FOR THE YANKEES!
This is unacceptable.
pam5981 - October 9, 2009
I'm still going to root for a Twinkiedome miracle
OaklandSi - October 9, 2009
Miracle
It would happen in the Bronx.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
it would have to happen twice in twinkieland first
OaklandSi - October 9, 2009
The Real Miracle
It would be winning three straight with the last one being at New Yankee Stadium.
Rated-R Superstar - October 9, 2009
word
cuppingmaster - October 9, 2009
I would so like to see that.
The NY bf would be out of his mind!
Awesome!
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
steinbrenner would bust a nut
cuppingmaster - October 9, 2009
works for me
OaklandSi - October 9, 2009
Me too.
The game made me so ill. The Twinkies are the only team I can stand in the thought of in the WS.
IM4Oakgal - October 9, 2009
Get ready to barf.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
more to the point
if this continues, one of the slegnA or yankees will be in the WS…. shudder
cuppingmaster - October 9, 2009
on the bright side, there's be no Sux
which we can crow about when the Sux Nation horde invade the coliseum next season
OaklandSi - October 9, 2009
only a small consolation
cuppingmaster - October 9, 2009
I'll root for the west way before, sorry.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I will never root for the yankees
micdog2001 - October 10, 2009
Wow these were some no bueno outcomes tonight
cuppingmaster - October 9, 2009
I bet there were a lot of people
On the east coast staying up til 1am for nothing.
Hit4TheCycle - October 9, 2009
What the heck.....friday night!
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Peeps are dating.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
dating? What's that?!
HAHAHA
BERRYJO - October 9, 2009
Something we've forgotten about,
apparently.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Today was Cammie's first birthday.
I was bummed that the baseball games had such unpleasant results on such a special day.
IM4Oakgal - October 9, 2009
When she's old enough, the A's will be kicking butt!
Just keep that in mind.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I hope that you're right.
It was a lot of fun to watch the A’s kick butt when my girl’s were younguns. They got a kick out of it too.
IM4Oakgal - October 9, 2009
Everything that goes around,
comes around. We’re about to come around.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I think you might be right.
The young pitching is something to be pretty excited about.
IM4Oakgal - October 9, 2009
Indeed!
And that won’t be all. This team may not be a contender next year, but it will be one that has some folks scratching heads in 2011. THAT’S what ’m looking forward to.
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
I want a contender.
They don’t have to be in the playoffs for me to feel it was a good season…but I need to feel hope for most of the season to feel that it was a good one.
IM4Oakgal - October 9, 2009
Could we just beat Seatlle?
lynnzgal - October 9, 2009
Lol
That was pretty upsetting…especially for me. My family lives in Wa. and they like ribbing me about it.
IM4Oakgal - October 9, 2009
Baseballgirl, you're doing a awesome job with playoff threads but
please don’t use “yankee terminology” in your recaps :-)
A-Bomb from A-rod makes me want to puke. ( I know you only used half the phrase but still)
Fark the Yankees!
micdog2001 - October 10, 2009
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