Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Live Blog Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees, 2009 World Series Game 6



I'm planning to Live Blog Phillies @ Yankees, 2009 World Series Game 6, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 here at Michael Holloway's BaseballBlogs.

2009 World Series - Game 6
November 4, 2009
Yankee Stadium, Bronx New York, New York

Probable Starting Pitchers:
Philadelphia Phillies, P. Martinez
New York Yankees, A. Pettitte

First Pitch 8:00 PM

Starting line-ups updated @ 7:10
(info @ ESPN Preview)

Weather info: Google (Search: Weather + Bronx + New York, USA).

Conditions @ 7:19 PM
9°C 48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: S at 14 km/h
Humidity: 54%

Photo credit: MoonConnection.com, through their facebook application.

This is an actual photograph of the moon tonight, from NASA.























The 2 Yankee Stadia from spring 2009
Photo credit: cnycentral.com


Starting lineups:

Philadelphia Phillies

1. J Rollins SS
2. S Victorino CF
3. C Utley 2B
4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF
6. R Ibanez DH
7. P Feliz 3B
8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C

@

New York Yankees

1. D Jeter SS
2. J Damon LF
3. M Teixeira 1B
4. A Rodriguez 3B
5. H. Matsui DH
6. H. Posada C
7. R Cano 2B
8. N Swisher RF
9. B Gardner CF


Top of the 1st

Due up:
1. J Rollins SS
2. S Victorino CF
3. C Utley 2B

Rollins 6-3 oops.
Victorino a dribbler up the 3rd base line Pettitte fields it but no play.
Utley hits into a double play 6-4-3.


Phillies 0
Yankees 0

Bottom of the 1st

Due up:
1. D Jeter SS
2. J Damon LF
3. M Teixeira 1B

Mound meeting... ..Pedro taking forever to throw the ball.
Jeter fly out to left
Damon K swinging
No fastballs yet... Psych!!
Teixeira FO-9
Fastball ---> 81 mph
Psych?

Phillies 0
Yankees 0

Top of the 2nd

Due up:
4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF
6. R Ibanez DH

Howard Teixeira fields the ball in foul ground, fair ball, runs to the bag - 3UA.
Werth BB
Ibanez broken bat pop to right FO-9. Werth stays put.
Balk (NOT) Posada can't control the ball in the dirt Werth to 2nd.
Feliz 3-1 pitch Pop 2-UA.

Bottom of the 2nd

Due up:
4. A Rodriguez 3B
5. H. Matsui DH
6. H. Posada C

Rodriguez (has been hit by pitch 3 times in WS). BB
I think the Yankees retaliated in the 7th or 8th on Monday I'll look it up...
Matsui quick pitch doesn't work... foul slam misses the 1st base ump by THAT much, then he makes one of those foul calls arms spread like the safe call. POINT FOUL PLEASE!
Matsui 3-2 pitch,,, HR. 8th pitch of the at-bat goes fair by the foul pole, an 87 mph fastball(?). 2rbi
Posada
no one out 2 runs in...
Posada K swinging fools him good.
Cano line drive 4-UA
Swisher, that was a very nice looking slider with lots of velocity.
Next pitch fly to 7
Pedro starting to warm up on this cool night?

Phillies 0
Yankees 2

Top of the 3rd

8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS
Announcers going on and on about how Pedro must be injured sick etc..
Is the insider info they must have part of a play?

Francisco out 5-3
Ruiz
Pettitte doesn't look warm either.
Ruiz a triple tlefy centre the ball kicks away from Gardner and Ruiz turns it on rounding 2nd base, no through from the cut-off man Jeter.
Rollins hit the ball deep enough to Nick Swisher to bring home Ruiz, cut by Cano.
Victorino ground ball out.

Phillies 1
Yankees 2

Bottom of the 3rd

9. B Gardner CF
1. D Jeter SS
2. J Damon LF

Gardner, K swinging
Announcers thinking maybe Pedro isn't so hurt after all...
Jeter, did he catch that? couldn't tell first time I see it - bounce scoop on the close-up re-play. Victorino made a good try, base hit.
Damon's having a good at-bat.
Damon,
Announcer: 'Bud Selig doing everything he can to spread the game around the world...'
Damon BB
..Immediately I'm thinking except allowing content to spread around the World Wide Web!!! Think of the long tail that would appear in a flash
Teixeira hit by pitch
Bullpen is warming...
Bases loaded for...
A Rodriguez! yikes... K looking! after some historonics by Pedro and Ruiz - then pulled the glove in to fool the umpire... ..Lucky.
Matsui... Base hit to centre Victorino comes in on it nicely throws good hit the cut off man in front of the mound. Jeter and Damon score.
Posada FO-7

Phillies 1
Yankees 4

Top of the 4th

3. C Utley 2B
4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF

Johnny Damon strained a ham-string coming home in the last inning
Announcers: Cold weather maybe? Ya..

Utley 2-2 pitch coming,
42 pitches by Pettitte...
Utley 2-2 pitch again... ..K swinging.
Official: Johnny Damon pulled a calf muscle (missed who's in centre for him)
Announcers: Cold weather maybe?

Howard... ..looper to Cano 4-UA.
Werth, BB
Ibanez,
Posada can't corral a ball in the dirt Ibanez swinging lazily, Werth takes 2nd.
Ibanez, BB
Runners 2nd & 1st. 2 outs.
Feliz, 5-3
Pettitte throws 25 pitches in that adventure, think he caught Pedros' pitch count.

Bottom of the 4th

7. R Cano 2B
8. N Swisher RF
9. B Gardner CF

Pettitte has a long talk with the plate ump during the commercial break.

Cano FO-7 back against the wall.
Swisher Swish! strike one ;)
Swisher, 3-2 pitch, K swinging.
Gardner at the plate
Pedros off-speed pitch show 78 mph!
Gardner line drine to Utley LD-4.

Top of the 5th

8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS

Looks like Manuel just told Pedro he's done.
His face looks like he's got a temperature, the flu
Chad Durban warming in the pen.

Francisco K looking
Ruiz BB
Rollins double play 5-4-3.

Bottom of the 5th

1. D Jeter SS
2. J Hairston Jr. LF in for the injured J Damon defensively in the top of the 4th inning.
3. M Teixeira 1B

Chad Durban in to pitch for Phillies.

Jeter Gound-rule double bounces over the centre field fence.
Hairston bunts down the 1st base line moves Jeter over to 3rd 1-3 nicely played by Durban.
Teixeira base hit to right centre Jeter strolls home.
Rodreguez looked like ball four hit him. Umpire called BB.
J.A. Happ (lefty) in to pitch, replaces Durban.
Matsui to face him
Matsui 3-1 pitch double off the wall in right centre Victorino miss-plays the bounce and Werth is too close on the back-up over both ther head, two runs score - Teixeira and Rodreguez Matsui on second, with 6 RBI!
Posada K looking.
Cano 3-2 pitch fouled into the catchers' mit, strike 3.

Phillies 1
Yankees 7

Top of the 6th

2. S Victorino CF
3. C Utley 2B
4. R Howard 1B

Matsui has 6 RBI! He scored for the seventh, he was on base, so he Couldn't have gotten the other RBI.

Victorino 6-3
Utley batting
Pettitte has thrown 86 pitches.
Utley BB
Howard HR to straight away centre field, the wind got a hold of it by the look of the way Gardner approached the high fly ball. 2RBI.
Werth at the yummy dish. K looking! Painted it. Geradi was out told him to finish it up. Seemed to centre him at any rate.
Ibanez hits a double down the right field line.
Pettitte is Gone. Joba (?) Chamberlain in.
Interesting name Joba?
Feliz 5-3

Phillies 3
Yankees 7

Bottom of the 6th

From AnswerBlog

What kind of name is Joba???
Joba Chamberlain (pronounced "jah-buh") (born Justin Chamberlain, September 23, 1985, in Lincoln, Nebraska).
According to Yankees television sportscaster Michael Kay, Joba's niece was unable to pronounce the name Justin correctly, pronouncing it as Joba instead and he grew to prefer this name. He eventually had his name legally changed to Joba.
8. N Swisher RF
9. B Gardner CF
1. D Jeter SS

Swisher BB
Gardner is trying to bunt Swisher into scoring position. 1-2 now no more bunt now.
1-2 pitch strike three - that was really badly done. :(

Chan Ho Park coming in to pitch to Jeter. 1 on, 1 out
Jeter bounder to 1st Howard starts the play to Rollins. FC 4-6. Jeter on 1st.
Jerry Hairston Jr. at the plate. Hits the ball down 3rd base way Feliz has to make a play on what is a foul ball. nice!
Hairston back at the plate. Pop to right FO-9

Top of the 7th

8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS

Francisco K swinging.
Announcer says Phillie hasn't had the lead off man on All night.
Ruiz base hit to centre field! Yay!
Rollins FC 4-6. Rollins on 1st.
Victorino at the plate . Rollins steals 2nd 2-6 Close play!
Victorino BB

Gerardi coming out to pull Joba.
Marte coming in to face The Utley.
Rivera is up stretching a little Yoga to begin for the Yogi of Saves.

Utley Posada asks the ump to check with the 3rd base ump did Utley swing through that pitch... It was close... Yes he did!
End of inning.

I'm playing Kathleen Edwards - Back to me.





Bottom of the 7th

3. M Teixeira 1B
4. A Rodriguez 3B
5. H. Matsui DH

Teixeira K swinging
A-Rod slow dribble between 3rd and 2nd. E-6! Rollins thinks Feliz is going to field it and misses the slow rolling ball behind his glove.
Scored a base hit
Scott Eyre in.
Matsui up K swinging on the appeal to the 3rd base ump. Very Close.
Posada gets an Intentional walk.

Thought they would have intentionally walked Matsui and pitched to Posada - he's Hurting you can see it when he's behind the plate - his knees are killing him.
Runner 2nd and 1st, 2 out.

Cano to see some pitches 2-2 pitch,
Strike three swinging.

Merte is coming back out to start the top of the 8th.

Phillies 3
Yankees 7

Top of the 8th

4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF
6. R Ibanez DH

Howard (bats left) faces Marte.
WS record is 12 K. K looking. Howard just broke that record. 13th K of this World Series.
Rivera coming in to face Werth (a right handed batter).

Werth K swinging.
Ibanes hits a double one bounce to the wall in straight away centre field 408 feet out after a 9 pitch at bat. Beautiful at bat.
Feliz pops to Posada behind the plate to the 1st base side. FO-2 (foul).

Bottom of the 8th

8. N Swisher RF
9. B Gardner CF
1. D Jeter SS

I should mention the names of the Fox announcers as I've been quoting them quite a lot, mainly anaylist and former major league pitcher Tim McCarver and professional announcer Joe Buck.

Swisher 5-3
Gardner out.
Madden # 46 in to pitch to Jeter
Jeter, base hit, a scorcher to right.
Hairston pops to Rollins deep behind 3rd base, nice catch.

Top of the 9th

8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS

Matt Stairs ph for Francisco Line drive to short. LD-6
Ruiz 3-2 pitch, BB (2 walks single and a triple 2 for 2).
Rollins deep fly ball to Nick in right, at the edge of the track.
Victorino at the plate Ruiz take 2nd uncontested.
Victorino 2-2 pitch, foul, fou,l pop foul, line drive foul. 3-2 pitch, 4-3.


Final:
Phillies 3
Yankees 7



mh

Monday, November 2, 2009

Yankees @ Phillies, 2009 World Series Game 5 LiveBlog Starts at < 8:00 EST - Right Here



Probable Starting Pitchers:
New York, A.J. Burnett
Philadelphia, C. Lee
First Pitch: 8:00 PM EST


I'm planning to LiveBlog Yankees @ Phillies, 2009 World Series Game 5, Monday, November 2, 2009 here at Michael Holloway's BaseballBlogs.

Those who came by for Game 4 I'm sorry about not posting in the 3rd 4th and 5th - I had family responsibilities. Tomorrow nights game will be LiveBlog from the first pitch to the last out.

Also I'm going to try and post starting line-ups for both teams - to make it easier to follow along. As well I'm going bold up the inning markers and high-light changes in the score to give this LiveBlog a 'game-at-a-glance' look.



mh

Probable Starting Pitchers:
New York, A.J. Burnett
Philadelphia, C. Lee
First Pitch: 8:00 PM EST

Probable Starting line-ups
2009 World Series - Game 5
November 2, 2009
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

First Pitch: 8:00 PM EST

Oh my god, it's a full moon.

This is going to be a wild game!

Photo credit: MoonConnection.com, through their facebook application.

This is an actual photograph of the moon tonight, from NASA.







Starting line-ups:(update 7:59)

New York Yankees

D Jeter SS
J Damon LF
M Teixeira 1B
A Rodriguez 3B
N Swisher RF
R Cano 2B
B Gardner CF
J. Molina C
A.J. Burnett P 2+ innings, 2.0 IP 6 runs


@ Philadelphia Phillies

J Rollins SS
S Victorino CF
C Utley 2B
R Howard 1B
J Werth RF
R Ibanez LF
P Feliz 3B
C Ruiz C
C. Lee P


Top of the 1st

Jeter out 4-3.
Damon base hit to right.
Teixeira fly out to right.
Rodriguez double to the right field corner, Damons scores. RBI
Swisher walks runners on 2nd & 1st.
Cano slices the ball to left for the third out.

Yankees 1
Phillies 0

Bottom of the 1st

Due up:
J Rollins lines the ball up the middle right back from whence it came, base hit. Stealing...
S Victorino shows bunt. Is hit by the first pitch!! with Rollins running. Runners on 2nd and 1st.
Purpose pitch for sure.
C Utley sends one out of the park to straight away right. 2 RBI 3 runs score.
R Howard, BB Pitching coach out to settle Burnett.
J Werth Molina lets one get away Werth waves the runner, doesn't go.
Werth strikes out.
1 out.
R Ibanez one bounce scorcer to 1st Teixeira throws to Jeter but Burnett is standing watching and doesn't get to the bag in time to get the return throw.
FC runners at 3rd and 1st. 2 out.
P Feliz slow grounder to Jeter who throws him out 6-3.

Yankees 1
Phillies 3

Top of the 2nd

Due up:
B Gardner
J. Molina
A.J. Burnett

B Gardner is FAST! grounds to 1st 3-UA but Gardner almost beats him to the bag!
1 out.
J. Molina strokes one to Feliz who plants and throws,
2 out.
A.J. Burnett K looking(funny).

Yankees 1
Phillies 3

Bottom of the 2nd

Due up:
8. C Ruiz C
9. C. Lee P
1, J Rollins SS

Ruiz 3-1 pitch, he takes it?? (right down the middle slow?) 3-2 pitch, Strike 3. hmm.
Lee first pitch slow grounder 3-UA.
2 out.
Rollins 3-1 pitch, BB
1 on, 2 out.
Rollins had a big lead on Victorinos' pop up pitch to SS.

Yankees 1
Phillies 3

Top of the 3rd

Top of the order due up.
Jeter 5-3
1 out.
Damon BB
1 out, 1 on.
Teixeira 1-2 strike pitch, FC 5-4.
2 out, 1 on.
Rodriguez HIGH fly to right centre,
3 out 1 LOB.


Yankees 1
Phillies 3

Bottom of the 3rd

Due up:
Utley
R Howard
J Werth


Utley BB steals 2nd.
Howard 1-1 pitch misses. another miss, now 3-2 pitch misses. BB
Runners on 2nd and 1st. no outs.
Werth base hit up the middle ball is cut at the mound run score runners at 2nd and 1st no outs.
Ibenez stokes one to right Howard scores Werth to 3rd.
No outs. 2 runs are in, runners on 3rd and 1st.
Burnetts' night is over.
Feliz pops half way down the first base line caught fair, one out.
Ruiz FC 6-4-3 Ruiz beats the relay. Werth scores.
1 on, 2 out.
Lee, base hit to right. Runners 2nd and 1st.
Rollins K looking at an off speed pitch right down the middle.

Yankees 1
Phillies 6

Top of the 4th

Due up:
N Swisher
R Cano
B Gardner

Swisher line drive out.
Cano gound out.
Gardner 6-3, Ump didn't like the way Howard stretched off the bag to meet the throw in my opinion.

Yankees 1
Phillies 6

Bottom of the 4th

S Victorino 4-3
C Utley 6-3
R Howard 2-2 pitch coming up. K
J Werth on deck.
Robertson pitching for the Yankees (sorry).
Howard, K swinging.

Yankees 1
Phillies 6

Top of the 5th

Due up:
J. Molina nope Posada pinch hitting and in at catcher.
D Robertson ?
Jeter

Posada 4-3
Hinski batting? Hinski BB
Jeter line drive base hit to right along the line, Hinski to third.
Runners at 3rd and 1st, 1 out 2 on.
Damon in the box. Bouncer to Howard, he looks like he just woke up doesn't look Hinski back at 3rd, he scores. Howard steps on the bag and then fakes a throw to 2nd the finnaly looks at thrid but the bag is empty. hmm.
Teixeira grounds out.

Yankees 2
Phillies 6

Bottom of the 5th

Due up:
Werth
R Ibanez
P Feliz

Werth Gardner doesn't know where the wall is as he goes into the jut-out in left centre - and he lunges at the last minute and Hits the wall HARD. Wind knocked out of him it looks like. FO-8.
1 out.
Ibanez 3-UA
Filex line drive out.

8 pitches for #91 who is that?

Yankees 2
Phillies 6

Top of the 6th

Yankee pitcher is Alfredo Aceves, I think. (Google search.)

A Rodriguez out to Werth in right.
Lees' given up only 3 Hits so far...
N Swisher at the plate. A deep drive to left centre field.
2 outs.
R Cano settles in and slices the second pitch he sees to centre for a base hit. The ball had so much spin on it Victorino has to be real careful getting in front of it.
1 on, 2 outs.
Gardner K looking on a sweet pitch.

Yankees 2
Phillies 6

Bottom of the 6th

Due up:
8. Ruiz
9. Lee
1. Rollins

Confirmed that it's Yankee pitcher Alfredo Aceves

Ruiz flys to Nick in right, 1 out.
Lee batting for himself... nice swing on a foul to the left side. Lee is out, K swinging.
Rollins is ready. 4th at-bat already - point out the Fox announcers. Rollins slices the ball just out of the reach of Cano diving to his right.
Victorino to take his chances. Ball skips to the back stop scored a wild pitch Rollins to 2nd. Victorino is out a bang bang play at first, real close, he's out.

Yankees 2
Phillies 6

Top of the 7th

Due up:
H Posada C
A Aceves P Jerry Hairston Jr to pinch hit
D Jeter SS

Posada wanted a time out (twice) but the ump wouldn't give it to him strike strike and painteed strike three!
1 out.
Hairston: Pop to shallow centre.
2 out.
Jeters' turn...The 0-1 is Lees' 100th pitch, next one is a ball, 1-1. Broken bat pop to 2nd.

I'm playing something by the foo fighters..

Yankees 2
Phillies 6

Bottom of the 7th

Foo Fighters - Times Like These played the whole song with the commercial break and all!

Now pitching for the Yankees left-hander # 48...Phil Coke. (Google search)

Chase Utley powers one over the centre field wall
Howard to the dish... he offers just over half way and that means he is out 12K's in WS.
Werth will give it a try. Well hit to that Jag in centre, not that deep out.
2 outs.
Ibanez...GONE and you knew it RIGHT away - off the second deck advertisement for those American made cars...

Now welcoming Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes to the A.J. Burnett show...

Feliz strikes out.

Yankees 2
Phillies 8

Top of the 8th

Due up:
Damon
Teixeira
Rodreguez

Ben Fransisco (sorry) in to play CF for Victorino who looks like he's got a broken index finger on jis throwing hand. Injured in an at bat in the 3rd I think.

Damon a several hopper to Rollins but he can't come up throwing - foot work? grip? Damon is very fast but...?

Teixeira doubles to the corner in left, Damon to third.

2 on, no one is out. Did Damon just start something like he did last night with the double steal?

A-Rod a line drive to left Ibanez seems to be blinded , maybe the ball is coming out of the lights it drops off the heel his glove and Damon and Teixeira come into score a double for A-Rod.

Now the Phillies pulling Lee, this is a mistake. The defence has to get angry. they lazing out there like sometimes you see in a no hitter, their in the head-lights!

Swisher hit the ball to the right (sic) side 4-3, moves Alex to third with 1 out.

Cano looks like a windmill in Holland on the first pitch. Pop to Fransico in centre. 2 out

CF didn't run into the ball to make the catch so A-Rod comes home pushing the envelope! The winning team seems slow and useless as they win.

Gardner pops to centre end the frame


Yankees 4
Phillies 8

Bottom of the 8th

Ruiz
P Hugheout M Stairs to pinch hit
Rollins

Ruiz gets a seeing eye base hit up the middle.
M Stairs with a runner on. The "middle aged Canadian" hits a slow double play ball Cano who puts in the work and beats Stairs with throw to first flying through the air to do it. The Yankees are at regular speed compared to the phillies slow motion it seems. Of coarse the is the idea that I'm being subjective, seeing things I fear are happening. I've just seen the Yankees come back too many times to breath easy.

Next batter is out.

Yankees 5
Phillies 8

Top of the 9th

Myers pitching

Posada
Matsui ph
Jeter

Posada hit the ball off the top of the wall, Werth miss-plays the ball but Fransico is backing him up nicely. Double for Mr. Posada.
Godzilla to the dish. Ground ball base hit to left Posada to third, taking no chances...

With the pitching change earlier and now with no lefty warming for Damon, I think the young Joe Geradi is out managing his opponent. Announcer calling the situation "a mess".

Jeter 2-1 hit into a double play 6-4-3, Posada scores. 2 out.

Damon 0-2 count fouls one off... and again...1-2 count Damon taking his time getting back in the box 2-2 count. Damon hits the ball up the middle base hit to centre!

I'm scared Teixeira up.

Damon steals 2nd uncontested.

Teixeira 1-2 pitch STRIKE 3!


FINAL
Yankees 6
Phillies 8



mh

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Yankees @ Phillies, 2009 World Series Game 4 LiveBlog Starts at < 8:00 EST - Right Here

I'm planning to LiveBlog Yankees @ Phillies, 2009 World Series Game 4, November 1, 2009 at 8:00 EST Here at Michael Holloway's BaseballBlogs.

Due to unforeseen responsibilities else-where tonight's LiveBlog of 2009 World Series Game 4 Yankees @ Phillies will not proceed.

On Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:00 PM the 2009 World Series Game 5 I promise I will be back with a LiveBlog.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

8:30

2 runs in Cano at the plate, he flies out.

2 - 0 Sabathia comng out to defend a lead.

Due to unforeseen responsibilities is the birthday party of my Nephew, But since I'm listening to the game on ESPN Radio, I'm going to blog a little.

This is not going to be a LiveBlog,( dinner's ready in a few minutes), but I'll lay down some observations as we go into this exciting game 4.

Damon can't make the catch on Victorino's looper in shallow left centre, a double to begin the game for the Phillies.

Chase Utley at the bat. Hits a double! Yeh! run scores. Left-center off the top of the wall.

Ryan Howard is out swinging.

Jason Worth gets an intentional pass with 2 outs. Wondering what the temperature is; Does Sabathia the old man need more time to warm up in this November night.

Ibanez out on strikes.

My friend Chris's HTC diamond cell phone app. tells us the temp in Phillie right now is 11 degrees.

Sabathia's at the plate now, love this the natinal league is so cool.

End of inning as Sabathia strikes out swinging.

8:56

Well here we go the death of this live Blog, for now; dinners ready and the table needs setting, be back soon...

8:57

Ruiz 3 - 1 count to ss 6-3 out.

9:02

Sabathia 1,2,3.

Jeter coming up to start the 3rd.

9:03

Here's a link from faithful surfer nonk9 a LiveBlog of the game which is sweet!

http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/11/live_blog_yankees_vs_phillies_3.html

9:10

10:20

OK this Live Blog is back on.

Yankees 4
Phillies 2

Top of the 6th

Swisher walks off Joe Blanton. Melky Cabrera settles into the box. One on. two out.

Melky grounds to 1st, pitcher covering; 3-1. End of the top of the sixth.

10:26

Ibenez due up.

Milky strained a ham-string running out the grounder. Gardner in to play centre field.

Park warming in the bull pen

Ibenez out 1,2,3. Sabathia in the grove.

10:29

Filez on with a base hit.

Ruiz up.

Grounder to Cano throws to 1st forthe out 2 out. Filez to second.

10:31

Franscisco pinch hit line drive to Gardner in centre.

Top of the seventh.

10:32

Sabathia drives the ball to right, Jason Worth catches it.
Jeter to the plate. Jeter: 2 hits, rbi so far. He draws a walk.

Damon to the box. Swinging strike 3. 2 out.

Teixeira.

Notice the 'other' Live Blog has it wrong Sabathia is still in the game as he just batted.

Teixeira grounds out.

Middle of the 7th; here comes that song, that's when I turn down the volume on the radio network I'm not plugging right now...

10:43


Sabathia startingthe inning.

Rollins, Victorino, Utley to begin what will indubitably be a big inning for the Phillies. ;)

Rollins sees a change to start. Now fastball misses. He's tired. Next pitch wild high 92 pitches.

Line drive, A-Rod knocks it down keeps it in front of him and throws for the out. 1 out.

10:48

Victorino smashes the ball to right but Nick catches it; right at him. :(

Chase. maybe he'll chase Sabathia with a homie?

Home run. ;) AND that is all for Sabathia. This young manager learns from his mistakes he's going to be good. Maybe as good as Torre.

Yankees 4
Phillies 3

10:53

Howard at the plate on the mound is Muerte. high fly to Johnny in left. 3rd out.

The 8th.

11:00

A-Rod at the plate. Madson pitching.

K! swinging.

Posada to the plate.

11:02

Posada batting left... working the count, a good at bat 3-1 now.

Posada walks.

Ayre warming in the pen.

Cano hits a seeing eye blooper deep near the line in left, Rollins almost gets there. Runners on 2nd and 1st.

Swisher up. K LOOKING! 2 out.

Gardner to the plate.

Godzilla on deck - going to hit in the pitchers spot.

Gardner pops to shallow left; Rollins get there. third out bottom of the 8th coming up

11:10

Chamberlain pitching. wind in from centre field.

Worth K swinging.

Ibanez... K swinging :(

Feliz 3-2 swing batter GONE!!!

Yankees 4
Phillies 4

11:19

Ruiz...

Chamberlain missed with the homer pitch mistake but Feliz did not.

Ruiz out swinging.

11:20

One out (Matsui pinch hit) no one on, Jeter at the plate... K swinging on a sweet slider out of the zone Jeter pissed.

Damon...

Lidge pitching

Tic.. he stays alive.

3-2...foul out of play...

3-2...foul out of play...

8 pitches, base hit to right on the ninth pitch of the at-bat good at-bat.

Damon steals 2nd - with the shift on for Teixeira no one was at third! ..so Damon gets up and takes third. Great base running - could be the game!

11:35

Teixeira hit by pitch runners 3rd and 1st.

Alex Rodriguez at the plate... double to the wall in left Damon scores Teixeira to 3rd.

Yankees 5
Phillies 4

11:38

Posada... hits the ball to the gap, two runs score, Posada thrown out trying to make a single into a double.

Bottom of the ninth...

Yankees 7
Phillies 4

11:41

Rivera...

Teixeira gound ball to his left unassisted. one out. 2 outs to play with for the Phillies.

11:46

Pop 3-UA

:(

Victorino... 3-UA!??? A Teixeira ninth.

Final.

Yankees 7
Phillies4

Yankees lead the series 3 games to 1.



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