fackyouk.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
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Along their way to the World Series the Yankees - or more accurately, Alex Rodriguez - bested both opposing closers on the way to a crucial win. In Game 2 against Minnesota, A-Rod launched a game-tying 2 run shot in the bottom of the 9th inning off Joe Nathan in a game the Yanks won in the ...
Phils Drop Game 4, '2009 Lidge' is Back
misterballz.blogspot.com 22 days ago — It wasn't a save situation, but it was definitely the spot in the game where the home teams uses its closer, because at that stage of the game, the home team can't have a lead without the game ending, so there's no longer a chance for a save situation. Tie score, top of the ninth inning, the ...
Thoughts on the Yanks' Game 4 win + Game 5 pitching matchup
noyoureatowel.net 22 days ago — It's 1:20 a.m. EST and my heart rate has finally dropped to a sustainable level after the Yankees stunned the Phillies , their crazy fans at Citizens Bank Park, and the rest of the baseball-watching universe with a series-changing, momentum-stealing 7-4 win in Game 4 of the 2009 World Series. ...
Better than “the Steal”?
spartyandfriends.com 22 days ago — This of course all becomes moo*if they Yankees choke away their 3-1 advantage over Philadelphia. However, Johnny Damon had one of the most heads up base running plays in postseason history last night, it set of a chain reaction in the way Brad ...
Damon's instincts a treat for Yankees
sportingnews.com 22 days ago — PHILADELPHIA — Johnny Damon was entertaining reporters at the World Series the other day by reliving the joy he derives from being a trickster on Halloween. Seems Damon likes to hide in the bushes and scare the little ones when "they think ...
Game 4: Yanks “Steal” One – On the Precipice
nybaseballdigest.com 22 days ago — All it took was a simple “double steal” to rattle Brad Lidge and bring him back down to earth. When Johnny Damon arrived at the plate Lidge had pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in the playoffs. A bloop single and two stolen bases on one play opened the flood gates and set up another ...
Brad Lidge Implodes, Yankees On Cusp Of World Series
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 22 days ago — In a crucial Game Four, Alex Rodriguez broke a 4-4 tie with a double in the ninth inning off of Lidge and Jorge Posada singled home two more runs to give the Yankees a 7-4 victory over the Phillies.
The Yankees now lead the best of seven World Series 3-1.
Yankees on the verge of number 27 after a World Series Classic
soxandpinstripes.com 22 days ago — If you were looking for the theatrics and gut check emotions which go with two evenly matched teams meeting in the ultimate test of talent, tonight exemplified those sentiments in a nine inning game. With the Yankees up 2-1 in the series, it was ace, CC Sabathia against the clear-cut Phillies' ...
Phillies-Yankees Game 4 Notes
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 22 days ago — > In the first, Joe Blanton had no movement on his pitches, not that he's usually drowning in it, and wound up surrendering two runs after the first two men reached base. Adding to the interest was watching A-Rod get hit, the third time that's happened in the last two games, leading to a ...
One Play Changes Everything
puristbleedspinstripes.com 22 days ago — I know this has been said before, but one play in last night’s game was so important that it bears repeating: Johnny Damon’s steal of second and third base with two outs in the ninth inning.
First, let’s go over, really simply, how he did it.
Damon stealing second itself ...
Rodriguez, Yankees beat Phils for 3-1 Series edge —
Examiner Sports 22 days ago
Alex Rodriguez waited all game long for this hit. Heck, he waited his whole life. Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny ...
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