Pretty much declaring that he was glad that the play was not that of the Halos, otherwise he would have been in the clubhouse arguing with the teammates right now!
In the LA Times story, Girardi hesitated to put any blame on Cano saying, "He did'nt see the play, and he would have to take a look at a replay too see."
Baloney he was’nt watching that play from the dugout today as Figgy’s ball went dribbling through the infield in slow motion as his players suffered brain freeze trying to field the ball.
from a Yankees fan I was walking down the ramp with to the parking lot. Neither of Wilson Betemit or Cano made even the remotest try for the ball. The Rally Monkey had ‘em jinxed, I guess.
“WEBRICH” (on the back of a Mercedes driven by a black family) “HIQTIYQ” (Hi cutie, I like you—probably the densest use of letters on any licence plate ever)
with Napoli also very good, and (despite myself)...GMJ…?! Yeah, he beat out an infield hit, then later after getting a couple of bullsh!t strikes still hung in there and worked a walk, then in a seemingly awful AB in the 9th he actually stepped up by thinking outside the box. He knew he was likely to GIDP so he very shrewdly struck out, making one out instead of two and preserving Kendrick on the basepaths to eventually score the winning run. So great game Gary Matthews Jr.! WAY to go!!! (I say in a positive reinforcement kind of way)
I vote for K-Rod, shutting them out in the ninth, with honorable mention to Figgy, Naps, and Hokie Joe (for manning up after the first, and shutting them down).
according to the radio guys A-Rod was safe at third. If the rest of the inning goes the same, it’s 4-3 Yankees and the Yanks bring in Mo to save it in the ninth. Bad breaks are part of the game, etc., but I’ll take this one.
I call him safe, but only because I have the advantage of frame by frame TiVo.
If this were the NFL, a Yankee appeal would have been upheld. Which is, of course, the absurdity of NY sports channels showing that replay over and over. It allows them to live for hours within a moment that lasted only 1/10th of a second. Without instant replay on events like that, it is incumbent on ARod to do a better job of getting to that base so that there is no chance of error in any decision.
I watched the Yankee’s feed replay a million times (those announcers were ticked) and honestly, it was the closest call I’ve ever seen. A tie through and through.
I wouldn’t have called him safe, I would have seen it as a tie, and had to have made a judgement call, just like the ump did. Glad it went in our favor.
after a month on the dl, he’s already got more hits than he probably had in the 10 games before he went out. plus the nice throughout of the arod (his first throughout since may 16th, which is 15 consecutive stealers)
was when Frankie struck out Giambi in the top of the 9th. He did his usual celeberation move, but he’s so used to getting the save that I think he forgot the game was still tied. HA HA!
He looked around for a second after walking off the mound and had this look on his face like “oh shit, the games not over… my bad.”
w00t!!!!!!
red floyd - August 10, 2008
Figgy as panther for the walk off
tanana40 - August 10, 2008
Figgy For Sure!
Funke5ive - August 10, 2008
chone gone
ihearhowie2.0 - August 10, 2008
Definitely Figgy!
Way to cap off the sweep, fellas. Figures, the only loss on this homestand so far was the game I went to. Enjoy your day off guys
Chone's Chonies - August 10, 2008
I vote Naps
Crucial walk sets up winning run, crucial throwout of A-Rod at third prevents go-ahead run, and otherwise goes 2-for-3.
mattwelch - August 10, 2008
I agree
That Naps played great…and that throw was right on the money, but ARod beat it. Credit to Figgy there also for selling it.
tbone_cutter - August 10, 2008
Zoe Necrosis - August 10, 2008
lol
TheTypingFiend - August 10, 2008
Robinson Cano for panther
for half-assing after Figgy’s hit more than I’ve ever seen someone do so…ESPECIALLY considering the circumstance.
Caseys Kiss of Death - August 10, 2008
seconded
halofan4life - August 10, 2008
thirded.
Stirrups - August 10, 2008
4thed
AnaheimHalos61 - August 10, 2008
.
^5
miantifaz - August 10, 2008
You should see the scorching article in the New York Times criticizing Cano for losing the game today.
44FAN - August 10, 2008
I loved Torii's quote in that same article.
Pretty much declaring that he was glad that the play was not that of the Halos, otherwise he would have been in the clubhouse arguing with the teammates right now!
Stirrups - August 10, 2008
In the LA Times story, Girardi hesitated to put any blame on Cano saying, "He did'nt see the play, and he would have to take a look at a replay too see."
Baloney he was’nt watching that play from the dugout today as Figgy’s ball went dribbling through the infield in slow motion as his players suffered brain freeze trying to field the ball.
44FAN - August 10, 2008
Link
NYT story. I didn’t think either one of them had a shot at that ball, but that was just me.
scareduck - August 10, 2008
Funny, I heard that
from a Yankees fan I was walking down the ramp with to the parking lot. Neither of Wilson Betemit or Cano made even the remotest try for the ball. The Rally Monkey had ‘em jinxed, I guess.
scareduck - August 10, 2008
REFUSE TO LOSE!
Def Figgy. 2 big RBIs and the sweet tag on A-Rod that sent him into a tizzy. Naps a close 2nd.
ReggieBullits - August 10, 2008
Figgy = Panther
I liked Howie scoring from 2nd on the weak hit also
Andyman - August 10, 2008
Figgy all the away
Came through against Mo. Figgy also drove in the game’s 1st run.
Fan Since 1981 - August 10, 2008
Figgs with the best game, oddly enough.
2-5 with a run and 2 ribbies.
TheOptimist - August 10, 2008
Frankie
strikes out the side in the 9th or we’re meat. Should get a half panther.
SurfCity - August 10, 2008
He wont get Panther, but he gets a W
Andyman - August 10, 2008
?
(Okay, I’m done now, promise)
Zoe Necrosis - August 10, 2008
Cool half-panther
Andyman - August 10, 2008
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Stirrups - August 10, 2008
Took me a minute
But that’s brilliant.
ReggieBullits - August 10, 2008
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Awsome
Andyman - August 10, 2008
Classic!
Worth the wait and figuring-out time…
Rev Halofan - August 10, 2008
See, son, over?
... just kidding.
that’s great!
lightupthehalo - August 10, 2008
alright, i give up
been sitting here for a few minutes and i cannot figure it out
halofan4life - August 10, 2008
"Season Over"
Stirrups - August 10, 2008
haha
now i see it, and now i feel retarded. awesome use of letters
halofan4life - August 10, 2008
Almost as good as
“WEBRICH” (on the back of a Mercedes driven by a black family)
“HIQTIYQ” (Hi cutie, I like you—probably the densest use of letters on any licence plate ever)
scareduck - August 10, 2008
great game
Figgins for Panther
lightupthehalo - August 10, 2008
this series reminded a bit of the July 1979 series against the Yanks
July 13, 14, and 15—an Angels sweep but with two 9th inning walk off wins. Here is the box to the July 15th game.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197907150CAL
tanana40 - August 10, 2008
Napoli wears the crown
Great ABs, great defense. I would give it to Figgins but I agree with Caseys, it almost looks like Cano tanked that last play. Strange
Rusty Carew - August 10, 2008
Napoliiiiii
Carl Johnson - August 10, 2008
K-Rod for Panther.
Struck out the side in the tie game FTW.
Zu Long - August 10, 2008
Man is this fun...
I am soaking these games in.
Figgy for panthah.
Ajax - August 10, 2008
Figgy
I have a tie between Figgy and K-Rod. Give to Figgy becuase he has been struggling a bit lately so it’s nice to see him come through on both O and D.
vladtheimpaler - August 10, 2008
It just keeps getting better and better...
...7-3 road trip to Baltimore/Boston/New York, 5-1 home stand (so far), 14 game lead, and a SWEEP OF THE SPANKEES!!!
I so love this team!!!
....and, uh…Figgy gets my vote.
sothball - August 10, 2008
OMG!!!
Did the Yankees just quit?
cupie - August 10, 2008
Don't know about the Evil Ones in general
But it sure as hell looked like Cano did.
red floyd - August 10, 2008
Figgy for sure
with Napoli also very good, and (despite myself)...GMJ…?! Yeah, he beat out an infield hit, then later after getting a couple of bullsh!t strikes still hung in there and worked a walk, then in a seemingly awful AB in the 9th he actually stepped up by thinking outside the box. He knew he was likely to GIDP so he very shrewdly struck out, making one out instead of two and preserving Kendrick on the basepaths to eventually score the winning run. So great game Gary Matthews Jr.! WAY to go!!! (I say in a positive reinforcement kind of way)
LUVtheLAA - August 10, 2008
GMJ
That explains the third strike. I mean, it was so far out of the box that even Vlad wouldn’t have swung at it!
red floyd - August 10, 2008
Pardon me.
I wasn’t voting GMJ for panther, just commenting on him.
red floyd - August 10, 2008
K-Rod
Figgy just got a ‘lousy single’ to win the game, but K-Rod cut the Yankees’ throat in the top of the 9th inning, striking out the side.
BBFan1 - August 10, 2008
Desmond
(see sig)
highlandhalo - August 10, 2008
Actually...
I vote for K-Rod, shutting them out in the ninth, with honorable mention to Figgy, Naps, and Hokie Joe (for manning up after the first, and shutting them down).
red floyd - August 10, 2008
Gonna need a new broom
What with all this sweepin’
HaloDutch - August 10, 2008
Angels got a huge break
according to the radio guys A-Rod was safe at third. If the rest of the inning goes the same, it’s 4-3 Yankees and the Yanks bring in Mo to save it in the ninth. Bad breaks are part of the game, etc., but I’ll take this one.
scareduck - August 10, 2008
It was super close, bang-bang, and the throw was right on the money
In the pantheon of bad calls, it wasn’t that bad a call. The strike zone, though, was just brutal & random.
mattwelch - August 10, 2008
I call him safe, but only because I have the advantage of frame by frame TiVo.
If this were the NFL, a Yankee appeal would have been upheld. Which is, of course, the absurdity of NY sports channels showing that replay over and over. It allows them to live for hours within a moment that lasted only 1/10th of a second. Without instant replay on events like that, it is incumbent on ARod to do a better job of getting to that base so that there is no chance of error in any decision.
Stirrups - August 10, 2008
Yeah ... I dunno about that
I watched the Yankee’s feed replay a million times (those announcers were ticked) and honestly, it was the closest call I’ve ever seen. A tie through and through.
I wouldn’t have called him safe, I would have seen it as a tie, and had to have made a judgement call, just like the ump did. Glad it went in our favor.
lightupthehalo - August 10, 2008
Short version is...the throw beat ARod to the bag...ump called him out!
tag was shitty by Figgy, but you see worse calls than that daily!
K3YEROUT - August 10, 2008
Pather goes to snacks
after a month on the dl, he’s already got more hits than he probably had in the 10 games before he went out. plus the nice throughout of the arod (his first throughout since may 16th, which is 15 consecutive stealers)
AnaheimHalos61 - August 10, 2008
scottnak - August 10, 2008
Howie
What about Howie….great over the shoulder catch as well as getting on base in the ninth!
mamaz boys - August 11, 2008
The funniest part of the game...
was when Frankie struck out Giambi in the top of the 9th. He did his usual celeberation move, but he’s so used to getting the save that I think he forgot the game was still tied. HA HA!
He looked around for a second after walking off the mound and had this look on his face like “oh shit, the games not over… my bad.”
Scuff - August 11, 2008
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