I want to go after Eric Karros with a meat cleaver after what he said disrespecting Andy like that.

We’re really playing “Alive,” Fox Sports?

Chone grounds out to A-Rod. 26 outs away.

Maybe they’ll close the game with “Black’

Abreu K’d.

Torii lines to Jeter. @macaquerman, what’s the best song on ‘Ten’, do you think?

We can’t lose if Pettitte is gonna get called strikes on curves off the outside corner against righthanded hitters.

You tell me.

I don’t honestly know, but submit that this is the best Pearl Jam song, period.

Yeah, that whole pregame bit was a disaster. I particularly loved the “Pettitte is good, except when he’s starting for the Yankees in game 6 with 3-2, where his ERA is almost 13.” N=2.

Mark strokes a single to center with two gone. Very smooth swing.

A-Rod singles to left.

A-Rod still hot.

Jorgie flies out.

Jeter with an impressive hustle, but Vladdy beats the throw by a step.

Signs of a bad throw: Mark Teixiera can’t get a glove on it while keeping his foot on the bag.

Swisher-Teixiera DP!

Swisher: can’t hit, still king of the surprise DP.

K, three weak ground balls, and a pop up. Guerrero dumb.

The Captain was way off-balance, though! Kind of amazing that throw didn’t knock Giuliani in the teeth.

Yeah, absolutely. I don’t blame Jeter at all, that was almost certainly a base hit whatever Derek did. I meant it more as a (positive) comment on Mark’s fielding.

Too bad Rudy wasn’t at games when Whitey was pitching. Them teeth woulda been perfect for scuffing the ball.

A walk and then a popout. One of those grounders was a lineout BTW.

true, but a humpbacked, dying one that Jeter had to lean in to.

Robi still hitting that ball well. I am wearing my Robi #22 rookie t-shirt.

good going, Cano. Wait till he throws you a bad pitch.

That is not much of a mohawk, Swish.

Aybar cut his dreads! No more Uruk-Hai.

There we go, Melk.

That should have been knocked down.

I think it’s high time Cabrera and Swisher switch places in the lineup.

Saunders goes to 3-0 on Jeter. Missing his targets. Very good sign.

Johnny?

Bases loaded on the walk. Here’s Johnny.

… sorry.

Don’t be

Dammit, Johnny.

Mathis crushed that pitch. If he had any speed that would be a triple.

Robi makes a solid play. Mathis to third, two out.

Fuck. Abreu singles in Mathis. LAA 1-0.

Torii SO. KK for Andy. But that goddamn Abreu single…

Also: David Spade, you should be ashamed of yourself for selling out your dead friend’s legacy like that.

Saunders walks A-Rod, one out in the 3rd. Goddamn it: no more stranded runners.

Abreu makes contact with a wall, thousands of angels get their wings.

That’s the Abreu I remember.

Hey, look, Bobby knows how to go to the wall after all!

KKK. Vladdy arguing.

KKKKK to Kendrick. Andy with an easy inning. NOW LET’S SCORE SOME RUNS.

Can’t strand ‘em unless you’re putting them on base.

Robi walks. Come on guys.

Swisher with a hit!

Thank you Swish! Robi to second, Swish at first, no out.

Melk bunts em over. We *have* to score now. Captain.

walk him again?

You know, Melky kind of does it all. Cannon arm, some decent offense, drops down a bunt well.

Bases jammed. Johnny. @statler, I remain astonished that Melky doesn’t get the respect in the media he deserves.

Damon comes up big.

YEAH JOHNNY! 2 RBI-single. NYY 2-1.

One day the bottom will drop out

Darren Oliver warming (my heart).

Oh man. Bases jammed, A-Rod to the plate.

Yeah Tex! A-Rod up with bases jammed and one out. Nowhere to put him.

Kate Hudson politely interested in the game.

Saunders walks in a run on strike 2. He’s gone. NYY 3-1.

God, the most conflicted part of Yankee fandom is the solidarity with Rudy.

Why Oliver and not Jepsen?

Jorgie grounds into a DP. We’re out of the 4th.

Just got in, but had my eye on it. Assessment of Angels so far: if you swing at the bad ones and look at the good ones, you’re gonna lose. Credit to Pettitte.

Juan Rivera with a strong hit to start the Fif.

Credit to Pettitte/ that’s how we get it/ they want Game 7? Forget it/ You thought it, but I said it

KKKKKK. Mathis sits.

I’m not conflicted about that at all. There’s no solidarity. Cheated on his wife (twice), sold out his team, is a Republican. Sorry.

Robi with the DP.

When that shot came on I thought to myself, that’s gotta be tough.

When did he sell out the team?

Very nice. 12 outs left though.

Second paragraph. Some things can never be unsaid.

Robi swung when he shouldnna and didn’t when he shoulda

Oh MAN. Agreed. That’s some shameful shit — and I should’ve known he said that foulness.

Oliver brought his stuf.

Kick save!

Wow, Chone goes the extra mile to make an out.

Starting to feel bad for Chone.

Can’t help but take some pride in the crowd noise in the stadium. No bullshit rally sticks, either.

Or stupid animal gimmicks that make no sense.

Torii with an infield hit on strike 4.

and just which animals are we calling stupid, young Spencer?

Crap. Guerrero with a wonderful bloop double to right on 0-2.

Vlad. Fucking Vlad. Hits a pitch an inch off the ground for a double.

That was no insult to the animal! It’s the gimmick I’m calling stupid. No disrespect intended.

Pettitte should pick Vlad off 2nd.

Andy’s gone to 3-0. Needs to calm down.

Little wet Q-Tip in your ear, Angels.

Yeah Andy, way to field your position!

You gotta take that 3-1.

Aaaaand a comebacker gets us out of the inning with no harm done. So mentally tough. I think Pettitte has a future in baseball!

Blister In The Sun? The baseball version? Really?

Captain walks.

Bloop single for Damon.

Damon with a lil looper. Jeter to 2nd. One out.

Chone ends the inning.

and that’s why we have Swish in the lineup.

And here comes Joe. Joba will pitch to Mathis. Big ovation, deserved.

Save to Cano.

Well. That is not a play you see very often.

The whole Cano is lucky when he’s good, lazy when he’s bad thing really gets me. That was some heads-up defense, don’t try to take it away from him, Buck.

Joba? Enducing groundouts? I’ll take it.

I’m calling it. I don’t see any fire or urgency in these Angels.

Santana. Goddamn gamer.

27 outs. It’s never over until.

Yanks in 6.

In the Classic, that is.

A-Rod could not be more ridiculous.

A-Rod up the middle. Kate Hudson’s vagina is lubricated with HGH.

Jorge owes us a hit

Maybe Don Draper will upgrade to sub-humanity tonight. I’m gonna go find out — see you all Weds!

Goddamn it, Jorge. Stop doing that!

Maybe next AB.

Juan Rivera having entirely too good a game.

Godzilla with a 315-foot out.

Here we come. Mo. For six outs.

Mo gives up the first single past a sprinting Jeter into left. Figgins on.

Teixiera makes a diving stop. One out; Chone to second.

Robi with a LUDICROUSLY great play. 2 down.

You know it ain’t your night when Cano gets that.

Vladdy rewrites the rules of baseball to walk on ball 3.

Vlad has a Posada/Swisher moment.

Pitching to Vlad is such a nightmare, nerve-wise.

Vladdy singles. RBI single. NYY 3-2.

Jorgie is yelling at Mo not to give Kendry that pitch again.

Phew.

Cano ends the inning. God this is nerve wracking.

Three. Defensive. Outs. Away.

Robi walks. Kazmir coming in for Santana.

But first let’s score a run or two.

Kendrick drops the throw! Swisher on first, Robi second; no out!

You know it’s not your night when Kendrick makes that play.

Melky’s hitting almost .400–let him swing!

KAZMIR THROWS IT AWAY!

aw shit. You don’t want to see that.

KAZMIR SHITS THE BED! 4-2 NYY

word – let him swing. I’d love to have an insurance run or two.

Man, 2 sure outs, neither converted.

unbelievable…

Jeter with the comebacker to Kazmir. One down.

Loaded for Teixiera.

Tight Spot

After this game, I want Cano to fly to Boston and leave a bag of flaming shit on Pedroia’s doorstop.

HUGE Tex sac fly that was intended to be a streetsweeper. 5-2 NYY.

in-flight wifi FTW…it’s what’s enabling me to watch & follow along here.

What airline are you flying on that gives you in-flight wi-fi with a fast-enough connection speed?

Jorge Posada screen test, take 5.

Bases loaded for Jorgie.

We’ll call you, Jorge. Thanks for coming.

Jorgie strikes out.

believe it or not…Air Tran!

Other than the Mathis double, do the Angels have any extra-base hits?

Two outs away.

One last out.

Cabrera. One out away.

1 more

Baby Sarge pinch hitting.

One strike away.

Ballgame over! Thuuuuuh Yankees win the pennant! Thuuuuuuuuuuh Yankees win!

2009 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

I completely forgot how awesome this feels.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

AJ needs to pie Mo.

Evenflo

C.C. is the ALCS MVP

Hey, remember when Eric Karros said that Girardi needed to start CC tonight and how the Angels would win? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA