ALCS: (3) Texas Rangers vs. (4) New York Yankees

• Non

  

  I Wear Pants;521261 wrote:What?

  
  Even though it was only Game 1, I think the way the Rangers lost this series might be over.
  
  They won't get swept but even if they win Game 2, the Yankees will have the home field set up.
  
  You can't give away a game like that when you're at home and you get a good start from your pitcher. It's hard to make up for that.
• darbypitcher22

  

  Yanks stole one last night, there's no doubt. Gardner had the huge hustle play in the top of the 8th to get things going, and sometimes in the playoffs that's all you need. i'll tell you this, as a fan and having been a player in those types of situations, a 5 run lead can feel like 10 sometimes. Yanks did a great job and had a wonderful offensive approach in the 8th, jumping on good pitches early to really force the action.
  
  Afternoon game today, it'll be interesting to see how the Yanks come out, hopefully with a hot start instead of the lackluster one they had last night. Phil Hughes has really matured this year and shown what he's capable of, and I think that he'll be ready to go.
• Laley23

  

  I think this game is a shootout. Rangers will get to Hughes.
• Ironman92

  

  Ironman92;520924 wrote:You have to jump on, squish and bury teams like the Yankees and Phillies
  
  the Rangers have jumped on....but have squandered some chances to squish

  Well.....I was proven to be smart on that one..........same thing going on now as I type in game 2...Rangers 3-0 in 3rd...runner on 3rd and 1 out....squish and bury time
• Ironman92

  

  5-1 in the 5th....man this is eerily the same as yesterday
  
  Yankees have been jumped on....and squished
• Ironman92

  

  Cruz misses Hr by 6 inches
  
  
  runner on 2nd....no outs......BURY TIME???.....or just a re-squish
• Ironman92

  

  Kinsler triples in Cruz......runner on 3rd......no outs....hole dug with Yankees in arms and walking towards hole
• Non

  

  Cano 9 for 19 in the postseason
• Ironman92

  

  with 16 line drives
  
  Love Smoltz in the booth
• Leonardo

  

  Game 1 at Texas - New York won, 6-5
  Game 2 at Texas - Texas won, 7-2
  
  Game 3 at New York - Monday at 8:07 PM on TBS
  Cliff Lee (14-9, 3.04 ERA) at Andy Pettitte (12-3, 3.24 ERA)
  
  Game 4 at New York - Tuesday at 8:07 PM on TBS
  Tommy Hunter (13-5, 3.75 ERA) at A.J. Burnett (10-15, 5.26 ERA)
  
  Game 5 at New York - Wednesday at 4:07 PM on TBS
  C.J. Wilson (16-8, 3.27 ERA) at C.C. Sabathia (22-7, 3.34 ERA)
  
  Game 6 at Texas - Friday at 8:07 PM on TBS
  Phil Hughes (19-9, 4.28 ERA) at Colby Lewis (13-13, 3.61 ERA)
  
  Game 7 at Texas - Saturday at 8:07 PM on TBS
  Cliff Lee (14-9, 3.04 ERA) at Andy Pettitte (12-3, 3.24 ERA)
• darbypitcher22

  

  tonight is going to be one hell of a pitching matchup
• stroups

  

  Yes sir, Hamilton goes yard
• mhs95_06

  Cliff has a working margin on Hamilton's 2nd multi-RBI homer in the first inning of the ALCS!
• Ironman92

  

  small strike zone thus far....we will see if it opens up any
  
  Pettitte really tried to push every corner of the plate...ump didn't give any
• karen lotz

  

  Cliff Lee is sick.
• wes_mantooth

  

  karen lotz;524425 wrote:Cliff Lee is sick.

  
  Flu? HIV? Rabies?
• KR1245

  

  karen lotz;524425 wrote:Cliff Lee is sick.

  
  Yep
• darbypitcher22

  

  Yanks struggling, everything they hit remotely hard here so far in the series has been right at someone. Looks as if someone is going to have to do something to get a little bit of momentum or its going to be an extremely long night
• KR1245

  

  wes_mantooth;524428 wrote:Flu? HIV? Rabies?

  
  FLIVBIES
• karen lotz

  

  wes_mantooth;524428 wrote:Flu? HIV? Rabies?

  
  
  I thought someone would have a funny reply to my post. I guess I was wrong.
• wes_mantooth

  

  KR1245;524434 wrote:FLIVBIES

  
  Those are the worst. Had a case of that back in Nam.
• Mulva

  

  He was safe unless he missed the base. Either way, Cliff is a beast. 2 runs might be enough.
• mhs95_06

  Is this another case of a runner being to the base in time but not contacting it with the lead part of his body?
• mhs95_06

  mhs95_06;524473 wrote:Is this another case of a runner being to the base in time but not contacting it with the lead part of his body?

  
  Yes, it is!
• mhs95_06

  Those ABs in the 4th by Swisher and Teixiera that took 17 pitches and resulted in a K and a walk pretty much make it an improbability that Lee will get a complete game!