| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| NYY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
Winning pitcher - Mariano Rivera (1-2)
Losing pitcher - Francisco Rodriguez (1-1)
It was a game they should have lost. They practically did everything they could to lose it. But somehow Luis Castillo dropped that ball and the Yankees stole game one of this Subway Series 9-to-8. I've never seen a game end that way.
It was a see-saw battle the whole way; the Yankees led 1-0 on a Robinson Cano solo homer in the second. Then the Mets took a 2-1 lead with two-runs off Joba in the third without even picking up a hit. The Yanks came right back to make it 3-2 on a two-run homer by Mark Teixeira, his league-leading 20th on the year. Then two innings later the Mets regained the lead with four runs in the fifth to make it 6-3. The Yanks scored one in the bottom of the fifth on a Derek Jeter homer, and then three in the sixth on a three-run homer by Hideki Matsui to take a 7-6 lead. The Mets then tied it with a run off David Robertson in the seventh, and then once again regained the lead in the eighth on a two-out RBI double by David Wright, this time off Mariano Rivera. I don't know what it is, but he just can't pitch in tie games. That set things up for the top of the ninth, and inning Mets fans won't forget for a long time.
It started out harmless enough, Francisco Rodriguez got Brett Gardner to pop out to the catcher in foul territory for the first out. But then Derek Jeter lined a single up the middle to put the tying run on base. Johnny Damon then worked the count to 3-and-2 but struck out for out number two. Jeter stole second on the strikeout. The Mets then intentionally walked Mark Teixeira to face Alex Rodriguez - technically K-Rod did try to pitch to him, but after falling behind 3-0 decided to just give him the free pass. And it turned out to be the right move. After working the count to 3-1 A-Rod missed a meatball - 94 mph right down the middle of the plate - and hit was should have been a game-ending pop out to second, but, as you already saw in the highlight above, Castillo dropped it. Then, to make matters worse, he decides to throw the ball to second base allowing the hustling Mark Teixeira to score the winning run all the way from first. Give a lot of credit to Tex for hustling his butt off, but if Castillo had gotten the ball and immediately thrown home there's a good chance Teixeira would have been out.
Even though they won it was a pretty ugly night for the Yanks. Joba Chamberlain started and was very bad. He didn't really get hit hard, but he had absolutely no command of anything. Not only did he have no command, but his velocity wasn't great either. His fastball averaged just 91.8 and he topped out at 94.8. In four innings he allowed two runs on just one hit, but walked five and hit two batters. Of his 100 pitches - yes, 100 pitches in four innings - just 52 were strikes.
Brett Tomko followed with a rough outing out of the pen. He allowed four runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning, with two of the runs coming on a Gary Sheffield homer.
Besides those two bad outings Mo gave up a run in the eighth that would have, and should have been the game-winner for the Mets. The run came on Wright's RBI double and followed a walk to Carlos Beltran. It was just his third walk of the year. I'm not concerned about Mo overall, I just can't understand why he's so bad in non-save situations. I don't get it. So far this year he's pitched in eight tie games, and in those game he's 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA. In save situations he has an ERA of 1.72.
On the offensive side the Yankees once again struggled with men in scoring position, going just 2-for-9 for the game. .... You know what, when the baseball gods smile down on your team and hand them a game like this there's really no point in complaining, so I'll just stop now and post these pictures:
(REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine)The Yanks got a huge break tonight, hopefully they can use it as a momentum boost and start another winning streak.
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
| Jeter, SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Swisher, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| a-Damon, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| Rodriguez, A, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 |
| Cano, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .296 |
| Posada, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Matsui, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Cabrera, M, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| Gardner, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
a-Struck out for Swisher in the 9th. | ||||||||
BATTING 2B: Posada (8, Hernandez), Rodriguez, A (6, Hernandez). HR: Cano (10, 2nd inning off Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out), Teixeira (20, 3rd inning off Hernandez, 1 on, 2 out), Jeter (9, 5th inning off Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out), Matsui (9, 6th inning off Switzer, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Jeter 5; Teixeira 4; Rodriguez, A 2; Cano 5; Posada 2; Matsui 4; Gardner. RBI: Cano (36), Teixeira 2 (54), Jeter (27), Matsui 3 (26). 2-out RBI: Teixeira 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, M; Cano 2. Team RISP: 2-for-9. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Jeter (13, 2nd base off Rodriguez, F/Santos, O). FIELDING E: Cano (3, throw). DP: (Cano-Jeter-Teixeira). | ||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
| Chamberlain | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.84 |
| Tomko | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.56 |
| Robertson | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Coke (BS, 3) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 |
| Rivera (W, 1-2) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
METS STATS
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Luis Castillo - Nice play!
HONORABLE MENTION: Derek Jeter (2-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R)
Tomorrow's Game
Yankees vs. Mets
Game Time: 4:10 p.m. | TV/Radio: FOX, WCBS, WFAN
LHP Andy Pettitte (6-2, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Fernando Nieve (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Yankees vs. Mets
Game Time: 4:10 p.m. | TV/Radio: FOX, WCBS, WFAN
LHP Andy Pettitte (6-2, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Fernando Nieve (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
20 Comments:
Luis Castillo probably wants to kill himself right now.
this is preety funny
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@ Anon
HAHAHAHAHHA Fuckin jerkoff's got a little too happy like the Mets and their fans.
LOL!!
I love how you made Castillo the player of the game!
Yes, they handed us the game... but that's no different that a running back coughing up the football late in the game, a guy missing a dunk late in the game, and own goal in hockey, to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
You take what you get. The fact that we were even in position to win a game that Joba threw 100 pitches in 4 innings and that Mo gave the lead away in the 8th is impressive in and of itself.
Sometimes all you can do is quote that famous sage, Curley Howard---
Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk!!
Hey Greg, there was some yokel here last night bitching about Posada's runs per game, and saying that he doesn't call a good game.
I'd just like to point out the fact that Joba was constantly shaking off Jorge's signs. I love Joba, but maybe if he followed Jorge's game-plan, he would have faired better.
I was at the game last night, I loved seeing that smug satisfaction from Mets fans disappear in an instant.
Made the 3 hrs of traffic I sat in on the Triboro a bit more bearable.
Adam said...
Hey Greg, there was some yokel here last night bitching about Posada's runs per game, and saying that he doesn't call a good game.
I'd just like to point out the fact that Joba was constantly shaking off Jorge's signs. I love Joba, but maybe if he followed Jorge's game-plan, he would have faired better.
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Excellent post Adam. Joba has great stuff but he needs to learn how to call a game better. He's the one that supposed to be throwing strikes, not Posada.
Joba needs to grow up a little. When he does, he has the ability to be great.
This was a great post toward the end of last night's game blog...
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Anonymous said...
the GHOSTS are BAACCCKKK.....
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What else explains what happened? I have never seen something quite like that before in a Yankee game.
Jeter said the same thing, Crossfire.
I was at the game last night. The Yankees should have lost the pitching was terrible but a win is a win. I'm calling it right now the next game the yankees will win on a walk off strike out!
... By the way, Robert, how were Mets fans reacting?
I was at the game last night and it was painful the whole night until the end (that's why you never leave before it's over).
Joba was terrible! The game was dragging on, it was painful(an HR here and HR there, nothing to really keep the excitment level up for any extended period of time).
Everyone in our section was killing Girardi for bringing MO in a tie game in the 8th (after he didn't bring him in the night before against Boston when we were ahead).
Then the bottom of the ninth. The place was alive when AROD came up ready to Boo when he pops up and then everyone went crazy when he drops the ball (thank God it was Tex on first - Cano would have been on second walking off the field).
The place went crazy for the first time this year.
Side note - my cousin came to sit with us in section 420 after a few innings in their seats in section 406 Right field. They told me that they could not see from center field over to right. They did not see the Cano HR, the Posada double or Tex's HR sitting in the 9th row of the section. Pretty sad!! They have tickets for today's game in the same section and are not even going to go to their seats, instead they will find a place on the second level and stand.
Greg Cohen said...
Jeter said the same thing, Crossfire.
I didn't hear that Greg. Jete must read your blog. lol
lol... It was in Marc Carig's article from today's Ledger.
By the way, if you watch and listen to the video, you hear a met fan scream "Yeah!" when ARod hit's the pop-up.
I would love to have been sitting next to him and screamed "Yeah!" right back at him. lol
Must have been a sickening ride home for all the mets fans after the game. lol
Same as always...heart broken. I'm sure most of them expected something like that would happen. A few of my friends watching the game at home told me f--- the mets i'm done with them.
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