Detroit’s one-man bullpen came through for his team in Game Five, as Ron Washington again struggled with a Coke problem.
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Once he threw a wild pitch during an intentional walk, you could tell it wasn’t going to be Phillip Hughes’ night.
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Amid all the controversy over Cliff Lee’s cap, no one noticed that C.C. Sabathia has a stick of beef jerky lodged in the webbing of his glove.
Ron Washington: Bullpen Mismanager Extraordinaire
Neftali Feliz:
Game One: Not used until Rangers had already blown five run lead.
Game Two: Used to “save” five run lead.
Game Three: Used to “save” eight run lead.
Game Four: Not used in bases loaded situation in the eighth inning, probably because he has already pitched two games in a row and can’t be used in a multi-inning situation.
The ninth inning is a magical time, the province of the mystical creature touched by the baseball gods and dubbed “closer.” It doesn’t matter if the game’s out of reach, if the game is close in the eighth, or if your closer was used as a starting pitcher before this season. A closer’s magic is based on a sacred covenant with the baseball gods called “the save rule,” and you defy it at your peril.
To be fair, Texas leads the series 3-1.
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Karma
Darren Oliver hit Nick Swisher in the pant leg with a slider. It would have forced in a run, but the umpires missed it. That would be quite an injustice, except Swisher forgot to take acting lessons from the team captain. Swisher popped out, the Yankees didn’t score, and Cliff Lee should be very well-rested for Game One of the World Series.
Is it time to start feeling sorry for Derek Jeter? He’s now 1-for-9 in the ALCS, with six strikeouts. We have this idea of Derek Jeter as an intimidating force in October, but right now, he seems more like a sad old man who pops up a lot. Jeter once demanded near-record salaries, now he’s about to get an above-market pity contract in the off-season. He used to be a world-class womanizer; now he’s engaged to be married.
If that wasn’t bad enough, this douchebag is wearing his jersey.
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“Hey Ump! I think that fat guy ate Jeffrey Maier!”
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Every time Derek Jeter struck out tonight, the Yankees adjusted their budget for 2011, shifting a million dollars from the Jeter salary column and into the Cliff Lee column.
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Wearing his socks like that was about the only thing David Robertson did right tonight.
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“He may want to rethink that diving technique if he’s not willing to touch the base with his hand.”
— Dennis Eckersley, on Brett Gardner’s refusal to run through the bag at first.
