Comments on: CC Sabathia goes nine as Yankees beat Orioles, move on to ALCS

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:36:01 +0000

Bigger payroll helps, LOOK IT UP, but it does NOT guarantee wins. If you hate the Yankees, I do, hate those cheap ass owners that won’t spend their money.

By: yousuxxors

yousuxxors — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:27:12 +0000

im not a yankee fan but stop hating on them because your owner wont spend money. it has been proven that payroll means nothing. giants cards reds as didnt spend that much. even with their payroll missing the playoffs once for tge past 18 years is impressive. they havr what 7 series in there. bigger payroll doesnt mean shit.

By: xjokerz

xjokerz — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:19:57 +0000

Tigers should expect to sweep the Yankees. Yankees get saved by russel Martin and Raul Ibanez vs the os. Luck won’t continue vs a better tigers team. Goodluxk Yankee fans. Gonna need it

By: nflfollower

nflfollower — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:13:10 +0000

Wait, is this what I think it is? Already? The series hasn’t even started!!

By: ray1950

ray1950 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:31:07 +0000

I swear John Smoltz must be getting paid by the word. He simply NEVER shuts up. And Ernie didn't help matters by asking John questions that resulted in excruciatingly long, long, long responses. Come on, Smoltz, give us a break and let the action speak for itself.

By: libertynchurch

libertynchurch — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 03:44:31 +0000

Hard to imagine that any sport will be able to legislate equality between big and small markets. Player endorsements and lifestyles of rich, young men. Being a star in Baltimore will always be different than being a star in New York, in perception, if not in reality.

By: cspsrbums

cspsrbums — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:54:31 +0000

Ripken sounded like he played for the Yankees all his career. Maybe trying not to be to O’s bias but Went the whole other way Horrible.. Maybe The os need to buy a team apparently building one doesn’t get it done then maybe they will Have 15 years in the ALDS Baseball needs to fix this

By: gmenfan1982

gmenfan1982 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:52:55 +0000

Great tight series. Although there was some really bad plate discipline and hitting from both sides, there was also some solid pitching. tight low scoring games. Edge of my seat during every game.

By: libertynchurch

libertynchurch — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:37:11 +0000

Interesting critique of the announcers. The comments about identifying the pitch by the size of the thread-circle
was a clear, concise summary of a camp sesion that I paid hundreds of dollars for. One mans trash is another mans treasure, I guess. Got me to thinking. Why not have an alternate, technical broadcast? I’m sure there would be a market or it.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:45:23 +0000

I see that the mouse has emerged from its hole again.

By: runrickyrun34

runrickyrun34 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:41:02 +0000

Despite the outcome this was a good series. The more experienced team won but the O’s fought hard all the way through. You can’t really ask for much more. The pitching was stellar for both squads. The Orioles need to do better with situational hitting as well as get faster on the base paths. It was said during the telecast (which I agree with), with the O’s not hitting well it really limits what you can do especially when you don’t have speed. You can’t hit and run with your catcher standing on first. And Hardy’s dribbler in the 8th probably could’ve been beaten out if he had more speed (i.e. – McClouth and Ichiro could’ve outrun it). I just hope the O’s address these needs in the offseason because while they did great this year, this years success guarentees you nothing next year.

Hats off to the Yankees, great series, see you next year.

By: libertynchurch

libertynchurch — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:40:01 +0000

Great baseball! The Orioles were worthy opponents, and can leave The Bronx knowing that they ‘gave almost as good as they got.’ Because of Balt., CC cannot have two guaranteed starts, and I still believe that the Yanks championship chances went down the drain along with Mariano’s cleat.

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:39:54 +0000

Just as you shouldnt feel so bad that the bluejays are not playing this time of year AGAIN!! I mean come on you should be used to it by now…

By: vallewho

vallewho — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:38:34 +0000

TurdBS

By: runrickyrun34

runrickyrun34 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:31:41 +0000

Agreed, and I’m a lifelong O’s fan. When Ripken went on a 20 minute tirade about how a baseball spins. I think putting Ripken on the O’s/Yanks series wasn’t the best of choices. However, I think the TBS broadcasts in general are pretty good. Him and Smoltz just sounded like two bitter old men, making Ernie have to just sit and listen to their old war stories.

By: nmrdr795

nmrdr795 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:26:00 +0000

The bandwagon wheels came off.

By: vallewho

vallewho — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:24:09 +0000

exactly

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:22:50 +0000

Baltimore’s two achilles’ heels in the season was SP and hitting. If they get similar results out of their starters next year, as they did in this series, that team is going to be really f’ing good.

By: butchhuskey

butchhuskey — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:22:31 +0000

Apparently, the baseball gods don’t want the underdogs to win this year.

By: thatswhatsgooood

thatswhatsgooood — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:18:37 +0000

The thing is that isn’t the end for the Orioles, it’s only the beginning. Great season for Baltimore and our fans. Can’t wait for next season. Let’s Go O’s.

By: jdrew506

jdrew506 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:17:55 +0000

Ripken was a pro’s pro? What telecast were you watching.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:16:36 +0000

Arod should not feel too bad. The Yankees won, and both Chavez and Cano had 0 hits in the game.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:14:37 +0000

Yanks outscored the O’s 15-10 this series… take away 9th inning of game 1 and its 10 a piece. thats INSANE pitching on both sides

By: mybrunoblog

mybrunoblog — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:13:23 +0000

My thoughts….CC was spectacular….I was shocked Girardi let him pitch the 9th. That was old school baseball…Yanks offense finally got off the deck enough to get the hits when they needed them….Orioles are very solid. Look for them to be in the thick of it again in 2013…..Finally, I was hesitant about Ripken being in the booth with the O’s playing but he was a pro’s pro. Ripken is pure class….Hope the ALCS is a good as the ALDS was….

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:10:01 +0000

Pretty much nailed it. way to go Bud!

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:06:51 +0000

If NYA holds on, do we see CC on 3 against Verlander on 4 in Game 3? Thanks wildcard playoff for disadvantaging #1 seed.—
P (@Toirtap) October 12, 2012