3:35 p.m. - Jay Z's Empire State of Mind has also been stuck in my head today and I've listened to the clip on iTunes at least 5 times today. I might even buy it. ....
3:41 p.m. - 6th time: In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of....There's nothing you can't do now you're in New York. These streets will make you feel brand new. Big lights will inspire you, let's here it for New York, New York, New York.
3:43 p.m. - I am so tired of hearing about "3 days rest" and "short rest". It's been a topic on WFAN for the last week and Burnett's blow up in Game 5 on 3 days rest did not help. Now Andy Pettitte, winner of the most postseason games and series clinching games ever, is pitching on 3 days rest and everyone is freaking out. I think he'll do well tonight. He's Andy "freaking" Pettitte.
7:23 p.m. - In New York!! Concrete Jungle.....(Yes, it is still stuck in my head.) I'm even dancing along to it now.
7:33 p.m. - I'm crazy hyper tonight.
7:52 p.m. - Nearly gametime and I'm crashing.
7:57 p.m. - Andy's got some really great numbers this postseason: 3-0 with 3.24 ERA. 25 IP with 22 Ks, including game 3 of WS....
7:59 p.m. - Francesca talked on WFAN the last two days about how he didn't think Andy was going to do well on 3 days rest. I disagree. I think he's going 6 innings and going to win it for us.
8:01 p.m. - Keep the freaking ball away from Chase Utley, please.
8:02 p.m. - Andy coerces a double play out of Utley after Vic Torino hits a tiny, tiny infield single and gets out of the first 1-2-3 (in the unconventional sort of way.) Good start.
8:04 p.m. - Let's get the bats rocking in the new Stadium!!
8:05 p.m. - Jeter strolls to the plate and his music comes on: "Big lights will inspire you, let's here it for New York, New York, New York." Let's go!
8:06 p.m. - Yankees have to make Pedro work tonight and get into the bullpen early.
8:07 p.m. - Pedro calls Phillies catcher Ruiz to the mound after the first pitch to ask him who his parental guardian is.
8:09 p.m. Frankly I'm shocked at how cold that Mark Teixiera has been during this year's playoffs. He has 2 hits during the World Series (HR and Double) -- he's 2 for 19 -- and needs to do something tonight.
8:11 p.m. - Tex gets JUST under the ball and hits it to the track for a loud 3rd out to the 1st inning.
8:16 p.m. - I've said it before and I'll say it again: Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are rooting for the Phillies. It's not just the inflection in their voices when the Phillies do something well, it's the stats and commentary they give about the Phillies. Maybe I'm hearing things, but I don't think so.
8:25 p.m. - Seriously if the producers of 2012 wanted to do something cool, they would release the movie on December 21st, not November 13. We all know - if you are Mayan - that the world is going to end on December 21, 2012. It's common knowledge. :-)
8:28 p.m. - The Yankees' lineup is significantly better when they play in their park. Despite winning 2 of 3 in Philadelphia, they really missed Matsui's bat.
8:29 p.m. - Question for you: Do you know who your daddy is?
8:32 p.m. - The new Yankees Stadium sounds loud tonight...on my TV at least.
8:34 p.m. - Matsui hits BIG BOMB IN THE SECOND DECK OF RIGHT FIELD JUST INSIDE THE FOUL POLE FOR A 2 RUN HR. Yankees break out ahead. Yankees 2-0.
8:35 p.m. - My lovely, beautiful, fabulous wife just told me that I am a fairweather Hideki Matsui fan. I told her not true, but she may be right. Who knows. Who cares. Yankees lead!!
8:36 p.m. - Tim McCarver just said that Godzilla is hugely popular in Tokyo. Well, why did they run away screaming from him then?
8:41 p.m. - RT @YankeesWFAN: Matsui now 6 for 10 in the series with 3 HR....I think there's a chance he could be the WS MVP if Yankees close out the series tonight.
8:42 p.m. - I'm a record (read my previous blogs) but after the Yankees take an early 2-0 lead, Pettitte needs to shut down Phillies in the Top of the 3rd.
8:44 p.m. - That was a horrible play of the Ruiz carom off the wall by Gardner. It allowed the Phillies to score on a sac fly by Rollins. 2-1 Yankees.
8:52 p.m. - There's nothing you can't do now you're in New York. ...Jeter singles to center on a sinking line drive.
8:59 p.m. - Johnny walks to put runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out. Pedro has 51 pitches through 2 1/3 innings. Yankees are cooking!
9:00 p.m. - Tex is hit on first pitch to put the ducks on the pond with Mr. Alex Rodriguez coming to the plate. About time to break this open Mr. WS MVP.
9:04 p.m. - A-Rod strikes out looking on a pitch that was not a strike. It was in the other batters box.
9:05 p.m. - Matsui up here with bases loaded and 2 outs. He gets a hit and he's the MVP for sure.
9:07 p.m. - Matsui hits an 0-2 pitch for 2 RBI single to center field. Jeter and Damon score. 4-1 Yankees. Nice! That's 4 RBIs tonight and 6 total in the series for Matsui.
9:12 p.m. - Hairston is in for Johnny in left field. Not good for Yankees as Damon as been one of the team's MVPs this series. As you know, I think A-Rod and Matsui have been the others.
9:14 p.m. - Pettitte strikes out Utley to start the 4th inning. Bout time.
9:17 p.m. - Totally meaningless comment that you will clearly not care about or remember tomorrow: RT@TylerKepner: Matsui was MVP of Japan Series in 2000 vs. Hawks. He was 8x21 with 3 HR, 8 rbi in Series, including 2x2 with 4 RBI in Game 6.
9:18 p.m. - Joe Buck is totally rooting for Ibanez to hit a HR here.
9:19 p.m. - This "3 days rest" b.s. is so overblown. You would have thought it was 2012 that world was ending the way everyone was talking about it the last few days.
9:20 p.m. - Despite a few idiotic statements - re: people in Toyko loving Godzilla and the daylight savings time one - I think Tim McCarver has been very good this postseason with his commentary.
9:23 p.m. - Pettitte gets out of a big jam to end the top of the 4th. He's pitching well so far as thru 4 innings, he has given up 1 run on 2 hits.
9:27 p.m. - I have no idea why Pedro is still in there to start the 4th inning. He's got nothing tonight. Does Charlie Manuel realize that this is an elimination game for him and not a game in mid-May.
9:32 p.m. - Brett Gardner should be a career pitch runner. He is truly atrocious at the plate. I hope Austin Jackson is ready next year.
9:37 p.m. - Andy strikes out Francisco with a fastball on the corner. He's finally gets that call from Joe West, who Andy talked to (more like yelled at) after the top of the 4th inning.
9:39 p.m. - Human Target on Fox looks interesting. I might have to watch that when it starts up. However, Fox cancels its new shows far too quickly as the network gives its shows about 2 episodes to build a fan base and if they don't, they cancel it - remember Drive, you Fox producing punks -- so I'm not holding my breath.
9:41 p.m. - Andy gets another DP off the bat of Jimmy Rollins to end the 5th inning. He has walked 4 tonight and given up 2 hits, but is pitching very well out of jams.
9:43 p.m. - Is Avatar going to be really bad or really good? I can't tell after watching the trailer for the fifth time. It's not going to be just okay. It's the kind of movie that will be a box office disaster or a Top 10 highest grossing movie. No in between.
9:46 p.m. - Pedro's out and Durbin in to start the bottom of the 5th. Jeter knocks a ground rule double.
9:49 p.m. - Tex singles to center (3rd hit this WS) to drive in Jeter from 3rd. 5-1 Yankees.
9:57 p.m. - Matsui rockets a double to deep center (it nearly goes out) to drive home Tex and A-Rod. 7-1 Yankees.
9:58 p.m. - 6 RBIs tonight for Matsui. Yeah, he's the MVP.
10:00 p.m. - @Ledger_Yankees Matsui has tied a WS record with 6 RBIs (the Yanks' Bobby Richardson v Pit in 1960)
10:02 p.m. - @YankeesWFAN Matsui: 8 for 12 in the Series, 3 HR and 8 RBI (6 in Game 6). Really???
10:03 p.m. RT @BrendanPrunty: List of cities destroyed by Godzilla: 1) Tokyo. 2) Philadelphia.
10:07 p.m. - Based on how he's pitched in this year's playoffs and during the regular season: (14-8 4.16 ERA), I think the Yankees need to re-sign Andy this offseason. Just a clutch, stellar performance by him in the biggest game of the year.
10:09 p.m. - Crowd is chanting "Andy Pettitte" loudly like they were for Paul O'Neill in 2001 WS - in last Yankee Stadium game before he retired.
10:10 p.m. - Howard hits 2 run HR to cut score. 7-3 Yankees.
10:13 p.m. - Jayson Werth strikes out looking on a pitch that Andy has thrown for a ball 4 or 5 tonight. West has been soooo inconsistent tonight.
10:15 p.m. - Andy is pulled and gets a standing O. Here comes Joba with 2 outs in the 6th inning.
10:18 p.m. - Joba gets out of 6th inning without further damage.
10:19 p.m. - Andy's final line tonight: 5 2/3 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 3 K, 5 BB. A lot of walks for Andy and he needed to work out of trouble a few times, but an overall gutty performance from the all-time leader in postseason victories. Take that Mike Francesca! I wonder what he will say tomorrow.
10:32 p.m. - Guess what?! The Box (the movie) is sponsoring Fox's In Game Box Score. How original! And pathetic that everything is sponsored now. (This insta-blog is sponsored by Newcastle Beer imported from England.)
10:34 p.m. - Stop talking about greatest Philly-Phillie comebacks ever Tim McCarver. I will hurt you.
10:36 p.m. - 9 more outs. I'm just saying....
10:37 p.m. - For the last couple days, Francesca has completely obsessed -- even more than he is obsessed with the Joba in the bullpen discussion -- with the fact that Mariano should be in Game 6 during the 7th inning if the game was close. By close, he meant 1-2 runs. Right now, it's at 4 runs.
He literally ripped apart Sweeney Murti and any caller who contested him about his thesis. I love listening to him, but he can be a complete bastard sometime. Hopefully he won't have a chance to be right this inning.
10:40 p.m. - Joba strikes out Francisco swinging....8 outs.......
10:43 p.m. - Rollins grounds into FC......7 outs.
10:45 p.m. - Joba walks Italian BMT Sub Torino to put runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs. Marte in
10:48 p.m. - Big spot by Marte here. Hughes warming up in pen. Just give me one out Marte, please
10:50 p.m. - Marte gets Utley to chase a ball out of the strike zone and the ump calls him out for breaking his wrists! 6 outs to #27!!
10:53 p.m. - I'm kinda in awe at how Marte is pitching this postseason since we've really never seen this from him before....except when he was with the Pirates...okay, no one really saw that except the 32 people in the stands.
10:55 p.m. - RT@Ledger_Yankees Outlandish: Damaso Marte comes up with one of the biggest pitches of the season.
11:01 p.m. - Web 2.0 has helped to calm my fears during the 2009 World Series. While I was watching the World Series in the '96, '98, '99, '00, '01, and '03, all I did was drink beer and sit on the edge of my seat. I was a complete and utter nervous wreck.
Now -- because of Web 2.o - along with watching the 2009 World Series -- I am talking to my wife (in person), reading what people are Twittering about the game, writing this insta-blog, Twittering myself, reading videogame reviews and Im'ing a friend. It has made me much more busy and decidedly less nervous about the game. The 7-3 score tonight also helps.
11:11 p.m. - I know we're ahead by 4 runs Robbie, but you looked like you didn't care in that at-bat.
11:12 p.m. - Is Mo coming in to start the 8th? 6 outs left.
11:13 p.m. - Marte, who has pitched really well in the playoffs, to start the 8th.
11:14 p.m. - Howard strikes out for 14th time this WS to break the mark set by Willie Wilson in 1980. 5 outs left.
11:15 p.m. - Joe isn't messing around. Mariano coming into game amongst cheers and Metallica's Enter Sandman. Here we go.
11:17 p.m. - In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of....There's nothing you can't do now you're in New York. These streets will make you feel brand new. Big lights will inspire you, let's here it for New York, New York, New York.
11:19 p.m. - Mo strikes out Werth swinging. 4 outs.
11:25 p.m. - After a double to center by Ibanez, Mo gets Feliz to foul out to Posada. End of 8th.
11:27 p.m. - 3 OUTS TILL #27!
11:32 p.m. - Despite the fact that he can't hit for anything, you have to still respect Gardner for completely tearing down the line after he hit a routine grounder to 2nd base.
11:36 p.m - Derek lines single to right field for 3rd hit in the game and 175th hit in postseason. That's his 11th hit this series. He sure is something else.
11:38 p.m. - The 8th inning is over and Game 6 heads into the Top of the 9th inning with the best closer in MLB history taking the mound to finish off the Phillies.
11:39 p.m. - 3 outs until the Yankees capture their 27th World Championship!
11:43 p.m. - Matt Stairs, who totally looks like Darvin Moon who is at the final table at the 2009 WSOP, lines out to Jeter. 2 outs left!
11:46 p.m. - Swisher catches a fly ball by Rollins at the track and we are down to the final out!
11:51 p.m. #27!
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