Yankees at Red Sox, 5:10 PM PDT, TV: ESPN
RHP Gerrit Cole (16-8, 3.23 ERA) goes for the Yankees and RHP Nathan Eovaldi (11-9, 3.75 ERA) takes the ball for the Red Sox.
October 5 has been an eventful day in baseball history. Among other things, Mickey Owens let Tommy Heinrich’s ball get past him in 1941, Al Gionfriddo caught Joe DiMaggio’s fly ball in 1947, Don Newcombe made the first World Series start by a black pitcher memorable but lost 1-0 on a walk-off HR by Tommy Heinrich (him again!) in 1949, Mickey Mantle tore up his right knee in 1951 when DiMaggio called him off a fly ball, and Glenn Burke high-fived Dusty Baker in 1977, the first time that gesture was seen in MLB.
Yankees’ lineup:
Ready for Battle. #SquadUp pic.twitter.com/AsOTLyR2OE
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 5, 2021
Red Sox lineup:
Let’s get wild. pic.twitter.com/OKMuGZSo6b
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 5, 2021
NPUT
Wankees go home.
Gonna be very interesting to see the fall out in the NY media if the Wankees lose.
I remember when the Dodgers got two men thrown out at home on the same play. I’d bet that hasn’t happened very often.
I’d like to forget it.
LOL Definately a low point.
No surgery for Max. No ligament damage. Soreness and not a lot of range of motion, according to Doc. So down but maybe not out!
Probably doubtful for the Gnats.
Is Belt going to be available for the Gnats?
I believe he’s out for at least a month.
Maybe not.
Well, if he wants to play in the Arizona Fall League, OK.
Yes seems so. But if we keep going, maybe?
Ask your physician if…
That’s good news.
Here’s what I’m gonna do till game time tomorrow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk2B8988ws0
This is what Schadenfreude is all about.
Be even better when Astros get bounced.
Joe West ranked 96th out of 99 umps behind the plate this year with an accuracy rating of 91.1. He also had the most missed calls. Thankfully he is retiring. Angel Hernandez also needs to go. And take Hickox with you.
I’ll take the other Country Joe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXuSQcyuPU8
Totally!!
I actually met him in his house in Berkeley.
Very cool.
Alex!
El Dugo strikes again. Woot.
So glad our playoff game is at home. I think that is a big advantage.
Old friend delivers!
Both continue to!
Dear me. The Yankees had 22 outs at the plate this season? Fire the 3b coach!
https://twitter.com/Ned2point0/status/1445571021424115713?s=20
Oh man. Here kid, I want you to come in and face Giancarlo Stanton.
He’s 34 (a kid by our standards, though).
Younger than Cora, I imagine.
Ruh-roh, U-less.
Quick hook.
Can’t screw around in a one and done scenario. Cole obviously didn’t have it tonight.
Cole gone. Wow.
Sucks for the Wankers.
Cole’s bad night a fan’s (and manager’s) worst nightmare.
To me, so far, it feels like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTDSprGJOTc
Schwarber is killing the Yankees.
https://twitter.com/SarahWexler32/status/1445526834980917254?s=20
Kiké with the katch for out three.
Just read that Kersh has no ligament damage. So no Tommy John surgery. Hope he is back next year as our #4 starter. Gotta resign Scherzer.
Cole with another mistake pitch for a double.
THAT one is outta there.
https://twitter.com/ericstephen/status/1445544015949037580?s=20
You know, I thought at the time that might have happened. Told my husband it looked like a dislocation. But the elbow? My gosh that must have hurt so much.
Excited to see Kiké and Alex at bats!
Stanton shoulda run faster there…
Did Verdugo deke him?
No, Stanton thought it went out and jogged.
Or a combination of the two?
Wouldn’t put it past Verdugo.
It would’ve been really great had he been thrown out at second.
Actually including Nate U-less three old friends…
Eovaldi may be U-less, but I’ll take a vowel of silence on that one.
So good, WBB.
Always liked Eovaldi.
Didn’t we once call him U-less?
That’s right! Good memory.
So to speak…
Team BoSox fired up!
One hit one out is always a great start.
One pitch, one out…
Right. That. Still coming off my colonoscopy/two hours of sleep last night so may be a bit goofy.
You’re never goofy. I hope the procedure went well.
I hate to have to watch baseball on ESPN. It’s almost as bad as Krukow and Kuiper.
Go Red Sox. Lesser of two evils. Hope Tampa Bay kicks the crap out of whichever team wins.
No great enthusiasm here, but the Yanquis will always be evil and there are two old friends in Boston’s starting lineup, so it’s gotta be the Sawx.
I just made the same decision, for the same reason.
Yep. I don’t like either of them very much, honestly.
Or maybe I just resent ESPN’s incessant hype about the “greatest rivalry in sports,” when for years the Red Sox were no rival at all to the Yankees; they were simply horrible. Dodgers – Giants has been far more intense for far longer.