I'm planning to Live Blog Phillies @ Yankees, 2009 World Series Game 6, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 here at Michael Holloway's BaseballBlogs.
2009 World Series - Game 6
November 4, 2009
Yankee Stadium, Bronx New York, New York
Probable Starting Pitchers:
Philadelphia Phillies, P. Martinez
New York Yankees, A. Pettitte
First Pitch 8:00 PM
Starting line-ups updated @ 7:10
(info @ ESPN Preview)
Weather info: Google (Search: Weather + Bronx + New York, USA).
Conditions @ 7:19 PM
9°C 48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: S at 14 km/h
Humidity: 54%
Photo credit: MoonConnection.com, through their facebook application.This is an actual photograph of the moon tonight, from NASA.
The 2 Yankee Stadia from spring 2009
Photo credit: cnycentral.com
Starting lineups:
Philadelphia Phillies
1. J Rollins SS
2. S Victorino CF
3. C Utley 2B
4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF
6. R Ibanez DH
7. P Feliz 3B
8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
@
New York Yankees
1. D Jeter SS
2. J Damon LF
3. M Teixeira 1B
4. A Rodriguez 3B
5. H. Matsui DH
6. H. Posada C
7. R Cano 2B
8. N Swisher RF
9. B Gardner CF
Top of the 1st
Due up:
1. J Rollins SS
2. S Victorino CF
3. C Utley 2B
Rollins 6-3 oops.
Victorino a dribbler up the 3rd base line Pettitte fields it but no play.
Utley hits into a double play 6-4-3.
Phillies 0
Yankees 0
Bottom of the 1st
Due up:
1. D Jeter SS
2. J Damon LF
3. M Teixeira 1B
Mound meeting... ..Pedro taking forever to throw the ball.
Jeter fly out to left
Damon K swinging
No fastballs yet... Psych!!
Teixeira FO-9
Fastball ---> 81 mph
Psych?
Phillies 0
Yankees 0
Top of the 2nd
Due up:
4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF
6. R Ibanez DH
Howard Teixeira fields the ball in foul ground, fair ball, runs to the bag - 3UA.
Werth BB
Ibanez broken bat pop to right FO-9. Werth stays put.
Balk (NOT) Posada can't control the ball in the dirt Werth to 2nd.
Feliz 3-1 pitch Pop 2-UA.
Bottom of the 2nd
Due up:
4. A Rodriguez 3B
5. H. Matsui DH
6. H. Posada C
Rodriguez (has been hit by pitch 3 times in WS). BB
I think the Yankees retaliated in the 7th or 8th on Monday I'll look it up...
Matsui quick pitch doesn't work... foul slam misses the 1st base ump by THAT much, then he makes one of those foul calls arms spread like the safe call. POINT FOUL PLEASE!
Matsui 3-2 pitch,,, HR. 8th pitch of the at-bat goes fair by the foul pole, an 87 mph fastball(?). 2rbi
Posada
no one out 2 runs in...
Posada K swinging fools him good.
Cano line drive 4-UA
Swisher, that was a very nice looking slider with lots of velocity.
Next pitch fly to 7
Pedro starting to warm up on this cool night?
Phillies 0
Yankees 2
Top of the 3rd
8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS
Announcers going on and on about how Pedro must be injured sick etc..
Is the insider info they must have part of a play?
Francisco out 5-3
Ruiz
Pettitte doesn't look warm either.
Ruiz a triple tlefy centre the ball kicks away from Gardner and Ruiz turns it on rounding 2nd base, no through from the cut-off man Jeter.
Rollins hit the ball deep enough to Nick Swisher to bring home Ruiz, cut by Cano.
Victorino ground ball out.
Phillies 1
Yankees 2
Bottom of the 3rd
9. B Gardner CF
1. D Jeter SS
2. J Damon LF
Gardner, K swinging
Announcers thinking maybe Pedro isn't so hurt after all...
Jeter, did he catch that? couldn't tell first time I see it - bounce scoop on the close-up re-play. Victorino made a good try, base hit.
Damon's having a good at-bat.
Damon,
Announcer: 'Bud Selig doing everything he can to spread the game around the world...'
Damon BB
..Immediately I'm thinking except allowing content to spread around the World Wide Web!!! Think of the long tail that would appear in a flash
Teixeira hit by pitch
Bullpen is warming...
Bases loaded for...
A Rodriguez! yikes... K looking! after some historonics by Pedro and Ruiz - then pulled the glove in to fool the umpire... ..Lucky.
Matsui... Base hit to centre Victorino comes in on it nicely throws good hit the cut off man in front of the mound. Jeter and Damon score.
Posada FO-7
Phillies 1
Yankees 4
Top of the 4th
3. C Utley 2B
4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF
Johnny Damon strained a ham-string coming home in the last inning
Announcers: Cold weather maybe? Ya..
Utley 2-2 pitch coming,
42 pitches by Pettitte...
Utley 2-2 pitch again... ..K swinging.
Official: Johnny Damon pulled a calf muscle (missed who's in centre for him)
Announcers: Cold weather maybe?
Howard... ..looper to Cano 4-UA.
Werth, BB
Ibanez,
Posada can't corral a ball in the dirt Ibanez swinging lazily, Werth takes 2nd.
Ibanez, BB
Runners 2nd & 1st. 2 outs.
Feliz, 5-3
Pettitte throws 25 pitches in that adventure, think he caught Pedros' pitch count.
Bottom of the 4th
7. R Cano 2B
8. N Swisher RF
9. B Gardner CF
Pettitte has a long talk with the plate ump during the commercial break.
Cano FO-7 back against the wall.
Swisher Swish! strike one ;)
Swisher, 3-2 pitch, K swinging.
Gardner at the plate
Pedros off-speed pitch show 78 mph!
Gardner line drine to Utley LD-4.
Top of the 5th
8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS
Looks like Manuel just told Pedro he's done.
His face looks like he's got a temperature, the flu
Chad Durban warming in the pen.
Francisco K looking
Ruiz BB
Rollins double play 5-4-3.
Bottom of the 5th
1. D Jeter SS
2. J Hairston Jr. LF in for the injured J Damon defensively in the top of the 4th inning.
3. M Teixeira 1B
Chad Durban in to pitch for Phillies.
Jeter Gound-rule double bounces over the centre field fence.
Hairston bunts down the 1st base line moves Jeter over to 3rd 1-3 nicely played by Durban.
Teixeira base hit to right centre Jeter strolls home.
Rodreguez looked like ball four hit him. Umpire called BB.
J.A. Happ (lefty) in to pitch, replaces Durban.
Matsui to face him
Matsui 3-1 pitch double off the wall in right centre Victorino miss-plays the bounce and Werth is too close on the back-up over both ther head, two runs score - Teixeira and Rodreguez Matsui on second, with 6 RBI!
Posada K looking.
Cano 3-2 pitch fouled into the catchers' mit, strike 3.
Phillies 1
Yankees 7
Top of the 6th
2. S Victorino CF
3. C Utley 2B
4. R Howard 1B
Matsui has 6 RBI! He scored for the seventh, he was on base, so he Couldn't have gotten the other RBI.
Victorino 6-3
Utley batting
Pettitte has thrown 86 pitches.
Utley BB
Howard HR to straight away centre field, the wind got a hold of it by the look of the way Gardner approached the high fly ball. 2RBI.
Werth at the yummy dish. K looking! Painted it. Geradi was out told him to finish it up. Seemed to centre him at any rate.
Ibanez hits a double down the right field line.
Pettitte is Gone. Joba (?) Chamberlain in.
Interesting name Joba?
Feliz 5-3
Phillies 3
Yankees 7
Bottom of the 6th
From AnswerBlog
What kind of name is Joba???
Joba Chamberlain (pronounced "jah-buh") (born Justin Chamberlain, September 23, 1985, in Lincoln, Nebraska).8. N Swisher RF
According to Yankees television sportscaster Michael Kay, Joba's niece was unable to pronounce the name Justin correctly, pronouncing it as Joba instead and he grew to prefer this name. He eventually had his name legally changed to Joba.
9. B Gardner CF
1. D Jeter SS
Swisher BB
Gardner is trying to bunt Swisher into scoring position. 1-2 now no more bunt now.
1-2 pitch strike three - that was really badly done. :(
Chan Ho Park coming in to pitch to Jeter. 1 on, 1 out
Jeter bounder to 1st Howard starts the play to Rollins. FC 4-6. Jeter on 1st.
Jerry Hairston Jr. at the plate. Hits the ball down 3rd base way Feliz has to make a play on what is a foul ball. nice!
Hairston back at the plate. Pop to right FO-9
Top of the 7th
8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS
Francisco K swinging.
Announcer says Phillie hasn't had the lead off man on All night.
Ruiz base hit to centre field! Yay!
Rollins FC 4-6. Rollins on 1st.
Victorino at the plate . Rollins steals 2nd 2-6 Close play!
Victorino BB
Gerardi coming out to pull Joba.
Marte coming in to face The Utley.
Rivera is up stretching a little Yoga to begin for the Yogi of Saves.
Utley Posada asks the ump to check with the 3rd base ump did Utley swing through that pitch... It was close... Yes he did!
End of inning.
I'm playing Kathleen Edwards - Back to me.
Bottom of the 7th
3. M Teixeira 1B
4. A Rodriguez 3B
5. H. Matsui DH
Teixeira K swinging
A-Rod slow dribble between 3rd and 2nd. E-6! Rollins thinks Feliz is going to field it and misses the slow rolling ball behind his glove.
Scored a base hit
Scott Eyre in.
Matsui up K swinging on the appeal to the 3rd base ump. Very Close.
Posada gets an Intentional walk.
Thought they would have intentionally walked Matsui and pitched to Posada - he's Hurting you can see it when he's behind the plate - his knees are killing him.
Runner 2nd and 1st, 2 out.
Cano to see some pitches 2-2 pitch,
Strike three swinging.
Merte is coming back out to start the top of the 8th.
Phillies 3
Yankees 7
Top of the 8th
4. R Howard 1B
5. J Werth RF
6. R Ibanez DH
Howard (bats left) faces Marte.
WS record is 12 K. K looking. Howard just broke that record. 13th K of this World Series.
Rivera coming in to face Werth (a right handed batter).
Werth K swinging.
Ibanes hits a double one bounce to the wall in straight away centre field 408 feet out after a 9 pitch at bat. Beautiful at bat.
Feliz pops to Posada behind the plate to the 1st base side. FO-2 (foul).
Bottom of the 8th
8. N Swisher RF
9. B Gardner CF
1. D Jeter SS
I should mention the names of the Fox announcers as I've been quoting them quite a lot, mainly anaylist and former major league pitcher Tim McCarver and professional announcer Joe Buck.
Swisher 5-3
Gardner out.
Madden # 46 in to pitch to Jeter
Jeter, base hit, a scorcher to right.
Hairston pops to Rollins deep behind 3rd base, nice catch.
Top of the 9th
8. B Francisco LF
9. C Ruiz C
1. J Rollins SS
Matt Stairs ph for Francisco Line drive to short. LD-6
Ruiz 3-2 pitch, BB (2 walks single and a triple 2 for 2).
Rollins deep fly ball to Nick in right, at the edge of the track.
Victorino at the plate Ruiz take 2nd uncontested.
Victorino 2-2 pitch, foul, fou,l pop foul, line drive foul. 3-2 pitch, 4-3.
Final:
Phillies 3
Yankees 7
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