Yankees Lead Series 2-1
A-Rod Going Deep Off Of Hammels-AP Eric Gay
The Yankees bats have awakened as they have taken a 2-1 series lead over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Yankees hit 3 home runs against the Phillies to take a one game lead in the World Series.
The Halloween game, which was delayed by rain for about 80 minutes, started off as a horror show.
Pettite was having problems, walking batters and he and Jorge Posada didn’t seem to be on the same page. A Jayson Werth blast — the first of two off Andy — and a misplayed Cole Hamels bunt led to three runs in the second inning.
But the Yankees and Andy Pettitte did not give up.
Alex Rodriguez hit a controversial two run blast off Cole Hamels in the fourth which got them back in the game.
Yes, the umps initially signaled a double and had to go to the review television under the bleachers before declaring the blast a home run. But it WAS a home run. The ball bounced off a FOX camera perched in right field and came back on the field. ESPN’s John Kruk was ranting about how embarrassing it was for Major League Baseball.
What the chunky ex-ball player didn’t know, was that the umpires had discussed the camera before the game and they had come to an agrrement: Any ball that hit the camera in the air would be ruled a home run.
That play was the turning point of the game. Cole Hammels couldn’t get an out and the Yankees went on a tear and couldn’t be denied their second victory of the series.
The big players of the game were Andy Pettite, A-Rod, Matsui, and Damon, who all came up clutch with some big hits and some nice RBIs. Yes, I included Pettite in that group because he did knock in his 18th career RBI.
I guess Cole Hammels enjoyed his Halloween as he got booed by the Philly faithful.
There have been so many bad calls in the AL post season so far. There was the bad call on the Mauer hit down the line in the ALDS. The double play tag for the Angels in the ALCS. The neighborhood double play call in the ALCS. A double play that could have sparked a rally for the Phillies when there was only an out at second. IS the MLB hurting that bad that they need the Yanks to win another title?