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Utley is 0 for 3 with an intentional walk. The Phillies are bringing in Madson for the bottom of the eighth. –DW. Update | 10:42 p.m. The umpires are discussing an inning-ending double play in which Howard caught a low line drive off the bat of Damon .... Then he walked Utley intentionally to pitch to face Ryan Howard. Here comes pitching coach Dave Eiland to the mound to go over strategy. Big at-bat coming up. Rollins, who went to second on Shane Victorino's ground out, ...Although Girardi had the option to intentionally walk Werth and keep Marte in to face Raul Ibañez, another lefty bat, Ibañez had .139 points higher against lefties than against righties. Despite calls for Phil Coke, despite the populist movement ..... I'm also hoping they don't need Mo for two innings tonight, which was probably another thought kicking around Girardi's mind last night while he was watching the 8th inning. Reply. KayGee says: October 29th, 2009 at 10:26 am ...If you have checked in here now and again, you don't need me to tell you how much I hated the Red Sox intentionally walking Torii Hunter in the ninth inning Sunday. I despise about 87% of all intentional walks. ..... I wonder why more managers don't use the mid-at-bat intentional walk more. Pitch to Hunter, if he gets ahead 2-0 or 3-1, walk him then. There's no reason to want a guy on first, but you can pitch to Hunter confidently knowing that you've got that safety net ...Phil Coke: Two hits, one walk, two strikeouts in two total postseason innings. Damaso Marte: Has not allowed hit or walk to last six batters faced. Dave Robertston:3 1/3 innings, three hits, one un-intentional walk this postseason. ..... Even if the Yankees dont score a ton of Pedro, they know enough to keep taking pitches and get his pitch count up. Hopefully, he is gone by the 7th and the Yankees can attack the Phillies bullpen which is equally suspect as ours right now ...I don't know what it is with this lineup. Are guys holding the bat too tight? Does Philly's scouting report have all of the Yankees hitters solved? Either way, somebody needs to step up. Whether it's a big hit, a stolen base, or even a nine or ten pitch at bat to get a walk, this lineup needs someone to put a spark in it. Through 11 innings, they've made the Phillies pitchers look unhittable. But Pedro isn't the Pedro of old, and the Yankees can get to him. C'mon AJ. ...Yeah, well, it's going to be a little colder than Pedro likes it tonight and his shoulder may be barking again. I think the best thing Yankees fans could do tonight would be to be perfectly silent when Pedro's name is announced. ... The Yankees need to approach Pedro like they approached Lee - don't be afraid to swing at the first pitch and take nothing close when behind in the count. Call him old and call him crafty, but don't call Pedro a guy who can't throw strikes. ...8:51: One pitch out to lead of the third for Carlos Ruiz. Darren just dug up this sweet Jerry Hairston Jr. card. I think it's his rookie. jerryhairston.jpg. 8:54: Burnett walks Rollins. Will he be referred to as "havoc on the basepaths" .... Kinda sounds like that surprisingly intentional synth bass on that track, philas. Thanks for the effort though... By phillas Author Profile Page on October 29, 2009 8:56 PM. Of all the things I've blown, a bass amp isn't on the list. ...the yankees aren't working lee for a pitch to drive, while the philles are doing that to CC. We're swinging at pitches out of the zone, while the phils are taking em. It's like watching our team from the other side. by lololol on Oct 28, .... we are fortunate it is just 1-0. Still in this. I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice. ~Casey Stengel, 1967. by tarheel_highlander on Oct 28, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs ...real fans don't need thundersticks… Real fans need THUNDER! Unfortunately, the thunder stopped the game last night… BFARBS October 25th, 2009 at 3:57 pm. Andy goes 7- 6 hits, 2 runs, 5 ks, 1 walk. Saunders goes 6 1/3- 5 hits, ... A-Rod – 1 for 2, HR, 3 RBI, intentional walk. Matsui – 1 for 3, Single Posada – 2 for 3, Double Cano – 1 for 4, Single, RBI Swisher – 0 for 4. Melky – 1 for 2, Single, RBI. Pitching Predictions: Andy Pettite: 6.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB, 5 Hits ...Four minutes later, Scioscia was presiding over a tied game following a double, an intentional walk, and a single. With Robinson Cano due up and the go-ahead runs on base, Scioscia went to the mound and hooked Oliver. ... Sometimes you get hit, sometimes you don't. Sometimes you get walks, sometimes you don't. Sometimes a batter squares up a mistake pitch and sometimes he doesn't. Sometimes a line drive goes in the gap and sometimes it is hit right to a fielder. ...