So who's in the NY area and can tell me what the weather's going to be like or what it's looking like.
Thanks.
Thanks.
NY Weather
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WEATHER: Not much better ? and probably worse ? than yesterday. It?s cold and brisk with rain lingering all over the area. In other words, perfect baseball weather.
STATE OF THE STRIPES: The Yankees are three wins from the World Series and seven from their 27th title after taking Game 1 yesterday. They haven?t lost yet in the postseason and haven?t been bothered by all the off days they?ve faced. Since playing their final regular-season game on Oct. 4, they?ve played four games in 12 days and won them all.
BATTER VS. PITCHER: Here?s the Angels vs. Burnett. And here?s the Yankees vs. Saunders.
BURN AFTER READING: A.J. Burnett is making his second career postseason start after a rocky-but-effective outing in the Division Series. Burnett allowed one run in six innings against the Twins but walked five and hit two batters, shooting his pitch count up and forcing him to work out of trouble too often. He?s had mixed results against the Angels; he was 1-0, 4.26 ERA in two starts against them this year and 2-2, 4.43 ERA in six career starts.
QUIET NIGHT: Game 1 was only the second time in 84 games at Yankee Stadium where neither team hit a home run (the other was June 18 vs. Washington).
START STRONG, FINISH STRONG: How important is getting the first run of the game? The Yankees obviously have no problem coming from behind, but they?re 67-20 when they score the first run of the game (which they did last night). The Game 1 win also improved them to 82-4 when leading after seven innings.
JOHNNY ROCKETS: Johnny Damon?s 1-for-12 showing in the ALDS was his worst postseason series ? he?d never had less than three hits in nine previous series. Damon turned it around in Game 1, though, going 2-for-5 with a single, double and two runs scored. The double was his first in the postseason since Game 3 of the 2005 Division Series.
HIT-DEKI: Hideki Matsui has only played in 15 ALCS games, but his double in Game 1 tied him with Bernie Williams for most all-time doubles in the round (both have 10). Most amazing? Williams needed almost three times as many games (41) as Matsui to set the mark.
DANGEROUS BOBBY: Look for Bobby Abreu?s at-bats to be a good benchmark for Burnett in tonight?s game, as the former Yankee is 20-for-64 (.313) with 12 walks against Burnett.
CLEAN IT UP: The Angels made three errors in Game 1, or three times as many as they made in the entire Division Series. The Yankees have yet to make an error in the postseason.
RANDOM QUESTION OF THE DAY: What ever happened to bullpen carts? I miss them.
WEATHER: Not much better ? and probably worse ? than yesterday. It?s cold and brisk with rain lingering all over the area. In other words, perfect baseball weather.
STATE OF THE STRIPES: The Yankees are three wins from the World Series and seven from their 27th title after taking Game 1 yesterday. They haven?t lost yet in the postseason and haven?t been bothered by all the off days they?ve faced. Since playing their final regular-season game on Oct. 4, they?ve played four games in 12 days and won them all.
BATTER VS. PITCHER: Here?s the Angels vs. Burnett. And here?s the Yankees vs. Saunders.
BURN AFTER READING: A.J. Burnett is making his second career postseason start after a rocky-but-effective outing in the Division Series. Burnett allowed one run in six innings against the Twins but walked five and hit two batters, shooting his pitch count up and forcing him to work out of trouble too often. He?s had mixed results against the Angels; he was 1-0, 4.26 ERA in two starts against them this year and 2-2, 4.43 ERA in six career starts.
QUIET NIGHT: Game 1 was only the second time in 84 games at Yankee Stadium where neither team hit a home run (the other was June 18 vs. Washington).
START STRONG, FINISH STRONG: How important is getting the first run of the game? The Yankees obviously have no problem coming from behind, but they?re 67-20 when they score the first run of the game (which they did last night). The Game 1 win also improved them to 82-4 when leading after seven innings.
JOHNNY ROCKETS: Johnny Damon?s 1-for-12 showing in the ALDS was his worst postseason series ? he?d never had less than three hits in nine previous series. Damon turned it around in Game 1, though, going 2-for-5 with a single, double and two runs scored. The double was his first in the postseason since Game 3 of the 2005 Division Series.
HIT-DEKI: Hideki Matsui has only played in 15 ALCS games, but his double in Game 1 tied him with Bernie Williams for most all-time doubles in the round (both have 10). Most amazing? Williams needed almost three times as many games (41) as Matsui to set the mark.
DANGEROUS BOBBY: Look for Bobby Abreu?s at-bats to be a good benchmark for Burnett in tonight?s game, as the former Yankee is 20-for-64 (.313) with 12 walks against Burnett.
CLEAN IT UP: The Angels made three errors in Game 1, or three times as many as they made in the entire Division Series. The Yankees have yet to make an error in the postseason.
RANDOM QUESTION OF THE DAY: What ever happened to bullpen carts? I miss them.
John Flaherty breaks down the Game 2 pitching match-up
Former Yankee and current YES Network analyst John Flaherty has agreed to break down the pitching match-up for every Yankees postseason game . Here?s his take on the Game 2 starters:
YANKEES: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 1.50 ERA)
WHAT?S HE THROW? ?Fastball, power curve for his strikeout pitch and change-up.?
STRENGTHS: ?I think it?s going to be the same thing for Burnett as the last time ? he?s got to keep the fastball away to righties. He had a really sharp curveball the last outing, but the location wasn?t great and he?s not going to get away with that against this lineup. Good news for him, again, though, is that CC took some pressure off him by winning last night. In front of a home crowd and up 1-0 in the series, he ought to be able to relax just a little.?
WEAKNESSES: ?The weather can be a factor. I didn?t think CC had a great slider last night and I think A.J., since he uses the power curve as his main strikeout pitch, could be affected. He may not be as consistent with that pitch and will have to adapt if he can?t control it. ? It?s also no secret he?s easy to run on, so five walks like the last time would be bad news. This guy is a rhythm pitcher, so if the Angels get runners on by walks, they could make this a long night for him.?
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ANGELS: LHP Joe Saunders (0-0, 0.00)
WHAT?S HE THROW? ?Two- and four-seam fastballs, sinker, change-up and the occasional slider.?
STRENGTHS: ?You hear a lot about the sinker but he?s got some heat on his fastball, too, he can get it up to 94 mph and that really sets up the change-up, especially to right-handed hitters. It?s a real nasty pitch to them. He can speed you up with the fastball, then drop it 12 mph. He?s also got a slider that he uses to the left-handed batters.?
WEAKNESSES: ?I actually had a chance to talk to Scioscia out in Anaheim when Saunders was struggling a little and he said it?s all location. He?s got power stuff, but he can?t pitch in the middle of the plate. I expect the Yankees to go with the game plan of trying to take him the other way the entire night. If you get beat with a fastball, then maybe you can dump a single the other way; if it?s a change-up, you could be right on time and square it up. The Yankees can?t try to get big with this guy. It just won?t work.?
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EDGE: ?If we?re just talking about the pitchers and nothing else, I think Saunders may have a little bit of an edge in the cold weather because he?s a fastball/change-up guy and A.J.?s curveball is usually his go-to strikeout pitch. The weather makes it harder to spin the ball, and that favors a guy who relies more on the fastball and change. So, a slight edge to Saunders.?
Former Yankee and current YES Network analyst John Flaherty has agreed to break down the pitching match-up for every Yankees postseason game . Here?s his take on the Game 2 starters:
YANKEES: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 1.50 ERA)
WHAT?S HE THROW? ?Fastball, power curve for his strikeout pitch and change-up.?
STRENGTHS: ?I think it?s going to be the same thing for Burnett as the last time ? he?s got to keep the fastball away to righties. He had a really sharp curveball the last outing, but the location wasn?t great and he?s not going to get away with that against this lineup. Good news for him, again, though, is that CC took some pressure off him by winning last night. In front of a home crowd and up 1-0 in the series, he ought to be able to relax just a little.?
WEAKNESSES: ?The weather can be a factor. I didn?t think CC had a great slider last night and I think A.J., since he uses the power curve as his main strikeout pitch, could be affected. He may not be as consistent with that pitch and will have to adapt if he can?t control it. ? It?s also no secret he?s easy to run on, so five walks like the last time would be bad news. This guy is a rhythm pitcher, so if the Angels get runners on by walks, they could make this a long night for him.?
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ANGELS: LHP Joe Saunders (0-0, 0.00)
WHAT?S HE THROW? ?Two- and four-seam fastballs, sinker, change-up and the occasional slider.?
STRENGTHS: ?You hear a lot about the sinker but he?s got some heat on his fastball, too, he can get it up to 94 mph and that really sets up the change-up, especially to right-handed hitters. It?s a real nasty pitch to them. He can speed you up with the fastball, then drop it 12 mph. He?s also got a slider that he uses to the left-handed batters.?
WEAKNESSES: ?I actually had a chance to talk to Scioscia out in Anaheim when Saunders was struggling a little and he said it?s all location. He?s got power stuff, but he can?t pitch in the middle of the plate. I expect the Yankees to go with the game plan of trying to take him the other way the entire night. If you get beat with a fastball, then maybe you can dump a single the other way; if it?s a change-up, you could be right on time and square it up. The Yankees can?t try to get big with this guy. It just won?t work.?
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EDGE: ?If we?re just talking about the pitchers and nothing else, I think Saunders may have a little bit of an edge in the cold weather because he?s a fastball/change-up guy and A.J.?s curveball is usually his go-to strikeout pitch. The weather makes it harder to spin the ball, and that favors a guy who relies more on the fastball and change. So, a slight edge to Saunders.?
They say rain will be arriving some time tonight temp in the 40's with the wind at 15-25 mph.
Somewhat like last night but the rain will be in force tonight.
Somewhat like last night but the rain will be in force tonight.
boiler...I believe it's blowing in left-center from the NNE..at least that's how weather.com shows the stadium, but maybe Spartan, IE or someone else can confirm this for sure.
Let me tell you something about the stadium the wind usually blows out to right field.
That's why you see many more home runs that way and a shorter porch of course.
Many people have told me sitting in the upper deck this stadium gets more wind up there and much colder then the old stadium, especially on the 3rd base side.
Saunders was quoted as saying the elements wont faze him at all. Not doubting him on that...he may be right, but gotta think the playoff atmosphere at Yankee Stadium and those fans could definitely do some fazing on him 
Wind is blowing left to right 9 mph. No rain, gates opened at 5pm est, the field has been uncovered all day.
UPDATE, 6:30 p.m.: FYI, Tino Martinez will throw out the first pitch tonight.
UPDATE, 7:09 p.m.: Both teams are off the field and the grounds crew is working. It?s cold, but not raining.
UPDATE, 7:09 p.m.: Both teams are off the field and the grounds crew is working. It?s cold, but not raining.
UPDATE, 7:49 p.m.: Nice ovation for Tino. Still looks weird to see Posada catching the ceremonial first pitch. Burnett just started the long walk in from the bullpen, Molina on his left and Dave Eiland on his right.
rain is 60 mins away
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=OKX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=OKX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
