Tale of the Tweets: World Series Championship (and Chris Meloni) Edition
Happy. Exhausted. Hung over. Relieved. That’s how I feel right now as I put together the final 2009 installment of the Yankees Tale of the Tweets. Why is that? Oh, because the Yankees closed out the Phillies last night at the Stadium to win Championship #27. The boys got to Pedro Martinez early and won thanks to outstanding pitching from Andy Pettitte, Damaso Marte (yes, really!) and the great Mariano Rivera and a series-record tying 6 RBI from MVP Hideki Matsui.
Requisite disclaimer: if you’re looking for real analysis and an actual game recap, please look elsewhere, including my friends at River Avenue Blues, This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes and Yankeeist.
We (@rebecca_glass @bkabak @schwartzslaw @joepawl @larry_koestler @bniche) gathered at Blondie’s on the Upper West Side for the third straight game, along with a ton of Yankees fans. Blondie’s had a good vibe working from the start (unlike Monday night), and the team took the lead early. As the game progressed, it looked like our boys were going to close this thing out in six games.
The crowd was fired up and lots of chants (“Der-ek Jeter”, “Let’s Go Yankees!” “Andy Pettitte”, “Hip Hip Jorge!”, “MVP! MVP!”, “Who’s Your Daddy?”) erupted at the bar throughout the game. And as usual, the Blondie’s DJ played all the Yankees songs, just as if you were at the Stadium: Empire State of Mind, YMCA, God Bless America, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, I Wanna Rock, Cotton Eye Joe (unfortunately), and Enter Sandman.
After Mariano locked up yet another World Series save (there are no words to describe Mariano), they put New York New York on repeat and we sang along until we couldn’t sing any more. (Note: pictures will be posted later. I had some technical difficulties with iPhoto and thought I might have lost the pictures, but they’re fine; I just couldn’t upload them).
Without further ado, I present the Tale of the Tweets: World Series Championship (and Chris Meloni) Edition:
Just a few people at the bar for the World Series http://post.ly/BdhT
OH: At least he got good wood on it. #thatswhatshesaid
Welcome back Hideki Matsui.
What's Japanese for "Daddy"?
There is a lone Phillies fan here. Why would you come to a Yankees bar? Seriously. He’s going to be abused all night.
Come on. We’ve got to be able to hit that. #thingsthatsounddirtybutreallyarent
I’m afraid to see what Evil Stacey tweeted after that A-Rod strikeout. (@gotsu_bb)
What’s Japanese for “daddy”?
Matsui needs a new nickname. “Chichi” is daddy in Japanese. #chichi
Who was the last DH to win World Series MVP? #twitterismygoogle
Chris Meloni just walked in to the bar. No joke.
Nice to see you Detective Stabler (photo courtesy Rebecca Glass)
And I just walked by Chris Meloni (not on purpose, I swear). He is, um, super hot. Wow.
And I just high-fived Chris Meloni. Who agreed with the Daily Show that Philly fans are the douchiest.
CBS in NY has a camera at Blondie’s to film the hoopla. We might be on tv later!
Chants of MVP at the bar for Matsui. #notashock
It is now time for the Hideki Matsui MVP-eanut M&Ms.
Witnesses to the Meloni high five: @rebecca_glass @bkabak @larry_koestler @joepawl @schwartzslaw @bniche.
On our feet at the bar for Andy Pettitte. #awesomeandy
Oh no! Meg is in twitter jail! RT @YankeeMegInPHL I’m in TWITTER JAIL!!!!!!
My favorite part of a night like this is the crazies that come out in NYC.
Damaso Marte. To sneeze or not to sneeze. That is the question.
Never been so happy to hear God Bless America. 6 more baby.
Buy 6 get 7th free! RT @bkabak We just got yet another pitcher of Brooklyn. This one was on the house. Oh yeah. Free beer.
Bar going nuts to Enter Sandman.
I am not ok with the defense of Brett Gardner. #understatementsoftheyear
Looks like a helluva game between the Lakers and Rockets tonight. #waytoosoontotalkaboutnba
Reunited - and it feels so good
And the bar plays Empire State of Mind. 3 more outs. #hfs
Start spreading the news. New York Yankees 2009 World Series champs.
Bar has champagne for everybody. #classact
Next up at the bar: New York State of Mind. Seems about right.
Post World Series victory beers with @bkabak @joepawl @larry_koestler = awesome.
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Once again, here are all my tweets from World Series Game 3 on Halloween night. I did not travel to Philadelphia (though many people thought I would make the easy trip down the turnpike).
Instead, I watched at Blondie’s on the Upper West Side with a great group of Yankee fans, including @rebecca_glass, @stefmara, @schwartzslaw, @bkabak, @larry_koestler, @emmaspan and @sarapepitone. If you want to see pictures from the evening, they’re up on Flickr. Nothing too incriminating. The most popular costume on this Halloween was “Yankee fan”.
I provide the same disclaimer on this recurring feature. This is not about a recap or analysis. If you’re looking for that, I commend you to many of the other Yankees blogs that can provide that, including This Purist Wears Pinstripes, River Avenue Blues (recap courtesy of Ben Kabak) and Yankeeist. I do this tweet recap more for myself to memorialize the “of the moment” thoughts, but you fine folks seem to enjoy it as well.
Freddy "Sez"
In terms of the game, it was a typical Yankees win. Down early, but gritty pitching from Andy after a rough start and home runs from A-Rod (his first World Series home run, not without controversy, of course), Swisher and Matsui, got us the lead. The great Mariano Rivera retired the last two Phillies, including Jimmy Rollins to end it. Oh, and the Yankees now have a 2-1 series lead.
Without further ado, I present World Series Game 3: Tale of the Tweets.
It’s a baseball watching Halloween at the bar http://post.ly/B919
Music at bar during rain delay: Empire State of Mind, Yankee Mambo, Baba O’Reilly, I Got a Feeling. #yankees
Damn straight. RT @sarapepitone @amandarykoff won’t let anyone drink yuengling since it’s from pa, @bkabak agrees
RT @bcollinsmn During rain delay, Fox is showing The Cleveland Show, the closest Cleveland is going to get to the World Series
More music during rain delay: I Wanna Rock, Welcome to the Jungle, NY NY (too soon), November Rain.
Want to see my Halloween costume? http://post.ly/B9Mj
Nice analysis from Captain Obvious RT @bkabak Pettitte’s missing his spots big time tonight. /obvious
It’s 10 pm. Do you know where Andy Pettitte’s curveball is?
Entire bar is chanting “Home run! Home run! Home run!”
So A-Rod has only hit 6 home runs this post season? What has he done for us lately?
Gee. Who could it be? RT @bkabak So what idiot decided to put a camera hanging over the field in play in fair territory anyway?
That was pretty freakin’ Awesome Andy.
Sacrifices must be made. No Yuengling during the World Series.
Damn. Cole Hamels folding like a cheap tent.
Bars are fun! RT @rebecca_glass That was amazing i need to watch games in bars more often
Nice work. RT @jessespector Last former WS MVP to give up RBI to pitcher in a WS: Whitey Ford, 1B by Ray Sadecki, G1, 1964.
The bar went absolutely nuts for Swisher. Mohawk Nation is strong!
YMCA playing now. Just like we’re at the Stadium. #loveit
Hey @jonahkeri, @bkabak says hi. We miss you at this tweetup. But we understand you have some other things going on.
You’re in good hands with Posada. #insurance #seewhatididthere
7th inning music at the bar: God Bless America, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Glory Days.
Happy 8th Anniversary Mr. November.
STFU RT @SheFanJane Hey, Jimmy Rollins. Your crowd is how loud again?
Now playing: Cotton Eye Joe. Make of that what you will.
Damaso Marte is in and I’m not sneezing. Interesting.
Is there anything less fun than “fun size”? http://post.ly/BAFF
What? Cold? Raining? Miserable? Stay. It’s the World Series. RT @bigleaguestew Good amount of empty blue seats here at The Bank.
What was that about peanut M&Ms? Does Joe Buck read my tweets?
Now playing: Enter Sandman. But you probably knew that. [Note: excellent picture of Rebecca Glass playing air guitar, courtesy of @Stefmara]
Entire bar singing New York New York. I heart NY. [for video, courtesy of Rebecca Glass, click here]
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While waiting for more pictures of my adorable new nephew Sam, I watched Yankees-Angels ALCS Game 2 at Blondie’s on the UWS. Yeah, I know you’re shocked that I was watching the game at a bar. It’s so unlike me. I did turn down tickets to the game earlier in the day. Frankly I had just finished thawing out from Friday night’s River Avenue Freezeout. And the $150 for the Game 2 ticket could be better spent on food and beverage at a warm bar. Don’t judge me. I’m just being honest.
P.S. Just got new pictures of the little guy.
Here are all my tweets during Saturday night’s thrilling (epic? Jane Heller of Confessions of a She-Fan makes a strong case) 13 inning 4-3 win. For a complete play by play of this game, click here:
Score! Sweet seats at the bar for the game. http://post.ly/922D
AJ looks like he got a hair cut but didn’t shave. Interesting choice.
Bottom of 2nd:
Ring the bell! Swish and Robbie!!!!!
My bad – that should have been Swish + Ninja Robbie!
They just played Yankees version of Mambo #5 at the bar. Ricky Ledee and Chuck Knoblauch mentioned. Holy way back machine.
Do not attempt to tweet while eating wings. Bad idea jeans.
Bottom of 3rd:
Derek Jeter you are ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!
Top of 5th:
What the what??????? Come on AJ.
Frickety frackety frack. What the hell is going on with AJ?
Boo! Go home with your damn monkeys lady.
RT @jorgearangure Vlad/AJ matchup was classic battle: guy who doesn’t know where it’s going vs guy who doesn’t know what he’s swinging at
Bottom of 5th:
They just showed Molina in the on deck circle and the entire bar went nuts. Get him out of the game.
Can anybody get us a pitch count for AJ? Many thanks.
Ok now THAT was unexpected. #joegirardiisagenius
Thanks to all for the AJ pitch count. Much appreciated.
Yankees have best record in AL when scoring first. Don’t they also have best record in AL when scoring last?
Bottom of 6th:
How many pitches did Saunders throw that inning? 5? Come on.
Top of 7th:
Oh hello brain fart Robbie Cano. We wondered when you would show up.
10th Ave Freezeout just came on at the bar. Nice.
Top of 7th:
Wow. Sit. Down. Bobby.
Oy. Stress. #yankees
Wooooooooo! Fist pump!!!!!
The bar just played God Bless America and Take Me Out to the Ball Game. We did not get YMCA.
Update: the bar is in fact playing YMCA right now. Now that is hilarious.
Top of 8th:
Did you just hear the entire bar just scream in disbelief?
And now the bar is playing Enter Sandman. It’s like being at the Stadium. Only much warmer.
Johnny Damon brings his sparkly glove two nights in a row!
Top of 9th:
Ok fine. One more time. Sit. Down. Bobby.
Bottom of 9th:
We want pie! We want pie! We want pie!
Not that I’m superstitious or anything, but I just ran out to the store to get peanut M&Ms for the bottom of the inning.
Bottom of 10th:
Peanut M&Ms go well with…PIE! http://post.ly/93GD
The neighborhood play applies in all neighborhoods except the Bronx apparently.
Top of 11th:
Text from a friend at the game: “Oy”. I concur.
Um, ok, so that worked out. I guess #joegirardiisagenius after all.
Bottom of 11th:
For the record, @tessafrancis totally called that HR by A-Rod five minutes earlier via text. And we also had peanut M&Ms before that at bat.
LMAO. RT @Fletch788 I really can’t believe Guzman and Gardner are batting back-to-back. Where are Clay Bellinger and Homer Bush?
Top of 12th:
Oh my god. I feel a sneezing attack coming on again. #allergictodamasomarte
Wait. Mathis is the catcher who can’t hit. Oy.
Bottom of 12th:
RT myself: We want pie! We want pie! We want pie!
Why do you want to face A-Rod????? I’m stunned.
Well that’s why they wanted to face A-Rod. So we could get a couple of f bombs on TV.
The word of the night is “baffling.” #yankees
Bottom of 13th:
Peanut M&M worked for Hairston. Now having two for Robbie.
What goes really well con pie? Leche!!!!!!
Hairston gets the pie. Bar playing NY, NY on a constant loop. The Yankees have a 2-0 series lead. And I have a new nephew. Life is good.
P.S. This game took me over the 12,000 tweet mark. Wow. Ok then.
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