The Yankees laid the smack down on the Angels 10 to 1 in game 4, but that was not the biggest thing to come from the game. Instead, a few bad umpire calls are the talk of the day. Crew Chief Tim McClelland was responsible for the majority of blown calls in this game, including one where he called Nick Swisher out at 3rd because he left too early on a tag-up play. The instant replay shows that Swisher left on time, and should have been allowed to score, but the run didn't matter anyways as the Yankees demolished. McClelland also blew this call:
As you can see, both Posada AND Cano are off of the bag at 3rd, and Angels catcher Joe Mathis tagged both players. Both should have been called out, for being off of the bag. Only one was called out, due to the fact that McClelland called time out for himself, and did not see (i dont know how) that neither of them were on the bag. Bad umping, but still, you play the game regardless. You win and lose by yourself, not the umpires.
Alex Rodriguez of the Yanks has finally broken his postseason slump, seeing as he is one of the hardest outs in the NY lineup lately. Arod has homered 5 times, is hitting .407, and has 11 rbi's in 7 postseason games. A-rod has become A-Monster this October, and has been a crucial player (as expected) for the Yankees World Series push.
While on the playoff topic, one of my favorite things about this time of the year brings is the NEW GEAR. The players are given the next year's editions of gloves, batting gloves, cleats, bats, accessories, and every other baseball necessity imaginable. Yankees captain and shortstop Derek Jeter, who has his own line of cleats/gear under the Jordan line has come out with his latest footwear present:
If you look closely, you can see a "2" (Jeter's number) on the side of the shoe, which is a little bit flashy for something from the Jeter brand. Nonetheless, it is wicked cool and just one of the many player exclusive things to drop this fall. This is the only picture I have handy of new cleats, but if you watch the games you will see some neat stuff, from C.C. Sabathia's custom Jordan XI cleats, to Johnny Damon's Puma exclusives,to Tori Hunter's PE Griffey Swingman Remix's to Nick Swisher's PE Air Max MVP's to Manny Ramirez's "MANNYWOOD" embroidered Air Max MVP's too. Baseball players have the best swag of any athletes, and that is the truth!
Aside from baseball, i need to address something:
A recent Trending Topic on Twitter has been "RIP Kanye West". First off, that's not even funny as a joke. God forbid that Kanye had actually died in the rumored drunk driving accident. Secondly, GET OFF THE HATE TRAIN. It is only cool to hate KanYe now because Taylor Swift doesn't like him. Everyone needs to step off their pedestals and remember that THIS IS KANYE WEST. HES A CELEBRITY, HE PISSES PEOPLE OFF FOR A LIVING. It shouldn't be new to you that he does it. You know hes eccentric and you know what, he has every right to be. He lost his mother in a tragic way, and his fiancee dumped him shortly before they made plans to marry. Don't act like you wouldn't act out after those unfortunate events happened to you. Also, at the VMAs when he interrupted Taylor Swift, he was drunk. That's no excuse, but still, cmon take it for face value. Even more so, its the VMAs. Its like the Special Olympics compared to any other award show. Kanye has released a short film directed by he and Spike Jonze. It depicts Ye drunk/high at a nightclub and how his night unfolds, eventually leading him to the bathroom where he stabs himself to pull out his demon, and eventually kill it. It is a humbling movie to any normal human being, but for you heartless (no Ye pun intended) bastards that are hating on him because its the "in" thing to do, you may not understand it.
If after watching that you still hate the man, listen to Gold Digger, Stronger, Love Lockdown, Jesus Walks, Through The Wire, Cant Tell Me Nothing, or ANY of his chart topping songs, and act like you don't like them. You can disagree with his antics and how he acts, but theres no denying how much of a gifted soul he is. Who else has multiple platinum records, produces beats and writes for numerous singers, has his own clothing line (pastelle) coming out soon, has his own Nike shoe, has his own LINE of Louis Vuitton shoes, his own Bape sneaker, has famous Japanese artists such as Takashi Murakami begging to team up and design his album covers, and puts on tremendous stage shows? NOONE. there is only 1 KanYe West, so please, im not asking you to embrace and love the man, but recognize talent and stop the hate.
/rant.
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