The Bitter Rivals Thread

[SDL]

Anyone care to wager how long before the New York media rips him apart? I give him another bad start

Funny that the Yankees were whining about a fan interference home run when they were given a run due to fan interference earlier in the game...what hypocrites.

I'm waiting for the closed-door meeting in Joey Pitbull's office...but it won't be Pitbull doing the ripping. You can bet that The Boss and Hanky-Poo will be doing the big-league butt-chewing.

[Solair Wright]

Yesterday, I heard a rumour that a skunk was roaming around in the new stadium. Who was it, I wonder? (Hint: J _ e G i r _ r _ i)

[efin98]

Yesterday, I heard a rumour that a skunk was roaming around in the new stadium. Who was it, I wonder? (Hint: J _ e G i r _ r _ i)

The skunk was up in the owner's box...that was the pitbull in the dugout.

[SDL]

Hello?

Any Yankee fans here?

<crickets chirping>

[Boston Boxer]

Hello?

Any Yankee fans here?

<crickets chirping>

all the Yankee fans are out collecting cans in hopes they will get enough money for tickets. By the looks of it, no one can afford to go to the game...the price is too high and i heard it is a little windy in the stadium.

Maybe they should have built a museum at the ball park, instead of putting a baseball field in a museum.

[efin98]

Hello?

Any Yankee fans here?

<crickets chirping>

They gave up on the team already and started the countdown until football season

[SDL]

Matt?

Matt?


Hello??????????????????????????????

<crickets chirping>

[Mattingly]

Some of us others don't warrant one? :hissyfit::ooo:

How did third place feel like again?

Yankees got two "best" pitchers but one of them is a chronic injury sufferer and the other is a cheeseburger away from being too big to pitch

I won't bother rubbing in "A-Fraud" nonsense...even Yankees fans seem to have given up on supporting him any way but on the field

And I'm calling it now: it's the beginning of the end for Jeter with the Yankees and in baseball! He is going to have a down year AGAIN. He will have maybe 160-170 hits but will hit .285-.290 batting average but the ball will be rolling AGAINST him.

Have a nice year, third placers

Oh yeah, here's yours, even though ill-timed:



I think that the Yanks are eternally stuck in having the biggest names on the FA market. Looking back, if I had my choice, I'd have traded for Johan Santana rather than getting CC Sabathia. The size and weight bother me. Kind of like what people said about Boomer, even though he pitched about 5 years longer than anyone else would've wildly imagined. I'd have preferred they'd explored the Japanese market for a starter, since they will make much less per season.

As to Alex Rodriguez, that's his name. I'm not interested in the "A-Fraud" cheesiness, but I can't wait until he returns. Hopefully, it will be drama-free. He would add to Teixeira as being our big bopper. We have good hitters, but I don't think you can survive with only one true threat in the lineup.

I have no idea what you have against Jeter. Have you seen his stats, or was this a pre-determined conclusion? He's batting .301, has a .884 OPS, 4 dingers, 11 hickory-smoked ribeyes, 22 hits. How is that a letdown? I think that he will be fine.

As for Saturday's game ... well, there's always tomorrow. We should've won, but Burnett couldn't put together a solid 4th & 5th inning. The rest mushroomed from there.

[efin98]

[QUOTE=Mattingly;1504810]Oh yeah, here's yours, even though ill-timed:

Aw, it's nice to know you cared :o

I'm proud of it, the guy reminds me of John Arbuckle, owner of Garfield

I think that the Yanks are eternally stuck in having the biggest names on the FA market. Looking back, if I had my choice, I'd have traded for Johan Santana rather than getting CC Sabathia. The size and weight bother me. Kind of like what people said about Boomer, even though he pitched about 5 years longer than anyone else would've wildly imagined. I'd have preferred they'd explored the Japanese market for a starter, since they will make much less per season.

As to Alex Rodriguez, that's his name. I'm not interested in the "A-Fraud" cheesiness, but I can't wait until he returns. Hopefully, it will be drama-free. He would add to Teixeira as being our big bopper. We have good hitters, but I don't think you can survive with only one true threat in the lineup.

Wow, someone from the New York area making sense...who are you and what have you done with Mattingley!

I have no idea what you have against Jeter. Have you seen his stats, or was this a pre-determined conclusion? He's batting .301, has a .884 OPS, 4 dingers, 11 hickory-smoked ribeyes, 22 hits. How is that a letdown? I think that he will be fine.

Ignoring that he's been dropping in stats the last two years and on the back side of his career(HOF in either 2018/2019/2020). He's on the decline, but from some decent hights a steady decline doesn't look all that bad but it's decline.

And I have never found him to be as good as he is made out to be even before the rivalry exploded in 1999, I had a dislike for him dating back to 1997 and 1998 when it was him, Nomar, and A-Rod as the big three in the AL for shortstops. I just don't get the love affair with him.

As for Saturday's game ... well, there's always tomorrow. We should've won, but Burnett couldn't put together a solid 4th & 5th inning. The rest mushroomed from there.

At least it wasn't at home, you guys have had enough bashing about that place as is!

[SDL]

I'm gonna tell you a story
I'm gonna tell you about my town
I'm gonna tell you a big bad story, baby
Aww, it's all about my town
Yeah, down by the river
Down by the banks of the river Charles
(aw, that's what's happenin' baby)
That's where you'll find me
Along with lovers, muggers, and thieves
(aw, but they're cool people)
Well I love that dirty water
Oh, Boston, you're my home
(oh, you're the Number One place)
Frustrated women
(I mean they're frustrated)
Have to be in by twelve o'clock
(oh, that's a shame)
But I'm wishin' and a-hopin, oh
That just once those doors weren't locked
(I like to save time for my baby to walk around)
Well I love that dirty water
Oh, Boston, you're my home
(oh, yeah)
Because I love that dirty water
Oh, oh, Boston, you're my home
(oh, yeah)
Well, I love that dirty water
(I love it, baby)
I love that dirty water
(I love Baw-stun)
I love that dirty water
(Have you heard about the Strangler?)
I love that dirty water
(I'm the man, I'm the man)
I love that dirty water
(Owww!)
I love that dirty water
(Come on, come on)

[efin98]

[B][SIZE="1"]I'm gonna tell you a story
I'm gonna tell you about my town
I'm gonna tell you a big bad story, baby
Aww, it's all about my town
Yeah, down by the river
Down by the banks of the river Charles

Please, don't do that again this year. It's annoying as hell

No need to beat them up while they are down with that song.

[Solair Wright]

Eh? I never knew that was beating them when they're down. They did it to us in 2001 and 2002, was there any issue with that?

It seems New Yankee Stadium's ticket prices will eventually outweigh the Yanks' 2008 and 2009 payroll at this rate. I don't know why, but I have that fuzzy feeling that Mt. Steinbrenner is going to erupt soon. When will it erupt? Find out and see when it erupts...it may be soon.

[SDL]

Has anybody read this article?

http://www.mensjournal.com/brian-cashman

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Has anybody read this article?

http://www.mensjournal.com/brian-cashman

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let me see.. Poster's displays a player with a Bosox hat, makes no bones about hating the Yankees,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and in his eyes, that was an excellent article knocking Cashman, I'm not surprised. Like it's his fault that some Yankees in recent years didn't earn their pay.

[PF#9]

Ah yes, rivalries. It's the main thing that keeps baseball going for years and years.

Geography is one of the key components of a rivalry. So it is my pride that I present a full list of geographic rivalries in the modern era that have seen regular season play in the modern era.

AL:

Boston-NY Yankees:
While Geography has not played as important of a role, they are both located in large east coast markets. And it has seen many shining moments over the years to add fuel. Let's look at some of them:

1920: The Sale of Ruth
By the time the World Series had finished celebrating its 15th birthday, the Red Sox had won five of them. More than any other team at the time. And the Yankees had not even won a pennant. This all changed when the Sox sold Ruth to the Yankees. He would turn them into a powerhouse. And by the time the Sox won their next pennant (1946), the Yankees had won 10 World Series! Double the Red Sox! And as time went by, the Yanks went to 26 titles, while many believed Boston to be suffering from the "Curse of the Bambino"...

1978: The Sox' collapse and Dent's homer
The Red Sox started out strong that year, and led the AL East by as many as 10 games, and were as many as 14 ahead of the Yankees. And while the Yankees started to catch up, the Sox led by 7 as late as August 30. Then the Sox went on a 3-14 slide, and had fallen 3.5 games out of first. But they would not give up, going on a 12-2 tear to tie the Yankees at the end of the season. In the ensuing 1-game playoff, the Red Sox took a 2-0 lead into the 7th inning. Then Bucky Dent, not really known for hitting home runs, blasted a 3-run shot to shift the momentum the Yankees' way. They would win 5-4 and would repeat as World Series champs.

2003: Aaron Boone and the tiring Martinez
The Sox and Yankees played a hard fought ALCS that year, going to game 7 where Boston had led by as many as 4 runs and were leading 5-2 in the 8th inning. Grady Little controversially decided to keep Pedro Martinez in the game, despite being known for giving out in such prolonged appearances. Many thought the best course would have been to bring in a reliever, though that year the bullpen had stretches of ineffectiveness. Martinez would allow 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th. The 9th, 10th and top of the 11th innings came and went without any scoring. Then, Tim Wakefield, Boston's pitcher in the 10th, allowed a walk-off homer to Aaron Boone, and the Yankees would win the AL pennant (but lose to the Marlins in the World Series). Grady Little ended up losing his job. But as detailed below, this would be the last time the Curse of the Bambino struck.

2004: It's Finally Broken: Comeback from 0-3
The 2 teams would meet in the ALCS again in 2004. The Yankees looked to get an easy sweep as they took a 3 games to none lead in the series. Indeed, they took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the 9th inning. But Mariano Rivera, last year's ALCS MVP, couldn't hold on as he allowed a single to Bill Muller (tieing the game in the process). This would be the turning point in the series. David Ortiz's 2-run homer in the bottom of the 12th kept the Red Sox alive. The Yankees failed to hold on to a 4-2 lead in game 5 as well, with the Red Sox coming back to win in 14 innings, and would win games 6 and 7 easily before sweeping St. Louis in the World Series to break the Curse of the Bambino.

Other geographic rivalries in the AL (key moments for these will be added in later posts):
Detroit-Toronto
Cleveland-Detroit

Historic:
ChiSox-1901 Milwaukee Brewers, and subsequently with the St. Louis Browns
The Baltimore-Washington rivalries: Early Orioles-Original Senators, Modern O's-Original Sens, Modern O's-Expansion Sens
Philadelphia A's-Both Orioles teams
Milwaukee-ChiSox and Minnesota (now interleague rivalries)

NL:
Atlanta-Florida
Dodgers-Giants (covers both locations)
Cubs-Cards
Brewers-Cubs
Mets-Phillies
Phillies-Pirates
Padres-Giants
Padres-Dodgers
D Backs-Rockies

Historic:
Mil Braves-Cubs

Interleague:
Mets-Yanks
Brewers-Twins
Cubs-White Sox
Indians-Reds
A's-Giants
Dodgers-Angeles
O's-Nats
Rangers-Astros
Rays-Marlins
Cards-Royals
Blue Jays-Expos (historic)

I forgot some AL rivalries:
Angels-A's
Twins-Royals