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  • Originally posted by efin98 View Post
    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.
    sigpicMan, do I *HATE* the Yankees!!!!!!

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    • 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)

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      • Originally posted by Solair Wright View Post
        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.
        Best posts ever:
        Originally posted by nymdan
        Too... much... math... head... hurts...
        Originally posted by RuthMayBond
        I understand, I lost all my marbles years ago

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        • Hello?

          Any Yankee fans here?

          <crickets chirping>
          sigpicMan, do I *HATE* the Yankees!!!!!!

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          • Originally posted by SDL View Post
            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.

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            • Originally posted by SDL View Post
              Hello?

              Any Yankee fans here?

              <crickets chirping>
              They gave up on the team already and started the countdown until football season
              Best posts ever:
              Originally posted by nymdan
              Too... much... math... head... hurts...
              Originally posted by RuthMayBond
              I understand, I lost all my marbles years ago

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              • Matt?

                Matt?


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

                <crickets chirping>
                sigpicMan, do I *HATE* the Yankees!!!!!!

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                • Originally posted by efin98 View Post
                  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.
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                  • [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!
                    Best posts ever:
                    Originally posted by nymdan
                    Too... much... math... head... hurts...
                    Originally posted by RuthMayBond
                    I understand, I lost all my marbles years ago

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                    • 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)


                      sigpicMan, do I *HATE* the Yankees!!!!!!

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                      • Originally posted by SDL View Post
                        [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.
                        Best posts ever:
                        Originally posted by nymdan
                        Too... much... math... head... hurts...
                        Originally posted by RuthMayBond
                        I understand, I lost all my marbles years ago

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                        • 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.

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                          • Has anybody read this article?



                            Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                            sigpicMan, do I *HATE* the Yankees!!!!!!

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                            • Originally posted by SDL View Post
                              Has anybody read this article?



                              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.

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                              • Originally posted by PF#9 View Post
                                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
                                The playoffs should expand eventually, but only if MLB itself expands.

                                See my blog for more info.

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