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New York Yankees Thread (THIS THING OF OURS) (pg. 20)
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by sheila-neil
This is the kind of attitude that gets people in trouble. I LOVE the Red Sox , but I am a knowledgeable enough fan to know that one does not underestimate the Yankees. I also think that its awfully early to count any pitcher healthy or unhealthy for the season.
As for wondering why Yankee fans are happy; who wouldn't be happy their highly paid hitter is showing signs of clutch hitting ability. (Ortiz wrote the book, A-rod finally read it)
I also think criticizing someone's grammar as a first point a discussion on a message board is foolish. People tend to write as they speak here. In my husband's case a mix of London and Brooklyn.
I'm looking forward to this weekend's series, even if it does mean I have to put line across the center of the couch! |
nice to see something other than thoughtless passion coming out of a red sox fan. i like the avatar. |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by ludawg23
I agree. We'll see how the season turns out for him but I won't surprised when Yankees fans get on his ass again once he comes back down to earth. He's got off to a hot start and playing like an MVP thus far. |
The trouble with Red Sox fans is that they spend too much time worrying about what the Yankees are doing...I bet every single Sox fan wishes that they were born 200 miles further south...
As for fairweather fan,,i got my Yankees tattoo at the end of 04... |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
nice to see something other than thoughtless passion coming out of a red sox fan. i like the avatar. |
On behalf of "the wife" I thank you... |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
On behalf of "the wife" I thank you... |
yeah...no problem, it was nice to read.
but anyway...i just watched the encore. Man, was that an amazing 9th inning. I was truly happy when i saw how elated A-Rod was after that blast. He's been getting way too much for way too long, he deserves to have a good time. For years I've been defending him against the mindless complaints of all my friends who call themselves yankees fans.
I just hope he doesn't opt out of his contract at the end of the season. And that is said knowing he is going to have some down stretches this season. He's definitely going to break the all time HR record, which will probably be held by Bonds. I'd like to see that in NY and get to root for him when it occurs. |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
yeah...no problem, it was nice to read. p
but anyway...i just watched the encore. Man, was that an amazing 9th inning. I was truly happy when i saw how elated A-Rod was after that blast. He's been getting way too much for way too long, he deserves to have a good time. For years I've been defending him against the mindless complaints of all my friends who call themselves yankees fans.
I just hope he doesn't opt out of his contract at the end of the season. And that is said knowing he is going to have some down stretches this season. He's definitely going to break the all time HR record, which will probably be held by Bonds. I'd like to see that in NY and get to root for him when it occurs. |
I could never really figure out why people could boo him the way they do..As you said before,,MVP one year and then two average seasons..However A Rods average seasons are far better than most peoples good seasons...People quote stats about his poor post season play ""AT LEAST WE ING MAKE THE POST SEASON"... |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
I could never really figure out why people could boo him the way they do..As you said before,,MVP one year and then two average seasons..However A Rods average seasons are far better than most peoples good seasons...People quote stats about his poor post season play ""AT LEAST WE ING MAKE THE POST SEASON"... |
yeah, i totally agree. How do you judge someone's entire yankees career based on less than twenty games played? In any event, i felt really good for the guy. If fans start booing him again i will be ashamed to consider myself in the same group with them. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ludawg23
seriously, I won't even begin to point out the number of grammatical errors in this post.
When will you realize that strictly OFFENSE will not win you a championship. The Yankees have had majority of the guys in that line-up for the past 3 years and it really hasn't helped them reach the ultimate goal. I understand you're a die-hard Yankees fan but it doesn't take a genius to realize that your staff is decent at best. With all the injuries and question marks, it's almost naive to think your offense will bail you out each time. Any real knowledgeable baseball fan knows this.
Now how about you put some thought into your next post and let's have a real debate...not your typical "YANKEES HAVE WON 26 CHAMPIONSHIPS, REDSOX SUCK" argument and have a little insight. |
i totally missed this post....but since boston boy wants to get smart with people, here are a few little comments.
Sure the yankees have a shaky staff, but are you willing to admit your staff is pretty questionable??
How long do you think it will take for beckets 1.50 era to inflate back to reality? lets say in the 5.01 range where he landed last year. I am certain he will get shelled by the yankees on saturday.
How about Wakefield, who has a career 4.something era? His era will surely expand. Didn't he have an injury riddled season last year??
Julien Tavarez. I don't even have to say anything about this guy.
Curt shilling. How old is he?? 40. While schil was the man in the season you guys won, he's not the same pitcher, and he certainly isn't roger clemens. Seriously, this guy is due for a precipitous decline. It defies logic for him to improve or stay the same given he is greying and that he had that horrible injury. I'd be surprised if he is sub 4.00.
Lastly, 'Dice-K'. I don't really know what to think, and neither should you. While he lost his last two games, he didn't get any run support. Sure he had great numbers in Japan, but japan isn't america. I think he'll be good, but not 100 million good. I think you'll be unpleasantly surprised after the game on sunday.
I shouldn't even need to talk about how the yankees offense is ridiculously better than the red sox offense. How many guys are batting over .300?? Sure manny and ortiz will light it up eventually, but that still leaves 5 soft spots in the lineup. You can't even argue with that. Lugo, Pedroia, Crisp, Varitek, and Youk aren't exactly scary batters. And if you decide to argue that, take into account that i didn't consider lowell a soft spot. Post that against the yankees lineup where there are 3 soft spots (1b, C, LF). When matsui gets back your looking at 2 soft spots (1b and C). And posada is a quality player, im just putting him in there to give you the benefit of the doubt in case you want to argue about varitek or youk. |
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| llavoe |
| quote: | Originally posted by ludawg23
A-rod is practically carrying the Yankees right now. I don't understand why Yankee fans are so happy, this isn't going to happen ALL YEAR. They have no starting pitching and will be lucky to take one game in Boston this weekend. |
The Yankees are off to a very good start. The rest of the team will catch up. This season will be good, you'll see... |
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| Shamez214 |
| Man... I really hate the word "clutch." |
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| steven-neil |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
the baseball world does not revolve around yankees/red sox.
:) |
Sal,,the subway series is my favourite part of the season... |
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| trunks1022 |
| quote: | Originally posted by steven-neil
Sal,,the subway series is my favourite part of the season... |
correct it revolves around yankees mets!!! :toothless |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
correct it revolves around yankees mets!!! :toothless |
the funny thing about the mets is that yankees fans don't hate the mets nearly as much as mets fans hate the yankees. you're a jealous bunch. ;)
btw...wright's 25 (i think) game hitting streak isn't getting nearly enough attention. I wonder when the media will pick up on his streak. |
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