Welcome CC, AJ and Teixeira!
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Post by Welcome CC, AJ and Teixeira! on Jul 19, 2007 15:19:23 GMT -5
You know what, I think the Yankees really need a situational pinch hitter off the bench for certain situations. Like who I loved as a bench player wad Ruben Sierra. I always felt that he was a great pinch hitter who seemed to get the job done when needed. I mean, the Yankees dont really have a deep bench. I mean you have Nieves, Cairo and Thompson. If you ever need to pinch hit, you would probably go with Cairo but none of those guys would scare me.
I think the Yankees will atleast take 3 from this weekend. They just lost to Halos, so i think the Yankees will take game 1. Game 2 is tough to call since DeSalvo is pitching and the Rays havent announced who's pitching. Game 3 i think the Yankees will salvage with big offense because Posada will probalby be catching, hence having a better bat in their rather Nieves in game 2. Game 4 will be a pitching duel with the upper hand going to Yankees cause they will take game 3. Just my thinking behind this series.
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Post by T R W on Jul 19, 2007 15:34:43 GMT -5
JULIOOOOOOOOOO FRANCOOOOOOOOO
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jul 19, 2007 15:41:24 GMT -5
terrible loss....at the end of the season you look back and ended up not winning the wild card by a few games and this will be the weekend the Yankees look back at. Throwing away GOLDEN opportunities. To lose a game with Chien-Ming Wang pitching with three of the worst pitchers in baseball right now coming up in the next 3 days (Mussina, DeSalvo and Igawa)....I'm calling it, the Yankees will lose 4 games in a row and fall out of both races. My high school team could have beaten the White Sox the way they are playing, so I expect the Red Sox to sweep. Absolutely disgraceful. You can't lose leads and lose games like this late in the game. i thought you'd rather miss the playoffs than go via WC? I do not like the Wild Card.....however I am sure that like most people, the Yankees do not share my opinions and I think they would thank their lucky stars to make the Playoffs via the Wild Card as terribly as they have played for the entire season minus one or two hot streaks that all combined have lasted about a week and a half. As a Red Sox fan....do you really want the Yankees to be able to make the Playoffs as a 2nd place team via WC and have a chance to eliminate YOU from the Playoffs in the ALCS after leading us by 14 games the entire season? I don't think so. To have such a huge lead over a team that did NOT finish first and then to be ELIMINATED by them is nothing short of highway robbery and a grave injustice.
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Post by Nash on Jul 19, 2007 15:47:42 GMT -5
753 for Bonds. Second one today. Damn...
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Post by T R W on Jul 19, 2007 15:58:52 GMT -5
DIE BONDS!!!!!!!!!! DIEEEE!!!!!!!
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Post by comebackkid on Jul 19, 2007 16:05:55 GMT -5
I remember the Lorenzo speach on how Wild Card Teams don't deserve to make the playoffs yet they usually win the W.S. or atleast get there
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jul 19, 2007 16:07:58 GMT -5
There is no asterisk next to the World Series winner if they win the Wild Card
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jul 19, 2007 16:10:32 GMT -5
I remember the Lorenzo speach on how Wild Card Teams don't deserve to make the playoffs yet they usually win the W.S. or at least get there And that shouldn't be able to happen! Teams that finish 2nd should NOT have the SAME CHANCE to win the World Series as teams who win their Divisions and finish in 1st place after 162 games. Something has to be done to give the Division winners the advantage and have some kind of incentive to win the Division. My idea all along was to make it like football, Wild Card teams should either NOT be allowed to play at HOME during the Playoffs, or at least not be able to have home field advantage in the World Series, this All-Star game determining home field is crap.
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Post by comebackkid on Jul 19, 2007 16:13:02 GMT -5
I remember the Lorenzo speach on how Wild Card Teams don't deserve to make the playoffs yet they usually win the W.S. or at least get there And that shouldn't be able to happen! Teams that finish 2nd should NOT have the SAME CHANCE to win the World Series as teams who win their Divisions and finish in 1st place after 162 games. Something has to be done to give the Division winners the advantage and have some kind of incentive to win the Division. My idea all along was to make it like football, Wild Card teams should either NOT be allowed to play at HOME during the Playoffs, or at least not be able to have home field advantage in the World Series, this All-Star game determining home field is crap. Why not? Every team does not have a fair chance at winning, we don't all have ridiculously high salary caps or all-star players on the team. It's not like all these teams are even or similar...
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jul 19, 2007 16:13:23 GMT -5
So if the Yankees were to win the WC, they should not be allowed to play at home at all?
Thats silly, just like you.
I agree with the All Star nonsense though. Your problem is with the All Star game if its home field advantage
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jul 19, 2007 16:18:02 GMT -5
So if the Yankees were to win the WC, they should not be allowed to play at home at all? Thats silly, just like you. I agree with the All Star nonsense though. Your problem is with the All Star game if its home field advantage The All-Star game determining the home field in the World Series is down right INSANE. Let's say that the NL had won this year.....That means the NL Wild Card team could have HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE in the World Series with like 80 wins, against the Red Sox who could have 100+ wins......thats stupid.
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Post by cooga99 on Jul 19, 2007 16:32:51 GMT -5
terrible loss....at the end of the season you look back and ended up not winning the wild card by a few games and this will be the weekend the Yankees look back at. Throwing away GOLDEN opportunities. To lose a game with Chien-Ming Wang pitching with three of the worst pitchers in baseball right now coming up in the next 3 days (Mussina, DeSalvo and Igawa)....I'm calling it, the Yankees will lose 4 games in a row and fall out of both races. My high school team could have beaten the White Sox the way they are playing, so I expect the Red Sox to sweep. Absolutely disgraceful. You can't lose leads and lose games like this late in the game. WOW! as a yankees fan im disappointed to hear this. Why are so many people giving up on the Yankees so quickly. Theres still A LOT of ball to be played. Its not like football where you play 16 games...>We've still got 2 months worth of games. We're only 7.5 out. Im calling it now by the end of the Yanks-Drays series and Sox/Sox series the Yankees will be no more then 5.5 games out....If not ill have a free Jakks championship belt lot give away!!!
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Post by bbb on Jul 19, 2007 16:47:28 GMT -5
yanks lose.......meh
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Post by T R W on Jul 19, 2007 16:54:41 GMT -5
I don't care for the Wild Card, but of course I don't care for the DH either.
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Post by taker1 on Jul 19, 2007 17:35:06 GMT -5
Cubs trade Cesar Izturis to the Pirates for a PTBNL.
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Post by bjd on Jul 19, 2007 18:04:15 GMT -5
Will ESPN fire Pedro Gomez once Barroid retires? What other purpose does this man serve for their network...
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Post by drippy on Jul 19, 2007 19:16:11 GMT -5
Cubs trade Cesar Izturis to the Pirates for a PTBNL. Good.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2007 20:57:26 GMT -5
i told you we not gettin swepttt
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Post by nyk9327 on Jul 19, 2007 21:10:12 GMT -5
Wild Card is good for baseball... I think it's kinda weak too and takes away from the pennant but it's still good for baseball and gives us some exciting stuff to watch early in the playoffs.
All Star game deciding home field is horrid.
Man it's gonna be a mess in here if the Yankees actually take the division.
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Post by T R W on Jul 19, 2007 21:16:27 GMT -5
Jurassic Julio with the start and 2 RBI's today. Suck it Mets.
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