Yankees: $200 Million doesn't buy you a Soul

[GePap]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
the second time around, the yankee rotation will get rocked. everyhorse has his day, eh lieber?

When playing the red sox, most certainly.

[mrmitchell]

I hate the Yankees as much as everyone else does, but the Curse ain't going to go away any time soon.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

That's not a curse. That's playing ****ty baseball.

[GePap]

Andf the Sox won't win until they play some good ball against the Yankees.

[OldWarrior_42]

and dont tell me about our inability to take on mariano - we own him. remember that 3 run homer off him on july 24? his save percentage against us is around 70%. thats low compared to the rest of the league.

Except in the LCS where Rivera is now 6 for 6 in save opportunities vs. the Sox. Step up big when it counts or go home.

You're knowledge of sports is a joke.

And the statement of the Yankees not having a winning record vs. teams with records over .500 is also incorrect and was proven wrong in your previous thread by Imran... who is the one guy that impresses me more than anyone with his ability to be OBJECTIVE and factual.

Take a lesson.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Why gee, thanks OW . I'll even refrain from cursing the Yankees for that kind remark .

[Lawrence of Arabia]

You're knowledge of sports is a joke.

aawwww. is someone unhappy that their pretty boys are getting bashed by those low dirty blue collar red sox fans? cant handle it even when winning? tell arod for me that he forgot to change his uniform in between innings.

Take a lesson.

whatever you say captain america

[OldWarrior_42]

I handle it just fine. You simply are a sports moron. :-P~~

And thats Mr. Captain America.

Why gee, thanks OW . I'll even refrain from cursing the Yankees for that kind remark

No problem ,Imran. You deserve it.... you keep to facts and back it with stats in a very objective manner. Thats not easy to do for fans in general.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

too bad $teiny cant sight that check, hes got tendinitis in his hand

'its just been overworked'

too bad he doesnt qualify for the vsa check card cuz he already went over his limit this month, and has bad credit (ex convicts tend to have bad credit as we all know)

[Arrian]

Wow, great game. Lieber was fantastic! What really impressed me was the 16 pitch at-bat against Damon. Damon was the very definition of "pest" and Lieber just kept after him until he got him out (granted, it was a sharp liner) and then didn't fold after that. Hell, he threw 82 pitches in 7+ innings. Wow.

Pedro, as I expected, pitched well. Also as I expected, the Yanks did their wait-him-out thing and got his pitch count up. And it worked like it usually does - they scratched 3 runs off him in 6 innings. That has been the formula for years and it worked again. Bravo.

Boston isn't done, of course, but it's sure nice to be up 2-0. Bronson (aka "Brandon" - McCarver, you ****ing idiot) Arroyo is a pretty good pitcher and has pitched well against the Yanks. Wakefield typically pitches well against the Yanks, although he didn't do very well in Game 1. I expect the teams to split the next two games. The key will be game5 - I'm assuming Shilling is done (that really is some ****ty luck - it's stuff like that that makes people believe in curses) and Lowe must pitch. That sounds pretty good to me.

By the way, I think we can ALL agree on one thing: Fox is absolutely terrible. It's difficult to watch. From the ridiculous "Star Wars" thing to open game 1, to that moronic "skippy" talking baseball thingy, to the downright retarded Tim McCarver... it's awful. The only saving grace has been Al Leiter.

-Arrian

[Imran Siddiqui]

The only think I really dislike on Fox is the whole 'flame' graphic they show when they display the pitch speed on the scoreboard. It's silly. I can deal with 'Scooter' (not skippy) for the kids (Fox actually trying to pander to the kids? Now can we have a freaking DAYTIME World Series game to further do this?).

The BoSox's bats have to heat up, and while Brown may pitch well, I'm not sure that Hernandez/Vazquez will. I still think this'll be a good series. Any talk of a sweep (blame talk radio) is totally premature.

[Arrian]

Oh, ok, Scooter, not Skippy. Whatever. It's awful, and aimed at people (kids) who should be in bed by the middle of the game.

How can you not want to kill Tim McCarver? He's atrocious! His "analysis" is total BS, he can't get people's names right... arg!

The graphics are typical Fox. This is the network that brought us the flaming hockey puck. The horror!

Honestly, I really wish the games were being done by the NESN crew (Remy ). Or even the YES! people.

-Arrian

[Arrian]

The BoSox's bats have to heat up, and while Brown may pitch well, I'm not sure that Hernandez/Vazquez will. I still think this'll be a good series. Any talk of a sweep (blame talk radio) is totally premature.

I'm thinking a split of the next two games is a reasonable expectation, but of course the Sox are capable of winning both. I think Brown will get shelled in game 3, and I'm hoping the Yanks shell Wakefield in game 4. If El Duque's shoulder is ok and he can hit 90, we'll be ok. If not, and Vasquez pitches? Oh my, it's a whole new series.

Still, I have to like the situation.

-Arrian

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah, Scooter may be awful, but at least they are trying. There has been a big problem in kids not being as interested in baseball. A few scraps to the tikes doesn't hurt (IMO).

As for McCarver... after watching football coverage with Madden and Phil Simms and Greg Gumbel, McCarver is no worse and is probably better that those jokers. Relatively he doesn't bother me.

Think NESN and YES! should pass to ESPN or WGN's crew. At least for impartiality's sake .

[Arrian]

I actually think the NESN guys are very good overall, and pretty impartial (the actual booth guys, not the post-game crew. Eck and Rice are totally partisan).

ESPN would be fine with me too. But then I might have to listen to Joe Morgan, who sometimes irritates me. Still, he beats the hell out of McCarver.

-Arrian