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MLB 2009 Season
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No Yankee fan here but I want some of what you're smoking. NY has bad pitching? Did you watch last night? What sport were you watching out of curiousity.
I think this will be a great series.
Dude, did someone hit you upside your head with a brick right before you posted this nonsense? The Yankees won 103 games in the regular season and looked great in the ALDS and ALCS.
I will say I think the ALCS could have gone to seven games if the Angels hadn't committed 8 errors in the 6 games played. The 2 errors last night cost the Angels the game in my opinion. A blown catch at first, and then Kazmir throwing the ball over the first baseman's head were especially egregious mistakes.
Yup I agree. I actually think the Angels had a chance at this one. The errors killed them and like a good team the Yankees took advantage of those said errors.
He hasn't been charged with doing anything. His "apology" was no more lame than Giambi's, who apologized without admitting what he was apologizing for.
And even if he had, how would that be a major difference from, say, Giambi or Alex Rodriguez? Are either of them qualified to be a hitting coach? I would say yes. Would it be wise for a team to hire them? Who knows? I wonder why the Cardinals would want him there, not whether he can do it.
Rodriguez admitted it only after he'd been outed by someone else. That's not owning up to your mistakes. That's damage control.
A little dramatic, aren't we? It's not like he's been convicted of a felony or been alleged to harm children. Is this the "passion for the game" of a Yankee fan talking again?
Let us count the ways this is untrue:
1) Yankee pitching is what defeated the Angels. (That and sloppy LA fielding.) According to this, they have the best postseason ERA of any team. They are by no means "shaky".
2) CC just won the ALCS MVP in convincing fashion. One might guess that Burnett will be shaky. But Sabathia doesn't seem a likely candidate. In fact, I would argue that the only argument against CC winning the ALCS MVP is that Alex Rodriguez was even more important to the Yankees.
3) With the way Rodriguez is hitting, it almost doesn't matter how the rest of the middle of the lineup is doing. Jeter is hitting great and Posada has been hitting well.
4) The Yankees have the second-best fielding percentage, most putouts per game and most assists per game of any of the eight playoff teams.
5) The Yankees got this far by finishing with the best record in the regular season and defeating two of the other five best teams in the AL in the playoffs.
Summary: you're delusional.
The A's, and us bay area fans wanted him back, but could not afford him, thanks to the Yankees. But I know this is a capitalist society and a society of laws, and it's not against the law to lure talent with money. Also little known is the love hate thing between Reggie and some of the NY and Oakland coaches. But that's its own thread.
I would take NY with its players in less dominant times, because such teams usually beat up the A's or Giants most years. So what if your expensive lineup does not perform right away? Odds say they will eventually win. NY is certainly more well suited for a win on any given day than a poorer team most of the time.
Of all the factors, it's NY's money that turns into wins. Not always, but more times than not.
Anyway, I think NY's pitching is amazing to refer to previous posts. We will see very soon.
Again, the Yankees did not push for free agency. Like all teams, they had an interest in holding salaries down, especially in a market where there were so many fans to make money off of. They also had experience with star players holding out (e.g., Joe DiMaggio) in an era when players couldn't play for other teams. The Yankees took advantage of it when free agency came along (as did many teams), but they didn't ask for it at the time.
Isn't it pretty well known that a lot of people who have known Reggie don't like him? He has quite a reputation as an egomaniac.
1) ESPN has long since been known for unreliable statistics. so this point is moot.
2) CC may have won the ALCS MVP, but that means nothing to me. Phillies will hit him all day every day.
3) Rodriguez who? I think you're gonna need a lot more than a mexican guy to help u win.
4) If there's anything I learned from my 2 years of Statistics classes, is that stats mean NOTHING!!!
5) Well if the Yankees won that many games, that can only speak to one thing. The AL's lack of good teams.
What does race have to do with it?
BTW, he is American( born in NYC) of Dominican descent.
How can you be expected to be taken seriously? These comments sounded like they came from a retarded person who knows nothing about the game. Statistics mean nothing in baseball? Thanks for throwing out the past 130 years of baseball in one comment.
Sidenote: it looks like McGwire is the next hitting coach for the Cardinals. So next year I guess that every Cardinals hitter will have 50 HRs (including pitchers) along with giant heads and no necks?
I don't know what I'll do with myself if the Phillies pull this one off. But I'm very happy that they've done so well of late. Now if the Flyers and Eagles would just get to work.
My gut says that it will be Yankees in 5. There are a few bats on the Philly bench that have to wake up in a consistent manner for them to be able to compete.
My mom is back in Philly right now taking care of my grandmom. So I would really like it if the Phillies at least do well early in the series so she has something fun to watch at night when she's recovering.
My gut says that it will be Yankees in 5. There are a few bats on the Philly bench that have to wake up in a consistent manner for them to be able to compete.
My mom is back in Philly right now taking care of my grandmom. So I would really like it if the Phillies at least do well early in the series so she has something fun to watch at night when she's recovering.
i don't know why everybodys gettin all mad. nobody in the nation wanted to see the yankees in the world series. theyre just gonna lose quickly and horribly. this is slated to be the lowest rated world series ever, even worse than last year. so thanks yanks, for taking the fall classic and forcing people to watch the beginning of the nba season.
I live in a small resort town where he has a house. Yes, he has a reputation nationally, at least from the standpoint of people who didn't get autographs or have tried to stalk him.
However, my good friend who has his own clothing business knows Reggie in a non-baseball context and says Reggie is fine in that context. The most interesting part is my friend with the clothing business knows absolutely nothing about baseball so he's one of the few in town that doesn't bug Reggie about baseball. That's a good enough reason that they are friends as Reggie is known for his distaste of fans. He's not the only sports personality to dislike fans. As for the several businesses he had in town, he played the role of Reggie Jackson the local business owner, not a fanatical privacy seeking baseball star. Many in that non baseball context also didn't really have any objections to him. The few people he talked about on baseball and his take is different than how the press seems to make it out as. Most of us locals know his version of events, and pretty much laugh at the myths built around him. A few other famous people live in this small town (similar to Aspen, CO but more obscure so people like Michael Jackson or Brad Pitt can walk around without fanfare) where I am and the stardom stories pretty much don't match the people we know. In town, they have small parties where many locals have attended, or own a small business, or have kids who go to the same schools as the celebrity kids. Some stars did various things from run the local exercise class at the Y, attended PTA meetings, and even ran for Mayor. There's so much hyperbole around famous people that is not true.
Reggie, also in a local non baseball role, went out on a camping trip with the local Boy Scout troop. That went well according to my friends in the troop at the time.
Wow! I don't like the Yankees, but these points seemed biased. Here's my takes below:
ESPN? Ok, I know what you mean. But they are also an entertainment magazine and fun to read, but I don't take them very seriously. But compared to what, Sports Illustrated?
I always thought it better to come up with my own conclusions that reading through a lot of fluff and hype in glossy sports magazines. Look beyond ESPN and you will find there is a consensus that the Yankees are the team to beat.CC has a huge salary, the biggest for his position ever. Does he deserve it? Probably not, but there is a reason somebody wanted to pay him that much money. I think he's a legitimate threat to the Phillies.
Rodriguez is the real thing. Sure some hype him too much but that's a part of worshiping baseball players. But the Yankees could win without him, but with him, they are that much stronger. If he never hits another home run starting this Wednesday, he's still a threat. Think about just his ability for RBIs alone.
So you studied stats, so did I and on the graduate level. You cannot guarantee that a team with good stats will win, but I put my money on teams that perform well all season and come in #1 vs. some wild card team or a team most people back because they have an extra x-factor from their beloved underdog status. How a team has looked all season and how they performed has a lot more to do with small streaks and runs here and there. The Yankees had the best record this year. Look back in baseball history as to how doing well in the regular season is a strong statistical indicator to how they perform in the post season. There are your exceptions, but they are outliers, actually beyond three standard deviations. So you want to bet against the Yankees? However, if you don't like them, for whatever reason, I am in your company. But hating the Yankees won't help the Phillies. For the Phillies to win, they will have to play their absolute best. How would you imagine (give examples) of a very unlikely event of a Phillies sweep (along with a blowout or two)? If the Phillies pull this one off, besides the seldom seen event of a back to back, this win should prove to be the sweetest for them. With just two world series under their belt in well over a century of play, going back to back and beating the Yankees to boot will be seen as one of the great baseball Cinderella stories. It won't be the same as when Boston came back against the Yankees in the ALCS a few years ago, but it will be a great story for all time. If the Yankees lose this one, people will utter the word, "choke".
The AL, like the NL, has its good teams and ones which don't do so well. But players move around so much, it's very unlikely that any entire league could become that weak.
Nobody in the nation wanted to see the Yankees win? Are you aware of the Yankee fan base. It's national and their fans fill the seats when they travel. I think when people, like me talk crap, it's based mostly on things like the average per player on the Yankees makes 14 million vs. the Phillies average is 5 mill.
You think they will lose quickly and horribly? This comment shows how little you know. The Phillies may win but it will not be quickly or because the Yankees play horribly.
There is an understood sense that they buy their way into contention which some find distasteful. But if I was a Yankee fan I wouldn't care about the largest market being able to afford the largest players.
If you think this will be the lowest rated world series ever, I'll take that bet, where do I sign? Far from it, son.
Because you're making nonsensical posts. Contrary to what you think the W.S. will get high ratings. Why? The ratings for Yankees/Angels Game 6 was high and got a 20 in the Nielsen rating beating some nationally broadcasted football games that day. This was a game that many thought the Yanks would win. You're basing what you say on your own irrational thoughts and it's not based on facts.
As for the Yanks "screwing" up the World Series and creating low rankings, you know nothing about ratings or what FOX wants. FOX wanted the Yankees in there as well as the Dodgers. The nationally followed teams in this sport are the Yankees (even internationally followed), Dodgers, Red Sox, Cubs, and Cardinals. These fans have huge fan bases and have a storied history. They also have many people tuning in to root against them.
Big mistake, Pedro will get rocked that game. Did he forget game 7 of the 03 ALCS.Pedro is going to start game two according to Charlie
haha, actually their isn't a lot of mexicans in the MLB, but I do see a lot of Caribbean Players.
(oh and A-ROD is not mexican)I HAVE MY MONEY ON THE YANKEES!!!! SWEEP!!!!! quote me now! CC is a closer.
Very well said.
I think the only way the Yankees could lose horribly is if some of their key players get "groin injuries" caused from dates with female rock stars. I still wonder about that A-Rod story.
OK, here's what I would do to disable the Yankees. First, find those female rock stars, and add a few red carpet babes in the mix, and have them all hang out together in undisclosed vacation rentals today. Add some alcohol to the mix. And to disable CC? That's an easy one. Just invite him over for some ribs at Paula Deen's house. That would just about do it for a Phillies sweep.
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haha, actually their isn't a lot of mexicans in the MLB, but I do see a lot of Caribbean Players.
I HAVE MY MONEY ON THE YANKEES!!!! SWEEP!!!!! quote me now! CC is a closer.
Of course you have your money on the Yankee's. Why, because your team wasn't good enough
Dude I'll take that bet any dayI live in a small resort town where he has a house. Yes, he has a reputation nationally, at least from the standpoint of people who didn't get autographs or have tried to stalk him.
However, my good friend who has his own clothing business knows Reggie in a non-baseball context and says Reggie is fine in that context. ....There's so much hyperbole around famous people that is not true.
I have no doubt that that's true. I didn't say he didn't have admirers. I meant that he had a reputation for rubbing some people the wrong way. It's been pretty well-documented that a lot of people thought he was a selfish jerk in his Yankee days. That doesn't necessarily mean he's a bad guy, just that a lot of people thought he was.
He also pitched nine perfect innings for the Expos against the Padres. Which game should we base our predictions on?
Well considering he was 15 years younger with the Expos I would say his Red Sox appearance in 03 is more accurate.