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Post by The Chloe on Jun 5, 2007 3:00:46 GMT -5
I was at the yankees game last sunday and enjoyed seeing them lose to the Angels. My cousin got thrown out for smoking in the bathroom. I'm surprised to hear that you come from such a classy family.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 5, 2007 3:31:44 GMT -5
I reside in Arizona now. But, I'd like the D-Backs anyway as they have a fun, young team. They will be very good in 2-3 years. I'm more of an Alexander Rodriguez fan, than a Yankee fan. He's sexy, super rich, and dominates at his profession. What a man. While I like that the Yankees are the Evil Empire and spend more than everyone else; the True Yankee (TM), America's Team (TM), Derek Jeter Clutchy Clutcherson etc... crap is annoying. And most Yankee fans are drooling morons that I'd be embarrassed to be a part of. The D-Backs have a good team now! Do you ever go to the games?
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 5, 2007 3:40:13 GMT -5
RE: The Cat.
I liked Clemens when he pitched for the Jays. But in the end, he proved Dan Duquette right; Roger is a quitter. He is nobody to turn to when things are going poorly. He quit on Boston, then he quit on the Jays. That trade he demanded from Toronto to NYY was enough to make any Jays' fan annoyed forever.
That said, he is one of the greatest pitchers ever. If he plays long enough, he could really, really end up high in the record books for most total wins. I think Christy Mathewson is #3 at 373 ... Roger is about two seasons away from that total. I can respect him for how good he is, but all he is now is a hired gun; total mercenary.
Today was a good day in baseball; the Red Sox lost, the Yankees lost, and the Mariners won.
I think I officially believe in the Mariners; they can contend this year. They are 5 games behind the Angels, but they've at last found a decent team again.
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Post by Calico on Jun 5, 2007 9:44:33 GMT -5
I reside in Arizona now. But, I'd like the D-Backs anyway as they have a fun, young team. They will be very good in 2-3 years. I'm more of an Alexander Rodriguez fan, than a Yankee fan. He's sexy, super rich, and dominates at his profession. What a man. While I like that the Yankees are the Evil Empire and spend more than everyone else; the True Yankee (TM), America's Team (TM), Derek Jeter Clutchy Clutcherson etc... crap is annoying. And most Yankee fans are drooling morons that I'd be embarrassed to be a part of. Leelee, I miss Arizona and haven't visited there in many years. And going from living in Buffalo to Arizona is quite the extreme! But I hope the hot Arizona sun has lightened your hair a bit and given you a nice tan. I bet you also get to play more tennis in Arizona than in Buffalo which is a good thing when it comes to staying in shape. Leena, have you traded your love of the Buffalo Sabres for the Phoenix Coyotes yet? I hope not. I like Alexander Rodriguez too. But he does and says things that cause him some trouble. It's a pattern he can't seem to shake. And there are plenty of good Yankee fans who are true Yankee fans win or lose. This younger generation of Yankee fans has been spoiled by all the winning. But I remember when winning was hard to come by for the Yankees especially from 1983 to 1993.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 5, 2007 17:57:45 GMT -5
lol. Yankees fans claiming to be hard done-by.
They need to rebuild. But George will never allow that. They have SOOO many bad contracts (Clemens being a nice recent addition). George doesn't seem to realize he could have a better team than he has now for tens of millions of dollars less.
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Post by sasha on Jun 5, 2007 18:52:22 GMT -5
Bad contracts don't matter to the Yankees. George doesn't care about that... he'll spend, spend, spend on veterans.
Actually, it's just hard to play tennis here. From mid-April to September, it's too hot to enjoy playing for any extended period. And in Buffalo, you can't play at all from November-March. As a surprise to everyone... Buffalo has the better weather overall. How I wish I was there now... Buffalo has the best climate in the US from May-July.
No, I just can't get into the Coyotes. It is sad how very few people care about the team. It reinforced my belief that no hockey teams should be in the South. Comparing Buffalo's love to the Sabres to this... it's embarrassing.
Alexander says nothing bad. He's a very nice man, and a team player. It's Captain Clutch Jeter that always ostracizes him, but whatever he says is fine because he's the TEAM LEADER~! and such. He's a jealous little prick. Which is fully understandable. All you boys are jealous of Alexander, and that's why most hate him.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 6, 2007 4:22:14 GMT -5
George should care. It's needless waste which gives him an unprofitable baseball team. Today was probably the most dramatic win of the year for the Jays. Halladay, uncharacteristically and unfortunately, was bombed by Tampa. I'm worried he might be secretly hurt again. But maybe the D-Rays just tattooed him. They have a good hitting team. They were ripping hits off him after the first two innings. Four runs in the third, and four more in the fourth (including back-to-back resounding homers - the first time Halladay has EVER surrendered b2b jacks). They banged out 12 hits in 3 and 1/3 innings and Roy only got one strikeout. So ... at that point, down 8-1 with the game turned over to our mopup long relief guys, forgive me for being pessimistic ... But the Rays had a rookie pitcher making his debut on the mound, and he got into trouble; three straight hits in the bottom of the fourth, followed by Adam Lind's lazy fly ball to left that somehow cleared the wall. 8-5. But Sonnanstine (the Rays pitcher) got it back in hand, and the offense tallied two more for the Rays in the top of the sixth (one unearned). The Jays managed to get one back in the bottom of the seventh, but the Rays responded immediately with an 11th run off the pariah Josh Towers in the eighth (it was unearned too). And then the Jays went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning. It looked grim. But a funny thing happened in the bottom of nine: Aaron Hill led off with a walk, and then Lind and Jason Phillips cracked booming doubles to centre field. 11-8. The Rays changed pitchers. Howie Clark, of all people, worked a walk. Then Rios grounded into a fielder's choice at second - not hit hard enough to turn to two. Put runners on first and third with one down. Then it was the aptly placed Vernon Wells, hitting #2 in the order tonight, who crushed a double to deep left-centre - classic Wells. That plated both runners. 11-10. The Rays changed pitchers. In comes Casey Fossum, who threw one pitch to Canada's own Matt Stairs - suddenly our slugging star with so many players hurt - which Stairs belted into almost the same spot Wells hit his drive, driving in Vernon to even the ballgame. The Rays changed pitchers. They intentionally walked Frank Thomas to set up the double play (smart move). Then a passed ball was thrown in the at-bat to Troy Glaus which put men on second and third with one down. So the intentional walk was next given to Troy. Which brought up Aaron Hill again. Aaron walked on just five pitches, winning the game. So exciting. I am off two minds; on one hand, I am so thrilled they finally won a ballgame like that. It seems like every other club gets a few of those per year but the Jays never do. On the other hand, Halladay's form is cause for concern. And his start is the one you usually expect to win 2-1, not 12-11. I'd rather the runs be saved for Tomo Ohka's starts, you know? But a win is a win, and they must have this series with Tampa. A sweep would be even better, but I dare not get my hopes of that up as they were almost dashed today.
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Post by Calico on Jun 6, 2007 9:51:46 GMT -5
Speaking of Tampa Bay, Carl Crawford needs to be on the Yankees. Pronto. ;D Brian cashman needs to trade some pitching for Crawford. And Sjengster, most players are greedy and are out for themselves and Clemens is no exception. I can't blame Jays fans for turning on Clemens when he wanted the trade to the Yankees after 2 great years in Toronto. Clemens is an all time great pitcher. But he has some flaws too.
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Post by sasha on Jun 6, 2007 10:28:10 GMT -5
The Yankees still make money overall.
Crawford would be wasted on the Yankees. They're never going to be a running team, unless George decides "I want a fast team." like he did one year in the desperate late-80's, and it failed miserably. Besides Tampa loves him, and gave him that deal to make sure he stays there.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 6, 2007 18:54:56 GMT -5
The Yankees still make money overall. Crawford would be wasted on the Yankees. They're never going to be a running team, unless George decides "I want a fast team." like he did one year in the desperate late-80's, and it failed miserably. Besides Tampa loves him, and gave him that deal to make sure he stays there. No, the Yankees lose money. They have the past two seasons at least.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 6, 2007 21:24:47 GMT -5
No such luck today. The Devil Rays got the big hit - the Blue Jays didn't. And it's the same old story. The Jays' winning streak done in by a bad outing from a soft-tossing (alleged) control pitcher. I'm not very high on them anyway but we've started enough of them in the last year and a half to make one want to see only 95 mph fastballs for the rest of time.
They have to win tomorrow to take the series. It all lies in the hands of Burnett (once again).
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Post by Calico on Jun 7, 2007 8:58:13 GMT -5
No such luck today. The Devil Rays got the big hit - the Blue Jays didn't. And it's the same old story. The Jays' winning streak done in by a bad outing from a soft-tossing (alleged) control pitcher. I'm not very high on them anyway but we've started enough of them in the last year and a half to make one want to see only 95 mph fastballs for the rest of time. They have to win tomorrow to take the series. It all lies in the hands of Burnett (once again). Could the Yankees who have won 2 games ina row and finally got a complete game last night from Wong really be on the verge of something big? That is the question. It looks like Tampa's Scott Kazmir shut down your Jays last night Sjengster.
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Post by janie on Jun 7, 2007 16:53:04 GMT -5
OH NO!!! Schilling made it through 8 innings + 2 outs -- then a base hit! So close! Dang!
Not that I like Schilling but still, you have to root for no-hitters.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 7, 2007 19:38:45 GMT -5
No such luck today. The Devil Rays got the big hit - the Blue Jays didn't. And it's the same old story. The Jays' winning streak done in by a bad outing from a soft-tossing (alleged) control pitcher. I'm not very high on them anyway but we've started enough of them in the last year and a half to make one want to see only 95 mph fastballs for the rest of time. They have to win tomorrow to take the series. It all lies in the hands of Burnett (once again). Could the Yankees who have won 2 games ina row and finally got a complete game last night from Wong really be on the verge of something big? That is the question. It looks like Tampa's Scott Kazmir shut down your Jays last night Sjengster. Not at all. Check his stats. Kazmir had trouble with the strike zone and was in trouble every inning. If the Jays could cash in runs from third with less than two outs, he'd have given up four runs. Kazmir went five, allowing just two runs, but surrendered six hits and five walks for a game WHIP of over 2. The Jays should have gotten more off him and it bothers me that they didn't since they defeated him twice already this year. As for today, Tampa won the series!!! Gah! I can't fault Burnett - another quality start from him and thirteen strikeouts, wow. Wish Accardo had gotten a call on Wigginton with the game tied in the ninth, but alas. Off to L.A. Curt Schilling - so close. And about A-Rod; he's a cheap player. Remember his interference in Game Six of the ALCS vs. Boston in 2004? That was no abberation. That's how he plays. Not classy at all.
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Post by Calico on Jun 8, 2007 12:14:33 GMT -5
Sjengster, losing a series to Tampa Bay is pretty bad. Especially after Toronto's miracle win in game 1 of the series. On a side note, I've never seen the National League so weak. It's even worse than last year whcih is hard to believe. Yankees GM Brian Cashman's trade of Gary Sheffield to Detroit has turned out to be a disaster because the Yankees could sure use Sheffield's potent bat to protect Jeter and Rodriguez. And the 3 minor league pitchers Cashman aquired for Sheffield are all hurt. I think this will be Cashman's last year as Yankee GM unless they turn it around and make the playoffs. Manager Joe Torre might go as well as his contract is up after this season and not likely to be renewed if they don't make the post season.
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Post by :rolleyes: on Jun 8, 2007 16:15:40 GMT -5
The Astros lost a series to the Royals at home last year. that was bad.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 8, 2007 16:18:06 GMT -5
Sjengster, losing a series to Tampa Bay is pretty bad. Especially after Toronto's miracle win in game 1 of the series. On a side note, I've never seen the National League so weak. It's even worse than last year whcih is hard to believe. Yankees GM Brian Cashman's trade of Gary Sheffield to Detroit has turned out to be a disaster because the Yankees could sure use Sheffield's potent bat to protect Jeter and Rodriguez. And the 3 minor league pitchers Cashman aquired for Sheffield are all hurt. I think this will be Cashman's last year as Yankee GM unless they turn it around and make the playoffs. Manager Joe Torre might go as well as his contract is up after this season and not likely to be renewed if they don't make the post season. It's not good, but I have to give Tampa credit. That is a team that can hit. Like I said before, if they played in the NL, they'd be doing a lot better. Games against them are not gimmes.
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Post by Calico on Jun 8, 2007 18:52:19 GMT -5
Sjengster, losing a series to Tampa Bay is pretty bad. Especially after Toronto's miracle win in game 1 of the series. On a side note, I've never seen the National League so weak. It's even worse than last year whcih is hard to believe. Yankees GM Brian Cashman's trade of Gary Sheffield to Detroit has turned out to be a disaster because the Yankees could sure use Sheffield's potent bat to protect Jeter and Rodriguez. And the 3 minor league pitchers Cashman aquired for Sheffield are all hurt. I think this will be Cashman's last year as Yankee GM unless they turn it around and make the playoffs. Manager Joe Torre might go as well as his contract is up after this season and not likely to be renewed if they don't make the post season. It's not good, but I have to give Tampa credit. That is a team that can hit. Like I said before, if they played in the NL, they'd be doing a lot better. Games against them are not gimmes. Tampa Bay is finally coming on. They've given the Yankees alot of trouble the last couple of years and they supposedly had an excellent draft yesterday. But the Devil Rays are in the wrong division that's for sure. The American League East is just too tough. But if they play their cards right they could be a real factor in the division in a couple of years.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 9, 2007 1:36:54 GMT -5
They will probably play their cards wrong. They have always in the past. But they are a team with some talent, for sure. Another loss for the Jays tonight and all the good that homestand did them has washed away. They ... might have won tonight, but I guess Jeremy Accardo can't always be perfect. It occurs to me that it's kinda sad that Matt Stairs, as good as he's performed, is our big run-producer so far this season.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 9, 2007 1:41:59 GMT -5
Just some quick hits: The Mariners beat San Diego 6-5 in 11. They are now 31-26. Somehow, they have made it work in Seattle and I think they are for real. If only the Angels would ever lose, they might begin to make up some of 5 and 1/2 game deficit. Josh Beckett is now 9-0 with today's win. Impressive ... Are the White Sox about to go into the tank? The Cubs have won three straight ... I guess Piniella can go off the heart medicine for now ... Anybody else have a soft spot for the KC Royals? I can only bear to watch a team suffer so much before I start rooting for them. To compare the East and the Central for a second, the D-Rays are, oh, about twice as good as KC. And yet still in last.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 10, 2007 0:25:18 GMT -5
What was I saying about Matt Stairs? His solo home run was the only run scored between the Jays and Dodgers tonight. You wouldn't think that you could get a W when your offense only gets four hits, but the Jays will surely take it. Shaun Marcum was electric. He was not very good as a reliever in the beginning of the year. As a starter, magnifico! Halladay to try and secure Toronto a rare series win on the road tomorrow.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 10, 2007 0:37:10 GMT -5
Clemens beat Pittsburgh tonight on his season debut. That gives NYY five wins in a row. Boooo. Gil Meche watch: He's lost his last five decisions to drop to 3-6. But he's not pitching badly - an ERA of only 3.16. He just is not getting any run support ... The Mariners won again, and on another comeback. They rallied from 5-1 down to trump San Diego by the same score as last night, 6-5. And Jeff Weaver started for them and wasn't terrible for once. If only the Angels would lose ...
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Post by Calico on Jun 10, 2007 12:23:14 GMT -5
Clemens beat Pittsburgh tonight on his season debut. That gives NYY five wins in a row. Boooo. Gil Meche watch: He's lost his last five decisions to drop to 3-6. But he's not pitching badly - an ERA of only 3.16. He just is not getting any run support ... The Mariners won again, and on another comeback. They rallied from 5-1 down to trump San Diego by the same score as last night, 6-5. And Jeff Weaver started for them and wasn't terrible for once. If only the Angels would lose ... I'm tempted to say the Yankees are on their way back into the playoff race. But I won't. I need to see more. Although Mr Money Bags Roger Clemens fine 2007 debut yesterday gives the Yankees starting pitching staff a boost. Let's see if it continues.
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Post by sasha on Jun 10, 2007 12:30:01 GMT -5
If Clemens continues to pitch like he did yesterday, AL teams will eat him for lunch.
And I doubt that Clemens is a positive influence in that locker room.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 11, 2007 1:43:39 GMT -5
Yeah, that was only Pittsburgh. Jays take the series. Halladay turned in a quality start; hope he's okay. Now I feel a little ... well, that series would've been a sweep if Accardo could've gotten the save in game one. Blast. And the Mariners swept San Diego at home, a tremendous feat given how well the Padres play at home. They even beat Chris Young to do it, who rules his home yard like an angry German shepherd. They're 33-26 now! Second in the division and second in the wild card standings. Impressive ...
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Post by Calico on Jun 11, 2007 9:51:36 GMT -5
It's a shame Roy Halladay is injured so much. He could be the second best starting pichter in baseball behind Johan Santana when he's healthy. I'm perplexed as to the negative review on Roger Clemens debut saturday. I don't care that he pitched against Pittsburgh. It was only Clemen's first start of the year and he should get better. His performance against the Pirates was pretty good and went 6 solid innings with an injured groin. I'll take 6 innings and 3 runs given up from Clemens any time. And so will the Yankees.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 12, 2007 1:04:26 GMT -5
It's a shame Roy Halladay is injured so much. He could be the second best starting pichter in baseball behind Johan Santana when he's healthy. I'm perplexed as to the negative review on Roger Clemens debut saturday. I don't care that he pitched against Pittsburgh. It was only Clemen's first start of the year and he should get better. His performance against the Pirates was pretty good and went 6 solid innings with an injured groin. I'll take 6 innings and 3 runs given up from Clemens any time. And so will the Yankees. I would prefer him to Santana, actually. Just because Santana is a seven-inning pitcher, and Roy can go the distance any day. Jays lose today despite getting three runs in the top of the first. Losing 4-3 after that ... not so good. I'm starting to feel bad for former Jay Woody Williams - he dropped to 2-9 today despite a decent outing against the Cubs. I'm thinking this might be his last year. His 5.51 ERA suggests his salad days are behind him. Meanwhile, the Mariners edged the Indians 8-7 today for their fourth consecutive win, and their ninth out of their last ten, I believe. That's made all the more impressive by the fact that they never get a day off since so many of their games were rained out in the first week! They are now within four games of the Angels. If this keeps up, J.J. Putz will be a household name yet! Although the M's had many very good teams around the turn of the century (including 2001's team which matched the all-time mark for single-season wins), they might be best remembered in this period as the team that grasped the talent that was available in Japan before anybody. Ichiro, Sasaki, now the catcher Kenji Johjima. They've had great luck with Japanese imports.
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Post by Calico on Jun 12, 2007 9:46:59 GMT -5
I can't see how the Mariners are a winning team this year. I guess it's the easy division they play in. The Mets are starting to slide right now. The injuries have caught up with them. It will be interesting to see if the Yankees can build on their 6 game winning streak and finally get over 500 soon and then keep climbing over 500 so they can make the 2007 playoffs. And Bug Selig should be there whn Barry Bonds breaks the home run record. Selig was the commissioner for the steroid era of baseball and can't hide from it like he wants to.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 12, 2007 19:17:41 GMT -5
I wouldn't say the AL West is easy. Texas is terrible, but the other three teams are fairly good.
Seattle's made it this far on some very good relief pitching which has been able to hold down whatever the mediocre offense and starting pitching gives it. That and, despite having no real ace, they have five starters which give them at least a chance to win every time out.
Throw in a tremendous start from Ichiro and team with a recent knack for winning close games, and they're eight games over .500.
Also, they burned up interleague play last year and are off to quality start so far this year. They may enjoy June quite a bit with the amount of IP play still to come.
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Post by sasha on Jun 12, 2007 19:34:15 GMT -5
I'm perplexed as to the negative review on Roger Clemens debut saturday. I don't care that he pitched against Pittsburgh. It was only Clemen's first start of the year and he should get better. His performance against the Pirates was pretty good and went 6 solid innings with an injured groin. I'll take 6 innings and 3 runs given up from Clemens any time. And so will the Yankees. Clemens' biggest problem right now is his velocity. His fastball is barely reaching 90. Plus, he's having control problems, but that should improve over time. On the positive side, his breaking pitches worked well... and the splitter was nasty a few times. But, if Roger doesn't have the fastball, it kills him. And if the Yankees shouldn't be so happy to pay a million a start for a 4.50 ERA starter.
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