It's official (Yanks/Sox related)

[Paul]

How do you Sox fans feel about being called Yankees by the southerners? I always liked that term, but it must tick you guys off.

In South America, a Yankee is anybody from North America. In the South, a Yankee is anybody from the North. In the North, a Yankee is somebody from Connecticut (see Mark Twain). In Boston, a Yankee is [fill in your favorite Yankee Haterism].

Good synopsis.

Still Doesn't answer my question. Are you guys insulted by this?

By the way .... I know this happened in Feb, but this story cracks me up!
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1999921

Not insulted if called that by a Southerner, they aren't tying it to the Yankees team. Of course, if they are using it in a derogitory fashion, as in, "Hey, BOY, Hey, there, YANKEE" well, then, I have a vast repertoire to sling back at 'em. :lol:

That was priceless, I can see it now, Choke-ee Stadium for a day...

 

[SkiDog]

Damons stats..

http://www.scoreboard.msnbc.com/msnbc/main.asp?frames=0&sport=mlb&cat=IS&player=5484&type=direct

Yeah the SOX certianly dont need those numbers...??? :roll:

DO you ever want to win another series?

M

 

[RossiSkier]

Still Doesn't answer my question. Are you guys insulted by this?

By the way .... I know this happened in Feb, but this story cracks me up!
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1999921

Nah, it doesn't bother me. I work for a HUGE company headquarterd out of the deep south and they (johnny reb's) really don't call northerners Yankees very often. Think that's a hollywoodish misconception.

 

[JimG.]

That was priceless, I can see it now, Choke-ee Stadium for a day...

I feel badly that you poor Sox fans will have to be content with conjuring up tiny amusements such as this for the next 86 years.

 

[SkiDog]

That was priceless, I can see it now, Choke-ee Stadium for a day...

I feel badly that you poor Sox fans will have to be content with conjuring up tiny amusements such as this for the next 86 years.

Thats awesome JIM...couldnt have said it beter myself..I for one Welcome Mr Damon to the team with open arms...HAVE YOU SEEN THE POTENTIAL LINEUP....MY OH MY...I feel sorry for pitchers...

M

 

[JimG.]

HAVE YOU SEEN THE POTENTIAL LINEUP....MY OH MY...I feel sorry for pitchers...

M

The Yanks always look awesome on paper...but paper tigers are a dime a dozen.

Show me the wins when the season starts.

 

[Paul]

HAVE YOU SEEN THE POTENTIAL LINEUP....MY OH MY...I feel sorry for pitchers...

M

The Yanks always look awesome on paper...but paper tigers are a dime a dozen.

Show me the wins when the season starts.

They've certainly proven this over the past few years.

I feel badly that you poor Sox fans will have to be content with conjuring up tiny amusements such as this for the next 86 years.

Sorry, Jim, not sure I'd call the biggest choke job in the history of all four professional American sports a tiny amusement. No Pro team in MLB, the NFL, NBA or NHL has done what the Yanks did in the 2004 ALCS.

Its not the quantity of wins, its the quality :lol: :wink:

Besides, the Red Sox now have more WS victories this century than the Yanks. The rest is ancient history. :lol:

 

[JimG.]

last I checked, NY is considered the Mid-Atlantic.

Dude, you need to look at a map...NY is considered the Northeast, along with PA and NJ.

Once you get to DE and MD, that's the Mid-Atlantic.

 

[JimG.]

Sorry, Jim, not sure I'd call the biggest choke job in the history of all four professional American sports a tiny amusement. No Pro team in MLB, the NFL, NBA or NHL has done what the Yanks did in the 2004 ALCS.

When you're in the playoffs every year, and you're constantly competing in championship series, statistics would tell you that losing after going up 3-0 would naturally occur to the team with the most championships in the history of pro sports. But you just hang onto that if it makes you feel better.

Besides, the Red Sox now have more WS victories this century than the Yanks. The rest is ancient history. :lol:

Hmmmm...Yanks lost the 2001 series 4-3; they lost the 2003 series 4-2. 2+3=5, yes? The Sox were in one series this century, so they have 4 wins. 5 is less than 4?

Jeez Paul, now I have to give you a math lesson AND a geography lesson?

 

[JimG.]

Besides, the Red Sox now have more WS victories this century than the Yanks. The rest is ancient history. :lol:

Hmmmm...Yanks lost the 2001 series 4-3; they lost the 2003 series 4-2. 2+3=5, yes? The Sox were in one series this century, so they have 4 wins. 5 is less than 4?

Jeez Paul, now I have to give you a math lesson AND a geography lesson?

Gasp! You know, I keep forgetting the Sox actually WON a World Series championship last year. Still hard to believe.

So, I guess us Yankee fans will just have to be happy that the tally will be 26-1 for this millenium in the year 2090.

 

[Paul]

Besides, the Red Sox now have more WS victories this century than the Yanks. The rest is ancient history. :lol:

Hmmmm...Yanks lost the 2001 series 4-3; they lost the 2003 series 4-2. 2+3=5, yes? The Sox were in one series this century, so they have 4 wins. 5 is less than 4?

Jeez Paul, now I have to give you a math lesson AND a geography lesson?

Gasp! You know, I keep forgetting the Sox actually WON a World Series championship last year. Still hard to believe.

So, I guess us Yankee fans will just have to be happy that the tally will be 26-1 for this millenium in the year 2090.

That's why I said WS victories As in Victory in the series not individual WS games. (Yes, its minutae, I'll take what I can get)

And a millenium is from year 1 to year 1000 i.e. 1901 - 2000 Tally: Yanks 26. Red Sox 5

2001 - 2005 (so far) Yanks 0 Red Sox 1

New era my friend. :wink:

I need a map? I never said "The Northeast" I said "New England" Sorry, man, there are only six states that comprise New England. ME, NH, VT, MA, RI and CT. I know NY likes to think its a part of everything due to the mass that is NYC, but this club is more exclusive than that. :lol:

And in terms of regions, here's the Mid-Atlantic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_States
http://geology.er.usgs.gov/states/mid_atl.html

So...neener, neener, neener!!!

 

[JimG.]

I need a map? I never said "The Northeast" I said "New England" Sorry, man, there are only six states that comprise New England. ME, NH, VT, MA, RI and CT. I know NY likes to think its a part of everything due to the mass that is NYC, but this club is more exclusive than that. :lol:

And in terms of regions, here's the Mid-Atlantic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_States
http://geology.er.usgs.gov/states/mid_atl.html

So...neener, neener, neener!!!

NY part of New England? No thanks, but it's certainly not part of the mid-Atlantic, regardless of what that map says. Are they using that map to teach school kids? I hope not.

NY is in the Northeast.

 

[BeanoNYC]

1) http://www.answers.com/northeast&r=67

2) The World Series Champs being swept in the first round of the following years playoffs is just damn ugly. Not to mention they almost didn't make it to the playoffs.

3)

Wow! He actually looks human now!

 

[JimG.]

Wow! He actually looks human now!

Well, maybe the caveman part is gone now, but I just heard part of a press conference today and he was answering questions.

Now I know where the retarded part of the nickname came from. That pencil there needs a bit of sharpening.

 

[RossiSkier]

Let's face it, Damon is a great center fielder. And he's gonna spend a lot of time out there because the Yankees don't have any pitching. So get ready for those 90 minute innings Yankee fans.

And does he look kind of "metro" now? And that wife of his. Ugh! Man she's hideous. She has a face as flat as a pan.

 

[JimG.]

And does he look kind of "metro" now? And that wife of his. Ugh! Man she's hideous. She has a face as flat as a pan.

Uhhhhhhh...I don't think Johnny married her all because of her face. She's well endowed regarding other areas of her anatomy.

 

[BeanoNYC]

Let's face it, Damon is a great center fielder. And he's gonna spend a lot of time out there because the Yankees don't have any pitching. So get ready for those 90 minute innings Yankee fans.

And does he look kind of "metro" now? And that wife of his. Ugh! Man she's hideous. She has a face as flat as a pan.

No pitching YET!

I think she's pretty. She looks part Asian.

 

[BeanoNYC]

And does he look kind of "metro" now? And that wife of his. Ugh! Man she's hideous. She has a face as flat as a pan.

Uhhhhhhh...I don't think Johnny married her all because of her face. She's well endowed regarding other areas of her anatomy.

I think your right, Jim. Would you look at the size of those bracelets? I think they're designed by David Yurman:

 

[Mike P.]

Johnny is a good center fielder that hits for average well with decent speed. I can think of two or three better guys easy for glove - Kotsay, two or three better hitters (A. Jones comes to mind 51 HR) but he's good, not great

Who in their prime would you have rather have, Johnny or Fred Lynn. To nme it'as no brainer, some how we managed not to fall apart when Freddy left.

If they get Millwood, added to Becket, Schilling, Papelbon you would have 4 fireballers, Wake's knuckle ball would look twice as weird to hit. I wonder how Johnny will do with the knuckleball?
That leaves Well's to trade - I'd like to see Roberts back & Arroyo to spot start or long relief. Sox have been looking to trade Clement, may need to throw in some of his pay. Clemens here would be great but I suspect unlikely.

Toronto has been busy picking up pitching, if the Red Sox improve as expected on the mound & Toronto does, averages are going down when you play these two teams 19 times each. Ny is promoting Chacon + Mieng based on how they pitched a couple of months when the rest of the gang was hurt except Mussina who in aging. Moose seems more hittable than he was three years ago.

The Yankees look more like the big bat no pitching Red Sox teams of the 70's & 80's.

Cave Boy still doesn't look like the sharpest tool in the shed. in four years he'll look more like bernie did running after balls hit over his head. In the dark I doubt his hands are reaching for his wife's nose.... :blink:

 

[RossiSkier]

Uhhhhhhh...I don't think Johnny married her all because of her face. She's well endowed regarding other areas of her anatomy.

I don't think he did either.
Nobody marries ex-strippers because of their faces.