It's good to be humble.
Easier to do when you have 26 world championships to fall back on.
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It's good to be humble.
Easier to do when you have 26 world championships to fall back on.
FRITOLAYGUY
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IM curious, all you yankee fans only, yes or no right now whats your mindset on the season so far, please pick one of the 3 choices below.
The yankees will win the AL east?
The yankees will not win the AL east but win the wildcard?
The yankees will not make the playoffs?
The yankees will win the AL east?
The yankees will not win the AL east but win the wildcard?
The yankees will not make the playoffs?
Sorry, my guess isn't listed:
The Yankees win the World Series.
Ha, so much for being humble. And BTW, how can you Yes or No a question with 3 choices as answers?
FRITOLAYGUY
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Ya i guess i worded that wrong, sorry at work, well Jimbo to win the series they have to make the playoffs, so how are they getting in? Leading back to my questions
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Well i could sit here and say what the hell happened to Petitte, wow, but instead i will sit here and say the only good thing thats happening from a redsox perspective is they win when the yanks win and lose when they lose, they could easily be 15games up by now and the yankees could easily have it down to 7games, they both suck lol
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Here is a interesting stat i came across tonite, this is the latest New York has been under .500 in a season since Sept. 5, 1995, when they were 60-61., its been a real long time
Yup. Pettite was horrible yesterday.
But the Sox are letting the Yanks live. They should be long dead.
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I keep waiting for some fireworks. George sure has mellowed in his old age.
The fact he hasn't yet makes me wonder about his health.
Is he sitting and thinking or is he sitting there drooling?
I am not sure he remembers he owns the Yankees.
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Careful what you wish for!
IMHO, the late 90s dynasty was directly attributable to Steinbrenner not being able to meddle in the early 90s. So, if he really is "out to lunch," I predict great things in the near-future. Patience is needed.
It's funny. So many people bemoan Steinbrenner. They say he ruins baseball. But, as soon as he seems to be taking a step back, an equally vocal crowd jumps in to say Steinbrenner should be raising hell. We can't have it both ways.
For me, as long as I think ownership is willing to (smartly) write checks, I'm happy. I'd prefer all the "action" to be only on the field. That being said, a well placed zinger (like Steinbrenner's after the trade for A-Rod) never hurts!
I like George...one of the last tyrants.
I never said he ruins baseball...his hell raising is great theater. George speaks and others cower. Seriously, for all his antics, it's clear he loves the Yankees and he loves owning them.
He can yell and scream all he wants as long as he keeps paying the bills.
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Or maybe George just realized yelling and screming doenst work, it sure hasnt worked for Pinella lately, Joe Torre has never been that kinda guy, and billy martin was so i dunno. I honestly think Joe and the Yanks have earned the right to get thru this without drastic changes and if they fail then you will see big changes in the offseason but even the yankees after all the playoff success can have 1 bad year, lets face it , its impossible for them to rebuild so more money shall be spent but probably in the off-season their hands are kinda tied to find any good players out there .
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I guess you were wrong on that one.
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Well they are not winning 4 in a row so its safe to say they will be under 500 come all star break
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Well in 49days the redsox lead has shrunk from 14.5 to now 7 games. The yankees are doing what they always do, strong after the break and the sox well they are doing what they always do, crappy after the break. I still dont know if the Yankees will catch them, they do have 6 games left with eachother but i for one never said they were out of it, ive seen this play out this way too many times. I give the Yankees some credit for turning it around, it did look bad for awhile
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Agreed!
But, lest we forget, July is a VERY soft spot in the schedule for the Yankees. For me, it's not so much that they're winning these games, which they "should" be winning, but how they're winning them. The team is winning the close games, winning the come-from-behind games, playing with a little bit of guts (finally). Not much to complain about.
If it's too late, though, I'll look back on that Rockies/Giants trip in June and wonder what could have been if they'd gone .500 or better, instead of getting practically swept.
Figured there would be some activity today...down to 6 in the loss column too.
The key stretch for the Yanks is in August when they have to play alot of games with Detroit, the Angels, and Cleveland. If they make it through that stretch with a .650 winning percentage they could make some noise about getting into the playoffs.
And out of respect for MudPuddles I have to admit that A-rod (see, not hole) is the reason they even have a shot. It just pains me the guy is going to hold them up for $30 million at the end of this season.
The key stretch for the Yanks is in August when they have to play alot of games with Detroit, the Angels, and Cleveland. If they make it through that stretch with a .650 winning percentage they could make some noise about getting into the playoffs.
And out of respect for MudPuddles I have to admit that A-rod (see, not hole) is the reason they even have a shot. It just pains me the guy is going to hold them up for $30 million at the end of this season.
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Thanks, but, as you might have guessed, I have an issue with your last sentence....
I don't see why A-Rod would be the "bad guy" for negotiating for extra money. He has a right in his contract to opt out and become a free agent, which he earned and he'd be pretty crazy not to exercise. The Yanks could (and should) decide to extend him to prevent the opt out (thereby saving the $24-30 million (I can't remember how much) the Rangers are paying the Yankees the next 3 years for A-Rod to play in the Bronx).
Maybe we should blame the Cubs and Astros for giving hundreds of millions to Soriano and Carlos Lee, who are obviously not the caliber of player as A-Rod. They set the market, and I'm sure another club would gladly pay A-Rod what he's "worth".
It's not A-Rod's fault he's so good, and that teams are willing to pay him. You can't blame A-Rod for that. The market is what the market is. Why should A-Rod take less money just so that the team's owner can make some EXTRA profits?
(You'll remember, though, from a previous rant, that I'm not a fan of opt out clauses....)
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