Comments on: Wrapping it up from the Rogers Centre http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:45:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SJ61* http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138794 SJ61* Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:59:03 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138794 Jim, You are right....1961 was the year....and I was 7 years old, too......Closely following the M&M Boys, Whitey, Luis Arroyo out of the pen, Yogi, Elston, the great infield (Moose Skowron, Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, Clete Boyer), and the reserves....Hector Lopez, Johnny Blanchard, etc. I saw my first MLB games in person that year.....still remember the HRs I saw hit by the Mick, Roger, Moose, and Elston. Some things have changed since then.....In the 4 games I saw, 5 of the 8 starting pitchers went 8 innings or more (Whitey got his win with 9 2/3 innings pitched, with Luis, as usual that year, came in to get the final out with the tying run on base to get the save). Jim, You are right….1961 was the year….and I was 7 years old, too……Closely following the M&M Boys, Whitey, Luis Arroyo out of the pen, Yogi, Elston, the great infield (Moose Skowron, Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, Clete Boyer), and the reserves….Hector Lopez, Johnny Blanchard, etc. I saw my first MLB games in person that year…..still remember the HRs I saw hit by the Mick, Roger, Moose, and Elston. Some things have changed since then…..In the 4 games I saw, 5 of the 8 starting pitchers went 8 innings or more (Whitey got his win with 9 2/3 innings pitched, with Luis, as usual that year, came in to get the final out with the tying run on base to get the save).

]]> By: Catya http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138548 Catya Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:20:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138548 Jim who finally recorded the details and when in detroit? Jim who finally recorded the details and when in detroit?

]]> By: Jim Clark http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138547 Jim Clark Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:15:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138547 One thing about the 1978 that doesn't get mentioned much was the newspaper strike the second half of the season. At the time it was felt this had as much to do with the team's success as Bob Lemon taking over for Billy Martin after the famous "One's a born liar, the other's a convicted one". It was a little hard although there were some substitute papers and out of town. In those days for the diehard baseball fan it was the weekly delivery of The Sporting News to pore over box scores. It may sound like "shoot the messenger" but Detroit did have a newspaper strike in 1968. The one year that team won it all. One thing about the 1978 that doesn’t get mentioned much was the newspaper strike the second half of the season. At the time it was felt this had as much to do with the team’s success as Bob Lemon taking over for Billy Martin after the famous “One’s a born liar, the other’s a convicted one”. It was a little hard although there were some substitute papers and out of town. In those days for the diehard baseball fan it was the weekly delivery of The Sporting News to pore over box scores.
It may sound like “shoot the messenger” but Detroit did have a newspaper strike in 1968. The one year that team won it all.

]]> By: Catya http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138546 Catya Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:08:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138546 Another good thing about home grown" Baby Bombers" they are highly motivated,come with yankee pride,and are on a mission. Love home grown players!!!! Another good thing about home grown” Baby Bombers” they are
highly motivated,come with yankee pride,and are on a mission.

Love home grown players!!!!

]]> By: Jim Clark http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138544 Jim Clark Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:59:08 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138544 1961..now that was a year! Don't remember much..I was only 7 but I remember seeing baseball cards from the 1960 World Series (individual games) and asking myself "How could the Yankees lose the series after winning games 12-0 and 16-3? Got my mother to buy me a Roger Maris fall jacket. I thought he was better than Mantle because he broke the record and Mantle didn't. This year is very enjoyable to see the Yankees finally turn to the "yutes" with good results. Imports are okay, home grown is better. 1961..now that was a year! Don’t remember much..I was only 7 but I remember seeing baseball cards from the 1960 World Series (individual games) and asking myself “How could the Yankees lose the series after winning games 12-0 and 16-3? Got my mother to buy me a Roger Maris fall jacket. I thought he was better than Mantle because he broke the record and Mantle didn’t.

This year is very enjoyable to see the Yankees finally turn to the “yutes” with good results. Imports are okay, home grown is better.

]]> By: Rebecca--Nothing Beats the Power of Optimism + Squirrel http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138542 Rebecca--Nothing Beats the Power of Optimism + Squirrel Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:25:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138542 The Todd: The way this season has gone, no. The Todd:

The way this season has gone, no.

]]> By: Stuart http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138541 Stuart Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:24:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138541 hughes not bad for a 21 yr old!!!!!!!!! where are all the pitching coach's and there analysis??? the guy had less hits then innings pitched....Yes he has too many walks again the guy is 21.... he got by tonight on 2 pitches(fastball and curve)... he has a chance to be a #1, brain surgeons....... hughes not bad for a 21 yr old!!!!!!!!!

where are all the pitching coach’s and there analysis???

the guy had less hits then innings pitched….Yes he has too many walks again the guy is 21….

he got by tonight on 2 pitches(fastball and curve)… he has a chance to be a #1, brain surgeons…….

]]> By: the todd http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138540 the todd Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:12:41 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138540 i'm not sure if anyone has said it already but isn't it weird that the yanks scored 9 runs on 11 hits on 9/11 ? ..... i’m not sure if anyone has said it already but isn’t it weird that the yanks scored 9 runs on 11 hits on 9/11 ? …..

]]> By: whoa http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138539 whoa Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:03:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138539 How do you know Giambi was kidding? How do you know Giambi was kidding?

]]> By: Darrin http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-138538 Darrin Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:59:10 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/09/12/wrapping-it-up-from-the-rogers-centre/#comment-138538 Well, I cannot expect you to be able to compare the two seasons if you weren't alive yet :) Suffice to say, though, I *have* seen the Yankees make very nice late-season charges (1978, 1995, 2005, 2007 to name just a few) so this season isn't that particularly unique to me. Put simple: if they perform in the post-season and take it all, this season will definitely rank up there as one of the most magical. On the other hand, if they flop like the last several years, then their nice little comeback will be LONG forgotten. Well, I cannot expect you to be able to compare the two seasons if you weren’t alive yet :)

Suffice to say, though, I *have* seen the Yankees make very nice late-season charges (1978, 1995, 2005, 2007 to name just a few) so this season isn’t that particularly unique to me.

Put simple: if they perform in the post-season and take it all, this season will definitely rank up there as one of the most magical. On the other hand, if they flop like the last several years, then their nice little comeback will be LONG forgotten.

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