Comments on: Today in The Journal News

By: MGW

MGW — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:11:02 +0000

YC, sometimes QUANTITY has a distinct QUALITY of it’s own. LOL

By: Yankees Chick

Yankees Chick — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:54:27 +0000

I’ve given Torre a lot of crap about his “platoon” at first base… but I have to say it has kind of shaped up to be a decent idea after all. With all the injuries, it was a good thing we had so many backups available.

By: jennifer 27 in 07

jennifer 27 in 07 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:10:32 +0000

I don’t think Phil would translate well to the pen given his problems pitching in the first inning.

By: randy l

randy l — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:52:31 +0000

“Yah MVN is a great website. Lots of down to earth people writing about sports.. I like that site.”
haha. the owner of mvn is a die hard red sox weenie who kicked off his best yankee writer , tony gicus, from the blog after the friday night miracle comeback victory.
every one to their own taste. i , however, would not go to a yankee site owned by a red sox fan. that’s just me though.

By: randy l

randy l — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:39:48 +0000

sj44-
who would you a have backing up mussina for long relief if he needs it-hughes or kennedy?

By: mel

mel — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:35:36 +0000

Deep,

Just read the article. Thanks. To be fair, at the time the Yankees were really dead in the water at the time. Still hindsight can be sometimes deliciously 20/20.

First of all, how dumb is John Smoltz to make a prediction in May?

Second, Nick C. said, “The Yankees need something to shoot for (i.e. wild card). Umm. They did have a goal. The division.

Third, OK could Nick Eckersley get back into his time machine and travel back to the 70′s? They’re waiting for him on the set of the porn flick he’s shooting. That look is so old. Maybe he can take O.J. Simpson with him. Can’t believe he’s taking over the airwaves. Again.

Fourth, Shaugnessy does very little to hide his disdain for the Yankees, calling their fans “zealots” and describing the winner that night as the “immortal Tyler Clippard”. The downward trend of the Red Sox began around the time that Shaugnessy wrote an obnoxious article about the Sox, Pats, and Celtics shortly after the Garnett trade.

Lastly, I guess all those guys didn’t learn the lesson that Bill Simmons learned in ’06. Simmons said it was over very early in that season. He could only watch in horror as they not only lost the division, but were lapped by the Blue Jays. That’s why Simmons has not said a peep nor made any prognostications this year.

By: randy l

randy l — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:34:04 +0000

“competition makes everyone better in the long run.”
rover- ( and you’re making fun of my name) the real trick for team chemistry is when players are competing for the same position but still rooting for each other to do well when the other player is in in there.
the yankees have some pretty good team players. everyone wants to be in there ,but they’re all in it together. that’s been one of the best things about this year. a few years ago players like lofton or womack griped about playing time, but this bunch seems to get it ,and it’s paying off with the late season surge.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:15:13 +0000

I lost my formatting “cheat sheet.” Can anyone tell me where to find those instructions again? Thanks!

By: Doreen

Doreen — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:14:32 +0000

*Bottom line: The Yankees play like they have since the ASB, they are fine. If they play like pre-ASB, it wonâ€™t matter if every game is a home game.

Darrin – Amen to that.

By: Darrin

Darrin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:11:16 +0000

Andrea: Home field advantage for the ALCS goes to the team with the better record, unless one of the teams is a wild card. Wild Card cannot get HFA.

In 2003, I would say having home field in game 7 was quite an advantage in beating the Red Sox. In 2004, not so much. Personally, I think HFA in baseball isn’t as big a deal as other sports. Last year, every postseason series except one was won by the team who did NOT have HFA.

As the Yankees just proved with a 7-2 road trip, if you’re playing well, it doesn’t matter.

Bottom line: The Yankees play like they have since the ASB, they are fine. If they play like pre-ASB, it won’t matter if every game is a home game.