Pitching matchups for the Boston series
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“Kudo’s to Cashman for not signing Wang to a long term deal!!!!!!”
tantrum willoughby-
… but you think it’s fine your buddy rush limbaugh makes what he makes. of course, that oxycontin does get expensive
i have to put out the disclaimer that i have a hard time taking anyone serious who likes limbaugh. i look at it as a kind of a reverse IQ test.
wang will wang again. it might not be here, but i’m sure tampa bay would grab him in a heartbeat and in a about a week neil allen would have him back to what he was. then wang will get the 50 million he deserves.
Get ready for lots of dugout warnings, bench clearing maybe even some punches being thrown.
With Joba pitching and Youkilis playing and we all know Beckett likes to throw at Yankees, I don’t think it’s going to be a quiet series.
At minimum the Yanks should win 1 of 3.
I’d be pumped if they take 2 of 3 and floored if they sweep.
Beckett Vs. Burnett – Thats the one i’am looking forward to most.
I want some fireworks
Beckett v. Burnett – wow. How I hope AJ disects the Sox like he always does. Of course, now he’s pitching for the Yankees in the middle of a white hot rivalry – it’s not the same as pitching for Toronto. I have great faith in him, though, so I’m sure he’ll do his part.
Unfortunately, I’ll bet anything that Josh will throw up and in, he’ll get a warning and AJ will be ejected if he responds in kind. Ortiz has already put the umps on notice by his cowardly comments……..I’
With Joba’s innings limit (tomorrow) and the length of yesterdays game, AJ and Andy have to go deep into their games. Bullpen innings.
Beckett Vs. Burnett – Thats the one i’am looking forward to most.
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Yeah i can’t wait, and I can see some tough inside pitching.
Betsy, What did Ortizzle say about the umps?
WOW Jesus Montero is a great hitter. I think he’ll spend most of this year in A and maybe get a late season call-up to AA. Spend most of 2010 in AA get a late season call-up to AAA. Then in 2011 at some point he should be ready for the bigs!
I will be there Sunday night….will anyone else?
Lester’s been pitching better than his ERA, his peripherals are solid. Tough series for the Yanks in Boston.
Yeah I’m going up and going to the Saturday and Sunday game, I’ll be wearing my A.J jersey Saturday
patrick, ortiz said Joba needs to earn players respect, refering to throwing at Youk, Ortiz needs to focus on staying above the Mendoza line instead of yapping, maybe he still wants to feel relevent w/o having the Manny protection in the lineup
mark- Stay safe!!
If Joba is going to throw at Pukelis, he might as well just hit him. I’m tired of all of the pretending. Hit him in the rear and be done with it.
If the starters stay on schedule, Chamberlain and Burnett are lined up to pitch against Boston again in a 2-game home series on May 4-5. Five of the Yankees next twelve games against Boston. Should be exciting….
Why should Joba care about being respected by the red soxs. Who cares what they think.
Maybe Ortiz should try catching up with Joba’s slider before he talks about Joba earning respect.
Yeah but the one thing I love is our switch hitting line up, so Lester being a lefty wont be as big of an issue as it was like year.
mark- Stay safe!!
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Thanks but I’m going with a couple of friends so I’ll survive, and if they attack me I’ll blind them with the 26 world-series rings I have in mu back pocket lol
Laura –
Maybe Joba’s already been trying to do that … and all the ‘problems’ with Joba buzzing Yook might stem from him confusing Yook’s face with his rear end.
Maybe Ortiz should respect the game and stop using the juice. Fess up, everyone knows you did it. Oh the drinks in the DR I didn’t know what was in them. Yeah BS, that is why your arms tripled in size.
I know Fenway doesn’t have a large seating capacity but it’s annoying that there are never any Yankee fans at Fenway. Although quite a few years ago there used to be a number of them but in recent years you don’t see any there.
But there is seemingly tons of Red Sox fans at Yankee Stadium. You would think every Yankee fan that can go to games would gobble up all the Yankee vs Red Sox tickets. Amazing how Red Sox fan get Yankee tickets but it doesn’t work the other way at Fenway.
Jennifer,
don’t forget about him suddenly becoming “good” when he got to Boston.
Did anyone watch the mlb network yesterday when they were talking about Latroy “dont you dare wear 21″ Hawkins learning to throw the cutter last year? He looked pretty good closing out the game. My question is how the hell do you not learn how to throw the cutter till you get traded?
ED- That too.
Trevor –
There’s a high level of energy at Fenway especially when the Yanks are in town. Sometimes the punk element comes out bolder than how it does at Yankee Stadium, and they feel entitled to cross reasonable behavioral lines.
Meanting: A few guys in Yanks hats among that drunken mob might be in for a fight whether they want one or not. Ask Gary Sheffield.
What a great “sports” weekend. Yanks at Sawz. NHL and NBA playoffs and the overly-hyped NFL Draft.
Trevor,
The answer to your question is that fewer New Yorkers end up living in Boston, since why downgrade from NYC to a podunk college cow-town? However, all those New Englanders manage to migrate to NY for school, business, whatever, and they end up staying and buying up tickets to see their beloved Sawks at the Stadium. That, and the Yankees have consistently been able to fit more than the 15 or so fans that get jammed in to the Fens, so there are more opportunities to get tickets.
Great pitching matchups!!
Comments on Empty $2500 Seats:
1.$2500 seats are probably mostly owned by corporations receiving government bailout money.
2. Seats not filled because the CEO’s don’t want to be recognized on TV, much like you wouldn’t want to be caught on the night’s headlines at a strip club.
3. Most of the seats are empty, because they are in the restaurants chatting and drinking about what to do with their bonuses.
Thoughts!!!
Not that anyone cares but I am watching the Phillies/Brewers game and the park there is empty as well and these are World Champions.Interestingly enough there behind the plate seats AK The Diamond Club look filled yet the upper decks and many of the main sections look empty.
I would venture that attendance is down many many places this year unfortunately for the Yanks they just chose to open a new park this year.
meanwhile back to baseball Cole Hamels is dealing 6 strikeouts through 3 he looks very very good broken bats all over the place
S.o.S. Who do you think taught Latroy the cutter…
Can’t wait for this series!
It’ll be a busy sports weekend. Wish they didn’t have the NFL draft starting at 4pm and that it was earlier.
randy l.
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
i have to put out the disclaimer that i have a hard time taking anyone serious who likes limbaugh. i look at it as a kind of a reverse IQ test.
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I’ll say. Like all hate-mongerers and cowards, he appeals to the lowest common denominator in terms of IQ.
Mark-Where are you sitting Sunday night?
An underrated stadium IMO. Busch Stadium 3 looks like a very nice stadium. You really don’t hear much about it. Looks better then Citi Field.
Tom- Maybe I took it the wrong way and thought he picked it up once he got to Houston. Ill make sure from now on to turn of the SAP button.
Mark-Where are you sitting Sunday night?
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3rd baseline about 8 rows up
Ortiz should respect someone he is 1 for 6 against
I’m in Loge 5 on the first base side
I know it’s only the the third week of the baseball season, but what managers are on the Hot Seat right? Is Jerry Manuel on there? Ron Washington of the Rangers?
S.o.S. Oh, in that case, sorry. I’m in my office between classes, no T.V. here.
I predict the following happens:
1. Joba and Youkilis have words at some point, maybe over high and tight.
2. A.J. beats Beckett.
3. Swisher has a big series.
4. Yankees take 2 of 3.
Randy I ( The Original Tin Cup ) I think if Wang’s Sim game today doesn’t go well, he’ll land on the dl….If that indeed is the case, how comes up…Last night there was much debate about Hughes or Kennedy….I think it needs to be someone who can spot start and serve the long relief role…Aceves could be perfect for that dual role position…..When Hughes does come up , I think it has to be with the intent that he’s here for good….
Beckett vs. Lester–close, but right now I would say edge goes to Boston
Burnett vs. Beckett–edge Yankees. Burnett’s career era at Fenway is 0.40
Pettitte vs. Masterson–toss up. should be a damn good game, and I’ll be there
“rconn23 April 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Saying Melky Cabrera should be the starting CF because of 23 at-bats in April is absurd.
It’s a pretty safe bet Cabrera won’t be slugging .826 by the end of the season. Call it a hunch.
He’s played 428 games in the majors. The chances of him suddenly morphing into Bernie Williams are just not likely.
This whole Gardner vs. Melky debate is tedious. Both, up until this point, have proven to be marginal major leaguers. The only difference is that Gardner’s performance is from a much smaller sample size – 57 games.
While I agree with Pete that Gardner has a bit of a higher ceiling than Melky, the competition between the two of them can only help the team.
It’s illogical to root against either one of them.”
hmmm…
Bernie Williams career stats:
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/histo.....rID=124288
Melky Cabrera:
mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=466320
And what about Bernie Williams first few years tells you that Melky can’t possibly morph into him?
Cause it seems to me like there’s a good chance Melky could be that type of player if he continues to develop.
You never know what can happen with a player – especially someone that young who has the talents that Melky has. Give him a chance to prove that he can be Bernie Williams.
Brett Gardner certainly can’t.
When was the last time we went into a Boston series actually feeling good about how our pitching was set up?
Seems like it’s been a while to me.
I imagine Burnett giving Joba a speech and that it goes something like this (with apologies to The Untouchables, 1987)
Burnett: You said you wanted to get Youkilis. Do you really wanna get him? You see what I’m saying is, what are you prepared to do?
Chamberlain: Anything within the law.
Burnett: And then what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way. Because they’re not gonna give up the fight, until one of you is dead.
Chamberlain: I want to get Youkilis! I don’t know how to do it.
Burnett: You wanna know how to get Youkilis? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That’s the NY way! And that’s how you get Youkilis. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I’m offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?
Ortiz laid the groundwork for our pitchers to be ejected if they hit someone, even if it is accidental.
AJ cannot be caught up in playing the bean ball war. He should let his pitching do the talking. If it’s a blowout game, then fine, but don’t mess around in a close game. Sometimes, there are no warnings before ejections.
Yankees will sweep IF Joba pitches well
“Trevor
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
An underrated stadium IMO. Busch Stadium 3 looks like a very nice stadium. You really don’t hear much about it. Looks better then Citi Field
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yeah that ballpark looks beautiful, the arch in the outfield is one of the most picturusque views in baseball, fix the monuments and NYS will be at or near the top of the list
Big Papi knew exactly what he was doing.
Beckett will hit someone
AJ will retaliate and get tossed
Steven Jackson will come in and give up 10 runs in the 3rd inning.
I hope Teixeira has a monster series so they can all sit there in their khaki pants and stylishly well worn caps crying and moaning.
bodhisattva
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
randy l.
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
i have to put out the disclaimer that i have a hard time taking anyone serious who likes limbaugh. i look at it as a kind of a reverse IQ test.
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I’ll say. Like all hate-mongerers and cowards, ***he appeals to the lowest common denominator in terms of IQ*** .
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You’re referring to Red Sox fans, right?
interesting article on the top high school pitcher in the nation that ended up never signing (though being drafted by 5 teams – including the Yankees):
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....harrington
Beckett vs. Lester—close, but right now I would say edge goes to Boston
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I think the edge goes to the Yanks. Its like hitting 2 birds with one stone. Let them go at it. I say have them pitch against their own team(hitting a few batters,while the yanks watch)and once they are over the 100 count. The Yanks take the field. Cant get better than that.
I don’t think the Yankees really have anybody looking to hurt the other side. They want to beat the Sox into the ground fair and square. That said, I don’t think Girardi or Francona will allow their teams to be intimidated.
“Cole Hamels left Thursday’s game in the fourth inning after being struck by a Prince Fielder line drive.
Fielder’s liner appeared to hit him near the left (pitching) shoulder, and there’s no word as of yet on the severity of the injury. “
Youk gives new meaning to the term “chin music”
With Youk it’s a chin concerto. Anybody remember Mac Tonight?
Great matchups. Round 1 in what is certain to be a season-long fight to the finish.
Does Melky get the start in CF against Lester? Probably. Molina catching with Posada DHing Fri and catching Sat? or stay with Molina-Burnett?
The Yanks took the season’s series in 2008 vs. Boston with less pitching than they have now.
Some of sound like tomorrow the Yanks and Sox are going into an octogan and going at it. First to tap out loses. I dont see the hate between players as it was in 04. Perfect example is the WBC made Hobbitt have a man crush on el capitan. I caught myself rooting for a Youk hit. How bad is that? Anyways the team that will be tapping out by the end of Sundays game wont answer say much. The last couple years we’ve been swept by Boston in the opening series and still ended up beating them in the head to head matches at seasons end. This is not to say i wont be enjoying the game.
I just hope we give a good effort and (fingers crossed) no bullpen implosions
Happy to say I dug my little heels in and declared that I was staying with the launching pad theory until proven wrong.
Here’s my guy’s *Minor’s Report*, for anyone who is interested:
“Young D.J. Mitchell continues to shine in Low A Charleston with a 2-0 record and an ERA of 1.00 as does Pat Venditte with his fourth save and an ERA of zilch.
Scranton finally lost a game to Buffalo when David Robertson blew a save of a nicely pitched start by Ian Kennedy. Ian left the game after 6 innings with a 3-2 lead but Robertson gave up 4 runs. Scranton bounced right back though with a 6-1 win against Buffalo the very next day on a gem of a start by Phil Hughes. Hughes went a strong 7 2/3 innings giving up just 1 ER while walking 1 and striking out 7. LOOK-OUT Mr. Wang!”
“The Yanks took the season’s series in 2008 vs. Boston with less pitching than they have now.”
no small feat. The Yankees, IMO, have improved far more than the Sox in 09.
Of course, not having ARod hurts in this particular series but the Yanks are ready, willing, and able to take the 2009 series from the Sox.
does anybody happen to have the results of the Yanks vs Sox season series of the past few years?
“.I think it needs to be someone who can spot start and serve the long relief role…Aceves could be perfect for that dual role position…..When Hughes does come up , I think it has to be with the intent that he’s here for good….”
pat m-
i like your thinking. i think hughes is too good to use to plug holes at the major league level. i think he is so good that every decision about him should be based on what is best for his development.
Yanks going into The Fens without A-Rod & Nady…If they come out with 2 wins it must be considered a major accomplishment….Yanks in first by April 30th…
Are you sure there aren’t that many Yankees fans in Fenway? I’ve heard that if Yankees fans go there, they do not wear Yankee gear in order to “stay safe.” Or are you just saying that there aren’t as many Yankees fans in Fenway as there are Sox fans at YS? In which case, “nevermind.”
ALB3 -
I giggled when I read your post about Cabrera morphing into Bernie Williams, because when I read rconn23′s post, I thought, “well, but initially, who would’ve thought that Bernie Williams could’ve morphed into Bernie Williams?”
Only time (and chance to play) will tell.
“I’ve heard that if Yankees fans go there, they do not wear Yankee gear in order to “stay safe.””
Its probabbly true a typical Sux fan might beat up someones Grandma if she was wearing the interlocking NY.
pat m-
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/200.....-news-494/
there was some very good discussion about wang today earlier today in case you didn’t see it.
Pat M
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Yanks going into The Fens without A-Rod & Nady
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What is this “The Fens” stuff? First off, it’s a pretty lame nickname. Second why on earth would a Yankee fan refer to it as anything other than the “Rat Infested Cesspool”?
Doreen, I just read your last post but don’t know what preceded it, but I can tell you that the last time I went to Fenway, there were many Yankee fans there. I went in full Yankee garb. Now granted it was before the Red Sox won their aberrant world series’, so that might make a difference. But other than in a good-natured way, nobody bothered me.
Chris (NYC): Keith, as the chief proponent of sample size, can you please put an end to the hysteria over Yankee Stadium HR rates after SIX GAMES?!?
Keith Law: (1:43 PM ET ) It was amazing. First we had ridiculous articles on Emilio Bonifacio’s game-changing mojo after three games. Then after ten games we hear how the Marlins are the team to beat. (They’re 6-0 vs Washington and 5-4 vs everyone else. Settle down.) The Yankee Stadium as Coors Field thing came up after three games. Are we all just getting dumber? It’s April. Talk to me about park effects in October.
Fenway Park is so little and ugly (IMHO). Now after going to the new Stadium, it will seems so much smaller and uglier than it already is! The seats are uncomfortable and you are pretty much on top of your neighbor.
Nicknames for Fenway
1.Rat Infested Cesspool
2.Piss hole
3.Sardine can
4.The house that Ruth tore down
5.The Turd
6.?
KLaw is always on point, it’s a shame he is hidden away on the Insider ESPN page. He should be getting play on the network more than their so-called “analysts”, but of course why put him on your station when you can broadcast John Kruk and Peter Gammons all day and night?
the first series of 2008 @ Boston:
Joba beats Beckett 1-0
Pettitte beats Wakefield 10-3
Lester beats Ponson 9-2
Take out Ponson. Insert AJ.
“but you think it’s fine your buddy rush limbaugh makes what he makes.”
In what way isn’t it? And please do not discuss politics in your response as that is verboten here.
Bob(The Original ) Guilty as charged…I hate typing in Fenway Park, but in sits in the area known as the Fens…However it still stinks of stale beer and urine from 1986…Everytime I’ve been there, that’s the first ting I notice…
No class discrimination at Fenway. Because they have no class!
I hate the tension associated with playing Boston, especially at Fenway. But we’ve had success there, unlike Baltimore and Minnesota.
Preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best!
I have tried for six years to get tickets to Fenway for a Yankee game through the Boston site when the tickets go on sale that day. I have waited for long periods of time to only be told no tickets were available. I heard they do a pre-sale for Boston fans just for Yankee games and basically there are no tickets available when it comes time for the general public sale which makes it hard for any Yankee fans to get tickets except to pay unreasonable amounts through the ticket sites. I guess when they see the “MyYanks” email that doesn’t help either ..haha. I’ve toured Fenway but never was able to get tickets to a Yankee/Sox game.
I finally have tickets to the August 21st game. A Boston client was able to secure 4 box seat tickets down the right field line and best of all …they are free !!!
I told my boss if he doesn’t see me in work on Monday it means I didn’t get out alive because I’ll be wearing my Yankee gear when I go. Here’s hoping they don’t pick on “older” ladies …lol.
Here’s to Joba, AJ & Pettitte …win big for us this weekend.
Go Yankees 2009 !!!
Trisha -
I’ve never been there myself. I’ve heard enough to think that if you don’t want to get hassled (and I over-stated by saying “stay safe”), you don’t wear Yankees gear and you remain relatively quiet. I’m glad to hear you didn’t have that experience.
One of the things I’d love to do before, well, let’s just say on my “bucket list,” is to visit as many ballparks as we can. So, I’d love to visit Fenway as a venue. Therefore, I’d prefer it was NOT a Yankees/Sox game. I couldn’t enjoy it!!!! Too many nerves.
Keith Law is great.
Although he still has a tendancy to overrate Red Sox prospects, IMO, he is one of the only ESPN analysts who speaks his mind and isn’t afraid to tell it like it is.
And to think that NYY could have torn the place down back in 1920 when they held the pink slip on Fenway.
Hey Nick, was this you in Law’s chat? lol
nick (sf): San Jose Giants, they’re loaded. discuss. thanks
Keith Law: (2:24 PM ET ) Concur.
Yanksgal07-
Oh, have a great time!!!
Did you guys see the Swisher youtube somebody poated about a week ago. Apparently Swish does not feel the love for Mr. Beckett.
It must be a home video from a fan who was invited to BP while Swish was in Oakland. I’ve heard Swish extends this opportunity to sick children. Anyway the kid asks Swish about the Red Sox and Swish, with nary a prompt, just blurts out ” Well I don’t like Beckett. Yeah I don’t like that guy at all” Later he professes an admiration for Ortiz, Manny and his man-crush on Big Jim Thome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZi-zaOshQ
Swish didn’t have the greatest homestand with the bat. I thought he was pressing a bit, especially against Pavano, trying to make that first big impression but he still contributed. Can’t get bat on ball- get base on balls!
hahahaha, no, I am not the local Nick who is following the San Jose Giants nor would I be all that interested in a discussion about whether they are or aren’t loaded.
I’m going to the Saturday game at Fenway…
I’m getting the feeling this could be a classic…Hopefully no beanball wars.
You bet Papi said that in purpose. He is tired of Joba throwing over Youk’s head at least 4 times and only getting punished once. He is also putting New York Watson in notice too because he has different rules for the Red Sox and the Yankees. For some reason Watson is tougher towards the Red Sox than any other team. He actually had the nerve to go to the Red Sox dugout during the game to question Francona about his shirt.
Tantron Willoughby fights global warming mongerers
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Do you think Jetes will take a paycut if mangement promised to lower the $2500 seats? Unless the fans pay up, the outrageous player salaries have seen their peak in 08’and will be a thing in the past. Kudo’s to Cashman for not signing Wang to a long term deal!!!!!!
nick in sf-
this was the above post i was referring to. notice the whole username. i don’t think it’s worth the time of either one of us to discuss it.
Livan having a rough 4th inning for the Mets here. Dunno how many innings he will be able to eat today
Fenway is fine- especially during a day game.
S.A.
You beat me to it.
“Tony (Battle Creek): Has Tony Sanchez (Boston College) played his way into the first round?
SportsNation Keith Law: (2:17 PM ET ) No, but top three rounds definitely. ”
there ya go SJ44
“Jeff (NYC): Gun to your head — Gardner or Melky? Both have been OK so far. Does A-Jax sniff the majors this year?
SportsNation Keith Law: (2:10 PM ET ) Melky. Probably yes. “
If the Yankees do NOT sweep the series this weekend, then the season might as well be over,
JUST KIDDING!!
I’m sure Beckett is going to be so upset that Swisher doenst like him. I bet he is not going to sleep tonight because of that. Swisher should keep his mouth shut. Its a very bad idea to start saying bad things about people. You never know what can happen when you are facing them.
randy, I don’t know anything about that commenter, but I presume from your response that you have no problem with what radio personalities make on the open market. Or pitchers.
My son and I wore Yankee hats through Logan couple of years ago. Got alot of good natured ribbing. All in fun. Daughter was wearing RS stuff(adopted, not really.
) and they let her cut the line. All in good fun. They told me I had to surrender my hat. 
What did Swisher say about Beckett?
I thought the prevailing trend the last couple of years was for Sox players to talk trash in the media followed by an honorary beaning of Jeter.
I guess they dont like it when its the other way around.
For the person looking for the blog that bashes the RS, you found it.
“Swisher should keep his mouth shut. Its a very bad idea to start saying bad things about people.”
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I doubt many people in the entire league like Beckett. He’s a piece of crap.
It would be like criticizing someone for saying they didn’t approve of the way George Bush handled things.
“For the person looking for the blog that bashes the RS, you found it. ”
except when it comes to Beckett, even Red Sox employees hate the guy.
“Swisher should keep his mouth shut. Its a very bad idea to start saying bad things about people
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Did this come after Ortiz decided to open his yap?
anyone have a link to what Ortiz said?
or the quote
Doreen, I have no idea what the atmosphere is like now. I have to say that when I went they still had their inferiority complex. So I was seriously able to get away with a lot! Not that they are a little more smug and have won something more recent than we have (we all know that the most recent is what people think about!) the atmosphere could be very different.
I’m happy to report that the inferiority complex still tends to be there, even if it’s not so strong, because when I come back with my “talk to me when you’ve won 26″ retort, it does at least settle them down a little.
I too love the idea of going to ballparks. Since I’ve already treated myself to that venue I really have no desire to go back there.
mel, I agree with you that any series with “them” is very stressful. You’d think that each game was the last game of the world series!
nick n sf-
nope, no problem at all with what media personalities or players get, but an open market is an interesting concept though because even in baseball the rules can be stacked to make it look like a free market when it’s not. for instance baseball is a legalized monopoly with an anti trust exemption. teams cannot move around at will. players are restricted from moving for 6 years.the draft etc are restraints on an open free market.
Swish’s comments were from a couple of years back. It was just a youtube video. I don’t think it was headline news.
What was interesting is that when he was asked about the Sox, the first thing out of his mouth was his dilike for Beckett. Sort of an uncharcteristic response from the usually jovial Swisher.
Hi Uncle. I bet I can find it for you. Someone posted it last night, but I will try to search for it on boston.com
I went to college in Boston. Once, while waiting in line to get yanks\sox tickets with friends( you can get great day of game tix if you’re willing to stand in line all day!), my friend and I left to go into the bathroom at the bar across the street. Someone pulled my friend over( red sox fan) and said tell your friend ( me in my pettitte t-shirt) to come over here. He said and i quote ” um excuse me hun, why are you wearing that shirt, I almost threw up my nachos” So i laughed and said ” well im from Brooklyn”. He replies ” listen, we all have our own problems, but seriously, take the shirt off!”. I could only help but laugh because it was noon and this guy was already wasted and he was semi-seious about the whole situation. That being said, people were harassing me all day but in a joking way cause i’m a girl. However, they were giving the guys in yankee shirts hell.
“None of that, man — just play the game the way it’s supposed to be, and that’s about it,” Ortiz said, referring to Chamberlain.
“This is a guy, as good as he is, the next step for him will be to earn respect from everybody in the league. He’s not a bad guy, but when things like that happen, people get the wrong idea.”
I don’t like Beckett either…who cares?
Trisha
a synopsis will do – thanks
“You never know what can happen with a player – especially someone that young who has the talents that Melky has. Give him a chance to prove that he can be Bernie Williams.”
Look, stranger things have happened. Although this would be pretty strange. If he becomes a superstar, great. I’m not counting on it, but I would be thrilled.
To your comments though…
A.) He’s played more than 400 games. B.)Um, what “talents” would those be, exactly?
That’s at least some of it.
From what I understand, Swisher said this as a member of the A’s and someone dug it up. It seems everything can be found on YouTube these days. It wasn’t like Swisher said this in anticipation of this series.
true, randy, but at least there are times in a player’s career when he gets to test the market as it is, as Livan got to this past off-season. Good to see that he isn’t letting Albert Pujols ruin his appetite.
Livan is just serving up meatballs to the cards.
this season you are going to see a lot of Melky AND a lot of Gardner so do yourselves and everyone else a favor and get used to it. This is not Melky OR Gardner, it’s Melky AND Gardner…the only way that changes is if we trade for some one or one of the 2 absolutely blows it.
Randy I, I just completed reading the earlier post concerning Wang’s early season issues…..I clearly recall uour sounding the alarm about his arm slot change…What baffles me is how Eiland didn’t pick this up sooner..He didn’t have exactly an outstanding spring….Saturday night Wang was the focus of our posting that evening and when comparing video tape of 08 compared to 09, he looked like a different pitcher…I think he goes to the dl after today’s session…The next question is, who gets the call up ??? Great stuff Randy…
Randy
Livan wasn’t to hungry. Gave up 7 runs in 4+.
And here’s what else Ortiz had to say:
“I saw some funky homers that one Cleveland series,” Ortiz said. “I saw some balls going out, that I was like, ‘Oh, that’s a pop up.’ The next thing you know, it was out of there.”
Not a launching pad, my behind.
Add me to the roll of people who don’t like the stress involved with these games. I could seriously do without all the trash talk, too. But what can ya do? It’s part of the package deal if you’re a Yankees fan.
Livan done eating for today
Ortiz didnt say that he doesnt like Joba. He said not to throw to Youk’s head.Big difference.
Ortiz’s quote doesn’t seem bad, but when people say stuff like this, they have to know that people will question it. Like with this, is he unconcerned that Beckett did the same thing last week?
I still use Roy Oswalt as the main example because he just felt the need to get his digs in on a-rod without the consideration he had multiple steroid users on his team during the good times.
Thanks Trisha
If that is all then we’re grasping at straws to make this series as juiced as the pre 2004 ones.
The magic is gone – good baseball remains.
Still the best rivalry in sports
Jesus Christ the Cards are tearing the ball in wach swing, they are way too comfy.
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I slipped on the keyboard.
Ortiz was responding to some reporter trying to Stir things up?
Yankees/Red Sox games too stressful? Come on, except for taking 6 hours, those are the best games!
Someone should ask Ortiz whether people got the wrong idea or the right idea when his production exploded after driking those Dominican milkshakes.
wow Dave Bush is throwing a no-no against the Phillies right now.
MLB Network is cutting in when he pitches.
Ortiz shouldn’t say anything. First, it’s not his place; second, such comments rarely diffuse tensions. I’d love to see the Yanks win 2 of 3.
Can Damaso Marte land Fernando Martinez + Ryan Church ?
Nick in SF -
6 hours would be short!!!
It’s of no help during the Boston series, but, should be a big factor when going against the Tigers. Marcus Thames is out at least a month with a torn rib cage muscle. Not a high average against NYY, but, seems to do his damage at the worst times for NYY.
If asked about the Ortiz comments, Joba should just say, “Well, I’m having some command issues right now, so…”, and then smirk.
Doreen – oh I LOVE the trash talk! I live for it actually. But seriously I sas brought up on it.
I think there is definitely a geographical component to it. I noticed when I was in the City that people who said they were Mets fans were not friendly to me at all, despite my attempts at being friendly (just because I really am by nature). I went into one of the sport stores around Times Square looking for Yankee stuff and couldn’t find anything. I asked one of the workers where the closest Yankee Clubhouse store was and he was pretty nasty to me. Despite my attempts to joke with him, he didn’t care to make jokes!
Thanks Pel. Gonna put it on!
Trisha,
Way off topic, but I’ll be in Chengdu, China next week, where the main panda research center is. (i lurk a lot and remember you talked a lot about pandas in the off season)
nick in sf, maine yankee, etc-
i was worried about livan in his last start. i saw him hit 89mph a few times. that’s way to fast for him. he’s got to get down in the low 80′s to be effective. he’s just fast enough to get killed now.
i’m not sure pujols against livan is fair
ooh phillies getting no-hit by dave bush & the brew crew
Nick in SF – re: the stress of the series. I think that I might feel the same way if I had the comfort of the opposite coast from which to watch them! Grow up in their back yard and you might see it differently.
“nick in sf, maine yankee, etc-
i was worried about livan in his last start. i saw him hit 89mph a few times. that’s way to fast for him. he’s got to get down in the low 80’s to be effective. he’s just fast enough to get killed now.
i’m not sure pujols against livan is fair ”
LMAO
My side hurts.
bush is already over 100 pitches though. good time for the phils to attack.
Are the Yankees going to disclose to the press how they evaluated Wanger’s performance in his simulated game today?
Knowing the Yankees, probably not, eh?
and Dave Bush is no hitting Philly into the 8th inning with 1 out.
“Way off topic, but I’ll be in Chengdu, China next week, where the main panda research center is. (i lurk a lot and remember you talked a lot about pandas in the off season)”
Oh my God you are so lucky!!!!! Will you possibly have any time to stop by the research center? Where are you leaving from?
I would appreciate any information you can give me in terms of how long it takes you to get there, how many flights you have to take, etc.
I cannot tell you how I envy you. I am so serious.
Bill Hall just made one of those plays that make you say: this is a pre-ordained no-hitter.
or not…Matt Stairs w/a bomb.
Home run.
I swear to God as soon as they said Matt Stairs was up I thought there might be a problem.
MATT
STAIRS
The Dream Shatterer
thats done. stairs broke the no hitter with a homerun
and matt stairs just launched one into the upper deck.
Damn Matt Stairs. For a roving nobody he really does a lot of damage!
Christina
All I can say is wow if you aren’t joking.
man that phily is a launching pad. wish we had one of those homerun friendly parks.
Damn. HR Stairs. That sucks for Dave Bush
Damn the Cards are just leaning on the Mets right now.
pat m-
cb had a lengthy comment at the end of that link i gave you and some things to say in the middle. he has some interesting things to say about the issue with wang too. he just thinks wang is not ready to pitch yet because of the after effects of the foot surgery.
i wish they would get wang fixed asap, but i’m afraid this is going to be awhile. he really needs some starts in the minors. whatever they have to do to get him there they have to do. it shouldn’t be that hard. the red sox did it wth matsuzaka by saying he had a tired arm. i’m sure wang’s arm could feel tired.
i think we’re going to be talking about wang for awhile .
Wang update >
That should have been are.
Trisha: I grew up in Manhattan riding packed subway cars full of people chanting “Boston sucks” to and from the stadium and spent a good chunk of my childhood weekends and summers in New England. I know about the the rivalry.
I think we’ll have a tour of the center, so I’ll have to post some pictures when i get back. the flights take me out of JFK via Beijing to Chengdu, i think it goes pretty much north, then comes down over the bering straight? it is a 12-16 hr flight from JFK to Beijing (no stops)
rconn23:
Melky has shown the ability to cover ground in center and has one of the better outfield arms in the AL.
He has shown the ability to hit around .280 and drive in over 70 runs in a season. While that may not be great for playing on the Yankees, he has shown that he has improved his approach at the plate, which has led to more home runs than usual.
It is possible that Melky can continue on this sort of tear through the season and bat .280 with 20hr and 80 rbi. Why not? Brett Gardner, on the other hand, has no chance at any of those numbers.
GreenBeret7
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April 23rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
bodhisattva
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
randy l.
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
i have to put out the disclaimer that i have a hard time taking anyone serious who likes limbaugh. i look at it as a kind of a reverse IQ test.
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I’ll say. Like all hate-mongerers and cowards, he appeals to the lowest common denominator in terms of IQ .
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You’re referring to Red Sox fans, right?
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You should get a load of the ones who troll in another forum I frequent.
Nick in SF,
I wonder if Yuri Sucart could get me on of those famous Big Papi milkshakes.
You think?
wsr, I will be so excited and so grateful if you get to do that and will love to hear any other details of the trip. I don’t really like long flights since I’m pretty claustrophobic, so I will also appreciate hearing exactly how long you are in the air.
Have an awesome time and be careful.