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I’m heading out to the Stadium shortly. Game post coming soon.
signing up…thanks Sam!
Repost, sorry, but I would love to know the answer to the question.
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“we know the questions and those are open to discussion.
i say watch what’s going on and learn something.”
Randy I is on target here. You have two pretty good catchers in Girardi and Pena calling the shots here. They know the situation and will figure out the best plan of attack.
On another topic, and I’m sure this has been asked and answered before, but why doesn’t YES have a “K-Zone” or something like it? Its not like they can’t afford it, and with the quality of pitching the NYYs have now, I would really like to see how good CC, AJ etc all are.
Welcome aboard, Sammy and Chad!!!
Things just keep getting better!
Backbench, I have wondered the same thing. I think even
SNY has something like that.
Backbench, why give the opposition an additional tool they might be able to use to scout the Yankee pitchers?
Seriously, it does seem odd they don’t have a K zone in their broadcasts, but then again, in most of the other stations when they have them they rarely show the replay on the ones I want to see.
Beer for my horses and Pancakes for the table!
Does anyone know where I can view the ceremony from last night does not appear to be on Yes.
Uncle E it’s on MLB.com
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....8;topic_id=
Just a word of unsolicited advice:
What set this blog apart from others wasn’t Pete’s insight or sense of humor (as valuable as those things were). What made it different was Pete’s work ethic–his willingness and ability to keep this blob updated with information throughout the day.
There are countless places where people can go to get opinions about the Yankees–this has been the place where people can reliably get practical information. I
f you want to debate the post-season roster there’s no shortage of outlets, but if it’s 3 pm on a Tuesday and you’re wondering if Johnny Damon will be in the line-up, or if there’s a chance of a rain delay, or if the Yankees have announced next week’s ceremonial first-pitch throwers, this page has been your best bet. Hope that continues.
Derek Jeter needs to earn my trust back.
He told a reporter he took the DiMaggio sign from the Stadium. Now we find out last night he didn’t.
What else has he been less than honest about?
Unfortunately, it’s not the whole ceremony.
pat -
He’s gone shopping for a piece of jewelry?
rb
September 30th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Unfortunately, it’s not the whole ceremony.
Thanks!
Yeah I’d like to see the whole thing too. Reactions of Jete and Mo.
this whole AJ/Posad/Molina thing has been so blown out of proportion it has crossed into the ‘ridiculous’ zone.
The Yankees have a manager who caught in the majors for over 10 years. Their bench coach was as good a receiver as any you will ever see. They know what they are doing and it doesn’t matter what a single fan thinks. If Molina catches AJ in his last start on Sunday it will be a sign that he will catch him in the playoffs but, given the difference in the offensive skills, don’t you think AJ would rather have Jorge behind the plate since he knows it gives him a better chance to get a win? AJ hasn’t exactly gotten great run support recently and at least some of it has to be because removing Jorge from the middle of the lineup hurts and having Molina, who is in a terrible slump and can’t run, at the bottom of the lineup just really detracts from the offense.
The problem with this blog very often is that so many of you want to play manager you don’t take the time to understand how a game or team is managed by a professional who has all the information needed to make the right decision. Maybe if you would watch a little more and complain a little less when something is done that doesn’t match your opinion you might start seeing more of the playing field than the on-deck circle.
Goodbye Pete
Go Suck on Theo’s teet
and eat the Red Sox sheet
Welcome aboard Sam and Chad.
Nice to have a non Red Sox fan on board, who won’t insult and make empty threats toward posters because they believe “conspiracies.”
Uncle Ellsworth (much ado about nothing) September 30th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
rb
September 30th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Unfortunately, it’s not the whole ceremony.
Thanks!
Yeah I’d like to see the whole thing too. Reactions of Jete and Mo.
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You’re welcome! It doesn’t seem to be on youtube, I’m a little surprised.
Sam,
Welcome aboard. Pete taught you well. His favorite hot topic was Alex.
Doreen-Batteries are recharged now!
pat-that funny comment had a nasty comment about Pedroia that hinted at a past tragedy involving one of his own kids, I had to edit it out. But who spells “corps” wrong? Or “insight” for that matter?
-murphydog-my favorite part of the YES broadcasts is listening to the guys tell stories about and rag on the guys who aren’t in the booth on that day. They all do it, and I love it.
-L to the 2nd, is the coping mechanism working?
-As for Posada, why is no one questioning the fact that he hasn’t been catching lately? Was TBS correct? Lat issue? I know he needs his rest, but this is more than rest imo.
-As for AJ/Molina/Posada? It’s all about the curveball.
-Remember how the Dodgers were supposed to clinch in July? They still haven’t clinched the division yet.
Uncle E and rb-
maybe they will show it on tonight’s pre game
m -
Wow – that was quick!
m, I read that Posada’s problem was a “trap” muscle (trapezius, perhaps?), not the lat, for what it’s worth.
And speaking of ragging on guys who are not in the booth, did Al Leiter really get a degree over the internet? I was sorta believing Michael Kay, thinking maybe not a 4-year degree, but maybe finishing out a degree, but the he said something about his wanting to be a real estate broker if he was out of a job in baseball, and that just sounded weird.
m -
The Dodgers may not finish with the best record in the NL, either. It’s close among all three teams.
Welcome Sam & Chad — I’ve enjoyed your work over the years and look forward to keeping up with you through this blog. I’ll miss Pete (who sure worked hard to keep us informed) like everyone else, but that won’t prevent me from appreciating your efforts. So let the fun go on.
BTW, I hope you guys link to Pete’s Sox blog, as it will be a good way to keep posted on what’s going on over there.
So what does anyone think about Eric Wedge and his coaches being fired effective the end of the season?
So the Sox did end up getting their after hours celebration in early this morning.
Here’s some video.
http://tinyurl.com/n5vozl
Doreen
September 30th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
So what does anyone think about Eric Wedge and his coaches being fired effective the end of the season?
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Unless he told the front office to trade CC and Lee, made Carmona a stiff, also traded Martinez and hit Sizemore’s elbow with a tire iron so it needed surgery I would say he got a raw deal.
MG -
Agreed.
Ditmars, I would have preferred that Sam not even raise the AJ/Molina/Posada issue because we all have our opinions and they aren’t going to change. All that happened is that we rehashed what we already discussed months ago. I agree it’s boring…….but threads move quickly and sometimes people want to comment on topics that may have already been discussed.
Ding Dong, if Joe does that, I would be shocked….and I would also have certain feelings that I would prefer not to express here.
Sam, you’re posting too much!!
Doreen,
Yes! That’s an example of the groundbreaking analysis we get from the YES booth. I know it’s trivial, but baseball games can be long and tedious. The best guys capture your interest. But Flash sounded totally surprised. Was it Penn State?
Technically the Phillies haven’t clinched either, Atlanta’s on a little run. 18 of the last 20 or something wild like that. They hurt their cause last night as Colorado recovered from blowing a 5-2 game in the 9th, and Atlanta couldn’t quite do the same. Lost by 1 to the Marlins. Texas, too for that matter. They had chances at the division and wild card.
Thanks for the clarification. Explains why Posada’s been out and didn’t even pinch hit late last night.
Agreed about Wedge….although I will say that it always seems the Indians are a disappointment. The reason why the Tribe traded CC, Lee and Martinez was because the team wasn’t performing. If they were, they would have remained Indians. Wedge needs to get some blame for that….
Sam bringing it up an issue isn’t a problem. The problem arises when people can’t address each other respectfully about the issue.
m -
I thought they said Penn State, but sometimes I’m fuzzy on the details, I once you write something here, you own it!
m
works for me — so far
Not all opinions on the issue are deserving of respect.
With that I am extending my time out.
Awww Nick-
Come out of time out.
L to the 2nd,
I’m a pretty stoic person, but I got a little choked up last night. Just for a few moments.
I’ll sneak over there after he gets settled. I hope he won’t mind a little moral support from a Yankee fan.
betsy -
I think it ends up being really complicated. CC, Lee and Martinez are guys a team should keep to build around. CC might have been traded mainly because they wanted to be able to get something for him because they couldn’t afford to sign him as a free agent, probably. Or, it might be as you say, and since the team wasn’t performing, they traded the guys for whom they would get the most in return.
On the radio, they were talking about economics. Not being able to keep players if you’re a small market team.
But they also marvelled how only two seasons ago, the Indians were a game away from going to the WS. How did they go downhill so fast?
Seems to me they threw in the wrong towels? But how does a guy go from being a manager of the year to today’s garbage?
And shouldn’t their boy genius Shapiro shoulder some responsibility here, too?
Goodbye Pete
Go Suck on Theo’s teet
and eat the Red Sox sheet
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With hilarious results!!!
Doreen
Jewelry shopping? For someone elses ring finger or one for his thumb?
Why would the Indians announce firings now and not just wait a week?
pat -
Someone else (a story a few weeks back that was denied about shopping for a lady’s ring).
Who knows why they announce these things like they do? I don’t know why they couldn’t wait a week, either. Except maybe someone leaked the news anyway and so they had to?
Effective at the end of the 2009 season,as per mlb.com,Cleveland ownership has given mgr Eric Wedge,and his whole staff the boot,after 7 seasons.
At the Bowl Game press conference today, Hal said Girardi is, “the man for the job” but it’s premature to talk about extending his contract.
He also said Hank and George would be at the World Series “if and when we make it.”
Mikes talking to Manuel…does anybody really care about the Mutts? What a pathetic season. Manuel and Minaya that whole bunch has got to go.
“So what does anyone think about Eric Wedge and his coaches being fired effective the end of the season?”
Heard on the radio this was done against Shapiro’s will.
Tough call. He’ll finish 7 years there, which is actually a pretty good run in this day and age. Think Wedge has to catch some flack for a miserable 1st half of ’08, after narrowly missing the World Series the year before. That putrid start led to Sabathia being sent to Milwaukee. Even this year, he had enough bullets in the gun to compete within the rather weak division and it simply did not happen. Malaise may have set in and once that happens, it’s all over.
Isnt is nice how the Blue Jays actually put up effort against the Red Sox, when the games meant nothing.
Done solely to mask their lack of effort from their previous 15 matchups.
At least the Orioles did not get to play a meaningless game against the Sox this year, so they could win that one to mask their lack of effort. 2-16 record speaks volumes.
“You have two pretty good catchers in Girardi and Pena calling the shots here. They know the situation and will figure out the best plan of attack.”
backbench-
this plan of attack could change each game. girardi and pena are trying things and after they make a decision for one game , they may see things and get results that make them adjust and make a different decision for the next game.
not for a second do i think that posada has any major defensive problem. during the regular season molina has to catch someone to give posada a breather and also to keep molina sharp as a back up.
AJ is as good as anyone for him to catch. it makes sense to have the back up go with one guy more because it’s a regular way of getting him in there every five days or so.
the playoffs are a different situation. i really have no idea what girardi will decide in the first playoff game, but i think he’ll go with posada because posada doesn’t need rest at this point unless he’s banged up.
if giradi does have molina catch, i’m pretty sure it’s not because he doesn’t like posada’s catching skills in relation to molina’s. it would be because of a sore neck or that he thought burnett is just used to him.
burnett being used to posada doesn’t necessarily mean anything bad about posada. as i said molina has to catch someone . he’s caught burnett a lot, so he ‘s used to him. period.
this is something that is a part of the play off picture and i think a legitimate discussion.
in my opinion the discussion goes off the rails when someone tries to say posada sucks as a signal caller and as an overall defensive catcher because that just isn’t true.
if someone takes a decision by girardi to put molina in a game with burnett to be a diss on posada i think they they are not understanding the decision made by girardi.
if this happens ,and molina is paired with burnett, i think the more likely reason is just as i said that burnett is simply used to him .
with burnett being a hard guy to catch, maybe you want the guy who’s caught him more.
but girardi is the one who’ll make this call and i’m sure he’ll be giving it his full attention.
i’m really not worried about it at all.
it’s all about girardi figuring out how to make this team tick to get the best out of everyone.
I am not surprised that Wedge was fired. But I don’t understand why the Indians couldn’t just wait until Sunday to do it.
With Wedge leaving,Red Slops pitching coach,John Ferrell is speculated to get the nod.
http://www.boston.com Extra Bases blog(Pete’s new home) has the story.
Ferrell’s leaving will be a brutal blow to the Red Slops.
Ferrell has a clause in his contract that he can’t leave to manage a team before 2011. Was mentioned during last week’s NYY/ RS games.
NYYROC
I’m sure the Indians can pay the Sox to release him out of his contract, that’s assuming he wants the job.
Do you really think the Slops will hold him back?
Who wants a disgruntled employee around,that feels cheated out of an opportunity.
“Ferrell has a clause in his contract that he can’t leave to manage a team before 2011. Was mentioned during last week’s NYY/ RS games.”
I’d guess they’d let him out of that if he really wanted to go. I thought I read somewhere that Farrell is one of the three highest paid coaches in MLB, so it seems Boston takes care of him. He can probably afford to cherry pick his next gig to some degree and an organization that has sold off three of its stars and finished with the 2nd worst team ERA in baseball with no real promising hurlers in sight in the minors, is probably not all that appealing. He was in the Tribe organization for awhile, so we’ll see. He’s already turned down the chance to interview for a couple jobs in the past.
Have you seen our idiot??
Looking at the low amount of comments on Extra Bases’s multiple threads they couldn’t help wanting Pete.
“Ditmars, I would have preferred that Sam not even raise the AJ/Molina/Posada issue because we all have our opinions and they aren’t going to change. All that happened is that we rehashed what we already discussed months ago.”
betsy-
sam would be neglecting the obvious if he didn’t write about who is going to catch burnett.
it’s a legitimate baseball question.
what got old for me personally was listening to really uninformed ideas opinions people who knew almost nothing about catching going on ad nauseum about how bad posada was.
this was the issue that was annoying.i didn’t hear sam say anything bad about posada.
simply debating molina catching burnett because he’s caught him more is a different discussion.
“On the radio, they were talking about economics. Not being able to keep players if you’re a small market team.”
That’s definitely part of it, but if the Tribe came out with both guns blazing in ’08 and competed, they’d have kept Sabathia thru ’08. Same applies to Martinez/Lee this year. No doubt economics played a role, but Wedge couldn’t bring the team back from the disappointment of ’07′s near miss.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/swe.....-lose.html
Interesting look at the 9th inning of yesterday’s game
I just figured out why Eric Wedge got canned today and not on Monday of next week.
Because the Indians were saving that weasel of a bum Wedge for the Sox series in case the Red Sox needed a victory to clinch.
Once the Sox clinched last night, they had no need for Wedge. To think, he could have had a job for 5 more days if the Red Sox needed a win.
randy
I’ll have you know I tried catching in LL once.
The paranoid one is back. How did that happen?
As quiet as it’s kept.The Wilpon family lost 700mm in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme,and most likely will need to sell the mutts.They’ve already cancelled the instructional league.
Wow $700,000,000,lost!!
m -
I think we should definitely make some cameos over at Pete’s new hideout.
May be pretty quiet around there come mid-October, though, with the early offseason and all
Rishi
September 30th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/swe…..-lose.html
Interesting look at the 9th inning of yesterday’s game
I loved that play by Hairston.
Sam, meet Jim Pir-one
Jim Pir-one, Sam
Now that THAT’s taken care of, did Pete ever discuss that “nuke” button with you before he left Sam?
Oh, Wedge’s firing is effective at the end of the season, that eliminates my theory.
Martinez has another year on his contract.
What is killing the Indians is the wasted money on their roster. Hafner makes another 37 million through ’12. Jake Westbrook made 10 million this year and 11mill next season. Kerry Wood makes 11 million next season.
They had a 90 million dollar payroll/budget this this season. Over one third of that went to players who gave them very little, if any, production.
“Oh, Wedge’s firing is effective at the end of the season, that eliminates my theory.”
Yeah. Blame it on the effective date.
there should be a link on this page to petes blog
one time exception
Even though last night wasn’t a “must” win, it was nice to have one last walkoff for Pete’s last day, and AJ didn’t get pinned for the L because of Coke’s multiple brainlocks.
Now, tonight’s a “must” win, right?
Erica, is it too late to change my guess to 105 wins?
The issue with midmarket teams like CLE is that their window for success is usually pretty small – Wedge had his in ’07 & you see what happened after that.
Is Shapiro gonna fire himself now too?
Tom:
Martinez AND Lee both had team options for 2010.
You’re right, some unfortunate deals led to them having to move some pretty good ones. Hard not to lay a lot of this on Shapiro, but once again, he was against firing Wedge and the coaches. That mandate came from ownership.
“I’ll have you know I tried catching in LL once.”
maine yankee-
hey, it’s something.
guess you weren’t a natural catcher or maybe you just were too smart for the tools of ignorance
Blogs that have registration get low comments,look for Pete to point this out to them.Advertisers want traffic.If you get an audience of high volume traffic you get advertisers to spend money.We went through this with Pete.This blog makes Lohud Journal money now.Where ever the people are,advertisers want their product placed.
randy l.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
“I’ll have you know I tried catching in LL once.”
maine yankee-
hey, it’s something.
guess you weren’t a natural catcher or maybe you just were too smart for the tools of ignorance
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Kinda hard to be a catcher when you close your eyes each time the hitter swung.
“Remember how the Dodgers were supposed to clinch in July? They still haven’t clinched the division yet.”
Mel, remember when Joe Girardi was supposed to be fired (according to some fans and press members) if he didn’t deliver a postseason? – not that I think for a minute he would have been, by the way! Well I guess the engineering major from Northwestern University showed that he really knew how to deliver the goods! And the manager of the cakewalk division is still waiting.
Any idea what type of pitch count Joba is going to be on tonight?
L to the 2nd
September 30th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Even though last night wasn’t a “must” win, it was nice to have one last walkoff for Pete’s last day, and AJ didn’t get pinned for the L because of Coke’s multiple brainlocks.
Now, tonight’s a “must” win, right?
Erica, is it too late to change my guess to 105 wins?
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That’s Trisha’s contest. Not mine. You’d have to ask her
And tonight is absolutely a must win game
Dave
September 30th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Any idea what type of pitch count Joba is going to be on tonight?
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You never know with Joba, but after going 90ish last week, I’d think he’d be back to the standard 100 at this point
“Now that THAT’s taken care of, did Pete ever discuss that “nuke” button with you before he left Sam?”
not many people know this, but i’m pretty sure sam traded jim pir-one to red nation for a fan to be named later , but it’s being hush hush while the details are being worked out.
Thanks, I’m hoping they get him to around 100
pete should not have registration,make the format like this & the text nice-n-large,easy to read.
he will never get the traffic like this blog
rs fans are in new england
yankee fans are world wide
He went 86 last week… Not to nitpick… but I agree…. he’ll prob get let loose tonight and throw over 100
Today is a huge, must-win game for the Mets also, Erica.
What about “skip the posts if you don’t like the topic” eludes some of you? Do you think maybe it’s a little pompous for some of you to decide a topic doesn’t need any more discussion? How about this? Things may have changed since a topic was last “overdiscussed”. Or they may not have.
There have been days here when I have been bored to tears by some of the topics, including the Joba to the pen debate. You never saw me once come on and tell people it was time to stop posting about it.
JMO. I think people need to back off and if you don’t like a topic, skip it. Or try bringing up another.
“yankee fans are world wide”
I like to see a map of all the homes of all the posters here
Lohud is bad it’s worldwide
Sorry Erica, you ladies all look alike on this blog
So Trisha, too late to change my prediction to 105?
I’ll accept multiple asterisks, of course.
Randy, I didn’t mean to knock Sam – it’s just that I knew we would be going over old territory here. Posada gets a lot of blame here and on Yankee boards and I think it’s unwarranted. As I said before, a pitcher’s success or failure in a particular game is on the pitcher, not the catcher. Jorge has been behind the plate for multiple WS – and so, IMO, he’s absolutely good enough to catch everyone on this staff. AJ had a bad stretch – Molina wasn’t going to be able to fix him, only AJ could do that.
Doreen, I can understand trading CC because he was not going to re-sign, but trading Lee and Martinez (who were still under contract)…..man, I don’t envy fans of teams who have to dump their players strictly because of $$$ issues. I still think the Indians could have kept them and used those guys to build around, but maybe the team felt like they needed to completely start over…
“And the manager of the cakewalk division is still waiting.”
and what’s he waiting for?
oh yeah, another playoff spot to continue his streak since 1996. can any other manager say the same?
i like having girardi as the yankee, but it doesn’t diminish was torre has done as a manager.
this whole game of trying to put people up against each other when there’s no conflict between them gets old .
girardi is a good manager.
torre is a good manager.
they are both where they should be.
personally ,what i’d like to see is them meeting in the world series.
now that would be pure baseball theatre.
ADam
September 30th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
He went 86 last week… Not to nitpick… but I agree…. he’ll prob get let loose tonight and throw over 100
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I said 90ish!!!!! LOL, 86 is 90ish!!!!!!
That “ish” is an umbrella for estimation
“I still think the Indians could have kept them and used those guys to build around, but maybe the team felt like they needed to completely start over…”
Not really. Keep in mind that in 2010, Lee and Martinez will be what Sabathia was last year. One season from their 1st shot at free agency. Can’t build around guys who will be gone in a year’s time.
L to the 2nd –
Unfortunately I think it is WAY too late to change your guess. Don’t think I haven’t been thinking that I too underestimated the number of wins.
Erica, how funny is this? I was just trying to see if I could find the post where I said I was predicting one number but was going to go for a higher one, and guess what I found?
“number 2 for prez
April 6th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
trisha,
I said 106, you got me for 96!”
you were’nt joking when you said we have to check on ya..huh! lol….”
This I have to see,Mr My butt hurts so,I can’t pitch Pavano.
Carl Pavano(13-11) pitches tonight for the Twins,on 3 DAYS REST! 3 days rest?
The only way he wins is the pitcher Bonine for the Tigers is 0-1 for the season.
hank was right
rs nation?
go around the world & compare yankee fans to rs fans
same with the pats,bruins,etc
the yankees are the kings of sports
their revenue is staggering to the point were it upsets the rs
this is why they complain about yankee spending
Trisha-
At least you are diligent in your contests
GM’s like Shapiro and Beane are self proclaimed geniuses. Its too bad, They are only duping their teams’ fans.
Erica, I am about to start a new end-of-the-season week chart for people if anyone wants to do it. That way if L to the 2nd wants to get in a new prediction, I feel I can do it with impunity!
Red Slops fan can’t read let alone write.You’re correct Pete will have a hard time with them commenting.They barely speak,enough to say Yankees s$$$.
I find myself rooting hard for Pavano tonight.
I feel so – dirty.
(You MUST have guesses in before the start of tonight’s game)
END OF THE SEASON WINS CHART
L to the 2nd – 105
Sounds like a plan Trisha
I’m just a regular Nostradumbass
Actually, I majored in Revisionist History in college
(Rim shot)
UPDATED 2009 YANKEE WINS PREDICTION CHART
(CURRENTLY STANDS AT 102 WINS)
Created on April 6, 2009
poster # of games
TOMPASS 124
S.O.S. 118
ROB THOMPSON 110
*RAYVT 107
#2 FOR PREZ 106
*ANGEL 105
PEL 105
BACKBENCH 105
*TOM B 104
DR. COX 104
TRISHA 103
VSPOT 103
KEVIN IN CT 102
NICK IN SF 102
YANKEESJTJ 102
GLOBAL WARMING 102
MG 102
THE PREDIKTER 101
*L-tothe2ND 101
LORI 100
MEL 100
TEX’S NEW BF 100
PATRICK 100
*ERICA 100
BARDOS 99
VIN 99
JENNIFER 99
ED 99
*NYY626 99
DT 99
*STEVE-B 99
LAURA 98
PETE ABE 98
RISHI 98
RUSSW210 98
CLAYB 98
DOREEN 98
RB15 98
TOM IN NJ 97
FRAN 97
S.A. 97
HOKIEHILL 97
UNCLE ELLSWORTH 97
GAYLE 96
PAT 96
WESTERNER99 96
PSYLUCK 96
STEVEB 96
MICHAEL KAY 96
JOHN IN OHIO 95
MARK 95
B-DAVE 94
*WAIT TIL THEY COME 94
* added 7/29 or later
On a halfway more serious note, what about a playoff scenario prediction chart?
NYY over DET in 4 PHI over COL in 4
LAA over BOS in 5 STL over LAD in 4
NYY over LAA in 6 STL over PHI in 6
NYY over STL in 6
Ok, I’ve seen a few people ask about Posada why he hasn’t been catching. Here is the link. Read the tidbits. He has a stiff neck from the Toronto brawl. I’m sure a week off from catching will do him a world a good.
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....8;c_id=nyy
Trisha,
I had 97 wins. I’ll revise my pick to 104
You got it Fran!
“I like to see a map of all the homes of all the posters here
Lohud is bad it’s worldwide”
Bad demographics for Friederich Air Conditioning.
Thanks Trisha
L to the 2nd, I have done those in the past and have done some real pretty ones when we were allowed to post html!
I just find it easier to do it series by series rather than the way you have posted it.
L how about waiting until we know all of the participants and then I will try to put something together. Maybe Sam and Chad will allow us to use html or will post it for us or something.
ITs time to play GHMPJTT!
I say 98!
The Yankees are Neyer’s least favorite team? You couldn’t tell from his writing. He does a good job of hiding his bias.
“didn’t mean to knock Sam – it’s just that I knew we would be going over old territory here.”
betsy-
i didn’t think you meant to knock sam and you didn’t, but i also think the playoffs are not old territory.
they’re coming up this next week.
this is going to be discussed, and i think it should be.
i’m looking forward to the debate and discussion.
girardi is going to make a decision and there’s going to be a game won and a game lost.
why wouldn’t his decision be discussed by sam and other journalists?
i wasn’t involved much in the old springtime debate that started with cervelli if i remember right because i thought that one was just too many women who didn’t take advantage of Title IX and didn’t have a clue what they were talking about.
If you want a good read review of the Yankees,that’s factual and fair try this blog.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big-league_stew
Scroll down to the 9 thread Bls entrance exam:New York Yankees dated,Tues Sept 29,2009
-Here’s a teaser
It warns teams that to dismiss the 2009 Yankees’ success as just the result of financial excess,and wild free spending ways of the Sreinbrenner family,is to ignore the accomplishments of a select group of hard working individuals.
This team is not simply a loose-knit group of mercenaries showing up for business each day and collecting a pay check…..please read the rest,it’s refreshing.
I GUES: 105 ALSO NEW POSTER TO BLOG
Trisha-
104
Trisha, I’m going with 115 ( 104 + 11 )
trisha – OPPC lifetime member and a believer in Ortiz karma
September 30th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
UPDATED 2009 YANKEE WINS PREDICTION CHART
(CURRENTLY STANDS AT 102 WINS)
Created on April 6, 2009
poster # of games
MG 102
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Trisha, I can’t take credit for this prediction, it was made by another MG-I would have been more likely to guess 97 or 98. The final number will most likely be 104-105 so there will be some happy predictors on the list.
We are happy to have you Sam. If anyone can fill Pete’s shoes it is you and Chad, once he comes aboard.