2007 Yankees

Allie

stickboy wrote:

hahha I dont think youre helpin here man!

shes right the fact that we kept getting closer and Jorge rips that last one foul? that woulda been a 1 run game..,,shoulda coulda woulda oh well
we made it interesting and we werent even supposed to be here..like CLerks

and Im STILL proud to be raised a Yankee fan Allie!

ah,
dante "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" classic

I dare say Clerks 2 was even better although more twisted

no doubt, they did do us proud. It was the bugs. I knew it was a bad omen. it's not our year :(

Allie

stickboy wrote:

so pettite it depends on Torre and is Torre REALLY gone???
who we gonna hire thats gonna do better
its like saying youre gonna fire Phil Jackson...same shit

and Moose can finish his career back in Baltimore maybe or he'll play out his last yr coming out the pen for us which I dont think would be so bad. He can come in as a good mid reliever. In the middle innings he was chewing the indians up with strikes! STILL nasty... I didnt really have much faith left in him...but he held it down

I think Joe is done

stickboy

metsfan wrote:

keep campoli and comire.ahhh dude i was at a wedding all day, havent even looked at the score yet. guessing from your post they lost EH

fuckin 2 to 1 man :mad: dont think any of your guys I picked up put any points for me :(

aNiMaL

igotid88 wrote:

So then why the sinister laugh if we were part of your team not making the playoffs?

The Yankees had nothing to do with the M's god-awful collapse towards the end of the season. We shot ourselves in the foot multiple times for multiple games. It was almost Mets-like.

igotid88

Solat13 wrote:

Pettitte has a 16 million dollar player option due next year so it will be up to him if he wants to come back.

Mussina has a guaranteed 11 million dollar contract so the Yanks would have to find some team to dump his salary on or else he'll be back as well.

maybe moose for johan.

Solat13

jimed14 wrote:

ouch.

Just noticed the Yanks are paying Pavano $11M next year as well ... double ouch.

True, but the Sox paid Clement 9.5 this year. That's the biggest example of why the Sox and Yanks are playing a different game than the other teams - big mistakes like Pavano and Clement would cripple a team with a lower payroll. Both the Sox and Yanks can find ways around their mistakes. Thankfully though he's finally off the payroll now.

stickboy

Solat13 wrote:

This year's free agency class is really weak for starting pitching:

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2000/04/2007-free-agents.html

You could probably argue that the best free agent starting pitcher this year is Curt Schilling so I don't think that's where the Yanks are going to get their number 1 pitcher next year.

I'll take Rowand if hes a left fielder. We need a replacement for Matsui
DH the guy next yr cause he cant handle lf

igotid88

stickboy wrote:

I'll take Rowand if hes a left fielder. We need a replacement for Matsui
DH the guy next yr cause he cant handle lf

Damon plays a good left field. And maybe one of those young guys who came up late this season could play back up.

BetterManningNYG

Allie wrote:

I dare say Clerks 2 was even better although more twisted

clerks 2 was the best sequel since the godfather.

there, i said it.

stickboy

Allie wrote:

I think Joe is done

so who do you think George or Cashman go after? or do they hire from within?


hey aNiMaL...thanx man!
hey ...fess up..when u go vote who's americas most hated team , yankees or cowboys on espn, u vote Yankees right?:D:D:D
i want us to win that title! hahahahahahah

drew0

Allie wrote:

Yeah and where were you the rest of the year? Your thread has 4 pages, ours has 180 something.

This is my first time actually coming into the "All Encomassing Trip" forum for longer than five seconds. I was unaware that baseball talk went into such depth in this forum, and on the few times I slipped into the forum by accident I did not notice an Indians thread, or would have posted in it - which is the reason for me not posting in it.

On another not, it's not really anything special that the Yankee's thread has more replied to it on a Pearl Jam message board than the one for the Indians. If you actually thought about it, being that the Yankee's are from New York they automatically have a much larger fanbase than a team in Cleveland. On top of that, being one of the most successful franchises in sports, they have a lot of fans outside of the city - meaning they are one of the most popular teams in baseball, resulting in more fans on here, resulting in more posts. It's common sense, and honestly means nothing so don't brag about it like it's something special.

Also, please don't even begin to refer, directly or indirectly, to me as a bandwagon Indians fan. You would be completely wrong for many reasons. I'm a young person, I'm an undergraduate in college. My knowledge of the history of baseball is rather limited, but I have been a close fan since I could understand and follow the sport - the mid '90s is when I started following it closely. I was born and raised in a diehard Cleveland Indians family, and some of my fondest memories are going to see the Indians when I was younger - Sandy Alomar, Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Omar, Thome, Marquis, Manny, Roberto, etc. My uncle has season tickets, so I go fairly often - and always have. Also, as a Yankees fan yourself, never - ever, make a joke about an Indians fan being a bandwagoner or anything along those lines. The Yankees, whether you'd like to admit it or not, has the biggest bandwagon in all of sports. For you own good, honestly, I'm letting you know that if you make fun of anyone for being on the Indians "bandwagon", you're just going to be laughed at and not taken seriously any further.

Allie wrote:

And I hope the Red Sox beat the sh*t out of the Indians.

On a sidenote, I find it incredibly hilarious and rather immature that a lot (not all) of Yankee fans are throwing a fit that they lost, and are resorting to hoping that their most hated rival, possibly the most bitter rival in all of sports, beats the "shit" out of the team they lost to - simply because they are too immature to handle such a loss accordingly. You do realize what you're saying there, right? I mean, come on, this is just pathetic. You're hoping that the Boston Red Sox beat the Indians simply because the Indians eliminated the Yankees from the playoffs? Excuse me, please, while I laugh my ass off.

I can't wait for this series to start, and I hope the media can deal without a Boston-New York ALCS. They're the two best teams in bsaeball (see records), and they appropriately should be playing against each other to represent the AL in the World Series.

With that being said, I tip my hat to the Sox - BUT GO TRIBE!

Solat13

stickboy wrote:

I'll take Rowand if hes a left fielder. We need a replacement for Matsui
DH the guy next yr cause he cant handle lf

Rowand's plays a heckuva CF - you'd be wasting him in left.

igotid88

stickboy wrote:

so who do you think George or Cashman go after? or do they hire from within?


hey aNiMaL...thanx man!
hey ...fess up..when u go vote who's americas most hated team , yankees or cowboys on espn, u vote Yankees right?:D:D:D
i want us to win that title! hahahahahahah

it's either Mattingly or Joe Girardi.

stickboy

igotid88 wrote:

Damon plays a good left field. And maybe one of those young guys who came up late this season could play back up.

how bout Torri Hunter, or Shannon Stewart?
shit I'll even take Andruw Jones if he can play left or like u said play JD in left and andruw in center or one of the abovementioned guys

pitching, were gonna have to hope the youngsters do their thing..there isnt shit on the market

Allie

stickboy wrote:

so who do you think George or Cashman go after? or do they hire from within?

Mattingly or Girardi

jimed14

Solat13 wrote:

This year's free agency class is really weak for starting pitching:

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2000/04/2007-free-agents.html

You could probably argue that the best free agent starting pitcher this year is Curt Schilling so I don't think that's where the Yanks are going to get their number 1 pitcher next year.

wow that is a weak class ... jeez, I think the best on there IS Schilling ... who has already stated he will not play for the Yankees ... stating, once you've been with the Hatfields, you can never join the McCoys.

Guess the next question is, what small market team has a pitcher they can't afford anymore .... time for the Twins to unload Santana? ok, this is a stretch ... but, it's how the Yanks (and the Sox) think.

stickboy

Solat13 wrote:

Rowand's plays a heckuva CF - you'd be wasting him in left.

yea and Im fine with Melky out there but I love Rowands stats and his intangibles.

Solat13

stickboy wrote:

how bout Torri Hunter, or Shannon Stewart?
shit I'll even take Andruw Jones if he can play left or like u said play JD in left and andruw in center or one of the abovementioned guys

pitching, were gonna have to hope the youngsters do their thing..there isnt shit on the market

Yeah, next year is the big free agent class:

C.C. Sabathia CLE
Johan Santana MIN
Ben Sheets MIL

stickboy

Allie wrote:

Mattingly or Girardi

Not sure about Mattingly and how he'll get along with George. Boss'll keep telling him to cut his hair! lol

Im guessing Girardis gonna be the one

AstroFan

stickboy wrote:

how bout Torri Hunter, or Shannon Stewart?

Shannon Stewart has been worthless for atleast 3 years. Hideki Matsui could outhit him with an amputated arm.

BetterManningNYG

igotid88 wrote:

Damon plays a good left field. And maybe one of those young guys who came up late this season could play back up.

agreed. damon played well against cleveland, and therefore he doesn't get traded. he just needs to show up to spring training in shape next year.

matsui doesn't need to be replaced either. he's good when he's healthy.

i like rowand, but i don't want to see the yankees sign any type A free agents this offseason. i'd rather see them hold on to their draft picks and build the future that way.

also, the organization has a number of very good OF prospects right now. a free agent would block those guys from making it to the ML level.

EDIT: for those unfamiliar, type A free agents are the ones where you have to give up your first round pick if you sign them.

stickboy

Solat13 wrote:

Yeah, next year is the big free agent class:

C.C. Sabathia CLE
Johan Santana MIN
Ben Sheets MIL

oh wow
1st ones going to the Red Sox, the other to the Yankees and the last one whoever gives him the 3rd most money

stickboy

AstroFan wrote:

Shannon Stewart has been worthless for atleast 3 years. Hideki Matsui could outhit him with an amputated arm.

ok, I knew he was good but I lost track on him for a bit..thought he still had it.

igotid88

stickboy wrote:

how bout Torri Hunter, or Shannon Stewart?
shit I'll even take Andruw Jones if he can play left or like u said play JD in left and andruw in center or one of the abovementioned guys

pitching, were gonna have to hope the youngsters do their thing..there isnt shit on the market

Andruw is gonna want a big payday. Are you basing this if Abreu's option isn't picked up?

igotid88

David Justice says he doesn't think they will pick up Abreu's option. I think he's right. 16mill.

drew0

i wonder if there's a chance c.c. will stay with cleveland? if they win the world series, i'd say so. if not...i'd say he's up for grabs.

Allie

drew0 wrote:

This is my first time actually coming into the "All Encomassing Trip" forum for longer than five seconds. I was unaware that baseball talk went into such depth in this forum, and on the few times I slipped into the forum by accident I did not notice an Indians thread, or would have posted in it - which is the reason for me not posting in it.

On another not, it's not really anything special that the Yankee's thread has more replied to it on a Pearl Jam message board than the one for the Indians. If you actually thought about it, being that the Yankee's are from New York they automatically have a much larger fanbase than a team in Cleveland. On top of that, being one of the most successful franchises in sports, they have a lot of fans outside of the city - meaning they are one of the most popular teams in baseball, resulting in more fans on here, resulting in more posts. It's common sense, and honestly means nothing so don't brag about it like it's something special.

Also, please don't even begin to refer, directly or indirectly, to me as a bandwagon Indians fan. You would be completely wrong for many reasons. I'm a young person, I'm an undergraduate in college. My knowledge of the history of baseball is rather limited, but I have been a close fan since I could understand and follow the sport - the mid '90s is when I started following it closely. I was born and raised in a diehard Cleveland Indians family, and some of my fondest memories are going to see the Indians when I was younger - Sandy Alomar, Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Omar, Thome, Marquis, Manny, Roberto, etc. My uncle has season tickets, so I go fairly often - and always have. Also, as a Yankees fan yourself, never - ever, make a joke about an Indians fan being a bandwagoner or anything along those lines. The Yankees, whether you'd like to admit it or not, has the biggest bandwagon in all of sports. For you own good, honestly, I'm letting you know that if you make fun of anyone for being on the Indians "bandwagon", you're just going to be laughed at and not taken seriously any further.



On a sidenote, I find it incredibly hilarious and rather immature that a lot (not all) of Yankee fans are throwing a fit that they lost, and are resorting to hoping that their most hated rival, possibly the most bitter rival in all of sports, beats the "shit" out of the team they lost to - simply because they are too immature to handle such a loss accordingly. You do realize what you're saying there, right? I mean, come on, this is just pathetic. You're hoping that the Boston Red Sox beat the Indians simply because the Indians eliminated the Yankees from the playoffs? Excuse me, please, while I laugh my ass off.

I can't wait for this series to start, and I hope the media can deal without a Boston-New York ALCS. They're the two best teams in bsaeball (see records), and they appropriately should be playing against each other to represent the AL in the World Series.

With that being said, I tip my hat to the Sox - BUT GO TRIBE!

yeah but see, here's the thing, you're coming into our thread, so you're like a visitor, a guest in our house so to speak. And you're insulting me and coming off as smug and condescending. How else do you expect for someone else to respond to that?

You can do a search feature for threads or start one yourself.

I wasn't bragging about our larger thread, I was commenting because it is a matter of fact that there are only 4 pages of commentary on the team in your thread, for the whole year, and now all of a sudden everyone is coming into our thread to comment on us losing.

I stand corrected on your support of your team, but if you had said that from the get go instead of coming in here and making comments about why people hate the Yankees, on the night they lose, when obviously I'm not going to be happy about it, well, again, I don't know how else you expect someone to react to that.

But there's no need to go into how I'm going to be "laughed" at, your explanation would suffice.

I am not "throwing a fit,' I am just bummed out.
If we beat you guys, would you not be bummed out? Would you? Would you be happy about your beloved team losing?
I don't think you would, so please don't tell me how to feel or that my reaction is immature. That's the way I see things.
You're assuming my reaction to the Red Sox based on my support of the Yankees. Even though I'm not a fan of them, I still think they have a good ballclub.

soulsinging

igotid88 wrote:

cuz u know i'm right?

cos you're dead wrong and the narcissistic arrogance you share with most new yorkers is disgusting and annoying.

igotid88

soulsinging wrote:

cos you're dead wrong and the narcissistic arrogance you share with most new yorkers is disgusting and annoying.

okaaay. i'm anything but narcissistic or arrogant. i forget what this was about.

Fighting Hellfish

gue_barium wrote:

Where's that guy I made the bet with?

I'll go easy on you, wherever you are.

This is your signature for a week:

Paul Byrd is my MVP.

I'm here. Watched the game upstairs in the air conditioning. Comp is downstairs. Nice quote.

Ok, this is a little embarrassing. I don't know how to add a sig quote. I've bever had one before.