The 2008 New York Yankees

NOCODE#1

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

you mean like when the Yankees signed Jose Contreras, and Theo destroyed a hotel room? When Theo booked every room in the hotel besides the one Contreras himself was staying in, to keep the Yankees away? Yup, he signed with the Yankees anyway

didnt hear that one and here i thought Theo was too busy winning world series and threatening to leave.

NOCODE#1

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

I'm sure it's useless and annoying to anyone who just wants to talk Yankee Baseball.

when have you had time to talk yankee baseball? between making up facts and outright lying about sox players?

Fighting Hellfish

NOCODE#1 wrote:

when have you had time to talk yankee baseball? between making up facts and outright lying about sox players?

please, give me one made up stat or outright lie. I can give you 15 sources for any and every story or stat I've posted.

Fighting Hellfish

Let's start with manny, and the "I'm not sure which knee hurts so let's MRI both"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/45971-manny-ramirez-and-the-mystery-of-the-vanishing-knee-injury

http://browniepoints.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/07/papi_in_the_house_manny_being.html

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/07/31/so_manny_memories/

Then things started to happen. On a night when the Celtics were playing the Lakers in the NBA Finals, Manny slapped Kevin Youkilis, igniting a dugout scuffle. On June 29, Ramirez attacked 64-year-old traveling secretary Jack McCormick when the club official said he might have difficulty satisfying Manny's exorbitant, last-minute ticket request. The club sanctioned Ramirez privately, but there was no suspension. A week later, manager Terry Francona sent Manny up to pinch hit against Yankees ace Mariano Rivera. It was Manny's day off, and the slugger appeared totally disinterested, looking at three strikes without removing the bat from his shoulder.

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3508405&name=gammons_peter&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d3508405%26name%3dgammons_peter

Everyone in the clubhouse knows the names. Joba Chamberlain (twice), Felix Hernandez (twice), Edinson Volquez, Justin Verlander -- pitchers that Manny Ramirez didn't feel quite right to face, be it a knee, a hamstring, his contract or the pitcher's velocity, and those he left for someone else in the Red Sox "family" to face

Fighting Hellfish

Jose Contreras, and the trashed hotel room:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/klapisch_bob/1482819.html
Quite the contrary, the Yankees said. It was the Red Sox who, if they didn't break industry rules, went to bizarre extremes to ensure a negotiating edge. Bomber officials said Boston's entourage booked every available hotel room in Managua, Nicaragua, where talks were being held -- hoping to monopolize Contreras and his agent Jaime Torres long enough to sway the pitcher to Fenway.

It didn't work. As Yankees GM Brian Cashman put it, "we were told by both the player and the agent that they wanted this negotiation concluded before Christmas, and that Contreras wanted to be a Yankee. Obviously, we're happy to have him."

Upon learning of Contreras' decision, Boston GM Theo Epstein reportedly broke a window and a door in the same Managua hotel. Team spokesman Kevin Shea denied the incident ever occurred. But, according to the New York Daily News, Epstein broke a chair during the winter meetings in Nashville after realizing free agent Edgardo Alfonzo had chosen the Giants over the Red Sox.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/11/16/now_were_talkin/

It was just four years ago that the Sox were outbid by the Yankees in the infamous, furniture-busting Jose Contreras sweepstakes at the Hotel Campo Real in Nicaragua. You might remember Lucchino saying, "The Evil Empire extends its tentacles even into Latin America." The comment triggered new levels of hostility in the ancient rivalry.

stickboy

NOCODE#1 wrote:

bipolar much?

you crack me up man

I like how you took the time to answer each and every post


good job
this series is NEEDED by the Yankees...okay and your point is??

thank you for stating the obvious...like the other fans in here havent been talking about what kind of record the yanks need to finish to get in and how I been saying for weeks now how huge this series is for us

its gonna be funny when the red sux NEED that last series at home and this yrs Bucky Dent or Aaron Boone talks y'all out

you're so sure you guys are getting in its hilarious....dream on buddy

NCBRI

Does anyone think that Joba (assuming he can return) will pitch anywhere but the bullpen for the rest of this season? I'd be shocked if he started a game before spring training 09.

Yanks are 4-2 since Matsui's return.


While checking out the standings today it looks like 3 of the International League Playoff teams will be Scranton (Yanks), Durham (Rays), and Pawtucket (Sox). I think that's good news for all 3 of the parent teams. I'm hoping Scranton plays a couple of games here against the Bulls. Maybe a Phil Hughes vs David Price pitching matchup.

MyHandsBound

August 25, 2008 --

IT would be tough for average Joes to beat a couple of Yankees at baseball, but slamming them in a game of beer pong was no sweat. Last week, Jason Giambi and Joba Chamberlain were celebrating their win against the Kansas City Royals at Southern Hospitality, on Second Avenue, when a table of fans challenged them to a game of the college drinking sport. Our spy said, "The fans gave them a beating. Toward the end Chamberlain and Giambi got really competi tive, but it wasn't enough."

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08252008/gossip/pagesix/yankees_ponged_125922.htm

igotid88

I know the offense has been hitting well as of late. But I think Nady should br batting 5th behind A-Rod. Or maybe have Alex at 3rd and Abreu 4th.

NOCODE#1

well tonight starts the end of one teams season.


good luck to both

Allie

Go Yanks!

oops

This will be like the playoffs right here!

Fighting Hellfish

igotid88 wrote:

I know the offense has been hitting well as of late. But I think Nady should br batting 5th behind A-Rod. Or maybe have Alex at 3rd and Abreu 4th.

I like the idea of nady 5th. You lose the lefty/righty/lefty combo of Abreu/ARod/Giambi, which makes it difficult for managers to maneuver their bullpens late, but I think it's worth the tradeoff, with Nady being such a better hitter than Giambi. If Cano ever gets his act together, maybe he could hit 5th, to keep that L/R/L thing going. Not gonna happen this year though

Fighting Hellfish

Allie wrote:

Go Yanks!

oops

This will be like the playoffs right here!

Between this and Mets/Phillies, it'll be an exciting few days for NY baseball

NCBRI

It starts tonight. The season is on the line.

Wakefield is 9-17 vs. the Yanks over his career and is coming off the DL. This sounds like a good way to start the series. Gotta execute and hit the baseball though.

Champagne Breakfast

A-Rod rising to the big game occasion again!
0-2 with a fat K and a nice double play. Not to mention the play he could have made that lead to a run.
Did you just hear that A-Rod double play stat Kay just mentioned. Damn

igotid88

Champagne Breakfast wrote:

A-Rod rising to the big game occasion again!
0-2 with a fat K and a nice double play. Not to mention the play he could have made that lead to a run.
Did you just hear that A-Rod double play stat Kay just mentioned. Damn

the K was the ump calling a ball a strike. And he was playing deep on weak grounder. Even they said there was nothing he could do. Damn umpire squeezing Pettitte.

rival.

a-rod didn't stand a chance on those ground balls.

damon needs to hit homeruns with guys on base.

pettitte got squeezed.

giambi pulled a chuckle-head.

Fighting Hellfish

anyone still want to defend that piece of shit playing 3B for the Yankees?

BetterThanYou

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

anyone still want to defend that piece of shit playing 3B for the Yankees?

send him to scranton for a week, see if that knocks some sense into him. someone needs to tell him to keep his mind off of madonna's wrinkly, dried up twat and concentrate on the effing game.

igotid88

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

anyone still want to defend that piece of shit playing 3B for the Yankees?

he had a good weekend in baltimore. like i said he needs Nady or Matsui batting behind him.