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  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    It is funny that vegas oddsmakers have installed The Yankees as the favorite to win both the ALCs and the World Series, but 70% of ESPN's "experts" have them losing in the 1st round. I do think the Indians will be tough, though. If Game 1 is huge. It'll be tough for the Tribe to win 3/4, with 2 in Yankee Stadium. Let's hope Hafner stays cool, as he has been all year. Let's also hope that CC hasn't learned how to beat the Yanks over the last 3 years, a she's 1-7 against them but hasn't pitched against them since 2004
  • BetterManningNYG
    BetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    It is funny that vegas oddsmakers have installed The Yankees as the favorite to win both the ALCs and the World Series, but 70% of ESPN's "experts" have them losing in the 1st round. I do think the Indians will be tough, though. If Game 1 is huge. It'll be tough for the Tribe to win 3/4, with 2 in Yankee Stadium. Let's hope Hafner stays cool, as he has been all year. Let's also hope that CC hasn't learned how to beat the Yanks over the last 3 years, a she's 1-7 against them but hasn't pitched against them since 2004

    well the indians have a good team, and wang's ability to pitch on the road worries me.

    the other part of it is that no one wants to hear why the yankees are gonna win. ESPN knows this as well as anyone. it doesn't make for good reporting. people watch the playoffs to see the yankees lose. a great use of their time, i'm sure.

    the fact that sabathia hasn't faced the yankees since '04 might be a cause for concern. the yankees don't do well against pitchers they haven't seen, and in this case we're talking about one of the best in the league. also, they were terrible all year against lefties on the road.

    lol... you called him a "she." i don't even think it was on purpose either. that's what makes it so funny. :)
  • stpmattb
    stpmattb Posts: 958
    BetterManningNYG wrote:
    TIER 18?!?!

    ticketmaster released tier 18 seats for the public sale after only LF bleacher seats were made available for the lottery sale?

    wow. who should i be mad at about this? ticketmaster or the yankees?

    i have a friend who ordered his tickets two days before i did because he has a partial season plan, and even he didn't get seats as good as tier 18.

    well... congrats on that at any rate...

    Yeah, I was pretty surprised that I got those within seconds of the general on sale. As scary as it sounds, it might have been the best Ticketmaster experience I've had.

    It it helps, my seats are close to the top!
    http://www.myspace.com/stpmattb
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,443
    Plate: Bruce Froemming (crew chief)

    First: Laz Diaz

    Second: Ron Kulpa

    Third: Fieldin Culbreth

    Left: Gerry Davis

    Right: Jim Wolf

    that's your umpiring alignment for Game 1.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • Champagne Breakfast
    Champagne Breakfast Posts: 1,526
    CT based ESPN hates the yanks. There are many New Englanders within those so called experts.
    Though I must say after what happened last year with Detroit I am nervous.
    PJ - 36
    EV - 5
    (**Letterman'02, Irving Plaza, Storytellers, Beacon, ACL, Spectrum 3&4, Bridge School '10**)

    "Constant recoil,..sometimes life don't leave you alone."
    Let's connect on twitter - @Jeffgorra
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    ok, so the jew hating autograph seeking Ump mans the plate for Game 1. Doesn't mean anything, I just wanted to use the phrase "Jew Hating Autograph Seeking Ump"

    And yes, the she comment was both accidental and hilarious
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,443
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    ok, so the jew hating autograph seeking Ump mans the plate for Game 1. Doesn't mean anything, I just wanted to use the phrase "Jew Hating Autograph Seeking Ump"

    And yes, the she comment was both accidental and hilarious


    as long as we don't have to be bothered with angel hernandez or joe west..
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    True, though if I remember right, Laz Diaz is pretty bad. The best umps are the ones you've never heard of. Laz Diaz is a name I remember.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,443
    i don't recall anything bad about him, cb bucknor is among the worst..
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    you know what, you're right. I looked into it, and I know his name from when he was attacked by a drunk fan at Comiskey in 2003. I have besmirched Laz Diaz' good name, and now I feel bad for it.
  • Champagne Breakfast
    Champagne Breakfast Posts: 1,526
    although most espn guys are picking the indians, last nights special both baseball tonight dudes picked Yankees Phillies World Series.
    That is also my prediction.

    Lotsa runs
    PJ - 36
    EV - 5
    (**Letterman'02, Irving Plaza, Storytellers, Beacon, ACL, Spectrum 3&4, Bridge School '10**)

    "Constant recoil,..sometimes life don't leave you alone."
    Let's connect on twitter - @Jeffgorra
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    Ohlendorf and Veras make the roster, Villone does not. No lefty in the bullpen for the first round. Bit of a surprise with the tribe so lefty oriented. (Hafner, Sizemore, plus Martinez switch hits)
  • Champagne Breakfast
    Champagne Breakfast Posts: 1,526
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    Ohlendorf and Veras make the roster, Villone does not. No lefty in the bullpen for the first round. Bit of a surprise with the tribe so lefty oriented. (Hafner, Sizemore, plus Martinez switch hits)
    wow. very suprising. I guess they really punished the guys who couldn't throw stikes this year (except farnsworth). I'm not sure about that move. Well see i guess. Hopefully we won't need too much from the pen
    PJ - 36
    EV - 5
    (**Letterman'02, Irving Plaza, Storytellers, Beacon, ACL, Spectrum 3&4, Bridge School '10**)

    "Constant recoil,..sometimes life don't leave you alone."
    Let's connect on twitter - @Jeffgorra
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,443
    Johnny Damon LF
    Derek Jeter SS
    Bobby Abreu RF
    Alex Rodriguez 3B
    Jorge Posada C
    Hideki Matsui DH
    Robinson Cano 2B
    Melky Cabrera CF
    Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
    Chien-Ming Wang RHP

    that's the lineup.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • Jwmcc
    Jwmcc Posts: 451
    "The Yankees cannot lose."

    "But I fear the Indians of Cleveland."

    "Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

    "I fear both the Tigers of Detroit and the Indians of Cleveland."

    "Be careful or you will fear even the Reds of Cincinnati and the White Sox of Chicago."
  • BetterManningNYG
    BetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    as long as we don't have to be bothered with angel hernandez or joe west..

    don't even get me started on joe west. joe west is a walking counter example to the theory of evolution.

    whose bright idea was it to put him on the same crew as c.b. bucknor this year?

    i have to say though, i'm not a big fan of bruce froemming either. i'm definitely happy that he's retiring at the end of the year.
  • BetterManningNYG
    BetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    Ohlendorf and Veras make the roster, Villone does not. No lefty in the bullpen for the first round. Bit of a surprise with the tribe so lefty oriented. (Hafner, Sizemore, plus Martinez switch hits)

    :eek::confused::mad:

    dammit, joe...
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,443
    BetterManningNYG wrote:
    :eek::confused::mad:

    dammit, joe...


    i don't mind this villone barely pitched down the stretch and the key righties have good numbers against lefthanded hitters.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • BetterManningNYG
    BetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    since division series play began in 1995, the yankees are 2-5 when winning game one and 5-0 when losing game one.

    1998 and 1999 were the only two years in which the yankees won the ALDS after winning game one. they swept the rangers both years and held them to two runs combined over those six games.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,443
    and each of their last three series' have seen them win the first game.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."

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