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mycroft
11-25-09, 10:07 AM
I think it is fair to say at this point that the revelry of our 27th Championship has run its course and it is time to turn our attention to next year. It appears the sox are in a huge snit and ramping up their efforts to lure Halladay to boston and this does not sit well with me, at all. Even if they do give up Buckholtz in return this will significantly improve their staff. If boston does get Halladay that would be very bad news and a response would be imperative and the only response that makes any sense would be Lackey. We need to get the Pettitte thing decided long before we did last year. We need to decide the future of Joba and Hughes. Lastly what to do with Swisher, Matsui and Damon? I don't think it is a wise decision to allow the sox to jerk our chains and force our off season moves but it is clear that boston is going to be very active.
Congrats to Tex and Jeter on well deserved individual awards but Mauer was a shoe-in for the MVP. I am always amazed how fast the tabloid press is ready to kick a great player to the curb and Jeter was pronounced dead but Jeter proved that there is more to him than just the intangible.
It was great to see the ESPN and Fox pundits melt down as it became clear the Yankees were to become World Champions. The Yankees were simply the best team in baseball but the difference between this team and our past 8 failures was focus, determination and purpose. I hate to say it but maybe kicking Torre to the curb was a good move. Girardi brought a whole new feel, a whole new direction to a team that had become stale, complacent. What we do in this off season and how Girardi can manage to keep this team focused will largely determine whether we repeat and that will be a monumental challenge, to say the very least. After all, 90 pecent of baseball is half mental.
yankee82093
11-25-09, 01:48 PM
I think it is fair to say at this point that the revelry of our 27th Championship has run its course and it is time to turn our attention to next year. It appears the sox are in a huge snit and ramping up their efforts to lure Halladay to boston and this does not sit well with me, at all. Even if they do give up Buckholtz in return this will significantly improve their staff. If boston does get Halladay that would be very bad news and a response would be imperative and the only response that makes any sense would be Lackey. We need to get the Pettitte thing decided long before we did last year. We need to decide the future of Joba and Hughes. Lastly what to do with Swisher, Matsui and Damon? I don't think it is a wise decision to allow the sox to jerk our chains and force our off season moves but it is clear that boston is going to be very active.
Congrats to Tex and Jeter on well deserved individual awards but Mauer was a shoe-in for the MVP. I am always amazed how fast the tabloid press is ready to kick a great player to the curb and Jeter was pronounced dead but Jeter proved that there is more to him than just the intangible.
It was great to see the ESPN and Fox pundits melt down as it became clear the Yankees were to become World Champions. The Yankees were simply the best team in baseball but the difference between this team and our past 8 failures was focus, determination and purpose. I hate to say it but maybe kicking Torre to the curb was a good move. Girardi brought a whole new feel, a whole new direction to a team that had become stale, complacent. What we do in this off season and how Girardi can manage to keep this team focused will largely determine whether we repeat and that will be a monumental challenge, to say the very least. After all, 90 pecent of baseball is half mental.
Meh. We hadn't won the previous 8 years because even though we had the best team, the playoffs are a crapshoot (the best team usually doesn't win). When you have lots of good teams that make the playoffs, one is going to win the WS eventually.
mycroft
12-01-09, 11:06 AM
To continue my end of the year comments I would like to dedicate at least one reply to several Yankees that brought us to where we are today and our 27th World Championship.
The Captain ~ Derrick Jeter
Jeter had one of the most remarkable years any player has ever had in the history of sports. Earlier he broke the all time Yankee hit lead by cresting the great Lou Gehrig, now with 2,747 hits heading toward 3000. Next his 5th ring or one for the thumb. Since then he has received the Hank Arron Award, The Gold Glove, The Silver Slugger, and lastly The Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. I am truly amazed at how great a player he has been over the years. The "throw" in the 2000 World Series against the Mets, The "flip" against Oakland, and the "catch" against Boston. It seems whenever there is a big play to be made at the most opportune time it is The Captain who comes through, time and time again. He batted .334 with 18 homers and 66 RBIs with 30 steals all after last year when all the saber metric pundits had him all but retired or playing the outfield.
So congrats again to Captain Tangible. What a year!
Saxmania
12-01-09, 11:46 AM
The Captain ~ Derrick Jeter
Who? Sure you don't mean Derek Turnbow?
I think what they'll do with Swisher is keep him. He's still under contract.
But agreed with yankee80293 - I think the difference isn't 'focus, determination, and purpose'; I think it's talent, health, and luck. We got exceptional seasons out of a 37-year-old catcher and a 3rd baseman coming off hip surgery. We spent a massive amount of money on three of the best free agents in baseball, and this time correctly identified our needs rather than blowing money on a Randy Johnson or a Gary Sheffield. And we got some good and lucky moments in the postseason.
Be seeing you,
Saxmania
Meh. We hadn't won the previous 8 years because even though we had the best team, the playoffs are a crapshoot (the best team usually doesn't win). When you have lots of good teams that make the playoffs, one is going to win the WS eventually.
it is a crapshoot that requires good pitching to overcome it.
JeterRodriguezSheff
12-02-09, 07:11 AM
I refuse to quit my revelry of number 27 until the first game of the regular season. Until then I will throw it in any Mets or Red Sox fans' face.
mycroft
12-02-09, 07:29 AM
I refuse to quit my revelry of number 27 until the first game of the regular season. Until then I will throw it in any Mets or Red Sox fans' face.
You Go;)
mycroft
12-02-09, 08:03 AM
Enter SandMan~The Greatest Closer in the history of the game: Mariano Rivera
There is nothing more amazing than being at The Stadium and hearing Enter SandMan reverberate through the stadium and then you see Mo come running out to the mound. Mo's dominance over the years was beginning to be over shadowed by 2001 and 2004. Earlier this year someone here posted their concern over Mo's velocity. Well I don't think there was much to be concerned about. Being at The New Stadium for Game 2 of the ALDS and seeing him come in, dominating the Twins, then Tex's walk-off shot that banged off the top of the left field wall, WOW, what a game. (and I even got to talk to Fritz Peterson before the game. Doesn't get better than that!).
One of the main advantages we had against the Twins, Angels and Phillies was Mo verse their lack of a dominating closer. I will bet the Angels regret not signing KRod now. There is no doubt that we would not have hoisted our 40th Pennant or 27th World Championship without Mo's dominance. If he wants 5 more years I say give him 5. He has earned them.
DEADSOX
12-02-09, 08:40 AM
Jeter had one of the most remarkable years any player has ever had in the history of sports.
:eek: Easy fella. Although maybe Derrick Jeter did, didn't really follow that guy that much.
mycroft
12-02-09, 08:50 AM
:eek: Easy fella. Although maybe Derrick Jeter did, didn't really follow that guy that much.
Excuse my spelling. DeRick Jeter. Don't want to offend the spelling police in this forum.
vookaleer
12-02-09, 09:00 AM
Rest In Peace Tommy "Old Reliable" Henrich.
Henrich ws the last living Yankee to be a teammate of Lou Gehrig.
The best Yankee outfielder in the 1940's (outside of Joe D)
When DiMagg went through his frequent injury spells- Henrich was the man who stepped it up
mycroft
12-02-09, 09:05 AM
Rest In Peace Tommy "Old Reliable" Henrich.
Henrich ws the last living Yankee to be a teammate of Lou Gehrig.
The best Yankee outfielder in the 1940's (outside of Joe D)
When DiMagg went through his frequent injury spells- Henrich was the man who stepped it up
and that is relevant to what?
vookaleer
12-02-09, 09:20 AM
and that is relevant to what?
Anything Yankee is relevant to this site.
Just paying respect to Henrich. The title of this forum seemed the most appropriate place to do so.
After all he was a Yankee- you could call him the Paul O'Neill of the 1940's if you want.
That's all
teknetic
12-02-09, 09:25 AM
Excuse my spelling. DeRick Jeter. Don't want to offend the spelling police in this forum.
Wrong again :confused:
DEADSOX
12-02-09, 09:29 AM
and that is relevant to what?
About as relevant as "Derrick" and "Derick" Jeter ;)
mycroft
12-02-09, 10:13 AM
Derek lol jeez I need a secretary
pinstripesphanatic
12-02-09, 03:49 PM
I refuse to quit my revelry of number 27 until the first game of the regular season. Until then I will throw it in any Mets or Red Sox fans' face.
yes yes yes :D
mycroft
12-03-09, 10:24 AM
Alex Rodriguez or simply ARod
It is difficult to feel sympathy for a guy like ARod, the highest paid player in the game, one of the highest paid athletes period, and many of his problems with the press have been self inflicted, but what it all comes down to is he is the best all around player in the game. Pujols would be his only rival. Saying that I did feel some of his pain this spring when he came down with his hip issue after all that with his Ex and the whole Madonna thing and steroids on top of that. There is no doubt, as Sterling droned on about it all year...over and over and over again...that ARod's presence behind Tex in the 4 hole made the entire lineup better including Tex. As the season wore on he changed his batting stance which helped his numbers: 286 ave 100 RBI 30 hr. Not bad for a guy that missed a month and not 100%. Defensively he was pretty solid all year.
Today all that is behind him. His post season numbers were impressive and he is now a Champion with his first World Series ring. No longer can his detractors say that he is a post season loser, no longer can they call him ChokeRod.
I really believe baseball at some point will have to reconcile these steroid accusations and somehow put it behind the game. The fact is steroids have been used by many players for many years. Steroids were considered a part of training. Today they are politically incorrect and that is a good thing but just because a player did steroids back before there was a policy against them doesn't give the tabloid, politically correct press the right to use 20/20 hindsight and remove these players from baseball history. Without proper testing and testing policies there is no way they can prove any player used them or not to begin with. ARod is a New York Yankee, a great player and a champion, and hopefully that will be his legacy.
mycroft
12-04-09, 07:08 AM
Jorge Posada: The Posada Paradox
It is difficult to evaluate Jorge. On one hand he could be considered the best catcher over the last decade and on the other the biggest idiot to ever play the game. I have never seen a player in any sport quite like Jorge. One second he could be getting a huge walk-off walk, winning a World Series game against Atlanta or getting a huge hit, and the next he could be caught loping back to 3rd base getting tagged out confusing Cano, the umpire, the 3rd basemen and anyone watching the game. "Sometimes they get me, sometimes they don't".
How Jorge will be viewed historically by the Hall of Fame nominating committee will be interesting when it is all said and done but there is one thing no one can argue: Jorge is a winner, a 5 time World Champion. I just wish I could figure out how he does it....
sweet_lou_14
12-04-09, 11:03 AM
Let's do a Gene Monahan retrospective next
Maynerd
12-04-09, 11:43 AM
I refuse to quit my revelry of number 27 until the first game of the regular season. Until then I will throw it in any Mets or Red Sox fans' face.I'll continue to throw it in their faces well after the first game of 2010.
mycroft
12-05-09, 07:45 AM
Let's do a Gene Monahan retrospective next
all you
flymick24
12-06-09, 12:37 AM
derrick jeter? really?
dabomb2045
12-06-09, 04:58 AM
derrick jeter? really?
yeah I heard that guy is teammates with jorhay posaduh, alix rodregez, robenson cano and mark tehshareuh.
mycroft
12-06-09, 07:20 AM
yeah I heard that guy is teammates with jorhay posaduh, alix rodregez, robenson cano and mark tehshareuh.
Well I just call the World Champions
I refuse to quit my revelry of number 27 until the first game of the regular season. Until then I will throw it in any Mets or Red Sox fans' face.I like it and that sounds like a plan to me as well.
mycroft
12-07-09, 06:30 AM
Disclaimer: If anyone in this forum doesn't like my posts or is offended by my occasional lack of typing skills, tough. Boston has plenty of forums. Have a nice day.
Mark Teixeira or simply: Tex
Rarely does a player come to a team like the Yankees and have the major impact Tex had, especially at first base, but Tex filled a gaping hole we had problems filling since Tino. A lot has been made of his relatively quiet playoffs but a walk-off home run in game 2 of the ALDS was pretty special as far as I am concerned, seeing how I was there. Pitching and defense wins championships and Tex's presence at first made all the difference defensively. 292, 39 hrs, 122 rbi's and 103 runs was a pretty solid season. Tex fits into the Yankee clubhouse perfectly and his impact on ARod, his old buddy from the Rangers, has been well documented. ARod and Tex might become the Yankees best 3-4 combo since the M&M boys.
Oh and super congrats to Big Blue beating the cowgirls for the second time this year. Now if the Giants can just keep it going.
wicked123
12-08-09, 10:54 AM
Disclaimer: If anyone in this forum doesn't like my posts or is offended by my occasional lack of typing skills, tough. Boston has plenty of forums. Have a nice day.
Mark Teixeira or simply: Tex
Rarely does a player come to a team like the Yankees and have the major impact Tex had, especially at first base, but Tex filled a gaping hole we had problems filling since Tino. A lot has been made of his relatively quiet playoffs but a walk-off home run in game 2 of the ALDS was pretty special as far as I am concerned, seeing how I was there. Pitching and defense wins championships and Tex's presence at first made all the difference defensively. 292, 39 hrs, 122 rbi's and 103 runs was a pretty solid season. Tex fits into the Yankee clubhouse perfectly and his impact on ARod, his old buddy from the Rangers, has been well documented. ARod and Tex might become the Yankees best 3-4 combo since the M&M boys.
Oh and super congrats to Big Blue beating the cowgirls for the second time this year. Now if the Giants can just keep it going.
exactly. well said.
mycroft
12-20-09, 09:36 AM
さようなら Hideki Matsui~Godzilla
Sayonara
I know Hideki has no knees left and would be relegated to a full time dh like last year so I want to thank Godzilla for the great years and he will always be a Yankee, a Champion, and a World Series MVP. He came to NY in 2003 from the Yomiuri Giants in search of a World Championship. Losing in 2003 to the Marlins for awhile it looked like he may never see that coveted ring so he decided to do it himself with a monster game 6 driving in 6 runs with a 2 run HR, double and single. 7 years of effort ending with a trip down the Canyon of Heros.
Now he said the Yankees were the only American team he would play for and that seems to be somewhat a PR stunt now but hey, he tried to come back but the Yankees weren't ready to give a one dimensional player a contract so he moves on. Thanks again for the memories.
7 years for the NY Yankees .292ave 141Hr 597rbi .370 ob% .852ops Not bad at all.
ありがとう
mycroft
12-21-09, 07:11 AM
Johnny Damon
Johnny came to us in 2006 surprising everyone including myself from the red sox. It was envisioned that he would play center and Matsui left but an injury to Matsui soon found Johnny in left. Johnny gave us 4 great years and after watching his old club win a ring in 2007 it looked for awhile as he too may not see another. We owed Johnny a ring and I am happy to say we paid him back. However, I am very disappointed to see him go. 3 yr 36 mil was way too high an asking price for a 36 yr old and when he turned down a 2 yr 20 mil deal that I am many others thought was fair the Yankees went and replaced him with Nick Johnson. I know that he got ripped off by Bernie Madoff and now I think he listened to Boras and Boras didn't do him any favors either. He will not see a contract from anyone else close to what the Yankees offered.
I wish Johnny the best of luck and I will always remember that great base running play where he stole second and then took third as it was left unattended because of the Tex shift. I will remember that bazaar play in left where the ball ended up sitting on top of the fence.
I really hope everything works out for Johnny but I think he really screwed up this one.
Saxmania
12-21-09, 07:39 AM
I will remember that bazaar play in left where the ball ended up sitting on top of the fence.
I, too, enjoy going to the theatre in marketplaces.
Be seeing you,
Saxmania
mycroft
12-21-09, 07:54 AM
I, too, enjoy going to the theatre in marketplaces.
Be seeing you,
Saxmania
glad to hear that
sweet_lou_14
12-21-09, 12:35 PM
I, too, enjoy going to the theatre in marketplaces.
Be seeing you,
Saxmania
Outdoor puppet shows rule.
MelYeah
12-24-09, 05:35 PM
Been nearly two months and it STILL feels so damn good!! Finally, no more having to hear about '04 and the Yankees not being able to get it done. Instead, I get to grin while haters whine about our boys "buying" a title, nevermind that the Yankees had a high payroll each of the eight previous years and only made it to the Series twice in that time frame.
I wear my World Series Champions hat. I have fun with my Phillies fan friends. I have a chuckle with Mets fan friends I know and I point at Red Sox fans and smile the happiest of smiles - all with little to no backtalk! :D
GO YANKEES, DAMNIT!!
Hope we get No. 28 next year and make 'em even more furious.
BxBomber44
12-24-09, 06:00 PM
This thread is a bundle of sticks.
Yankeeah
12-24-09, 06:43 PM
Disclaimer: If anyone in this forum doesn't like my posts or is offended by my occasional lack of typing skills, tough. Boston has plenty of forums.
So you completely butcher the spelling of the face of the franchise, captain of our team, and one of the top 10 players in the history of the franchise and you tell the people that don't like it to go to a Boston forum? How does that correlate? You can't spell Derek Jeter! I'm sure there is plenty of room in various kindergartens around your area.
Chairman-of-TheBoard
12-24-09, 10:12 PM
yeah I heard that guy is teammates with jorhay posaduh, alix rodregez, robenson cano and mark tehshareuh.
Here is my "End of the Year Comment:"
#27 was awesome! I liked the Yank v. Phils match-up more than any other except the '96 series against the Braves.
Unfortunately, some of you so-called Yankee fans are far too quick to attack others on this site for deigning to express their opinions or (God forbid) misspelling a word. I find such displays of superiority and arrogance to be sickening at best. Are there actually moderators on this site, or what?
Yankeeah
12-25-09, 05:48 PM
Unfortunately, some of you so-called Yankee fans are far too quick to attack others on this site for deigning to express their opinions or (God forbid) misspelling a word. I find such displays of superiority and arrogance to be sickening at best. Are there actually moderators on this site, or what?
So called Yankee fans? Because someone misspells the friggin' face of the franchises name and we point it out, we're not Yankee fans? That makes sense...
Chairman-of-TheBoard
12-27-09, 03:00 AM
So called Yankee fans? Because someone misspells the friggin' face of the franchises name and we point it out, we're not Yankee fans? That makes sense...
I find it absolutely sickening when so-called Yankee fans are so quick to attack/degrade/condescend to someone who roots for the same team as you. That's right, I said "so-called Yankee fans." If someone's grammar isn't up-to-par, that doesn't give you the right to play Mother Superior and point out every misspelled word or punctuation mistake. Some of you people love to make-up for your inadequacies by going after other people in the most cowardly manner possible: via the internet. My, that's brave.
Note to you (Yankeeah) in particular: Instead of trying to be an amateur grammarian, stick to rooting for the Yankees and try your best not be such an overly-ebullient _______, because it's fans like you that give us a bad name.
Jeter Kid
12-27-09, 03:20 AM
Jeter Kid's end of year comment: "Win again next year, and the year after that, and that, etc!"
Yankeeah
12-27-09, 09:12 AM
I find it absolutely sickening when so-called Yankee fans are so quick to attack/degrade/condescend to someone who roots for the same team as you. That's right, I said "so-called Yankee fans." If someone's grammar isn't up-to-par, that doesn't give you the right to play Mother Superior and point out every misspelled word or punctuation mistake. Some of you people love to make-up for your inadequacies by going after other people in the most cowardly manner possible: via the internet. My, that's brave.
Note to you (Yankeeah) in particular: Instead of trying to be an amateur grammarian, stick to rooting for the Yankees and try your best not be such an overly-ebullient _______, because it's fans like you that give us a bad name.
This is hilarious. He spells Derek Jeter wrong, and I'm the one who isn't the Yankees fan.
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