Originally Posted by JavyVazquezIsSick
Tiger Woods:Sent: 01:28 PM 09/08/2009:
Have you ever had a golden shower done to you
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ve.cuts/1.html5. As well as Angels right-hander Jered Weaver pitched in Game 2 in the ALDS against Boston, he should move back in the rotation to Game 3 for the ALCS against the Yankees. Manager Mike Scioscia likely will stick with John Lackey for Game 1 at Yankee Stadium on Friday, but left-hander Scott Kazmir is a better call than Weaver for Game 2 there on Saturday. Why?
• Weaver was much better at home this year (9-3, 2.90) than on the road (7-5, 4.78).
• Weaver was much worse against the Yankees this year (1-1, 5.59 in three starts, including 0-1, 6.08 in two starts at Yankee Stadium) than Kazmir (2-1, 3.20 in three starts, all at home).
• Most importantly, it is slightly more advantageous to throw a left-hander against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, where you have to defend the shorter porch in right field, because you force their switch-hitters to bat from the right side. Right-handed starters got pounded by the Yankees in that ballpark. They were 10-19 there, including 3-14 since June 19. (Left-handed starters were 6-10). Including the postseason start by Nick Blackburn of Minnesota, 28 opposing right-handers have started at Yankee Stadium in the past four months and only three came away with a win: Roy Halladay, Chris Tillman and Kevin Millwood, and in each case they were supported by 10 runs.
Honestly, the Yankees are such a dominant offensive team in that ballpark that it doesn't matter that much. Here are opponents' records in games at Yankee Stadium, whether the starter gets the decision or not:
With right-handed starter: 14-37 (.275)
With left-handed starter: 10-20 (.333)
But I'd still rather throw a lefty at Yankee Stadium, especially when the right-handed choice, Weaver, is better at home and worse against the Yankees. Remember, Scioscia's Game 2 starter is also likely to be his starter for Game 6, also to be played at Yankee Stadium -- assuming he uses four starters and assuming the Angels can extend the best team in baseball that far.
Very nice.
Calmer than you are.
'10. The Angels have won the World Series more recently than the Yankees. America loves a winner.'
That is almost as sad and pathetic as the Red Sox T-Shirts that say "Got Rings Lately?"
It's incredibly hilarious how some people try to dismiss 26 world championships. Plus the most recent one was 2000, not exactly a drought of cubs or red sox like proportions
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playof...ory?id=4556312"In the 10-day forecast that I looked at, it looks like we have some rain in the forecast, so that can change things," Girardi said Tuesday during a conference call. "But we are definitely considering possibly going to a three-man rotation in this round, but we'll have to take a look at it and see how it goes."
Calmer than you are.
they should consider a new one, "Walk Torii Hunter to Pitch to Vladimir Guerrero Lately ??" ............
6Can you imagine the disgusted looks on the faces of New Yorkers if Joe Torre gets into the World Series and the Yankees do not? Better yet: Jeff Weaver gets into the World Series and the Yankees do not.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,3313647.story
Jeff Weaver already did get there when the Yankees didn't.
"8The Yankees charge $20 for a stadium tour. No game included."
Stupid. The whole article.
Defending World Series Champions
Girardi: Yankees "definitely considering" a three-man rotation
Joe Girardi just did a conference call with the beat writers and said that while the team won’t have its roster/scouting meeting until tomorrow morning, “We are definitely considering going to a three-man rotation in this round.”
Girardi pointed to the lighter workload that CC Sabathia faced in September, as well as the longer layoff he’s getting now since the Yankees swept the first round. Girardi said that the team would like to have plan in place for the rotation going into the series, as opposed to just waiting to see where the team stands when Game 4 rolls around. Remember, too, that because of off-days Sabathia could pitch Games 1, 4 and 7 and only have to pitch on short rest once instead of twice.
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/
Don't know if this was posted somewhere else, but something about the possiblility of Sabathia pitching in 3 of the 7 games makes me feel nice and warm inside...
Yes, I just posted that.
Calmer than you are.
Oh God, ESPN now has a commercial with the Rally Monkey in it, wearing an Angels jersey.
Javy Vazquez's 2010 non-Cy Young season: 4-10, 7.15 ERA, 140 Ks, 170 IP.
I gotta admit, I really like that Nick Adenhart playoff commercial.
I knew it...Yes, I just posted that.
What's it doing?
Calmer than you are.
What commercial?
Calmer than you are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK13H...om=PL&index=46
Meh. I like the Joba one better.
Calmer than you are.
cool but fortunately it'll only run for 4 more games.
Baseball is life;
the rest is just details.
ALCS times / Fox >>
Friday 757p
Saturday 757p
Monday 413p
Tuesday 757p
Thursday 757p*
Saturday 413p [if no NLCS, Yankees @ 807p]*
Sunday 820p*
* = not according to YTrip
I assume those are all EST?
A fool and his money can throw one heck of a party!
4:13 on Monday? Looks like I'm leaving the office early that day
Afternoon playoff games are the worst.
Tiger Woods:Sent: 01:28 PM 09/08/2009:
Have you ever had a golden shower done to you
yes. here's a better graphic via lohud:
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 16, 7:57 p.m. ET
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 17, 7:57 p.m. ET
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 19, 4:13 p.m. ET
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7:57 p.m. ET
Game 5: Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:57 p.m. ET
Game 6: Saturday, Oct. 24, 4:13 p.m. ET (will switch to 7:57 p.m. ET if NLCS is over)
Game 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, 8:20 p.m. ET
Monday at 4:13? WTF?!
Javy Vazquez's 2010 non-Cy Young season: 4-10, 7.15 ERA, 140 Ks, 170 IP.
NL @ 8 00
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=09
Not at all happy with the 4pm start time for game 3. No idea how I'm going to see the first half of the game.
Doesn't matter - all the real action will be in the 8th and 9th.
I would rather them play it at 4:00 then 10:00 PM. I swear these West Coast games are screwing me up.
Still and will always be a New England Patriots fan.
I'd rather be tired than not see the game.
That's where it's been so far... hope it doesn't come down to it, but with the bullpen matchup, it wouldn't be that bad
"If we have to, we'll hoard everybody. That's what the Yankees used to do."
“Most lineups will hate facing our pitching and most pitching will hate facing our lineup,”
can't go to a bar after work? some jobs def has atypical hours..
"If we have to, we'll hoard everybody. That's what the Yankees used to do."
“Most lineups will hate facing our pitching and most pitching will hate facing our lineup,”
It's great for kids. Sucks for us with jobs though.
Baseball is life;
the rest is just details.
OMG, that Nick Adenhart commercial is airing now on MLB - I can not believe how disgusting that was. How can they use this poor kid's death to hype a baseball series? That's sick.
Hughes Rules: Pleading the Fifth
Yeah, why there is 1 PM West Coast start for a ALCS game is kinda baffling to me.
Still and will always be a New England Patriots fan.
Well the yankees killed him, so its extra motivation.
Im obviously kidding, nobody go crazy, but yeah that commercial is pretty lame. mixing baseball and something completely different and more serious. id ignore that crap
4:13 EST start on a Monday means 3:13 where I am. That sucks. I'm still gonna be at work
At least you won't be stuck working 3-11 on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Hughes Joba Montero= The Future
I would love to ignore Fox - how I hate Joe Buck. On the plus side, MLB network is covering the heck out of the playoffs and doing a great job. Carlos Pena has been guesting recently - he's very well-spoken (and handsome).
Hughes Rules: Pleading the Fifth
It's called Monday Night Football
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i like the 4pm start a lot actually. gives u at least one day off in the us from late night games and gives children a chance to catch the game. now that im overseas it is a nicer start time because it ends up being primetime games while the others start at 1am.
I would not bet on any of this yet.
There is a major Nor'Easter expected to strike the East coast and rain is predicted from tomorrow through Sunday here in NY.
It will be an upset if the ALCS goes off as planned.
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
-George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pr...f_destiny.html
I'm glad Klapisch said what he said about destiny - it's a bunch of hooey. Interesting quotes from Cash, though:
“To be honest, I think they look down on us,” said general manager Brian Cashman. “They’ve had their way with us for some time, and now we have something to prove to them. It’s not the other way around.
“I think the Angels feared the Red Sox, but they don’t fear us. I think they’re happy they’re playing us.”
*I don't care if the Angels fear us - this isn't football, where emotion is a huge factor in determining the outcome. I just want the Yankees to execute - if they do, they'll be fine.
The only part of the article that annoyed me was the Abreu reference. We won 103 games and what - we would have won 110 with Bobby? Klapisch is a stooge if he thinks that Abreu was worth what he would have gotten in arbitration. If the Yankees had signed him, we would not have Tex. He really needs to think, Klapisch does.
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Why do you continue to read this crap?
It's like people who listen to Mike Francessa every day and then complain about how stupid he is.
Calmer than you are.
I didn't think it was crap - at least Klapisch didn't go on and on about the Angels being a team of destiny.
I think it's a mistake if the Angels actually look down on us. If they want to think it's going to be easy to beat us, that's their problem. I'm actually surprised Cashman said something like that.
Hughes Rules: Pleading the Fifth
I agree with you.
Abreu at $5M = steal of the off season
Abreu at $16M+ = over paid decent offensive OF who sucks in the field.
Baseball is life;
the rest is just details.
ALCS
Yankees
Angels
llllllllets get ready to rummmmmmmmmmmmmmble!
Yanks in 5
RIP THE BOSS GEORGE M STEINBRENNER
Looks like Marte out and Bruney in for the ALCS, makes sense since Abreu is really there only lefty threat but use Bruney with caution.
If you listen to the fans you’ll be sitting with them soon enough.- Brian Cashman
A time schedule that actually favors me vs. my work hours... FINALLY!! The early games fall exactly on the two days I get out early. Sweet.
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