September 6, 2006 - Yankees @ Royals from Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

[BroadwayBomber55]

Time to win the Rubber match...

[cmaff05]

Let's Go Yankees.

Let's go Matsui.

Let's go Phillip Hughes.

[Tifoso]

We win. Basta.

Hi everyone.

Why do they call it the rubber match, anyway?

[JDPNYY]

Maybe score a run or something tonight....

[ZYanksRule]

Good evening folks.... I have an hour now, and hopefully the last 30 minutes of the game later... hosting the first WQAQ sports meeting of the semester in an hour....

Let's win the series.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Why do they call it the rubber match, anyway?

Final game after the first two games have been split, Lou.

Bad news for your Azzurri against Les Bleus during Euro 2008 Qualifying. They lost 3-1.

[daverave]

Greetings
I see the Tigers lost, here's a chance to get closer

[Soriambi]

Hey, everyone.

[JDPNYY]

Final game after the first two games have been split, Lou.

Bad news for your Azzurri against Les Bleus during Euro 2008 Qualifying. They lost 3-1.

That 'splains it Lucy.

[EdRuane]

I like that Hernandez was sent down for reporting overweight. Sounds like football.

[daverave]

We win. Basta.

Hi everyone.

Why do they call it the rubber match, anyway?

"According to Paul Dickson's The New Dickson's Baseball Dictionary (Harcourt Brace, 1999), a "rubber game" is "The last and deciding game of a series when the previous games have been split; e.g., the seventh game of the World Series." This tie-breaking sense of "rubber" apparently originated in the pulse-pounding English game of "bowls," or lawn bowling. Despite its name, bowls has little in common with American bowling, and consists of rolling wooden balls (called "bowls") across a level green, the object being to get your ball as close as possible to (but not to hit) a little white ball at the other end of the green. "Rubber" in its tie-breaking sense first appeared in the context of bowls around 1599, and was in use by the card-playing crowd (whist, bridge, etc.) by 1744. A set of three games of bridge is still generally referred to as a "rubber."
: Unfortunately, no one knows where "rubber" in this sense came from. It appears to be unrelated to the elastic sort of "rubber." (Incidentally, our modern elastic "rubber" is short for "India-rubber," from its original source in the East Indies. "Rubber" previously meant anything used to rub, smooth or clean.) Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ventures that the term may have referred to two "bowls" rubbing together, a fatal error in the game of bowls. Or it might be a metaphorical use of "rubber" (something that expunges) referring to the "sudden death" third game of a series, the loss of which would conclusively "rub out" the losing team's hopes. But there is, sad to say, no solid evidence for either theory."

[allstarcano22]

Let's Go Yankees.

Let's go Matsui.

Let's go Phillip Hughes.

Hughes has 9 Ks thru 4

matsui is 0/2 with a K and a fly out

[BroadwayBomber55]

That 'splains it Lucy.

Aye, aye, aye, aye, aye.

[Toaderly]

Hi all


How's was everyone's day?

[JDPNYY]

"According to Paul Dickson's The New Dickson's Baseball Dictionary (Harcourt Brace, 1999), a "rubber game" is "The last and deciding game of a series when the previous games have been split; e.g., the seventh game of the World Series." This tie-breaking sense of "rubber" apparently originated in the pulse-pounding English game of "bowls," or lawn bowling. Despite its name, bowls has little in common with American bowling, and consists of rolling wooden balls (called "bowls") across a level green, the object being to get your ball as close as possible to (but not to hit) a little white ball at the other end of the green. "Rubber" in its tie-breaking sense first appeared in the context of bowls around 1599, and was in use by the card-playing crowd (whist, bridge, etc.) by 1744. A set of three games of bridge is still generally referred to as a "rubber."
: Unfortunately, no one knows where "rubber" in this sense came from. It appears to be unrelated to the elastic sort of "rubber." (Incidentally, our modern elastic "rubber" is short for "India-rubber," from its original source in the East Indies. "Rubber" previously meant anything used to rub, smooth or clean.) Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ventures that the term may have referred to two "bowls" rubbing together, a fatal error in the game of bowls. Or it might be a metaphorical use of "rubber" (something that expunges) referring to the "sudden death" third game of a series, the loss of which would conclusively "rub out" the losing team's hopes. But there is, sad to say, no solid evidence for either theory."

BB55's explanation had less words. It didn't clear anything up but it did have less words.

[cmaff05]

Francona: Kyle Synder is in our plans for next year.

Me: Cool.

[aeromac76]

I'll throw some good news to start..
Boston is getting beat up, 5-0 so far in the third and WS threatening for more..

The Trenton update:
Zilla is 0-2, K'd in his first AB but then hit a liner to RF, hit it well, looks good.
And in the drool department, P Hughes has 9 K's in 4 innings and is just looking like a god amongst men..
I wonder if he is available this October (yeah kidding, but only half!!)

[Soriambi]

BB55's explanation had less words. It didn't clear anything up but it did have less words.

[daverave]

BB55's explanation had less words. It didn't clear anything up but it did have less words.

yeah, I needed to go looking for my own edification hence the excessive verbosity

[Toaderly]

The ChiSox came out to play, up on the BoSox 5-0 top 3rd.

[BroadwayBomber55]

BB55's explanation had less words. It didn't clear anything up but it did have less words.

You make me laugh John.

[EdRuane]

Hughes has 9 Ks thru 4

matsui is 0/2 with a K and a fly out

So the Red Sox affiliates perform as poorly as the parent team?

Hughes

[JDPNYY]

Kid: Daddy, why is water wet?

Daddy: Because it's water.

[ZYanksRule]

First pitch: 8:10

[4bronxbombers]

Hi all


How's was everyone's day?

Hi Toad. Good day. How about you?


Welcome Yankee fans! Let's win tonight.

[jimmykey2]

Hey everyone.

Go Yanks.

Go Thunder.

[Soriambi]

Hi all


How's was everyone's day?

Pretty good, yours?

Damon flies to right-center. One down.

[Tifoso]

Final game after the first two games have been split, Lou.

Bad news for your Azzurri against Les Bleus during Euro 2008 Qualifying. They lost 3-1.

Knew that

I couldn't care less about Euro...

I hope we don't even qualify---so Donadoni gets fired

[Bub]

Holy frehole, this guy's a load!

[ZYanksRule]

JETER

17 games.

MVP

MVP

MVP

MVP

[JDPNYY]

First pitch: 8:10

Today's first pitch time is brought to you by 7-11, because 7-11 is better than 8:10.

[Soriambi]

Kid: Daddy, why is water wet?

Daddy: Because it's water.

Stop- You've officially caused me to spit out my drink.

[Toaderly]

Hi Toad. Good day. How about you?


Welcome Yankee fans! Let's win tonight.

Hi there Ask me later on


Way to go, Cappy! #17!

[BroadwayBomber55]

I hope we don't even qualify---so Donadoni gets fired

Marcelo Lippi is not easy to replace. He's a great Italian football coach.

[Mark19]

Runelvys has got some real talent, he has had two excellent outings recently.

I hope the Yanks can muster enough offense to win this series.

[ZYanksRule]

Today's first pitch time is brought to you by 7-11, because 7-11 is better than 8:10.

It's also my birthday, so it's got that going for it.

[fredgmuggs]

Good evening ladies, gentlemen and children of all ages.

I always thought rubber game was some sort of term from bridge (the card game). Not that I would know because I've never played a game of bridge in my life.

[JDPNYY]

Stop- You've officially caused me to spit out my drink.

Drink spitting is always my goal.

[ZYanksRule]

Stop- You've officially caused me to spit out my drink.

John, I got this one.

Officially? There are other ways to spit out your drink?

[Soriambi]

It's also my birthday, so it's got that going for it.

[Toaderly]

Pretty good, yours?

Damon flies to right-center. One down.

Glad to hear it!

Waiting to see how this evening wraps up

[EdRuane]

Mauer: .347
Jeter: .344

Cano: .339...

[Soriambi]

John, I got this one.

Officially? There are other ways to spit out your drink?

Of course. Unofficially, for instance.

[JDPNYY]

It's also my birthday, so it's got that going for it.

Happy Birthday. Your birthday is brought to you by a Yankee win sandwiched between your Sports Meeting.

[Toaderly]

It's also my birthday, so it's got that going for it.

Happy Birthday!!!!

[ZYanksRule]

By it, I meant 7-11, but thanks

[JDPNYY]

By it, I meant 7-11, but thanks

D'oh!

[EdRuane]

Happy Birthday. Your birthday is brought to you by a Yankee win sandwiched between your Sports Meeting.

Wouldn't his sports meeting technically be sandwiched between this Yankee win?

I'm hungry.

[apolansk]

Run of the mill PA for Abreu, only 8 pitches so far..

[Soriambi]

By it, I meant 7-11, but thanks

I knew that, but any time someone says the word birthday I feel pretty much obligated to use three happy birthday smilies.