MLB thread.....

[Frosty]

Good luck to your teams....wait.....nix that....I hope your teams all get genital herpes.

GO PHILLIES!

This is such a great time of year. Playoff baseball, football in full swing and hockey starts tomorrow(keep quiet Al lol)

[JL8Jeff]

Going to the Phils game today, 5:07 start time is kind of strange but at least we'll be on I95 before rush hour so I won't complain.

[Frosty]

Nice!! Enjoy it.

[redsoxsstink]

yankeesssssss all the way

[baddest434]

i'm hoping for a philly - new york rematch :lol:
without the herpes

[Slow-V6]

Lets go Phillies!!

[Wolfblitz]

Going ot be another Red October

[fmybody]

+1 yanks

what happens in the playoffs stays in the playoffs.. except herpes that **** will come back with you.

[BonzoHansen]

This is the line score through 8 in Philly.

Bot 8th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Philadelphia 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0


I love the Yanks, but Philly is the team to beat by far.

[BonzoHansen]

Very impressive. And he had an RBI to boot.


http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2010/10/ipt/1286409627.jpg


That play Ruiz made was great. Very hard to make that play.

[BonzoHansen]

Going to the Phils game today, 5:07 start time is kind of strange but at least we'll be on I95 before rush hour so I won't complain.

I hate you

[baddest434]

Halladay is just unbelieveable!!!

Definate Cy Young Award winner

[fmybody]

This is the line score through 8 in Philly.

Bot 8th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Philadelphia 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0


I love the Yanks, but Philly is the team to beat by far.

cant deny the talent. holy poop.

[Frosty]

He was just filthy tonight....very well could have had another perfect game. What an unbelievable playoff start for this guy. Makes us completely forget about Cliff Lee. :lol:

[BonzoHansen]

Yanks just made this game interesting

[JL8Jeff]

So my playoff ticket was for a seat I never used tonight! It was in the upper section and we decided to stand in the lower section all night. Wow, what a great game! I can't wait to see what Oswalt will do, but it's tough to beat a no hitter. So, does anyone wanna buy my ticket for Friday? :rofl: I'm happy as hell to go to a couple of playoff games but this already exceeds my best hopes. Go Phillies!

:mrgreen:

[BigAls87Z28]

Yanks pulled it out, and the big bats came up. Back to back Tex and Arod is a tough combo, hard to pitch around. One of them is gunna make something happen.
Mo pitched another amazing game and sealed the deal. That call on that catch was ********, but Im glad Thome swung on the first pitch.

[JL8Jeff]

That call on that catch was ********, but Im glad Thome swung on the first pitch.

Yes, that was a lousy call, but still not as bad as the call last year against the Twins that handed the Yanks the game. MLB really needs to find a way to use replay without slowing down the game. The technology is available so they need to use it.

[JL8Jeff]

Wow, the Phils game was ugly tonight but they got it done.

[BonzoHansen]

Wow, the Phils game was ugly tonight but they got it done.

the phillies do good when they get 5 outs per inning.

[Slow-V6]

the phillies do good when they get 5 outs per inning.

Best record in Baseball this year!!

[BigAls87Z28]

disgusting to hear that.
Yanks swept the Twins. Good stuff

[Slow-V6]

Phillies sweep.. No baseball for 6 days!!

[baddest434]

how about them YANKEES !!! way to come back.

good luck philly fans

i smell rematch :lol:

[redsoxsstink]

yankees doin work!

[JL8Jeff]

Wow, what a terribly managed game by Texas! Why was the 3rd baseman playing up on the grass in the 8th when you have a 4 run lead and give up a double for no reason? Wait, let's change the pitcher for every batter until we give the Yanks the lead, that makes more sense! :-x The playoffs seem to bring the worst out of every team. I thought Minn giving the Yanks the first game was bad, this was a joke.

[BigAls87Z28]

Did you see that Yankee game? Hoooly crap! A friend of mine was texting me that CC was faltering fast.
I get in from workin on the 87, and whamo...5-0!
I turned it on top of the 7th...and it was all gravy from there. Amazing job.

[BigAls87Z28]

Looked good from this side. You must have something wrong with your TV?
Yanks just hammered the hell out of everything Texas had to give them in the 8th. Burning up the entire bullpen, trying to stop the bleeding...love it.
The pick-off was the thing that sealed the Ranger's fate.

[BonzoHansen]

Wow, what a terribly managed game by Texas! Why was the 3rd baseman playing up on the grass in the 8th when you have a 4 run lead and give up a double for no reason? Wait, let's change the pitcher for every batter until we give the Yanks the lead, that makes more sense! :-x The playoffs seem to bring the worst out of every team. I thought Minn giving the Yanks the first game was bad, this was a joke.

kinda like the reds giving the phils games on a silver platter. :)

[Frosty]

F me, I went to bed last night when it was 5-0 with a big grin on my face...it seems the baseball Gods have a sick sense of humor...

F'in Yankees lol

Kudos to them though for coming back.

[baddest434]

it ain't over till it's over :mrgreen:

[BigAls87Z28]

You MIGHT be able to start to relax when its the Yanks last up, 2 outs, two strikes on the batter, no one on base, and the yanks are down by 4 or more runs.

[BonzoHansen]

As soon as I saw darren oliver on the mound I knew they had a decent chance

[JL8Jeff]

kinda like the reds giving the phils games on a silver platter. :)

Yup, these teams all seem to turn into mental cases. And the managing is pathetic.

[BonzoHansen]

Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/Yankees/NolanRyanAndW.png (http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=14872014&content_id=12833591)


Tonight's game Lincecum vs.Halladay is must watch TV

[CamaroFTW]

phillies in 6 vs SF, then Phils in 6 vs. the yanks ;)...we're taking it back

[baddest434]

Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/Yankees/NolanRyanAndW.png (http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=14872014&content_id=12833591)




haha i was laughing at that last night.

[alamantia]

Why is Jeter a lead off hitter? He used to be good, I respect that. Im a yanlee fan. But now he sucks, it happens, people get old, be a captian, let a real lead off hitter lead off,. If you cant hit or steal a base let someone who can.

[baddest434]

who? the only one who can steal bases is gardner and he can't hit crap!

[alamantia]

Gardner or granderson i suppose.

[BigAls87Z28]

Timmy takes down Doc in the show down!!

[JL8Jeff]

Timmy takes down Doc in the show down!!

Neither pitcher looked overly impressive and the umpire was inconsistant with the low strike call so it affected both of them. It was a close game like everyone expected, but most people figured it would be 1-0. Phils had plenty of chances to score runs and left them on base.

[Frosty]

The Giants didn't impress me aside from Ross. The Phillies definitely didn't take advantage of their opportunities.

....and Rollins needs to be benched...

[JL8Jeff]

....and Rollins needs to be benched...

You won't get an argument from me, but Charlie will never do it.

[Frosty]

You won't get an argument from me, but Charlie will never do it.

Nope, it won't happen unless he gets hurt again.

[BigAls87Z28]

Boo whoo. Giants dont have any big name players, and you lost.

Timmy took it to the house on you guys. While it wasnt perfect, it was better then Doc.

[Frosty]

I didn't know "big name" players means a team shouldn't win.

...and Yankees have big name players and they got embarrassed in Game 2...so what's that say? If it wasn't for a meltdown in Game 1 they'd be in a ig whole...again....what's your point?

I merely said they Giants didn't impress me. I didn't say they were a bad team..in fact just about every Phillies fan BUT me is saying Phils in 5....this series will go longer than that.

[Slow-V6]

Its a good thing that they didnt bench Rollins!! The Phillies need to start pitching around Ross! He is the only offense for SF..

[JL8Jeff]

Its a good thing that they didnt bench Rollins!! The Phillies need to start pitching around Ross! He is the only offense for SF..

Yeah, talk about ironic. I guess you need to talk bad about a player to get him to perform! :lol: I have no idea what they are thinking throwing an inside pitch to Ross, he tees off on every one of them. Phils had some nice defensive plays and that's what makes the difference this time of the year. Gotta love the pitchers getting hits too! Good thing Oswalt ran through that stop sign. :mrgreen:

[BonzoHansen]

Yeah, talk about ironic. I guess you need to talk bad about a player to get him to perform! :lol: by that logic every player in philly should be a super duper all star :lol:

[Frosty]

hahahaha

[JL8Jeff]

by that logic every player in philly should be a super duper all star :lol:

Yeah, Ryan Howard sucks, they should bench him and put in Gload! And Raul is in a slump, he should sit and put Francisco in. :wink:

[Frosty]

haha Jeff

[BonzoHansen]

Yeah, Ryan Howard sucks, they should bench him and put in Gload! And Raul is in a slump, he should sit and put Francisco in. :wink:

they were getting on him because he was at the 1st qtr of the eagle game yesterday. You know, right accross the street form the ballyard. lol

[Frosty]

So.....if Lincicum(sp) "took Roy to the house" with a marginally better performance what super cool lingo can we use to describe with Lee did to poor Andy Petite? lol

[baddest434]

"foreclosed on the house"??????


yanks better start hitting or texas will be in the series.

i don't know why burnett is pitching tonite. he's proved that he SUCKS.

CC should be pitching games 1,4,7!!! burnett should go to the mets.

[BonzoHansen]

yeah, he's gonna suck eggs. Or throw a no-hitter. I don't think there will be anything in between from him.

[baddest434]

honestly i don't even like watching the games he pitches. his pitch count is in the 40's by the end of the 2nd inning. he stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm better and i'm 104

[JL8Jeff]

Phils look like poop and couldn't hit a ball if you put it on a tee! Phils and Yanks might be watching the Giants and Rangers play each other in the WS. :shock:

[baddest434]

Phils look like poop and couldn't hit a ball if you put it on a tee! Phils and Yanks might be watching the Giants and Rangers play each other in the WS. :shock:

i was just thinking the same thing. each team down 2-1 and the yanks more then likey will be down 3-1 after tonight. *crosses fingers*

i was hoping for a rematch of last years WS.

[Frosty]

Phils look like poop and couldn't hit a ball if you put it on a tee! Phils and Yanks might be watching the Giants and Rangers play each other in the WS. :shock:

Yeah no kidding, they made Cain look a lot better than what he is. They better figure it out tomorrow night.

[BonzoHansen]

i was just thinking the same thing. each team down 2-1 and the yanks more then likey will be down 3-1 after tonight. *crosses fingers*

i was hoping for a rematch of last years WS.

if the yanks miss the phils better too!

giants vs rangers - worst tv ratings ever!

[BigAls87Z28]

yeah. I was hoping for a 1962 rematch

[baddest434]

yankees suck

[deadtrend1]

... And Raul is in a slump, he should sit and put Francisco in. :wink:

i think Charlie heard you

[Frosty]

Ughhh, someone needs to tell this ump that every pitch inside isn't a strike....

[JL8Jeff]

Why the heck did the Phils send Ruiz home from 2nd? :evil: He's the slowest guy in the whole stadium! That ended up costing them at least 1 run and most likely more. At least the Phils finally started hitting the ball. Polanco's muffed play cost them a run for sure. :|

Dammit, what the hell is he doing pitching it inside to Ross? Stupid coaching!

Wow, Charlie is an idiot and he leaves Durbin in! Is it really that hard to coach?

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[Frosty]

Game over

[baddest434]

Game over

remember what yogi said :lol:

[Frosty]

True. I still have to get another Comcast remote though...they just don't make them like they used to.

[baddest434]

I still have to get another Comcast remote though...they just don't make them like they used to.

:rofl: being a yankee fan hasn't been easy the last few games either! i know it's rough on the remotes. lol

[baddest434]

Game over

it is now.

image philly and new york watchin san fran and texas play the WS.
SAD

[Frosty]

It makes me sick, the Giants are NOT that great of a team....

Once again the Phillies miss opportunities and refuse to play small ball...

I'm really freaking aggravated right now so I'm not gonna say much more because it's going to be filled with a bunch of expletives.

[T69SS]

image philly and new york watchin san fran and texas play the WS.
SAD

:rofl:

[NastyEllEssWon]

someone really needs to fire that ump

[JL8Jeff]

someone really needs to fire that ump

This whole umpire crew has been terrible the whole series so far, but at least they are making bad calls both ways. And yes, Charlie refuses to play small ball and bunt runners into scoring position and now he has lost 2 games by 1 run. Brilliant! :-?

[Frosty]

That is what's killing me Jeff. I don't care that he started Blanton, Joe did his job. But the refusal to play small ball in a close game....I mean they teach that in Babe Ruth League at 14 and 15yrs old.

I think they're done, I mean it's certainly possible they can come back, it's possible with their lineup but it's highly unlikely. Kudos to the Giants for getting hot at the right time and kudos to the Phillies for making them look better than what they are.

Giants/Rangers WS...yawn. I'll be watching hockey.

[Slow-V6]

That is what's killing me Jeff. I don't care that he started Blanton, Joe did his job. But the refusal to play small ball in a close game....I mean they teach that in Babe Ruth League at 14 and 15yrs old.

I think they're done, I mean it's certainly possible they can come back, it's possible with their lineup but it's highly unlikely. Kudos to the Giants for getting hot at the right time and kudos to the Phillies for making them look better than what they are.

Giants/Rangers WS...yawn. I'll be watching hockey.

After last years Stanley cup playoffs with the Flyers I dont count any Philliy team out ( except for the Eagles) until it is over..

[Frosty]

Very true, if any team can do this it would be the Phillies...but winning 3 games in a row vs. their top 3 while not swinging the bats well(aside from last night) is gonna be tough.

[BonzoHansen]

man, philly fans are rough. he's won you 1 series, got you to another, and 3 straight trips to the NLCS and you cut him zero slack! lol

[Frosty]

I love Uncle Charlie(in a completely hetero way), he's a great coach but sometimes he/the overlooks the little things.

[BonzoHansen]

you can't applaude him for playing hunches that work and boo him for hunches that don't!

[Frosty]

I do, he's very rarely steered this team wrong, last night was just a glaring example of them not playing the small ball. They could hide it when the bats are on fire, they can just knock the ball around power their way to runs but when you're not doing that, in a close game you need to do the little things. Just my opinion.

I'm certainly not saying Charlie sucks, in fact I like him a lot. He's probably STILL the most underrated manager in baseball.

[Slow-V6]

Its the players... Ryan Howard is great during the season but the past 2 yrs he has not done anything really in the playoffs.. Last year in the WS he struck out how many times? Utley has had a bad year all year long. Raul is slumping, Victorino is not a good leadoff hitter.. Chooch, Werth, and Polanco are the most reliable players we have. They picked up sweeney for a reason. I would let him pinch hit or let him play against lefties.. The only flaw I have on Charlie is that sometimes he is to loyal to his players..

[NastyEllEssWon]

i think charlie heard you frosty.....because that bunt just put us in position to put 2 runs in...and the next batter it did. :nod:

[BonzoHansen]

another bad call. that bunt was foul

[JL8Jeff]

Wow, time to sit back and wait to see how much uglier this game can really get. :shock:

[Slow-V6]

Would have hit Sweeney instead of Gload.. Needed a Fly ball and whith a Righty at bat you avoid that line drive double play..

[JL8Jeff]

Would have hit Sweeney instead of Gload.. Needed a Fly ball and whith a Righty at bat you avoid that line drive double play..

That might end up being the play of the series! That hurt big time. At least it was a good play and not somebody making an error. I just hope the Phils can stay focused enough to get through the last couple of innings.

[Slow-V6]

Lets go Phillies... The bridge to Lidge just struck out the side in the 8th.. We need to get an insurance run..

[JL8Jeff]

Woot! :w00t: Madsen and Lidge with a nice cleanup job. Werth with the insurance run.

[Slow-V6]

This whole umpire crew has been terrible the whole series so far, but at least they are making bad calls both ways. And yes, Charlie refuses to play small ball and bunt runners into scoring position and now he has lost 2 games by 1 run. Brilliant! :-?


Its both the ALCS and the NLCS that the umps are having a strange strike zone. I watched 100's of games during the season but it seems that the strike zone during the season is different then the strike zone during the playoffs. Dont know if its because fox and tbs use that stupid strike zone box and that throws off my perception or what not..

[BonzoHansen]

dammit. I think the fat lady is warming up

[baddest434]

dammit. I think the fat lady is warming up

i'm afraid so! dammit is right.

well look at the bright side- they won't have to embarassed themselves against Lee again.

[Frosty]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, the Yankees look like they're going to lose which means Phillies at 8pm.

So that's the meet tomorrow + Phillies game=a nice happy Saturday.

[NastyEllEssWon]

woooooooooooooooooo **** the yankees :nod:

[LS1Hawk]

To quote Rob Schneider in The Waterboy: "Oh, no! We suck again!"

[baddest434]

woooooooooooooooooo **** the yankees :nod:

and now the phillies :moon: karma bit you. lol

howard, what a joke series he had. as bad as a-rod

[Frosty]

Absolutely pathetic. Ah well. Classic example of your clutch players not being clutch.

I hope Cliff Lee gets his ring, I hope Giants get swept. The Phillies made them look better than what they are....even garbage can smell nice once in a while.

[bubba428]

muhahahah I hate baseball, but I hate philly more, so this has made my day.

[baddest434]

I hope Cliff Lee gets his ring,

then signs with the yanks :lol:

i'll root for the rangers even tho they whooped the yanks ass.
but really not that interested in it. i wanted a rematch from last year. but both our teams SUCKED in the clutch.

[Frosty]

A rematch of last year would've been nice.

Rangers/Giants :yawn: Thank God for hockey and football(and basketball still isn't a sport lol)

[JL8Jeff]

Yup, just got back from the game and what a pathetic effort by the Phils once again. How can you jump on a team 2-0 in the first inning and do nothing after chasing how many pitchers! To lose 3 games by 1 run shows how poorly managed this team is. Ruiz bunting was the only attempt at playing smallball so they definitely don't deserve to go any farther than this. I still can't believe they ended up with the best record in baseball and have the worst slumping offense in baseball at the same time!

[BonzoHansen]

woooooooooooooooooo **** the yankees :nod:and now the phillies :moon: karma bit you. lol

howard, what a joke series he had. as bad as a-rod

PHAIL

[Slow-V6]

(and basketball still isn't a sport lol)

Yeah but the Sixers will be better then last year..

[baddest434]

Yeah but the Sixers will be better then last year..

lol still not saying much

[Slow-V6]

lol still not saying much

I know its not saying much but its only 10.00 a ticket to go see a sixers vrs Boston, LA, or anyone else they play game at home and they will be more competitive then last year..

[baddest434]

whoa only 10 bucks for a ticket? even against boston, LA, miami? thats a great deal. and i wouldn't care how bad the home team is either.

[Frosty]

The Sixers could win 3 straight titles and my care level wouldn't change.

[Slow-V6]

whoa only 10 bucks for a ticket? even against boston, LA, miami? thats a great deal. and i wouldn't care how bad the home team is either.

Thats what I am saying. I got a 10 game package this year for me and my daughter and it cost 200.00 for the both of us to see 10 games.

[Slow-V6]

The Sixers could win 3 straight titles and my care level wouldn't change.

So you mean to tell me that if the Sixers beat the lakers in the NBA finals ( no chance of that happening) that you would not go to the parade?

[BigAls87Z28]

Basketball and Hockey are filler sports. No one puts on big parades or events for them unless you live in a city where that's all you got.

[Slow-V6]

Basketball and Hockey are filler sports. No one puts on big parades or events for them unless you live in a city where that's all you got.

IDK. I think if the Flyers won last year there would have been over 1 million people at the parade.

[Savage_Messiah]

at least one new york-area team had success vs texas...

[Frosty]

So you mean to tell me that if the Sixers beat the lakers in the NBA finals ( no chance of that happening) that you would not go to the parade?

No...I wouldn't. The NBA does nothing for me. I'm not a fan of the sport, I don't care about what team does what, I don't care how the Sixers do. Well wait, check that, I hope they do well since they're here in Philly that's about the extent of my caring.

[Frosty]

IDK. I think if the Flyers won last year there would have been over 1 million people at the parade.

Easily would have had over a million.

[BigAls87Z28]

IDK. I think if the Flyers won last year there would have been over 1 million people at the parade.

Basketball and Hockey are filler sports. No one puts on big parades or events for them unless you live in a city where that's all you got.

Point still stands.

[Frosty]

Point still stands.

No it doesn't. Are you saying Philly doesn't have baseball or football?

[Blacdout96]

Point still stands.

Al's just mad cause the Rump Rangers hasent seen the finals since they won the cup in 94, and keep getting knocked out when they play the Flyers in the playoffs.

As for the Islanders....... nuff said

[BigAls87Z28]

No it doesn't. Are you saying Philly doesn't have baseball or football?

Baseball JUST started becoming a sport in Philly. How long have the Phillies been there? And how many years were they good enough to have parades? In 3 years, they won 1, lost 1, and just missed one, losing to a "lesser team"
Football is the same story. Few good seasons, but over the stretch, overall middle of the road team.

Al's just mad cause the Rump Rangers hasent seen the finals since they won the cup in 94, and keep getting knocked out when they play the Flyers in the playoffs.

As for the Islanders....... nuff said

Not a Hockey fan, not by a million miles. Hockey is a sport full of ex-figure skaters with poor attitudes.
Only Rangers I hate right now come from Texas.

I root for the local teams in other sports I dont care much about. Nets and Devils. I also root for other local teams in the NY area and like to see local teams win.

[Tru2Chevy]

I root for the local teams in other sports I dont care much about. Nets and Devils. I also root for other local teams in the NY area and like to see local teams win.

http://www.tshirtmonger.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/stoc.gif

- Justin

[Frosty]

Al, you're dead wrong about Philly. This has been a football town for the better part of 2 decades and beyond. Just because they haven't brought home a super bowl doesn't mean anything.

...and LOL@your comment about hockey players. They're probably the nicest athletes you'll ever meet when it comes to fans and taking the time for charity work, signing autographs etc. They're 5x's the athletes and 10x's the professionals football and baseball players could ever be. No steroid controversies, a very rare legal issue here and there...but then you dislike the sport so you're biased. I'd love to see you on skates though, it'd be funny :D;):D

[Slow-V6]

Baseball JUST started becoming a sport in Philly. How long have the Phillies been there? And how many years were they good enough to have parades? In 3 years, they won 1, lost 1, and just missed one, losing to a "lesser team"
Football is the same story. Few good seasons, but over the stretch, overall middle of the road team.



Not a Hockey fan, not by a million miles. Hockey is a sport full of ex-figure skaters with poor attitudes.
Only Rangers I hate right now come from Texas.

I root for the local teams in other sports I dont care much about. Nets and Devils. I also root for other local teams in the NY area and like to see local teams win.


How are the Eagles over the past 10 yrs a middle of the road team? They made it to 5 NFC championship games and 1 Super bowl.. They made it to the playoffs 2 or 3 other times and got knocked out before the NFC championship game. So for 5 of the last 10 years they were a Top 4 team or better.. That doesnt sound like a middle of the road type of team to me..

As far as the Phillies go. I am 29 yrs old and went to about 20-25 games a year at the Vet for the Phillies in the 90's! I have stood by the Phillies for all those years. To me the biggest sports team in the area is and has always been the Phillies.

As far as hockey goes. I would love to see you say that to a NHL player.

[T69SS]

Phillies fan, but when it comes to this World Series... Rangers > Giants

[Frosty]

Phillies fan, but when it comes to this World Series... Rangers > Giants

This x100000000000000000000

**** the Giants, scrub team that got hot at the right time.

[baddest434]

**** the Giants, scrub team that got hot at the right time.

man their still hot!!!!

tampa and the yanks couldn't hit lee but damn the giants sure did.

[BonzoHansen]

he sucked eggs tonight

[Frosty]

That he did...surprising...

[JL8Jeff]

SF might be using up all their good luck tonight in the first game! I still can't believe the number of errors in the playoffs this year.

[BigAls87Z28]

Lee looked like AJ last night.

[BigAls87Z28]

Aaaaaaaaaaand Rangers took a giant German shyte on themselves again. 21 balls in the 8th. Wash just let pitcher after pitcher keep throwing balls, or grapefruits to the Giants.

[JL8Jeff]

Had a nice pitchers duel going until 2 out in the 8th! :lol: That is some extremely bad pitching.

[NastyEllEssWon]

and cliff lee gives up a 3 run homer in the 7th with 2 outs. looks like SF is gonna be spraying the champagne tonight. :nod:




and cruz answers with a solo shot....this could get interesting with the momentum swinging

[BonzoHansen]

cliff lee's price tag is dropping lol

[JL8Jeff]

Congrats to SF, they shut down everyone. They barely beat the Phils with 3 games by 1 run, but that's what the Phils did to Tampa a couple of years ago. Good managing wins (smallball) again! Texas looked like the Phils with everyone trying to hit homeruns. :-?

[Frosty]

cliff lee's price tag is dropping lol

...and maybe now idiot Phillies fans will stop whining about trading Lee for Halladay. This city is STILL complaining about the trade. They're both top notch pitchers...Lee showed he is human and that he's no better than Halladay.

[BigAls87Z28]

Congrats to SF, they shut down everyone. They barely beat the Phils with 3 games by 1 run, but that's what the Phils did to Tampa a couple of years ago. Good managing wins (smallball) again! Texas looked like the Phils with everyone trying to hit homeruns. :-?

How this should read is this

The Three-Time top team in the NL failed to beat the no-named team that just won the World Series.

At least I can admit that the yanks forgot how to play baseball somewhere in October.

[NastyEllEssWon]

How this should read is this

The Three-Time top team in the NL failed to beat the no-named team that just won the World Series.

At least I can admit that the yanks forgot how to play baseball somewhere in October.



or maybe it should read exactly how it was posted. small ball wins games. :nod:

[JL8Jeff]

There was nothing no name about SF, they had one of the best pitching staffs all year and were favored to win the west. It's good to see so many different teams getting into the playoffs the last few years.

[alamantia]

Why is Jeter a lead off hitter? He used to be good, I respect that. Im a yanlee fan. But now he sucks, it happens, people get old, be a captian, let a real lead off hitter lead off,. If you cant hit or steal a base let someone who can.


http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-10_Degrees_Jeter_struggles_041011

What I have been saying for the last 2 years

[BonzoHansen]

OMG IT’S ALL GOING WRONG 9 GAMES IN!!!!!!! Fu*&in’a last week it was Boston fans, now it is Yankee fans. Settle down.

I have faith in #2. The season is all of 9 games old. Let’s not push the panic button yet. Hell a week ago they were saying Textiera was smoking hot out of the gate. Now they are saying he sucks in April again as he rides an 0-15 streak.

Writers are stupid. They keep saying Jeter ‘abandoned his new swing’ because they don’t know the difference between a stride forward, a stride in (what he used to do) and a toe tap. There should be a rule about writing about baseball and actually understanding the nuances. The toe tap approach seems to work well for Pulhols (and at least 1/3 of the league) so I think Jeter can do it. They need to write about pulhols dropping his hands right now which is why he isn’t hitting like himself – the best in baseball that is.

Who should lead off for the yanks? Gardner isn’t hitting any better and based on the 9 game panic logic he never will. Granderson has like a .350 lifetime OBP so he sure isn’t the answer. Exactly who on the current 25 man roster should lead off?

[alamantia]

Anyone who can hit and steal bases AKA not Jeter

[Frosty]

Yankees fans bitching 10 games into the season=priceless

[BonzoHansen]

Lol, right? Wiat until Mariano blows 2 saves in a row. The sky is falling!!


Anyone who can hit and steal bases AKA not Jeter

so answer the question. who on the 25 man roster should lead off?

Last night Jeter 2 for 4, 2R, 1 RBI.

[Frosty]

That's OK, Phillies fans are whining too.

[BonzoHansen]

That is what happens to spoiled fans.

[Frosty]

True, it's a combo of that and most Philadelphia fans are idiots :rofl: Most are just fans of their teams, not the sport. Ask them something about another team or the sport and you get that deer caught in headlight look lol

[BonzoHansen]

At least I don't hear too much crying about rollins and his .250ave/.350obp in the top of the order.

[alamantia]

Im not bitching, I just think its comical how high of a pedestal yankee fans place an aging player who cant perform the way he once did because they can only farm catchers lately, everyone seems to want to ignore inevitable truth that Jeter is no longer the man for that spot.

[BonzoHansen]

it's not a matter of a pedestal, although I think his track records allows for more than 10 games before we throw him out. A first ballot HOF gets a bit more rope than a 3rd year kid. it's a matter of pragmatism. the roster is what it is. You start moving him around you screw up the rest of the lineup – they like being able to break up lefties/righties. there is no prototypical leadoff hitter on this team.

[JL8Jeff]

there is no prototypical leadoff hitter on this team.

Well, then go out and buy one! :lol:

[Frosty]

:rofl:

[BonzoHansen]

Well, then go out and buy one! :lol:

Said the fan of the team with the highest payroll in the NL. :mrgreen:

[greenformula92]

I just think its comical how high of a pedestal yankee fans place an aging player


because hes the CAPTAIN. that is the highest regard to any player in that organization. he may not be the hitter he was but he can still play. yeah his best years are behind him. and you have to look at all the times he came through in that big spot. thats why. its not like the guy can't play, he can oviously still play the field, and he can oviously still hit....oh and by the way, Jeter is only leading off against lefties....against righties its Gardner. Yankee fan are coming to the end of an era, within the next 3 or 4 years there will be no more Riviera, and no more Jeter, and no more Posada....we hold the highest regard to these players no matter what they do

[alamantia]

I heard Jeter got a hit saturday - and I missed it.

[Frosty]

I heard Jeter got a hit saturday - and I missed it.

That's OK, it's like a full moon right? It'll happen again in a month or so. :mrgreen:

[BonzoHansen]

Jeter is about problem #14 right now

[baddest434]

Jeter is about problem #14 right now

How true!!!!!!!
they are just playing horrible right now.

[BonzoHansen]

That team should be able to carry a .250 SS with a decent glove. God knows 80% of world series teams have. And most have not had an MVP caliber 2nd baseman and big bruisers at the corners.

[LS1Hawk]

Jeter is playing the way he should be at his age. Why do you think there's more no hitters and complete games the last couple seasons? Steroid testing. We were so use to seeing apes like McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, etc. that we grew to expect men in their 40s have better stats than they did when they were in their 20s.

[BonzoHansen]

amphetamines too

[Slow-V6]

Will the Phillies score more then 1 run tonight??

[BonzoHansen]

So I guess the experts were proven right and Jeter proved to be a big problem for the Yanks. Hmm. :rolleyes:

What a night in baseball last night, holy crap!! Puckerface Papelbomb did great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigAls87Z28]

Jeter will never be seen as a major player for the Yankees. How he has made it this far in his carer without being traded is hilarious...........
































ROFLCOPTER The man is a God. It will be 20+ years till another man of his caliber shows up.

[BigAls87Z28]

BTW, it's great to see the vets talk about the post-season as "another season" while some of the newer guys are super excited.

[JL8Jeff]

Last night was crazy with all the playoff implications. But everyone knows the Yanks threw the game so Boston wouldn't get in! :wink:

[greenformula92]

lol....when your up by 7 in the last game of the year that means absolutely nothing might as bring in the Scranton Boys.

i would rather beat the Red Sox in the play offs anyway....its more satidfying that way

[JL8Jeff]

The Yanks/Detroit game being suspended tonight sucks for the pitching matchup. I know when the Phils/Rays World Series game was suspended and both teams lost their best pitchers it really made a lot of fans mad on both sides. But in that game it was obvious rain was on the way. Tonight, it really popped up fast and wasn't really expected to be this bad. I'm surprised they even played the top of the 2nd the way the rain was coming down. Good thing nobody got injured in those conditions. You play 162 games to get to this point and you don't want to lose anybody because of bad weather but MLB needs to pull their head out of their :moon: and stop risking injuries when this happens.

[maroman88]

its an outdoors sport... weather happens outdoors, GAME ON! like football being cancled for snow, hello its a winter sport!

[BonzoHansen]

No, that field was unplayable. Baseball is not a mud sport.

[Frosty]

No, that field was unplayable. Baseball is not a mud sport.

Agreed

[BonzoHansen]

Well the phils just failed worse than the yanks considering the hype of their starting staff. In april everyone had the phils beating the red sox in the series and lots of experts picked the yanks to come in 3rd in the east. So I don't think what the yanks accomplished this year was a total failure.

tough seeing howard go down like that, hope it isn't anything serious. looked like an ankle or acl.

[Frosty]

They deserved every bit of that loss. Completely and utter choke job. I had a horrible feeling about this series when it started. The Cards are the Giants of last year...an OK team who got hot at the right time. Of course saying that on local boards made me get ripped a new one for not thinking the Phils would sweep.

Hats off to the Cards....and lol@the Phillies for another choke job...this hurts.

[BonzoHansen]

Let me find the salt for your wound and bust out the i-told-you-so-stick

philly radio was comparing this rotation to the braves big rotation of the 90s. which the yanks beat twice. Just saying.

IMO the offer the yanks made was too long. Just like arod's and crawford's deal, and werth too. this will force the yanks to come up with a real plan, not overpay to sign a 33 year old guy who went 3-2 in the playoffs last year.

Yeah because the 90's and today have so much in common...but hey if that helps you sleep at night keep thinking what the Braves had as a rotation in 90's has any bearing on today :rofl::rofl::rofl::moon::moon::moon:

Yup, you were right tony, there sure was nothing to be learned from history! lol. On the record I called how bad a deal crawford was the sox too. And said Jeter would be fine (.297 seems ok by me). But what do I know about baseball? lol

Should I drag up all my posts about the great pitching staffs of the past that did not win anything? :)

[Frosty]

There's still no connection, how can you compare a team from 15+yr ago to the Phillies of this year?

I don't remember the context of the comment you made though, refresh my memory(being serious)

[BonzoHansen]

All the talk about the phils having the best staff ever so I reminded phil fans about how the braves had arguably the best staff ever in the 90s, with piles of cy youngs and they only won the series once. I then went on to find other great staffs across many decades that did not win the series. point was it takes more than pitching, history proved it. and again now. they got no farther than the yanks did and they had a rookie and freddie garcia start in the playoffs, and had bartolo colon eat lots of innings this year. And burnett.

if you don't learn from history you are doomed to repeat it. and don't make series plans in April. I'm looking at you Boston lol

I actually thought he pence deal would push them over the top, to be honest.

[Frosty]

The offense has been inconsistent for years now...but they made it work. There's really no reason the Phillies should have lost. But AGAIN the $125 million dollar man(Howard) disappeared....he had one big hit...then nothing.

Ruiz-Terrible
Polanco-Terrible even though he's hurt
Ibanez even Pence played below their expectation.

This was a team effort for them to lose, that's the way the sport goes...the season wasn't suppose to end like this...oh well. Time for hockey now I suppose.

[BonzoHansen]

howards contract extension is going to haunt them just like a-rods will haunt the yanks.

just think, if they never signed that extension, they'd be in the pujols lottery this winter


hey, ruiz gives them good defense, i love that guy behind the plate. the play he made in the 9th was great. the one off the pitchers leg. if you need him to be a major offensive threat that isn't good.

[JL8Jeff]

Just got back from the game and it was no surprise the offense killed them in the end. I knew at the start of the season they had great pitching, but when you have no offense you will still lose those low scoring games. Can't blame Halladay for this loss but why the heck Charlie let Polanco actually bat and swing away in the 8th is stupid. Lots of stupid stuff going on and they deserve to end the season this way. I'm mad, but I'm not surprised. I guess I'll wait until the Giants fall apart again before I focus on hockey! :lol: So who wants to go for a boat ride!:mrgreen:

[BigAls87Z28]

I would have loved to see the Yankees advance, and see Lee grab some couch-time for the rest of the play offs. That whole situation still doesn't sit well with me, despite what Yankee fans said about his wife.
The two best teams in the MLB are out in the first round. This is baseball.

[Frosty]

howards contract extension is going to haunt them just like a-rods will haunt the yanks.

just think, if they never signed that extension, they'd be in the pujols lottery this winter


hey, ruiz gives them good defense, i love that guy behind the plate. the play he made in the 9th was great. the one off the pitchers leg. if you need him to be a major offensive threat that isn't good.

I meant Ruiz being terrible regarding this post season. Defensively he's top 3 in baseball.

Hindsight is 20/20. I mean I think they overpaid for Howard for his extension but at the time he was a big na,e(still is) and was producing in and out of the clutch.

Preliminary reports is that he has a torn Achilles....FML. As if it couldn't get worse...****....