MLB 2010/11

[Brock Landers]

tigers won, throwing verlander in only 1 game, in which he wasnt his normal superb self. the lesson: yankees suck

[irul&ublo]

If the Yankees suck, the Sux felch

[iceman]

I still can't believe the Sox sucked so hard in September that the Yankees managed to win the division. Inconceivable!

[4matic]

The Tigers are difficult to watch. They are the fattest team ever. I mean even their infielders are fat. The shots of Leyland look like a man with emphysema struggling to breath.

Just strange.

[Benny Profane]

Didn't help last night when they made that pitcher take that mondo band aid off his giant zit.

[ex-powderbroker]

It was a great series. I'm pulling for a DET-MIL finale, I don't care who wins. I'd probably prefer the brew crew. The Yanks couldn't get the job done last night, which sucked, but they didn't get their asses handed to them. They didn't embarrass Verlander but they made him look pretty mortal twice. Oh well, it was a fun group overall and the division crown is still sweet. The best part about being a Yankee fan is when you get to say, "there's always next year", it actually has some meaning.

[BigDaddy]

The best part about being a Yankee fan is when you get to say, "there's always next year", it actually has some meaning.

The only thing easier than being a Yankee fan, is Paris Hilton.


Cheer up ML. Even though you lost, you won. I'm an XL and will be hoping for a snowy day in December...

[The AD]

The Yanks couldn't get the job done last night

The thing that struck me the most during the series was how much more disciplined at the plate the Yankees were. Sometimes this paid off, but they also blew lots of good opportunities. I also think the Yankees were too conservative on the basepaths. At some point you've got to take a chance.

[lionelhutz]

I'm already nervous for game 5. Fuck. This can't be good for me.

[Brock Landers]

Oh well, it was a fun group overall and the division crown is still sweet.

Have fun with your Division Title T shirt and hat. Really setting the bar a little low, no?

[ex-powderbroker]

Have fun with your Division Title T shirt and hat. Really setting the bar a little low, no?

I could have bought a division shirt but this one looked better.

The thing that struck me the most during the series was how much more disciplined at the plate the Yankees were. Sometimes this paid off, but they also blew lots of good opportunities. I also think the Yankees were too conservative on the basepaths. At some point you've got to take a chance.

Agreed, Joe Girardi is just a robot. I thought A-rod should have been running yesterday with Cano up for sure. He also stuck with the people that got him there rather than doing any interesting pinch hitting and/or acknowledging that Teixeira can't buy a hit right now. Sucks Montero got 2 ab's the whole series, especially because the more he got, the fewer you could have given to Martin/Teix.

Halladay vs. Pujols in game 5, gonna be fun.

[advres]

Typical Yanks fans. When they blow the dick, deflect that someone else blew a little quicker. Personally, I'd rather not make the playoffs than lose in round 1 with the best record in the AL and the second best in all of baseball. Spectacular shit sandwich they laid right there. Oh... but the Sux didn't make the playoffs so somehow that makes up for it.

[ex-powderbroker]

Best of 5, anything can happen.

/thread

[advres]

$31M for someone who hit .111 in the playoffs. Went 0 for 4 in the most important game of the year. Don't worry, you only have him for another 6 years. lawl.

And no, the thread doesn't end when your team loses. Maybe for you it does but this thread is for baseball fans, which obviously you don't seem to be.

[ex-powderbroker]

Yeah A-Rod sucks.

It's still Tex's fault, I'm not gone I'm just done arguing haha.

[Benny Profane]

The thing that struck me the most during the series was how much more disciplined at the plate the Yankees were. Sometimes this paid off, but they also blew lots of good opportunities. I also think the Yankees were too conservative on the basepaths. At some point you've got to take a chance.

Well, yeah, let's just change the whole approach that got them to a division win and the best record. What worked for the whole season can't for a five game series., I guess.

[Anxious Mo-Fo]

My favorite theory is that the Yankees couldn't hit because they were battling the growing panic that flowed directly from Joe Girardi.

Hah, that's rich.

Personally, I'm jumping on Benny's band-aid bandwagon.

[Benny Profane]

That was gross. And I couldn't stop staring at it.

[The AD]

Well, yeah, let's just change the whole approach that got them to a division win and the best record. What worked for the whole season can't for a five game series., I guess.

A lot of times it doesn't. There's a difference between winning a single game and winning over the course of the season.

Was there a single close play at the plate over the entire five game series?

[Benny Profane]

Listen, the problem was simple: ARod. They won without him when he had his knee fixed, and they won without him when he had his thumb up his ass. So Gerardi either thought it was smart or was ordered to play his fucking overpriced star, and that's what happens. He's not only a dead weight on the payroll, he's a dead fish in the clubhouse, and is suddenly showing his age at bat. You can't miss half a season at his age and come back and drive in runs in the playoffs. Nobody likes him, anyway. On the team or off. And we're stuckwith him for six fucking years.

Jeter should retire to the bench, too. But at least everyone likes him

[4matic]

Jeter should retire to the bench, too. But at least everyone likes him

1st ballot hall of famer with more clutch plays and hits than anyone I can remember. He almost won it in the 8th too..

Jeter is the best player I've ever seen...other than Rickey Henderson.

[stfu&gbtw]

Was there a single close play at the plate over the entire five game series?

Martin safe at home sliding around the tag - game 4.

[Anxious Mo-Fo]

was ordered to play his fucking overpriced star

When A-Rod walked up to the plate in the ninth instead of Montero or Nunez, I almost threw an ashtray at the TV.

Jeter should retire to the bench, too.

I don't get the Jeter hate, unless you're annoyed by the amazing quality/amount of trim he's amassed over the years, in which case I feel your pain. He's not close to being ready for the glue factory.

[stfu&gbtw]

Typical Yanks fans. When they blow the dick, deflect that someone else blew a little quicker. Personally, I'd rather not make the playoffs than lose in round 1 with the best record in the AL and the second best in all of baseball. Spectacular shit sandwich they laid right there. Oh... but the Sux didn't make the playoffs so somehow that makes up for it.

Typical Sox fan - prefers complete failure to any sort of success. God forbid you lose the DS! Way better to lose every series you play in for the month of September and drive the entire club into a ditch. After that "spectactular shit sandwich" your winningest manager in recent history would rather do just about anything than spend another day in your clubhouse, and your GM is talking to the Cubs... I'm sure the vast majority of Yankees fans would rather be in your shoes.

[The AD]

Martin safe at home sliding around the tag - game 4.

Good call. I forget that one.

The bottom line is hindsight is always 20/20. If the Yankees had won yesterday everyone would be saying how brilliant Girardi was for trotting out seven pitchers. If the Tigers had lost Leyland would have been an idiot for refusing to pitch Verlander.