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Chris20 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject:

Same team with the best record in the majors from May through August last year. 4 months of best in baseball, immediately followed by 2 months of putridity.

I'm on the long list of people that find Valentine pompous and annoying, but he has little to do with what's going on right now. Baseball managers, especially American Leaguers, have little effect on games. This team just isn't together. If they suddenly click, great. I don't expect them to. And if they don't, I hope they blow it the hell up at the trade deadline. Not a likable bunch right now.

LS71 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:07 pm Post subject:

^ Please take this discussion about the unlikable bunch over to the 'Red Sox Baseball 2012' thread.

If one doesn't exist...start one.

Meanwhile Derek Jeter is 4-4 so far tonight! Cool

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Chris20 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:17 pm Post subject:

Hey - If we weren't here hijacking, you'd be talking to yourself!

LS71 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject:

^ Maybe so, but at least it would be an intelligent conversation. Wink

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Chris20 · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:08 pm Post subject:

hahaha.....got me there.....

LS71 · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:42 am Post subject:

Jeter has been as impressive as the Yankees starting pitchers have been unimpressive.
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LS71 · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:37 pm Post subject:

Hey Chris...looks like you're right. The other Yankee fans on this board don't have anything to say so I'm....

http://youtu.be/812HHetzbe4

Laughing

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LS71 · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:10 am Post subject:

That thing about a possible career ending knee injury occurring while shagging fly balls before the game was unexpected.

Hope Mariano is OK! ...and I mean OK both personally and professionally. There's not a classier guy is all of sports IMHO.
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Chris20 · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:25 am Post subject:

That was horrible. Hate to see him go out this way, if it's over.

So many Yankee fans (not you, LS) are going to have a rude awakening when they deal with life after Mariano. They don't know what it's like to be like most every other team, who go into each season hoping they have someone to close out games. The Yankees have been playing with a HUGE advantage for as long as many young fans have been fans.

Besides the payroll, I mean. Wink

LS71 · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:45 am Post subject:

Obvioulsy, I know he couldn't go on forever...it just felt that way because over the course of his career he managed to avoid serious injury.

If you saw the Sunday conversation on Sportscenter earlier this season, you know how lucky the Yankees got when he sort of developed that cutter on his own...almost by accident. It took him a while to gain command over the movement of that pitch.

So it goes....I just wish him a speedy and a complete recovery. If he's able to come back and pitch, great. If not I'm happy to have been able to see him play.

Suspend the 5 year rule and put him in the Hall the day that he says it's over.
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ktabz16 · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:17 am Post subject:

I saw Mariano pitch for the then Albany-Colonie Yankees in Double A. He threw a complete game 1 hitter, the one hit was a seeing eye dribbler between the short stop and third baseman. I was probably 10-12 at the time and kept score. I wish i still had that scorecard.

Chris20 · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject:

Chris20 · Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject:

Yankees are in last place. Kuroda, as I expected, is marginal at best in the AL. When will these teams learn that there is a big difference between dominating the horrendous NL West with its HUGE ballparks, and trying to compete in the AL East? He's decent, but not a real difference maker on this side of the tracks.

The rotation just isn't anything near what they thought it would be. They need Robertson back healthy, and they need Texeira to hit. Jeter will level off, and ARod has officially entered the PED-induced decline. Enjoy his contract over the next 5+ years.....

Season is 25% over and the Sox and Yanks have identical records.

* Yanks are in last place due to Boston's better RPI. Cool

69MG · Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject: