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Frayed Knot Oct 04 2005 11:22 PM

Since we didn't - y'know - have one so far. This game has essentially turned on about 3 ABs; mostly the ones where Bartolo (semi) Colon couldn't get a 3rd out after getting the first 2 in both of the first two innings. Angels didn't have many opportunities and couldn't cash in on the few they had. The fatter Molina HR'd and they just tacked on 1 in the 9th against Rivera but ended w/the tying run at the plate. Vlad decided to make Leiter's appearance easier by getting caught stealing in a stupid situation. Hey Vlad, let Al get in trouble on his own. Don't go out of your way to help him ya dork!

metirish Oct 04 2005 11:28 PM

I tuned out from TV coverage when Buck and McCarver started talking about the merits of Chone Figgins choosing Rocky V as his favorite movie ever, it's a fair point just not during a game, I had the feeling then that this game was over.

OlerudOwned Oct 05 2005 10:34 PM

MFCano has been looking pretty MFGood. Another RBI double, 1-0 Evil.

Frayed Knot Oct 06 2005 12:09 AM

2-out Ribby single by Benjy Molina ties it up in the 6th. So far in this series, every time the Angels send a runner in motion it's come back to bite them. Sometimes it's stupidity and sometimes it's just bad luck, but in retrospect they'd be better off not even trying.

Edgy DC Oct 06 2005 07:55 AM

Wait'll you guys wake up and see how this one ended. There's going to be a lot surgery deaths this morning in New York.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 06 2005 07:55 AM

I was happy to awake this morning to read that errors did in the MFYs ansd it's all tied at 1.

Rotblatt Oct 06 2005 08:04 AM

Good stuff! Here's hoping Randy gets ejected before the first pitch is thrown.

Edgy DC Oct 06 2005 08:21 AM

The errors weren't their fault. They were up unfairly late.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 06 2005 09:16 AM

I like that the sleepy Yankee fans are also unhappy Yankee fans.

KC Oct 06 2005 09:32 AM

Funny, that little bird that was in here chirpin' yesterday morning is strangely quiet and flew through my department without even a good mornig or anything. That's odd. Chirp.

Frayed Knot Oct 06 2005 09:35 AM

'Twasn't too late for one of the 3rd basemen as a couple of game-saving plays were turned in by *Chone Figgins, plus a few more over on the other side of the diamond when Figgins tried to mess up his handiwork with bad throws. Erstad came up with 2 really nasty in-between hops - including the one that ended the game. Orlando Cabrera had the big hit -- a 2-run/2-out single in the 7th to break a 2-2 tie. * So which name has more creative spelling in MLB? Sean - Shawn (Green), Chone (Figgins), Shawon (Dunston) OR Jeremy - Jeromy (Burnitz), Jeremi (Gonzalez), Jeroime (Robertson)

Edgy DC Oct 06 2005 09:55 AM

"Shawn," at this point, has probably overtaking "Shaun" as the spelling of choice.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 06 2005 10:11 AM

Sean, I'd say the best one came from Tupelo, Mississippi I'll tell you now that grown men cry and Irish girls are pretty Though fear and hurt and care Can lead me to despair I saw why I'm here The morning you appeared The morning you appeared Sean, I sat awhile on clouds to ask God if he's living I should have spent some time on knees in thanks for what he's given From Parents smart and strong To both of us passed on From Kings is where you come Through daughters and through sons Through daughters and through sons Sean I'd say the best one came from Tupelo, Mississippi I'll tell you now grown men cry and Irish girls are pretty [/code]

Edgy DC Oct 06 2005 10:22 AM

I was looking for that song the other day. Neither iTunes nor Napster came through.

seawolf17 Oct 07 2005 09:16 PM

Five runs, nine hits off Randy Johnson and he is OUTTA there with two on and nobody out in the fourth... and the MFY faithful are boooooooooooooooooooooing him!!! God, I hate MFY fans.

KC Oct 07 2005 09:20 PM

Nice to see the investment in that unit fail.

Zvon Oct 07 2005 09:42 PM

seawolf17 wrote: Five runs, nine hits off Randy Johnson and he is OUTTA there with two on and nobody out in the fourth... and the MFY faithful are boooooooooooooooooooooing him!!! ....nice picture analogy. I know which one Johnson is but what kind of species is the ugly looking bird with the baseball hat on? I read in the papers that Randy said he wanted to be either cheered or booed because he feeds on that. I think he meant during the game tho, not walking off after a hook. lol

Zvon Oct 07 2005 11:16 PM

This is a good game goin here. Maybe not good baseball, but a good game.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 07 2005 11:25 PM

So far so good, but I swear the Angels will regret getting only 1 run outta a bases-loaded, 0-out situation vs. Leiter -- and on a squeeze! Nice at least that the MFYs fans are getting wet while also being miserable. Perhaps they'll get sick as well.

Nymr83 Oct 07 2005 11:41 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: So far so good, but I swear the Angels will regret getting only 1 run outta a bases-loaded, 0-out situation vs. Leiter -- and on a squeeze! Nice at least that the MFYs fans are getting wet while also being miserable. Perhaps they'll get sick as well. scoring opportunities like that need to be capitalized on. yeah, wet, sick yankee fans is a good thing.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 08 2005 12:09 AM

11-7 is your final.

smg58 Oct 08 2005 12:19 AM

Now let's see if the Angels can finish the job.

metirish Oct 08 2005 12:20 AM

That was a tough game to watch but the result was all that mattered, maybe after tomorow I can enjoy baseball again, go Angels, Jon Miller is a wanker, calling Jeter "Captain Clutch" when he came to bat tonight was just more of the same bullshit,and I hate A-Rod more and more each time I watch him play, his facial expressions after a bad swing or a SO just kill me, like he was hard done by or something......such a flake.

mlbaseballtalk Oct 08 2005 12:24 AM

27 outs...

Rotblatt Oct 08 2005 08:29 AM

My girlfriend can't look at A-Rod without calling him a douchebag, then asking "Is he REALLY as good as you say he is? He doesn't look like it." Here's an article from the Onion that sums it up nicely: ]Tiger Woods Signs $15 Million Deal To Endorse Alex Rodriguez September 21, 2005 | Issue 41•38 | Onion Sports NEW YORK—Alex Rodriguez, the business-savvy, image-conscious Yankees third-baseman, formally announced Sunday that he has signed golf superstar Tiger Woods to a three-year, $15 million endorsement deal, ensuring that Rodriguez will have Woods' considerable marketing power behind him for the foreseeable future. "Tiger Woods is the most marketable and well-liked athlete in the world," Rodriguez said. "As someone who aspires to be precisely those same things, it is an honor to have Tiger on board to help promote me." Under the basic conditions of the contract, Woods is required to attend at least 40 Yankees games per season in full A-Rod regalia, appear at A-Rod-related functions in order to stand within 10 feet of A-Rod, and say three or more nice things about A-Rod to the press each week, making sure to always refer to the former home-run champ by the nickname/brand name "A-Rod." "Tiger is not only the best at what he does, but he's the consummate professional and a true gentleman," Rodriguez said. "In short, he has all the qualities I want people to think of when they think 'Alex Rodriguez.'" Rodriguez's agent Scott Boras, who was largely responsible for engineering this deal, said that he and his client are shifting their focus from "A-Rod the baseball player" to "A-Rod the product." "Let's face it, no one can play baseball forever," Boras said. "A beloved and recognizable superstar can, however, sign lucrative deals to endorse a wide variety of products well into his retirement." Boras added: "Now that beloved, recognizable superstar Tiger Woods is the new face of Alex Rodriguez, we hope to see some offers start rolling in." According to Rodriguez, the decision to invest in Woods was a simple one. "I was doing a less than ideal job of promoting myself," Rodriguez said. "But after all, I'm just one man. The best way to stay competitive in today's personality-driven endorsement market is with the help of an experienced endorser like Tiger." Baseball insiders say that the primary objective of the deal is to raise awareness to fans and pitchman-seeking companies alike that Alex Rodriguez is a "decent, family-friendly guy." "A-Rod wants to be recognized not just as a star, but as an honest and hard-working individual," ESPN analyst Buster Olney said. "And the easiest way for A-Rod to get people to perceive him in this fashion is to sign a much more beloved athlete to tell them that." Woods, who has missed the past two PGA Tour events in order to help promote Rodriguez's campaign for AL MVP and also attend two high-profile, nationally televised Yankees-Red Sox games, credited his first-place finish in last month's WGC-NEC Invitational to "the hard work and dedication of Alex Rodriguez." "A-Rod inspires me every day," said Woods, more than fulfilling his contractual obligations to compliment the Yankees slugger. "Seeing his competitiveness pushes me to be as good a golfer as he is a baseball player." When asked about his contract with Rodriguez, Woods said that he only endorses products that he truly believes in. "A-Rod is working hard in his personal quest to embody all the same values that I stand for," Woods said. "Soon, we'll be indistinguishable, and I will have done my job." Woods added: "I am proud to be a part of the A-Rod family."

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2005 09:06 AM

I loved the final result obviously, but man I was pulling my hair out in the 4th inning there. First the Anglos get nothing with 1st-and-3rd/no outs, then the Yanx start the hit parade while hitting almost nothing hard: - first Matsui gets the requisite 318-1/2 ft Yanqui stadium HR ... then Cano gets an IF 1B (good throw gets him) ... followed by a Bernie 52 hopper into RF ... Tino hits a shitty grounder to 1st (why didn't Erstad go to 2nd there?) ... Posada hit an equally shitty grounder to 1st (2nd run) ... Jete-boy gets the stick-the-bat-out bloop to RF (3rd run) ... AGod then walked I think ... at which point G-I-am-Bi hits that piece-o-shit dribbler against the shift for another fuckin run!!! The hardest hit ball of the whole inning turned out to be Sheff's liner to end the inning where Figgins made the defensive play of the game for the 2nd straight game. That was one of those innings where this morning everyone would be saying that "they knew" at that point that the Yanx would win (if they had y'know ... won). That was a brutal call by West at 2nd on Cano and reminded me of that garbage call denying Cameron a catch this summer. Technically it's correct but there's no way that he's leaving the base early (and a nano-second early at that) to gain an advantage - although it's nice that the whole thing was set-up by ARod taking time to count the stitches before making the throw. Looked like he forgot the situation. How much would MFY fans be crying and demanding retaliation and league action if one of their guys was drilled in the elbow after hitting 3 HRs a la Molina? I mean jeez whenever Jeter dives into one and gets one off the hand it's treated like a capital offense.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 08 2005 12:09 PM

I got the hotz for Rotty's girl. Keep her away from me, man.

Frayed Knot Oct 08 2005 01:11 PM

GAME RAINED OUT!!!! Game 4 will be played Sunday instead - probably in the prime time slot. You can drive yourself nuts thinking about this sort of stuff but I can see this helping the Angels. - They'll have their choice of bringing back a fully rested Bartolo Colon for gm 4 instead of the prev sked Jarod Washburn - and then having either Washburn or Lackey for gm 5 if necc. It'll also gives them the chance to rest their pen after they used all the good guys for 5+ innings on Friday. - The Yanx have to go with either Chacon or Wang in one of the games anyway even if they bring back Mussina for gm 4. But here's the thing, they left Moose in Anaheim figuring they wouldn't need him until gm 5, so even if they do fly him back it'll be Mussina then Chacon-Wang instead of Chacon then Mussina ... no real difference. And the MFY pen is in such disarray that it doesn't really matter except for Mariano and he's rested anyway with or without the rainout.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 08 2005 08:25 PM

I know they'd never do this, but they should play a doubleheader on Sunday.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 08 2005 10:16 PM

A doubleheader would rob Los Angeles a home game in Anaheim.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 08 2005 10:39 PM

You're right! I momentarily forgot about the 2-2-1 format. How about they play a doubleheader in Anaheim, then? I'd be down with that, yo.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 09 2005 09:00 PM

Why the hell was Fox playing "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes" during the 4th inning? WTF?

Edgy DC Oct 09 2005 10:21 PM

Bad throw, Chone Figgins.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 09 2005 11:01 PM

Last chance for the Angels to become the third team in as many years to celebrate at MFY Stadium. Figgins Cabrera Vladimir (Russian for 'Rules the Earth') vs. Mariano, who'd hit 3rd if it goes to xtras.

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:03 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 09 2005 11:05 PM

Top of the order up against Rivera, MFY three outs away form going to Cali.......Rivera gets Figgins..... Dan Shulman is a great radio announcer,love to listen to him.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2005 11:05 PM

It's bad enough watching this comeback ... but oncea-fuckin-gain those pinheads did it by hitting almost nothing hard. Same as in game 1. Cano - broken bat IF 1B Posada - walk (the real crime of the inning) Sierra - RBI 1B (only hard hit ball all inning) Jeter - topped IF single + bad throw scores Posada they're effing frustrating to watch. NO ONE gets as many dinky IF hits as Jeter & Sheffield

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:08 PM

Vlad is swinging like a mad man, strike 2 on him, not a good series for him.

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:10 PM

Game over, fuck, I hate this shit.....well the Angels will ahve to beat them tomorrow night....damn.....Lieter gets the win.

Edgy DC Oct 09 2005 11:11 PM

I think all three runs could've been turned into outs by better throws. Two anyhow.

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:14 PM

Yeah, the Figgins throw it looked like he couldn't get the good grip on the ball, I don't agree with McCarver that if Figgins had cut that LF throw off that he would have had a chance to get the runner,Rodriguez would have been safe IMO. on edit..ESPN tells us that was Als first WS win since he won in relief for Toronto in 93.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2005 11:17 PM

Yup! The one from Anderson in LF was closer than I thought it would be as I assumed that was a run immediately. He isn't much of a LFer or a thrower and didn't charge the ball well either. The one from Vlad c/s-hould have gotten Cano. For all the marveling at the strength of his arm, Vlad can be more than a bit erratic. Better throw gets him, Cano's fairly slow for a middle-IFer. The throw from Figgins was just plain bad. Anything even mediocre there gets Posada who's a plain bad baserunner. Tough to get on him there after making 2 game-turning catches earlier in the series.

Edgy DC Oct 09 2005 11:17 PM

It was a bad throw and Rodriguez seemed to be running with heavy legs. A good throw gets him. A cutoff-relay sure had a chance.

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:22 PM

That's what I thought edgy until FOX showed the slow-mo, in one still picture it showed Figins on the infield with the ball on the outside of the dirt, Rodriguez was more than half way home, the way I saw it was that if Figgins catches that ball by the time he makes the throw the runner would have been in standing maybe...

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2005 11:23 PM

The cut-off is a tough call for Figgins - especially cuz he's not a full-time 3Bman - and McCarver is right in that he probably couldn't hear for a cutoff call even if one was made. Essentially he'd have to be on his own there and the one thing he could have done - assuming he was lined up properly - was to see that the throw was headed for the 1st base side of the plate. Once you realize that the throw is on that side you NEED to cut it because even if it's in time it'll pull the catcher away from the plate w/o the possibility of making a tag. A cutoff is less critical if the throw is off to the other side.

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:27 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 09 2005 11:30 PM

So I assume Andre the Giant will pitch for the Angels, who goes for the wankers?, Wang?

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2005 11:29 PM

Moose-ina

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:32 PM

Cool, I forgot about him, surely this favours the Angels, I hope they have Colon back in Cali sleeping like a baby.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2005 11:40 PM

Colon was sent back to Cali yesterday I believe. If not, he might have throw tonight (and Lackey for tomorrow on full rest if needed) once Washburn went down with whatever. Mussina's been in Anaheim the entire series. He never came back east.

metirish Oct 09 2005 11:48 PM

Interesting that both are back in Anaheim , of course it makes perfect sence, but what if this game turned out like the Braves Astros game, now that would have made for some fun.

MFS62 Oct 10 2005 08:05 AM

Seven post-season starts for the Mets with only one win to show for it, and Leiter picks up the win for the Yanks. It must be the aura of the pinstripes. Later

sharpie Oct 10 2005 10:51 AM

He does seem to be able to pitch to Erstad. Erstad has looked foolish twice now against Al.

Edgy DC Oct 10 2005 08:16 PM

Yankee aura doesn't help pitchers get wins so much as Yankee batters. Winning is also a very different enterprise entering a game with your team behind. Best not to pay attention to pitchers' W-L records at all.

MFS62 Oct 10 2005 08:45 PM

Well, we know Colon won't get one tonight. Out of the game in the second inning. Replaced by the other Santana. No reason given. LAter

Elster88 Oct 10 2005 09:44 PM

Al and Randy warming in the pen and it's only the third inning. Bad news for the Y's.

Elster88 Oct 10 2005 09:45 PM

Ugh. I can't stand thunderstix. I wanted to commit acts of violence when they gave them out during a Met game I went to as part of a credit card promotion.

Elster88 Oct 10 2005 09:46 PM

Molina is hitting .467 in the series. I see his great postseason leading to him getting overpaid and disappointing the team that signs him from a major market.

Rockin' Doc Oct 10 2005 09:53 PM

The Angels are killing the Yankees softly with an assortment of dinks, flares, and dribblers in the third inning.

Elster88 Oct 10 2005 09:53 PM

Hideki reaches into a crowd of about 15 to make a nice catch, as Bartman cries in agony. Nice play. McCarver tells us "When a player goes into the crowd the crowd can slap the ball out of his glove." Thanks for the info Timmy.

seawolf17 Oct 10 2005 10:00 PM

This is shaping up to be a helluva ballgame. 5-2 Good Guys, top of the fourth.

mlbaseballtalk Oct 10 2005 10:17 PM

Elster88 wrote: Ugh. I can't stand thunderstix. I wanted to commit acts of violence when they gave them out during a Met game I went to as part of a credit card promotion. Yeah, thank GOD they never did catch on here in the Northeast

seawolf17 Oct 10 2005 10:21 PM

I was mad when our dog popped our Mets ThunderStix. I thought they were neat. He apparently did not agree. Ervin Santana is carving a very special niche in Angels history today. Hits A-Rod, gives up a rocket single to Giambi, then pop up, pop up, and the ol' K-WP-batter-runner-called-out-for-interference-at-first-base play.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 10 2005 10:25 PM

Wow. Not as if the MFYs don't owe every team about a billion breaks still but ... wow. Keep it up.

metirish Oct 10 2005 10:58 PM

No matter what happens in this game Santana was amazing coming out of the pen.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 10 2005 11:08 PM

I'm not convinced they won't live to regret not getting a run out of a 1st & 2nd, no out situation in the 6th but what do I know. That whole inning Suzyn couldn't stop ballwashing the Angels for how great they were at moving runners over and that that's the kind of ball the MFYs should be playing. As she yakked away she failed to relaize 1) Rivera didn';t get Erstad over 2) The bunt did jack shit.

metirish Oct 10 2005 11:11 PM

JD you should switch to 1050am , Dan Shulman is a freaking brilliant announcer.

metirish Oct 10 2005 11:22 PM

K-Rod in for the Angels.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 10 2005 11:24 PM

Nervous, especially after the Los Angeles Angels of Move-the-Runner-Up wasted another leadoff single in their 7th.

Edgy DC Oct 10 2005 11:33 PM

Go, my sons. Finish what you have started. I give you my benediction.

metirish Oct 10 2005 11:35 PM

K-Rod to close this out, come on you Angel....

Johnny Dickshot Oct 10 2005 11:37 PM

Tying run will bat.

Edgy DC Oct 10 2005 11:37 PM

Captain Clutch and the Intangibles just played their latest single. No matter how this show ends, it'll be overplayed by the end of the week.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 10 2005 11:38 PM

DOUBLEPLAY!!!!

Rockin' Doc Oct 10 2005 11:39 PM

K-Rod gets Pay-Rod to ground into a 5-4-3 double play. One out to go.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 10 2005 11:40 PM

Giambi singles.

Edgy DC Oct 10 2005 11:43 PM

Three soft singlies.

smg58 Oct 10 2005 11:45 PM

THE YANKEES ARE DEAD!!!! :D

Rockin' Doc Oct 10 2005 11:45 PM

I Love Baseball!!!!

ScarletKnight41 Oct 10 2005 11:45 PM

Thank G-D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

smg58 Oct 10 2005 11:46 PM

PS A great play by Erstad to boot.

TheOldMole Oct 10 2005 11:46 PM

Torre fired?

Johnny Dickshot Oct 10 2005 11:46 PM

I love all of you.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2005 11:48 PM

And a very happy 'Elimination Day' to you all!

metirish Oct 10 2005 11:48 PM

Oh Happy days, I'm not sure what makes me more happy, the fact that the Shanks lost or that Rodriguez sucked in a big way, yeah he had six walks but who cares... Santana was brilliant,great pitching by him.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 10 2005 11:50 PM

I feel a lightness in my heart, and the air seems so much cleaner now.

metirish Oct 10 2005 11:52 PM

SK I'm with you, we can now enjoy baseball again, I now don't care who wins the WS , although Chicago would be a great story..

metsmarathon Oct 10 2005 11:54 PM

i have a secret... i actually found myself rooting for arod this series... i can't explain it. i mean, i guess i kinda feel for the guy basically being an mvp this season, and the only reason that yankee fans would argue the case for him is to argue against big papi. hell, i hope he does win he mvp, so that yankee fans can look extra bad for hating the guy.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2005 11:56 PM

]That whole inning Suzyn couldn't stop ballwashing the Angels for how great they were at moving runners over and that that's the kind of ball the MFYs should be playing. a) Media types love "small ball" because they think it's more interesting to talk about and "analyze" than HR-ball. b) Yanqui fans are largely under this impression that what they had during their winning stretch was some kind of scrappy, over-achieving, small-ball type of club -- as if having the better of the pitching matchups 80-some% of the time and that they were usually at or near the top in AL HRs (even while not having one huge HR guy) had little to do with the run.

metirish Oct 10 2005 11:57 PM

Who cares about the MVP, I'm sure Rodriguez has a fat clause in his contract for more money if he gets it, but it don't mean shit, he batted what in this series, under .200?

rpackrat Oct 11 2005 12:16 AM

Local news showing any shots of fat MFY fans sobbing in bars? :lol:

Edgy DC Oct 11 2005 12:47 AM

Reorder fit? Refried rot? Dirt or free?

Willets Point Oct 11 2005 12:58 AM

This is one of those joyous occassions when I just have to...... Sorry. Avert your eyes. YIPEE!!!!! THE YANKEES LOSE!!!! GO WHITE SOX!!!!

Iubitul Oct 11 2005 06:39 AM

There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, The corn is as high as an elephant's eye, An' it looks like its climbin' clear up to the sky. Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, I've got a wonderful feeling, Everything's going my way. Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, I've got a wonderful feeling, Everything's going my way. All the cattle are standing like statues, All the cattel are standing like statues, They don't turn their heads as they see me ride by. But a little brown mav'rick is winking her eye. Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, I've got a wonderful feeling, Everything's going my way. All the sounds of the earth are like music, All the sounds of the earth are like music, The breeze is so busy it don't miss a tree, And an ol' Weepin' Willer is laughin' at me. Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, I've got a wonderful feeling, Everything's going my way.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 11 2005 09:29 AM

I went to bed after the sixth inning, with the Angels up 5-2. And during the night I had a couple of dreams (or one extended one) in which I learned the results of the game. In the first dream, I was watching TV, and learned that the Yankees had lost. The game-ending play was the pitcher catching a tricky pop up. But the pitcher was wearing a blue cap, so it couldn't have been the Angels. I figured it was probably a dream, so I turned on my bedside radio to WFAN, and Joe Torre was being inteviewed. He sounded happy, which discouraged me. Then the interviewer said, "Great job, Joe! Good luck in Chicago. You guys are going to go all the way." And I thought, "Damn it! Not only did they win, but they're going to go all the way! I can't count on the Kansas City Royals to stop them!" Then I woke up. I knew the thought about the Royals had to be from a dream, but I wasn't sure about the radio thing, which mentioned Chicago. I thought about turning on the radio again, but (being really awake this time) I was conscious of my wife in the bed with me, and I didn't want to wake her up by turning on the radio at 3 a.m. So I tossed and turned for a little while trying to evaluate whether or not I had actually heard that interview on the radio. It was almost 3 a.m., and Torre wouldn't be doing an interview at that hour, but it could have been replayed. And it was only midnight in Anaheim, so he might have been celebrating. In the morning, when I really woke up, I heard the happy news. And I was all the happier for having, for a while anyway, thought that the Yankees had won. I agree with Scarlett. It takes all the stress out of this year's post-season.

Rotblatt Oct 11 2005 09:47 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I got the hotz for Rotty's girl. Keep her away from me, man. Will do, JD. Not to rub it in or anything, but she's also not fooled at all by Jeter's girlish good looks--every time he does something, she calls him a showboat. She likes Hideki for his quiet competence, but I kinda do too, so I can't blame her. Last night's game rocked, by the way. I had my doubts the entire way until A-Rod ground into the DP. Karma, baby.

seawolf17 Oct 11 2005 02:30 PM

Hey, someone has to say it... "The Yankees lose! Theeeeeee Yankees lose!"

silverdsl Oct 11 2005 02:42 PM

I've been doing the whole wedding/honeymoon thing so admittedly I've been a wee bit distracted. So perhaps the reason I'm not beside myself today that the Yankees lost is because of that. Or maybe I'm not really surprised that they didn't advance further this post-season. The same problems that plagued them all regular season were all problems last night. So I guess I was just happy that they actually made it into the post-season given how poorly they played at various points this season. Most Yankee fans blame A-Rod for the Yankees failings. And hitting .133 is certainly pretty bad. But if not for him hitting so well all regular season they might not have gotten to the post-season in the first place. Not to mention this is a team sport so I don't think the blame can be placed on one player's shoulders. Every aspect of this team was a problem - hitting, pitching and defense.

Valadius Oct 11 2005 02:55 PM

You have returned! Welcome back. How was the honeymoon?

seawolf17 Oct 11 2005 02:57 PM

I've insisted this for the last couple of years: it's the Curse of Luis Sojo. In August 2000, the Yanks feared that they weren't good enough to three-peat; on the day of the ill-fated Jose Canseco pickup, they reacquired Sojo from Pittsburgh, where he had signed as a free agent after the 1999 season. Sojo, of course, hit the 133-hopper up the middle off Al Leiter that gave the Yanks Game 5 -- and the 2000 World Series. Since then... nothing. It's the Curse of Luis Sojo.

Willets Point Oct 11 2005 03:02 PM

Nothing ... except two pennants, 3 ALCS appearances, and five divisional championships (including this season when they had no right to be in the playoffs at all). I'd take that kind of nothing for the Mets.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 11 2005 03:06 PM

Willets Point wrote: Nothing ... except two pennants, 3 ALCS appearances, and five divisional championships (including this season when they had no right to be in the playoffs at all). I'd take that kind of nothing for the Mets. Me too. But the Yankees really do see that as nothing.

silverdsl Oct 11 2005 03:10 PM

Valadius wrote: You have returned! Welcome back. How was the honeymoon? Thanks! The honeymoon was awesome! I posted a few pics from Aruba in the Member Promotion Forum. I actually watched all the games from the end of the regular season plus the first few games of this season from Aruba. Baseball is huge there.

Valadius Oct 11 2005 03:14 PM

Baseball is huge there, Sidney Ponson is both from there and huge. Heheh. I crack myself up.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 11 2005 03:15 PM

seawolf17 wrote: Hey, someone has to say it... "The Yankees lose! Theeeeeee Yankees lose!" seawolf - D-Dad was on the Left Coast last night, in an airport, waiting for his flight home. I called him on his cell phone as soon as the game was over. He was watching the game, and answered by saying exactly that, in his best Sterling imitation <g> silver - welcome back!

Zvon Oct 11 2005 05:50 PM

I totally enjoyed this final game too. Considering I have no interest what so ever in the Angels, both teams made this fun to watch, and the finale was good post season baseball and worth watching. So the post season unfolds, and it dictates itself to me. I want to see a Chicago-Houston World Series.

Rockin' Doc Oct 11 2005 10:10 PM

Willets Point - "Nothing ... except two pennants, 3 ALCS appearances, and five divisional championships (including this season when they had no right to be in the playoffs at all). I'd take that kind of nothing for the Mets." Ouch, that hurts. Whose side are you on anyway? That would indeed be a great run in the eyes of fans from virtually any other major league team, but to the fans of Steinbrenner's minions (or is it million$) it is considered a disappointing stretch of failure. It is that feeling of entitlement by many Yankee fans that irritates me.

Iubitul Oct 11 2005 11:10 PM

Great stat on ESPN this morning: Yankees 2005 payroll: $208 mil. Angels + White Sox payroll combined: $173 mil Astros + Cardinals payroll combined: $168 mil

Elster88 Oct 12 2005 09:25 AM

]The Yankees might end up with the MVP this season, Alex Rodriguez, the Cy Young Award for Mariano Rivera, have the Rookie of the Year in Robinson Cano and the Comeback Player of the Year in Jason Giambi, and still they can't make it out of the first round of the playoffs I love it. But still, their fans are giving this team a pounding they may not deserve. "They have no heart because they lost this series." Well, they came back after being however many games under .500 and however many games out of first, twice. They had two of their free agent starters suck all year and another lose his all-star form. They had to give prominent roles to at least three rookies. And they came back down 2-1 in the playoffs and won game four. As much as I hate to say it, this team showed some heart. You can show heart and still make a lot of money. Yet I'm sure for the next six months all I'll here is how they aren't a team and are just a collection of all-stars and blah, blah, blah. Give it up, shit happens in a playoff series (see: 1988 Mets and 1988 A's). That's why I'll say it again: I don't hate the Yankees. I hate Yankee fans.

Elster88 Oct 12 2005 09:26 AM

Iubitul wrote: Great stat on ESPN this morning: Yankees 2005 payroll: $208 mil. Angels + White Sox payroll combined: $173 mil Astros + Cardinals payroll combined: $168 mil My team has the third highest total payroll in the majors, so it's hard for me to feel much glee from these numbers.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 12 2005 10:20 AM

Letterman's Top Ten last night explained the series loss - Top Ten New York Yankees Excuses 10. "The Angels have developed a secret pitch that curves" 9. "Players left logy by clubhouse paella" 8. "Aren't used to rat-free outfield" 7. "Average player age is 52" 6. "Didn't know if they were playing California Angels, Anaheim Angels, or Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" 5. "Acid reflux" 4. "How are you supposed to field a competitive team on $200 million?" 3. "Due to typo in latest memo, Steinbrenner demanded players give 10%" 2. "Giambi lost his lucky syringe" 1. "Who can concentrate on Baseball when Hockey is back?"

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2005 11:41 PM

Letterman: I'm grateful to Alex Rodriguez because now I am no longer the most overpaid disappointment in New York

metirish Oct 13 2005 09:47 AM

ouch.... ]Yankees' top guaranteed salaries for 2006: Alex Rodriguez: $25 million Derek Jeter: $21 million Jason Giambi: $19 million Mike Mussina: $19 million Randy Johnson: $16 million* Jorge Posada: $13.5 million Gary Sheffield: $13 million** Mariano Rivera: $10.5 million Carl Pavano: $9.5 million *$1.5 million of which is deferred payment. **4.7 million of which is deferred payment. http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMTMmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY3OTEzMjUmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2