AP MFY IGT - 2006

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sports Illustrated wrote: a made Yankee

Ugh.

[metirish]

Interesting that Giamdi is getting hammered in local papers today for jawing about A-Rod......Lupica was especially tough on him.

Shut up Jason

Shut up Jason-Bergen Record

[Guest cooby]

That first link has a popup that absolutely will not go away

[metsmarathon]

mike lupica wrote: We find out as much about Giambi the next couple of months as we do about Alex Rodriguez. Giambi couldn't beat the Yankees when he played for the A's. When he came here, he sat out the biggest game of his Yankee career, Game 5 of the 2003 World Series against the Marlins, Series at 2-all, because of a bad knee. Only Giambi knows how bad his knee was that night. Here's what Yankee fans know: Paul O'Neill would have crawled out to play a game like that, and nearly did one time, another Game 5, against the Braves in 1996.

this is probably one of the dumber paragraphs i've read in a while...

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I can't stand Mike Lupica. I can't even stand seeing his face in the Daily News, with his phony tough guy expression.

I used to think he was great, now he's unbearable.

And I think he only has about five or six basic paragraphs that he writes over and over again.

[Guest silverdsl]

I thought the SI article was very good. The articles that followed that ripped Giambi are silly because it ignores the fact that Giambi has always prodded his teammates in various ways dating back to when he was an A. I think he eased up on that when he was new to the Yankees, and then no playing well, but once he started being a leader of a sort on the field again, I think he was in a position to be a voice in the clubhouse again. Most of the players seem pretty disinterested when it comes to the issue of performance enhancers, so I don't think his being exposed as a Balco Boy had too much effect on how they view him. Actually, given that Giambi's made his share of mistakes and had to weather some pretty rough going, might make him more qualified to counsel some of his teammates, not less.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Check out this pile-on from a Bay Area columnist:

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Somebody tell Alex Rodriguez that the more he speaks in public, the more ridiculous he becomes. During the recent clubhouse crisis exposed by Sports Illustrated, he rudely mentioned down-period slumps by Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter and Mike Mussina, among others, wondering why they didn't get slammed by fans and media. As it turns out, Eric Chavez' name turns up in that article, as well. "My agent, Scott Boras, was talking about Chavez, who's a great player," said A-Rod. "He's hitting .235. He's got 16 home runs, 43 ribbies? This guy is getting cheered every time he comes up to the plate." Gee, Alex, do you have any idea why that is? Because Chavez isn't a WIMP. A-Rod is known within the game - not among fans or media, but within clubhouses - as a choker, a complainer and a phony. There isn't one team that would want him batting with a playoff game on the line. Chavez has played the entire season with forearm and hamstring injuries, giving everything he's got when his body tells him to just sit down. As talented as A-Rod? No way. Nobody in the game can say that. But when the sides are chosen for a game that matters, A-Rod stands with his hands on his hips while Scutaro, Chavez and a hundred other guys get picked ahead of him.

[Frayed Knot]

"But when the sides are chosen for a game that matters, A-Rod stands with his hands on his hips while Scutaro, Chavez and a hundred other guys get picked ahead of him."

I don't believe a word of that.
Rodriguez may indeed be personally unpopular, but this "chokes when it's on the line" stuff is getting out of hand.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wordy wordy.

You can take all the Scutaros in the world. Come on, the guy is the defending MVP.

[stevejrogers]

Not to mention the little detail the "ARod comes up small in the big games" folks tend to overlook:

ARod was part of a systematic failure of the entire MFY offense in both the 2004 ALCS after Game 3 and the 2005 ALDS against the Angels

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

This demonstrates why the MFYs are hatable -

]As the celebration slowed, reliever Kyle Farnsworth took note of the fact that the Red Sox would occupy the same sodden room tomorrow. "The best thing is Boston has to come in here next,'' he said. "It's the smell of victory they've got to smell. You can print that.''

After backing into the championship, their reaction is to rub their opponents' noses in it.

OTOH, I don't recall any analogous statements from the Mets in the wake of their clincher. That was a night of good will, period.

[MFS62]

Speaking of leaving a message - I read in the Daily News this morning that when the Mets got to the visiting clubhouse at the Ted last night, they found that someone had written "Welcome to the 2006 Eastern Division Champs" on the chalk board.

Classy move.

Later

[Methead]

That is classy.

A Braves fan buddy of mine told me he'd be rooting for the Mets in the playoffs. I told him he was a better man than I.

[Guest cooby]

I always rooted for the Braves in playoffs because I always figured if they were going to win the division every year, they better do something with it!

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I rooted for the Braves too for the first few years, especially in 1991 and 1992. But after a while I got tired of them. I pretty much stopped watching postseason baseball from the 1994 strike until the Mets got in in 1999. I, of course, rooted for the Braves in the 1999 World Series, but since then I've had Braves fatigue and I've been indifferent to them.

I remember being glad they didn't make it to the NLCS in 2000, only because I didn't want the Mets to have to face them.

[stevejrogers]

I've stated the reasons in the past that the Braves are my third favorite team (behind the Reds, Giants are 4th) so with the exception of the 1999 NLCS I've rooted for the Braves every single postseason series

[MFS62]

I root for any NL team in the World Series, even the Braves.
Back to the Yanks.
During last night's game, John Sterling said "Robinson Cano is the best ninth place hitter in the history of the game".
Georgie's Girl added "He's the second leadoff hitter in this lineup".

Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

MFS62 wrote: I root for any NL team in the World Series, even the Braves.

Even the Dodgers?

[MFS62]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: ="MFS62"]I root for any NL team in the World Series, even the Braves. Even the Dodgers?

You know me too well.

If they are in the World Series I have two options:
1) Root for the earthquake, then the do-over with a replacement team.
2) Root for the Jets, and get ready for basketball season.

wiseass young whippersnappers


Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Young? I don't get called that very often anymore.

[MFS62]

="Yancy Street Gang"]Young? I don't get called that very often anymore.

Its a relative term.
More on this tomorrow.
Stay tuned.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Somebody tune in to the Yankee game and check out what's hap'nin'.

[metirish]

I tuned in,Baltmore are wining 5 to 1...did something happen ...oh Kay just mentioned no hitters against the yanks.....Cabrera went 8 without giving up a hit.

[Gwreck]

I recall the Yankees handled the 6-pitcher (including Billy W.) no-hitter thrown against them a couple of years ago very classily. Had a bottle of champagne waiting in each pitcher's locker when the game ended.

[Guest cooby]

Over, one hitter

[soupcan]

Cano got a solid single to left with one out in the 9th.

I don't like Robinson Cano.

[Guest cooby]

He used to be on my fantasy team, I liked him then

[metirish]

BREAKING NEWS....

Randy Johnson has a herniated disc...the report I heard on CBS News had nothing more....doesn't sound good though,

[soupcan]

Not necessarily out for the postseason though.

Supposedly a cortisone shot would reduce the swelling which would reduce the pain and allow him to pitch.

[Elster88]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: This demonstrates why the MFYs are hatable - ]As the celebration slowed, reliever Kyle Farnsworth took note of the fact that the Red Sox would occupy the same sodden room tomorrow. "The best thing is Boston has to come in here next,'' he said. "It's the smell of victory they've got to smell. You can print that.'' After backing into the championship, their reaction is to rub their opponents' noses in it. OTOH, I don't recall any analogous statements from the Mets in the wake of their clincher. That was a night of good will, period.

Sorry, but the idea that this shows "Yankee evil" or some such nonsense is ridiculous. Busting balls is part of the game.

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