AP MFY IGT - 2006

[metirish]

This just makes me laugh...

[Guest Edgy DC]

I love that.

His winning perfomance, by implicaiton, is a result in part of him getting ripped.

I call you a bum.

You go out and do something bumly, I'm justified because I'm right.

You go out and do something noble, I'm justified, because I motivated you to prove me wrong.

Either way I can justify myself. In actuality, I'm just an abusive creep.

[Guest Rotblatt]

tee-hee!

The best part is that Steinbrenner's comment was hardly a rip.

I mean, "We all played bad. Especially our third baseman" hardly qualifies as rousing invective.

Sal and Norrin (off the top of my head) dish out better in their sleep.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, but it's like reading code with George.
Notice that whenever he's OK with someone he calls them by their name: 'I think Joe and his coaches are doing a wonderful job'
But when he's mad at someone he starts inventing titles: I'm not pleased with the manager' ... or 'the 3rd baseman isn't getting it done'
So the press corps then has to interpret these signals and transform them into major news because if they don't they know their competitors will.


In the meantime the Sox take the condom (rubber) game 5-3 - and who but the Yanx can turn a 5-3 game into a 4+ hour affair?
- Loretta's 8th inning 2-RBI single erased a 3-2 MFY lead and then they tacked on another off Mariano in the 9th. Rivera was the Yanx' 7th pitcher of the night.
- Boston really should have killed them; they left about eleventeen runners on in every inning and the Yanqui OFers stole two HRs (Crosby & Damon). Funny part was that after all that good defense it was 2 errors by Captain Clutch which contributed to a couple of the runs (wonder if he'll be on the back pages tomorrow? ... no I don't).
- Chacon only gave up 1 run thru 4.2 but had thrown over 100 pitches so Torre pulled him 1 out short of a possible win and brought in Proctor to get the final out of the 5th.
- And Hidecki Matsui's consect game streak is over. He twisted (or maybe worse) his wrist trying for a sliding catch against the 2nd batter of the game - and apparently there are specific rules as to what qualifies for a game appearence. And so because he neither batter nor completed a full inning in the field it doesn't count as an appearance. He had a streak of some 1,700+ games dating back to Japan and about 1994 which was a big deal to him and to the ever-present Nippon press corps. The way he left the field it looks like he'll miss tomorrow anyway and maybe more than a few tomorrows. Looks like Melky Cabrera is up for a while.

[Elster88]

="metirish"]This just makes me laugh...

This picture is going to change every day.

[Guest silverdsl]

Matsui broke his wrist. He will have surgery today and be out a minimum of three months. I wouldn't be surprised if he was out almost the entire season.

Additionally, Gary Sheffield's wrist injury might be worse than originally thought. He's going for another MRI and he may need surgery as well.

[Elster88]

That's too bad. I like Godzilla. (SC = 0)

[metirish]

What a shitty OF they have now....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Irish and I look awfully insensitive at the top of the page here.

[metirish]

Very true Edgy, just for the record I wish Matsui a speedy recovery.

[Frayed Knot]

]This picture is going to change every day.

Yeah that's the danger of posting newspaper images.
One of these days someone's going to write something along the lines of; 'this headline cracks me up', and a day or two later that same front/back page is suddenly going to read; 'THOUSANDS DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE'

[Guest Edgy DC]

Does non-IG Yankee content go here?

Texarkana Gazette hearts Jeter.

[metirish]

WOW....we had this argument weeks ago ...

]I�m no Yankee fan; never have been. But anyone who�s followed Jeter over his career and considers him the most overrated player in the game is either smoking something illegal or just plain stupid.

The article started out ok but quickly turned into a puff piece on Jeter.

[Guest GYC]

This is just stupid. They were down 9-0 and now lead 11-10. I hate Texas.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

I know what you're trying to express, but I'd prefer it if you used a different term.

[Guest GYC]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: I know what you're trying to express, but I'd prefer it if you used a different term.

Sorry.

12-11 now on a 2-run shot by Wilkerson. So much for bullpens.

Edit: Why does the Sid Fernandez under your name link to Alfonzo?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Thanks for the edit GYC

As for the linking, I don't know - I'm not an administrator.

[metirish]

Texas take the lead again 13 to 12, Rivera pitching.

[Willets Point]

Cap'n Clutch up in the bottom of the 9th.

[metirish]

Fuck not Jeter, Klapisch and the boys must be getting hard at the thought of this.....

[Willets Point]

I'm watching the Yankees game but listening to Velvet Underground's "Heroin". Kind of a fun mix.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Captain Clutch needs a triple to become Señor Cycle.

[Willets Point]

Showing his bold leadership and all the intangibles he brings to the table, Jeter grounds out, but moves the runner up. What an amazing productive out for the Captain!

[Willets Point]

SHIT! I didn't need to see that. Last time I tune in to watch the Yankees lose.

[Gwreck]

metirish wrote: Fuck not Jeter, Klapisch and the boys must be getting hard at the thought of this.....

Nope, it was Posada with the walk-off.

Akinori Otsuka, FUCK! Don't groove a 3-1 pitch when you've got 2 out and first base open!

[Guest GYC]

They still won. Unbelievable.

[metirish]

Klapisch will just change the name form Jeter to Posoda and still write his puff piece.

[Frayed Knot]

The Rangers can't beat the Yanx no matter how hard they try (or don't).
Texas used about 7 different pitchers tonight and I don't think I had heard of any of them until Otsuka came in for the 9th ... and promptly blew it.

[Zvon]

wow.
I saw that collision at the plate earlier with Posada.
I figured he was dun for the night after that.

He ties it and hits the walk off.
Just wow.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

can we kill Buck Showalter?