I hear after a while you tend to HATE wedding food... but not yet!

Is it Open (wipes the drool off his mouth) Bar?

Stand on line, kid. I called "dibs" already.

See SC, you gotta learn to listen to me more. Did I not say Boston would win the East? That's fine, congrats to them. I'd rather the Yankees face the Indians. Good luck with the Angels, you'll need it

Alas, it's considered bad taste to partake -- as basically the hired help... Besides, you don't wanna try to explain to the bride that you missed the cake cutting because you were refilling your cranberry martini

Who cares whatever Saux or Yanks win the Division? One is Division belt holder, the other is Wild Card.

Either way, what actually matters is getting INTO the playoffs....and thats the real issue.

Well, I think this is lining up to be an extremely exciting September. Who could imagine all of this going on - The Yankees pulling within a few games, the Mets being 2nd in the NL East, Colorado actually having a shot at the Wildcard, it's unbelievable.

SC - Congrats to your team. The BoSox played well all season long, and they deserved to win the division.

On to October!!!

Amazing the way this has all played out. I'm still waiting for my Padres to clinch the Wild Card spot in the NL, but the American League race has been fun to watch nonetheless. While the Yankees had a great comeback after the All-Star break, you got to hand it to Boston for not squandering the lead (especially when compared to the collapse of the Mets). I believe the Sox had the 2nd best record after the break, but I could be wrong.

Since the Indians are playing the Yankees in Cleveland for Game 1, I think it would be great if they wear the throwback uniforms and had Charlie Sheen (aka. Rick Vaughn from Major League) throw out the first pitch. It's the exact same matchup, and Sheen is on a hit TV series right now. Just a thought. As far as the actual series, it all depends on who's hotter at the moment. A new season starts next week.

Hey Capo!! Where you been???

Good to see you back!

Thanks, SC. I've been pretty busy lately, and thus had to leave the boards for a while. I was lurking periodically, but it feels really good to be back. There's no way I could stay away with the great races in baseball. Congrats to your AL East Champion Red Sox! I can't wait to see how it all plays out.

Crap, Games 1 & 2 are Thursday and Friday. I have to work both nights I'll be watching Game 3 (might even get tickets to go down to a game)

King of Gotham? - A-Rod article

Cavs star says he's been a fan all his life

CLEVELAND (AP) - The most famous athlete in Cleveland is rooting for the New York Yankees. LeBron James always has.

Call him the LeBronx Bomber.

While in New York last week to host Saturday Night Live, the Cavaliers' star forward caused a stir back home when he said he would root for the Yankees in the AL playoffs against the Indians.

He showed up at Jacobs Field for Game 1 on Thursday night sporting a Yankees cap — and fans sitting near him chanted for him to take it off.

"I've always been a Yankee fan. I'm a big Derek Jeter fan," James said during an in-game TV interview after Cleveland took the lead. "I'm here to represent the Yankees, but right now it's not looking too good."

A TBS reporter then handed James a "crying" towel that he said Indians ace C.C. Sabathia wanted to pass along. James said the two are good friends.

"It's not like I said, 'OK, I'm picking the Yankees now that they're playing the Indians,"' James said earlier this week. "Everybody knows that I've been a Yankees fan my whole life. If the Indians were playing anybody else I would root for the Indians."

Sabathia said he didn't have a problem with James' allegiance.

"That's cool," the pitcher said. "He's sticking with his team. I'd do the same thing if the Raiders were playing the Browns."

Sabathia, who grew up in Vallejo, Calif., is a die-hard Oakland Raiders fan.

Source: FOX Sports

My mother-in-law was very upset that Lebron isn't a Tribe fan. No big deal to me. I'm a Browns fan but I root for the NY Giants also.

The worst of all is SC being a Boston fan... and he claims to be a "New Yorker"...

Only someone from Jersey wouldn't "get it"..... I'm a Brooklynite more than a New Yorker. I'm old enough to remember when the Dodgers were from Brooklyn. That meant that the Yankees were the enemy. But baseball is more than just geography (which, by the way, means you should be rooting for the Phillies). The Yankees were for WASP, white-collar Republicans; I and my family were not in any of those designations.

I "wear this" proudly (picture courtesy of ginaitaliangirl):

SC, I know exactly what you mean. My dad, although from the Bronx, used to spend his summers with his mom's family in Brooklyn. His uncles used to take him to Dodgers games all the time. He was an ardent Brooklyn fan. My brother tells me that I've disgraced our father's memory by becoming a Yankee fan.

At least a Mutts fan I could understand... and rooting against the Yankees I can understand... but Boston? Is that simply because you hate the Yanks SO much, or what??

As for the Phillies, I root for them. They were the first ballgame I ever went to, and, their Single-A team is near me and I root for them, too. But at the same time I like a few other National League teams as well. But there's only 1 AL team for me

I thought you knew the background there.... I was "teamless" since the Dodgers left Brooklyn and TRIED liking the Mets when they started in 1962. They were a comedy of errors (I think they lost something like 120 games that year) but I TRIED rooting for them. Then in 1963 the Red Sox brought up a rookie, Rico Petrocelli. Now, Rico was a close friend of my brother. I was 12 years old and all of a sudden I KNEW somebody who was in the Majors! How many people can really say that? Somebody who had slept over at your house and ate meals with you was playing in the major leagues!! That was enough to win me over to Boston. The fact that Petrocelli had a decent career (playing in a few World Series, including hitting two home runs in one Series game; playing in several All-Star games, hitting 40 homers in one year and knocking in over 100 in another; winning numerous Gold Glove awards, etc.) was enough to keep me as a fan. It became a habit and I loved the grittiness of their teams... I saw players like Yaz, Tony Conigliaro, Reggie Smith, Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Carlton Fisk, Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs, Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciapparra, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz come and go and they are simply an exciting team. Their losses and chokes became part of the love and seeing them win in 2004 was my biggest sports thrill.

Ahh, I forgot about Petrocelli... okay, makes sense now...

Report: Boss says Torre's job on line

NEW YORK -- Joe Torre's Yankees must advance to the American League Championship Series for the longtime manager to keep his job, George Steinbrenner said on Saturday.

Speaking in a telephone interview with The Record of Hackensack, N.J., which published his remarks on Sunday, Steinbrenner said that Torre's 12-year run at the helm is at stake as the Yankees face an 0-2 deficit to the Indians in the American League Division Series.

"His job is on the line," Steinbrenner told the newspaper. "I think we're paying him a lot of money. He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series."

Torre, who has managed the Yankees since 1996, is baseball's highest-paid manager, earning $7 million this year. He is not under contract for the 2008 season, making him the most notable potential free agent in a Yankees group that includes Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and perhaps Alex Rodriguez.

Steinbrenner told The Record that Torre has "been good for us over the years," as the Yankees have made the playoffs in each of Torre's 12 seasons. But they are facing first-round elimination for the third consecutive season on Sunday.

New York is pinning its Game 3 hopes on 45-year-old Roger Clemens, pitching opposite Cleveland's Jake Westbrook as the Indians try for the series sweep at Yankee Stadium.

"We certainly need to find out what we're made of," Torre said earlier on Saturday. "We certainly can't take time to feel sorry for ourselves. We've worked too hard to get here and to be one of the select teams in the postseason. We have to make the most of it."

The 77-year-old Steinbrenner, who has reserved his words in recent years, instead opting to release most of his commentary through public relations man Howard Rubenstein, agreed with Torre's assessment.

"I think that's a good statement," he said. "They'd better show what they're made of."

In a wide-ranging interview with The Record, Steinbrenner had choice words for umpire Bruce Froemming, the crew chief who opted to continue play in Friday's Game 2 despite swarms of small winged bugs, called midges, that unnerved rookie closer Joba Chamberlain in the eighth inning as Cleveland tied the game, which eventually ended in 11 innings with the Indians winning, 2-1.

"He won't umpire our games anymore," Steinbrenner said of Froemming, who is retiring after this season.

Steinbrenner also acknowledged Alex Rodriguez's future, as the probable American League MVP remains hitless in this ALDS and in his last 19 postseason at-bats.

"I think we'll re-sign him," Steinbrenner said of A-Rod. "I think he's going to have a good run the rest of the [postseason]. I think he realizes New York is the place to be, the place to play. A lot of this [postseason] is laying on his shoulders, you know, but I think he's up to it."

Steinbrenner told the newspaper that he maintains full control over the Yankees, despite published reports of his failing health.

"I'm doing all right," Steinbrenner said. "I'm fine."

Source: Yankees

YO, TORRE!

Ha Blibble.

Poor Torre. I guess Papa George is gonna go Vince McMahon on him.

"Joe.....YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH FIRED!"

Congratulations, goombah and Migs on the Indians' victory. They clearly were the better team and it will be quite a series with the Red Sox.

Bless your heart Klyd. Thank you

A-Rod was just interviewed on YES.... there was no definite plan in his mind RIGHT NOW about his future with the Yanks.

Sure, he's emotionally down right now and its understandable that he doesn't wanna talk about his future with the Yanks right now, but something in my gut says he's made up his mind already.

On the FAN this morning, the report was that Joe wanted to go with Mussina. SOMEONE told him to pitch Wang.

There were two crappy calls last night. I don't remember if they resulted in runs, but one was the bunt attempt FOUL, that was called a hit batsman, NOT! and the other was a play at first, call SAFE, replay OUT. Both plays in Cleveland's favor.

Who?

I heard of Jerry Stephenson, but not the other guy that you mentioned.

Its funny you posted a picture of that card. A good friend of mine bought that card and gave it to me as a gift.

Small world, huh?