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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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04/16/05 10:52 PM
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The 5th circle of hell
Don Smitty
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Originally posted by SC:
[quote]Originally posted by Don Smitty:
[b] Yanks lose again today. $205 million doesn't buy what it used to. This is their worst start in a long time. Speakin' of big bucks, did you hear that they're gonna build a new stadium? Its expected they're gonna spend $800 mil and its gonna have 7,000 fewer seats than the current Stadium.  I'm too much of a traditionalist to like this. [/b][/quote]One of the great things about going to a Yankees game is to be there surrounded by all the history. I do not like it at all, they should kep the old stadium and not make a new one.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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04/18/05 07:37 PM
04/18/05 07:37 PM
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Double-J
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Originally posted by Beth E:
[quote]Originally posted by Double-J:
[b] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Beth E:
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get that through your Padilla-adoring skull once and for all. :p Who the hell is Padilla, and why do I adore him? [/b][/quote]It's amazing what you think about randomly. As I was brushing my teeth circa 11:30 last nite after watching the History Channels FDR documentary, I realized my error. Castilla, not Padilla. Same difference. My apologies.  So who kicked that boy's Jeffrey Maier's ass? I heard no one crying about fans interfering with players then.
Bottom line is....Yankee fans can do whatever they want. Everyone else they whine about. :rolleyes:
Not true. First of all, Maier, as Irishman aforementioned, reached above Tarasco's arm, and didn't physically attack/interfere with the play. Never have I said that what happened in '96 was right. It wasn't. But by that same token, it has little relevance in this Sheffield incident. I list the reasons below: * Jeffrey Maier did not attempt to stop Tarasco from catching the ball. He was doing what all fans do - get a souvenier. Arguably, there could've been many results of what Maier did - if he wouldn't have caught it, who says that Tarasco wouldn't have bumped it over himself if he knocked the ball on its way down for a ground-rule double (which would be the ruling, correct?) * The Boston fan deliberately attempted to interfere with Sheffield by taking a swipe at him. It could (arguably) be considered assault, if the idea of legality was brought into it. He tried (regardless of conflicting reports) to "smack" Sheffield while he was trying to make the play. This isn't Yankee fans being whiners. Clearly, the effect of this play doesn't help us very much, especially with our current win/loss record. This is about some fan being an asshole. I'm glad they took away his season tickets. --- As far as a new Yankee Stadium is concerned, I am, and have been since I posted a thread on it last year, vehemently against it. They aren't tearing down Wrigley because the concrete fell. Heck, even that big piece of green shit in Boston is being renovated and improved instead of moving the Blowsox stadium. I think it's a rather touchy move.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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04/18/05 08:49 PM
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South of the Pinelands
MaryCas
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MC Predicts 4/17/2005
W L W L
Randy Johnson 9 8 1 0
Mike Mussina 14 7 0 1
Kevin Brown 1 3 0 1
Carl Pavano 16 10 0 2
Jaret Wright 10 11 1 1
50 39 2 5
Bullpen/Others 32 41 2 3
Totals 82 80 4 8 This was my prediction on 3/31/05 in the "Yankees" thread; let's see how I do. 82-80, miss playoffs Joe Torre fired at the All Star break when the team is under .500 ...oh yeah Bosox finishes behind the Yankees at 79-83. Some Florida team wins the division, Orioles 2nd. Johnson 9-8 (misses 15 starts) Mussina 14-7 (misses 10 starts) Kevin Brown 1-3 (herniated disc; out for the season) Carl Pavano 16-10 Jaret Wright (10-11) (misses 7 starts) Bullpen and other starters (32 wins)
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, whoever humbles himself will be exalted - Matthew 23:12
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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04/18/05 09:05 PM
04/18/05 09:05 PM
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Double-J
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Originally posted by MaryCas:
[CODE] MC Predicts 4/17/2005
Kevin Brown 1 3 0 1
Kevin Brown 1-3 (herniated disc; out for the season)
Oh, my goodness, don't try to give us such good luck.  Seriously though, the Yanks will (as always) turn it around. Clearly, tonights clinic in Tampa Bay is a good start; though Tampa is not Boston. NY still has plenty of work to do. I think Johnson is a bit more durable than you predict, Marycas. Mussina is coming off a very good year, which I didn't expect. And Pavano and Wright are still coming into the Yankees experience. That's not an excuse. They have to play better (Johnson, especially, needs to dominate). But it's still quite early - there are a few teams that aren't where they want to be, and there are still more than 140+ games to go.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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04/19/05 10:08 AM
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East Tennessee
ronnierocketAGO
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the Yanks will rebound....hell, didn't most of us panic when they pulled the same stunt last season?
As for a new Yankee Stadium....who's been there?
I'm sorry, but its a historic dump. Fenway Park itself is a "historic" lousy ballpark(really, the seats are beyond awful). Oh and Wrigley....never been there, but I've not heard nice things about it.
Either Yankee stadium gets a new facelift within a decade or two, or they need to demolish it and build a new stadium. As we've seen with the New York Jets, the Yankees getting a new stadium in Manhattan is possible. Hell, rebuild Yankee Stadium but keep many facets and features from the old ballpark. A combo of the Old and New(like when the proposed "New Fenway Park" was supposed to hold the original Green Monster and other features from the Old Fenway Park).
Of course, for a season or two, the Yankees would have to play in Shea Stadium while a new stadium is being built. Then again, anyone remember the Mets pushing for years on a new retractable roof-ballpark? Really, NYC would easily support the Yanks over the Mets in terms of a new stadium.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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04/19/05 05:22 PM
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New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
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Hey "GRAMMER KING" -- good thing you didn't call yourself "SPELLING KING"... 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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And whatever they do, no corporate sponsor better put their filthy name on it. I will absolutely hate and boycott the company who has the name of Yankee Stadium!
