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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Don Cardi]
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10/22/07 12:22 AM
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J Geoff
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Somebody PLEASE lock this topic until March. These Yankee fans just refuse to realize that they are no longer the center of attention in the baseball world.
They're dead! Morte! Finished! Get over yourselves! Yeah, how 'bout dem Mets, huh? 
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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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: J Geoff]
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10/25/07 11:21 AM
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A-Rod named baseball's most clutch NEW YORK -- The Yankees' year might have been an early loss if not for Alex Rodriguez's heroics. Time and time again, he came through with success in tight situations, helping to lead the club into the postseason. For his efforts in what will be remembered as a remarkable individual season worthy of praise, Rodriguez has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the 2007 Major League Baseball Clutch Performer of the Year, presented by Pepsi. The officially sanctioned Major League Baseball award recognizes the player who performed his best when the game was on the line, and was revealed during a one-hour special, produced by Major League Baseball Productions, on ESPN on Wednesday. Off to a disappointing 21-29 start despite Rodriguez's exceptional opening act, the Yankees had a large hole to dig out of if they wanted to keep their streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances intact. The 32-year-old Rodriguez had a major hand in helping them do so, leading all of baseball with 143 runs scored, 54 home runs, 156 RBIs, and a .645 slugging percentage. "It's a year I'm proud of, just because the guys battled hard all year," Rodriguez said recently. "It's been the toughest year trying to get to the postseason, that's for sure. Many people kind of doubted us, and it's weird for us to be able to overcome such adversity. Personally, I feel good about the year." No batter in the Major Leagues hit more home runs to tie the game or put his team ahead, situations in which Rodriguez went deep 22 times. Philadelphia's Ryan Howard and Houston's Lance Berkman tied Rodriguez in that category. Rodriguez's success in the late innings certainly helped his case, showing a great improvement over his performances in 2006. Rodriguez batted .463 (19-for-41) with eight home runs and 21 RBIs in the ninth innings of games this year, compared with .143 (5-for-35) with three home runs and five RBIs last season. "I realized that I'm going to let my baseball do the talking," Rodriguez said. One of Rodriguez's most memorable moments -- and a tell-tale sign that this year had earmarks of being different for him -- came April 7, during the Yankees' first homestand, as A-Rod stepped in against Baltimore reliever Chris Ray. Having already hit a two-run homer earlier in the game, Rodriguez belted an offering into the black beyond center field for a game-winning, walk-off grand slam, lifting the Yankees to a 10-7 victory and playing out a stretch in which he hit six home runs and collected 15 RBIs in the first seven games of the season. "It felt awesome," Rodriguez said then. "I was so excited, I felt like a fool running around the bases, like it was Little League. I just remember I almost knocked [coach Larry] Bowa over at third. I saw the fans rocking behind him. That was kind of cool. "You relish it. As an athlete, you always want to be in that opportunity." One of Rodriguez's most dramatic moments also came in the game's most heated rivalry, where he has had trouble in recent years. With the Yankees down to their final strike of the ninth inning June 3 at Boston, Rodriguez turned on a 95 mph Jonathan Papelbon fastball and drilled it high through the raindrops into the Fenway Park night, helping the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox and two out of three games at Boston. "I was just trying to not to do too much," Rodriguez said then. "With two strikes, that's the last thing you're trying to do, to hit a home run. It's always a tough at-bat [against Papelbon]. He has so many ways of getting you out. The guy's a great competitor. Just to be able to win that game and then have Mo [Mariano Rivera] close the door was great." With the Yankees driving toward a Wild Card spot and an eventual Division Series matchup with the Cleveland Indians, Rodriguez found another gear. He drove in 111 runs in his final 105 games of the season, averaging one RBI every 3.7 at-bats over the course of the whole campaign -- leading the big leagues with that ratio. "I think this whole year was just an amazing thing that he did," outfielder Johnny Damon said. "He came in and showed everyone why he is the best player in the game." When the Yankees needed a boost at home during the regular season, too, Rodriguez was there often. With 26 home runs in the Bronx, Rodriguez equaled his own single-season record -- set during his 2005 AL MVP campaign -- for homers hit by a right-handed batter at Yankee Stadium. "Definitely, he helped us a lot," second baseman Robinson Cano said. "He helped so much, I can't tell you about it, especially when we were struggling in the beginning. He got those walk-off home runs and those comeback games. That's something that you've got to appreciate looking at them now." The 2007 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Presented by Pepsi winner was selected by the fans from a list of six nominees chosen by a special editorial panel from MLB Advanced Media and Major League Baseball Productions. From Oct. 5 through Oct. 19, Major League Baseball fans voted for the award on pepsiclutch.mlb.com, a site powered by MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, and created specifically for the MLB Clutch Performer Platform. To further engage fans in the selection process, Pepsi introduced an online sweepstakes in conjunction with the award. As part of the program, Pepsi, the official soft drink of Major League Baseball, fans were entered to win a trip to the 2008 All-Star Game by voting for the 2007 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year. Previous monthly winners of the MLB Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Month awards include: Rodriguez (April); Ken Griffey Jr. (May); Chone Figgins (June); Aramis Ramirez (July); Andy Pettitte (August); and Alfonso Soriano (September). Source: Yankees
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: J Geoff]
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10/25/07 11:29 AM
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Somebody PLEASE lock this topic until March. These Yankee fans just refuse to realize that they are no longer the center of attention in the baseball world.
They're dead! Morte! Finished! Get over yourselves! Yeah, how 'bout dem Mets, huh?  The centre of the baseball world? Its Bean Town. Yes, the Yankee fan collective nightmare has come true.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: SC]
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10/26/07 09:23 AM
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Hank Steinbrenner, George's son who is probably now running the day-to-day operations of the team, came out publically today taking a shot at Joe Torre. Hanky Panky essentially said Joe Torre was an ingrate because Daddy Steinhitler hired Torre back in '95 when Torre was a nobody, and that he (Torre) was "handed" a great team to manage. Now, as Hanky sees it, Joe is showing himself to be ungrateful to Daddy.
Hanky appears to be a poster boy of why parents should practice birth control.
I like the article I read yesterday that said the new manager won't be held to the same standard that Torre was since he won't be "given the '96 Yankees". Wasn't Torre told to "win or else" with the same team? Someone should tell Hank Steinbrenner to shut his mouth. After all, what are his notable accomplishments? He was given the Yankees - what a great testament to the perils of nepotism.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Don Marco]
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10/26/07 10:21 AM
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The '96 Yankees were the first champions of a dynasty, but there were no stars when Torre arrived. Mattingly just retired. Charlie Hayes was the thirdbaseman. O'Neill was known as a pretty good player, who was known for his temper as well as his play, and Jeter, Pettitte, Bernie Williams and Rivera were rookies or youngsters still making their way through the league. Gerald Williams played left, and Girardi, an average journeyman was brought in from Colorado to catch. While NY managed to win the wild card in '95, most people were picking the loaded Orioles to win the East in '96.
Coming into '96, the Yankees' pitching was headed by David Cone, but it was unproven.
Certainly, these players developed and formed a championship team and a dynasty, but I would disagree that Torre was handed a championship team in '96.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Don Marco]
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10/26/07 01:35 PM
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Hank Steinbrenner, George's son who is probably now running the day-to-day operations of the team, came out publically today taking a shot at Joe Torre. Hanky Panky essentially said Joe Torre was an ingrate because Daddy Steinhitler hired Torre back in '95 when Torre was a nobody, and that he (Torre) was "handed" a great team to manage. Now, as Hanky sees it, Joe is showing himself to be ungrateful to Daddy.
Hanky appears to be a poster boy of why parents should practice birth control.
I like the article I read yesterday that said the new manager won't be held to the same standard that Torre was since he won't be "given the '96 Yankees". Wasn't Torre told to "win or else" with the same team? Someone should tell Hank Steinbrenner to shut his mouth. After all, what are his notable accomplishments? He was given the Yankees - what a great testament to the perils of nepotism. I agree. I think Hank, the Steinbrenners and the rest of the Yankee organization need to shut their mouths and move on. They should realize their the villain in this story while Torre's being hailed as the hero. They should cut their losses, focus on hiring a new manager and keeping guys such as A-Rod, Jorge and Mo and what they can do to win it all in 2008!
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: KrautDude82]
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10/26/07 02:35 PM
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The centre of the baseball world?
Its Bean Town.
Yes, the Yankee fan collective nightmare has come true.
That's right, Dude. Hell, Bean Town is the centre of the entire sports world right now. Even Boston College is in the mix at #2 in the College Football polls. [/Walter from Big Lebowski voice] BTW: Welcome to the boards! I especially enjoy reading your posts in the Movie Forum. 
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Irishman12]
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10/28/07 11:13 PM
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FU A-ROD!! Opts out cuz he doesn't know what the '08 team will be...  Great, sign with Boston you two-faced money-grubbing piece of shit! 
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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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Don Sicilia]
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10/29/07 11:20 AM
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How attention-needy does A-Rod and Boras need to be to make this announcement in the middle of the friggin' World Series??  I heard a Peter Gammons interview on Mike-and-Mike this morning. Pissed him off something awful. MLB is pretty steamed about the timing of this announcement. Boras lacks class and respect for the game. It reflects selfishness. I also mildly criticize the Yankees and Reds for conducting interviews while the World Series was taking place. Out of respect for the integrity of the institution of the World Series, teams do not and have not conducted such business, but at least the Yankees had the sense not to announce their managerial decision until after the series ended.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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10/29/07 11:55 AM
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I also mildly criticize the Yankees and Reds for conducting interviews while the World Series was taking place. Out of respect for the integrity of the institution of the World Series, teams do not and have not conducted such business, but at least the Yankees had the sense not to announce their managerial decision until after the series ended. If the Series had gone into this week, I assure you that they wouldn't have waited.  They have only one agenda in mind - their own.
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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10/29/07 12:25 PM
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Source: Girardi expected to accept Yankees' offerThe Yankees officially offered their managerial job to Joe Girardi on Monday morning and he is expected to accept it, a source has told 1050 ESPN New York's Andrew Marchand. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told Don Mattingly and Tony Pena that they will not be getting the job. Girardi was in Denver for the World Series. A source said he is expected to fly to New York for the announcement, which is likely to come Tuesday. Girardi's contract is expected to be in the three-year, $6 million range. Mattingly will not accept a position on the Yankees coaching staff, Marchand and ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney are reporting. Girardi, a former Yankees player and coach, was voted NL Manager of the Year in 2006 after keeping Florida in contention until late in the season. Girardi, working as a broadcaster Sunday night for Fox Sports from the World Series in Denver, said he had nothing to announce regarding his status as a manager. "Still former," Girardi said. "Nothing extra tonight." Girardi was the first to interview Monday, followed by Mattingly on Tuesday and Pena on Wednesday. Pena won AL Manager of the Year in 2003 after the Kansas City Royals (83-79) posted their first winning season since 1994 -- Hank Steinbrenner told The Times that Pena was "definitely under consideration." Mattingly has no managerial experience. He spent three seasons as New York's hitting coach before he became Joe Torre's bench coach last year. A six-time All-Star, Mattingly is among the most beloved players in Yankees history. Torre declined a one-year offer to return at a reduced salary after leading the team to four World Series championships and 12 playoff appearances in as many seasons. Source: ESPN
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: klydon1]
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10/29/07 01:30 PM
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The announcement may have been designed to see how much cash the Yankees would throw at him. They're not gonna throw a penny at him, and they've said as much, since if he leaves, the Yanks will lose $20-something million from Texas. Fuggedaboutit!A-Rod, despite helping my fantasy team tremendously (yet still not helping it win a championship lol) is A BUM!
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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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: J Geoff]
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10/29/07 01:39 PM
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They're not gonna throw a penny at him, and they've said as much, since if he leaves, the Yanks will lose $20-something million from Texas. Fuggedaboutit!
Why is the Rangers paying the Yanks? (Pardon my ignorance)
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
[Re: J Geoff]
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10/29/07 01:40 PM
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They're not gonna throw a penny at him, I think they'd rather throw a brick at him.
How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin
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Re: How bout them Yankees!?
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10/29/07 01:41 PM
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They're not gonna throw a penny at him, and they've said as much, since if he leaves, the Yanks will lose $20-something million from Texas. Fuggedaboutit!
Why is the Rangers paying the Yanks? (Pardon my ignorance) I think it was something like he still had $20 something million on his contract with Texas when he was traded to The Yankees. Part of the trade was The Yankees had to buy out the remainder of his contract with Texas.
How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin
When there's a will...put me in it.
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