MLB Corner

[myankskent]

I think that was a good move bringing in Papelbon in the 8th. Francona knows that Berroa is an easy out to start the 9th and then you roll the dice against Jeter and Damon. Looks like Posada is hurt and if the Yankees lose him, that's bad news.

I think that the majority of empty seats were because of the long rain delay but it still bothers me that a lot of seats near the field are empty every night.

Now we get to see the wonderful Yankees bullpen. I wouldn't be surprised if the Red Sox blow this one open because the Yankees have nobody who is any good down in the pen, outside of Rivera.

[WickedJenn]

Look at all those empty seats close to the field..I bet they're regretting their insane ticket prices for those..

Well, it's nasty out too. But yeah, I'd be grandstanding it.

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I think that was a good move bringing in Papelbon in the 8th. Francona knows that Berroa is an easy out to start the 9th and then you roll the dice against Jeter and Damon. Looks like Posada is hurt and if the Yankees lose him, that's bad news.

Shhhh...

I didn't read that.

:p

[myankskent]

Throw strikes Ramirez...geeze. I can't stand it when these guys don't throw strikes. 3-1 to every batter!

And now he walks him. That's just great. Walk the number nine batter to face Ellsbury. Horrible job by Ramirez there.

[Karafan1]

Well, it's nasty out too. But yeah, I'd be grandstanding it.

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Shhhh...

I didn't read that.

:p

I did:lol: He said it looks like Posada is hurt:p

[WickedJenn]

Throw strikes Ramirez...geeze. I can't stand it when these guys don't throw strikes. 3-1 to every batter!

And now he walks him. That's just great. Walk the number nine batter to face Ellsbury. Horrible job by Ramirez there.

Matt, you're in my head. Heh.

Bases loaded.

ARGH.

Phil??

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I did:lol: He said it looks like Posada is hurt:p

You hush Jim :p

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Walk start, AGAIN.

Geeeeeeeeeeeebus.

What in Sam heyull is going on?

Well you called it Matt, 3-1 yet again. FULL COUNT.

Oh thank baseball Gods it was a pop up.

[myankskent]

Way to go Pepsi. 3-0 to Ellsbury. I'm going to call him Pepsi unless he gets out of this jam.

Alright, Coke got out of it. At least they have a fighting chance. I'd pinch hit Gardner or Pena for Berroa. I don't want Berroa facing Papelbon.

[WickedJenn]

Way to go Pepsi. 3-0 to Ellsbury. I'm going to call him Pepsi unless he gets out of this jam.

Alright, Coke got out of it. At least they have a fighting chance. I'd pinch hit Gardner or Pena for Berroa. I don't want Berroa facing Papelbon.

:rotfl:

I'm supposed to go in June. I really hope it's a game that doesn't suck.

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Uh oh...Gardner.

[myankskent]

:rotfl:

I'm supposed to go in June. I really hope it's a game that doesn't suck.

I'm going May 24th against the Phillies with my brother who is a Mets fan. At least he'll be rooting for the Yankees because he obviously doesn't want the Phillies to win.

Infield hit. Nice move pinch hitting Gardner. Now someone needs to blast one out of the park. Just no double play.

Huge...he hit Jeter.

[WickedJenn]

I'm going May 24th against the Phillies with my brother who is a Mets fan. At least he'll be rooting for the Yankees because he obviously doesn't want the Phillies to win.

Infield hit. Nice move pinch hitting Gardner.

Ooh, I want to go to that one. I am about 25 min from Philly so you can imagine how it is here. My sister and I are the lone Yankees fans in DE I'm sure. My uncle is a Mets fan so I know he'd be rooting for the Yanks too since he also hates the Phillies.

I hate Philly with a passion.

Wow, Gardner on, Jeter hit by the ball. Two on.

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Let's go number 3 HR Tesssshhh.

[myankskent]

Damon just missed it. Unfortunately the runners couldn't move up.

[WickedJenn]

Papelbum, as I call him, just really irks me.

Come on pleeeeeeeeeeease.

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Mother....................

[myankskent]

Damn it. Last hope is Swish. He hasn't hit a homer at the stadium yet. Now would be a good time.

[WickedJenn]

WHY can no one hit against Papelbumbum?

Must be his Irish dancing.

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*crosses fingers*

[Karafan1]

This is why games take forever!!

[myankskent]

That foul ball by Swish is a killer. He was too quick on the inside pitch.

Come on Cano.

[WickedJenn]

That foul ball by Swish is a killer. He was too quick on the inside pitch.

Agreed.

Whew, high. Bases loaded.

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Man I wish I was there right now.

[myankskent]

Man I wish I was there right now.

Only if they win.

Well, the Yankees better get their act together because losing four straight to the Red Sox isn't going to get the job done.

[WickedJenn]

Since I can't use profanity.

666666666666666666666666666666666

[Karafan1]

Only if they win.

They didn't..

[WickedJenn]

Only if they win.

Yeah, true.

[Karafan1]

Since I can't use profanity.

666666666666666666666666666666666

:lol::lol:

[WickedJenn]

:mad::mad::mad:

[Karafan1]

There's always tomorrow...Or later today I guess..lol..

[WickedJenn]

*sigh*

It was beautiful set up too.

[myankskent]

That was another killer. But once again, pitching was the problem. That two run homerun by Bay was the difference in the game. The offense can't come back every night, especially an offense without Nady and AROD.

[WickedJenn]

That was another killer. But once again, pitching was the problem. That two run homerun by Bay was the difference in the game. The offense can't come back every night, especially an offense without Nady and AROD.

They were 5th in pitching last season, now they're 13th.

A Rod apparently will be ready by Friday. But now I'm worried about Posada.

[myankskent]

There's always tomorrow...Or later today I guess..lol..

Yeah, well the Yanks better win later today, assuming there is no rain, because they can't drop 5 straight to the Sox. I don't care if it's early in the season, the Yankees need to beat this team once. They always seem to lose a lot to them early in the season, too. Then later in the year, the Yankees get back at them but you can't expect that to happen every year.

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They were 5th in pitching last season, now they're 13th.

A Rod apparently will be ready by Friday. But now I'm worried about Posada.

Yeah, I'm going to try to stay up to hear what Girardi has to say on the postgame but it looks like a hamstring problem and those are never good.

[WickedJenn]

Exactly Matt, I will NOT tolerate 5 straight. No. Just no.

[Karafan1]

it looks like a hamstring problem and those are never good.

Nope...Zambrano's hamstring will keep him out for awhile..That's yet another argument to get the DH in the National League..

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Exactly Matt, I will NOT tolerate 5 straight. No. Just no.

That's still not as bad as blowing that 3-0 lead in the ALCS..That will NEVER happen again..

[myankskent]

Nope...Zambrano's hamstring will keep him out for awhile..That's yet another argument to get the DH in the National League..

When did he get hurt? Was it yesterday?

IA about the DH. The Yanks lost Wang last year because he was running the bases, which I know is ridiculous since a pitcher should be able to run without getting hurt but strange things happen. The way I see it, pitchers are paid a lot of money to pitch, not to hit.

[Karafan1]

When did he get hurt? Was it yesterday?



Yep, by running to 1st after he got a hit..

[WickedJenn]

The way I see it, pitchers are paid a lot of money to pitch, not to hit.

Exactly, thank you.

All that money should proDUCE something. Sheesh.

[Karafan1]

IA??

[WickedJenn]

IA??

"I agree."

[myankskent]

That's still not as bad as blowing that 3-0 lead in the ALCS..That will NEVER happen again..

That's a freak thing. That really bothered me but I've pretty much accepted the fact that the only way the Red Sox were going to break the curse was to do something crazy like that. Also, one of the problems with being a Yankees fan is that since they are usually good and make the playoffs, last year being the exception, there's going to be a lot of opportunities for heartbreak like that. That's why last year wasn't really painful for me because I knew they weren't making the playoffs and I never got my heart ripped out. Of course, I'll gladly take the heartbreak in exchange for all of the success.

[WickedJenn]

I was disappointed about last season too but as you said Matt, I wasn't expecting it either. I knew with the plethora of injuries they had, BUGS, etc.

I mean it is just the beginning of May and I'm hoping once A Rod gets back at least, that'll kickstart something.

[Karafan1]

The only way for the Cubs to break their curse is to do something goofy like that I guess..But everytime they make the playoffs, I expect them to screw up..

[myankskent]

I was disappointed about last season too but as you said Matt, I wasn't expecting it either. I knew with the plethora of injuries they had, BUGS, etc.

I mean it is just the beginning of May and I'm hoping once A Rod gets back at least, that'll kickstart something.

Bruney is also a guy that they need back desperately. He will at least provide some stability in the bullpen. BTW, did you know that Brian Bruney was an extra in Kindergarten Cop?

[Karafan1]

I mean it is just the beginning of May and I'm hoping once A Rod gets back at least, that'll kickstart something.

True..Back in 2005 the Astros started off horribly but turned it around and made it to the World Series..

[WickedJenn]

Bruney is also a guy that they need back desperately. He will at least provide some stability in the bullpen. BTW, did you know that Brian Bruney was an extra in Kindergarten Cop?

And stability is needed sorely.

No I didn't but, as G.I. Joe said, "Knowing is half the battle." :D

[myankskent]

The only way for the Cubs to break their curse is to do something goofy like that I guess..But everytime they make the playoffs, I expect them to screw up..

Of course. I can understand that. Having the Yankees face the Cubs in the World Series would scare me because I can see the Yankees blowing another 3-0 lead. I think that I would rather not see the Yankees make the World Series if it meant facing the Cubs. That's how strongly I feel about that.

From what Girardi is saying, it doesn't look good for Posada. He's having an MRI later today.

[Karafan1]

Well the Cubs are cursed to never go to another World Series so they have to figure out how not to lose with 3-0 leads with 5 outs left in NLCS clinching games:lol:

[WickedJenn]

*cries*

[myankskent]

True..Back in 2005 the Astros started off horribly but turned it around and made it to the World Series..

I think that with baseball, it's all about who is hot at the right time. The regular season really doesn't matter, as long as you get into the postseason.

[Karafan1]

My Braves blowing that huge lead in game 4 of the NLDS vs. the Astros really ticked me off:mad:

[WickedJenn]

Even Derek Jeter says the Yankees are so inconsistent at times.

[myankskent]

My Braves blowing that huge lead in game 4 of the NLDS vs. the Astros really ticked me off:mad:

They also blew that 6-0 lead to the Yanks in game 4 of the World Series.

Jeter is very good at saying nothing in his interviews.

[WickedJenn]

I know, but he sure had something to say to the ump tonight, heh.

[Karafan1]

Ouch!! Did you see Ankiel run into the wall in St. Louis??

[myankskent]

Well, some of those ball/strike calls were awful. They showed the overhead angle and pitches off the plate were called strikes. I also remember when Cabrera struck out looking. I thought that pitch was low and it was actually called a ball when Lester was pitching.

[Karafan1]

They also blew that 6-0 lead to the Yanks in game 4 of the World Series.



I'm trying to block that out also but ESPN Classic shows that every once in awhile to remind me of it:lol:

[myankskent]

Ouch!! Did you see Ankiel run into the wall in St. Louis??

Is he ok?

[Karafan1]

I thought that '96 series would be a cake walk after the complete destruction of the Yankees in games 1 and 2..

[myankskent]

I'm trying to block that out also but ESPN Classic shows that every once in awhile to remind me of it:lol:

That's alright. I have to avoid ESPN classic when they show game 7 of the 2001 world series. In my mind, that series ended game 5 after the Yankees came back for the second night in a row with two outs in the 9th.

Time for me to get going. It's getting late. Goodnight Jim/Jenn.

[Karafan1]

Is he ok?

Yep..He was carted off the field..Don't see that very often in baseball..

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That's alright. I have to avoid ESPN classic when they show game 7 of the 2001 world series. In my mind, that series ended game 5 after the Yankees came back for the second night in a row with two outs in the 9th.

You know my feelings for the Yankees, but I have to admit that I loved that World Series because of their comebacks in games 4 and 5..

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Nite Matt!!

[myankskent]

You know my feelings for the Yankees, but I have to admit that I loved that World Series because of their comebacks in games 4 and 5..


Yeah, those games really were special, especially after dealing with 9/11.

Posada's on the DL with a strained hamstring. It doesn't look like it is that serious so hopefully he'll be back in about 3 weeks or so. BTW, how about Greinke on the Royals? He has 6 wins already and the Royals are in first place. Pretty impressive stuff.

[Karafan1]

The Royals might be this years surprise team like the Rays were last year..

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Its still early yet lol, the Royals can always return to normal at anytime.

[myankskent]

The Royals might be this years surprise team like the Rays were last year..

I hope they are. I like it when the smaller teams get in the mix every now and then.

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Its still early yet lol, the Royals can always return to normal at anytime.

True, but that division is very weak. I honestly think that 85-88 wins could win that division. I'm just not impressed with anybody in that division.

[Karafan1]

I hope they are. I like it when the smaller teams get in the mix every now and then.

So do I..I was firmly on the Rays bandwagon last year!:lol:

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True, but that division is very weak. I honestly think that 85-88 wins could win that division. I'm just not impressed with anybody in that division.

Kinda like the NL West was a few years ago..

[myankskent]

So do I..I was firmly on the Rays bandwagon last year!:lol:

Me too. I didn't want to see the Red Sox win another championship. I've seen enough of those.

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Kinda like the NL West was a few years ago..

Yup. That division still isn't that great. The Diamondbacks are up and down. The Giants have good pitching, but no offense. The Padres are starting to sink after that great start, which was expected. Colorado stinks. The Dodgers have an excellent chance to run away and hide in that division.

[Karafan1]

Me too. I didn't want to see the Red Sox win another championship. I've seen enough of those.

Same here..Like I always say.."Let somebody else in there". That's why I'm so happy when the Patriots either don't make the playoffs or choke in the Super Bowl:lol:

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Yup. That division still isn't that great. The Diamondbacks are up and down. The Giants have good pitching, but no offense. The Padres are starting to sink after that great start, which was expected. Colorado stinks. The Dodgers have an excellent chance to run away and hide in that division.

Too bad the Dodgers don't have 162 homegames:lol: They'd be undefeated!!:lol:

[WickedJenn]

Hmm, I just read Hamels is set to start for the Phillies on Friday, and Perez has been moved to the bullpen for the Mets.

[myankskent]

Same here..Like I always say.."Let somebody else in there". That's why I'm so happy when the Patriots either don't make the playoffs or choke in the Super Bowl:lol:

As a Jets fan, the only pleasure that I get is seeing the Patriots not win the Super Bowl because I know that the Jets are never winning anything. I've pretty much had enough of Boston in all sports. All four of their teams are good and the Bruins are the only team that has not won recently. We'll see what they do this year.

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Too bad the Dodgers don't have 162 homegames:lol: They'd be undefeated!!:lol:

Yup, but as long as they win their home games, they'll be in great shape.

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Hmm, I just read Hamels is set to start for the Phillies on Friday, and Perez has been moved to the bullpen for the Mets.

That'll be against Atlanta so the Mets will miss him. The Perez move to the bullpen makes no sense to me. The guy can't throw strikes so what good is he coming out of the bullpen? He needs to go down to the minors but he refuses to do so. The Mets have their hands full with him at the moment.

[Karafan1]

That'll be against Atlanta so the Mets will miss him. The Perez move to the bullpen makes no sense to me. The guy can't throw strikes so what good is he coming out of the bullpen? He needs to go down to the minors but he refuses to do so. The Mets have their hands full with him at the moment.

Do they have the option of trading or releasing him??

[nicmar]

Yeah Cole is just snake bit this year he has the elbo problem in the spring no volocity in his first start then hit in the arm and a sprained ankle last time out and with the rest of the rotation a mess it hurts. Man the Philies have had drama this year, the World Series win, the Tragic loss of Harry Kalas not to mention all of their wins execpt two have been come from behind. As to the question above who would trade for him? and Baseball contracts are gaurenteed so the would eat the money. They will move him to the Bullpen because 1 he can do less damage there second they gave him a big contract so they won't give up on him this fast and third I heard the announcers say that he would have to accecpt a minor league reassignment.

[myankskent]

Do they have the option of trading or releasing him??

They can release him, but then the Mets would have to eat his 36 million dollar contract. I'm not sure if he has a no-trade clause. I'll see if I can find out. They obviously can't send him down to the minors unless he agrees and he has stated that he does not want to go down.

[WickedJenn]

Well crap, no Yankees on my TV tonight. Yes, I'm one of the few with no digital cable.

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WOAH WOAH, what just happened?? 4-0?

Son of a

[myankskent]

Well crap, no Yankees on my TV tonight. Yes, I'm one of the few with no digital cable.

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WOAH WOAH, what just happened?? 4-0?

Son of a

You don't get the game? Well, Joba had a terrible first inning. Bay hit a 3 run homer, but Damon just hit a 3 run homer. It's 4-3.

[WickedJenn]

You don't get the game? Well, Joba had a terrible first inning. Bay hit a 3 run homer, but Damon just hit a 3 run homer. It's 4-3.

No. If it's on YES then definitely not, since I'm in Philly locale as far as local stations go.

*sigh*

I am "watching" it on the website.

Glad that Damon hit a home run.

[myankskent]

It was on YES last night. Oh wait, you were watching them on ESPN, weren't you?

Molina just struck out with Pena at second. End of inning. 4-3 Red Sox.

[WickedJenn]

It was on YES last night. Oh wait, you were watching them on ESPN, weren't you?

Molina just struck out with Pena at second. End of inning. 4-3 Red Sox.

Yeah, I had ESPN on last night. Here tonight it's on no channel that I get.

Yeah I saw that on the Yankees site.

Thanks for updating the less fortunate :lol:

[myankskent]

Well, here we go. Bottom of the 7th with the Yanks down by 1. Can the Yankees just take the lead in this game and win? It's amazing how hard it is for the Yanks to beat the Sox this year.

[Karafan1]

Hasn't happened yet..

[WickedJenn]

Well, here we go. Bottom of the 7th with the Yanks down by 1. Can the Yankees just take the lead in this game and win? It's amazing how hard it is for the Yanks to beat the Sox this year.

:\

It's like it's a damn Rubix cube.

[myankskent]

The Yankees are playing with fire relying on this bullpen too. Sooner or later, the Red Sox are going to tack on. And here's an error on Pena. Damn it!

[WickedJenn]

GAH! Bases loaded.

I'm drowning. I can't take this crap.

[myankskent]

It's now 6-3 and the Yankees still aren't out of the inning. Very predictable with this bullpen and I hate how Girardi keeps making pitching changes. Veras actually looked good today and he took him out after a couple of batters. If you keep making pitching changes, sooner or later, you're going to find someone down there who can't get the job done. The Yankees have plenty of those types of guys this year and it looks like Girardi found them in the 8th inning.

[WickedJenn]

Ramirez!!! WTH?

I swear, it's like they do this to torture us.

[Karafan1]

All 3 of my teams lost today:(

[lana 9]

cubs lost 6 to 2 i wish that tim was on the cubs and i saw the red sox game on yes the yankess lost 5 game in a row to the red sox

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

yay cubs and cards lost :D

[Karafan1]

I see the Cubs play the Brewers this week!!

[lana 9]

that is so cool jim i can not wait for the cubs to go san francisco so i can go to a cubs game

[axisoftime]

Well im a tigers fan and they r doin ok so far-much better then last year.They got potential-Verlander and Porcello are 2 very good pitchers-Cabrera is abig hr-rbi threat-they should contend all year.
Im also a yankees fan-isnt there always sumthin goin on with Yanks lol-overpriced tickets-not lettin fans back in for the game-arod and his follies-cc and his 120 pitches by the 6th inning-will wang come back-will geraldi make it thru the season-poor middle relievers-gotta luv it lol

[WickedJenn]

*sigh*

It's very difficult to be a Yankees fan right now. Losing 1-0 now and the bases are on their way to being loaded.

[myankskent]

*sigh*

It's very difficult to be a Yankees fan right now. Losing 1-0 now and the bases are on their way to being loaded.

It's ok Jenn. The Yankees just tied it up thanks to a bases clearing double from Tex, so he's on second with two outs. Thanks to the lovely weather that we have been having in New York, they are in a rain delay at the moment. I've had it with all of the rain this year. I can't remember the last time that it was this bad. I feel like I'm living in Seattle. It rains every damn day.

[Karafan1]

The Braves finally ended their losing streak tonight!!:)

[WickedJenn]

It's ok Jenn. The Yankees just tied it up thanks to a bases clearing double from Tex, so he's on second with two outs. Thanks to the lovely weather that we have been having in New York, they are in a rain delay at the moment. I've had it with all of the rain this year. I can't remember the last time that it was this bad. I feel like I'm living in Seattle. It rains every damn day.

Well, that game blew.

Matt, help me, I'm losing faith...:(

Me too, it's been raining for three days straight here. I saw Teixeira had a double right before the downpour.

[myankskent]

Well, that game blew.

Matt, help me, I'm losing faith...:(


You're not the only one losing faith. I'm very disappointed that this team has, once again, gotten off to a slow start, especially after what happened last year. They never get big hits. Their bullpen is terrible and the starters are inconsistent. Everybody is saying that when AROD comes back, that will give this team a shot in the arm and that might be true, but is AROD going to come out of the bullpen and pitch? Will AROD being in the lineup magically make everyone else get hits with runners in scoring position? I don't think so.



Me too, it's been raining for three days straight here. I saw Teixeira had a double right before the downpour.

Yeah, that was a big hit because it tied the game. The problem is that he came up again in the 10th inning with the tying run on third with less than two outs and couldn't hit a fly ball deep enough to get the run in. That's the disheartening thing that is happening with the Yanks right now. You'll see signs of something good, like that bases clearing double, but then they seem to revert back to not getting the job done in a big spot.

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The Braves finally ended their losing streak tonight!!:)

They'll be playing the Mets this weekend. The Mets had a very good win last night shutting out the Phillies with Santana on the mound. After losing two to the Mets down in Turner Field, the Braves need to win some games this weekend.

[Karafan1]

Manny Ramirez just got suspended for 50 games!!!:eek:

[WickedJenn]

Manny Ramirez just got suspended for 50 games!!!:eek:

LOLOL.

That's really funny.

[axisoftime]

Yeh and already theres conflicting stories-he says wasnt steroids-sum say it was-heclaims he took it for undisclosed illness-will the illness be revealed-or the doctor-1 l.a.sportswriter already proclaimed he dosent believe him-but at least arod will be back friday lol

[lana 9]

Well, that game blew.

Matt, help me, I'm losing faith...:(

Me too, it's been raining for three days straight here. I saw Teixeira had a double right before the downpour.

try being a cubs fan but i never lose faith in the cubs

[The Dark Knight74]

Manny Ramirez just got suspended for 50 games!!!:eek:

That ticks me off. The Dodgers were off to a great start, including 13-0 at home. I guess I should be thankful that the Dodgers play in a weak division. Maybe Kemp, Hudson, Loney, and Furcal can keep things together until July.

At least he hasn't been accused of tipping pitches to opposing batters like a certain third baseman.

[lana 9]

the cubs win 8 to 5 and what wrong with the yankees

[Karafan1]

Who knows what's wrong with the Yankees..Rivera giving up back to back homeruns for the first time ever in his career?? Maybe the world is coming to an end..That can be the only explanation for that:lol:

[Vergon6]

the cubs win 8 to 5 and what wrong with the yankees
I saw the end of that game on TV. I hope this trend continues for the Cubs. They had a rough start this year.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Game on! Brewers vs Cubs... Go Brewers!

[axisoftime]

I can think of a few things wrong with the Yankees

1-pressure-missing playoffs last year-big contracts-new stadium
2-Arod bein out-
3-issues with steroids-books
4-CC and Tex not comin close to themoney bein paid em
5-Rivera had major surgery and is gettin up in age
6-Posada is out and oft injured
7-no middle relief
8-guys like damon-jeter who can hit but have lost a step-with damon bein a poor fielder
9-Wangs sudden troubles
10-perhaps payin for not goin after santanna and keepin the trio-joba-hughes and the other pitcher

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Victory!

[myankskent]

I can think of a few things wrong with the Yankees

1-pressure-missing playoffs last year-big contracts-new stadium


Pressure is a very important factor. They may have great players, but they are human and playing in New York, or should I say in New York for the Yankees, is one of the toughest things to do.



2-Arod bein out-


True, but, Arod was healthy last year and the Yankees stunk with runners in scoring position. This is something that they need to change this season. So far, they haven't.



4-CC and Tex not comin close to themoney bein paid em


Tex is lost at the plate right now. He's still hitting under .200 and if he doesn't start to hit soon, he's going to have to be as hot as a firecracker to get his average up to .300.



5-Rivera had major surgery and is gettin up in age


Sad, but true. That's why I wanted Joba in the pen. The Yankees have their next closer in Joba, but unfortunately they only see him as a starter at this point.



6-Posada is out and oft injured


Yup. They need to get him back ASAP.



7-no middle relief


Yeah, it just goes to show you that bullpen pitchers are hard to predict. The Yankees had an amazing bullpen last year and this year, everybody has stunk, even though they have the same guys.



8-guys like damon-jeter who can hit but have lost a step-with damon bein a poor fielder


I love Damon, but he's a disaster in the outfield. Sometimes he has trouble with routine fly balls. Jeter can still make great plays, with that jump throw deep in the hole and going out to catch those pop-ups in the outfield over his shoulder, but his range has become a major problem. He also has some throwing issues.



9-Wangs sudden troubles


They need to get him healthy and pitching with confidence again. He might be hideous in the postseason, but he still is a 19 game winner. Put a healthy Wang in the rotation with Sabathia and Burnett, and I don't know if you can find a better starting 3 in baseball.



10-perhaps payin for not goin after santanna and keepin the trio-joba-hughes and the other pitcher

Other pitcher being Kennedy, who got hurt yesterday. He has an aneurysm in his arm and who knows when he'll be healthy again. Those things usually take a long time to recover from. I would never trade Joba. He's too good as a reliever and he definitely has the potential to be a great starter. It's just that I think that the Yankees need a setup man/Rivera back-up more than a starter right now.

The Yankees are still in a lot of trouble, but Sabathia gave the Yankees exactly what they needed tonight...a complete game shutout. Nice to see Arod hit a three run bomb on the first pitch he saw. That should take the pressure off.

[Karafan1]

Typical Cubs game..Blow a lead late and their best player got hurt..Somebody needs to invent a time machine and go back to October 1945 and either stop that guy with the goat from getting to the stadium or just let the goat in!:lol:

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Then seeing that the Cards lost too made that victory even better. I was suprised Cubs didnt get anything when they had the bases loaded.

[myankskent]

Typical Cubs game..Blow a lead late and their best player got hurt..Somebody needs to invent a time machine and go back to October 1945 and either stop that guy with the goat from getting to the stadium or just let the goat in!:lol:

Yeah, they said that Ramirez will be out 4-6 weeks.

I still think that the Cubs will be OK. The Cardinals are playing over their head right now and I really don't trust the Brewers.

[Karafan1]

I was suprised Cubs didnt get anything when they had the bases loaded.

I wasn't..That was just typical Cubs:lol:

[Night_Hawk90]

gotta love that a-rod homer on his first at bat, i dont care about all the flack he is getting im glad he's back.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

game 2 in few hours. Brewers are 2 back of Cards now.

[Karafan1]

Another Cubs beatdown from the hands of the Brewers and another Yankees beatdown from the hands of the Orioles..

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Suppan vs Marshall for game 3. Ill actually be able to keep track of it since Ill be at work already lol. Braun got to Dumpster early on yesterday.

Reds also beat the Cards again too! :D 1 game back.

[Vergon6]

I am not happy Cubs fan right now. They seemed to get their spark back for a short there, and then now this.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Da Cubs finally got a game lol.

[WickedJenn]

So I have not watched a TV all weekend, but I heard about A Rod's grand slam on his very first hit.

Wow.

[Karafan1]

Da Cubs finally got a game lol.

I kept waiting for them to screw up and lose:lol:

[Vergon6]

Da Cubs finally got a game lol.
Yes, yes they did. But you know, the Brewers have their ups and downs too :p.

[Karafan1]

Mets vs. Braves monday!! Hopefully my Braves can stop the Mets winning streak..7 games is a long enough winning streak for them:lol:

[Vergon6]

Mets vs. Braves monday!! Hopefully my Braves can stop the Mets winning streak..7 games is a long enough winning streak for them:lol:
lol I used to be a big Braves fan. But now they are just by NL East team :p.

[Karafan1]

Only 4 games today..Mondays are usually slow for baseball..

[Karafan1]

Mets vs. Braves monday!! Hopefully my Braves can stop the Mets winning streak..7 games is a long enough winning streak for them:lol:

I believe I had that one..Braves won 8-3!!

[myankskent]

I believe I had that one..Braves won 8-3!!

And another tough loss for Santana. The Mets score no runs for him. This is his second loss and I don't think that he gave up an earned run in either start. If the Mets scored runs for Santana, he'd probably end up with 25 wins at the end of the season.

[Night_Hawk90]

is it holliday vs burnett today? if it is hope the jays destroy them yanks

[myankskent]

is it holliday vs burnett today? if it is hope the jays destroy them yanks

Yes. Burnett vs. Halladay. Big time match-up.

[WickedJenn]

Liking the avi Matt, very nice.

My sister is trying to get tickets for the Yanks/Phillies but I don't know if that'll definitely happen. She's got a guy she goes to and he cuts the prices way down for her since she's a faithful customer.

Anyhow, let's see some more A Rod grand slammin' tonight.

[Karafan1]

Anyhow, let's see some more A Rod grand slammin' tonight.

Nah, we don't need to see that;)

[WickedJenn]

Us Yankee fans do :p

[Night_Hawk90]

holliday is a lock to shutdown the yanks

[WickedJenn]

We'll see.

[Karafan1]

Anyhow, let's see some more A Rod grand slammin' tonight.

Another Pujols grand slam would be nice:)

[myankskent]

holliday is a lock to shutdown the yanks

Halladay. When I read "Holliday", I think of Matt Holliday from the Rockies, who is now on the A's. But you're right, he has the Yankees number. That's why the Yanks need a strong start from Burnett tonight.

[Karafan1]

That Braves/Mets game was horrible..Beltran shoulda been out when he stole 3rd so of course he scored the tying run then the Mets won on a bases loaded walk..Ugh!!

[Night_Hawk90]

Halladay. When I read "Holliday", I think of Matt Holliday from the Rockies, who is now on the A's. But you're right, he has the Yankees number. That's why the Yanks need a strong start from Burnett tonight.

my mistake always confuse the spelling and i was right the high powered yankee offense was shut down once again. Really disappointing but gotta love what the jays are doing this year. Cito Gaston is doing it yet again

[Karafan1]

Gaston is the only really good manager they've ever had! He has 2 World Series rings to prove it!!

[Night_Hawk90]

Gaston is the only really good manager they've ever had! He has 2 World Series rings to prove it!!

i know but its really awesome what hes doing with not a really solid pitching rotation besides halladay, aaron hill is a monster, travis snyder is good and so is adam lind. I cant believe jp ricciardi actually built a good lineup.

[WickedJenn]

*sigh*

Well, at least A Rod got a hit and the score wasn't a slaughter.

[Karafan1]

Atleast 1 of the teams I like won tonight..Cubs won 6-2 but the Cardinals lost 7-1 and the Braves lost 4-3 thanks to a "home call" by the 3rd base ump in the 9th..

[Vergon6]

I caught the tail end of the Cubs game. Good stuff :).

Yeah, it's amazing how well the Jays are doing with a thin rotation. Gaston must really be the difference. I used to live in Toronto, and they would have similar issues with the rotation and injuries, and they would basically have to call it season earlier on lol Not anymore I guess :p.

[Karafan1]

I got to see that Cubs game on the MLB Extra Innings package..It's a good thing I have that since WGN doesn't show as many games as they used to back when I started watching the Cubs in '93..

[myankskent]

my mistake always confuse the spelling and i was right the high powered yankee offense was shut down once again. Really disappointing but gotta love what the jays are doing this year. Cito Gaston is doing it yet again

Gaston is doing it again. As for the Yankees high powered offense...simply put, they don't have one. Jeter was hurt today and didn't play and Matsui left the game because of a tight quad. Posada is still on the DL along with Nady and Teixeira is hitting under .200. Right now, the Yankees offense looks very old and very beat up.

[WickedJenn]

I'm now depressed.

[Karafan1]

I think the Yankees glory days are over for awhile..

[Night_Hawk90]

yea because no more joe torre, the yanks were idiots for the way they treated him on his final year, plus they are so old they need more youth their farm system is quite weak

[myankskent]

I hated what the Yankees did to Joe Torre. They made all of the problems that the team had his fault because the team kept losing in the first round of the playoffs. Well, look at what happened since. The Yankees failed to make the playoffs last year and this year, they are off to yet another bad start. Is somebody going to get blamed for this like Joe Torre did?

[WickedJenn]

Meanwhile, look at The Dodgers :\

[myankskent]

Yup. Joe Torre keeps making the playoffs with the Dodgers and the Yankees are going to have a tough time making it this year. The Yankees just can't afford to look sluggish in the first couple of months this season. With the Blue Jays playing the way they are right now, you have them and the Red Sox/Rays to contend with. The Orioles are no pushover either because they have a great offense.

[WickedJenn]

I agree. They need to get moving if they want to be contenders. If I definitely end up going to their game vs. The Phillies next week, they'd better win. It's not often I can get up there to see them.

[myankskent]

I'm going to the Sunday game against the Phillies. It looks like Sabathia might be pitching that game.

[WickedJenn]

Lucky, you get to see him in action.

If my sister and I go we'll be at the Friday night game.

[myankskent]

That would be Burnett pitching that Friday game. I think that Wang might come back in a week but I don't think that it will change the rotation. The Yankees will just plug Wang in for Hughes.

[Karafan1]

I hated what the Yankees did to Joe Torre. They made all of the problems that the team had his fault because the team kept losing in the first round of the playoffs. Well, look at what happened since. The Yankees failed to make the playoffs last year and this year, they are off to yet another bad start. Is somebody going to get blamed for this like Joe Torre did?

I did not like the way the Yankees basically foreced out Joe Torre. I hope whoever made that descision felt like crap when the Yankees didn't make the playoffs and the Dodgers made it to the NLCS last year..

[axisoftime]

Thats got to hurt the yanks abit-not only torre doin so well but pavano pitchin good so far this year too.Not many teams could take the hits the yanks do pavano i think was signed for 40 mill-and what about that japaneese pitcher-cant think of his name-ken igawa?-signed a huge contract and has hardly played-the tigs know what thats like with dontrelle willis-however he is starting tonite.
it will be very tough for yanks to make playoffs-they r in the toughest division in mlb-toronto has the best record in the league-boston has played very good even without dice k-tampa bay is a good team.i hate to think what attendence will be like if they fall too far behind by august

[Night_Hawk90]

wow the yanks are spanking the jays right now it was bound to happen their bats couldnt stay quite forever

[WickedJenn]

wow the yanks are spanking the jays right now it was bound to happen their bats couldnt stay quite forever

I'm thinking last night's kick in the butt got them going again.

[Karafan1]

The Cubs/Padres game at Wrigley just had a 4 minute rain delay. They rolled the tarp out but before they could cover the field it quit raining:lol:

[Vergon6]

The Cubs/Padres game at Wrigley just had a 4 minute rain delay. They rolled the tarp out but before they could cover the field it quit raining:lol:
Watching it on MLB extra innings I'm guessing. It's not being broadcast on regular Comcast. It sounds like it is coming down pretty good. Is there a rain delay now?

[myankskent]

wow the yanks are spanking the jays right now it was bound to happen their bats couldnt stay quite forever

Let's just hope their bats stay awake. I've seen this all before. They come out one night and score a billion runs and get shut out the next. Consistency is something that I need to see more of from this team. Back in the late 90's, the Yankees consistently played good baseball. Now, they're consistently inconsistent.

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The Cubs/Padres game at Wrigley just had a 4 minute rain delay. They rolled the tarp out but before they could cover the field it quit raining:lol:

That's pathetic. Do they know that we live in a time period where there's a thing called a weather radar?

[Karafan1]

Watching it on MLB extra innings I'm guessing. It's not being broadcast on regular Comcast. It sounds like it is coming down pretty good. Is there a rain delay now?

Yep I have the Extra Innings package..2nd year in a row I got it:) It's in a rain delay now..

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That's pathetic. Do they know that we live in a time period where there's a thing called a weather radar?

I think somebody ran out and told them someting that made them stop before they covered the field..I'm guessing somebody has to be watching radar there..

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They just called the Cubs game..They won 6-4 in 8 innings..

[Vergon6]

I figured that's what they were going to do. A win is a win I guess.

[Karafan1]

Thanks to Extra Innings I just saw yet another grand slam..The Twins just won 14-10 in 13 innings vs. the Tigers..

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Brewers are a game ahead in the NL Central :D

[Karafan1]

Brewers are a game ahead in the NL Central :D

Not for long;)

[Karafan1]

The Yankees have had 3 straight walk-off wins..Nothing like waiting until the last second to win:lol:

[Night_Hawk90]

4 game sweep of the chisox by the jays cant believe how good toronto is, im not even a fan but its so good to see this franchise doing well again.

[WickedJenn]

The Yankees have had 3 straight walk-off wins..Nothing like waiting until the last second to win:lol:

Hey, makes for an exciting game :p

[Karafan1]

My cousin is a huge Twins fan and he didn't think it was exciting:lol:

[WickedJenn]

Okay, correction, made for an exciting game for Yankee fans.

[Karafan1]

Okay, correction, made for an exciting game for Yankee fans.

Yep:lol:

[myankskent]

4 game sweep of the chisox by the jays cant believe how good toronto is, im not even a fan but its so good to see this franchise doing well again.

It's amazing how bad the White Sox are. As for the Jays, they continue to play well. They lost two straight to the Yanks but didn't allow that to start a losing streak.

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Hey, makes for an exciting game :p

Yup. How about the Melk man? I really want to see Cabrera do well this year. He's one of those players that I really want to root for because he's not a big money player. He's a young player who comes from the farm system.

That being said, it would be nice to see the Yankees score some runs earlier in the game. I like that they are establishing themselves as a comeback kind of a team, but you don't want to rely on that every night.

[Karafan1]

I like that they are establishing themselves as a comeback kind of a team, but you don't want to rely on that every night.

But it makes for an exciting game;) I love walk off wins especially walk off homeruns!!

[Vergon6]

4 game sweep of the chisox by the jays cant believe how good toronto is, im not even a fan but its so good to see this franchise doing well again.
It is good to see them doing well again. Since I lived in Toronto for a few years, I have some loyalty to the Blue Jays, but I'm not sure who to root for the Blue Jays or the White Sox, because I love Chicago. My favorite team is still the Cubs, but in most divisions I have a favorite team lol

[Night_Hawk90]

man it must suck to be a cubs fan world series drought for over a 100 yrs now atleast chicago has the blackhawks to look forward too.

[Vergon6]

man it must suck to be a cubs fan world series drought for over a 100 yrs now atleast chicago has the blackhawks to look forward too.
I was a big Atlanta Braves fan before 5-6 years ago. That was heart breaking enough. One championship luckily but so many fails before and after that, with so many chances.

[Karafan1]

I'm a Braves and Cubs fan!! Years and years of disappointment for me!!

[Vergon6]

I'm a Braves and Cubs fan!! Years and years of disappointment for me!!
I hear that. Braves are still my NL East team :p.

[myankskent]

It is good to see them doing well again. Since I lived in Toronto for a few years, I have some loyalty to the Blue Jays, but I'm not sure who to root for the Blue Jays or the White Sox, because I love Chicago. My favorite team is still the Cubs, but in most divisions I have a favorite team lol

I think that you should root for the Yankees, like Jenn and I.:D

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I'm a Braves and Cubs fan!! Years and years of disappointment for me!!

That's your punishment for rooting for more than one team. But you did get a championship with the Braves and don't you also like the Cardinals?

[Night_Hawk90]

im guessing your a happy camper myankskent now that the yanks have won 6 in a row i knew it was a matter time before they got their act together. Plus a-rod returning has been a blessing on their fortunes. Their pitching is still suspect i dont see them going to far with that rotation though i really love rivera.

[Karafan1]

That's your punishment for rooting for more than one team. But you did get a championship with the Braves and don't you also like the Cardinals?

Yes I do like the Cardinals so I was happy with the 2006 W.S. The Braves shoulda won the '96 series though, but Wholers fell apart and they blew that 6-0 lead:(

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Good thing the Yankees got all those runs in the 1st inning tonight..They needed every single one of them!! I would have laughed if they had lost;)

[myankskent]

im guessing your a happy camper myankskent now that the yanks have won 6 in a row i knew it was a matter time before they got their act together. Plus a-rod returning has been a blessing on their fortunes. Their pitching is still suspect i dont see them going to far with that rotation though i really love rivera.

They're on a nice run right now but they still have a lot to prove. I actually think that they're starting rotation will be ok, especially if Wang gets back which might happen later in the week. They're bullpen is still a big concern. In terms of offense, they're usually hot and cold, which is why the pitching needs to hold up. I don't think that the Yankees are going to bludgeon teams like they have in the past. They need to win the 1-0 game occasionally if they have plans of going far this year.

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Yes I do like the Cardinals so I was happy with the 2006 W.S. The Braves shoulda won the '96 series though, but Wholers fell apart and they blew that 6-0 lead:(


Yeah, but they did win in 1995. It's just very hard to repeat. I know that the Yankees did in the late 90's but that's a special kind of team that we'll likely never see again. But you did get the Cardinals championship in 2004 so that's still fairly recent for you.



Good thing the Yankees got all those runs in the 1st inning tonight..They needed every single one of them!! I would have laughed if they had lost;)

I'm sure you would've.:lol:

Anyone catch the Mets/Dodgers game last night? The Mets basically handed the Dodgers the game. Church missed third base and was called out on the appeal, otherwise he would've scored the go ahead run in the 11th and the Mets made two errors in the bottom of the 11th, which led to the winning run for the Dodgers. The Mets made 5 errors in the game. Just an awful game.

[Night_Hawk90]

Man a-rod and teixera are on fire 11 hr for Tex and 5 hr already for a-rod unreal.

[WickedJenn]

That was a great Yanks game last night. My sister even called Texeira's homerun right before he hit it. Thanks Orioles, for those errors, haha. We're catching up to Boston!

[myankskent]

Hopefully the Mets beat up on Boston this weekend, but they are struggling right now in LA.

[WickedJenn]

Speaking of the Orioles before...last summer we went to Baltimore to go to the aquarium, and there was a Yankes/Orioles game that day. EVERY single person (who we assumed was going to the game) we saw walking around had on Yankees stuff. They took over Baltimore, it was fantastic.

[lana 9]

cubs lost 2 to 1 the cubs get 1 run and 9 hits in the two game in st louis i hope that the can do better in san diego

[Karafan1]

Atleast they scored a run! I thought they were gonna get shut out again..My Braves put a beat down on the Rockies tonight 12-4..They scored 9 runs in the 4th inning!!

[WickedJenn]

And another fabulous night for the Yankees, despite the usual parade of pitchers on the mound.

[Karafan1]

Did A-Rod hit a homerun for thr 5th night in a row??

[myankskent]

Speaking of the Orioles before...last summer we went to Baltimore to go to the aquarium, and there was a Yankes/Orioles game that day. EVERY single person (who we assumed was going to the game) we saw walking around had on Yankees stuff. They took over Baltimore, it was fantastic.

That happens all of the time. I remember going to Baltimore with my high school back in the late 90's and the place was jumping with Orioles fans. Now, they just don't draw a lot of fans and when the Yankees come in, Yankees fans take over that ballpark. The same thing happens when the Yankees go to Tampa.

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Did A-Rod hit a homerun for thr 5th night in a row??

No, the streak ended. Swisher, Cano and Cabrera went back-to-back-to-back, though.

[Night_Hawk90]

well to be fair a-rod hardly had a chance to hit a home run again when he was walked twice and hit by a pitch

[Karafan1]

The Twins destroyed the White Sox today..20-1..Ouch!!:eek:

[WickedJenn]

That happens all of the time. I remember going to Baltimore with my high school back in the late 90's and the place was jumping with Orioles fans. Now, they just don't draw a lot of fans and when the Yankees come in, Yankees fans take over that ballpark. The same thing happens when the Yankees go to Tampa.


I guess I'm just not used to it since I'm a stone's throw over the PA line and well, you don't see ANY here.

[myankskent]

The Twins destroyed the White Sox today..20-1..Ouch!!:eek:

They were happy to get the hell out of Yankee Stadium.

[Night_Hawk90]

They were happy to get the hell out of Yankee Stadium.

i would think everybody would love to go to yankee stadium its very home run friendly.

cant believe jays got swept by the red sox. why do all Toronto teams disappoint?

[myankskent]

i would think everybody would love to go to yankee stadium its very home run friendly.

cant believe jays got swept by the red sox. why do all Toronto teams disappoint?

I think that Toronto has been playing over their head. So far, they've lost 5 out of 6 against the Red Sox and Yankees. They haven't played the Rays yet either. These are the games that Toronto needs to win if they plan on staying in the race.

[Night_Hawk90]

I think that Toronto has been playing over their head. So far, they've lost 5 out of 6 against the Red Sox and Yankees. They haven't played the Rays yet either. These are the games that Toronto needs to win if they plan on staying in the race.

i agree 100 percent it was just nice to see for awhile, now the yankees are hitting machine though they have been doing it again bad baltimore orioles but every win does count now.

side note:Thank God jake peavy didnt go to the chisox he could have made them really dangerous to face.

[myankskent]

i agree 100 percent it was just nice to see for awhile, now the yankees are hitting machine though they have been doing it again bad baltimore orioles but every win does count now.


I still think that Toronto is going to be a decent team this year. They'll give teams a hard time, especially when Halladay pitches and they have injuries in their starting rotation. Once they get some of these guys back, they'll get better.

Agreed about the Yankees. While it's nice that they have won 9 in a row, they're not that good. Very few teams are. I'm more interested to see what they do once they end up losing a game.



side note:Thank God jake peavy didnt go to the chisox he could have made them really dangerous to face.

My dad knows Don Cooper, Chisox pitching coach. I'm sure he would've loved to see them land Peavy. They're offense is very shaky, though.

[Karafan1]

They were happy to get the hell out of Yankee Stadium.

:lol::lol: Did anybody see Albert Pujols knock out the lights in the I of the "BIG MAC LAND" sign at Busch Staduim with his homerun tonight??

[lana 9]

i saw it wow what a homerun albert pujois is the best hitter i saw in a long time

[Karafan1]

Great game between the Blue Jays and Braves!!!! Braves win 1-0! Halliday was pitching for the Jays, Kawakami for the Braves..Braves got their run in the 8th off reliever Jesse Carolson..

[myankskent]

Great game between the Blue Jays and Braves!!!! Braves win 1-0! Halliday was pitching for the Jays, Kawakami for the Braves..Braves got their run in the 8th off reliever Jesse Carolson..

Thank god...I'll take it. The Yankees didn't lose ground against the Red Sox and Blue Jays. Go Mets and Braves! Until the Yankees play them in a couple of weeks, of course.

[Karafan1]

I get that MLB Extra Innings package so I got to see that Braves/Blue Jays game..Eventhough it was only 1-0 it was still cool to watch..

[myankskent]

I get that MLB Extra Innings package so I got to see that Braves/Blue Jays game..Eventhough it was only 1-0 it was still cool to watch..

These days, the only way you are going to beat Halladay is if you win 1-0. I hate the fact that the Red Sox didn't face him in their series. Of course, the Yankees will probably face him 6 times this year.

Did you see the Red Sox/Mets game? Youkilis got hit by a pitch by Santana and he starts complaining. I'm sorry Youkilis, but if you are going to put your body over the plate, you are going to get hit. Just ask Jeter, who never complains when he gets hit about 20 times a year. Fireworks in the Yankees game too. Burnett hit Utley in the first...then Myers threw behind the back of Jeter and both teams got warned. That's something to watch this weekend.

[Karafan1]

I didn't see those games, but I was checking in on the Cardinals/Royals game. I shoulda been checking on the Twins game..Cuddyer hit for the cycle..

[lana 9]

cubs lost 4 to 0 the cubs can not hit in the last four game i saw some of the biue jays game i love roy halladay i think he is the best pitcher in the AL

[nicmar]

These days, the only way you are going to beat Halladay is if you win 1-0. I hate the fact that the Red Sox didn't face him in their series. Of course, the Yankees will probably face him 6 times this year.

Did you see the Red Sox/Mets game? Youkilis got hit by a pitch by Santana and he starts complaining. I'm sorry Youkilis, but if you are going to put your body over the plate, you are going to get hit. Just ask Jeter, who never complains when he gets hit about 20 times a year. Fireworks in the Yankees game too. Burnett hit Utley in the first...then Myers threw behind the back of Jeter and both teams got warned. That's something to watch this weekend.

I doubt that anything will come of it the Phils have Happ starting today, who is making his first start and Cole Hammeles tommarrow who has already managed to hurt himself tripping over his own feet so I doubt they would risk any suspentions or injuries.

[WickedJenn]

Matt, how was the stadium? I'm dying to know since I didn't make it to that game.

Sucks Yanks lost yesterday, if only they didn't walk A Rod, grr.

Nice win tonight though, loved A Rod's answerback in Texas.

[Night_Hawk90]

yea a-rods 5/5 tied his career high in hits in a total game last done by him in april of 2005. He also raised his batting average 60 points so atleast he is now hitting a respectable 260avg. Hopefully this trend continues for him i want him to have a monster year. Plus phil hughes looks like a keeper in the rotation for now.

[myankskent]

Matt, how was the stadium? I'm dying to know since I didn't make it to that game.

Sucks Yanks lost yesterday, if only they didn't walk A Rod, grr.


The stadium was great, but the game was not. I lost my voice as I always do at these games. I thought that after Melky's single to tie it in the 9th, the Yanks were going to win, but it wasn't meant to be. The stadium is huge. Much bigger than the old Yankees Stadium. When you walk in, it's like you're walking into a palace. I was sitting in left field, about 20 feet from the foul pole in fair territory, two rows back, just above that Canon sign out there. All of the seats are padded, at least at field level, and extremely comfortable. I'm not sure about the upper deck. Anyone who is a Yankees fan will love this stadium, that's for sure. Just one word of caution...if you happen to sit out in left field like I did, wear lots of sunscreen because I got all burned up. I thought that I was going to be ok because I did put sunscreen on, but the sun was ridiculously strong. I took some pictures of the stadium so maybe I'll post some later.

After the game, I went to this place called the Dugout, which is right next to the stadium. It's amazing how many Phillies fans came in there to gloat about the win. I guess when you win one world championship and beat the Yanks 2 out of 3 in May, that's enough to wipe out a history filled with 10,000 losses. But I do have to give the Phillies credit. They're a team with a lot of heart. Though they did benefit from the Mets failures in September the last couple of years, they still won the games that they needed to win. I think that a Yankees/Phillies World Series would be pretty cool to see, but I won't get ahead of myself.



Nice win tonight though, loved A Rod's answerback in Texas.

Yeah, I was glad to see the Yanks really take it to the Rangers today. Toronto is falling apart. Seven straight losses.

[Karafan1]

. It's amazing how many Phillies fans came in there to gloat about the win. I guess when you win one world championship and beat the Yanks 2 out of 3 in May, that's enough to wipe out a history filled with 10,000 losses.

They have to brag about something I guess:lol:

[WickedJenn]

The stadium was great, but the game was not. I lost my voice as I always do at these games. I thought that after Melky's single to tie it in the 9th, the Yanks were going to win, but it wasn't meant to be. The stadium is huge. Much bigger than the old Yankees Stadium. When you walk in, it's like you're walking into a palace. I was sitting in left field, about 20 feet from the foul pole in fair territory, two rows back, just above that Canon sign out there. All of the seats are padded, at least at field level, and extremely comfortable. I'm not sure about the upper deck. Anyone who is a Yankees fan will love this stadium, that's for sure. Just one word of caution...if you happen to sit out in left field like I did, wear lots of sunscreen because I got all burned up. I thought that I was going to be ok because I did put sunscreen on, but the sun was ridiculously strong. I took some pictures of the stadium so maybe I'll post some later.

After the game, I went to this place called the Dugout, which is right next to the stadium. It's amazing how many Phillies fans came in there to gloat about the win. I guess when you win one world championship and beat the Yanks 2 out of 3 in May, that's enough to wipe out a history filled with 10,000 losses. But I do have to give the Phillies credit. They're a team with a lot of heart. Though they did benefit from the Mets failures in September the last couple of years, they still won the games that they needed to win. I think that a Yankees/Phillies World Series would be pretty cool to see, but I won't get ahead of myself.

I know I'm going to get misty-eyed whenever it is I go to a game there. I just know it. Padded seats eh...eggcellent, my back will be happy. I'll make sure I bring suntan lotion though, thanks for the tip. I'd LOVE to see some photos please do so when you get a chance. And that does not surprise me in the least Matt, that the Phillies fans did that, because that's what they do, most of them. They never win championships so when they do get one, they gloat about it as much as possible since it'll be another lifetime before they get one again. They take it and hold on to it and think that it gives them the right to talk crap to fans of a team who has 26 championships and a legacy none can match. Of them and the Eagles, I hate the Phillies less, but I'm not a fan of many of the players...too much crap talking. It would be cool to see the Phillies get pwned by the Yankees and I'd be there to celebrate.

[Karafan1]

The Cubs lost again on monday!! When will the losing streak end?!?

[myankskent]

I know I'm going to get misty-eyed whenever it is I go to a game there. I just know it. Padded seats eh...eggcellent, my back will be happy. I'll make sure I bring suntan lotion though, thanks for the tip. I'd LOVE to see some photos please do so when you get a chance. And that does not surprise me in the least Matt, that the Phillies fans did that, because that's what they do, most of them. They never win championships so when they do get one, they gloat about it as much as possible since it'll be another lifetime before they get one again. They take it and hold on to it and think that it gives them the right to talk crap to fans of a team who has 26 championships and a legacy none can match. Of them and the Eagles, I hate the Phillies less, but I'm not a fan of many of the players...too much crap talking. It would be cool to see the Phillies get pwned by the Yankees and I'd be there to celebrate.

It was tough seeing the old ballpark right across the street. I have no problem with Phillies fans being happy about the win...all I ask is that they respect what the Yankees have done in their history. I didn't get that impression from a lot of them.

The pictures that I took didn't come out too good so I'm not going to post them. Most of them were of things that you can probably find with a google search. The next time I go, I'll take some better ones.

[Karafan1]

The pictures that I took didn't come out too good so I'm not going to post them. Most of them were of things that you can probably find with a google search. The next time I go, I'll take some better ones.

I know that feeling..in 2007 I took alot of pics at a WWE tv show and about half were too blurry because I didn't set the blur reduction option on my digital camera that I got for Chistmas 2 months eariler. I didn't even know about the blur reduction option until after the WWE show:(

[lana 9]

the cubs win i am very happy go cubs

[Karafan1]

Did anybody see Carlos Zambrano get thrown out of the Cubs game on wednesday then take his frustrations out on the gatorade machine??:lol: That guy has anger management issues..

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

I heard about that on the radio lol.

[Night_Hawk90]

wow ofcourse the jays magical start was just a facade, what is 8 or 9 straight loses plus they blew a lead against the lowly orioles just disgusting. its going to be yanks and red sox again for AL East as usual. Tampa stinks this year.

[myankskent]

Did anybody see Carlos Zambrano get thrown out of the Cubs game on wednesday then take his frustrations out on the gatorade machine??:lol: That guy has anger management issues..

That Cubs team is a mess right now. I can't believe how badly they are playing with Piniella as the manager. This is a team that I thought was a lock to win the central and have a good chance of going deep into the playoffs. It's still early, but they need to turn it around quickly.

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wow ofcourse the jays magical start was just a facade, what is 8 or 9 straight loses plus they blew a lead against the lowly orioles just disgusting. its going to be yanks and red sox again for AL East as usual. Tampa stinks this year.

Yeah. To be fair to Tampa, they lost a lot of players. Kazmir is out. Percival might retire. They lost Iwamura for the season and Bartlett at SS. I'm not surprised about Toronto. Did you see the highlights of that game with the Orioles yesterday? That's probably as bad of a loss that you can possibly have, especially when Halladay was the starting pitcher that day. It is going to be Yankees/Sox until the end this year. I can see the rivalry getting very heated, especially if the Yankees start beating the Red Sox in some games, which they usually do in the middle of the season. The Yankees never seem to beat the Red Sox in their early meetings.

[Night_Hawk90]

That Cubs team is a mess right now. I can't believe how badly they are playing with Piniella as the manager. This is a team that I thought was a lock to win the central and have a good chance of going deep into the playoffs. It's still early, but they need to turn it around quickly.

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Yeah. To be fair to Tampa, they lost a lot of players. Kazmir is out. Percival might retire. They lost Iwamura for the season and Bartlett at SS. I'm not surprised about Toronto. Did you see the highlights of that game with the Orioles yesterday? That's probably as bad of a loss that you can possibly have, especially when Halladay was the starting pitcher that day. It is going to be Yankees/Sox until the end this year. I can see the rivalry getting very heated, especially if the Yankees start beating the Red Sox in some games, which they usually do in the middle of the season. The Yankees never seem to beat the Red Sox in their early meetings.

yeah the yanks have lost all meetings to the BoSox so far but they didnt have a-rod his role in the lineup has awoken teixera whos on a tear. The broken bat homer by him this year was unreal. I still think tampa bays run last year was their best shot i dont see them going that far again for a very long time. I think the yanks will win the AL East

[myankskent]

Are you a Yankees fan Justin? I know that you wanted to see Toronto do well because you live up there.

[WickedJenn]

yeah the yanks have lost all meetings to the BoSox so far but they didnt have a-rod his role in the lineup has awoken teixera whos on a tear. The broken bat homer by him this year was unreal. I still think tampa bays run last year was their best shot i dont see them going that far again for a very long time. I think the yanks will win the AL East

That would be really nice, but I'm not going to put stock in that yet. I feel as though I'd be putting all my eggs in one basket too soon, to be cliche for a moment. I'm still worried about the pitching and the inconsistencies.

I'll wait until more of the summer has passed and see where they're at then.

[Karafan1]

Did you see the highlights of that game with the Orioles yesterday? That's probably as bad of a loss that you can possibly have

That's nowhere near as bad as the Rays blowing a 10-0 lead on monday!!:eek:

[myankskent]

That's nowhere near as bad as the Rays blowing a 10-0 lead on monday!!:eek:

True, but given the fact that Halladay was on the mound, the Blue Jays had already lost 8 in a row and they had a five run lead going into the 8th and a 2 run lead in extra innings, it's still pretty bad.

[Karafan1]

I did see the end of that Orioles/Blue Jays game on Extra Iinnings yesterday..I didn't know the Orioles were behind 8-3 in the 8th until I saw the highlights on ESPN..

[Night_Hawk90]

True, but given the fact that Halladay was on the mound, the Blue Jays had already lost 8 in a row and they had a five run lead going into the 8th and a 2 run lead in extra innings, it's still pretty bad.

ah geez i didnt realize it was that bad, the only positive i can take out of this is theres over a 100 games left and any team blue jays, maybe even the rays can get hot its not even june yet still plenty of baseball to play. I just hope to good that front office fires j,p ricciardi.

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Are you a Yankees fan Justin? I know that you wanted to see Toronto do well because you live up there.

i am going to be honest i dont know why but i love rooting for the teams everybody hates, i like rooting for the yanks and patriots. Plus i really am i big fan of a-rod(still pissed only his name out of 103 players was only released out of those who test positive) and mariano riveria.

[myankskent]

I saw that Cubs game last night on MLB Network. They just couldn't get the big hit and the Dodgers, even without Manny, continue to play great baseball. I still cannot believe that Soriano is swinging at sliders over a foot off the plate. That drove me nuts when he was on the Yankees. He really killed them in that Marlins series as well in 2003. He struck out almost every at-bat.

[Night_Hawk90]

I saw that Cubs game last night on MLB Network. They just couldn't get the big hit and the Dodgers, even without Manny, continue to play great baseball. I still cannot believe that Soriano is swinging at sliders over a foot off the plate. That drove me nuts when he was on the Yankees. He really killed them in that Marlins series as well in 2003. He struck out almost every at-bat.

alfonso soriano is sort of like a ryan howard they both strike out a whole bunch but they do produce in the home run categories each year. Alfonso has struck out over a 100x every year hes played in the majors (where he played over a 100 games). Albert Pujols is lucky if he strikes out over 70x a year.

[myankskent]

alfonso soriano is sort of like a ryan howard they both strike out a whole bunch but they do produce in the home run categories each year. Alfonso has struck out over a 100x every year hes played in the majors (where he played over a 100 games). Albert Pujols is lucky if he strikes out over 70x a year.

Yeah, I just don't like Soriano as a lead-off hitter. If he's going to strike out that much, it would probably be better to move him to the middle of the order so that he can drive in runs. Pujols is the best player in baseball.

[Karafan1]

I'm hoping Pujols is in the homerun derby this year. Since it's in St. Louis he kinda has to be in it..Maybe he can break some more lights in the BIG MAC LAND sign:lol:

[Night_Hawk90]

I'm hoping Pujols is in the homerun derby this year. Since it's in St. Louis he kinda has to be in it..

i think it would be bad for pujols to be in the home run derby, look what happened to josh hamilton last year after a thunderous start he slipped near the end. The same has happened to bonds and abrue.

[myankskent]

Yeah, appearing in the home run derby is not a good thing. I remember that David Wright struggled a couple of years ago as well after he was in it.

[Karafan1]

That is the 1 bad thing about the homerun derby..Everybody says is messes up their swing for the rest of the year..

[WickedJenn]

Yanks won tonight, but of course, living where I am, I saw nothing except what was on Yankees.com.

[myankskent]

Yanks won tonight, but of course, living where I am, I saw nothing except what was on Yankees.com.


I think that it's time you get the MLB package.

It was a good game tonight. Pettitte had to leave with a stiff back. We'll see if it stops him from making his next start.

[Night_Hawk90]

success jays 9 games losing streak is over, i hope they sweep the red sox they play way better at home. Who did the yanks beat?

[myankskent]

success jays 9 games losing streak is over, i hope they sweep the red sox they play way better at home. Who did the yanks beat?

The Yanks beat the Indians. There was a rain delay of an hour and a half before the game started, but when is there not a rain delay in Cleveland these days? I think that every game they played this week was delayed by rain. Nice to see the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox. With that Red Sox loss, the Yanks are in first place, alone, for the first time since 2006.

[WickedJenn]

I think that it's time you get the MLB package.

It was a good game tonight. Pettitte had to leave with a stiff back. We'll see if it stops him from making his next start.

Not in the position to get that now, but hopefully eventually.

I'm glad they allowed no more runs.

[Karafan1]

Ryan Dempster pitched 7 shutout innings for the Cubs vs. the Dodgers today..Why couldn't he have done that in the playoffs last year?!?

[lana 9]

i know jim i wish that too have anyone vote for the all star game go NL

[WickedJenn]

Well, I am quite annoyed at the ump calling Derek Jeter out when he was safe. Ugh.

Texeira strikes again, man that guy is king of homeruns. Wang actually did half-decent even though the Yanks lost. Even the announcers on TBS were notating that.

[myankskent]

What I don't understand is why Wang didn't pitch the 9th inning. Isn't he supposed to be a starter who can pitch more than 3 innings? I don't get why Girardi went to the bullpen at that point, especially when nobody in the bullpen can throw strikes. Also, why is Gardener not trying to steal a base in the top half of the inning with Posada up. The whole point was to stay out of the double play. I know that the Yankees have been playing great baseball, but this game annoyed me and IMO, Girardi is to blame.

[WickedJenn]

I heard them discussing EIGHT pitchers up in the bullpen for the Yankees and how that was a crazy ridiculous amount.

I just cannot figure out Girardi's thinking with the bullpen. He changes pitchers like t-shirts....

[myankskent]

Going back to what I said about Gardner not stealing, that was his fault, not Girardi's. Apparently Girardi gave him the steal sign and Gardner never stole. So that's one less thing to blame Girardi for. Bad day for Gardner today. He didn't steal and he botched a fly ball in the outfield that led to runs being scored.

I don't like how Girardi is handling the bullpen and I certainly don't like how he is handling Wang. The Yankees are about to destroy Wang because if he doesn't get a start pretty soon, his stamina is going to be shot. I read today that if he were to start five days from now, he'd only be able to throw 80 pitches because he's not throwing enough. Today was the perfect day to stretch him out and Girardi only pitches him for 3 innings because he apparently was in a hurry to bring in Coke and Roberts, two guys that can't throw strikes. Again, I just don't get it. Plus, Wang is trying to get over that awful start he had and he is also dealing with recovering from his injury last season. Throwing him in the bullpen and messing up his daily routine as a starter is not going to help him. In fact, it might make things a lot harder on him.

[nicmar]

Ryan Dempster pitched 7 shutout innings for the Cubs vs. the Dodgers today..Why couldn't he have done that in the playoffs last year?!?

Two reasons one the Dodgers were red hot and two the Cubs fell into the same trap the Braves did all thoes years they would win the division about a month out and then be soft when the playoffs start.

[Night_Hawk90]

mets bullpen blew another game looks like even with all their spending and purchasing of pitchers their bullpen is still their weakness. The yanks set a new record with 18 games of errorless play, a-rod is clutch, and mariners already have 42 errors on the season.

[myankskent]

I don't think that the Mets bullpen is weak. They still have the best ERA in baseball but their 8th inning man is now a huge question mark. If Putz doesn't straighten himself out, then Parnell will probably have to pitch the 8th and if he can't pitch as effectively in the 8th inning, then the Mets are going to be in some trouble.

The errorless streak is amazing for the Yanks. I'm still shocked that the record was only 17 games but hopefully the Yankees will add many more games so nobody can ever catch them.

[WickedJenn]

Last night was a great Yankee game. They actually kept Joba in until Rivera, color me happily surprised. Joba made an outstanding diving catch, saving his butt BIG time.

I was cracking up when he was swatting the bugs and mouthing "Friggin'' (insert other word there) bugs."

Congrats to the Yankees for setting a new league record of 18 games error free!

Additionally, A Rod was kept mostly quiet, as was Texeira. I must say, Derek Jeter, even though he was hitting good and got his 2600th hit, proved again how amazing a shortstop he is...he's always RIGHT there, and last night was no exception.

If the Yankees keep this momentum up, they just might be #1 in the AL, they are only .010 behind the Rangers, whom they play tonight.

I thought the Mets were going to beat the Pirates, as it was 5-1 for a while, but a comeback from the Pirates didn't make that possible.

[myankskent]

Another great win for the Yankees tonight. Teixeira got all fired up because he was hit twice in the game and he had a huge take-out slide at second based that kept the inning going. Then the Yankees offense exploded. I like what I am seeing with this team right now. They're showing heart. I still don't like the bullpen, but if they keep winning, they'll have plenty of time to straighten out the bullpen over the course of the season.

[Karafan1]

Anybody watching the Cubs/Braves game?? Cubs were ahead 5-0 and pitching a no-hitter into the 7th then it all fell apart. They gave up 3 runs in the 8th then the game tying 2 run homer with 2 outs in the 9th! It's still 5-5 in the 12th..

[myankskent]

I'm not watching the Cubs game, but I did hear about it. The Cubs are still struggling. You just can't blow a 5 run lead like that if you want to get back into the divisional race. If Atlanta can win this game, they'll be just two games behind the Mets. The Phillies are playing great ball, though.

[Karafan1]

Braves win 6-5!! Chipper Jones RBI single in the 12th!!

[myankskent]

That's a huge win for the Braves.