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[Karafan1]

Leave it to the Cubs to blow a 5-0 lead in a span of 2 innings:lol:

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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.

I just saw the highlights of this game^^^That was a beat down!

[Vergon6]

Braves win 6-5!! Chipper Jones RBI single in the 12th!!
Great, just great. I like the Braves but not as much as my Cubs.

[WickedJenn]

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.

Quoted and adding a heck yes.

[Night_Hawk90]

doc halladay was in the zone last night 14 strikeouts, best pitcher in the game bar none, guy already has 9 wins.

[lana 9]

yes cubs win 3 to 2 after the bad lost last night

[Night_Hawk90]

its a shame that randy johnson's chance to get 300 victories was delayed due to the game being postponed. Its quite possible randy johnson will be the last pitcher to get to 300 victories due to pitchers being on a limited pitch count plus the reliance and relievers and closers. Do you guys think anybody will ever reach 300 victories again?

[Karafan1]

its a shame that randy johnson's chance to get 300 victories was delayed due to the game being postponed. Its quite possible randy johnson will be the last pitcher to get to 300 victories due to pitchers being on a limited pitch count plus the reliance and relievers and closers. Do you guys think anybody will ever reach 300 victories again?

I doubt it. If Roy Halliday keeps doing what he's doing now though he might make it, but it will take awhile.

[WickedJenn]

It's amazing to me, that the Yankees can win 12-3 one night, and lose 4-2 the next...

Derek Jeter's right about them being consistently inconsistent :rolleyes:

[Karafan1]

It's amazing to me, that the Yankees can win 12-3 one night, and lose 4-2 the next...

Derek Jeter's right about them being consistently inconsistent :rolleyes:

:lol::lol: I'm sorry, I just had to laugh at the fact the Yankees destroyed the Rangers last night but lost tonight..

[myankskent]

It's amazing to me, that the Yankees can win 12-3 one night, and lose 4-2 the next...

Derek Jeter's right about them being consistently inconsistent :rolleyes:

Baseball is like that. I wouldn't worry too much about the loss last night. The Rangers have been playing very well. If the Yankees win today, they beat the Rangers 2 out of 3 and are 4-2 against them this season. That's all you really need. Just win series.

And right on cue, the Yankees beat the Rangers today and win the series. Melky with another late inning, clutch home run. This guy is quickly becoming one of my favorite players.

[Night_Hawk90]

walk off home run by melky cabrera also down 5-1 to the rangers this team is starting to get into a mold hope for some consistency

[Vergon6]

I'm so silly today. I needed a new mouse pad and decided at the spur of the moment to buy a 'House Pad', a Chicago Cubs mouse pad shaped like home plate lol It is sturdier than my old mouse pad though :lol:

[Vergon6]

Apparently Zimbrano not only won his 100th game but also won himself with a home run!

[Karafan1]

I'm so silly today. I needed a new mouse pad and decided at the spur of the moment to buy a 'House Pad', a Chicago Cubs mouse pad shaped like home plate lol It is sturdier than my old mouse pad though :lol:

Cool:lol:

[Vergon6]

Cool:lol:
Here it is :lol:: http://static.zoovy.com/img/cubworld/W400-H400-Bffffff/C/chicago_cubs_home_plate_mouse_pad.gif

Damn Cubs are behind 3-2 at the bottom of the 8th.

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They tied it up with a sacrifice fly. Not good enough Cubs, get it together :p.

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We are into extras now with the Cubs and Reds. I wonder who will break first.

[Baldbillionare456]

Well, The Rangers got killed!

[Karafan1]

We are into extras now with the Cubs and Reds. I wonder who will break first.

Typical goofy ending for the Cubs.. Throwing to Soto too high to let the winning run score..

[Vergon6]

Typical goofy ending for the Cubs.. Throwing to Soto too high to let the winning run score..
Yep. All too typical.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

awesome!

[Vergon6]

awesome!
Reds fan?

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

brewers

[Vergon6]

brewers
Ah okay I get it. What ever is bad for the Cubs is good for the Brewers.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Yup same goes for them Cards too lol.

[Vergon6]

Yup same goes for them Cards too lol.
Well as Cubs and Brewers fans respectively, at least we can band together over our mutual dislike of the St. Louis Cardinals ;).

[Karafan1]

I like the Cardinals..

[Vergon6]

I like the Cardinals..
Well I don't really hate the Cardinals like a lot of Cubs fans do, but I don't like them either :p.

[Baldbillionare456]

Rangers beat the Red Socks!!

[Night_Hawk90]

roy halladay undisputed best pitcher in the game already has 10 wins( earned this afternoon after shutting out the royals). 43rd complete game of his career

[Karafan1]

The Cubs actually won an extra innings game!! Only took 5 hours to win it though:lol:

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Anything Chicago is an arch enemy to Wisconsin lol. In MLB the Cards are too lol.

[Vergon6]

The Cubs actually won an extra innings game!! Only took 5 hours to win it though:lol:
Woohoo

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Anything Chicago is an arch enemy to Wisconsin lol. In MLB the Cards are too lol.
So I take it you don't like the fact that Miller Park is often referred to as Wrigley North lol

[myankskent]

roy halladay undisputed best pitcher in the game already has 10 wins( earned this afternoon after shutting out the royals). 43rd complete game of his career

The fact that he pitches complete games in the american league makes him the best pitcher. Santana is really good but he doesn't finish games and pitches in the NL.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Freeloading Cubs fans lol.

[Vergon6]

Freeloading Cubs fans lol.
:rotfl:Did you not get into some Brewers games because Cubs fans bought up the rest of the tickets or something? For the record, I am not one of those Cubs fans :p.

[WickedJenn]

Well, it's the greatest sports rivalry in history rematching tonight. This time A Rod's back and the Yanks are in a much better place than when they met the Red Sox before. Hopefully the Bronx Bombers will clean up the dirty Sox :p

[myankskent]

The Yanks better win...that's all I have to say. This series doesn't mean a lot because the Yanks and Red Sox are so close to each other in the standings, but mentally, the Yanks need to beat the Red Sox to gain some confidence. The only thing that concerns me is the bullpen. The Red Sox have a much better bullpen than the Yankees. Outside of that, I think that the Yankees have the better offense and starting pitching, especially with Ortiz becoming an automatic out these days.

[WickedJenn]

That's why I want them to win especially, so their momentum keeps going. Beating Boston would keeping adding fuel to the fire.

Yeah, Boston's pitching has been quite subpar as of late, an advantage to the almighty Yankee bats, let's hope the Yankees take it.

I'm going to get harassed by my Massachusetts cousins tonight, I can feel it :\

[myankskent]

I don't think that Red Sox fans should be saying anything at this point. They beat the Yankees five times in a row and here we sit on June 9 with the Yankees in first place by a game over the Sox. I hope that the Yankees come out tonight strong and send a message to the Sox. I expect the Yanks to lose tomorrow because what can we really expect from Wang? Big mistake by Girardi to have him start in Fenway Park, a place where he doesn't pitch well even when he is himself. The third game the Yanks should take. Penny is awful and Sabathia has really been the best pitcher for the Yanks.

[WickedJenn]

Welp, really glad I changed my avi and put on my Yanks t-shirt tonight.

[myankskent]

Burnett stunk tonight. I'm really down on him. That's twice where he got lit up at Fenway Park this season and this is a guy who did nothing but shut down the Yankees and the Red Sox last season. I think it's time for him to stop throwing pies in the face of all of the Yankees that have walk-off wins after the game because he hasn't earned that right. He's been terrible this year.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

:rotfl:Did you not get into some Brewers games because Cubs fans bought up the rest of the tickets or something? For the record, I am not one of those Cubs fans :p.

Cubs fans just keep polluting Miller Park just by being there lol. It was crazy when the Astros had to be the "home" team at Miller Park lol.

[Night_Hawk90]

Burnett stunk tonight. I'm really down on him. That's twice where he got lit up at Fenway Park this season and this is a guy who did nothing but shut down the Yankees and the Red Sox last season. I think it's time for him to stop throwing pies in the face of all of the Yankees that have walk-off wins after the game because he hasn't earned that right. He's been terrible this year.

as overrated as burnett is, you got to give credit to beckett they guy has been on a tear winning his 5th straight decision. Limiting the yanks to only one hit, you cant expect much from a pitcher when your team is whiffing in every inning. hopefully the yanks can take the remaining two. Because the jays are breathing down their necks only 1.5 games back

[lana 9]

cubs win 7to 1

[Karafan1]

Braves beat the Pirates 4-3..Atleast they didn't need to go 15 innings like they did on monday night!!

[myankskent]

as overrated as burnett is, you got to give credit to beckett they guy has been on a tear winning his 5th straight decision. Limiting the yanks to only one hit, you cant expect much from a pitcher when your team is whiffing in every inning. hopefully the yanks can take the remaining two. Because the jays are breathing down their necks only 1.5 games back

Beckett was great last night and I don't blame the Yankees offense. Prior to last night, they were the only team in baseball who hadn't been shut out in a game so you're going to have a bad day once in a while. But to me, Burnett cost the Yanks the game. That was a night where he had to match 0's with Beckett and he didn't do it, this after getting shelled by the Red Sox in April as well.

[Night_Hawk90]

Beckett was great last night and I don't blame the Yankees offense. Prior to last night, they were the only team in baseball who hadn't been shut out in a game so you're going to have a bad day once in a while. But to me, Burnett cost the Yanks the game. That was a night where he had to match 0's with Beckett and he didn't do it, this after getting shelled by the Red Sox in April as well.

hey i agree i still question why the yanks went after burnett to begin with yea he had his best year last year but he is so inconsistent its not funny plus hes usually injury plagued. But as bad as burnett was the yanks bats still have to produce especially with that potent offense they have theres no way that jeter, posada, matsui, a-rod, texieras should combine for one hit its just not acceptable.

[myankskent]

hey i agree i still question why the yanks went after burnett to begin with yea he had his best year last year but he is so inconsistent its not funny plus hes usually injury plagued. But as bad as burnett was the yanks bats still have to produce especially with that potent offense they have theres no way that jeter, posada, matsui, a-rod, texieras should combine for one hit its just not acceptable.

I'm with you on Burnett. I hated the signing and let's face it, he got the money because he did nothing but beat the Yankees and Red Sox last year. If you take out his performances against the Yanks and Sox last season, his numbers weren't good. The problem this year is that he's not facing the Yankees and he now can't seem to beat the Red Sox. As far as the offense goes, I think that if Burnett had pitched well, we probably would've seen them do more but given that they were put in such a big hole early in the game, I think that they felt defeated after that. I know that's not an excuse for players who make a lot of money but it does happen at times. That being said, the offense better score some runs tonight against Wakefield because the chances of Wang going out there and being brilliant are not very good. In fact, this is the game in the series that I thought the Yankees would lose.

[Night_Hawk90]

I'm with you on Burnett. I hated the signing and let's face it, he got the money because he did nothing but beat the Yankees and Red Sox last year. If you take out his performances against the Yanks and Sox last season, his numbers weren't good. The problem this year is that he's not facing the Yankees and he now can't seem to beat the Red Sox. As far as the offense goes, I think that if Burnett had pitched well, we probably would've seen them do more but given that they were put in such a big hole early in the game, I think that they felt defeated after that. I know that's not an excuse for players who make a lot of money but it does happen at times. That being said, the offense better score some runs tonight against Wakefield because the chances of Wang going out there and being brilliant are not very good. In fact, this is the game in the series that I thought the Yankees would lose.

Wakefield has been surprisingly good this year though his era is a bit on the high side, the yanks as a team have pretty good batting average against him hitting .270. I still think phil hughes should start infront of wang but will see if he can come throw with that sinker which was so deadly a year ago.

[myankskent]

Wakefield has been surprisingly good this year though his era is a bit on the high side, the yanks as a team have pretty good batting average against him hitting .270. I still think phil hughes should start infront of wang but will see if he can come throw with that sinker which was so deadly a year ago.

I think that Hughes should be in the rotation...period. The Yanks really screwed up with Wang by sticking him in the bullpen for a couple of weeks. He needed to have more starts down in the minors where he threw every five days. If he had that, he'd probably be fine at this point in the rotation, but now, he's a big question mark. What the Yankees are doing with Hughes is the same thing. Throwing him in the bullpen is going to mess around with him as well, unless the Yankees plan on keeping him there for the rest of the season. Of course, Hughes has not proven that he can pitch effectively in the bullpen like Joba so that's a huge risk for the Yanks to take. If Hughes fails in the bullpen, then you've basically lost him because it would take a long time for him to build up the arm strength to become a starting pitcher again.

Yanks lose again. Very predictable. I'd love to know why the Yankees actually thought that it was going to be a positive experience to have Wang pitch in Fenway Park in his current state. Now what do you do with the guy? Keep marching him out there so that he can get knocked out after a couple of innings?

[Karafan1]

Looks like the Red Sox have the Yankees number this year..

[Night_Hawk90]

0-8 going back from last year, and the thing is the red sox are doing it without manny(now with LAD) and david ortiz (struggling this year). The yanks rotation stinks plain and simple wang has an era over 21 and burnett is once again struggling. i expect sabathia to pull out the win tonight

[myankskent]

0-8 going back from last year, and the thing is the red sox are doing it without manny(now with LAD) and david ortiz (struggling this year). The yanks rotation stinks plain and simple wang has an era over 21 and burnett is once again struggling. i expect sabathia to pull out the win tonight

Well, he didn't, but it wasn't his fault. This bullpen that the Yankees have is atrocious. Here's the bottom line...and this is tough for me to say as a Yankees fan but it's true....the Yankees don't even belong on the same field as the Red Sox, plain and simple. The Red Sox do everything right and the Yankees do everything wrong. It's been that way since the Yankees choked in 2004. You can point to the series in August of 2006 when the Yankees bashed the Red Sox in Fenway Park and handed them a 5 game sweep but really...who cares? The Yankees have not beaten the Red Sox in a big spot and that's all that matters. The Yankees can move on from this and destroy everyone else in baseball between now and August, the next time they face the Red Sox, but they are not going anywhere this season if they don't fix what's wrong with this team(BULLPEN) and start beating the Red Sox. If the Yankees plan on getting into the postseason and getting to the World Series, the Red Sox will be standing in their way and right now, I have no faith in the Yankees to get the job done.

[Karafan1]

I have no faith in the Yankees to get the job done.

You're losing faith in your team?!?

[myankskent]

You're losing faith in your team?!?

Against the Red Sox...absolutely. I think the Yankees can handle everyone else, maybe outside of the Angels who they have a lot of trouble with. But as a Yankees fan, when you drop 8 in a row to the Red Sox, it's kind of hard to have any faith that the Yanks are better until they actually start beating them.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Season sweep in the works there lol.

[Karafan1]

The Yankees lucked out big time tonight!!

[Vergon6]

Cubs screw up again ugh.

[myankskent]

It's pretty funny how the Yankees can't buy a win against the Red Sox and the very next night, the Mets hand the Yanks a win after they walked practically the entire Mets team. Very strange.

[Karafan1]

Nice beatdown the Yankees put on the Mets today..Not so nice beatdown the Orioles put on my Braves..

[Vergon6]

I saw the very end of the Yankee-Mets game. That must have been horrible to watch.

I am glad the Cubs finally won today.

[myankskent]

The Sunday Yankees/Mets game was a blast to watch. Of course, I'm a Yankees fan so I'm sure that had something to do with it. The Friday game with the Castillo drop was one to forget. I had a hard time even cheering at the end of that one. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. The Yankees need to start playing better baseball because to be honest, they should've lost 5 of their last 6 games had Castillo not dropped the ball. I expect them to pound on the Nationals this week.

[Night_Hawk90]

never saw the yankees destroy the mets yesterday 15-0 but it does make me wonder why this team couldnt hit like this against the red sox they have the batters.

[Karafan1]

The Sunday Yankees/Mets game was a blast to watch. Of course, I'm a Yankees fan so I'm sure that had something to do with it. The Friday game with the Castillo drop was one to forget. I had a hard time even cheering at the end of that one. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. The Yankees need to start playing better baseball because to be honest, they should've lost 5 of their last 6 games had Castillo not dropped the ball. I expect them to pound on the Nationals this week.

Everybody pounds the Nationals so I'm expecting a 3 game sweep from the Yankees..

[myankskent]

never saw the yankees destroy the mets yesterday 15-0 but it does make me wonder why this team couldnt hit like this against the red sox they have the batters.

Well the Yankee offense got shut down by Nieve on Saturday against the Mets. They always get shut down by pitchers who they have never seen before. I just think that they are all pressing with the Red Sox. They know that the pressure is on every time they play them and they are going to have to overcome that pressure. If they don't...they better hope that they don't face them in the postseason or face them in September with a playoff spot on the line.



Everybody pounds the Nationals so I'm expecting a 3 game sweep from the Yankees..


Anything less would be a colossal failure.

[Karafan1]

Only 2 games today and both are at night..Looks like if I wanna see afternoon baseball I gotta watch the College World Series:lol:

[myankskent]

I can't get into the college world series. It's just not real baseball. They don't even use wood bats!

[Karafan1]

Unfortuneatly they changed the way they make the aluminum bats so now there are less homeruns and lower scores..I was at the championship game between USC and Arizona State in 1998..Final score 21-14!! Homeruns all over the place!!

[Night_Hawk90]

how bout them rockies 11 straight victories, not surprised that nobody is talking about them

[myankskent]

Unfortuneatly they changed the way they make the aluminum bats so now there are less homeruns and lower scores..I was at the championship game between USC and Arizona State in 1998..Final score 21-14!! Homeruns all over the place!!

Do you like a lot of offense in games or do you prefer well pitched games? I'm kind of in between. I hate the national league where the pitchers bat but I do enjoy a nice 2-1 game every now and then. This new Yankee Stadium is a joke with all of the home runs. They really need to do something about that during the winter because Yankee Stadium cannot be like Coors Field used to be.

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how bout them rockies 11 straight victories, not surprised that nobody is talking about them

They're playing well. I'd love to see them get in the wild card race but I'm just not a believer in them. Shocker, I know.

[Karafan1]

Do you like a lot of offense in games or do you prefer well pitched games? I'm kind of in between. I hate the national league where the pitchers bat but I do enjoy a nice 2-1 game every now and then. This new Yankee Stadium is a joke with all of the home runs. They really need to do something about that during the winter because Yankee Stadium cannot be like Coors Field used to be.



Can I say it's a tie?:lol: One of my favorite games of all time was game 7 of the 1991 World Series. Eventhough the Braves lost I thought it was a great game..1-0 in 10 innings!! You never see that!! But I am liking this 14-12 game between the Brewers and Indians..

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

14-12 Brewers over the Indians! :D crazy game it looked like.

[Vergon6]

Personally, I find games where the other team is pounded to be boring. Unless of course, it's in a situation where my team has suffered a demoralizing loss during the previous game against the same team.

[myankskent]

Can I say it's a tie?:lol: One of my favorite games of all time was game 7 of the 1991 World Series. Eventhough the Braves lost I thought it was a great game..1-0 in 10 innings!! You never see that!! But I am liking this 14-12 game between the Brewers and Indians..

I saw the end of that game. The Indians have absolutely no pitching. Great offense, but no pitching. What do you think is going to happen next week when the Yanks pay the Braves a visit?

[Karafan1]

Hopefully the Braves will win atleast 1, 2 would be nice, 3 would be great!! I won't beable to see the games though, I'll be on a fishing vacation in Minnesota..No MLB Extra Innings up there:lol:

[Night_Hawk90]

interesting stat supposedly the era for the yankees when posada is catching is high 6.31 and when others like molina are behind the plate the era is 3.81 era. i like posada, maybe im looking too much into this stat

[myankskent]

Hopefully the Braves will win atleast 1, 2 would be nice, 3 would be great!! I won't beable to see the games though, I'll be on a fishing vacation in Minnesota..No MLB Extra Innings up there:lol:

lol. Well, enjoy that then. Hopefully you luck out with the weather. It seems like the whole country is getting rain everyday.

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interesting stat supposedly the era for the yankees when posada is catching is high 6.31 and when others like molina are behind the plate the era is 3.81 era. i like posada, maybe im looking too much into this stat

There have been sources close to the Yanks that say that many of the starting pitchers don't want to pitch to Posada and that they like Cervelli and Molina better. I think that Posada should be more of a DH these days but how do you tell him that he can't catch anymore? Plus, the Yanks have enough DH's on this team already. Maybe next season will be different because Damon and Matsui might be gone.

[Karafan1]

lol. Well, enjoy that then. Hopefully you luck out with the weather. It seems like the whole country is getting rain everyday.



I can deal with rain, can't get a sunburn if it's raining:lol: I just don't want heavy rain with thunder and lightning:\

[Night_Hawk90]

sammy sosa tested positive for steroids 2003, tbh im shocked.....i just hope the rest of the players that tested positive in 2003 get announced

[Vergon6]

sammy sosa tested positive for steroids 2003, tbh im shocked.....i just hope the rest of the players that tested positive in 2003 get announced
I just heard. I'm actually not shocked, more disappointed. There was a lot of talk in recent years about rumors that Sosa and McGwire were juiced during their race to top Roger Maris' single season home run record over a decade ago.

[myankskent]

sammy sosa tested positive for steroids 2003, tbh im shocked.....i just hope the rest of the players that tested positive in 2003 get announced

I'm not shocked. If a lot of players were juicing, which we know to be the case, he'd be at the top of my list. He also used a corked bat in a game too. I hope the rest of the players are announced as well. ARod has been in the hot seat long enough.

[Karafan1]

I'm not shocked either..I am disappointed that with the "performance enhancing drugs" and a corked bat that Sosa couldn't help the Cubs break their curse in 2003!!:lol: They were close, but not close enough..

[Vergon6]

I'm not shocked either..I am disappointed that with the "performance enhancing drugs" and a corked bat that Sosa couldn't help the Cubs break their curse in 2003!!:lol: They were close, but not close enough..
:lol: Well since there were probably a lot of players on steroids at that time, it probably all evened-out lol

[Lexgirl33]

Crosstown Classic today, Cubs Vs. Sox, last night got rained out :\...Go Sox!

[Vergon6]

Crosstown Classic today, Cubs Vs. Sox, last night got rained out :\...Go Sox!
Yeah I saw. Go Cubs! :p. FYI, I have both Cubs and Sox hats ;).

[myankskent]

What is major league baseball doing by scheduling the Cubs/White Sox during the week? Those games should all be on the weekends. It doesn't look like there will be a doubleheader for yesterdays rain out so there's talk about them making this game up in September on a mutual off day. How weird would that be?

[Karafan1]

That's stupid to make it up in September. They are playing right now..Why not have game 2 after this game??

[Lexgirl33]

Yeah I agree, dumb to make it up in Sept. :\

[Karafan1]

Another 1pm game tomorrow..Why not have game 2 tomorrow??

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White Sox win 4-1..Nice of the Cubs to not even show up today!:mad:

[Lexgirl33]

:) Woot! :lol:

[Vergon6]

Another 1pm game tomorrow..Why not have game 2 tomorrow??

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White Sox win 4-1..Nice of the Cubs to not even show up today!:mad:
Great, just great.

[Karafan1]

I expect them to pound on the Nationals this week.

That kinda didn't happen tonight..I did see the 9th inning and the Yankees had a chance but couldn't pull off the usual bottom of the 9th inning win but couldn't do it..

[myankskent]

That kinda didn't happen tonight..I did see the 9th inning and the Yankees had a chance but couldn't pull off the usual bottom of the 9th inning win but couldn't do it..

It didn't happen last night either. The Yanks just barely scraped out a win and tonight, their offense was shut down. I said it before and I'll say it again, since the Boston series, the Yankees have not been playing good baseball. They were handed a win because of the Castillo drop and in game one of the Nationals series, they came back because the Nationals defense couldn't make routine plays late in the game. They had one good game and that was the 15-0 win over the Mets on Sunday. Now they have 9 straight games in NL parks without the DH. They better pitch well because their offense is going to be limited.

[Karafan1]

I know A-Rod hasn't been doing very good lately, I'm sure that's not helping..

[myankskent]

Yeah, Arod is an automatic out these days. I think the Yanks should consider giving him a day off and dropping him in the order. He's clearly not himself at this point after the hip surgery.

[Karafan1]

I wouldn't be myself for awhile after hip surgery either:lol: Cubs/White Sox are on now..Zambrano's pitching so who knows what kind of a game you'll get from him!!

My Braves are winning 7-0!!

[Lexgirl33]

Pretty slow game right now :\

[myankskent]

Very exciting things going on at Yankee Stadium. Little drops of rain have been falling for the last three hours.

[Karafan1]

That's gotta be more exciting than the Cubs game..5-1 White Sox..

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3 run homer by Lee then the next batter Soto hit a homerun now it's tied 5-5!!

[myankskent]

That's shocking for a Cubs team that can't seem to score runs. How about the Blue Jays, getting ready to sweep the Phillies. The Phillies can't win games at home.

[Karafan1]

Everybody is saying Pinella needs to have one of his outbursts to turn the team around..It worked in 2007..lol..

[myankskent]

Well, they should be able to score runs. Their lineup is not that bad and they play in a park where you can score runs.

[Karafan1]

The Yankees play in a place the size of a little league park so they should beable to score more than the 2 runs they got last night..lol..

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Cubs win!! 6-5..Soriano with a bloop hit that dropped inbetween 3 guys!!

[myankskent]

Jim, let's tell it like it is...the Yanks not scoring has been a problem in a handful of games this year. This has been a season long problem for the Cubs. I still think that the biggest issue for the Yankees is the pitching and I also think that a lot of their pitchers are afraid to pitch in that park. If the Yankees don't find a solution to all of the home runs, they won't be signing any top pitchers because nobody will want to pitch at Yankee Stadium.

Just saw the Soriano hit. That's a nice come from behind win for the Cubs.

[Karafan1]

I wouldn't wanna pitch in there either!! Whose idea was it to design Yankee stadium like that? It should be like the new Mets stadium..Nice and big!

[WickedJenn]

The current Nats/Yanks series here are on this network MASN. I keep laughing, speaking of the new Yankee Stadium because, the announcers gush over it every game. It's to the point where it's like they're in love with it.

[Karafan1]

Probably because they're like me and like to see homeruns..lol..

[Karafan1]

What happened to the Yankees today?? They lost 3-0!!

[Night_Hawk90]

you lose 2 out of 3 to the nationals there is something definitely wrong with your team but on a positive not the jays swept the phillies

[myankskent]

The Yanks are now in a major offensive slump. It was bound to happen sooner or later and if you ask me, this is coming at a bad time with them having to play 9 consecutive games in NL parks without the DH. After watching the games that they have lost lately, it seems like when they don't hit a lot of home runs, they don't win. That's a major problem. I think that the Yanks have grown to rely on the long ball way too much because of the ballpark and now it's catching up to them. If you look at their numbers with runners in scoring position, it's awful. That was their problem all of last year. Joba stunk tonight as well.

[WickedJenn]

Needs more clutch players.

[Karafan1]

You can't "live off the longball" if you wanna win. I think the Cubs were doing that alot last year but it came back to bite them in the playoffs..

[Lexgirl33]

What a shame, way to go Sox...lol

[Vergon6]

What a shame, way to go Sox...lol
Hey be happy that the Sox won the first game. I have a feeling by the end of interleague play, the series between the Sox and Cubs will be basically even again like it is now.

[Night_Hawk90]

well heres an interesting news story: A golf resort developer duped nearly two dozen NHL players out of $25 million, blowing the money on gratuitous parties that were attended by former Yankees players Roger Clemens and Reggie Jackson, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/article/2009-06-19/report-developer-duped-19-nhl-players-out-25m

another black eye for baseball, sorry about the negativity

[myankskent]

Needs more clutch players.

They need a new manager too. I'm not impressed with Girardi and it amazes me how much pressure the Yankees organization put on Torre when he was the manager even though he won world championships with this team and somehow Girardi gets a free pass on everything. The Yankees drop 8 straight to Boston this season and you don't hear anything from ownership. If the Yankees lost one game with Torre back in the day to the Red Sox, we'd be hearing statements by Steinbrenner. It makes the Yankees organization look very weak.

[Night_Hawk90]

They need a new manager too. I'm not impressed with Girardi and it amazes me how much pressure the Yankees organization put on Torre when he was the manager even though he won world championships with this team and somehow Girardi gets a free pass on everything. The Yankees drop 8 straight to Boston this season and you don't hear anything from ownership. If the Yankees lost one game with Torre back in the day to the Red Sox, we'd be hearing statements by Steinbrenner. It makes the Yankees organization look very weak.

tbh with you matt, i miss the ole days of george steinbrenner though a lot of ppl loathed the guy he was a man of great passion for his organization, i still remember the love/hate relationship between him and billy martin. Im sort of happy i dont have to hear the ramblings of hank or hal steinbrenner their two bigmouths who have thankfully shut their mouths for the most of the season. I still say give girardi more time i think people in new york jump way to hard on their managers especially girardi he did wonders for florida a few years back. I dont blame girardi at all for yankees recent troubles

[myankskent]

I'm not saying that Girardi is the main problem, but I have a major problem with the standards that the Yankees set for Torre and the standards that they have for Girardi. Whether Steinbrenner was right to put pressure on Torre or not, I just want the same thing to be done for Girardi, especially since he hasn't won anything as Yankees manager. I think that a lot of players on this team, along with Girardi, are kind of sitting back and are way too relaxed. I would like to see some pressure on them from above. Also, there are sources that say that a lot of the veterans on the Yankees don't like Girardi and that's not a good thing.

[lana 9]

the cubs win down 7to 0 i call the cubs the comeback kids

[Vergon6]

the cubs win down 7to 0 i call the cubs the comeback kids
And they came back again today. Hopefully the winning trend continues, but you never know with them these days.

[The Dark Knight74]

And they came back again today. Hopefully the winning trend continues, but you never know with them these days.

I seen that. On a Kerry Wood wild pitch no less.

[Vergon6]

I seen that. On a Kerry Wood wild pitch no less.
Yeah. Kerry Wood has really dropped the ball for his team the past couple of games (no pun intended).

The last Cubs I got to see was last season where Kerry Wood lost the game for the Cubs against the Astros in extra innings.

On WGN, they had a nice interview with Wood though, and since I don't really read the newspaper, I was surprised to hear about the ad he put in the newspaper, declaring how Chicago would always be his home. You can tell he never wanted to leave, as he still makes Chicago his home.

[Vergon6]

Cubs won again last night. I thought of going to that game but I had too much homework to do.

[Vergon6]

Cubs lost tonight.

[Night_Hawk90]

damn cubs cost me money, bunch of losers over a 100 years and counting

[Vergon6]

damn cubs cost me money, bunch of losers over a 100 years and counting
That's loveable losers thank you very much ;).

[Night_Hawk90]

That's loveable losers thank you very much ;).

lol, my mistake

[Vergon6]

lol, my mistake
:lol: No problem. You know at Walgreens there is a book all about the Cubs and the 'curse' and all that.

What's funny is that I was just at Billy Goat (an old fast food joint here in Chicago) a couple of weeks ago, and they had a place where they were selling gift cards. It said if you are a Cubs fan and buy a gift card 'we will lift the curse' (the curse of the Billy Goat) and if you are a Sox fan and buy a gift card 'we won't life the curse' :rotfl:.

[Night_Hawk90]

:lol: No problem. You know at Walgreens there is a book all about the Cubs and the 'curse' and all that.

What's funny is that I was just at Billy Goat (an old fast food joint here in Chicago) a couple of weeks ago, and they had a place where they were selling gift cards. It said if you are a Cubs fan and buy a gift card 'we will lift the curse' (the curse of the Billy Goat) and if you are a Sox fan and buy a gift card 'we won't life the curse' :rotfl:.

whats this billy the goat curse thing all about i never really understood it or exactly knew the whole story seeing as your a cubs fan maybe you could explain it.

[Vergon6]

I only heard about it a few years ago, when they were talking about the Red Sox curse (the curse of the Bambino-when the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees). I am not from Chicago originally just here for school, so that's probably why I hadn't heard about it earlier.

Anyways, here is the lowdown:

"The Billy Goat curse was supposedly placed on the Cubs in 1945 when Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sianis) was asked to leave a World Series game at the Cubs' home ground of Wrigley Field (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Field) because his pet goat's odor was bothering other fans. He was outraged and declared, "Them Cubs, they aren't gonna win no more," which has been interpreted to mean that there would never be another World Series game played at Wrigley Field. The curse was immortalized in newspaper columns over the years, particularly by syndicated columnist Mike Royko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Royko), and gained widespread attention during the 2003 postseason when FOX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_FOX) television commentators played it up during the Cubs-Marlins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Marlins) match-up in the National League Championship Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_National_League_Championship_Series)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat

[Night_Hawk90]

I only heard about it a few years ago, when they were talking about the Red Sox curse (the curse of the Bambino-when the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees). I am not from Chicago originally just here for school, so that's probably why I hadn't heard about it earlier.

Anyways, here is the lowdown:

"The Billy Goat curse was supposedly placed on the Cubs in 1945 when Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sianis) was asked to leave a World Series game at the Cubs' home ground of Wrigley Field (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Field) because his pet goat's odor was bothering other fans. He was outraged and declared, "Them Cubs, they aren't gonna win no more," which has been interpreted to mean that there would never be another World Series game played at Wrigley Field. The curse was immortalized in newspaper columns over the years, particularly by syndicated columnist Mike Royko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Royko), and gained widespread attention during the 2003 postseason when FOX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_FOX) television commentators played it up during the Cubs-Marlins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Marlins) match-up in the National League Championship Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_National_League_Championship_Series)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat


ah yes thanks for the info btw. But yea i remember the cubs/marlins series the cubs seemed to be rolling a long and than the infamous catch by forgot the guys name, i still dont think moises alou could have made the catch but thats debatable. Even last year the cubs were imo a powerhouse with good pitching and once again they succumbed to this supposed curse. I dunno when they will ever be able to win the world series all i know is a least cubs fans arent bandwagon fans.

[Vergon6]

ah yes thanks for the info btw. But yea i remember the cubs/marlins series the cubs seemed to be rolling a long and than the infamous catch by forgot the guys name, i still dont think moises alou could have made the catch but thats debatable. Even last year the cubs were imo a powerhouse with good pitching and once again they succumbed to this supposed curse. I dunno when they will ever be able to win the world series all i know is a least cubs fans arent bandwagon fans.
I thought Alou could have made the catch as it was pretty shallow in the seats. Yeah, Steve Bartman. They made way too big a deal about that though. They had two more chance to win and choked.

Well last year it wasn't so much the curse as Soriano being aces during the season and being Mr. Choke as he always seems to be in the playoffs. I think Mark DeRosa was the only one producing for the Cubs in the playoffs last year and now he is on the Cleveland Indians.

I don't believe in the curse, it's just entertaining to discuss sometimes.

[myankskent]

Yanks lose again and I must say, this team had me fooled. After that great run they went on, despite the fact that they can't beat the Red Sox, I felt that they were going to be a more consistent team this season but I know better now. I can understand why the Mets are getting shut out to the Cardinals because they are missing their whole lineup but the Yanks have no excuses. Everybody is healthy, for the most part, and yet they haven't won a series since they beat Texas more than two weeks ago. I'm not counting the Mets series because the Yanks didn't win that series in my mind...not with the Castillo error handing the Yanks the win.

[melissan02]

Yanks lose again and I must say, this team had me fooled. After that great run they went on, despite the fact that they can't beat the Red Sox, I felt that they were going to be a more consistent team this season but I know better now. I can understand why the Mets are getting shut out to the Cardinals because they are missing their whole lineup but the Yanks have no excuses. Everybody is healthy, for the most part, and yet they haven't won a series since they beat Texas more than two weeks ago. I'm not counting the Mets series because the Yanks didn't win that series in my mind...not with the Castillo error handing the Yanks the win.

*sighs* :\
WORD, Matt! I knew that run was too good to be true...or rather, to good to last!:( My frsutration goes beyond the 0-8 record to the BoSox...well beyond that!:mad:

[myankskent]

Obviously no team can stay on the kind of run that the Yankees were on, but giving it all back by losing the majority of games following the run is unacceptable. Also, it's not as if the Yankees are playing great teams here outside of the Red Sox. The Mets are banged up and the Yanks were lucky to win two. The Nationals are an atrocious team. The Marlins have some good players, but they're not a good team right now and the same goes for the Braves. These are all teams that the Yanks should beat in a series.

[Night_Hawk90]

well lookey here toronto is once again breathing down them yankees necks, tied with yanks for wild card nice

[Vergon6]

well lookey here toronto is once again breathing down them yankees necks, tied with yanks for wild card nice
That's good to hear.

Unfortunately the Cubs lost again today :(.

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

hooray! :D lol

[Vergon6]

hooray! :D lol
Remind me to cheer when Brewers lose back to back games :p.

[myankskent]

Remind me to cheer when Brewers lose back to back games :p.

You should cheer anyway if you are a Cubs fan.

[WickedJenn]

8-6 win for the Yanks. I missed the end though, as I haven't been watching out of frustration.

[myankskent]

Yeah, the Yanks have been a tough watch of late. Last night's win was nice, but if the Yanks lose tonight, it's another series that they will have lost. They need to start winning series or else people's jobs will be on the line. After last year, you can't wait around forever to make some changes to fire this team up.

[Night_Hawk90]

unreal i just cant believe how good the blue jays pitching is this season with so many of their starters injured (marcum mcgowan, litsch) theyre reliance on their youngns (romero, cecil, jansen) has proved to be successful as they have dominated the phillies this year just an awesome story. And also congrats to a-rod 564 home runs now its good to see him hitting homeruns back to back games 11th on all time list

[Karafan1]

Nice to see the Cubs actually win a game!!!!!

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Twice as nice to see them lose lol.

[myankskent]

Looks like the Yanks are back on track. No Red Sox in sight so that's probably a good thing. Speaking of the Red Sox...10-1 lead over the Orioles and they are now losing 11-10. I hope that score holds up and the Yanks pull to within two games of the Red Sox.

[WickedJenn]

Things are looking up again, even an A Rod homer tonight too.

[myankskent]

Orioles win! That's a really bad loss for the Red Sox and it turns into a great night for the Yanks.

[Karafan1]

I watched a little bit of the Red Sox/Orioles game just to see John Smoltz..It was wierd seeing him in a different uniform..I didn't know they blew that big lead..Ouch!!

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Twice as nice to see them lose lol.

Losing 3-0 to the Pirates is just pathetic..

[Karafan1]

Braves destroyed the Phillies 11-1..Jurrjens had a no-hitter going into the 7th!!

[myankskent]

That was a strange no-hitter because the Phillies had scored a run without a hit, which doesn't happen often with these potential no-hitters. But even without the no-hitter, the Phillies continue to blow huge opportunities to pull away from everyone in the NL east. Suddenly, the Mets/Phillies series this weekend is going to be huge. I'm going up to Boston this weekend to see my very first game at Fenway Park. Hopefully the Mariners will get swept by the Yanks and then beat up on Boston this weekend.

[Karafan1]

I remember last yerar the Angles pitched a no-hitter against the Dodgers but lost 1-0..The ESPN guys said it wasn't a straight up no-hitter since the home team didn't bat in the 9th, but I do know of another guy who pitched a no-hitter and lost. It was on my dvd that came with the book of greatest pitched games in baseball..

[Karafan1]

9-2 Cubs vs. the Brewers in the 5th inning..Lee with a 3 run homer in the 1st and a grand slam in the 4th..They better not blow this lead!!

[Karafan1]

Braves sweep the Phillies! The Braves are 7-2 vs. the Phillies this year..They need to keep playing them! They should be 8-1 though, they blew a huge lead in a game the 1st week of the season..

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

The Cubs tried to blow that lead lol.

[Karafan1]

But the important thing is they DIDN'T!! lol..

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Old Suppan and Looper are the next two pitchers vs da Cubs.

[Vergon6]

But the important thing is they DIDN'T!! lol..
Exactly :p

[Karafan1]

Cubs win on a bases loaded walk in the 10th..Very close pitch for ball 4..

[Vergon6]

Cubs win on a bases loaded walk in the 10th..Very close pitch for ball 4..
Yeah I saw that on TV. It was definitely close but just barely out of the strike zone. With all the suspense, I was like "I will even take a win on a pass ball at this point" lol. I decided to head out to tomorrow's game, and I plan to go to see them play the Braves on Tuesday if I can. I haven't been to see a Cubs game all season.

David

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

Brewers get the Cards after this series so hope to get the lead back then. Couple more games to go vs da Cubs.

[Vergon6]

I went to my first Cubs game of the season, and the Brewers beat them in a blow out. On my birthday I saw the Blue Jays lose in a blow out to the Phillies on June 27 in Toronto, and the only other game I went before these two was a game where the White Sox lost in a blow out to the Twins in April. Is the universe trying to tell me not to go to baseball games? lol

Screw it, I am going to the Cubs vs. Braves games on Tuesday :p. It's too bad most of the Braves players I rooted for when I was a big fan of theirs from 1991-2003 are no longer on there. They are still my NL East team, but Cubs take precedence ;)

[Karafan1]

Braves in a blowout on tuesday!!:)

[Vergon6]

Braves in a blowout on tuesday!!:)
Because I am cursed? lol.

Last year I saw the Orioles blow out the Cubs, the Cubs beat the Marlins 8-4 and the Cubs lose to the Astros in extra innings (that's in order). By that logic, perhaps Cubs will beat the Braves lol

[Karafan1]

We'll see what happens on tuesday! lol..

[Night_Hawk90]

well bj ryan just sucked practically gave the game to the yankees

[myankskent]

Well, I just got back from Boston. Let's just say that the night life is pretty awesome up there, despite the fact that most people are huge Red Sox fans. I went to my first game at Fenway Park on Friday. The game was great because the Mariners won in extra innings. As for the ballpark, I love the classic feel to it. I have a lot of respect for it, but of course, it's nothing like these new parks now in terms of comfort. I had to walk about a mile to get down to the concession stands, because I was seated in the last row in right field. I still cannot believe that in the entire outfield, outside of the bottom of the monster that I couldn't see anyway, the score of the game is not posted. The only way that I could see the score is if I looked toward the first and third base lines in the infield, which is a long way from where I was sitting. So, at times, I had no idea what was going on in the game. But outside of that, I'm glad I got to see at least one game in that old park. Wrigley is next on my list.

As for the Yanks, just keep on winning and everything will fall into place.

[Karafan1]

Walking and I don't get along very well so it sounds like I should avoid Fenway Park..

[myankskent]

Well, to be fair, my seats weren't great. I was in the last row in right field. If you're sitting in the infield or more toward the fences in the outfield, it wouldn't be that bad. But still, the ballpark is not build for comfort because it is so old. I'm just spoiled with the old Yankee Stadium and the new one.

[Karafan1]

Red Sox only got 2 hits tonight..The Yankess picked a bad day to lose..

[myankskent]

Or a good day to lose, since they don't lose any ground to the Sox. The Yanks have to lose occasionally. The pace that they have been on doesn't usually last.

[WickedJenn]

I am so damn excited, I get to see them play the Orioles in two weeks.

FINALLY I'll see a game in the new stadium.

[Night_Hawk90]

romero is on fire 7-3 as a rookie doing a pretty good job shutting down the yanks offence, happy to see the jays avoided the sweep.

[Karafan1]

Or a good day to lose, since they don't lose any ground to the Sox. The Yanks have to lose occasionally. The pace that they have been on doesn't usually last.

True..But they coulda gained ground if they had won;)

[Vergon6]

What are the chances I go to the one game in the Brewers-Cubs series that Cubs lose lol. Oh well. Cubs won again tonight, that means they do for a loss when the play Atlanta tomorrow when I see them lol. Maybe being in the upper deck will make a difference haha.

[Karafan1]

Cubs won again tonight, that means they do for a loss when the play Atlanta tomorrow when I see them lol.

Sounds good:lol:

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Anybody see the score of the Reds/Phillies game?? 22-1 Phillies:eek: 1 word describes that game..Beatdown!!

[myankskent]

True..But they coulda gained ground if they had won;)

Yup. This is not meant to be used as an excuse, but there were three horrendous calls yesterday that went against the Yanks. Jeter was called out stealing third in the first inning when he was really safe and the umpire actually told him that since the throw beat him, no tag was necessary. I mean, you have got to be kidding me right there. Then there was another play where Hinske was forced out at second base on a ground ball when the second basemen was a foot off the base after he caught the ball. There was one other terrible call as well but I forgot what happened there. The bottom line is that the umpires this year have been awful. I don't ever remember a year where there were so many blown calls.

I saw that Phillies score. It looks like Philly is about to go on one of those big runs. They always go through a stretch where they can't seem to win a game and then their offense gets hot and they beat the tar out of everyone.

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I am so damn excited, I get to see them play the Orioles in two weeks.

FINALLY I'll see a game in the new stadium.

That's awesome Jenn. I hope that you have a great time and that it doesn't rain, since that seems to be the norm with Yankees games this year.

[Karafan1]

Yup. This is not meant to be used as an excuse, but there were three horrendous calls yesterday that went against the Yanks. Jeter was called out stealing third in the first inning when he was really safe and the umpire actually told him that since the throw beat him, no tag was necessary. I mean, you have got to be kidding me right there. Then there was another play where Hinske was forced out at second base on a ground ball when the second basemen was a foot off the base after he caught the ball. There was one other terrible call as well but I forgot what happened there. The bottom line is that the umpires this year have been awful. I don't ever remember a year where there were so many blown calls.



I saw the clip of that Jeter play and couldn't believe the umpires excuse for that horrible call..If I was Jeter I would have exploded on that guy and wouldn't care if I got thrown out!

[myankskent]

That's true. If Jeter had been thrown out, it would've been the first in his career, which is hard to believe.

[Karafan1]

Really?? Cool..He behaves himself unlike Bobby Cox and Lou Pinella:lol:

[myankskent]

Yeah, but they are still great managers. Bobby Cox might not be the best manager in terms of strategy, but his players always play for him. I saw that in a recent poll, he was the leading manager when it came to players in baseball who wanted to play for him.

[Karafan1]

I was surprised to see Joe Torre in the top 4 of managers people would least like to play for..

[myankskent]

Yeah. The interesting thing about Torre was that he was at the top of the list and the bottom of the list. I guess you either love him or hate him. I love Torre, but I think one thing that really hurt him was writing that book. If you were a player, would you want to be managed by a guy who could one day write a book exposing everything that you said and did? That's basically what he did in his book.

[Night_Hawk90]

Yup. This is not meant to be used as an excuse, but there were three horrendous calls yesterday that went against the Yanks. Jeter was called out stealing third in the first inning when he was really safe and the umpire actually told him that since the throw beat him, no tag was necessary. I mean, you have got to be kidding me right there. Then there was another play where Hinske was forced out at second base on a ground ball when the second basemen was a foot off the base after he caught the ball. There was one other terrible call as well but I forgot what happened there. The bottom line is that the umpires this year have been awful. I don't ever remember a year where there were so many blown calls.


hey you can say the umps blew some calls (happens every game) but the yanks did have a chance to come back 7-6 so i would also lay some blame to the bats, like come on who swings on the first pitch when the bases are loaded?
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[myankskent]

hey you can say the umps blew some calls (happens every game) but the yanks did have a chance to come back 7-6 so i would also lay some blame to the bats, like come on who swings on the first pitch when the bases are loaded?
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I'd blame the pitching over the bats for yesterday's game. They did score 6 runs. I'd also give a lot of credit to Toronto's defense because they robbed the Yanks of a lot of hits.

[Vergon6]

Well Cubs lost :(. But it was closer than any Cubs game I have been to, Braves won 2-1.

[Karafan1]

I was wondering if you were there since it wasn't a blowout..

[Vergon6]

I was wondering if you were there since it wasn't a blowout..
Haha. To be fair, two out of three Cubs games I saw last year were closer. Cubs beating the Marlins 8-4 and losing to the Astros 9-7 in extra innings.

[Karafan1]

When will you be going again??

[Karafan1]

The Braves beat the Cubs again today 4-1!!

[myankskent]

The Cubs just can't seem to get anything going. They also have a lot of games to make up in the second half of the year which is not going to help them any. As for the Braves, it would be nice if one of the teams in the NL East can go on some kind of run to challenge the Phillies.

I've been keeping track of the Rangers/Angels series. To this point, surprisingly enough, the Rangers are hanging in there with the Angels. We'll see if their pitching holds up in the second half but they still have a shot to be this years Tampa Bay.

[Karafan1]

It's always nice to see somebody "new" in the playoffs so I'd like to see the Rangers get in..

[myankskent]

I'd love to see the Rangers get in over the Angels because I know that there is absolutely no chance that the Yankees will beat the Angels in a playoff series. The Yanks are playing great baseball right now but don't be surprised if they get their a** handed to them this weekend when they go to the house of horrors that is Angels Stadium.

[Karafan1]

If the Angles get in the playoffs, the Red Sox would just beat them again anyway..lol..

[myankskent]

If the Red Sox get them in the first round, they'll definitely take them out. I feel the same way about the Yankees beating the Twins. Then it would be Yanks/Sox and if that were to happen, I would hope that the Yankees will have beaten the Sox at least one time during the regular season.

[Karafan1]

Sox/Yanks in the ALCS would be good to see again..We all know what happened last time *cough, cough blew 3-0 lead cough, cough*

[myankskent]

Yeah, but I look at it like this....the Yanks beat them in 99 and 03 and the Sox beat them in 04. So the Yanks won two out of three in that series. So maybe this year will be the start of the next series between the two in the ALCS.

[Karafan1]

If they do play, I hope it goes 7..4 game sweeps aren't good..Except in '95 when the Braves swept the Reds, I didn't mind that..lol..

[Vergon6]

The Braves beat the Cubs again today 4-1!!
I already went on Tuesday :p. They lost by a smaller margin on that day:p. I have no idea when I will be going again. But since they lost when I wasn't there it proves it's not me ;).

Yeah, Braves in '95 were the only Braves team it wasn't heart breaking to watch.

[Karafan1]

They made it look easy vs. the Reds in '95..Alot different than the 7 game series' in '91, '92 and '96 and almost going to a game 7 in '99 vs. the Mets..

[myankskent]

There's a lot of talk about Halladay being traded. Apparently, the Blue Jays are willing to trade him to a team in the AL East if the deal is right. I'd give up Hughes and Joba for him because if the Yankees go into the postseason with a rotation of Sabathia, Burnett and Halladay, it could be game, set and match for them.

[Night_Hawk90]

There's a lot of talk about Halladay being traded. Apparently, the Blue Jays are willing to trade him to a team in the AL East if the deal is right. I'd give up Hughes and Joba for him because if the Yankees go into the postseason with a rotation of Sabathia, Burnett and Halladay, it could be game, set and match for them.

the bluejays would be stupid to trade halladay to the yanks they have no really good prospects in their minor league system, the best teams the jays should look at are the dodgers and phillies they have an abundance of good young pitching talent as well as shortstops (which the jays need badly.

[myankskent]

I don't think they will trade him to the Yankees, but I do think that the Yanks have the players to land him. The thing is, I don't know if the Yanks would be willing to give up Joba and Hughes, along with Austin Jackson, who is their big CF prospect in AAA.

[Night_Hawk90]

I don't think they will trade him to the Yankees, but I do think that the Yanks have the players to land him. The thing is, I don't know if the Yanks would be willing to give up Joba and Hughes, along with Austin Jackson, who is their big CF prospect in AAA.

i have heard some great things about austin jackson, the thing is the jays dont need a centre fielder( even though vernon wells is a waste of money) the jays need shortstop talent and the yanks dont have the talent there in their minor leagues unless you know something i dont Matt. I just want equal value like with Josh Beckett trade to the BoSox, they marlins got a helluva a baseball player in Hanley Ramirez, i just hope ricciardi dosnt screw this up

[myankskent]

No, the Yanks don't have a shortstop for them, unless they are willing to trade Ramiro Pena, who some say could be the future SS of the Yanks. I think the Phillies have exactly what the Blue Jays will want. They have a big time shortstop in the minors who the Phillies won't need since they have Rollins. If the Phillies get Halladay, watch out. You're talking about a starting rotation of Halladay, Hamels and Blanton with an offense that is the best in the majors. If Lidge could get his act together, a repeat would certainly be a possibility for them.

[Karafan1]

I'm watching the Twins/Yankees now..Nice of the Twins to give the Yankees a quick 3-0 lead..Lirano had a rough 2nd inning..

[myankskent]

And now Aceves has followed that up with a rough inning.

[Karafan1]

Quick 1,2,3 inning by Lirano..3-2 Yankees..

[myankskent]

This is going to be a tough game for the Yanks to win. Aceves won't last too much longer.

[Karafan1]

Liroano might not last long either, I think he threw close to 40 pitches in the 2nd..

[myankskent]

True. I just think that the Twins could wake up offensively against this Yankees bullpen today. Aceves had a strong 3rd, going through Mauer and Morneau, so that helps. If they can squeeze 5 innings out of him, I'll sign for that right now.

[Karafan1]

I'm watching the game on FSTWINS and they keep talking about their new stadium..They're gonna wish they had a retractable roof next April!!

[myankskent]

I don't see how they are going to play night games in April. A lot of games will end up being postponed and if they are, the schedule better be so that teams that the Twins are playing come back later in the year, or else off days will be lost.

[Karafan1]

I wonder what the over/under will be for snow-outs in April:lol: I have relatives up there so I know the kind of goofy weather they get in early spring..

[myankskent]

I'd say they will have 2 snow-outs, but I think that more games will be canceled because of the cold.

[Karafan1]

2 sounds about right and I agree with you about games being cancelled because of cold. They should have alot of day games to start the season..Might be a tad warmer..

[WickedJenn]

That's awesome Jenn. I hope that you have a great time and that it doesn't rain, since that seems to be the norm with Yankees games this year.

I honestly thought I'd never get to a game. But finally I am. I hope it doesn't rain either! I'm going to try to take pics as well.

On the game right now--I still do NOT get why they even bother with Aceves most of the time.

[myankskent]

I honestly thought I'd never get to a game. But finally I am. I hope it doesn't rain either! I'm going to try to take pics as well.

On the game right now--I still do NOT get why they even bother with Aceves most of the time.

Rain or no rain, I'm sure you'll have a great time just in seeing the place.

Aceves has actually been really good as a reliever this year. He reminds me of Ramiro Mendoza from the championship teams, but he didn't have it today. I would've kept Aceves in the bullpen and brought someone up from the minors to make the starts for Wang. We'll be sweating this one out as the Yankees continue to walk the Twins around the bases. Still have the lead, amazingly enough.

[WickedJenn]

Rain or no rain, I'm sure you'll have a great time just in seeing the place.

Aceves has actually been really good as a reliever this year. He reminds me of Ramiro Mendoza from the championship teams, but he didn't have it today. I would've kept Aceves in the bullpen and brought someone up from the minors to make the starts for Wang. We'll be sweating this one out as the Yankees continue to walk the Twins around the bases. Still have the lead, amazingly enough.

I'm sure I'll get teary-eyed when I walk in there. I know how that sounds but, I won't be able to help it.

I don't know, maybe I'm having a selective memory, I just don't recall him doing much. Esp. now that they caught up.

But at least Mark homered again :p

[Karafan1]

Twins need to take advantage of these walks!!

[myankskent]

Yanks need to stop walking guys!!!

[Karafan1]

When are you going to a game, Jenn??

[Karafan1]

You gotta love Bert Blyleven..The Yankees just won their 7th game vs. the Twins this year and he said "Good riddence, see ya Yankees":lol:

[myankskent]

Well, at least the Yanks swept the Twins so if they have a bad series in Anaheim this weekend, it won't hurt as much.

[WickedJenn]

When are you going to a game, Jenn??

July 21.

[Karafan1]

Cool!! I wanna see pics!

[myankskent]

Well, at least the Yanks swept the Twins so if they have a bad series in Anaheim this weekend, it won't hurt as much.

You're wrong, Matt. That three game sweep that the Angels put on the Yankees still hurt plenty. Now I'm talking to myself, which is never a good thing.

[Karafan1]

I talk to myself all the time, it's no biggie..lol..

[myankskent]

Now I don't feel so bad. What a brutal series. You just can't make it up when the Angels play the Yankees. No matter what happens, the Yankees will find a way to lose and the Angels will find a way to win. Yanks make errors...the Angels get more runs. The Angels make errors, no biggie...Yanks can't take advantage. Yankees pitcher goes 2-0 to a batter, Angels hitter gets a hit. Yankees hitter smokes the ball with runners on base, it's a line drive right at the pitcher who promptly turns it into a DP. I'm sure the Twins fans hate the Yankees, but they can at least take pleasure in knowing that what the Yankees do to them the Angels do right back to the Yanks. I feel like punching Mickey Mouse right now.

[Karafan1]

Don't take it out on Mickey! It's not his fault!! lol..

[myankskent]

Eh, Mickey can get slapped around a bit. It's good for him. I hope the weather is better in St. Louis today. I saw that the futures game yesterday had a four hour rain delay.

[Night_Hawk90]

is it the home run derby this evening?

[Karafan1]

Yep..It starts at 8pm eastern time..

[myankskent]

I was going to say that I can't wait to see Pujols hit in the derby, but I just remembered that he is not participating. Hamilton should be a good player to watch, like last year.

[WickedJenn]

*sigh*

The Yankees better win the game I go to next week.

[myankskent]

*sigh*

The Yankees better win the game I go to next week.

Well, they're not playing the Red Sox or the Angels so they have a shot.:D

[Karafan1]

I was going to say that I can't wait to see Pujols hit in the derby, but I just remembered that he is not participating. Hamilton should be a good player to watch, like last year.

I heard eariler today that he will be in the derby..

----- Added 34 Seconds later -----


Well, they're not playing the Red Sox or the Angels so they have a shot.:D

:lol:

[myankskent]

I heard eariler today that he will be in the derby..


Really? I hope that's true because the fans in St. Louis will be going nuts when he hits.

[Night_Hawk90]

damn i wish morneau was in the home run derby to defend his title but i think its better for him not to be participating. Even though its nice to have some canadian talent in it.

[Karafan1]

Really? I hope that's true because the fans in St. Louis will be going nuts when he hits.

Yep..Some ESPN guys said he probably won't win though because the pressure of hitting in his home stadium..

[WickedJenn]

Well, they're not playing the Red Sox or the Angels so they have a shot.:D

Heh, I'm really trying to be optimistic...I am still going to cringe whenever a pitch is thrown by the Yankees bullpen.

[Karafan1]

Prince Fielder won the homerun derby..Hopefully the National League will actually win the All-Star game on tuesday!!

[myankskent]

That was crazy in the first round with the bat-off to get Pujols in. I liked that ball tracker that they showed.

[Night_Hawk90]

man i felt bad for brandon inge no homeruns, i thought his last one was going to be one but ended up going foul. Still have no idea why they put him in there to begin with.

[myankskent]

Well, he hit 21 home runs so far this season so that's probably why Inge was there. Other players decided not to participate as well, like Teixeira and Hamilton.

[Night_Hawk90]

Well, he hit 21 home runs so far this season so that's probably why Inge was there. Other players decided not to participate as well, like Teixeira and Hamilton.

hey i know how much homeruns he hit, he just doesnt seem like a very big dude with a lot of power quite surprised he has 21 homers. I just felt bad for the guy its a bit embarassing.

[myankskent]

Yeah. It happens. I remember one year Mike Piazza didn't hit any homers either. To be honest, I wasn't that impressed with Pujols last night. One of the home runs that he hit in the first round wasn't even a home run. A fan reached over and caught the ball so if that ended up being an out, he's not involved in the bat off. I figured that it was going to be tough for Pujols because there was so much pressure on him being that it was in his home park. Nelson Cruz was a big suprise. I thought that he was going to win it, but Fielder got him in the end.

[Night_Hawk90]

i thought fielder would get tired because he has such weird swing puts a lot of power into it and plus hes fairly large dude. I thought Howard or Pujols would win it, i was actually hoping somebody would have a huge round like hamilton or even abreu did but nelson cruz surprised me he had such an effortless swing.

[myankskent]

Yeah, Cruz really had the right swing going. He wasn't just hitting home runs in the first row, he was hitting some bombs.

[Karafan1]

The National League lost again!! 4-3..That catch by Crawford was a game saver for the A.L.

[Vergon6]

The National League lost again!! 4-3..That catch by Crawford was a game saver for the A.L.
I totally missed the game lol. Why does the American League always win? And I don't want people to come with something like 'all the players in the AL are superior to the NL', because that's not the case.