Still LMAO over Fruitbat. It really does fit.:tongue: -- Al
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I like Sherman Klump as CC the best myself..........................nice to see the corpses of Andruw Jones and Eric Chavez are still breathing; Jones hit three bombs yesterday in the double header, Chavez hit one.
Whatever fountain of youth there is out in monument park, the Yankees should bottle the stuff and sell it.
Andruw Jones hits three home runs.
At this point all I can do is laugh and shake my head.
Unreal.
It is the All-Star game break and time to take stock of the season, so far. Some big surprises, some big disappointments and some teams just where they figured to be. As far as surprises, I think it is a tie between the First Place Nationals and the First Place Pirates. Could have made a bundle betting on this result at this point in the season. Just behind these two, I would rate the Orioles and the Mets, even though the O's are limping into the break. Both teams hanging in their respective races. Both big surprises from my viewpoint. Another big bucks bet that could have payed off. I would rate the showings of the Dodgers a good surprise and the Braves somewhat, also. The Yankees, Rangers, Angels, Giants, are about where they should be. The disappointments, for whatever reasons, injuries, bad seasons, etc., are certainly led by the Phillies, Tigers, Marlins, and some very average records by the Rays, Red Sox, and Blue Jays. The last three are probably to be expected because of the cannabilistic AL East. Tough to pull away in that division, although the NYY's are trying. I know I didn't include everyone, but these are the ones that stand out to me. Real pleased with the Nats, who are exhibiting staying power, and a well rounded team. Pleased with the O's too, but I am less enthused about their outlook with their starting pitching problems. Still a long second-half season to go, so we shall see how todays winners look in a couple of months. I like the Nats chances. -- Al
The AJ Burnett revival continues to proceed at a good pace as he won again today, and is now 10-2 going into the All-star break. Go figure. He has an ERA of 3.68 and now appears to be the pitcher NYY's thought they were getting. I guess he is another example of one who doesn't florish in the spotlight, which NY definetly is and Pittsburgh (no offence meant) definetly isn't. AJ has certainly helped lead the current rise of the Pirates, although Mr. McCutchen deserves mention, as well.:wink2: -- Al
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Yankee Stadium + Angels gear = it was nice knowing your son, such a good kid too.......:wink2:
Here is my prediction for the second half; the Red Sox ball girl will blow out her knee chasing a foul ball, be picked up by the Yankees, rehab the knee and after long and successful career, will proceed to be inducted into the ballgirl hall of fame........................
Oh and such a briliant idea baseball has; the winning league of the all star game gets home field in the world series.
Effing brilliant.
Instead of, oh, I don't know, THE TEAM WITH THE BETTER RECORD getting HFA, give it to the league that wins the all star game.
Bud is like Wyle E Coyote; he's a super genius........
Have a good time at the game, Brad. I will be mourning the evident death of the O's as their starting pitching suffered a possible death blow last night when Hamel, who has been their best pitcher, was forced from the game with a knee injury, which he has been nursing all season. Without him, and with their hitting in a big slump, the O's will sink pretty fast. They still are in second place, but are now 8 games out, and playing poorly. The AL East, which earlier looked to place a possible 3 teams in the play-offs, is now in a struggle to keep any of their teams in the wild-card race. The NYY's have the largest division lead in MLB, and no one in the AL East seems inclined to close the gap, at least not right now, and their combined mediocre baseball has left the door open for other teams to regain a place in the race. I don't see how the O's can stay in the race without some sort of miracle occurring in regards to the starting pitching. Oh well, may have to wait a little longer for the O's vs. Nats World Series.{eek3}:rolleyes2::tongue: -- Al
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I'm here in the belly of the beast 
. What a great stadium, so full of history. We tried to get into Monument Park but the line is huge.
My son yelled at me when I went into the Yankee store but he found a tee shirt with Pujols and Jeter on it, "Welcome to the Bronx. ". So who's the chump now
. What a great stadium, so full of history. We tried to get into Monument Park but the line is huge. My son yelled at me when I went into the Yankee store but he found a tee shirt with Pujols and Jeter on it, "Welcome to the Bronx. ". So who's the chump now
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I'm here in the belly of the beast
My son yelled at me when I went into the Yankee store but he found a tee shirt with Pujols and Jeter on it, "Welcome to the Bronx. ". So who's the chump now
Too bad you didn't go to todays game instead, Nova had two pitches, balls and home runs and Aroid had a chance to be a hero, but he popped out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to end it. If it was the bottom of the seventh and the Yankees were up 10-1, guaranteed he'd have hit one into the Atlantic Ocean............
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I thought the Yanks were going to pull it out. Another Home Run fest, courtesy of smaller stadiums. Each team hit four of them. No pitching to be seen.:rolleyes2: -- Al
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I heard they were considering moving the little league world series from williamsport PA to Yankee Stadium, but the park is too small so they canned the idea...........
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Yeah, they picked Fenway intead.:rolleyes2:
LOL. A shot across the bow... -- Al
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But Louis, that idea was dismissed when they realized the little leagers playing there now could not reach that fence either...{eek3} Michael
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Having watched the Yankees more than I do the last three days because they were playing the Angels, right now I wouldn't want to face their lineup. They have a tendency to make you look silly; every pitcher who comes in hot they take down a peg. The most recent victim was Weaver. When the Angels scored their two runs in the top of the first I thought that would be enough, as did the Yankee announcers. Even when they lose, it seems they make you work for it.
The chink in the armor is that unless they get a HR, they don't win. They have trouble driving in runs with less than a HR. In addition, they will be facing better pitchers in the post-season and their difficulty in scoring runs except through a HR could become a problem.
The chink in the armor is that unless they get a HR, they don't win. They have trouble driving in runs with less than a HR. In addition, they will be facing better pitchers in the post-season and their difficulty in scoring runs except through a HR could become a problem.
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The Yankees have four key "chinks" in their armor which will prevent them from winning the World Series this year:
1. They lack situational hitters, can't get a runner in from second with no one out or third with one out or less or with the bases loaded and no out to save their lives.
2. The injury to Pettitte leaves them without a reliable #2 starter for the playoffs - even if he comes back it is unlikely he will round into shape in time for October.
3. A-Rod in the middle of the lineup (they inevitably bat him 3rd or 4th because of his salary) is a dead weight around their neck. Without the steroids, he is useless, a .265 hitter who might give you 25 homers and 70 RBI's batting in the middle of that lineup, where, as often as he comes up with runners in scoring position, any decent power hitter should have well over 100 RBI's.
4. While Soriano has been doing a bang up job for Mo during the regular season, he is not nearly the equal of Mariano Rivera in the playoffs (who is?), so the Yankees will undoubtedly blow at least one save in the post season (which is usually enough to cost you a payoff series).
The Yankees will end up like the Seattle Mariners in 2000, best record in baseball, bounced for the playoffs in the Divisional round.
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LOL; a shot across the bow.............that is totally wrong.
Both parks are 379 to left, but Fenway has the green monster, while Yankee stadium does not, Fenway is 420 to center, 380 to right, Yankee Stadium is 408 to center and a comical 353 to right.
Nice try Louis.
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Left field at Fenway is 310 down the line going slowly out to 379, about the easist homer field in baseball, just ask Bucky Dent. Yankee Stadium is 318 before angling quickly out to 399. Center Field at Fenway is only 389 except for that ridiculous triangle. Yankee Stadium goes from 399 to 408 back to 385. Right field at Fenway has the Pesky pole, only 302 feet, before going quickly out to 380. Yankee Stadium is 318 down the right field line before going gradually out to 385. There are just as many cheap homers to be had by a quality lineup at Fenway as there are at Yankee Stadium. With the exception of right field once you are about 30 feet off the Pesky pole and the triangle, Yankee Stadium is uniformly much larger.
Nice try George. Check your facts on the Baseball Almanac.