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Sammy, interesting fact. Going into tonight's game, the O's have the same record as they did last year at this point but they are actually a half game closer to 1st place. Perception is just different having just been swept by Arizona. :redface2: -- Al
 
lancer said:
Good googley moogley, Alfonso Soriano is on fire. 17 games with the NYY, 7 Hr's and 21 RBI's. -- Al
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The NYY's have risen from the grave and Soriano seems to be the reason. 18 RBI's in a 4 game stretch, ties a MLB record, giving Soriano 8 Hr's and 26 RBI's in his 19 games with NY and the NYY have gained 2 games on everyone in the AL East in the last 10 games. We are back to a 4 team dogfight. Newly signed Mark Reynolds also hit an Hr with 3 RBI's in his first game with NY. NY is rather good at late season deals/signings with other teams castoffs.:rolleyes2: -- Al
 
lancer said:
The NYY's have risen from the grave and Soriano seems to be the reason. 18 RBI's in a 4 game stretch, ties a MLB record, giving Soriano 8 Hr's and 26 RBI's in his 19 games with NY and the NYY have gained 2 games on everyone in the AL East in the last 10 games. We are back to a 4 team dogfight. Newly signed Mark Reynolds also hit an Hr with 3 RBI's in his first game with NY. NY is rather good at late season deals/signings with other teams castoffs.:rolleyes2: -- Al
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I have lived with and rooted for a minor league offense all year, till now. The Yankees pitching has been their strength, even with CC and Hughes having off years. With the additions of new/old players contributing, we may have a slight late season advantage over the starting staffs of any other Eastern Division team, except TB..and then we have a Mariano..Michael
 
I had a choice last night between tickets to the Patriots game and tickets to the Red Sox game; I chose the Patriots game, had a great time, tailgated, ate, drank, ate, drank. Then as the score rolled in from Fenway 1-0, 3-0, 6-0, it was drank, drank, drank, drank., drank, drank, drank, drank, drank, drank, drank, drank, drank, drank.

Mark Reynolds? Seriously, Mark Reynolds? This is the same !@#hole who hit two bombs in a game vs Beckett back in 2011 as the Red Sox collapsed, now in his FIRST game with the MFY's, he hits a two run bomb, that game was over before the Patriots game started.

And then Soriano hits one to Paris. Thanks Theo for making that trade, you horses @#$.

And then the icing on the cake, 97 year old Pettitte baffles the Red Sox with his assortment of crap, junk and meatballs. This team just cannot hit lefties, so I'm expecting fatso to pitch a gem Sunday night.

Considering how bad they were last year, I had zero expectations for this team this year. That said, an el foldo here would be craptacular. They've won a lot of games in their last at bat, also won a ton of come from behind games, they've done it all year long with smoke and mirrors and their best pitcher on the shelf for two and a half months with a sore neck, looks like they are just running out of gas.

Well on a brighter note, Brady and the offense looked spectacular last night; this team is going to go as far as their defense, namely their secondary carries them.

We'll see.

Ok there Sammy, back to rooting for your Yankees.
 
sammy719 said:
SCORE CHECK (this is what we call it at work and drop everything to check our phones):)

O's up 2-0 in 4th, maybe another 8-9 runs I'll feel a little safe.

'MY' Yanks:) are whipping the Sox 6-0 in the 3rd!!!

and the say never die Jays" are holding the Rays even 1-1- at the moment"...Sammy
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Your Orioles lost again last night, that's 4 in a row; my suggestion is rather than rooting for the Yankees, you need to keep an eye on them as they're only 2 games behind the Orioles.

Last thing you want in September is having to pass two other teams in your division just for a wildcard spot, three for the division title.
 
Remember that old Satchel Paige expression? The AL East may be finding out.
 
Warrior said:
Your Orioles lost again last night, that's 4 in a row; my suggestion is rather than rooting for the Yankees, you need to keep an eye on them as they're only 2 games behind the Orioles.

Last thing you want in September is having to pass two other teams in your division just for a wildcard spot, three for the division title.
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At this point George I do not have alot of hope for my O's to make the playoffs:(, the 3 run homer is only going to save you so many times, (which we have done alot this year) and we are now in one of those stinks where we may score 6 runs only to lose by 1 then the next night the pitching staff does great and we lose 3-2 or something like that, I even mentioned last month we can't keep hoping the Rays, Sox to lose, we need to win!!! and we just can't seem to put together a nice winning streak, so ... hoping for the best but fearing the worst as it doesn't look very good the way they are playing, we'll see over the next few weeks...Sammy
 
sammy719 said:
At this point George I do not have alot of hope for my O's to make the playoffs:(, the 3 run homer is only going to save you so many times, (which we have done alot this year) and we are now in one of those stinks where we may score 6 runs only to lose by 1 then the next night the pitching staff does great and we lose 3-2 or something like that, I even mentioned last month we can't keep hoping the Rays, Sox to lose, we need to win!!! and we just can't seem to put together a nice winning streak, so ... hoping for the best but fearing the worst as it doesn't look very good the way they are playing, we'll see over the next few weeks...Sammy
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They are up big today 8-1 on the Diamondbacks/Rockies/Avalanche/Cardinals whoever they are playing.

Red Sox beat 98 year old Cy Kuroda and the Yankees today, Soriano didn't hit his usual four home runs.

The guy might be tearing it up at the plate but good God is he a butcher in left field, made two horrible plays today on balls that he should have caught, he should be wearing a butchers smock, not a uniform.
 
Glad to see Arod hit the HR after Dempster showed what a classless fool he was. Selig, MLB and idiots like Dempster are doing what should be impossible: making Arod seem like an underdog.
 
Hi Brad,

Couldn't agree more with your last post. I cant stand A-roid and never have liked the guy, and wish the Yankees would just send him down to the minors and be done with it. Even paying his salary would be worth the cost to keep him out of the lime light. It should be interesting to see how his appeal plays out especially with the info out there that he may have given info that lead to other guys being suspended. My hopes are that he goes and becomes a lousy foot note to Yankees history but I think we could be stuck with the guy for a while yet...

George I still wish you were calling games at ESPN they would be priceless and far better than the bunch of guys they have doing it now! I loved the post about the choice of Pats or Sox tixs. You made the right choice that day. Of course it will be an interesting end of the season in the AL East. Not very sure of the out come but it should be great fun to watch.

Dave
 
It's hard to see how things could get much worse: a media loving attorney who represents Arod has accused the Yankees of deliberately playing him last year in the playoffs last year when they knew he was hurt so they could avoid paying him the rest of the amount they owe him under his contract. The Yankees GM won't talk to Arod for fear that anything he says will be used against him in a court of law. The Yankees President told him to put up or shut up. Arod is planning to file a grievance against the Yankees today.

This is all rather amazing when you think that he's at odds with the team that he's trying to help get to the playoffs.
 
All this NYY drama kind of makes me wistful for the old days when all there was to worry about with the NYY's was how many times Billy Martin was going to be hired or fired by Steinbrenner. We got a heck of a playoff race going on in the AL East and all we are hearing about is A-Rod and PED's. I think I'll just watch the Hr race between Miggy and Chris. -- Al
 
Hi Brad,

Funny how this is playing out with him. Seems he is ****ed if he does and likewise if he doesn't. Filing a grievance with the Union is certainly his right but as a member of the team he is also duty bound to try and do his very best to help the team get to the playoffs and perhaps a World Series. Sounds like a solid catch 22 for him. I wonder how it is playing out in the clubhouse. Has he become the "new" straw that stirs up all the controversy...{sm3}

Dave
 
jazzeum said:
Glad to see Arod hit the HR after Dempster showed what a classless fool he was. Selig, MLB and idiots like Dempster are doing what should be impossible: making Arod seem like an underdog.
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Totally agree, that was just about the dumbest thing I've ever seen in pro sports, totally idiotic.

He missed hitting him the first time, then on a 3-0 pitch he drills him; for what, I don't get it.

Good for Arod, he hits a bomb off of the guy.

It cost them the game and the series as well, they've now lost 7 out of their last 10, not looking good at the moment.

And as far as Arod, I don't hate the guy; I pity him, I don't understand what he and his lawyer are doing at all.
 
I don't get it either. Arod can get himself in enough trouble without having others help him.

As far as taking away from the pennant races, yes, that's true because it's good theater. I now turn in to see what he'll do when he gets up to hit. MLB probably hates it and loves it: hates it because they don't want to see him on the field but love it because he's putting people in the seats.
 
Arod has to feel good about the two home runs he's hit since his return; at least we know both of those were hit while he was clean.

And if he passes Mays, the Yankees have to fork over 6 million bucks too.

This gets better by the minute.
 
Well, you assume he's clean. I have my doubts. This whole situation is bizarre. Now, that's the understatement of the year ^&grin

MLB's worst nightmare has to be the Yankees making the playoffs.
 
jazzeum said:
Well, you assume he's clean. I have my doubts. This whole situation is bizarre. Now, that's the understatement of the year ^&grin

MLB's worst nightmare has to be the Yankees making the playoffs.
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Perhaps I am a bit cynical, but I think Bud will be thrilled if the NYY's make the playoffs. That would mean TV ratings and a high level of interest just from people who like watching train wrecks as they occur. As they say 'no publicity is bad publicity' and the NYY's are nothing if not publicity. The NYY's always seem to be on the frontpage.:rolleyes2: -- Al
 
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