Author Topic: The 2007 Major League Baseball Thread (Read 81573 times)

peaches626 · « **Reply #345 on:** October 06, 2007, 01:45:01 am »

bennyboomers was at the game, and when I talked to him just after it ended, he was on Yawkey Way and it sounded like fuckin Mardi Gras (uh, pre-hurricane katrina... is that bad?)

Wolfman · « **Reply #346 on:** October 06, 2007, 02:21:38 am »

Quote from: davepeck;162715

but as soon as the indians tied the game in the 8th, i knew i wouldn\'t be doing that. i knew the indians would win the game - it was just a matter of when.

^ ^ ^ What you are looking at, ladies and gentlemen, are the long-term ramifications of the events of 2004. From 1919-2003, only a Red Sox fan would talk that way. You would never hear a Yankee fan talk like that, though that\'s all you would ever hear from a Sox fan. Meanwhile, while Dave was typing that post, I sat watching the Red Sox playing a very close postseason game, knowing that the Red Sox were going to win - it was just a matter of when. Oh my god how the times have changed.

I was in a big bar in Boston for 6 hours tonight (7:30-1:30) with about 300 people, and I gotta say the place was pretty electric. First the Yankees lose a walkoff around 9pm with the Sox in the 2nd inning, then 3.5 hours later the Sox win a walkoff on one of the most colossal home runs I have ever seen. Thanks, Manny. Great, great call by me and my friends going out all night. No better place to be than a packed Boston bar tonight.

One more thing for Yankee fans, and I\'m not being a punk here...it\'s not as hard as it sounds to come back. Coming back sounds like it\'s really tough, but in fact it\'s only just tough, not "very". I know because the Sox have come back to win LDS series twice after going down 0-2, while I don\'t think the Yankees have ever been down 0-2 in an LDS, so take it from a Sox fan. You\'ve got to win 3 games, 2 at home. And if you get those two at home, the other team is reeling badly by game 5 and all the momentum is on your side and yeah they\'re at home but all the pressure\'s on them and they\'re scared as hell and so are their fans at the game. It\'s already happened a bunch of times besides the Sox doing it twice. I\'m not counting the Yankees out at all. I wouldn\'t lay even money on them winning the series, but for a mere 2:1 payout I\'d lay $100 on the Yankees winning the series.

peaches626 · « **Reply #347 on:** October 06, 2007, 02:49:57 am »

As always, Wolfman is right on.

Well put, on all points.

Me! · « **Reply #348 on:** October 06, 2007, 03:30:26 am »

it could end up the way their regular season did. down right awful at the start, and then miraculous in the end. But yeah I wouldn\'t hold my breathe either.

SlimPickens · « **Reply #349 on:** October 06, 2007, 10:11:44 am »

That game was painful to watch.
1. The Yankee\'s blew donkey balls last night. Dave, you are absolutely right on every point. The yankee\'s record this year on low scoring close games must be miserable. They only win when they\'re cranking home runs. So when you\'re post 9 innings and it\'s a 1 - 1 tie... as a Yankee fan you have very little confidence.
2. The fuckin\' crazy bug thing: Is Cleveland one giant swamp? Where the **** do all those bugs come from?

Spacey · « **Reply #350 on:** October 06, 2007, 11:39:47 am »

I haven\'t trusted the Yankees in close games for the past couple of seasons. I had that feeling as the 6th inning ended that with all the base runners that were getting on was the downfall and that soon enough the game would be blown. I don\'t trust Rivera at all any more and thats where my doubt originates from, it trickles down. In a close game, Rivera is not the same as he was years ago.

The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?

Wolfman · « **Reply #351 on:** October 06, 2007, 12:52:01 pm »

Quote from: Spacey;162785

The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?

You are indeed correct Space-man. Always go to http://www.baseball-reference.com for ANY baseball stat, past or present.

Yankees this year in 1-run games: 18-21
Yankees this year in games decided by 5 or more: 46-19
Extra innings: 4-9

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2007_sched.shtml

Spacey · « **Reply #352 on:** October 06, 2007, 01:32:22 pm »

Quote from: Wolfman;162800

Quote from: Spacey;162785
The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?

You are indeed correct Space-man. Always go to http://www.baseball-reference.com for ANY baseball stat, past or present.

Yankees this year in 1-run games: 18-21
Yankees this year in games decided by 5 or more: 46-19
Extra innings: 4-9

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2007_sched.shtml

awesome.

thanks for the link.

those stats are not surprising at all. just as i assumed they would look.

Wolfman · « **Reply #353 on:** October 06, 2007, 02:54:22 pm »

Quote from: Spacey;162807

Quote from: Wolfman;162800
Quote from: Spacey;162785
The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?

You are indeed correct Space-man. Always go to http://www.baseball-reference.com for ANY baseball stat, past or present.

Yankees this year in 1-run games: 18-21
Yankees this year in games decided by 5 or more: 46-19
Extra innings: 4-9

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2007_sched.shtml

awesome.

thanks for the link.

those stats are not surprising at all. just as i assumed they would look.

No prob bro. BTW if it makes you feel any better:

Red Sox this year in 1-run games: 22-28
Red Sox this year in games decided by 5 or more: 36-17
Extra innings: 2-5

Spacey · « **Reply #354 on:** October 06, 2007, 03:33:00 pm »

doesn\'t really make me fell any better but it puts my mind at ease knowing that the situations are similar. Doesn\'t make a difference right now with the Yankess 0-2 and the Red Sox 2-0 but hey, its only a game and its football season.

Me! · « **Reply #355 on:** October 07, 2007, 06:49:42 pm »

Bring on the ALCS!!

Let\'s go Sox!!

Wolfman · « **Reply #356 on:** October 07, 2007, 08:17:26 pm »

9:55 am: Finishing running B.A.A. Half-Marathon in 1:55:13, smashing goal of 2 hours
4PM: Patriots snooze their way to 34-17 victory, go to 5-0
7PM: Red Sox win 9-1 to sweep ALDS, roll into ALCS. Doesn\'t even matter who we play, we\'re ready.

This is the greatest sports day of my life. Combining the personal accomplishment and the fandom success, it was the best overall sports day ever. For personal accomplishment sports days I\'m not sure where it ranks, I\'d have to think about it, but it has to be top-5. Outsde of the personal stuff, I\'d say it was the best fan day of my life that wasn\'t a day on which the Sox or Pats won a championship or the day the Sox won game 7 of the 2004 ALCS. So it was the #6 fan day of my life combined with a top-5 personal sports day of my life in the same day. Awesome.

Me! · « **Reply #357 on:** October 07, 2007, 10:00:17 pm »

Quote from: Wolfman;162929

^^^ I\'m just glad Papelbon is wearing pants for this champagne festivities

Don\'t count yourselves out yet Yankee fans. Bottom of the 8th 8-4 NY.

8-4 final score. NY only team in both AL and NL ALDS not to get swept.

tyzack · « **Reply #358 on:** October 08, 2007, 10:15:39 am »

I want to put my vote in for the Angles being the best team to play in the ALDS...they just roll over.

**** Gange blew the shutout.

ChrisPitch · « **Reply #359 on:** October 08, 2007, 02:20:58 pm »

Yankees win.

Bad job: an aging Roger Clemens, who is entirely shot to ****.

Good job: Phil Hughes for saving the Yankees\' season.

Bad job: Eric Wedge for not removing Westbrook for a lefty to face Damon after Westbrook had allowed three-straight hits.

Bad job: Torre for allowing Joba to throw two innings, up 8-3. I almost hope the Yanks have a one-run lead in the 7th tonight so mediocre Vizcaino can try to keep their season alive after Chamberlain threw 38 pitches with a five-run cushion.

Good job: Torre for pitching Wang tonight on short rest rather than gutless Mike Mussina, who has a laundry list of poor playoff starts.

Bad job: Wedge for not throwing Sabathia on short rest. I don\'t care if the Indians have a 2-1 lead. You go with your ace tonight, and then even if you lose, you have Carmona on full rest Wednesday. Instead, he\'s throwing Paul Byrd to the wolves.

Bad job: Steinbrenner