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Disclaimer: If you think this is the official website of the New York Yankees, you're an idiot. Go away. Tuesday, September 30, 2003
The Games That Count by Larry Mahnken
The Oakland A's won the American League West for the second straight season, and the third time in four years, locking up their fourth straight playoff appearance. But three years in a row, they've been knocked out in the first round, in five games. For some reason, people thinks this negates their dominance of baseball's best division, and somehow reflects poorly on A's General Manager Billy Beane.
Monday, September 29, 2003
Forbes.com: Best Sports Blogs by Larry Mahnken
This is a fantastic honor, although I don't consider myself to be the best baseball blog, let alone the fifth best sports blog. For all of those who have been directed here by this, I highly recommend that you check out these great baseball blogs:
Sunday, September 28, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
I can't help but notice the numbers under Aaron Boone's name are going up pretty much daily, and starting to approach respectability. It'll take a couple of homers for those numbers to get there, and I highly doubt that's going to happen.
Saturday, September 27, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Here's something that I doubt any of you know about me (and why should you?). I don't have a car. That's right, 26-year old Larry doesn't own a vehicle, so he has to rely on public transportation, a bicycle, or his feets. Sometimes life doesn't work out the way you expected it to (and sometimes that's good, and sometimes it's bad), and for me, the big thing is that I don't have a car. Oh well.
Thursday, September 25, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
The only goal left in the regular season aside from Jeter's batting title run and Posada's MVP run (and shot for 30 HRs and 100 RBI), which really aren't important at all, is Home Field Advantage. As I said earlier, that's not really that important, either (one game that they might not play in a series they might not get to against a team they might not play there), and accordingly, Joe Torre doesn't seem to be putting any focus on it. He's setting his playoff rotation now, and will give some of his starters days off this weekend.
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Hooray for the Wild Card! The Yankees finally finished off the Red Sox last night behind Jose Contreras' eight shutout innings. Of course, 162 games isn't enough to determine who the best team in the division is, you need a seven game series for that. Really, how unfair was the old system, where teams got left out of the playoffs while the team that finished ahead of them in the standings got to go? There is still work to be done, of course, and someday we will have realized the ultimate in fairness, where every team gets into the playoffs, regardless of record. And they play a one-game playoff instead of a seven game playoff, to maximize the randomness. And they play on a neutral site. And they play football instead of baseball.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
The Red Sox won, the Yankees lost, and Oakland didn't play, so all the celebrations get put off another day. Jeff Weaver's probably killed himself by now, but this loss didn't mean a damn thing, clinching the division is just a formality.
Monday, September 22, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Yesterday, I wrote about the Yankees' starters at the corners: Aaron Boone, Jason Giambi and Nick Johnson. In those three players the Yankees have two elite hitters and one painfully average one. However, on the Yankees, having an average player at third base is more than acceptable, because they've been able to count on offensive support elsewhere.
Sunday, September 21, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Okay, the magic number to get into the playoffs is one--they've clinched a tie with Seattle. The magic number for the division is three--but assuming that Seattle is going to lose at least one more game this season, it's really two, because the Yankees have the division tiebreaker. Magic number for Home Field Advantage is four.
Friday, September 19, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
I got an email from my Dad yesterday:
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
At this point in the season, it becomes a little less interesting. You know the Yankees are going to make the postseason, and that they're probably going to win the division. The only thing that could go wrong is for them to collapse down the stretch and get passed by the Red Sox and Mariners, and considering the competition, that's not going to happen. But it's not October yet, and so it's almost like the games don't count right now. You'll turn on the game, but the wins aren't as satisfying as they were a couple of weeks ago, and the losses are a pain, but you forget about them almost immediately. It's not like they make that big a difference either way. It feels almost like Spring Training.
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Way back in April, when I started this blog, I wrote about Alfonso Soriano. Okay, I've been doing a lot of that since I started writing this blog, as well as writing about Derek Jeter's defense, the Bullpen of Horrors, Joe Torre, Aaron Boone, Raul Mondesi, Juan Acevedo and violence against inanimate objects.
Saturday, September 13, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
What a difference a week makes. A week ago today, the Yankees were coming off of a second straight humiliating defeat at the hands of the surging Red Sox, their lead was down to a measly 1½ games, and it seemed that everything was going wrong. David Wells wasn't merely struggling, he was pitching miserably, Jason Giambi wasn't just slumping, he was an out machine. Bernie Williams had struggled to find his power since returning from knee surgery in May, the bullpen was pouring gas on whatever fire they came near. Aaron Boone was failing to merely suck, he was exploring whole new levels of suckiness, perhaps trying to test the theory that baseball value is circular, and that if you suck enough, you will eventually pass the lowest levels of suck and enter the elite levels of greatness. It's an interesting theory, but one best tested on a team that can afford the risks inherent in the "Suck a Lot" strategy.
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Inbox and Outbox by Larry Mahnken
The Yankees finished a sweep of the Tigers tonight, extending their winning streak to five games and their lead to an even four games. I'm prepared to say that the Yankees have the American League East just about wrapped up, and their spot in the playoffs is assured. They aren't going to blow a 6 game lead to Seattle in 17 games--not with the schedule the two teams have remaining.
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
If there ever was a team this season that needed a three game series at home against the Detroit Tigers, it's the Yankees right now.
Monday, September 08, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Sunday, September 07, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Kinda reminds you of last year's ALDS, doesn't it?
Saturday, September 06, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
Well, if you're going to lose, you might as well lose big. The Yankees weren't going to beat Pedro tonight--his stuff was far too good--and by the time Andy Pettitte left in the third, it was 7-0, and the rest of the game was spent getting used to the Red Sox being 2½ out.
Friday, September 05, 2003
New Comments Appearance by Larry Mahnken
I've been fiddling around with the look of my comments today. Take a look and tell me what you think.
Anybody but Ichiro by Larry Mahnken
The Yankees beat the Blue Jays last night on the strength of another strong start from Jose Contreras, while Alfonso Soriano and Karim Garcia provided the runs for the slumping Yankees' offense. The Yankees' offensive impotence has been caused in part by facing quality pitchers several times in the last two weeks, but is mainly caused by the sudden lack of productivity by the middle of their lineup. Sure, there are excuses, Bernie Williams is still recovering from knee surgery; Jason Giambi is suffering from an injured knee that will need surgery, and he also bruised his hand last week, while Hideki Matsui is struggling with...gravity. I don't know why Matsui suddenly turned into a ground ball hitter--only Ichiro! has hit more (261-259, and Ichiro! has hit more fly balls), but he's had the whole season to make adjustments to Major League pitching. His only success came against National League pitchers in June and early July, his performance the rest of the season has turned him into a bottom of the order hitter. Of course, having been in the middle of the order all season, he's collected an enormous number of RBI, which will keep him in the middle of the order, and might win him the Rookie of the Year.
Thursday, September 04, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
The Yanks just can't seem to finish the Red Sox. To be fair, the Yankees have played mediocre ball, not bad baseball since holding a 7½ game lead, and a 5-7 stretch isn't that unusual, or anything to panic about on it's own--particularly considering that the Yankees have played three good teams and the Orioles, who are getting better. What got the Red Sox back into the AL East race so quickly was the Red Sox themselves, who have gone 10-3 since the Yankees' high water mark, 9-1 against the Mariners, Jays, Phillie and White Sox, teams that one would expect to give them a difficult time.
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
Upgrade! by Larry Mahnken
I've upgraded the RLYW to a Blogspot Plus site, which aside from being ad-free, allows me to upload pictures that (shouldn't) dissapear. I made today's post with some images, hopefully it adds a little to the site. Let me know what you think.
by Larry Mahnken
Human beings are, by nature, selfish creatures. On most issues, they'll advocate the position that is most beneficial, or the least harmful to themselves, unless some other motivation--love, faith, morality, justice--overcomes their instinctual self-centeredness. It's just the way we are.
Monday, September 01, 2003
by Larry Mahnken
There are a lot of Yankees fans who excel in being obnoxious. They are loud, in your face, and arrogant. They are not the majority, but they are the loudest ones, the only ones you hear. The rest of us are there to watch a game, but no matter, we get painted with the same brush as the obnoxious fans, who know less about baseball than George Bush knows about the early seventies.
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