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Disclaimer: If you think this is the official website of the New York Yankees, you're an idiot. Go away. Thursday, October 28, 2004
Burying the Bambino by Larry Mahnken
There, that wasn't so bad, was it? The world didn't end, it was just a baseball game. For the first time in 86 years, the Boston Red Sox are World Champions. And it's really not that bad.
Friday, October 22, 2004
Thursday, October 21, 2004
by Larry Mahnken
I moved my Yankees banner into the window facing the street. I stuck a pin on my jacket that says "I'm a Yankees Fan". There's nothing more that I can do.
This is not a tragedy by SG
Sure, this is a huge disappointment, but it's baseball. I am frustrated and angry, but the team that played better won this series. Just realize that there is no reason to be sad, and there's no reason to feel depressed. Feel sad about things that happen to you, your family, and your friends. Don't feel sad about a sporting event, no matter how emotionally attached you may get at times.
How does this affect the rivalry? by TVerik
I really don't want to post and boot SG's nicely worded entry off the top. Please don't forget to scroll down after my post and read his - it's a better read than mine. (I changed the post time and moved this below SG's - Larry)
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
by Larry Mahnken
I'm not watching the end of this. I'm going to clean my apartment, and try to find one thing in my life to not be miserable about. What a lousy week.
HOW JOE TORRE LOST THIS SERIES by sj
With the Yankees leading by only 11 runs, Joe Torre calls Tom Gordon out of the pen to pitch the ninth. He throws 17 pitches. In a much closer game, Tom Gordon is summoned to throw 26 pitches over 2 innings. Oh, and enjoy this year Sox fans. Next year George is taking NO PRISONERS.
by Larry Mahnken
I hope every single person who called me a Red Sox fan because I dared to ever criticize anything Yankee is twice as miserable as me right now.
What Goes Around by Larry Mahnken
Nightmare Scenario by Larry Mahnken
Well, at least it wasn't Torre's fault.
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Fair Play by Larry Mahnken
According to ESPN Radio this morning, the Yankees are allegedly planning to bunt, over and over again, in an effort to make the hobbled Curt Schilling field balls on wet grass, and cover first. With Schilling's ankle already tenuous at best (he'll be wearing a special sneaker-boot designed to keep his tendon from snapping against bone), this is a devious plan worthy of Snidely Whiplash, Darth Vader, or name your favorite villain. Evil empire, indeed. When you are relying on your opponent to get hurt, you must be getting desperate. Does this idea make New York fans proud? (It's more worthy of Ed Hillel, the "objective Yankee fan" in the stands near the right field pole in Yankee Stadium, who lied through his teeth on national television by claiming Todd Walker's home run was foul -- despite replays showing the exact opposite.) Just because the Spankees have been rocked and shocked for two games by the resurgent Ortiz, Foulke & Co. is no excuse to promote injuries. It's just unsportsmanlike, from a team which is always claiming it has more "class" than others.
by Larry Mahnken
This is excruciating. If George Steinbrenner knows what's good for his team, he'll tell the grounds crew to slack off this afternoon so the field will be unplayable tonight, regardless of how much it rains. Yeah, that gets Boston's bullpen off the ropes, but the Yankees are wholly lacking a bullpen right now. Rivera is out, Gordon is out, Sturtze is probably no good for more than an inning, Quantrill is hurt. Loazia's out, for what it's worth, but I think he used up all his magic dust last night. Heredia sucks.
Monday, October 18, 2004
A Taste Of Reality by Larry Mahnken
Well, I guess we knew it wasn't going to be that easy to finish off Boston. For three games I was cautiously optimistic about the Yankees' chances of winning the pennant, last night I dropped the "cautious" part.
Hope For The Forsaken by Larry Mahnken
Commence flaming me. Regular blog entry to come.
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Boston Massacred by Larry Mahnken
My recap of the game last night, with a shot aimed right at the lazy journalists who've already written their story:
Suzyn Waldman is a Moron by Larry Mahnken
On the postgame show:
Huge Win by Larry Mahnken
Don't gloat. It feels good to be up 3-0, on the verge of beating our arch-rivals. It feels good to be on the verge of going to the World Series for the seventh time in nine years, a ridiculous number of times when you really think about it. It feels good. It feels REALLY good.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Chipper's Car Fund by Larry Mahnken
I lost my job this week. It's a tight spot, but I'll manage. Get a couple of part time jobs to pay the bills, and I'm better off than I was before -- at least I'll be away from Wegmans.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Father Knows Best by Larry Mahnken
Two days ago it seemed the Yankees' task was to avoid heading to Boston 0-2, now they've got a chance to put the Red Sox away quickly.
Jonny B. Good by SG
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Schilling's Ankle Will Require Surgery by Larry Mahnken
Wow. Wow.
The Good, The Bad, and The Sturtze. by sj
Game One Recap You certainly don’t see that everyday. A win is a win, especially in the postseason, but what would have been a statement win, became a “thank God they didn’t blow it” win. In game one, a lot of good things happened, but a lot of flaws were exposed. Good: Matsui’s Bat. The first double was impressive only in that “he got that pitch in the air?” kind of way. The second and third doubles were crushed. He is becoming a feared hitter in a lineup full of feared hitters. After the game, Sheff said Hideki has “the best plate coverage on the team.” Bad: Matsui’s Glove. What in the hell? The first one was hard, but he didn’t take a great angle on a pretty hard hit ball, and it hit the edge of his glove. It could have been made, but it wasn’t a terrible mistake. At that point in the game, all it really did was screw up Moose’s line. The Ortiz triple (triple!) absolutely should have been caught, no exceptions. He overran it and it hit his glove, again. Not just his hit his glove, hit inside the creamy the center of his glove, a major league outfielder must catch that ball, no exceptions. Good: Moose. He was fantastic, the knuckle curve was biting, his fastball was live, and his control was outstanding. He looked, for a while, like the Moose on the hill in Bad: Umpiring Unacceptable. The strike zone was inconsistent all night, it made no sense. The Yanks got the benefit of the doubt on most of the calls. From the gift strike to Mueller on 1-0, to the gift ball call to Good: He had some big hits, and scored a couple runs. He has never had big postseasons before, in fact, he had something of a Bonds pre-2002 reputation. That is fading now. Bad: Jorge Posada I love Jorge, but he always wears down in the postseason, and he is 4-21 this postseason. With Pedro going tomorrow, expect another collar. Bad: Sturtze I think Sturtze has been adequate in his spot starter mop-up role this year. For some reason, Crazy Joe has upped that role to third man out of the bullpen. Call it the major league equivalent of the Peter Principle. Sturtze can throw hard but he rarely locates his pitches well. Even at 96 mph, missing over the plate means hard hit balls. I know Quantrill has been bad, but when everything in Sturtze’s history would indicate he is not the best option at Joe’s disposal. Good: Mo It is hard to overstate how difficult today was for Rivera. He didn’t just bury two relatives; he buried two relatives, on another continent. Then he got on a plane and flew to NYC, and got 4 outs in a game he should have never had to pitch in. This was much more than an ordinary save. Good: A Win. Winning in the postseason is always huge. But even more, it was a win against Schilling. I know Schilling is banged up, but he was brought to
Johnny Damon's Classy Move by Larry Mahnken
Apparently, when Mariano Rivera arrived in the bullpen, Boston centerfielder Johnny Damon, playing in center, turned and made a gesture (clasped hands, apparently) of support to him. To do that in the middle of a ballgame to show love for a guy whose team you're desperately trying to beat, that's the epitome of class. Kudos to Johnny Damon, one of the few Sox I like.
A Win Is A Win by Larry Mahnken
Man, what a game last night. After three, I was euphoric. After six, I was nervous about the perfect game. After seven, I was nervous about the win, after eight I was panicking, after the ninth I was relieved.
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
The Sound and the Fury: Looking at the ALCS by Sean McNally
Sean and John bicker about minor points relating to the ALCS, even though they agree on most things. They'll be doing this after a couple of the games as they happen.
Love Letters by Larry Mahnken
Some people just don't get satire. Here's an actual email I got this morning:
YANKEEZ ROOL!!! Boston is teh suck by Larry Mahnken
SG took care of the preview here. My honest point of view is at The Hardball Times.
Monday, October 11, 2004
Famous Last Words by Larry Mahnken
The dumbest thing said in the eighth inning Saturday was, surprisingly, not said by Steve Lyons.
Replacement Level ALCS Preview by SG
First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers are with Mariano Rivera and his family after the terrible tragedy that occurred last night. Let's hope his faith and strength can help him and his family get through this.
Sunday, October 10, 2004
'I'm in the Sierra Club!' by Sean McNally
There's not really a lot to say about Game Four, or the impending potentially apocalyptic ALCS against Boston, and quite honestly, I just don't have it in me (and apparently neither does Larry or SG or anyone else for that matter).
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Game Three by Larry Mahnken
The first thing I saw as I turned on the TV after coming home from work was Jacque Jones rounding the bases after hitting his home run. Well, that wasn't very good.
Friday, October 08, 2004
Past Pinstriped Playoff Performances: The 1950 World Series -- It Just Whizzed By by John
It really wasn’t all that surprising that the Yankees made the World Series in 1950. All of their question marks coming into the 1949 season including a manager whose reputation was that of a clown--and a National League one at that--in Casey Stengel were answered. Shortstop Phil Rizzuto had come back from a miserable 1948 campaign where he had hit just .252/.340/.328 to post better numbers in 1949 and was all-world in 1950 where he copped the American League Most Valuable Player Award. Rizzuto batted .324/.418/.439 with 200 hits, 125 runs and along with second baseman Jerry Coleman (another question mark) provided superlative defense up the middle aided and abetted by Joe DiMaggio in centerfield and Yogi Berra--who had undergone intensive tutoring under predecessor Bill Dickey--whose glove had finally caught up his considerable bat. Young outfielders Gene Woodling and Hank Bauer had finally proven that they were worthy to don the fabled Yankee pinstripes. So nobody was overly surprised that the Bronx Bombers had earned their seventeenth invitation to the Fall Classic since 1921.
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Heroes by Larry Mahnken
Now it is done. Now the story ends. And there is no way to... wait, I've used this before, haven't I?
Not dead yet by SG
Larry should have another entry on the game later today, but asked me to get something up until then.
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Annoying Loss by Larry Mahnken
I don't think very many of us expected the Yankees to win Game One. Ultimately, the result wasn't substantially different from what was expected, but the route taken was very much so.
Monday, October 04, 2004
ALDS Roster by SG
This is based on what WFAN is reporting, which was not complete, so I may have to update it.
There Can Be Only One! by Larry Mahnken
See, now it's time to be nervous. Not scared, just nervous -- uncertain.
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