E. 161st Street & River Avenue

Suck it Trebek!

2005-07-31T19:15:00.000-07:00

Buddy Groom can suck my balls. That's really all I have to say about that story.

Today was a great win for the Yanks, and taking 2 of 3 from the LA Santa Barbara Encino Hollywood SoCal Newport Beach Anaheim Angels makes for an excellent weekend. Especially after they took 3 of 4 last weekend in Anaheim.

Kinda disappointed by the lack of movement at the trading deadline this year. I do think the Cubs got a steal trading Gerut for Lawton, who has a .380 OBP and is the leadoff hitter they need. Other than that, not too much happened. I knew the Sux wouldn't trade Space Cadet Manny unless they got Cameron and like half of the Mets farm system, and I also figured the Devil Dogs wouldn't get him because they are allergic to winning and having good players.

This summer (and baseball season) is flying by.....

Awesome

2005-07-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

Finally got the iPod today.

I am very excited.

Manny the Space Cadet

2005-07-28T11:30:00.000-07:00

As if disappearing into the Green Monster (aka A-Rod/Sheff's bitch) during pitching changes wasn't enough, I just heard another disturning item about this douche. Apparently with FuckerTrot on the DL and with various other injuries, the Sux asked Man-Ram to play yesterday night against the Devil Dogs even though he had a scheduled day off. He refused and said he wasn't ready to play. I guess when you're paying someone $20 million a year to play a kid's game it's too much to ask them to show up every day ready to play. What a joke. Why does anyone root for this guy?

Quick question for Yanks fans: Would you want Griffey in CF this year? He's having a nice year, injury-free as well. I almost got goose bumps watching that dinger he hit last night at Dodger Stadium. I personally would be in favor, even with his injury history. And that's coming from a Bernie Williams fan.

Smallville!

2005-07-20T21:50:00.000-07:00

Before anybody asks, no. No I don't watch that show, it's on the WB. The WB is boycotted. Ick.

Nice job by the kid though.....oops, he's not a kid, he's like 33 yrs old or something. Still did a nice job for someone with 1,700 career minor league innings and not an MLB appearance since 1996.

Giambi's first HR should have been caught, at least from what the replays showed. Now I know on a difficulty scale of 1-10 that kind of a catch is an 11, but it looked like Sarge Jr. just missed it or it tipped off his glove. And his jump was poorly timed. Ok, I'm going to stop talking like I could have made the catch now.

Nice to see Jorge go upper tank.

I'm watching the A's and the LA Santa Barbara Orange County Encino Compton Newport Beach Anaheim Angels right now, and it looks to me (even though it's only the bottom of the 2nd as I type this) like Zito is back to form. He's throwing harder and his curveball is dropping off the table even more than it usually is. Not good for the rest of the AL West. If he starts to suck after this is posted I'll take the blame for jinxing him. The hippie.

Didn't take long for the Pistons to grab Flip Saunders did it?

I hope they raise that dickhead Kenny Rogers' suspension by another 10 games. What a douche.

Don't know if anyone out there is playing fantasy football this year but I have to brag about something. I scheduled an online draft and then completely forgot about it until a few days later. I assumed my team would suck. As it turns out, I had the first pick in the draft and got Peyton Manning. Yay. This will be the first time ever that I will have a better than decent QB. Maybe I'll actually be decent this year.

I wish my iPod would hurry up and get here, it was shipped last Thursday dammit! I'm getting that JBL On Stage thingy free with it too so that should be cool. I'm anxious to get a new toy to play with.

I'm sick of the SportsCenter 50 states in 50 days thing already. Enough useless side-story garbage! Get to the highlights! Get rid of it! Wait, before you do that can you fire Chris Berman or at least give him a job where he's not on TV? Pleeeeeeeeease?

No Small Task

2005-07-20T11:30:00.000-07:00

I feel bad for Moose, who pitched his ass off. Franklin only has over a 12 ERA, was anyone surprised?

Aaron Small takes the hill tonight against the Rangers. It should be interesting to say the least. Hopefully he keeps them under 5or 6 runs so we have a chance, but I'm not feeling optimistic. If the Rangers had one ace in their starting 5, they would be very scary in the playoffs; since they don't, they can kiss the playoffs goodbye.

I wonder what would happen if Oakland started playing for real on Opening Day instead of mid-June?

Kind of excited for NFL training camps to open in a few days, my Bears are one of the first to open on Sunday. Maybe they'll turn things around this year. I'm assuming most of my fellow Yankee bloggers are either Giants or Jets fans, which is cool. I'm a big Shockey fan and I also still have my Vinny jersey from when he was with the Jets.

By the way Knicks fans, do you really want Larry Brown as your head coach? I gained a lot of respect for him when he beat the Lakers but gave it all back during the playoffs this past year. This is a guy who was meeting with Lebron James before PISTONS playoff games asking him about the Cavs job. That's ridiculous. Detroit should get Flip Saunders and they'll still be the best team in the East.

Savior my ass!

2005-07-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

Ha! Nice job Schilling! You got a great standing ovation from the crowd and then what? Sheff hits one of the hardest balls I've ever seen off the wall for a double. Then A-Rod (aka Trot Nixon's best friend) hits an absolute bomb off of you. Then Mo comes in in the 9th, sits down Hippie, Overrated, and Fatass and it's game over. Welcome back dickhead! Maybe it's time to hang 'em up and go run for mayor or govenor or something since we all know that gives you a boner just thinking about it.

Fuckhead.

So yeah, the 2nd half has started off nicely.

Derby

2005-07-12T01:07:00.000-07:00

I'm almost glad I missed the Derby tonight because I had to work, but only really because I think Chris Berman should be shot. Other than that, judging by the highlights it looks like it was an entertaining night.

- Bobby Abreu won't be known as "the underrated Bobby Abreu" anymore. Not after he put 24 in the seats in the 1st round. And 41 total. Impressive.

- Props to Pudge for making it to the finals. I said he didn't belong even though the game is in his hometown but he did well. And by the way, you don't lose all that weight just because your diet is better. Can't even call him Pudge anymore.

- Jason Bay proved that Canada sucks. Hosers.

- I thought Ortiz would do better than he did but then again with the notable exception of 2004, the Sux usually flame out in the end anyway. So I guess you can't really be surprised with his performance.

It looks like Selig popped a boner when discussing the baseball tournament to the press. What a douche. Right now I couldn't be less excited about it, mainly because of all the injuries (especially to the pitchers) that will happen because of this. Oh well, I guess we'll see what happens.

Good day

2005-07-11T00:15:00.000-07:00

Always a good day when the Yanks win and the Sux lose.

Was it stranger to see the A's sweep the White Sox, or the M's sweep the Angels? I say the M's sweep since the A's have been playing better as of late.

Mid-season predictions (or just some random thoughts):

- Derrek Lee will just miss out on the Triple Crown by not winning the RBI title. Carlos Lee will continue his pace because he has better hitters in front of him like Brady Clark and Rickie Weeks.

- The AL wildcard will NOT come out of the AL East. That's just a gut feeling more than anything, as the Twins and Indians are much better than the White Sox are making them look by having a big lead in the division.

- There will be 358 columns written in newspapers, magazines, and websites about how bad the NL West is. Not that I disagree.

- Barry Bonds won't come back this year. Again, more of a hunch but why would he consider it? The Giants are 37-50 at the break, and certainly will be looking to get rid of guys like Jason Schmidt, Omar Vizquel, etc. Who knows if he'll have another setback between now and mid-August and if he does there's just no reason to risk throwing him out in LF.

- Greg Maddux won't get to 15 wins for the first time since 1987. Now I hope this doesn't happen because it's a hell of a streak, but his ERA is around 5 as we speak and run support can be an issue with the Cubbies (with the exception of Sunday's game).

- Jason Giambi will have a productive 2nd half and will once again be a fixture in the Yanks lineup. I hope. At least he's on the right track.

- Someone will hit a line drive off of Curt Schilling's forehead. I hope.

- The Braves will win the NL East again. I know I know, the Nationals had a great first half, but I'm not picking against the Braves until they give me reason to, and that hasn't happened since 1990.

- The Astros will make a move to get another bat in their lineup and make the playoffs. For their sake, they better not be thinking Kevin Millar is that bat.

- The Red Sux will fold down the stretch and the Yanks will take the division. Now obviously I'm biased but even if I wasn't a Yanks fan I would still be leaning that way. The Sux had their year last year; now it's time things got back to normal.

The Yanks will win the Series. I hope.

Long fly ball derby

2005-07-10T13:40:00.000-07:00

So I've been thinking about this ever since I found out that the All-Star Game would be in Detroit; how cool would it be to have the HR Derby in good ol' Tiger Stadium? I know that it's old, dirty, and would need some fixing up before anything could take place there but I think it's a good idea. Does anyone really want to see the Derby at Comerica Park? Lots of long fly balls that would die in the power alleys, thats no fun. I want to see balls hit onto the roof or off those massive light fixtures ala Reggie Jackson.

By the way, the format this year for the Derby has got to be the worst idea ever. I like Pudge and all, and I know it's in Detroit, but he has 5 HOME RUNS THIS YEAR!!!!! This sounded like a GOOD idea to someone? And Hee Seop Choi? Are you kidding? Jones, Ortiz, Lee and I guess Teixeira are deserving for sure but this is by far the weakest lineup for a HR Derby we'll ever see. This format is not going to get people excited for the World Cup or whatever it's called anyway, just like the "This time it counts" doesn't generate excitement--at least not for me.

To be stoked or not to be stoked

2005-07-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

Stoked: I'm finally getting an iPod!

Not stoked: Neither The Captain nor Godzilla won the final vote. Although I don't have any problems with Podsednik getting in, especially with the MASSIVE campaign the White Sox put on for him. It was all over Chicago and the radio stations, etc.

Stoked: Schilling got hammered in a rehab start the other day.

Not stoked: Foulke went on the DL (he was doing a great job at sucking) and now Schilling will go to the bullpen where he can "add to his legend". Gag. I hope his pompous ass gets lit up like a pinball machine.

Daygame!

2005-07-05T12:06:00.000-07:00

Daygame! And I'm not working today! Hopefully RJ will be ok on 3 days rest, we'll see.

I hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July, mine was fun.

Yesterday's comeback win was great, but getting to watch the Sux blow it (if Foulke keeps this up, he'll be getting a Christmas card from me this year) was even sweeter.

So who is everyone voting for in the last man thingy, Jeter or Godzilla?

So long!

2005-06-30T18:22:00.000-07:00

Adios Mike Stanton and Paul Quantrill, I'm pretty sure you won't be missed. I remember when Stanton was a solid lefty out of the pen like, oh 6 years ago.

I know what Kenny Rogers did yesterday with those cameramen wasn't supposed to be funny but come on, watching him switch into freak mode was hilarious. He'll be suspended for awhile I guess.

Speaking of suspensions, Sheffield's is total BS.

So.....

2005-06-29T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hey all, I'm back. I took a few days off to be with some friends and family and was away from the computer for the most part, so I've decided to come back with some random thoughts:

1. Ok seriously, fuck Tampa Bay. You KNOW George (a Tampa resident) is NOT happy about the losing to the Devil Dogs, much less the losing in general.

2. I would not be happy with the Sheffield for Cameron trade. Supposedly Cashman turned it down and I hope he did.

3. Lewis Black and Dane Cook are the funniest people alive right now. At least in my opinion.

4. What does Gwyneth Paltrow see in that Coldplay guy? No, seriously. I like Coldplay and all, but that dude is one goofy lookin MF.

5. Apparently Michael Jackson needs to be accused approximately 2,738 more times before a jury could be convinced that he is guilty. This guy makes Mike Tyson look like a nice normal human being. What a freak.

6. Wanna say good luck to fellow Yankee fan (and blogger) Karen on her upcoming job change. Hope it all works out.

7. My job sucks balls.

8. I'm excited for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. I don't care if you think I'm a dork.

9. Is anyone else watching the new Real World? This is the first one I've decided to watch since the Hawaii one. It's a guilty pleasure.

10. I hope Curt Schilling gets hit in the face with a line drive in his next rehab start. Twice.

R.I.P.

2005-06-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

R.I.P. WB, you'll be missed.

Thanks for everything.....

Giambino?

2005-06-15T20:48:00.000-07:00

Nonononono, I'm not getting on the whole "maybe he'll start hitting now" bandwagon that I've jumped on before. But that being said, it was still pretty cool to see Giambi go upper tank to win it tonight. It wasn't as sweet as the time he hit the GW grand slam in the rain against the Twinkies in 2002, but then again, he was a different (read: juiced up) hitter back then.

I saw an artist rendering of the new ballpark, and while I'm still not happy about the original being turned into a museum or whatever, at least it's not going to be the big gray retractable roof pile of shit that was being pushed for a few years back when Rudy G. was in office.

Turn 2

2005-06-14T16:11:00.000-07:00

Wanted to send a quick congrats (as if he's reading this, lol) to the Captain on the success of his Turn 2 Foundation. I had no idea it was so successful before reading a little about it last night. Well done #2, wish there were more guys like you in MLB.

Stadiums

2005-06-14T16:07:00.000-07:00

$800 million for a "new" Yankee Stadium?

Discuss.

Finals

2005-06-09T19:42:00.000-07:00

Quick Finals prediction for those who care: Spurs in 7. And I really think it'll be a great series. Two very similar teams with great coaches. I also love watching Ben Wallace and Manu Ginobili play. Should be fun.

Milestone

2005-06-09T19:39:00.000-07:00

Congrats to A-Rod. I think it's cool when players show a little emotion after they reach a milestone, which he did as he rounded 1st base. Well, maybe he was happy with making it an 8-run lead (or whatever it was at the time) but I doubt it. Oh yeah, it was also good to get a win.

Next person who talks about A-Rod having a chance to get 756 gets their nose broken. I don't think people who bring that up (read: ESPN, FOX Sports, Comcast SportsNet, SI.com, Chicago tribune, etc.) have any idea how many homers 355 or 356 are. How many great players have hit less than 355? Hall of Famers? Too many to count. A-Rod will be 30 years old in about a month and a half. I'm pretty sure he's got a few years left in him.

Also, enough with the Junior Griffey comparisons. A-Rod doesn't have to throw his body around at his position at much as Junior does. I know some of Junior's injuries have come on the basepaths, but if you don't think having to play center field every day had something to do with him getting hurt then you're crazy.

Ok, enough ranting. I'm happy for A-Rod, and that's that.

Frustration

2005-06-02T13:44:00.000-07:00

Can we like, not get swept by the ROYALS please????? I know they're playing in front of the biggest crowds they'll see all year, and that they just got a new manager (who should being running for mayor in a week or two if this keeps up) but they're still the fucking Royals! This isn't 1980 or 1985, this is 2005. There's no Brett, Saberhagen, Quisenberry, Wilson, McRae or even freakin Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson on this team. Time to get it in gear boys.

The early favorite for least shocking news of 2005 of the story of Giambi losing his Nike endorsement. How is this just happening now?

I was watching Cubs-Dodgers last night, and human deusche-bag Derek Lowe was pitching for LA. After giving up a 3-run home run to Neifi Perez in the 2nd inning to make the score 4-0 Cubs; Lowe came into the dugout after the 3rd out and threw a stool down the runway leading to the clubhouse. This resulted in a good sized gash under his right wrist. The game was delayed for 10 minutes or so the next half inning while the trainers tried to stop the bleeding so he could continue pitching. What a jackass.

Watching an ESPN SportsCentury episode on the Yanks right now, and Sparky Lyle is still bitter towards Reggie. Hilarious.

Kansas City Blues

2005-06-01T12:13:00.000-07:00

C'mon now guys, the Royals? I'm not going to blame UPS (Brown's new nickname) too much for this one, even though he wasn't all that great. We just didn't get many hits.

Has anyone even been to Kauffman Stadium? I've always been a fan of the place but haven't had a chance to get down there yet. That place was rocking when the Royals were good, they had artificial turf there, and Willie Wilson was hitting like 7 triples a game.

Memo to Johnny Damon: This is your 4th year playing at Fenway, if you don't know the dimensions by now you deserve to get knocked out when you run into a wall/fence. Maybe your hair was in your eyes.

Videogame update: I'm working through Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory right now. I don't know if anyone else is a fan of gaming but it's one of my hobbies and something I'd like to somehow get into from a business standpoint someday.

Captain

2005-05-31T17:28:00.000-07:00

In case you guys didn't know about this yet, The Captain has his own website:

www.derekjeter.com

I just found this out today so forgive me if it's old news.

Huh?

2005-05-31T10:34:00.000-07:00

No Yanks on Memorial Day? That's fucking weak.

By the way, all you shitheads who gave Wells a standing ovation should have your heads checked. What in the hell were you thinking?

Short Post

2005-05-26T23:03:00.000-07:00

Not a big post here, I just wanted to say how much I admire A-Rod for coming out and saying that he was seeing a shrink (or multiple shrinks). I've been on the fence about him as a person for awhile now, due to some things I've heard from other people who've been around him. It takes a strong person to come out and say that they're seeking professional help. It takes a stronger person to come out and say they're seeking professional help when that person is the starting 3rd baseman for the New York Yankees. What I hope everyone realizes is that by coming forward with this, A-Rod will influence so many others who are struggling in their daily lives to seek help. These people will see that if someone like A-Rod, with all the money, fame, and prestige, is getting help then they can too. And that is a good thing. Thanks Alex.

By the way, A-Rod hit his 17th HR of the year tonight in the Yanks win.

Ha

2005-05-22T00:32:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

So being that I live in the Chicagoland area, and therefore watch more Cubs games than anyone should have to, I feel a need to post this website because it gave me a big laugh (or 20).

www.latroyhawkinssucks.com

This site is hilarious, even if you're not a Cubs fan or don't follow the Cubs. it is pure genius.

By the way, I hope The Captain is ok. His elbow looked like ass on the replays so hopefully he'll be alright.

Oh, and that jackass Mets pitcher was out at the plate. Helen Keller could have made that call.

BamTino

2005-05-15T18:33:00.000-07:00

8 in a row and we're at .500

Tino is amazing. It didn't seem like Oakland changed their pitching strategy to him and they paid for it.

Giambi seems to be swinging the bat better since he refused to go to the minors. Maybe that was a wake-up call. Who knows with him anymore.

RJ didn't strike anyone out today, and he still won. I'll take that, however strange it may be.

That's crap

2005-05-15T11:35:00.000-07:00

Going for 8 in a row today.....

I think they should stick Sux fans and Oakland fans together in one state and forbid them to go anywhere else. As disappointed as I am with Giambi right now, throwing a beer at him is just total horseshit. He was a great player for Oakland (steroids or not) and their low IQ, white trash fans should remember that. If they want to boo him or whatever because he left - fine. But don't throw things. Thats weak. I'm sick of this kind of crap happening like every other week. This isn't the English soccer league.

We're going streaking!

2005-05-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

Remember when everyone was saying how the Yanks were finished?

Whoops.

They've now won 5 in a row, including yesterday's 13-9 pitcher's duel, which was one of the stranger games I've seen so far this year.

Tino is the man, Giambi needs a plan (at the plate).

Anyone else see Roger's new hair style on ESPN? Hilarious. I'm sure he has an H2 to match as well. How old are we Rocket?

Non baseball item #1 7up Plus is really good, especially with only 3 carbs and 10 calories per can.

Non baseball item #2 I saw that Corey person who is saying he got with Paula Abdul on Stern last night. I came to the conclusion that he couldn't be a bigger deusche bag if he tried. Oh, and of course it's not a publicity stunt. No no, not with a CD AND a book coming out soon. What a tool.

Miracles do happen

2005-05-08T14:30:00.000-07:00

Apparently Brown can do something for us. I didn't think he'd get a win all year with the way he was pitching. I sign of things to come from him? I'm not getting my hopes up.

The Yanks were lucky they won yesterday, otherwise George would have been yelling and screaming.

I think it's funny that one of the commentators at the Derby yesterday was saying something to the effect that one of the horses had "lost it's focus in the last couple of races" It's a freakin HORSE! It's not a human being! Idiots!

Error Message

2005-05-06T20:01:00.000-07:00

3 errors in the 10th inning aren't going to beat a Pony League team. This was another rough loss.

And the Bulls lost tonight, ending their season.

Grrrrr.

A bad sports night.

The cellar

2005-05-05T21:59:00.000-07:00

Last place does not feel good.

Is spring training over yet?

Horsies!

2005-05-05T16:50:00.000-07:00

I'm pulling for George's horse, Bellamy Road, in the Derby. I think if anything if will keep him occupied and away from doing any drastic shit to the team. A move like trading for Raul Mondesi, for instance. Although if he wants to send Brown out on his ass, I won't be standing in his way. I had no idea that the Derby was so important to George. Personally I'm not really into horse racing since I don't gamble unless I'm screwing around at PartyPoker.com. And even then I don't have much luck. Apparently George paid something like $87,000 or so for the horse. Not a bad investment. That's about an inning for RJ. Which would you rather have?

For some reason, it makes sense

2005-05-05T11:29:00.000-07:00

I wonder if whoever hijacked the truck with all the Yankee hats was disappointed upon discovering what exactly it was they had stolen.

You have no idea how hard I would have laughed if it was a Sux fan that had hijacked the truck. No idea.

Shoot him Old Yeller style!!!!!

2005-05-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

It's pretty sad when it gets to the point where you wish Kevin Brown would punch another wall. Either that or just retire. Or both. Whatever gets him the hell off the mound. What a joke. As much as I like Cashman, this was clearly his biggest mistake as GM, and his most expensive.

I hate when the Yanks lose, no more so than when they lose to the Sux. But losing to the Devil Dogs just flat-out pisses me off. This is an organization where the owner (or was it the GM?) is more concerned about who is using his private bathroom than about the team winning. Tampa should never have gotten a team. Florida is a football state, and also is becoming more of a basketball state because of Shaq and the Heat. It's never been a baseball state, and the old farts down there don't give a damn whether there's a team there or not.

Not to mention, I sure as hell wouldn't be excited about watching the Devil Dogs when they play in the 2nd biggest shithole (Shea Stadium is the first) in baseball. I don't like domes in general but that one is the worst by far.

Moves a plenty

2005-05-02T21:43:00.000-07:00

Ok. Let me step back for a sec.

Releasing Karsay: (shrug)

Matsui to center: Wasn't bad there a couple of years ago, not the worst thing to happen.

TonyWo to left: I can't remember him ever playing the outfield although I'm sure at some point in his life he has. We'll see what happens.

Cano up to the bigs: I'm interested to see what he can do, he's been a top prospect for awhile now, why not give him a shot?

Bernie to part-time DH: I don't like it at all, however this seemed like an inevitable move to me. As much as I love Bernie, he isn't the CF he used to be and maybe by DH'ing his bat will start to heat up. By the way, I hate the fact that I just typed that sentence.

So we'll see how this affects our boys. Hopefully something good will come out of it and we'll start a nice long winning streak. Regardless of our record the first month at least this doesn't feel like the late 80's, early 90's, when an April or May like that (or worse) would pretty much signal the end of the season. I still have hope, thats for sure.

I'm back

2005-04-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

Took a few days off from the blog because of my disgust for the Yanks play, hopefully today was a sign of things to come.

Nice game by RJ, thats what we've been expecting out of him. I know he won't do that every time out, but he was just dominant today.

Does anyone execute the hit and run better than Jeter? I think not. He hits the ball the other way so well that with Womack on first, it's a natural time to try it.

Nice to see the Devil Dogs stand up for themselves against those Boston bitches. Of course, the Sux spoke back with their bats.....

D'oh!

2005-04-19T22:58:00.000-07:00

Devil Dogs 6 Yanks 2

Icky.

That's all I have to say.

19 should be enough

2005-04-18T20:25:00.000-07:00

Yanks 19 Devil Dogs 8

First and foremost, I'm glad I stuck with A-Rod in my fantasy league. I've got Vinny Castilla too, and he's doing pretty well so far, but it's hard to take a guy like A-Rod out even though he's been frustrating the hell out of me so far this year.

I wonder how many times the Braves scored 19 runs for Wright last year? He's now 2-1 despite a 10.05 ERA. Wow.

I also wonder when the last time 2 guys in one lineup (A-Rod and Tino) each had 6 RBI'S in a game. Can't remember the last time I saw that.

I'm really going to be pissed if the press (like ESPN just did on Baseball Tonight) says something about how the Yanks still gave up 8 runs. They were up 15-2 in the 5th when they gave up 5 runs. Big deal. A pitcher's mindset is completely different when he has that kind of a lead. All he's worried about is throwing strikes. I don't think any pitcher likes giving up runs whatever the scenario is, but in a game like tonights nobody's trying to be fancy on the mound when there's a 10 run lead. Just throw strikes.

I'm sure George is sitting around somewhere saying he's the reason they broke out tonight. I think it was only a matter of time with this kind of a lineup, they're too damn good to be held down for too long.

Hopefully they saved some runs for tomorrow.

Angry George!

2005-04-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

O's 8 Yanks 4

I'm not surprised that George spoke up after this one, he didn't seem as mad as he could have been, or as mad at he has at times in the past. I don't really blame him either, but it's still early. I wish I didn't have to keep saying that.

I'm over Kevin Brown. He's old, expensive and hurt all the time. When he does pitch, he gets lit up like a freakin pinball machine.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Brian Roberts is on steroids

2005-04-16T23:21:00.000-07:00

O's 7 Yanks 6

Still not worried, even though we blew that one bigtime.

Brian Roberts needs to go pee in a cup for somebody.

Baltimore blues

2005-04-15T20:11:00.000-07:00

O's 8 Yanks 1

Not too many positives tonight, we got kicked. It's the worst start since 1991, or "The Dark Years" as I like to call them.

I wonder if CP was thinking about what happened in his last start. If it were me, I know it'd be in the back of my head. I hope for his sake he just had a bad night.

Remember when Bruce Chen was a can't-miss prospect in the Braves system? I didn't even have my drivers license yet.

By the way, props to A-Rod on his good deed the other day. I'm sure those douchebag Sux fans won't let up on him because of it, but still a great thing he did.

Worst fans in baseball - confirmed

2005-04-14T19:23:00.000-07:00

Sux 8 Yanks 5

Was there any doubt that Sux fans are the worst in baseball? You had that idiot in the bullpen a couple years ago in the playoffs, and now some drunken fuck takes a swipe at Sheffield. Whether it was on purpose or not, it shouldn't happen. Keep your damn hands and arms out of the field of play. And then after everything had calmed down, they had a shot of some of the fans in that section and one of them is taking a swig from a flask. What a joke. Pure horseshit from horseshit fans, who live in a horseshit town, and root for a horseshit team. I'm sure the fan who took a swipe at Sheff is the most popular guy in his trailor park tonight.

That shit took away from a pretty interesting game, RJ got lit up a little bit which wasn't good but the Yanks came back and made it interesting. Too many men left on base was the story of the game for the Yanks.

I'm glad these two teams aren't playing each other for awhile, I need a break.

Brutal

2005-04-14T16:02:00.000-07:00

Not to sound like a broken record but.....

2nd night in a row, Berman and Sutcliffe. I'm happy again to be able to see the Yanks on TV but the TV is going to be put on mute so I don't have to listen to these bozos. Seriously, whoever at ESPN thought that Berman would be a good fit as a baseball announcer needs to have their employee of the month parking space taken away.

Is it just me or does Arroyo have the gayest leg kick in baseball?

Looks like the lineup is the same as last night, lets see if the hits keep coming.....

Too much!

2005-04-14T11:07:00.000-07:00

I can't even turn on ESPN Classic without seeing Yanks-Sux, right now they're showing Game 7 from '03, one of the great moments in Yankee history. I do like ESPN, but they're singlehandedly responsible for over-hyping several stories in sports, like Yanks-Sux, Kobe vs. Shaq, anything Bonds, etc. These are big stories, but not to the magnitude that ESPN is leading you to believe.

I was watching one of those horseshit celebrity news shows since there was nothing else on, and I saw where Bruce Willis accepted some award from France for acting. He then proceeded to accept the award in french, making some sappy speech. First of all, if someone from France tried to give me an award, I'd give it back with a giant "go fuck yourself!". Secondly, by accepting that award in french, Willis reminded me of Mr. Ego (aka Schilling) and all of his smugness. Grrrrrrrrr.

Nice to see that Britney will be drinking and smoking for two now. She's about as mature and ready to handle having a child as Corky from "Life Goes On" is.

Back to the Yanks-Sux game on ESPN Classic, instead of using the "deer in headlights phrase", from now on that phrase should be known as the "Grady Little". My non-sports loving sister could manage better than that jackass.

RJ vs. that cornrow wearing shithead Arroyo tonight. Hope the Sux are ready for a whuppin!

Take That

2005-04-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

Yanks 5 Sux 2

Props to Giambi, hopefully the hits will keep on coming.

Props to Mo, I don't think they'll be cheering you from now on.

Nice play by Jeter on Renteria's groundball, especially when you consider the fact that he had to remove Sutcliffe's lips from his ass to make it.

Seriously, isn't the novelty known as Chris Berman over yet? It's one thing to have him around during football season, but not for baseball. He is getting harder and harder to stomach and the whole nickname thing has run it's course. Let's try and ruin one sport at a time ok ESPN?

Sweet

2005-04-13T17:11:00.000-07:00

Not only do I get to watch the Yanks tonight on TV, but my Bulls are getting some respect and playing on ESPN. Good sports night.

Can anyone out there tolerate Chris Berman? Geez, this guy is TERRIBLE. I thought football season was over, I hate when he does baseball.

Don't get me started on Sutcliffe either. Putting the two of them together is an absolute train wreck.

Finally

2005-04-12T13:00:00.000-07:00

David Schoenfield.

Finally an anti-Sux article from Page 2.

Thank you.

Calzone!

2005-04-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

I heard on the radio today that The Big Stein "suggested" that the Yankees stand in the dugout and applaud the Sux as they received their rings. I'm sure that it was just a "suggestion". I'm sure Steinbrenner feels good about last year and just making the playoffs, even if they didn't win the WS. Please.

He forced them to watch because he's pissed about last year (along with the rest of us) and he wants them to use that as motivation to win it all this year. I personally think putting on the pinstripes is more than enough motivation to win a WS, but if watching those fuckheads get their rings lights a fire then I won't be complaining.

Sure as hell didn't help them yesterday, that's for sure.

By the way, I agree with fellow blogger Kat that these two teams are playing wayyyy too much this early in the year. I'm already getting a little sick of all the hype and other stuff that comes along with it. Let's get on with the rest of the season already.

Eh

2005-04-11T15:20:00.000-07:00

Sux 8 Yanks 1

I'm not going to bitch and moan too much about the game today, even though we looked like total ass. It was their day, and I respect that. Doesn't mean I have to like it however. I'm not sure how I feel about the Yanks clapping while the Sux received their rings, although I can't imagine the Sux doing the same since they don't have as much class or dignity.

With all the banners and bunting, etc., I thought Fenway looked even more like a polished turd than it usually does.

Are you there Sheffield?

2005-04-10T13:42:00.000-07:00

O's 7 Yanks 2

Sheff is off to a rough start, now after today's game he's hitting .160. It's especially frustrating with the way Jeter is getting on base that Sheff can't bring him around. It's still early, it's still early.

Hopefully CP is ok, I haven't heard anything yet. When something like that happens it scares the shit out of me. The worst one I ever saw was when Moose was with the O's and the batter (I think it was Sandy Alomar Jr. but not sure) hit one back at him that went off his head, and the camera picked up some very gruesome shots of blood dripping off his face. Not a pretty sight.

Thanks Giambi

2005-04-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

If you hadn't dropped that foul pop up from Mora, CP getting hit in the head with a line drive could have been avoided.

Again, another case for Tino as full-time 1B.

Bounce Back

2005-04-09T14:32:00.000-07:00

Yanks 8 O's 5

I agree with ESPN.com, with all this run support RJ is going to be extremely tough to beat this year.

Nice to see: A-Rod back from the dead, Giambi with 1st HR

Nicer to see: Mo with save numero uno, the first of many to come I'm sure

Weird to see: Sosa with his first stolen base since '02

Anyone else wish Tino was the full-time 1B, with Giambi the full-time DH?

Also nice to see that piece of crap Steve Kline get lit up. This is the same guy who said 2 years ago that he wished someone would hit a line drive off Mark Prior's head that would end his career. At the rate he's going so far, Kline would be lucky if that happened to him.

It says something when you can score 8 runs and win the game even though 16 runners were stranded. Not as bad as the 22 that were stranded for the O's; and they lost.

Damn

2005-04-08T20:02:00.000-07:00

O's 12 Yanks 5

I want to first send out a very sarcastic "Nice Game!" to A-Rod, who went 0-5 with 7 runners stranded. I know it's early but for $25 million a year I think a .176 average can be considered under par. In the games I've seen, he's looked pretty average with the exception of the HR Wednesday. Hopefully he'll bounce back, it is early.

Jaret Wright, meet Jeff Weaver, Kenny Rogers, Ed Whitson, Hideki Irabu, and Jose Contreras.....feel free to introduce Steve Karsay to the group as well.

Matsui is still on track for the MVP, and a monster (dare I say GODZILLA) type of year. Good for him, I hope George has his checkbook ready.

Time to drown the sorrows.....

Whoops

2005-04-08T13:20:00.000-07:00

So yeah, it's not that I thought that the previous post was so good i'd keep posting it, my computer was acting like a jackass. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.

Go Yanks tonight, I wish I had the YES network here in Chicagoland to watch, but I guess I'll just have to settle for the highlights.

Random Ramblings

2005-04-07T15:46:00.007-07:00

I'm not a big Journey fan, but "Don't Stop Believing" has been in my head for the last couple weeks, and it won't leave.

Apparently Mo isn't the only closer having problems, I ended my ban on SportsCenter today and they had a piece on some others, like Trevor "Mr. Hells Bells" Hoffman and a couple others.

Yesterday here in the good 'ol midwest, it was 75 degrees and sunny with little winds. Today it's 50 degrees and windy as hell. Stupid weather.

I'm not as big of a basketball fan as I am a baseball fan, but one thing that can keep me from worrying about the Yanks is the play of my beloved Chicago Bulls. Finally they'll be back in the playoffs after 7 years. About time.

I'm not a fan of Barry Bonds, but this Pedro Gomez douchebag that's been following him around since the start of spring training is something else. The daily updates need to go away and so does this guy when there's nothing new to report.

Random Ramblings

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Random Ramblings

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Random Ramblings

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Very Funny

2005-04-07T14:42:00.000-07:00

Nice to see some genius put Mo up for sale on eBay. Current bid is $99,999,999 in case anyone is interested.

Also, by the way

2005-04-06T13:43:00.000-07:00

I'm boycotting SportsCenter today, any and all editions, and Baseball Tonight (it will be tough, but I can do it) I know they're going to ask their "experts" if Mo has lost it, or if the Sux have his number, what Steinbrenner will do about it, blah blah blah. Don't need it.

I agree with fellow blogger Karen, they're all Sux fans anyway up there. It's a pretty clear bias. It's even worse on ESPN.com, with douchebag Boston Sports Guy waxing poetic about his beloved Sux, or Jim Caple who apparently spends his free time touring college campuses getting wasted with the co-eds when he isn't ripping on the Yanks. What an ass-clown.

And no, I'm not bitter about the game today;)

Forgot about Tino for a second there, my bad

2005-04-06T13:39:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot, props to Tino on his first dinger in the Stadium since being back with the Yanks. It may have been a fence-scraper, but it still went out. Nice to have ya back 24.

D'oh!

2005-04-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

Sux 7 Yanks 3

Even though a previous post I had said I was worried a little about Mo (and I still am) this one's on A-Rod. Mo got a perfect double play ball on Man-Ram and A-Rod booted it. Then the floodgates opened. Even though Mo's control wasn't great today, he still got the groundball he needed at the time he needed, especially after a big K on that bastard TN.

I still think it's a good sign we had the guy on the mound in the 9th in the situations that have made him a future HOF. I can think of worse situations, like having Jeff Weaver or Kenny Rogers on the mound at ANY time.

We took 2 out 3 from a good team to start the season, it should have been a sweep, but I'm content for now.

No Tito

2005-04-06T10:27:00.000-07:00

Apparently Tito "I can't manage my way out of a hat but look at all these great players I've got" Francona was listening to a little too much Boston sports radio and how those drama queen fans up there are crying already because he had to go to the hospital for chest pains.

Of course, if I were managing the Sux this year and had to watch Boomer and Clement instead of Pedro I would probably have chest pains also.

Mariano

2005-04-05T14:14:00.000-07:00

I hate the fact that I'm not as confident in Mariano as I used to be. I realize he's still one of the best closers ever, especially in the postseason, and I'd still want him on the mound in a Game 7 any day of the week. I just don't have that same confidence in him as I used to. I hope I don't still feel that way come October.

Boy am I glad Derek Jeter is on my side. I'd hate to have to play against him 18 or 19 times a year. He puts the C in clutch, and also in Captain.

Yanks 4 Sux 3

Um, yeah.....

2005-04-04T14:08:00.000-07:00

Forget what I said about Pedro, he struck out 12 in 6 innings while only making one real mistake that Adam Dunn hit about 9 miles. But since they're the Mets, they blew it in the 9th. Typical 2nd class NY baseball team.

Ha

2005-04-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

Watching the Mets right now.....Pedro looks like ass, Piazza looks old, and Beltran just hit a bomb. I say about 75 wins this year for them. Losers.

How dare they think they can compete with us.

Off to a good start.........

2005-04-03T20:34:00.000-07:00

Excellent start to the season, Yanks 9 Sux 2.

Some thoughts:

1. Great catch Matsui, great play by Tino (welcome back)

2. Nice game Boomer, this is why Cashman turned your fat-ass down when you wanted to come back.

3. Giambi looked ok at the plate, when he wasn't getting HBP.

4. Sign of the night from a fan: '04 and no more

5. Nice to see that nimrod Trot Nixon duck RJ, even though Damon and Ortiz didn't seem to have a problem playing. Way to back up all that nonsense bullshit you dumbass. And I don't want to hear that the manager sat you; if you wanted to you could have played. But, since you obviously don't have any balls, you didn't.

That's all for now, it's been a great day.

Can't wait till Sunday night

2005-04-02T00:21:00.000-08:00

Watched the Yanks for awhile today, even after they pulled most of the starters (Giambi the lone exception). They looked ok I thought. A-Rod looked like a jackass trying to score on Sheff's hit, and Mr. Brown hurt himself again (quite a shocker). But other than that all was well. I'm expecting big years out of A-Rod and Sheff. They need to carry this offense, and Matsui will definitely help out, he keeps improving every year. If he stays in the 4th hole all year, I'm guessing he has numbers something like this:

.290-.320 30-45HR 100-135RBI

That would be outstanding, just what we need.

Peace for now,

Jim

Trot Nixon

2005-03-29T11:23:00.000-08:00

You are the main reason I started this blog. Not the only reason, but definitely the last straw. Who are you to to say things like that about A-Rod? You missed over 100 games last year and were barely a part of the team. You could never hope to be half the player A-Rod is, or any of the other Yankees you mentioned. You won the World Series last year, and you choose to run your mouth about someone you know nothing about. When the Yankees won, they won with class and dignity, words that are foreign to not only you and your teammates, but to most of your fan base.

Thanks for the inspiration you moron. Have fun in 2nd place again this year.

P.S. Who in their right mind would name their kid Trot?

5 more days.....

2005-03-29T11:19:00.000-08:00

Only 5 more days until Opening Day (or Opening Night, however you look at it) I am psyched. This is the year we start a new dynasty. This is the year we push the knife back back into the hearts of all those lame-ass Red Sox fans. This year we show them who the real champions are.