Oh, what a relief it is

by John Amato on Jul 2, 2007 3:54 PM EDT in News

Mike Myers: Right-handed hitters are 10 of 59 (.169) against him with four walks. Left-handed hitters are 17 of 53 (.321) with eight walks. Makes no sense whatsoever.

Scott Proctor: Sparky has not struck out any of the last 32 batters he has faced. He has allowed 10 hits and three walks in his last 5.2 innings.

Brian Bruney: Has put 27 batters on via walk or HBP in 34 innings.

Luis Vizcaino: 24 earned runs in 39 innings.

Kyle Farnsworth: Where do you start? Opponents are hitting .281 against him and he has only 21 K in 31.1 innings. 16 walks (1 intentional). Three 1-2-3 innings in 34 appearances, which is shocking.

What a freaking mess. Jeter is batting third today with Damon and Melky batting in front of him. They need a power stick in a big way and soon.

And A-Rod's wife had an interesting shirt on. "F*&k You," it said. The NY Post made it a big exclusive. I will say that was an interesting choice. Maybe it was designed to send a message to the NY Post.

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F*&k the NY Post

I agree with what mg said. Torre wore out the bullpen to the degree where a few days rest wasn't going to revive their arms. Proctor probably needs an off-season at this point.

I think we need to be pragmatic about the situation and start setting up the next dynasty with the talent we have now. We need young arms and lots of them. There's no point in making short term fixes to try to pull off a miracle. So trade, but trade with the future in mind.

And as far as the NY Post is concerned, F*&k that rag!!! I wouldn't wrap fish in that garbage (not what I originally intended to write but I cleaned it up for you guys).

by JTC111 on Jul 2, 2007 4:50 PM EDT 0 recs

I noticed that

What happened to the 'box seats suck' chant?

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Jul 2, 2007 5:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

That's what I heard

and that is RIDICULOUS. The creatures can't even be the creatures anymore.

What are the box seats all sensitive? I have box seats and I love the chant. I love the creatures as does everyone else. I used to sit there all the time and never had so much fun at a game. That's completely ridiculous. Where are our journalists? We need to make some noise about creature abuse. This has GOT to stop.

When the most die-hard fans in the Stadium are being tossed for the word "sucks" that is just CRAZINESS!!! make it all stop. Please

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Jul 2, 2007 7:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

Thrown out of Yank-me Stadium

I was at a game with a couple of my cousins and the people in front of us were smoking. I asked them a couple of times to put it out but they wouldn't. So I went over to the security guy and asked him to get them to put the cigs out. He came over and then asked me and my cousins to change our seats. I told him we were fine where we were and maybe he should ask the people with the cigs to follow the goddamned law. At that point, we were asked to leave. I haven't been back since.

It's amazing... a Yankee fan at a Yankee game and I got thrown out because I didn't want to breathe in someone's air pollution and I had the chutzpah to open my mouth about it.

Eh, I see the game better on tv anyway.

by JTC111 on Jul 3, 2007 12:11 AM EDT up 0 recs

The Post

is trying to sell papers.

She is a moron for wearing that shirt.

I don't care, but plenty of people do. Just check how many papers they sold because of it.

by matthaggs on Jul 2, 2007 5:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

Are you serious?

What about her responsibility to not wear it in a stadium full of kids? Including the one in her lap. The only reason the Post found out about it is because so many people complained. Read the quotes in the story. Totally classless move.

You act like The Post tricked her into putting it on. She's the moron who bought it, then took it out of her drawer and thought it would be a good idea to wear it in front of 55,000 people.

Something that moronic is newsworthy to a lot of people.

by matthaggs on Jul 2, 2007 5:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'll take the latter option

River Ave. Blues
Yanks and prospects

by PinstripePowerhouse on Jul 2, 2007 5:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

He was making a joke

I could be wrong, but I think PP was going for the "take it off and don't replace it with another shirt" suggestion there.

by matthaggs on Jul 2, 2007 6:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yes it is.

you have a wildy warped definition of the word irresponsible.

by matthaggs on Jul 2, 2007 6:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

That sounds great

if you're a professor in a journalism class.

But people paid 50 cents for today's Post because that was on the cover. If people didn't pay the 50 cents, it wouldn't be on the cover, and it wouldn't be in the papers at all. The Post is giving its readers what they want. And there are millions of them. On top of that, look at how many other outlets picked up the story. It may not be a story to you or I, but her stupidity is a story to many.

She is at fault, not the Post. You can't throw chum in the water then complain when the sharks come after you.

by matthaggs on Jul 2, 2007 8:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Agreed 100%

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 8:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

You are both right.

A-Rod's wife is an idiot for wearing anything that says "fuck you" at a supposedly family friendly place. It does her husband and the Yankees organization a disservice.

And the New York Post is a shit rag, owned by a shady crony hack, with no respect for journalism and a huge hard on for distorting facts and overblowing stories.

by Walk On The Wild Side on Jul 2, 2007 10:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Gotta agree with Haggs on this one

Although I agree with her sentiment because of the way NY has treated her husband, it was stupid for her to wear that t-shirt at the Stadium.

She has to know that it would attract attention because of who she is.

Maybe this is a little more of the writing on the wall that indicates A-Rod is going to leave town after this season.

For the most part, this is not a story. But, she was indeed irresponsible for wearing it.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 6:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

The Post isn't much different

than all the rest because they are all doing it to sell their product.

If you want to blame people for driving A-Rod out of town, you should start with the Yankee "fans" who booed him in his own yard -- especially last season.

A-Rod knew what he was getting into in 2004 with the NY media, but I'm guessing he had no idea that the fans would treat him so poorly.

I don't blame the media --- I blame the idiot fans who treated him like a dog.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 7:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

Newspapers aren't really above

anything because their sales have fallen dramatically across the country over the last several years because of readers opting to other forms media for their news.

Newspapers will do just about anything to sell their product these days and the Post is no different than the Daily News when they published pics of Carl Pavano's model girlfriend several months back.

What do we gain by reading about Glass Carl's girlfriend?

Nothing. The did it to sell papers.

I also disagree with the sentiment that the treatment by the fans "cuts both ways" with A-Rod.

You cannot deny there was a level of hatred and vitriol towards A-Rod last season that was far beyond simply booing because he wasn't playing well. It was simply ridiculous and embarrassing as a Yankee fan to see that kind of display.

You say that he has gotten a lot of love this season because of his numbers, but the fans did boo him in his own house on Opening Day this season. Those idiots didn't even want to give the guy a chance this season and were anxious to boo him from the get-go. That is inexcusable.

It's like your neighbor killing your dog simply because he felt like it. He could buy you a new dog but that doesn't exactly make up for killing the first one.

Players remember that shit and A-Rod remembers how those jackasses treated him. I hope I'm wrong, but he's gonna jet and I wouldn't blame him one iota.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 7:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

Since

you like to point out the posts of Torre being fired are ridiculous and pointless, so are your posts about Arod and the fans. This is the 997th post you have had on the same topic. Yes, we all know that you think that Arod will leave and the fans treat him like shit. Don't need to hear it for the 998th time.

Pride, Power, Cocktease

by ReLaunch on Jul 2, 2007 9:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Thanks Relaunch

but your comparison is beyond absurd. You were advocating firing Torre on countless occasions when there was no chance it was going to happen.

On the contrary, A-Rod leaving is very likely to happen.

If you are going to pick a fight with me, perhaps you should try another topic and not make such an absurd comparison.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 9:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

Not picking

a fight. You may believe that Torre being fired cannot happen, but I do not agree. George has done things like this before, so its not an absurd comparision. Again, you maybe right on Arod leaving. But you also point out to things you have no idea about (getting booed at the stadium this year) when you do not go to any games.

We know how you feel about the situation with Arod. You just bring it up alot. So the comparisoin with the Torre situation is not absurd.

Pride, Power, Cocktease

by ReLaunch on Jul 2, 2007 9:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

George is not the same George

he was back during his senile days and he never had a manager like Torre with as much success.

Not to mention that no GM prior to Cashman ever had as much power and say so in his own right under The Boss.

This ain't the same Boss, so comparisons to the old days don't hold a lot of water.

Besides, I didn't get on your case about the Torre stuff until after The Boss himself said it wasn't happening and you kept harping on it.

I guess I was just hearing things when A-Rod started getting a few jeers in May when he was slumping -- even though pfisty said he heard the same thing.

I don't think the YES Network was fictitiously piping in that stuff over the air for a dramatic effect.

I wasn't suggesting it was to the level of last season, but it did start happening a bit and that goes to show you what kind of idiots Yankee fans can be.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 10:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

Believe me,

this year, it has been nothing but love for Arod at the stadium.

I don't think the Cashman having power means anything now, because he is at risk of being canned also.

Steinbrenner also has many times has said he would not do something, then 2 weeks later, does that thing. So his statement you are referring to means nothing.

Pride, Power, Cocktease

by ReLaunch on Jul 2, 2007 10:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

I don't think so

"it has been nothing but love for Arod at the stadium."

Yeah, except for Opening Day. Right?

Hey, I know what I heard. They weren't auditory hallucinations and I didn't make up the whole thing.

You will have to cite examples of what you're talking about regarding The Boss and making rash decisions just weeks after he said something else.

He hasn't made a decision of this magnitude since 1995 and you can't compare it to minor stuff because no other manager under his reign has ever had the level of success.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 10:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

C'mon....

you don't have to physically be at the games to hear cheers or jeers when it can be heard on TV.

Secondly, you seem to forget that The Boss made a point to say during that same interview that Cashman "was on a big hook."

I would think that if The Boss made a point to call out Cashman the way he did, he would have done the same thing with Torre.

He didn't do that and in fact, downplayed the possibility of Torre getting fired and basically put all the blame on Cashman.

Sounds to me like firing Torre isn't an option to The Boss because he's going to be replaced at the end of the season anyways.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 11:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Um, you are way off

and you completely misrepresented what I said.

This is an argument I can't believe you decided to start again. You haven't a leg to stand on.

You really need to pay attention, MG, because this "argument" re-started again when Relaunch said this:

"But you also point out to things you have no idea about (getting booed at the stadium this year) when you do not go to any games."

Secondly, you are putting words in my mouth. I never said I know better than someone physically at the games.

My point was that you don't have to physically be at the games to hear jeers or cheers when you can hear them loud and clear when you watch the games on TV.

Just pointing out the obvious, but you refuse to understand that.

C'mon, you're smarter than that.

Yes, MG, reasonable people can disagree. I will remember you said that when a PA newbie comes in here and you give him a hard time about a particular topic -- as absurd as their opinion may be.

People with ridiculous ideas have the same rights you do within these cyberwalls.

Practice what you preach, MG.

by anaconda on Jul 2, 2007 11:51 PM EDT up 0 recs