RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Sports and Wrestling How 'bout those Yankees 2006

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PJP said:

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Rob Kamphausen said:

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PJP said:
Do you think Big Douchie will be jealous when Jeter and A-Rod go to Cooperstown, and all he gets is his picture up at Mama Luigi's for eating 20 large pizzas in one sitting?

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PJP said:
besides his logic is retarded.....the Yanks have an easier time with Detroit than with Minnesota....and if Detroit finishes second they will most likely be the Yanks first opponent as the wild card since the Yanks are on track to have the number one seed......but honestly, who really gives a fuck? You are either good enough to win the World Series or you're not. It doesn't matter who you play.

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Wow...thank you for taking my post more seriously than it needed to be.

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Joe Mama said:
I'll bet you think that's really my bedroom, too.

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Joe Mama said:
Y'mean the Red Sox WON'T make the playoffs like I already said??? EGADS!!!



Oh and, just so you know, if the season ended today, the Yankees would face Oakland (a team they're 3-6 againstt, not Detroit (5-2) or Minnesota (3-3). If you wanna debate facts, there they are. If you wanna toss insults, then you're a big stoopid ol' poopiehead who eats pies made of poop.

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Joe Mama said:
Y'mean the Red Sox WON'T make the playoffs like I already said??? EGADS!!!



Oh and, just so you know, if the season ended today, the Yankees would face Oakland (a team they're 3-6 againstt, not Detroit (5-2) or Minnesota (3-3). If you wanna debate facts, there they are. If you wanna toss insults, then you're a big stoopid ol' poopiehead who eats pies made of poop.

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Rob Kamphausen said:
sox just dropped a 2-1 lead in the 8th -- they're down 4-2 now.

if that holds, even if the yanks lose, they'll clinch postseason this evening.

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The New York Yankees clinched their ninth consecutive AL East title on Wednesday night when the second-place Boston Red Sox lost to the Minnesota Twins.

The Yankees began the day needing one win or a Red Sox loss to wrap up the division championship — and their 12th straight playoff berth. New York lost 3-2 in Toronto, but Boston's game went final about 30 minutes later — setting off a champagne celebration in the New York clubhouse.

"The sooner we can get it over with, the better," manager Joe Torre said after the Yankees lost but before Boston was defeated.

The race between the Red Sox and Yankees was close much of the season until New York swept a five-game series at Fenway Park from Aug. 18-21, increasing its lead to 6 1/2 games over Boston.

The Yankees' lineup got a major boost when the team acquired right fielder Bobby Abreu in a trade with Philadelphia on July 30, while Boston was hurt by a rash of injuries and illnesses this summer. David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, Jonathan Papelbon and Jon Lester were among the key players who missed extensive time.

Last season, New York clinched the AL East title with a win in Boston on the penultimate day of the regular season.

Bengie Molina homered for Toronto, and the Yankees couldn't take advantage after Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay left in the fourth with a strained right forearm.

After Bernie Williams fouled off a pitch from Halladay, Toronto manager John Gibbons, pitching coach Brad Arnsberg and trainer George Poulis went to the mound.

Halladay didn't even attempt a warmup pitch before leaving the field. The Yankees led 1-0 at the time.

But New York's Sean Henn, making his first start of the season, allowed three runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Molina tied the score with his 17th homer. Reed Johnson hit an RBI single off Brian Bruney, and Alex Rios added a run-scoring double to make it 3-1.

Henn (0-1) gave up three runs and four hits in 3 2-3 innings.

Williams cut it to 3-2 with a homer off David Romero in the sixth. Romero (1-0) pitched 2 1-3 innings for his first major league win.

B.J. Ryan worked a perfect ninth for his 34th save in 38 chances.

Robinson Cano's RBI double in the third gave New York a 1-0 lead.

Notes:@ Torre said closer Mariano Rivera feels fine and will probably pitch this weekend. Rivera has been sidelined since Aug. 31 by a muscle strain near his right elbow. ... Gibbons said his team still has the goal of finishing in second place. "We've been stuck in that third-place rut for years now," he said. Toronto has finished third in the AL East seven of the past eight seasons.

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PJP said:
I would have clinched better with my own baseball team.

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harleykwin said:
Yanks and boobs rule!

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MisterJLA said:
Congratulations to the Yankee$ on BUYING another pennant!

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Nowhereman said:
The cunty Red Sox were destined to lose, because of cuntitude!

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harleykwin said:
you're shmoopy!

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Joe Mama said:
no you're shmoopy!

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With Wednesday's crowd of more than 53,000, the Yankees passed the four million mark in attendance for the second straight year -- and doing it in just 77 dates. It makes the Bombers just the second team in Major League history reach that mark more than once.
The Blue Jays did it three straight seasons from 1991-93.

The Yankees lead the Major Leagues in total home attendance and average home attendance (52,367 through Wednesday).

"I'd like to believe it's inherent in the city," manager Joe Torre said of the mark, when asked if it's the Yankees' winning ways that bring people to Yankee Stadium or if it's just the nature of the fans. "New York feels they have the inside track because at one time they experienced championships in just about all the sports, where different cities are bragging about a particular sport.

"People are tuned into sports in this town. They're very knowledgeable."

The Yankees also lead the Majors in total road attendance (3,080,263) and average road attendance (38,028), and they are one of only three teams in Major League history to top the three million mark in road attendance and the first team to do it more than once.

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Stadium article said:
The Yankees lead the Major Leagues in total home attendance and average home attendance (52,367 through Wednesday).

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How loaded are the Yankees? They will open the postseason with the highest paid player in the game batting sixth. No, there was no misprint on the lineup card manager Joe Torre put together for Tuesday's Division Series opener against the Tigers.

Alex Rodriguez will be hitting sixth for the first time in his three seasons with the Yankees.

"I don't mind where I hit," Rodriguez said. "It's never been a big issue for me. Joe spoke to me, so it's not a big deal."

A-Rod's most frequent lineup spot in 2006 was cleanup, where he batted in 88 games. He also started games in the second, third and fifth slots.

Gary Sheffield, the feared slugger who missed nearly three months with wrist woes before returning on Sept. 22, will bat fourth in Game 1.

Was Torre trying to take the pressure off of A-Rod, who has had his share of bumps in the road this season? Was he showing his faith in Sheffield?

Torre didn't get into specifics. His best explanation was that his lineup is loaded.

"I mean, I can shake them up and pull them out of a hat," said Torre. "As I told the players this morning when I read it to them, I said, I can hold it this way, that way, this way, it doesn't bother me. But you have to put them in order, and, you know, we basically separated the lefties and we let it fly."

Johnny Damon will lead off, followed by Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu, Sheffield, Jason Giambi, A-Rod, Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano.

"The biggest indication is [Cano] is hitting ninth," said Rodriguez. "Robby, for 90 percent of the teams, could be hitting third, it doesn't matter how you draw it up."

Sheffield, one of those players who crave the pressure, had no qualms with hitting in the high-profile cleanup spot. He'll just try to blend in, even as he starts at first base, a position he just took a crash course in after returning from the disabled list.

"Right now, I'm not even focused on me, per se," Sheffield said. "I'm just focused on a championship ring right now. That's the most important thing. I'm just trying to stay in there as long as I can and do positive things and contribute to this team. Wherever I'm hitting in the lineup, just do what I'm told and go from there. It just so happens I'm hitting fourth, and I'm thankful for that also."

The story seemed to be more about where A-Rod wasn't hitting than where Sheffield will be. Despite his ups and downs, Rodriguez hit .290 with 35 homers and 121 RBIs in the regular season.

"Under the circumstances, I think he had a phenomenal season," said Sheffield. "There aren't a lot of guys that can drive in 120 runs, regardless of what team you're on. The bottom line is that obviously puts him in a position where you know you don't have to carry this team, and rightfully so. He shouldn't carry all the burden. Everyone is responsible on this team. ... He does it year in and year out. He's a consistent player, and I think he handled himself well this year."

But the rabid baseball fans of New York want to see how Rodriguez will fare in October.

"Alex has been amazing," said Damon. "Having to deal with that [scrutiny] day in and day out. He won't really get to relax unless he delivers a championship here. We're looking for big things from him, and he expects big things from himself. I can't wait to see him in action."

By now, A-Rod is well versed in answering questions about how much pressure is on him.

"That never changes," said Rodriguez. "I'm just going to go out and do my best."

And even if Torre is trying to ease the burden on Rodriguez, it's not as if he is trying to hide him. That's impossible in October.

"Alex is one of the nine guys in the lineup," Torre said. "He's been having fun over the last week or 10 days or two weeks. He seems to be very comfortable. And yeah, it's important for him to hit, because he's one of our guys and we certainly need up and down that lineup to get contributions and to protect the guy in front of him and all that stuff.

"But hopefully Alex will just allow his ability to talk, and if that's the case, then we feel pretty good. We all know Alex is very conscientious. He would like to do tons of things, and we feel that just to sort of allow things to happen, more so than just trying to do too much, is probably a better way to approach it."

Meanwhile, Sheffield hit .250 (7-for-28) with two homers and six RBIs since returning to the lineup. He felt his swing getting back to where it needed to be in the past few days.

"It's a lot better," said Sheffield. "I feel like I have a chance to get a hit every time up. Even if I don't, I feel like I have a chance. That's the most important thing. Obviously, it's all about confidence. When you go up there with confidence, positive things happen."

No matter who hits where, it's hard for the Yankees not to have confidence with the mashing crew Torre has lined up for Game 1.

"It's pretty amazing. Hopefully, we're all just sharp and we can produce like we have all season," said Damon. "It doesn't matter [where guys hit]. Anybody could be the leadoff hitter on this team, anybody could be the nine hitter, including two guys on the bench. It's pretty cool."

"You could pretty much put our lineup any way," said Jeter. "We have a lot of guys who are capable of hitting. You could probably pull the names out of a hat."

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Animalman said:
The Yanks sure had to give up a lot for Bobby Abreu. Yeah, they might win the World Series, but was it worth the price?

...oh, wait, they got him for basically nothing. Nevermind.

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Rob Kamphausen said:
don't you mean... "the yank$"? (Copyright © misterjla)

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