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

I'll give you all the short version (I started typing a response at 1am saturday morning, but beer and sleepiness equaled a fucking long-winded post that went nowhere). I still love the team. I support them just as much as I always have (Rob, you may have supported bad Yankee teams, but you never supported a team as bad as the Butch Hobson-era Red Sox). What I don't support is ownership's seeming desire to do nothing at the trade deadline (there's no way I believe that NO deal could've been made without Lester, Hansen, or Delcarmen...too many other deals were made without other teams giving up major prospects). I don't support inexplicable trades AFTER the deadline (HINSKE??? WE NEED PITCHING!!!). I don't support ownership's attitude of "we give up, we'll re-tool for next year". I don't support ownership seemingly wave the white flag - I feel betrayed as a fan. And I don't support pitchers blaming the hitting and hitters blaming the pitching for team woes instead of shouldering their responsibility and working that much harder towards winning. Dammit, I tells ya: This wouldn't be happening if Millar (MILLAH!!!!!!!!!!) was still around...even if he would be hitting .220 with next to no power...

BUT(!!!), that said, that's not even the full reason why I stopped watching the games or following the team. Simply put, watching the team fall apart (you can't do anything about the injuries, but the finger-pointing and the general negativity sucked to watch and read) and generally lose direction became too much to bear. I can handle the losing. It's the apathy that seems to be coming from the team and ownership that I can't stomach. 8-21 for August doesn't hurt nearly as much if the team looks like it's giving 100% every game. But they haven't been, and it's been obvious. So why waste two months of my time - time that could be spent reading, watching movies, spending time with friends, family, and loved ones, etc - watching a team sleepwalk through the rest of the season? If the team doesn't care enough to play hard, why should I watch? Why should I vehemently defend the team on these boards when they give me NOTHING that I can use to defend them?

PJP: The Red Sox can't buy a win this month!!!
Me: Yeah? Well...um...uh...you like butt sex!

Harley: The Yankees are on a tear while the Red Sox are getting swept by last place teams!!!
Me: Errrrrrrr...hmmmmmmmmmm...well fuck you MO!

Kinda weak, methinks. Even reminding you all of 2004 seems a bit lame. Add to the fact that I agree with Bill Simmon's position that there should be a 5-year grace period before fans can bitch about their after the team wins a championship, and you understand why I'd rather say nothing that whine. So, rather than be Chris Oakley and make lame arguments and psychotic mis-predictions, I choose to accept my losses with a level of grace, concede that ownership gave up, and wait for the offseason...

(As an aside, how many times have I said they needed to cut Rudy Seanez? And they waited till AUGUST to do it??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!)