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PJP said:
The Yanks pitching is weak now that there is a question mark with Randy Johnson's back....I hope I'm wrong but the Tigers may beat them. Good pitching always beats good hitting.



the "lil" teams, that is teams that play smallball, always seem to do very well against the yanks.

i'm never afraid of powerhouse teams like the bosox or mets or whatever, but the angels or this year's tigers... the scrappy teams that bunt or hit and run or steal appropriately and look for one run an inning, rather than 30 in a game (like the yankees) ... they're always very successful in yankee stadium.

the yankees also ignore that whole line of thinking offensively. for example, there was no effort in getting matsui/melky to scoring position in the final inning. granted, rodriguez'sessz's arm is nigh invulnerable, but still... the lilball game would be very valuable if stressed more often.


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Animalman said:
Todd Jones will blow at least one game this playoffs. It's practically guaranteed.



he looked pretty shakey today. uh... despite the succesful save, of course. but still.

zumaya was great, tho. totally overpowering.

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