Posted on 07/11/2006 8:19:40 PM PDT by misterrob
As I have stated before. Cashman, Torre, and Steinbrenner the new triumvirate of loss.
Well, He sure has done a good job. I mean outside of Kenny Rogers, I really can't think of any other additions, they have the same team from last year. It was just three years ago that they set the record with 119 losses. I think this season will erase some bad memories for a lot of guys on that team.
You mean the three who have won four world series? Again, how many has your team been to? If it's none, I wouldn't be surprised.
Hardest thing with a group of allstars like the Yankee roster is to get them to 'meld' as a team on AND off the field. Ozzie has been able to do that here with this team. When you are so comfortable with your teammates, you are now working as a 'team'. I saw that last year in the Sox, and this year in the Sox and Tigers. I don't see that kind of
'gel' with the Yanks. Great individual players, just not meshing together right. Has alot to do with the coach.
I really am glad the Tigers are right where they are. The Sox need that kind of pressure. They are a team that thrives on 'overcoming' tough circumstances. They've won so many games late in the 8th or 9th. When Paulie was up in the 9th I 'expected' a hit from him. Last year they were up by 15 games or so and then took a dive. Cleveland made it close. The Sox can get complacent if they don't have a 'battle'. I hope the season comes down to the final game for both teams for the division. That's what will send the Sox to repeat.
Just wait..watch and learn in October.
All Georgie's horses and all Cashman's men won't be able to put the boogie down back together again.
FINAL SCORE:
AL All Stars 3
New York Mets 2
This is so dumb. So, if the Mets (knock on wood) get to the World Series this year against the Red Sox, they will not have home field solely because Trevor Hoffman from the Padres gave up a two out triple to Michael Young from Texas during a game in the middle of July. Yeah, that makes sense.
The only reason baseball is doing this cuz Bud Selig totally messed up the all star game in milwaukee a couple years ago and the game ended in a tie which is outrageous in baseball.
So this is a way to tell fans that this game is legit and that its not staged.
has a nice ring to it doesn't it? :D lets go Bobby! :)
I hope that Bill Gates agrees to marry me in a lavish Nantucket ceremony.
Yeah, I get this "Oh No! Not again" feeling everytime they have less than a 5 run lead late in the game. The White Sox series with the 3 grand slams was painful to watch.
Fair point about Cabrera. I was wondering why he was that close to the line. With half a decent range, he could have been 2 more steps toward 2nd and still cutoff the doubles down the line.
yep.
Ozzie is no comsymp.
They aren't going to lay down but Boston is just better. We will see how the Yankees do against the Sox this weekend should give a good idea of how good they are. If the Sox pitching returns to last year's level then I don't expect anyone to be able to beat them.
In some ways I agree but it does kind of give us (I know, I fell for it) a reason to watch the game, and for the players to play it. It's more than an exhibition game. The fact that the AL is 9-0-1 in the past 10 All Star Games...and have won more than a few World Series lately--shows that the AL seems to be the dominant league. (For now; as has been pointed out, the NL has been the dominant league in times gone by. Oh, and interleague play this yr has been dominated by AL as well.)
Should the NL continue to say-no-to-the-DH and be a more
strategy-intense league (double switches, pinch hitting for
pitchers), following the tradition of original baseball...
or should they embrace the DH? From what I've heard,
the NL is the only pro baseball league that still has no DH...I believe the minors all have it.
One disadvantage of not having the DH: Your star pitcher
works a walk and gets on base; eventually, he tries to score but gets injured sliding into home, and is out for the season. That won't happen with AL (exc. in interleague play, or All Star games played in NL parks).
Why do pitchers do better and last longer in the NL? They have to face less "real" batters since they have to face
the opposing team's hitter (though sometimes they'll face a pinch hitter).
Your NL team really needs to score, and guess who's up--
the pitcher. You could take him out for a pinch hitter but he's been doing fairly well--you're just one run behind--
and boy would a good pinch hitter look good now. But you can't; you gotta leave him in...to ground out harmlessly or
strike out.
Pluses and minuses to DH I guess.
Certainly does to me.
Go SOX! :D
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