Final Score: New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game 7~~~ Live Thread)

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[nuffsenuff]

Cool. If you could do it, I can.

I guess it also helps that the Yankees win a lot too!

I love it!

[Mr. Mojo]

Yeah sure, Hillary's a Yankee fan. ......just like she's a Jew.

[Mr. Mojo]

Hitchcock in his prime was a 3rd starter on other teams, but he's lost his game almost completely. I doubt he'd make the starting rotation anywhere these days, including Detroit. Weaver has wicked stuff on occasion, but it appears he can't handle the pressure of playing in the Big Apple --- not an unusual disease.

[LizardQueen]

Doesn't matter where we all live, when the Yankees are on I know 2 other people who are watching and it's like there right there with me.

LOL... this sounds like my family too (native New Yorkers) only with the Mets and the football Giants.

There was one Mets game a few years ago that went about 14 innings or some such horrendously long period. I stayed up to watch it and called my father around midnight. He was up watching it too and we ended up watching it together on the phone for the next 2 or so hours, until it ended.

Now THAT was some phone bill ::lol::.

LQ

[Cinnamon Girl]

Yes, he said that. Regarding the series between the Yankees and the Diamondbacks, right after the terrorist mass murder attacks on the World Trade Center. Remember when President Bush made the first pitch for a game in NY? He was asked who he wanted to win the World Series and he said the Diamondbacks because he'd like to see "anyone but the Yankees" win. He said it in a good natured way, not so serious or anything like that.

[RightWhale]

we might be talking about a Sox/Marlins World Series.

Season's over. See ya next year!

[RightWhale]

I understand the Yanks and Marlins [whoever they are] will play a few more games someplace, but that's of little interest. Ho hum. When is spring season?

[RightWingNilla]

Nice try, but the Bosox spent nearly half a billion dollars to beat the Yankees, including $160 million for Manny Ramirez alone, who was a non-factor in this series despite 2 HRs.

Bottom line...

Yankees $180,000,000

Red Sox $104,873,607

Almost half!

Incidentally the Yankees were the only team to pay the luxury tax (a paltry 10 mil).

[nuffsenuff]

Why is it Red Sox fans always bring up the salary payroll thing when they lose?

Are you trying to tell us that the Red Sox didn't have a better batting lineup than the Yankees? They won the AL batting title as a team.

[RightWingNilla]

Why is it Red Sox fans always bring up the salary payroll thing when they lose?

1. I am NOT a sox fan.

2. I was responding to a post which made the claim that Boston spent a comparable amount of money to catch up to the Yankees. Go back and read it.

[nuffsenuff]

My apologies.

[gridlock]

Start spreadin' the news.....

[RightWingNilla]

Start spreadin' the news.....

What about the yankee payroll being 65% larger than the next highest franchise?

lol!

[Senator Pardek]

Lol - classic - I missed that last night.

[Mr. Mulliner]

Thanks. I put George into that pic last night as the game was just getting underway. Glad you liked it.

[Senator Pardek]

This thread was a great real-time reporting of events.

It sadly reminded of those 9/11 threads, which always bring tears to my eyes whenever I read them. It impressed on me that this all is just about a dumb game.

[Afronaut]

Here is the Magic:

Baseball payrolls by average annual value as of July 15 (and reflecting the Yankees-Mets trade of July 16) as compiled by the commissioner's office for luxury tax purposes and obtained by The Associated Press.

Payrolls are for 40-man rosters and include averages of multiyear contracts plus $7,552,271 to cover health and pension benefits; clubs medical costs; insurance; workman's compensation, payroll, unemployment and Social Security taxes; spring training allowances; meal and tip money; All-Star game expenses; travel and moving expenses; postseason pay; and college scholarships.

The projected luxury tax is assessed at a rate of 17 percent on the amount above $117 million. The actual luxury tax will be assessed on the final payroll after the season.

Team                 Payroll       		

New York Yankees $180,322,403
New York Mets 116,253,927
Los Angeles 109,248,680
Texas 106,277,880
Boston 104,873,607
Atlanta 103,912,011

St. Louis 101,825,848
San Francisco 100,061,211
Philadelphia 95,338,704
Arizona 92,665,040

Seattle 92,268,063 Chicago Cubs 86,576,763
Anaheim 83,235,098
Houston 79,946,964
Colorado 78,738,492

Baltimore 75,502,154
Chicago White Sox 71,336,029
Minnesota 65,318,977
Cincinnati 65,083,196
Florida 63,281,152

Pittsburgh 62,314,723
Toronto 61,175,638
Detroit 59,006,941
Cleveland 58,108,824
San Diego 57,871,722

Oakland 56,596,691
Kansas City 48,475,322
Milwaukee 47,294,226
Montreal 45,853,889
Tampa Bay 31,660,602

Total 2,400,424,777

[RightWingNilla]

But the Yankees have to pay a luxury tax! that'll even things out dontchaknow!

Take that Steinbrenner!