Congrats Yankees and their fans

Originally Posted by Gander

Yeah Tim that sweep will be talked about for decades.

LOL! I wouldnt go that far. That 7th game walk off HR by Aaron Boone will be talked about for a while even though they failed in the WS that year to the Marlins. But that 5 game series sweep, while I agree put the dagger in the Sox and clinched a division title for the Yankees, will not matter squat unless they win a title this year. Anything else is a huge disappointment at this point.

They dont have the Red Sox to beat in the playoffs, so nothing short of a Yankee WS title will be good enough for Yankee fans.

You can only rest on that 5 game sweep for so long. Now its time to play against teams who didnt give up like the very disappointing Red Sox.

Good luck. I'm with Scuds in that I dont like the way the post season sets up for them.

Well I mean first people said it was the Red Sox and Chisox who would beat them in the Al. Well, adios to them, they couldnt even make it to post season.
I really don't see anyone in either league that would be favored over the Yanks in a 5 game or 7 game series.
Not to mention all the arm rest that the pitchers have gotten as well as the rest the starting players have received.
Oakland has that going for them also.
But the Yanks played both Minny and tigers well, and both of those have been engaged in a still ongoing dogfight. All their pitchers(relievers and starters) have been abused and will continue to be for another week at least.
Talk about a bad setup, no way for me in any way would I pick them.
The Nl is a joke in my opinion, the whole league.
I will say it now, if anyone beats the Yanks it won't be in the World Series, or one of the central teams, it will be the A's. They are the biggest threat. Rested players and arms and sharp baseball when it mattered late in the year. To anyone rooting for the AL central teams, good luck, you will need it.

Can't wait to see Sheff!!!

[Gander]

Well I mean first people said it was the Red Sox and Chisox who would beat them in the Al. Well, adios to them, they couldnt even make it to post season.

I agree 100%. What a huge disappointment by both teams.

I will say it now, if anyone beats the Yanks it won't be in the World Series, or one of the central teams, it will be the A's.

I agree somewhat. I think the A's have the best chance but both teams need to win 1st round games first just to meet and thats no lock. I dont feel that about the NL at all. While inferior to the AL by a lot, any of those teams can beat any of the AL teams in a given 7 game series. Not likely but wouldnt completely shock me.

Tell me Mike, did you really give the Marlins any chance against the Yankees in 2003? I sure didnt. The Yankees were just as good that year, with better starting pitching, and the Mets are far better right now than the Marlins were in 2003.

Originally Posted by Gander

Well I mean first people said it was the Red Sox and Chisox who would beat them in the Al. Well, adios to them, they couldnt even make it to post season.

I agree 100%. What a huge disappointment by both teams.

I will say it now, if anyone beats the Yanks it won't be in the World Series, or one of the central teams, it will be the A's.

I agree somewhat. I think the A's have the best chance but both teams need to win 1st round games first just to meet and thats no lock. I dont feel that about the NL at all. While inferior to the AL by a lot, any of those teams can beat any of the AL teams in a given 7 game series. Not likely but wouldnt completely shock me.

Tell me Mike, did you really give the Marlins any chance against the Yankees in 2003? I sure didnt. The Yankees were just as good that year, with better starting pitching, and the Mets are far better right now than the Marlins were in 2003.

Yeah Tim I did.
The Yankee-red sox Series was brutal and required the yanks to really overwork the pitching staff. You may not believe me but I said as much at the time to everyone. Wells and Clemens were old then(even older now!!!) and neither was in the best of form or health.
We had Petitte and Mussina pitching well then but I was really worried about the team being exhausted and overworked. And thats really how they played, like a tired team.
The AL central teams have just been dueling so hard for so long. The A's aren't a dominant team but do play sound fundamental baseball and have been in rest mode like the Yanks with the eye on the postseason for quite some time now.

[Gander]

I remember being so depressed and down on baseball after the Yankees beat the Sox in 2003 playoffs. I was eating dinner at Applebees the night of game 1 between the Marlins and Yanks. They had it on at the bar and I couldnt even watch. I angled my seat so I couldnt see the TV. Later that night I turned on the TV to see that the Marlins were about to win the game and they did. I still thought the Yankees would come back but they played (as you eluded to) like a very tired team.

My only question is how come the Red Sox sweep the Cardinals in 2004 after a very tiring 7 games with the Yankees, coming back from the dead? You cant tell me those pitchers werent tired?

Originally Posted by Gander

I remember being so depressed and down on baseball after the Yankees beat the Sox in 2003 playoffs. I was eating dinner at Applebees the night of game 1 between the Marlins and Yanks. They had it on at the bar and I couldnt even watch. I angled my seat so I couldnt see the TV. Later that night I turned on the TV to see that the Marlins were about to win the game and they did. I still thought the Yankees would come back but they played (as you eluded to) like a very tired team.

My only question is how come the Red Sox sweep the Cardinals in 2004 after a very tiring 7 games with the Yankees, coming back from the dead? You cant tell me those pitchers werent tired?

No Tim they werent, dont you remember that series?
You got blown out so badly in a few games that you lost that the starters were removed anywhere from innings 2-4. They didn't pitch as many innings. The Yanks Boston series in 2003 were tight games where starters stayed in a long time, and then at the end both teams were using starters on no rest as relievers. Apples and oranges Tim. Come on, you have a better memory than that.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

O MAN,who you want in the 1st round? I got some bucks on the A's,and no doubt that I want Detroit.You can have THE TWINKS.I'll avoid them as long as possible.Maybe you guys can beat them,and then the A's meet the Yanks.That is the way I would prefer it to go.I think the A's are most vulnerable against a hot team(like themselves.)You are no longer a hot team.You lost to BOSTON last weekend,and couldn't even win to start your own party last night.Is that a half a$$ party,or what? Celebration because somebody beats Boston? That was hilarious.

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

O MAN,who you want in the 1st round? I got some bucks on the A's,and no doubt that I want Detroit.You can have THE TWINKS.I'll avoid them as long as possible.Maybe you guys can beat them,and then the A's meet the Yanks.That is the way I would prefer it to go.I think the A's are most vulnerable against a hot team(like themselves.)You are no longer a hot team.You lost to BOSTON last weekend,and couldn't even win to start your own party last night.Is that a half a$$ party,or what? Celebration because somebody beats Boston? That was hilarious.

Scuds,
I like the Yanks and A's to win the first round, and quite frankly don't think it matters which one of plays which one. They both will get AL Central teams, and its like 6 of one and a half dozen of the other.
I think you have a smart bet and I like it. Betting the Yanks in the first round won't make you squat, but betting the A's might.
As far as the Yanks go I realize you are trying to bust balls but even little kids can see that Torre is pitching guys who couldnt even pitch all that well down on the farm in Columbus and has been alternating resting starters.
The Yanks won that division a long time ago and if you think they care that they won the division you are wrong. They have been in winning World series mode for weeks now, and if you think they are playing full out you are crazy.
Its about being well rested and in good shape for the post season, Torre is doing his job. His biggest concern this week is the play of Sheff and Matsui to evaluate where they stand for the post season.

[Byebyemermaid]

Theyll be scalping metro cards in the middle of October with all the traffic they'll have on the D train and 7 train.Listen 5 year anniversary of 9/11 why shouldn't there be another subway series.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

I'm a gunna ask O Man one more time.Is Juice King Giambi gunna be able to power this team with that wrist being like that? You are not gunna win this thing without him smashing the ball into the seats late in games.