Posted by djsunyc:
btw, i have no idea if the yanks are gonna win this series or not.
wang has been struggling lately, as has pettite. clemens hasn't pitched in a while and moose is doo doo.
arod is an awesome player - he's basically a very good guess hitter. he can be stopped in a short series.
and who's knows about mariano. it's tough to be confident in this team so i'm going 50/50 right now on whether they win or not.
[Edited by - djsunyc on 10-01-2007 7:10 PM]
our offense trumps theirs by a mile... but the pitching questions are legit... Sabathia has never had any success pitching against us (1-7 career), but we haven't faced him in 4 years & he's a much improved pitcher now... this team hasn't hit lefty pitching on the road all season, so that's a worry... the bullpens are about equal in terms of depth, but we have Joba & Mo & they don't... i'm gonna say we take this series in 4 games, but it won't be an easy 4 games.
WTF? Why are the games on at 5 or 6PM every night? Is this a joke?
that's seriously whack scheduling.
Posted by Bonn1997:
WTF? Why are the games on at 5 or 6PM every night? Is this a joke?
Seriously, who's the idiot who scheduled these games?
Jim Dolan's uncle owns the Indians. Stick it to em Yanks!
Posted by VDesai:
Jim Dolan's uncle owns the Indians. Stick it to em Yanks!
No wonder they hired that obnoxious drummer guy. I really hope the Yanks beat them in 4 games and not 5, b/c I don't think I can take listening to that for 3 games.
chien-ming has gotta bring his A game for game 1 b/c i think sabathia is gonna be tough. we need quality starts from every pitcher this series, and wang has been so up and down.
i think yanks take it in 4 (losing game 3 at home).
i think we lose game 2 & take the rest... i see Wang pitching a gem Thurs. night & outpitching Sabathia in a classic pitcher's duel... i'm a little shaky on Andy P's performances of late, so game 2 is iffy for me... & i think the offense will carry the day at YS in games 3 & 4.
YANKS in 4!
[Edited by - TMS on 10-02-2007 5:20 PM]
I say the Yankees lose s nailbiter in game 1 and then take the next 3.
Yankees in 4
wang is not the same pitcher on the road.
clemens hasn't pitched in a month.
i trust pettitte more than the chinaman.
Posted by BigSm00th:
i trust pettitte more than the chinaman.
Ugh
And Wang is Taiwanese, not Chinese. But I guess we're all the same to you.
[Edited by - islesfan on 10-03-2007 09:29 AM]
Back to baseball, I think it's going to be very important for Damon and Jeter to get on base and run on Martinez. I think they'll be looking to pitch around ARod to keep him from beating them so Abreu and whoever hits 5th (Matsui, Giambi or Posada) will be seeing a lot of good pitches to hit with men on.
Abreu, ARod and Cabrera should also look to steal on Martinez every chance they get. He's a liability behind the plate for the Indians and they need to abuse him.
The TV announcers talk trash in New England. During an analysis of the Red Sox chances in the playoffs, a reporter said, "Let's discuss which players we can least afford to have pull an A-Rod" (great regular season and bad post-season)
Ugh
And Wang is Taiwanese, not Chinese. But I guess we're all the same to you.
[Edited by - islesfan on 10-03-2007 09:29 AM]
the chinaman is not the issue
sorry i was watching lebowski
Posted by Bonn1997:
The TV announcers talk trash in New England. During an analysis of the Red Sox chances in the playoffs, a reporter said, "Let's discuss which players we can least afford to have pull an A-Rod" (great regular season and bad post-season)
It's amazing how tough they are now with their one fluke championship in 90 years.
alds
2000 game 1: oak (nyy wins series)
2001 game 1: oak (nyy wins series)
2002 game 1: nyy (ana wins series)
2003 game 1: min (nyy wins series)
2004 game 1: min (nyy wins series)
2005 game 1: nyy (laa wins series)
2006 game 1: nyy (det wins series)
see a pattern?
Posted by djsunyc:
alds
2000 game 1: oak (nyy wins series)
2001 game 1: oak (nyy wins series)
2002 game 1: nyy (ana wins series)
2003 game 1: min (nyy wins series)
2004 game 1: min (nyy wins series)
2005 game 1: nyy (laa wins series)
2006 game 1: nyy (det wins series)
see a pattern?
You mean that the Yankees were involved in all of them?
(Yes, it's wiseass day)
well then i guess i hope the loss comes in game 1 against sabathia. taht would make the most sense given how the yanks haven't seen sabathia in a while and they don't hit lefties well.
i trust pettitte to rebound in game 2 and then the bronx to carry us to victory.
3-1 yanks HYD
Posted by BigSm00th:
Ugh
And Wang is Taiwanese, not Chinese. But I guess we're all the same to you.
[Edited by - islesfan on 10-03-2007 09:29 AM]
the chinaman is not the issue
sorry i was watching lebowski
Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.
Johnny Damon LF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
Chien-Ming Wang RHP
Other position players
INF Wilson Betemit
1B Jason Giambi
OF-1B Shelley Duncan
C Jose Molina
OF-3B Bronson Sardinha
Other starting pitchers
LHP Andy Pettitte
RHP Roger Clemens
RHP Mike Mussina
RHP Phil Hughes
Bullpen
RHP Mariano Rivera
RHP Joba Chamberlain
RHP Luis Vizcaino
RHP Kyle Farnsworth
RHP Ross Ohlendorf
RHP Jose Veras
