Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The Red Sox win 9-5 and they have a 1.5 game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.
Jason Varitek hits a homerun. Damnitdamnitdamnit and tomorrow AJ Burnett pitches. I'm petrified.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Yankees won today, beating John Lackey and the Red Sox 5-2. CC Sabathia's first win against the damn Sox in five tries.
Phil Hughes vs Josh Beckett in game 2
AJ Burnett vs John Lester for the finale.
Ouch. Now when I see AJ Burnett having another scheduled start, I feel nauseous.
Ivan Nova for rookie of the year!!!!!!!!!!
Phil Hughes vs Josh Beckett in game 2
AJ Burnett vs John Lester for the finale.
Ouch. Now when I see AJ Burnett having another scheduled start, I feel nauseous.
Ivan Nova for rookie of the year!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Found this from 2005 on my livejournal that I was looking through. Copied and pasted from an ESPN article.
To the tune of Wonderwall by Oasis...
Today is gonna be the day
That Roger's gonna throw at you
By now the Braves somehow
Won a division title or two
Randy believes there's nobody
Who can share his view -- except for Yao
Deadbeats, the word is on the street
That the Padres will surely be out
I'm sure they've heard it all before
Because Pujols has a lot of clout
Papi believes that every game
Can be won with a swing or two -- so take a bow
And all the games we watch are spellbinding
And Vladdy's swing makes comebackers frightening
There are many things that Oz
Would like to say to you
Without being a clown
Because maybe
We're gonna root against the Yankees
And after all
We love playoff baseball
And the Red Sox proudly said that they're not settling for anything less than the AL East crown. The Yankees have been trashed by them in the season series so far. Only 2 wins. Come on bombers, we need to sweep this series. Badly. If we can pelt 22 runs on the Oakland A's with 3 grand slams- Russell Martin, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson, it's time we put on a show and humble the Red Sox.
Philly will win a hundred games, and Houston will lose the same number or more. It's a fact.
Curtis Granderson is strengthening his case for AL MVP. One month left in the regular season! It's heating up, and at the same time that means... August semester has started in college. My fifth, and final year. Distractions galore.
To the tune of Wonderwall by Oasis...
Today is gonna be the day
That Roger's gonna throw at you
By now the Braves somehow
Won a division title or two
Randy believes there's nobody
Who can share his view -- except for Yao
Deadbeats, the word is on the street
That the Padres will surely be out
I'm sure they've heard it all before
Because Pujols has a lot of clout
Papi believes that every game
Can be won with a swing or two -- so take a bow
And all the games we watch are spellbinding
And Vladdy's swing makes comebackers frightening
There are many things that Oz
Would like to say to you
Without being a clown
Because maybe
We're gonna root against the Yankees
And after all
We love playoff baseball
And the Red Sox proudly said that they're not settling for anything less than the AL East crown. The Yankees have been trashed by them in the season series so far. Only 2 wins. Come on bombers, we need to sweep this series. Badly. If we can pelt 22 runs on the Oakland A's with 3 grand slams- Russell Martin, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson, it's time we put on a show and humble the Red Sox.
Philly will win a hundred games, and Houston will lose the same number or more. It's a fact.
Curtis Granderson is strengthening his case for AL MVP. One month left in the regular season! It's heating up, and at the same time that means... August semester has started in college. My fifth, and final year. Distractions galore.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
More baseball jabber
Four. That's the number that the Red Sox have right now.
The Red Sox got shut out by the Texas Rangers 0-4 in Texas today. They have yet to win a game played against them this season. Four losses in four games. And the Red Sox only managed four hits, facing CJ Wilson who is a contender for the CY Young award of the year, besides CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander in my opinion. The Red Sox are playing the Rangers in a four game series till Thursday. Then they play them again next weekend in Fenway Park for a three game series.
The Yankees open a three game series at home versus the struggling Oakland A's. They really need to sweep to maintain a lead and stability in the AL East race. The Red Sox cannot overtake them. We need home field advantage. Need to chase for it. Keep the Red Sox in check, they'll likely get the wildcard.
AJ Burnett needs to be demoted. Every day the more I think of it, he really does not deserve a spot in the rotation as a starting pitcher. He makes about 17 million a season and throws too many wild pitches. Reminds me of Jeff Weaver back in the early 2000s, who had a few star outings and the rest of them were starts to forget. The only memorable and worthy start that AJ Burnett has pitched in was in game 2 of the 2009 World Series, when he pitched 7 innings and gave up one earned run to the Phillies. That very year, the Yankees won it all.
The Phillies are really THIS good. With about 30 or so games left in the regular season, they have the highest probable chance of winning a hundred games. 82 games won so far. Next up would be the Yankees, Red Sox, Braves and Brewers (oh really?!) with 77 games won apiece.Possibly the only team in the majors to do so this year. Their pitching has been top notch, signing Cliff Lee has paid off. Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt and Cliff Lee will be enshrined in the hall of fame when they retire. Dream team for every general manager. Lets see how they fare in the playoffs.
If Atlanta was not in the NL East, they would easily win their division. Sadly they are relegated to the wild card and will win it for sure, based on the standings so far. The Milwaukee Brewers are extremely strong too. Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks and Ryan Braun are dangerous and could explode for home runs and rack up hits in a jiffy when hot.
Teams likely to lose a hundred games this season: Houston- it will definitely happen. Next up, the Baltimore Orioles.
Predictions for who makes the playoffs: Yankees, Texas Rangers, Red Sox, Phillies, Braves, Brewers
AL Central- Either Detroit or the White Sox. Although Detroit has a 5.5 game lead over the White Sox, anything could happen. The Tigers are an inconsistent team.
NL West- I'm thinking the Giants. Arizona's inexperience due to their youth will have them falter and not be able to withstand the final push through the final weeks of the regular season.
The Red Sox got shut out by the Texas Rangers 0-4 in Texas today. They have yet to win a game played against them this season. Four losses in four games. And the Red Sox only managed four hits, facing CJ Wilson who is a contender for the CY Young award of the year, besides CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander in my opinion. The Red Sox are playing the Rangers in a four game series till Thursday. Then they play them again next weekend in Fenway Park for a three game series.
The Yankees open a three game series at home versus the struggling Oakland A's. They really need to sweep to maintain a lead and stability in the AL East race. The Red Sox cannot overtake them. We need home field advantage. Need to chase for it. Keep the Red Sox in check, they'll likely get the wildcard.
AJ Burnett needs to be demoted. Every day the more I think of it, he really does not deserve a spot in the rotation as a starting pitcher. He makes about 17 million a season and throws too many wild pitches. Reminds me of Jeff Weaver back in the early 2000s, who had a few star outings and the rest of them were starts to forget. The only memorable and worthy start that AJ Burnett has pitched in was in game 2 of the 2009 World Series, when he pitched 7 innings and gave up one earned run to the Phillies. That very year, the Yankees won it all.
The Phillies are really THIS good. With about 30 or so games left in the regular season, they have the highest probable chance of winning a hundred games. 82 games won so far. Next up would be the Yankees, Red Sox, Braves and Brewers (oh really?!) with 77 games won apiece.Possibly the only team in the majors to do so this year. Their pitching has been top notch, signing Cliff Lee has paid off. Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt and Cliff Lee will be enshrined in the hall of fame when they retire. Dream team for every general manager. Lets see how they fare in the playoffs.
If Atlanta was not in the NL East, they would easily win their division. Sadly they are relegated to the wild card and will win it for sure, based on the standings so far. The Milwaukee Brewers are extremely strong too. Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks and Ryan Braun are dangerous and could explode for home runs and rack up hits in a jiffy when hot.
Teams likely to lose a hundred games this season: Houston- it will definitely happen. Next up, the Baltimore Orioles.
Predictions for who makes the playoffs: Yankees, Texas Rangers, Red Sox, Phillies, Braves, Brewers
AL Central- Either Detroit or the White Sox. Although Detroit has a 5.5 game lead over the White Sox, anything could happen. The Tigers are an inconsistent team.
NL West- I'm thinking the Giants. Arizona's inexperience due to their youth will have them falter and not be able to withstand the final push through the final weeks of the regular season.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
This week has been up and down for the Yankees. First thing on my mind. How do you lose to the woeful Kansas City Royals? Seriously?!
Phil Hughes pitched a solid game on Friday, allowing 1 run to the Twins. If he wins his next two starts, my dream, or possibility that it will be a reality starting pitching rotation in the playoffs would include CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes.
As for AJ Burnett, banish him to the bullpen! What an absolute joker, quoting the New York Daily News. He gave up 7 runs in 1 2/3 innings today, couldn't get an out to save his life, winless yet again in another start. I'm giving up hope that he will win another game that he starts in for the rest of the season. Then he throws temper by uttering expletives as he slaps the ball into Joe Giradi's hand as he comes to take him off the mound. Gave up watching the game after that happened. Not the best way to start/end my day coming home from an all nighter of hanging with the boys and absolutely wasted.
He's been a tank and his act is wearing thin on me, and possibly many other Yankee fans.
Oh, and his behavior on the field today does resemble me at times, when I'm full of teenage angst.
Alex Rodriguez should be returning to the lineup any day soon. I can't wait. He will be rusty but it will give added power to the middle of the order. Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano have been doing a pretty good job so far driving in runs and hitting balls into the outfield.
Phil Hughes pitched a solid game on Friday, allowing 1 run to the Twins. If he wins his next two starts, my dream, or possibility that it will be a reality starting pitching rotation in the playoffs would include CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes.
As for AJ Burnett, banish him to the bullpen! What an absolute joker, quoting the New York Daily News. He gave up 7 runs in 1 2/3 innings today, couldn't get an out to save his life, winless yet again in another start. I'm giving up hope that he will win another game that he starts in for the rest of the season. Then he throws temper by uttering expletives as he slaps the ball into Joe Giradi's hand as he comes to take him off the mound. Gave up watching the game after that happened. Not the best way to start/end my day coming home from an all nighter of hanging with the boys and absolutely wasted.
He's been a tank and his act is wearing thin on me, and possibly many other Yankee fans.
Oh, and his behavior on the field today does resemble me at times, when I'm full of teenage angst.
Alex Rodriguez should be returning to the lineup any day soon. I can't wait. He will be rusty but it will give added power to the middle of the order. Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano have been doing a pretty good job so far driving in runs and hitting balls into the outfield.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Yankees blabberings...
Last weekend, it was painful to watch the Yankees lose two in a row to the Red Sox after taking the first game on Friday at Fenway Park. Sunday was a tough loss. Tied going into the 9th inning, the Yankees failed to score, then Mariano Rivera blows a save and gives up the winning run.
Then coming into the weekday series versus Anaheim, the Yankees drop the first game and almost lose the finale with MO almost blowing another save. He gave up a 3 run homerun at the top of the 9th inning...if it was a grand slam the game would have been tied. I seriously thought the Yankees were on a roll, after dropping the first game to Baltimore at home, then going on an eight game winning streak. However, we suck. We dropped the first game to Tampa Bay yet again- in a duel between CC Sabathia and David Price, two of the AL's finest aces. We won on Saturday, then the game got postponed.
Currently, there is a huge debate and fire in my opinion on whether AJ Burnett should be banished to the bullpen. Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon are also potential candidates.
Rookie phenomena Ivan Nova is all but guaranteed a spot in the rotation, come playoff time in October with his solid pitching throughout the season... so what was the demotion to triple A all about when Phil Hughes was activated off the disabled list? Nova is twenty four years old, just a few months older than me and has given the Yankees quality starts. In my eyes, he is pitching like a seasoned veteran! Brian Cashman better not trade him away. He is the future of the team, and a solid contributor.
Bartolo Colon has resurrected himself but has been up and down as of late. Phil Hughes is nowhere near his form last year when he won 18 games. He has been inconsistent, one solid outing then pitching poorly the next game. Damn, you need your focus cause you can be real good.
AJ has yet to win a start since June. He is massively overpaid- which raises a huge question- why is he underperforming and having an ugly ERA. The only time I recalled him being a star was during the 2009 World Series when we won it all. Otherwise, dear AJ, please start winning games and get those damn outs, not give up hits and homeruns!
If the playoffs were to start today, my ideal rotation would be CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and goddamnit I can't make up my mind. Too much inconsistency.
The offense is decently good, but on a bad day, the middle of the order can be shut down and only manage to hit ground balls to shortstop. It's so unpredictable. We're capable of putting ten runs on the board on any given day... ARod, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson. Always a homerun threat.
What is with Jorge Posada getting benched? I know he's in the last year of his contract, and he is slumping, but damn, Joe Giradi should not treat him like trash, Posada is an all but certain first ballot hall of famer after he retires when the season ends. Don't banish him. Have him come off the bench as a pinch hitter, show the guy some respect, skipper! See what he did on Saturday? Grand slam baby!!!!!!!!! He still has some left in the tank!
I'm outta here like a strikeout.
Then coming into the weekday series versus Anaheim, the Yankees drop the first game and almost lose the finale with MO almost blowing another save. He gave up a 3 run homerun at the top of the 9th inning...if it was a grand slam the game would have been tied. I seriously thought the Yankees were on a roll, after dropping the first game to Baltimore at home, then going on an eight game winning streak. However, we suck. We dropped the first game to Tampa Bay yet again- in a duel between CC Sabathia and David Price, two of the AL's finest aces. We won on Saturday, then the game got postponed.
Currently, there is a huge debate and fire in my opinion on whether AJ Burnett should be banished to the bullpen. Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon are also potential candidates.
Rookie phenomena Ivan Nova is all but guaranteed a spot in the rotation, come playoff time in October with his solid pitching throughout the season... so what was the demotion to triple A all about when Phil Hughes was activated off the disabled list? Nova is twenty four years old, just a few months older than me and has given the Yankees quality starts. In my eyes, he is pitching like a seasoned veteran! Brian Cashman better not trade him away. He is the future of the team, and a solid contributor.
Bartolo Colon has resurrected himself but has been up and down as of late. Phil Hughes is nowhere near his form last year when he won 18 games. He has been inconsistent, one solid outing then pitching poorly the next game. Damn, you need your focus cause you can be real good.
AJ has yet to win a start since June. He is massively overpaid- which raises a huge question- why is he underperforming and having an ugly ERA. The only time I recalled him being a star was during the 2009 World Series when we won it all. Otherwise, dear AJ, please start winning games and get those damn outs, not give up hits and homeruns!
If the playoffs were to start today, my ideal rotation would be CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and goddamnit I can't make up my mind. Too much inconsistency.
The offense is decently good, but on a bad day, the middle of the order can be shut down and only manage to hit ground balls to shortstop. It's so unpredictable. We're capable of putting ten runs on the board on any given day... ARod, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson. Always a homerun threat.
What is with Jorge Posada getting benched? I know he's in the last year of his contract, and he is slumping, but damn, Joe Giradi should not treat him like trash, Posada is an all but certain first ballot hall of famer after he retires when the season ends. Don't banish him. Have him come off the bench as a pinch hitter, show the guy some respect, skipper! See what he did on Saturday? Grand slam baby!!!!!!!!! He still has some left in the tank!
I'm outta here like a strikeout.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Quoting the late Speedy Peterson,
There's light at the end of the tunnel and mine was silver and I love it."
However, his death came suddenly to most people, those that knew him personally and those that didn't.
It turned out there was more darkness after that light.
Most Olympians pale into insignificance and fade back to just another wall flower a few months after winning medals in the Olympics. Take for example the less followed sports such as fencing, curling, archery, rowing etc. The cycle repeats itself every four years. I find it very saddening for athletes that give in so much effort, similar to those who compete in the highly watched events such as swimming, track and basketball and perhaps gymnastics. Everyone should be appreciated equally and honored, even the simplest of all celebrations, a homecoming in their hometown or where they grew up in.
Honor and salute those who make it to the world's greatest stage in sports.
There's light at the end of the tunnel and mine was silver and I love it."
However, his death came suddenly to most people, those that knew him personally and those that didn't.
It turned out there was more darkness after that light.
Most Olympians pale into insignificance and fade back to just another wall flower a few months after winning medals in the Olympics. Take for example the less followed sports such as fencing, curling, archery, rowing etc. The cycle repeats itself every four years. I find it very saddening for athletes that give in so much effort, similar to those who compete in the highly watched events such as swimming, track and basketball and perhaps gymnastics. Everyone should be appreciated equally and honored, even the simplest of all celebrations, a homecoming in their hometown or where they grew up in.
Honor and salute those who make it to the world's greatest stage in sports.
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