2007 New York Yankees Thread

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

To you NY area folks:

My friend just pointed out to me that if the Yankees sweep the Mets this weekend (not that I am looking for that because the Mets are too good to keep playing that badly), they will have the same W/L record 36-31.

Well, so much for that idea.

[1998 Yankees]

Ahem. Observe, please, the status of this thread:

[mikev]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Ahem. Observe, please, the status of this thread:

This thread is a True Yankee.

[Tony M]

Originally Posted by mikev

This thread is a True Yankee.

But it appeared at Major League level straight away - hasn't worked up through the farm system (heads off to find a Scranton Wilkes-Barre thread or even a Tampa Yankees thread) !

Good to see the hitting game switch from NYY to BOS last night

[Tony M]

Originally Posted by dudeosu

True Yankee? Is that anything like a true Scotsman?

Mmmm... Pinstriped Kilts - that's an image to give nightmares. And if they stuck to the rules about what Scotsmen wear, the pitcher would be giving a batter on 2nd a sight to remember every pitch.

You wouldn't want to slide feet first either

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by mikev

This thread is a True Yankee.

This almost made me LOL, mikev. Not quite, I just caught myself in time.

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by redsoxford

Mmmm... Pinstriped Kilts - that's an image to give nightmares. And if they stuck to the rules about what Scotsmen wear, the pitcher would be giving a batter on 2nd a sight to remember every pitch.

You wouldn't want to slide feet first either

Although I would NEVER, EVER imply that kilts and skirts are the same things, I would simply like to point out that the "lack of leg protection from above the knee to mid-calf or lower, thereby possibly incurring skin injury during play as well as exposing one's underwear or absence of same" that is common to both garments was good enough for the Rockford Peaches:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...16&postcount=6

They did it all, including sliding feet first.

[darkhorse]

Originally Posted by darkhorse

Yankees have outscored their opponents 67-24 during the nine game win streak. New York is only 3.5 games out in the Wild Card race.

It's on!

I forgot to add that Alex Rodriguez had 21 RBI in those nine games.

[1998 Yankees]

The bullpen almost gave that one away. Mo was one mo' hit away from letting the Mets come all the way back.

Of course, the obligatory run Farnsworth gave up in the eighth did not help either.

Proctor . . . can I start trusting him again????

[thomamon]

And an A-Bomb, by A-Rod!

Yanks up 2-0!

[thomamon]

Speaking of A-Rod, I must get something off my chest. I'll be the first to admit, I never wanted A-Rod. I couldn't understand when they traded a guy like Soriano, an up and coming star, for A-Rod. Sure, A-Rod was the best player in the game at the time(And still is), but did he really have that much on Soriano? Sure, he was better, but was he that much better that the trade was worth it?

Then for three years I watched A-Rod and his failed attempt at clutch hit after clutch hit. It seemed when they needed him most, he never showed. And heck, just because he's on fire doesn't mean he'll show up in October, but lets not even talk about that. In previous years he seemed as if he'd hit a 3 run HR, when the Yankes were up 6-0 or down 9-2. Just never when they needed it. As a matter of fact, I use to compare him to Ortiz on Boston. I said, do you know how often Ortiz comes through for the Red Sox? Well, that's how often A-Rod didn't.

Fast Forward and here we are in 2007. This is a totally different ball player, not your mama's A-Rod(Remember, she wrote a note excusing his poor performance in 2005). This is a guy who brings excitement to each at bat, a guy who gets up there and no matter what else is going on, it doens't matter. He's focused, he's seeing the ball and damn it I can't help but look forward to each at bat and root for him(I've always rooted for him as a Yankee, don't get me wrong). However, I was tired of him and just didn't see what was so special.

Anyway, I feel much different this year. And while I'm not saying i'm a band wagon fan of his. It's just different.

Now that I look back at this post, I really don't know what its point was, but damn A-Rod is fun to watch.

Yanks 4 - Muts 0

[The Sox Guy]

It'll be nice seeing A-Rod dominate next year in a Red Sox uniform ;-)

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by thomamon

Speaking of A-Rod,

I see your point. For some reason, maybe as simple as some success in the clutch for a change, his confidence is back and he is producing. It's like a chicken or egg thing; neither can come first, confidence and production, but they work together. Right now he's doing well because one is feeding the other.

However, he is still the same person so he is still susceptible to the same psychological demons that bedeviled him in the past. I still think he is capable of going into a prolonged slump should he fail in a few crucial situations and get booed again.

Notice that his great streaks in April and June have come when the season was just beginning or when the season appeared to be lost. No pressure?

[Luis_Rivera]

Originally Posted by thomamon

Sure, he was better, but was he that much better that the trade was worth it?

Yes, WAY ****ing better. Like, out of this world better.

This is a totally different ball player

No, it's the same guy. It's just your perception that's changed for whatever reason.

[thomamon]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

I see your point. For some reason, maybe as simple as some success in the clutch for a change, his confidence is back and he is producing. It's like a chicken or egg thing; neither can come first, confidence and production, but they work together. Right now he's doing well because one is feeding the other.

However, he is still the same person so he is still susceptible to the same psychological demons that bedeviled him in the past. I still think he is capable of going into a prolonged slump should he fail in a few crucial situations and get booed again.

Notice that his great streaks in April and June have come when the season was just beginning or when the season appeared to be lost. No pressure?

But his second surge came after after the off field antics involving his personal life and his wife, and after the whole situation while rounding 3B and making the 3b drop the ball. That is what impressed me about his latest surge.

[thomamon]

Originally Posted by Luis_Rivera

Yes, WAY ****ing better. Like, out of this world better.


No, it's the same guy. It's just your perception that's changed for whatever reason.

I stand by what I said, this was not the A-Rod that was on the Yanks for the past 3 seasons.

[mikev]

Originally Posted by thomamon

I stand by what I said, this was not the A-Rod that was on the Yanks for the past 3 seasons.

I'm pretty sure he won the MVP in one of those seasons.

However, your ideas are basically exactly what the stereotypical Yankee fan thinks.

[thomamon]

Originally Posted by mikev

I'm pretty sure he won the MVP in one of those seasons.

However, your ideas are basically exactly what the stereotypical Yankee fan thinks.

Yes, he did. And you know where you can stick your sterotypical comment ... I watch nearly every game, and was amazed how someone can put up those stats, at the same time it seemed like he was not producing. And if I truly felt that way because it was A-Rod, I would feel that same way this year.

[mikev]

Key word: *seemed like*

[Prior81]

Originally Posted by mikev

I'm pretty sure he won the MVP in one of those seasons.

However, your ideas are basically exactly what the stereotypical Yankee fan thinks.

Exactly. Sorry bout ya thomamon but you are pretty much the stereotypical yankees fan. He was still good enough to win an MVP as a Yankee.