ALCS: Angels vs Yankees - Page 11

yankeesrule · 10-25-2009, 11:13 PM

great series. looking forward to philly and the "amtrak series" or whatever garbage the papers are calling it. should be a good series with 2 well rounded teams.

btw, a side note, the twins and angels are supposedly 2 of the better "small ball" teams, however both teams made major mental errors which, had they not made, these series could have been very different. yanks only had 1 bonehead play so far, when cano and posada were at third together.

Goody · 10-25-2009, 11:24 PM

Phillies will be tough.

myasu · 10-26-2009, 02:33 AM

Congratulations to the Angels and the fans.
Not really the ending you had hoped to see I am sure, but it was a great season!

f.montoya · 10-26-2009, 02:46 AM

It was an excellent series and the better team won. As much as I hate the Yankees, the Angels just didn't play well enough and that Yankee lineup is just too much to handle.

Go Phillies!!!

f.montoya · 10-26-2009, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by yankeesrule

...yanks only had 1 bonehead play so far, when cano and posada were at third together.

Yeah, and the ump fixed that up too.

silvam14 · 10-26-2009, 08:17 AM

From a Red Sox fan, congrats to the Yankee fans! Represent the AL well! Beat the Phillies!

(what is happening to me? Am I getting soft in my old age?)

f.montoya · 10-26-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

From a Red Sox fan, congrats to the Yankee fans! Represent the AL well! Beat the Phillies!

(what is happening to me? Am I getting soft in my old age?)

What the (bleep) are you thinking? "Red Sox fan" and "Represent the AL well! Beat the Phillies!
" in the same breath?

silvam14 · 10-26-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by f.montoya

What the (bleep) are you thinking? "Red Sox fan" and "Represent the AL well! Beat the Phillies!
" in the same breath?

I know, I can't believe it either. I just never liked the Phillies for some reason, and as strange as it sounds, I feel like I hate the Yankees less these days since I now know how it feels to have seemingly the whole country against your team and accusing networks of constantly covering them out of jealousy

Dargone · 10-26-2009, 10:11 AM

Yeah, it's sad but the Yankees are a strong, strong team this year. Grats to them. I'm happy that at least we beat the Red Sox finally

TribeFanInNC · 10-26-2009, 10:20 AM

Entertaining series for sure. Plenty of drama to go around. I'm a little disappointed the Angels didn't hit better. When your two best hitters are Mathis and Kendrick, you probably aren't going to win many ALCS games.

yankeesrule · 10-26-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

From a Red Sox fan, congrats to the Yankee fans! Represent the AL well! Beat the Phillies!

(what is happening to me? Am I getting soft in my old age?)

its interesting talking to friends that are mets fans. they're torn on who to root for. on the one hand, the NY media treats them like the red headed stepchild to the yanks which fuels their hatred of us. on the other, the phillies are a natural rival for them.

so far it seems like most are rooting for the yanks over the phills for the simple fact that the phills are their rival whereas they just hate the yanks.

Déjà Bru · 10-27-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by f.montoya

What the (bleep) are you thinking? "Red Sox fan" and "Represent the AL well! Beat the Phillies!
" in the same breath?

I know you guys are kidding, but there really isn't anything wrong in rooting for the AL (or NL), once your team is out. If anything, I want the team that bounced or kept me out of the playoffs to do well so that my team doesn't look so bad! Previous years, I pulled for the BoSox after the Yanks were eliminated. This rabid rivalry stuff is overdone, really. But hey, if it makes you feel better to hate New York and/or the Yankees, go right ahead.

CommishJoe · 10-27-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

I know you guys are kidding, but there really isn't anything wrong in rooting for the AL (or NL), once your team is out. If anything, I want the team that bounced or kept me out of the playoffs to do well so that my team doesn't look so bad! Previous years, I pulled for the BoSox after the Yanks were eliminated. This rabid rivalry stuff is overdone, really. But hey, if it makes you feel better to hate New York and/or the Yankees, go right ahead.

I actually cheered for the Sox in 2004. After blowing a 3-0 lead to them in the playoffs, if they were bounced in the World Series, that would have made it even more embarrassing.

myasu · 10-27-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

If anything, I want the team that bounced or kept me out of the playoffs to do well so that my team doesn't look so bad! Previous years, I pulled for the BoSox after the Yanks were eliminated.

That is exactly what I am going to do for this world series.
Rooting for the Yankees.

There is a small trend going on for the last several years.
The past 4 world series winners (2005 ~ 2008) all had at least one Japanese player on the roster.

2005 (CWS) Iguchi
2006 (STL) Taguchi
2007 (BOS) Matsuzaka / Okajima
2008 (PHI) Taguchi

Actually, someone in Cubs organization must have realized this, and hired Taguchi (2 time WS winner, who probably had about total 20 minutes playing time in the 2 series

) this year.
Cubs did not reach the play off, because they did not put Taguchi on active roster until late September!

Now there is only one Japanese player who will play in the world series this year, and it is Matsui.

10-26-2009, 02:33 AM	#203
myasu All Star Starter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 1,491	Congratulations to the Angels and the fans. Not really the ending you had hoped to see I am sure, but it was a great season! __________________ myasu Bill Spaceman Lee- "The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything."

10-26-2009, 02:46 AM	#204
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	It was an excellent series and the better team won. As much as I hate the Yankees, the Angels just didn't play well enough and that Yankee lineup is just too much to handle. Go Phillies!!! __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball League ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) Ex-Web Host Current Mod Maker??

10-26-2009, 08:17 AM	#206
silvam14 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dedham, MA Posts: 10,215	From a Red Sox fan, congrats to the Yankee fans! Represent the AL well! Beat the Phillies! (what is happening to me? Am I getting soft in my old age?) __________________ Senior "Nancy Boy" of the OOTP Boards _______________________________________________

10-26-2009, 10:11 AM	#209
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Yeah, it's sad but the Yankees are a strong, strong team this year. Grats to them. I'm happy that at least we beat the Red Sox finally __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

10-25-2009, 11:13 PM	#201
yankeesrule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,367	great series. looking forward to philly and the "amtrak series" or whatever garbage the papers are calling it. should be a good series with 2 well rounded teams. btw, a side note, the twins and angels are supposedly 2 of the better "small ball" teams, however both teams made major mental errors which, had they not made, these series could have been very different. yanks only had 1 bonehead play so far, when cano and posada were at third together.

10-25-2009, 11:24 PM	#202
Goody Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Korea Posts: 3,530	Phillies will be tough.

10-26-2009, 10:20 AM	#210
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Entertaining series for sure. Plenty of drama to go around. I'm a little disappointed the Angels didn't hit better. When your two best hitters are Mathis and Kendrick, you probably aren't going to win many ALCS games.