*** Official MLB Postseason thread ***

[evident]

Congrats to the Yanks. But for Brad Lidge, we could be heading for Game 7.

/MLB needs a hard salary cap

NOT lidges fault that time. that crazy shift totally fucked him over. the phils just didnt do alot of the little things that win games this series

 

[jman19]

baseball does not have a weak commish by design, they have a weak commish cause the idiot doesn't have a pulse.

Selig is a total turkey... wish he'd get bounced. He really gets abused by the players union and dropped the ball on the whole steroids issue.

 

[PClark99]

220million payroll aside they still have to play and win the games.

Not enough Phillies hitters showed up, after Lee not enough pitching either. The Yankess had superior depth and it showed.

A repeat is a difficult feat to accomplish thats for sure.

Even though they knocked off my phils, I don't mind the Yankees winning, with the exception of A-Fraud. Cheated the game by taking performance enhancers, cheated on his wife, he is a fake ass scumbag of a human being.

 

[lupi]

odds on how many cars get overturned and set on fire in philly tonight?

 

[Muadib]

And so it ends.^_^

 

[Brainonska511]

Yawn. Yankees win again.

...

 

[PClark99]

odds on how many cars get overturned and set on fire in philly tonight?

probably about half as many as when the eagles lost the superbowl, don't forget they did at least win the world series last year and for me, a 35 yr phillies fan that gives this current bunch a pass for a while. They could have lost 100 games this year and I would not have been phased. World titles don't come our way that often!

 

[Shlong]

Yawn. Yankees win again.

That could be said in the late 90's but Yankees didn't win since 2000.

 

[TheVrolok]

That could be said in the late 90's but Yankees didn't win since 2000.

Those poor neglected Yanks. 9 whole years?

 

[cliftonite]

220million payroll aside they still have to play and win the games.

Not enough Phillies hitters showed up, after Lee not enough pitching either. The Yankess had superior depth and it showed.

A repeat is a difficult feat to accomplish thats for sure.

Even though they knocked off my phils, I don't mind the Yankees winning, with the exception of A-Fraud. Cheated the game by taking performance enhancers, cheated on his wife, he is a fake ass scumbag of a human being.

They probably don't beat the Twins without Arod. Unbelievable that people can't get off his back despite what he has done this postseason.

 

[Shlong]

Those poor neglected Yanks. 9 whole years?

Nothing poor nor neglected about em. But to act like they win every year is wrong.

 

[raystorm]

Outside of a few people driving by honking their horns its pretty quiet here in my bronx neighborhood.

 

[PClark99]

They probably don't beat the Twins without Arod. Unbelievable that people can't get off his back despite what he has done this postseason.

Not on his back because of post season issues. I really could care less about those issues. He did play well this post season, very clutch hitting.

I just don't like the man. If he had half the class of Jeter he would be the second coming of Jesus. But unfortunately he just comes across as fake, and obviously he has made poor moral and ethical decisions in his life. But lets not hijack this thread.

Also I do have to say congrats to Mr Steinbrenner for getting another ring. He doesn't have much time left and not many owners out there would spend the kind of $ on their teams even if they could spend it. Most would take the money and run.

 

[PClark99]

Nothing poor nor neglected about em. But to act like they win every year is wrong.

I was satisfied with 1 ring every 30 years. LOL

 

[HopJokey]

Originally said by Derek Jeter
We heard a lot of predictions before the series...but we just went out there and played.

Ouch, low blow to Jimmy Rollins?

 

[techs]

Hey, Pedro, who's your daddy?

I'M YOUR DADDY!

 

[Ballatician]

GG Yankees, it was a fun series to watch. Matsui is a beast, Godzilla to be exact.

 

[darkxshade]

FFS... why did they have to do the parade on Fri, they couldn't wait another day. Bastards

 

[nageov3t]

people give the yankees shit for how much they spend... but what's allowing them to do it and somehow magically stopping any other team from spending big money recruiting talent?

 

[Pepsei]

Rivera isn't gonna blow a 4 point lead

*knock on wood*

just read that his record with 4 point lead is 204 -1 ......

also matsui is the first asian world series mvp.

 

[Blackjack200]

Not on his back because of post season issues. I really could care less about those issues. He did play well this post season, very clutch hitting.

I just don't like the man. If he had half the class of Jeter he would be the second coming of Jesus. But unfortunately he just comes across as fake, and obviously he has made poor moral and ethical decisions in his life. But lets not hijack this thread.

Also I do have to say congrats to Mr Steinbrenner for getting another ring. He doesn't have much time left and not many owners out there would spend the kind of $ on their teams even if they could spend it. Most would take the money and run.

Who the fuck cares? Seriously. Are athletes your moral compass now? There is no ethical or moral issue with his taking steroids because they weren't against the rules. How would you like it if you were hounded for shit you did eight years ago?

If you want to hate him, fine, hate him. But admit that you hate him because he's arrogant and successful.

 

[bigrash]

As a Mets fan, I'd like to thank the Yankees for shutting up those damn Phillies.

 

[Blackjack200]

As a Mets fan, I'd like to thank the Yankees for shutting up those damn Phillies.

Hmm, most Met fans I know were actually rooting for the Phillies over the Yankees... except for one who was rooting for a plane crash. When I reminded him that Philly and NYC are only 100 miles apart he said "oh, then bus crash, or train crash or something"

 

[drebo]

Couple things. Seriously, people complaining about how much the Yankees spend aren't seeing the big picture. Baseball is a business, and The Boss has taken that to the extreme. He gambled his own money and brought in free agents at their advent...people he thought that fans would like to see play. Those fans spent money at the park and bought tickets, giving the Yankees revenue which, instead of pocketing like most other sports team owners, he reinvested into the Yankees to get more free agents that he thought people would like to see.

Slowly, he grew a fan base that was dedicated enough to stick out the abysmal 80's era Yankees and still support the team. The Yankees are a successful business. Yes, they're in a large market, but there is really NOTHING stopping other teams from doing the same thing. Is it going to happen overnight? No, but you have to start somewhere.

To those who want parity in baseball, don't advocate a payroll CAP...advocate a payroll FLOOR. The only thing a cap does is put more money in owners' pockets. Take the Marlins, for instance. It was stated earlier that they had the lowest revenue of any team but the highest profit. That means one thing: the owners are not investing in the team. Teams like this are bad for baseball. They live not off their fans' dedication, but rather off the fact that they get a piece of the Yankees', Tigers', Mets', and Red Sox's pie via the luxury tax.

Florida and Cleveland have both had some exceptional players go through their organizations and they're both in huge sports markets. And yet year after year, they're the doormats of their divisions, and they both play in relatively weak divisions. They don't hang on to their good players because their owners are constantly "rebuilding". All that means is that their owners want to pocket more of the money.

The Royals are a perfect example. Their payroll was up nearly 50% this year and they looked like an incredibly different team. I hear people CHEERING for them. They couldn't finish the season out, but I blame that not on a lack of talent, but rather on a lack of managerial experience and experience in general.

There are some teams that are going in the right direction and trying to win back fans and improve their teams, but there are also lots of team owners that just don't care. A salary floor forces everyone to at least try to put a competitive team on the field, and not just a glorified Triple-A team (*cough*cough* Pirates and Nationals *cough*).

P.S....vBulletin sucks.

 

[chalmers]

Regardless of whose fault it is, the Yankees and teams like that make baseball unfun and boring to me. As I age I tend to follow less sports, and baseball will probably be the loser in this battle. Until there is more competition between all the teams and less buying of players to win titles, I'll find other sports and entertainment to follow.

I also just heard on the radio that over 100 players are being dropped most likely by Dec 12 due to arbitration issues because team's can't afford to keep them. Teams like the Yankees can afford to pay them well to sit and develop, thus continuing their hilariously overpowered farm system and roster.

I'm not sure how Texeira (sp) and CC etc can be so excited that they won a World Series. They were bought out by the highest bidder. WOW congrats...seriously.

Anyway, finally I don't have to hear about baseball for months, on to sports that are way more interesting and competitive.