tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209979252024-03-05T13:47:54.301-08:00Memo; to Mr.George M.Steinbrenner<a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/wc1t39.jpg">
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SIMPLE MEMO TO Mr.GEORGE M. STEINBRENER PROPRITOR/C.F.O.~ of~ OUR BELOVED NEW YORK YANKEES M.L.B.FRANCHISE </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-11545109817554526902010-07-27T20:09:00.000-07:002010-07-27T22:23:21.035-07:00in Memory of George M. Steinbrenner III
<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px;font-size:14;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11;" ><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; OVERFLOW-Y: hidden; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OVERFLOW-X: hidden; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" ft="'{"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></span></span><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size:85%;">George Michael Steinbrenner III July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010</span></span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; OVERFLOW-Y: hidden; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OVERFLOW-X: hidden; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" ft="'{"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px;font-size:14;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11;" ></h3></span></span></span><img src="http://i30.tinypic.com/65cz0i.jpg" />
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<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px;font-size:14;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11;" ></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px;font-size:14;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11;" ><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; OVERFLOW-Y: hidden; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OVERFLOW-X: hidden; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" ft="'{"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; OVERFLOW-Y: hidden; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OVERFLOW-X: hidden; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" ft="'{"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498793036262143362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 485px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 398px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimGzGG-EyhrPqVw1sCJwxJcD9i0T-udtGq5JQym2c6PTiIVl-ncprv6ht82S6lEy1L7r3Tt3KKgRvKhqBRBXbxQKK0wbQCDxH2G95vFlZnf_Rmb1-lYPfdybj-q21Fx3unyLC/s320/george+steinbrenner.jpg" border="0" /></span></h3>
<br /></h3><h3><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></h3><h3><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></h3><h3><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"Winning is very important to me, its second only to breathing. Breathing is first, winning is second." <span style="color:#3333ff;">George M. Steinbrenner III</span></span></span></h3><ul>
<br /><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">O</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">wning the Yankees is </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">like owning the Mona Lisa.</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,17,255); LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgestei305039.html">George Steinbrenne</a><span style="color:#3333ff;">r</span></span></b></span></li>
<br /></ul><p></p><p></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country? </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,17,255); LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgestei226945.html">George Steinbrenner</a></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
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<br /><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,17,255); LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgestei226945.html"></a></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I haven't always made the right decisions. </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,17,255); LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgestei226927.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">George Steinbrenner</span></b></a></span> </li></ul><p>
<br /><img style="WIDTH: 228px; HEIGHT: 175px" height="174" src="http://i26.tinypic.com/2hhj7u1.jpg" width="261" /></p><ul><li><span class="UIStory_Message"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">...BUT YOU MADE THE HARD ONES GEORGE, And you made it right in the end , always.</span></i></span></b></span>
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<br /></p><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span class="body" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></span></span><ul><li><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span class="body" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As I've always said, the way New Yorkers back us we have to produce for them.</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
<br /></span></b><span class="bodybold" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,17,255); LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgestei305021.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">George Steinbrenner</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></b></span></span></span>
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<br /></p><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span class="bodybold" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="body" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><ul><li><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span class="bodybold" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="body" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
<br /></span></b><span class="bodybold" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,17,255); LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgestei305026.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">George Steinbrenner</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></b></span></span></span></span></span>
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<br /><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="bodybold" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="bodybold" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">....BUT YOU SHOULD BE..YOU WILL BE</span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<br /></p><p><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="bodybold" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span class="bodybold" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">The Yankees should be competitive for years George, saved from Obsurity of the "CBS" of the "Goverment Media Complex</span></p><p align="center">
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<br /><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:85%;">..their really hasn't been much to "write" about this team lately...which is a GOOD THING!!! ..This team can be beaten. Not as good or deep as the Late 90's teams...However they have a Heart of a Champion...Thanks to you George!</span>
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<br /></span></span></span>Mr.D0N P1NSTR1PEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13792249410825991316noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-90525571226314599162010-04-18T01:26:00.000-07:002010-04-27T02:55:53.298-07:00HOW I WOULD DO THE "2010 LINEUP" IF I WERE MANAGER, AND TEXT'S .100 AVERAGE JUST WON'T DO!<span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span>'m sorry <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Mark Teixeira's 4 for 40</span></strong> in 11 games is JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH!<br /><br /><br /><br />I mean these are pro ballpayers "professional hitters" and "Text" is supposed to be one of the best in league!'<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WINNERS GET IT DONE!!!!</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WHEN IT COUNTS MARK!</span></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It isn't like "the short series" "tournament style" baseball is new to these guys...<div><br />Growing up in little league you play maybee 15 games TOPS!<br /><br /></div><div>And if you're hitting 4 for 4o on the season...AINT NO SCOUT GOING TO LOOK AT YOU! .... </div><div><br /></div><div>The Playoffs "ALSO" are a collection of a "5 game" and two "7 game series'es" ... and the "World BasebaLL Classic" doesn't exceed 12 games with EACH game after #1 loss usually an elimination game!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">All I'm saying is IF YOU'RE "ELITE" even when you go into a slump you should at least hit .200 to .225 !!!! Everyone goes into slumps!!!!</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">But their is "NO EXCUSE" for going 4 for 40 !!!!! ....What if Text went 3 for 30 in playoff elimination series??? </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">GET IT TOGETHER MAN!!!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span><br />*(click to enlarge)*<br /><a href="http://i40.tinypic.com/t9h5hi.jpg"><img src="http://i40.tinypic.com/t9h5hi.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">P.S. = you're lucky the yanks won last year! because your sub .200 -1- HR over "15" gamesduring the playoffs would've had alot people looking at you "Mark" if your team didn't!</span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WINNERS GET IT DONE!!!! </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">WHEN IT COUNTS MARK!</span></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">...NOW HERE'S AROD'S STATS IN SAME TIME!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Arod who hasn't been HOT either been around .230 to .270 range!</strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">...but look at the "run production" in "8" more hits in same amount of at bats<br />2 more runs, 2 more RBI in same time and those 2 runs, 2 RBI can be the difference between losing and winning a crucial game in a series!</span><br /><br /><br />*(click to enlarge)*<br /><a href="http://i43.tinypic.com/kds905.jpg"><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/kds905.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>FINALY:</strong></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Here's how I would do my lineup</span></strong> </span><br /><br /><br /><br />CF GRANDERSON -L<br />LF GARDNER -L<br />SS JETER -R<br />3B. AROID -R<br />1B. TEXT -S<br />2B. CANO -L<br />C. POSADA -S<br />DH JOHNSON -L<br />RF SWISHER -S<br /><br /><br /><br />Why drop Text to 5th...he's NOT a "Joe Mauer" or "Ichiro Suzuki " type "3" hitter! and personally I don't think he'll EVER HIT over .287 AGAIN!<br /><br /><br />Jeter on the other hand is a .310 hitter! as much as he puts ball on ground!<br /><br />Gardner @ 2 spot can bunt and speed avoid DP when Jeter does put ball on ground!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!<br />!</div>DON PinSTRiPEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07300409215100494090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-76203507730332640802009-10-20T02:30:00.000-07:002009-10-23T02:32:18.888-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>ALL I GOTTA SAY IS...<div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh7scMZ0MmiQP0Akxb82AjXGCKTsB1crjbqmjKQGtSAORvKkvvNKHk5avFZ0JHkhqnp6wvyp6QWfGVZr7wpZOOqVePqYvnNtN5PTdYoVfkBQ8F9-gzRUMDtBMzEX58Wu0URk0/s320/7433_157138934193_501009193_2544152_915604_n.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395725809650973234" /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>.</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-41650616378047347002009-08-10T01:36:00.000-07:002009-08-10T01:55:29.947-07:00Yogi's Boston Quote Still PropheticOK we didn't get Halladay like I hoped which would've almost guareteed us World series appearance but were looking good at..<br />69/42/+6.5<br /><br /><br />GOTTA LOVE YOGI<a dragover="true" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiqso75VGCgbAmaYVnOBH1H6yN52qGOnNK4Tzr7RpNFodeBLwOb81EV4cq5LY938_-nchERR9wgXpIUUnbeGYSRqDqGsnSJQfg4_XOOHMWDWxKfh60NYgbaAH81tT0tOmm-4i/s1600-h/yogiprophet.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiqso75VGCgbAmaYVnOBH1H6yN52qGOnNK4Tzr7RpNFodeBLwOb81EV4cq5LY938_-nchERR9wgXpIUUnbeGYSRqDqGsnSJQfg4_XOOHMWDWxKfh60NYgbaAH81tT0tOmm-4i/s320/yogiprophet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368253260063600834" border="0" /></a>Saw this on fanhouse <a dragover="true" href="http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/07/31/yogis-boston-quote-still-prophetic/">http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/07/31/yogis-boston-quote-still-prophetic/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Still think we should've at least gotten Jared Wasburn, but hey gotta love Jah knee Day-Man right now heh?<br /><br />It's nice beating up on Beat up Red Sox team right now"exact a little revenge", not to downplay it..but WE HAVE TO BEAT THEM when it counts!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On Aroid!<br /><br /><br /><a dragover="true" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18MFq_mliirnOGOjshK4z70LUSt05Znrci9aBiDkIRzZiFf2quE0xGsshNHEPaLArEed4OLcnjxtDSaPgja4lXKH3o6ZtB3Q3Czyors7f4mtFJOwhcL6VQPCv4Nvg6h2p6t4r/s1600-h/arod.jpg"><img dragover="true" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18MFq_mliirnOGOjshK4z70LUSt05Znrci9aBiDkIRzZiFf2quE0xGsshNHEPaLArEed4OLcnjxtDSaPgja4lXKH3o6ZtB3Q3Czyors7f4mtFJOwhcL6VQPCv4Nvg6h2p6t4r/s320/arod.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368255935058252546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I like Arod 2009 as opposed to Arod 2008<br />I think his new girlfriend Kate Hudson has done him alot of good<br />getting away from the circus that is Madonna<br /><br /><br />Alot of people are worried about Arod NOT hitting homeruns<br />as of late..I'm not ..this year he seems a much more complete hitter with runners in scoring position...and he'll take the double or single instead of all or nothing of years past<br /><br /><br />read more<br /><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08042009/sports/yankees/alex_hr_drought_raising_eyebrows_182848.htm">http://www.nypost.com/seven/08042009/sports/yankees/alex_hr_drought_raising_eyebrows_182848.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" />iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-55123400830764365452009-07-19T04:57:00.000-07:002009-07-19T05:00:08.338-07:00GET ROY "DOC" HALLIDAY NOW! IF YOU HAVE TO TRADE BOTH JOBA & HUGHES<br />~OR IF YOU CAN ONLY TRADE CF AUSTIN JACKSON, C/DH JESUS MONTERO AND LHP JEREMEMY BLECH W/ OTHER PROSPECTS<br /> AND HOLD ONTO HUGHES AND JOBA, THEN PUT JOBA BACK IN THE PEN!<br /><br /><br />...more laterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-40102236907666231392009-05-27T17:10:00.000-07:002009-05-28T17:39:33.281-07:00BACKLASH FOR "NEW" MOST HATED TEAM "REDSOX"?????<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br />Loookie </span>look here ---------><br /><br />(click to enlarge)<br /><a href="http://i41.tinypic.com/1606jol.jpg"><img style="width: 495px; height: 303px;" src="http://i41.tinypic.com/1606jol.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />ok, ok it doesn't matter who's in 1st in May, but who's in first in October....And every indication and rebound from ADVERSITY seems to me to BELIEVE THIS IS THE TEAM! minus a few additions here and there...this is the team...THESE ARE THE GUYS!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />I however would re-arrange the line-up<br /><br /><br />2B -CANO L<br />SS -JETER R<br />LF -DAMON L<br />3B -AROD R<br />1B -TEXT S<br />DH -MATSUI L<br />C -POSADA S<br />CF -GARDNER L<br />RF -MELK S<br /><br /><br />Why Cano 1st? because he NEEDS to be guided to an eventual 3rd slot it will teach him to be more patient, he is more than capable of stealing a base ...and hitting with Melk possibily on base from 9th hole might be a good thing<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ROTATION</span></span><br /><br /><br />Sabathia -L<br />A.J. -R<br />Pettite -L<br />Aceves -R<br />Hughes -R<br />Wang -R<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PUT JOBA BACK IN PEN! SO HE CAN DOMINATE AGAIN!</span><br /><br /><br /><br />...other than that. did anyone see Redsox-Mets with Youklis being a plate hog and crying about Mets Ace Santana hitting him when Youk leaned over the plate????<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >Good 4 Yohan!</span><br />anyone else sick of the Redsox?..or is just me.........?<br /><br /><br />(click to enlarge)<br /><a href="http://i41.tinypic.com/1582kwx.jpg"><img style="width: 370px; height: 665px;" src="http://i41.tinypic.com/1582kwx.jpg" /></a>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-7824770062796725252008-12-26T11:08:00.000-08:002009-03-19T11:27:48.890-07:00STOP HATING!<span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span>s this guy born to be a Yank? or WHAT?<br />this picture mind you was from like 5 years ago<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/2zycvg9.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />OK I admit, I wanted "Man-Ram" to team up with "A-Rod"<br />if for any other reason but to get "A-Rod's" head straight<br /><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/n66d04.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />....if for any other reason but to get "A-Rod's" head straight<br /><img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/2mzil9c.jpg" /><br /><br />THE "R&R" boys<br />ROCK AND ROLL!<br /><br /><img height="321" src="http://i44.tinypic.com/25rgfag.jpg" width="415" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />YEAH! to get "ARod's" HEAD STRAIGHT!<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/wttylt.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />AND BACK TO BASEBALL!<br />Manny has a way of saying "stop bein stoopid Yo"<br /><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/qohvfn.gif" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />YEAH! I think Damon's as much as I like him, time may be up in NY, with the signing of Teixera...with Brian Roberts a free agent next year..I was thinking put the weak throwing LF Damon (who is always good for .300-20-80) at 1B, dropping him to 3rd in lineup, to incorporate a Gardner in LF @ 9th and perhaps a Roberts leading off @ 2nd base...gives a slow team more speed<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Which leads to What about "Cano"<br /><img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/jr4aip.jpg" /><br />? well. we do need a CF, Here's some <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/10/trades-offseason-oct-9th-2008.html">suggested trades I asked for<br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I think the team will be MUCH BETTER OFF with Roberts than Cano<br />Cody Ransom can fill in-meantime<br /><br /><br /><br />As far as other teams (especially the Red Sox) who rejected Teixera<br />(yeah don't cry you could've had him)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>STOP HATING!</strong></span><br /><br /><br />----> <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/12/decembre-26-dont-hate-httpwww.html" target="_blank">List of Yankee hater sites</a><br /><img style="WIDTH: 228px; HEIGHT: 211px" height="244" src="http://i41.tinypic.com/30wxmj7.jpg" width="237" /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">________</span>^<-- <strong><span style="color:#33cc00;"><em>= ...all you other teams rather pocket your money than give your fans a good ball team Can't blame the <span style="color:#000066;">Yankees</span> especially the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Red Sox</span> who themselves</em> </span><span style="color:#000000;">""bought the 2004 world series"</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;"> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">2004 Red Sox</span></strong><br /><br />Schilling -free agent<br />Pedro- free agent<br />Damon -free agent<br />Manny -free agent<br />Big Papi -trade<br />Bronson Arroyo -free agent<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">as compared to 1996 Yankees</span></strong> </span><br /><br />Jeter -homegrown<br />O'Neill -trade<br />Pettite -Homegrown<br />Bernie -Homegrown<br />Mo Rivera -Homegrown<br />Posada -homegrown<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />even Beckett and Dice-K...whom you "hypocrites spent 50 million just to talk too<br /><br />SO STOP HATING!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 347px; HEIGHT: 237px" height="295" src="http://i39.tinypic.com/20qc3ex.jpg" width="435" /><br /><br /><br />The only team I feel bad for is The Baltimore Orioles..not the Blue Jays or Dodgers or San Fran.<br /><br />and defenetly NOT the Mets or the Red Sox!!!<br /><br />they all have the money!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Baltimore NEEDS to MOVE perhaps to North Carolina (as I believe Tampa BaY WILL MOVE TO New Orleans and become "The Bay Rays" -Gulf Bay<br /><br /><br />They "The Orioles" need to then market there franchising better make themselves a more attractive place to come!<br /><br /><br />They can ALWAYS move The Nat's into Camden or have the Yankees play there on a few weekends as Homage to their roots<br />( Yankee's origins are from Baltimore and were formally Known as the Baltimore Orioles before moving to NY and becomming to NY Highlanders )<br />...or they can use Camden for special occasions..A minor league team...OR ALL OF THE ABOVE!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-1393078166437494012008-12-26T11:07:00.000-08:002008-12-26T17:11:21.785-08:00STOP HATING!<span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span>s this guy born to be a Yank? or WHAT?<br />this picture mind you was from like 5 years ago<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/330bml4.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />OK I admit, I wanted "Man-Ram" to team up with "A-Rod"<br />if for any other reason but to get "A-Rod's" head straight<br /><img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/v5ie7a.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />....if for any other reason but to get "A-Rod's" head straight<br /><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2wdqagi.jpg" /><br /><br />THE "R&R" boys<br />ROCK AND ROLL!<br /><br /><img height="321" src="http://i41.tinypic.com/zswwty.jpg" width="415" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />YEAH! to get "ARod's" HEAD STRAIGHT!<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/1116ryr.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />AND BACK TO BASEBALL!<br />Manny has a way of saying "stop bein stoopid Yo"<br /><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/qohvfn.gif" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />YEAH! I think Damon's as much as I like him, time may be up in NY, with the signing of Teixera...with Brian Roberts a free agent next year..I was thinking put the weak throwing LF Damon (who is always good for .300-20-80) at 1B, dropping him to 3rd in lineup, to incorporate a Gardner in LF @ 9th and perhaps a Roberts leading off @ 2nd base...gives a slow team more speed<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Which leads to What about "Cano"<br /><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/2hz1ws1.jpg" /><br />? well. we do need a CF, Here's some <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/10/trades-offseason-oct-9th-2008.html">suggested trades I asked for<br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I think the team will be MUCH BETTER OFF with Roberts than Cano<br />Cody Ransom can fill in-meantime<br /><br /><br /><br />As far as other teams (especially the Red Sox) who rejected Teixera<br />(yeah don't cry you could've had him)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>STOP HATING!</strong></span><br /><br /><br />----> <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/12/decembre-26-dont-hate-httpwww.html" target="_blank">List of Yankee hater sites</a><br /><img style="WIDTH: 228px; HEIGHT: 211px" height="244" src="http://i42.tinypic.com/1z735w9.jpg" width="237" /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">________</span>^<-- <strong><span style="color:#33cc00;"><em>= ...all you other teams rather pocket your money than give your fans a good ball team Can't blame the <span style="color:#000066;">Yankees</span> especially the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Red Sox</span> who themselves</em> </span><span style="color:#000000;">""bought the 2004 world series"</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;"> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">2004 Red Sox</span></strong><br /><br />Schilling -free agent<br />Pedro- free agent<br />Damon -free agent<br />Manny -free agent<br />Big Papi -trade<br />Bronson Arroyo -free agent<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">as compared to 1996 Yankees</span></strong> </span><br /><br />Jeter -homegrown<br />O'Neill -trade<br />Pettite -Homegrown<br />Bernie -Homegrown<br />Mo Rivera -Homegrown<br />Posada -homegrown<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />even Beckett and Dice-K...whom you "hypocrites spent 50 million just to talk too<br /><br />SO STOP HATING!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 347px; HEIGHT: 237px" height="295" src="http://i44.tinypic.com/z73h0.jpg" width="435" /><br /><br /><br />The only team I feel bad for is The Baltimore Orioles..not the Blue Jays or Dodgers or San Fran.<br /><br />and defenetly NOT the Mets or the Red Sox!!!<br /><br />they all have the money!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Baltimore NEEDS to MOVE perhaps to North Carolina (as I believe Tampa BaY WILL MOVE TO New Orleans and become "The Bay Rays" -Gulf Bay<br /><br /><br />They "The Orioles" need to then market there franchising better make themselves a more attractive place to come!<br /><br /><br />They can ALWAYS move The Nat's into Camden or have the Yankees play there on a few weekends as Homage to their roots<br />( Yankee's origins are from Baltimore and were formally Known as the Baltimore Orioles before moving to NY and becomming to NY Highlanders )<br />...or they can use Camden for special occasions..A minor league team...OR ALL OF THE ABOVE!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-77868414016125141792008-12-26T11:05:00.000-08:002008-12-26T16:51:00.502-08:00DECEMBRE 26,<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>DON'T HATE!</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-teixeirareax1223,0,6897631.story">http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-teixeirareax1223,0,6897631.story</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2008/dec/23/bba-big-bad-yankees-122308/?padres">http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2008/dec/23/bba-big-bad-yankees-122308/?padres</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/12/24/yankees_grab_prize_sox_pined_for/">http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/12/24/yankees_grab_prize_sox_pined_for/</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-436-Baltimore-Orioles-Examiner~y2008m12d23-A-nightmare-before-Christmas-Teixeira-signs-with-the-Yankees">http://www.examiner.com/x-436-Baltimore-Orioles-Examiner~y2008m12d23-A-nightmare-before-Christmas-Teixeira-signs-with-the-Yankees</a><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-89264713840161811382008-12-09T02:22:00.000-08:002008-12-23T21:51:24.567-08:00THREE SHEETS IN THE WiND<span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ith the winter meetings heating up in the Vegas sin, This is a follow up to my post <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/10/trades-offseason-oct-9th-2008.html">Offseason moves<br /></a><br /><img style="WIDTH: 345px; HEIGHT: 280px" height="313" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/6sgow5.jpg" width="384" /><br /><br />I'd pursue Ben Sheets now instead of wasting 80 million and 5 years on Burnett like discussed before in <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/10/trades-offseason-oct-9th-2008.html">Offseason moves post</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sheets has simular stuff if not as good as Burnett maybee better if he can stay healthy.<br />Also it might intice the real prize of the 08 offseason Sabthia to join his former teamate<br /><br />Then I would pursue Derek Lowe too for back end rotation experience<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>On the Offense???</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br />well if Pitt will take a -Kennedy-Alan Horne and melky and/or -A.Jackson ....trade for CF Nate McLouth I'd defenetly pull it off,<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>BUT NO Phil Hughes!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span> would also watch the "Nick "Paul O'Neill the 2nd" Markakis contract extentions with Orioles if he doesn't sign long term there...................I'd defentely start offering Cano and whomever is left over in the McLouth deal!!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Unless you're expecting BIG THINGS from Cano and Cabrera<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><br />----------<br />read more <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/10/trades-offseason-oct-9th-2008.html">http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/10/trades-offseason-oct-9th-2008.html</a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ><br />< ></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-17272006491058187992008-10-11T16:55:00.000-07:002008-10-12T06:40:25.144-07:00TRADES OFFSEASON, Oct 9th 2008<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;"><br />TRADES OFFSEASON, Oct 9th 2008</span><br />everyone knows we need to go after bulldogs like A.J. Burnett and even a secondary pitcher like Mets Ollie Perez, And to make a decision on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Joba</span> and STICK WITH IT!!! the entire season and bring up guys like Mark Melenchon....however.....<br /><br /><img style="width: 349px; height: 244px;" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09pi2Zc2U54fv/610x.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;">But really what killed the Yankees was not hitting with RISP</span><br /><br /><br />.....Watching especially the TampaBay Sunrays vs. Chicago Blacksox divisional series. I notices how slow the Chisox looked waiting around for a 3 run homerun while Tampa would hit double after scorching double steal a base advance a runner and it occured to me......<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;">That's exactly what the Yankees Lack!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doubles hitter, rippers guys who hack against good pitchers </span>who wont take no for an answer they lack that attitude<br /><br /><div><br />Then I went over the Yanks 2008 lineup, YES they we're hurting without Posada who defenetly has that attitude. But Posada or Matsui or NOT, withstanding, they sorely lacked this kind of(Kevin Youklis) gritty type player &* hitter, ALL THEY really HAD was big swing guys hit or miss :-/<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br />Giambi who's option<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> CANNOT</span></span> be resigned!!!! Only had 19 doubles!!!<br /><span dragover="true" style="font-weight: bold;">no wonder Arod had an off year who hit behind him?</span><br /><img style="width: 227px; height: 249px;" src="http://i33.tinypic.com/16josgz.jpg" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">....you could make Arod fish, then are you worried about walking Giambi to first? and without Nady and Matsui and Posada out most or all of the year.... who was behind Giambi?</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">T</span>hats why the Yankees must get younger, and target certain type players:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;">Here's a few trades I strongly suggest</span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Markakis </span>who's very reminescent of O'Neil as much as Peter Angelos loves Markakis lets face it he'll be a Yankee in 2011 anyway, why not get something for him?<br /><img style="width: 148px; height: 195px;" dragover="true" src="http://www.battersbox.ca/images/articles/2006081516574168_5.jpg" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Markakis</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> for</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Cano</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Caberera</span>, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Kennedy</span> if they don't want Cabrera then Austin Jackson as much as Yankee fans love AJax potential is his ceiling really going to be higher then Markakis who is only 24?<br /><br /><br />if the O's don't bite<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> then Nate McLouth</span> for the same or simular package if we can land Markakis we should still try to trade for McLouth anyway maybee an Alan Horne and another Pitching prospect we will never use or even a Melky Caberera<br /><img style="width: 208px; height: 142px;" dragover="true" src="http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2008/07/11/alg_mclouth.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">IT IS EMINENT WE GET A GOOD GAP HITTER W/ POWER AND SPEED IN MIDDLE OF THE LINEUP!!!! AND NOT BE A SLOW TRODDEN TEAM!<br /><br /><br />lineup should look something like this..<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">SS Jeter R</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">LF Gardner L</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">3b Arod R</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">DH Matsui L</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">1b Nady</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">RF Markakis L</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CF McLouth L</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">C Posada S</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">2b Ransom R</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Yes give Cody Ransom a chance he has that something attitude and demeanor that can go over very well here , and why Jeter one and Gardner two?<br /><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Well because I like Jeters abilty to start a game and take the pitcher deep better than Gardner's who reminds me of another number#2 hitter Wally Backman and furthermore I like Gardners abilty to bunt after Jeter. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;">And I also like Arod in the three hole takes pressure off him to be a slugger and asks him to be more of a complete hitter</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;">WE NEED GAMERS APPLY HERE @ 162ST AND RIVER AVE<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></div>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-42099995401205767872008-09-28T05:30:00.000-07:002008-09-28T05:35:55.413-07:00CURSE OF THE BAMBINO?<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span></strong>his expert was taken from</span> <a href="http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/Girl_in_NY/2008/09/23/The_Curse_of_the_Bambino">Girl_in_NY</a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">foxsports.com blog (poignant words here makes you wonder?) was so good I had to use being I was their for the final game ever @ Yankee Stadium</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">(I realized it isn't the players who come and go who are the stars but it's the stadium!!!)</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>next up changes for 2009 many will suprise you</strong></span><br />enjoy the read from <a href="http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/Girl_in_NY/2008/09/23/The_Curse_of_the_Bambino">Girl_in_NY</a><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><p>I went to Yankee Stadium this last week and I have to wonder which made me start this blog being a big Yankee fan as well, If the Yankees have cursed themselves by destroying history and knocking down the old Yankee stadium in favor for greed and a brand new Stadium across the street? </p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>What would Babe do if he heard? is he turning over in his grave? <img style="WIDTH: 197px; HEIGHT: 219px" height="219" hspace="0" src="http://www.yale.edu/terc/democracy/may1text/images/NatFein1948BabeRuth.jpg" width="197" align="baseline" border="0" /> The Yankees and Arod unlucky #13 <img style="WIDTH: 136px; HEIGHT: 136px" height="136" hspace="0" src="http://nbcsportsmedia3.msnbc.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070510/070510_ARod13_vmed_5p.widec.jpg" width="136" align="baseline" border="0" /> named after another unlucky #13 Dan Marino <img style="WIDTH: 112px; HEIGHT: 100px" height="100" hspace="0" src="http://www.sjgonline.com/sfl/graphics/Dan%20Marino.jpg" width="112" align="baseline" border="0" />seemed to have started their current decline and role reversal with the hated and curse of the Bambino suffering RedSox in 2004 when the Redsox miracously came back after being down 3 games to none, which was the same year plans for the "New Yankee Stadium" were going in effect </p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>The words of former New York city mayor Rudy Giuliani are poignant as they are powerfull in his memories of "the Stadium" <strong><em><span style="color:#0000ff;">"The thing I'm going miss the most is being in the physical presence and walking on the same ground that all those ball players walked. The thing that gives Yankee Stadium that sacred feeling is the history -it's like going to the Gettysburg" -Rudy Giuliani</span></em></strong> <strong><em><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></em></strong><img style="WIDTH: 501px; HEIGHT: 425px" height="425" hspace="0" src="http://i33.tinypic.com/261cj6v.jpg" width="501" align="baseline" border="0" /> Their is to much history and memmories attached to the building. No matter how nice "The New Yankee stadium" is going to be, it's just not going to be the same :-( in this girl's opinion </p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>.I AGREE</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></p>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-33104126404980865512008-08-22T00:06:00.000-07:002008-08-22T00:10:07.869-07:00R.I.P.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z6WRNrt1lMFMMUD6vllUX4A1vI7IPLdM9upfAprYAoFBsKItlExTKn7fMAVL9I56mFcsRnZaHPNYxGWqbj3dj-Z1PN_7rLNblqmQmMupcEf5pTAmB_GXGkuLx_wc06Za4Qfh/s1600-h/ripyankees.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237235093986238274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z6WRNrt1lMFMMUD6vllUX4A1vI7IPLdM9upfAprYAoFBsKItlExTKn7fMAVL9I56mFcsRnZaHPNYxGWqbj3dj-Z1PN_7rLNblqmQmMupcEf5pTAmB_GXGkuLx_wc06Za4Qfh/s320/ripyankees.jpg" border="0" /></a> wait here comes the savior </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237235316908750818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVfzpeXU93TD0JmKrvFW5X7oJKyAdSXCb7dLBzlevKVwJnpyuMcjk6btqM5cxfzWEmvgeB_BErJuFQciz6bzFyMHGQBKaatm8WTaCGDihIVq78as_DDYPcqi_At8xNSFgkc3p/s320/carlpavano.jpg" border="0" /><br />If a miracle happens and the Stankees mke it into the playoffs somehow???</div><div>I'll re-write in this blog about postseason if NOT than I'll be talking about offseason moves and possible trades ( because this team defentely needs to be shaken up a little! )</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-10426372256088882942008-08-05T02:18:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:08:16.077-07:00AUG 5TH 2008: no relief in site?<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"></span></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">..</span><br />ANOTHER DAY GONE BY NO GROUND GAINED!</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><span style="font-size:0;">.....TWO GAMES NOW THE YANKS SHOULD'VE WON!!!</span></span><span style="font-size:0;"> </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" >THE ANGELS 1-0 LOSS AND TONIGHT MAKING THE TOTAL @ 7 BLOWN GAMES ALL TOGETHER </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" >AND BEING 5.5 GAMES OUT WITH THOSE SEVEN GAMES THEY WOULD BE TWO UP</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" >THEY NEED TO GO ON ANOTHER TORRID</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" > WINNING STREAK!</span></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I KNOW THEY'RE PLAYING THE TOUGEST STRETCH OF THE SEASON THE LAST 7 GAMES VS.</span> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">BOSTON </span>AND</span><span style="font-size:0;"> </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">ANAHEIM</span> AND THE NEXT 7 AGAINST<span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"> TEXAS</span><span style="font-size:0;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">AND <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">ANAHEIM</span> AGAIN</span><br /></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">BUT</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">I JUST DON'T SEE IT WITH JOBA BEING HURT NOW AND PONSOON AND RASNER @ THE BACK OF THE ROATION AND YOUR EIGHT INNING REPLACEMENTS EDWIN RAMIREZ AND DAMASO MARTE GIVING UP GRAND SLAMS ON CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span><ul><li>MARTE is only good for one inning or as a lefty specialist!</li></ul><br /><br /><ul><li>now that we gave up Ross Olendorf we need another guy who can go long into xtra innings other than Dan Giese, I say bring up Alan Horne<br /></li></ul><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,255);font-size:180%;" ><br /><br />and, I THINK IT'S TIME TO BRING UP <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/02252008/sports/yankees/melancon_the_next_joba__99193.htm">MARK MELANCON</a> HE'S ALREADY 25 AND HE'S READY</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.xpeeps.com/member.php?u=47733"><br /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.xpeeps.com/member.php?u=47733"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230962599513734610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N2mdMgTl75bedrCcJNJSpSVNc_xYci1f2OLB85lVxUmjpXcLVXxJDhYKTaNEJavocW0aVMcuvG0wW06WFMFFlgvsyPoIoTYxNQW6otrzF6YitGEYXk2yax3x2BzjEgVrRNfN/s320/melanconmx0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.<br /></span>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-91312577092817958932008-07-31T15:05:00.000-07:002008-07-31T15:44:55.318-07:00JULY 31, 2008: MANNY FOR BAY<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he biggest trade was Boston trading troubled leftfielder <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/5132/">Manny Ramirez </a>to the Dodgers for<a><href="http: com="" baseball="" mlb="" players="" 5132=""> Jason Bay</href="http:></a><a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7143"> </a>. It gets Manny who's a notorious Yankee killer out of the division but does it really weaken the Bosox?
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >No!</span>
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<br />Jason Bay stats match or equal Ramirez offense input. And his on field defense and clubhouse presence should should exceed Manny!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDb0ee-aQ3jiIoTHY5fII1qp1PpBHQC1523qOBAqQ-go9A-rFaBTLQdBot7-fQGEuaPK1WaIzHaiUq1qUBl0acH1MZmDtYME_v8l-KFdRruYZjtE4a5dKo_1WtrFeNqJAXQeA/s1600-h/MannyZelevansky2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDb0ee-aQ3jiIoTHY5fII1qp1PpBHQC1523qOBAqQ-go9A-rFaBTLQdBot7-fQGEuaPK1WaIzHaiUq1qUBl0acH1MZmDtYME_v8l-KFdRruYZjtE4a5dKo_1WtrFeNqJAXQeA/s320/MannyZelevansky2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229305992871439970" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Manny's numbers</span>
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<br /><table style="width: 528px; height: 175px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td class="cnnSmall cnnTitle cnnBorderBlack1101">AVG.</td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">.299 </td></tr> <tr class="cnnSmall cnnTitle"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">HR </td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">20 </td></tr> <tr class="cnnSmall cnnTitle"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">RBI </td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">68 </td></tr> <tr class="cnnSmall cnnTitle"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101"> SB </td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack">1 </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="175" width="100%"><tbody> <tr><td class="cnnSmall cnnTitle cnnBorderBlack1101">
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Jason Bay's numbers</span>
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<br />AVG.</td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">.282 </td></tr> <tr class="cnnSmall cnnTitle"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">HR </td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">22 </td></tr> <tr class="cnnSmall cnnTitle"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">RBI </td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101">64 </td></tr> <tr class="cnnSmall cnnTitle"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack1101"> SB </td></tr> <tr class="cnnLarge cnnPlain cnnBold cnnNoPadding"> <td class="cnnBorderBlack">7 </td></tr></tbody></table>
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<br />BYE BYE KYLE, WE WILL MISS YOUR EXPLOITS</span>
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I like having an intimidating Goose Gossage, Jon Papelbom crazy wild eyed presence and that what was Farnsworth, He was our only guy like that!!!
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<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >N</span>ow the Yankees didn't add much needed lefty rotation inning eater <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/5995/">Jarod Washburn </a>like I hope they would have
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<br />However Other than the <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/6610/">Damaso Marte</a>, <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/6610/">Xavier Nady</a> deal which was a steal, I'm NOT on board
<br />trading our 8th inning tough guy fighting mad spirit of <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/6210/">Kyle Farnsworth f</a>or an over the hill, yet hall of famer best years are behind him<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/4680/"> Ivan Rodriguez</a> what are we going to do with him next year!!!!
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<br />They must have ALOT of confidence in <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7799/">Jose Veras</a>, <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/8063/">Edwar Ramirez </a>and <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/8287/">Darrel Robertson</a> with <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7324/">Brian Brunney</a> comming back and <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/6261/">Damaso Marte </a>
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<br />iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-16137661675191164012008-07-28T23:39:00.000-07:002008-07-28T23:48:22.971-07:00JULY 29TH 2008, GOOD TRADEXMAN and the best lefty specialist out there DAMASO MARTE for JEFF KARSTENS and I am a RUBEN RIVERA, RICKY LEDEE CLONE JOSE TABATA<br /><br /><br /><br />But we're still not done I think we need another power lefty to close out the roation and should go after Washburn<br /><br /><br /><br />as far as taking 2 out of 3 in Boston, would've been nice to take 3 out of 3<br />and Joba should'nt thrown @Youklis, because it puts our players namely AROD in jeaporady to be thrown @ themselves ...Shouldn't have opened that pandora's box, let Boston open that box.<br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 279px" height="204" src="http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4536/jobafirmupet4bb9.gif" width="227" /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-18277883598531395072008-07-10T06:03:00.000-07:002008-07-14T13:24:52.315-07:00JULY 9TH 2008 VOTE 4 THE MUSTACHE- THE ALL STAR BREAK- CAN THE YANKEES BE "PITCHED" TO???VOTE ON MLB FOR GIAMBI OR TEXT A2 TO 36197<a href="http://mlb.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221370887292960066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACuyU-6nMjf5Lmss_12DZkgYSliD4DGw8_GshBayiJiTBOr69r01xXei_KxHvKTXch39FJU4BYEPUUcyJ7S6N7w_GkaRnBxbtzUh9PoiL-ZaIU6yWXebUqyVE8LNtmPRJ6H02/s320/624_x600_eat_ft_mustache.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span> UPDATE, JULY 13, 2008 - THE ALL STAR BREAK- grades</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">CAN THE YANKEES BE "PITCHED" TO???</span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span> I mean it isn't like AJ Burnett is Sandy Koufax you know you're in trouble when Sabathia 2 run homerun today... has more an offence input than your entire team!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=280713114"><img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/ruxj89.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/standings"><img src="http://i37.tinypic.com/1o6d7a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />there is to many below .250 hitters in this lineup not carrying there weight!<br />I know it's tough without Matsui and Damon missing...but still<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=280713114"><img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/90caxh.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>OK, it's a little past midseason but time for grades here</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>MANAGER/ COACHES</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /> Joe Giradi C- , lost about 4 games I can think of due to poor decision making<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>LINEUP</strong></span><br /><br /><br />C. Posada Inc- injured much of season. cannot play up to the level of weak hitting Molina behind plate anymore<br /><br />C. Molina B- gets key hit, sometimes when needed, never going to be a .280 hitter but defense is impecible<br /><br />1B. Giambi B+ terrible april but has carried team lack luster offense the rest of way, liability in field<br /><br />2b. Cano F+ ; terrible head isn't in the game when his role in lineup is lessended @ in bottom third of lineup<br /><br />3B. Arod D+ ;does not get the clutch hit, overswings guesses wrong strikes out in key spots too much<br /><br />SS. Jeter-D+ ;does not get the clutch hit anymore defense has improved from last year<br /><br /><br />LF. Matsui A- injured may not return this season but was hitting .320 and getting on base<br /><br />Damon B- liability in field may hit 3-5 or go 4-4 but go hitless the rest of the week too<br />streaky<br /><br /><br /><br />CF. Melk Man D- ; great defense very little offense in spurts he shows what he can do but to many 0 for 4 performances head seems NOT to be in game as much when hes batting 7th or 8th like he is when @ leadoff<br /><br /><br />RF. Bobby Abreu C- ,showing signs of age and rust in outfield not on base as much as his career .395 mark would suggest way down this year to about in the .320's still is a gamer but in the 3 hole maybee needs to set things off more in this lack luster offense and show more power!<br /><br /><br />Reserves<br /><br />inf- Wilson Bettemit -D+ ; for someone with a beautiful cut and swing he really cant hit!!! may show flashes of power, but is a liability in lineup and to opposing teams a sure out<br /><br />1B-OF Shelley Duncan -D ; isnt a major league hitter! will never hit above .240 may get his 15 to 30 homeruns a year if gets at bats but isn't a major league monster the way he dominates class AA<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Pitchers</span></strong><br /><br /><br />Mussina A+ ; what more can you say he's the professional<br /><br />Wang B+ ; injured, counted on to be yanks #1, but really is a number 2, or three on most good staffs<br /><br />Joba B+ ; too early to tell seems to be he's going to be a good starter NOT great!! but was a great set up man closer<br /><br /><br />Pettite C ; two good starts, one bad....even during bad starts battles a professional<br /><br />Rasner C+ ;end of rotatiom typre starter , doesnt have greatest stuff but is a battler I like him<br /><br />SidneyMonsoon; ?- ;hasnt been with team long but has pitched well has good stuff just hes firecracker waiting to blow up<br /><br /><br />Phil Hughes F :was he really hurt or over valued prospect<br /><br />Ian Kennedy F : refer to Phil Hughes<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Bull Pen</strong></span><br /><br /><br />Edwin Ramirez C- : has good stuff, inconsistant<br /><br />Latroy Hawkins F : never good in close game, would only pitch him when up by 4 runs or more<br /><br />Jose Veras B- : has electric stuff , but sometimes it's to straight<br /><br />Kyle Farsworth B- : has electric stuff, but sometimes it's too straight, very good thus far, but worries me nicknames Kyle "you know I'm going to blow a big game sometime" Farsnsworth<br /><br /><br />Mariano Rivera A+ :what more can you say about the legend having his best season<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Overall grade C minus- this team @ times seems lazy and uninspired when it comes to guys like Cano or distracted when it comes to Arod, team needs Jeter and Arod to step it up big time, more so than they have an infusion of youth and speed and Damon to be well Damon<br />and to get competive pitching in 2nd half to even contend<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">..</span>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-76895092265397308232008-07-06T21:37:00.000-07:002008-07-10T06:36:36.123-07:00JULY 6TH REPORTGOOD WiN TONIGHT!<br /><br />YANKEES 5<br />RED SOX 4<br /><br /><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=280706110"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Box Score </span></a><br /><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/standings"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Standings</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />But we wouldn't have had to come back in extra inning situtions if "Joba" only listened to his catcher in the 5th inning bases loaded and challenged Ellsbury blew it right by him , instead of getting cute throwing a change and walking him and in another run!!!<br /><br /><img style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" src="http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4536/jobafirmupet4bb9.gif" /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">ALL GREAT PITCHERS REAR BACK AND GIVE IT ALL IN TIGHT SITUATIONS!!!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br />***two big games against the Rays and three in Toronto this week that will test this teams Mantle<br />But how about that kid Gardener???<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br />.iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-75476336977097816172008-07-02T17:35:00.000-07:002008-07-03T04:53:04.658-07:00July 2nd, 2008 -Hank Steinbrenner: Yankees need to wake up<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /><br /></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /><br />NY YANKEES, 44-40 - 7.5 GB </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153); FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153); FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153); FONT-STYLE: italic"></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff9900;">QUOTE: Hank Steinbrenner...</span><br /></span>"We've got to start hitting," Steinbrenner said from Tampa, Fla. "They've got to start waking up. They've shown in flashes what they can still do</span>."<a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iYKFhDOTLqWCakU7iTlM6kS0B5hwD91M0JL80"> link</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/33yrevk.gif" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">-----> fault---------> <strong>Joe Giradi</strong></span> ....who doesn't much alter his lineup card and when he does he takes out all his leftys against Oliver Perez in favor of Justin Christian where is he now?... and Wilson Betimet who shown he cant hit from the right side!!<br /><br /><br /></span><br />....after Jeter and Arod @ three and four there was NOBODY!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><ul><br /><br /><li><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jeter</span> hasn't been CAP'N CLUTCH or isn't the same player, he was in the Yankee years late 90's <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/10/is-jeter-still-hungry.html">LINK</a><br /><br /><br /></li><li>Melky Cabrera .240 avg and Cano just aren't cutting it!<br /><br /></li><br /><br /><li>Posada hasn't ever gotten untracked with early season injuries and losing Matsui .332 doesn't help either!<br /><br /><br /></li><li><span style="color:#ff0000;">Arod </span>overswings frequently when faced in late pressure spots <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/06/were-not-going-to-take-it.html">link</a><br /></li></ul><br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">WHERE IS CAP'N CLUTCH?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC9_ScO2F22RmGMhuXXxAQerxFEI4yJ5G3ceT85aK85zIChKoyYTikHnlpthzSfE4yGHjRnUS5QHLtFVivHrpfa6klxIKinj2KtolMtf-4y27yg4F1gIPT8N07-YlQ-Egj3dViw/s1600-h/dimaggio.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218618048650395410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC9_ScO2F22RmGMhuXXxAQerxFEI4yJ5G3ceT85aK85zIChKoyYTikHnlpthzSfE4yGHjRnUS5QHLtFVivHrpfa6klxIKinj2KtolMtf-4y27yg4F1gIPT8N07-YlQ-Egj3dViw/s320/dimaggio.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFThWhP4as2kqFesszGdnJtIEHidq0uQx2mPteNCaLFczuIifbansz5tkr4v3b1OW4lGLWzAbI08z69bxUH7ntB6YakBZ8dmUE0YzHrckBq9L4loYJNTb670RUzKs0k-xuH5i-8A/s1600-h/getrandimg.php.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218617822211622178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFThWhP4as2kqFesszGdnJtIEHidq0uQx2mPteNCaLFczuIifbansz5tkr4v3b1OW4lGLWzAbI08z69bxUH7ntB6YakBZ8dmUE0YzHrckBq9L4loYJNTb670RUzKs0k-xuH5i-8A/s320/getrandimg.php.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i27.tinypic.com/zlg10.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i26.tinypic.com/6jinbo.gif" /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><ul><li>I never seen a worse situational hitting team. they look confused out there. they're letting opposing pitchers dictate to them... instead of dictating theirselves, not like they're facing Sandy Koufax everytime out there! Get your pitch and drive it to the gap!!!<br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">yankees</span></li></ul>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-17964304242277395802008-06-17T21:31:00.000-07:002008-06-17T22:08:51.036-07:00JUNE 18TH , 5 GAMES OVER .500<span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br />WOW the Yanks are on a roll since I told them there theme song should be --> <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/06/were-not-going-to-take-it.html" dragover="true">http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/06/were-not-going-to-take-it.html</a><br /><br /><img src="http://i26.tinypic.com/2mfg5kj.jpg" dragover="true" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Winning 5 of 6 on recent road trip and 8-2 in last ten.....</span><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">***Also playing the National League whom the Yankees always beat up on doesn't hurt either!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">***But we lost Wang playing that national league due to injury doing what he's no accostmed to running the bases he fractured his foot ..out until september @ earliest</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I think the Yanks need to go after a big time lefty even before Wang got hurt.</span><br /><br /><br />The biggest fish in the water is Clevelands <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">CC Sabathia</span>, he's up for a contract year next year<br />so I wouldn't overpay for him either and it also gives us the luxury of looking @ other pithers like Alan Horne and Dan Giese in the meantime ...BUT DONT PANIC<br /><br /><br />.......but if the Yankees can get him<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"Sabathia"</span></span> for some mid-level prospects like a JB Cox or Karstens or even a proven talent in Robinson Tano?<br /><br /><br /><br />I think the Yankees need to trade for him if they can secure a long time contract too!<br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 279px; HEIGHT: 257px" src="http://i31.tinypic.com/x56v.jpg" dragover="true" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I always liked<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sabathia</span></span> even more so then Johan Satana whom I was against trading and think <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sabathia</span> has a bigger upside than Satana<br />And I think he has another good 10 years left in his engine it's not like we're buying a 41 year old Randy Johnson here...If you can get <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sabathia</span> go get him-----------><br /><br /><br /><br />?iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-10863708225739530472008-06-11T00:53:00.000-07:002008-06-11T01:52:53.865-07:00WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT!<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">see this symbol --></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205995944783600978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 141px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 134px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbaN-3b97sM3FZXlBe5_DNww_i864wc3if75K4K9ZHJI5w0dhWJkV8KfeOCXSncA_9k5snasK7orsRDsVL9M7jyUFI0H1J2KU7_0VfFno_rQr-mh35UNYqVaoI4RCynuyKDg6/s320/Blue_Yankee_Emblem_Big.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />I'm begining to think it's a target<br /><br /><br />just when you think the Yanks got their SWAGGER their STRUT, that they're going to take off get that attitude they cant beaten on any given day<br />.... they take 2 steps foward ....then two steps back again!</span><br /><br /><br /><br />i mean 4 out of 7 homestand isn't what I call a success, you have to play @ least .650 ball in your house NOT barely over .500<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />they should've easily won 5 out of 7 , they have to start winning and taking pride in defending your home ....OK,OK it's just that breaks dont go there way they have to play against luck against the umps ...what lousy calling the games in the Royal series<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><ul><li><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Giambi called out on a check swing that could've been a big rally! </span></span></li></ul><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /></span></span><ul><li><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Melky called out on a infield single in which he clearly beat the throw that would've resulted in another 2 runs and a win instead of a loss</span></span></li></ul><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">and the Yankees are 33-33 and 6.5 games out on</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Jun.11,2008</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">is this just a crappy .500 overpaid team here or have they not caught their breaks or hit their stride? I dont know?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;color:#000000;" >But I know this...</span><br /></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><ul style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><li><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I KNO</span>W JOBA IS BETTER THEN FARNSWORTH AND THEY'LL LOSE MANY GAMES IN THE 7TH OR 8TH INNINGS CAUSE NO JOBA AND JOBA WILL STRUGGLE AS STARTER </li></ul><br /><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-28-2008-who-will-save-joba.html"><span style="color:#ff9900;">READ MORE ABOUT WHATS HIS JOBA LOL </span></a><br /><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-28-2008-who-will-save-joba.html"><span style="color:#ff9900;">(</span></a><a style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-28-2008-who-will-save-joba.html"><span style="color:#ff9900;">CLICK HERE)</span></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><ul><li>I KNOW AROD LOOKS MAD CONFUSED IN PRESSURE SITUATIONS OVERSWINGING ON CURVE BALLS AND CHANGEUPS LOOKING FOR THAT HOMERUN INSTEAD OF SHORTING HIS SWING</li></ul></div><br /><br /><br /><ul style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><li>I KNOW ROBINSON TANO SHOULD GO BACK TO THE MINORS UNTIL HE LEARNS HOW TO HIT.<br />Better learn how to walk be more plate disciplined and not just be a free swinger into the wind<br /></li></ul><br /><br /><ul style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><li>I KNOW MELKY TABRERA ISN'T THE FULL TIME ANSWER IN CF</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:180%;" >AND I KNOW THIS</span><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">I think this seasons theme should be ---></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /></span></span><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gs37NSLy3z4&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gs37NSLy3z4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />GOTTA GET THEIR SWAGGER BACK MAN! ? !<br />:-/<br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">ok I'm going to chill on writing post in here for a while let the season play itself out a little unless i have something important to write about I think I covered it all Ill be back @t all star break to evaluate the entire team</span><br /><br /></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /></span></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br />*</span></span><br /></span></span>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-55307763021945284352008-06-05T15:44:00.000-07:002008-06-06T17:56:15.641-07:00MAY 5TH 2008, GIAMBINO BABYYYYYYY!<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">UPDATE</span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>JUNE 5TH 2008 </span></span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">Quote says me; If the Yankees lose today, I'm going to be sick!</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">Damn that first pitch Giambo fouled off if he got it, he would've YANKED IT!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;">NEXT PITCH---><br /></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><img src="http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4956/giambi2xb3.jpg" /><br /></span><br />BYE BYE BABY MANTLESCHE MOON SHOT JASON GIAMBI 9-8 YANKEES WIN, YANKEE WIN!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">but theres a few things I learned about the Yanks TODAY</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Robinson Tano cannot bunt, that needs to be fixed</li><li>they have no speed off the bench in running situations</li><li>and...</li></ul><br /><br /><br />But, If there is one thing I really REALLY REALLY learned about the Yanks today it's that when you DONT want Robinson Tano to hit into a Double play he does and that Farsworth pushes the envelope too much to be trusted in one run games and doesn't give a $HiT<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>HEY KYLE test your stuff in a 4 run game NOT A #1 run game </li></ul><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"></span>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br />So IN CONCLUSION AGAIN..... answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say "8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after??? <span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" dragover="true"><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br />Who will Save Joba?<br /></span></span><img src="http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4536/jobafirmupet4bb9.gif" /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br />a tough few games comming up against a team whom plays well in their stadium the last in the Metrodome comming up with a fly ball pitcher pitching game #1, in a park where fly balls, fly out!<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In conclussion, from a Yankee insider---><br /><br /><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">If you ask me it’s a mistake with Joba like the Redsox tried with Paplebom they’ll soon see Joba run into high pitch counts and struggle before the 5th</span></em><br /><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)"></span></em><br /><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">He’s best when comming in for 2 innings tops!</span></em><br /><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)"></span></em><br /><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">keeping his pitch count down and throwing the heck off the baseball cover, </span></em><br /><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)"></span></em><br /><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">Like Boston learned with trying to put Pappelbom in the rotation the Yanks will learn as well and look eslsewhere for there Josh Becket.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span></em><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-28-2008-play-today-win-today.html"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br />READ MORE</a><br />-----------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">.</span>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-88678884924320503522008-06-04T16:50:00.000-07:002008-06-05T15:46:31.240-07:00June 4th 2008 "WHAT THE JOBA"-----------------<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 4th, 2008</span><br /><br /><br />OK count them 8 games the Yankees gave away thus far this season and counting.....?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4266/standingstl3.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Where would the Yanks be if they haven't gave away those "8" games and most recently 2 to the Orioles and 1 to the Twins and 1 to the Blue Jays because Joba couldn't throw past 60 pitches and didn't get past the 2nd and Toronto got into the bullpen early<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br />the bullpen HAS NO DIRECTION!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NO IDENIDITY!!!!</span><br /><br /><br />You do the math 36-22 and in 1st! OK, OK let's only count the games as recently the 4 in total<br />32-26 and only 3.5 out, NOT 7.0 and falling fast!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li dragover="true">Now they defenetely lost 2 games to the division rival Orioles because they couldn't go to "Joba" in the late inning twice! game they should've WON!</li></ul><br /><br /><ul><li dragover="true">They lost #1 to Minnesota on road trip because Farnsworth doesn't give a $hit and will come over the plate if he wants! .....case sir rah sir rah</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><ul><li dragover="true">And they defentely lost yesterday because of Joba directly and this silly starting pitcher project pitch count they have with Toronto getting into unstable arms as Ramirez and Hawkins and Farnsworth...All Joba's replacements!!!</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tell me? What good is having "Joba" pitch once every 5 days and have Hawkins and Ramirez and Farnsworth take his place when your other pitchers Mussina, Pettite and Hughes, Kennedy or whomever you place in those spots CANT GET PAST THE 5TH or 6TH<br /><br /><br />TO ONLY HAND THE GAME TO ...HAWKINS, FARSNWORTH....RAMIREZ?<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;" dragover="true">HANK NEEDS TO CHECK HIS HEAD</span></span><br /><img style="width: 239px; height: 355px;" src="http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/jon_heyman/10/10/scoop.wednesday/t1_hank_steinbrenner.jpg" dragover="true" /><br /><br /><br /><br />And who will be held accountable andblamed and be the scapegoat for Hank and George's mistakes????<br /><img style="width: 205px; height: 228px;" src="http://www.uconnhuskies.com/AllStories/MBaseball/2005/12/22/4-corp-brian-cashman.jpg" dragover="true" /> <---- poor Brian, that's who ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br />So IN CONCLUSION AGAIN..... answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say "8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after??? <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;" dragover="true"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br />Who will Save Joba?<br /></span></span><img src="http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4536/jobafirmupet4bb9.gif" /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br />a tough few games comming up against a team whom plays well in their stadium the last in the Metrodome comming up with a fly ball pitcher pitching game #1, in a park where fly balls, fly out!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></em><br /><a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-28-2008-play-today-win-today.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br />READ MORE</a><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-80661354815560735652008-05-29T19:37:00.000-07:002008-05-29T19:57:55.951-07:00MAY. 28, 2008- PLAY TODAY WIN TODAY<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">see this symbol --></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbaN-3b97sM3FZXlBe5_DNww_i864wc3if75K4K9ZHJI5w0dhWJkV8KfeOCXSncA_9k5snasK7orsRDsVL9M7jyUFI0H1J2KU7_0VfFno_rQr-mh35UNYqVaoI4RCynuyKDg6/s320/Blue_Yankee_Emblem_Big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205995944783600978" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />that's the symbol of excellence<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">was watching the Mets tonight they way @ least in this game that "they dont give up @bats " they take what they're given, they steal bases, move runners over, bunt</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><ul><li>TOO MANY TIMES I SEE YANKEES LIKE AROD especially in late inning with runners in scoring position and when their is 2 strikes LOOK FOR ONE PITCH instead of shorting his swing going with whatever the pitcher throws!!</li></ul><br /><ul><li>Robinson Cano is another one who constantly looks for "one pitch" to drive has absoloutely very little plate discipline, for a guy with a world of talent???<br /></li></ul><br /><ul><li>the Mets sure they make outs they sometimes get bogged down, but from what I seen today they dont get themselves out in ceratian situation (it's ok if the pitcher gets you out that's what he's paid to do. but DONT get yourself out!</li></ul><br /><ul><li>We need a leadoff hitter OK Damon's been hot lately...but like I've said a dozen times and I'll say again he's a numb3r #3 hitter not a leadoff hitter, and we have two of those already in Abreu and Matsui who's lights out right now! and a future #3 in Cano if he can ever get his $hit together?<br /></li></ul><br />barring a trade for a Willy Taveras, Dustin Pedora type or Jose Reyes, I say the ideal leadoff hitter right now is Jeter, he would have to change his approach @ the plate a little and walk more either him or start grooming Melky???<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">and lastly</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Who will Save Joba?<br /></span></span><br />So answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say<br />"8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???<br /><br /><img style="width: 179px; height: 167px;" src="http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4536/jobafirmupet4bb9.gif" /><br /><br /><a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-28-2008-what-joba.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who will Save Joba?</span></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />end of post, leave commentsiTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20997925.post-27334659624303709242008-05-29T14:04:00.000-07:002008-05-29T15:30:47.589-07:00MAY 28, 2008 - WHAT HIS JOBA?....WHAT THE JOBA?<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" ></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" >OK, OK</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">T</span></span>he Yankees bats finaly woke up "sort of"<a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-19-2008-city-is-metropilitan-one.html">I'm still not convinced</a>!<br />and Boston has met their match in Oakland and has dropped quite a few...still the Yankees have not made up much ground.........why?<br />Because division rivals such as "Baltimore" play the vaunted "Yankees" like as if it's the 7th game of the world series!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">American League</span></span><br /><br /><br /><!-- BEGIN: Division Standings --><table class="dataTbl" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr class="dataTrHdr2" align="right"><td align="left" colspan="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">EAST </span><br /><br /><br /></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=win&dir=descending">W</a></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=loss&dir=descending">L</a></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=percent&dir=ascending">PCT</a></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=gb&dir=descending">GB</a></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=home&dir=descending">HOME</a></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=road&dir=descending">ROAD</a></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=last10&dir=descending">L10</a></td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings/Division?year=2008&stat=strk&dir=descending">STRK</a></td><td>ELIM# </td></tr><tr class="dataTr" onmouseover="this.className='dataTrHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='dataTr';" align="right"><td align="left"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=30"><img height="25" alt="Rays" hspace="10" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/MLB/TeamLogo/Small/30.gif" width="25" border="0" /></a></td><td align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: right"><a onclick="javascript:expandTeamView('30');" href="javascript:void(0);"><img id="arrow_30" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/Standings/expandGames_Up.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=30">Tampa Bay Rays</a> </td><td>32</td><td>21</td><td class="dataTrHigh">.604</td><td>0.0</td><td>21-9</td><td>11-12</td><td>7-3</td><td>W1</td><td>-</td></tr><tr id="expanded_30" style="DISPLAY: none; HEIGHT: 25px" valign="center"><td class="expandedTeams" align="middle" colspan="11"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" width="33%"><!--last game 280528130--><b>Last: </b>5/28 vs TEX W 5-3<br /><br /><br /></td><td align="middle" width="38%"><!--next game 280529130--><b>Next: </b>5/29, vs CWS, 7:10 p.m. ET<br /><br /><br /></td><td align="right" width="27%"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/preview?gameId=280529130">Preview</a> <a href="http://www.razorgator.com/tickets/sports/baseball/mlb/tampa-bay-rays-tickets">Buy Tickets</a><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr class="dataTr2" onmouseover="this.className='dataTrHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='dataTr2';" align="right"><td align="left"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=2"><img height="25" alt="Red Sox" hspace="10" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/MLB/TeamLogo/Small/2.gif" width="25" border="0" /></a></td><td align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: right"><a onclick="javascript:expandTeamView('2');" href="javascript:void(0);"><img id="arrow_2" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/Standings/expandGames_Up.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=2">Boston Red Sox</a> </td><td>32</td><td>24</td><td class="dataTrHigh">.571</td><td>1.5</td><td>21-5</td><td>11-19</td><td>5-5</td><td>L2</td><td>107</td></tr><tr id="expanded_2" style="DISPLAY: none; HEIGHT: 25px" valign="center"><td class="expandedTeams" align="middle" colspan="11"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" width="33%"><!--last game 280528112--><b>Last: </b>5/28 @SEA L 0-1<br /><br /><br /></td><td align="middle" width="38%"><!--next game 280530101--><b>Next: </b>5/30, vs BAL, 7:05 p.m. ET<br /><br /><br /></td><td align="right" width="27%"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/preview?gameId=280530101">Preview</a> <a href="http://www.razorgator.com/tickets/sports/baseball/mlb/boston-red-sox-tickets">Buy Tickets</a><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr class="dataTr" onmouseover="this.className='dataTrHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='dataTr';" align="right"><td align="left"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=14"><img height="25" alt="Blue Jays" hspace="10" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/MLB/TeamLogo/Small/14.gif" width="25" border="0" /></a></td><td align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: right"><a onclick="javascript:expandTeamView('14');" href="javascript:void(0);"><img id="arrow_14" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/Standings/expandGames_Up.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=14">Toronto Blue Jays</a> <div id="liveGame"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/gameTrax?gameId=280529111">LIVE</a></div></td><td>29</td><td>26</td><td class="dataTrHigh">.527</td><td>4.0</td><td>15-11</td><td>14-15</td><td>7-3</td><td>W1</td><td>105</td></tr><tr id="expanded_14" style="DISPLAY: none; HEIGHT: 25px" valign="center"><td class="expandedTeams" align="middle" colspan="11"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" width="33%"><b>LIVE :</b> @OAK, 3:35 p.m. ET<br /><br /><br /></td><td align="middle" width="33%"><br /><br /><br /></td><td align="right" width="33%"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/gameTrax?gameId=280529111">Game Trax</a><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr class="dataTr2" onmouseover="this.className='dataTrHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='dataTr2';" align="right"><td align="left"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=1"><img height="25" alt="Orioles" hspace="10" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/MLB/TeamLogo/Small/1.gif" width="25" border="0" /></a></td><td align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: right"><a onclick="javascript:expandTeamView('1');" href="javascript:void(0);"><img id="arrow_1" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/Standings/expandGames_Up.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=1">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td><td>26</td><td>26</td><td class="dataTrHigh">.500</td><td>5.5</td><td>16-8</td><td>10-18</td><td>3-7</td><td>L1</td><td>105</td></tr><tr id="expanded_1" style="DISPLAY: none; HEIGHT: 25px" valign="center"><td class="expandedTeams" align="middle" colspan="11"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" width="33%"><!--last game 280528101--><b>Last: </b>5/28 vs NYY L 2-4<br /><br /><br /></td><td align="middle" width="38%"><!--next game 280530101--><b>Next: </b>5/30, vs BOS, 7:05 p.m. ET<br /><br /><br /></td><td align="right" width="27%"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/preview?gameId=280530101">Preview</a> <a href="http://www.razorgator.com/tickets/sports/baseball/mlb/baltimore-orioles-tickets">Buy Tickets</a><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr class="dataTr" onmouseover="this.className='dataTrHigh';" onmouseout="this.className='dataTr';" align="right"><td align="left"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=10"><img height="25" alt="Yankees" hspace="10" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/MLB/TeamLogo/Small/10.gif" width="25" border="0" /></a></td><td align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: right"><a onclick="javascript:expandTeamView('10');" href="javascript:void(0);"><img id="arrow_10" src="http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/img/Standings/expandGames_Up.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/team?statsId=10">New York Yankees</a> </td><td>26</td><td>27</td><td class="dataTrHigh">.491</td><td>6.0</td><td>14-12</td><td>12-15</td><td>6-4</td><td>W1</td><td>104</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />the Yankees off sweeping the lowly Mariners seems to be gaining momentum only to win 1 of 3 aginst the birds this weekend...when they should've won all 3 or in the least 2 of the 3?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />especially tuesdays, see saw game 11-10 lost in the 11th innning<br />The Yankees played their a$ses off to quote losing pitcher <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">LaToy Hawkins </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">:<br />this team played their a$$es off!</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">and I come in and I throw just a few bad pitches..I dont throw ANY GOOD PITCHES @ ALL!</span><br /><br /><br /><table class="scores" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr align="middle" bgcolor="#dedec6"><td class="yspscores" align="left" width="144">Final 11 </td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">2</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">3</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">4</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">5</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">6</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">7</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">8</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">9</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">10</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">11</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">R</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">H</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">E</td><td class="ysptblbdr2" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td></tr><tr class="yspwhitebg"><td colspan="28" height="1"><br /></td></tr><tr class="ysptblclbg5" align="middle"><td width="10" height="23"><br /></td><td class="yspscores team" align="left"><b><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/nyy">NY Yankees</a></b> </td><td class="yspscores">4</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">4</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">1</td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">9</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">15</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">3</span></td></tr><tr class="yspwhitebg"><td colspan="2"><br /></td><td colspan="20" height="1"><br /></td><td class="ysptblclbg6" colspan="5"><br /></td></tr><tr class="ysptblclbg5" align="middle"><td width="10" height="23"><img height="15" src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/gr/or_arrow.gif" width="7" border="0" /></td><td class="yspscores team" align="left"><b><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/bal">Baltimore</a></b> </td><td class="yspscores">4</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">4</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">2</td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">10</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">16</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">2</span></td></tr><tr class="ysptblbdr2"><td colspan="30" height="1"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" height="3"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="yspscores" colspan="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="bottom"><td class="yspscores" height="35"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="285" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><br /></td></tr><tr><td width="100%"><span class="yspscores">WP: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7820">M. Albers</a> (3-1)<br />LP: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5336">L. Hawkins</a> (1-1) </span></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" height="5"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="yspscores">HR: NYY - <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5484">J. Damon</a> (6), <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5698">B. Abreu</a> (7), <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5275">A. Rodriguez</a> (7), <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5386">J. Giambi</a> (10), BAL - <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5981">K. Millar</a> 2 (8), <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6239">M. Mora</a> (6), <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7521">L. Scott</a> (6), <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6258">R. Hernandez</a> (4)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" >A</span>lot of people may point the blame @ Rookie Ian Kennedy giving up a 4 run lead, or even Ross Olendorf, but I DONT!<br /><br /><br /><br />That's the way the way the game was going the even flow @ the time homeruns galore from both sides' Then finally the Yankees struggled bled and fought for that well earned run in the top of the eigth to take the lead with Mariono Rivera settting the pace shutting down the O's two innings before.... too only bring in LaToy Hawkins, to give one hit after the next after the next all balls up in the zone like they were batting off a tee!!!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">LaToy Hawkins:</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">this team played their a$$es off!<br />and I come in and I throw just a few bad pitches..I dont throw ANY GOOD PITCHES @ ALL!</span><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Personally I think the Yankees were in the 1st game of this series too, even though they weren't scoring runs and missed a few key spots getting runners in <--- still think the Yankees need either to put Jeter @ leadoff or pursue a .300 type slap hitterin the mold of Willy Taveras or Dustin Pedora to set the table...but that's another argument<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" > <a href="http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-19-2008-city-is-metropilitan-one.html">link</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br />But yes they were very much into game #1 seemed like they were oh so close...until so far away......<br /><br />Yes, that's until Hawkins came in<br />and blew it wide open giving 5 runs to th O's giving them the lead @ 6-1, that's 2 night in a row<br /><br /><table class="scores" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr align="middle" bgcolor="#dedec6"><td width="10" height="18"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" align="left" width="144">Final </td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">1</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">2</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">3</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">4</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">5</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">6</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">7</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">8</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">9</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">R</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">H</td><td class="yspwhitebg" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" width="18">E</td><td class="ysptblbdr2" width="1" rowspan="5"><br /></td></tr><tr class="yspwhitebg"><td colspan="26" height="1"><br /></td></tr><tr class="ysptblclbg5" align="middle"><td width="10" height="23"><br /></td><td class="yspscores team" align="left"><b><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/nyy">NY Yankees</a></b> </td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">1</td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">1</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">5</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">0</span></td></tr><tr class="yspwhitebg"><td colspan="2"><br /></td><td colspan="18" height="1"><br /></td><td class="ysptblclbg6" colspan="5"><br /></td></tr><tr class="ysptblclbg5" align="middle"><td width="10" height="23"><img height="15" src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/gr/or_arrow.gif" width="7" border="0" /></td><td class="yspscores team" align="left"><b><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/bal">Baltimore</a></b> </td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">1</td><td class="yspscores">5</td><td class="yspscores">0</td><td class="yspscores">X</td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">6</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">9</span></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><span class="yspscores">0</span></td></tr><tr class="ysptblbdr2"><td colspan="28" height="1"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="WIDTH: 243px; HEIGHT: 34px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" height="3"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="yspscores" colspan="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="bottom"><td class="yspscores" height="35"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="285" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><br /></td></tr><tr><td width="100%"><span class="yspscores">WP: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7940">G. Olson</a> (4-1)<br />LP: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7657">D. Rasner</a> (3-1) </span></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" height="5"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="yspscores">HR: BAL - <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7707">N. Markakis</a> (9), <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6545">A. Huff</a> (8) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" height="3"><br /></td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td class="yspscores"><a class="yspmore" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=280526101">Box Score</a> - <a class="yspmore" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=280526101">Recap</a> - <a class="mlbtv-game-link yspmore" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl_3_1.jsp?w=%2F2008%2Fmlb_%21%2Fmlbam%2F2008%2F05%2F26%2Fmlbtv_nyabal_400k.wmv&w_id=692569&pid=mlb_lg&cid=2008%2F05%2F26%2Fnyamlb-balmlb-1&gid=2008%2F05%2F26%2Fnyamlb-balmlb-1&fid=mlb_lg400&v=3&cat_code=yahoo_media_mlb_lg&affiliateId=YAHOO">MLB.TV Archive</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />So answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say<br />"8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???<br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Who will Save Joba?</span></span><br /><br />a tough few games comming up against a team whom plays well in their stadium the last in the Metrodome comming up with a fly ball pitcher pitching game #1, in a park where fly balls, fly out!<br /><br /><br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr class="ysptblclbg5" align="middle"><td height="23"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" align="left" colspan="10"><b><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/nyy">NY Yankees</a></b> 26-27 (Road: 12-15)</td><td class="ysptblclbg6" align="right"><span class="yspscores">8:10pm ET</span> </td></tr><tr class="yspwhitebg"><td colspan="2"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></td><td colspan="9" height="1"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></td><td class="ysptblclbg6"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></td></tr><tr class="ysptblclbg5" align="middle"><td height="23"><br /></td><td class="yspscores" align="left" colspan="10"><b><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/min">Minnesota</a></b> 27-25 (Home: 16-12)</td><td class="ysptblclbg6" align="right"><span class="yspscores">WWOR, FSNO</span> </td></tr><tr class="ysptblbdr2"><td colspan="15" height="1"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" height="6"><br /></td></tr><tr valign="bottom"><td class="yspscores">NYY: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/4715">M. Mussina</a> (7-4, 4.39)<br />MIN: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7766">B. Bonser</a> (2-6, 6.16)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">GET ON BASE, HIT THE BALL </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0);font-size:180%;" >STEAL BASES DAMNIT!!!!<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,204,0);font-size:130%;" >move runners over!</span><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">AND MAKE YOUR PITCHES<br />... AND FIELD......<span style="font-size:180%;">THAT SIMPLE!<br /></span></span></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:100%;">end of post</span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><br /><br /></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"></span>iTz Daddy Yankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07014983346933884869noreply@blogger.com0