Boy did Verlander make A-Rod look like a FOOL today. Oh yeah, coming back to the D all tied up.

In 11 postseason games as a Yankee, .128 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI [/b][/quote]What was his post-season numbers with Seattle? I don't recall anything outstanding although it was quite a while ago. [/b][/quote]I don't remember his HR or RBI numbers but his average through 22 non-Yankee postseason games, his average was above .300

GET THAT AVATAR BACK TO WALDO OR I'LL DOS THE GBB! :p

Thank goodness Waldo is back. Wasn't the rain delay enough of a warning? You didn't see that as God's way of saying, "Don't mess with fate!"? Please man, whatever you do, don't mess with the avatar again, ok??

Meanwhile, let's face it. ARod coming through certainly would've helped, but he didn't lose the game all by himself. Sorry, JG, I meant ALEXIS!! :p

Trust me - Waldo's here to stay (at least thru the playoffs! )

Can you at least name someone you think should win the MVP instead of who should not? The MVP almost always goes to a player who helped his team get to the postseason. So Ortiz is out - I couldn't see giving it to a DH anyway. The same goes for Hafner - he was having a great year before the broken wrist in Sept, but Pronk does not play the field.

in the sick, sadistic, world of guys and sports its called the 'curse of a-rod'. when he was 20 years old and playing in seattle w/ no pressure he was one of the greatest specimens of baseball talent the world had ever seen.

'and then george steinbrenner comes along w/ his billion dollar payroll and playoff charm....'

HE CANT TAKE THE HEAT.

i bet he plays better on the road though.

Can you at least name someone you think should win the MVP instead of who should not? The MVP almost always goes to a player who helped his team get to the postseason. [/b][/quote]I don't think that your team HAS to make the play-offs, but it helps if your team was a play-off contender. As such, your games, plays, at bats, pitches, etc. are meaningful to your team.

If we disqualify players, whose teams are 20 games out of it because their games aren't meaningful, should we not consider or limit the importance of those games of players whose teams are 20 games ahead? Similarly, while we may preclude a KC Royal because his team's games were apparently meaningless, down the stretch they played the Twins, White Sox and Tigers. Those games were meaningful even though KC wasn't going anywhere.

Anyway, for reasons stated above, I tip my hat to Jeter, but would give the award to Morneau.

YANKEE FANS???

little quiet today

Waiting for the game to come on, studying for finals next week and I just got back from seeing The Departed

What are we going to talk about besides Geoff fucking everything up with his avatar? :p

WOW, Oakland swept Minnesota

Huston Street(A's closer) who is a few yrs younger than myself and son of longhorn legend james street, went to my high school and besides being a great baseball player also was on the football team who lost to cedric benson(bears rb) in the texas state finals. he stuck benson's ass so many times i am sure benson must have had doubts about his career carrying over to the pros.

(my all-white team is the only 'austin-westlake' team to ever win texas state thanks largely to a guy named drew brees)

u yanks better have some endurance left for billy beane's boys after grinding this series out w/ the tigers.

Wow, the 3rd base ump is having a terrible game. As much as I loved the safe call on Pudge, he was so out. And then the that just hit the foul line and you could see the chalk/paint fly up.


Other than that it's been a pretty good game so far.

I have a man-crush on Kenny Rogers.

*Ric Flair voice* WOOOOOOOOOOOO

Bondo is gonna wrap it up tomorrow.

I really didn't need a Yankee loss tonight.

But I gotta admit, Rogers -- an ex-Yankee! -- looked sharper than he ever did in New York!

Bastid.

We're done now, with Wright going in tomorrow's final NYY postseason game. :rolleyes: I guess all the "Yanks have the best 1-9 lineup of all time" bullshit means nothing in the end....

I KNEW and said the Yanks should have picked up Rogers in the offseason

Please... he couldn't succeed in NY the first time, what makes you think he could've a 2nd time? NY is too intimidating for many players; they just can't take it.

Considering that both the home plate and 3rd base umpires gave the Tigers a little help, I can't give it all to Rogers. Then again, I can't understand why the Yankees were swinging at trash. Half of his stuff was out of the zone, it was like playing against Wakefield...

Christ, who DIDN't you say the Yankee should have picked up?
You wanted them to buy every player out there.

Can you at least name someone you think should win the MVP instead of who should not? The MVP almost always goes to a player who helped his team get to the postseason. So Ortiz is out - I couldn't see giving it to a DH anyway. The same goes for Hafner - he was having a great year before the broken wrist in Sept, but Pronk does not play the field. [/b][/quote]yes, I can. if I had to pick the AL Most Valuable Players of 2006, I'd go with Justin Morneau. the guy had triple crown numbers and helped his team make the playoffs in the tightest race of the MLB, against the former World champions and a team that had built a huge division lead. and he's not even a star or anything, just like his teammates. as for "DH's shouldn't get the MVP award", I have to say: I don't see any logic there. maybe if the award was "Most Valuable Player Who Plays a Position Role". I remember last year when there was the A-Rod or Ortiz MVP talk, I read somewhere that Rafael Palmeiro once won the 1st base Gold Glove award playing 21 games at 1st and more than 100 at DH. so they're giving the Gold Glove to a DH, but not the MVP award???

absolutely agreed. just like JG said, "NY can ruin careers". in my humble opinion, it's a curse from the devil. if A-Rod was still a SS from any other team I'd keep a poster of him in my bedroom. now, Uncle George buyed and buried him.

last night, though, it was just not his fault. Rogers was on fire. half of his stuff was out of the zone??? then why all that millionaire all stars kept swinging??? also, if the Yankees had picked Rogers in the offseason, he'd be either on the DL or on waivers right now, after a 5-11, 6.00 ERA season. but last night was HIS night I think. he was better than when he pitched a perfect game!

I'll even argue that Jeter was more deterent for the Yankees last night than A-Rod was.

Remember that jump of his that failed to catch the flying ball? (Still, one hell of a reach) It allowed to continue a scoring rally for the Tigers.

3-0 DET in the 2nd... It's the beginning of the end...

You must swear to never change your avatar again.
better hurry,

Do I smell hot tar boiling?

Geez, aren't you Mr. Optimistic?? I know it looks bad, but it's only the freaking 2nd INNING!!! Way to stay faithful to your team, Big Guy!!

It's his "patented" anti-jinx, I think. You know, the one that never works!!! Jeez, Geoff. You better draw Waldo all over your walls or something...