Yankees Swallow
Note: The original title of this post was "YankeesS*u-c*k." But the oh-so-good MLB profanity filter nailed it, along
with any usage of the word "m-o-r-o-n." I'm glad that MLBlogs finds
the current title much more acceptable.
No, that title isn't a gross estimation of my opinion of the New York squad representing the American League. It's an indictment of their play against the Indians in Game 1 of the ALDS in Cleveland today.
I have to say, it sure is nice to see that the Angels aren't the only ones who decided not to show up for the first game of their series. The Angels got shut out in their game 1; the Yankees got blown out in theirs.
I suppose it's fitting, given the Yankees opinion of the Wild Card.
With the Yankees losing 12-3, what will be the big story tomorrow? Will it be Sabathia out-dueling Wang? Will it be the Yankees held to only 4 hits? Will it be the Yankees' bullpen unable to get outs? How about Derek "Yankee Captain" Jeter going 0-for-4?
No, I can pretty much guarantee that the most talked about aspect of this game tomorrow will be A-Rod going hitless tonight.
Notice I said "hitless" for Alex Rodriguez and "0-for-4" for Jeter. See, A-Rod walked twice, including an intentional free base in the 5th. So an accurate accounting of his game would be "0-for-2 with 2 BB." Once again, Jeter, Posada and Matsui will probably get free passes (all three were 0-for-4), and the sporting world (or, rather, the vultures that pass as writers today) will feast on A-Rod's poor performance. As proof, one of the announcers (not Tony Gwynn) said "It's kinda tough to pin tonight all on A-Rod," showing once again that brains aren't a requirement to call a ball game.
I hope I'm wrong. I hope his incredible season this year has bought him some respect.
But I won't hold my breath.
The real story tonight should be Kenny Lofton, who went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI's and a stolen base. Considering that he's been around so long that Ken Burns had old photos of him in the early chapters of his "Baseball" documentary, he's had a **** of a game and is showing these young Indians how to play.
Big day tomorrow. The Angels play, the Yankees play, and both must win.
The real story is Kenny Lofton. He's the real veteran force on the team. Yet, the media will ignore Lofton and continue to cry about how the Yankees are going to beat Fausto. Not going to happen.. Ever.
Good luck to your Angels tomorrow. I'm pulling for them.
Amanda
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I agree, Kenny Lofton was phenomenal today and although I'm pulling for the Yanks I've always been a fan of Lofton and as such coudn't help but cheer whenever he came up to bat.
I will never forgive Ned Colleti for getting rid of Lofton so he could aquire Juan-for-Four Pierre.
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Get out of my brain, Scott. I just used that nickname for Pierre over at Amanda's blog. Now you're making it look like I stole it from you!
Which I did, of course. Just not here.
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HaHa! The ****'s got me a couple of years ago for referring to the "G-a-y Nineties".
Michael Norton - Some Ballyard
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Michael-
See, they even get the word "N-a-z-i," don't they? How ironic is that?
The one that irritates me the most is m-o-r-o-n. I mean, I can freely type idiot, retard, dimwit, dunce, fool, halfwit, imbecile, ignoramus, or a hundred others from the thesaurus (yes, that's why they're somewhat alphabetical order), but God forbid I call someone a m-o-r-o-n.
I guess that word is subject to the approval of MLB and its head halfwit.
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I've commented over on SBY, but I want to add: what is their point? MLBlogs is a closed system. If they find your behavior offensive, they can send an email threatening to pull your account (don't ask me how I know). So why all the cutesy ellisions?
Michael Norton - Some Ballyard
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