Read it and weep, Red Sox Nation!

The Red Sox' season is over.

The "best team on paper at the beginning of the season" failed to make the playoffs, turning in an absolutely awful September.

DH David Ortiz, closer Jonathan Papelbon and right fielder J.D. Drew will likely be playing elsewhere next season (Ortiz and Papelbon to the Yankees?). Bard may be jettisoned. Francona may be fired. Epstein may be fired.

The weakest Yankees team in years took the division (again), and regardless of what happens in the playoffs will still have made it. Unlike your team.

Grorge

I am rooting for the Rays and the Dbacks. I would just love to see all that money wasted between the Phils and the Yankees.

If you add up the salaries of the Dbacks and the Rays they still are only one half of the Phillies payroll, not to mention the Wankees and the Red Sucks

Don't be a hater, Gator!

Just because the Rays won't pay anyone and had the benefit of excellent drafting positions due to years and years (and years) of finishing last is no reason to root for them.

BTW, you forgot to mention the Rangers' payroll at $91M is more than twice that of the Rays ' $41M.


George

Dang George!

These are the only posts by you I don't enjoy....its been awhile since I've been on here and now to add insult to injury, you've moved to my hometown adding another Yankee fan here!!

Unlike lot's of BoSox fans, I'm not a Yankee hater (except for A-Rod...thats a given). The only thing I can say is we were consistant this year....starting off 2 and 10 and ending about 4 and 18, good times

BTW welcome to Vegas....I can live with another Yankee fan, but if you brought east coast liberal politics with you feel free to keep quiet!

Keith

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:
Don't be a hater, Gator!

Just because the Rays won't pay anyone and had the benefit of excellent drafting positions due to years and years (and years) of finishing last is no reason to root for them.

BTW, you forgot to mention the Rangers' payroll at $91M is more than twice that of the Rays ' $41M.


George

But George it is. How else can I see hope for the Mariners?

Keith,

Thank you for the welcome to LV. No liberal politics for me; I'm a staunch libertarian with conservative leanings.

BTW, I don't like west coast liberal thinking, either.

Gator,

The Mariners will trade Felix Hernandez to the Yankees for AJ Burnett (with the Yanks picking up at least half his contract) plus Phil Hughes (and some minor leaguers).

You heard it here first.

George

quote:

Originally posted by GeorgeS:
Keith,

Thank you for the welcome to LV. No liberal politics for me; I'm a staunch libertarian with conservative leanings.

BTW, I don't like west coast liberal thinking, either.

Gator,

The Mariners will trade Felix Hernandez to the Yankees for AJ Burnett (with the Yanks picking up at least half his contract) plus Phil Hughes (and some minor leaguers).

You heard it here first.

George

They may trade Felix but not for any pitchers the Yankees have. The Mariners are overflowing with pitchers. They need good bats. Robinson Cano and a few minor leaguers maybe.

How's that gloating thing going for you Yankee fans? Look at the bright side; now Yank and Bosox fans can starting arguing about next year.

The Cardinals and the Tigers apparently didn't get the memo (about east coast teams being superior).

Let the excuses begin! I'm sure A-Rod can hit that pitch next year (for a few million dollars more!).

Matt, behave yourself.

The Tigers have won four World Series. They hope to win some years.

The Yankees have won twenty-seven World Series. They expect to win every year.

George

Now that is funny George....a Yankee fan telling somebody else to 'behave yourself'.

Thanks for the giggle!

Well, every twenty-seven years or so, someone has to remind you Michiganders to behave themselves. You get uppity.

George

The hook is well set and it's tail-walking!

(Ain't fishing for Yankee fans fun! They put up such a fight particularly on light tackle)

Lets see-

Who won the AL Championship?

Oh yeah--The RANGERS



Y'all have fun with A-Rod he can wreck any clubhouse.

SSR

The Yankees failed to drive in runners in scoring position.

Granderson hit .250.
Jeter hit .250.
Swisher hit .211.
Martin hit .176.
Teixeira hit .167.
Rodriguez hit .111.

In the five games, the Yankees:
Won by 6.
Lost by 2.
Lost by 1.
Won by 9.
Lost by 1.

One timely hit in any of those three losses, and they would have advanced.

As weak a team as the Yankees had this season, they almost made it to the ALCS.

As someone who follows the Yankees, there was never any trouble with A-Rod (other than injuries).

You may hate him, but his numbers spoke for themselves.

George

George

Never said I hated him

When he was here with the Rangers he was an arrogant selfish ass. One hell of a ballplayer but not good in the clubhouse.

Grins-yeah if the yankees had scored more runs they would have won their serie

and so would the redsocks and ever-one else.

SSR

And now boys & girls, the NL team with the most trips to the Fall Classic (18) and the most WS titles (10). That would be my beloved St Louis Cardinals. Appearing tomorrow evening at a ball park in Arlington, Texas. Be sitting in front of my new 65 inch HD Vizio (American Made by the way) with a full bottle of Amarula and a large plate of tamales, smothered in good Mex-Tex chili.

That will be a couple of hours after my BCS Ranked #5 Boise State University Broncos put a 50+ point whipping on AFA.

life is good here...


Rich