Yankees in last place

[Jimcs50]

2007 American League Standings
EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
Boston 36 15 .706 - 18-7 18-8 276 193 Won 5 7-3
Toronto 24 27 .471 12 14-11 10-16 232 235 Won 2 6-4
Baltimore 24 27 .471 12 15-11 9-16 228 225 Won 3 6-4
Tampa Bay 21 29 .420 14.5 13-15 8-14 232 308 Lost 1 3-7
NY Yankees 21 29 .420 14.5 12-13 9-16 258 239 Lost 5 3-7

I wish I went to Vegas in March and bet that the Yankees would be in last place by June 1st and were 14 games behind my Red Sox.

I could have gotten 1000-1 odds.

:lol

[Aud21946]

Being a Blue Jays Fan ... I love seeing the Stankees being in last place.

[BUMP]

Devil Ray fans around the world rejoice. you guys are ahead of the Yankees :downspin:

[Tippecanoe]

i thought they were gonna go on a mad streak after beating the sox 2 outta 3 last weekend. i was wrong. they've been 1-5 since

[lefty]

Since the Expos left Montreal for Washington (NAtionals), I'm a Blue Jays fan ; did u see the latest A-Rod incident (yelling something to a Blue Jay near the 3rd base)? :lol :lol

[word]

God hates the Yankees.

[v2freak]

They play the Red Sox tonight. I predict the Sox will take 2 out of 3 at least

[Erect as a Bull]

They play the Red Sox tonight. I predict the Sox will take 2 out of 3 at least

Eh you were wrong :lol

And Keep talking shit Boston fans.

Yankees will win the division.

Boston will choke as usual

Another sad year for Boston fans LMAO!

I just love Boston fans.

Thier so fucking stupid.

[Jimcs50]

Eh you were wrong :lol

And Keep talking shit Boston fans.

Yankees will win the division.

Boston will choke as usual

Another sad year for Boston fans LMAO!

I just love Boston fans.

Thier so fucking stupid.

Hey dickhead, your overpaid underachievers are still 10 1/2 games back....good luck catching us....

:lol

[Erect as a Bull]

Hey dickhead, your overpaid underachievers are still 10 1/2 games back....good luck catching us....

:lol

LMFAO!
Keep talking.
We will catch you.
I'm not worried about it.

Just like Damon said: If we can get it to 6 or 7 games back by the All star break we will win the division.

Sorry Boston fans.
Another year without playoffs for you :(

[Spurologist]

Eh you were wrong :lol

And Keep talking shit Boston fans.

Yankees will win the division.

Boston will choke as usual

Another sad year for Boston fans LMAO!

I just love Boston fans.

Thier so fucking stupid.

Yikes. It's never good when you call somebody stupid using 1st grade grammar.

It's best to use "They are" NOT "their" in that situation

[v2freak]

LMFAO!
Keep talking.
We will catch you.
I'm not worried about it.

Just like Damon said: If we can get it to 6 or 7 games back by the All star break we will win the division.

Sorry Boston fans.
Another year without playoffs for you :(

You talk a lot of smack for so little production

[2centsworth]

Yankees will make the playoffs as always. However, I hate they are doing it the way they are. I preferred all the home grown talent, it won them 4 championships. Nevertheless, yankees will beat the Redsox in the playoffs.

[sribb43]

8-2 in their last 10 games

[Horry For 3!]

Fuck The Yankees!!!

[Erect as a Bull]

Yikes. It's never good when you call somebody stupid using 1st grade grammar.

It's best to use "They are" NOT "their" in that situation

LOL^
I'm glad that you bring grammer into a baseball discussion.
and yea 2cents and sribb.. Everyone should watch out.

and we have home grown talent on our team:

Jeter
Cairo
Melky
Cano
Posada


We havnt went out of our way to get a player in a long time.

Our team has been pretty much the same for the last 5 years or so.

and LOL V2........ What production do you make??

[v2freak]

...just look at the standings...

[Erect as a Bull]

...just look at the standings...

Just look at the month.

Its ummm June right??

How many months/games in a baseball season?

We got a long ass ways to go.

Boston always leads the first half of the year.

Nothing new.

Gotta love people who trash talk the Yanks

Too funny.

Talk to you all in October :)

[T Park]

Yankees will win the division.

The Red Sox can't keep up the pace they have set.

Yankees will acquire another arm at the trading deadline.


another predictable season.

Of course the Yankees will stiff in the playoffs to the Angels, and itll be Detroit and Anaheim for the ALCS.

[TheSanityAnnex]

I was at the BoSox/Diamondback game last night and it was amazing how many Sox fans were there. It had to have been at least 50% Sox fans. Some Yankee fan decided to wear his jersey to the game and five whole sections were chanting Yankees suck when he walked up the stairs. Diamondback fans and Sox fans united.

[Tippecanoe]

props on the current win streak. but look at the competition in the current win streak: a white sox team who cant hit for their lives and a pirates team that never stops giving up hits

now they got to face the d-backs and the mets. this should be a better indicator

[Erect as a Bull]

props on the current win streak. but look at the competition in the current win streak: a white sox team who cant hit for their lives and a pirates team that never stops giving up hits

now they got to face the d-backs and the mets. this should be a better indicator

Yea this should be a tough 6 games coming up but they are all at home :)

But we also took 2 out of 3 vs Boston At Fenway.

So we will be there in the end.

Boston fans are getting scared now.
I can sense it.

[OldDirtMcGirt]

I was at the BoSox/Diamondback game last night and it was amazing how many Sox fans were there. It had to have been at least 50% Sox fans. Some Yankee fan decided to wear his jersey to the game and five whole sections were chanting Yankees suck when he walked up the stairs. Diamondback fans and Sox fans united.

That was ridiculous. D-back fans and Arizona sports fans in general need to step it up. Randy was ballin' anyways, so I guess the Sox fans were dissapointed.

[BUMP]

doesnt matter who will win the AL East.

either one of them will get sacrificed to the Angels anyway

[batman2883]

Thank The Lord The Yanks Suck!!!

[RogerIsEatingASandwich]

After a horrible start, Yankees are now at 500, in second place in the AL East and are red hot with a lot of baseball to be played. They won't catch the Red Sox, but they'll make the playoffs, and that's all that matters.

[degenerate_gambler]

They won't catch the Red Sox...


not so fast my friend...

[Erect as a Bull]

not so fast my friend...

LOL^
Boston fans always get happy during this time of year :lol

but... 8 1/2 back now.

8 game win streak

HA!

as A-rod would say.... ;)

Pretty soon we will have a better record then the Mets..

NICE!

[RogerIsEatingASandwich]

LOL^
Boston fans always get happy during this time of year :lol

but... 8 1/2 back now.

8 game win streak

HA!

as A-rod would say.... ;)

Pretty soon we will have a better record then the Mets..

NICE!

If you're refering to me, i'm a Yankees fan. I don't see them catching The Red Sox.....but it could happen.....i guess. I do see them making the playoffs though.

[Erect as a Bull]

If you're refering to me, i'm a Yankees fan. I don't see them catching The Red Sox.....but it could happen.....i guess. I do see them making the playoffs though.

naw, I wasnt reffering to you or anyone.

I was just reffering to the guy I quoted cuz he said Not so fast.

But in this thread Boston fans were saying: STANDINGS

Its way to early to be saying standings.

we were about 5 games back last year in Late June.
and were 8 1/2 games back now in Early June.

Theres plenty of time left.

If we win the rest of our games chances are we will win the division :lol

But I still think we will.

And hoping as well :)

[Melmart1]

naw, I wasnt reffering to you or anyone.

I was just reffering to the guy I quoted cuz he said Not so fast.



So.. were you or were you not referring? Make up your mind. :dizzy


The guy you quoted is also a Yankees fan, and I think he was saying that he too believes that Yankees can catch the Sox, since he was DISAGREEING with Roger saying they wouldn't catch the Sox. :rolleyes

[Erect as a Bull]

So.. were you or were you not referring? Make up your mind. :dizzy


The guy you quoted is also a Yankees fan, and I think he was saying that he too believes that Yankees can catch the Sox, since he was DISAGREEING with Roger saying they wouldn't catch the Sox. :rolleyes

I'm so fucked up in the brain I dont even know what I'm talking about :lol

All I'm saying is we have a good shot.

We still have 2 series left vs Boston and were 8 1/2 games out.

If we keep playing like we are now and Boston loses here and there we will catch them by the all star break.

Then its all about the 2nd half of the season.

Yankees will win the division like always.

But for Boston fans/Yankee Haters.
Whatever.....

to say: Standings.. Check the Standings.
Check the June standings.

Its funny stuff.

Its only a matter of time :)

[BUMP]

Its way to early to be saying standings.

midway through the season?

Skankees will be nowhere near the playoffs come september

[BUMP]

If we keep playing like we are now and Boston loses here and there we will catch them by the all star break.


:lol typical Skankee fan

[Erect as a Bull]

LMFAO!!

well now its a 7 1/2 game lead.

Just keep talking everyone

FUNNY SHIT :)

[StylisticS]

Unbelievable. I mean 7 1/2 now. 3 weeks ago they were 14 1/2 games back.

[Erect as a Bull]

Unbelievable. I mean 7 1/2 now. 3 weeks ago they were 14 1/2 games back.

More like 2 weeks we were 14 1/2 out

We took 4 out of the last 6 vs Boston.

and were Hott.
and they arnt.

its only a matter of time.

I wonder what Krukky is thinking??

[v2freak]

I'm not questioning your motives, but I'm curious as to how you became a Yankees fan?

[Erect as a Bull]

I'm not questioning your motives, but I'm curious as to how you became a Yankees fan?

ME?
I dont know.

Maybe because I was born in Connecticut and lived 30 miles from Yankee Stadium?? possibly??

Not to mention I go back there Every year for a few games or so.

Most of my family is either Mets or Yankee fans.

[v2freak]

lol, why couldn't you be a Mets fan?

[Melmart1]

How is he a bulls fan isntead of knicks, then?

[Erect as a Bull]

How is he a bulls fan isntead of knicks, then?

Because I'm wierd :lol

My family is a baseball family.
My dad is a diehard Yankees fan so I basically followed his footsteps.

I like the Bulls because when I was younger all I heard was Michael Jordan so I just liked them. I got Bulls stuff in my room from being younger and it stuck with me.

Then When I moved out here I like all Denver teams.

Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanch, Rockies.

My 2 teams that Are my teams from heart would be Broncos and Yankees. I dont follow hockey enough to care much. And I like the Nuggets and Bulls kind of equally so I'm confused on who to root for :lol

and I use to like both the Mets and Yankees When I was younger V2 But I began to HATE the Mets lol

My sister likes the Mets :(

[Melmart1]

your sister is clearly the only sensible person in your family.

[Erect as a Bull]

your sister is clearly the only sensible person in your family.

lol^
And I have Cousins who are Mets fans so you cant forget them :lol

But my sister kind of lost touch with baseball.

She stopped watching after like 2000 I think.

She use to be a really big fan now she has more important things then baseball I guess.

When I have kids they will be Yankee fans. I wont let them visit my people on the Mets side of the family :lol

[Tippecanoe]

offensively, the sox are hitting a rough spot right now, but they'll snap out of it. drew is finally starting to contribute (.317 in june), pedroia keeps surprising me, and ortiz is really connecting with the bat (HRs are down, but his doubles are way up meaning he's hitting them hard but just not hard enough). they just need either coco or lugo to start contributing offensively and there in good shape

as far as pitching goes, schill is consistently inconsistent, and thats my only worry. becketts been great save for one bad start. dice is starting to get it allowing only 4 ERs in his past 3 starts. too bad the sox offense only gave him 2 runs combined in those three starts. wakefield lives and dies on the knuckleball, but hes not too shabby for a number four starter. and finally crazyass lunatic julian taverez is exceeding expectations.

the bullpen has looked more human the past few games, but im not worried about it.

i personally believe the yankees will not catch the sox for the division, but the saying goes "baseball is unpredictable." maybe the sox'll have another meltdown like they did last year, or maybe it'll be the yankees turn this year.

[Erect as a Bull]

offensively, the sox are hitting a rough spot right now, but they'll snap out of it. drew is finally starting to contribute (.317 in june), pedroia keeps surprising me, and ortiz is really connecting with the bat (HRs are down, but his doubles are way up meaning he's hitting them hard but just not hard enough). they just need either coco or lugo to start contributing offensively and there in good shape

as far as pitching goes, schill is consistently inconsistent, and thats my only worry. becketts been great save for one bad start. dice is starting to get it allowing only 4 ERs in his past 3 starts. too bad the sox offense only gave him 2 runs combined in those three starts. wakefield lives and dies on the knuckleball, but hes not too shabby for a number four starter. and finally crazyass lunatic julian taverez is exceeding expectations.

the bullpen has looked more human the past few games, but im not worried about it.

i personally believe the yankees will not catch the sox for the division, but the saying goes "baseball is unpredictable." maybe the sox'll have another meltdown like they did last year, or maybe it'll be the yankees turn this year.

Good post :toast

I still like The Yanks lineup better and the Yanks rotation better.

Wang, Andy, Roger, and Moose

Thats a great starting 4^
Now if only Hughes wasnt hurt or if Igawa can show he is as good as we pay him then we will be in great shape.

You have a good 3 with Dice, Curt, and Josh.

And Pretty soon Lester should be back in your lineup to replace Taverez probably. But he seems to be doing good lately.

I think we will be 4 back by the All star break :)

And I think we will still take the division.

Baseballs such a crazy sport.

[BUMP]

what id like to know is how there are Spur fans on this site, then you have ones that are Yankee fans, Patriot fans, Colt fans, USC fans, Boston fans. why? stick to a region like a real fan.

[Erect as a Bull]

what id like to know is how there are Spur fans on this site, then you have ones that are Yankee fans, Patriot fans, Colt fans, USC fans, Boston fans. why? stick to a region like a real fan.

I like all Denver teams since I moved out here.
The only team I seemed to have from a diff state is the Yanks because They were the only sport I cared about when I lived back east and only sport I really knew.

Then the Bulls I guess you could call my Bandwagon team since All I heard was MJ and I picked them.

But I root for all Denver teams for the most part :)

[v2freak]

what id like to know is how there are Spur fans on this site, then you have ones that are Yankee fans, Patriot fans, Colt fans, USC fans, Boston fans. why? stick to a region like a real fan.

I've probably moved more times than you will in your life :grim:

I lived in Texas for 11 years and now I'm living in New England. That's why I like the Celtics and Red Sox. But I'm preparing to move again

[Erect as a Bull]

I've probably moved more times than you will in your life :grim:

I lived in Texas for 11 years and now I'm living in New England. That's why I like the Celtics and Red Sox. But I'm preparing to move again

Yea.. Everyone has thier own reasonings.

Some people are Cowboy, Laker, Yankee fans.

I think thats a bandwagon fan right there^ :lol

[Melmart1]

My top teams are all from Texas, but to say you HAVE to stick to a region is ridiculous. I used to live in Los Angeles, Seattle and Virginia, if I want to be a fan of any of those teams, I will be. It's stupid (particularly in San Antonio, with so many military families) to tell people to stick to a region.

[StylisticS]

Yea.. Everyone has thier own reasonings.

Some people are Cowboy, Laker, Yankee fans.

I think thats a bandwagon fan right there^ :lol
It would be hard for anyone to believe if you are a Cowboy, Laker, and Yankee fan. The only way they would believe you is if they did some mad trivia on you.
My team is always the Cowboys (favorite pro team of all sports), :toast Mavs:dramaquee , and Rangers. :depressed

[Jimcs50]

Yanks will need outside help to catch Boston
By Sean McAdam
It's mid-June, nearly at the season's halfway point, and suddenly the American League East, which not long ago billed itself as the toughest division in baseball, is anything but.

Sure, the Boston Red Sox have the game's best record (44-24) as well as the biggest lead (8½ games) of any first-place team in either league.

But what about the rest? Only the New York Yankees are above .500, and it took a torrid nine-game winning streak to get them there.

Is the race over? Is there anyone other than the Yankees positioned to give the Red Sox a possible run for their (considerable) money?

"I don't see it," said one baseball executive from outside the AL East. "The Yankees have a shot because of their lineup. But the Red Sox's starting pitching should keep them out of losing streaks. Of course, if they have injuries like last year, anything can happen. But I'd say they're pretty safe [in terms of taking the division] right now."
Can the Sox be caught? A look at the rest of the East and their chances:

NEW YORK: It was less than a month ago that the Yankees were 14½ games back, and they've nearly halved that deficit with their recent hot streak. Surely, if they can wipe out six games in three weeks' time, they can erase the rest in 3½ months, right?

Maybe. Their starting rotation has been stabilized, but it must now remain healthy. That's not a given considering the recent track records of Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina and Roger Clemens.

Then there's the matter of their setup relief, which still issues too many walks and is susceptible to overuse by Joe Torre. Bullpen help might be available in a month, but it won't be cheap.

A rejuvenated Bobby Abreu will help the offense, but the Yankees aren't getting enough from hobbled Johnny Damon or, for that matter, anything at all from DH-under-siege Jason Giambi.

Thanks to their age, the Yanks currently field a lineup with players over age 30 at every position except second base and center field. Avoiding injuries will be critical, especially with a thin bench.

The wild card looks eminently reachable if their pitching holds up, but reclaiming their birthright (another AL East title) will be harder. Only six head-to-head games remain with the Red Sox over the final 95 games, meaning they'll need some outside help.



The Yanks' ERA is too high for them to do anything long term. Their schedule has been easy compared to Boston's the last 3 wks and everything is cyclical in baseball.

No worries.

[Jimcs50]

Pitching

RK TEAM GP W L ERA Sv CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA
1 Oakland 68 37 31 3.37 18 2 7 619.0 43 232 255 210 417 .239
2 Boston 68 44 24 3.77 22 2 5 604.2 36 253 270 207 476 .245
3 LA Angels 70 44 26 3.77 24 2 4 615.1 43 258 284 205 479 .250
4 Toronto 68 33 35 4.22 17 4 3 605.0 34 284 305 217 477 .248
5 Baltimore 69 29 40 4.27 13 2 2 613.1 34 291 311 276 468 .246
6 Minnesota 67 34 33 4.27 14 2 2 600.1 31 285 308 201 464 .270
7 NY Yankees 67 35 32 4.40 8 1 1 593.0 29 290 307 242 363 .261
8 Cleveland 68 40 28 4.40 20 3 3 609.0 39 298 319 176 436 .273
9 Chicago Sox 65 28 37 4.57 18 3 4 573.1 35 291 314 223 405 .263
10 Detroit 68 39 29 4.59 21 1 3 609.2 34 311 334 240 411 .274
RK TEAM GP W L ERA Sv CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA
11 Kansas City 70 28 42 4.63 19 0 0 623.2 31 321 361 234 405 .281
12 Seattle 66 35 31 4.84 19 3 4 582.0 27 313 337 220 394 .284
13 Texas 69 26 43 5.48 13 0 4 604.2 19 368 405 272 415 .283
14 Tampa Bay 67 30 37 5.64 16 1 0 593.1 28 372 410 240 468 .286
LEAGUE AVERAGES GP W L ERA Sv CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA
American League 68 34 33 4.44 17 2 3 603 33 298 323 226 434 .265
National League 69 34 35 4.20 18 2 3 617 35 288 313 226 449 .261
Major League Baseball 68 34 34 4.32 18 2 3 610 34 292 318 226 442 .263


Batting
Team Aggregate Stats: 2007

RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Detroit 68 2441 407 715 168 23 81 1172 393 .293 .354 .480 .834
2 NY Yankees 67 2334 379 660 135 11 75 1042 359 .283 .360 .446 .807
3 Cleveland 68 2364 365 641 116 14 81 1028 353 .271 .352 .435 .787
4 LA Angels 70 2394 351 682 138 8 55 1001 327 .285 .344 .418 .762
5 Boston 68 2316 348 633 142 12 69 1006 331 .273 .356 .434 .790
6 Texas 69 2364 346 604 127 10 82 997 332 .255 .324 .422 .745
7 Seattle 66 2335 335 663 120 7 62 983 321 .284 .335 .421 .756
8 Tampa Bay 67 2313 323 612 121 14 81 1004 302 .265 .333 .434 .767
9 Toronto 68 2309 312 591 138 8 79 982 299 .256 .328 .425 .753
10 Minnesota 67 2311 311 622 112 9 54 914 293 .269 .334 .395 .730
RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
11 Kansas City 70 2390 306 613 125 24 51 939 290 .256 .324 .393 .717
12 Oakland 68 2356 302 604 122 8 68 946 290 .256 .338 .402 .740
13 Baltimore 69 2365 298 614 133 7 50 911 285 .260 .324 .385 .709
14 Chicago Sox 65 2140 254 499 92 2 63 784 246 .233 .306 .366 .672
LEAGUE AVERAGES GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
American League 68 2338 331 625 128 11 68 979 316 .267 .337 .418 .755
National League 69 2356 306 610 129 14 65 961 291 .259 .327 .408 .734
Major League Baseball 68 2348 318 617 128 12 66 969 303 .263 .331 .413 .744
Statistics Glossary

[Erect as a Bull]

It would be hard for anyone to believe if you are a Cowboy, Laker, and Yankee fan. The only way they would believe you is if they did some mad trivia on you.
My team is always the Cowboys (favorite pro team of all sports), :toast Mavs:dramaquee , and Rangers. :depressed

Yea I'm not a fan of all those teams but I know a few who are. Thats bandwagoning.

I will always like the teams I like now.
Never changing :)

[DarkReign]

Pitching

RK TEAM GP W L ERA Sv CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA
1 Oakland 68 37 31 3.37 18 2 7 619.0 43 232 255 210 417 .239
2 Boston 68 44 24 3.77 22 2 5 604.2 36 253 270 207 476 .245
3 LA Angels 70 44 26 3.77 24 2 4 615.1 43 258 284 205 479 .250
4 Toronto 68 33 35 4.22 17 4 3 605.0 34 284 305 217 477 .248
5 Baltimore 69 29 40 4.27 13 2 2 613.1 34 291 311 276 468 .246
6 Minnesota 67 34 33 4.27 14 2 2 600.1 31 285 308 201 464 .270
7 NY Yankees 67 35 32 4.40 8 1 1 593.0 29 290 307 242 363 .261
8 Cleveland 68 40 28 4.40 20 3 3 609.0 39 298 319 176 436 .273
9 Chicago Sox 65 28 37 4.57 18 3 4 573.1 35 291 314 223 405 .263
10 Detroit 68 39 29 4.59 21 1 3 609.2 34 311 334 240 411 .274
RK TEAM GP W L ERA Sv CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA
11 Kansas City 70 28 42 4.63 19 0 0 623.2 31 321 361 234 405 .281
12 Seattle 66 35 31 4.84 19 3 4 582.0 27 313 337 220 394 .284
13 Texas 69 26 43 5.48 13 0 4 604.2 19 368 405 272 415 .283
14 Tampa Bay 67 30 37 5.64 16 1 0 593.1 28 372 410 240 468 .286
LEAGUE AVERAGES GP W L ERA Sv CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA
American League 68 34 33 4.44 17 2 3 603 33 298 323 226 434 .265
National League 69 34 35 4.20 18 2 3 617 35 288 313 226 449 .261
Major League Baseball 68 34 34 4.32 18 2 3 610 34 292 318 226 442 .263


Batting
Team Aggregate Stats: 2007

RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Detroit 68 2441 407 715 168 23 81 1172 393 .293 .354 .480 .834
2 NY Yankees 67 2334 379 660 135 11 75 1042 359 .283 .360 .446 .807
3 Cleveland 68 2364 365 641 116 14 81 1028 353 .271 .352 .435 .787
4 LA Angels 70 2394 351 682 138 8 55 1001 327 .285 .344 .418 .762
5 Boston 68 2316 348 633 142 12 69 1006 331 .273 .356 .434 .790
6 Texas 69 2364 346 604 127 10 82 997 332 .255 .324 .422 .745
7 Seattle 66 2335 335 663 120 7 62 983 321 .284 .335 .421 .756
8 Tampa Bay 67 2313 323 612 121 14 81 1004 302 .265 .333 .434 .767
9 Toronto 68 2309 312 591 138 8 79 982 299 .256 .328 .425 .753
10 Minnesota 67 2311 311 622 112 9 54 914 293 .269 .334 .395 .730
RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
11 Kansas City 70 2390 306 613 125 24 51 939 290 .256 .324 .393 .717
12 Oakland 68 2356 302 604 122 8 68 946 290 .256 .338 .402 .740
13 Baltimore 69 2365 298 614 133 7 50 911 285 .260 .324 .385 .709
14 Chicago Sox 65 2140 254 499 92 2 63 784 246 .233 .306 .366 .672
LEAGUE AVERAGES GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
American League 68 2338 331 625 128 11 68 979 316 .267 .337 .418 .755
National League 69 2356 306 610 129 14 65 961 291 .259 .327 .408 .734
Major League Baseball 68 2348 318 617 128 12 66 969 303 .263 .331 .413 .744
Statistics Glossary

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Im fucking blind! GAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

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Batting
Team Aggregate Stats: 2007

RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Detroit 68 2441 407 715 168 23 81 1172 393 .293 .354 .480 .834
2 NY Yankees 67 2334 379 660 135 11 75 1042 359 .283 .360 .446 .807
3 Cleveland 68 2364 365 641 116 14 81 1028 353 .271 .352 .435 .787
4 LA Angels 70 2394 351 682 138 8 55 1001 327 .285 .344 .418 .762
5 Boston 68 2316 348 633 142 12 69 1006 331 .273 .356 .434 .790
6 Texas 69 2364 346 604 127 10 82 997 332 .255 .324 .422 .745
7 Seattle 66 2335 335 663 120 7 62 983 321 .284 .335 .421 .756
8 Tampa Bay 67 2313 323 612 121 14 81 1004 302 .265 .333 .434 .767
9 Toronto 68 2309 312 591 138 8 79 982 299 .256 .328 .425 .753
10 Minnesota 67 2311 311 622 112 9 54 914 293 .269 .334 .395 .730


Its a little more work, so I understand I guess.

[WayDowntownBang]

Hey, who's that team at the top of most of the AL offensive categories?

[Tippecanoe]

what id like to know is how there are Spur fans on this site, then you have ones that are Yankee fans, Patriot fans, Colt fans, USC fans, Boston fans. why? stick to a region like a real fan.

my roots are in boston and i follow the red sox, patriots, and celtics. however, i also follow the spurs because of tim duncan. believe it or not, but i attended wake forest during the tim duncan era (i was a freshman when tim was a junior), and those home games were crazy. i was pretty much devastated when celtics got fucked over by that '97 lottery. tim was suppose to be our savior, not san antonio's. :depressed

but since then i decided to follow both the spurs and the celtics, who once again gets fucked over by the lottery. :bang

maybe next year the celts get extremely lucky
http://media.theinsiders.com/media/image/30/306741.jpg

[Tippecanoe]

Sox lose as Schill, again, sucks ass. Now only 7 up in loss column

In 15 starts, Curt has given up 5+ ERs five times
In 12 starts, Julian Tavarez has given up 5+ ERs once

I don't know whether to laugh, smile, or cry

encouraging day for Coco Crisp
4-4, 2 HRs, 2 singles, 2 RBIs

cant wait for june to end :bang

[Jimcs50]

Sox lose as Schill, again, sucks ass. Now only 7 up in loss column

In 15 starts, Curt has given up 5+ ERs five times
In 12 starts, Julian Tavarez has given up 5+ ERs once

I don't know whether to laugh, smile, or cry

encouraging day for Coco Crisp
4-4, 2 HRs, 2 singles, 2 RBIs

cant wait for june to end :bang

I think that 9 inning game on his blown no hit bid took a lot out of the old geezer. Lester can not come back soon enough. Curt needs a rest.

[BUMP]

My top teams are all from Texas, but to say you HAVE to stick to a region is ridiculous. I used to live in Los Angeles, Seattle and Virginia, if I want to be a fan of any of those teams, I will be. It's stupid (particularly in San Antonio, with so many military families) to tell people to stick to a region.
i moved thirteen times as a kid since my dad was in the Vietnam War and changed stations frequently

Mineral Wells, TX
Auburn, AL
Monterey, CA
Honolulu
Seattle, WA
Washington DC
Joplin, MO
Billings, MT
Selma, AL
Ocala, FL
Traverse City, MI
Killeen, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas, TX

my point is that you should either stick to one team that you like, or just root for the team that is in your region. the college you graduated from is an exception. i just cant root for two teams in the same sport, it makes it no fun. its not hard to stick to just one team even if you have lived all over the place

[v2freak]

Yea.. Everyone has thier own reasonings.

Some people are Cowboy, Laker, Yankee fans.

I think thats a bandwagon fan right there^ :lol

lol, you think the Celtics and Red Sox are good teams to bandwagon with? The Celtics haven't been good in ages, but I like them for this reason: I believe that they play as a team. They may not have players that are great and will end up in the HOF some day, but they are learning everyday. Sure they have showboats like Tony Allen and Gerald Green, but these showboats also know how to pass the ball. Similarly, the Red Sox almost always find a way to break your heart. Curses, untimely injuries, second-half season breakdowns and other recurrences really test a fan's loyalty. But you know what? I've never liked football, so I've never liked the Patriots even if they do win a lot. I've never pretended to either; I think I know 2 players on that team, Tom Brady and Teddy Brueschi if he's still on it.

[Erect as a Bull]

lol, you think the Celtics and Red Sox are good teams to bandwagon with? The Celtics haven't been good in ages, but I like them for this reason: I believe that they play as a team. They may not have players that are great and will end up in the HOF some day, but they are learning everyday. Sure they have showboats like Tony Allen and Gerald Green, but these showboats also know how to pass the ball. Similarly, the Red Sox almost always find a way to break your heart. Curses, untimely injuries, second-half season breakdowns and other recurrences really test a fan's loyalty. But you know what? I've never liked football, so I've never liked the Patriots even if they do win a lot. I've never pretended to either; I think I know 2 players on that team, Tom Brady and Teddy Brueschi if he's still on it.

I dont think liking the Celtics and Red sox are bandwagon people.

I never said that. :lol

And Yanks got swept by Colorado :(

[v2freak]

Oh, sorry. When I saw your post had a quote of mine it and then you put a ^ I thought you were talking about me.

Since Monday, the lead has gone to 11 1/2 games

[DarkReign]

Stick a fork in them.

[Erect as a Bull]

Stick a fork in them.

Naw, Not yet :)

Even though we are in a slump we have gained 3 games in 3 weeks.
A game a week.
But we really need to sweep the O's

and Naw V2.. I put the ^^^ at people who like the Cowboys,Lakers, and yankees or whatever.
Thats a bandwagon fan.

Liking all Boston teams is far from bandwagoning.

[Flight3107]

Rangers are going to catch the fucking suck ass Yankees.

[Jimcs50]

Yankees are still 11 1/2 back of Boston and 8 games back in wild card at the mid way point of the season. I am thinking that they have no legit shot at making the post season.

:elephant

[RogerIsEatingASandwich]

Old, old news. They've been out of it for a while. There are too many good teams in the A.L. that arn't all of a sudden going to roll over and die.

[T Park]

Yankees are still 11 1/2 back of Boston and 8 games back in wild card at the mid way point of the season. I am thinking that they have no legit shot at making the post season.

congrats Boston fan

one of your fans just jinxed the Yankees into taking over :lol

[Tippecanoe]

the yankees do have an extended easy schedule after the all star break.

4 at Tampa
4 vs Toronto
3 vs Tampa
4 vs Kansas City
4 vs Baltimore
3 at Chicago
3 at Kansas City
3 vs Toronto

[Erect as a Bull]

Rangers are going to catch the fucking suck ass Yankees.

Probably your only 15 back :lol

But yea.. Stick a fork in the Yankees

They are done.
LMFAO!

Ahhhhh.. I havnt been online as much lately but Boston fans might be getting a little bit scared.
Gotta love it :)

and Yea Tipp we got past that easy schedule.
Now were getting to the hard stuff.
But it was a nice sweep @ Cleveland.

[T Park]

Yankees will win the division.

The Red Sox can't keep up the pace they have set.

Yankees will acquire another arm at the trading deadline.


another predictable season.

Of course the Yankees will stiff in the playoffs to the Angels, and itll be Detroit and Anaheim for the ALCS

thank you...

[Melmart1]

Probably your only 15 back :lol

But yea.. Stick a fork in the Yankees

They are done.
LMFAO!

Ahhhhh.. I havnt been online as much lately but Boston fans might be getting a little bit scared.
Gotta love it :)

and Yea Tipp we got past that easy schedule.
Now were getting to the hard stuff.
But it was a nice sweep @ Cleveland.
Sweeping the Indians proves nothing. Even the Rangers took 2/3 from them and damn near swept them. They are not playing very well lately.

And don't give me the line about "sorry I haven't been online much lately." This is a pattern with you, you ONLY come by when the Yanks are getting close to the Sox. When they were about five out you came here, and then when they were 10 out again within a week you were nowhere to be found.

[K-State Spur]

It's not so much that the Yankees are winning, it's that they are destroying teams. They actually have a better run differential than the Reds Sox now, by 40 runs.

If you look at the pythagorean expected W/L - the Yankees should have a 2 game lead on the Sox already.

That said, I agree that they are going to get knocked out, probably early, in the playoffs.

[Erect as a Bull]

Sweeping the Indians proves nothing. Even the Rangers took 2/3 from them and damn near swept them. They are not playing very well lately.

And don't give me the line about "sorry I haven't been online much lately." This is a pattern with you, you ONLY come by when the Yanks are getting close to the Sox. When they were about five out you came here, and then when they were 10 out again within a week you were nowhere to be found.

Hey Fuckhead I was here when we got swept by the Rockies.

Theres some sites that i'm a regular on Denverbroncos.com Behindthebombers, ect..

Then theres sites that I come on every once in a while.

I still posted a few times while the Yankees were down.

I was here when we were like 11 1/2 out :lol

But should I post in this thread every single day??
Sometimes theres nothing to say.

Rather then starting threads about the Yankees and/or Boston I figured I would just bump this thread back up.

Were still 4 games back.

It be different if we were in first.

So I dont know what your getting at?

and True.. winning 10 out of our last 11 series isnt that good.
neither is 30-10 in our last 40 games.


BTW: I was gone for the month of July and wasnt online that much.


But from now on I will bookmark this page and bump it every day just to make you happy.

Go check out the other sites I'm on.

I post every day regular about the Yanks and boston.

I was there when we were 14 1/2 back.

Sorry that I dont spend the majority of my time on a spurs site when I dont even like the spurs.

[Jimcs50]

Red Sox fucked up in trading for Gagne...he has sucked and personally lost 2 games in 3 outings. Also the players that they gave up are doing great and had great potential.

Oh well, another fold by the Sox...I am used to that.

:depressed

[Melmart1]

Red Sox fucked up in trading for Gagne...he has sucked and personally lost 2 games in 3 outings. Also the players that they gave up are doing great and had great potential.

Oh well, another fold by the Sox...I am used to that.

:depressed
You are giving up already? :rolleyes

[Jimcs50]

You are giving up already? :rolleyes

What do you mean give up? All I stated was that they folded again...which they have, yes?

[Melmart1]

Maybe we have different definitions, but no. I wouldn't say they have folded, unless they lose the lead.

[Erect as a Bull]

You are giving up already? :rolleyes

I doubt hes giving up.
I dont know of any teams that would give up having a 5 game lead. :lol

Hes just preparing himself for the worse. :smokin

And yea Mel.. its hard to call it a fold yet.

I dont know of many teams that can hang on to a 14 1/2 game lead anyways.

They were just playing over thier heads and they are mediocre now.

And we had starters like Karstens. Wright, Clippard, Igawa.

How the fuck are we suppose to win with those bums^^ :lol

[Melmart1]

You guys almost traded Igawa to the Pads, but it fell through. Anything would have been better than him. He is a liability if you make the playoffs. It's like Jekyll and Hyde.

[Erect as a Bull]

You guys almost traded Igawa to the Pads, but it fell through. Anything would have been better than him. He is a liability if you make the playoffs. It's like Jekyll and Hyde.

Damn :(
I was hoping the trade would go though.

Igawa sucks ass.

I remember back in spring training I was all happy about Igawa :lol

But He sucks(just like most of our pitchers we threw out there in the first 2 months)

Now that Karstens sucked it up again we should go back to our good pitching:

Wang
Hughes
Clemens
Petitte
Mussina.


Thats a tough rotation to beat IMO.

We should win at least 4 out of every 5 games.

And our lineup is top notch.

If only the suckass D-rays can do something against Dice-k Tommorow.
But chances are Boston will sweep them.

This weekend should be fun when we go the Tigers at home and Boston has the Angels :)

I'm hoping to be at least 2 games back after this weekend.

[K-State Spur]

O!!!hhhh, those pesky pesky Birds...

[Melmart1]

O!!!hhhh, those pesky pesky Birds...
Don't you love it when your team has been in "evaluation-for-next-season" mode but can still make an impact on the playoffs by being the spoiler?

[Bandwagon Bill]

The D Rays beat down the Sox too.

[Bandwagon Bill]

I hate the Red Sox simply because I hate New Englanders. They are the scum of America with their rude ass impatient bull shit

[K-State Spur]

Don't you love it when your team has been in "evaluation-for-next-season" mode but can still make an impact on the playoffs by being the spoiler?

Sadly, this is the state of being an O's fan for the past decade.

Considering that it is very unlikely that the team will sign Weiters (1st round pick, catcher from GT, considered by many as the top player in the draft, and - most importantly - a Boras client), today will probably be a horrible day for the ballclub despite winning 4 consecutive series from the Yankees for the first time in 25 years.

[K-State Spur]

Erik Bedard this season vs. the Yankees:

21 IP, 21 K, 3 BB, 1 HR allowed, 2 wins (would be 3 if the bullpen hadn't blown a 3 run lead in the 9th today), 0 losses.

Legitimate Cy Young candidate, although without the media pumping his case, few people outside of Camden Yards will know it.

[K-State Spur]

.
Wang
Hughes
Clemens
Petitte
Mussina.


Thats a tough rotation to beat IMO.

We should win at least 4 out of every 5 games.


Actually, it's a pretty mediocre rotation (probably only 4th best within the division). Wang's a slightly above average pitcher, Hughes isn't yet what he will become, and the other 3 are well past their prime (it's a MIRACLE that Pettite has an ERA below 4 with the peripheral stats he has accumulated, it should be closer to 5).

But with those thumpers, all the Yanks need is for those guys to eat some innings and they'll be just fine.

However, if you put those 5 pitchers on any other team, they'd be fighting just to play .500

[Erect as a Bull]

Erik Bedard this season vs. the Yankees:

21 IP, 21 K, 3 BB, 1 HR allowed, 2 wins (would be 3 if the bullpen hadn't blown a 3 run lead in the 9th today), 0 losses.

Legitimate Cy Young candidate, although without the media pumping his case, few people outside of Camden Yards will know it.

Yea Bedard is a badass pitcher.
I hate facing him.
and I hate facing the O's as well.

They are doing to us what the D-rays did in 05. :(

But we didnt lose any ground on anyone but Tough loss today.
Shelley had that nice Game tying HR. :(

Hopefully our bats pick up when we play the Tigers.

And as for our rotation I think it can be top notch whenever.

Hughes will be great and he already is getting there.
Wang IMO is great. Hes had a rough last 4 starts or so but hes a great groundball pitcher and gets outs. Clemens and Pettite are obviously past thier prime but they have been effective most of the season. And then Moose is Moose and gives quality starts most of the time. Hes a great #5 starter.

They can all easily pitch 7 innings with 3 ER or less in every start.

I'd take Hughes, Wang, and Clemens over Dice-K, Beckett, Schilling any day.

I wont want to face our lineup come October.

But thats obviously not our future lineup.

In the future when we have, Hughes,Joba,Wang, Horn, and Kennedy.

Thats going to be something else(All farm products too) :)

Now we have to go play the Tigers. Then our tough ass road trip. :(

[K-State Spur]

.

I'd take Hughes, Wang, and Clemens over Dice-K, Beckett, Schilling any day.

I wont want to face our lineup come October.

But thats obviously not our future lineup.

In the future when we have, Hughes,Joba,Wang, Horn, and Kennedy.



The numbers don't back you there. Schilling is the worst of those 3 for Boston right now, and he's putting numbers up that are about equivalent to Wang, who has been the best of those 3 Yankees.

You could make a pretty solid argument that Beckett/DiceK/Schilling for the Sox, Halladay/Marcum/Burnett for the Jays, and Bedard/Guthrie/Loewen (before he got hurt) for the Birds all are having better seasons than any trio the Yankees could put together.

Not that it matters though because the Yanks line-up is significantly stronger than anybody else in the division - especially with Ortiz and ManRam not quite having their typical years.

I do agree with you though that the MFYs have quietly reloaded their farm system.

I got to see Joba pitch an inning on Monday night and he was flat out NASTY. He's come a long way from his Husker days (not to say that he wasn't effective there as well).

[Horry For 3!]

Fuck the Yankees!

[Jimcs50]

Maybe we have different definitions, but no. I wouldn't say they have folded, unless they lose the lead.

losing 9 of a 14 1/2 game lead is folding, IMO. That being said, the Yanks had a cupcake schedule during that run and Boston had a tougher one, so lets see how NY does in the next 14 days, they have a tough schedule.

[Erect as a Bull]

losing 9 of a 14 1/2 game lead is folding, IMO. That being said, the Yanks had a cupcake schedule during that run and Boston had a tougher one, so lets see how NY does in the next 14 days, they have a tough schedule.

Yea our schedule was pretty easy. But the good thing about is was we beat up on who we needed to beat. We pounded them teams for the most part(Except the Orioles) But we still have 2 left vs Detroit and then we have to play @ Anaheim and @ Detroit. Then back home for Boston. So now we have the real test. I'm hoping we can get the lead to 3 or less games by the time we play Boston. I'd love to be tied for the division or even the lead going in. :lol But I'll just be happy knowing that we have been playing a lot better. People should learn to never count us out. I swear every year everyone says were done and stuff. But its going to be a tough few months. Hopefully its not "too little too late".

And K-state I still like our rotation the best.
During our 3 game losing streak we had Karstens starting a game(which he hasnt started since April)
We had Mo getting a loss(which hasnt happened since April)

And we had a bad start By Moose( He seems to have one about every 4 starts or so)

Now we got back on track with a nice performance by Andy who has been great this month and for most of the year. Now we got Clemens and Wang going the next 2 days. Clemens has been pretty good for us the whole year except for the one start vs Chicago. But he has had some tough losses and some no Decisions where he pitched Gems.

I would take Wang over Dice-K.
I would even take Hughes over Beckett.
I would take Clemens over Schilling.
I would take Andy over Lester.
And I would take Moose over Wakefield.


Our pitching has been pretty great over the last month.
But experts like Steve Phillips and Co say "we dont have the pitching to get it done" We have great pitching(Old and Young).

But I'm not disagreeing about Bostons pitching. I think they have pretty good pitching which is why they always seem to win games 1-0 and 2-1 all the fucking time. Pisses me off but I dont think thier pitching is any better then ours. Baltimore is tough as well with Bedard, Guthrie, and Cabrera as thier top 3. They seem to always give us fits. Indians have a great 1-2 Punch with Sabathia and Carmono. Tigers pitching is pretty top notch. Angels pitching is up there as well.
Theres a lot of good pitching in the AL.

The NL has like 6 pitchers that are worth a damn.
Pitching wins Championships and I hope the Yankees have the pitching to get it done this year. :)

It will be fun to see how they do as the season gets to the end.


And :lol @ Gagne.
I love that guy.

I hope he just keeps doing his thing.

[K-State Spur]

.
I would take Wang over Dice-K.
I would even take Hughes over Beckett.
I would take Clemens over Schilling.
I would take Andy over Lester.
And I would take Moose over Wakefield.



That's fine, but that's just being a fan. The evidence points the other way in each of those (with the exception of Pettite > Lester).

You say that you have "great" pitching, but the stats just don't back that up. Pettite is the only one with an ERA lower than 4 (and his peripherals point to that ERA being a 'lucky' one - meaning that if he keeps putting as many guys on base as he has, things are going to turn against him), and Wang is the only one that you can reasonably expect to pitch into the 7th inning on occasion. Now, most of the starters have a decent W/L, but that's due more to terrific run support than great mound performance.

But, as I've said, I like (or maybe 'respect' is the better word) the MFY line-up better than the Red Sox - by a decent margin - so if they just get adequate pitching, they could win the division. The Red Sox need to regain the stellar pitching that they had earlier in the season just to hold on.

[slayermin]

Damn!!! Garrett Anderson gets 10 ribbies tonight.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

The Wankees are the Angels' bitch!
It's a wonderful thing!

[Erect as a Bull]

Damn!!! Garrett Anderson gets 10 ribbies tonight.

Yea Crazy shit.
Damn I hate the FUcking Angels.

Thank god this is only a 3 game series. :lol

[TheZackAttack!]

I would take Wang over Dice-K.
I would even take Hughes over Beckett.
I would take Clemens over Schilling.
I would take Andy over Lester.
And I would take Moose over Wakefield.

You'd be pretty dumb then.

[Jimcs50]

Damn!!! Garrett Anderson gets 10 ribbies tonight.


Vlade had 9, I think, against my Sox a few years ago...the Angels must like beating the beasts of the east.

:toast

[Erect as a Bull]

You'd be pretty dumb then.

I am pretty dumb.
I've been told that on more then one occasion. :lol

[Erect as a Bull]

Damn its been a shitty ass week.
Thank you Sean Henn. :donkey

We need to win our next 4 games which means we Sweep Boston.
Then we can be back to 4 games back.
Whoopty doo.

Its going to be tough to win the division now.

We need to go on one more big ass winning streak.

[Melmart1]

Yep, it's pretty hard when you don't have a cupcake schedule anymore.

[Erect as a Bull]

Yep, it's pretty hard when you don't have a cupcake schedule anymore.

:lol our cupcake schedule begins again on Tuesday. ;)

But we havn't done HORRIBLE in our tough few teams.
The Angels always beat us so getting a win vs them was nice.(including a tough extra inning loss vs them)

We have lost 2 tough games vs the Tigers.
And the Orioles have given us troubles this year and we lost an extra inning game vs them.

So were not getting embarrased by teams.
Were competing.
And I still see us there in the end whether its wildcard or division champs.

Just think if we played in the NL? It makes me sick how teams like the Cubs have 60 plus losses and have a better chance of making the playoffs then us.

[Burn531]

^ We?

What position you play?

[K-State Spur]

Just think if we played in the NL? It makes me sick how teams like the Cubs have 60 plus losses and have a better chance of making the playoffs then us.

How about you move to the NL --- but you can only have $100 million in payroll?

Yeah, the Yanks are just full of tough breaks...

[Erect as a Bull]

^ We?

What position you play?

I dont play on the team but I am a trainer.
I still consider me as part of the team which is why I said "we".

[leemajors]

I dont play on the team but I am a trainer.
I still consider me as part of the team which is why I said "we".
bullshit.

[Erect as a Bull]

bullshit.

:lol Its alright, you didnt know.

I will forgive you guys this time :)

[Jimcs50]

Sox are hot!!!! They outscored Chicago 46-7 in 4 game series against the White Sox this weekend. :smokin

We have our 3 best pitchers lined up to go against Yanks starting Tuesday, ans all we need is to win one of the 3 to just about lock up the division......I like my Sox' chances.

:elephant

[Erect as a Bull]

Sox are hot!!!! They outscored Chicago 46-7 in 4 game series against the White Sox this weekend. :smokin

We have our 3 best pitchers lined up to go against Yanks starting Tuesday, ans all we need is to win one of the 3 to just about lock up the division......I like my Sox' chances.

:elephant

Your magic number is 1 :reading
Damn I thought it was like 25 or something.

Congrats on winning the division though. :)

and yea you beat the shit out of Chicago.

[Melmart1]

I dont play on the team but I am a trainer.
I still consider me as part of the team which is why I said "we".
The one that got fired?

[Erect as a Bull]

The one that got fired?

:lol

That was the strength and conditioning coach.

[Jimcs50]

Your magic number is 1 :reading
Damn I thought it was like 25 or something.

Congrats on winning the division though. :)

and yea you beat the shit out of Chicago.


For all practical purposes, yes the magic number is 1 this series.

If Sox are 6 games up after this series(win 1 of 3), it would be improbable for them to lose lead to Yanks wth 28 games left. If Boston just plays .500 ball and go 14-14 in Sept, the Yanks would have to go 21-7 to pass up the Sox. Given the Yankees' play lately, I do not see that happening. I see Boston, at worst going 16-12, which even makes NY's plight more gloomy. Another thing, Boston will have 18 home games and only 10 road games left on their schedule after the NY series.

A bonus, Boston plays Tampa 11 of those 28 games. They pretty much own Tampa, so they should pile up a lot of wins just in those games.

[Erect as a Bull]

For all practical purposes, yes the magic number is 1 this series.

If Sox are 6 games up after this series(win 1 of 3), it would be improbable for them to lose lead to Yanks wth 28 games left. If Boston just plays .500 ball and go 14-14 in Sept, the Yanks would have to go 21-7 to pass up the Sox. Given the Yankees' play lately, I do not see that happening. I see Boston, at worst going 16-12, which even makes NY's plight more gloomy. Another thing, Boston will have 18 home games and only 10 road games left on their schedule after the NY series.

A bonus, Boston plays Tampa 11 of those 28 games. They pretty much own Tampa, so they should pile up a lot of wins just in those games.

If Boston wins 1 game this series then they will be 7 games up not 6.
And I agree its going to be tough to catch Boston even with a sweep.

But if anyones capable of it its the Yankees.
New York needs to and I think they will play great ball from here on out.

We dont have that tough stretch anymore.
Another Bonus is your last 7 games are at home while ours are on the road(including the Orioles)

We need to sweep this series vs Boston and the next one. And that still might not be enough. :(

Anythings possible so I'm still going to hope :)

[K-State Spur]

Earl Weaver used to always say that as you could make up 1 game per week and still catch the leader, you were still a threat.

However, if games back > weeks left in the season, you're in trouble.

[peewee's lovechild]

Only 1 game behind Seattle!!!!

The Wild Card is ours!!

Joba Chamberlain was smokin!!!

[Melmart1]

Only 1 game behind Seattle!!!!

The Wild Card is ours!!

Joba Chamberlain was smokin!!!
And where were you when your team was not just 1 game behind? Why do you barely come in here now? :rolleyes

[Erect as a Bull]

And where were you when your team was not just 1 game behind? Why do you barely come in here now? :rolleyes

:lol you like to pick on everyone who just shows up.
Hopefully you believe that I was here when we were still like 12 back and even like 9 back of the wildcard.

Were just now getting ourself dug out of our whole.
Time to climb out of the whole completley though.
We need the sweep.

[Erect as a Bull]

Sox are hot!!!! They outscored Chicago 46-7 in 4 game series against the White Sox this weekend. :smokin

We have our 3 best pitchers lined up to go against Yanks starting Tuesday, ans all we need is to win one of the 3 to just about lock up the division......I like my Sox' chances.

:elephant

:lol Well they didnt win a game so the Division is still up for grabs. YIKES!

We beat your top 3 pitchers too. Looks like we outpitched you guys. Must be tough not facing guys like Chase Wright anymore huh?

But were still 5 games back so I still need to keep my eyes on seattle for now.

See you in September. :)

[peewee's lovechild]

And where were you when your team was not just 1 game behind? Why do you barely come in here now? :rolleyes

Truthfully, I didn't even know about this thread. I just hadn't checked out the Clubhouse Forum until somebody mentioned it.

But, you can ask Midge, I've been behind my team from day one.

[peewee's lovechild]

We need the sweep.

Done!!

[peewee's lovechild]

I love the way Mel is all bitter about her Tex-ASS Rangers.

[Erect as a Bull]

Is Mel a guy or a girl??? And I can never tell if it likes the Rangers or Boston. :lol It seems to like Boston but is a Rangers fan. And were 6 games back from Boston. I'm starting to wonder if its too late or not. Hopefully we can sweep vs KC and Boston splits with the Orioles. We would be 4 1/2 out with 1 more series each before we play each other in Fenway. After the Boston series we should know if we have a chance or not. Either way I think both teams will make it and October is all that matters. :)

[peewee's lovechild]

Is Mel a guy or a girl??? And I can never tell if it likes the Rangers or Boston. :lol It seems to like Boston but is a Rangers fan. And were 6 games back from Boston. I'm starting to wonder if its too late or not. Hopefully we can sweep vs KC and Boston splits with the Orioles. We would be 4 1/2 out with 1 more series each before we play each other in Fenway. After the Boston series we should know if we have a chance or not. Either way I think both teams will make it and October is all that matters. :)

I doesn't matter.

We'll take the Wild Card and kick their asses in the first round.

[Erect as a Bull]

:lol Well they didnt split with the O's but they lost 2 out of thier last 5 games. :)

Now hopefully we can sweep the BlueJays. and Boston can lose 1 or 2 more games. At least we wont have to face Holliday.

Were 4 out in the loss column and a HUGE Series at Fenway this weekend.

And yea peewee. We will beat them in the playoffs if we face them. Cant wait til October when we win 27 in 07. :)

[Melmart1]

Should be a good race to the end. This series is gonna be huge, and I will be watching.

And yes, I am a girl. And I do follow the Red Sox, hate the Yankees and am a tried and true Rangers fan. I just love baseball period, though. Since the local Double-A farm club is now a Padres affiliate, I might make the Pads my NL favorite. I like the Brewers, too from the NL though I don't follow them like I do AL teams.

[TheZackAttack!]

Should be a good race to the end. This series is gonna be huge, and I will be watching.

And yes, I am a girl. And I do follow the Red Sox, hate the Yankees and am a tried and true Rangers fan. I just love baseball period, though. Since the local Double-A farm club is now a Padres affiliate, I might make the Pads my NL favorite. I like the Brewers, too from the NL though I don't follow them like I do AL teams.

How does one like multiple teams. That makes no sense to me?

[Melmart1]

How does one like multiple teams. That makes no sense to me?
I am a Rangers fan. Part of being a Rangers fan means that you have nobody to cheer for in October. So, I pick teams to cheer for. For this reason, I like the Red Sox and Brewers and starting to warm up to the Padres. I am not sure what's so hard to understand about that.

[TheZackAttack!]

I am a Rangers fan. Part of being a Rangers fan means that you have nobody to cheer for in October. So, I pick teams to cheer for. For this reason, I like the Red Sox and Brewers and starting to warm up to the Padres. I am not sure what's so hard to understand about that.

Ohhhhhhh, so you are a bandwagon fan. I get it now. For me, its the Cards, every year no matter what. No matter when the season ends, I still watch in October. You don't have to have a rooting intrest to enjoy watching baseball You just have to be a fan of the game. But you are a Bandwagon fan so that makes perfect sense. Thanks, thanks for the clarification.

[Melmart1]

Ohhhhhhh, so you are a bandwagon fan. I get it now. For me, its the Cards, every year no matter what. No matter when the season ends, I still watch in October. You don't have to have a rooting intrest to enjoy watching baseball You just have to be a fan of the game. But you are a Bandwagon fan so that makes perfect sense. Thanks, thanks for the clarification.
How is being a Rangers fan being a bandwagon fan? There is no Rangers bandwagon and if there was, I suspect that it would be fairly empty. You make absolutely no sense when you say that.

I do love baseball. Hell, I am going to a minor league game tonight. And no, I don't need to root for someone to watch the post-season, I watch every game and there were plenty of series last year where I had no vested interest in either team. I have no interest in the Cards or Tigers but you bet your ass I watched every game of the WS.

But hey, if belittling me in yet another thread makes you feel like a tough guy, go right ahead and say what you want. Your constant need to post things that are inciteful rather than insightful gives you zero credibility.

[TheZackAttack!]

How is being a Rangers fan being a bandwagon fan? There is no Rangers bandwagon and if there was, I suspect that it would be fairly empty. You make absolutely no sense when you say that.

I do love baseball. Hell, I am going to a minor league game tonight. And no, I don't need to root for someone to watch the post-season, I watch every game and there were plenty of series last year where I had no vested interest in either team. I have no interest in the Cards or Tigers but you bet your ass I watched every game of the WS.

But hey, if belittling me in yet another thread makes you feel like a tough guy, go right ahead and say what you want. Your constant need to post things that are inciteful rather than insightful gives you zero credibility.

Calm your ass down. I never said being a Rangers fan makes someone a band wagon fan. But you are saying you root for the Rangers(primarily), Redsox, Brewers, and now the Padres. Thats being a bandwagon fan wether you like it or not. Jeez you are a prime example of why I hate talking sports with girls.

[O-Factor]

Another adjective to describe melmart...bandwagoner.

[Melmart1]

Calm your ass down. I never said being a Rangers fan makes someone a band wagon fan. But you are saying you root for the Rangers(primarily), Redsox, Brewers, and now the Padres. Thats being a bandwagon fan wether you like it or not. Jeez you are a prime example of why I hate talking sports with girls.
So you are you saying you wouldn't react if someone called you a bandwagoner? This has nothing to do with gender. I don't understand why my gender is such an issue with some of you here.

[Melmart1]

Another adjective to describe melmart...bandwagoner.
And here is the President of my fan club, bringing up the rear :rolleyes

[TheZackAttack!]

So you are you saying you wouldn't react if someone called you a bandwagoner? This has nothing to do with gender. I don't understand why my gender is such an issue with some of you here.

yeah, id react....with a :lol. You seem to get very pissy easily but women do that and that bugs men. But hey this is a baseball thread so i digress and leave this subject.

[O-Factor]

And here is the President of my fan club, bringing up the rear :rolleyes


Up the rear,(Id make a joke if this was the quattro) :lmao. I am the president dammit. You can't take this crown Zack.

[TheZackAttack!]

Up the rear,(Id make a joke if this was the quattro) :lmao. I am the president dammit. You can't take this crown Zack.

Don't want it.

[Erect as a Bull]

LMAO @ not talking sports with girls. Well I dont have a problem talking sports with Girls who know stuff. Rather then girls who like teams because of "hott" guys that play on them. And LOL @ Bandwagon talk. Mel was hinting at me being a bandwagon fan I'm sure. But I dont really care what people online think of me. People who have known me my whole life know what I am. But I understand what Mel is talking about while rooting for teams. When The Yankees get eliminated I usually just root against Boston or Chicago. And then sometimes I root for other teams. I'm a fan of baseball as well. Football is my main sport.

and them stupidass Devil Rays. Damn they suck. They cant even hold an 8-1 lead. :(

oh well.

[Jimcs50]

:
At least we wont have to face Holliday.

:)


You mean Halladay, Holliday plays for the Rockies.

:p:

[Jimcs50]

Glad Toronto won last night. Now Boston has a 5 game cushion in loss column. I am not confident with Matsuzaka pitching tonight at all. He needs to be sat down for a week, as he is showing serious signs of being worn out. He has never pitched this many games or innings in one year, not even close and he has been getting hammered the last month. I would pitch Clay Buchholz in his place for one start.

I think NY will win 2 of the 3, because w/o Manny and suspect starting pitching, I think Boston is vunerable, even at Fenway.

[Erect as a Bull]

You mean Halladay, Holliday plays for the Rockies.

:p:

:lol True. I was never good in spelling. Its all the same to me. And Holliday has been hitting HRs all week so maybe I have him on my mind.

And Crazy weekend at Fenway.
Captain Clutch Delivered again.

Boston lost today and the Yankees are winning.

It could be down to 3 in the loss column with about 2 weeks left.

And I thought football season was stressful for me(since I'm a broncos fan) But damn the AL East will go right down to the wire probably.

I think everyone knew the Yankees wouldn't go down easy.

Heres to an ALCS Matchup reguardless of who wins the division. :elephant

[degenerate_gambler]

Should be a helluva last week and a half...

Remaining games:

NY: Home - 5 games...tonite v. O's then 4 v. Blue Jays
Road - 6 games...3 @ TB, 3 @ Bal


Boston: Home - 6 games...they get their last six games of year at home v. Oakland (2) and Minny (4).

Road - 4 games...tonite v. Blue Jays, 3 @ TB

[StylisticS]

lol. I can't believe this is happening. The Yankees was at one time, 14 games back, right?

[Erect as a Bull]

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/Portis26AnimatedPics/RedSoxsGAGME.gif

LOL Gagne^

Gotta love him

Fucking bum

[Dirk Nowitzki]

The Red Sox are only 1 game up in the fucking loss column. UNACCEPTABLE! I am amazed the Yanks despite a tough year with injuries and all are this close. The most important thing for the Yanks is getting that wildcard spot at worst case. They have 10 games left in their season. I dont see them missing it. If they manage to win the division, the red sox should be ashamed of themselves.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Angels and Indians tied for best record in the league.
Enjoy the view from behind, Boston!

[Trainwreck2100]

I find it funny cause the Mets are on the verge of losing to Philly

[resistanze]

If the Jays get swept by the Yankees, they were paid off! :lol

[Erect as a Bull]

midway through the season?

Skankees will be nowhere near the playoffs come september

:lol :lol :lol

Great prediction.

You were right. :blah

But its not how you get in the playoffs. All a team needs is a chance at the playoffs. After that anything can happen. :)

[Erect as a Bull]

6 games left and the Yankees trail Boston by 2 games.

Yankees need 1 win or a loss by Detroit to clinch the playoffs.
Good shit.

Whats October without the Yankees?? :lol

[Jimcs50]

Yankees lose again!!! ARod has another slam, but it is not enough. Where would NY have been this year w/o ARod?

Boston needs to win 3 of last 5 to clinch.

:hungry:

[Erect as a Bull]

Boston already clinched :lol

But yea the division is looking bleak
If the Yankees go 4-0 and Boston goes 1-3 then Yanks will win the division :lol

But the Tigers are done.

Yankees are in the playoffs.

Good shit.

Now anything can happen.

How fun does a Boston/New York ALCS sound? :)

[Dirk Nowitzki]

Yanks achieved their goal which is just getting into the playoffs. They NEVER miss the postseason. Homefield is so fucking overrated that it literally means as much as the last shit I just took. Health, mental toughness and execution is all you need to win in any sport. The home crowd isnt going to cover up any of those 3. That being said, can the Yanks end their current Boston curse. Remember they have yet to win a playoff series since the 2004 alcs. I am not shocked to see the yanks playing in october. I knew even after their terrible start they would make it. Should be a fun month for october! :hungry: :hungry:

[Erect as a Bull]

Yanks achieved their goal which is just getting into the playoffs. They NEVER miss the postseason. Homefield is so fucking overrated that it literally means as much as the last shit I just took. Health, mental toughness and execution is all you need to win in any sport. The home crowd isnt going to cover up any of those 3. That being said, can the Yanks end their current Boston curse. Remember they have yet to win a playoff series since the 2004 alcs. I am not shocked to see the yanks playing in october. I knew even after their terrible start they would make it. Should be a fun month for october! :hungry: :hungry:

And where were you when the Yankees were not in the playoffs for the 13th straight year??

As Mel would say :lol

[Dirk Nowitzki]

And where were you when the Yankees were not in the playoffs for the 13th straight year??

As Mel would say :lol

Oh I am not a Yankees fan. Well they arent my #1 team. That would happen to be the Texas Rangers. :depressed :depressed :depressed

[Jimcs50]

Home field advantage is important with the teams that are in the playoffs.

Angels and Indians rely heavily on it and the Yankees are much better at home than on the road. Boston plays better on the road than of any of them.

[SrA Husker]

Home field advantage is important with the teams that are in the playoffs.

Angels and Indians rely heavily on it and the Yankees are much better at home than on the road. Boston plays better on the road than of any of them.


Sports Illustrated did a take on this issue a few days ago online...

4. It's important to earn home field advantage.

No, it's not. Home teams in postseason games in the wild-card era are 208-182, a .533 winning percentage -- not too different than if you flipped a coin 390 times. It works out to roughly one extra win per year for all postseason teams combined.

But, hey, you say you really want that last game in your park if the series goes the distance, right? Doesn't matter. First of all, 79 percent of Division and League Championship Series never go the maximum number of games (57 of 72). And in those 15 series that did go the distance, the home teams went 5-10.

Now, having World Series Game 7 in your home park might mean something: Home teams are 8-0 in those ultimate games since 1979. But the site of that game is determined by the outcome of the All-Star Game, not by how many games a team wins during the season.

Bottom line: Playoff-certain teams should forget putting the pedal to the metal. Rest your players, especially your pitchers. The postseason -- no matter what myths you want to believe -- as Billy Beane so well put it, really is a crapshoot.

[Jimcs50]

Sports Illustrated did a take on this issue a few days ago online...

4. It's important to earn home field advantage.

No, it's not. Home teams in postseason games in the wild-card era are 208-182, a .533 winning percentage -- not too different than if you flipped a coin 390 times. It works out to roughly one extra win per year for all postseason teams combined.

But, hey, you say you really want that last game in your park if the series goes the distance, right? Doesn't matter. First of all, 79 percent of Division and League Championship Series never go the maximum number of games (57 of 72). And in those 15 series that did go the distance, the home teams went 5-10.

Now, having World Series Game 7 in your home park might mean something: Home teams are 8-0 in those ultimate games since 1979. But the site of that game is determined by the outcome of the All-Star Game, not by how many games a team wins during the season.

Bottom line: Playoff-certain teams should forget putting the pedal to the metal. Rest your players, especially your pitchers. The postseason -- no matter what myths you want to believe -- as Billy Beane so well put it, really is a crapshoot.


As I said it depends on the team.

Boston's home games account for only 52% of their wins

NY 57%

Cleveland 55%

LA 58%

So as I said, it matter the least to Boston and the most to LA.

[SrA Husker]

As I said it depends on the team.

Boston's home games account for only 52% of their wins

NY 57%

Cleveland 55%

LA 58%

So as I said, it matter the least to Boston and the most to LA.

But even with those numbers, they can fall within statistical oddities. If NY was able to win 70-75% of their playoff games at Yankee Stadium (gosh knows they've had enough there) you might have a point, but 58% is just too close to normal.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

If you cant have success on the road, then you arent good enough to win it all. Homefield,homecourt etc is something you would like to have but it is not something you HAVE to have in order to win. Health,execution,mental toughness,talent is what you truly need. As long as you have all of that, it doesnt matter what ballpark you are in. If you lack in those areas, homefield wont do a god damn thing to cover it up.

[T Park]

Very true.

The AL should prob be worried about the bunker mentality the Yankees have.

Do the Yankees have enough pitching? Prob not.

They have the friggen bats though.


IMO right now, its the Indians and Angels gonna fight it out in the ALCS.


The Indian's pitching is almost too much.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

Very true.

The AL should prob be worried about the bunker mentality the Yankees have.

Do the Yankees have enough pitching? Prob not.

They have the friggen bats though.


IMO right now, its the Indians and Angels gonna fight it out in the ALCS.


The Indian's pitching is almost too much.


As the saying goes offense wins regular season series, pitching wins playoff series. If the Yankees lose this season, could they possibly be heading towards implosion? They havent won a title in 7 years. They keep increasing their payroll yet havent won a playoff series since beating the Twins in 2004. They are under the 2004 curse still. We will see what happens come next week. Should be a fun postseason.

[Erect as a Bull]

Oh I am not a Yankees fan. Well they arent my #1 team. That would happen to be the Texas Rangers. :depressed :depressed :depressed

:lol Yea I figured you wern't a Yankees fan.

And I'm nervous about the playoffs.
Every year I get dissappointed and get closer and closer to Blowing my Fucking Brains out with a shotgun. :elephant

And I still think we have the pitching to do it.. PLUS the bats.

We got Wang, Pettitte, then Roger?? and maybe Hughes, Moose, or Kennedy will step up in the playoffs.
I still like our chances but every year it seems we fight so hard getting out of our whole that we dig early on that we are flat in the playoffs. I would'nt care if we lost our last 3 games as long as we won the World series.


And it will be an exciting post season.
I'm loving the NL Race right now.
Not a single team has clinched.

Look at those red Hott Rockies.

Rockies/Yankees World Series. :elephant

[Jimcs50]

Damn....Becket lost last night and now Boston must win 2 of last 3 against a very good Twins team, and with Santana pitching one of them....it looks bleak for my Sox.

[degenerate_gambler]

Damn....Becket lost last night and now Boston must win 2 of last 3 against a very good Twins team, and with Santana pitching one of them....it looks bleak for my Sox.


still 2 up man.

[Tippecanoe]

Damn....Becket lost last night and now Boston must win 2 of last 3 against a very good Twins team, and with Santana pitching one of them....it looks bleak for my Sox.

santana aint pitching in any of the three games. at this point, it really doesnt matter. the sox are guaranteed a playoff spot no matter what happens. winning the AL east is great and all, but it doesnt mean shit. let the starters rest and start preparing for october

[Erect as a Bull]

Yea winning the East doesn't mean shit. Yankees win the East every year and we havn't won a World Series in a while. :(

If we win the World Series I wont give a fuck about Boston winning the East for the first time in 12 years.

But Congrats on winning the East.
Yankees arn't in last place anymore ;)

Fucking Mo Choked tonight.
Hopefully he gets that out of the way before October.

and :lol @ the Mets.
Good shit

[Jimcs50]

:elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant


Would rather have faced Cleveland over LA in 1st round, because of the cross country trip to West coast, but I'll take it. Now we need to win last 2 games to clinch HFA throughout the playoffs.

[Erect as a Bull]

That is the bright side about not winning the East is that we wont have to face the Angels. :lol

I think we can beat them in a 7 game series But I am not a fan of 5 game series. They seem to short. However I wish the 2004 series vs Boston was a 5 game series ;)

Oh well. If we can get past the first Round I think we can win it all. :elefant:

[K-State Spur]

i wonder if this is going to be like the end of the 2000 season.

nobody here will remember, but on the last weekend of the 2000 season - the Birds swept the Yankees for the first time in years. O's fans were happy that they had ended the season on a high note.

However, that sweep gave them a better record than the rangers, so when the 2001 draft rolled around, Texeira went off the board before their pick. (their consolation prize was Chris Smith - who never played an inning above A ball)