Absolutely fantastic; the team of the decade. Bookmarked the the decade with World Series wins, four world series appearances in total. POPPIN BOTTLES
Andy Pettite was absolutely fantastic. All the Yankees needed was 6 decent innings… and he provided.
A-Rod finally got his ring providing that last piece to make him a viable candidate for G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time)
Mo said he can, and wants to, do it for another 5 years and who can say that might not be true? He is not human. He throws two pitches and has been for over 10 years and no one can still figure it out. He was over-the-hill in 2004, 2005, 2006, etc but still is the most dominant figure in all of sports. Ever. That’s a lock.
Whether he deserved it or not, Swisher was a fan favorite this year and certainly added a dimension (along with AJ and Damon) to the clubhouse that allowed the team to relax and just play baseball.
You haven’t heard much from me about the Yankees because I didn’t want to talk about anything that was so orgasmically special. The World Series starts this Wednesday and the Yankees are playing the Phillies. Here are two videos that came out after the Phillies won the NLCS. Keep in mind that the Phillies won the World Series last year. Come on idiots, act like you’ve been there before:
I really hope 2009 is not Bizzaro World for MLB AL Playoffs. I mean the Red Sox ALWAYS dominated the Angels and this year three ANGELS made the SAWX look like and NL team. And the Yankees have always gotten smoked by LA, so lets hope the reverse does not happen tomorrow.
For someone who batted .167 in the playoffs, Dustin Pedroia thinks that the Fenway grounds crew is to blame for the Red Sox loss:
“I’m not lying about that. That is true. I think about those things. That stuff upsets me,” Pedroia said. “My job is to take 1,000 groundballs a day. Other guys’ job is to get the field perfect so we can play baseball.”
You stay classy you douchebag.
On a lighter note, the Yankees are thinking about going to a three man rotation for the ALCS. That would mean CC could pitch games 1, 4 and 7. But, because of where the days off land that would mean only pitching on short rest once. This certainly helps the Yankees but in no way means this series is a lock. The Angles are a dangerous team… but not as dangerous as the Fenway grounds crew.
I just couldn’t leave the below post at the top of SLT while the Yankees were starting their playoffs. Everyone should watch out for A-Rod this post season. He is going to squash all the rumors about him being clutch and I can’t wait.
I love this time of year. The weather chills a little so I can now rock my V-Neck shirt with a nice blazer. The brisk air in the morning wakes me up and cool me down. The pumpkin beer and pumpkin muffins make their way back to Heartland Brewery and Starbucks, and of course the real A-Rod starts to play Baseball.
Alex Rodriguez in the Regular Season is like The Black Crows before Kate Hudson, They were a strong rock band, who could put out and album anytime they wanted and sell out any stadium, but then you realize that was a long time ago. Now the Black Crows have broken up, Kate Hudson has ruined another career (matthew mcconaughey) and A-Rod will begin do like he did in ‘05, ‘06 & ‘07 playoffs, which was a batting average of .133, .071 and a stellar .267 (I would put 2008 but of course they did not make the playoffs), with all of 1 RBI in 55 At-Bats during that time.
But hey, at least I can get the pumpkin muffin from Starbuck and read the back of the NY Post where it will say “Where has A-Rod Gone”, or “Not Again”… at least something similar.
I know there is a 2:37 game today but let’s be honest, the people in Philly and Colorado don’t really care that much about that game… or is that East Coast bias? Who cares.
Here is a link to a position-by-position breakdown (via LoHud) of the Twins/Yankees series. Why do it when someone else has done it and did it better?
I am nervous about this game. Twins are coming off a SICK run to get into the playoffs and the Yankees haven’t played a meaningful game in 3+ weeks. On the other hand CC Sabathia will be going against Brian Duensing so we got that going for us.
One quick thing that I want to say to Posada: “quick bitching about Molina catching Burnett. Whatever gives the Yankees the best chance to win you should be on board with.”
As you already know the Yankees are playing meaningless games now as they have secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs but last night they had another walk-off win in the Bronx. Who was the honorary hitter? Juan Miranda. Yea, don’t ask because I am not too familiar either. Yes, this game means nothing and means even less if the Yankees don’t make the World Series but it is still nice to see the Yankees going out there and playing great baseball, even when they don’t have to.
Best part of the night though was Burnett: 6.1, 3 hits 1 earned.
Yesterday, the Yankees completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox and clinched not only the AL East but home field advantage throughout the playoffs. That and a quarter can get you a rub and tug in Thailand. While you would rather have home field advantage than not, if the Yankees do not make the World Series it means as much as a bag of crap on your doorstep. Everyone is saying the right things in the clubhouse but the only thing to do now is take the long division series, put Joba in the bullpen for the ALDS, set up the rotation and win.
Last night the Yankees beat the Angels in the 9th inning and the win couldn’t have been better. It has nothing to do with the win clinching at least the Wild Card spot for this year’s playoffs, making it 14 out of the past 15 years that the Yankees have made the playoffs. It is the WAY they beat the Angels. With HUUUUUUUUGHES striking out Hunter and Vlad to keep the game tied in the 8th, then Brett Gardner getting on base, stealing, moving over on a sac bunt then scoring on a sac fly. Small ball baseball that will be needed in October.
I’m also glad they acted as business as usual after clinching the playoffs. It isn’t anything to celebrate. Winning the division, making the World Series and winning said World Series are what we need to be celebrating. Hopefully we will be.
