ALDS: Tigers/Yankees Series Thread

[rician blast]

While I don't go for the taunting of yankee fans by Sox fans, whether the Sox make the playoffs or not, I don't necessarily think all comments made here can be considered "taunting"...for example, saying that the Yankees choked may not be entirely accurate, but it is not taunting.

 

They were outpitched and outhit by a team of hungry, agressive, determined ballplayers...but when you boast a lineup like such as the one the Yankees purchased this year, you must be held accountable. So maybe its a matter of semantics...but the bottom line is that a team with that much talent MUST win...as Steinbrenner said, this result is unacceptable.

 

On the other side of the coin, certain Yankee fans' reactions to all this are equally if not more disturbing. I was at a restaurant Friday night and after dinner we sat in the bar for a drink...the Yanks were on on the TV across the way...I walked over to see the score, saw it was 5-0 and said to a friend at the bar "Did anyone see this coming". A Yankee "fan" says to me "are you a Yankee fan" and I said "no". He says "Red Sox?" and I say "YES".

 

He says "sorry to hear that" then proceeds to tell me that the Sox are sitting home watching on TV and at least the Yankees made the playoffs and Schilling is a loudmouth and says "you Red Sox fans are a joke".

 

I just broke out laughing and said "what did I do to deserve this...look at the score." The best part is everyone in the place laughed at the guy too, and he left in a huff.

 

So I say to that segment of the Yankee "fan base" I realize you don't represent all Yankee fans, but relax, because some folks do make generalizations, and you're the ones making your fan base look like a bunch of priviledged, spoiled, obnoxious brats.

[Mr Crunchy]

1/2 the yankee fan base are now wearing orange and blue ny hats jim

a mile wide and an inch deep

0 for the century and have yet to win a world series since their payroll hit 100M

in fact

unless the mets win it all

i think the redsox are the only team in mlb history to win a title with a payroll over 9 figures

[a700hitter]

The board was down whenever I tried to get on yesterday. And some of us do have better things to do on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

When your team rips your heart out with the latest in their line of post season chokes,....well, hopefully the weather is good.

[Jon_Papelboner]

Yankees because we actually have a youth movement going.

 

Since when? You traded some of your best prospects for WAY BACKett. Good move.

[Jon_Papelboner]

1/2 the yankee fan base are now wearing orange and blue ny hats jim

a mile wide and an inch deep

0 for the century and have yet to win a world series since their payroll hit 100M

in fact

unless the mets win it all

i think the redsox are the only team in mlb history to win a title with a payroll over 9 figures

 

We won in 2000. How is it that a new millenium starts, yet a new century doesn't? When it's inconvenient for your argument?

[a700hitter]

We won in 2000. How is it that a new millenium starts' date=' yet a new century doesn't? When it's inconvenient for your argument?[/quote']Neither the new millenium, nor a new century began in 2000. Both the century and the millenium began in 2001. Our current calendar did not start with the year 0. It started with 1. Count from there. The Yankees are zero for the millenium and the century.

[Jon_Papelboner]

Neither the new millenium' date=' nor a new century began in 2000. Both the century and the millenium began in 2001. Our current calendar did not start with the year 0. It started with 1. Count from there. The Yankees are zero for the millenium and the century.[/quote']

 

Either you weren't born before 2000 or you were just under a rock at that time, but everybody on new year's eve of 99 was celebrating the new millenium when it hid midnight. 2000 just doesn't count? It's a matter of interpretation. The last year in a century to me is 99.

[a700hitter]

Either you weren't born before 2000 or you were just under a rock at that time' date=' but everybody on new year's eve of 99 was celebrating the new millenium when it hid midnight. 2000 just doesn't count? It's a matter of interpretation. The last year in a century to me is 99.[/quote']Everyone was wrong. The new millenium started in 2001. The 2000 celebration was just a celebration of the year 2000. I guess you can't count to 100 starting with one, nevermind doing that 20 times. Facts are facts. The century and millenium started in 2001.

[Jon_Papelboner]

Everyone was wrong. The new millenium started in 2001. The 2000 celebration was just a celebration of the year 2000. I guess you can't count to 100 starting with one' date=' nevermind doing that 20 times. Facts are facts. The century and millenium started in 2001.[/quote']

 

There isn't much more to say, you're wrong.

[Ray10]

To quote the announcer on the YES network. THEEEEEEEEEEE YANKEES LOSE. I'm sorry but I had to say it. I love it seeing the Yankees go out and put together what they all thought was the team and to hear George say that THIS IS THE YEAR, only to have the Yankees knocked outta the playoffs I mean common what more can you ask for. This year wasn't so bad after all.

[a700hitter]

There isn't much more to say' date=' you're wrong.[/quote']You can say that I am wrong all that you want, but history and the calendar proves me right. I think I'll choose history and the calendar instead of your worthless opinion.

 

EDIT: Here's a homework problem for Papelboner. Your tutor can help you with this.

 

First Century: Let's count the years: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100.

 

If each Century includes 100 years, what would Century 2 look like? and so on through the first 20 centuries.

 

I'll bet you also have difficulty reconciling the fact that the last century, i.e. the 1901-2000 was the 20th century, not the 19th century.

[a700hitter]

Papelboner,

 

Here's some information for you about calendars and the millenium.

 

http://www.ortelius.de/kalender/idx_en.html

 

The Yankees have no chmpionships in the 3rd millenium or the 21st century, because both started in 2001 just about the time the Yankees started their Choke streak.

[Jon_Papelboner]

I'll take a choke streak of 6 years over a choke streak of 86 years. Thank you very much.

 

And you can post all kinds of links, it's not going to change my interpretation of what a new century is. I'm sure all of those people celebrating the new millenium in 2000 would agree.

[ORS]

I'll take a choke streak of 6 years over a choke streak of 86 years. Thank you very much.

 

And you can post all kinds of links, it's not going to change my interpretation of what a new century is. I'm sure all of those people celebrating the new millenium in 2000 would agree.

Lovely. I'm wrong, and the facts prove it, but I think I'm right, so I'll say I'm right. Tool.

[pudge]

Lovely. I'm wrong' date=' and the facts prove it, but I think I'm right, so I'll say I'm right. Tool.[/quote']

:lol:

[Buckeye]

And you can post all kinds of links' date=' it's not going to change my interpretation of what a new century is. I'm sure all of those people celebrating the new millenium in 2000 would agree.[/quote']

 

a700hitter's information is absolutely correct.

[rician blast]

And you can post all kinds of links' date=' it's not going to change my interpretation of what a new century is. I'm sure all of those people celebrating the new millenium in 2000 would agree.[/quote']

 

 

translation: don't confuse things by posting facts cuz 'boner will never admit to being wrong.

[Mr Crunchy]

jesus christ almighty

 

""dont dazzle me with the facts""

[Jon_Papelboner]

It's an interpretation, not a fact.

[Jon_Papelboner]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenium

note: TYPICALLY 0 or 1

 

that means you can go by either, so im not wrong.

[BoSox34]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenium

note: TYPICALLY 0 or 1

 

that means you can go by either, so im not wrong.

 

When you're trying to prove a point, don't use wikipedia. Anybody, including you, could have just edited it to make your point valid.

[Jon_Papelboner]

When you're trying to prove a point' date=' don't use wikipedia. Anybody, including you, could have just edited it to make your point valid.[/quote']

 

Well look at anytime then, it'll say the same thing. If you change something that is correct, it is corrected within 10 mins.

[Buckeye]

It's an interpretation' date=' not a fact.[/quote']

 

a700hitter IS correct. According to the the National Institute of Standards and Technology (the keepers of the official time standard for the United States):

 

"Although there is no world or U.S. body with the authority to rule officially on this matter, the NIST timekeepers believe that the third millennium begins this Jan. 1. The first millennium, they say, started with the Year One and finished at the end of the year 1000. The second millennium then began at the start of the year 1001 and will conclude on Dec. 31 of this year. Therefore, the third millennium technically begins with the year 2001."

[Jon_Papelboner]

Again, technically. That means not everybody interprets it that way, and a person isn't wrong for not.

[example1]

Again' date=' technically. That means not everybody interprets it that way, and a person isn't wrong for not.[/quote']

 

What the f*** are you guys talking about this for?

 

I realize the game is kind of boring but so boring that you're arguing over when the last millenium began? C'mon now!

[Mr Crunchy]

i made a statement that the yanks were 0for the century in world series wins

mr boner disagreed and claims the century started in the year 2000

the 20th century ended in the year 2000

the 21st century started in 2001

 

its a moronic argument to begin with

[ORS]

Well, when the truth hurts, you need to split hairs in righteous indignation, or something like that. Doesn't change the fact that the Yankees have spent $1.1B (salary + gluttony tax) over the last 6 years with nary a ring to shine.

[26 Reasons to Hate Us]

Wow i didn't know all that calendar stuff. Turns out early humans were pretty retarded.

[a700hitter]

Wow i didn't know all that calendar stuff. Turns out early humans were pretty retarded.

Because they counted to 100 and to 1000 by beginning with the #1? Yes, that is very retarded.

[Buckeye]

Because they counted to 100 and to 1000 by beginning with the #1? Yes' date=' that is very retarded.[/quote']