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What I meant is has anyone seen him pitch on TV, and if so what kind of pitcher is he (what pitches does he throw, how fast does he throw them, etc.).

Not to be rude, but I thought you guys always talk about Yankee fans having having unintelligent posts that do not contribute.

This should be an interesting game, although I am not too confident for obvious reasons. I will not post during the game because I know you guys don't like that. Good luck to everyone.

Does anyone know anything about Redding? If so please tell...

Your right. That wasn't really the point that I was trying to get at. I'm just saying that Rivera hasn't been completely terrible against the Red Sox.

Welcome, I personally don't think it was ketchup, but who really cares. Schilling won the game, and as a Yankee fan, thats all that matters.

I'm a Yankee fan and I don't see any possibility of a sweep. Tonight starts what will probably be a make or break 11 game road trip for the Yanks. Luckily for me im going to 5 of those games lol.

May is not starting on Sunday for sure. It may be Sturtze and there was even a rumor that they could acquire Leiter so maybe he would be the starter.

Schilling is definately the X-Factor, no matter whether he is good or bad.

Thats entirely incorrect. He's had 4 save oppurtunities against him. The first one he blew on a home run by Varitek, which wouldn't be gone in most ballparks. In his next one he would have gotten the save if it weren't for an A-Rod error. He then saved the next two without giving up a run.

According to you guys A-Rod can't win. If he says something against a team your saying he is just trying to stir something up and should just shut up and play the games, but if he says something good about someone on another team you believe there is a deeper meaning behind it. So what do you want him to do?! If you have a problem with everything he says then just don't listen. He was only trying to complement Ortiz!

I also believe that this series will probably come down to the bullpens, but I would have to give the advantage to the Yankees. Even though the Red Sox have been able to figure out Mariano Rivera to some degree, I still believe he is the best closer in baseball and there is no one I would rather have on the mound. Tom Gordon, has had 6 days to rest because of his injury, so he should be able to throw like he was before the injury. Tanyon Sturtze, who after being lights out got hit pretty hard a couple of times, had a tremendous outing on Sunday will be good and Joe trusts him. The down side to the Yankees bullpen is that they lack a solid lefty, but once the game gets into the seventh they should just be able to go to Sturtze, Gordon, and then Rivera. For the Red Sox, I know what Schilling is capable of but he hasn't pitched out of relief in years, and I'm not sure what he's going to give you right away. Timlin is very reliable, and I believe him to be your best guy in the bullpen. Bradford was just injured as well so who knows, and he is only good against righties because of his delivery. Myers in also only good against lefties because of his delivery but can be very reliable. All in all I think this is going to be a fun and exciting series.

I'm probably going up to Fenway for the Sat. game coming up against the Yankees. I just have 1 quick question. Which section does the black cover go on in center field for the day games.

Its Matsui that should be in the All - Star game, not Podsednik or Jeter. The guy has 70 rbi's just a little past the mid way point. I believe he is 4th in rbi's only behind David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and A-Rod. He is also hitting .320 which is extremely good considering a month and a half ago he was hitting about .240.

Well I've never heard anyone say A-Rod should be the captain, but if so then that is just plain stupid. Jeter is and deserves to be the captain, end of story. Also I've read that Alex is not a very outgoing guy, so jsut because him and Jeter aren't best friends doesn't mean they are enemies.

Just wondering if Schilling would be able to warm up quick enough to come out of the bullpen. I was remember Torre had the idea of El Duque setting up for Mariano a few years ago and he wasnt able to because he couldn't get lost quick enough.

My fault lol, I meant to say Todd Walker wasn't a good fielder, but he really did kill the Yanks in 2003.

I just wanted to say that (even for a Yankee fan lol) I extremely enjoy this board, and I spend more time on this message - board then any other. By the way, I am not here to start any fights. I just find the posts to be more intelligent then the posts on the YES boards for instance.

As a Yankee fan, I think all the criticism of Mark Bellhorn is unfair simply because the team has enough offense. Along time ago, before 20 home runs were expected from each position 2B was not considered a power position and considering that, I believe that he is a servicable second basemen. Just because he doesn't put up Alfonso Soriano numbers doesn't mean he is a bad player. As for the errors, in 2003 Todd Walker was tremendous in the postseason but he was a good fielder, but I remember seeing a post on this site not too long ago, wanting Walker back.

One more thing. When everyone puts the "true Yankee" lable on people like Jeter, Bernie, Posada, and Rivera, is crazy. Just because you win a championship doesn't make you a true Yankee. Don Mattingly never won a ring, let alone a single playoff series with the Yankees, but I would certainly call him a true Yankee. And contrary to popular believe Mattingly played on some very good teams (most of them winning 90 games a year), but there was always one or two teams better then the Yanks.

When A-Rod was a prominent player on the Seattle Mariners he was a huge part of their success, mainly in 2000. In 2000 he got his team into the ALCS and almost beat the Yankees by himself. In the 2 games the M's won in that series (1 and 5) Alex had a solo homer in a 2-0 game 1 win and he had the game tying and winning rbi single in a 6-2 game 5 win. He was a huge part of that club and probably made the mistake of leaving a club, that had a good big of young players and veteran players. When he was on the Texas Rangers from 2001 - 2003, he was one of the only players performing on the team, and I think it goes without saying that he did his part. Elsrbueno, I completely agree with you that his contract crippled the financial state of the Rangers, but it wasn't his fault. It was the Rangers choice to give him the enormous contract and even if he wanted to give back some of the money to the club the players union probably wouldn't let him. The only pitcher that they decided to sign was Chan Ho Park, and he was either hurt or extremely ineffective. Last year with the Yankees he had a good regular season, but not by his standards, which just proves how great a player he really is. Last year the Yankees did not have great pitching so the offensive (with Alex being a big part of it) took them to the playoffs. In the first round he was (along with Matsui) the main reason that the Yanks defeated the Twins. In the ALCS he was great (along with every other Yankee) in the first 3 games, but only had 2 rbi's in the final 4 games. I believe that it is unfair to place all the blame on A-Rod because everyone stopped hitting. As for this year, I think you could make a legitimate case for naming him the American League MVP. By the way, I might not be right, but when all the Red Sox fans say they hate A-Rod I think the main reason is that he is a major part of the Yankees, and he has been in "media wars" with several Red Sox players.

Tex4Prez, to answer your question I am defending A-Rod simply because he is a Yankee. I do like A-Rod but Mariano Rivera is my favorite Yankee for obvious reasons, and not Alex. I think that A-Rod has done a great deal for the Yankees, even though he has not managed to be on a championship team. I say this mainly because he was only in 1 postseason with the Yankees and he certainly did his part. That should go without saying. The "True - Yankee" lable really bothers me because a team should not be disapointed because they were not able to be the best team in baseball every single year. That is practically impossible to keep up. The Yankee teams of the late 90's were extremely good, but if you base it strictly on talent the Yankees teams of more recent years could compete with the past Yankees squads. The Yankee teams of the late 90's had a universal intangible that is hard for a team to capture and maintain in the free agency era.

I remember in 2001 when the Yankees converted Chuck Knoblauch to left field, he was playing as an outfielder in the Metrodome for the first time. They had a 1 dollar hot dog night and the fans pelted Knoblauch with hot dogs.

Thank you, I didn't realize they did that as a result of the Jeffery Maier incident.

lol. It's not a big deal. By the way, I'm not here to ruffle any feathers. I'm just hear to talk about the Yankees and Red Sox.