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What playoff implications? Instead of having the series in Yankee stadium in August, it would be in Fenway. Instead of having the last series of the season in Fenway, it would be in the Bronx. You wouldn't be losing any home games, just switching locales. Thank goodness you don't work for the Sox.

Nobody hated Moose in New York. It's just that we are in a pennant race for our lives [at least at the time] and we didn't have time to screw around. Everyone wanted Moose to turn it around. Moose has some serious credibility he has built with the fan base. Drew doesn't have the same with the Sox faithful. If it was Nixon struggling like this, you guys would have had less venom, you have to admit.

The Yankees are unofficially asking the Red Sox to help them in the latest blunder from the scheduling office. The Yankees are slated to play the Red Sox in the season finale at Fenway in 2008. Considering that next year is the final year of the old Yankee stadium, the Yankees are asking the Red Sox if they would switch the home series the Yankees have with the Sox in August, allowing the Yankees to finish the season at home. Here's hoping the Red Sox understand the history and tradition of the game, and make the switch.

True. Have to give you that. I think our celebration in 2003 was better though. It's one thing to celebrate after a blow out. But to dance around after being 5 outs from losing, and in extra innings...now that was a boogie down from the Bronx. I remember they did the same thing in Flushing in 1986. What was that...one strike away with no one on? We can dance if we want to......

We are 3-6? Shows you that I need to stop drinking, lol. The problem with the Angels is their running game. Mientkiewicz at first can make the throw to second. Posada is as good a catcher in every aspect of the game there is, except for one. He is absolutely HORRIBLE at framing pitches. Watch Posada catch a game. He never, I mean never, tries to frame a pitch. If he would do that one simple thing, he would be a first ballot Hall of Famer. Then watch Molina. The guy freezes every pitch. Posada is great at hitting, throwing, blocking, a switch hitter...incredible. Framing pitches? I'm better. Lineup....would be as follows Damon Jeter Abreu Arod Posada Cano Mienkiewicz Cabrera Molina With Matsui, and Giambi, you have some serious pinch hitting options. You can even take Molina out of the game and let the pitcher hit late in the game, you got three pinch hitters. You're only really in trouble if the game goes mroe than 12 innings. Matsui hasn't been hitting all that well, so losing his bat is not a huge deal. Either that, or sit Melky.

You know, I don't buy that stuff as much as I used to. We used to own you guys too. In fact, we have, with the exception of 2004, but that is quite a big exception. We split the season series with Anaheim, and they really don't scare me like they used to. The Angels play in a weaker division, so their record is a little inflated, and the Yankees weakness is lefty pitching, and they don't even have a lefty on their 25 man roster. The Guardians with their deeper pen, and Sabathia and Carmona, scare me a lot more than the Angels do. We did sweep the series from the Guardians, but I don't care for our chances in a five game series with Carmona and Sabathia. Scary. Let you guys handle them. As long as we play Mientkiewicz at first, Molina behind the plate, and Posada as the DH, I think we can crush the Angels.

Go for the division. That extra home game is huge.

I can't believe there is a worse manager when it comes to the bullpen than Torre, but it just may be Tito. Is Steinbrenner paying him under the table?

This thread...dusted off, and brought back to life..... The Red Sox simply DO NOT WANT TO WIN THE DIVISION. Thank you Toronto..thank you Eric Gagne... But with the Red Sox losing tonight...and the Yankees up 12-0 on the Orioles...the lead is down to two games in the loss column. A tie gives us the division and the extra home game. Can it be? Could it be? 14.5 games out...and caught in September? We shall see. Assuming the Yankee win [and Okajima and Papelbon aint pitching, so we have a good chance of winning]...the standing look like this at the end of 9/18: Boston 90-62 Yankees 87-64 2.5 GB Only two in the loss.

Fine, fine....tie game as of now...dammit.

GAGNE=Yankees MVP

Too young for me to make fun of. Welcome.

I can't believe Moose has given up two hits in six innings. Looks like we have another one in the books, and hoping the Blue Jays can even it up in Toronto.

Lester is pitching really well, but he had two very hard hit balls off of him in the last inning. I don't think he has much left at this point. I hope Tito keeps him in.

I don't even know who's a female on this site. Nor do I care. I enjoy myself, and have fun. What little respect for you I had for serving in our country's armed forces is gone. Hopefully one day, you'll stop a bullet. I could care less if you respect me or any facade you think I do or don't put on. I'm just glad people who read this post may get an idea of what you really are on here.

I only hope we win the division so we get that extra home game. Talent-wise, the Guardians are superior in my mind, but the Angels have our number. However, with Shields non-existant and them having no lefties, coupled with the fact that the Yankees are very poor against lefties and the Guardians have Sabathia and Carmona, I really have zero preference of who we face. I just want game five at home if we can get it.

Poking fun at a man paralyzed by polio is low, rician. Show some class.

Just like the Cardinals and the Tigers went in on a roll? It is of no real consequence how we finish. Game 1 of the playoffs, everyone starts at zero.

As long as he pitches the way he's been pitching, he could be Jabba the Hut's twin as far as I'm concerned.

You may disagree with what he signed, and that's his prerogative. However, he stopped and signed an autograph. How many ballplayers still do that without charging you?

I think it's funny. If you think in today's day and age that a 10 year old would be disillusioned, You got another think coming. I agree with ARod here, if you want to keep your kid in a bubble, don't bring him to a Sox-Yankee game. You think that kid is being quiet when the Fenway faithful are chanting "Yankees suck"? Get real. It's hysterical, and if I had an autograph from Ortiz saying Yankees suck, I'd put it up on my wall. Don't lose sight of the fact that where most athletes don't sign anything, and charge you if they do, Shelley took the time to stop and sign. Sadly, that in itself, should be commended. In the past, that was the norm.

If he concentrated on women and poker, he would have been fine. Nobody listens.

We were lucky to win that series with the Sox. I'll admit that.