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I must say, our loss is your gain. Peter Abraham was the writer I enjoyed reading more than any other. It's a loss for us Yankee fans, but a boon for you Red Sox fans. I hope you check out his blog when he joins the Globe, and trust me when I say you guys are in for a treat. I'll miss Pete covering the Yankees. I really will.

I've taken down better men than you.

Finals two years in a row, and maybe even the championship this year. Bring it, bitch.

First of all...when it comes to motivating your players, I've noticed that the old school managers do a great job. Torre, as much as I hated his in-game management, was probably the best I've ever seen. However, I think the in-game management is the most important factor. If you need further proof, look at Grady Little. Championships are a bit of a crock. If Girardi wins a World Series or two, does he suddenly become a great manager? I thought he was a good manager when he was with the Marlins. He's a good manager now, and he was a good manager then. I never thought Tito was a great manager, he was just better than Torre. To me, a manager's job is 95% bullpen management and in-game strategizing. How many calls does an AL manager make during the game that doesn't involve pitching? Bunting or stealing? Come on...at most 2 or 3 times a game, if that. However, he has to know when to take the pitcher out, which reliever, etc. Not only that, but he has to manage them over the course of the season. No one in the game does it as well as LaRussa in the NL, and although I am biased here a bit by my fandom, no one in the AL does it as good as Girardi in the AL. Tito? Get real. Francona's moves are baffling, to be honest. I can't understand what the heck he is doing in innings 6, 7, and 8. The 9th goes to Papelbon, but the rest is confusing. In that regard, he's very similar to Torre. In comparing him to LaRussa, there should be no question. LaRussa has won everywhere he has gone. Whether you agree with "creeping LaRussa-ism", the fact remains that his technique has changed the game. He's an innovator, and one of the old guard who uses modern systems and analysis to maximize his moves. In that regard, and for that reason, there is a huge gulf between LaRussa and managers like Tito or Torre. They can't hold their own against a LaRussa.

Posada is a f***ing moron. Even though I'm a Yankee fan, he should get a 5 game ban.

Put your money where your mouth is. Pony up the $25 and play next year. Look at it this way...that's only 100 tricks your sister has to turn.

I guess in a way you're right. A Yankee fan competing with Red Sox fans in a battle of intelligence is like taking candy from a baby. Better yet, like 86 years of futility.

How great would it be if a Yankee fan won the TalkSox Fantasy Baseball League?

I would take CC over anyone of all the playoff teams in the AL now. Maybe not Verlander. He's f***ing filthy.

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I don't even have to talk s***. Keeper is doing it for me, lol.

Funny....I got the shirt from our league last year for finishing in second place.

Come on dude...exactly what one-sided deals are you talking about? Anyways, it should be a fun week. As far as I'm concerned, I won already. I knocked out SFOC. So bite me. Seriously, let's have a fun week.

SFOC, how much do I owe you?

I assume you mean Gehrig. Not Munson. Didn't play long enough, and his offensive numbers weren't that great. Not Combs. Stats are nearly the same, but Jeter did it at a tougher position and for longer. Not Posada, as catchers tend to have better OPS's than Shortstops throughout history.

Honestly Keeper, would you be saying that if you HADN'T won the season series? Personally, if you ask me, I think it should be OBP or WHIP. However, it doesn't really matter.

Honestly dude....you are dumb as s***. Seriously. Those are the obstructed view seats. As you can see, there are TVs on the wall so that fans can follow what is happening due to the obstruction. No one sits in those seats except to rest for a few minutes. They all go on top of the restaurant and watch. Not a bad deal for five bucks. You get to sit and rest when tired, and walk around the stadium. Seriously. You are dumb as s***. Carry on.

It was also in the New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/joba_no_lock_for_alds_start_sjbkwBGzMsAykB9PyLYfCO By the way...why would you EVER want Torre to be managing the Yankees instead of Girardi?

I hope and pray that Vmart catches the majority of games next year. If he does, there is zero doubt in my mind that you finish 3rd or worse.

It would make things interesting. This team reminds me a bit of 1998. Not as good, but damn good.