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MLB Talk - 2010 Season
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^ I think Fox has the contract for the WS for the foreseeable future...
I think Sager's rug could call a series better than Buck/McCarver could. Hell, I'd rather listen to the ESPN douchebag-o-rama of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan.
Buck and McCarver are indeed mediocre at best, Joe Morgan isn't much, but HOW THE HELL do you figure Jon Miller to be a douchebag?!
I haven't had the time to watch much of either championship series. But I have to say the Rangers really showed me something. They played, good aggressive ball under control. They went out and took it right to two of the best teams in the league - the Rays and the Yankees. And they did it in a complete fashion, with timely hitting, smart base-running and outstanding pitching.
No more perfect a demonstration than this: intentionally walking Josh Hamilton in order to take your chance with Vlad Guerrero.
The Yankees may not have helped their cause too much, but they also should not feel ashamed. They were actually beaten by the team that played better ball all the way around.
No more perfect a demonstration than this: intentionally walking Josh Hamilton in order to take your chance with Vlad Guerrero.
The Yankees may not have helped their cause too much, but they also should not feel ashamed. They were actually beaten by the team that played better ball all the way around.
Jon Miller's no douchebag; he's one of the best play-by-play announcers working today.
Joe Morgan, on the other hand, is an insufferable dolt (I don't think I'll ever forgive him for the "Banks Boulevard" bullshit), relentless in his assertions that the players of his era were far better than the players of today, the master of the meaningless and retarded statement ("you can't beat a team by outscoring them" -- what the hell does that mean?), and I would not object to him getting run over by a bus. He's easily the worst color commentator on national broadcasts -- yes, even worse than Tim McCarver -- and I hope he lands in the seventh level of Hell.
I'm having difficulty understanding how a team that's lost the most games of any team in Major League Baseball history, builds its teams through emphasis on the draft, and has only two World Series championships, can be considered an "evil empire," unless this is a precursor to another one of your "hurr philadelphia fans hurr" rants.
Joe Morgan, on the other hand, is an insufferable dolt (I don't think I'll ever forgive him for the "Banks Boulevard" bullshit), relentless in his assertions that the players of his era were far better than the players of today, the master of the meaningless and retarded statement ("you can't beat a team by outscoring them" -- what the hell does that mean?), and I would not object to him getting run over by a bus. He's easily the worst color commentator on national broadcasts -- yes, even worse than Tim McCarver -- and I hope he lands in the seventh level of Hell.
I'm having difficulty understanding how a team that's lost the most games of any team in Major League Baseball history, builds its teams through emphasis on the draft, and has only two World Series championships, can be considered an "evil empire," unless this is a precursor to another one of your "hurr philadelphia fans hurr" rants.
As much as I liked Morgan as a player, I have to agree; sometimes I wonder what game he's watching, and his digs at present-day players are insufferable. McCarver comes up with some good technical pitcher-catcher stuff, not surprisingly, but that is amid a lot of boneheaded, "what is he talking about?" type comments.
I like Jon Miller, though.
I'm wondering that myself. They had a few good post-season streaks over the years, but have never been close to the pervasive domination and over-dog status that the Yankees have. Not the accompanying smugness, which turns so many off of the Yanks. Phillies fans seem as fatalistic as Cubs or (old school) Red Sox fans, only more negative.
--Justin
Any team whose fans that throw batteries at Santa Claus and cheer after he suffers a Christmas ending neck injury while in the stadium's jail is the evil empire, isn't it? 
Watching the game last night I was struck by the give-up written all over the Yankees' faces last night when they showed the dugout. Especially in the late innings, they knew they weren't coming back and just wanted to get out of there.
It must have been especially nice for Rangers fans for ARod to have the final out of the series on a 3rd strike looking.
And have the claw and antlers replaced the rally monkey?
Watching the game last night I was struck by the give-up written all over the Yankees' faces last night when they showed the dugout. Especially in the late innings, they knew they weren't coming back and just wanted to get out of there.
It must have been especially nice for Rangers fans for ARod to have the final out of the series on a 3rd strike looking.
And have the claw and antlers replaced the rally monkey?
Any team whose fans that throw batteries at Santa Claus and cheer after he suffers a Christmas ending neck injury while in the stadium's jail is the evil empire, isn't it?
I thought it was vomiting on Santa Claus and throwing snowballs at JD Drew... Anyway, I can see "evil," but not "empire"!
--Justin
Yea the Yankee's are done.
I loved that one camera shot of the ranger fan jumping up and down with excitement, she made that red shirt look good!
I loved that one camera shot of the ranger fan jumping up and down with excitement, she made that red shirt look good!
Could be; because Texas has this thing for hand signals that goes back to the old Southwest Football Conference.
http://www.rockchalktalk.com/2010/2/18/1236894/whats-with-texas-and-hand-symbols
Most of the schools on this list were in that conference.
By the way Dallas/Arlington/Fort Worth are celebrating today. We are all pretty happy down here in the metroplex.
Brit
Somehow calling the Phillies "the Evil Empire" seems more melodrama and sour gapes than anything else. They may well be knocked out tonight in which case neither they nor the Yankees claim the higher ground. Timby has already laid out their history, making it seem like there is no way you can call the Phillies that. Face it, much of why the Yankees are labeled as such stems from their wallets being deeper than the Marianas Trench.
But the Phillies? Nah, I'm not seeing it.
But the Phillies? Nah, I'm not seeing it.
Perhaps. But if I have any sour grapes against the Phillies, it's because I'm also a Mets fan.
All right, all right... 
I agree, my use of the term 'evil empire' was uncalled for. I admit, I screwed up. You win.
I agree, my use of the term 'evil empire' was uncalled for. I admit, I screwed up. You win.
Sanchez hits Utley...benches clear!
I'm going to make a prediction right here and now. The Yankees are NOT going to win the World Series. It's a radical stance but I'm a daring guy like that.
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