ALDS: Yankees vs. Tigers

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:36 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Just get a job with ESPN and be done with it. Good lord.

There are guys I have confidence in...Cabby, V-Mart, Verlander. Valverde had a career regular season but he's been a nightmare to watch in the 9th inning. I'm just saying he doesn't make it easy.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:37 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:BTW, What is up with all you west coast douchers rooting for the Skanks?

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:40 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
Just get a job with ESPN and be done with it. Good lord.

Schotzy fancies himself quite the analyst...

unfortunately for him, he's possibly the most banal person on the entire interwebs, with some serious grammar problems.

Marcus Allen thinks he's milquetoast.

BTW, What is up with all you west coast douchers rooting for the Skanks?

I'm older than you.

In the early/mis 70's, there was usually one game on a week (before cable TV), Monday Night Baseball (IIRC, saturday games came a little later). Problem was, the big media markets were on every week -- you could pretyy much count on seeing the Yanks, Sux, or Dodgers every week, against whoever... on the old B&W TV.

Given those choices, you'd think I would have gravitated towards the West Coast Dodgers... the problem being that they were, and still are, fucking gay (I swear Steve Garvey would suck cock in the clubhouse between innings).

Hence, I've been a Yankees guy longer than you've been alive.

In the early 80's, TBS and WGN were a godsend to baseball fans.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:58 pm

How about instead of (always) saying I'm dull, soft and verbose...tell me what you actually disagree with me about? I try to give more to the conversation than just saying "gee, I sure hope those Tigers can pull it off tonight, by golly". Don't piss on me because everyone's attention span is limited to two sentences.

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:06 pm

Fitzer is going to clown the Yankees in this game. I see Nova getting in trouble early to the tune of a 3-0 lead that Fitzer will hold pretty well....Yankees make a threat but it gets to about 6-2 and ARod and Tex start swinging from their backfoot as they all sense another season wasted away lol. Leyland is hiding his cards and WILL use Verlander in this game for an inning or two to shutout the Yankees before that closer nails it down in the ninth while Posada strikes out to end his career.

Cue up a silent Yankee Stadium tonight. I gaurantee Detroit win this.....7-3.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:10 pm

Fuck.

Van · Post by **Van** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:15 pm

Mgo, yep, pretty much what Dins said.

In case you haven't noticed, I tend to be a traditionalist. I like great teams and great rivalries from great eras. I like the Yankees-Dodgers in the WS, the Steelers-Cowboys in the SB, the Celtics-Lakers for the NBA title, and USC-Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. I want to see Tiger Woods making history, not some clown in plaid pants showing up out of nowhere to take home the Claret Jug before disappearing right back into the woodwork, never to be heard from again.

The Yankees are baseball to me. Being a little older than Dins, I grew up a fan of the Clemente-Stargell Pirates, and I fucking hated the Tommy LaSorda-Steve Garvey-Don Sutton Dodgers. Besides the '71 and '79 Series, watching Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson and Willie Randolph rip the throats out of the Dodgers was always my favorite thing about fall, other than USC football.

What I don't like is seeing a team like the Florida Marlins jump up and win, only to disband a year later.

Sorry, I like consistency. I'm not a frontrunner, though, because there are many great teams I hate, and I never switch teams.

The Yankees playing in October just feels right to me. Pretty much, Mariano Rivera trotting in from right field before a packed house at Yankee Stadium means that the terrorists still haven't won.

Or something like that.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:16 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Fuck.

I don't know what you're worried about...just checked the Tigers web site, there's not a Fitzer on the team. Can you really put the whammy on a team when you can't identify their accomplishments or players?

One of his predictions is coming true...he called for the Lions got be 5-11 this year. I'll be so sad to watch them drop 11 of their next 12.

Van · Post by **Van** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:17 pm

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:Fitzer is going to clown the Yankees in this game. I see Nova getting in trouble early to the tune of a 3-0 lead that Fitzer will hold pretty well....Yankees make a threat but it gets to about 6-2 and ARod and Tex start swinging from their backfoot as they all sense another season wasted away lol. Leyland is hiding his cards and WILL use Verlander in this game for an inning or two to shutout the Yankees before that closer nails it down in the ninth while Posada strikes out to end his career.

Cue up a silent Yankee Stadium tonight. I gaurantee Detroit win this.....7-3.

Mgo wrote:Fuck.

Fucking excellent. :twisted:

Van · Post by **Van** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:21 pm

Shoalzie wrote:
MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Fuck.
I don't know what you're worried about...just checked the Tigers web site, there's not a Fitzer on the team. Can you really put the whammy on a team when you can't identify their accomplishments or players?

He can. Dude could jinx death and taxes.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:39 pm

Shoalzie wrote:How about instead of (always) saying I'm dull, soft and verbose...tell me what you actually disagree with me about?

Fair enough.

I disagree with your penchant for being dull, soft, and verbose.

Actually, I don't have a problem with the "verbose" part... hell, I make it through Van posts.

But seriously -- milk and toast think you're milquetoast.

Try coming up with something original, instead of spouting what you think some talking head might say... it's painful to read.

Howsabout instead of your gumshoe thoughts, which are more like gum-on-my-shoe, rattle off something like "the Tigers will win tonight because ARod is a fucking faggot, and **insert name of pitcher** tends to struggle with lefties beyond the 5th inning... and ARod is a fucking faggot."

You know... something that doesn't make me want to smoke an ounce of meth while mainlining espresso before I get to the end of your post.

Just a little constructive criticism.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:40 pm

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:I gaurantee Detroit win this.....7-3.

Hear that, Selig?

You can cancel the game.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:11 am

Hey Dins...go fuck yourself, 2-0!

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:12 am

Holy shit! Tigers teeing off on Nova. Lobbing it right down the pipe on every pitch might not be the best strategy against this lineup.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:17 am

Not happy with this start. Fuck.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:18 am

And Cabby channeling his inner Keith Hernandez...this is too good of start.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:19 am

8 more innings like that and the Yankees can join the Sox on winter vacation...

(Snarky enough for ya, Dins?)

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:20 am

Shoalzie wrote:8 more innings like that and the Yankees can join the Sox on winter vacation...

(Snarky enough for ya, Dins?)

Nope. You just proved his point.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:21 am

Van wrote:Not happy with this start. Fuck.

Tigers haven't lost back to back games since late August. But with that and the YaFJ curse, something's got to give.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:25 am

Girardi better tell CC to get his fat ass ready...

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:49 am

Delmon is swinging at the ball its a minor league ump...

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:51 am

At some point here the Yankee bats are going to wake up.

Aren't they?

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:54 am

The Yankees simply cannot lose a deciding game at home to a pitcher whose name commemorates Sissyroo's favorite Thursday night party game.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:13 am

Johnny Wholestaff FTW

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:19 am

Van wrote:The Yankees simply cannot lose a deciding game at home to a pitcher whose name commemorates Sissyroo's favorite Thursday night party game.

It's the Yankees. If they lose to Fister they'll just acquire him.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:22 am

Maybe...maybe not. - Cliff Lee

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:26 am

Carsten Charles...come on down!

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:33 am

Here's THAT inning I was dreading...has the stuff to get 2 strikes but can't put the guys away like he could in the first few innings.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:36 am

Russell Martin is a DICK.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:39 am

GODDAMMIT!

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:41 am

That pitch count is over 80...Scherzer is probably going to make an appearance soon.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:46 am

Why the hell is he bunting? Jackson scores on a single from 2nd...swing the fuckin' bat!

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:51 am

It's beginning to look as if Detroit isn't going to score much more, if at all. The question is, how long can they walk the tightwire when the Yanks are up?

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:52 am

Never mind.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:52 am

Thanks for the vote of confidence, YAFJ...

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:55 am

Shoalzie, the longer this goes on...the closer you get to the Promised Land...the more it's going to hurt like an anal aneurysm once The Curse finally kicks in.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:01 am

...and that's why they call it insurance runs.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:02 am

Nice pose, Cano...scoreboard.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:05 am

Besides Cano, the only Yankee hitters I've feared are Gardner and Posada. Strange.

Van · Post by **Van** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:09 am

Sure as hell have no reason to fear A-Roid, and Jeter seems off tonight. Granderson needs to make an appearance, as does Swisher.