One Yankees Hatred Revealed

I learned something this weekend. I can hate something. Hate is a big, giant, overused word. One that should not be thrown around without serious thought. I realized this weekend that I do hate something. The disgusting B and everything it stands for on the red sux hats. I hate that thing.

I really didn't think I did. On Sunday just before the game I found myself grinding my teeth just thinking about it. Just thinking that disgusting presence was fouling the air in Yankee Stadium was irritating as hell. It has nothing to do with records between the teams or anything like that. The win/loss thing is pretty much even at this point. I just feel like they are the sub-human scum of Baseball.

I really hate it when players I liked (past tense intended) end up there. When I heard about John Olerud signing there I could have cried. I'd always been an Olerud fan. A-hole Wells belongs there. You know he signed there to spite Cashman and George. No other reason. I remember liking Johnny Damon a while back too. Not anymore. The cesspool that is boston can keep the chumps like curtass, millar, ramirez and especially shrek ortiz. Those types belong there. But guys like Renteria, wtf? Had to be money. Or maybe there is a such thing as ballplayers being bandwagoners too. Maybe that's why someone would debase themselves and go there. They win a few games and now he wants to play there. I don't get it. Players want to play in New York because of the history and commitment to excellence. There is no such thing in boston.

This is one reason I never liked seeing jerk-off clemens in pinstripes. He never was a Yankee. Never. I was more than happy when he was gone. It's like a breath of fresh air not seeing that bum in New York. I couldn't care less if he wins every game he pitches, he was no Yankee. Wade Boggs either. He didn't belong. I feel a little of that toward Gordon too. He lived down to my expectations last October.

I do really appreciate it when a player I want to like leaves boston though. When Nomar was traded, I was relieved. Now I can watch him play and not feel the hate. I always wanted to. Of course, he's got the Ken Griffey syndrome; can't stay healthy. But it is good to see him somewhere that doesn't disgust me.

I especially hate this movement to eliminate the rivalries. Have you seen that stupid commercial where the different fans are brought together by fm satellite radio? Freakin retarded. No Yankee would shake the hand of a dork like that sux fan. Not a real Yankee anyway. If you don't like the rivalries, don't watch Baseball. Stop with all the pc bull.

I guess I learned something about myself recently. It's not a rivalry thing with me. It's a hate thing. I hate the sux. Period. Win or lose against them, I hate them. Period.

OK, So Now I Can Post

Being the honest to goodness Baseball guy that I am, I had this superstition about posting on this blog once the Yankees went on their winning streak. I don't really know how it happened but once it did, I couldn't/wouldn't post. "A player on a streak has to respect the streak." Crash Davis.

In case you missed it (which I doubt) the won 10 in a row. Sweet! Thai after all the blow hards and bandwagoners had left them for dead. Ha!

This became a familiar sight during the streak.



In six games last week, Tino Martinez batted .391 (9-for-23), leading the league with six home runs, 15 RBIs and 10 runs scored. Can you say player of the week?

Even Jason came alive again.



I'm glad. He's been through a lot. Plus, if he gets rolling, he could be good trade bait for some pitching. ;)

Then there's Bernie. Love the guy. It was great to see him get the Grand Slam. This pic is fitting, I think.



All in all, quite the refreshing change after a stinky April. I always knew the Yanks would get rolling. It was just a matter of time. Soon we'll be back on top, where we belong. Then all will be right with the world again.

Stinky old interleague play starts this weekend. It's so irritating to have to play worthless games against teams in another league. It also cheapens the World Series in my eyes. I guess it's the money thing that drives it because the players generally don't like it much either, from what I've read. Some day maybe it will just go away.

I'm looking forward to a new streak starting. Hopefully posting here won't have to be interrupted again, but if so, I'll have no choice. I'm a team guy and a Yankee after all.

Borrowing From Friends

I bummed this from Lupe. I've been thinking along these lines too and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. If George would just let the Baseball people do their jobs, we'd be much better off. This team reminds me of the 80's Yankees. Lots of older free-agents, no farm system. Scary.


"hate to say i told you so

That's the price George Steinbrenner is paying for years of chasing older, expensive players. Everyone saw the crash coming - except The Boss. That was never more apparent than the last off-season, when Steinbrenner insisted on acquiring Randy Johnson, when his lieutenants begged him to take Carlos Beltran instead. If ever there was a time for Steinbrenner to flood the market with his millions, it would've been for the free agent center fielder - precisely the player the Yankees needed in the post-Bernie Williams era. If history has taught us anything, it's that the Bombers need a switch-hitting center fielder to win championships, and Beltran would've ensured a smooth transition well into the new millennium. Even more maddening was the revelation that Beltran would've given the Yankees a $10 million discount. All they had to do was call. Instead, Johnson's contract, worth $48 million with a two-year extension, broke the bank. One team insider said Steinbrenner finally reached his pain threshold when he realized the luxury tax would exceed $50 million. Was Johnson really worth it? The point isn't open to debate within the Yankees' hierarchy. As the team source put it, "George had to have him. He wasn't going to budge. That's all he's been talking about for the last couple of years." No wonder the Mets moved so frantically to sign Beltran in the hours after he turned down the Astros' offer of arbitration. GM Omar Minaya was convinced Steinbrenner would've eventually come to his senses, had Beltran been on the market for more than a day. So the Mets negotiated all night, making sure Beltran was theirs before The Boss woke up. [bob klapisch] "

I Can Take the Losing....

...it's the asshole "fans" that make me want to hurl. Last night, I met up with a friend for a drink after the game. Just as we were ordering our beers at the bar, I see this guy standing next to us, standing up, apparently holding court because the audience of three people sitting around him were captivated. What was he spewing that was so fascinating? Yankee venom. His words, and I quote: "Joe Torre is terrible." And apparently, he got "lucky" in that he was coaching a team of "superstars" from 1996-2001.

That there told me that this guy was not only a jackass, but a bandwagoner. Because any real Yankee fan can tell you that the Yankees never had that "superstar" monniker until at least 1999. In fact, in 1998, the big "problem" the media had with the Yanks is that they didn't have a "superstar" and could therefore not be considered one of the greatest teams of all time. (Yeah, I know.) And let's not even go there with his whole Joe Torre is terrible thing because...ugh.

The thing that got me was that no one in his little captivated group bothered to argue with him. And I was about to open my mouth when I realized something -- this dumbass was the type you couldn't argue with. He was so convinced of his own theory, that I'm sure if I interjected wtih something like, oh, "You don't know what the fuck you're talking about," he would've just ignored me and kept on with his argument. It was one of those pick your battle moments, and that was one battle I was destined to lose -- even though I know I had the better argument.

So yeah, losing sucks ass. But dealing with people like this makes it 1000 times worse.

I Have Figured It Out

Isn't this pretty?

A.L. East

Baltimore 18-9
Boston 15-12
Toronto 16-13
New York 11-17
Tampa Bay 10-18

When you score 8 runs against the perennial basement dwellers of the A.L. East, normally you expect to win. Not this year. I guess our old pitchers and our young pitchers just aren't up to it so far.

Kevin Brown is losing games in the first few innings but looks great the longer he goes. Maybe he needs to pitch more before the game starts?

No pressure on the new guy Sean Henn, is there? A rookie brought up from AA to replace Randy Johnson. Tough spot.

I have figured it out though. It's all the talk re-surfacing about the proposed New Yankee Stadium. The ghosts are pissed off at the idea. They have been there since the beginning and have carried the Yankees through the rough spots, but when George and his people start talking about giving up their home, they are upset. If we don't protect them, they will show us just how important they really are to the Yankees. Someone get a message to George about this. (He's a very superstitious guy, so it would be beneficial.) We abandon The Stadium, the Yankee heroes abandon us. Simple.

At least that's my current theory. :)

because it's nice to have something to laugh about, finally

i love how almost every single article about yesterday's game very carefully points out that the kid's name is pronounced "wong." well, daily news, you're not the boss of me and i'm gonna say WANG all i want.

i hope he sticks around long enough for me to get one a them shirts with the name across the back.