Hahahahaha - lots of Pissy Yankee Fans around here tonight

[RPM]

How's that giant payroll working out now????

This team has been doomed to first round exits ever since they let Soriano go....

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. Where are they?

I haven't heard a peep from a Jankee fan all night. :shrug:









Imagine that. :)

[PaddyBlueEyes]

10. Im right here oedi

but I cant defend this team....

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. That's okay

I can't defend the Dodgers, either.

So I just say, "THEY GAGGED ON THE BIG WEENIE!!!"

x(

[gratuitous]

2. That's the way I like 'em

And for the third straight year, that's the way they are after the first round.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. 26 rings

how's that for "pissy"?

[rockymountaindem]

4. I hope those black and white highlight reels keep you entertained

while four other teams with lower payrolls are going to be on television for the next couple weeks.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. LOL!

Black and white. Nice touch. :thumbsup:



"Yo, we won 26 Worl' Series last century, so shodDUP or Scoota Rizutto'll kick ya ass!"

:rofl:

[rockymountaindem]

7. "I'll never forget about my dad telling me about how he'd never forget

where he was listening on the radio when DiMaggio got that big hit, and how he went out to sell papers in the street the next day and the evening headline was 'DiMaggio Strikes Again... Newspapers Five Cents!'"

I hope that keeps 'em warm while I'll be hot for the Rox and the Sox. A-yup.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. again 1996, 1998, 1999 2000

[rockymountaindem]

21. Sooooo last millenium

Besides, with that kind of record you'd think the Yanks could get *one* title in seven years. The magic is definitely gone.

[RPM]

46. 7 years of jack shit

need a ring fix yet?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. Black and white reels eh?

You haven't been paying attention have you? ANd if you think the payroll thing insults a single Yanks fan then I giggle inside at you.

[driver8]

28. Ha Ha -- good one!

I'm sick of that "26 Rings" bullshit excuse.

[northzax]

16. and at one point

the British and Dutch ruled the world with their incredible navies. how's that working out?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. Yes - 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 - that was ages ago

:eyes:

[northzax]

22. See, that's the great thing about sports

You can live in the past, dreaming of increasingly faded glory, or you can live in the present, there is a reason why no one ever says 'wait till last year'

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

29. Increasingly faded glory - ok

:thumbsup:

[northzax]

44. My thing is that sport is about change

The people change, the game stays the same. These yankees (and torre included) had some spectacular years, but today they are only good enough to get the wildcard and lose (as they have proven for the past three years) they aren't getting any closer to the promised land they once found with such ease, so it's time to blow them up, change the team and try again. Or, they could live off past laurels for another couple of years and then change. Being resistant to change is the death knell for sports teams.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

23. How is it that they were so great in those 4 years, and not so great in the past 7?

All things come in cycles. Perhaps your cycle's finally hit rock bottom, and you'll be getting better in the next few years. Or maybe the Yanks have just gone the way of the Dutch navy.

:shrug:

[northzax]

45. If i knew exactly why they were so great

I would be much wealthier. They had the x factor those years, that certain winning kick that others simply didn't have. You mix the right combination of personality, talent, drive, skill and luck and you get a dynasty. mix it slightly wrong, and you are the Cubs; great on paper, capable of making great runs, but unable to win when it really mattered.

[njdemocrat106]

5. F*ck anybody's favorite team which isn't the Yankees

Honestly, and I've said this before, probably the only thing I genuinely hate about DU is the lack of Yankee fans.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. It's tough trying to battle so many haters by one's self

[Drum]

8. Don't be hatin'

[WCGreen]

9. That and 60 bucks will get you a seat at the Jake to see a real team

play...

[JVS]

14. Says the man who had season tickets to the Yankees.

:-)

[RPM]

47. yes - and i hate the way they are now....

those were real teams back then - now it just agglomerations of talentless mega-stars

[SoxFan]

15. And there was much rejoicing

But hey, Alex "Mr. September" Rodriguez showed some offensive spark with the crucial homer last night, didn't he?

[Fran Kubelik]

17. Yankees payroll went down in 2007

Rank Team 2007 Payroll 2006 Payroll Change
1 Yankees $195,229,045 $198,662,180 $(3,433,135)
2 Red Sox $143,526,214 $120,100,524 $23,425,690
3 Mets $117,915,819 $100,901,085 $17,014,734
4 White Sox$109,680,167 $102,875,667 $6,804,500
5 Angels $109,251,333 $103,625,333 $5,626,000
6 Dodgers $108,704,524 $99,176,950 $9,527,574
7 Mariners $106,516,833 $88,324,500 $18,192,333
8 Cubs $99,937,000 $94,841,167 $5,095,833
9 Tigers $95,180,369 $82,302,069 $12,878,300
10 Orioles $95,107,807 $72,585,713 $22,522,094

Make fun of the Mets or the White Sox or the Dodgers or the Mariners or the Tigers or the Orioles. They spent a craptacular amount of money on payroll and didn't even make it to the playoffs.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. Well the Yankees haven't won since the stone ages of......2000

Haters :D

[MonkeyFunk]

24. Why do sports fans

have to be such douchebags?

[JVS]

25. It's half the fun of it all!

[MonkeyFunk]

26. The same mindset

carries over into the candidate wars. You can't just be FOR someone - you have to be AGAINST everybody else.

It's childish.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

30. I will never bash another sports team because I find it petty and harsh

except the Red Sox but they deserve it

[cboy4]

31. How can you say you will never bash another sports

team and then go on to bash another sports team?

Here's something to cheer you up:


God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

32. Because I was joking, that's cause why

I know it went over your head

And what does writing the lyrics to God Bless America do to me? You're off you're nut my friend.

[cboy4]

35. I wish I could take credit for writing the lyrics but I

only copied and pasted them.

And the fact that you don't comprehend why I did so indicates you were certainly not class valedictorian yourself.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

36. were they supposed to make me feel bad?

:shrug:

[cboy4]

37. Remember my why do they have to play God Bless

America at baseball games thread?

Remember how you said it should be played because of 9/11?

You sounded just like a freeper.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

38. I remember it well, pal. And I never said it SHOULD be played because of 9/11

I said that IS WHY it is played - 2 very different things. Now do you want to take this to the next level and accuse me of being a freeper or do you just want to fight because I'm a Yankee fan.

The choice is yours.

[asthmaticeog]

39. It's not that you're a Yankee fan.

It's that he's a taintbreather.

[cboy4]

40. Alright, I went back and read your post and you

did not say it should be played, you said the reason it's played is because of 9/11.

So I apologize for that.

However, I still believe it should not be played at baseball games.

The next thing you know, we'll be reciting the pledge of allegiance during a pitching change.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

41. I see your point. Personally I think the main reason it shouldn't be played

is because Ronan Tynan's voice makes my ears cry.

:thumbsup:

[EstimatedProphet]

42. You probably should be addressing your posts to the Commissioner of Baseball then...

I doubt Chavez (or anyone else here for that matter) is in the position to do anything about it.

[cboy4]

43. Sigh. It started out as a thread in GD and got moved

to the lounge.

I realize nobody here is in a position to do anything about it, but since this is a discussion board and all....

[Beer Snob-50]

33. I root for two teams

the Red Sox and whoever beats on the f**king Yankees!!!

George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter, bucky Dent I fart in your general direction!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

34. meh - we're used to bad smells here

[lost-in-nj]

27. I like the Yankees

But I believe if they don't deserve it,
they don't deserve it....


I just hope Joe is staying.....



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