The Yankees win! The Yankees win! The Yankees win!

[JamesA1102]

Sorry just had to get that out of my system.

The Yankees win!

[H2O Man]

1. Good.

All of America celebrates when the Yankees win.

[Angry Dragon]

12. BULL

[H2O Man]

15. It's true.

[Angry Dragon]

18. Only in your small world

[H2O Man]

25. My universe

versus the speck of soil that non-Yankee fans inhabit.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. LOL I've hated the Yankees since the 70s

when they beat the Royals in the playoffs s many times.

My son was born Oct 6, 1978. He was my parents' first grandchild. We watched the playoff game while I was in labor. When I finally had the baby, my dad said it would have been a perfect day if the Royals had only beat the Yankees.

Priorities. :)

[H2O Man]

30. You and your son

have just won two free tickets to the NY Creation of Yankee Fans Museum.

[krispos42]

51. All of America yawns when the Yankees win n/t

[a la izquierda]

57. I knew there was a non-political reason...

that I really liked you ;)

[JonLP24]

60. LOL! I love this

I've been waiting for you to do this.

BTW-I just saw the Emile Griffith Story, the documentary. I gotta say it was very good. When you said he was one of the nicest people you ever met, I could see that through the documentary.

[mix]

2. They sure did.

[grantcart]

13. If you anyone is curious about the dark skinned general on Grant's left

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/grantcart/178

[mix]

27. nice elucidation, thanks nt

[Odin2005]

3. FUCK THE YANKEES!!! I'm sick of my Twins losing against them!

The Yankees are EVIL and need to be DESTROYED! :grr:

[H2O Man]

4. You love the Yankees.

Please get in touch with your Inner Yankee Fan. It is the part of us that survives death, and becomes One with the Universal Energy Force.

[TK421]

16. The Universal Energy Force can suck me n/t

[H2O Man]

23. That's not nice.

You may be sentenced to a purgatory of watching Red Sox highlights, should you fail to repent.

[TK421]

32. I suppose it would be wise to just wait and see what happens with end of season play

in the meantime....that Universal Energy Force should also consider swallowing

and given that I'm no Red Sox fan, anyone who isn't a Yankees fan can only root against them from this point on

[H2O Man]

34. By the end

of the season, you will love the Yankees.

[TK421]

38. I have a brother, kind of like you who used to tease me about liking onions someday

that was probably thirty years ago, and I still hate them to this day....

go figure...strange, huh?

[H2O Man]

40. There are no

coincidences: I grew up dirt poor. Other than farm work and boxing, the only thing that my brothers and I did was argue -- endlessly! -- about sports.

Both of my brothers hated onions. Of course, I opted to love them.

[TK421]

41. Well...there always has to be at least one mutant in the family

but I'm glad it was you, otherwise..we wouldn't be having this lovely exchange! :pals:

edited to add H2OMan: that comment was all in fun :thumbsup:

[H2O Man]

42. Ha!

The funny thing is that 40 years later, my brothers and I will have some of the same debates -- Liston vs Clay, etc. What are families for, if not old sports grudges?

[TK421]

44. Well, its mostly been rabid Philly sports fans ( except for the 76ers )everyone

can agree on how much they suck

But growing up, yes....far too many cases of beer and bowls of dip have fallen victim to screaming, cartwheeling-rabid sports fans. This city is limited to only a few nasty rivalries ( Football and Hockey games mainly ) The Phillies just have a great team that needs to stay on their game and keep doing what they have done the past two weeks....and I would love to see another showdown with the Yankees.

In the spirit of good sportsmanship, I do wish your Yankees success






























but since I'm a Phillies fan, I hope all the Yankees players get their legs broken :)

[eyepaddle]

68. Dude, the Red Sox are right there next to the Yankees at the top end of

my "blow me" list.

It is extremely easy to hate 'em both.

[Odin2005]

61. Screw that BS!

:rofl:

[Barack_America]

6. That's why your team should let the Tigers win the division.

The Tigers know how to beat the Yankees in the postseason.

But I do agree the Yankees need to be destroyed.

[sabrina 1]

52. Lol, I love the Yankees!

Go Yankees! :applause: :bounce: :applause:

[KamaAina]

66. But that would mean destroying the largest fan base in all of baseball

which, when you get right down to it, is what makes them so good in the first place.

[Lucian]

5. Fuck the Yankees.

The Yankees are the schoolyard bully, the Twins are the nerds who always get picked on.

Buying wins doesn't make you a better team.

[JamesA1102]

43. No shutting out the Twin in 3 games does. nt

[Lucian]

49. By buying the team, and thus their wins.

The little guys always get screwed in the end.

And yes, I'm saying The Yankees are the Walmart of baseball.

[JamesA1102]

56. Nore like the Tiffanys of Baseball nt

[dakota_democrat]

64. The cost of attending a Yankee's game makes that statement spot-on...

[JackRiddler]

7. Of course. Villains like they must lose on a grander stage - to the Phillies.

[dflprincess]

31. I'm going with the Phillies now

Mostly because a long time ago when Charlie Manuel was a MN Twin, he lived near us & would take time to talk baseball & play catch with my brother after our dad died.

[stopbush]

8. Go Yankees!

I just wish they'd get rid of God Bless America in the 7th inning stretch and go back to Take Me Out To the Ball Game.

[liberal N proud]

9. Was anything else expected?

Congrats Yankees fans.

[stopbush]

21. The Yankees' pitching was suspect going into this series.

Outside of CC, no one was looking great.

[stopbush]

22. Dupe

[Barack_America]

24. The Twins are a consistent waste of a postseason spot.

Sorry Twins fans, the numbers back this up.

[bluestateguy]

10. All MLB teams should unite to defeat the Yankees

I'm talking collusion type of stuff here.

That's what is needed to destroy the evil empire.

[H2O Man]

11. They couldn't.

It just can't be done.

[Barack_America]

28. It has been done.

[H2O Man]

33. On a temporary,

meaningless basis. The Yankees rule. They are without question the greatest sports team in history.

[EFerrari]

35. LOL

The zen of being a Giants' fan is opposite. Even when they win, they lose and beside the point. If they accidentally win, that's mildly surprising.

There is no do, only play.

[H2O Man]

37. Well, you know,

I've also cheered for the NY Knicks for many decades. I have to have some fun.

[hughee99]

55. On the up-side for Knicks fans, if the Nets move to NY,

you can confidently say that the Knicks aren't even the worst team in the city, let alone the NBA. That is, as long as you keep Isaiah Thomas away from the team.

[a la izquierda]

58. LOL!

that's the best post of the day.

[drdtroit]

14. Go RED WINGS!

:P

[TK421]

19. I love your user name, by the way

what a great movie that was! :)

[drdtroit]

39. Thanks, this has been my nickname long before the movie,

but yes, it was a great movie!

[Kablooie]

17. Damn. I thought the Cubs were SURE to win this time!

[dflprincess]

20. "Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;

The band is playing somewhere*, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville** - mighty Casey has struck out."


*Actually a recording of Frank Sinatra singing "New York, NY" is playing
** AKA/Minneapolis

[Berserker]

29. Fuck them

over paid bought assholes.

[Better Believe It]

36. A World Series headline I would love to see. "Reds beat Yankees!"

LOL

[CTLawGuy]

45. whew

that means no one will be stabbed tonight...

http://www.nesn.com/2010/10/yankees-fan-stabs-red-sox-fan-in-connecticut-restaurant-altercation.html

[blue sky at night]

46. the yankees are bad for baseball....

everyone hates them, they win all time...why bother watching...just mail them the rings and be done with it. won't be watching as they win again, booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring.

[TK421]

47. Give this season a chance...don't lose heart n/t

[Peter1x9]

48. $$Yay the Yankees are buying their way into another world series!$$

Baseball is such a joke. The way it is currently structured, almost all the teams are nothing more than farm teams for the top few spenders. It makes me wonder why people even bother watching it when they already know what the outcome will be year after year.

:banghead:

[madinmaryland]

62. My thoughts exactly. $crew ba$eball and $elig.

[Ter]

67. They were winning WS before Selig was Commishiner

And even before he was born.

[KamaAina]

69. If only the facts backed that up

http://www.cnbc.com/id/39540101

Money doesn’t guarantee success.

Major League Baseball teams are proving it this postseason as only three of the teams among the top 10 in league payroll (Yankees, Phillies, Giants) made the playoffs.

That’s the fewest teams of the heavy spenders to make the playoffs in the last decade.

It’s also the first time since baseball added the Wildcard in 1995 that at least four playoff teams came from the bottom half of payrolls (Braves, Reds, Rays, Rangers).

[Lugnut]

50. Wooo hooo!

We're celebrating here!

[cherokeeprogressive]

53. Not a Yankee fan here, but I do know this... if you go to an Angels game against them, you'll be

sitting in a sea of black when at EVERY other home game you'd be sitting in a sea of red.

Strange fact, that.

[JonLP24]

63. That reminds me

I'll start off by saying I'm sure you could say the same for a lot of other ballparks but I just wanted to say this. In 2005 I went to the USC/Arizona State game (USC win since been vacated :D) and throughout the game they kept showing the Yankees/Angels score on the scoreboard and had quite a few people react cheerfully whenever the score came up and showed the Yankees ahead and when they won (I believe they lost the series that year). I was thinking to myself, "Why are they rooting for the Yankees? I thought they were Devil's fans!" :grr:

[name not needed]

54. I think I'll just leave this here

[Sugarcoated]

59. Everybody hates the Yankees

and cheaters like A-roid. Even New Yorkers.

[Renew Deal]

70. Not everybody

Mostly jealous crybabies. :cry:

[bigwillq]

65. WOO HOO!

:bounce: