Indians 22, Yankees 0

Originally posted by hitman:
That must be a new rule or something. I've seen those shirts plenty of times at Camden Yards, including this season, at O's v. Yanks games, and others.

Must be the flip, they must have finally relented and are now allowing the t-shirts in. It was last August (2003), and they absolutely WOULD not let my friend into the ballpark with that shirt. He had a manager come over and the whole bit. He had to turn it inside out. [He then went on to 'report' several offensive comments yelled out in our section. If you're doing to disallow profanity or inciteful sayings, DO it.]

My friend wrote a letter to the team and yards management about it all. Maybe there were finally too many t-shrits showing up to stop from entering the park…

I'm neither a sox fan or yankees fan, but I do enjoy following the whole drama that surrounds these two teams. What I always wonder is, what happens to the Red Sox fans if they do win a world series? I always imagine some sort or existential crisis. I mean, they'll have to adopt a whole new identity once they become winners. Especially since they seem to derive some sort of masochistic pleasure from being "cursed" and victims of the cosmos etc.

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by keithstg:

Yankees Suck. Jeter Swallows.
and
Yankees Suck A-Rod.

I agree, those are offensive. For some reason I love the plain old "Yankees Suck" t-shirt, *on* adults.

Why not

I HATE THE YANKEES


They hardly suck, but I can't speak for Jeter or A-Rod… they do both look like extras from Will and Grace though so who knows?

Oooooh…just thought of another.

"Yankees Suck, Red Socks Choke"

i hate A-Rod. i didnt like him in Texas. Besides, we already have an overpaid player on the team (Ramirez). [/QB]

It's good to know that you can be objective. Ramirez is an ass, as is Pedro. And the Yankees have their own asses to contend with as well.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

Originally posted by hitman:
Don't forget, Boston spent a hell of a lot more money this past offseason than NY. Let alone the fact that if it wasn't for the Yankees and luxury taxes/revenue sharing, how in the hell would San Diego, Minnesota, Oakland, Milwaukee (and the host of other small markets) even field a damn team.

wait. where do you get that number? Boston spent more money than NY? I'd like to see that figure, cause all we got was Schilling and Foulke and i didnt think they were more than A-Rod, Sheffield, Lofton and whoever else plays on the team now.


and wasnt the luxury tax just started like 2 years ago? hardly enough time to be funding half of the league.

If you look at what NY lost in the offseason with Clemens, Pettite, Boone, and others, they didn't have to spend anymore than what was paid before to get replacements. Most came via trade, or cheap free agent pickup (Lofton, Clark, etc.) With what Texas put up in the way of money, the reconfiguring of A-Rod's contract, and with what Soriano was going to cost, the trade was basically a wash. The last I heard, the Yankees didn't really have to put up much money at all.

Originally posted by hitman:
i hate A-Rod. i didnt like him in Texas. Besides, we already have an overpaid player on the team (Ramirez).

It's good to know that you can be objective. Ramirez is an ass, as is Pedro. And the Yankees have their own asses to contend with as well. [/QB]

what makes Pedro an ass? cause he throws bean balls?

this coming from a hockey fan at heart, but i think there should be MORE bean balls in baseball, mix it up a little!

Originally posted by hitman:
If you look at what NY lost in the offseason with Clemens, Pettite, Boone, and others, they didn't have to spend anymore than what was paid before to get replacements. Most came via trade, or cheap free agent pickup (Lofton, Clark, etc.) With what Texas put up in the way of money, the reconfiguring of A-Rod's contract, and with what Soriano was going to cost, the trade was basically a wash. The last I heard, the Yankees didn't really have to put up much money at all.

is this what you're trying for?

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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
what makes Pedro an ass? cause he throws bean balls?

this coming from a hockey fan at heart, but i think there should be MORE bean balls in baseball, mix it up a little!

you should be a Cubs fan, all they do this year is bean people

Originally posted by pollard:
you should be a Cubs fan, all they do this year is bean people

a Cubs fan? no way, they havent won the World Series in forever!!!

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

3a. I dont even want the world series if we dont beat the Yankees in the playoffs to do so. (i dont want lame NY excuses!) [/QB]

I don't believe this for a second. a sox fan wouldn't want to finally win the series if they couldn't beat the yankees in the playoffs?!? come on! if sox fans are actually putting conditions on how they want to win the series, then they don't deserve it. believe me, the sox fans would take a series victory any way they could.

and the yankees can be taken this year, but sox fans should know better than to get giddy on 9/1. the obsession with the yankees puts more pressure on them.

and Bags is right, they made our friend turn around his Yankees Suck shirt at Camden Yards last year. as a Yankees fan, i was actually annoyed they made him do so. it's more fun when everyone's wearing them!

Originally posted by tooms:
I don't believe this for a second.

no really. we have to beat the Yankees in the process.

i suppose winning the division over them would do the same justice.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

Originally posted by tooms:
I don't believe this for a second.

no really. we have to beat the Yankees in the process.

i suppose winning the division over them would do the same justice.

This obsession with the Yankees is unhealthy. What's going to happen when the Sox finally win a world series and realize that they STILL aren't in the same league as a franchise? Where is a Red Sox dynasty? Has there ever been one? The inferiority complex just runs so deep…

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

what makes Pedro an ass? cause he throws bean balls?

this coming from a hockey fan at heart, but i think there should be MORE bean balls in baseball, mix it up a little! [/QB]

Baseball players fight like girls…in fact, their scuffles are more fake than the WWF.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

Originally posted by pollard:
you should be a Cubs fan, all they do this year is bean people

a Cubs fan? no way, they havent won the World Series in forever!!!

That was a good one. :D

Originally posted by Bollocks:
Baseball players fight like girls…in fact, their scuffles are more fake than the WWF.

yeah but a 90mph fastball in the ribs still hurts, and one to the head can do a lot of damage, probably does not hurt as much as a cricket ball though

I don't think Barry Bonds should be allowed to wear so much armor on his arms to protect him from getting hit

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
what makes Pedro an ass? cause he throws bean balls? [/QB]

No, what makes Pedro an ass is he beans people, then when theres a brawl he'll stay in the dugout so no one will touch him. Unless of course he see's an 80 year old man coming at him at 1 mile an hour, then he'll get out of the dugout to confront him. I'm sure a Clemens comment will come up, but during a brawl, he'll be the first one out to help protect his teamate.

I don't think Pedro comes out cause If I remember right he got clocked once when someone charged the mound. That was a nice shot. :D

Originally posted by pollard:
I don't think Barry Bonds should be allowed to wear so much armor on his arms to protect him from getting hit [/QB]

Why? They intentionally walk him anyways. If you had said Criag Biggio then I would probably agree. I don't know how he swings will all that on.

Originally posted by pollard:

Originally posted by Bollocks:
Baseball players fight like girls…in fact, their scuffles are more fake than the WWF.

yeah but a 90mph fastball in the ribs still hurts, and one to the head can do a lot of damage, probably does not hurt as much as a cricket ball though

I agree there's an element of danger in the game when someone is throwing a hard ball of leather at you at 90mph+.

But if you're going to run out to start a fight…start a friggin fight or don't run out at all! Don't give me this huggie-dancie crap and then clear the benches so we all have a nice group huggie-dancie session.

And what kind of pussy kicks dust on someone elses shoes?

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
I'm sure a Clemens comment will come up,

dude, first of all Clemens is like 5" taller and about 80lbs heavier than Pedro, so most of those batters that Clemens faces are smaller than him, so dont play that card. Besides, where do you think Clemens learned to be a hard ass? not New York and NOT Toronto!

The basic fact here is

The NY Yankees are supposed to be good, they are supposed to win, and if you only make it to the ALCS, then ho-hum another so-so year.

When the Sox make it to the ALCS, its pandemonium and for a couple weeks in October, Boston goes nuts, dreaming of a better tomorrow!

face it, if you win the series this year, BFD, but if Boston wins its going to be a new New England holiday!