Of course it does. I just wish they would forfeit. Tonight it is going to cost several forced vacations because they didn't.
Well for you the sky is falling if we don't win by 10 runs every fuckin' night..... Point is, Mitre should not see the mound come postseason.
And thats a lie....Its fine to try and stand up for your player like that rat Carlson did but when you give up a potential RBI hit your suppose to be in the back of the catcher in case of an overthrow, NOT in the way of a runner trying to score from 2nd. That is all Carlson's fault for not doing something that he has been trained/learning to do since Spring Training. What else is Jorge suppose to do? Run out of the base line or run away?
No, for me the sky is falling when Posada and who knows who else will be sitting home while they play the Angels.
Okay couple things: 1) Mitre should not get another start. This guy has two innings in himself per appearance. He'd make a great addition to the pen, but as a starter, he's a failure. 2) There's something beyond just that Carlson wasn't backing up the catcher. If you watch the replay, he said something to Posada before Posada bumped him. Carlson was looking for that. Of course, the way he threw at Posada isn't even being discussed. Oh, and how about the fact that rather than leave when he was ejected, he continued to hang out in the dugout and talk shit? Fuck that cocksucker. I hope the Yankees retaliate tonight, and normally I don't condone a lot of throwing at guys. John McDonald is a faggot too. I don't want to hear that he was just trying to pull guys off. He hit Girardi with a closed fist. I've grabbed people off of others in a brawl before, and it was always with an open hand. It's a bit hard to get a grip on someone when your hand is balled up in a fist. That douchefag is a bitch. Toronto is a shit ballclub. I honestly hope Halliday gets out of there. There's no reason why he should have to be part of that craptastic organization. For years that pussy club has sucked and they've made up for it by fighting with the rest of the division. Well fuck them.
You just know Watson will time his suspension announcement and length so that Posada misses both the Angels and Red Sox series even if he appeals. George should have never fired him. And the fuckin umpire called Posada bush league.
And you're wrong. Carlson was not standing in the baseline. Even Michael Kay acknowledged that Posada deliberately threw an elbow. That brawl was on Posada. There's no question that Carlson wasn't where he should've been, but Posada threw the elbow that started the brawl. Watch the replay. I did, a number of times. And yes, as was mentioned on the telecast, Carlson should not have been in the dugout. The umpires, who were down to three, were simply not paying attention.
^ That was my thought as well last night. There's nothing to worry about. The Yankees have home field sewed up, and would be resting players anyway. If guys get suspended for a few games, what's the difference?
The Yankees have a 6.5 game lead on Boston, and 5 game lead on Boston and LAA in the L column for home field. They have 3 games left against both of them. Saying this is over is a bit premature.
Let's put it in a bit of perspective then, shall we? If NY goes 8-8 from here on out, the Sox need to go 16-3 to tie them. If NY goes 6-10 from here on out, they need to go 14-5 to tie them. If NY goes 4-12 from here on out, they need to go 12-7 to tie them. 14-5 is .730 ball. Do you think the Yanks are going to go 6-10 AND Boston is going to play .730 ball? Even if the Sox sweep the Yankees, that becomes (excluding those games): If NY goes 8-5, the Sox need to go 13-3 to tie them. If NY goes 6-7, they need to go 11-5 to tie them. If NY goes 4-9, they need to go 9-7 to tie them. Barring a monumental collapse, the Yanks are fine for both the division and HFA. Although HFA isn't really that big a prize for me. Just getting to the playoffs is all that really matters.
Nobody cares about the Sox, it's the Angels and we all know how we play them in short series..especially in LA.
Of course you never know. The question is whether it's worth bothering to care about at this point. The Rays technically are still contenders for the wild card. Do you care about them? Hey, you never know, right? And the math doesn't change that much for the Angels. The Yanks have a comfortable lead. Home field doesn't make that much difference. Neither does the division, to be honest... it's just nice to have. Regardless, losing Posada for X amount of games is unlikely to be the deciding factor, hence my initial "who cares?" comment.
six game lead. Five less losses, seven more wins. I don't see the Angels catching them at this point. There isn't much time left. The Angels have a tough schedule. Seven games with Texas, two more with Boston, and three with the Yankees. They'd have to sweep the Yankees and win a high percentage of the rest of their games to even have a chance.
the only way the Yankees can play the Angels in a five game series is if the Red Sox catch the Yankees.
Wow, Posada only got 4 games. I'm truly shocked. Even funnier, he agreed not to appeal and it is automatically reduced to 3. He wasn't going to catch tonight anyway so that makes it 2 in reality.
