tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post6372813873379191749..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: THAAAAA YANKEES...SUCKPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-77870365599764062952007-04-23T10:45:00.000-04:002007-04-23T10:45:00.000-04:00I also enjoy walking up to everyone wearing a Yank...I also enjoy walking up to everyone wearing a Yankee jersey in Cleveland or Cinci when they come to town, shaking their hand, and politely saying, "Wow! That's amazing. How long did it take you to drive from NYC? Or did you fly? That's amazing. It must be nice to see new ballparks all over the country. What do you think of Cleveland/Cinci?"<BR/><BR/>Then they say, "No, I'm from here." I pause for like 5 seconds in silence and then scream: "This guy hates baseball! Hey! Over here! This guy is not a real fan..."<BR/><BR/>Seriously. Ask my friends. That's what I do.Mike @ MidwesternBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610415065317386953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-1330195845633451792007-04-19T16:50:00.000-04:002007-04-19T16:50:00.000-04:00http://youtube.com/watch?v=sYFwvgXu8iIhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=sYFwvgXu8iIt-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-61337495306862204132007-04-19T16:49:00.000-04:002007-04-19T16:49:00.000-04:00Wow. One lousy out. Wow.Wow. One lousy out. Wow.t-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-65455782401560851132007-04-19T16:46:00.000-04:002007-04-19T16:46:00.000-04:00I HATE THE F-IN YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!He's still gay.I HATE THE F-IN YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>He's still gay.Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-62890406570508638162007-04-19T12:37:00.000-04:002007-04-19T12:37:00.000-04:00Well, hell with the Yankees. It's time for our fav...Well, hell with the Yankees. It's time for <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY" REL="nofollow">our favorite Brokeback Mountain jokes.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-60080616844724164022007-04-19T11:34:00.000-04:002007-04-19T11:34:00.000-04:00in case we needed further data to support our disl...in case we needed further data to support our dislike of hoynes....<BR/><BR/>"It's one thing to be a small-market team busing into the Bronx to play George Steinbrenner's $190 million ballclub. It's quite another to play like one. When the Indians come to Yankee Stadium, they look every bit like a $61 million team that accidentally stumbled into the executive boardroom."<BR/><BR/>I'd like to get him on camera and ask, "Paul, what dollar value did our team look like when we beat down the White Sox a few times this year? And should we bring a slingshot to the game today to further perpetuate your theory that our payroll has everything to do with this current team's ability to beat the yankees current team?"Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-2095096460451312632007-04-19T11:14:00.000-04:002007-04-19T11:14:00.000-04:00nah, no need to play that. i'd prefer the subtlen...nah, no need to play that. i'd prefer the subtleness of just the guitar riff. and perhaps a picture on the jumbotron of their jerseys hanging over each other on a hanger in a locker. thats all that is needed.Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-81530799913692723122007-04-18T22:36:00.000-04:002007-04-18T22:36:00.000-04:00Sorry, I meant this.Sorry, I meant <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQepTdyRKk" REL="nofollow">this</A>.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-46176703183392933072007-04-18T22:29:00.000-04:002007-04-18T22:29:00.000-04:00Cy,I think that this is what you mean.What an awfu...Cy,<BR/>I think that <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phcYDO5I2a8/" REL="nofollow">this</A> is what you mean.<BR/><BR/>What an awful 2 days.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-14813705802152620302007-04-18T21:56:00.000-04:002007-04-18T21:56:00.000-04:00ah-hem fellas...um i think the yankees blog is dow...ah-hem fellas...um i think the yankees blog is down the hall. its right next to the art modell, john elway, and MJ boards.<BR/><BR/>unfortunately they are smashing the indians tonight, but i'm not about to talk about about how this team is hard to hate. i find it quite easy, with a juicehead at dh, a pretty boy at CF, SS, and 3B, two guys that talk about their man-love or lack thereof in the media, a guy that stole his old team's world series ball, and they may just employ clemens by season's end. in fact, the only person i do respect is rivera b/c he just goes out and does his job.<BR/><BR/>add on the media coverage and the fact that the espn broadcast just talked about how happy gay-rod was that he and jeter spent the summer on a mountain in wyoming for 15 minutes, i have no problems hating them. in fact, if i ran the scoreboard at an MLB park...i would wait until they high fived or embraced or just stood next to each other and i'd play <A HREF="http://cheap-cds.com/surf/play/493844ac.mp3" REL="nofollow">this </A>Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-49550975592456943452007-04-18T16:27:00.000-04:002007-04-18T16:27:00.000-04:00I have a hard time buying the whole money=success ...I have a hard time buying the whole money=success argument. The Orioles have spent plenty of money and have been bad. The Dodgers have not won any championships lately despite some crazy spending (i.e. Kevin Brown). The Giants have spent big money on Zito and I would be shocked if they reap any rewards from it.<BR/><BR/>The Yankees certainly do spend. But they spend wisely. One thing their payroll does allow is some mistakes such as the short-term purchase of Jose Canseco.<BR/><BR/>I think the best thing to happen to the Yankees was Steinbrenner's suspension. Once the baseball people got to run the show they got good.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631006365916798557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-48444188158820476452007-04-18T16:14:00.000-04:002007-04-18T16:14:00.000-04:00Here's the fact--The only time in MLB history ther...Here's the fact--The only time in MLB history there was no draft of amateur talent and no major league free agency (so money was not a factor) was 1965-1976. Is it a coincidence that those years were a terrible period for the Yankees? <BR/><BR/>I think not!CleveSportsPerspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317395938604158508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-36424726228541951922007-04-18T12:24:00.000-04:002007-04-18T12:24:00.000-04:00See, Jason, you're making a reasoned argument abou...See, Jason, you're making a reasoned argument about the actual baseball team, which is exactly the sort of thing your average Yankees fan is thoroughly incapable of doing.<BR/><BR/>OF COURSE the Yankees have an unusually good front office. There are other franchises (in baseball and elsewhere) with the benefit of a massive market that have nothing at all like the Yankees' success rate. The problem is the total non-fans trying to co-opt the Yankees' mystique. As if that logo connotes something other than an unusually good baseball organization. As if it means wins in and of itself.<BR/><BR/>I hope Sowers sillifies them tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-10279585514544708022007-04-18T08:08:00.000-04:002007-04-18T08:08:00.000-04:00I typically ask Yankee fans older than 20 or so if...I typically ask Yankee fans older than 20 or so if they remember Matt Nokes. That's kind of my litmus test to see if they followed them pre-Jeter.<BR/><BR/>What I don't understand is how they could sign the best SS in baseball and move him to 3B while he has the SS with arguably the worst range in baseball still playing SS. Jeter's range makes Peralta look like Vizquel in his heyday. But Jeter is the "Captain", whatever that means.<BR/><BR/>I have a lot of respect for the Yankee organization. I got to meet Gene Michaels one time and he explained how they were on to the whole OPS/On Base thing before anyone else. It shows in how they built their dynasty. They spend money, but they generally do it wisely (though what's up with the injuries to the rotation). <BR/><BR/>I think this current team is fairly hard to hate. Sneer aside, Jeter is a pretty classy guy and will admit it when he has problems (like now with the errors). It would be refreshing if the fans could get past the "RINGZ" and see that he is human and that his abilities as a hitter is enough. He doesn't also have to be the best fielding shortstop because he isn't.<BR/><BR/>I just hope that the Tribe can bounce back after last night. What's up with Westbrook?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631006365916798557noreply@blogger.com