Official 2009 World Series thread

[MaineDolFan]

What was "J Roll" supposed to say?  "We're going to lose?"

[Rick]

^^^  He could have said what Jeter and most of the Yankees said...."it's gonna be a tough series".  Instead Rollins was planning his outfit for the victory celebration. 

[MaineDolFan]

Rollins is trying to be a leader.  On a team, by the way, that happens to be the defending champions.  I have zero issue with what he said.

2004 - Boston is down 3/0 to the Yankees.  Damon specifically said the Yankees first three wins were flukes and that Boston will win the next four.  Was that wrong of him to say?  He was trying to be a leader even though I am sure what was really going through his mind was "shit...we're toast."

[Sunstroke]

Fuck the Yankees

That is all...

[Rick]

I like the approach of not adding any fuel to the fire.  Confidence is good, but keep it in house.   Lead by example, do not say anything that might give the opposing team any kind advantage.


Maine, I am trying to forget 2004!

[MaineDolFan]

2004 is all I have left!



You will have a ring this year, worry not...

[ethurst22]

I was hoping that the Phillies would pull off an upset over the team with an unlimited payroll that can buy a championship.

Now when I look back at things, it makes the 2003 Marlins win more amazing and guess what? People don't talk about that as the greatest upset in baseball history. It's always brush to the side. Not being a homer but because of the payroll disparity back then and the Marlins being a young team, to me, it ranks in the top five of greatest World Series upsets ever.

Pedro was losing steam the other night. Matsui's homer turned the whole series around.

Damn Yankees!

[Denver_Bronco]

I was hoping that the Phillies would pull off an upset over the team with an unlimited payroll that can buy a championship.

I wish I had a dollar for everytime I heard someone make this statement.

[Sunstroke]

I wish I had a dollar for everytime I heard someone make this statement.

One has to wonder how many times the truth has to slap you upside your head before it figures out the way inside...

[Denver_Bronco]

One has to wonder how many times the truth has to slap you upside your head before it figures out the way inside...

Maybe teams like your Padres should actually start using the millions in revenue sharing/luxury tax that the Yankees pay to keep your teams in existence. How about actually using the money to field a competitive team rather then your owners lining their pockets with it?

That's the truth........

Hello, owner - field a competitive team = attendence, merchandise sales. Is that rocket science or does that not make sense to you?

[MaineDolFan]

There are a lot of teams that spend, Philadelphia is one of them. 

With market size comes the natural ability to have more revenue.  With more revenue comes the ability to spend more.  The Yankees operate in the #1 sized baseball market in MLB.  They make the most and spend the most. 

The Yankees are playing a team that is #6 in market size and #7 in MLB in payroll.  That #7 ranking is a little deceiving, they are within 2 million dollars of being in the top 5.  If they pick up Lee's option at the end of this season they will be the #4 highest spending team in the league. 

Spending does not equal success.  The Mets are the #2 highest spending team.  Didn't make the playoffs.  The Cubs are #3.  Didn't make the playoffs.  The Tigers are #5, didn't make the playoffs.  Houston and Seattle were also in the top ten.

When the Yankees are playing a team that is able to go out and acquire a pitcher like Cliff Lee at the deadline, something a majority of the league can't financially accomplish, the "money bags" argument doesn't hold a lot of water.  Especially when that team is in the top 5-7 of MLB payroll year in and out.

Just sayin'...

[Sunstroke]

Maybe teams like your Padres should actually start using the millions in revenue sharing/luxury tax that the Yankees pay to keep your teams in existence.

If you were any more of a thick-skulled idiot, you'd have to be put down for the betterment of society...

Also, for the 100 billionth time, bringing up my Padres as a response to something not related to the Padres doesn't ever answer the question...it just confirms the thick-skulled nature of your idiocy.

Can I get a judgment call here...would that be considered a personal attack, or just an honest assessment of a thick-skulled idiot?

[MaineDolFan]

^When someone brings up payroll of one team it isn't completely unreasonable to talk about payroll in general. 

ethurst's post was mislead..."bringing down the massive payroll machine" with...well...another massive payroll machine.  It isn't like the Yankees are squaring off this year against the Marlins.  They are playing a team that could easily spend what they want on payroll and are able to pick up players with ease. 

Anyone that has a general distaste in their mouths for the Yankees based purely on spending power needs to have a general distaste in their mouth for this World Series in general. 

All that said - I can understand D_B's general stance:  It's easy to hate on the Yankees for spending, however none of these owners (not one) are going broke.  And every one of them, without exception, could spend more.  They choose not to.  I think that would have been more appropriate than the single out of a team like the Padres.  That was done just to get under your skin.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

If you were any more of a thick-skulled idiot, you'd have to be put down for the betterment of society...

Also, for the 100 billionth time, bringing up my Padres as a response to something not related to the Padres doesn't ever answer the question...it just confirms the thick-skulled nature of your idiocy.

Can I get a judgment call here...would that be considered a personal attack, or just an honest assessment of a thick-skulled idiot?

Stroke, you're letting him get the best of you.  C'mon, you know better than that.   

^When someone brings up payroll of one team it isn't completely unreasonable to talk about payroll in general. 

ethurst's post was mislead..."bringing down the massive payroll machine" with...well...another massive payroll machine.  It isn't like the Yankees are squaring off this year against the Marlins.  They are playing a team that could easily spend what they want on payroll and are able to pick up players with ease. 

Anyone that has a general distaste in their mouths for the Yankees based purely on spending power needs to have a general distaste in their mouth for this World Series in general. 

All that said - I can understand D_B's general stance:  It's easy to hate on the Yankees for spending, however none of these owners (not one) are going broke.  And every one of them, without exception, could spend more.  They choose not to.  I think that would have been more appropriate than the single out of a team like the Padres.  That was done just to get under your skin.

Somebody get this message across to Jeffrey Loria as well as the Pirates and Royals owners. 

Maine, didn't that CBA agreement that is in effect until the end of 2011 add more revenue sharing to the pot?  From what I've read, most of the small market owners are swimming in cash now. 

[ethurst22]

The Yankees are the "evil" empire of the dark side. That is all!