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Any one read the ESPN column by Buster Olney who initially predicted the Yankees to miss the playoffs again, and the Rays to finish first in the AL East. Talk about FAIL!

Look, I get it.

ESPN is so desperately trying to sell sports to the West Coast (why I don't know especially since LA is the ONLY town that can't support an NFL franchise). I know we gotta sell English Premiership and their gay term for exhibition is called "friendlies." Cause lord knows only in LA can lord Beckham's injuries not take up 30 min. of Sports center.

I also realize Olney is a Red Sox apologist/ loving Vermont boy who supposedly loves middle payroll teams such as the Brewers.

My anger comes from purposely ignoring a team that loaded up on offense with Teixiera and Swisher to an already potent line up plus adding 2 front line starters.

And that was supposed to be third place in the AL East?

I mean, have the Yanks been that soured on in sports journalism? Did Olney not think the Yanks would eventually fix the pen back in April? Did he think Tex would continue to hit .182? It boggles my mind.

What's SCARY is the fact this Yankee team still hasn't played their best yet. A-Rod is still struggling with that hip. His timing is off and his speed is not there. Wang is out for the season (can you imagine if the Yanks had a healthy Wang?). With Brett Gardner, the Yanks were 3rd in the AL in steals. Can you imagine when he's back how that can give the line up a jolt?

The Yanks are a VERY scary team and teams should be fearful for them. Hell, even Cody Ransom started to play better on the team. A WHAT?!?!?!?

This reminds me so much of when ESPN was **** on the NY Giants in the NFL. Going into the playoffs the Giants had a sick road record and ESPN didn't even favor them against Tampa Bay?!?!?! Talk about EASY money. Then against Old man Favre? The Meadowlands ain't Green Bay but it's not Miami Beach in December.

Just don't know where it all comes from in ESPN's hate on NY teams. Well, they have the Knicks to kick around for a while.

It really is funny. Sure the Yankees missed the playoffs last season, but they did that while winning 89 games in a division where two other teams won 97 games and 95 games, so imagine what the Yankees would have done against the easier competition in other divisions?

Then you add in Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Joba starting all year, a healthy Phil Hughes, and what was expected to be a healthy Wang. Hard to believe that some people slept on this team.

I said last year that the Rays were flukes. Last season, Longoria was the only one in that lineup hitting over .275 and the lowest ERA in the rotation was about a 3.5. Their bullpen was nothing special either. I just didn't think their success was sustainable with those numbers, now those numbers have repeated themselves this season and the Rays find themselves 11 games back...no coincidence there. They are a good team, but they're the 3rd best team in the division just like I expected.

Not only that but why can't ONE writer say what is blatantly obvious: The Rays sucked up #1 picks for the better part of a decade...at LEAST once they would challenge. Otherwise, when did this organization suddenly have street cred? One season? C'mon...

And last season keep in mind the injuries: Posada, Wang, Kennedy, and Hughes. The DL was loaded at one point and still the Yanks came within striking distance of a WC spot.

nykgeneralmanager wrote:It really is funny. Sure the Yankees missed the playoffs last season, but they did that while winning 89 games in a division where two other teams won 97 games and 95 games, so imagine what the Yankees would have done against the easier competition in other divisions?

Then you add in Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Joba starting all year, a healthy Phil Hughes, and what was expected to be a healthy Wang. Hard to believe that some people slept on this team.

I said last year that the Rays were flukes. Last season, Longoria was the only one in that lineup hitting over .275 and the lowest ERA in the rotation was about a 3.5. Their bullpen was nothing special either. I just didn't think their success was sustainable with those numbers, now those numbers have repeated themselves this season and the Rays find themselves 11 games back...no coincidence there. They are a good team, but they're the 3rd best team in the division just like I expected.

I remember there was a thread about predictions for this year and people basically called me crazy for thinking that our main competition were gonna be the red sox, that the Rays won't be as good as they were last year. I knew they weren't gonna live up to what they did last season. Teams have already figured them out, they know how to play them.

who cares about those writers, they are a bunch of fugazies

we just need to keep rolling and taking care of business, we havent won anything yet

Even joel sherman has jumped on the bandwagon. He wrote a love fest article about the yanks in sundays edition of the NY post.... Good read...

Gack! Joel Sherman...what a jew douche. This guy at the start of the season went on Michael Kaye show to bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch about the new Yankee stadium. And I quote Joel, "Well tha's exactly the problem Michael, it's a palace!!!!" and cooed about Los Mets Citifield, "It's an actual ball park."

I wanted to slap this guy around and say, "Joel, do you honestly get paid for that amazing observation?"

Oi vey!