Is there theoretically a point...

Rondo_Fan · Post #1 » by **Rondo_Fan** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:24 am

...at which you start to feel sorry for the Yankees?

Post #2 » by **wetsthebed** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:57 am

Rondo_Fan · Post #3 » by **Rondo_Fan** » Tue May 29, 2007 2:19 am

Same answer my brother gave me today.

Post #4 » by **Bleeding Green** » Tue May 29, 2007 2:57 am

Yeah, probably. But it won't happen until they shed about 150 million dollars of payroll and/or Phil Hughes breaks his face.

Post #5 » by **Chach** » Tue May 29, 2007 3:31 am

Phil Hughes having a possible career ending injury is about it. Once they get to the sorry state of losing so much that it does become sad they get into the race to draft Pedro Alvarez so my pity turns to rage. mahalo
~Chach~

Markos · Post #6 » by **Markos** » Tue May 29, 2007 4:05 am

I'm the opposite...no there is not a point...even if the entire 25 man roster (including Hughes) dies in a plane crash the first thing I'll say was "Why did Steinbrenner and Torre get to live?"

Post #7 » by **Bleeding Green** » Tue May 29, 2007 4:17 am

You are a deplorable human being.

Rondo_Fan · Post #8 » by **Rondo_Fan** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:12 am

Agreed. That's taking it way, way too far. Thurman Munson's death was a loss and a sad day for all of MLB.

Markos · Post #9 » by **Markos** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:08 pm

jeez, I was just having fun with the topic...why even bring it up...we're at a point in baseball when you can't get into the mindset of feeling bad for a franchise other than your own. I mean 27 or 28 teams cant financially compete with us or the Yankees and arguably the Mets too. If you start thinking about the Royals fans or the A's fans, Orioles fans....and so on it can really start to take away from the enjoyment of the game....but feeling sorry for the Yankees??? I mean commmmme on.......

So yeah I tried to use some dark humor....sorry for upsetting you....waaaaah

Post #10 » by **sunshinekids99** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:29 pm

No, I get joy from every single Yankees loss.

CeltsfaninDC · Post #11 » by **CeltsfaninDC** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:12 am

this is a rhetorical question, right?

The Yankees are now 9 games UNDER .500. I'm not sure I can express how much joy writing that last sentence just gave me.

Post #12 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:14 am

Is it bad that I get more joy out of an Orioles or Blue Jays loss than a Yankees loss?

Markos · Post #13 » by **Markos** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:04 am

Basketball Jesus wrote:Is it bad that I get more joy out of an Orioles or Blue Jays loss than a Yankees loss?

yes, the orioles or blue jays deserve to have a chance to fight for the playoffs....its been a decade or more since they've been in the playoffs, it might make for an interesting story

Post #14 » by **Bleeding Green** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:26 am

Quiz:

Who has more saves--Hideki Okajima or Mariano Rivera?

GreenGrizz · Post #15 » by **GreenGrizz** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:26 am

The Yankees fans laughed at me for my whole childhood. My son the real red sox fan just laughed at his friends at school because they are Yankees fans. I told him it is very inappropriate. I don't want him to grow up like the Yankees fans. They ended up being the most hated team in baseball.

GreenGrizz · Post #16 » by **GreenGrizz** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:32 am

I only felt sorry for a yankee when Lou Gehrig was dying after his farewell speech.

Post #17 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:48 pm

Markos wrote:
yes, the orioles or blue jays deserve to have a chance to fight for the playoffs....its been a decade or more since they've been in the playoffs, it might make for an interesting story

Neither team "deserves" the chance. If it weren't for the Royals, the Orioles would have been the most poorly-run franchise of the past 50 years. And Toronto's Toronto.

Post #18 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:48 pm

At least the Yankees care about fielding a winner more than lining the pockets of their cheap-ass owner.

BS007 · Post #19 » by **BS007** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:58 pm

Bleeding Green wrote:Quiz:

Who has more saves--Hideki Okajima or Mariano Rivera?

Doesn't Oki have 4 and Rivera have 3?

Post #20 » by **Chach** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:00 pm

Basketball Jesus wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Neither team "deserves" the chance. If it weren't for the Royals, the Orioles would have been the most poorly-run franchise of the past 50 years. And Toronto's Toronto.

^What he said^

The Blue Jays are as injured as my fantasy teams and the Oreos have no business in a discussion for a division title. If the Sox go .500 the rest of the way, either team would have to play .625 ball to even GET BACK into the race, let alone gain a lead. The only team that stands a chance of POSSIBLY eating into that lead in the Yankees. They have all-stars at every position and some good starters. They are the only team to worry about in the division. mahalo
~Chach~