NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2004 Being an A's fan has allowed me not to have to put as much energy into baseball during april/may/june and concentrate on the NBA playoffs, as for at least this era of the Athletics, their bad starts are never a good indication of how they will finish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2004 I just checked my calendar today and I noticed something. IT'S FUCKIN APRIL. It doesn't really matter how well a team is doing now. There are 140 some odd games left, so anything can happen. The April excuse is only going to last for two more days. I don't want to have to sift through "It's only May! BIG DEAL!" all month. By the middle of May, I'd say games start to really matter. "Come ON! It's only AUGUST!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goodear Report post Posted April 29, 2004 So did Jeter hit a ball yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2004 Can someone explain what exactly happened in the "booing Santa Claus" incident? They've shown a couple clips in which Jeter was booed at Yankee Stadium, with an announcer saying "that's like booing Santa Claus, isn't it?" I've heard about it several times, I don't know EXACTLY what happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goodear Report post Posted April 29, 2004 Actually Philadelphia Eagles fans threw snow balls at Santa Claus once, I want to say that it was because they were playing the Redskins at the time and both them and Santa wear red but don't quote me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted April 29, 2004 I just checked my calendar today and I noticed something. IT'S FUCKIN APRIL. It doesn't really matter how well a team is doing now. There are 140 some odd games left, so anything can happen. April games count. April games against your division really count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2004 If one team came out of those 7 games ahead 4-3, I would agree with Mole, but yeah, Boston going 6-1 is pretty damn big, early in the year or not. That's almost half of the 19 games they will play this year, so the Yankees have some ground to make up. Games in April count, just not as much as games in August and September. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted April 29, 2004 Games in April count, just not as much as games in August and September. Game in April = One Game. Game in August = One Game Your point doesn't hold up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2004 I said games Yankees losing 3 games to Texas in April = not much of an impact. Yankees losing 3 games to Texas in September with 6 games to go with Boston having a 2 game lead in division= Yankees have tougher road to winning division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted April 29, 2004 Yankees go 0-23 in April and 23-0 in September and they still have a bitch of a time winning the division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2004 That's kind of an extreme example, isn't it? The Yankees have every possibility to get red hot and make this slow start a distant memory. If they were playing like this in September, it would probably mean they fall right out of the playoff picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted April 30, 2004 That's kind of an extreme example, isn't it? It proves that April games count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2004 Games in April do count. However, a lot of teams start slow and pick up fire. Especially pitcher-heavy teams, because a lot of the time pitchers aren't throwing their best stuff until approx 3-4months into the season, and then they become just unhittable. The Oakland A's are a prime example. Every year they start out and it looks like the Big 3 have lost something, however once June hits, magically they become the Big 3 again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted April 30, 2004 Games in April do count. However, a lot of teams start slow and pick up fire. When you have two series that could help to determine the division, you can't afford to no-show those games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2004 Games in April do count. However, a lot of teams start slow and pick up fire. When you have two series that could help to determine the division, you can't afford to no-show those games. No one said to No-show a game, but that doesn't address the fact that a lot of teams are at .500 or just above .500 going into the all star break and go on to win their divisions. Hell the A's have done that past few years. Not like they didn't play AL West opponents in April. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2004 A lot of teams start slow and pick up fire. Especially pitcher-heavy teams, because a lot of the time pitchers aren't throwing their best stuff until approx 3-4months into the season, and then they become just unhittable. So maybe there is hope for Greg Maddux. Anyhow, the Yankees are .500, which is all well and good, but they're still behind the Red Sox and Orioles. They've gotta beat Boston or else it's all just damage control. Tha tbeing said, go Sawx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 1, 2004 This is much closer to the Yankees I want, minus stupid errors and Wilson in general. On a side note, what's up with the Royals? That was just bad baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 2, 2004 Jeff Weaver reflects on his time in the spotlight BY DAVID LENNON STAFF CORRESPONDENT April 29, 2004 LOS ANGELES - Jeff Weaver not only sidestepped the glare of the New York spotlight when the Yankees traded him for Kevin Brown last winter, now he's not even the most famous pitching Weaver in Southern California. That distinction belongs to his brother, Jered, a 6-7, 205-pound righthander with Long Beach State who is likely to be the No. 1 pick in the June amateur draft. The Mets wouldn't mind if Jered Weaver (12-0, 1.13 ERA through Tuesday) somehow drops to them at No. 3. Weaver has dominated college baseball this season with 132 strikeouts in 87 2/3 innings and just 12 walks. Twice he has whiffed the first 10 batters in a game. As for Jeff, who starts tonight against the Mets, he's labored to a 1-2 start for the Dodgers with a 6.75 ERA. Jeff said the two talk often about pitching, but the best advice Jeff can offer comes from his rocky experience with the Tigers and Yankees. "Obviously, he feels like a man among boys right now," Weaver said. "But he's going to be in the big leagues really quick, and soon he's going to be a boy among men. He's seen exactly what I've gone through." Weaver was supposed to be a steal for the Yankees when they acquired him in a three-team deal in July 2002, but he fell out of favor quickly. Even so, Weaver was surprised when he was dealt to the Dodgers last December. One minute, the Yankees talked about sending him to Tampa to work with Billy Connors, the next he was sent to play for his hometown Dodgers. Looking back, Weaver felt as if he never fit in. "I probably dug myself too big a hole," said Weaver, who was 12-12 with a 5.35 ERA in two years with the Yankees. "I still would have liked to have gone back and showed everyone what I'm capable of doing." Weaver was amused to see that the Yankees' pitching staff had struggled some lately, saying, "They usually have the extra arm." As for his former club's trouble with the Red Sox, losing 6 of 7, Weaver smiled. "Now maybe they'll get to see what it's all about coming from behind," he said.Last night's Mets-Dodgers game ended too late for a report to appear in this edition. For the game story and boxscore see www.newsday.com/sports. Asshole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 So... - 5 game winning streak. - Brown, Vazquez, Lieber, and Mo all pitching well. - Finally getting on base, and turning walks and errors into runs. If they continue playing as well as they are, some folks will begin to take back their comments... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 2, 2004 Take back what comments? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 Sault, I know you don't like Weaver because he pitched poorly for the Yankees, but what exactly makes him an asshole? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 2, 2004 He killed my dreams. He ruined my World Series. He is "amused" by Yankee struggles. He exists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therealworldschampion 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 Why does AS remind me of Jerome from Manhattan on WFAN?? You know, the Yankee fanatic who calls in and rants and raves constantly. Entertaining as hell, mind you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 Actually, AS reminds me of that one-time SNL character who hosts his own Yankees talk show or whatever and gets mad at every guest, charging at them until he's casually pushed to the floor, then he spends the next 5 minutes talking to the camera about what a bad thing he's done. "THAT DOES IT, YOU GOT ME ALL FIRED UP" That World Series was beautiful, btw, even as a guy on the other side of the continent where nobody cared about the action. The complete desolated silence in Yankees Stadium at the end made up for all the crappier moments of the series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therealworldschampion 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 Eh I was kinda apathetic towards the World Series last year, since the thrill was basically gone after the Championship Series. Didn't really care who won, since the Yankees are...well, the Yankees and Florida gained my ire for whooping the Phils in September(Did get to go to the Phils-Fish game before Hurricane Isabel, that was an experience), but since Florida actually had a.....you know.....MANAGER, they got the Wild Card and not the Phils. It's all fun and games until you have Larry Bowa as your manager, hence the sig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 Take back what comments? Sault, I wasn't talking about you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 He ruined my World Series. Hmm, I didn't watch the World Series, since it was about a bland of pairing as we could've possibly gotten, but I don't recall it being billed as Anglesault's World Series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2004 He killed my dreams. He ruined my World Series. He is "amused" by Yankee struggles. He exists. AS, for the billionth time it was Joe Torre's fault the Yankee lost that game. He saw how bad Jeff Weaver was the entire season, yet he still puts him in the game. Torre is a great manager, but too overlook a horrible decision is flat out wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 3, 2004 He ruined my World Series. Hmm, I didn't watch the World Series, since it was about a bland of pairing as we could've possibly gotten, but I don't recall it being billed as Anglesault's World Series. It was supposed to be My Yankees putting the Marlins in their place. Weaver had other ideas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2004 Hey, maybe give the Marlins some credit? They only dominated your team and made them look inferior. It wasn't all Weaver's fault. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
