Any Yankee Haters here?

If you have an opinion about the Yankees, don't hold back. We'd like to know how you really feel.

Tom

 

I've been a die-hard Indians fan since... well, since before they were good in the mid-late 90's They stand a good chance of going all the way this year, although Boston's going to be tough. Regardless, i think the AL is winning the Series.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(etyler88 @ Oct 9 2007, 03:19 PM) [snapback]523263[/snapback]</div>

Who cares? They are all adults playing a child's game.

 

CLEVELAND ROCKS!
CLEVELAND ROCKS!
CLEVELAND ROCKS!

I remember going ot the old grey lady by the lake and having my own vendor there were so few people there to watch the Indians.

http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=cle

 

I am utterly mystified that any adult would care who wins or loses a ball game. It's a game, for crying out loud!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Oct 9 2007, 07:26 PM) [snapback]523342[/snapback]</div>

trust me theres no rational explanation

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jhinton @ Oct 9 2007, 05:29 PM) [snapback]523302[/snapback]</div>

child's game? Baseball is a game for all ages you should try it sometime


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(etyler88 @ Oct 9 2007, 04:19 PM) [snapback]523263[/snapback]</div>

you obviously have no knowledge of basball history. While the media may cry about how its been since 2000 since the yankees won a world series Id like to remind you that before 1996 the last time the yankees won a world series was 1978.

Last time I checked 18 > 7

I dont care if your a boston fan or a Indian fan or whatever, you should be able to recognize greatness when you see it.

If the yankees do indeed suck with their 26 world championships as you say where does that put your team? No where close.

And if by yankees suck you mean this year then explain why they have the best record since May 30th


So to answer your question NO there are no yankee haters here
World Series History

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Oct 10 2007, 08:56 AM) [snapback]523342[/snapback]</div>

I'm with you Daniel, I think it's just something to talk about to avoid thinking about things that are important or real to the person.

And how irrational is it? A team gets through to the final so in reality they have proven to be in the top 2 teams to get there but if they lose that final they may as well been bottom in the eyes of all the crazy people who follow the game.

It's the same here with football (aussie rules)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SureValla @ Oct 9 2007, 07:12 PM) [snapback]523355[/snapback]</div>

I have, I played baseball for 11 years. Even when I was actively playing baseball, I couldn't stand to watch a game on TV or at the ballpark. It was simply too slow and boring to watch. Sports are something that you do. If my team wins, it is my team. My team is the team that I play for and actively helped to win. Watching someone else play a game on TV and then getting worked up into a frenzy that "your" team won or lost is crazy. I'm sorry but the only people that should be taking pride in who wins a MLB game are those that are playing the game. Of course if that was the case the marketing would have failed and Americans wouldn't spend billions of dollars on professional sports crap.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SureValla @ Oct 9 2007, 07:12 PM) [snapback]523355[/snapback]</div>

Greatness is hitting a ball? Greatness is catching a ball? These are your definitions of greatness?

Right now the Nobel prizes are being announced. These are people that have achieved greatness and should be celebrated, not people that play games.

 

Why do they call it the World Series when only teams from the US (and now maybe Canada? though when I was a kid it was just the US) are allowed to participate?

 

My joy of the Yankees elimination is tempered by the fact that my beloved angels were felled by the bosox. Ironic that an atheist loves the angels.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Oct 9 2007, 09:48 PM) [snapback]523404[/snapback]</div>

Because the players come from all over the world to play in baseball's premier league in the world.

And, oh yes, I'm a Yankee hater ever since George Steinbrenner took over the team and ruined the entire business of baseball. Teams cannot compete on a level playing field in terms of competitive status because of that awful person. As for the game itself, the dance of baseball will always be a beautiful thing to behold. For this year, so will my Red Sox as they triumph over the Indians in 7 (I admit it - they're really good), Diamondbacks in 5.

 

<blockquote>10/4/07 - Two men attacked a Red Sox fan outside a Yonkers hotel Thursday night, beating him so badly he ended up in the intensive care unit, police said.

The incident began when the two victims, Carlos Ortez and Walter Ostromecki, were in the bar of the Ramada Inn late Thursday night, according to police.

Ortez, a carpenter from Massachusetts visiting New York for work, was sitting at the bar wearing a Red Sox hat and T-shirt when another patron at the end of the bar asked the two men whether they had pride in Boston. Immediately after the 4-0 Red Sox win, the two men left the hotel, when they were approached from behind by the man who'd made the earlier comment, along with two other men.

Yadda yadda, punch punch punch kick kick kick...

Ortez ended up lying in a pool of blood and his face was swollen. He's in intensive care with multiple facial fractures. Ostromecki managed to get away. Suspects Duane Somers and Edward McConaughey have been arraigned on assault charges.

It should be noted that the two men arrested for assault are from Pennsylvania, which basically only proves that donkey Yankee fans aren't limited to New York. Of course, Red Sox fans aren't exactly sympathetic little mini-Christs. I admit, when I saw this story, the first thing I thought about was Stalingrad. "They're killing each other? Sweet."</blockquote>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Oct 9 2007, 10:48 PM) [snapback]523404[/snapback]</div>

Because the teams are American, and if there is one thing we Americans know, the rest of the world doesn't count.

Tom

 

I find it despicable every time i see or hear about people coming to blows over a sports rivalry... but at the same time, that tag line at the end made me laugh.