PhillyHoya
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Post by PhillyHoya on Oct 23, 2009 14:22:31 GMT -5
If the universe is in proper order, the Yanks will dismantle them in four with the Game four ender happening about 4 hours after the Giants kick the crap out of the Seagulls at Stinkin Financial Field. I'm going to the Giants-Iggles game and we're already planning ahead for our survival since my family are Giants/Yankees fans (I'm from Philly but my parents are from NYC). It's going to be an epic day (the Sixers and Knicks play at the Wachovia Center the night before as well).
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njhoya06
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Post by njhoya06 on Oct 23, 2009 23:26:27 GMT -5
If the universe is in proper order, the Yanks will dismantle them in four with the Game four ender happening about 4 hours after the Giants kick the crap out of the Seagulls at Stinkin Financial Field. If we are to get swept, the Giants winning would be a nice balm for this confused, New Jersey Giants/Phillies fan. But we aren't getting swept. We gon hit.
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GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Oct 24, 2009 12:52:11 GMT -5
The Yankees are clearly the most-talented team, but it's not so far off that the Phils don't have a shot.
Lee-Hamels is as awesome-shaky as Sabathia-Burnett. The third will be a wash and as we've seen any possible 4th starter scenario is clearly in favor of the Phils.
Rivera's the better closer. Philly's better defensively (by a lot when Matsui plays without a DH). The Yankees are better offensively but it's not all that far off. If Molina is catching, the teams get even tighter offensively and defensively.
This is all assuming they don't choke it away to the Angels. But if it happens, I expect a good series.
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RDF
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Post by RDF on Oct 26, 2009 0:39:46 GMT -5
A-Rod was the MVP of this series and this postseason so far for the Yankees/American League. It was all about "PR" as to why he didn't get it--but Sabathia was great.
I highly doubt you see Matsui play the OF when World Series shifts to Philly.
MVP of tonight's game was Cano with his defensive plays and Kendrick for his clueless play in the field--Kazmir having to wait for him to get near first caused the error and Kendrick still wasnt' near the bag anyways. Combine that with his crappy throw in Game 4 and Izturis throwing error in Game 2 and the Angels lost 2 games in a 6 game series by simply not being able to make simple play--which they are always lauded for by the media.
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Oct 26, 2009 5:43:56 GMT -5
it amazes me how teams continue to wet themselves in crunch time against the yankees.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 26, 2009 11:40:36 GMT -5
ARod has been killing it. I agree that he should have been MVP. He also would have been MVP against the Twins if there were MVPs for the early series.
Unfortunately, the Yankees seem to bring out the worst in teams, and they also don't beat themselves. The Angels were a very good fielding team all year, and against the Yankees they self-destructed. It was a big bummer.
I think this will be a good World Series if Lee can keep it going. If not, bombs away.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Oct 26, 2009 13:25:40 GMT -5
I totally agree with those who say A-Rod should have won the MVP. Sabathia was great, but "even" at that, he accounted for 2 wins. A-Rod was insturmental in 4 wins, and could be given direct credit for 2 games, like Sabathia. CC pitched great, and had A-Rod not had a great, consistent series, then he would have made a solid choice. But I think you have to give it to an everyday player who was as productive and instrumental as A-Rod was, over a starting pitcher in a 7 game series. (6 in this case)
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Oct 28, 2009 20:47:15 GMT -5
Elvado is suffering through a personal hell right now. I hate that both parks in the series are the size of sandboxes.
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TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Oct 28, 2009 22:31:16 GMT -5
What a game by Cliff Lee. Awesome watching him buzz saw through the Yankees lineup like that. And I have to admit, that I actually learned something from Fox's broadcast today--I liked how much emphasis they put on the various pitch types / grips--very interesting and informative. I've never heard of that type of curve ball before today.
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3xhoya
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Post by 3xhoya on Oct 28, 2009 22:49:46 GMT -5
Speaking of that curve that Lee throws, isn't that the pretty much the same type of pitch Mussina used to throw (they called it the knuckle curve)? It looks to have the same movement and I am pretty sure that is the same way he gripped the ball.
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njhoya06
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Post by njhoya06 on Oct 29, 2009 0:42:18 GMT -5
It seems the Phillies chances of getting swept decreased dramatically tonight, eh bitter Mets fan?
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Oct 29, 2009 0:46:10 GMT -5
Sorry I'm "late" guys. I've been surfing the net, trying to find the Yankees audio feed for the end of the game.
Strangely enough, I still haven't found, "Yankees lose ... Yankees lose .... THE'''''' Yankees LOSE!"
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Oct 29, 2009 19:56:26 GMT -5
If Molina is catching, the teams get even tighter offensively and defensively. He's behind the plate tonight, and the game feels tight so far (as I type it's the top of the 3rd). Burnett looks pretty good. I think the pinstripes are going to get to Pedro in the next couple of innings.
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3xhoya
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Post by 3xhoya on Oct 29, 2009 21:48:36 GMT -5
There is no reason for not having instant replay in baseball, especially for the playoffs. You put an ump in a booth and they can review the play. It would take no more than 10 seconds. With today's technology there is too much scrutiny of every call and there is no reason for these umpires to keep getting calls wrong.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Oct 29, 2009 21:56:45 GMT -5
There is no reason for not having instant replay in baseball, especially for the playoffs. You put an ump in a booth and they can review the play. It would take no more than 10 seconds. With today's technology there is too much scrutiny of every call and there is no reason for these umpires to keep getting calls wrong. I agree in principle, but I think that while football and basketball is, at least pretending to be black and white, baseball admits that there is a good degree of grey area -- most specifically, balls and strikes. When you start off with a premise of rules being merely guidelines, it is very difficult to then draw, for lack of a better term, a line of demarcation. But I agree that some things are pretty much cut and dry. But to a small degree, the hint of subjectivity, and therefore an almost random difference from day to day, is at least a slight part of baseballs allure. Still, I hate refs and I can't stand bad calls. But I think maybe the better view is that while football at least pretends to have replay to right the egregious wrongs of the game, it fails in equal but different ways. I'm not defending either, just pointing out the ills of both.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Oct 29, 2009 22:22:45 GMT -5
On a wishful thinking note, I wouldn't mind some "free baseball" tonight ...
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Oct 30, 2009 6:24:59 GMT -5
grady little strikes again! terrible managing by manuel. no way pedro should have gone out there for the 7th and there should have been a carousel with rollins and victorino on base with a rivera/posada battery.
burnett was lights out. when he gets ahead of hitters, he's a beast.
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 30, 2009 7:42:21 GMT -5
There's absolutely no premise of balls and strikes being guidelines, at least not more than any other sport. Balls and strikes were imperfect just like every call was imperfect - because people were chosen as umpires.
Trditionalists like to pretend the rules or the people who wrote them wanted the umpire to be an eve changing part of the game. That's nonsense. It's just old people being old.
When they develop a quested style system that works, I want it calling balls and strikes.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 30, 2009 11:32:20 GMT -5
I don't know that we'll ever see a system calling balls and strikes. The umpire's union will never go for that, for one thing.
I just wish that instant replay had been in place for the Cardinal - Royal series so Don Denkinger's crappy call on Jorge Orta could have been overruled.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Oct 30, 2009 12:06:23 GMT -5
All day long, people on the air down here have been complaining about the call on the ball Ryan Howard "caught." While I understand the issue with a blown call, all of those clamoring for instant replay seem to be missing the point. In that case, the baserunner has to go on SOMETHING. In this case, he can only go on what he initially thinks and then what the umpire calls. Hypothetically, if there was replay, which showed that the call on the field of a catch was wrong, and in fact he scooped it, then what? Are we to presume that Howard would have turned the 3-6-3 double play? Are we to presume that he would have taken two quick steps to step on first and then caught the runner either in a 3-6 double play or maybe caught him in a rundown? It's just no solution, either way.
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