MLB: A-Rod wants NY's love...or else...
04-10-2007, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroPSI
Where is Chris Shelton when you need him?
Mike Maroth anyone...?
Although, in my fantasy team, I'm starting to get
with Carpenter's elbow problems. And there's no IR spot and now, I'm stuck carrying one roster spot for a guy I can't drop if he's out for the year. 
04-10-2007, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Although, in my fantasy team, I'm starting to get with Carpenter's elbow problems. And there's no IR spot and now, I'm stuck carrying one roster spot for a guy I can't drop if he's out for the year.
with Carpenter's elbow problems. And there's no IR spot and now, I'm stuck carrying one roster spot for a guy I can't drop if he's out for the year.
04-10-2007, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroPSI
You should have one DL spot Yum.
Wait...let me check again.
by not knowing how to use the board. I've fawked up twice then...I sat Escobar when he started over the weekend. That probably cost me a slough of points. 
04-10-2007, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
I do...?
Wait...let me check again. by not knowing how to use the board. I've fawked up twice then...I sat Escobar when he started over the weekend. That probably cost me a slough of points.
Wait...let me check again.
by not knowing how to use the board. I've fawked up twice then...I sat Escobar when he started over the weekend. That probably cost me a slough of points. You can points from Pitchers if they are SP, RP, or P. Just not on the bench.
04-10-2007, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroPSI
Yea, you can move Carpenter the DL and pick up another player and it won't effect your roster size.
You can points from Pitchers if they are SP, RP, or P. Just not on the bench.
You can points from Pitchers if they are SP, RP, or P. Just not on the bench.
04-10-2007, 01:42 PM
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Your best bet is to click on their name to see when they are scheduled to pitch again, http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7547, at it says: Next Game: 4/10 vs. CLE (Scheduled Next Start: 4/10 vs. CLE) in their profile.
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Check ESPN.com early in the morning for the days schedule and pitching probables.
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Check ESPN.com early in the morning for the days schedule and pitching probables.
04-19-2007, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
a-rod is on fiya.
Meh about April.
04-19-2007, 10:42 AM
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A-Rod has received a ton of scrutinity since his arrival in NYC (some warranted, some bogus, some outright idiotic) but one dude doesn't a WS title win. Besides, for the most part, the most important variable in postseason success is pitching, not the feats of an individual player.
Hypothetically-speaking, what if he has an amazing postseason (hits .500, bunch of clutch hits and home runs, etc.) but the Yanks lose in seven hard-fought games? Is he still a bum for not winning the ring? And what if he Yanks just breeze through the postseason with unbelieveable pitching but A-Rod flails miserably (tons of 0-fers, K's or GIDP's in key situations, commits errors, etc.). Is he a hero and true Yank just for winning the ring?
Hypothetically-speaking, what if he has an amazing postseason (hits .500, bunch of clutch hits and home runs, etc.) but the Yanks lose in seven hard-fought games? Is he still a bum for not winning the ring? And what if he Yanks just breeze through the postseason with unbelieveable pitching but A-Rod flails miserably (tons of 0-fers, K's or GIDP's in key situations, commits errors, etc.). Is he a hero and true Yank just for winning the ring?
04-19-2007, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Chr8808
Another walk off homer!
He IS on FIYA
He IS on FIYA
btw, what a come back! did 6 runs on the bottom of 9th inning.
04-19-2007, 03:50 PM
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so he could bat .165 all season with no homers and no one would care?
04-19-2007, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
that's what i'm saying. after all that went on during the off-season, if he had a slow start, he'd be getting roasted by the media and fans. even if it's only april.
but now that he's 'proving them otherwise', everyone cries 'oh, it's april, do it when it counts
'can't please the critics
04-19-2007, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sonnyg80
but now that he's 'proving them otherwise', everyone cries 'oh, it's april
'can't please the critics
-er. He's not a macho athlete. He's too much of a girlie-man. He earns $25M a year. He chokes in the playoffs.
04-19-2007, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Nope. Cuz, he's a -er. He's not a macho athlete. He's too much of a girlie-man. He earns $25M a year. He chokes in the playoffs.
-er. He's not a macho athlete. He's too much of a girlie-man. He earns $25M a year. He chokes in the playoffs. 
04-19-2007, 03:59 PM
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so it's an individual sport? go tell the overpaid team they choked, not one player
04-19-2007, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by sonnyg80
so it's an individual sport? go tell the overpaid team they choked, not one player
And him whining about not getting the same amound of adoration as Jeter...? Stupid.
Personally, I don't care how he does since he's not a member of the ChiSox or Cubs...
04-19-2007, 04:15 PM
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A couple playoff series doesn't a reputation make ... too small a sample size. Similarly, a great April doesn't a great season make. Like all ball-players, a season is filled with peaks and valleys so right now A-Rod is playing with confidence/clear mind and definitely at the top of his game. Hopefully people won't leap OFF the bandwagon as soon as he comes back down to earth and start harranguing him like all of 2006 (A-Rod after all, is the sensitive sort and possesses very thin skin).
A lot of NYY fans just seem to get too caught up on the daily ebb-and-flow of the season. There's a lo-oooo-ng way to go. A-Rod is a great player and a valuable component of the TEAM. And as in all team sports, let's not give individual players TOO much credit or TOO much blame.
As long as the offense chugs along and the pitching remains adequate (until the horses return from injury), the Yanks have a good shot at making the playoffs ... and after that, the postseason is a crapshoot.
A lot of NYY fans just seem to get too caught up on the daily ebb-and-flow of the season. There's a lo-oooo-ng way to go. A-Rod is a great player and a valuable component of the TEAM. And as in all team sports, let's not give individual players TOO much credit or TOO much blame.
As long as the offense chugs along and the pitching remains adequate (until the horses return from injury), the Yanks have a good shot at making the playoffs ... and after that, the postseason is a crapshoot.
04-19-2007, 04:21 PM
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well, i think a reputation can be made by a couple of playoffs series.
like mark lemke for the braves. the guy was an average utility player his whole career but always seemed to pull through in the playoffs.
i think the expectations are just higher with a player of the caliber of a-rod because he's probably the best player today.
but you are right that every player goes through patches of slumps throughout the entire season. with a-rod, we all know what he can do over the course of 162 games. it's just that he's faltered when the team, as a whole, has failed too during the playoffs. but unfortunately, he doesn't get a pass because he's never won a world series.
like mark lemke for the braves. the guy was an average utility player his whole career but always seemed to pull through in the playoffs.
i think the expectations are just higher with a player of the caliber of a-rod because he's probably the best player today.
but you are right that every player goes through patches of slumps throughout the entire season. with a-rod, we all know what he can do over the course of 162 games. it's just that he's faltered when the team, as a whole, has failed too during the playoffs. but unfortunately, he doesn't get a pass because he's never won a world series.
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Meh. I'm just saying...I think it had alot to do with his BA and RBIs during the playoffs the last time round.
And him whining about not getting the same amound of adoration as Jeter...? Stupid.
Personally, I don't care how he does since he's not a member of the ChiSox or Cubs...
And him whining about not getting the same amound of adoration as Jeter...? Stupid.
Personally, I don't care how he does since he's not a member of the ChiSox or Cubs...
sox or cubs...pick one!
edit: well said, pillsbury
04-19-2007, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sonnyg80
sox or cubs...pick one!
edit: well said, pillsbury
edit: well said, pillsbury
Even when I lived in Chicago, I rooted for both teams...
Hmmm...may explain why I'm kinda exiled from there...
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Even when I lived in Chicago, I rooted for both teams...
Hmmm...may explain why I'm kinda exiled from there...
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04-19-2007, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sonnyg80
"What, you left Chicago to come here...?!?"
Yeah...I miss it in the Windy City.
One day...one day...I'll perhaps move back.
04-19-2007, 05:10 PM
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i fell in love with chicago when i visited a few weeks ago. dunno how i'd deal with the real cold weather there though.
<---- seriously considering moving within the next year.
<---- seriously considering moving within the next year.
04-19-2007, 05:15 PM
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i fell in love with chicago when i visited a few weeks ago. dunno how i'd deal with the real cold weather there though.
<---- seriously considering moving within the next year.
<---- seriously considering moving within the next year.
You, my friend, have not experienced cold weather.
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at the weather right now because it is fawking snowing...
04-19-2007, 05:16 PM
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i love chicago - would not mind moving there whenever I make my next step in my career
but i HATE the snow!! got enough of it in cleveland
but i HATE the snow!! got enough of it in cleveland
...So, STFU...mkay?
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04-19-2007, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Dude. Do you get enough snow so that your car becomes a snowplow...? I guessing the answer is ...
So, STFU...mkay?
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...So, STFU...mkay?
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fyi, i HAVE gotten that much snow when I lived in Cleveland for like 22 yrs.so, thanks, mkay
04-19-2007, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
i fell in love with chicago when i visited a few weeks ago. dunno how i'd deal with the real cold weather there though.
<---- seriously considering moving within the next year.
<---- seriously considering moving within the next year.
04-19-2007, 05:58 PM
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Cold weather...? Cold weather...?!???!?
You, my friend, have not experienced cold weather.
<----------- at the weather right now because it is fawking snowing...
You, my friend, have not experienced cold weather.
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at the weather right now because it is fawking snowing...and s14, it's a bit of both. there are far more opportunities for finance-related jobs in chicago. but i'll most likely wait til i take the first level of the cfa. the gf really liked the city too and wouldn't oppose moving. of course, that would entail wedding discussions to be brought up. eh...not really ready for that right now.
04-19-2007, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
that's what i'm saying. i haven't experienced the kind of cold weather chicago has.
and s14, it's a bit of both. there are far more opportunities for finance-related jobs in chicago. but i'll most likely wait til i take the first level of the cfa. the gf really liked the city too and wouldn't oppose moving. of course, that would entail wedding discussions to be brought up. eh...not really ready for that right now.
and s14, it's a bit of both. there are far more opportunities for finance-related jobs in chicago. but i'll most likely wait til i take the first level of the cfa. the gf really liked the city too and wouldn't oppose moving. of course, that would entail wedding discussions to be brought up. eh...not really ready for that right now.
j/k, congrats....