Playoff Baseball

I don't think it was expected. The Angels are the only MLB team that has a consistent winning home record against the Yankees. This really was a "50/50" matchup. It could have gone either way. Both the Angels and Yankees have been hard teams to beat in the AL.

As am I. That's my prediction as well.

 

It's kind of sad to see two former Indians start game 1 of the W.S. - C.C. and Lee. It shows how unfair the sport has become. I am rooting for a complete rain/snow out of the W.S. and neither team wins.

 

I don't think there was a gun to the head of the Indians. Toronto didn't sell this year. Cincy didn't either.

 

They either trade him or lose him eventually to free agency. It's a messed up system, and my team is one of the "haves" (at least for now while they have a rich owner who's willing to spend), but I still don't like it.

 

Cliff Lee said he wasn't one bit nervous last night. He's either lying or is one weird dude. How can you not be at least a little nervous pitching game 1 of the W.S. in Yankee Stadium? That's not normal, if he's telling the truth.

I noticed there were some empty seats last night due to the outrageous ticket prices they tried to push.

 

Cliff Lee looked neither nervous nor weird last night. He looked marvelous. He might well have no hit a lesser hitting team.

 

I agree - Lee was great last night. And no, he didn't look nervous, but a lot of athletes don't look nervous, but they will tell you that there's always some measure of butterflies going on, esp. in a big game. That's why I find his comments so interesting - if true, he is some freak of nature to not have any nervousness in a situation like that.

 

I would think that one would get over the nervousness of playing a sport after a while.

When I started doing dog agility the first few trials I was extremely nervous when I approached the starting line with my dog. After a few trials the nervousness went totally away, regardless of the venue or the size of the crowd watching.

 

But they did by the end of next year, and that's the point. If they were a team with money, they would have never traded him or C.C., in hopes of being able to sign them. But since they don't have the money, their only option was to trade them for some prospects or receive nothing when they walk.

 

"Farm-raised versus store-bought" said a paper yesterday.

We all know what's better.

We're the reigning champs, and the media were still calling us the "underdogs" last night! Well, these farm-raised underdogs are phightin' back.

 

Last night's game was a pitching duel. I expect the big bats to come out tonight. Winning team will need 10 runs minimum. GO PHILLIES!!!

 

Through the first four innings tonight it's another pitchers' duel and tied 1-1.

 

Another fine pitchers' duel. Martinez was good but Burnett was better. A-Rod is not hitting and Howard got the golden sombrero tonight.

Two World Series games and both of the winner pitchers are native Arkansans. :smilewinkgrin:

 

I'm a Yankee hater - but Johnny Damon's steal of second and third last night - was one of the most interesting plays I've ever seen!!!

 

I too, dislike the Yankees, can't say I hate any team. But being a Brooklyn Dodger and a Ted Williams fan ( not a Red Sox's fan), the Yankees broke my heart a lot of times.

But Damon was playing old school ball and I found great enjoyment in watching him, even if he didn't play for the team I was pulling for. I do enjoy good ball, I would rather watch a good game and my team lose than a bad game and they win, but that is just me.

 

In Red Sox Land tonight the cry was, "The Yanekes are coming, the Yankees are coming..." I mean, "THE YANKEES WON! THE YANKEES WON (the World Series)!!!" :laugh: