Philadelphia Phillies starter Cole Hamels, left, arrives at Penn Station after taking the train with his team from Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 in New York. The Phillies face the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the Word Series beginning Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York, NY (WFAN) -- Back in 1986, a friend of mine, a 20 year season ticket holder at Yankee Stadium, said to me: "Who do I root for in this thing...it's THEM against THEM!" I guess Mets fans think the same thing right now?
In the clubhouse, and for most of us American Leaguers, it's really hard to muster up some good old fashioned "hatred" for the team the Yankees play a billion times in spring training, the team whose shortstop said after the 3 interleague games this summer, "See you in October!", the team whose manager is such a great guy that you really look forward to seeing him, and the team whose new ballpark is so spectacular that you look forward to being there.
What I expect is an absolutely American League type World Series, with the games coming down to the bullpens....yet again. I'm not a "let's compare position by position" type person. It takes up space in a column, but is silly in baseball. When it's basketball and you're matching up power forwards, ok. But to say..."who's better...Ryan Howard or Mark Teixeira" is a waste of time. They don't exactly go one on one to the basket.
Questions to ponder:
Can CC Sabathia pitch 3 games if necessary? Yes, he can. The Yankees set this up from the beginning of the year.
Can Mariano pitch more than 1 inning? Yes, he can. The Yankees didn't use him for more than 4 outs all season. This is the reason why.
Who will be this series' Jeff Mathis?
Will Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain be effective? Who knows. Will Ryan Madson and Brad Lidge be effective? Who knows.
Will Chase Utley's reported foot injury be an issue?
Emotion is for the fans, not the people who run the teams. And while Brian Cashman has as special a place as you do for the players who just brought home #27, he’s not going to let his heart keep him from moving the 2010 Yankees forward.
Did any of us really see this coming two years ago? Remember when Hank Steinbrenner was running amok, Joe Girardi was replacing Joe Torre, A-Rod was opting out and back in...
“I’ve said it time and time again, playing championship-caliber baseball starts with pitching and defense, and I think those two components were certainly the foundation for our success in 2009. I’ve always taken a great deal of pride in my defense..
“After the overwhelming public response to the historic achievement of our 27th World Championship, I would like to thank our fans for their highly spirited and remarkably steadfast support this season."
The Perks of This Job!!!!! The day started at 5AM. I had 3 alarm clocks and a coffee pot set, so I wouldn't oversleep. The call was for 7:30 at the Stadium to start getting on the 20 buses...
On December 26th, 1919, Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees to finance the musical No, No, Nanette. Since that day, every time the Yankees win the World Series, it's because they have more money than anyone else...
The Yankees traveling party left the Stadium this morning on 3 buses to go to Penn. Station, for the Amtrak Trek to Philadelphia. As the buses turned down 31st Street, we saw the crowds...
Back in 1986, a friend of mine, a 20 year season ticket holder at Yankee Stadium, said to me: "Who do I root for in this thing...it's THEM against THEM!" I guess Mets fans think the same thing right now?
Listening to WFAN since the Yankees won their first World Series since 2000 has me very annoyed. First, here are the things I’ve had to hear from Mets fans...
Is anyone else tired of hearing that whenever a Yankees team doesn’t score runs it’s because the opposing pitcher was simply too good? All these pitchers can’t be throwing lights out.
This one was not on the manager: A.J. Burnett was dealing and there was no reason for Joe Girardi to take him out after the Yankees took the lead in the top of the 7th.
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