[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I'd argue with that. Barnes has blown several good leads lately.

I would be perfectly fine if the Yankees were to put Chaps on the IL and have his arm examined. Something is off with him as I would trust Barnes in the 9th over Chaps in. A. Heartbeat.

Originally Posted by nicked8

Went to school with Barnes' brother. Always joke about how the Yanks have a habit of shelling him whenever they face off.

He grew up a Yankees fan, I'm sure it'd be a dream come true for him to put on the pinstripes.

Waiver wire? Need more arms as Britton wont’t be back anytime soon. Tough west coast sling coming up as the A’s are fighting for the WC and the Angels always give the Yankees a hard time. I remember way back in the day in 1994 the Yankees went on a 10-1 West Coast trip, only for their playoff hopes smashed by the strike.

[M_Six]

Yanks heading towards 12 in a row. Amazing. And what a time to be doing it. TB isn't willing to go quietly, though.

If the Sox and Yanks end up playing a one game WC playoff, I have no doubt the Sox will fold like a wallet.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Yanks heading towards 12 in a row. Amazing. And what a time to be doing it. TB isn't willing to go quietly, though.

If the Sox and Yanks end up playing a one game WC playoff, I have no doubt the Sox will fold like a wallet.

Yankees play TB the last three games of the season at Yankee Stadium Oct 1-3. However as you’ve said, TB isn’t going away. Yankees can win another 20 games in a row and they’ll still be 3 games back of them. They just don’t lose.

1 game playoffs are a crapshoot. It’ll be Sale vs Cole so whichever pitcher has his stuff, that team will advance. Unless Cole dominates for 8 strong innings and Chapman blows it.

[upstatedoc]

The hat of shame

[M_Six]

Similar feeling about now.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

The hat of shame

What a holiday weekend of disgrace. Baltimore took the series and we didn’t even show up against the Royals. There goes the division for sure and the WC is far from locked up.

And can someone please explain why the Yankees sent down Luis Gil last month when he had not one, not two but three (3) good solid starts to begin his MLB career? And now they want to bring him back up to pitch out of the pen?

Makes NO SENSE!!!!

[ToddBlack88]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

What a holiday weekend of disgrace. Baltimore took the series and we didn’t even show up against the Royals. There goes the division for sure and the WC is far from locked up.

And can someone please explain why the Yankees sent down Luis Gil last month when he had not one, not two but three (3) good solid starts to begin his MLB career? And now they want to bring him back up to pitch out of the pen?

Makes NO SENSE!!!!

Don’t worry, it could be worse.

You could be a jays fan and constantly bang your head against the wall every time Montoya signals to the pen for Trent Thornton.
That guy can’t manage! He can bring a young inexperienced team together, but actually managing a bullpen? No chance.

[M_Six]

Yanks will score a WC slot. The Sox are doing just as bad. The big question is will the one game playoff be Sox/Yankees or ?/Yankees.

No one was going to catch TB this season. They've been on fire since the trade deadline.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by ToddBlack88

Don’t worry, it could be worse.

You could be a jays fan and constantly bang your head against the wall every time Montoya signals to the pen for Trent Thornton.
That guy can’t manage! He can bring a young inexperienced team together, but actually managing a bullpen? No chance.

You’ve won six games in a row and are breathing down our necks and Boston’s too. Yankees pen is in shambles with Jonathan Lasagne and Britton out until the next ice age.

Originally Posted by M_Six

Yanks will score a WC slot. The Sox are doing just as bad. The big question is will the one game playoff be Sox/Yankees or ?/Yankees.

No one was going to catch TB this season. They've been on fire since the trade deadline.

TB is 9.5 games up on the division so yes I agree with you there as nobody is catching them. With our teams struggling as of late, it has given new hope to Oakland, Seattle and the Jays. I wouldn’t lock in the Yankees just yet.

[M_Six]

So maybe the Yanks aren't locked into a WC slot. They blew a 2-1 lead tonight on the last O's batter in the bottom of the 9th. Runner on 3rd, wild pitch, game tied. Then they allowed a run in the bottom of the 10th. Game over. Yanks now a half game out of the WC. Easy enough to make up, though. Still, blowing a game this late in the season against the O's...

Red Sox need to sweep their series with the O's.

[Maxmil982]

Originally Posted by Th3Walrus

Let's go Blue Jays.

...back to last place

[F30lolz]

I’m still mad at Stanton!

[ny325]

What a game. Glassman is taking care of business at Fenway.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by ny325

What a game. Glassman is taking care of business at Fenway.

Sox suck. And I'm a Sox fan. They can beat the bottom feeders, but they screw up even the most fundamental baseball and it shows against better teams. The Yanks get to face the Jays next while the Sox get the even more pathetic O's. The WC race is still very much in flux.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

I'm still mad at Stanton!

Even after the grand salami from the night before and tonight monster moon shot?

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by ny325

What a game. Glassman is taking care of business at Fenway.

Welcome back. Yankees shocked me this past week as I though they were done in the water. Now it won’t be easy this week as they’ll face the Jays who’ll give everything they got to get into the wild card and TB comes in. Think if it as a playoff week for the Yankees as they have to keep winning to guarantee a spot.

Originally Posted by M_Six

Sox suck. And I'm a Sox fan. They can beat the bottom feeders, but they screw up even the most fundamental baseball and it shows against better teams. The Yanks get to face the Jays next while the Sox get the even more pathetic O's. The WC race is still very much in flux.

Baltimore has been mailing it in since Spring Training and that’s just what the socks need. As long as Boston takes care of their own, they’ll get in. However, Seattle is creeping up.

Originally Posted by shoei

Even after the grand salami from the night before and tonight monster moon shot?

You know all season I’ve been waiting for him to be on the 60 Day IL with a bruised pinky but he has proved me wrong. However, it’s only a matter of time that he’ll disappoint me, therefore, yeah, I’m still mad at him!

Maybe I’m just taking out my NY Giant frustrations out on him. And how about Luis Sev. Lights out from the pen.

[F30lolz]

In my Mike Francesa voice: I’ve never said that. I’ve never said Stanton was incapable of leading this team. You can check the tapes, I’ve never said anything remotely close to that.

[shoei]

@F30lolz - you gotta be loving Stanton now, lol.

Think he's earned his salary just the past week alone.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by shoei

@F30lolz - you gotta be loving Stanton now, lol.

Think he's earned his salary just the past week alone.

It’s about time. Could it be that MAYBE he regrets opting IN? What if he stays healthy from here on out until he retires and hits 55-66 home runs a season and is clutch like Jetah?

[M_Six]

Yanks are looking like they'll nail down a WC spot. If they pull off this win tonight, they'll be 2 games up with just 3 left to play. Jays will go against Baltimore, so unless they tank like the Red Sox did, they should sweep that series. But they'll be 1 game back going in. Tough to make that up. Sox are on a down elevator and will be out of the running after this weekend, so I'm thinking the Yanks will end up facing the Mariners for the WC playoff at Yankee Stadium.

[TiMSport]

So who besides myself is surprised by the Mariners?

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

So who besides myself is surprised by the Mariners?

I am. I thought sure it would come down to Yanks/Sox/Jays battling for the two slots.