This is the first World Series that's gone this far in six years, since 2003 -- also involving the Yankees, who lost to the Marlins in six games that year.
Joe Girardi, whose management of his pitching staff has come under justified criticism during the postseason, will roll the dice and have Andy Pettitte start on three days' rest tonight -- something Pettitte hasn't done since 2007, and that was a strange circumstance where he threw four innings in a start, pitched an inning of relief with two days' rest, then started again with one day off. (See Pettitte's 2007 game log for details; it happened in April.)
Pedro Martinez will go for the Phillies. Pedro pitched well enough to win in game two; that day, A. J. Burnett shut the Philly offense down. Meanwhile, the Phillies hit Pettitte pretty hard in game three on Saturday; Jayson Werth homered off him twice and Pettitte also issued three walks in six innings, throwing 104 pitches, a Zambrano-like outing. If the Phillies are patient tonight, I believe we'll see one last 2009 game tomorrow, and Girardi will have to go with yet another pitcher on three days' rest, CC Sabathia, going on three days' rest for the second time in this series after having not done that all season. Sabathia is approaching 270 innings pitched this season; that might be too many even for a "horse" like him.
It'd be nice to see a seven-game World Series, no matter who wins. We don't get to see enough winner-take-all games in baseball; in the last ten seasons, going back to 2000, there have been only 13 such games in all the playoff rounds, out of 70 postseason series.
Phillies at Yankees, 6:57 pm CDT. Yankees lead series 3-2. TV: Fox. Announcers: Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
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Discuss amongst yourselves.
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agreed on a Game 7, Al
Let’s go Phils!
elgato - November 4, 2009
Go Philly and let it all ride on game #7!
Zeke - November 4, 2009
Two of those games involved the Cubs
I agree – a game 7 would be great. I suppose if the Yankees win, they can combine the parade with Macy’s . . . seems like it’s the next day, anyway . . . .
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
Yes. Inflate CC Sabathia with some (OK, a LOT) of helium...
…and let kids walk down the street with him tethered on long ropes like a parade balloon…
Zeke - November 4, 2009
But for God's sake don't give them any pins...
eths - November 4, 2009
Will The Yankees Choke?
YES
and tomorrow
YES
Go Phillies!
eths - November 4, 2009
Regarding choking, remember ...
“You can’t really dust for vomit.” – Nigel Tufnel
Zeke - November 4, 2009
Aw hell, I was wrong about the choke...
eths - November 5, 2009 via mobile
People were criticizing Manuel for not starting Lee
I think he did the right thing, 20/20 hindsight of course, but Girardi did screw up and should have went with Gaudin
DTJchris - November 4, 2009
Possibly.
But by not pitching him on short rest, he will not be able start game 7. Time will tell.
DMCub - November 4, 2009
Just a question, why do you all hate so much the Yankees ?
Be the Yankees isn’t the goal of all the 29 other franchises ?
julolo - November 4, 2009
I don't hate the Yankees per se
1) I was born in Philadelphia
2) I dislike the AL, mainly because of the DH
3) I’ve never “liked” New York as a city
So if I can’t root for the Cubs, then the Phillies are my second choice. If the series was the Cards vs. the Yankees, then my answer would, in all likelihood, be very different.
eths - November 4, 2009 via mobile
Because they are the evil empire
and represent all that is bad in an ecomony and a game where you can spend more moiney that anyone else (by far) in an attempt to buy a championship.
Ihatethecards - November 4, 2009
This is known in some circles as "capitalism"....
it’s really not so evil.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
+1
cubsforever - November 4, 2009
It is capitalism, but in sports, emphasis is on
competition, fair play, and one set of rules.
In a league famous for segregation, the reserve clause, draft for domestic players, soft salary caps, a government sponsored monopoly, gerrymandered broadcast rights, 25 man rosters, Type A/B free agents, Rule V Draft, and no beer sales after the 7th inning stretch; what does capitalism have to do with Major League Baseball?
N Oakley - November 4, 2009
There are not a different set of rules for how the Yankess are allowed to spend their money.
They have certain advantages that other organizations do not, but you cannot simply say that because these advantages exist they are “not playing fair”. The New York Yankees have built a fanbase in the same market as the Mets, yet no one labels the Mets as an “evil empire”. I bristle at this ever prevalent idea that being good/successful at something is grounds for punishment.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Well...
Every few years, you can look and say, “Oh. The Yankees are in the mix again.” I hate that I can’t say it about the Cubs.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
More like every few years you can look and say,
“Oh. The Yankees aren’t in the mix. Weird.”
That’s why I hate them.
mykalmorgan - November 4, 2009
No, that's not the goal.
Being the Red Sox is the goal.
daver - November 4, 2009
And i also think we can’t laugh at the Yankees choking… because we’re cubs fans, remember ?
julolo - November 4, 2009
you know for all the Cubs choke jobs
They never blew a 3-0 lead. A 3-1 lead sure, but not a 3-0 lead.
nji232 - November 4, 2009
So we have that going for us
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
hell yeah!
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
I don't know if they will choke...
…but they may get beat.
MPH73 - November 4, 2009
The Philly bullpen
Could be their undoing tonight, unfortunately. Manuel doesn’t really trust any of them, and Lidge is a total nightmare.
Pedro will go 6…maybe 7 innings tonight.
Hope the Phils brought the heavy lumber to NY. Howard needs to wake up at the dish…can’t rely on Chase “Mr. November” Utley to do it alone.
Canadian Cubs Fan - November 4, 2009
I predict Ibanez will have a big night....
and this will cause me to grit my teeth and curse MB’s signing under my breath.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Let go, my friend.
For your family’s sake, just let go. It’s pretty liberating.
chilango2 - November 4, 2009
While Milton Bradley laughs his way to the bank
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
Sure.
But I have accepted the fact that he fleeced all of us who bought tickets, beers and paraphernalia and moved on. There’s nothing we can [lawfully] do anymore but hope for an improved 2010.
chilango2 - November 4, 2009
I seriously doubt Milton laughs that much...
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
I'm sure Milton laughs
But what he laughs at is not funny, e.g. Roseanne Bar.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
...the "life-alert" lady, kids in wheelchairs, Paul Sullivan's haircut....
wait, that last one is funny.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Now you're telling me he gets it cut? Really?
N Oakley - November 4, 2009
I'm not consumed with angst over it...
just annoyed when I’m reminded of how much better the other alternative would have been.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Of the 4 options last offseason
Bradley, Abreu, Dunn, and Ibanez…Hendry picked the worst one. Many people saw it coming, too. I was hopeful at the time, and Iike everyone else, disappointed by the outcome.
You dump him, you live, you learn.
Canadian Cubs Fan - November 4, 2009
Your compatriot thinks alike:
By the way, why did she sing the National Anthem the other night? I imagine if I sang “Oh, Canada,” not too many people would be happy.
chilango2 - November 4, 2009
Spahn and Sain and pray for rain
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
Unlikely for Game 6
Game 6
Game 7
eths - November 4, 2009
Looks like rain very possible tomorrow.
Al Yellon - November 4, 2009
Also, the aerial photo of Yankee Stadium on that link...
… is the old Yankee Stadium.
Al Yellon - November 4, 2009
Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia have pitched an almost identical amount of innings
over the last two seasons. CC gets called a “horse,” but Lee has been just as durable. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Cliff Lee get a few innings in Game 7 (if necessary). Lee may be older, but he also has about 700 fewer MLB IP…a benefit of delayed success?
But really, I’m not really sure what to say about Girardi’s rotation. He’s taken a risk for which he’ll be celebrated if it works out and castigated if the Yankees wind up losing. That’s a rare move for a modern manager.
Would you go with your three best starters maybe not at their best, or risk putting Chad Gaudin or Sergio Mitre out there? As Cubs fans, we should know that that choice isn’t as hard as it seems.
What’s ridiculous to me is that the YANKEES are in that position. Seriously, those are their options? I know that Chien-Ming Wang was terrible/injured and Phil Hughes was moved to the bullpen and that Joba Chamberlain was deemed not good enough to start in the postseason (HE’S ONLY 24)…but I’m totally hoping that Pettite and Sabathia are terrible for the schadenfreude factor. $208,097,414 in salary and their best 4th starter options for the playoffs are Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre.
I know Burnett said short rest didn’t have anything to do with his pitching only 2 innings in Game 5…but are we really going to believe that?
mykalmorgan - November 4, 2009
Well, I actually picked the Yankees in six.
So I’m kinda hoping they win tonight…just so I’m right. I do agree that, from a purely baseball fan’s perspective, a seven-game series would give us all the maximum return on investment.
daver - November 4, 2009
I'm hoping the Phillies win tonight
because I can’t watch tonight, but can tomorrow night. I want to be able to witness the last meaningful baseball for the next 150 days!
mykalmorgan - November 4, 2009
Ahem.
daver - November 5, 2009
For as disappointing of a season as it was for us Cubs fans....
…and as boring as the regular season was overall, the WS is paying us back right now.
I am hoping for a Game 7 with Mariano Rivera on the mound and Chase Utley at the plate with everything on the line!
JB 23 - November 4, 2009
I'd be down with that last AB situation
mykalmorgan - November 4, 2009
+1
That’d be fun.
chilango2 - November 4, 2009
Seconded.
Al Yellon - November 4, 2009
I want Eyre to strike out A-Rod with the bases loaded and two out in the 9th
with the Phillies up by a run in the 9th inning of game 7.
Doggie Stalker - November 4, 2009
There better be more people on the boards tonight.
Last game was pathetic.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Your wish
Is apparently not granted…
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
well, I checked in
cubnational - November 4, 2009
Looks like Dan hasn't
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
Whoops.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
mm-hmm
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
hard to get excited at all about any baseball without the Cubs
All but impossible. It’s maybe why no one tunes in
cubnational - November 4, 2009
I am lurking around.
I don’t like it so far.
Doggie Stalker - November 4, 2009
And it just got worse
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
I really hate living in New York on days like this
Doggie Stalker - November 4, 2009
I'll bet.
Still, it’s got a hell of a lot going for it.
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
Coulda been a *lot* worse
Pettite doesn’t look like he has his best stuff, either. String together a couple of hits and this could be worth watching again.
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
Not over yet, but
The Phils scoring soon would be nice
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
something happen to damon?
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
pulled calf muscle
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
hey swl
I am drinking a beer in a place in del mar tonight.
zevkalman - November 4, 2009 via mobile
I'm drinking chocolate milk in my kitchen.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
any sexy women around?
zevkalman - November 4, 2009 via mobile
Not until my wife gets back from picking up the kids from church.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
which team was she praying for?
zevkalman - November 4, 2009 via mobile
She doesn't really give a crap....
and more importantly, neither does God.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
nevermind
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
Damnit.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Need moar Stevie
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
I hate the Yankees....
And yet I wish the Cubs were that good. Oh well, wait till next year.
zevkalman - November 4, 2009 via mobile
matsui is not very good-looking.
zevkalman - November 4, 2009 via mobile
pock marks scream sexiness
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
Well, that pretty much does it
Ballgame, Yankees.
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
Start spreading the news....
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
only a matter of time until buck says "Yankees are world champions" as if he were reading it off a piece of paper
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
I hope Joba grooves one here
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
does he do anything else
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
Odds on when Rivera comes in
I say top of the 8th… Over/under?
LT - November 4, 2009
girardi isnt putting him in for 2 innings anymore
bout time
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
he went 2 innings
in game 2
LT - November 4, 2009
also went 2.1 innings against Angels
along with another 2 inning game. You may see him warming up this inning…
LT - November 4, 2009
by that i meant now
as in game 6 and 7
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
Did you see where he was celebrating winning game 4?
He blew the flippin’ save!
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
I'm cornfused
who are you talking about? Rivera got the save in game 4
LT - November 4, 2009
Chamberlain got the win
And talked about how exciting it was to win a WS game
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
jobas a moron
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
Lets go PHILLIES.
KEEP THE PHAITH!
Devin B - November 4, 2009
Utley needs # 6 here.
Devin B - November 4, 2009
DJ Hero tie-in?
Somebody tell Bud that the demographic desired there is probably already in bed on the eastern seaboard…
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
then again, Bud probably is as well...
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
Don't be silly
Seinfeld is on TBS, he’s obviously watching that.
Devin B - November 4, 2009
Is it the episode where George thought George was dead...
…and went to pay his respects to Mr. & Mrs. Constanza
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
classic
actually it is the one about the puffy shirt…. But I don’t wanna be a pirate!
LT - November 4, 2009
arrghShanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
He's channel-surfing between that and Matlock
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
Shanghai Badger - November 4, 2009
This sucks.
The last game of the year, and the Yankees are gonna win it.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
New Yankee Stadium....
1 for 1 in World Series Titles.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
its not over yet.
Devin B - November 4, 2009
Hurry up! The Entry Deadline is almost here!
Last Out to First Pitch – The 2009-10 Offseason IT’S HAPPENING!!!??? Contest
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
Bumping-Your-Own-Thread!
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Hmm.... I can see it now... newsflash with next SBN release
MTV and SBN announce a joint-online posting tutorial called “Pimp My Post”
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
Friggin awesome at-bat by Raul.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Thanks Stevie
BLNT
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
sooo
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
I'm gonna pour some gin.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
I'm going for something harder....
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
I'm working, I'm working.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Bye 2009 baseball.
You were rather sucky. I’ll still miss you.
chilango2 - November 4, 2009
I have a new hope for 2010...
If the Cubs can’t be in the World Series next year, then I want the Yankees and Cardinals to meet. I realize on the surface that sounds like a Cubs fan’s nightmare, but hear me out.
I think Joe Buck and Tim McCarver would hyperventilate so much they’d permanently injure themselves. I mean, they wouldn’t know what to do – they’d be torn between their manlove for ARod/Jeter and their manlove for Tony/Pujols. I truly believe they’d end up like those fembots in Austin Powers – heads exploding and everything.
Now if only we can figure out how to get Joe Morgan in the booth with them…
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
It would go to 26 innings in Game 7, each team would run of pitchers and bench players...
and after a short meeting with the Umpires and Network Executives….Selig would call it a tie and both teams would share a WS title.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Worst part about this
Jerry Hairston Jr and Chad Gaudin are gonna get World Series Rings….and we thought it was a farce when Scott Eyre got one last year. Ugggh…I should be looking forward to Spring Training starting up again next year but this season left such a sour taste in my mouth. Not as bad as 2004-05, but still pretty bad.
Gleebo - November 4, 2009
They...are...not...on...our...team...any...more.
Who…cares.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Why do I think Yankee fans are the worst?
And who the HELL buys a $200 jersey that says “I LIV 4 THIS”??
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
ALL ABOUT THE RINGS MAN
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
27. The number of WS titles they have
also
27. Average IQ of a Yankee fan.
Gleebo - November 4, 2009
That's nearly 4 standard deviations below the norm.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Correction: Nearly 5.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
this season officially sucks
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
sucked. past tense. it's over now.
Let’s win it again in 2010!
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
Green.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Fiddlesticks
Clutch16 - November 4, 2009
poop
::in memory of sue::
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Another bought championship for the Yankees. ho hum
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
Don't pretend you wouldn't buy one for us if you could.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
I'd sell my nonexistent soul for a World Series title
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
the cubs will be doing that sometime the century
maybe…
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
this not the
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
If I may channel my inner BLou
Not a chance in hell because Hendry will live forever to spend like a drunken sailor. Alfonso Soriano will be playing even worse at age 50 because he will extend the contract that far.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
Goodbye, Baseball
See you in March
MrNFL - November 4, 2009
Those poor New Yorkers....
they almost had to wait 10 freaking years for a WS Championship.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Oh yeah
It really tears me up inside.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
i dont how they can live...
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
Is Johnny Damon gonna cry?!!
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Gonna? I think he had been, was, and will continue to.
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Screw the Yankees
Now we have a whole offseason of listening to ESPN talk about the Yankees EVEN MORE.
Mike Martin - November 4, 2009
jeters so awesome he was positioned perfectly for that line out
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
I wish
There was a way I could make you clean up the vomit that is now on my keyboard.
Mike Martin - November 4, 2009
and the way he slapped the ball to right field
man…
jesus christos - November 4, 2009
"You really can't dust for vomit."
Zeke - November 5, 2009
Yes you can. You only have to wait for it to dry.
eths - November 5, 2009
PLEAES BOO BUD SELIG
DO ONE THING RIGHT YANKEE FANS
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Fox’s baseball crew is horseshit. All of them.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
I hope they wiped up when they were done...
Zeke - November 5, 2009
It's been a while. It's been nine years...
Oh gosh, Hal. That’s not a while. Try not winning for as long as we have and see if that doesn’t chap your rear.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
It's Been
Nine Whole Years.
How horrible for them.
08Cubs - November 4, 2009
How terrible
It’s such a tragedy.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
I hope Bud Selig falls off the stage.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Bigger cheers for Pettitte than A-Rod.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Meh. I could do without either one.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
who won MVP? I switched over to Letterman.
Cosby is on now and they’re talking about World Series. Cosby is from Philly so it should be funny/interesting…
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
Matusi.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Is he related to Watusi? He can dance!
Zeke - November 5, 2009
Why is everybody so jealous? I admire the Yankees.
This thread sounds like a bunch of small market fans….the Cubs have the money, the resources, the fans base. It’s going to be our turn eventually.
Sounds like a bunch of whiny Padres fans. The Yankees played by the rules as MLB sets them up. Big market teams SHOULD have advantages, and the Cubs, under new ownership should start taking advantage of this.
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - November 4, 2009
Blah
Who cares? It’s not us. That’s the point.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
I'd be bitching about 80-90% of the teams winning.
Because we don’t have one.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Jealousy gets us nowhere.
I don’t see how whining helps.
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - November 4, 2009
does adulation?
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
Screw the Yankees
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
We can take a vote.
Who admires the Yankees?
vs.
Who wants to bitch about the Yankees?
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
Pretty easy to win a World Series when you outbid everyone for the best free agents on the market
We didn’t have that kind of money to throw around. How much better would we have been with just one of those players? Give me a break.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
So freaking what?
Are they not playing by the rules?
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - November 4, 2009
Yep
And it’s the prime reason we need a salary cap.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
Saying the exact same thing three times in a row doesn't convince me nor help the argument.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
OK, fine.
You guys can mourn all you want.
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - November 4, 2009
You're making an argument nobody else here has brought up.
I’m bitching because I don’t like the Yankees’ 27 championships, A-Rod, etc. Nobody here has been arguing “Man, we need to spend more money like the Yankees!” The argument that we sound like a small-market team could be true for any other 29 baseball teams, it is not exclusive to Cubs fans.
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
A third possibility for the vote
Could not care one way or the other
eths - November 5, 2009 via mobile
Truly, this sounds like Padres
fans whining about the big bad Cubs and their fans taking over Petco park and it isn’t fair…..
This ain’t fair. We know that. But damn it, this franchise has done things right and spent the money they need to spend on what they needed.
Until MLB tells them to stop it, that’s the way it is.
And I will contend the Cubs COULD be the Yankees of the National League in the future.
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - November 4, 2009
Our forays into free agency generally don't work
That and the Yankees can outbid us for the best free agents. Do you see what’s happening here?
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
Its our own fault for our free agency forays not working
But as you say the top candidates go to the Yankees if they want them. No Questions asked.
AussieCub - November 4, 2009
where are the Cubs going to get the money to spend like the Yankees?
Based on his opening remarks Ricketts says…
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
Ok, then why do you care so much if
the plight of the Cubs, as you seem to think — is hopeless?
As Al once asked, why are you here??
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - November 4, 2009
The fool's hope that it actually happens
I don’t want to miss it.
Ace Venom - November 4, 2009
The plight of the Cub isn't hopeless.
Its just much more likely the Yankees are going to win because they outspend EVERYONE else.
If the Cubs get smart about recruitment and development they are a better chance of overcoming those odds, as other teams have. But they won’t outspend the Yanks.
AussieCub - November 4, 2009
Good night,
I’m missing Modern Family.
San Diego Smooth Jazz Man - November 4, 2009
1 – Stir the pot
2 – Leave
3 – ???
4 – Profit!
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
not to mention a total disregard for the reply function...
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
I wish I did not have to go out tomorrow
Grinning Yankee fans on the streets.
Doggie Stalker - November 4, 2009
What was that, ballhawk?
I’m wrapping up the FanPost…should be up in the next 24 hours!
dtpollitt - November 4, 2009
ISWYDDT
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
You Lie!
santoswoodenlegs - November 4, 2009
Never.
dtpollitt - November 5, 2009
Time to start hibernating - when does ST start? Seeems like forever....
eths - November 4, 2009
Looks like SDSJM ditched us for Modern Family...
…but continuing his train of thought, let’s just say that starting tomorrow morning and every morning after that, Tom Ricketts sits down at his desk at 1060 W. Addison and ponders… WWYD?
Well for 2010, that means…
Sign Holliday to play LF – release Soriano and eat the contract. It’s only money, right?
Sign Cameron to play CF
Sign Valverde to close
Sign Lackey to replace Harden.
And then in 2011?
Sign Pujols to play 1B
Sign Crawford to play CF – eat whatever’s left of Cameron’s deal or just put him on the bench
Sign Mauer to play C – sorry Sue…
Sign Halladay to replace Lilly – nothing is bigger than the Yankee way; not even Ted…
So that’d be…
rf – Dome
c – Mauer
1b – Pujols
3b – ARam
cf – Crawford
lf – Holliday
2b – Theriot
ss – Castro
and a rotation of Halladay, Lackey, Z, Dempster, and Wells, with Marmol & Grabow to set up and Valverde to close.
Works for me…
ballhawk - November 4, 2009
I’m gonna make fun of you in the FanPost just for this.
dtpollitt - November 5, 2009
Oh, and I almost forgot...
LaRussa takes over in the dugout in 2011, and of course, brings Duncan with him.
And starting next year, during the 7th inning stretch, they’ll set up a little stage near home plate with red carpet and microphone for the celebrity singer du jour. And no one in the bleachers will be permitted to drink during the singing. Sure it will add to the game time, but hey – it’s tradition!
ballhawk - November 5, 2009
After that orgy of spending/eating $...why the HELL is Theriot still on the team?
santoswoodenlegs - November 5, 2009
believe it or not, Riot already has pictures of Ricketts... ;-)
ballhawk - November 5, 2009
you've got the start of a parody song there -
Roger Daltrey would probably sing it too.
N Oakley - November 5, 2009
it's happening?!?!?
good because I picked Ryan most likely in your contest
katie casey - November 5, 2009
Because he interviews well?
daver - November 5, 2009
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