The Joe.T Memorial Yankees Suck Thread for 2007

[rumpleforeskiin]

While Roger Clemens is a league average pitcher at this point, receiving nothing resembling a league average salary, his opponents to date have been nothing resembling league average. Here's his opponents and their respective rankings in their leagues by runs scored:
Pittsburgh - 15
NY Mets - 9
Colorado - 5 (4 runs in 4.33 innings)
San Francisco - 13
Baltimore - 12
Minnesota - 8
Los Anaheim - 5
Tampa Bay - 9
Toronto - 11
KC - 10
Baltimore - 12
Chicago - 14

Clemens has faced good hitting teams twice, with one good turn. He's been bottom feeding since his return and not faring all that well at that. Considering the ease of his schedule, he should be a Cy Young contender.

Today's performance against the worst hitting team in the AL was nothing short of pathetic.

 

[Special K]

It was very hot and humid in the Bronx today, and Garland was just as bad as Clemens. Niether got out of the second. I think it is kind of tough to pitch when it is this hot and humid, especially for an older guy. So I give both pitchers a pass on their performances today.

Take off those pinstripe shaded glasses Beav, you might be able to see how badly Clemens sucks then. Excuses, excuses!

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Where's the corpse of Johnny Damon gonna play???? With Jason Giambi due back next week and the corpse of Johnny eclipsed by the superior play of Melky Cabrera, is Johnny going to be the most expensive pinch hitter in the history of baseball?

The Spanks are still on the hook for Johnny for about $32M, all of which, along with the $19M paid to the corpse of Roger Clemens, should be taken from Brian Cashman's lunch money.

 

[korbel]

Creampuffs again.

Hello all,

Here we go again. The Yankers are facing another sad creampuff in the Royals who are 11 games under .500, and the Red Sox are facing the Mariners who are 12 games over .500. That's a 23 games difference folks. With a difference like that the Spanks should be able to close the gap somewhat. It only makes sense. However, despite any logical expectations, you can be sure a torrent of hyperbole will pour down from the boards from the Yankers Super Fan whose arsenal of extreme accolades such as..."lights out"...will fill the boards without embarrassment regardless of the huge mismatch the Yankers hold over a bottom feeding team. We should look forward to a slew of statements of heroic accomplishment without real foundation or sensible awareness of the situation. So enjoy Super Fan, here comes one of your last chances to move up fast. But, your creampuff schedule won't last forever...and don't you dare lose when such an easy feast has been spread on your table...again.

Luv Joe. t,

Korbel

 

[Joe.t]

Today's performance against the worst hitting team in the AL was nothing short of pathetic.

The only thing that would have been more pathetic would be the the BS excuses that you would have been posting if Clemens was a Red Sox, just remember that the Yankees just barely beat out the Red Sox for his services bozo.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

The only thing that would have been more pathetic would be the the BS excuses that you would have been posting if Clemens was a Red Sox, just remember that the Yankees just barely beat out the Red Sox for his services bozo.

Joe, you fucking moron. (I just love repeating that.) From all accounts, the Red Sox offered Clemens less than half of what the Yankees are paying the fat slob. I do suppose though that in your twisted world the would be "just barely beat out."

 

[z/m(Ret)]

Clemens (...) the fat slob.

Don't be so hard. After all, didn't Clemens, at 44 years, 321 days old, become the oldest New York Yankee to record a hit?

 

[korbel]

Who won.

The only thing that would have been more pathetic would be the the BS excuses that you would have been posting if Clemens was a Red Sox, just remember that the Yankees just barely beat out the Red Sox for his services bozo.

Hello Joe. t,

The real point is...YOU GOT HIM...congratulations...lol. Now for the real question...who won? Since you got him, did the Yankees win and the Red Sox lose? Or considering how much you paid and what a big thud his season is turning out to be, did the Red Sox win and the Yankers lose? Yeah...you know Joe don't you. Do you see the hillarious irony of it all Joe buddy. If Steinboner hadn't been in such a hurry to drastically out bit the Red Sox you wouldn't be facing all this embarrassment. You might even have bought a real pitching staff. That $28,000,000 could buy at least three decent pitchers. Plus, adding in the salaries of the three subpar pitchers who wouldn't be there to that $28,000,000 and you could have three star pitchers. Okay Yankers fans...everybody say...arrrrrrgggggh!!! Be careful what you wish for...bwahahahahahahahahaha...

CLASSIC!

Korbel

 

[EagerBeaver]

Incredible Play

I just saw something I never saw before in baseball - a ground rule double on a line drive off the pitcher's body! Bases loaded and Melky hit a vicious liner that hit off the pitcher's foot and caromed on a fly into the stands. Ground rule double, 2 RBIs for Melkman who delivered!

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Just wondering. Can I get in trouble with the mods for calling Joe a "fucking moron"? Would that be considered revealing personal information?

 

[korbel]

Run differential farce.

If Rumples said that it would be a rare error in judgment. Given the sophistication that sabermetrics has introduced into the game, run differential is a blunt measure that proves nothing other than what Rumples said in an earlier post: that certain teams explode against bad pitching. I'd much rather lead the league in least runs allowed than in run differential.

Hello all,

Remember the run differential in the 2004 ALCS. The edge in run differential goes to the Yankers there, and so does their winning the first tickets to some early golf dates while the Red Sox were winning the World Series. Ohhhh that 19-8 drubbing the Sox took was a thing of beauty. So much for theories.

Bronx cheers,

Korbel

 

[Joe.t]

Another outstanding performance by CY Wang, shall we just hand him the award now or do we really have to wait untill the end of the season, down to 6 games by tomorrow after Roger Clemens jr pitches the lights out today while Matzusaka either gets bombed or gets no run support(my prediction), just remember its August and we all know what happens to the Red Sox in August(choke).

Joe the "fucking Moron".

 

[korbel]

Lol

Another outstanding performance by CY Wang, shall we just hand him the award now or do we really have to wait untill the end of the season, down to 6 games by tomorrow after Roger Clemens jr pitches the lights out today while Matzusaka either gets bombed or gets no run support(my prediction), just remember its August and we all know what happens to the Red Sox in August(choke).

Joe the "fucking Moron".

Hello Joe. t,

Did you say "LIGHTS OUT"...again. What a surprise...LOL!

Yeah, Wang did great. But considering the Yankers were facing the Royals it wasn't exactly the Spartans facing the Persians.

Bronx cheers,

Korbel

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Remember the run differential in the 2004 ALCS. The edge in run differential goes to the Yankers there, and so does their winning the first tickets to some early golf dates while the Red Sox were winning the World Series. Ohhhh that 19-8 drubbing the Sox took was a thing of beauty. So much for theories.

Here you're dealing with sample size, Korbel. When the sample size is the full season, the results will be much more accurate. Remember the 1960 World Series?

Game 1 - Pittsburgh 6, New York 4
Game 2 - New York 16, Pittsburgh 3
Game 3 - New York 10, Pittsburgh 0
Game 4 - Pittsburgh 3, New York 2
Game 5 - Pittsburgh 5, New York 2
Game 6 - New York 12, Pittsburgh 0
Game 7 - Pittsburgh 10, New York 9.

Now the second biggest choke in Yankee history.

 

[z/m(Ret)]

$28,000,022 = Roger Clemens

$28,000,000 = Solomon Islands' GNP
$22 = 1 hour with a crackwhore, 1 candy bar and some spare change to take the bus back home.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

The saviour arrived in the Bronx this afternoon and he sucked. He did last longer than Roger Clemens. Hughes ERA now stands at 5.87.

 

[Robert 21]

....... just remember its August and we all know what happens to the Red Sox in August(choke).

Joe the "fucking Moron".

ahhh, is IT better to "Choke" in August.......OR

"Choke" in October............2004 ?

 

[korbel]

Speaking of a run differential.

Here you're dealing with sample size, Korbel. When the sample size is the full season, the results will be much more accurate. Remember the 1960 World Series?

Game 1 - Pittsburgh 6, New York 4
Game 2 - New York 16, Pittsburgh 3
Game 3 - New York 10, Pittsburgh 0
Game 4 - Pittsburgh 3, New York 2
Game 5 - Pittsburgh 5, New York 2
Game 6 - New York 12, Pittsburgh 0
Game 7 - Pittsburgh 10, New York 9.

Now the second biggest choke in Yankee history.

Hello Rumpleforeskiin,

Interesting. I was just reading about this series andhow Bill Mazeroski finished the Yankers:

Ralph Terry, who had gotten the final out in the Pirates' eighth, returned to the mound in the bottom of the ninth to finish the job. The first man he faced was Bill Mazeroski. With a count of one ball and no strikes, the Pirates' second baseman smashed a historic long drive over the wall in left, ending the contest and crowning the National League as champions. As the Pirates erupted in a wild celebration, the Yankees stood in disbelief knowing that they had clearly dominated the series, but were unable to finish the task. The improbable champions were outscored, 55-27, and out-hit, 91-60, but in the end the home team prevailed. Years later, Mickey Mantle was quoted as saying that losing the 1960 series was the biggest disappointment of his career. For Bill Mazeroski, it was the highlight.

Wasn't it also the Yankers who were on the short end of the largest single game spread in baseball history of 22-0...and in the same year they lost to the Red Sox after destroying them 19-8. Hmmmmm. I guess you should just worry about winning the championship instead of having the largest run differential for the year. Single game scoring fiestas don't automatically translate into championships, and beating up on the Royals tonight proved absolutely nothing except how to feast on a bottom dweller.

Damn...the Yankers perform a slug fest today and Damon goes 0-6. That must really SUCK!!! And Cabrera was 0-5...geeeeeeez.

Luv Joe. t,

Korbel

PS

Poor Mickey- boo hoo.

 

[korbel]

Go Joe. t

Another outstanding performance by CY Wang, shall we just hand him the award now or do we really have to wait untill the end of the season, down to 6 games by tomorrow after Roger Clemens jr pitches the lights out today while Matzusaka either gets bombed or gets no run support(my prediction), just remember its August and we all know what happens to the Red Sox in August(choke).

Hello Joe. t,

Red Sox 4 Mariners 3...Matsuzaka gives up 6 hits, 2 runs, gets 10 strike outs, and goes to 13-8. WRONG AGAIN Josey. But keep trying. You will get one right some day....maybe.

Have a great Joe t day,

Korbel

 

[EagerBeaver]

Joba Chamberlain

Rumples,

In anticipation of Joba Chamberlain's arrival in the Bronx later this week, today's New York Post ran a full page Q&A interview with Joba Chamberlain which also features a large color photo of Chamberlain following through on a pitch. In this photo, Chamberlain looks (both facially, in body type and his follow-through) like legendary Tigers pitcher Denny McLain, the last major league pitcher to win 31 games which he did with the 1968 World Champion Tigers. I showed the pic to the old timer who runs the local convenience store where I buy my newspapers, and he agreed that Chamberlain is a dead ringer for McLain, right down to the long side burns. Here is a link (sans photo):

http://www.nypost.com/seven/0805200...unday_qa_with___joba_chamberlain_yankees_.htm

For those of you who don't remember McLain, he won 55 games in the 1968 and 1969 seasons, only to be out of baseball less than 4 years later after a string of suspensions, and off field problems including gambling, alcoholism, and weight gain. I have a videotape of the 1st game of the 1968 World Series, which I taped off ESPN Classic, in which McLain and the Tigers faced Bob Gibson and the Cardinal in one of the all time great pitching matchups. In that game, the matchup went to Gibson who struck out 17 Tigers (still a World Series record) and threw some of the nastiest shit I have ever seen, a hard slider and curve and fastball, and he was striking out guys very badly and in a manner that made them look like they were clueless. In the 9th inning of this complete game shutout masterpiece, Willie Horton is seen bailing out on some nasty pitch that was called for a strike on the outside part of the plate, and he reportedly strained or tore a rib muscle trying to check his swing while also bailing out.

For those that never saw McLain pitch, he was 6'1" but with a very stocky build, not quite as big as Bartolo Colon, but that kind of stocky, thick frame. McLain also had a very high leg kick similar to Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. This is the same kind of body type that Chamberlain has. BTW, Chamberlain was raised on an Indian reservation in Nebraska by his father who is paralyzed on the left side as a result of polio.

Regarding Phil Hughes, although the final linescore on him looked bad, I saw the first two innings yesterday in a bar in New York City and Hughes was lights out, striking out the side in dominant fashion in the 2nd inning. He apparently lost it thereafter, I only saw the 1st two innings so don't know what happened. However I have seen enough of him to believe he will be a big winner, because he has great stuff and great control. I will be very surprised if he does not pitch more good games than bad this year although I realize there will likely be an adjustment period before he becomes real consistent. I remain convinced he is the best young pitcher I have ever seen the Yankees bring up in 35 years watching the team, and that includes Guidry and Righetti and Leiter and Pettite, and I believe he is a future 20 game winner if he stays healthy.