Yankees vs Angels ALCS 2009

[floydpink]

Say what you want about the Yankees payroll, Teixeira WAS an Angel, Damon gave the Redsox a Wirld Series with a grandslam against the Yanks, for a couple more million, A-Rod was a Red Sox, and we would all be watching a different series.

It's the golden rule; whoever has the gold makes the rules.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by floydpink

Say what you want about the Yankees payroll, Teixeira WAS an Angel, Damon gave the Redsox a Wirld Series with a grandslam against the Yanks, for a couple more million, A-Rod was a Red Sox, and we would all be watching a different series.

It's the golden rule; whoever has the gold makes the rules.

I love the payroll argument.
Sort of the "wealth redistribution" argument of baseball fans.
Yankees suck because they have revenue, they spend it as they please in an attempt to win, and generally, are successful as evidence by their history.

So........when I hear that argument......I laugh. Deep down, they wish their team made as much money and their owner spent as much.

[floydpink]

Also, if Chrysler spent their money more wisely, they'd be competing with Toyota.

Life is full of painful little lessons.

This will be 27 titles if my math is correct.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by floydpink

Say what you want about the Yankees payroll, Teixeira WAS an Angel, Damon gave the Redsox a Wirld Series with a grandslam against the Yanks, for a couple more million, A-Rod was a Red Sox, and we would all be watching a different series.

It's the golden rule; whoever has the gold makes the rules.

I wasn't saying it's a bad thing.
It sure makes a heck of a story when a bunch of scrubs step up and spank the Yanks, though.
It's just a given that they own the World Series, cause they paid for it.
I love watching good ball, too, and the Yanks sure delivered this year. It's been an amazing season for them.
That game last night, for instance. It was a thing of beauty. I definately got my money's worth, and I ain't got a dime in it.
The Angels definately threw the kitchen sink at them, even if they came up way short.

I did hear a comment Buck made about Scott Kazmir that I'm still shaking my head about. He said the Angels picked up Kazmir specifically because he was a Yankee stopper. I must have missed that along the way.
Kazmir has never played up to my expectations, and I really never had any.
Yankee stopper? Where'd that come from?
I'd go look at his box scores, but I figure you guys might have the numbers in your head, and I'm busy. And lazy.

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Originally Posted by shilala

I wasn't saying it's a bad thing.
It sure makes a heck of a story when a bunch of scrubs step up and spank the Yanks, though.
It's just a given that they own the World Series, cause they paid for it.
I love watching good ball, too, and the Yanks sure delivered this year. It's been an amazing season for them.
That game last night, for instance. It was a thing of beauty. I definately got my money's worth, and I ain't got a dime in it.
The Angels definately threw the kitchen sink at them, even if they came up way short.

I did hear a comment Buck made about Scott Kazmir that I'm still shaking my head about. He said the Angels picked up Kazmir specifically because he was a Yankee stopper. I must have missed that along the way.
Kazmir has never played up to my expectations, and I really never had any.
Yankee stopper? Where'd that come from?
I'd go look at his box scores, but I figure you guys might have the numbers in your head, and I'm busy. And lazy.

Funny how that all works out.
Freaking Diamond Backs and Marlins!!! Thorns. Or Boston in '04. Thorns!!!

When we get one, we bought it.
When we don't, we overpaid and didn't get it.

Meantime, anyone check the payroll of the Mets as an example?
Where did they end up this year?
Quite a few others like that.
It happens. Money doesn't always do it. However, like they say with the Lotto, you have to be in it to win it.

That is funny stuff there about Kazmir.