Official N.Y. Yankees 2009 SEASON THREAD (103-59) WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!

[true 3 blue]

Good win.

 

[travisjmu]

congrats and big ups to Mo on 500

. Well deserved and class act. Always been a fan of the guy

 

[biggie62]

Good game to watch.

 

[bkmac]

I just got home from watching the game at my friends house (the same house I always go to where I am the only Yankee fan). This weekend was great, especiallytonight.

Mo' with save #500

, and he had an RBI Walk

. K-Rod should be ashamed of himself.

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[briannnnn]

 

[tbone95860]

Originally Posted by briannnnn

That lil moment needs to be made into a GIF ASAP!

 

[tbone95860]

The greatest closer ever

 

[yoda]

Originally Posted by TBONE95860

Originally Posted by briannnnn

That lil moment needs to be made into a GIF ASAP!

Congrats Mo...The best to ever do it.

 

[jordan201]

Congrats to Mo for being the most dominant and consistent closer, EVER.

And I love what he said about Pap.

 

[im cool c]

word right..

mo don't sound like he's even contemplating retirement

 

[jordan201]

Originally Posted by iM COOL C

word right..

mo don't sound like he's even contemplating retirement

He shouldn't. When your "bad" year is 18 saves with a 1.01 WHIP, 39 K's in 30 innings, 3 walks, 28 hits in 30 innings, then Ithink he still has about 3-4 more "bad" years left in him.

 

[DeadsetAce]

panic attack over yet?

damn mets...screwing up my universe

 

[onewearz]

i'm feeling better

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by jrp44

wIN WAS GRTAT tONIGHt

I just came by to laugh at JRP for this one

 

[jrp44]

^

I had too much Captain Morgans Private Stock....It is

btw

 

[proshares]

I think the only Captain's I've ever had was Parrot Bay. Stick to my whiskey TYVM

 

[tbone95860]

[h2]Postseason Odds, PECOTA version[/h2]

Generated Mon Jun 29 07:17:52 EDT 2009

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Average wins by position in AL East:  99.9 93.6 87.4 80.3 72.2AL East           W    L    Pct3  Avg W  Avg L  Champions  Wild Card   PlayoffsRed Sox           46   29   .594   97.7   64.3   61.48316   28.12092   89.60409Yankees           43   32   .594   94.2   67.8   31.71147   43.19107   74.90253Rays              42   35   .547   87.6   74.4    6.01451   18.80797   24.82248Blue Jays         41   36   .498   80.5   81.5     .75680    3.59457    4.35137Orioles           34   41   .478   73.3   88.7     .03405     .24089     .27494

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Average wins by position in AL Central:  88.4 82.6 78.0 73.1 67.8AL Central        W    L    Pct3  Avg W  Avg L  Champions  Wild Card   PlayoffsTigers            42   33   .495   86.0   76.0   58.74584     .56273   59.30857Twins             39   38   .484   81.5   80.5   24.29142     .55819   24.84961White Sox         37   38   .490   79.2   82.8   13.78325     .41750   14.20075Royals            32   42   .455   71.5   90.5    1.62742     .02321    1.65063Indians           31   46   .468   71.7   90.3    1.55208     .01441    1.56649

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Average wins by position in AL west:  90.2 84.1 78.7 69.2AL West           W    L    Pct3  Avg W  Avg L  Champions  Wild Card   PlayoffsAngels            41   32   .517   87.9   74.1   59.70354    1.54277   61.24631Rangers           40   34   .486   82.3   79.7   21.10189    1.25184   22.35373Mariners          39   36   .496   82.3   79.7   18.70426    1.65785   20.36211Athletics         31   43   .448   69.8   92.2     .49031     .01610     .50641

 

[icandunkonu]

with Xavier Nady like done for the season the yankees acquire Eric Hinske from the pirates

Hinske to Yankees for minor leaguers

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Eric Hinske has been acquired by the New York Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of minor leaguers.

Pittsburgh will receive right-hander Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer for the utilityman. In addition, the Pirates will give the Yankees cash.

The 31-year-old Hinske hit .255 in 106 at-bats this season with nine doubles, one homer and 11 RBIs, playing right field, first base and third base.

 

[lltoolej]

How is hinske any better than swish for right field

 

[alleniversonfan01]

Tryin to pick up ex Red Sox thinkin they gonna do work like Nick Green? But like dude said hes not really an upgrade from Swish or Johnny. Although his arm imsure is better than Johnny's.

 

[kiddin like jason]

Former Yankees GM Gene Michael told John Harper of the New York Daily News that he considered dealing Mariano Rivera to the Tigers for David Wells back in 1995.

 

[alleniversonfan01]

O wow what an epic fail that would have been. Although Mo may not have been able to shine and be "as great" if he were on the Tigers.

 

[kingfoamnyc]

^Why do post in this thread so much? Aren't u a sox fan?

 

[alleniversonfan01]

Im sorry I didnt know I was banned from other baseball discussions other than ones involving the Red Sox. Well I guess ill exit stage right since the one guyin here who was ready to give up on his team last week said so.

F outta here

 

[tbone95860]

Originally Posted by LLTOOLEJ

How is hinske any better than swish for right field

Who said he's going to play every game?
He makes our bench better.

Good trade

The move was made by the Yankees for several reasons:

1. With Alex Rodriguez neehttp://shots.snap.com/explore/25105...src=&cp=&asp=Alex Rodriguez&dfs=10&tol=engage Alex Rodriguez ding more time off due to his hip surgery (possibly one day a week), the Yankees wanted a better offensive option than Ramiro Pena or Cody Ransom.

2. They are planning to send down Pena later today. They want Pena to continue to develop as a prospect and get more at-bats. But they also want Pena to also start playing some outfield and see if he can be used in the near future as a super-sub around the diamond, much like Atlanta uses Omar Infante.

3. Hinske was a member of the champion Red Sox in 2007 and the AL champion Rays last year, so he is familiar with playing high level games in the AL East.

4. The Yanks only agreed to do it if the Pirates ate $400,000 of the approximately $800,000 left on Hinske's contract.

5. They were planning to send Pena down when Xavier Nady returned. Now that Nady is almost certainly out for the season and needs Tommy John surgery, the Yankees decided to find another bat some place else. They like that Hinske can play first, third, left, right, DH and pinch-hit if necessary.

6. Hinske has just one homer this season, but as a lefty playing in the new Yankee Stadium that should help him rediscover some of his power. But the Yanks remain a team that believes in working opposing pitchers and Hinske sees an outstanding 4.05 pitches per plate appearance even now and averages 3.95 for his career.

7. The Yanks were trying to sign Hinske as a free agent in the offseason and would have had they been able to trade Nady. But once they failed to find an offer they liked for Nady, they decided not to invest in Hinske. But with Nady now out, they decided to revisit Hinske.

8. If the Yanks did not obtain Hinske, they were going to send down Pena anyway and summon Shelley Duncan to try to provide some off-the-bench punch.
When reached in his office, Brian Cashman said, "This gives Joe (Girardi) more options off his bench. When Joe has to rest Alex Rodriguez, he now has another strong option to turn to. Even if we need to rest someone in the corner outfield, this makes it a little easier."