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Finally. They deserved it with 100 wins.
Fuck yeah.
0/8 against the Sox is meaningless!
I wonder if Girardi will put out a C lineup from here on now?
WHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Peter Gammons looks like he’s about to cry on ESPN now. And Kruk trying to say that it means nothing if they don’t go anywhere.
Anyway, WHOOOO!!!!!!!!
Gammons should just wear his Red Sox hat and jersey on the air and stop trying to pretend he has a shred of objectivity.
Similarly, Kruk should wear a dunce cap and admit his IQ is Gump-like.
Don’t insult Forrest.
That’s an insult to Forrest.
Jenny would never bang Kruk.
How could she? No way you can find his manhood underneath all that blubber.
I thought women liked a little “meat” on their men?
He has no manhood due to an errant pick off throw.
I enjoyed watching them trip over their words when it came to the Yankees.
GREAT picture.
I think its awesome our big boys Tex and Alex scored the tying and winning runs and the guy who apparently Lil Nino is better than brought them in.
This game was on fuckin ESPN and no mention of it on the dot com. EFFF YOUUUU
Nice. Now they can rest all the starters.
All is right in the Universe.
And in Boston’s face too. Beautiful.
I hope YES or ESPN have the celebration videos online because I want to see them.
Me too mang.
Swisha getting his DRANK on
Continuing the story… So they cut back to Kruk and he says something like ‘yeah, sure the Yankees are partying, but did you see guys like Posada and Jeter doing the partying?’ Cut to Kim Jones interviewing a champagne-soaked Derek Jeter over on YES. (And, as Riddering noted in the other thread, Mo is spraying everyone with champagne.)
So, again, just to reinforce the point… John Kruk is a fucking moron.
That’s a harsh blow to all the morons in this world. Morons are better than Kruk.
Mariano talking in the third person again, “Thank God”. What an ego.
hahahhahaha IETC
Haha, TCWFA.
+42
Comment of the day goes to Andy.
100 wins. Sweep the Sox. From 0-8 to 9-9. Clinch best in AL. Clinch the East.
Does it really get any better than this (before Oct. 1st)???
Whoops, that was not supposed to nest there. My b.
can you believe we won back to back games on Fox and ESPN?
I can only remember doing that once before, also against boston (the bronx beatdown in august…)
That is truly amazing!
Swisher’s awesome. Pounding champagne mid-interview.
Imagine Swisher when drunk!
Damn his interview was full of win.
Ha how can u take Teix seriously with some blue ass goggles on.
Did Gammons actually say that “Hughes and Rivera are by far the best 1-2 combination in the game right now”
WOW…
Yes. And Kruk thought Swisher was a key component. This is like the Twilight Zone.
Yeah, but he said it with such sadness in his voice, it reminded me of Pedro making the Yankees are his daddy comment.
Love it.
Come home from work and the yankees win the division. I love this, I really fuckin do.
SWISHER IS AWESOME.
As is them soaking KJ.
hahahaha kim jones
Peter is a very attractive man. Wow.
David Cone’s mouth is watering watching all of them pound bottles of champagne.
They’re gonna be hung over as fuck tomorrow, might as well forfeit.
Girardi’s making sure the C lineup is sober for the Royals.
Yeah, because the one thing baseball players are not used to doing the night before baseball games is drink.
+1
Nah, play the F lineup. No starters at all, except one of Gardy and Melky (if he’s sober).
Melky gettin krunk son!!
I say throw the grounds keeping crew out there to play.
I wish I had YES.
Me too
They better post those videos online. I am going to E-mail the fuck out of them if they dont and force them to.
Kim Jones champagne bukkake.
Paging Michael Kay…Paging Michael Kay…you are needed in the Champagne room…
http://twitter.com/yesmichaelkay/status/3831021669
LOL.
This was fantastic.
Suzyn Waldman: “They just got Kim Jones”
And they’re pouring champagne on her, too
ESPN’s headline: “first division title since 2006″.
what about being in the red sox’s heads after going 9-1 against them? fire francona articles? papi disgrace of the game? pitchers only like to throw to tek? turmoil in the clubhouse?
no? oh well 100 wins with a week to play says it all
Motorcycle Cop: “So, Ms. Jones why do you smell like alcohol tonight?”
Johnny Damon still can’t pronounce “Teixeira.”
He has a legit speech problem.
I thought it was just a stutter?
Perhaps it’s because “Teixiera,” when pronounced correctly, actually sounds like a lisp and Damon, having already battled a stuttering problem, just doesn’t want to take a chance at it?
Well, guess that’s it then.
Never has been able to. Never will until Tex tells some of teammates its not Tex-era, its Tesh-era but he probably wont.
He should just legally change his name to “Tex” or “Big Tex”.
Big George is back in Tampa raging about all of the excess facial hair.
Clinching the AL East, 100 games, and a sweep of the Sux in the new House…oh, how sweet!
Anything less than a World Championship is unacceptable. They will embaress all of us if they don’t.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yFSpml8oSw
lol at Kruk hating on Al.
Al “I’m just living in the moment..”
Kruk “Well, yeah, living in the moment but where’s he been the past five years?”
Those whiners at ESPN should just wear this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yv4m.....EZg/s320/1
/shudders
So awesome, Salty.
Johnny slurring his words much?
Um, Johnny might have had a little Irish Coffee while on the bench.
Rangers up 5-3 in the 8th – so the RS magic number could remain 3 after today.
Good thing the Sox are taking it easy getting ready for the playoffs
Awesome. So exciting to watch the ESPN guys eat crow while the Yanks pop the bubbly.
So, tomorrow’s lineup:
Gardner, CF
Pena, SS
Hinske, 3B
Shelley, RF
Miranda, 1B
Hairston, 2B
Cervelli, C
Molina, DH
Guzman, LF
Sub Sabbathia for Molina, and I think you’ve got it!
i actually think cc should pinch hit/dh one of these games. not for any legitimate practical reasons, just for fun
That lineup>>>>>> The Mets.
IETC
That’s cold, Drew. Funny, but cold. Ha!
Kei Igawa starts?
They’re not gonna get THAT wasted…
Is there something lodged underneath the “L” key on your keyboard?
Actually, there was. Thanks.
Ha, no worries.
PS: Try not flicking your boogers onto your keyboard next time.
My half-sister used to eat her boogers as a kid. I bet she still does. We’re still not on speaking terms.
Dude, you are an oversharing machine. You’re bringing the art of the overshare to new heights, it’s kind of a thing of beauty.
I don’t think that qualifies as an overshare. It’s my father’s daughter (he’s a serial adulterer) and we haven’t spoken in over a decade.
An overshare would have been, “When I was 13 my mother told me to stop masturbating in the bathtub because mommy could get pregnant. Awkward.”
… And you defend the first overshare by offering up another overshare.
(Just messing with you.)
IETC
My comment above was in response to the info about your dad being a serial adulterer, not the masturbation story. I can’t even keep up anymore.
I’m anti-Japanese. I have no shame. Life is too short to be that concerned about people getting sensitive over things.
That said, I still sleep with my baby blankey.
This is just too meta, even for me.
Were you bathing together?
No Andy, our bathtub is not a tire swing. Sheesh.
I just wanna see Miranda.
We’ll still win.
I’m taking the Yanks at a possible +125 moneyline.
Damn!! Jason Zillo is on top of his game. Did anyone catch him taking the bottle of beer away from Arod’s hand before Kim interviewed him? Arod giggled.
Zillo gets the WWE belt today.
Hilarious!! Good eyes
(h/t Rebecca)
=P
Pfft, I posted that picture (without the phrase I think) after the last sweep but whatever I dont care.
SWEEEEEP!
High five!
Sweet picture
The Big Blue Broom.
What would the Royals B lineup even look like? Would it blind everyone within 70 miles of the stadium? Would there be nuclear winter? Could the Mets beat them?
Gammons is arguing for CC for Cy Young because he beat the Red Sox 4 times. The VAUNTED RED SOX….
With Varitek in there it’s like an NL lineup.
Gammons = Zero Credibility
I was going to go blue with my remark, but I’m in too good of a mood.
Where do the yanks drink after games? I want to do shots with Swish
You couldn’t afford it.
Didn’t Giambi go to Dorian’s sometimes?
The only Redskins bar in all of New York?
I didn’t know that, but I do know that David Wells used to go there.
Yeah, I’ve been there a few times after work (a little expensive for my liking, but hey, it’s New York) and there’s Skins memorabilia all over the walls. Nice atmosphere there. I’d go back again. I can understand why Wells and Giambi would like it. Very casual sort of place.
I haven’t been there in years, I don’t remember the Skins stuff. I kinda think unless you’re David Wells or a 20 year old, that place might not be the best spot for you.
Lets say a loosely RAB-affiliated bar opens up somewhere in the city…where should it be, and what should it serve?
Jungle juice motherfucker!!! ALL DAY EVERY DAY
You’re about to get 30 comments about people’s favorite beers.
no but like seriously…this needs to happen…where would be a good place to put a bar called R. A. B. (pending approval of mike/joe/ben, so that only true RABers actually know what its all about), and what would people here want?
Maker’s neat.
Jameson neat.
We should just play the NY media members tomorrow.
1B Feinsand
LF Murti
2B Caldera
DH PeteAbe
RF Carig
SS Borden
CF McCarron
3B Bob Klap
C Hoch
P Kepner
No Lupica?
He would try to sabotage.
There’s no Designated Midget in the bigs.
So he would be the equivalent of a Cody Ransom without the hops?
“WHAT???”
/Pedroia’d
Manager/Hitting Coach/Pitching Coach/Bullpen Coach = Jason Zillo
Sherman?
Sherman, Lupica, and others for the bench/bullpen.
the question just occurred to me….are women officially not allowed to play MLB?
…disregarding the obvious physical limitations
Nope, nothing prohibiting it.
However, since so few women play baseball at a high level, we’re unlikely to see one anytime soon.
Yanks officially own the ALE. The world is finally coming into balance.
Today is a good day.
Dude, I asked myself the other day if Hughes was growing a playoff mustache, and he TOTALLY IS!
He looks so grim!
That is one dirty mustache Phil is rockin’.
That stache should come with a van and a sign you’re legally andated to post on your front lawn.
I wonder if he’s doing the playoff stache all by himself, or if there’s going to be a bunch. I’d love to see Melky and Robbie try to grow them.
What’s up with the Phil Hughestache?
Haha. It looked like Jones was trying to pet Hughes’ mustache.
She’ll be riding it later.
Andy = pat. Busted.
It’s funny, when I was a kid, I would see stickers on motorcyclists helmets that would say “Free Mustache Rides”, and I would wonder what the hell it was.
Bahahaha Andy =Awesome.
I actually lol’d at this comment.
kim whatd you learn from this guy [pettitte]?
aj: never too old to be dirrty
haa
Kim Jones: “What did you learn from this guy?” (points to Pettitte)
AJ Burnett: “You ain’t never too old to be dirty, man”
Awesome.
aaaaaaand that’s why Andy’s wife doesn’t like him to play in NY.
Man, Yes usually only posts a couple of interviews online, they better post all of them today.
Wouldn’t it be hilarious is Pettitte turned out to be the dirtiest, craziest player in that locker room? He’s all “gee, golly, shucks” by day and hosting coked out swingers parties at night.
Made even more awesome by AJ’s follow-up response (paraphrased): “Man, too much stuff to talk about on TV”
Hah, I adore A.J.
Did I miss Jorge or has he not been interviewed yet?
Phil Hughes with the Dirty Sanchez ’stache.
fuck yeah !
AMERICAAAA !!
Going to save the motherfuckin’ world yeah!
I missed the Swisher interview. What did he say?
He was just stoked about being in New York and being ‘blessed’ with the opportunity to play for the Yankees. Hinske got in on it for a second and they were just all happy and yelling.
Also, “champagne and eggs, that’s a good breakfast” and a shout out to the Bleacher Creatures after he swigged champagne between questions.
The ESPN reporter doing interviews in the Yankees’ clubhouse couldn’t look more miserable. (Not because he doesn’t like the Yankees, he just looks like he’s soaked with champagne and his eyes hurt.) Poor guy.
He lives under a bridge. Take it easy on the guy.
JMK – I replied to your comment on living in the Boston area as a Yankee fan long after the thread closed. You might get a kick out of my response if you have the time or inclination to check it out. Or if you want, I can repost it here.
Send me a link or repost it.
Here it is:
Totally agree. I lived on the Boston North Shore for 19 years. Same experience as you. One thing that was fun was the Saturday morning Mustard & Johnson show on WEEI radio. More Yankee fans would call in than BoSox fans. It used to piss off a lot of Red Sox Nation Faithful. Long live Frank from Gloucester (where I lived).
Yeah. They hate that kind of thing.
The ESPN crew sounds more depressed than FOXNews after the ‘08 election. Way to be sportsfans there, ESPN.
The bias is continuing and predictable. It’s not even surprising anymore.
I enjoyed Al’s interview, and of course AJ’s. CC’s too, awwww fuck it I enjoyed ‘em all!
anyone noticed mo struggling to remember nady’s name?
talking about swisher:
he’s fit in great. that guy gets hurt……………………nady gets hurt
Ha.. Gotta feel a little bad for X. Swish would’ve taken his job anyway but we could’ve used him when Swish went on his one month hiatus.
He’s the Yankees Peter Best.
haha i heard that
Wats up with Hughes rockin the 80’s porn statche.
Two things:
If Boston was taking it easy and not really caring about the rest of the season, then why put Martinez in to pinch hit for Varitek…on the same note why would they pinch run for Martinez?
Magic Number is now: -1
+27
Meh, at least they put in 3 of their shitty relievers (Ramirez, Saito, and Bard), which basically mean raising the white flag.
So does Joba’s last start determine if he’s in the playoff rotation? Or has the first performance solidified it?
I think Jober just had to avoid a clunker in order to make the playoff roster.
I think he looks good to be in the rotation as long as he deson’t totally screw up his next (and last) start.
Sent you the repost up above about being a Yankee fan in Boston.
Does Gammons believe in the dentist anymore? Looks like he needs to read some teeth whitening ads on RAB.
This is such a great day. Yankees clinch the AL East and best record. They sweep the Sox and even up the season record after going 0-8. They prevent the Sox from being the first team to ever celebrate in YSIII. The Jets win. The Giants win. No Yankees got hurt. The Empire is making the universe safe again for women and children.
New York has good sports teams.
/Espn New York’d (oh wait, that shit doesn’t exist.)
It used to exist in a different era.
snuggies now come with book lights. I could not be more excited.
Red Sox are the first team to win the first 8 games of a season series and not win the season series
+27. Good stat. Didn’t know that.
Hey Bob I read earlier about you missing because of a bloody emergency. Meant to ask, did everything work out ok, you ok?
I updated everyone and thanked you and others for your concern. Here’s the post:
Thank you Tom Zig, TSJC, Crapulent and JMK for the concern after my message about the bloody home accident. Everything is fine.
Explanation – I was pet sitting (3 dogs and 3 cats) for my sister because she had a mobile pet groomer coming to her condo but had to go out for business reasons.
The first dog got nicked in the lower eyelid but seemed ok. I went back to watch the three games (Jets, Giants, Yanks) and chat here and to prepare some info about my management consulting busines for the dog groomer (who just started his business).
Fifteen minutes later, the puppy that got knicked had left a trail of blood throughout the entire condo on the carpets, the sofas . . it was everywhere. I took care of the dog and then had to clean everything. The place looked like someone committed a murder in here.
I had to clean the blood before it set and didn’t want my sister to think I was totally irresponsible. So, an hour and half later, with the help of a carpet shampooing machine, all the blood is gone.
Right after I posted and watched the Yankees take the lead my sisher returned and I gave her the update on my exciting pet sitting experience. She felt bad that I had to do so much work to help her (she’s a great sister). So that’s the unabridged reason for the long delay in responding to you.
Net, net – I missed the entrie Jets and Giant games and most of the first five inings of the Yanks. That was beyond aggravating.
Thanks again for the concern. You guys are great.
Sorry for the rambling response. Go Jets, Go Giants, Go Yankees. AL East Champs!!!
Ahh good to hear it man….
My dog once tried to get something out of the trash and chewed on a disposable razor blade.
I understand the crime scene imagery!!
Glad it worked out buddy!
Thanks. Hope the dog survived.
Oh yeah…
But he’s a danger to himself. heh
The vet told me to put flour by the wound if I could… stops the bleeding.
Unlike cats, dogs don’t have nine lives.
I’m ordinarily not one for schadenfreude, but I did read the game thread at SoSH.
So besides Mo, no ESL Yanks we’re interviewed??? That can’t be right..
No Robbie, no Melky…I think they did talk to Molina, tho…
New York is good at baseball and football.
Oops, sorry Mets fans.
ietcvm
Hey, is this an open thread or do we wait for one?
It seems open to me.
Karl Ravech must really hate A-rod.
what he do?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....llId=78384
45% of Alaskans think he should be a reliever. I’m sold.
Wow! Not even closer anymore? Atrociously Awful!
/Francesa’d
If they trade him, would they get a Smoak-type bat in return?
Thank Mo that Joba’s role isn’t decided by the democratic process.
Second that motion.
Damn, people are fucking dumb.
(The only state that doesn’t think he should be a reliever is Wyoming, and that’s because it’s split between trade/use as reliever!)
Little Tards on the Prairie.
30% of Massachusetts fans think he should get traded.
They want him out of the division.
+1
For Youk’s sake I suppose.
Can we just call douchebags, Youkbags, from now on?
+1 Just like Pap smears are now Papelschmears.
at least Shelley Duncan didn’t say anything ridiculously inappropriate today
He’s still got 4+ hours left.
Woohoo. Yanks clinch the best record. Broncos improve to 3-0.
Yankees Win.
Jets Win.
Giants win.
Perfect sunday!