Tribe scalps Yanks, skins skipper

by Mick 08' on Oct 9, 2007 8:20 AM EDT

A well pitched, well played, well fought battle between the Indians and Yanks. The better team won, there is no doubt. In a game of the hit series survivor, the Tribe outplayed, outwitted, & outlasted the Yanks.

Scalped was manager Joe Torre. The Chief of the Yankee Tribe was skinned and laid to rest as New York skipper by the hands of the Indians from Cleveland. While I never did give Joe much credit for managing the best players money can buy, he was the best man for the situation. The way Torre handled the NY zoo, media, criticism to himself and players, and still found time to manage and win for a dozen years, I give kudos to the slain leader of the Yankee squad. With the influx of youngsters added onto the Yanks team, I felt this was Torre's finest managerial job he had done. He no longer had all the best players at every position, the best starting-5 rotation in MLB, and no best bullpen in baseball. I'll miss Torre and his casual strolls to the mounds at all the parks.

The other dearly departed who deserve all the criticism for the Yankees and their losing was Chien Wang for basically handing Cleveland a pair of games. The other player to hand Cleveland the post season victory, start your chant, DEREK JETER clap, clap, clap-clap-clap. Jetes was horrible! He sucked playing SS, he sucked hitting. He SUCKED PERIOD!

The new kids on the block were lead by veteran pitcher Paul Byrd who baffled Yankee hitters. Byrd, who looks like the late great superstar of WWE wrestling Chris Benoit put "the crippler" on the Yankee bats. A missed 3rd strike check swing call by 3B umpire Bruce Fremming almost opened the flood gates, Byrd was able to hold on and ward off the Yanks into submission.

Heroes? There were many. KLuv showed off his flare in games 1 & 2. Fausto mowed down the Bomber bats, Hafner came up with key hits, Garko was clutch, Shoppach played a great role last night, Sizemore, Martinez were solid. Sabathia, though not at his best still got the win showing why he deserving of his hardware he'll pick up at seasons end (Cy Young), Perez & Betancourt were outstanding out of the pen.

A great win for the Cleveland Indians, it was a looooong time coming.

Headlines next week:

"Tribe scalps Sox! 4-0, head to World Series"

TWO WORDS!

GAME OVER!

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Re: Tribe scalps Yanks, skins skipper

C.C. vs. Beckett...I think game one is going to the AL East Champs...

by Elgrandeplatano on Oct 9, 2007 8:47 AM EDT 0 recs

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Gotta hand it to your guys, they got it done, mine didn't. As always, baseball comes down to who gets the job done on that day. Wang and our hitters didn't have it at the key moments, your guys got the bloops, bleeders, and blasts, Byrd the pops when it mattered.

I'll be pulling for your guys (can't root for the Sox, or the NL). But remember, you're only 1 season removed from a sub .500, with largely the same team (Fausto a big difference from 1-10), and this decade has seen more than it's share of flashes in the pan. After 2001, only 2 Series winners have made the playoffs the following season - both lost in their Div. series. So enjoy it now and hope it continues.

My team has more than it's share of storylines to contend with: Torre, A-Rod, Posada, Rivera, Pettitte, Abreu, etc. Could be the end of a great run, or we work in the new kids, fill-in where necessary, get the stalwarts back to open the new Stadium, and try again next year. Hard to imagine Mo and Jorge in other uni's, but Andy marches to his own beat, Abreu's a little pricey but a decent bridge to our OF prospects in A ball, and with A-Rod it'll be how much is enough (apparently $27 million isn't). Torre's likely gone - with the classless way he was hung out there by George, I hope he resigns to stick it up the Boss' posterior. A good man dissed can't be a good thing - just seems like bad karma to me.

But these are my team's problems - sorry to ramble. I'm sure I'll join all here for more conversation on your's, and you know what I'll be harping on - a male cow conjoined with a writing instrument.

by nyyfaninlaaland on Oct 9, 2007 2:02 PM EDT 0 recs

Ho Chi Wang?

There's this spectatular website: Google that let's you search stuff, no cost, but why do I get the feeling you were trying to make an inappropriate historical allusion to a certain dictator?

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 9, 2007 2:56 PM EDT 0 recs

Mick

I had to edit that part out of your story, we usually don't, but I received an abundance of emails that considered it offensive.

Please try and stay away from things that can be considered vulgar or generally repulsive.

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 9, 2007 3:44 PM EDT 0 recs

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Did all these emails come in the 52 minutes between your first post and then that post?

by Elgrandeplatano on Oct 9, 2007 5:56 PM EDT 0 recs

Nope

Came between 8:20 AM and the time in between my posts that I checked my email.

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 9, 2007 6:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

Re: Nope

Cause if the case were as i put it, then I would just chalk that up as people loving to be offended when ever possible. And I hate that about America...Love everything else lets just make that clear

I take back some of the nasty thought I thought about some of the readers over the last few hours.

by Elgrandeplatano on Oct 9, 2007 11:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

Honestly

This is the first time I've received any complaints about content since I've been here, hence why I didn't edit it out originally.

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 9, 2007 11:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

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For those of you that didn't see it, it was inappropriate. I don't want to see Patrick, Jake, Tyler, Matt or anyone involved get in trouble with SBN over a possible defamation situation. I know I shouldn't say it, but it was a "cheap shot" and in my opinion warranted removal.

Joe

by joedobr on Oct 9, 2007 11:24 PM EDT 0 recs

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I saw it but didn't follow it...maybe that is the youngin in me

by Elgrandeplatano on Oct 10, 2007 12:14 AM EDT 0 recs

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Would Wang Chung have been more appropriate? Or do we hate music and names of cities? If it disgracing Wang or playing a race card I could see your point. Calling him Ho Chi Wang does nothing to offend anyone! Another words if I called you Tampa J rather than RJ would you be offended?

You're a hoot! If there was a complaint I'd love to have seen it. I believe you're full of B.S. on this issue.

Now get your Headress on RJ, head your ass up to Bostons Fenway Park, bring your peace pipe(not your bong), scalping axe, and let's watch the Tribe do some damage.

by Mick 08' on Oct 11, 2007 9:46 AM EDT 0 recs

I'm full of BS?

What proof do you want, I'm not sending you the emails simply for reader privacy.

Call me Tampa J, I don't care, but it was taken as offensive by a few readers, get over it, there's nothing further here.

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 11, 2007 2:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

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Hey Mick,

Wang Chung would have been a little bit more better received than Ho Chi Wang. In case if you forgot, Ho Chi Minh was the dictator that reunified Vietnam under Communist regime. Let me throw this back at you. Is it fair for Chien Ming Wang to be compared to Ho Chi Minh at all, even by slipping and mixing his name in creates a terrible illusion and ruins his character. One is Vienamese and the other is from Taiwan!! It was at the very least low blow and low brow and you at least have to know of that.

Joe

by joedobr on Oct 11, 2007 7:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

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I am going to Boston Tonight till Tuesday. Can't wait to see Boston spanking the tribe. Thank you for getting rid of the Yanks though...it always feels good to see them lose.

by Elgrandeplatano on Oct 11, 2007 12:14 PM EDT 0 recs