Wait...the World Series has started? When did that happen?

Come awn Cole! KEEP POWNDIN' THA COWRNARR!

Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..

This just in, Lidge walked and hit another batter! and unrelated.. but the Eagles scored again.

To be fair, he does have a tee-time in Palm Springs on Wednesday.

That's because he wants to get home to his hot ass wife.

Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..

This just in, Lidge walked and hit another batter! and unrelated.. but the Eagles scored again.

Hahahahaha. Bitter much? a purchased world series? So anytime the teams with high payrolls win a world series, they didnt earn it? But they purchased it? All I hear is WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H H HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..

So lets get this out of the way:

When the Yankees win a World Series: "Waaahhhhh! The Yankees bought a World Series!!!"
When the Yankees don't win a World Series: "Yaaaayyyy! Money doesn't buy a World Series!"

So, it's OK if your team spent an astronomical amount to win a World Series, as long as it's less than what the Yankees spent.

DaWormyPimpsta: Wait...the World Series has started? When did that happen?

Of course it started.....haven't you noticed how they keep rescheduling the new episodes of House? I thought it was weird at first too. Farking irritating.

NASAM: That's because he wants to get home to his hot ass wife.

daaaaammmnn.

I forgot what I was going to say, now.

*shakes head*
That's right, maybe if baseball didn't end so freaking late in the year people would pay more attention.. By now I'm too far into college football and European soccer to give two shiats about baseball anymore.

Baseball needs a CBA that has a salary cap, plain and simple. Works in Football to keep any team competive and so far looks to be working for hockey.

If baseball was a bit more competitive, I'm sure it would win back a lot of its fan. But its not...its a boring payroll battle.

/from Pittsburgh
//Pirates fan by default
///i'd rather die than watch the Pirates.

Oops, that may have been a little too NSFW.

/I'll try to enjoy my timeout.

Saying you want the post season to be over ASAP did wonders for Kevin McReynolds, too.

/who?
//yeah, that's my point.

Why do people hate the Yankees when they are obviously the best team in baseball?

Casual Indifference only works when you're Cliff Lee, dude (new window)

myspamhere: Why do people hate the Yankees when they are obviously the best team in baseball?

A-Rod
The fans
Posada
The fans
Steinbrenner
The fans
Johnny "I would never play for the Yankees" Damon
The fans

and the list goes on ...

zarberg: and the list goes on ...

KAREN DEEVER
KAREN DEEVER

Xlr8urfark: I forgot what I was going to say, now.

*shakes head*
That's right, maybe if baseball didn't end so freaking late in the year people would pay more attention.. By now I'm too far into college football and European soccer to give two shiats about baseball anymore.

Yep, she's hot. He's also got a newborn child at home. The NLCS game that he pitched he had to leave in the 4th or 5th to attend the birth of the baby... that's how newborn his child is. While I know that people that can make balls fly in the correct direction amaze people into forgetting that they're human, he is. Newborns make you sleep deprived, and when you're sleep deprived, you say stupid sh*t, especially if you're just a jock in the first place.

Or maybe it is just the stress. Once the magic wears off of making it to such a high level, you can get really self-critical. He did so well last year that he may have been beating himself up since April over not living up to his own high standards.

Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..

Yeah, every other World Series was contested between two teams of amateurs, playing only for love of the game.

Take your overly-romanticized notion of professional athletics and cram it. The Yankees are playing by the rules, you don't like it.

Oh well.

i haven't paid attention to baseball in years started with the mets in 84 and ended it with the yankees until the loss mattingly and boggs. I think i'll start watching again and be a mets fan. my family is going to be pissed.

apacheco: i haven't paid attention to baseball in years started with the mets in 84 and ended it with the yankees until the loss mattingly and boggs. I think i'll start watching again and be a mets fan. my family is going to be pissed.

You might end up on the DL by just being a fan, too.

myspamhere: Why do people hate the Yankees when they are obviously the best team in baseball?

I believe a better twist of the dagger would be something like this: "If everyone hates losing to a team of over-paid mercenaries like the Yankees, then why do they all keep doing it?"

I love my Phillies; they have heart and really seem like a cohesive, confident team. Unfortunately, what they don't have is the ability to savage a bullpen in the World Series that their opponents do.

Yanks_RSJ: Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..

Yeah, every other World Series was contested between two teams of amateurs, playing only for love of the game.

Take your overly-romanticized notion of professional athletics and cram it. The Yankees are playing by the rules, you don't like it.

Oh well.

I love you (not in a gay way, kind of). That's why you're on my Favorites list

myspamhere: Why do people hate the Yankees when they are obviously the best team in baseball?

Its the nature of sports, Yankee fans love the yankees, everyone else hates them. Why? because of a level of success. Anyone know runs a business knows what they Yankees are doing is best for the Yankees business. The Boss bought the club for few million and turned it into a billion dollar enterprise. He revived yankee baseball in the late 70s and brought it to a world class team.

Why does everyone hate them? Other clubs haven't got the success and pity the Yankees over "buying" players to win. Reality is its not the Yankees fault the other owners are swimming in 100 year old brandy while watching their team sink into 100 year "curse". You want someone to blame for your teams crappy performance, blame management.

vinnydoz007: Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..

This just in, Lidge walked and hit another batter! and unrelated.. but the Eagles scored again.

Hahahahaha. Bitter much? a purchased world series? So anytime the teams with high payrolls win a world series, they didnt earn it? But they purchased it? All I hear is WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H H HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

You stole my counter-argument. I think these threads just need continued pictures of tissue boxes for all the sobbing these babies are doing.

factoryconnection: Xlr8urfark: I forgot what I was going to say, now.

*shakes head*
That's right, maybe if baseball didn't end so freaking late in the year people would pay more attention.. By now I'm too far into college football and European soccer to give two shiats about baseball anymore.

Yep, she's hot. He's also got a newborn child at home. The NLCS game that he pitched he had to leave in the 4th or 5th to attend the birth of the baby... that's how newborn his child is. While I know that people that can make balls fly in the correct direction amaze people into forgetting that they're human, he is. Newborns make you sleep deprived, and when you're sleep deprived, you say stupid sh*t, especially if you're just a jock in the first place.

Or maybe it is just the stress. Once the magic wears off of making it to such a high level, you can get really self-critical. He did so well last year that he may have been beating himself up since April over not living up to his own high standards.

I don't have any kids myself, nor a million dollar contract, but I can understand his sentiment I suppose. One day when I have a kid, work is the last place I'd want to be.

wolvernova: You stole my counter-argument. I think these threads just need continued pictures of tissue boxes for all the sobbing these babies are doing.

I don't hate the Yankees at all for overspending. The Sox did it with Daisuke and it worked for a while before he turned into Clark Kent wearing kryptonite boxers. I hate the Yankees for the whining douchebag owner and a few whining douchebag players. I love Mo, wish the skinny bastard much happiness. I just hate A-Rod, Caveman and Posada.

Oh, and I hate the egotistical prick fans. I know there are some ok Yankees fans out there, just seems like there are a ton more that have to rub anything they can in your face and act like because they jumped on the bandwagon you should suck their left nut when their team wins the series.

zarberg: Oh, and I hate the egotistical prick fans. I know there are some ok Yankees fans out there, just seems like there are a ton more that have to rub anything they can in your face and act like because they jumped on the bandwagon you should suck their left nut when their team wins the series.

What you just said probably applies much better to Red Sox fans, especially the bandwagon-jumping.

Pink baseball caps, I ask you?!

zarberg: Oh, and I hate the egotistical prick fans. I know there are some ok Yankees fans out there, just seems like there are a ton more that have to rub anything they can in your face and act like because they jumped on the bandwagon you should suck their left nut when their team wins the series.

Any big-market club has a swarm of egotistical jerkoff fans who also contain large pockets of bandwagoners who couldn't name half the bullpen or any bench players. The only difference really is that the NYC metro area is huge so there's naturally more of 'em.

That and LA bandwagon fans are largely too busy leaving by the 7th inning to stick around and annoy us more.

zarberg: I don't hate the Yankees at all for overspending. The Sox did it with Daisuke and it worked for a while before he turned into Clark Kent wearing kryptonite boxers. I hate the Yankees for the whining douchebag owner and a few whining douchebag players. I love Mo, wish the skinny bastard much happiness. I just hate A-Rod, Caveman and Posada.

Oh, and I hate the egotistical prick fans. I know there are some ok Yankees fans out there, just seems like there are a ton more that have to rub anything they can in your face and act like because they jumped on the bandwagon you should suck their left nut when their team wins the series.

Those are legitimate complaints, no doubt. But as has been said, other teams have their share of a-hole fans. Mets and BoSox, mostly.

zarberg: myspamhere: Why do people hate the Yankees when they are obviously the best team in baseball?

A-Rod
The fans
Posada
The fans
Steinbrenner
The fans
Johnny "I would never play for the Yankees" Damon
The fans

and the list goes on ...

so....Jealousy? Thats about covers it?

Cole spent last winter calling the Mets choke artists; now he sounds like he'd fit right in with them.

maybe Cole Hamels needs to take a cue from Chan Ho Park (new window)

CHEATER!

zarberg: wolvernova: You stole my counter-argument. I think these threads just need continued pictures of tissue boxes for all the sobbing these babies are doing.

I don't hate the Yankees at all for overspending. The Sox did it with Daisuke and it worked for a while before he turned into Clark Kent wearing kryptonite boxers. I hate the Yankees for the whining douchebag owner and a few whining douchebag players. I love Mo, wish the skinny bastard much happiness. I just hate A-Rod, Caveman and Posada.

Oh, and I hate the egotistical prick fans. I know there are some ok Yankees fans out there, just seems like there are a ton more that have to rub anything they can in your face and act like because they jumped on the bandwagon you should suck their left nut when their team wins the series.

Yay, more random subjective characterizations of fans!

Magics5RIP: Baseball needs a CBA that has a salary cap, plain and simple. Works in Football to keep any team competive and so far looks to be working for hockey.

If baseball was a bit more competitive, I'm sure it would win back a lot of its fan. But its not...its a boring payroll battle.

/from Pittsburgh
//Pirates fan by default
///i'd rather die than watch the Pirates.

#of different Superbowl Champions 2000-2009: 7, number of repeat wins, 3
#of different World Series Champions in the 2000-2008: 7, number of repeat wins, 1
#of baseball teams in Pittsburgh that suck, not because the Yankees spend more, but because they are colossally mismanaged at every level and won't spend a dime of luxury tax and revenue sharing handouts: 1

haplo53: Cole spent last winter calling the Mets choke artists; now he sounds like he'd fit right in with them.

I would absolutely love for Jimmy "We saw some things" Rollins to make the final out against Rivera tonight.

mainstreet62: Yay, more random subjective characterizations of fans!

Yay, more Yankees fans thinking they're special snowflakes!

FishyFred: haplo53: Cole spent last winter calling the Mets choke artists; now he sounds like he'd fit right in with them.

I would absolutely love for Jimmy "We saw some things" Rollins to make the final out against Rivera tonight.

I have low expectations for the Yankees tonight against Cliff Lee.

However, if that were to happen, I think it would be absolutely glorious.

Payroll is not an argument to hate the Yankees. It's an argument to hate Major League Baseball.

NASAM: Oops, that may have been a little too NSFW.

I do believe I see the top o the mountain there...

mainstreet62: I have low expectations for the Yankees tonight against Cliff Lee.

You never know. Everybody assumes he'll cruise, which is why I wouldn't be surprised if it's one of those "the exact opposite of the collective wisdom" things that happens in sports a lot.

homarjr: Payroll is not an argument to hate the Yankees. It's an argument to hate Major League Baseball.

Plenty of reasons to hate Bud. Refusing instant replay in the face of atrocious umpiring is yet another one.

Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.

LOL @ Red Sox fan whining about payroll or WS that mean nothing when your team's core was juiced to hell during those titles.

zarberg: mainstreet62: Yay, more random subjective characterizations of fans!

Yay, more Yankees fans thinking they're special snowflakes!

Yeah, right. We ARE special, all the Yankees fans on Fark had to put up with the copious amounts of bullshiat you and people like you spewed all year:

-Payroll, playoff failure = HAHA, money doesn't buy everything!!
-Payroll, almost complete playoff SUCCESS = WAHHHHHH, payroll!

-A-Rod, playoff failure = HAHA, he sucks!
-A-Rod, playoff beast = Stupid Madonna loving centaur! He got lucky!

-Boston leads season series 8-0: LOL Yankees suck!
-Boston loses next 9 out of 10 to the Yankees: LOL WUT?

-Angels vs. Yankees pre-2009: LOL, you can't beat the Angels!
-Angels vs. Yankees, 2009: WAHHHHH, ERRORS!!!!

Does that about cover it?

Keep it up, you little whiny biatch. Your tears are delicious.

Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..

Yeah dude, everyone is with you, on your side. The whole country has your back and empathizes with your disheartened Red Sox Nation. Because the Red Sox never have a payroll over $50m, and their fans are respectful and courteous even in victory.

Actually, they hate you almost as much as Yankees fans do, and only slightly less than they hate Yankees fans. Go cry somewhere else, hypocrite.

mainstreet62: zarberg: mainstreet62: Yay, more random subjective characterizations of fans!

Yay, more Yankees fans thinking they're special snowflakes!

Yeah, right. We ARE special, all the Yankees fans on Fark had to put up with the copious amounts of bullshiat you and people like you spewed all year:

-Payroll, playoff failure = HAHA, money doesn't buy everything!!
-Payroll, almost complete playoff SUCCESS = WAHHHHHH, payroll!

-A-Rod, playoff failure = HAHA, he sucks!
-A-Rod, playoff beast = Stupid Madonna loving centaur! He got lucky!

-Boston leads season series 8-0: LOL Yankees suck!
-Boston loses next 9 out of 10 to the Yankees: LOL WUT?

-Angels vs. Yankees pre-2009: LOL, you can't beat the Angels!
-Angels vs. Yankees, 2009: WAHHHHH, ERRORS!!!!

Does that about cover it?

Keep it up, you little whiny biatch. Your tears are delicious.

OH SO MUCH THIS.

2007 Boston Red Sox Payroll vs. Colorado Rockies payroll:


143 million versus 54 million.

Red Sox have nearly THREE TIMES the payroll of their opponent.

2009 Yankees vs. Phillies payrolls

201 million versus 113 million.

Yankees have less than double the payroll.

--

So which team's Wold Series was more purchased exactly?

i want more rivalry. cmon guys there should be pages of this

Dr.Knockboots: Like most Americans.. we can't wait either. This is the purchased WS.. means nothing.
Can't wait for sports media to completely tear apart the Yanks WS (safely assuming)..


As if the Red Sox haven't been trying to buy a series over the last decade. Finally managed to break through once they broke $120 Million in payroll.

Red Sox Opening Day Payrolls:

1995 = $ 28,672,250
1996 = $ 39,676,000
1997 = $ 43,232,000
1998 = $ 51,647,000
1999 = $ 71,720,000
2000 = $ 81,210,333
2001 = $ 109,675,833
2002 = $ 108,366,060
2003 = $ 99,946,500
2004 = $ 127,298,500
2005 = $ 123,505,125
2006 = $ 120,099,824
2007 = $ 143,026,214
2008 = $ 133,390,035
2009 = $ 121,745,999

15 Year Increase = 432%

NY Yankees Opening Day Payrolls:
1995 = $ 46,657,016
1996 = $ 52,189,370
1997 = $ 59,148,877
1998 = $ 63,159,898
1999 = $ 88,130,709
2000 = $ 92,938,260
2001 = $ 112,287,143
2002 = $ 125,928,583
2003 = $ 152,749,814
2004 = $ 184,193,950
2005 = $ 208,306,817
2006 = $ 194,663,079
2007 = $ 189,639,045
2008 = $ 209,081,577
2009 = $ 201,449,189

15 Year Increase = 437%

FishyFred 2009-11-02 03:38:33 PM
zarberg: Oh, and I hate the egotistical prick fans. I know there are some ok Yankees fans out there, just seems like there are a ton more that have to rub anything they can in your face and act like because they jumped on the bandwagon you should suck their left nut when their team wins the series.

What you just said probably applies much better to Red Sox fans, especially the bandwagon-jumping.

Pink baseball caps, I ask you?!

Dude you nailed it. I live near Boston and the sox fans are the most obnoxious douchbags on the planet, especially the bandwagon jumpers that can't even name the players on the team. Its just fashionable to be part of "Red Sox Nation". When the sox head back to the basement (and the will), these same fans will be cheering on the Celtics and Patriots and their little pink sox hats will be just another chew toy for their pets. They are phoney douchbags!!!

Magics5RIP: Baseball needs a CBA that has a salary cap, plain and simple. Works in Football to keep any team competive and so far looks to be working for hockey.

If baseball was a bit more competitive, I'm sure it would win back a lot of its fan. But its not...its a boring payroll battle.

/from Pittsburgh
//Pirates fan by default
///i'd rather die than watch the Pirates.

Basketball has a salary cap. 8 teams have won the NBA championship in the past 30 years.

It takes more than just a cap.