Official New York Yankees Bleacher Creatures Team Thread

[gypsytea]

Quote: Originally Posted by camulos

Yah I think when a player helps win enough games he should be added to a "do not boo" list. David Ortiz could strike out 400 times this season and I still wouldn't boo him.

That didn't protect David Wells from the booing at Yankee Stadium, and he pitched a perfect game in pinstripes ... *sigh*

I didn't boo him. I respect all former Yankees.

[deeman11747]

I may just be hunting for reasons to justify the booing... but there were a lotta Sox fans there (a lot of cheering when the Sox scored) so maybe it was them showing their displeasure of Rivera.

I saw a lot of people claiiping though when Rivera came out so I don't know... probably just some idiot bandwagoners that don't know how much Rivera's meant to the Yankees.

[Misfit]

They booed Jeter last year, Rivera getting booed wouldn't surprise me. It was probably the Sox fans who were cheering for Rivera!

[gypsytea]

Quote: Originally Posted by NYJets

Booing Rivera is a disgrace. No wonder Yankee fans have the reputation they do.

We have a bad reputation?

[Misfit]

Yankees fans have a reputation as being arrogant and booing star players on their own team. They're also known to leave the game early if their team isn't performing up to snuff. Thats the general perception I've gotten and I've encountered Yankees fans who agree with it and are actually proud of such a reputation.

[X*Cell]

(1-2) @ (2-1)

Pitchers

Baltimore Orioles = Sidney Ponson

VS. NYY ('02-'05) = (4.36 ERA, 3-8 W-L, 60 SO, 28 BB, 97 IP, .260 AVG)


New York Yankees = Jaret Wright

VS. BAL ('02-'05) = (7.94 ERA, 0-0 W-L, 4 SO, 2 BB, 5.2 IP, .385 AVG)


Key Players

Baltimore Orioles = Todd Williams

2.0 IP, 1.000 Off Base % (opp = 0 for 6), 0.00 ERA


New York Yankees = Hideki Matsui

.500 AVG (6 for 12), 2 HR's, 12 TB


Key Concerns

Baltimore Orioles = Melvin Mora

.083 AVG (1 for 12), 3 SO


New York Yankees = Derek Jeter

Beaned in the head, forced Jeter to leave game vs. Red Sox early. (Questionable)

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My Predictions:

Orioles = 6
Yankees = 9

Jared Wright will have trouble with his official debut pitching on an American League Roster... and he will see the effects as soon as he notices that the 9th batter is not a pitcher anymore.

Luckily for the Yankees, Ponson gives up a lot of homeruns, and since the Yankees are a homerun hitting team, we should see some long balls, and homerun trotting today.

This will be a game of who can score the most, and Hideki Matsui should add another homerun to his stat sheet today.

Player of the Game: Hideki Matsui

(3 for 6, 1 HR, 4 RBI's, 1 2B)

[gypsytea]

Haha. That's such a funny picture of Jaret Wright with his tongue poking through his cheek.

[elicoleman]

Thats definitely not what I wanted to see in Wrights first start.