Comments on: Yankees 15, Boston 9: War in Pieces http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/ Thoughts and opinions from a die-hard Yankees fan in the Midwest on the 2009 World Series Champions Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:22:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jasonheartland http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/#comment-447 jasonheartland Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:26:17 +0000 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-447 Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Mike W. and Dan, welcome aboard. That's some stat you posted at The Sommer Frieze, Mike--over fifty years since that many runs have been scored. Hunter S. Thompson is one of my favorite authors, though he was difficult at best to deal with personally especially later in life, from what I understand. When semi-lucid, he could say some profound things about his times and especially about politics. I liked Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas quite a bit, and was especially fond of the compilation Generation of Swine, which said much about the 1980s and the Reagan era. Funny line about your mom and the 5th inning, Dianna. Steve, that was the first time I had seen that Bugs Bunny cartoon you posted to The Boston Red Sox Blog in a long time. Hilarious. I think you have those odds pegged pretty well, Jimmy. Hawkins was really big, Mike W. He's been very good since the six-run outing he had. Dan, welcome aboard. I'm fond of things here at WordPress. The dashboard for bloggers is very good, with built-in stats of posters and readers. Also, the loading speed is much better. I totally agree about MLBlogs and the problems with links, which they've done nothing to fix. It's a shame, it's a good and well-advertised site overall, and maybe they don't have enough people to address all the needs they have. I wish MLBlogs had forewarned bloggers about specific changes and gave a heads-up so that we could have had some input before they altered things. In a way, I think that they didn't says a lot. Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Mike W. and Dan, welcome aboard. That’s some stat you posted at The Sommer Frieze, Mike–over fifty years since that many runs have been scored. Hunter S. Thompson is one of my favorite authors, though he was difficult at best to deal with personally especially later in life, from what I understand. When semi-lucid, he could say some profound things about his times and especially about politics. I liked Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas quite a bit, and was especially fond of the compilation Generation of Swine, which said much about the 1980s and the Reagan era. Funny line about your mom and the 5th inning, Dianna.

Steve, that was the first time I had seen that Bugs Bunny cartoon you posted to The Boston Red Sox Blog in a long time. Hilarious.

I think you have those odds pegged pretty well, Jimmy. Hawkins was really big, Mike W. He’s been very good since the six-run outing he had.

Dan, welcome aboard. I’m fond of things here at WordPress. The dashboard for bloggers is very good, with built-in stats of posters and readers. Also, the loading speed is much better. I totally agree about MLBlogs and the problems with links, which they’ve done nothing to fix. It’s a shame, it’s a good and well-advertised site overall, and maybe they don’t have enough people to address all the needs they have. I wish MLBlogs had forewarned bloggers about specific changes and gave a heads-up so that we could have had some input before they altered things. In a way, I think that they didn’t says a lot.

]]> By: fansonthefield http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/#comment-446 fansonthefield Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:22:07 +0000 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-446 Hey Jason, Quite the game last night. These marathons are killing me. Last night reminded me of the game I had the misfortune of being at last year -- that game that was the second longest in history, the one in which the Yanks came back to win at Fenway -- good for you guys, bad for a couple of Sox fans who decided to cope by being miserable and drunk. I'm not naming names. Nice new blog setup. Let me know how it goes. I'm giving MLBlogs some more time, but given I was beginning to work in some ads, I'm not terribly happy with the new setup and problems (loss of control) in the link columns. Speaking of which, now that I can finally put links in (couldn't til this week), I'll post a link to your new site. Talk to you soon, Dan http://fansonthefield.mlblogs.com Hey Jason,

Quite the game last night. These marathons are killing me. Last night reminded me of the game I had the misfortune of being at last year — that game that was the second longest in history, the one in which the Yanks came back to win at Fenway — good for you guys, bad for a couple of Sox fans who decided to cope by being miserable and drunk. I’m not naming names.

Nice new blog setup. Let me know how it goes. I’m giving MLBlogs some more time, but given I was beginning to work in some ads, I’m not terribly happy with the new setup and problems (loss of control) in the link columns. Speaking of which, now that I can finally put links in (couldn’t til this week), I’ll post a link to your new site.

Talk to you soon,

Dan
http://fansonthefield.mlblogs.com

]]> By: miwil36 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/#comment-445 miwil36 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:16:33 +0000 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-445 Hey Jason, Nice new digs! I could not have gone to a better game if I had planned it myself. LaTroy no doubt played a key role in that win last night. Hope we pull it off again tonight! LETS GO YANKEES.. Hey Jason,
Nice new digs! I could not have gone to a better game if I had planned it myself. LaTroy no doubt played a key role in that win last night. Hope we pull it off again tonight!
LETS GO YANKEES..

]]> By: jimmy27nyy http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/#comment-444 jimmy27nyy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:40:28 +0000 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-444 Jason, Excellent recap of yesterday's 15-9 Yankees win... Big win for the Yankees; and, great performances by Hawkins, Traber, and Bruney... A win for Hawkins; and, A save by Bruney ... How many more times do you think we will see that combination in a "Yankees Win" this year ??? ...If the Hawkins / Bruney combo was a "Daily Double", or "Exacta", I think the odds would be somewhere around 10,000 - 1 [or, more?] ...anyway, if the Yankees win another game this year that ends with Hawkins as the winning pitcher, and Bruney closing out the game for the save, the pay-out would "break the bank", if someone had a bet on that one...But, it's great to see both pitch so well, [and, also, Traber] !!! ... Another interesting stat in this game, is the fact: Boston left 27 runners on base, as compared to only 12 left on base b the Yankees! .... One other note: Way to go Chad Moeller ... I like Dianna's description: "Our backup to our backup catcher certainly did his part" ... Yes he did, Yes he did !!! Hopefully, Mike Mussina pitches a good game tonight .... Go Yankees !!! Jimmy http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/ Jason,

Excellent recap of yesterday’s 15-9 Yankees win…

Big win for the Yankees; and, great performances by Hawkins, Traber, and Bruney…

A win for Hawkins; and, A save by Bruney … How many more times do you think we will see that combination in a “Yankees Win” this year ??? …If the Hawkins / Bruney combo was a “Daily Double”, or “Exacta”, I think the odds would be somewhere around 10,000 – 1 [or, more?] …anyway, if the Yankees win another game this year that ends with Hawkins as the winning pitcher, and Bruney closing out the game for the save, the pay-out would “break the bank”, if someone had a bet on that one…But, it’s great to see both pitch so well, [and, also, Traber] !!! …

Another interesting stat in this game, is the fact: Boston left 27 runners on base, as compared to only 12 left on base b the Yankees! ….

One other note: Way to go Chad Moeller …

I like Dianna’s description: “Our backup to our backup catcher certainly did his part” …

Yes he did, Yes he did !!!

Hopefully, Mike Mussina pitches a good game tonight …. Go Yankees !!!

Jimmy

http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/

]]> By: Steve T http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/#comment-441 Steve T Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:44:21 +0000 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-441 Thanks for the kind words, Jason. I had a fun time. I gave up on a recap of the game and deferred to you on my post today--with a little help from Bugs Bunny. Steve Thanks for the kind words, Jason. I had a fun time. I gave up on a recap of the game and deferred to you on my post today–with a little help from Bugs Bunny.

Steve

]]> By: ladydi2 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/#comment-440 ladydi2 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:25:55 +0000 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-440 Hi Jason, If I miss a game, I know I just have to come here, and read your great recap. I know, your probably tired of hearing that. My Mom got blacked out from the game, and had to keep watching the bottmline score. She called me during the fifth, thinking there was a delay of some kind. The bats were hot, and it was so great to see the team pick up their struggling pitcher. I too, am not worried about Wang. I hated to see him struggle, but I really enjoyed this game. You just had that feeling that they were going to keep scoring runs. Our backup to our backup catcher certainly did his part, and you are so right that, almost the whole lineup contributed. Funny line about Cano and Timlin. The bullpen was good, and thankfully Hawkins held the Sox, and got the win. Jeter and Posada spoke with him and suggested he change his number, as it would be easier on him.Your right Jason, the fans booing him made me feel sick. Here's to hoping for another offensive onslaught for Moose. BTW my mother turned me on to Hunter S Thompson a few years back. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was a hilarious read. Dianna Hi Jason,
If I miss a game, I know I just have to come here, and read your great recap. I know, your probably tired of hearing that.
My Mom got blacked out from the game, and had to keep watching the bottmline score. She called me during the fifth, thinking there was a delay of some kind.
The bats were hot, and it was so great to see the team pick up their struggling pitcher. I too, am not worried about Wang. I hated to see him struggle, but I really enjoyed this game. You just had that feeling that they were going to keep scoring runs.
Our backup to our backup catcher certainly did his part, and you are so right that, almost the whole lineup contributed. Funny line about Cano and Timlin.
The bullpen was good, and thankfully Hawkins held the Sox, and got the win. Jeter and Posada spoke with him and suggested he change his number, as it would be easier on him.Your right Jason, the fans booing him made me feel sick.
Here’s to hoping for another offensive onslaught for Moose.
BTW my mother turned me on to Hunter S Thompson a few years back. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was a hilarious read.
Dianna

]]> By: tswech http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/9/#comment-439 tswech Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:41:33 +0000 http://heartlandpinstripes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-439 i don't know how you made sense of all that, but you did; great job. that 5th inning was excruciating. usually i enjoy these marathons against the sox, but not tonight. except the result. here is a stat i just read that blew me away ( i bet mike s knows this) The last time the New York Yankees scored this many runs against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle homered for New York and Ted Williams went deep for Boston. i don’t know how you made sense of all that, but you did; great job. that 5th inning was excruciating. usually i enjoy these marathons against the sox, but not tonight. except the result.

here is a stat i just read that blew me away ( i bet mike s knows this)

The last time the New York Yankees scored this many runs against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle homered for New York and Ted Williams went deep for Boston.

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