ALCS Yankees vs Rangers

#302
#302
Hopefully Ron Washington doesn't OD tonight. Am I the only person that thought he looked coked out of his mind during the game?
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#305
#305
Going to come off as a hater here, but as i watch Ron Washington bumble through the post game press conference it got me to thinking, who is the worst manager ever to coach a World Series team?
Captain Ron has to be in the top five.
 
#306
#306
wounded mullet said:
Going to come off as a hater here, but as i watch Ron Washington bumble through the post game press conference it got me to thinking, who is the worst manager ever to coach a World Series team?
Captain Ron has to be in the top five.
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If we're talking World Series winners, Joe Altobelli is right around the top of the list.
 
#307
#307
#1ArencibiaFan said:
I don't understand this argument. Does HGH help locate better, spin your breaking ball better, and think better?
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Growth hormone, unlike anabolic steroids, actually increases the number of muscle fibers within the body, which can then enlarge via hypertrophy.

Want to see a couple of examples from the world of cattle? This one on top is Brahman; notice that it's got fairly large muscle. The one on the bottom is Belgian Blue, which has an excessive amount of growth hormone along with an inactive growth factor. What this means is that, whereas a normal muscle has a set number of fibers that grow larger, the Belgian Blue simply adds fibers that cannot actually get larger. That picture at the bottom is what growth hormone can do without actually doing any workouts that make the muscle stronger and larger, so imagine combining that with working out.

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So to answer your question, it is certainly possible for growth hormone to have enormously far-reaching effects as it relates to athletic performance.
 
#312
#312
After sleeping on it, the following are my thoughts on this series.

1. Key players did not step up when it mattered.
2. After Tex went down the entire mood changed. First time I've questioned the heart of a team led by Derek Jeter.
3. The bench is not as deep and talented as advertised.
4. Bullpen is a joke. Until guys can start to locate on a regular basis they have no business in pinstripes. Radar gun be damned.
5. Phil Hughes is at a crossroads. He needs to step up and learn to pitch, or be prepared to suck when he faces a disciplined team at the plate.
6. Depth and strengthening the pen are big offseason priorities.
7. This team, sad to say, looked old. Jorge is a sore spot behind the plate and at the dish.
8. A-rod still frustrates the piss out of me.
9. The approach at the plate by most of the lineup was an abomination.
10. Congrats to the Rangers. They dominated and deserve to represent the AL. But the largest congrats goes to Josh Hamilton. Hope he gets a ring to culminate his comeback story.
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#313
#313
NYYVol said:
After sleeping on it, the following are my thoughts on this series.

1. Key players did not step up when it mattered.
2. After Tex went down the entire mood changed. First time I've questioned the heart of a team led by Derek Jeter.
3. The bench is not as deep and talented as advertised.
4. Bullpen is a joke. Until guys can start to locate on a regular basis they have no business in pinstripes. Radar gun be damned.
5. Phil Hughes is at a crossroads. He needs to step up and learn to pitch, or be prepared to suck when he faces a disciplined team at the plate.
6. Depth and strengthening the pen are big offseason priorities.
7. This team, sad to say, looked old. Jorge is a sore spot behind the plate and at the dish.
8. A-rod still frustrates the piss out of me.
9. The approach at the plate by most of the lineup was an abomination.
10. Congrats to the Rangers. They dominated and deserve to represent the AL. But the largest congrats goes to Josh Hamilton. Hope he gets a ring to culminate his comeback story.
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How about:

1. Any short postseason series is a bit of a crapshoot.

The best possible teams in baseball still only win 60 percent of the time, so why should we suddenly expect the cream to suddenly, inexorably rise to the top in a short series? The Yankees are a better team than the Rangers; the Phillies are a way better team than the Giants. It basically means nothing that both the Yankees and Phillies lost. All you can do if you're a team with limitless payroll like the Yankees is assemble the best team possible, and they do that. They've had the best record in the AL in about half the years of this decade. There's nothing they can do that will magically guarantee that they'll win 3 of 5 or 4 of 7 against anybody.
 
#314
#314
Vercingetorix said:
How about:

1. Any short postseason series is a bit of a crapshoot.

The best possible teams in baseball still only win 60 percent of the time, so why should we suddenly expect the cream to suddenly, inexorably rise to the top in a short series? The Yankees are a better team than the Rangers; the Phillies are a way better team than the Giants. It basically means nothing that both the Yankees and Phillies lost. All you can do if you're a team with limitless payroll like the Yankees is assemble the best team possible, and they do that. They've had the best record in the AL in about half the years of this decade. There's nothing they can do that will magically guarantee that they'll win 3 of 5 or 4 of 7 against anybody.
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It most definitely is a crapshoot. These were just my thoughts at the time.
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#315
#315
I guess I found a bright side to the Yanks losing - don't have to hear McCarver's voice this year.
 
#319
#319
And Cliff Lee's wife won't have to be hit in the head with beer cans or spit on.



Report: Cliff Lee's wife harassed by New York Yankees fans - ESPN New York

During the AL Championship Series games in New York between the Yankees and Rangers, fans were extremely rude to Kristen Lee, spitting and throwing beer in her direction and shouting obscenities, according to USA Today.
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Good luck signing Cliff Lee. This may be one guy they can't buy after that type of scumbag treatment.
 
#321
#321
Classless move by those who do did that.

However, I'm sure she'll be willing to forgive when she sees the Yanks offer to Cliff.
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#322
#322
I'm sure my girlfriend would take a few brews to the dome in exchange for me getting a $100million contract.
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