Comments on: Had ‘em all the way.

By: Yankee hater hater

Yankee hater hater — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:47:13 +0000

if you’re a Yankee fan, there’ll always be a bit of you that’s the worst kind of asshole.

My six year old self, the one who became a fan of the Yankees, would like to kindly invite you to fuck the fuck off.

By: mdhatter

mdhatter — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:37:31 +0000

oops. (above)

By: New York Law Firm

New York Law Firm — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:37:08 +0000

As a Red Sox fan I hate the Red Sox themselves more deeply than i could ever hate a Yankees fan. Yankees hating is just funnin’. Within 10 days, I am sure you will understand my deep distrust of the Sox…

Like smoking. So good, but in the end not good for you.

By: Raiders Fan

Raiders Fan — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:16:06 +0000

The whole point of sports bantering is that you can/should act like an idiot, make w/ the ad hominems, etc., ’cause it’s just entertainment, has no greater meaning (except for tax-payer financing of stadia, perhaps) & allows for a little emotional involvement/release. For all you otherwise emotionally stunted men, that is.

By: Nuff Said McGreavey

Nuff Said McGreavey — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:27:19 +0000

Red Sox vs Cubs

“And the heavens will part…”

By: a different brad

a different brad — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:04:28 +0000

mikey, hating the Yanks is fine. I got no problem with that. What I have a problem with is the personal attacks.
They sound like wingnuts ragging on libruls. It’s fucking obnoxious, especially considering this is supposed to be where bright, good people mock that kind of mindset, not indulge in it.

By: a different brad

a different brad — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:01:36 +0000

Oh, my bad. I’m evil and an asshole.
Seriously, is there some kind of requirement for bright people to act 5 sometimes that I missed?

By: mikey

mikey — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:01:08 +0000

diffbrad, I’ve always heard that having a team so broadly and universally hated as the Yanks are is fun, especially if they win all the time, which, btw, they do. I’ve heard jeter say it makes it extra enjoyable to play in other parks because there’s always a sense of rivalry coming from the stands.

I don’t think most people think being a yankee fan makes you anything except, well, a yankee fan. You grow up rooting for the home team. At least you do if you’re normal. I remember back when the 49ers were beating everyone, there were a surprising number of locals who professed hatred for them. Never understood that at all.

That said, I do hate the yankees…

mikey

By: a different brad

a different brad — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:45:03 +0000

So being born in in New York’s capital to a lifelong Yankee fan makes me a little evil?
The worst thing about sports is how even bright people turn into drooling morons about them sometimes.
It is possible to enjoy sports and retain an intellect, folks. Try it sometime.

By: mikey

mikey — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:16:13 +0000

I’m an Indians fan right now. They’re a fun team. If they get eliminated, I’ll root for the angels. Then the Red Sox.

I will not root for the diamondbacks, the cubs or the mets. Unless, of course, they end up in the WS against the yanks. I could root for the ’07 phillies, so we’ll have to see. The mets and padres getting eliminated this weekend would give me pleasure.

See how flexible you can be when the team you REALLY root for is 70-90, 20 games out?

mikey

By: Michael Bérubé

Michael Bérubé — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:42:49 +0000

1978 was teh awesome. Look out, whining Bosox fans who complain every year even though their team has been consistently one of the strongest franchises in the game since 1967 — the specter of mighty Bucky Dent still haunts you all. (Well, that and Yaz popping up foul behind third to end the game.)

Actually, the reason 1978 was teh awesome was that you caught us: we pwned you by mid-September and built a couple games’ lead, and then you nasty Red Sox won your last eight in a row. Those were two good teams.

By: Dhalgren

Dhalgren — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:54:57 +0000

The Angels are scary? The last thing the Angels wanted was to go to Fenway. They are so toast.

By: ahem

ahem — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:24:47 +0000

As a fan of the Mac and other things, I read John Gruber’s Daring Fireball weblog, and his posts on baseball, amid the computer stuff, remind me that you can be the most reasonable and agreeable person on the planet, but if you’re a Yankee fan, there’ll always be a bit of you that’s the worst kind of asshole.

By: mdhatter

mdhatter — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:11:14 +0000

It doesn’t matter Brad. The Yankees are still coming for our souls.

By: M. Bouffant

M. Bouffant — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:41:07 +0000

Isn’t Steinbrenner just about on his last legs?

By: a different brad

a different brad — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:39:18 +0000

Gloating? It’ll be an interesting offseason, but it ain’t the offseason yet, ijit. Credit where it’s due for winning the division, no doubt, but I’m hoping for a traditional Yanks-Sox LCS, and righting a few wrongs.
The Yanks aren’t evil, Steinbrenner is just an asshole, and despite his efforts, the franchise is about a lot more than just him.

By: themann1086

themann1086 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:38:36 +0000

On a related note, Go Phightin’ Phils, Muck the Fets!

By: KiwiHopeful

KiwiHopeful — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:22:04 +0000

Now it’s time to start gloating over the body of the Bronx Bombers (kinda gives new meaning to that moniker, no?). How long before Torre is gone, A-Rod is gone, Posada is gone. I smell smoke and that can only mean one thing–FIRE SALE!

By: M. Bouffant

M. Bouffant — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:37:12 +0000

The Los Angeles Angels of Disneyland will not be swept, nor will they be defeated. At least not ’till they face the Cubbies.

By: Syndicalist

Syndicalist — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:48:42 +0000

Just like Secretariat at Belmont…if he had been hit with a tranquilizer dart 100 yards from the finish.

In addition to champagne and beer, I saw players pouring Pocari Sweat on each others’ heads. That must be Daisuke’s endorsed product.