CrazyCarl40 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Only 52 games left in the season and the Yankees and Sox are tied in the standings. 9 games left against each other. It's early on in August, but home field will be important, as always. Red Sox have owned the Yankees this season, but the Yankees are on a roll. Series is at Fenway so we can expect all three games to go at least 5 hours. Pitching Match-Ups: Friday: Bartolo Colon vs. Jon Lester Saturday: CC Sabathia vs. John Lackey Sunday: Freddy Garcia vs. Josh Beckett Prediction: I say the Sox take two of three, losing to CC. What does everyone else think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWWombat Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Sounds about right to me. Should be very fun to watch (assuming we don't get swept). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 How in the world will the Yanks compete with the greatest team ever assembled Sweep....CC is just a speed bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 How in the world will the Yanks compete with the greatest team ever assembled Sweep....CC is just a speed bump Haha. You said that last time and Sox actually did sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Of course they did....The Sawx can't be beat The Yanks have no pride....Sweep again Also enjoyed how Tito wiggled the pitching a bit to make sure Lackey, Lester and Beckett pitched this series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Of course they did....The Sawx can't be beat The Yanks have no pride....Sweep again Also enjoyed how Tito wiggled the pitching a bit to make sure Lackey, Lester and Beckett pitched this series You mean like Girardi wiggled it to have his three best pitchers going? It had more to do with Bedard than anything else and putting him on normal rest coming off the knee tweak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmikeisback Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 No way the yankees can be expected to compete with the greatest team in baseball history. I'm sure they will give Ellsbury an int walk every time up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Best weekend of the season so far. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Yankees stink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 You mean like Girardi wiggled it to have his three best pitchers going? It had more to do with Bedard than anything else and putting him on normal rest coming off the knee tweak. Nova is pitching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 We have no chance the next 2 games....Sawx own us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 That was a good game. This Yankee team is interesting. If ARod can give the lineup a bit of a boost and Soriano rounds into form in the pen, they have a nice shot of winning it all. They hit for power, they steal bases and play good defense. The pitching staff is weird but after CC they have some options, not the true ideal # 2 but they have options. Hopefully CC stays hot on Saturday and the Yankees go up 2 - 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Lester lost his control for an inning and the Yanks took advantage. Yanks pen picked up the slack and got them the W. Good game try again today. Going to be tough against CC but Sox have played him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmikeisback Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Pretty nice of Boston to let the lowly yankee team win a game. The greatest team of all time is just waiting apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Lester lost his control for an inning and the Yanks took advantage. Yanks pen picked up the slack and got them the W. Good game try again today. Going to be tough against CC but Sox have played him well. To me last night showed how well both Lester and CC are pitching right now. Neither guy looked great but they battled and kept their team in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Some very noticeable absentees in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Some very noticeable absentees in this thread Jet\Bosox fan for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWWombat Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Pretty nice of Boston to let the lowly yankee team win a game. The greatest team of all time is just waiting apparently. My take too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Jet\Bosox fan for one. Where is Tom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Where is Tom? Tom only posts about the Yankees when things are bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 To me last night showed how well both Lester and CC are pitching right now. Neither guy looked great but they battled and kept their team in the game. I have Colon on my fantasy team and wanted him to hang around for the W but you have to give Girardi credit for pulling him to go to Logan. I am by no means a Girardi fan but he came out as brilliant with that move at least for last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I have Colon on my fantasy team and wanted him to hang around for the W but you have to give Girardi credit for pulling him to go to Logan. I am by no means a Girardi fan but he came out as brilliant with that move at least for last night. Gutsy call no doubt. Girardi is doing a good job with the pitching staff this year. They showed the stats last night, I think the Yankees are # 1 in bullpen era and #8 in bullpen innings. Not a bad combo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Some very noticeable absentees in this thread Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmikeisback Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I could hear Carl wetting his pants from Princeton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWWombat Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I have tickets to the rubber game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Agreed. lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Some very noticeable absentees in this thread You mean today, right? Who pitched yesterday? Surely not your sure-fire Cy Young winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 I could hear Carl wetting his pants from Princeton. Men wetting their pants a familiar sound to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmikeisback Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Men wetting their pants a familiar sound to you? Nope but it was unmistakable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Some very noticeable absentees in this thread It's hard to tell, without reading c-spin bitch about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 It's hard to tell, without reading c-spin bitch about it. What does this even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Can we all agree the 8PM Sunday ESPN game is a joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 You mean today, right? Who pitched yesterday? Surely not your sure-fire Cy Young winner. Must suck being a Mess fan and rooting for the Sawx Almost as bad as being a Giants fan masquerading as a Jets fan Feeling a good start from Freddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Can we all agree the 8PM Sunday ESPN game is a joke? The announcers? The time start? They should start at 7 given the length of these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The announcers? The time start? They should start at 7 given the length of these games. Yes. 8PM is too late. The announcers are actually okay since they no longer feature Joe Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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