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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 1 2006, 03:40 PM (811 Views) | |
| Rathan | Aug 11 2006, 03:57 AM Post #61 |
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Look, I love the redsox, i was crazy happy to see them finally win it, but gimme a break, that was 2 years ago, and theres a different reigning champion. being an astro fan, i wasnt suprised to see us getting shitted on this season, but the whitesox got almost as little as us at the beginning of the season. they picked it up since then but now that theyre kind of slumping, theyre out the door again. look at the tigers, who are having a franchise season, and the twins, two teams that are having awesome seasons and they are constantly overshadowed. the astros won 14-1 last night, and roy oswalt hit his first career homerun, but what came first on all the sportscasts, yankees-redsox. its just ridiculous, I know the whole rivalry kept baseball popular over the years and definitely expanded its viewership, but theres 28 other teams out there that also deserve some respect. sorry about the rant. |
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| RastaMongoose74 | Aug 11 2006, 04:10 AM Post #62 |
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Even that didn't happen. McGwire/Sosa, and, on a lesser note, Ripken's run at Gehrig's record saved baseball. The Yankees/Red Sox thing gets so much play because that's what numbers show will keep people interested - because of the large markets and fan base. Unfortunately, they're right. Honestly, though, it's extremely overdone. Any Yankees or Red Sox fan is going to disagree - I can't blame them - but when your team is getting no coverage, while ESPN is shutting down everything and showing every little slip-up Alex Rodriguez thinks about making, it starts to get a little annoying. |
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| hankaaron44 | Aug 11 2006, 10:00 AM Post #63 |
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What's a league without a rivalry? If you took away the money spendin' Red Sox and Yankees, you'd be left with what? Dodgers vs. Giants? Cubs vs. Cards? |
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| TheHugeUnit | Aug 11 2006, 01:33 PM Post #64 |
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Come on CC
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I got this post from the MLB.com boards.
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| RedRuffing15 | Aug 11 2006, 01:44 PM Post #65 |
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I'm not going to disagree, I personally hate seeing them talk about the Yankees at all, becuase they change day to day. All I remember is last year(this year, too) Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs Yankees Won't Make the Playoffs (Last day of the season)Yankees have a fair shot to make the playoffs. I personally feel people overhype television coverage, Do I need Buster Only to tell me Randy Johnson has a high ERA? Well, I though 5.78 was good, but now that Buster told me it was high, it must be, how could I have been so stupid. Maybe Red Sox fans like their coverage, I wouldn't know, but all I know is that the Yankees need to go 162-0 every year with a 15 run margin of victory, or their going to get not positive coverage on ESPN. Over the years there have become only several times when I like to see the Yankees on the TV, when they hit a milestone, when they win a playoff set, and when its all said and done, and their on top. |
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| GonetoSleep21 | Aug 13 2006, 10:48 PM Post #66 |
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youre annoyance with it shows that it really is the greatest rivalry of all time... |
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| ReN0 | Aug 14 2006, 09:27 PM Post #67 |
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without the yanks/sox rivalry baseball would be nothing. it is the greatest rivalry in the history of sports. |
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| RastaMongoose74 | Aug 14 2006, 10:14 PM Post #68 |
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Baseball would be nothing, huh? That's interesting, considering that until ESPN came around and started hyping it up because of the ratings that came with their respective fan bases, it was no different than the Cubs/Cards.. And baseball seemed to be doing just dandy. |
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| RedRuffing15 | Aug 14 2006, 10:32 PM Post #69 |
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Yanks/Sox is the most o...........oh, just forget it |
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| Element | Aug 14 2006, 11:45 PM Post #70 |
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Yeah, we could really do away with them. We don't need high ratings on nationally televised games. More people getting into baseball. An exciting rivalry. Just get rid or all that. And who needs playoff drama!?! Last year's playoffs sucked. Why? It was the White Sox vs. the Astros, and the White Sox vs. the Angels before that. No Sox coming back from the brink of elimination and sweeping the WS. |
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| NateFizzle | Aug 15 2006, 06:30 PM Post #71 |
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The World Series in '05 was better then the '04 season. They both were sweeps but the games were closer in '05 with a couple walk off and extra inning homers. |
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| Crushed Optimism | Aug 16 2006, 01:34 AM Post #72 |
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hella fithy two oh sickness
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...? How can a consecutive games played streak save baseball? Nobody watches a game just to watch Ripken show up. |
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| Crushed Optimism | Aug 16 2006, 01:37 AM Post #73 |
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hella fithy two oh sickness
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I disagree. Last year's playoffs sucked, IMO. It's no fun to see sweeps, first of all. Second of all, there was muuuch more drama in 04... And it was cool to see the Red Sox break such a huge drought and a "curse". And yes, I know the White Sox had a drought too. I personally think a World Series into Game 7 would be the coolest thing ever. |
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| kyyankgrrl | Aug 16 2006, 04:17 AM Post #74 |
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I remember a news story right after the ALCS and NLCS but before the start of the '05 WS....they talked to Chicago fans.....and practically ALL of them said they really didn't care if the White Sox won the WS, because Chicago is a CUBS town. During the Yanks last trip to Minnesota, I heard a reporter say that the Twins are usually lucky to have 20-25,000 fans at their games....but when the Yanks come to town, they had sell-outs for the entire series. And I know Minnesota isn't the only place that happens. So while you're busy bashing the Yanks, remember that if it wasn't for the Yanks and Red Sox, a lot of these smaller market teams wouldn't have a pot to piss in, or a window to throw it out of. |
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| NateFizzle | Aug 16 2006, 10:03 AM Post #75 |
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Obviously game 7s are better, but the 05 WS was way better then 04 WS. |
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| DaeHan | Aug 16 2006, 10:49 AM Post #76 |
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I totally agree, '04 PO was much more fun than '05 POs. ALCS and NLCS was really exciting because it was a really close call, and Redsox broke the infamous Bambino's Curse. |
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| Crushed Optimism | Aug 16 2006, 11:03 AM Post #77 |
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hella fithy two oh sickness
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Care to explain why? Because you're a White Sox fan? |
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| NateFizzle | Aug 16 2006, 12:56 PM Post #78 |
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I wasn't last year. 04 Game 1- 11-9, good offensive game Game 2- 6-2, Red Sox game whole time Game 3- 4-1, see above Game 4- 3-0, see above Only one game where the Cardinals had a chance. 05 Game 1- 5-3, Close game Game 2- 7-6, Walk off homerun Game 3, 7-5, Extra innings Game 4, 1-0, Pitcher's duel I'll take extra innings and walk off homers any time. |
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