Why the Yankees will win the World Series

[Bulldog]

Guys, once in a while I like to do little writeups and since I love baseball I'm gonna throw one out there today...
Mine are not as statistically founded as Ganch's but based on hunches and just for fun.
Comments and disagreements are welcome...

As the Yankees tied or technically passed the Red Sox yesterday on the AL East we all started to think about who will win that division... again.

Anyway, after seeing what went on during the trading deadline and with my favorite team pretty much done for the year I asked myself the question. Who will win it all this year?
And they I asked myself, the Tigers? No, The Mets? No, The Cardinals, Red Sox, perhaps... but then I said The Yankees why not?
Havent looked at the props prices for winning the WS yet but if I had to put some money I would put it on the Yanks.

Here's 7 reasons why....


7) The Red Sox didnt do anything during the trading deadline and now they lost their catcher and captain Jason Varitek for probably a month. Toronto, Minnesota, Chicago... non existent during the trading season.

6) Sounds cliche but the Yankees have a experienced and talented coaching staff. Torre, Mazzili, Mattingly, Bowa, Pena.
It should be a + come playoff time

5) Bench: As it stands I think the Yankees will make their playoff run with a nice bench that will provide pop and veteran leadership. Craig Wilson, Bernie Williams, Miguel Cairo, Bubba Crosby, Andy Philips, Melky Cabrera... I think they their bench talent is as good or better as any other team's.

4) Starting Pitching: In a playoff series I think the Yankees have as good a 4 man rotation as any other team in baseball. Lets see. Mussina has been solid, Johnson is not as dominant but I would take him over any No. 2 starter right now (Bonderman or Rogers, Glavine, Lackey or Weaver, Marquis) take your pick...
And the rest, Wang, Wright, Lidle, i think they can get some W's. Thats assuming Carl Pavano is done for the year. I would take my chances with this guys.

3) Speed: Dont you think that Speed is kind of a lost art in baseball this days. Im not keeping stats but I just dont see players stealing their way into games...
Yankees have speedy players (Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Cano) I believe that could and will make a difference come playoff time.

2) Bullpen: I think the Yankees have a solid bullpen. With the resurgence of Kyle Fansworth and the addition of whoever gets kicked out of the playoff rotation I think they will be fine.
Rivera is now human but look at the other closers... Wagner, Jones, Isringhausen, maybe Papelbon is better but.... And the rest of the bullpen is above average as well.

1)
Damon
Jeter
Abreu
Rodriguez
Giambi
Sheffield
Matsui
Posada
Cano...

Any Questions ???????

[TLasVegas702]

yankee

what do people said when the yankee win? don't know...none have won..

what do people said when the yankee lost (especially to tampa bay +330)? Mutha-f---ing yankee


question? eheheh

[EBone]

Well, Bulldog, certainly that lineup is stellar. No question about that once all the pieces are in play, healthy and up to the level they have been in past years.

While I agree that the Yankees will win the East, I think that, all-in-all, their pitching is not good when you stack it up against everyone else. Farnsworth is a ticking time bomb and that starting rotation is, at best, marginal. Their only pitching positive, in my opinion, is Gumby Rivera.

The rest of your points are well taken but I don't see these guys getting to the Series. I still think the Tigers are the team to beat. My daddy always told me that good pitching beats good hitting. I suppose the Yankees didn't get their ideas from my daddy.



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[sergfro]

Just hope the Yankees dont run into the Angels in postseason

[Razz]

E, I'm pretty sold on Farnsworth. His ERA the past month is under 1, and I think his early struggles were a product of playing in New York.

I'll tell you what, that other team in New York is pretty damn good too.

[bigboydan]

well if they play like they have in recent years past. they will choke once again.

with the age of that team it's hard enough to play that 162 game grind. then you add the fact they seem to either get lazy or something, because they can't seem to dominate teams like they should come playoff time.

[Bulldog]

E, I'm pretty sold on Farnsworth. His ERA the past month is under 1, and I think his early struggles were a product of playing in New York.

I'll tell you what, that other team in New York is pretty damn good too.

You dont have to tell me about Farsworth. We Brave fans remember him. He did a great job in October just to blow the the lead in game 5 of the NLDS...

Regarding the Mets, and I know we have a couple of fans on board. No disrespect at all but besides Pedro I dont know who could go through in the playoffs. Glavine is OK, I love the guy but the rest is a bunch of ?????? lined up... And loosing Sanchez will hurt their bullpen..
I'd take the Yanks over the Mets in a Subway Series if it happens...

[Razz]

Yeah, Glavine is definitely showing signs of not being an elite pitcher. I don't understand why Heilman isn't in their starting rotation, that would immediately make them a much better team IMO.
I will say this, their rotation has plenty of experience.

Of course, the way Farnsworth blew that lead was a joke. Ausmus hit the game-tying HR with two outs - Minute Maid is the only park that ball leaves the yard.

[Seattle Slew]

I think this a bit of a stretch. Larry Bowa has been nothing but a loser and bad apple since he got into coaching and adds nothing to that staff. Mazzili was a failure in Baltimore and Mattingly has only been coaching a couple of years. As much as I don't like Don Zimmer, he was a big help to Torre and they haven't won since he left.

I think the Yankees pitching is not good enough to make a World series run, although I do expect them to qualify for the playoffs and be eliminated in the first round. AL East 2nd place I thinkl will get the wildcard.

[QUOTE=Bulldog]Sounds cliche but the Yankees have a experienced and talented coaching staff. Torre, Mazzili, Mattingly, Bowa, Pena.
It should be a + come playoff time

[Bulldog]

Yeah, Glavine is definitely showing signs of not being an elite pitcher. I don't understand why Heilman isn't in their starting rotation, that would immediately make them a much better team IMO.

Maybe because they have Pelfrey too.
This guy Maine seems like he can pitch. Who knows how he would do in a playoff game.I still think Traschel is the weakest link.

Bet365 Odds have Mets at +365 to win it all with the Cards and Yanks at +565 each...
I wonder what the odds are in other books... but Mets are certainly getting some respect.

[Bulldog]

Maybe because they have Pelfrey too.
This guy Maine seems like he can pitch. Who knows how he would do in a playoff game.I still think Traschel is the weakest link.

Bet365 Odds have Mets at +365 to win it all with the Cards and Yanks at +565 each...
I wonder what the odds are in other books... but Mets are certainly getting some respect.

There's some love for the Met fans in the forum...

[Willie Bee]

Ausmus hit the game-tying HR with two outs - Minute Maid is the only park that ball leaves the yard.

You're kidding, right? If you want to argue that the ball didn't hit above the yellow line, I'll give you that. But that ball traveled somewhere in the vicinity of 380-390 feet when it struck the wall. Only park that leaves the yard? C'mon, man!

[Razz]

You're kidding, right? If you want to argue that the ball didn't hit above the yellow line, I'll give you that. But that ball traveled somewhere in the vicinity of 380-390 feet when it struck the wall. Only park that leaves the yard? C'mon, man!

Oops, you're right, I was thinking of the Burke HR that won it.

[Bulldog]

You're kidding, right? If you want to argue that the ball didn't hit above the yellow line, I'll give you that. But that ball traveled somewhere in the vicinity of 380-390 feet when it struck the wall. Only park that leaves the yard? C'mon, man!

Where you there Willie?
Cause that was one of the best playoff games I can remember... even if we did como up on the short end.
Baseball History Man!!

[Willie Bee]

Nope, didn't make any of the ALDS. Did go to Games 4 and 5 (ouch! ) of the NLCS last year, Games 3 and 4 the year before.

Game 4 of the NLDS last year was amazing against the Braves. Sure ATL fans don't remember it as amazing, but it was so similar (with Houston on the other end) to Game 6 of the '86 NLCS, a loss that took me a while to get past.

Razz, you're right about Burke's game winner in last year's NLDS Game 4. Ball barely made it into the LF bleachers. Did you know that the same guy who caught Berkman's homer in 8th inning of that game also caught Burke's homer at the end? What are the odds of that. Both of those balls would've been wallbangers by my estimate in the Astrodome.

I get pretty defensive when it comes to people pooh-poohing Minute Maid Park, aka Arthur Andersen Memorial Std. I'm talking about people who obviously only read the boxscores. They read about someone hitting a homer there and assume it must've dropped into the first row of those LF bleachers. I had my season tickets there when the stadium first opened and before we moved to the country, and 90% of the homers to left go off the wall behind those seats. In fact, if you look closely you can see me when Berkman launched his 3-run job in Game 5 of the NLCS that temporarily gave Houston the lead in that one before Pujols smoked one off the train tracks. Berkman's homer was caught by a guy about eight seats to my right (towards the fair pole) on row 4 of those LF bleachers. If you see highlights of that game sometime, you can see this big old fat guy in a bright orange Hawaiian shirt as Berkman's shot lands in the seats.

That ballpark giveth and that ballpark taketh away. Most people never account for that.

[Bulldog]

[QUOTE=Bulldog]

2) Bullpen: I think the Yankees have a solid bullpen. With the resurgence of Kyle Fansworth and the addition of whoever gets kicked out of the playoff rotation I think they will be fine.
Rivera is now human but look at the other closers... Wagner, Jones, Isringhausen, maybe Papelbon is better but.... And the rest of the bullpen is above average as well.
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This bullpen keeps looking better and better. Dotel came back strong and Farsworth is pitching great...
Dont you feel that everything is falling into place for the Yanks??
What are the odds for them winning the AL pennant?

[Illusion]

It wasn't even that long ago betters were getting + money on whether or not New York would even make the playoffs. How times have changed.

[imgv94]

I sure hope the Yankees win it all!! I have a ton on them!!

[MadRussian]

Who cares about the Yankees...Can someone help me find -1RL. I live in US>