Yankee4Life

Good for you. Best of luck with this. Just watch, next month in the stores the *&(*&) trees will be up.

Updated to 8-31 ...Where did this summer go? Every time the calendar turns into the month of September it's like saying goodbye to an old friend once again. ...Here I am, just getting comfortable with the 1951 mod and these guys throw the 1969 season at me! All I can say about that is thank you !!!! You classics guys rule. ...Count me in as someone who does not welcome Instant Replay into Major League Baseball. ...Then again, I am still not sold on pitch counts, Interleague play or the DH yet. ...On a serious note, I am hoping for the best for the people down in the New Orleans area because of this storm approaching that section of the country. ...Watching the Tampa Bay Rays play baseball this year reminded me of how the Yankees used to play not that many years ago. ...Who has been worse for the Yankees this year, Alex Rodriguez or Robinson Cano? I really can't decide. I read today that A-Rod only has ONE RBI in the ninth inning this year (you read that right). That's it. And Cano has been playing like he's been in a coma since opening day. ...I've been following the Yankees a long time. I lived through the 1980's where they didn't win a thing. In 1990, just 18 years ago, they finished in last place. I got through that fine. But watching this year's collection of overpaid quitters go through the motions has been the worst year for me being a Yankee fan. ...I don't give a shit who they get rid of next year just as long as it isn't Joe Girardi. This is not his fault. ...Jeffery Donovan (Burn Notice) has really become one of my favorite actors. I love that show.

Updated to 8-24 ...I'm really happy for Carl Pavano and how he pitched yesterday. He's taken a lot of undeserved heat for his injuries, but he came back and pitched five good innings last night in Baltimore and won the game. Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy are still looking for their first win. ...This month, or I should say this year, has been a total whitewash for the Yankees. The highlight for August was Pavano's return last night. Before that, the Yankees have done nothing this month worth cheering for. ...Ok, enough talk about the Yankees. It's going to be a beautiful day around here and I want to enjoy it and that means I have no time to think about overpaid multimillionaires who can't get base hits when it counts. ...This is rare for me. I've got a political comment. I've never heard of this running mate for Obama, Senator Joe Biden. But for someone like me, that's not that hard to understand. It wasn't until last last year that I heard about Obama from people on this website and at that time, I thought Obama was his first name. ...No, I am not kidding. I am more interested in the happiness of the Boston sports fan than I am of following politics. ...The way I see it, if the Raiders finish at 8-8 this year it will be an accomplishment. That team has had nothing to boast about since their Super Bowl appearance a few years back. ...Every time I see a Cardinal (I'm talking about the actual bird here) flying around in my backyard, I always think of Stan Musial. ...I just stumbled onto this website here that shows full episodes of classic TV shows. Shows like Family Ties, Love Boat, Twilight Zone and Hawaii Five-O (among others.) I own the first four seasons of Five-O, but I've always liked watching the Twilight Zone. ...Do yourself a favor and try that new Ebbets Field mod that Paulw, Hyman and Rolie just released. Words can't describe how beautiful this ballpark is. Thank you for this. ...R.I.P. Gene Upshaw, a great Oakland Raider.

Thank you for that Olympic information! And, one of my favorite groups (the Doors) is from the 60's.

Updated to 8-17 ...The Olympics are always interesting. But I just hope that when the next one is played in 2012 it is in a time zone closer to the U.S. because I kind of like to watch the events live. ...How good is it to be Michael Phelps after the Olympics are finished? The guy's won eight gold medals and he's going to have the TV and advertising world eating out of the palm of his hand. ...Been wondering to know how everyone feels about the new Madden 09 game and if it was worth it buying this year? Or is it the same old thing with a new cover? ...I saw gas for $3.73 the other day. I should have taken a picture of it for proof. ...There's other people I know on this website that are more into music than I am and they know a lot more about it, but one thing I am very confident in saying is that the music from the 1970's is the worst I've ever heard -and this is coming from someone who lived in the 70's. I think the only people who like 70's music are the ones lucky enough not to remember it. ...And the 60's are not that close behind either. 8O ...Thank you to my wife for playing this music almost non-stop this weekend that gave me reason to cry-I mean write- about it. :| ...So the Yankees won in 13 innings yesterday against a Royals team that they are making look as good as the '27 Yankees. Big *&*(^&* deal. The Yankees were 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position. They squandered two bases-loaded chances and left 13 runners on base. Right there is their problem this year. ...Giambi's not the only problem, but he's part of it. He can take his moustache and pack his bags and go back to Oakland as soon as this year is done. He's 0 for 7 in this KC series and he's only stranded ten runners on base in these two games. He's doing great. ...Melky Cabrera got sent down recently for basically not doing anything at the plate but the real reason why he was sent down was because of his salary. People like Jeter, A-Rod, Giambi and that lazy son of a *&&%$ Cano make a lot more money than Melky and are doing just as bad at the plate. ...Truthfully, I don't give a damn who the Yankees get rid of at this point. This team rolls over and plays dead when they are behind.

Updated to 8-10 ...I went to my first baseball game of the year last night and it turned out to be the wrong night to go. It rained during the game and it got kind of cool after it finished raining. I saw the AAA team of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Indianapolis Indians play. ...We were almost late for the game because on the way to the game I missed the exit for the ballpark because that was the same time the Yankees were once again giving the game away to the Angels in the bottom of the eighth. ...The San Diego Chicken was at the ballpark last night. Amazing to me that this guy has been doing this since the late 70's. ...Scranton's coming to town in a few weeks. I might try to catch them before the season is done. I figure I may as well see one successful Yankee team this year. ...I know that by just looking at the standings that the Yankees still have a chance to win their division or the wildcard. But my gut feeling just tells me otherwise. ...It just seems to me that when the Yankees play the Angels they are just waiting to lose. You would think it would get these guys mad because of the way they are manhandled by that overrated team, but nothing is ever said. ...My God, I thought I hated Kevin Youkilis, but this guy right here has taken it to a higher level than even I could have. The funniest line for me was his comment about watching Youkilis play, "this guy must smell like an unwashed trucker after a 3 day cross-country trip." Read on, it's a funny piece. Youkilis supporters, you have been warned. And don't give me any flack about this. I didn't write it. Although I agree with it. ...Manny Ramirez is treating National League pitchers as if they are little league pitchers since the trade last week and the Dodgers have already sold over $125,000 worth of Manny jerseys since he's been on the team. I'm quite sure not one penny of that is from the New England area. ...I love the USA Network. The four shows I watch all the time are on it. Monk, Psych, In Plain Sight and Burn Notice. Give that Burn Notice show a chance. It will reel you in. ...I haven't watched the Olympics yet and probably won't. ...R.I.P. Bernie Mac. I was sorry to read about this yesterday when I logged on here. ...I have no interest at all in how Brett Farve is going to do with the Jets this year because I have enough problems hoping that the Raiders win a few games.

Ok, you got a point! How about if I say they are overrated?

Updated to 8-3 ...I'll be honest with you. I am still kind of shocked that Manny Ramirez is a Dodger now. It seemed like there were always rumblings about him being traded but it never happened. ...Manny's antics were not funny to me. I don't like the way he plays the game. But when he slapped Kevin Youkilis in the head earlier this season, even I had to laugh. ...Yours truly here hardly ever has anything nice to say about the Red Sox team and organization, but I have to make a huge exception in this case. Ramirez quit on the team and the Red Sox refused to play his games anymore. Good for them. ...Any week that Kyle Farnsworth is traded off of your favorite team automatically has to be a very good week. ...Now watch him be lights out for Detroit. ...And if you think I am sold that the Yankees are going to make the playoffs, think again. People look at me like I am nuts when I say this is a bad hitting team, but I believe it. They get shut down too easy too many times for my liking. ...Mvp 08 gets released this week and it becomes a huge hit right away. It does not surprise me at all. They did a great job. ...Before this mod was released there was a lot of complaining about it. People wanted it right away. But now that it is out, I don't see a lot of the complainers taking five seconds out of their day just to thank the modders for what they did. And that just isn't right. ...99.9% of the people that are on this site and on Eamods are pretty decent people who just want to grab their mods, talk some baseball and have a good time. Most of us are members of both websites. But it takes idiots like the couple we had in here creating multiple accounts and causing trouble to make one or the other site look bad. There's no room for people like that on either site. ...Funny story about seeing a rabbit the other day. If any of you have ever had the chance to see a rabbit, when they see you, they take off and hop away. Well, not this little guy when he saw me coming. I could almost read his mind. When he saw me approaching him and the way I was walking, he just sat there and it was like he was thinking "I got nothing to worry about with this guy, he'll never get near me." ...I wish I could be offered 2 million a year by someone to not come to work like Brett Farve. Of course, I'd say. Where do I sign?

Good luck with game three rookie_rick. Maybe Jeter can ground into a key double play for you to help you out. He's good at that.

I love the graphics in this presentation!

You know, I kind of glance over everyone's dynasties but I never saw this one. This looks great. Have fun man!

Mark, it's not that far of a drive. But the trouble is the timing of it. I get out of work at 4:30 (if I finish on time) and by the time I get home and shower up, it will be past 5 pm. By the time the wife gets home, it will be close to 6 pm. And there is always a long line for popular players like this. Hell, the line for Jim Kaat was unbearable. Gates open at 6 and they only sign for an hour or so. I'd have to be there around five just to stand in line.

Updated to 7-27 ...Ok Yankees, you got your two guys. Now let's not make any other trades. Up until July 31st, I am going to be very worried. ...The thing I am concerned about with the trade the Yankees made to get Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from Pittsburgh is losing Jose Tabata. I thought this guy was a future star for the Yankees and it's tough to let something like that go. ...I hope that they don't trade for pitching help before this trade deadline is up because there is some pitching depth coming back to the team very soon. Phil Hughes and Chien Ming Wang will be back, Ian Kennedy has been doing well down in AAA, Brian Bruney will be coming back soon and Carl Pavano is on his way back. ...With the acquisition of Nady, does this mean Bobby Abreu's days are numbered? ...I have no doubt that if Joba Chamberlain ever has to give Kevin Youkilis an intentional walk that Youkilis would cry and moan that Chamberlain was throwing at him in that situation also. Youkilis is nothing but a complainer, from sunup to sundown. ...I sure miss having Fuzzone around here, among many others over the years. ...I work near an apartment complex and this week the landscaping people put down mulch there. The odd part about it was that it had a terrible smell to it, kind of like a vinegar smell. Imagine smelling that on a hot summer day when there's no way you can escape from it. And I have no idea why it smelled like that. I've seen mulch put down in many places and it never had an odor. Until now. ...There's nothing like being caught in the rain during a summer shower, provided of course you are near your home so you can go change as soon as it's done. ...NFL training camps opened this week and the Buffalo Bills once again are training at St. John Fisher college, a school not that far from where I live. Maybe ten minutes or so. I've never seen the Bills practice once. Why should I? I'm an Oakland fan. ...Ron Guidry will be at Frontier Field on Monday the 28th. I am on the fence about going there and getting his autograph. ...My next entry in this thread will be after the month of July is done. This has been a very fast month, like always. August will fly by too.

Yeah, he's done very well in the past two games. That means we should just forget how he mailed it in and quit on the team in April, May, June and half of July.

Updated to 7-20 ...This was a great vacation. Sure, it flew by, but it was a wonderful vacation. It gave me the chance to watch the entire All-Star game on Tuesday night. If I was working, I'd have never come close to the 15th inning. ...A lot of us here spent the final innings in the chat area talking about the game. The chat area's pretty fun and everyone is welcome to go there. But I should give you one warning if you do: at any given moment you can be Rickrolled. I've fallen for it a few times already. :? ...In a few hours, people are supposed to come over my house to put a shed up. They were supposed to be here on Wednesday and then Friday. Each time they canceled. We'll see if they show up now. ...Last week also brought back the returns of two of my favorite shows on the USA Network, Monk and Psych. And I'm also getting into watching Burn Notice and In Plain Sight. ...Went to see the movie Wanted last night. It was ok. It had too much violence though. All in all, I think people would enjoy it. ...Sure, Michelle Wie is hot, but she's an airhead too because she forgot to sign her scorecard. Which in golf is a major no-no. ...As for Brett Favre, *&%^ him. The guy retires a few months back and then changes his mind and he expects to automatically get his starting job back? Something tells me that the Packers noticed something wrong with Favre, something physically I mean, and that is what is actually stopping them from letting him come back. ...Mark Cuban put in a bid to buy the Cubs? That ought to be interesting. ...The way I see it, Richie Sexson can't do any worse in the Yankee lineup than Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera have been all year. ...I'm not really worried too much about Sexson, it's the Matsui situation that is bothering me. I don't like this Barry Bonds talk.

Thank you very much! I appreciate it.

Excellent work wrigleyville.

Updated to 7-13 ...Late today with this. I was out of town over the weekend because I was at my wife's hometown in Binghamton, New York. More on that as I go on. For anyone living there or living near there, I really and truly feel sorry for you. It is the worst place I've ever been to in my life. ...We went to a flea market today down in nearby Conklin, New York and as I looked around at those people there buying other people's garbage, one thing occurred to me over and over again and it was that all those people looked alike. Lot of sisters and brothers marrying each other I'd say. And I saw more ugly women with tattoos there then I care to see ever again. ...Random stuff for sale today that I saw: a broken hockey stick. A rusted and bent computer case. Scratched DVD's. Two rabbits. "One male and one female...at least I think they are," said the guy selling them. And other useful things that you need everyday, like 8 track tapes. ...All I spent was fifty cents. That was the price we had to pay to park. "Got a lot of good stuff today!," said the guy I gave the money to. When we were leaving I saw that same guy and I asked him what row was "all the good stuff" in? He just laughed. ...Gas was $4.09 there. Cheapest I saw was $4.05. I mentioned that in passing to my mother in law and some guy overheard me telling her that and I had to give him directions to where that Exxon station was. ...I did not hear about Bobby Murcer until this morning because for some reason they did not put it on the news down there. Maybe they figured it would cut in with the Nascar report. ...And before I go any further, R.I.P. Mr. Murcer. Thanks for being a Yankee. ...At least Bobby Murcer put up a fight to try and beat this cancer that eventually claimed him. The Yankees haven't been fighting all year. They're a 200 million dollar group of overpaid quitters. ...Enjoy the All-Star game this year Yankee fans. This gutless team won't be playing in October. And I want to be wrong. ...Vacation this week for me. I need it.

I never go out that far and never will. For those people, they must think Webster is as big as New York City. :lol:

Yeah, it would be quite a drive for you. It was a half hour drive for me to get there. I park at the plaza across the street from McDonalds and I walk over to the Carnival. Just curious, what's a 315er?

Updated to 7-6 ...I went to this place last night with my wife to see Hancock with Will Smith (it was ok, I won't watch it again) and Don't mess with the Zohan with Adam Sandler, which was funny. Three screens, and each one was packed. We got lucky to find a spot in the second row. ...They also do flea markets on weekends, but I'm not into that. I don't feel like buying other people's junk and making it my junk. ...But even while I was sitting there, my mind was wandering at times while I was thinking of the sad state of the Yankees. ...What's this talk with A-Rod and Madonna? How did this get started? And why Madonna? I mean I could understand it if it were the 1985 Madonna but this is 2008. A-Rod should be saying "where's the elevator, I'm leaving." ...Will some kind soul please explain to me what this Caturday thread is supposed to mean? All I see are random pictures of cats. What's it supposed to mean? ...Just speculation, now that the Dodgers need infield help, but what do you think are the chances of them getting Wilson Betemit back from the Yankees to help out? Betemit sure is expendable on the Yankee roster. ...I just found out today that Scott Proctor is on the 15 day DL with right elbow tendinitis brought on by and acute case of Joe Torre. He's 1-0 this year with a 6.82 ERA. He's done and he's only thirty-one years old. ...I'd pay good money to see some athlete pop those two ESPN SOB's Jim Caple and Bill Simmons right in the nose. ...Maybe if all the Yankee fans pray together today at the same time, the Yankees can get seven hits today. ...I'm pulling for Brett Gardner to do well. We need some real speed in that lineup. We also need someone that gives a damn. ...Next week's random thoughts will be later than usual because I'll be out of town being randomly bored.

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Updated to 6-29 ...Nothing like having Italian Ice on a hot summer day. I had that yesterday and I was in heaven. ...We were (the wife and I) were going on vacation this summer down to her parents home and then a quick trip to the Hall of Fame because we didn't see everything the last time we were there, but after filling up the minivan two days ago for the outrageous price of $72 dollars, that plan was scrapped. ...By the way, we paid $4.17 a gallon for it. The worst place to get gas is at Mobil, who always charge more than anyone else. ...If you are a classic baseball fan like myself, this is the website to be at. And wiith updates to County Stadium and Forbes Field released this week, it just confirms it. Thank you very much for these stadiums Paulw, Sean O and HardcoreLegend. ...My only problem is that I don't have enough time in the day to devote to playing this game. ...I'll say it again and again, I don't like this interleague play. ...Sure the Yankees won yesterday by the score of 3 - 2, but the best thing about yesterday was when they sent Kei Igawa back to Scranton so he couldn't cause any damage. How much longer are they going to keep him? ...Phil Hughes may be the future for the Yankees, but he's still got a lot to prove. He has to show he can get through a year without getting hurt. ...Carl Pavano should be back before July turns into August. Say what you want about him, I still think he has a good arm and that's exactly what the Yankees need. ...Note to YankeexDev: Webster Fireman's carnival this year is from July 9 to July 12th. Good luck finding a place to park.

I just read this. I wouldn't miss that Mad Dog guy at all. He's a loudmouth who knows everything about everything. You are not missing anything. Cancel this show for all I care.