Yankee4Life

Updated to 10-21 ...If Cleveland blows this ALCS tonight they deserve every bit of criticism thrown their way over the winter. ...What I don't like most of all if the Red Sox win tonight is that all the Red Sox fans won't shut up about it. ...That being said, I hope the entire Red Sox "nation" tonight has a very miserable night. ...I still don't know what to think after reading about Joe Torre not coming back to the Yankees. But I do know one thing in that is wasn't his fault for the playoff losses. ...Given the option, I'd give Joe Girardi a chance in New York. ...But as far as the A-Rod situation goes, that's a different story. I don't want that Scott Boras guy to hold up the Yankees for some outrageous ten year 30 million a year deal. No one is worth that. No one is close to being worth that. ...So far MLB has been lucky with the post season games this year in the case of getting all of them in with no rainouts. But these days off during the playoffs will eventually hurt them I think. As anyone here who lives in the east can attest, the weather in October can change at a moment's notice. One day you'll have a nice 67 degree day and the next day it could be 40 degrees. My point is get the games in as fast as you can. ...I love audiobooks on baseball. ...It's nice to see Randy Moss playing like himself again. All he needed was a quarterback and a good team. And the desire to make an effort again. ...Four more days of work and then I run off to vacation. It's not like I'm counting down or anything like that. :)

Updated to 10-14 ...Last night's Cleveland-Boston playoff game was over five hours long and I didn't watch a second of it. You see, I'm still in mourning. :cry: ...I hope those bugs in Cleveland attack the Red Sox now. ...I'll tell you what, if it is true that Alex Rodriguez is looking for a new ten year contract for 30 million a year, then let him go. No one is worth that much. Isn't the 25 million he is getting enough? ...And as far as any other Yankee saying they won't be back unless Joe Torre is, they can **ck off too. It's not like you've actually won anything these past seven years, have you? ...One last thing about this latest Yankee playoff collapse because I really don't want to think about it anymore. Once again I read articles where they blamed Alex Rodriguez for this loss to Cleveland. Forget the fact that Posada and Jeter were even worse. But only one guy, Mike Lupica, had the guts to call out Jeter in this article right here and say that he had a terrible series. The way I see it, it was more Jeter and Posada's fault for this loss, and you can't forget Chien Ming-Wang, who gave up it seemed fifty earned runs. ...Another vacation for me is getting closer and closer. When I get out of work on the 25th, I'll be free for eleven days. Oh, do I need it ...Mvp 2005 baseball question: Who here has had success in hitting the knuckleball in that game? It's not fun at all. ...MVP Caribe. That's the big thing going on this month. And HFLR, do you have a copy of the interview you had with that sportswriter? I'd love to read it. ...Can someone who understands this stuff explain what this avatar means to someone who is out of touch (like me)? This belongs to Mark and I don't know what it means. ...Nice to see Tribetime come back here to say hi. It's always good to see our original members back here.

You know what? Even though I don't understand a word of spanish except for Taco Bell, I am still getting this mod. This looks like an exciting mod to get into. These guys over at the Spanish area of this site have really worked like crazy for this. Hats off to HFLR and everyone there.

I love it HFLR and I commented in the youtube area too.

Updated to 10-7 ...I remember a time not too long ago when it was exciting to watch a Yankee playoff game. Not anymore. ...I am just concerned that if the Yankees go down today or sometime in this series the wrong people are going to be blamed for this. No one has hit the ball, but A-Rod is only being blamed. Someone out there explain that. ...Again, and I could be wrong, but I think we need another Paul O'Neill type player on this team because no one on that Yankee team seems to get upset when they are losing. ...The only pleasure I got out of watching the Cubs lose yesterday -and believe me, I don't root against them or for them- was watching Alfonso Soriano make the final out in game three. The multimillionaire showed he was worth all that money as he went 0 for 4 in the game and hit .143 in the series. ...I'm sure the ratings for the Arizona and Colorado NLCS are going to suck. I'll be doing my part in this as I plan to ignore this along with everyone else east of Chicago. ...I am sure the Mets fans are very happy about the Phillies losing to the Rockies but they got to remember Philadelphia actually got there. ...I hate those Dane Cook commercials for FOX. In fact I hate Dane Cook. ...TBS is a network I can get used to watching post season baseball with no problem at all. ...I actually bought a Christmas present this week for my wife. She wanted one of those Ipod Nano machines and there is an Apple store at one of our malls around here that sells them. (Attn, YankeexDev, in case you are reading this, this store is in the Eastview Mall if you are into this stuff.) So, after separating myself from $200, I got the Ipod. Now I got to hide it until Christmas day. ...All I want for Christmas is a Yankee championship.

Updated to 9-30 ....If the Mets win today and the Phillies lose to Washington, you are going to hear boos coming out of Philadelphia no matter what part of the country you live in. ...That being said, the National League races have been exciting. ...And this is why I like it when the Yankees win the division by ten games. ...Next week is the time for Alfonso Soriano to show the Cubs that he was worth all that money. I'm confident that he won't be doing this. ...The Yankees have to wait until Thursday to start this *&(*% series? What the hell is this? ...Angels or Red Sox in that series? I could care less. ...Someone give me some good news and tell me that Kyle Farnsworthless is off the playoff roster. ...And if the Yankees make a quick exit out of the playoffs again, nothing will save Joe Torre. I'm not saying this is right or wrong, but it is what it is. ...Welcome back NHL. Now I might get NHL 08 from EA Sports. Good luck Canadians. ...Daunte Culpepper leads Oakland into Miami today at 1 pm. Let's hope he has a score to settle.

I don't like it. I thought it was a cheap way to win.

Updated to 9-23 ...Don't misunderstand me now because I'm glad the Yankees won yesterday, but I hate games like the one that was played yesterday. ...Eric Gagne, you have nothing on Kyle Farnsworthless because Farnsworthless has been sucking like this his entire career. ...Isn't it nice that the Blue Jays are waiting until now to play their best? I guess the first 150 games of the season they were just getting warmed up. ...I am silently praying that these "Joba rules" are dismissed once the post season starts. That is of course we get in it. ...When you have Julio Lugo hitting game winning home runs for you, you know you are a damn lucky team. ...I hate those Giuseppe Franco commercials on the YES Network. ...My wife wants a Ipod Nano thing that shows videos for Christmas. And so it begins. ...I told her I don't need anything and to go pay bills. Of course she won't listen. ...I can't wait until January to take care of this knee problem. I haven't mowed my lawn all year because I can't. I have to pay some landscaping guy to do it. ...Now that the Falcons are 0 - 2, they must really be cursing Michael Vick.

Look, I didn't mean anything insulting by that. I know that without you there's no Mvp 08.

That is exactly my point. :(

Updated to 9-16 ...I'm up early this morning. You can blame that on the Red Sox. I've had a splitting headache since the end of the game last night, which made this a very long night. ...So Jason Giambi is a first baseman? ...Of all my years of watching this great game, the 2007 Yankees are the most frustrating team that I've seen. The word "inconsistent" is used many times to describe teams, but that's exactly what this year's squad has been and I don't like it one bit. ...YankeexDev was in Fenway Park yesterday to see this game. I felt bad for him. Not for seeing the Yankees lose, but for being surrounded by that collection of drunks and parole violators that the press lovingly calls "Red Sox Nation." ...Yeah, I am still fuming about yesterday's game. I better stop now. I feel the headache comin' back. ...It's too early department: Yesterday morning my wife and I had to go to BJ's wholesale club (it's a place like Sam's club) to get some stuff. Well, we walked in and after a few steps inside she turns to me and says "do you hear that?" I stop and listen and I said "yeah I do, but it can't be. It's too early." Well, my ears were not playing tricks on me and yes, it was still too early, but that didn't take away the fact that BJ's was playing "Silent Night" over their speaker system. The next song was "Silver Bells." And the Christmas season has begun. ...So of course when we got home my wife started looking through catalogs to "help me out with some hints" as to what to get her this December. She goes above and beyond the call when she helps me out like that. ...Can anyone make a guess as to when Jamarcus Russell will have his first bit of action for Oakland? I am kind of guessing early October, but I could be way wrong with that guess. ...First we got Total Classics 1978, and now that we have an updated version, this mod is going to look and play even better. Check it out and give some positive feedback to Jim825, who did some fantastic work on this. Also, let Rolie know how much you like the 2007 version of Dodger stadium that he just did. This is one beautiful looking park that he just did and even a Giant fan would agree that the work he did on this was spectacular. Thank you for both contributions guys! ...NHL 2008 just came out by EA. I wonder if it is worth getting? ...Gamebase 08 :lol:

IF YOU BUMP YOUR REQUEST ONE MORE TIME YOU WON'T BE HERE TO HAVE YOUR GOD DAMN SIG. YOU UNDERSTAND?

Updated to 9-9 ...No way around it, the big deal today is the first Sunday of the NFL season. Here's hoping your team does well this year. As for Raider fans like myself, it can only be better. ...Don't get me wrong, I like the NFL as much as anyone else, it's just that I really can't get into it until after the World Series is done. Baseball's always been number one to me and always will be. ...It's been a pleasure watching the Seattle Mariners fall from the playoff race these past few weeks. ...A couple of things I am worried about concerning the Yankees this week is what's the condition of Jeter's knee and how is Mussina going to pitch in Toronto this week? That is, how bad are the Blue Jays going to murder him? ...If the Yankees can't stay focused for the rest of the season then they don't deserve to be there in the first place. And yes, that means beating Tampa Bay because that team sucks. ...Do you ever think you will need a new computer just for all the season mods that there are and are going to come out? ...The Australians have a funny sense of humor and if you ever get a chance, check it out yourself. Right now on CNN, and I hope I have this link correct for you right here, scroll down on the list of videos they have there and look for OSAMA PRANK. It is near the bottom of all those videos. I won't give it away, but these Australians crack me up. ...Al Leiter is one of the best Yankee announcers on YES that the network has ever had. I wish that guy would be there all the time. ...It is funny how we don't read about the so called Yankee fans wanting to trade Alex Rodriguez now, don't we? ...I enjoy watching movies by M. Night Shyamalan because his movies have a lot of suspense in them. He's the guy who directed The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, both with Bruce Willis, Signs and most recently Lady in the Water. This guy's one of the better directors in Hollywood.

I would request you wear that until the World Series is over. PLEASE!!!

Updated to 9-2 ...I'm not even in school anymore but September is still a depressing month for me. I guess old habits never die. Or maybe I am down in the dumps about another summer slipping by. ...Welcome to the major leagues Mr. Ian Kennedy. I hope you stay a long time. ...For the rest of the year we are going to hear about Clay Buchholz ad nauseum because of what he did last night. Cooperstown's going to make a special exemption to let him in next year. ...Josh Beckett seems to be a pretty brave guy yelling at people in the safety of his own dugout but at the same time he's a gutless pr*** on the mound. ...The buzz about a possible new baseball game for the PC is exciting. Sure, it would be an adjustment period to get used to a new game and to mod it, but I still think anything's possible. To free up server space we probably would have to remove all the Mvp 2004 files and all the old 2005 files for the new mods. But I am getting way ahead of myself here, aren't I? ...And it's another year of missing the New York State Fair! Man, I'm on a hot streak. I had to work yesterday while everyone got to go to the Fair over in Solvay, New York, which is near Syracuse. I don't mind at all since I really seem to have developed a fear of crowds. ...Gas around here is $2.95 per gallon for regular unleaded as of yesterday. And people wonder why I didn't take a vacation. I'll need to take out a loan just for the gas. .Whenever I see a picture of Bud Selig, the same thing pops into my mind every time. I've never seen such a confused looking person in all my life. And this guy's in charge of our favorite game. Make sense to you? ...If anyone reading this signed up for fantasy football this year on EAmods, I got one question. In last year's fantasy football that you guys had, who won it? I never followed it to be honest. ...I think I might be going to see that new Jodie Foster movie next month. What the hell's it called?

Yeah, I got a comment. If I were a Met fan I would have this on my desktop ASAP. Wonderful job.

No, not yet because I was busy last night. I was working this weekend. I am hoping to look at it on Monday.

Three hours a night for homework in the summer? What the hell is that about? No way would I like to do that.

You are lucky. That's another reason why Italy is a great country. That's what it always did for me. Heck, in my high school I had to have a summer reading list. Not every high school had to do this either.

And when is your last day of school?

Man, you aren't going to have any random thoughts today. By 1pm, you'll be walking into random walls because you'll be so tired.

I have Virtua Tennis 3 for the PC.

Updated to 8-26 ...Tomorrow's the big day for Michael Vick. When this all first went down, I really expected him to get away with it because he's a rich athlete. ...Just watching the White Sox the last few days against Boston shows how much they've just gone through the motions this year. Sure, they got their World Championship in 2005, now they can go back to their losing ways for the next 90 years. ...One thing you can count on about the people who make the schedule for the American League is that they will make sure they screw the Yankees at the end of the season with the toughest schedule possible. And it wouldn't shock me at all that the people that do this are from New England. ...It's nice to see Johnny Damon playing like Johnny Damon again. ...I've been playing this game called Rocketbowl and no matter how hard I try, I can't get past the fourth course. Rocketbowl is a bowling game and the bowling balls have jet powered rockets on them. Not a bad game. ...So's this one. It's called Virtua Tennis 3. I play this every once in awhile when I am not playing Total Classics or Mvp 2007. It's a tennis game made by Sega. Here's two screenshots, a in-game shot of Maria Sharpova and a shot of her after she won her match. This is one hell of a game, and I'm not a huge tennis fan. ...Next week it is going to be crazy on this site when Boston visits the Yankees in New York. You all know how the Red Sox fans in here are. They just can't resist starting something. Oh well, keep it in your own thread and there won't be anything to say about it. ...It's your fault Jamarcus Russell. You haven't done squat in the NFL yet and you still want to be paid like a superstar. Screw you. ...I have a printer that I have not even hooked up yet. I was going to make room for it and install it over my vacation, but I was too sick to do it. Now I bet I won't do it until my next vacation. ...Last week I wrote in here about going to a wedding on a Sunday afternoon. A little update on that for you, if you don't mind. It sucked! I think that summed it up very well. When you got to wait two hours for the wedding photos to be taken, when dinner doesn't get there until 7:30, and when people are starting to file out the door ninety minutes after that, that's the entire story of the wedding I was at. When I was a kid, I wanted to be invited to weddings. Now, I am happy when I am not invited.

Updated to 8-19 ...I want to start out this week's random thoughts by voicing a complaint about what I have to do today. I have to go to a wedding later on today. The damn thing starts around 4:30 pm with the reception immediately after. My question is who would want to schedule a wedding at that time when half the people going there got to go to work the next day? You know, like me? :headache: ...I don't care what his won-loss record states, Roger Clemens has been great so far for the Yankees. ...Does anyone else notice that the Angels roll over and play dead for the Red Sox? ...My birthday was a little over a month ago but it seems so much longer because this summer has gone by on warp speed. ...That Bronx is Burning mini-series on ESPN has been great. I haven't missed an episode so far. John Turturro, the guy who plays Billy Martin, seems to have that role nailed perfectly. From all I've read and seen, Martin was a difficult person. ...Now this Jamarcus Russell pain in the *(& is really get me upset. I just want him to sign a contract so he can help the Raiders. He's the only first round choice who has not signed yet. :evil: ...I know I heard Jerry Seinfeld make this joke, but for me it's true. I always seem to be behind someone who has their left turn signal on all the time. That's what happened yesterday. ...Who else loves Ginger Ale as much as I do? ...You know what store I think has gone really downhill over the past few years? Comp-USA. They used to have a huge area for computer software of every type imaginable. Games, applications, etc. Aisles and aisles of it. I used to love going there. Now, they only have a small section for everything and I don't even go there anymore. ...It's nice to see MarkbtheYankee back here after computer problems and being on holiday. Now he can resume his regular role in being blamed for half of everything that goes on in here. I have the other half already covered.

Yeah, just ask DJEagles. He was at the game. Happy Birthday!