Anyone see Ellis Burks last night?

[Pat Sheridan]

Gets a base knock in his first at-bat back off the DL.   He's the only player still in the majors and with his original RBI Baseball team.   As a Yanks fan, this scares me, because that's incredible RBI karma for the Red Sox.   Props to Burks.

[ultimate7]

I meant to mention that he came off the DL, I wonder if he'll make the post season roster.

[poolstroke72]

    The red sox will still choke in the heat of the playoff race.I'm a huge Yankees fan that has seen all the chokes from the sox through massachusetts eyes.For example,take this year the red sox have probably the best 2 pitchers in baseball which means absolutely shit.Ok signing off,yours truly poolstroke,the biggest yankee fan in the forum.

[ultimate7]

I can't wait to see all the Yankee fans crying when they lose in the first round to the Twins.

[dvldog]

They should melt Ellis Burks down into a lucky charm.

I'm definitely in search of an Ellis Burks shirt-jersey to sport during my playoff ritual.

Also, when I see Burks in the dugout it takes me a second to realize that he is not a coach.

[poolstroke72]

  The twins,are you serious.All they have is santana,he is great but unproven in playoffs.Yankees will win easily.The sox and yanks in league championship,no doubt in my mind.Bernie is hitting finally and Giambi hopefully is on track now,its all over,only shot to lose is to the cards.

[TβG]

i always look into the yankee dugout and wonder how many players came up through their farm system and haven't been bought by Steinspender.

[TβG]

still wondering...

[poolstroke72]

   Jeter,Bernie,Mariano,Posada do I have to say more those guys are the core to that team,face it we just know talent ,whether its signing someone or having him come up from minors,tell me anothe rteam that can state that fact,four great players on there team that came from their farm system,yankess dont get enough credit for that,All people can say is they buy championships,insteaded the good work the owner does.

[BeefMaster]

 The twins,are you serious.All they have is santana,he is great but unproven in playoffs.Yankees will win easily.The sox and yanks in league championship,no doubt in my mind.Bernie is hitting finally and Giambi hopefully is on track now,its all over,only shot to lose is to the cards.

You're forgetting about Brad Radke - Radke's got the highest quality start percentage in the AL, if my memory serves me correctly, and his ERA is far better than any non-El Duque Yankees starter.  His lack of run support is the only reason his record isn't better.  Also, for what it's worth, Santana was hurt during last year's playoffs.

If the playoffs were to start today, the Twins wouldn't play the Yankees anyway - right now the Twins are a half-game ahead of the A's for the #2 seed, so they'd play the Red Sox.

I admire your cockiness ("only shot to lose is the cards"), considering the Yankees have been beaten in the postseason three straight years now, the last two to wild-card teams.

[BeefMaster]

face it we just know talent

Yeah, that's why the Yankees have the worst farm system in the majors.  They'll stay competitive due to their ability to sign free agents, but they don't have another core of home-grown players to replace Jeter's crew anytime soon.

[ultimate7]

 The twins,are you serious.All they have is santana,he is great but unproven in playoffs.Yankees will win easily.The sox and yanks in league championship,no doubt in my mind.Bernie is hitting finally and Giambi hopefully is on track now,its all over,only shot to lose is to the cards.

If the playoffs were to start today, the Twins wouldn't play the Yankees anyway - right now the Twins are a half-game ahead of the A's for the #2 seed, so they'd play the Red Sox.

I might then be wise for the Twins to start throwing some games, I think they'll have a better chance against the Yankees.

[BeefMaster]

I've thought the same thing - the Twins are better at preventing runs than scoring them, so Boston's pitching is scarier than the Yankees' hitting (which isn't much better than Boston's anyway).  Also, they don't have nearly the "dome-field advantage" they had back in the RBI era, so that doesn't matter much to me.

[Mike D.]

Ellis aka Elias Burks.  Called him that because he's so old and just keeps hitting.  Did anyoe watch the Sox game last night?  I thought Ortiz and Crew had done it again for the third time in a row.  Would have been amazing.  Also, why the hell do you put BK in to pitch a tie game?  Does anyone else realize he's a giant crapsack?  I'd prefer to pay him 5mm to sit in AAA and get shelled.  Exhibit 2048 on why I hate Terry Francona.  Any reasonable baseball fan could do a better job than that shit stain.

[dvldog]

BK is the curse.

[poolstroke72]

  Well lets all meet back at this forum for all you yankee haters,then tell me the twins are going to beat them.I must admit yankees pitching is not all that,but post season time they will come around,like I said boston has better  pitching,minnesota supposely has better pitching.Yes I know pitching beats hitting,come to me when those pitchers beat those hitters until then its only talk.I'm not one of those fairweather fans,I hate those people I struggled through alot of tough times with the yanks.How can anyone beat that hitting line up ,think about it.

[poolstroke72]

  Beefmaster that wasnt the question,it was who they have from farm system now.I know their farm system sucks right now,i meant the years of their dynasty.The Yankees hitting is a little better,lmfao you serious.

[BeefMaster]

Yes I know pitching beats hitting,come to me when those pitchers beat those hitters until then its only talk.

So, did you sleep through the 2001 and 2003 World Series?  Both times, good pitching was the difference in the series.

How can anyone beat that hitting line up ,think about it.

It's happened 57 times so far this year.  It only takes 3 or 4 to end a series.  The Yankees have the best lineup in baseball (as they should, with that payroll), but to imply that they're unbeatable is foolishness, especially with that pitching staff.

The space goes after the comma, by the way; otherwise it's hard as hell to read.

[Baines]

When the subject of buying a championship comes up, Yankees fans always bring up how many home grown players they have but money is just as much of a factor there.  They don't ever have to worry about anybody leaving when their contract is up like almost everybody else in baseball does.  90% of the other teams in baseball bring up a player through their farm system and have to take what they can get out of them before their contract is up and they sign with somebody like the Yankees.  Until there's some form of a salary cap in place, there's never going to be a level playing field.

Go Sox, Twins, A's/Angels/Rangers, Cardinals, Braves, Dodgers/Giants/Cubs!!!!!!!

[poolstroke72]

    I didn't say they were unbeatable i said they will be tough to beat.Alot of other teams spend alot with no avail,not mentioning no names,(boston,baltimore,dodgers,braves,mets)to name a few.Money dont me winning,judging who to buy with that money does.Ok everyone tell me who their team isand who they think will win this year if not the yankees ,put up a good argument atleast.