~~~ OFFICIAL YANKEES 2007 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS OR BUST THREAD ~~~

[GuyIncognito]

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On Wang:

We had a big discussion last year about whether he could sustain his success or not. Many guys point to his poor K ratios (all around) and say there is no way you can be successful with such low K rates.

However, there's two things about Wang:

First of all, he rarely gives up home runs. The only Yankee that gives up less home runs than Wang is Rivera.

Second of all, not all ground balls are created equal. With Wang's heavy, heavy sinker, batters are hitting the ball directly into the dirt in front of home plate. This creates slow, easy-to-handle grounders, even for a poor defense.

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"One thing about ground balls, they don't go out of the ballpark." -- Tim McCarver

Sorry, just had to get that in there. Carry on.

[onlinebeginner]

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i say he looked above average

you say three things (all of which are irrellevant or make no sense)

I tell you why you make no sense

you respond with somewhat of a nothingess response attacking his injury woes

did i miss anything?


btw he DOES throw a hard sinker, he has A LOT of upside
(compared to an "average" pitcher)

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i suggest stopping now - you will only make yourself look foolish. The fact is, Pavano is not a good pitcher, and he's working with a terrible defense that has to make plays for him to be any good. Whether or not he stays healthy - his ERA will not be very low. I hope for more starts like this - but I don't expect them.

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the only one that seems foolish is you

jaret wright comparison LUDACRIS

[g-bebe]

To say Pavano isn't a good pitcher is silly. He's not outstanding, that seems to be the concensus, but he's not as bad as Wright. I've never liked Wright, not on Cleveland, not on Atlanta and especially not in pinstripes. Pavano's a clear upgrade on JW, and if he stays healthy, should be a fine manning 4-5 spot on the rotation with Igawa.

[Thremp]

Pavano sucks. Mostly because of his extended vacay.

[owsley]

Arod just owned the Twins commentators really, really hard, lololol

[Mr November]

6 hrs, 7 gms.... so sick

[Huskiez]

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Arod just owned the Twins commentators really, really hard, lololol

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What were they saying?

Is anyone else's mlb.tv sucking hard (extremely choppy, buffering all the time)? I haven't gotten a good feed in the three times I have used it this year.

[Hobo McCracken]

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Arod just owned the Twins commentators really, really hard, lololol

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What were they saying?


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They were talking about how good of job Boof was doing pitching inside and keeping A-rod off-balance. Next pitch was put in the left field bleachers.

(I think that's what he's referring to.)

[owsley]

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Arod just owned the Twins commentators really, really hard, lololol

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What were they saying?

Is anyone else's mlb.tv sucking hard (extremely choppy, buffering all the time)? I haven't gotten a good feed in the three times I have used it this year.

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They were blowing Bonser for a good 3-1 changeup that arod whiffed hard at, then in the middle of their sentence arod crushed the next pitch.

mlbtv was really spotty for me the first game of the season, but the last two it has been great. I really like the seek function, when it actually works its really helpful.

bonser has terrible control

[g-bebe]

A-ROD! What a huge pimp. He's swinging the bat really well to start off the season!

Albeit this does nothing to sway NY faithful, it sure makes me happy to see him do well for the Yanks.