From the Yankee Blog

by David Piper on Aug 23, 2007 7:21 PM PDT

http://www.pinstripealley.com/story/2007/8/23/1031/94038

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seriously...

i was expecting a hate filled entry about god knows what, but they actually used logic and gave a little credit where credit is due (forgetting about sean green, but no one is perfect)

by thenatural on Aug 23, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions

pretty good write-up

Nothing that I disagree with. I might say Green > Morrow, but that's about it.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions

A six-man bullpen of lefty specialist Eric O'Flaherty, long reliever Ryan Rowland-Smith, middle reliever Sean Green, right-handed setup man Brandon Morrow, left-handed setup man George Sherrill, and closer J.J. Putz would be a formidable group that'd lack any massive flaws.

I, by the way, would be tempted to go with a ten-man pitching staff -- with Cha Seung Baek, Ryan Feierabend, Jon Huber, Cesar Jimenez, Mark Lowe, John Parrish, Horacio Ramirez, Chris Reitsma, Rick White, and Sean White being left off of the active roster -- come playoff time, while Mike Morse and Jeremy Reed filled out the bench for depth purposes.

by AK1984 on Aug 23, 2007 8:13 PM PDT reply actions

God dammit Coach.

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 23, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions

Even though I'm somewhat of a prick, ...

there's no way that I'd purposely infuriate an opposing team's fan base by flaming them on their own blog.

It's nice to know that someone around here is a bigger jackass than me, though.

by AK1984 on Aug 23, 2007 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

well...

It's perfectly fair to point out that Yankee fans shouldn't be criticizing anyone else's success as due to playing crappy teams.

Although what his second post will be has me worried.

by mobvok on Aug 23, 2007 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't personally insult anyone

did I? I just said that, they shouldn't say anything about us playing bad teams, when had they played just two .500< teams, after the AS game, that they might not have been in this race in the first place.

My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2007 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't know why I expected anything less

but it's amazing how little you listen. You made an entire diary about how to get less people to hate you. The single overwhelming point was to stop trolling on other blogs. Yet...

by Matthew on Aug 23, 2007 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions

n/s

Was there a need to say anything in the first place?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, most people call

us a great team and give us a lot of credit for exceeding everyone's expectations. Those stupid Yankee fans though, are all like "Oh, they're just a really lucky team" and "Their only good quality is their bullpen" and then there was that idiot who somehow got the urge to say that the one reason we've been playing good is because we've been playing bad teams, even though he knew that the only reason that the Yankees are in a playoff race is because they played one team with a record greater than .500 from the AS game until about a week or so ago. I just lost it.

My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2007 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Wait your calling somebody an idiot?

My head hurts.

by Robert on Aug 23, 2007 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions

It's best not to make grammatical errors

when making a post like that.

When life gives you scurvy, make lemonade.

by Mariner John on Aug 23, 2007 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate it when do that

by Robert on Aug 23, 2007 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate it when I do that*

MFAN started school on Monday. I did not.

by Robert on Aug 23, 2007 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

get back in there!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING JOHNNY MAC?!?!

by MFAN on Aug 23, 2007 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions

No

the Yankees are in the race because they're a very, very good team.

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 23, 2007 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I'd like to see their record if

they played the Angels or Red Sox or us during that stretch.

My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2007 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I wouldn't like to see ours.

by Graham MacAree on Aug 23, 2007 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions

well

That about sums up the mariners, the lucky with a good bullpen part.

by thepull on Aug 23, 2007 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Brainwashing

I was planning to brainwash some barely-literate 'fans' to come over here and post random, vexing inanities. You know, just to annoy everyone, since invasion by batting-average-citing commoners is regarded as a likely LL doomsday scenario.

(Yes, yes, I know. "Fuck you Scrappy." How very tiresome.)

And then... I saw young Mr. Thompson here, and realized that there was no need at all. Fine work, m'boy. Keep it up.

But, for the record, John Olerud sucked.

The pup that laughs when you're down on your luck.

by Scrappy the Scapegoat on Aug 23, 2007 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions

It's like we are the coolest guy in the bar

and then our drunk cousin comes in and throws up on the waitress.

by Shawk on Aug 24, 2007 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions

I love you

by John Olerud Sucks on Aug 23, 2007 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions

you stay classy, Coach

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Aug 23, 2007 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Shame on you, Coach

I usually try to lay off you, but seriously, why are you still trolling other team's SN blogs?

I hereby forbid you from posting until Saturday.

by Katal LM on Aug 23, 2007 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Wasn't there a time when you denied being Coach?

God you suck. You and John Olerud.

by esoteric on Aug 23, 2007 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Seriously, Coach.....

do you wake up every morning thinking to yourself, "How can I be a jackass today?"

Check mark for today, good buddy. Check mark.

"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture

by Eegah on Aug 23, 2007 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't even need to look

I already know what happened. ::headdesk::

by Gomez on Aug 23, 2007 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions

make a point

without sounding like a cocky jackass

by marinerschas2 on Aug 23, 2007 8:37 PM PDT reply actions

Since I've never bothered

do you have to register for each SB Nation site, or is your user name universal? If it's the former, god damn. That's some commitment, coach.

by Slozbury Stouvre on Aug 23, 2007 8:38 PM PDT reply actions

It's the former.

by Graham MacAree on Aug 23, 2007 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions

It's not universal.

And for a reason.

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 23, 2007 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I've registered(and commented sometimes)

on most of them. But yeah, it's not universal. Though I've been lucky enough to get the same username on almost every one.

Except Gaslamp Ball. There's a goose there, but it's not me.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Aug 23, 2007 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions

But is he "The Goose"?

My name is Matt Foley. I am 35 years old, I am divorced and I live in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

by Coach Owens on Aug 23, 2007 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

haha

everyone but coach should check out halo heaven
there last post 1995esque

Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 9:44 PM PDT reply actions

I have to say...

...that "Rally Rat" t-shirt they've got is pretty funny.

by Will D on Aug 23, 2007 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Coach Owen's comment

Well... that Relaunch guy that Coach was arguing with is definitely a bigger dickhead than Owens... so at least our own C.O. is butting heads with the right people.

by johnbai on Aug 24, 2007 12:35 AM PDT reply actions

seriously

I didn't think C.O. said anything too bad. I read it a bunch of times and tried to see it from as many angles and I honestly can't see what that guy is wound up about.

I don't know the whole C.O. story, though, and I can see why you don't want to poke a hornet's nest, but he really didn't say too much wrong (substantively or how he said it).

by Will D on Aug 24, 2007 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions

RE: Mariners Offense

Even if it's not great, it's better than people are giving it credit for. Our OPS+ of 108 is tied for 3rd best in the AL and our 5.18 R/G on the Road is 3rd best in the AL, and Fourth in RPG/BPF, so our offense isn't great, but it's pretty good.

by chrisisasavage on Aug 24, 2007 9:26 AM PDT reply actions

On the Texas Site

On the day of their 30 run game, some guy did an OT:post about how liberals let Lindsay Lohan free and thus suck at government. I think, in some way or another, every blog has something that will piss someone else off. Coach/Will is ours.

Bench Ibanez and Sexson (aka Speedro and ManBearPig).

by CapSea on Aug 24, 2007 1:19 PM PDT reply actions