# D-Backs win! D-Backs win! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 5, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542 "2001-11-05T04:17:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/21 "2001-11-05T04:59:14Z")
Man, I was expecting pain when Gonzo came to the plate. _BUT HE CAME THROUGH!!!_ Man, I feel good! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/22 "2001-11-05T05:11:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > Even though they beat my Braves, right now, I love the Diamondbacks. šŸ™‚ > > :dances: Yes. I love the Braves. But I always root for any team playing the Yankees (unless itā€™s the Mets . . . ugh). So I rooted for the Diamondbacks almost with the fervor I reserve for the Braves. Good show, Yankees. Pity it didnā€™t do the job:) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/23 "2001-11-05T05:13:37Z")
Oh well, even us Yankee fans know that nothing lasts forever. The Diamondbacks were good, and deserved to win. My only regrets are: 1. Itā€™s d damn shame that the Big Puss, Randy Johnson, has a World Series ring. There is NO player I respect less than the Big Putz. Everyone who saw what a classless crybaby he was in his last season in Seattle knows what Iā€™m talking about. The 1919 Chicago White Sox tried harder to win the World Series than Johnson tried to win ANY game during his final season in Seattle. That scumbag deliberately threw games in order to force a trade. And the tragic thing is, he got his way. AMAZING, isnā€™t it, how his pitching abilities magically returned as soon as he was out of Seattle? In any case, the Big Whiner got his gazillions of dollars AND a ring. Sad. 1. There are many people who donā€™t care much about the Diamondbacks, but who cheered for them simply because they hate the Yankees. The funny thing is, the Diamondbacks ARE everything Yankee haters wrongly think the Yankees are! Yankee haters THINK the Yankees are a team with a megalomaniac owner who tries to buy the pennant. In reality, the Yankeesā€™ best players were developed through their farm system, and Steinbrenner has kept a low profile over the last 5 years. On the other hand, Jerry Colangelo IS a megalomaniac who bought the pennant (Arizonaā€™s farm system didnā€™t produce any players of note- ALL their stars were high-priced free agents.) ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/24 "2001-11-05T05:15:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SirSykoSexxy \* > **Fucking Diamondbacks.** I concur, as probably the only other true Yankees fan in this forumā€¦I think if they put Mussina in for a few out instead of jumping to Rivera so fast they could have won. Rivera just ran out of steam. Besides, anyone who follows the Yanks knows that there are 2 people who should be good, but almost never come through when they need to: Paul Oā€™Neill (Iā€™m SO glad that ass-hole is retiring) and Mariano Rivera. Sure, Rivera is THE BEST ever post-season reliever, by the numbers. But really, heā€™s only good for 3 outs MAX! not 7. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20. Still one of the best series/games I have ever seen. Thinking about it, my favorite teams seem to suck in up in championships play. The devils got routed too, even though by games won the series with Colorado was close, but in reality, it was like the Yankees getting MASSIVELY outscored in their losses and BARELY squeaking by on their wins. _Sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/25 "2001-11-05T05:15:52Z")
2 unlikely comebacks for the Yankees in the ninth, One unlikely comeback for the Diamondbacks in the ninth. And yet we win!!! :D[sym]ĀØ[/sym]:D[sym]ĀØ[/sym]:D[sym]ĀØ[/sym]:D[sym]ĀØ[/sym]:D[sym]ĀØ[/sym]:D[sym]ĀØ[/sym]:D[sym]ĀØ[/sym]šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/26 "2001-11-05T05:21:45Z")
Schilling is a class act. Did you see him hugging Kim. Also in his acceptance speach for MVP he remembered to first give respect to the opposing team. Did I miss it or did the opposing managers not shakes hands at the end. Torre and Brenly both should have made sure that happened and that it happened on national TV. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/27 "2001-11-05T05:26:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moronmountain \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by SirSykoSexxy \* > > **Fucking Diamondbacks.** > > Thinking about it, my favorite teams seem to suck in up in championships play. \*\* Yeah, youā€™re rightā€¦I mean, come on, the Yankees only one 4 of the last 6 World Series. Your favorite teams are always screwing up. Try being an Indians fan for a while. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/28 "2001-11-05T05:28:04Z")
I think Iā€™m the opposite of **iampunha**. I like the Yankees, but Iā€™m in favor of any team that is playing against the Braves. I donā€™t really care that the Yankees lost, though. Itā€™s not like they havenā€™t won lately. Iā€™m glad the Diamondbacks were home to win it. Thatā€™s always nice. ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/29 "2001-11-05T05:29:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jman \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by moronmountain \* > > \*\* > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > \*Originally posted by SirSykoSexxy \* > > > **Fucking Diamondbacks.** > > > > Thinking about it, my favorite teams seem to suck in up in championships play. \*\* > > Try being an Indians fan for a while. šŸ˜‰ \*\* No thanksā€¦I also follow the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Cowboys[sub] Canā€™t you tell I started liking sports in 1995? [/sub] so I know your pain of SUCKY teamsā€¦well, lately. Like the Cowboys todayā€¦man that was bad. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@Justin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/30 "2001-11-05T05:32:39Z")
FUCK THE YANKEES!!! D backs win. Hell yeah. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/31 "2001-11-05T06:22:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by deb2world \* > \*\*Schilling is a class act. Did you see him hugging Kim. Also in his acceptance speach for MVP he remembered to first give respect to the opposing team. > > Did I miss it or did the opposing managers not shakes hands at the end. Torre and Brenly both should have made sure that happened and that it happened on national TV. \*\* My favorite Curt Schilling story is that one of his all-time favorite movies is ā€œStrange Brewā€ and that heā€™s been known to talk exclusively in dialogue from the movie at times. ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/32 "2001-11-05T07:42:05Z")
Donā€™t forget, Schilling also plays Everquest, making him doubly cool. Iā€™m gonna have to log onto his server and congratulate him. Iā€™m sure he came right home to log on, Sunday is a big day for dragon raids. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/33 "2001-11-05T15:18:16Z")
\ WOOHOO!!! Damn that was a good game! \ ---
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/34 "2001-11-05T16:28:43Z")
Happy that the Yanks lost, but I canā€™t gloat too much . . . that was one HELL of a game. That was the first World Series game Iā€™ve watched in several years, and it was a great one. Way to go Dā€™Backs!! ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542/35 "2001-11-06T15:40:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astorian \* > \*\* > > Yankee haters THINK the Yankees are a team with a megalomaniac owner who tries to buy the pennant. In reality, the Yankeesā€™ best players were developed through their farm system, and Steinbrenner has kept a low profile over the last 5 years. On the other hand, Jerry Colangelo IS a megalomaniac who bought the pennant (Arizonaā€™s farm system didnā€™t produce any players of note- ALL their stars were high-priced free agents.) \*\* The reason Yankee-haters hate the Yankees has very little to do with where they get their players. We hate the Yankees for the simple reason that they are the Yankees. We donā€™t really care who the owner is or how he acts, either. Long after Steinbrenner is dead and gone, and even if the Yankees have a team full of home-grown all-American boys, Yankee-haters will still hate them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-backs-win-d-backs-win/91542.md?page=1)