# For 1st time since early in the Season: Yanks are back in 1st **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821 "2005-09-22T02:06:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/81 "2005-10-11T00:57:41Z")
The Angels are fucking this up. They fucked up seriously last night and they’re not doing much better now. Ever heard of a strike, Santana? Someone needs to teach Scioscia how to make a goddam lineup. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/82 "2005-10-11T01:02:23Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > The Angels are fucking this up. They fucked up seriously last night and they’re not doing much better now. Ever heard of a strike, Santana? > > Someone needs to teach Scioscia how to make a goddam lineup. Can A-Rod get a big hit, you know like a RBI? If Yanks lose he is in the running for Goat. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/83 "2005-10-11T01:05:15Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Do you give an inch? It feels like an attack at this point. Why did you only demand a cite from me and not **lieu**. Because you are the one making the extraordinary claim. It seems to me that a reasonable default assumption—Occam’s Razor, if you will—is that Major League Baseball sets its own schedule. If you want to assert that they don’t, then some evidence is necessary. And i don’t understand why you see this as an attack. I’ve already conceded the likelihood that FOX has some input into the schedule; i was merely contesting your assertion that they _set_ the schedule and could “flip games at their demand.” > [@jrfranchi](#): > > Not that I am saying **lieu** did, but I could say I called MLB and they said “Yes, Fox makes the schedule”. That doesn’t prove anything. Well, i tend to assume that people will tell the truth about stuff like this. If you did tell me that you had called MLB, then i would believe you. Just like i believe **lieu**. This does not, of course, mean that **lieu** ’s word on the issue is final; it simply means that he has provided one piece of evidence that needs to be evaluated with all the rest. Furthermore, his evidence comes directly from someone connected to one of the organizations concerned. > [@jrfranchi](#): > > It looks like you are just anti-Yankee and trying to take out your hatred on me. Yeah, that’s what it is. You’ve uncovered my master plan. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/84 "2005-10-11T01:12:24Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Can A-Rod get a big hit, you know like a RBI? If Yanks lose he is in the running for Goat. Yankees won’t lose. Not with Dick Bavetta behind the plate there giving Mussina a six foot strike zone and refusing to call even a pitch right down the middle a strike for the Angels. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/85 "2005-10-11T01:25:03Z")
Those Yankees smashing into each other to turn a fly-out into a triple is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/86 "2005-10-11T01:43:12Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Those Yankees smashing into each other to turn a fly-out into a triple is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. Well you gotta be loving this then. This is very depressing. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/87 "2005-10-11T01:55:11Z")
Hee hee. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/88 "2005-10-11T01:57:04Z")
Great catch by Matsui. What’s up with those Angel fans? They should have kept him from getting it. Moose blew it with a big assist from the collision, now its redemption time for Randy. At least that was a quick out. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/89 "2005-10-11T02:00:57Z")
Ah, I hate it when people gloat over a victory and rub people’s noses in it. But with the Yankees, I got no scruples. Still a lot of innings. Let’s see what happens. If the score holds up, I’ll be back for a little shcaudenfreud. In the meantime, I’ll look up the correct spelling. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/90 "2005-10-11T02:09:37Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Ah, I hate it when people gloat over a victory and rub people’s noses in it. But with the Yankees, I got no scruples. > > Still a lot of innings. Let’s see what happens. If the score holds up, I’ll be back for a little shcaudenfreud. In the meantime, I’ll look up the correct spelling. schadenfreude = (shäd’n-froi’d) Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. Here’s hoping that you don’t get any tonight. 😉 Just need 4 runs over next 5 innings. It is very possible. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/91 "2005-10-11T02:12:11Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Here’s hoping that you don’t get any tonight. 110,000 Michigan fans have given me all I need for the week. The month, even. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/92 "2005-10-11T02:19:38Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > 110,000 Michigan fans have given me all I need for the week. The month, even. BTW schadenfreude is now closely associated with Nelson Muntz of the Simpsons, you know the Ha-HA kid. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson\_Muntz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Muntz) It’s up to the kid again. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/93 "2005-10-11T03:18:18Z")
Well Randy is doing his job and Jeter hit a nice Homer, now we need everyone else to pick it up. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/94 "2005-10-11T03:45:24Z")
And so the once invincible fall… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/95 "2005-10-11T03:45:25Z")
And so it ends, A-Rod is officially the goat!!! ☹ :mad: ☹ :mad: ☹ :mad: :wally ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/96 "2005-10-11T03:46:21Z")
Ha-ha!!! ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/97 "2005-10-11T03:48:19Z")
Damn. Haw-haw is already taken. In your face, Space Coyote! ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/98 "2005-10-11T03:48:46Z")
What a great game. What a great postseason so far. Tip my cap to the Yankees, they put up a hell of a fight. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/99 "2005-10-11T03:49:28Z")
Well done Anaheim. Good offense, very good defense-you deserve to move up. That said, Go Sox. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821/100 "2005-10-11T04:16:37Z")
Sometimes the bounces go one team’s way, and they went for the Angels in game 5. But Sheffield, Matsui, and A-Rod had plenty of chances to come through. Let’s go White Sox. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-1st-time-since-early-in-the-season-yanks-are-back-in-1st/322821.md?page=4)