chris wrote:You may hate the Yanks, but they have a good argument here.
I am worried about our ability to discuss our respective hatred/love of them without it staying strictly "business." But to that end!
The Devil Rays/Tigers series this past weekend was cancelled due to the hurricane. Detroit then got on a plane and immediately left town to avoid getting stuck in Florida.
Haha, what a bunch of losers. That's the travelling equivalent of losing 120 games (which the Tigers almost totally did). STICK IT OUT, BITCHES.
The Rays chose to ***not do this***, and as a result, they were stuck in Florida and showed up late for their series in NY.
Sometimes it's necessary to show up late to work. The Devil Rays are becoming my new second favorite team.
The Devil Rays had the chance to leave Florida before things got bad, and chose not to. As such, the Yanks have a valid argument about a forfeiture.
Yeah, but they had to make sure their families were OK. I'm amazed they got to NY at all. The Tigers didn't have anyone in Florida except for the groupies that they frequent when they are in town, and I am guessing that for 95% of them their own toe jam ranks higher on what they care about than some diamond mattress.
Also take into consideration that it's now entirely possible that the Yanks would have to make up this game against the Rays the day after the regular season ends, which elimiates one rest day they'd have before the postseason starts.
Torre would be well served by putting his scrubs out there if the game is meaningless, so that's not a big deal. Seeing how the game was in NY and they will likely host their first round playoff series they don't even have to have anyone fly.
And if they DO need it because the Red Sox caught them, then it's a meaningful game that would need to have the starters around for anyway.
Actually, maybe who has home field to start the MLB playoffs is determined in advance and not by record. I wouldn't put it past Selig to find the worst way to handle that and then choose it outright.
[quote="chris"]You may hate the Yanks, but they have a good argument here.[/quote]
I am worried about our ability to discuss our respective hatred/love of them without it staying strictly "business." But to that end!
[quote]The Devil Rays/Tigers series this past weekend was cancelled due to the hurricane. Detroit then got on a plane and immediately left town to avoid getting stuck in Florida. [/quote]
Haha, what a bunch of losers. That's the travelling equivalent of losing 120 games (which the Tigers almost totally did). STICK IT OUT, BITCHES.
[quote]The Rays chose to ***not do this***, and as a result, they were stuck in Florida and showed up late for their series in NY.[/quote]
Sometimes it's necessary to show up late to work. The Devil Rays are becoming my new second favorite team.
[quote]The Devil Rays had the chance to leave Florida before things got bad, and chose not to. As such, the Yanks have a valid argument about a forfeiture. [/quote]
Yeah, but they had to make sure their families were OK. I'm amazed they got to NY at all. The Tigers didn't have anyone in Florida except for the groupies that they frequent when they are in town, and I am guessing that for 95% of them their own toe jam ranks higher on what they care about than some diamond mattress.
[quote]Also take into consideration that it's now entirely possible that the Yanks would have to make up this game against the Rays the day after the regular season ends, which elimiates one rest day they'd have before the postseason starts.[/quote]
Torre would be well served by putting his scrubs out there if the game is meaningless, so that's not a big deal. Seeing how the game was in NY and they will likely host their first round playoff series they don't even have to have anyone fly.
And if they DO need it because the Red Sox caught them, then it's a meaningful game that would need to have the starters around for anyway.
Actually, maybe who has home field to start the MLB playoffs is determined in advance and not by record. I wouldn't put it past Selig to find the worst way to handle that and then choose it outright.