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Old 10-05-2006, 10:36 PM
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To get into baseball like I am now.
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Old 10-05-2006, 11:47 PM
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Being a Tigers fan my entire life (I'm only 20), I never knew baseball could be this fun. It was an awesome and fun summer of baseball, and it has been great so far in the playoffs. Normally by now all I care about is football, but baseball is just starting to get even better.

GO TIGERS!!!!!!!
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Old 10-06-2006, 12:19 AM
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Being a Tigers fan my entire life (I'm only 20), I never knew baseball could be this fun. It was an awesome and fun summer of baseball, and it has been great so far in the playoffs. Normally by now all I care about is football, but baseball is just starting to get even better.

GO TIGERS!!!!!!!
As a Yankee fan, my hat is off to the tigers for what they have accomplished this year win, lose or draw. Leyland has done yet another phenomenal job and if he isnt one of the best managers in the last 25 years in baseball then i dont know who is.

It must be exciting to be a fan of a team like the Tigers. I became a Yankee fan as a small child and i suffered through the debacle in LA in 82 (cried) and all the way through the Mattingly years where the pitching staff consisted of Dave Righetti and whoever else they would suit up. When the yanks won in 96 it was one of the greatest moments in my life as a sports fan.

Its impossible to get that feeling back. The Yanks are now expected to win every year and even a world series victory at this point would be anti climatic.

If i were a tiger fan though? I do envy you. The tigers will lose this series but it will be a fun ride.
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Old 10-06-2006, 07:36 AM
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Anticlimatic? I dont think so. They have gone 5 seasons without a ring and for the Yankees, thats a long time. Kind of like going 30 years for any other organization. They have a heck of a chance this year with that lineup. If they dont get it done it will be a monumental disappointment for them and their fans.
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Old 10-06-2006, 08:21 AM
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Anticlimatic? I dont think so. They have gone 5 seasons without a ring and for the Yankees, thats a long time. Kind of like going 30 years for any other organization. They have a heck of a chance this year with that lineup. If they dont get it done it will be a monumental disappointment for them and their fans.

Explain this to me if you will Tim. Couple of months ago you SAID that the Yankees wouldn't make the playoffs. Now you say if they don't get it done its a monumental disappointment.
Which one is it? Or does it change daily?
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:29 AM
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Anticlimatic? I dont think so. They have gone 5 seasons without a ring and for the Yankees, thats a long time. Kind of like going 30 years for any other organization. They have a heck of a chance this year with that lineup. If they dont get it done it will be a monumental disappointment for them and their fans.
If it is a "monumental disappointment" if they dont win the series wouldnt it then be in a sense "anti-climatic" if they do? Perhaps its just semantics. If winning is expected it just isnt as thrilling when they do. Its just a lot more disappointing when the dont.
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:40 AM
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Explain this to me if you will Tim. Couple of months ago you SAID that the Yankees wouldn't make the playoffs. Now you say if they don't get it done its a monumental disappointment.
Which one is it? Or does it change daily?
Keep Whining Yankee fan. Just like all the other frontrunners. Two games into the playoffs and already a must win against the lowly Tigers. What did they lose 30 of their last 50. Pathetic.

Where was Mr. Clutch Jeter yesterday.

Tonight the old man goes. WOW. Randy Johnson with the season on the line. Pathetic.
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:57 AM
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Okay, it does sort of change. The Yankees have a way better team than I gave them credit for. You were right about Sheffield and Matsui coming back and what an impact it would have. That is the best offensive lineup from top to bottom I have ever seen. I was very wrong about them.

They are in a position where they should steamroll teams. Its a very strange season in that there arent that many very good teams in the playoffs to beat. The A's have very good pitching but little offense. They have the best shot to knock off the Yankees. The Mets are very talented offensively but still not in the same league as the Yankees, and there pitching leaves a lot to be desired (albeit Glavine was really great against a terrible offensive team last night).

How can any Yankee fan say right now that anything less than a World Series win this season (with that lineup and the lack of very many good teams to beat) wouldnt be a huge disappointment? I really dont get it. If I was a Yankee fan I would be disappointed if they didnt cruise to a title these next 3 weeks.

I was very wrong about them. I can admit it. They're very, very good.
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Old 10-06-2006, 11:30 AM
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Keep Whining Yankee fan. Just like all the other frontrunners. Two games into the playoffs and already a must win against the lowly Tigers. What did they lose 30 of their last 50. Pathetic.

Where was Mr. Clutch Jeter yesterday.

Tonight the old man goes. WOW. Randy Johnson with the season on the line. Pathetic.

The lowly Tigers?????? These lowly Tigers are in the playoffs, that's more than a lot of other teams can say. How are the Red Sox and White Sox doing now??? That's what I thought!

GO TIGERS!!!!!!!
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Old 10-06-2006, 12:17 PM
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Everyone wants to talk about the fact that the Yankees "season is on the line" with Randy Johnson taking the mound tonight. How bout the Tigers? They're throwing Kenny Rogers out there tonight. Think about it for a sec. Kenny freakin Rogers. Ask Mets fans their thoughts on Mr. Rogers in the playoffs. Good chance the Yankees score more tonight than the Giants and Jets combined on Sunday.
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