Diamondbacks Whitewash Yankees, take 2-0 Lead

Yahoo Sports ^ | 28 October 2001 | Yahoo Sports

[jjbrouwer]

Why do they call it the World Series when it is just a load of Yanks playing each other?

Tiddly-winks is more of a sport than baseball (or rounders as we Brits call it).

[RooRoobird14]

Yes, it "ain't over 'til it's over."

HOWEVER, you Yankee fans are just going to have to put up with us Arizona "hicks" today as we engage in serious SCHAEDENFREUDA after roustin' them there Yankees TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW!!! All those New Yawk newspapers kept sticking their noses in the air, saying how we weren't worthy of a great team like the Yankees, blah, blah, blah.

"Yankees are Gonna Need Hankies!!!!!"

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!

[Hatteras]

"...Hey! I, a true-blue, die-hard 'skins fan, take umbrage at this slur!"

Chill there big fella, I share your passion for the 'skins. The joke is on the New Yorkers who have been crowing a little too much lately. The idiot sports guy on the Imus show this morning was still talking about the fortunate thing was the Eagles were not playing well and the Giants can still win the NFC East. They're alot better than their record indicates, they lost two games that they "should" have won by a point to formidable teams (read "choked"). My addition, "...than they got hammered by "the worst team in the NFL" and are only one game ahead of that team!

Here is a news flash for you: Banks is getting comfortable and he has three good receivers. Win or lose, the road to the playoffs will require Philly and New York to beat the Redskins. Not as easy as it appeared two weeks ago...

[Vinomori]

IVAN, hey, you really KNOW baseball, too. Didn't know anyone who understood cricket could "get" baseball. But you have absolutely identified the DBacks' secret weapon: will. They have it and the Yankees can only envy it this year.

[MadIvan]

IVAN, hey, you really KNOW baseball, too. Didn't know anyone who understood cricket could "get" baseball. But you have absolutely identified the DBacks' secret weapon: will. They have it and the Yankees can only envy it this year.

It is very hard to follow it from England (my favourite team is the Cleveland Indians), but I understand people like Mark Grace are on the Diamondbacks roster - Gods, he laboured for years with the Cubs without a prospect of a World Series ring. The Diamondbacks are going to win because perhaps the older fellows realise this may be their last chance to do so.

Regards, Ivan

[Valin]

What do you guys know? You think beer should be drank warm, and you drive on the wrong freekin side of the road.
As a Twinks fan I really don't have a dog in this fight but as others have said It ain't over till it's over, the fat lady isn't even warming up.

[geege]

HAYADOIN?????????????? WE MAY BE DOWN BUT WERE NOT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO YANKEES..HAYADOIN????......WERE HOME.......WERE GONNA DO IT.......DREAM ON ARIZONA......LOVE THE YANKEES:^) XOXOXOX

[MadIvan]

Tiddly-winks is more of a sport than baseball (or rounders as we Brits call it).

Have to disagree with you there, jj - did you get a chance to go to Yankee Stadium whilst in New York? Going to the old Municipal Stadium in Cleveland was good enough for me - had a blast.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Brits who know and like baseball:

Baseball UK

Regards, Ivan

[Huck]

I think that's about right.

[Hatteras]

"arrrrrghhhhhh....And I'm a Giants fan too....."

Don't worry, some of my best friends are Giants fans too! Of course, that's not why their my friends. Bunch of losers...

Come to think of it, they ARE awfully quiet this morning.......................................I love quiet...

[Mikerow]

Think of the DBacks as Giants South, Brenly ,Williams ,Spier, Melvin. Go Giants!

[jjbrouwer]

Baseball at least gives a chance for Americans to exercise their well known dress sense. Surprised the Chinese haven't taken the game up too.

[Leroy S. Mort]

Didn't know anyone who understood cricket could "get" baseball.

Actually, the father of professional baseball was the British born son of a professional cricketer.

Harry Wright established the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869 and was their player-manager. He once hit 7 home runs in one game. He was also the first to pay players a salary.

[MadIvan]

Surprised the Chinese haven't taken the game up too.

Actually the Taiwanese (Republic of China) are very good at the game.

Regards, Ivan

[jjbrouwer]

There you go then!

[MadIvan]

Harry Wright established the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869 and was their player-manager.

It is a pity a team with such a history has such a crap stadium. My American ex-girlfriend and I took a "road trip" to American baseball stadiums in 1996 - Cincinnati's was by far and away the most uncomfortable and had the worst lines of sight to the field.

Regards, Ivan

[Valin]

ROTFLMAO
OH YA sputter sputter pout pout.

[jpl]

...and to add to the New York misery, the magnificent Giants are only one game ahead of the worst team in the NFL!

Ummmm, you need to check your math dude. I just looked at the NFL standings, and the Giants are

2.5 games ahead of Detroit
2 games ahead of Carolina
2 games ahead of Kansas City
1.5 games ahead of Buffalo

[Leroy S. Mort]

Cincinnati's was by far and away the most uncomfortable and had the worst lines of sight to the field.

That's why the Sox moved to Boston....LOL