Yankees grooming policy rescinded

[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

This is actually the first team I've heard the words "classy" and "Yankees" used in conjunction. My experience has always been just the opposite. My initial exposure to MLB was as a first grader in the spring of 1959 and it was the Yankees who tended to be favoured by the bigger kids in the schoolyard, i.e. the assholes. Then over the years I came to associate Yankee fans with leather lunged Bronx residents who drove cabs in Manhattan and cursed angrily at other drivers at every opportunity. And wore short fat ties over their bellies on those rare occasions when so required. Not to mention interfering with players from opposing teams on the field of play at Yankee Stadium. (See Jeffrey Maier 1996.)

But "classy" Yankees? No, never.

Jeffrey Maier? Lol

A 12 year old kid who caught a ball at a game? umm... okay. Yea he must be a trashy garbage human.

[Balticfox]

Somehow though there was nary a word from any of the Yankees that the play wasn't actually a home run. (Not to mention of course the umpires but hey, the Yankees draw the ratings so....)

[D. Bergin]

My unofficial stats indicate at least 50% of "Classy Guys" or "Good Guys" are either snakes, mobsters, monsters or con men. Sometimes all 4.

To those who describe themselves as "Classy Guys" or "Good Guys", the odds jump up to about 98 or 99%...give or take a margin of error of about 2%.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Somehow though there was nary a word from any of the Yankees that the play wasn't actually a home run. (Not to mention of course the umpires but hey, the Yankees draw the ratings so....)

What player or team, before replay, do you think would have voluntarily given up a home run in a playoff game? There have been plenty of bad calls throughout baseball history. I don't remember a team ever saying, you know what, that call was wrong so change it even though it hurts us.

Talk to the 1985 Cardinals. They're still waiting for the Royals to tell Don Denkinger that he made the wrong call at first base in game 6.

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by jayshum

What player or team, before replay, do you think would have voluntarily given up a home run in a playoff game? There have been plenty of bad calls throughout baseball history. I don't remember a team ever saying, you know what, that call was wrong so change it even though it hurts us.

Talk to the 1985 Cardinals. They're still waiting for the Royals to tell Don Denkinger that he made the wrong call at first base in game 6.

In contrast, Twins fans will gleefully tell you that Drew Coble correctly called Ron Gant out in Game 2 of the 1991 WS. And no, Hrbek did not pull him off the bag, regardless of what that whining windbag Tim McCarver (RIP) kept moaning.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

In contrast, Twins fans will gleefully tell you that Drew Coble correctly called Ron Gant out in Game 2 of the 1991 WS. And no, Hrbek did not pull him off the bag, regardless of what that whining windbag Tim McCarver (RIP) kept moaning.

At least that's a somewhat judgement call, but again, Hrbek and the Twins didn't say, hey maybe that wasn't right on our part so just leave him on the base.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by jayshum

What player or team, before replay, do you think would have voluntarily given up a home run in a playoff game? There have been plenty of bad calls throughout baseball history. I don't remember a team ever saying, you know what, that call was wrong so change it even though it hurts us.

Ahah! I was just waiting for someone to make that argument.

You forget that the subject of discussion here is whether the Yankees were/are a "classy" MLB team. Well classy includes good sportsmanship. So essentially what you've been reduced to arguing is that the Yankees are no more unclassy than any other team!

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Ahah! I was just waiting for someone to make that argument.

You forget that the subject of discussion here is whether the Yankees were/are a "classy" MLB team. Well classy includes good sportsmanship. So essentially what you've been reduced to arguing is that the Yankees are no more unclassy than any other team!

I'm not trying to argue that the Yankees are classy or not. I really don't care. I'm just saying your argument is ridiculous because no one or team in the history of baseball (at least that I can think of) has done what you're suggesting the Yankees should have done.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I'm not trying to argue that the Yankees are classy or not. I really don't care.

That though is the subject of contention here.

Originally Posted by jayshum

I'm just saying your argument is ridiculous because no one or team in the history of baseball (at least that I can think of) has done what you're suggesting the Yankees should have done.

Had they deserved the moniker "classy", they would have done just that. But they didn't so they're no classier than any other MLB team.

[packs]

The premise of your argument depends on the Yankees being able to determine a call on the field. Casual fans of baseball will note that umpires make the calls on the field. Welcome to the game. I find it gets more and more enjoyable the more you understand how it’s played.