Rollins- lots of hot air

[milkit1]

wow we went a week (I think) without doh doh's mentioning their political opinions as if a baseball forum really gives a crap. oh yeah... congrats Yankees.

[barrysloate]

I've never even heard of asshat...I learned a new vocabulary word today.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I've never even heard of asshat...I learned a new vocabulary word today.

With a visual to go along:

[Wite3]

No one sees the irony in the title of this post...talk about hot air.

Joshua

[barrysloate]

Thanks Jim...I tried doing that but it didn't work.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Thanks Jim...I tried doing that but it didn't work.

Doesn't work for me either. But there is more than one Bruce!

[D. Bergin]

I'm very happy about the win. The old guys really came through. Johnny Damon, Andy Pettite, Jeter (seems like yesterday I said to myself "this guys gonna be pretty good), Mariano, of course.

I'm most happy for Hideki Matsui who has been nothing but a class act for the Yankees ever since he came over from Japan. Like Mark Texiera said............he is a "professional hitter".

His knees are shot and he can't really get around, similar to Edgar Martinez and Harold Baines...............but man, can he hit a baseball. Most here seem to disagree but it's one of the reasons I like the DH. So we can continue to watch guys like this hit a baseball and not be relegated to limping around in the field.

[Bobsbats]

As a life long Phillies fan, last night tweaked me a smidge to say the least. I take nothing away from the Yankees....they have a great team and they had a better team this year, so my hats off to them. As for Rollins and his big mouth predictions,......whats he supposed to say,"they are better than us, we are going to lose". As far as overrated, just ask the Mets if he is overrated, then look at his MVP trophy. The Phillies are built for the long haul, much like the Yankees of the 90's, so enjoy the win, but the Phils will be back again soon.

[oldjudge]

As in any group in society, there are some good people and there are some jerks--nuf ced. As a Yankee fan I would like to congratulate the Phillies' fans on a great season. The series could have gone either way and I'm just happy we came out ahead.

[ibuysportsephemera]

As a life long Met fan, I have always maintained that I have no problem with the Yankees, just the obnoxious Yankees fans (and I am not lumping all Yankee fans into this category). Asshat Bruce proves this with his post. Congrats to the Yankees!

[ullmandds]

It looks like Bruce has a new nickname...I think this one will stick like "who's your daddy" did on Pedro!!!!!!!!

I'm guessing Bruce is the most influential person to set foot on net 54!

[wolfdogg]

Loving every minute of it as a life-long Yankee fan BUT I don't see Rollins as over-rated. He is a great player. Actually, I was kinda worried about this series. The Phillies have a great team and it wouldn't surprise me a bit to see them in The Big Show again.....soon

[sportscardtheory]

Ever wonder why people hate Yankees fans so much? This douchey thread shows why.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

As in any group in society, there are some good people and there are some jerks--nuf ced. As a Yankee fan I would like to congratulate the Phillies' fans on a great season. The series could have gone either way and I'm just happy we came out ahead.

I love it when the two teams who are clearly the best, get to the World Series. It doesn't always happen. (See: 2008)

The most amazing thing to me this year was the job that the Phillies did in piecing it together. They made to game 6 of the World Series yet the starting pitcher in 4 of the 6 Series games was not on the Phillies roster until mid to late July! How did they get through the first 4 months of the season?

Truly, an incredible job by a well run organization.

(And... I love Jimmy Rollins. He is tough as can be and a true entertainer, both on and off the field. If I didn't think Jeter was going to play another 10-12 years...)

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

As in any group in society, there are some good people and there are some jerks--nuf ced. As a Yankee fan I would like to congratulate the Phillies' fans on a great season. The series could have gone either way and I'm just happy we came out ahead.

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As a fan that had the privilege of watching Keller, DiMag and Henrich patrol the outfield, at the old ball orchard in Da Bronx ..... I agree with everything ced by the guy from Da Bronx.

I salute the formidable Philly team, and their fans.
It could've gone either way.
It wouldn't surprise me if we have a rematch.

As for the author of this thread.
Some people love being wrong ... but this guy loves being wrong LOUD!

[calvindog]

Guys, your proposal would make total sense if in fact all of the teams' owners actually wanted to win more than make money.

[base_ball]

Before last night, Yankee fans had suffered through eight years of the winningest team in baseball.

[Jim VB]

True. But in some places in life, success is measured against expectations, not against a national average.