vs. RED SOX, 4/18

[MurphDogg]

All of this with 2 outs...

All of one weak infield single?

[MDK02]

Pretty impressive stuff by Brach. Can we please get some insurance fellas!

[mrbig1]

BB did it. :2yay-thumb:

[backwardsk]

Brach was the man today! Can we go to ODay in the 8th? Maybe Brian for Ortiz then DOD?

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[ArtVanDelay]

Pedroia coming up short.....

[scOtt]

Same here, bother me more than Yankees fans for some reason.

Yeah, besides AROD I can't even hate on NY anymore. But Boston... :angryfire:

[Woody Held]

Let's get some runs

Swing hard,just in case you hit something

[MurphDogg]

Nope. I have made the case that we should have a rule that prohibits predicting doom like the NYYFans game threads do, but it has fallen on deaf ears.

Here is the pertinent part of NYYFans game thread rules:

Negative predictions under normal circumstances will NOT be allowed in the Game Threads this year. Any such predictions will result in a warning, followed by a GT suspension for the second offense.

A negative prediction is defined as follows: "Any post in which a poster specifically says that something bad for the Yankees will happen, or specifically says that something good for the Yankees will not happen."

Some examples of posts that would be considered negative predictions:

Yankees up 4-2 on the Mariners, Bottom 8, Farnsworth coming in: “Great, here’s Farnsworth. 5-4 Mariners.”

Yankees down 2-1, Man on first, A-rod up, “Chances of A-rod getting a big hit here: 0%”

Yanks up 4-3 against the Red Sox, Man on first, Ortiz up: “homer coming up here,” or “What are the chances he doesn’t hit a homer here?” or "I'm feeling 5-4 Sox"

First inning, 0-0, the Indians hit a 3 run homer: “Game over,” or, “Well, there’s always tomorrow,” or, "We have no chance to win this game."

A few important things to remember about the above examples:

They apply to ALL PLAYERS and ALL SITUATIONS.

If one of your negative predictions comes true, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WAS NOT A NEGATIVE PREDICTION. YOU CAN STILL BE WARNED/SUSPENDED FOR IT EVEN IF YOU SAY ORTIZ WILL HOMER AND HE DOES.

The above sample posts are not, and were not meant to be, an exhaustive list of what constitutes a negative prediction by any means. If you think it’s a negative prediction, it probably is, so say it in a different way. If you’d like further clarification on a specific post that you were thinking of making, feel free to send it to one of the GT Mods (Soriambi, Socal Pinstriper, Tifoso, Bub, or IntangiblesRule) and we’ll let you know if it’s okay.

We can not emphasize number two enough, but all three of the above rules are important to remember.

Some examples of posts that would NOT be against our negative prediction rule:

Yankees up 4-2 on the Mariners, Bottom 8, Farnsworth coming in: “No, Joe; not Farnsworth,” or, “I really don’t have a good feeling about this based on how Farns is pitching”

Yanks up 4-3 against the Red Sox, Man on first, Ortiz up: “This is scary.”

First inning, 0-0, the Indians hit a 3 run homer: “Well, that’s quite a hole to climb out of early.”

2-1 Yanks in the 2nd, 0 outs, Yankee bunts another Yankee to second: "I don't like the bunt at all there; that could cost us a few runs."

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[CA-ORIOLE]

Bordick really dogging Davis on that IF hit.

[mrbig1]

Things may come together when Matt and JJ join the team.

[Emory Eagle]

Yeah, besides AROD I can't even hate on NY anymore. But Boston... :angryfire:

There's always Joe Girardi.

[Emory Eagle]

Things may come together when Matt and JJ join the team.

Seriously, Matt's bat will be huge. Really tough losing Schoop though, wanted to see the full lineup out there pumping out the long balls.

[scOtt]

Bordick really dogging Davis on that IF hit.

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[MurphDogg]

Bordick really dogging Davis on that IF hit.

It is a tough adjustment for a first baseman not to break toward a ball that he can get to. The bottom line is that the pitcher ought to make it to first before the hitter every time.

Might want to slide there Manny.

[backwardsk]

Terrible execution.

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