tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5139652137125123627..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Schadenfreude 185 (A Continuing Series)allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-7776839070150525922015-10-08T08:35:03.675-07:002015-10-08T08:35:03.675-07:00ESPN:
The New York Yankees still have not led in a...<a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2015/story/_/id/13826573/newyork-yankees-match-franchise-record-playoff-futility" rel="nofollow">ESPN</a>:<br />The New York Yankees still have not led in a postseason game since Derek Jeter sprawled in the dirt three years ago, screaming in pain from a broken ankle.<br />It's a string of playoff losses that reached five straight Tuesday night to match a franchise record. The team had a streak of nine games without a win from 1921-23, but that stretch included a tie in the 1922 World Series. ...<br />The 2015 Yankees might have overachieved just by reaching the postseason.<br />A seven-game lead in the AL East in late July caused the Yankees to think they could be a great team. That was forgotten during a slide that ended with an 87-75 record, a six-game deficit behind Toronto and a second-place finish.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-12237391888577536052015-10-08T04:20:16.304-07:002015-10-08T04:20:16.304-07:00If that obit is real, it is absolutely hilarious. ...If that obit is real, it is absolutely hilarious. Hey Allan, maybe when your time comes, you want to do the same, substituting hewhocannotbenamed. But then there's Zimmer, and... Nah, the whole column will be the Sox you hated. laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-57251796569673781412015-10-07T06:08:25.510-07:002015-10-07T06:08:25.510-07:00The Astros swept the Red Sox in Houston July 21-23...The Astros swept the Red Sox in Houston July 21-23.<br /><br />The Astros finished 1 game ahead of the Angels for the 2nd wildcard. <br /><br />If not for that series sweep against us, we may have watched the Yankees beat the Angels last night in the wildcard game. <br /><br />So on July 23, 2015 the Red Sox helped eliminate the Yankees from the playoffs. <br /><br />(I realize my logic is terribly flawed here on many levels, but it's still fun...)Jake of All Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208742067459269534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-35483418359946709752015-10-06T21:16:02.355-07:002015-10-06T21:16:02.355-07:00FenFan, game thread: "Slappy with .156 BA wit...FenFan, game thread: "Slappy with .156 BA with RISP, worst in MLB postseason history, minimum 40 AB"<br /><br />Also: A-Rod is now 0 for his last 19 in postseason with RISP.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.com