fackyouk.blogspot.com - 17 days ago
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Good morning, Fackers. I think most rational people understand that one of the fundamental concepts of decision making, is that you have to make your choice based on the information which was available at the time. Of course, Mike Lupica doesn't fall under the umbrella of " most rational ...
nydailynews.com - 17 days ago
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nydailynews.com —
knows the deal as well as he knows
his way out to the mound. He's right about
using only three starters in the postseason if the Yankees win, tonight or tomorrow night. He's right if Andy Pettitte does the job in Game 6 on three days' rest that A.J. ...
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With New York Yankees one win away from World Series ...
slanchreport.com - 16 days ago
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slanchreport.com —
Early Thursday morning after leaving Yankee Stadium —
following that game that I have zero interest in
talking about — manager Joe Girardi got into his car, headed home to Westchester. He passed through a police DUI checkpoint – despite the copious amounts of champagne ...
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Girardi Comes to Crash Victim’s Rescue on Way Home
mlb.fanhouse.com - 16 days ago
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by FanHouse Newswire NEW YORK (AP) -- The
New York Yankees have won the World Series, beating
the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui 's record-tying six RBI. Andy Pettitte won the clincher Wednesday night, pitching the Yankees to their elusive 27th ...
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Yankees Capture 27th World Series Title
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Beyond the Box Score —
Jay at Fack Youk teaches Mike Lupica the difference between ex ante and ex post judgments.
Sure, the Nationals have options for their rotation. Are any of them worthwhile?
Meanwhile, in Arizona, Strasburg slowly improves. Just sayin'.
Maybe Nationals brass will catch him on TV in the AFL Rising Stars game and slot him in.
If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.
An Incomplete List of Things I Cannot Deal With Today
Walkoff Walk —
... I present An Incomplete List of Things I Cannot Deal With Today:
Questions regarding whether Chase Utley should win the MVP if the Phillies lose.
Trying to predict Andy Pettitte's performance based purely on past results. What are we, sabermetricians or sabermagicians? Amirite?
Hand-wringing, teeth-gnashing, garment-rending, and general incontinence.
First guessing, second guessing, third guessing, and advance told-you-so's
Talking about the weather, the Stadium design, ...
On Mike Lupica
The Hardball Times —
... at NBC during his morning in exile from his soon to be retired lawyer unique perspective But Jay at Fack Youk gives a much more scathing commentary on the same article. From the post: ...
World Series Game 6 Notes and Pitching Matchups
No, You're a Towel —
... of this Seinfeld quote today: "George Costanza: Do you wanna talk about hotels or do you wanna win some ball games?/Derek Jeter: We won the World Series/George: In 6 games"
Although George Constanza was my pick to throw out the first pitch, they're going with Scott Brosius who is a pretty good choice too. Mary J. singing national anthem.
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River Avenue Blues —
... Finally, for the main event, Jay schools Mike Lupica in the art of hindsight. Lupica, like most sportswriters, often falls victim to the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy. Someone needs to call him out on it. Unfortunately, I refuse to read a word the man writes, so I’m glad Jay took care of it. ...
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