Carl Crawford Officially a Dick

I mean a Red Sock. Same thing. He should have left the division and played in the warm weather for the Angels. $142 Million dollars over 7 years. Yankees react by offering Cliff Lee 7 year options.

POTD: Yankees Comeback!

Texas Rangers owner Nolan Ryan along with former President George W. Bush after the Yankees scored the go-ahead run. Yanks were down 5-0, won 6-5!

A Day I Will Remember Forever

This morning was bad, and by morning I mean afternoon (since that's when I usually wake up when I work nights). I'm kind of sick...congestion, runny nose, just don't feel like doing anything. But I know the Yankees are playing game 6 of the World Series, up 3 games to 2. Pettitte on the mound facing off against Pedro. Yea, that's what made me get up this morning.

I'm still slightly annoyed that the Yanks didn't finish off the Phillies in game 5. They came back but just came up short (ugh Jeter, why did you have to hit into the double play in the 9th!). See, the Denver Nuggets are playing the NJ Nets at the IZOD Center, and while I'm not a fan of either team, it would be cool to watch Carmelo Anthony go off on the Nets (he was okay, 22/4/1). So if the Yanks had won game 5, I would have gotten a chance to make it out for the Nuggets/Nets game. But oh well, World Series takes precedent over two teams I'm not even a fan of. I gave away the tickets to a friend (obviously not a Yankee fan). Even my girlfriend (a Nets fan) didn't want to go to the Nets game, because she'd rather watch the Yankees in the World Series(Nets/Nuggets tickets were going for 3 dollars on stubhub).

I wake up and take my time getting ready. Drudge through some daily chores and by 5 p.m., I'm ready to leave for work in Chelsea section of Manhattan. I have to be at work at 6, so leaving at 5pm is early, considering I can usually get from Fort Lee, NJ to my work in about 30 minutes on a normal day. But this isn't a normal day. Yankees play at home in the World Series, plenty of traffic on the George Washington Bridge, so I left at 5 instead.

Listening to more traffic reports, there are accidents on the Cross Bronx Expressway, GW Bridge backed up 40 minutes. So I go through my routes of getting from my house toward the bridge. Roads are closed, redirected, held up by police. After sitting in a lane for about 10 minutes, I tried another road,...and then another. It's about 5:30 and I haven't even been able to get out of my home town. I'm pissed. Drake and Lupe Fiasco are getting me through it though.

I decide to call in to work and let them know I'm running late. I decide to try and take the Lincoln Tunnel from Hoboken. Go down River Road in Edgewater and make it toward the entrance of the tunnel by 5:50 pm. Still going to be late, but probably not as bad. I was wrong. Traffic was bad there as well. Still pissed, I make my way through the tunnel and head downtown to Chelsea. Park, and manage to get to work by 6:30. An hour and a half to get 11 miles. Heck, I could have driven to Philly in that much time!

But I'm at work now, time to focus on baseball and the Yankees. Pettitte pitches great, even on 3 days rest (yea take that critics (certain WFAN host) and shove it!). Matsui's success against Pedro continues. He ends the night with 3 hits for 6 RBIs (and the MVP trophy). Yanks have a fairly comfortable 7-3 lead, Joba and Marte help the Yanks get through the 6,7 and part of the 8th. Time for Mo! No problem getting through the 8th, Yankees don't score any more runs, onto the 9th!

I tell my co-worker: The 2 most comforting songs played back to back are Metallica's Enter Sandman and Frank Sinatra's New York, New York. The former for being Mariano Rivera's intro music as he comes out of the bullpen and the latter (as any Yankee fans and New Yorkers know) plays at the stadium when the Yankees win.



His response: Amen brother!!!!!!

Mo takes care of the 9th, as usual. Yankees win. In office Yankee fans are excited. Laughing, high fives, a hug. Excitement, joy and happiness take over, we joke about the centaur story about A-Rod and how the Phillies are done. It's all summed up in this picture:

I know some Mets fans enjoyed that!

It's 2am, time to go home. I get to my car, make my way up the West Side Highway and onto the GW bridge going into NJ. Ugh! More F'ing traffic! two left lanes are packed with trucks and some cars. It looks like the right lane is closed and further down the two center lanes are closed as well. Once again I'm annoyed, but still happy about the victory and number 27!

Someone starts honking. At first I think it's at me, but I didn't do anything, I only moved forward half an inch. But then I realize, they are honking a tune. Not sure what tune, but I know whoever is honking is Yankee fan coming back from the game and pumped from the win. Other fans coming home start honking too. I think about joining in on the honking, but that would be out of sync and lame. Only one thing to do. Roll down the windows (in 45 degree weather), open the moon roof, crank the stereo up all the way, and hit play on my iPod:



I'm sure some of the honking cars could hear it, I saw some truckers rocking out to it. BEST TRAFFIC EXPERIENCE EVER! And a day I will remember forever. Yankees are world champs again! Mo, Jeter, A-Rod, Teixeira, Jorge, Swisher, CC, Burnett, Pettitte, Joba...WORLD CHAMPS! So a lot of crap happened today, but I'll remember how I enjoyed number 27 sitting in traffic on the GW Bridge for the rest of my life.



Onto 28! [Images from Yahoo!, Washington Post, SI Advance, Deadspin]

POTD: ...Instead You are Down 3-1

This ad ran in the Philadelphia Inquirer today. The paper apologized for printing it. Too bad everyone knows how stupid they are thanks to the internet.

Yankees look to win the World Series tonight as they have a 3-1 lead in the series.

UPDATE:...and now you lost

Phillies Fan Busted for Selling Sexual Favors for World Series Tickets

This woman (Susan Finkelstein, a Phillies fan) was busted by cops for allegedly selling herself on Craigslist for World Series tickets.

According to police, her online ad read: "DESPERATE BLONDE NEEDS WS TIX (Philadelphia) Diehard Phillies fan--gorgeous tall buxom blonde-- in desperate need of two World Series Tickets. Price negotiable--- I'm the creative type! Maybe we can help each other!" [MyFoxPhilly]

Headline of the Day

Phillies Win 16-Team "Who Gets To Lose To The Yankees" Tournament

POTD: A-Rod <3 Jeter

Check out Jerry Hairston, Jr.'s face. But wait! There's more, here's a video. Check out Jeter's reaction.



No Derek, that was not Minka.

POTD: Worst Mixed Doubles Match Ever

Here is a screenshot of a picture of New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and center fielder Melky Cabrera on a couch with a couple hos nice young ladies somewhere in a basement some club.

The screenshot comes courtesy of today's Deadspin Deleted Scenes. For those of you generally unfamiliar with our beloved Deadspin, here is their description of the Deleted Scenes post:

"We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another.

It's usually because they're just so absurd or really lack even the most tenuous of news angles to give them the go-ahead. Other times it's because they're just absolute horseshit. But every Friday until we get sick of running them, we'll present to you some of these not-so-shiny gems."

Lacking news angles indeed. I don't even know what to say about this story, other than, those who would care about this post will care about this post.

It's funny - if you go to the blog that Deadspin links to, and gives credit to for the picture, this is what is said about the less-than-scandalous photos:

"NY Sport Space has some friends in high places. So high that its fairly easy to acquire some EXCLUSIVE photos of Melky Cabrera and Robbie Cano popping bottles and making kissy faces." (Emphasis in original.)

Friends in high places, eh? Acquaintances on the internet works too. In fact, these aren't exclusive at all - they're pretty public. Umm nice try.

Anyway, don't forget to check the Deleted Scenes comments section for a little late-Friday commentary and hilarity. For instance:

Crazy Joe Clark
2:20 PM

Cano can do better than that. Melky is probably overachieving right now with those girls, he'll be back to banging the fatties by July.
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ekthesy
2:22 PM

Melky seems to have summoned the ghost of Jan Brady.

Very nice. HUAN!

[Deadspin]

First Instant Replay of the Season Helps Yanks (Kinda)

Jorge Posada hit a 2 run home run against the Indians to take a 4-3 lead in the 7th inning. The ball hit the top of the outfield wall, had fans reaching out over it and Trevor Crowe trying to catch it. It was initially ruled a home run and then confirmed by the instant replay. It's hard to tell whether or not the replay had any value to the decision. It was a tough call even if you saw it 100 times. Either way, it hit the top of the wall and was ruled a home run.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Umpires used the first video review of the season to rule that Jorge Posada's drive to right field was a home run in the Yankees' game against the Cleveland Indians.

Posada was pinch hitting Sunday when he sent a fly to right off Jensen Lewis.

Indians manager Eric Wedge came out to dispute the call. The umpires then convened for several minutes before going to the video room through the visitors' dugout. They returned and summoned both managers to explain the decision.

All Time Great Yankees Collide with Lost

Benie Williams Does His Kanye West Impersonation

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)—A woman filed a complaint against former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams for allegedly hitting her at a nightclub while she took his picture.

Officer Angel Nazario said the woman claimed Williams snatched the camera, damaged it and hit her in the face. The incident allegedly happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday at a San Juan nightclub, hours after the Puerto Rican team beat the Netherlands 5-0 in the World Baseball Classic.

Williams, who is playing for Puerto Rico, left with the team on Thursday for Miami. It will play the United States in the tournament’s second round.

Officer Marisol de Jesus said police are investigating.

“Williams denies any wrongdoing, and we feel that some published media reports today are inaccurate,” WIlliams’ spokesman, Steve Fortunato, said. “At this time, Mr. Williams has been advised by his legal counsel, Jose M. Marxuach, to not make any further comments.”

Team manager Lou Melendez did not immediately return a call for comment.