Sloopy45
Pimp Minister Sinister
I was gonna write this as a PM to Sears, but why not post it on the board:
In my life as a Yankee fan, the two people who absolutely, positively destroyed the Yanks (more than anybody) are a.) David Ortiz, and b.) Edgar Martinez.
I remember George Brett killing the Yanks, but most of what I saw was later in his career (first memory in that regard was the Pine Tar Game), and I was too young to ever see the great Yankees-Royals Series of the late 70's, early 80's.
That being said, why is nobody knocking this guy on his ass?? Not to hurt him obviously, but put some fear in him, get him off the plate, give him a little bow-tie ... how can you let him continue to hit moon-shot after moon-shot with no chin music?
Whatever people want to say: bean-balls are a part of baseball, and a part of intimidation. The Red Sox reversed 86 years of futility by beaning Jeter (8 times in the last three seasons), knocking Soriano out of games, and every other Yankee hitter until they finally turned the tables and put the tide in their favor. Why aren't the Yankees doing the same?
Mike Piazza used to own (and I mean OWN) Roger Clemens, until he got hit, that is. Its unacceptable to me that no one has the balls to put this guy on his ass and let him keep killing the team.
In my life as a Yankee fan, the two people who absolutely, positively destroyed the Yanks (more than anybody) are a.) David Ortiz, and b.) Edgar Martinez.
I remember George Brett killing the Yanks, but most of what I saw was later in his career (first memory in that regard was the Pine Tar Game), and I was too young to ever see the great Yankees-Royals Series of the late 70's, early 80's.
That being said, why is nobody knocking this guy on his ass?? Not to hurt him obviously, but put some fear in him, get him off the plate, give him a little bow-tie ... how can you let him continue to hit moon-shot after moon-shot with no chin music?
Whatever people want to say: bean-balls are a part of baseball, and a part of intimidation. The Red Sox reversed 86 years of futility by beaning Jeter (8 times in the last three seasons), knocking Soriano out of games, and every other Yankee hitter until they finally turned the tables and put the tide in their favor. Why aren't the Yankees doing the same?
Mike Piazza used to own (and I mean OWN) Roger Clemens, until he got hit, that is. Its unacceptable to me that no one has the balls to put this guy on his ass and let him keep killing the team.