just got back from the parade. it was too slow between the players floats but well worth it to be rained on with confetti and paper. go yanks! #yankeesparade
Say what you want about the Yanks, but Matsui is one classy guy. I hope we keep him on the team, but with his legs the way they are I just don't know... #yankeesparade
My nieces and nephews attend Japanese weekend school. Matsui came to visit one weekend and took pictures with all the kids. He looked like Gulliver surrounded by Liliputians. #yankeesparade
@futuremouse: At least your commute is being screwed up by a parade. In Philadelphia right now, our commutes are being screwed up by a transit (SEPTA) strike. Count your blessings/whatever. Looks like I just cannot catch a break. #yankeesparade
@Rose.Selavy.Needs.A.Drink: SEPTA is just AWESOME. What incredible timing they have! I walked past some picketers yesterday and just kind of suppressed a chuckle because literally no one felt any sympathy for them. I heard one old guy shout, "Hey, at least you shit-for-brains have a job!" Aww man, I <3 you, Philadelphia. #yankeesparade
As a Yankee fan, I am incredibly jazzed over the win. As a fan of prosperity and freedom, I am ecstatic. The last Yankee dynasty coincided with a period of relative international stability and tremendous economic growth. I don't think that they are unrelated. So if you root against the Yankees you obviously hate freedom and would have no problem getting to third base with Kim Jong Il whilst playing 7 minutes in heaven at a sleepover part at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's house. #yankeesworldseries
I grew up in Yankee country during that spate of World Series victories where they were just unstoppable...and I couldn't stand watching them play. I'm sorry but I still feel like the Yankees play a damned boring game of baseball. Now that I've moved south to Philly, I can watch baseball again. I like never knowing if Brad Lidge is going to give the game away at the last second. I like the fact that Jimmy Rollins will swing at a kickball toss if you paint the ball white with some red lines on it. I think it's hilarious that Utley's "special ability" is getting nailed with the ball and walking on to base,
Win or lose, I'll watch a Phillies game any day over the Yanks any day. Grats and all, but a sure thing just isn't as impressive. #yankeesworldseries
@CynicalPink: I feel that way when it comes to most AL teams. I just find AL play gives me a wicked case of the sleepies (which is part of the reason I don't follow my native Rangers anymore and picked up the Cubs). #yankeesworldseries
@wednesdayam: Reminds me of another reason I'd rather watch the Phils: Cliff Lee doesn't shit himself when you put a bat in his hand #yankeesworldseries
@bluetrain84: this. not to be stereotypical but this is why i like female sportsfans more than guys. my bf's life was legit ruined in 04 when boston won. all i could think of was all those "just once before i die" signs in the stadium and said good for them. i love the yankees, i love when the do well, but if they do poorly its not the end of the world and if someone else does well, good for them. #yankeesworldseries
@BuffyBot: My bf is a Yankees fan and he is the nicest male Yankee fan I have ever met. He actually roots for the BoSox with me (except when we are playing Noo Yawk, of course) and never starts in with obnoxious comments. In return, I am polite while watching Yankees games and congratulated him for your guys' win. My ideal situation for Wednesday's game was for Pedro to pitch 7 scoreless innings (to relive the glory days when his ERA was below 1.0!) and then for you guys to end up winning because I knew it would mean a lot to the bf. BoSox can't take it every year! #yankeesworldseries
And let us take this time now to also recognize the INCREDIBLE Hideki Matsui, my absolute favorite player (even before last night--I have the well-worn t-shirt and jerseys to prove it) and a gentleman. #yankeesworldseries
@LaComtesse: I am as much of a Yankee hater as there is (aka die hard Red Sox fan) but I LOVE HIM! He just seems like a great guy and he's damnnnn good at what he does. #yankeesworldseries
@andheartss haz it: @stacyinbean: My first Yankee game, I turned to my husband and said "That Matsui dude?" "Yeah?" "AMAZING." "Yeah, he’s great." "No. I said amazing. He’s consistently awesome, at bat and in the field." "Do you wanna check out his stats on my phone?" "Why did you waste time asking me when you could just bring it up right now?" By the end of the game, I had memorized the line-up so I always knew not to leave my seat when I knew Matsui was coming up.
My boss’ husband’s friend is his translator and confirms my suspicions that he is a truly nice guy… the same cannot be said for the rest of the team, unfortunately. (Jeter, I’m also told, is great, and he’s my second fav.) #yankeesworldseries
@LaComtesse: Aw man, he's a Yankee I can't even hate. Class act. And I'm pretty sure that's the first time I've written "classy" without a "k" in months. #yankeesworldseries
@LaComtesse: THANK YOU! Mr. Rowing calls him the most underrated player in modern baseball. Every time he comes up to bat, we cheer (and last night was simply amazing). Yay, Godzilla! #yankeesworldseries
@LaComtesse: I will always love the idea of Jeter if only because he gave one of my very good friends a lap dance in his hotel room one night after a Sox game. #yankeesworldseries
@rowingrowingrowing: He really is. While A-Rod and Jeter deliver powerful hits, they do so sporadically, lacking Matsui's consistency. He's just not a showy player, but he absolutely could be and back it up with aplomb. #yankeesworldseries
@LaComtesse: Exactly! He is such a methodical, thoughtful hitter, with what looks to be just an exceptional work ethic (we love watching him square up at the plate). We were heartbroken for him when he broke his wrist in 2006. Please, Yankees, do not let him go next year! #yankeesworldseries
Has it always been widely known that Andy Pettite sounds like Kenneth the Page? I am a longtime baseball fan, the Yankees have beaten my team in the World Series, I've covered baseball for newspapers, and yet, hearing his soundbyte this morning was incredibly jarring.
I also like that Yankees' coaches, managers and players are tripping over themselves to insist that it's not easy to win a championship (with the highest team salary and the best shot at the best free agents, every single year). Y'all are protesting too much. #yankeesworldseries
@jigglyball: hahahaha, my roommate couldn't get over his voice last night. Apparently he's some freaky born again type too! Maybe Kenneth is a secret Yankee? #yankeesworldseries
@jigglyball: I was shocked the first time I saw his late night television commercial selling BIBLES! I kid you not, it was one of the strangest things I had ever seen/heard in my life. #yankeesworldseries
@stacyinbean: As someone who grew up in the town adjacent to Stone Mountain, I can verify that Kenneth's southern roots are real. Much of my family sounds like Kenneth, and I'm fairly certain they're from sexcriminalboat.
And as far as Pettite's accent and Yankees' spending, I only jest because I hurt. I'm a die-hard Braves fan, and the 90s were both wonderful and terrible. #yankeesworldseries
I'm a Red Sox fan who hasn't seen her boyfriend in 3 weeks and won't see him for another 3 weeks. This picture makes me stabby in the "if I can't be happy, no one can!!!!!!!" kinda way. #yankeesworldseries
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Glad I wasn't down in the fray, though. I hate crowds and Bros. So crowds of Bros is right out. #yankeesparade
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Fixed it for you! You're welcome! #yankeesparade
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(Also, I work right near where the parade was and it was AWESOME!)
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Let's all give 'em a good old Bronx cheer! #yankeesworldseries
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Win or lose, I'll watch a Phillies game any day over the Yanks any day. Grats and all, but a sure thing just isn't as impressive. #yankeesworldseries
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/scary fangirl #yankeesworldseries
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(although it is cool that you guys started off the new stadium with a world series, well done!) #yankeesworldseries
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And let us take this time now to also recognize the INCREDIBLE Hideki Matsui, my absolute favorite player (even before last night--I have the well-worn t-shirt and jerseys to prove it) and a gentleman. #yankeesworldseries
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Aishiteru Hideki Matsui! Arigatou! #yankeesworldseries
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My boss’ husband’s friend is his translator and confirms my suspicions that he is a truly nice guy… the same cannot be said for the rest of the team, unfortunately. (Jeter, I’m also told, is great, and he’s my second fav.) #yankeesworldseries
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I also like that Yankees' coaches, managers and players are tripping over themselves to insist that it's not easy to win a championship (with the highest team salary and the best shot at the best free agents, every single year). Y'all are protesting too much. #yankeesworldseries
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And as far as Pettite's accent and Yankees' spending, I only jest because I hurt. I'm a die-hard Braves fan, and the 90s were both wonderful and terrible. #yankeesworldseries
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