In what was one of the most trafficked posts in the history of the Furriners blog, on March 2nd, I called out Amy K. Nelson for saying on Jim Rome Is Burning that the New York Yankees had "no shot" at the postseason.
Well, we are at the 3/4 poll here on August 16th. Let's review the standings:
On winning percentage, the best team in baseball is the Philadelphia Phillies (.655).
The best team in the American League is the Boston Red Sox (.617).
The New York Yankees, whom Ms. Nelson claimed had "no shot" at the playoffs, have the third best record (.613). They are a 1/2 game behind the Red Sox in the A.L. East. Perhaps more relevant is if you look at the Wild Card Standings (which will actually determine if they make the playoffs), the Yankees have a 9.5 game lead over their nearest competitor!!! In other words, it would take a Jason Dufner-esque collapse for the Yankees to NOT make the playoffs.
Nice call, Amy!!
(I told you so)
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
I Call B.S. - Amy K. Nelson Edition
To be perfectly honest, this post probably does not really belong in the "I Call B.S." catalogue. This is more of a potentially shitty prediction from Jim Rome is Burning that I wanted to call attention to. And I guess I could add this to the B.S. Watch List on the right of your monitor.
Here we go:
Jim Rome: The Yankees. Nevermind a World Championship, with their pitching staff the way it is right now, do they even have enough to make the post-season?
Amy K. Nelson: I say 'no shot'... I see them having a lot of problems.
Jim Rome: They need something. They need somebody to help them win. The way they're set up right now, it's not enough.
Now as much as I want this to be true. I think one is WAY over-stepping to say "no shot". Do we not expect the Devil Rays (not a mistake - to me they are the Devil Rays... and University of Hawaii are still the Rainbow Warriors... if you change your name for a stupid reason, I will ignore you) to take a step back? You're telling me that the Yankees have 'no shot' at even a wild card?!?
I'm gonna dog-ear this one.
Here we go:
Jim Rome: The Yankees. Nevermind a World Championship, with their pitching staff the way it is right now, do they even have enough to make the post-season?
Amy K. Nelson: I say 'no shot'... I see them having a lot of problems.
Jim Rome: They need something. They need somebody to help them win. The way they're set up right now, it's not enough.
Now as much as I want this to be true. I think one is WAY over-stepping to say "no shot". Do we not expect the Devil Rays (not a mistake - to me they are the Devil Rays... and University of Hawaii are still the Rainbow Warriors... if you change your name for a stupid reason, I will ignore you) to take a step back? You're telling me that the Yankees have 'no shot' at even a wild card?!?
I'm gonna dog-ear this one.
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