Probably if they use Acela theyll have a couple of reserved cars, maybe even a whole train! The other teams (MLB/NBA/NHL) that use Amtrak between Philly and NYC ride this way! The Yankees have so much money though they might just buy Amtrak! :lol:With the world series being played along the NEC this year, I would have to imagine the Yankees and Phillies will be using Amtrak to travel between NYP and PHL. What kind of equipment does Amtrak have in reserve for charters for world series teams?
GO YANKEES!
(But I hear they're a LOOOONNNG shot! :lol: )LOL, come on if you're a Yankee fan you wouldn't predict a series loss.
It all comes down to what year Hamels and Pedro think it is, and whether Lidge holds onto his playoff-form or reverts to his season-form. If we get a solid 6-7 innings out of each starter, the rotations are pretty much an even match; if we get ALCS-Pedro and 2008-Hamels, the Phils have the edge here. But those are "ifs"....Yankees in 6. They have a better starting three though Burnett does scare me, and Rivera is well, Rivera. Phils will put up a fight and have a stacked line up but their time was last year.
I would think they'll take Amcans rather than Acelas, the more I think about it. Football and baseball teams know their regular-season schedules six months in advance of opening day, and can book far enough in advance to ensure an entire Acela BC car for their team. With two-days notice, I would think there's no way the Yankees and Phillies could find that many open seats on Acela, and with fixed train-sets there's no way Amtrak can just add an Acela car for them. But it's easy for Amtrak to put extra private Amcans on a Regional for them.
I'm pretty sure that Amtrak can find a spare Acela trainset for the entire team, if that's what they want to pay for. And some teams have done just that in the past.It all comes down to what year Hamels and Pedro think it is, and whether Lidge holds onto his playoff-form or reverts to his season-form. If we get a solid 6-7 innings out of each starter, the rotations are pretty much an even match; if we get ALCS-Pedro and 2008-Hamels, the Phils have the edge here. But those are "ifs"....Yankees in 6. They have a better starting three though Burnett does scare me, and Rivera is well, Rivera. Phils will put up a fight and have a stacked line up but their time was last year.
I would think they'll take Amcans rather than Acelas, the more I think about it. Football and baseball teams know their regular-season schedules six months in advance of opening day, and can book far enough in advance to ensure an entire Acela BC car for their team. With two-days notice, I would think there's no way the Yankees and Phillies could find that many open seats on Acela, and with fixed train-sets there's no way Amtrak can just add an Acela car for them. But it's easy for Amtrak to put extra private Amcans on a Regional for them.
It would be extra sweet if the Phillies or Yankees cough up the money to charter Bennett Levin's private cars for the teams to use, but I doubt that'll happen even though it is the World Series and both teams have no problem with money.
I just hope Amtrak gets some great publicity out of this (and if they use Amtrak cars rather than private varnish, it's better publicity for Amtrak in the end, too). Well, heck, I hope they actually use Amtrak, for that matter. So far as I know, nobody official has said anything confirming our suspicions.
At least it would be unbiased to both teams! (It's neither New York or Pennsylvania!) :lol:
Or biased to both, since if you live in Southern NJ, you're more likely to be cheering for the Phillys and if you live in Northern NJ, you're more likely to be cheering for the Yankees.
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NY Times reports today that a chartered train will be used (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/sports/b...tml?_r=1&hp).
Good grief, I'm glad I happened to check the forums just now -- I was about to head to 30th St to make some reservations I need to do in person, and would have been caught completely off-guard! I'll take care of it tomorrow, no problem for me. Y'all just saved me a couple hours
Do the umpires ride in the baggage car?Amtrak found has a way to save money on the trip back to PHL they will share a train. PHL in front, NYY in back with a baggage car between
The umpires will call for fare play in between the lines! :lol:Do the umpires ride in the baggage car?Amtrak found has a way to save money on the trip back to PHL they will share a train. PHL in front, NYY in back with a baggage car between
Um ... I think it's about equal (to drift off topic...). I count exactly four starting position players, two starting pitchers, and one ace reliever on each team that came up through the farm system:
Think what you will of the Yankees but were you complaining when they were spending a lot of money and losing back in the late 80's early 90's (Mel Hall anyone?) Those days were bad for Yankees fans because a number of the players they sent away from their system turned into good players in their own right in their new city (Fred McGriff, Jose Rijo, Doug Drabek, Jay Buhner.) How can I live with myself? Just fine thanks. FWIW Indians fans weren't saying much back in 1997 either when they crushed the Yankees in the playoffs on the way to an AL pennant.
Hamels didn't exactly look great in the LCS, was outright dreadful in the Division Series and had a bad regular season (sub .500 record 4.32 ERA). We'll see how he fares in game 2. The Yankees have seen Pedro many, many times and I'm sure have a solid game plan to handle him. The Yankees also have a better lineup than either Colorado or Los Angeles. That said it won't be easy for either team (especially when Girardi who likes to over manage is one of the managers involved.)
Should have done a better job of indicating that was a joke.
LOL, let's see Pedro, Blanton, Ibanez, Cliff Lee, Lidge, Victorino, Werth, Feliz all came from other teams and not from the Phillies system and that's just off the top of my head.
Cliff Lee vs CC Sabathia in game 1.
I'm an Indians fan. How depressing. :angry:
As far as I am concerned, any world championship the Yankees have (or will have) since the '70s is bought, not earned. How can Yankee fans live with themselves? They have a huge unfair advantage in that they can buy the best players from most any other team.
Until the playing field is truly level, the rich, big-market teams' championships are tainted. There is a reason the 4 LCS teams are all from big markets (LA, Philly, NY).
Yankee fans can say they haven't been competitive lately (until recently) and that big $$$ doesn't guarantee a championship. I can say that they have spent their big dollars poorly in the past 7 years (not enough pitching). When the $$$ is spent wisely, they have a huge unfair advantage.
TAINTED I say!
