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#1201 |
You know that’s right
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Prolly just trying to steal focus from the Red Sox and Phillies. Notice how nobody's talked about them since Cashman opened his mouth.
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#1202 |
Get a poke on
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True. Or maybe they're just not getting along and Cashman's airing the dirty laundry? Either way it seems tense.
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#1203 |
Mas Vagina Porfavor
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Apparently the Red Sox tried to acquire Jose Bautista during the winter meetings, but an agreement was never reached which is what motivated them to sign Carl Crawford. I think the Red Sox are better off now, not that I'm opposed to the team having Bautista on the team, but having Bautista for possibly one season as opposed to Crawford for the next eight is no contest as to which makes them better off.
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#1204 |
President of Freedonia
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First televised ST game a month from today
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Back to the Yanks and Jetes...maybe Cashman is tired of being dragged around. he takes an awful lot of abuse in the media, and anytime the team doesn't win, it comes down to him with the blame. Though he should be held responsible to an extent, it's not as if he's the one out there playing. Jeter at shortstop is horrendous. He has to be one of the most overrated defensive players in the last 10 years. The gold glove is a joke voted on by managers. If you're popular, as Jeter is around the league, then you will win the award. I'm sure the COULD HAVE found a better option at short, but have chosen not to. That could come back to hurt them in the end. ARod should have been at short from day one. Fan backlash can piss off. ARod was by far the better player on both sides of the ball. Oh well. I think Jeter will get moved to LF or RF by 2013 and the Yankees will have either traded for or signed a better defensive option. |
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#1206 |
Inno Knows.
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Yankees sign Bartolo Colon to minor league deal.
Really? Why are we picking up everyone who was good 12 years ago? |
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#1207 |
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because the Yankees wish they could go back and be as good as they were 12 years ago?
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#1208 |
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#1209 |
Inno Knows.
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Might have to make a trip to Scranton this year.
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#1210 |
Mas Vagina Porfavor
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Hey, maybe the Yankees will sign Mike Hampton too.
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#1211 |
Inno Knows.
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I hear Cashman is looking at Mo Vaughn.
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#1212 |
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Forget Mo Vaughn, Julio Franco is the better option.
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#1213 |
You know that’s right
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#1214 |
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The Jays bullpen going into this season had Jon Rauch and Octavio Dotel battling for the closer spot. Not good. Plus, our only consistent arms left via free agency(Downs) and the bullpen sucked to begin with. Napoli was just going to take time away from Arencibia.
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#1216 |
Inno Knows.
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We will see. I'm def. rooting for them. They can swing it. But like you said, the bullpen is a question and they need their young starters to emerge.
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It all depends on what happens the Yanks have gotten ourselves into a hole. They may need to make a Blockbuster trade at the deadline. And if they do and Nunez has to be traded then so be it. But , at this point I say we use him when/if Jeter moves to the outfield. Last edited by Hardkore Kidd J; 01-27-2011 at 09:28 AM. |
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#1220 | |
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Andrus : He will never be traded I am pretty confident of that. Hanley: As much as I like him and he's still young I think different then you do. IMHO Ramiro Pena is a light hitting utility guy nothing more. It's not that I don't want a good shortstop it's just that good young short stops aren't very easy to come by. We have a few short stop choices. And Jeter won't be going to the out field this year and maybe not even next. I think in a couple of years he will be a suitable replacement. A lot of progress can happen in a few years. But, like I said if he and Ivan Nove and/or Montero need to be traded for a starter then so be it. I think we'd be fine with Sanchez and Romine. Sanchez I don't think is ready yet though. He's only like 19. |
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#1221 |
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A's are working on a trade with Seattle to aquire Chone Figgins for Kevin Kouzmanoff. A third team, possibly the Blue Jays might get involed as well.
Why would Oakland go after Figgins who had that fluke year in '09 and that big contract the M's gave him because of it? |
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And he's turning 24, and has still yet to be given a chance at an everyday spot and it's likely he's not going to at this point. I don't think there's any faith behind him at all from Yankee brass. They'll get another shortstop through either trade or fee agency, but I HIGHLY doubt Nunez is the answer there, short term or long. Pena and Nunez are pretty much the same type of player. Nunez has more speed and more pop (not saying much), but niether look like they're going to be anything more than what they are. Yanks could, and will do a lot better when the time comes. Also, if the Mets don't resign Jose Reyes, I'm betting the Yankees are a top suitor. |
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#1224 | |
Time to Nut Up or Shut up
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If (bigIF) the Yankees somehow manage to sign Reyes, I'd say the writing is on the wall for Bret Gardner. He's a great player to have and fill a role, but if moving him out of left to slot Jeter there and bring in Reyes at short becomes an option, he's the odd man out. The reason I'm so quick Jeter in the outfield is the cold hard fact that he is the worst defensive shortstop in baseball right now, and that he's not helping the Yankees playing a position he's no longer capable of playing. It is the Yankees' best interest to get him out of the position asap. |
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#1226 |
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I would cry if Reyes went to the Yankees.
That being said, if he goes back to his 2008 form he's going to want Crawford money, and Alderson doesn't seem like the type to spend a fuckload on one guy. |
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#1227 |
Inno Knows.
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Fuck Jose Reyes.
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#1228 |
Fuck em' this is The War
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#1229 |
History's Greatest, Mr. E
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#1230 |
History's Greatest, Mr. E
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please no
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#1231 |
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Jeters wins Gold Glove, is called worst SS in league. Should be moved to the OF.
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#1232 |
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Gold Glove, for all intents and purposes, is a joke. It's voted on by managers. It's not like an RBI or homerun title that is based on numbers.
I'm not saying he's terrible because I'm a Jeter hater. I'm saying he's terrible because he is. |
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#1233 |
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Albert Pujols will reject any trade the Cardinals might consider for him between now and the end of next season since he has a No-Trade clause.
He wants his mega-money deal either from the Cardinals or another team if he becomes a free agent. Cardinals can only get 2 draft picks should he leave unless he breaks the no-trade clause. |
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#1234 |
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I doubt he breaks it. Honestly, there are not a whole lot of teams that are going to be able to dole out the type of deal Albert is worth. Realistically, the Cardinals are not one of those teams, but they almost have to sign him.
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#1235 |
Time to Nut Up or Shut up
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I think the Cards are gonna have to sign him. Problem is can they do it for A-rod money? Maybe Pujols would take a pay cut and year cut so he could stay on the Cards. All though I don't expect a 10 year contract . I expect maybe 7 or 8 year contract.
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I can't see the Cardinals not signing Pujols...somehow they will. He just means so much to the team, to the St Louis area, etc.
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#1237 |
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Martin Luther King III is leading a group that wants to buy 50% of the Mets.
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#1238 |
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The problem with signing Pujols is that the Cards are not a large market team, and giving $25 to $30mil to a team that, realistically, is going to be sitting around $80mil per year, and already owes Matt Holiday a boat load of money, is really going to handcuff them down the line.
The only way I see it working is if Albert accepts a deal similar to Ichiro's in Seattle, where Ichiro will be getting paid long after his contract is up. |
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#1239 |
The Classic Dylan Staples
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Wish players would just stay on their teams
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#1240 |
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Word going around is that CitiField gets the All-star game in 2013.
I just saw it on the ESPN ticker, so take it for what it's worth. |
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