Comments on: Last-second gift ideas … or maybe not http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dr. Acula http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233931 Dr. Acula Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:41:58 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233931 NYPD hasn't been the same since Kojak retired. NYPD hasn’t been the same since Kojak retired.

]]> By: Old Yanks Fan http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233866 Old Yanks Fan Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:05:34 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233866 Guys - I have been a Yankees fan for 43 years. I would take Ellsbury over Melky. He does not have much power and is NOT a 'super star' but is still a talented player with more tools then Melky. Melky has a much better arm, but Ellsbury is a better defender, has more plate discipline and flys on the bases. I hate it when Sox fans are extreme 'Homers' about their players. I don't think Yankees fans should be the same way. Guys – I have been a Yankees fan for 43 years. I would take Ellsbury over Melky. He does not have much power and is NOT a ‘super star’ but is still a talented player with more tools then Melky. Melky has a much better arm, but Ellsbury is a better defender, has more plate discipline and flys on the bases.

I hate it when Sox fans are extreme ‘Homers’ about their players. I don’t think Yankees fans should be the same way.

]]> By: NYPD113th http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233852 NYPD113th Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:33:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233852 "here’s a novel concept, go see how fans at a sox site respond to your claims… my guess is they greet you with opened arms" --For some reason I feel so much smarter on these Yankee sites. ;) “here’s a novel concept, go see how fans at a sox site respond to your claims…

my guess is they greet you with opened arms”

–For some reason I feel so much smarter on these Yankee sites. ;)

]]> By: saucy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233847 saucy Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:27:54 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233847 here's a novel concept, go see how fans at a sox site respond to your claims... my guess is they greet you with opened arms here’s a novel concept, go see how fans at a sox site respond to your claims…

my guess is they greet you with opened arms

]]> By: NYPD113th http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233839 NYPD113th Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:08:54 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233839 "Why do you say Ellsbury’s upside is so high? " --Because I read what the scouts say. They get paid to analyze and scout what these players may be. Funny how I get ripped for claiming that Jacoby has a huge upside from a fanbase that calls Hughes Phranchise and "The Next Rocket". “Why do you say Ellsbury’s upside is so high? ”

–Because I read what the scouts say. They get paid to analyze and scout what these players may be.

Funny how I get ripped for claiming that Jacoby has a huge upside from a fanbase that calls Hughes Phranchise and “The Next Rocket”.

]]> By: Drive 4-5 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233831 Drive 4-5 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:59:31 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233831 "Melky is a .270 hitter and a very average OFer with a great arm. ellsbury’s upside is huge. Melky’s “value” is a total concoction by the NY Yankees." hahaha Jacoby is a legitimate prospect but this is typical Sox fan bs. A. Melky is a .275 career hitter,but has certainly had 33 game stretches where he was much better than that. B. HOFamer Jacoby's career consists of 33 games and 116 at bats. Melky is a year younger,but over his 286 games and 1,024 at bats has experienced the adjustments major league pitchers make on batters. Melky has shown he can be a consistent hitter. Jacoby has not. Any comparison is nonsense until Jacoby gets 1,000 or so at bats under his belt. IMO both the Yankees and Red Sox are foolish to let either player stand in the way of acquiring Johan Santana. “Melky is a .270 hitter and a very average OFer with a great arm. ellsbury’s upside is huge. Melky’s “value” is a total concoction by the NY Yankees.”

hahaha Jacoby is a legitimate prospect but this is typical Sox fan bs.

A. Melky is a .275 career hitter,but has certainly had 33 game stretches where he was much better than that.

B. HOFamer Jacoby’s career consists of 33 games and 116 at bats. Melky is a year younger,but over his 286 games and 1,024 at bats has experienced the adjustments major league pitchers make on batters. Melky has shown he can be a consistent hitter. Jacoby has not. Any comparison is nonsense until Jacoby gets 1,000 or so at bats under his belt.

IMO both the Yankees and Red Sox are foolish to let either player stand in the way of acquiring Johan Santana.

]]> By: saucy http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233818 saucy Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:33:44 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233818 "Why do you say Ellsbury’s upside is so high? " cause he's a sox fan/homer... “Why do you say Ellsbury’s upside is so high? ”

cause he’s a sox fan/homer…

]]> By: Anthony http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233816 Anthony Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:30:40 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233816 Why do you say Ellsbury's upside is so high? Is it the fact that he has very little power? Or that he had an incredible month or two in the majors- since nobody else has ever done that and gone on to suck? I agree that Ellsbury is probably better than Melky to some degree, but I'm not convinced that he's a superstar or will be a superstar. Let's see him play a full season first. And remember that Melky had the numbers in the minors, too. He's only 23. Why do you say Ellsbury’s upside is so high? Is it the fact that he has very little power? Or that he had an incredible month or two in the majors- since nobody else has ever done that and gone on to suck?

I agree that Ellsbury is probably better than Melky to some degree, but I’m not convinced that he’s a superstar or will be a superstar. Let’s see him play a full season first. And remember that Melky had the numbers in the minors, too. He’s only 23.

]]> By: NYPD113th http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233815 NYPD113th Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:20:27 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233815 "All the rant about Elsbury, he is just a speedy Melky. " --Melky is a .270 hitter and a very average OFer with a great arm. ellsbury's upside is huge. Melky's "value" is a total concoction by the NY Yankees. “All the rant about Elsbury, he is just a speedy Melky. ”

–Melky is a .270 hitter and a very average OFer with a great arm. ellsbury’s upside is huge. Melky’s “value” is a total concoction by the NY Yankees.

]]> By: E-ROC http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/comment-page-3/#comment-233809 E-ROC Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:13:38 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/24/last-second-gift-ideas-or-maybe-not/#comment-233809 I hope the Yanks don't trade for Santana. I hope the Yanks don’t trade for Santana.

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