Comments on: The mailbag opens back up http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/ A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:57:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Interested Reader http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388344 Interested Reader Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:11:36 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388344 When are you going to publically address on this blog the comments about you on the front page of n0m@@s? Come on Pete step up to the plate and state your side of the story. When are you going to publically address on this blog the comments about you on the front page of n0m@@s? Come on Pete step up to the plate and state your side of the story.

]]> By: Interested Reader http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388342 Interested Reader Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:09:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388342 When are you going to publically address on this blog the comments about you on the front page of n0m@@s? Come on Pete step up to the plate and state your side of the story. When are you going to publically address on this blog the comments about you on the front page of n0m@@s? Come on Pete step up to the plate and state your side of the story.

]]> By: Guiseppe Franco http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388109 Guiseppe Franco Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:43:32 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388109 S.o.S.27, I've heard the <b>Melky vs. Bernie debate</b> and I have never bought into that at all. Bernie's ceiling was much higher than Melky's and he didn't have anywhere near the same kind of lineup surrounding him early in his career as Melky has had. Damon, Jeter, A-Rod, Abreu, Giambi, Posada, Matsui, and Cano has a lot more firepower and run producers than a Polonia, a good but not great Boggs, a declining Mattingly, O'Neill, Tartabull, Dion James, Spike Owen, and Pat Kelly. If Melky can't produce decent numbers in this lineup - how do you think he would have fared in the '93 and '94 lineups? Probably not very well. Secondly, it's a bit unfair to say Cano's stats have declined in the last couple of years when he hit .342 in 2006. Unless your name is Ichiro, his numbers were almost assured to drop. S.o.S.27,

I’ve heard the Melky vs. Bernie debate and I have never bought into that at all.

Bernie’s ceiling was much higher than Melky’s and he didn’t have anywhere near the same kind of lineup surrounding him early in his career as Melky has had.

Damon, Jeter, A-Rod, Abreu, Giambi, Posada, Matsui, and Cano has a lot more firepower and run producers than a Polonia, a good but not great Boggs, a declining Mattingly, O’Neill, Tartabull, Dion James, Spike Owen, and Pat Kelly.

If Melky can’t produce decent numbers in this lineup – how do you think he would have fared in the ‘93 and ‘94 lineups?

Probably not very well.

Secondly, it’s a bit unfair to say Cano’s stats have declined in the last couple of years when he hit .342 in 2006.

Unless your name is Ichiro, his numbers were almost assured to drop.

]]> By: mel http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388074 mel Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:12:41 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388074 "she said"? You're going to leave us hanging? What's the rest of the story, Pete? “she said”? You’re going to leave us hanging? What’s the rest of the story, Pete?

]]> By: S.o.S.27 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388070 S.o.S.27 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:11:55 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388070 Guiseppo Franco, I think the opposite. Cano would land us a bigger fish. His numbers have been declining for the past 3 years. Melky's numbers havnt been that bad and are actually better than Bernies at that age. Does that mean he will be the next Bernie. No. But if he can hit .270 16-20 homers and play solid defense. Id stick with him. So far he has proved he can do that. He just seems to me as a player that is easier to teach. Where Cano is a mule. Guiseppo Franco,
I think the opposite. Cano would land us a bigger fish. His numbers have been declining for the past 3 years. Melky’s numbers havnt been that bad and are actually better than Bernies at that age. Does that mean he will be the next Bernie. No. But if he can hit .270 16-20 homers and play solid defense. Id stick with him. So far he has proved he can do that. He just seems to me as a player that is easier to teach. Where Cano is a mule.

]]> By: bag of balls http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388063 bag of balls Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:05:45 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388063 Melky? wait....Wasn`t he one of the big reasons not to trade for Santana? Yanks didnt want to give him up? Do they still feel that way? With Santana its hard to predict but I bet the Yankees would be three to four games better. right now that makes a big difference Melky? wait….Wasn`t he one of the big reasons not to trade for Santana? Yanks didnt want to give him up? Do they still feel that way? With Santana its hard to predict but I bet the Yankees would be three to four games better. right now that makes a big difference

]]> By: Guiseppe Franco http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388062 Guiseppe Franco Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:04:24 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388062 I wouldn't trade Cano, but I would trade Melky. Cano really can't be replaced and will be a star in this league once he matures a little more. Melky has already hit his ceiling because he's a fourth outfielder who happens to start for this club. If it wasn't for Melky's arm, many Yankee fans wouldn't be so in love with him. I wouldn’t trade Cano, but I would trade Melky.

Cano really can’t be replaced and will be a star in this league once he matures a little more.

Melky has already hit his ceiling because he’s a fourth outfielder who happens to start for this club.

If it wasn’t for Melky’s arm, many Yankee fans wouldn’t be so in love with him.

]]> By: Yankee lover http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388057 Yankee lover Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:01:55 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388057 Anytime Giambi makes a error its the focal point. Hes no Tino but thats not why they lost another game. Its the inconsistant pitching again. All those who thought Rasner was going to be Greg Maddox were wrong. Wang has been good not great, Petitte has been awful, Mussina very good, the two pheenoms a big 0. Rasner? hes 3-4 this year and 7-9 career wise. Hes not bad but hes no savior. The Yanks have 1 or 2 quality starters vs other teams in their division who have more. Couple that with a weak bullpen and it is what it is a 500 team Anytime Giambi makes a error its the focal point. Hes no Tino but thats not why they lost another game. Its the inconsistant pitching again. All those who thought Rasner was going to be Greg Maddox were wrong. Wang has been good not great, Petitte has been awful, Mussina very good, the two pheenoms a big 0. Rasner? hes 3-4 this year and 7-9 career wise. Hes not bad but hes no savior. The Yanks have 1 or 2 quality starters vs other teams in their division who have more. Couple that with a weak bullpen and it is what it is a 500 team

]]> By: S.o.S.27 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388051 S.o.S.27 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:56:33 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388051 G.Love, Great post. I look at it as two kids in class sitting next to each other screwing around while the teacher is teaching a lesson. Those kids are not only not learning but they are being disruptive to the whole class. How does a teacher fix that problem? They move one kid to the back of the class and the other up front. If that doesnt work then you transfer a kid to another class. BTW I was one of those disruptive kids. So i know first hand. Sunny, Are you sure you werent suppose to get those channels free? Im not that impressed. You should have taken it a step further and got the P.BOY channell included. G.Love,
Great post. I look at it as two kids in class sitting next to each other screwing around while the teacher is teaching a lesson. Those kids are not only not learning but they are being disruptive to the whole class. How does a teacher fix that problem? They move one kid to the back of the class and the other up front. If that doesnt work then you transfer a kid to another class.
BTW I was one of those disruptive kids. So i know first hand.

Sunny,
Are you sure you werent suppose to get those channels free? Im not that impressed. You should have taken it a step further and got the P.BOY channell included.

]]> By: sunny615 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/comment-page-4/#comment-388047 sunny615 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:49:28 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/06/12/the-mailbag-opens-back-up/#comment-388047 It does pay to compain - I just complained to my DirecTV and got $10 a month off for a year plus 3 months of free HBO, Showtime and Cinemax. ya man!! It does pay to compain -

I just complained to my DirecTV and got $10 a month off for a year plus 3 months of free HBO, Showtime and Cinemax.

ya man!!

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