Mussina supports the ‘Stache
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He may have not made the All-Star team. But Mike Mussina showed his support for The Big G today. You have to respect that. The Moose sort of looks like Pancho Villa.
I heard Joe Girardi donned a ’stache for his postgame press conference.
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Peter Abraham
MOOOSETACHE!
Bobby was wearing one in the dugout pregame as well. I tried to get a picture but the diamondvision changed before I could get a lcear shot.
still voting… my fingers are about to fall off… Big G better win that HR derby.
I KNEW I liked that Mike Mussina guy! What a great picture. I’ll tell ya, this ’stache thing has been wonderful. It’s one of those “bonding” things. It’s fun and funny.
You know, Dan Graziano wrote a piece in this morning’s Star Ledger that made a case for the Yankees resigning The Big G next season. I know a lot of you here wouldn’t be too happy, but there’s no denying that Jason Giambi brings something different and enjoyable to this team.
Pete thanks for your exuberant support of the stache and adding to the general good feelings here.
Back to voting……
Love it.
jimmy27 -
Outstanding!
That’s one of the best pictures I’ve ever seen.
Moose might want to consider making it permanent. He looks 10 years younger.
Nick,
Missed out on the last thread. Thanks for the reply. Jobblehead. Better trademark that. Good own.
*Good one.
(although you did pwn)
Is everyone doing their duty and voting for the Big G?
Vote Stache or Die.
Puffy said so.
How many pics can be collected of Yankees wearing the ‘Stache?
What place is Giambi in now?
what place in Giambi in?
Hey, what the heck happened in the Boston game? 18-5???!!!! When/how did that happen?
I wouldn’t re-sign Giambi next season.
You always have to be wary of someone uncharacteristically staying healthy and overachieving in his contract year.
I’d let Abreu, Moose, Giambi, and Farnsworth all walk at the end of the season. They will get draft picks as compensation for all but Giambi.
If they are going to shell out the dough to Sabathia - the best strategy would be to bring Pettitte back as well (which I think they’ll do anyways) and make the rotation a real strength for this team.
As we’ve seen in recent days, even though the offense hasn’t been scoring runs - the rotation and pen has really done it’s job.
A rotation of Sabathia, Wang, Pettitte, Joba, and Hughes would give them as strong of a rotation as anyone in the league and will always be in a good position on most nights.
The pen should be in better shape with Robertson, Ohlendorf, Cox, Melancon, and Veras all competing against each other for big roles in building the bridge to Mo.
LOL @ Moose..
Did Hal or Cashman wear the ’stache?
Oh please, tell Moose to pitch with the ’stache tomorrow night. The Pirates will just be so confused.
Under no circumstance should Giambi be brought back in 2009. I have to admit I never expected his current level of production, but I consider it fools gold. Let him resign with Oakland next year and get this team younger.
Technically this isn’t quite a contract year for Giambi. Yes there is an option, but with a 5 million buyout it isn’t a lock that he walks. Granted its a lot more to keep him, but 5 million to let him go has to give some pause.
Guiseppe -
I waiver back and forth on the whether to resign Giambi or not. It’s the positive vibe thing, I guess. Logically, I think this is likely to be his last best year. But if the Yankees are not seriously going to pursue Teixeira, then I don’t know.
I’d like to have Melancon get some time here, enough time up in the bigs, in September to get a real feel for what he could do.
And I’m not sold on Sabathia.
But, htere’s still some baseball to be played, right?
I think a lot depends on if the Yankees look to get a firstbaseman. If they don’t then Giambi could be in pinstripes another year.
Old Goat -
One of the things Graziano wrote about was that the Yankees would do the $5 million buyout so that you’re not talking about the $22 million, or whatever it was. It would be the $5 million and a new negotation as a free agent. If he’s cheaper than expected, does he become a good investment?
I thought he looked more like Snidley Whiplash or Dick Dastardly; I kept looking around for Muttley.
Forget Stache. Sign Tex. Need youth.
Goat,
They aren’t picking up his $22M option.
Not a chance.
So I think they’d rather decline the option and pay the $5M than keep him for $22M.
Maybe they’ll work out a one-year deal with a lot of incentives but I’d sooner watch them cut their losses and let him walk.
Don’t forget, Cashman has tried to void Giambi’s contract a couple of times in recent years so I think there’s a very good chance that Giambi’s not coming back when they finally have the opportunity to cut ties.
I like the Big G - he has done a lot to add character to a team that can sometimes seem robotic -
BUT - they should not resign him. Bring on the big bat of Teixeira and we will have defense, a powerful switch hitter and more youth on an aging team.
I wouldn’t sign Teixeira either.
They do need youth and signing someone else to a long-term deal would illustrate that this team hasn’t learned a damn thing not winning a WS since 2000.
The “All-Star at every position” strategy doesn’t work.
One of the most overlooked ramifications of the steroid era and subsequent crackdown on roids, HGH, and “greenies” is that the game has changed and is becoming a young man’s game more and more by the day.
A lot of players who really started to slow down a decade ago in their late 30s are now slowing down in their mid-30s.
It’s also the reason why teams are relying more and more on the draft and player development and less on FAs.
I’d stay away from Teixeira. They need to find less committed stop gaps until younger options are available through the farm or a trade.
Personally I would rather see them get Teixeira or a better fielding firstbaseman, but Giambi is a very likeable guy and helps lighten things up in the clubhouse.
In terms of renegotiating his contract for a year, they could arrange it to include his buyout.
The period of time that Cashman was looking to void his contract was when he was on the DL. He was hurt a lot during the last couple of years, making his contribution to the lineup a moot point. If he plays he is a big concern to the pitchers, even when he isn’t hitting. If they get a lightweight taking his place it means less pitches that A-Rod gets to see.
Aceves done at AAA
His final Line: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K’s, 49 pitches
Aceves final Line: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K’s, 49 pitches
50 pitch limit tonight
sorry for Double post
pictures from the game today
Any championship team has a combination of players. Teixeira is a good bat as well as a good defensive player. Teixeira would make up some of the HR loss that Giambi going would bring and give protection to A-Rod.
The Yankees have signed some very good players who turned out to be keys to winning games. While Teixeira may not be one they go after, I think they would be well served by him in pinstripes.
Position players are a far better risk to sign long term than pitchers are. Its not like Tex is over the hill.
The Yankees are not all that stacked with position player talents that are ready to come up.
Guiseppe Franco you are right on.don’t forget hawkins and pavano should be let go and probably will.sign sabathia and or weeks,bring pettitte back for one more year,he want’s to pitch in the new stadium.sabathia,wang,joba,pettitte,hughes.when pettitte leaves brackman might be ready,put posada at first,dh matsui.
They showed a pic of Veras with the ’stache on YES last night and I thought it was Tony Pena.
Everyone did look like they were having fun today. It was also nice to hear Booby say that this team has great chemistry.
Old Goat -
It seems to me the decision to be made is between relative stability at first base for a few years ( Teixeira) and the continuation of the revolving door policy. This year hasn’t been so bad, because Giambi has remained healthy. It would be a huge gamble for the Yankees to conclude that Giambi could remain healthy next season, too.
As the second half of the season unfolds, I think more things will become more clear. Or at least less foggy?
I’m really torn. If Posada turns out to need 1B and DH, then you really can’t invest money in Teixeira. But it kind of makes 1B the illegitimate child of the team, doesn’t it?
I don’t know how great a fielder Giambi was when he was with Oakland, but now looking back, Tex looks just like Giambi except Giambi had a good average over .300 and had those 30/100 and more seasons. Tex is just a better fielder I don’t think we should give him the contract. It would be like giving a huge contract to another Giambi. Haven’t we learned with the long term big money contract to Giambi. If I were the Yankees, no Tex
“booby” ha Pat…
I don’t see Posada manning first. After this year if his shoulder surgery goes well, he will be back behind the plate.
the yankees shouldnt sign texiera.they don’t need the best offense to win.pitching and defense wins games as long as you’re offense is in the middle and up.they need an ace or two to give them a chance every night out.i’d love to get peavey.texiera is not worth 5-7 yra 18-20 per year,he will be another giambi.they should trade matsui for a right handed power bat.
With all due respect to Guiseppe Franco, the Yankees are in for $5MM no matter what with Giambi next year.
So resigning him is really about $17MM, since the $5MM is a sunk cost.
Should the Yankees keep Giambi for one year for $17MM?
I don’t discount the idea offhand, precisely because it is a one-year deal, especially if the Yankees decide to pass on Teixeira.
As to Moose and Pettitte, I would bring back Moose and Pettitte and go all-out on Sabathia, for the simple reason that you can never have too much starting pitching (something this season should have taught us).
If Hughes, IPK, Horne and even Humberto Sanchez are so good next year that they must pitch in the bigs, then the Yanks have hot trade assets with which to strengthen their position player side of the roster, while still having tons of young, good pitching coming up in the system.
As to not learning anything after 2000, the Yankees made 3 mistakes after 2000: a) They went full-in on FAs, including sucky ones like Jaret Wright and Tony Womack or brittle ones like Pavano;
b) They stopped signing good Lat Am amateurs (and I don’t mean Contreras - I mean prospects);
c) They screwed up their drafting.
(plus, because of (a), (b) and (c), the Yankees ended up taking on stupid contracts like Kevin Brown’s - since they didn’t have much to trade, they leveraged their financial muscle to try to get talent, which didn’t really work).
The Yankees have corrected (b) and (c), and provided they keep on doing (b) and (c) well, it’s actually a very good idea to leverage the Yanks financial firepower so as to sign up and/or retain FAs.
Money in the Steimbrenner’s pocket don’t do any favors for Yankee fans, and believe me, the Steimbrenners can very well keep on doing (b) and (c) without foregoing FAs.
Goat,
Giambi hasn’t played a full season since 2003. And you might want to wait and see if he holds up for a full season this year before you commit to him for another season.
He’s also going to be 38 years old and can’t play defense.
Taking all of those factors into account, including his OBP - is that worth $22M?
I certainly don’t think so. And I’m sure Cashman won’t either.
Oh yeah, Giambi hits behind A-Rod in the lineup - so he’s not seeing any extra pitches.
“booby” ha Pat…
That’s what happens when you try to type and vote at the same time.
I don’t see Posada manning first. After this year if his shoulder surgery goes well, he will be back behind the plate.
There are no guarantees that a 37 yr old body is going to respond well to surgery.
Giuseppe - not to flog a dead horse, ’cause we wnet through all this yesterday, but are you trying to turn us into Toronto?
My problems with your plan as follows:
1) your putting the pen largely in the hands of the unproven. You neglected Ramirez as a piece of that puzzle, and Veras has earned a spot. But after that it’s all hope unless some others show their worth this year.
2) We let our 3 and 5 hitters walk, with no suggested replacements. These are the 2 spots we need to fill on the field, and we have no one ready to take those spots in the system - in fact, if Tabata doesn’t start showing some power to go with his past BA performance, there’s no one anywhere in the system to fill either spot.
so 3) why are we filling the one area where we have some system depth, pitching, with Free agents, and ignoring the spots where the cupboard is bare?
This just doesn’t seem like proper system development to me. I’m in favor of a strong pitching staff, but you’ve got to score some runs to win as well. I just don’t get it.
Pat -
I missed most of “Booby’s” post-game with Kim Jones. My sister called right after the game to talk about the game (and other things), so I could only pay half attention. I did see the replay of Cano and Melky (?) dumping the bucket of ice on Abreu, though.
Old Goat -
I sure hope Posada’s shoulder surgery goes well. I suppose the worst case scenario is he’ll dget more days off, either DH-ing or at first, and if it’s not that often it gives the regular !B/DH a breather.
The Yankees don’t have a good 1B in the system, so if they don’t get Teixeira, and don’t resign Giambi, who are the likely candidates?
The Mexican connection went 8 strong with 2 hits and no runs. Aceves continuing to pitch well now in AAA and Banuelos has been superb in his very young career.
Top to bottom the farm is stocked with pitching from high end starters Brackman, Cole (get him signed), Betances, Hughes, Garcia, Macallister, Vizcaino, Banuelos; to middle of the order guys like Kennedy, Horne, Marquez, Mccutcheon, Aceves, Bleich, etc; to very good fillers/trade bait Jones, Hacker, Igawa, Coke, Wright; to relievers Melancon, Cox, Bittle (I really want to see “the thing” and hope his shoulder turns out OK).
It is also nice that the pitching is spread throughout the system and can be brought up in waves.
We do need to get the hitting up to par. Either by waiting about two years and hope Jackson, Tabata excell and the Charelston team continues to mature, or making a trade.
Hyptothetical, tongue in cheek trade - 20% of our pitching in the farm for 50% of the Brewers hitting in their farm. Should even things out.
from yesnetwork.com:
“I didn’t really think I was going to turn into a fashion icon,” he said. “A lot of wannabe Italians. I love it. If you really sit back, it’s really a humbling experience to think of everything that I’ve gone through and the things that, you know, I’ve battled back from.”
Yankees teammate Mike Mussina even wore a fake mustache during “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Girardi alluded before the game to the time Mets manager Bobby Valentine returned to his dugout with a fake mustache following an ejection in June 1999.
Doreen,
I’m not really sold on Sabathia either because he’s a long term health risk.
But I do think the Yanks are going to go hard after him. The only question is whether he wants to play in the Bronx.
If they do sign Sabathia then the rotation will be a big strength for this team. It still comes down to pitching no matter what kind of offense takes the field every day.
All I have to say is thankfully John finally cut his hair. It looked awful the other way.
There hasn’t been a good firstbaseman regular for years. That position has been a weakness that this team has had and hasn’t addressed. Some of that is the Giambi contract, but Giambi’s fielding isn’t great. Given the differential of runs scored/allowed Teixeira is in the positive. That is what you look at.
Giambi changed his batting to being mainly a pull hitter. That killed his average.
Teixeira is a switch hitter, which helps the lineup. He won’t be pull happy so he keeps the fielding spread out. He hits a respectable number of HRs, and has a decent BA.
I wouldn’t mind it if the Yankees came up with a different solution to first, but having it as a dumping ground for declining players isn’t smart. Posada isn’t the answer at first. Platooning first isn’t a great way to go either.
Doreen,
Here’s the video of the gatorade shower:
http://tinyurl.com/6kc6f7
We have zero power in the system. We need Gianbi and his power.
“Oh yeah, Giambi hits behind A-Rod in the lineup - so he’s not seeing any extra pitches.”
Which means that he is giving protection to A-Rod, so A-Rod gets to see more pitches that he can hit rather than being pitched around like the league is doing to Manny. If you have a good batter coming up behind a great hitter, it offers protection to the great hitter to get to see pitches they can do something with. Baseball 101.
Doreen
The postgame interviews are on yesnetwork.com
“Booby” just sounded so happy to get his first Yankee walk off and how he spoke about the team was fun to hear. A few wins and 20,000 strips of black acrylic and everyone seems like they have a little energy.
And the Post Game Plus has Giradi’s postgame comments with his ’stache.
And the Post Game Plus has Giradi’s postgame comments with his ’stache.
Mel -
Thanks! That was great.
GF, being that Jorge is in great shape and was able to come back and play this season gives a pretty good indication that the surgery will be effective. If it healed this well with just rest, surgery should repair that which is damaged and still causing problems.
Nothing is 100%, but Posada recovering from this surgery has very good odds.
“The Mexican connection went 8 strong with 2 hits and no runs. Aceves continuing to pitch well now in AAA”
Jason, Aceves pitched 3 innings and allowed two hits. I’m guessing he only threw fifty pitches because he’s coming off an injury
Thanks mel and pat. I’ll give it a listen later.
I did get a glimpse of Girardi with the ’stache. I just think the whole thing was a stroke of genius. Really good for the morale, ya know?
Anyone else getting a little tired of typing in numerical verification codes?????? I don’t know how much more I can give to the cause!!! I’m taking a break…
C’mon guys, late night vote surge for Giambino! Tonight’s the last night! We’re all home! We’ve got the time!
Oh, Jennifer –
YES! John’s hair look sooooooo much better! Were you able to see the beginning of the game when he had the ’stache on and he kind of wiggled it? Nice to see everyone joining int the fun!
Peter Rabbit -
I’m with ya, but, I’m kinda going into a trance.
Which means that he is giving protection to A-Rod, so A-Rod gets to see more pitches that he can hit rather than being pitched around like the league is doing to Manny. If you have a good batter coming up behind a great hitter, it offers protection to the great hitter to get to see pitches they can do something with. Baseball 101.
Until Matsui’s injury - he was the guy hitting behind A-Rod. Not Giambi.
There’s a good chance that Matsui will be slotted back in that $#5 slot when he returns.
So the only reason why Giambi is hitting behind A-Rod is because of Matsui’s injury so that throws your theory out the window.
NYYFan,
The pen is already hands of the unproven and doing a pretty good job. Another 60 games will tell us a lot more about what these kids are made of.
Hawkins has been predictably worthless and Farnsworth will always be unreliable no matter how well he pitches over a two-week stretch. If they want to find a reliable lefty and toss him in the mix - that’s great. But I wouldn’t sign some journeyman reliever because they can’t always be moved if they don’t work out. It’s the Kevin Towers strategy of building a pen.
If the Yanks do sign Sabathia - they’ve got a plethora of young starters in the minors (McCutchen, Kennedy, Horne, Marquez, etc, etc) who could be dealt for a bat because they will be expendable. Not suggesting they need an All-Star - but a solid right-handed bat who can play defense in RF would be ideal. Does not have to be a long-term commitment.
I can’t give you any specific suggestions on said right-handed bat(s) because we don’t know who might be available in the trade market this offseason. Maybe a Jason Bay? Just throwing that out there.
And, as I’ve said, I’m not advocating the signing of Sabathia. I just think that’s what the FO is going to do.
So my other suggestions where the franchise should go next are the direct result of a move I think they’re going to make.
VOTE
FOR
THE
GIAMBINO!!!!!
MAY THE POWER OF THE SUPER STACHE BE WITH YOU!!!
Greg - The other half of the connection Banuelos pitched five shutout innings in the Gulf Coast League. He is very far away and is in his first year (actually about his first month) of pro ball but has really good potential.
“Not suggesting they need an All-Star”
“Maybe a Jason Bay? Just throwing that out there.”
Two-time all-star Jason Bay, you mean?
GF - A bunch of the guys you mentioned as trade bait can also be converted to relievers if needed. Add Kontos to the list of those who might be converted and Phil Coke who has a 2.75 ERA is a lefty and pitching great again tonight at Trenton.
Question:
Who are all y’all votin for in the national race?
Jimmy27,
For national - I have been voting for David Wright. We could use another New Yorker I think!
Doreen
I don’t want to say who the hairdo made him look like, but if shorten the ’stache you get the idea.
Johan Santana in line for a win after the Mets lost his last 6 starts. Will the weather gods interfere? Rain delay-middle of the 5th.
Jennifer -
You’re right!!!
Re; First Base -
If the Yankees sign someone and it’s not an all-star but just a pedestrian player who can play defense, most of you will be very upset. In theory, it sounds good, but when push comes to shove most of you want the firepower.
jimmy,
Rowand. Tough guy even though he’s a spittin’ image of Jack on Will & Grace.
Bring back Big G for cheap if you can.. who do u want , if u dont want tex or big g??
Doreen every time I saw him I’m screaming at the TV!!
He looks 100x better with the spike hairdo.
Jeez, Mulder left his start after recording one out with shoulder discomfort
OMG!!
Just watching the postgame!! Joe looks hysterical!!
You know what this does to the team! It makes them looser!! This is good, especially if we get him in!
I could do with out gags during the national anthem. I guess it’s all in how you approach it and what you get out of that national anthem. Just my opinion.
Franco says,
No to Giambi
No to Posada at 1st
No to Texiera
No to Pettitte
You want youth, so who do you want at first then? Juan Miranda? His stock as shrunk so badly
And Pettitte keeps getting older, but keeps impressing. Why not keep him?
it seems like all u people want to spend as much $ as the marlins or the rays, its not gonna happen. they’re the Yankees, they got a new stadium they’re gonna spend the $
> here’s the video of the gatorade shower:
We need the video of Sterling and Suzyn wearing the ’stache!!
Pettitte’s a keeper. One year contracts work for both sides and he wants to help open the new stadium if he’s healthy.
Giambi, thanks but no thanks. Spend the $5M to avoid the bigger charge. He needs to go home to Cali.
Yes, to C.C. and Tex if they really want to come. Don’t come just for the $$.
Abreu to a very short term deal if he agrees. A-jax waiting in the wings.
Mussina? Yes to this year’s Moose, no to last year’s one. One year max.
Best part about Joe Gs stache is him giving his postgame with a straight face.
ESPN is gonna eat this up.
Ive been votin for Wright too.
Hey Gardner,
Never said anything about not re-signing Pettitte. In fact, I’ve said the opposite - twice.
They should bring him back and I think they will.
And I never said anything at all about Posada not playing first.
Maybe you should read my posts again.
Another thought on next year’s roster.
The balance of this season has a lot of bearing on the orgs plans for next season. But the issues that we will learn more about are almost completely pitching ones. I’m leaving aside the possibility of a significant trade.
In the pen, we’ll see more of Veras, Ramirez, Robertson, Traber, & Giese; Rasner could see long relief duty, and Patterson, Britton, and Bruney could see time, then there’s Sanchez, Cox, Melancon, Claggett, even Strickland et al in the minors. And dare I mention Igawa, who’s pitching in relief (4 IP, 1 ER, 4H, 1BB, 3K) behind Aceves as we speak.
Phil Coke (or Chase Wright of last year’s infamy) starting in AA looks like LRP candidates - or maybe the next Sean Henn.
As to starters, we’re still evaluating Ponson and Rasner, maybe Giese gets another look, Kennedy’s back working in AAA, Hughes will be in August. Then there a cast of candidates at the top 2 levels alone, but no one is lighting it up (Aceves is moving fast) like IPK and Joba did last year. A lot to watch and hope for, but it still looks like at least 1 SP FA will be desired.
Lots to consider. On the player side, there’s some potential bench players (I’d include Matt Carson there), A-Jax, and the hopefully developing Tabata in the top 3 levels. No one to fill the holes that will open at 1B and RF in the ‘09 lineup. Miranda is hitting for average, but the power and defense are lacking.
So you tell me what needs be done in the offseason? The fact is if Tabata doesn’t develop quickly, we’ve got no one for either of the openings anywhere. So if we’re 3-4 years from an in-house replacement, either you trade for the right prospects or you hit the FA market.
But that’s just my opinion.
mel i agree.. we could use Tex and CC
and no we dont need to see Sterling and Susan, they SUCK and they’re completely annoying
after hearin the way she reacted when clemens came back last yr. i lost respect
and sterling is annoying, gets more excited for other teams, and everythings a home run. and then caught
Best situation for next year
Sign Pettitte 1 year
Sign Tex to a 5 year deal
Sign Abreu to a 2 year deal with an option for the 3rd
Sign Sabathia to 6 year deal with an option for the 7th
Sign someone like Marcus Giles to be a role player off the bench
Yes the Yankees are trying to cut money down, but lets be realistic, they are still the Yankees, and they arent going to have farm grown players at every position. They already have homegrown at 5 position players from todays lineup from their farm while the sox had 3.
Two-time all-star Jason Bay, you mean?
No need to be a smart @ss.
I said he didn’t have to be an All Star. I said Bay simply because NYYfan wanted a specific name.
Doesn’t have to be him. I just want a decent right-handed bat out there and someone who is closer to 30 than 35.
What has happened to the 2 Rafaels of Cleveland? Untouchable last year, but putrid right now.
Sign Pettitte 1 year
Wait to find out if he wants to be back
Sign Tex to a 5 year deal
No.
Sign Abreu to a 2 year deal with an option for the 3rd
Wait for the negotiations especially w/ mid 30 players
Sign Sabathia to 6 year deal with an option for the 7th
Calm down ! especially w/ longterm deals to over 260 lbs SP
Sign someone like Marcus Giles to be a role player off the bench
You see how your not thinking things through he has a 9 MIL club option w/ a 3 million buyout, the Padres would have to pay 12 million to release him, I don’t see that happening.
Is this Chris Singleton (former player/ESPN analyst) related to Ken Singleton?
No, mel.
Does he? I thought it said he was just a free agent. Scratch that then
What makes any of you think Tex and CC will sign on to the Yankees? Do you actually think there won’t be any competition for their services? Just sign them up OK, It just doesn’t happen that way.
Thanks, Guiseppe.
According to the Blue Jays broadcast, Friday Night pitcher is Halladay, who’s getting an extra day. Parrish is pitching tomorrow in Baltimore. Litsch is pitching Saturday. Sunday still unknown, but, I’m guessing Marcum, if he’s healthy. If not, probably Brian Wolfe.
And off a prior blog, Yes the Yankees swept Tampa, at HOME. As did the Red Sox. Do your homework.
What makes any of you think Tex and CC will sign on to the Yankees? Do you actually think there won’t be any competition for their services? Just sign them up OK, It just doesn’t happen that way.”
Actually it does happen that way. Gary Sheffield is a very good example. Sabathia said he wants Santana money, how many teams will give him that? Maybe we won get Tex, but if he wants the most money, he will come here
Oscar, stop trolling please
Oscar,
What are you talking about? I’ve only seen you here today, but we’ve talked all season about how Tex likes Atlanta and his home is Baltimore.
We also know that C.C. likes the west coast.
We’re not counting our chickens before they hatch. Just tossing ideas around. And they’re not even outlandish like trying to get a Gagne type player to come and setup for Mo.
Its funny the Sox fans are starting to get nervous. 4.5 games for them is a little too close for comfort, so the fans resort to trolling
Aaron - you were still on the horse until you saw the Clemens thing? Way to ride it out, most of us hated them long before that lol.
I don’t know if I’m a fan of the Tex and CC “signings.” CC is overweight and I’m not a fan of long term contacts to pitchers - HOWEVER that is definitely not to say I wouldn’t be thrilled if the Yankees signed him, because I would. Tex could be really good with the Yankees, but he’s another switch hitter that really should only bat from one side because of his big numbers drop off on the other side
*shuts the trashcan lid on Oscar*
Cc likes the West Coast
Cc likes money more
Tex is from Baltimore
Tex likes money more
Yankees have a VERY good shot at Sabathia
Yankees are competing with Baltimore, Atlanta, Mets, Sox, Angels so they are less likely to get him
Competing for Tex ^^^^
What makes any of you think CC will sign on to the Yankees?
Please com’on
During my father’s lifetime, the Red Sox have won the same number of titles as the Marlins and the Blue Jays.
Thats right , I forgot about that picture Brandon
Brandon - beautiful picture lol
Nick (OR Trebek) - What is two? or What is half the number that the Yankees won between 1996 and 2000?
That thing is C.C.? I thought it was Shaq. On second thought maybe we shouldn’t pursue him.
bad day to update my Fairy Tek stats
he actually got two hits today
CC looks soo good with the sideway tilted Yankee hat..
Sabathia
Wang
Pettitte
Chamberlain
Best
1-2 combo
1,2,3 combo
and
1-4 combo MLB
Next closest would be Arizona or the Mets if Pelfrey is Pelfrey of the last few starts
Extend:
Pettitte, Moose … both for a guaranteed year with a team option if they’ll go for that.
Also keep:
Joba, Wang, Kennedy, Hughes, A-Rod, Jeter, Posada, Matsui, Molina, as many of the prime pitching prospects as possible.
Try to get:
CC, Tiexiera
Trade with:
Damon, Cabrera, Betemit
I’m not sure what to do with:
Cano (Mr. Second Half), Abreu (nobody better for less $?)
Cut loose:
Giambi, Farnsworth, Hawkins, Ponson, Bruney, Pavano
(On second thought, let’s give Carl another chance and offer him a guaranteed 3-year extension with a signing bonus & a player option year ta boot. Awww, c’mon guys …)
I don’t know what the best available options are:
2B, backup INF, 2 or maybe even 3 OFs
I think Cano will become a full year hitter - he’s too good and has too much talent to really be “Mr. Second Half”
Moosestache!!!
Well Brandon, what’s your option at 1B?
Gardner - Marcus Giles? Do you mean Brian, like Giuseppe thought, or are you hitting the pipe again? And not the most sterling citizen, but I wouldn’t mind the walking board game Milton Bradley for RF - switch hitter, power, etc. - but his knee might not allow him to be a full timer. Might make him cheaper. Don’t want to stack up DH candidates with Jorge and Hideki on the roster, so maybe not.
Giuseppe - Bay is a LF, but I’d be okay with him if he could handle the switch and has the arm. RF is the easier one in the Stadium, as it is in Pitt. The Pirates are desperate for pitching, both start and relief, so we should be able to find a fit. They’d also like a 3B. We look to be set there for, oh, up to 9 years? Could Brad Suttle be part of the package?
I still kind of like a combo trade now for Marte and Nady. Marte is short term in Pitt - he has an option for ‘09 for $6 mil! That ain’t gettin’ picked up by anybody. And Nady is still arb eligible for ‘09, at $3.35 now, and can play 1B if necessary as well. They have Pearce and McCutcheon sitting in AAA OF, so they need to ditch one of the OF’s. Lots of teams could be in on these 2, so the package could be pricey. They might like to move 1B LaRoche too, but I’m not so sold on him.
JoeT -
I hope you’re right about Mr Second Half. He has serious talent, but he has to get it going sooner each year.
Mets winning in the 8th.
Brandon, how’s Threets doing??
Brandon, how’s Threets doing??
Last 7.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, .273 BAA, SO/BB 8/3
Mets winning in the 8th.
It’s the Giants they better win.