Comments on: Damon makes some progress

By: MoBoy(aka McLovin)

MoBoy(aka McLovin) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:50:36 +0000

With Matsui gone and Damon being not 100% causes guys like Betiemit and Melky to be in the line-up too much.The good thing is they don’t need a major player.Ibanez or David DeJesus type player is all that is needed.

A pitcher like Garcia is all that is needed to just get too the post season.They don’t need a reliever we have enough of them in the system.Cashman needs to bring out he’s ACE from he’s sleeve.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:39:20 +0000

Yeah, I agree with the fact that they were rushed. I think Hughes’ rushing seems to stick out more in the fact that his body might not have been ready for what’s required of a full major league season–but then again, I’m not Will Carroll, or a doctor.

The bottom line for this thread, though, is that Damon is coming back at less than 100%, and I think that could just keep the offense in a swoon, as opposed to bring the desired spark they’re looking for in getting him back in the lineup. Still, though, everyone knows he’s going to come back too early, and it won’t matter, because the team won’t tell him no stay in Tampa longer and he won’t tell them I’m not ready 100% or ask out of the lineup once he’s back in it.

By: MoBoy(aka McLovin)

MoBoy(aka McLovin) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:34:28 +0000

I think Kennedy and Hughes needed more time in AAA.But Cash got to greedy and threw the kids in the fire of a $200 million team.

Yeah lets get future prospects but we needed insurance and Cash free agents prevents that.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:18:59 +0000

It’s a little early to be calling Hughes the next Pavano, considering that none of Hughes’ problems have been with his arm. Pavano has a history of arm trouble a mile long, just because Hughes has gotten hurt in his first 2 years of major league experience doesn’t mean he’s doomed to be on the DL his entire career. Especially considering the fact that he’s still only 22.

Also, Kennedy was overrated because everyone wrote his name into the rotation in ink based on a lightning-fast rise from Single A and 3 starts in September last year. But, the expectation for him was always back of the rotation-type. He still could be in the back of the rotation this year and end up pitching better than Ponson or Rasner, but at this point that’s a big if–still, though, not all 5 starters have to be dominant ace-types.

By: whozat

whozat — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:14:05 +0000

“They need a bat and a lefty reliever clearly Colorado with Fuentes and Holliday look like a good fit as does Nady and Marte but the asking price is too high right now. Any suggestions?”

Go read the Holliday thread from a couple hours ago.

By: MoBoy(aka McLovin)

MoBoy(aka McLovin) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:10:07 +0000

Whats scary then Sexson is having both Rasner and Ponson for another month will kill this team.

And with Hughes(the next Pavano),Kennedy(Overrated),MIlton(EDwar Ramirez but a starter) and Zambrano(8 Era in a AAA team in the N.L. !!!!!)

Yeah Cash is working the phone because we “Have” to not maybe “Have” to go into the postseason in the last year in Yankee stadium.

By: G. Love

G. Love — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:59:06 +0000

I’m also afraid that Damon is going to talk his way off the DL and not be healthy.

He’s done this before to this team (refusing to be DL’d when injured) and we don’t need 1/2 of Damon to fix this offense.

He needs to be as close to 100% as possible.

And for the record if the only thing Cashman can do at this point in the season is sign DFA’d players to help this team, he sucks as a GM.

If he tries to pass off Sexson (if he comes here) as his new acquisition I hope someone throws a pie in his face.

Trade a fricking pitcher for a bat already.

By: saucY

saucY — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:58:50 +0000

good news for Damon. i was really starting to wonder if we’d see either of matsui or damon for the rest of the year.

i’d assume justin christian goes down when damon is ready to come back… but who knows, maybe they’d rather keep the righty.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:51:49 +0000

What is the deal with people wanting Austin Kearns? The guy never lived up to all the hype that surrounded him in Cincinnati, he’s hurt all the time, he’s another non-power threat in the OF which the Yankees don’t need. Don’t let that buffoon Joel Sherman get you over-excited, Kearns stinks.

By: Johnny Damon's beard

Johnny Damon's beard — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:49:02 +0000

Damon is a great player on the downside of his career. Though I am a Sox fan I can’t find it in myself to wish anything bad on him, other than being on the front end of a lot of Jeter DPs. Fenway fans who boo him for taking the Yankee dollars should revere him for game 7 in 2004, and be thankful that he spent his best years in Boston.