Comments on: Britton on his way; Rasner for Tuesday http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/ A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:28:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: luke snadey http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-497290 luke snadey Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:12:33 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-497290 All Ablog Austin > Archives > 2008 > August > 14 > Entry Derek Jeter spotted at Austin Starbucks Thursday, August 14, 2008, 06:08 PM New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was spotted in Austin today, in the company of Minka Kelly, who is in “Friday Night Lights.” The pair, who are rumored to be dating, were at the Starbucks on South Congress, sitting quietly at the bar that overlooks the street. Have you seen them elsewhere around town? Let us know. Jeter does not care about the yankees on his day off he flies across the country for a chick come on, and he has an injury. All Ablog Austin > Archives > 2008 > August > 14 > Entry

Derek Jeter spotted at Austin Starbucks
Thursday, August 14, 2008, 06:08 PM

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was spotted in Austin today, in the company of Minka Kelly, who is in “Friday Night Lights.”

The pair, who are rumored to be dating, were at the Starbucks on South Congress, sitting quietly at the bar that overlooks the street.

Have you seen them elsewhere around town? Let us know.

Jeter does not care about the yankees on his day off he flies across the country for a chick come on, and he has an injury.

]]> By: 86w183 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496875 86w183 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:54:47 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496875 Yankee Trader---- On Britton... yes, I think the guy should be in better shape and it might make him a better pitcher. Sabathia is just different. He's a bigger and better version of Wells who is a superior athlete and rubber-armed pitcher. Sure, the limited info we have on $ 100 million pitchers isn't good, but two of those deals... Zito and Hampton were universally panned as psychotic when they occurred. Brown was still very good until his back problems and it's early on Santana... but other big money FA pitchers have paid off, including Mussina, Clemens, RJ (first huge contract) Maddux, Smoltz and so on.... it's a risk worth taking Why are so you concerned about the total payroll... do you get to ride Hank's horses? The Yanks have an obligation to spend money and try their best to put a championship team on the field. They're in a state of flux trying to rid themselves of older, overpaid, unproductive players and improving player development. I support that effort, which is why I don't want to see them sign any FA who is over 30. There's plenty of money to pursue the two best FA out there and still keep payroll relatively flat. Yankee Trader—-

On Britton… yes, I think the guy should be in better shape and it might make him a better pitcher. Sabathia is just different. He’s a bigger and better version of Wells who is a superior athlete and rubber-armed pitcher. Sure, the limited info we have on $ 100 million pitchers isn’t good, but two of those deals… Zito and Hampton were universally panned as psychotic when they occurred. Brown was still very good until his back problems and it’s early on Santana… but other big money FA pitchers have paid off, including Mussina, Clemens, RJ (first huge contract) Maddux, Smoltz and so on…. it’s a risk worth taking

Why are so you concerned about the total payroll… do you get to ride Hank’s horses? The Yanks have an obligation to spend money and try their best to put a championship team on the field. They’re in a state of flux trying to rid themselves of older, overpaid, unproductive players and improving player development.

I support that effort, which is why I don’t want to see them sign any FA who is over 30. There’s plenty of money to pursue the two best FA out there and still keep payroll relatively flat.

]]> By: Yankee Trader http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496802 Yankee Trader Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:05:48 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496802 Sevrox You're absolutely right-they're not out until mathematically eliminated. Lets look at the remaining schedule. Yankees are 64-57 and 10 games out in lost column from 1st place. Tampa went up 7-5 in top 12th by the way. 41 games left[22 away games]. If we go 28-13 down the stretch that leaves us at 92-70. I'd say that gives us a decent to good chance at a wild card. Remaining games and my projections needed to win 28 more games: 3 KC-sweep 3 3@Tor-take 2 of 3 3@Balt-take 2 of 3 3Bos-take 2 of 3 3Tor-take 2 of 3 1@Det-win 1 3@TB-take 2 of 3 3@Sea-sweep 3 3@LA- win 1 of 3 3TB-win 2 of 3 4CWS-win 2 of 4 3Balt--win 2 of 3 3@Tor-win 2 of 3 3@Bos-win 2 of 3 Pete's recent poll has it giving us a 1 in 5 chance of making the playoffs, coolstandings.com a 9% chance. Sevrox
You’re absolutely right-they’re not out until mathematically eliminated. Lets look at the remaining schedule. Yankees are 64-57 and 10 games out in lost column from 1st place. Tampa went up 7-5 in top 12th by the way.
41 games left[22 away games]. If we go 28-13 down the stretch that leaves us at 92-70. I’d say that gives us a decent to good chance at a wild card.

Remaining games and my projections needed to win 28 more games:

3 KC-sweep 3
3@Tor-take 2 of 3
3@Balt-take 2 of 3
3Bos-take 2 of 3
3Tor-take 2 of 3
1@Det-win 1
3@TB-take 2 of 3
3@Sea-sweep 3
3@LA- win 1 of 3
3TB-win 2 of 3
4CWS-win 2 of 4
3Balt–win 2 of 3
3@Tor-win 2 of 3
3@Bos-win 2 of 3

Pete’s recent poll has it giving us a 1 in 5 chance of making the playoffs, coolstandings.com a 9% chance.

]]> By: randy l. ( free the yankees -fire cashman)) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496770 randy l. ( free the yankees -fire cashman)) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:39:45 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496770 yankee trader- it's from all those things plus future ticket sales. it's a good book to read for another way of looking at the numbers. i didn't read it as close as i should have or i'd have a better answer for you i think gennaro would likely say the yankees can't afford to not make the playoffs. the more i think about it, i don't understand why the yankees passed on byrd. at the time, i didn't realize he had been pitching so well. yankee trader-
it’s from all those things plus future ticket sales. it’s a good book to read for another way of looking at the numbers. i didn’t read it as close as i should have or i’d have a better answer for you

i think gennaro would likely say the yankees can’t afford to not make the playoffs.

the more i think about it, i don’t understand why the yankees passed on byrd.

at the time, i didn’t realize he had been pitching so well.

]]> By: Real World http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496767 Real World Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:38:01 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496767 I think the Yankees will focus hard on Sabathia in the off-season, and only try to sign Text if CC fails. 1B is going to be a position where they mix and match players I think. They have flexibility there with Nady, and probably want to keep the spot open for Posada, should his shoulder prevent him from remaining at catcher. I think the Yankees will focus hard on Sabathia in the off-season, and only try to sign Text if CC fails. 1B is going to be a position where they mix and match players I think. They have flexibility there with Nady, and probably want to keep the spot open for Posada, should his shoulder prevent him from remaining at catcher.

]]> By: sevrox http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496762 sevrox Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:37:42 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496762 Here's one for you emotionally distraught Yankster Fanatics/Brainiacs: the team isn't out of the race until they are mathematically eliminated. Kind of simplifies things. Here’s one for you emotionally distraught Yankster Fanatics/Brainiacs: the team isn’t out of the race until they are mathematically eliminated.

Kind of simplifies things.

]]> By: sevrox http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496761 sevrox Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:37:41 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496761 Here's one for you emotionally distraught Yankster Fanatics/Brainiacs: the team isn't out of the race until they are mathematically eliminated. Kind of simplifies things. Here’s one for you emotionally distraught Yankster Fanatics/Brainiacs: the team isn’t out of the race until they are mathematically eliminated.

Kind of simplifies things.

]]> By: Yankee Trader http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496756 Yankee Trader Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:34:49 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496756 Randy- Is that from TV, concession, and attendance revenues? Everyone: Yea or Nay. Based on the recent losses of starting pitching-Joba & Giese, fewer remaining games to get a playoff spot, should the Yankees have claimed FA to be Paul Byrd, the only cost to them being the remaining 2M on his salary. He's given up 7 runs his last five starts against Anaheim, Detroitx2, Minnesota and Toronto-a CG!! Randy- Is that from TV, concession, and attendance revenues?

Everyone: Yea or Nay. Based on the recent losses of starting pitching-Joba & Giese, fewer remaining games to get a playoff spot, should the Yankees have claimed FA to be Paul Byrd, the only cost to them being the remaining 2M on his salary. He’s given up 7 runs his last five starts against Anaheim, Detroitx2, Minnesota and Toronto-a CG!!

]]> By: Paulie D http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496746 Paulie D Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:28:06 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496746 EDUB, you sure about that? I'll wager you'd think twice, lol http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1310368/mediaindex EDUB, you sure about that? I’ll wager you’d think twice, lol

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1310368/mediaindex

]]> By: randy l. ( free the yankees -fire cashman)) http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/comment-page-2/#comment-496742 randy l. ( free the yankees -fire cashman)) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:22:52 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/08/14/britton-on-his-way-rasner-for-tuesday/#comment-496742 "Maybe because with the addition of Marte,Nady, and Pudge they are getting way over the 200 million mark. At some point you have to stop and the time is now" according to vince gennaro, the diamond dollars author, the yankees will lose something like 25 to 50 million( if i remember right) by not making the playoffs. http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Dollars-Economics-Winning-Baseball/dp/0977743632 wouldn't byrd have been in investment in not losing those 25-50 million? “Maybe because with the addition of Marte,Nady, and Pudge they are getting way over the 200 million mark. At some point you have to stop and the time is now”

according to vince gennaro, the diamond dollars author, the yankees will lose something like 25 to 50 million( if i remember right) by not making the playoffs.
http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-.....0977743632

wouldn’t byrd have been in investment in not losing those 25-50 million?

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