Comments on: Sweeny says: Spend that money! http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:46:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Taylor http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-624046 Taylor Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:59:18 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-624046 And Sweeney then procedes to lose all credibility by stating the Yankees should trade for Aaron Rowand - AND actually giving up players of value to do so! I do not understand how anyone could think it's a good idea to not only trade for Rowand but give up Nady and Kennedy to do so... I mean, it's crazy enough to trade for a 4th OFer that is making $12M a year for the next 4, but give up value for it too? And there's not a chance in hell Boras would accept a 4/$102M contract for Tex. And Sweeney then procedes to lose all credibility by stating the Yankees should trade for Aaron Rowand – AND actually giving up players of value to do so! I do not understand how anyone could think it’s a good idea to not only trade for Rowand but give up Nady and Kennedy to do so… I mean, it’s crazy enough to trade for a 4th OFer that is making $12M a year for the next 4, but give up value for it too?

And there’s not a chance in hell Boras would accept a 4/$102M contract for Tex.

]]> By: tomd http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-624025 tomd Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:24:30 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-624025 Pete December 22nd, 2008 at 4:10 pm "Rowand is the greatest CF ever." Honorable Mention: Mays, Mantle, DiMaggio, Griffey Jr., Ty Cobb... Pete
December 22nd, 2008 at 4:10 pm
“Rowand is the greatest CF ever.”

Honorable Mention: Mays, Mantle, DiMaggio, Griffey Jr., Ty Cobb…

]]> By: Joey H http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-624016 Joey H Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:07:07 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-624016 Tex is a RedSock? http://sonsofsimmons.com/mlb/sources-red-sox-agree-in-principle-on-deal-with-mark-teixeira/2008/ Tex is a RedSock? http://sonsofsimmons.com/mlb/s.....eira/2008/

]]> By: Old Ranger http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-624014 Old Ranger Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:04:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-624014 GreenBeret7 How are you doing? Been a while, just checking in to see how you're doing. Looks like everything is better...good going guy. GreenBeret7
How are you doing? Been a while, just checking in to see how you’re doing. Looks like everything is better…good going guy.

]]> By: DonnieBaseballHallofFame http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-624013 DonnieBaseballHallofFame Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:02:22 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-624013 Sign Manny, sign Pettite (or a cheaper pitcher would be better) to a one year deal. Get a bench for once. Make sure CC, AJ, and Joba still have their arms attached for the playoffs. I think we go deep with that team. Sign Manny, sign Pettite (or a cheaper pitcher would be better) to a one year deal. Get a bench for once.

Make sure CC, AJ, and Joba still have their arms attached for the playoffs.

I think we go deep with that team.

]]> By: Stew http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-623991 Stew Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:07:58 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-623991 Why wouldn't we want Pettitte back? He sported a superb 5.35 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, with a .302 batting avg against post all-star break. Who wouldn't want those marvelous numbers for 10 million. Yet alone 16 million. Hard to imagine Hughes doing any worse than that. Use the money to sign a hitter for pete's sake! Why wouldn’t we want Pettitte back? He sported a superb 5.35 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, with a .302 batting avg against post all-star break. Who wouldn’t want those marvelous numbers for 10 million. Yet alone 16 million. Hard to imagine Hughes doing any worse than that.

Use the money to sign a hitter for pete’s sake!

]]> By: Doris from Rego Park http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-623939 Doris from Rego Park Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:54:12 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-623939 You know who I hate? I hate Andy Pettite. You know who I hate? I hate Andy Pettite.

]]> By: Phil http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-623935 Phil Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:52:47 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-623935 Gammons is hilarious. The Yanks had planned to get CC since last year, so he has to say the Red Sox have been planning to get Tex for 2 years. What a clown. Meanwhile, the Yanks and Boras are sort of at loggerheads. Boras wants the Yanks to take Manny and Boston to take Tex. But the Yanks aren't ready to give up on Tex. Boras isn't doing much to facilitate it other than trying to extract a bid he can shop back to the Sox. Tex has to take the lead if he wants to be a Yankee. Gammons is hilarious. The Yanks had planned to get CC since last year, so he has to say the Red Sox have been planning to get Tex for 2 years. What a clown.

Meanwhile, the Yanks and Boras are sort of at loggerheads. Boras wants the Yanks to take Manny and Boston to take Tex. But the Yanks aren’t ready to give up on Tex. Boras isn’t doing much to facilitate it other than trying to extract a bid he can shop back to the Sox. Tex has to take the lead if he wants to be a Yankee.

]]> By: GreenBeret7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-623928 GreenBeret7 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:45:39 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-623928 Mike A. December 22nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm “Gotta love the wizards at River Ave Blues. The Einsteins want Gabe Kapler for the Yanks to play center field. The guy is a #4 35 year old outfielder and was built through better chemistry. He took a year off to get the steroids out of his system. ... I didn’t open all of the links to that article, but, that’s all they talked about was his amazing center field glove. He catches everything he gets to, but, that’s not saying much. He could never cover NYY center field. He tried in Boston and failed. Not a problem, though. He’ll only see Yankee Stadium if he buys a ticket.” Wow, you have yourself up on some kind of pedestal GB7. At no point did we say he should be signed as a starter. And if by “all they talked about was his amazing center field glove” you mean “they mentioned he was great in center last year in one sentence,” then yes, you’re correct. We’re not advocating him as a starter, we were talking about him as a 4th outfielder/RH pinch hitter. It would be an incredibly easy move to back out of, no risk whatsoever. ------------------------------------------------------------ The last thing NY needs is a right handed hitting spare outfielder. If you haven't noticed, NYY is a litle light on left handed hitters. I don't set myself up as anything. Then again, I don't pretend to know everything, either. Mike A.
December 22nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
“Gotta love the wizards at River Ave Blues. The Einsteins want Gabe Kapler for the Yanks to play center field. The guy is a #4 35 year old outfielder and was built through better chemistry. He took a year off to get the steroids out of his system.
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I didn’t open all of the links to that article, but, that’s all they talked about was his amazing center field glove. He catches everything he gets to, but, that’s not saying much. He could never cover NYY center field. He tried in Boston and failed. Not a problem, though. He’ll only see Yankee Stadium if he buys a ticket.”

Wow, you have yourself up on some kind of pedestal GB7. At no point did we say he should be signed as a starter. And if by “all they talked about was his amazing center field glove” you mean “they mentioned he was great in center last year in one sentence,” then yes, you’re correct.

We’re not advocating him as a starter, we were talking about him as a 4th outfielder/RH pinch hitter. It would be an incredibly easy move to back out of, no risk whatsoever.

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The last thing NY needs is a right handed hitting spare outfielder. If you haven’t noticed, NYY is a litle light on left handed hitters.

I don’t set myself up as anything. Then again, I don’t pretend to know everything, either.

]]> By: Mike A. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/22/sweeny-says-spend-that-money/comment-page-3/#comment-623922 Mike A. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:40:25 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5702#comment-623922 "Gotta love the wizards at River Ave Blues. The Einsteins want Gabe Kapler for the Yanks to play center field. The guy is a #4 35 year old outfielder and was built through better chemistry. He took a year off to get the steroids out of his system. ... I didn’t open all of the links to that article, but, that’s all they talked about was his amazing center field glove. He catches everything he gets to, but, that’s not saying much. He could never cover NYY center field. He tried in Boston and failed. Not a problem, though. He’ll only see Yankee Stadium if he buys a ticket." Wow, you have yourself up on some kind of pedestal GB7. At no point did we say he should be signed as a starter. And if by "all they talked about was his amazing center field glove" you mean "they mentioned he was great in center last year in one sentence," then yes, you're correct. We're not advocating him as a starter, we were talking about him as a 4th outfielder/RH pinch hitter. It would be an incredibly easy move to back out of, no risk whatsoever. “Gotta love the wizards at River Ave Blues. The Einsteins want Gabe Kapler for the Yanks to play center field. The guy is a #4 35 year old outfielder and was built through better chemistry. He took a year off to get the steroids out of his system.
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I didn’t open all of the links to that article, but, that’s all they talked about was his amazing center field glove. He catches everything he gets to, but, that’s not saying much. He could never cover NYY center field. He tried in Boston and failed. Not a problem, though. He’ll only see Yankee Stadium if he buys a ticket.”

Wow, you have yourself up on some kind of pedestal GB7. At no point did we say he should be signed as a starter. And if by “all they talked about was his amazing center field glove” you mean “they mentioned he was great in center last year in one sentence,” then yes, you’re correct.

We’re not advocating him as a starter, we were talking about him as a 4th outfielder/RH pinch hitter. It would be an incredibly easy move to back out of, no risk whatsoever.

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