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MERRY TEXMAS EVERYBODY!!!!!
un-frekin believable lol
Merry Christmas, fellow fans! FIRST!
Posting in an epic thread
Toasting epic bread
thank you Ca$hman
WOW.I recind my earlier post poo poo ing the Yanks getting him.
WOW is all i can say. Redsox fans got coal for christmas, and santa left all us yankee fans tons of presents.
I was jumping up and down when I heard the news.
Best offseason ever? Perhaps.
Well, I will be buying season tickets tonight lol
YYYYYYYAAAAAHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
THANK YOU Mr. Steinbrenner!!!!!!!!!!!11
omg what an amazing xmas present..go yanks!!!
cc….CHECK
aj….CHECK
tex….CHECK!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best. Offseason. Ever.
NOW, THAT’S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!!!!
Bye Bye Pettitte
HELLO Hughes!
ONe thing is underrated with this move is how good Tex is as a fielder.
He needs to be clutch and tell a-rod whats good and show him how to do it
HOLY CRAP! I been sick for about a week and I comeback to this LETS GO YANKEES! IM SO PSYCHED! HOWS MY LOHUD FAM DOIN’?
As T-Pain would say: “Got money, and you know it, take it out yo pocket and throw it.”
“So while it’s easy to say, “Go get Manny or Tex,” the reality is that a $150 million deal for Mark Teixeira is really a $210 million deal.”
LOL Pete
seriously this is nuts! steinbrenner kids stole daddy’s credit card this xmas!
I agree with Kay -
Time to use some of the spare parts (Kennedy, Melky, Veras, etc.) to try and get a legit setup man like Houston Street or someone.
Great news but now, there is unbelievable pressure on the Yankees to win in 2009. Imagine the press if we came second to the Red Sox again.
If everyone stays healthy, this team should win 100+ games.
sorry nick swisher.
“So while it’s easy to say, “Go get Manny or Tex,” the reality is that a $150 million deal for Mark Teixeira is really a $210 million deal.”
So what is a 180 million dollar deal, mathletes?
WOOHOO TEX!
Al from BK,
Makes you forget all about the Jets LOL
Can’t wait for Spring Training
As T-Pain might say: “Got money, and you know it, take it out yo pocket and throw it.”
If true, never been so happy to be wrong!
At least we can put Manny to bed.
I am going to go down to the Federal Reserve bank now, and root for the money
Go Money Go Money Go Money!
We have destroyed the game, I love it, we will win ring 27!!
but at what price?
Hollow Win.
Wow! CC, AJ & Tex. And free tix for the Cubs games. Life doesn’t get any better than this!
UPDATE…..Cubs tickets now $.75 cents to offset spending binge
Hahaa…but lets cut Pete some slack here. No one thought we’d get Tex, especially after we got CC and AJ. That being said, he should have been more open to the idea instead of 15 posts about how we AREN’T getting Tex. It IS funny that he posts 3 times a day but now that this news has broke, he’s “on vacation”! LOL. Its all good. Pete is the best NY Beat writer so lets stop rubbing it in his face.
This is a great offseason.
Was that Sam Borden who posted the update?
I’M STILL IN SHOCK, THIS IS FRIGGIN AMAZING! MERRY CHRISTMAS INDEED!
Gardner better perform in CF and at the plate or this won’t net us as much as many think.
hahaha
Max Kellerman is freaking giddy right now
So, Tex’ colors come through. NY and he deserve each other. $ = $.
This is what’s wrong in sports. Baseball would have been better with him in DC. But only one thing matters, money and me.
Oh, yes – I am a sox fan and this posting would have been made had it gone the other way.
Say, did anybody else see on nbcsports an hour ago that the Nats reportedly offered 8 years/184 mil? It’s taken down now, but was it ever true or not?
Of course ESPN bashes us for spending too much money as soon as this happens. Yammers on and on about us having the four highest paid players in baseball. WE PAID WHAT THE MARKET BEARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
…and a happy Texicha
Teixeria career at Yankee Stadium
26 games -
.305, 8 doubles, 5 HRs, 21 RBIs
Holy crap! How many days till pitchers & catchers?
Tex is a great signing for sure but it also introduces its share of problems. Signing Tex to such a big deal limits the amount of money the Yankees can spend on a fifth starter and on bench players. Sure the offense is upgraded but the outfield defense gets worse, the starting pitching gets worse and the bench will probably be worse.
Looks like Pettitte’s Yankee career is finished.
Also, what happened to all that talk about reducing payroll and having roster flexibility. This signing flies in the face of both of those ideas.
I guess the Yankees will just have to bite the bullet in 2009 with respect to the payroll and hopefully reduce it some in 2010.
Tex is a great player but I certainly wouldn’t have signed him.
Kellerman is the best… so glad he was on as this news broke.
Awesome deal!
Wonder whats next?
Hope there is still money for Andy.
“If true, never been so happy to be wrong!”
my sentiments exactly
OMG!!!!! The best part about this is watching how the Sox nation responds! Ha Ha!!
I’m very suprised. I don’t think Tex is worth 180 million necessarily but he’s a good player and I’m happy. Boston must be loving it.
Reposting from last thread..
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“Also, does anyone know what the official (or as close to official as possible) word on what Boston’s final offer was? ”
This was never about Boston’s offer.
What has become clear now – absolutely clear – Boston got played here.
Theo and John Henry were used.
If the deal is 8/170 all the yankees did was pay market value. I’d guess this is what the sox offer was and perhaps less than the nats.
But ultimately once the market settled Tex had boras cut a deal with the yankees.
Tex wanted to play for the yankees. That was likely his preference from the start.
At 8/170 it’s not as if the yankees simply blew away all other offers as they did with CC. All of the offers were clustering together.
He could have had Boras shop the offer back to Boston but I guess Cashman said we’ll pay you fairly but if we start this negotiation it ends now. No more back and forth.
He picked the yankees – the money was the same.
As T-Pain might say: “Got money, and you know it, take it out yo pocket and throw it.”
Ahh who could forget T-pain’s legendary words of wisdom. Always remember,
“She poppin she rollin she rollin
She climbin that pole and
I’m N Luv with a stripper”
A proxy? I wanted to hear Peter eat some crow.
Welcome back Al!
does any body know our total for next season? Over 200 million or we are still under!
Joe Girardi must be really happy right now. He now has soo many options to rotate the line up.
Patrick, don’t be so quick to say that Pettitte is done as a Yankee. For all we know, Tex’s deal is back loaded and they still have room to sign Pettitte to a one year $10M deal. Plus, our bench is actually improved with Swisher on the bench now.
Who cares about Yankees spending money? Its not yours.
vtred December 23rd, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Was that Sam Borden who posted the update?
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Jeff Marx posted it
first off, it was pretty obvious tex wants to be a Yankee from day 1. and as happy as i am im still not sure that if papi and beckett are healthy we are the favorites.
I agree with Chris Russo just now -
We now have to win and we lost whatever good feeling we had and the rest of America won’t care when we win because we just buy our way to a title and there is no good feeling around us.
I wonder if Henry and Theo can still write off that trip to Texas to lock up Tex from last week?
Seriously, this is a coup people and Cashman did the job other GM’s in the game could do…he closed on arguably the top 3 free agents on the board, didn’t trade anything of value and rebuilt a rotation and improved the batting order and infield defense.
I’m one of the fans who don’t care about the money spent and by all accounts, Atlanta was willing to spend what we spent on AJ and Boston and Washington were willing to spend what we spent on Tex.
Cashman used the weight his position gives him and closed and made NY the place to be again.
As a GM he’s made a complete turnaround in my eyes from where he looked like he wanted to lead this team last season.
I love these moves. I love that he let the Red Sox strut and fluff their feathers and make media proclamations that led to them losing out the player they “targeted” for so long.
If Tex wanted to go to Boston, he would have ended up there.
He wanted to be a Yankee and I’m happy that Cash played this situation the way he did.
He made Theo and Henry look like they’ve lost a step in these negotiations.
And now he has a chip in Nady to trade for something awesome.
Great great news and what a day to be a Yankee fan.
CB,
Great catch on the Kat O’Brien story yesterday about the Yanks saying they could keep payroll the same as last year. Really opened the door for this signing. I’ll be interested to see the final contract details and if it’s back-loaded or anything like that. Man, what a great day to be a Yankee fan. I’d absolutely love it if he took less from us than the Red Sox offer.
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!!! This is so AWESOME!!! We needed a 1st baseman and a big bat.. We got a switch hitting power hitter with excellent defense that grew up idolizing Don Mattingly. What could be better? THANK YOU STEINBRENNERS AND GREAT JOB CASHMAN!
It’s too much. Makes the league look silly – I don’t care how much money is “coming off the books.”
Top four highest paid players in baseball are Yankees.
Too much.
Line-up:
Damon-LF
Jeter-SS
Tex-1B
A-Rod-3B
Matsui-1B
Posada-C
Cano-2B
Swisher-RF
Gardner-CF
LETS GO TO WAR!(also trade Nady)
Everyone is saying 8 180, not 170.
Not only does Teixeira have legit power himself, he’ll also make A-Rod better (I’m assuming Tex is going to hit in the 3-hole).
Reposting from last thread…
“I hear what you are saying about Boras going to Cash rather than vice versa. The fact still remains, Boras got a gigantic contract for Teixeira.”
Patrick,
Here is where I disagree and this is the crux of my argument.
Boras did not get a gigantic deal for Tex. Not at all.
Tex got a gigantic deal for Tex.
The yankees paid him fair market value for his talent and performance.
Let me ask you this – what marginal value did Boras add to this? How much of Boras’ games and negotiating tactics work here?
They seemed to work only minimally. They tried to get Boston to bid against themselves last week. It’s clear they were playing boston. If they could get boston to up the deal then they can put pressure on the yanks. Henry calls the bluff.
Boras drags it out – the angels drop out.
Boras tries to drum up a $200M offer from the Nats. Don’t think it happened.
Cashman let Boras try to play his games and watched them flail.
Then he simply paid Tex fair market value for Tex’s talents.
This was not a boras deal – this wasn’t a case where boras’s negotiating skills added large marginal value to the deal tex got.
This is similar to ARod last year. The yanks were fine with paying him what they thought he was worth in terms of the market and revenue generation.
What they didn’t want to bother with was boras and his games.
Tex earned this deal. He had multiple offers all pricing him at this level. The market emerged based on his talent.
This was about Tex – not Boras.
That’s why the negotiations on Cash’s part were so well done.
how does that crow taste, pete? I said several weeks ago there was no way in hell the yankees were going to go into next season with a blackhole at first base. All you have to do is take a look at who the Yankees last 3 first basemen have been…Mattingly, Tino Martinez, Giambi. Yankees weren’t downgrading.
Thank you Santa Claus, I believe, I believe, I believe!
ESPNEWS anchors just called the new Yankee Stadium “the death star”.
I’m loving this reaction.
Those poor Bawwwwwston schills. ;_;
I already had a Met fan coming in crying. I told him his owner shouldn’t have been greedy and lost 300 million.
happy chanukah
Pete, please safe face and admit you were waaaaaaaaaay Off on this one.
Merry Christmas Yankee fans! Santa Cashman delivered.
Patrick,
You don’t pass up a great player Teixeira who fills a need for the foreseeable future because you’re concerned about signing a fifth starter or bench players. Those kinds of players are, by their nature, inexpensive.
The Yankees are probably unique in that they would even consider signing a fifth starter to a $10 million deal. And if the Yankees still want Pettitte, I guarantee you they will sign him. If they don’t, it’s because they can spend that money better elsewhere.
A good bench is the product of luck more than anything else. It’s cobbled together from limited prospects and limited veterans. No team, not even the Yankees, expends significant cash on its bench. The Yankees clearly put their emphasis on putting together an awesome group of starters and will deal with the bench as necessary.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF US FROM THE New York Yankees!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS HUGE!
Ed:
NO. Girardi messed with the lineup too much last year and it threw the entire offense out of whack. With players like these, if they stay healthy IMO you should send the same lineup out game after game.
As a tribute to Phil
HOLY COW !!!!!!
It will be interesting to read about everything leading up to this decision and if the Sox once again ticked off Tex with their actions just like when he was drafted so much that two equal offers he wanted to play first for the Yankees just like his idle Mattingly.
Ladies and Gentlemen. The Yankees are back and legit !!
I don’t care what anyone thinks about what the Yankees did! We pay what we pay for our tickets because of the product they put on the field.
Damon – LF
Jeter – SS
Texeira – 1B
Arod – 3B
Matsui – DH
Nady – RF
Cano – 2B
Posada – C
Swisher – CF
Starters
========
CC
Wang
Burnett
Pettite
Joba/Hughes
I just got a boner.
Kellerman as Steinbrenner: “You want your luxury tax? HERE’S YOUR LUXURY TAX!”
“Welcome back Al!
does any body know our total for next season? Over 200 million or we are still under!”
Thanks Al. I’d say atm the payroll is right at 200 mil.
Don’t say no one thought we’d get Tex, regular LoHud commenter PAT M predicted we’d get Tex the whole time.
Congrats PAT M!!!!
Pete’s not “hiding,” people. He said in his comment on the last post that he was heading out to a movie with his niece. I’m sure he’ll be back soon, and write about this. And I’m sure he won’t be hanging his head in shame.
STICK A FORK IN IT – MERRY CHRISTMAS RedSUX fans and to all a 27th World Championships; CC-ya at opening day
IMO, this signing will now prompt Selig to instate a salary cap in baseball.
I’m a Yankee fan, but we are ruining the sport. Why would anyone watch next year? And even if we win, would anyone care?
We should be winning with homegrown stars, good scouting, smart business decisions, and role players. We are now just buying a title.
The owners were livid about us signing Sabathia, imagine what the reaction now after Burnett and Teixeria? I have no doubt a salary cap is upcoming.
Outstanding. We’ve now got the top three FAs of the off-season.
You know, somehow I won’t miss Petitte. And I’m so glad that Manny won’t be in pinstripes. Don’t think I could have handled that.
Cashman met with Tex even before he met with CC. Thank you, George, Hal, Hank and Brian!!!
The best part of this (aside from the great 1b) is that Cashman has kept the farm with these moves. Its true that some draft picks are lost, but there is a hefty percentage that don’t work out. These guys are proven performers. There is some risk with Burnett.
I’d still like to see an innings eater added to the rotation, maybe Andy still. Without him there is too much risk to be comfortable with the pitching staff yet. Maybe the Yankees feel they can get production from the prospects if needed, if not in an every fifth day role. That would be fun too.
This lineup is going to produce and be deep and it is going to be more fun to watch than it has been for a while. Great hitters from top to bottom with decent power coming from a few spots.
Well the Red Sox can always get the second best hitter in Manny….wait thats gonna be a problem.
Glad the Red Sox will have to settle for Pat Burrel.
EAT THAT CROW, PETER!
I;d suggest everyone listen to Kellerman – This is awesome to listen to if you are pumped up for baseball
This signals how evil the Evil Empire is. They could have gotten Manny and left Tex to the Sox. This was like a double win for them.
This is also addition by subtraction, as you know the other team in the mix would have been the Sox. No way Tex was going to the Nationals…I wonder if there was any chair throwing by Theo Epstein, reminiscent of the Contreras incident.
What a great Christmas! Thanks, Yankees management!
wow pete, you were kinda dead wrong
“Signing Tex to such a big deal limits the amount of money the Yankees can spend on a fifth starter and on bench players.”
Signing Tex improves the bench, as Swisher gives us an extra outfielder and lets Gardner be used in a defensive substitute/pinch running/occasional starter role.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they still try to sign Pettitte. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think they could sign Pettitte for around $10MM and still be around last year’s payroll.
It feels good to be a Yankee fan today.
So, Does this mean that $1 isn’t really $1.40 after all?
Buster Olney is going on ESPN radio right now, IDK for what since the news already broke.
Pete was wrong for considering the yankees out and saying that you should stop visiting the crack dealers if you think mark is coming here. For someone with so much knowledge of the yankees, how can you count them out? I never thought they would do it but im not surprised. Never says never and pete did. We are talking about the YANKEES.
I wonder if all the teams that will ‘itch and moan about what the Yankees spent this off season will still take their check from the Yankees? You don’t like it, don’t take OUR MONEY!
Looks like swisher is going to CF,
MERRY X-MAS CASH, HANK, AND HAL!!
This is the best gift EVER!!!!!
Wow. I’m just glad I’m a Yankees fan.
Merry Christmas everyone!
IMO, Matsui should be the 4th outfielder on the bench
Damon at DH, Nady in left, Gardner in Center, Swisher in right.
That team would be sick defensively.
Rebecca–Optimist Prime–Staying to write the story
December 23rd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
At least we can put Manny to bed.
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Rebecca, Manny Ramirez is now sleeping with the fishes.
I think his stunt in Boston last year has backfired on him and his keeper (Boras).
Did Kellerman really say that Pel? LMAO!!!!
impacto deportivo had it all wrong, tex was the one signing with the yankees
:D
Yanks are still well below last year’s payroll. Tex will be paid less than Giambi and he’s younger. Swisher will be paid less than Abreu and he’s younger.
CC and AJ will get about the same $$ that Mussina, Pavano and Pettite got. Even with Pettite back at $ 10 million the payroll will be reduced and the Yanks will be younger in at least five spots. That’s consistent with what they’ve said all along.
It’s not consistent with the media created $ 180 million target that no Yankees official ever mentioned.
I agree packaging some assets for a high level set up man might make sense, but I really like the bullpen talent on hand.
For those who like to rip the Yankees for “buying” the pennant this will just get them yelling louder, but it’s never been true. They spend the most money, but they make the most money and it would be irresponsible to pocket that cash instead of investing it in trying to win and reward their customers. That’s a point the Lupica type critics never acknowledge. They never say what the payroll should be or why it would be more acceptable for them to keep their cash.
Do you realize Johnny Damon is the only other key Yankee for 2009 who came in as a FA from other teams? Everyone else is through international signings, player development or trade.
“Tex is a great signing for sure but it also introduces its share of problems. Signing Tex to such a big deal limits the amount of money the Yankees can spend on a fifth starter and on bench players.”
I wouldn’t assume that at all. In fact that only makes sense if we feel that we know what the budget is.
It’s clear now all of that budget cutting talk was just a snow job to gain some leverage in the free agent market where they were planning on going all in.
That’s why I kept posting on Kat O’Brien writing in he column today that the team wanted to keep the budget at $209M after all off season they’d been telling her and the other beat reporters that they wanted to cut payroll.
Why were they leaking this information now after all of that talk about fiscal discipline and budget cutting?
They are going for the jugular right now. They want to christen the new stadium with a WS championship.
I think Andy will be back in pinstripes.
Brandon,
Maybe he is coming on to report that the Yankees backed out of the deal at the last minute and are going to use that money on Dunn/Sheets?
If anyone wants fun they should listen tonight to Brandon Tirny on 1050 ESPN radio (if he is on). He was against signing Tex and for signing Manny!
Keith Law on ESPN News
At this price, they better win it all next year and the year after. They have really set themselves back on the all or nothing path. Not to say that I mind too much (beats being a Royals fan). And at least all these guys are pretty young. Gonna be a pretty ferocious line up when you add T-Rex.
ray (sox fan)
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
“This signals how evil the Evil Empire is. They could have gotten Manny and left Tex to the Sox. This was like a double win for them.”
This was not my post. Find another name fella.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
We’re going to win because we can use taxpayer dollars to buy the three top free agents. We are just so swell!
We will be so admired by all of baseball for our savvy personnel evaluations. Cashman is SO smart. How did he identify these players? What scouting!
In fact, why bother playing the other teams at all? Let’s just admire ourselves in the mirror and crown ourselves champions. Who needs the other MLB low-lifes? They are SO inferior.
WE ARE THE YANKEES!
“Let them eat cake.”
“Looks like swisher is going to CF”
or one of the corner OF, where’s better than he was in CF.
April 6 can’t get here soon enough.
Merry Christmas.
Is he gonna wear #21?
8 Years, $180 MM now reported.
Christmas has come early!!!!!!
FAntasy World..No Teix and CC…
win.
rodg12,
Thanks. I kept bringing that point up but no one seemed too impressed by it.
I thought that spoke volumes.
Since you’re probably with family enjoying your Christmas break, we’ll give you the week to post an apology to the people you basically called fools for thinking the Yanks would sign Teixeira. Once again, you were 100% wrong. No surprise there
CB: At least someone was paying attention.
Thanks.
Truth is not only did Tex prefer the Yankees and Georgia not wanting to go to Boston.. Mark really didn’t want to go to Boston (The City) either. He has respect for the team and did not entirely rule them out.
As a Yankee fan I have not seen/heard the same love for the Yankees expressed since Jeter.. i.e. “I have wanted to be a Yankee since I was a child” ..expect Mark to say that publicly in the future.
He will be an instant hit with Yankee fans when he shares his passion for the pinstripes..
Will the Yankees allow him to where #23? Will Donny approve?
Hah. Seems so trivial.
Red Sox will now trade for JJ Hardy and Peavy
He’ll wear #25
Yes or No, when he gets back, does Pete take a jab at the Yankees spending and/or payroll?
There’s nobody that needs to eat crow or anything else. Nobody in their right mind really thought that Teixeira was the initial offensive target and that they would close on him. Hoping for it was the best you can hope for, but, this is beyond anybody’s actual reasonable expectations.
50 cenral
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Red Sox will now trade for JJ Hardy and Peavy
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Good, Peavy would be GARBAGE in Boston.
Great news… Counting down the minutes till Spring Training.
This is unreal. I had to go outside for fresh air when i heard.
Omg, they are probably kicking themselves in Boston….
ray (sox fan)
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
This signals how evil the Evil Empire is. They could have gotten Manny and left Tex to the Sox. This was like a double win for them.
The Yanks aren’t a soup kitchen. If the RS nation wants to grovel instead of playing baseball like real men, they should find a new rival.
I told you guys… Heyman is useless for most of the negotiation, but during crunch time, he is MONEY. His info is the best.
GreenBeret7
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
There’s nobody that needs to eat crow or anything else. Nobody in their right mind really thought that Teixeira was the initial offensive target and that they would close on him. Hoping for it was the best you can hope for, but, this is beyond anybody’s actual reasonable expectations.
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I overall never thought the Yankees would get Teixiera. But when Heymen said the Yankees might jump in at the last second (like they did) I believed him
“Red Sox will now trade for JJ Hardy and Peavy”
go ahead. the yankees didnt have to give up their top prospects to get their guys. The Sox would have to empty their best talent (Buchholz, Masterson, Anderson, etc) to get both of those guys.
I apologize to all those people. I belong in the mental institution for people who will not stop eating.
Well, I’ll admit that all along I thought this was not going to happen.
I have my reservations as to whether or not I will call it a “good” idea.
This wreaks of the “Bring in the All Star” agenda and I am not yet on board with whatever logic people will place upon the decision.
Having said that, he is a nasty bat, great 1B, and should help the team a lot.
Now I have to take 100 times the shots for being a West Coast Yankee fan, not that I’ve ever minded before. We better win it all soon, that’s all I am going to say.
I think the Yanks are definitely going to trade Nady or Swisher. Most likely Nady since he would be more attractive to other teams since it is only a 1 year deal and Swisher is still owed $21m. I could see the Yanks trading Nady to the Mets.
Red Sox fan here,
Congrats on Teixeira! But…
Sabathia replaces Mussina. Mussina was 20-9 last year. How much better is that?
Burnett, will he win Pettitte’s 14? Burnett is fragile and a head case.
Teixeira replaces Giambi. Giambi was 32 and 96 last year. Bobby Abreu was 20 and 100.
Your defense is still atrocious. Pitching and D is the key.
Should make the rivalry even more fun!!!
Just saying, congrats, but don’t plan any parades yet.
SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is perhaps the best off season of all time.
Pete – THIS IS OUR TIME…
Lineup:
Damon
Jeter
Arod
Tex
Matsui
Posada
Swisher/Nady
Cano
Gardner
Rotation
Sabathia
Wang
Burnett
Chamberlain
Aceves
With many a few tweaks here and there (Gardner and Aceves ) this is OUR TIME Pete. Never underestimate [the yanks FO off the most embarrassing season in years.
This is such an amazing day to be a yankee fan. I think the cameron trade would actually work out for us with tex batting third – 1 year of cameron for melky and minimum salary improves the defense and lineup. We cant trade nady until we know for sure what swish will give us. Nady wouldnt bring us back a centerfielder or fifth starter which is all we need at this point and neither is needed.
Keith law called us the evil empire also…I love the reaction from NESPN…
How’s charlotte nick? It’s pouring and freezing here!
What are the Red Sox gonna do with all those new ugly Jersey’s.
I’m also glad Kellerman is on for this.. he’s great!
It will be interesting to see if Pettitte finally makes his move, now. He has to know that the money will dry up quickly for him to return to NYY. I can’t imagine that he’d go to the Rangers…not in that park. St. Louis, Atlanta or the Dodgers perhaps.
OOOOH BABY OOOOHHHH BABY OOOHHHH BABY!!!!!!
Queue the Evil Empire theme music from Star Wars!!!!!!!
If this is true, I’m glad the no-Manny side won out. I have a feeling we’ll hear sometime in the next few weeks that if we didn’t land Tiexiera, then Manny was the secondary target. Scary.
Sorry Andy Pettitte … thanks for all the good years.
I’m guessing Swisher will be around as 1B/OF backup, at least until the trade deadline. After spring training starts, that’s the next threshold for the OF to get addressed. Still:
Tiexiera + Swisher Manny for all-around improvement.
It is a no brainer.
Lloyd Braun
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Red Sox fan here,
Congrats on Teixeira! But…
Sabathia replaces Mussina. Mussina was 20-9 last year. How much better is that?
Burnett, will he win Pettitte’s 14? Burnett is fragile and a head case.
Teixeira replaces Giambi. Giambi was 32 and 96 last year. Bobby Abreu was 20 and 100.
Your defense is still atrocious. Pitching and D is the key.
Should make the rivalry even more fun!!!
Just saying, congrats, but don’t plan any parades yet.
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I absolutely LOVE the Sabathia vs Mussina arguement. If Sabathia pitched the games Mussina did, would Sabathia have won more than 20 games? Most likely
Our defense actually gets better with Teixieira
“Lloyd Braun
Should make the rivalry even more fun!!!
Just saying, congrats, but don’t plan any parades yet.”
Agreed. We’re the favorites right now, but not celebrating until we win #27.
Stephen A Smith wants us to get Manny too lol
I meant to write this is OUR TEAM not OUR TIME
“As a Yankee fan I have not seen/heard the same love for the Yankees expressed since Jeter.. i.e. “I have wanted to be a Yankee since I was a child” ..expect Mark to say that publicly in the future.”
Lost in Tex-is
That is a wonderful sentiment. I’d love to hear Tex say that. “the same love for the yankees expressed since Jeter…”
That’s quite an amazing statement.
You were getting a hard time on the board and I didn’t want to make it worse by calling more attention to your post.
But nicely done. The evolution of your posts was very interesting.
Not sure what your connection is. But a very welcome addition.
Keep posting.
DH Damon
SS Jeter
1B Texiera
3B Arod
C Posada
2B Cano
RF Swisher
LF Nady
CF Gardner
Melky Molina Some infielder in Scranton
Sabathia Wang Burnett Joba Hughes
Rivera Marte Coke Robertson Melancon Bruney Aceves
Stephen A. says ” i love it, now go get Manny TOO”
Great work this offseason Cash.. NOW GET PETTITTE TO SIGN!!!
If we don’t win in 2009, I just don’t know.
I think the Yankees were probably not planning on getting Tex. My guess is that the market for corner outfielders and big bats has surprised most people. When the price stayed reasonable (if you can call it reasonable) why not jump?
This is better than signing Giambi for a few reasons. He can play both sides of the ball, it appears he wasn’t a juicer, his big contract is signed 7 years later. One more reason, he isn’t a super star diva.
Its all speculation really.
Damn…we just signed a swith-hitting Gold Glove 1B with power.
Not only that, and this is almost as good, now I don’t have to listen to all those advocating the signing of Manny. Thank God.
And great job Cashman not tipping your hand and then throwing all your chips at Teixeira at the last second.
I think the team’s set now except for possibly Pettitte:
Damon LF/CF
Jeter SS
Teixeira 1B
Arod 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Nady RF
Cano 2B
Swisher LF/CF
Bench:
Molina
Ransom
Melky (he’s out of options I believe)
Gardner
Rotation: CC,Wang,Burnett,Joba,Pettitte/Hughes
Bullpen: Mo,Marte,Bruney,Edwar,Coke,Veras, Aceves/Giese/other long man
I knew the Yankees would be going after Tex…and not have Swisher be our First baseman…
anyone remember when Cashman said Bubba Crosy was going to be the starting center fielder in the offseason?? How did that work out?? lol
Trevor, Why Swisher in RF? Damon will be playing left, Nady in right, Swisher in CF would be my opinion. Melky 4th outfielder & Gardner bench player.
Aceves and his beautiful wife are decorating their Christmas tree as we speak. More updates as I receive them!
“I say, make it a cool half million!”
That’s the smartest thing I’ve heard all day Stephen A. Smith! Where is your blog?
Sorry .. what I typed was:
Tiexiera + Swisher Manny for all-around improvement.
But some of it got omitted. That was weird.
Ok Boston. We already know what you’re gonna say. Keep it to yourself. We don’t want to hear it. Go tell your other Boston friends. Go cry to them.
“Bill Madden says Teixeira told the Yankees he preferred them all along, after the Angels and Red Sox backed off. ”
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....l_wit.html
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Ha. sure!!
Why do people use the argument “CC is replacing Mussina” ? CC will pitch longer and be more effective. And I guess people forget we lost Wang in June, if anything he would be the moose replacement. Adding CC, Wang, and AJ really can’t be spun into a negative. People are just grasping.
Now we’ve really cornered the market on Tiexieras.
How many teams even have one?
We have two!
err, I meant to write billion, as in
I say, make it a cool half billion!” Important difference
he’s still going, “You already broke the bank, might as well do it right!”
Nady would be the perfect one to move
Swisher is still under control for a few more years and can be a mainstay in right field when everyone leaves after next year
Just had a look at the Boston Dirt Dog discussion board – it’s bloody hell there!
They are po’d for not signing Tex and more po’d that we did!
Christmas comes a couple of days early!!!
The bench looks good from where I sit.
As far as Pete’s posts go, one locker room type comment from Tex about how its awesome to wear pinstripes and all will be forgiven.
I thought Manny was the more likely option given the years involved, but this is a better fit. Defense to go with that pitching.
Thank you Cashman for putting a nice clean bandage on the wound the stupid Jets opened this weekend.
BEST POST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jack Bauer December 23rd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I agree with Chris Russo just now –
We now have to win and we lost whatever good feeling we had and the rest of America won’t care when we win because we just buy our way to a title and there is no good feeling around us.
Check out the Mark Teixeira fan page on FACEBOOK… great picture of Mark holding a donnie baseball card
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December 23rd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Yes! Yes! Yes!
We’re going to win because we can use taxpayer dollars to buy the three top free agents. We are just so swell!
We will be so admired by all of baseball for our savvy personnel evaluations. Cashman is SO smart. How did he identify these players? What scouting!
In fact, why bother playing the other teams at all? Let’s just admire ourselves in the mirror and crown ourselves champions. Who needs the other MLB low-lifes? They are SO inferior.
WE ARE THE YANKEES!
“Let them eat cake.”
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Sounds better every time I read it.
Not that Pete needs defenders here but there wasn’t alot of “certainty” from anyone that the Yankees would pull this off. What he was arguing made sense. Pete proved wrong in his estimate of what the Yankees could or were willing to do. He wasn’t the only one by a long shot. I was hoping we could pull this off but didn’t think we would. Glad it worked out this way and I don’t have to worry about cheering for the ‘Rain Man’.
You don’t suppose that they might try to shoot the moon and sign ….
Nah!
Prediction:
Now Manny will sign with Nationals for one year at half his 2008 salary
Merry yankee X-mas. New post just added. Cashman is my hero.
“Why Swisher in RF?”
Just incase they look to trade Matsui. If they trade him I would move Damon to DH. That keeps him healthy and it’s not like you’ll be missing his steller (sarcasm) defense.
Nady stays in LF & Swisher would be in RF & Gardner in CF.
I forgot to say this, “Joe Mauer will also be a Yankee in 2011!” LOL
he is on espn
PETES ON ESPN NEWS!!!!!!!!!1
Pete’s on ESPNEWS right now!!
Petey’s on ESPN.
Charlotte is actually nicer right now than it was in SF over the weekend.
Pete Abe on ESPN News right now!
Pete’s on TV right now explaining the whole thing to us
Yankees have shelled out $413,500,000 in long term contracts so far this offseason (based on 8/170 for Tex).
They currently have 3 of the 5 active players with contracts with an AAV over $20MM (assuming Manny signs a contract with an AAV equal to or greater than his last contract).
They have the highest AAV:
Starting pitcher CC Sabathia at $23MM
Relief Pitcher Mariano Rivera at $15MM
First Baseman Mark Teixeira at $21.25MM
Catcher Jorge Posada at $13.1MM
Shortstop Derek Jeter at $18.9MM
Third Baseman Alex Rodriguez at $27.5MM (excluding insane incentives)
Additionally they have the third highest AAV Second Baseman Robinson Cano at $7.5MM and the sixth highest AAV Starting Pitcher AJ Burnett at $16.5MM. and both the eighth highest AAV OF Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui at $13MM each.
Their current payroll is at $191.1MM using AAV not including any of the 40 man roster not on the 25 man, nor does it include anything for benefits. It only includes 7 pitchers (Sabathia, Burnett, Wang, Chaimberlan, Hughes, Rivera and Marte)
Jon Heyman is reporting it, too:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....l?bcnn=yes
“We now have to win and we lost whatever good feeling we had and the rest of America won’t care when we win because we just buy our way to a title and there is no good feeling around us.”
Who cares what the rest of America thinks when we win championships?
Charlotte is actually nicer right now than it was in SF over the weekend. But it’s not as balmy as Impacto Deportivo said it was going to be.
Pete Abe is on TV right now.
This is a great day to be a yankee fan. Now you can really see how much Hank and Hal love their father. They are breaking the bank to give him and NY # 27.
After everything George has done for the Yankees, NY and any charity he’s ever donated to, he deserves to see atleast one more.
oops, sorry for the duplicate comment
WOW!!!
Pete doesn’t owe anyone an apology. He voiced a strong opinion that turned ut to be wrong. Eat crow, absolutely, but never apologize for an opinion. As a meda guy myslef you do have to have a level of confidence or call it arrogance to sell your point of view. Pete’s batting average is pretty damn good and this is a great forum.
Why focus on that when this should be a day of ceebrating the signing of the best position player on the market.
I wouldn’t move Swisher or Nady unless it was part of a deal that brings in a less expensive # 5 starter or an A-list set up man. Right now they have a nice mix of players for the OF/DH roles which guarantees an improved bench. I see them using Melky and Gardner to rest veterans and play lots of late inning defense.
Haha nice job on ESPNEWS Pete!
he should take number 26, keep the line of succession going.
Pete doesn’t owe anybody anything. But it’s still pretty funny. All we need is an old SNL youtube clip of Emily Latella saying…”Never mind.”
This is a truly great day for the Yankees franchise. I love that the money was the same and he picked us. Pinstripes are shining bright today. And it’s all because of one of the greatest Yankees of all time. Thank you Donnie!!!
I think they should let Teix wear #23 for a day. I bet Mattingly would be okay with it.
This is exactly what is wrong with Major League Baseball!!!!
Sign Manny for one year……
Bless this mess. And now sign Manny, lol.
If this is “what’s wrong with MLB” don’t watch MLB. Is someone coming into your house forcing you to watch? The Yankees aren’t given money…they earn it. Then they put it back into the club and the cycle continues. Whether they win or not, they constantly attempt to put a winning ball club on the field. That’s why I’m a Yankee fan.
Lets get the Red Sox whiny organization upset by signing manny. Stop whining about how we run our Organization. The yankees earn every single bit they spend. The yankees payroll will prob be less than last year. Tex 3rd, Arod 4th, Manny 5th. Wow…..
Lets get the Red Sox whiny organization upset by signing manny. Stop whining about how we run our Organization. The yankees earn every single bit they spend. The yankees payroll will prob be less than last year.
Look at this line-up
1 player a
2 player b
3 Texeira
4 Arod
5 Manny
6 player c
7 player d
8 player e
9 player f
No matter who you put in that lineup, we will win over 100 games. Considering our pitching line-up. Forget pettite and use Hughes.
Hi there Pete … Merry Christmas … hope this signing teaches you to never say never when it comes to the Yankees … you’ve been telling us for a while that the Yankees wouldn’t be doing this move after getting CC and AJ … well there is one thing that is much better than Manny being Manny … and is much more reliable … the Yankees being the Yankees … love me my Yankees Pete!
this team is going to win 140 games…I’m calling it now-the best team in baseball history!
“this team is going to win 140 games…I’m calling it now-the best team in baseball history!”
this kind of attitude is trouble.
It’s all about pitching and health.