Comments on: Levine puts his spin on the spending

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:34:33 +0000

One statement that can’t be spinned: Randy Levine is one weird-looking dude.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:23:46 +0000

Christina, the loan you took out probably didn’t go toward generating jobs for the city.

By: yankeenate

yankeenate — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:47:54 +0000

I don’t like Levine

By: jk

jk — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:43:44 +0000

CNBC gave Levine a free pass.

They did not ask about the Yankees’ need to issue more tax-exempt bonds.

They failed to ask why the Yankees are cutting payroll when they are raking in the cash from the new Stadium.

Enquiring minds want to know!

By: aron-baka

aron-baka — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:40:15 +0000

Gammons called Mark Teixeira Scott Boras’ “ultimate client” and that Teixeira is “very well-programmed.”
He notes that there was a lot of “testiness” between Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez in Texas and Gammons wonders how Teixeira will handle the high expectations that come with playing in New York

By: David

David — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:30:43 +0000

As a Yankee fan, I’m glad to see the Yanks buy the best players, but as a citizen I think the players make too much. I acknowledge that the Yanks have the right to pay outlandish salaries to their players. Simiarly, corporations have the right to pay outlandish salaries to their CEOs. They have the right, but I resent the excessive amounts.

I would not resent the Yanks spending any amount of money on coaching, medical care, recruitment from other countries, park amenities, or any other area that actually improves the game. However, outbidding other teams for players does nothing to make professional baseball a better game.

By: vinny-b (Rocco Baldelli for CF)

vinny-b (Rocco Baldelli for CF) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:30:00 +0000

*passion for the game*

By: vinny-b (Rocco Baldelli for CF)

vinny-b (Rocco Baldelli for CF) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:29:18 +0000

this board’s reaction to Gammons comment(regarding Leigh) seems like an overaction.

far as the Yankees wanting Lowe. If they wanted Lowe (over Burnett) then Derrick Lowe would be a Yankee right now.

anyway, i still like Gammons. At least he have a passion for the game.

By: randy l

randy l — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:25:30 +0000

” i agree that the yankees are in a good position on paper with the changes made with the changes made with hal in charge, but what happens if there are injuries with the new players signed or one or more slumps badly”

what i meant to say

By: randy l

randy l — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:21:59 +0000

cb and sj44-

i agree that the yankees are in a good position on paper with the changes made, as an owner and leader. what happens if there are injuries with the new players signed or one or more slumps badly. there is no guarantee that posada’a arm comes back, or that cano returns to the player he was. joba may not have a steady upward curve. the minor league system is better but erratic it’s ability to have players ready to play at the mlb level.

for example it is an embarrassment to the system that gardner can’t bunt. what is going to be done to have the minor league system catch up with lofty goals that cashman has set? hal has to make some big decisions on the fly and get them right when the heat is on before he can be judged as being a success.

that said, i’m with you both that this has been a very promising off season and that there is potential for hal to be an excellent owner, but at the present he’s really just a prospect like many of his young players. the yankees have to win a world series based on his moves and leadership before he can be said to be a great owner and leader.