Comments on: Pinch hitting: Statistically Speaking

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:48:09 +0000

I read this blog multiple times a day and choose not to post but I couldnt help myself this time.

That was probably the most anti-climatic piece of writing I have ever indulged in. I couldn’t agree with you more, trades are indeed about replacement value… the base of your writing was well stated… and then…

By: viggy

viggy — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:17:09 +0000

This is longest post without saying ANYTHING,
A what do I know….

By: Angel - A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

Angel - A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:27:04 +0000

“But of course I never played the game, and am a lowly female, so what do I know??”
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Hey… I resemble that!

By: Angel - A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

Angel - A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:23:51 +0000

“I dare say this, but if Girardi had Bowa as a 3B coach last year the Yankees might have made the playoffs. But Girardi is weak minded & wanted his live in buds as coaches & basically isolated himself from the rest. Note Girardi didn’t have a choice with the coaches who stayed after Joe left because they were chosen by the shirts!”

You can definitely say it, but its making it harder and harder to take anything you say seriously, especially when its not even factual. It’s also becoming more obvious what exactly your agenda in all of this is, lol.

By: Angel - A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

Angel - A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:19:52 +0000

“If others can diagnose depression, I can diagnose denial.”

I can not only diagnose it, I can find it for you.

Its a river in Egypt.

By: Pel

Pel — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:30:37 +0000

*of course you may be the exception to the rule.*

Once a rat, always a rat. Joe is no exception to the rule.

*quoting 10 cherry-picked people to prove your point is VERY VALID*

Just come to terms with the fact that Saint Joe ain’t a Saint no mo’. I know it’s hard for you guys.

Your eyes hurt because you haven’t used them before, Neo.

By: 86w183

86w183 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:26:32 +0000

There are several ways to evaluate trades and all of them have some validity but none are complete.

For example people loooked back on the big trade with the Orioles that gave them Tippy Martinez and Scott MacGregor as a bad deal… and it was in the 1980s… but from 1977-80 that trade helped the Yankees win big.

I hated the Lilly/Weaver trade for a reason the Yankees never looked at in those days, economic impact. I felt Lilly would win a similar number of games in the next four years as Weaver for far less money. Of course Weaver led to Kevin Brown which led to Randy Johnson so that turned out to be an incredibly expensive set of moves.

I liked the Marte/Nady deal at the time, but it didn’t get the Yanks into post-season as hoped, therefore the critics of it have the edge at this stage. I think Swisher and Albaladejo could end up being steals.

As long as the Yankees don’t revert to their habit of dealing young prospects for fading veterans — Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps, Willie McGee for Bib Shirley and Doug Drabek for Rick Rhoden come to mind — I’ll be just fine.

By: 86w183

86w183 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:19:25 +0000

There’s no way you can put your pants on one leg at a time if you have two feet in one shoe!

By: Bob(The Original)

Bob(The Original) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:13:35 +0000

What a pointless waste of time this thing was.

Other than a handful of them, these guest blogs are just brutally awful.

By: Old(but wise)YanksFan

Old(but wise)YanksFan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:45:30 +0000

sherlockbones – Yup… with about 100 million opinions in this country, quoting 10 cherry-picked people to prove your point is VERY VALID quantitative reasoning.

Maybe we can find another 10 people who want to execute the bastard!