Comments on: Spring Game 19: Twins at Yankees http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Casey http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-696851 Casey Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:13:57 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-696851 Pudge signed with the Astros: 1 year $1.5 million with another $1.5 mil in bonuses. Do the Yanks get a pick now? Pudge signed with the Astros: 1 year $1.5 million with another $1.5 mil in bonuses.

Do the Yanks get a pick now?

]]> By: Travis http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-696260 Travis Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:01:34 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-696260 The Kansas City A's - funny, Pete! The Kansas City A’s – funny, Pete!

]]> By: Teixeiramvp http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-696001 Teixeiramvp Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:57:53 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-696001 By the way, I feel the opposite about A-Rod and the steroids. All 104 of them (with A-Rod) deserve the blame. By the way, I feel the opposite about A-Rod and the steroids. All 104 of them (with A-Rod) deserve the blame.

]]> By: Teixeiramvp http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-695998 Teixeiramvp Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:54:28 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-695998 Peter-I did NOT say that because the Sox wanted A-Rod hurt, I want Pedroia hurt. What I DID say was that now that A-Rod IS hurt, I'm sure the BoSox fans are happy. I don't go to bed praying that the Sox get in some sort of horrific plane crash that destroys their whole team. However, when a player is injured on the Sox I AM glad that he can no longer hurt the Yankees. Pedroia has no horrible career-ending injury. But he can no longer help the Sox. Is it wrong to be glad that both teams are on more or less equal ground? Anyway, the Yanks have had all their bad karma used up over the past few yrs. And in football (I know it's a different sport, but I just think that the athletes are a bit more honest) the players will tell you that if someone gets injured in the game, their goal is to hit them hard enough to get them OUT. So this makes them bad people for hoping their team has the best chance to win? Unfortunately people get injured, but it's part of the game. In soccer, a sport I used to play, you play hard. If someone on the other team is hurt, good for you and too bad for them. I will NOT feel guilty for being glad that someone on ANOTHER team can't play vs. my team! Rant over. Peter-I did NOT say that because the Sox wanted A-Rod hurt, I want Pedroia hurt. What I DID say was that now that A-Rod IS hurt, I’m sure the BoSox fans are happy. I don’t go to bed praying that the Sox get in some sort of horrific plane crash that destroys their whole team. However, when a player is injured on the Sox I AM glad that he can no longer hurt the Yankees. Pedroia has no horrible career-ending injury. But he can no longer help the Sox. Is it wrong to be glad that both teams are on more or less equal ground?
Anyway, the Yanks have had all their bad karma used up over the past few yrs.
And in football (I know it’s a different sport, but I just think that the athletes are a bit more honest) the players will tell you that if someone gets injured in the game, their goal is to hit them hard enough to get them OUT.
So this makes them bad people for hoping their team has the best chance to win? Unfortunately people get injured, but it’s part of the game. In soccer, a sport I used to play, you play hard. If someone on the other team is hurt, good for you and too bad for them.
I will NOT feel guilty for being glad that someone on ANOTHER team can’t play vs. my team!
Rant over.

]]> By: PAT M. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-695983 PAT M. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:29:05 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-695983 I'm certain that anyone who has ever been in sports understands that you never wish for an injury, it's bad karma..That being said, I'm certain a few Yankee players wouldn't mind when playing vs Toronto over the past few seasons, that when AJ Burnett's turn came around that there wouldn't been a dry eye if he developed a blister or woke up that morning with a little stiffness......Other than that, the rest of it is bush... I’m certain that anyone who has ever been in sports understands that you never wish for an injury, it’s bad karma..That being said, I’m certain a few Yankee players wouldn’t mind when playing vs Toronto over the past few seasons, that when AJ Burnett’s turn came around that there wouldn’t been a dry eye if he developed a blister or woke up that morning with a little stiffness……Other than that, the rest of it is bush…

]]> By: trisha - As long as you're in pinstripes, Kei, I've got your back. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-695979 trisha - As long as you're in pinstripes, Kei, I've got your back. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:23:28 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-695979 "The Yankees have a $205 million payroll. They need other teams to have injuries too?" Root for your guys, don’t be the kind of person who roots for bad things to happen to other people. That kind of karma will come back and bite you." I agree. It isn't bad enough that people jump all over the fact that the Yankees have endless resources - and they do. The last thing I ever want to hear is that the reason the Yankees won was because another team had injuries. The mark of a real champion is winning with the most even playing field possible. That's why I am also in favor of a salary cap and that's why I was thrilled to see the Rays win the division (if the Yankees couldn't.) I truly want to see an even playing field and hard-nose competition with the truly best team coming out on top. I have hated the Yankee injuries because they have had an unequivocal effect on the Yankees' seasons. I definitely don't wish that on any other team. I want to win as fair and square as possible (under the circumstances of obviously uneven resources, something I did not create.) “The Yankees have a $205 million payroll. They need other teams to have injuries too?”

Root for your guys, don’t be the kind of person who roots for bad things to happen to other people. That kind of karma will come back and bite you.”

I agree. It isn’t bad enough that people jump all over the fact that the Yankees have endless resources – and they do. The last thing I ever want to hear is that the reason the Yankees won was because another team had injuries. The mark of a real champion is winning with the most even playing field possible. That’s why I am also in favor of a salary cap and that’s why I was thrilled to see the Rays win the division (if the Yankees couldn’t.)

I truly want to see an even playing field and hard-nose competition with the truly best team coming out on top. I have hated the Yankee injuries because they have had an unequivocal effect on the Yankees’ seasons. I definitely don’t wish that on any other team. I want to win as fair and square as possible (under the circumstances of obviously uneven resources, something I did not create.)

]]> By: randy l. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-695976 randy l. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:17:07 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-695976 "It really takes a strong, postive mind to not trash your team’s GM at every turn. " m - apples and oranges. i don't hope he has a heart attack or gets run over by a mack truck. the little dictator is just not as good as he could be. plus he picks his polo shirts off the ugly and boring rack :) “It really takes a strong, postive mind to not trash your team’s GM at every turn. ”

m -

apples and oranges. i don’t hope he has a heart attack or gets run over by a mack truck.
the little dictator is just not as good as he could be. plus he picks his polo shirts off the ugly and boring rack :)

]]> By: trisha - As long as you're in pinstripes, Kei, I've got your back. http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-695975 trisha - As long as you're in pinstripes, Kei, I've got your back. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:15:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-695975 "It really takes a strong, postive mind to not trash your team’s GM at every turn. ;) " :lol: “It really takes a strong, postive mind to not trash your team’s GM at every turn. ;) ”

:lol:

]]> By: Peter Abraham http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-695971 Peter Abraham Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:14:58 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-695971 Didn't anybody else's mom tell them two wrongs don't make a right? So because Red Sox wanted A-Rod hurt, you want Pedroia hurt? That makes no sense. So because 103 other guys took steroids, it's OK A-Rod did? I hear that over and over again and I don't get it. Believe me when I tell you, none of the players would ever root for somebody else to get hurt and I would hope that any fan would have enough class to feel the same way. If your team isn't good enough to beat an opposing team that is healthy, than you don't deserve to win. The Yankees have a $205 million payroll. They need other teams to have injuries too? Root for your guys, don't be the kind of person who roots for bad things to happen to other people. That kind of karma will come back and bite you. Didn’t anybody else’s mom tell them two wrongs don’t make a right?

So because Red Sox wanted A-Rod hurt, you want Pedroia hurt? That makes no sense. So because 103 other guys took steroids, it’s OK A-Rod did?

I hear that over and over again and I don’t get it.

Believe me when I tell you, none of the players would ever root for somebody else to get hurt and I would hope that any fan would have enough class to feel the same way. If your team isn’t good enough to beat an opposing team that is healthy, than you don’t deserve to win.

The Yankees have a $205 million payroll. They need other teams to have injuries too?

Root for your guys, don’t be the kind of person who roots for bad things to happen to other people. That kind of karma will come back and bite you.

]]> By: bodhisattva http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/03/15/spring-game-19-twins-at-yankees/comment-page-6/#comment-695965 bodhisattva Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:12:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=8264#comment-695965 Phil March 15th, 2009 at 1:36 pm Pena is an excellent defender. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX So true. He is the most impressive infielder I have seen, and mentally strong. Although at-bats can't be taken too seriously yet, I'm glad to see he continues his plate improvement of last season. I will be extremely disappointed if he doesn't get the utility infielder's role. This is a guy who, by himself, can take up our infield another notch. Phil
March 15th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Pena is an excellent defender.

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So true. He is the most impressive infielder I have seen, and mentally strong. Although at-bats can’t be taken too seriously yet, I’m glad to see he continues his plate improvement of last season. I will be extremely disappointed if he doesn’t get the utility infielder’s role. This is a guy who, by himself, can take up our infield another notch.

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