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Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Apr 09, 2009 
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The 2009 salary database has been created on LoHud.com. Check it out for any financial data you’re looking for.
There also will be a permanent link on the blog over to the right.
Very interesting. Thanks, guys.
Anyone see Boras crying today?
I think he was crying over losing future fees.
great source, thanks
Kelly Leak
April 9th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Anyone see Boras crying today?
I think he was crying over losing future fees.
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He wasn’t crying – he was SOBBING. Really, how low can you get? This is the most cynical thing I’ve ever read. You make me sick.
bodhisattva-
Oh come on. Boras is a heartless, callous mercenary – a typical lawyer.
ps Boras is also a pirate – Arrrrre.
Don’t be a jackass.
If you can’t recognize genuine heartache from crocodile tears then you are dead inside.
I was so pumped up watching AJ today… he is probably going to be my favorite starter to watch. That nasty stuff combined with the emotion he shows and that smooth, effortless, delivery.
Fun guy to watch
Boras has known Nick Adenhart since Nick was in high school. To say that Boras was being phony today dumb.
My prayers go out this Easter holiday to the Adenhart family and those around them, including Scott Boras.
Re: Payrolls. The Astros are the most stunning payroll for the quality of the roster. It is like going to to Whole Foods for Doritos.
-dennis
Amen to that, Drive.
Mark Melancon now in for Scranton. Scranton leads, 10-3 in the 7th.
You may not like Boras’ business practices but tragedy is not the time for petty.
Melancon should have made the team Albaladejo is just a mop-up guy.
Anyone just see the hit to the head that SF Pitcher just took off of Mike Cameron ball ouch
“Melancon should have made the team Albaladejo is just a mop-up guy.”
Not to worry. The minute one of the bullpen guys falters, Melancon will get the call.
RDG,
AJ pitched ok today, but I’m predicting that he will be the ace of this staff before the season’s over. I’m a big fan of CC and Wang, but Burnett’s stuff is so good that it’s surprising when he gets hit. His years in Toronto with Halliday are going to be a big benefit to the Yankees.
His best pitch today was the curveball he threw to strike out Huff with the bases loaded. If he can consistently command his breaking ball, there isn’t a better pitcher in the American League.
Albaladejo just a mop guy? (shakes head) Seen much baseball?
Not to worry. The minute one of the bullpen guys falters, Melancon will get the call.
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No, it will be either Jackson or Robertson because they are both on the 40-man roster – Melancon isn’t.
That’s one reason why I was surprised the Yanks added Pena to the club. He’s going to take up a roster spot that they need for someone like Melancon later in the season.
BTW, he just retired the side in order with two strikeouts.
1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 15 pitches, 12 strikes.
“Albaladejo just a mop guy? (shakes head) Seen much baseball?”
Ya and I’ve seen a guy with mediocre stuff. Melancon is the future closer of this team a guy with filthy stuff and he should get a shot at the show.
“That’s one reason why I was surprised the Yanks added Pena to the club. He’s going to take up a roster spot that they need for someone like Melancon later in the season.”
Great point, especially since he’ll probably be a goner when A Rod comes back. But I do love Pena’s glove.
I’m about to watch the replay of the game now as I was at work……..I love the emotion that AJ showed by striking out Huff (and throwing a curve on 3-2 takes chutzpah) – think the Yanks don’t love having that on their side? It sounds like he was being squeezed quite a bit. I know AJ was disappointed in only going 5 1/3, but he did stop the bleeding and did exactly what the Yankees needed him to do. I surely understand the skepticism that people have for this guy, but I think he’s going to have a huge year. It’s very encouraging that he could bend and not break when things didn’t go his way. He’s quoted in Feinsand’s blog as saying that when he was younger (a) he would have tried to blow Huff away with high heat and (b) he would likely not have made it through this game.
Anybody have an update on Brackman?
This is why I’m a fan of Joe G handling of the BP. Nobody gets banished. You have a weak outing, you’re back out there the next day. He realized that he left Coke in too long, so today he only used him for two batters. Smart guy that Joe. True, I did throw things at the screen ie Joe Torre.
Last time I seen Melancon he got rocked by the Pirates.
Couldn’t the Yankees just drop Ransom?
Alby has done a fine job with the Yanks in his short stint so far – I like him a lot. He’s not great, but he’s a very solid pitcher and I’ll take one of those every day of the week.
Kelly Leak
bodhisattva-
Oh come on. Boras is a heartless, callous mercenary – a typical lawyer.
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Many of the finest people I have ever met are lawyer.
Stop embarrassing yourself.
Albaladejo was the best arm out of the BP the last three games. Just goes about his business. Comes in, throws strikes, gets outs. That’s stuff.
Stuff, Farnesworth has stuff, how’s he making out?
He (Pena) is not taking up a roster spot. Meloncan was already on the 40 man roster the only spot that Pena took up wih Dan Giese. It is very simple when Arod comes back he will be sent down and Ranson will become the utility guy it doesnt effect Melancon in any way shape or form
Coke looked great today… relieved AJ and struck out both guys.
Don’t overuse him and he can be a weapon.
Bo Knows, the best thing Girardi did re: the pen last year was not make anyone feel that he was going to the doghouse based on one or two bad games. He gave these guys a chance to succeed – you do that often enough and they will. No one is perfect and thinking you have to pitch that way in order to be considered a “go-to” guy is hardly the recipe for success. It’s a recipe for disaster, actually.
“Albaladejo was the best arm out of the BP the last three games. Just goes about his business. Comes in, throws strikes, gets outs. That’s stuff.
Stuff, Farnesworth has stuff, how’s he making out?”
I dunno I just think Girardi is wasting spots on gimmick pen guys like Edwar(who has only 1 pitch) and others Melancon should get a shot as soon as one of these guys falters because he has tremendous potential.
If Albaladejo gets sent down, it would be for a real long man (Aceves), not Melancon.
Yep, the list starts with Vizcaino, Gordon, etc, etc, Joe Torre bullpen management. Bruney, Bones, etc as the victims.
Anybody have an update on Brackman?
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Not a great debut.
5.0 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
That Charleston rotation is going to be fun to watch.
Brackman, Manny Banuelos, DJ Mitchell, and Brett Marshall are all big power arms that are capable of throwing in the mid-90s.
There will be lots of Ks and a lot of bad nights for Low-A hitters in that league.
You let Melancon develop, he’s one season out of TJ surgery. He rocketed through the system, give him a breather. Don’t throw him in the deep end. These people aren’t robots. Again, give him a chance to succeed and then bring him up.
Giuseppe Franco, Thanks for the update. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out on the River Dogs. I only get to see them once a year when they come play the Blue Claws in Lakewood, NJ.
Oh, and how long before some dim bulb declares Brackman a bust after seeing that line?
Melancon retired all six hitters he faced.
2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 26 pitches, 19 strikes.
Sure, Girardi is making three mil a year managing the top team in baseball after a successful catching career handling pitchers. I’m sure he’ll appreciate your input.
Tom: I can guarantee you someone already has…
Re: Boras: I saw him sobbing He must have known Adenhart real well.
It’s weird, I’ve never cried for a death, not even for people I know…but it doesn’t mean it hasn’t affected me. Different people deal in different ways.
Watching Yankee Postgame, I see Pena takes hairstyle tips from Damon. Also I see they Yankees had the sox game on in the clubhouse.
Another thing, WOW AJ has amazing eyes!! Beautiful!!
jennifer-
Has AJ filled the void for Moose?
It’s not like AJ has ever been known to be economical… I think it was CB who posted the stat that he averaged the most pitches per inning last year next to Lincecum.
Girardi has to let AJ throw 110-120 pitches, otherwise you’re only going to get 6 inning starts. You look at his game log from last year and he had no problem throwing a lot of pitches. It was his first start though, no need to push it, but you have to let him go 110-120 to get 7+ out of him on most nights.
“on gimmick pen guys like Edwar(who has only 1 pitch)”
Yeah, those one pitch relievers never work out. (Mariano?)
That was gutsy of Tampa to win the next 2 games after losing the first one in Fenway.
As Mike Francessa said… if Burnett does well here, he’s going to be a huge star, the ladies are going to adore him (Yes, Mike really did say that).
Kelly Leak
bodhisattva-
Oh come on. Boras is a heartless, callous mercenary – a typical lawyer.
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Many of the finest people I have ever met are lawyer.
Stop embarrassing yourself.
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My father’s the finest person I’ve ever known. He was an attorney, and at age 85, with a terminal illness, he insisted on driving 45 minutes to a Newark court room to represent a client whom he knew was never going to pay him. Often, you hang around for 2 hours waiting for the judge to show up. He put complete strangers first.
I also know other lawyers who have great integrity; what a dumb generalization.
If I could hire Boras to negotiate my next teaching contract, I would do it in a second.
The debate about whether Boras’ tears were real or not is ludicrous. What does Boras gain by faking tears? Boras is a man driven by the need to get the most money for his clients during contract negotiations. Crying over this young man doesn’t get him any brownie points in the negotiations. He was crying real tears because he knew the kid and was extremely sad that he was gone. End of discussion.
Buddy Biancalana
hmmmm maybe, although I think Tex is a notch above him. Although the bad boy thing is kinda intriguing.
BTW how are ya? Haven’t seen you on here in ages.
Tom- I’d hire him to get me a raise.
I think we’ll see Mark up here before May is out.
“I also know other lawyers who have great integrity; what a dumb generalization.”
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Very true. Quite a few of them who post in the comments section of this blog.
I stayed up to watch Nick pitch last night. I was really just checking the game out to see how Abreu and Giambi did.. but for a 22 year old he showed good composure on the mound – didn’t let jams bother him and worked around them. I felt really bad for him when he lost his chance to get the win.
It was surreal to find out he was dead this morning. Too young, and way too senseless.
Am I missing something? Why would Albaladejo be sent down?
There’s always some nitwit who has to take the lowest common denominator path.
Nice to see the Yankees pull out a win and avert the crisis their season had become.
I gotta say, its always easier to find the positive in a win, but I’ve really been impressed with Cano. His approach at the plate and to his AB’s looks terrific, so far.
The Royals are a good team. If not for Farnsworth, they would have swept the Chi Sox in Chicago.
A former lawyer was one of the best high school teachers I had–and the only one I still talk to regularly.
What did he teach at your high school, Rebecca?
m
Am I missing something? Why would Albaladejo be sent down?
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Short of overuse or ineffectiveness, he isn’t.
(note to self: short of overuse is a strange use of words)
A few issues:
Lohud should read the MLB CBA and look at Cots–some of those salaries don’t seem correct to me (ARod at $33 million this year?).
Nick Adenhart–WTF? Unbeleivable.
Burnett is just plain nasty. And he’s now our nasty.
Again, with this rotation, this team is unlikely to go on prolonged losing streaks.
Hmmm. Last time Yanks were 0-2 or 0-3 was 1998? Look how that turned out…
Actually sampling the game thread was hilarious. To misquote that philosopher Billy Martin “There were strong feeling both ways”. Talk about dichotomy.
Angel: She.
International law and human rights.
Rebecca-Optimist Prime..staying to write the story
International law and human rights.
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Neither of which I took in law school, but I digress.
Jeter:
Perhaps not, but had I gone to law school, that would be the law I’d want to practice.
Jen, nah – I love Tex, but for some reason AJ’s bad boy persona (actually bad boy gone good?)really intrigues me (and I’m usually not that type). He’s got tattoos all over his body practically and used to have nipple rings -not a poster boy for conventionality. Definitely has beautiful eyes – and he’s got that squinty glare thing going on on the mound. Cute story on the pre-game show from Kim Jones. AJ has two sons, both of whom play baseball……one for the Sox and one for the Jays. He was driving recently and wearing Yankee cap while the boys had their Sox and Jays caps on. AJ joked that he hoped no one on the Yankees would see this…..or something like that.
I have a father who’s a lawyer and he hates lawyer jokes because he takes his profession seriously. Once there was a story in the newspaper about two lawyers who hung a shark sign outside their office door, sort of as a joke considering that lawyers are considered sharks by many. My father did NOT like that…….I sort of don’t like those jokes either, though I suppose I might laugh at them. There is nothing wrong with the legal profession – there are bad people in all walks of life. Getting on Scott Boras because he’s shedding tears over the loss of a young life? Wow – that’s rough. I’m not his biggest fan, but that has nothing to do with anything. He’s still a human being and should be allowed to grieve without people wondering about his sincerity.
jennifer-
I’m doing very well. I don’t post as much, too many trolls & Debbie Downers for me.
How is Sam?
Half time fun on TNT.
Barkley: (on Indians @ Yankees) That’s what I want to see. That new ballpark.
Ernie Johnson: Would you rather go to the stadium or the (Playboy) mansion?
Barkley: Mansion. Actually, I want to see Jeter playing baseball in the mansion.
Hey Mel.
Hope you are well.
Good to have real baseball back in our lives.
-dennis
Hey, Dennis.
What a rough week. I don’t know if I can survive the rest of the season.
No kidding. Roller coaster. It is a long season and your rotation is built for the long haul. The blog has been a tad nuts the last few days.
-dennis
Oh, I shouldn’t have assumed it was a male, lol.
Cool. Must have been good to have that kind of background in a class like that.
“I just wanted to come out and set the tone,” Burnett said. “We have five starters here who can stop the bleeding any time, and that was my job today. Obviously, I’d like to go deeper in the game, but I did what I could to keep my team in it.” (that’s for you, Betsy)
Times recap. The main point was AJ Burnett is our #3. #3, folks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04.....f=baseball
Angel: certainly tells me whats important in life
buddy Sam is good thanks for asking.
Yeah, it certainly does. My brother is a teacher. He loves it most days, says its pretty rewarding.
Chad Jennings has some nice post-game notes from Scranton.
Juan Miranda’s work with lefties in batting practice seems to be paying off. This will be terrific if he can solve the puzzle. Platoon players are incomplete players, and hopefully he’ll be able to contribute for the big club one day.
Also, great work by the bullpen. And some thoughts from Angel Berroa.
If Swisher doesn’t start tomorrow Pete uppercut Girardi please.
Prediction: Swisher’s back on the bench tomorrow. You guys may not like it, but Girardi’s not benching Nady 3 games into the season.
Swisher should be leading off and hitting cleanup too.
He is the new face of the franchise.
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Totally disagree about Swish on the bench. He had a great game today & will start tomorrow.
Has Swisher even had a bat at-bat?
I’d like to see him start tomorrow. He has extensive AL Central knowledge and he’s probably partied in Aruba more than Nady.
Matsui played on a bad knee last year that needed surgery and had a .795 OPS. Every year of Matsui’s career is better than Nady’s career average.
It’s annoying that people are overrating Nady, but worse that they are underrating Matsui. Even after Nady’s career year last season, EVERY YEAR IN MATSUI’S CAREER IS HIGHER THAN NADY’S CAREER AVERAGE.
EVERY YEAR IN MATSUI’S CAREER IS HIGHER THAN NADY’S CAREER AVERAGE. That includes last year, when Matsui was playing on a bad knee.
I don’t care who is pitching. Matsui is a better option than Nady.
If you would rather have Nady in the lineup than Matsui you are dead wrong.
cashman will have to trade one of nady and swisher… eventually.
Swish has hit extremely well the past 2 games, but Nady hasn’t been bad either. Seeing as both have had success in the current configurations, why change anything?