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So close!!!!
At least I had the DH in the right spot. LOL
pretty sure nobody got this one
It is easy to say what you would do with the ball because most have zero chance and some have an extremely small chance to get it.
Given the opportunity, most would probably make the logical choice for their family, themselves and others
Repost:
Pat-
Shame on you for presenting everyone on the board with a “moral dilemma” this early in the morning.
Don’t you realize that some folks haven’t even had their first cup of cofffee yet ?
That Joe Girardi is a sneaky one
Why does Posada have to sit? I understand why he isn’t catching but why not DH? He had Monday off. He had the All-Star break off. After the 5 spot, Miranda, Granderson and Cervelli concern me. Piniero has been pitching pretty well lately too.
GB-
I just thought you might want to help Randy out. Being bud’s and all.
According to you it seems like he may be beyond salvaging though.
Getting back to the Hoffmann thing, just an FYI he’s batting: .309, .367 OBP, .805 OPS.
Joe
Saturday’s probable pitcher- Kyle Davies
Congratulations to champ809, today’s GTLU winner!
Hey ex-Dan. It’s pretty easy to tell others on a blog what they would do when you don’t have a clue what others might do, isn’t it?
Lisa July 21st, 2010 at 10:54 am
Why does Posada have to sit? I understand why he isn?t catching but why not DH? He had Monday off. He had the All-Star break off. After the 5 spot, Miranda, Granderson and Cervelli concern me. Piniero has been pitching pretty well lately too.
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Because with only two catchers on the roster you can’t have Posada at DH. If Cervelli gets hurt and Jorge has to go behind the plate it would mean that the pitcher would have to hit.
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 10:43 am
GB-
lol.
If you really were feeling in a generous mood you could pay for Randy to get lessons on which end of the golf club is for what, and exactly what to do with one.
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Randy’s a nice guy, but, not very bright. He still takes a shotgun to go shooting golf. He’s especially fond of golf eggs.
GB-
Does that mean that when Randy goes Moose hunting he takes his clubs instaed of his gun ?
For the people that wouldn’t take the 100 grand:
Would you sue the Yankees if you found something like a finger in your beer at the stadium?
Running Miranda out there AGAIN? He looked terrible last night and obviously has difficulty with ML pitching. Like some of the bullpen stiffs, anyone would be an improvement over Miranda at this point. He provides nothing other than the possibility of power (more often than not, merely “possibility” is the outcome).
I don’t care what the splits are on Thames, play him over Miranda every time. He at least can look like a professional hitter at times. Granderson can’t hit a Jugs machine lefty or righty and he’s essentially an everyday player.
Chip, you are right! I forgot we only have two catchers on the roster. Thanks! Still don’t like the line-up! Hope they surprise me!
I’d consider giving ARod the first opportunity to buy the ball for its fair market value.
WYH-
First dibbs. Now that makes sense.
LGY
Not unless it was my finger and someone named Steinbrenner cut it off.
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 10:58 am
GB-
Does that mean that when Randy goes Moose hunting he takes his clubs instaed of his gun ?
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Yeah. It’s a strange ritual. A bunch of guys get together at some old building, wearing funny little hats and take moose clubs hunting with them.
Either Juan Miranda starts to show his worth as a hitter or he’s part of a package. His 4-year contract runs out after this year. His value as a 1st baseman is virtually useless with Teixeira around.
GB,
The history of the American people and the laws of human nature would suggest people would first act to either protect selfish desires or protect their family.
LGY-
Can I sue you for 100 grand if Dejo doesn’t perform up to expectations, and leaves a “bitter” aftertaste in my mouth ?
By the way, that is a gruesome thought.
incognito – actually what he provides is the possibility of learning to hit ML pitching, and then helping us as our DH the rest of the way.
Thank You Thank You Thank You….you’re far too kind!
Miranda did get 2 hits last night…..
“By the way, that is a gruesome thought.”
haha I know. I was going to say you were injured, but then you would have hospital bills to cover and that makes the question much more difficult.
GB-
With the logic, or lack thereof, you ascribe to Randy that would seem to make sense.
Thanks for clarifying that.
day game in the heat, time for AROD to go deep two times
tampayank – i have requested that he not hit #600 until sunday, sorry.
For the people that wouldn’t take the 100 grand:
Would you sue the Yankees if you found something like a finger in your beer at the stadium?
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I would certainly want another beer.
LGY-
I am beginning to wonder about you again.
“day game in the heat, time for AROD to go deep two times”
Pineiro on the mound. Not likely.
Blogger Formerly Known As Dan July 21st, 2010 at 11:05 am
GB,
The history of the American people and the laws of human nature would suggest people would first act to either protect selfish desires or protect their family.
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Who are you to assume what people that you’ve never met would do? Just because that’s what you would do doesn’t mean everyone would. Sal Durante, who caught Maris’ #61 home run ball was going to give him the baseball until Maris told him not to be stupid…to sell the baseball and use it as a down payment on a house. So, not everyone thinks like you.
Our lives to a large degree function around buying things that we covet much more than the seller.
And vice versa for the people that are “sellers.”
Jesus with 2 bombs last night seems to be heating up! Hearing the Yanks may move him in a bonanza package for Soria….hope it ain’t true!
Testing
GB7
Randy?s a nice guy, but, not very bright. He still takes a shotgun to go shooting golf. He?s especially fond of golf eggs.
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He needed the shotgun to chase the critters off the course here in Maine so he just did it out of habit after that.
LGY-
I think I have heard stories of things like that having happened at McDonald’s. It wasn’t in the beer though.
A few years back some idiot tried to sue them for burns they suffered as a result of spilling hot coffee on themselves.
Unfortunately, there is no legal cure for terminal stupidity.
XM Radio Jim Bowden tweets:
“Brian Cashman said that the bullpen is more of a priority than the bench…but an acquisition of the bench if more likely due to player cost”
The interesting thing about giving the ball back to A-Rod is that he claims no ownership of the ball. The person catching the ball owns the ball. If you would give your $100,000 ball away, you need an economics class.
Drats! I had the right lineup, but the wrong DH. Damn you, Girardi!!!!!!!!!!!!
MTU,
BTW you cannot sue me.
I had an indemnification clause built into my Free Dejo campaign.
It was in very small print, so you may have missed it
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 11:14 am
LGY-
I think I have heard stories of things like that having happened at McDonald?s. It wasn?t in the beer though.
A few years back some idiot tried to sue them for burns they suffered as a result of spilling hot coffee on themselves.
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That person won the case and was awarded millions.
I spilled an entire cup of coffee on myself this morning. Sadly, I have no one to sue
Doug Mchevich(spelling) on Cowherd show, talking good about AROD and Jeter….he went to high school w/ AROD
MaineYankee July 21st, 2010 at 11:13 am
GB7
Randy?s a nice guy, but, not very bright. He still takes a shotgun to go shooting golf. He?s especially fond of golf eggs.
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He needed the shotgun to chase the critters off the course here in Maine so he just did it out of habit after that.
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Those were some of the funniest skits on TV back then. Loved Jed’s one liners.
# Blogger Formerly Known As Dan July 21st, 2010 at 11:14 am
The interesting thing about giving the ball back to A-Rod is that he claims no ownership of the ball. The person catching the ball owns the ball. If you would give your $100,000 ball away, you need an economics class.
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Rich people give away 100G’s all the time. If you’re a normal peon in society though, that would be correct.
7/20 14:38: Brian Cashman tells Jim Bowden of XM 175 that he doesn’t think the Yankees will be aggressive in the starting market. Cliff Lee was an exception.
The Yankee’s priority will bullpen more than the bench, but an acquisition of the bench is more likely due to player cost.
7/20 01:32: Despite a groin injury to starting pitcher Andy Pettitte, that will keep him out of the rotation for 4-5 weeks, the New York Yankees will not pursue a starting pitcher. Rather, the team will continue to focus in on improving their bench and possibly their bullpen.
“I’m not looking for starting pitching,” GM Brian Cashman said. “I don’t feel compelled. This is why we have Sergio Mitre.”
Mitre will come off the disabled list and will start on Saturday versus the Kansas City Royals in Pettite’s place.
If Cashman wanted to add another starter, Brian Costello of the New York Post says the price is too high for pitchers such as Roy Oswalt or Dan Haren. Mitre is more appealing to the Yankees because he’s already within the organization and won’t cost the team prospects or additional money.
“Mitre’s role was long man and spot starter, and now we need a spot starter,” Cashman said.
“You get a guy like Mitre and he gets hot and you can ride him for those six starts,” former Blue Jays GM and ESPN analyst J.P. Ricciardi said. “I’m sure the Yankees are out looking at every possible thing they can. The one great thing about the Yankees is they don’t have to worry about the price for the most part.
“So I’m sure they’re looking at every possible starting pitcher that will be available. They’re doing their due diligence. I think Cash will probably, and this is just an educated guess on my part, he’ll ride whatever he’s got in-house.”
Costello adds that the Yankees could be looking at Blue Jays’ Kevin Gregg and Scott Downs along with Royals’ reliever Joakim Soria, but the price is too high right now.
http://blog.prorumors.com/2010.....more-13935
For as terrible a first 2 1/2 months he had in Scranton if left alone I’d bet Montero’s yearend slash line looks something like;
.300/21HRs/80rbis/.350obp/.520slg….
that would be tremendous considering where he was just 3 weeks ago.
GB7
Yup. They were real folks.
Who are you to assume what people that you’ve never met would do? Just because that’s what you would do doesn’t mean everyone would. Sal Durante, who caught Maris’ #61 home run ball was going to give him the baseball until Maris told him not to be stupid…to sell the baseball and use it as a down payment on a house.
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Atleast Maris was intelligent enough to wake that person up. I’m glad not everyone thinks as I do, the world would be dull. For someone that constantly ridicules others opinions about baseball you are being quite a hypocrite to my opinions on financial strategies.
Erica-
“That person won the case and was awarded millions.”
That person and the entire jury that gave the award should have immediately have been given a lethal injection.
As far as your mishap. Try being smarter about it and do it at McDuck’s next time.
That way if you are stupid enough to hurt yourself you can have someone else pay for it.
If I were fortunate enough to catch Alex’s milestone HR, I’d ask him how much the ball was worth to him and take it from there. If he says five grand, we’ve got a problem. LOL!
@IrreverentDiscourse
Intuitively, I understand the need for Miranda to learn “on the job,” so to speak. But I also understand the highly competitive nature of the AL East. And especially in a down cycle for the Yankee pitching staff, having a guy learning on the job isn’t going to cut it. I’d rather have a singles hitter with a little speed who can get on base at a .250 clip than a guy with home run potential, but who needs to be ML-seasoned before he can reach it.
The judge reduced the amount the jury awarded the woman in the McDonald’s case to less than a million (forgot how much).
McDonald’s and her ended up settling though so they didn’t have to go through the appeals process. Probably for as much as 500 grand.
It’s not about economics. It’s about what I feel right about doing. That ball means more to ARod than it ever could to me. If he offered money, I would not turn it down. But I wouldn’t ask for money.
Chip July 21st, 2010 at 10:56 am
Getting back to the Hoffmann thing, just an FYI he’s batting: .309, .367 OBP, .805 OPS.
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in the minors…the yankees have plenty of MVP’s and Cy Young’s in the minors that soil the bed once they reach the majors.
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 11:19 am
Erica-
?That person won the case and was awarded millions.?
That person and the entire jury that gave the award should have immediately have been given a lethal injection.
As far as your mishap. Try being smarter about it and do it at McDuck?s next time.
That way if you are stupid enough to hurt yourself you can have someone else pay for it.
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The coffee wasn’t that hot anymore when it spilled. I just had really wet pants and no coffee.
The worst part is I was much more upset by having no more coffee than the wet pants
Champ,.
I hope that’s not true either unless there is a Greinke in that bonanza package…don’t like trading #1 prospects with Montero’s upside for relief pitchers.
Doreen July 21st, 2010 at 11:20 am
It?s not about economics. It?s about what I feel right about doing. That ball means more to ARod than it ever could to me. If he offered money, I would not turn it down. But I wouldn?t ask for money.
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Doreen-
You are a nicer person than me. I would definitely like the ball to wind up with A-Rod…. after he paid me money. $100,000 means nothing to A-Rod, but $100,000 would change my life
Was having technical difficulties logging in because I think someone took my name
But thanks Jeff for helping me out!
I’m not a fan of weekday day games but hopefully our offense will finally score some runs for Javy!
# Erica in NY July 21st, 2010 at 11:22 am
$100,000 means nothing to A-Rod, but $100,000 would change my life
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This.
Not a good result last night. At least the rays and sox both lost as well.
Quick turn-a-round today. I like that we have a day game, especially after the ugly loss last night.
Champ, where’s the link?
NYY626-
I have been worried about you. Are you handling Andy’s injury okay?
read this today
On Tuesday afternoon, NYBD contributor Paul Catalano wrote the following in his article about the Yankees exploring Ben Sheets as a trade acquisition.
“The Royals aren’t trading Joakim Soria. Forget it.”
After reading that quote, I decided to contact my main Yankees source down in Tampa to clarify the situation. He told me the following. “Cashman is continuing talks with KC management to determine what would be an agreeable package in return for Soria. If ”Cash” can come up with a package that satisfies Kansas City’s needs, then Soria will be traded.”
When I asked him what the Yankees thoughts were on Soria, he told me the following. ”The Yankees have has interest in the guy for a while now, going back at least two years. They view him as the best reliever outside of Mariano in the game. I don’t think they would have any problem including Montero in a package for him, just like when they offered him for Cliffy. That’s how much they value the guy.”
He added, “I think that the Yanks are going to continue talks with KC all the way to the deadline. If they got him, they would insert him immediately as the 8th inning set up man, with Joba moving down to become the 7th inning man.”
One thing that could become problematic in acquiring Soria is KC requesting any team to pick up the remaining salary on Jose Guillen’s contract. Although Guillen is having a solid year (.278/15/54) he is on the last year of a 3 year/$36 million dollar deal. It doesn’t sound like the Yanks would be interested in something like that.
Mike Silva adds:
We have been talking about Soria for three days, including an appearance on 610 AM in Kansas City. It’s pretty clear that Soria is available, will be expensive prospect wise, but really is perfect for the Yankees. Why not lock down the eighth inning this year and have the heir apparent to Mariano signed through 2014? This might even help Joba as he could be pushed into lower leverage situations. Maybe Soria’s presence gives him the breathing room to develop into the pitcher his talent promises. This is just too good an opportunity for Brian Cashman to pass up. I will go as far to say I wouldn’t allow Montero stand in the way of acquiring Soria.
vblade July 21st, 2010 at 11:23 am
# Erica in NY July 21st, 2010 at 11:22 am
$100,000 means nothing to A-Rod, but $100,000 would change my life
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This.
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LOl.. are you agreeing?
You get a guy like Mitre and he gets hot and you can ride him for those six starts,” former Blue Jays GM and ESPN analyst J.P. Ricciardi said. “I’m sure the Yankees are out looking at every possible thing they can. The one great thing about the Yankees is they don’t have to worry about the price for the most part.
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Yeah JP and thats why you are now out of the GM business, since you couldn’t figure that out when you had the chance to keep your job and trade halladay last year
funny how when someone is looking for a job how many nice things they say about the yankees
Erica-
In my case the “Depends” would hav taken the brunt of it.
LGY-
They should have given that woman an honarary degree in stupid, and that jury should have been made into “soylent Green” for being equally dumb.
Forgive me for my one political indulgence here but what ever happened to good old “personal responsibility”.
OK. Now forget I said that.
GB–Tell Pat that Granny Clampett had trouble cooking those golf eggs too.
Doreen,
That is fair. I have no idea what your current situation is and maybe you wouldn’t need the money. However, I could turn that money into a much earlier retirement (opportunity cost, thus the situation is a matter of economics) I’m not saying anyone is wrong. But I will say I’m right. (for my family and myself)
Erica
How would $100,000 change your life?
# Erica in NY July 21st, 2010 at 11:25 am
vblade July 21st, 2010 at 11:23 am
# Erica in NY July 21st, 2010 at 11:22 am
$100,000 means nothing to A-Rod, but $100,000 would change my life
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This.
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LOl.. are you agreeing?
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Yup. I’ve been wanting to buy a house and 100G’s would be an instant down payment that I won’t have to spend years trying to accrue, or borrow from a bank. Life-changing.
Miranda is so bad, yet he is out OPSing Granderson.
austinmac July 21st, 2010 at 11:25 am
GB–Tell Pat that Granny Clampett had trouble cooking those golf eggs too.
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I heard that they get all rubbery and black inside. Not as good as deviled buzzard or deviled hawk eggs.
I love Soria and would love to have him on my squad but I wouldn’t include Montero in a package for him, imo.
I’d build around Romine and Adams but would not trade Montero,Bettances,Eduardo Nunez nor Brackman.
Erica in NY July 21st, 2010 at 11:25 am
NYY626-
I have been worried about you. Are you handling Andy’s injury okay?
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I may have a shed a tear or 12 on sunday. :sigh: It just flat out stinks because he was having such an AMAZING season. I may boycott saturday’s game bc i cant stomach watching Mitre in place of Andy. ( and by boycott I mean go to the beach and listen to sterling….
pat July 21st, 2010 at 11:28 am
Erica
How would $100,000 change your life?
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$100,000 would allow me to pay off my car and sell my studio co-op and move into an apartment that is more than one giant room. I really would like to have an actual bedroom instead of a “bedroom area”
“Erica
How would $100,000 change your life?”
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Personal cabana boy to start
# Erica in NY July 21st, 2010 at 11:30 am
$100,000 would allow me to pay off my car and sell my studio co-op and move into an apartment that is more than one giant room. I really would like to have an actual bedroom instead of a “bedroom area”
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The one thing I wouldn’t need money for is a car, I bought one used for 7G’s and it works great. No monthly payments.
NYY626 – Andy in 2011 July 21st, 2010 at 11:29 am
I may have a shed a tear or 12 on sunday. :sigh: It just flat out stinks because he was having such an AMAZING season. I may boycott saturday?s game bc i cant stomach watching Mitre in place of Andy. ( and by boycott I mean go to the beach and listen to sterling?. )
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Hmmm… as a person who regualrly listens to Sterling at the beach you may have to weigh that decision. Sterling could be in one of those moods where he spends the game waxing on that Andy isn’t there
personally, I would not give up any of our frontline prospects for Soria.
That means Montero, Romine, Brackman, or Betances.
If KC could get any one of those guys plus others for Soria they should grab that chance in a single NY minute heartbeat.
But they wont.
incognito – we’ve had no DH and no CF bat basically all season, and we are still sitting on the best record in the majors. i would consider that the perfect time to let some young guys “figure it out” on the fly.
Pat-
The question should really be “How wouldn’t it change Erica’s life ?”
MTU –
Another perspective on the spilled coffee case, for what it’s worth.
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm
If McDonalds was aware that overheating their coffee was leading to injuries, and continued to overheat it, that’s pretty much the definition of negligence.
Forgive me for my one political indulgence here but what ever happened to good old “personal responsibility”.
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The ability to get money if you can blame someone else or hold them even partly responsible.
I don’t know if this will bother you more, but in the McDonald’s case the jury did not find McDonald’s entirely responsible.
Piniero has been pitching very well lately, and he shut down the Yankees early this year. Vazquez will need to pitch well.
On the trade front, every name I have seen possibly associated with the Yankees have been connected with a number of other teams as well. Bullpen and right handed hitting seems to be the need de jure. A move will likely be made and most will think it was an overpayment. At least that is my guess.
Nobody’s going to trade for David Adams until he shows that he can play and move as well as he did before the leg injury. Any trades for a middle infielder other than Eduardo Nunez will have to include Luis Nunez and Corbin Joseph along with a young pitcher.
Chances are I’d be at this game with my husband, and chances are he’d catch the ball, not me, so I think my husband would be more likely to think more in terms of a monetary trade.
But the thing is, ARod hit this ball. I (or the person catching it) would just happen to be sitting where it was hit. I guess you could look at it like a lottery – a once in a lifetime opportunity – like Willy Wonka’s golden ticket. I don’t think it’s an unreasonable stance.
I just don’t want to be called stupid because I wouldn’t think of money first.
$100,000 is nice, for sure. But I’d think more in terms of a non-monetary trade. For instance, donating tickets or memorabilia to a charity auction I know of. But here’s the thing: I’d never under ordinary circumstances get to meet Alex Rodriguez. And to me, that’s a good trade – he gets the ball, I get to meet him.
Erica – you might be right. Sterling will prob drone on and on about Andy not pitching. I’ll see how long I can last ( side note: last time I listened to the game on the beach, I kept nodding off ( sun + fun drinks will do that to ya) and when i would wake up I was so confused….)
Make it a real blockbuster..
joba, granderson, vazquez, miranda, romine, 1 minor league starter, melancon, adams
for greinke, dejesus, guillen and soria
at least thats what i did on my ps3
$100,000 is nice, for sure. But I?d think more in terms of a non-monetary trade. For instance, donating tickets or memorabilia to a charity auction I know of. But here?s the thing: I?d never under ordinary circumstances get to meet Alex Rodriguez. And to me, that?s a good trade ? he gets the ball, I get to meet him.
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Maybe you can ask to meet him when he signs the check
JMZ–As a lawyer who principally represents people or companies getting sued, my experience is juries do a wonderful job for the most part. I agree McDonald’s
had plenty of information upon which they should conclude their coffee was a danger.
In short, this case is a false tort reform argument.
NYY626 – Andy in 2011 July 21st, 2010 at 11:36 am
Erica ? you might be right. Sterling will prob drone on and on about Andy not pitching. I?ll see how long I can last ( side note: last time I listened to the game on the beach, I kept nodding off ( sun + fun drinks will do that to ya) and when i would wake up I was so confused?.)
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Sterling angered me a lot last Sunday when Tex was batting and he did a classic-
“IT IS HIGH… IT IS FAR…. IT IS… foul”
I would not trade montero for a relief pitcher especially since he is on fire.
You have too get more than soria.
LGY,
The problem was McDonald’s was heating their coffee to extreme temperatures to save money on more coffee per bag of grounds used.
call me Lame. . But if won the $100,000 i’d bank it . .and let the intrest grow.
Pretty good writeup on Nova from last night….
Ivan The Great fires again
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A few starts ago, I looked up at the PNC Field radar gun and saw a number that I had never seen before after an Ivan Nova fastball.
97.
I thought, “Just an anomaly.” He dialed one up, threw it as hard as he could, and that’s what he got.
But I started watching more regularly from that point. And guess what: In his recent starts, Ivan Nova has been throwing hard. And, it seems, he’s throwing harder every start.
In the first inning last night, he was consistently hitting 96-97, and for the game, he sat in the 93-95 range pretty much throughout. That’s plenty good enough, of course, for a young right-handed starter who is opening plenty of eyes with a strong season that has been, for some reason, all too quiet.
Some pitchers can throw that hard and don’t really want to. It compromises location, and at this level, location is just about everything.
But Ivan Nova seemed pretty proud of all the 96s and 97s last night.
“I know I can throw hard in good location,” Nova told me. “If I’m throwing it hard, then I’m throwing it in there hard. But I’m not sacrificing my location to do it.”
The key is not falling in love with the radar gun and continuing to use secondary pitches, and last night, in his eight-inning masterpiece against Gwinnett in which he allowed one run on five hits, striking out six without a walk, he did that beautifully.
Catcher Jesus Montero said Nova was doing everything right with his off-speed stuff. Change-ups to right-handed hitters. Back-door curves to lefties. Pounding the fastball into the mitt. Nova said his slider, which is getting much better as the season progresses, has been a difference-making pitch for him, too.
“He was amazing,” Montero said. “I was thinking perfect game. … I was really impressed with him today.”
Nova is 8-2 on the season now. His ERA is just barely above 3.00. He has been, far and away, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s most dominant starter this season, and it wouldn’t be a shock to see the likes of Baseball America talking about him next year like a much bigger prospect than he was considered to be in 2010.
Everyone talks about Brackman and Banuelos when they talk about pitching prospects in this organization. I’d be surprised if they’re going to be better than Ivan Nova, though.
“I’ve been working on a couple of things, and I think I’m getting it,” Nova said. “I’m feeling much more comfortable now.
TylerKepner ARod’s 500th HR came off KC’s Kyle Davies at home on a Saturday. He’s at 598 now and will face KC’s Kyle Davies at home this Saturday.
If you’re asking for money, forget checks, money orders, etc. Ask for small, used unmarked bills. Harder to trace.
erica – to be fair… it was high, far… and foul…
Dan,
Yeah I know.
I was offering no opinion on the case. Was just letting MTU know what happened from what I remember of the case.
The most interesting tidbit from the anonymous Yankees (source)
”The Yankees have has interest in (Joakim Soria) for a while now, going back at least two years. They view him as the best reliever outside of Mariano in the game.
Trading Montero for any RP would be outrageous. If you think people were mad about losing Montero for half a year of Lee, imagine losing Montero for RP.
Riot
LGY,
Yeah. I don’t know much about it. Just adding a tidbit.
LGY/JMZ-
Last few things I want to say on it. I am not a Lawyer but it seems to me a thing like that goes right to the very definition of a “frivolous lawsuit”. Perhaps, I am completely wrong. But that is just my take.
Personally, It would never even occurr to me to sue someone for something like that but hey that is what makes the world go round I guess.
Different coffee cups for different folks.
I disagree GB about Adams…
It’s a high ankle sprain which is a common injury….no ruptured tendons or torn ligaments….scouts know how good his bat is and were it not for the injury he was on his way to Scranton for the second half so he may be ML ready for next season….Joseph is 2yrs away probably.
put soria on a team with a defense and no one would be complaining about what you gave up for him. i don’t care who it is.
I am inclined to agree with austinmac about the McDonalds case.
I think the jury award was excessive, but the judge took care of that.
# Mike Ri July 21st, 2010 at 11:39 am
call me Lame. . But if won the $100,000 i’d bank it . .and let the intrest grow.
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That is lame. What will 1/4% get you?
mick – it will get your retired early in 30 years.
bank it is the wrong option, invest in low yield and let it sit for 20 years.
Nova is 8-2 on the season now. His ERA is just barely above 3.00. He has been, far and away, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s most dominant starter this season, and it wouldn’t be a shock to see the likes of Baseball America talking about him next year like a much bigger prospect than he was considered to be in 2010.
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and somewhere in pennsylvania one Kei Igawa is shedding a tear
MTU,
Of course. Plenty if not the majority of people probably agree with you.
Different coffee cups for different folks.
ID-i doubt that would be enuf
# mick July 21st, 2010 at 11:44 am
# Mike Ri July 21st, 2010 at 11:39 am
call me Lame. . But if won the $100,000 i’d bank it . .and let the intrest grow.
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That is lame. What will 1/4% get you?
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IMO better to reinvest it somewhere with more interest. Bank interest is garbage right now.
I’d personally use it a down-p for a house, but that’s cause I really want one. lol
Irreverent Discourse July 21st, 2010 at 11:45 am
mick ? it will get your retired early in 30 years.
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Except that you have to wait 30 years and pay taxes on that interest every year
erica – its called a roth ira. you could either have a lot of money saved up, or none. if you consider those “options”.
If the Royals demand the Yankees surrender Montero in a deal for Soria, I’d try to expand the trade to include DeJesus. I’d be willing to absorb Jose Guillen’s contract if they backed off Montero. Jesus Montero has really boosted his trade value at the perfect time. Greinke is a pipe dream though. He’s the face of their franchise and they have a roster full of player contracts they can easily move ahead of his.
Soria makes this bullpen the best in the league. They don’t have enough arms out there without him. Who can u trust besides Mo?
“Yeah. I don’t know much about it. Just adding a tidbit.”
My fault. I interpreted your comment wrong
You don’t trade Miguel Cabrera for a relief pitcher, period.
I wouldn’t deal Montero, either; nor Romine, Brackman, or this Betances kid. Everyone else would be fair game for Soria. I’d also take Guillen and his contract off KC’s hands. For that, we should not have to give up the high-end talent. Real GMs may do differently, but that’s my thought.
Irreverent Discourse July 21st, 2010 at 11:47 am
erica ? its called a roth ira. you could either have a lot of money saved up, or none. if you consider those ?options?.
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If you open an IRA that’s different.
If you stick the money in an ordinary savings account, you have issues
My username is much more fun with exclamation points and parenthesis but alas, those characters where invalid.
.ET July 21st, 2010 at 11:48 am
You don’t trade Miguel Cabrera for a relief pitcher, period.
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actually of i were cashman i’d absolutely trade miguel cabrera for soria – the detroit tigers on the other hand would be really pissed
Create a package around Joba for Soria.
They might be tantalized at Joba’s arm and think he can be an ace starter or closer.
.ET July 21st, 2010 at 11:48 am
You don’t trade Miguel Cabrera for a relief pitcher, period.
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actually of i were cashman i’d absolutely trade miguel cabrera for soria – the detroit tigers on the other hand would be really upset
Soria would be great but montero has too fetch more than a relief pitcher that gives you 70 innings a year.Now if our scouts are absolutely convinced montero will not catch in the majors then maybe but i would think you have too fetch a young pitcher or position player in return.
If i am cash i work on a huge deal.A deal can be done.
Nobody thought it was possible for soria too get traded because he was cheap & under team controll for years but anything is possible especially if salary relief is part of a deal.
If banking 100, grand meant retiring in 30 years . . i’d do it ,, i’m 25. . . I would def invest it . something safe.
erica – well yeah… a mattress is a better option than a savings account
Erica-
When a-Rod hands me the 100 grand in small unmarked bills like GB suggested I will unfortunately have no need for your services.
Unless we go to estate planning and investments.
Perhaps then.
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More on Mattingly’s big gaffe
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....nder072010
ET – montero is not miguel cabrera. period. he is a prospect, and he would be lucky to be nearly as successful in the majors.
I heard that interview Cash did with Bowden yesterday on MLB radio and they asked him if he was having any discussions with the Royals. Cash said “No”. Bowden and the host just laughed and said something like ‘I guess that answers those rumors’ and moved on.
And I can’t see the Yanks trading Montero for a reliever anyway. No matter how good the reliever is.
“actually of i were cashman i’d absolutely trade miguel cabrera for soria – the detroit tigers on the other hand would be really upset”
That’s why Cashman needs to go, because he wouldn’t do that deal
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 11:51 am
Erica-
When a-Rod hands me the 100 grand in small unmarked bills like GB suggested I will unfortunately have no need for your services.
Unless we go to estate planning and investments.
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I really have no involvement in estate planning. But I have lots of wonderful coworkers that do. If I introduce you, you’d still get to come to the office and see me
Erica , Doreen if I caught Arod’s 600th HR ball I’d feel like an extortionist asking for money. Taking $100k would be great. After taxes there’d be $70,000 left, but I d always feel bought even if he offered it to me. I’d like a tour of the clubhouse, to meet the players and to get to watch batting practice from the field and to watch a game from behind home plate. That’s it.
I’m not saying I wouldn’t be tempted to take the the money if offered, and I can’t say for sure that I wouldn’t, but I hope I wouldn’t.
If the Yankees traded Montero for Soria just look at it this way.
They nearly had Cliff Lee and Lee only.
By missing out on Lee at the deadline, they’ll have Cliff Lee and Joakim Soria.
Perfect.
LGY says: July 21, 2010 at 11:48 am
“Yeah. I don’t know much about it. Just adding a tidbit.”
My fault. I interpreted your comment wrong
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It’s all good. You gotta stay on your toes on this blog Haha.
I figure it takes 4 players to get a guy like Soria. 2 who are ML ready.
JC
Adams/Joseph
Z-Mac/Phelps/Warren
Cervelli/Pena/Russo/Laird
NYYs mistake this past winter was in not signing John Buck and not including Cervelli in a trade for better additional talent. I’ve been hoping NYYs would get Buck for two years instead of having Molina on the team.
austinmac July 21st, 2010 at 11:38 am
JMZ?As a lawyer who principally represents people or companies getting sued, my experience is juries do a wonderful job for the most part. I agree McDonald?s
had plenty of information upon which they should conclude their coffee was a danger.
In short, this case is a false tort reform argument.
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I think that the American Torte Reform Association – A trade association dedicated to the reform of ‘cakes made primarily with eggs, sugar, and ground nuts instead of flour. …’ is well-deserving of support!
I hope they do not trade Montero, who is such a promising hitter, for Soria. How many times have we seen closers who are good for a few years and burn out? I think we as Yankee fans have been spoiled with the freak that is Rivera!
Yes, it would be great to have someone as good as Soria to nail down the later innings and hand the game off to Mo, but I believe you find someone like that within the Yankees system before giving up a premium player at a trade deadline.
Erica-
Next time you come to Vegas, maybe ?
I keep hearing about the need for salary relief among most major league clubs, and how finances will be dictating more and more player moves.
KC seems to be the type of team that fits that billing. If the Yanks were willing to take on Cliff Lee’s remaining 2010 salary, to help ensure they win, then taking on Jose Guillen’s remaining contract – as a condition to get Soria at a reasonable cost in terms of talent – should seem equally acceptable to the Yanks.
At least, that’s my logic.
no way you trade a bat of jesus value for a reliever.
he no guartnee to do well in a setup role.
i am also a big fan of soria too
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Erica-
Next time you come to Vegas, maybe ?
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If it was up to me I would be there in December. My friends are not cooperating
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 11:57 am
I figure it takes 4 players to get a guy like Soria. 2 who are ML ready.
JC
Adams/Joseph
Z-Mac/Phelps/Warren
Cervelli/Pena/Russo/Laird
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come on now MTU – there is no one on your list that is major league ready – with “JC” being the least major league ready
Erica-
Find some new friends then.
Bret – That’s an interesting way to look at it.
Brian Cashman would be on some serious dope to trade Montero for a reliever
This is the kind of stuff the Yankees might have done in the foolish days of quick fixes.
I can’t believe there is anyone here that would give up Montero for a relief pitcher
Wow.
Ivan Nova just may be the internal option Cashman needs until Andy returns and Burnett shows his head is on straight. If so, the league doesn’t know him yet and Mitre can return to the bullpen as the long man.
Just a thought ……….
Alex hit #500 on a Saturday, the first inning against Kyle Davies ..who will be pitching again this Saturday. I was at that game. I’m actually hoping he hits it on Thursday when I will be at the game but it would be cool if he hit it against Davies again …
(I guess not that cool for Davis tho’..lol)
Go Yankees 2010 !!!
I’m sorry, what I meant to say was, IMHO, I don’t think it makes sense to give up someone like Montero, who could be a premium POSITION player, for a reliever like Soria.
I’m sorry, what I meant to say was, IMHO, I don’t think it makes sense to give up someone like Montero, who could be a premium POSITION player, for a reliever like Soria.
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I think most of us agree. And more importantly, I think Cash agrees.
Macfan July 21st, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Brian Cashman would be on some serious dope to trade Montero for a reliever
This is the kind of stuff the Yankees might have done in the foolish days of quick fixes.
I can’t believe there is anyone here that would give up Montero for a relief pitcher
Wow.
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Macfan although I agree with what you said – if the yankees were to get soria i would think that is more than just a quick fix – thats your heir to rivera come 2012 and your closer until probably at least the end of the decade
BloggingBombers The Hideki is playing left field today. This marks the first time Matsui will play the outfield in the new Yankee Stadium.
Forget Soria.
Mo will never retire. He is immortal.
BloggingBombers The Hideki is playing left field today. This marks the first time Matsui will play the outfield in the new Yankee Stadium.
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Maybe they are showcasing him to us for Granderson.
mick July 21st, 2010 at 12:08 pm
BloggingBombers The Hideki is playing left field today. This marks the first time Matsui will play the outfield in the new Yankee Stadium.
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Maybe they are showcasing him to us for Granderson.
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LOL
I still miss Godzilla. It just looks wrong seeing him in an Angels uniform.
Getting a Soria might preclude Mo retiring.
Think Cash has broached the subject with Mo?
New Post w/pregame notes
MTU July 21st, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Forget Soria.
Mo will never retire. He is immortal.
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That would make him a vampire, so does that mean he can only pitch at night? And would any yankee fan be willing to “donate” blood in order to keep him alive? I think I would.
naturally Matsui is playing in the outfield when a lot of us are stuck at work and cant watch. ( not that im wishing any ill will on Matsui or anything, but i’d like to watch this lol)
godzilla doesn’t look comfortable in another uni.
he still longs for NY.
I saw it in his face after he homered last night.
what’s this Montero for a reliever talk? that’s insane…other than Mo, relievers are so hit and miss
Joe from LI,
Cliff Lee and Joakim Soria is better than just Cliff Lee, right?
So it’s a good thing that trade “fell through”, correct?
Now for the interesting part.
I keep saying that Greinke is their franchise guy and they must keep him and build around him while cutting costs because they’re leaking money terribly, as you stated.
Greinke’s salary doubles next season but they must keep him an account for his raise.
That’s a problem for KC but they can solve it by using Soria as a vessel to dump an additional contract and further slash payroll – either Guillen or DeJesus.
I think they prefer to use Soria to dump Guillen.
They know the Yankees can finance Guillen because the Yanks were willing to take on Lee’s salary, right?
But the Yankees “source” is leaking that they’re unwilling to take on Guillen’s salary if the Royals try to dump him with Soria, right?
Are the Yankees positioning themselves to expand the deal to include David DeJesus instead?
We have plenty of minor league arms to fill out that deal for KC and possibly Joba.
Offer KC lower level prospects, and Joba. Keep our top prospects, then consider taking Guillen’s contract. Joba may do much better in a situation that is not as high profile as NY.