The best use of memorabilia money I’ve ever heard
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Jan 18, 2011 
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Do yourself a favor and take a few minutes this afternoon to read about a Yankees fan who found a fantastic use for his prized memorabilia (with a little help from – who else? – Mariano Rivera).
Great job by LoHud colleague Ned Rauch on this story.
BoJo January 18th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
DaSaint007 January 18th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Lowell would have been great in pinstripes. Oh well. Sometimes these things work out, sometimes they don’t. But it hurt watching him end up in a boston uniform. Just hurt.
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If it is any consolation, just remember that he can be the spokesperson for Mounds candy bars, but not Almond Joy bars.
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Awful
I didn’t think anyone would get it.
we all got it and chose to ignore it.
BoJo, dude, that was really, really bad.
Repost:
If Yohan wasn’t injured – again – and didn’t have so much left in his contract, I’d advocate for trading for him. Surely Alderson wants to rid the team of that contract as quickly as possible. Maybe they’d agree to a salary dump and take back $30M of the remaining 3 years he has left. But just like boston-NYY doesn’t happen, NYM-NYY trades don’t happen either.
Oh, and this is definitely Papplebum’s last year in boston. With a $12M one-year deal, he’ll be a FA, but most likely a Type A FA. They’d be silly to offer arbitration, as he’d probably accept just to get the pay raise. Look for him to be traded this season.
did the angels make a single move this offseason? didn’t they say they were going to be big players this winter?
Hey—humor is a painful process, and why should I suffer alone?
Sorry…. I have some dirt in my eye…
Marcus Thames just signed with the Dodgers?
since paps absolutely stunk against the yankees last year, here’s hoping boston deals him to tampa or toronto.
ac1 January 18th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
did the angels make a single move this offseason? didn’t they say they were going to be big players this winter?
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Scott Downs.
ac1 January 18th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
did the angels make a single move this offseason? didn’t they say they were going to be big players this winter?
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Scott Downs.
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Whoa. Why even play the season. They have the world series in the bag.
For some reason the Lohud Mobile site isn’t working on my phone anymore ( it goes to the full site instead )…anybody know.what’s going on?
Hisanori Takahashi
god bless you!
That’s a really wonderful story. People who can, extending a helping hand when needed; I wish there was more of that.
Ugh, I saw this announcement and immediately thought of you.:( How will this affect your seeing games? (I am clearly ignorant about FLA.’s geography)
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It would be faster for Tampa residents to go to Orlando to see yankee games than Orlando residents to go to Tampa to see yankee games. Traffic in tampa is horrible. Orlando is 45 minutes to an 1:15 away from tampa depending on how fast you drive. Going to a game or to St Pete for the Rays kicks the time up to 2-3 hours because of traffic.
Blake-
Nothing’s been said.
Why don’t you e-mail Jeff Marx to check ?
MTU,
Yea I will I guess…..thought it my be a setting or.something but the other mobile sites work fine.
tyanksfan36 January 18th, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Nat
I hate that they are going to move the Tampa Yankees but here in Tampa, they have hardly any fans who come out to the games. They are so good they deserve to have packed seats every night. Ill miss them but can always go to lakeland or clearwater to see them play.
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Ugh, I saw this announcement and immediately thought of you.:( How will this affect your seeing games? (I am clearly ignorant about FLA.’s geograph
*geography.)*
ac1 January 18th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
ac1 January 18th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
did the angels make a single move this offseason? didn’t they say they were going to be big players this winter?
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The Angels were supposed to pursue
Carl Crawford
Adrain Beltre
Rafael Soriano
Scott Downs
But don’t worry, to appease their fanbase, next year they will consider pursuing
Albert Puljois
Prince Fielder
CJ Wilson
Rafael Soriano
Jason Bartlett
Jose Reyes
Aramis Ramirez
Yadier Molina
and David DeJesus
Fans should be very excited!
ac1 January 18th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
since paps absolutely stunk against the yankees last year, here’s hoping boston deals him to tampa or toronto.
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in that case, shouldn’t they just keep him
Nice story, although it would have been nice if Steiner Sports gave Apuzzi back the baseballs. I’m sure they could afford to.
If Arte Moreno is ever going to be serious about competing again, he better get over his rift with Scott Boras.
ac1 January 18th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
did the angels make a single move this offseason? didn’t they say they were going to be big players this winter?
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The assumption was that they would be major players for Beltre, Crawford and Soriano.
Arte Moreno and Scott Boras do not get along (going back to the Tex contract) and so that essentially scrubbed them from Beltre and Soriano.
Crawford was just jumped on by the Red Sox so that was that.
They did improve their pen a bit with Takahashi and Downs. They’re getting Morales back and they’ll have Dan Haren in the rotation for a full year.
If Callaspo puts up a season like he had last year – they’ll be fine at 3b.
The real question is the OF though. They desperately needed to improve that defense and didn’t. Now they’re stuck with Rivera and Abreu in the corners unless they can deal Napoli for an OF.
Typo. I meant Johan, as in Santana. Not Yohan.
Yikes.
Angels would be a very good landing spot for Johnny Damon…except Boras represents him
blake, I often find the site to be wonky on my blackberry. Sometimes it goes back and forth between the mobile site (which I generally don’t like) and the full site (which I generally prefer unless a particular thread has over a thousand comments).
I don’t know if this is due to my blackberrry’s issues or the site’s. I tend to think it’s a Lohud issue, however, and I partially blame Jon Heyman.
since paps absolutely stunk against the yankees last year, here’s hoping boston deals him to tampa or toronto.
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in that case, shouldn’t they just keep him ?
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Yes. But since we decided they would trade him…
I never thought I’d write this, but I’m slowly buying into the notion that Joba is our best option as a 4th/5th starter.
After our CC, AJ, and Hughes, all of whom I think will do fine this season, its a huge question mark.
Nova can’t be relied upon as a 4th starter. No track record and little experience. As a 5th starter, he’d be perfect.
Pettitte is out of the equation. And quite frankly, I’m pretty disappointed in him for not making some kind of definitive decision, be it to retire altogether, return for the full season, or return halfway through. Andy, you’re my fav. pitcher of this era, but you’re also a grown man. Make up your mind, dude.
That’s a great story.
I loved the line “why is Mariano Rivera in my house?”
Seeing the Yankees beat Paplebon probably would not be as fun in any other city as it is in Boston. They really care..
If the Yankees do sign Jones and lock out Damon, and Angels won’t sign him because of the Moreno-Boras issue, that only leaves Rays and Os as landing spots for Damon. I’m not sure the Rays are interested…leaving the Os He really is running out of runway room here.
BryanHoch Yankees.com: Granderson promoting baseball in New Zealand http://bit.ly/eRLiQv
Jerkface January 18th, 2011 at 4:14 pm
It would be faster for Tampa residents to go to Orlando to see yankee games than Orlando residents to go to Tampa to see yankee games. Traffic in tampa is horrible. Orlando is 45 minutes to an 1:15 away from tampa depending on how fast you drive. Going to a game or to St Pete for the Rays kicks the time up to 2-3 hours because of traffic.
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Thanks for the particulars, JF. Did you attend many TY games as well?
Hey Mad Prince, belated congrats on the birth of your daughter.
The Yanks make but a single trip to Oakland this season, at the end of May/beginning of June. If I’m around we can hopefully organize another Lohud summit meeting.
Thanks for the particulars, JF. Did you attend many TY games as well?
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I’ve only been to one. BEcause of the particular hassles of driving to Tampa I go to games in Lakeland instead. Its faster and cheaper.
When Marcus Thames took Papelbon deep I almost took out my ceiling fan.
They’re in his head.
Sam,
That is a fantastic story, thanks for passing it on. I wish we had more people like Ruiz, Apuzzi and Rivera in this world.
BoJo January 18th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
If the Yankees do sign Jones and lock out Damon, and Angels won’t sign him because of the Moreno-Boras issue, that only leaves Rays and Os as landing spots for Damon. I’m not sure the Rays are interested…leaving the Os He really is running out of runway room here.
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I really like the O’s for him.
I also think that he can play the field enough that an NL team (Atlanta) could take a shot at him.
I was at fenway for Arod’s opposite field HR into the bullpen off Papelbon that tied the game & we won that one, ofcourse.priceless.when I got home & ran the DVR,I got to see Papelbon’s face at that moment.Sweeeeeet.
Pat M, if you’re out there, the guest post author from this morning is none other than longtime commenter G. Love, who has received fine reviews from almost everyone.
There really are no adequate words.
What a wonderful thing.
hardwired7 January 18th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
When Marcus Thames took Papelbon deep I almost took out my ceiling fan.
They’re in his head.
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I’m confused now.is that the same game Grandy took him deep?
Nick,
I have a droid but yes I think Jon Heyman is to blame as well.
Chip–
I agree abouit Os and Braves–but it getting awfully late awfully fast. I can’t remember how much Buck likes vets versus younger players he can mold…
Nick in SF,
Sounds good. I’ll plan to be at at least two of those games since I missed out entirely last season.
We should try and plan a proper LoHud gathering, all sit together and represent the Yanks with gusto.
Thanks re: my daughter…she’ll be attending her first A’s vs. Yankees game this year
I sometimes get the mobile site on my laptop.
go figure…
Jerkface January 18th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Thanks for the particulars, JF. Did you attend many TY games as well?
I’ve only been to one. BEcause of the particular hassles of driving to Tampa I go to games in Lakeland instead. Its faster and cheaper.
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What is your take on where the Rays should play? I hear even the Bucs games were not well attended.
Would the troll who is posing as me on the Daily News please stop using my name in a fake troll account. We all know who you are…
BoJo January 18th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Chip–
I agree abouit Os and Braves–but it getting awfully late awfully fast. I can’t remember how much Buck likes vets versus younger players he can mold…
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I don’t think it’s age vs. youth so much as good vs. Felix Pie.
Thames’ shot was a walkoff on 5/17. Grandy’s was in early April.
Both were awesome.
Here’s Thames’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDIHGUxZsM8
Jerkface
I live, with traffic at its worst, no more than 30 minutes from Steinbrenner field. Its about 45 to Clearwater and Dunedin depending on traffic. That’s one thing that I’m not looking forward to when they move because they are so close to me. If I’m at school its just 15 minutes. Orlando is definitely a quicker trip than tropicana field especially when you consider traffic to and from the games. I’m going to a Lakeland game this season, or a few. Maybe ill see you there.
What is your take on where the Rays should play? I hear even the Bucs games were not well attended.
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If they were smart they’d build a stadium right next to Raymond James (I don’t think theres room but whatever) and make it into a sports complex with a real parking lot. Raymond James’ parking lots are just big… nothins. One used to be a mall that was torn down and now its a big dirt lot full of seagulls. It cost us 30 dollars to park there and it was awful. IT was like walking through a post apocalyptic wasteland.
And if they really, really wanted to grab a wider audience, they’d build it near Hard Rock casino on I4, which is right before you just get into Tampa proper. It’d be easier for everyone around to go to the games.
The bottom line: the further you go into Tampa and into St. Pete, the driving time becomes exponentially longer and more frustrating.
The Tampa Area as it stands has more TV viewers than it has stadium goers, so why not move it to Orlando? We have one of the largest colleges in the US and if they ran student promotions / a shuttle from UCF to the stadium I’m sure they’d grab more than they do now.
I’m going to a Lakeland game this season, or a few. Maybe ill see you there.
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Maybe we should have a LOHUD prospect hug. Where LOHUD members can meet up for a minor league game and drink some beers and hug the lovable scamps.
Okay, this is horrible and all but after reading that story and seeing that picture, those two are totally doing it.
Bucs games weren’t well attended because they sucked last year. Then they got blacked out this year and no one knew how good they were doing.
Asd
Glad to see I’m not the only one that thought that.
Jerkface
I’m sure a lot of people would show up. I’ve got dibs on Heathcott though.
I have a case of Nolan Ryan baseballs; I am going to try to think of something to do with them. They are just sitting on a shelf. It would be cool if fans got together to do something like that, contribute one piece of memorabilia to a Yankee Fans Fund.
Bucs games weren’t well attended because they sucked last year. Then they got blacked out this year and no one knew how good they were doing.
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And the stadium experience at Raymond James is not fun. Its expensive, hot, humid, theres nothing special about the food offered at the stadium, the give-aways get stolen by the volunteers that are handing them out. (We had season tickets for the 4 years before last) Even when there is not a sold out game, the volunteers would tell us we’d miss’d the giveaway, and we’d see the items stuffed in their pants or in boxes under the ramps.
We sent multiple letters to complain, and the bucs were good about sending us the give-away items in the end, but it was too much of a chore.
Not to mention the bucs fans are a loathsome group. Drunks and complainers the lot of em. Just wasn’t pleasant to go with the family. I sat next to a guy for an entire season that would make any of the gloom and doomers here look like trisha by comparison.
When the Glazers were not puting money in the team, the ticket prices remained jacked up. 75 dollars for upper-upper deck is absurd. I could take 4 people to a rays game for 75 bucs. I’m sure they’ll draw more next year, as the Bucs look really awesome now. I wasn’t sold on Raheem or Freeman, but they both won me over big time.
tyanks:
I’m not saying it like it’s a bad thing or anything of that sort. He’s unmarried, has no kids. She is clearly in her mid twenties if she’s already out of college and going to grad school. They just look like they are a couple in that picture, and the story that goes with it.
I’m not saying it like it’s a bad thing or anything of that sort.
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It is if the relationship started at the beginning of that story
Jerkface
I’ve never been for a bucs game but I do go sometimes for bulls games which are free for me as a student. I don’t mind the stadium and I agree that the food is nothing special. I don’t really care for football so I don’t mind not going. I actually went to 4 Rays game last season, probably 4 more than any actual Rays fan so I never want to deal with them saying anything about being a Yankee fan. All my money goes to their team.
West Coast Yankee Fan January 18th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
I have a case of Nolan Ryan baseballs; I am going to try to think of something to do with them. They are just sitting on a shelf. It would be cool if fans got together to do something like that, contribute one piece of memorabilia to a Yankee Fans Future.
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You should. The Trenton Thunder and their clubhouse manager do that really cool memorabila auction every year, and give the money to the Domestic Violence project. It’s a great cause. That’s how I got my signed Montero baseball card and autographed Hughes NYY cap. Maybe one day once they have appreciated, I will re-gift the items for another cause.
*memorabilia*
Probably pie-in-the-sky, but wouldn’t it be cool to start a national Yankee fan charity effort? Promote it on all blogs and news outlets. Everyone can send one item to sell with proceeds going to a charity. Pick someone trustworthy to administer it?
https://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/melvin-morse/2011-lewes-polar-bear-plunge-for-special-olympics
here’s a good cause if anyone’s got some change to spare.although I’m disappointed to learn Dr, Melvin Morse is a Phillies fan
i live in east most tampa(seffner). from here orlando is 50 miles. apopka is 30 some miles north of there. so, 84 miles from my door takes an hour and fifteen minutes.
Whats going on in Apopka?
apopka is where the yankees are moving to. not orlando.
Exiledintampa
I have family in seffner, you’re pretty far from a lot of action but I-4 is right out your front door as is I75. I live in North Tampa but right off Dale Mabry and 275 so I can get just about anywhere pretty quick. Except Orlando.
J Alfred Prufrock -
May I offer a suggestion? Special Olympics is a great organization. My daughter is currently participating in Westchester County.
The site you link to is specifically for Delaware.
If people are interested, perhaps they might look for a way to donate to their local Special Olympics?
From Yahoo Sports:
NEW YORK (AP)—The New York Yankees have agreed to one-year contracts with right-handers Phil Hughes(notes) and Joba Chamberlain(notes) and lefty Boone Logan(notes) to avoid arbitration.
Hughes receives $2.7 million for the 2011 season, while Chamberlain will earn $1.4 million and Logan $1.2 million for the Yankees, who lost in the AL championship series to the Texas Rangers in six games a year after winning the 2009 World Series.
Hughes won a career-best 18 games last season with a 4.19 ERA over 29 starts and 31 appearances and was a first-time All-Star.
Chamberlain went 3-4 with a 4.40 ERA and three saves in 73 outings. Logan was 2-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 51 appearances.
apopka is where the yankees are moving to. not orlando.
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Whaaaat? Link ?
If true its still close to me.
tyanksfan. just sayin. apopka is where they’re talking about. still 84 miles for me. it’s not an orlando suburb like people are making it out to be. because of reading this blog i was planning on going to some games this year for the first time. just thinking about it earlier today. then i go and read they’re moving.
West Coast Yankee Fan January 18th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Probably pie-in-the-sky, but wouldn’t it be cool to start a national Yankee fan charity effort? Promote it on all blogs and news outlets. Everyone can send one item to sell with proceeds going to a charity. Pick someone trustworthy to administer it?
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Yankee fans as a group can move mountains. Especially in old Yankee Stadium.
UCF’s baseball field was supposed to get used by a minor league team, or they were in the works for it, but I guess it never panned out. It wasn’t A+, maybe GCL or something.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.c.....onference/
Anyone know who the NY Jet is who was just on SNY, Daily News Live?
I just heard on WFAN about the Yanks avoiding arb with Phil, Joba and Logan – good stuff. It’s not a a nice process and it’s always best to avoid bad feelings if possible.
jerkface that’s the link above. from tampa you take i-4 east to exit 60. 429 north to end.
Exciledintampa
Well I just started going to Tampa Yankees games in 2010 and then they decide to move. Orlando is still too far for me. You should go to see them play in Lakeland which is closer to you. Ill probably go see them play lakeland or Clearwater when they move. But it won’t be until 2012 or 2013, later the better.
Doreen January 18th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
J Alfred Prufrock -
May I offer a suggestion? Special Olympics is a great organization. My daughter is currently participating in Westchester County.
The site you link to is specifically for Delaware.
If people are interested, perhaps they might look for a way to donate to their local Special Olympics?
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great suggestion.congrats on your daughter’s athletic prowess.Mevin Morse incidentally is a nationally reknown pediatrician who has written many books on the subject of NDE’s he “witnessed” among hundreds of terminally ill children under his care.he’s one of the foremost experts in the world on the subject,after having been a self-confessed ‘skeptic.’ the children’s stories which kept piling up changed his mind. I just learned about his role in Special Olympics down in Delaware through a link on a site I regularly visit.I’m going to pledge to this.
After reading this Yahoo blog post, my respect for Gil Meche just skyrocketed
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/bl.....mlb-309149
Incredible that the Yankees would leave Legends Fieldor GMS Stadium….Although I still remember them in Fort Lauderdale, so I guess time marches on.
Doreen, Pruf–
I am in. I will donate this week to my local Special Olympics.
Erica in NY January 18th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
After reading this Yahoo blog post, my respect for Gil Meche just skyrocketed
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Yep…Gil is a real Menche
Betsy January 18th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
I just heard on WFAN about the Yanks avoiding arb with Phil, Joba and Logan – good stuff. It’s not a a nice process and it’s always best to avoid bad feelings if possible.
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yea glad that’s behind those two & the club.
That article says they are still considering the area around the convention center. And Apopka is just a possible choice.
tyanksfan36 been reading yours and other yankee fans in tampa posts for a long time. hoping to someday meet some of you at the fsl games.
Incredible that the Yankees would leave Legends Fieldor GMS Stadium
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Yankees would still have spring training at Legends Field.
yankeefeminista January 18th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Doreen, Pruf–
I am in. I will donate this week to my local Special Olympics.
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I’m in Princeton will check out the local SO & also give to Melvin,he gives incredible hope to grieving parents.
jerkface. guess I’m a pessimist and expect that if i want to go they’ll move the furthest. btw. is it an insult referring to you by name?
I remember that 128 pitch outing that Hillman put him through…ruined his arm just like Dallas Green did to Al Leiter.
Bojo
Its just the Tampa Yankees. The Yankees are still going to have Spring Training there.
Nice to see a little good came out of Sam’s post, never needed all those baseballs anyway.
From Bronx Banter:
“New York has a long tradition of great players who can stay out boozing and courting all night and still kick ass the next day – Babe Ruth, of course; Mickey Mantle, for many years; most recently, David Wells threw a perfect game while still tipsy from the previous evening. I love players like that, who do everything wrong and then perform anyway. But of course that kind of thing will catch up with most people sooner or later — and apparently caught up with Martin on the “sooner” side.”
“It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez certainly seem like they’ve enjoyed the entertainment options New York offers, so to speak, but I’ve never gotten the sense that either of them is a big drinker and certainly they both take care of themselves and come ready to play. Martin will be surrounded by stars and veterans in the New York clubhouse and perhaps a few of them can take him under their wing; I imagine that at the very least, if Jorge Posada feels Martin is not playing his best, he will club him unconscious with his own bat.”
http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/
I just love the comment about how Posada help Martin avoid distractions.
tyanksfan36 January 18th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Bojo
Its just the Tampa Yankees. The Yankees are still going to have Spring Training there.
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It must be a great marketing deal they are getting, because it still doesn’t make sense to me. They have all their facilities in Tampa for rehab, extended ST, etc…and can play hteir kids in a park close to those facilities…one with the dimensions of YS…
http://www.sonj.org/
for new jersey residents who want to donate to Special Olys.I see I have a pennington,nj connection.
Bojo
I agree, it doesn’t make any sense unless they’re getting something great out of it. But its business.
I thought those arb #s were fair……..If Phil improves this year, I’d guess the Yankees will try to lock him up.
G Love, that was you? As a rule, I dislike guest posts and almost never read them, but I got a kick out of yours………I sort of agree, but I’m torn. We have one major prospect in Montero. Romine has a lot of work to do to rebuild his rep and Sanchez is years away. Our other position prospects are not that super studs, so as this team ages, I hope Cash will do a better job drafting position players. I guess it’s hard, though – we’ll always be picking at the back end. Either way, I hate the notion that only superior prospects stick – outside of a couple of pitchers and Montero, we don’t have superior positon prospects. We have to be concerned at some point about replacing Jeter and Alex. I wish we had a super OF prospect as, although I like Swisher, I’m not sure I want him here beyond his contract. We need to keep some of our good/not great prospects or this team is going to become decrepit as the other teams in our division get younger.
if Jorge Posada feels Martin is not playing his best, he will club him unconscious with his own bat.”
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lol,Po wants to be the catcher still.
m1kew January 18th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
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So this site is implying that Martin has a drinking problem? Do they have any proof or are they just making up a slanderous tale?