Yankees have signed 15 of top 24 draft picks
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Aug 04, 2011 
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The Yankees have signed 15 of their top 24 picks from this year’s draft. The deadline to sign players is next Monday, August 15.
The team’s top pick, Dante Bichette Jr., drove in another run last night and leads the Gulf Coast League with 34 RBI in 34 games. He’s hitting .341/.460/.535 and was named Gulf Coast League Player of the Month for July. Another early standout is 11th-round pick Mark Montgomery — that’s him on the right — who’s already advanced to Low-A Charleston and has 30 strikeouts and five walks in 16.1 innings.
Just a few more quick highlights from the early results of this class: Outfielder Justin James (a 6-foot-5 13th rounder) is hitting .385 with a .500 OBP through his first 11 pro games; Right-hander Philip Wetherll (also 6-5, 8th rounder) has a 1.10 ERA and 21 strikeouts through 15 relief appearances for Staten Island; Lefty Matthew Tracy (born in Missouri, taken in the 24th round) has allowed one run in 22 relief outings, but coughed up five runs in his only start for Staten Island.
The team has officially announced these signings from the draft:
3B Dante Bichette Jr. (Supplemental first round)
RHP Jordan Cote (3rd round)
INF Matt Duran (4th)
1B Austin Jones (7th)
RHP Philip Wetherell (8th)
RHP Zachary Arneson (9th)
RHP Mark Montgomery (11th)
OF Cody Grice (12th)
OF Justin James (13th)
RHP Branden Pinder (16th)
RHP Hayden Sharp (18th)
RHP Robert Paullus (19th)
INF Zach Wilson (21st)
RHP Corey Maines (23rd)
LHP Matthew Tracy (24th)
any time, Joe.
You have a Latin kid, stuck in a southern city, with money in his pocket, can’t drive and can’t go where some of his friends go because of his age, and the organization treats him differently than the others. It’s sort of like the highly recruited high school athletic stud going off to the big school and finding out that he’s too young to date a cheer leader, others are just as good and you’re struggling in your classes. That kid has unreal power. In the organization, probably only Montero can top him. not sure if you’ve ever been to Greenville, NC, but the park there is modeled after Fenway (same dimensions and wall). There’s a Met Life building across the parking lot from the wall. In two straight games on the last trip there, Sanchez hit two homers onto the roof of the 7 floor building and another off of a 5th floor wall. He is a big kid, almost as big as Montero. About 6’2?- 6’3? and 225 pounds. I wonder if the experts will label him as too big to be a catcher.
What’s the deal with the Lefty from Texas? I thinkbhe was the 2nd rounder.
Bichette’s all over the leader boards in the GCL, except for homers and steals.
With Montgomery, the game to have seen was his 5 strikeouts in one inning. I’ve seen one of his games and a lot of similarites between him and David Robertson. Big fastballs, but, he has that “knock ‘em iin the dirt” slider instead of the curve. Still just 20 years old.
Blake,
It appears they have some concern over his medicals.
CClub,
Thanks.
SI_JonHeyman 26 mins with @JoeyBats19 on noncontending team & adrian/jacoby possibly splitting red sox votes, could @cgrand14 win AL MVP?
See…..the media just dismiss Bautista as a candidate. Doesn’t make it right but he wont win the MVP
Really depends on the second half and anyone who discounts Miguel Cabrera is making a mistake. Especially if Detroit wins their division which is likely.
I love the emphasis on the farm and developing talent. Great job so far by Cashman.
See?..the media just dismiss Bautista as a candidate. Doesn?t make it right but he wont win the MVP
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This falls under the argument that the MVP award still has not been clearly defined. Too much ambiguity amonst the voters
A-Gon will likely win though
Also I have a question for any poster that can answer this. If the Yankees win the Division and the Red Sox win the Wild Card who would the Yankees face ? The Central winner and the West winner ?
And vice versa
Chad-Why isn’t there a story about Cory Wade? The guy has come out of nowhere and pitched better then anybody could have predicted so far this season.
Time to give the guy some attention.
I loved it when A.J. removed his Yankee jersey last night in the dugout. That told me he was not worthy of wearing the Jersey based on his poor performance on the mound.
Girardi did the right thing by taking him out of the game.
Why A.J. is unable to take control of the #2 starter role is making my headache
GB7
Answering your question from yesterday, if you was here you’d probably wear a jacket.
Sunny and in the 70′s today.
Just right.
Jeremy,
Yankees would play the team with the worse record of the West and Central division
Maine, cool weather is never a problem. It’s easier to stay warm outside than it is to keep cool.
GreenBeret7 August 4th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Maine, cool weather is never a problem. It’s easier to stay warm outside than it is to keep cool
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I don’t take to well to the heat and humidity you have although I’m liking the winter less as I get older.
GB7,
Cool weather? what’s that?
GB7 and others,
Just had my last rehab session for my broken hip. I want to thank you all (at least Most) on this blog for keeping me informed and amused during the roughest days and nights.
Triple Short of a Cycle
Thanks !
tomingeorgia August 4th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
GB7,
Cool weather? what’s that?
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Cool is when it’s 0
Cold is 0 with the wind.
As of right now the division winner would play Detroit and the WC team would play Texas
GB……Your ladies have just arrived sporting electric blue matching outfits, very skimpy bikini’s….Oh my, this is one check I don’t mind writing…..
Maine,
I lived for a while in Berlin, NH, and a while in Bimidji, MN, and know what you’re talking about.
Pat M
I noticed Tony’s BA was quite low.
Is he not progressing as fast as hoped?
Maybe move Bichette up? He seems to own where he is.
If the playoffs started today:
Yankees (Sabathia) vs Texas (Wilson)
Red Sox (Lester) vs Detroit (Verlander)
Phillies (Halladay) vs Brewers (Gallardo/Greinke)
Giants (Lincecum) vs Braves (Hudson/Juirjins)
Pretty good matchups…..loads of star power.
tomingeorgia August 4th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Maine,
I lived for a while in Berlin, NH, and a while in Bimidji, MN, and know what you’re talking about.
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I guess you do.
Berlin is about 50 miles from me.
The wind off the White Mts. can be rough.
I can see them from my window.
Nice in summer.
Not so nice in winter.
blake August 4th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
If the playoffs started today:
Yankees (Sabathia) vs Texas (Wilson)
Red Sox (Lester) vs Detroit (Verlander)
Phillies (Halladay) vs Brewers (Gallardo/Greinke)
Giants (Lincecum) vs Braves (Hudson/Juirjins)
Pretty good matchups…..loads of star power.
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Talk about must see TV.
I hear that Mark Montgomery is a Dave Robertson clone. Also, are there any guys that are unsigned that if the Yankees do sign would make this a successful draft?
Blake-
If the playoffs started today, I’m not sure I want to face the rangers or the tigers.
Can’t the twins get in there? Yankees seem to own the twins in the playoffs.
I don’t like to wish for any opponent. Verlander is tough though…..but so is Texas’s lineup. The RHP of the Tigers would be a tougher matchup for the Yanks hitters though I think.
I don?t like to wish for any opponent. Verlander is tough though?..but so is Texas?s lineup. The RHP of the Tigers would be a tougher matchup for the Yanks hitters though I think.
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I want Texas. I want REVENGE
I also want all day games, and I want it to affect Josh Hamilton’s blue eyes
Revenge on Texas would be nice…..
Heyman-
Bud Selig and the MLB offices would do everything in their power to make sure
a rangers vs Yankees series would feature as many night games as possible.
Do you think I’m lying?
Check back with me in about 2 months.
Pat M
Do you put leaves in your pool to make it take longer to clean?
GB – roof of a 7th floor building across the street? Wow.
Mark Montgomery sounds very interesting. Sounds like he’s got ML stuff right now. He’s only 20 and just out of college, so some mL time, to get used to being a professional ballplayer, is not a bad idea. The NY bullpen is well stocked at the moment.
Chad – can always count on you to mention the Missouri boys!
tomingeorgia – congrats. we all knew you could do it.
Pat M. – keep on bragging. @#$%^&*
tomingeorgia August 4th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
GB7,
Cool weather? what’s that?
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There’s been times when i thought 115 degrees was a cold snap.
Warning Track Power
August 4th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Heyman-Bud Selig and the MLB offices would do everything in their power to make sure
a rangers vs Yankees series would feature as many night games as possible.
Do you think I’m lying? Check back with me in about 2 months.
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One of the amusing things about this board is the excessive and IMO unwarranted paranoia that is expressed constantly; everyone is out to get the Yankees.
1. Everyone throws at our hitters.
2. The media hates us.
3. They are targeting A-Rod.
4. MLB makes up schedules to work against us.
5. The umps strike zones are always more unfair to us.
. . . and on and on.
Pat M. August 4th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
GB……Your ladies have just arrived sporting electric blue matching outfits, very skimpy bikini’s….Oh my, this is one check I don’t mind writing…..
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Do the letters F. O. mean anything to you?
Other than being totally miserable with the scenery, how are things going with you, Pat? Good to see you on the board.
GB7
It’s hard to feel good about it warming up 40 degrees when it brings the temp up to 10.
pat m really lives a charmed live, huh? to the victor go the spoils, i guess. enjoy it buddy, you deserve it
aj unfortunately could be what he is. maybe they should let him come out of the pen in the post season, he can just reach back and fire gas for an inning, or two batters. that might make his off speed stuff that much better
tomingeorgia August 4th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
GB7 and others,
Just had my last rehab session for my broken hip. I want to thank you all (at least Most) on this blog for keeping me informed and amused during the roughest days and nights.
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Hey, that’s great news, Tom. Keep up the good fight….and congratulations.
WCYF-
Do you really want to go there?
Let’s go!
ARod is being singled out due to lazy journalists that are using “unamed sources” are there reason to write a story.
Add in drugs, guns and a lot of $$ to the story and there you have sensationalism 101
GB7
I don’t think Pat will respond till the pool is all cleaned.
West Coast Yankee Fan ,
What you say may be true, but regarding A-Rod, can you honestly say MLB hasn’t targeted him specifically? That there are not others in MLB that actually do deserve punishment for real crimes?
Thanks Blake !
Yeah those pitching match ups look great. This is going to be a really fun postseason. I just hope the Yankees go far.
But I rather face the Rangers because there pitching doesn’t look as good as last year. Also I’m afraid of the Yankees facing verlander twice and playing at Comerica a pitchers park.
ARod isn’t the only one seeking attention.
How many times has Tony Larussa endangered peoples lives by driving drunk? Did he get suspended? Did Miguel Cabrera get suspended? Was it front page news in non baseball forums?
MaineYankee August 4th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
GB7
I don’t think Pat will respond till the pool is all cleaned.
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Pat is apparently unaware that electric blue bikinis are hazardous to the health….especially if the wife sees you drooling.
“ARod is being singled out due to lazy journalists that are using “unamed sources” are there reason to write a story.”
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That may or may not be true when it comes to this particular poker incident. I hope it is not true. However, whatever glare of the media and tabloid spotlight is in A-Rod’s eyes is entirely, 100% of his own doing. You don’t see this kind of story written about Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Mariano, Posada or Teixeira do you?
For years now, A-Rod has walked that line. An admitted steroid user, he was warned by MLB about past associations with gamblers in 2005, he was a patient of the doctor who is still under federal investigation for alleged illegal practices, he continues the association with his less than reputable cousin and ex-drug mule which includes traveling with him on road trips.
At least rational, realistic Yankee fans could agree that A-Rod has shown really poor judgment over the years. I would bet you that Yankee management feels exactly the same way.
MY
every day
I say let the Red Sox face Verlander twice with that good Tiger lineup.
blake August 4th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
How many times has Tony Larussa endangered peoples lives by driving drunk? Did he get suspended? Did Miguel Cabrera get suspended? Was it front page news in non baseball forums?
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Those issues are handled by the legal system as they are criminal acts. And Larussa and Cabrera are not A-Rod. He is a national figure, they are not. Hence the difference in media attention.
As to MLB’s reaction. The are not moral police, they are there to protect the integrity of the game. If you notice A-Rod’s issues have been all centered around performance enhancing drug use and gambling.
The more info one reads about these kids, the more it’s looking like one hell of a draft. It looks like we nabbed some power arms, and DBJ has been a stud.
GB……..Keep in mind that my wife hired this pool service not knowing who actually does the work……Right now she’s most likely performing surgery on some dog……Maine….SJ told me that it’s been a tough season for Tony as he’s been banged up with a hand injury but is stroking the ball better as of late……..Great exchange between him and Derek in the HBO special……Have a good day Gents, I know I will now
Just crawl down off of your cross and put a cork in it.
All I care about is what ARod does on the field.
When I see ESPN and the media going on and on about a story that has not proven to be true, a story that does not include one single source, the allegations are heresay.
Why not let ARod tell his side of the story and then people can judge him.
Better yet, why didn’t MLB discipline the drunk on the Tigers several months ago?
Imagine if ARod was drunk behind the wheel, ESPN would have devoted a 2 hour special and brought in experts to determine just how many ounces of booze ARod had.
WCYF
How many other admitted steroid users got the coverage he did?
Where was the book written about Manny or Ortiz?
You know I’d much rather have some doing high stakes gambling than DUI. DUI kills innocent people.
Pat M
sounds like you are the dog who needs surgery!
sorry, I couldn’t resist, you left yourself open for that one
Have a great day, Pat. Just make sure your wife doesn’t perform surgery on the wrong old dog.
Please don’t misunderstand my point on A-Rod. My personal guess is that he is most likely innocent and this will be proven. But why these rumors come up repeatedly is his doing. One’s behavior is a choice and there are repercussions for public figures; they should understand that.
Pat M
Thanks.
He was in Portland recently but I wasn’t able to get to a game.
I was hoping to get a chance to see him.
WCYF is probably one of those “fake journalists” on ESPN.COM that spend their day quoted “unnamed sources” every 10 words that are written.
LaRussa has been in the game almost 30 yrs.
Does he get a pass and ARod does not???
A DUI is a serious crime that police seem to take seriously.
Bud Selig and his offices obviously don’t feel the same, unfortunately.
jacksquat August 4th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
You know I’d much rather have some doing high stakes gambling than DUI. DUI kills innocent people.
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Who said it was a choice one has to make? Why position one as being worse than the other? It’s not a contest. One shouldn’t turn a blind eye because the behavior is not as egregious as another behavior.
Warning Track Power August 4th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Heyman-
Bud Selig and the MLB offices would do everything in their power to make sure
a rangers vs Yankees series would feature as many night games as possible.
Do you think I?m lying?
Check back with me in about 2 months.
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Stepped out momentarily. But yea…I was joking
The only reason they single ARod out is because his name sells.
If it was a lesser known player in a smaller city it would be just a blip on the radar.
“He is a national figure, they are not. Hence the difference in media attention.”
Ifs not even confirmed that #1) it was even illegal or #2) that he was even there. Reports are that a pro poker player says that Arod wasn’t even there and that he was playing in the WS that night……but regardless its been taken and ran with because its Arod. If you’re suggesting that this wouldn’t be a story with anyone else…..then we are in agreement.
“Who said it was a choice one has to make? Why position one as being worse than the other? It’s not a contest. ”
Because one is a crime and the other isnt
MaineYankee August 4th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
WCYF. How many other admitted steroid users got the coverage he did? Where was the book written about Manny or Ortiz?
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Is Ortiz an admitted steroid user? And what on god’s green earth does a book have to do with anything? Anyone can write a book if they think it’s going to sell and they have the gravitas to get it published. Are you suggesting that there is a conspiracy among publishers?
A ton of good info on Jordan Cote:
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston.....n-h-s-cote
He seems to have great upside.
MLB and westy have one thing in common … they are both the least qualified to determine anyone else’s shortcomings, given their own long, long list of failures.
Baseball looks the other way whenever it benefits them (just like westy does with reality). When it comes to integrity, MLB (AND westy) should examine his own house first.
Let he who is without sin etc etc etc …
WCYF,
Arod is not an elected public servant. He has not tested positive for anything in quite a while. He’s rich and famous and likes pretty women, thus is a target for pubs like the Star.
I interned years ago for the National Enquirer, when the front page often had a picture of a train wreck. A picture of Farrah Fawcett in a tennis outfit with a worried look on her face came in one day, obviously destined for Page One. The whole “newsroom” voted on the headline. After a debate, the winner was, “Farrah Fears for her Life!” You can look it up. Made up of whole cloth, not a shred of evidence. Naturally, it was one of the top-selling issues of the year.
All I care about is that Arod stay clean and play his customary brand of baseball. I don’t really care what else he does, unless it’s a felony, and neither should MLB.
blake August 4th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
“Who said it was a choice one has to make? Why position one as being worse than the other? It’s not a contest. ” Because one is a crime and the other isnt.
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Exactly, and MLB’s job is not to adjudicate or pass judgement on players for legal transgressions. That is law enforcement and the court’s role.
Baseball’s responsibility is to the integrity of the game and that is why drug use and gambling get’s their attention.
NEW YORK — David Ortiz believes then-legal supplements and vitamins likely caused him to land on a 2003 list of alleged drug users seized by the federal government, and Major League Baseball and the players’ association said some of the players on the list never tested positive for performance-enhancing substances.
MLB said in a statement Saturday that 96 urine samples, at most, tested positive in the 2003 survey — and the players’ association said 13 of those were in dispute.
Bryant: Mixed Messages
Josh Hamilton and David Ortiz each had opportunities to clear their conscience Saturday, but only one — Hamilton — sounded like a human being, writes Howard Bryant. Story
The government seized the samples and records of 104 players from baseball’s drug-testing companies in 2004 as part of the BALCO investigation into Barry Bonds and others. The list of players said to have tested positive, attached to a grand jury subpoena, is part of a five-year legal fight, with the union trying to force the government to return what federal agents took during raids.
“I definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when I was buying supplements and vitamins over the counter — legal supplements, legal vitamins over the counter — but I never buy steroids or use steroids,” Ortiz said during a news conference that began about 3½ hours before his Boston Red Sox played the New York Yankees.
“I never thought that buying supplements and vitamins, it was going to hurt anybody’s feelings.”
The New York Times reported last month that Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were on the 2003 list and said earlier that Sammy Sosa was on it. In February, Sports Illustrated reported Alex Rodriguez was on it, and Rodriguez later admitted he had used performance-enhancing substances from 2001 to 2003.
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AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Union general counsel Michael Weiner, left, said the MLBPA couldn’t tell Ortiz if he had tested positive, only that he was on the 2003 list.
Ortiz said when he met with union lawyer Michael Weiner in 2004, he wasn’t told he tested positive for steroids. Weiner, who has been designated to succeed union head Donald Fehr, said that because the list is under court seal, the union couldn’t confirm to Ortiz that he tested positive, only that he was on the list.
“I want to apologize to fans for the distraction, my teammates, our manager,” Ortiz said, flanked by Weiner, with Boston manager Terry Francona standing behind and to the side. “This past week has been a nightmare to me.”
Some players past and present — notably Hall of Famer Hank Aaron — have called for the entire list to be released.
“Sure, there are some people who say ‘Why don’t we just get this story over with and get the list out?’” Weiner said. “I think to do that would one, be illegal, and two, be wrong. It’s illegal because it’s covered by court order, and it would be wrong because a promise was made by the commissioner’s office and the union to every player who was tested in 2003 that the results would be anonymous.”
Ortiz is against the list becoming public.
“I don’t think that I would really like to see another player going through what I’ve been through this past week,” he said.
What is MLB investigating?
A-Rod likes playing poker, being in shape, and dating blonds. How is any of this a bad thing?
Why single out A-Rod? Is he the only baseball player playing poker, or gambling? I highly doubt it. It doesn’t matter if he was warned before, playing poker is playing poker.
A-Rod is being singled out by Selig because Selig couldn’t get him for the steroid use, and he wants to get him because he doesn’t want another steroid user passing his hero Hank Aaron. Everyone saw how flustered Bud got when Bonds was about to pass Aaron. This is all this is.
Let’s also remember that this whole thing is over a story in STAR magazine! Puh lease…….Star Magazine……the one that has best and worst beach bodies and paparazzi gossip.
tomingeorgia August 4th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
“……..All I care about is that Arod stay clean and play his customary brand of baseball. I don’t really care what else he does, unless it’s a felony, and neither should MLB.”
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I understand. But what if the allegations wee true and MLB knew about them and did not investigate them? In light of their warning to A-Rod in 2005 and Pete Rose’s past lesson to the game, would that have been the right thing to do?
MLB has not accused or convicted him of anything. All they said is they are investigating the story. They have to.
No Ortiz didn’t admit it even though he was on the list.
I noticed you conveniently left out the other name I mentioned.
blake August 4th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Let’s also remember that this whole thing is over a story in STAR magazine! Puh lease…….Star Magazine……the one that has best and worst beach bodies and paparazzi gossip.
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Bud reads the magazine every week and at his old age, the man obviously believes this magazine is credible enough to ruin ARod for the time being.
Its not secret Bud Selig and Hank Aaron are very close friends.
Bud probably believes he needs to look out for his friend and do anything/everything he can(legal or not) to prevent ARod from breaking his dear friends’ HR record.
It is just a story that is being investigated. That’s all. If not true, which I suspect is the case, it will go away.
WCYF-
Why make this story public and literally assume ARod’s guilty?
Here’s an idea:
Keep the story out of the public eye until a full investigation has been concluded.
The only way investigating ARod’s gambling issues could be, even slightly, justified is if they stated illegal gambling makes the game look bad, and therefor cause the game to loss revenue, for whatever reason.
However, an easy counter argument is that MLB and Selig have brought about 99% of the media attention and negativity brought forth.
I’ve gambled in someones basement for $20 once. Does that constitute as illegal gambling? Does that mean that I am willing to take bribes at work? Of course not.
This is a joke. I don’t hate Selig, but it’s obvious he is trying to put his name out there furthermore, and making an example of a player for a non-issue.
Please folks, I beg of you – do not be a conspiracy theorist!
MLB will “interrogate” A-Rod, but it’s all for show. They have no grounds on which to act, anyhow.
They are doing their due dilligence so that down the line, if another player has a similar incident (that turns out to be uglier), they can act in some capacity. As for why A-Rod is being “singled out”…he’s not. I’m sure he understood the extra attention he would get when he started hanging with the TMZ crowd
MaineYankee August 4th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
No Ortiz didn’t admit it even though he was on the list. I noticed you conveniently left out the other name I mentioned.
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I didn’t leave out anything “conveniently” I am trying to respond to everyone’s post. I didn’t realize you were a mind reader.
As to Manny, I have no idea why a book has not been written about his steroid use. And neither do you. I will say that Manny has nowhere near the name recognition and celebrity status outside of baseball that A-Rod does.
The rule in the National Enquirer was that if someone had a hired publicist, you could say whatever you liked about him/her. That sounds like the case here.
Warning Track Power August 4th, 2011 at 1:31 pm
WCYF-
Why make this story public and literally assume ARod’s guilty?
Here’s an idea:
Keep the story out of the public eye until a full investigation has been concluded.
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That’s reserved for the lesser known players.
For some reason MLB likes to put there stars in the negative limelight.
Warning Track Power August 4th, 2011 at 1:31 pm
WCYF- Why make this story public and literally assume ARod’s guilty? Here’s an idea: Keep the story out of the public eye until a full investigation has been concluded.
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Since when does MLB control what tabloids and newspapers print? Keep the story out of the public eye? Surely you jest.
I was at a Boarders liquidation sale. Roberts book on Alex was in a bin marked $2.00.
There were dozens of them in there.
If we win the division I think I’d rather face Detroit. It seems like it’s always the home pitcher who wins the Verlander/Sabathia matchups, and we’d have that advantage. Our 3-4 pitchers have pitched well in Detroit, and the Tigers have nothing good after Verlander, and a mediocre pen.
The Yankees have dominated the Rangers this year, but they are still a scary team, and I think they matchup against the Sox well, so I’d rather see those two teams face off.
As to Manny, I have no idea why a book has not been written about his steroid use. And neither do you. I will say that Manny has nowhere near the name recognition and celebrity status outside of baseball that A-Rod does.
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I’m talking about in the national media.
Manny and Ortiz were nowhere near as big a story as ARod.
Name recognition should’nt determine how you are judged.
I retract my previous choice. I’d rather see the Yanks play the Tigers. And I would like for Valverde to blow the clinching game
MLB could have easily released a statement about the alleged Star Magazine story and distanced themselves.
Instead MLB office clung to that magazine and their story and ran with it.
Why-
Because Bud Selig wants to ruin ARod and protect his friends HR Record.
Plain and simple!!!
If ARod crosses the street the wrong way, MLB offices and their investigators will be there to make sure the public has knowledge of how ARod does not cross a street properly.
What makes everyone so sure it is going to be TX? LAA are only 1 game out in the W
I?m talking about in the national media.
Manny and Ortiz were nowhere near as big a story as ARod.
Name recognition should?nt determine how you are judged.
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Whether it’s fair or not, news outlets have bills to pay too, and will always go for headline stories.
“A-Rod caught in underground poker game” will always get more hits than “Big Papi [anything]“
Tom in N.J. August 4th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
I was at a Boarders liquidation sale. Roberts book on Alex was in a bin marked $2.00.
There were dozens of them in there.
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Next you’ll find them in some salvage store.
Question. Does anyone believe that A-Rod has no responsibility for the attention that is paid paid to him based on his past actions and behavior?
“In light of their warning to A-Rod in 2005 ”
Yankees officials cautioned A-Rod six years ago to keep away from high-stakes card games after the Daily News reported he had been playing at underground clubs in New York.
MLB never officially warned A-Rod, but sent word to him through the Yankees to stay away from underground poker games.
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....games.html
Tom in N.J. – that’s why I refuse to even click on these type of articles when they’re referenced on-line. Throw something out there – even if it’s not completely investigated – just to draw readers. This is yellow journalism at it’s finest.
Look who gets the media attention: superstars like Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Tiger Woods, Phelps the swimmer. Doesn’t matter what they do or did, they’re in the tabloids. John Danks isn’t. Nobody knows what he does in his off-hours, and nobody cares, so nobody writes stories about it.
Yellow journalism or the yellow press is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. By extension “Yellow Journalism” is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.
Sensationalism is a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers. Sensationalism may include reporting about generally insignificant matters and events that don’t influence overall society and biased presentations of newsworthy topics in a sensationalist, trivial or tabloid manner.
Joe,
As a Enquirer alum, I take that as a high compliment, as, I am sure, the writers at The Star, do, too!
tomingeorgia August 4th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Look who gets the media attention: superstars like Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Tiger Woods, Phelps the swimmer. Doesn’t matter what they do or did, they’re in the tabloids. John Danks isn’t. Nobody knows what he does in his off-hours, and nobody cares, so nobody writes stories about it.
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That’s the world we live in. It all comes down to money which translates into readers and viewers. If people were not interested in celebrities the media wouldn’t write stories about them. Living in the Los Angeles area, seeing paparazzi is as common as the sun. There is not a restaurant, gym, club or clothing store that celebrities are known to frequent that does not have them waiting outside.
From the DN about his 2005 ‘warning’:
“No one admonished him,” one source said at the time, “but he was made aware that this could put him in an unflattering light or look bad in the media” – but they ultimately found no grounds for discipline.
“There’s nothing he’s doing that violates the morals clause,” one baseball lawyer said in November of 2005. “Mostly it’s just stupid. Why put himself in a position like that? Why doesn’t he go play in an apartment somewhere?”
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....iguez.html
Joe from LI
It’s sad that pro sports writers have stooped to that level in order to get people to read their storys.
Rest well. Bubba. You made Michigan proud, even if I was a Notre Dame fan. Hell of a ball player and a funny guy. Bubba Smith passed away yeasterday of natural causes
RIP, Bubba.
Everyone put your head down on your desks and watch a little bit of Alex taking BP today.
Arod taking BP in rehab yfrog.us/j8cv2lz
Tom in NJ
The media is like a big game of “telephone” lately. A statement gets twisted, repeated and twisted again and then gets written as truth way too often and the Internet makes it so much easier these day to find the truth so lazy journalism or intentional sensationalism is the only reason for it.
I only knew Bubba Smith as ‘Moses Hightower’ from the Police Academy movies.
R.I.P.
Hi everyone,
My two cents on the Arod story. Gambling as far as i know is not illegal, especially a poker game. If he was betting on baseball games, then that’s another story. This would be a none issue if the player involved was Bubba Crosby. But i have to agree with several previous posts that he is a big name that brings readers and money to the media, so whatever he does, he is going to be escrutinized to the very end. Unfortunate but true.
this stuff keeps arod haters alive,
its what they thrive on
im sure some haters hung themselves after he wona world series title
Pat, well said. Many are quick to sensationalize everything.
The Internet actually makes it much easier for false information, accusations, insinuations to spread like wildfire, and much more difficult for retractions, etc. to get out.
Unfortunately the public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity news/gossip, whatever you want to call it. If it did not sell papers or drive traffic to websites, it would not be disseminated to the extent that it is.