Gagne rumor on NYYFans

by dieselT8 on Jul 29, 2007 12:00 AM CDT

"News Radio 1080 KRLD in Dallas has just announced that a high level Texas Rangers source has said the deal sending Gagne to the Yankees "is a done deal." The deal will send 3-4 prospects from New York to Texas that will include Brett Gardner and Tyler Clippard."

Yankee fans talking about it here: http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread.php?t=103315&page=159

I'm not too high on Clippard, don't know much about Gardner. Yankee fans on that forum seem to think the trade is too good to be true, so I guess I hope it isn't.

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by Longhorn on Jul 28, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions

haha

Yeah...right. Poor Yankees fans and their boring deadline approach.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 28, 2007 11:56 PM CDT reply actions

i heard the yankees

were not giving up gardner for dan johnston...FREAKING DAN JOHNSTON!!!!! hope this isnt true

by weslyenkid01 on Jul 28, 2007 11:57 PM CDT reply actions

I heard that

Gardner and Clippard are untouchable, along with Eric Duncan, Austin Jackson, Anthony Claggett, Grant Duff and Kevin Whelan.

Oh and Juan Miranda and Angel Reyes.

And Mark Melancon.

... and Jeff Karstens, Zach McAllister, Andy Phillips, Tim Norton, Christian Garcia and Daniel McCutchen.

And Francisco Cervelli.

And Shelley Duncan. And Carlos Urena.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions

and Kei Igawa

no, really. at least according to a poster on the nyy forum linked to, someone asked about igawa and was told hes not available.

by DShep on Jul 29, 2007 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions

Now...

that's funny.

by 3Bagger on Jul 29, 2007 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions

LOL

Yah, these "the Yankees have said the player X is off limits" rumors are getting re-freaking-dick-you-luss.

Hughes and Joba I understand. Kennedy and Tabata, okay.

But this whole thing is just getting comical.

Gas, brake, honk. Gas, brake, honk. Honk, honk, punch. Gas, gas, gas.

by thedirkatron on Jul 29, 2007 1:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Third

player Melky maybe?

"WORDS HURT WORSE THAN IF SOMEONE FROZE A SLEDGEHAMMER AND HITS YOUR CROTCH OVER AND OVER! AND IF YOU'RE A GIRL THEY JUST HIT YOU IN THE FACE!"

by miles on Jul 28, 2007 11:58 PM CDT reply actions

oh boy

i see buildings burning in the background...

by Lonerangers on Jul 28, 2007 11:59 PM CDT reply actions

damn

well better, i dont believe this

by weslyenkid01 on Jul 28, 2007 11:59 PM CDT reply actions

did this actually get announced?

i have a hard time believing 1080 announced something and it appears on a NYY forum before here.

and that they beat all the rumor mongers, tr sullivan, newberg, here, and such.

and that we would trade gagne for a large package rather than get the best guy we could.

by DShep on Jul 29, 2007 12:00 AM CDT reply actions

you uknow

how would those guys know if a deal is done? The players involve rarely know the second it happens...

by Longhorn on Jul 29, 2007 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

This would be the main reason I don't believe it to be true. I think someone around here would've caught it first.

by dieselT8 on Jul 29, 2007 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions

hope

please let jeff marquez be one of them

"Excuse me while I go ice my balls and puke up blood....Team player!" -Vince Vaughan after falling victim to the LSB's latest knee jerk reaction

by jrams33 on Jul 29, 2007 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Nope

Clippard is a #4 or #5 at best and I think Gardner is a fourth outfielder. Unless the other two prospects include someone like Austin Jackson or Ian Kennedy, no thanks.

by uthornfan on Jul 29, 2007 12:00 AM CDT reply actions

would this be in the realm of possibilities?

austin jackson, tyler clippard, brett gardner and jeff marquez

by Lonerangers on Jul 29, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions

Clippard

has had a bad year - the Yanks probably rushed him because of their starting pitching injuries earlier this year. Otherwise, his minor league numbers look pretty good.

by Randy Richardson on Jul 29, 2007 12:07 AM CDT reply actions

doesnt he have

meh stuff?

the guy with the 80s fastball?

maybe im thinking of someone else

by DShep on Jul 29, 2007 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions

nope

That's him.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions

He's untouchable though, unfortunately

along with Humberto Sanchez, George Kontos, Mitch Hilligoss, and Matt DeSalvo.

And Wilkins Arias, Eduardo Nunez, and Andy Cannizaro.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions

Clippard's

strikeout numbers are pretty good for a guy without a lot of velocity.

by Randy Richardson on Jul 29, 2007 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Ugh.

Say it ain't so JD.

by Athos on Jul 29, 2007 12:08 AM CDT reply actions

I doubt this happened

by coolaid on Jul 29, 2007 12:09 AM CDT reply actions

i cant see

JD demanding all this for tex and then give up gagne up for this...im not worried

by weslyenkid01 on Jul 29, 2007 12:11 AM CDT reply actions

another poster on there

says he listened the whole time and it was just the rangers postgame show, with no such trade announced.

so yeah, false rumor.

phew.

by DShep on Jul 29, 2007 12:12 AM CDT reply actions

The post game show

You mean Mike Ogulnick's gig? I liked that spot post-game at first, but it deteriorated so badly I don't tune in any more.

Time does funny things. The worst of which is, it keeps moving when you don't.

by Ed Coffin on Jul 29, 2007 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions

Ogulnick

that poor guy has to respond to some of the most assinine callers you'll ever hear.

by Randy Richardson on Jul 29, 2007 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions

no doubt

After the Lofton trade there was a guy who insisted they should have gone after Jon Garland instead because they didn't need a catcher and should have someone who made an immediate impact.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 29, 2007 6:28 AM CDT up reply actions

yup

some of those callers are either drunk, or need mental help.

but, i also understand not ever fan eat sleeps and breathes this stuff.

Spider pig, Spider pig does whatever a spider pig does

by rentz on Jul 29, 2007 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Clippard/Gardner

BA says Clippard projects as a fourth starter. Based on Gardner's minor-league numbers, he looks fairly similar to Reggie Willits- good AVG/OBP/speed guy with very little power.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jul 29, 2007 12:14 AM CDT reply actions

Well, they were in the winter

Can't imagine that anyone would have any confidence about Clippard being a reliable starter after this year. He's hit the exact wall that was projected that he'd hit, around AAA/MLB, until he was so good in AA last year. Who knows, he may pull it back together and overcome, but I don't think anyone with objectivity is projecting that at this point.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions

KRLD

is really good about updating their sports news site and there is nothing about this on it... this is a hoax...

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Jul 29, 2007 12:17 AM CDT reply actions

i'd say rumor

like the diary topic says...

by Longhorn on Jul 29, 2007 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions

I was referring more to the quote

and until I see it in the paper, it's all rumor to me...

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Jul 29, 2007 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Well

I would like to see us make a deal with the Yankees only if we can back my fellow native Dentonite, Austin Jackson.

Representin' Denton, biatches!!!

Gas, brake, honk. Gas, brake, honk. Honk, honk, punch. Gas, gas, gas.

by thedirkatron on Jul 29, 2007 1:41 AM CDT reply actions

Would you mind

reconciling his Low A and High A stats from this year for me? Was he supposed to just be bored or something?

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 1:44 AM CDT up reply actions

Ummm...

That's a really good question. At first it seemed fluky, but he's continued to rake now for 142 ab's, and he's showing no signs of slowing down, hitting .352 over his last 10.

Maybe it's just one of those things.

But this whole Austin Jackson thing brings up an important question: Is it okay to root for a guy who's from your hometown, even if he attended your rival high school and then got drafted by the freaking Yankees?

My robotic brain says no, but my robotic heart says yes.

Gas, brake, honk. Gas, brake, honk. Honk, honk, punch. Gas, gas, gas.

by thedirkatron on Jul 29, 2007 1:54 AM CDT up reply actions

That is easy

Is it okay to screw your sister? Didn't think so.

by jf55510 on Jul 29, 2007 1:56 AM CDT up reply actions

No, it's not

But I've always felt that if your cousin is really hot, you should be able to f*** one time.

But that's neither he nor there...

Gas, brake, honk. Gas, brake, honk. Honk, honk, punch. Gas, gas, gas.

by thedirkatron on Jul 29, 2007 1:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Well

Someone's going to eventually. Most women are someone's sister, unless they're only children...

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jul 29, 2007 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions

Jackson

I read some scouting reports his senior year that said he was extremely lazy that year and seemed disinterested in baseball. Most of the reports said it was as if he didn't even care and that made it likely he would go to GT and play basketball. The threat of going and playing ball at GT was one of the reasons he fell in the draft. If that was actually the case, maybe he was bored in repeating low A and once they promoted him he got interested again and started trying his hardest. Seems unlikely, but anything is possible I guess.

by uthornfan on Jul 29, 2007 1:59 AM CDT up reply actions

i liked watching clippard

pitch. Hes young and could be a valuable starter. but still a package centered around him for gagne is just crazy. Id rather throw him in with tex to make an uber trade.

by NYTXFAN on Jul 29, 2007 8:46 AM CDT reply actions