Teixeira to the Yankees
by Adam J. Morris
on Dec 23, 2008 2:53 PM CST
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Mark Teixeira has reportedly agreed to an 8 year, $180 million deal with the New York Yankees.
I'm trying to think of something else meaningful to say here, but don't really have anything. The Yankees are moving into a new stadium and have made clear their commitment to spend top dollar on the top players on the free agent market. They've now signed C.C. Sabathia, the best starting pitcher on the free agent market, and Mark Teixeira, the top position player.
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Tex
I’m really surprised that the Angels or Red Sox didn’t end up signing Tex. Both had a pretty obvious need for offense and money to spend.
by Randy Richardson on
Dec 23, 2008 2:56 PM CST
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That's the Yanks too
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The Yankees had a gaping hole at first base and no shortage of money.
They also added a good glove to that infield whihc it sorely needed. Plus it wouldn’t hurt to add some “youth” to that team.
by gr7070 on
Dec 23, 2008 3:25 PM CST
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me too
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on
Dec 23, 2008 3:09 PM CST
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Not me
I was pulling for the Yanks, if the NY media thinks the Cowboys locker-room has no chemistry just wait until they get a full season of two coolers with diva attitudes.
"Losers assemble in little groups and bitch about the coaches and the system and other players in other little groups. Winners assemble as a team."
- Bill Parcells
by Taylor on
Dec 23, 2008 3:10 PM CST
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You really think Tex is that bad?
It seems people only soured on him around here when he got to be extremely negative about the team.
by FuturePants on
Dec 23, 2008 3:22 PM CST
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He's not. People just like to hate.
He was beastly as hell down the stretch for the Halos last year and is one of the top overall players in baseball.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 4:03 PM CST
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So is A-Rod
and I like Tex, but don’t understand where all the “great clubhouse presence” talks come from when most people, including CJ have said the opposite.
"Losers assemble in little groups and bitch about the coaches and the system and other players in other little groups. Winners assemble as a team."
- Bill Parcells
by Taylor on
Dec 23, 2008 5:07 PM CST
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No I don't see him as a great clubhouse presence. He doesn't seem to have one of those personalities that guys rally around.
But I also don’t see him as this cancerous cooler-type who ruins any clubhouse he walks into.
To hear people talk around here you’d think putting Tex and A-Rod into the same locker room at the same time is gonna cause some sort of cataclysm that will result in the End of the Good Face as prophesied by the ancient scrolls of Showalter or something.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 5:32 PM CST
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Only on LSB
Tex and Young have bad attitudes, and people like Milton Bradley and Manny ramirez have great ones.
AKA you people are pretending retards..
by Sharky on
Dec 23, 2008 5:39 PM CST
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Just for the record
All the dumbshits of LSB that ridiculed me for saying Danks > McCarthy when that trade went down can all stuff your face with that crow.
by shallrelicme on
Dec 23, 2008 11:42 PM CST
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Yes, I'm sure it was awful for you.
Opinion on that trade was pretty split at the time, iirc.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 11:52 PM CST
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no, but i do think
there is a pretty good chance that the yankees are going to become baseball’s version of the cowboys. the media glare, the ridiculous contracts, the championship or bust expectations, the stat sheet driven players, etc are going to make them the most talented team ever to miss or narrowly make the playoffs. with the red sox and rays in that division, i really think there is a good chance that happens.
by clark on
Dec 23, 2008 5:03 PM CST
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The lack of a salary cap is a huge difference there.
The Cowboys can’t just go out and buy the two or three top FA’s every year like the Yanks can.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 5:33 PM CST
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The Cowboys - Yankees comparison
The difference is, the Yanks really are signing two of the best players. The Yanks are still sorta old, but, who did they have to give up for C.C., Tex, and A.J? Nada. They don’t really need draft picks.
by 3Bagger on
Dec 24, 2008 3:15 PM CST
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I was pulling for the Nippon Ham Fighters...
but this is a pretty good consolation prize. A heck of a lot better than the Angels.
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
by Haeger Champ on
Dec 23, 2008 7:09 PM CST
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Tex
is way overrated, no skin of my back…
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by miles on
Dec 23, 2008 2:59 PM CST
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So now
Swisher goes back to the outfield I guess? I’m more interested to see what the Angels do now, having said they won’t go after Manny, are the contempt going with Juan Rivera and Morales at COF and 1b? Maybe they start the Peavy talks again? The West is wide open. For now…..
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by AirJordan on
Dec 23, 2008 3:00 PM CST
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I had forgot
about Swisher. They got a team full of douchebags.
by coolaid on
Dec 23, 2008 3:02 PM CST
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exactly
the douche allstar lineup
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on
Dec 23, 2008 3:04 PM CST
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I wouldn't call Teixeira a douche
I don’t have anything personal against the guy, although he does sort of give off a weird vibe. I’ve described him to Ben as reminding me of the fratguy who wants to beat you up at Mardi Gras because you were looking when his girlfriend flashed her boobs.
by Adam J. Morris on
Dec 23, 2008 4:41 PM CST
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I don't get that.
He just seems like a quiet, professional kind of guy to me. I don’t understand all the conjecture regarding his personality.
by brettgardner on
Dec 23, 2008 4:43 PM CST
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a lot of it for some people goes back to an interview with bad radio on the ticket, where he wasn’t really into joking, etc.
whereas a guy like michael young goes on there and jokes around
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by rentz on
Dec 23, 2008 4:51 PM CST
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Right
like Brett said, the quiet, serious guy gets branded as a douche.
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by t ball on
Dec 23, 2008 5:45 PM CST
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serious people can take an obvious joke though
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on
Dec 23, 2008 6:25 PM CST
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I think this is semantics.
What a douche means to me might not be what a douche means to you.
I think he’s kind of douchey and huge tool, but I don’t think he’s a bad guy at all.
The idea that signing him isn’t going to be great for the Yanks because he’s some sort of clubhouse poison would make me laugh if it weren’t being bandied about by people I would otherwise consider pretty knowledgeable baseball fans.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 7:13 PM CST
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But even the most knowledgeable fans
buy into the chemistry myth sometimes. I agree that Teixeira is a little cold, but it seems pretty silly to me to suggest that him not being the life of the party somehow means he’s going to drag the Yankees down. They are going to win a ton of games with that kind of run support and that rotation. Averaging 6 runs a game is going to help chemistry a whole lot, and his defense certainly won’t hurt it either.
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by t ball on
Dec 23, 2008 7:50 PM CST
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I don't think he's a bad guy
as in a Giles wife beating type of bad guy, but he’s a douche. No question about it. 100% douche
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 8:01 PM CST
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Teix
just because he may seem douchy doesnt mean he isnt a good ball player and it isnt a good signing for the yankees.
But part of me cant help but wish failure on this purely because its the yankees.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on
Dec 23, 2008 8:35 PM CST
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heh
http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/3/16/0116/10620#2713547
you seemed to get it back then.
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on
Dec 24, 2008 12:16 PM CST
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Teix
i dont think he has the arod level douche factor, or the swisher level but he just always seemed to have a sort of douchy vibe to him when he was here.
your description seems pretty accurate.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on
Dec 23, 2008 4:50 PM CST
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He busts his ass on the field and is very, very good at what he does.
I don’t understand any hate towards the guy.
Adam, Buster Olney just said that Tex was a sabermetric’s dream player and that he is sure that Bill James was all over the Red Sox to sign him.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on
Dec 23, 2008 5:23 PM CST
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Union Rep syndrome
no one wants a hotshot kid on their team who every1 knows is only loyal to the dollar. he made that apparent from day 1 here.
was he good? undeniably.
could you build a team that wins titles around him? no doubt.
does his attitude toward team vs. every player making (read: him) making the most money possible effect the clubhouse of young teams and perhaps become a fog over the whole clubhouse?
sure as hell…
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on
Dec 23, 2008 5:32 PM CST
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Tex actually was well liked by his teammates unless
somebody else has something to say I haven’t read.
Tex probably read this as a hopeless situation – and unless your head is buried in your ass, this is a hopeless situation with this owner and this GM – and he wanted out.
Going to NYC gave him an extra $ 40 million he wouldn’t have made in Texas and he knows this owner wants to win.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on
Dec 23, 2008 10:34 PM CST
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CJ sure didn't think so
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 10:55 PM CST
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CJ has his own problems.
I’m dissapointed in myself for missing Tex’s contract by only $ 4 million.
I’m better than that.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on
Dec 23, 2008 10:59 PM CST
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First of all
You’re not better than anything.
Second, CJ might have his own problems, but he was still pretty clear about how the team felt about Tex which is a pretty big contradiction to your statement: “Tex actually was well liked by his teammates”
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 11:01 PM CST
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Missing by $ 4 million over 8 years is something
dumbasses like yourself would be satisfied with, but not me, I have a higher standard.
Why don’t you go run to somebody who will wipe your ass, you little twerp?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on
Dec 23, 2008 11:03 PM CST
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Wow
Someone’s a bit grumpy tonight.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 11:05 PM CST
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Go get your red n blue pom poms
and do a nice herkie in front of the mirror, Gdawg.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on
Dec 23, 2008 11:11 PM CST
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Got some sand in your vagina or something?
Here’s something for you to do the five knuckle shuffle to. Maybe you’ll cheer up then.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 11:19 PM CST
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Yah, if you were a real man you'd've nailed it exactly like I did with CC ;)
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 11:53 PM CST
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You nailed CC??
EWWWW
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by rentz on
Dec 24, 2008 5:51 AM CST
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Yup.
I didn’t ask, either.
I just took.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 24, 2008 8:37 AM CST
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well we know that big ass CC is a pitcher
so it stands to reason that you were the catcher?
Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.
by tricer on
Dec 24, 2008 9:51 AM CST
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Yah, right.
He’d split me asunder.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 24, 2008 10:27 AM CST
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Split finger?
or fastballs? Good thing he’s not a knuckler.
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by t ball on
Dec 24, 2008 1:18 PM CST
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i think one of
damon, nady or swisher gets dealt.
by clark on
Dec 23, 2008 5:05 PM CST
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Nady
Nady didnt get resigned…hes a FA
by Horns130 on
Dec 24, 2008 3:14 AM CST
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No, Nady's still got one year left before FA.
Perhaps you’re thinking of Abreu?
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 24, 2008 8:38 AM CST
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BTW, Adam
If you want me to delete my diary I will. Although we just had some Brian Thomas gold.
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by AirJordan on
Dec 23, 2008 3:02 PM CST
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Does this mean
the Yankees are out on Sheets? This can only help our chances of getting a deal done with him.
by fightingengineer on
Dec 23, 2008 3:02 PM CST
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Literally nobody has interest in Ben Sheets...
The only team I’ve seen with noted interest in him is the Rangers…
by N41D on
Dec 23, 2008 3:07 PM CST
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I think Tex to the Yankees is bad regarding Sheets.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Boston or the Angels got into the mix now.
by venturafearsnolan on
Dec 23, 2008 3:50 PM CST
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good point.....
this will make Boston have to make a move……just because.
t ball on MY - "hate the contract, don't hate the player"
by bspate on
Dec 23, 2008 5:11 PM CST
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Boston and sheets makes sense.
i wouldnt even hate that. i know people want him here! now! but i just dont see it unless something drastic happened in a trade for it to make sense.
padilla and TT/Salty package or sumpn wild like that.
otherwise, honestly id be more apt to be sold the idea of Marlinsing the remaining assets we have a lot easier than the concept of buying sheets in 08/09
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on
Dec 23, 2008 5:37 PM CST
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Showtime.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:03 PM CST
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Yup
Time for the pieces to fall in place now…
by slimshadty12 on
Dec 23, 2008 3:04 PM CST
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Daniels has some serious leverage on Epstein now.
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by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:14 PM CST
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yep, boston has to make a splash somehow right?
after the yankees have been signing everyone
Wait 'til the year after next
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Dec 23, 2008 3:15 PM CST
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it fills one of their needs.... a big need
but I don’t care if we don’t trade Salty. I’m ok with going out there with what we have
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on
Dec 23, 2008 3:21 PM CST
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I'm more concerned about us signing sheets
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on
Dec 23, 2008 3:21 PM CST
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I don't think so
they don’t have to do anything, and there are other catchers out there. I cannot imagine that the front office in Boston didn’t at least think there was a possibility Tex would sign with NYY and that they have a plan to go forward from there.
And trading for Salty or Teagarden doesn’t exactly make them huge favorites in 2009. If they’re worried about reacting to the Teixeira signing they’ll go sign someone like Lowe who is probably a better bet to have an impact this year than either young catcher is.
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by t ball on
Dec 23, 2008 3:20 PM CST
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catchers
Leave aside Montero and Doumit…the former they couldn’t get a deal done for, and the latter just re-signed.
Who’s out there that is either cheaper (without giving up significant ability) or worth acquiring for more than JD’s price? For example, Tea isn’t far off of Ianetta in Minors numbers or age.
This is all leaving aside the issue of what Varitek does.
Go Strangers.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:39 PM CST
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Tampa:
- Longoria – Peña
- Navarro
- Kazmir, Shields, Garza
New York:
- Rodriguez – Teixeira
- ?
- Sabathia, Burnett, Wang
Boston:
- Lowell – Youkilis
- ?
- Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka
On paper, who are the two best teams right now?
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by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:48 PM CST
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did you forget
about Jose Molina?
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM CST
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I'm pretty sure Posada will be their "C"
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Dec 23, 2008 3:52 PM CST
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I still think TB is gonna win the East.
Kazmir/Shields/Garza/Price. Wow.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:50 PM CST
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sonnanstine isn't a bad 5
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on
Dec 23, 2008 4:17 PM CST
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Understatement of the year.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 4:30 PM CST
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Rays need just one more bat in their lineup
Say, if they got Bradley to DH for them, then I put them on top.
That rotation is just sick though
In Smoak We Trust
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Dec 23, 2008 4:20 PM CST
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Somebody like Giambi would make a ton of sense, too.
But, yah. They need another bat.
Their pitching, though.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 4:32 PM CST
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Um, it ate my "wow" there at the end.
The LSB 2.0 goblins hate me today.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 4:32 PM CST
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Boston – Lowe
Do they go with Varitek next year?
NYY – Petitte, Hughes
Do they put Joba in the pen? Posada at C?
Rays – Price
Will they go out and get Burrell or Bradley?Who else?
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by RangerMad on
Dec 23, 2008 3:53 PM CST
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I still think Lowe is very much up for grabs.
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by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:57 PM CST
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Lowe
Mets are apparently serious about him now, according to mlbrumors.
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Dec 23, 2008 5:47 PM CST
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If Lowe falls to the Mets
I can see Boston going after Sheets. He might sign with them for 2yr/$26M.
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Dec 23, 2008 5:56 PM CST
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mlbtr
the Mets are deep in negotiations with free agent starter Derek Lowe. However, the Mets have yet to make an offer.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/mets-deep-in-ne.html
Does that make sense to anybody? Are they just doing the two-hand handshakes and nodding at each other?
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Dec 23, 2008 6:31 PM CST
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I read it as they're neck deep in negotiations and aren't that far apart in the nmbers and years they're talking.
But that the Mets haven’t formally said something like, “We’re offering him 4 years @ 15mm per season” or something like that.
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Dec 23, 2008 7:15 PM CST
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Nodding
Heh, that reminded me of one of my favorite movies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g6U8SVmFCE&feature=related
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by t ball on
Dec 23, 2008 7:52 PM CST
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pretty crazy
how good all three of them are, on paper. Wouldn’t want to be a Blue Jays or O’s fan for the next few years.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:56 PM CST
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Their farm system's aren't all that bad.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:59 PM CST
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compared to those teams?
tampa spent a decade drafting high and they are all about ready, they yanks will buy the best pitcher and hitter every season until they win another WS and the Sox are always killing their opponents.
i think you could be terrible and draft the very best for 5 season with either of those teams, while investing 100M in salary and still not be 3rd place.
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by Jayslick on
Dec 23, 2008 4:40 PM CST
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Wrong.
If Boston wanted to “make a splash” they wouldn’t negotiate every contract like it’s a chess endgame. They will methodically approach every chance to make the team better, but they won’t get emotional about it no matter what the media or fanbase says.
They just lost out on Teixeira for refusing to overpay (by jumping in and making a splash); do you think they’re going to suddenly do an about face and overpay (with Buchholz) for Salty?
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by OCD SS on
Dec 24, 2008 11:34 AM CST
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boston didnt give a damn that much about Tex
with lars being very well thought of, they considered him surplus. basically if they got him great, if they made the other teams pay more…
even better.
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Dec 24, 2008 11:58 AM CST
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As a Sox fan I disagree.
I think the Sox FO is much more worried about Ortiz than they might be letting on. A little nugget I saw in one of the reports after the Sox left Texas is that Theo wanted to go to $190M and he was overruled by JWH.
I don’t think the Sox are worried about blocking Lars; he’s could just as easily replace Ortiz in a few years.
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Dec 24, 2008 12:15 PM CST
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well my family has deep roots in boston
and thats not at all what i hear.
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by Jayslick on
Dec 24, 2008 12:20 PM CST
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an extra $12M
is overpaying?
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on
Dec 24, 2008 12:16 PM CST
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help me here
how does Teix to the Yanks change anything as far as a Tex-Bos trade. I don’t see any impact. You think Theo will rush to make a deal that he didn’t want to make because the Yanks made another big signing?
Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.
by tricer on
Dec 23, 2008 3:17 PM CST
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With this signing the Yankees have leap-frogged the Red Sox.
Boston is now looking at two teams ahead of them.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:21 PM CST
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why would that encourage them to make a bad trade?
Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.
by tricer on
Dec 23, 2008 3:23 PM CST
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Because they now have to re-evaluate their situation to remain competetive.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:28 PM CST
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Its all about needs
I don’t know if this has that big of an effect on negotiations, but I can’t see it hurting. Boston has a solid rotation and a hole at the catcher position. It could be that now Theo feels that his need at catcher is important enough to trade Buchholz.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 3:38 PM CST
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no impact imo
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
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Dec 23, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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You guys must be so excited
Now you can trade more good players for worthless shit!
by Sharky on
Dec 23, 2008 5:41 PM CST
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I doubt it...on the other hand if we traded you...
we’d get worthless shit.
by slimshadty12 on
Dec 23, 2008 5:48 PM CST
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Sharky is like Frank Catalanotto
Nobody else wants.
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Dec 23, 2008 6:28 PM CST
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but you know he'll probably bat .300 with no slugging %
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
by Agreen07 on
Dec 23, 2008 7:08 PM CST
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oh with a sick OBP
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
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Dec 23, 2008 7:08 PM CST
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What do you think Kevin Tower says
when he see that profile?
Or Ken Williams?
Or MFing Jim Bowden?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
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Dec 23, 2008 11:01 PM CST
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Good move for the Yankees
They’ve signed 2 top starting pitchers for their rotation, signed a top hitting great defensive 1B, traded for Swisher who should bounce back this year, and still have A-Rod around. The team is filled with douchiness and the injury risk is huge, but there is actually something to look forward to in 2009 for the Yankees.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
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WoeSox
I can’t believe theWoeSox would let the top 3 free agents come off the board to their nemesis the Yankees without putting up a fight. The Redsox management owe their fans to dole out enough money to keep up with the Yankees and if the Redsox fall behind the Yankees and even the Rays, we can re-visit this day in infamy! Rue the day you let Borat march his product to the Big Apple!!!! Rotten Tomatoes all Around!
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Dec 23, 2008 3:07 PM CST
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It's ok your savior is Salty
Our savior is Clay. I’m of the mind set that if you keep saying it it will happen.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:10 PM CST
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Salty cannot be anyone's savior nor can Clay...
You just can’t compare many to the caliber of Teixeira. BTW AirJordan, your sig file, I am a proud Muslim and Obama supported.
by SoxBrainTrust on
Dec 23, 2008 3:15 PM CST
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The Redsox management owe their fans to dole out enough money to keep up with the Yankees
actually they dont owe the fans jack shit.
be glad tom hicks isnt your owner.
and let me just go on reacord saying that there is no other team in the world i would rather tom hicks own than the boston red sox.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on
Dec 23, 2008 3:12 PM CST
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Why all the hate for the Red Sox?
I’ve been to some games up at Fenway (which is the best baseball setting in the country, in my opinion) and found the fans to be genuinely decent people. The guys we sat around had inherited their awesome seats from an uncle and were just good ol’ fans of baseball. Now, some people get obnoxious about it on the internet, but I don’t think it’s right to paint the whole crew based upon some internet big mouths.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:16 PM CST
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Red Sux
They have the highest price tickets in baseball and they suck. I just hope when the Rangers dynasty starts 2010 we don’t become douchebags like Red Sux fans.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:19 PM CST
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Dynasty talk...
Premature.
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by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:36 PM CST
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Fenway
My experiences at Fenway have been mixed. Definitely have have some real jerks as fans; feel very entitled.
by Excel Hearts Choi on
Dec 23, 2008 3:43 PM CST
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Great place to catch a game...
Fans are usually nice enough, unlike Yankee Stadium.
by cmkelly29 on
Dec 23, 2008 3:45 PM CST
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I've seen both Jekyll and Hyde when it comes to Red Sox fans.
But I must admit, one of my fondest memories at the Ballpark in Arlington was one year when the Red Sox were in town. Me and a few friends were engaging in some friendly banter back and forth with some Sox fans when all of the sudden a group of drunken Yankees fans came walking down the aisle…at that point my friends and I, along with the Red Sox fans that we had been talking to dropped our conversation and proceeded to shower the Stankee fans with a chorus of boos, promptly followed by a “YANKEES SUCK” chant that proceeded to get louder and louder ’til it reached the point that just about everyone in the centerfield bleachers, Rangers fans and Red Sox fans alike, were chanting. Good times. :)
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Dec 23, 2008 4:02 PM CST
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I went to the Paul Byrd / Brandon McCarthy day-game last year.
I couldn’t believe the ovation that Paul Byrd got. It was embarassing and hilarious all the same.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 4:11 PM CST
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because of ppl like this who think their owners “owes” them something
uh, no. be glad you dont have tom hicks, or worse – jeffery loria.
my point was that management of any team doesnt owe jack shit to any fan lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on
Dec 23, 2008 4:33 PM CST
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Ohhhh the anger...
You must be a cowboys fan:) Me too!!!
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Dec 23, 2008 3:16 PM CST
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If my math is correct ...
the Yankees will be paying their first baseman, short stop, third baseman, and their new ace more per year than the Rangers are paying their entire team. There is something really, really wrong with that.
by Athos on
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That's not even the beginning of it...
…Matsui, Swisher, Damon, Nady… possibly Cameron?
Where are all these guys gonna play?
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:18 PM CST
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Yankees
The Cameron trade is not going to happen. Matsui and Damon are on the trading block and don’t rule Manny signing with the Yankees.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:20 PM CST
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Damon and Matsui
don’t really see why anyone would want to pay them $13 million or give up anything of value for them.
by Randy Richardson on
Dec 23, 2008 3:29 PM CST
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Seattle
is interested in Matsui to play LF/DH.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:30 PM CST
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Matsui
I get the whole Japan/Seattle synergy thing. But not sure why a team that has no realistic chance of competing would want to pay $13 million for an average-ish 35yo, LFer, whose played 287 games over the past three seasons.
by Randy Richardson on
Dec 23, 2008 3:43 PM CST
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well
I am sure the Yanks would pay some of his salary. I would rather have Matsui DH than Vidro plus they lost Raul to the Phillies.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:44 PM CST
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sorta related
I saw this on MLBTR and lol’ed.
The Royals like Jerry Hairston Jr., but don’t have the money to sign him.
Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.
by tricer on
Dec 23, 2008 3:24 PM CST
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kind of funny
kind of sad. some teams are stretched to make a three million dollar signing, and some teams swim through cash like scrooge mcduck.
by clark on
Dec 23, 2008 5:15 PM CST
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KC
I don’t feel sad for a team that just wildly overpaid a mediocre reliever (Farnsworth, 2yr/9mil)
by Randy Richardson on
Dec 23, 2008 5:26 PM CST
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Yah, what was that about?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 5:35 PM CST
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Yanks payroll
Damon and Matsui will each make $13 million next year, yet there are 7 players on their own team making more. That’s crazy. We’ll see how it turns out though.
by Randy Richardson on
Dec 23, 2008 3:24 PM CST
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payroll
Damon and Matsui have one more year left and going to be dealt before spring training according ESPN 1050.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:26 PM CST
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To where?
and for what?
Id imagine the Yankees would have to eat a big portion of their salaries. Hey maybe the Rays or Red Sox could use Matsui hahaha
by Michael Cave on
Dec 23, 2008 4:03 PM CST
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Yeah, who's going to take them?
Both have had injuries in the past and are a question to stay healthy. Matsui could be attractive to some teams, but no ones going to touch Damon.
Love how the yanks believe that they can easily trade anyone of their players to anyone and get back gold basically…
In Smoak We Trust
by Smoak Some on
Dec 23, 2008 4:07 PM CST
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Seattle
is interested in Matsui.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 4:12 PM CST
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Haha
Who isn’t Seattle interested in?
In Smoak We Trust
by Smoak Some on
Dec 23, 2008 4:14 PM CST
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New York
I am in New York for the Holidays and you guys should listen to the callers on ESPN1050. Max Kellerman is just dogging the Red Sox. I think the Yankees should have sign Manny instead of Tex. Happy Holidays everyone.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:14 PM CST
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yeah, that would have been an extra slap
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on
Dec 23, 2008 3:20 PM CST
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Sounds familiar, somehow...
…oh yeah. Exactly like the day they acquired Alex Rodriguez. They thought it was the path to salvation. Turns out it takes more than ARod.
by FuturePants on
Dec 23, 2008 3:24 PM CST
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Is Cashman behind these signing
or Hal Streinbrenner?
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by RangerMad on
Dec 23, 2008 3:16 PM CST
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didn't the yankees just ask the city of NY for money to support the building of their new stadium
I think it was around the 100 million dollar range
ridiculous
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on
Dec 23, 2008 3:19 PM CST
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A-Rod, Sabathia, Tex and Burnett in little more than a years time.
Its ridiculous.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on
Dec 23, 2008 3:24 PM CST
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And yet
their payroll might still be lower than 2008, without doing the math, they dumped a ton of payroll at the end of this past season.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on
Dec 23, 2008 3:25 PM CST
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payroll
They dumped about 90 million.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:26 PM CST
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from Olney via mlbtraderumors
2:55pm: Olney now agrees it’s an eight-year, $180MM deal ($22.5MM per year). Bill Madden says Teixeira told the Yankees he preferred them all along, after the Angels and Red Sox backed off. Ha.
2:26pm: Buster Olney says the Yankees have reached an agreement with Teixeira on an eight-year deal worth more than $170MM.
Aside from the Red Sox, the Brewers and Blue Jays also lose here. Each team’s draft pick from the Yanks is pushed back one round – the Brewers get a second-rounder from them for C.C. Sabathia, the Jays get their third-round pick for A.J. Burnett.
Well the Brewers and Blue Jays do get 1st rounder supplemental picks. But still, this is a screwed up system.
Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year
by RangerMad on
Dec 23, 2008 3:27 PM CST
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That's fucked up man.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:31 PM CST
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Remember how much the Brewers paid for CC
They gave LaPorta for a little more than half a season of CC. He was one of the top prospects in the league and all they have to show for him is a disappointing playoff, a supplemental 1st rounder, and a low 2nd round draft pick for him. Before, they were at least going to get a top draft pick for him that could have still been in the teens. That pick just dropped what, 40 spots?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 3:46 PM CST
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It got them in the playoffs. Which was the goal.
I’d trade Feliz right now if it would get them in the playoffs.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:48 PM CST
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You would have traded Feliz for C.C?
Knowing that quite possibly we were going to be unable to sign C.C. at the end of the year, and risk seeing Feliz light up the AL for the next 10 years, just to get into the playoffs?
In Smoak We Trust
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Dec 23, 2008 4:25 PM CST
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Yep.
I’ll take my chances in the playoffs. You never know what can happen in the playoffs or with prospects.
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+1
Unless you’re absolutely mortgaging your entire future, you always take the move that gets you into the playoffs, imo.
Anything can happen once you’re in, and if you’re goal is to win a championship, you do what it takes to get in whenever you have a chance.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
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Dec 23, 2008 4:34 PM CST
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I don't buy
The “anything can happen once you get it” logic. While anything can happen, the most likely scenario is that the more talented team wins. So if you’re doing anything you can to just squeak into the playoffs, I don’t think that’s as smart as adding one critical piece that you believe can win you a championship.
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Dec 23, 2008 4:41 PM CST
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I think you could argue
that trading Feliz could be “mortgaging the future” for the Rangers
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by Dirk Diggler on
Dec 23, 2008 6:33 PM CST
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umm yeah,
but in this case we know what happened. It still wasn’t enough, they paid a huge price, and thanks to Tex going to the Yankees, that move just got worse for them. Its similar to the Braves situation when they traded for Tex. If they made the playoffs while he was there, then mission accomplished. They didn’t and now everyone views that trade as a huge win for Texas.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
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by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 8:12 PM CST
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It wasn't really that huge a price.
The Braves paid a high price for Tex.
The Halos got him on the cheap, imo.
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by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 11:54 PM CST
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huh
The Halos didn’t pay that much for him, but I’m talking about the price the Brewers paid for CC and was just comparing it to the Tex situation for the Braves. At the time the deal was made, part of the talk for both of those deals was to wait and see what happened for those teams in the post season. Now, we can see that both teams paid way too high of a price and didn’t get nearly enough out of him. Atlanta was able to somewhat salvage that deal if Kotchman works out, but the Brewers back-up plan took a huge hit now that the top pick they are getting is going to be in the upper 30s and the next one won’t be for a while after that.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 24, 2008 12:00 AM CST
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+1
Newberg said that the late 1st and the supplemental 1st are worth more than Kotchman and Marek. I actually like Kotchman, but I’d say it’s pretty even… if they’re willing to go above slot and land players who slip at those picks.
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
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Dec 24, 2008 12:03 AM CST
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maybe it is just me
but i think they did a solid job of trading high on laporta.
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Also have to consider...
…that the Brewers have young, primo talent at 1b and COF. Makes trading LaPorta much easier when you have Prince, Braun, and Corey Hart in the fold.
Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.
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Dec 23, 2008 8:22 PM CST
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Makes it easier to handle
but still not good. LaPorta could have been traded for something much better and more long-term than a half season of CC.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
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Dec 23, 2008 8:51 PM CST
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Prince might be on the move, right?
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by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 8:57 PM CST
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Why, did someone open up a new buffet?
Ba-Doom-Ski!!!
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Dec 23, 2008 11:55 PM CST
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And what really sucks
is that the NYY can get some draft picks back if their FAs sign elsewhere. Is Abreu a type A?
Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year
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Yes.
Though I’m too lazy to look up and see if they offered him arb.
I’d think they would’ve, but there’ve been some strange decisions this year regarding the offering of arbitration.
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looks like they didn't
offer arbitration to any of their FAs. So the Rays can go sign him and not have to give up their draft pick.
Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year
by RangerMad on
Dec 23, 2008 4:09 PM CST
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1st round pick
The Yankees didn’t sign they first round pick from last year.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 4:11 PM CST
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this is what should change. they SHOULD have to forfit their multiple 1st rd picks (should have 2 – abreu + gerrit cole – should keep the cole one)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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Dec 23, 2008 4:36 PM CST
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just imagine...
what it would be like to be a fan of a baseball team that went out and purchased whatever need they had. it’s awe-inspiring, really.
and it makes it that much easier to root against them.
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
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but they haven't
won a WS since 2000. I think the streak continues in 2009.
Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year
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HSO
They’ll struggle to make the playoffs and be one and done if they get in.
"Obama is a Christian - He's always been a Christian...But.........what if he is[a Muslim]? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is no, that's not America." Colin Powell on Obama/Muslim assertions.
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yeah, we've yet to see how their new pitchers pitch in NY. that's a difficult place to play
plus the best rotations still belongs to the rays and red sox.
Wait 'til the year after next
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Yeah
Which is why everybody hates the Cowboys. Although I don’t think it’s on the Yanks level.
"Obama is a Christian - He's always been a Christian...But.........what if he is[a Muslim]? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is no, that's not America." Colin Powell on Obama/Muslim assertions.
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well,
I’m a Cowboys fan and that front office strategy has worked out all that well lately (not giving up on this season though).
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First baseman comparison
New York Yankees’ Mark Teixeira: $22.5 million (estimated)
Texas Rangers’ Chris Davis: $400,000 (estimated)
Anyone else OK with that situation?
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Dec 23, 2008 3:32 PM CST
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yeah
Chris Davis is cheaper and will be productive next year.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:34 PM CST
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well if i was the rangers id rather have davis at 400K than tex at.. 19 million.
but the yankees arn’t the rangers. if i were a yankees fan id rather have tex, and the money doesn’t appear to make any difference at all.
the preceding post was a great success.
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Dec 23, 2008 3:37 PM CST
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Think
how much he will be hated and boo’ed the first half of the season.
We all know about his first half slumps….
I'm Ed Werner, but with real secret sources...
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Dec 23, 2008 3:34 PM CST
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i cant wait!!!!
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
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This is so true!
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
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beyond the boxscore quick teixeira wrapup
Can the Rangers compete for the division title with a rotation fo Sheets, Millwood, Padilla, BMac and Harrison?
There is still time for the Angels to improve their team, but simply signing Brian Fuentes isn’t the answer. We’re talking about an Angels team whose third-order Pythagorean record was 84-78, and who just lost Mark Teixeira and Francisco Rodriguez. Somewhere, Billy Beane (and Jon Daniels) is smiling.
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by RangerMad on
Dec 23, 2008 3:37 PM CST
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Sheets
Don’t you think a 25 mil for two year contract will get him to Arlington?
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2yrs/$30M
will do it. If they do sign him I think they will try to move Millwood or Padilla.
Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year
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Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM CST
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The Dodgers need a pitcher or two.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:50 PM CST
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Why?
You need three veteran starting pitchers to compete in the American League.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:51 PM CST
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I say you don't trade Millwood or Padilla now
their value increases nearing the Trade deadline assuming they aren’t hurt
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on
Dec 23, 2008 4:25 PM CST
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I say roll the dice
AL West is wide open. Sigh Sheets and if it doesn’t work out trade everybody.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 4:39 PM CST
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ESPN reports that its likely between the redsox and nationals, though the yankees may re-enter
go espn.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on
Dec 23, 2008 3:38 PM CST
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yep.
knew this was coming. That’s a rather stacked team.
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
by Longhorn on
Dec 23, 2008 3:42 PM CST
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Interested
to see how he will perform in the spotlight of New York.
by T Coleman on
Dec 23, 2008 3:44 PM CST
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I don't wish complete failure on the guy...
but one of his patented first half suck-fests would be funny.
by cmkelly29 on
Dec 23, 2008 3:48 PM CST
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Salary Cap anyone?
anyone?
Someday I will become a RangerMAN!
by RangerBoy on
Dec 23, 2008 3:48 PM CST
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no
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
by Longhorn on
Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM CST
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what about democratic socialism?
http://minormoosings.blogspot.com/
by Goyogringo on
Dec 23, 2008 5:59 PM CST
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no
I believe in capitalism not communism.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 3:51 PM CST
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yes
the other major sports have them and it didnt hurt them.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on
Dec 23, 2008 4:01 PM CST
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The funny thing is that
if the NFL did not have a cap then the Cowboys would be the Yankees of the NFL. Financially dominant.
by Michael Cave on
Dec 23, 2008 4:05 PM CST
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NHL
It hasn’t hurt that league?
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 23, 2008 4:09 PM CST
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The salary cap is so NOT what hurt the NHL.
There’s tons of blame to go around there, but the salary cap isn’t significantly culpable, imo.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 4:11 PM CST
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Isn't it largely just that hockey isn't popular?
by philkid3 on
Dec 24, 2008 6:40 AM CST
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They've run themselves poorly
cap or no. They expanded too much, imho. Tried to make a ‘big 4’ when there really isn’t such a thing.
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by t ball on
Dec 24, 2008 7:02 AM CST
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This.
That’s what I always talk about when the subject of hockey comes up.
ESPN gave them that big deal a while back and for a while they were running themselves like the US was a big four sports market, when really it’s a big 3.
Taking teams out of Canada to put ’em in places like Colombus, Nashville, Dallas, Charlotte, Miami, Phoenix, Tampa, etc just made no freaking long term sense.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on
Dec 24, 2008 8:41 AM CST
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do the stars still draw?
serious question. i havent really watched since the strike.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on
Dec 24, 2008 12:12 PM CST
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In certain towns
there is a big 4, but they expanded into towns where that is just not true, and everyone got greedy.
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by t ball on
Dec 24, 2008 1:19 PM CST
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Gary Bettman hurt that league
Not the salary cap. Bettman is a moron who is slowly destroying that league…and yes, I do dislike the guy kindof….
In Smoak We Trust
by Smoak Some on
Dec 23, 2008 4:13 PM CST
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+1
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on
Dec 23, 2008 4:38 PM CST
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Making it 4 on 4 all of the time
Would help a lot in my opinion.
by hiafex on
Dec 23, 2008 4:49 PM CST
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yep.....
need more open ice and scoring.
t ball on MY - "hate the contract, don't hate the player"
by bspate on
Dec 23, 2008 5:40 PM CST
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whatever
happened to the open air games? Was it buffalo a couple yrs ago that played an open air game while snowing? I dont like hockey and even i found that interesting.
by Michael Cave on
Dec 23, 2008 6:25 PM CST
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They are playing one in Wrigley on New Years Day
Detroit vs Chicago
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on
Dec 23, 2008 6:31 PM CST
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Oh cool deal
Ill watch that then. thanks!
by Michael Cave on
Dec 23, 2008 6:38 PM CST
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yeah that was in
the stadium where the Bills play, huge crowd.
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by t ball on
Dec 23, 2008 7:53 PM CST
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I think the Redskins would make a firm grasp at that title
As would the Colts.
by venturafearsnolan on
Dec 23, 2008 6:04 PM CST
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The Yankees payroll is still lower
than last year by my count.
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by t ball on
Dec 23, 2008 5:49 PM CST
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A lot of people have quickly forgotten
just how much money they got rid of thanks to players becoming FAs or retiring. The Yankees will end up with a similar payroll as last year and yet people are making them out to be spending 300 million next season.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 8:18 PM CST
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Yankees
Just doing a quick calculation in my head they are only going to drop probably 10-12 million in payroll. It will still be almost 200 million. It is funny how much better they got without increasing payroll but lets not act like they are going to be a middle of the pack payroll next year.
Oh and after a quick look in 2013 they have 90 million already committed to 4 players. CC, Tex, AJ, and Arod
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on
Dec 23, 2008 8:33 PM CST
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No one complained last year
when the Yankees put up a 200 million dollar payroll and that’s my main point. Because the Yankees have spent so much in one offseason, fans of other teams are saying that they are destroying the game. In reality, their payroll is basically the same yet they weren’t destroying the integrity of the game last year.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 8:53 PM CST
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noone complained last year? people hav been complaining for a loooong time
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on
Dec 23, 2008 9:44 PM CST
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I've heard plenty of complaints
but it wasn’t that big of a story. It was more or less some complaining ending in, “Well that’s the Yankees.” Now I’ve seen people think that they are destroying the integrity of the game.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on
Dec 23, 2008 10:12 PM CST
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Well, Sox fans weren't complaining.
Now that the Yanks look like they’re a threat again suddenly the “poor” Sox fans feel threatened and are showing their bitch fangs.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 11:57 PM CST
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Red Sux fans
are bitches. Red Sux, Cubs, Mets are the same as the Yankees.
by BillyBobisdrunk on
Dec 24, 2008 2:16 PM CST
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this
should start the dominos.
I’m going to guess Red Sox get screwed again when we trade salty to NY tomorrow.
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
by Longhorn on
Dec 23, 2008 3:51 PM CST
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The New York catching situation is pretty foggy.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:53 PM CST
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But Jorge.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on
Dec 23, 2008 3:56 PM CST
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Heh. You think they could together a realistic package sans-Hughes that would make you happy, LH?
Cause I can’t see any way they deal us Hughes.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 4:02 PM CST
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lol, proll not, but, keith law was on Kellerman the other day
saying that his stock is considered kinda low right now, even with his age…, but, i dunno, I’m not the biggest fan of Hughes myself, but we could have said that about Brandon McCarthy a couple years ago…and, Salty isn’t that bad of a player either…
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
by Longhorn on
Dec 23, 2008 4:06 PM CST
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Salty isn't worth
a guy who pretty much everyone has pegged as a number three? i would have thought he had more value.
by clark on
Dec 23, 2008 5:20 PM CST
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He was a consensus top 5 overall prospect last off season. The guy the Yanks wouldn't throw in a Johan deal.
He has true ace stuff. Go back and look at his k-rates as he was coming up through the minors. He can blow people away when he’s right.
There are genuine doubts about him after last year, including some injury concerns, but a lack of top end stuff isn’t one of them.
Where are you getting that he’s been pegged by everyone as a number three?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 5:38 PM CST
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haven't heard the Hughes as a #3 consensus
Like you, my impression was that he was an elite young starter prospect with some injury questions. In addition to his dominant minor league stats, pay attention to the fact that he is only a couple months older than Derek Holland.
Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.
by tricer on
Dec 23, 2008 8:33 PM CST
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+1
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
by lonestarJon on
Dec 23, 2008 8:34 PM CST
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I really wonder if he wasn't thinking of Kennedy.
Cause Hughes as a consensus #3-type talent I’ve never heard.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on
Dec 23, 2008 11:58 PM CST
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I've seen that #3 stuff just once,
an assessment from a scout after his AFL performance this year. Far from a “consensus”.
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by t ball on
Dec 24, 2008 7:04 AM CST
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actually, i've heard many say this
now, i can’t remember exactly who all, i believe i heard Law say this on kellerman, and then there is this...
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
by Longhorn on
Dec 23, 2008 8:40 PM CST
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So the yankees are gonna roll out
Texieria to go along with a
Sabathia/Burnet/Wang/Chamberlain/Hughes rotation
Dirt Nasty.
by SaltyGoesYard on
Dec 23, 2008 3:57 PM CST
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Pettite?
Is he off the table for them?
by Michael Cave on
Dec 23, 2008 4:06 PM CST
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Would you rather go with
an experienced Petitte or inexperienced Hughes? I think Joba goes back to the pen.
Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year
by RangerMad on
Dec 23, 2008 4:11 PM CST
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hughes in the BP
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.