Comments on: 2008 Draft Preview: Damaged Goods

By: Jeterismyhomeboy

Jeterismyhomeboy — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:32:15 +0000

Just pointing out that we’ve all raved about the stable mentalities of Phil, Joba and Ian, and for good reason. There are high expectations in the media capital of the USA, and one of the most baseball-obsessed media markets in the country. With shakier makeup, imagine how nervous we would be watching them shoulder the pressures of a playoff-streak in peril, the best pitcher in baseball throwing K’s crosstown, and the whole baseball world waiting for them to fail. Imagine if they had Billy Beane’s mental demons, rather than something as extreme as Dukes’s. They could be consumed by the stardom, the fear, or the failure.

I think makeup is something that has to carry special weight when you’re talking about the New York Yankees. This market can destroy ordinary people, let alone public people like baseball players. There’s a lot more opportunity for trouble, distraction and bad influence in New York than in Cincy, for example.

By: J

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:07:49 +0000

Yeah I was wondering what buccholz did as well?

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yankeesdaily.com » Blog Archive » Top 50 Prospects for 2008 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:08:00 +0000

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By: dan

dan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:18:58 +0000

Stole 29 laptops from his HS and sold them.

By: dan

dan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:01:57 +0000

What kind of sick and twisted fuck starts a draft preview with “Did you know that more than one in every 100 American adults is in prison?” I thought I was reading a new opening for Law and Order.

By: Lanny

Lanny — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:59:41 +0000

Character counts. Ask the Bengals and the Trailblazers and the Rays if they want good talent plus good character.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:41:36 +0000

What Buchh0olz do?

By: Mike A.

Mike A. — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:24:56 +0000

My original plan was to include those guys in this post, but right now there’s just not many of them out there. Matt Montgomery (UC Irvine) is the best of the bunch (TJ in January) but he’s nothing special. Of course Pedro Alvarez is hurting now, but that’s been covered to death.

Maybe in a month or so there’ll be more injured guys to talk about.

By: inyk

inyk — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:10:54 +0000

Agreed. Awesome work.

Would it be possible to do one of these previews on players that are injured that might drop (like Chris Carpenter last year)

By: barry

barry — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:09:54 +0000

how the fuck do you get caught cheating on an online course?