Comments on: Thankful for the Yanks

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:49:44 +0000

Speaking of Newsday, and not to go off the topic, but does anyone know why in just about every article about the Knicks, the following line appears: “the Knicks, who are owned by Cablevision, who also owns Newsday”.

We all know how strange Dolan is, but could this really be some kind of directive he’s thrown Newsday’s way?

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:46:32 +0000

“Man, he is really bending over backwards to try to deal one of the best pitchers in Baseball.”

The Padres owner is going through a messy divorce that is costing the organization a fortune. The problem is, everyone knows this, and Towers was given a directive to deal Peavy.

When all is said and done, Peavy will be gone from San Diego, and the Pods won’t get anywhere close to his value in return. It will end up being strictly a salary dump, for a few minor leaguers.

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:41:10 +0000

Ben,

You guys are awesome.
I may not always agree with your opinions, but you are constantly
under every rock digging out any and every bit of Yankee news.
Your work is definitely appreciated by me.

By: Relaunch

Relaunch — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:34:54 +0000

Thanks for running this site. I always start my morning here.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:29:01 +0000

Great piece by Mike A on Newsday.

http://weblogs.newsday.com/spo.....manag.html

It explains in detail the Yanks 40 man situation and the upcoming Rule 5 draft.

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By: Mark B

Mark B — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:41:14 +0000

Ben, Mike and Joe – Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for making this such a great blog. There isn’t another website out there that provides a better forum of interesting links, intelligent ideas, engaging debate and lively discussion on our favorite team.

To all of the other active posters on this site, have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving as well!

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:29:55 +0000

Something tells me Kevin Towers isn’t feeling as thankful as he would have hoped this year.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....ds-th.html

“Towers Finds Third Team For Cubs-Peavy Deal?
By Tim Dierkes [November 27 at 12:46am CST]

Yahoo’s Tim Brown has new info on Jake Peavy:

Padres general manager Kevin Towers said Wednesday night he might have identified a third team that would facilitate sending the standout pitcher to the Cubs, who don’t possess the depth in prospects or big league-ready talent to meet the Padres’ asking price.

Feel free to pose your guesses in the comments. Cubs top prospect Josh Vitters seems the most reasonable candidate to be in the middle of this trade. The 19 year-old third baseman is a few years away from the bigs, while the Padres want MLB-ready talent. Brown says Towers plans to speak with Jim Hendry after the Thanksgiving holiday. ”

Man, he is really bending over backwards to try to deal one of the best pitchers in Baseball. The Cubs have repeatedly squashed these rumors, especially since they re-signed Dempster.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:19:52 +0000

I’m thankful for mirrored ceilings and unlimited backsides.

By: mustang

mustang — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:09:14 +0000

Well said.