Comments on: Three pre-Christmas offensive story lines

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Mr. Snarky Irrelevant Non Sequitur Jones a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:41:33 +0000

“injurgy”…

[facepalm]

By: Kidwithanopinion

Kidwithanopinion — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:09:12 +0000

The rotoin and bullpen art so hot either. What if it tures out wang and joba aren’t the real deal. Joba is injurgy prone and can’t go more than five and a half innings. And even if the sigh Andy he’s 37 years old and throws a 88 MPH fastball. If the don’t sign Andy then theres always Phil Hughes. OH BOY!!! Another injurgy Prone Pitcher. On top of all that what if Rivera goes down hill. The man is 39 for crying out loud. As for the rest of the bullpen all you can do is cross your fingers.

By: JD

JD — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:34:23 +0000

NO CAMERON!!!!

By: Infamous

Infamous — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:24:11 +0000

My point was that Andy + Cameron is a better for the long term vision because they arent going to be signed long term, since they are both 1 year contracts.

It gives the yankees the roster flexibility they havent had in the past and allows the prospects time to grow and hopefully be able to play regularly next year.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:16:03 +0000

I think if CC can give us 3 or 4 ace years, and then the rest hovering around a 4 ERA, the contract will be totally worth it. Burnett does not have the pressure of being an ace and he probably isn’t even our #2, so I think he can put together a few solid seasons. However, it is my personal opinion that our offense is truly mediocre. Let’s look at this. We’re hoping for a bounce back year from Posada and expect his numbers to go down to the usual .270 with 20 homers, not the stellar 2007 he had. We’re hoping Swisher can hit higher than .230, we’re praying for a comeback year from Robbie, Jeter isn’t driving in a whole lot of runs, Arod is Arod, Damon will probably regress, and who knows about Matsui’s injury and Nady was decent with the Yanks. All in all, there’s just too many ifs on that offense. We NEED Teixiera

By: Cam

Cam — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:28:05 +0000

Just thinking though that I wouldn’t mind not getting a bat this year if it means being able to take Damon and Matsui’s money and throwing it at Holliday next year.

By: Ben K.

Ben K. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:11:51 +0000

You know, I looked that up and still got it wrong. Correction is much appreciated.

By: Sarah Green

Sarah Green — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:10:02 +0000

Sorry to be that guy, but it’s “Aristides.” With an “i.”

You don’t ride a future first-ballot Hall of Famer to two World Series titles and not know his middle name, says the gal from Boston.

By: Sciorsci

Sciorsci — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:05:49 +0000

You want to really see the MSM’s collective head spin? Add Dunn and Cameron to Swisher in this lineup. Low batting average and a bunch of strikeouts – forget about OBP and the fact that a K is essentially no different than any other out (it doesn’t advance a runner, but it also precludes a GIDP).

By: Sciorsci

Sciorsci — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:01:18 +0000

That’s assuming that the 30+ games that Matsui misses coincides with the games that you need to give Posada (or someone else) a turn at DH. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work that way. In my opinion, the flexible lineup concept works better with younger players than it does with established veterans (due mostly to ego, I guess).