Comments on: The man behind the Yanks’ political clout

By: Tom Zig

Tom Zig — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:04:59 +0000

Would have been nice to get Beltran…

The only guy we have left in the the Randy Johnson to Arizona trade is Steven Jackson.

By: Tom Zig

Tom Zig — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:58:57 +0000

Regardless of what fans may want…baseball is a business and so it will remain. I do not fault Levine for doing his job.

By: Ben K.

Ben K. — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:58:02 +0000

The Yanks have been a brand since the 1923s. See Taking on the Yankees. Any other assessment is simply a romanticized rewrite of history. That doesn't mean we don't all love them. But their being a brand is nothing new to the 2000s.

By: Tom Zig

Tom Zig — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:56:59 +0000

I know a lot of people don’t like Levine because of his attitude and way of going about things, but you got to admit that he does an excellent job. The personality matches the job.

By: pounder

pounder — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:56:24 +0000

Reagan guy, Rudy guy,determined to milk fans till we bleed.Yankees are a brand name now,not a team!

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:08:59 +0000

Not at all. I was adamantly opposed to the Randy Johnson trade, given his age and pre-existing knee and back problems, and I still have the internet scars from fighting off posters on various blogs and boards.

At the time, George had allocated enough money to pursue either Johnson or Beltran. Cash preferred Beltran. I was in that camp.

By: Ben K.

Ben K. — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:02:04 +0000

I think you’re making that point in hindsight. At the time, it seemed reasonable. Plus, you have to give up something to get something back. The Yanks didn’t realize they would get a lemon in Randy Johnson.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:00:54 +0000

My point is that offering any of those three players was moronic.

By: Ben K.

Ben K. — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:59:22 +0000

I don’t disagree, but care to elaborate?

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:57:28 +0000

Levine is a total scumbag.