Apr
11
CC’s new digs
ByDon’t tell CC Sabathia the housing market is slumping. A few days after making his Yankee debut, Sabathia landed himself a $14.9 million home in Alpine, New Jersey. The mansion is a 12,000-square-foot, six-bedroom behemoth in a celebrity-filled neighborhood, and the Yankee ace paid for it in cash. I hope he’s planning on spending more than three years in it.
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remember chris rock on this neighborhood? “black superstars and white dentists”
Alpine NJ, is one of the most expensive places to live in the Country. Really expensive. one of the biggest house in the Country is also there.
CC invented teeth!
Yeah Chris lives there and about a zillion other rich people like Diddy and Mary J. Blige and the dentists. It’s nice to drive through there and see the houses.
It’s a pretty nice place and 10 miles from Manhattan though the GW traffic gets old quickly.
So what chances are you giving him for opting out, Ben?
If he stays healthy and effective, I still say good. No one with an opt-out clause has failed to either exercise it or get a better deal yet.
If we win a championship or two with him in his three years here and Felix has proven to be a better pitcher than CC, who do the Yanks take if they were both willing to pitch here.
“…and Felix has proven to be a better pitcher than CC…”
I think you just answered your own question.
Well obviously I’d go with King Felix, but I don’t know if the Yankees would rather keep CC, seeing as how he would want to stay and in order to appease the fans.
I think that, three years from now, signing young, awesome Felix would probably “appease” the fans much more than signing older, slightly less awesome CC.
I’ll tear up if we don’t get him now.
The real estate broker must have salivated when CC’s
rent-a-carlimo pulled in the lot.I think the opt out clause is likely to inure to the Yankees’ benefit.
swish plays again 2night!
batting 2nd
Night off for Damon?
Yup.
kindof seems like a lot of our “fears” may have been unfounded.
so far Girardi is doing exactly what he should be doing with Nady/Swisher/Damon/Matsui.
Watching Fox afternoon baseball…
Ken Rosenthal is tiny. That little sucka got no juice.
I was just thinking that. Is he really this midget-like?
Hah. Taco Bellsbury FAIL.
?? What’d he do?
Got picked off trying to steal 3rd.
Aren’t they the Red Sox? Can’t they at least wear…..red socks?
Blue caps, blue socks, blue numbers, blue letters…
The Boston Blue Sox.
Captain Tekian should try to throw like a fast pitch softball chick. It may help.
Work. Fight. Sacrifice.
yea i dont understand why they dont wear more red
Rosenthal is tiny. We saw him at the Winter Meetings. But he’s Andre the Giant compared to Timmy Kurkjian.
I stood next to Kurkjian at Bradley Airport one time. I’m only 5’10″, but towered over him. He’s a skinny little dude too.
Chone Figgins >>>>>>. Jacoby Ellsbury
Something the Angels fans should get used to hearing this year:
“… and it falls in front of Abreu for a hit.”
For $14.9 milli you figure it would at least have a lawn.
And I hear one of the bedrooms is obstructed.
IETC.
Yo, we need a “thanks” button, or a “You Like This” tab a la Facebook.
Tommie does not like this.
Sorry to stray from the post, but I just turned on fox, does anyone know how they got one rune vs. Penny?
The Red Sox just spotted the run before the game started. THEY ARE THAT GOOD!!!
http://www.google.com
hmm.. What I should’ve googled my question?
Seriously?
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/bo.....page=plays
http://themachineisus.files.wo.....-tubes.jpg
Yea dude I know. There is Gameday and Gamecast among others. I also knew several people on RAB were watching what I missed. It was a simple question, no one had to respond if they didn’t want to.
Well, if you Google “Angels score,” Google gives you a line score of the game with a link to MLB.com’s Gameday which has fully play-by-play or pitch-by-pitch info.
This thing called ESSPIN really helped.
C Figgins walked.
C Figgins stole second.
H Kendrick grounded out to second, C Figgins to third.
B Abreu grounded out to second, C Figgins scored.
Good for you. This whole time I thought you were from NY.
http://www.esspin.org/
pwned by my own sarcasm.
Wait, are the Angels (in addition to wearing a patch for Nick Adenhart) also wearing a patch for Charlton Heston?
Looks like a black diamond on their sleeve that says “Heston”. I’m guessing he was a part owner…
That was the name of the Rally Monkey. Mark Teixeira killed him with the same pen he used when he signed with the Yankees.
ietc
No, it says “Preston,” not “Heston.” It’s for Preston Gomez, a former exec with the franchise.
Ah, thanks.
I was browsing Paul Lukas’s column to get info and just found that myself.
No worries… I actually looked it up yesterday because I couldn’t tell what it said, either.
The vocal stylings of Albert and Karros make me long for Buck and McCarver. Yuck.
fox announcers just said varitek is gonna do well offensively this year because of his pride
Pride>>>>>>Grit>>>>>>Ability
Mike Napoli, I <3 you (fantasy points FTW).
I think I benched him today ’cause he’s not getting the bulk of ABs. I really don’t get why Mathis gets more PAs than Napoli–is there that big a difference in defense or something?
Napoli loves you too Jamal. Another dinger.
I can’t wait till we face Penny.
Wow. That ball hit the wall and should have been ruled a hit, but that was still a great “catch” by Jason Bay.
Props.
Props to Bay? Unamerican.
What’s the point of having instant replay review if they’re never going to use it?
Well, was that a “boundary call” per the rules?
To be fair, the replays that FOX showed were somewhat inconclusive, at least to me. But you’re right.
i thought it was only for fair/foul HR calls.
Not of the Fox replays seemed particularly conclusive
Jason Bay plays solid defense? News to me.
He doesn’t.
Broken clock is right twice a day.
What if it’s broken because the hands fell off?
Hilarious
Rivera shyed away from that wall like a little girl.
I was thinking “like Bobby Abreu,” but hey, same thing.
That fastball is straight as an arrow.
Brad Penny is Mike Napoli’s bitch.
I *heart* Mike Napoli.
I love that this is all coming just as the FOX idiots were singing Penny’s praises.
Is it just me or does Eric Karros seem disappointed that Penny isn’t doing well?
It’s definitely not just you.
Okay, Kenny Albert. The guy’s name is Mike Lowell. Pronounce the goddamn “w.”
Sweet! CC is going to be my neighbor!!!!!
Ramon Ramirez = not teh awesome.
Torii Hunter 1, Jonathan Papeldouche 0
Kendry Morales 1, Jonathan Papeldouche 0
Who isn’t surprised that the run in the top of the 9th is now costly? Shocking.
Mike Napoli 1, Jonathan Papeldouche 0
Aybar 0, Jonathan Papeldouche eleventy bajilion.
But:
Chone Figgins 1, Jonathan Papeldouche 0
Howie Kendrick has the plate discipline of a magpie.
True, but he’s battling.
Also, I simply cannot understate how horrid those Blue Sox road unis are.
Agreed, they’re hideous.
http://i268.photobucket.com/al.....1239491200
This is an epic AB right here…
DAMNIT!