Open Thread: Sabathia, Yanks dominate SI season preview
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That is a very big picture of a very big man, and today, that image graced newsstands across the country. Sports Illustrated unveiled their 2009 baseball season preview this morning, and it’s very Yankee-centric except when it counts. More on that in a second.
The centerpiece of the issue is a lengthy article, not yet online, about CC Sabathia. In it, S.L. Price talks about how great a fit Sabathia will be for New York. While he may not have been ready for the big stage three years ago, according to Price, after a few years of elite pitching, Sabathia has come to embrace what he can do on the mound.
I had the opportunity to read through a PDF of the profile, and it’s very illuminating. I know I run the risk of sounding like a mouthpiece for SI, but check it out and see for yourself.
The SI issue also contains team profiles of each of the 30 clubs. Mostly, they read as fluff pieces focusing, as the Yanks’ one does, on team chemistry and Nick Swisher‘s enthusiasm.
And of course, no SI preview would be complete without some season predictions divorced from reality. SI picks the Yanks, Twins and Angels as the division winners in the AL with the Red Sox as the Wild Card. The Yanks are picked to face — and lose to — the Angels in the ALCS, and the Mets are somehow picked to win the World Series. Yeah, right.
Derek Jeter update
Not to toot our own horn too much, but Joe Girardi confirmed today that Derek Jeter will be in the leadoff spot on Opening Day. Just remember where you heard it first.
The Fine Print
This is your open thread. In a few days, we’ll be able to do Game Threads at 7 p.m. That will be glorious. Play nice.
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The Mason Williams Watch
I’m at the point right now that I feel my life is a waste of space without regular season baseball.
And how much does this suck: I have class from 2.30-5.00 on Opening Day and there’s no way I can get out of it!
My daughter just called with a similar complaint. She thought the opening game in Balt was at 1..she has class from 3-5 and is pissed!!
On a good note….I was just given a ticket to tomorrows workout day…WHOO FREAKIN HOOO!!!!! IM PSYCHED!
I have tickets to Friday…
When it’s supposed to rain and thunderstorm.
Maybe now you can understand why I’ve been feeling so depressed!
I have Fri too…and I have checked the weather every half hour for the last 3 days!!
I am going on Friday too. If it rains out, do we get anything? Or is it just a waste of money?
ive got work, but will be calling in sick.
And how much does this suck: I have class from 2.30-5.00 on Opening Day and there’s no way I can get out of it!
If you’re not there you’d better be DEAD, or in jail, and if you’re in jail… BREAK OUT!!!!!
tommie, how do you feel about KRS One/Boogie Down Productions?
Little music talk.
Well now you’re forced to listen to the teacher and the lesson
Class is in session so you can stop guessin
If this is a tape or a written down memo
See I am a professional, this is not a demo
In fact call it a lecture, a visual picture
Sort of a poetic and rhythm-like mixture
Listen, I’m not dissin but there’s somethin that you’re missin
Maybe you should touch reality, stop wishin
For beats with plenty bass and lyrics said in haste
If this meaning doesn’t manifest put it to rest
I am a poet, you try to show it, yet blow it
It takes concentration for fresh communication
Observation, that is to see without speaking
Take off your coat, take notes, I am teachin
a class, or rather school, cause you need schooling
I am not a king or queen, I’m not ruling
This is an introduction to poetry
A small dedication to those that might know of me
They might know of you and maybe your gang
But one thing’s for sure, neither one of y’all can hang
Cause yo I’m like a arrow, and Scott is the crossbow
Say something now … thought so
You seem to be the type that only understand
The annihilation and destruction of the next man
That’s not poetry, that is insanity
It’s simply fantasy far from reality
Poetry is the language of imagination
Poetry is a form of positive creation
Difficult, isn’t it? The point? You’re missin it
Your face is in front of my hand so I’m dissin it
Ha! Listening to that right now.
Pre-Wu-Tang/NWA Hip Hop:
1. Rakim
2. KRS-ONE
3. Slick Rick
4. Kane
5. LL
No Public Enemy or Cypress Hill? Haha, just kidding. All those guys were awesome, I like LL more than Kane and Slick Rick but it’s probably cause of my age.
I’d put P.E. and Cypress Hill in with the early NWA/Wu era that started in about 1989. This is pre ’89 music (and yes, P.E. did some stuff before that, but it’s kind of a moot point because P.E. still would have been behind those 5.)
Gangstarrr?
Again, Gangstarr is largely after those guys.
Don’t let LL throw you off… I’m talking 80′s rap here.
I just wanted to hear your opinion on them, they started in 87 so was just wondering.
Kool Moe Dee
UTFO.
Roxanne, Roxanne
UTFO. Roxanne, Roxanne
Yo, Kangol, I don’t think that you’re dense/
But you went about the matter with no experience/
You should know, she doesn’t need a guy like you/
She needs a guy like me, with a high IQ/
Top 10 most underrated/unappreciated rappers:
1. Black Thought of the Roots
2. Mos Def
3. Jeru the Damaja
4. Dres of Black Sheep
5. Starang Wondah of OGC
6. Del tha Funkee Homosapien
7. O.C.
8. Steele of Smif ‘n’ Wessun
9. Big L
10. AZ
Agreed, Big L is amazing.
You think Mos is underrated or unappreciated? I would no go there. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t think his first album (black on both sides) was amazing. And the Black star before that and sound bombing were of the charts and everyone knows it. I wouldn’t call Del or Big L underrated either. I lived in LA for 3 years a while back and he is just about everywhere. I would call Kool Kieth (AKA: Dr. Octagon) underrated.
Blackstar is great, those two together work magic. I agree with you on Doc Oc, but I do think Mos is a little underappreciated because of the way rap is looked at today.
It’s crazy. I see Del pop up everywhere, but it seems like no one knows who he is. It’s also pretty cool that he’s Ice Cube’s lil cuz. They sound a lot a like.
I almost put Kool Keith on there, too.
Mos Def and Black Thought are both top 10 MC’s of all time, hands down, but they’re not often mentioned as amongst the best ever, just as “good” MC’s. That’s why I’d call them underappreciated.
As for Del… I’d venture a guess that probably 90% of white people in this country have never heard of him. That figure may be low. He’s underrated/unappreciated.
“As for Del… I’d venture a guess that probably 90% of white people in this country have never heard of him. That figure may be low. He’s underrated/unappreciated.”
Yet those 90%+ probably love “Clint Eastwood” (though I enjoyed Del more on Rock The House).
You racist!!!
Who’s the jester? Under pressure?
Not me! I hate emcees a lot, flee
Escape, I’ll tape your mouth closed
Dispose of your flows
The ones that you chose don’t compare
Where is your other shit? When I discover it
I’m shovin that shit Right back in your mouth,
And start with another kick
Good riddance
Suds of blood like the Red Sea splashes when I smash kids
Ashes and cremations, we wait in
The torture chamber, of course you blame a
Brother like Del for murder, word up, on a mission
It’s in my heart, rippin fools apart
You dart and dash but I’ll remove your heart fast
With my bare hands, that’s the end of their plans
I’d like to see it pulsate in my palm
Squeeze it, squish it, eat it with a biscuit
For breakfast, you’re next if you step with
Your bright ideas, I might apply years
Of rhymin ’til the time when I blind men
With a flash of light I’ll blast you right
In the corneas… I’m warnin ya’s [I'm warning ya's]
So take heed to that before you bleed, in fact
I’m keepin ni$%&s outta my head
Outta my head
Instead, they bled, they dead,
call the Feds
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come on man, us white people remember Del from his collaboration with Dinosaur Jr. as part of that “rap/rock” fusion on the Judgement Night soundtrack.
but yeah, that’s about all i’ve got.
Mos took the intelligent approach. I don’t look at him as unappreciated because of the scope he reaches. Rap in general now is rather shitey, if that’s what you mean.
come on man, us white people remember Del from his collaboration with Dinosaur Jr. as part of that “rap/rock” fusion on the Judgement Night soundtrack.
Heh, ironically, as a black man, I have no idea who Dinosaur Jr. is, I’ve never heard the Judgement Night soundtrack (or seen the movie) and never heard of the collabo you speak of.
90%? really. I don’t know. Maybe I’ve just been around people with good musical knowledge, but I’d lead toward 25% know him.
I was introduced to him in the Tony Hawk game. Listened to him on and off ever since.
Mista Dobalina gets regular airtime on my iPod.
Most people around these parts (the dirty Jerz) know Del as part of Deltron 3003 rather than his Funkee Homosapien self.
By the way, Redshield, Debaser, Blue Scholars, and Sandpeople are so underappreciated I’d wager 99% of y’all have never even heard of them! A travesty in itself.
you mean 3030? I want y’all to meet Deltron Zero, and Automator. He is more well known for that now a days, but I think I more of a 3 eye vision kind of guy. Del and Casual rip it. I’m talking about that Me-O-Mi-O I’m talking bout the fly bro that I know.
I’m impressed…
I bow courteously. I’m a music fan. Don’t get me going on metal or punk either cause this thread will never end.
Hah, I have class at 6 but might accidentally miss it, this Yanks game is 1/162 more important. Hey, every game counts!
Just go to class and then show up for the 8th inning. It’s all that matters anyway.
Who doesn’t skip a class or two?
It wouldn’t be an issue except this professor can single handedly make or break my career.
Seriously, if I’m not in class, she’ll have the police banging on my door…
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Lt. Jim Dangle: [performing an anti-crystal meth song for a class of kids] You can monkey with a gibbon, You can fiddle with a bow / But before you snort that crystal meth, there’s some things that you should know / Meth is made from antihistamines, in basement labs it’s cooked / And possession is a felony, which means that you’ll get booked / With a snort it zips right up your nose, and eats away your brain / It kills your sense of good and evil, and it makes you go insane / Here we go… / So don’t meth with meth, Beth / Don’t meth with meth, Seth / Don’t meth with meth… Gwyneth / Don’t meth with crystal meth!
[pause]
Lt. Jim Dangle: Any questions? We do have about 45 minutes left… any requests? I know some Rush… a little bit of Floyd.
New season tonight
Rebecca and yankeegirl49 ya are so lucky i wanna go badly i doubt theirs any tickets left i would of gone.
I know someone that bought tickets for section 118 today. It doesn’t hurt to check.
Why the hell is there 6 weekday afternoon games in the first 2 weeks of the season? Do people not work or go to school? I am dumbfounded by this.
Well, I am going to be skipping some class, unfortunately.
Same here but it just makes no sense.
Ya, I hear ya.
Would you rather play baseball in cold rainy weather, or play baseball in cold rainy weather at night?
“SI’s World Series Pick: It’s the Mets!”
No, Really! Seriously!
Okay, Guys, Stop Laughing! We Mean It, The Mets!
Yes, We’re Talking About The 2009 MLB Season! What Kind Of Question Was That?
No, We Feel Fine! No Head Injuries Or Dizziness, No!
Where Are You Going? Hey! What’s The Matter? Come Back!
THAT should be an April Fools joke!
That IS an April Fool’s Joke!
it was the Mets over the Angels…..
Are the Angels even going to win the West this year?
Eh, probably by default.
i’ll tell you the most annoying thing behind it (and i haven’t read it or anything, i’m just talking out of my ass), you KNOW they picked the Mets b/c of K-Rod and Putz.
bullpens have officially jumped the shark.
Where are the Cuban defectors!? I haven’t heard from them since they recorded that video.
Ben, Mike, and Joe are socialists with tarnished credibility. You think those Cuban defectors are going to tell RAB anything? We’re friggin spies for the Castro brothers.
ah, that makes sense.
Didn’t Juan Cruz get signed to the Royals or soemthing? Or is that completely my imagination?
Yes, what the hell does that have to do with anything? lol
In a few days, we’ll be able to do Game Threads at 7 p.m. That will be glorious
Don’t tease me, Ben.
That makes me feel so much better…
I can see Blue! He looks GLORIOUS!!!
ESPN says Sheppard is denying the times report. interesting
Yea and the son, who apparently told a reporter the news, said he said nothing to anyone.
So is Yankees.com, as well as Sheppard’s son. This is great news.
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....8;c_id=nyy
You’ll never guess who ESPN picked to win the AL East…
Here’s my guess:
1 Red Sox
2 Rays
3 Jays
4 Orioles
5 Tigers
6 Yankees
Nah they gave the Yanks some credit and had them 3rd with 91 wins.
It’s nice to know that replacing Dan Giese, Sidney Ponson and Carl (he’ll revert to 2003 form simply b/c he plays for the Indians now) Pavano with CC, AJ and Joba will give us a whole extra 2 wins!
I guess it’s just not enough…
that was all computer simulated…
ESPN I don’t think actually predicted that…just reported the Accuscore projections.
Nah, that got them an extra 35 wins, but “converting” Joba to a starter is going to cost them 33. And everyone that played well for the Yanks last season had a career year, while everyone that didn’t is on an inevitable decline.
ESPN’s fantasy projections have Pavano at like a 3 ERA and WHIP of .95, while pitching 175 innings. I have a feeling he won’t be that good.
With our luck…..
ESPN’s fantasy projections have Pavano at like a 3 ERA and WHIP of .95, while pitching 175 innings. I have a feeling he won’t be that good.
No, that’s a typo.
It was supposed to be:
ERA of 175
WHIP of 3
.95 innings pitched
+1, indeed!
Are they off their meds????? 3.09 and 0.95 whip in 175 innings, but their 2009 outlook says
“ The 2004 version of Carl Pavano was something to be excited about. Five years later? He has barely seen the mound since then. Yes, he’s in the starting rotation, but the best advice would be to let him be somebody else’s headache, because the upside here is not all that “up” at all. ”
How could that possibly make any sense?
Here’s a name we should be hearing a lot of in the upcoming year, Pablo Sandoval.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4027794
wow i just got done reading that article a few minutes age. The swing percentage on pitches outside the strike zone does not bode well for him on his 2nd time around the circui thought. He might have natural hitting ability, but not every is Vlad Guerrero and can succeed as a free swinger.
I agree, that’s his downside. But he appears to have the ability to compensate for that. The dude hit .345 last year in 145 ABs (won’t qualify for ROY)and flew through the minors last year. His contact rates are good and his OBP is above average, so he is selective for the type of hitter he is. He’s not Jeff Franceour, his walk rates are much higher and Frenchy never put up numbers like Pablo did last year.
I think he’ll be fine.
http://www.thebaseballcube.com.....oval.shtml
From the article- Bengie Molina has walked 171 times in 4223 career plate appearances, yowsers.
that is 167 more times than Jose.
He’s catcher eligible in fantasy leagues too.
The Yanks are picked to face — and lose to — the Angels in the ALCS, and the Mets are somehow picked to win the World Series. Yeah, right.
That is absolutely hilarious. No way, IMO, do the Angels get past the ALDS. And the Mets?
wow…that pretty idiotic predicting on SI’s part, eh?
heh, I just checked the actual projections…Angels beating the Sox? Have the SI people been whacked out the past two years?
A. Nothing is as important as the 8th inning
B. The only thing remotely as important as the 8th inning is the 9th inning
C. Experience and knowing how to win is also good, so teams that were in the playoffs before will be in the playoffs again
D. Therefore, the teams most likely to be in the World Series are teams that have been in the playoffs before who did something to win the 8th and 9th innings during the offseason
E. The Angels and Mets signed the three best players in baseball during the offseason: Brian Fuentes, J.J. Putz, and K-Rod
F. Fuentes is only one guy so he can only pitch the 9th, but K-Rod and Putz are two guys so they can pitch the 9th AND the 8th
G. Therefore, the Mets and Angels are hands down the two best teams in baseball
H. The Mets might possibly be the best team in the history of sports
Q.E.D.
Well, that explains the B-Jobbers
Well done.
I want somebody to tell me who SI, ESPN, and Fox Sports picked to win the WS last year. Or the year before.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....xpertpicks
Brutal.
I love that Pedro Gomez picked Swisher to win MVP.
Yeah, but it was Most Valuable Pothead.
I think the Torii Hunter pick was even more out there than Swisher. At least you could say Swisher was heading into the prime of his career. Hunter is already on the backside and had 1 top 10 finish in his career. There really was no way in the world Torii Hunter had a chance at winning an MVP heading into last year, Swisher at least would have been at .0000001% chance. Swish was coming off 3 straight improving seasons and a 127 OPS+, at age 27, moving to a much better hitters park with a better hitting team around him.
Only 5 guys picked the Phillies to get into the playoffs, and NONE of them picked them to either get to or win the WS.
Nobody picked the Rays to even make the playoffs.
SI picked Tigers over Cubs.
Ah, the Tigers. I like how we get slammed for having an old, overpaid team full of DH’s and rely on too many over-the-hill, good in name only starters and too many untested kid pitchers, but it was totally cool and trendy to pick the 2008 Tigers to win the whole thing.
Good times.
You know why they were the trendy pick right? Again, all about the 8th inning, all Zumaya all the time.
on ESPN’s preview today, Tim Kjurkian said that the most important thing for the Tigers was to get their closer settled. that’s the key to the season.
out of control.
Saying the most important thing for the Tigers to take care of is their closer is like saying the most important thing for Barack Obama to take care of is picking that dog for his daughters.
Everything else can wait!
My friend who lives in Michigan said that Porcello will be breaking camp in the rotation. The Tigers are so fucked.
Nothing like the usual jump from High A ball to the Majors…
Good point.
8th inning fireballer + lots of homeruns + catcher who won an MVP and a World Series at some point in his lifetime + couple of scrappy gritbearders like Inge and Raburn + dessicating, crusty, curmudgeonly throwback old-school manager + not the Yankees = WORLD SERIES WINNER!!!
Steve Phillips said they would have the BEST OFFENSE IN HISTORY.
in history.
yup.
Gee, sounds like the idiots at ESPN who were saying the Cowboys had the best offense in history after a few games, just a year after the Pats set 18,000,000,000 records. I might be the only Pats fan on here, but ESPN gives them the same damn treatment as the Yanks.
Derek Jeter = Tom Brady
and I know there’s more if you guys wanna help…
Ramiro Pena = Teddy Bruschi
A-rod = Giselle Bunchen?
For some reason i’m thinking
Brett Gardner = Wes Welker
Marty Brodeur is really shitting his pants.
Ugh, it’s awful. I’m embarrassed.
my pick:
Royals over Orioles(they switch leagues after Selig is replaced by a monkey pulling ideas out of a hat and deciding their fate with a magic 8 ball)
My picks:
Yankees over Angels
Rays over Twins
Yankees over Rays
[what? don't look at me like that!]
My Picks
Yanks over Indians
BoSox over Angels (as usual)
Yanks over BoSox
Yanks over Cubs
The Yanks are just getting warmed up. Having beat everyone in the US, they go on a world tour:
Yanks over Havana Idustriales
Yanks over Mexico City Red Devils
Yanks over Nippon Ham Fighters
They finish the world tour by coming back and beating the Long Island Ducks 37-1. Edwar Ramirez gives up the one run, and is thrown head first off the team bus immediately after the game.
And then the B-jobbers call for Joba to the pen again even though he just won the Cy Young Award.
Looks like they photoshoped a few pound off CC.
It’s the vertical stripes.
The men here know an astoundingly lot about fashion
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
CC needs to get in the high socks club.
I love how everyone harps on the Mets great new bullpen but refuses to acknowledge that their rotation is not very good at all.
It’s the B-Jobbers. They’ve moved on.
It’s the B-Jobber virus. They’ve
moved onfound a new host.Fixed.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com.....1143230671
Like the Conficker virus?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....notto.html
Rangers released Catalanotto to make room for…wait for it…Andruw Jones. The Tigers definitely started something when they releases Sheffield. Do you think he gets a contract from an NL team?
It’s amazing what one collapsed economy can do
Except that the Tigers are still paying Sheffield
Probably with assets they received under TARP…
I think the TARP money is really going to help the Tigers with the draft. It is my understanding that the front office has allocated all of the money for bonuses.
AIG BURN!
I like this.
Don’t be rediculous! Everyone knows that if there is one place that will never see a cent of relief money it is Detroit.
Congessional class discrimination against the auto industry burn!
I wouldnt mind signing him as a utility player. he could get on base when coming off the bench.
I feel like he’d basically be playing the same role as Swisher at this point, though.
Except that Swish is the future starting RF.
I should’ve qualified that.
He’d basically be playing the same role as Swisher at this point and the same as Nady in the future when Swisher wins the job away from Nady.
If we could move Melky, I’d be okay with Catalanotto.
If not, meh.
I think the Phils should take a good look at Sheff. I know they don’t need another all hit no/field corner OF after adding Ibanez, but they could really use a right handed bat.
He’s really a DH, and not a very good one anymore. Though that ballpark could be interesting.
I see him going back to the Braves. I think he lives in Atlanta, and Cox always liked him.
’08 was awful for him, but he did post a 120 OPS+ in ’07. He did manage to hit 19 homers last year as well. In a small park against NL pitching, I think Gary could do some damage.
He should sign with the Brewers.
http://www.instantrimshot.com
Interesting article by Jim Caple on ESPN (http://tinyurl.com/cfmma9) regarding team chemistry, especially considering the debates that have been had here regarding chemistry’s impact. Not really the article, but the quotes from players and managers, and I really like what Jason Schmidt has to say.
“I’ve been on teams where there was one guy — and it wasn’t Barry — who made everyone miserable. But you’re not thinking about that when you’re on the field. Not at all. It’s a nonissue. I don’t really see how it affects the team’s play. Will you throw 95 instead of 90 because you’re happier in the clubhouse?
Will you throw strikes?”
When I hear that, I think Schmidt is right. Chemistry doesn’t play much of a role. Put it this way: When the Rays went from 97 losses in 2007 to the World Series last year, was it the departure of Delmon Young’s attitude or the arrival of Evan Longoria’s bat, Jason Bartlett’s glove and Matt Garza’s arm that made manager Joe Maddon’s quotations suddenly seem so wise? (And if you think it was Young’s departure, why did the Twins do so well with him on their team?)
Yup. The only time “chemistry” is an issue is when your team sucks and is full of crappy players.
Good players = wins = good chemistry
If SI were smart they’d stop wasting their time with this Sabathia guy and put Junichi Tazawa on the cover. LOSERS!
Tazawa’s contract >>>>>>>>>>> Sabathia’s contract
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4030641
Jaw meet floor.
Analysis FAIL.
Robinson Cano and Brett Gardner are in their starting lineup, Joba Chamberlain is in the rotation and Phil Hughes, Austin Jackson and Ramiro Pena are on the immediate horizon
I know we’ve been hearing more and more about Pena recently, but now he’s being put on the same level as Austin Jackson? Are we all missing something, or did his bat really improve that much?
Or is it just the clever thing to say because everyone wants to guess Jeter’s replacement and be able to say “see, i told you so” in a couple years?
I liked Jim Callis’ take on this in his chat the other day
“Chris (Staten Island, NY): Jim, several Yankee beat writers have commented on opposing scouts coming away impressed by SS’s Ramiro Pena and Eduardo Nunez. Both seem to have a superior glove but will either hit enough to play regularly in the majors?
SportsNation Jim Callis : Writers have to churn out a lot of stories in spring training, and often they make prospects sound, um, a lot better than they may actually be. Pena is the best defensive infielder in the Yankees system and Nunez is also a slick fielder, but both would have to show a lot more with the bat than they have so far to become regulars. I think it’s fair to say they’re being at least a little overhyped. ”
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/.....t_id=25683
Pretty much sums it up.
Chances anybody will remember you mentioned Ramiro Pena once in one column 5 years from now if he’s a bust: practically zero
Chances you’ll trumpet from the mountaintops over and over again the fact that you mentioned Ramiro Pena once in one column 5 years from now if he’s a success: 100%
It’s a win-win.
Same reason plenty of people will pick against the Uconn women’s team in the Final 4. There’s absolutely no basis to making the pick, so if you pick against them and are wrong, who cares, you went out on a limb. If you’re right (with no good reason for being right other than luck) you can brag that you called it. Happens every single time there is a long winning streak, you’ll get the Tom Jackson’s of the world to pick against the streaking team game after game after game until they are finally right, then want credit for it.
The only way the women’s team can lose is if they let Maya Moore disguise herself as Jerome Dyson to play in the men’s Final Four. Even then, I don’t know if they’d lose.
Ah, but idiots like Steve Lombardi will cite the Pena hype as a reason to pooh-pooh the progress of some kid in a couple years.
“I don’t care that Angelini walked more than he struck out in AA at age 21 and only K’d once every 35 ABs…All Yankee prospects are overhyped! Remember that Pena kid?”
Hopefully it’s at least driving up his trade value. If there are truly scouts out there touting this guy, and we don’t think he’s anything special, keep letting people blow smoke up his ass and then trade him.
this is the second gammons article in which he refers to tex and cc as “in their thirties”
both 28 years old
And both younger than Youk.
. . . . . . . . I’m speechless.
Baghdad Peter
My Picks:
Yanks over A’s
Rays over Twins
Yanks over Rays
Yanks over Dodgers
Yanks over dodgers would be deeeeeelicious.
The thing I like about the predictions is that the Rays, who are predicted to finish in 3rd in the AL East, have a better record than 4 out of 6 non Yankee and Red Sox teams predicted to be in the playoff.
But I hate the fact that they predicted the Mets to win the World Series. Who’s even in their starting rotation?
I could be wrong, but I believe their opening day rotation is Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, and Jesse Orosco.
It makes perfect sense now. The Mets will win the World Series in 2009.
Oliver Perez?
Replaced by Doc Gooden.
check out this video
http://cbsrny.cbsradio.com/glo.....8;at1=News – Special Coverage&h1=Inside Look at Yankees Stadium
ESPN has the Yankees listed as one of the three most improved defense this year. Unfortunately it is behind the insider wall.
As I am sure you are all well aware, the Angles are listed as one of the “three down” defensively.
I checked through the position by position break down for the yanks (available in the magazine)
They have Gardner and Damon as “so-so” defenders and Nady listed as a “sieve”.
Abreu is listed as “so-so” in LF on the angels.
Perhaps a bit off on the ratings, no?
I think everyone is missing the point. The title of the article should have been:
OH SHIT SOMEONE ALLOWED CC TO DON THE COVER OF SI IN PINSTRIPES FOR THE SEASON PREVIEW EDITION AND JINX THE SEASON.
OK so it’s a long title and…there are some who think it’s a jinx and others who could care less about such filly fally…but still…come on…I want so bad to believe it’ll happen in ’09…did they also include some pics of AROD kissing himself in the mirror as well…
For the love of mo.
MLBTR quoted Mike A. about Dallas.