Comments on: Open Thread: Who have been the most valuable Yankees? (Part II) http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TLVP http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510963 TLVP Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:22:16 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510963 much as i love the Captain, Mauer is pretty amazing this year and he was if possible even more robbed than Jeter in 2006 because it was his team mate that got the undeserved MVP award much as i love the Captain, Mauer is pretty amazing this year and he was if possible even more robbed than Jeter in 2006 because it was his team mate that got the undeserved MVP award

]]> By: DougPinstripe http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510811 DougPinstripe Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:19:09 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510811 Sorry, Matt. Should have double checked at IMDB before posting on the Avenue. It's nice to know your a big Jaws fan, a film that great will never get all the credit it deserves. Easily one of my top five movies of all time. cue the Quint song: "Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu young ladies of Spain. For we've received orders for to sail back to Boston and so nevermore shall we see you again". Sorry, Matt. Should have double checked at IMDB before posting on the Avenue. It’s nice to know your a big Jaws fan, a film that great will never get all the credit it deserves. Easily one of my top five movies of all time.

cue the Quint song:

“Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu young ladies of Spain. For we’ve received orders for to sail back to Boston and so nevermore shall we see you again”.

]]> By: Tom Zig http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510810 Tom Zig Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:17:26 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510810 ESPN The Magazine proclaims Yadier Molina (.728 OPS, 94 OPS+) the best catcher in baseball. Joe Mauer and his 1.018 OPS (173 OPS+) say hello. Brett Gardner has a better OPS+ than Yadier. ESPN The Magazine proclaims Yadier Molina (.728 OPS, 94 OPS+) the best catcher in baseball.

Joe Mauer and his 1.018 OPS (173 OPS+) say hello.

Brett Gardner has a better OPS+ than Yadier.

]]> By: The Honorable Congressman Mondesi http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510808 The Honorable Congressman Mondesi Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:03:38 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510808 <i>"I just hate the way the steroid era is marked as 1994-2004 or something arbitrary like that."</i> I'm usually pretty loathe to play the anti-Yankees-bias card around here, but I don't think it's a coincidence that people tend to say the "steroids era" started sometime around 1995. I think there's a healthy dose of interest in discrediting the dynasty going on there, however misguided that line of thinking might be. Because it's not like Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire and bunch of other guys were using steroids before 1995. That's just crazy-talk. “I just hate the way the steroid era is marked as 1994-2004 or something arbitrary like that.”

I’m usually pretty loathe to play the anti-Yankees-bias card around here, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that people tend to say the “steroids era” started sometime around 1995. I think there’s a healthy dose of interest in discrediting the dynasty going on there, however misguided that line of thinking might be.

Because it’s not like Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire and bunch of other guys were using steroids before 1995. That’s just crazy-talk.

]]> By: Tom Zig http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510806 Tom Zig Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:49:27 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510806 If Adam Dunn hits the market, do we spring for him? I know there isn't really a place for him on the team this year. But there will be next year. If Adam Dunn hits the market, do we spring for him? I know there isn’t really a place for him on the team this year. But there will be next year.

]]> By: Steve H http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510775 Steve H Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:14:02 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510775 It will go on unresolved forever, which sucks. We'll never know exactly who used and who didn't. I just hate the way the steroid era is marked as 1994-2004 or something arbitrary like that. Steroids have been in the game for 35+ years. I remember being in Fenway in 1989 and having 32,000 fans chant steroids at Canseco. Yet the writers claim they had no idea what was going on. Crazy. And I hate lionizing players (see Jim Rice) for what they did while playing clean, when there is absolutely nothing to prove said player is/was clean. It will go on unresolved forever, which sucks. We’ll never know exactly who used and who didn’t. I just hate the way the steroid era is marked as 1994-2004 or something arbitrary like that. Steroids have been in the game for 35+ years. I remember being in Fenway in 1989 and having 32,000 fans chant steroids at Canseco. Yet the writers claim they had no idea what was going on. Crazy. And I hate lionizing players (see Jim Rice) for what they did while playing clean, when there is absolutely nothing to prove said player is/was clean.

]]> By: pat http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510771 pat Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:08:06 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510771 You certainly make a compelling case. You have good evidence that he could have used some PED's I choose to beleive he was simply a genetic freak. Unfortunately this shit will probably go unresolved forever. You certainly make a compelling case. You have good evidence that he could have used some PED’s I choose to beleive he was simply a genetic freak. Unfortunately this shit will probably go unresolved forever.

]]> By: Matt ACTY/BBD http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510767 Matt ACTY/BBD Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:01:23 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510767 He retired after '09 in my MLB '09 season (of course after a WS win). He retired after ’09 in my MLB ’09 season (of course after a WS win).

]]> By: pat http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510766 pat Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:58:45 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510766 I wouldn't mind 4 more years of MO. I wouldn’t mind 4 more years of MO.

]]> By: Matt ACTY/BBD http://riveraveblues.com/2009/08/open-thread-who-have-been-the-most-valuable-yankees-part-ii-15406/#comment-510763 Matt ACTY/BBD Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:53:43 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=15406#comment-510763 Now it's a high-top cleat/baggy baseball pants, tilted flat brimmed hat wearing mess of disrespect and lack of class. Grow up, RAB. Grow up. Now it’s a high-top cleat/baggy baseball pants, tilted flat brimmed hat wearing mess of disrespect and lack of class. Grow up, RAB. Grow up.

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