Comments on: The Hideki Matsui Appreciation Thread http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/ A New York Yankees Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 14:51:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: wayne ianne http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-586580 wayne ianne Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:14:06 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-586580 well i think the Yankees should give him 2 yrs with the opt he is better then any other DH player even though they r looking for younger players Matsui does the job the yankees should give Damon 1yr with the Opt Pasada I lost some respect for him after this come on thing happen i would have supend him for 5 games to teach him a lesson he supposed to show class for himself and for his team mates Pasada has to prove alot to the Fans well the my comments but Mastui should stay around we will see what 2010 bring let win a champonship first then take it from there well i think the Yankees should give him 2 yrs with the opt he is better then any other DH player even though they r looking for younger players Matsui does the job the yankees should give Damon 1yr with the Opt Pasada I lost some respect for him after this come on thing happen i would have supend him for 5 games to teach him a lesson he supposed to show class for himself and for his team mates Pasada has to prove alot to the Fans well the my comments but Mastui should stay around we will see what 2010 bring let win a champonship first then take it from there

]]> By: jason http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-586546 jason Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:18:00 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-586546 matsui is the man. give him a year or two! let him get that 1000th hit with the yanks! matsui 2010!!! matsui is the man. give him a year or two! let him get that 1000th hit with the yanks! matsui 2010!!!

]]> By: Alex K. http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-586332 Alex K. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:37:25 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-586332 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: zs190 http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-585719 zs190 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:14:00 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-585719 Because somebody is bound to give Figgins one of those 4/35 or 4/40 kind of deal??He's had a great year, seems poised to get a Juan Pierre kind of deal at least. I don't want that kind of commitment to a super sub. Because somebody is bound to give Figgins one of those 4/35 or 4/40 kind of deal??He’s had a great year, seems poised to get a Juan Pierre kind of deal at least. I don’t want that kind of commitment to a super sub.

]]> By: Open Thread: Heyman’s free agent predicitons | River Avenue Blues http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-585686 Open Thread: Heyman’s free agent predicitons | River Avenue Blues Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:01:44 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-585686 [...] is a tough one. Everyone loves him, but designated hitters aren’t exactly in high demand. The anonymous GM Heyman quotes managed [...] [...] is a tough one. Everyone loves him, but designated hitters aren’t exactly in high demand. The anonymous GM Heyman quotes managed [...]

]]> By: matt http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-585523 matt Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:23:09 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-585523 too many comments to read, and someone might have said this. But would Matsui take a 1 or 2 year deal with the Yankees. Wouldn't another team offer him 2+ years to be a DH too many comments to read, and someone might have said this. But would Matsui take a 1 or 2 year deal with the Yankees. Wouldn’t another team offer him 2+ years to be a DH

]]> By: ADam http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-585520 ADam Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:20:27 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-585520 You guys are in love with him now... you are star gazed i get it... but he ain't commin back... unless he comes back for 4-6 mill/1 yr. Other than that... See ya You guys are in love with him now… you are star gazed i get it… but he ain’t commin back… unless he comes back for 4-6 mill/1 yr.

Other than that… See ya

]]> By: MatyRuggz http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-585499 MatyRuggz Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:02:56 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-585499 If a "bench" player needs to play to have a rotating dh, then why not sign Chone Figgins to be a super sub? He could be like Tony Philips was to the Tigers in the 90s. 3b one day, rf the next, 2b on Thursday... He'd get 140-150 starts per year and he could be another rabbit at the top of your order, driving opposing pitchers and defenses nuts. Kind of like that idea. If a “bench” player needs to play to have a rotating dh, then why not sign Chone Figgins to be a super sub? He could be like Tony Philips was to the Tigers in the 90s. 3b one day, rf the next, 2b on Thursday… He’d get 140-150 starts per year and he could be another rabbit at the top of your order, driving opposing pitchers and defenses nuts. Kind of like that idea.

]]> By: deadrody http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-585486 deadrody Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:46:27 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-585486 I don't follow. I would almost read your comment to say the Yankees can't afford to take Matsui back, which is preposterous. Even IF both Matsui and Damon came back, neither of them would come back on deals near the current $13M they are both making. And it is unlikely - especially if they both stay - that the Yankees would sign anyone else. So keeping both their payroll would go down. And it would not require them to restrict those deals to just $5M. Montero is the only wildcard there, but realistically he is a full year away. While you slot him into AAA next year, he hasn't even played a full year in AA, so most likely he starts next season back in Trenton. While he could still move up to AAA quickly, it is not likely he would be a meaningful contributor in NY until late in the year, except in the case of an injury. Besides which, his success next season in NY is a sketchy proposition at best. Meaning I put the chances of Montero impacting the decision to bring back Damon and / or Matsui at 5% at best. I don’t follow. I would almost read your comment to say the Yankees can’t afford to take Matsui back, which is preposterous. Even IF both Matsui and Damon came back, neither of them would come back on deals near the current $13M they are both making. And it is unlikely – especially if they both stay – that the Yankees would sign anyone else. So keeping both their payroll would go down. And it would not require them to restrict those deals to just $5M.

Montero is the only wildcard there, but realistically he is a full year away. While you slot him into AAA next year, he hasn’t even played a full year in AA, so most likely he starts next season back in Trenton. While he could still move up to AAA quickly, it is not likely he would be a meaningful contributor in NY until late in the year, except in the case of an injury. Besides which, his success next season in NY is a sketchy proposition at best. Meaning I put the chances of Montero impacting the decision to bring back Damon and / or Matsui at 5% at best.

]]> By: deadrody http://riveraveblues.com/2009/09/the-hideki-matsui-appreciation-thread-17247/#comment-585482 deadrody Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:41:35 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=17247#comment-585482 He has a .8886 OPS for the season, which would be his second highest OPS ever. He has been very hot lately, but he has been good all year. He has a .8886 OPS for the season, which would be his second highest OPS ever. He has been very hot lately, but he has been good all year.

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