Oct
29
For the right price, Phil Coke will sweep your chimney
ByI’ve said it before, but I kind of enjoy reading an article, knowing I have to link to it on RAB, but having nothing to add. This Gordon Edes profile of Phil Coke speaks for itself. As he says, “I’m a normal person. I really am a normal person. I don’t know any other way to be than a small-town, backwoods kind of guy.” It’s definitely a good read at time when some of us are feeling down.
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Phil Coke: seems like a nice guy, even though he drives me up the wall by pointing at every ball hit in the air, whether they’re out-of-play fouls, or home runs.
There was one this year, I wanna say against Carlos Pena, when he put his finger up for a second, then quickly brought it down when he realized it as going to be a cock shot.
He pointed at one Mauer hit. Probably done it more than once.
You know what, I think that’s the one I’m thinking of. That’s the one Mauer took to deep center, right?
He’s always seemed like a down to earth kid. Hard worker, a bit of blue collar in him. Nice read, thanks for the link!
“I don’t know any other way to be than a small-town, backwoods kind of guy.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tqxzWdKKu8 (safe)
sadly i remember all to vividly the post the started the SFW/NSFW at the end your link posts.
Heh.
That was gross. I apologize again.
I like Phil Coke when he gets people out-whe he does not I dont care what he does.
This implies that there are pitchers you like when they don’t get people out.
I like all Red Sox pitchers when they don’t get people out. Right now, I also like Phillies pitchers when they don’t get people out.
Yeah the opposing pitchers. When the Yankees light those guys up I like them. Right now I dont like Cliff Lee too much and I am wondering if the Yankees made any inquiries when he was available.
Right now I dont like Cliff Lee too much and I am wondering if the Yankees made any inquiries when he was available.
I’m sure we did, we determined that the cost-benefit analysis said it wasn’t worth the price, and we moved on.
I don’t like the fact that Cliff Lee beat us last night and we’re down 0-1 in the World Series, but I don’t have a shadow of a flicker of a moment of doubt that passing on both Lee and Halladay was the correct move. This team is good enough to win the whole enchilada without them.
I don’t like the fact that Cliff Lee beat us last night and we’re down 0-1 in the World Series, but I don’t have a shadow of a flicker of a moment of doubt that passing on both Lee and Halladay was the correct move. This team is good enough to win the whole enchilada without them.
This.
Because whenever a good player is traded, the Yankees are idiots for not getting him first.
Is it a foolish question to ask? i hope they kicked the tires on Lee. otherwise cashman isnt doing his job.
Yeah, it’s foolish to ask. A pitcher was available. I am 100% certain every contending team asked about Lee.
From the sourced Edes article
That’s an interesting and ambiguous use of the word “gone”, isn’t it? Very interesting choice of words.
The largest contracts in baseball history, by total contract dollars (emphasis mine):
1 Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees: 10 years, $275,000,000
2 Alex Rodriguez, TEXAS RANGERS: 10 years, $252,000,000
3 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees: 10 years, $189,000,000
4 Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, 8 years, $180,000,000
5 CC Sabathia, New York Yankees: 7 years, $161,000,000
Oh, and FWIW, the largest contracts in baseball history, by average annual value (again, emphasis mine):
1 Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees (2008-2018), $27,500,000
2 Alex Rodriguez, TEXAS RANGERS (2001-2010), $25,200,000
3 CC Sabathia, New York Yankees (2009-2015), $23,000,000
4 Johan Santana, NEW YORK METS (2008-2013), $22,916,667
5 Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees (2009-2016), $22,500,000
6 Manny Ramírez, BOSTON RED SOX (2001-2008), $20,000,000
7 Miguel Cabrera, DETROIT TIGERS (2008-2015), $19,037,500
8 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (2001-2010), $18,900,000
9 Barry Zito, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2007-2013), $18,000,000
10 Vernon Wells, TORONTO BLUE JAYS (2008-2014), $18,000,000
Looking at that list, I would say the Yankees have been better than other clubs in reserving the top money for the best of the best.
Bingo.
Actually, scratch that. I left one out:
1 Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees (2008-2018), $27,500,000
2 Alex Rodriguez, TEXAS RANGERS (2001-2010), $25,200,000
3 CC Sabathia, New York Yankees (2009-2015), $23,000,000
4 Johan Santana, NEW YORK METS (2008-2013), $22,916,667
5t Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees (2009-2016), $22,500,000
5t Manny Ramírez, LOS ANGELES DODGERS (2009-2010), $22,500,000
6 Manny Ramírez, BOSTON RED SOX (2001-2008), $20,000,000
7 Miguel Cabrera, DETROIT TIGERS (2008-2015), $19,037,500
8 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (2001-2010), $18,900,000
10t Barry Zito, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2007-2013), $18,000,000
10t Vernon Wells, TORONTO BLUE JAYS (2008-2014), $18,000,000
That Zito contract always makes me laugh.
The Phillies did not even give up their best pitching prospect for Lee. Halladay because he was in the division is a different story. Lee appears to have been more available for a more reasonable price. I guess it does not matter now. Lee does not swing a bat so offense is just as much to blame. as Michael Douglas said in wall street” I hate losses nothing ruins my day more than losses”
The Phillies didn’t give up their best prospect for Lee, but they did give up good prospects for Lee.
With the unfair benefit of full hindsight, I still pass.
i would hate for Yankee fans to start this. Cashman did not make a move for Lee because he didnt have to with the way the team was constructed. the Phillies had more of a need for him and they made the right move.
How with hindsight do u pass on Lee?
No matter if they win a lose this thing you will see them go hard after Halladay.
It’s a nice thing about Coke, but articles like this are so cliche, I get sick of reading them. I find this kind of story to be as much an underhanded swipe at the “rich” Yankees, or rich athletes, or even rich people in general, as it is a story about a guy like Coke.
The Yankees make alot of money. That’s good for the Yankees, but it’s also good for the rest of baseball. Just like it’s good that Boston makes alot of money, and LA, and Chicago. And would it somehow be better, or more “fair,” to the league, or to society, or to the poorly paid, envious and covetous sportswriter, if the owners of these teams pocketed more of the money and fielded mediocre teams?
Everything costs more in NY. Everyone from plumbers to janitors to doctors make more in NY than anywhere else. I’m so sick of hearing about it.
It’s easy to skip over those parts, though. I completely enjoyed the tidbits about Coke.
In fact, I’m so immune to the money thing that I didn’t even notice it.