Open Thread: For those Yankee fans in Philly
ByMuch to my surprise, it turns out there are actually some Yankee fans outside of the small municipality of New York. Yeah, I know. Who knew, right?
Well anyway, apparently some of these fans are colonizing down in Philadelphia, and are looking to get together to watch the World Series games. One emailer mentioned that he and about 15 others were meeting up at The Fieldhouse in Reading Terminal Market (linky), but this thread is a place for you guys in Philly to talk it out and figure out if/when/where you’ll meet it up.
Once you guys agree on a place to meet up, shoot me an email via the link in the far right sidebar, and I’ll toss up a post letting the masses know.
Otherwise, use this puppy as your open thread for the night. No baseball, no football, no hockey, no preseason basketball. Nada. I guess you could always catch up on some work or something. Anyway, anything goes, just be nice.
I’m doing a live chat on my blog in a half hour. Http://www.puristbleedspinstripes.com.
If you’re bored, and without anything on TV, I know you are, you should come and check it out.
The NBA Season is HERE!!!!!! YAY!!!!!
The what?
It’s called the NBA. You Know, basketball, unlike that sport hockey, it actually exist.
I’d take hockey over basketball every day of the week.
Oh, you mean that shit they show on the Outdoor Life Network?
Real sports are on real TV channels. Hockey’s barely even on basic cable. They show that shit at the end of SportsCenter, just like the WNBA and ArenaLeague Football.
I’m sorry, but basketball bores the hell out of me. Hockey may not be as popular but iI still like watching it way more than basketball.
I’ll have to take your word for it… Number Two…
Hey now, if it weren’t for Versus, I’d be stuck watching Indy car racing on my computer as I’d listen to the radio guys instead of the crap ESPN put out as a production.
Yeah, I also always take my cues as a sports fan based on how many boo-yas my favorite teams or sports get from Stuart Scott on Sportscenter.
SWEET SASSY MOLASSY, YOU ARE GONNA PAY A LOT FOR THAT MUFFLER!!!
Ha, well-played. Blast from the past.
Basketball is a fun sport.
FOR ME TO POOP ON!
Nautical Boats of America?
that’s a redundant redundancy
http://a1.twimg.com/profile_im.....normal.jpg (RIP Seattle)
I still miss their uniforms. Them shits were beautiful.
Amen.
http://www.nba.com/media/thund.....102907.jpg
If only the Memphis Grizzlies didn’t have the arena lease from hell. I’d gladly lift them out of that wasteland and move them to the Emerald City.
Top 5 places I would personally play in if I was a sport player
1. New York
2. Miami
3. Seattle
4. Chicago
5. Atlanta(Yes the fans suck over their but the asses are massive)
5. Atlanta(Yes the fans suck over their but the asses are massive)
Priorities: Ivan has ‘em in order.
Washington DC >>>>>>>>>>>>> Atlanta
Better good women, fewer ugly women. Trust me, bro, I’ve been in both places. Women-wise, you want to play for the Redskins/Wizards/Nationals and not the Falcons/Hawks/Braves.
Oh, and a huge portion of the male population in DC is gay (it’s like the east coast San Francisco), so the ratio is in your favor.
Priorities: Tommie has them straighter than Ivan.
Not sure if straighter…
Not sure if straighter…
Can you complete that sentence fragment so I can understand what you’re saying?
What about Detroit?
If you ever got in a fight … at least you know the fans would have your back.
Plus, you can buy a mansion there for under $40. Win.
Meh. It was on my short list. Detroit is still struggling over there which is quite a shame and disgrace.
I learned something new today by Tommie lol.
i was in memphis this summer and stopped into a starbucks across from fed ex arena. i pointed across the street and asked the teenager behind the counter “is that where the grizzlies play?”
he responded “that’s where they get beat”
awesome
+1
It totally just took me the last 20 minutes to remember that they moved to Oklahoma City.
That’s like some sort of streetball tournament, right?
Coming soon to an episode of Law & Order SVU: http://www2.starexponent.com/c.....ing/45964/ (SFW, but pretty weird.)
Steaks and blowjobs? Red Rocket, red rocket!
I love SVU.
I love the fact the Knicks are going to start Jared Jaffries. Love it I really do. All the guy does is absolutely NOTHING!!!
Meh, he’s like a shitty Bruce Bowen. He starts, but only to have an actual defender on the floor briefly. He’s not part of the crunchtime team. It’s ceremonial.
Might boost his trade value a bit, too. Who knows.
LOL at the “Shitty Bruce Bowen”
So, is it too early to talk about the Hot Stove League? I’d love to hear some FA predictions.
Chapman, Damon, Matsui, Andy, a bullpen guy or two.
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking for the Yanks. As for other guys, I think Figgins stays put, along with Abreu, and the Mets overpay for John Lackey.
Figgins and Lackey don’t fit with the Yankees. Figgins because they won’t pay a guy whose best skills will decline immeasurably in the middle of his contract, probably can’t play LF, and is unlikely to put up good OBP or SLG numbers. Lackey is too expensive and will command too many years. His contract would kill flexibility. I think they’d rather have Damon over Abreu, as well.
I’d agree with you that Abreu and Figgins stay with the Angels. As far as Lackey goes, that’s tricky. I could definitely see the Mets going for him (he would do a lot to stabilize an erratic rotation) but there are other teams that could vie for his services. The Sox may (but I doubt they’d take on that salary with Bucholz, Beckett and Lester already providing a good rotation), the Dodgers could use a clear-cut #2, and for shits and giggles, why not the Braves?
Yeah, the Yankees shouldn’t give a first thought to Figgins or Lackey, really.
Lackey to the Dodgers makes sense, though. A rotation of Kershaw/Lackey/Billingsley would be pretty tough.
I could see that.
To add on to that list I think Bay stays with Boston and Holliday goes to either the Mets or stays with the Cards.
And perhaps a Mike Cameron as a backup OF/defensive replacement if they don’t keep Hairston? Cashman has always seemed to like Cameron but never wanted to give up the prospects or pay Kei Igawas contract to get him.
If Mike Cameron’s brought in, he’s starting. The only way I see him being part of their plans is if one of Matsui or Damon isn’t retained and the one who is DH’s while Cammy mans left field and bats low in the order.
That.
Cameron’s not taking a bench job from us when he can start for someone else. And he can still start for someone else.
Cammy replaces Damon in LF and in the starting lineup. Or, not at all.
damon and cameron are virtually the same player, no?
In different ways, yeah, pretty much. They take different routes to arrive at the same overall level of production
I could see the Yankees swapping one for the other after coming to the calculus that Cameron’s age-related decline for 2010 may be smaller than Damon’s.
Cameron’s defense is better, and he strikes out a touch more.
No on Mike Cameron. A couple years ago, sure, but I don’t want to wait for his legs to give out. Old CFs are a sucker’s bet.
Chapman, Damon, Andy, and the Yanks will get heavily involved in the Halladay bidding, but drop out at the very end.
I think Matsui’s gone, they want top open up the DH for the aging regulars. And if there’s a reliever out there who’s better than our current internal options, please point him out to me.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....ree-a.html
Jose Valverde? I think he’ll want to close.
Rafael Soriano or Mike Gonzalez? I bet one of those two could be had for an 8th inning role.
OK, but then I have 2 questions
-Will they accept an 8th inning role?
-Have they done it before?
So many closers aren’t effective setting up, for whatever reason. I like both of those guys, but need more info.
Matt,
If Chapman signs, does he get the #4 starter job in 2010 and allow the brass to keep one of Joba and Hughes in the ‘pen? Isn’t that a possibility of signing Chapman?
Absolutely not. If Chapman is signed, I think he starts in Tampa and we go from there.
On MLB Trade Rumors chat today, Dierkes (sp?) predicted Chapman goes to the Red Sox for $25 million.
And that guy knows…what?
Nothing..just sayin
The Red Sox? That low? The Yanks would at least drive the price up.
MLBTR is priceless as an accumulator of news. As for analysis? I suppose I could take it or leave it, but I can’t remember reading anything cutting edge over there.
This isn’t a serious question, is it?
Is it true that if you don’t use it, you lose it?
In my opinion, the best team in the NBA this season is definitely Dallas. They’re stacked, top to bottom. Class of the league, hands down.
(I’m talking about the cheerleaders/dance teams, of course, not the basketball teams.)
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/d.....ncers.html
No way. Look how sharp their knees are!
Here, JMK, I found the perfect cheerleading team for you.
Eat your heart out, buddy.
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com.....natees.jsp
Even better.
http://www.nba.com/heat/photos.....090929.jpg
All Golden Oldies all day.
Bernard from Star Trek (and Reading Rainbow?) in the center looks jacked!
I love you guys.
Too sweaty, too hairy. Pass.
Danilo Gallinari makes good. He’s gonna play in 65 games. Avg 14 a game. Shoot 50% from the field.
He damn well better.
I want Chandler, Jordan Hill, Toney Douglas, and the Big Cock to get all the burn this year. They’re the future. Not much point playing the other guys over them, they’re the past.
Jordan Hill is already a better player than Wilson Chandler imo. Chandler is kinda of a great athlete with no actual basketball skill. Every time he shoots the rock, i cringe.
Nate Shake ‘n Bake better learn to pass the rock. How much longer do i have to suffer Duhon out there?
Chandler is alot better than you think. His handle and jump shot is has improve and is getting better. Plus, it’s not like he’s OMG jump out of the roof athlete, but a very good one nevertheless.
I need a Lebron status report from the always optimistic TSJC. What % you put on us landing him?
Down from a 100% last year to a 65% now. The global financial crisis shrinking the salary cap, coupled with the impending lockout as the broke NBA owners declare jihad against player salaries has me very nervous. Our master plan to pair up Bron with a second star is getting dicey, turning his decision to come here from a “Holy shit, I’d be a total idiot to not come to the center of the universe to play with ________ and the rest of these guys” into a “Eh, this Knicks team might suck for a year or two before I can get the help I want, but I should probably sign and gut it out anyway because it’s the best thing for my career long-term”.
65%.
So, if there’s one guy for the Knicks to target in 2010 (other than Lebron) … who is it?
Wade, I’d think (although, I doubt he’d leave Miami), but after that, Bosh.
The heat are my team. Next year Jermaine Oneal’s 23 million comes off the books. Not only does that free up some extra cashola for D-Wade but it allows us to go after a solid complement to Wade. Aside from the B-easy who I think will be a great player as his body fills out.
1) Bron
2) Wade
3) Joe Johnson
4) Bosh
As for duos, I’d try to pair Bron with Johnson first and with Bosh second. Bosh’s odometer is getting up there, and once a big man like Bosh loses his explosiveness, he’s pretty average. Wade scares me as well, because he takes a ton of punishment, but he’s still an absolute assassin and capable of reinventing his game like Old MJ did.
Oh, and stay away from Amare Stoudamire at all costs. He’s going to suck while making assloads of money. Bound to fail. Zach Randolph, pt. II
That would be a killer pairing with Bron and Johnson.
Wade and Bosh wouldn’t be so bad either.
Wade is gonna age well. Alot better than AI. Kobe isn’t as explosive as he once was but cuz his basketball skills are on point, he’s gonna age well allah Jordan and same for LeBron. Wade however, is not as big as those guys but if his jumpshot keeps improving he’ll be okay.
People keep sleeping on Joe Johnson. He’s a great #1 but would be a PHENOMENAL #2.
Pair JJ up with Bron or Wade, and that team is the balls, no matter who the other 3 guys are on the court.
Hard to believe the Suns try resign Amare, Nash and even Marion and never try to resign Joe Johnson.
I forgot the terms, but the suns almost had Johnson instead of atlanta. can someone learn me?
Honestly, I don’t want any of those players aside from D-Wade. None of them make us any better than a 4 seed in the East. I think we gotta stay the course and wait for the likes of Melo, Deron Williams, Doc Howard, CP3, etc. to become available, whether by free agency or trade
Carmelo is overrated IMHO. Very good player but not great.
You wouldn’t want Bron on your team? Or even Joe Johnson.
You’re severely underrating Joe Johnson, Nady.
Oh dude, my bad. I am dying for Lebron. I meant under the circumstance that we do not get Lebron. Definitely should’ve clarified that. Joe Johnson is a real solid player, but not someone you build your team around.
TSJC – I’m actually in total agreement with you. I’d love JJ if we signed Lebron, but if not,I’d rather save the money we’d give to JJ and hold out for a bigger piece.
Oh okay. Yes, I agree with that.
Bron with Rondo would be my 1
I could be wrong, but I don’t think Rondo is available this offseason.
He’s restricted. I.E., not available.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/.....ents-09-10
Rondo isn’t that good.
Rondo=J.Kidd with a worst shot and not as good of pure passer.
looks like it
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/ne.....;type=lgns
No, you’re wrong, Ivan. Rondo is VERY good. But it’s moot, he’s not available.
kidd is also very good (though regressed some with age) so not sure how that shows rondo is not good.
on rondo being restricted the celts could have a very hard time matching since they have 50M tied up after losing ray ray…
Meh wasn’t never really a Rondo fan.
My opinion is that he’s gonna stay with Cavs, However if he were to leave, Id still view the Knicks as the front runner. I understand the financial part, however, if he’s patient the Knicks will be good in time once he arrives there.
If not, the Knicks can sign Joe Johnson or Wade.
Not that anyone forgets, but just for fun.
“Just tip my cap and call the Yankees my daddy.”
-Pedro Martinez
As much as I look forward to tomorrow, I can’t wait for Thursday!
And the live chat for anyone interested is up and running here.
And now I shall cease spamming you =)
I believe Peter Gammons has ranked Carlos Ruiz over Jorge Posada.
ESPN/Peter Gammons credibility has dropped from a 2 to a -1 with that comment. Now when they say something, I find it more likely to be wrong than right.
He/ESPN originally had a positive credibility number? In what, the 1980s, maybe. It’s sports entertainment—ESPN seems to have no interest in providing insightful, rational analysis—news and substance are bad for business.
He did. Unfuckinbelievable.
Wow.
link? trying to find anything on ESPN.com is impossible..too many damn links
I hate that site. Awful.
They really need someone to go in and clean it up, make it more accessible. I can’t find anything on that site and they don’t update the links they have on there. Half of the links go to months old columns.
Kruk’s scouting report for hitters facing CC:
“Get him early, get him out of the game.”
lol
How is that a scouting report?
How is Kruk employed to analyze baseball?
Well apparently if you’ve played the game, you’re the smartest…
I hope Manny becomes an analyst at ESPN once he retires. BBTN would be even more of a comedy show.
That would be awesome.
Manny would probably be a vast improvement compared to Kruk. But it would be hilarious turning to him for analysis.
I want a Manny cooking show first.
The dreadlocks are against health code. Although Manny with a hair net would be highly comedic.
He’s going to have to stop putting his BBQ grills on E-Bay first.
Touche.
I say Kruk picks the Phillies in 6. Winfield says the Yankees in 6, Valentine says the Yanks in 5, Gammons says the Yanks in 7 and Ravitch will have his toupee fall off.
Smartest Baseball man in that group is. . . . . . ?
I’ll give you a hint. He speaks Japanese.
I know you’re referring to Bobby V, but I just got a mental image of Kruk trying to learn Japanese with Rosetta Stone. High comedy.
Hahahahah!
Thanks for that visual, very funny.
http://static.open.salon.com/f.....387823.jpg
(safe)
Kruk’s scouting report for hitters facing CC:
“Get him early, get him out of the game.”
Kruk’s scouting report for how to eat a footlong sub from Subway:
“Start taking bites from one end, keep eating until the sub is gone. Don’t forget to use your mouth.”
Interesting that you used a sub analogy and not a more obscene/inappropriate one.
Jokes ccould definitely have been made using this premise.
Kruk likes to eat. The wedge/sub reference is more than valid.
Oh, it was funny, and very valid, but there was definitely a different sort of joke that could have been made based off of this premise.
Go for it.
Amuse us, you clown. Make us laugh.
Nnot in the mood. The jokes I’m thinking of are too perverted.
Unless you think spelling easy words wrong is funny.
I’m even more intrigued now.
Okay, now you HAVE TO tell us the joke. Do it.
[Shuts mouth and folds arms]
I’m amazed nobody else can figure this out. It’s SO obvious. And obscene.
Just say it.
Stop with the performance anxiety. We’re handing the stage and the spotlight to you. Be funny. We’re in the palm of your hand.
Listen, at this point there’s far too much buildup. It’s destined to disappoint.
We’d all be happier not knowing.
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/chicken.jpg
I’m noly protecting the good people of RAB from what would surely be a tremendous disappointment.
http://www.thewabashcannonball.....r-copy.jpg
Where do you find this shit?
http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
So you just googled yellow?
BTW, givoogle is all sorts of awesome.
http://givoogle.com/
So you just googled yellow?
Yup. Just that simple.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CHKhophIik
A-Rod needs to make this his walk-up song. He has my permission
Forever by Drake! Though they’re talking about someone completely different but eff it he deserves it.
i still say it should be this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrML6s1wNHk
the houston rockets are playing tonight
lets hope they win 40 games this year without yao and tmac
The 2009-10 Houston Rockets will be like Bobby Abreu.
Good and effective but boring as hell.
so anyone in the philly area have any suggestions for a meet-up? Or are all you guys new-york/north jersians.
The Fieldhouse at Reading Terminal market. Get as many people as you got!
Hey trio of Admins!
Any way we could get a Los Angeles Yankee fan thread going, sometime before game 2?
It doesn’t seem that there’s been a proliferation of Philadelphian Yanks fan on this one, but it’d be fun I think to congregate with any RABers that may be in L.A.
Also, if any of you live in LA area & read this, respond!
I’m in Upland, which is LA-ish, I suppose.
Lotsa Angels fans around me. Good times, these past couple of weeks.
Remember guys, if you make moves that the Slate disagrees with, you’re an idiot, and baseball is no place for a fool like you!
http://www.slate.com/id/2233721
After all, Fox always talked about Girardi’s engineering degree! They fawned over it! They discussed it ENDLESSLY! (sarcasm intended)
This is up there with Perlman’s “Hate the Yankees because I said so!”
Oh, and college degrees don’t prove anything. And the only reason people thought Moose was smart was because he did crossword.
Yeah, that economics degree from Stanford has nothing to do with why people think Mussina is smart.
Comeon, read what I said! College degrees don’t prove anything, remember?
College degrees prove (to an extent) that one is educated, not necessarily smart. That said, chances are good that Mussina is a pretty bright guy.
The entire system of education in this country is flawed—your crusade against college (for whatever reason) seems silly. The issues begin at the roots, not some of the dead branches.
So we should conclude that the guy with the Stanford college degree is NOT smart?
I have a college degree. I am smart. Therefore, college degree = smart.
Again though: We conclude you’re NOT smart since you have a college degree?
I was being sarcastic.
Ah, all right.
But, I am smart and I do have a college degree. So…yeah.
The article is a gigantic face palm. Check out this part
“The curious thing about these inane moves is that they don’t—at all—match up with Girardi’s reputation as a forward thinker steeped in statistical nuance. There’s nothing more old school than pinch running on a hunch or citing the chemistry between a pitcher and catcher as a reason to bench one of your best hitters. The Yankee manager’s overarching philosophy, then, seems to have less to do with statistics than with the notion that a manager needs to make slick maneuvers to win ballgames.”
Where to begin… .
1-Personalizing this by claiming Girardi has some child-like need to inject himself in the game shows he knows nothing about either the play or the manager as a person. He’s attempting to turn this into a food fight.
2-When Joe pinch ran for Alex, there were 2 outs in the 9th inning of a game in which we were down a run. Extra innings don’t exist unless you tie the game. He wanted to do whatever he could to make scoring that run more likely. He also obviously doesn’t understand just how ridiculously fast Guzman is. In a 100 meter footrace, Guzman probably beats Alex by 3-4 steps. In that spot, that could be the difference between scoring him or not.
3-He criticized Girardi for not sending Guzman to steal WITH 2 OUTS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9th! You want Guzman to make the last out OF THE GAME at 2nd base?
4-The Burnett-Molina pairing wasn’t based on chemistry, but on stats that showed Molina and Burnett worked better together. The data backed up the stuff about “Rhythm”.
I think the writer of the article makes a few decent points, he just uses faulty logic to back them up. And the first couple of paragraphs made the article lose all credibility.
It’s not just faulty logic, it’s based on almost nothing in terms of facts. Its as if he watched the games after not watching them all year, and then didn’t bother to do any research as to Joe’s side of the story.
The problem with the old school types is they just go by their eyes and don’t bother to investigate further. Seems like Tim did the same thing here.
Yeah seriously, Marchman sounds like some of the bridge-jumpers in the game threads.
Anyone who argues “we need more stupid people in the game who don’t consider stats” or argues “You should look at stats, but not use them” has totally jumped the shark as a Baseball writer. He must be hanging out with Heyman over at SI.
Marchman’s a bright guy, but this is all too typical of his work. He loves to be the outlier.
This is the second stupidest article (to Perlman’s) I’ve ever read.
Matt Taibbi says hello.
Elaborate?
http://www.mensjournal.com/brian-cashman
I hope you have one of those eye-flush machines they have in chemical labs handy, because you’re going to want to set your retinas on fire after reading 2,000 words of batshit insane dreck from Taibbi. Never before has someone known so little about so much.
That was amazing.
I don’t know what I’m more impressed at, the absolute nonsensivcal shit spouted by Taibbi, or that the first commenter responded with “Great article”.
That was amazing.
I don’t know what I’m more impressed at, the absolute nonsensivcal shit spouted by Taibbi, or that the first commenter responded with “Great article”.
“You should look at stats, but not use them” I do not get what that means at all, haha.
That’s because it doesn’t mean anything.
It’s authentic frontier gibberish.
Gabby Johnson: I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here, an no sidewindin’ bushwackin’, hornswagglin’ cracker croaker is gonna rouin me bishen cutter.
Alright, folks, I need to spend ten more dollars for free shipping at Amazon (though I’ll probably end up spending more).
Anyone got a recommendation or five on books about pitching/pitchers?
I’m not big on book learnins and such.
I encourage you to instead go with this:
http://www.amazon.com/New-York.....amp;sr=8-3
Is that Sal Fasano?
Or this of course:
http://www.amazon.com/New-York.....rhf_shvl_1
Ten bucks you need to spend? Get these, and call me.
http://www.amazon.com/Trojan-M.....amp;sr=8-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK20P1i78Nw
Fast forward to 35 seconds.
Heh.
I’m not a pasty pre-teen with a Jewfro, though. Nice try.
Where the rubber meets the road? Amiriteorwut?
hahaha IETC
Oh Tommie, there are literally thousands of other men that I should be with instead, but I am 72 percent sure that I love you.
Well, hello… you pointed to your BOOBIES!!!!
Open thread? Marvelous! I’m 23 and still sleep with my baby blanket. Discuss.
I live in Manayunk (Philly) and am looking for other Yanks fans to watch the games with. Let’s take over a bar on Main Street!!!
Thinks of plan to get Andy C in Yankee attire in a bar full of Philly fans…
Yeah! Let’s meet there. I’ll bring ten of my buddies! I’ll head over there around 7:30.
See you there man.
If you want, but I think we already have a lot of people going to Center City. Just come out to the Fieldhouse. If you’ve never been there, it’s a SICK sports bar.
we are trying to get a bunch at the Fieldhouse in CC – bring all your fellow yanks fans in bunches -
OK, piggybacking on Matt’s Hot stove theme, there seemed to be a consensus that the Yanks will target a reliever or two this off season. There’s a bazillion of them available, but none that jump pout to me as fits.
Here’s the list, tell me who you think they’ll target.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....ree-a.html
Closers
Mike Gonzalez (32) – Type A
Kevin Gregg (32) – Type A
Fernando Rodney (33) – Type B
Rafael Soriano (30) – Type A
Jose Valverde (32) – Type A
Billy Wagner (38) – $8MM club option with a $1MM buyout (Red Sox agreed not to exercise) – Type A
Right-handed relievers
Luis Ayala (32)
Danys Baez (32)
Joaquin Benoit (32)
Rafael Betancourt (35) – $5.4MM club option – Type A
Chad Bradford (35)
Doug Brocail (43) – $2.85MM club option with a $250K buyout – Type B
Kiko Calero (35) – Type B
Buddy Carlyle (32)
Chad Cordero (28)
Elmer Dessens (38)
R.A. Dickey (35)
Brendan Donnelly (38)
Octavio Dotel (36) – Type A
Kelvim Escobar (33)
Eric Gagne (34)
Geoff Geary (33)
Tom Gordon (42)
Jason Grilli (33)
LaTroy Hawkins (37) – Type A
Matt Herges (40)
Bob Howry (36) – Type B
Jason Isringhausen (37)
Jorge Julio (31)
Masahide Kobayashi (36)
Shane Loux (30)
Brandon Lyon (30) – Type B
Gary Majewski (30)
Guillermo Mota (36) – Type B
Joe Nelson (35)
Chan Ho Park (37) – Type B
Tony Pena Jr. (29)
Troy Percival (40)
Scott Proctor (33)
J.J. Putz (33) – $9.15MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Juan Rincon (31)
Takashi Saito (40)
Duaner Sanchez (30)
Rudy Seanez (41)
Justin Speier (36)
Russ Springer (41) – Type B
Julian Tavarez (37)
Luis Vizcaino (35)
David Weathers (40) – $3.7MM club option with a $400K buyout – Type B
Jamey Wright (35)
Yasuhiko Yabuta (37) – $4MM club option with a $500K buyout
Tyler Yates (32)
Left-handed relievers
Joe Beimel (32) – Type B
Alan Embree (40) – $3MM club option with a $250K buyout
Scott Eyre (38) – Type B
Casey Fossum (32)
John Grabow (31) – Type A
Eddie Guardado (39)
Mark Hendrickson (36)
Ron Mahay (39)
Will Ohman (31) – $2.2MM club option with a $200K buyout – Type B
Darren Oliver (39) – Type A
Horacio Ramirez (30)
Glendon Rusch (35)
Scott Schoeneweis (36)
Brian Shouse (41) – $1.9MM club option with a $200K buyout – Type B
Ken Takahashi (41)
Ron Villone (40)
Jamie Walker (38)
I like some of the closers (Valverde/Gonzalez) but will they accept roles as setup men? Will they be any good at it? Grabow could be useful, but is a bit redundant.
Also, most of the guys who are any good on that list are Type-A’s. It’s one thing to sign a Type A for your closer, but seems more pricey when you’re talking about a setup man.
i really can’t see the yankees going to the FA market for a reliever, in house options >>>>>>> overpayng shitty relievers
Exactly, and the guys who are good may not be as good if you ask them to change roles from Closer to Setup man. You add in the draft picks and you just want to skip it altogether.
I’ve always liked Chad Cordero.
That.
Dude’s only 27, has a career 2.78 ERA, and has solid peripherals (although the walks spiked this year).
Young + hard throwing + not a Type A = hells yes, let’s do this.
+1
And, I did it in MLB ‘09 and had a lot of success with him so…
What aboot J.J. Putz?
Depends on the medicals, but I’d be willing to give him a deal at the right price, see if he can right the ship.
As long as he got rid of that shit on his face.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4411044
He had bone spurs last year, nothing serious.
I wonder if the Mets pick up that option, try to salvage something from the trade, or pull the plug and reinvest that 9M on someone else (like Lackey/Figgins/Holliday/etc).
9 mil? No way they pick that up. In today’s market, coming off surgery he’ll be lucky to get half that.
+1
No way in hell.
Well, they are the Mets.
Madoff can take that 9 mil and turn it into . . . . . a prison sentence.
You really want a guy named ‘Putz’ on our team?
I still want this guy on our team.
http://www.baseball-reference......ca01.shtml
Yes well I had a video game from back in 03′. I managed to work some trades to get Griffey, Bonds, Pedro, Jeter, A-Rod, Soriano, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Roy Oswalt, Curt Schilling (I pitched a perfect game with him), Mariano Rivera, and John Smoltz all on the Yankees. Yet my best pitcher was Chan Ho Park. He became my only multiple Cy Young winner.
It was so easy for me to make this team, why can’t Cashman?
Sincerely,
The Ghost of Alex Gonzalez
You laugh, but I’m serious.
The game made it seem so simple. All I had to do was trade three backup infielders with names I couldn’t pronounce and voila! Schilling’s a Yankee.
I also traded Jorge and a backup for Piazza.
Oops, I said Pedro twice.
Oops, I said Pedro twice.
Oops, I said Pedro twice twice.
I once pitched a perfect game with Pavano (in the World Series) in MVP ‘05.
When Schilling pitched my perfect game, Roberto Alomar made the only decent play, otherwise it was all easy outs. A sweet backhanded snag of a line drive with his back to the infield.
Fuck ‘The Show’
I was pitching 8.2 innings of perfect ball. Manager Louie took me out.
Ouch.
That’s happened to me once, then another time I had a perfecto through 8.2, gave up a hit, and got taken out.
So lame.
Chad Cordero? Ehhhhhh.
Dude had a labrum tear, was non-tendered, and spent 2009 rehabbing in the Mariners’ org. Sure, he might be worth a shot on a minor league deal, but I don’t think I’d want to give him a 40 man spot.
Oo, I didn’t know the injury was a labrum tear.
Soriano, Betancourt, Jorge Julio, maybe Dotel.
I don’t see any of these guys on big contracts though. AS for the lefties, nothing tempts me and we already have two that we will count on entering the season.
Betancourt was a disaster as Closer for Cleveland, I don’t think he likes pressure.
A career 1.1 whip. One bad year in 08.
He’s a good pitcher.
http://www.baseball-reference......ra01.shtml
Ron villone is still around? what??
Please, half that list I said the same thing. I think David Weathers and Rudy Seanez faced each other in the 1996 playoffs.
Doug Brocail played on the 1992 Padres with Bruce Hurst and Larry Andersen.
The same Larry Andersen that the Sox traded Jeff Bagwell for.
A 23 year old Gary Sheffield won the NL batting title for those Padres.
I don’t see any of those guys as being attractive or worth the money they’d command. I’d work the trade market, and stick with what they have.
I’d like them to try to pry Rafael Perez off the Indians since he was so awful last year and I love his stuff, but I wonder if he’d be able to right himself easily.
(If not Perez, someone along those lines — a buy low opportunity)
Soriano, Betancourt, Jorge Julio, maybe Dotel.
I don’t see any of these guys on big contracts though. AS for the lefties, nothing tempts me and we already have two that we will count on entering the season.
my bad. reply fail.
Please help: any1 know what time the stadium opens tommorow, need to know what time to take the train.
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/
I believe 5:00.
Gates open at 5.
As everyone said, it’s 5:00. The Yanks released a statement telling everyone to get there early, there will be major security checks going on. The two First Ladies (Prez/VP) will be attending the game, so it’s Airline security for the game. No water bottles, no bags, nothing.
The Yanks released a statement telling everyone to get there early, there will be major security checks going on.
Expect full cavities. Lube up in advance.
I’m taking the tall, handsome security guard with the bulging pecs.
You can have the old guard next to him with the mustache.
TSJC – forgive me for going here, but all roads lead to Rome, eh?
When in Rome…
Is Challenger making a ceremonial flight tomorrow?
not the spaceship btw…the eagle
We should totally have the Space Shuttle do a flyover. That would be pimp.
Better yet, have Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and a piano all parachute out from the Space Shuttle overhead performing “Empire State Of Mind” on the way down, streamed wirelessly through the YS3 WiFi system, as the descend onto a stage in CF suspended over water full of sharks with laser beams attached to their heads.
didn’t the chanllenger blow up?
Otter: Germans?
Boon: Forget it, he’s rolling…
Dude, you are my hero.
Well, genius is a pretty strong term, but if you insist on using it, I can handle it…
Thanks for the info, had to spend so much money for the tix, need to make sure I get there when the stadium opend
My NBA Finals prediction:
San Antonio Spurs over the Cleveland Cavs in 6.
Question- would Bron be more inclined to stay in Clevland if he won a championship or if he didn’t?
I doubt any scenario changes anything.
Win, lose, or draw for Cleveland this year, if the Knicks can create an enticing situation, Bron’s leaving Ohio.
Bron going to the Nets!
Yeah… no.
You really think it’s only the Knicks or Cavs?
Frankly, I don’t even think it’s the Cavs. I don’t see him staying in a small media market at all.
Knicks, Clippers, Heat, Bulls. He’ll be on one of those four teams next year. Nets are a distant 5th option (they have the media market he wants, but they’re second class citizens, and unlike the Clippers, don’t have all that bright of a future (or an arena yet).
I definitely see the Bulls in the fold.
I mentioned that on here a while back and got burned by you and Nady.
Clippers? First time I’ve seen that. Could happen though, not doubting anybody.
I listed them in order of likelihood. The Bulls are a distant 4 behind the Knicks (moderate gap) Clips (medium gap) and Heat (big gap).
NYK and LAC are the two most likely landing spots for Bron, by far. Miami only works if Wade jumps ship for Chicago, and Chicago only works if Wade stays in South Beach, Donnie Walsh does something stupid to waste the cap space (not bloody likely) and Blake Griffin’s knee injury suddenly becomes career threatening.
I say Knicks 1st and Chicago 2nd.
A pairing with Bron and Rose would cause nightmares for premeter defenders or all defenders actually. Plus, Chicago he would be the guy or the actual hier to Jordan and all that other stuff.
Clippers? Idk, that be like Pujols going to the Mets.
Hey, speaking of basketball, remember when I beat you in that bracket tournament?
IETC
Gotta go with my team.
Heat over Dallas(again, just for fun) in 6.
Man. Dirk is my favorite player. While being a Nets fan, I was fucking sick when the Mavs blew that lead.
Mavs look pretty good this year though. Adding Marion to that group. They just have to hope Josh Howard gets back on track, that guy can ball man.
But they definitely blew their shot. They had a 3 year span where they should of won it.
Fucked it up.
My favorite part of that series:
“We’re going to make Wade shoot jumpers. He’s not that good when he can’t penetrate.”(Can’t remember the exact quote)
-Devin Harris
Wade went on to say something along the lines of
“He said I couldn’t hit my J’s? I got something for him.”
Between that and the Mavs setting up their parade plans prematurely, to say they woke a sleeping giant would be an understatement.
Wade was unbelievable. Really was.
But yeah, they have NO shot of making the Finals this year.
O’neal is supposed to be in great shape. If he can grab 11 boards a game and put up 15 points, the team really does have a shot. Chalmers is a year older, he’s going to be good. Beastly is also going to be improved.
They’re definitely flying under the radar, and I’m not unhappy about that.
Still don’t see it.
Just like the Redskins were going to go 10-6! Right?
Nice bounceback for your boy Romo on Sunday. Cutting up the Falcons is a solid win you can hang your hat on.
..goes to the corner and cries
haha.. confidence is my game. You’re in it to win it baby.
Redskins fans should beat the rush and just start cheering for Colt McCoy right now.
My Dad started hoping we’d lose every game a couple weeks ago so Zorn and Co. stand no shot. He wants all new staff next year.
Not me, I’m going down with the ship. Rooting for us to win till the bitter end. Top 5 pick be damned.
I’m not predicting a top-5 pick for ya. More like somewhere between 8-15.
You’re definitely trading up to the 4-7 range to get McCoy, though. Book it. Write it in stone.
Nice bounceback for your boy Romo on Sunday. Cutting up the Falcons is a solid win you can hang your hat on.
Yeah man. Was awesome. Roy Williams is crushing me more every week. Hopin’ he improves.
Seriously man, the critics can say all they want but the main reasons the Cowboys have lost this year is by shooting themselves in their own feet.
Should really be 6-0 but it’s not plausible.
To dream, to dream.
You’re definitely trading up to the 4-7 range to get McCoy, though. Book it. Write it in stone.
You really think McCoy will go that high?
Not doubting ya but damn.
Here’s your QB board at the moment:
1.) Colt McCoy
2.) Sam Bradford (Jr)
3.) Tony Pike
4.) Jevan Snead (Jr)
5.) Tim Tebow
6.) Zac Robinson
7.) Dan LeFevour
8.) Tim Hiller
9.) Darryl Clark
10.) Jarrett Brown
Bradford’s injury knocked him out of the catbird seat, and Snead has looked pedestrian this year. The field came back to McCoy. The #1 QB spot is his to take, and there will be a QB that goes top 7, guarantee it (what with all the shitty teams that need QB’s).
To be honest, the guy who could leap into the fray now that Bradford has a huge question mark is Jimmy Clausen if he comes out. He could leap right into the top 10, Mark Sanchez style.
Yeah, especially having such a good season for Notre Dame.
Go Fighting Irish!
Bradford go in late 1st round?
Sounds right.
Wade was unbelievable that series, him nd refs help the Heat won that championship.