Comments on: Rumor de l’après-midi: Rosenthal on the bullpen

By: Stuckey

Stuckey — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:51:48 +0000

All I’m saying is online journalism will increasingly become the Provence of 12 year old girls.

Standing in front of the junior high and calling foul may seem like an amusing distraction now, but after a while its going to get a little creepy.

By: Stuckey

Stuckey — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:47:13 +0000

“Picking up the phone is not necessary.”

One of these days its going to dawn on you the entire premise of your “argument” (to be kind) is that somehow you know for certain a simple act that Brian Cashman probably performs dozens of times a day and costs him NOTHING is terms of anything tangible or important is something you assume he absolutely refuses and will continue to refuse to do.

NOT inquiring represents a net gain of 0.0, which is why is so perplexing you’re so married to the concept.

But as we’re now mutually proving the “an internet argument is as to the Special Olympics” rule, I’m going to leave you with your victory.

Your blind conviction to an utterly empty assumption that gains no one of anything of worth or value is superior to my resolve on the matter.

By: Grammar Police

Grammar Police — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:51:31 +0000

Awesome. Would be worth signing just for the bobbing motion.

By: Lanny

Lanny — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:35:04 +0000

Season of 5 of Friends?

You really need to watch better shows.

By: countryclub

countryclub — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:32:54 +0000

Actually, i believe cash when he says the yanks arent prepared to do anything until after they have their organizational meetings. Like I said twice, I dont think it’s that big a deal. But it also is odd.

I know it’s not the norm on here sometimes, but people can make comments without them being full of panic.

I also agree with the others who have said no agent worth his salt will do anything before the Yanks are ready.

By: Lanny

Lanny — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:32:52 +0000

Soriano is the type of arm that Cashman looks for in the pen.

If hes serious about Joba and Hughes both in the rotation hes going to be strongly looking at Soriano.

By: Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:18:40 +0000

Or, it’ll be cool. Because it gives losers like me something to do on a Thursday afternoon rather than watch Season 5 of Friends on my laptop.

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:03:40 +0000

First, I was not responding to what you said, but what Gary Busey’s face wrote.

After reading what you had to say, RAB writers and readers like to discuss journalistic integrity and also enjoy poking a bit of fun at writers who continually write stuff “just for page views.”

RAB does not begrudge reporters from writing whatever they want but that does not mean we have to go along with it because that is the way of the world.

Reporters can speculate on what the Yanks are going to do like 12 year old girls, and RAB can call them out on it. That is the way of the world.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54:50 +0000

Accept as is now as it was last week, Cashman SHOULD have made that call, again, if for not other reason to potentially monitor what his competition is doing/planning.

Accept as is now as it was last week, Cashman does not need to actually make a single phone call in order to monitor what his competition is doing or planning. He knows what they’re doing and planning. Picking up the phone is not necessary.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:53:32 +0000

Yours was particularly glaring because not only were you doing this, you used an instance in which the reporter was likely 100% accurate in his “reporting”, thereby doubling down on your pointlessness.

No. Heyman does not have that level of credibility for me to accept him at face value that he was telling the truth that Cashman actually inquired about Halladay. If anything, the second story that came out from him underscores the dubious nature of the first.