Comments on: Pondering a pinstriped Halladay but only for a year

By: Fan Confidence Poll: December 7th, 2009 | River Avenue Blues

Fan Confidence Poll: December 7th, 2009 | River Avenue Blues — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:32:34 +0000

[...] Halladay Zone: The Blue Jays’ ace set a Spring Training deadline for any trade, and it’s possible the Yanks will look at him as a one year option. [...]

By: barry

barry — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:22:40 +0000

Dude none of these guys, especially Ajax are gauranteed to become even above average players. Montero may be a great hitter but if his athleticism doesn’t improve his value could tank greatly. So you give up maybe less of the 4 to get just one year, and if he succeeds the Yankee’s easily win any bidding war after the one year rental.

By: DonnieBaseballHallofFame

DonnieBaseballHallofFame — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:02:35 +0000

“Weak calling the Black Eyed Peas a rap group aside”

First off that is not where the line originally came from, but I am sure you fancy yourself a rap expert as well as a baseball one. And B.E.P. Started out minus the vanilla broad many years ago as a rap group and that is pretty much what they still are. I remember Will when he could not get arrested trying to hang out in Hollywood hotspots (but the man always found a way in the party). All B.E.P records they do now are half way remakes of former rap / dance hits from the 80s anyway. Supersonic etc. So please back up off me on this one there buddy. I know more about rap music than you know about the subway system and baseball “advanced metrics” put together.

“here’s no way that CC would have signed for cheaper just to play with the Yanks because of Johan”

He may have signed with the Yanks or somebody else cheaper because the Yanks would not have needed him as much. No way he got what he got last year without the Yanks being desperate. And they were desperate.
You have no inside knowledge on this so it is just your opinion, just like it is mine buddy.

“Plus who would have pitched the 8th this year?”

So is that why we had to save the big 3? LOL. Somebody else would have pitched, and I bet they would have done OK.

“Johan’s other major life problem is his tendency toward surgery, the decline in fastball velocity, and his decreasing K rate while playing in the NL. I’ll take CC.”

I would take both. Johan over AJ.

By: toad

toad — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:43:05 +0000

Much better: Babe Ruth reincarnate.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:49:58 +0000

dude, don’t worry, i love the site. i probably could have worded that a little better.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:20:46 +0000

Delete insert jizzmopper/nudie booth joke here

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:18:53 +0000

Except the Jays are competitive. They are just in a division where it takes 95+ wins to take it every year.

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:15:23 +0000

Waiting for Felix is a bad move. Hurting your chances of winning the next two years for the possibility of landing Felix a couple years from now is foolish. What if he gets hurt? Then the Yanks just wasted the past two years to get a pitcher coming off Tommy John. There a million things that can happen in between those two years. Lets win now, and let other teams wait for Felix.

And the Yanks are so loaded that they can make a move for Felix no matter what their payroll is at the time. If he is the end all be all to baseball, it would be worth it no matter what.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:11:08 +0000

(insert jizzmopper/nudie booth joke here)

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:09:50 +0000

Count me in for Option two, except we would probably have to pay a little more than AJ money. I still want it. Even with being banged up the past couple of years, he has still put up strong numbers. If he is healthy, which would be a necessity if we are signing him long term, he would be a great pitcher for the Yanks. We have seen him do it in the playoffs countless times, and no stage is too big for him. I love the idea of signing Lackey, throwing out a rotation of CC, AJ, Lackey and youngsters/old vets for the next five years, and watching the WS rack up. Just me.