Comments on: Past Trade Review: Jose Contreras http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/ A New York Yankees Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 18:03:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: steve (different one) http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-799242 steve (different one) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:19 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-799242 he was also pitching infront of a TERRIBLE defense in 2004-2005 he was also pitching infront of a TERRIBLE defense in 2004-2005

]]> By: steve (different one) http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-799237 steve (different one) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:55:50 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-799237 awesome Jack Handy reference awesome Jack Handy reference

]]> By: steve (different one) http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-799236 steve (different one) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:55:06 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-799236 disagree that the Yankees "sold low" on RJ. he did almost nothing the season after they traded him, and they saved about $14M. they also used the pieces they acquired from that trade to help get Marte, Swisher (via Washington), and Bleich (via Comp pick for Vizcaino). in fact, the Yankees got more from Vizcaino alone than RJ gave the D-Backs in 2007. plus they saved a ton of cash. no regrets on that one. disagree that the Yankees “sold low” on RJ.

he did almost nothing the season after they traded him, and they saved about $14M. they also used the pieces they acquired from that trade to help get Marte, Swisher (via Washington), and Bleich (via Comp pick for Vizcaino).

in fact, the Yankees got more from Vizcaino alone than RJ gave the D-Backs in 2007. plus they saved a ton of cash.

no regrets on that one.

]]> By: Michael http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-798969 Michael Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:58 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-798969 You think Torre should have been fired after 2004? Man, this is a tough town. What about making the post season with Shawn Chacon and Aaron Small in the rotation? Torre was the manager in 04, and while he gets the blame for the breakdown, Cashman gave him bumb after bumb for years, and he still took them back to the playoffs. You think Torre should have been fired after 2004?

Man, this is a tough town. What about making the post season with Shawn Chacon and Aaron Small in the rotation?

Torre was the manager in 04, and while he gets the blame for the breakdown, Cashman gave him bumb after bumb for years, and he still took them back to the playoffs.

]]> By: Michael http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-798966 Michael Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:52 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-798966 What about 2005? I think Don Cooper gets a lot of the credit for Contreras proving that he was a major leaguer. What about 2005? I think Don Cooper gets a lot of the credit for Contreras proving that he was a major leaguer.

]]> By: Michael http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-798963 Michael Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:34:14 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-798963 Mattingly played on Yankee teams with weak pitching. That wasn't a curse, it was bad scouting. Moose had a chance to pitch in the post season all but one year. Hardly comparable. Mattingly played on Yankee teams with weak pitching. That wasn’t a curse, it was bad scouting. Moose had a chance to pitch in the post season all but one year.

Hardly comparable.

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a The Large Sample Size http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-798926 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a The Large Sample Size Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:02:11 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-798926 I'm sad that my witty hyperlinks were non-hyperlinked due to the preceding "/" symbol. Let's try again: /SSS’d /boversimplified / http://tinyurl.com/6000yearsago 'd / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe 'd I’m sad that my witty hyperlinks were non-hyperlinked due to the preceding “/” symbol. Let’s try again:

/SSS’d
/boversimplified
/ http://tinyurl.com/6000yearsago ‘d
/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe ‘d

]]> By: Riddering http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-798924 Riddering Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:01:40 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-798924 http://tinyurl.com/3p47oq http://tinyurl.com/3p47oq

]]> By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a The Large Sample Size http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-798923 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a The Large Sample Size Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:01:01 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-798923 <b>/Shatner’d</b> I guess irony can be pretty ironic sometimes... /Shatner’d

I guess irony can be pretty ironic sometimes…

]]> By: Riddering http://riveraveblues.com/2010/03/past-trade-review-jose-contreras-24896/#comment-798921 Riddering Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:22 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=24896#comment-798921 (Must...not...forget...Operation: Shutdown. /Shatner'd) Steinbrenner and co. were kings of judging by the SSS, weren't they? (Must…not…forget…Operation: Shutdown.

/Shatner’d)

Steinbrenner and co. were kings of judging by the SSS, weren’t they?

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