Yes they both did overpay. I think on a really good staff both are a 3rd starter in a rotation. I didn't say it was a bad signing. Even slightly above average pitching is hard to come by nowadays.
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Yes they both did overpay. I think on a really good staff both are a 3rd starter in a rotation. I didn't say it was a bad signing. Even slightly above average pitching is hard to come by nowadays.
I'm shocked the Sox gave him five years..Especially a pitcher that's spent the first six weeks of the last two seasons on the DL.Not to mention his numbers in the AL East aren't that great..Real head scratcher IMO..I'm wondering if they have doubts that they'll be able to sign Beckett after this year?
It's official, Godzilla has left the Bronx. 
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7816352&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Which might come back to bite them in the rear since Damon might go somewhere else as well.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7816086&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7816352&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Which might come back to bite them in the rear since Damon might go somewhere else as well.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7816086&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
It's official, Godzilla has left the Bronx.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7816352&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Which might come back to bite them in the rear since Damon might go somewhere else as well.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7816086&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
Crap...... I was afraid this was going to happen.....
Finally
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/310210-halladay-season-in-philly-officially-begins
So Happy Halladays everybody and see you in the World Series.
Peace
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/310210-halladay-season-in-philly-officially-begins
So Happy Halladays everybody and see you in the World Series.
Peace
Your going to go there after losing the World Series to us and the pitching staff.What about YOUR starters after C.C. The ever old Andy Petite
Unbelievable. I think the Yankees are trying to miss the playoffs again......... Who looks to be the replacement for Matsui? Nick Johnson at $5.5 million. The Yankees couldn't pony up the extra million dollars to retain Matsui?
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091218&content_id=7827408&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091218&content_id=7827408&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
We lost the WS because our key hitters didn't hit
Not because of your lights out pitching staff Go ahead, throw all your stats at mePeace
I'm not as surprised by it. Is there any reason to think Matsui won't decline further next year? His recent leg injuries make him a major liability in the field and the Yankees have too many older players to compete with for the DH spot as it is. (Don't know if it's true that they plan to rotate position players in and out of the DH spot in the lineup to rest their starting lineup, but I keep hearing that.) If they could sign him for cheap, I could see the Yankees keeping him, but right now they're better off signing someone for less who's decent at the plate and can play the field instead.
We lost the WS because our key hitters didn't hit
Peace
How could anyone prove which it was? Did they not hit because the pitching was good? Or did the pitching look good because the hitters underachieved? I'm not sure what stats you can find to prove one or the other in a short series.
Nick Johnson plays 1st base. The Yankees already have Tex and Swisher that can play that position.
Plus, his rumored price would be $5.5 million, a million less then what Matsui signed for with the Angels. Yes, his knees suck, but he won't be playing the field. When Giardi wants to put A-Rod, Tex, Jeter, etc as DH, they can rest Matsui. If his contract was up back in 2008 when he played so so, then ok while I wouldn't like it, but I could understand it. But, he was great this year especially in the postseason. Now I hate it and don't understand it especially since it looks like they may lose Damon as well.
I wasn't justifying signing Nick Johnson. I'm saying there's an argument to be made for letting Matsui go. I agree that Johnson seems like a very expensive backup first baseman.
Godzilla Is Part Of My Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim!:d Ftw!
Who watched Johnny Damon being kissed by an 87 year old women wrestler yesterday on USA on WWE raw.???!!!
haha
i saw it on abc7 news too.
Who watched Johnny Damon being kissed by an 87 year old women wrestler yesterday on USA on WWE raw.???!!!
haha
i saw it on abc7 news too.
I'm happy with getting Chone Figgins and Cliff Lee up north
Oh, and the Bradley for Silva swap is an automatic win, too--we traded a truly worthless player for one with a 1-3WAR upside.First reported by Mike Francesa on WFAN: Bay to the Mets pending physical.
Update: Free-agent outfielder Jason Bay has reached agreement on a four-year, guaranteed $66 million contract with the New York Mets,
The agreement will become official once Bay passes a physical exam sometime next week, the source said. The deal includes a vesting option year that could increase Bay's overall payout to slightly more than $80 million over five years.
Update: Free-agent outfielder Jason Bay has reached agreement on a four-year, guaranteed $66 million contract with the New York Mets,
The agreement will become official once Bay passes a physical exam sometime next week, the source said. The deal includes a vesting option year that could increase Bay's overall payout to slightly more than $80 million over five years.
Wow, fantastic job Mets. You got a lousy defender in a cavernous park which will penalize Bay for his hitting style. Also, you think that Bay's agent might have just -slightly- overvalued his client?
Free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre has reached tentative agreement on a one-year, guaranteed, $10 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, multiple sources have told ESPN.com and ESPNBoston.com
The deal will pay Beltre a base salary of $9 million in 2010. It includes a $5 million player option for 2011 and a $1 million buyout, and is contingent upon Beltre passing a physical exam, the sources said.
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4795915
The deal will pay Beltre a base salary of $9 million in 2010. It includes a $5 million player option for 2011 and a $1 million buyout, and is contingent upon Beltre passing a physical exam, the sources said.
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4795915
that's not right though. teams go through rebuilding cycles. you can't throw the pirates out because they have sucked lately. they have had winners in the past. we need the underdogs too. otherwise we wouldn't have the greatest baseball movie of all time (Major League). Harry Doyle: "juuuuust a bit outside..." "I don't know how they;'re layin off pitches that close..." and the immortal Bob Ueck himself: (brewers down 8 zip) "well, a couple a grand slammers and the brew crew is right back in this one..."
How long has it been since the Pirates have been a relevant team in baseball? A team is allowed to rebuild but you have to start to build at some point. You can't just tare the house down and let it sit.
Very true. The better example is a team like the Athletics--they're the epitome of doing a lot with a little money, and they have to gamble on every signing in a way that teams like the Yankees never have to. Even when they do it all right, their success is cyclical--they can't afford to keep most of their good players once they hit free agency.
Really, there needs to be a floor and a ceiling for payroll if you want real competition--a 140M team will still run rampage over a 30-40M team 9 times out of 10, just like the 210M version would.