and that's why they're the evil empire.
they really need to get away from overpaying for older free agents
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and that's why they're the evil empire.
they really need to get away from overpaying for older free agents
Well they are not signing A-Rod.and that's why they're the evil empire.
they really need to get away from overpaying for older free agents
If the Red Sox go after A-Rod I'd say the same thing to you.Lowell for 5 years at 20 Million is a steal compared to A-Rod.
Funny, a fan of the #2 payroll team accusing the #1 payroll team of inflating salaries. Earth to Boston... Earth to New York... come in please!
Stay tuned folks, this could be fun.
Stay tuned folks, this could be fun.
Well they are not signing A-Rod.
They might. Of course the Yankees will say that they aren't interested, but they have to be very conscious of how much offense they're losing if Rodriguez doesn't come back. His performance is the only reason the Yankees were within spitting distance of the playoffs. And it's very likely that they'll get less out of Giambi and Posada next year, if only for age-related reasons.
If the Yankees don't think they can acquire Cabrera or Lowell, they will be under a lot of pressure to sign Rodriguez, even without the Rangers' subsidy. No matter who else he's negotiating with, you know Boras will give the Yankees one last chance to sign him back.
Stay tuned folks, this could be fun.
It already is!
what clubhouses has arod "destroyed"? How many first ballot hall of fame short stops would move to 3rd even if they were better offensively and defensively?
You want "destroy" -- go ask jeter, the captain, why he never stuck up for the guy when the fans and media were all over him.
Because they are not as buddy buddy as they once were. A-Rod wants to be the leader of the team and he can never be that with the Yankees.
Rodriguez appears to me as a less obviously corrosive version of Barry Bonds. Both are extremely talented, but neither have ever won anything, and the background noise around each has consistently been that they are extremely selfish. For all their talent, it seems as if the teams each have been on are almost dragged down, not raised up, by their talent, as opposed to someone like Peyton Manning, who has consistently elevated the play of those around him (yeah, yeah, yeah, I know--different sport.....).
check out 2002 and the Giants, particularly bonds vs the angels.
He carried that team and barely lost.
In the WS, Bonds hit .471 with 4 HR and 6 RBI along with 13 walks.
That's a tidy OBP of .556.
Bonds play on the field made everyone around him better. I think the same can be said of Rodriguez. Whether they get along with everyone in the clubhouse or are the kind of person who you want to be around is another thing altogether. Who cares about the latter other than the gossip columnists who masquerade as sports reporters these days?
Team chemistry is important.
This reminds me of a quote from the 2004 WS DVD.
"Teams with cliques don't win."
No reason, I'm a bit slow and haven't watched much of the NL West.
To be honest, the uniform looks better without the name on the back. It just looks cleaner.
It can be a pain in the neck for fans though. We can't all remember every player number.
Is this the home or road uniforms? The Giants have gone to home uniforms without names, but have the names on the road uniforms for fans who we wouldn't expect to know all of the players.
We were discussing the Dodgers home uniforms. They took the names off for a 2 season and now they're back on.
Team chemistry is important. On the field. Players can hate each other and still do extremely well together (the A's and Yankees in the 70s, etc.) Not that cutting each other's throats in the press will help any team, but as far as I know neither ARod or Bonds are guilty of that.
I like the no name version. Home town fans should be expected to learn who the players are on their own team.
marlins should just have sign that says "contract me"
look at this from today's miami herald. things are a total mess, and south florida is officially a sports wasteland now. add that to the miguel and dontrelle trade rumors and rising prices and you have yourself no more fans for this team.
look at this from today's miami herald. things are a total mess, and south florida is officially a sports wasteland now. add that to the miguel and dontrelle trade rumors and rising prices and you have yourself no more fans for this team.
they are raising prices but wont pay to keep good players?
why don't they just move that team or something? or get an owner that's not so ****ing cheap.
on espn they were saying he likes to keep the payroll around 30 million. that's like 2 players.
I know the numbers of most if not all of the regulars, but with my eyesight it's easier to identify who's trotting out to left field or who is warming up in the bullpen if both the name and number is on the uniform. Occasionally I bring binoculars to the games but I hate to lug them.