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The 2009 New York Yankees Thread
igotid88
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So which of our free agents do we bring back next year? I didn't want Abreu back. But I might me changing my mind. We've seen some good pitchers come out of the system. Phil Coke and Alfredo Aceves can be our long relievers. Possible spot starters. I know we can't depend too much on what they did in September. As for other free agents. There's no guarantee we'll get C.C. or Texeira.
2009 prediction 105-57
2009 prediction 105-57
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Cheer on in the new digs that seems like wishful thinking but good luck.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
i'll go with that prediction if sabathia and texeira are donning pinstripes next season. if they aren't, god only knows how we'll do.
~D.K.S.
Sabathia appears to want to be in NYC however money talks and if more than enough is thrown his way he might just bite.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Seeing as the Yanks probably won't pick up Pavano's $13M option, or Giambi's $22M option ... they will have some extra cash to spend ...
Should be intersting to see if they come in under $200M next year.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
After doing some quick calculations on here:
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/new-york-yankees_111398168678860040.html
If you factor in the raises for A-Rod and Cano and the Yanks decline the options on Giambi, Pavano and Marte that gives the Yanks about 61 mil to spend if they are to match this year's payroll. Abreu, Pudge, Moose and Pettitte's contracts all expire this year.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Is this the OFFICIAL thread?
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Just for that 106-56. I was gonna give you guys 1 win against us. But now it will be 18-0 against the Red Sox. hehe.
Oui
Well Solat 13 might attest to this but the Rays will be a force, the Jays can be tough and the Red Sox will be there too. So that tells me the winner of the East will have in the low 90's in wins to take the division.
Everybody will beat up on each other therefore eliminating a team from dominating to point of winning over 100 victories.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
yea I know. It's like the NFC east.
I don't only agree but so does Hank Steinbrenner:
"The biggest problem is the divisional setup in major league baseball. I didn't like it in the 1970s, and I hate it now," Steinbrenner wrote. "Baseball went to a multidivision setup to create more races, rivalries and excitement. But it isn't fair. You see it this season, with plenty of people in the media pointing out that Joe Torre and the Dodgers are going to the playoffs while we're not."
"This is by no means a knock on Torre - let me make that clear-but look at the division they're in. If L.A. were in the AL East, it wouldn't be in the playoff discussion. The AL East is never weak."
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/09/23/2008-09-23_hank_steinbrenner_rips_divisional_playof.html
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Let's petition to have the Yankees move to the NL west. JK.
One of the real good guys in baseball.
With his ERA, WHIP, and 300 Wins and 3000 K's he should make the HOF.
Here's to three more years and hitting those numbers with the Yankees.... or two more years somewhere else and better numbers.
Damon - will be back, i have no problems with him staying
Abreu - probably will not be back, could get a better contract elsewhere but wouldn't stun me or surprise me if he came back.
Giambi - probably will not be back but can be productive hitter, just shaky defensively and age.
Cano - not sure. might be trade bait. no longer an untouchable piece and his value might be high because potential trading partners might anticipate they'd be getting the cano of 2007.
Jeter - obviously
Rodriguez - obviously
Posada - as much as he is reluctant to do so, will have to play some first base.
Matsui - is old, but perhaps two surgerically repaired knees help him
Molina - no problem bringing him back, works well with pitchers
Rodriguez - isn't coming back, was merely a stop gap for Posada's injury
Cabrera/Gardner - can fight it out for the fourth outfielder job.
Betemit - does not have to return in spite of them playing "Betterman" for his first at-bat
Ransom - no problem with him on the bench, although you do wonder why a guy is his age and has so much minor league experience
Chamberlain - pick one role for him and don't screw around
Mussina - one-year deal with option
Pettitte - same thing
Pavano - get lost
Ponson - pass
Hughes - keep working on your slider and cut fastball and don't get hurt
Rasner - maybe a long man in the bullpen
Rivera - obviously
Veras - develop some more pitches
Bruney - can come back, was nasty since coming back
Coke - liked what I saw, but it's September
Marte - am willing to give a full season to
Ramirez - develop a better fastball
Aceves - like to see more since it's tough to judge off september (see Ian Kennedy for that)
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Agree with most of this. But I don't know about Giambi. We do need more bats off the bench. He could be a Chili Davis or Ruben Sierra type. But I don't think he would want that. I've come around on Abreu and wouldn't mind bringing him back for 1 more year. But he's gonna want more years. Another reason they might not bring them back. Along with I-Rod is for the draft picks they'll get for them. As for Melky and Gardner. I think Gardner almost made the team in Spring Training. But Melky also had a good Spring. My guess is Melky is being dealt this winter. With Hughes. They keep tinkering with him too much. He's just learning the cut fastball. He'll continue working on it in the Arizona Fall League. Ramirez should learn the cutter from Mo. But I think he might be traded also. Since there a more relievers that are gonna come up. Like Mark Melancon. Rasner should go. I like Phil Coke. I know it's Spetember. But he's a left hander who throws mid 90's. Aceves can be a long reliever/spot starter. Same with Coke.
Not a Yankee fan...never heard of this guy (until now).....but, man, he would have been a perfect Met or Pirate in the mid 1980s!
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
he'd be a perfect witness in the 1985 Pittsburgh drug trial that starred:
Dale Berra, Lee Lacy, Lee Mazzilli, John Milner, Dave Parker, Rod Scurry,Willie Mays Aikens, Vida Blue, Enos Cabell, Keith Hernandez, Jeffrey Leonard, Tim Raines, and Lonnie Smith.
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
routine was the theme..
there aint gonna be any middle any more
That's an "if everyone is healthy for most of the season." prediction. And that's even if we don't get C.C. or A.J.
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
I'm glad Cashman is back.
If they trade Cano for Cain...we might go after Brian Roberts
Gardner needs to start in CF, He'll steal a bunch and play good D
'09 Rotation
1)CC
2)Wang
3)Cain
4)Mussina
5)Pettite
Hughes will have starts in '09, '10 he'll be full time. Joba,Coke,Aceves will give us 1 of the best pens.
If we stay healthy, it could be fun
Matt Cain?
Matt Cain is signed through 2010, with a team option in 2011 ...
for a team that just made the collosal mistake of signing Zito to that ridiculous deal ... they (the Giants) need a cheap starter like Cain (he'll make under $3M next year).
Cano stands to make 2 - 3 times what Cain is signed at for the next few years ...
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez