The 2008 New York Yankees

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  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    myhook wrote:
    True but in all fairness compare Jeter and M.Young. I love Jeter but he doesn't deserve to be the starter or even really make the all-star team this year.

    good point. Jeter gets it as a Lifetime Achievement Award, and that's not right either
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    good point. Jeter gets it as a Lifetime Achievement Award, and that's not right either

    yeah like jeter wouldn't be the starting shortstop in the ASG at Yankee Stadium..
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  • myhook
    myhook Posts: 284
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    yeah like jeter wouldn't be the starting shortstop in the ASG at Yankee Stadium..
    Oh no doubt. Hell even if he was hitting .170 instead of .270 he would be starting. That doesn't make it right but that is what happens when you let fans vote 25 times each.
    Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    you're right, i'm changing my stance on that. the guy is nuts, although i don't think he'd fire anyone at 3 am..
    hey everybody
    ugh my cable line needs to be replaced, henceforth my cable modem was not working for almost 2 weeks :( It seems to be working tonight, I have a signal! Woo hoo!
    but it still needs to be repaired

    but in any event, I can't believe how they fired Willie like that. They did not do right by him. That is bad karma.

    Anybody think he'll end up replacing Joe G.?


    And hank needs to be quiet. Joe G. couldn't have said it any better when he said "despite what some people think, pitchers are athletes and they should be able to run." Or it was something like that. Sounds like he just tweaked something ? and unfortunately it was pretty bad.
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Allie wrote:
    hey everybody
    ugh my cable line needs to be replaced, henceforth my cable modem was not working for almost 2 weeks :( It seems to be working tonight, I have a signal! Woo hoo!
    but it still needs to be repaired

    but in any event, I can't believe how they fired Willie like that. They did not do right by him. That is bad karma.

    Anybody think he'll end up replacing Joe G.?


    And hank needs to be quiet. Joe G. couldn't have said it any better when he said "despite what some people think, pitchers are athletes and they should be able to run." Or it was something like that. Sounds like he just tweaked something ? and unfortunately it was pretty bad.

    I don't think he's going to replace Joe. Not anytime soon. Since the Yanks are winning. There's reports saying Hank might invite Willie to the All-Star Game.
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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    igotid88 wrote:
    I don't think he's going to replace Joe. Not anytime soon. SInce the Yanks are winning. There's reports saying Hank might invite Willie to the All-Star Game.
    if I were Willie I wouldn't go anywhere near a ball park for a while. I'd take a long vacation. Blech. I can't believe they did that to him like that.
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
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    and Metsy!
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    6 game winning streak. A-Rod 4th straight game with a homer. Batting 337. I don't know how many more plate appearances he needs. But he should be leading as soon as he's qualified. And I think they're 19-9 since his return. Even though you can't predict this game. They should be able to win alot these next couple of weeks. But Boston and Tampa bay keep winning.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Also got Sidney Ponson off waivers.
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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    igotid88 wrote:
    Also got Sidney Ponson off waivers.
    why would they do that? did he get better?
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Allie wrote:
    why would they do that? did he get better?

    No.They sent him to triple A. He's a short term thing. Just looking for arms. They're not gonna go after a big name like Sabathia or A.J. Burnett. They're hoping to find what Aaron Small did for them a few years back.
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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    igotid88 wrote:
    No.They sent him to triple A. He's a short term thing. Just looking for arms. They're not gonna go after a big name like Sabathia or A.J. Burnett. They're hoping to find what Aaron Small did for them a few years back.
    aaron who? :)
    they should go after a bigger/better pitcher. We need all the help we can get
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
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  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    Allie wrote:
    why would they do that? did he get better?

    I don't get this move at all. Why would you want this lunk around the young guys? Cashman with another brilliant pitching move. What, Jaret Wright wasn't available?


    From rotoworld.com

    Despite his 4-1 record and 3.88 ERA, the Rangers decided to kick Ponson off the team due to "disrespectful and adverse reactions to situations unbecoming of teammates." He was designated for assignment ten days ago, and will now be granted his unconditional release.

    and from espn.com, about the dickhead who was once arrested on Christmas Day for punching a judge on an Aruban beach

    One report said Ponson had been put on notice by Texas officials after creating a disturbance at a hotel bar in Florida during a road trip. He had been informed that no other problems would be tolerated.

    Ponson has had several other problems as well, including two DUI arrests from 2004-05.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Allie wrote:
    aaron who? :)
    they should go after a bigger/better pitcher. We need all the help we can get

    Then they'll have to shell out big bucks. C.C. turned down $100 mil from the Indians. Not that they can't do it. But then they would've gotten Johan Santana. They're just gonna go with their young guys in the minors. And Rasner and Giese. Possibly Ponson. And teams know the Yanks are sort of vulnerable. And won't give up a good pitcher without asking for a Phil Hughes.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    I don't get this move at all. Why would you want this lunk around the young guys? Cashman with another brilliant pitching move. What, Jaret Wright wasn't available?


    From rotoworld.com

    Despite his 4-1 record and 3.88 ERA, the Rangers decided to kick Ponson off the team due to "disrespectful and adverse reactions to situations unbecoming of teammates." He was designated for assignment ten days ago, and will now be granted his unconditional release.

    and from espn.com, about the dickhead who was once arrested on Christmas Day for punching a judge on an Aruban beach

    One report said Ponson had been put on notice by Texas officials after creating a disturbance at a hotel bar in Florida during a road trip. He had been informed that no other problems would be tolerated.

    Ponson has had several other problems as well, including two DUI arrests from 2004-05.

    Apparently he was well behaved when he was here the last time.
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    Allie wrote:
    hey everybody
    ugh my cable line needs to be replaced, henceforth my cable modem was not working for almost 2 weeks :( It seems to be working tonight, I have a signal! Woo hoo!
    but it still needs to be repaired

    but in any event, I can't believe how they fired Willie like that. They did not do right by him. That is bad karma.

    Anybody think he'll end up replacing Joe G.?


    And hank needs to be quiet. Joe G. couldn't have said it any better when he said "despite what some people think, pitchers are athletes and they should be able to run." Or it was something like that. Sounds like he just tweaked something ? and unfortunately it was pretty bad.

    No, he won't replace Girardi, but how funny would it be if he joined the yes network and his first games were next weekend at Shea Stadium.
    Reading 2004
    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
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "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."
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,635
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    No, he won't replace Girardi, but how funny would it be if he joined the yes network and his first games were next weekend at Shea Stadium.

    I could see him on the field at Yankee Stadium and fans cheering "Welcome Home".
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    igotid88 wrote:
    I could see him on the field at Yankee Stadium and fans cheering "Welcome Home".

    I'm sure the Yankees will find a role for him if he wants it.
    Reading 2004
    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
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "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."
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    I'm sure the Yankees will find a role for him if he wants it.

    I'd say minor leagues at this point. It would be great to seehim get a rousing standing ovation, in uniform at some point in the near future. He laid down with some mangy mutts, now he has to shake ff those fleas
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    I'd say minor leagues at this point. It would be great to seehim get a rousing standing ovation, in uniform at some point in the near future. He laid down with some mangy mutts, now he has to shake ff those fleas

    I don't know. Being a coach for over a decade and then a manager for four years, would he want to go to the minors. That being said, he might have to rebuild his reputation because no matter how badly the Mets botched his firing, he still has that collapse on his hands and that might not be convincing enough for future employers unless he proves it on a level such as the minors.
    Reading 2004
    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
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "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."
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    I don't know. Being a coach for over a decade and then a manager for four years, would he want to go to the minors. That being said, he might have to rebuild his reputation because no matter how badly the Mets botched his firing, he still has that collapse on his hands and that might not be convincing enough for future employers unless he proves it on a level such as the minors.

    Thing is, the Yankees aren't going to get rid of someone just to bring him back. So if he wanted a job with the Yankees, on the field, it would have to be in the minors. maybe not as a manager, maybe as a roving instructor, who works with all minor league teams.

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