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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    Billy Eppler promoted to assistant GM.

    Donohue obviously promoted to replace Monahan
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    Interesting thought on the Eppler promotion. Being set up to take over for Cashman in 3 years. The idea is that Cashman would be promoted to President or something.

    http://riveraveblues.com/2012/02/the-fu ... ice-63256/
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    Yankees in serious talks with Raul Ibañez
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Right now, I'm not in baseball mode. Still in football mode. Probably by opening day I'll be in baseball mode.
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  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    I still hope they go with Damon or Matsui over Ibanez. Ibanez is too old and was abysmal when he wasn't playing in the Phillies' homer-friendly park (.210 avg., .261 OBP, .317 SLG with 52.4 AB/HR on the road). I know that Yankee Stadium is a good place for a left-handed hitter with some power, but what good is a guy who can only hit at home and can only hit righties (.211 avg, .232 OBP, .353 SLG against lefties)? Damon can actually hit lefties (he hit .277 against them last year as opposed to .255 against righties and has just a 5-point drop against lefties compared to righties for his career). Ibanez is basically Posada without any of the years of good will with the fans, so there won't be anywhere near the same level of forgiveness from the fans if he struggles. If they're going to sign an aging veteran to a 1-year deal, at least make it one of the 2 guys who have played there before instead of a guy who could be a downgrade from Posada and will be booed relentlessly if he plays the way he did last year. I'll say this much: if George was still alive and in charge, Damon would have already had his introductory press conference.
    igotid88 wrote:
    Yankees in serious talks with Raul Ibañez
  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    I wouldn't be surprised if this happens sooner rather than 3 years from now.
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Interesting thought on the Eppler promotion. Being set up to take over for Cashman in 3 years. The idea is that Cashman would be promoted to President or something.

    http://riveraveblues.com/2012/02/the-fu ... ice-63256/
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    https://twitter.com/#!/BillHall_III/status/166986219681624064
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    Bill Hall
    IT'S OFFICIAL IM A YANKEE!!!!!!!! #IwannaRing!!!!
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  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    Jon Heyman reports that the Yankees signed Russell Branyan to a minor-league deal. It's a relatively harmless signing unless they wind up deciding to give him a shot at DH instead of signing Damon or Matsui. I highly doubt he'll actually make the team.
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    Branyan's a worthy gamble. probably won't do anything, but he does have 8 HR's in 47 at bats at New yankee Stadium
  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    He's already faced AJ 47 times in the new stadium? :)
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    Branyan's a worthy gamble. probably won't do anything, but he does have 8 HR's in 47 at bats at New yankee Stadium
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    Monster Rain wrote:
    He's already faced AJ 47 times in the new stadium? :)
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    Branyan's a worthy gamble. probably won't do anything, but he does have 8 HR's in 47 at bats at New yankee Stadium

    He hit an absolute shot into the upper deck the first year, right? Believe he was with Seattle.

    Can't see him making a team but no reason not to have the body in spring training.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    Well in Burnett's defense, he only gave two of those home runs:

    at Old Yankee Stadium
    07-23-1999 - David Cone
    09-16-2000 - Orlando Hernandez
    06-02-2001 - Roger Clemens


    Branyan at New Yankee Stadum

    07-02-09 - Alfredo Aceves
    05-28-10 - Phil Hughes
    05-29-10 - Chad Gaudin
    06-30-10 - Damaso Marte
    08-20-10 - AJ Burnett
    08-20-10 - AJ Burnett
    08-21-10 - Javier Vazquez
    08-11-11 - Mariano Rivera
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    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
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    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    Branyan's a worthy gamble. probably won't do anything, but he does have 8 HR's in 47 at bats at New yankee Stadium

    wasn't there a time when RB was going to be "the next big thing"? :?
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    Monster Rain wrote:
    He's already faced AJ 47 times in the new stadium? :)
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    Branyan's a worthy gamble. probably won't do anything, but he does have 8 HR's in 47 at bats at New yankee Stadium

    nice one! I almost wrote that he would no longer be able to face AJ unless he is traded to an AL team
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,629
    Yankees TV host Bob Lorenz charged with DUI
    http://www.westport-news.com/news/artic ... id=twitter
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    igotid88 wrote:
    Yankees TV host Bob Lorenz charged with DUI
    http://www.westport-news.com/news/artic ... id=twitter

    wait...bob lorenz does tv work for the yankees?! :lol:

    ...when i was a kid we used to make crank phone calls and record them like the jerky boys. i had a little schtick i would do and my name was always bob lorenz after this guy....but i spelled it with a silent "f" at the end for not apparent reason. i still have the tapes

    this is the first i've heard of this dude in years :lol:
    www.myspace.com
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    The Juggler wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    Yankees TV host Bob Lorenz charged with DUI
    http://www.westport-news.com/news/artic ... id=twitter

    wait...bob lorenz does tv work for the yankees?! :lol:

    ...when i was a kid we used to make crank phone calls and record them like the jerky boys. i had a little schtick i would do and my name was always bob lorenz after this guy....but i spelled it with a silent "f" at the end for not apparent reason. i still have the tapes

    this is the first i've heard of this dude in years :lol:
    Yep, YES Network.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Newch91 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    Yankees TV host Bob Lorenz charged with DUI
    http://www.westport-news.com/news/artic ... id=twitter

    wait...bob lorenz does tv work for the yankees?! :lol:

    ...when i was a kid we used to make crank phone calls and record them like the jerky boys. i had a little schtick i would do and my name was always bob lorenz after this guy....but i spelled it with a silent "f" at the end for not apparent reason. i still have the tapes

    this is the first i've heard of this dude in years :lol:
    Yep, YES Network.

    that is hilarious....somewhere there are people who, unknowingly, are haunted by a younger, more immature juggler whenever they hear the name Bob Lorenzf.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,025
    K Law on Montero

    As a catcher, Montero is not a catcher

    That about sums it up.
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    imalive wrote:
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    Branyan's a worthy gamble. probably won't do anything, but he does have 8 HR's in 47 at bats at New yankee Stadium

    wasn't there a time when RB was going to be "the next big thing"? :?


    Yes. Every year for about five years was going to be his "break out" year. :lol:

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