The Official New York Yankees Thread

DS1119 wrote:

BinauralJam wrote:

imalive wrote:

time killer for you yankee fans:

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#1 Don Mattingly FTW!!!

I rank AStrikeout somewhere between Steve Balboni and Bobby Meachum.

just as long as Bye Bye Balboni is above...but Damn, Bobby Meachum...that stings.

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Honestly dude, why do you feel the need to be so god damn annoying about this shit? Are you just trolling?

Fuck, we know you don't like arod. Repeating it over and over does nothing but annoy people. WE FUCKING GET IT. No one is arguing with you about him anymore and you aren't going to convince me or anyone else here who likes him to not.

Fucking give it up. It's brutal. If you are just trying to get a rise out of people, congrats. Fucking a.

It's actually kind of weird how much you seem to think about the guy. :think:

Here, if you want it said again....

DS does not like Arod and does not want him on the Yankees.

That sum it up? Good. Can we end this nonsense now?

:shock:

scared me off

honestly, I just think it's a fascinating story right now......plus, this board is dead.

imalive wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Honestly dude, why do you feel the need to be so god damn annoying about this shit? Are you just trolling?

Fuck, we know you don't like arod. Repeating it over and over does nothing but annoy people. WE FUCKING GET IT. No one is arguing with you about him anymore and you aren't going to convince me or anyone else here who likes him to not.

Fucking give it up. It's brutal. If you are just trying to get a rise out of people, congrats. Fucking a.

It's actually kind of weird how much you seem to think about the guy. :think:

Here, if you want it said again....

DS does not like Arod and does not want him on the Yankees.

That sum it up? Good. Can we end this nonsense now?

:shock:

scared me off

honestly, I just think it's a fascinating story right now......plus, this board is dead.

And that's fine, it is interesting and is an important thing to talk about but over and over and over and over and over and over for months on end gets really fucking old. If that's what the Yankees thread is now, then fine, just tell me and I can have baseball conversations some place else.

He adds nothing, adds no conversation about what they should do to replace him at third...just nonsense. Edit: Well an occasional suggestion.

If he wants to take a jab to be funny here and there, fine, that's cool. I can live with that. You don't have to like the guy, but dominating a fucking thread for months on end with nonsensical bullshit about Arod is just annoying.

It's like the Philly guys and the Howard talk.

Cliffy6745 wrote:

imalive wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Honestly dude, why do you feel the need to be so god damn annoying about this shit? Are you just trolling?

Fuck, we know you don't like arod. Repeating it over and over does nothing but annoy people. WE FUCKING GET IT. No one is arguing with you about him anymore and you aren't going to convince me or anyone else here who likes him to not.

Fucking give it up. It's brutal. If you are just trying to get a rise out of people, congrats. Fucking a.

It's actually kind of weird how much you seem to think about the guy. :think:

Here, if you want it said again....

DS does not like Arod and does not want him on the Yankees.

That sum it up? Good. Can we end this nonsense now?

:shock:

scared me off

honestly, I just think it's a fascinating story right now......plus, this board is dead.

And that's fine, it is interesting and is an important thing to talk about but over and over and over and over and over and over for months on end gets really fucking old. If that's what the Yankees thread is now, then fine, just tell me and I can have baseball conversations some place else.

He adds nothing, adds no conversation about what they should do to replace him at third...just nonsense.

If he wants to take a jab to be funny here and there, fine, that's cool. I can live with that. You don't have to like the guy, but dominating a fucking thread for months on end with nonsensical bullshit about Arod is just annoying.

It's like the Philly guys and the Howard talk.

Its is a bit much sometimes...but at the same time, I wonder if we'd dish out so much criticism if we didnt know how much his contract was worth. Is it really necessary to make their contracts public record? I never criticize players for taking big contracts -- shit, if its offered, why not take it? But it just seems this one instance, the contract is just flabbergasting...and the subsequent lack of production and injuries can be frustrating no matter who you are.

And im not trying to be a dick or get a rise by saying this, but I equate Arods contract to how much Nickelback earns. I just dont get it. I dont know why someone would pay for it. Its gets old really fast, and you dont get much for your money in the long run. I think contracts like Arods are a big problem with baseball in the last 5+ years. it just makes it hard to feel any compassion for them.

JonnyPistachio wrote:

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Its is a bit much sometimes...but at the same time, I wonder if we'd dish out so much criticism if we didnt know how much his contract was worth. Is it really necessary to make their contracts public record? I never criticize players for taking big contracts -- shit, if its offered, why not take it? But it just seems this one instance, the contract is just flabbergasting...and the subsequent lack of production and injuries can be frustrating no matter who you are.

And im not trying to be a dick or get a rise by saying this, but I equate Arods contract to how much Nickelback earns. I just dont get it. I dont know why someone would pay for it. Its gets old really fast, and you dont get much for your money in the long run. I think contracts like Arods are a big problem with baseball in the last 5+ years. it just makes it hard to feel any compassion for them.

And this is a fine question we can talk about. My problem is with post after post knowing full well it doesn't do anything. The ones that just call him names and tell him to go away. I mean, that's what 12 year olds do.

Yeah, the contract sucks. There's no question. The baseball people in the Yankees had little to do with it and it was a terrible decision. They were obviously banking on him breaking the record, not gonna happen. I dig analyzing contacts because I love the business side of baseball, but it's not my money (aside from my pacakge), so I don't really give a shit how much they get paid. The money is there. These guys are entertainers. If they don't get the money, the Steinbrenners will. I guess the point is, yeah, the contract sucks, but I'm not going to hate on the guy for getting paid a lot of money by people with even more money. At the end of the day, someone has to make it and yeah, his performance doesn't live up to it, but everyone knew that before the ink was dry.

Does Arods contract have a negative impact on the Yankees? Most definitely to a degree, but they have been planning for this scenario for a long time. They knew this was going to happen, it's just happening a good two years too early. If you have a problem with how much they are getting paid, the only solution is really to not watch it or give them any money.

Who says have compassion for baseball players? Fuckers are getting paid millions to play a game. My problem is just with post after post of the same bullshit.

JonnyPistachio wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Yeah, the contract sucks. There's no question. The baseball people in the Yankees had little to do with it and it was a terrible decision. They were obviously banking on him breaking the record, not gonna happen. I dig analyzing contacts because I love the business side of baseball, but it's not my money (aside from my pacakge), so I don't really give a shit how much they get paid. The money is there. These guys are entertainers. If they don't get the money, the Steinbrenners will. I guess the point is, yeah, the contract sucks, but I'm not going to hate on the guy for getting paid a lot of money by people with even more money. At the end of the day, someone has to make it and yeah, his performance doesn't live up to it, but everyone knew that before the ink was dry.

I see what you're saying Cliffy, I agree with a lot of it. And yeah, maybe it could be more productive if we talk about the contract. I also have some disdain because I remember the day that the contract was announced. I was excited for the Yankees to have a premier player, but it was an instant red flag. How can the people in the Yankees organization have allowed this? Was it the only way to lock the guy in, to give him obscene amounts of money as a 42 year old? Were they just assuming the last few years they'd be throwing out 50 million just as the rest of us noticed?

How many productive 42 year-olds have there been as everyday players?
Its almost as if Arod is in on some big joke.

Also, what are the stipulations in his contract if he's hurt so much? Anything? I assume he gets paid no matter what. And if he sits the bench for half the year and comes back and hits .239, should he retire?

Like I said, I think they were banking on making a boat load of money in the home run chase. Remember the contract was before the steroids relevation so that would have been a big deal. A Yankee, possibly thought to be clean breaking the home run record and giving the title back to the Yankees. That would have been a huge story and would have made them a shit load of money. If he wasn't as productive in the last couple years they could live with that because of the chase and the money coming in.

The dude was a monster in 2007. They were hoping for that guy for longer than 2 years. Didn't happen. Hopefully he can get his hip fixed and be a productive DH. They say he will have no limitations moving foward but we'll see.

Yeah, of course. Baseball players wouldn't have any health stipulations in the contract aside from vesting options. It was a band contract. He's not going to retire or get paid one penny less than what is promised in that contract. It's funny that the hatred is always towards Arod with the contract and not Levine or Hank. It's their fault.

DS1119 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Honestly dude, why do you feel the need to be so god damn annoying about this shit? Are you just trolling?

Fuck, we know you don't like arod. Repeating it over and over does nothing but annoy people. WE FUCKING GET IT. No one is arguing with you about him anymore and you aren't going to convince me or anyone else here who likes him to not.

Fucking give it up. It's brutal. If you are just trying to get a rise out of people, congrats. Fucking a.

It's actually kind of weird how much you seem to think about the guy. :think:

Here, if you want it said again....

DS does not like Arod and does not want him on the Yankees.

That sum it up? Good. Can we end this nonsense now?

I wouldn't piss down AChoke's throat if his soul was on fire.

Good, glad to see you realized you were 12 and not pushing 40.

If you are insulted by someone telling you that you are acting like a child, I don't know what to tell you. Good luck, I guess.