Saturday, November 7, 2015

I have identified the Babadook figure lurking in my nightmares, and it is Howie Kendrick

In the shadows of the serpent, I now can see it...  

The Howiedook.

Of course, that's what we're going to do...

The Dodgers yesterday tagged Howie Kendrick with a qualifying offer, creating the Absolute Perfect Yankee Five Year Beltran-Level Boondoggle - a fit so clean, so natural, so utterly horrible on every front that it's almost impossible for a true Evil Empire to resist.

Yes, they can entice the 32-year-old Howie with $35 million - cheap - plus lose their first-round pick and never - ever - give Rob Refsnyder or anybody under age 25 a chance. The more I think of it, the more it seems a slam dunk. Sign Howie, and that would free up Cashman to package Refsnyder with, say, Gary Sanchez or Jorge Matos for another middle innings relief pitcher, like the five or so that he wheeled in last winter, and - who knows? - if Jason Pierre-Paul returns from his fireworks blowout, and if Carmelo Anthony stays healthy... well, the Yankees can reach that perfect NY sports pantheon of the Gints, the Jets, the Knicks and Rutgers and - hey, does Seton Hall play football?

Dear God, this is so depressing.

The last three winters have brought to the Yankiverse nothing more than slush. It's one thing to have a crapola farm system. It's another to have a crapola farm system and a tightwad owner.

Remember a few Decembers ago, when Cashman famously told reporters at the winter meetings, "Beggars can't be choosers?" I guess that still sums it up. The Yankees, with more money than the Middle East, will put pennies between their dimpled knees and pinch their legs tightly together, rather than spend a precious coin or two on a free agent pitcher. They blame bad deals on the players, rather than the front office that makes them. And for reasons I cannot fathom, the NY media lets them get away with it.

And last winter, after everything was said and done, we watched the Redsocks sign Yoan Moncada - now considered one of the top 10 prospects in baseball - while the Boy Owner ran around with his pockets pulled out, poor-mouthing, because he had gone out and signed Chris Capuano.

I look at all the schemes, the deliriums, posed by Yankee fans - trade this guy, sign this guy, move this guy - but I only see the churning of mediocrity. We have old guys who cannot - or will not - hit to the opposite fields, so the defenses shift, and our guys go from hitting .280 to .220.

We have one hope - that a young player emerges to lead this team. But how can that happen, when we refuse to even give our young players a shot?

Well... I can see the creature clearly. Its name is Howie... alias, Drew II. Think it can't happen? Just watch...

6 comments:

KD said...

Thank you for the shout out to good ol' RU.

Alphonso said...

Your rational fears have destroyed my winter of blissful ignorance.

Now I shall no longer sleep until the dreadful deed is done.

Or not.

Tommydee said...

Who thought the Mets would have the better business plan???

Anonymous said...

....BUT THE MET BUSINESS PLAN WAS TO NOT SPEND, KEEP SUCKING, AND KEEP CALLING UP ANY AND ALL MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS LIKE A MERRY GO ROUND, AND WAIT UNTIL THEIR TOP PICKS CAME TO FRUITION, (IF EVER)....THAT TOOK ALMOST A DECADE....WE CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG, AND DON'T HAVE TOO....WE CAN GET BACK TO THE TOP RATHER QUICKLY, HOWEVER THE BIG FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS HAL GOING "I'M NOT CHEAP" CHEAP ON US......DAVID PRICE AND TROY TULOWITSKI, JUST 2 PLAYERS, TURNED A PRETTY GOOD TORONTO TEAM INTO A POWER LAST SEASON- (AND TULO DIDN'T EVEN DO THAT WELL)........KNOWING THAT BIG MONEY IS COMING OFF THE BOOKS IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS....KNOWING THAT THE A.L. EAST IS GOING TO GET TOUGHER NEXT SEASON...KNOWING THAT THE METS HAVE TAKEN OVER NEW YORK....KNOWING THAT ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN LAST YEAR, AND PROBABLY WILL DECLINE AGAIN WITH MOSTLY THE SAME CAST OF CHARACTERS......KNOWING ALL OF THIS, CAN HAL, CASH, RANDY LEVINE, LONN TROST, AND JOE G. REALLY AFFORD TO NOT SPEND THIS OFF SEASON????? .....REALLY????

jdrny said...

Just the thought of Howie Kendrick in lieu of Refsnyder makes me nauseous.

Please , please don't make it happen Mr Cashdumb

Isiyku Abdulahi said...

I really want the world to know about this great man who brought back happiness into my life again after my husband left me and the kids 3 years ago for another women online when i contacted Dr Believe he cast a love spell for me within 48 hours my ex husband start calling me and begging for forgiveness for everything that have happened between us. I was so happy to have my family back together with love again here is the email of Dr Believe via believelovespelltemple@gmail.com a man with the great powers you can also call him or add him on Whats-app: +2348156148821
God bless you
I am very grateful for your help in my marriage.