2. Volpe's gotta improve - not dramatically, just a bit. Thinking: .270, 20 HRs and 35 SBs. (Up from .243, 12, 28.)
3. Fried must be an effective No. 2 starter. Yanks can't afford another Rodon.
4. Mega-negative juju towards Soto and Mets. Tabs turn acidic. Yank fans relentlessly boo. He butchers a few pop flies, tweaks something, assumes a "Woe is me" posture. Think: Bobby Bonilla.
5. Giancarlo needs a full year. What he did in the '24 postseason, he must do over five months. Outside world thinks he's unstoppable, but Yank fans see an always-injured spare part.
6. Yanks must still add pitching. Remember the Iron Law of Boone: He'll use up and squander whatever he's got.
7. For Chisolm, big year in Big Apple, hitting in front of Judge. Career year? He must channel world series game one, when he singlehandedly stole what should have been the winning run.
8. Somebody must take 2B or 3B, depending on where Jazz plays.
9. Hope RH Sasaki ends up in NL, not AL East. (Because, let's face it: Yanks won't sign him.)
10. To all of you - health, prosperity, unrelenting sex, crypto windfalls and comfortable shoes. It's gonna be a great year, 2025. We're gonna laugh. We're gonna cry. We're gonna ride down the Canyon of Heroes, (congestion pricing applies.) We're gonna become one with the Yankiverse. And it will be okay... I think...
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Oh no! Some optimist swapped brains with Keefe! https://keefetothecity.com/yankees-thoughts-new-year-new-team/
The team bolstered its pitching (although Keefe mentioned Loaisiga, who will be a non-factor) but still has holes all over. (Are they really going to trot out an undistinguished 30 y/o rookie, JC Escarra as backup C? Wells stopped hitting around mid-Aug and never recovered. Alan Jackson batted .122 with Seattle last year. The catching is a mess) His most salient point was how bad the rest of the AL is, so yeah - of course they can contend in such shallow waters.
But again, all the best to all of you for a happy, healthy 2025, with deep appreciation for all your great content!
Haven't read Keefe yet. Thanks for the heads up.
As to Wells.
Last year, as a rookie, he had some dominant months.
Wells will get better. He was always known as a" bat first" guy so much like how the pitchers started to figure him out he will adjust and figure them out.
Also, it would make sense to figure that he spent a lot of time working on his defense so he could become the #1 catcher.
While he will try to continually improve there his focus swings (no pun) back to his hitting.
Unrelenting sex and comfortable shoes? Dare to dream...
Does E.D. wear comfortable shoes during sex? I'll take the answer off the air . . . .
Keefe said what I've been thinking about Soto.
"If Soto puts up a sub-.900 OPS in 2025 or 2026 or any of his “prime” seasons, it’s a disaster. As the highest-paid player in the sport, he now has to be as good as he was in 2024 in each season of his prime."
Exactly. Ohtani has kind of lived up to his contract, but I don't consider that decided yet. Soto had a career-to-date year with us. Wonder which Soto will show up for the Mets--2024's or 2022's?
I sometimes wear shoes during sex without socks. I remember in the early 70's, this Dutch girl showed me what great joy could be had during sex with clogs. What great memories! And after new crypto legislation pushed by Trump becomes enacted, 2025 will finally produce my long-awaited crypto billions and subsequent purchase of the NY Yankees. Everyone here will have jobs for life with the organization. El Duque, you will be running the PR department. How does the Executive VP of Media Relations sound? Everyone else will be able to suggest their roles and apply.
Carl - I've got a few good ideas for bobble heads and promotional nights. Can I be in charge of that?
We could do one of Aaron Boone and replace his head with an enormous bubble gum bubble. Call it a Bubblehead. Get Double Bubble or Bazooka to sponsor.
Or one with Stanton that comes with a rusty spring that bobbles once and then sticks.
Keep me posted.
Carl of the 'ford - I would like to be the Executive Vice President of all areas needing assistance at any given time providing that I want to be involved in the problem needing assisting at that particular moment . . . I am available to start immediately. Please DM me for my agent's contact information.
Masterful stroke of double secret reverse upside down JuJu. Or/and Duque has completely lost it.
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