tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post2899203389595926876..comments2024-03-29T02:42:01.539-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: O Curtis, you were a little short of GrandishStanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-56325507095338181242013-11-12T13:45:11.217-05:002013-11-12T13:45:11.217-05:00Maybe I'm wrong but didn't Paul O'Neil...Maybe I'm wrong but didn't Paul O'Neill take less to stay with the Yanks?KDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-61826914455337963612013-11-12T12:59:43.263-05:002013-11-12T12:59:43.263-05:00What Alphonso said.What Alphonso said.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-21100771506616294172013-11-12T12:51:16.576-05:002013-11-12T12:51:16.576-05:00The harsh truth is that Grandy, and the others who...The harsh truth is that Grandy, and the others who walked away from qualifying offers, know that the Yankees are a last-placed club for the next several years. <br /><br />They are aging ( duh), and want a shot at the big time. Watch and see how many sign with, say, the Cardinals. <br /><br />They are disheartened by the absence of change, and the absence of any discussion of shaking things up, by the Yankees.<br /><br />Firing the towel guy in the weight room doesn't smell of excitement and a renewed commitment to winning. <br /><br />It smells old, stale and ugly.Alphonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294726065596642068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-67353918568939909172013-11-12T10:29:59.083-05:002013-11-12T10:29:59.083-05:00I had a discussion with a young sports fan here at...I had a discussion with a young sports fan here at the office yesterday. He says you need a guy who hits 40 HRs even if his BA is .230 and he strikes out a lot. HRs are game changers...you have to put guys who get on base in front of him...the days of high average and big power are gone, except for a couple of freaks like Cabrera.<br /><br />He may be right about that last part. I don't know. But whenever Grandy struck out with guys on base, or hit into a DP or some other completely unproductive out, I cringed and curled up into a fetal position. I have this weird, old-fashioned notion that a guy who can hit maybe .290, doesn't strike out an inordinate number of times, and only has 25 HRs or even 20 is going to be more valuable in more situations and more games.<br /><br />We used to have a field full of such guys in the late 90s. Seemed to work.<br /><br />But what do I know...JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.com