tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post2337115748938776925..comments2024-03-28T03:30:18.868-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: Soon, the question echoing across the Yankiverse will be a simple one: Will management be held accountable for the debacle of 2021?Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-44717274741887690262021-09-10T17:25:02.725-04:002021-09-10T17:25:02.725-04:00Let me answer that question by posing another: Wh...Let me answer that question by posing another: What is No?Scottiewallabeanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-86100536272107552702021-09-10T03:29:38.840-04:002021-09-10T03:29:38.840-04:00Your points are well raised. Cash is good a buildi...Your points are well raised. Cash is good a building good teams , not champions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458381114144143026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-81172729395283090572021-09-09T14:18:59.996-04:002021-09-09T14:18:59.996-04:00Could go with Pat Kelly then. Was trying to come u...Could go with Pat Kelly then. Was trying to come up with an outfield prospect from back then.Danteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667286311270592356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-27372380643792161622021-09-09T12:43:15.033-04:002021-09-09T12:43:15.033-04:00Cashman makes trades like these: Mike Lowell for 3...Cashman makes trades like these: Mike Lowell for 3 stiff pitchers, Javier Vasquez, Joey Gallo (A lifetime .200 hitter who when he get here, people wonder why he can't hit), Kevin Brown, Randy Johnson, Denny Neagle, Jeff Weaver, Esteban Loaiza, Jaime Garcia, Sonny Gray, Michael Pineda the hits just keep on coming.Celerino Sancheznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-33645778166685266942021-09-09T12:26:22.268-04:002021-09-09T12:26:22.268-04:00They must've liked O'Neill's smooth me...They must've liked O'Neill's smooth mechanics. And him being a lefty hitter must've figured into their thinking. And Bernie Williams up and coming. At the time, I was kind of shocked by that trade too. We need people like Gene Michael to make the decisions.<br /><br />Can anyone imagine Cashman making that kind of trade today? Even if Cashman trades a Roberto Kelly, he probably gets back "an unknown star" pitcher from Seattle, who comes here and promptly blows out his arm.<br /><br />The Hammer of GodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-81216238235937073522021-09-09T11:57:23.797-04:002021-09-09T11:57:23.797-04:00Actually, Bam-Bam would make a much better manager...Actually, Bam-Bam would make a much better manager than we have now.<br /><br />And Roberto Kelly would be a top 5 player for us right now .<br /><br />Our only faint hope is that two or three of our high level young pitching prospect pan out, as well as 2 of our ton of high ceiling middle inflated prospects. Volpe may only be a season or two away.<br /><br />The Ridiculously Pollyanna ArchangelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-88786219086468759652021-09-09T11:57:12.762-04:002021-09-09T11:57:12.762-04:00I remember that Roberto Kelly trade. At the time,...I remember that Roberto Kelly trade. At the time, I thought it was a bad one!<br /><br />Kelly seemed like a five-tool, budding star. And indeed, he was having a terrific first half with Cincinnati in his first year...when he got hurt. He battled back, returned to the Yanks...but then got hurt again.<br /><br />Too bad—he was a likable player.<br /><br />But this was where the genius of the old Holy Trinity came in, Stick, Buck, and Bob. Somehow, they saw the potential in Paulie O'Neill. It's like they really knew about baseball or something.<br />HoraceClarke67https://www.blogger.com/profile/03299217246593595653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-69090014132170797272021-09-09T11:56:21.499-04:002021-09-09T11:56:21.499-04:00@Celerino Sanchez, Gardner gone? In your sweet dre...@Celerino Sanchez, Gardner gone? In your sweet dreams. They will bring back Gardner next year, I'm 99.99% sure.<br /><br />@Duque, Cashman resign? Only if Prince Hal were to make him a minority partner of the ball club. No way that guy ever resigns. The only way he's going out is when my brother, The Grim Reaper, pays him a visit.<br /><br />Yeah, unfortunately for us Yankee fans, next year looks to be the exact same kind of garbage that we've seen for most of the last decade.<br /><br />The Hammer of GodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-10438483560107414512021-09-09T11:53:40.081-04:002021-09-09T11:53:40.081-04:00Hicks! You know, I had forgotten all about him!
...Hicks! You know, I had forgotten all about him!<br /><br />Yeah, Melquiades, it's as if you have a crystal ball.<br />HoraceClarke67https://www.blogger.com/profile/03299217246593595653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-87384810016519244032021-09-09T11:40:14.226-04:002021-09-09T11:40:14.226-04:00Melquíades, it is as if you have an advance screen...Melquíades, it is as if you have an advance screening copy oy the off season. But yeah, that's it.TheWinWarblisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781226471237787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-82438997361135939832021-09-09T11:30:00.417-04:002021-09-09T11:30:00.417-04:00The Yankees should finish ahead of either Seattle ...The Yankees should finish ahead of either Seattle or Oakland since those two play each other a lot. Both Boston and Toronto have easier schedules than NY so it looks like fourth place.<br /><br />As others have posted, nothing will change in 2022. After the season we'll get a reprise of the covid/injuries/bad luck excuse. Also, there will be hints dropped that certain players (DJ, Chapman?) were playing through pain but too proud to admit it but not above having others do it for them. The hot stove will be a stream of good news and hope as our aging sluggers (Judge, Sanchez, Voit, Gallo) are re-upped in arbitration and we're told that players like Urshela, Sevy, and Hicks "feel great" and expect to be ready for the start of the season. Another old standard will be a prediction that anyone who performed well (Monty, Nestor, Loaisiga) can be assumed to do even better in the future thus precluding the need for free-agent upgrades. The only way Boone will be gone is if he demands too much of a raise in his next contract.<br /><br />- MelquíadesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-26554412788988332762021-09-09T11:19:17.552-04:002021-09-09T11:19:17.552-04:00Zachary, It all comes down to how many starts they...Zachary, It all comes down to how many starts they can get out of Heaney down the stretch.Celerino Sancheznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-10599466915200233632021-09-09T10:53:22.191-04:002021-09-09T10:53:22.191-04:00The numbers in the All Important Loss Column are p...The numbers in the All Important Loss Column are piling up quite quickly, aren't they?<br /><br />Bam-Bam has had a good career as a hitting coach.TheWinWarblisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781226471237787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-80617898851735080992021-09-09T10:50:02.233-04:002021-09-09T10:50:02.233-04:00On August 28, the Yankees were 9.5 games up on the...On August 28, the Yankees were 9.5 games up on the Blue Jays. <br /><br />Less than two weeks later that lead is down to 1.5 games. <br /><br />BOS 80 W<br />NYY 78 W <br />TOR 76 W<br />SEA 76 W<br />OAK 75 W<br /><br />With 23 to play, I see little hope that we stay in a playoff spot. ZacharyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137461064117359216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-91514188181866849942021-09-09T10:37:28.323-04:002021-09-09T10:37:28.323-04:00Hard to believe they traded Roberto Kelly for Paul...Hard to believe they traded Roberto Kelly for Paul O'Neill.<br /><br />Until I looked him up in baseball reference, I completely forgot Kelly returned to the Yankees for a flash before retiring.<br /><br />The best thing about Bam-Bam was his nickname. Another in a long list of uber-hyped prospects that either never materialized or rapidly fizzled.<br /><br />Rufus T. Fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900151484482681328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-56166446748893755982021-09-09T10:36:45.846-04:002021-09-09T10:36:45.846-04:00Dropped to third in the AL East and second for the...Dropped to third in the AL East and second for the wild card. Three teams with something to play for are within 3 games us. <br /><br />Come on losing streak. Come on low gate receipts. Come on falling revenue. That's the only thing that will get CashMoney fired.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well at 5 a.m. oil pressure's sinking fast<br />I make a pit stop, wipe the windshield, check the gas<br />Gotta call my baby on the telephone<br />Let her know that her daddy's coming on home<br />Sit tight, little mama, I'm a-coming around<br />I got three more hours but I'm covering ground<br /><br />Your eyes get itchy in the wee wee hours<br />Sun's just a red ball rising over them refinery towers<br />Radio's jammed up with gospel stations<br />Lost souls calling long distance salvation<br />Hey mister deejay won't you hear my last prayer<br />Hey ho rock 'n roll deliver me from nowhere<br />TheWinWarblisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781226471237787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-52882180279642037122021-09-09T10:36:24.319-04:002021-09-09T10:36:24.319-04:00Dantes, Roberto Kelly got us Paul O'Neill. I d...Dantes, Roberto Kelly got us Paul O'Neill. I don't think Andujar or Frazier will get a similar playerCelerino Sancheznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-85980912183382193082021-09-09T10:30:31.534-04:002021-09-09T10:30:31.534-04:00Good morning Commentariat. After reading Duque...Good morning Commentariat. After reading Duque's post about our, ahem, "problem" I have resolved to only respond to those who post with a name or pseudonym. Which will be a challenge what with my general lack of self control, anger, logorrhea and drunkenness. Please know that if an unattributed post appears that i will excoriate in my heart and head. You will be able to the dulcet tones on my fuming rage for real if we ever pull off the Zoom game hang out. <br /><br />That out of the way, back to baseball: These Yankees suck. Fuckers.TheWinWarblisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781226471237787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-33019102736075068042021-09-09T10:26:31.562-04:002021-09-09T10:26:31.562-04:00Given the analogy to the bad old days does that me...Given the analogy to the bad old days does that mean Frazier and Andujar are this generation’s Roberto Kelly and Hensley Muelens?Danteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667286311270592356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-41628567969878368652021-09-09T09:49:42.957-04:002021-09-09T09:49:42.957-04:00If only CBS would buy us. Or should I say Viacom, ...If only CBS would buy us. Or should I say Viacom, or whoever the hell owns CBS now.<br /><br />I watched some of the game last night. The only enjoyable part was Gardy going yardy. Good to see the old guy come through.<br /><br />The rest was dreck. I still cannot remember a team that looks so good for a stretch and then, like a light switch is flipped, just looks so terrible you wonder how these guys are in the majors. It's inexplicable.<br /><br />My wife, who's from Germany but who I introduced to the Yankees in the heady days of the late 90s, looked up once last night from her laptop during the game. She said, the team is bad, but the manager is terrible and Cashman is a disaster. A German-born woman who never saw a baseball game until 20-odd years ago. It's that obvious.<br /><br />Getting knocked out of even the second wild card may shake this organization up. But I doubt it. They just don't get it.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-84824522068078139452021-09-09T09:44:16.315-04:002021-09-09T09:44:16.315-04:00Rufus, exactly. Or the like 1990's Hal & C...Rufus, exactly. Or the like 1990's Hal & Cashman need to be suspended by MLB for something.Celerino Sancheznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-45685575111829444032021-09-09T08:47:16.800-04:002021-09-09T08:47:16.800-04:00It feels like wanting CBS to sell the team to some...It feels like wanting CBS to sell the team to someone that actually wants to win.<br /><br />Rufus T. Fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900151484482681328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-47645256733095407762021-09-09T08:10:30.112-04:002021-09-09T08:10:30.112-04:00Nothing is going to change. The payroll will basic...Nothing is going to change. The payroll will basically remain the same. Kulber & Gardner I suppose will be gone, but arbitration eligible guys will eat up that money. The only players that other teams might want are Cole & Judge. Torres, Sanchez, Voit, Andujar, Frazier, Chapman have no value. Hal will blame COVID and injuries and Cashman will be back. Boone will probably be the fall guy, as Chris Carter would say. They will sign some more pitchers who are coming off injuries but who have big upside. They'll get some more guys who strikeout 150 times and hit 25HRs. It's been the same song for 10yrs and until someone else buys this mess, it's not going to change.<br />Celerino Sancheznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-27164787011209317082021-09-09T07:51:30.854-04:002021-09-09T07:51:30.854-04:00The entire Yankees organization is an unmitigated ...The entire Yankees organization is an unmitigated disaster. Next year may be even worse than 2021.Ironbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333770834350355470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-51500485334358688372021-09-09T07:39:25.887-04:002021-09-09T07:39:25.887-04:00Amen.
It won’t happen, of course. His highly elev...Amen.<br /><br />It won’t happen, of course. His highly elevated bad judgment applies to his own skills, as well. All we can pray for is a precision guided meteor fragment taking out the stadium when he is visiting it.13bithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704750226699235013noreply@blogger.com