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Hope you guessed my name..."Pleased to meet you<br />Hope you guessed my name..."<br /><br />That WAS a great piece, Duque. <br /><br />And hey, I'm a prospect hugger myself. I'm hoping against hope that we keep Carrot Top. It killed me today when the Yanks lost both Nestor Cortes and Mike Ford in the Rule 5 Draft. <br /><br />Mark my words, both of them are going to be something someday—especially Ford. And why WEREN'T they on the 40-man? If we had that damned catcher from Japan who can't hit on there instead, I want somebody's head on a platter.<br /><br />But...but...<br /><br />Is signing Giancarlo really the end of everything?<br /><br />Doesn't it open up another spot for us to start one of our prized rookies at second?<br /><br />And it doesn't look like we're going to trade for Manny, which is just fine for me. That opens up another spot for a rookie, it looks like, on third. <br /><br />That would mean that, from mid-2015 to Opening Day, 2018, we will have installed terrific young rookies at catcher, first, second, third, and right, not to mention a wonderful talent like Didi at short, and maybe even the refurbished Hicks in center, and a couple more kids in the rotation.<br /><br />Seven new position players and two starting pitchers in three years? When was the last time the Yanks ever did that?<br /><br />And there's no room for one, big new slugger from somewhere else?<br /><br />Would we really look back on 1977-78 as the great old days if we had, say, passed on Reggie out of moral virtue, and stuck Oscar Gamble—oops, sorry, another acquisition!—make it Terry Whitfield, out there instead?<br /><br />Would we be fondly remembering Reggie hitting those line drives and towering flies into the Yankee Stadium seats—for the Dodgers, his second pick? <br /><br />Or rather, for the Dodgers at Fenway, or Kauffman Stadium, where those two Series would undoubtedly have been played?<br /><br />Like the old A's, the Marlins are disintegrating.<br /><br />You're right, Duque, it is a travesty. Much of how pro sports runs these days is a complete travesty. Everything you say about it and more is true.<br /><br />But Giancarlo wasn't going to retire and disappear if we didn't sign him. He was going to the Houston, most likely, where we could have watched him blast balls out of the park against us for the next five years, while a bunch of Texans went crazy and that stupid little train went tooting around and around.<br /><br />No thanks.<br /><br />It was a travesty when Harry Frazee sold off the Babe (and the rest of his team) to finance his show.<br /><br />It was a travesty when the St. Louis Browns wouldn't give Mickey Mantle a tryout, or Yogi a penny of bonus money.<br /><br />Boo-hoo.<br /><br />I'm a New Yorker, and I'll take any talented SOB who comes here because he ain't wanted elsewhere, for whatever reason. <br /><br />"Cause what's confusing you<br />Is just the nature of my game..."HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-1175092911715254372017-12-14T15:31:37.330-05:002017-12-14T15:31:37.330-05:00You peons just don't know what it's like t...You peons just don't know what it's like to be an owner. It's a club, really. We love one another and have empathy when one of our brothers is suffering. The only fair thing is for each of us to take turns feeding from the trough. Dad would have hated this current scheme but he was old school. Win, win, win. that's all he cared about. Unbelievable, right? <br /><br />Socialism for billionaires. It's beautiful. It's sustainable. It's the wave of the future. Get used to it and don't make me kick your ass with my kinky boots. Because I will. H.S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-27183866026724513282017-12-14T15:11:04.457-05:002017-12-14T15:11:04.457-05:00Spot on, Maestro!! For years, I've been bitch...Spot on, Maestro!! For years, I've been bitching about what Selig has done to this game...nothing like taking van-loads of jack from one billionaire, and giving it to some other billionaire(s). What a plan!! LB (No J)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-73786438943213931032017-12-14T14:50:57.128-05:002017-12-14T14:50:57.128-05:00And Cashman seems to get himself on the train just...And Cashman seems to get himself on the train just as it is leaving the station. Every time.Alphonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294726065596642068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-33578779396357842342017-12-14T11:55:04.600-05:002017-12-14T11:55:04.600-05:00Like Cool Hand Luke, Cashman can't stop shakin...Like Cool Hand Luke, Cashman can't stop shaking the bush so everyone is aware that he's there.<br /><br />Unlike Cool Hand Luke, Cashman cannot eat that many hard boiled eggs in one sitting.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-64331954901016929412017-12-14T11:51:40.341-05:002017-12-14T11:51:40.341-05:00Joe Formerlyof Brooklyn - spot on. The Yankees hav...Joe Formerlyof Brooklyn - spot on. The Yankees have yet to learn that the winning move is often no move at all. For a team that has been trying to cut payroll for ages it might also be worth noting that sticking with Yangervis would have saved forty million dollars... Der Kaisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-8033868340054497072017-12-14T11:09:06.182-05:002017-12-14T11:09:06.182-05:00Good job, Duque! I couldn't agree with you mor...Good job, Duque! I couldn't agree with you more. A great point by Local Bargain Jerk, too. Send it in as an op-ed piece in the NY Times. I'd bet someone on the editorial staff reads IIHIIF.Carl J. Weitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731099939816564366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-46609575070672177872017-12-14T11:05:33.099-05:002017-12-14T11:05:33.099-05:00Totally agree. And if we do anything close to wha...Totally agree. And if we do anything close to what you outline, I will drop baseball from my list.<br /><br />I have no interest in supporting a team with " purchased" all stars at every position. A team with no further changes is what I want. With Adjuhar at third and Torres at second, come what may. With Chance Adams as our 5th starter, come what may. If we have all stars at every slot because we raised them, developed them and gave them their shot, well that is magic. Any other method is unacceptable, boring and demoralizing.<br /><br />Cashman is the bane of our existence. And he is gift-wrapped, at this seasonal moment, due to the Giancarlo Stanton deal. I agree, it was hard not to make it. But to me, it portends trouble elsewhere.<br /><br />As I have previously stated, I would not have done the deal. I would rather give Jake Cave and Billy McKinney a shot, at any open position in the outfield. Of which there was none.Alphonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294726065596642068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-62700831314031481542017-12-14T10:56:09.467-05:002017-12-14T10:56:09.467-05:00How about this: Go back a few years, KEEP Yangervi...<br />How about this: Go back a few years, KEEP Yangervis Solarte, don't trade for Chase Headley. <br /><br />Solarte -- .270. .286, .255 in 3 seasons -- 57 total HR, 198 total RBI<br /><br />Chase -- .259, .255, .273 -- 37 HR, 174 RBI<br /><br />Can we learn from experience? If NYYs don't make that trade, they get the same basic productivity (at the plate). Without the heartache of Headley! And without the need, this fall/winter, to trade a pitcher to make San Diego take the sumbitch back!<br /><br />I don't watch SD, so I don't know if Yang sux in the field (or is great)......but I've seen an awful lot of Chase's efforts at 3B. Haven't you? For the record -- <br /><br />Chase made 46 errors at 3B in 3 years (does NOT count what he did at 1B)<br /><br />Yang made 32 errors (at 3B, 2B, 1B) in the same period. <br /><br />Maybe playing "the young guys" could actually work, ya know? <br /><br /><br />Joe Formerlyof Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970448525840486063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-81410815892466358232017-12-14T10:17:24.080-05:002017-12-14T10:17:24.080-05:00I second everyone's response El Duque, an exce...I second everyone's response El Duque, an excellent excellent post! Ken of Brooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-20511692666964264372017-12-14T09:50:50.031-05:002017-12-14T09:50:50.031-05:00Really well done. I don't know what the soluti...Really well done. I don't know what the solution is but it is a problem. <br /><br />LBJ is right More people should read this. <br /><br />One suggestion: The Boston example of losing the year prior to winning it all doesn't fit your argument because their superior draft position wouldn't effect the next year's club. You don't need it. The Cubs, Royals, and Astros examples more than prove your point and everything else you wrote is spot on. <br /><br />Seriously, nice job. <br /><br />Doug K. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-2503760651663821642017-12-14T08:54:37.657-05:002017-12-14T08:54:37.657-05:00This was a very good piece. These thoughts deserv...<br>This was a very good piece. These thoughts deserve much wider exposure than the few thousand tortured souls who hang around here. Please consider submitting it as-is to the NY Times or SI or Deadspin or some other national outlet so this message can be spread.<br><br>Local Bargain Jerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777702960645118146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-79884536350195425152017-12-14T08:44:07.565-05:002017-12-14T08:44:07.565-05:00This is the best thing in awhile that I've rea...This is the best thing in awhile that I've read that Jack Curry wont report.ranger_lphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266113266381454434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-38643074100399905652017-12-14T08:34:27.887-05:002017-12-14T08:34:27.887-05:00Dead on, Duque. Dead on, Duque. 13bithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704750226699235013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-55483362193481260532017-12-14T08:17:55.717-05:002017-12-14T08:17:55.717-05:00Look all we have to do is find a Trumpian Russian ...Look all we have to do is find a Trumpian Russian Hacker to get a hold of hilar... err Ol Coops Cashman email address and we send him a IIHIIF blgger/fan letter begging him to shut off his phone from now till February sign Fats Domino (CC) and give "chance" Andujar torres et al a "piece". Reign our GM back in... Please<br /><br />BFGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com