They are honestly going with Byrd tomorrow instead of CC? That's just asking for trouble. It's basically giving up game 4 and hoping that home field means something.
Though I guess it's beneficial for the Sox for the series to go 5 games.b
See ya when the Rockies knock the Sox off in the series.
Let's say the Yankees sign Rivera and Posada, and re-up Pettite and Abreu for one more year.
After the 2008 season, the following contracts expire: Petite, Abreu, Giambi, Mussina, Pavano, Farnsworth, and also obviously including Clemens.
Basically, the Yankees shave something like $70-$80MM off their payroll.
This year's free agent class isn't very impressive. But looking forward to 2009, I could see the Yankees signing 2 or 3 superstars:
C: Johjima, AJ Pierzinski
1B: Texeira, Sexson
2B: Nobody really, good, but they have Cano anyway
3B: Nobody really, good, but they have Arod (who will absolutely stay with NYY) anyway
SS: Nobody really, good, but they have Jeter anyway
OF: Carl Crawford, Adam Dunn, Vlad, Ibanez, Manny, Wily Mo Pena
SP: Jake Peavy, Johan Santana, CC Sabathia, John Lackey, Ben Sheets, AJ Burnett, Rich Harden,
before i go accusing you of saying this, do you mean the yankees would only sign posada for a 1 or 2 year contract? (i say this because you mention catchers they can sign in 2009)
some dumbass team will give him 3 or 4 years, and hopefully its not the mets
You really, like to use commas.
HedCold Wrote:before i go accusing you of saying this, do you mean the yankees would only sign posada for a 1 or 2 year contract? (i say this because you mention catchers they can sign in 2009)
some dumbass team will give him 3 or 4 years, and hopefully its not the mets
Nno, the Yankees will give him a 3 year contract.
Bloody Anus Wrote:You really, like to use commas.
that was a late-edit where I took a bunch of random players, and it made my post look like one of DIGs ham-fisted grammarastrophes
The Jays Wrote:Bloody Anus Wrote:To justify my initial skepticism...Bruney has the same number of walks (19) as Schoeneweis in just 6.2 more innings. He's always been a walks machine. It's only a matter of time before that 2.20 ERA creeps its way up towards 5.
Yeah, but Bruney also has 15 more strikeouts that Shoeneweis, and 6 more SO than walks. Bruney is allowing less than a hit per inning, getting a strike out per inning, while walking one per inning. So, yeah, walks machine, sure.
Oh yeah, by the way...Bruney's final line: 4.68 ERA, 2 less strikeouts, 9 more walks in 9 fewer innings than Schoeneweis. So, yeah, awesome, sure.
Hey, people are allowed to be wrong.
You know, to be honest, I've felt pretty crappy when thinking about baseball this past week, and only the Rockies could make me feel real good about watching non-Yankee baseball. But, Manny Ramirez, the most unlikely person, eased my sore feelings with just one sentence.
"If we don't do it, we'll come back next year and try again . . . If it doesn't happen, who cares? There's always next year. It's not the end of the world."
Man, he is so right. I wish he was a Yankee now. He could have been telling those guys that and maybe they would have come back and beaten the Indians.
there wont be a next year for Torre tho.
that whole drama was so gay