New York Yankees

[FRITOLAYGUY]

What he lacks in the batting right now he more than makes up for in his fielding. He is a better fielder than Damon ever thought about being...

THis is true, but for the last few yrs, him and Lugo i feel were a bit overrated, or should i say not living up to their standards. They are kinda like Renteria, did good before they got here. NOt so good during, and Edgar is having a good year this year and they probably will too once they leave.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

For some reason it takes a season for players to settle in at Boston .. Look at Beckett last year compared to this year. Renteria never did fit in ...

Lets hope so for Jd Drew's sake.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Heres a good Clemens bit for ya

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseba...a_bases/2007/06/a_mustsee.html?p1=MEWell_Pos2

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Houston we have a problem

Yanks 2002 scored 43 runs in Co in 3 days, this time how about 5

 

[Mike P.]

Back to .500 ball & it's Igawa, Wong & Mussina over the weekend. Friday Bonds may get to 756 if the new & improved Igawa can find the plate!

Meanwhile it's Dice K, Wake & Beckett for Boston!

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Back to .500 ball & it's Igawa, Wong & Mussina over the weekend. Friday Bonds may get to 756 if the new & improved Igawa can find the plate!

Meanwhile it's Dice K, Wake & Beckett for Boston!

Unfortunately SD is alot better than SF, i cant see anyway the Yanks dont get 2/3 this weekend.

 

[JimG.]

Clemens the doughboy, couldn't make it out of the 5th.

Weak.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Hmmm sox on the road go 4-2 versus pretty good competion, yanks go 1-5 versus well lesser competition. Not good, not good.

 

[Paul]

Hmmm sox on the road go 4-2 versus pretty good competion, yanks go 1-5 versus well lesser competition. VERY good, VERY good.

FIFY

 

[tree_skier]

Monday update - Yanks slip to third in east and sixth in wild card after losing 2 of 3 to giants

East W L PCT GB E# L10 STRK
Boston 48 26 .649 - - 7-3 W1
Toronto 37 37 .500 11.0 78 7-3 W3
New York 36 37 .493 11.5 78 4-6 L2


Team W L PCT GB E# L10 STRK
Cleveland 43 31 .581 - - 5-5 L1
Seattle 39 33 .542 3.0 87 4-6 W2
Oakland 39 35 .527 4.0 85 4-6 L3
Minnesota 38 35 .521 4.5 85 6-4 W2 6
Toronto 37 37 .500 6.0 83 7-3 W3
New York 36 37 .493 6.5 83 4-6 L2

 

[Rushski]

RED SOX RULE!!!

Take that Yanks fans...

 

[JimG.]

That was some poorly played baseball by the Yankees. They look old and finished.

Exactly what they didn't need; winning streak followed by bad road trip. They had better win every game in July.

My prediction this week is that a high ranking Yankee employee gets the ax.

 

[Paul]

You know the Yanks are in trouble when you don't hear a peep from this guy:

 

[tjf67]

Oh man.

I conceed to the sox. I dont think we can catch them. We better start winning series or I am going to have a heart attack.

Same problem as may. These highly comped players better start earning there keep. I has nothing to do with our pitching. You can blame April on pitching. The rest of the year is on the 120million dollar batting order.

 

[tree_skier]

My prediction this week is that a high ranking Yankee employee gets the ax.

Which one? my guess would be cashman as he is responsible for putting the team together.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

Which one? my guess would be cashman as he is responsible for putting the team together.

Cashman's only had complete control for a couple of seasons. While he's made some mistakes, the current team isn't totally his fault.

 

[JimG.]

Cashman's only had complete control for a couple of seasons. While he's made some mistakes, the current team isn't totally his fault.

But I think he will get the blame...it won't be Torre because that will destroy any chance of the team going anywhere this season.

The media is already on Cashman's case, blaming him for the poor bench players and the demise of the farm system. And he fits the high profile bill too.

 

[tjf67]

Cashman's only had complete control for a couple of seasons. While he's made some mistakes, the current team isn't totally his fault.

I dont think anyone is getting the boot, however if anyone does it will be Giambi.

 

[JimG.]

I dont think anyone is getting the boot, however if anyone does it will be Giambi.

Now that would be a logical move...actually fire players for the bad performance.

But that will never happen...MLBPA will fight it to the death.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

Now that would be a logical move...actually fire players for the bad performance.

But that will never happen...MLBPA will fight it to the death.

I don't think it would ever get to the union. It just can't and won't happen. Baseball players have guaranteed contracts. So, the Yanks could fire Giambi, but they'd still have to pay him. There's no out based solely on poor performance.

I don't really have a problem with guaranteed contracts. But, if you're going to have that kind of system and if I were an owner, I would strenuously object to opt-out clauses (e.g., JDL Drew and A-Rod), because owners are forced to carry the risk of a player getting injured or not performing during the life of a contract (Giambi), but, if the player still is performing at a great level (A-Rod) or if some club strangely thinks it should pay a player a lot more money (JDL Drew), the owner has no protection and does not get the benefit of the bargain.

Maybe players bargain away a couple million bucks for the right to opt out, I don't know. But, at these salary levels, it doesn't seem like players leave much on the table for such right. I think it's more a question of owners throwing in a perk without really thinking about it (although, given the Dodgers' reaction to JDL, I bet this might be changing).

Aaaaaaah. I feel better now. Rant over.