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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 22:58:56 GMT -5
As a Yankee fan I didn't want to see the Sox win but their turn around from last year was extremely impressive. Going from arguably one of the bottom teams in the league to WS champs; it definitely shows how you don't always need the best players, just the right ones.
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Post by Chip on Oct 31, 2013 12:55:08 GMT -5
yuck. goodbye MLB 2013, is it Spring Training yet?
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Post by LA Times on Oct 31, 2013 17:29:07 GMT -5
yuck. goodbye MLB 2013, is it Spring Training yet? I heard the Yank are going to sign these FAs Robinson Cano Hiroki Kuroda Brian McCann Masahiro Tanaka Michael Young Carlos Beltran or Shin Shoo Choo (if Curtis Granderson rejects their QO)
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Oct 31, 2013 17:41:27 GMT -5
yuck. goodbye MLB 2013, is it Spring Training yet? For the first time in a long time I'm not psyched at all about Spring Training. Mainly because I know the Phillies are just going to get worse and there's no hope at all for them to get better any time soon. I can't even look 2-3 years down the road and see them improving. Everyone is getting older and the front office insists on re-signing them because they won a world series 4-5 years ago with these guys so why should they even think about getting rid of them at all? Dom Brown is good, but he can't carry this team.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2013 19:36:31 GMT -5
yuck. goodbye MLB 2013, is it Spring Training yet? For the first time in a long time I'm not psyched at all about Spring Training. Mainly because I know the Phillies are just going to get worse and there's no hope at all for them to get better any time soon. I can't even look 2-3 years down the road and see them improving. Everyone is getting older and the front office insists on re-signing them because they won a world series 4-5 years ago with these guys so why should they even think about getting rid of them at all? Dom Brown is good, but he can't carry this team. You like the Phillies and the Chiefs? Interesting combination, how did that come about?
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Nov 1, 2013 16:23:40 GMT -5
For the first time in a long time I'm not psyched at all about Spring Training. Mainly because I know the Phillies are just going to get worse and there's no hope at all for them to get better any time soon. I can't even look 2-3 years down the road and see them improving. Everyone is getting older and the front office insists on re-signing them because they won a world series 4-5 years ago with these guys so why should they even think about getting rid of them at all? Dom Brown is good, but he can't carry this team. You like the Phillies and the Chiefs? Interesting combination, how did that come about? Phillies, Chiefs and Redskins. I honestly have no clue why I became a Phillies fan at all. Grew up in the 80s. By the time I was 5 or 6, they sucked and only put together 1 winning season from the time I was in kindergarten until the time I was a junior............in college. They sucked so incredibly bad and I took so much crap for being a fan of theirs. I have pictures of myself from when I was 5 or 6 wearing a burgundy Phillies hat though so I've been a fan since I was a child. The Redskins I came by honestly. Used to visit my grandparents for the holidays every year. They lived in DC and always had the 'Skins games on and bought me all kinds of Redskins crap. I jumped on the Chiefs bandwagon when Joe Montana came to town. They're the local team. Never jumped off.
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Post by Quanthor on Nov 2, 2013 1:50:51 GMT -5
Did Ralpho get laid out in a riot of party himself into a coma or something?
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Nov 2, 2013 11:43:36 GMT -5
No I am here, it used to be WF was the first place I'd go with news/etc but this site has been a drag lately. I dunno. Sucks, spent like half my life here.
Anyways, amazing win, amazing team. Still cant believe it. I hope the Sox mojo can carry me through the worst Celtics season in the last 10 years.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Nov 2, 2013 14:19:51 GMT -5
Being a die hard Yankees fan my whole life, hats off to the Red Sox for an amazing season. Albeit I didn't root for them at all and still won't in the future, they were incredible this year.
Hopefully this off-season goes well and guys stay healthy next year.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Nov 4, 2013 18:07:54 GMT -5
@carlos aka Dr., you'll be happy to know that Carlos Ruiz will be gone. The Phillies have opted to not offer a deal to both he and Halladay.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Nov 4, 2013 20:03:34 GMT -5
@carlos aka Dr., you'll be happy to know that Carlos Ruiz will be gone. The Phillies have opted to not offer a deal to both he and Halladay. That sound you hear is my feet hitting the ground happily as I dance for glee uncontrollably. So glad that piece of crap is gone. At least something good came out of this season.
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Post by Chip on Nov 7, 2013 17:11:19 GMT -5
I like David Robertson, alot. I think he's a very solid bullpen guy.
That being said
Yankees should be offering a nice contract to Joe Nathan or Grant Bafour...NOW.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Nov 7, 2013 19:51:50 GMT -5
Nathan will require a pick Cashman wont do that.
Shouldnt the Yankees fill other holes first? I mean if they lose Cano, Granderson and lets say Kuroda what is the point of overpaying a closer with Robertson there?
Food for thought.
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Post by Chip on Nov 7, 2013 21:04:03 GMT -5
Oh, right OK then would Balfour? I'd rather see them get a closer with AL experience. I'm just not confident in Robertson filling that role. I'm sure closer is LAST on their priority list anyway. If they are gonna lose Cano, there's no truly replacing him anyway. Brandon Phillips? Ian Kinsler? Omar Infante? Not saying those guys are better, but they would at least be options. Granderson could be replaced by Choo or Beltran, but I'd rather them just give Grandy in the 3/50 range deal. a little more than he made this season, but not enough to cripple the payroll. It's pretty obvious Granderson HUGELY benefits from hitting at Yankee stadium...but if there's a team stupid enough to pay him $20million? Thanks for the homeruns Grandy, see ya later. There are a few OF's out there Kuroda they already gave him an offer, up to him to decline or take it. He'll probably just go back to Japan like he wants to finish his career. CC, Pineda, Nova, Phelps, ______ (insert low end low risk free agent starter) or maybe a Vidal Nuno....but I doubt that, more than likely they'll end up getting Tanaka and regretting it in 3 years like Boston with Dice-K. Maybe Ubaldo Jiminez....and regret it by the All Star Break. Big Question....what's Boston doing with Middlebrooks? He was golden boy 2 seasons ago...wtf happened?
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 7, 2013 21:10:51 GMT -5
The first thing Id like to see the Yankees do is rid themselves of the corpses they call an infield. I know contractually/financially its not as easy as it sounds but A-Rod is pretty much done. Jeter will probably hurt himself falling off a hooker. Has Tex even had a hit since the '09 World Series? If they let Cano, the only infielder they have that's worth anything, walk in Free Agency....its going to be a long next few seasons for Yankees fans.
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Post by ICW on Nov 7, 2013 21:20:30 GMT -5
Nathan will require a pick Cashman wont do that. Shouldnt the Yankees fill other holes first? I mean if they lose Cano, Granderson and lets say Kuroda what is the point of overpaying a closer with Robertson there? Food for thought. They won't lose Cano. They'll probably lose Granderson and Kurdoa, who looks like he's headed to Japan. That said, I think the Yanks will replace Granderson w/Beltran and I think they'll land Tanaka, plus maybe another veteran starter. They might very well sign McCann but I think he's going to the Sox. And the Rangers didn't offer Nathan a QO, Yanks won't have to give up a pick.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Nov 8, 2013 12:17:37 GMT -5
Nathan will require a pick Cashman wont do that. Shouldnt the Yankees fill other holes first? I mean if they lose Cano, Granderson and lets say Kuroda what is the point of overpaying a closer with Robertson there? Food for thought. They won't lose Cano. They'll probably lose Granderson and Kurdoa, who looks like he's headed to Japan. That said, I think the Yanks will replace Granderson w/Beltran and I think they'll land Tanaka, plus maybe another veteran starter. They might very well sign McCann but I think he's going to the Sox. And the Rangers didn't offer Nathan a QO, Yanks won't have to give up a pick. Texas didnt offer Nathan a QO? Strange, he seemed like a slam dunk to say no. Long term deals for closers are BAD BAD BAD NEWS! I think Cano stays in NYY, I mean its possible the Angels go crazy or still the Dodgers, but I agree odds are he is back to the Yankees. Beltran to NY is possible, same with Tanaka even though I can see the Dodgers or some team like Texas going more than Cashman wants for him. My point was, and I am not saying the Yankees are hopeless, but they arent a title contender RIGHT NOW, so why go after Balfour and probably overpay him when A) Roster is in major flux B) you have Robertson. You land Beltran, Tanaka, Cano etx etc and hes still there in January? Go for it, but right now...doesnt make sense. For Middlebrooks, Drew is a goner, WMB will be the starting 3B next year hopefully. Sophmore slump hopefully.
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Post by Chip on Nov 8, 2013 12:37:47 GMT -5
so WMB/XBO/PED/NAP is the sox infield next season
Yankees arent gonna be title conteders for awhile until they start making smart moves and getting players like Boston did. Enough with this "first class" bullshit, let the guys play the damn game. The entire mentality of this team has been so wrong the past few years. What they are doing is NOT working. It worked once in 10 years. ONCE. Half of baseball is luck...Yankees don't get swept by the White Sox and Mets earlier in the season, they are in the playoffs and who knows.
But I don't see Cashman doing anything until A) Cano is signed or gone, and B) A-Rod is not suspended or suspended. Those are the 2 major issues. They lose Cano it's a significant step backward, however I don't want them giving ANY 10 year deals to ANYONE ever. They wanna pay him $25-$30 million? Fine, still too much, but if that's what it needs to be....but no more than 7 years MAX. 6 ideal. I wonder if he'll even go for that.
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Post by Chip on Nov 8, 2013 14:08:38 GMT -5
So who's getting the big awards?
MVP? Cy Young? ROTY?
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Nov 8, 2013 16:35:19 GMT -5
If CC didnt take a major step back last year, I'd say the Yankees could rebound and compete this year but why shell out billions on a title contender when your "ace" throws batting practice?
If they believe Tanaka is like Darvish, break the bank and build on him. I wish the Sox did that with Darvish.
Yankees need to take their lumps and rebuild the right way. Not saying 2012 Red Sox bad but rebuild that system, etc.
Assuming the Sox IF will be WMB/X/Pedroia/Napoli. Who knows if they deal Middlebrooks though
MVP: McCutchen/Miggy ROY: Fernandez/Myers CY: Scherzer/Kershaw Manager: Pirates guy and Farrell
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