Comments on: Yankee Panky: New York is a Baseball Town

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:54:17 +0000

[29] thank you sooo much for including me on the emails! i’m thinking of todd and you daily. when he is ready to hear, please tell him hello! : )

By: Mrs Todd Drew

Mrs Todd Drew — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:31:42 +0000

Thank you all for pulling for Todd. Today was tough – he was taken off the respirator to be put back on 10 hours later. But it was for the best, he just was not quite ready. However, while he was awake we discussed the line-up through nods and shakes since his throat was too sore to speak clearly. Damon, Jeter, Nady, Alex, Matsui…I reminded him about Teixeria and he was very pleased again. I check in here every couple of days to stay on top of the baseball news. -Marsha

By: Will Weiss

Will Weiss — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:33:40 +0000

[26] Thanks. I hope you’re right about Melancon and a full year of Joba in the rotation. At least now they’re making the commitment to him being there for a full season. I’ll ask our friend at BP, Will Carroll, about this, but I believe the mid-season shift in priority was responsible for his shoulder problems.

By: Will Weiss

Will Weiss — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:30:34 +0000

[22] Great minds think alike, right? Sorry I beat you to the punch. … [24] and apologies for coming off as agist. I dig the syntax, but not the excessive exclamation points or question marks (slight pet peeve). We’re good. I dig the syntax, and your comments. Always solid.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:28:47 +0000

[14] To borrow monkeypants’s optimist glasses and apply them to the bullpen, just wait until you see Mark Melancon, Will. And what Joba does as a starter. Then let us know what you think about where Joba belongs. =)

In any case, your overall point is spot on: its going to be awfully interesting in the AL East this year.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:26:11 +0000

[6] ! Starting to rub off on you, eh? >;)

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:22:54 +0000

[14] HEY!!!!!!! WHO YOU CALLING OLD???
I’m an old ‘Yanks Fan’. Dig my syntax!

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:22:48 +0000

[21] Damn you.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:22:31 +0000

[19] He’ll get two years + an incentive or option third year, that’s my prediction.

By: Will Weiss

Will Weiss — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:22:27 +0000

[12] Good points, both. Putting on my GM hat, I don’t believe in giving more than 2 years and a third-year option, under any circumstances, to a pitcher above Age 33.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:21:50 +0000

[17] This is fun!

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:21:17 +0000

[13] My comment in [12] was about 4 years for LOWE. NO WAY Manny gets 4 years. I doubt he gets 3. For 2 years, he may get 2/$45.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:21:13 +0000

[16] “How”, not “hoe.”

Typing at work, when no one is looking…

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:20:35 +0000

[6]

Given that he might be headed back to L.A., I suggest Man-Ramifications Californications.

(yeah, I went there …. so sue me)

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:19:51 +0000

[10] Hoe the SP stacks up depends a lot on the health of Burnett. I’m wearing my optimist glasses and predicting that he has solid, full season. If that works out, then surely one of Hughes/Kennedy/Aceves/Giese/etc. fills in adequately as the #5.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:19:13 +0000

[11] Have you seen their recent (2 minutes ago) comparison of Andy to NO Andy? Doesn’t look right. ERA+ of 94 for Pettitte? I think these projections give too much weight to age. I wonder what RJ projects to.

By: Will Weiss

Will Weiss — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:19:04 +0000

[10] I love what Cash did this winter also, OldYank. And you’re right in that it’s not as easy as just having money. The Yankees pursued the right players, not just any players. Cash combined youth, skill, risk, etc., and put together the pieces to lay a foundation for the next 3-4 years. I thought Swisher would put them out of the Teixeira running, and for sure that breaking the bank on Sabathia and Burnett did it. … Cashman, in the past four years, managed to hang on to Cano and Wang, orchestrate trades to help fortify their farm system (part of his plan), and also draft wisely (IPK and Joba, most notably). … I still think, though, that until we see how the ultimate intangible — chemistry — develops, we won’t know how they stack up. I still think the Red Sox (gulp), are the team to beat in the Division. The Rays are no fluke, and no joke. And I’m still not convinced Joba Chamberlain’s place is in the rotation. I’d feel more comfortable with Pettitte and/or IPK, Hughes, Aceves, etc. Lots of variables there.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:18:12 +0000

[12] I agree about Manny’s contract. He’ll hold out for now, but since the big bidder 9Yankees) is out, he will eventually start fielding 2 or 3 year contracts. I can see him getting three years, especially for an AL team. Manny and Baltimore, perfect together?

Or maybe Washington swoops in–they seem to want to spend money.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:14:21 +0000

[9] Let’s first see who gives him 4 years. The last I heard (and it keeps going down) is around 3/$36m.

Also, Lowe has averaged an ERA+ of 124 over the last 3 years, and also over the last 2. Andy has an ERA+ of 104 over the last 2 years. Not saying Derek is better then Andy… just sayin.

By: SteveAmerica

SteveAmerica — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:13:54 +0000

OYF wrt to 10: ReplacementLevel has a good early projection post that shows how the Yank’s stack up. Favored to win the division, but not by a ton.