Comments on: Observations From Cooperstown–MLB Network, German, Sample, and Zimmer

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:09:24 +0000

[24] Actually, reading what Bill James wrote about Ken Phelps before the trade, he might have been a solid 1B/DH on the Yanks; but the Yanks had Donnie at first and Jack Clark DHing and no regular time for him, so it was moreso George’s meddling stupidity than anything that Phelps was a flop after the trade. Bear that in mind next time someone calls for platooning the DH spot with OPP/never-was players.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:52:45 +0000

[23] Yeah, shaping up to be this era’s ‘Buhner for Phelps’ >;)

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:42:18 +0000

[22] damn, that Kazmir deal was awful..

Steve Phillips by far my least-favorite “analyst” on the mothership..

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:36:24 +0000

[20] Yes. Steve Phillips’ brain went cat poo after 2000 and he basically ran himself out of town. Still, he was no Jim (Kazmir for the which Zambrano?) Duquette.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:19:30 +0000

making Michael Kay sound like Vin Scully… http://tinyurl.com/askuwa

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:12:42 +0000

[18][19] Was Steve Phillips as bad as my Mets friends say? He did “lead” the, to the Subway Series after all..then again, I think he traded for Mo Vaughn..

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:01:59 +0000

Ed Wade has to be in there somewhere. I remember when everyone heard Chacon attacked the GM, they were appalled. When they realized it was Ed Wade, less so.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:51:58 +0000

[17] Frank Wren’s making a run for the title so far…

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:30:15 +0000

Just read about the Wash.Nationals and their blunder with the Carlos Alvarez signing..this story should be getting more play I think. I wonder what legal steps the team is going to take, but it seems that it’s buyer beware when signing these poor kids in the DR..Reading about some of their backgrounds, I can empathize with their decision to falsify their ages and get that signing bonus..

Jim Bowden, by the way, easily joins Bavasi from Seattle and the Pirates GM from a few years back (Bonfay??) as worst GMs of this era..sad that the franchise is such a mess

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:15:23 +0000

Pull him out of the Bud Games immediately.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:58:14 +0000

[11] I guess you can’t blame anyone for such speculation, but the fact of the matter is cysts are a very common result of the repetitive nature of most baseball activities, and seemingly much less common as the result of injections. Also, while there has been a link between steroid use and the development of cysts in the liver, what Arod likely has is a bone cyst, and the most common cause of those seems to be wear and tear.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:40:33 +0000

There are various forms of cysts, some benign and some malignant. I’ve had abscesses removed twice last year; painful yes, but not cancerous. Sadly, OYF has a chance of being correct as that could be a cause. I wouldn’t speculate or jump to any conclusions about this though until all the facts are in, however many years that may take.

By: randym77

randym77 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:36:12 +0000

[9] Pete Abe thinks the Yanks may be just using it as an excuse to pull A-Rod out of the WBC. They don’t like the WBC. But MLB and A-Rod may fight them on that.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:25:45 +0000

In other shocking injury news, Brad Penny and JD Drew were scratched with shoulder and back issues..Sox can miss those guys and still compete, without A-Rod we’re #$%&ed..even a hint of injury with him scares me!

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:25:12 +0000

[8] [9] PeteAbe has more info and a release from the Yankees, over at Lohud. It does not sound bad…. but of course, cysts can come from injection sites…. so rev up the steroids bus.

By: Dimelo

Dimelo — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:24:40 +0000

ARod’s Cyst said he wants Reyes on the Yanks. That Cyst says pretty amazing things!

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:20:52 +0000

[7][8] I don’t like the word “cyst”..bad connotations of hearing “it’s only a cyst” and then finding out there was cancer…why would JUST a cyst mean he couldn’t play in the WBC??

By: randym77

randym77 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:08:20 +0000

Yikes. From the Times:

JUPITER, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez has an injured hip and may not play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, according to a person in baseball who has spoken to Rodriguez. Rodriguez is expected to fly to Colorado on Wednesday to meet with Dr. Marc Phillipon, a hip specialist. Before he left for the W.B.C., the Yankees’ medical staff examined him, and he had a magnetic resonance imaging test on Saturday. The M.R.I. showed that Rodriguez had a cyst.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:57:51 +0000

O
M
F
G
!

I just hreard from Keith Olbermann of ‘Countdown’, that ARod has discovered a ‘cyst’ on his hip on is going in for an exam.

Let us pray this is not serious.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:26:48 +0000

[1] I really, really wish I could get the MLB Network over here..though Buddha knows I spend wayy too much time on baseball already..that Perry game must have been somthing to watch