Comments on: Color By Numbers: Rivalry Reversals

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:16:14 +0000

Greg G! I like your point of view.

By: Greg G

Greg G — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:17:04 +0000

I think Valentine might have believed or been told that Youklis was the source of the “chicken and beer” comment and was one of the reasons that he took Youk to task, knowing that he was unpopular in the clubhouse.

Ironically, the players and Pedroia showed Valentine that he was less popular by publicly admonishing his comments about Youk. Mostly that he aired it to the media instead of behind closed doors.

I don’t think it was cool of whoever made the comments to the media about the clubhouse culture, and I suspect it was upper management, that did it to make a stronger case of ridding themselves of Theo. The fact that the Indians were trying to get Youk with Theo as manager makes me suspect Youk wasn’t behind the leak.

I strongly feel that Youk, like most veteran players will enjoy being a Yankee. They are professional (ARod scoring digits aside) and go about their business of playing to win.

It would not surprise me if like Ichiro, Youk has a resurgence. Consider the circumstances of his playing on a bunch of teams for the past few years not making the playoffs and goofing around.

Certainly Youk is being overpaid to be with the Yanks, but he might be just what they need. Get back to the strength of working counts and making the starter throw a lot of pitches.

I am not a Youk fan by any means, but he might be the right guy at the right time. Not likeable like Ferocious Brosius, but let’s give him a chance.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:47:58 +0000

3. Signing Youk tells me this is more than a 3 month stop-gap. I don’t think the org has high hopes for Alex contributing at third this year, perhaps even for years after.

By: William Juliano

William Juliano — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:51:18 +0000

[3] The Yankees have a paucity of major league ready prospects, but even so, very few teams have players ready to fill in at an above average major league level.

I am more than just OK with Youkilis. I’ve been pining for him since he was released, not only because I think it fills a big need for the Yanks (a RH bat that can play the corners), but the same qualities that made me hate him Boston I admire in players from every other team. I am not sure how it will play in the clubhouse, or if it will translate on the field, but I get a certain level of comfort watching players who seem to burn at failure as much as I do.

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:10:57 +0000

Meh. I don’t mind Youk joining the Yankees. Baseball is a business, you take a job where you can get it. And if you have a need at a certain position, you take whom you can get.

The thing that worries me is that the Yankees couldn’t fill a temporary job from in house. No one at AAA or AA who could handle it for three months?

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:57:54 +0000

Richard Sandomir has a piece on Youk’s Jewish roots in the Times today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/sports/baseball/fascination-with-a-new-yankees-jewish-roots.html?ref=baseball

By: ms october

ms october — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:44:35 +0000

ah ugly.
put me on the list of people that had him high on the list of red sox i didn’t like.
i didn’t dislike boggs or clemens or damon.

other than the fact that i don’t like him, and especially don’t like that hideous stance, i just don’t think he has much left.
i thought cashman was looking for big hairy monsters which he defined as strong left-handed hitters.
what the hell is youk going to do with the big left field in ys.
hope i’m wrong because this team needs production, but don’t see it from ugly.