Comments on: News of the Day – 11/1/08

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:53:15 +0000

For starters? There’s someone else on that list? And Hawkins wasn’t young and doesn’t throw hard and they cut bait on him and replaced him with in-house pitching. I just don’t think you have an argument here. You’re just looking for a reason to complain.

By: ny2ca2dc

ny2ca2dc — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:42:05 +0000

Right, LaTroy really killed the team last year.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:46:44 +0000

LaTroy Hawkins, for starters. Julio could easily fill that role of “mediocrity we really don’t need.”

The Yankees’ practice of signing almost every so-so player coming off a good year doesn’t leave me encouraged either.

And, as mentioned, he walks a ton of people, which has to be viewed as a bonus in the eyes of the Yankee decision makers.

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:06:20 +0000

What about the Yankee bullpen being almost entirely home grown last year makes you think that?

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:24:02 +0000

In other absolutely terrifying news, Jorge Julio filed for free agency, He’s young, he throws hard, he FINALLY TURNED THE CORNER last year AND he walks a ton of people. The Yankee front office must be salivating.