Category: Dailies
Happy Hanukkah Everyone!
Happy Hanukkah!
May God give to you all of His eternal blessings!
Keep The Faith, Yankee Fans!
Despite the wringing of hands and cries of terror from some Yankee fans, the move that the Yankees DID NOT make may prove to be the BEST move.
The Yankees have apparently escaped the Johan Santana drama without mortgaging their future. For now. The Yankees have a tremendous amount of players in the minors that are just mere moments away from the Majors; the Yankees have rightly decided to hold onto them.
How many extra wins would Johan Santana add to the Yankees in the upcoming season? If he would win 18-20 games, then how many would Phil Hughes win? If Phil Hughes wins 14-15 games this season with healthy legs (and therefore improved velocity), then the difference is just between 3-5 games.
Trading away the farm just isn’t worth that few wins.
Don’t forget just how close this season AND post-season truly was; the Yankees were second by a slight 2 games in the American League East, and could have beaten the Indians minus an over-rested Game One starter and an orgy of Midges in Game Two. Even then, with a couple of moves from the manager, these two losses COULD have been averted.
Had the Yankees beaten Cleveland (as they SHOULD have), then the series with Boston could have been up for grabs, because the Yankees and the Red Sox are built to beat one another. Exactly NONE of the Red Sox players wanted to play the Yankees.
Call me crazy, call me names, call me anything you want… but so far this winter I’ve been right about Girardi, A-Rod, Posada, Rivera and Pettitte…
Just keep the faith, Yankee fans! Good things come to those that wait patiently! Don’t let the sensationalist, anti-Yankee Media cause you to lose what you know deep in your hearts to be true. The Yankees are going to be really good next year.
GO YANKEES!
Terrific News!!!
Andy Pettitte will pitch for the Yankees in the 2008 season.
This goes a LOOOOOONG way towards solidifying the Yankees’ rotation, even WITH the likes of youngsters Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy filling out the other 3 open slots.
Chien-Ming Wang will provide steady starts as the projected number one in this rotation.
Mike Mussina can be used for spot starts and long relief.
This has been a fantastic off-season for the Yanks!
GO YANKEES!
Speculation Abounds!
According to reports, the Red Sox have allegedly moved ahead of the Yankees in the Johan Santana Sweepstakes.
Whoop-de-doo. (yawn.)
Something tells me that the Twins are going to keep Santana until sometime in July, when it’ll be determined if they’re in the race for the American League Central Pennant. If they’re out of it by then, they’ll be looking to unload him for some talent. By then, they’ll be willing to part with him for a whole lot less than they’re jockeying for now.
So don’t worry, fans… the Twins asking price is ASTRONOMICAL. They won’t trade him until July unless some team out there is willing to mortgage it’s future with some jaw-dropping deal.
I don’t think it’s gonna happen… at least, not yet…
GO YANKEES!
At What Point Is The Asking Price Too High?
The Yankees and Twins are talking about a possible trade, the main prize being Johan Santana.
Any trade involving Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy or Robinson Cano is ridiculous. The Yankees would be mortgaging too much of their future pitching prospects for Santana, great pitcher though he is. Robinson Cano WILL be a batting champion one day. The Twins really don’t care about winning next year; they just want to unload a high-priced player for several cheaper ones.
It’s much easier to replace position players than pitchers; that’s why I wouldn’t be opposed to moving Melky Cabrera in a deal that lands Santana. It does appear that the Twins asking price is going to be astronomical, even if the deal doesn’t involve the big three pitching prospects.
The Yankees would be well advised to remember a trade from a different sport made in the same town between the Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys for a great, proven player named Herschel Walker. We all know how THAT one turned out.
This might be a trade that the Yankees might be better off missing. The initial asking price just seems to be a bit too high…
GO YANKEES!
Terrible News!
Pitcher Joe Kennedy has passed away suddenly at his home. He was only 28 years old.
Such sad, terrible news. This is a depressing reminder of just how fragile life is, and how every breath that we take is a gift from The Almighty.
May God bless the Kennedy family.
Mariano Rivera Accepts The Three Year Deal
Mariano Rivera has formally accepted the 3 year $45 million contract offered by the Yankees.
All of the media-induced ramblings of how Mo had his feelings hurt about not getting the deal in Spring Training have been proven false. He had been in the Dominican doing a baseball clinic. As with so many rumors, the media accounts have been shown to be ridiculous.
Except for Andy Pettitte, all of the cogs are back in place. Andy has a standing 1 year, $16 million offer to pitch for the Bombers in 2008.
The Yankees will now make a push to sure up their bullpen, possibly by acquiring a lefty and a righty through free-agency or trade. Luis Vizcaino may be back with the club as the Yankees seem prepared to make him an offer.
This new generation of Steinbrenners have shown themselves willing to do whatever it takes to put a competitive product on the field in 2008. It’s going to be a fun ride next year.
It’s been a tremendous off-season thus far… and it’s only starting…
GO YANKEES!
An Immoral Offense
The State of New York is trying to get their greedy paws on Derek Jeter’s hard-earned money.
Read all about it here. I know that this story is already a few days old, but I’m just now able to write about it without smashing my keyboard.
Even though New York State taxes Jeter’s salary, they still want more. And more. And more…
When these Taxocrat sharks smell money in the proverbial water, it’s a flippin’ feeding frenzy. What did these land-sharks ever do to deserve someone else’s property (money)? It’s absolutely IMMORAL. It stinks to high-heaven above.
From the New York Post:
"Jeter’s Yankee salary is already taxed by New York State, but he may
have been sheltering money he earned from endorsements and investments
in Florida…"
Can someone tell me how New York has ANY right to money earned in another state? Especially a state that someone has a legal residence in? If I owned property in New York State but lived in Kentucky, would I owe back taxes on the salary that I earn in Kentucky as a legal resident?
Ridiculously OBSCENE. That’s what this country’s tax scheme is; a forced robbery upon the citizens of this nation.
It ain’t just the millionaires, folks… it’s guys like US too…
And The Winner Is…
No big surprise there, as A-Rod led the entire WORLD in the major offensive categories. There’s also little surprise (to me, at least), that the vote was NOT unanimous.
After all, Thurman Munson STILL hasn’t been voted into "The Hall"…
GO YANKEES!
Joe Nuxhall: R.I.P.
Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher and announcer Joe Nuxhall passed away yesterday.
Joe Nuxhall was the voice of the Reds from 1967 to 2004. He broke into the Major Leagues at 15 years old.
Comments and thoughts can be left on the Joe Nuxhall Tribute Blog.
Rest in peace, "Nuxie". You will be missed.
Thurman Munson Should Be In The Hall Of Fame 