Amidst the Yankee fan darkness ...
"I'm really concerned with how much the Yankee bullpen has been used lately. After watching Mariano blow his second straight save the other night, and not seeing that fire in his eyes, I'm beginning to worry ... "
(Ummm, yeah. I'm worried because his ERA for the season soared above 1.00. Maybe he's just not trying hard enough anymore, fat and lazy Mariano, losing all his passion for the game.)
In a forest of Yankee fan ignorance ...
"What are the chances a Yankee gets the MVP award this year? I'm putting my money on Gary Sheffield as the next American League Most Valuable Player."
(That's Mark M. of New Haven, Conn. I'm thinking about getting the phonebook and tracking down all the Mark M's in New Haven, Connecticut, because I'll gladly make that bet and take that money. Makes perfect sense that Gary Sheffield will be the first Yankee MVP in 19 years. The voters have shown such a history of love for the Yankees and particularly for a player with a personality like Gary Sheffield. Put them together and what have you got? A flood of MVP votes, no doubt.)
Churning, churning, endlessly churning a big barrel of Yankee fan milk ...
"They should go after Ted Lilly, a guy they should never have let go for Jeff Weaver. I'm sure Toronto would accept cash for him and a player to be named later."
(Maybe if the cash was $50 million and the "player to be named later" was Derek Jeter.)
Juan Melendez is the beacon of light, the path to truth, the cream rising to the top ...
"Why has no one in the media mentioned that the reason the Yankees farm system may not be as strong as other teams is due to their success? With the Yanks winning every year, their draft position is lower than other teams, not to mention losing draft picks signing free agents. When the core (Jeter, Bernie, Pettite, Posada, Mariano) came together, the Yankees had better draft position because they were mediocre at best."
No kidding. Though I don't believe Bernie was drafted, he was just signed on his 17th birthday. In any case, it's an obvious and valid point.
The vice versa also applies to the Expos. Inexplicably getting endless credit for all their former players who turned into all stars. It helps your draft position when you're always in last place, doesn't it? As if they were going to magically keep every single one of these players, anyway. Vlad Guerrero and Larry Walker standing next to each other in RF, sharing the MVP vote.
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Despite the fact that I'm not a Yankees fan, I think your blog rocks...visit mine at http://getslaughtered.blogspot.com...you'll find lots of completely unsubstantiated sports opinions that you can bitch about (which is always fun)
Thanks. In your original comment from a few days ago, I just assumed you were somebody else I know named Timmy. I also assumed the Toby Harrah crackhead daughter was a joke ... maybe you really do know Toby Harrah's crackhead daughter. It would be cool if her first name was also spelled the same backwards. Anna Harrah. Or Hannah Harrah. Or Eve Harrah.
Cashman blew it with Weaver and Boone. He didn't really have to live with the longterm consequences due to deep pockets. But those are two instances where he flat out misjudged talent, traded away too much, and paid too much salary for bad players.
I think Unit is too old, too expensive, and too liable to get hurt. But if his price is really, really cheap -- and it might be given the DBacks uniquely awful bargaining position -- then go ahead and pull a David Cone for Marty Janzen.
I really don't think it will happen, though everybody else (or at least Joel Sherman) seems 100% convinced. To me, it sounds suspiciously like the other bigtime July trades the Yankees were supposed to make, but never do. I think they'll go under the radar and get a lefty (or two) for the 'pen. Get Orosco out of retirement.
Oh, and you can thank my #1 dude Juan if you ever happen to be in Rochester. He made the point ... though it's been festering in Felz Brain for a while.
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